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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-09-11
FLAG FOR
SCHOOL NO. 20
Presentation to It and the
New Police Station to
Be Made by the
Twelfth Ward
BOULEVARD COMPLAINTS
Not Sufficient Money for the
Policing and Lighting Of
the Great Road
BOULEVARD COMPLAINTS

The Twelfth Ward Improvement Asso.
citation met last night in Spitznagers
Hall, Boulevard and Lincoln street.
Committees on the new No. % School
and the new police station announced
that flags would be presented by the as
sociation to each. Both flags will be FIVE
by eight feet. No. % Schools flag will
be presented at the dedication of the
building and the one for the new station
house on the day of the opening of the
building for business. The association
will attend the dedication of the new
school building in body.
In connection with the presenttion Of
the flag for the police station, the asso-
citation will hold celebration at its
headquarters. Former Assemblyman
John Vollers who got the bill through
authorizing the city to raise funds for
the building will be the only guest. The
art committee was instructed to secure
pictures of the two new buildings.
SCHOOL ROOAI\PROvIDED.
The school committee reported that all
school children of the district had regis
tered, and that pupils of No. 10 School
were accommodated at Nos. Z and %
schools. Mr.. Fredericks. of the fire
escape committee, reported that the work
of repairing No. 10 School had been
begun, and that lit would be equipped
with fire escapes of the same pattern as
those for the new No. % School.
The fire alarm committee was in
structed to wait upon the Fire Commits
sioners and urge the necessity of putting
more fire alarms in the district.
BOULEVARD COMPLAINTS.
Mr.. Fuchs reported that he had talked
with Boulevard Commissioner Birdsall
concerning the complaints about the con-
dition of the Boulevard, its bad side
walks, lack of light and gangs that letter
thereon at night. eli said Mr. Birdsall
said the Commissioners were doing the
best they could with limited appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the maintenance OF
twenty miles of road. Mr.. Birdsall, he
said, compared the condition of the
Boulevard with the Coney Island Boule-
ward, for the maintenance of the six
miles of which 100000 are yearly ap-
propriated, and the two miles of the New
York Speedway, for the maintenance of
which 100000 are appropriated.
President Hoehl protested against the
purchase of the Belleville turnpike so
long as the county is unable to take
proper care of the Boulevard.
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viewing those in line just before the
happy but weary Democrats disbanded.
He was joined by Judge Hendrickson,
of Burlington; Thomas higgins, Daniel
Smith, Peter Wedin, County Clerk Maui
rice j. Stack, Senator Robt. HI. Huds-
peth, Freeholder VIM. Moran, Register
James G.. Clarke and other well-known
Democrats, including the officers of the
Association.
Colonel Smith remained on the curb,
Immediately in front of the entrance,
giving directions, which facilitated the
breaking up of the line.
SALUTES.
Every captain and company which
passed in review saluted the popular
leader, many giving vent to their admira-
tion and enthusiasm by cheering Mr..
Davis was kept busy returning the salu-
tations in his particularly modest little
way. He did not leave his post until
all hands had passed by, and even then
he could not get away because hundreds
of men wanted to shake hands with him
and congratulate him on the success of
the gigantic outing.
The club house was thronged with
happy, light hearted but physically worn
out men for some time after the wind up
& of the parade and it was an hour or two
before the usual quietness reigned in
Mercer street.
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CLOSING Scene.
Cheers, Music and Red Fire
at the Clubhouse--R
view by Leader
Davis.

The boys got a great send-off when
they started from the clubhouse in the
morning and an equally enthusiastic re-
ception when they returned to their
headquarters in the evening.
Long before the Grand Republic ar
rived at her dock the crowds began to
gather in Mercer street and in the vicin-
ity of the City Hall. 1t was a good
natured crowd of men, women and chill
dren. who came from all over town to
see the boys come marching by and wit
ness the display Of fireworks. They
crowded the sidewalks, perched them
selves on the porches of houses and
waited patiently for the triumphant
homecoming. There were thousands
congregated in the streets within a
stones throw of the clubhouse alone.
Al GRAND SHOW.
Elaborate preparations had been made
for fitting reception of the paraders by
the management Of the association Many
dollars had been expended for sky
rockets, red light and torches of varl-
colored fire and the men assigned to the
task of setting off the fireworks stood
in positions like men behind the guns
awaiting orders to slet 'em co.
It was exactly 9:0S o'clock when the
head of the procession turned the corner
into Mercer street from Grove street
with bands playing Twelve colored
torches in front of the clubhouse began
to flare up and splutter, lighting up the
block and skyrocket swept with rush
skyward. From that moment until the
last man had filed BY skyrockets were
set off at intervals of almost every fif-
teen seconds.
THE LEADER.
Al great shout went up from the
throats of the great crowd of onlookers
as the head OF the procession marched
by the clubli iousssJind AR. Davis and
Colonel Smith 4pped out. The Conec-
tor, apparently hfatiguea after all the
exertions Of the da& walked quickly up
the steps Of the clubhouse, removed his
hat and began the pleasant task Of re-
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CROWDS WELL GUARDED.
Police Have Not Heard Of Amy
Pocketp. cking.

Notwithstanding the large crowds of
people who witnessed the return of the
Davis Association last night and the fact
that they would be on the streets was
known to most of the crooks in New
York, not one arrest was made for pock-
ct picking, nor was any loss of watches
or other valuables reported to the police.
Chief Murphy's detectives We're all
on duty and had there been any attempts
to pick pockets the chances are that the
offenders would have been speedily ap-
pretended.
of the street marching on the sidewalk,
accompanying each battalion, to prevent
any gang of roughs from creating dis
turbance by rushing through the crowds.
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MYSTERY
IN BAYONNE
Man Found Unconscious
From Escaping Gas in
Kimmerly's Hotel.
ALL INFORMATION REFUSED
Police Say They Know Moth
ing and Hospital Authori-
ties Refuse to Talk
About the Case.
ALL INFORMATION REFUSED

Much mystery surrounds the case of
Peter Bey, who was found unconscious
in bed this morning in Kimberly's Ar
lington Park Hotel, on the Boulevard,
Bayonne, with the gas in his room
turned on to its full extent. At Kim
berly's Hotel no information can be OBJ
tanned. The management will not even
admit that any such occurrence took
place. The Bayonne police disclaim all
knowledge cf the affair and say that they
have no report of the case
At the Bayonne Hospital, where the
man was taken, it was admitted that he
was there, but all information concerning
the case was refused, even bare state
ment of the mans condition and whether
Mere was any hope of his recovery.
Those in charge of the hospital said that
they had been requested by the mans
family to give no information about the
case to anyone. From what can be
learned it seems that the man came with
an excursion from Newark to the hotel
last evening and when his fellow excur-
sionists went away he decided to remain
all night and took a room.
A strong oder of escaping gas which
prevailed the hotel this morning was
traced to his ROOM When the door was
broken open he was found lying on the
bed unconscious, while the gas was pour
ing into the room from jet turned ON
to its full extent. The man was par
TALLY undressed, and it is not known
whether he had attempted suicide or met
with an accident.
1t was said this morning that the man
was once the champion amateur pool
player. A man named Fry once held
that honor
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EXCISE ACT UP.
Aldermen Expected to Dc
Something--Excise Board
to Meet Too.

The Board of Aldermen will meet to-
morrow night to take action on the Ex-
else Commission ordinance, which will
be called up for second and final reading.
The ordinance will provide for sne
election of five Excise Commissioners,
under the authority of the so-called Cam
den act.
The Excise Board appointed by Mayor
Pagan is also scheduled to meet in the
Assembly Chamber tomorrow night. 1t
is believed that the Hon. John O'Brien
and his colleagues will cut their custom
ary weekly conference short and go into
public session before the Aldermen have
a chance to meet.
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IN THE HORSESHOE
The Whole Section Illu-
minated Hearty We'll
come Home by the
McI,aughlins.

Continued efforts have been made by
the enemies of the Democratic party to
make it appear that there was DISPOSE
ton on the part of the Mclaughlin AS
sociation towards opposition to the Rob
ert Davis Association. While no one who
knew anything about the relations be-
tween the organizations would place the
slightest credence in such reports, any
one who did believe them would have had
his eyes opened to the truth last night
had he accompanied the Davis Associa-
ton in its parade through the Horseshoe.
The residents of that section of the
city turned out en- masse to do honor to
the leader Of Hudson County's Democ-
racy, and every point OF vantage, from
which the legion Of parading Democrats
could be seen, was occupied by a cheer
ing, enthusiastic, Notwithstanding jam
of people. All along the line Of march
through the section in which the members
of the Mclaughlin Association reside,
the houses were lit up to the limit of
their lighting capacity and the fronts of
the buildings were extensively decorated.
The men in line walked through storm
of popping Roman candles and kissing
sky rockets, and the night was brilliantly
illumined by the flare Of various colored
fire.
M'LAUGHLINS' COMPLIMENTS.
The club house Of the Mclaughlin
Association at the corner of Pavonia ave
nue.. and Grove street was thing of
beauty, and to an onlooker it seemed as
though every possible effort had been put
forth to do the greatest honor that could
be done by the members of the Me-
Laughlin Association to its brother or
ganization, the Davis Association.
The front of the building was eiabor-
ately decorated with American flags and
red, white and blue bunting. Strings of
handsome Chinese lanterns were strung
in glowing lines across the entire width
Of the building on both streets, and those
Of the members who were not partici-
pating in the parade were busily engaged
in front of the building cheering Justify.
and setting off large quantities Of
pyrotechnics The lavish display Of fire.
works showed that money was no object
whatever, and the one intention was to
forcibly impress on III who passed the
/ s. Il
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Wal I W NSER.
Republican ll9aaers Reported
to Be Urging The Post
master to Run fos
Sheriff.

1t is rumored that the Republican
leaders are trying to prevail upon Post
master p Farmer Wanser to accept the
nomination for Sheriff. In order to do
this he would be obliged to resign his
Federal position.
1t is not believed that Mr.. Watson is
very anxious to give up a certainty for
an uncertainty. He knows all about the
prospects of Democratic landslide this
fall and prefers, it is understood, to con-
tinue drawing a fat salary from Uncle
Sam instead of making an unsuccessful
run and finding himself without job.
ThePostmaster could not be seens this
afternoon.
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brilliantly decorated. 1t was plain to
sec that the heart of the city is Demo-
cratic. In the early hours of the even
ing many of Il ecorations were in
visible, but as were lighted the
lower part of tlies.lsy underwent . trans
formation. The stage setting was worthy
of the splendid parade. Electricity was
brought largely into requisition to add
brilliancy to the spectacle. The welcome
home to the city and countys Demo-
cratic host was superb spectacle IN
itself. The decorations were confined TO
no special locality. Fashionable Jersey
avenue and Hamilton place were as bril-
liant as Grove street, though they were
no more cordially appreciated. The
greeting at some places was almost too
warm. The heat from huge bontires IN
some districts, especially in Grand street.
broke files in many places.
THE PARADE.
In all the parades of the Davis Asso-
ciation every man in line feels that he IS
under critical inspection. The result IS
the demeanor almost of regular army
men. Without the glitter OF maftiai
decorations, or the glare of colored NC
or the music of the bands, the mere
marching by of nearly four thousand
natriotically organized freemen is an i'm
posing spectacle. Such an army march
ing through sea of light of many hues,
with step attuned to the tune OF music
and amid the plaudits of admirng
friends, makes scene well calculated to
inspire enthusiasm.
Republicans caught the infection as
well as Democrats. All along the lne
Republicans complimented the marehers.
They enjoyed the spectacle, but shook
their heads thoughtfnlly at the magnlh-
cent showing of organized voting
strength.
Down in the thickly inhabited section
of the city, the streets We're crowded for
an hour before the Grand Republic ar
rived From the windows of houses
were swung colored lanterns that threw
rays of light upon the colors of many
American flags. From some apartments
swung only single lantern or a nag.
From a window of top story of
Grand street tenement house gray
haired woman having nothing else of col
or to assist in decorations, waved red
counterpane throughout the time it took
the. procession to pass, while she yelled
enconiunls at the files of marchers.
A TRIUMPH.
From start to- finish it was triumph
al march. At one place on Jersey ave
nue.. not far from the Dickinson head
quarters. fourteen houses in a row We're
brilliantly decorated and greeted the pa-
rade with brilliant displays of fireworks.
Block after block the procession passed
under a veritable arch Of constantly as
cending and dropping rockets and balls
of fire from Roman candles. From
Hudson street up Newark avenue, pass
ing through seas of fire, overwhelmed
with the brilliancy Of the rival pyroteeh-
mic display of Kennys and the Park
House. The procession moyed on to the
asphalted streets in the vicinity of Mer--
Ger and the club house, and emerging
through veritable gateway Of pryotech-
MICS from Cronin's on one side and Alder
man McBride's on the other, it passed in
review before the Hudson's Democratic
leader, Mayor Seymour, Of Newark; John
Zeller and other notables in front of the
clubhouse. And the great parade ended.
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GATJE-- --BUNJE.

Miss Bertha c. Bunje, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Bunje, of Kingston,
N. Y, was married to Mr.. John f. Gatje,
of Brooklyn, last night, at Groeschel's
Teutonia Society Rooms. Oakland and
Beacon avenues, this city. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.. Mr..
Bayendam.
The young couple attended wedding
some time ago and decided that it should
be the scene of their wedding.
Mr.. Groeschel had the lodge assembly
rooms artistically decorated and served
an excellent supper at the reception
which followed.
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ELEVATOR PLANT
Ice Company Will Spend
$4,000 Near the
Lehigh Valley and
Pacific Avenue

The A. B. See Elevator Company has
contracted with Architect John T. Row
land, Jr., to draw up and execute plans
for an extensive plant in the Lafayette
section of this city. The location will
be between Pacific avenue and the Le-
high Valley tracks, and upon what would
be the continuation of Forrest street.
The plant will occupy eight acres, six of
which are upland and the remainder
will be filed in by the dumping of cin-
ders and ashes from the plant
The cost of the buildings will be be-
tween 100000 and $4,000. They will
all be Of brick. There viii be three sep
arate buildings, all one story in height
The manufacturing building will be in
the centre, and will measure 200 feet by
$50 feet Here the elevators will be
manufactured. In the centre of this
building a tower 100 feet high viii be
built to test completed elevators.
A building for the storage of the fin
ished articles and materials will measure
100 feet by 100 feet. Through each end
of this building will run a spur from the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, one for incom-
ing and the other for outgoing freight.
The power house will be 60 feet by so
feet.
The grounds viii be artistically laid
out and beautifed as soon as the build
ings are completed. Work will be COM
menced about October /. and it is ex-
pccted that the entire plant will be COM
pleted by midWinter.
When the plant is started at least 125
men will be employed, but this force, it
is expected, WIN soon be increased 70 275.
The property is portion Of the knight
estate
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FATAL FALL DOWN STAIRS.
Miss West Returning From q Call
Loses Her Balance.

Miss Helen West, thirty -four years old,
of No. 1I4 Morgan street, died this morn
ing at eight o'clock as the result of in
juries received from falling down a
flight of stairs at the above address.
Miss West had spent the evening with
party Of friends and returned home
about 1:30 this morning. Leaving her
friends ut the door she ascended one
flight, and then evidentally lost her bal
ance and fell to the foot of the light.
The thud Of her body striking the floor
aroused some Of the tenants IN the
went to Miss Vests assistance.
When picked up she IVES unconscious,
and was carried to Mrs. Hnssey's rooms,
with whom she boarded.
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Thousands March and Tens O.
Thousands Applaud--Scenes Of
Light, Color and Enthu-
SlaSm.

rockets and bombs were sent up in the
neighborhood of the Grand street pier
announcing their arrival. These acted as
signals for the crowd to move toward
Washington street, and within very
ed to its limit. At Grand and Washing
ton streets, where the head of the parade
rested after leaving the boat, there did
not seem to be a square inch of pave
ment that was not covered by human
foot. The police had all they could do
to clear the way.
When the order to start was given, the
line of march looked like a pathway be-
tween two banks of humanity. Fire
works were going off everywhere, and by
the time the head of the line reached
Grove street the city was ablaze with
colored fire. Young and old alike joined
in the celebration. Boys ran along the
line with torches, while the girls shot off
Roman candles with the old folk from
seemed no end to the display, and as the
boys, with their gray hats and canes
marched along they felt truly proud over
the reception given them. Although
they had passed day of pleasure among
the usual enticements attendant upon an
outing party, they held their lines like
soldiers. To a man they followed their
standard bearer throughout the entire
march, and every man in line was a
credit to the organization whose badge
he wore.
TRULY ELATED.
Leader Davis and the officers Of the
outing could not help feeling elated over
the magnificent showing. In every par
ticular the display was far ahead of that
u any pTeNiOuS OutilS oAN ehS o9So>1ee
ton. Everywhere the line was met with
cheers, fireworks and bonfres.
Many houses along the route were
decorated, some with japanese lanterns
and flags and others with bunting. Win
dows were crowded with spectators and
here and there people were seen on the
roofs of sheds and houses. brakes Busi-
ness College, at Grove streetsand New
ark avenue, which was in session when
the parade started, postponed business
for the evening and the pupils crowded
to the windows to view the procession.
They were cheered repeatedly by the
boys in line.
Everybody in the parade seemed in
good humor and each provocation for a
shout or a laugh was taken advantage of.
At many points along the route the hur
rahs exchanged between the boys in line
and the onlookers completely smothered
the noise of the bands. The parade
wound up at the clubhouse at 9:25 P. NJ.
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TRIU MP Hal PARADE
Home Coming Of the
Davis Association
Hailed With Acclaim
in ALI Parts Of
the City.
THE TRIBUTE OF THE SANS
Colonel Dickinson Himself
Salutes His Rival Leader
Republicans Ge-
NAL Praise.
M'LAUGHLINs' LOYALTY
Horseshoe All Aglow for the
Event-The Final Review,
Fireworks and Dis
bandment.

The return of the Robert Davis Asso-
ciation last night from the outing was
attended by a display of enthusiasm sell
dom seen in this city, and if any OF the
thousands of persons who witnessed II
entertained beforehand, any doubt of the
popularity of the association and its
standard bearer with the people OF this
city, those persons must have hastily
changed their opinions.
The excursionists were landed at the
Grand street pier by the Grand Republic
promptly at eight o'clock. This hour had
beeu specified for the return by the COM
mittee, but. as all previous outings OF
the association have returned much later,
If was not expected that the committee
would adhere strictly to the arrange
ments. However, the committee kept
it's word and the Grand Republic was on
time almost to the minute.
FAILING IN LINE.
AS soon as the crowd had landed. or
ders were given to, fall in line for the
evening parade. The formation took
place on Grand street, between Hudson
and Washington streets. The line Of
march was to Washington street, to
Montgomery street. to Newark avenue,
TO Grove street, to Ninth street, to West
Hamilton place, to Eighth street, to
Jersey avenue, to Grand street, to Grove
street. to Mercer street, to the Robert
Davis Association clubhouse.
Mr.. Davis marched at the head of the
parade throughout the entire route with
Col. Robert G. Smith, the grand mar
shal on his right, and Treasurer Thomas
!. higgins on his left.
For an hour before the excursionists
reached home the streets in the lower
section Of the city kept filling up with
people. Many came from the Heights
on trolley cars to view the procession,
and by eight O'Clock the streets along
the line of march were jammed. At
many points they were simply impassa-
bic, SO dense was the throng.
GREAT RECEPTION.
At the moment the paraders landed,
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RECORD SAYS PAY.
Decides the City Shall Provide
$4,000 for Municipal
Lighting.

Corporation Counsel George L. Record
has submitted an opinion to the Board OF
Finance to the effect that it must make
provision to pay deficiency of $21 ,O00s
for municipal lighting.
The Commissioners were doubtful as
to whether they had legal right to wipe
out the deficiency in view of the fact that
the appropriation in 1900-1 had been ex-
ceeded. a.
Mr.. Record said that supplementary
law on stret lighting relieved them of any
danger of indictment.
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great feeling of friendship and loyalty
which existed.
OTHER DECORATIONS.


OTHER DECORATIONS.
The Mclaughlin Association was not
the only building which was handsomely
decorated M. J. Kenney's building on
the opposite corner was brilliantly illu-
mined and handsomely decorated, and
here another large display of fireworks
was set off. The residence of Thomas j.
higgins, Treasurer of the Davis Asso-
citation, was another noticeable building.
and the row of flats owned by John y.
Meers on Grove street near Ninth had q
lighted Chinese lanterns suspended from
every window surmounted by-a group OF
pretty feminine faces and enthusiastic
mems heads.
Many of the companies presented arms
as they passed the Mclaughlin heaquar-
ters in recognition of the cheers and sa-
lutes of the onlookers. Summed up it
was triumphal march of an organiza-
ton respected and admired by Il large
majority of the citizens Of the Horseshoe.