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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
KEARNY.

The Kearny Town Council will meet
in regular session "Wednesday might.
1t is expected that a report will be
made on the claim of Contractor Ed
ward Sergeant of $744. due him on the
finish of the Argyle place improve
ment.
st. !Cecilia's Branch No. 24o. L. c. B.
A., will hold its first reception tonight
in st. Cecilia's Hall. The ranch will
celebrate its eleventh anniversary in
Record Hall, Harrison, on September 80.
The ladies' Auxiliary of the Central
Hose Company will hold a special meet
ing tomorrow night to arrange for an
entertainment to be given early next
month
Joseph Simonton, of Watts street, was
arrested by Detective Sergeant Walter
Oliver Saturday night, upon complaint
of his wife, who stated that he threat
med to kill her. When searched at the
police station no concealed weapon
were found upon him. He will be ar
rafgned tonight before Acting Recorder
EIafstrom.
Thomas Kahn, no home, was arrested
Saturday night for disOrderly Onduc
HIS will be arraigned tonight.
Russell Hensley, 4 months old. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hensley. of 1876
Inns avenue, died Saturday after
100 The funeral is being held this
afternoon. The interment was in Ar
lington Cemetery.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
HARRISON-EAST NEWARK.

At the meeting of the Harrison Board Of
Education Friday night the members will
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of appointing a
physician to make weekly inspections OF
the schools
Lawrence Lyons, about 80 years old, OF
is Hamilton street, Harrison, was taken
to st. Michaers Hospital. Newark, In
the Harrison police ambulance Saturday
by Policeman Dolan suffering from ty-
phoid fever.
Truant officer William Taft, Of the
been confined to his home with tonsilltis'
has recuperated.
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Moran, SO
years old, wife of John B. Moran, OF
Keasbey street. Harrison, who died very
suddenly from an attack of heart disease
Thursday night, was held this morning
from st. Cecilia's r. c.. Church, Kearny:
The interment was in the Cemetery OF
the Holy Sepulchre.
Barbara Johnson, of 30 Harrison ave.
nue., Harrison. who was badly scalded
Wednesday night by the overturning OF
a pan of hot water, is recovering.
Patrick Sheehan. 6S years old. of 2Ol
South Third street, Harrison, was taken
to st. Michael's Hospital In the Harrison
ambulance yesterday seriously i'll by Po-
liceman Campion.
The annual outing of the Passaic River
Yacht Club, of Harrison, was held yester-
day to College Point, Long Island, by the
steamer Isabel.
Charles ]. Stoll, of the Highlands, is
visiting relatives in West Hudson.
The Misses Margaret and Elsie Sims and
John Sims, all of II Davis street. East
Newark, left yesterday for Salem, Mass,
where they will visit their grandmother.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
MOB CHASES
RUM=CRAzED
HUDSON MAN
East Newarker Said to
Have Tried to Throw His
Baby Into River.

For attempting to throw his 9-no@ths-
old baby into the Passaic River to
drown it, Albert Lee, about 81 years
old, of IL Brick Row, John street, East
Newark, is locked up today In the East
Newark Police Court, pending a hear
ing tonight before Recorder Arthur
Greenfield in the East Newark Police
Court.
Yesterday afternoon about O'CLOCK a
bowling mob chased Lee along the Ere
Railroad tracks in East Newark toward
the Passaic River bridge. Lee had hts
baby in his arms. He was apparently
crazed with drink, the East Newark
police say, and was uttering threats
that when he reached the railroadi
bridge he was going to throw his chlid
into the river to drown.
When Lee reached Passaic avenue on
the railroad, about 200 feet from the river.
the attention of Policeman John Boan, OF
East Newark was attracted, and he joined
in the chase. Just in the nick OF time ne
caught Lee, snatched the child from the
fathers grasp, and marched Lee amid
Kisses and cheers to the borough cells,
where he was locked up.
Lee would not give any reason Tor MS
actions. He is well known in West Hud-
son and Is employed as a spinner In the
Clark Thread Mills, and is famlllarly
known as Snowy Lee.
1t was said that after coming home from
his work Saturday afternoon he went out
and did some work on an ice wagon ana
became intoxicated. Policeman Boan had
hard work to arrest Lee.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
OUT OF THE RAIN. ANYWAY.
Tramps Found in Freight Car Are Now
Under Police Umbrella.

Policemen Bauman, Smith,. Harris
and Corbitt descended upon a freight
car in the Pennsylvania freight yards
last night and found it almost filled
with men. Some of them were caught
in the police net and were arraigned
before Judge Howsll this morning.
None of them had homes in the city.
They were locked UP for five days, with
one exception, being unable to pay So
fines.
The roundup was the result of q
complaint made by the railroad people
that tramps get in their cars and set
them afre. Word was sent to the First
Precinct station last night that sn
army of buns had made headquarters
In one of the freight cars, and when
the police arrived they found that they
had to contend with the biggest crowd
of tramps gathered in one place in a
long time.
Three of the men pleaded guilty IN
the First Criminal Court, and the
others denied the charge that they were
Migrants. They each had a different
excuse to offer, but only n went.
That was in the ease of the men dis
charged, Judge Howell believing his
story, which was hat he went INTO the
freight car to sleep, having no home
and not being able to pay for a nights
sleep. The man proved that lie had
employment.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
ROUTED BY BLAZE
SCARE IN MULBERRY ST.
HOUSE VACATED.
Children and Sick Man Carried Out as
Precaution, but Fire Is Easily
Extinguished.

Nine people,a man, woman and seven
children, were carried or assisted from
a building at Ill and 113 Mulberry
street early last night by Policeman
Thomas Wilson, of the First Precinct
station; Matthew Quigley, a fireman,
and Joseph Graham, a tenant in the
house. There was a slight fire there,
and though the people were in no I'M
mediate danger, 1t was thought ad-
visable to get them out of the building
for fear that the fire might spread and
the smoke might suffocate them.
Graham was on the third floor of the
house when he detected the odor OF
smoke issuing from the air shaft. re
ran to SEND in the alarm, and when
he. reached the street Fireman Quig-
ley, who was off duty last night, also
discovered that there was a fire In the
house. He went to the top floor and
closed the air shaft, thereby prevent
ing the smoke from filling the house.
In the house at the time of the fire
were seven children, Mrs. Kate Marsh
a man named John Gerbach, the
Ill. Six of them were taken to
the street by Quigley, Graham and
Wilson. John Fearney, a lad of Ii
years, who was nearby, found Wesley
Gerbach on the second floor and as
him to the open air.
The blaze was extinguished before
the fire apparatus arrived. The extent
Of the damage was $40.
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West Hudson News
0 M FOUND DRUNK.
SAYS MEN LED HER ON.
Sadie Ward Accuses an EastNewark Or
cial-Discovered Helpless in
Lot in Kearny.

Attracted by means while on his beat
early yesterday morning, Policeman Asa
Smith, Of the Kearny police force. found
Sadie Ward. "a years old. of this city. lying
in an open lot near Schuyler and Bergen
avenues, Kearny, in an unconscious condi-
ton. A hasty examination showed that
the woman had been drinking. The town
ambulance was summoned and she was
taken to the Kearny Town Hall, and DI.
Eugene H. Goldberg, who was summoned,
prescribed for her as suffering from alco-
holism.
When she came to last night she told
her story to Chief of Police William Tolen.
She accused a prominent official of East
as being one of the two men who
enticed her to drink. She said that early
Saturday night she was not feeling we'll,
and thought that a drink of brandy might
improve her condition, which she procured
in a Harrison saloon. After she left the
place she was accosted by two men near
the railroad crossing at Davis avenue, Har-
rison, who invited her into n saloon, she
stated, and after taking drinks the three
left the place. Shortly after she became
i'll and the last thing h says she remem-
bers was that the two men were fighting.
Chief Tolen said this morning that he holds
the name of the official who has acknowl-
that he was with the woman.
She was able to leave the Town Hail
this morning with the intention Of entering
a hospital for treatment.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
GAS FATAL TO MAID
is FOUND DEAD IN BED;
SUPPOSED ACCIDENT.
No Motive Apparent for Self-Destruc-
ton, Says Family by Whom She
Was Employed

When Tillie Burkhart, % years old,
a domestic employed by William Eher-
man, saloonkeeper, West and West
Kinney streets, retired to her room
shortly after 10 o'clock last night she
failed to completely turn off the gas.
and as a result she was found dead
shortly after 6 o'clock this morning.
At first it was thought the young
woman was unconscious, but DR.. Emil
Guenther, who lives several doors from
the place, pronounced her dead. County
Physician Elliott was notified and or
dered the body removed to 'Tolle's
morgue.
1t is believed the case was pun ely &C.
cidental, there being no known motive
for suicide.
When the servant was found she was
lying naturally in bed with her night
clothes on. Mrs. Eherman went to heI
room because the girl failed to rise al
the usual hour. After knocking several
times ON the door and falling to set o
response, Mrs. Eherman detected the
odor of gas and called to her husband
who forced open the door.
The lead girl came to this country
a little over a year ago from Germany
and secured a position as servant with
a prominent physician on the Hill. A
month ago she was offered a better in
ducement by the Ehermans ard took
the place. According to Mr. Ehermar
and his wife the girl appeared TO be
contented and showed no signs CT being
ill or respondent.
The girl, it is believed, had severa
relatives living in his city. A mar
who said she might be a cousin whom
he had never seen visited the morgu'
today and viewed the body. He sale
he would return with Q relative of his
who might be able to identify the gill
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
ARLINGTON.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the First M.
E. Church has arranged for an entertain
ment. to be held in the church on Thurs
day night. The program will include read
ings by Miss Muriel Victor and musical
numbers by Mrs. John Pearsall, Mrs. j.
II. Buchout and Clarence Pearsall.
Arthur G. King, of 730 Elm street. has
gone to the Bermudas for a several weeks
visit.
The Arlington Circle will meet at the
home of Mrs. L. s. Timson; of IS Stuyve-
SAINT avenue, Thursday afternoon.
Councilman Edward j. Kraft left on
Saturday for a two weeks tour of New
England.
Dispatching Clerk George w. Smith. of
the postofiee. left Saturday for Ellenville,
where he will spend a fortnight for the
benefit Of his health.
The first regular meeting of the season
of the Ladies' Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the First Presbyterian
Church will be held at the manse Thurs
day afternoon next.
"Quack and Quackery'' was the subject
of an interesting sermon by the Rev. John
Hutchinson. pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church. last night.
The Golden Rule Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers will hold its first meeting Of the sea
son tonight at the home of Miss Florence
I. Smith. OF 19 Laurel avenue.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
NEWARK IDEAS
IN MUNICIPAL
LEAGUE
Home Rule Proposition In
dOrSed=-LOcal Representa-
tiveS to Jamestown Home.

Members of the Newark Charter Re-
vision Commission, and some heads OF
city departments, who went to Nor
folk, Va, as delegates to the annual
convention of the League of American
Municipalities last week. have returned
home, and Mayor Haussling will to-
night.
The Newark delegates were impor-
tant factors in the convention, for the
principal of home rule for cities, with
out Interference by the State Legisla-
ture, eloquently advocated by City
Clerk James f. Connolly, was adopted
by the convention and will be pre-
scented to the legislatures and Coy
ernors of the States interested.
On the first day, Wednesday, the sub
ject of discussion was whether 1t was
better to increase the taxes on pub
lie service corporations or reduce the
rate of fare. and the consensus of opin-
ion favored three-cent fares.
The discussion on Thursday was ON
the Mayor and Common Council plan
of administering the affairs of a mu-
~niclpality and the plan of doing 1t by
commissioners. 1t was on his that
Mr.. Connolly, made his strong argu-
ment for home rule for every munich
pality, each to make its charter in
dependent of the State Legislature.
The convention voted to have him
draft a resolution indorsing his views.
Before the Newark delegates were at
the last session of the convention a
resolution embracing Mr.. Connellys
idea was adopted, but he had amend
ments added which strengthened the
q - o.,arI IaIara4aS an hopaa
rule for all municipalities.
DIR. William II. Allen, of New York,
spoke for a better educated electorate.
but the Newark delegates ~contended
that the general voters are posted and
know as much now as the most highly
educated men of the needs of d munich
pality.
Hugo S. Crosse, a Chicago stattstician.
argued thai the annual reports of cities
did not cover all the subjects they
should. City Clerk Connolly showed
that under the New Jersey laws the
reports of city officers in Newark con-
tanned all facts the t~axpayerb should
know
Former Mayor Rhett, of Charleston,
South Carolina, made a strong speech
for the Mayor and Common Council
plan of controlling a city, and told
how admirably 1t worked in Charleston
for more than one hundred years.
In the discussion that followed, New
ark delegates talked with great effect.
It came out that in Iowa cities have
home rule, and that in a few other
States home rule fol cities is provided
for in the State constitution.
The Newark delegates had a pleas
ant time at the jamestown Exposition.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
KILLS OLD INDICTMENTS.

On the motion of Assistant Prosecutor
Wilbur A. Mott today in the Quarter Ses-
sions Court, Judge Ten Eyck ordered nol,e
prosequis on some thirty indictments re-
turned by the Grand Jury for the
1906. term. All the indictments we're found
against persons arrested in connection with
the South street freight yard robberie..
In moving for the nolle pros Mr.. Mott
said to the court hat the man against
whom the indictments were found had
been convicted on other indictments and
sentenced by the court with a full kno1l-
edge Of the purport of these indictmentr.
The Indictments charged larceny n re-
.ceiving. and were against George Huiley,
Charles Bessinger. Charles Gerstner, Fred
erick Gerstner and August Poplish.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
CHINESE OF CRY
OBSERVE "MOON DAY."
Mayor of Chinatown Tells About
Demonstrating on Moon
Shaped D~elicacies.

Thai section of Lafayette street at one
time called Fair, and known as China
town, was the scene of a patriotic but
orderly celebration last Saturday among
the Chinese merchants and restaurant
keepers. Saturday was the fifteenth day
of the ninth month on the Chinese calen-
day, and is known as moon day 1t is
the day when the Chinese offer praise to
the moon for the good harvest of the year.
In China 1t is celebrated as New Years
day is in this country, and the majority
of successful Cinnamon in this country
keep the holiday by having open house
and allowing their friends to partake Of
all that they consider the best things to
eat.
In China on moon day all the rice
fields are harvested, and the vegetables
from the garden patch gathered, and then
from the Emperor down all offer thanks
to the moon. The chief custom of the
day is to prepare everything in the shape
of a moon, the principal one being a cake
imported from China which bears the seal
of China on the crust and inside there
is a piece of sweetened pork, raisins. cit
ron and other things.
When 4 n EVENING STAR reporter
called at various Chinese places he dis
covered that the local Cinnamon were up
to date. There were no fireworks, owing
to their being prohibited by city ordi-
nance, but in the various places Chinese
music was played and dainty dishes were
on every table. Chicken, cake, candy.
fruits. win and smokes were provided
for the guests. All ate and drank out Of
the same dish. and from the general APP
pearance Of things 1t seems that the har-
vest Of American money by the residents
of Chinatown In this city was worth
while.
The principal host, as usual. was Willie
Hong. known as the Mayor Of Chinatown.
He is a merchant and occupies rs Lafay-
cite street. a three-story building. He Is
married and has several children. The
Mayor" came to this country in 1857 and
for the past seventeen years has lived
at his present address.
When the reporter walked into his store
he was pleasantly received. Hong an
swered all questions TO the best of his
ability, which is far above that OF the
average Chinaman.'
Yes, we celebrate moon day" said the
celestial, because we are loyal TO our
country. We eat. drink and smoke every
thing nice. We have to cut out allie fire.
works cause we no allowie any more to
shoot. We nave plenty music and chicken.
fruit. candy. and cake l want TO tell you
dat e%berything 10 round on dat day. just
like moon" Hong then drifted into a his
tory OF the day, which was rather lengthy
to produce +.
Il want 10 say" said the Mayor"
dat them laundry Cinnamon go TO New
York on moon day to spend the holt
day.
The big Chinaman then handed the re-
porter one OF the moon cakes which the
former carried away TO devour at some
future time. DAT come all the way from
China" snld Hong, its moon cake
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
HOUSED" DICE CRY;
"IT u.s." SAID POLICE
Walk In at the opportune Moment and
Break Up Game by Making
Arrests.

Jua as a negro, one of a crowd Of his
race, had shouted a full house" Satur-
day night at Joseph Bonds saloon, q
Seventh avenue. Roundsman Jones, to-
gether with Patrolmen Harmon. ]. J..
Garry and ]. J.. Early walked into the
place, and the roundsman said. ut isl
In an instant there was n mad rush by
the men at the bar who had been play
ing a game with poker dice.
The policemen called a halt to the men
n they halted. At that moment Patrol
man Harmon heard the sound Of money
on the bar and turned to see the proprietor
gathering a lot Of silver quarters of the
bar. Harmon got one OF the coins and also
the dice and a leather dicebox.
The prisoners were taken to the Second
Precinct station, where they gave their
names as William Delp, of n Sussex ave-
nue.; William Parkinson, Of 81 Crane street;
william Moyes. Of 10 rim street; John
Tompkins. Of 22s First street; Peter Owens.
Of 10 Boyden street, and Beverly Jones, of
SO State street.
Bond, the proprietor, who is also a
negro. and his bartender, Lee oelpers,
were locked NJ.
When they were arraigned before Judge
Herr this morning zone OF the prisoners
knew anything about a game OF any kind
going on in the place until the Judge had
quizzed them for a half hour or more, and
then one began 10 charge the "other fell
low until all except the bartender got
tangled In their
Finally the court asked Tompkins why
they all had started 10 run as soon as the
policemen entered.
why. Judge. OATS easily explained" he
replied. don't you know dat one police
man can scare a thousand colored men,
and when we saw four Of them we tried 10
skeedaddls. but IL wasn't no use, as they
had Us dead 10 rights"
The proprietor was fined $50 and the
others so each. sli Of which was paid.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
ORANGE WOMAN
WEBS GERMAN BARON.
Miss Helen H. French Is Now the Baron
ess Won Bodemeyer-To Live
Abroad,

Miss Helen Harbeck French, daughter of
Mrs. Mary A. French, of 112 North Airing
ton avenue, East Orange, was married to
Baron Bodo Won Bodemeyer, in Germany
Saturday, word reaching East Orange by
cablegram. Miss French had spent the
greater part of her life in Europe and had
been making her home with her uncle and
aunt, Dr and Mrs. w. J. Norfolk, the lat
ter being the only one OF the brides rela-
tives who was present at the CEREMONY.
Baron and Baroness Won Bodemeyer will
reside on the baron's estate, 'Englwar-
ting" near Munich. The ceremony was
performed at the town hall In Baden
Baden, being of a civil character, the
religious service taking place In a Profess
tant church.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
MICS Ju.tlnn Atterburx.

TRENTON, Sept. 23.-Miss Justina Liv-
lngston Atterbury, daughter of the late Ed
ward ]. c.. Atterbury, died in this city yes
terday, aged so years. She was a member
Of one of the Oldest families of New Jer-
sey, and was born at the Hermitage, a
Revolutionary landmark in this city. She
was a twin sister of Mrs. Horace Fisk, of
Chicago, and a sister of Albert Atterbury,
a New York lawyer, living in Plainfeld,
who with her half sister, Mrs. Mary At
terbury. survive her. The funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon from the
residence of Mrs. William S. lStrycker,
widow of the late Adjutant-GeneraI of New
Jersey. her first cousin.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
NEARLY BIT A OFF
ON AFTER FIGHT IN
SALOON.
Hung by Thread When Man WHIT Gets
Worst of Battle Is Taken to
Physicians Office.

Carmine Licueri, 81 years old, of Is Fac
tory street, and John Liotti, same age, of
16 Sixteenth avenue. got into a fight in
a sdloor in Drift street Saturday night,
and in the mix-up Licueri almost bit
Liotti's left ear off.
Word of the fight was sent to the Sec
ond Precinct station. and in a few min
utes Policemen Harmon. Sugrue and Whit
man captured Licueri as he was trying to
escape. He was locked up, and Liotti
was taken to a nearby physicians office,
where Liotti's ear was sewed on again.
1t held only by a shred of skin.
Licueri was arraigned before Judge Herr
in the Second Precinct Court yesterday
morning and held in $1,000 bail for the
Grand Jury.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
PIAZZA FALLS, INJURING ELEVEN.

BOSTON. Sept. 2S.-Eleven men were
severely injured. two Of them probably
fatally. by the collapse of a third-story
piazza at the rear of the house at 6
Buchanan street. Ruxbury, yesterday. h
men had assembled around a quarter bar
rel Of beer, understood to have been the
gift of an aspirant for political honors
in the ward. when without warning the
supports of the piazza gave way and the
structurecfell. preclpitating the men TO the
ground. thirty feel below.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
TROLLEY WRECKS AUTO;
THREE MEN BRUISED.
DR.. W. 1. Gardner, Of Orange, and Two
Friends Have Narrow Escape
in That City.

DR.. W. L. Gardner, a prominent Orange
automobiiist; August Bekert. . well-known
business mar Of the same city. and Stew
art Hamilton, Of Kansas City, had q mar
row escape from serious injury at noon
today. when DR.. Gardners Maxwell tour
ing ca, IN which all three were riding,
collided with . westbound West Orange
trolley car IN Msin street, opposite Mill
tary Common. orange. The car was trav-
cling at a high rate Of speed, and when
its owner the ear struck IL as II reached
the tracks, and Instantly the occupants
were thrown Out and 10 the pavement, all
escaping with slight bruises but being COW
cred with mud The auto was wrecked.
way for lunch Witnessed The collision.