The Morning Call from Paterson, New Jersey • 1

the the MORNINO Wherever You Go The Call Will Follow You For Ten Cents a Week. That's All. VOLUME LV. NO. 17.

M'ADOO TUNNELS ARE THROWN OPEN First Trip Between Hudson Terminal Building, On Church Street, and Jersey City Made in 2 Minutes and 40 Seconds--Jersey City's Biggest Celebration--Schedule of Trains. New York, July 10:17 o'clock this morning, Jersey City discovered that the new land route. to Manhattan was open and 'ready for trade and promptly exploded the biggest noise that has been heard on the Jersey coast in all of the 200 years since Skipper Hank Hudson sailed by remarking to his first mate that there seemed to be a pleasant bit of land to port. The flash that announced the opening of the twin tubes of the Hudson River tunnels from the Pennsylvania Railroad station in Jersey City to the Cortlandt street terminal of the McAdoo company made a big chunk of the state of New Jersey as happy as a boy with his first bicycle. Whiskered old fellows from the back country, come to the city for the big parade, tossed up their Sunday hats and yelled with all of the gayety and abandon of the commuter to whom the opening of the tubes meant something very real and definite.

Manhattan, more or less blase on CONDEMNED MAN ESCAPES Killed Woman Who Betrayed Fact That He Was Detective to Strikers. Allentown, July for the time, Martin Laskowski, under sentence of death for murder, escaped, from the Mauch Chunk jail, twenty-nine miles up the Lehigh river. Laskowski, thirty years old and six feet four inches tall, claims kinship with Austrian nobility. He was formerly a captain in Emperor Franz Josef's army. He came here as a remittance man.

With his knowledge of foreign ways and languages, plus his early training, he was engaged by the Central Railroad of New Jersey to command a squad of detectives who broke a strike at the Lansford collieries in 1904. A woman whom he courted told on him as a detective, and after he had thrashed half the strikers he killed her in a ft of anger. Riots had been frequent, and Laskowski, as a queller of disorder, had won respect. For killing the woman he put up a plea of self-defense. He might have been acquitted but for the fact that she was the mother of his unborn child, and he was accused of double murder.

After his conviction in 1905, while he was awaiting the day to be set for his hanging by the governor of Pennsylvania, engaged the daughter of the then sheriff Rothermel in conversation. Reaching through cell wicket he grabbed her by the neck and choked her unconscious with one hand. With the other he grabbed the keys, quickly unlocked all doors and escaped. Last winter news trickled East that Laskowski was tea Butte, Montana. Ho maltreated his wife, whom he had married since his escape.

She knew of his troubles here and in revenge told on him. Rothermel, to show he was not in collusion to let the murderer escape, spent $2,000 to bring him back. The supreme court of Pennsylvania last month confirmed conviction of three years ago and the hanging was set for next month by Governor Stuart. This morning Laskowski often was gone. He had somehow gotten hold of a steel saw with which last night he cut bars of his cell window.

With the aid of a rope made of his cot blanket, he got into the jail yard, thirty-five feet low. He then sawed off gate lock to freedom. So far eluded all Eastern the, Pennsylvania's effort's to recapture him. the subject of big openings, took the news coolly, letting loose a few siren whistles on the water front, but there was shrieking, roaring, ramping joy across the Hudson. Added to the natural gayety that comes with a public holiday when the whole town is beflagged and bombs are thundering from every important housetop, Jersey, City was opening of thrilling the with steel the quills idea under the river bottom would.

bring quickly to Jersey oodles of wealth and prosperity. The price of town lots hiked up dollars to the front foot the second Miss Harriet Floyd McAdoo, the preti: daughter of the man who planned and constructed the tunnel system, touched the gold button that switched electric power into the third rails and brought Jersey City as close as Fourteenth street in Manhattan to the Cortlandt street terminal, The preparations for the official celebration had been perfected weeks before, and were carried forward today without a skip or a break from the time Miss McAdoo, with a touch of her finger, sent electric currents racing sixty feet under the river bed (Continued on Twelfth Page.) SHOEMAKERS' WAX IN HIS HAIR Irate Crispin Gives Abe Rosenberg a Horrible Time. Abe Rosenberg, of 44 Godwin street, says that anybody who puts shoemakers' wax into a man's hair is no gent. Abe is sure about this, because yesterday a barber worked for two hours over him. The barber started in with a clipping machine, which soon became gummed up.

Then three: pa'rs of scissors were used, and finally the larber shaved Abe's head, and Abe so. The barber insisted upon double looks like A. Dutch cheese, only more price for his labor, and then Abe was madder than ever. Abe says this country is all to the fritz. He thinks he won't live in it much longer.

The trouble really started over a pair of boots which Abe had ordered from James Marico, a shoemaker with a shop in Hamilton avenue. There was a dispute over the of the shoes, and Anally Marico, losing his temper, picked up a chunk of shoemakers' wax weighing pound and smeared it into Rosenberg's hair. Abe's hair was long and and the wax took a firm hold and awaited developments. Abe used first soap, then kerosene oil, then Old cleanser and then bath-brick. Nothing doing.

The more stuff he used the more the wax held. Fnally in despair Abe visited to barber shop and had every hair removed and his head sandpapered. After the, barber had been paid Abe went refore Justice Abe Cohen. wanted to swear out a warrant charging Marico with mayhem, assault batter? assault with intent to kill, murder and Judge Cohen fitnally got Abe to consent to one warrant for assault and battery. Marico gave bail and will have a hearing later.

MRS. ABRAHAM SMITH THROWN FROM RIG. Sprains Ankle and Goes to General Hospital for Treatment. In a collision between two rigs on upper Market street at 8:30 o'clock last night Mrs. Abraham Smith, of 51 Fair street, was thrown out and sprained her ankle.

She was assisted to the General hospital where injuries received medical attention at the hands of the house physicians. She later went home. Mrs. Smith, together with her husband was driving along Market street when another rig came along traveling in the opposite direction. The other.

parties, whose names could learned were driving on the wrong side of the road. The wagon struck a glancing blow and the occupants of the Smith rig were out. Mrs. Smith was the only one injured. SLICK SUMMER BOARDER CLEANS UP HOTEL GUESTS.

Middletown, N. July Steinberg, eighteen years old, who has been cutting quite a dash among the summer boarders at Mountaindale, Sullivan county, disappeared from the summer hotel of Simon Tems, at that place on Sunday. Shortly after his disappearance guests of the hoted reported that they missed articles of jewelry. On taking stock it was said that two ladies' gold watches, one gentleman's gold watch, a gold chain, gold bracelet, several valuable rings and $129 in bills had been taken from various rooms while the guests were eating breakfast. Steinberg, who has been very popular with the guests of the hotel, did WEATHER PREDICTION.

THE CORPORATION TAX REDUCED Conferees on Tariff Bill Adopt Provision for One Per Cent. On Net Incomes. HOLDING CO'S EXEMPT. There Will Be No Tax on Leaf Tobacco, and the Planters of Kentucky Are Happy. Washington, July corporation wax, was adopted today by the conferces on the tariff bill.

It was sent to the committee from the ney-general's office and taken up for consideration and adopted at the morning session of the conference committee. It provides a tax of one per cent. on the net incomes of cofporations instead of the two per cent. tax imposed in the first amendment as it passed the senate. The matter of exempting certain mutual benefit corporations was worked out more in detail by the attorney-general after much consideration of the subject.

In the draft of the amendment it is understood that holding corporations are exempted on the ground that the imposition of a tax on these corporations amounts to double taxation. When it became noised about the capitol today that the committee had finally adopted the amendment in the form which exempted the holding companies, there were manifestations of disapproval. Senator Clapp, of Minnesota. who presented the amendment in the senate, was greatly disappointed, ani at least two other' Western senators expressed a strong disapproval of the proposed exemption. At-General Wickersham and Senator Root appeared before the conference committee by invitation and explained the new amendment in detail.

Nearly all the morning session was given up to the consideration of the corporation tax amendment. At the afternoon session it had been explained that the cotton schedule would be taken up for consideration, but the conferees are still waiting for information, and Chairman Payne, of the ways and means committee, has in course of preparation come documentary material to lay before the conference. Several miscellaneous matters were considered. Those who talked. with afternoon some of session the got conferees the im- afpression that the progress made today had not been as satisfactory as it has been for several days previouly.

The conference committee has settled the matter leaf tobacco, which was the subject of a conference at, the White House on Saturday night, in which Senator Aldrich, Representative Payne, Senator Bradley, of Kentucky, and James C. Wheeler, deputy commissioner of internal revenue, participated. There will be no tax on leaf tobocco, and the grower, under the terms of the new amendment, will have unlimited right to vend his product in the leaf, unstemmed and practically without any limitation or any requirement that he shall keep a record of his sales. But the law will require that the grower's vendee shall keep a record of all sales above ten pounds. For years the Kentucky delegation in congress and other southern men have been struggling to get this legislation through congress.

It has passed the house several times but always failed in the senate. When the conference adjourned late this afternoon it was under an agreement to meet tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. RUN OVER BY STONE WAGON Charles Saunders Meets With Injury. While Coasting in Express Wagon. Coasting down Ellison street in a small express wagon was the cause of serious injury to Charles Saunders, aged, six years, of 185 Market street, yesterday afternoon.

A wagon loaded with stone ran over the lad's shoulder breaking several bones. The boys is now under the care of Dr. Keating. Saunders, together. with David Carr, aged seven, of 146 Market street, occupied wagon, in which two were coasting from Church to Paterson streets on the incline on street.

The lads ran directly into the stone wagon and Saunders rolled beneath the rear wheels. Carr. escaped by tumbling to The injured lad was carried Into Dr. Keating's office and later transferred to his home. RESTAURANT KEEPER ROBBED.

Six Men Form: a Bandit Band and Get $18. Six men entered the restaurant of Dickram Bedigian, of 767 Main street, while the proprietor was alone in the place early yesterday morning, and while one of the men engaged Bedigian in conversation the other five made an effort to locate the cash drawer. Falling they set upon the owner, threw him on the floor and after beating him took $18 and some change from his pockets and made their escape before Bedigian could raise an alarm. The names of the men, who are Armenians, were reported to Justice Thomas Cappa, and complaints against them have been entered. CALL.

FINALHEARING ON R.R. SWITCH Both Sides Are to Present Briefs on Sept. 25. ARGUMENT ON OCT. 5.

The Erie Contends That It Shouldn't Be Expected to Injure Its Business. The final hearing 1 in the matter of the establishment of an interchange switch between the Erie and the L. ard W. railroads in this city, was held yesterday in the of trade rooms in the city hall. Messrs.

Hobart and Taylor appeared as counsel for the while Wayne Dumont represented the petitioners. At the mornir session only two members of the state railroad commission, before which the hearing is being held, were present. During the morning Freight Agent Walter Rigdon testified for the Erie, and told of the delays complained by the petitioners in the transfer of freight through yards at Bergen Point. Mr. Durnont had on the stand Harmon S.

Stratton, of the American Locomotive company, in rebuttal, and former Chief Accountant Frank E. Smith, the American company's plant in this of, came to the city from Bridgeport, especially for the Mr. smith finished his tebearins; shortly after 2 o'clock the afternoon. Some other points forton mer testimony were cleared up, after which it was announced that the case will 'be argued in Trenzon on Oct. 5.

Both sides will present briefs on Sept. 25, and may make supplemental briefs after reading each other's arguments. Mr. Dumont expects to sail for Europe of this month, and twill not return until the middle of September. The Erie railroad has opposed this much-reeded boon for Paterson manufacturers and merchants with' all its strength.

It has had two lawyers and the general and local freight agents in attendance at every hearing, and hag shown from the technieal testimony that it expects a long drawn out battle. From the start the road has contended that 1t would be practically robbing them '11 an inter-change switch were established in Paterson between their road and the and W. railroad. It is argued by their counsel that the Lackawanna has not nearly the business Paterson that the Erie has, and consequently that they should not be compelled to give over acme of their business to that road. Were things equal, they claimed, they would be glad to instal the switch, but under the present conditions they will not, if the case has to carrie1 to the supreme court of the nation.

On the other hand, the board of trade argued that Paterson, which hands over to the treasury of the Erie every year in freight business about three quarters of a million, should have the same facilities that is accorded by the Erie and the L. and W. to business men manufactures in Cor: land, Owego, Elmira, Binghamton and other stations smaller than Paterson. MEDALS FOR WAR SERVICE Two Paterson Officers to Be Honored Today at Sea Girt. A group of civil war veterans will assemble before the governor's cottage at Sea Girt this afternoon at 3 o'clock and his excellency will confer upon each a medal for distinguished service, granted by the last congress of the United States.

Among the veterans are Lieutenant-Colonel George W. Terriberry, Captain John T. Hilton, of this city. Others are Major-General R. Heber Breintnall, retired, General Joseph H.

Brensinger, commanding the First brigade, Colonel A. Judson Colonel James S. Kiger, Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel B. Murphy, Lieutenant-Colonel Mortimer Lampson, Major Charles B. Champlin, Captain William H.

Howard, Captain James L. Marsh, Captain John H. Crissy, Drum-major John Brownlee, of the Fourth infantry. The medals are in readiness at Sea Girt and the governor will pin them on. the breasts of the men indicated, each one of whom has been officially notified to be present.There is one decoration to be conferred for distinguished services in the Philippines.

This goes Captain Edward Du Boise, of the Third infantry, this state. SECOND REGIMENT WILL HIKE TO CAMP. Trenton Soldiers Preparing for Their Long March to Sea Girt. Trenton, July of the Second regiment are' active in their preparations for a hike to Sea Girt, where they will remain for the week beginning Aug. 7.

On the march the men will each carry a half shelter tent and a day's rations, besides their bayonets and cartridge belts. The blankets and overcoats will be carried by teams which will accompany the men. Besides the supply wagons the men will be accompanied by kitchen wagons and ambulances. At each stopping place coffee will be ready for the men on their arrivals Fald and continued cool today. Brisk northwest winds.

Sun rises 4:47: sets 7:25. Moon sets 9:43. PATERSON, N. TUESDAY MORNING, DEMOCRATS ALL ON DECK Republicans Stayed Away and Democrats Couldn't Meet. USE VOTING MACHINES.

Another Meeting Has Been Called for Thursday Night, but Results Will Not Vary. Every Democratic alderman of the city was ready to attend the meeting of the board called last evening, when it was expected that the petitions for a special election on the voting machine proposition would be presented. The hard seems to be divided on this question, all the Democrats being ready to vote for a special election, and the Republicans being opposed to the same, Not 2 Republican alderman was present last evening, and as a result of this no meeting could be held for the reason that the Democrats only have eleven members, while a quorum comprises twelve members. However, the Democrats were not going to allow occasion to pass without having their say, through one of their spokesinen, Alderman James E. Kerwin, of the Tenth ward.

The meeting was. adjourned until Thursday night of this week when another effort will be made to get a quorum. It is said that the petitions in some of the Republican as well as all of the Democratic wards had been signed and were ready for presentation -last evening. The vote on the referendum would have to be held sixty days before the regular election and thirty' days' notice must he given before the regular election takes place. City Clerk Standeven said last evening that there is now no further opportunity of arranging a special election.

At the meeting of the license committee it was decided to report favorably on the following applications for licenses: Louis E. Hellthal, wholesale license for 184 Market street, and George Cuff, picture show license for the theatre at the corner of Main and Smith. streets. In addition to these the committee decided to rec ommend the granting of the following transfers: Margaret Bell, from Richard Stagg, 93 Straight street; Robert Bushnell, from Jacob H. Levin, 67 Ellison street; Moritz Fuchs, from Albert Linsen; 39.

Hamburgh avenue; David Fitzgibbons from Efsio 192 Vine street; Walter Glennon, from Henry Soehlein, 627 Main street; William Mead, from Willian Crohan, 63 Ellison street; Samuel Kaplan, from George Ritter, 304 Getty avenue; Louis Rooze, Alfonso Rooze, 107 Highland street; William Redmond, from Joseph Sutcliffe, 220 Slater street; Harris Stein, from Martin Wimmers, 37. Lane street. FOOLED THE BLOODHOUNDS Negro Confesses Under Torture How He Aided Murderer to Escape. Memphis, July and tortured until blood gushed from his mouth, Frank Duncan confessed to a posse that he had concealed Albert Lawson, another negro, who is wanted for the fatal shooting of Sheriff Compton, of Henry county, Tennessee. Duncan said that by rubbing the soles of Lawson's shoes with onions and cayenne pepper he had so injured the scent that it was impossible for the bloodhounds engaged to follow up the murderer's trail.

Duncan might have held out, but his son was threatened also and SO the elder confessed and betrayed Lawson's whereabouts. Still another Duncan aided the fugitive however, and despite a fusillade than fifty shots the slayer got clear away from Duncan's place though blood prints indicated that he wounded. "Lawson fled across the Kentucky line, and, the last report states that he is hiding on a farm a few miles south of Paducah, and that several rundred whites and negroes, all armed, rave surrounded the barn wherein he has sought safety. As Lawson has a rifle and a shotgun, both repeaters, and two revolvers, there will be trouble in taking him, in in in spite of the large number seeking him. Sheriff Compton was exceedingly popular with the negro farmers of Henry county, and many of that race have joined in the chase after Lawson.

SOLD GOODS AND KEPT THE DEPOSIT. Antonio Cramolo, of 330 Market street, was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses before Justice Samuel Percey last night. Enrico Locarso, of 83 Cedar street, who entered the charges says 'he paid a deposit of $5 on a stove and two beds which he intended to purchase from Cramolo. The latter sold the two beds to another party and refused to return the money deposited by Locarso to the rightful owner, hence the complaints. JULY 20, 1909.

FIVE LITTLE ONES MOURN Details of Accident to Mr. Harding's Auto Made Known. THE WHEEL CAME OFF. Had the Steering Apparatus Held the Car Could Have Been Saved. The remains of Mrs.

William F. Harding, who was instantly killed in the automobile accident near Green Pond on Sunday afternoon, were brought to this city yesterday afternoon and placed in Dufford dervoort's morgue. They will be removed to the Harding residence, on Zabriskie street, Haledon, this morning, and the funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from the house at 2:30 o'clock. The four children who were in the accident were informed of their mother's death by their father yesterday morning, after they had gotten their beds. They had anticipated that she was killed, for one of the boys insisted that if his mother had not been dead her body would not have been left lying at one side while the doctor attended to them, the children.

Since the accident the details of the tragedy have become better known. Besides the four children who were in the automobile at the time of the accident there was still a smaller one, a seven-months-old boy, now at home, who will know his mother. the five children, all of whom are still young, their mother in 80 sudden a manner, the sympathy of a large circle of friends has gone out to them, and scores of people living in this city and elsewhere have extended their deepest condolence. Mr. Harding himself was badly injured but is improving as rapidly as might be expected.

Only his relatives and one or two friends have been allowed to see him. Many were turned away from the house yesterday as the fomily phystclan, Mr. Magennis, had, given orders that he must be allowed to rest as much as possible. He gave out a statement to a representative of The Call last evening, which shows how heroically he worked save not only himself and family from destruction, but also the lives of others. On the first night of the accident he was in no condition to talk of the affair any more than was absolutely necessary.

His statement made through a friend last evening, was that the machine in which he was riding was about two and a half years old and was apparently in first class condition. It ran excellently and the brakes worked splendidly until Ward's hill, near Green Pond, was reached. As he started down that narrow, steep and crooked incline he threw off the power and put all his force on the foot brake with his left foot. As that was not enough to retard the speed of the car he grasped the emergency brake with his right hand and kept his left hand on the wheel of the machine. In this position he plunged along in the machine until it came within a short distance of the bottom of the hill.

There he saw a wrecked automobile being towed along by one in good condition and the people walking at the side. He saw that he would run directly into the people or the machine, or would have to run straight ahead directly into a rickety old farm house. One thought after another flashed through his mind and he concluded that if he ran into the farm house the building would collapse and if he ran into the automobiles at the foot of the hill they would be smashed and possibly some of the people walking would be killed, He saw one chance and that was to steer up the embankment. But as all these problems through his mind the wooden rim of the steering wheel, which he held in his left hand came. off.

This brake cause slightly him to so relax that emergency it caught in the last notch. He threw aside the wooden rim and grasped the spokes of the wheel with both his hands and then deliberately steered up the bank in the hope of striking the tree with the left side of the front of the machine. He did not hit squarely, but merely grazed the bark and then the machine toppled over causing the death of his wife and the injuries of his children, as told yesterday. Had the rim of the steering wheel not come off, he believes, he would have been able to slacken the speed of his machine somewhat with the emergency brake. He lays most of the blame to the fact that the rim gave way.

The accident was the cause of much speculation among automobilists, yesterday, as to just what went wrong with the auto. It was stated by one experienced driver that no brake strong enough to stop a machine completely in going down such hill as the one on which the accident occurred. Mr. Harding is regarded as an expert automobilist. Mrs.

Bensen's Funeral. The funeral of the late Mrs. Richard Bensen, who was killed in the tomobile accident near Suffern, on Sunday, will take place from her late residence, 615 East Twenty-sixth street, tomorrow afternoon. Miss Dorothy Bensen, daughter of the deceased, who sustained a broken leg and many other bruises, is resting as comfortably as may be expected. Her superficial wounds healing rapidly but her broken limb will naturally confine her to her bed for some time.

PRICE TWO CENTS. HERMAN GAT JEN DIED LAST NIGHT Had Lived in Paterson for Nearly Forty Years--Started Life as a Confectioner But for Many Years Had Maintained Billiard and Bowling Headquarters in Ellison Street. Herman Gatjen, for almost forty years a resident of Paterson, passed away at his home, No. 474 Park avenue, last night at half past nine o'clock. The death was not sudden; it had practically been expected since Sunday.

Two weeks ago Mr. Gatjen complained of severe pains in his side, and for a few days thought he was suffering from some stomach trouble. Last Tuesday he was obliged to take to his bed, and his physician, Dr. Parke, upon examination pronounced It a case of appendicitis. His vitality steadily decreased from then on, and because of his weakened condition the doctors found it impossible to operate for appendicitis.

Mr. Gatjen was born in Hanover, Germany, 24, 1856. At the age of fourteen years, in 1870, he came to this country, alone, and located in New York city. While still a boy, he came this city and was employed by a Paterson confectioner. Shortly afterwards he embarked in the confectionery business on his own account, and prospered so that within a few years he was able to open an- PILE OF LUMBER FELL ON HIM Twelve-year-old John Nightingale Severely Injured.

While playing on a pile of stacked lumber by the roadside at Fourteenth avenue and East Twenty-fifth street, early last evening, together with a number of boy companions, John, the twelve-year-old son of Joseph 0. Nightingale, the silk dye works salesman who is associated with a local Arm, was thrown- to the ground and buried beneath the falling timbers when the pile collapsed. All the lads escaped with the exception of young Nightingale. When the injured boy was uncovered and lifted from among the fallen timbers it was seen that his wounds were serious. Clear across the scalp on the top of his head, extending from his forehead almost to his neck, was a deep gash, from which the blood flowed profusely, and about his body were numerous cuts and bruises.

He was carried to his father's home, at 677 East street, where he was attended Paton and fourth Mackintosh, who were hastily summoned by the members of the lad's family. Police Sergeant Sautter, who was in the vicinity, assisted in carrying the lad also reported the accident to police headquarters. PUT BARBER OUT OF BUSINESS Thieves Take His Razors and Scissors, After Sending Child Away. In the absence of the owner, two strangers entered the barber shop of Vincenzo Delasio, at 87 Haledon avenue, yesterday afternoon, and stole five razors and two scissors, practically all the barber's working stock in trade, and ho stated last night that he was unable to attend to patrons because he had no tools to work with, the robbery practically putting his place out of business for the time being. Delasio left his shop for about teen minutes, his daughter, aged about six years, remaining to take care of the shop.

She says two strangers entered and asked for something to eat. She savs they were poorly dressed and she sa'd she had nothing to give them. She was asked to go and locate her father, which the child innocently did, and on the return of father and daughter the strangers were missing, together with the razors and the scissors. The natter was reported to the police last night. Trolley Car Hits Wagon.

A trolley car and one of Matt. ovan's wagons came into collision at Market and Main streets at 3:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the wagon was damaged about the rear wheels and axle. other store. The confectionery store on Market street he sold to Charles Zendler, and later he sold his store at the corner of Pearl and Carroll streets to Mr. Hopper.

Mr. Gatjen became interested in the billiard parlor business after he disposed of his confectionery interests. He purchased the billiard parlor in Ellison street from "Mart" Luckey and after the fire he bought the property and built what is now known as the Gatjen building, at No. 147 Ellison street. He was actively engaged in this business up to the time of his illness.

Twenty-six years ago, Mr. Gatjen married Miss Josephine Yost, daughter of Barbara and Joseph Yost, members of an old Paterson family. Six children came of the union. Three survive, with the widow. The chilren are John, aged 20; Frank, aged 16 years and Josephine, aged 9.

Gatjen was extremely well known in the central portion of the city. He was a member of Beethoven Lodge, No. 29, F. A. M.

and numbered among his friends the best citizens of the city. The funeral arrangements will later. INQUEST IN GERY DEATH Father of Victim Thinks Peddler Was to Blame for Accident. By request of John Gery, County Physician Armstrong yesterday ordered an inquest to inquire into the circumstances of the accident which resulted in the sudden death. of seventeen-year-old William Gery, who died about an hour and a half following a collision between a rig occupied by four boys out on a pleasure drive and a peddler's rig owned and driven by Nicholas Quick, of Midland Park, last Friday afternoon on the Goffle road.

funeral of young Gery was helde yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. By direction of Coroner Walton, Constable John Rancier impaneled the following jury which viewed the remains previous to the interment: Foreman, Samuel Stratton; Justice Johy Keys, Frederick C. Barnes, William Scrocroft, Leonard Kamerling and Cornelius Poelstra. There were many friends of the young man present at the services which began in his family residence. 1 Auburn street, at 1 o'clock.

Public services were held later at the Union Reformed church and the interment was made in Cedar Lawn cemetery. There was a large delegation of Spencer college students at the services. The young man was an attendant at the college for several months previous to the accident. The accident which was fully reported in last Saturday's issue of The Call briefly stated happened as follows: William Gery, together with Frank Murray, Cornelius Breen and Ray Ball, were returning Midland Park in a Surrey. Nicholas Quick, a peddler, from Midland Park was driving opposite direction.

The rigs collided, the wheels locked and both wagons upset, all five occupants being thrown to the roadway and both horses running away. Ball and Gery were rendered unconscious. The others were shaken up and bruised but not seriously injured. Gery revived and later was taken with convulsions and died in his home. He suffered a hemorrhage of the brain.

Because of the stories concerning the careless manner in which Quick is said to have been driving, Gery requested that an inquest be held to determine who was to blame for the accident. Mr. Ball insists that Quick was intoxicated. County Physician Armstrong directed Coronor Walton to conduct the inquest which will be held at the court house before the jury named above at 8 o'clock next Friday evening. ANYONE WANT A BABY GIRL? IF SO, HERE'S THEIR CHANCE.

not make his appearance after breakfast and he was suspected. Search was made for him and it was learned that he had walked ten miles to Monticello and taken an evening train for New York. Telegrams were sent to stations all along the line and the fugitive was taken off the train here by Detective Grant Wilson, who found the stolen articles in the young man's pockets. He confessed his crime to Detective Wilson and was taken back to Mountaindale, where court was held before Justice Kinne at 2 o'clock this morning and Steinberg held in $1,000 for the grand jury. He could get bondsmen and went to Jail.

He said that his home is at 809 Masten street, Philadelphia, but the detective bethat he is a. well awn New York hotel sneak thief. Any family desiring a baby can get one free of charge by applying to Abe Cohen, justice of the peace. The child is two weeks old, blonde, healthy, doesn't cry very much, and in fact, as babies go, is a pretty fine type of infant. The mother of the child is a German, Mrs.

Ella Lazar. Her story is a pathetic one. She came to this country seven months ago to Join her husband in a Pen sania town. Two months after her arrival, the husband died, penniless, and Mrs. Lazar, thrown upon.

her own re- sources, came to this city, where she had friends. Her child was born two weeks ago in the General hospital. The hospital authorities have agreed to give the mother employment. She therefore is assured of a living but she feels that she cannot, keep her baby and has therefore offered to place it in the hands of any family that will give it a home and look out for Its future. Judge Cohen has offered to make out adoption papers tree of charge.

This looks like a chance to obtain a perfectly good baby at merely nominal cost. Applicanti are referred to Judge Cohen.