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The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

And then--they dashed into the
clearing. They darted across the
open space still with Annette in
their clutches--and laid her down
before the Brute-who still sat on
his crude dais, staring, always star
Ing into space.
Annette struggled to her feet and
looked wildly about her. Her foot
touched something and she started
back-looked down.
The object was a skull.
Annette shrisked in terror-she
tried TO hide her face but could not.
She saw the fre-she looked into
the eyes OF her fellow captives.
Upon their foreheads sweat stood
out in beads-cold sweat, the sweat
OF fear.
She asked n question OF them with
her eyes, but they turned their
heads away. 4
Then, understanding at last. An
nette swooned--slumped into heap
at the feet OF the Brute.
The Brute staring, always staring
rose to his feet. He stopped down
But before he could touch the girl.
the chief interviewed. The chief HIM
self lifted her, and held here where
the god man could look upon her. He
mouthed and smacked his lips.
And the Brute, recognizing An
nette, nodded his head and smiled
with that vacant smile Of his.
"Eye-yah." yelled the multitude OF
savages, the god is hungry-he will
eat
"All-all will eat" chief the chief
In triumph. This white girl first"
He made another sign, and doz-
en- savages broke away and came
back with huge logs, which they
swung into the dying fire, sending
Its sparks high into the air. They
seized one of the long poles. and
lied Annette TO it-tied her with
green, strong vines.
They waited for moment to let
the fire gain headway.
| They clustered round her, danced
about her-touched her.
i Down on the beach, two merry
men leaped out Of lifeboat and
drew her we'll upon the shore.
"The gang" began the mate.
Then he stopped. With wild yell
he darted up the beach, Neal by his
side.
whats happened" stammered
Neal, where are"
He said no more. BY this time
they were standing on the Dlackened
embers of a scattered fire-by the
rude hut shattered and broken-and
by two or three red splotches that
stained the white sand and soaked 1t.
Neal, his face gone white with ter
for. clutched the mate by the arm.
TBlood." he gasped, blood. Whose
Slood? You tell me that"
Then the two men--only two-still
side by side, sped on toward the jun
Sle. The footprints led that way.
At the grove Of palms they stopped.
They glanced about uncertainty.
"Here." cried Neal. darting for
ward, "a bit of Annette's dress.
Come on"
II was easy now, following this
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

he squared himself sno r.
fiance. n ~
Come on" hs cried ~
bunch OF you. Come q,
Over In hut. crOuehsd ~
ing. was tnes Castro--watc1tr
eyes wide with hear. ~
Hernandez" she shrteho1
nandez--here." q
Hernandes crept toward hog.
are right. Senorita." he nal1
b:eath coming and going. his 49,
heating like trip hammer wieD5
element. you are night. Et 0{
In our hands. Now IN our eoo4 III
Let us get away" n
Horrible" cried lnex,
"Therefore-away,' wont On 1
nandez leading her by the ~
away from her--and to our forts
Lost Isle"
(To Be Continuel.l
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

NJ OW THAT SKATING will be the rage this winter, we
may expect to attractive costumes devoted to
the sport The dress shown here is made of glazed kid with
full sored skirt The coat hip length with crushed belt and
farng pepum Fox fur is featured the hem and
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

Mrs. Despard. sister of Gen,
French. is said TO have refused more
than 500 applications for newspaper
interviews after her return from
visiting her brother at the front.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

The Philippine bureau OF asrio
ture has begun q thorough studx(
the banana. botanically and -
mercially. and has collected banon
plants from all over the world. h
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07

them, and if not viii you return your
your machine to your quarters@'
pleaded the mayor.
"Ah, g'wan," replied a fireman, a
member Of the hose company. Who
do you think you are to give us or
ders? Don't you know we got a chief
10 take orders from?"
At 9 o'clock the excitement had
abated and the strikers had gone to
their homes. During all of the ex-
element no arrests were made, nor
was anyone injured.
Refuses to Tell OF Action.
Mayor Berger this morning refused
to say what action, If any, he will
take regarding the refusal of Fire
Chief Wilson and the firemen to obey
his order last night The mayor said
that his order was TO direct streams
Of water in the air, not aiming the
water directly at the assemblage. He
declared he was justified in ordering
the water to be turned on the people.
He added that he believed the use of
water to be a more effective way of
dispensing a crowd than by using
force of arms. After the crowd had
thinned out, Mayor Bergen, who him
self had been obliged to go without
his dinner, served the policemen with
hot coffee and eatables at his home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
Gilbert-Watson

/ MORRISTOWN, April THE first
Easter wedding In this town will be
that of Miss Edith Watson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry Wat
son, jr., of 36 Maple avenue, to Ed
ward A. Gilbert, jr., of Santa Bar
bara, Cal, in ST. Peters Church late
this afternoon. Rev. Philemon F.
sturges, the rector, will perform the
ceremony. The bride. who will be at
tended by Mrs Arthur Dennis Bell
as natron of honor, will wear white
satin gown trimmed with family lace
and pearls and a tulle veil. She will
carry a shower bouquet of orchids
and lilies of the valley. The matron
of honor will be attired in pale green
satin covered with green tulle. she
will carry a sheaf of Easter lilies,
John Clarke, of Chicago, will be the
best man, and the ushers will be
Theodore and Harold e. Watson,
Harold Forbes and Frederick B. Rich
ardson, of this town; G. Shelton Pit
ney, of Washington; Guerney l.:
Smith, of Syracuse; John Holt, OF
Grand Rapids, and Francis Gilbert,
of New York. After the wedding a
reception will be held at the brides
home on Maple avenue. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert will leave for the San Fran
cisco Exposition as wedding trip.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
FRANKLIN

J. r.. Hayes. of New York city,
visited with Superintendent Robert
NJ. Catlin, of the New Jersey Zinc
Company, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mrs Emma Bowen and daughter,
Miss Catherine, are spending a few
days at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Bond.
Robert Catlin, jr., entertained six
teen of his young friends at his homo
Tuesday evening. The guests were:
The Misses Alma Walters, Pauline
Boynton, May Waters, Florence
Cunday, Ruth Edwards, Fleta Nun
son, Ruth Lang, Clara Snyder and
Phyllus Trelor and Messrs. Joseph
Condor, James Corrigan, Edward
Rowe. Crissy Wilson, Roy Paddock,
Ellsworth Wright, Alphonsus Hyde.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed.
Miss Winifred Condor is spending
a few days with her relatives In
Paterson.
Miss Mary Flood is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Nicholas Yost, OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Viola Van Orden is Ill with
pneumonia.
Edwin Nestor, Of Seton Hall, at
South Orange, N. j., is visiting at
the home of his brother, George p.
NestoE-
Miss Lois Losey, of Saranac Lake
N. Y, a former nurse at the Frank
lin Hospital, is spending a few days
with her friend, Miss Gilligan, alsc
of the Franklin Hospital.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
Who Can Doubt Sworn TEST
mony Of Honest Citizens?

Some time ago I began the use of
your Swamp Root with the most re-
markable results. For years l was
almost a wreck and was great suf-
ferer. l was SO bad at times / would
faint away and had sinking spells.
Finally q new doctor was called in
and, he said that had kidney trouble
and gave me medicine, of which 1
took several bottles. l obtained some
relief from this but was getting
weaker all the time; I could not sleep
and suffered so much pain that my
husband and children had to lift me
in and out of bed. After this time
two friends sent me word to try
Swamp Root, which I did, and / am
glad to state that the first dose gave
me great relief. After taking the
third dose was helped into bed and
slept half of the night.
/ took several bottles of Swamp
Root and I feel that I owe my, life
to this wonderful remedy. The two
live three months. l would have to
be helped in and out of bed ten to
twenty times every night. After
taking DIR. Kilmer's Smamp- Root for
two days ] was entirely free from
getting up and could sleep soundly.
MRS. d. f. Hileman.
Tunnelton, w. Va.
Personally appeared before me, this
18th of September, 1909, Mrs. d. e.
Hileman, who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same Is true in substance and In
fact.
Notary Public.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
MADISON

Miss Gilberta Van Ness, Of Plain
field, is a guest for q. week OF Miss
Molly O'Brien, of Greenwood avenue.
George F. Weber has been reap
pointed a member of the Morris
county tax board by Governor Fielder.
He was first named by President
Wilson, who was then governor.
Governor Fielder has named Mrs.
Harold S. Buttenheim, of Central ave-
nue., as a delegate to the convention
of charities and corrections, to be
held in Baltimore from May L to
May 1s.
Carl Woodland, of Green Village
road, has returned to his home there
after a weeks stay with relatives in
Englishtown.
The regular meeting Of the Board OF
Public Improvement will be held Fri
day night at the home Of w. E
Woolsey, on Maple avenue.
Horace Work has returned to his
home, "Beechwood," on Woodland
road. after a stay of some time in
Florida
c. William Bingeman. secretary OF
the Y. NJ. c. A, has received a book
let describing the associations sum-
mer camp for boys at Lake Waway-
anda. N. Y. In a few weeks the local
association will begin to form squads
of boys to take advantage Of the diff
ferent sections into which the going
to the camp is divided
The Atlantic and Pacific grocery
store on Main street was broken into
on Monday night, but nothing was
kan The h1lrp1ara urba appar rap+Iv
left in a hurry left some goods that
they had stolen az Convent, where
they entered the Lackawanna station,
bursting a slot-machine telephone and
abstracting the money.
1t is expected that the temporary
station Of the Lackawanna will be
used fully for the first time on Thurs
day. The Adams Express Company
will commence moving It's possessions
today
Miss Mildred Kerner. who has been
visiting her parents in Chester, n. Y,
has returned to her home on Maple
avenue here.
Miss Ethel Hartung. of Maple ave-
nue. who has been spending a week
with relatives in Delaware, N. J., has
returned to her home. here.
Mrs. Edward L. Cook, of Vinton
road, has gone to Ringoes. where she
Is a guest of her son, Lingley Guerin
Cook, who is cultivating a large farm
there. Mr.. Cook states that the re-
port that he will leave Madison for
good ia an error.
Mrs. Preston A. Burroughs, Of Main
street, has returned from a weeks
stay in Atlantic City.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
DOVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jenkins, of
East Blackwell street, and Edward
Jenkins, of McFarlan street, yester-
day attended the funeral OF Edward
r. Headley, who died at his home at
Milton Sunday from heart failure. He
was sixty years old and well-kuown
in Milton, where he had lived prac.
tically all his life.
Richard Plat, Of Madison, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
D. Platt, Of South Morris street.
Albert Foster, of Newark, Is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. George Young, of
South Dover.
Mrs. Morris Silver, OF Brooklyn, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Raymond, Of Prospect street.
A silk flag has been awarded TO the
members of Pride Of Morris Council,
Daughters of Liberty, by the State
officers in recognition of the large
increase Of membership during the
term Of the State counsellor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Plumstead
have moved from West Clinton street
to Mine Hill.
Mrs. Edward Petty, OF Elizabeth, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Allen,
of Chestnut street.
oCHOOl commissioners hIllll % RAT
terman and Thomas II. Smith were
sworn in at the meeting of the Board
of Education held in the high school
building Monday night. An interest
ing report Of the night school ses-
sions was submitted by Supervising
Principal ". V. Singer
Miss Martha Cooper, of Brook Val
ley, is spending this week with her
mother, Mrs. Julia Cooper, Of Law
renee street.
Miss Elizabeth Coe. OF New York,
has concluded a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Judson Coe, of
Bergen street.
Miss Mary Horgan, of German
street, Is on a visit to her grand
mother, Mrs. Ellen Horgan. at Jersey
City.
Caleb Payne, of Newark, was
recent visitor at the home Of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Payne,
of East Blackwell street.
Gilbert Dufford, Of German Valley,
has concluded visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Roberts, Of Spruce
street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
ROCKAWAY

The Junior Kings Daughters will
meet with Miss Helen Doremus at
the Presbyterian Manse tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Nathaniel Spencer, of Main
street, is visiting relatives in Newark
and Plainfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Westcott,
of Susquehanna, Pa, are visiting Mrs.
Westcott's father, William A. Parli-
man, in Wa street.
The Rockaway Township Board of
Education organized Monday night
with John H. Yetter president and
Thomas H. Hoagland vice-president
George Skews and Peter Egbert. the
new members, were sworn in.
James H. Wilson, proprietor of the
w. w. Market Company, has pur-
chased a new national cash register
for use in his store.
Miss Lillian Vanderhoof, of Boon
ton, Is visiting Mrs. Edward Bostedo
in Church street, .....-----.---.----....--.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
NEWS Oh. LACKA WANNA TOWNS
Dover EIks Score Hit
With a Large Cast in
\ Popular Musical Show
Special TO the Evening Star.

DOVER, April 6.-"The Morn-The
Day-The Evening" the Dover Lodge
of Elks 1915 theatrical production,
was staged in the Baker Theatre last
night and will again be shown to-
might under the direction of Ray
.mond T. Woodruff. The committee
in charge are elated with the sue
cess of the venture as the amount
so far realized is far ahead of former
years, although the large seating ca
pacity of the theatre guaranteed
seats for everyone.
The show is the most elaborate
amateur production ever staged in
this section and delegations from
Jersey City, Plainfield, Paterson and
Morristown journeyed to Dover to see
the show while hundreds of tickets
were sold to residents from Warren
and Sussex counties.
The cast comprises fifty Elks and
ladies and was submitted in two
parts.
The opening of the show reveals
summer at it's heighth at Revod, a
thrifty town located in the United
States, and the action takes place
in and around its most flourishing
hostelry, the Wistaria Inn. A mu-
steal comedy company is scheduled
to play an engagement in the eve
ming on the lawn in front of the
inn. The first act shows the clerks
office ad reading room at the break
of day. The next act unfolds a med
ley of musical melodies and mirth-
full comedy that exceeded all former
efforts of the local Elks.
In the cast are the following:
Pete" Woodhell and Howard Gus
tard Misses Mildred Hicks, Esther
Tully, Grace Goodell, Elsie Helfer,
Nellie Parker, Marjorie Elliott, Lu-
cille Angle, Fredericka Hosking,
Jeanette Sweeney, Sarah O'Connor,
Olive Ike, Greta Kelsey, Edith O'Con-
nor, DR.. William James and Whit
field B. Gillen. Second row-George
Flartey, Carroll Condict, Louise
Clarkson, Russell struble, Jesse Slut
ter, John Maher, Joseph w. Baker,
Harry Edwards, Leon Ball, Fred
Teed. Russell May, Harriet Parker,
Harry Buchanan, Edna King, John
Carberry. Rear row-Allen Vande-
yeer, Mrs. Martin u. Alpers, Richard
Parks, Mrs Edward .Alpers, Mrs. A. |
P. MacDavit Edward Pread, Edward
Orry Turner, Aloysius Kai-
ser, Frances Heiman, Charles Boyd, 4
Nicholas Pread, William II. Hosking, !
Frances Cooper, Mabel Richardson, |
Lucy Cox, Mrs. +. f. Woodruff and
Robert Woodruff.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
NEWTON

William Knoll, of "a Mill street, is
visiting his friends, Ben and Miss
Marie Lumley.
Miss Ethel Layton, of New York
city, is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
S. e. Layton, of Is Clinton street, 70.
a few days.
Most of the teachers of the Newton
public school spent the Easter recess
at their respective homes.
Final rehearsals are being held to
present DANDY Dick on Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week,
which is to be given by the pupils of
the senior classes of the Newton
public school. The advance sale of
tickets promises a full house both
nights.
The announcement regarding the
tomato canning and corn growing
contests was received with much en-
thusiasm by the older pupils Of the
Newton public school. The indica-
tions are that the local schools will
furnish more contestants than in pre-
vious years. Prof. H. c. Funk who
took a special course in agriculture
at Cornell University, last summer.
and who teaches this subject in the
Newton High School, has been ap-
pointed district leader, to take charge
OF this work.
In two out of three spelling matches
in the sixth grade of the. local school
Ruth King proved the best speller.
Miss Marietta Potter and sister,
Miss Charlotte Howell, of Main
street, left Friday morning for AS
bury Park, where they will spend two
or three weeks.
Miss Laura Dolson, formerly of
Newton, has returned from Newark
hospital, where she underwent an
operation, and will spend the remain.
der of this month with Mrs. w. A.
Anderson, OF Trinity street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Fuder, of
Water street, are rejoicing over the
arrival of an eight-pound baby boy.
Mrs. Harvey Brown and daughter,
of Newark, have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown,
81 Madison street.
Mrs. George Moore and daughter
Ruth, of Papakating, are spending a
week with Mrs. Moore's mother, Mira
John Williams, of 46 Water street.
DR.. Ephraim Morrison, of High
street, Is confined to his bed with
| the grip.
James L. Kyfner of Grand Rapids
Mich, is visiting at the home of Mrs
Addie Kymer, of Trinity street.
The seventh and eighth grades OF
the Newton school formed an inter-
class baseball league.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Talmage, oi
| Monroe, are receiving congratulations
on the arrival Of twins yesterday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
Negro Held for Series of Grimes
Including Holding Up Girl
snecisl to the Evening Star.

Special to the Evening Star.
MORRISTOWN, April 7.-Out on
bail on a charge of assault and bat
terry on Elijah Nixon. Mitchell
Thomas, colored, was committed to
Jail last night by Police Justice AL
bert Holland for hearing today on
a charge of having been implicated
in the robbery of the Office of the
Jaqui Company, on Cole avenue, and
the hold-up of Miss Agnes Cleary.
Thomas was arrested by Sergeant
John ]. Morrison after the latter ran
across some lead pencils stolen from
the Jaqui office on March q. Inves-
tigation by Sergeant Morrison dis
closed a string of rosary beads which
were taken from Miss Cleary on
Saturday evening, March 20, on De
Hart street at the residence of
Thomas. More pencils and a num-
Der of stamped envelopes. part of the
loot from the Jaqui office, were also
discovered
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
Announce Engagement of
Madison Society Couple
Special to the Evening Star.

Special to the Evening star.
MADISON, April Mr.. and Mrs.
John j. C. Humbert who have a
summer home on Loantaka way, this
town, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Helen
Humbert, to Edward P. Holden, jr,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p. Hol-
den, of Wyndehurst, on Woodland
road. The announcement of the en-
gagement was made to a gathering
of relatives of the couple in the
apartments of Mr.. and Mrs. Hum
bert, on Riverside Drive, n. j., where
they have been spending the winter.
Both Miss Humbert and Mr.. Hol-
den are we'll known in Madison So
ciety circles. No date for the we'd
ding has been set.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
Mrs. James Perry Hostess
to Madison Drama Students
special to the Evening star.

specIHI 10 Ihe Evening stHI'
MADISON, April THE members
of the literature department of the
Thursday Morning Club met yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
James Perry, on Rosedale avenue.
The subject of study was Syne, the
Irish writer.
Mrs. w Reginald Baker, Mrs. E.
w. Hewson and Mrs. w. L, Tomp-
kins were in charge OF the program.
A sketch of the life of the writer,
who died in 1909, was read by Mrs.
Hewson. Mrs. Baker gave a review
of his plays and a criticism of his
works in general. Mrs. Stacy B.
Betzler read his most important
work. THE Riders to the Sea-" A
social hour was enjoyed following the
study of the dramatist,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
McAn Association Sending
Hundreds to War in France
snsoial to the Evening Star.

Speclht 10 hhc GbChhB CtAN'
MORRISTOWN, April REV.
George IT. Berry, field secretary of
the American McAll Asso 3iation, de-
livered an interesting address on the
McAll work in France ut the thir-
teenth annual meeting of the Norris
town McAll Auxiliary yesterday
afternoon in the lecture-room Of the
South Street Presbyterian Church.
Owing to the illness of the president
Of the nominating committee, the
election of officers will not be held
until June. Mrs. Stoddari l, the secre-
tary, read an annual report, which
stated that hundreds of the men IN
the mission were going II the front In
France.
DR.. Berry urged a larger effort pc
made for funds, which, he said, would
be badly needed this year. He called
the war a halt called by God on the
woeful waste of His substance in
pleasures and the like.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
DenvilIe Board Organizes

RoCKAwAY. April THE Board
of Education of the township of Dem
Vile was organized Monday night,
after two new members Harold e.
Sanford and Fred S. Myers, were
sworn in by A. ]. Yetter. The men,
bers holding over are David A Dick
erson, Joseph B. RICHTER and George
B. McCaskey. Raymond, j. Parks,
clerk.
A communication from DIR. f. w
Flagge, the health physician, calico
attention to the Denville school The
cellar is insanitary and should be
cleaned, also the walls in the schoo
rooms are dirty and need renovating
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
Mathematical
Special to the Evening Star.

MoRRIsTOWN, April 7.-Former
Assistant Fire Chief John Henry
Madigan, of this town, and Mrs
Winifred Robertson Littell, of Brook
lyn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
M. Robertson, of Newark, were quiet
ly married yesterday afternoon at
4:3O o'clock In the Calvary Episcopal
Church, New York. Rev. Theodore
Sedgwick, the rector, performed the
ceremony. The only attendants were
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Randolph,
of Jersey City. Mr.. and Mrs. Madi-
gan left this morning for Bermuda
for a two weeks wedding trip. On
their return they will reside at the
Mansion House, this town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y.
proyewhat Swamp. Root Will Do For You

Send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention The Newark Star. Reg
ular fifty-cent and one-doliar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
MORRiSTOWN

Philemena and Petro Giordano,
brothers, were held on bail by Police
Justice E. Arthur Quayle, jr., on
charge of assault and battery. The
two men were arrested by Patrolmen
Herbert C. Wilday and Charles Jen-
nings.
Eric Johnson, of Boonton, was re-
leased from the county jail yesterday
by Judge Salmon after spending
eighty days In that place. Johnson