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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-24
BREAK IN WATrR MAIN.

A break IN the water main in North
Fourth street, Harrison, yesterday, n Q
cessitated the calling out OF the water
department employees, who labored for
some hours before the flow of water
was retarded. Quite a quantity of aqua
pure ven to waste before the pipe wac
finally plugged.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-24
EAST NEWARK'S MAYOR
BEATEN AT BILLIARDS

In the emblem tournament of Kearny
Council, knights of Columbus. of West
Hudson. only one game of billiards was
played at the headquarters, in Harrl-
son.. last night. Mayor Cornelius Nc
Glennon. Of East Newark. was given q
bad defeat by William Scott. The score
wus 100 to So.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-24
EAST ORANGE M

Permits were given today to Lydia
G. Miller for the erection of two two
family houses at 2fe and 21s Grove
street, south. East Orange, by Building
Inspector Edward I. isondit Theodore
K. Squire will build a brick store at
s2s Main street, costingl s., 500.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-24
HELD ON GIRLS COMPLAINT.

William Breen, of East Newark. was
last night placed under $50 bail for the
grand jury by Recorder James Kelly.
of Kearny. Miss Lille Koenig, 20 years
old. of Newark. was the complainant.
She said that Brsen had struck hor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-24
MARK r. cox.

Funeral services for Mark r. Cox,
the ~well-known financier, who died yes
terday at his home. ITO Harrison street,
East Orange, will be held Friday at
Grace Church, Orange, at 8 .. IN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01

faxed, as we'll as hear most Of the gossip
that fioated up and down Broadw ay
touching great and small.
1t was a great place for the politicians
II you couldn't find Big Tim or Little
Tim anywhere else yal were pretty apt
to get their spo0r at the ~aietfopole. Sena-
tor Pat McCarren always played the
Hoffman House straight, but the Metro
pole was his place bet. and Senator Will
lam II. Reynolds, Comptroller Metz and
Larry MulliGan were frequently among
the group in the back Visiting
statesmen Of whatever persuasion al
ways took in the Metropolis, and the
Considines hal az wide an acquaintance
among that class as any men in the city.
And the graftsrs? Well. not 30 long
ago e rI aosr slo. SutSmo obi rs came
just in front Of the door. The barker
booned interesting details about the
tall buildings and the celebrated gin mills.
but On excited man on the front seat
interrupted him.
There's the hound that got my roll!'
he shouted. and began to clamber over
the wheel. ,
middle aged men who we're summing
themselves in the front door Of the Metro
pole and on the sidewalk in front dis
persed hastily. bruising each others
heels In q grand getaway. But he Con-
sidines never stood for any trick being
turned inside the place. and they made
things unpleasant every time for the man
who couldn't take his drinks without
starting a fght. George was big and a
was considerably smaller. but he was q
shade quicker than q monte man. and
betwee them mighty few fights were
aliowod to 60 to b finish.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
FATHER AND son EXECUTED.
They We're Members OF o Gang OF Nesroes
Mo killed 10 Hide Robbery.

RICHMOND, Va. April so.-John and
william Brown, father and son. were put
to death in the electric chair this morning.
The father first stepped into the death
chamber and the current was turned on,
the son following in seven minutes. Both
wers negroes. The executions took place
between Q and I O'Clock.
John and William Brown were parties
to the murder OF Mrs. Mary Skipwith and
Walter johnson in Powhatan county.
The murder was committed with intent
TO commit robbery. The bodies Of the
victims wero burned. the house being
firei after the murder. The Browns
were " Of Ave negroes sentenced TO
die for the crime. Others are yet to be
triei. Three negroes. all boys. will have
a hearing this week in Powhatan county
as accessories TO the murder, It IL be-
level that on account Of their youth and
the fac: that they were not directly con-
nectei with the crime they will be Sent TO
On May 6 Joseph and Isham Taylor
will die in the chair for participation In
the crime. The Taylors are brothers.
With the Browns they were leaders in
the ira gedy In which an old woman and q
young man were brutally murdered. Lewis
Jenkins, the last Of the five who have been
tried and sentenced for the murder, will
die on May Z.
Many Witnessed the executions this
morning. Commonwealth Attorney Boni-
FAINT aud Sheriff Baugh of Powhatan were
included among them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
THEODORE NJ. ROCHE ARRESTED
IN q Court OrdcF- In Suit o. Bonding
Company Claims.

Theodore NJ. Roche, who was a Tam
many politician a few years ago, and later
became a Republican in BROOKLYN, was
arr ested yesterday morning at Eighty
sixth street and Second e by Deputy
Sheriff Murray on ar order issued by
Supreme Court Justice Downing. The
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company. which Is interested in the case
in which Roche was arrested, was on
Roche's bond as receiver in three fore
closure cases and charge. that for five
years it has boen searching for Roche
after his failure to make a proper account
ing in the cases on which he was bonded.
Roche gave bail in the 9herih's office.
Roche's arrest involves three actions
brought against him by Robert Gray, as
assignee Of the claims of the bonding COM
pany. Papers in two Of the actions, cali
terday. and in the third action will be
served on Monday when the case comes
up in Part T.. Special Term. One of the
cases in which Roche WAS bonded was a
foreclosure action brought nv Daniel NJ.
Griffen and Sarah Griffen, as executors
Of the estate OF Daniel NJ. Griffen. against
Leandpr r.. Sire. Roche was appointed
receiver OF the premises at i,nf LeNing-
ton avenue, being bonded for $500 by the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company. Objections were made %
Roche's report. which vas filed in 1901.
and the bonding company had to pay
the plaintiffs s537.M.
The bonding company has been trying
10 find Roche ever since without much
success. Detectives for the company
say that he wasn't in the habit Of staying
very long in one place and, although he
has been in town much of the time since
the company has teen looking for hin,,
the slcrths didn't get on his trail until
recently, It was said yesterday that
several other bonding companies are in
teres'rd in knowing whore Roche is. A
few years ago he was receiver In many
similar cases, both here and in Brooklyn.
Four yea RS ago Roche formed the Asso-
citation Of Press Correspondents, whose
object was supposed to be the fostering
and protection Of the profession Of news
paper writer's. The association didn't do
much,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
NEEDS or AMERICAN MUSEUM.
Endowment Of 81, lo1. 900 should BE
More Than Doubled, President Says.

NtVTC IbfUu DOuDsc htssoSot "sse'
The fortieth annual report Of the trus-
tees OF the American Museum OF Natural
History will be issued to-day. An i'm
portant feature is the catalogue Of gifts
made in the last year.
Foremost among the benefactors ID
Mrs. Morris x. Jesup. who has betrayed
the cost Of all but two Of the museums
expeditions and has enriched every de-
partment Of the museum through gifts
Of collections. Four expeditions were
sent out. during the year,
The 81 900. 900 bequest from Morris X.
Jesup. the largest contribution ever made
10 the endowment. has been invested by
the finance committee since December
81. 1908. AT the present time the par value
Of the permanent endowment is 81 1872. $50.
In his report President Henry E. Osborn
says that the endowment is still INSULT
Gent for the present needs Of the museum
and a fund OF at least IS 1000. 900 is ur-
gently needed to maintain the present
position Of the American Museum Of
Natural History among the museums Of
the world.
The attendance at the muse UNI In the
last year has been unusually large, and
for the first time in the history OF the
museum the number Of visitors recorded
has exceeded the million mark. More
than 20, 600 persons attended the public
lectures given under the auspices OF the
Board OF Education and the New York
Academy OF Sciences.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
NEW MARsH.ALs TAMM ANY MEN
Hut the Mayor Reappoiuted 10 OF the
40 Whose Terms We're Up.

Mayor Mcclellan named yesterday
forty city marshals for Manhattan and
The Bronx to succeed those whose
terms ended yestsrday. There have been
rumors floating that the Mayor would
show that he had made peace with Murphy
by appointing forty men recommended
by the leader OF the Tammany organi-
xation. When the list came out yester-
day afternoon it was found that Mayor
Mcclellan had reappointed twenty-n mine
OF the forty and that the number was
made up Of twelve men who were first
appointed by ex-Mayor Low and seven
teen appointed by Mcclellan.
of applications for the jobs, For over
70 week past the Mayor has been going
through these applications carefully,
and he has several times said that he
would retain the old marshais who had
shown their fitness for the Office. In
other things being equal. give the pref
erence to men belonging to his " party.
In following. out this policy the g APP
poiutments he made yesterday went to
me recommended by MI. Murphy and
various Tammany district leaders. The
eleven new marshals are:
BENJAMIN Horn. All Grand street: Benja-
min Spter, 2I seventh street: Wliiam r.
Gallagher, a2o West Twenty-niuth street;
James J. Dezell. 2se West sixteenth street;
James Iarkin. 52+ First avenue: David
Sussman. 2o3 Third venue Thomas j..
Regain. Is7 East F0rty-6fth street; Bernard
]. McGlnty, $40 East Sixty second street:
Frederick Walters. 1885 First avenue:
Thomas Troy. $50 East taoth street. and
Eugene Oden, 1912 Franklin avenue.
One Of the marshals ~reappointed was
Louis Munzinger. who is the marshal
ton Of Arrears Of Personal Taxes. 1t
il generally believed that the commits
sions received by Munzinger have
amounted In some years to as high as
$50. 600. althoug Oh the average 10 less than
a third Of that amount. aud 1t Is known
that several OF the Tammany district
leaders had their eyes on the place. The
Mayor however found that .Munzinger
was doing satisfactory work and he
accordingly .reappointsd him. The mar
shals serve for six years and are paid by
feAa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
DRUNKEN MANS CRIME AT NOME
Wife Asked Where He Was GOING n He
Cut Her Throat-Theu Kills Himself.

After an absence OF TIRES days Edward
Devine returned last night to his home
on the second floor Of 8 State street.
Brooklyn, with the same old souse and
Crouch that had caused him to go away.
demanded his clothes. got Thorn, and
GLIDING the six children who romped
about the kitchen turned the knob OF
the door opening or to the hall and in
formed everybody that he was going
away for good. 1t was too much when
! Mrs. Deyine asked him where" and he
pulled q razor from his pocket and at
tackled her.
The children screamed and fell back.
| but the woman, no Is larger than her
husband, fought him Of until he cut
a cash in he. throat that took fftesn
stitches to close. She became pncon-
%scious, and Deyive, probably thinking
that he had finished he-. walked acres
the floor to the fire. according to the
children. vt down and afte- staring at it
for q foS moments turned the razor over
and Owe. and then cut his own throat,
Deyine was taken to tho Long Island
College Hospital. whore he disd soon
after arrival. but lis wife refus I'd &,
leave her children and was attended at
he- home by Ambulance Surgeon Gordon.
She will recover. She is % years old.
pevine ives 50. he ives employed in
a shoe factory at Dexalb avenuc and
Steuben street and bore a good reputA-
ton up to q week ago, when his wife had
him arrested for assault. He was to
Appeal in tho Butler street court for
examination on this charge on Monday.
The couple had boon married eleven years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
s. S. (ORTIS HONORED.
He's 50 and Ha Been In the Steamship
business Half q Century.

Samuel 8. Cortis. who has been for the
last fifty years in the steamship business
In New York and thirty-three years in the
service Of the White Star Line. was sur
prised by his associates OF the I~nterna-
tional Mercantile Marine Company yester-
day afternoon when he was about to leave
the White Star Office. He was invited to
look upon n silver tea service n listen to
a speech by Richard II. Farley. ono OF the
passenger agents of the line. who told Mr..
Cortis that the silver belonged to him
and was line gift Of the officers and stan
of the International Mercantile Marine
Company to commemorate his long and
faithful service.
Among the representatives Of the
l. M. NJ. c. who wished MIR. Cortis good
luck on his retirement from active duty
with the White Star Line were John Lee,
r. A. 3. Franklin. W. W. JefYeries, B. v. d.
Mitchell. David Lindsay, John Fl. Thomas,
Thomas r. Thorne. David Wiepert and
Harvey Mead.
Mr., Cortis is the dean Of steamship men
in this port. He IL in his eightieth year.
Representatives OF every Transatlantic
line Of importance hereabout gave a COM
plimentsry dinner to Mr.. Cortis on Thurs
day night at the st. Regis and through
Gustave II. Schwab Of the North German
Lloyd presented to him q gold watch,
chain and charm. :
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
FINE CLUBHOU Sc FOR ELKS.
Plans Filed for . Million Dol lar Building
In West Forty.thIrd Street.


j Riley Gordon. architect for the New
York Lodge No. 1 Of the Benevolent
Protective Order OF Elks, filed yesterday
with Building superintendent Murphy
the plans for the new clubhouse to be
erected for the order on the site at l0e
to llG West Forty-third street. opposite
the Army and Navy Club hopse.
1t is to be a structure OF eleven stories,
having a frontage Of 100 feet and a depth
OF 1905 feet. The facade is to be Of gran
tie and brick with limestone trimmings,
in the etyle OF the italian Renaissance,
with rows OF Doric engaged columns
! at the lower stories and a similar row OF
| C%orinthian engaged columns at b upper
stories supporting the cornice and balus-
trade Of the mansard.
The basement will be fitted as a grill
room and bowling alleys. and the main
floor and mezzanine will contain a res
tas. rant and private dining rooms. Above
this will be the great lodge room, with two
balconies Of boxes and a seating capacity
OF 1000. There also will be q theatre
seating SIS persons and q billiard room.
There will be 100 sleeping chambers with
shower baths.
1t Is announced by the architect that
the building will cost 81. OOO. 600, and
1t Ia the intention to have IL ready for
dedication by next Christmas ave The
lodge trustees proposed to make II a
metropolitan meeting place for
members OF the order throughout the
country as we'll as those living in the city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
FIFTH AVE. BUILDING OPENS
Just q Year After the Old Hotel Was
Torn Down,

The Fifth Avenue Building opens iti
doors to tenants this morning, just twelve
months to a day after the old Fifth Avenue
Hotel was torn down. The new building
is fourteen stories high instead Of six
and runs back to include the plot formerly
occupied by the Madison Square Theatre
Like the old building. the new structure
is all Of white stone, with rows OF tai
columns thanking its Fifth avenue en-
trance. When one steps inside, however
the similarity ends. Instead Of the mar
row lobby OF former days with its quiet
hooks and leather covered loungine
chairs there Is a vaulted arcade. lined
with marble pillars and with quantity
carved electroliers. q domed rotunda
richly decorated with bronze work and M
intersecting arcade running through from
street TO street.
as many elevators. On the Twenty
fourth street side there will be a French
restaurant that will open its doors on
June i. On the Twenty-third street cor
ner. where the Second National Bank
used to be. are the new quarters OF the
Garfield National Bank. Fronting on the
dICduCS dt0 bOl t6tS poOttiop 90
stands, q theatre ticket agency and the
branch Offices Of brokerage firms. On the
upper floors are the executive Offices OF
important corporations.
The Fifth Avenue Building ia unique
among other business buildings in that
ID has almost unrestricted light and air
on all sides. To the east il faces Madison
Square. to the south the low building g.
that line Twenty-thiId etreet, to the
west are rows OF remodelled dwellings and
to the north is the Albemarle, a six story
structure.
1t comes as rear 10 being absolutely
unburnable as any building can come.
The walls are OF stone, the skeleton Of
steel. the floors Of terra Gotta blocks COW
cred with a layer OF concrete. the doors
OF rolled steel plates. the windows frames
Of bronze and copper and the baseboards
OF marble. A ena should he feel 8 q
inclined could build a merry little bon
fire in his office without in the least in
Concentrating his neighhore. Facing west
is a central court 90 feet wide-the width
Of an ordinary street lined with white
terra Gotta.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
THE AMERICAN FINED 5000
GUILTY IN SUIT BEGUN BY D..
ID. ROCkEF TELLER, JR.

Question Raises; whether the Actor
wss Begun Before or After the Re
traction Was Printed Lawyer Shear
Announces That He Win Appeal
After being out an hour and a hall
n jury before Judge Malone in General
Sessions yesterday found the Star Pub
fishing Company, pab,i=aers c! tn.
New York American, guilty OF criminal
libel on the charge brought by John d,
Rockefeller. Jr. Judge Malone after
hearing the verdict sentenced the de-
PENDANT corporation to pay a fine Of $500.
The trial consumed only a day and
half. The prosecution. conducted BY
District Attorney jerome in person,
based It's q entirely upon the alleged
libellous article which appeared In the
American Of December II. 1908. 1t wa q
despatch dated Chicago, accusing John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr.. OF conducting q
peonage system in connection with the
Corn Products Company Of Summit. a
suburb Of Chicago.
None Of the members Of the defendant
ence j. Shearn vas present to look after
the interests Of Mr.. Hearst. After Mr..
Rockefeller had testified that he had nc
connection with the Corn Products Com
pany CT their !shorers and knew nothing
OF the alleged facts as set forth In the
publication Mr.. Shearn offered In evidence
a copy Of the American of December IS,
the day following that OF the publication
of the libel. in which q complete retrac-
ton was made.
Upon this the District Attorney recalled
Mr.. Rockefeller and asked him II it were
not true that he had begun criminal
proceedings before the publication Of the
%retraotion. Mr.. Shearn objected to the
question and a recess was taken to allow
Mr.. Jerome to produce the police court
records. These records showed that Mr.
Rockefeller had begun his action on the
day that the libel was published. The
police court records were not admitted
in evidence.
In summing up Mr.. shearn pointed out
that there had been but three similar
cases on the records. He declared that
trict Attorney should appear in person
complainant happened TO be 'the o Of
the richest man in the world
In reply Mr.. Jerome said that while it
was true that the records showed only
three similar cases many things de-
pended upon the result Of his m He
added that II the result was what he
looked forward TO there would be many
more such cases upon the books In the
future. Mr.. Rockefeller was In court
during the early part Of yesterday's
session, but he left before the verdict
was announced. Mr.. Shearn said that
he would appeal the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
COST OF CARNEGIE LIBRARIES.
City VIII Have TO Spend 81 500. 900 More
Than Estimated.

When Andrew Carnegie offered to build
seventy-eight libraries for The city on
condition that the city would provide the
sites and books it was estimated that the
municipality would not have to spend
more han 1000. 900 TO carry out its part
Of the contract. Comptroller Metz re-
ported 10 the Board Of Estimate yesterday
that the city has as yet only secured fifty
five sites and in purchasing these has
overrun the original estimate. He figures
that by the time tb0city gets the remain
ing sites the cost will be s.. ss7. SIS.
A report was also read from A. T.
Briggs. agent for the Carnegie library
sites, saying that the increase in the es-
Inmates was due to the fact that the city
had delayed in buying sites which were
offered al the time the Carnegie gift was
made and that in the meantime the prices
had advanced. He added that the delay
will cost Mr.. Carnegie 1885,. 900 more be-
cause OF the increased cost OF labor and
building materials.
Mr.. Briggs asked for an immediate
appropriation OF $50. 900 for twelve IL
brary sites, but II was decided to lay the
matter over for two weeks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
IT'S TO Be OPERA LYRIQUE
AT THE NEW Theatre, AND
NOT OPERt COHfOTE.
Just q TiS. t,euce in Name Masscnet's
''Herther'' 10 Open thc Season Mr.
Giily's Name IL Not Dink. but DInh
-TOscanini Sails Before the singers.

Giily's Name IL Not Dink. but Dlnh
-TOscanini Sails Before the singers.
The lyric performances at tho Now
Theatre are to begin next year with a
revival of Massenet's "Werther," which
has not been heard here In fifteen years.
Jean de Reszko and Emma Games sang
the work at the Metropolitan Opera House
in the supplementary season on 1895.
Now the leading roles are to fall to Ed
mond Clement, the new French tenor.
and to Geraldine Farrar.
The term opera comique" was not found
suited to all the musical productions to
be given next season at the New Theatre.
The old distinction between grand opera
that opera oomique has spoken dialogue
while the essential feature Of grand opera
was r~scitative. That distinction has
ceased to be observed and it was decided
that something different was necessary
for the New Theatre.
"Ths matter was left to Mr.. Gatti-
Casazza." one Of the directors told The
Sun reporter. and after consideration
he decided that the best term vas opera
lyrique. So that will be used in describ-
ing the operate performances at the New
Theatre"
NJ. Aida 10 ons y, tho ,,os, raoart,v
engaged artists who will again bs heard
at the Metropolitan. Nine. Homer's con-
tract il to be renewed, although there are
aoma details tn sett,s befora il Ia siuned
finally The same il trIe Of the contract
~ S}gnor kmato Adamo Didur has
Sa.n Taan oaoad whils Alhsrt Reiss who
rnoSa ss,nS 3 sncoess in .Ths Rar+arad
RITA . has bean nut under Ave wears
Contract at materially inoraesed nav
with the understanding that he is also
Ss~ YSaatrs ~"
On ~ sha nr;nc;na, drama+,o pro-
duct;ons ~ ths sesson A. the Ssv Theatre
viii sIso he mIsinsi in character This
Ia The rJav .Rsetboven : nv Rena Fan
"ba;s rh;ch wos one ~ the meat size
%oassful sforts Of the last sesson At the
Gd1on in Paris