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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
TO-DAY IN CONGRESS
at II q. m.

at II a. m.
Approved joint resolution amended
by house appropriating 100000 for
subsistence CT American refugees
from Mexico.
Conferees with house on naval ap-
preparation, agreed on provision for
a $15,00,000 battleship.
Senator Fall made denial of charge
by President Madero that he had in
terfered with peace negotiotions be-
tween the Mexican government and
insurgents.
Passed Works resolution for investi-
CATION of national soldiers home at
Santa Monica, Cal.
Attempt to secure consideration OF
Newlands resolution, for joint con-
gressional committee to confer with
president on tariff legislation
failed.
Conferees on fur seal treaty bill
agreed to five years closed season.
Received appointment by President
Taft Of c. w. Howard as United
States district judge for western
Washington, succeeding Judge Han
ford, resigned.
IOUSE-Convened at 10:30 a. m.
Dam and water power site bill
stricken from calendar on objections
Moss investigating committee pre-
sented majority and minority report
on Florida Investigation.
Representative Shirley received
from President Taft resolution
drawn to insure, right Of any foreign
ship owner to have United States
court pass upon free tolls provision
OF Panama canal bill
Intended as notice that United States
did not intend to violate Hay-Pau-.
ncefote treaty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
BETTER WRITING
ON PRESCRIPTIONS

Denver, Colo, Aug. 19.-Reformation
in the handwriting of physicians and
pharmacists will be urged before the
sixtieth annual convention Of the
American Pharmaceutical association
which opened here today.
A resolution suggesting legislation as
means of securing legible writing
and recording the prescriptions will be
introduced "A thousand druggists, rep
resenting nearly every state in the
union are here
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
.PAYM A.STER OF
GUNME.N LOCKED
up IN new YORK
Sam Schepps, Who is Ex-
pected to Corroborate the
Confession of Rose, is
Brought Back.

New York, Aug. 19.-Sam Schepps
alleged paymaster Of the murderers OF
Herman Rosenthal, arrived In New
York from Albany this forenoon and
was taken to the west side prison
where he will be placed in cell AL
though held only as a material wit
came down from Albany with Schepps
said he would be arraigned in cour,
as a matter Of form.
There was clash between the dis
trict attorney and detectives from po
lice headquarters as soon as the train
pulled in. Detective Hagerty, who
said he had been sent up by Deputy
Commissioner, Dougherty, tried to
take charge Of the prisoner, but Mr.
Whitman insisted that the district at
torney's Office alone should have
charge.
When asked II he had told all he
knew concerning the Rosenthal case
to the district attorney, Schepps grin
ned and replied:
Eve didn't discuss anything like
that. We just had nice chat"
1t is known, however, that Schepps
substantially corroborated Jack
Roses story.
Information came from the public
prosecutors Office today that created
unusual interest at police headquar-
ters. It was learned that for several
months prior to the shooting of Ros-
enthal officers of the district attorney
have been quietly Investigating graft
in the police department.
The big grafters it was said have
have been constantly shadowed for
four months and the Rosenthal shoot.
ing simply hurried matters.
From members Of the district at.
torney's staff it was learned that a
well known civilian and two and pos
sibly more police inspectors are
caught in the tolls.
The district attorney has obtained
Information that collector" for one
man high In police circles had accum.
ulated no less than SIS 900 as his com.
mission on collections in the last sew.
en- months.
The investigation into police graft
started when Lieutenant Becker,
through Rose, it is reported, attempt
ed to get $3.50 from a private poker
club. His demand was turned down
and one Of the members of the club in
formed District Attorney Whitman.
The grand jury will meet tomorrow,
when 1t is expected Schepps will be
asked to tell his story.
Whitman Secures Evidence.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Aug. 19.--"l
have obtained from Sam Schepps the
corroborative evidence I expected, .
said District Attorney Whitman today
after brief conference with the little
gambler, who was captured at Hot
Springs, as a material witness In the
Rosenthal murder case
Although Schepps was bit nervous
he told the prosecutor that he would
tell freely all he knew of the events
which led up to Rosenthars death.
Assured Of this, Mr.. Whitman did not
prolong the conference but after "siz-
ing" his man up, left him with detec-
tives and then breakfasted with Dis
trict Attorney Rubin, who has had
charge of Schepps since his capture at
Hot Springs.
Mr. Whitman regards Schepps' tes.
timony of Importance as corroborative
of the story of BALD Jack" Rose.
Schepps was not in the murder car
at the time of the shooting but he was
in it earlier in the evening and accord
ing to Rose subsequently was the pay.
master Of the murder crew.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
REPORT OF TRIP
OF POPE DENIED

Rome. Aug. IA statement circu-
lated In the press here that the pope
went out of the vatican to visit his sis
ter Rosa, who was said to have been
stricken with paralysis, Is officially de-
MED at the vatican today.
The officials declare that the stroke
Of paralysis suffered by the pope.s sis
ter occurred as far back as June and
was Of such slight nature that II
never caused any serious anxiety Ross
has almost entirely recovered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
HEAD OF MANDEL
BROTHERS DEAD

Chicago, Aug. 19-Simon Mandel,
president Of Mandel Brothers, million
aire merchant, died at his residence
here today after an illness of more
than year. He was born at Kerzen-
helm, Germany, and was 76 years old.
He is survived by four daughters and
five sons. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
RETIRING MAYOR
MAY Be COUNSEL
Orange Executives Name Men,
toned for Position to Be
Filled January /.

Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the caucus to be held to-
night by the Democratic members of
the Orange Common Council, who are
in the majority. There is niue hspecu-
lation as to the allotment of the
various positions at the disposal of
the council. The friction that was
evident in the Democratic ranks last
year has disappeared with the recent
election.
1t Is thought by many familiar with
Orange municipal affairs that Mayor
Arthur B. Seymour would not be I'M
willing to accept the appointment Of
city counsel, although the mayor
has not declared himself. For
mer Judge Thomas A. Davis has also
heen mentioned for the berth.
but many of his friends declare he
might decline, as the fight against the
railroads to abolish grade crossings
to be continued by the city will
n~ecessitate many trips to Trenton and
dpPNI1A dAACSD OOAOA0 liz 1OS
Among others who are mentioned as
aspirants for the position T Edward
l. Davis. a nephew of former Judge
Davis and Nathan c. Horton.
Three aspirants who have an
nounced they are candidates for the
office of city clerk are Daniel F.. Min
nahan. Thomas A. Mulgrave and j. J.
Byrne. Each of these has friends
working actively in his behalf. al
though the majority members of the
council have not committed them
selves.
John j. Kelley. OF the Third ward,
and James Hanley, of the Fifth ward,
are candidates for the new office Of
treasurer. 1t is generally believed
that Collector of Taxes Frank g.
Coughtry, a Republican, and City En-
gineer Crane, also a Republican, Will
be reappointed. Building Inspector
Roberts, Street Commissioner Drls-
coll, James p. Quinn, superintendent
Of the POOR farm, and John McCar-
thy, sealer of weights and measures,
are sure of reeppointment. Francis
Mulvihill has been mentioned to sue
ceed w. Walter Patten, head clerk in
the tax office.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09

RALLY TO AID
OF LICENSE APPLICANT

Supported by many friends Will
lam H. Rodgers. county sealer of
weights and measures of Bergen
county, expects to secure a saloon
license for a building at Bellevllle
turnpike and Kearny avenue, North
Arlington. A petition opposing the
granting was presented to the Bor-
ough Council at a special meeting
last Friday night.
Rodgers has been, assured by those
who signed the petition that they
we're in no way opposed to him per-
sonally, but did not want to have
more than one saloon in the borough.
The only saloon in the borough at
present is that run by John Pfaffen7
dorf, who at present is under heavy
bail as q material witness in the case
of Martin Rittenbecker, whose
dered body was recently found in a
wood in North Arlington.
It was limited by Rodgers that the
cause of the opposition to his secur-
ing the license was primarily brought
about by q, personal enemy. The
matter will be settled by the county
court.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
LIKELY TO BE
BANNER BUILDING MONTH

Permits for many dwellings and
factories have been granted by the
building department of the town of
Iryington, and the indications are
that December will be a banner
month. The estimated cost of the
buildings for which permits have
been granted since December / Is
sos. 200.
The Irvington Manufacturing Com.
zpany will put up a factory construct
cd of brick at 124 to 12S Colt street
rat a cost of $500; Ninterbot-
etom & Van Houton are breaking
ground for five family dwellings, 80
70 4S Grace street, the cost to reach
$751; 0 Samuel Gray win put up two
apartment houses with torres at
tached at 752 and 754 Springfield I've
u at q COST Of $4,000; Mary Rine-
hardt is having a two-farnily dwell
ing erected It AIS Lyons avenue, the
cost Of which will be S., 400; J. r. and
,. r. Heidi have under way a brick
family dwelling at 1s9 Park place TO
cost IS. 800; Joseph Schultz Is having
ground broken for a 5000 three-fam-
ily dwelling al 162 Nineteenth ave-
nue., and excavation has been made
by Gottlieb Keifer for In $1,000
dwelling at 14s Nineteenth venue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
Sc M|L|T|AMEN
BEFORE BOARD
Many Battery A Members
Fined for Not Attending
Their Drills.

Fifty-six members OF Field Battery
A, of East Orange, appeared before
the summary board on Saturday night
at the armory, the largest number to
appear at one time probably in any
military organization In the state.
First Lieutenant Claude E. Lanter-
man resided and had a busy session
dispensing of the cases.
A strict ruling of the officers that
even one drill cannot be missed with
out justifable cause was the reason
for the majority of the artillerymen
facing the court, but some were up
on charges because they failed TO at
tend the recent maenvers without be-
ing excused. A SO fine was the pen
atty for this o~ffense, while many who
missed drills paid 81, and the battery
treasury was quite enriched by mid
night.
The court over, the battery men
were aprised of the fact that the OIL
GERS had decided to award 100 per cent.
attendance medals at the end of each
year. The officers decided when il is
impossible for a member To attend his
section drill he al drill with a diff
ferent section the same week and his
percentage will be maintained. The
Veteran Association. It was also an
nounced, have given IL medal 10 be
awarded the member having the nigh
est score on the revolver ranges. The
resentation will take place each April
The State military authorities for
warded to the battery the report of
Colonel Mitchen, of the ordinance de-
partrnent, Governors Island, of his in
spection Of the battery a month ago.
Colonel Mitchen said he found every
thing to be in Iirst-class order and
that "the State and East Orange had
provided handsomely for the organi-
cation" Appended to the report was
a statement from the State officials
complimenting the battery on the fact
that such a splendid credit as given
by the government officer was award
ed a Jersey command.
The entertainment committee will
have a Christmas tree for the mem
bers on Saturday evening, December
q, when Appropriate gifts will be given
each member. A supper will follow
their distribution. Late In January
the annual exhibition drill by IN Of
the platoons will be given. along with
bareback riding and games.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
TAKES DIP IN RIVER,
BUT QUICKLY REPENTS

Wet inside. glad Of 1t, but not sat's-
fed, Oscar Knitzer decided early to-
day that he wanted to be wet outside
as well and he chose the Passaic river
as the place for the impromptu ablu-
tions. The old mercury was hugging
close to the zero mark when Oscar
dropped from the gansplank lcadins
to one of the mudscows on the Harri-
son side of the river.
With a br-r-r-r-r and a shatter of
teeth that fairly rocked the heavily
laden scows, the boatman tossed
about in the murky stream. He had
enough. Other boatmen, awakened,
hurried to the decks just in time to
pull the half-drowned bather from
the river. Patrolman William Fer1,
of Harrison. summoned the police am
bulance. Knitzer a taken to the
Harrison police station. In cour this
morning he gave the never again"
sign and was allowed to go.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
PASTOR RESIGNS
AFTER Is YEARS
Rev. Or. orviIIe Reed Organ
lied Big Parish in
Montclair.

The Rev. DR.. orvilie Reed, pastor
Of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mont
clair. presented his resignation TO his
congregation yesterday. to take effect
on June .. 1913. which will be the
twenty-1rst anniversary of his pas
torate Of the church.
The church was organized in 1883
and was an omshoot Of the First Pres
hyterian Church. DR.. Reed was the
ohurch's first and only pastor and 1t
has been his only passionate.
Under his administration the church,
which began worship in a small frame
building, where the Free Public LII
hrary now stands, at the corner OF
Church street and Valley road, has
zxown to be one of the largest and
weaitftiest congregations in the noun
tain town. Its handsome stone edince
at the corner of Midland and lare-
mont in which the congre-
cation low w~orships, Is considered
one OF the best church buildings ! n
Montciair. The parsonage adjotns the
church and faces on Midland avenue.
Or. Reed is a noted pulpit orator and
Bible student, and has many friends
IN Montclair. There has been a re-
markable degree of loyalty between
the congregation and DR.. Reed. dur
ing his whole passionate, and the con
gregation's donations to foreign and
home missions and local charities
have been very large each year.
DR.. Reed said today that he has &C
cepted the assistant secretaryship OF
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions, New York, and will be1in
his new duties as soon as his resis-
nation takes effect. He said that II
was hard for him to leave his con-
gregation. among whom he had Ia
bored SO long. but his love OF foreign
mission work. in which he has always
taken great interest, offered a field
for him In which he believed he might
be useful. His new duties will neces-
state his removal to New York city.
The session of the church Will soon
cali a meeting Of the congregation to
act on DR.. Reeds resignation. A
committee will then be appointed to
a new pastor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
FUNERAL OF G. R. AITKEN
TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY

Funeral services for George r.
Aitken, treasurer of the S. E. Howard
& Son Company. brush manufactur-
ers, of New York, who died after an
operation for an internal disease, with
be held Wednesday afternoon. The
Rev. DR.. John r. Patterson, pastor OF
the Central Presbyterian Church, with
conduct the services at the home, 15s
William street. Orange. Interment
will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Orange.
Although Mr.. Aitken had been SUI.
fering from the disease for some
time, he was able to continue his
business duties until last Wednesday.
Then he was suddenly stricken, and
on Saturday was taken TO the Home
opathic Hospital, this city. He failed
to rally from the shock of an opera
ton. For the last eighteen years he
had been a resident of Orange and
was an elder in the Central Presby-
terrain Church of that city. He was
a widower and is survived by one son,
George r. Aitken.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
ELKS ARRANGING TO MAKE
POOR CHILDREN HAPPY

The annual Christmas entertain
ment of East Orange Lodge of Elks
for children will be given on the
morning of that day at English's
Hall. There will be a tree, a Punch
and Judy SHOW, moving pictures and
other numbers for the children whose
Christmas might not otherwise be a
happy one. Presents will also be dis
tributed. While the entertainment is
in progress a committee will be
bringing dinners to many families.
Thomas Il. Creole viii be Santa
Claus this year and will present the
gifts u TIM children. Before he
Lands out the gifts the Riddles will
be given a lunch, and It is believed
that 1000 will be cared for. Princi-
pals Of all the schools have been
asked to send in OF children
for tickets.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
MATTER AGAIN TO BE
SECRETARY TO SPEAKER
Kearny Councilman Backed by
Hudson Officials for Position.

Councilman James J. McAteer, pub
Usher of a weekly newspaper in
Kearny, will be private secretary to
Leon Taylor, speaker of the House
of Assembly. lie served in the same
capacity under former Speaker Ed
ward Kenny at the session of 1911.
Surrogate John p. Egan, of Hudson
county, and Mr.. Kenny We're among
those who backed Mr.. McAteer for
the position, and he also had the sup
port of Asserablyman Martin, Me-
Lennon. McGrath and B%rannegan.
It is understood that the other mem
bers Of the Hudson delegation. al
well as Mayor Wittpenn, Of Jersey
City. expressed a desire that the sec.
r~etaryship should 20 to Hudson
County. Assemblyman Taylor ec.
quiesced in this, and in return the
assistant-secretaryship and the po,
sitions of a doorkeeper and n page
will be allotted to Monmouth County
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
REV. DR.. MACKEL
DEANS SUCCESSOR
Noted Orator Becomes Pas
tor of Church in
Elizabeth.


Announcement was made by the
Fight Rev. John j. O'Connor. bishor
Of the Roman Catholic diocese o.
Newark, at the episcopal residence
in South Orange this afternoon, OF
the appointment of the Rev. DR.
Charles II. Mackel to the irremov-
able r~ectorate at ST. Patrick's Church
Elizabeth, He will succeed the late
Dean Martin Gessner. The aEliza-
beth parish is one of the most inn
portant in the diocese.
DR.. Mackel will go from st. Paul
of the Cross Church. jersey City,
where he has been rector since Sep
TENDER s. 1908. DIR. Maekel is con-
sidered among the best orators in
the diocese.
Before becoming rector Of the Jer-
sew City church Dr.. Mackel occu-
pied the chair as professor of, dog
matte theology at the diocesan semi
nary at Seton Hall College. South
Orange. for years. He was at one
time dean of the Seton Hall faculty.
It was DIR. Mackel who read the
papal brief comforting the title of
m%onsignor on the Right Rev. John A.
Sheppard. vicar-general % the do
cese, in st. Michaefs Church. Jersey
CITY, October Is, 1909. He delivered
the eulogies at the funeral services
of Monsignor Doane, Monsignor
Kelly and many other prominent
clergymen.
~ zT.aIraI - fho anAGYdf TOR of the
diocesan conference. He was born
on November 3, 1866, at Paterson, and
received his early education at st.
Peters College, Jersey City. and at
Seton Hall College. He took up his
studies in theology at the American
College, Rome, Italy, where the de-
gree of S. 7. l.. was conferred upon
him. On May &c, 1888, he was or
dained TO the priesthood by Cardinal
Parochi in st. John Lateran Church,
Rome.
DR.. Mackel served as an assistant
rector in st. Mary's Church, Ho-
boken; st. Michael's Church, this
city. and st. Michael's Church, ,Jer-
sew City. He became rector of st.
Joseph's Church, Mendham, in June.
1895, and -four months later was
named as professor of dogmatic
theology at Seton Hall. succeeding
Father O'Connor, nov the bishop of
the diocese. He remained in the
chair until he became rector in Jer-
sey City.
In 1904 Pope Leo XIII. conferred the
degree of doctor OF divinity on DR..
Mackel.
AS successor to DIR. Mackel at st.
Paul of the Cross Church. Bishop
O'Connor has named the Rev. Mat
thew S. Callan, now rector of st.
Mary's Church, Paterson. A sue
cessor to Father Callan has not been
named. The changes will be effective
previous to Christmas.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
PAUL TILDEN TO GIVE
RECITAL IN M0NTCLAR

Selection from all the famous mas
tiers will be given by Paul Tilden at a
piaua recital tomorrow evening at the
hume Of Mrs. Louis A. peetjen, 159
Pat.S rect, Montclair.
The patronesses are Mrs. A. Hall
Berry, Mrs. William Brown, Mrs. Mel
zar Chaffee, Mrs. James Alfred Chard,
Mrs. Robert Christie. Mrs. Edward
Martin Collie, Mrs. William Copper,
Mrs. Louis a. Deetjen, Mrs. F.. w.
Doorman. Mrs. Charles L. Droste,
Mrs. Cornelius Delafield Du Bois, Mrs.
Edward Earl. Miss Ida ELLIS, Mrs.
Frederick II. Gibbons, Mrs. II. X.
Hannah. Miss Louise Hinck. Mrs.
Ernest C. Hinck, Mrs. J. A. Holland,
Mrs. Franklin Fl. Hooper. Mrs. Otto
Jaeger, Mrs. Michel lie Brun, Mrs.
Henry Littlejohn, Mrs. William E.
Marcus, Miss Alice Marshall, Mrs.
Decatur NJ. Sawyer, Mrs. A. Schroe-
der. Mrs. David Howard Standish,
Miss Corinne Lawrence Smith. Mrs.
Thomas Travis, Mrs. Tom Taylor
Waller and Mrs. L. Allyn Wight.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-09
PRISONERS TOO NOISY,
KEEPER PUTS THEM OUT

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 81 said to
them prisoners. Here! You folks in
there! If you don't shut ZIP that Yell
in, I'll go In to turn everyone of you
out, this fur frum home.' They
wouldn't stop, so 1 unlocked the cage
and told 'em all to beat It. They did"
This was the explanation given to
Chief of Police Beavers by George
Hamilton, driver of the city work
house van-cage, regarding the escape
of ve-prisoners from the age, after
he had started on a 10y ride" dur
Ing the trip from the city court to the
workhouse.