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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
NOISY
AND THEATRICAL,
DECLARES STOKES
Former Governor Appeals for
Moderation in Address
to MethOdists.
Lspeolal 70 the NyenIng star.l

MTLLVILLE. March 12.-The First
NJ. i. Church was crowded this morn
ing when the seventy-seeond annual
session Of the New Jersey Methodist
Episcopal conference was continued.
The auditorium was beautifully deco
rated with American flags and red and
white bunting. then colors Of tbs Ep-
worth League.
AT yesterdays sessions former Gov
ernor stokes was given an ovation.
He said:
I'm this reform era we are following
the futile philosophy Of the pope's bull
against the comet, and are aiming 10
legislate evils out of existence rather
than to improve and develop the indi-
vidual. 1t is the frenzy of the French
Revolution to make trade and morality
by law.
I'VE applaud noisy. theatrical decla-
rations as courage. Profession passes
for sincerity. Accusation is accepi ed
as proof. The mar who makes the
boldest assertions and cries. Cruelty
him! cruelty himl' is hailed as the
savior of his State. but our Chris
tianity is consequently losing IN char
ity, in mercy. in federation, and in for
getfulness that Christ came 60 save
sinners, not to destroy.
1.-THE minister proceeds on a different
theory. He does noA denounce the
~malefactor, rich or poor, but. Christ
like, he points the way to salvation
and banishes evil by teaching the
wrong-doer to love the good. He be-
! lieves that if all men were good, all
government would be good and all
business would be honestly managed.
I'm God We Trust is still the ma.
tion's hope. A little more reliance upon
God and a little less reliance upon gov
eminent and legislation would lie the
best possible remedy for u present
unhappy condition. We do not need a
man on horseback. True statesmen are
the men in the pulpit, preaching peace
J and good will"
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MAYOR VETOES
MONOPOLY IN
WATER METERS
Sends Back to Board of Works
Their Resolution Adopting
Neptune Device.
SAYS CITIZENS SHOULD
HAVE LIBERTY OF CHOICE
Identical Bids for Standard Ma
chine Had Been Made
by Three Firms.

A letter was received from the Mayor
this afternoon at the finance commit.
tee meeting OF the Board of Works
vetoing the action of the board il
establishing a standard water meter
thereby killing competition and leav'
ing no individual choice to the prop
erty-owners.
The board established the Neptune
meter as the standard. and drew a con
tract, the number to be supplied being
indefinite, and the citizens paying thu
city for the meters.
Following is the letter sent by TIN
Mayor:
March 8, 1908.
To- the Honorable, the Board of
Street and Water Commission
ers, Newark, N. j.:
Dear Slrs-I return herewith n
resolution adopted by your honor
able body on February 20, but
which was not presented to me
until March 6, providing that the
contract for furnishing water
meters for the department of
water be awarded to the Neptune
Meter Company, of this city. AS I
understand the situation. your hon.
orable body received bids of iden-
teal amount from three concerns
whose products had some years
previous received your official APP
prevail and had been declared as
standard. The effect of awarding
IL. vA..I
be. If course, to confirm that COM
pany in a monopoly of furnishing
water meters to be paid for by citi-
zens of Newark as individuals.
] know that there is some diff
ference of opinion among those ac-
quainted with the devices as to
which If the several meters which
heretofore have been o~btainable
from the water department is the
best. l think it wise that to those
who install such devices in this city
there should be permitted a liberty
of choice among the several makes
which your board has approved. in
accordance with individual judg-
ment or the advice of contractors
who are doing the work, particular
ly as there will be no greater eX-
pense to the city or householder,
and at the worse a slight incon-
venience to the water department.
Yours very truly.
(Slgned) JACOB HAUSSLING.
Mayor.
Trolley Inspector Joseph Crawford re
ported to the board that he found
badly d~isarranged schedule in force o
the Main line. Kearny and Elizabet
cars, some of them running on a head
way of fully fifteen minutes. He re
ported that he has adjusted the matte
with the Public Service Corporation
and that the trouble will be remediet
He also reported a number of cars re
moved for flat wheels and poor fender
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POLICE SURE THEY
HAVE BLACK HAND
LEADER IN Tolls
CONTINUED from FIRST rase.)

sleuths began a systematic examina-
tion of both series of letters. n
to Father Zuccarelli and those to Mu-
somecei were, apparently, In the same
handwriting, n hat bore a singular
resemblance to the handwriting of Mu-
somecci.
Handwriting of letters received by
others attacked by the alleged Black
Handlers are apparently in the same
style of c~hirography. Some of these
letters, demanding money. have
reached the hands of the police, and
will be sent to an expert on II
writing for an opinion of their author
ship.
The police have over a dozen of these
letters. They have been translated,
and their text shows hat they We're
written by a person above ordinary in
t~elligence. In one of them the writer
informs the person addressed just how
to proceed to get the money. telling him
that he has been selected as a 'go-be-
tween
The following letter was received by
Musomecci January 10 last, and is as
follows:
Text of Black HIND Letter.
Salvatore Musimecci:
Dear Sir-Haying need of a per-
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SLAYER'S
FATE NOW RESTS
WITH HIS JURORS
Masked Epilepsy" Only Defense
That Appears for LeO's
Assassin.
NO EVIDENCE BROUGHT
OUT 9AS TO A PLOT
Doctors Heard in Case Of KILL
ing on Denver Altar Of F0r-
nler Paterson Pastor.

DENVER, Colo, March 12.-With the
bare suggestion of masked epilepsy"
as his only defense, Giuseppe Aha
awaits stoically the result of his trial
on the charge of having murdered
Father Leo Heinrichs, the former Pat
erson IN. ~ priest, whom he shot down
at ths altar in. ST. Elizabeth's Catholic
Church in this city at early mass Feb
ruary % last, after receiving at the
hands of the priest the sacrament and
splitting it out of his mouth. The evil
dence for the defense was completed
yesterday.
No explanation of Alias terrible
crime other than that given by him in
Jail was offered and no evidence OF
any plot against Father Leo or priests
in general has been presented at the
trial.
The case was given to the jury today
after brief arguments and Instructions.
Evidence in Alias trial was concluded
yesterday, Then no evidence that Ala
was an anarchist or tina he had ever
been a member of a society of that
sort, or even that he had been a reader
of a%narchistic literature, was adduced.
Attorney Widdecombe, counsel for
ALA, said that the only possible de-
Tense was insanity. He would try to
show that the defendant was suffering
of larvel (transitory) epilepsy.
Dr.. Byron Gustave Tosti, Italian or
sui, who had examined Ala, testified
that the mans act in killing Father
Leo could only nave been the result
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son that is sufficiently known by
Eduardo Annelli we are. assured
that you are in good relation. Be
attentive without comforting with
the authorities and no others. 9th
erwise you will pay for this with
the penalty of your life. Present
yourself to this person indicated
above and tell him we have sent
him two letters. and That he is to
send us $4,000, which must serve us
to help n of our comrades, and he
must remit it TO us quickly without
delay, otherwise we will make him
pay for it. This money you must
receive yourself and put it on your
person.
The signal is this: You must
carry i'll your hand a cane. AT the
end must be a great knot. The per-
son that will meet you will demand
if you have matches. and will have
a cigarette in their hand. When
they ask for the matches you will
take four and hand them to the
person who tells you do me the
favor" and give me another one Of
a these. This is the recognizance.
Quickly take the money and
hand 1t. Beware, without looking
him in the face, or we will make
you pay for 1t dearly, and don't re-
fuse, otherwise you will pay for it
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FAIR BOWLERS ROLL WELL
AT KRUGER TOURNEY,

At the annual prize bowling match
of the Office employees of the Kfueg9r
Brewing Company last night in the
Kruger Auditorium. the winners in
the order named were: Mrs. Rudolph
Vavink, Mrs. Arthur VOTERS, Mrs.
Adolph Massmann, Miss Elsie Graan,
Mrs. George Hermann and Mrs. Will
lam Graah. Mrs. Theodore Entner re
ceived the consolation prize.
After the bowling there was a sup
per, supplemented by music and toasts.
Albert Horwitz, William E~ggerking
and William Graah were among the
speakers. The latter was the chairman
of the committee of arrangements.
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COL. EARLY MAKES
A THIRD VENTURE
INTO MATR|MON!y
Assistant ~Quartermaster-Ge Cen
eral Gives Out BeIated An-
nOunCement of Ceremony.
Especial to the evening STAR

TRENTON, March 12.-The many
friends of Assistant Quartermaster-
General William Early were surprised
Today when the announcement was
made that Colonel Early a taken
unto himself a wife. The ceremony
took place about a month ago at
~Somerville, Miss Ada Comfort. of that
city, being the bride.
This is the coloners third venture
into the bonds of matrimony. His
first wife died. and the second was
separated from him through divorce
proceedings. Colonel Early is over &C
years of age. The new Mrs. Early is
under 80.
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SCHOOLS UNSAFE
IN JERSEY CITY,
SAYS Connolly
Poor Protection Furnished i'll
Majority OF Buildings, Ac-
cording to Fire CMef.2
Especial to the evening star. ]

JERSEY CITY, March 12.-Fire Chief
Connolly this afternoon reported to
Mayor Wittpenn thai the lack of fire
protection OF the public schools and
other buildings was d~aplorable. His
report shows that six public schools
are u%nequipped with proper fire esr
capes. In the majority of school
buildings the doors also open inwardr
ly. Parochial school buildings + e alsq
lily protected.
The chief pronounees the new night
school buildings absolutely safe, but
condemns the practise of keeping a
number of doors locked. st. Mary's
and ST. Michaeps Orphan Asyluns are
also stated to be without fire escapes
by the chief. Mayor Wittpenn ordered
that the Fire Board take immediate
action in the matter.
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SLOAN GETS PLACE
AS DEPUTY CHIEF IN
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SO Many Applicants for Bat
talon Chief That Selection
Is Not Made by the Board.
NO MONEY ON HAND FOR
FIREMEN IN THE SCHOOLS
President Gnichtel Thinks Alarm
Boxes Should Be Put in
the Institutions.

Although il was expected that the
Fire Board would make q number OF
promotions at a meeting yesterday
afternoon, only one was decided upon
and that was Battalion Chief Joseph H.
sloan. who was made deputy chief, 10
take effect April ].
His promotion leaves a vacancy in
the battalion chiefs. but ii Is SAID tIlat
one reason that vacancy was not nlled
is the large number of candidates.
An ineffectual effort was made to
settle upon an appointee.
President Gniehtel said his attentloh
had been called TO a suggestion mat d
fireman be placed in each school TO les
sen the danger of panic in case OF nre'
He thought it was a very GOOD idea'
but said nothing could be done until the
Common Council made provision Tor
money to cover the expense. Until
that is done" said the president, we
cannot do anything. and j would sug-
eest that the secretary notify the
board of Education that no fire alarm
boxes are located In any of the schools,
and that It would be a splendid thing
10 have lone Immediately. All OF the
children could familiarize themselves
with the fire alarm boxes.
Firemen James F. Connolly, of En-
zine No. 21. and Robert Charles, Of En-
eine Company No. Q. will be retired
April /.
Telephone Bill Held Up.
TWO bills from the New York ana
New Jersey Telephone Company for
transferring the telephones in two hre-
houses were ordered to be sent back Ior
an explanation.
president Gnichtel said that when q
private individual had a telephone
changed the company did not charge
ANYTHING for it. and he could not see
why the city should pay for it.
A request from City Clerk Connolly
for $50 feet of old hose for use in the
CITY Hall was objected to by Commits
sioner Burke, who said the board
could not under the law give any Old
hose away. as all old material had to
be sold and the proceeds placed in the
fremen's pension fund.
A check for 500 was received from
the Clark Thread Company. of Kearny.
for the Response of the Newark appar-
atus 10 a small blaze at the company's
plant several weeks ago.
New Fire Line Ba,:ges.
1t was decided by h board to have
l50 new fire line badges made to re-
place those now in use, and charge the
cost of them to the persons applying
for them. The badges are to be changed
every year. They are TO be made OF
red celluioid about two inches square,
to be fastened with q string.
Commissions Burke requested that
all of the flremen be requested not TO
violate a rule in the department. by
engaging in other business while in the
service.
Lineman Joan III. =. shannon re-
qucsted a leave of absence for n few
days, commencing April %, in order TO
be become d benedict.
John J. O'Neill. formerly OF Truck
Company No. Is. in n communication,
applied for reinstatement. It was re.
oeived and placed on Gle.
George NJ, Sanders. of Truck Com
pany No. }, viii exchange places with
Walter Lar2leer, of Truck Company
No. 6.
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A FONDNEss FOR BREAD.

Michael Mazuv and William Rosyn,
both 10 years old, of s. Boyd street,
were found by a policeman on the
Plank road about 8 o'clock this morn
ing carrying a bundle, which proved to
contain five loaves Of bread. They said
they were on their way home on foo,
from Brooklyn and that they had found
the bread. This did not seem a salts
factory explanation, so the men were
taken TO the Third Precinct Police sta
ton. They were later discharged.
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Girl Employed in Bogota House
Is SubpOenaed by
Prosecutor.
TO ADJOURN HEARING
BECAUSE CHILD is SICK
Brownie" Hurd III of Fever, So
Parents Cannot Testify Un-
til March 20.
Lspec!al to Die evening star.l

HACKENSACK, March Illegal
DR.. e. f. Smith, an expert chemist
and Psychologist, representing Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hurd and Mrs. George w.
Young at the Baker inquest. to force
the authorities to deliver a part of the
body of Walter Farnsworth Baker to
him for an independent analysis.
This unusual move is said to have
resulted from the startling evidence
produced al the inquest last night, that
enough arsenic had been found in
Bakers body and brain to kill five
men. DIR. Smith. at the inquest last
night. took copious notes. and later
went to the Ridgewood undertaking
establishment, where the body of Baker
now Is. and demanded part of the body
for chemical. analysis. He was refused
permission to touch the remains. He
then announced that he would begia a
legal action today in order that the
rights of his clients might be protected.
1t is doubtful. however, if such a pro
cedure win be sustained.
The theory that there might have
been arsenic in the embalming fluid
used by Undertaken Ricardo In en-
banning Bakers body. was destroyed
last night when DIR. w. c. Boos, the
toxicologist to the Massachusetts STATE
Hospital, testified that he had exam
ined the embalming fluid and found il
free from arsenic.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. March 12.-Forecast
for New Jersey: Fair tonight and Fri
day. not much change in temperature;
fresh west winds.
NEW YORK. March 12,-Local fore
cast: Generally fair tonight and Friday,
temperature above freezing: fresh
winds, mostly southwest.
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HANGED FOR MURDER
OF HIS SWEETHEART.

louisville. Pa, March "a
Charles Warzel. was hanged here to-
day for the murder of Matte Bolinsky,
aged 16 years, of Shenandoah, who had
refused to marry him. Warzel feigned
insanity, but during a heavy electrical
storm last summer lightning struck
near his cell and he was frightened
into admitting that. ne was shamming.
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yourself together with him. This
would be your instruction when 10
come. Mako your way to Pater~
son as you reach Broad street. Get
off the car, walk up and down,
then person will appear who will
make a demand as stated above.
Give him this errand. dc not be
afraid when you bring all it's ac-
complished.
Musonecci Pleads Ignorance.
Musomecci declared that he did moi
know who wrote this letter when tbs
police asked him about it last night
and after he had written his name are
address for them earlier in the day
When told that both handwriting:
looked alike he grew pale, but declared
his ignorance. He had been talkint
freely in the English tongue until this
time, when he suddenly asked to b.
allowed to speak in his native tongue
and an Italian detective was sent for
A second letter, which Musonlecc
says he received, vas dated Januar!
10 last. 1t reads as follows:
Jan. 10.
Salvador Musomecci:
Friends have eulogized o u per-
sol to us, and YOU, with your blood
mixed with infainy, have eounselled
the person who was TO consisn the
money to make complaint. But we
are not frightened. We rather adj
wise you to kill yourself by your
own hands. if you don't want to
incur other trouble. Otherwise. to
bring about a contamination and
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Leaders Since 1919

stOutenburgh Spring Styles


Many of our new Spring
Overcoats and Suits are on our
tables, and every day more of
them come from our work
room. We invite you to see
the splendid range of new
fabrics and colorings now
ready, in styles abreast OF the
hour.
Stripes predominant this sea
son-wood- browns, grays and
olives are the fancy effects in
both Overcoats and Suits,
though blues will be popular,
as usual, i'll Suits.
We show in our windows a few
of the leading styles we have
originated. Overcoats in fancy
herringbone and stripe effects, 4
models. $12 to S25; Fancy Suits
for men and young men. $40 TO S2S.
Spring Hats, Furnishings and
Oxfords are ready, also.
Stou1enbu!ghs
7o7-S0S Broad Street.
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Hurds' servant subpoenaed.

Prosecutor Koester has issued a
subpoena for a Swedish servant girl,
WI was employed-a AT the Hurd home
In Bogota ON the night that Baker,
the rich clubman, died there after a
hurried return in an automobile from
New York city. 1t is understood that
the girl has been talking a great deal
about the death of the Boston million
aire and Mr.. Rooster is anxious to
learn what she knows of the events
leading up to the clubman's death.
Determined efforts are being made by
the prosecutor to establish the time
that would elapse for arsenic to work
after a person had eaten a hearty sup
per and partaken of a champagne
punch. Mr.. Rooster last night asked
DR.. Boos such a question. His reply
was between two and three hours.
Becaus of the severe illness of young
Brownie Hurd,, to whom the S25o,VV0
left by Baker reverted after his sister
Nathalie's death. Prosecutor Rooster
will adjourn the inquest after this
afternoons hearing until March ~.
This is because he desires to nave MI.
and Mrs. Frank Hurd n Mrs. George
w. Young give testimony. They have
all signifed their Willingness to testify
at a later date. Young Brownie Is
now convalescing from aSsevere attack
Of scarlet fever. March 20 was agreed
upon today as the time agreeable for
the Hurds and Mrs. Young to testify.
The witnesses who will be called to-
day are Edward f.. Baker, brother OF
the lead man. who is CONVINCED shat
his brother was murdered; Mrs. Multi
gan and Harry Conner, of New York,
who saw Baker and the Hurds In New
York on the night of october 26. and
Snihin. the chauffeur. The inquest vii
then be adjourned.
w. Harry Lee, the New Yorker whC
spent the evening with Baker and saw
him when he was first taken i'll, sai6
that Baker said to him six or eight
times that he had been poisoned. H'
repeated several times that he wanteC
a doctor.
The testimony thus far has not ac
counted for nearly an hour between
about $3.50 and $3.50 o'clock on tn
evening before Bakers death. Where
he spent that hour no one seems t,
know. At $3.50, when Harry Lee me
Baker in Brownies. he was sober, ans
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ARCADE THEATRE Broad & New SIS

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Supplemented with Bible Stories and Parablea
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The last letter sent out by the Black
Hand gauge al received BY Father
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sly PATHIZED
WITH TENANTS:
IS FINED
Joseph COhn Exhibited Flag
and Damaged the
Window Sill.

Joseph Cohn, 81 years old, a student,
who boards on the third floor of 20
Hillside place and who is in sympathy
with the striking tenants. was fined
$25 by Judge Herr in the Fourth Pre-
cinct Police Court today. The charge
was malicious mischief.
Cohn was arrested Saturday by Po-
liceman Lunny on complaint of Abra-
ham Feinberg, the owner of the house,
for displaying an oilcloth flag with
Hebrew lettering on it with reference
to the strike. The allegation was that
the window sill was damaged to the
extent of $3.50. The case had been ad-
journed several times, but today
Edward Schoen, counsel for the Land
lords Association, and NJ. ]. Carless,
counsel for the defense, were both
ready to proceed with the trial. The
complainant told his side of the story,
which was corroborated by Max
Sachachet, of 80 Hillside place, and
Mrs. Bessie Blum, of 81 Hillside place.
~Sachachet in answer to questions,
said:
II saw him stick his head out of de
window with his specks, and chase a
nail into de window SILL
Mrs. Blum stated that she heard the
defendant say, after Mr.. Feinberg
pulled down the first flag, hat he would
put out another and he did so.
The complaint vas dated January 3,
instead of January a, and Mr.. Carless
asked the court to dismiss it on that
ground, but Judge Herr declined. Later
Mr.. Carless said that he intended to ap-
peal the courts decision.
There were a number of landlords
and strikers in court. Judge Herr. in
announcing his decision, ruled that the
landlords rent their apartments for
dwelling purposes and not to have them
damaged. He took exception to a
statement made by counsel for the de-
Tense in bringing out the point that
tenants often decorate for holidays and
other similar occasions.
1.-THE mere fact that the defendant
made the remark that he would hang
out another flag. and followed 1t up by
doing so after the landlord pulled the
first one down, is sufficient evidence to
show the wilful intent" said the court.