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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01
SEALED PROPOSALS

ton; the old granite blocks now on the
street to be used as far as available.
Two thousand five hundred (2500) square
yards Of new oblong granite block pavement
of six go inch concrere foundation;
Three thousand four hundred $4,000
iienal feet of 20 by inch four cut curb. set
in concrete;
Two hundred (2OO) Iineal feet of old
curb, four cut and reset In concrete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
twenty 600 sets of 20 by inch four cut
corners, set In concrete.
Three 49, basins. with connections COM
piete,
The old cobblestone on the street between
Goes place and High street to remain the
property Of the city and to be hauled by
up by the city's stone crusher.
THE CONTRACTOR MUST USE OLD
CITY. AND THESE OLD GRANITE
BLOCKS BEFORE THEY ARE MAPPED
AND RECLIPPED WILL BE DELIVERED
TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE CITY
YARD ON FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE AT
THE RATE OF $4,000 PER THOUSAND
ALIoWED TO t NAP And AND RE REcII p THE Il
BLOCKS AT THE CITY YARD.
FOR DURYEB STREET PAYHjG:
-Four Thousand six hundred 1000 square
yards of mapped, reclipped granite block pave
ment on six go inch concrete foundation;
Two thousand seven hundred t2,700) lineal
feet of 16 by inch four cut curb, set In
concrete:
One hundred 900 lineal feet of old curb
| four cut and reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
-Four 90 sets Of 16 by inch four cut cor.
ners, set in concrete;
Two (2) basins with connections complete
| Twelve hundred and fifty Il 250) cube
| yards of extra embankment.
| THE CONTRACTOR MUST USE OIL
| GRANITE BLOCKS FURNISHED BY THE
| CITY AND THESE OLD GRANITE
| BLOCKS BEFORE THEY ARE NAPPEL
| AND RECLIPPED WILL BE DELIVERED
/ TO THE CONTRACTOR AT TIE CITY
| YARD ON FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE Al
/ THE RATE OF $4,000 PER THOUSAND
/ BLOCKS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE
| ALLOWED TO NAP AND REcLIP THE
| BLOCKS AT THE CITY YARD
| FOR JABEZ STREET PAVING;
Seven thousand 10000 square yards o.
| mapped, reclipped granite black pavement or
! a SIX go inch concrete foundation;
Three thousand three hundred ard fifty
q, $500 lineal feet of 16 by inch four GU
/ curb, set in concrete
Fifty 900 linea feet of old curb fou
| cut and reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol
| lowing:
| Six (6J sets of Is by S inch four cut cor
| ners set IN concrete
Three $50 basins with connections complete
-Four hundred t400) cubic yards of extrs
excavation;
Nine hundred 5000 cubic yards of extr,
enbankment.
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MoNTCLAIR

Word has been received from WASH
! ington, that Congressman David J.
/ Lewis will be prevented by pressure
/ of public business from keeping his
engagement to debate on the govern
ment ownership of the telephone and
! telegraph systms, in Unity Church,
next Sunday night. Therefore the
meeting has been called off indefinite
!ly. Under the auspices of Unity
| Forum, former Governor Patterson,
of Tennessee, will speak in the Hill
| side Auditorium, on Saturday eve
ming. May %, on why 1 Changed
| My Position on the Liquor Traffic
The Montclair branch of the Ma
| tional Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild,
will hold it's annual plant market on
the grounds of the Montclair Club
tomorrow morning from 10 to l
O'Clock Plants will be called for be-
tween $50 and $50, in the morning,
If notice Is sent to Miss Dorothy c.
Gage, II Plymouth street. The pro-
ceeds of the sale will be applied to
the further development of the guild.
The source of the supply Is the
surplus growth of everybodys' garden
and its object is to beautify the town.
The Teachers Club of Montclair,
will present "Green Stockings" in
the Hillside Auditorium, on Saturday
evening, May 8. Following are the
patronesses: Mrs. Edmund B. Os-
borne, Dr. Elizabeth Mercelis. Mrs.
Robert Lynn Cox, Mrs. Thomas
Conyngton. Mrs. Charles B. Cole,
RMS. Otto c. Wierum, jr., Mrs. Fl. S.
Mirrielees, Mrs. Frank w. jackson,
Mrs Don c. Bliss, Mr.. John G. Mac
Vicar, RMS William B. Dickson, Mrs.
Charles S. Chaplin, Mrs. Henry
Strohmayer, Mrs. w. Whitney Ames,
Mrs Henry e. Jackson, Mrs. Edgar
s. Wiers, Mrs. Henry Stehli, Mrs. G.
W Baker, Mrs William B. Vernon.
At the annual meeting of the Fifth
Ward Improvement Association,
which will be held in the Grove Street
School Auditorium next Friday night,
Charles Whiting Baker, editor of the
Engineering News, will deliver an ad-
dress on the Panama Canal, illus
trated with lantern slides.
Mrs S. W. Ten Brock, of Clare
mont avenue, is entertaining Miss
Alice O'Brien. of New York. and Miss
Rose Weintraub, of Philadelphia.
Mrs Harold J. Rowland and niece
Nancy Sayles, of Harrison avenue,
have returned from a visit to Mrs.
Howland's mother, Mrs. John E.
Sayles, of Spring Valley, n. Y.
Rev. DR.. William P. Schwartz, of
the Sabbath observance Alliance, ad-
dressed a meeting of the Woman's
Sabbath Alliance, yesterday after
noon, at the home of Mrs. T. G.
Sellow, of Park street, Upper Mont
clair.
A memorial meeting for Mrs. L.
NJ. N Stevens, late president of the
National W. c. T. u, will be held this
evening at s o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Harriet Pritchard, 1 Holland
place.
George c. Shepard and family, of
Valley road, after a residence of three
years in Montclair, are about to re-
turn to their former home at Balti-
more, Md.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS


PARKHURsT STREET OPENING, How
ELL PLACE PAVING, wooDSIDE
PLACE PAVING.
Notice is hereby given that the commits
sioners heretofore appointed by the Mayor
of the city OF Newark to make an estimate
and assessment upon all the owners of all
the land and real estate In the City of New
ark peculiarly damaged or benefited by any
local Improvement in the said city in pro-
portion as nearly as may be to the adVan-
tage each was deemed to have acquired.
nave made an estimate and assessment OF
damages sustained or benefits conferred upon
all the owners of all the lands and real estate
in the City of Newark peculiarly damaged
or benefited by each of the following inn
provements In said city namely
The opening of
PARKHURsT STREET.
from Avenue G to tie WaVerly and Passaic
branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad for a
1912.
The paving of
HOWELL PLACE,
from West End averue to Vermont avenye e.
approved September 10, 1913.
WooDsIDE PLACE.
from Arlington avenue to Summer avenue
approved May 2, 1913.
Said assessment comprises all lots. tracts
and parcels of land and real estate liable to
be assessed as aforesaid lying ON both sides
HOWELL PLACE,
from West End avenue to Vermont avenue;
WooDsIDE PLACE,
from Arlington avenue to Summer avenue.
And have filed their report of said assess
ments for damages or benefits in the oifice
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty of Essex, and that the Judge of said
court has fixed Saturday, the second day OF
May, 1914, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon in
the Circuit Court room, at the Court House
in the City of Newark, as the time and place
OF hearing any objections that may be made
10 the said assessments.
Dated April ~. 1914
FRANK e. BRADNER
apr27-et City Attorney.
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Walter c. BettinsOn Weds
Miss Grace Lothian Kerr

4 NEW YORK, May 1.-The marriage
of Miss Grace Lothian Kerr daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. John C,
Kerr, to Walter Charles Bettinson,
of Upper Montclair, N. J.. took place
yesterday afternoon at the home of
her brother. John Clapperton Kerr,
1876 Central Park West. The house
was decorated with cherry and apple
blossoms. Rev. DR.. Henry Swinten,
sof St. Luke's Church, Brooklyn. per-
aformed the ceremony, which was fol-
slowed by a small reception.
Miss Helen Culver Kerr, niece Of
1.-The bride. was maid of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Margaret L.
i Prentice, Of Brooklyn; Miss Alice
Robertson, of Milwaukee; Miss Louise
4 Klipstein and Miss Louise HodsdOn.
Miss Winifred Marshall, of BROOKLYN
Miss Ida Gueriu Miss Jessie Benedict
and Miss Mary Romadker, of Mil
lwaukee, held ribbons forming an aisle
Through which the bridal party passed
10 the temporary altar Clarence Mann
Sherwood, of Upper Montclair, was
hest man, and the ushers were War
rem Wightman Ayres, Kirk Wells
Newell, D. Van Ness Person and
James A. McGraw. Mr.. and Mrs.
lBettinson will live in Upper Mont
clair
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Suffrage Day to Be Observed
Tomorrow by MOntcIair League

The Montclair Equal Suffrage
League will celebrate Suffrage Day,
tomorrow. During the day there will
be a cake and candy sale at 4SS
Bloomfield avenue, and In the even
ing there will be a mass meeting in
Montclair Club Hall, which will be
addressed by Miss Fola LaFollette,
Rev. Edgar S. Wiers, Rev. Harry
Emerson Fosdlek, and Harold ].
Rowland, associate editor of the In
dependent. Every member is urged
to pick out from among her acquaint-
ances at least one who Is Indifferent
to suffrage and bring her to the
meeting.
Next Monday night the Peoples
Free Concert, one of the regular
course given during the past winter
in the Hillside Auditorium, will be
in charge of the local suffrage league.
In addition to the musical program
there will be dancing and a sketch,
How the Vote Was Won"
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MAPLEWooD

The Maplewood Library Association
at its annual meeting yesterday
elected Mrs. F. F. Durand president;
Mrs. Henry Rogers and Mrs. George
K. Thompson, presidents; Mrs.
Charles K. Darrow, secretary. and
Mrs. Lloyd H. Nelson, treasurer.
The meeting was held in the public
school building.
F. L. Partridge has moved from
East Orange to Hickory drive
The Mapleleaf Sewing Club is hold
ing a meeting this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Louis Manley, Ridge
wood road.
Mrs. w. L. Harrington, of Maple
wood avenue, entertained the History
Club at her home this afternoon
ireland" was discussed.
Harry Phillips, of Ridgewood ter.
race. is convalescent, following an at.
tack of pneumonia.
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SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK



Newark N. j., April 49, 1914
Sealed proposals win be received at this
office from 315 to $3.50 o'clock D. M of
Thursday, the seventh day of May, 1914
and opened at the last named hour, at a
public meeting of the board TO be held at
said time and place for the paving and re-
paving Of the following streets and high
ways:
BALDWIN STREET
from Washington street to High street.
COURT STREET
from Washington street to High street. the
portion of the street from Washington street
to the westerly line of Goes place, to be
repaved with mapped, reclipped blocks, the
old granite blocks on the street to be used
as far as available and the part from the
westerly line Of Goes place to High street
to be repaved with new blocks
DURYEE STREET,
from Central avenue to Orange street.
JABEz STREET.
from fia' JEIR PITTs avBN St1FS S'Fee''
LONGWORTH STREET
from Washington street to High street;
Soaring STREET,
from New street to Warren street:
WESTON AVENUE
from Frelinghuysen avenue to Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be done, and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and compile
ton of said work. and upon which bids viii
FOR BALDWIN STREET REPAvING:
Three THOUSAND two hundred 1900 square
yards OF mapped, recltpped granite block
pavement on a six go inch concrete founda-
ton;
one thousand six hundred and fifty
1850 lineal feet OF 20 by 5 inch Your cut
curb, set In concrete;
Fifty 600 lneal feet of old curb, four cut
and reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing
ners. set in concrete:
Three go basins with connections COM
plete.
The old cobble stone on the street to re-
| main the property of the city, and to be
hauled by the contractor to the city yard, "a
| be broken up by the city's stone crusher.
| THE CONTRACTOR MUST USE OLD
GRANITE BLOCKS FURNISHED BY THE
CITY. AND THESE OLD GRANITE
| BLOCKS BEFORE THEY ARE MAPPED
| ANe RECLIPPED WILL BE DELIVERED
| TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE CITY
| YARD ON FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE Al
THE RATE OF $4,000 PER THOUSAND
| BLOCKS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE
| ALLOWED TO NAP AND RECLIP THE
| BLOCKS AT THE CITY YARD.
| FOR COURT STREET REPAVING:
Three thousand FIVE hundred (3500) SQUARE
yards Of mapped, reclipped granite bloch
pavement on a SIX (e) Inch concrete founda'
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Auto Driven by MOntcIair
Man Kills Jersey City Girl

JERSEY CITY. May 1.-Mollie
Mollnar, four years of age, of 51s Ber-
gen avenue. was fatally injured late
yesterday by an automobile and died
in the Jersey City Hospital from a
fractured skull. Harold Cummings,
twenty eight years of age, of 153
Montclair avenue, Montclair driver of
the auto. was arrested by the police
and will be charged with man
slaughter
Cummings and his brother, William
T. Cummings, who was in the ma
chine with him, however, claim the
girl ran directly In front of the auto
and was run down before they had u
chance to see the danger.
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SEALED PROPOSALS

and az to form by the counsel of the board
and no contract shall be binding on the city
or become effective or operative until such
bond IS so approved and the president of
the board shall have power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath. II he
shall so desire, or shall be SO instructed by
the board, but the board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen but shall have full
power and absolute discretion in the whole
matter. and this provision shall be referred
t. in any advertisement inviting bids for
any such public work.
BY direction OF the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners OF the City of Newark
NOR 2IS r. SHERRERD,
apr23-12t Chief Engineer.
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Stunning models in Silk MORE, Gabar-
dimes and mems wear Serges; GETAWAYS,
etons, empire and, in fact, every smart style,
including tier skirt and vestee coats; practi-
cally every new shade, also black
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01

New London Checks, Novelty French
Basque weaves, fine Crepes, as well as Di-
agonals, Gabardines and fancy Serges are
included in this superb collection; eighteen
different models, in all colors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01

Charming Charmeuse Crepe Meteor and
Silk Poplin gowns, in every latest style.
Dresses for every occasion, brilliant collec-
ton, in every color.
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GOSSIP OF WALL SHEET.
: steel Heavy.

To that class OF Spectator who 10 con-
cerned about the daily fluctuations In n
stock market as dull a. the present steel
common 10 the principal object Of interest
BY comparison steel II distinctly heavy.
II has Jagged conspicuously on the recent
upturn and on several occasions devel-
olSed what has appeared like positive weak
ncss Obviously somebody Is disposed to
sell the stock and to keep on selling II
fairly continuously. Much curiosity 10 felt
over the character OF this selling. such az
whether II Ia on tho part OF a group of
individuals acting in concert or by many
single operators. each on his own initia-
tive, and whether the selling mainly rep
resents the making Of contracts or not
The position Of Steel II oil the more In
teresting just now because the price has
remained practically stationary for over
two months. That 10 an unusually long
md impressive ''line' even for stock like
Steel The longer IL Is continued the more
certain It becomes that II will be broken
by ono OF those swift and irresistible
movements characteristic of the stock.
Under ordinary circumstances . line
like that n made In a period OF pronounced
depression In sentiment would b taken
az suggesting that the stock had besn
rubbing bottom, and contrariwioe . SINH
lar Tine established during . time OF
extreme enthusiasm would suggest
top" But whatever the signs indicated
by tho charts the current OF activity
plainly shows that the great majority are
waiting TO see the market itself draw the
correct inference.
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TAP Line Charges.

Tho decision BY the Interstate Com
merce Commission In what Is known as
the tap line" case was promptly consid-
cred a matter that e. nded 20 decrease the
chances OF the railroads In getting the d
per cent. increase in rates asked for. 1t
does not appear that this inference was
AZ all justified. The commissions dis
covery'' that the railroads would be able
to increase their revenues BY fl5, 1000, 900
BY charges on this account has not been
borne out by Investigation. The railroads
concerned have been looking into this
question according to the suggestion OF
the commission. The results indicate that
the theories OF the commission were
little optimistic. The Baltimore and Ohio.
II IL said. finds that charges on tap line
business will yield additional revenues OF
about $4,000 per annun, and for the
leading trunk lines In a body Il Is figured
out that the increase would lie between
$4,000. 900 and $4,000. 900. as compa
with the 81. 900. 900 estimate by the com
mission. However this latter estimate
was arrived at IL was OF course simply
based on theory. In practice such figures
frequently 90 astray. Thus the Erie Rail-
road 10 threatened with loss OF business
to the great lakes II the new tariffs are
put into effect AS "A matter of fact a
disturbance Of the whole structure OF
rates Is threatened and Il is thought likely
that the commission may withdraw its
order.
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Tho principal difference between the
details OF the Wabash reorganization
plan as now reported and that outlined
|. few weeks ago II q larger provision
for cash. According to reports Of this
new plan. more than S3o,00o.o0o is 10 be
raised instead OF the $25,000.o00 prev!
ouslv estimated. Instead OF selling about
So, 600 600 or 100000 new first and re-
funding mortgage 3 per cent. bonds. II IA
proposed to sell $4,000, 900 of these
bonds to provide for the payment OF II
like amount OF receivers certificates out
standing The raising OF the larger
amount of cash Is said tn be essential to
insure a stable basis of reorganization
Naturally the burden upon tho stockhoid-
ers will be- heavier. There will be a
assessment OF $50 share on common
and preferred stocks. But the preferred
shareholder who pays the assessment Will
receive % per cent OF the par value 81
his holdings. and the common stakeholder
will receive only 50 per cent of par
OF his holdings, as compared with loo
per cent a. previously reported. on
the new basis OF exchange 500 par value
Of new stock will represent an additional
cost OF s2i.05 to the present preferred
stockholder and OF S2s,lo to the present
common shareholder
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Coffee Closes ~ e ~ Psiats HigAes
-Prevfsisns Lower.

Stronger European cables inspired .
fair amount OF bull support in coffee yes
terday and prices advanced about IS points
on the days transactions OF -, 900 bags
Selling pressure was lighter than for the
past several days and sentiment appeared
to be less bearish owing to a belief that
the markets technical position has been
strengthened by the recent liquidation.
The Havrc market opened " fr. lower
and closed unchanged to Y fr. lower.
Hamburg started !. to y pig. lower and
finished u pig. lower. Rio No. was
unchanged at $4,000. Al Santos No. 4
was 80 refs lower. at $4,000. while No Z
there WAS unchanged at $500. Rio and
Santos receipts totalled 10000 bags for
two days. against 10000 bags last year.
Sac Paulo had 1900 for two days.
against 5000. and Jundiahy had 5000 for
two days agains, 1000.
New York and New Orleans ware
house deliveries of Brazilian coffee on
Monday were 1888 bags, against 1885
bags on the same day last week.
Prices were.
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THE CURB MARKET

Trading was moderately active In the
curb market yesterday and prices were
irregular within q narrow range. Riker-
Iiegemsn was steady at % and 10A.
closing unchanged. United Cigar Stores
was hrmer at s3M and ~. Marconi OF
America improved Y 20 and Maxwell
Motors shares were steady. wayland
Gas and OIL ranged between 81 and g.
Canadian Pacific 6 per cent notes were
more eactive and rose x TO los. Chicago
Elevated IS advanced Y TO ssN and
Western Pacific e. were strong. gaining
iis points to G2.
Standard OH Of New Yor,. was very
strong and the most active of the oil
shares, advancing ~, points to 25sI.
Standard Oil Of New Jersey was another
strong feature and gained Z points. SELL
ing between 426 and <32. Prairie OH
and Gas WAS weak. closing at loss OF
20 points at SIS. Standard OIL OF Cali
fornia receded points to asa South
ern Pipe Line yielded points to 24g
and Vacuum OH eased to 25l. Anglo
American OIL was steady at isL. At
,antio Refining declined 6 points TO ss5 .
Buckeye Pipe YAne closed heavy at i57 :
Indiana Pipe line yielded ! point to
i<6 and Standard Oil OF Indiana was
heavy between $40 and 5<8.
transactions In detail In the market
vA~tnrdav U~p~ R0Iiavru.