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The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
SMITHS in SOCIETY
NAME LEADS IN SOCIAL
REGISTER L0CATER.
Browns Come Next, and Then the
Joneses and Robinsons-strange
Differentiations in Spelling.

NEW YORK, July 17-Soeiety is led
throughout the country, North. South, East
and West, by the ancient and honorable
family of Smith, as is shown by the Social
Register Locator, the first number of which
Is published today
|, This volume is compendium OF the
names of persons of social prominence in
twenty American cities and has been pre-
pared with panstaking care 1t consists of
an alphabetical arrangement of &,5OO
names. together with the cities where the
persons reside. This furnishes a clue to
many sources of information concerning
those whose doings arc of interest to So
ciety In the principal cities of the United
States.
OF the Smiths there are found to be 556
all told, while the Browns, who number BAG.
come next In preferment The Joneses
number 262 while the Robinsons have 173
on the roll of the select elect to quote Miss
Carolyn Wells The numerically predomi-
nant names In New York are as foows
Smith, 1853; Brown. 1877; White, Sc; Morgan
81; Clark. 81; Robinson, 81; Taylor So and
Miller. S6. Boston has only Smiths and
16 Browns, but the HUI has p Williamses
"A Peabodys and "A Coolidges
New York has the most Smiths and 40
per cent. of the Browns, while Baltimore
is close second in the possession of the
clan of Brown. The Smiths predominant
In Philadelphia, with a battalion of 1873
though the Biddle family, which is so
much part of the City of Brotherly
Love, has seventy-two members The
Joneses are to be found everywhere, ex-
cept in Providence and Oakland Oak
land has nobody at all In society named
jackson. Baltimore is entitled to have
the most Jenkinses present at any large
social function. In Chicago the Walkers
follow the Smiths Ia preference, while in
Providence the name Aldrich is the open
sesame to society. Pittsburg has the most
Laughlins. The Smiths are at the fore
In st. Louis and st. Paul. and in Mime
polls the question of prestige Is a tie
among the Washburns, Winstons and
Woodworths
Strange dfferentiations in the spelling
of names appear throughout the volume
There are 239 of the family of Clarke and
rinety-nine % the name without the ter
minal 'e." Eve ways are offered for the
spelling of what is in effect the same
name as is seen In such titles as Beal.
Beale. Beales. Beall and Beals, 1t IS
shown IL the tables that there are forty
Reads, seventy-one Reeds and thirty-one
Reids. There are fifty-five who bear the
name of Robbins and thirty-fve who leave
out one 'b" and pronounce their name the
same way. Forty-two are called Sturgis
and thirty-two Sturges.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
ROMANCE OF DESERT
SYRIAN GUIDE WINS AMERl-
CAN HElRESS.
Comes to New York to Wed Her-Man
Denounced as Rascal by New Yorker
Who Met Him in Sahara.

NEW YORK. July 17.-Announcement
was made in the Syrian quarter yesterday
by Said Kali Haick. a dragoman inter
preter). who came to this country last
Saturday from the Orient, that his Is soon
10 marry Miss Elsie Ellwood. daughter OF
w. l.. Ellwood of DeKalb, Ill, ana
granddaughter of Isaac Ellwood, the steel
wire millionaire, who Is living at the
Waldorf-Astoria. Miss Ellwood returned
from the Orient last Saturday with ner
mother and stopped for few days with
her grandmother at the Waldorf, but dur
ing her stay there Haick did not call on
her. having taken up his quarters with an
uncle in Brooklyn.
Confirmation of the engagement OF the
rich Western girl and the Syrian couio
not be had from the grandfather at the
Waldorf. He said he had heard that Haick
had made the announcement, but hau
never had the pleasure of meeting Haick.
Arthur Moore. of Maxwell, Manning *
Moore, of Liberty street. dealers In ma
chinery. who had met Haick in the desert
Of Sahara. denounced Haick in no uncer-
tain terms.
THAT man is a cheat and a fraud" he
said II engaged him as a guide, and was
informed that he was no good, and dis
charged him. Mr.. Moore said that he
would tell the Elwoods all he could TO
prevent the marriage. which he declared
would be great shame.
When asked how he happened to meet
Miss Ellwood Haick replied:
Il first met her in Egypt, when she
was about to go up the Nile. AS 1 am a
tourist guide AID contract for taking
parties through the country. told her
could supply her party with tents and
supplies donkeys. horses or boats or any
thing else they might need for their tour.
In the party was Miss Ellwood, her sister.
Miss Jean, and her mother. She engaged
me and we had twenty horses and donkeys
to carry the supplies. OF course. we were
much together and grew friendly.
"She seemed attracted by the Oriental
life II was our custom to get out early
and ride until II became insufferably hot.
and then the tents which we had sent
on ai1ead would be erected for us and we
would stop for luncheon and until 1t
cooled off and then take up the journey.
In this way Miss Elsie became very well
acquainted with me and we fell in love
and became engaged. l think she Will
like the life in my country
Around tie Waldorf and In the Syrian
quarter the announcement made by Haick
created surprise He is swarthy- skinned.
Oriental-looking person, with small
dark nlustache. The Ellwoods are among
the oldest and best known families in
Illinois.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
MARRY, THEN PART
REMUNERATION AT WEDDING
SUPPER.
Pair ouarrelled on Way Home from
Church and Bride Announces That
She Will Get Divorce.

JoHNSTOWN, Pa, July 17.-Guests
at the wedding supper Monday night
at the home of the bride in Seward.
were astounded when John Manly and
Florence Bontz arose from the table
and solemnly renounced the VOWS they
had taken little more than an hour
before.
Efforts made yesterday to locate
Manly were without result. Mrs. Flor
ence Bontz said last night:
II did not know him so we'll before
the wedding as directly after it, or no
marriage ceremony would have been
performed. I intend to procure, di-
vorce as soon as I can get one, and l
will marry some man who is worthy
of me-"
The couple were prominent mem
bers of the Seward Reformed Church.
There was no sign of infelicity imme-
diately preceding the ceremony and
guests said that they had never wit
messed more propitious wedding. The
party went from the church TO the
Bontz home for a supper and recep-
ton. Those nearest the bride and
bridegroom overheard angry words.
Shortly afterward the festivities were
silenced by the announcement that
Manly and his bride had each message
to impart to the assemblage. The mes
sage was of complete renunciation.
While the silence in the room which
followed the denouement held, the
young couple left the house and walked
to the railroad station. The brides
brother followed and escorted his sis
ter home after she had taken leave of
Manly. The bridegroom boarded an
east-bound train and has not been
heard from since.
The cause of the quarrel is a mys-
terry to all except the young couple.
The bride will not disclose the Sc
cret She declared that the question
at issue Is of such vital Importance
that reconciliation is impossible.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
CRAZY MAN FIGHTS POSSE.
Dangerously Wounds Five Men Before
He Is Killed.

CHICAGO, July 17.-Driven from his
hiding place on the barren sand dunes
of Indiana, an insane man, who has
kept all of the towns contiguous to the
Illinois State line in a state of siege
for nearly a week. was run down and
shot to death by posse of more than
one hundred citizens and policemen last
night.
One man is dying in ST. Margarets
Hospital in Hammond as result of
the three days running fight with the
madman, and five of the others who
were in the little army that ran him
down have injuries that are dangerous.
When the body of the man was taken
to Hammond by the police 1t was iden-
titled as that of Julius Polinski, %
years of age, who had been employed
as a section hand on the Michigan
Central Railroad up to last Thursday
Overdoses of medicines is believed
to have made Polinski lose his reason.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
WHISPER REPORTS ON
WORK AT OVERLOOK.
At Secret Session Inspectors Are Said
to Have o. KID Plumbing and
Electrical Jobs.

After the committee on public buildings
OF the Board Of Freeholders at its meeting
at the Branch Hospital, Overlook late
yesterday afternoon had heard the reports
OF expert engineers in connection with
construction work at the new buildings,
as detailed In yesterdays EVENING
STAR, the committee held secret ses-
sion According to the authorized spokes-
man the committee heard the reports of
Inspector Fay, who is looking over the
plumbing work, and Inspector Taylor, who
is looking over the electrical work. They
are said to have reported that all the
work is being carried out to the letter.
according to the plans and specifications
The committee on county hospitals had
a short session late in the afternoon
Freeholder John Scanlon presided, and
the semi-monthly reports of DR. Daniel
NJ. Dill, superintendent of the hospitals
was submitted. They showed 745 patients
in the main institution at present against
740 on July 2. while in the Branch Hos
pital there are now 494 patients against
800 of two weeks ago.
People go where they're dnvited. Advertise
In THE EVENING STAR and they'll come to
you
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
Letter from Paris.

Our representative, Mr.. Max
Hesslein, who is now in Europe
selecting novel and beautiful
things for our patrons, writes
US from our Paris office. No. 40
Rue de Petites Ecuries
81 am glad TO tell you that have
secured a collection of Vienna novel
ties that are beyond question more
beautiful than any desk pieces we have
ever been able to retail, at from 81 to
$40. In Berlin bought line of Post
Gard Albums which hope to get to
you by September ist. They are GER
tainly the finest albums yet brought
out to retail at popular prices. There
seems no diminution of tn. post card
fad In Venice bought some beauti-
full De Luxe Editions of Shakespeare,
bound in Venetian calf, which know
will please lovers of fine books In
London | also picked up some fine
sets in rich bindings.
"Have secured large number of
paintings in the Italian art centres
which | am sure will make an inn
preston when they are exhibited.
81 sail for home on the Kaiser
Wilhelm de Crosse on the t7th-aftcr
all, there is no place like the good old
u. S. A."
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
GIRL KILLED TRYING TO SAVE DOG

NEW YORK, July 17.--Intent only
on rescuing her dog from its perilous
position on the window sill, Hester
Lent, the pretty 5-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lent, of III st.
AIMS avenue, the Bronx, climbed up
after him yesterday afternoon and,
losing her balance, fell to the court
yard below, four stories, striking on
her head. The little girl lived an hour
after her fall. Mrs. Lent collapsed and
last night was said to be in a serious
condition
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
MOSQUITOES HOLD
TRAIN UP TWO HOURS.
Millions of Them Drive iowa Passengers
Frantic-Smoke Finally Brings
Relief

DES MONIES. July ia swarm of
several million mosquitoes held up a
Minneapolis and St. Louis train, at
Ridgley, last night, for two hours. One
hundred and twenty passengers were
almost crazed before they escaped. AS
the train started to pull out of Ridgley
adj the windows were open, owing to
the heat and mosquitoes, driven from
the marshes by the rain, swarmed in.
For while the passengers attempt ed
to fight the pests with handkerchiefs
and hands. but as they increased in
number and ferocity the conductor was
appealed to and stopped the train. Tho
passengers were driven from the
coaches and built fires beside the track,
maki..z dense smudge. which afforded
them a little relief. The smudge was
carried into the coaches and the mos
quitoes driven out
Many of the passengers hands and
faces were almost raw from the bites.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
PRIME MEATS SOLD
UNION. HOWEVER, cRITI-
CISES SOME SHOPS.
Fault Found When Non Union Cutters
Are Employed-slap at 1ndepend-
ent Butchers.

On the whole, that a better quality
of meat s-being sold in Newark than
formerly. but that some very poor
meat is also supplied in some instances,
were statements made last night at a
meeting of the Harrison local of Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butchers
Workmen of America, at 25 Ward
street. this city. In making the state
ment, William c. Wellman said that
the poor meat sold was chiefly due 10
incompetent cutters employed by the
retailers. A number of independent
butchers attended the meeting. The
topic of discussion was Union Meats on
Newark Tables Mr.. Wellman, one
of the most ardent of the union pro-
moters, told the independents that
their meats were in most cases nom
union. This seemed to surprise some
of the independents, whose employees
are in many cases members of the So
called Kennedy organization of meat
cutters, which is not recognized by
the united trades.
What constitutes union meats are
union killers. union carriers. union
drivers to deliver the meats to the
retailers. and union cutters in the retail
stores" said Mr. Wellman.
II favor the independent dealer over
the trusts. because the trust has raised
the price of meats and has been the
last to raise the price of labor But
the independents must employ union
labor. Never before have better quail
ties of meat been served in Newark in
New Jersey. and, in fact, in this coun-
try. But some bad meat is served.
This is principally due to the incom-
potency of the retailers cutters who
are not skilled workmen, and could
not get into our union If they so de-
sired"
Some of the independent dealers
present promised an investigation of
the matter so far as their employees
are concerned.
Three delegates of the local were
elected to the central body of Hudson
County at the meeting
Mr.. Wellman also brought up the
subject of meat inspection.
The killer is best qualified as In
spector. The man who kills the ami
NAL knows best Its fitness or unfitness
for food. All State inspectors ought to
be union killers. Think of making a
blacksmith or a shoemaker a meat
inspector! That's how bad meat gets
to, the tables of our people.
The city's inspectors ought also 10
be union men"
According to Mr. Wellman, the en-
ployees of the big packing houses of
the West are fast returning to the
union, and he believes the union move
ment in New Jersey will result In better
meats for the consumer.
The next special meeting will be held
in the New Auditorium in Orange street
next Tuesday night.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
MANY FRIENDS AT
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lesser, of 265 Lit
Teton avenue, gave a reception at their
home last night to seventy-ive relatives
and friends. The occasion marked the
fifth anniversary of their wedding The
rooms were elaborately decorated with cut
flowers, palms and ferns. Music was fur
nished by Mr. Lesser's own orchestra. The
couple were the recipients of many valu-
able gifts. Supper was served at midnight
and 1t was an early hour this morning
when the merrymakers departed Some
| of those present were Mr. and Mrs.
| Berthold Krams, Misses Lena and Tilie
Lesser, Mr., and Mrs. John Ananson, OF
Sterling. N. j.: Charles Clauson, Misses
Lillian Krippendorf. Lulu and Caroline
Dentz, Caroline Doolittle, F'rieda Busse,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hoch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Well Martin Scheidweiler, Mrs. Lena
Heinnickel. Mrs. Rose Taylor, of Allie
enemy, Pa. Miss Nettie Garfunkel and
many others
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
LARGEST WOMAN OIL
OPERATOR ASSIGNS.
Jane W. Stone Was Once Familiar Char
acter in Oil Fields in Ohio.
Will Paw Creditors

BOWLING GREEN. O.. July 17.-Janc
W. Stone, of Brooklyn probably the lars
est woman oil operator In the world, hai
filed deed of assignment in Probate
Court here. Charles W. Solether is made
assignee.
The deed covers 612 acres of land in
Douglas County. Ga; forty-seven acres in
Carroll County, Ga, and extensive oil lands
In this section of Ohio.
1t Is understood that various sums due
creditors will aggregate S45, CO. much less
than the value of he: property.
Miss Stone was a familiar character in
the oil fields OF Wood County fifteen years
ego She personally looked after her leases
and waded the swamps and pools of oil.
Since that time Miss Stone has become
feeble and now she asserts that her pos
sessions will aggregate only $4,000.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
AYRES BEFORE BOARD.
Lieutenant Colonel Doesn't Expect to
Have to Retire.

NEW YORK. July 17.-Lieutenant-
Colonel Ayres, whose wife got into
a dispute with the War Department
because she was barred from visiting
West Point, appears today before a
retiring board in this city. Lieutenant
Colonel Ayres is in town and is anxious
for the ordeal.
Although he has consulted his coun-
sci, he will appear alone before the
board and is confident he will pass
the examination successfully. Ayres
says he is in perfect health. and that
his physical and mental condition is
excellent.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17

Helen johnson. niece of the bride, was sllt
flower girl. DR. Henry North, of this city,
was best man. and the ushers were Austin
Dudley. of Jersey City: Fred Walsh OF
Newark: Lambert Pierson, of Staten
Island, and David c. Johnson. of this city.
After the ceremony there was a reception
at the home of the brides parents After
an extended wedding tour DR., and Mrs.
Maxson will reside in Jersey City
The Newark guests at the wedding IN
eluded DR.. and Mrs. A. ]. Sherman, Mrs.
Walsh Miss G. Doremus. Mr. and Mrs.
Jaehring.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
MISSING DIAMOND
COSTS EUROPEAN TRIP.
After One Hour In This Country Van
cleef Returns to Spend One Hour
in Amsterdam.

NEW YORK, July 17-Because he for
got to tell his wife he had placed a very
valuable diamond ring in an old snuff
box which they left behind, james Van
Cleef, formerly OF Amsterdam sailed yes
terday on the Kronprlnz Wilhelm one hour
after he and his wife had arrived on the
liner Ryndam.
When he reaches the other side Mr. Van
Cleef will hasten TO Amsterdam. and ex-
poets to be detained there just one hour,
when he will hurry to the nearest sea-
port and continue his interrupted journey
TO st. Louis.
Mr.. Van Cleef has sold out his business
in Amsterdam and intends to reside in St.
Louis. Before sailing he placed the dia-
mond ring In snuffbox. 1t was not until
they were nearing America that Mr. Van
Cleef casually asked his wife what she
had done with the snuffbox. Her reply
that she had put it In a box which was
sent to storage sent him post haste back
TO Amsterdam.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
MAxSON-LEE.
Jersey City Physician Takes Bride in
Trenton

TRENTON. July 17-Mlss Helen Ewing
Lee, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Z. Lee, of this city, and Dr. Cullen Bryant
Maxson, of Jersey City. were married
yesterday in State Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, by the pastor, the Rev.
John d. Fox. The bride was given away
by her uncle, William Gordon. Miss Lee
was gowned IN white Paris muslin, with
Irish lace and ribbon over chiffon taffeta.
She carried a shower bouquet OF bride
roses and lilies OF the valley.
Miss Gertrude Hutchinson was the maid
Of honor The bridesmaids were Miss
Sarah Bechtel and Miss Helen Swemm.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
RAILROAD is BLAMED
FOR H0RANDT'S DEATH.
coroner's Jury Finds That Central Cross
ing at Keyport Was Not Prop
erly Guarded.

KEYPoRT. July 1.-THE inquest
by Coroner John T. Tetley, of Red
Bank. as to the death of Christopher
Horandt the. wealthy silk manu-
facturer of Paterson, who was killed
at the Broad street crossing of the
Seashore branch of the Central Rail-
road Company, at this place on Sun
day. July 7, when the engine of a
special train crashed into his automo-
bile, was held at the Town Hall yes
terday. 1t lasted about two hours,
and after being out about twenty min
utes the jury brought in a verdict
that Christopher Horandt came to
his death in a collision with a train on
the Seashore branch of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, at the Broad
street crossing, Keyport, on account
of the crossing not being properly pro-
tected."
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
SALT WATER KILLS WEEDS.
That from Great Salt Lake Used on
Oregon Short Line Road Bed.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. July 1.-THE
briny waters of Great Salt Lake have
been tried by the Oregon Short Line for
a novel purposee and with remarka BILE
success Stored in tanks the fluid has
been hauled over the line by water trains
and sprinkled upon the right Of way
Under this treatment the weeds, the
bane Of the section hands, have wlthered
TO rise no more. Sixteen months have
elapsed since the first experiments Of
this sort and the scheme has now been
permanently adopted.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
TO INVESTIGATE PRISONS.
Gov. Hughes May Find Startling State
of Affairs.

NEW YORK. July 17.-With the ap-
pointment yesterday of Jesse d. Frost as
warden of Sing Sing prison TO succeed
Addison Johnson, resigned, 1t became
known that Governor Hughes is about to
begin searching investigation of the
management of all the penal institutions
Of the State That this inquiry will re-
veal a startling state of affairs In Sing
Sing and Auburn prisons is the prediction
of persons who are in position to know.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
cHARTRAN. THE pAINTER. DEAD

PARIS, July 17.-rheobald Chartrar.
the painter, died today. He was born
in 1S49. Among the portraits that ne
painted were those of Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Pope Plus X. and Cardinal Gibbons.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
WANT PRESIDENT AS GUEST.

ELIZABETH, July 1.-THE members of
the Old Home Week committee preparing
for the big celebration to be held here in
October, are going to make an earnest
effort to have President Roosevelt attend
the festivities
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
LoNGwoRTHs ON WAY TO HAWAII

PORTLAND, Ore. July 17.-Afr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth arrived her"
from Yellowstone Park last night and
left later for San Francisco. where they
will take the steamer Siberia for Homo
lulu.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
soMMER ENDORSED IN HUDSON.

JERSEY CITY, July 11-Sheriff Frank
II. Sonuner Of Essex County, was in
dorsed by the members Of the Twelfth
Ward Republican Club, as the Pagan
candidate for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion Of the Stnte. at its meeting last night
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
ARRESTED FOR BoMB-rHRow1Ne.

CoNSTANTINoPLE July ia young
merchant has been arrested here In con-
nection with the bomb explosion Sunday
night in front of the summer quarters Of
the American Embassy at Thersapia.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17

why not spend Sunday. July 2l IN the
mountains? The New jersey Central vii
have a 81. 80 excursion 10 Mauch Chunk and
Glen Onoko from Broad street at 80 z
M, and u dollar excursion to Lake fipp4l s.
cong from Broad street az s.oo q m---lAaN-
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17
COMBINATION
Bedding Offer
full size complete bedding outfit ready for immediate
eM use and consists of the following:
II Metal Bed-Wbite enameled II in top rods

and posts; head and foot constructed so as to form
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Black Hair Mattress # 6; made in two parts
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Springs Iron frames, neatly bronzed woven wire fab
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Pair Pows-Sizc 22x28 best quality of tick cover
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price, the pair
Total Regular value of outfit S
In the July Sale at only So
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The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-17

People go where they're dnvited. Advertise
In THE EVENING STAR and they'll come to
you.