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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-23
Largest Class Graduates
With Exercises from
ST. Vincent's, Madison

MADISON, June 23.-rhe largest
class in its history was graduated
last evening by st. Vincent's Paro-
chial School Twenty-siX boys and
girls were granted diplomas.
Besides the regular graduation ex-
ercises dramatic presentation was
given by the pupils Rev John E.
Lambert, pastor of st. Vincent's
Church, delivered the address. The
Yaledictory with an essay, "Thro'
Difficulty TO the Stars was delivered
by Miss. Lucille Corbett. The salu-
tatory was delivered by Joseph White
The boys fife and drum corps made
its first appearance in a drill. There
We're recitations by Gertrude Sullivan
and Robert Cosgrove and selections
by the Misses Elizabeth Miller and
Barbara Hopping.
The thanks of the pupils and au-
thoTities of the school was extended
to John b. McGrath and William
kyne for the stage managership and
to William Dunlavy and Miss Mar
garet Ryan for the music. Those who
in a Well-staged sklt en-
titled Photograph Gallery were
John Corbett, John Mccormack, Eliz-
abeth McGovern, Mary Ryan. Anna
Driscoll, Mary Crehan. Edward
Tracy Lillian Chambers and Arthur
Tracy.
Those granted diplomas are: Mary
Crehan, Lillian Chambers, Anna Dris-
coll. Mary Dayitt, Mary Dowd. Mary
Dunno, Catherine Hargadon. Mary
Laden, Elizabeth McGovern. Chris
una Notte, Mary Ryan, John Corbett,
vincent Cavanagh. Joseph Bowling,
Thomas Fitzgerald. William Guer-
riero. Leslie Hopping. Edmund Joyce,
Edward Moore, John Mccormack.
Patterson. Lawrence Reilly.
Tracy and Joseph White.
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SURGEONS START
FUND OF MILLION
American College Plans lnstitu-
ton at Washington-Jer-
seymen as Fellows.

PHILA DELPHIA, June 23.-More
than s125,000 toward permanent en-
dowment fund of 100000 was raised
in few hours yesterday at the sec
ond annual convocation of the Amer
lean College of Surgeons, held at the
Bellevue Stratford
At the afternoon session the board
of regents announced that perma-
nent home for the college would even
tually be established at Washington,
and that a fund of 81 ,O0O,0 900 would be
necessary to carry out the plans OF
development determined upon, indie
pendent of the cost of constructing
the proposed Washington home. No
provision was made for a building
fund
At the evening session the degree of
fellowship was conferred upon l,lOO
surgeons. The total membership was
thus raised to nearly 1000. The GER
emony took place in the ballroom and
was presided over by the president.
DIR. j. M. T. Finney, the board of re-
gents and the board of governors.
The officers of the college are as
follows: J. NJ. T. Finney, president;
w. w. Chapman, first vice. president;
hdldS, oCCOiiu WV Pi N9A
dent; Franklin H. Martin, general
secretary; Albert j. Ochsner, treas
urer: board of regents, George E. Aem-
strong. George E. Brewer, Herbert A.
Bruce, Frederic J. Cotton, George w.
Grille, j. NJ. r. Finney. William D.
Haggard, Edward Martin. Franklin
H. Martin, Charles H. Mayo. Robert
E. McKechnie, John B. Murphy, AL
bert j. Ochsner, Harry Nj. Sherman
and Charles F. Stokes.
Among the new fellows who re-
ceiVed degrees were:
New Jersey-James Spencer Brown,
Montclair; Talbot r. Chambers, Jer-
sey City; Walter Ponder Conway,
Atlantic City; Wells P. Eagleton.
Newark; Frank d. Gray, Jersey City;
James S. Green, Elizabeth; Edgar
Boileau Grier, Elizabeth; Philander
Abbey Harris, Paterson; Thomas
William Harvey, Orange; Francis
Reynolds Haussling. Newark; Ellis
w. Hedges, Plainfield; Emery Marvel,
Atlantic City; William Darcy Min
ningham, Newark; Clarence Ruther-
ford O'Crowley. Newark; Mefford
Runyon, South Orange; Edward
Staehlin, Newark; August Adrian
Strasser, Arlington; Sidney Arthur
Twinch, Newark; Norton l.. Wilson,
Elizabeth
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-23
NEW FIELD OPENS;
HIGH Scholastic
Summit and Railway Athletes
Meet on Brayton School
Grounds.

SUMMIT, June 28.-The new Bray
ton School athletic field was opened
yesterday with a track meet in which
the local High School and Railway
High School finished in a tie, each
school securing thirty-six points.
The silver cup, which was the prize
offered to the winner of the meet,
will be held by the Railway High
School until February, after which the
local school will have the prize until
again competed for next year" Had
the visitors entered competitors in
the relay race for eighth grade pupils
the meet might not have ended in
tie, but the Railway school failed TO
provide for this event
The events and winners and time
were: Fifty-yard dash, closed to
Summit Howard, 2-10 seconds; But
Ter second. One hundred yard dash
dunior), Ludlow, Railway, first, IL 80
seconds; Hallock, Summit, second
One hundred-yard dash (senior),
Schweitzer, Railway. first, IL seconds;
Fromer. Summit. second. High jump,
Gilchrist, Summit, feet II inches;
Lukens, Railway, second. Two hun
dred-yard dash, SchWeitzer, Railway,
first, "A lilo seconds Dubon Railway,
second Shotput, Gilchrist. Summit,
first, SO feet 10 inches; Dubon, Ran
way, second. Pole vault Lukens,
Railway, first, feet; Vreeland, sum-
nit. second. Running broad jump,
Armstrong, Railway, 10 feet l inch;
Judson, Summit, second. Relay race,
won by Railway team, time l minute
Al seconds.
The silver medals awarded to first
winners and the bronze medals to
second place competitors were pre-
scented by James w. Cromwell sr.,
president of the local board of edu-
cation, who was honorary referee.
The other officials at the meet were:
Referee. A L. Reigner, Summit;
clerk of course, w E. Short, Railway;
assistant clerks of course, w. Drab-
BILE Summit; E. J. O'Rourke, sum-
nit; timers. j. s. Read, Summit; c.
Railway; judges at finish,
c. S. Marsh. Summit, school superin-
tendent D. Vreeland. Summit; E. r.
Railway; H. F. Vincent sum
nit; field judges, r. Berry, Summit;
d. H hester, summit; r. White,
Summit; announcer, c. c. Horn;
starter B. r. Fisher.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-23
WOMEN HELP BEAT
SCHOOL BOARDPLAN
Vote Against Purchase of Site
in Morristown and Proposition
Is Defeated.
LspeclaI to the Evening star.I

MORRISTOWN, June 29.-The prop
osition of the Board of Education for
the purchase of two lots on De Hart
street and the erection of a high
school building, ~to include the pres
ent Maple avenue building, was voted
yesterday afternoon by a vote of 767
to 27I. Over a thousand ballots We're
cast, of which more than half were
by women
-Four propositions were put up
first, the purchase of the two lots;
second, authorizing the board to tear
down part of the present Maple ave-
nue. building; third, raising the neces-
sary amount by issuing bonds; fourth,
the adding of two rooms to the Mills
street building. at a cost of $4,000.
The latter proposition was lost by
small vote-643 to 401.
A meeting of the Board of Eduea-
ton will be held this evening to hear
the returns of the election officially.
The defeat of the boards plan means
that the two other plans that have
been put up by the opponents of the
boards plan, namely, the Noble site
on Early street and the Marinaro site
will be voted on at some later date.
j. Fred Runyon was chairman of
the meeting; Charles l.. Van Ness,
who was elected secretary, read the
resolution, and Stephen H. Griffiths,
jr., and George w. Melick were APP
pointed telers. At 7;30 p. m. the
polls were closed.
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Madison Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Elder. of
Brooklyn. have returned to their
home there after having been the
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James NJ, Garrison, of Green ave-
nue.
Miss Julia Limpert returned to her
home in Newark yesterday after
having been weekend visitor at
the home Of Miss Agnes Hart of
Central avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Lewis have
returned from their wedding tour
and are spending some time at the
home of Mr. Lewis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. Q. Lewis of Madison avenue
Miss Gertrude futile. of Green ave-
nue., has left for Pauling. n. Y.
WI ere she will visit several days with
relatives
Eugene Scarborough. who was a
member of the graduating class of
wesleyan University this year, has
returned To his home here and is
spending the summer with his par
euts Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Scarbor-
ough, of Wilmer street.
The Atlanta University Quartet
Will give a concert in Webb Memorial
Chapel tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock. A silver offering will be
taken
kenneth Unger. of Montclair Acad-
envy. is spending the summer at the
horne Of his parents, at "Eldomeade, q"
in Park avenue.
The regular weekly bridge party of
the women of the Madison Golf Club
will he held this afternoon in the
clubhouse on Green avenue Tomor-
row afternoon, on the golf links, the
final round will be played for the
Wlsey prize.
Miss Alic, Roudy of New York
city, IS 81 ending some time as the
guest of her brother-in-l law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph y futile,
of Main street.
Joseph Ratti has completed extern
sive improvements in his store on
Waverly place.
f. z. Burns, of Maple avenue is
now in Havana, where he will re-
main for a month
Arthur Devitalis has returned to
Rochester. n. y. after having spent
few days with his parents Mr. and
Mrs, A. NJ. c. Devitalis, of Main
street
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Morrill,. Jr..
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James NJ. Garrison. of Green
avenue.
jeremiah Chinco, the eight -year-old
Italian boy who was hit by an auto
mobile owned by Mrs. Theodore p.
Beck, of Newark, last week, is re-
ported to be recovering from the
wounds in the sides of his head.
Prof. Leonard Comstock. of Green
wood avenue. is visiting for a short
| time al New Haven, Conn.
| w. Reginald Baker has taken up
his residence at the Ridgedale Inn
during the absence of his wife and
children in Europe. Mrs. Baker
sailed on Saturday.
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Dover W. c. I. U. Objects
to Smoking on the Cars
Especial to the Evening start

DOVER, June ga communica-
ton was read at the monthly meeting
of the Board of Health last night
from the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Succasunna and Ledge
wood, requesting that efforts be made
to prevent passengers from smoking
on the cars of the Norris County
Traction Company lines The mem
bers of the board decided that the
matter was not within their jurisdic-
ton, and Secretary William H. Ton
king was instructed to inform the
ladies to communicate with the trac-
ton company. ~
Health officer John G. Taylor re-
ported that during the past month
fifteen births. had been recorded,
twelve marriage licenses issued and
one death certificate filed.
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Summit Notes

The semi-annual business meeting
of the High School Alumni Associa-
ton will be held in the Lincoln School
building tonight. The annual recep-
ton and dance of the association will
be held Thursday evening when the
science and alumni prizes will be
awarded to graduates of the high
school this year.
Rev. Conrad Schotthoefer, pastor of
st. Teresa's Church, left yesterday to
participate in the retreat of the
priests, which begins at Seton Hall
today
Election of officers and reports
from superintendent will be received
at the home of Mrs. Charles Chrys-
tai, rs Franklin place, at the annual
meeting of the w. e. 7. L. Friday
afternoon.
Or. and Mrs. Thomas H. Rockwell
and family. of Fernwood road, will
spend a part of July and August in
the Maine woods. Mrs. Rockwell and
daughter, Miss Alene, arrived from
France Saturday on the Celtic.
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MorristOwn Elks Inaugurate
Fair Week" With Auto Parade
Especial to the Evening start


MORRISTOWN. June 23.-Morris-
town Lodge. B. P. o. Elks, inaugu-
rated fair week by an automobile
parade last night. In line we're many
gaily decorated ears and pieces Of
Morristown's auto fire apparatus,
two drum corps and band. The
procession was led by Albert Y. r.
Wulff in Charles Chelley's car. and
Immediately following was William
: rAieler's car, carrying Exalted Ruler
DR. Marcus Curry and other officers
of the lodge.
Among the prettiest of the autos
were those of Edward a. Isaacs, Al
derman c. Raymond Shelley. Jacob
Stiner. with "Teddys Leopard" Les
lie Van Gaasbeek, Mrs. c. W. James,
l. r. Wilson. Herman Niedt. A. w.
Theiler's Sons. f. Irving Morrow. the
Shelley Ice Company. J. E. Dowsing.
The fire apparatus included the war
denis, Resolute truck and the First
wards cars.
After the parade the formal open
ing of the affair held in the Elks
building, took place. Helping the
lodgemen was bevy of young
women.
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Mysterious Indian browns

NEW YORK, June 23.-"Dolly the
Indian" as she has been known in
Coney Island for six years, had her
photograph taken yesterday. Then
she went to Hoch's Bathing Pavilion
at the foot of Oceanic Walk, donned
a suit and went into the water. She
was a daring horsewoman, trapeze
performer and swimmer. Once she
said she was widow with two small
sons living in Paterson.
They found the Woman's clothing in
the bathhouse last evening about the
time the tide brought her body to the
foot of West Twenty fourth street in
Gravesend Bay. The police wondered
at night whether Dolly the Indians
bath was suicide or accidental. She
was about tWenty-seven years old
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Chatham Notes

Mrs. Hamill and daughter Grace, of
Newark, returned home yesterday
after visiting Mrs. Edward Houston,
OF Summit avenue.
Mrs. B. J. Kenny, of Morristown. is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Eu-
gene O'Hara, of North Hillside ave-
nue..
Joseph Conlon, of Passaic avenue,
sprained his ankle Saturday while
working on a drill engine in Norris
town.
Judge Ezra Ferriss fined two men
from Madison yesterday morning for
causing a disturbance Saturday
night.
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Wilson Steam Roller
Does Work Effectively

MADISON, Wis, June 23.-How
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson used
the steam roller to put through a
resolution for which she was working
was told with glee here by those who
knew of the incident in the Conference
on Social Centres. Miss Wilson Of
fered the resolution, put the question
when the chairman of the conference
hesitated, and declared the resolution
carried before the presiding officer
caught his breath.
81 know it is awful she whispered
as she took her seat, but it had been
discussed, and we knew on one OPP
posed it anyhow so what's the
harm?"
The resolution recommended an
amendment to the Wisconsin social
centre law. providing for the naming
of secretaries for social centre work.
State School Superintendent Cary,
presiding, did not act promptly
enough to suit the Presidents daugh-
ter, so she put the question herself
from the floor.
lis everybody in favor of the resolu-
ton she asked. There was a chorus
of yeas, and without calling for the
nays she declared the motion carried
and sat down victorious
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MONEY ENOUGHFOR
FETES IN SUMMIT
Subscriptions Sufficient for
Fourth of July Celebration :
and Band Concerts.
Especial to the Evening star.I

SUMMIT, June $50 generous
have been the subscriptions to the
fund raised by the committee of the
Board of Trade, which contemplated
arrangements for weekly band con-
certs and a Fourth of July celebra-
ton, that the committee will be able
to carry out every detail of the origi
nal arrangements. 1t had been feared
that the concerts and celebration
would have to be Cancelled, as the
committee was refused the necessary
appropriation by council.
At the meeting of the committee
last night it was announced that
more than $500 had been collected
The arrangements for the Fourth of
July include athletic games to be
held on the grounds of the Y. M. c..
A., on Tulip street, in the morning.
when the boys of the grammar and
high schools will compete for bronze
medals. In the afternoon a band
concert and baseball game will be
held, and in the evening there will be
a display of fireworks.
The fund will also enable the COM
mittee to hold band concerts every
Friday, beginning July H. In all six
concerts will be given throughout the
summertime.
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NEW SIDEWALK
PLAN ENDORSED
Madison Common Council Acts
FavorabIy on Tagging
III Proposition.
Especial TO the Evening start

MADISON, June "a petition for
a sidewalk on the south side of Madi-
son avenue, from Kings road TO the
east side of Drew Theological Semi
nary, was presented to the council in
adjourned session last evening. The
council acted favorably on it, and Il.
3. Holmes made a motion that an
ordinance for the sidewalk be drawn
up in time for presentation at the
July meeting of the council. 1t was
passed.
A like project for a sidewalk here
vas twice defeated III 1910, ana the
laying of this sidewalk will be hailed
with joy by those who attend the
Episcopal and Methodist churches on
that street.
A quick exchange of words was
caused by a motion made by Mr..
Holmes to raise the salary of William
Rowe, the North street pumping sta
tiob attendant, from $50 to $40 per
month. A deep silence followed the
motion. When there was no second
Mr.. Holmes stated that Rowe had
charge of two machines and was in
responsible position, having to labor
overtime in winter months. He is
now only receiving as much for ms
work." said Mr.. Holmes. as some
who are shoveling coal at the water
and light plant.
Mr.. Van De Water stated that he
did not believe in adjusting salaries
IN the middle of the year. and thought
that the matter ought to be brought
ur next January He was reminded
by Mr.. Holmes that the matter had
been pending since last January.
Joseph Berone was granted hnaI
payment, 1851 81. for the work of
sewer construction on Elm street The
work of sewer extension on Locust
street was awarded to Raphael Fer
raro. of North street. whose bid of
s5S7. 40 for the work was the lowest
Frank Y. Rafter was granted per
mission to store gasoline subject to
the approval of the fire chief. Coun-
Gilman Pierson called attention to a
fence belonging TO F. Hallett Lowell
on Loantaka way where the struc-
ture is built on the curb line. This
matter was referred to the road and
sidewalk committee with power. The
railroad committee reported progress
and prophesied a speedy settlement
OF the difficulties. An a iourned meet
ing of the council will be held on next
Tuesday.
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Frederic CrOmweIl's Funeral
from Mendham Tomorrow
Especial to the Evening start

BERNARDSVILLE, June "a
Funeral services will be held here
at II o'clock tomorrow morning for
Frederic Cromwell. who died yester-
day at his summer home, Ellis Court,
In Mendham. Mr.. Cromwell was
seventy-two years of age. Mr.. Crom-
well was for twenty years treasurer
and trustee and then for a few
months president of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York.
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Mrs. Sarah SWANS Funeral

DOVER. June 23.-Funeral services
for Mrs. Sarah NJ. Swain. eighty five
years old who died Sunday, follow
ing a lingering illness incident to her
advanced age, will be held tomorrow
morning from her late home in
Pequannoc street. Mrs Swain was
born in Milton, Morris county, Au-
gust %, 1928, and has been a resident
of Dover nearly thirty years. Two
brothers, Martin and William Daven-
port, of Milton, and three sisters, Mrs.
Margaret Farrell and Mrs. RATHER
inc Rabbit, Of Dover, and Mrs. Julia
Smith, of Marcella, survive.
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Knauffts-Kanouse

DOVER, June 23.-Miss Edna Eliz-
abeth Kanouse, of South Morris street,
was welded to John Vincent Knauffts.
of McFarlan street. Saturday evening
at the rectory of the Sacred Heart
Church by Rev. William S. Condor
the rector. Miss Mamie Adelaide
Kanouse. a sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid, and Ernest Hotchkiss, Of
F'ranklinville, n. Y, acted as best
man. The bride was attired in a
green broadcloth travelling suit with
white hat. A wedding dinner followed
at the home of the bride. Mr.. and
Mrs. Knauffts left on a wedding trip
10 Niagara Falls. They will reside at
F'ranklinville, n. Y, where Mr.
Fnauffts is employed.
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Wisconsin G. o. P. Convenes

MADISON, Wis, June 23.-"Con-
sentative" Republicans from through
out Wisconsin gathered in Madison
today to nominate a State ticket and
adopt a platform with which to go
before the primaries in September
Political conventions in Wisconsin
not being legal. it will be necessary
for those named at today's gather
ing to get the necessary number of
signatures to, petitions in order to
insure their names being placed on
the primary ballot. Up to date there
are five candidates for governor on
the Republican ticket.
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TAX NOTICE.


To the Owners of Personal Property In
the City of Newark.
You are hereby required to return the
total value of your personal property as
held on the goth day of May to the Board
of Assessment and Revision of Taxes at
their Office in the City Hail. on or before
the 30th 1..;. "f June next, and In no case
will any abatement 1c made for indebted
ness or for property wnice may be
claimed to be exempt from taxation uz Iess
the law is strictly complied with.
II return is not made under oath and
according TO law the taxing officers will
assess your personal property accOrdin &
to their own judgment.
MOSES REICHMAN,
President Board of Assessment and Re
vision OF Taxes.
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Age "a; Weight 1913

PHILLIPSBURG, June 2S.-James
Simerson, colored, of Beaumont, Tex,
who spent Sunday here was the big
gest curiosity that Phillipsburg has
ever seen. Baby JIM" as he is
known, is probably the heaviest man
alive. He tips the scales at 1893 pounds,
IS feet 9 inches tall, wears "a col
Jar measures III inches around the
waist and is still growing heavier.
He is twenty-four years old, one of
six children and weighs more than all
the rest of the family put together
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"Holy Jumper Colony Women
jailed for Street Praying

SOMERVILLE, June 23.-Miss Rose
NJ. Dingley and Miss Bessie M. Davis,
well-educated young Englishwomen,
are prisoners in the county Jail be-
cause they insisted on holding re-
ligious meetings in the streets in
violation of borough ordinance.
They are members of the Pillar of
Fire colony, or Holy Jumpers"
colony, near here.
They refused to pay fine OF IS, and
were committed to Jail.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-23
Swedish Church Anniversary

DOVER, June 23.-The twenty-fifth
anniversary of the Swedish Lutheran
church will be observed tomorrow
evening when a musicale program
will be rendered. Rev A. B. Lila.
pastor of the church. ard Rev. E. A.
Anderson, a former pastor. will ad-
dress the congregation. The conere-
gation of the church was organized
by Rev. Lila, who was in charge of
the immigrant mission of New York
city and made bi-monthly visits to
Dover. The church was built in 1894,
being the first Swedish Lutheran
church in the New Jersey district.
under the Augustine synod.