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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
CAPTAIN RUNYON
DIES SUDDENLY
Oldest Officer in States Ma.
tionaI Guard Victim of
Heart Disease.

Funeral services for Captain Orrin
e. Runyon, eldest officer In the New
Jersey National Guard and Spanish
War veteran, will be held tomorrow
afternoon at S.15 o'clock from the
First Christian Church. Irvington. in
charge of the pastor. DR.. William II.
Hainer. A military burial will follow
at Evergreen Cemetery.
Captain Runyon died suddenly yes
terday morning at his home, 2O9 West
Clinton avenue. Irvington, from an
attack of heart disease. In the best
of spirits ON Christmas Eve, he had
gone on "a shopping tour and returned
In a jovial mood. Early in the morn
ing he called his wife and complained
of sharp pains in his heart. She was
able to relieve him and left the room.
Shortly afterward she heard fall and
found him on the floor. Two physi-
clans, hastily summoned, pronounced
death to have been instantaneous.
The deceased was fifty eight years
old, native of Plainfeld, a graduate
of the Eastman Military College, OF
Greenfield, Mass; for thirty years a
member of the New Jersey National
Guard, Newark real estate operator
for like period and a veteran of the
Spanish American war. He was cap
tain of Company ID in the First Regi-
ment. Captain Runyon had resided
In Irvington but a short time.
He is survived by his wife, mother,
five sons-Orrin Il. Runyon, jr., of
Bridgewater, Conn; John c., Theo-
dore c.. Elmer C. and Milton c., OF
Irvington. Three brothers and three
sisters also survive him. They are
David M, Harry c., Charles, Elma
and Mrs. Adelaide Fitzgerald, all OF
Plainfield,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Mother Sent to Jail for
Trying to Abandon Baby

Sophie Kravitz tried to play Santa
Claus to the West Orange police on
Christmas Eve. She left them her
eight-months-old infant as a nice
little gift. But some of the policemen
who stay awake all night in the West
Orange station saw the would-be
Santa Claus making a getaway after
leaving the child on the front lawn
and they gave chase and caught her.
Recorder Mclaughlin next played
the role and by signing a paper yes
terday morning entitled Mrs. Kravitz
to three months stay in the Essex
county penitentiary. In the meantime
the baby will be taken care of by the
Orange Memorial Hospital Mrs
Kravitz, who claims she has no
home, asked for a nights lodging
at the station house, but after sitting
around while, became dissatisfied
and left. She was seen trying to
abandon the baby and was locked
IlD.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Asked to Be Sent to Jail;
His Request Nearly Granted

A man who gave his name as John
Foster walked into the Bloomfield
Police Court yesterday afternoon and
asked Recorder James B. Mckee to
send him to Jail. The man refused
to state why he wanted to go to jail
and the recorder informed him that it
was impossible to send him there
without a cause. Foster then in
formed the recorder that he would
go out and make cause.
Just as he reached the door his wife
entered with friend at whose house
she had been taking Christmas din
ner. Mrs. Foster said she had been
invited to her friends house, at 33
Newark avenue, Bloomfield, for din
ner, and her husband. who was I'M
der the influence of liquor, appeared
during the dinner and started to
break windows with a beer bottle. On
this complaint the recorder told Fos-
ter he could go to Jail for thirty days
or pay a fine of $40. Fosters wife
then relented and paid his fine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
MANY OFFICES To
/. Be FILLED ON JAN. |
Much Speculation in Montclair
as to Mayors Sc
lections.

Much interest is felt in Montclair as
to who will fill the various town
offices next year, and also the several
councilmanic committees. Three new
members will take their seats in the
Council on January /, which will nee
essarily cause changes in the makeup
of the committees. All nominations
are usually made by the mayor, but
with the exception of two or three
must be approved by the Council.
The appointments to be made on the
organization of the Council next
Thursday are:
Town attorney, for one year, to sue
coed Frederick E. Williams, $250O;
member of board of assessors. to sue
coed Robert M. Boyd, jr., sal
airy $500; chief of fire depart
ment for one year. to sue
coed Henry Ware Jones. two years,
salary $500 year; town engineer,
two years, to succeed Edgar S. Clos
son, salary $4,000 year; inspector of
buildings, one year, to succeed Will
lam II. Senior, salary $4,000; auditor,
one year, ito succeed John G. Earle,
deceased, salary $4,000; town physi-
clan, one year, to succeed DR.. James
Spencer Brown. fees; member sinking
fund commission, three years, to sue
coed George D. F'inlay, no salary;
trustee free public library, to succeed
Nathan T. Porter. jr., five years, no
salary two members Board of Health,
three years, to succeed Seward Davis
opd Irdurard WiDsloW no salary two
members, Board of Education, sue
ceeding Miss Louise G. Houck, Tom
r. Waller and William j. Carr This
will reduce the membership of the
board to five, instead of six, as at
present, in compliance with the new
q
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
mitchell STARTS
MAKING Up SLATE
Designations for Chamberlain
and Corporation Counsel
Cause Flood of Protests.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.--In spite of
the fact that his slate is in a state of
absolute uncertainty, Mayor-elect
Mitchell spent his time for the greater
part of yesterday in the unadulterated
enjoyment of Christmas day. He had
dinner with his mother at 447 West
1929 street and spent the greater part
of the day there.
For a few hours he went out to call
on friends, but It was said in the most
positive manner that the visit had
nothing to do with politics or appoint
ments. But today Mr.. Mitchell will
Yu1etide and will be working over
time in trying to frame a slate that
will not only suit himself. but at the
same time will prevent the great ma
jority of those who supported him
from denouncing him as ungrateful.
Mr.. Mitchell enters the last week be-
fore he takes office without a single
place fixed beyond the possibility of a
change. SO those who have talked
with him believe The word believe"
is used advisedly, because Mr.. Mitchell
apparently has not confided his
thoughts on all the appointments to
any one man.
The two big appointments that Mr..
Mitchell had decided upon-the city
chamberlain and the corporation
counsel-have been subjected not only
to heavy artillery fire, but also sharp
shooting on the part of nearly all the
allies in the recent fusion campaign.
Not only are the Republicans and
the Progressives displeased over the
selection of Henry Bruere for city
chamberlain and of George v. Mullan
for corporation counsel, but the indie
pendent Democrats as we'll
1t may be said without reserve that
the independent Democrats are Bit
terly disappointed over the attitude
of Mr.. Mitchell has taken In regard to
assisting their anti-Tamanny plans.
He has said that he will make no APP
pointments to that end, and up to
date he has been sticking to that
statement.
The Independent Democrats hold
that the Wilson administration, be-
cause of the fact that it was known
to favor the election of Mr.. Mitchell,
contributed not a little to his cam
paign. They believe it would be no
more than right that he should make
some of his appointments with a view
to assisting the friends of the Presi-
dent who wish to build up an indie
pendent organization.
IL is said that the President has
been kept informed of the attitude
of Mr.. Mitchell through Colonel e. NJ.
House.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
MANY MAA
BY SUBURBAN E(
Lodges Provide Entertainments.
Meals and Wearing Apparel
for Poor Children.

Hundreds of poor families IN the
suburban towns were made happE
yesterday by the lodges of Ell1s andE
charitable organizations. The Elks III
Orange and East Orange, following
their invariable custom, entertained
the poor children, in addition to pro-
viding dinners and wearing apparel
for the families. The Elk lodges In.
Belleville, Irvington, Kearny. South
Orange, Bloomfield, Montclair and
Nutley also saw to 1t that no family
lacked a good Christmas dinner.
Parents of the children were not
overlooked by the charitable inclined
men. basket dinners being sent to
them. There was many home In
the municipalities where Christmas
cheer would be lacking but for the
kindness of the Elks.
Permitted the use of the Lyceum
Theatre free of charge by the North
Jersey Amusement Company, which
rents the building. the East Orange
Lodge of Elks provided happiness
for 700 children of that city with an
entertainment, the chief feature being
the Christmas tree. with Santa Claus
standing guard. There were moving
picture exhibitions, addresses by
Mayor Julian A. Gregory and Thomas
A. Creole and a Punch and Judy
show. Gloves and muffiers were given
the children, and each received a box
of candy. The seasons patron saint
was impersonated by John J. Caullet.
Edwin II. Walker furnished amuse-
ment to the youngsters in the role OF
a clown. Postmaster e. Tracey
Lanterman was chairman of the CONF
mittee which had the celebration IN
charge. Thirty basket dinners were
sent out by the lodge Wednesday.
Similar exercises were given for the
entertainment of Orange boys and
girls by the lodge OF that place. Two
hundred and ten dinners were dis
tributed by the lodge. The exercises
We're given in the headquarters of the
lodge in Main street and the young
sters crowded the building to its limit.
Each boy and girl received a useful
gift of some description and a box OF
candy.
Not since the establishment of the
institution were the inmates of the
Orange poor farm at Livingston made
as happy as they we're yesterday
through the efforts of Superintendent
James p. Quinn.
The city's dependents were provided
with an elaborate dinner which In
cluded turkey, plum pudding, fruit
and other sweet things. The inmates
began the celebration of the day ps
| assisting at mass at 5 o'clock. which
was said by Rev. T. j. McEnery
rector of st. Aloysius's Church, Cald.
well.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Tries to Wreck His Home
When Refused Drink by Wife

Refused liquor by his wife when he
returned home last night, Adolph
Hopsch, of 1853 Clinton street north,
East Orange, "r'ared up a bit" and
tried to wreck the interior of the
house. He smashed all the lamps,
upset the beds, and, it is alleged,
threatened to beat his wife.
CHANGING to be at the police sta
ton when a call for aid was received,
Recorder Francis A. Mott, jr., hurried
Policemen Williams and Nolan to
the house in his automobile. and their
arrival stopped Hopsch's furniture
wrecking escapade. The fact that the
man is the father of six small chill
dren probably saved him from a peni-
Tertiary sentence today when he was
arraigned before Recorder Mott. The
latter warned him he would be sent
to Jail If he behaved that way again.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
CHARACTERIZATION

Former Governor Edward c. Stokes
has been secured as the principal
Tri Mu class OF the First Christian
Church, Thursday evening, January
Is, 1914.
The usual meeting of the Irvington
Improvement Association will be
omitted tonight.
The Christmas festival of the Sun
day school of the First Reformed
Church will be held this evening In
the lecture room.
Arthur II. Wade, of 1876 orange ave-
nue., Is spending. two weeks vaca-
tion In Cleveland, o.
clipping social. under the aus
pices of Lady Clinton Rebekah Lodge,
/. o. o. f., will be held in odd Fell
lows Hall tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. David +. Smith, of
Savona, N. r., spent the holidays with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs John w. Wehman, of West
Clinton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Carpenter.
OF Hightstown, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T David Mayfield. of Chapman
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fenwick, son
Wilbur and daughter. Miss Eleanor
Fenwick. of Glover Hill, are guests
of Mrs. Fenwick's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezekiel Packer, of 56 Bruen ave-
nue..
Miss Elizabeth Mooney, of Boyden
avenue, Hilton, and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Stevens of Greenwich, Conn, left to-
day for Florida, where they will spend
the winter
of Eastern Star, have been elected as
follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. Letitia
Pfeil: worthy patron. Mrs. Edward
Ash; conductress, Mrs. Dayton o.
Meeker. associate conductress, Mrs.
jeanette. Dawes;. treasurer, Mrs.
Charles j. Bauerle; secretary, Mrs,
Elizabeth Schaefer; trustee, c. Will
lam Pfell.
The announcement has been made
of the engagement of Miss Josephine
q. Menzing, daughter of George Fl.
Menzing, of Irvington, and Franklin
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Former Nutley Man Accused
of Theft Captured by Police

Harry Gottfried, thirty years Old
who said he had no home. was arrest
ed in Nutley today by Chief of Polica
Wright Sutcliffe and Patrolman WILL
lam Johnson. He was arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace Frank Post
and held in $1,000 bail for the grand
jury on the charge OF stealing four
magnetos from the factory Of Charles
De Lukacsevicz, Bloomfield avenue
that town, on November 10.
Gottfried, who has been In JamaicsS
Long Island, since the theft was CONS
mitted, ,ught to Nutley by o
ruse B sent to him that he
&C 81 work at garage. and when
he applied for the position today ths
officers were waiting for him. He
was formerly employed by De LUX
acsevicz.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Evidence Found That May
Divnlge Identity of Man
Who Slew in Train HoId-Up

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. 26.--
Evidence which 1t is believed will re-
suit in revealing the identity and
career of John Bostick, the bandit
who held up a Southern Pacific train
and killed Horace p. Montague, a
travelling agent, December l, was
found today in the rooming house
where Bostick lived.
The proprietor says the day after
Bostick registered he received a letter
from SOME town in Iowa with a pic
ture of hotel and the printed name
"Bostick" on the envelope.
Whether this was the name of the
hotel or of its proprietor was not
known. The police are trying to ascer-
tain whether the young bandit had
aceomplices here.
The black derby which Bostick wore
when he robbed the train at Eel Monte
was found in his room. It was pur-
chased in Chicago, and under the
swaziland were discovered folded
strips of a Chicago newspaper bear
ing the date September 8. In the light
of these discoveries the police adj
vance the theory that Bostick prob
ably is from Iowa and that he came
to California via Chicago only a few
months ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26

cal program was delivered in con-
nection with the service. There was
also a musical service last night.
In addition to the special Christmas
services in st. James's Episcopal
Church yesterday an appropriate pro-
gram of vocal and instrumental
musical selections was given.
Members of the Unity Singing So
ciety of the Walters Union, Local No.
109, will hold Christmas entertain
ment and festival tonight In Iroquois
Hall In Washington street. A vocal
and instrumental musical program
will be given and social hour will
be held.
A special musical program was
given in connection with the Christ
mas services yesterday morning in
st. Paul's Episcopal Church by the
choir and soloists.
A reception and dance was held
under the auspices of Richards's
Dancing Academy last night in Iro-
quois Hall. 260 Washington street.
The affair was well attended. Re-
freshments were served.
The special Christmas music In the
Clinton Avenue Reformed Church
yesterday morning was given under
the direction of the organist, James
4
the evening services was in charge of
the Sunday school of the church.
The Christmas music in the Clinton
Avenue Baptist Church yesterday was
rendered by. the choir, under the di-
rection of John b. Hamilton, choir
master. The organist was Mrs. Car
RE j. Marsh A program was also
rendered at the evening service.
An annual Christmas dance and en-
tertainment of the M. @. v. Badische
Liedertafel was held last night in
Kinast's Hall. Springfield avenue and
South Tenth street There was a
large attendance.
Christmas Tree Fun.
The list of subscribers to the
Municipal Christmas Tree Association
fund today is as follows Previously
acknowledged, s972.5O; AMI Berla, IS;
A. A. Eisele & Sons. So George w.
Wiedenmayer, Inc, So; A Friend, So;
Richard c. Currler, So; oliver c.
Adams, SO; Woodside, 81; George NJ
Titus, 81; Cyrus Currier & Sons, 81;
Dorothy T. Osborne, ST.. Helen NJ.
Osborne. 81. Total, ssss.bQ.s
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
SON HAS PLAN TO
L|BERATE TOLMAN
Ready to Surrender $500, 900
in Notes and Give UP
Business.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-That Elmer
e. Tolman, son and business success
l.sor of Daniel Fl. Tolman, formerly
of Montclair, N. j., a money lender
now serving a term of six months,
is ready to surrender without reserve
notes amounting to $500,000 and go
out of business to secure a pardon
for his father. is the statement made
by Benjamin f. Spellnan, counsel
for the Tolmans. Application for a
pardon for Tolman was made to Gov
ernor Glynn Tuesday.
Mr.. Spellman said that Elmer E..
Tolman was willing to meet any con-
dition which the attorney general
might wish to impose. In addition
to surrendering the notes without re-
serve of any kind, he Is prepared to
have the State attorney draw up the
papers in the case should those which
he had submitted fail to meet his
approval. Mr. Tolman, jr.. moreover,
engages to close as many of his
places of business as possible by jan
uary 1, and all of them by May 1,
1914. Should further evidence of
good faith be desired the applicant
would be willing to have the pardon
made conditional upon the perform
ances of all promises made.
The notes in question affect $4,000
people, it is said, and most of them
represent loans OF about 500. This
Indebtedness would be cancelled in
each instance.
ALBANY. N. Y, Dec. 25.-Gover-
nor Glynn reiterated his decision to
announce nothing in the matter of
the application for a pardon for
Daniel II. Tolman. The governors
attitude toward the proposition of
Tolman's attorneys is understood to
be unfavorable. When Elmer 70.
Tolman appeared before the COVER
nor and made the promise to destroy
the notes the executive remarked
that the concession was not enough.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Americas Yacht Cup Defender
Syndicate to Meet Monday

BOSTON, Dec. 26.-The Philadel-
phia, New York and Boston yachts
men. comprising the syndicate that
will construct at Bath Me, yacht
to compete for the honor of defend
ing the Americas cup. will hold their
first meeting in New York next Mon
day.
George M. Pynchon, managing
owner of the new craft, will repre-
sent New York; e. Walter Clark, for
mer commodore of the Philadelphia
Corinthian Yacht Club, will head the
Philadelphia delegation, and six Bos-
ton Corinthians will attend. Prelim-
mary designs for the boat will be ex-
amined and the seasons campaign
formulated.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Edison ''Forgets" Laboratory
Work on Christmas Day

Thomas A. Edison made one great
concession to Christmas. He did not
enter his laboratory all day and said
he did not even think of the work that
usually occupies about twenty hours
of every other day In the year
Instead. he and Mrs. Edison enter
tanned a family party of twenty-four
at dinner in their home. in Llewellyn
Park, West Orange, and listened to a
concert, principally supplied by tall
ented members of the Edison family
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
MontcIair Man Asphyxiated

Albert Summers, seventy-five years
old, negro, of 7 William street, Mont
clair, was found dead in his room yes
terday with his head doubled under
his body. He was smothered to death.
It is supposed he left a gas cock open
and when he got up to shut it off was
overcome by gas. Deputy County
Physician M. Herbert Simmons said
death was accidental
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
Perth Amboy Mayor Puts
Ban on White Slave Movies
Isnecinl 10 thc Newnrk star.l

PERTH AMBOY, Dec. 26.-An or
der sent by Mayor Ferd Garretson to
Superintendent of Police Patrick j.
Burke, of this city, forbids the exhi-
bition here of the moving picture en-
titled Inside of the White Slave
Traffic" The letter instructs the
superintendent to warn managers of
moving picture houses that should
any pictures of an improper charac-
ter be exhibited in their theatre their
license will be revoked.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
sUpposED MAD DoG sHoT

A supposed mad dog was shot to
death in Edgerton terrace. East Or
ange, yesterday, by Policeman James
Flannery, of that city, 1t is not be-
leved the animal attacked any per-
son. The Board of Health will have
its head examined TO determine
whether it was suffering from rabies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-27
THE "RED LIGHT LAW

IF the courts uphold the "red light"
abatement law passed by the leg
4 islature at its recent session, and
effective at the end of this month, it
will become practically impossible to
carry on openly in this state "the old
est profession in the world"
What of the fallen sisters driven
out of their haunts by this general
movement against the vice district :?
What is to become of them?
Wiping out vice districts does not
destroy vice. 1t does not change
human nature. 1t does not affect the
conditions that create a class of
fallen women. 1t does not reduce the
brute passions which foster this class.
After a given vice district has been
raided and broken up, there are just
as many fallen women as there were
before
They may be driven out of town;
but that only means that they will
go to some other town. They may,
for a time, be harried from hiding
place to hiding place, where they
seek to carry on their terrible traffic
in defiance to law and executive &C
ton. Whatever choice they make, or
is made for them, their numbers are
not affected in the slightest degree
by any crusade of determination.
In many communities-in st. Paul
and Philadelphia, for recent instances
the good women of the cities have
thought of this, and are planning &C
ton for the relief of their stained
sisters who are the victims of these
campaigns for municipal morality.
This is timely. 1t is cruel to
scourge these women from their
haunts without taking thought OF
what is to become of them. Stained
and world-worn though they are
they are our sisters. "The civiliza-