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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
F|REBUG TRIES
NINE TIMES TO
BURN TENEMENT
Mysterious and Elusive Incendi-
airy Lowers Blazing Mass
to Oiled Stairs.

NEW YORK, May 20.-Nine attempts
have been made by an in~cendiary to
destroy the large tenement house at
1873 and 40 West Twenty-ninth street.
The firebug in each instance has soaked
the stairs with oil and then, from the
skylight, lowered a ball of fire.
The police have been trying to track
the incendiary. They lave questioned
tenants in both houses, but without
result. For several nights and days
following the previous attempts to
burn tenements close watch was kept,
but then the watchers were drawn off
when nothing occurred.
Mrs. Annie Meyers, who lives on the
top fioor of No. 1873, went to the hall
way late last night and saw a swinging
ball of fire. She looked up and there
in the skylight was a man dangling a
rope to which was attached the fire.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
WOMEN
AMONG q HURT
IN CIRCUS CRASH
Trampled Upon When Benches
Under Tent Collapse During
Show for Charity.

CHICAGO, May 2O.-Twenty-one per-
sons were injured, many of them
seriously, and hundreds narrowly
escaped death last night at a per-
formance of the Charity Circus, Oak
Park avenue n Thirty-third street.
Berwyn, when all the seats in the tent
suddenly gave way and crashed to the
ground.
1t was the opening night of this
latest diversion of Chicago society, and
the tent was packed with more than
800 spectators when the accident oc.
CURED. In the panic which followed
scores of women were trampled upon
The accident was caused by a
scramble of spectators to obtain sample
packages of a brand of breakfast food,
which were being thrown from the
arena by a young woman who was
taking part in the circus.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
WASHINGTON B. AND |. ELECTION.

The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Washington Building
and Loan Association was held at
Dietterle's Hall. Springfield avenu and
Hayes street, last night. The follow
ing officers were reelected for the an
suing year: A. A. Sippel, president;
John Minke. ice-president; Solomon
Curry, George Grapp, secre-
tary; Charles F. Herr. solicitor.
The directors elected were: Oscar
Milford, Jacob Kunz. William p. Zim-
norman and Samuel Schermer, other
members Of the board being Otto q.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
GERMAN SOCIETY
BALKS At COST
OF MERRY WIDOW

The German-American Central So
ciety, which had planned to show the
Merry Widow off in all the glory of
the original text, "Die Lustige
Wittwe," to the citizens OF thi scity,
has sustained a shock.
Negotiations we're entered into with
several German theatrical concerns
supposed to control the redoubtable
Merry Widow but the price is high,
very high; in fact, so high that the
committee is quite discouraged, and it
is now likely that no Merry Widow
in the original text will disport her
self.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
THE ANTICIPATED INTERRUPTION.

F. NJ. Bradley. the noted s~uperinten-
dent of the Sons of Temperance, was
talking at a local hotel about temper
ance orators.
said, lis always sure of a respectful
hearing. In the past it was not so. At
the beginning of the temperance move-
ment drinking men came to our meet
ings for no other purpose han to inter-
rupt and confuse. The orator had to be
very careful in his remarks. He had to
LOOK out lest he give his hearers an
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
GATHERED WITHIN THE
REALM OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.

Alfred Gaskill, the State forester,
gave a most interesting address before
the members of the Orange political
Study Club and their friends in the
auditorium of the Columbia School,
North Grove street, East Orange, yes
terday.
Mr.. GaskiIl commented on the great
amount of forest land in New Jersey
2,000,0 900 acres-as compared with the
entire area of the State, and told of
what has been accomplished in the way
of preserving forests by the State
Forestry Commission. He told of the
great number of trees set out this
spring by the commission, which, in
time, he declared, would aid materially
the water supply. He said that the
number of forest fires had been reduced
because of the awakened interest of
the public in the matter of preserving
the forests. Mr.. Gaskill illustrated his
Talk with stereopticon views and pointed
out the particular needs of each part
of he State. He also showed pictures
of the Southern and Western forests,
n compared them to those of New
Jersey. He made a stirring plea to
interest the children of the public
schools in the value of trees and shrub
berry, and suggested that more trees be
planted in and about school yards as
object lessons.
Mrs. Maurice S. Decker presided at
the meeting, which was followed by a
reception in the garden and grove of
DR.. Mary d. Hussey at 142 Arlington
avenue, East Orange, where sixty
specimens of the trees mentioned in
the lecture are grown.
DR.. Hussey presented her guests with
many of her choice blooms.
The annual election of officers and
The presenting of annual reports was
5he principal business conducted at the
forty-second annual meeting of the
Guild of st. Barnabas's Hospital held
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Edward
II. Wright, "a Park place.
The election of officers resulted
IN the following slate: Honorary
presidents, Mrs. Thomas A. Starkey and
Mrs. Edwin S. Lines; president, Mrs.
Wright; first vice-president, Mrs. Nell
son Wright; second vice-president, Mrs.
]. L. Ogden; secretary, Mrs. William
C.. Connect; assistant secretary, Mrs.
Chauncey G.. Parker; treasurer, Mrs.
Edward @. Keasbey; assistant treas
urer, Mrs. George Green Lewis. The
committees will serve until fall.
Reports were read of the years work,
and Mrs. Connect, the secretary, said
that the guild had redecorated the main
chapel at the hospital, and q COM
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20

Traudt. Charles Zimmerman, Michael
Collin, Frederick Kessel, John Schroth,
Louis Sachs, Bernhard Rainier, sam =
uel Litwin and Philip Freeman.
The annual report of the secretary
was read and proved satisfactory. The
receipts of last night amounted to
$1,000 in the twenty-ffth series. which
WAS opened.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
THE BEST HOTELKEEpERS.

Swiss hotelkeepers are h best in
the world, because they are thoroughly
trained In the business. bookkeeping
is a profession hereditary in families,
and when a boy leaves school he pre-
pares himself for the hotel business
just as he would If he intended to
practise medicine. He goes into the
kitchen of an hotel and serves an ap-
premiership there; he is then pro-
NOTED to the dining-room, n finally
graduates into the Office and becomes
a steward, a purchasing agent, and a
room clerk, taking the different
branches of the business one after an
other. Then he becomes assistant
manager, and finally reaches the sum-
nit of his career as manager.-Scot-
tish-American.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
ringing, impassioned tones.

ringing, impassioned tones:
what do we want when we return
from our daily toll? What do we desire
to ease our burdens. to gladden. u
hearts, to bring smiles to our faces and
song to our lips?'
Here the orator paused for effect
and the conscientious prize-fighter tip
toed hurriedly to the front of the gar
lery. shook his finger at his unruly
charges. and aid in a threatening stage
whisper:
Mind, the first Teller among We WIT
says ''beer!"-out be goesl' "-Wash-
ington Star.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
AT Half and Less.

800 StylishIy Trimmed Hats in
excellent shapes and beautiful color
ings-many novel effects to choose
from, all different; regular prices
running from s4.75 to So: 50 OF
here for Thursday buyers at Loo
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
opening for some opportune but ribald

opening for some opportune but ribald
interruption"
Mr.. Bradley gave a loud laugh.
II remember" he said, when they
began temperance work here in Wash
ington. A series of meetings was held
in a large hall. The audiences were al
ways numerous, but they intercepted
horribly. In the end an ex-prize fighter
was hired to sit every night in the OBJ
streperous gallery and keep order there.
"Well. orc night the orator contrasted
the clean content of home life with the
squalor of drunkenness. He spoke beau
tifully and at his climax he cried, in
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
cARFY HUpSoNs NEW JUDGE.

JERSEY CITY, May 2o.-Robert
Carey has been sworn in as the new
county judge. He is d New Idea Re
publican.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20

Two pretty styles to choose from-one with deep
circular umbrella tloupce finished with two rufnes and
~tuckings; the other style with a deep embroidered
founce with shirrings and tuckings, in all black 50
and staple colors; regular value $3.50; to be sold L
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
White Elephants

Furs and Fine Wraps and Drap-
cries are white elephants on your hands
in ummsr time.
Our Cold Storage plant keeps them
safe from moth, fire and burglars.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20

pleted the chapel for the dead, More
than $500 was cleared from the sup
per connected with the big bazaar, and
receipts from the theatre benefit, the
Christmas sale. etc, were 81, 640.2 20. Mrs.
Keasbey read the report of the treas
urer.
Mrs. James c. Corlies was in charge
of a benefit whist party held at De
flames yesterday for the benefit of
the East Side Day Nursery. A large
number of prominent women partici-
pated in the games, and pretty prizes
of cut glass, decorated china and
fancy work were awarded for high
scores. The members of the Young
Women's Auxiliary acted as ushers and
score-keepers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
BY
WOMAN
BoARoER BADLY BATTERED
IN ENCOUNTER WITH HIS
LANDLAoY.

Exhibiting deep cash over hia
left eve. l. o. Brckke. noR living
at zoe Union a.. had a warrant
for assault and battery issued
against his former lanaiadY. Min.
aie Anderson. 81 f0s Union 81. ibis
morning.
Minnie Anderson was arrested on
Thursday night on a charge Of dis
orderly conduct. bot when the case
came up before Iuage John u. Cor.
don In police court yesterday aft.
ernoon she was discharged
The outcome did nuf satisfy Mr..
nrekke and h. went to the prose.
cutting attorney and had his side Of
the story put down and an informa.
ton akaiuAi Miss Anderson Issued
Refused 20 Leave House.
lie claims tina; trouble RACED mer.
fiiY when he refused 10 leave the
boarding house GU Thursday night.
Nhen Mas Anderson accused him
Of telling people. To- whom she had
sold her rooming house. that there
wAA a mortgage on the place.
firekke stated that he refused TO
leave until he was paid $40. which
he claimed was due him nn some
carpenter and plumbing work
which he had done.
This anEcrcd Miss Anderson. he
said. and before he knew II a btg
vail clock struck him on the side
Of the face. giving him the cut
above the eye lie had the clock
along 90 show What a wreck II Was
wsshbo~i Followed
Next a waRhbowl full of water
struck him In the back Of the head
and the pieces scattered about the
room as other pieces of furniture
began coming his way.
But why didn't you stop herr
asked Miss R@sh Whitehead. chief
clerk Al the prosecuting attorney =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27

Of any man. or set OF men. then
sant 20 he ieft alone In private
life.
4 have consistently worked for
reform for thirty years. with the
full knowledge that the refofmef
rarely gets anything but abuse !
shall continue 20 DO 30 as long as
have strength. whether u makes
M friends or foes.
I should consider Il an honor To
Be elected. but | would ecorn to ae-
ceps any office I had to spend mon
. TO sin
Il have made roads for years on
the pfatrlea. In the forest and on
the mountains. aud believe nothing
enhances the value Of property like
good roads.
n there Ia a blind pix running.
IN never rcnt until Il IL closed.
will alios no low dives. gambling
or dance halls In connection with
places where liquor IL sold. over
which the county commissioners
have Jurisdiction. consider every
man a free agent. with rs much
right To bus whisky as he has 70
buy beef. and | don't consider that
the man vho grlls that whisky has
any more right 20 run a dive Of any
kind than the man who sells beef
4 wili grant license to a man
20 sell liquor ae he would sell gro
eerisz. aud n be runs dive III
close IL Up.
In my opinion. AZ least one.third
iesz employees could do the bust
aeaH Of the county at the court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27

ed "a the mllk. aud that. therefore.
the charge that disease eame from
the milk was unjust and luxurious
10 their business They protested
against being put u what ihoy
characterized as unnecessary ca.
penao.
Or Cf~hton followed c,Qih a
statement nf Whss Seattle required
ut the dairymen supplying is milk
lie stated that tho health depart
mont wished O. be a. reasonable a.
possible but would Insist that cyery
prccautlon be taken by the dairy
men TO oeep their milk absolutely
purr.
Toward the end Of hla address
Or Crlcht,Sl was made the targo.
OF many questions. being constant
~ Interrupted The questions show.
ed the DISQUALIFICATION Of Che dairy
men.
The rcaslt Of &c meeting was
The appointment Of \ committee 10
prepare plans for - association OF
dairymen and draft resolutions "a
be reported at a meeting OF the
dairyrscn az Auburn ON July a..
Following are the members Of
the cammlttces
judge ". II. White. Redmond.
chairman. Fred Ness. Walter Meas
and Robert Bridges. urIlis. Oscar
Chrlatopherson and {. v. Lock
ridge. Anbarn. aud ". ". brown.
Grccn River.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
OHIO SAFE AND
ALL ARE WELL

Cable advices received BIZ Frank
watefhouae 4 company. bring the
information that the Ohio IL IN
the ice. $50 miles south OF Nome.
tbs ship safe. aud all well ON
board.
A. the Ohio IL a steel vessel. not
a. adapted 20 ice backing as a
wooden ship. the captain wiil re-
turn to St Lawrence Island to
await the breaking up OF the ice
Prank Watsrhouss. her agent.
has Instructed his Nome agent TO
dispatch Immediately either the
Corwin. Muntafa. or some other
vessel nos at Nome. 20 the Ohio'a
relief Before the Ohio left Sc.
attic. Mr. WaterhouHc directed the
captain 10 avoid the ice. and he has
therefore not attempted 90 pene.
trate the ice foes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
GRAND JURY
DID NOT
INDlCT
Saw No Fraud in Locating
On Oregon Rail-
road Lands.

The attempt 20 ludict c. !. Lsav.
enKuod. the prominent timber oruls
er aud locator. 81 thia city. b. the
federal grand jury At Portland. was
failure
The postal authorities accused
Leavenaaod 81 uainE the United
states malls To ffaudnleutly obtain
money. lie had located a number
Of persons. many 81 them citizena
OF Seattle. upon the ao-eallcd Ore
gon railroad lanas. and Il was a..
serted b the government desees
lives that as no probability existed
OF ever obtaining the lands. the Of
frnss vas obvious
I.aaveuEood met the charge By
20 fhs California a Oregon Railroad
company provided Ia plain terms
that they should soil the alternate
sections to actual settlers. but that
the railroad. which IL nov control.
led hy Hartman. vas attempting
TO exads the iaw because 81 the
fabulous value OF the timber on said
lands
The EFknd Jury apparently took
this siss Of The affair. and deciia.
ed 90 indlet
In the proceedings q developed
that Senator Tilimsn. the famous
South Carolina senator. had filei
upon a claim. together wfth nine
members Of his tAmiiF. and De
tecsivn Clemens. wurkinK for the
railroad. declared that this vas the
cause 81 TiiimAu Introducing the
senate resolution directing the at
tarneY general to proceed against
the railroad Ia the courts aud thus
ae~k feilnaulahment Of tho lands
Attorney Lafferiy. of Portland.
on behalf Of thirty sin different en-.
trymsa. has already commenced
salt against the company
Among the Seattle people who
were sabpoenaed wsr. Fred W Pol.
lock. Alice p Pollock. v. ". Pol.
lock. Frank Terrace. 1. NJ. KIRK. l.
" Leaveuworfh and two dangh.
terw. = II shelby. J. W Campbell
and others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
FIND AMBEReRIs

PORT TOWNSEND. June Ill
The fishing schooner Mary. now IN
port. made the rich lind Of about
$40. 900 worth OF ambergris out.
side Cape F1attery. While cruising
outside the cape the ship cnmr
within three miles Of the whalcr
Orion. whose crew had recently
captured three whales. In a dis.
lance OF about one.fourth mile. the
lookout sighted a flock Of goonies.
which were leisurely devourinK
the substance. The ship swung by
aud after the crew killed eight OF
the birds. investigated and found
the ambergris. which they brought
ia port.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
hotest. Against Saa;sy
Work in Mesng Heb
at Auburn.
hath Commissioner erich
lpu The Target Of Many
Objections.

nJE crschton. health commits.
x.ser a. Seattle. was constantly IN
s,ree,eA this morning IN Mystic
- AaAarn. when he attempted to
nulsln 10 $50 dAirymen the necea
~ Il guardiag milk against con.
xnlaxtion.
re.lsnr ran htgh On account Of
~ RESTRICTIONS which nr crtchtan
- the state dairy commissioner
ss@ placed on dalrymea supplying
- 10 seattle. and the dairymcn
- advantage II their fiFst enpcF-
~~sty. 10 yeat their feelings on
eoss officials. both Of whom Nere
Fsseet-
he dairymcn Insisted that the
~s,rsrtlons we're theoretical. not
rzcsiral. and were imposing anaec
szxry bardens on the producers
4 mllk. They declared that en-
sreenrns % the restrictions would
4 Seattle no good. as = city. TAFT.
sxffng retaliation from the bust
sss Standpoint.
ne call For the meeting was Il.
rsd 4 week ago. the ohIeet hsipg
: prusess against the activity Of
n Criehtou. who has been forcing
4 aalrles which supply milk 10
sr.ltle 10 pat their dAiriea In
es,rtfy sanitary condition. The
agitation for the condemnation Of
Il eous soand 60 BE- afflicted with
hserculowls Was an added Incentive
hr the meeting. as In II the dairy.
nrn sre the possibility Of financial
~ IN addition 20 the expense In.
mgred IN making their dairies san
mr..
Faliy $50 dairynen we're present
1Aen the meeting Was called 10
eter. among them several whose
hires were closed until sanitary
n1ditious were ycmetiied. DR..
rackion and state Dairy Commits
1neer L. W. Hansen we're both
F~sens on invitation and explained
1rfr aims.
Among the speakers who voiced
= protest Of the dAtrymen we're
hdxe w w. White Of Redmond.
I'D Ness % OrillA. G. V. Ioekridge
. auburn and Va Cochran Of OTilia.
hes Hart % Aabarn favored san
MT measures. The hnrden OF
III addresses vas that the people
= tk~ dairy district. who consumed
nn<A milk. did not suffer from %.
trfrnloslz or other diseases credit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
WOMEN NtREAT
POLLS

NASHVILLE. Tenn. June 81
Professions OF women and children.
who are actively fighting with the
prohihitionlsts IA ioday's primaries.
are the features OF the battle 81
ballots In Nashville, Memphis aud
other cities In the state.
la order 10 Influence voters near
y every woman and child old
enough 10 walk early today Joined
In one Of tha longest street paradea
ever seen IA Nashville. II was one
hour and a half passing given
point A similar demonstration
took place At Memphis.
Indications today we're that a big
majority are enthusiastic support.
efs OF former United States Senator
earmaok for the goyernorship, but
other issues 81 a local nature have
complicated the situation TO such
an extent that Il IL difficult 70 pre-.
diet what the outcome of the pri.
mafles will be.
Hundreds ~ women. with their
children ugsing AZ their skirts. are
working At the polls In Memphis.
Nashville. Knoxville. Chattanooga.
Jackson. Clarksville and other
places. while their sisters are parad.
Ing and shouting for prohibition
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
C0UMCILMEM ARE
IN HOT WATER
THERE PROMISES TO Ga THE
GREATEST TIME ~ TACOMA
THAT EVER HAPPENED.

TACOMA. June Develop.
m~uts In local municipal circles.
fully as sensational "a when charges
were filed against Mayor John W.
iAnck seeking To impeach him be.
cause OF his stand on the restricted
district problem. are likely 10 result
within the next few days.
weii.defined plans have been
made for the Impeachment Of a
number OF counciImsn on n charge
OF conspiracy. Announcement TO
this effect WAS made yesterday and
II IL declared that proofs are 50
abundant that the accused ones can
not get away. They have boaatcd
OF their plans to impeach Mayor
Linck and named members Of the
council who are with them. and u
~ declared that the conspiracy
charge will easily be proven.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
DEckHAND sKIPs
WITH $500

PORT TOWNSEND. June IL
The confidence which Henry
Heinxe. of Brinnon. jefferson
county. placed in n deckhand Of
the steamer State of Washington.
coat him $500. according 90 his
story. Hctuze. who recently sold
tract OF land. for which he re-.
ceived bearer check FOR the
above amount. placed II In a let.
ter. together with n pasabook. ad.
dressed TO q Seattle bank. lie
gave the letter Co a dcckhand TO
be mailed Upon arrival IN Seattle
the sailor opened the letter. cash.
ID the check. which was properly
endorsed. aud disappeared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-27
STRIVE TO UNITE THE
NORTH AND SOUTH

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. June 81.
"A movement TO unite the North
and South In q greater degree Of
social solidarity and 10 provide a
common ground where subjects OF
national Interest may be discussed.
was started here as a meeting OF the
Interstate club. of which many OF
the most prominent men OF tho
country are members.
Among those who are taking an
active interest In the success Of the
movement are President Roosevelt.
VIM. ]. Bryan. Vice President Fair.
banks. Secretary Root. Speaker Can
non and Secretary Taft. The club
has secured a large tract OF land
Just across the Tennessee river
from Lookout mountain. where
club house will be erected.