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New-York tribune., 1909-02-22
WRECK BANK.
Bloc off Hault Door at CGtifon,
n. j., but Get No Booty.

Pennington, N J.. Feb. 21.-A charge Of ex-
pIosive which wrecked the building Of the First
National Bank at Calfon and shattered the
outer door Of the vaults marked an unsuccess-
full attempt to rob the bank early this morning.
The work is undoubtedly that OF yeggmen.
Some time last night burglars forced an en-
trance and started work on the vault door. The
explosive. which appears to have been nitro
slycerine was set off about 2 o'clock this morn
ing All the furniture in the banking room
was wrecked and all the glass in the building
shattered The safe door was torn from its
hinges and hurled through a partition and
against the front door.
The safe was opened to-day and its contents
were found untouched The burglars left their
drills and other tools lying scattered about in
front of the vault.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-22
DEATH IN AUTOS WAKE.
Rrooklun -Goers See Car XII
Han and Speed On.

While a crowd Of church goers looked on
we'll dressed man. apparently about tWenty-nVe
wears old was run down and fatally injured oy
an automobile in Bedford avenue, near CIyner
straat williamsburg at :: so o'clock last night.
The driver Of the machine never stopped
The man was hurrying across the roadway IN
the direction Of Division avenue, when the car
bore down upon him and hurled him into the
gutter He was unconscious when several
women rushed TO. his assistance Patrolman
Mills. of the bicycle squad. had the man taken
10 the Williamsburg Hospital, where he died
In the darkness the number of the machine
could not be seen. but general description was
supplied TO the police. and an effort was made TO
catch the car at the Manhattan end Of the Will
iamsburg Bridge.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-22
ARREST MCARREN NAN.
Police Charge Martin J. Conlys
Bartender zcith Ercise VioLatiOn.

The police yesterday arrested the bartender
OF Martin ]. Comfy a charge of violating the
excise law Mr., Comfy IS the McCarren leader
of the I'd Assembly District The anti McCar-
re- leader, John ]. Bridges is the executive
member, but Mr.. Comfy gets the patronage. Mr.
Conly's saloon is at Pearl and Sands streets,
Brooklyn The I'd Assembly District is the one
from which Alderman George J. Colgan comes
About twenty arrests We're made III the district
yesterday
Concerning them Alderman Colgan said:
This is an exhibition of the methods of
Commissioner of Police who might and ought to
close every saloon in the city or else close none.
Because I told this TO the Commissioner last Fri
day he now resorts to a petty persecution OF
saloonkeepers in my district This shows the
calibre of the man who declares himself the
only honest official in the city government
These arrests were made out of spite by man
too small to discuss methods calmly. am not
through with him yet. Not saloonkeeper
among those arrested would object to the en-
forcement of the law if all the saloOnkeepers in
town were compelled to obey the law alike"
Inspector O'Reilly and Lieutenant Fleming. of
his staff transferred from a Williamsburg
Bridge car at Havemeyer street and Broadway
Williamsburg, at o'clock yesterday morning
and the borough inspector glanced over the win
dow screen of Gauley's saloon at the corner
Then he entered the side door. found liquor being
sold and arrested John Hedges, the bartender
He brought his prisoner before Magistrate Fur
long, who held Hedges in $500 bail for examina-
ton on Tuesday.
Detectives from the Clymer street station later
in the day arrested John Gunter, the president
of the Liquor Dealers Association. of whom IL
has often been said. He'll never be arrested"
Czunter was charged with selling drinks in his
place at No. 453 Bedford avenue, and was held
for examination.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-22
POLICE CAPTAIN KILLED.
OIean Officer Fatally Wounds Bur
gLar-PotroImen Knocked DO1Cn.

Olean N. Y Feb 21.-In a hand-to-hand pls-
tol duel with Nelson Dessler Of Berlin, Ontario
whom he caught in the act of robbing the office
of the Droney Lumber Company in the Masonic
Temple to-day Police Captain Timothy Hassett
was killed by a shot through the head Dessler
was shot four times. He escaped, but was
caught this afternoon in room at the Olean
House. where he registered yesterday from
Pittsburg He is fatally wounded.
night operator in the telephone exchange.
which is in the Masonic building heard some
one in the lumber oompany's Office early to-day
and informed police headquarters Captain Has
sett responded. AS he entered the door of the
inner Office Dessler stepped from behind door
and erappled with him. Both men went TO the
floor, where they struggled for fully five min
utes Dessler was first in getting his revolver
in action, but his first shot went wild Captain
Hassett stepped back and fired rapidly three
shots taking effect. Dessler's second shot
pierced the officers brain, and he fell dead
Dashing out into the hallway, Dessler was met
by PatroInen Vollmer and Moses, who had been
summoned by the telephone operator. Nolimer
fred once wounding Dessler in the leg. Dessler'
using the butt end Of his revolver. knocked down
both policemen, but was found IN the hotel He
has two bullet wounds in the abdomen. one IN
the leg and a fourth in the hand He was re-
moved to a hospital where II was said he could
not live.
Berlin. Ont, Feb. 21-Nelson Dessler was
convicted Of burglary here in 1903 and SEN
fenced 70 a hve-s7es-st err n kingston Periten-
tisrv He served little over year being re-
leased on parole on a petition largely signed
New-York tribune., 1909-02-22
WILL GET s5OO,oOO FROM CARNEGIE.
of Virginia Raises Equal Sum,
Thereby Fulfilling Conditions
TBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

Richmond, Va, Feb. H-The University of Vir-
gnia has filed the conditions necessary to obtain
the $4,000 offered by Andrew Carnegie toward
million dollar permanent endowment fund. This
was announced to-day by President E. A. Alder
man who told the faculty that he had received sub
scriptions necessary 10 complete the $4,000 10 be
raised by the university.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-22

HAAN'S RESTAURANT, PARK ROW BLDG
Long faslous for cuisine and service. Music.-AIvt.
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New-York tribune., 1909-02-22
ATTACKS on THE SYSTEM.

Your committee in its report states that il
ms never been the intention of the Congress TO
b5Iild an spy system. The next sentence
howeve: advocates the building up of precisely
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12

PROVE FATAL TO ,
WILLIAM [. V0LHs
Taken Violently III After Par
taking Of the Sausages
in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia frankfurters proved fatal
today to William l.. Volhs, "a years old,
of t2S Spruce street, who died In Mont
gomery street, Jersey City, several
hours after eating them. Volhs went
to Philadelphia last night to make his
usual trip ON Pennsylvania railroad
passenger train as fiagman. He was
hungry, he said, and ate several frank
furters after reaching his destination.
When he started back this morning he
was seized with cramps from which he
suffered until he reached Jersey City.
In Jersey City he went to Williams's
drug store, where he purchased medi-
cine to relieve the pains. He went out
side the store, staggered, fell, and died
within few minutes, as he was on the
way to the hospital.
Policeman Burgess carried him from
the sidewalk back to the drug store,
where the proprietor worked over him,
without avail.
He leaves a mother and father and a
sister at the Spruce street address.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
BOY IS CRUSHED
TO DEATH UNDER
HOOFS OF HORSES
Thomas Schemm, 5 Years Old,
of BeIleville, Killed While
Going on Errand.
DRIVER OVERCOME BY
SIGHT OF DEAD LAD
Ten-Year-OId Brother with
Child When Accident
Occurs.
h Ha

Hurrying on an errand FOR his
mother little Thomas. schenm, years
old, a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
schemn. sr., of 80 Division avenue,
Belleville, ran in front of team of
horses attached to a brewery truck.
Before the driver could pull his team
up the little fellow had been knocked
down by one of the horses. When the
wagon had passed the boy was picked
up dead.
| The accident occurred about 8 o'clock
a. IN. today in Washington avenue.
near Division avenue, Belleville, al
most within sight of the lads home.
From the examination the physician
made 1t appeared as if the boy had
died from Il fractured skull, the result
OF being kicked by one of the horses.
The driver of the wagon Christnlan
Rittmann of 103 North Third street,
Harrison. was overcome and cried bit
terly. Chief of Police Michael Flynn,
who was notified Of the accident, ar
rested Rittmann.
The boy was pupil in the Jerolemon
Street School. He was bright and at
itentive to his studies, and was favor
lite alike with teachers and playmates
Police Justice Connell gave Rittmann
a hearing today and held him for the
/ grand jury Bail will be fixed by 4the
county prosecutor. !,
| Rittmann was released on $1,000 bai
furnished by former State Senator
Michael T. Barrett.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
ALARM
F|ENOS. HELD IN
BONDS OF $500
James Lynn and John Wood
ward Are Arraigned
ia Court.
FORMER SAID TO HAVE
ADMITTED CHARGE
Mother |. Other Man Declares
He Is the Victim OF
Spitework.

tHi Il
Two men were arrested in this city
last night charged with sending in false
fire alarms. They were both held in
$500 bail for the grand jury today
Through the activity of Plalnclothes-
man Frank tBrex, James Lynn. of 81
Brill street, was caught, and accord
ing to his alleged confession, is one Of
the gang who have been keeping the
fire department on the jump answering
false alarms.
John Woodward 81 years old, of
230ta South Sixth street, was arraigned
in the Fifth Precinct Police Court to-
day, charged with sending In false
alarm OF fire and held in $500 bail
Patrolmen Hauer and Feeney, of the
Fifth Precinct police, arrested him al
his home shortly after midnight last
night. Woodward was preparing to 81
to bed when the officers called. The
policemen say that he was responsible
for the false alarm Of fire turned in AZ
box 62S, Twelfth avenue and Ninth
street, at S2 last night.
Woodward's mother, Mrs. Isaac
Woodward, with whom he lives. said
today that she could not explain her
sons arrest unless IL was on account
of spitework. He is an old employee
of the New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone Company, she said and had late
ly mad occasion to suspend a man, and
she thought that he might have got her
son into trouble.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
POLICE BOARD IN !.
SESSION DEBATES !
RADICAL CHANGES
No Captains to Be Transferred
Declares President of the
Commission.
pLAINCLOTHESMEN TO
BE MOVED, HOWEVER
Detective Bureau and Precinct
Heads to Remain I'm IS;
disturbed.

The Board of Police Commissioners
this afternoon, in special session, took
up the matter of transfer and changes
in the department. The chief object
Of the meeting is to arrange the details
of placing several plainclothesmen back
in uniform for street duty and doing
away with some Of the detail posts.
The revival of the rumor that there
might be a shifting of the captains was
denied. -
: Here is what was scheduled to be
done, according to Commissioner
Kane:
transferred and others placed in uni
form to do street duty.
The heads of precincts and the detec-
tive bureau will remain undisturbed.
The number of patrolmen on duty a,
night will be increased.
The five-platoon system will not be
adopted. it is understood, as the mum
ber of men on the force is not regarded
as sufficient to put the system In vogue.
The commissioners held a long con-
ference yesterday to which the report
ers were not admitted. 1t Is under
stood that many of the changes were
decided upon at this conference
Among the changes. it is under
stood, that are slated .re sweeping
transfers of roundsmen, the placing of
many plainclothesmen back on the
streets in uniform, the abolishing of
many details and numerous changes
among the rank and file.
The proposed action of the board, it
is understood. has icrystallized' from
general dissatisfaction between the de-
tectlye bureau on the one hand and
precinct captains on the other. The
recent assassination of the Rev. Erasin
Ansion, with detectives from head
quarters and plsinclothesn1en fromt the
Fourth precinct working on the case,
has added to the alleged friction be-
tween Captain Carroll and Captain
Vogel fI
There is certainly a lack of harmony
between the detectives and plain
clothesmen," declared Captain Carroll
today 'I have not been used right
either by the captains or the plain
clothesnnen and am going before the
board about the matter this after
noon"
II have nothing whatever to say
about the matter declared. Chief Cor.
bitt when pressed for an interview.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
MOTHER SEEKING
SARAH REGAN, HER
RUNAWAY CHILD
Daughter Missing Since March
Z, and Is Only Fifteen
: Years Old.

Mrs. Laura Regan has been tramp
ing around Newark and Harrison for
two weeks looking for her 16-year-
daughter. Sarah II Regan. who ran
away from her home, 124 Howard
street, OH March 2. Today Mrs. Regan
asked the Evening STAR to give pub
licity, to the matter In the hope that ii
would lead the girl to return.
r The daughter has sent two letters TO
her mother, saying that she will never
come home again, and that she Is doing
housework She formerly worked at
the lamp works in Harrison. In one OF
the letters Sarah says:
Dear aMotller--I know ii is very hard
for you, but | could not stand 1t any
longer, but l hope you will forgive me
for what / have done And in an
other, II am old enough to take care
of myself. / know when l am doing
right OF wrong.
Mrs. Regan says that she thinks The
girl left home because she was not al.
lowed to go out much at night. She
has asked the police of Newark and
Harrison to look for her daughter
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
Six Persons in Auto as
1t Crashes Into
Bakers Wagon.
Joy RIDE ENDS IN
HARRISON DISASTER
Anna Oxford Injured When Col
lision Occurs in Early
Morning.

disastrous ending to b night OF
reyelry In an automobile occurred In
Harrison early today, when a large
machine containing ssix persons-four
men and two chorus sirls--crnshed ed
Wortbineton avenues, Harrison. and
one person was badly Injured and both
vehicles wrecked.
The wagon belonged to Louis Ok
ford. of 81 Sixth street. Harrison, and
the person injured was his daughter,
Miss Anna Oxford, 10 years old She
assists her father in the distribution
OF bread and rolls. and al the time of
the accident he was leaving bread In
q nearby house and she was In The
wagon standing at the curb
The auto was coming from Jersey
City and in it were c. M Price, an
automobile dealer of 1925 Westfield
avenue, Elizabeth; Harold Sisco, OF
Bloomfield avenue, Caldwell; Charles
Grady 11o North Fourteenth street,
East Orange, and a man known as
Arthur. With them We're two chorus
girls. Helen Davis and Beatrice lie
Roy, from the Golden Crook" com
pany, now playing at waldmanns
Theatre, this city.
Girl Pinned Under WrecEage.
Price, 1t Is said, was driving, and the
rear Of the auto struck the wagon
overturning it, and Miss Oxford was
caught in the mass of wreckage Her
screams and tho crash aroused the
neighborlaood and many rushed TO her
rescue
She was assisted to nearby storf
and the Harrison ambulance sum
noned, which took her home. where
DR.. Henry Alters found that she wa:
badly injured. Her whole right side ii
bruised and swollen and she is suffer
ing from hemorrhages
Ono of the chorus girls was slightly
hurt, and she and her companion were
taken to hotel In this city in trolley
car by Grady and Arthur
The rear of the auto was ripped out
ana the right rear wheel knocked off
Bread and rolls were scattered ali over
the street
Sisco was arrested and Grady weni
back, to the station, but Price disap
peared, and up to noon had not made
his appearance. Both were held fol
the grand jury in $500 bail.
The party was a gay one, according
10 the story told. 1t seems that Price
and Sisco were out In the machine last
night in Newark and attended Wald-
! mann's, where they met Grady and
Arthur and invited them for ride
The four went in the machine to hoto
where, at o'clock a. m. today. they
met the two chorus girls, and all left for
New York, where they visited the Hay.
market and other resorts. They started
for Newark about o'clock and reached
the scene Of the accident at 515 O'clock
Car Used without Permission.
The wrecked automobile is the prop
erty of A. Heidritter, Of Elizabeth, wht
knew nothing of the accident until no.
titled this afternoon by the Evenins
STAR. He was .duinfounded when tolc
of the 'joy ride"
mo one had authority to take ms
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|
FACTORY
BURNED
$4,000 Loss in Charles |
Smyth Concern Oh !
Central Avenue 4
FIRE ALARM FAN g
| ENGINES ARE LATE
Spark in Viking Tank Said to
Be Responsible for
Big Blaze.
CANAL HINDERS FIGHT
TO SAVE BUILDING
Many Large Structures Are for
Time Threatened by
Flames.
CANAL HINDERS FIGHT
TO SAVE BUILDING

THE failure of frebOx No. 7e, NJ the
corner OF Lock street and Central ave.
nUe, TO record Its number at -fire head
quarters when pulled this noruanx re-
suited In loss of *2s,0o0 by Are to the
Charles smyth Company. Leather
manufacturers. at 2ao-21e Central ave.
nue. The two alarms that were sent In
before the blaze was brought under
control both had to be telephoned, and
much time was lost.
The. cause of the fire is not yet
definitely decided, although it is fairly
certain that an eientric spark was re-
sponsible.' The flames originated in the
daub' shop, small building to the east
OF the main plant In the shop Is q
seventy-f1ve gallon tank Of composition
which is set in motion by a motor con-
nected with 1t by belt. 1t is supposed
that spark from this motor or from
the rheostat that controls it iEnitsd
tho contents of the tank.
1t was about GAS a. m whsn the
flames were discovered and 1t was not
until nearly twenty minutes later that
the engines arrived. owing to the delay
| in transmitting the alarm. As soon as
they arriVed'it was seen that there was
not enough to handle the situation and
the other call was sent in tsssas
w.tchmsr Discovers Fqfs.
Several Of the worlnen entered tbs
factory and were putting on their work
ing clothes when the fire broke out, but
most of them were in another part of
| the building. The mixer was started
at about $40 and then the daub shop
was left alone. 1t was not until the
night watchman. John Doniinick, who
was going off duty. passed that wa'y
five minutes later that the smoke was
seen issuing from the place.
The factory is situated opposite Deys
street, on Central avenue, and backs
Iup ON the Morris canal. 1t has n@'
frontage on the street, but is reached
/ by two alleys
| AS soon as Doninick saw the flames
he ran through to Central avenue and
down to the corner of Lock street. one
block away, where he knew box 7S was
situated and pulled the alarm After
waiting what seemed to him an ade :
quate length of time he pulled IT
again and then repeated the call with
out results In the meantime the
alarm had been telephoned in.
whole Building AbIaxe.
| BY the time the engines arrived the
whole building was ablaze. The, daub'
shop adioins the main buildings where
the stock is kept What wind there
was blew in the opposite direction, but
| In spite of that the fire quickly worked
west and in short time had eaten
through the wall and was attacking
the piles of tanned hides that filed tho
! storehouse.
The eastern end of the larger building
| Is made of corrugated iron, but the,
rest is mostly frame work. The nameo
spread along the. three doors .coua-'
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
LENT'z IN
Line FOR
CHAIRMAN
Three-Cornered Fight Is
Likely Among Essex
Republicans.
DALRYMPLE'S OPPONENTS
LQOK TO OLD LEADER
New Neaites to War Upon Pres
ent Head OF Regulars
to. the Finish.
MORGAN NOW A FACTOR
IN THE PARTY MIX-UP
Younger and Older Elements
Split Over Men and
Methods as Well.
MORGAN NOW A FACTOR
IN THE PARTY MIX-UP

with the chairmanship and control
Of the Essex County Republican Com
niftee as the bone of contention, a
three-cornered fight loon,s large upon
the horizon. The opening gun In the
campaign, through which the New
Ideaites hope TO wrest the party ma
chinery from the Regulars, was Aired
last night. The only "fy In the oint-
ment" of the Regulars, who have solid
IL and successfully resisted the efForts
Of hte CoIbyites is the much mooted
question, "Who shall lead the Regulars
and be the Regular candidate for chair
man next year."
Alfred N. Dalrymple, the present
county chairman, is anxious to retain
control while friends Of Major Carl
Lentz insist that he become a candi-
date for the office which he previously
80 successfully filled. The buzzing of
the political bee about the bonnets of
many who would be chairman. it. is
said, is loudest near the headgear of
these two and William Fellowes Nor
gan,s candidate Of the New, Idea fac
tior, With tha Regulars divided be-
tween Lents and Dalrymple the capture
Of the party machinery and the chair
nanship by the New Idea faction would
rise from a rather remote possibility to
the disturbing dignity Of plausible
event
Young Men for Dalrymple.
There are many firm admirers and
strong supporters of Major Lentz who
recall his powers as an organizer and
leader, and who would forsake the Dali
rynple camp, even in the light of the
present chairnan's success, it is said,
to again give him their support.
Major Lentz would draw his main
strength, it is understood, from ths
Dalrymple followers, A limited and Sc
lect few might careen arotnd to his
cause from the New Idea camp.
The New idea faction Is going after
Dalrylrple, openly and avowedly. ham
naer and tongs.s Nonerof the bitterness
of the primary campaign. so far as
could be noticed had been lost when
the followers Of Everett Colby assem-
bled last night atlthejr headquarters to
take an inventory of their avalable
material and piclS leaders for the com.
ing. campaign
" Dalry1nple has won the cordial sup
mort of the Younger element of the
party. As . successor to Major Lefltz
they declare lie bas not only made
good. but has given promise or the de-
.yelopment of latent qualities that VIII
do much to advance the 9. G. p In
Essex county They are almost, to q
man. in favor Of his reelection.
Lesson from Losses.
Many older members In Republics n
councils, however, see much in pres
ent conditions to criticise and remedy.
They hearken back to the big majorl-
ties in the days before the New Idea,
(ContInucd on Eleventh Page.I
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
JANER, GIRL ABDUCTOR,
BEGINS 2I-YEAR SENTENCE

I BALTIMORE, March 12.-Joseph M.
Janer, the rich Brooklyn man. con-
yicted of having abducted 11-yesr-old
Catherine Loerch, today began his sen
tencc III the Maryland, penitentiary, for
twenty-one years. Gathering Loerch
his child victim, was taken hdme to her
mother in Brooklyn by her cousin
George pockweiler. +.
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ZEPPELIN IN RECORD FLIGHT.

FRIEDRICHSHAFE March 12.--
The Zeppelin airship, which went up
from Lake Constance this morning at
tained an altitude of over 5000 feet, a
record height for steerable balloons.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
cIBOT AND ORPHEE
HOLD LEAD IN RACE

NEW YORK, March. 12.--'The score
of the five leading teams. in the inter-
national go-as YOU please race in Mad-
son Square Garden at II o'clock was
as follows:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
COURT CALL.

Thislis the call in the Circuit Court
before Judge Fl esley for Monday: Nos.
3Ss. $40, s2s. $50, s7s, 37Sa. s74, s75. s76