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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
FOREMEN TO GET
Jobs BY LOTTERY
Unique Method overcomes Diff
ficuIty of Assigning Re-
instated Employees.

Following the decision of the Board
of Works yesterday to reinstate the
eighteen day foremen who had been
placed on the suspended list, the prob
lem of assigning the men to work
confronted General superintendent
Charles Shipman and Deputy Chief
Engineer James c. Hallock today.
The eighteen foremen appeared at the
office this morning
Mr. Shiprnan and Mr.. Hallock finally
lsbft ppon tlies Sian OF placing the eigh-
teen names In d hat and drawing five.
the Ave foremen thus selected to
work the first four days. when the
same procedure will be followed out
with the remaining thirteen who have
been reinstated There are still eight
night foremen on the suspended list,
for whom no provision has been made.
The foremen who were selected to-
day by this novel method are Fred
Ubhaus, Jules l. Rath, James Dove,
Alfonso Filiipone and Bentley Hunt.
They will receive 81 a day.
Superintendent Shipman announced
today that another batch of $50
sweepers will be drawn tomorrow.
The foremen were reinstated by a
strict party vote of the Board of
Works yesterday afternoon, the three
Republican members( Commissioners
Harry B. O'Connell, William Mungle
and Arthur r. Denman voting in
favor of it, in spite Of the strenuous
opposition of Commissioner Charles f.
Kraemer The measure put across at
yesterdays meeting by the Republic
can majority was the result of the
decision of the finance committee of
the Common Council in granting $4,000
for the 315 street sweepers to tide
them over the Christmas holidays.
No provision had been made by the
finance committee for the sweepers,
and DR.. Kraemer angrily declared
that the money would never have
been scraped together if the commit
tee had foreseen the political trick
the Republicans intended playing.
DR.. Kraemer said that he had been
led to believe that the members of
the clerical force were TO be drawn
upon as foremen, but his protest was
futile and the Republican commits
sioners, with smiles, forced through
the measure.
Commissioner p. H. Ryan, Krae-
mer's colleague on the board, refused
to vote either one way or the other
on the proposition.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
STRIKE NEAR END;
RIOTERS COWED,
CLAIM OFFICIALS
Dynamite, Guns and
Bullets Seized in
Morning Raid.
THIRTEEN MEN TAKEN
FROM BEDS BY OFFICERS
Situation at Shadyside Quiet
er, Apparently Under Con-
troll of Authorities.
[From q stnn corre.pondent.1


EDGEWATER, N. J., Dec. 13-Om-
cials of the Susquehanna and West
ern railroad declared today that the
backbone of the strike of laborefs in
the roads coal yards here has neen
broken.
More than $50 strike breakers. di-
rected by six foremen from the Wee
hawken coal yards, have taken the
places of the 200 coal handlers who
are on strike, and the railroad officials
say that work In the yards Is pro-
crossing faster than usual Then, the
armed force of 300 deputies, which is
guarding every vulnerable point along
the river front and ON the Palisades,
has proved an effectual check on any
notion the strikers may have had of
pleading their cause by forcible
means.
Mayor John Clahan today offered
the Susquehanna and Western rail-
road the use Of the Town Hall on the
river road for the paying of strikers.
The municipal building is about a
mile from the coal pockets. and the
mayor believes that trouble will be
averted by giving the men their
wages at this place.
"a Strikers In jail.
There are now twenty-four strikers
locked up in the Bergen county Jail
at Hackensack. Two of these were
taken yesterday afternoon, nine last
night and thirteen in an early morn
ing raid on a boarding today.
This boarding-house is kept by Ike
Pavoni, known as RED Ike" 1t is on
Dynamite Hill. behind the River road.
and about a quarter of a mile below
the yards.
A party of about fifty deputies and
policemen, led by Chief of Police Wis
sci and Sergeant OBrien, descended
on this place about o'clock today,
after they had received word that il
was being made the strikers anseral
The officers smashed in the 4aeor
routed thirteen men ont Of their beds
and led them off to Hackensack. A
search of the house brought to light
thirty rifles, sixteen revolvers, four or
five large wooden boxes filled with
ammunition, and two cartons of dyna-
mite. The weapons and ammunition
Western offices on the coal docks.
The discovery of the dynamite
caused the guard to be doubled on the
Erie tunnel, between Edgewater and
Little Ferry. 1t is not known how
much more of the explosive the strik-
ers may have in their possession, and
the authorities realize it would be a
comparatively easy matter for two or
three men to slip down the hillside
past the deputies and blast the tunnel
before their presence was discovered
There are so many workmen going
to and from other plants along the
riverside that it is almost impossible
to differentiate between them and the
strikers. Just how easy it would be
for small party Of strikers to place
dynamite in the tunnel was demon
strated early today when, out of a
squad of men, apparently on their
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
To Determine
Negroes Sanity

Frank NJ. McDermit, representing
William Overton, negro, now await
ing trial on the charge of hanging his
wife and infant son, Harold. to a
bedpost at their home. 64 Waverly
avenue. June 2S last, made applica-
ton to Judge Martin today that ex-
animation of Overton's mental condi-
tion be made before he comes to trial
on February 10.
Judge Osborne set February 5 as
the date for the examination. This
is the same procedure that was used
in the case of Mrs. Caroline b. Mar
tin in the Ocey Snead murder trial.
the point being not to determine If
the accused was sane at the time of
the crime, but whether he is sane
enough to assist in his own defense.
Last week Judge Osborne assigned
Frank NJ. Boettner and Philip Eliot to
defend Overton, not knowing that the
latter had already retained McDermit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
PEACE JUSTICES
FIGHT MOTT ORDER
Will Meet and Engage Counsel
to Secure Their Usual
Fees.

Local justices of the peace are
much incensed at Prosecutor Motifs
action in declining to pay them fees
for arrests, commitments. etc, unless
the prisoners are indicted by the
grand jury.
The justices will meet within a
week and will engage counsel to force
the county authorities to pay them
fees in all cases. as usual.
Justice of the Peace Francis w
Smith. of 10s Market street, is leading
the fight. He said today that the
prosecutors action was inspired by
anger at being forced to pay Justice
of the Peace Henry Bosset, OF 81
Market street, a bin of Sass, which
had been held up since Frank Som
mer was sheriff.
On election day, the last year
Sheriff Sommer held office, Bosset is
sued warrants and acted as magis-
trate in election cases. the fees for
which totaled SASS. This money he
did not receive until very recently.
and then only after he had engaged
Frank Bradner, a lawyer, to make
fight for him.
Bradner. Justice Smith said, VIII
probably be retained by the other
justices Of the city to represent them
in the present case.
"The law makes the payment OF
fees to justices of the peace discre-
tionary with the prosecutor, said
Smith, "but it does not intend that
he should issue any such sweeping
order as the present one. He should
not Judge off-hand whether or not
complaints are taken in good faith.
as he has done. The mere fact that
the grand jury does not indict does
not necessarily mean that a Justice
Of the peace acted wrongly in hold
ing man.
'As for Judge Hahn's statement
that the power of police courts should
be extended to cut down the cases 10
which justices of the peace may act,
am certain that Judge Hahn has
had his own share OF prisoners dis
missed by the grand jury after he
has held them in his court"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
S45,OOO FOR IMPROVING
NEWARK BAY LIGHTHOUSES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.--Bills in
troduced in the Senate today at the
request Of Secretary Nagel would ap-
propriate many hundred thousands
for the lighthouse service. The items
include the following; For construc-
tion of lighthouse vessels for the
southern pass and the southwestern
pass at the entrance of the Missis-
sippi, s25OOOO; improvements at Goat
island, San Francisco, $4,000; at
Point Pines, California, $4,000; at
Point Vincents, Cal, $4,000; on Puget
sound and at Henry island, Wash
ington, total of $4,000; Conneaut,
Ohio. s6S.5O0; Ashtabula, Ohio, $45,0O0i
Lorain, Ohio, $35, 600; Cleveland. Ohio,
s17, 500; Huron Harbor, $4,000; Newark,
NJ. j., $4,000; for the Mississippi river
below New Orleans, $4,000; for the
Atchafalaya entrance channel, Louis
lana, $4,000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
FUND FOR ALLEGED
WILSON PLOTTERS
Neighbors to Aid Men ImpIi-
Gated in Murder Plot
Against Governor.

"A defense fund for the three men
accused of having tried to blaclxmail
President-elect Wilson in death let
ters is being raised in Wharton and
the vicinity.
William TySclze, jr., a lawyer of
this city, has been retained to repre-
sent them. He specializes in Federal
cases.
The petition that is being signed by
the neigh6ors and friends Of the pris-
oners has already 100 signatures, and
a sum Of $3.50 has been subscribed.
The three envelopes which Mig
Dunn bought from Martin Spooltia,
a rural free delivery carrier. and
which District Attorney Vreeland will
endeavor to show were the same en-
velopes sent to Governor Wilson.
were really used. SO Mr.. Tyacke
claims, to send to farming journals.
Although President-elect Wilson
will appear in this city next Tuesday,
If he is needed, as a witness for the
government against the three noun
taineers, it was rumored today that
the hearing would take place without
him.
1t is pointed out that merely a
prima facie case need be established
before United States Commissioner
Stockton, who will hear the case.
District Attorney Vreeland has inti-
mated that. If necessary, the govern
ment will produce several witnesses
and facts In the plot which have not
been brought to light heretofore.
The government officials are confident
the matter will be placed in the hands
of the federal grand jury by the COM
missioner.
Governor Wilson is scheduled to
arrive in New York on Monday from
his Bermuda trip. 1t is significant
that the hearing, which was at first
set down for Monday, was postponed
until the following day. From this
it is taken that the governor win be
present, IL any technical objection as
to the complainant's presence is
raised
Joseph P. Tumulty. confidential
secretary to the governor. received
the letters which started the federal
sleuths on the trail Of the Dunn
brothers and Snake Davenport,
who are locked up in the county jail,
charged with using the mails to ex-
tort $1,000 from the President-elect.
Five thousand dollars or death was
the ultimatum the letters contained.
When asked if the subpoena issued
for the governor would be stopped,
Secretary Tumulty said:
"If Governor Wilson is served with
a subpoena am sure he Will obey its
mandate, but cannot understand
why he should be. / am the only one
necessary to testify as to the re-
ceipt of the letter, and cannot un-
derstand why the governor should be
bothered"
'Will you make any effort to have
the service of the subpoena called
Off" he was asked.
mo, sir: l will not" he emphati-
cally replied.
It is now certain that Grace Dunn
will be called to testify against her
brothers and Snake" Davenport.
Subpoenas were issued for her and
the rural delivery carrier that COW
cred the route on which the box was
located which was mentioned as the
one to send reply to. The automo-
bile driver who conveyed the United
states officers around the country
will also be subpoenaed. as he heard
several of the conversations between
the accused men and the officers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
ARCHIBALD CASE
MAY CLOSE TODAY
Concluding Testimony Bears
on Judges Vacation Trip
to Europe.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-With al
their remaining witnesses summoned
to Washington today, the House
managers at the impeachment trial
of Judge Robert w. Archibald, of the
Commerce Court, were prepared &c
conclude their case against the ac-
cused official Representative Clay-
ton chairman of the House man
ayers. expressed the hope that all
the witnesses would be heard today,
hut unexpected developments may
postpone the close of the testimony
against the Judge until tomorrow
Much of the concluding testimony
Of witnesses produced by the House
managers was concerning Judge
Archbald's trip to Europe, while
federal Judge of Pennsylvania. IL
was on this trip that Henry Cam
non, who is director of a number
Of railroads and coal companies and
Mrs. Archbald's cousin, was the host
of the Judge and Mrs. Archibald.
Previous to leaving the judge Is
charged with having received con-
tributions from attorneys practising
before his court toward defraying
his expenses while on the vacation.
Loose ends of several other charges
were to be closed up.
Conferences between the House
managers and attorneys for Judge
Archibald promised to shorten the
trial The Archibald attorneys will
spend the time between adjournment
this week and next Monday figuring
out the points which they will be re-
quired to cover by their witnesses.
Many OF those summoned by the de-
fense are character witnesses"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
B. H. S. 10, ON FRIDAY
Is, ISSUES LUCKY 13"
High School Editors Defy Fates, Dare Hoodoos Transform
Terrors Into Talsmans Hit and Jibe Their Fellow Stu
dents in Annual Publication.


1t Is merely one Of many tender lit
tie ditties. such as
Now the day is over.
Scraps lie on the floor;
Senior AS are meeting
In the corridor"
And
Now, here's TO our class as a whole,
We've all of us made the last goal;
We're clever and witty
(We're some of us pretty
And all our achievements extol"
1t is in the editorials that this
fated edition becomes profound.
There is one that begins: Modern
Journalism is a perfected science.
Tracing history We find
'13' in many instances. Thirteen was
the number on Noah's ark, that
CONTINUED on seventh Page.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
Ont of the Depths They Cry.
Nor Do They Ask for
Toys.
FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING,
SANTA, THEY TURN TO YOU
Come, Be a Good Fellow and
Join the Evening Star Empty
Stocking Club.
BY THE EMPTY STOCKING
EDITOR
HHERE you find children, there.
w alca ...... LII

"HERE you find children. there,
w also, you wifi find a great
deal of sorrow and a great
zeal OF joy. The pity of it is that 1t
Is the children who grieve.
For two weeks now | have been
opening letters of Empty Stocking
children; sad, misspeIIed, scrawly let
ters, some of them painfully written
III pen and Ink and some of them
painfully written in pencil. have
been placing them in groups accord
Ing to their wants; in one pile those
that call for clothing and for food:
In another pile those who ask for
toys. And Of the two groups, the first
is by far the greater.
AS the days have gone bv. have
come to look upon these letters as a
dreadful indictment. It is not 30
much an indictment for q crime that
you and I have consciously commit
ted; 1t Is an indictment for a crime
that you and 1 have unconsciously
done.
Use Your Imagination ON This.
Let me turn to some of the letters
that laid aside purposely when
decided to write this appeal. Read
this:
dear Santa Claus-I wish Won
would bring me some clothes. as
we are very poor. My father is
sick and cannot work and my
mother Keeps little store. / can
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
Skulls ana crossbonesl


The lugubrious and lamentable
class of January, '1s. Barringer High
School, already trebly hoodoed by the
direfal figures that haunt its history,
chose today, Friday. the thirteenth.
to publish its annual.
And as il to jest in the face of fate,
the senior AS have named their class
paper Lucky 49,
But
Cuticut-ticut-t t-ticut-ticut-tic -ticura.
Halambulu-h -ha1ambulu-h u-halumbulala.
Ipecac, Sassafras, Iodine. Quinine.
who in class January thirteen cares
about a hoodoo.
The above lyric is the first part OF a
class cheer as set forth on page 50
of the green bound magazine in
which the seniors defy their fate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
CATARACT Is REMOVED
FROM GEN. GRUBB'S EYE

A successful operation to remove a
cataract from the left eye of General
E. Burd Grubb. manager OF the Sol
diers' Home. Kearny, was performed
at the generals quarters in the
Kearny home yesterday.
The operating physician was DR..
I. Y. Sutphen, Newark oculist It
is expected the general will be able
to be about in few days.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
POSSE MEMBER SHOT IN
MISTAKE BY POLICE CHIEF

AIKEN, s. c.. Dec. 1s.-Search for
a negro murderer by officers and a
citizens posse resulted In the serious
wounding of Irvine I. Jones. direc-
tor of local bank, near here, last
night. Chief Of Police Howard was
hiding In bushes expecting the negro
to appear.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
Youth Beheaded
by Elevator
IFrom a STAFF Correspondent.I j

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 13.-John A.
Smith, II years old, was instantly
killed at. the plant Of the Crescent
Betting and Packing Company in this
city, today.
The boy was waiting for the descent
of an elevator and thrust his head be-
yond the safety devices at the en-
trance to the elevator, and was be-
headed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
RIDERS z MILES
BEHIND old MARX
Weary six-Day BicycIists Plug
ging Along at Leisure
y Pace. -
nsrom STAN Corresponaene.I

NEW YORK, Dec. ls.-Twenty-two
miles and one lap behind the record.
the weary six-day bicycle riders We're
plugging along at a leisurely pace at
? o'clock today.
AT noon the twelve leading teams
had covered 2.O64 miles and 5 laps
They rode on the track only al short
intervals. and for the most part of
the morning rode on the nat" The
Carmen-Loftes and the Suter broth
ers teams are still two laps behind
the field.
SCOPE Aro n,fST nfsK
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
REMARKED DIVORCES TO
BE BIGAMISTS in VERMONT

MONTPELIER, Vt. Dec. IA bill
amending the statutes so that per-
sons divorced in this State and mar
rying again elsewhere may be prose-
euted for higarny If they return to
Vermont was signed today by Gov
ernor Fletcher.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
HONORABLE PEACE
] OR WAR, is TURKS
FINAL ULT|MATUM
Rechad Pasha, Otto
man Pleniipotentiary,
States Position,
ONEROUS TERMS WILL BE
REFUSED, DECLARES ENVOY
Ready to Recognize Autonomy
of Albania Under Sultan's
Sovereignty.

PARIS. Dec. 13.-"If the allies do
not permit a peace which is honora-
BILE for Turkey, hostilities will be re-
sumed Immediately" This was one
of the declarations made by Rechad
Pasha, one of the Ottoman plenipo-
tentiaries in an interview today with
a correspondent of the Temps as he
passed through Paris on his way TO
London.
Rechad Pasha added that the Turk
ish army was daily increasing IN
numbers. There are now, he declared,
10000 we'll armed, we'll fed and
healthy Turkish troops at Tchatalja,
who are ready to resume the war II
the terms offerd by the Balkan
states are too onerous.
The Ottoman pienipotentiary re-
marked also that Turkey was dis
posed eventually to recognize the au-
tonomy Of Albania under the suzer-
ainty of the sultan. He declared 1t
was difficult for the Turkish repre-
sentatiyes to negotiate with Greece
unless Greece decided to join the
armistice.
LONDON, Dec. 1s.-Advices re-
ceived here today report fierce
naval engagement between Greek
and Turkish warships in the Aegean
Sea.
The Bulgarian delegates to the
peace conference arrived here today.
They were met by the Bulgarian min
lister and the officials of the Bulga-
rian legation.
The Turkish peace plenipotentiaries
are expected to reach here tonight.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 13.--The
Turkish delegates to the peace con-
ference in London have been IN
rtructed by the Ottoman government.
TO DECLINE to meet the Greek delegaes
,tntil Greco has signed the agnistice.
ATHENS. Greece. Dec. IA gen
ural Offensive movement along the
whole line was begun on Wednesday
BY the Greek army operating IN
Epjrus. the most westerly portion OF
the Balkan peninsula.
After repeated attacks the Greek
troops occupied at the point Of the
bayonet the Turkish advanced posts
toward the visani Notifications and
camped there. The Greeks captured
three quick firing cannon, large
quantity of war material and many
tents.
General Sapountzzakis, who was IN
command Of the Greek army. reports
from Pentepigedia that his troops
fought with vigor during the entire
day With the view of drawing or
a portion of the Turkish troops con-
centrated in the fortress of Janina,
when the Greeks were about to make
their frontal attack, two hattaltons
of Greek infantry supported by four
field guns were landed at Sanu
ouaranta to the northwest of ia
nina.
The diversion was successfully car
ried out. The Turks, as soon as they
learned of the landing of the Greek
troops, sent out eight battalions with
two batteries Of siege guns to engage
them.
After a skirmish the Greek troops
were reembarked and made for an
other part Of the coast of Epirus.
The Greeks lost only five killed and
nineteen wounded in the fighting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13

unable to play, but listening longingly
to the voices of children playing in
the street outside. Don't you see it?
Won't you help?
BE q Mother 10 Poor Marie.
Here is another letter:
Dear Santa Claus-I am Marie
Il years old. Won't you
please send me a coat and a dress
tContinued on Second Paee.1
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13
QUIT COAL FIELDS

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. il
For several weeks there has been I'D
violence in the troubled zone TAz
state troops have been withdfe
gradually and up to today but 81
company is in the field.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13

not write, as ! am a paralytic.
and am having someone write for
me. / hope will hear from you"
Can't you picture the dingy shop,
the father lying helpless in dark
ened room, the mother toiIing from
early morning until midnight and the
little, paralytic child watching the
hands of the clock turn slowly round
the dial, sitting there, dead in body,
but pathetically alive in soul, herself
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13

Root leading. The record for the
one hundredth hour is 2.125 miles and
l lap, made by Miller and Walker in
1899.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13

Christmas New York Herald. SUM
day, December 10. superb cOlOr plc-
lures by leading American artists
Chrinfmas stories by Thomas Nelson
Page and others. Special articles,
lllnstrntfons, Christmas stories. Order
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13

Thousands Of people have Something oi
value to other people that they don't use
any more. This offer gives an opp0rtu-
nifty 70 exchange all such articles fol
something useful.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13

STANDARD Or tourist Lattef rarHzuntl# rt1
Quoted without change from WaHA1uE1I@
e.eset ronfo. Ga and 929 cAesIant Fh.Izl g
Aas- |-ss..'.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-13

cONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 13.--The
Turkish delegates to the peace con-
ference in London have been In
structed by the Ottoman government
TO decline to meet the Greek delegaes
ltntil Greco has signed the agnnistice.