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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
GIRL SAYS BROKER
IS AN EMBEzzLER
Charge Made Against Frederick
Fletcher Grew Out of Real
Estate Transaction.

Frederick Fletcher, a real estate
broker, with offices at 81 Academy
street, was arraigned in the First Grim
inal Court today, charged with the en-
bezzlement of $2S. so. He was held in
$3.50 bail to await the action of the
grand jury.
The complainant against Fletcher is
Miss Ada Fairfax, of 1856 Plane street,
who alleges that she paid Fletcher that
amount on a lot purchased al Toms
River four months ago, but that up to
the present she has not received a deed
for the property. 1t is said by the po-
lice that a number of similar COM
plants will be lodged against the man
after his case has been acted upon 10y
the grand jury.
Fletcher acted in the transaction us
an agent for the Davenport Realty
Company, of New York. He was ar
rested in Belmar yesterday by Detec-
tive Sergeants Ebert and Templeton
and brought here late yesterday after
noon. When questioned by the police
he asserted that the transaction with
the woman was legal and h a he was
not at fault because the deed had not
beer turned over to her. He refused 10
on the property at Toms River had
been turned over to the real estate
company.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
ARRESTED ON ONE CHARGE
AND HELD ON ANOTHER.
Alleged Illegal Selling Case De-
velOps in MOntclair.

Samuel Lee, a negro, OF Bloomfield
avenue. Montclair, had Michael Pri-
tonag arrested on a charge of larceny
last night, and though not proving this
charge succeeded in having Pritonag
held on another serious one, that of
selling liquor without a license. The
case came UP before Recorder Henry
L. Yost in the police court today. Ac-
cording to the evidence given by Lee
he roomed in Pritonag's house, at 80
Bay aFenue He says that he gave
his landlord a ten dollar bill, from
which to take out $5,15, which he owed
him, and that Pritonag kept the $40,
claiming that he owed it all to him.
When the recorder asked Lee how he
knew that his e to the landlord was
so.15, the man pulled out a memoran-
dun book containing a number of en-
tries and handed it to the judge. The
book showed that he owed two weeks
room rent at 81 a week, and $3.15 for
beer. h recorder dismissed the lar
ceny charge for a of sufficient proof
and held Pritonag in $500 bail on a
charge of selling liquor without a IL
cense. The bail was Forthcoming and
the hearing set for next Thursday
morning.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
ASSAULT CHARGE MAY BE
SECOND DEGREE MURDER.
Man Beaten to Insensibility
May Die.

Charged with beating Edward
Sawiski. 60 years old. of 154 Bowery
street, into insensibility on Saturday
night simply because the old man
laughed at him. Philip Hagan. 25 years
old, of % Schalk street. IA committed
to Jail without bail today by Judge
Freeland in the Third Precinct Police
Court to await the outcome of the
mans injuries.
Sawiski is In a very serious eondi-
ton, not having regained consciousness
so far. and the hospital authorities be-
lieve his skull is fractured. Should he
die, which Is very probable, it would
mean murder in the second degree for
Hagan. Jonn Smith, Is years old, of 175
Bowery street, and John Lee, Is years
old. of 30 Richards street, who were
with Hagan at the time of the alleged
assault, Lave 5000 bail each today for
the grand jury as material witnesses.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
REGULARS DECIDE
ON CANDIDATES
Many OF the Ward Committees
Have Selected Men to Run
for Primary Elections.

All throughout the county, wards and
townships this week Regular Republi-
can organizations are meeting to
choose candidates for the primary cleo
tons. When these local branches have
settled upon their choices the results
will be made known to the Republican
County Committee and the names
either indorsed or others substituted
for them.
Already some OF the ward committees
have gotten together on a man.
There are two Board of Works COM
missioners to be elected this year. also
a surrogate to succeed George f. Rus
sell, besides the eleven Assembly AN
dfdates.
Already there are being booms start
ed for the Board of Works places. In
the Sixteenth ward the Regular Re
publicans are looking to Freebooter
Harry O'Connell to make the fight,
while in the Fifteenth preparations are
under way to get one of the nominal
tions for William Mungle. AS yet no
meeting has been called of the county
committee to take action on the pref
n expressed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
LEADS POLICE TO PLACE
HE HID STOLEN MONEY.
Man Admits Theft and Reveals
Queer Hiding Place.

Alozo Ray, a negro living in Boyden
street, was the possessor of $3.50 for a
few days, and thinking that he would
save the greater part Of it, decided to
bury the treasure. He walked to the
Hackensack bridge, and after digging
a hole between two ties on the d., L.
and w. railroad tracks placed the
money in it.
Ray admitted to the police officials
after he had been put through the
third degree that he had stolen the
money from Paul Locket, of 104 Boyden
street. Loeket, who is, an aged negro,
had saved up his earnings and had
about $500. On Friday last he bought a
horse for his son n then kept the
$50. 80 to start him in business. Satur-
day he went to a small room and took
off his vest, in which he had the
money. A short time afterward he saw
Ray come from the room. Locket did
not think of the money at the time, and
it was not until the next day that ne
found out that it was missing. He no
titled the police, n Plainclothesmen
Harmon and Goodwin were put on the
case. Ray led the officers to the place
where be had it hid. He vas placed
under 5000 bail to await the action of
the grand jury.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
INSURANCE
MEN OPTIMISTIC
Feel Confident That Decision OF
Court of Errors Will
Favor Them.

An optimistic view is taken by merl-
bers of the Newark Fire Insurance
Exchange regarding the decision of the
Court of Errors and Appeals in the
matter of the exchanges application
for reargument of the suit brought by
Malcolm MacLear to have the organl-
cation dissolved on the grounds that
it is a corporation in the restraint Of
trade. An application for reargument
of the case was made to the Court OF
Errors, but because all of the judges
were not present the court adjourned
without giving a decision. The court
will next month, when, 1t is
expected, an early decision will be
handed Town. Richard V. Lindabury
represents the Fire Insurance Ex-
change.
Charles s.. Dodd, of the firm of Os-
borne g: DodS, of>26 Clinton street, said
today that he was Confident that the
courts decision will not be adverse to
the. exchange.
II do not think the Court of Errors
and Appeals will refuse to, grant our
request he said. 1.-The dissenting rub
ing of Justice Swayze impressed me as
being in our favor. We hope there are
enough b~road-minded men to see the
matter in it's right light. Of course, II
we lose the case we could take it to
the United States Supreme Court, but
as that would make it a national affair,
I hardly believe hat it will be done.
As a matter of fact, we are not organ
lied in the restraint of trade, u SIM
ply banded together to keep h rates
from going helter-skelter. The whole
trouble is hat Mr.. MacLear did not
like the idea of our organizing because
we forced the insurance men to take
out certificates before they could get
their commissions. 1t is not mandatory
on us to pay commissions at all"
At the Office of Owen +. Conlon 6,
Son, 742 Broad street, it was said that
the Fire Insurance Exchange is simply
waiting for the decision of the court.
The firm reported no decrease in bust
ness since the matter was taken to the
courts. The Newark Fire Exchange re-
ported business up, if not ahead, of the
average.
President Ross NJ. Wickham, of the
Fire Insurance Exchange, with. offices
in the Union building, in Clinton street,
will be asked to call a meeting of the
exchange when. he returns from his
vacation.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17

ly-looking tonca to a mournful NAL
tese, that will be looked for in vain
when some forgetful owner returns
from the seaside.
For the summer vacations are re-
sponsible for half of the pick-ups that
ere made by Warden Carriers men on
their daily rounds. In the hustle and
hustle of hasty preparations for the
annual trip to escape>the heat of sum-
mer, no heed is paid to the purring lit
tie tabby. And as for poor little
Towser, down in the cellar nc attention
is paid to him at all.
Generally two or three days later the
neighbors become aware of the awful
plight of the household pets, and gen.
.erously feed 'em milk and discarded
meat bones for a week or SO. Then the
affair becomes a little more serious.
Why should they be compelled to feed
their n~eighbors' pets? No, sir! There
is such a thing as pushing a good thing
too far.
Result: will Mr.. Carter be so good
as to please come down and either feed
that dog or make it stop its midnight
howling?" Or, Twill you please, please,
come down and break up that nightly
serenade right under our windows?"
Its easy to catch the dogs" said Mr..
Carter today, but When it comes to
getting the tommies-why. that's a diff
ferent thing altogether! They're usual
ly in such a h~alf-starved condition that
they are almost wild; and as a result
'skeery.' They run along the back
fences, jumping from one to the other,
with our men. ripping trousers, and
'cuss' words, following in their wake.
Last week one man chased a cat up a
pole used for pulley lines. A spike
got fastened in the rear of his coat and
he couldn't get either up or down I'M
til the laughing n%eighbors finally came
to his rescue.
1--WE have two wagons that go about
regularly. They gather about so dogs
and 25 cats daily. The animals are
kept here forty-eight hours. Then the
diseased ones are sent to the animal
Kingdom Come along the chloroform
route, while the nice ones are placed
in good homes. Sure, we board ami
mails, the prices for dogs being, accord
ing to size-s1.50 for small ones, 50. for
the big fellows. One dollar a week is
the charge for cats.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
SAYS FORMER EMPLOYEE
ROBBED HIM OF $50.
Frank Nagy's Arrest Followed
Story Told Police.

Frank Macy. formerly "A barkeeper
for Martin Weber in East Ferry street,
was arraigned today in the Fourth
Precinct Police Court charged with
robbing his former employer OF $3.50.
Nagy's alleged crime was discovered
through a story old Captain Vogel last
night by Jacob Walter, who was held
by the police ON suspicion of knowing
more about the robbery than he had
told.
Walter said that Macy came to MIN
in the afternoon and requested hna
to buy a ticket for the later to Cleve-
land, o., and told him that he intended
to rob his former employer and offered
to give him part of the proceeds in cN-
change for his assistance. Walter
agreed. but later, according to his
story, became conscience stricken and
told the police. When searched at the
police station all the police found on
Macy was $3.50.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
ACCUSE MAN OF PASSING
WORTHLESS CHECKS.
Louis Weiner, Held for Trial,
Denies the Charge.

Charged with passing worthless
checks for $52.25, Louis Weiner was
arraigned in the First Criminal Court
today. Samuel Markowitz, of so Com
merce street, and Louis Pennitch, of
10 Commerce street, were the complain
ants. Markowitz alleged that Weiner
purchased ten barrels of potatoes from
him at a cost of $3.50 and gave him in
return a worthless check for that
amount. Pennitch alleged that nine
barrels were purchased from him at a
cost of s24.75. n that he also received
a worthless check.
When arraigned in court Weiner was
represented by counsel and pleaded not
guilty. The alleged worthless checks
were offered in evidence, as was also
the testimony of both Markowitz and
Pennitch. He was held in $500 bail for
trial September Z.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
WOMAN OUPEO HIM
ON PHONE CALLS,
DRUGGIST CHARGES
Joseph Danzas Makes Complaint
of Fraud Against Mar
garet Quill.
PAID NICKEL, HE SAYS, TO
SPEAK TO LONG BRANCH
Alleges That She Told Him She
Was Talking TO a Friend in
a Newark Market.

Pretending that she was only using
city calls while in reality she called
up her friends in Long Branch, is the
charge that Joseph Danzas, who WINS
the Pacific Drug Company, at Pacific
and Walnut streets, made today against
Margaret Quill, of 9 Orchard street. He
said he had been "stung'' to the extent
of nearly $50.
Mr.. Danzas. through his lawyer,
julius Feldtman,' claimed that the
woman first wen to his store three or
-four months ago. She left at hat time
without paying for the use of the tele-
phone, saying that she was a private
detective, so Danzas alleged. She re-
peated this performance day after day.
sometimes claiming hat she was using
the phone in the services of a detec-
tive agency and other times telling Mr..
Danzas that she was telephoning to
police headquarters, according to his
story. Finally. he asserted, she changed
her story about police matters and told
vi DdllHdS that sic was DiiOlltnS "
George Lang, who she claimed was
working in the market. On these oc-
c~asions she paid Danzas five cents for
each call and fifteen cents if she talked
for a time equal to three calls, which
she did very often.
Danzas lever thought much of the
incident till he received a bill from the
telephone company for $50, in which
long-distance calls to West End and
Long Branch were mentioned with
astonishing regularity. Then Danzas
said he remembered how softly this
woman would speak through the
phone, 10Y she would muffie up her
call to central so that no one would
hear it, and he remembered with a
rueful expression on his countenance,
how frankly she would lay down a five
cent piece on his unit
The telephone company also got busy
and put a Pinkerton detective on the
case. The latter found out that George
Lang was acquainted with Margaret
Quill and lived and worked i'm West
End, Long Branch.
Danzas told his tale to Judge Hahn
in the Third Precinct Police Court to-
day and was told to go to the prose-
cutor's office.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
TRAMPLE WOMEN
II. TO FLEE FLAMES
Frantic Men Think Only OF Own
Safety as Fire Roars Through
Two Dwellings.

NEW YORK, Aug. T.-Crazed by the
glare and heat of flames that Were
threatening every minute to engulf
them and that had cut off escape by the
stairs, men fought with women and
children to reach places of safety in
two fires of marked similarity that oc-
CURED at almost the same hour early
today at 335 and 337 East Twentieth
street and at Melville and Morris Park
avenues, the Bronx.
Almost identical conditions prevailed
at both fires. except that in the one in
the Bronx the flames were fiercer and
the tenants in greater danger because
of the Roadway gained by the blaze be-
fore the firemen could reach the scene
through the avenue of six-inch deep
mud and up steep grades.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
POLICE NAN
BALL GAME OFF
Rain Prevents Match for STAR
Fund-Regular Outing
Tomorrow.

That ball game which was to have
been played today between the cams
representing the police and the fire de-
partments for the benefit of the
STARS Free Ice and Outing Fund has
been postponed until next Tuesday be-
cause of the dampness today. 1t will
be .the more worth seeing a week hence,
and the extra time will permit more of
those who desire to aid the STARS
fund in this way to do it.
The regular weekly outing under the
auspices of the STAR for sick babies
and their mothers which was sched-
uled for yesterday was postponed until
tomorrow. The tickets issued for yes
terday's outing will be good tomorrow.
The outing crowd is to be taken down
the bay In the Newark to Coney Island.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
COP DENIES FRANKs's CHARGES.

The charges against Plainclothesman
Smith. of the First Precinct, made by
William F. Franks, of II Howard
street, who was in the First Precinct
Police Court yesterday IN complaint Of
his wife, charging him with assault and
battery, were today denied by Smith.
Franks said that some time ago he had
Smith arraigned before the Police Com
m~issioners, and hat his arrest by
S1nith was made to get square. The re-
marks made by Franks resulted in I'M
~pleasantness for Smith. In looking up
his record 1t was found. the police say,
that Franks has been arrested several
times before. Mrs. Franks admitted in
court that it was jealousy that led her
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
RAIN PUTS DAMPER ON
PLAYGROUND OUTING.
Despite the Downpour Many
Girls Flock to Electric Park.

There was much disappointment
among the girls of the city Fairgrounds
today when the downpour of ain
spoiled their outing at Electric Park.
About a score of children gathered
there, but were forced to remain under
shelter. They had a good time. how
ever, and more came in the afternoon.
William j. McKiernan, superintendent
of the city Fairgrounds. will arrange
for another date. No athletic games
will be held today, and the probabili-
ties are that all of the exercises will
be postponed.
When it was seen that the rain would
probably continue throughout the day,
announcement was made that the field
day exercises had been postponed until
next Tuesday.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
FAIR TO BE
CARNIVAL OF NATIONS.
Booths to Be Decorated and Fa=
nous Places Depicted.

Elaborate preparations are being
made by the Blessed Sacrament
Church. in the Clinton Hill section, for
the big open-air carnival Of nations to
be held in the open field corner of
Clinton avenue and Van Ness place
from September 6 to September 10.
With booths decorated TO represent IA
nous spots of the Old Word. and at
tendants wearing the native ,lress Of
the different countries, a delightful
treat is promised those who visit the
carnival during the week.
The pastor, the Rev. F. c. O'Neil1,
is sparing no pains to make the carni-
val an artistic success.
Situated on the highest point of
Clinton hill, the field is admirably
located for an outdoor fete. and pres
ent indications point to an immense
throng during the entire week.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
RAIN AIDS FIREMEN AT
$4,000 FACTORY BLAZE.
-
Fire Started by Gas Stove After
EMPLOYEES Had Quit for the Day

Damage to the amount of $4,000 was
done to- the trunk and bag factory
of M. Maids e. Co. by a fire which
destroyed the top floor me its con-
tents last night. The factory is located
at Sumner and Seventh venues oppo-
site h Second Precinct police station.
Doorman Grim Minis was standing in
the station near a window when he
discovered the fire. When the fire.
men arrived the entire top floor was
enveloped in a dense cloud of smoke.
Several streams were at once directed
on the fire, and in al hour and a half,
helped by the rain, the fire-fighters
a succeeded in qtienching the flames.
The building is a three-story brick
structure. All of the fifty employees
had left before the re started. 1t is
thought that the Il bable origin was
a gas stove. nean cR the fiFe broke
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
AMY HEXAMER IS
CARNIVAL QUEEN
Will Be Crowned at Ocean City's
Annual Festival To-
night.

OCEAN CITY. Aug. 1.-THE voting
contest for queen of carnival closed at
noon yesterday, and Miss Amy Hex
amer, daughter of COMMUNICATED
William E. Hexamer. a member of The
Ocean City Yacht Club, was the win
ner. Miss Hexamer, who is a Philadel-
phia girl, had 21.515 votes.
The two next highest were Miss Mar
garet Parker, with 6,625 votes, and Miss
Margaret r. Smith, also of this city,
who had 4,St5 votes.
For a few hours before the contest
closed a great crowd was in and sur
rounded the music pavilion, on the
boardwalk, where the voting was con-
Quoted at a booth.
The crowd was eager to boost its
favorites, and paid little heed to the
doWnpour Of rain.
Miss Smith n Miss Parker will be
the queens aides in the carnival to-
night.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
CHAMBERS HERE
IN v|RULENT FORM
Veterinarians Say Epidemic Is
Worst Experienced Here in
Thirty Years.

An epidemic of CHAMBERS, which local
veterinarians declare is the most
severe that has visited this locality in
thirty years, has been raging for the
past six weeks.
One veterinary sturgeon, who has an
extensive practise in Newark, declares
that during the period the disease has
been most virulent he has been forced
to kill two or three horses a day. Ordi-
narily he has not killed more than one
horse in six months because of this dis
ease, he said. The disease has made its
way into some of the large stables, 1t
is said, INC has swept through the
grazing districts on the outskirts of the
city.
Two years ago the veterinarians of
Newark endeavored to obtain an act Of
the Legislature by which the owner Of
a horse condemned to death by the
surgeon might be reimbursed for at
least a portion of the value of the ami
NAL. The act was never passed, and
the spread of the disease is laid largely
to the fact that every horse which is
killed is a dead loss to the owner The
veterinary surgeons say that many men
will not call upon one of their number
when they find their horse afflicted, for
fear it may be killed.
The disease spreads most rapidly
when horses are in the pasture and
when a number of them are watered at
the same trough. At the present time
the epidemic shows no signs of abating
it is said, and, unless heroic measures
of some sort are taken, will become
even more a enc thar it has been
in the past.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
WALBAUM GAMING PALACE
TO BE PUBLIC RESTAURANT.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE famous
gambling house of Gottfried Walbaum,
in West Thirty-third street, the most
gorgeously furnished palace of chance
in this country, is about to be thrown
open to the public as q
Until District Attorney Jerome had a
memorable interview with Walbauin
the house was the resort of many mil
lionaires and the games played there
were for enormous stakes. The place
was decorated and furnished at a cost
of more than $3.50. 900, after designs
supplied by Stanford White.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
CAR HOODLUM FINED; HAD
STOLEN BUCKLES, POLICE SAY

Andrew Best, 90 years old, of % Bel
mont venue Silver Lake, was fined $40
in the Second Police Court today for
creating a disturbance on a Bloomfield
avenue car. Best, when he entered the
car, had a transfer and instead of
handing it to the conductor, threw it
on the floor. The conductor, William
Harrington, told the young man that
he was acting in an ungentlemanly
manner. An argument nsued and he
was placed under arrest. When
searched al the stationhouse he had one
dozen belt buckles, which. the police
say, he admitted stealing from his en-
ployers. the Meeker Saddlery> Hard
ware Company. Of Mechanic y The
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-17
ORPHANS EAGER To
ENJOY STAR TREAT
Children of Ridgeley Home Will
See Wonders of COney Island
on Thursday.

The children of the Ridgeley Home
for Orphans of odd Fellows are to be
taken to Coney Island on the Majestic
on Thursday as the guests of the
STAR. The children will be shown the
wonders of the great ocean resort,
given a good dinner and entertained in
any and every way possible.
The little ones nave been anticipating
this trip for a long time, and as soon
as the date was finally settled upon
their joy jumped way up to the top
of the tube and they are now hardly
able to wait for the time to come.