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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
bieago Woman Buries Two
5usbands, Two Stepchil-
drsn, Three Children and
h Two of Her RoomerS.
IS
A NOW IN PROGRESS
of One of the
|ictins Makes Love to the
Widow in Order to AS
certain the Facts.

'BICAGO. Nov. Chicago police
Today pursued their lnVestisatiof
into the deaths of nearly halt q
seore of relatives and acqualnt
. AZ Mrs Louis Nermilya to make
"A whether the similar dcmises con
la only remarkable series of co
|rnees as Mrs. Vcrmilya asserts.
M deaths arc included in the long
rith which Mrs. Ncrmilya' s name
been connected. including two hus'
A TWO stcpchildren, three children
fFo roomers at boarding houses she
bdinr the report Of the to1icolo.
who are examining the yisccra ol
last of the persons whose deaths
'oecurred beneath Mrs. Vcrmilya s
. the police have made no arrests
|osiiiyn evidence of crime has been
verrd. ;.
um letters received by the police
from separate Investigations new
became known today in part as
Es:
ID while Mrs. Ncrmllya has said
q the members OF the death roster,
lrl I. Smith. a conductor. was only
Ertier at her home. a former roomer
b the TWO claimed previously To
been married. and that they lived
her US husband and wife,
b Love to Widow.
d n. n. Buingion. brolherin-
N Smith, had made love 10 tile
a so IL 10 investigate suspicious
thc rcason for his relatives de-
d Smith died during commissions
sfter drinking some substance.
1fr medicine or not. being unset
put that the doctors gave the cause
40 from descriptions Of the symp-
given by the widow rs acute gas
|Ington's story relating the conn
el talks he had with the widow
} ne was counting her. was expected
''rlop new interest. In u talk with
|Qpcc Of Peoria. hc said Mrs. Yer
mac periods " mental depression
|nlch SHE was fond OF talking OF
and the many visits il had made TO
near and dear TO her He said to
y told mo Il sccmed strange 10 her
Yearly every one she knew well and
ior' died. and asked me If | was
4 o. deaib,"
Z Vermilya told inpuircrs TO-DAY she
.ynlc liltle knowledge of medicine
naf she had acquired il To enable
loc Of aid 10 ncighbors and reia
~ tiGle OF illness. she insisted she
'nnQccnI and condemned the police
''ihtalning surveillance over her.
ged Victims.
IolIey:
erlnkamp, first husband Of Mrs.
ya' died on farm near Darlington,
Yer brief Illness.
.,rs Vermiiya. second husband.
ner r'er SIX DAYS illness OF "sastritIs''
'fnrc brlnkanp. wears old. daugh-
- al harrington.
efhk1lnp, Years old. daugh-
g at harrington.
~ y. Ncmilya. stepson. So years
'sn a1s Brinkamp. s,cpdoughtor. %
r. fS,is,l,nkema, son. died Of pneu-
y smith. conductor. aud re.
~ DC Third husband He boarded
|6nsa plssonette, policeman. roumcI
a i,r, INC r., was engaged, Died OF gas
rM Thursday,
.yd,s ds,sonotte was really engaged tc
tdo," hlvard % Eaukakec: tllIS
.as,."n ~ the Ming today oC the po-
a.. VIII, IN which Miss Rivard was
4 Nit, ms hancc". Mrs. Nermllya
sudsu,ess 10 the viii. and the polio,
i Ina 10 ascertain whether tn,
j SSi'9"n jealousy OF the police
I ih,, W suddcnpcss OF Eissonctte':
prompted the Investigation.
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Honored Guests Present.

"Of these celebrities. two Mr.. Kay and
Miss Orem, have gone to that bourne
from which no traveller returns. and one.
Mr.. Margctts. is III al his home in this
city. Ijut Mr.. Hyrum +. Clawson and his
good wife Mrs. Margaret Judd clawson,
so please YOU and thank Cod are my
hnnored guests toy .hc evening In yopder
box
Mr.. Wells dwelt briefly on the Musical
and Dramatic company. The first organ :
Ia lion nr It's Ilini In Utah. lie sold that
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at the time and Policeman Martin WA
sent to the Broome street house to tell
tho parents. Hc found them kneciins
before their votary offerings. and both
stopped TO ofrsr up thanks before the
father started for tho s,aion.
The meeting between father and boy
was very touching. The child WAS not
dressed q he had bssu when he dis.
appeared and wore no hat. lbs hair
had been eroposd short and he was
sailow and nervous. His talk. for TIE
most part. was incohsrcnG
Big mar stopped ana talked to me-"
he explained to the policeman and his
father In telling OF the vents Of July
d, the day he vanished from In front
Of his fathers store. NE said to come
with km and he'd give me Q penny. I
went. and when we came to . a he
took me on II and we crossed q bridge.
II don't know what car or which way
wo went. lie CAV he to his wife.
'Numo.' There were ave rooms In the
house. but NO children. II was clean
and they gave me good things to eat
and somstimss pennies"
LET HIM 90 OUT BUT he WAS
"LoerED."
what sort of looking man Was her.
the lieutenant asked.
big man-woS In sand"
what DO you mean about work In
sandT"
He take . shovel away with him In
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GETS A SETBACK
IN JERSEYS PRIMARIES:
/ LOSES IN ESSEX COUNTY

rality Of several thousand votes. At
organization headquarters II 10 claimed
that the plurality. will reach Ave thou
sand. The organisation also claims TO
have won a victory over the Wilson men
throughout the State.
NO CONTEST IN TRENTON AND
WILSON MEN ARE CHOSEN.
TRENTON. N. J.. Sept. N.--Aithoush
only about twenty per cent. Of the reg
istered vote went to the polls yesterday
At the primaries II was not until to-day
that anything like full returns we're in.
The Democratic primaries resulted In
the nomination Of Wilson men from top
to bottom. There was really no fight.
Former Mayor Walter Madden was
nominated for sheriff without opposition.
He will be opposed a the polls by Fred
erick Clymer OF Y~ardville. who was
nominated YER Assemblyman Char.
les H. Mather on . close vote At q
listless primary.
The Democratic nominees for Assem-
bly, are Professor Henry J. Ford of
Princeton University: 1sreai q. Hall and
Lee 8. Hughes.
The Republican nominees for Assem-
bly, are John e. Gill. who was voted
for by almost everyone; Assemblyman
George w. Adams and Edgar q. weart.
PATERSON. N. j.. Sept. z7.-Yester-
days Republican primaries In Passaic
Of the progressive Republicans a. q
factor In affairs. John q. Slater. the
regular candidate fer :hs nomination
for County Clerk. bea. Thomas r. lay
den. the progressive standard bearer.
by about 5000 to s25.
David O.. Rodgers. the regular NOM
inee for Mayor. was nominated by
about the same proportion In this city.
and the regulars swept the county. city
and Assembly ticket. The Democrats
had no contests. Mayor Andrew J..
Mcbride was renominated for Mayor.
WILSON REPUBLICAN," DEFEAT.
Ed BY THE MACHINE.
CAMDEN. N. j.. Sept. N.-Reports re-
ceived to-day confirm the belief that
David Baird. the Republican leader Of
South Jersey. who has long dominated
his party In this section. had beer in
dorsed by an overwhelming majority
In his home county. Senator William J.
Bradley. who hac represented this
county At Trenton for fourteen years,
viii not go back. For thirteen years
he was looked upon as the representa-.
tive at Trenton of Mr.. Baird.
Last session. under the influence Of
the Woodrow Wilson spell. he broke
away and refused to stand by the
machine when the policy OF the Repub-
lican leaders was opposed to that of
the Democratic Governor. He became
a Wilsonite. and At the polls yesterday
ran against Mr.. Baird's choice for his
successor. william T. Reade Of this
city. The returns show the complete
defeat OF Senator Bradley. Mr.. Ba.rd's
Choices went through from top to bot
tom.
BELVIDERE. Sept. 27.-Gov. Wilson
received an unexpected setback in War
rem County. The returns indicate the
nomination of Isaac Barber for State
Senator over DR.. Bogardus. the Wilson
aspirant.
SOMERVILLE. Sept. 27.-Gov. Will
sons supporters won a victory at the
Somerset County primaries. Assembly
man Georg, NJ. Lamount OF Bound
Brook a Wilson man. was nominated
for State Senator over Samuel Schwack-
hammer. A. NJ. Beekman. also a Will
son Democrat. was nominated for As
sembly.
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Hydrangoas at s12, regularly $40.
Apple Blossoms at $40, reg. $50.
Peach Trees ut 80, regularly Sl2.
Rose Trees at $50, regularly $40.
We also have fine assortment OF
Gold Baskets, which We will arrange
With flowers and lights in any designs
desired, ct 25 per cont. less than
usual prices. Fifth Floor
The evening world., 1911-09-27
BOY HELD DAYS
BY K|DNAPPERS IS
SET At LIBERTY
Vincenzo ISABELLE Turned Loose
in Williamsburg as Parents
Pray at Shrine.

vincenxo ISABELLE. even a old. the
boy kidnapped n%fty-seven days ago
from in front Of his home. No. sos
Bronze street. wal found sobbing at
midnight at Broadway and briggs ave.
nue.. Brooklyn. and turned over to his
parents early to-day.
This 10 the week in which the kid.
nappers warned vincsnso sabeilo. the
father. q rocsr at No. les Elizabeth
street. that his son would bs killed II
the $4,000 ransom was not paid. and
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when policemen from Mulberry street
station went to the sabelio home to
break the news Of the boys recovery
they found the parents praying before
. shrine. where candles had been kept
burning ever since the little Chap was
taken from them. oddly enough. both
we're fully dressed. a. II they were ex-
pscting udings from their son.
Policeman jarrett Of the Lee avenue
station saw young vinosnso oryins
softly At the corner % he made the
rounds at midnight. He Gsksd him
his name. and being unable to get any.
thing coherent out Of the child. took
him to the station. There the boy
rave his name. but Vas hasy ~ 20
where he lived.
POLICE DIDN'T KNOW HIM FOR
KIDNAPPED eoY.
Notwithstanding tho general alarm
that had been sent out for vincenso and
the many stories that have appeared in
the newspapers Of his disappearance.
the Brooklyn police did no recognise
him as the Kidnapped boy and teiephoned
the Mulberry street station to have an
investigation made Of one Of the sd.
dresses the boy gave A. soon a. Lieut..
Ward. on the Mulberry street desk.
heard the name he shouted:
Hold on to that boy. He's the MD.
mapped child we've been looking for for
two months"
There wa no italian detective about
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the morning and bring shovel back with
him at night"
What did you DO with the ~pennaesr'
They let M. 70 to a s,ors near ,nsr,
and buy loiiypops and ics-cream. But
they told ms not to tell any n my
name and that II I did they would Kill
me-"
When you were out why didn't you
run away and come homer interrupted
the father.
"'Ceuse. papa" he replied. II was
lost and didn't know the way"
ISABELLE devoutiy assured the poaies
that he hadn't PAID . penny TO set the
boy back. When asked his theory Of
why h boy vas released he only says
the saints sent him back"
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pair, now $3.50.
Hardwood Clutches, were $l.25
pair, now 81.
Simplex Shoulder Braces, we're
$3.50, now 81.
Korector Shoulder Braces, were
Sl.25, now Too.
Feeding Cups, were 25c. now 20c.
Glass Labelled Medicine and Toilet
to 30c.
Medicinal Atomizers, were 65c,
now 46c.
Scott's Tissue Towels, roll, SIC;
s rolls and holder for 81.
Seamless Rubber Gloves, guar
anteed, were 35c, now zoe pair.
Gimbels Best Rubber Gloves, were
95c, now 75c.
Rubber Sheeting, n yd. wide.
yard. 60c; 52 in. wide, yard. Toe.
Test Tubes, &c each.
Birmingham Nasal Douches. were
l0c. nov &c.
Leather Anklets, were 81 a pair,
now Toe.
Elastic Silk Anklets, were sl.95.
now $3.50.
Elastic Thread Anklets, were Sl.25,
now 81.
Elastic Thread Loggings, were
Sl.b0, now 81.
Elastic Silk Leggings, were 81.
nov S1.60.
Elastic silk Knee Caps, were 81.
nov $1.60.
Elastic Thread Garter Stockings,
were $3.50, now sl.25.
Elastic Silk Garter Stockings, were
So, now $3.50.
Johnson & Johnson Gauze Ban
dares, l-inch, Sc; l12-inch, 90;
2-inch, &c; 3-inch, &c.
Medicines
Seidlitz Powders, | doz.. 10c.
Epson Salts, h., &c.
Refined Borax, b., Ice.
Pure Bicarbonate Of Soda, h., 10c.
Pure Rochelle Salts, ! ID. box, 26c.
Pure Powdered Alum, h., &c.
Compound Licorice Powder, To-,
Soc; y TO-, tic.
Eileryesceut Phosphate OF Soda,
h., SIC.
Phosphate OF Soda, h., 10c.
po-ic or Eoracic Acid, 3 d., Zoe.
Eiirir Phosphate lrol, QuiniGc and
Stry hnjce, pt., 46c.
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Strings Of eight lights, covered with
red or pink roses, complete at the
very special price Of 81.
Electrical Centerpieces for the
tab'o, Is inches in diameter, In gold
b, skets, with pink loses and foliage;
sL,tiai at sic.
AAo Electrical Decorations espe-
cially appropriate for reception rooms:
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Hospital Goods

$l.25 Bath Sprays, 90c.
SOC Fountain Syringes, Soc.
Sl.50 Fountain Syringes, 81.
zoe Hot Water Bottles, 5oc.
$3.50 Hot Water Bottles, ST..
$3.50 Air Cushion, SITS.
Invalid Rings, were Sl.60, at 81.
Infants Bulb Syringes, at 15c.
Combination Water Bottle and
Syringe, were Sl.95, at Si.26.
Chelsea Spray Syringcs, were
Sl.95, 10Y 81.
Stork Pants were 60c, now 35c.
Stork Diaper were 81, now Toe.
Nuzinc Douche Pans, now 400.
Easy Bed Pans, We're 90c, now 75c.
White Enamel Bed Pans, were
S1.75, now Sl.26.
Gray Enamel Bed Pans, were
Sl.50, now S1.16.
Absorbent Cotton in cartons, 25c.
Johnson e johnson Cotton, H.,
Acc; y h., 23c.
Nursing Bottles, were &c, now &c.
Hygcia Bottles. Zoe.
25c Sanitary Drinking Cups, i0c.
Seamless Sanitary Towels, doz, SOC.
Dr.Cook's Maternity Outfit9 $500.
DR., Simpsons Maternity Outfits,
s2.25.
lnianta' Bath Tubs, were $3.50,
now sc.
Eye Cups, were Zoe, now SC.
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BAER IS SO YEARS OLD.
President Of p. 4 n. Must Servo AM
other Year Before lie Gets Pension.

READING. Pa. Sept. T.-George F.
Baer. President Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company. was sixty
nine years old yesterday. Under the
%company's pension system he will serve
as head Of the railroad and coal prop
critics one more year before he Is put
on the retired list.
Mr.. Baer left his home in this city
IN the morning on his regular daily trip
to the Reading Terminal. Philadelphia.
where he was on duty all day.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Baer enter
tanned in honor Of his birthday %anniver.
sary at their home, Hawthorne. All
their children and grandchildre rem were
present.
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hour when Christie lost his balance and
dropped. He was not struck by the
train. but landed on tho adjoining track
and when Mortified persons at the sta
tlon picked him up he was unconscious.
The engineer was so unnerved by the
accident that . new man took his place
hare, ..fI
The evening world., 1911-09-27
GOV. WILSON GETS EVEN BREAK
ONLY IN HUDSON COUNTY, .

In Hudson County. Gov. Wilson. ac-
cording to the figures at hand, gets
what amounts to an even break. About
half his Assemblymen were nominated.
The rest were badly beaten. Frag-
mentary returns. following each other
In. shift the situation every few min
utes. Veteran handlers OF political
returns In Jersey City and Hoboxen
say they never saw such a mix-up.
Mayor Wittpen of Jersey City. the
anti-machine candidate. beat Mark Sui
Ivan. the machine candidate, for the
nomination by about 1900 votes. An
drew ]. Knox. the progressive Republi-
. candidate. was nominated over
Frederick a. Sauer by a safe majority
and will contest the election with Mayor
Wittpen.. Emil Groth appears to have
captured the Democratic nomination for
Sheriff OF hudson County and Mark
Pagan. on the returns thus far re-
ceived. 10 the Republican nominee for
thst ONCE. He is against the machine,
NEWARK. ". j.. Sept. 27.-With
~twenty-seven voting districts missing in
Essex County. Indications are that the
regular Democratic candidates have car
rted the county over the candidates of
the woodrow Wilson League by q plu-
The evening world., 1911-09-27
WARSHIPS IN CRASH
AT FRENCH MANOEUVRES

TOULON. France. Sept. N.-The tor
pedo boat destroyers Trident and Nous
queton colllded during the manoeuvres
OF the French navy to-day.
The Mousqueton was badly stove, but
was able to make port. No fatalities
have been reported.
The evening world., 1911-09-27
THE GIMBEL DRUG S

IiiIliC vudilIiIicS.
Proprietary Medicines
Kilmer's Swamp Root; 81 size.
at CSC.
Electrozone; Soc size, at $50.
Swissco; 81 size, at 80c.
Swissco; Soc size, at soc.
Westphal's Auxiliator; 81 size, at
Soc.
Sattler's Restorina; 81 size. Mt 76c.
Empire Regeneration and cake OF
Shampoo Soap, 81.
Shelters Colorine, 55c.
Hays Hair Health, 60c and SOC.
PanopeptOn, Toe.
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder, 66c.
Loeflund's Malt Soup. 76c.
Ovoferrin, Toe.
Lapactic Pills, soc.
Liquid Peptonoids, Too.
Gray's Glycerine Tonic, Too.
California Syrup Figs, sic.
Pitchers Castoria, 16c.
Alkalithia, 80c.
Armour's Beef Extract, 35c.
Hunyadi Janos, zoe.
Apenta Water, zoe.
The evening world., 1911-09-27
STATE FIREMAN
HURLED FAR TO DEATH,
Crowd on Poughkeepie Platform
See Man Catapulted From
Flyers Engine Cab.
tsps-Al 10 The Evening woad.)

tspsrsai 10 The Evening woody
POuGHKB DPsrE. Sept. N.-As the
Empire state Express was paains the
hero this morning. Edward
Christie Of Albany. the fireman. fell of
che right side Of the engine and received
injuries from which he died shurtiy aft
erwa-ds.
The train was running forty miles an
The evening world., 1911-09-27
Rheumatism
Sol0tioa and Neuritls


sufferers will be interested to learn that
"NURlTO," 4 proprietary remedy, not
4 patent medicine, heretofore prescribed
only by physicians, Is now offered for
sale direct to the public.
II Is made OF U. S. p. ingredient (the
U. S. Government standard) which In
sures It's absolute purity and strength
free from opiates and narcotics.
Nurito has for years proven itself an
almost immediate relief and we will wei
come your asking your physician Of rs
merits-or try II subject to our guarantee.
Unsolicited Testimonials froa prominent psoV.s
Sou know VII b. ~nt up0 rsuuss-thsS WI
II bose. a md ,e2. ~ Hes.msn. Rrs.-.
Katsh Drus Stores. greeplmt eieTsl Cooper. Co.
T., II. Meg q Co.. Or ssnt b mail On r~scsivS.k
pAcs.
MAessraAL CHEMICAL 90.
Suite tn F1stison Buihiinx. New Yssf.
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Only Able to Get an Even
f. Break After Hot Fight
in Hudson.
i.:t -
WlTTPEN WINS.
Defeats Mark Sullivan, the Reg.
I ular Machine Candidate
r.
in Jersey City.

Vrnnn 81, ~. ..... ..,A,. ~.
s..--.-o.n r n.a'e .n's
""soh vi Nc"
49, sustained q set BACK at the
primaries heId yesterday under the new
oeran direct nominations law. The
leaders of the anti-wilson forces are
claiming a decided victory on the re-
turns nj hand
rh. no,,,,,., -.
- -, '
~ o""'h ana James H. Nuseh. In
Dosek County claim that Gov. wilson
WI ne In a minority In the state Con.
veht'oh' which by the terms OF the new
-" mas no power beyond drafting q
PLATFORM Tor the party. While the state
convention VIII h" restricted to plat
The evening world., 1911-09-27
Tablets and Pills

Bronchial LoZenge9, l0c box, at &c.
Triplex Pills, were 25c, now zoe.
Soda Bicarbonate Tablets. were
lbc, now i0c.
100 Aspirin Tablets, 8 grain, were
Csc; now COO.
100 Quinine Pills, 2 grain. were lsc:
now ice.
100 Soda S~alicylate Tablets, 8
grain, were Gee; now i5c.
100 Rhuharb Pills, were 25c: 15c.
Soda Mint or Chlorato OF Potash
Tablets, were Sc; row Sc.
Lithia Tablets, 8 grain, were, zoe;
now 12c,
Alkaline and Antiseptic Tablets,
were 1Sc; now Ice.
Liver Pills, were Toe; now &c.
Charcoal Tablets. were l0c; now &c
Celery and Iron Tablets, were zoe;
now t0c.
100 Rhinitis Tablets, 10c.
100 Saccharin Tables, 100.
100 Rlaud's Iron Pills, 3 grain, SC.
100 Calomel Tablets, ITO or. to
| gr., 1oc.
100 Cascara Tablets, chocolate
coated, r gr.. COO; 3 Fr.. 15o.
1000 Hair Brushes, solid backs,
good bris.lc8; value Ace TO Toe
each; now 25c.
subway store, Balcony
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-15
CHICAGO PSYCHIC TESTS
REVEALS "AURAE" OF GIRLS,

CHICAGO, ILL.,. July 15.-Four girl
models frcm the Chicago Art institute
submitted themselves as subjects to
thirty-fve prominent physicians in
Mercy Hospital Thursday night and
allowed tn "aurae" to be differen-
tiated from their bodies. Besides the
physicians. six nuns connected with
the hospital viewed the operations and
witnessed tho visible appearance Of the
human atmospheric" that radiated
from the young women.
The experiments we're conducted I'M
der the direction of DR.. Patrick s.
O'Donnell. DR.. O'Donnell has been
following the discoveries of DIR. Wal
ter ]. Kilner. of st. Thomas's Hos
pital. London. who recently announced
that by the use of certain chemical
screens he has made it possible for n
person with normal vision to behold
the aura" of another person under
favorable light conditions.
The first model, wrapped in a street,
was led through the dim room and
placed in a dark cabinet. The sheet
was removed. A faint. nebulous light
was d~iscerned outlining the form Of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-15
WRECK AGED SCHOONER FOR
MOVING PICTURE FILMS.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The enter
prise of a moving picture concern sent
a sixty-ton schooner to the bottom of
Great South bay yesterday to the ter
rife tune OF 100 pounds of exploding
dynamite.
With all sail set, the good but age.i
vessel known as the Robert Graham
was taken to a point off Bayberry
Point, Islip. Four moving picture cam
eras were trained on the schooner from
four fat-bottomed boats. and about
400 feet away was a float from which
the dynamite expert set off the blast
that destroyed the vessel.
When the electric spark set off the
dynamite there was a great puff OF
smoke. accompanied by q. crashing ex-
plosion. The sails of the schooner were
torn to shreds. The hulk seemed 10
rise put of the water and then sank
slowly until the waves washed ever
the tips Of the masts. And all the
while the camera men calmly wound
their reels Of films.
The schooner was sixty years old.
1t had been purchased by the moving
picture men for $500.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-15
POLITICAL MEETINGS IN scHooLH0UsEs.

IT'D UBLIc school buildings in this State have always been closed
to political meetings and partisan politics. If there has
ever in the past been a case of the use of a public school
building for a political partisan meeting in this State it cannot
be recalled to mind. The breaking of the old and inyariable rule
cannot by any stretch of the Imagination be called reform. And
yet in Jersey City last night a political partisan meeting, addressed
by the Mayor and even by the Governor, was held in a public school
hall. The public schools belong to all the people in common, and
no particular class has any right to use them for any purpose
whatsoever that may be offensive to other classes in the community
or that may be objected to. And yet the hall of the public high
school in Jersey City last night was made to ring with political
campaign Speeches and with denunciations of citizens whose chill
dren are pupils in the school This unwelcome innovation in the
customs of our State is ominous. If one set of politicians is given
the right o-the use of the public school hall for campaign purposes
how shall other sets of politicians be denied that privilege? We.
have seen some instances in the past of church edifces given up to,
political partisanship, much to the grief of good people who look
upon such practises as dissertation. But a church is a private
organization. The public school is a public institution supported
by all the taxpayers. There is a material difference. The people of
Jersey City who look with jealousy upon any misuse of their schools
cannot but regard the occupation of the high school last night for
O political meeting with high displeasure. And it will be strange
indeed if they do not manifest that feeling at the polls next Tuesday.