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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
PUBLIC SERVICE MAY
LOSE BIG LIGHT CONTRACT.
Hudson County Boulevard Commission
Offers to Furnish Electricity
at Big Reduction.
fspeelal to the EvenIng saul

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 31.-The Street, and
Water Board of Jersey City received to-
day a reply from the Hudson County
Boulevard Commission in regard to the
possibility Of the being able to
sell electricity to Jersey City for street
lighting purposes. The county board states
that at present it is unable to supply
Jersey City, but with proposed improve
ments to the electric light plant at Snake
Hin 1t will be able to do so. 1t asks for
a long term contract il the city wan TO
buy electricity from the county.
The Boulevard Commission quotes a price
of $65 a light per year to the city. This
is $40 lower than the bid Of the Public
Service Corporations electric department.
The Public Service demanded a ~five-year
contract in order fer Che city to take
advantage OF the bid OF SIS a light a year.
For a years contract the Public Service
demanded $3.50 a light. AS Newark is
paying less than SIS under a five-year
contract the Street and Water Board CON
sidered the price too high and the nego-
~tiations with the Boulevard Commission
followed.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
STOLE A HAM
FOR HUNGRY
CHILDREN
"Ihey Needed Bread and |
Have No Work." lie Said.
Sentence Suspended.

my wife is at home sick, and l have
five children in need of no%urishment,
and my eyesight is poor, n l am
u of work" So said Louis Schaeffer,
40 years old, of Is Kent street, when
a~rraigned before Judge Herr in the
Fourth Precinct Police Court today on
a charge of petty larceny. He was
charged with stealing a ham from the
wholesale establishment of A. Fink e.
Sons. in Belmont avenue. He pleaded
guilty. II did 1t because my children
needed bread and something to eat"
he added when making the plea.
The court found the defendant guilty,
but suspended sentence. As Schaeffer
left the court room tears trickled down
his cheeks.
Several years ago Schaeffer was en-
ployed by the firm from which he took
the ham as a driver. He changed his
position, but returned about ten weeks
ago, and Saturday he was discharged,
and yesterday asked a member of the
firm why he was put off. AS he was
leaving, Louis Kellar, the foreman.
saw him slip a ham under his coat.
A man was sent after him.
When a Kinney street car bound
south came along Schaeffer boarded 1t,
and his pursuer did likewise. In the
scuffle the ham dropped to the plat
form. Policeman Van Steenberg hap
pened to be at Seventeenth and Bel
mont He was called and
placed Schaeffer under arrest. The
mar spent the night in a cell, and to-
day the firm was not eager to prose-
cute. He was adViSed bV the court
to be more careful in the future.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
NOT
MADE FIR E
CHIEF YET
All at Sea as to Who Will
Be New Deputy DOlan
Engine y Captain.

The Fire Board did not name a sue
cessor to Chief Kiersted yesterday
afternoon. 1t had been expected by
many that Deputy Chief Ashley would
be named. It was explained by Presi-
dent Oelkers that in all probability he
would be selected next Friday morning,
when the board would meet at 10
O'Clock TO fill the post, and also to
name a lieutenant for Engine Company
No. %.
Lieutenant James j. Do1an, of the
Water Tower Company, was appointed
captain of Engine Company No. %,
which goes into commission Monday
morning. His appointment was a sur
prise to many, as it was thought that
either Lieutenant Denis Guidera. of
Truck No. 8, or Lieutenant William ].
Fischer would be made the command
ant OF the new company, as both made
a hard fight for the position. Captain
Dolan was President Oelkers's APP
pointee.
In order to protec5 the rattle at Broal
and Lafayette streets a big gong will be
LACED on the corner of these streets at
once.
John p. Barrett, of Engine Company
No. 1c, who has been suspended since
August, was ordered TO report back to his
company for duty January l.
There is much speculation among the
members of the department as to the next
deputy chief. While Battalion Chief
Joseph Z. Sloan appears to have the lin
side track yet 1t is possible that either
Battalion Chiefs McDermitt or Moore may
get the plum, as their friends are making
a hard fight for them.
There is also much talk as to who will
fill the vacancy of the battalion chief If one
of those now are elevated to deputy chief.
Among the candidates for battalion chief
are /, Captain Darcie Van Volkenburg, of
Engine Company No. 4; Captain William
Exall, of Truck Company No. 3; Captain
Robert Lawrence. of Engine Company No,
IL, and Captain Charles J. Macknet, of En-
CINE Company No. ).
Any of those appointed would leave a
vacancy Of a captain and the lieutenants
in the department are all anxious to be
made a -commandant. There will be two
lieutenants named, and it is said that there
are several score candidates for those two
positions.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
1873 COUPLES PROMISE
TO CALL CHM" THEODORE.
And Reporters Are So Glad That They
Assure President There Need Be No
Alarm As to Racial stringency.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The law re-
quirlng licenses to marry goes into
effect tomorrow, and already the office
of the city clerk is being besieged by
couples who desire to obtain the docu-
ment which will be necessary to their
happiness after today. Yesterday 161
licenses were issued.
Members of the City Hall Reporters
Association were busy interviewing the
prospective brides and bridegrooms all
day, and 1873 out of 1875 couples inter-
viewed promised that the first boy
would be called Theodore Roosevelt.
The association then telegraphed this
information to President Roosevelt. as
surfing him that there was no present
danger Of race suicide in New York.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
WEST HUDSON.
HATLESS WANDERER, OF
HARRISON. LOCKED UP.
ooh, Just Drunk" He Tells Judge When
Asked for An Explanation in
Police Court.

William Hamilton, So yenrs old, of %
Hamilton street, Harrison, was found
wandering along Broad street barehea6ed
about 1 o'clock this morning. He was UNI
able to give an account of himself and was
arrested.
In the Second Precinct Court today ths
judge asked him if he was ever arrested
before.
Yes. once. and that was in Kearny,"
he replied.
what was the matter?" "oh. just
drunk
What did they do with your "1rhey
let me CO. was the reply.
What was the matter with you last
right?' Drunk again.
Where did you get drunk, in Harrison
or Newark" IAN over Newark, yester-
day."
well, don't come to this city again to
get drunk. or you will go to Jail"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
SCORES NATION
FOR WAR ON
JEWS
Members of Race Perse-
cuted in United States,
Says Dr. Hirsch.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Declaring that
the persecution of the Jews in the
United States made their existence far
from comfortable, often burdensome,
DIR. Emil c.. Hirsch. in the strongest
terms at his command, arraigned the
boosted civilization of today for its
mistreatement of the race"
"In Chicago there are Jews who trem-
Bile to go out in the streets at night
because they may be stopped by chill
dren who believe they do not look like
a citizen of Chicago should look" said
DR.. Hirsch.
"Why, a Jew is barred from college
fraternities. For this. however, he
should sing a sons of thanks.
80 it is plain hat to be a Jew In
the United States, with all it's boosted
democracy and civilization, is not such
a comfortable thing. In Europe the
condition of the Jew is worse and in
Russia 1t is unbearable.
"Why is this so? Here is an ethical
problem for the members of the ethical
society to answer"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
Judge Lanning Names Three
on Application Of Two
BOndhOlderS.
------
CHARGE MISMANAGEMENT
Scranton Petitioners AIlege Mis-.
dee6 on Part of Former
Officers of Paterson Cor.
pOration--Say They De.
fauIted on Interest.

TRENTON Dec. 31.-After listening
+o argessof o1lo,ed n,isdeods hv cer-
80 sa;o
eaAn ioiilei oinceis VI Nv -
0'eei OIL faterson' soU
Lanning IN the Unlted States Circuit
Court here yesterday, N9on a~ppicatloh
of bondholders, appointed three re-
cciyers to look after the affairs of the
cornora tion
Tboso annointea are John r Lee.
ooL1o1,
YeepieSue y
W. SooA, d piae'" Hioa % '"e
Germ. ana Wniiam Arioiu' IL ihinoil'S
~bondholder. Thelr pond was liked at
$3.50, 000.-S
The hearing in the case took up the
greater part of the afternoon. The APP
plication for receivers was made by
Joseph O'Brien and Michael Martin,
both of Scranton. Pa, who hold $4,000
of the 50, SOC, 900 of the company's 5 per
cent. gold bonds. issued in October,
1902.
In the bill of omplai they charged
that the defaulted on the in
terest on the bonds, in October last
year. and in Anril and October of the
present wear. They also alleged that
4ha comnanv 10 in arrears IN the citv
~ ID tarson for taxes To the amount
~ sa5 ooo
other ondholdars osl,ed tho conrt to
-nostnona aotion IN tba reoeivershin for
49, $500 ~ 49, - narr,i+ : oorny,,it-
az 49, aIoasNfam naaraa nt1ation
- - san,
oul al.ei -
~. u uii 49, iYus aPsos
s.oehllolueIs anu oolioiloluis' .na
noe 70 grant any poslpoheiilsi. pue -
appoint o leceiNeI VI repeiNeis q. y
ne saiu ne couiu see no ineeie~@
Win q CONTAMINATION pan tnrousn ~
appointment OF receivers. ne lealeu,
ne SAID a postponeme1p hlsns Iesui'
IN d'tachihehts peihs maui - sD
rcptcy proceedings preclpltateo'
Counsel 1qr the directors ana iaise
majority OF the ana ponu-
noioefs tneh unlteu an recohlliieiulns
Tor receivers :. g. K~elnnarot' presioeht
or the company JON y LeesaFa YAK
ley acook Sounssl iotta siiali UNI
norlty2r the ponunolaePs opJecteo 10
o. these inen pii, ny
ground
tlheqs with tne pissene 800 h.,
when, ne scnafseu ""9 a"sel "
iac.iot - 1,a5oo a.
AFTER lurtneI aisu M cSor A.
hins dppoihleu Ice anu 80 -. =
nola, WHOSE na..e 20 e9e spainha rdt
supstalu ~ ohiacted r. the an
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
MY! BUT THE PARSON
HAS MADE EN- ANGRY.
Remove Hats in Church7 Some Mt.
Holly Women Just Won't, So
Therel

MOUNT HOLLY, Dec. S1.-rhe Rev.
George NJ. Hughes, of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church, one OF the leaders of tha
recent Sunday closing movement, has
caused a STIR among the members OF his
congregation by requesting that ali the
women and girls in his congregation re-
move their hats drring the services.
Few recovered from the surprise quick
ly enough to comply with the request last
Sunday in time to avoid a second request
from the minister.
Several women refused TO bare their
heads, and after the sermon feminine wor-
shippers gathered In front Of the church
aud voiced their disapproval of The pas
tors move.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
BOY TOOK MILK FROM
HOME OF POLICEMAN.
Same 0ficer Arrested Him ON Suspicion
Before the Fluid Had Been
Missed.

Michael Chipriano, IA years old, Of S6
Cutler street, was arrested in Clifton ave-
about $3.50 o'clock this morning by
Policeman Farrell because he could not
explain where he had gotten four bottles
of milk and a loaf Of bread which he had
in a large tin pail.
In the Second Precinct Court he said
he and three other boys had got the bot
ties Of milk from in front Of houses in
Clifton avenue between Park and Bloom
field
why. that is where / live said Police
man Farrell.
After the names of the other three boys
we're taken the youthful prisoner was told
to report back Monday.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
BURGLAR SCARE AT
F. w. KELSEY'S HOME.
Former Park Commissioner of Orange
Heard a Noise and Telephoned
for Police.

Frederick w. Kelsey, of III Centre
street, Orange, sent word to the police
Of that city last night that he heard a
peculiar noise in a room Of his house. In
a few minutes Policemen Eugene Finneran.
John White, Luke Devaney, Claiborne
Patterson, Thomas Barry and John Ran
kin were searching the premises of the
former Park Commissioners. and when the
men assembled together, saluted, and re-
ported to the citizen that there was MOTH
ing within their observance which jus.i-
fed the least suspicion that any person
not connected with the family was per-
ambulating about the precincts of the
house, he thanked the men Of the law
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
ARLINGTON.

Eugene Crosby was elected as trustee 81
the Kearny Lodge of Elks last night to
fill a vacancy.
Watch-night services will be held
in the First M. f.. and Swedish M, y:
Churches tonight. They will begin at u
o'clock and will include special sermons
and music.
Special services will be held at the Mid
and Mission hall tonight.
The body of Mrs. Robert j. Victor, late
of Eeariy and Stewart avenues, whose
was held last night, was buried
in Arlington Cemetery today.
The Christmas festival of the Baptist
Sunday school was held last night under
the direction of Robert w. Crawford.
Special music was a feature Of the even
lng,s program, followed by the distribu-
tion Of gifts.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
HAS TO PAY ALIM0NY.
Robert Burt, Suing for Divorce, Must
Pay Wife in First Suit, Too.

An application for alimony and coun-
sci fees was made today to Vice-Chan-
cellor Howell in the suit of Robert
Burt against Catherine T.. Burtt, of
Newark, for divorce for the statutory
cause. The couple have two boys, one
10 years and 6 months old and the
other nearly . years old.
The vfce-chancellor ordered that
Burt pay to his wife IS a week pend
ing the trial of the suit for divorce
and $25 for counsel fees. He also said
alimony in a previous suit must be
paid by Burt.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
CONVICTED OF BEATING WIFE.

After a short trial before Judge Ten
Evck in the Court Of Quarter Sessions to-
day a jury convicted John McGinty of
an assault and battery upon his wife
Anna, October 4 last. McGinty was the
only witness in his own favor, and accused
his wife OF q lot of Irrelevant matters.
the exploitation Of which was promptly
suppressed by the court.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
MINISTERS
"MERCHANT OF VENICE"
Trouble Follows It's Elimination from
High School Course at Rabbits
Request.

I'll PASO, Tex, Dec. 31.-In consequence
of the action of School superintendent G..
P. Putnam in eliminating THE Merchant
OF Venice" from the English course in the
Ell Paso High Schoo at the request of
Rabbi Martin Zielonka, of the Jewish con-
gregation, the Ministers Union today filed
a vigorous protest against wha they term
"Sectarian Interference with the schools"
The school board will meet e. Monday
to consider whether the superintendent
action shall be sustained.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
0 PLANT IN
RUSSIAN FARMHOUSE.
Contained Stock of Most Kind of De-
structive Death Missiles-Arrests
ANndn

sEvASTOPOD. Russia. Dec. 3t-One OF
the most complete bomb factories ever
discovered In Russia has been unearthed
in a farmhouse twenty miles from here.
It consisted of u complete apparatus for
the manufacture Of high explosives.
Twenty-seven loaded bombs of the most
destructive type and one hundred and
twenty such implements in an unfinished
condition were seized.
Three men were arrested at the farm
house.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31

Mrs. Joseph P. Lloyd. o. e. East Park
street. East Grunge, died last night at her
homc Of a complication of diseases, after
DespE ~ a. 'I gent bgt1foq% Pre Msst rgoso ch mas a
Orange. She Is survived, besides her hus-
band, by three daughters. two sons and
four grandchildren The funeral services
will be conducted by the Rev. Dir. John
r.. Patterson Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. The interment will be In Rose
dale Cemetery, Orange.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
EXPECT COUNCIL DEADLOCK.

LONG BRANCH, Dec. s1.-A deadlock is
expected when the City Council organizes
for 1908 tomorrow. The strife is over
William Warwick. and Joseph Flanagan
for president. Frequent caucuses have
failed to result in a selection.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
WOMAN ROBBED WHILE PRAYING.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. S1.-Miss ].
Carey, of 1880 Spruce street. was robbed
by a pickpocket while kneeling in prayer
in the st. Peter Claver Roman Catholic
Church. She had placed her handbag, con-
timing $50 and a small purse on the pew
and when she arose after worshipping she
discovered that II had been stolen. A
strange woman who left the church during
the services is suspected OF being the
thief.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
HELD FOR PASSING BAD CHECK.

Frank p. Du Bots, IS years old, OF l1
Bank street. is held in 1000 bail for at
tempting to pass a worthless check on
Keay & Clark, grocers, at $40 Broad
street. Saturday night. He was arraigned
in the Second Precinct Court today.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
Mrn. Mnrgnrct Kaxser.

Mrs. Margaret Kayser, Of Is Ann street.
Harrison, died today at her home. She
was a well-known and respected resident
of Harrison.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31

Make up your mind now that you wilt in.
crease your sales. Advertise in the STAR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-12
OUR SON BERT---WHO IS DOING WELL, /"

when he comes in from some amuse
ment"
Il suppose he goes around lot,
sighed the girl in the dark blue suit
with the little touch of Persian trim.
ming. Down there in the city there S
so much going on
Eyes, indeed agreed his mother
Has he written to you lately, Winnie
He speaks Of you often in his letters
You know what his father and ]
wish"
Now come, mother, don't tease
Winnie any more on that subject
said Bert's father, shaking his head
Maybe she don't like it, put in Bert's
father.
Winnie was blushing becomngly,
but she didn't look as if the subject
was disagreeable to her.
I'D like to make some nut fudge to
put in the box" she ventured timidly.
He always was crazy about it,
Dol" cried Bert's mother Bring
it over about Thursday. And write a
willy hIIAo tLotS W put III Win H. II ii
tickle Bert to death to think you
thought of him.
Poor Winnie-if she could only stop
thinking of him!
ooh, how do. Miss Nellie" said
Bert's mother stiffty. Il hope you are
quite well?"
Yes, thank you," answered Nellie,
also stifly. Heard from Bert lately?'
ooh, certainly"
rs he coming home pretty soon?"
well. really, he didn't say. You
know he leads very busy life now,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-12

boy kiss. That's al this time. Tell
them at the laundry to be careful of
your good fiannels. How | wish you
could send your things home. From
Mother"
Dear Son Bert: Yours rec. / am
much gratified at your continued sue
cess and trust your ability will be rec
ognized in substantial way before
long. Your mother and I enjoy read
ing accounts of the good times you
have. 1t makes us feel young again
ourselves. / told old Billings a few
things down at the shop yesterday.
guess his son has turned out to be a
dead stick. Your mother writes all
the news so there's not much left for
me to say. She says to tell you to
dress warm enough as the climate
there is different from here. Your let
tiers do her sight of good. l got the
pipe all right but you ought not to
spend your money on me that way.
Begin to put by little as soon as
you can. though l suppose it does take
about all you make keeping up. Don't
take a back seat l am sending you
a little check that can spare as well
as not. I don't care what you do with
it only don't use it for anything fool
ish. guess I've written about every
thing. Your Father"
This is a picture Of Bert when he
was little. Yes, isn't it? OF course
he's changed a lot, but l can trace the
resemblance. It don't seem yesterday
since I took him to have it taken.
That little mug? His fathers second
cousins wife sent it to him and Bert
thought the world of it. He was
bound to have it taken with him,
though | wanted him to have"
SHOW the one of Bert when him
and me went to the clambake that
time" pleaded Bert's father. He was
the cutest little shaver! He made me
take him along and you'd oughter seen
him eat Why, he eat"
This is a picture of him when he
was In the high school football nine"
Baseball. mother. baseball" inter
rupted Bert's father
Did l ever tell you what he said
when he was only four years old
about"
Etc, etc, ETC.
My Dear Mother and Father: I've
been pretty busy of late, as they've
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-12

been making some changes down at
little extra time. That fellow told
you about whose house | went up to
for Sunday dinner got fired. So did
Billy Canton and one or two others
who you don't know | stand in right!
Just you wait!
"You asked me about Miss Banks.
She was in the place last week and
looked stunning. She was quite
friendly. Asked me where could find
her father and took her up to the big
stock room where he happened to be.
Say, don't get your ideas up too high.
Still, stranger things have happened.
yes, mother, / go around lot, so
don't get too homesick and lonesome.
/ have a social engagement almost
every evening with nice people. Every
one is very friendly. Where I board
there's some very pleasant folks and
when l don't go out we all collect in
the parlor and sing and play games,
One young lady can play fine on the
piano. / know you'd like her.
81 am all right; now don't you worry
about me- l like to get your letters.
Say, don't bother sending those shoes,
they pinch my feet Nellie is well
enough, now ma don't you say things
to make her mad. Say, you haven't
! told me lately anything about old Bob.
Have you had to kill him yet? I'll
come home first chance I get.
Must quit now as I have an engage.
ment to go to theater party with
supper afterward with some swell PEG.
pie I've met through the boss. So you
see I'm getting along sWimmingly.
Lots of love to both. Bert"
Our son Bert" threw down his pen
with sigh of relief. A tear stole i'm
personally down his left cheek.
Blame it all, I'm tired. Nine O'Clock
already? Well, if I'm going to get up
at six o'clock tomorrow morning it's
time l turned In
Bert glanc d around his small quar-
ters as he ! )und the alarm clock and
set it for 10. Then he opened a
wooden boz that had como by express
that day and began to devour por-
ton of the contents eagerly, discard
ing sartorial accessories as the BAN
quet proceeded.
The Cherry-A son owes his proud
parents at least few illusions.
Copyright, 1907. by W. G. Chapman.)