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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
ROCTOR'S-VAUDEyILLE.

mn 1MORIES of other days, with
their foolish boy and girl loves,
a - innocence, sentiment and ro-
nance, crowded into the minds of the
portion of the audience at Proc
tors Theatre last night, when they
witnessed Agnes SCOTS dainty little
playlet. 1.-THE Wall Between" 1t is a
most interesting portrayal of the fool
ish days which no m wants to forget,
even though he may have grown long
wiser and unsentimental rubbing up
against the world. Miss Scott n
Horace Wright, who takes the lovers
role, got around tho "wall' in such a
way that they left their blase audi
ence longing nee again for a garden
wall and a chance to get over it to the
loved one on the other side.
The plot is simple. "The girl" as
fate would have it, lives on n side of
1.-THE wall" the boy on the other. That
they will meet and fall in love, of
course, is inevitable, but the way they
do 1t is the charming part of 1t.
Their first meeting is brought about
by the boys weakness for singing
Tom Moore's Irish Neutrality-suspicious.
he learned in the long ago in old Hi
hernia. 1.-THE girl hears him, and likes
his songs, as did the audience. Then
they met and their meeting gives Miss
Scott a splendid opportunity for dis
playing her abilities as an artless coun.
try maid.
The Proctor bill this week is excel
lent in all particulars. Second to Miss
Scott's piece is that of Carlyle Moore
Ethelyn Palmer and company, whC
have an act called "The Mans the
Thing which depicts very lorcibly in
cldents of the days when knights were
bold"
Julian Rose aroused continual laugh.
ter with his Hebrew comedy. Hi
makeup had no grotesque and un
necessary e-xaggerations, and his littlf
stories of "Levensky's Wedding" hav'
enough originality and genuine humoI
to make his departure to the wings re
grettable.
Arthur Whitelaw, fresh from Gotham
has a deem Celtic humor that make
for much good feeling among hi
hearers. He makes a few local refer
ences, timely and popular. Clifford ant
Burke. blackface comedians. hkewis
brought laughter.
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HUNGRY, BUT TOO PROUD
TO SEEK HIS SONS AID.
Nicholas Ryan Would Rather Go
to Jail Than Tell of His
P~redicament.

Old. homeless, hungry and penniless,
Nicholas Ryan, 65 years old. who said
he hailed from Holyoke, Mass, was
charged in the Second Precinct Court
this morning before Judge Herr with
being a vagrant.
Ryan said that he was a papermaker
by trade, but had been discharged from
his last place because of his age. He
has a son living in southern New York,
but he has not seen him in o years,
he said. Asked If the o would take
car of him, the prisoner said that hc
would rather go to Jail than make an
appeal to his boy for help, although h,
was sure that if he did it would not be
in vain.
II am too proud to let him know that
j am in want the aged man said
tremblingly.
superintendent Simmons, of the Res
cue Home, in Clay street, was com
municated with BY order OF the couri
and an effort will be made to have Ryan
sent to that institution
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
MISUNDERSTANDING

THE Rice and Barton show at
WaldmaRn's this week may
correctly be termed h~igh-class
burlesque. 1t is in all it's branches
about the best seen in this popular
amusement house this season.
Opening the evenings entertainment
with a musical farce comedy, Broad
way After Twelve with Charles Bar
ton and Bert Baker in the leading
roles, the mirth this pair create con
tinues through the evening. The many
ridiculous situations into which Mr..
Barton, as Benjamin Bnwser, an in
nocent old Banker, gets himself are
laughable, but when Bert Baker, the
family adviser, as Timothy Fixit, tries
to straighten matters out for h old
guy" the merriment reaches its eli
max. The team is surrounded by a
clever cast. The chorus is up-to-date
in every way, and Messrs. Rice and
Barton are to be congratulated on the
general character of the show, which
is clean and bright.
The olio presents some clever artists
among whom are Mildred Gilmore, the
ginger girl; Nick, Glennmiller and
Hunt. the Nicodemus musical trio;
Pierce and Maizee, in their singing an6
acting presentation of the Gibson Girl
and best of all, Bert Baker as a hoo
carrier in Irish comedy. There are
one or two other vaudeville acts and
more burlesque just to give generous
measure.
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In w BOUTS
COME OUT VICTORS.

Nathan Feinberg, a bartender for an
uptown sa~loonkeeper. had a day ofs
yesterday and he was anxious to be q
spectator at the CORDIALLY trial, but was
not permitted to enter the courtroom.
Instead OF telling his tale of woe. to
Constable Thomas, q heavyweight, he
singled out Richard Herman, n of tho
Sheriff's sleuths, and made several re-
marks which did not please the Sher-
ifs man.
"Ill give you two minutes TO get out
of the Court House. said Herman,
land if you amt out by that time I'll
throw you out"
1t sounded like a joke to Feinberg,
who was a b:fA n man than Herman.
He saw the point. however, for almost
instantly Herman swung at Feinberg
several times, seized him by the collar
and led him from the county building.
The other encounter, with constables
as principals, took place in the Market
street depot of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road late last night. At the time Con-
stables Overmiier ard Smith a 4
prisoner in charge and were waiting for
q trolley car, when Henry Guerin. d
prominent sporting mar, entered. 1t Is
sid that he was under the influence OF
liquor. He took a few filings at the
sheriff's men ard was advised to calm
Gown. lie became abusive, and Smlth,
who is noted for his size and strength.
S lied Guerin and was in the act OF
taking him to the First Precinct Police
station when Gueria made a plea for
mercy. When he ~spologised he was
permitted to JON his friends.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
TWO NEWARK MEASURES
INTRODUCED BY ROBERTS
trrom a STAFF Correspondent

TRENTON, Feb. 1.-Two bills af-
fecting Newark were introduced in the
House by Assemblyman William Rob
erts, of Essex, last night. Both were
drawn by City Counsel James r. MI
gent, of Newark, and are practically
duplicates of the W. that failed OF
passage last year.
One authorizes the Board of Works
in first-class cities to spend a total not
to exceed 81 200, 900 in opening, widen
ing and vacating any street or streets.
Mr.. Roberts's other Newar, bill was
the Hahn water measure, which failed
last year. 1t is intended to amend the
potable water law so that Newark may
not be restricted by the potable water
commission in the operation of its VA
ter works, or to prevent acquisition by
purchase of sources of present supply.
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sHEPARD's MOVING PICTURES.

A new departure in the musical part
of the program at Shepard's Arcade
is the including of catchy comic songs
in the repertoire of vocal selections
rendered by George G. Grunewald in
addition to the customary illustrated
sentimental ballads and march num-
bers. The feature songs this week are
THE Pride of the Prairie" II Am
Certainly Perfectly Dissatisfied"
Sweetheart Sue,' Curse of Gold" and
1.-THE Babbling Brook Down the Lane"
Overtures and solos are rendered upon
the piano and violin by George w.
Scott and Mattison C. Melbourne, in
addition to the music incidental to the
pictorial productions.
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appreciate good acting, cannot afford TO
miss the performance of "Salomy Jane
at the Newark this week.
EMpIRE-wATSON's BURLESQUERS.

Ak~HE strongest and largest
Girl Show on the wheel,
n owned by the Oriental
Amusement Company, Inc, and duly
copyrighted by the Librarian of Con-
gress, introducing the celebrated and
high~est-salaried comedian in any cir
cult, William B. Watson" This is the
way the Empire Theatre program in
PRODUCES Billy Watson and his fellow
burlesquers who are occupying h q
house this week. BILLY" may be as
celebrated and ~high-salaried as he
likes, but so long as he sticks to his
present brand of fun-making his au-
diences won't mind in the least.
For Billy and his burlesquers cap
tured the house last night, demonstrat-
ing their abilities through the medium
of a ~nonsensical producer of hilarity
called "Krousemeyer's Alley" of which
the plot was assuredly promiscuous.
The cast employed to keep the au-
dience amused was really good. ESpe-
cially engaged for the occasion were
the Millership Sisters, who danced
themselves speedily into the favor OF
the fairly good-sized house. Then
there was the droll Billy Watson and
his colleague in fun, Frank Bambard
They, in the roles of Krousemeyer
and Grogan, respectively, pushed the
fun to the limit. In league with the
Handsome" chorus and n or two
"prima donnas'' they furnished a really
really interesting conglomeration of
amusement.
There is a singing contest for the
buxons chorus girls on Wednesday
night, with money prizes as induce
ment
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
OPTION
BILL PRESENTED
BY OCEAN MAN
Measure Provides for Direct
Vote on Saloon Question
in Wards.
Especial to the Evening star.l

TRENTON, Feb. 4.-Assemblymah
r n Crosby, Republican, OF ocean
County. in the House This afternoon
introduced a local option excise Dill.
IT is the first excise measur of State
wide importance put in this session.
The bill provides that upon the peti-
ton of so per cent. of the votes oil
any political division as cast at the
last election for the General Assembly
the Common Pleas, Circuit Court OF
| Supreme Court justice shall set a time
and day for the election on the ques-
ton.
Not more than ten days after, ana
not less than five days thereafter, such
court shall have a hearing on the ap
plication for those who wish TO protest
against it. If the judge finds that the
election petition had been made by
80 per cent. of the voters in a pollttcal
division he shall order the special cleo
ton to be held not less than t~hirty-hVs
days after the date of the hearing anu
not more than fifty days. The record
of the election, as filed with the county
clerk. shall be considered prima facis
evidence in all cases of alleged viola
ton. if the voters decided to prohibit
the liquor rafi1c.
Thirty days after filing of h result
of the election the liquor prohibition
will go into effect.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
personally or by agent, to sell or ex-
pose for sale, furnish or give away my
intoxicating liquors within the political
division. For the first offense a fine
of not more tina $1,000 and not less
than $50 is provided. The penalty for
the second offense will be a fine of not
more than $500 and not less than 500
and Imprisonment of not more than
one wear and not less than three
months. Upon second conviction the
court is empowered to close the place,
either sell or give it away, or shall
order the person thus convicted to file
a bond of 81. 200 that there shall be no
further violations.
The bill does not touch druggists In
the filing of prescriptions. The ponce
shall have access to the prescrlptioh
book and liquor thus sold shall not be
consumed on the premises. Alcohol may
be sold, too, by druggists for chemicai'of
manufacturing purposes in quantities
of a quart. For conviction on the
charge it will not be necessary to show
that the proprietor knew of the illegal
sale, nor will it be necessary to name
the persons to whom the liquor was
sold.
The form of ballot and petition is
outlined. Another election may be
held any time after two years follow
ing the previous election on h same
subject.
If a city or municipality prohibits
the sale of liquor none of its con-
%stituent parts will be allowed the free
dom of the liquor traffic, viz, wards
or if wards prohibit it, districts. The
fines that shall be inflicted shall go to
the treasury of the political division
where the conviction was had.
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MOXON'S EXCISE BILL
FIRST MEASURE DEFEATED.
fTrom a staff correspondent.l

TRENTON. Feb. 4.-The first bill to
be defeated this session went down in
the House last night through a COM
bination of Democrats and Republl-
cans. The measure was introduced by
John r. Moxon, of Union, a week ago,
and an unsuccessful effort made to get
it through so that the Railway Com
mon Council could not repeal the ordi-
nance providing that the Court of
Common Pleas shall name the excise
board. The bill provided hat the re-
peal could not be voted unless ap-
proved by a majority of voters on ref
erendum.
Mark A. Sullivan, of Hudson, leader
OF the Democratic minority; former
Mayor Edward Kenny, of East New
ark, another member of the Hudson
delegation, and Levi Morris. of Sus-
sex, assailed the bill as special legisla-
ton and urged its defeat. Mr.. Moxon
defended it.
James Baker. of Hudson, for some
minutes entertained the Assembly. He
said:
II shall beforced thus early in the
session to take issue with my
friend, who has learned so much of
municipal government while mayor
OF the borough of East Newark, and
my bucolic friend from Sussex for
the harsh criticism of our elon-
gated friend from Union, on the
other side of the House. believe
they should congratulate him. His
performances this year have been
marked by extreme loq%uaciousness,
while his career last year was con-
spicuous for it's reticence.
81 am solicitous for the gentle
mans political welfare, for l realize
that the policy of loquaciousness Is
not the most propitous one for
Union County statesmen to pursue.
In making hat declaration / am
supported by the inexorable logic
of history.
II would suggest that the gentle
man from Union read the life,
political career and untimely demise
of one Randolph Perkins. of the
village of Westfeld, or farmlands
adjacent thereto. l would dislike
very much to visit the village of
Ursino, in the County of Union.
next year and fall across this
epitaph:
"'Pause, traveller, but shed no tear,
For John r. Moxon lies buried here
His stature was long, his physiqu'
was lean;
His demise was ordered by brillian
John Kean.'"
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lam H. Speer, of Hudson; Judges OF
Courts of Common Pleas, Hudson, john
Blair; Morris, Alfred f. Mills; Union,
Edward s. Atwa err Warren, George
NJ. Shipman; Prosecutors of Pleas, Mer-
Ger, William J.. Crossley; Union,
G.. Addison Swift. Members of State
Board of Assessors, Obediah C.. Bogar-
dus, to succeed Robert p. Budd, and
Charles e. Hendrickson, ir, to succeed
Stephen J. Meeker. Member State
Board of Equalization of Taxes, Robert
Carey, of Hudson. Port Warden of
Hudson County, John J. Toffey. Judge
District Court of Elizabeth, Clark NICK.
Whittemore. Trustee State Home for
Boys, Edward Spaeth.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
CORISH'S HARD LUCK
WITH HIS HORSEFLESHa
$500 Animal Broke Leg Today
and Had to Be ShOt-Wife's
Carriage Horse Also Hurt. {

Former Assemblyman Patrick H.
Corish, the mineral water manufac-
turer, is having a run of bad luck with
his horses. This morning while one of
his wagons was going through Emmett
street the horse slipped on the icy
pavement, fell and broke one of it's
hind legs. The animal had to be killed
later by DR.. Henry Van der Roest.
the veterinary, who was summoned to
care for it.
This is the second horse Corish has
lost in this manner.
In addition to the mishap on Emmett
street this morning, there came the
news that Mrs. Corish's carriage horse,
valued at $500. had met with an acct
dent at Lyons Farms. but whether 1T
will be fatal or not is not known.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY.
Christian EndeayOr Societies
Hear Former State Head.

The twenty-seventh anniversary Of
the Christian EndeavOr societies of
Essex County was observed last night
with q well-represented union meeting
at Trinity Reformed Church. President
Percy r.. Nuessle introduced the Rev.
w. Il. S. Lumbar, former State prcsi-
dent. who spoke on the lines of work
done by the Endeavor societies. lie
urged the young people 10 continue
active in church work.
The attendance contest resulted as
follows: Elizabeth Avenue Society, "a;
Central Presbyterian. 30; Memorial
Presbyterian. 81; Fewsmith Memorial.
&c
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
COLBY HELPS ROBBINS'S
BOND BILL PASS SENATE.
[From a staff Correspondent

TRENTON, Feb. 4.--Senator Everett
Colby'.s argument in favor of Senator
Samuel K. Robbins's bill providing for
the sale of stocks and bonds, helped
secure it's passage by the Senate last
night in spite of the opposition by
Senators Silzer and Fielder. 1t was
the first bill to pass the Senate this
year.
The bill allows the sale of bonds,
notes or other obligations for less than
so per cent. of their face value, provid-
ed they do not peal more than 4 per
cent. interest, and that the mortgage
was recorded prior to August IA, 1906,
when the old law prohibiting such sale
went into effect. The vote was IS to 2.
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HEARINGS IN NEWARK
ON UTILITIES MEASURES.
IFrom a STAR corregpondent.l

TRENTON, Feb. 4.-Public hearings
to several House and Senate bills will
be granted in Newark's Common u
Gil chamber on a day to be set by the
aldermen and the members OF the
Board of Works on bills now before
the Legislature, providing for fran
chise and other taxation reforms, the
four bills intended for the establish
ment of a public utilities commission,
the civil service measure, the anti
monopoly public interest.
The bills on which public hearing is
to be given are senate 40 and 40 and
House S, A, 40, as, 66, 81, 81 and IS.
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DEMOCRATS FIGHT FORTS
NOMINATION OF GARVEN,
IFrom a star correspOndent.l

TRENTON. Feb. 4.-Every Demo-
cratic Senator, with the exception of
Silzer. of Middlesex, voted against the
appointment of Pierre p. Garven as
prosecutor for Hudson County, last
night. but his nomination was con-
frmed.
The other nominations confirmed
were; Chief Justice, William S. Gum
aere: Attorney General. Robert H. Nc
Garter; Judge OF Circuit Court. Will
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prison, followed by a fight for life on
the ~icefioes of a river. counterfeited
with startling realism. Low life and
high life, so-called, meet on the boards
not always on speaking terms, of
course-and the cause of it all' is said
to have foundation in fact, the play
being based on a robbery of jewels. to
the value of $3.50, 900, from Tiffany's New
York store. The cracking of ice, jokes.
pistols and heads all help to produce a
crackerjack performance, embellished
with girls and music
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
MARTIN REPORTS BILL.
Amends RObbins's Bond Meas
ure Limiting Price.

TRENTON, Feb. 4.-Chairman Mar
tin, of the House committee on judi
ciary. considered Senator Hamuel *.
Robbins's bond bill this morning ard
reported it with an amendment pro-
viding that bonds such as contemplated
in the bill may not be sold at less than
70 per cent, of face value.
The original bill puts no limit on lie
nriceS.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
BOOTBLAcK QUITS WITH 100000.

TACOMA, Wash. Feb. Aloe Phil
lipi, an Italian ~bootblack. who recently
sold his stand to the bootblacks' trust.
formed by Greeks to eliminate negroes
and Italians from the business, retired
with a fortune of $50. 900. Philip began
by earning nickels and dimes and saw
ing them. His next step toward inde-
pendence was making small invest
ments in real estate.
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Il figure that advertising costs me .
couple Of thousand dollars a year moro
than I can Afford
What are you talking about. you don't
advertise"
mo. but the department stores do. n
my wife has the bargain habit.''-Philadel-
phla Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
BLANEY'S-"THE OUTLAWS XMAS"

XXYHEN the great big OF
" Theodore Kremer's p~lenteous-
ly sensational melodrama,
1.-The Outlaws Christmas m to
view in the third act at Blaney's Thea
tire. the audience nearly takes leave
of its senses. This is when a live horse
bearing the weight of three real Der
sons plunges with much splashfulness
into a genuine tank of true-enough
water. This, however, is only the great
est of numerous ha~ir-raising episodes
which make both actors and audience
for the time about the busiest lot of
people in Newark.
Baby Florence Mascotte, in the role
of Ruby Foster. made a great individ-
ual hit last night. Her imitation of an
intoxicated person in the third act was
particularly comical. Stewart Beepe,
as the hero, and Ida Merab as he
heroine, acted their parts in a COM
mendable manner. During the action
of the play specialties were introduced
by Baby Mascotte, Tom Sam Van and
Baby Lillian Wallace.
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Mrs. Annie MCCabe Suffers Untold
Agony While Granddaughters Are
Absent from Keasbev Home.
DIES AFTER A NIGHT OF TORTURE

The residents in the vicinity of
Keasbey have been thrown into a
state of grief by one of the most hor-
rifying accidents ever recorded in
that section.
Mrs. Annie McCabe, wife of Pat
rick McCabe, a clay mine foreman at
the Raritan plant of the National
Ffreproofing Company, was so badly
burned that she died, after a night
of intense suffering, at 4:30 o'clock
this morning.
Mrs. McCabe was ffty-eight years
of age, and for several years had
been an invalid at the home of her
daughter. Mrs George Blum, on the
old Florida Grove road. OF late she
has suffered with rheumatism in her
lower limbs and 1t was that disease
that compelled her to Sit helplessly
while she burned, unable to aid her
self In any way.
The accident occurred about $3.50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
two of Mrs. McCabe's granddaugh-
ters, who are in their late teens,
were at home. One of these. Anna
Blum, had gone on an errand a short
distance from the house and her sis
ter, Loretta, was upstairs. They had
no sooner left the kitchen than
screams of horror issued from that
part of the house and Loretta ran
out on the balcony, calling her sister.
Anna ran quickly to the kitchen,
where she had left her grandmother,
whom she found enveloped in flames.
She hastily gathered up a blanket
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and other clothes and succeeded in
smothering the flames. She then
SUNNI oned DR.. j. L. Lund. In her
haste to call the physician she left
the kitchen partly in flames. Some
youths passing the house at the time
extinguished them.
Mrs. McCabe was seated on a
lounge near the Kitchen stove prior
to the accident. Her apron caught
fire and her wrapper, which was Of a
light fabric, burned so fast that in
an instant all of her clothing was
ablaze and in minute more it had
been almost entirely burned from
her body.
DR.. Lund arrived about fifteen
minutes later. He said that there
was practically no hope for her re-
covery and he did all in his power to
ease her sufferings. Death came at
4.30 o'clock this morning.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, Patrick, three sons, Samuel
and Frank McCabe, of this city and
Mark McCabe, of Plainfeld, and a
daughter, Mrs. Mary Blum
Mr.. and Mrs. McCabe lived with
their daughter. Mrs. Blum, and her
husband and their children, Anna,
Loretta, Charles, Frank and George
Blum.
The funeral viii take place at $50
O'Clock Friday morning from the
Blum home, which is just across the
Perth Amboy city line. Interment
will follow in st. James cemetery at
Woodbridge.