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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07
URGES INCREASE IN |
SPEAK-EASY FINES.
Citizens Committee Petitions
Orange Excise Board-Le-
gality of Question Involved.

Started by a request of the citi-
zens' committee of fifty, an anti
saloon organization, that the fine of
persons convicted of selling liquor in
the city without a license be raised
from 500 to $50, difficult problem is
confronting the Orange Board of Ex-
else. City Counsel Arthur A. Sey-
mour has ruled the body has authori-
ty to amend an ordinance so that
the fine can be increased but the
board is inclined to disagree with
him. The commissioners contend they
have no Jurisdiction, as their duty
is to regulate license places only.
Mr.. Seymour says the Common Coun-
Gil cannot fix the fine, as the matter
is entirely up to the board.
It developed that there are two
ordinances covering the fine, one of
which was adopted by the Common
Council and the other by the excise
board. Chief Of Police Drabell says
that both ordinances are almost iden-
tical and that when such cases are
brought into the Police Court they
are tried under the ordinance adopt
ed by the council David Abrams,
secretary of the Liquor Dealers As
ISOLATION of New Jersey, who con-
ducts a saloon in the city, says the
organization requested that the Com
mon Council pass an ordinance stip-
ulating that the fine be SIS for the
first offense and $3.50 if a conviction
is obtained the second time, but that
City Counsel Seymour has ruled the
council cannot legally do so.
The request of the citizens COM
mittee marks the opening of a CAM
paign to put out of business so-called
''speak-easy" places, which are de-
clared to be quite prevalent in Or
ange. 1t is the belief of the COM
mittee that II number of those who
conduct the places are arrested and
compelled to pay heavy fine the
others will give up the practise of
selling illegally.
Mr.. Abrams surprised the commits
sioners by declaring that there are
more blind tigers and speak easy"
places in the city than saloons. He
says there are at least 100 such places.
There are seventy-two licensed
saloons in the city.
Joseph D. Holmes, chairman of the
citizens committee, made the request
to increase the fine in communica-
ton. Doubling just what authority
they have, the commissioners de-
ferred action on the request until
they have time to consult with the
men who were members of the board
at the time the ordinance went into
effect, as they desire to ascertain by
what law the measure was drafted.
James Petricelli was granted a
transfer of the license of John Tier
ney. of 81 Taylor street. Anthony
verlangieri made application for
transfer of the license for the saloon
his father conducts at 56 Parrow.
street Under a law Of the board,
action cannot be taken when such re-
quests are made on presentation.
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CALLS HOSPITAL
NURSES INHUMAN
Would Not Let Him See Dying
Child, Parent
Says.

Alleging inhuman treatment toward
himself and his wife, Louis Rothman,
a chanceman on the Orange police
force. says he will make a complaint
to the officials OF Orange Memorial
Hospital against several of the
nurses. He says they refused TO let
him see his 14-months-old son. Nor
ris. when he called at the hospital
on Wednesday night. He was noti-
fed of the child's death yesterday.
According to Rothman he called
Wednesday night at 1880 o'clock and
gave a toy to the nurses for the
child, but was not allowed to enter
the sick-roon, as the little fellow was
asleep. He then went outside and
tried to get a glimpse of the babe
through a window and was ordered
TO move on by nurse, who threat
ened him with arrest unless he went.
He said he was particularly angered
by the treatment accorded him as he
held a receipt and letter of thanks
from the campaign committee of the
hospital for a donation given by the
Israelitsche Lodge, K. Z. Verein, of
which he is secretary. The child was
entered at the hospital two weeks
ago, and Rothman and his wife claim
they were not allowed to visit the
sick one very often.
IF we knew he was seriously i'll
we could have gotten another doc
tor" said the man. II think our
treatment was worse than the poor
devils who are sent to jail. I am
through with that hospital"
At the institution 1t was explained
that the family was told of the Wis
iting hours. and said they could not
allow persons to go into the chill
drens quarters excepting when the
patients are near death. The Roth
man child was apparently getting
along all right until sudden change
occurred. 1t was denied that any
discourtesy was extended or in
tended.
The incident OF ordering away the
father from the window was undoubt
eddy due, it was said, to the fact that
the order is always given to people
to move on when they are standing
about the institution. and without a
doubt the nurse did not recognize
the man as the parent of the sick
child. The child will be buried to-
morrow In the Jewish Cemetery In
Grove street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07
EXPECT 5-POINT INCREASE
in TAX RATE OF ORANGE

Although the figure has not been
announced as yet, it is probable there
will be a viewpoint increase In the
tax rate of Orange this year. Last
year the rate was 1922.
The first taxation budget to be pre-
pared under the present new financial
system was drafted by the finance
committee of the Common Council
last night.
At present the total amount in the
budget Is 1886, 472.1s. Last year the
maintenance of the various city de-
partments cost s3o5,090. A number of
commissions are to appear before the
committee next week for the purpose
of discussing the appropriations they
have requested.
1t is probable that much pruning
will be done, as the appropriations
asked by some of the departments
are in excess of what the finance
committee believes is necessary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07
EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS
RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS

The graduation exercises for the
eighth grade pupils of the West Or
ange public schools were held last
night in the auditorium Of Washing
ton Street School The diplomas
were presented by Superintendent OF
Schools Alton H. Sherman.
Featuring the program was a con-
cert recitation entitled How the Old
Horse Won the Bet" which was
given by twenty pupils. The same
number also gave a song and dance,
while a scarf drill by nine girls
ELECTED much applause. The program
also included recitations by Margaret
Virginia Williams, William Jones,
Annie Clairie McGoughran and John
Francis Fitzgerald.
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STIR OVER LINE OF
MARCH OF PAGEANT
Fourth and Fifth Warders De.
mand That Parade Pass
Through Their Sections.

Colonel George P. Oicott, who was
engaged in a controversy with suffra-
gists of the Oranges over his refusal
to allow them to participate in the
parade to be held during the semi
centennial of East Orange next week,
is in hot water again over the ar
rangements that have been made for
the pageant. Seventy-five prominent
business men and citizens of the
Fourth and Fifth wards are up in
arms because the line of march for
the parade, which was selected by the
colonel. does not include streets in
their section. The men held meet
ing last night in the Office of William
II. Ragsdale. Colonel Olcott was at
the meeting and he said the reason
why the line of march did not include
streets in the section was because he
believed the distance would be too fal
for the marchers and that trolley traf-
fic is too heavy in Main street.
Some of the men were inclined TO
become indignant, but Councilman
Frederick Saxelby, who is chairman
of the general committee arranging
for the celebration, advised that the
colonel be handled gently" and he
rsight change his mind. Colonel
Olcott promised to consider extend
ing the line of march to the streets
in the section. John Reeve. one of
the citizens of the section, said that
the parade should pass through Steu-
ben street as there are at least six
teen families who have lived in the
thoroughfare for fifty years.
The business men yesterday
petitioned Mayor Gregory to use his
influence in having the pageant pass
through the wards. The executive to-
day sent a letter to the committee
stating there is merit in the request
of the men.
He pointed out that the business
men, of the section have contributed
toward the expense of the celebration
and have gone to the trouble of deco
rating their properties
Mayor Gregory suggests that the
parade continue down Central avenue
from Harrison street. where 1t is to
form, to Steuben or Sterling street,
instead of to the parkway, thence
northwardly to Main street and up
Main street to the parkway, and then
over the line of march contemplated
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LARGE CLASS TO RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS IN BLOOMFIELD
Bloomfield High School to Close
June II.

The commencement exercises Of the
graduates of the Bloomfield High
School will be held in the auditorium
of the new school at Broad street
and Belleville avenue on Tuesday
evening, June II. Thomas Cakes,
president of the Board of Education,
viii preside. The Rev. DR.. George
Louis Curtis will deliver an address.
Orations will be given by Henry
P. TEAL. Harry Mckibbin, jerome
NJ. Harris. Helen Booth and Ida
Shapiro, of the graduating class.
Others who will receive diplomas are
Ruth Ashley. Marie Biggart, Emily
p. Blocker, Josephine Christie,
Beatrice Crowell, Emily Fleischer,
Hazel D. Fretz, L. Marion Holmes,
Eleanor Johnson, Anna Jones. Flor
ence NJ Parkhill, Grace Rissler,
Esther Samuel, Edith Schofield,
Helen C. Smith. Helen z. Stone, Lii
Ian Taylor. Margaret E. Thomas.
Dorothy Wright. Aimee Bienenfeld.
Ella Seibert, Clifford F. Baker, Edwin
Cady, Howard Garfield Clifford
Clarke, James Doyle, William ]. Gar
lock. Spencer c. Hamilton. jr.. Cliff
ford Hotaling. Carleton S. Schroeder.
Wallace A. Vogel and Harold E.
Wettyen.
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IRyINGTON

The Irvington Parks and the Sparta
F. C. will play ball tomorrow after
noon on the Lyons avenue oval.
A false alarm of fire was rung In
last evening from box 81, Cottage and
Augusta streets.
Mrs. Leonard H. Holmes, of 176
South Grove street, will entertain
members of the Sewing Circle of the
First Reformed Church Monday eve
ming.
A meeting the Mems Club of Trim
ity Episcopal Church will be held
next Thursday evening in the parish
house. The charter membership list
will be closed.
A strawberry festival will be held
June IS in the parish house of Trinity
Episcopal Church under the auspices
of the Mems Club and St. Martha's
Guild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Winckler. of rs
Maple avenue, are in Chicago, where
Mr.. Winekler has gone to install some
machinery.
Miss Jean Brown, of 25s Sanford
avenue, will entertain friends at a
five hundred party next Thursday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock for Alfred
Kaas at his late home, "a Park ave-
nue.. Mr.. Kaas, who died Thursday.
was in his 4sth year. Interment will
take place in Clinton Cemetery.
Approximately $3.50 was cleared at
the rummage sale conducted recent
~ by societies of the First Reformed
Church.
Fireman Joseph Kohler, of 80 Rich
street. is able to be about with the
Aid of canes. He was injured when
the auto fire truck turned turtle last
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griffen and
Miss Margaret Griffen, OF Grove
street. have returned from a visit in
Fordham, N. Y.
Mrs. Weingert. of 3s Madison ave.
nue., left today for Philadelphia,
where she will spend the summer
with her sister.
A fine of $3.50 for driving over a
sidewalk was imposed on Harry
Slaight, of Newark, by Recorder
Henry P. Bedford last evening.
Ezekiel Packer. of S. Bruen ave.
nue., has been reelected treasurer OF
the First Reformed Church. Fred
Bailey, of Orange avenue, will again
serve as secretary of the consistory
The Rev. Herbert w. Hopkins, rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal Church. Is
in Princeton attending the reunion
of his class. The clergyman will take
part in memorial services for the
class members who are deceased.
AS a token of appreciation of his
services as Sunday school superin-
tendent Frank R. Beach has been
given a leather upholstered rocking
chair by the. First Christian Church.
Mr.. Beach has retired from the SUI
perintendency and is succeeded by
Leroy Baggott.
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TO HAVE
CLEANUP WEEK
Woman's Club Takes the Lead
in Newly-Aroused Civic
Pride Sentiment.

Civic pride IN Irvington IN the
general cleanliness Of back yards and
streets. in the facilities It affords al
ready and those II might obtain, is
being awakened in the hearts Of the
townspeople. For the first time in
the history Of Irvington a woman's
club is coming 70 the fore in an agi-
tation for civic betterment. The
Board of Health is to inaugurate
cleanup week, and the last, but not
least, the Board of Trade is actively
engaged in the attempt to secure
passenger service over the Lehigh
Valley railroad.
The Irving Club, a woman's organ
lzation, which has heretofore labored
only for the literary edification Of its
members, has decided that the town
at large presents a field Of service.
At a recent meeting Of the club
Mrs. Laura A Smith suggested that
il take up the matter of general inn
provement A committee was APP
pointed with DR.. Ida \. Bruce as
chairman. The other members are
Mrs Smith, Mrs. Nathaniel Drake
and Mrs. Frank H. Morrell.
This committee has decided that its
initial work shall consist of a cam
paign for cleaner streets and side
walks. The members are visiting the
business concerns. asking them to
keep the sidewalks and the streets
in front Of their places free from
refuse. They ask that the sidewalks
be swept as often as possible. and
more especially on Saturday night, so
that clean appearance may be pre-
scented on Sunday. IN the fall a
speaker on town planning may be
engaged.
suggestion by Councilman Charles
Hartkoff at a recent council meeting
will soon bear fruit in the holding Of
a cleanup week" under the joint
auspices Of the Board of Health and
the Town Council. plan Of cam
paign for this popular movement will
be mapped out at a conferences to
take place next week.
One of the greatest booms for Irv-
ington. il efforts be successful viii
be the securing of passenger service
over the Lehigh Valley Railroad
from its station. in Clinton avenue.
The Board of Trade has the project
under way. President Charles II.
Stewart has appointed a COMMITTEES
consisting Of Mahlon S. Drake. Ed
ward R. Folsom and Harvey D. Post
TO investigate the matter The rail-
road officials have been interviewed
and a report viii be submitted by
Mr. Drake at the June meeting Of
the trade board, which will be held
next Thursday evening at Masonic
Hall. The committee on municipal
water plant ownership. Carl F. KEGS.
chairman, will also submit a report
on its findings.
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CLUB WOMEN MEET TO
PLAN FOR CONVENTION
Committee Entertained at a
Luncheon in Nutley.

The program committee of the State
Federation of Woman's Clubs met at
the Woman's Club yesterday morn
ing. Mrs. Stockton. of Ridgewood,
chairman of the committee, presided.
The other members who attended
were Mrs. Ropes. president Of the
State Federation, and Mrs. Disbrow,
vice. president of the seventh district.
both of Newark; Mrs. George B. Phil
hover, recording secretary of the
State Federation; Mrs. p A. Prior,
president of the Friday Afternoon
Club; Mrs. A. B. Proal, president Of
the Womans Club, and Mrs. Guy
Edwards. president of the Improve
ment Society
The work of the meeting was to
outline the program for the fall con-
vention of the State Federation,
which will be held October % at the
Vincent NJ E. Church, Nutley After
the meeting the committee was en-
tertained at luncheon by the Friday
Afternoon Club at Sunny Crest"
the home of Mrs. William ]. Kinsley.
The guests at the luncheon were
Mrs. Blanche Edgerton. Mrs. Corne-
liza A. Bennett, Mrs. Jennie Herbert,
Mrs. ]. c. Humphrey, Mrs. A. M.
Slaughter, Mrs. A H. Kraeger. Mrs.
L. P. Knapp. Mrs. S. P. Cummings,
Mrs. N. S. Disbrow, Miss Agnes Al
fonson, Mrs. Lola r. Lewis. Mrs. Al
berta NJ. condit. Mrs. Florence c.
Carr, Mrs. Florence r. Philhower,
Mrs. Lillian ]. Stockton. Mrs. Martha
Nichols. Mrs. Sara S. Proal, Mrs.
Belle F. NJ. Brown. Mrs. Mary E.
Brown, Mrs. May S. Mcmillan, Mrs.
Harriette w Shaw, Mrs. Cora Nash
Prior, Mrs. Sara L. E. Jackson, Mrs.
o. NJ Howe, Mrs. Mary H. Libby,
Mrs. Mary S. Finn. Mrs. Lucy 1. Col
Inns, Mrs E. R. Kinsley, Mrs. Helen
V. Pratt, Mrs. F. R. Robertson, Mrs.
4 n, Gardner and Mrs. Annette
Lackey.
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WILL HEAR EXPERT ON
IMHOFF SEWAGE SYSTEM

The joint committee of the repre-
sentatives of Belleville. Nutley and
Bloomfield. organized to fight the
Montclair ana Orange plan of plac-
ing an Imhoff sewage disposal plant
in Bloomfield and Belleville, will meet
in the Bloomfield Town Council rooms
on Tuesday evening.
Mayor William Hauser, who Is
chairman of the committee, has
called this meeting for the purpose
of giving the members of the COM
mittee and all others interested an
opportunity to hear Engineers Pot
ter's address on the results of his
investigation of the Imhoff system
of sewage disposal at Batavia, N. Y.
DR.. H. C. Vail, secretary of the
joint committee, has invited the Of
ficials of Orange, East Orange and
Montclair to attend the meeting.
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FIVE AUTOMOBILES IN
M0NTCLAIR POLICE NET

John Archambeen. 1853 Brookfield
avenue, Nutley; Mrs. Alexander
Moir, Ill Park street, Montclair;
Adolph W. Starratt, 40 Brunswick
road Montclair, and H. S. Jones. 800
Warwick avenue, South Orange, were
all arrested yesterday by Bicycle
Policeman Hugh Seery for violating
the speed ordinance on Claremont
avenue, Montclair. Each deposited
$50 for hearing within the next
thirty days.
Mr.. Moir appeared before the re-
corder today and was fined $50. Philip
Harris, of Bloomfield avenue, was
also arrested yesterday by the same
officer for a violation of the traffic
ordinance. He also had a hearing
this morning, and was fined S.. The
charge against him was hating his
automobile in Walnut street on the
wrong side of the street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07
FAVOR BITuL1rH1c PAVEMENT

The road and sewer committee of
the East Orange City Council went
on record last night as favoring btu
lithic pavement for Central avenue,
East Orange. Representatives of the
County Board of Freeholders were
present, and 1t was agreed that the
work be done, the city to pay about
20 per cent. of the cost and the county
the balance, provided that City Coun-
sci Borden D. Whiting rules that the
cooperation of the city and county is
lawful.
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THEIR SILVER WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
Friends of Arlington Couple
Give a Reception.

In honor of the silver anniversary
of their wedding. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas ]. Thompson, of 1854 Kearny
avenue, Arlington. were last night
given a reception by a number Of
friends. The affair took place at
Quincy Hall. Arlington. Covers were
laid at a supper for $50 persons.
Mr.. Thompson, superintendent of
the Sunday school connected with the
North Reformed Mission, East New
ark, was the recipient of a floral
horseshoe. Mrs. Thompson received
several costly pieces of cut glass.
The couple were married in Bolton,
England, both being natives of that
place. They have been residents Of
Kearny for twenty-three years. Mr..
Thompson is a bookkeeper in the
New York office of the Clark Spool
Cotton Company. The union has been
blessed with one child, daughter.
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ENTERTAIN IFS GUESTS AT
VAUDEVILLE PERFORMANCE

John F. McClain, president of
the Remington Typewriter Company,
and Mrs. McClain. in their home 81
Prospect avenue. Montclair, last night
gave a vaudeville entertainment to
about 125 guests from Montclair and
New York.
The entertainers included Kenneth
Douglass Lorne Maclaine lthe Ma
elaine of Lochbuie). twenty-seventh
laird of the clan, who appeared in his
Highland chieftain costume: Nine
Beatrice Bowman. of Montclair.
prima donna of the Montreal Opera
Company; Nine. Pilar-Morin. the
French actress, who gave "Choyo-
san," a dramatic Japanese mono
logue conveying five ina ginary char
scters. and Samuel Chotzinoff, the
Russian pianist.
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nearer he was amazed to learn what
had been sent. The telephone wires
TO the office of the street commits
sioner fairly burned Mr.. Maher was
astounded. He said so. He hadn't
yet ordered the dirt" Mr.. Branegan
was furious. What was he TO do
with the gravel and stones.
The doorbe1l sounded and the mag
istrate. believing another load was
to be left. sprinted 10 the door Upon
opening it his gaze fell upon six
burly drivers each Of whom insisted
upon receiving 81 for cartIng the
gravel to the Branegan home. Ex-
plantations were useless. Finally the
joke victim lit upon a scheme. He
gave the drivers $50 each and re-
quested them TO cart away the
gravel. At this juncture the real
dirt arrived. Mr.. Branegan was
dubious and refused to allow it to be
unloaded.
He has suspicious. They point to a
man, 1t is said, who has a place Of
business near the police station. That
Mr.. Branegan will return the COM
pliment' is said by his friends to be
a certainty.
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FAIR FOE BLIND BABIES

A fair for the benefit of the Blind
Babies Home in Summit was held
this afternoon under the auspices of
a club of young people at the home
of the president. Miss Dorothy Moore.
$40 Park avenue, East Orange. The
president was assisted by Miss
Adelaide Voorhees,, vice-president,
and Miss Madeline Buzzell, Miss
Marion Walkley. Miss Kathleen Berg.
Miss Marion Warren, Miss Jane
voorhees,, Elliott Moore and Fred
Brisco. There were tables of fancy
work, ice cream, cake, candy, dolls
and other articles.
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FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD.
rs FEET; LITTLE HURT

Landing on his feet after a fall Of
twenty-five feet, Grover Dilts, of 1879
Nesbit terrace, Irvington, escaped
with slight injuries yesterday after
noon. Dilts was working on new
house at es1 Stuyvesant avenue and
walked off the end of scaffolding.
He was taken to his home and DR..
J. Floyd Bowman was summoned
and found that no bones had been
broken. 1t is not known whether
Dilts suffered internal injuries.
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SPECIAL SERVICES IN HONOR
OF CITY'S SEMI-CENTENNIAL

The II o'clock services in the
Church of Our Lady Help of Chris
tians, East Orange, tomorrow have
been arranged in honor of the semi
centennial celebration of the city.
There will be a solemn high mass
and the Rev. Edward M. Farrell, act
ing rector of the church, has ar
ranged for special sermon and spe-
cial music for the occasion. Immedi-
ately after the services the school
children will sing patriotic songs.
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EAST ORANGE SINGER
OFF ON EUROPEAN TRIP

Mrs. Elizabeth F. Schaup, of Hal
sted street, East Orange, who is
we'll known as a singer in local mu-
steal circles and for whom a brilliant
future has been predicted, sailed to-
day on the Barbarossa, of the North
German Lloyd for Europe. She was
accompanied to the pier by a party
of friends.
With Mrs. Schaup is her daughter.
Helen Schaup, and their itinerary in
cludes visits to Spain, Italy Switz-
erland, Germany and France. Mrs.
Schaup and Miss Schaup will return
home in the early fall.