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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
SEEKERS AFTER
CUSACK'S
PLACE
Alderman Corish Will Let
Democratic Executive COnl-
mittee Make the Selection.

Candidates have already sprung up in
the Twelfth Ward to take the place
which they expect to be vacated by
Freeholder John Cusack, whose condi-
tion will require his resignation, as told
exclusively in the EVENING STAR
Satuprday. His absence leaves the
Twelfth Ward without representation in
the county body. The law vests in
the Common Council the power to fill
the vacancy.
Men whose names are mentioned in
the ward for the place include School
Commissioner Dennis Toye, John J..
Kronenberger, William Holden and
James Burns. Alderman p. H. sorish
has been requested to present the name
of one of the men for appointment to
the Common Council when the matter
is taken up, but he thinks that the mat
ter should be left to the executive COM
mittee of the ward as a matter of JUS
tice to all elements of the party in the
ward. When the executive committee
makes the selection Alderman Corish
will nominate him in the Common
Council, but he will not act in the mat
ter otherwise.
Many of the Freeholders and some
of the Aldermen think that the matter
of electing Mr. Cusack's successor
should be laid over until it can be
positively ascertained whether Mr.
Cusack's condition is such as to pre-
clude recovery, and this stand may
bring about some delay in the matter;
hut on the other hand IL is said that a
vacancy now legally exists, and that
the situation is inimical to the Demo-
cratic side of the board, as it creates a
tie, with the possibility of important
work being held up in a party fight.
Freeholder Edward C. Eaton, who has
been a close friend of Mr.. Cusack, and
who has acted as chairman Of the pub
lie buildings committee of the board
during his sickness, stated that he did
not approve Of the appointment Of a
successor to the Twelfth Warder for
some time to come.
HE mfly uBcover," said Mr.. Eaton,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
SOMMER
TELLS HIS
POLICY
If Elected Governor, Sheriff
Would Enforce Laws as
lie Found Them.
I'm IRONBOUND SECTION
Opens Campaign With Senator
Colby and the Candidates for
Assembly Who Represent.
ed This County TIVE
Years Ago.
In IRONBOUND SECTION

Senator Everett Colby, Sheriff Frank
H. Sommer. the New Idea candidate
for the Republican Gubernatorial nomi-
nation; former Assemblymen William
Fellowes Morgan, Austen Colgate, Philip
c. Walsh, ir., and Walter f. Simp-
son and Herman B. Walker went to
the Tenth Ward last night - explain
to voters who had gathered al the Es-
sex Athletic Club their stand on the
issues of the day.
They had an audience of 300, which
listened with sufficient attention to
please the ''reformers.'
Senator Colby, who preceded the
Sheriff on the platform, and in intro
ducing him predicted for this candi-
date repetition of the meteoric rise
of President Roosevelt. The prophecy
was met with cheers. When they had
CONTINUED on Second Pngeo
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
LOVES THE ORGANIST
SHE is A HOLY JUMPER AND
"LITERARY."
Young william Has Literary Aspira-
tions, Also, So He Helped to Get Out
the "Pillar Of Fire"

PIAINFIEL1D, Aug 27.-Falling in low
with the "Pillar of Fire" organist has no
smoothed the path OF young William Dun
bar The Dunbar home is near Bound
Brook and William forsook 1t for the camp
of the Holy Jumpers, so that he could be
near the fair Gertrude Mellen. Yesterday.
however, James Dunbar, father of William,
came to the camp and dragged his son
away to attend the funeral Of his sister,
who died on Saturday.
Unless the young convert abandons his
faith and quenches his love for the fair
musician his father threatens to send him
to reformatory As a rejoinder young
Dunbar says he will soon become a mis-
sionary of the sect and go to Denver, where
its headquarters are situated Although
declining to say that he loves the or
ganlst, he admits that he expects to CO.
operate with her in literary work for
1.-THE Pillar Of Fire." the chief Holy Jump
er publication.
Miss Mellen first met the youth more
than a year ago. When the Holy Jumpers
came into possession of farm about three
miles from Bound Brook she came thither
from her home in Montana as n colonist.
She is tall graceful and extremely comely.
As soon as the youthful Dunbar saw her
he began to take an interest in the new
religion.
civilian fell in love with Miss Mellen, "
said his brother Richard, when he learned
that she was literary. He always had great
literary aspirations himself. When 16 he
started a weekly paper in South Bound
Brook, which he called the Enterprise.
Miss Mellen does great deal of writing for
the Pillar of Fire. and my brother took his
typewriter up to the farm and helped her
in her work. Not long after that he
seemed to forget all about his home and
family. lie ran away on May "a last. and
we found he was living at the camp. He
told me that he Joined the Holy Jumpers
through the prayers Of the organist.''
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
BOLD BURGLAR
ROBS HOUSE
IN HIGH ST.
COOlly Operates in Heller
Home in Daylight--SwapS
Shoes, Raids Wine Cellar.

Forcing an entrance into the residence
of Mrs. Ida Heller, widow of Adolph
Heller, of 6S3 High street, shortly after
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and maxi
ing off with a Gladstone bag of booty,
was the feat accomplished by one the
police believe to be a professional
burglar.
The house was formerly occupied by
former Sheriff William c. Nicoll and
is located on the northwest corner of
High and Montgomery streets. 1t is
directly opposite the main entrance to
st. Barnabas's Hospital and the main
ward of the institution, with numerous
windows, in which patients were seated,
overlooks the cellar door where the
burglar gained entrance. From inves-
tigation by Detective Sergeant Horter
and Plainclothesman Kaas, the latter
of the Fourth Precinct Station, 1t was
apparent that the bold intruder first
removed the moulding surrounding the
panel and then kicked it in, for the
panel was found in splinters on the
inside.
After gaining an entrance into the
cellar the highwayman must have
kicked in second panel, which was in
lIl6 uOOT lIllO tDt hltCnCi.
When he arrived in the kitchen he
started in to ransack the place, and
continued at his work until he looted
the contents of every closet and piece
of furniture in the house, from the
cellar to the attic.
A silver service on the table in the
dlning-room was not taken by the stran-
ger, but there was evidence showing that
he tested 1t. as a card receiver was broken
into several pieces. What the burglar did
take is not yet known, as Mrs. Heller and
other members of the family are spending
the summer out OF town.
The burglar left pair of old shoes for
a pair of patent feathers, which he found
in one of the bedrooms, and also paid q
visit to the wine cellar and helped him
self to four bottles of the choicest brand.
When the marauder was walking out of
the gate on the Montgomery street side,
which is an exit from the rear yards,
Mrs Baruch Schloss, wife of local beef
dealer who lives Mt 692 High street, sus-
pected that the fellow, who was well
dressed. was thief. and she telephoned
to the police. When they arrived, how
ever the thief was out of sight, and. ac-
cording to Mrs. Schloss, walked rapidly
over High street toward Clinton avenue
Bicycle Policeman Alliston had inspected
the premises early in the day and found
everything all right.
A member of the family is expected tc
arrive home today to furnish the police
with a list OF what was stolen.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
CHILD NOT
INDORSED BY
COMMITTEE
But Democratic County
Members Enthusiastic
for Candidate.
HOWELL OUT AS CHAIRMAN
Tyler ParmIy Temporarily at
Head of Body.-Committee of
Five to Select Successor.
Several Candidates Men
toned for the Place.
HOWELL OUT AS CHAIRMAN

Although the Democratic County
Committee, which met at Johnsons
Hall in Plane street would not go on
record last night as formally indorsing
before nomination former Judge Fran
els Child for the gubernatorial candi-
dacy, it was made apparent that the
Essex man was the choice of the
members and will almost certainly be
the choice of the Essex Democrats for
Governor. Owen f. Conlon offered a
resolution to indorse, but James r
Nugent made the point of order that 1t
was not within the province of the
committee to favor any person, no mat
ter how worthy, before nominations
are made. Chairman David T. Howell
ruled the resolution out of order and
was sustained when an appeal was
taken from his ruling.
CONTINUED on Second Pnge.)
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
BOY BITTEN BY UGLY
HORSE WHILE AT PLAY.
Alfred Freggens Ventured Too Near and
Animal Sank Its Teeth in
His Flesh.

Alfred Freggens, 13 years old, of SS2
Bank street. was taken to the City
Hospital yesterday suffering from a
horses bite. The wound was not a
serious one. and after having his
wound dressed the boy was able to go
home. He was playing in the street,
spinning a top, with other boys, at
Bank and Bergen streets. when he got
too near a horse owned by John
Waters, of 95 Bergen street.
The horse, said to be a vicious one,
sunk its teeth into the boys side, in
fiicting a painful wound.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
SOLDOBSCENE
POSTALS BY
WHOLESALE
Philadelphian Arrested by
Postal Authorities Had
Travelling Statesmen.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2Z-charged
by United States postal inspectors with
the wholesale selling of obscene postal
cards. Gustave p. Lang. of this city,
who traded under the name of the P.
c. Novelty Company. was arrested to-
day and held in bail for trial.
The arrest of Lang is regarded as
the most important capture yet made
in the crusade against the objection
able cards. The case was brought to
the attention of the authorities by a
resident of Rome. N. Y, who received
sample series of postals.
1t is said the nature of the cards led
him to complain, and the arrest of
Lang followed. After he had been
taken into custody Lang's place OF
business was searched.
The officials claim that In addition to
hundreds of the obscene cards, abund-
shipped to individuals and firms
throughout the country was discovered
One firm in New York. it is claimed
ordered $1,000 cards. while there were
other orders ranging from 100 to 5000
The postal authorities say Lang is Q
wholesaler and has agents in many
cities. II Is said he has other en-
ployees, who are known as "roao
agents" and whose business it is tc
go to the smaller towns and take or.
ders, which are filled direct from this
city. 1t is expected several other ar
rests will be made within a few days
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
Opinion Given by City
Counsel Nugent to
City Clerk
ELECTION QUESTIONS
Not City Clerks Duty to Furnish
Ballots Unless Papers for
Delegate Nominations Are
Placed on File.

City Counsel James r. Nugent in an
opinion given to City Clerk James F,
Connolly today stated that the Inde-
pendent Citizens party were not en-
titled to ballots or ballot boxes unless
they filed petitions in accordance with
the law, which as yet has not been
done.
Alden Freeman, chairman of the
party. has until Saturday to do so and
If the petitions are not filed by that
time no ballots or boxes will be set
aside for their use.
The City Counsel also ruled that con-
stables elected in wards where the ward
lines were since changed would hold office
until the expiration of their terms.
Mr.. Nugent also stated In reply to a
question by the City Clerk, that the So
cialistic party, which polled the necessary
5 per cent. of the vote in the Third and
Fourteenth Wards at the last general
election, thus making them a political
party for ward nominations under section
of the primary act, is entitled to ballots
and boxes in these wards. as they were at
the last election.
Since that time part of the Ninth and
Fourteenth wards have been added to the
teenth added to the Third, Ninth and Six
teenth wards. and on this difficulty, the
City Counsel ruled that the Socialistic party
were not entitled TO ballots In these sec
tions.
Following Is the letter sent to Mr.. Con-
nelly by the City Counsel.
Your favor Of August q. 1907. is duly
received In reply I would answer you
three questions as to which you ask al
opinion. as follows
"First 1t is not your duty to furnish
| ballot boxes and ballots at primary elec
| tions unless petitions for nominations 70
delegates to party conventions are fileI
| with YOU. as required by law.
Second. Where constables were elected
before ward lines were changed they will
still hold office and continue TO hole
office to which they were elected unit
their term expires. They should be cred
tied to the several wards In which they
are now residing, and only a sufficient
number of constables should be elected
for such ward after deduot ting such credits
Three The Socialistic party is en-
titled to ballots and ballot boxes at the
primary election for the Third and Four
teenth Wards They are lot entitled tC
ballots or ballot boxes for the Ninth ant
Sixteenth Wards, or for those parts of this
Fourteenth Ward which were taken from
1t and added to the Ninth and Sixteenth
Wards"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
ADDS $4,000
TO VILLAGE
RATABLES
Public Service Values Also
Raised by County
Tax Board.

The County Tax Board spent several
busy hours at secret session in its head
quarters at the Courthouse today. and one
of the results was that to the ratables In
South Orange village were increased $780,
600. This amount will come from the es-
tate of A. ]. Dotger.
Another result of the session was that
the board decided to raise the assessment
on the Public Service Corporation In all
the out-of-town municipalities where last
years assessment had been accepted, SO
that they will be the same as last year
Some time ago the board had asked for
the figures as to the values of properties
in these municipalities and got them in
lump sums, covering poles and wires and
tracks Then the board asked for item
lied statements and got them.
After discussing the problem, the MEM
bers decided that because the Valuations
had been made too low In some instances,
that they should be put at the same fig
ures ms last year.
President Lathrop Anderson, who. to-
gether with Laurence T. Fell and c. WILL
lam Heimann. the other members of the
board, attended the meeting. gave out
statement on this point.
The statement reads as follows:
"The company gave the value of tracks
and poles and wires only, but 1t Is the
opinion of the board that IL a man buys
a lot and puts house on it he is as
sessed not only for the house and lot,
but for workmanship as well, including
material and so forth. We do no. think that
1t is fair that the Public Service Corpora
tion should pay merely for bare material
and no assessment for workmanship"
The particular municipalities in which
valuations had been given too low, In the
opinion of the board, were Irvington, West
Orange Orange, Verona borough. Verona
township, Essex Fells, South Orange and
East Orange.
The assessors In these instances were di-
rected to assess at last years figures,
where this years were lower.
The board also directed the assessors
of Verona Borough and Verona Township
to reassess the properties of those mu-
inequalities. This was the result of the
auto trip which that board took through
that territory yesterday. 1t was found
that the assessments had been too low.
As some of the clerks of municipalities
have been dlatory In sending in their
budgets. which the law requires should
have been sent in last week, Clerk James
A. Mungle was directed to demand such
budgets from them Immediately.
The town clerks that are still shy on
this matter are those of Irvington, Belle
wlle Livingston and Millburn.
These figures show the comparison be-
tween the statements made by the trolley
company for this years assessment and
last years assessment in the municipalities
where the figures were too low:
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
AGED WOMANiS
BURNED AND
DYING
Mary Schuman, & Years
Old, Ablaze When Daughter
SmOtherS Flames.

A gas tubing with a leak in 1t will
probably cost the life of Mrs. Mary
Schuman, SO years old. of 4S6 Bergen
street, who lies In the City Hospital
In critical condition, badly burned
about the head, arms and body. If il
had not been for the timely arrival o.
the aged woman's daughter. who oc
cupies rooms on the second floor, whit
heard her mothers screams. Mrs
Schuman would have probably beer
burned to death
When Mrs. Schuman left her daugh-
ter's apartments to so to her room or
the floor above she took a match with
her, and a few minutes later the young.
er member of the family heard heI
mother screaming for help. She rushed
UP stairs and found her mother in
flames.
Remaining calm the daughter seized
a rug from the floor and threw it over
her mother and did her best to smother
the flames, and she succeeded. Sparks
set fire to the carpet in the room, and
both of the women were overcome and
fell to the floor.
Neighbors overheard the cries, as 1t
was but o'clock, and they rushed to
the scene and carried both of the
women to a place of safety. and one
sent in an alarm from box 642. The
fire, however. was confined to the one
room and did but $50 damage.
When the alarm was turned in the
ambulance attached to the Fourth Pre-
clnct was out on another case, and the
First Precinct ambulance had to be
called, and the trip being rather long
the removal of the victim to the hos
pital was much delayed. Thus 1t was
again demonstrated that ambulance
stations in the various sections of the
city would be the proper thing.
It is said that when the woman ar
rived in her room she struck the match
and then turned on the gas and leaned
over toward the stove to light 1t, when
the flame of the match came In contact
with the leak in the tube, which was
the connecting link of the stove and
the feeder. Almost instantly there was
a loud report, similar to an explosion,
and the flames spread toward the wo-
man and she was enveloped in them
when her daughter arrived. In going
to the rescue of her mother the daugh-
ter was slightly burned about the
hands.
At the hospital today it was said
that Mrs. Schuman was suffering ex-
cruciating pain and that her recovery
was almost impossible. Her eyebrows
and hair were singed close to the skin.
and her hands were in places burned
to the flesh and bones. She has slept
but little since being admitted to the
hospital, and at times has been uncon-
scious
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
LARNED WINS MATCH
AGAINST HOBART.

g.. NswPORT, r. l.. Aug. 27--W. A
Larned, the former lawn tennis cham
pion, won his match with Clarence
Hobart, of NeW York, in the semi-hnals
of the all-comers national tournament
today taking three sets straight, 6--z,
6-2. 6-1 Hobart was outplayed
throughout.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
INDORSE CANDIDATES
IN THE Thirteenth.
Democrats Name William Eisner for
Alderman and John F. Reilly for
School Commissioner.

Endorsements have been made by the
Thirteenth Ward Democratic executive
committee Of the candidates. Of William
Eisner. of the new sixth district. for AL
derman and of John r. Reilly, of the sec
ond district, In the Vailsburg section, for
school commissioner
The committee will have another meeting
in the near future, when plans will be
made for the organization of the party ad-
herents In the entire ward so as to be In
good shape for the election.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27

Lawn Mowers. Rollers, Hose. setteen.
Macknst & Doremus Co. 7ss-7ss Broad sa--Aa
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
DRIFT STREET THEFT.
Cash and Revolver stolen-False Alarm
in Stone Street,

Mary Scarfello, of q Drift street, report
ed to the Second Precinct police station
yesterday that her home had been entered
sometime during the morning and that $40
and revolver were stolen.
Later it was reported that the rooms of
Gasperro Gughelino, at As Stone street,
had been entered at about the same time
but this was found not to be the case.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-04
MR. ArGRATH MAKES STATE
 HENT

En another column is sn article by Luke McGrsth, chairman Of the com. mlttss representing the men at the White Pass shops who walked out two or three weeks ago on account of A fail nre to get a 20 per cent. raise in wages which they had demanded. Mir. Me Grath presents the case from the side Of the men. The article was written in response to 8 invitation extended to Mr. MeGrsth and others of the men at she time of the walk out, when the Daily Alaskan informed them that it would be pleased to publish anything they had to Iay, and would give pub ucity 70 the progress of the strike from day sO day as they viewed it, if they would but keep it informed. This offer or request was frequently renewed.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-04
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Arc Too Dauge rus
 for Alaska People to Neglect

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 For sale by all dealers. Price 90 cents. Fosser-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, \, Y, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-DOau'5-snd take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-04
Notice of Stockholders Meeting

Omce of the Engineer Mining Go. To the stockholders of the Engineer
 Mining Company:
 Take notice that the annual meeting of the stockholders of The Engineer Mining Company will be held at the office of the company, !n the Town of SkagWay, District of Alaska on Thurs day the 25th of April 1907, at 10 o'clock q. m. for the purpose of electing a board of directors and for the transaction of Such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The stock transfer book of the company will be closed % Saturday the 20Jh day of April, 1907 at o'clock p, n. and will remain closed until FIiday April 25th, 1907 sG 10 o'clock 8. m.
 By order of the Board of Directors,
 Edwin Browne, Secrets y. Dated March 24, 1907. 3-23- n
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-04

Tuegdsy was the second time the people of Skaewsy have given Martin Conway \ most emphatic demonstration oi their spyrcvsl. He ran for city councilman st the municipal election in 1901 and received the largest vote of any man who was A candidate. Last Tuesday he received more than 70 per cent. of the ballots cast, getting more votes than any man who was not a candidate on both tickets,