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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-18
USE STAR WANT ADS.
WlLLBANK GETS LIGHT
TERM ON MOTHERS PLEA.
Bank EmbezzIer Is Given Five
Years in Prison.


TRENTON, Oct. 1S.-Judge Rellstab
in the United States District Court, to-
day sentenced Eugene r. Willbank,
former bookkeeper and teller in the
Atlantic City Second National Bank,
to five years Imprisonment.
Willbank was indicted for embezzle-
ment. This was the minimum permis-
sible under the statute. Before pass
ing sentence Judge Rellstab was ap-
pealed to by the prisoners mother to
be merciful with her son. In passing
sentence the judge referred to the
mothers interview with him and in
dicated that he had been impressed
by it.
Willbank was indicted on thirty
counts each charged embezzlement of
sums ranging from $50 to $500, the
total of which was $500 He will be
incarcerated in the Federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga.
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HELD FOR GRAND JURY
ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT.
Allege Prisoner Used Penknife
in a Fight.

Michael Jourdan, 81 years old, of 1870
Pennington street, was held by Judge
Hahn in the Third Precinct Police Court
today in $500 bail to await the action of
the grand jury, on the complaint of as
saulta brought by George Micao 20 years
old, of the same addpess.
Micao claims that he and Jourdan
had an alteration yesterday and that
in the fight that followed Jourdan
pulled a small penknife and inflicted q
small wound on his neck. The blade
narrowly missed the jugular vein.
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try STAR CLASSIFIED ADS.
TABLET REMOVED BECAUSE
1T IGNORED LIVING HEROES.

WOODBURY., Oct 18-Unless all
signs fail there is going to be jolly
row before the end of the controversy
over the Red Bank battle monument
tablet is reached. 1t now develops that
the real reason for the removal by the
Sons of the Revolution committee Of
the bronze tablet placed on the shaft
by the State commission is it's SEEM
ing effort to boost the living to the
detriment of the dead heroes the shaft
was intended to commemorate
This reason is revealed in letter ad-
dressed to former Senator ]. Boyd Avis,
of Gloucester county, who, as mem
Der of the Assembly, introduced the
bill under which the appropriation was
made by the Legislature and the me-
mortal erected
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WIFE RIDES IN PATROL
WITH HUBBY-P PRISONER.
Carlin Fined for Pulling Off
Her Hat.

Although his wife did not appear to
press her complaint against him,
Thomas Carlin, Al years old. of IA Cam
den street, was fined $40 by-Judge Hahn
in the Third Precinct Police Court to-
Gay for having pulled her hat off while
she was walking with one of their
children yesterday.
Mrs. Carlin gave her address as 116
North Sixth street. She said that she
met her husband in the street, and he
at once became abusive. She was SO
anxious that he be brought to book for
his misdeeds that she rode in the patrol
wagon with him to the station house.
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FREIGHT RATES QUESTIONED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-A complaint
of far-reaching consequence was filed
today with the Interstate Commerce
Commission, involving the reasonable
ness and lawfulness of rates now
charged by the railroads in the south
western part of the country on ship
ments destined to interior middle west
ern points
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WOMAN FATALLY HURT
In AEROPLANE CRASH

JUVISY, France, Oct. ia few
minutes before Count De Lambert re-
turned to the aviation field here from
his fight to Paris, Alfred M. Blanch,
the French aeronaut attempted his
first flight in a Bleriot machine.
Shortly after ascending the mono
plane, as the result of false shift of
the rudder, turned into the tribune and
fell, mortally wounding woman and
injuring a dozen others.
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MEYERS RECOVERING.

At St. Michaers Hospital it was said
today that William Meyers, who. it
was feared. had fractured his skull, is
out of danger and on the road to re-
covery. Meyers fell yesterday in State
street and was taken to the hospital
unconscious by the police of the Sec
ond precinct.
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FIRE DESTROYS WHOLE TOWN.

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Oct. 1S.-Word
has reached here OF the destruction of
the entire town of Dillon, Wyo., by fire.
The cause of the fire is not known. A
large quantity of winter supplies for tho
miners was destroyed and 1t is feared
that there will be suffering. The camp
Is not large one.
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CONFIRMS PRINCESS LOUISE.

BERLIN. oct. Princess Victoria
Louise. daughter of the German EN-
peror and Empress, was confirmed to-
day in the Church of Peace. at Pots
dam. The ceremony, which marks the
separation of childhood from woman
hood. was conducted by DR.. Dryander,
the favorite court preacher.
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THOUSANDS SEEK
BENEFIT IN STOCK
ISSUE OF PENNSY
Army of $4,000 Shareholders
ClamOr for Price of New
$S0,OOO,O00 Issue.
DIRECTORS MAY DECIDE TO
SELL CERTIFICATES AT PAR
Railroad Never More Prosper
Gus and Plans for Record
breaking Year.
What the Pennsy
Has Done. and What
It Plans To DO

1t will pay off $6o,000,0OO in 6
per cent. notes next March.
1t will pay off $2o,000,000 III
bonds next July.
1t will issue between $50, ZOO, 900
and $l0O,000,000 stock to cancel
next years debt.
1t has spent s100,0Oo,0oo on its
Hudson tunnels and terminals.
1t has spent $10,00OO00 on other
terminals.
It has acquired other railroad
securities worth millions.
1t has paid dividends of from
to z per cent. for ,he last ten
years.
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RUTGERS COLLEGE TRUSTEE DIES.

Especial to The Newark Star.]
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct 1S.--Henry
L. Janeway, trustee OF Rutgers Col
lege, one of the oldest alumni, class of
1874, died today, aged &c. He was head
of the Janeway & Co. wall ll-paper con-
Germ He is survived by daughter,
Miss Helen II. Janeway
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KING MANUEL I'LL.

LISBON, Oct. 1s.--King Manuel is
confined TO his bed with an Intestinal
trouble. accompanied with light fever
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FACTORY WORKMAN FALLS
INTO VAT OF OIL OF VITROL.
Laborer Is Badly Burned, but
Will Recover.

Nicholas Lakan, so years old, of 12O
Belmont avenue, while dipping metal
at the Newark Tube and Metal Works,
where he is employed, slipped, and fell
into a tank of oil of vitrol today.
He was taken to st. Jamess Hospital
by the Third Precinct ambulance. His
left side was burned but he will re-
cover.
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THREE KILLED in TRAIN WRECK.

WINNIPEG, Oct. 1S.--The westbound
Toronto express on the Canadian Pa
cific Railway is reported ditched s6o
miles east of Winnepeg. Three per-
sons are reported killed and nuns
ber injured.
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STAR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE REST.
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ADVERTISE IN THE STAR AND
GET IN TOUCH WITH A VAST
ARrIY OF READERS WHO ARE
SEEKING BARGAINS
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READ STAR WANT ADS.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
SEIZE IMPORTED SILKS.
Sans Theg Came from Germany, but
That He Bought Them Here.

The story that he was trying 10 sc" mp my
,oods on which duty had been palo 10
I.a.1..r5ess on the North German bioyo inner
-.to-s+ caused some valuable silks o"reo
-, 15anse Bagaar of Hoboken 10 DC 'N
I,s..a-ds1, and sent to the Public Stores.
several days ago Bagaar, who Keeps 80
80 ot No POP River street Hoooken' VlSi'eu
- ..a,r,.r Scharnhorst tied up at NoIlil
.c.-,,o- IJovd Pier g. He remained aoodio
,,e-sl hours and attempted 10 lea"e lilo -
s+or+1v after dark with a large ouhoie u
,,is orn AS he was about to descend inc s'ep'
- tha nier he was stopped by Harry r DoSio
. customs inspector on the night stan Oh DeP-
,,+,, SURVEYOR Coneys. The inspector opened lhe
bundle and found that it contained ten Pleoeo
acknowledged silk. each piece being mace UP oI
+L-aA wards. Bagaar, VINO did not deny that inc
s,1ks we're imported from Germany SAID the
ar+, had been paid on them. but when asked
- chow, his customs receipts he was unaole 10
rroduce them, Doyle says
Asled how he happened to be taxing Ihe
uoods from a German steamer, Bagaar sa1o 10
p. .a,en them aboard TO sell the silk 10
-.o-,.-dess When brought before surveyor
C,,z,,.on at the Custom House yesteruAS
- sat6 that he had bought the goods from
7,,anx, in Fifth avenue. The surveyor
" Io,,,rr,nicated with the frm' whlcn re-
oHio .ra+ q had never carried silk gooos'
Then the goods were se
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
CL4RKSON SEXES HORSE.
Surveyor of Customs Says Importer
TrderrdLued Thoroughbred.

James S. Clarkson, Surveyor OF customs oi
this port. has made many seizures In the course
of his administration His seizures have IN IN
cluded most everything dutiable, from sI'-"O
hale OF codeine to a pearl necklace. It was not
until Yesterday however. that he found himseh
with ? valuable horse on his hands
The thoroughbred arrived here on TUESDAY
an the Atlantic Transport liner Minneapolis II
was consigned to a we'll known merchant IN
tIarle7n who made a request that the animal be
admitted free of duty on the ground that II
was brought here for breeding purposes ne
horse was also entered as household enects'
AS the owner did not accompany the horse 10
this country on the Minneapolis the surveyor
could not allow the animal to land free OF ouls
se household effects" and he was not satisi'eo
z,ito the valuation of $500 placed upon the am
NAL. , ra
An inspector. sent TO examine the morse ie
r,or,ed that II was worth between Sl.Voo ana
q 5oo and as the animal was being led from
tba nier last night it was seized and sent 10
bonded stable In West 56th street. 1t Is oeheVeu
+be+ the horse will soon be sold at auction al
the Public Stores.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
FRENCH NAVAL SCANDAL.
Fresh Credits Held Up and Com
mission AppOinted.

Paris March 25.-The Chamber Of Deputies
TODAY unanimously adopted NJ Deicasses
motion to appoint Parliamentary commission
IN inouire into the state of the navy before
fresh credits were voted NJ. Delcasse expressed
the general opinion that after the statements
appearfng in NJ Brousses report the depart
mental inquiry by the government was 1naoe-
ouate. and that Parliament should assure Itself
that the money voted would not be squandereo-
M. Brousse who Investigated the navy ac-
counts on behalf of the Finance Commission re-
Gently reported that millions had been swallowed
I'D without any benefit to the navy that the
highest prices always were paid for supplies and
that costly repairs made to ships whlch
were useless He practically charged that
monopoly existed among the navy contractors
who made enormous profits
Premier Clemenceau. NJ. Caillaux. Minister OF
Finance and NJ Picard, Minister of Marine, ac-
cepted the proposal for the appointment OF
commission, NJ Picard saying that he would not
hide the faults committed. and that the best way
to remedy such faults was first to recognize
them. The members of the new commission VIII
be selected tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
EXETER GETS !sIO0,OOO.
T5co Requests of 900 for Ne7o
Ham pSEire Academg.

Exeter, y. H, March 25-Phillips Exeter
Academy's list Of scholarships was augmented
to-day by the addition of S1o0. 900 in two sepa-
rate gifts OF $4,000 each. Hubert E. Pesche-
macher. -, who died in Boston, bequeathed
s50.OOO TO the academy for annual endowments
of $3.50 each to such students of Harvard
University. who are also graduates Of Exeter, as
have demonstrated high proficiency In their
studies.
Mrs Margaret E. Langdale, Of Cambridge
Mass, desiring to commemorate her husband
Professor Charles c. Langdale, former dean or
the law faculty ct Harvard gave Exeter $4,000
as the basis of five scholarships, TO be known as
the Charles {. Langdale scholarships
Robert T Lincoln, of Chicago. son OF Presi-
dent Lincoln, presented the academy with a life
nortrait Of his father. together with two hstori-
cally valuable letters
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
ANOTHER YERKES SUIT.
UidOzc Determined to Gust LOUIS D..
O1csLeU.

Chicago March 25.-Mary Adelaide ferkes'
widow of the late Charles T Yerkes, filed SUIT
in the Superior Court to-day for the appoint
noent Of receiver for the Yerzes estate as wen
as to enioin Louis 5. Owsley executor OF the
estate from applying for letters teslalreii'1iS
=, ~ Vol, CITY Tomorrow Mrs. Yerlkes also
asks the appointment of trustee to handle the
estate until il can safely be turned over 10 the
trustees appointed under the will
The bill in many respects Is similar 10 tnat re-
o,tIy disnosed of in the probate court where
Mrs Yerkes was unsuccessful in her ef1ort 20
have Owsley dislodged as executor
Judge Barnes issued temporary oruei a.
to-day restraining Louis Owsley lioAh
- e,,,rrogates' Court in New York 20 have
.,,,I1or, letters testamentary issued to him.
Mrs Yerkes and her lawyer went to New YORK
this afternoon. The injunction order was teie-
craphed there, so that y would be on haho u
STOP Mr.. Owsley's expected move to-morro"-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
B4TTLE WITH NEGROES.
TzcO Killed after Ill Night Fight
in Oklahoma.

Guthrie Okla March 25-On the scene ot
the famous Creek Indian uprising of last year.
AT Hickory Settlement two negroes were killed.
many wounded. and forty ca ptured in a battle
between twenty deputy sherifrs and one hun
dred negroes The fighting began late Wednes
dav and continued with Interruptions until 10
O'Clock to-day.
Five deputies went from Henrietta. eighteen
miles north, to the negro settlement 10 arrest
cattle thieves thought TO be concealed in the
house OF one Of the negroes. They were met
at the edge Of the camp by a party Of armed
negroes who refused to allow them 10 enter.
The deputies persisted and were fired upon.
Being outnumbered, the five deputies fed.
few hours after the first clash a larger
posse. heavily armed. reached the settlement
Some one fred q shot and the rioting was on
When night fell the excitement increased. and
negroes roamed through the woods. firing and
yelling.
The tight continued series of duels
throughout the night the negroes retreating
gradually from tree to tree as the deputies ad-
vanced. firing steadily. Reaching the settle
nent the negroes barricaded themselves in the
huts and could not be dislodged.
At dsybreak firing ceased. and neither party
made another move until 10 o'clock. when the
deputies renewed the attack on the negroes. who
NOW numbered one hundred. against twenty
deputies.
About three hundred shots were fired in the
last encounter when the two negroes were killed
and Deputy Sheriff Fowler injured. At the first
onslaught the negroes were dslodged and fed.
The deputies pursued and captured forty. All
ts oriet tonight, and no further rioting is ex-
al
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
DIES DRESSING GIRL.
Mother Vas Preparing Young
Actress for Stage Performance.

lust as she was dressing her daughter.
Young actress. for the leading part in The Sac
r,eca of a Mariner, which was to have been
produced last evening at the Manhattan Ly-
ce,,r, No 66 East 4th street, Mrs Ernesta
Cunico sank to the floor and died from heart
disease. Her death prevented the production OF
the play. .oo -.
Mrs Cunico had been living at NO 423 oth
street with her nineteen-year- daughter
Esterina. who has achieved considerable popu-
laritv on the East Side as an actress The
mother accompanied the girl TO all the theatres
10 give her the protection of her presence and
also to act as her dresser. They were deeply
attached TO each other.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
GAZE LAST CENT IN TIPS.
Boston immigration Officials DetGin
Ne5C York. WOmdn-R6ledSed.

Boston, March 25.-Expecting that her hus-
band would meet her at the pier, Mrs. Liza
Feinman, the wife of New York jeweller who
arrived here to-day the steamer Manitou
from Antwerp, gave her last cent in tips to the
steamship attendants, and on landing being
found without funds detained by the immi-
grafton officials.
The husband was not at hand. as the steamer
was overdue but two hours after she came
ashore Mrs. Feinman received money by tele-
graph from him. and with her two children and
her younger sister. who made up her party, was
released. She started at once for New York for
which place she had tickets
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
READ ONLY NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
This and Dislike Of Editorials Cited as Evi-
dence of Mental Incapacity.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Philadelphia. March 25.-The reading only OF heao-
lines of newspapers and a disposition to eschew
editorials were given to-day evidence of mental
incapacity at the hearing before the register ot
Wills of the contest of the will Of William johnson
Rinnev who left a large estate and, incidentally
81 Oeo TO Dr.. Matthew c. Banes.
II was alleged that the physician had eXerted IN
due influence over Binney, and George w Tyler.
a nurse said Binney showed marked peculariues
in skipping the text of articles in newspapers and
magazines and reading only the heads. He said
also that once he read editorial to his employer
who did not seem to grasp its meaning. The near
ing was finished.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
ELECTRIC RIFLE SIGHTS.
Inuenti0n on Trial at ArmOry at
Springfield, Mass.
[By Telegraph to The tribune. ]

Springfield. Mass. March 25.-Tests are being
made at the Springfield ArmOry Of an electric
invention to light the barrels of rifles at night
On each side of the tip end of the gun barrel Is
a tiny electric bulb about three-eighths of an
inch in diameter. On the other side Of the rifle
stock is battery, and on the steel trigger guard
is a button used TO turn on the lights
These bring the rifle sight on top Of the barrel
into the clear vision of the shooter II the tests
substantiate the claims made for the device, it
will probably be made a part Of the regulation
small arms It is said that ex-President Roose-
velt's outfit includes rifles equipped with the
electric sights.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
POLAR FIGHT FOR LIFE
DETAILS OF HARDSHIPS
IN ANTARCTIC.
Members of Shackleton Party Nearly
Lost LiUes-Congratulations
from the King.

Christchurch New Zealand March 25-Iieu-
tenant Shackleton's ship Nimrod has returned
here with the Antarctic exploring party aboard,
all Of whom well. The members Of the ex-
pedition give details additional to those already
published Professor David and his companions
say that when they started the journey TO
the magnetic pole. the weather hot that
they had to pull their two sledges singly. There
was half ton OF provisions each sledge.
After a comparatively easy 250-n1ile journey
along the ice they had a hard and almost
hopeless climb to the inland plateau. They car
ried their lives in their hands. fighting their way
inch by inch, and suffered great privations on
the return journey. When rescued by the MINI
rod they were party Of skeletons, and the MINI
rod had almost given them up for lost
The members of Lieutenant Shackleton's S party
say that when they were compelled to turn back
their bodily strength diminishing rapidly
that their temperature went down to far below
normal, in some cases reaching 90 degrees, and
in others considerably lower than that They
nearly died from starvation before finding one
Of the depots. and were always very short
rations.
Had this party been two days later in reach
ing the Nimrod she would have been frozen in
for another season. They say that any future
explorer attempting to reach the pole must be
provided with much larger supplies of food, be-
situated on a high plateau and that the coldest
and storrniest weather in the world prevails
there. there being 20 degrees of frost under the
mildest conditions.
Lieutenant Shackleton declined TO say any
thing regarding the protest made by the Com
monwealth Of Australia because it had received
of the Nimrod's arrival at Stewart
Island although the Commonwealth had voted
$4,000 toward the expenses Of the expedition.
London. March 25.-King Edward Joined to-
day in the congratulations which are being
showered on Lieutenant Ernest H. Shackleton
since the keen enterprise of The Daily Mail
brought 10 England exclusive account Of his
achievement in almost reaching the South Pole
In telegram Of congratulaton the King ac-
cedes to Lieutenant Shackletons request for
permission to name a new range of mountains
discovered in the far south after Queen Alex
andra.
The explorers father. who is living in London,
also was overwhelmed with kilograms and let
ters of congratulation. He is still without news
OF his except that brought by The Daily
Mail"
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
M1Y TALK SAFE OPEN.
PhonograDhiC Lock Inrented bp
DenTer MdH.
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Denver. March PA photographic safe lock
invented by Denver man has. in place OF the
ordinary knob. the mouthpece Of a telephone
transmitter. Attached to its diaphragm IS a
delicate needle its end resting in a groove of a
sound record made phonograph cylinder
The phonograph cylinder is part of the mechan-
ism of the lock- the record being the countersign
spoken by a certain voice.
When this countersign is spoken into the safe
~, the same man the vibration of the needle
comedies with the record on the cylinder and
continuous electrical contact opens the safe door,
No other voice will do il.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
TEACHERS UNION PLANNED.
Scheme to Organize Nearly 100000 in the
United States and Canada.

eoston. March 25-An effort TO organize the
teachers in the United States and Canada, number
ing nearly haf million. viii be made under the
auspices Of the North American Teachers League
according 10 an announcement made here to-day
by Frederick A Upper, head master Of the Brigh-
ton School
The league has the patronage Of leading edu-
Gators in this country and Canada, and an ener-
getc campaign is planned in order 10 establish
branches IN every part of the country. The object
is 10 extend the scope of the league. obtain higher
salaries. pensions for teachers and national AMI
state aid 10 education
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
FIRE ENGINE CRASHES INTO CAR.
Throws It Across Tracks in Sixth Avenue
Four Injured.

Speeding through Gath street last night Engine
crashed into a northbound Sixth avenue car Two
passengers and two frenien being seVereiy IN
tured The car was thrown around al rlsht
oDg,es so that both tracks were blocked. The
force of the impact broke the harness ana al
lowed the horses TO wild. until caught Dy
men attracted to the scene by the crash.
The injured are Mrs. Amelia Slesert' OF NO. loi
East 64th street, Harry Jones OF NO. zA FIRST ave
20 a,5 Martin Colargy and John Frey. members
80 ,ba engine company. They were attended by
nr Burnett. of the New York Hospital None was
seriously injured.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-26
LANDSLIDE ON PANAMA LINE.
Three Hundred Feet Of Railway Embankment
al Gatun Give Way.

,,-ob 95-A section OF the embankment
80 hnndred feet long Of the rebuilt Panama
rt,oad line at Gatun has settled about thirty feet
AZ the same spot where the last movement oc-
Cured in November. The slide. however. was 10
the eastward and not to the westward. this time
A trestle is now being rebuilt across the depres-
sion. which will be filled with rocks until the former
level is reached Passenger trains have not used
this line for several weeks and little Importance Is
attached TO the accident