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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05

sounded" he said. when I got half
way down the stairs Inc saw the chill
dren piled up there at the bottom !
ran back up again. / met Miss Weller
coming down. She must have diet
there on the stairs, for fire vas burst
ing out all around. 1 ran and opened
one of the windows on the north side
and jumped Il | didn't know l had
been burned until I got up and ran
home"
The flesh of the boys face and hands
was badly scorched. The other Shelley
chiIdren-Madge, aged IL, and Gilbert.
8 years. were burned to death. A
fourth, Walter. aged Z, was among the
first who escaped uninjured from the
building.
Little Katherine Dorm. 6~-year-o!d
daughter of Frank Dorm. who did
heroic work in rescuing children from
theNjam at the foot of the rear stairs,
was the first child to leave the schoo
house. She was a pupil of Miss Lynn.
81 was near the door when I heard
the gong, and Miss Lynn told us to
march the fire drill. / opened the door
and walked into the hall. 1t was full of
smoke. The doors were pen and l ran
out and went home" said Katherine.
Gretchen, Katherine Dorn's 10-year-
old sister, was burned to death. Her
body was identified by a patch on the
heel of her shoe. Mrs. Dorm, lying on
a couch at her home. was Frustrated
with grief.
"oh. my Gretchen, my Gretchen she
moaned. '1f you had only jumped"
Mrs. Sprung lives next door to the
burned schoolhouse. AS o as the
fire whistle blew she looked u she
says, md saw the fire coming from tbs
front door of the building. Her first
! thought was of her child, Alving, aged
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05

"The proposed legislation seeks to eff
fectiveiy regulate. through an amend
ment to the crimes act the sale and
distribution of these substances, their
alkaloids and salts, and. makes a
violation of its provisions a INSIDE
meanor, for which the penalty is a fine
of not exceeding 1000 or imprisonment,
with or without hard labor. as the court
may direct, for any term not exceed
ing three years. or both"
"The bill which 1 prepared for THE
EVENING STAR vas only done after
much consideration. Some may believe
II too drastic, but when the time comes
1 will be on hand to fight for It's pass
age.
my experience since my being
sheriff of Essex has afforded me an
opportunity of witnessing h great
harm nd destruction the use of CO.
caine. opium and morphine have
brought about.
I'm several cases entire families were
affected, and In others ii might have
been a son or a father, and occasionally
a mother. Think of the example 1t
taught to scores of others! 1t passed
from one to another, and until recently
when the police and others became
vigilant hundreds we're using 1t in our
great city. 1t even got into u schools,
both public and parochial, and tots of
tender age were becoming the victims
of it,"
Broken hearted parents visited my
office almost daily and asked us to aid
them in preventing a son or relative
from using the drug. Members of
prominent families were addicted to 1t.
every effort was made to put a stop
to it, but the laws were not drastic
enough and we, were thus handicapped.
81 was glad when THE EVENING
STAR decided to wage war against
the use of it, and I felt it was my duty
to aid in assisting it, and. I intend
to do so, and will fight to the nd"
A misdemeanor in Now Jersey carries
the following penalty:
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MeLaury, the principal of The school.
and his corps of teachers, that they are
most particular in remaining in charge
of the different classes until they are
out of the building.
Discipline Very strict.
The discipline is all that could be de-
sired as the children answer promptly
TO the fire signals. None of the chill
dren is allowed to go after wraps dur
ing 1he drill, as it has been decided
that there is less danger of accident
In cas- e a child should stop to pick up
a lat ca coat.
ars did occur at this school several
months ago when the escaping gas
from a gas engine set fire to the
wooden ceiling about a half hour be-
fore the morning session. Mr.. McLaury
d~iscovere 4 smoke issuing from cracks
in he fl ,or, and. upon investigating
found tine wooden ceiling over the gas
engine in the cellar ablaze.
Teachers succeeded in putting o the
fire befcuae the hremen arrived.
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view school. was that of Jennie Philiss
aged IS. Mrs. John Phiilis, who lives
q few doors from the building. was one
of the first to get to the fire. She
picked out her daughters face among
the scores of those she saw. Voiuli-
teers had formed a Gordon about the
door, but the agoni3ed mother broke
through and. rushed into h passage
way.
"oh, Jennie, please com QUIT" beg
ged the mother.
IT can't, ma; oh, help me If you cam
cried the child.
The mother seized both of her. daugio-
ter's hands and pulled with all her
strength, but she could not drag Jennie
out from the crush. She turned to mel
who were In the passage way and
begged them to help her.
One man pulled with the mother at
Jennie's arms, but they could not move
her.
TITS no use, ma" said the girl. "I've
got to die"
AT that Mrs. Phillis became resigned
to her daughters fate. She held the
girls hands. and the two talked for
some minutes together. The fire crept
up through the mass of heads. A
tongue Of it blew out over Jennie's
head. 1t began to scorch her hair.
Then the mother thrust her bare hand
into the flame. JShe stroked her daugh-
ter's hair and kept the fire away as long
as she could. "oh. thank you, ma"
breather the dying girl. It was h last
she said.
They dragged the mother from out
the smoke and flame. 1t was found
that her hand with which she had
stroked the fire from her daughters
was burned to the bone. Failing
glass had cut an artery in her wrist.
She was cared fer by doctors at the
scene.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05

Frank Mihlor. i52 Maixet st.
Aug. Winters. SsS Market st.
A Unverzagt South Orange av. and Norfolk
Paul Noll. Springfield av, and Jones st.
Henry Fab. 18th av. and Bergen at
Louis Heck. Springfield av. and 10Th q.
Andy Wolf. y Belmont ay.
Jacob Metz. corner Of Halsey and CanneId SITS.
John Fergg. io3, Springfield aV.
]. Wiesemann. Ferry st and Hamburg pl
Henry Ayasre. 459 b. Ferry St
=. w Knoth, cor. of Freeman and Bowery sta.
NJ. Creenbann. 1i6 Springfield ay.
Casper Mueller, Belmont av. and Rose ST.
Leopold Meyer. Mulberry and South SITS.
II. ATheuref, Washington and Verona avs.
f.. II Roever, Waldorf. 39 Elizabeth az.
Charles Bronni, 50 Charlton st.
Joseph Hamburger. 90 Hamburg pi.
A.. Stammlar. Is william st.
Kruger Auditorium. Belmont az.
.. gKrane, SO West st. ~
Otto Jansen, s South Orange aY.
F. Langemann. 1856 South Sixth st.
Menk's, Druggist. los Market st.
Al. Hausner. 299 Eighteenth az.
John Nate. Eighth 81. and Twelfth av.
q. 2 Mausert's. Broad and Lafayette So.
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WILL ASK CLUB
WOMEN'S SUPPORT.
BY MRS. EDWARD II. LIVING
STON.
Chairman Department of LegisIa-
tiOn, New Jersey State Fed
Grafton of WOmen's Clubs.

Chairman Department of LegisIa-
tiOn, New Jersey State Fed
Grafton of WOmen's Clubs.
II think THE EVENING
STARS idea is excellent. Any
thing which tends to suppress
immortality and vice deserves
hearty commentator and sup
port" declared Mrs. Edward H.
Livingston, of Elizabeth, chair
man of the department of legis-
lation of the New Jersey State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
~ have read much of the sale
of cocaine among the children of
Newark, and of it's disastrous eff
fects upon their health and
morals You will be doing a
great deed If you prevent the
sale of drugs among children
alone. The drug habit is terrible.
Not long ago a shocking case
came under my own eyes. ! will
introduce your bill at the meet
ing Of my department, in the
Newark Free Public Library. to-
morrow (Thursday). l am quite
sure the women OF the clubs will
be interested. and give it their
support
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05
BOY PUPIL TELLS HOW
HIS TEACHER Persisted,

Henry SHELLEY. 10 years old, a pupil
of Miss Katherine Weller, burned to
death. saved his life by jumping to n
ground from the second-story window
after he had been severely burned.
"a was among the last that march I'd
out of the room when the fire gong,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05
R THEATRE BURNS
DURING CLOSED HOURS,

MEININGEN Germany. March o.
The interior of the Court Theatre at
Meiningen was completely burned out
this afternoon. No performance was
on at the time, and no lives were lost.
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begging them to go on and not to
crowd. Then the flames drove the res
cuers away. This was the last seen Of
her. Death must have reached her
within a few minutes.
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A fine of 1000 or three years in State
prison, with or without hard labor or
both, and for the second offense double
the peaalty of the first.
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Messertr Bro >. % Springfield av. TT
s. Messerer. IS Market ct.
H. Meyer. Clinton and Mulberry stB.
John Yauch. ~ Commerce st,
F. Stur:i. 600 Broad ST.. cor. Green.
John YAuch, 42 commerce st.
Paul sdarutzky. 30 Belmont av.
Iheo. Kemperh Park. 14th st. and Madison ~.
Jos.i KoerneIer. 8 West st.
aeinemeyel Bros. i2S Springfield av.
ktndsvogePs Hall. S. Orange av. & Camden 81.
r, Gt.er. IL West st.
Gus Hennins, 256 Springfield av.
Chas. Keller. Il Belmont av.
Frank Bsuer. Winans av. and Eipp Of.
g, + Gotthold. $40 Broad st.
Eoet Hensier's. Alyea and Elizabeth SITS.
Tony Noll, SPRINGFIELD av. and Magnolia st,
Phil Matchmaker. 18th and L~ittleton ava
Gottfried Kruger Club. 10 Belmont Az.
9. Baader, .Nye aY. and Hobson st.
r. Times, Orange st.. between Seventh 81.
and RoseYilIe ay.
Mrs. Oertei.E. Springfield az. and Bergen ST
Geo. Blindt, Camp and Mulberry afu.
Reiher's Saloon, Green ST.
Ciuesmani Bank. cor. Newton st. ~
Emil Reichle. see Springneld av. -v1
Newark Turn Hall. N3 William IT t'flFt
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05
STROKES Hail OF
DYING GIRL IN FIRE CRUSH.

CLEVELAND, March 5.--One of the
faces in the. wall of those that blocked
up the rear door of the burning Lake.
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1853 BODIES TAKEN
FROMSCHOOL RUINS
lI2 ARE IDENTIFIED

fed or not. being heaped upon him, ne
is broken down with grief over the loss
of three Of his own children in the ire,
Governor Investigating.
Governor Harris has announced in
Columbus that the State authorities
will investigate the Collinwood disaster
if any law can be found Inc which
the probe can be instituted. lmme-
diately upon receiving news of the
schoolhouse horror the Governor issued
instructions to Chief Inspector Morgan,
OF the Department of Workshop and
Factory Inspection to begin an inVesti-
cation of the case. Mr.. Morgan wired
Inspector Book, who has charge OF
.Cuyahoga n Ashtabula counties, to
proceed at onee to Collinwood and Sc
cure detailed information as to whether
or not the burned schoolhouse had been
built in conformity to the State laws.
Meanwhile the Governor will ask the
state Law Department to attempt to
find a statute or ruling under when
the Ohio authorities may take action.
DR.. w. II. Williams, Lake Shore sur
geon: Fred Herter. ~1anitor of the
school; Deputy Fire Marshal Brock
man. and James Bauder. president of
the Board of Education, will hold a
conference with Coroner Burke. The
general inquest will be held tomorrow
morning.
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There were in the building at the
time the fire was discovered between
$40 and 1926 pupils. They were under
the control of nine teachers. Two OF
these are among the dead h a lie this
morning in the extemporized morgue
in the warehouse of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railroad at
Collinwood.
The school was overcrowded and
quarters had been provided for the
younger children in the attic. Strange
as it may seem, more of the pupils
escaped from this part of the school
house than from any other. The chill
dren were under good discipline, they
had been practised frequently in the
fire drill, their teachers, without eXcep-
ton, retained their self-possesslon,
showing great courage in the face of
imminent death, and yet more than
half of these little ones died horribly
because of faulty building arrange
ments. The schoolhouse was two sto-
ries and a half in height, the walls
being of brick and concrete. Inside it
was a shell which burned with almost
lnconceivable rapidly.
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fed or not. being heaped upon him, ne
is broken down with grief over the loss
of three of his own children in the IRE.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12
Educational Notes.

Prof. H. Wade Hubbard, a prominent In
structor at Cornell university. and n prom
inent writer on state issues. has resigned
his chair at Cornell TO become dean Of the
college of mechanical engineering ut the
University of Missouri The Cornell trus-
Ohio University Dairy college, to the po-
sition made vacant by the appointment of
X. A. Pearson as state commissioner of
agriculture. Julian P. Bretz Of Chicago
university was made assistant professor In
American history.
The first Japanese school for the edu-
cation of actresses has been formally
opened at Toxic, under the direction of
a d Yokka OF the young women who
presented themselves for admission about
twenty were ccepted and they will take
a two years course. More than twice that
numbr. all having the educational require
nlents, applied for admission, but could not
be accepted because, as the head OF the
school explained. their small stature pre-
cluded their assuming the heroine parts
which belong to the dramatic literature OF
Europe"
Efforts will be made at the coming SEES.
sion of the legislature. by the Pernsyl-
vania State Association for the Abolition
by that body of a bill imposing upon the
state the expense for school teachers sal
aries and for text books Throughout the
whole state. With this bill, II it is passed
will go the abolition of the school tax
which Is levied in the greater number OF
he counties of the state for teachers sal.
aries and text books. No change Is desired
side of Philadelphia and Pittsburg is levied
for paying for school buildings. PennsyI-
vania has a surplus of 81, 900, 900 in the
state treasury.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12
ELeIN MAN LOSES HIS ROLL
Misses ~ shortly After ParttRE Com-
Pany with = Couple Of
women.

Stopping IN omaha to see the sights while
on his way from his home at Eigin, Neb.,
20 Texas, r. n. SprRgue Saturday evening
experienced the loss OF $50 In money, a
draft for S40e, and y number Of valued
lodge receipts and other papers. all OF
which he had In his pOcketbook just before
he entered q cheap lodging house with
some women and which he missed upon
leaving the place, After reporting the loss
to the police authorities he waited at the
station and later idertified two women
who were arrested on suspicion as the ones
with whom he had been Just before he dis
covered his loss and whom he thinks stole
the poeketbook and It's contents. They are
Bonnie Due and Bertha Grant. lending a
further Investigation ot the case, the
women are berg held at the police sta
ton, where sprsgue and his son also spent
the night. Payment on the draft was or
dered stopped as soon as ~sprague's loss
was reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12
UNION
students Prominent In Fail Athletic
Events.

SNuOents prominent In FAIl Atnlettc
vents.
AT a meeting OF the New York state In.
tercollegiate Athletic association recently
held in Utica, Union college was formally
awarded the base ball championship for
1908, and an appropriation was made over
to cover the expense of purchasing a cham
pionship banner.
Union was honored by the appointment Of
Prof. Opdyke to the finance committee,
Robert Brunei to the athletic committee,
and the election of Morel and King as sec
Rotary of the state association.
Arrangements were announced at that
time for the intercollegiate athletic meet,
which will be held under the auspices of
the Board Of Managers Of the association
in Utica on May p.
For the first time In the history of the
athletic relations between Union and Ham
ilton colleges, a cross country run will be
held; participated in by the two institutions
only. 1t will occur on Octber 81, which is
the same date on which Union plays Col
gate at Hamilton. The distance will be be-
tween four and five miles.
The first of a series of fall track meets
for the trying-out of material In the fresh
man class was held on the college oval last
Monday. This meet showed some excep-
tionaily good material In the new class, es-
pecially in the field events and that mesns
that the outlook for a strong team in the
spring is bright.
The annual commencement number OF
the Union University Bulletin has recently
been issued. This number contains Gov.
ernor Hughes address as honorary chancel.
lor of the university, a list OF the honorary
degrees conferred, and the entire program
of commencement week.
Rev. Putnam Cady of Amsterdam, whC
last winter gave a series OF entertaining
and popular lectures on archaeological dis.
coveries in the east in the chapel of Unlor
college, will give a second series OF lectures
this winter on some new and fascinating
phase Of the same general subject. Thes,
lectures, illustrated with rare lantern slide!
will be given In the college chapel, and viii
be free'to all who may care to attend. Mr.
Cady, a graduate in the class of 1885, is {
member Of the Royal Geographical society
and as such Is an authority on the life
customs, architecture and the life of tn,
ancient Egyptians, Chaldeans. Babyloniani
and Assyrians. Moreover, Mr.. Cady Is
most interesting lecturer. Such a series o
lectures as he will deliver will be Of tn,
highest educational value.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12
Your Last Chance

Monday he the last dav .hHt Manager
Kirk can keep his novel and interesting
display Of u. s. army goods in Omaha. II
you haven't visited the sale yet so. by all
means. on Monday.
Thousands OF unique souvenirs have been
secured by the crowds hat have visited
the saie-U. s, coats Of arms, candlesticks
made from army helmets, plumes, etc. And
many homes rave found useful furnishings
in the wide variety Of articles shown.
Army linen for sofa pillows, serge-navy
blue and IS inches wide, rubber blanket
or ponchos for lap covers, sick room or
camp, army blankets and dozens OF other
such things make up the list Of features
OF universal interest
In addition are pistols, revolvers, mus
kets, and arms OF all kinds.
The exhibition and sale is made up OF
articles bought by the government for
army use, but afterwards sold at a sacri-
flee because of change in the regulations
as to color, weight, pattern, etc. Prices on
everything are wonderfully low.
Monday II the last day in Omaha, 80
don't put off your visit. Southeast corner
OF Eleventh and Harvey streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1908.

Of the practical. The love Of learning is
perhaps no less than Formerly, but the
imperative demand for practical skill and
efficiency to do the work that must be
done has greatly emphasized the necessity
of the practical side In education.
Perhaps no one feature In the educa-
tional work OF the country has shown more
rapid growth than what may be called the
American business or commercial school.
When this schoo first appeared It was
looked upon with much doubt, even dis
favor, by educators of the old lines gem
orally. Indeed. It can be hardly said that
even to this day the work OF the business
colleges Of the country Is at all properly
understood OF recognized by those who
view education almost entirely from the
side of letters But these schools have
been recognized BY the people at large
In a most remarkable degree.
"A remarkable feature OF these schools
is the fact that they are strictly private
business institutions and receive no finan
cial aid from private endowment, church
or state. That means that these schools
are conducted from year to year upon
their own income. II is probable that no
case parallel to this can be found anywhere
else in the civilized world.
at would be unsafe to claim that these
schools are not giving a full and fair ex-
change for the money they collect from
their pupils, because II the favors we're all
on one side Of the bargain 1t would not be
long until there would be nobody else left
to enter into these bargains but the teach
ers. That is TO say, the continued growth
and prosperity Of these schools is proof
positive that their services are considered
worth what they cost
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
Increase OF Students Reported In
Every Branch.


All records for registration at Columbia
university have been broken this year, and
now, with several more days on which
students will probably appear, the total,
including the summer session. has reached
5,774. In this list there is a number Of
names duplicated, which will be taken out
when the registration is over, but the total
number of students this year bids fair to
be more than $500.
In every branch OF the university there
is an increase in the number of students.
The greatest gain is in the school OF mines,
engineering and chemistry, elghty-three
having been added, making the total 66l.
The next largest increase is in the college
Of pharmacy, seventy-eight. to a total OF
262, and then comes the school of law,
seventy-three, to 243. In teachers college
there is an increase of forty-four, to 6S7;
in Barnard. forty-five, to 461; fine arts,
thirty-one, to 14S; in the college. eighteen,
to GIG, and in medicine, ten. to H2; graduate
schools, seven, to SAT.
In the first year classes also there il an
increase all along the line-fTom l43 to 10
in the college, 10 from eventy-four I'm
law, eighty-on from fifty-nine in medicine,
1874 from lS3 I'm science. Not including the
summer session. Barnard college, teachers
college and the college Of pharmacy, the
registration is 2,s22. as against 2,5lO.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12
DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOL.
COurts Sustain ChicaEO's Board OF
Education.

THE opinion OF Judge Windes in the
case of the high school fraternities Will
commend itself to the overwhelming ma
jority of parents and friends Of democ-
racy in the public schools" says the Chi
cago Record Herald. 1t is based upon the
sensible statement that the Board OF Edu-
cation has discretion as to the government
Of the schools.
Entirely apart from the merits of the
fraternities, the attitude of defiance to
authority assumed by the members of such
organizations has impressed thousands Of
citizens unfavorably. The anomaly of the
situation is apparent II the board finds in
the schools certain factors believed to be
opposed TO the best interests Of the chill
dren themselves. destructive to discipline.
and hostile to the central idea OF democ-
Tacy so priced I'm the American public
school. and yet sees itself prevented from
taking any steps TO alter the conditions.
THE fraternities and sororities have
proved themselves evils. The feeling of ed
ueators is plain on the subject. They have
expressed themselves again and again
Those parents who talk about massmeet.
ings and protests are fighting a losing bat
tie. The spirit OF the times is against them
Their children win be permitted TO attend
the public schools n they obey the rules
To demand for them the privilege of break
ms a salutary rule forced by careful study