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Evening journal., 1912-02-16
ICOUNTISS AGAIN
LEADS NEW CASTLE

Directors or the New Castle Athletic
Association last evening reelected
Charles I. Countiss manager of the
baseball club for the year 1912. The
directors discussed proposed improve
ments TO the grounds and Manager
Countiss stated that New Castle never
had a better supply of "livc wires"
for its baseball club. He will giVo
the local boys a chance to try out. The
question Of the league to which New
Castle will be affiliated will be consid-
cred later bys the directors.
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
WHITMAN NAMES MANAGERS.

William Abbot Whitman. the out
law league leader says that Lave
Cross, the former captain Of the Ath-
letics, would have charge of Cleve-
land, and that Marty Hogan would
look after the interests of the Pitts
burg team in the new league Hogan
is the former manager Of the Lam
caster Tri-State team.
Evening journal., 1912-02-16

Every woman should attend the
Boston Cloak Stores Sensational
Underselling Sale" tomorrow, ri24 Mar
ket ST.
Evening journal., 1912-02-16
HORsEY WITH THE REDs.

Hansen Horsey. the Maryland fling
or. who helped to win the pennant
for Reading ls year. will accompany
the Cincinnati team 10 the SouthF
and be given a chance TO make good
with tho National leaguers. He has
recommended Pitcher Jarmon, an am
ateur. residing near his home, for
try-out in the Tri-State Horsey.
Baker and Herzog hail from the same
neighborhood I'm Dixie.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
YOUTH MISSING
SINCE SATURDAY
George Wurster's Mother Pros.
trated by His Mysterious
Absence from Home.

Alarm is felt for the safety of
George Wurster, who has been miss
ing from his home, 2S1 Runyon street,
since Saturday afternoon. His mother
is almost Frustrated with grief ano
feels certain that he has met with
foul play. Except for a weeks vaca-
ton last year, this is the first time
that Wurster. who is 20 years old. has
been away from home over night. For
this reason, his parents believe, some
thing has happened to him.
An appeal was made to the police
today and a general alarm SEN out.
1t is thought that he went TO South
Beach, and his parents spent all day
yesterday at that place, but without
success.
Said He Was Going to South Beach.
Saturday afternoon the young man
told his parents that he was going to
spend the day at South Beach. When
leaving he declared that he might ye-
main over night. For that reason
nothing was thought when he failed
to return. When he failed to return
on Sunday evening anxiety was felt.
his friends it was learned that
he started for the Beach alone. At
the time he left he had but $1.25 In
his pocket.
height and weighs about 100 pounds.
He wore a blue serge suit with a
shadow stripe and a light cap.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
STEVENS BLOCKS
SUGAR CO. CASE
vice-chancelIor Refuses to
Sign Decree canceIing $780,
ooo, 900 of Refinery Stock.

Although an agreement was reached
in the form of a decree In the case of
Nathaniel H. Tooker, of East Or
ange. and others. compelling the can
collation. of SO, 600, 900 worth of stock
of the National Sugar Refining Com
pany, Vice-Chancellor Stevens today
refused to sign the decree.
The bill provided for the cancela-
ton of the stock subject to the in
terests of existing creditors, and
Vice-Chancellor Stevens held that
through a decision of the Court of
Errors and Appeals in the case, he
was not at liberty to sign the decree
for cancellation.
Much discussion was had on the
matter of counsel fees In connection
with the case. John r. Hardin
thought the court should fix the
counsel fees at $40, 900.
Other attorneys were reluctant to
press the counsel fee controversy un-
til the court determined by whom the
fees should be paid.
The $4,000 shares of stock in dis
pute are now held by the Henry O.
Havemeyer estate.
The stock was originally given to
James H. Post. and was represented
in the merger of National Sugar Re-
filming Company. 1t is claimed the
stock was issued without any con-
s~ideration.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
P|TNEY ALLEGES
FRAUD IN KANSAS
ELECTORAL CASE
Wires Gov. StubbS He
Is MiSinfOrmed as
to the Facts.

Refuting an assertion of Governor
Stubbs, of Kansas, Justice Mahlon
Pitney, of the United States Supreme
Court, today made his first statement
in the Taft-Rooseevlt battle owe the
Kansas electors.
Justice Pitney wired Governor
Stubs on Sunday and again yester-
day, but he did not receive. a reply
until today.
In the night lettergram the justice
received, Governor Stubs empha-
sized the necessity for a speedy deci-
sion and then made this statement:
There are eighteen Republican
candidates for presidential electors,
who, according to two decisions of our
State Supreme Court, have equal
rights under the law to a place on
the Republican primary ballot"
Justice Pitney replied in a carefully
worded and significant telegram. 1t
follows IN full:
Il fully recognize the Importance
of prompt decision and will do my
best.
Court records reached me yester-
day and hearing delayed until
Thursday because of your request
for notice and opportunity to be
heard.
Realizing the great Importance
of the case. I wired yesterday of my
own motion to chief justice, submit
ting to him questions whether he or
other justices should sit with me. I
have not yet received his reply.
Your telegram indicates you are
misinformed MS to Kansas. decisions.
Record before me does not show any
decision that the eighteen Republi-
can candidates for presidential cleo
tors have equal rights under the law
to a place on the Republican primary
ballot.
ION the contrary. record shows that
CONTINUED on Second Page.) :.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
LIEUT.. BECKER
PROTESTS HE
is INNOCENT
Confessions of Rose, Weber and
WALTON All Agree He Demanded
That Gambler Be Put Out of
Way--Case Called Flawless.
NEW YORK, July 80.

NEW YORK, July 80.
HE ,ndictment md arrest of Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker
for al murder of h gambler, Herman Rosenthal DOR after the
! confession O BALD jack Rose, "Bridge" Weber and Harry
vauon revealed today to District ttorney Whitman the police ss-
TEN, in all its hideousness
DISTRICT ATTORNEY Whitman today said he had made 10 statement to
tba evectt nat he had evidence of wrongdomg o the part of men
richer m or T had such evidence" he added, "I should ask for their in
dictnent expect to confer with Rose, WALTON and Weber from time o
time AM further proceedings of h grand jury will depend somewhat upon
the Information that ON from these three and from other sources that
they may indicate - -. -
,s ~ No means an Indictment Of the police department 1 consider the rank
and file upright and reliable.
ro prosecutor added it was not planned to grant immunity 10 n
of the prisoners, Notwithstanding their confessions, where it could be
sh,un hat they actually had participated in the murder.
Inspector Hughes, of the detective bureau. today received wore that
IN nolhe Of yracuse had in custod y a ma answering the general de-
scniption of "Gib the Blood" but who gave his nan Is Harry Lewis
that tbreaten to shake it % its foundation, for District Attorney Whit,
While BECKER paced his cell today, protesting his innocence of murder,
ice ommissione waldo a an early caller al the City Hall and "a
rs1erad immediately into the mayors office for a conference. Soon
Hsrward the la announced that he would call a special meeting
- ~ ,Idernoen to begin a investigation of the police department
event TO assert his innocence, Lieutenant Becker has made n % COM
,,.nt on hs arrest His wife and counsel visited him in his cell today
paid Jack" Rose confessed that Becker came to him and. fairly
sa.,ara,e over Rosenthars intention O telling Ill he knew If his raa-
lions with the police lieutenant. said; Rosent has lived too long. He
has got to b. put out of the way"
Rose told the public prosecutor IND thu gran jury how the murder
S 80. had at h instigaton of Becker and that after the killing
Rocker net Weber and himself promised complete police protec-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30

LONDON, July 30.-The Judgment
of the British Board of Trade court
OF inquiry into the disaster of the
White Star liner Titanic, which sank
in mid-ocean with 1877 souls after
collision with an iceberg on April IA.
was pronounced today by Lord Mer-
sey, the presiding judge. <before a
large audience.
The court finds that the collision of
the Titanic with the iceberg was due
to the excessive speed at which the
ship was navigated; that a proper
watch was not kept; that the ships
boats were properly lowered, but that
arrangements for manning them were
insufficient; that the Leland liner Cal
~ifornian might have reached The tt
tanic If she had attempted to do SO:
that the track followed was reason
ably safe with proper vigilance, and
that there was no discrimination
against third-class passengers in the
saving of life.
The court of inquiry exonerates ].
Bruce Ismay, chairman and manag-
ing director of the White Star line,
and Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon, one of
. Continued on Second Page.) /.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
Gkl prisoner Or
MONTHS, SHE SAYS
Alexander. Whose
Mother Asked Police to Find
Her, Was in Home.

Claiming that she was placed in
the Christian Refuge Home, in Me
chanic street, by a strange woman,
end held there for eleven months
against her will, Mamie Alexander,
&c years old, Of 123 Seventh avenue,
appeared in the First precinct station
today and told of the h%ardships she
had to undergo.
She stated that the strange woman
met her On Market street and told
her of a nice home she could have
and that she could have many girl
companions. The child said that
after entering the home and meeting
the girls she expressed a desire to
leave, but was informed hat she
could moi. Daily she begged to be
lowed TO return TO her mother, but
her request was refused. Finally she
determined to escape. and did so
successfully Sunday, returning TO her
mother today.
The mother stated TO the police
officials that at the time of the girls
disappearance she had caused a gen
eraf police alarm to be sent out and
had had the girls picture published
in the newspapers, but that she had
heard nothing from the missing
daughter.
The superintendent of the home
stated that when the girl was
brought there she was destitutesand
gave the name of Mamie Rose.
The mother did not appear over
anxious to have her daughter re-
turn: consequently Detectives King
and Smith carried the girl back to
the home. but admission was re-
fused.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30

II may be pleasant to be a landlady,
but Mrs. Anna Obernauer, of 6i3
South Eleventh street. doesn't think
so.
She had two OF her former tenants.
both arraigned in the Fourth
Precinct Police Court today on a
charge of malicious mischief. They
were Mrs. Mary Weber, of 6s2 South
Eleventh street. and Mrs. Bertha
Widoff, OF 119 Lincoln street. Jersey
City.
This Is what she told the Judge they
had done;
Destroyed wall paper and paint
In five looms.
Filled bathtub with stufins Of
old mattress.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
SOON Be OUT,
SAYS MFARLAHD,
BACK IN OLD CELL
Convicted Slayer Is
Cheerful as He
Faces New Trial.
CONFIDENT OF SPEEDY
ACQUlTTAL BY JURY
Eats Heartily and Sleeps Well
in Cell in Murderers'
Row.

Allison MacFarland, convicted of
poisoning his wife, spent last night
in the county Jail.
He. had been released from the
death cell in Trenton yesterday aft
ernoon and had tasted two hours of
liberty that was bitter-sweet, for his
liberty was bound with chains, and
by his side a warder walked.
Death Cell Doors Open.
1t a nearly $3.50 o'clock when the
steel door of the death cell was
opened and MacFarland walked out.
His eyes were lighted with a not I'M
strange hope and a light smile IA
stamped upon his lips.
He walked quickly to the warden's
office, where he met Frank M. Nc
Dermit. his lawyer, and where the
prison formalitiex necessary to his
release, were gone through. Then.
~handcuffed to a Newark constable,
he was taken to the Pennsylvania
train that was to take him from
Trenton.
The train reached Newark shortly
after 5 o'clock, and within two hours
from the moment he left the death
cell he was again a prisoner in the
county Jail here. Out of his doom
he had fond freedom, but his free
dom was only a sort of doom. He
will be retired, probably, in Septem-
Der.
Walks CheerfuIly to Cell.
After a word of greeting to many
of the attendants whom he had known
during his previous stay at the jail,
MacFarland walked n~onchalantly.
even cheerfuliy, to his cell in muir
derers' row, which is one next that
he occupied before.
He told Warden McGuinness that
he was very glad to see him again.
And the Jail, too" he said. THE
next time l go out Of here 1t will
be to stay out, and it won't be long,
either" He seemed perfectly conf
dent, and was very cheerful.
MacFarland. when asked about his
health, replied that he had never felt
better in his life; but in the opinion
of the warden he was a little pale and
drawn.
He ate a hearty supper. slept well
and said he enjoyed his breakfast.
He passes his time reading, as he is
not allowed to see any of the other
prisoners, nor receive visitors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
NEGRO SHOT HIM.
mrs. GRACE SAID
Mother-in-Law Of Accused
Woman Tells of Her Re-
marks After Tragedy.

ATLANTA, Ca, July 30.-How Mrs.
Daisy Grace, on trial here accused of
having attempted to-kill her husband.
once declared that if anybody hao
shot Grace it was u. c." a negro
butler, was recited on the stand to-
day by Mrs. S. L. Hill, Grace's
mother.
Mrs. Grace arrived at the Hill
home in Newman. Ga. testified Mrs.
Hill, and was informed that Grace
had been shot at his home in Atlanta.
After l had told of the shooting"
testified Mrs. Hill, Daisy said she dio
not believe it. I told Daisy that I was
afraid Gene had accidentally shot
himself"
IF any one hot Gene she said
Mrs. Grace declared, it was j. c..
(the negro butler). Yesterday he
nearly beat Martha to death. and
Gene told him if he touched her
again he would wear his cane out on
him.
Mrs. Hill said Daisy asked her
where Eugene had been shot
later she told Daisy that Eugene was
still alive and had been taken TO the
hospital, Mrs. Hill said Daisy in
quired as to the proximity of the
lungs and the heart, and remarked
that she did not know anybody who
had been shot through the heart
could live.
1t is intimated that Mrs. Grace will
try to show that her husband is not
paralyzed below the waist. During
the proceedings yesterday she created
a mild sensation when she remarked
to an attorney: Watch Genes legs
move"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
POLICE TO GUARD
HIS BRIDE OF ONE WEEK

Fearing for the safety of his bride
of q week, DR.. Herman Spangler has
set a guard of policemen about his
home at % Stirling street.
Mrs. Spangler was Miss Mollie
klein, of 1877 Howard street. They
were married last Wednesday against
the wishes of the physicians rela-
tives.
Thought Pistol Clicked.
Spangler is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and is a
practicing doctor of o~steopathy. He
and Miss Klein were married by Po-
lice Justice Hahn.
The doctors troubles began on
Thursday night. He returned home
to hear mufled footsteps In the room
adjoining his ONCE. As he entered
q pair Of curtains were drawn aside
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and he says he heard a sound like
the dull click of a revolver that had
missed fire.
DIR. Spangler has surprised the
strange guests In his house on W
other occasions since their first visit.
Police Watch House.
He applied for police protection last
night and special officers are watch
ing the house.
His young wife. afraid OF the
strange visitors. refuses 20 sleep in
the ~physician's home and has re-
turned to her mother at the Howard
street address. She fears that the
are seeking her life.
Although the doctors apartments
have been entered on three occasions,
he has missed nothing of value.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
NJ BAG PUNCHER
BRINGS LANDLADY WOE
Sprinkled the floors with ashes.
Heaped garbage in the sink.

Sprinkled the floors with ashes.
Heaped garbage in the sink.
Locked doors and broke off keys.
Mrs. Weber, she asserted. had pugi-
listic tendencies, which she INDUCED
far into the night with the aid of n
particularly noisy punching bag.
This information had been conveyed
to her by neighbors when she ac-
quired the Eleventh street property
on July l. She gave the tenants no.
tice, and then the alleged retaliatory
acts took place.
In the complaint only the destruc-
ton of paint and wall paper is
charged The damage is said 10
be $50.
The women were paroled in custody
of counsel <a< = hearing Thursday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
Fall Through
Roof Of Glass

Falling from a scaffold through the
glass roof of a conservatory, two
men were badly cut at the home of
Mrs. John Burke. of Llewellyn Park,
West Orange. today. They were
Robert Hunter, of l Eighth avenue,
this city. and Edmund Ross, of IS
Henry street, Orange.
Both men were taken to the Or
ange Memorial Hospital. Ross was
able to go home after his wounds
had been dressed, but Hunter is
more seriously injured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
STANDARD oIL-cUTs PRICES

NEW YORK, July 3O.-The Stand
ard Oil Company. of New York. to-
day announced a reduction of 10
points in refined petroleum, making
refined in cases 1925 cents per gal
Ion, refined in tanks AIS cents and
standard white in barrels, S.35 cents,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
LIGHTNING o STEAK

WINNIPEG, Man. July s0.-While
carving a slice of steak in his en-
ployer's butcher shop last night light
ming struck the point of the knife
with which John Haynes was work
ing. His arm was paralyzed and the
steak was nicely roasted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30

From the Death House, with the cleo
trio chair only a few yards away. out into.
the world of the living, where hope beats
high and where the future is not com
passed by a day, the seconds to which
are counted with dread, was a transition
which would have overcome one whose
nerves were less carefully trained to take
things as they come.
The news that he was to be taken
back to Newark yesterday was broken to
the prisoner by his counsel, Frank NJ.
McDermit, shortly before 3 o'clock, and
after expressing his gratitude for Mr.. Nc
Dermit's work, he quickly prepared for
the journey. Good-byes were exchanged
with the two men who had been COM
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
BY ETHEL RosEMoN

Copyright 1913. by the Newark Daily Aeyutiser Publishing Company. M rights
reer we'd
l(CO the sky is blue and the grass is green out here in the
world. / rather thought it was, but then / couldn't be
- sure and Allison NJ. MacFarland took a deep breath
and gazed about at the sunlif land.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
i Lived from Minute to Minute
and Would Have Gone Crazy
If | Had Anticipated Events"
Says Convicted Slayer.
HAS FAITH IN BROMLEY GIRL

i never saw a man who looked
With such a wistful eye
Upon that little tent Of blue
Which prisoners call the sky.
And at every wandering cloud that
trailed
Its raveled heeces by.
He did not wiring his hands as do
Those witless men who dare
To try 10 rear the ~changeling Hope
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30

In the cave of black Despair.
He only looked upon the sun =
And drank the morning air. =
He did not wiring his hands nor Eeep.
Nor did he peek or pine,
But he drank the air as though il held
Some healthful anodyne.
With open mouth he drank the sun
AS though 1t had been wine.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
Son Knows He's Innocent, He Says


why, yes in a eseI like that such a heritage would not do : chnd
much goo would it? If Robert could talk to the intelligent people Of
Newark 1 know he would have no difficulty in convincing them Of my
innocence He had often heard his mother and me talking over III
divorce W e intended to arrange. and besides. he knew I would never
have injured his mother. In thu contemplated divorce 1 ws striving o
arrange matters in the best way for her.
But divorce would Nnecessi tated your giving up the children.
would it not%s
mot the boy. l had arranged to keep him One of the settlements
I hd planned to make OF M wife wal a place out West / lost IL and e
that IN would grve I said nothing about il. hoping soon to b
in a position to max u p the loss. She learned OF it through som bust
nes apers n 1t he same time found son letters from Miss Brom-
From these 70 she got the i'm preston that 1 was going to leave
her without anything, so decided to end it all. / believe she took as much
as a cupful of tn cyanide OF potassium, while a teaspocnful her 8
usual dose IF medicine Surely she would not have done this uninten-
tionaIy. Besides III bottle the poison ws in a medicine bottle Of
lot Ter headache medicine bottle. All hers were kept in IA kitchen
and this a sin my chest 4
There a n thought OF Accusing m Of the crime unn Miss Brom-
leyss letters brought u the fact that there was a woman IN the ase and
furnished supposed motive for the d eed- Certainly if I had planned ~ r
- Was Not Afraid to Die" He ExcIams
And o received your verdict very calmly"
What else was there to do? MY business training has taught me toz
suppress all emotions all feelings n great emergencies The state had de-
creed; I a powerless 20 fight tbs State. l had done n o wrong ~ AZ
was nt afraid to die" #H#
And do you believe lin capital pun ishment?'
Most decidedly. 81
Even il you. knowing yourself in nocent had been put TO death
Even then l believe in the law of averages In every hundred caaes
Conunue on Seu~nd PaEe1
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Free oiled portraits for The Newark
Star readers Clip twelve coupons from
the Morning or Evening Star.
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Lived from Minute to Minute

And didn't you keep rack Of the days?" 1 asked
VERY little" he answered What is III use unless n is looking
forward to something? I busted myself drawing plans for Inventions
magazine articles listening to the cases of m fellow prisoners,
and in reviewing m WI cae At other times I played checkers. 1 lived
from minute to minute If had stopped 10 anticipate events, what
would have happened? For instance. if I had given my time to thinking
of those two children Of mine 1 would have gone crazy My boy Rob-
ert is certainly al extraordinary child.
if that boy of mine belonged to some else I'd still have the same
opinion of hin. He's I years old now. and Ruth is 4. 1 had made 80
many plans for my sons education I "a going to send him to the Bos-
ton School of Technology and train him for a mechanical engineer. unless
of course, he developed talent in another line"
"And if the second trial doesn't turn out the way you hope, what OF
Roberts future?"
"Pu try to have someone take him who will carry ut nv plansn
And will you want his nan changed?"