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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
ARCHITECT NAMED
IN SECRET SESSION
BY SCHOOL BOARD
NutIey Officials Action Con-
trary to Law, According to
State Authorities.

In violation of State school law,
the Nutley Board Of Education last
night held star-chamber session.
After a reporter for The Evening
Star, the only outsider present. had
been banished from the meeting
room, the key was turned in the door,
and the work of selection an arcm-
tect TO draw plans for the proposed
new Lincoln school was discussed.
The matter was finally settled, but
only after a bitter fight. Charles
Granville Jones. of Belleville, dark
horse" WAS named by a vote or
five to four.
The motion TO have the reporter
banlshed from the Getting room was
offered by Trustee William n.
Mitchell. 1t was seconded by VIM,
lam L. Longfelow. The motion dlu
NOT go through unanimously Irus-
tees William ]. Kinsley and Marion
L, Lewis were opposed TO the meas
ure. Those who stood by the MltcheIl
motion were Trustees Almon =.
Calkins, II. Dakin, John N. Sattler'
Mrs. Joseph d. Little, r. X Booth,
president. and Mr.. Longfelder.
The matter of selecting an archltect
had been hanging fire for eesertsi
months. Last June, by vote Oh 9-1'
William IT. Armstrong, a Nutley ar
cnitect. was selected TO draw the
nlans. President Booth was absent
from this session. He was present az
the next meeting of the board anu
succeeded In having the lnonon
awarding the plan-drawing TO AfHl-
strong rescinded. Those who IaVoreu
Armstrong succeeded in having the
Tx-haRh nTANAuRl
that a future award could not De
alaGe unEl there was q iuh h1lelu-
ance at the meeting.
At meetings which were called
from time to time there was alwaVs
an absentee. Last nights speclal
meeting was decided upon two weeks
ago. When President Booth was
about ready TO start last nights ses-
sion he asked what action the board
desired to take regarding the ma tier
Of having a reporter present. The
Mitchell motion resulted.
Al the office Of the State Board OF
Education in Trenton today II was
declared that the school law spe-
cifically provides that all meetings OF
boards of education shall be open
President Booth, when asked about
last nights session. admitted It was
a SpeGldi HitttllSt dt NtiIA ShN AAiA'-
ter of selecting an architect was
taken T.
Mr.. Kingsley when asked today re-
garding the action of The board last
night paid his compliments to Presi-
dent Booth. Mr.. Booth is using the
Nutley Board of Education for his
own political interest" he said. 1t
is a rank injustice to Mr. Armstrong
a local architect, to turn him down
after he was once chosen Mr.. Jones
so far as | know, never submitted a
plan for the proposed school saw
a small sketch drawn by Mr.. Jones
Our side had all of the arguments
last night, but we did not have the
votes
Mr. Booth at first favored II. King
Conklin, of this city The Belleville
man finally doomed up as the dark
horse" and was named when it was
seen Conklin did not have the neces-
sary votes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
BYRNE, HE PUTS
HIS MONEY UP
TO SHOW FAITH
Commissioner Brensinger Is
Chosen Stakeholder in Big
Jersey City Controversy.
SAYS SENATOR COLGATE
SHOULD POST HIS SHARE
Brensinger Thinks This Would
Remove One-Sided Aspect
) from Absorbing Issue.

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 9.-Commis-
fioner Henry Byrne has put his
moy av up and Commissioner George
= ansinger is the stakeholder.
Jsr =er being pretty well in
for on sporting matters, is in
Gilt; . the opinion that 1t is now
up to Senator Austen Colgate to post
$500 also, just to give the latter a
chance to have something to win or
lose on the result.
This is all about Commissioner
Byrne's challenge to the senator,
who is president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, to produce proof of one
good thing that the che -aher has
ever accomplished for City.
The commissioner offered 70 give
$500 to any charity the president of
the Chamber of Commerce might
name, if the point was proved.
In accepting the commissioners
challenge Senator Colgate specified
two charities, and incidentally wrote
that the commissioner was $37 In
arrears for dues to the chamber and
''would he kindly remit" or some-
thing like that.
The commissioner retorted that he
Is not a member of the Chamber of
Commerce, never was and for that
matter never would be, as it was
composed, in part, of lot of pan
handlers and the like. So how
could he owe dues for membership? I?
he asked
Senator Colgate suggested that
Commissioner Byrne select three dis
interested persons as judges of the
question as to whether or not the
Chamber of Commerce had been q
benefit to the city.
To show that the challenge he
made to Senator Colgate was made
in good faith, the director of streets
and public improvements on Monday
appointed Director of Revenue and
Finance George Brensinger as stake
holder and gave him check for
$500, which WIS deposited in the
vaults of the City Hall. &Is
Commissioner Byrne is willing 10
eceede to Senator Colgates tefnas-ne-
garding the appointing Of judges,
and suggested that q committee be
selected from such men as Thomas
j. Maloney, Monsignor Sheppard,
Captain T. Bergen. Gaddis. Joseph
GilliclS, Michael 7. Connolly, Charles
wagner WlllittNl \. buHlStedu,
Philip Tumulty, ST., Rev. DR.. Charles
Kerr, Daniel Cleary, Henry Kohl and
James Cannon.
Commissioner Brensinger holds
that the affair is too one-sided and
believes that Senator Colgate should
also put up $500 and turn it over to
Commissioner Byrne if he loses
It looks as if the battle is on, and
public interest in the fight increases
daily. Commissioner Byrne and his
friends are confident of winning out
in the end, while Senator Colgate
and other members of the chamber
are equally as sanguine that victory
will perch on their banner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
George w. Young Ordered
to Give Up Wife's Property

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-George W.
Young, an executor of the estate OF
his wife, Lillian Nordica Young,
grand opera singer, was ordered yes
terday by Surrogate Fowler to de-
liver to the temporary administrator
such of the property as is in his con-
troll The temporary receiver Is Les
lie j. Tompkins.
When the fight over the estate was
started two wills were filed, one in
New York county, the other in Mon
mouth county, n. j. Mr.. Young
stands by the will filed in New Jer-
sey. This gives him a large part of
the property, whereas the win filed
here virtually cuts him of.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
Report Kaiser
Has Pneumonia


BERLIN, via the Hague, Dec. g.
Kaiser Wilhelm has pneumonia and
Is declared to be seriously III. Fol-
lowing the official announcement that
the Kaiser was suffering from bron-
chial cattarh this was the informa-
ton learned today,
1t was stated earlier in the day that
the condition of His Majesty was
satisfactory. 1t was generally under
stood yesterday from the tone of the
announcement of the Kaiser's illness
that he would not be able to return to
the front for some time. He has been
either on the eastern or western front
with his troops almost constantly
since the war began.
His present condition is attributed
to exposure in the winter weather
which has prevailed on both fronts.
The kaiser has done practically all
of his travelling by automobile and
has been accompanied by his staf
physician.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
Ephram S. Force Left
an Estate of $3l7,3O7

PATERSON, Dec. 9.-Judge Abram
Klenert in the Orphans Court here
yesterday signed an order for the dis
tribution of the estate of Ephraim
S. Force, great-uncle of Mrs. John
Jacob Astor, who died on March II
at the age of ninety-two while visit
inc at the home of his son. Charles
n Force. in Greenwich. Conn. The
estate is valued at sS17, ,3O7.42.
To his wife, who was Miss Sarah J.
Whitehead, a cousin of General VIII
lam T. Sherman, Mr.. Force left Slo5,-
769.13. He left S52,Ss4.57 TO each OF his
four children, Mrs. Caroline F. Hogg.
of Florida; Charles e. Force. or
Greenwich. Conn; Mrs. Emma Mont
gomery. of Portland. Ore. and Wall
fer s. Force, of Brooklyn,
Mr.. Force was a builder in New
York and Passaic, but retired many
wears ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
200-Day School Year Plan
Is Proposed in New York

NEW YORK, Dec. "A plan to
iengthen the school year to 200 days
will be submitted today to the Board
of Education by the board of super
intendents.
1t is proposed by the superintend-
ents to open the public schools of
the city hereafter on September
instead of the Monday following
Labor Day, as has been the custom.
and keep them open on election day
and as many other holidays as may
be necessary to make up the total of
200 days.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
Deacon Murders
Girl, YearsOld

ST. LOUIS. Dec 9.-Nannie Strick-
lin, twelve years old, was shot and
killed in the front yard of her home
here today by Robert Bailey, dea-
con at mission, who said he had
been trying to reform the girl.
Bailey shot himself and was taken to
a hospital in a dying condition.
Mrs. Clara Stricklin, mother OF the
child, said that Bailey for more than
O. year had annoyed her in efforts to
adopt the child, saying he wanted to
marry her when she was grown.
Mamie had stayed indoors for
several days in fear of Bailey, who
Sunday was driven out of the house
by Mrs. Stricklin. Today, however.
the child left the house to order
coal. Bailey. who roomed nearby,
stepped up and spoke to her, and a
moment later the mother saw Bailey
raise a revolver and fire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
Foster Slave Case Held Up
to Await Caminetti Appeal

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 9.-The trial OF
loci Nj. Foster, OF New Jersey, on
tie charge of violation of the Mann
act set for today, was adjourned
until the next term of court. because
of his illness. Foster was arrested
here last January in company with
DeIilah Bradley. his seventeen-year-
old stenographer at Pemberton, n ).
A supplementary reason for con-
tinuance of the trial was District
Attorney Pitts's desire to await the
outcome of the appeal in the Caml-
netti case.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
PATHETIC CASES SHOW NEED
OF AID FOR WORTHY FAMILIES
Evening Shows Way in Which Deserving People, Vctms
of Circumstances May Be Made Happy at Christmas i'ne
Warm Clothing and Good ood Among the Pressing Needs

which the mother pleads for light
work. for the husband, who, quite
recently, came out of a hospital and
is unable to do heavy labor The
children need shoes and warm cloth
ing, and the entire family needs food,
especially the mother in her present
condition Will not some of our read
ers interest themselves to provide the
necessities for this family, whose cir
oumstances surely warrant it. Our
observation proves them to be entire
ly worthy in every way.
There are other cases, too, whose
histories we outline here, which are
no doubt equally worthy and equally
needy With such cases as these s.s
our very doors 1t would seem to be
the height of folly to go farther
afield in. our efforts to satisfy the
instinct of charity which moves us
all at this season of the year. Let
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
RUSSIANS CLAIM GERMANS BEATEN
AND RIGHT WING TURNED AT CRACOW;
GERMANS PUSH TOWARD WARSAW
WITH AID OF TUMULTY
BOY WRITES ESSAY ON
WILSON'S MESSAGE

WASHINGTON. Dec. g.-"Sammy"
April, the small boy who supplies
President Wilson with newspapers,
called on Secretary Tumulty today
and asked him what he thought of
Mr.. Wilson's message TO Congress.
Mr.. Tumulty Immediately launched
Into a laudstory discussion of the
subject. When he had talked few
minutes. he paused and asked: But
why do you ask, sammy ?"
II have TO write a composition on
1t in school tomorrow" replied the
boy. "aBd thought ] would come
to headquarters for the infOrma-
tion.'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
IS MINERS KILLED
WHEN DYNAMITE
BLOWS UP IN SHAT I
Stick of Explosive Dropped to
Floor of Car as Workers
Were Descending.

SCRANTON, Pa. Dec. 9.-Thir-
teen miners were instantly killed
early today while descending into
the Tripp shaft of the Lackawanna
Coal Company.
One of their number dropped to the
bottom of the cage a quantity OF
dynamite, which he was taking into
the mine.
The explosion wrecked the carriage,
dropping its occupants to instant
death at the bottom of the shaft
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
King of SaxOny in Brussels
as Kaiser's Representative

LONDON, Dec. s.-The Central
News has published a dispatch from
Its Amsterdam correspondent. win,
saws that the king Of Saxony has
arrived in Brussels. This informa
ton reaches Amsterdam In dispatch
from the Belgian capital
Recent dispatches from Copenhagen
said the king of Saxony was COINS
TO Belgium to encourage the troops
and represent Emperor William dur
ing his maJesty's absence in tilA
eastern arena OF the war
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
Drawn Into Gear; Killed

CARTERET. Dec. 9.-Caught by the
skirts of his overcoat in the gearing
of a mixing machine. c. W. johnson,
SUPERINTENDENT of the Consumers
Chemical Company. of Carteret. was
killed there last evening. Nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
The Story Of a Phone Call

Tuesday-last week--a
store proprietor called
$500 Market and inserted
small Business Oppor-
tunity ad in The Star, of
fering his business for
sale at fair price.
Wednesday morning. by
10 O'clock, he had shown
his store to one man and
two women. At 3 o'clock
one of the women who
had called in the morning
bought his business--and
took possession iinmedi-
ately.
This mans ad cost 21
cents, and this small
amount secured a buyer
in less than eight hours.
Moral-If you want to
sell your business quickly
use Star business OppOr-
tunity ads.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
By the United Press:

VIENNA tva and LondOn) Dec oFightng IN western
c is very official statement today declares
positions Dobeycs and
N1eiczka Our attacks continue
The though not uy
:, oil over 10 ncud sever officers
Te Russian Pokow have everywhere been re-
pulsed"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
Cholera Spreading in
Germany and Austria

ROTTERDAM. Dec .. via London.
iO:5o a. m.-The Berlin Board or
Health, according to information
reaching Rotterdam, reported thirty
six cases Of cholera in Germany dur
Ing the month Of Novembn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
By the Associated Press:


PARIS Dec e24O m.)There artillery fighting from he
n the Tvs during according the French
in all
80; won bv be French during strength
of the follows:
"n the dav of December artillery the
to
.t eoiou nothing
- ot All the positions days have been
panized andco consolidated" o
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
News of the nearby Lack
awanna towns will be found
on page 1s today.

Remember the crowds on your
last Christmas shopping tour: Avoid
them by doing your shopping now.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
By the United Press:

LONDON threatened the north 0ars
pushing forward the railroad leading
eoeys the Polish capital Their lines extend
10
Russ saas. miles Warsaw.
indicated only the of German which
the Russian oal
fighting the region The fight
Russian declares
tried during Field Marshal
of headed on by
Hndenbergs
duplicating his first campaign
WOULD AID GERMAN FLANK
of direction Mawa
probably flank tho
driving back
being
mans Po
land by Hindenberg.
20
Poland and night Numerous
entering the theatre The
upwards of 100000 when he
field The Russians viii
wen a number
about Wieiczka within ten mrs ot
Craco on the
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-19
ONE TRIP ENOUGH FOR Hlm


Elk City. OklA-Twice thrown into
Jail. Knocked in the head BY thugs,
and twice robbed Of Ill hin money. eli
on one brief trip to California was the
experience Of D. C. CofRman. sixty-one
years old. who has come back TO his
farm near here and declares he Win
stay there In future.
Mr.. Co6man left here In February
for California. While eating supper In
Q restaurant In Denver he was arrest.
Cd BY detectives and locked MP on q
charge Of killing . man in the state to
which he was bound. Through an 40
quaintance he established his Identity
and was released.
In San Francisco he was attacked
BY thugs. who beat him and robbed
him He was compelled to wire home
for funds to return. At FL Paso he
ventured across the river to Juares to
see the sights and was arrested a. q
spy and held In Jail three days, after
which all his valuables were confis-
Gated. He was given Is cents with
which to get out Of the country.
After paying his street car fare
across the river Mr.. Cofiman had a
nickel left for his expenses until he
reached Elk City. He declares Okla.
bona II good enough for him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-19
MAN AND BEAST N.
A FIERCE BATTLE
unarmed Ohahoman Fights a
Crazed and Powerful Dog
on Open Prairie.
SKILL IS The WINNER
AZ End Of Fight the Dog Was Dead
and He Former Master Wac Lying
on the Ground Bleeding and Ex-
hauetod.

Muskogea, Okla.-Armed with no
weapons other than those nature gave
him. Clay sypert fought fierce battle
with an immense mastiff dog on the
prairie near this city q few days ago.
When the battle was over both lay on
the ground. The dog was dead and
the man exhausted. The strength and
cunning Of the man triumphed over
the strength Of the dog.
Sypert was brought to the Muskogee
hospital suffering from scores Of
wounds on his face. shoulders, arms.
hands and legs. He was exceedingly
weak from loss Of blood.
On the afternoon of the fight. Mr.
Sypert took his daily walk into the
country, accompanied by his dog. Pete.
They had covered their usual route
and we're ON their way homo when
suddenly the dog sprung on his mas
ter from the rear. knocking him down.
Then the battle between man and
brute began.
The two were evenly matched. Sy-
pert weighs 152. His dog weighed 1855.
At first the man called for help. Then
realizing his danger. he threw all his
strength into the desperate fight. Rear
ing on his hind legs the brute made a
lunge for Sypert's throat. The man
lodged and swung his fist into the
dogs belly.
Once the animal. springing like q
tiger, sank its strong, cruel. swapping
teeth into Sypert's shoulder and tore
away a piece of flesh. Time after time
the crazed brute and the desperate
man sprang at each other. each at
tempting a death grip.
For half an hour. through twilight
into darkness. the battle went on
Once Sypert pinned the beast to earth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-19

ippines as q breakwater against Ash.
attic invasion. But the interest keenly
felt and manifested in the island-con.
tinent exists, though for different
cause. in Japan. looking for new worlds
to conquer; In China, slowly awaken
ing from its centuries nap; In the
Dutch East Indies; In the French and
German possessions, and even In the
Straits settlements. Burmah and far
OF. fermenting India. Keenest. of
course, Is the concern in the islands
themselves. Here 1t is everywhere and
continually the chief, almost the only
topic of conversation.
The Philippine islands were of small
world-consequence in the old days
when they were governed-or mis-gov-
erned-from Madrid, by way of Mexi-
co. A Spanish galleon. once q year
from Acapulco to Manila. was the only
permitted communication with West
ern lands. Gridley, at Deweys COM
mand. on May day. 1898. fred a shot
which was heard around the world and
the islands. by the fortunes of war and
some slight outlay Of money. came un-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-19
REWED AFTER MANY YEARS
For Half . Century Each Wac In the
Full Belief That the Other
Had Died,

Knobel. Ark-A romance that was
broken OF more than half q century
ago was reopened here when Levy
Cook, seventy-three years old, was
married to Mrs. Diana Reeves, sixty
eight, on the fifty-first anniversary of
their first marriage.
For 80 years each had supposed the
other was dead. and each had re-
married. After they were first married
In 1858 Cook, then twenty-five years
old. left his wife here and went to the
gold fields Of California to seek for
tune. He remained longer than he had
expected. for the search for treasure
was not an easy task. and when he
finally returned to Arkansas, with q
comfortable fortune, he was told that
his wife had died. He returned to the
West and married again.
Mrs. Cook. after years Of waiting
for her husband, made inquiries about
him and was told that he had lost his
life in the hazardous pursuit Of gold In
the West. She remarked and neither
heard Of the other until few months
ago. when Cooks wife died and he re-
turned to Arkansas.
When Cook reached Knobei he
found that his wife was not dead, and
that her second husband had left her
q widow. The romance was taken up
where 1t was suspended 81 years ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-19

amazing inland" frontier II explained
by one word-revolvers. Revolvers
are bad enough In Finland anyway,
without the Russian revolutionaries
being supplied with them by their
Finnish brothers. That II why. when
the train from Finland enters the
frontier station Of Bielvostrov. gem
darmes. armed with swords and 70
volvers. hne up along the whole length
- the platform. That II why soldier
of the Frontier corps. with loaded r.
de and bayonet fixed. walks up and
down the line 20 that there shall b
NO escape ON the of-side. Here. right
in Russia itself. IL q line guarded By
the same corps which forms. - II
were. q ring Of steel round the whole
country.
II one comes By road It II the same.
At the Russian end Of the bridge
across the river stands . sentry-box
and . guardhouse Crossing the bridge
from Finland one 10 obliged to pass
directly in front Of the sentry, who,
ct q word from his sergeant. orders
you to halt. He then runs his hands
carefully all over you. feeling the
shape Of each object in your pockets.
Looking for matches? No. for revol-