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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
HE CLUTCHED ROSES ON
WALL, SHE HIS COATTAIL.

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, July 21.-
Miss Gertrude Rooney, who went to
Hudson Park, New Rochelle, yester-
day with her fiance, Herbert Johnson,
allowed him to persuade her to go
rowing. While Johnson was resting on
his oars she spied a cluster of ram
bier roses growing over the sea wall
of Premium Point Park. Pulling to
the foot of the ten-foot wall, he en-
deavored to climb UP to get the
lowers. The boat hoated from under
his feet. and in attempting to leap
back he capsized it.
The young woman grabbed her es-
cort's coattails as he chung to a
creviee in the wall, calling for help.
and the boat 1oated toward the bay.
Wallace Reynolds heard the cries and,
leaping into the creek, swan to their
assistance.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
Vp-fo- Dafe Nes0s Of
the Woman's 6Uorld
GIRL MAKES 1O,OOO-MILE
TRIP TO BECOME A BRIDE.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Traveling
10000 miles to wed the mar of her
choice, Miss Katheryn Kipp left White
Plains Wednesday for Rio Janeiro,
where her fiance, Gerald Peabody, is a
geodetic surveyor in the employ Ct the
Brazilian government.
Miss Kip is a native of Los Angeles,
Cal. inc Is a graduate of the Leland
Stanford University. Mr.. Peabody is
also a native of California, and the
trip of Miss Kipp from her Los Angeles
home is the outcome of a romance that
began in early childhood.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
MISS SCOTT MAKES FLIGHT
OF IL MILES IN AEROPLANE.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Miss Blanche
Scott made a flight yesterday from the
Mineola aviation field to Westbury and
back without landing, covering a dis
lance of about twelve miles.
Miss Scott experienced no difficulty
in handling her a%eroplane. though she
encountered adverse winds. At one
time, near Westbury, she came down
with the intention of landing from the
altitude of 200 feet, which she had
maintained. She succeeded, however.
in making the turn in the air, and
stayed up.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
GIRL SHOT BY BOY IS
ENTIRELY PARAL WE'D.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Miss Evelyn
Hammond, the wealthy and comely
young orphan from Coaticook, Canada,
who was shot in the neck at South
Norwalk, Conn.,, yesterday while auto
MODELLING by a boy, who sought revenge
because a car had killed his pet BAN
tam, is in a critical condition at the
home of her uncle, DR.. Walter Hitch
cock.
While her entire body is paralyzed
there is a slight feeling in her left
leg. and on this thread the doctors
hang their hope for recovery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21

and gives an air of domesticity to the
otherwise cherries dining-room
h guide pointed u a spaghetti
foundry yesterday. 1t was very large
and looked more like a well-kept plano
factory.
None of the hotels l have dined at
in Italy have served spaghetti, and I
amt account for 1t. Neither have l
seen a single organ-grinder.
Song hits in the United States a sea-
son or W ago are now earning loud
applause in the variety theatres of
italy. At Naples the audience nearly
tore the roof off the Salone Margherita
in their enthusiasm over Blanche
Rings old song, "Yip I Ady, l Ee," and
the other evening at the best vaude-
Vile house in Rome We met our old
friend Rings on Her Fingers" Sup
pose If I had been in Rome a few weeks
ago I could have heard h popular
ballads After the Ball" and Just as
the Sun Want Down" ynr-s.
- aftrAAA
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
GIRLS AIM TRUE; ACCIDENT,
SAYS PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE.

BUTLER, Pa, July n.-The plea
that a woman cannot throw a stone and
hit the mark gave Miss Dorothy Say.
of near North Washington, her liberty
today before Justice r. H. Davy.
The complainant was Mrs. Emma
Davis, who said the young woman
threw a stone at Mrs. Davis's 12-year-
old son and hit him in the face. The
girl said 1t was an accident.
The justice believed her.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
TO SET ASIDE
4~O-YEAR-OLD DIVORCE,

NEW YORK, July M.-sitting in
Chancery Chambers in Jersey City yes
terday, Vice-Chancellor Stevenson
heard argument on interrogations to
be submitted by the United States con-
sui at Lyons, France, to witnesses in
an effort to set aside a New Jersey de-
cree of divorce granted in 1871, against
Jean Marie Josephine Givernaud, of
Lyons, France, now an aged woman,
who also seeks to obtain possession of
the 81, 900, 900 estate of her husband for
the benefit of her two children.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
PHILADELPHIA GIRL SAVES
LIFE OF FELLOW WORKER.

PHILADELPHIA, July 21.-The pres
nee of mind and prompt action of
Lulu Patterson, an operator in the fac
tory at 1929 Market street, yesterday
afternoon saved the life of Jennie DON
nelly, 80 years old, whose hair was
caught in the betting o~verhanging a
sewing machine.
Miss Patterson pulled the switch
which stopped the machinery just as
the Donnelly woman vas being lifted
from her feet by the heavy leather
betting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
GRANTS TRIAL DIVORCE IN
HOPE OF MARITAL PEACE.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Declaring that
the wisdom of Solomon is required to
settle marital differences. Supreme
Court Justice Crane, of Brooklyn,
granted yesterday a decree of separa-
ton for one year in favor of Mrs. Min
ME Mcneil Dobson, of Patchogue, L.
/. Justice Crane said of the case: II
shall decree a separation for one year
with almony of So a week. Unless the
parties come together again at the ex-
piration of the year, they may apply
to me for such relief is appropriate
under the circumstances"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
WONDERFUL VIE w FROM ST. PETERS HAS
NOTHING ON DUBUQUE, SAY III DOCTOR

puffed, steamed and at intervals
roasted Ruflni. 1t last we reached the
top.
There is really a wonderful view
from this point OF both sides of the
Tiber, as all tourists will testify, but
Doc said it had nothing on the view
from the Dubuque courthouse, which
was five stories high if you counted
the little belfry On the roof.
The Romans have a peculiar game
called mora" or ten, which is mighty
interesting to watch.
Two players stand opposite one an
other and throw out their hands with
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
WOMAN AGED lO8 LOSES
COURT FIGHT FOR SANITY.

PHILADELPHIA, July 21.-After
hearing testimony concerning the
mental condition of Mrs. Martha Gam
mons, whose age is los years. a jury
has decided that the old woman is of
unsound mind and incapable of manag-
ing her property. She was declared Of
unsound mind a yea and a half ago,
and Judge B. f. Harness, of this city,
was appointed guardian and given con-
troll of her propItx+ yhich amounted
70 about $1,000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
TOn0txf rVpJ

T0UIetsf TYPe other blanks not
p%ointblRnks. The willy Rufni, how.
ever, got him started by saying there
was an elevator in the church.
Everything went well till the eleva-
tor man opened the door and said ''all
out" In Italian. The doctor waddled
out, smiling like a oherub. Then Ru-
fini broke the news gentlySth there
remained 1870 feet to climb.
The narrow stairway follows for
some distance the curvature of the
domed roof 30 that We leaned at a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
AMERICAN WOMEN MOST
BEAUTIFUL, BUT CAN'T POSE.

CHICAGO, July 21.-"American
women do not know how to pose for
a photograph. This is the reason the
world does not know hat they are the
most beautiful of all women
This expert opinion was given yes
terday by Rudolph Duhrkoop, of Berlin,
Germany.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
MARRIED OVER TELEPHONE
BY MINISTER IN WEST.

COIN, Ia, July 21.-Marriage by tele-
phone, with the officiating clergyman
in one place, the bridegroom in another
and the bride in still another has been
made possible here. The Rev. n. B. Min
ton. sitting in his study, united in
marriage George Prentice at~his home
in Northboro and Miss Mary Dewitt in
Blanchard.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
CHAMPION SNAKE-KILLER.

ALTOONA, Pa, July 81. = Mary
Hoover, aged IL years, of Valley, is the
champion s~nake-killer of this section.
She has the skins of twenty-five rep
tiles dispatched already this season;
but none of them so large as the
bl~acksnake she killed after a battle
yesterday-f1ve feet seven inches.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
GIRL SWIMMER FINDS
BOTTLE WITH ODD NOTE.

RYE, N. Y, July 21.-The police are
wondering who dropped a bottle in
Long Island Sound, containing a mys-
FERROUS note. which was found by a
girl swimming yesterday.
This was the message:
Remains of William Foss, of Gro
ton. Conn, July 15, 1911, P. o. Box
293."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
"a BABIES IN z6 YEARS.

MARQUETTE. Mich, July 21--
Having borne t~wenty-four children In
twenty-six years of her married life,
Mrs. Antoinee Lemere, As years of age,
who lives on a farm near here, believes
she is entitled to an anti-race suicide
medal. Seventeen Of the children are
now living, the oldest being rs years
old and ths TenHgsat 8 weeks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21

that small piece of meat as well.
The New Maid-Please'm, the cats
eat 1t.
The Mistress-What cat?
The New Maid (surprised)-Oh,
hawks! Amt there a cat?-Sketch.
Speaking of ~locusts, eastern nations
used to regard them as avenging ar
mics of the deity.
Arabian desert jewellers shake hands
eight times when they meet. Which
isn't often, luck enough.
Two Sides to 1t.
To whom it may concern: Reports
having been circulated that I deserted
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
MISS PECK CLIMBS TWO
PEAKS OF HIGH VOLCANO.

LIMA, Peru, July 21.-Miss Annie s.
Peck, the American mountain climber,
accompanied by Carl Volkmar and five
Peruvians, assembled two peaks of the
volcano C%oropuna, $4,000 to 10000 feet
high, in the Department of Arequipa,
on July 16.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
ACTRESS RUNS DOWN TWO
GIRLS AND AN INFANT.

FREEPORT. Long Island, July 81
Mrs. Lew Hearn, known IN the stage
as Bonita" while driving on Atlantic
avenue yesterday in an automobile,
ran down Addie Combs, II years old;
Edith Soper, IA years old, and an in
FAINT, Alden Combs. who was in a baby
carriage. None OF them We're seriously
Injured,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
Rome.
EAR BILL:

EAR BILL:
Today Runni, our
guide, took us to
the top of st. Peters
dome.
When the expedi-
ton was nrst men
toned the doctor.
already wet with
Precipitation from
two days sightsee-
ing, said point blank
he wouldn't go and
emphasized it with
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21

over the floor to the guests table. 1t
looks very much like a baby incubator
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21

She is said to be one of the most
beautiful women of Georgia and comes
of the old Peel family. Her usban is
a doctor of wide professional reputa-
ton. The PeeIs and caIhouns are reg
ular summer visitors at Narragansett.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21

some Of the fingers closed. They shout
a number under ten at the same time,
and If the number of fingers exposed
on the hands of both men comedies
with the number shouted by one of
them the point goes to him. The loser
OF ten points pays for the Chianti. I
saw a crowd of fellows playing mora
and the noise WAS almost deafening.
Among other novelties that / have
noticed IN Roma Aacigar case on
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21

my wife, I wish to say such reports
are untrue, and l was practically
kicked out. G. F. Elliott.-Medina IN.
" Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
FIRE PREVENTION BILL UP
Mayor Will Discuss 1t with Com
mittee on Safety.

Public hearings on fourteen legislative
bills now pending will be held by Mayor
Gsynor AT the city Hall to-day. The most
important is the bill 10 establish "a Bureau
Of Fire Prevention under tho trri sdiction
or tho Fire Corpmi sstoner. Henry Uorgcn
thau. clifford Pinchot and =. j. Brady.
members OF the Committee ot Sareiv. which
was formed shortly after tho Washington
Place disaster, conferred with the MAYOR
yesterday IN the interest Of this hill.
II Is proposed 10 have fire districts in
the city. and 10 employ retired members
Of the Fire Department as inspectors ~
IN FIVE drills for employees Their pay viii
be fixed by The Board OF Estimate should
the Fire Commissioner find that The orders
for fire prevention have been discegarded
he may havs the premises examined by 4
committee of thres experts, and = h. is
sustained The case will be brought lctore
q Justice IF the Supreme Court for mai
disposition
Bills providing FOR negro regiment in
this city 10 be a part Of he mn .onal
guard, the establishment of q pension fund
for members or the Street Cleaning Depart
mcnt force and hill 10 mako Municipal
court Justices who have served twenty
years and are more than six.y years old
referees al s. o0o q year also will nc heard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
GIGANTIC ARSON TRUST
Has Representatives in Nearly AL
Cities. Says Illinois Marshal.

Chicago. July 1e-That there exists
gigantic countrywide arson trust, with
headquarters in Kansas City and repre-
sentatlves in nearly all the large cities, the
members Of which make business or set
ting fire 10 buildings 10 enable the owners
TO collect large sums OF insurance, was the
charge made to-day BY 9. !. Doyle, state
fire marshal, i'm an address before the chi
csgo Association Of Commerce Mr.. Doyle
said in part:
The country IS facing one Of the mos
gigantic organized arson conspiracles th'
world has ever known. The state IRE
marshal OF Illinois has united WIN me
state fire .marshals of Kentucky, tennessee
and Ohio TO wipe out the band OF nlteen
men at the head Of THIS arson conspiracy
The head Of the frebug trust is in kansas
city, from which city the operations ol
the entire gang IL directed. The tentacie'
of this octopus have extended. as the dar-
ing Of those behind the plot has grown
into a dozen or more cities. They nave
been found at work at Bloomington
Springfield. Pittsburg, Cleveland, Ne"
York Buffalo. ST. Louis chicago and eise'
where TWO OF the gang have been con
yicted and are now imprisoned In a South
ern CITY. The others will be behind the bars
before long IL are successful in FOLLOW
ing the clews we now are working on.
The firehug problem Is one OF the most
important which copfronts the country
Even without the cases or arson, the nre
losses OF the country are appalling. N
Chicago the loss is 100000 year. while
in Berlin the annual loss does not exceed
10000 We should adopt the fire protec'
ton plans OF European cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
BROOKLYN POST CRITICISED
Resolution on Confederate Flag
at Manassas Denounced.

Manassas. Va July 1s.-Taking sharp
exceptions 10 the criticism Of LAFAYETTE
Post, G. a. r., Of Brooklyn, Lieutenant
George G. Rounds, Of that city. chair
man Of the peace Jubilee committee, to-
day denounced the attitude Of his fellow
Union veterans, as made public in reso-
lutions sent 10 President Taft. condemn
ing the display of the Confederate flag
at the celebration.
decorations Of Manassas include one
thousand feet Of national colors to ever,
ten square feet of the Confederate ban
ner. The action of the Brooklyn Grand
Army post is generally regretted by
Union veterans who are here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
MILLIONAIRE HAS ONLY 81
Claims Against Government
Make Up the Balance.

John Williams. Of the Williams Engineer
ing and Contracting Company, was exam
ined yesterday i'm supplementary proceed
ings on n judgment for Sl,73o obtained
against him last March by Charles :.
Mackenzie, a lawyer. The examination de-
veloped that, while Williams has claims
against the city and the United States
government aggregatng nearly 100000.
he has IN actual cash only 81 and watch
His only real estate holdings. he said, were
three plots I'm as many cemeteries.
williams said he had owned ZOO or 1900
shares of the West Shore Stone Company
which he lost in some way, and twenty or
thirty shares OF the United states Explora
ton COMPANY He said that there was
due him from the city for the Blackwells
Island Bridge - per cent on the original
contract and $4,000 on a supplemental con-
tract.
lie built a drydock for the United States
government and has an interest I'm the
100000 due from that work. He also Is
rresident Of the Asphalt Creek Company
and is entitled to 10000 shares which have
not vet been issued. lie owns ~ per cent
of the stock Of the Gas Engine ore Smelt-
ing Company. Williams. who has been In
litigation with Senator James J. Frawley
was asked, rs Frawley acting for the
company" to which he replied: "Frawley
never does anything"
Williams said he had three-eightfs in
terest I'm contract for two elevators in
the county courthouse. which was valued
al s. 90. but that he had sold this interest
to George Fiegel for 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
ANTI.WOODRUFF VICTORY
Livingston To Be Recommended
as Ele ctions Commissioner.

After q conference yesterday afternoon
with tho Republican leaders or IN" twenty
three Assembly districts OF Kings County
Timothy T., Woodruff announced that the
organization would recommend Jacob ldv-
inp~ton as an Elections Commissioner. For
this p,rpose the general committee will
moot I'm the Johnston Building, F'latbush
avenue and Nevius street. on Monday even
inr. The action was regarded as an anti
Woodruff victory.
Mr.. Livingston. who is the leader Of the
22d Assembly District was recently ousted
from his place as Deputy Commissioners OF
Jurors I'm Kings. Until then there had
been no question as 10 the selection OF
John F.. Smith. the present Elections com
missioner, who lives in Mr.. Livingstone
Assembly district Mr.. Smith had the sup
port Of Mr. Woodruff and Of the members
Of the executive committee. with whom he
IL popular lie has been Mr.. Woodruff s
chief lieutenant I'm the ten years or tho iAt
tar'z leadership In Kings
Mr.. Livingston, inasmuch as he lost ms
post through Democratic ripper legisla-
ton, believed that as a district leader ne
should be selected Elections Commissioner
His colleagues in the committee realized
the strength Of his position on these
grounds, and most of them decided that "
would 10 better policy and better politics
for Mr. Smith 70 withdraw.
News Of the decision Of the Republicans
was not welcomed by the Democrats ot
Kings They had hoped for a lively row
over the selection, figuring that dissension
I'm the Republican ranks would help the
Democratic ticket in the fall campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
What marlborough Would Lose.

The acceptance Of the Interborough g
proposition by the city, this conferroe
pointed out, would mean that the Inter
borough would get a less profit ont OF its
subway operations of about S1,000.O00
year for several years after the opening
of the new lines.
il was said last night that the Inter
borough lad not agreed and would not
agree To give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company traffic rights over the elevated
lines that it might build in Queens
County. although that was one of the
POINTS upon which most Of the members
Of the Board OF Estimate We're insistent
The proposition Of the Interborough
was talked over and passed upon at the
regular meeting OF the board of directors
ia the company's offices at IL o'clock i'm
the morning. August Belmont, who ar
rived from Europe on the Olympic early
IN the morning. was present for the first
time in many weeks. The impression
was given ont by President Shonts tina.
the proposition was one that had been
practically dictated by the city's repre-
sentatives.
President Shonts went TO the Public
Service Commission from the meeting of
his own board There the draft of the
letter was picked to pieces. as already
indicated, for more than an hour. At
100 o'clock he went back 10 his Office TO
get out the formal proposition. Borough
President McAneny decided It would not
be possible to consider it at o'clock,
the time set for the Board of Estimate
meeting.
At that time only President Mitchell
~ the Board Of Aldermen and Borough
President Steers We're present Fifteen
minutes went by. President Mitchell
hurried down to the Mayors office. He
was told they understood there was TO
he no meeting OF the board President
Mitchell went back and heard the clerk
reading a notice that the meeting had
been postponed until the regular time
this morning
Where did that notice come from -
be asked.
He was told it was from the office of
Borough President NcAneny
Who runs this board?" said President
Mitchell as he hurried away "If had
known this was to happen ] would have
pressed my resolution for immediate
action Yesterday. I would call the meet 20
ING now If there Was a quorum present. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
NO WAR ON NEWSSTANDS
McAneny Explains Purpose Of Reso-
luton on Sidewalk Encroachments.

Borough President McAncny ISSUED
statement yesterday denying that me res
olution introduced in the Board of tstl-
mate calling for the removal Of sidewalk
encroachments within 90 feet OF subway
or elevated structures had for it's purpose
the doing away with all newsstands. TIE
statement. in part. follows
The resolution ~ intended merely To re
lieVe the streets OF those stands which
actually interfere With pedestrian trnt-
Ace about the subway or elevated strnct-
urcs Although the resolution was drawn
i'm more general terms, II would be en-
ploye To secure this result only. The
impression that any general movement
against street ncwsstands ~ contemplated
Is altogether wrong. No stand that ~ not
obstTucting traf'ic ana that complies other
wise with the city ordinances IL TO De III
any Way disturbed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
CASH FOR ILLINOIS STEEL
j. p. Morgan & Co. to Sell S9,75S, 600
of Company Gold Bonds.

Negotiations have been practically COM
rlnted II VAS announced Yesterday, for
the sale Of s9.753.0oo Illinois Steel Company
Al per cent debenture gold bonds Of 1910,
held in the treasury 81 the United States
steel Corporation. The financing Is TO he
done bv T. T. Morgan & CO. The proceeds
OF the bonds will he used for capitalizins
new construction completed and for the
redemption Of s6.so0,cpo Illinois Steel per
cent non convertible debentures which viii
mature on April !, 1919
For several years the steel Corporation
has been issuing subsidiary bonds In con
nnction with new construction, but these
new Issues have been largely offset by 70
demption Of other bonds The corporation
has since it's formation spent more than
500 10000 for new construction, but us
bonded debt shows an increase OF less than
So 100000. exclusive Of the $l60N0,@o . per
cent bonds into which an equal amount az
preferred stock was converted.