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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
WAR
ON LOAN SHARKS
Many Promise to Save EN-
plOyees from Lenders
Greed.
ENORMOUS INTEREST
ON SMALL AMOUNTS
Grace Was Refused Even to
Man Sick in Hos
pital.

Many employers in this city have
entered the fight against the loan
sharks and have promised to help
their employees who have gotten into
the clutches of the money lenders.
In several large concerns positive
instructions were issued to the EN-,
ployees who have had dealings with
the usurers not to pay back the
money they have borrowed, and the
heads of the firms have agreed to
stand the expense of fighting any at.
tempt the loan brokers may make to
get the money and their illegal rates
OF interest.
The outcome of the case Of Clifford
Foster against the State Brokerage
Company, which gave publicity to the
acts of alleged extortioners here. will
be watched with interest by many
have business dealings with the loan
concerns.
A reporter for the Evening Star
who had talked with many victims
of loan sharks since the al rest of the
heads Of the State Brokerage CON
Germ, has received information about
the money-lenders that was astound-
ing.
One man borrowed S2S from a oar
broker and had paid back nearly all
that was due the lender, including
the usurious interest, when he fell
sick. He was so i'll that he had to
be taken to a hospital. and from there
asked the loan company for grace,
saying hat he would repay the
money he owed as soon as he was
able to work. In reply to this request
the company sent him a terse note,
telling him that he would be forced
to pay a fine of 20 cents for ever
day he lapsed in his payment. When
the victim was finally able to go to
work again the loan shark did not
give him his final receipt until the
mar had paid him $3.50.
just how easy 1t is to force the loan
sharks to obey the laws regarding
the experience of a woman the re-
porter met. She borrowed $40, and.
after paying back $3.50 in weekly in
stallments, refused to pay any more.
The company informed mr she still
owed SIS. and a collector was sent to
the woman's house to threaten her.
The victim who refused to be VIC
timized had sufficient courage to eject
this man from her house, and the loan
concern straightway ceased bothering
her. She was informed, however.
that she need expect no more loans
from the company.
1t is said that several men promi-
nent in the business life of this city
are the hackers OF the loan sharks
Who these men are investigators
have been unable to learn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
IS CONTRACTORS TO BID
ON SOUTH SIDE HIGH

Twenty-Five sets of plans for the
new South Side High School have
been distributed by Architect Gull
bert, and these, with the bids of the
various contractors figuring on the
work, will be submitted to the Board
of Education on November rs. The
board has already appropriated $S22,-
900 for the work.
Some time ago Mr.. Guilbert warned
the board that 1t might be called
upon to appropriate an additional
amount, because of the present high
cost of material. but today he was
hopeful that the building would be
erected within the present appro-
priation. The board, howeved, has
already expressed a willingness to in
crease the amount rather than de-
teriorate from the present plans.
MI. Guilbert bases his hopes on q
recent experience at Meriden, Conn.
where he drew the plans for a new
school. At the outset he was in
clined to believe that the appro-
priation of $4,000 made by the board
of that place would not be sufficient
to complete the work. When the bids
we're received, however, they We're
found to be "a, 900 lower than the ap-
preparation. Mr.. Guilbert has hopes
now that he will again be a~greeably
disappointed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
ON FRYING PAN
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE
Bureau OF Combustibles and Fire Risks Called On to Determine
Explosive Qualities Of Strange Substance in Possession of
Restaurant Proprietor.

mans order and started to prepare
it, using some of the deadly lard.
There was a loud report and off
went the cover of the pan in which
the fry was being prepared. The
stuff spattered all over Mrs. Hum
phries, burning her hands. Needless
to say that lard a not again
pressed into service.
HUMPHREYS, however, was not salts
fed when his wife told him what had
Happened. Being naturally curious
he decided to try it for himself.
Accordingly he built a fire in the
yard In a small stove and set the lard
upon it. Presto. the same result! Off
went the cover and the stove actually
rocked.
Believing that he really had ex-
plosive lard in his possession Hum
phries called up the bureau of COM
bustibles and fire risks and Fireman
Martin Hoppe responded.
The latter took the can Of lard to
the Board of Health for analysis and
HUMPHREYS is a%nxiously awaiting the
result,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
BOARD OF O r TO ACT
ON GARBAGE CONTRACT
May Extend soayenger's Ser
ice for One Year.

In view of the fact that the cit5
contemplates the erection Of a gar
bage disposal plant. the board >
Works at it's meeting this afternooz
will. If within its province % Do re
extend the present seavengef eeH|
tract. which expires IN about sever
weeks. to n year The action q
the board. however. viii depend upol
an opinion by City Counsel James +
Nugent as to its powers
Commissioner MungIe suggBste{
that a saving to the city would Re
suit from an extension Of the presen'
contract until such time as the city
own disposal plant is completed. Tt
matter was then referred to the eli.
counsel. who declared that he wou5.
render an opinion at today's meeting
If the city can extend the pressed
contract IT win mean q saving q
nearly $20.0 600, which is the presen|
cost to the contractor of getting -
! of the garbage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
7. R. LEADS AGAIN in
CALIFORNIA COUNT

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 14.-Colonel
Roosevelt led by ten votes today in
the latest compilation of official and
unofficial returns.
Wilson enjoyed a heeting plurality
on the face of the returns for about
fifteen minutes last night, when he
stood one vote ahead. Revised figures
from a mountain county, however,
threw eleven more votes to Roosevelt.
San Francisco, Alameda and Los
Angeles supply the uncertainties. In
San Francisco no changes in the pre-
viously recorded vote was shown yes
terday.
In Alameda county the Democrats
claimed a gain for Wilson of thirty
two votes and in Los Angeles county
it was asserted that the recount
showed a gain for Wilson of seventy.
two votes. making a total of 10l.
These estimates were not official.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
AGED MAN UNCONSCIOUS IN
ROOM WITH GAS TURNED ON
Denies He Attempted Suicide,
Taken to Hospital.

Suffering from the effects of what
the police say is an attempt at sui
eide by gas, George Churchill, 81
years old. is at the City Hospital. His
condition is not serious.
Churchill boarded at the home of
Mrs. John Ekes at 572 Ferry street.
Early today Mrs. Ekes went to
Churchill's room to awaken him. Re-
eeiving no response she attempted to
open the door, but discovered that a
chair on the Inside held it fast.
She called to her husband and to-
gether they forced their way into the
room. Churchill was lying in his bed
unconscious with the gas turned on.
The City Hospital ambulance was
summoned and he was taken to the
hospital. When questioned by the
physicians at the hospital Churchill
denied that he had any intention Of
taking his life. He could not explain
how the gas jet was turned on
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
SHIP TERMINAL ON
JERSEYS COAST?
Hamburg : American Officials
Consider Site Near Allan
tic Highlands.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14--An inter-
esting problem of steamship termi-
nails is to be taken up at a confer
ence between officials of the Ham
burg-American line and those of the
smithport Chemical Company, AZ
Broadway, the latter corporation con-
trolling a large stretch OF tidewater
property on the New Jersey shore
about two miles west Of the Central
Railroad of New jerseys terminals
at Atlantic Highlands.
At the New York Offices of the Ham
burg-American line. which Is most
directly interested in the problem of
longer steamship piers, It was denied
that the company was interested in
any proposal other than the extend
ing of its present Hoboken pier prop
erty.
The Smithport company owns a
large tract and also a large section
OF the submerged land two miles west
of Atlantic Highlands. 1t would, &C
cording to the chemical company's
president, Mr.. J. yarnum Mott, re-
quire but little dredging to complete
a deep channel from the old main
channel to the proposed pier property,
controlled by his corporation, and,
also. according to Mr.. Mott, the State
of New Jersey would undoubtedly be
glad to do this necessary dredging In
order to divert the great transatlantic
traffic, both passenger and freight,
from Hoboken or Manhattan to the
environs Of Atlantic Highlands.
The fact that the new proposed
Philadelphia canal is to have its open
ing into tidewater within WI miles
of the Smithport Chemical Company's
property, it was learned, would also
probably appeal to the freight depart
ments of the interested steamship
companies. Three railroads ere ready
to handle all incoming freight at The
piers and also ready to deposits cut
ward-bound freight to outgoing
steamships.
Interest In the question of adequate
piers for New York was greatly
accelerated yesterday when Henry
L. Stimson. secretary of war. stated
in an interview that New York
should solve its W pier problem
without passing the responsibility to
the federal government. and Mayor
Gaynor. on being informed Of what
Mr.. Stimson had said, declared Mr.
Stimson was right.
Mr.. Stimson, with Mrs. Stimson,
Miss Helen Taft and Captain
Palmer, his military aid, left this
city for Panama yesterday on board
of the Zacapa, Of the United Fruit
line. He is going to Panama tc
make a final inspection Of the CANA
and to prepare a report on the work
there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
SAYS CANAL CAN'T AFFECT
NEW MARKET Bull DING
Alderman Taylor Takes Excep'
ton to Trade BIDS Action.

Taking exception to the action OF
the Board of Trade last night in adj
vocating delay in the erection of the
new market building at least until
the Morris canal problem has been
settled Alderman Taylor, of the
Eleventh ward, today volunteered the
Statement that the canal can in no
way affect the work. He declared
that those who want the city to defer
action DO not understand the situa.
ton.
How the Morris canal has any
thing to do with the erection Of the
new Market building" Alderman
Taylor declared, II cannot see. 1t Is
very evident that Messrs. Book and
Jenkinson do not understand the
situation. There is no need for delay,
and the work, to my mind, should be
rushed to completion.
The new market building will be
erected pm the property now used as
a wagon stand. This is not over Nhe
canal or anywhere near it. so how
can it effect it, one way or the other7
With the completion of the new mar
ket the present building will be de-
molished. irrespective of whatever ac-
ton may be taken with reference to
the canal"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14

old Philip Van Wyck home, at Plain
field and EstelIe avenues. 1t is one
Of the finest mansions in the State,
surrounded by grounds containing an
artificial lake.
But the Hoods were not happy,
despite the brilliant part they played
in society.
Mr.. Hood. who had bought the
home in his wife'I name, wanted 1t
back and began suit in chancery for
it. Later, in September, he adver-
tised that he would not be respon-
sible for her debts.
In his preliminary answer Mr.. Hood
admits that he did Ego motoring with
various persons and to various places
OF amusement, but always with re-
spectacle persons and as a father to
his daughter"
Dorothy Hoyt Is a myth" he said
today. mo such person ever existed
In Plainfield that l know about"
When told that his wife said tbs
name merely hid the identity of a
young society leader. who had been
her rival for social honors in Plain
field, he would make no comment.
Mrs. Hoods attorneys are McCar-
ter & English, of Newark. and Sena-
tor Charles A. Read, of Plainfeld,
Isaac p. Runyon represents her hus-
band.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
PAGEANT A FEATURE OF
Y. W. G. A. WEEK OF PRAYER
Work in Foreign Fields to Be
Shown in TabIeaux.

This week is the worlds week of
prayer for both the Y. NJ. c. A. and
the Y. W. c. A, and the latter, as a
feature for tomorrow evening. will
give a pageant in the FIRST Baptist
Peddie Memorial Church, Broad and
Fulton streets, for the purpose of in
teresting the people In the foreign as
ISOLATION work.
The spectacle is TO consist of three
scenes from foreign associations. The
first, in charge of Miss Hildegarde
Howard, will show the general Sec
retary's office in a South American
Grey. Scenes of China and Japan.
with appropriate settings and music.
will be in charge of Miss Marian
Wilson and Miss Nellie Hedden-
Miss Elizabeth Crane, chairman of
the missionary committee, is in
charge of the arrangements. and Miss
Mabel Hamburg will assist in the
reading Of the prologue. The pro-
gram will also include music by Miss
Florence Hemming and an address
by Mrs Sherwood Eddy on THE As
sociations Of India" Mrs. Eddy was
formerly general secretary of the as
ISOLATION at Bombay. India. Miss
Harriet Taylor and Miss Sarah Mat
|thews. of New York. members of the
national board Of the association. are
expected to be present.
On Sunday afternoon the week of
Prayer will close with a vesper serv-
Ice at 4 O'Clock, to be held at the
Y. W. c. A. building. IA East Park
street. The speaker VIII be the Rev.
Dr.. S. b. Rossiter. pastor Of the Cal
vary Presbyterian Church, whose
topic will be with a Missionary in
the Philippine Islands," Miss Carol
Seller will sing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
RAPID DEMAND
Is INCREASIM
e
New Tissue Builder Proyin|
Very Successful
Here.
MANY ARE ENDORSING
]. Kees Highly Recommends Il
New Preparation Winch Is Pro
ing to Be Very Popular.

Newark men and women are no
beginning to realize what a remark
able preparation Vim Hepatica. u
Statements by many people who han
tested the new tis~sue-builder + (
an exceedingly favorable characte
and the demand for the medicine
growing rapidly.
J.. KEGS, SOS Fifteenth street,
among those who have given Vi
Hepatica a trial. At the Menk Phal
macy. 10e Market street. where TIL
new remedy is now being INTRODUCES
by Lieutenant f. T. Ballard. Mr.. Kes
said:
Il can highly recommend this ne
medicine. Vim Hepatica, that is ne
being introduced here by Lieutenal
Ballard. I have been troubled wiz
catarrh of the throat and nos a.
stomach for several years. / was du|
tired. nervous constipated an
gloomy. 1 was continually catehis
cold and was constantly hawking al
splitting to rid myself OF the muc1
which formed n my head.
nave AdkCn AAO D1ttANo Va ~
Hepatica and the results have bes
remarkable. All signs Of catarrh I'd
stomach trouble r rapidly diaaS
pearing, / can a anything with
bad effect whatsoever. My appetI|
is good and / feel fine all the TIM
1 feel that it is only the question
a short time when ! win be tug
resored to my normal health asalu|
When seen at the Menk Pharmae
Lieutenant Ballard said: rMr. Ke|
was n Of the most skeptlcai m|
I have met for some time and | u
certainly well pleased with his fras
statement concerning Vim Hepatic4
is easy enough to verify his stud
ment. An hour spent listening
what people who cali TO see me
about this medicine will prove Wild
I say beyond a doubt. I have s.
ceivea hundreds Of requests in 81
last few days for samples Of Y
Hepatica and l have. sherefora
cided to continue giving fra m
doses OF the medicine fQr . She
time"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
FIRE HOTEL
AT LAKE HOPATCONG

MT. ARLINGTON. Nov. 14.-Fire
destroyed the famous Hollywood
Hotel, Lake Hopatcong, late yes
terday afternoon shortly after EN-
ployees, who had been a week clean
ing up. left the building.
Immediately after the blaze was
discovered a bucket brigade was
formed but all efforts to ave the
hostelry was futile. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
The building was a seething mass
of flames before assistance from
nearby towns could reach the
grounds, and all efforts were turned
to saving the bungalows and cot
tages nearby.
This is the sixth fire at the lake
this season,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
OFFICIALS TO ATTEND
CHURCH FAIR OPENING


A bazaar, the proceeds of which are
to go to st. Charles Borromeo's
Church. will be opened in the new
school hall, Custer and Peshine W.
nues,h Monday night, November Is.
Mayor Haussling will probably attend
the opening, together with Sheriff
Monahan and other officials,
Monday evening will also mark the
formal opening of the new school
building, which has just been COM
pleted. The main feature of the open
ing will be the presentation of an
American flag to the school by the
Holy Name Society of the church,
The rector of the church, the Rev.
Thomas A. Walsh, will preside at the
flag presentation and opening exer-
cises. 4 4
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
ISSUED IN
FUNERAL SOCIETY ROW
Suspended, Members Say, for
Baking at AffiIiation.

TRENTON, Nov. 14.-Chief Justice
Gummere today filed in the Supreme
Court an order directing Giovanni Da
yerozzano and the Mutual Aid Soci-
ETY.. a social sick and funeral organi-
zation of Newark, to show cause at
the February term of the Supreme
Court why a writ of mandamus should
not issue compelling the society to re-
instate Giovanni Eyanglista, of New
ark, and fifteen other Italians, az
members of the society.
The men were suspended from mem
bership, they say. for attempting to
pass a resolution at a meeting Of the
society resembling a previous resolu-
ton of afhliating with the Sons OF
Italy. They claim TO have been re-
fused admittance to the society's
meetings and not allowed to pay their
monthly dues.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
MAHONYS OF BAYONNE
ARE PLANNING BIG BALL
Noted Club VIII Devote Pro.
ceeds to Charity.

BAYoNNE. Nov. 14.-To make
plans for a great charity ball on
January 81, 1913, the committee on
arrangements of the Neil o. Mahony
Association will meet tonight at the
clubs headquarters, 34s Broadway.
The committee, which was ap-
pointed at the regular meeting on last
Monday, will organize and elect OH
GERS. The bali, 1t has already beer
decided. will be held in the Opera
House Hall.
The Neil o. Mahony Association
which was organized on July Q, has
rapidly grown in size until it is now
one OF the leading political clubs in
Bayonne. Its standard-bearer has
three times been elected to represent
the Fourth ward In the City Council.
A constitution and bylaws will be
adopted by the association at its next
semi-monthly meeting, on November
%, and it is expected that officers and
an executive committee will be
elected at the following meeting, De-
cember 9. M. Fl. Connolly is at pres
ent acting as secretary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
CARE OF CHILDREN
SPEAKERS THEME
big Brother Movement" Will
Be Started Here To-
morrow Night.

What becomes OF the children who
are sent to the children's court and
hen put on probation by hat COURT
What is TO be done with them when
they have no homes or when their
homes are such only in name, when
they are kicked into the streets by
their parents and have to get what
they can to eat. either by selling
newspapers or stealing food2
These questions will be answered in
a meeting to be held at the First
Presbyterian Church tomorrow Y
ming under the auspices Of the Mems
Union, where the Big Brother Move
ment will be discussed. New York,
Chicago and Cleveland have sue
ceeded in answering these questions
in a most satisfactory way. How
the children are taken care of in
New York will be told by Ernest X.
Coulter, founder of the movement.
Mr.. Coulter will tell how more than
$50 men TOOK up the work voluntarily
in New York last year and took
charge Of more than 2.109 boys who
had been convicted of petty crimes
in the children's court and put on
probation. OF that number, accord
ing to Mr.. Coulter, only ninety were
returned to the court. showing that
se per cent. of the boys cared for
by the movement in New York were
kept straight by that
John ]. Gascoyne, probation officer
of Essex county, and David B. Cor
son. representing the Children's Aid
| Society Of this city. will show that
the needs of'this city are fully as
great as those of New York.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
EIGHTY FOUR, Pa, WANTS
NAME NINETEEN TWELV We

MONONGAHELA, Pa, Nov. IA
The town of Eighty Four, Washing
ton county. with a population of 700
more, never has contained a Repub-
lican voter. Once. many years ago,
a Republican went to the town TO go
into business, but did not remain.
Eighty Four took its present name
when Cleveland was elected President
in 1884. Previous to that time it was
known as Fifty Six in honor of the
election of President James Bu,
ehanan. Now the Democrats are
shouting again, and a petition bear
ing the signature of every voter ana
property-owner in the place is ready
to be submitted to the postmaster
general, requesting that the name oil
the ~postoflce be changed to Nine,
teen Twelve. tits believed that Post
master General Hitchcock win grant
the request. Anyway. there will be a
new postmaster-general after March A.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14

Did you ever hear of explosive
lard?
Thomas HUMPHREYS, proprietor of
a restaurant at liz Hamburg place,
is of. the opinion that he has some
In his possession. In fact, he is SO
firm in his convictions that, like the
nan from Missouri. he has to be
shown, and he has asked Captain c.
Albert Gasser. Of the Bureau Of Com
bustibIes and Fire Risks. to aid him.
1t all came about in this way:
Some time ago Mr.. HUMPHREYS pur-
chased, a large can of lard for use
In his restaurant. Yesterday was the
first time the can was opened and
well, HUMPHREYS swears 1t was worse
than dynamite.
A poor, unsuspecting, hungry in
dividuaI, not knowing the deadly ex-
plosive propensity of the lard, saun-
tered into the restaurant and asked
for hat Gerry palatable dish-an oys-
ter fry. Mrs. HUMPHREYS took the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
PRAISES ~LIFE-sAvERs

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Praise
and thanks for the work of Captain
Willis and the crew of the Cape
Lookout life-saving station at Moor
head City, n. c.. In saving the
steamship Berkshire when she was
in Lookout COY from October
20 to 26 were contained in a letter
today from T.. c. Whitney. one Of
the ships owners, to Sherman Allen.
assistant secretary of the treasury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
YOUTHFUL GUN TOTER
CAUGHT BY POLICE
WouId-B Be Bad Men Victims Of
Detectives WatchfuIness.

Joseph Chentora. II years old, and
Joseph Rubini, Is, both Of 10 Sew
enth avenue. appeared in the Second
Precinct Court today charged with
carrying concealed weapons.
The complainant was Lieutenant
Donovan, Of the detective bureau,
who arrested the boys in Orange
street. last night, when suspicious
bulges in their hip pockets attracted
his attention from a street car on
which he was riding.
Chentora had a loaded revolver
and the other boy an unloaded one
and a box of cartridges. Judge Herr
held Chentora in $1,000 baiI for the
grand jury and sent Rubini to the
House OF Detention to await the
action Of the Juvenile Court.