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ARE REJECTED
FORCED TO C
OPENLY.
Reporters Would Not Leave Room When
Members Wanted to Take Up
School Masonry Bids.

When the smoke of battle cleared
away early this morning, and the dis
cussion of the plans of the proposed
high school was finished, the members
of the schoolhouse committee of the
EoArd of Education attempted to go
into executive session to look over
some bids for masonry work on the
Burnet Street School and to consider
the opinion of City Counsel James r.
Nugent rendered on the matter.
Chairman Marley announced that
there would be an executive session.
and all but the committeemen and the
reporters left the room. The chairman.
after looking hard at the occupants of
the press table, again announced that
there would be an executive session and
requested all who were not members of
the committee to leave the room.
The reporters refused to do so, and
the matter was discussed in public ses-
sion.
After hearing the opinion of the law
department 1t was decided to reject all
bids and readvertise for new bids.
The lowest bid, which was entered
by Walter e. Isetts, was $4S,400 for the
masonry. Attention was called to the
fact that the bid was an informal one
at the last meeting by Commissioner J..
Edward Smith, and an opinion was re-
quested upon it from the law depart
ment. The bid was alleged to be de-
fective in view of the fact that n
question on the surety ono form was
unanswered, this question being, in
substance, a request for the amount
Of real estat owned by the bondsman
over and above the amount Of the
bond.
The next lowest bid was submitted
by Isaac B. Geer, and amounted to
SOL 1924. Mr.. Geer, 1t seems. had learned
of the informal nature of the lowest
bid. A letter from Riker & Rilxer,
counsel for Mr.. Geer, was read to the
committee, in which permission was
asked to be present at any hearing at
which the matter might be reconsid-
cred. The letter was placed on file.
e. M. Waldron & Co. submitted the
third and last bid, amounting TO $e4,-
917.72, this sum covering the carpentry
as we'll as the masonry work, and being
about $4,000 above the appropriation
provided for the two classes Of work.
The bid of Isaac b. Geer, which covered
masonry alone, was also in excess of
the appropriation.
In view of the fact that all bids ex-
cept that submitted by Walter r.
Isetts, who rendered an informal bid,
were above the sum appropriated. 1t
was decided. on motion of Commits
sioner Simonds. to reject all bids and
readvertise, this motion to cover bids
for masonry alone.
Frank f.. Ward, architect, then APP
peared before the committee to explain
why the school would not be In readi-
ness for inspection prior to September
10. The delay Of three months he at
tributed to two causes, the fact that
the work was started at the time of the
heavy fall rains. and the fact that SIX
weeks was lost because the contractor
was compelled to employ non-union Ia
Dor to carry on the work. He was
questioned at some length by the com
mittee, who expressed considerable dis
appointment at the delay, which he
pronounced unavoidable.
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PASSAGES DOORS
UNBEATABLE, CITl-
ZENS COMPLAIN.
Residents of Northern Part of City
Think Something Should Be Done
to Cleanse the River.

Residents of the northern part of the
city, living on or in the vicinity of Fourth
avenue. are complaining about the almost
u~nbearable odors which come from the
Passaie River, especially at night. 1t has
become necessary for some of the resi-
dents to close their east windows at night
and endure the sitting heat, with the east
breeze shut on. rather than stand the
smell from the river. Business men along
or near the river front suffer through the
day. Real estate dealers in the neighbour
hood find 1t hard, 1t is said, 10 rent houses,
two large structures in Governor street
having been vacated since last year.
Citizens in the section did not hesitate
today to denounc the condition Of the
river. Among them were two former al
dermen. Harry j. THEM and Thomas A.
Murphey. of the Murphey-Hardy Lumber
Company. Mr.. THEM resides at 20 Broad
street and Mr.. Murphey at 222 Bellevilla
avenue. The lumber Arm has offices at $50
Passaie street. al the corner of Fourth
avenue.
"The odor is sitting" said Mr.. THEM.
at was next to impossible to sleep at my
house Inst night. II is fierce and is enough
to make anyone faint"
When the former Alderman's attention
was called to dredging which Is being
done by the government near Fourth ave-
nue. he salu lndl might ne Tue cHuse VI IT,
Mr.. Murphy did not think the dredging
was the cause of the odor, for 1t was
just as bad when no dredging was being
done. The work was out in the channel.
The river is filthy here" he said. Il
have a headache here at the office every
day. Ii is just as bad at night. The odor
comes way up to my house in Belleville
avenue.
1t Is said that the sewage is thick in
the river. An attendant on the Erie Rail-
road bridge at Fourth avenue placed a
triangular piece of wood In the thick
murky water recently. 1t ran up stream
a short distance and then came back to
the bridge again. Some citizens believe
that the sewage does not run off, but
flows back and forth in the water, being
responsible for the odor.
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SCHOOL CONGESTION
DR.. POLAND'S LETTER PRO-
VOKES DISCUSSION.
Conditions in Charlton Street Building
Cause superintendent to Re-
quest More Room.

The school house committee transacted
other business besides the discussion OF
the bid for the proposed technical high
school,. and the snail-like pace at which
the Burnet Street School is being COM
pleted. After some routine business was
DISPOSED iof a communication from a pub
fishing house was received. Offering to
present a bronze tablet with Lincoln's
address at Gettysburg inscribed, II it were
able to dispose of thirty-hve editions of
its books to the city.
After some discussion the commissioners
who seemed greatly impressed with the
offer. accepted.
A communication from DR.. A. B. Poland,
superintendent of schools. was read. The
letter dealt with the congested conditions
OF some Of our schools. especial stress be-
ing laid upon the crowded condition of the
Charlton and Miller street schools. In
the first named school eight halliday
classes had boon held during the past
session. Mr.. Poland stated the belief that
when the school opened In the fall condi-
lions would be found TO be worse.
After reviewing the condition of several
schools which In the opinion Of the SUI
- - 90
perlntenueht were NOT aueuuaeo +" az
commodating the children. DR.. Poland sug-
gested that the Charlton Street School,
where tho conditions were the worst. a
building no hired 70 ommoda the over
Cow mill nroper school facilities could be
nrocired Commissioner Courier made a
rootion that the supaestIon he embodied
IN ! resolution. and referred to Mr.
paavss .unarintendent Of erection and
-ono,rs ~ the BOARD Of Education.
ranadarahia dIsc,,ssIon uos nro,okad hV
Sohsioer"pie uisSuSs.on WIS pioVoNeu W
that portion OF III. folands letter Wnlcn
referred to the Charlton Street School. A
committee consisting Of Commissioners ST.
monda Eisele. Varley and MCINTYRE was
srna,n.ad e. ,nya..,oate con dit,ora av,st-
apponeou n'essiSa.e nuNI
ing there WIN a We" TO furnishing the
needed RELIEF.
Reports received regarding the work or
the Avon Avenue School. all OF which
sno,,a q, rraIaa az tho worlr ~ rho cor+roc-
spon' 80 ~ az
tors' were reserved anu piaceu on NE
commissioner Narley, chairman or the com
mittee, reported that every suggestion he
had made to the contractors had been car.
ried out. and that the work was done mors
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WARNER A CONVICT
ESTHER MORNINGS SLAYER
FED TO KILL PARENTS.
Still Unconscious in New York Hospital
Wilson, the Other Victim, Has
Slight Chance.

NEW YORK, July 24-Frank H.
Warner, who yesterday shot dead Miss
Esther Norling, of Ridgefield Park, N.
j., and perhaps fatally wounded John
G. Wilson, has not regained conscious
ness at the criminal ward of Bellevue
the street fight in which he was cap
tured. The surgeons said this morn
ing, however, that the mans vitality
was good, and that he might recover
The condition of John c. Wilson is
better. When he first arrived at st.
Vincent's Hospital 1t was thought that
he could not live many hours, but the
operation performed on him at once
was successful, and there exists now
a chance, though a slight one, that he
may recover.
1t has been discovered that Warner
has a past criminal record. He was
born in Batavia, N. Y, and was the
son Of Peter Warner, a hotel-keeper.
After his mothers death his father
married again. This made young War
ner angry. On the evening of March Is.
1877, he crept to the window of the
room inwhich his father and stepmother
were sleeping. He had a rifle with him.
The opening of the window aroused
Warmers father and he sprang out of
bed. His son fired, but the bullet
missed its mark. He fred again and
wounded his stepmother in the ankle.
Young Warner fled to New York, but
was caught here in a hotel on the Bow
cry. He was tried for assault, con-
| victed and sentenced to ten years at
hard labor in Auburn prison. 1t was
in Auburn that he learned how to man.
ufacture hats. and when he had served
his, term he entered the hat business
here. He made a success of 1t at first,
but soon took to squandering his earn
ings In the resorts of the Tenderloin
Then came bankruptcy. Since his fail
ure, three years ago, Warner has beer
going from bad to worse.
The police who yesterday allowed
Warner to slip through their fingers
after the murder oil Miss Norling, ano
so gave him an opportunity to go down
town to Waverley place and shoot John
c. Wilson, endeavored to redeem them
selves by arresting Jake Rose, the
truckman who faced Warmers revolver
at Greene street and Washington place
and laid the murderer low with a blow
from his bale hook, A charge of as
sault was made against the man ane
he was arraigned in the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court on a charge OF as
sault. There Magistrate Barlow prompt
ly discharged him, praising the mar
for the work he had lone. Rose is o.
years old, lives at 51S Fifth street. AND
has a wife and nine children.
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BRUTALLY ATTACKED
EMMERS0N ASSAULTED FOR
NO CAUSE AT ALL.
Seeks Identification of Three Men Claim
ing to Be Police Officers, Who
Acknowledge Making a Break"

The whole of the Force Till section Of
the city is mucn wrought up over the
rough treatment given Arthur Emmerson,
"a years old, Of 1877 John street, Belleville,
employed in Tiffany & Co.'s silver plant,
at the hands Of three men who claimed
TO be police officers, on the old white
Mount Prospect avenue bridge Monday
night.
The men afterwnrd acknowledged that
they had treated him badly. They had no
apologies to make. however. To Mrs.
Emmerson. who met them later they said
they made a break but that she should
not make a song and dance of it."
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Emmerson could
learn the mems names, but they say they
cfn identify them II they see them again.
According to Mrs. Emmerson they wore
blue suits. This morning she declares
she met one Of them in MI. Prospect axe
niue wearing a. gray suit. She says she
intends TO place the matter before Cap
tain Brown, Of the Second Precinct. Cap
tain Brown says he has heard nothing Of
the matter. He wished Mrs. Emmerson
had secured the mems numbers so ne
could follow up the case.
Mr.. Emmerson has worked for the Tiff
fanny firm a long time. He was obliged TO
work Monday night until 8 o'clock and he
agreed TO meet Mrs. Emmerson at the
bridge at that hour, as she wished to go to
Warren's drug store at Mt. Prospect ana
1tlbha dN nuts FliANinh Ut ~ bAAhr't "
took n seat on the railing and while In
this position the three men emerged from
the rear of a row of new houses In Sylvan
avenue. On reaching the bridge they asked
him 4 he had seen any girls pass that way
and before he had time to answer them
they grabbed him, he says, and assaulted
him in a very brutal manner.
He found that his strength against the
three husky men, as he describes them.
was of no avail. so he called for help.
They let him go and disappeared. Sew
eral men from Belleville answered his
cries. Mrs. Emmerson soon afterward
Joined him. and near the drug store they
met the men again. Mrs. Emmerson went
up to them and asked them to explain
their actions. but she was given the song
and dance" answer.
So badly did they treat Mr.. Emmerson
that he has been unable to sleep. He Is
not a frail man by any means. He Is
short. but Of athletic build.
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PASTOR INSTALLED AT BEDM1NsTER

WHtTEHOUSE. July 24-The Chassis of
Rarltan met in >the Reformed Church at
Bedmlnster yesterday. when the ~licentiate,
the Rev. Evert r. Kruizenga. of Holland,
Mich, was ordained and Installed as the
pastor Of the church with impressive cere-
monies. The Rev. Thomas NJ. Limitation,
pastor of the Reformed Church at Peapack
and president of Chassis. presided and read
the form. The sermon was preached by
the Rev, Charles e. Corwin, pastor Of the
Reformed Church at North Branch. The
Rev. Lucas Boeke. Of the Lebanon Re
formed Church. charged the pastor, and
the Rev. Oscar M Voorhees,. Of High
Bridge, the people.
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CARRIED OFF SWEETHEART.
Miss Flossie Burd That Was Is Now
Mrs. william Clauson.

CALIFON, July 24.-Miss Flossie Burd.
20 wears old. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Burd, who recently disappeared from
her home near P~hilhower's School House,
three miles east of this place, has been
located at Rockaway. where she is Known
as Mrs. William C%lauson. Miss Burd and
Clauson a been sweethearts from child
hood. For some reason Mr.. Burd formed
a dislike for young Clauson. and he was
refused admittsnce at the Burd home, but
the young couple met at the homes of
~neighbors.
Leaving the farm. Clauson secured em-
ployment on the Central Railroad. and
was sent TO Rockaway. BY prearrange-
ment. he went to the Burd home late at
night with a carriage and was Joined by
Miss Burd. with whom he drove 70 Ches-
ter. where they took a Lackawanna train
for Dover and thence to Rockaway, where
thew were married. Her absence from
home was not discovered until mornins
naxentA blessing.
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THE FRATERNITlES
Items for this department should b adj
dressed: "Fraternal Editor" EVENING
start
FIRST STEP TOWARD
NEW VEREIN HALL,
Contract to Remove Debris Given Out
Gymnastic Exhibition at Festival
NEXT Saturday.

The first important step toward the re-
building of the Newark Turn Hall. which
was DESTROYED by fire nearly two months
ago. was taken at a meeting OF the trus-
tees of the society last night.u when tbs
contract for the removal of the debris was
awarded to Frank straniero.
It was reported by George Seikel, the
principal OF the gymnastic classes. thai
arrangements are under way for a first
class exhibition to be given by the turn
ers In connection with the festival for the
beneht Of the vereln's building fund under
the ansplces Of the United Singers in Col
osseum Park and Hall next Saturday aft
ernoon and night Another report received
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LEGAL NOTICES.
TORS SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.

ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF PERSONAL
Notice Is hereby given that Warren Vreeland
and John r. Sisco. Administrators of James +.
Vreeland, deceased. late Of the city of Newark.
county OF Essex and State of New Jersey, will
sell at public sale on August 1. 1907, at 10 a.
M, at the ONCE Of the F. A. WilIette Lumber
Company, on Fre1inghuysen avenue and Stan
ton street. In Newark. New Jersey. the follow.
ing property of the said estate: Eight shares
Of the capital stock of the F. A. Willette Lum'
Der Company. 4 shares Of the capital stock Of
the Serial Investment Company (preferred)
third series; "a shares Of the capital stock Of
the Serial Investment Company preferred),
fifth series; ~ Serial Investment Company
profit sharing Investment bonds. all OF third
series; s Serial Investment Company profit
sharing Investment bonds. all of the fifth series
5 shares Of the capital stock Foot Manufac-
turing Company; 2 shares capital stock Belle
VILE Public Hall Company. one safe, one watch,
Dated July %. 1901.
WARREN VREELAND AND JOHN f,
SISCO, ADMINISTRATORS OF JAMES
+. VREELAND. DECEASED.
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TWEED'S REFUGE BURNED.
Crocherons House, at Bayside, L. l., De-
stroyed Early Today.

NEW YORK, July 24.-The Crocheron
House, at Bayside, L. l., made famous as
William NJ. Twped's hiding place for two
weeks before he fed TO Cuba to escape
punishment for rebbing the city, many
years ago, today was burned to the ground,
causing n loss of 81, coo.
James j.. Corbett. who lives In a cottage
nearby, with a number of other neighbors,
were attracted by the blaze and they aided
In saving many articles of value.
BY the time the firemen arrived the hotel
was doomed and 1t soon burned to the
ground.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE OF INTENTIoN-Board OF Street an
1ayoA.~ Observation-Disclosures

NOTICE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Street and
Water Commissioners.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted by tho
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners OF
the city OF Newark. at a meeting held the
eighteenth day of July, 1907, and approved by
the Acting Mayor Of the city OF Newark on the
nineteenth day Of July, 1907, public notice Is
hereby given that 1t Is the intention OF the
Board Of Street and Watsr Commissioners of
the city. of Newark, under and by. virtue OF
| provisions Of the act entitled A Act to Re-
wise and Amend the Charter OF the City OF
Newark" approved March 18th, 1857. and the
supplements thereto, and the act creating the
Board OF Street and Water commissioners OF
the city of Newark, approved March 18th, 1891.
and other public laws OF the State OF New
Jersey, to order and cause the grading, curb
ing and Tagging Of the following streets and
highways:
NORTH TWELFTH STREET.
THIRD STREET.
from Bloomfield avenue to 400 feet south OF
~ FOURTH STREET,
from Bloomfield avenue to Third avenue;
FIFTH STREET,
from Bloomfield avenue to Berkeley avenue;
SECOND AVENUE,
from Third street to Fifth street.
Such persons as may object thereto are re-
quested to present their objections In writing
to the Clerk Of said Board at the Office of
the Board Of Street and Water Commissioners.
City Hall. Newark, on or before the expira-
tion of six DAYS from date Of this notice
BY direction Of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioner Of the city of Newark.
M. r SHERRERD,
Chief Engineer.
Newark, N. j.. July 10. 1907. jy19-5t
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WANT FORMER sAIvAr1oNIsr.

According to information received in this
city from Brooklyn. A. r Handicott, for
branch Of the Salvation army several
years ago, Is facing a serious charge In
BROOKLYN. where he is attached to the
Known Of the man in this city. The
charge brought against him IN Brooklyn
s that OF maltreatinS beSs Rnaag ~ eage'
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Ellks. charteded here yesterday by a num-
Der of negroes of the city.
An application will be made for an in
junction to restrain the new organization
from the use OF a title so nearly akin to
that of the organization OF white Elks.
Some legal authorities declare that such
restraint can be secured, while others are
of the opinion that the use of the word
Improved removes the new order from
prosecution on the charge of infringement.
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CINCINNATI D WINS.
GETS First Prize for Registering Greatest
Number Of Ladies at EIks, Reunion.

PHILADELPHIA. July 24-The Elks'
committee on awards has announced
that the Cincinnati lodge won the first
prize OF $3.50 for registering the great
est number OF ladies at the reunion
here last week. Brooklyn was second
and Buffalo third.
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was that the Carlsbad Turn Verein had
contributed s5 to the building fund.
It was decided. 70 accept the invitation
of the Union Hin Turn Verein to intend
the celebration OF the birthday anniver-
sary of Father Jahn." the founder OF
held August IL at Camp jain, near Keans-
burg.
Before First Speaker Hugo Rauh who
presided. had adjourned the session., at
tention was called to the fact that the
society's semi-annual meeting would be
held August 8.
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ELKS WILL SEEK TO
ENJ0IN NEGRO LODGE,
Object to Use Of orders Name b,
Negroes in Trenton, who Have
Added the Word p~Improved."

TRENTON. July 2A-Trenton Lodge OF
the Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks viii go to the courts to oppose the
continuance Of Sunlight Lodge No. Ia, I'M
proved Benevolent and Protective Ordet Of
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To neglect advertising is like resolving never
TO travel by steam or communicates by tele-
graph, II Il 70 close ones eyes to tho light
end persist upon living In perpetual darkthsa.-
Horace Greeley.
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TO NEGLECT advertising is like resolving never
70 travel by steam or communicate by tele-
graph. Il Is to close ones eyes to the light
Horace Creeies.
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OFFICE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMITS
SION OF HI CITY OF NEWARK, M.
N0TICu OF EXAMINATION OF APPLI-
CANTS.
In compliance with an act OF the Legislature
OF the State OF New Jersey. entitled "An Act
to create a Civil Service minis in cities
OF the drst class, ana TO require appointments
10 the Police Department therein 70 be made
for merit approved April & 1906, notice Is
hereby given that the public examination Of
such applicants who raay present themselves
Department, weose applications have been
found regular. and who have passed the medi-
the Civil Service Commission. and shall have
received due notice IN writing Of their ellgi-
bility to take such examination, will be held
by the Civil Service Commission in the City
Hall. in the city Of Newark, New Jersey, on
Monday, July 20, 1871, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon.
WALTER J. KNIGHT,
GEORGE J.. EGE
Civil Service Commissioner.
Joseph N. Cox.
Secretary. iyl7-iot
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following proposed ordinances passed a
second reading and were ordered to a third
reading, at a meeting Of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held July 18th, 1907:
An ordinance widening the sidewalks on
NEW YORK AVENUE,
from 10 to 20 feet from New Jersey Railroad
avenul to Jefferson street. except on the north
side Of New York avenue for q distance OF
80 feet from the easterly curb OF New Jersey
Railroad avenue.
An ordinance to provide for the construc-
ton of a sewar in
NORTH THIRTEENTH STREET.
between Sixth avenue and Park avenue.
An ordinance TO provide for the construc-
ton of pipc-sewers TO be known and desig-
mated ase the Tyler Street Sewers and
Branches"
A. F. GGERs
President pro tenn. Of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners.
WIN f.. GREATHEAD,
Jyls-5t Clerk OF the Board.