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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
RUSH WORK
ON MINE TO
FIND DEAD
Miners Recover Six.
teen Corpses in Ten
[leSSee Pit.

BRICEVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 11.-With
sixteen bodies recovered and identified,
the rescue party today renewed their
hacking and digging in an attempt to
force the big Cross Mountain here to
give up it's dead. Having forced their
way three miles into the mountain and
bratticed most of the mines cross
entries, members of the rescue crew
expect to stumble on to corpse-strewn
chambers at any hour nov. -
Discovery OF the first body this morn
ing came at 10 o'clock, when a dead
miner was found in sitting posture in
one of the interior chambers. He was
Andrew Johnson. Indications were
that he had been victim of black
damp. 1t is believed now that any men
who might have escaped the fury of the
explosion speedily were suffocated by
gases.
a local Red Cross camp began work
for the relief of the suffering this fore
noon. 1t is estimated the explosion rem
dered Sc women widows Id made 1874
{ .ildren orphans. '..',,'
That there are 100 or more dead men
remaining in the mine there is no
doubt. All hope of rescuing any of the
scores who went to their toll Saturday
morning to be embraced by death has
been abandoned
Charles Kesterson, whose body was
among the first discovered, was found
at the telephone back in the mine by
the rescuing crew.
Evidently Kesterson had been trying
to telephone news of the blast to the
Office of the mines when he was struck
by falling debris. His skull was badly
mashed and his body was cut
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
Hunt Firebug with
One Withered Arm

NEW YORK. Dec, 1.-THE police an(
fire marshals admitted today that they
are completely baffied by the incendlar.
ism that. terrorlzinging the upper par
of the city, has resulted in 15O blazes
IN two months, and last night indirect.
ly caused the death of one man, an6
brought about three arrests, one of the
prisoners a woman.
In the twenty-four hours there had
been fifteen suspicious fires. Severa
We're kindIed in baby carriages in hall
ways. and when the incendiary could
not find anything more inhammable
handy he used door mats.
The man believed to be responsible
for most of the fires is described as
about 80 years old, feet 7 inches tall
strong of build and with a slightly
withered arm, 1t is not certain which
one
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
Six-day Riders
5 Miles Behind
Worlds Record
OSBORNE TAKES
OATH As JUDGE
Few Present as Former Senator
Is Sworn In Before Judge
Martin.

Harry V Osborne is now full
fledged president Judge of the Court OF
Common Pleas of Essex county. He
was swarm in at ! o'clock today by
County Clerk John B. Wooiston before
Judge William p. Martin.
The word president" is used advis-
edly in describing Judge Osborne's
title, as that is the way his ornate com
mission signed by Governor Wilson
and Secretary of State S. d. Dickinson,
reads.
Outside of Judge Martin, Prosecutor
Wilbur A Mott and the court attaches
few people were in the courtroom
when the new judge was sworn in. lie
came in few minutes before l o'clock
and was accompanied by Referee in
Bankruptcy Edwin G. Adams and for
mer Assemblyman Frank A. Boettner.
No time was wasted in preliminarie'
and the oath of Office was speedily
read to him by Mr. Woolston. Judge
Martin handed Mr.. Osborne a pen to
sign the oath with and he was Mi.
no more but Judge .sborne. Mr.. Wooi-
ston was the first to congratulate him
with Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Boettner
close seconds. Prosecutor Mott also
handed out the glad hand to the new
judge, and then after a string of court
employees had done likewise Judge Os-
borne was called to short session in
Judge Martins private chambers where
the arrangement was made that the
new judge would take Judge Martins )
former courtroom on the top floor,
while Judge Martin as presiding judge
will move to the larger room n the
second floor.
Thomas Cooney court crier of Part
IL Court, will move to Part / with
Judge Martin, while Samuel Birn will
go with Judge Osborne to Part H. This
change was made at the request .uf
Birn, who has been connected with the
criminal courts of the county for sew :
enteen years.
Just as this conference was conf
pleted-iti lasted less than five minutes
Nathan Bilder rushed into the court.
room with a breathless request 10
know whether Judge Osborne had been
sworn in. When informed Atthat he
had been he expressed regret that he
had missed the ceremony.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11

PLAN FIGHT
ON HIGH TAX
jpeoial to the Newark Star. ]

TRENTON, Dec. 1.-THE increase
this year of $9O,OOo,OOO in the assessed
valuation of railroad property through
Expert Hansel, appointed by Governor
Fort to revalue such property, is not
going to stand without vigorous fight
by the railroads
Tomorrow is the last day for filing
appeals with the State Board of AS
SCISSORS. Already appeals have been
filed by the Erie, New York. Susque-
hanna and Western, Lehigh Valley AMI
West Shore systems, and also by a
large number of the 100 railroads not
classified by systems The Pennsyl
vania, D., L. and W., n. j. Central, and
in fact all other, roads, are expected
to file appeals either today or tomor-
row.
AS soon as the time for filing ap-
peals has expired the State Board of
Assessors will fix dates for hearings
on the appeals.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11

Another collision was reported later
In the day at the headquarters Of the
railway company. The. mishap occurred
at Little Falls turnpike. Car No sOS,
of the Sngac line, on its way to Pater-
son, collided with car No 90S as a re-
suit OF the fog. Motorman A. Hains,
of car No. 9Os, was seriously injured
and had to be taken to a hospital at
Paterson. Thomas Sutton was conduc-
tor of the same car. The other car
was in charge of Motorman b. Foley
and Conductor P. Purchase. Foley was
injured about the head, but after be-
ing treated by physician went to his
home. There We're sfour passengers in
each car, but beyond a shaking-up they
escaped injury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
TWO TROLLEY COLLISIONS
nv FOG; CONDUCTOR HURT.

The heavy fog early today resulted In
two collisions ON the Public Service
Railway lines. Englewood car No. $500
and Hackensack car No. 1886, both on
the way to Edgewater, met in rear
end collision, which resulted in Con-
ductor McMullen, of the Hackensaek
car, being taken to the Englewood
Hospital with a broken leg. The acci-
dent occurred in the cut between the
Palisade junction and Morsemere.
At this point the road is equipped
with space lights to inform the mo-
tormen whether they can proceed. The
fog hid the light from the motorman
of the Englewood car.
Another accident occurred on the
crosstown line at the D., l.. and W.
railroad turnout at Bloomfield. Car
No. 952. north bound. collided with car
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
JUROR GONE:
SWOPE CASE
is HELD UP


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. u.-Undo-
ing the work of weeks of court proce-
dure and bringing to a standstiI the
sc ,ond trial of DR.. Is. Clarke Hyde.
charged with the murder of Colonel
Thomas H. Swope, Harry Waldron.
juror in the case, Eroke out Of his room
in a hotel here early today, eluded two
deputy marshals set TO guard the jur-
ors, and escaped
The FIRST mint Of the jurors escape
came when r, Halloway and Frank
Jasper deputy marshals, found the
transom torn away from the door Of
the room Waldron had occupied. Do
nestle trouble is said to have caused
w,aidron to grow restless under con-
fpement as juror,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11

first met her at a church social affair
After that he had merely a speaking
acquaintance with the young woman
In the ten-year period he said he re-
ceived he thought 200 or 800 anonymous
letters, all of an improper nature. He
said he was married last June.
What were Miss DeWitt's actions
toward you the last year or so?" he
was asked
''If I passed her on the street she
would throw her head up and some
times make faces"
Several times, Rev Snyder testified,
Miss Dewitt Kissed at him, as he
passed down the street. He said she
also acted insultingly toward his wife.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11

The North and East rivers were a
bedlam of whistles all morning and
for several hours ferry service was
practically at a standstill. From
knowledge gained in previous fogs the
commuters deserted the ferries for the
tubes, and as a result they were badly
overcrowded all morning. From Ho-
boken and Jersey City to both up and
downtown New York every possible
train was put in service, but still the
cars were jammed to the doors.
Street car service in this city was
disarranged for some time but by 0
o'clock the cars were back TO their nor
NAL service.
Six big liners, the Carmania. Lap
land. Cameronia, La Touraine. Birma
and Neuenfels were held In and about
quarantine, while several other steam
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
TRENTON POLICE CHIEF
ASKS LEAVE TO RETIRE
Especial to the Newark star.l

TRENTON, Dec. 11.-Chief of Police
Judson Hiner, of Trenton, today filed
with Director of Public Safety George
Is. Labarre petition for his retirement
On half pay. Chief Hiner applies under
the law permitting such retirement
after twenty years service, regardless
of physical disability. Chief Hiner
who is 81 wears old. has been in the
police department twenty-seven years.
He has been chief about twelve years.
In politics he is Republican.
The salary of chief is $2.400 year
and he will get $1,000 year as re-
tired official lt-is generally conceded
that Captain Cleary, Democrat, will
he the new chief.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
DARROW'S NAME COUPLED
WITH M'NAMARA BRIBERY

Los ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 1.-THE
name of Clarence s. Darrow, chief of
counsel for the Mcnamara brothers.
was brought into the preliminary hear
ing of Bert II. Franklin, a defense in
vestigator, charged with bribery before
Justice William P. Young, today.
George n Lockwood, the venireman
whom Franklin Is accused of bribing,
testified that Franklin told him he
would see Clarence s. Darrow and ar
range how the money was to be paid
The utterance created q sensation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11

The letters were of defamatory
character and were penned during a
period of about ten years. Their par
itfcular mark was Rev r.. Snyder, pas
tor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Easton. All the letters were
printed. For ten years defamatory let
ters were received by married men and
their wives, young brides and innocent
girls. They created a great scandal
and various persons were from time to
time accused of sending them. Rev.
Snyder was the first witness. He said
he was 20 and single when he took
charge of the church in 1901 and lived
at the parsonage.
Miss Dewitt lived opposite and he
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
Packers Hope Today
for Stay in Trial

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-While the routine
OF examining prospective jurors in the
case of the ten packers under indiet-
ment for alleged violation of the sher-
man antitrust law was scheduled to
go on before Judge Carpenter today,
there was hope among the defendants
that the United States Supreme Court
might be heard from with a stay.
There was possibility that the
higher court would hand down q de.
cision as to whether it would hear oral
arguments on the constitutionality OF
the Sherman act. as petitioned for be-
fore Judge Kohlsaat.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
VOTE-BUYING LIKE
OHIO, is CHARGE

WASHINGTON, Dec, t1,-Charses
that vote buying and selling Is done
In the "open market" in Fayette Coun-
ry, Pa: that notorious trafiicking
there rivals the sensational disclosures
made In Adams County, Ohio, and that
the United States Steel Corporation,
through ita subsidiary companies, Is a
party to the bribery and intimidation
OF voters, were made today by Jesse
n, Wise, Of Waynesours, Pa, q do
teated candidate for Congress, before
the f5ouss committee on elections.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
TWO MEN INJURED AS CAR
STRIKES WAGON IN Fog.

Two men were injured and runabout
was wrecked because of the thick fog
today when an Orange and Passaic
Valley trolley car crashed into the rig
in Broad street, Bloomfield
Cashmere Woyslat. of Walnut street,
Bloomfield, who was driving the run
about, was hurled out and badly shak-
en- up. He was taken home in a pass
ing automobile.
Ignatz Melesld, of 54S Broad street.
Bloomfield was cut and bruised. He
was taken to the Mountainsde Hos
pital, Montclair. John Bolosld a New
ark, man, who was the third occupant
of the carriage, escaped uninjured
Peter Rafferty, was the motorman or
the trolley car.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
MEET AT HANKOW
FOR PEACE IN CHINA

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11,--Goneral II
Yuen-Heng, the revolutionary com
mander, has telegraphed from WI
Chang to the representatives OF the
Imperialist party that tho Republicans
have selected Hankow as the place for
tho meeting of tho peace conference,
Tang -Shao-Yi, tho representative of
Premier Yuan Shi-Kai, has left PeiVing
to take part n the negotiations. en-
powered to egree TO a compromise on
virtually any terms,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
CAR FERRY STILL ON ROCKS.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 1.-THE
Fcre Marquette car ferry No. 2o which
went on the rocks carly Sunday morn
ing near North Point, several miles
from Milwaukee, during dense fog.
is still aground. Renewed efforts will
be made during the day to release her,
Onicials of the Pcre Marquette limo sEy
the ferry IS not In danger.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
Train and Street Car Traffic Tied Up at
Rush HOurs--Six Big Liners
Blocked.
TANGLE OF TRANSPORTATION
CONTINUES UP UNTIL MIDDAY
Conductor Injured in New Jersey Collision Express
and Freight Vehicle Accident in New
York Mains Eleven Persons,

o.
al
traffic a % until
deranged thick dred through
The short line Jared the best Of all the routes
til clear $3.50 o'clock
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
OVERRULESSUGAR
TRUST DEMURRER

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE full
United States Circuit Court, consisting
OF Judges Lacombe, Coke, Noyes and
Ward. today overruled the demurrers
interposed by the sugar trust" to the
governments dissolution suit and the
defendants were directed to answer the
complaints. The court then heard
argument on the demurrers filed by the
steamship trust" in the governments
dissolution suit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
PASSENGERS THROWN ABOUT
WHEN CAR JUMPS TRACKS,.

A Hackensack car, travelling fast, left
the rails on Ridge road, North Airing
ton, early today. There was a heavy
fog at the time and the motorman,
Samuel Durkee, was trying to make up
lost time. At Chauncey avenue the
rear trucks left the rails and the car
backed down into ditch. The passen-
gers were thrown about the car, but no
one was hurt, The conductor, James
Britten, helped the frightened passen-
gers from the car.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
FIFTY INJURED BY BOMB.

LIEGE. Belgium. Dec. ia dyna
mite bomb exploded last night during
crowded clnematoS-aph exhibition.
A terrible panic ensued. in which nifty
persons were injured. several of them
mortaliy. The police believe that
discharged employee threw the bomb
for revenge
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11

ships We're forced to anchor in the OUT
side harbor
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-One railroad
man was killed. another seriously in
Jured and ten passengers were bruised
and cut by flying glass when an extra
freight train and Pawling express No
1,010 We're in collision in the fog-man-
tied yards OF the New York Central
railroad at North White Plains this
morning.
The freight locomotive and several
freight cars left the track and rolled
on their sides, killing the fireman on
the freight and seriously injuring En-
gineer Carson.
None of the passenger cars left the
track, but ten of the passengers in the
smoker, which was side-swiped by tho
freight locomotive, were bruised and
cut by flying glass.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
MOtOrr71dn Hurt as Trolley
Cars Collide at Little Falls

No. GAL, knocking the corner post froln
the latter car. Although there were
forty-five passengers in both cars no
one was hurt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-11
GIRL OF POISONED PEN"
CELEBRITY PUT ON TRIAL
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IL

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Keeno onan npnninuu.

GhaA A, Kesne diamonds and teweiry,
1s0 broadway. New York. with be open
evenings until christInaA--AdV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-04
Editorial Comment
Sheriff Mooers Insuraes.

(Somerset independents Reporter)
I'm a Democrat. I've always been
Ia Democrat, but | don't propose to let
|any man, Democrat or Republican,
lead me into a mud hole"
Thus spake Sheriff Mooers one day
this week in response to the sugges-
ton that he is getting of the trail
which the Watervllle Chieftains have
been trying to blaze these last few
months. But that wasn't all He
kept right on talking until he had
eased his mind by saying.
I was down in Waterville. | saw
Pattaneall, Davis Jones and the rest
and told them a thing or two. l re-
minded 'em how they had gone up
and down the state of Maine promis-
ing the people that if given the power
they would honestly enforce the law. |
told EN- that the party wasn't Keeping
it's promises and that ! was ashamed
and disguised. Before | got through
they had pretty good idea whose
Fault thought il was too
Sheriff Mooers won't lose many
friends up this way by refusing to
wear collars made in Waterville.' He's
got tHeIH 10 spare IL even i'''i 'i-'"'
for all Somerset county is proud OF hef
sheriff. We are proud of him for his
sterling honesty in keeping his prom
Uses and also for the fact that he Is
the best argument in all Maine for
NO vote in September.
II is an open secret that the Demo-
cratic leaders did not wish 10 really
enforce our prohibitory law, fearing
that the whole State would follow the
example of Somerset county. Instead
they are trying by non enforcement to
disgust the people with the law. They
are disgusting some people all right.
hut the result as finally registered at
the ballot box is likely to surprise them.
We're a bit sensitive on the subject of
=rampalpn promises up this way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-04

one Of them has devoted himself 10
cursng the law and encouraging dis
regard of the law.
These interests, backed by the out
Of state brewers and distillers. tell you
Ia take the law in your own hands,
and regulate" the liquor business
They tell you that license laws are
not disobeyed. and when they say it,
they wilfully and maliciously attempt
la deceive the people of Maine. They
know that license laws are NEVER
enforced and that license saloon keep
ers are never punished for their mis-
| deeds They know that dive keepers
and bootleggers all go scot free in Ii
| cense territory, because they are aid
ed, abetted and protected by their
| feeders. the saloons.
| Following is a Lowell Indictment of
conditions cut from u newspaper of
| that city:
81 want to call attention to the
| amount of liquor that is manifestiy
being sold to boys in the city of Low
eil,' said Judge Hadley at the close of
proceedings in the police court yes
terday. ~ have never seen SO many
| boys brought into court on charges Of
| drunkenness as | have seen during the
last few weeks. Too many OF the
| prisoners arraigned here on drunken.
ness charges are minors, boys OF sew
enteen or eighteen, and even younger
The fact that such boys are coming
here is evident that there is free sell
ing of liquor to minors. The dealers
seem to have no regard for the con-
ditions of their license | have never
seen SO many wrecks of humanity in
the dock as | have in the last month.
Some of them look all burned UP, az IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-04
License Law Never Enforced.

The representatives of the liquor in
terests continue to wilfully misrepre-
sent conditions in Maine, declaring
that prohibition does not prohibit
but that license regulates" in license
states. One after another of these
falsehoods have been disproved by abb
.soiutely irrefutable evidence.
we have published proof from many
license states that license regulates"
the traffic only to suit the liquor inter-
ests.
A friend of the Kennebec Journal
brings in clipping from the Lowell,
(Mass.) Sun, showing how license
regulation of the liquor traffic reg
ulates' in Lowell
The opponents of the Maine law,
from Governor Plaisted to the charac-
terless organs which have sold their
subscription lists TO the liquor inter
ests, ridicule and defame the prohibi-
tory law. and the worst they can say
of it is that it is not enforced as il
should be.
Yet what has any one Of these done
to assist in enforcing the law? Every