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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
Il. Il. PIERCE DEAD
DAUGHTER FINDS BODY OF
SEPTUAGENARIAN.
For Many Years the Deceased Was in
R. @. Dun %Company's Newark Of
fce-once Taught School.

Henry Fl. Pierce, about 10 years old,
was found dead In his rooms in
the Aldine apartment house, at Broad
and Lombardy streets, about 8 o'clock
this morning. Death was attributed to
hardening of the arteries.
Miss Abby H. Pierce, his daughter,
who found her father dead, thought at
first that he was only unconscious, and
she summoned the family physician.
When the doctor examined the body
he found hat Mr.. Pierce had beer
dead an hour or more. County Physi-
clan Elliott, after investigating the
case, gave a permit for burial.
Mr.. Pierce had been i'll for several
weeks, but it was not believed that
he was in a serious condition. For
nearly forty years Mr.. Pierce was in
the employ of the r. G. Dun Company.
He opened the local office of that COM
pany in this city in 1871 and remained
in charge until 1883, when he was called
to the New York office for more inn
portant work.
Mr.. Pierce was born in Sheboygan,
Mich, and before he came to this part
Of the country taught school for a num-
Der of years.
His wife's death about eighteen
months ago appeared to depress him
very much. His sole surviving rela-
tive is the daughter who lived with
him.
No arrangements nave been made for
the funeral as yet.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
LAW
UPHELD BY
HIGH COURT
CONTINUED from First Pnge.)

Until 1906 the main stem property of
the railroads and their tangible per-
sona1 holdings paid one-half of one
per cent. in taxes. Now they are
charged at the average rate of the
State" whoch was about $3.50 for
1906 and and about $3.50 for 1907.
The attack on the Perkin main
stem tax acts was made by the rail-
roads on the ground tina the CLASH
heation of railroad property for pur-
poses of taxation was obnoxious to
that clause of the State constitution,
which provides that property shall
assessed for taxes under general laws,
and by uniform rules, according to its
true value"
Railroad property is classified Tor pur-
poses of taxation as main stem, including
the franchise, tangible personal and Sec
ond-class property. The main stem in
cludes the main roadbed, not exceeding
100 feet wide, with the rails, ties and all
structures erected thereon. other than pas
senger n freight station.
The main stem property Is assessed by
the State Board of Assessors and taxed
at the average rate of the State. The
Perkins act provides that so much Of the
proceeds as amounts to one-half' of one
per cent. is turne into the State treasury
for State purposes, and the rest Is de-
voted to the maintenance of the free public
schools.
Second-class property includes every
thing outside of the mair stem and is as
sessed by the local assessors in each tax
Ing district and the proceeds are used for
local purposes.
The railroad attorneys argued that such
varied methods of assessing and rates of
taxing railroad property violated the con
stitutional mandate TO assess by uniform
rules.
The courts decision means that the rail-
reads must pay S3,500,00 a year in taxes,
instead of about 100000 as heretofore.
There has been a great deal of interest
in the case, as the decision establishes a
new principle of taxation. 1t is looked
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
FIRE STATION nut
COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO
CRACK IT..
Public Buildings Members to Hold First
Session Tonight and Take Up
Matter.

The public buildings committee of Com
mon Council of 1905 will be called to or
der for the first time tonight by Alder
man Michael j. MCGOWAN, OF the Fifth
Ward, who succeeds Aldoph Holzen as
chairman of the committee. While the
personnel of the committee has been
changed the politics are the same and no
house cleaning will be done.
1t is understood that the question OF
settling on a Site for the proposed central
fire station Will be the first proposition
thai will be given the attention of the
committee, and that the matter Will be
finally settled. The committee of 1906 pur-
chased Il plot on Plane street as a site for
the station for $40, coo, but the project was
dropped, and the property is now n white
elephant on the hands of the city. The
committee of 1907 e~ndeavored to sell the
property, aud several months ago recon-
mended that a plot on Washington street
be purchased for $4,000. 1t was found that
the realty In question was assessed at
$4,000 and the recommendation of the
committee died a natural death on the
desk of City Counsel Nugent.
The city is willing to sell the Plane street
site for $4,000 and make an addition TO the
amount received from this sale to the
money on hand from the appropriation for
buildings, the fire station and the new
First Precinct Police station, and then as
the money set aside for the purpose is
practically exhausted additional funds will
have to be procured for erecting the build
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
M RECEIVER
TO COLLECT RENTS.
Second Mortgage Holder Claims Owner
Is Allowing Building to Fall
Into Decay.

An application was made today to
Vice-Chancellor Howell by Leavitt &
Atwater for Frank II. Smith. of Plain
field, for a receiver to collect the rents
of a big tenement house at 317 and S19
Centre street, Elizabeth, owned by John
Klar. Smith has a SECOND mortgage of
$1,000 on the property, which is valued
at Sc, 500 to $1,000, and an institution has
arrest mortgage for $4,000.
Mr.. Leavitt told the court that
the owner had permitted the prop
erty to depreciate in value by not
making any repairs, and Smith wanted
a receiver appointed to collect the
rents and pay the interest on the mort
gage for the year. and taxes also, in
order to protect his mortgage claim.
He averred that Klar could not pay the
interest and taxes, and had virtually
abandoned the property.
The Vice-C Chancellor appointed as the
receiver Major Benjamin King, director
of the Union County Board of Free
holders.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
MGR. D0ANE PARADE
ORDERS FROM MARSHAL.
Societies to Participate in Thursdays
Ceremonies Receive Their Final
Instrnnfinns

Grand Marshal William F. Mullin said
today that he has notified all societies
that intend to take part in the parade in
honor of the unwilling of the memorial
to the late M%onsignor Doane in Rector
Park to report at Lincoln Park at 1870
o'clock Thursday afternoon, as the parade
will start at Las prompt, SO as to arrive
at Rector Park In time for the unwilling.
The Y. M. c. A., Of the Catholic Insti-
tute. with officers of the National Union
of Catholic Young Mems Societies and
the Diocesan Unions of Newark and Tren-
ton dioceses, as guests. and also the men
of st. Patricks Cathedral parish, will
have the right of the line.
Places in line have been assigned to the
Early Closing Association, the three coun-
ellis in the city of the Knights of Column
bus, to councils of the Catholic Benevo-
lent Legion, to Holy Name Societies, to
posts of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and others that may turn out IL
the weather shall be favorable.
Survivors Of the First Brigade, New Jer-
sey Volunteers, of which Monslgnor Doane
was chaplain, have been invited to seats
on the platform in Rector Park, where the
exercises will be held.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
ASKS TRUSTEE FOR
PARKHURST ESTATE.
Son Makes Application and vice-Chan-
cellor Fixes Date When Order
Will Be Returnable.

Jacob O.. v. Parkhurst applied to
Vice-C Chancellor Howell today for the
appointment of a trustee for the estate
of his father, the late Archibald Park
hurst, of Newark, who was for many
years cashier of the St. Nicholas Ma
tional Bank, of New York, n who died
at his home in this city on June IL, 1906.
The petitioner said hat he and his
three grandchildren were the only heirs
under the last will of his father. He
said that his mother and brother, who
were executors and trustees, were dead,
and he wanted c. Edwin Young APP
pointed trustee now.
The vice-chancellor said the law re-
quired that the guardian of the heirs
who are minors shall have a twenty
days notice of an application for the
appointment of a new trustee. Febru-
airy 4 was then fixed as tho day on
which an order the court granted will
be returned and the case heard on the
application for the appointment of Mr.
Young as trustee.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07

PLAN TOSAVE
LIVES
Against Dangerous
Railroad CrOssing--Law
for Speedy Payments.

Members of the Essex and Union
County Funeral Undertakers Associa-
ton at a meeting in Achtel- Stetter's
last night passed resolutions tending to
preserve life. They decided to make
protests to the freeholders of Essex
and Union counties against dangerous
grade crossings in both counties and
also. to appeal to the State Railroad
Commission.
The objects of their criticism were
the Neck Lane crossing of the Penn
sylvania Railroad at Waverly and the
Dark Lane crossing of the same rail-
road outside of Elizabeth, In Linden
Township, a main thoroughfare used by
funerals on the way to the Rosedale
and Linden Cemetery. The local cross
ing is over the road which leads to the
Mt. Oliyet Cemetery. and both are used
daily by many drivers and pedestrians,
whose lives are endangered.
The Waverly crossing is especially
dangerous because in driving from the
cemetery there is a trestle which shuts
off the view of another track laid at
grade. There are a gateman and gates
at this crossing, but there are neither
at the Union County crossing.
A resolution was introduced by John
F.. Martin, secretary of the State
Board of Embalmers. which vas
passed, asking that gates and a gate
man be placed at the Linden crossing
and hat conditions at the Waverly
crossing be bettered.
w. c. Bolles, of this city, introduced
a resolution, which was adopted, pro-
viding an amendment to the present
law governing the payment of fC-
neral expenses by estates, which, IL
passed by the next Legislature, will
make the law here the same as in
New York. At present the law makes
funeral expenses preferred claims, but
they are often allowed to hang sew
eral years, and no interest is received
The amendment would require funeral
expenses to be paid within sixty days,
or if not done within that time, interest
be charged at s per cent. for every day
it remain unpaid thereafter.
An ~engrossed set of resolutions was
presented to John F. Mathews, of the
firm of Callan & Mathews, of this city,
former president of the association, who
held that office for three years and who
is credited with giving the best admin
istration, accomplishing more during his
administration of the association than
ever before.
There were about n hundred funeral
directors present. A dinner followed
the meeting.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
GRAND JURY ON
INSPECTION TOUR.
Pay Visits to Various Institutions Out
side of the City-Used Spe-
cial Trolley Car.

The Grand Jury, headed by its foreman
Henry e. Jepson, and accompanied by
Sheriff Frank H. sommer, went on a tour
Of inspection today OF the public insti-
tutions in which the county is interested,
outside Of the city limits.
The Jurors made the trip In a special
trolley car, which started at the Court
House loop. When they got into the
country they boarded stages. The institu-
tons inspected were the City Home in
Verona, the p~enitentiary in Caldwell, and
the Branch Hospital for the Insane at
Overlook.
At the last named place, the jurors,
after DIR. Daniel M. Dill, the superin-
tendent, had shown them through, had
their Inner.
Their findings will be embodied in their
-presentment to be made at the close of
the current term.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
AS A
CANDIDATE
O CHIEF
Head of Third Precinct
B ked for Executive Of
Police Department.

With the time drawing near when
Chief of Police Michael Corbitt will
abandon active work and Captain John
H. Ubhaus, of the Fifth Precinct. will
retire, the sentiment in police circles
regarding their successors seems to he
crystallizing.
While the name of Captain Peter ].
Christie, of The Third Precinct, has not
beer previously mentioned as a possi-
bility for chief, it is nov brought for
ward with strong support. Captain
Ryan, of the First Precinct, 1t IS said,
will be made head of the detective bu-
reau, to succeed Captain William A..
Carroll, who may go to the Fifth. De-
tective Sergeant Michael T. Long, 1t is
said. will be chosen for the ~captaincy
of the Third Precinct. Desk Sergeant
John Caffrey. of the First Precinct, will
be out for the c%aptaincy Of h First,
though there are other candidates, too.
Captain Christie was a detective SER
geant and was made captain OF the
Third Precinct when Captain Corbett
was made chief. As a detective he
made a good record.
But while all these prospects are in
view, Chief Corbitt of lat has declared
thai his back is still sturdy enough.
and his legs nimble enough, and his
muscles strong enough, to bear the
strain of his position, and that he has
not thought of retiring from active
work. Captain Carroll, of the detective
bureau, is well satisfied with his pres
ent berth until the vacancy in the
chiefs office occurs, when he will not
be backward in signifying his Wiling
ness to take over the work.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
READvERTISE FOR
WORK AT HOSPITAL.
Freholders Debate Overlook Drainage
Problem-Supervisor a Stickler
for Competitive Bidding.

NVAhPSS@HN
After a lengthy discussion at a meeting
Of the public buildings committee Of the
Board of Freeholders yesterday afternoon
the committee again decided to advertise
for bids for the drainage work at the
Overlook Hospital for the Insane. This
was agreed on a month ago, but, however,
the work was being done by the day plan
by Valentine Braun. who is doing the
grading about the institution on n similar
plan.
When the committee gave the work to
Braun by the day system at a meeting
which followed the one where they decided
to advertise, Freebooter Mcbride was not
present. 1t was through him the subject
was brought up again yesterday, and the
committee decided to change its plans, and,
County Engineer Drum will be instructed
to draw specifications.
Mr.. Mcbride termed the day plan an
unbusinesslike method and Supervisor OF
terbein stated that he favored the adver-
Using for bids, and Director Barry thought
the same way.
Freebooter Quinn favored the opposite
view and stated that he believed the COM
mittee would save money by the day plan.
The supervisor said:
~ am a crank on competitive bidding,
but if any member of the committee, or
any member of the Board of Freeholders
Is of the opinion that better results could
be obtained by letting this work out by
the day, he is privileged to bring the mat
ter before the board. Even in the event
of the board adopting such a plan, I
should veto it. OF course The board. by
a two-thirds vote, could pass such a
measure over my veto, and Then you
would nave authority to let out the work
to Mr.. Braun or any one else, but AT
present you have no such authority"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
WHEN DOES CONCERN
BECOME INSOLVENT?
Question Raised in Proceedings to Re-
strain Prosecution Of Mechanics
Lien on Building.

Application was made today to Vice
Chancellor Howell by Carl Sanger, re-
ceiver for the Flexible Alumetal Com
pany, to restrain Lester Kiersted, of
Nutley, from prosecuting a mechanics
lien claim for $3.50 in the Passaic County
Court. Frank A. Boetner, attorney for
Kiersted, represented to the court that
under the decisions, insolvency takes
effect the day on which a rule to show
cause is granted. The lien claim in
Kiersted's case was fled ten days after
a rule to show cause was granted. It
was claimed by William H.. Perry, at
torney for the receiver, that the title
of the receiver was dated from only sd-
Indication of insolvency. The Vice
Chancellor reserved decision.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
WHAT! WOULD A BOARDING
MISSUS REALLY DO THIS?
Get One of Her Guests a Job and, Posing
as Wife, Get His Pay7-well,
Ask Michael Schmidt.

What Court Interpreter Isaac Binder
termed 1.-The most tickIish story he ever
listened to-" was revealed today by
Michael Schmidt, who said that he was
Polish, in the Fourth Precinct Police
Court. Binder was laughing heartily
when Judge Herr inquired about the
joke. Binder explained. 1t developed
that three weeks ago Schmidt en-
gagged a room at a house in Boyd street.
He is a carpenter by trade, and two
weeks ago he was given a vacation
owing to the lack of work. His board
ing mistress promised to help him cut
if he would pay her IS. He did SO, and
she secured work for him in an iron
foundry and refinery Down Neck"
All went well, and Schmidt changed
his address to So Chamber street, in
order to be nearer the foundry. When
pay day arrived and Schmidt had
$3.50 for fifteen days work due him,
he was told at the office that the
woman who secured the position for
him introduced herself as his wife and
had called and collected his wages.
To make matters worse the victim,
who was out a total of $27. so and in
debt a board bill, too, was unable to
locate the woman, for she had moved
from the Boyd street house to parts
unknown.
1t all sounded like a joke to Binder,
/ but not to Schmidt. The court heard
the story. and was puzzled at the firm
mentioned paying Schmidt's wages to
another without his consent or a writ
ten order. He was told to appear In
court tomorrow with a letter from the
firm and that the case would her be
investigated,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
SAY He BOUGHT LOOT:
PUT HIM UNDER BONDS,
Zietz Charged with Receiving Stolen
Goods-Jsil Inmate Says zietz
Bought Some of Booty.

AS a warning to secondhand clothing
dealers, Judge Howell ordered Samuel
Zietz, a North Canal street second
hand store proprietor, to furnish $1,000
bonds today. zietz was charged by
Detective Sergeant Farrell with recsiv-
ing stolen shoes from Isaac Ross, a
negro, now in the county Jail awaiting
indictment.
Zietz's principal accuser in the ex-
animation was Ross, who was brought
from jail to testify. He said h q ne
stole a case of shoes from the Mer-
chants Express dock some time ago
and disposed of some of the shoes IN
a pawnshop. Two pairs he sold to
Zietz, he claimed, for seventy-fiye cents.
They were Sc shoes.
Judge Howell declared that a fence
which protects thieves and bougnt
stolen property was al guilty as the
thief.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
DUNCAN NOT RAIDED.
Former Hotel Proprietor Among sher
ifs willing witnesses.

Charles Duncan, who at one time cen
Quoted a hotel in New Jersey Railroad
avenue, north of Lafayette street, took
occasion today to deny that he was
ever raided by the police or the Sher-
IFS men. He retired from business
before the Sheriff became active.
His name is among those mentioned
as having paid Detective Sergeant
Thomas j. CORDIALLY graft, and the
amount mentioned is SIS.
Il am one of the Sheriff's willing wit
nesses,'' said he. and I can't see for
the world of me why a report that 1
was among those raided should be cir
culated.'
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
HIGH BIDDERS
R AWARDED
CONTRACT
Ball& Wood TO Supply Re-
fOrmatOry Engine. Sey-
mOnr 10 Furnish Boilers.
Especial to the Evening start

TRENTON, Jan. THE board OF
managers of the State Reformatory, at
Railway. have awarded contracts for
new boilers, engine and fittings for the
new wing of the institution. The con-
tract for the engine was given to the
Ball & Wood Co., of Elizabeth, the high
est bidders. 1t is claimed that the
specifications on which the bids were
made called for the particular style Of
engine manufactured by the Ball &
Wood Co.
This award to the highest bidder fol-
lows the disclosure by the Hahn Inves-
tigating Committee that the board OF
managers awarded a contract for new
heating apparatus to the Paul Heating
System, of which William A. Squire, the
then president of the board of mana
gers, was the head. That was several
months ago. The Paul bid was not the
lowest.
The bids for the present contracts
were opened in the office of the State
Commissioner of Charities and Correc-
tons at the State House, and the board
members took the figures away when
the meeting adjourned.
The bids for the engine were: Reeves
Engine and Machine Company, of this
city. s4,050: Donegan & Swift. New York
81, 300; A. d. Grange & Co., Philadelphia,
1888; Ball & Wood Co., $4,s25.S
The contract for the boilers was
awarded to David c. Seymour, of New
ark, who bid $6,197. The other bidders
were the Dover Boiler Company, Dover,
$4,000; Keeler & Co, Philadelphia, $685.,
and Donegan & Swift, $500.
David C. Seymour also received the
contract for the fittings. His bid was
81, 1927. The other bids were: William r.
Thropp. of this city, s2,7S2; John e.
Thropp Sons Company, this city,
81, 1916. 25; Strong & Co., Newark, $2,674;
Donegan & Swift, $2,094.
The engine now installed in the re-
formatory is of Ball G. Wood make.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
SALOONS SPREADING IN
LAKEWOOD; PLAN CRUSADE
Nineteen Licenses in What Was Once
Temperance Resort-May Organize
Order League.

LAKEWOOD, Jan. There Is strong
tSlk in certain circles here Of organizing a
branch Of the State Law and Order League
TO fight the rapidly growing number OF
licensed places in this resort town. When
Lakewood first attained celebrity as a re-
sort 1t was a Temperance town, no licenses
being allowed in the early years of its de-
velopment. When the first licenses were
granted they were to the three big hotels,
where no bars were installed, and the
liquors were only served to guests In their
rooms or at meals.
That was but a decade g Judge Derry,
In the Ocean County courts, recently
granted four new licenses in one day.
There are now nineteen licensed places.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
ASK ASBESTOS RECEIVER.
Stakeholder in Bound Brook Brick-mak-
ing Concern Presents Application.

vice-Chancellor James e.. Howell grant
ed today to George w. v. Noy, attorney
for Elmer E. Willard, a stakeholder in the
Asbestos Company OF Bound Brook, a rule
to show cause on January IA why a re-
celver shall not be appointed for that
concern.
III liabilities Of the company, which
manufactures a patent brick, were given
as 1880 and the assets at $1,375.
The attorney was directed TO serve no.
tice on each director Of the company OF
the application for a receiver.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
E1cHE ooNcIAvE TO INSTALL.

AT the regular meeting of Eiche Con-
clave No. 400, L. o. H.. last night. three
propositions were acted upon and other
work Of interest carried out. The officers
who were elected at the last meeting will
be installed January 20. They are:
Archon, John Fuchs; provost, Charles
Cook; corresponding secretary, Dietrich
Hoerle; financial secretary. Charles Edel-
heiser; treasurer, Louis Helm.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
NO REDRESS FOR FALL.
John W. Ferguson Company Wins in
Suit Brought by Former Employee.

A verdict for the defendant was re-
turned in the Supreme Court circuit late
yesterday afternoon in the action for
$4,000 damages brought by Charles
Philips against the John w. Ferguson
Company, building contractors. Philips
is a ~journeyman carpenter, and January
q, 1905, he was employed by the de-
PENDANT on a building in Mechanic
street.
The scaIfold he was working IN gave
way and the result. was "A severe fall.
The company's defense was thai 1t was
Philips's own fault that he was hurt.