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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
NEWARKER TELLS OF
ESCAPE FROM FLOOD

From the rear platform of a train
traversing the inunda ted section of
New York State, George !. Schneider,
Broad street druggist and an en-
thusiastic photographer, took num-
Der of remarkable flood pictures.
He was travelling on Lackawanna
train from Utica to this city.
1.-THE water was up to the plat
form in places and sometimes swept
across it," he said in describing his
experience today
while / was intently watching the
scene ] saw bridge we had just
crossed buckle up. 1t was swept away.
/ do not believe it was more than
thirty seconds after our train had
safely traversed it.
Elm one instance a wagon with two
dead horses attached f1oated by, and
1t was a common sight while passing
through the sparsely- settled districts
to see farmers making their way over
what once had been their well-tiled
fields in rowboats."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
IT'S CAPT. NoRBURY NOW

First Lieutenant Harold Norbury
was elected captain of Company NJ.
First Regiment, n. G. N. j., at a
meeting of the company members
last night in the squadroom of the
regiment armory. The election was
informal, as Lieutenant Norbury was
chosen for the position without any
opposition last January, when the
office was made vacant by the retire
ment Of Captain Duane f. Minard.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
HURT IN TRAIN WRECK

NEW EGYPT, N. j., March 90
Through the carelessness of an en-
ployee of the Pemberton and Nights
town railroad, the late train from
train which stood on a siding at New
Egypt and ripped through two of the
box cars, reducing them to kindling
wood. Gordon Guie, conductor of the
passenger train, was hurled against
door and sustained serious injuries
on the face and body, but none of the
passengers was injured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29

them after they had deliberated al
most eight hours.
As usual thing the Judges will
call the jury before them about 10
o'clock, and if il is announced that
there is little chance of an agree
ment being speedily reached, will or
der them locked up for The night. In
the case of the Fiore jury Judge Mar
tin waited until almost / o'clock in
the morning before ordering them
locked up.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
EXPLANATORY CONTEST

Twelve members of the Young
Folks Civic League of the Jewish
Sisterhood of this city, will display
their oratorical abilities at their fifth
annual declamatory contest to be
given by their club at the Anshe
Russia Synagogue, PA West Kinney
street, tomorrow afternoon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
new YORK STATE
FLOODS RECED|NG
Property Damage Will Be High
Cold Weather lnpedes
Relief.

ROCHESTER. n. Y. March "a
With half the business section of this
CITY under water and trade of all
kinds practically suspended, Roches-
ter TODAY IS faoing a flood situa
ton the equal of which it has not
been called upon to contend with
since the memorable inundation of
1856
The water on most of the business
streets is five feet deep. Several are
reported dead and the property dam
age vii go into the hundreds of thou
sands The Postal Telegraph offices
are flooded and the Western Union
of1ces soon will be at the present rate
of increase in the volume of water
which has deluged the city.
Thousands of dollars worth of
damage was done at the Graves Fur
niture Company's plant here. where
the flood arrived so quickly that en-
ployees were unable to save the goods
stored there
All railroads east and south Of
Rochester are blocked. The offices of
all the newspapers are flooded and
publication has been temporarily sus-
pended Avon, Genesee, Mount Nor
ris, Danville and all smaller points
south of here are flooded, but the
water is said to be receding.
Due to the cold. conditions at Can
andaigua are said to be very bad.
Reports from Troy indicate that the
Hudson has reached an almost I'M
precedented height there. The city is
practically under martial law.
Militia companies are patrolling the
streets. The Y NJ. G. A. building has
been converted into hospital and
relief station and the newspapers
have been unable to go to press.
Business men go to their offices in
boats.
Only few of the street-car lines
are operated More than 500 fami-
lies have been driven from their
homes by the water, and there is
much suffering both from the cold
and lack of food.
The situation at Rensselaer,, across
the HUDSON river Ii Jill fipohSs 70
more acute than at Troy.
Reports from OsWegO Indicate that
the waters there are rising rapidly
and that a great food Is expected.
At LYONS the Clyde river has risen
seven feet.
Seven inches of snow has fallen at
Auburn, adding to the suffering in
that neighborhood. The village of
Montezuma is now an island while
four streets at Port Byron are under
water. clean, Hornell and Bingham
ton are suffering.
AT Glens Falls twelve patients in
the Warren County Hospital were
taken out just in time to escape the
flood which swept through the build
Ing.
Sixty convalescents had previously
been removed to high ground before
, the arrival of the water.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, March %
Three thousand residents along the
valley of Nine Mile creek fear a flood
from Otisco lake. The Syracuse and
Suburban Water Company has a
large dam at Marietta, and flood
gates have been opened to prevent
bursting and to keep the water flow
ing gradually About 175,000,000 gal
Ions of water are being discharged
daily besides that going over the
dam.
High water, which covered many
streets in the southern part of SYRIA
cuse has receded. Onondaga lake is.
rising. and some lake resorts are
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
FLOOD RELIEF FUND

The Star Acknowledges the receipt
of the following donations to the
food fund, which have been turned
over to Secretary Reilly:
Prudential Company employees,
Belleville and Broad street of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29

was adjudged sane by lunacy com
mission. was asked by former Judge
Thomas A. Davis, head of the lunacy
commission, to give the history-of his
life.
Mr. Roberts, who is 60 years of age,
said he couldn't remember much ~
his early life, but could remember
things forty years ago.
We'll, tell us something that hap
pened about forty years ago." said
Judge Davis
II remember stamping New York
State for Samuel ]. Tilden in 1875
and helping to elect him to the White
House," said Mr.. Roberts "And
remember, too, mighty well, Just the
same as you gentlemen do, that he
never got into the White House."
The Democrats who were present
and heard the remark all agreed that
in that statement, at least. Mr.. Rob-
erts did not show any signs of men
tai arrangement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
Modern Civilization
Is Making Premature
Old AgeVeryCommon

People of Today Are Trying
to Condense Ten Years of
Life Into One, and This
Way They Are Becoming
Prematurely Old, Owing
to Attacks of Nervous
DebiIity-Tona Vita Will
Restore the Vigor, Vim
and Vitality of Youth,
Strengthening All the
Nervous System.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29

Thomas McLelland, clerk of the
Criminal Courts receives some funny
communications, but the prize of all
came this week from a prisoner in the
county jail. IT was a postcard epistle
and read as follows on the address
side: Esq. Thomas Mcclellan, Essex
County Courts, city of Newark, n. j.
On the reverse side was the following:
Dear Unknown Friend Please be
so kindly and let me known when is
my case doc; when they will call
me to court The probation wass up
to sey me this Monday TO ask me
questions. did anser him every
ting troo as ! knew how. Respect
fully your best friend in the future"
An excited person rushed up to
Harry Rawnsley, elevator man at the
Court House. Thursday afternoon
and asked: when does the Board
of Frozen Cheeseholders hold their
meeting today
WHAT" gasped the astonshed
Rawnsley.
Il mean the Hourd of Breeholders
No. that amt what | mean. It's
the"
Never mind" said Rawnsley, you
want the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers"
That's it," said the excltable
stranger.
Come to think of 1t. a lot of those
disappointed clerks who fail to get
salary increases this year Will prob
ably be designating the freeholders
by the title first given by the stranger
after May !.
Never before in the memory of the
oldest court attaches in the Court
House has a jury in murder trial
been given Instructions by the court
at as late an hour in the night as the
one in the Fiore murder case was
this week. It was just two minutes
after midnight Friday morning when
Judge William p. Martin assembled
the bench and gave the jurors in
structions that had been asked for by
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29

When old age creeps on the body
naturally becomes weak. and slight
cases of nervous debility are only to
be Expected. But the men and women
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29

John Roberts. the Orange man now
in the county jail on charge of
sending scurrillous and threatening
postal cards to City Comptroller Tyler
Parmly, Carl Bannwart, secretary of
the Shade Tree Commission. and the
County Board Of Taxation. and who
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-29
That's the best wnis.
key / ever tastedr'
It is the best whiskey you
ever tasted-and moreover
you're dead sure Of the
same drink in any and
every place you GO
Wilson
Real Wilson
That's All
No Metal Parts Can
Touch the Whiskey

Do you want free booklet Of famous
club recipes for delicious mixed drinlksS
just Address. Wilson Whisky, $40
Fifth Ave-, New York. That's ALL
Evening star., 1913-03-02

Chicago
children
from the light where threatened suicide
had nkng that charitable
snatch their children Very often mother has been made miserable by
the and overwhelmed
grounds believing that
from her.
passage pension Illinois
in spending
institution taking beavd mothers child This necessarily
superintendent bookkeeping and other forms costly help
S a
the efforts himself July 9 First the preamble and
then the all a
the such dependent neglected child unable
for such child theupon shall be the the board through
specified for dependent neglected child
until the further the
While
In the noticeable
excellent thousands
the their babies Moreover, the
worked decided that child
be well cared for home mother for thirty than the
Evening star., 1913-03-02


her husband breadwnn as
her children with will
babies humbe thinking
the readiness millions annually
and chllrens homes assumed advantages
Illinois
wrongong unable children
disrupted home
The chldrn
the during
o child S O.
How other States
heartbroken mothers letter tells the
in
would amoher
Sngulary appreciate
by rejecting the following incident
bor
ing to load steamboat He left wife and without
children
her strength and fell sick The nghbs helped for and charitable societies
but all inadequate children
naturally failed Presently the Prevention
Cruelty Children
little with the result that nearly all them taken from her
her children punish the mother by the cruel b
and blood? old
that whenever charitable society had found home for dependent child with
to the whereabouts of her offspring Indeed criminal ofne
furnish the deliberately
petual separation of mother and child
pitu struggles mothers children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
GIVES TRIBUNE,
HIS MESSAGE TO TAFT
Asks That No Troops Be Landed from
Warships and That Americans be
Ordered from Fire Zone.
lN. cahle 20 Tho rrIhune. |

City (va Galveston) Feb l6-Presden Madero gave
the Tribune correspondent the National Palace to-day copy
the which he President Taft yesterday asking
American troops be landed in Mexico No reply the
appeal has yet been received
In the of long interview in which he emphasized
purpose protecting Americans and other foreigners Madco
deved pile of papers his desk and drew forth copy
message which Spanish and which the Mexican
executive styled personal"
The message President Taft translated for the Tribune
correspondent by Madero himself, follows:
Il have informed that the government which your
exceency dignicdy presdes ports
vessels with troops dsembak and this
capital to give guarantees of safety to Americans.
Undoubtedly information which have and which led you
this and exaggerated for the lives OF Amer
capital present danger they abandon the
and certain points OF the city its sub
rb where tranquility absolute and where the government can
give all classes guarantees
If you order do that following the
precedent established by your orders previously issued (hs
President Tas proclamation last advising all
Americans leave the danger points the epubc all danger to
Americans and other foreigners will be obviated
Regarding what material damages may be suffered by for
egnes this government ready accept all responsibility
corne to the obligations law Consequently ask
your exceency order your mcnowar not to dsemba troops
in Mexico will conagration and consequences
more terrible the have contend with at present
assure your exceency that this government taking all
necessary order that rebels the cudadea will do the
least possible the lives and property in the capital and
have hopes everything will be peacefully arranged in very
shor time
1T is true country this moment is passing through
terrible crisis Decentralization of American troops would only
increase dangers the situation and be very aenaoe error
that would do great harm which always has been loyal
friend United States well contributing to the oager
Having established government here similar
that Of the great nation appeal the equitable and
ms, sentiments been the terion OF your government d
that undoubtedly represent the sentiments OF the great American
eoe whose destnes you have guided with much s and
patriotism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
DOG ANSWERS TELEPHONE
Five Words in Vocabulary Of 4
Maine Collie.

Bangor Ne. Feb. lG.-A dog tha. 1u
peak several words Of the English
Language lis attracting attention m
Ranccicy. Ills name is Nouio and he
is handsome pure brcd scotch collie.
eighteen months old he was raised py
John y. ingalls, of East MachiaS.
The animals present Owner Charic-
N. Berry. Of Picbford's Camps Range
ley. has had the dog since it was six
months ola. but mas peen teaching il
10 speak TOR about month only. No
ble's vocabulary consists of hv" words.
"Oh" "no." how papa" and out
and hi, words can ue distinguished
plainly
one Of mis- tricks ~ 90 answer the
telephone When ho hears his nam"
called hc will jump upon couch near
thc instrument ana answer Bow"
through the transmNucr
II his master asks. "Do YOU love me
the dog jumps mp ana kisses him az
foctjonatc!y The auima! is fond "i
children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
MUST SAVE NATION,
MADERO ASSERTS
lEy cable to The Tribune }

Mexico City via Galveson) Feb l6Presdent Madeo
interview with the Tribune correspondent to-day outlined in da-
matte completely the situation the republic Speak
inc emotion he asserted his struggle for
constitutional and he disclaimed
passoratev holding his office for for
President Madro appealed The Tribune to put the truth
before public and this papers correspondent
the personal President Taft defer Intervening
Madeo though ready to make
reasonable concession to obtain peace
Il myself personally orders in the most strict terms
that no more artillery posted the American Embassy said
President Tribune correspondent this afternoon at
the National Palace This will obvae the risk OF drawing fire.
from Cudadea toward the embassy the section OF the city
nearby where many Americans and foreigners reside The last
thing imaginable that this wishes is that Americans and
generally injured sustain losses during the unfortu
nate conflict that been forced upon
that trying IN any way to provoke
intervention absurd suppose that anxious to
make anv more for ourselves other
Governments what have done without requson
We agreed to grant ar until o'clock tomorrow morning
allow their families from the zone OF hre
or out of the city altogether if they deem it advisable
lust attache Of the American Embassy has been here
suggesting that this limited and proposing extension
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
JOKE WAS ON JOHN D..
Oil Man Tells How Caddy in
South Got Best of Him.

John u. Rockefeller. who is to e.a:t
Tor the South next week. told a good
story yesterday of an experience n
had with a caddy i'm Atlanta last wear.
and although the joke was on him m"
laughed heartily in relating the :nci-
dent.
one morning Nh. Hockefellcr's rogn-
lar caddy was i'm and he sent subSt.-
tutc. Just 10 have fun with the boy
Mr.. Rockefeller asked him how to omake
the stroke. in what direction to drive,
etc. The boy was eager 10 instruct
and. as luck would have it. Alr. RocEc-
fcllcr made a fine drive. Again The boy
pointed the way and Mr.. Rockefeller
made a clean drive to the green.
As the caddy saw the bali roll ON the
green nc turned To Mr.. Rockefeller and
said: Say. mister. if you had my
brains and | had your strength. WHAT
a great team We would make
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
BOY INVENTOR ENDS LIFE
Hangs Himself Because School
mates Chaff Him.

Baltimore. Fe' lG. - With tears
streaming down his checks. Howard
Gortv. twelve Years old. this morning
stood al the side Of The body of his
plavmatc. Thomas Schuppncr, and be
tween sobs wished that some school
males Of the dead boy had been more
cnnsidorato and not tcasod and chdncd
him as thcy had. Schuppncr who was
onIv eleven years old. hanged himself
with q cord IN the cellar of his fathers
home. The child is believed To have
killed himself because of the chatting Of
his SchOoimatcs.
"Thomas was always serious ANA
talking about inventions. said Cory.
.uI.. would get angry because the boys
.,.,,,ld tease him, ana ne would fight
,,ono Las, week az school me was try
,rg to explain something to "a boy. and
,,aforo hc had finished they were fight
inc lie was rcprimandcq hy his
.,,ao,or and this seemed 30 hurt him
.,.,.,. much. / don't know why he liked
,,. unless il was because ! would
,,.,o, to him. He showed me how to
,natc several new kinds Of Kites and
loats."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17
Heavy Firing Resumed When Madero Reiter-
ates Intention Of Holding Presidency
Against Diazs Demand to Resign.
CENSOR WITHHOLDING DETAILS
Fight to Finish Seems Likely, Though Government Is
Loah to Storm Citadel Because Of Danger to
Non-Combalants- Embassy
Refuge Of Hundreds

Mexico City, Feb 6-Hosles were resumed with renewed
the Mexican capital to-day after which lasted
only few hours
The ansce signed at o'clock Sunday morning. agreeing
suspend operations for tentyour hours broken before
heavy cannonading the whrr of
guns troops their posts
of the Citadel appeared the words of Madero and
Dz might prophetic and that this time the battle would be
to finish
Madero this morning reiterated his refusal comply
suggestion he resign He declared
that he still able dominate and that time he would
crush the rebel forces.
Felix had shown himself be greatly in favor of the
for the efforts OF the
American Ambassador the ministers of the powers bring
of hostties until the foreigners and other
combaants still within the zone OF the lighting could be removed
comparative safety
regarded merely delay the accomplish
purpose drive Madeo of the Presidency
The fighting Saturday undoubtedly obliged the federal
manders present least the rebel position
impregnable.
General uerta of government troops hard
fighter many campaigns opposed he armistice and caed
under its terms willingly agree the sending of
large body back the federal base the National
Palace last night
The American Ambassador the German Minister called
the President and General uea and asked that the military
dispositions government should be arranged
make unnecessary the firing the reside 1a that free
and that the government unite with the American
the establishment for the distribution of food
the poor this having already been agreed by Daz Professionally
to-day the embassy place Of intense activity
automobiles moved swiftly and fro carrying refugees
The entaled hiring of
clerks enogaphers The embassy building besieged
all of them Americans who asked for advice
assistance
There little actual suffering food shelter within
Of discomfort and danger
O those who
The strctest censorship dispatches been established
Government charge the cable Office shortly after
Saturday evening and utey discarded the messages OF
and all containing
expressions that might be construed into suggestion OF
important happenings the capital under the ban and
were promptly conhscated
Official Ambassador Wilson tell of the narrow
escape of the Minister, Francis W. Sronge from federal
bullets MS conference at the American Embassy
automobile which Mr. Stronge riding,
escorted by federal guard, struck in several places
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-17

after O'Clock this morning. and was
almost totally destroyed before the
aremcn could gain control of the blaze.
Tho damage is said to bc between
900 and $4,000. All the au'omo-
bll.~ are believed 60 hay" been burned.
patrolman Hallenback was OH post
b,lfa block AWAY when he saw rlIl
of sm,l.. issuing from q rear NinGo"
on the second Acor of The garage. He
turned I'm au alarm from street t'N
and Lor ran To the building, bursting
open the door.
Uarv,y Horst. the Waterman. was
irving to exuugmsh the fire. which "'a
Gaining Roadway rapidly. His race an"
hands vc,. badly burned i'm the at
t.mpt and me- was almost overcome
,,bcu IiallcnbrcN rushed in After TAX
iuy Horst from the building. the police
man ran to the ire box and sent IN "
second alarm. This brought several
marc engines and trucks and the tre-
mon attacked the fire from all sides "'
the building.
The garage. which is owned by "a
Alauhs ttan department store Tor It's
Grooltl,u automobile delivery wagons
is next door to 70 large dairy buiId'nS'
and for a time it was feared the flames
would srr,ad 70 this structure. but the
Grcmcn succeeded in coniining the ilr'
To- the garage.
Horst was taken To- 81 Johns tlospl-
al. whore his injuries were said To b.
not serious. The FIRE is said to have
b,cn caused 10y defective insulation
As "a result of a fire which took place
carly this morning the Murray lIill
Theatre. at l2d street and Lexington
avenue will probably remain closed for
several days Part of the top balcony.
where the fire originated, was de
stroyed. and the entire theatre was
flooded with water. Defective inSula-
ton Is believed To have been the cause
of thc fire.