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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
Dalrymple Has a Bill to
Amend Martin Tax Sale Act

PASSAIC, Feb. 12.-Assemblyman
George H. Dalrymple will introduce
into the legislature next Monday
night bill affecting the Martin act.
The latter act was passed in 1891 for
the purpose of giving municipalities
the power to sell lands for unpaid
taxes prior to that date.
Many of the cities have in the past
'twenty-three years taken advantage
of the Martin act and sold the land.
with the result that the title was
questionable.
The Dalrymple measure provides
that the original owner can only OBJ
tain his property by paying the pur-
chaser the money spent in making
the improvements on such lands
bought under the Martin act
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
N. Y. Concerts

THURSDAY-S:1 10 p. m., Carnegie Hall,
philharmonic Society; sololst, Maud
Powell violinist.
FRIDAY: 80 p. M, Carnegie Hall, Phil
harmonic Society soloist.. Maud Powell,
yiolinist. 3:10 p. m, Aerolian Hall,
Symphony Society; Brahms program
soloist. Carl Flesch, violinist. S:15 p.
M, Aeolian Hall, concert of Modern
Music Society; soloist, Maggie Teyte,
soprano.
lin recital, Mischa Elman. 8 p. M,
Aeolian Hall, piano recital, Leopold
Godowsky. S:15 p. M, Aeolian Hall,
piano recital. Elenore Altman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
Van Baar's Estate

NEW YORK, Feb. 12-Charles l..
Van Baar, for many years leader of
the Old Guard Band and head of the
Van Baar Amusement Comply, who
died April "a, 1913, left gross estate
of $21025, of which $4,000 was life
insurance. He gave the entire estate
to his wife, Mollie H. Van Baar The
appraisal shows that Mr.. Van Baar
had an income of more than 100000 a
year from musical organizations and
a profit of more than $1,000. The
business was abandoned on the death
of Mr.. Van Baar.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
NEWARK THEATRES

Henrietta"
SHu
MA eLostS
ORR The Five FRANKIE rtes"N adne daily.
acts. Contn o .. m
neesdail a r. ances,
m.
to p. m.
show atnees.da
THEATRE -Phoopays rom m.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
Life-savers Aid Schooner

HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass. Feb
12.-Disabled by ice in the rigging and
leaking seriously, the schooner Dus-
tin g. Cressy was assisted by the crew
OF the Pamet river life-saving station
last night after she had fioated clear
of shoal on which she had drifted.
The hfe-savers reached the vessel
late in the day, while the revenue cut
ter Gresham was within call to rem
der any assistance that might be de-
sired
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12

ing of the Babies Welfare Associa-
ton. According to the report, which
was read by DIR. s. Josephine Baker,
New York is the second of the ten
largest cities in the United States in
point of decrease, st. Louis leading.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
Mitchell Names His Partner

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Mayor
Mitchell has appointed his former law
partner, George v. Mullan, a member
of the Board of Taxes and Assess
ments at $1,000 a year. He has also
made Thomas W. White park com
missioner for the Bronx at 5000 q
year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
Infant Mortality Less

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Infant NOR
Sality in New York has decreased in
the last year from 1863 thousand to
1919, according to the report read
yesterday at the second annual meet
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
NJ No. go to Hin.

1t was in a city restaurant that
little short woman and her tail hus-
band entered and sat at table
VIII you have fried oystersF
asked the man. glancing over the bin
OF fare.
Yes answered the little short
woman, as she tried in vain to touch
her toes to the floor And John, !
want q hassOck''
John nodded, and, as ne handed his
order to the waiter, he said, And
bring a hassock for the lady
"one hassock?'' repeated the waiter,
with more than ordinary interest
Then he fingered around the table,
brushing the tablecloth and Tearrang-
ing the articles on it. while his face
got very red Finally he came around
TO Johns side and whispered:
Say, mister, ] haven't been here
long and I'm not on to all these
things Will the lady have the has
sock boiled or fried?T
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
BLINDNESS is BOYS FATE
Appalling Effect of Careless Action
Will BE the Permanent Loss OF
ChiId's Eyesiaht-

Gashed across the face by a pair
of scissors which a playmate thought
Iessly welded in a reckless manner,
three-year-old Thomas Inglesbry viii
lose the sight OF both eyes The in
jured boy is in a critical condition in
the Polytechnic hospital, and physicians
say that, even though an operation 10
remove the terribly lacerated optics
be necessary, he viii be blinded for
life.
With several companions who were
spending the evening in his home.
young Inglesbry was cutting strips
from a newspaper to solve a picture
puzzle. One Of his playmates, uncon-
scious of Inglesbry's presence, threw
out the hand IN which ne was holding
the scissors. The sharp point struck
the Inglesbry boys right eye and swept
across the bridge Of his nose, psnetrat-
ing the other eye. Both eyeballs were
almost gouged from their sockets
The wounded child's screams of agony
attracted his parents, and they hur-
ried him to the hospital-Philadelph
Inquirer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
RJuecoats RESCUE Kitten.

A report was telephOned to the
West One Hundred and Sixty-second
street police station by Mrs. Emanuel
Levy of Z Hamilton place that some
one had fallen into a culvert opposite
her home Patrolman Nieand and two
other policemen were hurried to the
place. When they looked into the
sewer they saw a kitten swimming
about in the water ten feet below the
street level 1t had fallen through a
four-inch opening while chasing a ball.
The patrolmen spent half an hour fish
ing for the kitten with a rake When
they finally got it TO the sidewalk it
ran between the patrolmen's legs and
disappeared around the corner.-New
York Times.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

At the moment a scene was being
set representing the paddock at Ep-
som on Derby day. The visitors were
very interested and rather amused by
the realistic crowd that began to as
semble about them on the stage, and
by the horses that were brought on
Mr.. Raleigh noticed that the scene was
rapidly approaching completion, and
he suddenly had the idea of getting
Lord Durham. a steward OF the Jockey
club, to appear In the scene. As he
talked to them. explaining what was
going on, he managed to get them to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
The Hen.

Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the
brilliant suffragist, said, at a luncheon
at the Colony club in New York, in
answer to an anti"
$50 you accuse US, sir, of overconfi-
dence in the success of the suffragist
movement Well, sir, I'd ask you to
remember this:
The hen is no great hand to swag-
ger and strut, but at least she's never
been known to cackIe before she's
laid the egg"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Above Criticism.

Manageable critics say that in the
play "a Wronged Wife" you do not
exhibit enough emotion when your hus-
band leaves you, never to return
Popular Actress-Oh. 1 don't, don't
I? Well, I've had two or three hus-
bands leave me, never to return, and
guess ] know as much about how to
act In those circumstances as any.
body-Stray Stories.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

turn their backs to the curtain There
he kept them until the prompter sud
denly exclaimed: Clear, pleased" and
up went the curtainl
Lord Durham. glancfng over his
shoulder, discovered suddenly that he
was in full view Of the great audi
ence-
Good gracious!" he gasped- What
shall we do?"
Keep STILL" Mr. Raleigh whispered.
Don't. move, and the audience wiz
think you are ordinary supersi"
Telling the story, AEr. Raleigh aids:
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
ARIsTocRAT AS A "SUPER"
Stage Managers Presence of Mind
Made UnmIstakable HI4
With the Audience.

When The Derby Winner" the first
Drury Lane 1ondon1 melodrama with
which Cecil Raleigh was ever connect
ed. was being played, Lord Durham
and his brother went round behind the
scenes to see Mr.. Boucher. and the
latter brought them both on the stage
70 introduce them to Mrs. Raleigh.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Domestic Item.

MY house is so well organized" said
Mrs. De Graw, that I don't go into,
my kitchen once a week"
That's the pleasant way she puts
it." her husband explained ''As mat
ter of fact, she's afraid Of her cook
Judge
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
women ReeeIve Medals.

The Societe des Artistes Francois
awarded medals to u women at its
salon recently, none of them being
Americans The fact that there were
II women among go honored with
medals speaks very well for the work
of the women artists of France.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Quite useIess-

"BIobson has a large collection of
cups"
Certainly not. They are trophies. -
There are some queer people in
this world. 1 once knew a man who
had a collection Of stamps he valued
at 0,0O0, and there wasn't one in the
lot that would carry a letter"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Motor Car Kills a Boy.

Bloomington. Iu.-HaroId Caldwell,
Is years old, was killed near Rutland,
when the motor car in which he was
riding turned over an embankment ap-
preaching a bridge Miss Ella Husta-
vale, a passenger, was injured seri-
ClIS1V
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Lutheran pioneer Dies.

Evansville, Ind.-Rev. c. F. W.
Eholz, SO years old, the last of eight
pioneers who came to this country in
1874 for the purpose of spreading the
Lutheran faith. is dead at secor, Ii.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Looks That WAY.

BiIl-Do you believe it is possible
for a person to be talked to death?
JiIl-Surei Don't you know that
the average woman is said to live two
years longer than the average man?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

Want Much Below.

Church-Who was it who said that
man wanted little here below?
Gotham don't know; but evident
ly he was not referring to the men
who own the subways-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Invalid Lived to Be 1o1.

Connellsville, Pa-Mrs. Martha
Criz, 1O1 years old, who had been an
invalid. from childhood, is dead at
Trent, Somerset county.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

Many a fellow paints the town who
wouldn't even whitevash his own
fence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Ar Present

After all, what is the great ques
ton Of life?"
ct know! What's the score?"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
MAKING Scan.

Liquid soap is converted into solid
either In cake or powdered form, by
a recently patented centrifugal ma
chine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

They did as I suggested; and the
audience did as I expected"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL you
Try Murine bye Remedy for Red. Weak. MateTy
Eyes and Granulzted Eyellds. No SmartinR-
Inst Eve Comfort. Write for Book OF the BYE
b mail free Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

The people who SOW the seeds OF dis
content generally reap the apple Of dis
cord
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

Don't you feel sorry for a married
man who talks in his sleep?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

Say have you forgotten that you
owe me a hundred francs?''
No, not yet; give me time"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

As a man grows older his bump Of
eonceit gradually becomes a dent.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

It's easy to go to law, the trouble 10
TO get back.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
ENOUGH for Her.

$50 you have broken the engage
ment?"
Yes; I thought We were souImates.
but we were not"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

Motor Load of Nitrogiycerin ExpIodes.
Ffndlay, Ohio.-Charles Armstrong
and D. B. Longabaugh, oil well shoot
ers, were killed by the explosion of
several hundred quarts of nitrogly-
Germ. which they were taking to
auckland to shoot an oil well.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

n AGREEMENT with the somewhat
welIknown Mr.. Meredith, Uncle Sam
believes that civilized man cannot
live without cooks" and is putting that
belief into demonstration in handling
the educational problems of the Phil
ippines.
The Filipino to be sure, had a civil
izatinn and cooks nrinr to the Amer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18

He began to talk about cooking
and DISTINGUISHING. "-Louisville Cou-
rier-JournaI
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-18
Rebels Settle Dispute.

Torreon. Mex.-General Venustiano
Carranza has been recognized as first
chief of the Constitdtionalist- revolu-
ton and General Francisco Villa is
subordinate to him. This confirma-
ton of the relative positions of Car
rama and Villa was regarded as the
most important step taken at the in
ternaI parley here intended to reunite
the Villa and CaTranza factions.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17
RUN INTO BY WAGON.

John Rupp, the 7-year-old son of DR..
JnO. y. Rupp, and Edward F. Schmitt,
= years old, OF 333 Bermuda street,
had a narrow escape Friday morning
when they were run into and knocked
from a bicycle at Verret and AliX
streets by team owned and driven by
Pascal TallutO of Glib AliX street. Both
boys were slightly hurt, while the BIZ
cycle was damaged to the extent of
Is12.
The boys were on their way to
school at S:35 O'clock when the acct.
dent happened. Rupp was operating
the bicycle, it being his property, and
Schmitt was riding on the handle bars
They were attended by Dr. Rupp and
taken to their homes. At the request
of Dr. Rupp. the police made no charg
es against Talluto, the boys parents
not desiring TO prosecute.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17
AFTER THE PRIZE.

Sunday night Company II. Uniform
Rank Of the WoOdmen Of the World
from our town. left over the Texas 4
Pacific railway for Shreveport. La,
where they entered the competitive
drill during the encampment OF the
Louisiana. Mississippi ana Alabama
Wooimen.
Company II has been known 10 have
brought back on many occasions tro-
plies which testified their ability to
compete with the hes. and it is the in
.tention OF Capt. Leonard Gisyh to en-
ter the competitive drill and his OIL
Gers and men with them have every
confidence of bringing home some re-
.CognitiOn Of their efforts during the
past five or six months.
Those who participated in the drill
and the encampment are as follows:
Major y. j. Duplantis. Capt l.. +.
GisCh, First Lieut.. Walter Sperier, Sec.
ond Lieut.. Frank Killeen, Right Guide
Carson Smith. Henry Holt. Geo. Gel,
ger, VI. Clancy, Alfred Richter, James
Owens. Charlie McCloskey. George
hummer, George Babin. August He
bert, j. w. Thorning, George Brunn
sam. 4. \. Kennedy y. Hoffman and
| b. Clancy.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17

Miss Adriel LennON left yesterday for
Heartsease Park, to spend few days.
The many friends of judge Alex Bar
ras will be pleased to learn that he
was brought home from the Hotel Dieu
this week and is much improved.
Misses Loretta Shook and Lii Sci
Ter have returned from Tuscaloosa,
Miss.
Little Claire Shook has been spend
ing a few days with her cousins. Lois
and Alicia Gravois.
Miss Myrtle Buell. left Saturday for
Baton Rouge after spending week
with Miss MOllie Kinkaid.
Paul Smith of Montgomery, Ala.
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. II. Tom Malone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Kinkaid and two
children, of Belleyille street, returned
Sunday after spending two weeks in
CovingtOn, La.
Misses Lillian Hotard and her cOu-
sin, Letitia ThibodauX, are expected
home today from Heartsease Park, to
spend a few days.
JnO. p. Vezien announces the coming
marriage of his daughter, Miss Sadie
| Roberta Nezien. to Joseph John Co
burn, to take place on Tuesday, OctO-
Der 9th, at $50 o'clock p. m, at Mt.
| Olivet Episcopal Church
Miss Margaret Harper. daughter of
the late Capt. Robert Harper, will
leave in few days to visit Mrs. ]. l..
Harte in Rivers, Tenn. On her return
| trip she will stop over for while with
her aunt, Mrs Olsen. in Bryan, Tex.
The Misses Helen and Catherine
Heap of the city, former residents of
orr town, are the guests OF their aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Lewis.
1t is a pleasure to us to announce
the return of Edmond Borne to our
midst. Mr.. Borne was sent to Camp
Hygeia some six months ago, and his
condition was thought to be very SER
Gus. The good treatment he received
while there resulted in his coming
home to resume his work as telegraph
operator in the police service. His
many friends will rejoice with him in
his renewed strength.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17
DIDN'T VOLUNTEER

The cleanup" day in AIgiers, by
the time this paper goes to press Will
be a matter of past record, but in
making this record all the various PUB
lie spirited citizens who volunteered
the services Of their horses and WaG-
OuS will OF necessity. have TO iore-u
the pleasure OF being thanked for their
valuable services. as Capt. Ben HINT
reports that of the number OF volun-
teers not a single one showed up on
Monday or Tuesday to help the city in
dspOsing OF the great heaps of garb-
age that were placed on the streets
for that day. Not much progress was
made on Monday as the city could not
spare enough carts, but on Tuesday
Mr.. Lafaye sent seven additional dou-
BILE teams that made quick work in
clearing the streets. Mr.. HintZ is Ger
tainly to be CONGRATULATED on the man
ner in which he handled the clean up
and at the present time no complaints
have been heard as to any delay.
The volunteer carts on Monday and
Tuesday also would have been greatly
appreciated by the city and would have
been of some service to Algiers as they
were to the other districts.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17
PERSONALS
ND OTHERWISE

Mrs. Harry Dallam, who was oper-
ated on at the Presbyterian Hospital
by DR.. Lowe, is doing nicely.
Bud Wardrop Of Gulfport was a Wis
tor here last week.
The public evening schools viii
open for the 1915 session on Octo-
Der 9Th.
Miss Florence Burgis, the bright
Young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. W.
Burgis of Bouny street, successfully
passed the examinations held August
24-29 for departmental work in the
public schools. Miss Burgis special
lied in geography
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Eyerard OF indie.
pendence, La, were called here on
account Of the death Of Mrs. Ever
ards father, the late Henry BrOdtman.
While playing with matches the two
children OF John Molliere, a negro, 10.
siding at III AliX street set fire 10 a
lot Of moss in the attic of the build.
ing. but fortunately the flames were
extinguished before any damage was
done. The building is owned by Wi,
dow Henry Acker.
Friday night between and $50 o
clock thieves got into the home of Ed
ward p. Koeppel at 425 Seguin street
during the absence of the family, and
stole jewelry worth $246. Entrance
was effected through side window OF
the kitchen, the thieves raising the
sash. The armoir was ransacked, the
jewelry being found in small white
bag concealed in one of the drawers
\ watch and chain, diamond ring
locket and two bracelets were the ar
ticles stolen.
Archie Murphy, accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. NJ. E. Wright, spent a
while with Mr.. and Mrs. Hy. Seward
at Bowers Camp. Bay Adam.
Joseph f. Rooney has returned from
Vaudeville after spending three weeks
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17

Continued on Page 81
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17
CHARLIE HARRINGTON PROMOTED

1t is announced that Charlie Earring
ton of our town has been made one of
the managers of the new BarrOusse
Luncheonette, corner st. Charles and
Common streets, in the city. Mr. Far
rington found employment at the above
lnamed place a good many months ago
as a dishwasher and by close applica'
Ition TO his duties and his aptitude along
this line, won for himself q merited re-
cognition which resulted in his pro
motion to his present position.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17
BOAT RECOVERED.

The gasoline skiff belonging TO Irv-
ing J. Schwalb of 421 Bouny street, re-
ported stolen Friday night from the
head of DelarOudc street, was recoy.
cred Sunday at Southport, where it
was found tied to the wharf by vii
liam II. Sterling. Joseph Zatarain and
Leo p. Falk. Schwalb is unable TO
furnish any clue as to the identity OF
the parties who took the boat away
from the mooring place.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-17
AT BAY ADAM.

Henry Seaward of our fire depart
ment is spending his vacation at Bow
ers' Camp at Bay Adam. His wife and
children accompanied him there The
other guests of the camp are Mr.. Sea.
wards mother and Misses Albertina
and brother. Archie Murphy. They re.
port that the fishing is good and that
they are having a splendid time.