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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-26


ant on hand for you Jus at present.
And, say, Cornell, don't yoL fool your
self too much about that Id fellow
having brainstorm He's pretty
wise old bird. ANY man who can In
vent the scores of little thine' that
he's put on the market, and run ! sue
cessful business at the same tine, is
no fool, let me tell you. The Ting
may develop into a freak case, blu.
believe me, old Brundage has some
real reason for mourning our bill"
The hfth day OF the case a roughly
dressed young man came In to see
Gerber. Gerber took him into his pri-
vate office and closed the door, SO 1t
was impossible for me to see or hear
what went on between them. But the
fact that such secrecy had been OBJ
served put me on my guard, and when
the young fellow came out | managed
to have something to do that brought
me near to him. 1t seems ridiculous.
possibly to the layman, to mention as
the starting point in an exciting case
Will VI al DAoAp DAL SuCu was bAS
real starting point Of the Brundage
Novelty Company case from my stand
point.
/ caught the odor Of gasoline from
this young man as he swept out Of
Gerber's private Office.
OF course the thing meant moth
ing at the time. It suggested nothing.
The only situation opened by it was
this Gerber had some dealings of a
private nature with young man who
smelled of gasolene.
At the same time, It opened up an
other possible clue for us to work on,
for in our previous investigation we
had not found Gerber in any dealings
with anybody who smelled Of gasolene
or who might have occasion to use
that fluid AS our task was to inves-
tigate all angles Of Gerber's career,
with view to finding something to
substantiate old Brundage's indefinite
suspicious, the young man with the
gasolene odor promptly became an in
teresting factor.
Across the street was one of our
men, waiting When the gasolene man
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-26


and he makes me tell everybody that
the boat is owned by chap named
Russell Now. what would he be doing
that for? T."
He shut up suddenly then, realizing
IA drunken fashion that he had gone
too Tar.
After Dawson had made this report
he went of the case, being called In
to the New York Office. For the next
week. or until September 25th, /
worked on Gerber in every way
knew how, without finding thing, On
the 25th he failed to show up at the
ONCE. A telephone call to his house
elected tie fact that he had left at
about midnight and had not returned
had a bunch on the instant, and
calling a taxi drove to the place where
the Nadine had been locked. The
sin was empty, the boat was gone.
From men around the docks | found
that the boat had disappeared In the
night without being seen, that nobody
had known it was going, and that no
body knew where it had gone.
went back to the Office and told
Brundage all knew.
'IIm!" said he, and together we
went to the safe. Brundage tried
to open 1t, he and Gerber having had
the combination together. He failed
For half an hour he tried, and then ne
gave up and telephoned for an expert
from the safe company.
When the safe final vas opened
the books were placed once in tbs
hands of an expert accc infant He
found the discrepancy within half an
hour.
'1t is one of the clum s!est cases o.
juggling / ever saw" he said. "As
near as can tell on this short exam
nation, the cash is $4,000 short Ap
parently it has been short for a Ions
time, because l see that the Juggling
Of figures has been going on TO
months" -
HIN" said Brundage. For NJ
Ell? was slow. Mr.. Cornell
task is simplified now; you have:
to find Mr. Gerber"
Yes, that was all, but that
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-26

on the young man who had been In
10 see Gerber.
Hes the engineer Of nifty foot
gasoIene launch. the Nadine, that is
fying IN the Hudson opposite Forty
second street" Dawson reported. THE
boats owLer is said to be 2 Mr.. Rus
sell
said to be?"
Eyes; because hung around ana
wormed out a description of this Rus
s,P from lot OF fellows hanging
around the docks, and he comes pretty
cloie to looking like Mr. Gerber, II
these fellows were right"
Stir, this meant nothing 80 far as
any else was concerned. But when
/ made enquiries about the Office to
md out II Gerber went in for motor
boating, ard found he had expressed
himself as having an aversion to the
water, the thing began to look as II
there might be something in 1T. II
the boat, The Nadine. belonged to Ger
Der, he was keeping 1t a secret; ana
il he had secrets they might be con-
nected with Brundage's suspicious of
something wrong in the firm.
Strange to say, as l continued to
watch Gerber, too, began to acquire
a suspicious feeling toward him, Just
as the senior partner had done. There
was no tangible reason why this
should be so. His actions apparently
were what they should be But there
was something wrong with the man.
That is as well as am able to ex-
plain it. He wasn't right !" have
felt this intuition-or "hunch," in de
tective parlance several times in my
career; and the experiences have con
WINGED me that the detection of crime
could be made an exact psychological
science, that each and every guilty
person carries about him certain signs
-or possibly an aura which distin.
guishes him from the normal being
For guilt Of crime of any sort, after
all, is an abnormality.
Gerber, in his office. and in his life
after business hours, apparently wen
along as an honest man in his posi-
ton should. But the more studied
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-26

aescription was on the hudson. The
Nadine had disappeared
I went back to the Slip ia Hoboken
and began to work among the hang
ers-on along the docks The Nadine
had baen under their eyes constantly
ana finally one Of them let drop the
remark that put me on the scent.
"Whereyer she went she didn't 20
far" said this man. They didn't
have gasolene in her enough to run
Ave miles, and there was no chance
to get any when they slippd out 1t
night"
If this was true the Nadine must
have put In at some nearby dock to
purchase gasolene if she intended to
make a long trip. So far as we could
find. she had not done this. There
was a chance that the boat still was
in the vicinity.
Working on this chance we began
to search the nea- oy boatyards On
the second day we .ound her. She
was up high and dry, having her keel
repaired, under the name of the Gull.
But for the waterman who had OBJ
served the depletion Of her fuel sup
plE~-tffe boat might have lain there
Till it rotted before we noticed it, for
the work of disgusting her had been
well done, and a boas on the blocks
in dry-dock is Of different appearance
than boat id the water.
was forced to smile in admiration
of Gerber when L found the Nadine.
He had fooled US, and fooled us arts
tically. We had thought it certain
thing that he had flown away up or
down the river. He had worked arts
tically to this end. But he had done
nothing of the ort. All he had done
as / discovered Then l located the
engineer-was to telephone the lat
ter to take the Nadine out at night
and lay her up for repairs in the
boatyard, Then he, Gerber, had fit
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-26

don't care now 60s
that man."
After that it was only question Of
time.
How is the net woven with such
certainty around the hiding criminal?
In Gerber's case, ten days after his
defalcation was discovered, 10000 cir
culars, containing his description and
history and two cuts of him, were In
the hands of as many trained men in
all parts of the country. A thousand
men, in all the large ports of the
world, had these circulars three
weeks later
Gerber was not caught, however,
until after three months had elapsed.
Then one of his intimate friends
whom I was watching as the first per-
son Gerber would be likely to COM
municate with--received a letter post
marked New Orleans, and addressed
in a disguised hand. / had possession
of the letter before the friend ever
saw Through a secret arrangement
with the postal authorities. | opened
it-and it was from Gerber. Copying
the letter, word by word, sealed it
again, and sent it along to its desttn.
alton. But before he ever received
the letter I was on my way to New
orleans. went straight to the gem
eral delivery window at the post Of
flee and waited. Gerber had directed
his mail to be sent there. | got him
that night He came in with his hat
over his eyes, and asked for a letter
When he turned away from the win
dow I was standing before him.
Hello, Gerber" I said, Il came
down to bring you back to Hoboken.
He stood dumb for ten seconds
Then he blurted; How in-did you
ever do it? Haven't been out of my
room in daylight since I came here"
ooh, WELL" I said, you come back
like nice boy and I'll tell you all
about it On the train"
Brundage didn't prosecute Gerber
He said, Fifteen thousand dollars is a
big sum to lose. But it would be
harder for me had lost faith in my
sense Of intuition
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-26
eoIha un.

Would you vote for a man who Of
fered you money!
7 should say not" replied the
shlfty member e the legislature. "The
Gays for that kind of transaction are
past A man who wants to clinch my
influence has got to have a good bust
aess and slip me an interest in i"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
SAY POPUL|STS
FAV0R|NG T. R.
Avoid Nominations for Ma
tionaI Ticket, However.

st. Louis, Aug. determinations for
president and vice president were
avoided by the Populist national con-
yention, IN session here. Delegates
were advised that they may vote for
any candidate and remain In good
standing with the Peoples party. Al
though no mention was made of any
party other than the Populists, the
Roosevelt Progressives were favored In
all the action.
1t was announced the Progressives
had adopted in their platform eighteen
planks of the Populist platform, that
the Democrats had appropriated six
and the regular CTaft Republicans
four, leaving only six unappropriated.
Delegates were urged to take the vari-
GUS parties platforms into considera-
ton In voting, and in this manner
Roosevelt was favored. Wilson fusion
lists were given the cold shoulder by the
convention. A delegation of six Ne
braska f%usionists appeared at the con-
vention headquarters, but were refused
admittance. They were headed by
Thomas H. T4bbles Of Omaha.
Most Of the Populist workers will
vote for Roosevelt, a few will be for
Wilson and almost hone for Taft"
said w. w. Wiley of Topeka, one Of
the old guard Of Populists attending
the convention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
MONMOUTH COUNTY NEWS
KEYPORI

Miss Grace Merrell, of Mariners
Harbor, S. l., is visiting friends in
town.
E. Curry was a Perth Amboy visi-
tor Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. William Tansy, of
Newark, are enjoying a vacation in
town with relatives.
J.. Whitbeck of First street, left
this week for a trip to Baltimore.
A. S. Van Busklrk, has returned
to his home on Main street after a
business trip through the western
states in the interest of the ]. & J.
w. Ellsworth Company, OF which he
is the superintendent of the Key
port branch.
Roland Dey and Charles Eshel-
man were Perth Amboy visitors
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Martin, of Main street,
was in Perth Amboy y~erteday.
The J.. G. j. w. Ellsworth Com
pany will open their oyster plant in
Front street for the s. today.
Orders for a number of gallons OF
opened oysters have been received,
The firm also ships a large quantity
of oysters unopened.
A magnificent display of the carni-
val prizes comprising many beautiful
loving cups were put on exhibition
in the window of r. 0. Walling's
drug store yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
BULL MOOSE LEADERS CONFER
Important Gathering Of Progressive
Party Heads at Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. IA big
campaign conference of the bull moose
leaders was held at Sycamore Hill.
The council Of war, the first since the
National Progressive candidates were
named at the Chicago convention, con
hnued its deliberations until early to-
day.
Those Of the inner circle Of Colonel
Roosevelt's advisers who motored
down to confer with their leader
were Senator Joseph M. Dixon, his
campaign manager; George w. Per
kins, chairman Of the National Pro-
gressive executive committees; Judge
Ben Lindsey, Colorado state chair
man; Medill Mccormick, Illinois state
chairman; Francis W. Bird, former
appraiser Of the port Of New York,
and o. X. Davis, the Progressive pub
licity manager. The meeting was for
the general purpose of taking stock
Of the political situation In It's national
aspects, as 1t has altered since the
convention, and of formulating cam
paign plans In these states wherein a
complete third party ticket will be
named.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
CRY IN DANGER
AS REDS NEAR
Invading Hosts Have Biz
Lead in Play.

Stratford, Conn, Aug. 14.-In the
first big engagement Of the, war game,
the battle Of Great Ring hill" the red
army, which is seeking to capture New
York, won a signal victory. The blue
defenders were routed.
Accommodating expeditions by the
aviation corps Of the enemy helped
materially In bringing victory to the
red troops. The battle, while it lasted,
was fast and furious, General Bliss
afterward commenting that the prob
lem had worked out more successfully
than he had anticipated.
Great Ring hill is in Newton and
was the key to the position which
Colonel Kirby of the blue army took
when he discovered that the reds, I'M
der Colonel Cowles, were approach
Ing him In force. The first engage
ment Of the battle came on the turn
pike towards Newton. Both COM
mands were moving cautiously. Al
most at the same time both com
manders saw the hill would be a
vantage point.
Rods Emerge From Woods.
The blue troops were swarming up
the hill, certain they had won an i'm
poetant position, when a Maine regi-
ment of the red army and some cav
airy troops emerged from a narrow
strip of woods. With a cheer the red
army advanced, the blues falling back,
leaving the enemy In possession of
the hill and the highway, which Is
an important artery across the west
ern section Of the state.
Only near Milford is the blue army
successfully intrenched. The red army
has been making rapid strides. Prac-
tically all Of the red infantry and cav-
airy are across the upper Housatonic
river, preparatory to a northward
march into the Hudson River valley
below Poughkeepsie. General Smith
sent other red troops at Long Hill, in
Huntington, where they al take
Bridgeport with little difficulty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
General Markets.

New York, Alg. IA.
BUTTER-Weaker; receipts. Is, 26s pack
ages; creamery, extras, lb., 26a16hc.
1rsts, 9a2Shc.; seconds, 23ha24Ac.; thirds.
21aZ3c.; state dairy, tubs. finest, 1a81Ao.
good to primo. 2ShaAho.; common to fair,
1a22c. process, extras. 2%a24hc.; firsts, ga
2sAc.; seconds, Hha22c.; imitation cream
frsts, 22a22hc.; seconds, 21a21Hc.; thirds,
19ha20o.; packing stock, current make.
No. I, a0c., No. 3. 19a1shc.
CHEESE-F1rm; receipts. 6.61s boxes
state, whole milk. new, specials, white.
h., 15Ha1sc.; colored, lbka1oc.; average
fancy, white, Nho.; colored, bhc.; under
grades, l3ha1Ac.: daisies, 16hc.; state
skins, now, specials. white, 12hal3c.; col
ored, 171Aa13c.: fair to choice, aAal1Ac.
undergrades. 3haec.
EGGs-Firm; receipts. 1921 cases; fresh
gathered, extras, dox., a. 26o.; extra frsts,
22a7so. nrsts. aha1hc.; seconds. 1aaao 0 ;
dirties, 1fa1sc.; checks, 11aloAc,; state,
Pennsylvania and nearby. hennery whites.
fancy, large, S1a32c.; fair to good, Ts3oc. ;
gathered brown and mixed ~colors, Ha1c.
HAY AND 6TRAW-Steady; timothy.
&C. al .azh: shipping. S6aaoc.; clover. mix
ed, &c.au.l Is; long rye straw, 81; oat $a
4oc.; small bales ba7Ac. less.
tone, steady; { tcl. ems. dry picked. Phila-
delphia broilers, &c.; Pennsylvania. a2a
&c.: western, 17a2zc.; fowls, 'ry picked.
western boxes. txs11c.: bbls., Iced, AYR
lec.; oil roosters. Lzc-; spring ducks. near
BY, LalsNc.; squads. white, dozen, ;1.6Oa
$50; dark. u.0; fro1sr turkeys, No. i, 21a
23c., No. l. 14a1sc.; chickens, roasters.
milk ed, 10aAc-; corn fed. 1sa90c.; fowls,
( to 5 lbs. each. t6a17o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
new UNIFORMS
AT MATAWAN
Firemsn Will Take Part in
Parade at Asbury.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

special to the EVENING NE VIZ.
Matawan, August IA commit
tee meeting was held Monday even
ing in the Engine Company rooms to
arrange for the parade at Asbury
Park September g.. The following
officers were elected: Chairman,
Chief c. R. Stryker; secretary, A. B.
Smith Haley of Hose Company No. /;
treasurer, James Fury of Washing
ton Engine Company.
The bid of the Keyport band was
accepted. Representatives of Phila-
delphia uniform houses were present
with samples and prices and after
duly considering the quality and
prices the order was placed with
George Evans, of Philadelphia.
About eighty uniforms are to be or
dered.
The members of the companies
are to meet Wednesday evening to be
measured for their suits.
Matawan was the first town in
Monmouth county to have a fire de-
partment and in 1869 the Washing
ton Engine Company was organized,
and a hand engine was purchased
from New York and is now in good
order, and will be taken to Asbury
Park September s. 1t is over one
hundred years old and is greatly
priced by the residents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
MATAWAN MAN
GIVEN HONOR
Charles C. Hulsart Appointed
Special Government Inspector
specs1i to the EVENING NEWS.

Freneau, Aug. 14:-The office OF
Farm Management of the United
States Department of Agriculture
has appointed Charles G. Hulsart, of
Matawan, to make a study of the
agricultural conditions among the
truck farmers in the sandy soil re-
gions of this state. The object OF
this Investigation is to study the sys-
TENS of farming and the farm prac.
tice in these regions, paying particu-
lar attention to the problems of soil
fertility and the maintenance of pro-
ductive crop yields through the
growing of cover crops for green ma
nure methods of tillage and the use
of stable u and commercial
fertilizers. Also, to study these
problems with a view of maintaining
profitable truck farming without the
purchase of city
1t has been found that many Of
the farm problems have often times
been solved by the most successful
farmers and a study of these profit
able farms will throw much light on
the solution of these problems.
This work Is a preliminary agri-
cultural survey of these sandy soil
regions with a view later of c%ontinu-
ing these Investigations and estab-
fishing cooperative demonstrations
of the systems of management, based
on the results of experiment work
and the results obtained by the most
successful farmers. The work Is
really a part of the propaganda work
planned by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture in cooperation
with the New Jersey Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station in placing farm ex-
perts in local regions who will study
the problems of the farmer and sug-
gest remedies which will lead to
to more profitable farming.
Mr.. Hulsart was selected because
of his long experience in truck farm
ing on these sandy soils and from
his knowledge of the agricultural
conditions Of New Jersey through
his work with farmers Institutes.
This preliminary survey will begin
about September l and continue In
til cold weather.
Amy information given relating to
the incomes, expenses and general
farm practice will be strictly conf
Dental, George A. Billings, of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, has
informed Mr.. Hulsart.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
COUNCIL MEET
AT kEYP0RT
Many Matters Taken Up
Broad Street Question.
to the EVENING NEWS.

SPtt'Nb ~ - ~
Keyport, Aug. 14:-The regular
meeting of the borough council was
held Monday night. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved. The report of Engineer
Clyde Potts regarding the sewer sys-
tenn was referred to the sewer COM
mittee and financial committee.
The payment of bills amounting
to s1,868.23 were presented and or
dered paid. M. Kelly, of Mott street,
was present and asked for informa-
ton in regard to the Stenhouse
house property in the rear of the
Catholic church property on Broad
way. He would like to buy the
property, which at the present time
belongs to the borough, 1t having
been bought in for the non-payment
of taxes several years age. No def
mite information was given to Mr..
Kelly and future action will be
taken.
A notice was received from Mr..
Terwilliger asking the borough to
extend the water into his house on
Pinewood Terrace on the Cross tract
of land near Mott street. The mat
ter was referred to the water COM
mittee and Superintendent of Public
Works Anthony D. Bedle.
Garland Noonan, of Broadway,
was present and stated that it was
necessary to remove a quantity Of
dirt on Washington street to Provost
avenue to conform to the grade as
prescribed by the borough grade
map and requested that borough do
1t. The above matter was referred
to the street committee.
The question of turning Broad
street over to the county was up for
it was decided to leave the matter In
the hands OF DR.. G. B. Aumack for
investigation. At the request of
Chief Frank Mason an appropriation
for the annual inspection of the fire
department of $40 was granted and
permission was given to the carnival
committee to rope off Main street
and suspend traffic on that thorough
fare during the baby parade on
Thursday afternoon.
The contract and bond of $500 for
Patsy Antico, the contractor who re-
ceived the job of making the lateral
connections and laying pipes
to the curb line for sewer onnec-
lions were received and ordered filed.
Superintendent A. D. Bedle re-
ported hat Supervisor Thomas Bren-
men, of the county roads in this
vicinity, had informed him that no
more openings could be made in the
county stone road until the bond was
filed.
The matter of special policemen
to handle the carnival traffic twas
left to the police committee.
Borough Clerk A. M. Walling re-
ported the matter of the license
trouble with George Linzamayer, Jr.,
of Matawan, whose peddling outfit
was apprehended recently for work
ing without a license in the borough.
A large amount OF discussion was
done, but no action taken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
MEAT
DROP SHORTLY
Agricultural Dept. Moves to
Help Lift Quarantine.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Action taken
by the department of agriculture may
tend to reduce the cost Of meat. Secre-
tary Wilson issued an order, to take
effect Aug. Is, releasing from the quar-
antine maintained on account Of the
disease known as "scathies" In cattle
51,G64 square miles Of territory in
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and
Texas.
This action was taken, It is stated. as
a result Of the progress that has been
made by the bureau Of animal indus
try and state authorities In the work
Of Graduating the disease. The quar-
antine maintained in the states pre-
vented the shipment of cattle to mar
ket from numerous large shipping
points.
The area released In each state by
the order is as follows: South Dakota,
27,601 square miles; Nebraska, 1890;
Kansas, 1900; Texas. 3.673. The en-
tire state Of Kansas is now out Of fed
eral and state quarantine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-14
GIRLS MUST WEAR STOCKINGS
Or They Can't Go In Bathing on Allan
tic City's Beach.

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 14.-Wil-
liam II. Bartlett, director of public
safety, who recently gave orders that
women bathers should not go to the
beach In bathing suits which were not
covered by raincoats, went further.
Two girls who were bathing in suits
without stockings were ordered from
the beach by a life guard.
Put on your stockings, leave the
beach or be arrested" was the ultima
tum. One of the young women wanted
to know why the guard didn't chase off
some Of the men who wore short
trunks.
~ haven't anything TO do with that"
replied the life guard. "My orders are
to tell you to put on stockings or leave
the beach"
There were no stockings at hand, and
the pare legged bathers left the strand.