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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-20
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE


Sesterday's Results.
Kalamazoo 4, Lansing o.
Battle Creek S. Saginaw 4
Bay city q. Jackson ,
Flint /, Adrian o.
TOday's Games.
Flint at Battle Creek
Kalamazoo OF Jackson.
saginaw at Adrian.
Bay City al Lansing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Nesterday's Results.

Cincinnati D. Boston s G0 innings)
New York g. Pittsburgh :.
Brooklyn =, ST. Louis /.
phillies 10, Chicago
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-20

control over his fndeaway hail
IN what has made stringbea FaIk.
enberg the champion comeback IN
the baseball world. accordsur In
Manager Jenniugs. of the 1Yaer..
tslkemb~rg Yesterday won his
eighth straight victory. heating
fsikcWberg hasn't enough 20
make him even good minor
league pifeher Without confrOl over
that same fadeawny.
i season- With The Toledo cIvh IN
the tWcrtcnn association last year
br"ught him that control. Ne hsS
been With Cleveland hut sifpeed.
We got so TINT he knew where Ne
was going to throw his fndeswav
/nuJ cRme hack. n
FsIkemscrg mud WathewsOu are
the "nI, pitchers In major IeaGve
hhsebait who use the faaesway -
the NEST adv aatngr.
'~"rge Dauss, one of the Tl9se
s"u"gst~rs. hiss good fadeaw0Y.
once he gains control over n.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-20
rOday's Ganes.

Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
ST. Louis at New York.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-20

NED OBAlDWiN, IRISH GIANT
WHO FOUGHT IN 1868, ONLY PU-
GlllST KNOWN WHO CAME
NEAR TO WILLARD IN HEIGHT.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-20
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

STAN DING,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
Miss Janet e. Richards
Scores Wilson'S Attitude
on the CarabaO Dinner

The Wilson administration was
scored by Miss Janet e. Richards. of
Washington, ID. c., in the second of a
series of five monthly talks on cur
rent events before the Contemporary
Club in Wallace Hall last night. She
told what she knew about the famous
"Carabao Dinner"
She frequently referred to the fact
that for fourteen years the damn.
Damn, Damn the Insurrectos" song
had been sung and not even the news
papers had seen fit to make any too
do over it. She intimated that prob
ably Secretary of State Bryan was
Instrumental in having the matter
given the publicity which was given
and then turned to talking of the
criticism which has been given the
President and those helping him in
this administration for the policy pur-
sued in the Philippines of placing
young and untried men in control
where men of vast experience acquired
at much personal discomfort had for
merly been in charge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
BOY CHEERS FOR
RED STOCKINGS
Santa Hasn't Been to My
House for Three Years,
Writes Lad.

"Three. cheers for the Red Stocking
Club. If it wasn't for you, Santa
Claus wouldn't come near us, for he
hasn't been here for three years"
wrote a boy only seven years old to
the Evening Star today. This letter
is only one of many.
Here is a chance for everyone in
Newark to help dear old Santa.
Among the contributions received to-
day was one of fifty cents from "a
friend" while a dear old soul wrote
that she could not do much, but sent
single dime. That was certainly
the Christmas spirit, and will aid in
carrying cheer to some heart.
e. S. Ward & Co, manufacturers
of patent and enamel leather, sent $5
for the club with this note:
"The enclosed IS is for the benefit
of poor children: donation from the
shipping department of e. S. Ward
& Co., who also wish you the compli-
ments of the season"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
UTILITY BOARD
LIFTS BAN ON
BIG BOND SALE
Approves Public Services
100000 Issue After Fidel-
ity's Offer Is Raised.

TRENTON, Dec. 20..~Approval was
given the Public Service Electric
Company today to issue $620o00 worth
of bonds of the North Hudson Cotn-.
ty Railway Company by the Board Of
Public Utility Commission.
The utility board withheld its ap-
proval Of the issue some time ago on
the ground that the bonds were not
put In the market for competitive bid
ding.
Through the boards refusal j. 8.
Rippel, of Newark, was able to offer
a bid of 80 cents. Mr.. Rippel had pro-
tested to the commission that he had
been kept out of the bidding.
Clark, Dodge & Co. on behalf of w.
e. X. Smith 8s Co.. bid 99H cents, with
interest, and r. A. Peters. of Pater-
son, bid 80 cents for a lot of $4,000 of
the bonds.
The commission approved the issue
on the ground that the bonds should
not sell for less that 99h cents. The
whole issue previously was to have
been taken by the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, of Newark, at a bid of 97 cents.
The Fidelity refused to offer any more
than that amount in the competitive
bidding.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
SCORE HIGH
INSURANCE RATES
AGAINST BURGLARY
Declare Claim OF Companies
That Crime Is on Increase
Is False.

Despite the claims OF the various
burglary Insurance companies that
crime conditions In. Newark and the
Greater NeW- Ynrll--district made
necessary an advance in rate, officials
of the local police department said
today that bnrglaries in this city had
decreased more than so per cent.
The records of the last holiday sea-
son. October /, 1912. to December 15,
1872 show that there were sixty-four
burglaries reported to police head
quarters directly and through the
various precincts. For the same period
this year there were twenty-four The
decrease was forty.
Chief of Police Michael I. Long
said:
There is positively no excuse for
these insurance companies to increase
the rate in this city on the conten-
tion that burglaries have been on the
increase Burglaries have been de-
creasing each year with the increas-
ing efficiency of the police depart
ment."
Captain Frank w. Tuite, in COM
mand of the detective bureau, said:
Few Big Burglaries.
mot only is the numL er of bur
glaries growing less, but there are
fewer really big burglaries than ever.
A comparison of this character of
crime committed this year against
last years record is not a just COM
parison. The records of the police
department will show beyond ques-
ton that this character of crime has
been on the decrease for several
years"
1t is declared by officials of the po-
lice department that the act of the
insurance companies in increasing the
rate and asserting that crime was on
the increase in this section, the
wealthiest in the country, was sim
ply to make new business for them
selves and at the same time to gain
higher premiums from their old sub
scribers.
Records of the police department
show beyond question that a very
small minority of the burglaries re-
ported are from persons carrying
burglary insurance. The majority of
wealthy householders when they va
cate their homes for the summer or
winter season place their ValuableS
in safe deposit vaults. This class
usually carries burglar insurance, but
In this city burglaries affecting these
weather houSehoiderS have become
fewer and fewer
Can't Estimate Loss.
II is impossible for the police to ap-
proximate the value of the property
stolen because in at least so per cent.
of the cases reported no value Is
given and in a large per cent. of the
cases where the value is given 1t is
overestimated, in some instances 100
per cent, which makes 1t difficult for
the detective department to locate
the valuables stolen If they are
pawned.
The increase in fake burgIarles"
too is said to be partly responsible
for the rate on burglary insurance.
Samuel b. Brewster, secretary of
the underwriters association, said
the action was due to the condition
of the business. Frankly" he said,
the number of suspicious claims is
mainly responsible. Not only can
these be classified as fake burglaries'
but faxed claims upon other bur-
glaries. l cannot give figures now,
but l can say that there has been no
decrease in the number of such
claims"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
PHONE STOCK IS
BOOSTED BY PLAN
FOR DISSOLUTION
Shares Sell in Unprecedented
Manner, Gaining Seven Points
by Quick Leaps.
FIRST GREAT VICTORY FOR
WILSON OVER THE TRUSTS
Government Ownership of Tel
egraph and Phone Lines
Is Renewed.

NEW YORK, Dec 20.-The an
nouncement from Washington that
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company had reached an
agreement with the department of
justice, whereby it would relinquish
control of the Western Union and
avoid suit under the antitrust law,
caused an excited advance in the
stock of the telephone company at
the opening of the stock market to-
day
The first transaction in the stock
was block of 1000 shares, one of the
largest blocks of that stock which
has been handled on the exchange for
years. Prices ranged from 1201a to
124, maximum gain of 694 points.
Subsequently, the advance was run
up to Z points. The price of 124A
represented q gain of 14A points since
Monday. The price later reacted 8
points. American Telephone convert
ible bonds gained 3.
Western Union stock, while less
active. was bid up points. Pacific
Telephone rose 3. There was no trad
ing in the securities of the Maclay
Companies, which control the Postal
Telegraph, in the early market.
Wall street was taken completely
by surprise by the announcement of
the dissolution agreement. No ink
ling of the plan was obtained prior
to the announcement although trad
ing in stocks of the wire companies
during the last fortnight has been
the heaviest in years, The large deal
ings in these stocks were attributed
principally TO reports from Washing
ton that proposals for government
ownership of the telegraph and tele-
phone lines were being considered.
Monday, Phone shares Dropped.
The postmaster-gener recon-
mendations in favor of these propos-
ais have added weight to such re-
ports, and on Monday American Tel
ephone stocks dropped TO 110, the low
est price since 1908. Earlier this year
it sold at 140. Western Union was
on the same day carried down to 565s,
the lowest since 1910. Thereafter both
stocks made q partial recovery. The
rally was furthered by statement
from President Theodore n Vail, of
the telephone company, to the effect
that the intrinsic value of the stock
was greater than its market value,
and that ie the event of acquisition
VI tilt# tGitljllOut D9 tut gov
ernment the shareholders would lose
nothing.
The opinion generally expressed in
Wall Street was that the dissolution
agreement would check effectively
talk of government ownership as well
as remove from the company the
menace of a suit under the antitrust
law, and it was on this account that
the stock of the company was bid up
so rapidly.
Shares of the MacIay company,
which are seldom traded In on the eX-
change, were inactive today. Dur
ing the first hour there were no
transactions in the common stock, al
though the preferred rose three points
on a single sale. Western Union.
which showed decided strength at the
outset, later relapsed, falling points
from it's high price to 81, which repre-
sented net loss of 3 points.
Under the lead of telephone shares,
Continued on Page 3, Column ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
CURRENCY LAW AS
XMAS PRESENT TO
PEOPLE, IS PLAN
President Wilson Is Expected to
Sign Bill Before Next
Wednesday.
FINAL WORK BEGUN BY
CONGRESS CONFEREES
Leader Underwood, of House,
Sees No Serious Points
of Difference.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - Final
work of preparing the administra-
tion currency bill for President Will
sons signature was begun today
when House and Senate conferees
met to compose differences between
the Owen substitute" as the meas
ure was known as it passed the Sem
ate, and the Glass bill, which was the
administration measure in the House
Senators Owen, Reed, O'Gorman,
Pomerene, Shafroth and Hollis, Dem
ocrats, and Senators Nelson, Bristow
and Crawford, Republicans. will rep
resent the Senate in the conferences.
Chairman Glass, of the House bank
ing committee, who was sponsor for
the bill in the House, will head the
House conferees, who will, include
Representatives Korbly and Hayes.
An effort will be made to agree
upon a report which both houses of
Congress can accept, so that the bill
may be finally engrossed and taken to
the White House to become a law
with President Wilson's signature by
Tuesday.
The principal points of difference
which will have TO be agreed upon or
compromised are the number of the
regional reserve banks, a guarantee
of deposits, the length of maturity of
paper for rediscount at regional
banks, the percentage of gold reserve
to be required against the circulat-
ing notes and the time limit of mort
cages on which national banks would
be permitted to make farm loans.
Democratic Leader Underwood, in
the House, sees no serious points of
difference in the two bills: the guar
antee of deposits which was inserted
by the Senate is practically the only
change made in fundamentals. All
the changes made by the Senate are
CONTINUED ON Page 3. Column 81
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
CENTRAL NEWARK
PROPERTIES SOLD
BonneII Building Brings $780,
OO0-Oscar Michael Buys
on Halsey Street.

Lathrop Anderson, acting as agent,
has purchased the business property
known as the Bonnell building. at 1856
and 1913 Market street. The purchase
was made through the Fidelity Trust
Company, trustee of the estate of
the late Charles L. Bonnel.
The consideration was about
$1s0000 it is said.
The Bonnell building is seven stories
high. There are offices on the upper
floors 1t has a frontage of 37,2 feet
on Market street and is 879 feet deep.
1t Is rumored that the property has
been purchased by a restaurant firm.
Oscar Michael has increased his
holdings on the block bounded by
Broad Cedar. Halsey and West Park
streets by the recent purchase of ITO
Halsey street.
This is the first time the property
has changed hands in over thirty
years, it being owned by the Mathews
family.
The property was held at $4,000.
The plot has a frontage of Fl feet on
Halsey street with a depth of SO feet
and with jut of 1S feet Mr.. Michael
now owns approximately 200 feet on
Halsey street Robert B. Stouten-
burgh, of Clinton street, was the
broker in the transaction.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20

The poor old earth is approaching
the winter solstice. She will reach il
Monday-the shortest day-at 5:27 a.
m, which is the astronomical begin
ming of winter
If you would like to know what
sort of an ordeal a solstice is just
listen to what Webster has to say
about it.
SOLSTICE-Astron The point
in the ecliptic at which the sun Is
farthest from the equator north
or south, namely: The first point
of the sign Cancer and the first
point Of the sign Capricornus, the
former being the summer solstice,
the latter the winter solstice, in
northern latjtudes-so called be-
cause the sun then apparently
stands still in its northward or
southwark motion.
There, isn't that simple?
Of course, the sun doesn't really
stand sitll on Monday, since, SO far as
the earth's solar system is concerned,
the sun doesn't move at all.
1t Is the earth that moves-in an
ecliptic around the sun, as shown in
the diagram. On June 21 the earth
was at one end of the ecliptic. Now
it is at the other end.
since the dSlS ol tHe edTth 10 poiil'-
ed in the same direction during the
entire circuit of the ecliptic. the angle
at which the rays of the sun strike it
must vary. This variation Is respon-
sible for the fact that when the earth
reaches it's summer solstice, the
northern hemisphere receives more
sunshine than. the southern and hence
enjoys summer. When the earth
reaches its winter solstice, the north
ern hemisphere receives less sun than
the southern and consequently has
cold weather.
The variation, of course, is gradual
and only by complicated Astronomical
calculations can the exact minute OF
the solstice be fixed. For instance
thnrn is little difference in length be-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
NO FOREST HILL
LAND OFFER AT
UPSET AMOUNT
$4,000 Upset Price Fails to
Attract Purchaser for the
Excelsior Property.

Newark real estate operators and
investors were not keen about paying
more than $55, 900 for thirty eight
acres of land in the north Forest Hill
section OF Newark, and as a result no
bids were offered when the parcel of
land was put up at auction today on
the Court House steps by Joseph p.
Day, the real estate auctioneer OF
New York city.
The plot in question forms part of
the assets of the defunct Excelsior
Savings and Loan Association of
New York city, and was to have been
sold by Mr. Day under orders of
George C. Van Tuyl. jr., superintend-
ent of banks of the State of New
York.
The plot comprises over 400 lots,
situated on Montclair and Verona
avenues and on Second Third, Fourth
and Fifth streets, and was to be sold
at an upset price of $55, 900, that
amount having been fixed by the New
York courts. 1t is intersected by the
Orange branch of the Erie railroad
and reaches to the Morris canal.
When c. w. Rosenor, representing
Mr.. May, called for bids, there was
no response. After trying for some
time to get bids he announced that
the property would be withdrawn
from sale. A large number of New
ark real estate operators, including
Robert p. Stoutenburgh, Abraham
Feist, Harrison Van Duyne and Jo-
seph P. Oakes, were present.
Mr.. Cakes bid s100 lot or $4,000
for the plot. This bid seemed to
arouse the Day representative, and
he angrily informed Mr.. Oakes that
no joke bid would be received, and
that the upset price fixed by the court
was $4,000. Mr.. Oakes replied that
he was not bidding as a joke but made
the offer in good faith.
After trying for fully fifteen minutes
to obtain a bid of more than $55, 900
for the property the plot was with
drawn from sale by the auctioneer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
Unsettled" Is Forecast
for Christmas Day

Christmastlde weather is apt to be
unsettled. The government weather
bureau at Washington has not yet
been able to predict exactly whether
Christmas Day will be cold or warm,
stormy or calm, but the forecasters
are reasonably certain that there will
be a change next week over practic-
ally all the country from the pleasant
weather which has been prevailing
during the past ten days.
Principal William Wiener of the
Central High School, the local wealth
er sharp, said today that Christmas
was yet too far off for him to venture
a prediction He said that it would
become unsettled tomorrow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
Millionaire Nobleman Kills
Wife and Nephew Nth Rifle

The count promptly notified the
public prosecutor of the tragedy.
The count is. fortx-forr years old.
He was married in 1896 TO Countess
Felicia Won Potok- Potocka, who was
born in 1875. For some years the
couple were separated. but reunited
short time ago.
Count Mielsynsli' has been a mem
Der of the imperial parliament since
1909 He was one of the Polish aris-
tocTts who dined with the emperor
during the latter's visit here on Au-
gust .27 to dedicate the new City Hall
and the chapel in Posen castle. The
function was boycotted by the Polish
populace as a protest against the
Prussian policy of Germanization in
the Polish provinces. The counts car
riage was stoned and its inmates
drenched with water while they were
on the way to the castle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20

GRAETZ, Germany, Dec. 20.-Count
Matthias Mielzynski. millionaire
Polish nobleman and member of the
German Imperial Parliament shot
and killed his wife and his nephew
early today.
The count, who is residing near here
at Castle Dakowymokrz, one of his
many country seats, heard sounds in
the night which he thought were
caused by thieves. He seized rifle
and made a search, during which he
found his wife and nephew together
in her room.
Without word of warning or ex-
planation, Count Mielzynski shot both
dead.
A woman companion of the coun-
tess was the only witness of the at-
fair. She also was seriously wounded
by one of the bullets.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20

NEW LONDON, Conn, Dec. Co.
An express car. heavily laden with
the Christmas packages, caught fire
while passing through East Lyme to-
day. The express manager was
driven to the outside of the car,
where he clung, unable to notify the
engineer and near collapse, until the
train reached the New Haven rail-
road station here. Practically all the
merchandise in the car was damaged.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
A coffin, within the car. containing
the body of David Lonergan, of New
York. was badly charred.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
VAIL DENIES PLAN
AD|SSOLUT|ON
Phone and Telegraph Com
panies' Head Says There
Never Was a Merger.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Referring to
the relations between the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
and the Western Union, I. N. Vail,
president of both, said today:
mo such thing as dissolution has
occurred. for the reason that no such
thing as a merger ever occurred in
the past. The relations between the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company and the Western Union
have never been in the nature of a
merger. The development of the
mutual relations has been of com
plimentary character, or an extension
by each of the others facilities.
Care has always been taken that
nothing be done which would affect
whatever competition might be con-
sidered to exist. The two services
are, in fact not competitive; If there
is in theory any competition, it is be-
cause in some instances the use of
one service may be an alternative for
the use of the other.
"If a real merger were made, and
time given to complete the merger,
some economies and additional new
services of advantage to the public
might be introduced. Whatever has
been done already, 1t is believed. will
be allowed to stand. and il is proba-
BILE that some additional cooperative
work may yet be accomplished.
There is no setback, in this sepa-
ration, to the material interests OF
either company; but on the contrary
now that there is some understanding
of what can be done and what cannot
be done. greater progress along the
lines defined can be fixed.
1.-THE attorney general has beer
very considerate of the material in
terests of the companies, SO far as
consistent with his public duty, and
this attitude was clearly reflected by
the President. We think the problem
has been worked out to the best in
terests of the public and of the com
panies."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
NEWARK ENGINEER
SUED BY HOWARD
Morris R. Sherrerd Defendant
as Result of Alleged Statement
at Board of Works.

Suit to recover $4,000 for alleged
slander has been started against City
Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd by
Colonel James w. Howard of 234 Mt.
Prospect avenue The latter is con-
sulting engineer and road paving
expert. He has engaged former Judge
Algernon r. Sweeney as counsel in
the action brought before the Supreme
Court.
In his complaint Colonel Howard
states that the alleged slander took
place at a meeting of the Board of
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20
President Expects to Sign
Currency Bill Monday Night

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-President
Wilson probably will leave here Tues
day for Pass Christian, Miss, about
fifty-seven miles from New Orleans
for his three weeks vacation He
expects to sign the currency bill Mon
day night.
Senator Vardaman, an early White
House caller today, said the people
of his State would not hamper the
Presidents efforts to get a complete
rest
The President was in good health
today. but stayed in his study work.
ing on many things that he hopes to
clear up before going on his vacation.
He expects to announce the appoint
ment of three interstate commerce
commissioners soon,