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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
POUNDS or
ICE DISTRIBUTED
TO POOR OF CITY
Scores of Lives Saved by Cool.
ing Drinks Furnished Through
Aid of Charitable.
BOATLOAD OF
BABES GOING TO COMFY
Majestic Will Garry
Guests of EVENING STAR on
Fresh Air Trip Monday.

More han 300, 900 pounds of ice have
STAR Free Ice and Sick Baby Outing
Fund SO far, and the prospects are that
nearly as much more will be given
away before cooler weather comes.
The amount of good that has been
done Is known to the physicians and
mothers of sick babies, Who say that
the lives of many infants nave been
spared through cool drinks and by ice
on fevered heads.
About four hundred families have
been given ice, many of whom I'M
doubtedly would have had to do with
out ice this summer had ii not been for
the generous supporters of THE EVE
MING STAR Free Ice and Sick Baby
Outing Fund. Just SO long as there is
need for ice it will be supplied, and the
babies will not suffer for the want of It.
The fifth outing of THE EVENING
STAR Outing Fund will take place
Monday. Coney Island will be the
place where the babies and mothers
will be able 20 get fresh salt air and
cool DreeZeS Tor SIX hours.
The trip will be made by the steamer
Majestic. which leaves the Stephens &
Condit dock, foot of Railroad place, at
9:16 a. m. The BOAT gets to Coney
Island about IL a. M. and leaves there
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, arriving
at Newark about I D.. M.
Plenty of milk and sandwiches will
be served on the trip by members of
Walters Union No. 100 and Bartend-
ers' Union No. 1S1, gratis.
A physician and two nurses from the
City Hospital will accompany the ex-
cursionists.
Musical Union No. is will provide a
big brass band to accompany the out
ing, n popular music will be the
order of the day.
Through the courtesy of the Police
Board several policemen will be aboard
the boat to protect the children.
Milk will be supplied by the Attorney
Dairy Company, the Fairfield Dairy
Company, Seller Brothers and Henry
F. Backus.
h Hill Bread Company and Will
lam M. Winters's bakery, in Mulberry
street, will supply bread rolls. and Ed
ward Schickhaus ~frankfurters.
Among the contributions to the fund
today were: Oscar Michael, $40, James
r. McDermitt, So. and Sympathy H.,
S.. 1t is the second donation of Sym
pathy H., who says that he knows
that the money is well spent for a
splendid cause.
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Associa-
ton will take official action at it's
meeting Tuesday afternoon regarding
the game of baseball between the po-
licemen and f1remen, about August 20
at Wiedenmayer's Park for the benefit
of the fund. Both departments are
anxious for the battle and nothing will
be left undone to make the affss- a
grand success.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
THEATRE TO OPEN
WITH MUSICAL. COMEDY

The Newark Theatre, the city's lead
ing playhouse, will reopen its doors on
Labor Day afternoon with 1.-The Time.
the Place and the Girl" starting the
theatrical ball rolling for the season of
1858. Thursday Is My Jonah Day.
The Waning Honeymoon" BLOW the
Smoke Away" Il Don't Like Your
Family" First and Only" It's Lone
some Tonight" Uncle Sans Best Girl
Dixie, | Love You" Don't You Tell
and ten other songs are sung in this
musical comedy. VIII II. Hough, Frank
K. Adams IN Joseph Howard are
authors ofthe play, which has a record
of 463 times in Chicago. 1t carries a
chorus of fifty, which includes twelve
"broilers." One of the many comedy
complications In the piece occurs when
all the principal characters find them
selves marooned in a s%anitarium or
rest cure" by order Of the quarantine
authorities. They organize a common
wealth, and fun is inspired by the in
cipient mutinies which are developed by
the governors rebellious subjects.
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BLANEY'S THEATRE TO HAVE
SOME STRONG ATTRACTIONS.

Managers stair & Havlin are giving
Blaney's Theatre "A general overhaul
ing. Decorators, carpenters and car
~pet-layers are busy improving this
popular playhouse for the coming sea
son, and when the work is completed
it will show an entirely new interior.
During the season Stair & HaVlin
will offer their best attractions with
many high-class productions inter-
spersed at popular prices.
They will begin the season with Lot
tie Williams as "Queen of the Noon
sinners" Her success with this piece
has been reported as gratifying.
Thurston, the Magician, who APP
peared here last season at the Newark
with Kellar; Cole and Johnson, in a
new musical comedy, and 1.-THE
Straight Road" by clyde Fitch, r a
few of the best class of attractions
booked to appear at Blaney's in the
near future.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
GIRLS GIVE FATHERS
JEWELRY TO ADMIRERS.
Three Young Men Under Arrest
in Union Hill for Receiv-
ing Stolen Property.

UNION HILL, Aug. S.-Three young
men are under arrest here on a charge
Of receiving stolen goods from the
Misses Pauline and Minnie Miskam,
daughters Of Frederick Miskam, a jew
eler at los Bergenline avenue, Union
Hill. The stolen property consisted Of
diamond rings, watches and other jew
elry which came from Miskam's show
cases and safe. Miskam appeared as
complainant against the trio and de-
clined to take criminal action against
his daughters.
The prisoners are Nicholas Schultz, %
years old, of 528 Dubois street, West
Hoboken; Jacob Maibach, % years old.
of AL Jefferson street, Union Hill, and
Robert Barker, II years old, of 14S
Spring street, West Hoboken. The po-
lice are looking for a New York ele-
vator boy who, they say. was the
fourth beneficiary of the Miskam girls
generosity.
The sisters acted as clerks for their
father ia his absence and were on
friendly terms with the young men.
For a long time the jeweler has missed
things from his store and was unable
to account for their disappearance.
The police say the jeweler had figured
that his losses would total $1,000.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
Bow Vows Of"Ancient and Hon.
orable' Lineage on Display
at the Seashore.
AL FRESCO OPERA NOW
FAD OF SOJOURNERS
Many Parties Organized Nightly
to Sit in the Open and
Enjoy Music.
Especial to the Evening Star. ]

J
LONG BRANCH, Aug. s.-Long
Branch and the adjacent cottage Sec
tions Of West End and Elberon saw
practically n 10 diminution whatever in
the society showing after the closing
or the horse show. Many ~cottagers are
entertaining house parties which were
made up for that event, and the ave-
nues of the resort are alive all day
long and far into the night with gay
automobiles n carriages, while at
the hotels the nightly August hops add
greatly to the gaiety of summer life.
The open-air opera at Pleasure Bay
attracted considerable attention this
week, whep May Ward. and a vaude-
vile company took the place of the
Merry Widow" which had been on
the boards for three weeks. One of the
gayest theatre parties OF the week
there was given by Mrs. H. M. Schaf-
fer, of Seabright. She had t%wenty-one
guests to dinner at the AveneI, and
they then. occupied boxes at the thea
tire while supper was served afterward
In the adjoining gardens. The return
was made In fast motor launches.
With the famous Monmouth County
Horse Show only one week In the past
society folks gathered at the horse
show grounds again today to have a
look at the largest number of highly
bred and pampered CANNES that was
ever got together in his State. One
OF the features of the show was the
exhibition of NJ. Robert Guggenheim,
of Eskimo sledge dogs. The team is
well-known among f~anciers, and is the
winner of many. blue ribbons. Other
notable exhibits were a set of Pomer-
anians. owned by Mrs. S. C. Smythe,
Mrs. s. B.. Sargent and Miss Natalie
Young Smith. Mrs. Theodore Offer
man and Madame Vernona Jarbeau had
their famous French bull dogs here,
and Richard Croker. jr., showed two of
his best dogs, "Black Marie and
broadway" Twenty-seven st. Ber-
nards were in the show, exhibited
among others by Mrs. Leo Hyman,
Mrs. Nina M. Dodd, Alvin untermyer
and f. A. Wheeler.
Registered at the Hotel Tallahassee
are Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Baum, Miss
Baum, Miss Aline S~tanwood, Miss E.
r. Stanwood. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Gartner, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Herbst and
X. I. Bennett, of Newark.
Late arrivals at the Hollywood Hotel
include Mrs. w. r. Webster, Mr.. and
Mrs. Trunley, Miss Louise Trunley, Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Roberts, J. G. Rob-
erts, Mrs. Quin1ey and G. A. Henyson,
Of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Block. Miss
Marie Block and Miss Ellen d. Smiley,
of Newark, are located for several
weeks at the E1beron, as are Mrs. G.
H.. Patterson, Miss Chase and Miss Err
mohn, of Orange.
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WRESTLING MATCH
IN. BALLROOM OF
wALLENHURST Inn
Debate to Fix Upon Winner Fol-
lows the Contest at Catch
as-Catch-Can.
CURLEW FLORAL FETE
ON FOR THIS WEEK
Cards Issued to Selected List for
Annual Event to Take
Place Friday.
Especial to the Evening star.l

ALLENHURST, Aug. San i'm
portant social event is on the cards for
next week in the Curlew ball, an an
nual floral fete that the Curlew Hotel
has given about this time for the last
six years. 1t Is scheduled for Friday
night next. Arthur B. Hammond, pro-
prietor of the Curlew, has issued in
vitations to a selected list of cottagers
through Elberon, Deal, Allenhurst,
Spring Lake and West End. He has
made provision for elaborate floral
decorations. Refreshments will he
served upon the lawn.
Miss Pauline Phillips entertained a
evening in an elaborate fashion. She
took them over to the Beach Club,
where a cotillon was danced, the guests
being led through the various figures
by Miss Maud Davenport. When the
dance was owe the participants had
refreshments served in an alcove of
the hotel piazza, so banked with flow
ers that 1t was transformed into a pri-
vate dining-room.
Guests of the Allenhurst Inn amused
themselves the other evening with an
impromptu amateur vaudeville that
was started by b. Wilson, who at a
porch party volunteered to recite from
"Richard III" When he was through
John Bray and Frank Dwyer volun-
teered to give an exhibition wrestling
bout. They proved to be SO well
matched in strength and skill hat a
debating committee was appointed and
given the floor to fix upon the winner.
Lewis Minford and Richard Milford,
argued for Mr.. Dwyer. Norman White
side and Charles O'Brien grated for
Mr.. Bray. Dryers champions
triumphed. A. b.. Seidenstricher sang
from comic opera, and then Mr.. Wilson
invited everybody down to the grill
for a late supper.
Frank II. Selman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Scherer, of Newark, are
among the late arrivals at the Allen
hurst Inn. where they will remain dur
ing the balance of the season.
Registered at the Dunes are Mr.. and
Mrs. William Charlton, William s
Shepherd, Alfred Charden and Freder-
lex H.. Clarke, Of East Orange; Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. w. Kerrogh and J.. w. Chowell
of Newark.
Included In the Newarkers al the Cur
lew are Norman Carroll. Mrs. F. w
Ener, George O.. Mulligan and the Rev,
Henry J. Rach, jr.
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CONCERT IN ANTLER GARDEN.

h following program will be rem.
dered tonight at the "Antler Palm Gar
den," 342 Main street, Orange, by Benz
Ter & Clark's orchestra:
l. March, Summertime" H. von
Tilzer.
2. Overture, Jolly Robbers Suppe.
3, I~ntermezzo, my Brudda Sylvest,'
f. Fischer.
4. Selection, Mariana" Wallace.
s. Song, II Never Knew What Love
Was Till I Fell in Love With YOU"
r. Fischer.
6. Medley Overture, Bye Bye. Dear
ie," II. Won Tilzer.
Z. Selection. "a Waltz Dream"
Strauss.
s. Swan Song, "Lohengrin," R. wag-
ner.
g.. you Are My Life, My ALL" H. Won
Tilzer.
10. Two Step, "under the Matzos
Tree" T. Fischer.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
vOLKSFEST WILL
Be A DELUGE OF
MUSIC AND THRILLS
Benefit for German Hospital Will
Provide Solid Week of
Enjoyment.

Almost every conceivable form of
amusement will be represented at the
big volksfest n carnival, which will
open next Monday afternoon for he
benefit of the German Hospital and
continue until the following Sunday
night. Besides special features for
every night a grand array of acrobaLs,
actors, actresses, magicians, besides
trained horses, magnificent spectacles,
novelties and side shows will enliven
the Great White Way. operate sing
ers have been engaged, as we'll as
bands of famous musicians, n in the
dancing pavilion an orchestra from the
Metropolitan Opera House will play
enhancing music.
"Salome," which is creating such a
sensation in New York, will receive
its first presentation in this city at
Electric Park during the carnival. The
spectacle, 1.-The Destruction of the
Maine will occupy the big open air
stage of the arena, n those who go
to the carnival can here see the blow
ing up of the battleship with as much
realism as possible.
Upon the electric fountain will be
posed models from h studios of New
York artists in living representations
of famous paintings by German mas
tiers, and in the arena Olive Swan
will exhibit her trick horses. A score
of new shows come to the Great White
Way for the carnival.
Deodata, the Kellar of Italy, will
amaze the audiences that will crowd
the cool park theatre with his astound-
ing magic. Several persons are in the
Deodata troupe and aid in producing
the illusions. The Laura Cubitt Trio,
clever dancers n singers, are in Che
program; also Frank Forrest, the
operate tenor. He Is engaged for the
volksfest at a high salary.
Sylvan, O'Neill and company VIII
produce q new burlesque entitled "A
at the Seashore." 1t is full of
funmaking c~ontrivances.
In fact the committee of directors
of the hospital has booked a bill Of
attractions that has scarcely ever been
equaled in the history of the local put
door amusement world.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
MINERS EMPIRE TO START
NEW BURLESQUE SEASON.

Miners Empire Theatre, under the
management of the II. c. Miner es-
tate, with Fred Wilson as local repre-
sentative, promises only the best shows
of the Empire Circuit, and will open
its season next Saturday evening, Au-
gust Is. For the initial bill Miner &
Marion's "Dreamland Bu~rlesquers" will
be offered in "The Red Moon" The
book. lyrics and music of this piece
were written by Dave Marion, whose
previous efforts in this line have met
with success.
1.-The Red Moon is a musical comedy
in two acts, and is said to tell a CO.
herent story. Mr.. Marion has gathered
to his support an excellent array of
vaudeville and musical talent, 1T is
said.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
AQUATIC SPORTS
To Be HELD THIS
WEEK At ASBURY
Seaside Visitors Enjoy Them.
selves Watching Farmers
Splash One Another.
BARN DANCE PROVIDES
FUN AT THE COLUMBIA
All the Hotels Kept Busy by
Steady Arrival of the Sum-
mer Vacati0nists.
Especial to the Evening star.l

ASBURY PARK, Aug. S.-Many I'M
dreds of summarizes went down by au-
tomobile and on trolley cars today to
see the farmers of the surrounding
country celebrate big Sea Day" This
is q time-honored annual event for Jer-
sey farmers. The farmers began arriv-
ing near the mouth Of the Manasquan
River before daybreak. The county
authorities sent down a number of
plainclothesmen to keep a watch-out
for sharpers.
The farmers were seen squatting in
little groups about fires of driftwood,
cooking their dinners. OF course they
did not have bathing suits, and the fun
created by the makeshift get-ups made
to answer the purpose was enjoyed
greatly.
The annual Dea Lake aquatic sports
will take place Monday afternoon.
Many summer visitors are entered in
canoe and rowboat races. They will
pull over a course a half mile long,
bridge and the ocean.
AIJuuT TTyOT mas SlBncu d oIltIdCt
to appear with his band in Pittsburg
for a week, beginning September Is.
at q fair.
There will be a barn dance tonight
at Hotel Columbia and the young per-
sons there have been making most
elaborate plans for the festival. Some
of those in costume will be the Misses
Dorothy and Winifred Brown, Isabelle
NTort;a IT<hoy Tapac IIolon Ch aJlrpan
Helen Talford, Maud Rae Wood, s. T.
Drear, Irene and Maize McGoldrick,
H. L. Baker, E. F. Keene. Madeline
and Mildred C~ochrane, H. E. Crackle,
Dorothy Mills, Catherine Dill Martin,
and Marie Weeple.
At the Imperial registrations from,
Newark include Mrs. NJ. Mahon, Miss
L. Dougherty, Miss M. Dougherty ana
w. Dougherty.
At the Estelle from Newark are Mrs.
William Luason, Edward Luason, Gay
lord Baseley, and Miss Adelaide Klein.
w. Cleveland Runyon, OF Newark,
and C. c. Marion. of Montclair, are
among the new arrivals at the yelling
ton.
C. D. Vaudeville, of Newark, Is a
guest at the Monmouth.
Included among late registrations at
the Coleman are Miss Kiesele and Mrs.
F. McChesney. r. B. <Schortin. e. M.
Faulke, C. A. Reed, and Miss Gertrude
Feed, of Newark.
At the Surf House is Thomas Nc
Cowan, of Orange.
James Roiade, of Newark, is at the
Ashland.
Miss Maud Peterson, of East Orange,
is a new arrival at the Southern.
D. w. Foley, Of Newark, Is registered
at the Aberdeen.
the following party from Newark:
Joseph D. Tonkin and family, E.
Harmed, Miss NJ. Webb, D.. Webb, Clar-
ence p. Smith, and George M. Judd.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
VARIED BILL OFFERED
AT PROCTOR'S NEXT WEEK.

Among the contributors to the pro-
gram that will be offered next week at
Proctor's it is doubtful IL n will be
accorded a more cordial welcome than
James Thornton, one of Americas
best known monologists. 1t is some
time since Mr.. Thornton has appeared
in this city and for his return he prom
Uses an entirely new and up-to-date
repertoire of songs and stories.
Violet Dale, mimetic coincidence, will
appear in a musical comedy in one act
entitled "a Mexican Tangle." The
scenery and company are 10Th said to
be excellent. The action is laid in an
adobe inn in Pueblo. Mexico. Miss
Dale will give as al afterpiece a bus
lesque on the reigning New York sue
cess, "The Thief"
Another feature will be a sketch en-
titled Shorty thai will serve to in
troduce Richard Crolius and
to Newark audiences. Mr.. Crolius has
attained no little prominence by reason
of his delineation of a race-track tout,
and this present vehicle Is said to give
ample scope to his peculiar talent. The
three Cibelli Brothers, seen here for the
first time, are described as possessors
of fine voices and masters of the in
struments on which they play their
own accompaniments.
A miniature melodrama of the West
entitled THE Marshal" from the pen
of 7. II. Davies. will be presented by a
company headed by Anita Hendrie and
David Miles. Special scenic effects are
used. Catherine Hayes and Sabel
johnson will be seen in a comic oddltv.
"A Dream of Baby Days" whose hui
NOR will be the better appreciated
when one realizes that these two CO.
medicines r no longer in the feather
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BOY SHE'S TO RAISE IS
WHOEVER 50 YEARS OLD.

WORCESTER. Mass. Aug. s.-A re-
markable case of adoption is that Of
Webster S. Sutherly, of Worcester. He
is 3S years old, a widower. with two
children, and he has been adopted by
Mrs. Catherine B. Chase, widow of a
manufacturer. and wealthy. She is
near four score years, and the 3S-year-
old nan she has adopted has changed
his lame by decree of Probate Judge
William T, Forbes. to Walter S. Chase.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
CLUSTERS LAST FIGHT"
COMING TO COLUMBIA.

The reopening of the Columbia Thea
tire will take place on August "a, with
the war drama, Clusters Last Fight
The theatre has been entirely renovated
the summer months and it is
the intention of Mr.. Jacobs, the man
ager, to produce the finest melodramas
hat have ever been seen at his play
The box-ofice will be opened
Thursday, August 90. at 9 a. m.
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]. @. SMITH TO PRESIDE AT
RAYMOND'S FIRST RALLY.

At a meeting of First Ward leaders
with County Chairman Alfred n. Dali
rymple at Republican county h%eadquar-
ters yesterday afternoon 1t was decided
that former Assessment Commissioner
James O.. Smith should be the chair
man of the meeting next Tuesday night
in the New Auditorium, when Thomas
l.. Raymond will make the opening
speech in his campaign for the party
-~-,sna<f~o. 90 afoho Senator
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
HENRY POLICE HELD
NOT HENRY SHE LOST.
Especial to the Evening Start

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. s.-Mrs.
Henry Jordan. who trailed a fugitive
husband from Chicago to Atlantic City.
and wired the authorities to hold him,
found, when she reached here, that the
police held the wrong Henry. So sure
was she that she would bring Henry to
time hat she thought it unnecessary to
buy a return ticket. She is now here
stranded.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
BRYAN TO CIRCULATE
MILLION POSTAL CARDS.

OMAHA, Neb. Aug. appropriations
are being made by the Bryan campaign
forces for a postal-card campaign, and
orders for 1000, 900 cards have beer
placed. Already sacks by the wagon
loads are going out from the Omaha
~Dostofice.
There is a different Bryan postcard
for every different Eumored Bryan,
which has been photographed, and
these are to be scattered broadcast over
the entire country.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
BAILOONING STUNTS A
FEATURE AT HILLSIDE.

A double double parachute drop
from a balloon will be the feature at
traction al Hillside Park tomorrow
afternoon. Two %aeronauts viii ascend
and each of them will use two Of the
um~brella-like devices In his descent.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-08
SEALED PROPOSALS..
HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT..
City Hall.

HEADQUAtTEHS hIRE DbF NlEHK'
City Hall.
Newark, N. j., August 3. 1908.
Sealed proposals will be received at these
4 o. m, on Wednesday. August IL, 1908. and
will be opened Immediately after the expira-
ton OF the time fixed for receiving the atore-
said proposals for furnishing the department
with the following supplies. to wit; Oats. hay.
bran, straw.
Such quantities OF the best quality as shall
be needed by the several companies during the
month. To be delivered at the quarters &C the
said companies. samples of eats to accom-
pany each bid.)
Further information concerning these pro-
posals as to quality and quantity will be fur
nished upon application to the secretary Of tbs
board. !
The Board Of Fire Commissioners reserv-
the right to reject any or all proposals SCI.
ceived as may be deemed for the best
EDWARD n GNr
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Brothers will offer a comical acrobatic
turn. Lightning Hopper will try to ex-
cite merriment with his cartoons. A
series Of motion pictures will, as
usual, round u the program.
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POPULAR DOLLAR EXCURSION
to lLake Hopatcong via New Jersey Central
eveiy Sunday. Special train leaves Broad styeet