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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-12-02
TROIlEYS
To TRENTON

Cars leave Bridge Street, Lambert
vile, for Trenton 6:aa, 7:an, 8:2o,
sq:2a, Ho.2o,I 1a.o; a. M.12:ao, I:2o, 2:2o,
gao. A:aa, geo, 6:ao, 1920, 8.aa. q:ao.
1920, II:ao, p. M; 1920 midnight,
daily, Sunday included Returning,
leave Trenton on same schedule from
s.ao 4, NJ, 70 1920, P M Fare
25c. each way, or 5oc. return
Connections At Eardley.
Cars leaving Latnbertville at 6:2o
7.2o, o:ao, A. NJ. +; 2:ao, 5:2o, p NJ,
make immediate connection at YarCiiey
with trains for Philadelphia, arriving
there In one and one-haH hours. Re
turning, trains leaving Reading Ter
inlnal at 7:23, 1880, 4. M, 1870.
2:f7, 3:97, All, $3.50. 6:I7, 7:I7, P.
NJ, make close connections for Lam
bertvllie. Round trip rate, SI.44-
2oc. each way 10 and from Yardley,
and 500 return, 10 Philadelphia.
Close connections at Morrlsville with
electric cars 10 and from Bristol and
Philadelphia.
Trenton New H0Dp& LanbGrtVillpDt. R
Ask Tor and insist on having Lam
ka,4r-5iAa D,,Ffe T2..@
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
REAR ADMIRAL MARK
REACHES AGE LIMIT
Naval Officer Who Was Advanced
During Spanish War for Con-
spicuous Service Retires.

Rear Admiral Adolph Mark. chairman
OF the lighthouse board, closed his active
career in the navy this afternoon. by oDer-
alton OF law, on account OF age. lie was
born i'm Saxony. Germany. and Was
graduated from the United States Naval
Academy IN the class OF 1863. Since then
lie has cruised i'll all parts of the world
during a period OF nearly twenty-five
years. His shore duty aggregated about
nineteen years. III the late eighties he
served i'm the office of the judge advocate
general at the Navy Department and
subsequently went to Australia on a spe-
cial mission.
During the Spanish war he commanded
the converted, gunboat Hornet ard was
advanced several Numbers in grade "for
eminent and conspicuous conduct in bat
tie" In 1911 he was made captain Of the
port OF Manila and served OH the Philip
pine station for several years. He re-
turned to the United States in December.
1901, sirce which time he has been sta
toned IL this city as chairman OF the
lighthouse board. Being an extra mum.
Der il his grade, his retirement makes
no vacancy.
1t is stated at the Navy Department
that no one will be detailed to succeed
Rear Admiral Mark as member of the
lighthouse board. pending the considera-
tion by Congress Of a proposition for the
reorganization of that institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09

few days after Col. Swope's funeral of
my husbands possible appointment
The states contention that Dr.. Hyde
November 81 infected the Swope water
cooler with typhoid germs was attacked
by l1rs. HYDE when she said her husband
was not at the house on that day.
December >. following a summons. said
Mrs. Hyde. she went to her mother s
residence. There she found Margaret and
Chrisman i'll with typhoid. She called her
husband to the house.
Was Chris1nan taking any medicins
when you reached the house?" asked Mr.
Walsh.
He was taking some white pellets. OBJ
tanned from Jordan, a Kansas City
Kan, man. replied Mrs. Hyde "Ai
Chrismans request, I gave him some O;
the medicine every half hour until Satut.
day, two days before he died. He con
tinued to grow worse. from the time ol
my arriva! until his death
Mention of lJordan's name provoked Z
series or objections from the state, and
several other questions on the same lin.
We're ruled out by Judge Latsh:,w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
FREED FROM JAIL, DIES.
Millionaire Who Had Just Finished
Years Sentence Expires.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-LeSs than
hours after his discharge
from the Almeda Jail, where he had served
a. years sentence for land fraud, John A.
Benson, a Centra Costa county million
aire, dropped dead Yesterday while mo-
toring to his ranch near San Ramon
Benson was q co-defendant with Dr.
Edward B. Perrin. the Arizona million
aire. in indictments charging land frauds
in Tehama county, and was one of the
persons mentioned in the Hyde Benson
Diamond land fraud cases tried in Wash
in4ton.
John A.. Benson, was tried in this city
several years ago on land fraud charges.
but was acquitted. In 1908 he had been
tried in California on an indictment al
llesing conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in certain land deals in that state.
He was tried and convicted. On appeal
! the conviction OF Benson was affirmed.
Benson was sentenced to one years inn
prisonment and to pay fine OF 81 900.
At this time Benson was brought to the
District to answer the additional charges.
After his acquittal here he returned to
California and served the Jail sentence
previously imposed there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09

ed to death under the hoofs or the
horses in a chariot race last Thursday
night at a circus performance. Three
chariots. drawn by four horses each.
were rounding the turn into the home
stretch of the race when the, children
thinking the performance was over,
started to run, across the track. Thou
sands Of spectators looked on in breath :
less horror.
Weiss dashed in front OF the ap-
preaching chariots and tossed ..tthe
children back to safety. One OF the
drivers succeeded in turning his team
from the track, another. managed to
pull up Slightly, but the driver OF the
third team was unable to control his
frightened animals until after the po-
liceman had been struck by the long
pole and knocked under the horses
hOofs. He was removed to Il hospital,
but all efforts to save him were in vain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
DRIVEN INSANE BY COMET.
Sheepman and Prospector Tries Self.
Crucifxion.

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal. May O.
While brooding over possible i'll effects
Of the comets visit, Paul Hammerton,
"a sheepman and prospector, became in
sane and crucified himself, according to
mining men who arrived here with him
yesterday Hammerton was found
where he had nailed his feet and one
hand to a rude cross which he had
erected.
Although he was suffering intense
agony, Hammerton pleaded with his
rescuers to let him remain in his spiked
imprisonment.
Hanmerton has been much alarmed.
and when he learned that the earth
was scheduled to pass through the tail
Of Halley's comet his mind gave way,
and he believed that the end of the
world was. at hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
WANT LAYMEN'S RIGHTS.
Petition of Women Referred to Com
mittee of Methodists.

ASHEVILLE, N, c.. May 9.-Interest
in today's session of the conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
centered in the meeting OF the commit
tee on revisals. to which was referred
the petition Of the women for laymen'.
rights in. conference. and the special
committee on the Vanderbilt University
dispute.
The latter dispute is as TO whether
the institution shall be taken under
control Of the church or operated ex-
clusively by the trustees.
A resolution was introduced to change
the formal pronouncement after the
marriage ceremony: II hereby pro-
nounce you man and wife to Il here
by pronounce you husband and wife,
Amid laughter, it was referred to the
committee on reVisals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
BILL is REPORTED
Carries $130,770,934, as Referred
to the Senate, an Increase
of Nearly $3,O00,OOO.

The naval appropriation bill was re-
ported TO the Senate today. 1t carries
$780, 1854. in comparison with SIT,
S-9.Go3 Carried by the bill as it was
passed by the House. AS reported, the
aggregate of recommended appropria.
tons is $6,164.c6o less than the total
for the present fiscal year.
The Increases made by the Senate
committee are as follows: For pay OF
the navy. $o96,943: bureau of naviea
tton. S1o1.S40; public works, So566OO:
bureau Of medicine and surgery, 5000:
Naval Academy. S62.94S, and increase
of the navy. so.4a5,00 4 decrease of
s2os.oool was made in the items for
public works. yards and docks.
No change was made in the program
for the construction of two battleships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
Result of Frauds Inquiry
Under President Harrison

Former Representative ". r. Hepbur,
OF Iowa appeared before the House CON-
mittee on expenditures in the Treasurs
Department today and related details :,
an investigation which as solicitor a.
the Treasury Department he conducted
into the affairs in the New York custom.
Office in 1891. in which investigation Ia
discovered conditions similar to those ye-
Gently unearthed regarding the weighing
of sugar. Mr.. Hepburn's investigations
were made during President Harrison
administration and there have besf
charges that his reports were held up.
Mr. Hepburn's statements are given
added Importance by reason OF tile
fact that several resolutions are pend
ing in the House providing for a congress
sional investigation of conditions in Cnip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
SENT TO THE SENATE.
U. S. Attorney for Porto Rico Among
Today's Nominations.

Nominations the President today sent
ia The Senate included the following:
United States attorney for Porto Rico.
Iohn J. jenkins of Wisconsin. former
member Of Congress and former chair
man of the House judiciary committee.
Consul general at Tangier, Morocco.
E,b<ha Rabcock Of New York
Can't. William H. H. Switzerland, to be
a rear admiral.
Postmasters:
Santa Barbara. Cal. Daniel F. Hunt
Proyincetown, Mass, Joseph ~ West:
Pasca goula, Miss, Felicie L. Delmas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
German Editor Brumber Dead.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 9-Georse
Brumber aged seventy-one. millionaire
publisher of German newspapers in Mil.
waukee. died suddenly today. His illness
started from a cold which developed sew
eral days ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-While vis-
iting married daughter here today
Peter Elier OF Roanoke. Va. shot and
killed himself with an old army revolver.
Eller had been in Ill health and this il
believed to have been the motive for the
suicide He was sixty-siX years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
Louisiana Legislature Meets.

BATON ROUGE. La. May 9.-The
Louisiana general assembly met here
today. Among the questions discussed
in a preliminary way was statewide
prohibition and the possible repeal Of
the anti -racetrack measure adopted at
the last session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
Meat Cutters in Convention.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 9.-rhe
National Meat Cutters Association
formally organized in convention this
morning for it's sessions here. which
viii continue through tno days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
-P0MP OF MIDDLE AGES
:, IN ENGLAND OF TODAY
Royal Family Consents That Body
Shall Lie in State.
FUNERAL SET FOR MAY 90
Burial Will Be in st. Georges
Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Queen Mother Will Retire to
Sandringham-Last Hours
OF Edward

LONDON. May with time-honored
ceremony of brilliant and impressive
character, George V was this morning
publicly proclaimed King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and the British dominions beyond the
seas. defender OF the faith, Emperor of
India
Sharply at the stroke of q four hera Ids
arrayed in medieval uniforms of rlet
heavily braided with gold mounted the
balcony ot the friary court at St James
Palace. where Queen Victoria presented
herself to the people upon the opening of
her memorable reign. and below a fanfar re
through their long silver tru,urets
About the precinct of the palace by
this time was great mass OF people
who could secure but the briefest
Elirnpse OF the proceedings The bal
comics and roofs of the ancient pa aiace
which had been draped with red cloth.
were reserved for the nctables. all of
whom were in the deepest mourning
Members of the royal household. the
ministers and their wives and high Of
ficials of state. ali in brilliant uniforms
were gathered around the court
Viewed by Young Princes.
Cen. Sir John D. +. French. with
the headquarters staff in full dress
uniform. stood surrounded by troop
Of horse guards in, gold and breast
plates of polished steel. From the win
dors Of Marlborough House, immedf-
ately opposite the Duke of Cornwall
the young heir to the throne, the
yoenger princes and Princess Mary
watched the ceremony.
The herafds having concluded their
duties. the officers CT arms. chief of whom
- T,,,- of foll- 10 T. a-eH ~
earl marshal ard chief butler Of England.
took their places on the balcony, forming
the great heraldic company. None wore
mourning, this having been removed Tor
the occasion.
Cheers for New King.
Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty, Garter
principal king Of arms, with the Duke of
Norfolk ard two Off GERS bearing the
staves OF efice. STEPPED to the risht oil
the balcony and in voice which could
be heard across the cou-t ard in the
streets adjoining read the proclamation
while great throngs stood uncovered ~
a drizzlin. rain. TIE Guke and Sir Al
fred then called for three cheers Tor the
king, and the people responded with fair
ly deafening hurrahs. which were 81,
lenced only by the heraIds, VINO souiiueu
another fanfare
The last note had hardly died away
when the band of the Coldstream Guards,
which had taken up q position in the
square, struck up God Save the King.
The Young princes from their point oi
vantage in tie windows Of Marlborough
House stood with their hands at salute
ard the officers and troops stood at at
teItion.
As the national anthem was concluGeG
the first gun OF tie battery in st. James
Park belched forth a royal salute aDc
the people in the square and streets at the
l. fe.fk, .Ts<
Save the King
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
GIVES LIFE FOR OTHERS.
Policeman Dies of Injuries Received
While Rescping Children.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 3.-Po.
Iiceman William Weiss died here yes
terday from injuries received in saving
100 small children from Leir2 crush :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
wished He Was Dead. f"

NO. he only said he wished he was
dead"
did you have a conversation with any
one in the presence OF Miss Keller re-
garding the appointment Of your husband
as an executor Of your uncIe's estate?"
Yes, sir My husband and l talked a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
American Colony Disappointed.

The curtailment of the general pro-
gram is a deep disappointment to Ine
Anne rican colony. since the emperor had
made provision TO give many OF its mem
bers a pleasant surprise.
Ambassador Hill gave a small dinner
last night in honor OF Commander Rob.
ert E. Peary. Among those present were
Mr and Mrs. Seth Low. Baroness Speck
Won Sternburg. widow of the former Ger
man ambassador at Washington. and
Hugo -Reisinger. Commander and Mrs.
Peary started for Rome last night.
LONDON, May 9.-Nothing as Yet has
been received here from Mr. Roosevelt
with regard to his plans. but it is GER
tain that all public or semipublic enter
tainments will be Cancelled and Ii is
probable that even private functions will
be abandoned. The Romanes lecture may
be delivered. but necessarily at a later
date than originally fixed. as the funeral
OF the king will occur on or about that
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
Parliament House Damaged.

Windows were blown out of the Cana
dian parliament building and Rideau Hall.
the. official residence of the governor gen
eral which was only two miles from the
scene of the explosion lost practically all
Of its windows.
Earl Grey and the entire household were
So alarmed that they sought safety in the
opeu. Hull has twice sought orders from
the court for the removal Of this industry.
i.n. the company was each time able to
convince the court that its method pro-
yided absolute safely. The laws require
explosives TO be made behind heavy walls
instead OF the f1imsy structure ordinarily
emnlOved in such works. and this largely
accounts for the loss OF life.
The property damage is probably within
$1Og.OOo.
deener half a mile away contained an
unusual number OF statues The heads
OF every one of these was shaken on
while the bodies were left standing.
Crowd Warned of Peril.
Some men in the crowd aware of the
! possibilities of the danger when the main
ma aa zires were reached, pleaded WITH
the crowd to go still farther back, and
many of them needed the warning.
Others. apparently enjoying the element
or danger in the spectacle, stood "llhih
600 Yards OF the burning builoings.
They were kept excited by detonatiohs,
Which sent showers Of burning BRANDS IN
all directions. a..
ro,naindar of the spectators and the play
ers rushed I'D to join the crowd at tue
i-a IT was then that the main magazine
exploded There We're two stuinlns de
donations. Everything within ann rau,us .nd "a
ono ard one-half miles was torn ana
shattered. Giant trees were snapped OH
lose TO the earth. barns and dweiiihg
houses were converted INTO hiidtiis =
wood. and even in Ottawa. tour 1nlies
from the scene. huEdreds Vi p'"'e e'
windows were broken. -
,rba scene where the crowd from lne
h.i NeId stood resembled a battlefield.
Headless. arnlless End ieglesS bodies were
wing about among scores Of unconscious
forms.
Thousands Terror Stricken.
,rba stranse silence which followed the
6na, hast was more terrifying than the
CRIES and means which came with a re-
,,,-n to consciousness of the badly in
irred. The terrific shock brought thou
s.n6s of terrcr-stricken people into the
streets of Hull. Some thought ii was an
aortbouake. 90 while others cried out that
the comet had struck the earth. Hun
dreds of chimneys were toppled over ana
there was scarcely a whole pane or glass
left in the northeastern section OK the
city. ,o.r;+.,e
ard the police came from the section OF
tha c;tx- nearest the mage zines. There 1t
was found that fully forty small frame
5we,,;nrs lad been shattered and many
Injured persons were imprisoned in the
mants We're ioined by scores OF volunteers
in the work of rescue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
Royal Standard Is Hoisted.

This was probably the most Impressive
part Of the ceremony. the fervent singing
of the crowds growing IN volume as more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
Breaks Down as Witness in
Her Husbands Behalf.
TELLS OF HUNT0N CASE
Was Present and Held Patient S
Head When Bled by Doctors.
SAID HE WANTED TO DIE
Accused Mans Wife Tells of Fur
nishing Drinking Water for the
Swope Family.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. May 3.Mrs. l..
{. Hyde today took the witness stand
in her husbands trial for the alleged
murder OF Col. Thomas IL. Swope.
Scarcely had The Witness taken the
stand wLen She began to cry.
She was asked first to tell of the ILL
ness of James Moss -Iiunton.- For several
minutes she was unable to speak. 1nen
she said:
My mother summoned me and my hus-
band to her house from our home when
Mr. Hunton was attacked on the night of
October !. We knew nothing of his i'll
ness until then.
Dr. Twyman. my husband and [ We're
in the room when Mr. Hunton was bled
l held his head. Dr. HYDE made the in
cision in the right arm ard Dr. Twyman
held the string that fastened the artery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
agreed to Stop Bleeding.

After | had held Mr. Huuton's head
awhile the physicians began TO discuss the
advisa bility of stopping the flow of blood
told them the temples were throbDins
violently. Finally they agreed the bleed
ing should stop, and then Dr. Twyman
tied the string"
Did DR.. TWyman say to your husband
that enough blood had been taken and
ask him to stop the bleeding?' asked Mr..
Walsh
He did not" replied the witness.
Did you ask your husband to close the
artery. saying DR.. Twyman wanted him to
stop the bleeding?'
II did not :
The blood drawn from Mr.. Hunton.s
body was placed in a bowl which con-
tanned water, said Mrs. Hyde
Furnished the Drinking Water.
Mrs. Hyde said that it was at her
order that the drinking water was taken
to the Swope house; that her husband
never saw the bottle until it was o..
the way TO the house; that for more
than year prior to her ordering the
water taken to the residence she had
not drunk any Of the water at the Swope
house.
Didn't the swope family subsequent
ly adopt the use of the Uttered water"
asked Mr.. Walsh.
.1'hey did" the witness answered.
The water cooler in the house was a
barrel, and the ice was dropped di-
rectly into it. said the witness On
account of this condition. and also be-
cause the water was drawn from q
cistern. she refused to drink the liquid.
she said.
Mrs. Hyde told Of Col. Swope's Gus
tom OF using medicine containing
strychnine, iron and quinine. There was
a bottle Of this remedy in his room up
TO the time OF hts death, she said
On the morning Of October 3. said the
witness. her mother was not at the break
fast table in the Swope house. Mrs.
Hyde testified that she talked at the
breakfast table with Miss Pearl Keller
Mr. Swope's nurse. regarding the medi.
cine DR.. Hyde had left for him.
Mrs. Hyde's description Of Col. Swope's
convulsion varied greatly from that given
by Miss Keller.
Did your Uncle Thomas say. L wish
I had not taken" that incidence" asked
Mr. Walsh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
FIFTY IN CROWD INJURED
Boulders Weighing Half a Ton
Hurled Miles Through Air.
PARLIAMENT HOUSE DAMAGED
Thousand Persons Around Factory
When Fire Started Refuse to
Heed Warning of Danger.

OTTAWA Ont, May 3.--An explosion
which shook Canadas capital to the
foundation and sent the people into the
streets i'm a panic occurred just before
e o'clock Sunday night. four miles away,
when the magazine OF the General EX-
plosives COMPANY located across the OF
tawa river on the outskirts OF the city
Of Hull blew up. Ten are known to he
dead. and fifty at least are injured, some
very seriously.
Fire broke out in the workshop OF the
factory attracting 10 the neiEhhorhood a
crowd of thousand men and boys, who
had been watching a hese ball game IN
field nearby. Warnings were disregard
ed and the crowd STAYED until two ter
rife explosions filed the air with a mass
of stone which had formed the walls OF
the factory two feet thick. Men and boys
were moved down by a fire of 3rtil-
lery. There were no houses Of workmen
within quarter of mile OF the
factory. but the flying debris reached
many OF these In front of one of these
Fernand Lcurin was msngled While his
wife who had been beside him. was left
uniniured, but covered with the blood OF
her hIl shaDd