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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
MRS. D.L. DRESSER,
NEWARK BEAUTY,
SEEKS DIVORCE
Proposes to Support Herself and
Two Children by PraC-
tising Stenography.
HUSBAND BROTHER OF
MRS. G. w. VANDERBILT
Once Social Leader of This City
Charges He Has De-
serted Her.

Newark society will be interested, if
not surprised. to hear that Mrs Daniel
Leroy Dresser, wife of the brother of
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Nicholas Brown, of Providence, is in
Sioux Falls S. Oak, and that her prob
able object in living there is to obtain
a divorce. Mrs. Dresser, one of the
the high social life of Newark, New
York and Newport, will be recalled as
the fascinating Miss Emma Louise
Burnham, of Newark. As a debutante
here she took the city by storm, and at
her heels there trailed the hearts of
most of the eligibles in society.
Later, wheIt she had become the wife
of the man Who was sued as the cause
for the $3,000,000 failure of the Trust
Company of the Republic, she lived in
Newark with her husband, who was
then identified with the interests OF
the now defunct Ship Building Trust
at Elizabethport, and during that resi-
dence she was one of the social lead
ers. She is still in correspondence witt
several women here who knew her as {
young girl, and who later came to ad'
mire her as social dictator.
Only few persons knew that she
and her husband had separated. Il
now is revealed that they have beer
parted a year and a half, but Mrs
Dresser makes it very plain that the
separation was not caused by the finan-
cial reverses which overlook her hus-
band about six years ago.
"Why, l remained with him for more
than four years after that" she saiC
emphatically in Sioux Falls, today, tc
reporter, "and helped him every way
could. Money had nothing to dc
with it. If that had been all I would
have stuck to him IL he never had q
penny. Mr.. Dresser deserted me 6
year and half ago, and will be able
to prove it."
And, if Newark society is interested
or surprised in the announcement thai
Mrs. Dresser seeks a divorce in Da-
kota, it will be startled by the infor-
nation that she proposes, when she
has obtained her decree, to support her
self and her two small children as 8
public stenographer. While establish
ing her residence of six months in the
State, which expires about August l
Mrs Dresser is taking daily lessons in
stenography at the Sioux Falls Busi-
ness College.
II am not ashamed to have it known
that 1 intend to earn my own living
she said. Mrs. Dresser's two little chill
dren are in a boarding school near New
York, and they will join her just as
soon as the school session is over.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08

The parade was made up as follows:
First division-Squad of mounted po-
lice; Marshal A. J. Hole and staff, all
mounted; committee of arrangements,
all mounted; Voss's Band. Pioneer So
cieties, United Singers, Habersang
Band, United Singers, Wilhelm Tell
Lodge, Wein, Obst and Gartenbau We
rein, Wober's Band, Newark Turn
Verein, Essex Trades Council, Cigar
makers Union, Walters Union No. 109,
Lenzs Band, Liquor Dealers Protec-
tive League Newark Butchers Aso-
citation, Thueringer Verein, Teutonia
x. u. V, Krueger's officers Bowling
Club, Bohrer's Band, Topographic No.
8, United Sehwabischer Saenger-
bund, Feigenspan K. U. ", Allege-
meiner K u. ", Union Brewers,
Wackey's Band, Allemania Lodge, Hes
sen X. u. ", and some other *. U. v.
organizations.
Second Diyison-Krimke's Band,
German Veterans and Krieger Gesell-
schaft: 70 Post Deutscher Militar Ver-
band; band; j. e. Mergott Company;
Habcrle Sport Club: Martin Luther K.
u. v; Columbia Band; Painters
Union; Newark Lodge; Wednesday
Night Bowling Club; Bicldng Pinochle
Club; German lodges; German Eng
lish schools; Verein Humor; band; T.
Cunningham Association, Wurzbach
Association; ]. j. Ryan Association; ].
j. Gaynor Association.
Third Division-Band; italian socie-
ties; Polish societies; Hungarian So
cieties.
Fourth Divsion-One hundred and
fifty wagons. decorated in flags and
flowers. and floats of various designs.
Dance 10 end Festivities.
The festivities will wind up tonight
with a dance. Late in the afternoon.
after the speeches are over, dance and
promenade music by two orehestras will
keep the visitors interested, and there
is a general program of sports of all
sorts.
The first day of the German Day
celebration yesterday was given up to
the children, who sang and romped
and enioyed themselves hugely where
their elders, today, passed their time.
The choruses of several hundred chill
dren of the German American schools
were in charge of Principal Carl
schmidt, of the academy in Goes
place.
For the benefit of the older folk,
| Theodore Sutro, d member OF the par
| of New York, made a speech after an
| introduction by George Hoerig, tho
| chairman of the celebration. in which
/ he said that the blue laws We're un-
| American, as they restricted personal
| liberty, and that they were so anti
| auated that it was a remarkable thing
| that the people of today should tolerate
| them for a moment. He reviewed their
| history. and said that the day was not
far distant when they would be wiped
| out.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
GIRLS SHOOTING
STOPS ATTACK
ON HER PARENTS

mTbev were beating up my tather
ond mother with stones, and that :
T,iH Y~hv 7 shot off the gun" explained
Paine George, a 14-year-old girl III
tho tto''iS Fcurth precinct Court today. .
Tbat was a partial explanation ., .,
+na i', ceuse for riot in the vicinity y
oF or 1s7 Bruce street last night Ralne .',n,5
co oaid 10 that she was in the house "nea men
s,,, sbo heard fight in the backward anu
+ben the saw a dozen of the heisiip0l .
',',rIinr tn rocks at her parents ~
The child with a huge pistol aod nei
ether had brought from Europe s'oo1
a+'t'5t ~ tbe door and fred into the air, .s,ao
" 81 lust wanted to let people oussi@p soid
,.,d,, IN mat there was a fight she salu, ,th
~ Al,o tbat they would come ana ..,,rp nerp
so. 80 III The explosion of the minlattpo NINA tbo
aonnon 49, had the effect OF stopplns toS
ealtoi enht in the back yard. and it eollec'ou
s,s,fs na,,arai II hundred excited residents o4b
seRer1 Raf1ie with the giant pistol m nosn ~,
,,ands was arrested by Polpsl5.,r 15nrr
NILE, T,olgson and McNGenamin' Judge fiei'
sisrharged her today.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
ORPHAN BEATEN
By UNCLE'S WIFE;
She ADMITS IT
Eleyen-Year-Old Katie Mayer
Says Mrs. SCardefieId Warned
Her Not to Tell.
STRUCK WITH WINDOW
SHADE AND KICKED
Judge Fines and Scores Woman.
Druggists Wife and Teacher
Helped to Arraign.

Shocking charges of the inhuman
treatment of child were made po-
fore Judge Herr, in the Fourth Pre-
cinct Police Court today, when Mrs
Augusta Scardef1eld, "a years old, of
604 Bergen street, was arraigned &C
cused of having inflicted bruises about
the legs, face and body of Katie Mayor,
IL years old, an orphan for several
months past.
According to the child's statement,
she was beaten with a club, a piece of
molding, and even kicked, and her
body Is black and blue. She fled from
the home of her foster mother several
days ago to the home of Mrs. r. w.
Laird, the wife of a wealthy Clinton
avenue druggist at 4S Stratford place,
her Sunday school teacher in the First
Reformed Church. 1t was Mrs. Laird
and Miss Jessie Ayers, teacher of
the Avon Avenue Public School, who
brought the case to the attention Of
Jared w. Kimball, superintendent of
the Childrens Aid Society, who was
complainant today.
Mrs. Scardefield is an attractive,
light-haired woman, and was we'll
BONUtu. DH6 dDptdltu III COuII Will
her husband, and when her name was
called she stepped before the court and
Immediately after Clerk Yuill con-
cluded reading the charge she said,
I'm guilty"
The court imposed the full penalty
prescribed in such cases, $780, and re-
marked:
Court for Rigid Inquiry.
This is one of the worst cases of
cruelty ever had called to my atten-
ton, and one worthy of an investiga-
tion by the prosecutor"
Mrs. Scardefield was led into the as
sembly room while her husband went
out to get the fine.
The orphan is Mr. Scardefield's niece,
and, according to Mrs. Laird, he wept
when he saw the condition of the little
one few nights ago. Her father died
when she was five months old and her
mother on September "a last.
II is said that the child's share of heI
mothers insurance, amounting to $93
was left in charge of the Scardefields
but they claim none of it is left On the
other hand, the Mayer girl says less
than $40 was spent during her stay with
them
stood that the circumstances of the case
will be brought to the attention of Sur
rogate Russell. All of the child's clothes
are held by the Scardefields.
Beaten, Warned to Keep Mum.
"Mrs Scardefield beat me with
roller from a window-shade and later
q niece of molding. sShe kicked mt
and blackened my eye and body, and
at times I could hardly walk. she
warned me not to tell anyone, but te
saw that I got my marks from roller
skating" =,
Tbis was the statement made by
1,ttle Katie today to an EVENING
STAR reporter. -,
The girl is stopping with Mrs. Laird
and several times the scardefieid'
called and asked that the case be
dropped. but Mrs. Laird considered the
matter too serious.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
WRECK ON ERIE
HURLS THIRTY IN
ALL DIRECTIONS

SALAMANCA, N. Y, June Strain
M on the Erie road was derailed at
Belvldere. about three miles west of
Belmont, early today. The dining car
and two Pullman cars, with about
thirty passenger occupying berths. left
the track, the broken trucks tearing up
the rails and ties and plowing into the
embankment and piling over on the
side. Mono of the passengers was
seriously hurt though all were badly
shaken up. The accident was due to a
broken switch.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
MANY TEARS AT FUNERAL
FOR LITTLE DROWNED BOY.

The funeral of Leroy Wizard Dow
ney, the 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Downey, of Curtis place,
Roosevelt Park Maplewood, who was
drowned in small pond near his
home, took place this afternoon. The
interment was in the Cemetery of the
Holy Sepulcnre. There were no dry
eyes. The child was a fayorite.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
MURPHY SAYS
TAFT IS SURE TO
Be NOMINATED
Especial to the evening Star. ]

CHICAGO, June S.-Frankiin Muir
ply, of New Jersey, thinks there is no
doubt about the selection of Secretary
Taft as the candidate of the Republican
party for President. In statement he
says:
feThc presidential situation at the
present time. ii seems to me. presaEcs
almost 20 an absolute certainty the
nomination of Mr. Taft to hend the
sicket."
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
Three Principal Addresses.

made addresses
the
A played significant part
Howard Mac
Sherryo oft h Public Service
might
the
the law in Essex County.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08

There has been the
hottest sort of RI
valry among thou-
sands to win the rich
prizes.
The awarding of
prizes In ths Contest
will be made by DR..
A. B. Poland, City.
Hays and James q.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
A Notable Gathering.

notable the has
who have seen the
the line
of big manu
represented
Lincoln Park and started to
getun o'clock
Military
Colosseum
third division proceeded to Fran
Garden on
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
10000 PARADE
AS PROTEST TO
SUNDAY CLOSING
Societies Representing Every Nationality in Newark
Turn PfingSt Monday into Day Of StalWart
Opposition to Bishops Law.
MAYOR REVIEWS GREAT BODY; SHERIFF
SOMMER THREATENS TO ANSWER SPEAKERS

MONSTER parade with probably witnessed
a lined the side
- - 10 he curl
of German Americans In which many
ctizen who Sunday liberties
American only 5000 would
oon the demonstration ana ny
were
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
THE $500 PRIZE QUO
TATION CONTEST
CLOSES TOMORROW

superintendent of Public Schools; Senator J. L. Hays
Riggs superintendent OF Orange Public Schools.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-08
$50 IN COLD FIND $50 ~

THE EVENING STAR offers $50 in gold to the man or
woman boy girl who first finds and identifies her.
Great fun for ALL besides good big prize TO the per
son proving the shrewdest in detecting the Missing
Miss. See details on this page.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09
ATTORNEY INJURED BY JOKER
Loaded Cigar Fiend Gets in His Work
-Montczuma's Poor Car Service.

Loaded Cigar Fiend Gets in His Work
-Montczuma's Poor Car Service.
Special to Times-I2epubhcan.
Montezuma, Jan. 9.-During recess
in the court room yesterday. Mr. T. j.
Bray. an attorney from Grinnel, was
handed cigar in settlement of tri-
fling bet. AT the right time 1t eNplod-
ed, with the usual effects OF this kind
of practical joking. Unfortunately Mr..
Bray's eyes were severely burned, and
altogether 1t was narrow escape
from a serious matter.
A petition to the railroad commits
sioners has been extensively signed by
the citizens here and forwarded. ask
ing that the Iowa Central railway be
compelled to furnish better accommo-
dations to the public using the Grin
nell and Montezuma branch. The COM
plant In substance is that frequently
passengers are compelled to stand dur
ing the entire trip Of eighteen miles;
that on entering the car at Grinnell
it is like refrigerator, and before
reaching Montezuma like furnace:
that employees cannot open the upper
car windows, therefore it is necessary
to open the doors and windows, en-
dangering the health of all passengers.
Much doubt is expressed as to whether
the commission will do anything IN
the matter, but there is determination
on the part of the citizens to In some
way have this long continued abuse
corrected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09

Cttumwa.
Arrangements are under way fol
holding the next annual meeting OF the
Iowa Volunteer Firemen's association
in OttumWa.
Merrill.
Mrs James T. Harker was quite
seriously burned about the face last
Monday evening while stirring the fire
in the parlor heating stove.
CenterviIIe.
Rev. Sherman Hill announced to his
congregation at the Christian church
Sunday morning that he would resign
his pastorate here and that his reslg-
nation is to take effect April 1. This
announcement came as great sur
prise to the congregation.
Fort Dodge.
A representative Of the Red Wing
Sewer Pipe factory has closed deal
for the purchase of the Walter Irving
farm. sixty-five acres, near kalo, at
500 per acre. The purchase means
another large clay products industry
for this vicinity in the near future.
Shenandoah.
After preaching two Sundays for the
Presbyterian church of this city. Rev.
F. H. Shedd, of PrincetoWn, Ind, re-
ceived a unanimous call to become
pastor of the church as successor to
DR.. Ross who left last November
having accepted a call to the church
at Bozeman, Montana. There were 123
votes cast at the meeting.
LeMars.
Ernest Muecke. aged 63. one of the
old residents Of Plymouth county, died
very suddenly at his home in Liberty
township He was found lying dead on
the floor Of the kitchen in his house by
the other members of the family, when
they arose on Saturday morning. The
coroner. John Belly, was notified and
made an investigation. 1t was found
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09
IOWA FALLS DEATH.
w. L. Carter, We'll Known in City
Whore He Lived Twenty Years.

Special TO fines Republican.
Iowa Falls. Jan. 9.--W. l.. carter
died at his home in this city Tuesday
evening after few days illness. MI.
Carter was highly esteemed citizen
and had been a resident of Iowa Fails
for the past twenty years. He came
to this city from Hampton. where he
lived many years. and where many OF
his relatives stlll reside. He Is sur
yided by his wife and two children.
Lee and Edna Carter. A few months
ago. MIR. Carter was chosen by the
school board as janttor of the central
schools in this city and 1t was whlle
in the discharge Of his duties that he
contracted a severe cold that termin-
ated in acute pneumonia and resulted
fatally. He was a member OF the ohd
Fellows fraternity for many years ana
had filled many offices in the locai
branches Of the order. including the
subordinate lodge. the encampment ana
canton. Mr.. Carter had host OF
friends In Iowa Falls and his sudden
demise was the occasion for express
sions of the deepest regret ana sym
pathv today The obseduies VIII be
under the auspices of the fraternity
Of which he was an honored member.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09
WOMAN WRECKS STORE.
Attacks Place Owned by Assaiiant Of
Her Oauqhter.

Des Moines, Jan. 9.--Wildly waving
mother rushed across East Walnut
street to Abe Kahrs second hand store
at noon yesterday. Abe kahle saw
her coming, hastily locked the door
and disappeared, but the frenZied
woman seized pickax, vented her
passion upon the window panes and
display OF second hand goods. She
smashed the glass, lifted q stove in
her arms and sent it crashing to the
pavement; she kicked coal bucket
into the street under the feet Of .
spirited horse, precipitating a runaway.
Then Mrs. Bergstein, her fury spending
itself, wept.
In bed across the street at 213
East Walnut street. lay little Bessie
Bergstein, the S-year-old daughter
the woman. The child had just caf1ed
her mother to her and made con-
fession that had driven the mother
frantic and sent her hurrying across
the street with murder in her heart,
for Abe Kahl was mentioned in the
little girls story. Bessie had been
mysteriously i'll for five months. and
the confession she made yesterday,
only after the mother had promised no
one should harm her, least of all her
father, explained her suffering. The
story, Whispered in the mothers ear
by the frightened child, was one of
crime calculated to instill murder in
a mothers heart, and the child named
the 6O-year- old second hand dealer in
her tale.
Kahl is held In Jail pending an in
vestigation by the humane officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09
Twelve HORSES BURN
Animals Consumed in Barn Fire
ON Farm Near Bows, in
Wright County
TEAM DAsHEs THRU WINDOW
Runaway Horses, Frightened by Auto
mobile, Break Plate Glass Window
Dispute Ensues as to Who Shall Pay
tho Bill for Damages - News of tho
State.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Bows, Jan "a fire from an ac-
cidental cause burned a barn on the
Charles Larson farm last night. Twelve
head OF horses were burned and the
loss will perhaps reach $4,000.
An automobile owned by Hugh
Smith frightened a team of David ln-
mans city delivery, with the result
that the team ran away and took u
turn around town, dashing into q
plate glass window of o. M. Hanson
store. The loss there is about $50.
There is dispute between the auto
mobile driver and the delivery man a.;
to who shall pay the damages.
Last night there was q joint install
lation of the Nj. w. 4. A large crowd
was present and refreshments served
by the Royal Neighbors. The follow
ing Woodmen were installed: s. M.
Faun, council: j. e. Jacobson, advisor:
L. L.. Beinhauer. bunker; c. u. Ham
mond, clerk. c. A. Hanson, escort;
David Inman, guard; John Ellis. outer
guard; manager, h. Il. Walker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09
Warrants Issued For Arrest of
Twelve Clinton Employees OF
the C. L. N. W..
ADOPTED INGENIOUS METHODS
Among These Were Drilling Small
Hole in the Side or Bottom Of Car,
or Frying Loose Board, Letting tho
Grain Thru-Fifty Bushels of Booty
Discovered.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Jan. 9.--Warrants have been
issued for the arrest of twelve of the
local employees OF the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad company, who
are accused OF the crime of larceny.
No arrests have yet been made, but 1t
is believed there will be sensational
developments, as the men accused by
the local officials Of the company are
all employees Of the railroad company
in Clinton.
The men are accused of stealing
grain from cars In the local yards. and
it Is said they adopted very ingenious
methods to extract the oats and
shelled corn from the company's cars.
One of these, the story goes, was to
tom Of the car with an augur. Be-
meath the hole they held sack, and as
the grain poured out thru the orfice
they caught it and sacked it up. An
other way was to pry loose board
and let the grain run thru into sacks.
The augur hole was filled, and the
loose board replaced, so 1t was some
time before the company ascertained
that these methods We're being used
to take grain from merchandise cars
at this point.
1t was learned that the men had
concealed their booty in barn in the
upper part of the city. This structure
was visited by the city and railroad
officials and about fifty bushels of
shelled corn, and Of oats, were found
concealed in it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

/, best now on the market With this
cheering news the company Will now
redouble it's efforts and the develop
ment of this unusual natural resource
will go on apace.
Raymond.
| A very serious mistake occurred in
the O'Connell home at Raymond Mon
day evening that came near resulting
in the death of Leo the seventeen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. OConnell.
The young man has for some time been
suffering from the effects of severe
cold and has taken regularly for his
relief medicine which he kept in
convenient place upon shelf where
was also stored several other bottles
containing different drugs, and among
which was a bottle containing BELLA
dronaergat, which he took by mistake.
Akron.
While cleaning cobs from a corn
shelter last Saturday morning Tony
Salem, nephew of Ed Salem, living
northeast Of town, had his right hand
drawn into the machine and terribly
lacerated. The boy was hurriedly
Drs. Cilley and Kooch found it neces-
sary to amputate the hand at the
wrist He has passed thru the critical
period in good shape and continues to
| improve. The injured boys mother ar
rived here from the old country the
same day he was hurt. He was hur-
rying to finish the Smelling in order to
come to town and meet her at the
depot Louis Olson, well known
| farmer west of town, in Union county
South Dakota, was the victim Of very
serious and painful accident last Sat
urday While tieing COW, the animal
| tossed her head and one of her horns
pierced his eyeball. DR. II. Fl. Cilley
was called to dress the injury and
found that the eye was entirely de-
stroyed