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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
SHOCKING STORY OF
TWO JERSEY CITY ELKS.
How One Trusted His Fine Gold Clock
to the other, Who Gave It
to His "Uncle."

The other day a group of Hello Bills"
were swapping stories of Elkdom when
a prominent member of q Hudson County
lodge of the order had this incident to
relate in connection with a brothers In
itiation. The brother-that-was-to-be hap
pened to be a ~pawnbroker and he carried
IN expensive gold watch on the eventfui
night of his entry into Elkland.
aLook here said the prominent mem
Der aforesaid to his victim about TO enter
the preparatory room. you better let me
have $our watch while you are in there.
1t might get broken, you know"
The brother-that-was-to-be handed 1t
over and later went into the lodge, and
not long after emerged a full-fledged mem
Der of the B. P. o. E. in line for grand
exalted ruler or any other Office In the
gift of the order.
Let me have my watch" he said to the
P. M. aforesaid when it was all over.
Your watch; why, | haven't it."
but l gave 1t to you before | went in,
urged the newly made brother.
NONSENSE; you are naturally excited
over your initiation and imagine things,
and so saying he turned away, leaving
the other in a state of bewilderment. he
asked everybody for his watch, but no one
knew anything about 1t. He searched every
place in the rooms. No watch. Finally
| ne we'll nOnlC
thief had slipped into the dressing room
and "nipped his clock"
The next morning the p. M. aforesaid
said TO one of his employees:
Here. my man, take this watch to that
pawnbroker's around the corner and get
a dollar on 1t. Bring back the ticket to
me-"
The man. although surprised at the
order. took the watch, but in mistake
---t-S - l. H. o-,aA,ga ~ xynchnn in
stead of the one his master named.
st want a dollar on this" said he, hand
ing 1t to a clerk behind the counter.
The clerk looked at the timepiece, he
whistled softly and with an 'excuse-me-
for-a-second' slipped back into his mas
ter's private office, and showing the watch,
told him what the man outside wanted.
why. that's my lost watch" said the
pawnbroker, Ego for an officer as quickly
as you can"
''Out flew the clerk and In a short time
the policeman appeared and hustled the
astonished man off to the police station
with the pawnbroker at his heels to prefer
a charge.
''Where did you get that watch" de-
manded the sergeant at the desk of the
mar.
why. my boss gave it to me this morn
ing and told me to hook it for a dollar"
Who's your master?"
He gave the name Of the P. M. afore-
said and then the ~pawnbroker perceivinS
the Joke laughed heartily.
Nothing doing" said he to the ser
geant, and then told him what had hap
pened the night before.
Discharged" said the sergeant. and the
puzzled employee scutted off to his mas
ter. who Is a royal fellow. and stood treat
for the fright he had given him. The P.
M. had intended his man to take the watch
to another pawnbroker and mail the ticket
TO the newly made brother. but things
went astray.-Jersey City journal.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26

Splendid opportunities for pleasure. recres-
tion and sightseeing offered by Lehigh Valley
r. R.-route Of Black Diamond Express. Nj
agara Falls. round trip. $500; Toronto, round
trip. 5000. Tickets good going ON all trains,
except Black Diamond Express, Aug. a and
sept. ], including special trains to Niagara
Falls. from Market street station. Newark.
9:45 a. m, Aug. 81; returning from Niagara
Falls to September 8. and from Toronto 20
September 10. Popular one-day excussions by
special trains September : to Bellewood-de-
rghtlul mountain ~park-round trip N-eo.
and to Mauch Chunk and Glen onoko--the
Switzerland Of Ameriea-round trip $50 Solid
train, for Newark passengers only. leaves Mar
ket street station S:45 q. N. Particulars and
advance sals Of tickets at f8 Broad street.
Newark. Phone 1750.-Adv.
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GAR.
CURIOUS COMPLAINT MADE
BY CAPTAIN COMFY.
Candidate for Commander-in-Chief of
Grand Army Says Railroad Rates
Are Prejudicial to His Candidacy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The Inter-
State Commerce Commission has up
for solution the knottiest problem pre-
scented to it for consideration since the
new rate law became effective in
August, 1906. 1t is nothing more or
less than a charge by Captain Patrick
Henry Coney, of Kansas, who wants to
be commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, that the rail-
roads of the country have by accident
or design assumed an attitude that is
prejudicial to his candidacy. This is
the story:
There are three candidates in addi-
ton to Captain Coney whose names
will be voted on FOR the office of COM
-chief of the G. A. r. atithe
annual encampment at Saratoga. They
are Charles G. Burton, collector of port
at Kansas City; Charles Burrows, Of
New Jersey, and General John II.
Wilder, of Tennessee. Captain Coney
does not fear the candidacy of Burton,
but he fears the eastern candidates for
the reason, as he says, that the rail-
roads have fixed a deal In rates that
INJURIES his candidacy and is distinctly
In the interests Of his eastern rivals.
The Eates allowed by the roads on
account of the encampment is half fare
from all points east of the Mississippi
and two-thirds fare from all points
west of the river. This means. Captain
Coney contends, that the Eastern dele
gates will all go to the e-ncampment,
while hundreds of soldiers from the
West will be prevented from making
the trip on account of the discrimna-
tory rates.
AS Captain Coney is banking on the
West chiefly for his support, it will
be readily seen, ne says. that he is
handicapped. He a appealed to the
Commerce Commission to compel the
railroads to make a cheaper rate, also
s~topover privileges. but the commission
declares it has M power to do so. The
matter is being considered, however.
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2lO LEAVE FOR
GETTYSBURG:
+. MAYOR GOES
Lincoln Post Veterans Off in
Annual Pilgrimage to Bat
tlefield and Washington.

Two hundred and ten veterans, their
wives. daughters and friends left the
Broad street station of the Central
Railroad at $3.50 o'clock this morning
on the twenty-seventh pilgrimage of
Lincoln Post No. II, G.. A. R., to
Gettysburg and Washington. The trip
will cover three days and all the points
of interest in the national capital n
the famous battlefield will be visited.
The party left the Central in a spe-
cial Train and among those on the
trip are a number of city officials,
headed by Mayor Haussling. others
whose duties prevented them from ac-
complaining the veterans were at the
station to speed the departing tour
lists. Alderman John Sinnott, presi-
dent of Common Council, who had
hoped to go with the Mayor on the
trip, was unable to leave because of
sickness in his family. Sinnott will
be the acting mayor during the chief
executives absence.
Captain william A. Ogden, of Nees
City, Kan; who served during the war
with the Fifteenth New Jersey and
came from his Western home to go on
the outing with his old comrades and
with Mayor Haussling and other city
officials, as told in the EVENING
STAR last Saturday, stood on the OBJ
servation platform of the last car
and waved farewell to the many
friends gathered in the station to see
them off.
The special is due to reach Gettys-
burg at 2 p. m. Under the direction OF
Captain James e. Long, battlefield
guide, the party will go over the field of
the first days Gettysburg fight, and in
the evening will visit the cottage where
Jennie Wade was killed. Tomorrow the
scene of the second and third days con-
t1ict will be visited, and in the evening
the party will leave in a special train
for Washington, where all the points of
interest will be visited by the veterans
and their friends. The special train
with the pilgrims will leave the capital
at $3.50 p. m. Thursday and arrive in
this city at 1910 p. m.
Last year the veterans took 1877 on
now famous outing to one Of the
most historic battlefields in the country,
and this year the list filled so rapidly
that ten more than the 200 1t was origi-
nally intended to take were booked In
the posts list. AS it is, a number of
people who attempted to buy tickets at
the station this morning were turned
away.
AS the years go by the ranks of the
veterans are being rapidly depleted, and
some of those who were leading spirits
in last years outing are now gathered
to their forefathers, and among the old
warriors gathered at the depot this
morning the men who have gone to
answer the last muster roll were spoken
of tenderly and proudly by their old
comrades, who marched shoulder to
shoulder with them during the stormy
days when brother met brother in dead
ly strife.
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THE F%RATERNITIES
IItems fok this department should Be i'd
dressed: "Fraternai Editor" EVENING
KNIGHTsSoF GOLDEN EAGLE.


Grand Master A. l.. Clark. of Trenton,
will present a most favorable report at the
twenty-fourth annual session of the grand
castle Of the Knights of the Golden Eagle
OF New Jersey, in the Ribsam Building,
Trenton, Monday, September 2, Labor Day.
The report shows that there are seventy
three castles in the State with a member
ship of 1924, a gain of 1893 for the year. The
receipts amount to $72,4 19. 46. For the relief
OF members $2S, 1853 was paid out. The
total fund of the castles is SIP, 6SS. 46, a
gain of 81, 1865 for the year. Since the or
ganization of the order iR this State. TWEEN
ty-one years ago, $457, 900 has been paid
out in sick and death benefits.
Grand Chief William b. Kirby, OF
Bridgeton, who has plotted the fortunes
of the order in the State during the past
year, will retire from the office at that
time and will become sitting past grand
chief and representative to the supreme
castle. He will be succeeded as grand
chief by the present grand vice chief, Os-
car NJ. Condit, of Asbury Park.
THE session Of the grand castle will be
one of the most important in the history
OF the order in this State and $50 past
chiefs from the various castles of New
Jersey are expected to be in attendance.
ANEW constitution for the grand castle
will come up for consideration The new
constitution has been prepared by n COM
mittee headed by Past Supreme Chief Will
lam H. Rug, of Manasquan. Among other
things 1t provides a castle of protection"
for members of the order over the age
limit of 30 years whose local castles for
one cause or another go out of existence.
Two, new castles lave been instituted
by Grand Chief Kirby during the year,
Princeton, No. IS, and Elizabethport, No.
20. Nineteen district meetings have been
held and the grand chief and his staff Of
f1cers have made many other visits among
the castles of the State. including half a
dozen rousing anniversary occasions and
tn opening and dedication OF several halls.
Ne present officers of the grand castle
are:
Sitting past grand chief-T. C. schanek,
Passaic.
Grand chief-wffliam B. Kirby, Bridge
Grand yice-chief-oscar NJ. Condit, As
bury Park.
Grand high priest-Adam Q, Bloom,
Grand keeper of excheouer-Halstead
Wainwright, Farmingdale.
Grand master of records-A. L. Clark,
Trenton.
Grand sir ~herald-sidney ]. Hall, Mill
Vile.
Grand first ~guardsman-H. H. Bart
lett, Bordentown.
Grand trustees-T. x. Eastburn, Vine
land; F. A. Bureen, Camden; Robert M.
Coffman, Camden.
The supreme castle Of the United States
will meet in Huntingdon, w. Va, Tues
day, September 10, with Supreme Chief
John D. Harger, of Detroit, Mich, pre-
siding.
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is TIGHT-ROPE-W WALKER
BL0NDlN STILL ALIVE?
Report from Connecticut That He Is
Leading Hermit's Life There
Under Another Name.

WATERBURY,. Conn, Aug. S.-Charles
Biondin. the once famous tight-rope walk
er who made the perilous trip across
Niagara Falls. is said to be living the
life of a hermit in West CheAhire, though
rumor had 1t that he died ten years ago
in London.
i Blondln, who is said to be working as
a carpenter OH odd jobs and going under
the name of Michael Todd, is understood
to nave been recognized by an old circus
performer named Abe Totten. Blondin.
when found by his old comrade, said.
YES, | know they think ms dead, and
perhaps had better be dead, l made
money fast and spent # faster in the mad
dening pleasure of life, and I certainly
have felt the need and the value of money
since. My Oldest son knows where l am.
He is with Whitney's circus in the West"
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TOLD INSULTED GIRL
TO WALK BACK HOME.
Polish Met Nurse Girl from Summit in
Newark and Took Her to
Coney Island.

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-1nsulted by a
man she had trusted. and then abandoned
BY him in the street, Minnie Osumklc, IL
years old. of 81 Springfield street, Summit,
n. j.. wept as she approached n patrolman
at Chambers street and Park row, ycster-
day afternoon. She seemed too grief
stricken to speak. Detective Daniel De
Vote, of the Central ohlce. came along. and,
seeing the girl weeping, stopped and made
inquiries.
She told him that a man she had met
when working as n nurse In a Newark
family had taken her TO Coney Island.
When they arrived In Manhattan ON their
way back to Newark he made proposals
that shamed her. When she refused to lis
ten TO him he left her with the sheer.
"Well, walk back home, them"
be Vote learned that the man had left
her only a few minutes before. The de-
tcctive hurried with her up Park row. At
Baxter street he overlook a man who said
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
GERMAN SOCIETY FUND.
Horticulturists working for New
Home-Arrange for Outing.

Reports on the progress Of the building
fund of the German Horticultural Society
were made at its meeting IN Hunterdon
street yesterday, and a special meeting Will
be held next Sunday, when 1t is expected
that definite results as to the society
new home will be made known.
An excursion will take place to Carl
stadt next month, and Peter Ulrich, Peter
Caille, M. Niebling. Hugo Fraentzei, Henry
Birkenhauer and c.. c. Ldenau we're APP
pointed q committee to make the neces-
sary arrangements. Mr.. Llenau as presi-
dent Of the organization is a member ex-
oficio. The trip will be made In special
trolley cars. and the committee will go to
Carlsbad tomorrow to fix the time and
look after other preliminafies.
On motion of Alderman Henry Sctlreit-
mueller the society decided to visit the
Cannstatter Yolkfest next Sunday. 1t
will also visit the German Hospital in
Electric Park September IS.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
HER UNWRITTEN WILL.
Miss Meningitis Relatives 20 Give
$500, 600 to Charities, as She Wished.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Aug. 26.-Miss Kate
Mcknight died with her greatest desire
unaccompllsbed. She wished to leave her
property. worth $500. 900, to a number Of
charitable institutions in which she was
Interested in this city. Recently she died
suddenly Of apoplexy, and since then every
effort has been made to find a will, without
success.
Her relatives have finally come to the
conclusion that she died before she found
time to make a will. Her brother. Henry
Mcknight. aud her brother-in-law. Will
lam L. Pierce, expect to distribute her
fortune as they think she would have
wished.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
COMBINE FOR OUTING.
Three German Organizations Joint Ex-
= cursion Proves Great Success.

The joint excursion of the M. @. ".
Aurora, the M. G.. V. Germania and the
Orpheus Liederkranz to Bellewood
Park, yesterday, was thoroughly en-
joyed by the members and friends OF
those popular organizations. The party
boarded a special train of the Lehish
Valley Railroad early in the morning
and returned at a reasonable hour last
night. Diversions of all sorts had
been arranged on the grounds and the
result was that the cry of "All aboard
for Newark!' was a distinct disap-
p~ointmentn
Several Of the best choruses of the
societies were sung as part of the pro-
gram of the days outing, and every
body praised the committee of arrange
ments for it's excellent work in pro-
viding for the physical welfare of the
exc1rsionists,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
PHARMACISTS TO GATHER.
will Hold Their Fifty-hfth Convention
in New York Next Month.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The American
Pharmaceutical Association. which has
a membership of ore than 1000. will
hold its 1fty-fifth annual convention at
the Hotel Astor in this city September
2 to Z. While composed primarily of
retail druggists, many manufacturers,
wholesalers, chemists, physicians and
college professors interested in the eth
ical side of the sale of drugs hold mem
bership in the association. 1t was or
ganized in 1852 for the Express purpose
of preventing the importation of adul-
terated and below-standard drugs and
drug preparations and combinations.
1t also conducts original researches.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
OLD GERMANS NEW SOCIETY.

The newly organized society, "Dis Alien
Deutschen. No. H. will have a family out
ing to Zehnder's Farm, Maplewood, next
month. This committee has been chosen
to make the arrangements: G. J. Weidele.
chairman: George Weidner, e. Fl. Meyer,
Charles Richards, Joseph Gruenenberger,
Frederick Langenbacher, r. Klenke and
Conrad Schneider.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
HARMONIC REHEARSAL TONIGHT.

The M. @. V. Harmonic will resume it's
season Of chorus singing in its h%eadquar-
ters, In Springfield avenue, tonight. 1t is
expected that Carl Helm, the society's
director. will swing the baton. Mr.. Helm
returned recently from n trip to the Ma
tional Saengerfest. in Breslau, Germany.
and the society Is In possession Of several
cards of the event containing the
autographs of such eminent composers as
Edward Kremser. Thomas Roschat, Hugo
Juengst and j.. Wolgemuth, whose works
were on the program and received praise
at the fest.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
ANGUS CLUB IN MINsrRELsy.

The Angus Club is making prepara-
tions fora minstrel performance and
dance. to be held at the New Audito-
rum at an early date. The club is in a
very prosperous condition at the pres
ent time and has some good talent
among it's membership. 1t is the pur-
pose to have the affair of the same
high calibre as previous events held
under the auspices of his association.
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crushed; G.. Haas, Asbury Park.
back bruised and one rib broken,
shoulder blade broken; Wallace Rob-
ertson, New York. right arm sprained;
Charles Blake, Elkton, Nd, bruises;
A. j. Scott. Elkton, Md, arms bruised.
The accident came at the end OF a
grand ball given by young Hanna and
his s~tepfather, Ed X, Stale, at Pan
naci's Hotel, Seabright. to half a hum
dred wealthy friends who are living
for the summer in that vicinity.
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he was Harry Polish. on being confronted
with the girl Polish admitted he had taken
her 10 Concy Island.
"IlI give her a ticket back to Summit,
said he.
The detective would not let her accept
il. and arrested the man on a charge of at
tempted abduction. The girl was held as a
witness.
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TUESDAY NIGHT BOWLING CLUB.

These officers of the Tuesday Night
Bowling Club were elected for the coming
season Mt yesterdays meeting in the Ma
tional Turn-Verein's Hall, in Bruce street:
President. Philip Bopp; treasurer, Louis
Ohler; secretary, Joseph Fecher; captain,
Jacob Barth: scorer, John Sommerock; SER
geant-at-arms Mark Goldfinger. The club
will roll it's first bell in the hall named
Tuesday. September 3.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
LADIES OF GOLDEN EAGLE.

The annual session of the grand temple
of the i. G. E., an auxiliary of the *.
G.. e., will also be held Lab Day, in the
Ribsam building, Trenton. The degree
team of Laurel Temple. No. &, of that
city, will give an exhibition drill.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-26
CUBAN PATRIOT IS DEAD.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Ricardo De
Acosta. the Cuban patriot. father OF Mrs,
Philip NJ. Lydig, who was formerly Mrs.
w. L. d. Stokes. succumbed Saturday to
heart trouble with which he has been
affected for several years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-23

others. The rest Of the outfit we're In q
gambling saloon when thoy heard q ahot.
They ran to the tent and found that Bill
had a bullet In his head. IL y1ne sald Ia
have been the first time that Bin had ever
sat down with his back to a door. Mccall
sneaked up and killed him cowardly. He
WA caught and hanged for IL.
The next spring the widow went out there
and erected a monument to his memory.
Then she and her daughter came East and
settled ln'Jersey City, largely because Linda
Zeal's practising building was there, and
Mrs. Robinson. her daughter. could practice
riding In the winter and keep her horses
schooled. They had lived on tho Heights
ever since. making few friends and attract
ing little attention.
MIR. Robinson prospered in the litho-
graphing business, in which he 10 still en-
gagged In this city, and the old lady made
her Tome with him. She talked almost con-
stantly oil. the circus. IL was breath to
ner nostrils. Up to two years " she
attended the circus regularly every year,
but she used TO lament about the distracting
three ring shows. They were not tho old
time ctrcuses. The clowns were merely
men who fell down and not men Of wit like
her first husband. Il was quantity and o
quality, she used to say, that made the Or
cuses OF these days. She was very domestic.
She o charge Of the linen and the darning
n Mr.: Robinson's home, and only on Sunday
last she was dsrning stockings.
Mrs, X body will be put in a vault in
Cincinnati for burial. She was a devout
Catholic. There will be no public services
here because IL 10 feared that 10 might attract
the attention OF the morbid. Many Of tho
old time circus people >ent messages OF sym
pathy to the house Yesterday.
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No TRUE AMERICAN A ZIONIST.
citizenship with STRING TO n, Says Jacob n.
Schln. Of ThOae IN the MlnYement.

citizenship with STRING TO n, Says Jacob n.
schin, NJ Those IN the Movement.
Jacob II. Schif has written q letter to
DR.. Solomon ~Schschter. president" Of tho
Jewish Theological Seminary Of America,
in which the banker declares that q true
American mo be a Zionist. The letter
was written in reply TO one by Prof.
Schechter.
MIR. SchiY's letter in part il as follows:
Speaking as an American cannot for q
moment concede that one can be At the same
time a true American and an honest adherent
OF the Zionist movement. The men whom
you mention by name may have or may have
had. as far a. they have passed away, the
thorough conviction OF a deep attachment
to this country. but II they are honest Zion
ists-I mean II they believe and hope and
labor for an ultimate restoration Of Jewish
political life and the establishment OF a
Jewish nation they place q prior lien upon
their citizenship. which. II there would be a
possibility for their desire and plans to be-
come effective, would prevent them from
maintaining allegiance TO the country OF
which they now claim TO be good citizens.
The jew should not for a feel that
he has only found an asylum in this country:
he must not feel that he Is in exile and that
his abode here Ia only a temporary or passing
one. n those who come after us are to be
freed from the prejudice from which this
generation Is. not unnaturally. suffering.
we need feel that politically no one has any
claim upon us but the country Of which. Of
our free will. we have become citizens; that
even " We are Jews In faith there is no strink
TO our citizenship.