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Citizens and convicts Work.

Baton Rouge, La, May 3.-Hun, dreds of citizens, rich and poor alike, worked all day and are working to. night side by side with 300 convicts and negroes in desperate effort to hold the levees against the torrentiaI flood on the Mississippi river, which is creeping hourly toward the crest of the protective earthworks about this city.
 When the situation became so criti- cal this afternoon every able-bodied man and boy doffed his coat and be- gan carrying sandbags and shoveling mud. Five hundred cadets of the Lon siana State university responded to the call and joined the boys, boy scouts and soldiers, working eagerly to do their part in saving the levees.
 There are five points of feverish activity A special effort is being made to save the city pumping sta ton and waterworks plant and about thousand persons of every calling are assisting in building large mud boxes about this property
 Governor Sanders spent all day su- perintending the workers Simon Le Blanc of the Pontehartrain levee board arrived here on a special train with i50 negroes this afternoon. Hun ter c. Leake. president of the board came in shortly afterwards with a hundred more men.
 The convicts are building a levee at the foot of Convention street. for the protection of the lower portion of the city in the event of a break Large gangs are working about the sewerage plants, others are building protection ievees in different sections and another is trying to close the drainage canal
 Mayor Roux has ordered every ne gro in Baton Rouge who is unem pIoyed, arrested and put to work or the levee, but they are extremely nSrc to find
 With this desperate battle against the water going on, the refugees iron the Torras district are neglected anC those coming here are receiving ev cry attention. Two hundred arrived today at Port Hudson, where con ocLtration camp has been establish cd. There are 300 refugees here anC more than 1000 head of live stocl has been brought in.
 The water at the Torras break il slowly spreading over the open coun try, taking in town after town, be coming deeper every hour. The sfr uation in this district was made nor, critical here today by the breakini in the Moreauville levee, on Bayol Des Claise.
 The Teche country is being flood ed by the Atchafaiaya waters, whicl today had almost reached Breau bridge junction, on the Southern Pa ] (Continued on Page Five)
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could make such good cake and do so much talking all at once. It is hard to decide which part of the pro cess is more interesting g-the lecture or the demonstration. At any rate, the performance is as entertaining as the best show you ever saw.
 As d climax to the cooking school, baking contest will be conducted. Any woman, provided she is not a professional cook or baker, may com pete. The contest will occur on Sat urday of next week, May II. Valu able prizes will be given to the con testants whose articles are adjudged to be the best. These articles may be loaf cake, layer cakes, pies, dough nuts or bread. The articles are tc be prepared at home and presented al the Auditorium not later than moo. on Saturday After the prizes ar' awarded, the entries will be sold anC the proceeds given to charity.
 From day to day Mrs. Armstrong will show, among other things, how to make articles of the kind includ ed in the contest. The prizes will vary in value from cabi1~S gas range to a food chopper. All oi them are desirable. In consideration of all thJse things, we anticipate that the contest will result in the largest exhibition of cookery ever seen in the south.
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DENouNcE TRUST PROBE.

Washington, May s--After listen ing to caustic criticisms of the Money trust inquiry. the house today adopt ed a resolution appropriating s25,9ee for the judiciary committee to prose cute it's part of the investigation. Minority Leader Mann and Repre- sentative Hill of Connecticut, repub- lican, both denounced the manner in which funds were voted for the in quiry.
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couNTERFEITER ARRESTED.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 3.-United States secret service agents hero were advised today of the arrest of Manuel villaret, who last year was one of the Magonista leaders against Madero at Douglas, Ariz.. on charge of counterfeiting.
 It is alleged that villaret financed the lower california rebellion with counterfeit money.
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GOMEZ AT FL PAso.

Fl Paso. Texas, May S--Emilio Vasquez Gomez, who has been pro claimed provisional president of Mexico by the rebel clements, arriv- ed in this city today from San An tonic. It is announced that he will go to Ciudad Juarez tomorrow
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TROOPS TO BORDER.
infantry Ordered to Be Ready to Move
 at Once

lnIdHtfy CTueTed 10 DC ncaoy 10 WoNe
 at Once.
 Lawton, Okla, May 3.-Colonel Granger B. Adams, commanding of ficer of Fort Sill, received instruc- tions from the war department to- night to have all troops ready to move to the Texas border on an insta is' notice There is great activity at the fort tonight and preparations are being made to put the troops in read mess for immediate travel and field service. About 1000 troops are sta toned at Fort Sill now Orders also were given Colonel Adams to renew efforts to secure enlistments.
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s25o,ooo REMBRANDT.

London, May S.--Lord Feversham sold Rembrandt entitled "A Dutch Merchant" to H. c. Prick, for s250,- 900. The picture had been in the Feversham family for 160 years.
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OFFICER SHOOTS CHILD.
Becomes Incensed at Boys and Uses
 His Gun.

DtVVHts THVtHStu Hl DVJs dHU U9I5
 His Gun.
 Indianapolis, May 3-To protect himself from crowd of boys which had stoned him, David O'Connor, a park policeman, fired his revolver to- night, the bullet striking Cora Grif- fiths. years old. After the shooting, a crowd of angry residents joined the boys and the life of the officer being threatened when he was rescued by an emergency squad. O'Connor says he fired into the air, but the girl who was not dangerously injured, was playing in front of her home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
OPEN HEARING ON
EXPRESS RATES
Many Shippers and Railroad
Men at Washington to
Take Part.

WASHINGTON. Oct. AL the
large express companies, many of
the great railroad systems and nu-
merous organizations of express ship
pers and commercial bodies were
represented today before the Inter
state Commerce Commission at the
opening of the arguments upon new
express rates proposed by the com
mission.
Walker ID. Hines, counsel for the
Adams, American. Southern, United
States and Wells Fargo companies,
said the companies already had com
piled with the order of the commits
sion issued last July in all other
respects. He asserted that the total
loss of revenue on merchandise bust
ness to the companies he represented
would amount to s27, 20S, 900 a year IN
the basis of the rates proposed by
the commission.
These rates" said Mr.. Hines, are
far below what is just and reason
able, and, if enforced, would be de-
.structive of the rights Of the com
panies."
He said the companies had evolved
a plan of simplihcation of rates
would involve what he re
garded as a fair reduction. This plan
will be considered by the commission.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
CASH SAVED FOR MOTHER
STOLEN; GIRL IN TEARS
Man Accused of SIS Theft
Fined $50 in Court.

With tears coursing down her rosy
cheeks, Victoria Basaitis, a pretty
blonde of Ii years, told a pitiful tale
of her efforts to save enough money
to send to the old country to support
her mother. and the loss of what little
she had put away. to Acting Judge
Rooney in the Third Precinct Court
this morning.
Victoria accused Zigmont Svitra, e
years old. of stealing s15 from a suit
case in the room where she boarded
at 1854 Adams street, and where the
accused man also boarded until sun
day. the day of the robbery.
The girl has a good position in an
electric lamp factory near Newark
and in addition to supporting herself
she has been sending money to hei
mother. She was about to send the
SIS, the savings of a month, home
when she. missed the money from its
hiding place in the suitcase.
Plainclothesman Brex made an in
.vestigation and arrested the man
while at work in a brass foundry.
Acting Judge Rooney fined Svitrs
$50. which was paid.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
CHARGED WITH THE
THEFT OF PAPERS


Charged with .as newspapers
entrusted 10 him for deli Henry
Greer. a postofice messenger, living
at 10 Central avenue. Ions Branch.
vas a~rraigned before United States
Commissioner Stockton in the Fed
eral building today and released in
81 900 bail furnished by Albert Mott,
his employer.
Mott has the contract fol transports
ing the mail between the p~ostofice
and tho Long Branch station. Greer
drove the teams and is alleged To
have sold bundles of newspapers to
the "ncwsles'' instead of taking them
to the station.
Attorney Thomas T. Fay. of Long
Branch, represented Greer and asked
for his clients dismissal on the
grounds that a copy of the complaint
vas not attached to the warrant on
Which the defendant is being held.
The omission was admitted, but the
warrant was not offered in evidence
and the motion was not granted by
Commissioner Stockton.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
CLERK IN ALLEGED
DEAL DISMISSED
Civil Service Commissions
Employee Discharged for
Neglect of Duty.

Dismissal of ]. Frank Murray as
of the Civil Service Commission yes
terday developed the fact that the
commission has employees in its office
that are not under the merit system.
The commission. after 1t discharged
Murray, Immediately appointed Miss
Irene Richie to take the job, no ex-
animation for the position being nee
essary.
Figuring prominently in the dis
missal is a telegram addressed by
Murray to George e. Roehm. An al
legged deal whereby Herman Won
Steenbergh was to withdraw his name
from the eligible list for the position
of license inspector so that Roehm.
the fourth man on the list, would be
among the first three eligible is
charged. The deal" caused an in,
vestigation to be made by the com
mission last August, and while no
decision was ever reached. no ma
terial evidence of a deal was de-
duced by the probe.
Colonel James K. Mullikin. presi-
lent of the commission, has the tele.
gram copy In his possession and says
he obtained il when he asked for
copies of kilograms sent by the Civil
Service Commission in order to ascer.
tain why the bill for kilograms was
so high. The telegram simply makes
an appointment with Roehm to meet
Murray at the oxford bowling alleys.
IT reads, Important. Don't fail"
and was signed Murray" The date
is August 20. after the Investigation
Of the Roehm deal which was con-
Quoted two weeks before.
Asked how collision could he
thought of, since the probe was sub
seauent to the message, Mr.. Mullikin
said: well. we don't know that It
means anything, out we are ipves-
tigating, Have we anything further
in this connection? No. We dis
charged Murray for neglect of duty
and taking leave of absence from this
Office without permission"
While Mr.. Mullikin made much of
the telegram copy which he is keep
ing in an inside pocket with others,
he denied that its discovery was the
direct cause of Murray's dismissal.
He admitted. however, that imme-
diately upon the return of Commits
sloner Alexander r.. Fordyce from
abroad the commission would take
mp the question of %reopening the
Roehm Investigation.
Van Steinbergh has been in here
Z threatening TO show upsthe political
deal behind the case in which he was
interested" said Mr.. Mullikin. He is
anxious for the commission to settle
the case one way or the other, and
threatens action if something is not
DONE
Asked why the commission did not
pace the position which Murray held
under the merit system. Mr.. Muil;Nin
said the job of registrar of labor was
Under the non-competitive class ard
Gat the services performed as cork
Y ere Of a minor kind. He admitted
both jobs and that Miss Ritchie
would be paid in the same way. Al
though laborers in other departments
CT the city are under civil service and
- vacancy among the laborers canuot
he filled without use of the eligible
list from the commission. 1t was not
deemed necessary to put the commits
sion's own clerk under the same sys-
tenn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
PUBLIC SERVICE MAKES
CHANGE IN CAR ROUTE

Beginning today the Public Serv-
ice Railway Company will run eliza
beth Main Line car via Frelinghuy-
sen avenue Both Frelinghuysen and
Elizabeth avenues are torn up and
The change was made to facilitate the
work of repairs and to interfere with
vehicular traffic as little as possible.
Cars will u the old schedule on
October IL,
The MI. Prospect line Will operate
70 Renner avenue. and~a shuttle serN-
ice viii he maintained from Eliza
beth to the end of the construction
work, leaving a gap of about 200
feeN
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
SETTING
%PROTECTORY. AF|RE
Inmate of Arlington Institution
Held on His Confession
to Police.

Admitting that he set fire to the
shop of the Hudson County Catholic
Protectory, in Arlington, on Sunday
afternoon, Herman Roth. 10 a old,
was held for the grand jury today.
He did 1t to get even" according
to the kearny police. One of the In
structors, SC he said, had repri-
manded him.
Ihls clears up a mysterious series
of lncendiary fires at the institution.
He had been in the prorectory one
mont following his discharge from
the penitentiary, where he~ mad served
a sentence for stealing.
Seven other hoys are being held as
witnesses. They are Howard Tier
ney, Felix Zelbacher, Theodore Pow
lin, Johl Leonard. John Glennon,
Henry Bolio and Florenz Bycigle.
Roth was arrested by Chief OF Pc.
lice Tolen and Detective Sergeant
Oliver, through the Rev. John F.
Maxwell, assistant to the Rev.
Thomas j. Moran, the director. A
mechanic had told Father Maxwell
that he had overheard the boy boast
ing of his exploit.
Part of Powlin's work was to bale
up waste paper and store IT under the
shoe shop. He feigned Illness ON
Saturday, according to his story, 50
that the paper would accumulate in
the cellar and make it easier to start
a fire. Tierney admits he supplied n
quantity of benzine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
COLBY VICTIM OF
HIS OWN C|V|L|TY
Yields Floor" to Assembly
Candidate Until Whistle
Blows Away Audience.

When Former State Senator Ever
EFT Colby. the Progressive candidate
for United States Senate, opened hi:
MONDAY campaign today in the rea
of the Westinghouse plant in Lacka'
wanna venue. the thoroughfare bort
the appearance of a Little ConeS
Island"
At first the senator was under The
impression that it was a rival pc.
littcal meeting. but instead II was
bankers at work selling hot saus-
age. scissors. souvenirs and other
wares from stands and p~ushcarts.
Gentlemen, If this Is a rival meet
ing. ] don't want to break it up
said the senator. II am the Pro-
gressive candidate for the United
States Senate. and / am for Colonel
Roosevelt for President"
Yours all right, senator" shouted
someone in the crowd.
The senator ave way.t to Nathan l..
Berger, one of the Bull Moose Assem-
bly, candidates. and. unfortunately for
the senator. Mr.. Berger was not
aware that the whistle on the works
1'O"p At i%sIb, at WiiftH tlif1e INC
crowd, which numbered 500, scattered,
and the senator later admitted that
he would have to visit the works later
IN. He said:
Mr.. Berger was not aware that the
Works started at 12:45, and figured
that ] would talk the last fifteen
minutes. I'm sorry / could not talk
to my friends. but will make another
visit"
Congressional Candidate Herman
b. Walker and Samuel Levine spoke
at another MONDAY meeting at Or
ange and High streets.
Tomorrow the Progressive MONDAY
meetings will be at the Krementz
jewelry factory, Chestnut and Null
berry streets, and at the Weston
electrical instrument Company, FIRE.
linghuysen and Weston On
Friday the speakers will talk at
Crawford and Washington streets
and at the Eclipse tannery, 11s Sus-
sex venue. Senator Colby will be
the principal speaker.
, The MONDAY meetings were held
by the Republicans today. Several
of the candidates and others spoke
to the workingmen in front of the
Weston Electrical instrument Com
pany. Eclipse tannery and the Krem-
entz jewelry factory. The speakers
discussed national and local issues.
The intention is to continue the
meetings until the end of the cam
paign.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09

of four marks given them during the
month, two OF which were mine and
two the other teachers.
The very remarks made by the
strikers who called at the City Hall
will show the public what I have had
to contend with since | have been
trying to teach them, and one can
see without much trouble who has
used abusive language.
Pupils, unfortunately for our citi-
zenship, are today not obeying au-
thority, are .lawless, because corporal
punishment Is not permitted land the
pupils very soon that fact
to a teacher as soon as he ever makes
a move to lay on his hands,, and also
because u pupils want to be enter
tanned, instead of instructed-they
want the teacher to pour in knowl-
edge, while they enjoy themselves
but they do not want to learn by
studying.
Few Study at Home.
Had my pupils studied at home,
which the great majority refused to
do, their cards would have contained
very few, if any, red marks.
| have felt deeply my responsibility,
and have had heart-to-heart talks
with the most disorderly pupils, and
have visited a number of homes, and
have sent for parents to come to me.
[ have also felt deeply the RESPONSE
bility resting upon the parents and
the pupils as well.
I have had to be strict by COM
pulsion, not from choice, but I have
always been fair. IL is to be hoped
that the matter will end now and
that harmony may soon come out of
the discord and order out of chaos.
As for myself, ] will hold the fort.
WILLIAM LYNDON HESS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
WITNESS
AGAINST LAWYER
Said to Have Seen Gibson
Strange Mrs. Rosa
Szabo.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Another wiss
ness has been found in the Glib
son case. This witness is said .
have witnessed the death of Mrs.
Rosa Szabo. whom the lawyer is ae-
cused of having sCrangled. Other
new clues discovered promise the
Indictment in the near future of
persons who are said to have been in
coliusion with Gibson in some of his
mysterious financial operations.
Moreover there is now said to be
information In the hands of the au-
thorities, conveyed to them by Rose
Guerra, the "woman of mystery"
which warrants q reopening of the
invest CATION of the disappearance of
John Rice O'Neill, who has not been
Sc en- since he left his home to keep
an appointment with Gibson to whom
he had ~intrusted Sc, 600 for investment.
In consequence of these new ele-
ments which have entered into the
case. Assistant District Attorney
Wasservogel. who is directing the in
v~estigatlon for the Orange County
authorities here, declares that
all efforts to identify Rose Guerra
have for the time being beer aban.
doned. All efforts are now directed
to checking up the story she tells, not
only with regard to Gibson's relations
with Mrs. Szabo. but as to all of tho
operations with which he is said to
have been identified.
lust What the new evidence is, Mr..
Wasservoeel declines to say. In
a general way, however. II il
understood TO have a bearing upon
the plot to secure control of Mrs.
Szabo's estate and the previously ex-
ecuted plan to swindle Hugh Trainor
out of his life's savings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
ASKS DEED BE SET ASIDE
BECAUSE OF "JIM-JAMS"
Couldn't Get a Drink at His Own
Bar, Kirby Says.

periodical drunks," on one OF
which James Kirby. a hotel-keeper,
of Pcr.h Amtoy. says his eason vas
so shattered by intemperance thar
he didn't know what he was doing.
were assigned as grounds for setting
aside the transfer of the deed of his
hotel property to j. and j. Eager
CompanH. wholesale brewers of New
York.
Kirby says he was induced 10 sign
a deed to the properly by Robert G.
Meeks. Of New Rochelle. a nominee
of the Eager Company, in August,
1909. when he (Kirby) was incom-
petent and under the influence Of
liquor. lie stated on the stand in
Nice-Chancellor Howells's Court to-
day that he did not remember eyer
having signed the deed.
Il had some family trouble eX.
planned Kirby, land ! got TO drink
ing. / would sometimes find myself
in a hay loft and other strange
places and wondered how | got there.
/ got so bad they wouldn't serve me
liquor in my own place."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
PATERSON HEARS
GOV. JOHNSON
Roosevelt's Running Mate De-
ciares Taft Will Not Get
Single Electoral Vote.
prom a STAFF Correspondent.

PATERSON, Oct. 9.-An audience
that filled the High School auditorium
gave Governor Johnson. Colonel
sRoosevelt's running mate, a splendid
ovation here this noon.
Fully one-third of the audience
Were. women and they frequently
swaved bandana handkerchiefs during
the course of the speech.
Governor johnson arrived In the
city shortly before the loon hour and
safter a brief rest at the Hamilton
tClnb was taken to the High SShool.
where he was introduced by Henry
sMarelii. chairman of the meeting. on
stbe platform as honorary Wce-presi-
dents, were several women, among
Them Or. Mary G. Cummins, leader
of the suffragettes In this city.
Mentions No Names.
= In his address. which occupied a
1iittle over an hour, Governor n
son retraced the history of the Pro-
sgressiVe movement and the reasons
for its inception in Chicago. At no
stime did he mention the names OF
president Taft or Governor Wilson,.
He eliminated Taft early in his
sspeech, declaring:
s"I don't mention the m%oribund can
.didate of the party that met in
Chicago last June. He is out of the
running. He will not receive a sin
ale electoral vote"
sss0f Governor Wilson he said
"His declarations on the tariff ques-
ztion are like his declaration on other
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
DiSLlKES MANS FOOSE;
CHANGES 1T TO FRANKLIN

Because his name is 'ineuphonius,
awkward and disa ereeable in society
and frequently misspelled," Allan
Maker Foose. of i3 South Walnut
street. East Orange, today made APP
niioation before Judge Martin in the
Court of Common Pleas to have his
name changed to Alan Franklin. The
aourt ordered that after November /
Foose should be known as Alan
Eranklin.
Zoos explained that the origins,
GOT of his name a Fuss, bug t1at
ne changed the spelling of il some
fteen years ago OF his own accord
o Foose. The latter name does not
suit him now, however, because Of It's
sound, he declared.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-09
BRING $1,000 INJURY SUIT
AGAINST CAR COMPANY

Suit was started today before judge
DUNCAN in the Circuit Court by George
w. Harrison. representing Samuel and
Mary Damiano, of this city, aga:ns,
tbs Public Service Corporation. The
Damianos seek to recover $1,000 dam
ages as a result of an accident on
Juno IL last.
Mrs. Damiano alleges that on the
.,S in question she was thrown t.
pavement near the -Four Cor
- when a South Orange avenue
Fey ear, from which she was about
alight, started.