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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-22

Mark Twain's death removes
from the international field of let
ters the creator of American liter
ary humor, and one of its most dis
tinguished litterateurs.
With his passing the people of
the world--the militant and persua-
sive doers of things alike-have
lost gentle, sympathizing friend
and fearless champion. For almost
rs years he lived, and for two-score
he numbered his admirers by fig
ures that rival the census of the
enlightened world.
He drew his personal friends
from every condition Of life and
held them steadfastly by his en-
gaging, wholesome personality and
earnest understanding.
Snatched from the obscurity Of
his gentle birth by tickle fortune
and reared in the university of the
world to become the master of
wholesome humor. Mark Twain re-
tanned to the last his delicate dis
tinctions of light and shade, giving
to the world its dearest smiles and
drawing from it it's most willing,
sympathetic tears. For withal his
humor the public eye has seen no
happy life punctuated with deeper
sorrows. He had known every trav-
all of the soul, and few there are
whose spirit of sound humor would
have survived so many onslaughts
of a whimsical and cruel fate.
1t was the same man who gave
this message to an anxious world:
"Rumors of my death are largely
exaggerated; who subsequently de-
scribed his health as mot ruggedly
we'll but not i'll enough to excite an
undertaken" and who on return
from Bermuda, two days prior to
the sudden death of his favorite
daughter ] can, the day before last
Christmas, confirmed the belief of
the newspaper reporters who met
him at the gangplank with this
discouraging statement:
"My active work in this life and
for the world is done. shall write
no more books nor attempt new
work.
The accompanying smile was one
of amiable sadness. His cheeks were
hollow and furrowed, and his gait
was shuffling and uncertain, as if
tired almost unto death.
The next day, 12 hours before
her untimely death, his daughter
Jean made public this statement at
the instance of her father:
81 hear the newspap ers say l am
dying. The charge is not true.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-22

something apart from himself. for
he has reiterated many times that
he was born inwardly serious. Tns
humor was but the frota Of his
deeper thought. It bubbled on in
quaint, irresistible phrases without
effort.
The character Of his philosophy
has never changed. Whether ne has
fought in the buoyant certainty CT
victory or in the resigned exp acta-
tion of defeat, he has always BEEN
on the same side. He has beea the
consistent enemy of injustice and
oppression.
The fighting spirit endured 70 the
last. Although sadness dissolved
the humorous note in his familiar
drawl. the author lent his voice TO
the cause OF woman's suffrage only
two days before the death OF his
daughter Jean. In fact, Il syuehron-
fzed his message to the world that
his work was done.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-22

Profits in proportion to patronage
is the key to successful cooperation.
The side-draft OF the plow Ia a d.
rect draft on the plowman's pocket
book.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
MAN STRUCK BY
TRAIN IN HARRISON,

Their hearts falling them. dozens OF
men employed on the new Pennsyl-
vania railroad terminal in Harrison
sicked and turned their heads away
late yesterday when they saw a Lehigh
Valley express train bearing down upon
Patrick Donohae, an aged carpenter
employed at the terminal.
The engineer of the train, which was
west-bound, say the man in his path
and blew the whistle. At the same
time he threw on the emergency brakes
and his rain was we'll under control
when the side of the engine struck the
aged man and hurled him out of harms
way.
The passengers, curious to know the
cause of the sudden stop. poked Their
heads out of the windows, and the
report that a man had been killed
quickly spread through the train, upon
which rode many wealthy business
men. The crew hurried back, and In
stead of finding a corpse. discovered
that the victim was very much alive.
The man, who is slightly deaf, was
placed aboard the train and taken to
Newark. He refused medical aid.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
GUARDIANS SUE TO
RECOVER BIG SUM
FOR |NC0MP tent
Estate of Louis p. Sherrer Asked
to Unbelt a Quarter
Million. ii.

The claim Of the guardians of Will
lam r. Ward, of East Orange, who is
said to be insane, against the estate of
Louis p. Sherrer, of Orange, for more
than a quarter of a million dollars was
given a hearing in the Bankruptcy
Court today before Referee Edwin G..
Adams. The guardians of Ward are
his wife, Mrs. Anna Day Ward, and
his ~son-in-law, Henry L.. Pioneer. They
are represented by Joseph A. Duffy, of
Jersey City. Robert r. Howard, of
New York, is counsel for the trustee of
Sherrer's estate. q
Mr.. Duffy ~endeavored to show by his
cross-examination of Sherrer today
that the witness knew Ward was in
sane at the time he invested money
for Ward or otherwise disposed of the
sums of money given by Ward.
Mr.. Sherrer maintained that he had
peer used as a dummy by Ward in
many of the ~latter's business transact
tons. When asked to explain himself
Sherrer asserted that against his Win
he had been appointed by Ward TO a
number of offices in the Fl. o. S. En-
cheering Company, his name used by
Ward to obtain money on checks. and
in several other cases used according
to the whims of Wardo. The hearing
will be continued at a later date.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
NEW TEACHER NAMED BY
HARRISON SCHOOL BOARD

BY a vote of five to three, Miss Anna
l.. Mullin, of Orange, was last night
appointed a teacher by the Harrison
Board of Education, to succeed Miss
Anna l.. Delaney, whose resignation
takes effect November 1. Opposing
Miss Mullin for the appointment was
Miss Ethel NJ. Mooney, of Adams.
Mass.
Trustee Enright nominated Miss
Mooney. Mr., O'Neil seconded the nom
nation. Miss Mullins name was men
toned. President Lawless, by way of
explanation, informed his fellow-mem-
beers that the Orange girl had no GER
tificate to teach in Harrison and he
could not see how the board could con
sistently appoint her. He later voted
for her in preference to Miss Mooney,
however.
An amendment to Enright's motion
was made by Clerk Brophy n seq
onded by Trustee Kahn. On roll-call
Lawless, Brophy, Kahn, Reilly ana
Goodman voted for the amendment,
while o'Neil. Enright n Desmond
voted against.
Supervising Principal of Schools John
Dwight, who was present. raised con
siderable objection because of the
boards laxity in naming an opening
date for night school. Nothing was
lone with the matter. however.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
JERSEY COURT IS
TO CLOG WHEELS
OF DIVORCE MILL
Wife Asks Tribunal to Foil Hus-
bands Reno Plans for
Liberty.

Reno's divorce mill and the Court of
Chancery of New Jersey will get busy
o n the matrimonial troubles of Jacob
Lesser and his wife shortly, as a bill
has been filed in Trenton by Samuel
Leber, counsel for Mrs. Lesser, which is
of more thai ordinary interest in pro-
ceedings of this kind, as the lawyer has
secured an order directing the husband
to show cause why he should not be
restrained from prosecuting the suit for
divorce which he has brought against
her in the Second Judicial District
Court of Nevada. This court is in the
County of Washoe, in which Reno and
its notorious divorce mill is situated.
The rule is made returnable on Novem-
Der go, and incidentally command Les
| ser and his agents, attorney and sery-
ants to desist and refrain from prose-
cutting the suit pending the return of
the order.
Lesser was formerly in the drug bust
ness at 531 Ferry street, while Mrs. Les
ser is making her home with her sister,
Mrs. Bertha Ascher, SIT North Seventh
street.
LII I1e papers WHICH Lesser caused TO
be served it is alleged that he has
been a resident of Nevada for seven
months prior to the filing of his bill,
September 20 last. Under a bill filed
by Mr.. Leber, Lesser sold his drug bust
ness last April and went West, Mrs.
Lesser having left him last November
because of his alleged cruel treatment.
Postcards I'm Evidence.
Souvenir postal cards which Lesser
sent from Utah, Nevada, California
and other far Western States are at
taehed to Mr.. Leber's bill. They were
sent to their son Walter and will form
Fart of the details of the story.
1t is further set forth in the bill that
not only was Lesser not a resident of
! Nevada for the statutory period of six
months between the filing of his bill,
but hat he was as late as October IL
last in California. That is where the
last postal card came from.
Mrs. Lesser, on the other hand, will
charge extreme cruelty, and this the
husband, in turn, will deny. Her story
is that she came from a refined family
and never heard a curse word while In
her father's house. 1t Is only as Les
ser's wife, so she says, that she was
brought into an atmosphere of quar-
rels, slang, curses, vulgarity and vile
ness" At times, so she adds, her hus-
band would dare her to call her a
'Pollak," and she would tremble be-
fore him while tears flowed from her
eyes This happened a score of times
during their married life, she also
AYERS.
The Lessers were married by Rabbi
Charles l. Hoffman in this city Sep
TENDER 80, 1906.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
MAIDEN VOTERS FORM
CLUB AT BIG MEETING.
Young Citizens Pledge Them
selves to Support Wilson.
Especial to the Evening Star. ]

CAMDEN, Oct. 21.--Camden county's
First Voters Association was organ
lied here last night by the enrolment
of 300 young Democrats, who will cast
their first vote for DIR. Woodrow VIII
son for governor.
Besides the initial voters there were
about 600 older men present. Accord
ing to State Committeeman William
J. Davis 1t was the largest and most
enthusiastic Democratic meeting held
in Camden county in fifteen years.
The meeting was the result of the
work of Franklin II. Halliday, who is
organizing Democratic clubs through
out the State.
Judge Simon Hahn, of Newark, ad-
dressed the meeting, telling the first
voters the honor that they were about
to have casting their first vote for
such an admirable man as Woodrow
Wilson. He outlined the issues Of the
campaign and recited the good that
had come from the organization of the
first voters clubs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
COURT ORDERS MOTHER TO
RETURN BOY TO SCHOOL,
Mrs. Mccormick Threatened
With Contempt Proceedings.
Especial to the Newark star

TRENTON, Oct. 21-Vice-Chancellor
Edwin Robert Walker today rendered
a decision in which he refused to mod
ify his former order ~remanding to the
care of DIR. Simon j. Macpherson, head
master of La wrenceville School, George
Boldt Mccormick, son of Mrs. Harriet
Mccormick, wife of Laurence McCor-
mick, manager and part owner of the
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, of Philadel~
phia.
The court held that the boy is not too
i'll to be returned to school. from which
he ran away two weeks & because
of a boil on his knee and homesick-
ness. He went to Philadelphia. Mrs.
Mccormick. who now al the SOL
return him TO L~awrenceville or stand
In contempt of the chancery order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick recently
parted and the previous order of the
court provided that each parent should
be permitted to visit the son once q
week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
MAN TAKEN FROM
JAIL TO PLEAD TO
PREVIOUS CHARGE
Accused of Blowing Up Bake
shop, Menichino Goes on
Trial Monday.

Frank NJ. McDermit today obtained
production of Marco Menichino in Par
H., Quarter Sessions, Monday morning
for trial on a charge of dynamiting a
building.
M%enichino is now confined at the
Caldwell penitentiary, serving an
eighteen-month term for shooting a
man about ten months ago. Menichino
is one of several defendants who are
charged with blowing up the bakery of
Florence Del Tuppo. at 80 Eighth I'VE
nue.. on the night of October II. 1909.
Menichino is alleged to be a member
Of a BLACK Hand" gang that operated
in Newark during 1908 and 1909. Other
alleged members of the gang now I'M
der arrest are Vito Antonio Di Pas
Gale, Giovanelli Sorrentino and Agos-
tino Sarno. Several others are named
In the indictment. but have not as yet
been arrested.
Beside the Indictment charging the
dynamiting of the Del Tuppo bakery,
there is also one against the men for
blowing up the bank and steamship
agency of Salvatore D'Auria. at 1875
Seventh avenue.
Explosion Follows Letters.
This crime was committed on July 30.
1908. and followed the receipt of a mum
Der of Black Hand letters by D'Auria.
Other indictments charge the men
who will go on trial Monday. as well
as a number of others. with breaking
and entering seven different buildings,
and also with larceny from buildings
and persons
1t is expected the trial of the case
will take w the greater part of next
week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
SITUATION FAVORABLE
FOR SPANISH OUTBREAK.

PARIS. oct. 21.-Basing its conclu-
sions upon what it terms an i'm
partial inquiry as to the chances for
a republic in SPAIN" the Matin today
finds thai two events are liable TO con-
front the imperial monarchy.
The first is the ~capitulation of the
government to the Vatican. This would
be resented by the anti-clericals.
The second ev~entuality is the sue
cumbing of the government to the de-
signs of certain military groups to
launch a program for the political con
quest of Morocco. This would be most
unpopular with the people, as it would
involve the calling put of the reservists
from their homes, with the inevitable
result of anti-monarchial outbreaks
similar to those that occurred at
Barcelona a year ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
MRS. M'LAUGHLIN'S FUNERAL
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.
Solemn High Mass OF Requiem
to Be Celebrated at Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine
Mclaughlin. who was stricken with
heart disease while apparently In the
best Of health al the home of Mrs.
Mary Rever. "a Columbia street, and
died Thursday. will be held from st.
Bridget's Church tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Mclaughlin was 81 years old
and a native of Ireland, from which
country she came with her parents
when a child. Her family settled in
Paterson.
Mrs Mclaughlin has made her home
in this city since 1916, and has lived
with Mrs. Rever for twenty years. She
is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Ella
Bennett, of Chicago. ILL.,, and Mrs.
Mary Carpenter, of Worthington,
MINI. A high mass of requiem will
be celebrated for Mrs. Mclaughlin and
the burial will be in st. Johns Gene
terry, in Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
CR|PPEN, QU|zzEO
BY crown, CALLS
HIS STORIES LIES

of his wife since early on the morning
of February 1. The witness replied in
the negative, and in answer to further
questions that were rapidly fired at him
said that he could not prove any fact
showing hat she left the house alive.
That morning he prepared his WI
breakfast. Returning in the evening,
he found that Mrs. Crippen had dis
appeared, as she had threatened to do.
Mr.. Muir suggested hat if the wit
ness's wife were alive she would call
upon her sisters in the United States.
Crippen's reply to this was that If
his wife had gone with another man
she would not have "the face" to go to
her sisters. This opinion from the Wit
ness box drew forth a chorus of "Ohs!'
from the spectators.
The doctor could not say whether
his wife took my of her furs with
her, or if she a any quantity of furs
and dresses.
Regarding the disposition of Belle
Elmore's jewelry, the witness said that
he considered that re was quite en-
titled to tell Inspector Dew that he
had not pawned his wife's y~aluables.
as these had been purchased with his
money, and he considered them his.
He had used the proceeds of the sales
to pay for advertising. He did not
know what cash his wife had at the
time she left him. Il asked her. said
the witness. eff she wanted any money
She replied. No, 1 want nothing"
Counsel took up the subject of the
letters and statements to Belle Ell
more's friends, which the husband had
made regarding her death, Crippen adj
mitted thai all were lies and smiling
~ assented to the suggestion that he
had to play the role of a bereaved hus-
band. He thought that he played the
part pretty well.
The witness suggested that it was
possible that the human parts found in
the cellar of his home had been placed
there during a periodical absence of
himself and wife.
1t developed during the cross-exami
nation that no time was lost in estab-
fishing Ethel Clara Leneve, the doc
tors typist. in the Hilldrop Crescent
home. Crippen admitted hat Miss Le-
neve had slept in the house on the
night of February 2, within twenty
four hours after his wife had disap-
pcared.
Crippen was under cross-examination
for practically four hours.
When the defendant was excused
from the boz DIR. Turnbull, director
of the Pathological Institute of the
Gordon Hospital, was called for the
defense. He bluntly declared that the
so-called scar on the body of the VIC
tim could not possibly be a scar.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
QUARREL
ENDS IN REQUEST
FOR A RECEIVER
Grievances of George c. Miller
& Go. Are Aired in
Court.

In resisting the application for the
appointment of a receiver, made by
George c.. Miller, of George c. Miller &
Co, custom ~tailors, for many years at
Broad and Academy streets. Jacob L.
Newman, counsel for the defendant,
Thomas F. Moloney, who is the COM
pany'' in the firm, had some interesting
things to say about their troubles to
Vice-Chancellor Emery in Chancery
chambers today.
The application for a receiver was
made some time ago by former Judge
Elwood c., Harris on behalf of the
senior partner, Is he wants the part
nership dissolved. The men have been
at odds for some time. They went into
business together January 2. 1908, and,
according to the bill, September 20 last
Miller went to the safe and found sew
eral books missing. These, he AYERS.
were taken by his partner, who said
that he intended to keep them in order
to find out whether he, Miller, was as
honest as he, Moloney. was. Miller
added hat Moloney took $50 from the
safe and a check for s35. and when
called to account for 1t said, with an
oath:
"a CnhTke VI Ohhns
A honest man is going to take
charge of this cash, and you are not"
Moloney in his answer, presented to-
day, had this to say through his law
yer, among other things:
When this defendant has requested
in a friendly name any information
or knowledge relating to said transac-
tons. the said complainant has as
sumed a naughty, superior and tyranni-
cal attitude, and has refused to give
any information, stating that he was
a man of integrity and of such SUI
perior mould that no person could
! question his acts or doings, and that
he would not permit his actions to be
| questioned, and when Intercepted by
this defendant he would waive him
aside in a naughty manner and say,
DO you doubt my integrity and would
walk away Indignantly and have no
further conversation regarding said in
quiries with this defendant"
Quarrel Kept Alive.
1t was also set forth that 1.-The said
complainant has refused within the
past month to give any information re-
garding the affairs of said copartner-
ship, and his arrogant and supercilious
attitude has precipitated the difficulty
which exists between the parties"
The vice-chancellor took the papers
in the case and will announce his de-
cision at an early date.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
WOMEN ARE MORE
FRUGAL THAN MEN,
TAX LINE PROVES
Many Take Advantage of One
Per Cent. Discount and
Pay Bills.

From the appearance of the lines
at the tax receivers office today one
would have been excused for believing
that it was ladies day" for the
women far out-numbered the men from
the time the office was opened at s
o'clock. Up to the noon hour the num-
Der Of people who had come to take
advantage of the 1 per cent. discount
from their tax bills was fully 50 per
cent. more than yesterday. and Tax
Collector Ross looks for a new record
in the amount collected for one day.
Yesterday the office tool in SLIT, 1921,
which was SIG, 69S.27 more than was
paid the first day last year. This is
really remarkable in view of the fact
that yesterday the crowd was compar-
itively small, and the number of peo-
pie who visited the office was a great
deal less than on the first day of last
year.
Total Proves Surprising.
1t was thought at the closing hour
yesterday that the amount taken In
would be far below the figure estab-
itShch a Ytdl dkO, Nuth 9lOl tuJ4, Al WIS
collected. Much surprise was therefore
evidenced when it was found that last
years figures had been improved upon.
and If the same proportion of increase
is maintained for the entire ten days
the city will have established a new
high-water mark in the collection of
taxes for the period involved.
Another surprising feature of yester-
days collections was the large number
of personal tax bills that were paid.
These only amount to a dollar each
and are usually among the last items
that the department has to Zeal with.
Today there were more payments on
property tax, which leads the office to
believe that the collections will be
much higher tina yesterday.
The good collections at this time are
much welcomed by the city, as the
treasury is very low, and the amount
of available ash has been reduced to
the lowest ebb that has existed in a
long time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21

PASSENGERS OF GROUNDED
FRENCH LINER ALL ASHORE,

KEY WEST, Fla. Oct. 21.-The U.
S. cutter Forward returned here today,
bringing the rest of the passengers
from the French transatlantic steam
er Louisiene, which went ashore on
Sombrero Reef during the hurricane
on Monday. About half the 547 passen-
gers reached here yesterday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
HOLD YOUTH IN $4,000 BAIL.

Michael Kahl, IS years old, who vas
arrested in Burnt Mills, N. j.. y%ester-
day, on two charges of a serious nature
preferred by Captain Vogel, was ar
raigned this morning in the Fourth
Precinct Police Court. Judge Herr put
Kahl under $4,000 to await the action
of the grand jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
wOMEN'S LEAGUE TO MEET.

The Women's Presbyterial League
of Morris and Orange will hold its IN
nual meeting mex Wednesday in the
Central Presbyterian Church, Orange.
The principal speakers will be Mrs.
Gilman. of Hainan, China. and Mrs.
Bennett, president OF the Home Board.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
MISSOURI PACIFIC STRIKE GROWS.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, oct. 21.-All the
union. boiler-makers. blacksmiths and
piemen of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company struck at 10 o'clock this
morning in sympathy with the machin-
lists of the road, which have been out
for several months. Fifteen hundred
men are involved in the strike called
today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
COURT CALLS.

Supreme Court calls for the week Of
October "a are Nos. SO. Sc. So. %. %, 20,
40, IS, SO. 30, 81. 80. 80, 75A. 81, 80. 40.
81, So. SO. "a. 95. 90. 81. sS, 100. 10l. IA.
go, 40. Al, 4s. The first ten cases will
be called Monday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
TAMPA STREwN WITH FLOTSOM.

TAMPA. Fla, Oct. 21.-Passengers
arriving here yesterday on the steam
ship Olivette declare that storm dam
age at Key West will reach d quarter
of a million dollars. The streets were
Uttered with wreckage of ships and
docks from a distance of seven blocks
from the water.