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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
BLOOMFIELD-.GLEN RIDGE.
Bloomfield Actor Honored.

Members of the j. Gilbert Brady AS
ISOLATION of Bloomfield attended the
performance in the American Music
Hall, Newark. last night, where they
presented Charles L. Warren, of the
team of Shean and Warren. with a
handsome floral piece. Later Mr.. War
rem. whose home is in Bloomfield, was
a guest at a banquet given In his
honor in the Anheuser-Busch. Speeches
were made by Mr.. Brady, Thomas
Riker, Clarence Williams, Mr.. Warren
and others.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
CALDWELL AND O

Methodist Church improvements.
Improvements are still In progress at
the Caldwell Methodist Church. Men
and teams are now grading the church
lawn. Inside stairs are being made to
connect the new Sunday school room
with the main auditorium.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
SOUTH ORANGE.
CHILD DIES SUDDENLY
WHILE VISITING UNCLE.
John Griffith Expires of Nephri-
It's in Mothers Arms.

Before q physician reached mis- side,
John Griffith, 4 years old, VINO with
his mother. Mrs. Evan L.. Griffith, was
on a visit to the latter's brother,
Robert. O'Dell, of Valley street, South
Orange, died yesterday afternoon.
Death was due to acute nephritis.
Mrs. Griffith and her son left their
home in Utica, N. Y, about five weeks
ago to make the visit, n since their
stay in South Orange the boy was
taken i'll. DR.. George II. Cobb, OF
south Orange, had been in attendance,
but it was believed that the child would
recover. Yesterday afternoon, how
ever, a change came for the worse and
he died before a physician arrived.
The body vas removed to Utica to-
Gay, where the interment will take
place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
Thought Cop a Conductor.

w " D.
Patrolman Michael Williamson, be-
fore Recorder James #. Kelly in the
Kearny Police Court last night, COM
planned that Jeremiah Breen. of Grant
avenue, Harrison. had applied appro-
brious epithets TO him, which he dis
liked to repeat in court. Breen, who
is said to lave mistaken the officer,
with his new regulation cap, for an
ordinary trolley car conductor, was
soundly reprimanded by the recorder
and was told on being discharged that
his next offense of ''lese majestic would
cost him money.
The Rev. Daniel Brummitt, formerly
pastor of Grace M. E. Church, Airing
ton, n who is now editor of the Ep-
worth Herald, Chicago, has been visit
ing S. Arthur Brown at 70 Pavonia
avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. McCree. of Wilmington,
have been the guests of Mrs. McCree's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnell, in Eliz-
abeth avenue, for several days.
A meeting of those interested in
forming a Democratic club in Kearny
is called for at Roche's Hall ON Mon
day night, when the committee on con
%stitution and bylaws will also made a
report.
The Joy of forgiveness" will be the
theme of the sermon OF the Rev. S.
Travena Jackson, pastor, at the First
NJ. E. Church, Arlington, tomorrow
morning. In h evening the topic will
be Thirty Pieces of Silver
The Rev. John Hutchinson, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, Airing
ton, will preach on Jesus and Money
tomorrow morning, and in the evening
on "The Open Sunday"
The Rev. Norman P. Chapman, pas
tor, will preach tomorrow morning in
Grace NJ. E. Church, Arlington, on THE
Great Remainder" In the evening the
Rev. E. B. Gearhart will speak on the
work of the Anti-Saloon League in
New Jersey.
THE Kind of Revival Needed for Our
Time" will be the theme for the morn
ing sermon to be preached by the Rev.
John F.. Shindell, pa-tor, at the First
Baptist Church, Arlington. In the eye
ming the pastor will speak on What Is
Salvation"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Clark, of 525
Chestnut street, Arlington, have gone
to Florida for the winter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
Program for smoker.

Program for smoker
Among those who will entertain at
the smoker of the Bloomfield B. B. C.
to be given in Central Hall on Friday
evening. December 8, are S. V. Sanford,
humorisl and story teller; the Knicker-
booker Quartet, Hamilton and Hewlett,
in a musical "Rube" stunt, and Russell
and Fury, dancing comedians. Pictures
of the Pittsburgh Detroit championship
series will be shown.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

AS a result OF u fall downstairs a
n onth ago. coupled with advanced age.
Mrs. Eliza Lea Mond died at the
home of her son, Policeman Charles
Lea Mond, sol Valley street, Maple
wood section of South Orange, early
today. Mrs. Lea Mond was u native
Of Philadelphia, and had made her
home In South Orange for many vars
She was 7e years old. Mrs. Lea Mond
sustained q broken leg by the fail, and
it Ia believed that Jars with the shock
aided materially in causing death.
Besides Policeman Lea Mond she is
survived by one other son., Frederick
Lea Mond.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

An assembly dance was given in AS
sembly Hall, Glen Ridge, last night.
1t was we'll attended. Guests were
present from Manhattan, the Oranges,
Montclair and Bloomfield. The pa
tronesses We're Mrs. Joseph Douglas
Gallagher, Mrs. Charles r. Staudinger,
Mrs. frederick Herman Schmidt, Mrs.
Henry Crittenden Harris, Mrs. Edward
Pitt Mitchell, Mrs. Rufus B. Cowing. jr.,
Mrs. Robert G. Thomas and Mrs. Wal
ter e. Powers.
The third entertainment in the First
Presbyterian Church of Bloomfield
Guild series will be held Monday night
when a concert will be given by the
Redpath Quartet of Manhattan.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Sterling Potter
pastor of the First Baptist Church
Bloomfield, will talk on Mission WORK
tomorrow morning.
The fourth in a series Of assembly
dances will be held by young people
tonight in Central Hall under the man.
agement of Warren Woodward.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
Accused of stealing Pigeons.

Accused of Stealing Pigeons.
Arthur Mass, of 26s Sanford street,
East Orange, is being held at the
South Orange village police station
pending an investigation of a charge
lodged against him of having stolen
twenty pigeons from William Wilson,
of Marion and Holland avenues, South
Orange, on last Friday. night. Mass
was arrested by Desk Sergeant Frank
H Kenny, of South Orange. He will
be given a hearing by Police Justice
j. Martin Roll tonight.
A dance was given in the Township
Hall last night under the auspices of
present and past members OF the South
Orange High School. Those in charge
were Miss Grace Offerman, Miss VIII
helmina Bakef and Miss Marion Brown,
District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
Atwood will make his official visit to
South Orange Lodge 1854, B. p. .
Elks, at a meeting In Ardrey's Hal
Thursday night.
Miss Mary e. Smith, of Valley street
has returned from Philadelphia.
Police Sergeant Thomas j. Sherry re-
turned last night to desk duty after q
ten-days' vacation.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
A PHYSICIAN AS sLEUTH.

DR. George A. soper. OF this city. who was the
Sherlock Holmes IN the case. got the trail OF
Nary Aiailon IN the winter OF 1906 when -
summoned TO investigate an epidemic Of typhoid IN
the home Of 4 New York banker at Oyster Bay.
Six persons OF the household Of eleven were taken
III between August q and September 3 previous.
No other cases had occurred in oyster Bay any
where this time making the affair all the
more mysterious. DR.. Soper set 20 work running
down all possible clews just would be done by
a criminal investigator he studied the milk, the
water and the food, being the probable sources
OF infection.
lie found tie milk supply the that
used oy most other people in the village. who kept
well. Therefore, milk was exonerated. The drink
Ing wafer, which pumped from we'll
analysed By chemists and pronounced pure. 4 spe-
cia test of the water was made by pouring auo-
rescin in closets. cesspools. vaults. and on. TO
see whether contamination could the well
water. 40 trace of nuorescin could be detected in
the we'll water after this test i stationary water
tank was next examined and shown 20 be blame
less. Suspicion then fell soft CLAIMS which
taken from places polluted with sewage But the
CLANS proved alibi for themselves. since they
had not been eaten within six days previous to In
fection-too long q period for the disease to in
cubate.
The supplies Of vegetables and fruits were scru-
tinzed without result. The history Of the house
was studied, and Al appeared there had been only
cne IN thirteen years previous The epidemic.
A hypothesis that the infection occurred during
the absence OF me patients IRON tliC mouse was
shattered by the fact that none had been away
from the house for several weeks previous TO their
illness L added 70 the mystery that the social
position of the sick differed greatly. Among
the first TO be attacked daughter of the
family and two naidservants, one of them a negro.
Then came the wife, another daughter and then
the gardener who a resident of the town
Having exhausted all his clews, the baffied medi-
cal detective doubtless felt like putting up the
mvstarv 10 old-fashioned Providence However.
his Investigations had established thing-a
common cause for the common result. He began TO
mediate upon a seemingly trivial fact-that the
family had changed cooks August 4. An ordi-
nary physicisn while conceding that change
OF cooks might cause nervous prostration, would
NOT have dreamed that IT might cause epidemic
Of tvpbo.d fever But DR.. soper was just then
keen on insignificant and even absurd details. lie
redected ON the fact that about three weeks before
the typhoid epidemic broke out an old family cook
had heen discharged and replaced by new one, of
whom little was known. She was hired through an
en,nIoyn,ent bure-u and stayed but short time
leaving some three weeks after the outbreak or
tvnhoid. she WIS a tell Irish woman of about
FORTY. In seemingly good health. end her name
was Mary Mailon.
The scent was growing warm DR.. soper would
hs,a exclaimed 'Eureka!" il he had known what
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
GAYETY AT BARHARB0R
Season Promises To Be a Merry Oas
at Maine Resort.

Ear Harbor Ne, July 3.-The present summer k1
Bar Harbor Is remarkable for the number OF per-
sous who are here for the first time Among ths
newcomers are the Craig Biddles and the PzEi
Denckla Millses who have come TO Bar Harbor
from Newport; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Samuel, oe
Philadelphia: Mr. and Mrs. John b Trevcr, J. n.
Bonaparte, OF Washington: Mr.. and Mrs George
s Peterson. OF Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs Henry
ID. Burnham. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Emmett. oc
New York. who have Philip Livingstons eottagss
Silver Birches. and dozens OF others A number OF
the families who were here last season and took
prominent parts in social life, Ike the Sidney
Keiths the ". r. Forces. Mr.. and Mrs John T.
Pratt Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Keech and others. VIII
return and the season is expected to be gay
Ihe first golf Tournaments Of the season took place
on Saturday, while fixtures have been annOunced
fer every Saturday morning in July and August for
the cup offered by Mrs. George s Robbins Wom-
ems putting competitions viii occur on Monda5
afternoons in August, with the Boston sym
phony players IN attendance. and other enJoyaOis
features For special fixtures there are the tourna-
nent between teams from the visiting Eastern
Yacht Club and team fre n m I-loers ana sues.S
of the Kebe Club, which is expected To BRING Iortn
some sharp competition. a cup being gwen oS
George s. Bowdoin. OF New York. &c the Winning
team; the annual match for the kebo. Mount Des-
ert and Psuetic cups given by Mrs j. Triton
Bowen OF Chicago ". Butler Duncan, OF We"
YORK, and J. l. KeterIinus. OF Philadeiphla; pay
for the gross score medal ard the keoo 1ropnS'
given by David J. King OF Ne" hOIA' % el7 -
times winner OF the ksbO Cup and now neld oy
Hamilton Briggs; the Presidents cup malcn oH
August 81 and the club medal stroke eompeuuon
on saturday September Catering to the grow
ing popularity OF tennis. the club Win hold tennis
tournaments on Monday, July Is. in mixed doubles.
ard on Tuesday. August 10. In mems singles loT
cup offered By Henry Lane Emo. Of New 1orA-
Next Saturday comes the meeting at when ens
town wiz vote whether or not TO exciuds aotomo-
bfes from the island. Most Of the summer rss~
dents cottage and hotel guests ara osnina -
movement.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

Algators grow slowly. that one two feet long
at least fifteen years old and twelve feet long
NAV be anywhere from 70 TO $50 years old. Some
reach a length OF Il IS feet and they are sup
posed TO attain an age OF more than 800 years
As alligators lie dormant during the colder part
OF the year winter quarters have TO bee prepared
for them These are in a long low building
divided into many compartments Each compart-
ment contains pool Of water through which run
steam pipes so that the water can be Kept at
constant temperature. One small pond sometimes
contains 200 or 500 aIIgators in this dormant con-
dtion piled on top of another like so many
sticks of frewood Hundreds Of baby alligators are
sold every year to patrons OF the baths, Who send
them TO friends throughout the country Repu!es
of larger size are sold for advertising novel;
ties and for exhibition purposes while large num-
bers are killed.. stuffed and mounted The teeth
are carved into many curious shapes and sold as
ieWeIrv while there is considerable demand Tor
the eggs.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
cTI1T1vATING THE TERRAPIN.

Al cris6eId Nj and in North Carolina and
Georgia dIamondback terrapin farms are IN op-
fration At Crisfe!d the farms constructed BY
fencing in large tract OF marshland The interior
OF this Is then divided into number OF eompart-
rnents containing the terrapin In order CT their
size Then ponds and canals are dug so that the
tides can have free sweep through the farm wire
netting being employed TO prevent the terrapln
from, swimming from one compartment to another
The inmates are fed twice a week Win Oushets OL
crabs and fish Large sand beds are constructed
where the females may lay their eggs. TO oe
PATCHED by the heat of the sun These beds are
examined frequently and the young terrapin are
removed as soon as possible after being born AT
this stage the young perfectly SOFT and IL taxes
n number OF DAYS for the shell TO harden
These farms prove highly profitable, as. while
the s,1nnIv of wild terrapn is constantly growing
smaller the demand is steadily the increase.
despite the almost prohi0itve prices at present
nrevailing A few years aSo all the terrapin want
ed could be had for $40 a dozen and less; to-day
.hcy bring from $50 to 500 dozen. and even at
these rates it is difficult 10 procure them
In Illinois are 10 be found a couple OF sn0pping
turtle farms, which proving quite profitable TO
their owners as. owing to the growing scarcity of
terrapin swapping turtles are taking
their place TO a certain extent.
At several places the Florida coast the United
States Bureau OF Fisheries has for some years
been conducting experiments 10 determine the feast
bility of raising sponges from clippings Natural
sponges gathered at various places and brought
under water. to sthe prepared grounds. where they
are cut into small pieces which tied to the
poles and racks placed in the water. Sponges OF a
commercial size have been grown from these clip
pings. and within few years the business win
probaIIy be taken up on a large scale
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

and low degree. m!llIonaIres and fellow servants.
In the wears that she roamed abroad a walking
pestleu2e- good cook and a willing worker. the
wealthy families who admitted her their
Kitchens hsd reason 10 suspect that abe
bringing death and disease in her wake and
more 20 be dreaded than professional poisoner
hcmicidai maniac. Mary herself could have had
idea OF her gifts. IL she had known aud been In
cned 10 profit from them, she might have obtained
remunerative Jobs from revolutionists. who would
have assigned her TO act as cook for the Czar OF
Russia or the Sultan OF Turkey
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

hundred well known educators from an pa<f1 %
the country are expected to enjoy ths beauties az
the Maine coast Extensive preparations for tnstf
entertainment are being made. The following weak
the Maine superfntendents OF schools are 20 mess
for a week in convention here
The dome OF the Rock Hotel. which was coen-
pIetelv DESTROYED by FIRE few weeks ago. win ass
be rebuilt this season, but temporary dining h&u
IS being built, and accommodations VIII De found
sor a number OF the guests tn ths village. Ina
United states cruiser Montgomery win De ss CAs-
tine over the Fourth
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

alIlgators from eating each other the ponds are
divided into a number OF Enclosures by means OF
heavy wire netting. and IN each compartment alli-
gators Of about the same size are placed Here
they are fed on dogs or tainted meat. The females
are robbed OF their eggs as soon laid. these be-
ing placed In incubator for Matching. As soon
as hatched the babies placed in a separate In
closure 10 prevent their elders from eating them
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

remainder Is not SUFFICIENT In quantity TO bother
with.
Odd animal farms those for Rllisators. At
present there only two IN the word-one AT
Hot Springs. Ark, and the other at St. Angus
tine, Fa. The former IS located q small noun
tain stream which feeds series o. little lakes
or ponds. which are made use os for breeding
grounds and stock yards. In order prevent the
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
.sfies ostrctes, Snakes. Frogs Aiiisaors' Sponees
and Sea GuIIs Cultivated

traIan farms also raise large numbers Of frogs
and toads,
4 farmer near Shawnee Okla, is breeding rattle-
snakes for commercial purposes. his purpose oelhs
70 kill the s-s kes when they become well grown
and sell their oil which quoted al about 81 60 an
ounce The skins also bring good price being
tanned and used IN making slippers, belts bags
nurses card cases. jewel boxes. dressing table
accessories. He now has three dens OF rattle
snakes on his farm and expects to enlarge it this
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
PLANS TO BURBANK" GULLs EGGS.

An old retired sea captain. who lives the
Oregon coast. is now engaged in preparine a sea
gull farm His attention first attracted to
tie matter by noticing the demand for seagull
eggs. They not delicate as hens eggs hay
ng s. slightly fshy taste. but they are wholesome
and nutritious, and many thousands of them
consumed annually The prospective farmer be-
HPves that II the gulis were kept I'm confinement
awhile and properly fed. their eggs would be as
good e$ hens eggs lie purposes 20 fence in
piece Of land along slough including q section
OF the slough. and to oonhne there as many gulis
he can procure and believes that in n little
vale they VIII become tame and can be treated
the same As bsrnyard fowls.
A. Los Angeles and Jacksonville, Fla TO
5e found large farms devoted exclusively TO the
proved very profitable and they the show
pisces in their respective cities. The feathers
from these farms command higher price
than those obtained from the wild birds.
In Bath. England. as a kangaroo farm, which
vas established there few years ago by an en-
tsrrrislrg Australian. This farm lies on a high
hIll and is entirely surrounded by lofty stone
walls. the different species OF kangaroo being sep
aTated by strong wire fences Comfortable and
substantial houses have been built for the animals
and they fed twice daily with crushed corn.
hay and cabbage leaves, besides the grass which
they find for themselves As much as $40 is paid
for adult specimen and from S25 to 50 for
joey the kangaroo baby is called. The ami
mails captured in Australia. either IN traps or
by running down with dogs
WITHDRAWING. which was practically unknown
twenty-five years ago. is now important All along
The American coast lines to he found numerous
oyster farms. which cultivated assduously
and intelliEently land farms The oyster
farms produce annually a product valued at mill
ions OF dollars ard furnish remunerative employ
rncnt for thousands Of persons. The cultivation OF
CLAIMS and scalloDs Is also carried few
places in New England and on Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
FROG FARMS LIKELY TO INCREASE.

Throughout the country arc scattered few frog
farms. and 1t is extremely probable that IS the
food value this batTaciian becomes better known
the farms viii materially increase In number. In
taking q frog farm several natural pools are
selected IL possible. Around these fences con-
strUeted and the ponds rooted with coarse
wire TO keep cut the birds and animals which prey
upon the frogs. The natuuri increase OF the pond
inmates is supplemented by the capture on the
outside Of many additional as possible.
which placed in the ponds AS soon young
ones are born they are removed 10 what is known
as the nursery pond" as otherwise they would be
gobbled up by the larger frogs.
No attempt is made conhne The frogs Until
the time for shipment 20 market They are
thsH taken alive at night. with the aid Of q torch
and a dip-net and confined In small pens that
be drained when the frogs are desired FOR
market. Only the hind legs skinned are marketed
The rest Of the animals flesh is edible. but as
three-fourths Of the flesh is on its hind legs the
New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
oAsTINE TO ENTERTAIN EDUCATORS

Castine Me- July s.--Castlns is to entertain the
American Institute of Instruction next week on
It's seyenty-ninth annual convention, and several
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-06
DOVE[L SAYS
It IS STORY
Of A TATTLER

Emphatically denying every
statement made BY Terrence o'Bri.
on and corroboratcd BY James p.
Gleason yesterday afternoon. W. r.
Dotell, n prominent local attorney.
took the stand this morning before
the legislative investigating CON.
mittee, nov prying into the evi.
dence regarding the charges
brought asRins, the state supreme
court.
Yesterday afternoon Terrence
o'Brien. executor OF the famous Sui.
Ivan VIII. avorc that In a CONVEX.
aation he had with Dosell about a
month ago. Doyell told him that the
decision OF the upper court In the
Sullivan will case was caused
through the Influence OF Judge Milo
Root on hia fellow member OF the
supreme court, Judge Herman d.
Grow.
This morning Mr. Doycll denied
any knowledge OF any such CONVEX
saiion and declared that be did not
believe Mr.. Gleason had corroborat.
ed the statement IT is simply a
story grown on the tongue Of tat
tier" he said.
The testimony Of o'Brien and
Gleason was read by the shorthand
reporter in an attempt TO refferhen
the memory Of Mr.. Doyell, but
without effect.
In answer to q question put by
Mr.. Thayer. Doyell declared that
he did not believe the assertion he
il credited with making.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-06
MAYOR WORKS
OVERTIME IN
SIGNING NAME
Spends Hours Each Day
just Writing His Name
to Public Documents,
and He Is Tired of II.

No wonder Mayor Miller had 20
set rubber finger protectors Just
think Of a. Every week the etiyk
chief executive signs biz name 1000
times Nearly every time you enter
the office daring the day he Will be
buslly signing bends and warrants
thAt require his signature 70 make
them legal. and II will take a
mighty Important man. with a
mighty important deal 10 dlacuaa.
10 make him quit working the pen
Every working day IN the year
the mayor has to slFu hia name
over 400 times, and It requires no
little tine and etertion TO complete
the days work.
Thus II was because 0f this large
amount Of pen work that the mayor
was forced 10 buy protectors for bis
fingers Former Mayor Moore suf
Tered from the same source. and be
tried TO remedy the matter BY using
a rubber stamp.
but City Comptroller Harry Car.
roll sat down on this scheme.
= wont pay any money out on
a warrant signed with a rubber
stamp. be said, and nobody blamed
him. either
So 4 was back 10 tho gull for
Moore
Taking advantage Of Mooro'a es.
prrienoe. Miller hasn't tried TO use
any substitutes for the real steel
pen. and consequently HE fingers
are sore iint who wouldn't have
sore fingers for five thousand a
yeer, To say nothing Of whole gobs
OF honorf