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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
CONTEMPLATING
CHARGE AGAINST
FATHER AND SON

When arraigned in the Fourth Pre-
cinct Police Court today Vincenzo De-
vito, 16 years old, who was arrested
with his father, Carmelo Devitto, 46
years old, in the Vailsburg section. for
circulating counterfeit ~half-dollars, pre-
tended that he could not understand
English.
Captain Vogel came to the rescue
when he enlightened the court that the
boy, in a conversation with his father
in the prison last night, said he
wouldn't reveal a thing even If they
cut his head off," The conversation Of
the Devittos, who were locked In differ
ent cells, was in Italian and was over
heard by Policeman Tortarellio, who
was secreted In a part of the prison.
Captain Vogel went to the homeo of the
Devittos, 10 Mt. Prospect avenue. and
took possession of plaster of paris
moulds in which the coins were made,
acids and 116 packs of various brands
of cigarettes. In conducting a search
in the cellar the captain noticed an oak
sewing machine valued at $50 in a
closet in the cellar which was closed
by several wine barrels blocked against
the door.
No one in the house claimed to know
anything about the machine and 1T
was placed in the patrol wagon and
carted with the evidence to the Fourth
precinct police station.
Judge Herr committed both without
bail to await the action of the United
States authorities. Later they were
taken to the office of United States
Commissioner Bigelow, in Market
street, and formally arraigned.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
COMES TO POLICE
STATION CARRYING
FOOT IN HIS HAND

John Moore was ushered in the Sec
ing carrying his right foot in his hand.
He was able, with the help of Patrol
man F~laherty, who had taken him in
charge when he found him sitting in
fragments on the corner of Broad and
State streets, to get along without be-
ing carried. The foot which he held
was still In the shoe.
Flaherty observed the figure of Moore
sitting dejectedly on the curbstone- a t
the corner about 1880 this morning. AT
first he paid little attention to him, as
he supposed that the mar would soon
walk away. AS Moore showed no in
dication of having it in mind to leave
his seat the policeman approached him
with the usual suggestion that he
"move on" In answer Moore sadly
held GU his detached foot, pointing
with the other hand to the wooden
ankle sticking out of his right trouser
leg. His Lincoln celebration had rem
dered him sparing of words.
An attempt to reunite the two por-
lions of Moore's anatomy convinced
Flaherty that he was no surgeon, so he
bur led his fractured charge into the
patrol wagon and took him to the sta
ton house.
Moore could not recall when or how
the accident ook place. He said that
he was an expressman and had no
home, though he was an old Newarker.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13

William Romer. James o'Halloran,
Patrick J. Dolan, Frank Flynn. Alex
Traudt, James J.. Bowling, Joseph
O'Reilly, John c. Bowling, M.
w. Boyle, Michael Pagan, Pat
rick Campbell, w. Schneider, John
J.. Brady, William Ryan, Edward Caro-
Ian, Joseph Ellis, John Conboy, Thomas
Gorham, A. I. Reilly, Carl Schneider,
Michael Smith. P. J. Hosey, Peter ].
Smith, Gustave Wiedenmayer, Thomas
Fleming, John H. Knorr, Patrick Nc
Cabe. Thomas Craig, John Boyle, John
Donahue, Michael Brennan, Frank
Obert, John O'Rourke, Peter King,
Thomas ]. Smith, James P. Murphy,
Joseph Murphy.
Thomas ]. D.. Smith is president of
the Harrigan Association; James B.
Reilly, recording secretary; F. J. Wilde
man, corresponding secretary; William
Dougal, financial secretary; ]. j. Berry.
collector; James McGinnlss, sergeant
alarms.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
JEFFERSON|ANS
CELEBRATE IN
L|NC0LKS HONOR
New Clubhouse Beautifully Deco
rated in Honor of
Function.

Lincoln's birth centennial was OBJ
served by the Jeffersonian Club last
night in its new clubhouse, in Halsey
street, opposite West Park street. The
double parlor was decorated with
American flags and tubs of palms, and
on the wall above the desk of the presi-
dent, Thomas r. Bowers was a large
Lincoln portrait. After patriotic mu-
sic President Bowers said the mem
bers of the Jeffersonian Club, all
stanch Democrats, had assembled to
honor a man who was elected President
of the United States by the Republic
can party, but who vas President for
the people, and he said in the crucial
hours of the Civil War, when he had
a hole to fill he tried to choose the
right peg to fill 1t, without regard to
politics or creed.
President Bowers then introduced
A~ssemblyman Edward Kenny, from
East Newark, who made an address
on the life n character n the
achievements of Lincoln after he was
President, said he was not a great
genius, such as some too Jealous eulo-
gists described him, but only a plain,
simple, honest, rugged American, a
man of the common people, n who
believed in the people, a implicit
trust in them, and he believed that the
God who had helped the creators OF
the republic in the trials of its forma-
ton period would protect it in any
crisis that might come.
Among those present were Mayor
Jacob Haussling, City Counsel James
R. Nugent, DR.. William Dimond, Jo-
seph M. Cox, secretary of the Police
Board; DR.. Charles F. SPAIN, Harry
M. Konwiser, George B. Dwyer, Frank
Mcbride, A. D. Marx, Harris Cash,
former Alderman Michael F. Mullen,
Tax Commissioner Moses Reichman,
David Straus, former Alderman
Michael Leveen, Joseph Heisler, Ter
renee F.. Doris, Harry Haines, Gus
tave Harms, George M. Dicker and
Board of Works Commissioner George
H. Lambert.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
GIVES HIMSELF UP AND
is ADMITTED TO BAIL.

Tired of having beer hunted for by
the police, Marco, alias Michael Mini
chini. charged with atrocious assault
and battery, appeared in the Court of
Quarter Sessions today, accompanied
by a bondsman, and gave himself up.
Joseph Serritella, of 81 Cutler street,
put up the necessary amount in $1,000,
and Minichini was allowed to go until
wanted.
He got into a fight with Silvia
Meragliano, Of % Cutler street, n
airy "a last, and shot him in the neck.
Then he ran away; while his victim
was sent to the City Hospital. He has
since recovered.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
CITY ENDS GREAT
TRIBUTE TO THE
MARTYR LINCOLN

of Common Council committee,
Fred NJ. Summers.
Orator, Reception, Invitation and
Hall-Alderman Charles L. Whitfield,
chairman; Comrades William H. How
ard, Phil Kearny Post No. 1, G. A. r.;
Robert G. Gerth, James A. Garfield
Post No. a; Uriah Seely, Lincoln Post
No. II; Adam Schautz, HexaTper Post
No. "a; the Rev. R. French Hurley,
Isaac M. Tucker Post No. IS; James B.
Murphy, Marcus L. Ward Post No. SO;
Robert Johnson, Phil Sheridan Post No.
ITO.
Program, Talent and Music-Alder-
Charles H. Gaffeney. chairman;
Comrades William R. Price, Phil
Kearny Post No. /, q. A. r.; William
]. Furze, James A. Garfield Post No.
4; James C. Taylor. Lincoln Post No.
IL; Christian Herzog, Hexamer Post
No. "a; Joseph Wells, Isaac M. Tucker
Post No. SIS; William s.. Canon, Marcus
L. Ward Post No. 8S; Henry Falk, Phil
Sheridan Post No. 40.
Badges and observation-disclosures
Emil Wohlfarth, chairman; Comrades
David D. Keefe, Phil Kearny Post NO
l, G. A. r.; Caleb B. Cadmus, James A.
Garfield Post No. 4; Frederick Scholl,
Lincoln Post No. IL; Francis Muller,
Hexamer Post Nc. "a; Ed G. Thompson,
Isaac M. Tucker Post No. 65; Forman
J. Reynolds, Marcus l.. Ward Post No
So; William o. Allen, Phil Sheridan
Post No. ITO.
After the evening service there was a
banquet at Achtel-Stetter's, described
elsewhere.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
BEDA VOIGT HEAD OF
KRUGER ASSOCIATION.

The following officers Of the Gott-
fried Kruger Association, were elect
cd last night: Beda Voigt, president;
William A.. Weber, vice-president;
Frank S. Hand, financial secretary; A.
G. Kroehl, jr., recording secretary;
Louis Boehme, corresponding secretary,
and Charles A. Schumacher. treasurer.
Alexander Koerber was elected SER
genat-at-arms, and William II. f.
Fielder, John w. Vogel, William H.
Barkhorn and George Brueckner trus-
tees.
The directors for a term of three
years are William Graah, Hubert Hahn,
John C. Schweikhardt, Philip Zusi and
Alex Melville.
Mr., Voigt and Mr.. Weber were elect
ed for the seventh time, Mr.. Kroehl
for the eight time. Mr.. Hand and
Mr.. Boehme have served fifteen years
for the association.
The annual banquet of the association
will be held at the clubhouse on March
4, Inc the committee, of which Police
Judge Charles F. Herr is the chairman.
is busy making the arrangements.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
HOLY NAME GIVES
PAROCH|AL PUPILS
HANDSOME FLAG
Several Thousand Cheer as
Emblem Is Unfurled at st.
COlumba's School.


Upward of 1900 men and women and
school children were gathered at Penn
sylyania avenue n South street, yes
terdav afternoon when Thoma ]. Fell.
zuaa,so,4 - .ha tro,,, Nor,a soo,.+y Of
=. HS,nsIa,a Sh,roh hoistad = .,,k
.s.Iaaa e. 1oxoo saat In s,za and
1.rsaNl .i,n 49, 1at The haa,,tif,,, eno,
pnnn s ~ eog anttared ahova
.ha ,a+tar obaared wh,ie tba
ea,aa, aS;,dren seng "Tba star-snan-
S,ns pannnro
nm. 1,ta.ar. vnr,;sos r,a,a ba,d In
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
AlaEMANIAS TO HOLD SMOKER.

Allemania Lodge No. 10, /. o. o. F.,
will have a smoker on the night of st.
Patrick's Day, and preliminary ar
rangements were made at its meeting
last night. George Stammler. chair
man of the committee in charge, prom
Uses talent of a high class. On the COM
mittee with him are Jacob Franz
mathes, August Gutschke, Henry Weis-
mantel, Peter Rooss, Anton Duerr-
schmidt and John Minke
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
LINCOLN CLUB
PAYS TRIBUTE To
ITS NAMESAkE
General Wilson Prin-
cipal Speaker at Big
Banquet.
MANY NOTABLES AT
CONTINENTAL HOTEL
Congressman R. Wayne Parker
Traces Rise OF Martyred
Emancipation.

Chief among the celebrations of Lin
coin Day was the twelfth annual BAN
quet of the Lincoln Club of this city
at the Continental Hotel last night.
There were about 200 present, includ-
ing the members and guests. The din
ing-room was gaily decorated with
American flags and photos of Lincoln
at various periods of his life. Scott
German, the president of the club, act
ed as POSTMASTER, and before intro
ducing the first speaker he eulogized
the great emancipation and said that all
were there to pay him honor
The several speakers paid a high
tribute to Lincoln and dwelt on his re-
markable career. Attorney-Genera
first speaker. He responded to the
toast, Lincoln the Commoner." He
described Lincoln's birth in h log
cabin in the wilds of Kentucky and
said that by his perseverance and
splendid personality rose from his boy
hood surroundings to the pinnacle Of
perfection. His life on the farm was
next described by the speaker and his
method of studying law by the freslde
told. Continuing. he said:
Congressman Parker's Address.
Congressman r. Wayne Parker's
toast was American Thrift" He gave
a descriptive as well as pathetic out
line of the Lincoln family In the vari-
Gus States and finally traced them tc
the wilds of Kentucky, where Abe was
born. He told of the death of Abraham
Loncoln's grandfather, who vas killed
by the Indians, and said that Abe's
father, Thomas Lincoln, was left alone
at the age of six years.
zone Hundred Years After" was the
toast assigned to former Sheriff Frank
Fl. Sommer. He said In part:
"In the eyes you find love, not love
for any individual or one community
love for all the people irrespective OF
color or anything else. You will not
find a single act in his whole life that
is not marked by the all infallible love
He loved Justice and equality and
hat is why the scene of the girl upoI
the auction block deprived Of hel
liberty moved him to vow that If evel
the opportunity presented itself hi
would abolish slavery.
'1nose seated around the speakers
table were Toastmaster Scott German
DR.. Fred Glare Baldwin, Attorney
General Edmund Wilson, the Rev. w
Y. Chapman, the Rev. III. Hunter, DR.
Daniel NJ. Dill, former Sheriff Franz
H. sommer, Gilbert e. Crogan. AS
semblyman William p. Martin, Con,
gresham R. Wayne Parker. Richard s
Jenkinson, Commissioners Augustus
Eggers, Ira Budd and Arthur r. Den
man.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
GERMAN CITIZENS
UNITE To HONOR
L|NC0LKS MEMORY

Lincoln's memory was revered in
word and song by the German-Ameri-
a Central Society in the Turn Hall.
in upper William street, last night,
where Major Carl Lentz, as the prin-
cipal speaker, made a stirring address.
He likened Lincoln to Washington and
also compared him to Barbarossa Of
the fatherland, the ancient king who
slumbered in his rocky chamber until
he heard the cry Of distress Of the
German people and freed them from
their oppressors.
Professor Voss's orchestra played
several selections, there was singing by
the United Singers of Newark and Miss
Margaret Neumann recited a prologue
by Carl Kniep, while girls from the
gymnastic classes of the Turn Verein
appeared In a series OF well executed
drills.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
MAYOR AT CALUMET
CLUBS BIG RECEPTION.

The annual reception and ball of he
Calumet Club was held last night in
Viewers Colosseum, which was crowded
until an early hour this morning with
pleasure seekers. Mayor Haussling
and a large number of city officials at
tended as friends of Henry Cort, presl-
lent of the club, who is also the head
of the Thomas Cort Shoe Company,
where all of the members of the club
are employed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
NEWARK Y. M. G. A.
CELEBRATES THE DAY.

The Newark Y. M. c. A. held appro-
pirate exercises yesterday afternoon IN
honor of the centenary of the martyred
President. J. Woodman Rabbit gave
anecdotes of Lincoln from the writings
Of Henry Watterson, Horace Porter ana
John C. Black. A feature OF the &C.
casion was the violin solos of Maurlce
Mike. the Polish violinist.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
LINCOLN DAY AT RESCUE HOME,

Lincoln Day was celebrated yes
terday at the Rescue Home, in Liberty
street, with appropriate exercises and
an address by the Rev. William Man
ming, of Rochester, N. Y. An address
was also made on Temperance by
William Cherry. an engineer of the
Central railroad. The evangelistic
brass band gave a musical program.
Superintendent Simmons presided.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
BOY DEAD OF HEART TROUBLE.

old, eldest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. Sundmacher, Of 54S South Tenth
street, was stricken with ~valvular dis
ease of the heart from which he died
yesterday. HIS death was sudden. The
funeral will take place Monday after
noon, with the interment in Paramount
Cemetery,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
A SUGGESTION ON ECZEMA

1t Is suggested that eczema sufferers
ask Druggist r. r. Petty, of this city.
what reports he is getting from the
patients who have used the oil of win
tergreen liquid compound, d. d. D..
Prescription.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-13
GOV. FORT QUITS STATE
TO SPEAK in BROOKLYN.

Governor Fort had no part in yester-
days celebration of Lincoln's centenary
in New Jersey. He delivered a Lincoln
Grafton in Brooklyn in the evening.
The evening world., 1909-03-29
KILLED By GAS
TRYING TO SAVE
HUSBANDS LIFE
Almost Within Reach of Fatal
Tap, Mrs. W:er /, Also
Overcome.

In a second floor rear room Of No. SIS
West Twenty.fourth street. which they
had occupied few weeks, Mr.. and Mrs
James Wier, middle-aged couple, were
found dead by gas this morning. the
oman on the floor near a gas heater
and the man In bed.
An examination OF the room showed
that the tragedy had been due to an ac.
c!dent and not TO preparation. One Of
two gas Jets that are close together had
ben turned on. while the other was be.
Ing turned off. The one that was turned
on was arranged for gas-heater con.
ncction. hut there was no tube on the
heater to Connec; K.
The position in which the woman was
found showed that she had awakened
after the room had alled with gas, and
that she had crawed from bed in des.
perate effort to reach the gas Jet and
turn l. of. She had fallen unconscious
and died within a few feet Of the gas
tap.
Mrs. Mary Kelly, from whom the
couple rented the room, sald that they
had been in excellent spirits yesterday.
and had talked with other dodgers about
their plans for the week. Mrs. Kelly did
not know where they came from or IL
they had any relatives living.
- a a a..
house. but the surgeon said they had
been dead foy several hours.
The evening world., 1909-03-29
Official Figures May Prompt
Federal Inquiry on the
Dwindling of Families.
# LIFE TO BLAME IS HER OWN LAWYER
Crowdine and Hurry in the
Big Cities, Chief Causes for
Serious Conditions.

WASHINGTON, March 2e--ln the last
century the birth rate In the United
States has fallen In a surprising degree
according to figures compiled BY W. s.
I Roster chief clerk oS the Censu. BIZ.
reau. and at the present dine It Is abou.
the same as that OF Fratcc. As the fall.
| Ing birth rate In France has occas.oned
that country grave concern and has
stirred governmental action, Il /, no,
improbable that the United States may
Undertake an inquiry to ascertain the
causes leading UP to the steady dwlnd
ling families.
MI Rosters compilation is soon 10
be published by the Census Bureau. i,
makes interesting comparisons betwee n
the first census taken In the United
states In 1870 and the one completed IN
1900. Between the tvs dates the size
OF families is found to be invariably
downward. Another feature Of 'a1por-
lance, taken in conjunction with the
decreasing birth rate, is the steady ten.
dency OF population toward the cities
and away from the town, and country
There Is q distinct connection he.
tween the reduction In families and the
increasing movement OF population
toward the cities, In the opinion OF the
census officials. The apartment house
nat" and the tenement room do not
encourage large families. The struggle
for existence In the large cities also
Is more wearing and exhaust!ng than
under conditions that obtain In small
towns or in the rural districts.
In his forthcoming report Mr.. Ross!ter
shows that. while the total population
OF the United States increased rapid,
from lI9o 20 1910. the relative population
of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
Baltimore increased even more rapldIv
In iIgb the populat,on OF these four cities
formed only "a per cent o, the total
BIZ, in 1900 they included With, thar
The evening world., 1909-03-29
Belle of Hog Alley" and Her
Companion Arrested in
Bridgeport.
AT HUSBANDS REQUEST
Girl Was Pet of Auto Demon
strators and Garage
Men.

Hog Alley" was all buzzng with OK
e!,emsnt to-day over the discovery that
Annie, the bride CT Ed" Strons. haC
fed to Bridgeport with Dean Rankin
Hog Alley" is that section OF Broad
way which Is owned to the exclusion Of
citizens OF New York by automobil,
manufacturers agents and garage
keepers. i, extends from For,y-ht.t
street almost TO F'isty-ninth street. Ami,
vas the belle OF Hog Alley" even be-
Torn she was married to Ed Strong
When ED" Strong, fascinated by tn,
daring and skill! with which she coult
run n machine all BY her lonesome
married Annie last August Hog Alley
was desolate. Up and down Broadwa,
over and above the whlazlng o. DEM
onstra,ing cars could be heard the
means OF chauffeurj and garage mer
grievng that Annie had shaken tn,
bunch.
But the groans Of the abandoned soon
changed TO cheers Annie the Bride
was more on tae alley and more pro-
m!scuously soc!able otherwise, q good
tellep than she had been before. She
was al! over the place all the time,
trim, red-cheeked. her black hair Just
enough disordered to llutter entIcngy
In the breeze under her saucy cap.
mn 10 uI
The evening world., 1909-03-29
WINE LIKE WATER At
POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Flowed in Steady Tide-l,O54
Bottles, Six Casks-All
Down the Sewer

Wine flowed as never before at Pc.
lice Headquarters this afternoon Alto
gcther there flowed 1904 bottles and six
casks Of the finest italian wines. But
It al! went down the sewer-every drop
OF i,-witn twenty buecoats standing
BY. clutchlns their throats and avert!ng
their eyes for the cruel sacrifice" as
they called It.
This great food OF wine that went TO
waste was seized by the State Excise
Board from the establishment Of
Giovanni Reggnassi at No. l39 West
Tenth street. Regsnassi was carrying
neglected TO provide himself with a
license.
Moro than twice the amount that was
poured into the sewer from the Police
Headquarters court yard to-day was
seized when the state excise men ralded
the Tenth street place All had not
been paid for By Reggnass!, however,
OF bottles and ten casks. The remainder
was ordered destroyed BY Supreme
Court Justice Blanchard.
Among the wines that gugled from
cask and bottle into the sewer were
various brands Of Chant. VI Tanova
ard Lacrimae Christi.
The sacrifice OF all this Joy elixir
was directed by Frederick W Schelle,
attorney for State Excise Commits.
sIoner Maynard NJ. Clement, Commits.
sioner Bngham's secretary. Dan Stat.
terry, and Property Clerk OConnor
They saw that not a drop was di.
verified from the drains that led into
the sewer.
The pouring away away OF these
hundreds OF gallons OF wine was man.
datory under law tibet went into
effect on July |. 1908 Hereafter this
will BE- the fate OF all wines seized in
raids upon dealers who neglect 10 take
cut & l!sesse
The evening world., 1909-03-29
SPRY AT 81.
Kecps Well and Active on Postum

Postum does one good because It Is
made OF clean hard whea. and con
tains no drug or other harmful sub
stance.
"My husband always had his cot.
fee twice a day-thought he could
not do without IT," writes a N. Y.
woman. about twelve years ago he
began to have bad spells.
His head felt queer, was dizzy and
sick at his stomach, The doctor
would come and prescribe for bilious.
ness, but medicines gave no perma.
nent relief.
an short time the same old
SPELLS would return. This went on
for years, until we dreaded these
spells and feared he would become
an invalid.
"a friend to whom we told this ex.
perielce said 1t was coffee. He had
been the same way, and stopped
drinking coffee and got we'll by
change to vell.made Postum.
HE told US to be sure to make Il
right, according 70 directions on pkg
Now we like Postum as we'll as coffee,
and ! can't remember when my hus.
band has had sick day.
Those bad spells are a thing OF
the past. He is G., works every day
and is as Spry as a boy. We have
been using Postum a year and a half
and are glad to have delicious drink
which does not injure us as coffee
did"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs, There's a Rea.
son"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time TO time.
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest