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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
M|LLBURN FOLK
PROTEST TAX RATE
Committee of Citizens to Ap-
peal to the County
Board.
OVER-ASSESSMENTS MADE,
CLAIM IRATE TAXPAYERS
Point Out Discrepancies in
Land Values and Crit
icise Methods.

Citizens of Millburn are to descend
practically en- masse upon the County
Board of Taxation on Friday, when a
special committee, to act in conjunc-
tion with the tax committee of the
town, will meet the board to protest
against the high taxation in Millburn.
The committee consists of Henry S.
Acker. Ernest L. Smithers and Will
lam Byrd, representing the tax CON
mittee of the Town Council, and Mar
shall Geer, representing the Old Short
Hills section; William S. BaIliere, the
Wyoming section; Julius Wittkop, the
village section, and F. A. Birmingham,
the Short Hills and Brentwood Sec
lions, the latter four being the special
committee named on December 5 to
act with the regular committee.
1t is claimed by the Millburn resi-
dents that property in all parts of
the town are over-assessed and a
general reduction will be asked. It
will not be demanded that valuations
be lowered this year., but it will be
urged that the figures presented by
the committee be considered when
the tax budget for 1913 is made up.
1t is claimed hat property in the
Old Short Hills section, 2H miles
from the railroad station, is assessed
at $500 an acre. while property a mile
distant from the station Is assessed
at $1,000 per acre Further claim is
made that much of the property in
this section assessed at from $500 to
$1,000 an acre is used solely for farm
ing purposes. The same conditions
are said to exist in other sections of
Millburn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
PRESIDENT NAMES MANY
CONSULS; ONE MINISTER
He Also Appoints Number of
Embassy Secretaries.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I7.-Among
the nominations sent to the Senate
by President Taft today were:
Montgomery Schuyler, jr., of New
York, to be minister to Ecuador; Nell
son O'Shaughnessy, of New York. Sec
rotary of the embassy at Mexico. To
be second secretaries of embassy:
Ralph B. S~trassberger, of New York.
at Toxic: Henry F. Tenant. # New
York, at Mexico City; Charles Camp
bell, jr., of Virginia, to be secretary
Of legation and consul-generaI to
Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria: Cy-
rus F. Wicker. of New York, to be
secretary of legation at Panama: Carl
Bailey Hurst, of the District Of Co
lumbia, to be consul-general at large.
To be consuls-general: p. NJ. Grit
fifth, of Ohio. at Callao, Peru; Will
lam H.. Robertson, of Virginia, at
Moscow, Russia. John H. Snodgrass.
of West Virginia, at Sydney, N. S. W.
To be consuis: John P. Bray, of
North Dakota, at Manchester. Eng
land; John w. Dye, of Minnesota. at
st. Johns. Quebec; William Dawson,
jr., of Minnesota, at Sierra Leone.
Africa; Paul H. Foster, of Texas. at
Teneriffe, Canary Islands: Cornelius
Ferris, jr., of Colorado, Malta; Claude
e. Guyant, of Illinois, at Ensenada,
Mexico; Arminius T.. Haeberle, of Mis-
souri,, at Bladistok, Siberia: James
w. johnson. of New York, at ST. Mi
chaels, Azores: John f. Jewell, of
Illinois. at Tsingtau. China; James
Oliver Laing, of Missouri, at Mara
caibo, Venezuela; Stuart X. Lupton,
of Tennessee. at Tampico, Mexico;
James c. McNalIy. of Pennsylvania.
at Hanover, Germany; Andrew ].
Mccormick, of Mississippi, at Owen
Sound, Ontario; Lucien M%enninger. of
South Carolina. at Salina Cruz, Mex
leo; Clarence A. Miller, of Missouri.
at Pernambuco, Brazil: Albert H.
Nicholson, of Massachusetts, at
Milan, Italy; Edward l. Nathan, of
Pennsylvania, at Karachi, India;
Kenneth S. Patton. of Virginia, Asun-
cion, Paraguay; John A. Ray. of
Texas, at Corinto. Nicaragua; Henry
p. Starrett. OF Florida, at Tegucigal-
pa, Honduras; Frederick Simpich, of
Washington. at Nogales. Mexico;
Frederick Van Dyne. of New York, at
Lyons, France; William j. VERIFY, of
Tennessee, at Mersina, Turkey.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
SCORES ]. P. WHO
JAILED TWO MEN
Judge Herr Threatens Magis-
trate's Removal if Procedure
Occurs Again.

For causing the arrest of two in
nocent men, Adolph Mayors. a JUS
tice Of the peace, of 9 Jones street.
was severely scored today by Judge
Herr.
IF such outrageous procedure
occurs again. he warned Mayors, II
shall take up the matter of having
you removed from Office. To subject
men to the indignity of arrest and
Imprisonment upon groundless com
plants is the worst sort of violation
of your powers"
Mayors issued complaints in two
cases that afterwards came before
Judge Herr in the Fourth Precinct
Police Court, and We're Immediately
dismissed.
Ignatz Calecki. of 81 Jones street,
was arrested on last Sunday by a
a constable and committed to jail by
Mayors on complaint of Paul Zamora,
of IS Jones street. When calecki was
arraigned before Judge Herr yester-
day, Zamora looked at him in aston
ishment.
Why, that isn't the man who as
saulted mel" he said.
The other complaint was taken by
Mayors on December 10. He caused
the arrest of Michael Perna, 10 years
old, of 214 Waverly avenue. on a seri-
charge made by Lena Tobler, 10
years old, of so Seventeenth avenue.
Perna had to procure $500 bail for his
release at the time. He was arraigned
before Judge Herr today and the girl
admitted that Perna was not guilty.
but that she had him arrested in
hopes that he would divulge the real
name of the man she wished to ac-
cuse
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
HOLD MAN ON CHARGE OF
RINGING FALSE ALARM
Boys identify James caputo and
Bail of $500 Is Fixed.

Arraigned with about thirty other
prisoners, James Caputo, of u Drift
street. who was charged with ring
ing a false fire alarm, was pointed
out by a half dozen boys today in
the First Criminal court and held
in $500 bail to await the action of he
grand jury.
The prisoner denied the charge and
endeayored to convince the court
that he was not in the vicinity of
Clinton and Beaver streets. where
h box was pulled. at the time the
alarm was sent in. The identification
yesterday by two small boys. with
the corroborative evidence today.
convinced Judge Hahn that he was
justified in holding the man for the
grand jury, and after a conference
with Captain Ryan. the magistrate
fixed the bail at $500.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
CITIZENS MAY DEMAND
RETURN OF SEARCH FUNDS
Claim Tax Collector Is Not En-
titled to Pocket Fees.

That an effort will be made to put
in the town treasury of West Orange
sums of money said to have heen col.
leeted by Tax Collector Frank A
O'connor as tax searches was the
gist of a statement issued following
a meeting OF Hillside avenue residents
last night.
One man, who asked hat his name
be not made public. today stated to
newspapermen that he had been au-
thorized to get legal advice as the
result of a decision given in the case
of The Kearny official who was taken
to court by a citizen on the claim
that his taking of office fees was
illegal.
The decision in the Hudson county
case was hal the official had no right
to fees, and opponents of the present
administration. while not anxious evil
IDENTIFY for publicity, seek TO have the
courts take up the question Of Mr..
O'Connor's right to Office fees.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
OPPOSE TENEMENT HOUSE
UPON OSBORNE TERRACE
E. A.. underwood Seeks Injunc-
ton Against Structure.

On the ground that the erection of
an apartment house in Osborne ter
race would prove a detriment to the
n~eighborhood, e. Alexander Under
wood, of 81 Osborne terrace, today
applied to Vice-Chancellor Howell
for an injunction to restrain Her
man e. Co. from building a six
family apartment at Nos. SO and So.
The complainant further AYERS that
the property is restricted against
apartment houses, business places
and stables and holds that under its
Iced to the land Herman & Co. have
no right to carry out their present
intention.
Frank Bradner, representing the
Complainant, set forth in his argu-
ment that the land was acquired IN
1899 by Robert A. and James H. Os-
borne, who had the restrictions
placed in all deeds. Under this cove
nant all dwelling must be erected
twenty feet from the street line, and
all stables and garages 100 feet from
street line. He said further that
there are forty dwelling houses in
the street, the owners of which would
W iDJuISu ny tuC CtCCtiOh " thC
apartment house.
Philip Schotland, representing the
defendants. commended that there are
many t~wo-family houses on the same
block. He commended thai the re-
striction clause had been abandoned.
Me presented af1davits that the
property would not be damaged by
the erection of this apartment.
The matter was finally laid over
for a week to give the complainant
m opportunity of presenting answer
ing %afidavits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
OLvANEY HEADS NEWARK
FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSN
Succeeds Michael caffrey-T
H. Donohue Treasurer.

William A. Olvaney, of Engine
Company u, was elected president
of the Newark Firemen's Relief AS
ISOLATION at, the annual meeting of
the organization last night in Fire
mems Hall, Centre street. Michael
Caffrey, the retiring president, de-
clined denomination. as did Chief En-
gineer Paul j.. Moore, who has been
the associations treasurer for the
last three years. Chief Moore placed
the name of Thomas II. Donohue
before the association as his sue
cessor. and the latter was unani-
mously elected.
NJ. T. and Fl. C. Barrett were re-
named as counsellors, while Christo-
pher LEM. Engine Company IL; Ar
thur vanderstreet, High Pressure
Company l. and David J.. Ryan, Hook
and Ladder 6, were elected trustees
for three years. 1t was reported at
the meeting that the widows and
orphans fund is in a flourishing con-
dition.
The other officers chosen were:
Vice-president, John f. Fox, Engine
Company 6. and secretary, 2. S.
Smith, Hook and Ladder 4.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
LEAVES GRANDSON
SIS OF HER ESTATE
Aged Woman Leaves Residue
TO a Man She Terms
MY Friend

Leaving q bequest Of rs and no
more to a grandson. Lawrence Em-
mons Powelson. the viii Of Mary
Ann Powelson. an aged woman. who
died at 9 Cottage street on DecembeT
4. devises the residue of the estate
to Anthony C. Vail. my friend, of
9 Cottage street. with whom the aged
woman made her home for a short
time previous to her death.
The will is dated october II. 1917,
and names James p. Donneliy. Of 2ai|
Mulberry street, as executor, 10 serve
without bonds.
On November 4 last Mrs. Powelson
transferred a piece Of property at
% Orchard street to Mr.. Van for
81 and other valuable consideI9
tons IL is said hat the other sai-
liable considerations Included IN
agreement hat Mr.. Van was to sup
port the aged woman during the t.
mainder Of her life.
The value of the estate or 81 tDe
Orchard street property is not known.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
BALKS AT
PAYING ALIMONY
Says Wife and He Agreed
About Payments, but This
She Denies.


DR.. Frank Lee, a prominent dentist
of Long Branch, is IN danger Of going
to Jail because of his refusal to con-
tinue the payment of alimony to his
divorced wife. Mary Lee, of Asbury
Park. On theN testimony of several
witnesses as to>a subsequent agree
ment between the couple DIR. Lees
liberty rests.
The matter was brought before
Vice-Chanceilor Howell in the Court
of Chancery today on the return of a
rule to show cause why DIR. Lee
should not be adjudged in contempt.
Under the final decree of divorce
granted to the wife in August, 1910
DR.. Lee was ordered to pay her a
permanent alimony' Of $40 a week,
and counsel fees. Some time later
the alimony was reduced to $40 a
week. 1t is claimed, however, that
he has paid only a matter of 5000 %
date. Last week Vice-Chancellor
Emery granted an order to show
cause, which was returnable today.
Through his counsel, the defendant
claimed that he had entered into a
subsequent agreement with his
former wife. He further claimed that
she was not a fit person to take care
of the couples four children. For
this reason he declares that he has
been paying $40 a week to his oldest
daughter for the support and benefit
of herself and the other three chill
dren. He claimed that he had full
filled the order of the court in pro-
viding for the support of his chill
dren.
The wife averred that she knew
nothing of any agreement.
The court finally referred the mat
ter to a special master-for the taking
of testimony.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
MILLIONAIRE PIERCE
SETTLES SUIT OF WIDOW

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-After light
ing strenuously over one year for his
day in court Henry Clay Pierce,
millionaire head Of the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company yesterday elected to
settle the suit brought against him
by Mrs. Alice G. Rycroft. without the
aid of a jury.
Mrs. Ryeroft was suing for the al
legged conversion of money. placed
with Pierce for investment. and one
time recovered a verdict of Sill LOCO
against him. This verdict was sub
soquently set aside and a new trial
ordered. She compromised. tits stated.
for over $1,000 0
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
PREFERS JAIL TO
CRIPPLED WIFE
Husband Turns Deaf Ear to
PIea-Boarding Mistress
Locked Up.

Hailed O court by his paralyzed
wife, who Thought that his affections
were being alienated by their board
ing house mistress. Mrs. May Del
Mater, OF % Parker street, John
Tracy said that he would go to the
penitentiary before he would change
his boarding place or contribute to
his wife's board elsewhere. Upon
being refused permission to talk, Mrs.
Del Mater called Mrs. Tracy a liar,
and was ordered into a cell by Judge
Herr upon her failure to pay 500 for
contempt of court.
Mrs. Gussie Tracy, who became
paralyzed at the birth of her 7-year-
old son, Albert, through her mother
in-law, yesterday requested the court
to order her husband to court and
give him a reprimand for his alleged
misconduct Tracy was ordered there
by letter, and when advised by the
court to change his boarding place
fatty refused to do so. When told
that If he failed to do that he would
be sent to the penitentiary he de-
family declared that he would go to
Jail before he would support his
family, w~hereupon Judge Herr adj
yised Mrs. Tracy to notify the over
seer of the poor.
After the case was disposed of Mrs.
Del Mater requested to be allowed
to make a statement. When she was
refused she walked e to the in
valid and said You lie!' She was
given a severe reprimand by the
court and ordered to pay 500 for con-
tempt. Not having the amount she
was locked in a cell. where she spent
several hours before Tracy returned
with the amount of the fine.
Tracy is employed by the Brown
Hosting Engine Company.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
STIFF FINE FOR SHORT
WEIGHT GIVING COAL MAN

Benjamin Bronfman, g wears old, of
70 Montgomery street. a coal peddier,
was fined $50 and costs today by
Judge Hahn in the First Criminal
court for selling short weights OF
coal.
Bronfman was arrested yesterday
by John Sullivan. sealer of weights
and measures, after it vas discovered
that he was selling 20 pounds of coal
for 100 pounds. When Mr.. Sullivan
made IN investigation, of the scales
IN the wagon he discovered thaJ they
were 10 pounds fast.
The prisoner claimed that he did
sell the coal by weight, but by price.
He was warned by the court that if
he was ever arrested again on a
similar charge he would be sent to
the penitentiary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
NO EXEMPTION FOR
CATHEDRAL LANDS
County Tax Board Votes Down
Appeal from City's
Assessment.
PLOT TAXED ON BASIS OF
$4,000, U S $4,000
'Greisenheim Appeal Also Lost.
Decide PrudentiaI's Case
Tomorrow.

The County Board of Taxation
handed down decisions today ON three
/ Rppeals from assessments levied by
the Newark Board of Review and
Tax Assessment. unfolding the as
SCISSORS in two cases and making an
exemption in one, that of the Exempt
Firemen Association, which WA re-
lieved Of an assessment of 1890 on
the associations property in Spring
field avenue.
The board ruled hat the Cathedral
property, owned by the Roman
Catholic diocese of Newark, situated
at Nos. 126 to 1873 Clifton avenue and
covering the entire block, had been
properly assessed by the city officials
at $780, 900 for the land and 100000 for
the buildings. 1t was commended at a
hearing two weeks ago by Major Carl
Lent and William j. Kearns, counsel
for the diocese, that the property
4 should be exempted from taxation.
as it was used entirely for church
am religious purposes.
A Peculiar Situation.
| This contention was not upheld by
the board, which ruled that h prop
erty at present is not used for re-
ligious purposes, and, therefore, is
not exempt from taxation. The stu
alton is a peculiar one, as it is
fclaimed there is no question but that
the property in question IS intended
for use solely for religious purposes,
but cannot be so used at the present
time owing to a dispute between the
architect and contractor. This dis
quite has tied up all work on the new
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart,
| which, with school buildings, bishops
home, parish hall and other build
ings, is to occupy the entire block.
Work has been practically at a
standstill for several years.
The board also upheld the assess
ment of $23, 500 levied against the
Clifton and st. James place. The
appeal in this cas- was on the ground
that the Greisenheim vas .purely a
charitable institution and therefore
exempt from tax. The board ruled
that the act exempting charitable or
Plantations did o extend to the
G~reisenheim and refused to cancel
the assessment.
That Prudential Appeal.
A decision on the appeal of the
Prudential Insurance Company,
which claims to be overassessed on
land owned by the company on
Broad street, between Market and
Bank streets, is expected to be made
by the board tomorrow. President
Jerome T. Congleton today said
there would be some changes made
in the figures assessed by the city
but refused to say what reduction,
if any, would be made. There was
a wide divergence in the figures sub
mitted by the experts for the city
and the company in testimony at the
hearing last month, the city's figures
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 per foot
frontage higher than those of the
company's experts.
I'VE are working on the figures"
said Mr.. C~ongleton today, and ex.
pect to reach a decision tomorrow"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
CHURCHMEN ORGANIZE TO
COOPERATE WITH RECTOR

Sixty men of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, Montclair, met last night in
the parish house and organized a
committee of ten to cooperate with
the rector and vestry of the church.
1t IS the intention of the committee
to meet several times during the year
and hold get-together dinners, to
which the congregation Will be in
vited.
The following were elected on the
committee; H.. ST. John Webb, Ed
ward W. T. Gray. Louis NJ. Beeten,
James w. Johnston, Park Terrell.
Samuel H. Crawford, Walter Kidde.
Bayard Whitmore, A. S. Wallace,
S. S. Hall. Hosea Webster presided
at the meeting. and the nominating
comwittee consists of louis o.. Ivy,
]. w. Johnston and B. B. Tichenor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY M0NTCLAIR GOLFERS

After H. H. Sites. president. and
Thomas w. stephens, vice-president,
who both held office for eight years
in the Montclair Golf Club. had re-
fused to consider reelection the fol-
lowing were named at the annual
meeting yesterday in Verona: Presi-
dent Charles A. Dreste; vice-presi-
dent, Benjamin v. Harrison; secre-
tary and treasurer, James King. and
captain, Erman j. Ridgway. The
committees are: Finance, Joseph A.
Kelsey and b. v. Harrison; green,
Charles e. Van Week, J. A. Kelsey
and II. H. Spies; house. H.. H. Spies,
A.. J.. Pierson and b. V. Harrison;
membership, c.. D.. Baekus and
Thomas w. Stephens. E. J. Ridgway
Is chairman of the tournament COM
mittee and viii appoint the other two
members OF the committee at a later
date.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
MITCHELL HEADS
M ASSOCIATION

Captain George L. Mitchell was re-
elected president of the Firemen's Re-
lief Association of East Orange at
the annual meeting last night at
headquarters. Chief William e.
Markwith was elected vice-president.
Captain James Finneran was reflect
ed treasurer for the seventh eonsecu-
tive year, and Edward Newkirk was
reelected secretary Mnd collector.
To serve MS trustees for three years
Captain Samuel .Coen, Charles Rup-
pert and James Lawson were elected.
For two years William Hoffman,
Commissioner Nathan "A. Baldwin
and Captain Willard Smalley were
chosen. Those who will serve for one
year are Assistant Chief John Flynn,
Captain Charles Mckinley and John
Shannon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
THIEVES ATTEND SCHOOL
AND CARRY OFF PRIZES

James Dougan. principal of the In
dustrial School. orner of School and
Wickliffe streets. reported to the
police that the school was entered
last night and six sets of drawing in
struments were stolen.
At night the doors of the schools
of the city are locked. but the police
are being given a great deal of
trouble by sneak thieves who operate
in the daytime. This is attributed to
the fact that the fire department re-
quires that all doors shall be left
open during school hours, and, in
much as zach entrance cannot be
watched. thieves are afforded an OPP
portunity to enter and. after gather
ing their loot 10 make a safe get
away.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
CALL MEETING TO 0
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

A mass-meeting in the interest of
the commission government plan for
West Orange will be held Saturday
night in the CASTOR Street School,
when John z. White, of Chicago, a
friend of Governor Wilson, will speak
on the scheme. Farnham Yardley
will preside at the meeting. Edward
Brueger is chairman of the COM
mittee.
The petition for a special election
on the proposed change will be filed
tomorrow with Town Clerk Nc
Donough, and the election will be on
Tuesday, January Z.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
BELLEVILLE GIRL VICTIM
OF TWO HIGHWAYMEN

Gustavus Minker. of Gordon ave-
nue.. reported to the Bellevllle police
that his daughter, Lillian. was accost-
ed and robbed by two men last night,
One Of the men snatched a silver
mesh bag from her hand. The bag
contained only fifteen cents.
Miss Minker was on her way home,
after a visit to a friend, and when
neal New and Joralemon streets the
two men stopped her. One of the
men snatched the mesh bag and both
ran away.
Miss Minker thinks she can identify
her assailants. The police are inves-
tigating.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-17
COPS STOP RUNAWAY AS 1T.
DASHES TOWARD CHILDREN

Policeman James Flannery. of East
Orange. and Policeman Thomas Muir
ray, of the park police, yesterday
afternoon at Park avenue and Clin-
ton street. East Orange, saw a rum
away approaching from Walnut
street, close to hundreds Of pupils
of Ashland School crossing the ave-
Both ran IA and secured a hold on
the horses bride at the same time
and brought the animal to a stop.
The horse is owned by Tony Melio, a
private scavenger.