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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-09
THROUGH DIVINE INTERVENTION
A Serial By A. Nanias

IN
HARRY then related to Joe how a
vision, in the form of beautiful
angel, had appeared to him in his
sleep and told him where to look for
the lost letter, and beseeched him,
in a sweet. pleading tone, to lose no
time in taking it to its destination,
for human life depended upon it.
And" he continued. "of all the
beautiful women I've ever seen. that
vision was the most beautiful. | can
see every line and feature of her
face yet as clearly as though she
were here in life. / have strong
presentiment that / shall soon meet
the original of my beautiful phan-
tom, so it's me for St. Paul by the
next train"
On the second anniversary of the
day on which her lover was sent to
prison, Esther Smell sat in her room,
alone, sad and bereaved. As she sat
gazing at photograph of her sweet
heart, whom she had never ceased to
love, servant entered and an
nouneed, "Mr. Harry Beaton to see
Miss Esther"
"Mr. Harry Beaton; I've never
heard the name before. Do you
know the gentleman, james,"
mo, Miss Esther, / do not. But
he is fine looking man and says he
must see you on matter of great
Importance.
Very well; I'll be down in few
minutes"
When Harry entered the richly
furnished drawing room, he met
surprise that startled him. There,
on the opposite wall. hung life-size
portrait of beautiful woman-the
exact likeness of the vision of his
dream. Turning to the servant, he
asked, Is that picture OF Miss
Snell?"
mo, sir, that is picture of Miss
Esther's mother. But Miss Esther
looks exactly like her, sir.
Harry stood gazing at the picture,
lost in admiration of the vision of
bis dream, when Esther entered the
room. "You wished to see me, sir?"
she asked.
Harry then related to her the
history of the letter he had brought;
how it had been found through a
dream after two years. "A n d
there" he concluded, pointing at
the picture of Esther's mother, sis
the exact likeness of the vision that
appeared in my dream and revealed
to me the whereabouts of the lost
letter."
my mother!' cried Esther, as she
thought Of her own dream two years
before.
"You will excuse me while | open
and read this letter. Mr.. Beaton."
1t was with aching heart and
trembling hands that Esther tore
open the faded and wrinkled letter
when she reached the privacy of her
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-05-09
Best Trio to Draw to
AbsoIom 27O14

Absolom is a jet black, foaled
May "a, 1900, weight in show
ring condition 2120 lbs, and is
undoubtedly the most noted
Percheron stallion offered for
public service in the entire
northwest, first prize winner
Worlds Fair, st. Louis, 1904 land
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
CHI. L.l'|REN TELL
0fDUYt|VG BEER
Joseph Allqair Of SayreviIle
on Trial Today.
sseo,aI to tho EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, Feb. 16:--The fght
of the Women g Christian Temperance
Union against saloonkeepers on the
south side of the Raritan river was
continued here this morning and the
case against Joseph Allgair, of Sayre-
vile, is up. Allgair has no defense, as
Senator Silzer objected to going on
with the case, inasmuch as it is up be-
fore the court of errors and appeals.
Judge Lyon held that 1t was proper
for the case to proceed before him
Mr.. Silzer contended that the local
court had no jurisdiction and declared
he could not see the legal standing ta-
ken. He therefore withdrew and asked
that an officer of the court be sent
for him when the next case came up.
When court convened the case
against William F. Hartmann, of Nor
gan Station, for the alleged sale of
-liquor ON Sundays was called. Senator
Avis, for the W. L. r. o., asked that
the case against Allgair for alleged
sale Of liquors to minors be called
first.
Allgair, 1t was declared, had fre-
quently sold beer to children. The
complainants proved the serving of pa
pers on Allgair and Bessie g. Langley,
of Gloucester, daughter of s. Ell. Hahn,
the superintendent of the N. J. Law
and Order League, went on the stand
to testify that she had taken pictures
of children carrying pints of beer out
of Allgair's place. Some Of the pic
lures were taken while Van Leer and
Marshall, two detectives were coming
out of the place, after obtaining evi-
denee against Allgair. The pictures
were exhibited in the court room. Sew
eral Of the children on the photos were
placed on the stand to testify.
Walter Knudson said he was fifteen
years old and carried a pail of beer
from Allgair Is place to some painters
working nearby. Thomas Creamer,
eleven years old, said he took pail
of beer home. Susie Ohremus, thirteen
years old, testified to carrying a pint
of beer to her father; and Susie Emer-
sen, thirteen years old, said she also
purchased pint of beer for her
father.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
.SuPT. CROWELL
GIVES REPORT
Annual Statement of Water
Dept. Recommendations

In his eighth annual report sub
mitted to the Board of Water
Commissioners, last night, Superin-
tendent A. H. Crowell makes a
number of valuable recommends
tions and incidently gives clear
idea of the city's work in this de-
partment from a statistical stand
point. Mr.. Crowell calls attention
to the need of an additional main
connecting this city with the water
works, and recommends the fning
of plumbers who neglect to report
new work to the department. The
per capita use of water in this city
last year was 94.15 gallons. The
milage of the city's pipe system has
been increased to 55.24 miles.
The tabulated statistics In Mr..
Crowell's report show bonds out
standing at the first of the year
totaling s69S,00O. Cash and sink
ing fund, s31,367.41: bonds held in
sinking fund, s59, 900; cash in bank,
$25,76635; water rents outstand
ing, S28,392.98; total receipts of
the year, $161,630.2O.
The revenue for the year Is given
as $109,891.04, which would be
$118,05104 II the city paid for the
water it got from the department.
The total expenses were $157, ,460.91,
of which $66,573.59 went for main
tenance and s90,S87.33 went for
extension.
Repairs made during the year
cost ss.S64.86; fncidentais, s4,464.-
33; pipe line extension, Sill, ,594.38:
plant extension, s76,991.17. Total
extension cost, s88,585.55.
Report in Full.
Mr.. Crowelps report in full as
submitted to the commissioners is
as follows;
Gentlemen:
take pleasure in submitting to
yoa my elsntn amnu as thss pos n,tv s,nne on
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16

Water Board Wants to Know
How Necessary Money
Can be Secured.
NO HELP FROM COUNCIL
President Reports that AID
ermen will Not Approve
Any Bond Issue.
DECLARE MAIN URGENT
Suggest that Board Use
Earnings--Ma Ask City
Attorneys Opinion.


That it is now up to the Board of
Water Commissioners to finance the
proposition of putting an additional
main across the Raritan river con-
Meeting this city with the water
works at Runyon, the Board of Al
dermen having declared that they
can offer no financial assistance 10
the water board because of the con-
dition of municipal finances, was the
substance Of the report made by
President Snedeker to the commits
sioners last night Mr.. Snedeker
WAS chairman OF special commit
tee to approach the Board of Alder
men TO see what financial assistance
that body could render the water
board In increasing the efficiency Of
the city water system.
Mr.. Snedeker stated that the
Board of Aldermen received the wa
ter board committee very courteously
but told them that 1t was impossible
time for the Improvement of the wa
ed that the water board finance the
proposition. Attention was called to
the fact that the net earnings OF the
water department are now about
$4,000 yearly and it was suggested
that the later department lay a
tWenty-fouF inch main at this time
at cost Of possibly 100000.
City Attorney Hommann, he add
ed, was present at the conference
with the Board of Aldermen and Of
fered to give written opinion as to
what means the water board could
take to finance such proposition,
including the borrowing of money,
IL necessary.
The aldermen, according to Mr..
Snedeker. showed that the city had
almost reached the ten per cent. to-
tai on AsHessn ents on which II c0lId
borrow money for improvements,
and appealed to the water board TO
finance the matter II it possibly
could. The total Of outstanding in
debtedness is now within about
100000 oftthe limit and there are
many thingssse do at the present
time In th ! way of laying sewers, Inn
pi owing Areets. building schools,
etc.
No action was taken In the mat
ter at last nights meeting. City At
torney Hommann will be requested
to give an opinion on what the board
O. - financing improvements In
It's D pA. ,.Aent.
Tie eighth annual report of su-
perintendent A. H, Crowell was re-
ce-sad and ordered printed In pamph-
let form. 1t is valuable statistical
document for the city archives, COW
ering the work OF the water depart
men. In detail.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
JERSEY TRUE
DEMOCRACY,
WILSON s AIM
Governor Would Extend The
Direct Election System
to All offices.
WILL ADVOCATE PASSAGE
OF GERAN BILL

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 16.-The bill by
Assemblyman Geran to make New
Jersey a true democracy has found q
friend In Governor Wilson, who de-
clares that it should become law. 1t
extends the direct primary system to,
include every elective Office in the
state, including the choice of the men
who control and direct the affairs OF
the political parties.
''The evils of our politics." he says,
'have existed largely because public
affairs could be controlled by private
understandings arrived at in ways
which the people could not comp-e-
hend, and the basis of all this private
management has been the choice Of
candidates for office and those who
were to conduct the affairs Of the par
ties In such a way that the people felt
themselves unable to take part with
effectiveness and intelligence.
"The Geran bill Is intended to clear
all obstacles away and to put the
whole management alike of parties
and Of elections In the hands Of the
voters themselves. Every part is es-
sential to the frank and candid carry
ing out OF the most sacred promises of
the campaigns. Its purpose is to make
the government In every part the peo-
pies government.
ut is not an experimental bill--it is
based upon abundant experience else
where by our fellow countrymen and
cannot fail when adopted in its en-
tirety to accomplish the purpose it
seeks.
"What 1t does Is to purity the proc
eases OF election and Of the choice OF
candidates By vastly improving the
method Of selecting election officers,
1t also puts I'll seIecu0ns whether OF
those who are to serve the state or OF
those who are to serve the parties as
managers and directors, Immediately
into the hands of the people them
selves without the Intervention Of un-
necessary machinery.
1T extends the primaries not only
to the selection OF cong sressmen and
governor, but also to the choice OF the
men who aIfrso direct the committees
of the parties and 10 the selection of
the delegates who are to represent New
Jersey In the convention which makes
choice Of presidential candidates.
"It goes beyond that and affords the
people \e right to expect their prefer
ence with regard TO candidates who
shall be considered for the presiden-
tial nominations. Some OF the proyi-
sions Of the bill have already passed
the senate upon the initiative Of Sen
ator Nichols"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
UNION BATTLE
IN Los ANGELES
Organized Labor Raising
Fund OF Hall MiIIion.
sososar ey Unisss Press wsrs.

speoiaf bp United Prexs wsrs.
Washington, Feb. 16:-In thx
name of Justice and liberty i
fund of half million dollars Is boz
ing raised by labor unions In the
United States to finance the strug-
gle for unionism in Los Angelea,
Cal, where after years of lighting
the Merchants and ManufacturerR
Association has now undertaken to
crush organized labor. 1t was learns
ed today at headquarters OF the
American Federation of Labor that
contributions are being received
from all parts of the country.
Conference on wolf Strike.
William Murtagh, representing the
local carpenters union and Jesse De-
Wis, Of the local painters union, are
in Newark today comforting with the
owner, architect and contractors of tha
Wolff building, regarding the settlst
ment of the labor difficulty on the
building, which started last Saturday
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
ARREST MAN
FOR SHOOTING

John Sabo was arrested today by
Detective Sergeant Long charged by
David Klein, 420 Smith street, with
threatening his life. Sabo is twenty
four years old and gives his home as
Keasbey. When arrested some car
tridges were found In his possession
but no revolver. Klein charges the
man with recently entering his
store and threatening his life with
revolver because he objected to
letting the man walk off with some
apples without paying for them.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
MARITIME DOES
NOT HESITATE
TO TAKE STAND
In Interview on Public
Questions Tells Plainly
His Position.
The TARIFF, RECIPROCITY
AND MAGAZINES

dpcofdt 10 the HHBNING NEW6.
Trenton, Feb. 16:-Visiting
Trenton today for the first outdoor
trip since his recent illness, United
States Senator James e. MARITIME, in
an interview, declared .emphatically
In favor of immediate tariff revision
to correct the high price OF food,
spoke strongly In favor of the Cana
dian reciprocity bill which has pass
ed the House of Representatives and
said the Senate should pass 1t with
out delay, and expressed himself as
against any increase in the price of
postage on magazines or any other
class of mall.
Take Up Tariff at Once.
Senator MARITIME said the tariff
question should be taken up at once
because to delay now would throw
later, on the eve of Presidential
election.
"ff the verdict of the people ex-
pressed SO emphatically last fall
meant anything he said, cit meant
that there is strong demand for
tariff changes which shall reduce
the high cost of living. When a
man is hungry he wants bread now,
he doesn't want you to tell him to
wait while"
The Reciprocity Bill.
Discussing the reciprocity bill, Mr..
MARITIME said it was a good measure
and should be passed by the senate
at once. Continuing, he said, II am
glad to see my Republican friends
swallow at one gulp the Democratic
doctrine of free trade under the
guise of reciprocity"
He said there had been some
rumor that the senate would reject
the bill, but public sentiment was
so strongly In favor of it that there
should be no hesitancy in favorable
action.
Magazine Postage.
When asked about the proposition
to increase the rate of postage on
magazines, he declared: II am not
In favor OF increasing the postage
on any class of mail. Rather, I fa-
vor the reduction of rates. II the
government would drop the question
of increasing the rate on the maga-
zines and give special scrutiny to the
sums paid the railroads and others
for carrying the malls, the postage
deficit would BIS wiped out"
s 61tfkLJf nltlItlHa GxpfESHEus pl&dS-
ure at the action OF the legislature
yesterday In passing q concurrent
resolution in favor of4the election of
United States senator's by direct
vote of the people. With reference
to this, however, he said that 1t
would never be necessary for the
legislature to request him to vote
for this principle FOR he had always
been strongly In favor of it.
The Geran Bill.
The new senator, the first In the
East to be chosen by the people
through a primary vote, said he had
not read the Geran election bill
drawn according to the ideas of Gov
ernor Wilson, because he had not
had time and SO he preferred not to
discuss 1t. Senator MARITIME called
on Governor Wilson at the State
House and the two had conference.
He has almost entirely recovered
from his illness and looks well.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
WILLIAM KUHN DIES
IN THE PADDED CELL
Man Taken to Police Station After
Drinking Carbolic Acid Expires
About Two Hours Later.
NOT CONSIDERED IN DANGER

Despite the fact that he was be-
Heved to be in no dangerous condi-
tion, William Kuhn, Jr., who was
placed under arrest by Patrolman
Tonneson yesterday afternoon
charged with attempting suicide by
drinking carbolic acid, as told in
yesterdays NEWS, died about two
hours after being placed in the city
lookup. The man grew steadily
worse after being placed in the pad
ded cell. Sergeant McDermott tried
to get in touch with City Physician
Meinzer shortly after 4 o'clock, but
could not do so. DR.. Fithian was
called and reached the man Just ar
ter he. died, DIR. Fithian found no
external evidence OF carbolic acid
poisoning, except for some slight
burns ON the face near the mouth.
Kuhn was forty-five years old and
was well known In this city. He
made his home at 319 State street,
where 1t is understood that he was
living with companion, having sep
arated from his wife In New Bruns-
wick. 1t is understood that Kuhn
had some trouble with the local wo-
man recently and that she left him.
For some time he had been in the
employ of Liddle Il Pfeiner's stable
as wagon washer but lost his posi-
tion recently. These are supposed
to have been the causes leading up
to his successful attempt to end his
life.
or late, as he put it himself, fol-
lowing the swallowing of the acid,
he had been down and ut" and
many local citizens inclv ing Mayor
Boilschweiler and Rec 1fder Kehoe,
had been approached for aid. From
pillar to post he had been going, and
in the meantime drinking heavily. It
Is said that he went to local priest
some time ago and took the pledge
but was unable to keep 1t and when
he died he was under the influence Of
liquor. g.
determined to end hfN ife. He %
cured two ounce bottle OF caybou
acid from local drug nrm nna I :
frhoI,,r stStg stys,.
and asked pefflss's sts pa.s s. IS siis dow
hiOu dIu Su0Ftly dlIeT ne S1L9TeQ j.
III. Graham's bakery shop In New
Brunswick avenue, In the rear OF
the State street place, he had sought
to enter, and asked for q glass to
take some medicine. This was given
to him and shortly after o'clock
he was found suffering apparent
agony from the effects of the
poison, the empty carbolic acid bot
tie being found nearby. He lay In
q stall of the Graham stable with
Patrolman Tonneson attending until
the arrival of City Physician Mein-
zer, who arrived possibly a half an
hour after the man had taken the
acid.
The physician examined the man
for the usual symptoms of carbolic
acid poisoning, but says he found
them lacking. DR.. Meinzer stated to-
day that instead of having the high
pulse usual in such cases, the mans
pulse was normal. He says that
carbolic acid poisoning usually
brings on a state of collapse as
though from a great shock, but this
too was absent. He had the man
stand up and examined him. A slight
burn was seen on his face at the
ltps but the mucus membrane of the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
FOR CANADA
ANNEXATION
Representative Bennett In
PRODUCES Resolution.
sseotat BY United Press wire.

sSsCfuE Uy UHfgSu FF6Ss WIZ
Washington, Feb. 16:-The an
nexation of Canada as an immediate
proposition was proposed In a reso-
luton introduced into the House to-
day by Representative Bennett, Re-
publican, New York. 1t read, THAT
the President be requested to COM
mence and continue negotiations
with the British government to se-
cure the annexation of the Dominion
of Canada to the United States. "a
Bennett declares that he introduced
the resolution purely on his own in
itiatiye but he said: Annexation of
Canada to the United States will
have to come some time. 1t might
as well be now"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16

Washington, Feb. 16:-Some sur
prise is expressed in political circles
over the Presidents appointment of
John Hayes Hammond. the mining
engineer, to be special ambassador
to England on the occasion of the
coronation of King George V. next
June. Mr. Hammond was one of
the four leaders of the famous
jameson raid in South Africa. For
his part In the affair he was arrested
and condemned to death by the
Beers, but the sentence was commut-
ed to fifteen years Imprisonment
and finally to fine of $125,000
without incarceration. He paid the
fine. After this incident Mr.. Ham
mond lived several years in London.
In 1908 he offered himself as cam
didate for the Republican nomina-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16

tion to the vice presidency, but the
party declined to support his ambi-
ton. He Is a Yale man and for
many years has been a personal
friend OF President Taft. DR.. Lean
der 8. Jameson, chief of the raid
which bears his name, was knfghted
by the late King Edward some time
after his expedition against the
Beers. 1t Is believed In some quar-
ters that Mr.. Hammond's appoint
ment to the special ambassadorship
may be objected to by the Beers,
whom England has been endeavor-
Ing ito placate ever since the strug-
gle in which the South Africans
were defeated by the British, Gem
eral Botha, one of the leaders in the
Boer war, is now premier of the
Union OF South Africa under British
rule.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
EIGHTY CENT GAS LAW
STANDS IN NEW YORK
b. Uaitsd rsres, wsrx.

speeiaI bu United Frees wsfr.
New York, Feb. 6.The last
gun IN the eighty-cent gas hight was
fired today when Federal Judge La
combe dismissed the suit Of the Gem
trail Union, Northern Union. Stand
ard, New Amsterdam and Mutual
Gas Companies. to have the eighty
cent law declared unconstitutional.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-16
AGAIN ADJOURN SALE
OF H0 LM'S PROPERTY

The sale Of the Westminster proper
ty lying between State street and
Kearny avenue and south Of Harrison
place, in the case of Emil Koyen, ct
al, compliments and John p. Holm,
ct ais, was again adjourned today an
til Thursday, February 20, at two
O. 'closk In the afternoon, Ia the Office
of G. G. Hommann. The sale had been
set for last Thursday and then went
over for week.
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mouth which should have showed
contusfons and bad burns, was Ap-
parently normal. The mans color,
which should have been bad, was
good. DR.. Meinzer declares that tn<
yarfably attempts at suicide by cAr<
bolic acid poisoning are usually Ia
tai or cured In half an hour after
the poison has been taken. SyHp4
toms of the dose are generally platr4
ly discernable half an hour Rft41
the poison Is taken, this being about
the time that had elapsed when Din
Meinzer examined the man. The hos.
pital having many cases to handle a
that time and being OF the opinion
that very little II any carboIic acid
had entered the mans stomach, DR.
Meinzer says he turned Kuhn over
to Patrolman Tonneson. The city
patrol wagon was summoned and {
the man was then taken to police
headquarters.
When brought before Sergeant
Durham, Kuhn was able to stand
and give his name, but seemed to
be weak about the knees. He wae
placed In the padded cell and %
times asked to be taken to Nov
Brunswick, where his wife and fans
lily are living. Sergeant MeBermotts
who went on duty shortly afterwardf
Kept careful watch on the man ana
nnaiiy believing that ne was aDoue
TO die, ne called DR.. Fitnian. a1tey
being unable 10 reacn Dr. MeinxsRs
at that time. kunn expired means
time, however.
Kuhn entered Henry Pape's baIe
Der shop In state street about NJ
O'CLOCK YESTERDAY morning and Eos
shaved. he stated tnat ne waa ~
hard circumstances ana recently
had been to New Brunswick 70 re4
his father In search of assistance pu4
was offered none. HIS wife was III
at the time and he gas not aflowed
to see her and neltfes Wouit hls eon
give him any help.
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