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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
FIGHT OVER A GIRL
P. O. BOY HERO TACKLES
BIGGER RIVAL.
Heard He Was Circulating Stories About
Her-Defender Knocked out2 Ratsi
Twas the Heat.

The special delivery boys.at the Newark
Postofice this morning discussed the pluck
of one of their number. Harry Cohn, of %
Mulberry street, who last night protected
the name OF his sweetheart, although he
had to Ire taken to his home in the First
Precinct ambulance.
Harry has a sweetheart about his own
age, which is 16. All of the special deliv-
cry boys at the postoffice know who she
is and like her, as she is Harry's friend.
But John Rice, of 81 Lafayette street, likes
the girl too we'll, according to Coin, and
just because she refused to shift her af-
fections from Harry, Rice got angry and
said things about her. These remarks
went the rounds Of the Office until they
reached Harry. who decided TO hang a
mouse on Rice's eye or make a big try
at 1t.
Feeling secure in the fact that he is a
bigger boy than Cohn Rice did not deny
that he made the statement. Last night
at about 1890 o'clock the boys met for the
first time since the accusations were made
against his girl friend. 1t was in front of
the postoffice.
Harry walked up to Rice and asked him
If he had made any statement about ''his
girl
None Of your business replied Rice
In about one second gallant Harry went
down and out. Word was t~elephoned the
First Precinct station. and in an unc0n-
scious condition Harry was taken to his
home in the First Precinct station ambu'
lance. Harry told the police that he was
overcome by the heat. He said that nj
walloping OF Rice's would make him take
the count.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
KlNGSLAND-LYNDH URST.

Since January l, Township Commit
teeman John II. Burke has erected and
sold twenty-eight houses in the Lynd-
hurst section.
The Township Firemen's Relief AS
sociation has elected these officers for
Young; vice-president, Michael ]. Hans
berry; secretary, David E. Thornton;
treasurer, Charles E. Garland.
The necessity of a new town hall Is
being discussed here and an effort Is
to be made to purchase desirable prop
erty, centrally located, for the build
transacted in Odd Fellows Hall. a
place that is inadequate for the pur-
pose.
Mrs. Charles Anderson, of stuy-
vesant avenue, Lyndhurst section, is
spending a few weeks at Ocean Grove.
John e. Travers, of the Kingsland
section, has returned from an extended
Southern trip.
Miss Nellie a. Barrows, of the Lynd-
hurst section. is visiting at Asbury
Park.
Miss Marie Anderson, of Stuyvesant
VENUE, Byndhurst section, is home
from a vacation at Asbury Park.
The Union Township Democratic
Club will hold its annual outing at
Els River Road Park, on Saturday,
August 81.
Miss Carrie Hunt, Of the L%yndhurst
section, is at Asbury Park.
The Township Committee will hold
a special meeting on Monday night.
The announcement of h RAJ
ment of Miss Frances Burke, daughter
of Township Committeeman and Mrs.
John II. Burke. of Valleybrook avenue.
been made public. The wedding will
take place early In October.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
BL00MFIELD-GLEN RIDGE

The Bloomfield BIB. C. will cross bats
with the O. N. T. team. Of Newark, on
the Williamson avenue grounds Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. 4. G. Benson, Of Glen Ridge, is
stopping at the Woodbine, in Belmar.
E. E.. Downs and family, of Bellsvills
avenue, are In C~raigsville, Mass.
Anthony Journeay, of Nutley, has puN
chased the David Roach estate in Eranba
line avenue for $2,400.
w. L. Williams and family, Of Baldwin
street, are spending two weeks in Fail
Haven, this State.
William Dafter, of Manhattan, with his
family. is stopping at IS Bay avenue fof
a month.
Mrs. WardweIl G.. Thomas, of Bay ave.
nue., is sojourning at Haines Falls, N. Ys
where she will remain until September.
A surprise reception was rendered Miss
Clara Gross IN her home, 1877 Orange
street, last night by about sixty of her
friends.
Felix zbikoski, Of 40 Myrtle avenue, was
kicked on the hip by his horse yesterday
and severely injured.
Thomas Riker and family. Of Washing.
ton street, are In R~ockaway.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22

ESCAPE THE
TAX BOARD
Orange Men on Their Yaca-
tiOns--B Books Show Stock
Transfer Was Madein May.

AS the sheriff's constables were UNI
able to subpoena either President John
ID. Everitt and Clerk Thomas j. Smith,
of the Orange National Bank, to APP
pear before the County Tax Board to-
day and, explain the recent transfer of
1000 shares of the bank stock from the
taxing jurisdiction of Orange to Essex
Fells, because these officials are on
their vacations out-of-town, the board
had to be content with a perusal of the
bank's transfer book. This was readily
secured from Cashier Henry L. Holmes
through the medium of a sheriff's Off
Ger armed with a subpoena.
The matter was the subject of discussion
at a secret meeting of the board in the
court house today which was attended by
President Lathrop Anderson, Laurence Fell
and C. William Heilmann, all the members
Of the board. They looked the books over
and learned that the stock, according to
these records. had been transferred from
the president of the bank TO the clerk on
May IL last.
The commissioners will now try to n
out whether any such actual transfer took
place or not and why, and act accordingly.
AS previously explained, this stock,
which has a book value of 100000, was
held last year by President Everitt, as
trustee, in Orange, and .sessed there,
where the tax rate was $50 on each $1,000
valuation. Smith resides in and is n tax
assessor for the borough of Essex FEELS,
where the tax rate last year was only $9.5O
on each 81. 900 valuation. $11.50 less than In
Orange. Orange feels that the stock should
be assessed there.
The board decide to take a trip to
Verona next Monday, and may do some
further lacking up in that, place. as the
increase there did not come up to expec-
tations. Last year the assessment was on
a basis of $1,521, 40 In ratables. Verona
since that time has been split up into d
borough and township. and, while the
ratable on the former this year is S99S. 49,
and the latter $551 300. the total increase
for the two is only SOS. Ola.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
PUZZLES POLICE
ORANGE BURGLARY
HAS THEM GUESSING.
Persistent Attempts to Rob House oY
George Clark Surrounded
by Mystery.

The East Orange Police Department haa
a burglary case on its hands that is ca,,eing
all kinds of trouble, and the mysterv door,
ems every day. 1t concerns atemnts ta rob
the home Of George Clark, of SO Wasbinys
ton terrace, on three different occasions
within a few weeks. Extra police Officers
and George Hoyt, a private watcbman In
the neighborhood. nave been keeping a
careful eye on the place since the last two
attempts were made, but despite their
vigilance they have been unable to detect
any enort TO rob the home. The house Is
prominently situated.
This morning Mr.. Clark again called at
the. police station and told Chief James
Bell that another attempt had been made
to enter the home last night, but, as In
the other cases, nothing was taken from
the home. The mystery was deepened. and
Chief Bell is wondering how 1T could have
owing to the extra care that has
been exercised, to spos any. suspicious
characters In the neighborhood.
Last night, said Mr., Clark, the would-be
work from underneath the front stoon'
and after damaging this followed IL nm
by forcing a front window alongside the
door.
No one has been more watchful than
members of Mr.. Clark's family to catch
a glimpse of the man who is irving so
TO get away with his valu-
ables. but none heard the noises last nipht.
and the police and Waterman also saw
they saw nothing strange about the house.
AcCOruluE 10 MT. Clark the fellow must
have gone about his work carefully. "a
marks on the window that was forced
show. If he entered the place he didn't
get away with anything, as nothing was
missing.
Mr.. Clark saw the work of the man
when he arose this morning n then called
on the police to make his third report of
ATTEMPTED robbery. The first time an at
emp was made to rob the home there
was an exciting time, in which revolver
shots ployed an important part and the
~neighbors were awakened by the comnne-
ton. Mr.. Clark and other members OF
the family were retiring about midnight
that evening and a been on the second
floor but a short time when strange noises
were heard In the parlor. They listened,
and then Mr.. Clark decided to investigate.
The burglar heard the man of the house
about the same time and started to beat
a hasty retreat. Mr.. Clark took a look
out of the window and saw a man dart
across the front lawn. He fired two shots
at the fleeing figure. but missed. A bag
of ~valuab1es, ready to be carted away, was
found near the front door. Several police
men searched for the fellow, but he
escaped. Now all hands are preparing for
any future trouble that might appear, and
II. anyone is caught lettering in the vicinity
of the Clark home late at night he is apt
to receive q warm reception.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
THE UNION LABEL
ORANGE SCHOOL SUPPLIES
MUST BEAR 1T.
Commissioner Taylor Insists That No
Printed Matter without the Accepted
Mark Shall Be Used.

Printed supplies that will go to the
pupils of the Orange High School and
other schools in that city when they
open again. will all bear the union
label. This is accomplished through
the work of School Commissioner Jacob
Taylor, a prominent member of the
Federated Trades Council. Two firms
who do not carry the label have been
in the habit of bidding on work for
the boare, and this has caused some
trouble.
Mr. Taylor looked after the securing
of goods for this term, and insisted
that the label be placed on the nate
rial. He was successful in his efforts.
The work of making repairs to the
old Orange High School, in Day street,
started this week, but. according to one
prominent member of the Board of
Education, not all of the rooms will be
IN readiness for the pupils when the
ing of contracts was not completed I'M
I'll q few days ago and It is claimed
that the petty differences which
marked several meetings is RESPONSE
BILE for the delay.
1t is stated, as illustration, that some
members of the board worked hard to
nave the Day street building converted
into a grammar school, but others opposed
this plan and 1t was frustrated.
Members who opposed the grammar
school idea now claim that the delay in
starting the improvements can be charged
against the members who stood out for a
grammar school,.
Members of the board expect TO receive
a notice of n meeting in the near future.
as President Bayles. Ii is said. promised to
call them together when he returned from
his vacation. The appointment of a prin-
cipal for the Day street school will have
to be made. For several months the menu
bers have been deadlocked on the appoint
ment. but 1t is understood now that a
effort will be made TO agree
upon q man.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
DEATH YET MYSTERY
NO IDENTIFICATION YET OF
NEGRESS'S BODY.
Police Would Like to Find Two Negroes
Seen Driving Up vanderpool Street
with Negro Woman.

The mystery surrounding the finding OF
the body of an unknown negress on the
city dumps at Avenue B and Miller street
Tuesday morning is still unsolved. De-
tective Sergeant Tempieton, of the Central
office and Plainclothesman Burns. of the
Third Precinct. are still working on the
case.
The minions Of the law are exceedingly
anxious to meet two negroes who were
seen driving down vanderpool street be-
tween Broad street and the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks between l and 1:3O o'clock
Monday morning by Thomas Cosgrove. of
11S Vanderpool street. They were driving
a horse attached to a light buggy, and a
woman sat between them.
vanderpool street between the points
mentioned is being paved and 1t is against
the city ordinance to use a street under
going improvement. CosgTove knew this
and called to the trio to get Off the street
Cosgrove watched them disappear some
blocks down the street. Then he went
into the house. A few minutes later ne
heard the screams of a woman and ran
out Of the house and in the direction from
whence the screams came-the same as
that in which the buggy disappeared
but the cries were not repeated and ne re-
turned home.
When he heard that the body OF a ne
gress had been found on the dump, Cos
grove at once suspected that the Two men
who accompanied the woman In theb buggy
might be able to unravel the mystery and
informed the police.
County Physician Daniel Elliott thu
morning continued his autopsy on the body
and found that death was due to a broken
neck caused by st~rangulation-
Charles /. Bansbeck, OF Is Goebei street
a night Waterman in the ink works, neal
where the body was found yesterday, in
formed the police that a negro couple were
in the habit Of walking past the factory
every Sunday night for some time past
| Yesterday afternoon three negroes were
gathered in and last night Bansbacb
identified John Walker as the man he hat
seen pass. Walker was detained for {
time and then directed to bring his wife
to the Third Precinct Station his morn.
ing. The night watchman was there and
Identified the woman who accompanied
| Walker as the one he had seen pass thu
factory and both were released.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
BELLEvILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. William knight, sr.. of
Bridge street, are visiting their niece, Mrs.
Charles Bowman. of RosIindale. Mass.
Mrs. Christian Reinhardt and family. of
s21 North Stephen street. are with friends
at Barnegat Bay.
The funeral of Michael Ryan, ST., Of
Toward place. who died Tuesday night,
will be held tomorrow morning to ST.
Peters Church, where a high mass of
requiem will be celebrated. Intermeht will
be In st. Peters Cemetery.
John Breen. of 52Sls High street. was
arrested in Washington avenue. near Hill
side Park. last night, by Chancemap Will
lam Dean. He was locked up and this
morning arraigned before Police Justice
Cornell on . charge Of being drunk and
disorderly. The man was let off after
promising to behave himself.
Miss Emma a. Wharton, of Holmes
street. Belleville. who has been visiting
friends in North Creek, in the Adiron-
dacks. has sone to Belmar for the rest
Of the summer.
Miss Agnes Wharton, Of Stephen street,
Belleville. Is spending several weeks at
Old Forge. in the Adirondacks.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
SOUTH ORANGE.

Tho report of the joint committee on
classrooms was presented at a meetng OF
the South Orange Board of Education iasr
night. II was recommended that another
class be established TO relieve tine crowded
conditions In the Columbia School, South
Orange. The board also decided TO engage
nm additional teacher, The other classes
will be readjusted. SO as to make room
for the new one. 4 vote Of appreciation
was rendered 10 Superintendent Hepry W.
Foster for faithfully performing the duties
as district clerk for six years.
Eugene Cupp. of Montrose avenue, is on
a weeks business trip in New York State.
He is now ut Montrose.
Mrs. William White and son, Horace
William White. of New York, are visiting
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Elwood. of . Valley street.
Miss Kathleen Foyle, of South Orange
avenue, and Miss May Fitzsimmons, of
IrNipgton avenue. have returned from a
stay at Asoury Park.
Miss Mary Finn and Miss Mary Scully.
% Ridgewood road, and Mrs. Mary Dugan,
OF South Orange avenue. are at Spring
Lake
The new fountain TO be placed opposite
the flower bed in Sloan street. opposite the
L-ftkawanna station. will be for horses
alone, The one in South Orange avenue,
opposite the Village Hall, which was given
by the Young Women's Christian Temper
ance Union in 1892. will not be removed.
excepting n the part used by horses.
Beaiy Newman, OF Jefferson avenue, has
IetIiheu from z VACATION spent at AsDufS
Park.
The South Orange Athletic Club base
ball team will oppose the Woodlands. Of
Newark. In the first Of a series OF three
Eanaes on the Taylor grounds. South Or
ange, Sunday afternoon. The two teams
mel two weeks ago. but the game ended
In a dispute in the eighth inning. The
battery for the South Orange nine Sunday
will be William Smith. pitcher. and Peter
kassinger. catcher. Stanley Friery and
Arth1p Ranlr.r mill afsn no in the line an
OF the home team.
Miss Blanche Beck. OF 1871 Academy
street. has returned from a stay at AS
bury Park.
Mrs. Henry Winans. of Arnold terrace.
has plans completed for the erection OF a
new house on Fairview avenue.
An official of the Public Service Corpor-
alton is the authority for the statement
will not be replaced by new ones this year.
He also says that the tracks west OF Val
lev street. In South Orange avenue, Will
not be relaid until next spring,
G. A. Bird has plans out for a house 10
be erected in Prospect place.
Mrs. Henry g. Tilley and Miss Ruth
Tilley, of Valley street. are at Rowayton,
Conn.
The Misses Mary and Amy Smith. of
ACADEMY street. are at Asbury Park. They
are registered at the Villa.
A new series of stock will be opened
in the South Orange Building and Loan
Association next month
James O'Neill and family, of MontfoSe
Park. South Orange, will be at Avon
until the middle of September.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
FRED MILL" IN ORANGE.
Successful Dillingham; Production Will
Be Seen There Next Tuesday.

Charles ~Dillingham's production, The
Red Mill" the musical novelty of last
year, with book anne lyrics by Henry
Blossom and music by Victor Herbert, will
be seen in this vicinity for the first time
at the Orange Theatre on next Tuesday
evening. August y.
The Red Mill" comes with one of the
most thorough endorsements ever accorded
a comic opera, having been continuously
given for an entire season and some $40
performances at the Knickerboeker Thea
tire, New York City.
The play is conceded to be the most
novel musical offering of many seasons,
having a consistent and well-written story
with a melodramatic "thrill'' which fairly
took New York off its feet-the escape
from the mil. Mr.. Herbert has provided
a score OF musical gems. and Mr.. Dnling-
ham has given u production in his usual
excellent style The company has beG
carefully organized and includes the cute
six Little Dutch Riddles. The fact that
the scenes are laid IN Holland permits of
the most picturesque scenery and of cos
tunes that are quaint and artistic. The
company numbers about sixty people. The
sale of seats opens Saturday morning
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
SEVEN MoNTcLAIR AUT0M0BILSTS HAVE MARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH At RAILROAD CROSSING.
ALDERMAN H0FFMAN'S
STABLE Is BURNED.
East Orange ohcial Grateful to Firemen
for Their Good Work in Preventing
Spread of the Flames.

The Orange Fire Department exhibited
some good work at a fire that broke out
Yesterday afternoon in the hay loft of a
stable and plumber shop OF Alderman Hon-
man in the valley section of the city. Mr..
Hoffman was greatly impressed with the
work Of the flremcn and sent a o~ommenda-
tory letter to Chief last night
and also remembered the mems relief bu-
reau with a substantial mount. The dam
age is figured at about 81. 800.
The fire started In n section OF the hay
loft, while plumbers we're working on the
wing on the west side OF the building.
IT is said the cause is unknown. The
alarm WINS turned in from McChesney and
Langdon streets, calling out the Valley and
headquarters companies. The Valley men
had a line stretched on the blazing build
ing in quick time and worked hard to con-
fine the blaze to the interior of the build
ing. The heat was intense and they had
Il hard job. but their efforts finally met
with success. There Is II small tenement
next door and IL vas feared for n time
that the flames would reach this building.
The blaze extended towards the outside
OF the Hoffman place, but was held
in check there.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
SEVEN NEAR DEATH.
FRACTION OF SECOND SAVES
MONTCLAIR AUT0ISTS.
Erie Tracks at Unprotected Crossing
Barely Cleared Before Engine Was
Upon Them-Machine Damaged.

John Nicholas Hines, of Il Vincent place
Montclair. and his daughter, Mrs. Johh
Smith. Of Pittsburg, Pa, and her fVe
children, had a narrow escape from pelhs
dashed to instant death while CROSSING
the tracks of the Greenwood Lake brahcn
of the Erie Railroad, at Bellevue avenue
Jpper Montclnir, in an automoblle, last
night.
Mrs. Smith and her children VINO are
visiting Mr.. Hines. We're taken ouL oy
the latter last night for an auto ride. They
oroceeded along Park street to Bellevue
avenue. and turned up the latter thoroush-
fare. intending to return TO Montcialr by
way of Mountain avenue.
Mr.. Hines was driving his machine at n
low rate Of speed. and. as he neated lle
railroad crossing. saw that the gates Were
up. Supposing everything was cieaf ne
still kept up a slow rate Of speed While
crossing the tracks. When on the TRICKS
he was Mortified to find that n train COM
ing from New York was almost upon nun.
He fortunately had presence of mind TO
put on full speed, and, as Mr.. Hines stale1
his morning. the machine foiriy JuIlpeu
off the tracks. This was none 100 soon;
however, for the engine of the train ripped
"A large portion of the back clean out OF
the automobile. The machine, however;
was not upset, and the occupants retained
The smallest fraction of a second later
in clearing the tracks would undoubtedly
have sent them all into eternity.
Mr.. Hines ran back to ask the gate-
maj why his gates we're up ana was sur
prised to learn tina; the gateman leaves at
Z O'Clock In the evening and does not re-
turn until G o'clock in the morning; Ine
only notice that travellers have OF the up
proaeh of trains after o'clock in the
evening is the faint noise made by an
electric contrivance, which cannot be heard
by those driving in any vehicle that IL
self makes any noise at all.
While Mrs. Smith and the children were
badly frightened. they had recovered this
morning from the excitement. Mr.. Hines
= loud In his abuse of the railroad COM
paav for its negligence In having the
CROSSINGS unprotected at night.
Mr.. Htfes was formerly OF Phl~ladelphla'
I'D c.goe to Montclair about a year ago.
YYY Is building three houses on Central
avenue, one for himself and one each for
his married daughter and married son.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22

ALARM FOR LOST BOY.
South Orange Youngsters Trip Through
swamps stirs Up Neighborhood.

There was great anxiety in. the neighbour
hood Of Holland avenue. South Orange,
Yesterday when Stephen Dolan, the 6-year-
old son of Patrick Dolan, of that street.
disappeared at noon and for three hours
was missing. The neighbors and the po-
lice searched the fields and woods south
Of the house where he was last seen. but
could find no trace Of him. Stories of kid
mapping began to circulate and, after Do
ian's pasture for cow and the big Law
tonia stock farm and orchard adjoining
had been searched and the boy not found,
there was much alarm.
Some said the boy might have been hurt
and was unable to get home. Others said
that he might have taken a ride on a
wagon, but those who had read widely Of
the wave of crime, were sure that II had
struck South o.ange and that stephen Do
Ian was kidnapped because his father Is n
wealthy farmer.
When the excitement was at its height,
Herman Schmidt, a farmer OF Irvlngton
Hilton, 'phoned to the South Or
ang police that he had found the boy on
his farm. The boy had travelled three
miles through the swamps, a trip which
y ould exhaust an ordinary man.