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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-30
ITEMS
IN A DARK MIST
East Orange Mayor vainIy
Seeks Detailed Account
on Sundry Topics.

To secure more detailed information re-
garding the items contained In this years
budget of the Board of Education, Mayor
Gregory, of East Orange, caused an adj
journment of the meeting of the Board
of School Estimate of that city last
night, called for the purpose of pruning,
IL possible, the school budget. The de-
sired information could not be given the
estimate board, as the members Of the
Board of Education failed to bring their
books to the meeting. Warren Clapp,
secretary of the Board of Education. was
instructed to have the Items of the
budget prepared for another meeting to
morrow night.
A number of items had been gone over
when the Mayor, desiring some inside
information with regard to the purchas-
ing of coal, could not be accommodated.
For the time being the particular item
was passed over, but the further the In
v~est.gation advanced the less informa-
ton was forthcoming, and the Mayor
called a halt to the proceedings.
Mayor Gregory went on record as OPP
posing the engagement of teachers for
summer schools. He said he was a be-
lever in play for children but deemed
the employment of teachers an unwar-
ranted expense. The 81, 200 asked for was
granted, the Mayor alone voting In the
negative. There WAS a long discussion
on all the items for three hours.
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BELLEvILLE.

Patrick Dawson pleaded guilty last
night before Police Justice J. Harry ASH
worth to the charge of selling liquor
without a license at his grocery store
on Gordon avenue. He was fined $40.
Joseph A. Connolly was his counsel.
Headed by a squad OF police under
Chief Michael Flynn, Captain Henry Vree-
land Post, G. A. r.; General George
c. Meade Camp. Sons of Veterans, and
the local troop of the Boy Scouts of
America marched through the town this
morning. The local cemeteries were Wis
tied and honor paid to thesdeparted com
rades. A dinner was served in Belleville
Han after the procession. Members OF
General Sedgwick Circle, Ladies OF the
q. A. r., have been invited to attent
the luncheon.
Joseph Gormley, president of the Onoko
Social Club, has left for Schenectady, N:
y, where he will remain for an extended
period.
Lathrop Van Orden, of Greylock manor,
has gone on d trip to California.
The Alpha Fishing Club will go to the
Fishing Banks on Sunday.
Belleyille Council, knights of Columbus,
Is arranging for a baseball game between
the married. and single men, to take place
soon. Bartholomew +. Kinneally Will look
after the interests of the benedicts ana
Alfred Hacker for the bachelors.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace Bap-
fist Church, Greylock manor, will hold a
strawberry and ice-cream festival on June
at Washington avenue and Malone
street.
Court Sancta Maria. Daughters of lisa
bella, will present the sketch Wanted
A Servant" on June Is In the lodgeroom
In the bank building.
Miss Frances Sweet, of Ocean Grove,
Is the. guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. V. Sweet,
of Joralemon street.
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HALL BOYS
IN PRIZE DEBATE
Argument Against Adoption of
Initiative and Referen-
dunn Wins.

The annual prize debate of the Seton
Hall College Debating Society was held
yesterday evening in the college audi
torium, South Orange. before a large au-
dience. The following question was dis
cussed:
Resolved. That the initiative and the
referendum should be Incorporated by all
the States In their system of legislation. .
In an address of welcome, William y.
Donnelly. IL, who presided as chairman,
opened the debate with an explanation
of the question Mt issue. The speakers
for the affirmative side were William j.
Feeney. IL, and Arthur V. Du Puts, II.
Francis J.. McConville. ~, and John NJ.
Walsh, 10. In IN equally convincing man
ner presentea reasons against the adop.
ton of the initiative and the referendum.
The decision was given In favor of the
negative side.
The judges we're Rev. John Francis
Ryan, SO, A. NJ, rector of st. Bridget's
Church, Jersey City; George Henry Glee-
son, '02, A. NJ, Ii. b., of Kearny, and
Francis John Pfnff, '03. A. NJ, LII. b.,
of Elizabeth. Rev. Father Ryan In an
nouncing the decision of the judges took
occasion to congratulate the speakers on
their aptitude and enthusiasm in the
debate. Monsignor James +. Mooney.
president of Seton Hall College, and
other members of the faculty were
present.
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Society of
the Oranges

Those who are to be in the bridal
party at the wedding of Miss Re
becca Ambrose and Mr.. William Palen
Conway, to take place on Friday night,
June IA, at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T.. Ambrose,
265 Centre street, Orange, are Miss Elmina
Ambrose, sister of the bride, as maid of
honor; Mr.. George r.. Conway, jr., as best
man, and as ushers Mr.. C. Arthur Am
brose and Mr.. Harrison Ambrose, both
brothers of the bride; Mr.. Kenneth b.
Gordon and Mr.. Russell r.. Freeman, both
of South Orange, and Lewis b. Franklin,
of Flushing, Long Island. The Rev. DIR.
Fred Clare Baldwin, of Enst Orange, will
perform the ceremony, which will be fol-
lowed by n large reception. Miss Am
brose and Mr.. Conway are both promi-
nent In society In the Oranges.
Announcement was made today that the
wedding of Miss Edith Althea Lamming,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen
of New York, and Mr.. James
Henry Boughton. of East Orange, which
was to have been solemnlzed In June.
had been indefinitely postponed. Mr..
Boughton todny declined to discuss for
the reasons for the change In
but admitted the affair was Off"
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H~ARRlSON=E. NEWARK.

A fair-sized crowd last night attended
the dance given in the auditorium of
Lincoln School. Harrison, by the senior
class OF Harrison High School. The af-
fair proved a success.
Mrs. Thomas Denney, of 4S2 Central
aYenue, aud her sister, Mrs. Bernard p
Walsh, Of Is North Fourth street. both
OF Harrison, Will leave next Tuesday
for kinsman. o.. where they will spend
a month with relatives.
Donald Mcdonald, of Soaring avenue,
Harrison. had the tin of one Of his
fingers OF his left hand cut off while at
work yesterday in a Newark factory.
John Leary, sr.. of 400 Cross street,
Harrison. was yesterday removed to ST.
Michaels Hospital. Newark, in the Har-
rison police ambulance.
The parochlal and public schools of
Harrison and East Newark are closed
today, A number of factories are also
shut down In honor of the holiday.
Harrison and East Newark streets
were In darkness for a short time last
night. Police Sergeant Caleb Coakley.
of Harrison, notified the electrical de-
partment of the Public Service Corpo-
ration and the trouble was soon reme-
died.
A number of member of Kearny Coun-
ell, No. 402, knights of Columbus. OF
Harrison, attended a memorial mass eel
ebrated this morning in ST. Cecilia's Il,
-. tnurcn, keafnN.
The Harrison Board of Health will
meet tomorrow night.
The annual recital of the piano pupils
Of Miss Kctfryn Riordan was held last
night at Miss Riordan's home, 42S Cen
trail avenue, Harrison. Among those who
ave selections were Miss Anna Denney
Miss Geraliden Miller. Miss Irene O'Con-
nor, Miss Edna Riordan, Miss Mary
Peters. Miss Margaret Riordan. Joseph
Kenny. Hayes Whitehead and Raymond
Miller. Miss Riordan contributed sew
eral pleasing vocal solos.
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DAY CELEBRATED
IN THE ORANGES
Veterans Decorate Graves OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at
Flag-Raising.

While there n no formal parade
on the Civil War veterans in the Or
anges today there was a general observ-
ance of the day and the veterans went
to the various cemeteries and decorated
the graves of their comrades with
flowers and small flags. The main exer-
cises were held In Rosedalc Cemetery,
Orange, where patriotic addresses were
given and Lincoln's Gettysburg speech
was read by DIR. William d.. Robinson.
Uzal Dodd Post, G.. A. r., met at
quarters in Main street In the morning
and marched to the cemeteries. AT noon
the veterans gathered at the grave or
Captain Samuel Uzal Dodd, In Rosedale
Cemetery, after whom the post was
named. The ritual of the Grand Army
OF, the Republic was read and the ad-
dresses and praye followed. There
was a large attendance of the citizens.
Following the exercises the veterans
marched back to the post-rooms, which
had been attra ctively decorated with
flags and bunting, and the annual mid
day campfire was held. Commander
gohn Galligan was In charge of the pro-
gram and was assisted by Adjutant John
Lennox, of East Orange. Stories of the
played a large part in the exercises
md songs were sung by several oil the
guests. The luncheon was served by
members of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
In West Orange one of the largest cele-
brations was held when, the town officials
md residents gathered fin large numbers
to witness the dedication Of the new
nag pole and raising of 'the flag. Mayor
o. A.. Muta had charge of the program
md made the principal address,. Town
Clerk Joseph McDonough told of the his
tory of the flag and the colors were
tnised by Anna May Picker and Elizabeth
,. Meters, while children of the schools
sahg The Star ~Spangled Banner"
Members of Field Battery A of East
ORANGE did not take part in any parade
during the day, not having been request
ed to turn out for the Newark celebra-
ton for the past two years, but details
from the organization went to the GEM
etcries to decorate with flowers and
standards the graves of departed com
rudes. The cadet corps of the battery
in full dress uniform marched from the
arlnory early to take part in the New
ark celebration.
The G.. A. II. veterans have been in
vfted to attend a special patriotic SER
vice tonight in the Park Avenue Church
of the Disciples of Christ, East Orange,
by REV. l.. N. d. Wells. the pastor, and
win make the trip in automobiles.
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B~LOOMFID-GLEN RIDGE

The weding of Miss Estelle P. Evan,
daughter of Mr.. n Mrs: George R..
Evan. of Bloomfield. to Lewis Perry
Ferguson, of Manhattan. is
to take place In the home of the BRIDE
to-be. in Belleville avenue. on Tune q.
The affair will also mark the thirtieth
anniversary of the welding day of the
young woinan's parents. Miss Evan is
well-known in musical circles and she
is al accomplished violinist, Rev. DIR.
George Louis Curtis, of the old First
Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
A musicale will be given by the pupils
Of Miss Ruth Wilson'S eiass at the Glen
Former Mayor Giles W. Meade and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson d. Lyon, of the
borough. left today on an automobile
trip through New York State.
Mrs. George w. Eddy, of Frenchtown,
has been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
John L, Jordan, of Belleville avenue.
Bernard Richter and family. of New
ark venue are stopping with Charles
Grieshaeber.
Mrs. George H. Krips, of Myrtle street,
expects to join her husband in Los
Angeles, Cal, next month.
George S. Fornoff. of Belleville ave-
nue., is in Bayonne as a. delegate to the
convention of the New Jersey State As
ISOLATION of Letter-Carriers.
William Mahoney, IS years old, of 16
old, of ia Orange street: Lawrence Cor
man. q years old, and Thomas German,
~ years old, both of Orange street;
Philip and Louis Kent, aged respee-
all of Bloomfield. were taken into Gus
tody by Patrolman Joseph j. Huddy. In
Watsessing centre at. II o'clock last
Hubby claimed that the young men were
all intoxicated and used abusive Ian
guage toward him.
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SOUTH ORANGE

Memorial Day was observed in South
orange with a public demonstration. Pa
triottc exercises were held on the veran-
dab OF the Village Hall under the auspices
OF the South Orange Veterans Associa-
tion. Speeches were delivered by Rear
admiral Edwin Stewart and Rev. Perry
ii. Murdick. A parade followed, those
participating marching to the Valley
street Cemetery, South Orange. where the
graves Of deceased soldiers and sailors
We're decorated. Those who took part
besides the veterans were the police and
fremn, mmbers OF South Orange Coun-
ell, Jr. o.. U. A. NJ, South Orange and
Map1ewood troops, Boy Scouts of Amer.
lea and the public school children,
The qualifying rounds for the June cup
In both A and b classes and n contest
against DOGGY are on the program for
South Orange Field Club golfers for Sat
urday.
The village police will hold another tar
get practise tomorrow afternoon.
The South Orange Collegiates will play
les at Athletic Park. South Orange ave
nue., Vailsburg, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel FL. Scully and
taniflN, of. South Orange avenue, left TO-
day for Washington, ID. c. They will re-
main at the National Capital city over
Sunday.
Gaylord Nitrow, the Seton Hall College
SaAia1A III ouCtdiHtu u EdCI0I
TO the ankle early in the season, is now
able to be about.
Patrolman Michael Lally has started his
summer vacation.
The Field Club baseball team. which
is playing the Seton Hall College nine
today, viii play q game with the Mort.
clair A. c. at Montclair Saturday aft
ernoon.
Robert LLndsley, n negro. OF. Iripst
street, will be arraigned before Police
Justice Edward. w, McDonoueh tomor-
row morning on a charge of having re-
peatedlY. inslllted George W., Wander
boof, of Second street.
A. strawberry testfvar win be held in
the Methodist Church .Euna. g..
A preparatory service will be held in
the First Presbyterian Church tomor-
,oy night. at which Eey, David .DeForest
'Burrell, pastor. will deliver an address
on The Way to JOY" The session will
hold a meeting In the board room fol-
lowing the service.
Mrs. j.. K. Broderick will remove TO-
morrow from Valley street to New York.
Gerard Oberrender. Of Summit avenue,
will entetain the Entire Nous Club at his
home tomorrow night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. MacCarthy.
of Woodland avenue, will spend the
summer at Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer S. Carr. of Roose-
Welt Park. will leave shortly for As
bury.
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HOME AFTER % A

POINT PLEASANT, May So.-Bearing
the stamp of a true westerner, a man
visited the office of Frederick s. Wack
a few days ago and inquired for Oliver
b. Var Camp. He was told that Van
Camp was not In Point Pleasant, having
gone TO Kansas City following the close
OF his grocery business here. Mrs. Van
Camp was in New York, but the man
was referred to a son, ]. Edward Van
Camp.
A few hours later Enoch Van Camp, a
brother Of Oliver, was called on the tele.
phone from Long Branch. His sister.
Mrs. r. H. Hughes, OF that place, told of
the arrival of a brother, William Newall
Van Camp, whom neither had seen for
twenty-three years.
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TO SPEND $4,000
ON FAIRGROUNDS
Orange Common Council Votes
Bond Issue to Equip New
Amusement Place. i

The Orange Common Council last night
voted to issue bonds for So, 900 to cover
the cost of new apparatus and mainte-
nance for the new playground at Central
and Lincoln venues The action of
the council was made on recommended
ton of the playground commission.
Councilman =. Allan Smith voted
against the issuance of the bonds ION
the grounds hat the m of the
city would not permit the appropriation
of such a large sum for the purpose.
The city will pay 4 per cent interest
on the bonds and the cost of maintain
ing the grounds will be approximately
$4,000 yearly. 1t is planned to have a
skating and swimming pond and a field
for baseball and football contests.
Senator Austen Colgate, chairman OF
the commission, told the council that
the sum asked for was the least pos
sible amount that could be expended to
have the playground equal to similar
recreation places in other municipalities.
Work of equipping the Fairgrounds with
apparatus will begin Immediately, and
1t Is expected the grounds will be ready
for use by the middle of the summer.
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CONDUCTOR MUST TELL
OF "FULL CAR" VIOLATION

Councilman George A. Grover, of East
Orange, chairman of the railroad COM
mittee, who had an ordinance passed 4
few weeks ago, making it unlawful for
trolley crews to refuse to take on pas
sengers at street crossings except where
the vehicles were filed inc a sign to
that effect posted on the front of the
vehicle. saw the ordinance violated last
night on his way home from a meeting
in the City Hall, and as a result Con-
ductor BENJAMIN Cohen will be called
upon to explain before Recorder Mott
tomorrow.
Mr.. Grover boarded car 1.735 in front
of the municipal building shortly after
II o'clock. The car was well filled when
the Parkway was reached, and the of
cial and three other men were on the
BACK platform. The motorman stopped
at the Parkway, but the conductor re-
fused to open the gates. This caused
no comment, but when the conductor
permitted several other persons to enter
the car at other stops a short distance
beyond. Mr.. Grover too note of the
fact. and now the conductor will have tn
tell why he allowed some to ride. 1t
is said no car full sign was displayed
on the vehicle.
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MONTCLAIR ACADEMY NOTES

Tomorrow night the Edison Company
win give a stereopticon exhibit In the
assembly room.
The annual tennis match between
Montclair High and the Academy will
take place tomorrow afternoon on the
Academy courts.
The coming week will mark the close
of the twenty-ffth year of the school.
rhe final examinations will be held June
B, 4 and 5. On June 8 the annual base
ball game between Montclair High and
Montclair Academy will be played on
the Academy field. The game Is sched-
sled for 8 O'Clock. In the evening the
prize o~ratorical contest will be held
under the auspices of the alumni asso-
citation.
On Friday, June z. the commencement
exercises will be held at $3.50 in the
gymnasium followed by a Town fete from
to $3.50, on the academic building lawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacVicar will receive. At
b o'clock the senior reception will begin.
The seniors and juniors preparing for
college entrance examinations will re-
main at the school for special assist
anoe until the time of the examinations.
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BOY ADMITS WILD TALE
OF CRUELTY is FALSE

NEW YORK, May 30-After admitting
yesterday that his wild tale of being
lured into a motor boat and kicked into
insensibility was a product of his vivid
Imagination, William l. Smith, 3rd, who
lives with an uncle at 2249 Richmond
terrace, Port Richmond, was remanded
for further hearing Friday by Justice
Mayo In the Children's Court, Manhat-
tan. The boy was found drifting in a
motor boat In the harbor apparently I'M
conscious. When RESCUED by the Har-
bar Squad A, he told a story of brutality
which shocked the police.
Later Herman Zulum, of 40S Washing
ton avenue Port Richmond, arrived and
said some boys stole his motor boat, the
Roy. He identified the one in which
young Smith was found. The boy adj
mitted In court that he took the motor
boat and drifted about the bay until ex-
hausted.
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ROOSEVELT DELEGATION
IS CHOSEN in ALASKA

VALDEZ, Alaska. May 30.-six dele
gates Instructed for Roosevelt were
elected to represent Alaska in the Re-
publican national convention by the
wickersham faction of the Republican
party at the convention here yesterday.
The convention was called an 'inde-
pendent Republican gathering, hut
when the news of the result of the New
Jersey primary was received the adjec-
tive was dropped and the leaders de-
cided to send a set of Roosevelt's dele
gates to Chicago to contest the seats of
the Taft delegates elected at Cordova
two months ago.
James Wickersham was nominated to
succeed himself as delegate to Congress,
and the following delegates to the ma
tional convention were chosen o. 2.
Hubbard. Jack Dalton, James Wicker
sham, +. NJ. Boyle, Frank Becker and
H.. Ii. Lefever.
The platform adopted condemns Presi-
dent Taft's views touching Alaskan mat
ters and local self-government. COM
mends Delegate Wickersham's efforts
to get home rule for Alaska, and in
cludes virtually the snme recital of
needed Alaskan legislation as was con-
tanned in the platform adopted by the
regular Republicans.
Former Mayor f. Valentine, OF
Juneau. was designated as national com
itteedan. Delegate wickersham will
be opposed in his race for Congress by
Mayor William A. Gilmore, of Nome,
Republican; Robert w. Jennings. of
Juneau, Democrat; Martin Harrais. OF
Fairbanks. Independent Democrat, and
Kaziz Krauczunas, of Ketchiken,
Socialist.
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KEARNY-ARLlNGTON.

A requiem mass was today celebrated
in ST. Cecilia's r. C. Church, kearny,
for Thomas Rowland, who died a Few
months ago.
Members of the West Hudson Aerie
No. 1904, Fraternal order of Eagles, OF
West Hudson, last night enjoyed a
smoker at Quincy Hall. Arlington.
wiIfred Deegan. of 107 Hay street,
Kearny, left yesterday for Buffalo,
where he will undergo training prepara-
tory 10 taking a berth on the Scranton
New York State League baseball cam.
The Arlington Amateur Orchestra
gave a successful concert last night.
The funeral of Miss Jean Duncan, who
died suddenly at her home, 201 Bergen
avenue. Kearny. Tuesday morning. VIII
take place tomorrow afternoon and In
terment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
An entertainment and dance will be
held tomorrow night at ST, Cecilia S Han,
Chestnut and HoYt streets. kearny. The
affair will be under the auspices of the
Children of Mary Society connected with
st. Cecilia's Church.
With a solemn high requiem mass. the
funeral of James Nagel, who died at
his home. $40 kearny avenue, Tuesday,
will be held tomorrow morning at st.
Cecilia's r.. C. Church. Kearny, and in
torment will be in the cemetery of the
Holy Sepulchre.
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EUCHRE PARTY HELDsFOR
PRIESTS MEMORIAL FUND

There were twenty tables In play at a
subscription euclre last night In Ctti
Eeis' Hall, West Orange, for the benefit
OF the Father William NJ. II. Callan
MEMORIAL fund. AT the close of the
gnmes there was dancing. Eleven sub
scription card parties have been held, and
in june there will be a lawn party Mt
the home of Mrs. Pauline Mccarthy, Lau-
rel street, Orange.
Those with high scores were; John j.
Bolan, Miss NJ, Gilchrist, Joseph Bren-
nan, Mrs. John J. Bolan, Mrs. J. Bren-
nan. Mrs. C. Dotey. Miss NJ. Boyle. Jo-
geph Longua, Miss w. Dillon, Mrs.
George Kenny, Mrs. Daniel Mccarthy, c.
Bonner, Mrs. L. Kearney. Miss NJ. OCon-
nell Thomas Cosgrove, Miss X. William
con. Mrs. Joseph McDonough, Mrs. Ber-
pnrd McManus, Miss X. Kennedy, Miss
*. Rogers, Miss McHenry, Miss A. Spell
man,, Mrs. NJ. Blatters, Miss. p, Quinn,
Mrs. Loseph Longua. Mrs. n. Rogers,
Miss j. Myman, Miss NJ. McCue and
Mrs. Joseph Walsh.