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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-12
PASSING OF OLD "ToM."
Veteran Orange Fire Horse Will Soon
Join Class of "Has Beens."

Old Tom" the faithful horse that for
the last seventeen years has proudly led
the professions of fire apparatus in Orange
to the call of the fire alarms, has reached
his earthly limit and will probably be
chloroformed in the near future. The Or
ange Common Council last night, on mo-
ton of Chairman Daniel G. Bury, of the
fire committee of the Council, decided to
buy a new animal at a cost not to exceed
$500, ana unless a veto interposes the
faithful TON will be replaced by an
other, younger and more active.
Old TON" has been desperately hang
ing on to his job for several months past,
as 1t was whispered some time ago that
he was getting too stiff for the active
work of his strenuous position. The plan
was to sell the "old reliable for the
highest price possible and get a new ami
NAL, and when Chief William II. Mat
thews learned Of this he objected to end
ing the useful days of the faithful veteran
in some unsatisfactory occupation, and
he declared that he'd hold on to the horse
a little while longer.
Tom seemed to realize his predica-
ment and worked and ran desperately when
his sale was abandoned, but age was in
Twenty-Five years of unusual
hours and day and night work of the
seventeen years service could not be over
come by the most fiery ambition and
the inevitable has at last arrived.
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LECTURE ON IMMIGRANTS.
Prof. Henry A. steinert Asks If First
Church, Bloomfield, Would Accept Them.

Professor Henry A. Steinert, of lowe
College, lectured In the First Presbyte-
rlan Church. Bloomfield. last night, before
a large audience, on THE Trail of the
Immigrant" Professor Steinert spoke In
an entertaining way. He gave many in
stances of his personal work among i'm
migrants, particularly the Slavs, Of which
he is one. He spoke Of how they became
assimilated with the customs and ideas
of the people of this country and made
good citizens.
He said that the people Of the United
States were constantly proclaiming
throughout the world that their country
was one of liberty and equality for all
~nationalities and races and that attracted
people from Russia, Poland, Italy and
other countries. and that 1t was 'up to
us to take care Of them when they ar
rived here and prove that what we said
was So"
He said to the congregation of the
church In which he was speaking:
How many Italians or how many Poles
do you want in this church next Sunday?"
II can bring you all you will take in"
he continued, but I have been told that
in some churches If ] brought five Ital-
ians in the front door there would be
500 Yankees dash out of the back door"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-12
CALDWELL.
VERONA AND
ESSEX FELLS
TO SUE R. R.
MONTCLAIR GRADE CROSS
ING PAPERS PREPARED.
Town will Try to Interest Freeholders
in Proposed Suit Before Litiga-
ton Is Started.

Town Attorney Robert M. Boyd, jr., Of
Montclair, reported to the Montclair Town
Council last night that he had the papers
prepared to a suit In Chancery
to compel the Lackawanna Railroad Com
pany to abolish the dangerous grade cross
ing at Bloomfield avenue, Montclair, which
is intersected By the trolley tracks. He
said he had hopes that the Board of Free
holders would join in the suit, Bloomfield
avenue being a county road. He asked the
Council to have a map prepared showing
the crossing and the grade to Its APP
proaches from each side. This was neces-
sary, he said, to present to the court when
the hearing would take place. A resolu-
tion was passed authorizing Town Engineer
Kenneth Owen to prepare the map.
An ordinance was passed authorizing an
appropriation of $50, 900 for the erection OF
a school building in Cedar avenue. and
1880 for the purchase OF the Huestis lot
In Lorraine avenue, Upper Montclair, for
school purposes. The ordinance provides
that the money shall be raised by an issue
of sixty-one bonds of thed enomination of
$1,000 each and one bond of $500. to pc
known as school bonds. to run for thirty
years and to bear interest at the rate OF
4 per cent. per annum.
An ordinance providing for an a~ppropria-
ton of $1,000 to pay for four portable build
ings to be placed on the High School
grounds for temporary school purposes was
also passed. The money is to be raised by
a similar issue of bonds.
Joseph Orr, who was refused a permit
some time ago to erect a building at 81
Orange road, the lower floor of which was
to be used as a blacksmith shop, because
the plans were defective, renewed his ap-
plication two weeks ago. h building
ordinance in the meantime had been
amended providing that no smithy or
blacksmith shop should be built within
twenty feet of a dwelling, church or public
building. When Orr made the second APP
plication his plans and specifications were
in legal form, but as the building would
be within two or three fest of a dwelling,
the amended ordinance would bar 1t. hi
building committee referred the matter to
thelaw committee for an opinion and that
committee reported last night that a permit
should not be granted, as 1t would be In
violation of the ordinance. The matter
was then referred back to the building
committee to bring 1t before the Council
at its next meeting for final disposition.
Paul Wilcox, manager of the new hotel,
The Montclair, asked that a numbe of
street lights be placed on the streets in
front of the hotel property. The lighting
committee was requested to investigate
and report.
On motion of Councilman Wilson $454
was transferred from the road account to
the garbage and ashes account, and $1,000
from the same account to the ac-
count.
A number Of ordinances providing for
the construction Of flag sidewalks and lat
cral sewers throughout different sections
of town were passed, and several eve
and sidewalk assessments were conflrmd.
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BUTCHERS CLEANERS
FLASHED IN ROW.
Forces of Benjamin sayre and Edward
Heckel Come OF Without a Scratch
Despite Bloody Prospect.

Pedestrians in Main street. Orange, last
night witnessed a merry battle royal that
threatened at one time to assume serious
proportions. but which ended without any
bloodshed.
The fish and meat store at 2T Main
street. formerly owned by Benjamin Sayre,
and now in possession of Edward Heckel,
formerly of Morristown. was the scene of
the row which was begun about 7 O'Clock.
Sayre. the old owner, whose interests have
since become the property OF Heckel, had
a man up on a ladder in front of the store
taking down an electric sign, and also en-
gagged in appropriating the awning that ex-
tended over the store, when one of the
new men ct the store rushed out with
a cleaver and essayed to chop the ladder
from under the mans feet.
Hey, your shouted the man on the top
of the ladder, what are you going to dog"
IN warning cry brought some OF the
took their positions where the cleaver
could not hew down the upright. The man
on the ladder didn't seem to enjoy the
mixup and the possibilities of a drop, and
he twitched about while the others had
their little wrangle.
Policeman Luke DevaDey, attracted by
the big crowd. dashed into the fray and
PROMPTLY warned the combatants that a
Jail cell stared in the face anyone guilty
Of a breach on the public street, and he
was compelled to listen patiently to the
burdensome arguments dvanced by both
sides. He settled the dispute by going
with sayre and Heckel to the police sta
ton, and there Roundsman Thomas ].
Brown, the acting sergeant, supported
Policeman Devaney's contention that the
matter was not one for the police to
settle unless the peace of the community
was fractured.
The warning factions then returned to
the scene of the fray and the Sayre forces
came off vistorious, both sign and awning
being removed and placed in the posses
sion of the successful Sayreites. No ar
rests or casualties were reported.
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WANTED LIBRARY
THIRD WARD, EAST ORANGE,
DEMANDS BRANCH.
Mems League Of Elmwood Presbyterian
Church Takes UP Proposition and
Will Petition Council.

A largely attended meeting of residents
In the Elmwood section of East Orange
was held last night under the auspices Of
the Mems League Of Elmwood Presby-
terrain Church, that city, to awaken inter-
est on the a~dvisabiity of establishing q
branch public library In that section SO
that school children in the Third Ward
might obtain the advantages that are af-
forded those In the central part of the
city. Concrete action was decided upon by
the unanimous passage of a set OF reso1u-
tions requesting the City Council to pur-
chase a site for the building, and set aside
a sufficient sum for its maintenance. It is
hoped by those interested hat a library
costing about $4,000 will be erected.
For a long period the Mems League has
been devising schemes towards having the
branch established, and at the regular
meeting last night hear addresses concern
ing the proposed extension of the library
system delivered by Miss Frances Rath-
bone, city librarian; Edward o. Stanley, a
director of the East Orange Library, and
others familiar with the subject.
Miss Rathbone said 1t was proposed to
establish a branch in the First, Third and
Fifth Wards. Letters favoring the Third
School, and A. H. Wilson, of the Nassau
School, both Of whom explained the bene-
Nc ia WOuio uO " tAO CSAOoh thAt-
dren in the vicinity If the project was
fayerably acted upon.
Following the meeting of the league the
public session was called to order by
Frank w. Angir, president, and Frank
Bancroft, the newly-elected Councilman
from the ward, was elected chairman. NIL
bur Riley acted as secretary.
The Rev. Charles B. Billiard, pastor Of
the church, gave an extended talk on the
subject and recited In dtail reasons why
the Elmwood section should be recognized.
1t was pointed out that the children there
in going to the library In Main street were
compelled to walk a mile and pass over
trolley tracks to secure books. Since No
vember /, 1906, 1t was also stated, there
has been expended in the ward $615, 900 for
the erection of new homes and it is ex-
pected that next month permits will be
filed for the erection of buildings that will
cost about $4,000. The ward is the second
largest in the city In point of population,
and the banner ward, 1t was announced, in
the erection of homes.
The Increase in taxes for the library
would amount to only one-third of one per
cent. II was finally decided to have Mr..
De Kroft, Frank Weber and Henry Gro
bert, all builders, act as a committee for
the residents and appear before the City
Council In the matter. To back them up a
large delegation will go along. and a petit
tion will probably be presented signed by
about every property owner in the ward
asking for the erection of the library.
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BELLEVIL-LE MAN NEAR
DEATH IN QUAGMlRE.
John Cronin Is Busy Today Telling of
His Experience in North Airing
ton Woods While Hunting.

John Cronin, 2S years old, of Union ave-
nue., Belleville. is busy today telling about
his experience in being rescued, he says,
by his dog from a quagmire In a woods
in North Arlington. into which he had
stepped while hunting a rabbit. The dogs
barks brought Cronin's companions to the
scene in time to save him.
Cronin with, his cousin, Chief of Police
Michael Flynn, of Belleville; the ~latter's
SOP John, Is years old, and Frank Cur
vantage of the opening of the hunting
season yesterday and decided upon the
woods betwee Kearny avenue and
Meadow road, North Arlington, as about
the best spot in this section for rabbits.
Accordingly they pursued their way in
that direction yesterday morning. They
beat their way through the woods with
some degree of luck for sevDral hours.
In the meantime Chief Flynn had warned
the others of several "soft spots in the
woods, and it was agreed that IL any In
the party got caught in one OF the holes
he should notify the others by discharg-
ing his gun several times in succession.
When Cronin's dog started up a rabbit
it's master put out in pursuit. He had gone
some distance from the others when he
came across a clearing. Ignorant of the
danger he plunged ahead md, the next
moment he found himself up to his knees
In mud. He realized his p~redicament and
were out of bearing. Cronin thought of the
prearranged signal and discharged his gun.
The others, however, believed he was fir
ing at the rabbit, and paid no attention.
Again discharging his gun, Cronin began
to call for help.
His dog hearing his cries returned from
the pursuit of the rabbit and. finding his
master Imprisoned, ran about the pool bark
ing and yciping. The others. in the mean
time. had beaten their way back and henri
ing the dogs yelps located Cronin. He
was then imprisoned up to his armpits.
An effort was made to draw him out with
the guns. hut Cronin could not use his
hands. which were partly submerged. Chief
FLYNN then pulled down several young
birch trees and crawling out on them sue
ceeded in releasing the mans hands and
and was pulled out. He was exhausted
after his ordeal and being assisted out of
the woods TO Kearny avenue, stlmulants
were procured. He was then taken home.
Though somewhat bruised. he is not much
the worse today for his experience.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-12
BIG TRAIN HOLD-UP
NOT BY BANDITS, BUT BY
DERAILED TENDER.
Lackawanna Cars Extended from South
Orange to Orange During Home
Rush Hours.

West-bound trains on the Lackawanna
railroad were blocked for two hours at
South Orange last night, when a tender of
locomotive No. 964 jumped the track and
smashed into the signal tower near the
South Orange r~oundhouse, putting a part
of the signal and switch system out CT
order.
The engine was pulling out of the pas
senger car yard with a train of cars in
charge of Engineer John Pedrick and
Conductor William Sprague, to make its
first stop at the South Orange station on
Its way to Hoboken. When crossing over
the east-bound track the trucks Of the
tender jumped the track at the switch
within a foot of the signal and switch
rallied trucks tore the steel from the ties
and bent 1t up like scrap iron. The tender
In smashing into the tower ran over the
signal wires. breaking them, and crippled
the switch and signal system.
Efforts to get the big tender back onto
the tracks were fruitless, and the wrecker
was sent for. h towerman was unable
to unlock the switch crossing the middle
west-bound express track. and, conse-
quently, all west-bound trains were
blocked. From $50 until $50 o'clock no
trains went up the road beyond South Or
ange. Train after train pulled in behind
one another until a string reached to Or
The commuters who We're blocked
in Orange and lived in South Orange took
the swamp line" trolley cars home.
The engine tender remained on the local
westbound track until 1t was removed by
the wrecking crew at 11:45 o'clock, and
In the meantime passengers going up the
road left the blocked trains on that track,
numbering a dozen, and boarded trains
running on the middle track. The mid
die track was put In order by Section Fore
man John Van Orden and a gang of men
so as to allow passage.
This was the second delay caused at
South Orange yesterday. At noon q
freight car left the rails Of the local
westbound track opposite the South Or
ange station, and 1t was necessary to use
the express track until after l o'clock.
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SUBURBAN PAGE
RIDGE BAD BOYS.
BEWARE, OH. BEWARE!
Ye who Hang Around the Station Max
ing Divers Noises and skyiark-
ing, Here's a Tip.

Councilman George C. White. of Glen
Ridge, complained at the Glen Ridge Bor-
ough Council meeting last night Of the
bad conduct of boys and young men
around the Lackawanna station in Glen
Ridge.
1T is time" declared MI. White, that
an example was made of hem."
IT would like to know who the boys
are?'' asked Mayor Lockwood.
That l do not know" replied MT.
White, 'but the only way to find out Is
to arrest them. Then we can have them
fined, and their parents will have to pay
n that will touch their pocketbooks as
well as their pride and break the practise
up"
After considerable discussion 1t was
voted to give the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission $3.50 as first payment for the
preliminary expenses of the commission.
Ordinances were introduced for the ex-
tension of Hillside avenue, High street
and other thoroughfares.
Arthur Russell made an offer to the
Council of $500 for three buildings on the
park property, formerly the Moftett estate.
Russell said he would remove them TO
Herman street. The matter was referred
to the park committee with power.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-12
GLEN RIDGE.
BELLEVILLE
AMI NUTLEY
WANT TO BAR
TW0-FAMILY HOUSES.
East Orange Councilmen Not Favorable
to Spectators Flats-Assessment
Protests Decided.

Members of the East Orange Assessment
Commission attended last nights meeting
of the East Orange City COUNCIL, and the
latter body succeeded in passing finally
on assessment matters that had been lying
on the table for two months. Property
owners interested came to the session ac-
companied by lawyers, and brought along
photographs, maps and drawings to bear
ont their claims hat they had been over
assessed.
The Board of Education, through Will
lam G.. Thomas, president, also an in
terested property-owner, protested with
others against the opening of Ashland
place. located near the new Lincoln Public
School,, and won. Councilman Pierson,
during the discussion, said the opening ap-
peared to benefit only a. Newark speculat-
ing firm, which also protested against the
assessment, and believed 1t m to call a
halt 10 the practise of Spectators building
two-family houses close to the sidewalk
line and thus detracting from the beauty
of East Orange. Councilman Brown voted
for the opening. The t~horoughfare is now
partly opened.
Edward M. Cole appeared for e. S.
Stretch, who owns a gore of land fronting
on Renshaw avenue, and who did not feel
disposed toward paying his assessment.
The plot runs narrow towards the rear,
and when Commissioner Schmidt told Mr.;
Collie a two-family house could be erected
there the lawyer gasped. Then Mr..
Schmidt exhibited a drawing to show 1t,
but all thought it would be a decidedly
strange-appearing house. The assessment
was confirmed.
When opposition was voiced to other as
sessments by the commissioners, Mr.. Pier
son stated that it would be opportune to
have several assessments made In East
Orange tested in the courts, owing to the
many objections made by residents, thus
providing n guide for the commission. 1t
is believed one or two Of the DIRECTORS
present last night will take the matter to
the courts.
An ordinance was passed on first reading
increasing the salary of Assessor William
H. Poucher from $1,000 per year to $1,000,
the increase to take effect January / next.
Assessment COMMISSIONS Alfred Rowe
was relieved of his duties in connection
with the making of assessments for the
Fourth and Fifth Ward drain, owing TO
his being a property-ownerj and David
Bingham was appointed.
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NOT A RUN ON THE BANK.

A report was started in Montclair yes
terday afternoon that there was a run on
and excitement prevailed for q short time.
The rumor spread so rapidly that many
depositors were frightened. Those who
FASTENED TO the bank were much relieved
when on arriving on the scene they found
that the financial Institution was all right,
and that the run was for tickets to a
series OF concerts to be given In a church
there, and which were being sold in an
pany's building.
Women began to arrive about II o'clock
In the morning and there was a crowd OF
200 women outside tcAe doors all the after
noon. Some women could be seen eating
sandwiches that had been brought to them
by their coachmen. as they did not wish
to lose their place in the line, There was
much delay in selling the tickets IL
patrons, as It Is said some Of the women
took as long as fifteen minutes to decide
what seats they would purchase.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-12
COUNCILMAN RESIGNS.
Mau, Defeated for Reelection, Wants to
Quit-Not Accepted.

Councilman Mau, who was defeated for
reelection at the recent election, presented
his resignation as president of the Verona
Borough Council. as chairman of the
finance committee and as a member of
the police, ordinance and poor committees
Mayor Palm stated that Mr.. Mau had been
a valued and earnest worker for the good
Of the borough, and that he was at a loss
70 know why so able a man should be
turned down. On a motion of Councilman
Condil, MIR. Mau's resignation from the
committees was, not accepted. He will
serve till the end of the year.
An ordinance to lay out and omen Forest
avenue was introduced by Mr.. Slayback
and passed to its first reading. a meet
ing to hear objections will be held by the
Council November 20.
Chairman Smith of the water committee
reported that everything was ready for
the special ELECTION on the water plant to
Z p. m.
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MONTCLAIR.

The Old Montclair Band will give q con-
cert in Club Hall Thursday evening, No
vember 81. under the direction of Professor
Maurice Ancarani, assisted by Mrs. Ca
mile Birnbohn. soprano at Manhattan
Opera House, New York, and Mrs. A. vi
naccia. soprano.
Montclair Hose Company No. 5 will hold
a euchre and dance in Arcanum Hall Mon
day evening, November %.
Mrs. P. d. johnson, of Prospect avenue.
has gone to Philadelphia to visit relatives.
Mark Andrews. organist, assisted bv
Mrs. Edgar A. Manning, soprano, will aivg
an organ recital In st. Luke's Episcopal
Church Thursday evening, November 81.
Pat Farrell. Of the Union Hotel. and
his party Of hunters, who went to Morris
County yesterday, succeeded In proc,,rine
seventeen rabbits and two ducks
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MUTLEY.

The members OF Progress Lodge, No.
1851, Knights of Honor, will give a smoker
this evening at their lodge rooms, In the
Old Homestead. on Elm street.
Mrs. Rose Levy, Of Brooklyn, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. edmund Wright, OF
Highfield lane.
Miss Helen Brown. of New York. Is "a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Brown, of
Maple place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Howe, OF Clyde,
N. Y, are visiting their son, Alfred r.
Howe. Of Maple place
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JOKE ON COUNCILMAN.
Stray Cow Said to Belong to G.. W. Ro-
mine, of Orange, But It Didn't.

To attempt TO play a practical joke on
Chairman Charles w. Romine. of the Or
ange Common Councils police committee,
and which nearly was carried out, was
exploded at last nights meeting Of the
Orange Council. Policeman George Rob-
erts found a heifer prowling in a Park
place yard on Sunday night and the po-
liceman notified Councilman Harry Berry
man, who was next door to the yard
where the beast strayed, and he assured
the man of the law that the heifer be-
longed at a certain address In Hillyer
street. Then some one assured the Or
ange Police Department that a young cow
was found with Councilman Romine's
name attached to a card and soon instruc-
tons were given to send the animal to
the genial First Ward leader. The coinci-
dence of the Hillyer street address and
the card bearing the name of Mr.. Romine,
however, aroused the suspicious of the
police, and the parade to the Alderman's
home was stopped and some other dispo-
sition was made of the find.