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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
STAR bOARDER
GETS BEATING

Enough assault cases to last the city
cinct Police Court today.
Adolph Sibert, of III Hamburg place,
was so unfortunate as to gain the es-
TEEN of his landlady to such a degree
that he was favored with all the tidbits,
the little delicacies of her table. and in
Vulnerable other kindnesses thai she
could bestow. In return for all this he
chopped wood for her.
Three other boarders became some
what peeved at this partiality.. AT sup
per Saturday there was a mild dispute,
in which Seibert is alleged to have been
beaten vigorously by each and every
one of his fellow-boarders.
John Nlckolai, Leopold Wiemann and
Julius Yanks, the three defendants, were
held in $500 for the grand jury.
There was. n wedding In Mt. Prospect
row yesterday. In which Joseph Wis
midwsky was the happy bridegroom and
Miss Eleanor Kamienska was the happy
bride. A stranger. who said he was the
brides brotherin-law, appeared unin-
vlted. In the unpleasantness that fol
lowed Stanley Zdurek, a guest, was hit
over the head with a bottle. Frank
Morocco, of B%ayonne. was held in $500
bail, charged with throwing the bottle,
and Sdurek was paroled as a witness.
Denore Valenti, % years old, Of %
Tichenor street, was held in $500 bail for
the grand jury, charged with kicking
his wife in the back and stomach last
Saturday. ell was arrested by Patrol
man O'Rourke. who said the man was
Trunk.
James Conover, a negro, 80 years old,
of Al Johnson street, was fined SIS for
beating his wife, after a Saturday sree.
Timetri Ezkil, of 142 Bowery street, was
fined SIS on the same charge.
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CITY'S FINANCES
IN DETAIL FORM
CONTINUED FROM FIRST page,

-
interest and sinking fund payments.
permanent improvements, taxes payable
to county, the latter alone being $685.
610.1S. The fact that expenditures are
so nearly the amount of the revenue in
dicates the accuracy with which the
needs of the city were estimated when
the annual appropriations were made.
Important Exhibits.
One of the important exhibits In tire
book gives Il statement Of budget anil
special appropriations. expenditures.
transfers and unexpended balances for
the twelve months. This is exclusive Of
the water department. 1t shows the bal
ance brought forward from previous
years to each department.. the approprla-
tions made for 1911, the miscellaneous re.
ceipts of the departments, the transfers
from contingent or other accounts for
the purpose of any department, the ex-
penditures of each department for the
year and the balances on hand.
A schedule attached to the report
shows the cost of street improvements
during 1911. the streets or sections of
streets paved, the total cost, the part of
the cost assessed on the city-at-large.
the part assessed on the property-owners
and the part assessed, If any, on city
property. The headings under which the
expenditures were made, with the
amounts. are also given.
The schedule of assets divides the
property of the city into remunerative
and realizable, "unremuneratlve but re-
alizable. unremunerative and unrealiz-
able. The first class. includes the water
system. the city dock n the centre
market, valued at $1s,S 50, no. 80. Should
anyone seek more minute information
on the value of the water system he
will find the worth of each parcel of
land held, rights of way and machinery
set forth in specific items.
The unremunerative but realizable as
sets of the city are the city parks, worth
more than $4,000, 900; the property In the.
Board of Education department, worth
more than 81, 000, 900; the fire department
property, worth about $775,000; the po-
lice department property, worth about
$350,000; public baths, Fairgrounds and
miscellaneous property, making n grand
total of S16,611 ,S34.S0. The items that
make this total are given in roundn num-
bers here, blu 1.-THE figures in the report
are accurate assessments. The unre-
munerative and unrealizable property Is
worth $50, 696, 676.OS, and is represented
by the bridges, sewers, pavements, Mill
tary Park and the pumping station.
Other exhibits in the boow show the
advances made for the Passaic Valley
sewer and other Improvements In course
of construction, the assets available for
permanent improvements or reduction
of debt, the general city taxes outstand-
Ing less. reserve for unsolicited personal
taxes, the deferred charges against fu-
ture revenues, the temporary loan bonds.
the funds held in trust, the reserve for
city's proportion of future assessments
The report contains a consolidated ac-
count of the city comptroller and the
city treasurer to the auditor of cash
receipts and disbursements for the year,
also the tax ordinance and the supple
mental,
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40 Women in
Golf Tourney

ENGLEwooD. May 2o.-More than
forty women drove off today in the annual
tournament of the .Women's Metropolitan
Golf Association at the Englewood Coun-
try Club under weather conditions that
were ideal and on a course that was all
that could be desired. The first pair to
drive OFF were Miss Eleanor Whitney. of
Morris County, and Miss Louise e. krug,
of Englewood. followed by Miss Georgi-
anna Bishop, of Brooklawn. and Mrs.
Lawrence Swift, another player of the
home club. Miss Bishop Is the former
holder of both the national and metropolis
tan titles.
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Vessels to
Meet in Battle

NEWPORT, r. l.. May 20.-Rear-Ad-
miral Cameron Winslow steamed out of
Narragansett Bay today flying his flag
from the battleship Louisiana. followed
by the battleships Kansas and South
Carolina and New Hampshire. Some
time tonight the d~estroyers Mccall, Roe.
Terry. Mayrant and monaghan. led
by the flagship Dixie, will slip out of
the harbor with all lights extinguished
and attempt to attack the battleships
with ~torpedoes.
The battleships are to look for the
destroyers off the southern part of
Block Island. Searchlights will be used
and all guns that ave the heaviest cali
bre will be fired by the battleships in
their attempts to sink the destroyers in
mimic warfare.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
MINIATURE GIBRALTAR
WEIGHS QUARTER OF TON

The Rock of Gibraltar is on exhibit
ton at the Industrial Exposition. While
il is not built on the massive scale OF
its prototype 1t is an actual reproduction
of the fortress of the Mediterranean
carved from solid rock and sent to New
ark by the United States consul at Gibral-
tar. 1t weighs n quarter of a ton.
The miniature Gibraltar is part of the
exhibit of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, which has had no small share In
the making of both Gibraltar and Newark
famous. Another one of the Prudentiafs
exhibits Is a map of the city showing the
eXact location of every claim paid in
Newark by the company in 1911. In sev-
eral blocks nearly every family carries
Industrial insurance. According to its
tabulation the Prudential carries about
$685. 900, 900 life insurance on a quarter of
n million Newarkers.
A chart Is displayed showing the ages
at which people insured in the company
die and the min principal causes of
death for both men and women. One of
the charts states that the amount of
taxes paid to Newark by the Prudential
in the past five years was more than
81. 500. 900.
Another chart shows that the relative
increase in the number of Prudential en-
ployees In Newark has been much greater
In the past ten years than In any other
part of the country, Notwithstanding the
company's territorial expansion during
that time.
Photographs of the home offices of the
ooynnanu and cold raadaIu and n N n
prizes awarded to the company at )ther
eypositions are also on exhibition. A
graphic account of the membership of
the Prudential "old Guard" and otner
information about the company Is con-
tained in the pamphlets which are dis
tributed at the Prudential exhibit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
HARMONY FEST IS
HELD BY WOMEN
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs.
Grover Cleveland Send
Their Regrets.

while Mrs. Parker. following her accept
seriously i'll. Despite the list of absen-
tees, Washington was abuzz all day TO-
day with the arrival and entertainpent
of the distinguished women who jour
neyed to the capital to take part IN
the first political social function ever
carried through by American women.
The ranking guests in the city are
Mrs, William Jennings Bryan, Mrs. Jud-
son Harmon, wife of the governor Of
Ohio: Mrs. Norman f.. Mack, wife OF
she chairman of the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee; Mrs. w. G.. Rolston,
wife of the Democratic candidate for
governor of Indiana; Mrs. Eugene n.
Foss. wife OF the governor of Massa-
ch,isetts. and Mrs. William r. Hearst.
OF New York.
The toasts about which hung such
an air Of mystery and those who re-
spnnded follow:
.Dolly Madison. Tolerant, Brave and
popular" Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan. James Madison, Man Is But
Half Without a Woman Mrs. A. 5.
Hurleson; woman of the White House
re TO Her Virtues Very Kind, MRS.
Norman e. Mack; THE Congressman 8
wife. BE What You Are, That Is a
yvoman.f" Mrs. owen; Thomas Jef-
gerson. Friend of Dolly Madison, /
Have Professed Thee My Friend and
I Confess Me Knit to Thy Deserving. =
Mrs. Martin W. Littleton; The Dolly
Madison Snuff Box" Mrs. w. @. Raj
sion; The National Press, Mrs. Will
la, Randolob Hearst.
Mrs. Underwood, who was slated to re-
spoul 10 the toast the "congressman's
Wife, p relegated the honor to Mrs. Owen,
daughter Of senator Bankhead, who Is
campaign manager for Mr.. Underwood.
The other political women who spoke
were Mrs. Champ Clark, toastmistress;
Mrs. Robert c. Wickliffe, who originated
the idea Of the breakfast and carried 1t
through, and Mrs. Clayton, who. as
chairman Of the committee of the whole,
made an address of welcome.
The scramble for tickets which in the
last few days set the nerves of the
women on edge, ended Friday. when
over 200 applicants were turned down
finally after a thrilling contest of wire
pulling as to place and position. The
honor guest table where the speakers
and specially invited guests sat formed
another storm centre, the wives of dom
fnant men using their influence to get
into the front row. and shine with the
special stars of the occasion. Four hun
dred women took places at the harmony
breakfast today, the guests representing
not only Rampant Democracy" but a
notable contingent Of society women.
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Visit The Stars Booth; Then Come
and See Its New Publishing Plant

While you're at the Industrial Exposition, discovering that New
ark Knows How" Gf you haven't found that out long since), don't
fail to make a special trip over to Booth "a, where The Newark Star
has its exhibit. It's just to the right of the main entrance to>the
armory on SUSSEX avenue, and, without any false modesty, we think
its quite as interesting as anything You'll find on the whole floor.
A model Of The Stars new octuple press is there, as well as some
other features which can't help but hold your attention.
And, by the way, If you've never seen a modern newspaper plant
in operafon~ slip away from the exposition a little early and visit
The Stars new home in Branford place. It's just one block south
of Market street and a half block west of Broad street. Don't be
bashful aboGt walking right in. We're expecting visitors and our
guides will take you all over the shop and explain every mystery
connected with the publishing Of a live newspaper.
There's nothing hidden in the whole Star plant. Even il you
come only to the outside of our building you'll be able to get a little
inkling into how things are done, for everything that happens in our
editorial room, composing room, press room and business Office can
be seen from the street. The Star is literally "Printed For and Before
the Public"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
EXHIBITION OF WORK DONE
BY CLASS OF BLIND PUPILS

An exhibition of the work done by the
pupils in the class for the blind at the
Washington Street School will be in
stalled at the Newark Industrial EXPOSE
ton today. Several members of the
class will be in attendance to show their
dexterity.. They will be accompanied by
Jeanette Paterson, the teacher of the
class.
While the State school laws now require
boards of education to maintain classes
for the blini the Wash agton Street
School class was organized more than a
year age, before the law became efec-
tive.
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May Sign New
Coal Pact Today


PHILADELPHIA, May 2o-Unless
an unlooked-for hitch takes place the
Jew agreement between the Goa COM
panies apd the anthracite miners. which
was ratified by the underground workers
in convention last Saturday, will be
signed in the Reading Terminal here
this afternoon. binding both sides to the
new wage agreement for a period of
four years.
The committee authorized by the mine
workers to sign the new peace pact In
cludes John P. White, international pres
ident of the union; John T. Dempsey,
Thomas Kennedy and John Fahy, district
presidents,
Repairmen all over the anthracite fields
returned to work today to prepare the
mines for the resumption of mining.
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PREFERS CLOCKS TO WIFE

ST. LOUIS. May 20.-Frank Kramer. a
carpenter, whose hobby for collecting
clocks caused his wife to sue for d.
vorce, finds solace from his domestic
troubles in his workshop. The same
clocks which brought about his domestic
infelicity take all of his attention -since
the filing of the suit and seem to bring
him surcease from care. The petition
for divorce sets forth that Kramer re-
fused to work and spent all his time
with his clocks, coming home only to
sleep.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
MEADOW LAND
JURY HAS CASE

Arguments In the case Of former
United States Senator James Smith. jr.,
and the city of Newark over the value
of meadow land awarded by a condem-
nation commission, started today at
$3.50 and ended at 1875, when Judge Fred
erick Adams took up his charge to the
jury.
That lasted until 1915 o'clock. Then
the jury retired for it's deliberations. The
case has lasted six full court days, and
1t is expected that the jury will be out
several hours before a verdict is reached.
In the case is involved 104 acres of
meadow land in which thirty-three diff
ferent tracts are named and specified in
the suit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
BLAME STRIKE FOR DELAY
IN REPAIRING CAR A

Blaming the strike of laborers to keep
q promise to Mayor Arthur B. Seymour
to repair the Day street trolley %roadbed,
the Public Service railway today tent a
letter 10 thd< Orange executive promising
thyy the job will be among the first
tackled by Superintendent White, of the
maintenance gang, when the difficulty
with the foreigners is disposed of. Mayor
Seymour had reminded the trolley folk
of its promise to put the track in better
condition, aud General e. W. Hlne in
acknowledging receipt of the official com
munication said that until the company
gets laborcrs the concern is altogether
helpless
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
Derailed Train
Falls Into River

WINoNA, Mimi, May 2O.-The first
section of train No. l on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway, known
as the Pioneer Limited, was derailed to-
day near Homer, eight miles east of here,
Two sleepers, a baggage and buffet car
are in the ditch and are partially sub
merged in the Mississippi river. The
wreck was caused by the heavy rains
of last night, which washed out the road.
bed.
One passenger. William West. a travel.
ing salesman, was caught in the wash.
room when the train went over and had
to break his way out of the window to
keep from drowning. That there was
nc loss of life is due to the fact that
the train had had warnings 10 watch for
washouts and was running slowly
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
MUSICALE BY PUPILS

The third annual pupils musicale at the
Central Presbyterian Church., Clinton and
Belmont avenues, will be held next
Thursday evening In the chapel under the
direction of Granville Commoss, organist
Following are the pupils who will take
mart: Ethel Wiebke. J. Ferdinand Allen,
Gladys Parsons. Ethel Fredericks, Ger
trude jacob, Caroline Robinson. Edith
Iingerman, Dorothy Hale, Mildred South
erland, assisted by Mrs. Mollie Chaplin
Voss.
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BABY DIES TO SAVE MAMA

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 20.-Mrs. d.
r. Coulter. victim of an attempted as
sault. lives today because her 0 months
old baby lying on her breast, caught IN
Its own little body the bullets fired at
her last night by her bafied assailant.
The baby died instantly.
This city has been, terrorized lately by
a series of attempted assaults on women.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
BOSTON'S FIRE HEAD
PLEASED WITH NEWARK

Boston, where the department is under
a single head commission. visited New
ark yesterday to inspect the automobile
apparatus OF the local department. Chief
Paul j.. Moore took Commissioner Cole
through the Newark firehouses. The
Boston visitor was impressed with the
efficiency of the f~ire-fighting force here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
PLAN FIRST REGATTA

RAILWAY, May 1s.-The Railway Yacht
Club will hold its opening regatta on Sat.
urday afternoon, June s. The club also
indorses the action of the Board of Trade
in promoting a water carnival on the
Fourth of July night, and will cooperate
in the work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
FINED FOR LolTERING

lanes Hall. a negro, who says he
lives as IA Washington street. East Or
ange, was fined $40 by Judge Hahn In
the Fifth Precinct Court today on a
charge OF lettering. When he was taken
to the station a pack of cards, a num-
Der of dice and a knife were found on
his person.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
HALL SWORN AS GOVERNOR

BATON ROUGE, La, May 2o.-Luther
Il. Hall took the oath of Office as govern
or of Louisiana today. He succeeds ]. Y.
Sanders, who will retire to private life.
State House officials, members of the
General Assembly, officers of the U. s. s.
Nebraska and hundreds Of citizens from
every part of Louisiana witnessed the
simple ceremony. There was no attempt
Mt display because Of recent floods which
have done tremendous damage IN Loui-
siana.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
TAKES PICTURES; is FINED

For blocking the sidewalk with his
camera, with which he takes, develops,
prints and finishes pictures for five cents
each. Barney Schlags, of ! Marshall
street. was fined So by Judge Hahn in
He was arrested at Market and Jackson
streets yesterday by Patrolman Hugh
Fitzsimmons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
ELKs WILL ENTERTAIN

A musicale and travel festival. with
motion pictures. will be given at the
Elks' ONE 81 Green street, next Thurs.
day evening. High class operate artists
have been engaged. 1t will be a compli-
mentary entertainment.
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SEEKS CHICKEN THIEVES

RIVERSIDE. May 20.--Jacobt Lusch
is working on a contrivance by which
he hopes to catch the chicken thieves
which have been making nightly visits
TO his hennery. He is anxious to get
the deYice in operation before all his
fowls are gone.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
AnSzVeYS CHARGE
of Numbering Babies

0HARGED with poisoning nine babies by putting oxahc acid in their milk
Wmired Ankes a nurse, was pa cd on rial todayb before Supreme Court
Justice scudder in Brooklyn. The nine children died several months age in
an Infants hospital in Brooklyn. wher e the Ankers woman was employed as a
nurse.
The defendant has baby of her owl. Her counsel claims that the nurse
was made the victim by one who did the poisoning. IN is being "ranroaded' to
prison.
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BOARD on AssEssMENr AND nru,s,o.

BOARD OF ASSESSMENT AND Rrv1s,o>,
OF TAXES. N
TAKE NOTICE.
You are hereby requested to ra,,rn a..
total value of your personal pronert, susn tne
on me twentieth day Of May, TO the Roard
o. assessment and Revision OF Taxes !,
.he'r once IN the City Hall. on or hssose
me tnirtleth day Of June next. and yye'ore
Sase VIII any abatement be made for ne, no
uso.suness or for property which NAV ~
we Jaw is strictly complied with en'css
Al return Is not made under oath ana
snaing 10 Jaw the taxing officials viii az
re-. your personal. property accordina y.
tneir Judgment. from which no appesi 20
mv2oto,aso JOHN L. CARROLL. .
President. |
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5 DROWN IN
AUTOPLUNGE

CHICAGO, May 20.-Five persons, three
men and two women. we're drowned to
day when the automobile in which they
were riding plunged into the Calumet
river at the Ninety-second street bridge.
None of the names Of the victims has
been learned. Only one of the bodies
has been recovered. One of the
jumped into the river as the ~embankmeut
was reached, according TO a Waterman.
Her body was recovered. The woman
was apparently "a years old, and the In
itials "a. "" were on a bracelet she
wore.
The automobile, which was going about
thirty miles an hour, turned completely
over as 1t VENT into the river. One of
the men swan for several minutes. The
Waterman threw a life-preserver TO him,
but he apparently did not see 1t, and
went down.
The bridge was left open long enough
to let a boat pass, and although a warn
ing was shouted to the driver, the former
was unable to apply the brakes in time
to avert the accident.
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DANVILLE, ILL.,, May 90.-O.
w. Cannon. of this. city. in whose
name was licensed the automobile that
ran into the calumet river, in Chicago.
today, Is a nephew of Congressman Jo-
sept G. Cannon. Members of his family
said he was in this city this morning,
and had left home to make some bust
ness calls.
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Roosevelt at Gettxsnnrr.

Memorial bay, Thursday, May ~. spcc,o,
excursion via Pennsylvania railroad mi,
800 round trip. Leave Market street New
srK. o:lo a. M. South street. d:1s a. m-Ad.
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LIVER, B|UOUSNESS, HEADACHE,
COATEDTONGUE OR BAD STOMACH

You men and women who somehow can't ret feeling ight-who have a n
almost da1y headache, coated tongue, o1 tastea IN lou breath, dizziness,
an sleep, are nervous n upset. bothered with a sick, gassy, disordered
stomach, OF hay hackache nd feel all worn out a
Are you keeping clean inside with Cascarets-or merely forcing a pass
aecwa every few days with salts. cathartic pills Of castor oh? This is inn
Cascarets Immediately cleanse M regulate the stomach, remove, the
sour, undlgested n fermentng food n foul gases; take thu excess bile
ron h liver n carry of the decomposed waste matter n poison from
the ihtesdnes n bowels. &#'#