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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-13
HOW IT HAPPENED
East orange School superintendent Ex-
plains About Error in State Board
of Education's Report.

sunerintendent Of the East Orange
Schools Vernon l.. Davey explained TO the
members of the East Orange Board OF
Education last night how the error oc-
Cured in the annual report OF the state
Board of Education placing EAST orhhse
first In annual expenditures when they
were actually fifth in the standing OF the
city schools OF the State. Mr.. Davey
stated that the error was caused by
amounts aggregating about $4,000 being
put in the report Of expenditures. rms
Included $40. 900 received from the sale OF
the old Ashland School in Clinton street
north, which WAS sold to the church OF
Our Lady Help of Christians aud other
amounts amounting to over $4,000 which
were not actual expenditures. Deductlng
the $4,000 from the report OF the cost or
running the East Orange schools Woulu
make the cost per child on actual enroll
nlent So. Is, instead of $44.15. the amount
mentioned in the report Of the state super
irtendent. The cost per child on actuai
attendance should be Sl2.31 instead of SSSoS.
The annual report of the board was pre-
scented by Louis McCloud, custodian OF the
public funds. showing the following re,
balance on hand ss,1S5. Sc; Ashland build
ing fund. $13S,3S7; city tau, Sl3.sLszS
State, s55.674.72: library, $50; temporary
loans. S40,SS7. so; playground assoclaLion'
81, 500; miscellaneous, $4,T76.26. Total, $3o9, =
277.76. Observation-Disclosures 81
COZ. II: educational, STA, 165. Il; maintenance
md operation, $31, 1893. 20; manual training
IS, 572. IS; interest. $3.047. 10; permanent proEl
erty and equipment, $13S,912.71 II; retirement
OF bonds. $500; temporary loans, $4O,SSi:9O
Total, 1854, 091.0 Leaving a balance of SS,-
1861
The contract for installing heating APP
paratus in the Nassau School was awarded
to Louis w. Butterfield as the lowest bid
der. The amount of his bid was $zSS.
Permission was granted Battery A &c
held a cadet carnival at the Ashland Ovnl
October %.
1t was decided to open the bids for the
new Fourth Ward School at the nexi
meeting of the board. August 70.
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SCARES BURGLAR
BELLEvILLE MAN TRIES IN
VAIN TO GET HIM.
william B. Hattersley Hears Noise Down
Stairs, Sees Thief, Gets Weapon
and Gives Chase.

Al attempt was made about 1870 o'clock
last night 10 burelarize the home or VIII
lam r.. Hattersley. of 5 Colonial terrace
Belleville. The thief had piled up some
s'lverware In the dining-room, but was
frightened away by the owner.
Mr.. Hattersley heard n noise down
stairs. but thinking it was a dog paid little
attention. When the noise was repeated,
however. the owner decided II was time
to investigate. He stole downstairs and
saw n man In the dining-room. Returning
to his bedroom Hattersley partially dressed
himself and arming himself with n heavy
shoe horn he stole downstairs again. To
throw the thief off the track he called
back upstairs that there was nothing do
ing" The visitor thought otherwise, f1r
before the owner could reach him he stole
along the walls and running into the
kitchen ran out through the rear door.
Though Mr.. Hatersley was close at his
heels no trace of the fellow could be found
outside.
policeman Charles Perl. who was on that
reat p"~Sed -" horse n few minutes be-
fore. Mr.. Hattersley found the officer
and returned TO the house. and n search
was made throughout the neighbOrhood
Nc trace of the fellow could be found.
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ALL IN THE COMPANY, ANYWAY.

The Public Service damaged the Public
Service in an accident at Valley street
and South Orange avenue, South Orange,
yesterday afternoon, M this morning the
Public Service as making repairs.
A load of trolley rails on a long repair
car struck a lamp post and knocked il
over. Tho front trucks of the car started
down the venue, while the rear trucks
turned into the switch at Valley street
banging the rails against the iron lam
post. The car was stopped Immediately
and no further damage was done.
A few persons who were near the lamT
got out of the way in time. The lam
post was broken off at the ground and this
glass smashed.
Last night a trolley car jumped off tn,
track at the same corner and blocked
trafic for over an hour. and because onlS
one track is now In use fourteen carr
were stalled.
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NOTES OF THE ORANGES.

Chief of Police George p. Washer, of
Orange, today resumed his white cap and
uniform after an absence from the Centre
street headquarters for some time.
Della Hopkins, of Orange, was arrested
at 36 Henry street for talking in a plain
way to Policeman Barry. of the Orange
force. calling him a mature fakir" among
other things, and today Judge Bray fined
her IS. which she promised to bring In on
Saturday.
Fury Leva; or 172 Essex avenue, and Ell
mer Fischer. of T. Wallace street, both of
Orange. were arrested for playing 'craps"
and acting disorderly in a lot. They will
be tried on August 20.
Filllppo SpiI,a and Felomena Splna, man
and wife. of % Hill street, Orange, hit
Tessie Giordano wien they had a dispute
with her over the purchase of a water
melon, and both were arrested. Today
Judge Bray held the pair in 800 bail each
for the Grand Jury.
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SOUTH ORANGE.

The Lackawanna Railroad Company has
had water pumps attached to the two drill
engines in use In the South Orange car
yards during the night, This. It is said
house fire.
Mrs. Joseph Tracy, of 81 Riggs place.
left today for Asbury Park to spend her
vacation.
Sylvan and Ira swartz, of Newark. are
spending a week as the guests Of Stanley
and Jerome Beck. Of 1871 Academy street.
Miss Ruth Beck. left today for Asbury
Park. where she will spend a fortnight with
her cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Roth.
Miss Blanche Beck will leave for the same
resort tomorrow.
Of United Worknen, at its class initiation
in Masonic Hall last night had Grand Mas
ter Workman Reeve. OF Asbury Park
Grand nd inside inside. waterman + m Mc T,nDs1 R snd
wis, of Trenton, to assist In the cere-
monies. A reception followed. Mt which
q large number of members from nelghbor-
ing lodges was present.
Winamucca Tribe, Improved Order of
Ped Men. will go to Copleton's Grove,
Union, Sunday, on its annual clambake.
The Misses Helen and Bridget Murphy.
of Valley street. are Mt Atlantic City
sre7ding a fortnight.
Policeman William Comerford, of Ridge
wood rond. will go on his vacation tomor-
ro-. when Policemen Patrick Skeffington
viii return from a ten days vacation.
Miss Teresa c. Boyle, OF Montrose ave-
rue. is registered at the Ormond Hotel,
Ocean Grove.
The Misses Florence and Alice Carter, of
~ Fourth street, are visiting relatives in
De1er.
Peter J, Herman. of Ridgewood road, and
John Hart. of South Orange avenue and
Valley street. have gone to Buffalo.
According to the official records. of the
villuse, there were FIVE deaths and the
same number of births during the past
month.
c. II. Bradshaw, of "a Cottage street, left
today for Shoreham. L. l., to spend the
remainder OF August.
Mrs. E. W. Eaton. of IA Ralston ave-
nue.. will leave tomorrow for oxford. Me-.
to be gone until the middle of September.
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CALDWELL, VERONA AND
ESSEX FEELS.

The Roseland Orchestra viii go to Ber-
gen Point on its annual outing Saturday.
Mrs. a Simonson, of South Prospect
street, entertained the Epworth League OF
the Methodist church last night
Mrs. Henry Rudolph and Miss Elizabeth
Rudolph, of Roseland avenue, Essex FEELS,
have gone to Atlantic City for two weeks;
Mrs. Nancy Quimby, of Richmond. Va.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore S. Farrand, of Claremont avenue,
Verona, returned home yesterday.
The Fairfield Baseball Club will play the
West Caldwell B. b.. C. on Saturday on
the Fairfield grounds.
The Rev. P. d. Macintosh. OF the
Cedar Grove Congregational Church.. has
gone to Nova Scotia for the month or
August.
Wilbur Gould is building a new house In
Cleveland street, Caldwell
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FIRE DRIVES THEM
R O THEIR NJ

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Fire starting in
the five-story factory building extending
from No. 217 to No. 1923 East Forty-third
street became so threatening today that the
police reserves We're called from five pre-
cinets and they ordered the entire block.
bounded by Second and Third avenues and
Forty-third and Forty-fourth streets
cleared.
For a time it looked as though the entire
block would be destroyed. The police esti-
mated that they routed 100 ANTILLES from
their homes. Five hundred families were
driven into the streets.
The building In which the fire started is
occupied by the Sebastian Wagon Company,
which recently has been moving to tbs
quarters.
The four lower floors were empty. but OF
the nth hoor were forty new wagons anc
a quantity OF paints aud oils.
When the flames were got under confro
the factory building Yves totally wrecked
The damage amounted to soo.00o.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-13
NATURE FAKE? NAY!
Circus Crowd in Irvington Chases Three
Men Who Stole a Duck and
Catches One Man.
ouack! uuack!


Quack! uuaek!
Three men, a duck and a crowd.
The three men stole the duck from
George Ayrault's farm in Union avenue,
Irvington, and were chased into n circus
crowd. The circus crowd didn't know
what was the matter. and rnmors that a
crowd of toughs was trying to break up
the show set the throng wild with indigna-
ton. After the three men they went as
hard as they could tear. vowing vengeance.
Through the town they rushed after the
men. hundreds of others Joining In the
chase till a big mob was racing after the
fugitives. But one man, Peter Clark, was
captured, and the crowd jostled him
around in lively shape until he was final
ly landed in the hall of the tow hall, when
Chief of Police Green took charge and
placed the trembling man in a cell out OF
harms way.
Then 1t was learned hat the men were
those who have been raiding the chicken
and duck pens of the .Ayrault farm OF
late. Frightened beyond measure by the
show of luminosity on the part OF the
mob, Clark confessed. but would not inl-
plicate his companions. He said that his
home is in Cleveland. o.. and that he was
formerly employed by Ayrault: He was
given thirty days in jail by Acting Re-
corder Turton, this morning.
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MAPLEW0OD.

Mrs. George Car, OF Richmond avenue
has gone to Asbury Park TO spend her
vacation.
A.. j. Klink, of Richmond avenue, has
gone on a fishing trip to uppe New York
State.
Miss Fanny Edwards, Of Jefferson ave-
nue.. has gone to Asbury Park to spend
two weeks.
The Misses Clara and Charlotte Reboul
of South Prospect street, have gone to the
Adirondacks TO spend the remainder of this
month.
The Prospect Athletic Club, of Newark,
will be the opponents of the Ridgewoods
ut baseball on the Summit avenue grounds
Saturday afternoon.
Carlton Carpenter, of Ridgewood road,
has returned from u stay in Maine.
Louis II. Van Iderstine, of Valley street,
Is IN the lead for the August bowling cham
pionships Of the Maplewood Sporting Club,
A. c. Brewer is second.
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TWO BAD CROSSINGS
State Railroad Commission Asks Glen
Ridge Council for Facts-Little
Routine at Midsummer Meeting.

AT last nights meeting of the Glen Ridge
Borough Council a communication was
read from the State Board Of Railroad
Commissioners asking about the condition
of the railroad grade crossings within
but two In Glen Ridge, one on the Erie,
at the Chestnut Hill station, and the other
on the Lackawanna. at Hillside avenue.
Both are considered very dangerous.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated to meet
the current expenses of the Board OF
Health.
An ordinance regulating the licensing OF
junkmen passed its first reading. Val
entine n Florian Grohe and William
Potter were elected members of Glen Ridge
Hose Company No. l.
The question of placing gas lamps at
Benson street and Sherman avenue, Sher-
man and Highland avenues, and at Clark
md Thomas streets was laid over until
the next meeting.
Councilman White presided In the alb
sence of Mayor Lockwood.
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IRvINGToN AND HILTON.

Miss Marian Conley. of Boyden avenue,
Hilton, is visiting relatives in Green VII
lage.
The members of the Epworth League of
the Hilton NJ. e. Sunday school will go
up the Hudson to West Point on the
steamer Sirius tomorrow.
The West Emo Improvers. of lrvington,
are scheduled to meet tonight.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Irving
ton M. e. Church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Philip Miller, in Bruen avenue,
tomorrow afternoon.
A new safe was placed in the 1rvington
town hall this morning.
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LOWER TAX RATE
South Orange Residents Will Pay $1.52
This Year, Though Valuations
Have Been Raised.

South Orange Village taxpayers will pay
a lower tax rate this year, although valu-
atoms have been raised.
1t is figured the rate will be $1.52, divided
as follows: Village, So cents; schools, 81
cents, and county, 66 cents.
AS compared with last year, 1t shows a
decrease of 10 points. The rate last year
was s1.65, the village paying So cents;
schools, 81 cents, and the county, IS cents,
The valuations of the village this year
are IS, ZOE, $40, or more than $400,0 00 over las;
year. The appropriations are lower this
year than last.
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HUGH q. HoLMrs's FUNERAL.

The Belleville Township Committee, at a
special meeting last night, adopted a set
Of resolutions on the death of Hugh G.
Holmes. Belleville's FIRST ond only Mayor
who died in st. Michaels Hospital Satur-
day night. Mr.! Holiness death was
mourned as a loss to the township. His
service as an official OF the municipality
and county were commended. The funeral
was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Serv-
ices were conducted at the home of the
deeeased's nephew. at 80 Main street, by
the Rev. C.. Z. Scudder, pastor of the
Wesley NJ. r. Church, and the Rev. j. Q.
WINES. OF Nutley. The interment was in
Nutley.
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I R IN NEW U

pany No. 3, Of Montclair, at Z o'clock last
night, for a fire In a building in course
Of erection on Monroe place, near Maple
avenue, that town, belonging to Jerry
Magona, of Bay street. The fire was
caused from n plumbers charcoal fire,
which was left on the roof Of the building
by the workmen. When the wind sprang
up in the evening the embers became light
ed and set fire to the roof, causing a dam
age of about 800.
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MONTCLAIR DAY
Town Will Be Deserted" Tomorrow
When Annual Shut Down
Takes Place.

Tomorrow will be Montclair Day in
Montclair. Every business house in that
town will be closed, except the saloons
and drug stores. Some of the saloon pro-
prietors and help, it is said, will also take
advantage of the holiday.
Thu Montclair Aerie of Eagles will hold
an excursion to Atlantic Highlands, which
bids fair to be largely attended. Others
will go to the different seashore resorts,
and quite a number will go fishing. The
town will be nearly deserted, IL former
years can be taken as a criterion.
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ORANGE SCHOOL BOARD TONIGHT

n messing of the Orange Hoard Of EEducs9
ton tonight, when the various factions
may agree upon important appointments
to be made. 1t was said today that Mr..
Moon had withdrawn from the contest for
the position of 1anitor of the old Day
Street School. 1t is feared tina many
commissioners may not be In town for the
meeting, and the failure of Il quorum to
attend will further delay the naming of
men for vncanptqs
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SUBURBAN PAGE
DRUGGIST ARRESTED.
Henry T. Lesserts, Of Nutley, Charged
with Selling Cocaine.

Henry T. Lesserts, a druggist at Pas
sale and Nutley avenues. Nutley, was
arrested at II o'clock this morning by
Constable Gilman, of Sheriff Sommer's
office, on a charge of selling cocaine.
Gilman first purchased the drug, 1t Is
said, before making the arrest. Ed
ward Williams, a negro employed by
Lesserts, was also taken into custody.
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Frances Janet Platt, eighty-six years old,
widow of Rufus D. Platt, died at the home
of her granddaughter, Mrs. William M.
Whiting. 1O1 Valley road, Montclair, yes
terday, of old age. Mrs. Platt had resided
in Mpntclair thirty-eight years and was a
member of the First Congregational
Church, that town. She Is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Cornelia Morcellus, OF
Montclair, and a son, Frank, who lives in
the West. The funeral, which will be
private, will be held at the home of her
granddaughter this afternoon. The inter-
ment will be tomorrow in Rosedale Gem
etery at the convenience Of the family.
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BELLEv1LLE MAN FELL OFF CAR.

John Kuhfs, OF s William street. Belle
vile. fell from G Broad street car in
Washington avenue, near the North New
ark station of the Greenwood Lake divi-
sion Of the Erie Railroad, last night and
sustained a cut over tho right eye. He
was assisted to his home by friends. The
number of the car was 1855 and was IN
charge of motorman No. 21e4 and con-
ductor No 222l.
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woMAN's SUSPICION WRONG.

Policeman Bolan. of Orange, was called
Reach street that CRY shorty after II
O'Clock today because Mrs. Emmrich sus-
pected a boarder of taking a purse with
thorough search Of the boarder's room
and left the house, not hiding anything
to show the man had taken the money.
Mr.. Emmrich later found the purse behind
q picture.
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OBJECT TO ITALIAN SETTLEMENT.

There Is considerable CONSERVATION
among some residents of Upper Montclair
because OF a cheap Italian settlement that
is being formed in wildwood avenue, east
OF Bloomfield The property was pur-
chased by a firm of Newark spectators
and is being sold In twen~ty-fve-foo lots.
Sixteen lots, 1t is said, were sold last
Sunday. 1t is believed the Council will be
asked to look into the matter and see that
no shantles are built on the property.
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MAYORS FATHER DEAD.

The death is announced in Sheffield, Eng
land, of Jonathan Lockwood, father of
Mayor Arthur ]. Lockwood. of Glen Ridge.
The deceased was 81 years old and had
wood was at his bedside when he died.
Death was due to old age. In addition to
Mayor Lockwood the deceased had one
other son., Herbert Lockwood, of Shelf
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A PROPOSALS.
SEALED
FnR SCHOnI

fOt 1t4NOOARN DOttOOL
Proposals are invited and will be received
by the Board Of Education Of East Orange for
the erection OF the Lincoln School at the
northeast corner Of Central and Maple ave-
nues. East Orange. Plans and specifications
will be on file al the offices of the Board OF
Education from . a. m. to l p. M, and 3 to
I p. IN and may be used for the purpose OF
~stimating from 3 a. m. Monday. August IL,
until 4 4. M, Monday, August rs. All in
structions as TO certified deposit checks.
bonds. etc, viii be found in tho specifications
Bids on the work, with certified deposit checks.
are to be delivered in q sealed envelope. in
dorsed Proposal for Lincoln School, aud en-
closed IN outer envelope addressed to Arthur
A. Richmond, Chairman OF on
Buildings, Board Of Education, City Hall,
East Orange. n. j., no later than s n m
Monday. August %. 80
Bids win be opened by the full Board AZ
its regular meeting. held at its rooms. Al s.as
,. M. Monday, August &c.
The Board reserves the right tn aeean. =.
reject any or all bids. "
August 3. 1901. SIcrI
auE1o. B.l5.20 ss
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FAvoRs OIL FOR STREETS.

At the monthly meeting of the Third
Ward Improvement Association, of Irving
ton. last night it was decided to ask the
council to see that automobiles passing
through that town do not exceed the speed
limit. 1t also went on record In favor Of
sprinkling the streets with oil.
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This constant discussion OF what constl-
tutes a Democrat may be due 10 a desire
ON the part Of people who are admirers Of
Mr.. Bryan's rhetorical powers to keep him
In action.-Washington STAT.
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HAD osIRLoIN" HANDLES.

Rachel Harris reported to Roundsman
Reinhart at the Orange Police Station last
night that someone stole from her room
last week a carving set with white sir
.loin'' handles.
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seattle, where the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition Will be held IN 1903, claims TO
the city Is growing 1t will have fully 100000
by 1909.
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The AInnkn-Yukon Erhihition.

. oregon and California have each appro-
priated 100000 for the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific exposition, with the assurance that
additional amounts will be authorized by
their next Legislatures.
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SLATER FALLS FROM PIAZZA.

John White, a slater, of Main street,
East Orange, fell from the roof. Of the
plnzza Of Edwin S. Aliens home. In Scot
noon. and at first was thought to be
badly injured, The Record ambulance
was summoned and he was taken to the
Orange Memorial Hospital, where 1t was
found that his light leg and foot was
iacerated. He wa5 later removed home
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people 20 where they're invited. Advertise
l THE EVENING STAR and they'll come 20