Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume], May 17, 1911, LAST EDITION, Page 6, Image 6

About Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916

Image provided by: Rutgers University Libraries

                
1
i
ORANGE SOCIETY
GIVES RECEPTION
Judge Davis Pays Tribute to
Relative Before St. Pat
rick’s Alliance.
Judge Daniel A. Dugan, who was re
cently appointed head of the Orange
District Court by Governor Wilson,
was tendered an enthusiastic reception
last night by members of the. St. Pat
rick's Alliance of Orange, at headquar
ters, 240 Main street, that city. John
P. Lee presided, and after a welcome
and greetings by Edward P. Morris,
president of the alliance, Judge Thomas
A. Davis paid an eloquent tribute to
the character of Judge Dugan as a
mail, his manifold duties as a citizen
and ills accomplishments as n lawyer.
"I know of no other lawyer in the
county who was better fitted to assume
the duties of head of the Orange Dis
trict Court than the man who was
named,” said the distinguished Orange
jurist. He spoke of Judge Dugan's
labors during his busy public life and
said that application, hard work, in
tegrity and ability lind won him suc
cessive advantages and finally resulted
in his selection for the judgeship.
“It is rare that a man rises to his
just measure of reward in the city
which gave him birth,” said Judge
Davis in commenting upon his rela
tive’s honors, "and it is a cause for
gratification when a man is distin
guished atuoitg his fellows, and given
reward for his hard and faithful serv
ices. It seems difficult, for men who
have seen a man grow up with them
from boyhood to appreciate his real
woith, as they never get away from
their thoughts id* him as a hoy, or a
youn/ man with whom they were inti
mate.” •
Judge Davis said he had grown up
with Judge Dugan and he satis
fied his life was an open hook and
that he had nothing to conceal of his
life and record. He was known so
intimately by thousands of men not
only in Essex county, hut throughout
the State, Judge Davis said, that he
could hide nothing if there was any
thing against him. He wished him
success and prophesied a splendid
record. ?>n the bench.
During the evening talks of eulogy
were given by Assemblyman John J.
Bracken. Councilman Frank J. Mur
ray, Thomas J. Mulgrave, Cornelius J.
O'Donophuc, Mr. Lee and Joseph Ma
loney. Musical numbers were given by
Albert Bcnzler, Joseph Brennan.
Thomas O'Mara, John Coen. Thomas
Fittin and John Conroy. James Hoar
gave a dance and refreshments were
served.
MAN RUN DOWN BY TRAIN
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
A. F. Fibiger, of Main straet and ;
Passaic avenue, Chatham, who was
run down by a train at the South Or- ,
ange depot of the Lackawanna railroad i
last night, Is in a serious condition in '
Orange Memorial Hospital. Three of
his ribs are fractured and he is suf
fering from internal injuries and
bruises about the head and body. The
physicians are unable to tell ns yet
whether his left leg is fractured.
Fibiger, who Is about 49 years old
nnd married, started across the rail
road crossing for his train, which had
just pulled In on the westbound track,
when the Branchville train, No. 364, on
its way to New York, bore down on
him. A large crowd on the station
platform, seeing the danger, called to
him, but he was not quick enough to
escape the oncoming truin. He was
thrown more than twenty feet.
The engineer, John McGovern, of
Branchville, quickly brought his train
to a stop and Fibiger was carried to
the ambulance and taken to the hos
pital.
Village Trustee Oscar Schoenhorr, ,
who witnessed the accident, gave or- :
ders to the police to report the num
ber of all trains which stop with their
engines on the other side of the cross
ing and of frains which, coming from
opposite directions, stop at the station
at the same time.
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
LEAGUE IN IRVINGTON.!
—
The Irvington Commission Form of,
Government League was organized last
night. These officers were elected:
President, James MacMahon; vice- i
president, William It. Adams; secre
tary, James Jamison, and treasurer, Jo
seph A11 wood.
The purpose of the league is to have j
an effective orgaization on a non-parti
san basis. Petitions will be circulated
to secure the necessary 20 per cent, of 1
signatures required to call an election, j
Speakers at last night’s meeting called
attention to the vast improvement
noted in ull of the 132 cities and towns
in this country that are now governed j
under the commission plan. Much j
stress was also placed on the fact that
under the Stew form eaeh of tie five
commissioners is hold strictly to ac- |
count for his respective department, !
thus eliminating evasion of respons|bil- |
tty, while the changed business moth- j
ods reduces the element of graft to a
minimum.
ANDREW POWERS.
Andrew Powers, a lifelong resident j
of Bloomfield, and son of the late
Richard Powers, of Liberty street,
that town, died today in the Mountain
side Hospital, Montclair, from typhoid
fever. He had been ill for several
weeks. Deceased was 4fi yours old.
He is survived by two brothers. John
and Thomas Powers.
A. P. DE VOURSNEY S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Abram P. Do Vottrs
ney, 83 years old, of Park and Chestnut
streets. Montclair, who died last night
after an illness of several months. wRI
be hold tomorrow afternoon at 3
o’clock. Interment will ho made »n
Greenwood Cemetery. Long Island.
Mr. De Voursncy is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. Walter S. McIntosh
and Miss Mary Do Voursncy, of Mont
clair. and two sons, Pierre and Abra*~
Do Voursncy, of Brooklyn.
< t •
WILLIAM E. HALSEY DIES
AFTER FIVE DAYS’ ILLNESS.
Ill only since Friday with pneumonia.
William K. Halsey, secretary and
treasurer of the Essex Pure Water
Company, died at his home, 116 Centro
street, Orange, today. Mr. Halsey was
61 years old. Besides the position h •
held with the water company he was
also secretary of the Boston Water
Pumping Company, of New York. He
was secretary of the Essex company
for the past twelve years.
Born in New’ York, he went „o Or
ange with Ills parents when a youth,
and received his early education in Or
ange schools. After his graduat'oo
from a local public school he entered
Cornell University, graduating in 1876.
lie was a member of the First Presby
terian Church, Orange, for many /ears,
and the pastor of the church, the Rev.
Dr. Charles Townsend, will offlei: t * at
the funeral services at Mr. Halsey's
late home Friday afternoon at. 3.,'vi
o’clock. Interment will be in Kosodalo
Cemetery, Orange. Mr. Halsey leaves
a widow and two sons.
I MONTCLAIR.
Mrs. Annie llollowny’N Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie Holloway,
widow of the late Maurice Holloway,
who died on Monday, following a long
1 illness, was held this morning at 9
o’clock from the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Dennis Fallon, 3 Oak place, Mon*
clair, to the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. Montclair. The interment
was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Bloom
field.
Miss Marjorie Morrison will give a
recital of Mat "Dowell's music before the
members of the Woman’s Club of Upper
Montclair this afternoon, in Common-'j
wealth Hall.
The second inter-class game of the
High School girls will take place on tile |
school campus this afternoon, when the |
seniors and sophomores will cross bats, j
The engagement has been announced j
of James Gillies, of this place, and Miss
Abhie Sadler, of Englewood.
Miss Norma Northrup, of Claremont
avenue, is visiting friends : Hartford,
Conn.
The Fresh Air and Convalescent
Home at Cedar Grove, which is sup
ported by the charitable people of
Montclair, and which has been closed
for the past month to give the house
mother and nurses a rest, will reopen
next Monday. More applications than
can be accommodated have already
been received.
_ _ _ _ '
\ CALDWELL—VERONA. \ j
Ralph Biggs, of Forest avenue, Cald- |
well, has accepted a position with the j
Standard Oil Company.
Miss Theta Mead, of Pennsylvania,
Is visiting Mrs. Leslie Gilbert, of Fair
field.
The Men’s Club, of Caldwell, have
voted to contribute $50 to the monu
ment and flagpole fund.*
Mrs. F. E. Rusling. of Forest ave
nue, Caldwell, who has been ill, is
convalescent.
Mrs. Joseph Gavin, of Caldwell, has
returned from u visit to her mother at j
Sea bright.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Chudleigh, of!
Clintondale, N. V , who have been vis- j
iting relatives in Caldwell, have re
turned.
Mrs. Harold L. Wilder and Mrs. John
1. Jacobus, of Caldwell, are at Atlantic
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marsh and Mr.
and Mrs. John P. Simmonds. of Brook
lyn, are visiting friends in Caldwell.
Miss Essie Neumann, of Spring Lake,
who has been stopping in Caldwell for
the past six months, returned home
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Warner, of
Roseland avenue, Essex Fells, will
spend the summer months in Europe.
The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Rose
land Methodist Church, will meet
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Preston
Williams, of Harrison avenue.
Clarence Baldwin, of Roseland, is
about to erect a residence on Eagle
Rock avenue.
George Starbird, of Newark, is visit-'
ing his sister, Mrs. Frank Wilkinson,
of Caldwell Township.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Worthington,
of Glen Ridge, have returned from a
stay with relatives in Pine Brook.
Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Malum, of Pine
Brook, have as their guests Miss Ethel
Best, Miss Mattie Gruney and Charles
Jackson.
Miss Mary Killoren, of Pine Brook,
who has been seriously ill with pneu
monia at the home of her sister. Mrs.
Charles Kane, of Caldwell, is convales
cent and left for her home .yesterday
FIREWORKS NOT DANGEROUS,
BELLEVILLE OFFICIALS HEAR.
That there was nothing of a highly
explosive nature in the plant of the
National Fireworks Company of Belle
ville. w hieh was destroyed by fire sev
eral days ago. with a cost of three
lives, was the essence of a communica
tion read to the Belleville township
committee last night by Chairman
Charles Lyman Denison.
Mr Denison read a report made by
a laboratory in Perth Amboy, saying
that the caps which were' manufac
tured in the factory were not danger
ous in nature. Township Clerk Ed
ward C. Mathis was instructed to
spread the*report upon the minutes.
MANY BOYS IN ORANGE
LEARN HOW TO SWIM.
There are 144 toys in the various
schools in Orange who have learned to
swim duilng the past two weeks
thre igit the generosity of the Y. M. C.
A. officials. Of this number thirty
three have completed the full test, that
of swimming tl:e entire length of the
large swimming pool in the Y. M. C. A.
building. Tlv? remainder of the clac^
are not fully capable of performing
the feat as yet. but have shown good
staying powers and may be able to
stand the test soon. • It is planned to
arrange several contests between the
boys to take place during the summer
vacation.
DEMANDS DELAY
IN OPENING OF
SODO HOSPITAL
Belleville Health Board Asks
County Officials to Wait Until
Sewerage Work Is Finished.
The Belleville Hoard of Health went
on record last night as being opposed
to the opening of the Essex County
Tuberculoisis H< epital in the Soho sec
tion of the township until adequate
sewerage facilities are secured. The
board of Freeholders and the board of
managers of the institution will be
notified of the Health Board's attitude.
Committeeman E. William Bechtoldt,
who is a member of tlic board of man
agers of the isolation Hospital, brought
up the matter. He declared that he
understood that it was the Intention to
open the tuberculosis sanatorium in
about a month for occupanry. Ho added
t tat as a matter of fact the sewerage
facilities for this hospital will not be
complete for at least two months and
that he was positively opposed to hav
ing the sewage of the tuberculosis in
stitution empty into the pipes now
used by the Isolation Hospital. Com
mitt -eman Bechtoldt said that such a
thing was proposed and that the pres
ent sewerage system of the Isolation
Hospital itself was apparently taxed
without adding more disposal to it from
another large public institution.
The new system connects with the
Orange sewerage sysetem in the Soho
section of Belleville.
According to the month!: report of
Assessor Eugene M. Envoy, the regis
trar of vital statistics, there were
Uvcnty-flvp births, ten deaths and five
marriages in Belleville during April.
The township mortality rate was 1
per 1,000, on an estimated population !
of in,non. Register Qnvey. for the first
time, took advantage of the recently
enacted death-rate bill by not including
the 'rate oT persons living in other
municipalities who die in the Isolation
Hospital in Soho.
Health Inspector IV. Brand Smith,
of Belleville, told the Health Board of
that town last night that practically
every street In the Silver Rake sec
tion of Relieving was in a deplorable
condition and also unsanitary. He de
clared that a sewerage system must be
installed lit the section at the earliest
possible moment. Township Physician
Herbert R. Vail, president of the
Health Board, supported .Mr. Smith
and said the gutters in the section
named were filthy.
m.'!■ mi ii . n m |
i
Tho Kearny Town Council will meet
tonight iij adjourned session to con
sider awarding bids for the paving
of Davis avenue, and may also take
up the telephone franchise question
again. ,
Kearny firemen will have about 100
men in line this afternoon in the ex- !
empt firemen’s parade in Newark. I
headed by the First Regiment Fife and ;
Drum Corps. Highland Hose combine- !
tlon wagon and Truck No. d apparatus I
will also be in the parade.
Adolph Amann. of Arlington, secre- |
tary of the Kearny Board of Assessors,
went to Jersey City today in response j
to a summons notifying him of being :
drawn on the Hudson County petit '
jury. Mr. Amann may be exempted j
from s rvice through being a member (
of the National Guard.
A merry time was spent last night j
by the members of Balmoral Lodge, i
No. Ik. Daughters of Scotia, at Groa
toi c x Hall, Kearny, where the fifteenth j
anniversary was celebrated.
The Fourth Ward Republican Club, ^
of Kearny, will meet at the office of
Joh:i Smith, 443 101m street, Arlington,
tomorrow night.
Owing to the lock of a quorum no
session was held last night of the
Kearny Third Ward Republican Club
at Quincy Hall, Arlington.
Miss Geneva Montgo. icry, teaeher of
the sixth grade in Kearny Public
School No. 3, is ill at iter home on
Belgrove drive with rheumatism.
Miss Christine Kemp, of 18 Chestnut
street. Kearny, has been appointed as
a clerk in the office of Town Collector
Samuel B. Terry, of Kearny.
j SOUTH ORANGE. j
Five candidates will be initiated at a
meeting of South Orange Lodge of
Elks tonight.
pounty examinations will be held In 1
Columbia School during the week of I
June 5.
Village President Francis Spcir, the
Village Board of Trustees and the
Township Committee will hold a con
ference in the Township Hall tomorrow
night in reference to providing sewer
age facilities for the hill section of
the township.
The Public Service Railway Company
Jihs notified the Township Committee
that it will share- the cost of oiling
thoroughfares on which trolley cars are
run
Township Police Justice Robert D.
Brower, of Jerome avenue, Maplewood,
left today for Trenton, where he will
attend the annual State encampment
G. A. R.
firs. Philip O. Gravetle, of 114 Pros
pect street, will entertain the Cresendo
Club a* her home next Tuesday.
Masonic Hall was well lilled last
night when the Rev. Perry H. Mur
dick, pastor of the Methodist Church,
delivered an address p rtaining to his
recent travels abroad. Mr. Murdick
is a member of the Masonic order.
Mrs. Henry B. Hulsey and or daugh
ter, Miss Helen E. Halsey, of FalrvleW
and Gardner avenues, will entertain
at a musicale in the high school hall
May 27.
Mrs. Pahud 1\ Thompson, of Ray
mond avenue, has gone to Atlantic
City to spend a week.
Miss Louise Rodman, cf 577 Hamil
ton road, A ill give a card party at her
home Frit a ;»afternodn.
FIRE CHIEF DAVID DOUGLAS,
OF EAST NEWARK, WHO WAS
REELECTED LAST NIGHT.
FIRE CHIEF ELECTED
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Without any opposition Fire Chief
David Douglas, of Fast Newark, was
reelected at the annual election of the
borough tire department, held in the
borough hall last night. George H.
White was again unanimously elected
assistant chief. Both have held office
for one year.
Despite the fact that there was no
contents for the offices members of the
two companies turned out in large
numbers.
Following the business meeting the
firemen held a social in fire headquar
ters. at which a musical program was
rendered and refreshments served.
FUNERAL SERVICES
n FRIDAY FOR
Solemn High Mass of Requiem
to Be Celebrated for
Assemblyman.
Officials from all parts of the State
are expected to attend the funeral
services on Friday morning of As
semblyman Charles W. Brown, who
died at his home in Fast Orange yes
terday after a long illness. A solemn
high mass of requiem will be cele
brated in the Church of Our Lady Help
of Christians, East Orange, at 9
o’clock. The interment will be in St.
John’s Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
At the request of New York Lodge
No. 1, B. P. O. Elks, East Orange Lodge
No. 630 of the order will conduct a
special service at the late assembly
man's residence, 75 Watson avenue.
Last Orange, tomorrow night. Exalt
pd ILiler Adolph L. Braun, of East
Orange Lodge, ami his fellow’ officers
will be in charge, and members of the
►rder from various cities will par
ticipate. It had been announced the
service of the Elks would be held to
night. but the time was postponed.
Elks from many other cities here
abouts. it is expected, will attend the
services.
pLOOMFlELD-GLEN RIDGE. J
The Bloomfield Exempt Firemen's
Association met in regular session last
night and discussed various matters of
interest at length. Only routine busi
ness was transacted.
Miss Ruth M. Wilson, of Glen Ridge,
will give a musicale in Glen Ridge
Hail Saturday.
Miss Caroline Hobart, of Manhattan,
has been visiting in the borough.
The remains of Mrs. Marion Car
penter, who died in Bloomfield Sun
day, were taken to Evergreen Ceme
tery, Brooklyn, for interment today.
Arthur .1. Lockwood, of Glen Ridge,
is sojourning in Europe
Miss Hazel Knight, of Lincoln ave
nue, this city, was the guest of honor
at a bridge whist given yesterday by
her sister. Mrs. Carl L. Jacobson, of
Ridgewood avenue. Glen Ridge. Seven
tables were in play, and at the close
of the games a buffet luncheon was
served. Clusters of dogwood and sweet
peas formed the decorations, and the
hostess was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Walter J. Knight.
| NUTLEY. \
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Conover and
Miss Lucy Devlin, of Nutley terrace,
are visiting friends in Washington,
D. C.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Nutley Exempt Fire
men's Association will be held tomor
row night at Yantacaw Engine Com
pany's house on Chestnut street.
Mrs. J. J. Letdy and Mason Leidv,
of Highfleld lane, left Nutley yester
day for the Maine wdods, where they
will spend the summer months.
Mrs. Arthur Smith, of New York,
spent yesterday with her parents. Dr.
and Mrs. William N. Rockwell, of the
Enclosure, Passaic avenue.
Mrs. E. C. Carshaw, of Brooklyn, who
has b'eeh visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Welch, has returned home.
Mrs. Frank B. Curland, of Satterth
waite avenue, has returned from spend
ing a few weeks with relatives in Ten
ally.
Abram Levy, of Brooklyn, who has
been visiting Mr and Mrs. Edward
Wright, of Higtfild lane, has returned
home.
>■ .
I • T— ' ■
COURT COSTS OF
I
Echo of Jaeggers Case Comes
Up in West Or*
ange.
The West Orange Town Council voted
last night to bea£ the expense of the
libel suit brought against former Coun
cilman Max Brodesser by former Su
j perlntendent of Streets Edward Jaeg
| gers. Councilman William Kerr, the
only Republican In the council, voted
| against the resolution. *The so-called
.Jaeggers graft ease agitated last v'eiir s
, council for several months. The case
> was non-suited and the council deemed
■ ^t only fair to pay Mr. Brodesser’s
counsel fees.
! The bond issue of $55,000 at per
cent. to take up the town’s
: notes w as awarded to W. W. Coler
I Company, of Cedar street, Newr York,
| at their figure of 105.300. There w^re
i about eight bidders in all.
The tax budget fur the ensuing year
| was passed on second reading, subject
to revision on its final reading, which
| is slated for June 6.
The ordinance ratifying the redis
! trioting resolution of certain wards in
the city was passed on final reading.
The wards affected are the First, Sec
ond and Fifth. There are now three
districts in the First Ward and two in
the Second and Fifth.
Due to the inability of the town s
fire apparatus to render efficient fire
protection to residents along the moun
tainside the council last night decided
to advertise for bids for an auto fire
engine. Bids will be opened on June 6.
Several electric lights in the town be
longing to the municipal lighting plant
of the city of Orange, afford illumina
tion to West Orange Accordingly a
communication was received' from the
street lighting committee of the Orange
Common Council offering to sell the
lights for half the cost of maintenance,
which is $60 per year. This amount is
much less than the town is now paying
the Public Service Corporation, and the
council was about to favorably consider
the proposition when it was advised by
Councilman Lohman that the Mylod
bill, while it allows for municipalities
the construction of its own lighting
plant nevertheless restrains the muni
cipality from purchasing light from any
other city. The contract for the town’s
lighting by Public Service expires on
June 31. The matter of a new contract
was referred to the lighting committee
for immediate action.*
--
j BELLEVILLE. j
Women ForeMem Piny Euclirc.
^tar of Belleville Circle, Companions
of the Forest of America, hold a euchre
party last night in Belleville Hall. Some
of the prize-winners were: Miss Mary
Smith, Mrs May Brady, Miss Anna T.
Scainc, Mrs. M. Byrnes, Mr. Williams,
Mrs. Kleferdorf, Mrs. J. W. Snyder,
Mrs. Keyser, Mr. Sagger, Harry Hoag.
J. K. Skerman, William T. Hudson,
Mrs. It. Lawrence, John Hood. E. Jor
dan. Mrs. Joseph Trimble, Mrs. Maude
Donnelly, J. J. Calan, Daniel Reardon
and Miss Teresa K. Salmon.
According to the monthly report of
Chief of Police Michael Flynn read at
the meeting «»f the police committee last
night, there were twenty-one arrests in
the township last month.
The police committee last night re
ceived a communication from Patrol
man James F. Hannan, saying that
the Belleville patrolmen have affiliated
with the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Asso
ciation of New Jersey. He asked that
tlie fact be spread upon the minutes.
Upon motion, the communication was
tiled.
Committeeman George W. Staniar,
$t the meeting of the police commit
tee last night, spoke of the fact that
the local patrolmen ‘double up” after
a certain hour in the morning. The
subject caused much discussion. No
action was taken, the question having
been left in the hands of the jail com
mittee.
Samuel Gibson, of Glen Ridge, yester
day brought the property at 137 and
139 Cortlandt* street, which was sold
at auction to close the estate of Mrs.
Anne Connaughton for $3,000. John
H. Coeyman was the agent.
{ SPRINGFIELD. \
Harry Snow is ill at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Snow, of
Westfield avenue. ,*
Miss Kate Rice has returned to her
home in Brooklyn, after a visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred H. Peirson, of Morris
avenue.
Mrs. Mary Day, of Elizabeth, is -vis
iting her brother, William Paynter, of
Morris avenue.
The annual parish meeting of the
congregation of the First Presbyterian
Church will be held in the chapel to
morrow^ night.
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF
REV. DR. JOHN D. ADAM.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon of
the presbytery of Morris and Orange
in the Munn Avenue Presbyterian
Church, East Orange, the resignation
of the Rev. Dr. John Douglas Adam,
who leaves as pastor of the church on
the second Sunday in June, was ac
cepted with regret. The resignation
has already been accepted with regret
fcy the congregation.
SALE FOR HOSPITAL BENEFIT.
A sale of cake, candy and faricy
articles to benefit the Homeopathic
Hospital of Essex County will be held
on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5
o'clock at the residehce of Mrs. C. A.
Groves, 303 Main street. East Orange.
There will be .an attractive display of
toothsome dainties, and seasonable
goods will be sold b, Mrs. M. A. Giles,
who will be In charge, and her as
sistants.
-——- %
HORSES END WILD RUN
BY JUMPING INTO AUTO.
An exciting runaway, in which an
automobile was badly damaged, oc
curred this afternoon in Montclair, A
, team of horses attached to a heavy
truck, belonging to the electric light
department of the Public Service Cor
poration, were frightened In some man
ner while standing on Valley road.
Tile horses made a^- tvild dash, and
aftrr crossing Bloomfield avenue safe
ly ran into a large automobile that
was standing in front of Heyer’u
garage. The top of the machine was
torn away, and the animals then
climbed Into the auto. Before they
could get out Policeman James Lennon
and Jethro Gibbs, a fireman, managed
to quiet the animals.
It is said that a man who was asleep
in the wagon was thrown out and
bruised as the horses tore across
Bloomfield avenue. He refused to give
his name.
| HARRISON—E. NEWARK. ::
Thoma* Campbell’* Funeral.
Funeral services for Thomas Camp
bell, of 239 Harrison avenue, Harrison,
who died on Sunday, were held this
morning at 8:30 o’clock from the home
to the Church of the Holy Cross, Har
rison. where a high mass of requjem
jvas celebrated. The interment was in ,
the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Ernest Gennell, of South Fourth
street, Harrison, a student at the Balti
more Medical College, has arrived
home for the summer vacation.
Owing to the burning off of one of
the wires on the Plank road bridge
across the Passaic river, late , last
night, several cars of that line' were
compelled to use the turnpike rente to
and from Jersey City.
Mrs. Tracy Williams and Mrs. John
Dixon, both of East Newark, are being
entertained by their sister, Mrs. Cort
ney Harr, of Hibernia.
Mrs. Alary Blovis. of 3 Franklin
avenue. Harrison, called at the Har
rison police station today to make a
complaint against Alfred Rosenzweig,
a clothier, of 130 Harrison avenue,
Harrison. The woman said that a few
days ago she bought a suit at his place
and brought it back for alterations.
She said that she was not given the
same skirt when she returned the third
time. She was told to return to court
tonight.
I IRVINGTON—HILTON. *
Former Tax Collector and Mrs.
George B. Adams, their daughter, Mrs.
Ralph Wakefield and granddaughter,
Alma Wakefield, are completing ar
rangements for a trip to the West.
They will Rop off at Chicago on their
way to Kansas and Colorado, where
they will visit relatives.
Three Youths Fined.
August Storeh, of 538 South Eleventh
street; George Hoffmann and Albert
Hoffmann, of 451 South Twelfth street;
Gouts Muller, of 149 Sixteenth avenue,
were fined $10 each this morning by
Recorder Turton. They were arrested
with John Ropp. of South Twelfth !
street, last night, by Policemen Schulze I
and Canfield, on a charge of disorderly |
conduct, made by Stephen Relkoski, of
157 Grove street, whoisuld In the police
court that they had! Interfered with
property on his grounds anti had struck
him. Rapp was discharged.
The board of directors of the Irving
ton Building and Goan Association at
a meeting last night passed on several !
applications for loans made by sub
scribers.
The supply committee of the Irving* I
ton Board of Education will meet in |
Clinton avenue west school tomorrow
night to open bids for coal.
George W. Frost, Staton Waterfleld j
and George D. Knight were awarded ;
first, second and third prizes respec- 1
lively last night, in the recent pool j
tournament held by the Irvington Club.
Mrs. Josephine Watson, of Brooklyn, |
Is visiting her son-in-law' and daugli- >
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer B. Franke, jr.,
of 14 Grange avenue.
Under the direction of Street Superin. ,
tendent Harry Ruston the Town Coun
cil is oiling the sewer basins In the I
town. The Board of Health is sprink- I
ling oil on all the public places where
there Is likely to be breeding places for
mosquitoes.
John A. Feindt, Harry Rushton,
George Dressier, Councilman Frank R.
Sharp and Henry W. Meeker are dele
gates from the Irvington Exempt Fire
men's Association to the State conven- i
tion in session today, at Wever's
Coliseum.
CARTERET ACADEMY TO
HAVE ANNUAL FIELD DAY.
The annual field day of Carteret |
Academy, Orange, will be held on the j
school field next'Friday afternoon. The j
games will start at 2:45 o’clock. Med
als for.the winner and second man in
each event will be awarded by the Ath- j
letio Association, while a special cup f
has been offered by Hendon Chubb to |
the winner of the 400-yard dash, and j
another will be given by the Fathers’ j
Association to the winner of the!
greatest number of points. The com- t
mtttee in charge consists of Hendon j
Chubb, Gardner Colby and Emile j
Schultze.
FIREMEN FIGHT BLAZE
ON RAILWAY MAIL CAR.
A fire started under the flooring of!
the mail car on the train reaching the
Gfove street depot of the Gackawanna
railroad In East Orange at 11:56 this
morning and the firemen from Com
bination Hose Company No. 2, in Hoi- I
lywood avenue, a short distance from ;
the depot, were called out. They tore
up some of the flooring and used an ’
extinguisher. There was no damage
done the mail.
The, fire was discovered when smoke
crept up through the flooring while the
train was between the Roseville ave
nue depot and Grove street. It was
| not learned what caused the fir£
i'
GIVES AUTHORITY
FOB STATEMENT
ON DEATH-TRAPS
City Counsel Shows Why He
Thinks Railroads Can Be
Forced to Act.
Since f'lty Counsel Borden D. Whit
ing, of East Orange, has made state
ments lief-.'e the Board of Freeholders
and at Trenton that railroads could be
compelled by law to remove grade
crossings without expense to the mu
nlcl nllty, he has been criticised, and
today he ./as asked for his authority
by Chairman George A. Grover, of the
railroad committee.
Mr. W'hiting quoted from opinions of
Chief Justice Beasley, in the ease
against the Central railroad, and from
one by Chancellor Magle, of this city,
against the Erie ruilroad. Mr. Whit
ing says neither decision has been re
versed and many cases both de
cisions have been cited by attorneys and
approved.
Mr. Whiting declared that both
opinions are based upon section nine of
the charters under which the railroads
are operating and which compels theni
to maintain all public roads which
cross the railroad in a safe manner.
He contends that the city of East Or
ange can compel the I.acka wanna rail
road to eliminate the Main street
crossing, providing it can be shown
that it is not safe and convenient for
traffic. In his opinion it cannot be
made safe except by a separation of
the grades.
Mr. Whiting quoted section nine of
the charter of the railroad company
and also an opinion of Chief Justice
Beasley in his interpretation of the sec
tion to bear out his contention.
In the case of the city of Newark
against the Erie railroad. Chancellor
Magic, according to Mr. AVhiting. held
that the court had jurisdiction in the
matter, but also that the city had
failed to show that the crossing was
unsafe and not movement for traffic
He concurred in Chief Justice Beasley's
opinion that it was the duty of the
railroad to provide for the safety of
the general public at all times.
_ _ f
MRS. ANNA D. AVERILL
DIES IN GLEN RIDGE.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna De
catur Averill, widow of Henry D.
Averlll, will be held tomorrow after
noon at her late home, 89 Baldwin
street, Glen Ridge. The Rev. Edwin
Augustin White, rector of Christ Epis
copal Church, will officiate, and the
interment will be In Greenwood Ceme
tery. Mrs. Averill had many friends
in the suburban towns. She at one
time resided in the Oranges and later
in Montclair. From the latter town she
removed to' Glen Ridgg about eight
years ago.
Mrs. Averill passed away In her home
yesterday afternoon at the age of 62
years. Her death was due to a com
plication of diseases and she was ill
about ten days. Mrs. Averill was a
daughter of the late Charles I,. Bamps
and M Louise Crommelin. She was ft
native of Flatbusli, L. 1.
The deceased was a member of Christ
Church and was much interested in
church work. Her husband passed
away some years ago. She is sur
vived by two sons, Clarence L. Averill.
of Glen Ridge, and Arthur Averlll, of
the Roseville section of this city, and a.
dughter. Miss Maude B. Averill, of
Glen Ridge.
THREE BELLEVILLE HOMES
ENTERED BY BURGLARS.
Throe Belleville homes have been en
tered by burglars within the last four
days. Success was attained in but one
instance, however, that being at the
residence of John W. Maynard, a New
ark newspaper man, at 38 Roesmore
place. The other houses entered were
those of Mrs. Gertrude Frisbee. of 334
Washington avenue, and Mr. and Mrs.
Wiliam H. Connolly, of Academy
street.
At the Maynard residence jewelry
valued at about $80 was stolen. Most
of this was owned by Mrs. Clara B.
Trusdell and was taken from her room
on the third floor of the house on
Monday night while she and Mr. and
Mrs. Maynard were away from home.
Several pins owned by Mrs. Maynard
were also stolen.
Entrance was gained through a cel
lar window on the west side of the
house. The robbery was not reported
until last night to the police.
Mrs. Connolly saw a man trying to
enter her h#mo early Saturday night
by the kitchen window. The man tied
when he saw her. Mrs. Frisbee dis
covered last night that the lower sec
tion of her residence had been ran
sacked, but nothing was taken.
SPITE WAR IN MONTCLAIR
MAY LEAD TO LAWSUITS.
Morris Dobrin and his wife, of -1Z
Glenridge avenue, Montclair, have been
summoned to appear before Recorder
Henry L. Yost in the Montclair Police
Court Saturday morning on complaint
►of Theodore B. Stulte, who owns the
property at 217 Glenridge avenue. The
Dobrlns are accused of interfering with
the sewer pipes belonging to Stolte.
Lawsuits may follow the action.
Stulte. it is said, took offense because
Dobrin built a store in front of his
property, which cut off the view from
the former's house. Dobrin discovered
a sewer pipe running through his prop
erty from the Stulte house and after
Stulfe had built a store, Dobrin cut the
pipe, it is claimed, and blocked it up,
reusing the sewage to back up in. the
house. The summonses followed.
Stulte remembered that Dobrin had a
summer kitchen built in ^hp rear of his
house last 'summer without having first
obtained a permit. He reported the
affair to the building department and
another summons was issued for Dobrin
to appear before the recorder on Satur
day, Stulte. who had his property con
nected with the sewer yesterday, says
he will bring suit for damages against
the Dobrins.