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The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
WALSH LEADS IN MONTANA.
No Signs of Deadlock Over Senator
ship Being Broken.

No StRnR Of Deadlock over senator.
ship Being Broken.
Helena, Jan. N.-Thomas J. Walsh, the
Helena lawyer. came within fourteen
votes to-day Of becoming the successor
of Thomas H. Carter in the United States
Senate Walsh received 30 votes. while
a are necessary to elect.
Conrad, the other Democratic candidate.
fell down to the lowest level he has
reached, Il votes. Carter. too. suffered a
fall, getting only II votes. Carter and
Conrad, however. were the victims OF
pairs, as most Of those who refrained
from voting were adherents of one or the
other, while the Walsh men remained
loyal as q rule.
The Republicans are to hold q caucus
Monday night. but all efforts to get the
Democrats together have proven unavail-
ing. There were twenty-seven scattering
votes to-day, the Republicans paying q
compliment to Representative Pray Of
thirteen ballots. Vaughan. Republican,
from Sanders County. to-day cast his
vote Tor Hayes. the so-called labor can
6jdsfa He said he did II to second the
Siayton rebuke Of yesterday to the as
sembly for criticising Massachusetts
Democrats for voting for the rs-eleotdon
of Senator Lodge.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
EARTH TREMORS FELT.
Records Similar to Those Previous
to Turkestan Quake.

Mobile, Ala. Jan. 2L-Very distinct
earth tremors were recorded on the
Spring Hill College seismograph on Janu-
ary II. beginning at 3 a. m. and continu-
ing during the whole day. On the 18th
they appeared of and on. On the 18th
there were only few. Yesterday at
noon they began again, and increased
regularly In frequency and intensity. At
II o'clock to-day slight shocks were ac-
tually taking place at regular intervals.
The aptitude registered on both COM
ponents is three-quarters of 4 millimeter.
and the period of the wave three and a
half seconds
These records are exactly similar to
those which appeared on the seismograph
at the college for a few days previous to
the recent earthquake in Turkestan.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
Re,ort on Monetary Laws.

President Taft has sent to Congress the
report of Charles A. Conant the banker,
of New York. who was the American
delegate to the international conference
on bills of exchange, held last summer
at The Hague. In summing up the re-
suits Of his mission, Mr.. Conant says
that the conference adopted for consider
alton by the powers a complete draft Of
a proposed international convention and
a draft of a proposed uniform law on
bills of exchange
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
DENY MAKING CONFESSIONS.
Danville Officials Admit Traffic In
Votes BY Others.

Danville. ILL.,. Jan. H.-Alleged confess
sions by City Attorney Frank w. Jones
and Sheriff John T. Shepard caused SEN
sation in the vote bribery scandal here
to-day. but late in the day both Of these
men denied they had admitted the pur-
chase Of support in the last election.
Jones says he believes there was
traflc in votes and says he favors q mass
meeting at which all Of the candidates
can get together before going before the
grand Jury to tell all they know.
Summonses were served this morn
Ing on q large number Of citisens. who
vim be called before the grand jury Mon
day ana asked to tell what they know
Of vote buying.
One hundred subpoenas for vermilion
County politicians werc issued yesterday
Afternoon by the grand jury after six Of
the wealthisst bankers Of DanviI1s had
appeared hsfso 4hs inanln9 ~.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
TRAIN HITS SNOW PLOW.

in Canadian Wreck.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jan. IA Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie
train from Minneapolis was wrecked to-
day near Macoun by coIliding with a
rotary snow plow. T. J. Hunt and r. A.
Chapman were killed, and three mail
clerks were injured. The train was many
hours late, being delayed by blizzards.
and was running at high rate of speed.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
WANTS VOTE ON LORIMER.
Senator BeveridEe Seeks to Set jan
uary 81 as Date.

Tho JIorimer bribery case bobbed up
in the Senate again yesterday, but an
effort to fix date for a vote on the right
of the accused Illinois Senator to hold his
seat failed.
January 81, a week from Tuesday next.
was the date suggested by Senator Bever-
Gge- for the Senate to vote on the Lori
mer case, but there was objection by Sem
ator Hepburn, of Idaho.
1t required unanimous consent to fix a
date, and the objection of the Idaho Sen
ator was fatal to the request of the In
diana Senator. Senator Beveridge then
endeavored to obtain a unanimous con-
sent agreement for a vote a week later,
but Senator Hepburn made a second OBJ
lection.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
Wants American Mediation.

The President of Haiti has requested
the good offices OF this government in
preventing a war between Santo Domingo
and Haiti over the recent boundary dis
pute, which developed over the construc-
tioE of highway on disputed territory
along the border.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
Me.sin.'s Population Growing.

Rome. Jan. H.-Staustics concerning
Messina show the population has in
creased to 10000 The monthly birth rate
exceeds by 60 per cent the death rate.
The population is now greater than 1t
was before the earthquake. This b due
to the fact that the Inhabitants are
lodged at the public expense. which at
tracts many destitute people.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
Gen. HOyt to Be Transferred

Brig. Gen Ralph w. Hoyt now in
command of the Department of Texas,
with headquarters at San Antonio, will
be transferred to st. Paul. Minn, to as
sumo command OF the Department Of
Dakota. Brig. Gen Joseph W. Duncan
will take command of the Department of
Texas.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
Three Killed IN Exploeion.

Cairo. Ill, Jan. IA powder mill a
Fayville. Ill. was blown up to-day and
three men were blown to atoms. The
min was located twenty miles north Of
this city. and the explosion was felt
here Windows were broken In farm
houses for miles around FAyville. A
down.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
No Quorum n Albany

Albany. Jan. 1.-THE fourth joint bal
lot for United States Senator to-day re-
suited In no choice No quorum was
present IN the Joint legislative assembly.
and the votes nast Indicated no change IN
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
Nomination. Are Confirmed

NominatiOns Are Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session yester-
day confirmed the following nominations:
Arthur ]. Clare, to be consul at Blue
fields, Nicaragua; Brig. Gen. Charles L.
Hodges. to be major general, U. S. A.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22

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The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
SCHENCK DEFENSE
COMPLETES CASE
Continued from Page One.

DR.. S. L. Jepson. an expert. was the
first witness for the defense this morning.
He said that in his opinion John Schenk
was not suffering at the time of his
wife's arrest from either lead or arsenic
poisoning.
DIR. John Osburn, the defense's other
expert. said the same thing yesterday.
That will be one of the things urged by
the defense in its summing up that the
millionaire was not poisoned at all, but
was suffering from some obscure malady.
Marriage Bothers Witness.
Mrs. Jane Hedges dashing brunette.
with Southern brawl and a piece of
chewing gum, who said she didn't know
whether she was married or not. be-
cause she hadn't heard from the divorce
court lately" then took the stand to tell
Of Albert Schenk's hatred for Laura
Farnsworth Schenk. She was questioned
for several hours, but the only thing of
vital importance she could tell was
Alberts remark about hoping Laura
would break her neck" in the motor
car.
In cross-examination the prosecutor
tried to develop that Mrs. Hedges was
inimicable to Albert Schenk because he
and she had to go to law about the
proper payment for it. She said that
wasn't so.
why, I'm SO friendly with him that
one day I walked up behind him in the
street and placed my hand in his pocket
and we walked along, joking" she said.
You say Albert told you that he'd do
anything to get Laura out Of the family?
Did he ever mention any particular thing
he'd do? Did he ever say he'd poison
his brother. or that he'd do any one
physical harm to gain his end?''
mo: he never said anything like that"
admitted Mrs. Hedges.
Former Wife TestiAes.
Mrs. John Lasch. q gentle-mannered
old lady. who had known John Schenk
and his wife for about ten years. and
lived near them on Wheeling Island. de-
ciared that the Schenks always appeared
loving and devoted. and that the defend
ant was especially devoted to her hYs-
hand.
A. she left the stand. Mrs. Lasch passed
the table at which Mrs. Schenk sat
Stopping for . moment. she put her arms
about the defendant and kissed her af-
fockjooA&ely. AZ the old lady dspra4ed Mr..
Dn0n0nk AnaD1R 1muRo0no0 6V IL NDotaDI
The Washington herald., 1911-01-22

Sash panels have made their appear
ance ON stTest drsGoas - ven - o. tho
o1onfng 0pWuA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
KEAsBEy

Miss Lena GloT wa a Perth AM
boy visitor Monday evening.
Mrs. Nathan Robinson and daugh-
ter, Miss Ella Robinson spent Mon
day evening out OF town.
Miss Martha Smith and Miss
Katharine Resi-, attended the per-
Torrance at the Biious Tuesday ey-
ening.
Mrs. Joseph nrunsky spent
Tuesday afternoon In Perth Amhoy.
Mrs. Emil Meyer, was an cut OF
town visitor Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman spent We'd
nesday evening In Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Henry, of Perth Amboy, Miss
Mary Erickson and Misses Marina
and Mary Schmidt, OF Fords. attend
ed the meeting OF tae x. r. O., We'd
nesday evening.
The Keasbey Cadets held their
regular weekly meeting in the chap
81, Tuesday evening
A business meeting Of the X e.
G was held In the chapel Wednes-
day exsniug
TIE regular weekly meetings OF
tina *. n. C. will ba held on Thurs.
saT evening Instead of "Wednesday
evening"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
Woodbridge : Sewaren : Jamesburg
Metuchen: : Sayreville I: Eords: Spotswood

and when in front Of Mrs. C. Felter's
the boys ahead heard a connection
and turned to see Mr.. Lewis 90 up in
the air over his handle bars and land
on his head, They picked him up
unconscious and his head was bleed
ing p~rofusely. After tying up his
wounds, they hailed a passing auto,
which took him to the office of DR..
George Titus In Hightstown, where
Drs. Titus and Franklin worked over
the unfortunate fellow two hours,
sewing up his cuts and bruises. He
was then brought to the home of
Fred Applegate IN Cranbury, where
he was given the best attention over
night until his mother, Mrs. Stanley
Lewis, arrived home from East Or
ange, where she had gone just that
morning for a VISIT with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. s.. Davis, Jr. Mr.. Lewis
was taken to his home this afternoon
and is suffering great pain. His nose
and tooth was broken and his
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
CRANBURY

MI. and Mrs. s. Fl. Perrine and
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Mershon
motored to New York Columbus Day
and visited the Hippodrome.
Miss Stella Van Derveer, of Day
ton, is the guest of Mrs. G. Raymond
Wicoff.
The Young Ladies Guild of the
First Presbyterian church will meet
for sewing Monday afternoon with
Mrs. j. B. Curry at the manse
Lemuei Veedle has purchased the
Stonaker farm lei Prospect Plains
and will move there Monday.
Earl Hester and family, of Has
brouck Heights, have been guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Petty this week.
Mrs. 8. III. Perrfne and Miss Sara
Perrins were visitors In Philadelphia
the early part OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Clark and daugh-
ter Frances. of Brooklyn, + visitors
at J. McDonald's.
John and Leslie Strafey, of Brook
iyn, have been visiting DR.. j. L..
Whitaker and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stein were
recent visitors at Washington
Heights and Montclair.
Mrs. II. D. Reese Is entertaining
Mrs. Joseph schenck. of Brooklyn.
N. 3. Clayton was q visitor In
philadelphia Tuesday.
Mrs. r. p. StilIweli is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. Lawrence, of Tren-
49,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
OLD BRIDGE

Many enjoyed the pie sociabie UNI
der the auspices of the w. w. c., at
the home of Mrs. Charles H. Reid
Monday evening. Pies of all kinds
were In abundance and a neat sum
was realized from the affair.
Wedding bells will soon be ring
ing for another one OF our popular
young men who Is to marry q South
River girl.
Mr.. Samuel Yates, Of Rideway
avenue, South Old Bridge, has dis
posed OF Mr.. William Slover's horse
to a party In Keyport.
Mrs. B. A. Shelters and son Burtis
were entertained by relatives at
Perth Amboy Monday of this week.
Mr.. Thomas Wooten and son Will
liam were shoppers at Perth Amboy
Saturday.
After a duration of four years, Mr..
Fountain has instituted suit against
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for damages caused by a fire being
set from a spark of a passing loco
motive, burning valuable woodland
belonging to the Fountain estate.
Messrs. Harry SkilmAn and Thomas
Smith are subpoenaed as witnesses.
The trial being held at Trenton.
The B. X. r. q. held a business
meeting In the basement of the First
Baptist church Wednesday, about If
teen answering to roll call.
Mis- Mas MaIda Jelly sntsgt;atns4d }ha
home In Main street wednesday
evening.
The members Of the ME-. church
are hustling for the bettsrment of
some very able singers. The even
some yer yabIe singers. The even
ings Of choir rehearsal viii be made
known later.
Jock AlIabocker has returned
home after a short visit with rela-
tives in Brooklyn.
w. 81. Rivers, superintendent of
the Old Bridge Enameled Brick and
Tile Co, and J. H. Cottrell, super
i%ntendent OF the Perth Amboy Water
Works at Runyon, motored to Tren-
ton Sunday and spent the day with
friends.
Mel Zimmerman was a recent Wis
ttor among friends in Perth Amboy.
p. H. Bennett, proprietor of the
Old Bridge hotel, is seriously Ill at
his residence In Maple street.
Miss r. M. Clayton, of South Am
boy enjoyed Monday evening with
the Misses Susie Reid and Marion
Osborne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
SOUTH AMB0Y

Master Tom Downs spent the at
ternoon of Columbus Day at Perth
Ambcy enjoying the play at Proc
tors.
An auto was wrecked yesterday
Just after coming through the tun-
mel under the P. r. r. tracks. Some
thing went wrong with tho stear-
ing apparatus and the a took q
plunge in the sand bank on the side,
putting the machine out Of commits
sion. No n was injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Dwyer were out
of-town visitors yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. William Edwards of Second
street, was an Elizabeth visitor yes
terday.
Mrs. G. Muriheid, OF Main street.
spent yesterday In Newark.
Mrs. William Nichols, of Henry
street, was a Newark visitor yester-
day.
Mrs. Raymond Green, of Second
street, was an uut-of-toWn visitor
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Dora Fredericks was a New
ark visitor yesterday.
Jesse A. Johnson, who attends
the city electric lights, found a small
lock and thirteen keys on the street
yesterday.
Augustus Smith, OF B~ordentown
avenue, was an out-of-town visitor
yesterday afternoon.
William Wilson, of Berdentown.
was a South Amboy visitor yester-
day.
MRS. Ambrose Gordon, OF Max
Vile, was a Newark visitor yester-
day.
Mrs. Mary Smith, of B~ordentown
avenue, was an out-of-town visitor
yesterday afternoon.
R. p. Mason, Jr., OF Broadway.
made q trip out In Monmouth county
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. e. s.. Mason, OF Broadway.
was a New York visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Allen, OF George
street, spent yesterday afternoon
out of town.
Mrs. G. Voorhees,, Of Broadway,
Charles Steuerwald, OF Borden-
town avenue. was an out-cf-towr
visitor yesterday.
John QUAD, or Sayreville, was q
South Amboy visitor yesterday af-
Mrs. James Nichols, OF Stevens
avenue, was q Perth Amboy visitor
yesterday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
ON
THE WAR PATH
South Amboy Youths Fined,
Also the Celestial.

~ - ~
South Amboy, Oct, 13:-This city
has had a Chinese uprising all It's
own resulting in several arrests be-
Ing made and fines I'M
posed. 1t seems a crowd of young
men who gather at S~uilivan's corner
thought they would have some fun
with Henry Linn, a Chinese laundry
man on Broadway. On Tuesday
night about $3.50 o'clock while the
Chinaman was busy putting a gloss
on a shirt, a shower Of brickbats
came up against the side OF the
building. Building operations going
on In the vicinity furnished good am
munition for the crowd. The bricks
kept coming against the side of the
laundry until Henry became exceed
fngly annoyed. Finally the China
man appeared with blood in his eye
and a revolver in his hand. 1t was
plain that he meant business and the
crowd, numbering about seven, took
to shelter. Some ran up First street
and others dashed through the
mayors yard. The Chinaman fol-
lowed the latter and entered the
mayors hotel still carrying his gun.
That the weapon was ready for BUSH
ness was evident when three shells
dropped to the floor when the beliig-
erent Chinaman was disarmed.
The next scene In the drama was
In the city hall last night when four
OF the boys who annoyed the China
man together with Henry himself
appeared before Recorder Birming-
ham. After a hearing the boys were
n--s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
SEWAREN

Mrs. Hamett will entertain the
Friday bridge party this evening at
her residence In Ho1ton street. This
ia the club card party that during
the summer met every Friday even
at the Land and Water club house,
but since cool weather the members
take turns In opening their houses
for this function, which Is hereafter
to be he'd only once In { 10 weeks.
Yesterday was hardly thought OF
here as a holiday although many
business men were at home, the
children out of school, and flags
were flying from the STATS on many
lawns.
Work on the bunalow which is
being erected at Holton and Broad
streets. by Chester Robbins, is pro-
crossing rapidly and already shows
many attractive features. Mr.. Rob-
bins is to have the hot-water heat
ing system installed and every mod
ern convenience, making q most
complete residence. quite unlike, in
appearances, any other In this local
ity.
The stuceo cottage of Mr.. Cort-
land Carrier, Jr., on East avenue, Is
nearly ready for occupancy, and he
expects to move his family In next
week. The house Is very pleasantly
located, is rather unique In style OF
architecture, and the Interior ar
ranged and finished up most attract
lively.
But above all the residences that
have been built In Sewaren, none
| have excited so much interest and
genuine curiosity as that of Alfred
| Coles. which is being constructed
on the pleasant lots between the
railroad station and ST. Johns
church. The house Is one OF many
Windows and very large. Tho roof,
which Is painted a soft shade of red,
Ia broad and sloping, with fancy
eornices of white underneath, giving
It the effect OF a Japanese pagoda.
The front porch Is most artistic with
IT'D light coIored brick foundations
| and coping and graceful square pill
lars In stueco, having the effect OF
light grey granite The small frame
house which Mr.. Cole purchased on
| the lots was not removed, but the
new one WAS begun outside OF 1t, the
family living in the former all the
lAHles uHIi ltttAb NY iilelS tAc Ofl
house was hidden from view, and
then rs room after room was block.
ed out from the new dwelling, the
Others were demolished, and the
plans OF the architect gradually de
yeloped. The most skilled workmer
have been employed In every part Of
the construction OF this very hand.
----S residence, aaa it Is estimated
that the cost will be nearly twenty
thousand dollars when completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
WOODBRIDGE
MONEY GOING
Township Committee Has Is
sued S42, 600 in Notes.

~ :" 1TF % 49,
Woodbridge, Oct. 13-The Wood
bridge Township Committee com
tinues Its practice Of spending the
peoples money before 1t Is received.
When a motion was passed at the
meeting of the committee last night
to draw a note on the First National
Bank for $500 to pay current ex-
penses, Committeeman Brown stated
he was keeping an account of the
notes drawn BY the committee and
that with the note authorized last
might, the total discounted to date
amounted to $4,000 on which the
taxpayers are compelled to pay In
kterest. Mr.. Brown asked where the
committeeman expected to get of as
the expenses were still piling up
without regard to the taxpayers. AS
usual, his remarks were given no
consideration.
Another note for $500 was or
dered drawn on the First National
Bank to take up a note now due.
considerable discussion took place
as to the legality of holding the
meeting OF the committee on a legal
holiday, but Committeeman Dooley
had his way as usual and the pro-
ceedlngs went on.
One OF the interesting features In
connection with the session was
when William j. Lansley presented
the bill for the Hudson & Middlesex
telephone that Is In the town hall.
The committeeman insisted that the
phone had been out of order for two
years or more. Mr.. Lansley stepped
to the phone and called up "cen-
traln fn Perth Amboy without any
difficulty. The committeeman thought
he was bIufiing and would not be
convinced until thew had taken their
turn at the wire. The bill was paid.
Thomas Thompson. Of Avenel.
produced tax bills showing he had
paid tax on property which he lever
owned and s3S charged against him
was cancelled.
sEdgar& Juan, contractors on the
Linden avenue sewer, were granted
an extension of time.
The Main street water nuisance
was brought up by Dooley. He said
It vas I'D to the committee to pro-
vide an outlet for the stagnant pool
In front OF the Anness property. On
motion of Dooley the road ~supervls-
or was instructed to open a ditch In
front OF the Holohan property on
the north side Of Main street and
have the pool emptied on the low
land between Holohan and the
brook.
The road committee was instruct
ed to ascertain the cost of delivering
ashes at Avenel and Chain o. Hills.
was granted a permit to carry a re~
volyer.
The clerk was ordered to notify
the Public Service Corporation to
remove their poles which are lying
In the bitches at Port Reading and
sewaren as they stop the road drain,
age.
The township bills were ordered
paid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
FIXING SEWER
PIPE IN BAY
South Amboy Doing It at
Company's Expense.


spectdi TO ths EVENING WE'VE.
South Amboy, Oct. 13.-The Mer-
rift Wrecking company, having been
employed by the city to readjust the
sewer pipes running out into the bay
alongside OF the public docks, was
busy yesterday connecting, straight
ening and cauIking the same. This
is being done at the expense OF the
Cantrell Construction company, who
contracted for the first section OF
sewers in the city and COM
pleted this part of their contract