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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
DENIES KNOWLEDGE
OF EXPLOSIVES
Former Union Official Explains
Relations With J. j.
Mcnamara.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 49,
William c. Bernhardt, OF Cincinnati,
former official of the local ironwork-
ers' union, took the witness stand at
the dynamite conspiracy" trial to-
cay as the twenty-seventh of the
forty-one defendants to testify in his
own behalf.
Bernhardt is accused of completely
in the McNamara plots because of
letters he wrote to John ]. Nc
Namara, secretary of the information
al union. In one of these letters
Bernhardt said a reference to "clean-
ing up the city" meant inducing nom
union men to join the union, He said
me met Mcnamara only several times
when the latter visited Cincinnati on
union business.
Four explosions occurred in Cincin-
natl, the government charges, as part
of the terrorism and dynamitings
employed by the ironworkers in their
strikes against open shop" concerns.
Edward Clark, another Cincinnati
union official, who pleaded guilty to
dynamiting, named Herbert S. Hook
ms and President Frank M. Ryan as
promoting violence.
Asked what he meant in writing to
Mcnamara, IF some stranger should
come around the back way on the
quiet and tip over the balance of the
job, l think the Jig is up" Bernhardt
said 1t merely referred to completing
the unionizing of a lob already partly
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
SUFFRAG|ST HIKE
TO ALBANY BEGINS
With Drum, Is Women Start
on f4o-MiIe Walk TO Cap
ture SuIzer.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.
First aid is all right for our bruises
small.
But nothing will cure us but votes
for all"
Thus sang twenty-five suffragettes
today as they started on their 140-
mile walk to Albany TO deliver to
Governor Sulzer on his inauguration
day a message for the cause OF
woman suffrage.
Clad in sweaters. maclxinaws. short
skirts and high boots. and headed by
one of their number beating martial
tattoo on a snare drum. the marchers
left Van Cortlandt Park, on the out
skirts of the city. shortly after 3
o'clock
sympathizers of both sex were on
hand and cheered Justify when the
leader of the pilgrimage. Miss Rosalie
Jones-"General Jones'" as she is
called by her fellow suffragettes-
gave the order Forward Marchl"
The sun was smiling brightly. and
the air was crisp, but not too cold;
but, come sleet, storm or blizzard,
the women were under vow to carry
the scrolIed message on foot the en-
tire distance.
Each woman has a knapsack in
scribed with the words Votes for
Women and containing suffragist
literature. which will be scattered
through every town and village on
the way. walking lelsureiy, the pill
grins expected to reach Yonkers, the
f,rst stop of their fourteen-day in
inerarv. shortly before noon. There
ia Getty Square Mrs. Jessie Hardy
stubbs. Of Chicago, viii speak for
1.-THE cause.
The route is then to Irvington.
where tonight a suffrage meeting will
be held under the auspices of local
organizers. 1t had been predicted
that a hundred women at least would
undertake the journey, but, as the
itinerary calls for Christmas Day on
the road. many decided to stay home.
lust before the march started an
automobile swung through the park.
bearing John d. Rockefeller and John
d. Rockefeller. 1r., en- route to the
city from Pocantico Hills. The
women waved hats and flags and
cheered, and both Rockefellers bowed
and smiled
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
DROPS DEAD WHILE
FIGHTING BIG FIRE
AT NEW BRUNSWICK
Albert c. Lewis Way to Doctors for Grandson Stops to
Rescue Horses at 100000 Blaze and Loses His Life
Through Excitement

Aelius. wife of the superintendent Of
the brewery, whose residence stood
ten feet from the malt house where
the blaze started, Mrs. Aelius awak-
ened her husband, who turned in the
alarm that summoned the Highland
Park Hose Company. By the time
the town department had arrived the
flames had spread to the main build
ing, the ice house and the stable.
Seven horses which were In the
latter place were led to safety by
William Pierson, of Third avenue.
1t was soon apparent that the local
fire department was not sufficient to
cope with the flames, so a telephone
message was sent to fire headquarters
in this city, and New brunswick fire
engines hurried across the river.
Before they had come the Aelius
residence, the brewery Office and the
engine-room had become the prey of
the fire. The five hose lines which
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
ALLEGED CORNER IN
BUTTER MARKET
10000 Tons Stored, Says Uni
! ted States in Suit Against
Dealers.

CHICAGO. Dec. 16.-Sixty thousand
tons of butter. said to amount in the
present state of the market to an
absolute corner, is held In cold
storage, according to facts gathered
by a corps Of twenty government
secret service operatives in connec-
ton with the suit filed in the United
States Court to dissolve the alleged
butter trust.
Profits amounting to between Sll,-
O00, 900 and s17.550,O0 900 may be realized
from the store of butter, which is
enough to supply the entire consump-
ton of the nation for several weeks,
1t has not been stated that the men
named in the government suit are
responsible for the alleged corner and
are to share in the millions that may
be realized from the gradual sale or
the cornered butter but it is asserted
that an added price of from 10 to 10
cents a pound will be exacted on the
stored butter, as it is doled out in
small enough quantit es not to re-
lieye the tightness of the market.
The supply of butter in cold storage
today is asserted to be 25,000,000
pounds more than was in sight at
this date year ago, which was made
possible, according to the investi-
gators, by the greater supply this
year. Nevertheless it is asserted the
greater supply has been sequestrated
and the price is two cents a pound
higher than a year ago.
The Elgin Butter Board holds its
annual meeting today. and Federal
officers win be on hand to report the
proceedings to the government. The
fight, 1t is said, will centre on the
efforts of the opposition to get rid
of the price-making committee. The
issue is sought by those members of
the committee who hold that the price
should be governed by conditions in
the omen market.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
Will Confer with COmmoner on.
Several Matters, Governor Tells
Newspaperman-- Thoroughly En-
joyed His Long Vacation.
ANNUAL MESSAGE is READY
lF.es a stan oorre.ponasnt.l

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.
oohlNG the picture of health after four weeks 30.
Journ at bermuda, Presdenteect Woodrow Wilson, with
MS family returned the States steamship Ber
mudlan today Not politics or ANYTHING
else dd the Governor have make New York
questioned with reference his plans regard national
affairs his only comment was:
You must remember that am still Governor New Jer.
sey and intend to devote myself exclusively the states
affairs for little time to Gomez
STEAMER ARRIVES EARLY
Though the BeTmudian had been expected until 10
o'clock at the earliest it few minutes after O'Clock when
IL was sighted coming the bay sight the Gov.
erno surrounded by small group passengers could be dis
ngushed standing at the rail as the customs
ocas boarded the ship however he
and 1t time after the ship docked that he again
reappeared deck At first he that he would have
no statement TO make but he later wonue
interview with the reporters who trip down the
bay TO meet him. Politically he would nothing say and
almost every question answer 4 have civen the
matter thought or have not yet decided
person with ire
eepton
os
a
o at the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
French Strike
to Prevent War

PARIS, Dec. ia general strike
of the whole of the working popula-
ton of France, ordered to carried out
today by the General Federation OF
Labor. as protest against war, was
partially successful
1t was understood that all work
men were to throw down their tools
for one day only, in order to show
the strength of the laboring classes
and to demonstrate their power of
paralyzing the government in the
event of a declaration of war.
In Paris itself the men appear TO
have executed the order to strike in
a great many instances. Few cabs
or other vehicles were on the streets.
while many factories We're closed.
and the whole of the men connected
with the hailding trades ceased work
for the day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
Mrs. woodrow Wilson.


NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Dec. 10.
During a 100000 blaze that totally
destroyed the plant of the New Bruins
wick Brewing Company, at Highland
Park, across the Raritan river from
here, early today, Albert G. Lewis, of
Second avenue. Highland Park,
dropped dead of shock and excite
ment while assisting the fire DEPART
ment.
Mr. Lewis, who was 60 years old,
was hurrying to summon physician
to the bedside of his dying grandson,
when he saw the glow of the flames
in the distance. He hurried to the
scene of the fire. and finding the
Highland Park Hose Company maxi
ing only feeble effort to quench the
blaze with its inefficient apparatus,
jumped in to help. He fell exhaust
ed, while leading two horses out of
the stable and died in a short time.
The fire was discovered shortly
after 2:So a. m. by Mrs. Charles
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
SCheuerS Insist
Firm Is Solvent
[From stam Correspondent.I 3

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 16.-Selig
and Leo Scheuer, members of the
firm of S. Scheuer, of Newark. today
filed an answer in the United States
Court, denying the allegations of
Droste & Snyder and others that the
firm is insolvent. The respondents
say that when they signed an admis-
sion of inability to pay it was signed
under a misrepresentation.
They say they believed 1t meant
the firm, without including the indi-
vidual assets of the respondents. The
answer concludes by asking for a
trial of the bankruptcy proceedings
by a jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
COAL ROADS NOT IN
ILLEGAL COMBINE
U. S. Loses Fight, but Wins
Another Victory, Favoring
Competition.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The gov
ernment today lost it's fight before
the Supreme Court of the United
States to have the anthracite coal
carrying railroads and their affiliated
coal companies declared to be in a
general combination in violation of
the Sherman antitrust law.
1t won victory in getting the
court to strike down the So per cent.
contracts whereby the railroad coal
companies buy the output of 'inde-
pendent" mines. Justice Lurton in
announcing the opinion said these
contracts were plainly in violation of
the law.
The court also held that the rail-
roads had violated the law by at
tempting to shut out of the anthra-
cite region a competitive road
through their control of the Temple
Iron Company.
AS to minor combinations of rail-
roads and coal companies charged
to be violating the law, the court dis
missed the action without prejudice
to future suits, because it held it not
fair to require those groups to make
defense in an action primarily
against general combination"
Justices Day, Hughes and Pitney
took no part in the decision. There
were no dissenting opinions.
Attorney-G General Wickersham de-
clared that the annulment of the 65
per cent contracts was very irnpor-
tant victory and that it opened the
way for a possible competition in he
coal trade.
This point is also important" !"
said he, because the court holds that
although a contract may be innocent
in itself a bundle of them may con-
stitute a violation of the law"
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-.George
f. Baer. president of the Reading
Company, had nothing to say this af-
ternoon on the decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
the anthracite coal case. Details of
the decision were eagerly sought by
the officers of the Reading Company,
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way and the Reading Coal and Iron
Company, but no comment was forth
coming from any of them.
Independent coal operators in the
city who would talk were generally
pleased with that part of the decision
which declares the so-called 65 per
cent. contracts Illegal. This part of
the decision is a reversal of the
United States District Court for the
Eastern district of Pennsylvania.
The case in which the decision was
handed down today was begun here
five years ago last Juue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
PYTHIAN FOUNDER DIES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1e.-David L.
Burnett, one of the five men who
founded the Knights Of Pythias, died
suddenly here late last night Of heart
disease aged 7b years. Mr., Burnett
was born in Ohio and had been con-
nected with the United States treas
ury since 1866. Interment win be
here tomorrow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
BECKER DEATH-HOUSE
COMPANION DIES IN CHAIR

osSINING, N. Y, Dec. l6.-Matteo
Dellomo. young Italian convicted
of triple murder committed IN Brook
lyn, paid the penalty Of death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison this
morning. Dellomo's death leaves a
vacant cell in the death house for the
first time since the Incarceration
there OF Charles Becker and the four
gnnmen.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
STORK DROPS IN ON MAYOR
AND MRS. JULIAN GREGORY

Mayor Julian A. Gregory, Of East
Orange, is receiving the congratula-
tions OF friends today. q son having
been born TO him aud Mrs. Gregory
today. This is the second child Of the
-=eeuklve. the frst being daughter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16

. Joseph P. Tumulty. the Governor's
private secretary: Walter Measday.
who served as his campaign secre-
tary; Miss Margaret wilson. tha
Governors daughter, who remained
at home, and Dudley Field Malone
VINO accompanied her. and a few per-
sonar friends, were the only ones Is
greet the Wilson party as they stepped
from the gangplank. The entire
party later went to the waldorf
Astoria in automobiles. At 4 o,cIos.ix
the Governor will leave for Prince
ton, so as to be on hand al the Stafe
House in Trenton early tomorrovx
for the regular budget of State biis,-
ness. His first public appearances " III
be at the Southern Society banouet
tomorrow night in New York. Mrs.
Wilson and the girls viii remain n
Manhattan to attend the affair.
Just as the President-elect finished
his breakfast he appeared in the
salon, and here he was cornered bv
the newspaper men. Question after
question was asked. but he either
evaded the point or had no announces
ment to make.
Boys" he said. Il went away for
a rest and I did nothing in Bermuda
but enjoy myself. No, I didn't riav
golf and I took up only those pas
times which cannot enjoy at home.
Walking and riding my bicycle were
my principal recreation You knew
that Bermuda is one of the very few
places where one might take a walk
without danger of being run down. =
Have you an appointment with
Mr.. Bryan?" he was asked
Expeets 10 Meet Bryan.
"No. we have no definite appoints
ment. but I expect TO meet him and
I hope to confer with him on several
matters"
Asked whether he would select this
Commoner as a member OF his cahi-
net, the Governor simply smiled.
While he admitted that several Of the
selections have been running through
his head, he said that he had not de-
cided finally on any post Of impor-
tance and declared that he had not
even ClloStn u EtAhdAt GtIt tEAa4' II
Is understood thct "Dick' TAYLOR, Of
the Secret Service. who has been with
him since he left the States. viii be
selected as his personal bodyguard
during his term as President
Brings Annual Message.
The President-eleet brought with
him his annual message to the New
Jersey Legislature which meets on
January d. It embodies every plank
in the Democratic State platform.
New Jersey is Just now paramount ia
the. governors mind. and Il is quite
likely that until he Is able to COM
plete his program of progressive leg
islation he viii not only continue ia
the office Of governor. but viii nor
take up many OF the preliminary
tasks Of ofllce-filling with respect 70
his presidential administration.
OF the arrest of the three men in
New Jersey. charged with sendinS
threatening letters to Governor VIII
son. he said today he knew nothing.
He had never read the letters. and
for that reason believed that he VIII
not be needed to testify at the arr
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16

required to bring that small Want Ad. to
The Newark Star, because we have in
stalled new system for. your own con-
yenience; namely, the Want Ad. Blank
system. Just MI out the blank with your
ad. carefully and send II In then Il shall
receive our closest attention.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
10 DEAD, is INJURED AS
ITALIAN TRAINS CRASH

ROME. Dec. 16.-Ten persons were
killed and fifteen injured in a coll
lision between an express train and a
freight between Catania and Messina.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
TAFT DECLINES TO
NAME SUCCESSOR
Of LATE DIPLOMAT
London Post to Be
Left Vacant I'm
til March.
TO HOLD MEMORIAL
IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY
King Offers Warship in Which
to Bring Remains TO
America.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-President
Taft today announced through Secre-
tary Hilles that the post of ambas-
sador to Great Britain, made vacant
by the death of WhiteIaw Reid, will
not be filled by him. This announce
ment followed an early morning con-
ference between the President and
Secretary Knox.
Several reasons were given for the
Presidents decision. He believes that
the important diplomatic questions
involving Great Britain and the
United States can be handled success
fully In Washington by Mr.. Knox and
James Bryce. the British ambassador
He understands that President -elect
Wilson already is considering man
for the London post, and he does not
wish to appoint someone who car
serve at best for only a few months
The President had at first been in
clined to make an appointment, but
deliberation with Mr.. Knox brought
decision to the contrary.
The post at London will now be
vacant until March and will be the
first time IN many years that the
United States has been without an
ambassador in London.
LONDON. Dec 16.--A memoria
service for the late Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid will be held in West.
minister Abbey Friday.
The British government has pro-
posed to the government of the
United States that British battle
ship should convey the body OF the
late American ambassador to his ma
tive land.
Premier Asquith, in announcing
this decision of the government for
mally in the House Of Commons to.
day, paid graceful tribute to the
dead diplomat.
At the British foreign Office this
morning the greatest regret was ex-
pressed in regard to the death of the
American ambassador. Sir Edward
Grey, the foreign minister. already
had sent a cablegram to James
Bryce, the British ambassador al
Washington, requesting him to ex-
press the condolences of the British
government with the State depart
ment. The question of placing a
British warship at the disposal of the
late ambassadors family is to be
considered later.
There has been a stream of callers
at Dorchester House all day, leaving
cards of regret, and thousands OF
cablegrams and kilograms have been
received. Messages came from
Prince and Princess Alexander OF
Teck, Princess Christian, President
Taft, Secretary of State Philander G.
Knox and Sir David Burnett, lord
mayor of London; Chauncey M
Depew. Theodore Roosevelt, Premier
Robert L. Borden, of Canada; the Earl
of Aberdeen, Governor Dix and most
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-03-28
Only Women In This Orchestra.

A womans orchestra. named tie
Orchestra Femina. with Mr. Siegfried
Wertheim as conductor, Is the latest
London novelty. Mr. Wertheim has
been working for a long time gathering
his forces together, for he decided that
it should be an all British institution.
and now lie appears to have succeeded.
He has got together forty women, ev-
cry one Of whom is capable of playing
solo parts. Mr. Wertheim contends that
in the course of his search he has come
across some real discoveries"
Hitherto in the case of such instru-
ments as the oboe. bassoon. trombone
and the heavier wind instruments
there have been no women opponents
of very high rank. Mr.. Wertheim has
discovered English players Of such in
struments who are gold medalists Of
London Paris and Brussels
The only feature about the perform
ance of the Orchestra Femina that will
not be all British will be the music
Mr. Wertheim shrugs his shoulders at
that idea. His is TO be Il high class or
chestra. and so he must rely on foreign
produce for his programs, though pop
hlar music of English make will not be
excluded
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-03-28
HEAVY MAIL BAGS.
President Taft Gets on an Average Five
Thousand Letters a Day.

The mail bag at The Vatican proba-
ters that are addressed to any single
person OF Institution. After the pope
the kaiser receives the greatest num-
Der, fully half being addressed to him
personality Emperor William has new
err less than 1900 letters daily, a goodly
proportion of which are appeals to right
wrongs about which he knows nothing
and would be powerieSs to act if he
did. Many are private diplomatic let
tiers. After him comes the president Of
the United States, who gets daily av-
erage of 5000 letters.
The mali of the present king of Eng
land has dwindled to $500 letters, prob
ably II third Of the number received by
his father The mail bag Of the car
is smaller still, about 500 persons writ
ing daily to one we'll known to be hedg
ed in by ofilcialdom. 1t is said that the
royal palace in Madrid gets 300 letters,
addressed for the most part to his dem
ocratc majesty the young Alfonso, but
a goodly share falling to the lot of the
queen.
The Italian king gets only about 200
letters daily, while the mail bag of the
president of France varies greatly.
When the foreign population in Paris
is most numerous his mail reaches as
high an average as the American presi-
dent. but In other months the average
is comparatively small. 1t is said
that the emperor of Japan has only
recently begun to be troubled in this
matter, letters to him being mainly in
the nature of appeals to add by swift
and glorious war to the territory of
the sun Kingdom Harper's Weekly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-03-28
Raw Colored Silk.

Much interest has been awakened by
the experiments at Lyons in feeding
sillworms with leaves stained with va
riOuS dyes in order to cause them to
spin silk of corresponding colors.
When fed on red food the worms spin
red cocoons, and the silk seems to re-
tain the color. The experiments with
leaves stained blue have been less sue
cessful. Although the expectation has
been raised that this process may prove
Of commercial Importance, the expert
mentors say that they do not expect to
make any discoveries which will affect
the industry Of dyeing. - National
MONTHLY