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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
MINSTREL TO Be
BURIED TOMORROW
George Thatcher Was Christian
Scientist in His Last
Days.

Funeral services for George
Thatcher, one Of the pioneers Of
negro minstrelsy. who died yester-
day At the home Of his nephew. joe
seph n. Thatcher, of G1enwood ave-
nue., East Orange. vii be held to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock. Il Is
proba bic the Christian Science ritual
viii be observed. Interment viii be
in Westheld. Mr.. Thatcher was 81
years old. Death was due to cancer
At the funeral services Frank
Howard. one Of Thateher's company
who wrote when the Robins Nest
Again" and Only a Pansy Blossom,
Will sing Gould He But Speak
Again. It is also likely that Dick
Jose. who was also in the company.
viii sing.
Thatcher Kept IN the harness until
the first Of March last. when he was
obliged to leave THE Littlest Rebel
company at New Orleans. where he
had been playing with Dustin Far
num- A physician then pronounced
the ailment incura bic. but members
of the minstrers family RETAINED
from telling him that be had cancer.
It was suspected. however, that he
knew what the trouble was. though
he never spoke Of the disease. He
had never professed TO be religious,
but he became a Christian Scientist
and said many times that his one
great reason for wanting to get well
was to show the world what won-
derful things God has done for me"
Thatcher was born at Huntly. Nd,
on July Is. 1s4s. He ran away from
home at the age Of y and early in
life went on the stage. He got his
/ first start with the San Francisco
Minstrels In the sos he was one Of
/ the big three in Thatcher. Primrose
& Vests Ministries. Later he took
out his own company. Thatehers
Tuxedo" and then his comic opera.
Africa At times he played IN
vaudeville. doing monologues which
he wrote himself. He also appeared
in the role Of a porter in George
AIDES County Chairman" For the
last two years he played an old
negro part in "The Littlest Rebel
His wife. whose stage name is
zenaido williams was in the COM
| pany with him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
SAYS HE'LL SIGN
SCHOOL CONTRACT
Statements of Kearny Board
President About Construction
Now in Discussion.

Gerrish Newell, president of the
Kearny Board of Education. today
refused to state whether or not he
had signed the contract providing
for the completion of work started
in Kearny Public School No. s. The
work in question was begun week
ago by Terry NJ Mears, a Newark
contractor. It was stopped by Newell,
following a complaint from James J.
Dunn that Mears was not the low
est bidder 1t was then discovered
that while Mears was working at
the school. there was no signed con-
tract in existence.
At a conference of the School Board
last night. at which Dunn and }
Allen Conklin, the lowest bidder on
the work, were present, Newell SAID
he would sign the contract today
The conditions attendant upon the
work at the school are of a nature
that are somewhat mystifying. On
June II the Kearny board received
bids for the work, and the contract
was awarded to ]. Allen Conklin, OF
| this city, he being declared the lowest
bidder At that time Dunn, who was
| also a bidder, protested against the
contract going to Conklin. He con-
tended the Conklin bid was informal.
Several days ago Municipal Super
intendent John D. Castles issued
permit for the work to be done in the
school. Mears was the applicant, 1t
| is said The work was then started.
Dunn protested and members OF the
board claimed, II is said, not to know
who authorized Mears to do the work,
it being understood that Mears. who
was an original bidder on the work,
had received from the BOARD the
check which accompanied his bid.
Conklin last night objected 70
the work being taken from
| him. President Newell, Mr. Conklin
| says, told him his references had been
investigated and it was decided not
/ to have him do the work. Conklin
protested and questioned Newell s
statement to the effect the references
had been investigated.
Some question arose concerning the
wording of the award to Conklin at
| the meeting of June IL. Commits
sioner Charles Som proceeded to read
| some NOltS HUN d JUN NA~N
dent Newell declared the minutes
showed the proceedings. Mr. Dunn
asked for the minutes. He was told
they were not quite ready
Following the stated intention OF
President Newell to sign the Mears
/ contract, both Mr.. Dunn and
| Mr.. Conklin declared they Will carry
the matter to the court. Dunn has
engaged Jones & Gleason, of this city,
as counsel and Conklin declared
he will retain former Prosecutor
Pierre P. Garven, of Jersey City, to
look after his interests. Garven is
representing the Citizens and Tax
payers Association of the First and
Second wards. Kearny, in their fight
against the erection of concrete
school in the First Wsrd. This mat
| ter has been in the courts for over a
year.
In the No. School case, Dunn. ac-
cording to the figures submitted, was
second lowest His figure was s3.I9S
| Mears's bid totaled $4,000. Conklin
figure was 1857. The school board
according to Conklin, still holds the
check that accompanied his bid.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
ORANGE CHARITY BUREAU
ASKS HELP FOR NEEDY

The Orange Bureau of Associated
Charities has made several suggestions
as to vacation gifts. One is to arrange
to have a woman remain at home one
day week with her family She is
now working every day in an effort
to support herself. children and in
valid husband. The bureau viii ar
range for this weekly day off, if its
friends will provide the necessary
funds. A crippled boy. who has been
a member of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, in order that he
might have the benefit of the gym
nasium. is unable TO renew his mem
bership. His mother is A widow and
has no money. The boy wants TO go
to camp with the other boys of the
association. The whole thing would
cost about $50. A woman in her seven
ties. who is now dependent. would
Ike to maintain her own home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
SEMI-CENTENNIAL REPORT
AT EAST ORANGE DINNER

Changing their original plans mem
bers of the general committee which
arranged the semi-centennial cele-
bration of East Orange will receive
final reports at a dinner in English s
Hall, Main and Walnut streets, that
ethyl, Tuesday night. 1t was the in
tention of the committee to receive
the last reports on Tuesday night
and arrange a dinner at later date.
Although a final report has not
been received from Colonel Oscar III.
Condit who conducted the financial
end of the celebration. it is believed
that there is no deficit The affairs
of the committee will be wound up at
the dinner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
AUTO SPEEDER FINED

James Fennessy. a chauffeur, of 492
Scotland street. Orange, by Recorder
Mott in the East Orange Police Court
this morning after he admitted driv-
ing his auto in excess of the speed
law Fennessy was arrested by Park
Policeman Thomas Murray, in Park
way south. yesterday afternoon. The
officer testified that he was driving at
a rate of thirty-five miles an hour
The accused denied he was going at
that rate, but admitted he was trav-
cling at about twenty-four miles.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
IRyINGToN "JUNIORs" ELECT

Officers of Irvington Council No.
1877, Jr o. U. A. M, were elected last
night and will be installed at meet
ing to be held next Wednesday night.
The election resulted as follows:
Howard Higgins. councillor; Frank
Pritchard. vice-councilor; Eugene F.
Heuschele, financial secretary; Fred
erick 7. Lieber, treasurer; Golf d.
Hedden, trustee for three-year term;
Lewis l. Dawkins, recording seere-
tary; Louis Dege. assistant recording
secretary; Edward Roche, inside SEN
tinel: F. j. Ceaser, conductor; Irwin
A. Haucl1, warden; George H. Patter-
son, outside sentinel; Herbert j. All
wood, George Romaine and Harry
verfage, sr., representatives to the
State councif
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
HITS MAN WITH SHOVEL

If his aim had been more accurate.
Raffale Stella, of III North Sixth
street, this city, might have faced a
charge of murder instead of assault
and battery in the East Orange Police
Court this morning for having hit 9
fellow workman. Angelo Indisco, of
PIG Sanford street. East Orange, over
the head with a shovel yesterday
afternoon AS it was the blow tore
a hole four inches deep in Indisco' 5
forehead. When arraigned this morn
ing, Stella denied having hit Indiseo,
but his testimony was refuted by sew
eral men who said they saw the as
sault Recorder Francis Mott held
him under s., 1000 bail for the grand
jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
REALTY BROKERS AT
COMFY ISLAND TO-DAY

Threatening skies did not dampen
the spirits of the one hundred real
estate brokers of East Orange and
their friends who went on the an
nual outing this morning of the Real
Estate Brokers' Association of that
city.
Two sightseeing autos conveyed
the party to Coney Island, where they
had shore dinner at noon They
left soon after 8 o'clock and will re-
turn about 10 O'Clock tonight.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
ST. Venantius's ParochiaI
School Has Commencement


Commencement exercises of the
parochial school Of ST. Venantius $
Catholic Church, Orange, were held
last night in the school hall Cerfif-
Gates of graduation We're awarded to
the four members of the class by the
Rev Peter Kurz. rector of the
church. The Rev. Dr. John J. Dauen-
hauer. Of Seton Hall College. adj
dressed the graduates.
An attractive program. in which
other members of the school took
part. was given. Gustave Kunz. jr..
delivered the salutatory address.
while Francis Lind was the valedic-
torian. The members of the gradual
ing class are Francis J. Lind. Louis
DeFelice Gustave Kunz. jr., and
Catherine T. McManus.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
WATCHMEN GUARD COUNTY
LINE AGAINST WATER MEN

Worlxmen employed by the Jersey
City Street and Water Board are
again working today at the Belleyille
turnpike. Arlington, where it is
feared, an attempt is to be made to
connect with the old Jersey City
water main in Kearny avenue, pre-
paratory to making an effort to sell
water to the new West Hudson park
County and town watchmen are on
hand to see that no attempt is made
to go beyond the Bergen county line
of the road.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
ORANGE ELKS ENTERTAIN
LODGE FROM ELIZABETH

With a delegation from Elizabeth
Lodge as guests the Orange lodge of
Elks had an interesting meeting last
night and initiated a large number of
residents into the mysteries of the
fraternity. There was an enjoyable
program following the business SEES
sion. The visitors and home talent
contributed the entertainment.
Talks were given by Chief of Police
Drabell, Lieutenant Thomas j. Brown,
Fire Commissioner Alois Roehri and
others, and at the close of the affair
there was a supper.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
Officials, Present and Past,
Plan for Outing on July II

Present and former officials of East
Orange will meet tonight to complete
arrangements for an outing they are
to have on July IL. 1t has not been
determined where the outing will be
held and the destination will probably
be selected tonight. Horace Bonnell,
Thomas r. Creole and Edward 8.
Pierson, former officials, and Coun-
cilmen p J. Lawless, T. McCurdy
Marsh and James Barradale compose
the committee which is arranging for
the affair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
FIVE MARRIAGES IN DAY AT
ORANGE CATHOLIC CHURCH

In addition to the wedding yester-
day afternoon of Miss Agnes ]. Ever
EFT and Harry J. McDonough, which
was solemnized in ST. Johns Roman
Catholic Church, Orange. four other
marriages were solemnized in the
same edifice. The young couples were
Miss Katharine Brown and Charles
Mccarthy, Miss May A. Smith and
Robert E. Reilly, Miss Della Mooney
and John Mcintyre and Miss Bridget
Hunt and John Clews
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
YOUTH HELD EoR THEFT

Tony Palifka, is years old, of %
Nassau street, Orange, was held In
5000 bail for the grand jury when ar
raigned before Recorder Mott in the
East Orange Police Court this morn
ing on a charge of stealing .$35 worth
Of vegetables and canned goods from
Freeman Bros. butchers. by whom he
was formerly employed. Detective
David Wendell recovered most of the
goods and he says Paliflxa acknowl-
edged his guilt. Palifka implicated
another youth.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
ENGINEER BADLY scALDED
fs,ec,o, 20 the Newark stnr.i

T5VtVEHF ~ ttfN IFN VII N 'EeEt'T
MT HOLLY, n. j.. June 26.-With
flesh falling from his limbs and his
body terribly blistered. John Hulse.
an engineer, of this place, was
brought from Hainesport to the coun-
ty hospital in a serious condition,
from a scalding received after the
bursting of steam pipes of his loco
motive, at the Vansciver sand pits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
MASTER CARPENTERS AND
GUESTS ON LAKE OUTING

With their families and number
of guests, master carpenters of the
Oranges are at Lake Hopatcong to-
day on their annual outing. The
party boarded a special train on the
Lackawanna Railroad. at Orange, and
will return tonight Weather permit
ting there win be games and other
features at the lake and dinner
at Nolan's Point
:. Clarke v. Jilson is chairman of
the committee in charge, and the
other members are Hennell Carhart.
James S. Anderson, Daniel A. Keat-
ing. Ernest Van Iderstine, Joseph F.
Gasner and Alex e. Pearson.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
DROVE LAME HORSES, FINED

Two drivers, Matthias Erler, of ia
Warren street, Harrison, and Charles
Gray, of 151 Parkway north, East Or
ange, were arrested in the latter city
this morning for driving lame horses.
Adam Raedig, a representative of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, made the arrests. Both
were arraigned a few minutes later
before Recorder Francis A. Mott, jr,
Erler was fined $25 and Gray $40. Re-
corder Mott examined the horse driven
by Gray before he imposed the fine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
WITTPENN TO BE GUEST
AT ORANGE DINNER PARTY

Orange adherents of former Mayor
II. Otto Wittpenn, of Jersey City, are
planning "a little dinner party at Eng
lish's, East Orange, for tonight The
gubernatorial candidate will give the
address to graduates of the LIE Master
Institute in Columbus Theatre, Or
ange later in the evening and his
friends are arranging an informal
meeting prior to the exercises.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
MISS ROBERTS TO WE'D

The wedding of Miss Maud Roberts,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar G
Roberts, of $50 Chestnut street, Arl-
ington. and J. Melville Smith. son OF
Mrs. Mary r. Smith. of Laurel ave-
nue., also of that town, will take place
tonight in the First Baptist Church,
Arlington. The ceremony will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. J. Franklin Shin
dell. pastor of the church
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
DIP IN SURF KILLS BABY

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. June 26-
Two-year-ol Isaac Braunstein was
so frightened when his mother started
to take him in bathing that he was
seized with spasms. She tried to
cure them by ducking him Then
he became unconscious and died. II
is said shock killed the child.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
BICyCLIsTs IN COLLISION

Slight injuries were received by
Paul Belinjin, of 392 Littleton avenue,
and James Cedola, of "a Central ave-
nue.. East Orange, when their bicycles
collided at Main and Halstead streets,
East Orange, early last night. Their
injuries We're dressed by a physician
and they then went home.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-16
The Lovers Domain.

you say" remarked the married
man, that all the world loves a lover.
But where do you get that stuff
Poetry, Ell? II it's poetry it must be
true. A poet wouldn't lie.
$50, all the world loves a lover!
There's the fellow who has to sit up
o let the lover in when he comes
home late. Then there are the people
at the house who have to sit up until
the lover goes home. There, also, are
the people who can hear the lover
talking through the wall-mumble,
humble, humble! But that's all right.
The fellow is lover, and all tho
world loves him!
THE clerk at the necktie store likes
70 sell ties to lover. It's easy-sell-
Ing ties 10 a lover. lie takes only an
hour to select one, and then he brings
il back to change it. But the CLERK
doesn't mind so long as he's a lover.
ut is time fer Mary, the nurse, TO
Dc getting back with the children. But
Mary has lover, which makes ii all
right. A doctor can save the baby i
It catches cold"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-16
WANTED The STAGE SETTING
village Undertaken, Called TO shave
Visitor, Not as Welcome as He
Might Have Been.

Il had a queer shave last week."
said a New York salesman. Business
took me for q day to a small country
town way up In the state, where had
the bad luck to fall Ill. ! was laid up
in a little one horse hotel for four
days.
"One afternoon | thought a shave
would make me feel more respecta-
BILE, but my hands we're so unsteady
that ] didn't feel up to tackling the
job myself, so asked to have a bar
Der sent to my room.
well, / guess that was the first
time on record that anybody'd ever
asked for such a thing. After a wait
of over two hours a tall. solemn look
ing man in frock coat and silk hat
came to my door and said he'd come to
shave me. felt too weak to ask any
questions, so Just settled myself in
the least uncomfortable chair in the
room and told him to go ahead
"'You'd better lie down. he said.
"'Not a bit of it, answered. I'm
feeling a lot better and can sit up all
right
"But can't shave you unless you
lie down. he insisted.
Rather than have any talk about it
l lay down on the bed.
"'Shut your eyes, was the next
order.
"'See here | said, what's all this
for, anyway? Go ahead and shave me
and I'll take care of my eyes. II lie
down and shut my eyes I'll feel as If J
were dead
Gle chirked up at that.
Eyes, make believe you're dead he
said cheerfully That's just what
want. You see, I'm the village under
taker and I'm only used to shaving
corpses.'"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-16
PLEASANT ADDITION TO TABLE
okra One Of the Very Best Of the
Vegetables That May Be
Made Into a Salad.

There never was time VIXEN so
many vegetables and fruits OF other
ATTITUDES are finding their way to our
markets Improved transportation ia
cilities and increased demand for new
foods has brought the foods of other
tables Within the reach Of our own.
Okra was once considered solely a
southern product limited to creole and
Louisiana zones. But now we see the
green, attractive pods in many mar
kets, selling at FIVE cents for two OF
three. and cheaper in large quaint
ties.
A northern woman was pleasantly
surprised to find that oixra would
grow in our ATTITUDES. and she was
delighted with the tall hollyhock-like
plant with large cream flowers, and
found that she could use the pods in
many ways.
For a salad she took the very small
green pods, boiled them until tender,
chilled them and served on lettuce
with French dressing. She added
them to soup in the proportion of two
cups of okrn to SOUR quarts of water,
using meat and onion, salt and pep
per, and sometimes tomatoes.
The famous Chicken gumbo" Is
made with a fricassed chicken, to
which is added the okra sliced cross
wise, tomatoes, slices of ham, thyme,
parsley, with a rich gravy.
Okra combines particularly well
with rice and tomatoes. and de-
hcious dish can be made by adding
stewed okra and tomatoes to boiled
rice, and either sewing at once or
baking in a deep dish.
The creole cooks say that okra
should never be cooked in any cop
per, brass or iron vessel, as the metal
will be absorbed and the pods be-
come discolored. Use only agate or
porcelain.
While okra does not contain any
particular food element in quantity, II
has the peculiar muscilaginous quail
ity given to only a few plants. and is
therefore at its best in soups and
sauces which have a meat flavor. 1t
is also cooling, and so can be classed
as an addition to our table Salads
Philadelphia Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-16
Baked Ham.

Cover your ham with cold water and
let it simmer gently, just long enough
to loosen the skin so that it can be
pulled off; this Will probably require
from two to three hours, according to
the size of the ham. When skinned
place in dripping pan in the oven,
pour over it a cupful of vinegar and
one of hot water, in which dissolve
teaspoonful of English mustard. Bake
slowly, basting with the liquid every
few minutes for two hours. Then cover
the ham all over to the depth of one
inch with coarse brown sugar and do
not haste again until the sugar has
formed a thick crust, which it will
soon do in a slow oven. Let it remain
in a full hour after covering with
sugar until it becomes a rich golden
brown. When done drain from the
liquor in the pan and put on dish to
COOL When cool. but not cold. press
by turning a fiat dish on top. The
pressing makes it cut firmly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-16
WHITES POOR PEARL DIVERS
Tried in Australia, but All Engaged
in the Business Are Either Dead
or Paralyzed.

Efforts have recently been made to
employ white men as pearl divers off
the coast of Australia, and legislation
for the purpose has been adopted, in
order TO more fully open that industry
to Europeans.
But it now appears that the expert
ment has been by no means satisfac-
cory. A very interesting statement on
this subject has recently been made
by Captain Talboys, who has had wide
experience of pearling on the Austria
liam coast. He says emphatically
that white divers are an impossibility.
He had hoped that the white man
would have proved successful diver
but he says that, after very lengthy
experiment, the idea had been aban-
doned.
The divers, six or eight Of them,
who were brought to Australia by the
master pearlers, from Messrs. Siebe,
German & Co., and Messrs. Henkie G.
Co., submarine engineers, about two
years ago. were all either dead or par
alyZed.
In view OF the further facts alleged.
there appears to be no scope for white
pearl divers in Australian waters.
For, as the result of years diving,
says Captain Talboys, the best returns
of the white divers did not exceed a
ton, whilst the average yield of an
Asiatic's work was between four and
five tons.
Besides, the Asiatic worked for SO
to SIS per month, plus a commission
on the she'll raised, while the white
man received $40 per month. with a
similar commission, in addition to
which the cost of keep for the white
nan was about three times that eX-
pended on the Asiatic.-Far East
Toxic.