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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
'DAGO FRANK ON
STAND, DENOUNCES
STATES |NFORMERS
Declares They Are
the Ones Respon-
sible for Murder.
FACES JURY AND TELLS
THEM OF HIS ALIBI
Asserts That He Was Far from
Scene on Night OF
Crime.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-"Dago
Frank" Cirohci, exonerated by his
three gunmen pals OF having even
been near the scene Of the murder,
took the witness stand in his own and
their behalf today to corroborate their
stories that Herman Rosenthal was
shot down by Harry vallon and
"Bridgie" Webber. informers for the
State, and not by the gunmen under
orders from Charles Becker.
He swort that he was on his way
uptown to see his girl when the shoot
ing occurred, while the others just
happened to be unfortunately near
the Hotel Metropole at the invitation
of Jack Rose, the States chief wit
ness. He declared that Rose had
never importuned him or the others
to "croak" the gambler, but had
sought them out to convince them OF
his Innocence in 'framingup" Big
Jack Zelig, their chief.
Cross examination failed to shake
the witness. He gave. prompt and
emphatic answers; admitted calmly
that he had served jail sentence for
y
partner in an opium den.
"Dago Frank" ho1low-cheeked,
raw-boned, with curly Jet black hair,
took the stand at 1890 o'clock. His
testimony was an almost word-for-
word repetition of the story told by
his three fellow gunmen yesterday.
up to the point where the witness
said he left Whitley" "Gyp" and
Lefty" at sBridgie" Webber's poker
rooms the night of the murder. He
testified as to the visit of Jack" Rose
to his apartment to. see Whitley" and
Lefty and himself.
was anything said by Rose OF
anybody that night about the 'croak-
ing killing or removing Of Herman
Rosenthal?" asked the gunmen's at
torney. C. G. r. Wahle.
There was not" declared Frank
shaking his head vigorously. He said
that the only thing Rose discussed
was the framing up Of Jack
Zelig, the gang leader, and the shoot
ing of Lefty Louie" in Chinatown
Rose wanted to explain his innocence
In both affairs, said Frank.
Il said. well, Jack, the boys are
from Missouri. You'd better show
EN-
The witness then said that Rose
asked him to come with him while
they looked for the other gunmen
They boarded the automobile in which
Rose, vaIlon and Schepps had ar
rived. and on the way downtown
Rose, Frank said, told him that he
couldn't sleep nights because Of his
worry about being suspected of the
Framing up of Zelig.
HE told me that he was known as
a stool pigeon for Lieutenant Becker
but he would prove to me that he
was not stool pigeon, but simply
got the stool pigeons for Becker and
never testified against gambling
houses.
Arriving at the poker rooms, the
witness said, Rose told Webber OF
his disappointment at not finding
the boys" at Dago Franks. "' Bird
gle says, well. I'll find them
Frank continued, "and he telephoned
somewhere. 1 sat down and had q
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
Minister Mayor
Chooses Jail Cell

LITTLE FALLS, N. Y. Nov.
15.-The Rev. George r. Lunn.
Socialist mayor of schenecta-
dy, was today found guilty
of violating a city ordinance recently
in refusing to move when the police
interrupted his speech-making to
striking mill employees He was
sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or
spend fifty days in Jail.
Mayor Lunn signifed his intention
OF going to Jail rather than paying
the fine when he said:
This is a question of principle,
and l will never spend a dollar for
quoting Abraham Lincoln"
"The question of quoting Abraham
Lincoln does not appear in the in
formation that caused your arrest.
replied Judge Collins. who tried the
case.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
BLAME CANDY FOR
DEATH OF PUPIL
Boy Drops Dead in Street After
Eating Lemon Drops in
School.

Adam Serafis, an S-year-old pupil
at st. Stanislaus's Parochial School,
is dead at Holes morgue. as result,
1t Is believed, of eating lemon drops,
which he purchased in a candy shop
near the school, at Belmont and Sew
enteenth avenues
With his classmates the boy came
from the school at noon today and
started across Belmont avenue. In
the middle of the street he suddenly
dropped to the pavement.
Passersby who saw him fall be-
Iieved the boy had merely tripped
and for a time paid no attention to
him.
Finally, however when the boy did
not move, a man picked him UP and
carried hi INTO the drug store OF Ro-
land d. Grom, Belmont and Seven
teenth avenues. Grom examined the
bo yand found he was dead.
The druggist then began to ques-
ton the boys companions, who were
clustered about his body, watching
Grom's ministrations in wide-eyed
amaze ment.
Adam had been eating lemon drops
in school all morning. they told the
druggist Other boys in the class
had eaten some. too. but had expe-
rienced no i'll effects.
Grom hastily notified the police of
the boys death and sent one OF his
clerks to the store named by the
boys to buy some of the lemon drops.
He will make an analysis of them
this afternoon.
County Physician Mckenzie. after
he had viewed the body. ordered it
remobed to Holes morgue. where he
will perform an autopsy this after
noon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
STORMING OF ADRIAN0PLE
FLAMING, ROARING INFERNO

LONDON, Nov. 15.-Bennett Bur-
leigh, in a dispatch from Mustapha
Pasha to the Daily Telegraph. de-
scribes the fighting around Arlk-
nople. He says:
Port Arthur produced no grander
or more terrible effects than sunday
nights furious bombardment. Hum
dreds of shells burst at the same in
slant over and around Adrianople-
Guns of all sizes and kinds made 3
flaming. roaring inferno, which nuzk
have reverberated for miles along the
Balkan mountains and rocked and
ratified the houses in distant Nus
tapha Pasha.
"The Turks attempted to reply. but
were soon overpowered by the tre-
mendous strength. energy and accu-
racy Of the besiegers' artillery.
The correspondent describes the
storming OF the forts on the north
and east the same night. He says
"The Bulgarian storming hattalions
frst attended divine worship. Then
they stripped OF and piled their
superluous coats and baggage in the
trenches. The Turks precipitatta
matters by attempting sally, ittie
knowing what was in store for them.
There was a tornado of artillery and
rifle fire on both sides; then the Bul-
garians run in with bayonet. There
was wild and terrible work, with No
wish to ask or give quarter Such
Turks as could fed, but they ieff an
awful trail Of dead and dying on the
field. The battle continued for manf
hours in a heavy rain-storm.
Despite the weather. however the
bulgarian transport goes on. and :
have seen around Adrianople tens ok
thousands Of sheep and cattle pro-
viding fresh meat FOR the troops ana
enormous eonvoys daily o. ffeaE
brown bread. plentiful suppIies of
groceries and vegetables af aiI kzatt.
as well as flreNood, while wins ana
<ceaasnnns - sess4a Enek&
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
10000 POLES OF
FEDERATION WILL
DEFEND MEMBER
Forty-6ve Societies to
Aid Man Charged
with Theft.
FAMILY DESTITUTE AS
HE LANGUISHES IN JAIL
Wife Threatened With Arrest
on Charge of Criminal
Libel.

Announcement was made today by
Roumoff Wodynslxi. president Of the
Federation of Polish Societies. that
the full strength of the federation
will be used to protect John Slecz-
kowski, Jailed by the Union National
Benefit Association. for whom he
was formerly an agent.
The federation includes forty-five
branch societies. with a total MEM
bership of 10000, and a fund will be
raised to fight the case.
simultaneously A. g. Nowakoski,
an attorney with offices in the
Scheuer building. volunteered mis-
services not only in the interest Of
Sleczkowski. but on behalf of all
other members Of the benefit asso-
citation who may wish him to act.
After having thrown Sleczkowslki
into Jail and despite the destitution
of his wife and four children, ths
Union National Benefit Association
now threatens to cause Mrs. Slecz-
kowski's arrest on charge of crimi-
nal libel. This threat is made as a
result of a letter printed IN a Polish
newspaper and purporting 10 be writ
ten by Mrs. Sleczkowski, yet Clar-
ence Wander Blatt, president of the
benefit concern, declared yesterday
that the woman's husband had ac-
tually written the letter and had
signed her name to IT,
The only money in the SleczkowslSi
home, at So Boyd street. today was
75 cents, which had been given to
the family by a sympathetic friend.
With this the woman at once pur-
chased food for her family.
"It Is not true that my husband
stole money from the association =
she said. "It is not true that my
husband assaulted the officers who
came to arrest him. 1t is not true
that when the officers came on four
other occasions my husband escaped
through thu back door. They say
that becaz1se fi1ey aid not find him,
but they did not find him because he
was not there when they came. Had
he been there he would have sub
mitted quietly to arrest, as he did
yesterday. He had nothing to hide
Constables hung around the Court
House all yesterday afternoon intent
upon throwing Sleczkowslxi again into
Jail should his friends obtain bail for
him. Realizing this and because the
former agent of the company feared
bodily harm and even declared his
life to be in danger, he was persuaded
that the best thing for him TO dc
would be to remain in the county
Jail until his case came to trial
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
vICE-PRESIDENT-ELECT
HINTS AT SPECIAL SESSION

FORT WAYNE. Ind. Nov. 15.-
within thirty days from the inau-
guration of woodrow Wilson as
President, Democracy will nave COM
menced work upon the reforms that
have been promised by the party in
the event of its success" declared
Governor Thomas r. Marshall. vice.
president-elect, in an add ess before
the Twelfth district Democrats at
their jollifcation dinner here last
night, at which he was the honor
guest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
Johnson May Be
Let Out on Bail


CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-It was ru-
mored In the Federal building today
that Jack Johnson, champion pugi-
list, would be released from the
county Jail before night. After hav-
ing spent one week in a cell in de-
fault of 100000 bail on charges of vio-
lating the Mann act 1t was indicated
that United States District Attorney
Wilkerson would accept bond.
The prospective bondsmen are Mrs
Tiny johnson, the negro's mother,
and Matthew s. Baldwin. a real
estate dealer. The latter was pre-
pared to schedule property valued at
s4s. 600.
1--WE are inclined to think" said
Mr.. Wilkerson. that this new bond
will be satisfactory"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
LOOKS LIKE MURDER;
CORONER SAYS ACCIDENT

COLUMBUS, o., Nov 15.-Mystery
surrounds the death of John K. Sow
ers, president of the Sowers-L each
Lumber Company, who was found
dead in bed at his home today with
a bullet t-hole in his right temple. The
body was discovered by his maid,
zanie Fogel. with whom he left in
structions last night to call him this
morning.
Accidental shooting. in the absence
of financial or domestic motives, is
the unofficial verdict of Coroner
Hanes.
An open door at the rear of the
house, a raised window and side
BOARD in disorder, found by the maid
when she arose this morning, is adj
ganced by members of the family
that Mr.. Sewers was murdered
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
BOY 9 YEARS OLD, SHOT
WHILE AT PLAY, DIES

CARTERET. Nov. 15.--Andrew Le-
mick, . years old, is dead at his home
in Randolph street, this city, today
from wound received when a re-
volver with which he was playing
yesterday afternoon exploded. send
ing bullet into his abdomen.
According to the theory of the
police, the boy took the revolver from
girl playmate and discharged it, in
ignorance of that fact that it was
loaded Immediately after the
wounded boy was taken to Elizabeth
by train and was placed in the
Alexlan Brothers Hospital, where he
died early this morning.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
No Foul Play in
Bathtub Death

BOSTON, Nov. 15.-The death of
Miss Marjorie Powers, whose body
was found in a bathtub in the Re-
we're House yesterday. was due to
natural causes. in the opinion of Med
ical Examiner Magrath.
Assistant District Attorney Lavelle
said this afternoon that the medical
examiner decided that the girls
death was probably caused by heart
failure. The official report was made
to District Attorney Pelletier and
was expected to be made public later.
She was employed by the A. T..
Cummings Company, and Arthur
Cummings was temporarily held
pending the autopsy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
BLIND BANKER cONFESSES
TO THEFT OF $2,OOO,OOO

PARIS, Nov. 15.-Augustin Wax,
known throughout France as the
blind Banker of Paris" has created
a sensation in financial circles here
by surrendering himself to the ponce
and confessing that he has misap-
proprited $2.oo0,0oo of his clients
money.
Max declared that he had invested
the deppsitors funds in copper and
nickel mines in New Caledonia. The
enterprises were complete failures.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
ARMY IN CANTON READY
FOR WAR WITH RUSSIA

CHICAGO. Nov 15.--A special dis
patch today to the Chicago Daily
News from Canton, China. says:
Canton has an army ready to be
of service X called to arms against
the Russians in Mongolia. The po-
litical parties here have united in
calling a ss-meeting for November
II to arouse enthusiasm and prepare
for life and death struggle with
Russia in order to retain Mongolia
in the republic.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
As BEAUTIFUL BABES
TIE FOR PRIZE AT SHOW

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-So much
beauty was exhibited among forty
eight babies at Kenwood gather
ing for prizes that the judges were
compelled TO give up in their efforts
to decide between them.
Mothers who waited anxiously and
with jealous glances at their neigh
bors were surprised but satisfied
when the judges settled the contest
by tying 3 blue ribbon on each
baby.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
FATE OF MEN WHO TARRED
GIRL IN JURY'S HANDS

NORWALK, O., Nov. 15.-By night
fall Ernest Welch, the first of six
men to be tried for the tarring Of
Minnie Lavalley. at West Clarksfeld,
last August, probably will know
whether he is acquitted oil is to serve
penitentiary sentence of from two
to ten years duration.
Arguments were all that remained
ana the case goes to the jury solay
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
SPENT $272 FOR DEFEAT
[From a staff correspondent.

tFrom STAN Correspondent
TRENTON, Nov. 15.-Stephen Wood
McClave. of Cliffslde, today filed his
expense account with the secretary
of state as candidate for Congress
in the next Sixth district. Though
Mr.. McClave was defeated by Louis
j. Martin, he spent $272 in his fight
The Englewood Republican Club also
filed an expense account here for the
financing of the campaign of the can
didates there. The club expended $2S1-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
Non-P artisan
Fete to Mayor

Mayor Jacob Haussiing will be the
guest Of honor at non-partisan din
Ter at the washington on December
x. Invitations to $50 of his friends,
Democratic. Republican and Pro-
gressive. win be sent out next week.
]. Frank Black is chairman Of the
banquet committee and Valentine
Braun the treasurer. 1t is understood
that the dinner is to be $40 plate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
200 Bushels of
Oysters Seized
[Fron a stan Correspondent. ]

[Fron1 a Staff Correspondent
TRENTON. Nov. 15.-United States
Marshal Alcott today seized zoo
bushels of oysters consigned to Nc
vey Bros. of Newark, because it is
alleged that they are in a filthy con-
dition.
The oysters are now in cold storage
in Newark awaiting some disposition
of them.
The shipment is supposed to have
been shipped from Jamaica bay.
Mcvey Bros, of Mulberry street,
declared today that the shipment
could not have been for them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
NOTED CARDINAL DIES

NAPLES. Nov. 1e.-cardinal A.
phensus Capecelatro. archbishop OF
caupa. died here. He was born in
1924 and was created cardinal IN 1885.
He was librarian Of the Roman Cath
olir Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
TO OPERATE ON LoRIMER

CHICAGO. Nov. 15.-surgeons in
attendance on former United States
senator William Lorimer today an
nounced that they would operate on
him tomorrow for appendicitis
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
Fighting, However,
Goes On as Cabi-
net Passes Sultan's 5
Note to Allies.
CHOLERA'S RAyAGES ARE
STEADILY INCREASING
Servians Take Monastir-Kiua
Ferdinand's Army Reaches
kiIios, Only Few Miles from
Nations Capital.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
LONDON. Nov. 1a.-E3uarnrta nmf
Turkey have agreed upon an armas1ice.
recording - soeeEaI nesFn axener
dispatch which reached this eifx thfs
aisernoon hrom bucharest. RHzaanlns
cONSTANTINOPLE fby way *
Kustendje). Nov. 15.-The cholera epi-
denic among the Turkish troops hold
ing the line Of fortiflcations at Teha-
talja. in front Of Constantinopie. :
rapidly becoming worse. over zee
cases are reported daily and the TOT I'll
number already exceeds 5000.
Bulgarian troops have reached the
vicinity of Kiiios, on the Black Sea
coast, at the entrance to the Bos-
phorus, and within a few miles of
the capital.
Whatever hopes the Turks may
have had of maintaining the line of
defense at Tchatalja have been dissi-
pated by this outbreak OF cholera An
eyewitness declares that he saw 263
corpses buried in one big trench at
Hademkeui, the headquarters Of the
Turkish commander-in-chief. or
Tuesday. The bodies were dragged
to the spot on hooks and dropped into
the trench which was not nearly deep
enough for the purpose. the covering
of earth being very shallow
While cholera is undermining the
Turkish defenses It also constitutes q
most formidable opponent TO the Bull
garian advance. and it is generals
believed here that the outbreak has
disposed of the question Of even !
temporary occupation OF Constants
nople by the Bulgarian troops II i
tbTught unlikely that King Ferdinand
81 asrlgaria win risk the lives Of his
soldiers in this way, If he can avoid Il
It Is. stated on good authority that
cholera already has appeared among
the Bulgarian troops This would not
be at all surprising. seeing that they
occupy the positions where the dis
ease claimed its first Turkish victims
SOFIA. Bulgaria. Nov 1.-THE
Turkish request for an armistice, ad-
dressed by KIamil Pasha, the grand
vizier, to King Ferdinand, was dis
cussed today by the Bulgarian council
Of ministers.
It was decided to reply that the
Bulgarian government would inform
the other nations OF the Balkan alii-
ance of the step taken by Turkey and
would give its reply as soon as posi-
bic after coming TO an agreement
with them.
After the allies have consulted. Il
is believed the negotiations for an
armistice will be carried on By the
commanding generals Of the opposing
armies purely from a military point of
view
The negotiations can begin only
after the Turks have accepted the
conditions laid down by the BulgHr-
ians that in the meantime no further
reinforcements Of Turkish troops may
be brought into the field Of opera
tions.
BELGRADE. Servia, Nov. 15.--An>
other Turkish force hoisted the white
flag and surrendered to the Servian
cavalry. near Monastir. yesterday.
The advance of the Servian army has
been temporarily stopped by foods
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15

standard or tourist Latter personaiiy
conducted Without change daily. except SUM
ant. nerth 81. MashinEton- Sunset Route
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15

BELGRADE. Servia, Nov. liam
other Turkish force hoisted the white
flag and surrendered to the Servian
cavalry. near Monastir. yesterday.
The advance Of the Servian army has
been temporarily stopped by foods.
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Continued on Second Pase.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
TacomaAthletic
Club News

Judging from the exhibition put
up Wednesday Joe Bonds and
Shepler would make good card
at some future smoker at the
Tacoma Athletic club.
Eddie Marine seems to be gain
ing in strength and wind since ne
started trSi24ing. He says he's got
Paul Steele's goat a1rady.
There are some who think that
Joe Hill will get away with the
bantam from South Tacoma.
Smith has a good punch and says
he will he able to land.
Paul Steele went two fast
rounds, worked Ikea trojan at
the bag and running and never
turned a hair.
Seat reservation at the request
of club members is the newest in
novation by the Tacoma Athletic
club directors. The new system
will be in operation at the smoker
Tuesday night.
Sec. Harry Andrews has start
ed out making the round of T. A.
G. members and the attendance
Tuesday night promises to be
larger than ever before. Assess
.ments will also be received at the
smoker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24
MILDLY SUPREMACY IN DOUBT

OAKLAND, Cal.-Middleweight
supremacy on the Pacific coast is
still in doubt as result of 10
round draw fought by Sailor Ed
Petroskey and Howard Morrow.
Howard had a shade throughout
the fight, but Petroskey put up a
grandstand finish in the 10th,
while Morrow covered up and
fought on the defensive. Referee
Toby Twins decision was receiv-
ed with mingled cheers and jeers.
Morrow showed himself bet
ter boxer than Petroskey and fire.
quently snapped the sailors head
back with straight lefts. In the
sixth he almost floored Petroskey
with right cross. The willing
ness of both men to hold IN
clinches and fight with their heaos
together was the only displeasing
feature of the bout.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24

SAN FRANCISCO, May "a
Seven Pacific coast athletes are
today recommended by the Pacific
coast selection committee to the
American committee which will
name the team to represent the
United States at the Olympic
games in Sweden. These athletes
are:
Sam Bellah, Multnomah club,
Portland, pole vault and javelin
throw.
Ira Courtney, Seattle A. c., 100
and 200 meters.
Walter Mcclure, Multnomah,
Portland, 1900 meters.
Ralph Rose, Olympia club, San
Francisco, shot-put.
George HORNE, Olympic club,
San Francisco, high jump.
Fred Kelly, University of
Southern California, ITO meter
hurdles.
Forest Smithson, Los Angeles,
10 meter hurdles.
Merle Alderman of Stanford,
discus, hammer thrower; Carl
Shattuck, University of Califor-
mia, hamer thrower, and Freder-
lex Allen, University of California,
broad jumper, also are recon-
mended IL they show champion
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-05-24

JoHMMY KBaN N FAsTEsr will start swinging rushing like
body and he will be stopped The Flynn
Flynn arms length
Every time Flynn tries to mix he will
him his heels Johnsons favorite
right he
knock him out he will that
intended Judge
distance
wouldn't be surprised Johnson fight
mark Flynn reach Johnson
chance to land ON the bodyJohnsons strongest
won't be fghtt will bea slaughter
exert himself He win in five rounds less If he really
terrific that
cannot hold under.
l they will moving
Short
level, Flynn hasn't world