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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
DID HE MEAN COUSIN OR
WIFE? is PUZZLING COURT

Whether Thomas Deskiewicz, an
Austrian, referred to his wife Cath
crime or his first cousin of the same
name when he signed a deed for his
dwelling place at 203 Astor street
seven years ago, is a question that
is being tried before ce-Chancellor
Stevens today. Catherine Deskiewicz,
the cousin, who claims Deskiewicz
brought her to this country twelve
years ago when she was II years old,
processes to have had an agreement
with him whereby he and she were
to equally divide their earnings in
this country She declares he repre-
sented her as his wife when he
signed the deed to the Aston street
property and agreed to give her a
half interest in it and half the
profits, but that he gave her nothing,
not even her wages for years of serv-
ice in his store. She recently left
him.
Deskiewicz denied that he had rep
resented his cousin in the deed, de-
claring that the Catherine Deskie-
wicz referred to was his wife in Rus
sia who had separated from him in
1897 He also denied the partnership
agreement with his cousin, saying he
had brought her to this country and
maintained her for six years because
she was in delicate health. He was
represented by H. Edward Wolf. Ed
ward Schoen appeared for Miss
Deszkiewicz.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
FIRE THREATENS
SCHOOL AND JAIL
Paterson Strike Prisoners in
Building Near Four Blaz-
ing Structures.
Especial to the Newark star.I

PATERSON, N. J.. June 19.-The
county JAIL filled with strike.
prisoners, and the High School were
threatened with destruction early to-
day, when four stores at SS9-S45 Main
street, in the new Pasternack block,
were swept by flames.
1t took the entire fire-fghting force
of the city, called out by three alarms,
to save the school and Jail.
The fire was started at 2:30 a. m. by
an explosion that shook the neighbor-
hood. By the time the engines ar
rived the flames were shooting from
the building and the heat was so in
tense that the firemen had to keep in
the middle of Main street. The gates
of the High School yard, directly in
the rear of the burning stores, We're
broken down and a determined and
successful fight was made to keep the
fire from leaping to the school.
All the tenants in nearby buildings
were taken to the street by police
men when ii looked as if the entire
block would be burned. and arrange
ments were made by Sheriff Radcliffe
to move the prisoners in the jail, if it
became necessary
The damage was estimated at
$4,000. Although the origin of the fire
is unknown, the authorities do not be-
lieve that it was incendiary
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
Hospital Patients in Wild
Panic During Fatal Fire

NEW YORK, June 19.-One man
was burned to death and a thousand
patients of Bellevue Hospital were
panic-stricken by a fire today that
destroyed three barges and the de-
partment of street cleaning pier at
Thirtieth street and the East river,
and for time threatened the morgue,
in which there are fifteen unclaimed
bodies.
While policemen from the East
Twenty-second street station and doc
tors and nurses were rushing through
the hospital wards assuring the
frightened patients there was no i'm
mediate danger, the pier burned off
and carried three firemen down
with it.
On barge No. 50, which was the
second towed to the middle of the
river, it is known that the captain
was sleeping, preparatory to the jour
ney the barge was to take out to
sea- where the refuse was to be
dumped. Fellow laborers saw him go
into the cabin and lie down a half
hour before the fire was discovered.
He hasn't been seen since.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
BROUGHT BACK HERE
FOR SENTENCE ANEW

Arthur Scarana, now under SEN
tence of not less than five years or
more than fourteen years in the
Trenton State prison, has been
brought back from that institution
and confined in the county jail to
await new sentence, which will
probably be imposed on him by Judge
Martin next Monday.
The case of Scarana is rather
peculiar one, arising out OF the
penalty to be imposed on him as a
second-time offender. Scarana was
convicted on March 81, last, of break
ing into the box office of Proctor's
Park Place Theatre, in December,
1911. and stealing more than 500. He
was sentenced on April 1, 1912, to
States prison for the term given
above. that sentence being imposed
by Judge Martin after it had been
called to his attention that Scarana
had been convicted on December ~
1907, of assault a high misdeameanor
and crime of like character, with the
burglary charge on which the second
sentence was imposed. The law pro-
vides that in the case of second Of
tenders the penalty can be twice that
melted out to first offenders, and it
was under this law that Judge Mar
tin acted.
Later it was discovered that there
had been nothing brought out at the
trial to show that Scarana had been
previously convicted and on this
being called to the attention of Judge
Martin he Immediately took steps to
have the wrong done Scarana righted.
He had H. P. Bedford, of Beecher &
Bedford, prepare an order setting
forth the facts to the Court of Err
rors and Appeals and that court re-
versed the part of the trial of Scar
ana referring to the sentence, send
ing the man, who is now only %,
back to Essex county jurisdiction for
resentence.
The man has already served three
months in the county Jail and almost
fifteen months in prison on the origi-
nal sentence. Under the law the re-
sentence can be from three and half
to seven years, but whether this SEN
tence will now be imposed by Judge
Martin cannot be stated.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
HURT BY BURSTING BEER
PUMP; is AWARDED $500

Hearing on a petition for compen-
sation for personal injuries under the
employers liability act was held to-
day before Judge Harry V. Osborne
whereby Harry Linn, of, 551 South
Twelfth street, sought to recover
damages from the Union Brewing
Company, 1893 Springfield avenue, at
the rate allowed under the law. Linn
was employed as a laborer by the
brewing company on March % last
when a beer pump near which he was
working exploded. Linn alleges in
his petition that he was thrown into
mixing tank by the force of the ex-
plosion and also hit by pieces of the
flying pump. In addition to internal
injuries he alleges he was severely
scalded by boiling beer and that as
a result of his injuries he is deaf in
his left ear.
He testified he was confined to the
City Hospital for seventeen days and
has since been constantly under med
ical care at his home. He returned to
work last Monday, but is only able
to do light labor and cannot earn the
weekly wage of $40 paid. him before
| the accident Through his counsel,
Jacob Snyder, he sought a payment
from the brewing company common
surate with his injuries received and
which he claims are permanent.
Judge Osborne granted Linn $40 a
week for twenty-six weeks, a total
of $3.50.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
BELIEVE BOYS GNTRUDERS'
IN CLINTON HILL SECTION

The residents of South Seventeenth
street, in the Clinton Hill section,
were given a scare last night when
attempts were made to enter several
dwellings in that section. In each
case the intruders were frightened
away before entrance was effected.
Plainclothesmen from the Sixth
precinct investigated and it is believed
that a gang of boys are responsible
Although several patrolmen from the
Sixth precinct searched the neighbor-
hood last night, following telephone,
calls from the residents to the sta
ton, no trace of the intruders was
found
-Four houses were entered and guam
titles of silverware taken. The resi-
dences which were entered were those
of Abram W. Wheaton, at 905; George
Apgar, at $50; Edwin H. Estabrook.
at 913 and Frank T. Mead, at 900
South Seventeenth street.
Attempts were made to enter about
a dozen other residences on the same
street, but the intruders were either
scared away or else could not effect
an entrance. Robberies in which hun
dreds of dollars worth of goods have
been takeen have occurred in this VIZ
cinity in the past couple of months,
and the police do not seem to be able
to obtain any clue to the offenders.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
RICH PRINCETON STUDENT
is HELD AS JOY=RIDER

NEW YORK, June ia young
man who said his name was William
Gallery, a Princeton student and son
of the president of the Pittsburgh
Street Railroad Company, was held
in $500 bail in Police Court today on
charges of violating the speed law
and driving an automobile while in
toxicated.
He was arrested in Broadway after
a long chase last night and will be
examined Monday. With him was
arrested a young woman, who said
she was Miss Catherine Lynn, of
Providence, r. l.
Apparently you haven't the slight
est conception of the seriousness of
your case" the court advised the
young man who stood smiling when
he was arraigned' today. IF found
guilty, it means Imprisonment.
would advise you to secure an ad-
iournment and to consult with coun-
sell"
Gallery was locked up while friend
started to search for bondsman
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
JUDGES FIND 1T HARD To-
PICK BABY PARADE WINNER
Especial to the Newark start

JERSEY CITY, N. j., June a.
The annual baby parade under the
auspices of the Jersey City Business
Mems Association, held here -yester-
day afternoon, was the best ever held
in the city. There were so many
pretty babies that the judges on the
reviewing stand at Jersey and New
ark avenues, in the heart of Jersey
City's downtown shopping district.
found it impossible to agree upon the
winner of the grand award until the
winners were marshaled before them
several times after the parade was
over. AS a spectacle the parade was
as picturesque as a big circus
pageant, and it was closer to the
hearts of the many thousands of
spectators who lined the short route
of the parade.
OF course, women with children in
arms, formed the bigger portion of
the spectators, and their splendid
comments on the appearance of this
or that prize winner was a compli-
ment to Jersey City's womanhood.
The police arrangements to handle
the crowd were admirable and the
entire show passed off as pleasantly
as could have been expected by even
the participants.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
ELEVATOR BOY TO USE
100000 FOR REVENGE
Enriched by Whose Life He Had Saved He Will Buy the
House in Which He Resides Order Dspossess Tenants
Who Offended Him and NIis Wife.
Tspeciar to the Newark star.1

JERSEY CITY, N. j., June Is
Milton Solomon, the 20-year-old
elevator operator to whom Timothy
J. Kelly, his one time employer, be-
queathed 100000 for saving his life
from an assassin, has decided to in
vest $11, 900 of the money to glut his
desire for revenge.
Some of Salomon's neighbors at 200
Nunda avenue were wont to turn up
their noses a bit high in his days of
poverty. And now he is going to buy
the house. just for the fun of dis
possessing those who had-- treated
him and his wife contumeliously.
Il used to think this was a pretty
tidy little home" he said. But it
isn't classy enough for me now. In
fact, / think it's kind of punk. But
the first thing I'm going to do with
the money is buy this house"
"Why?" asked the reporter.
'By links, because I'm sore at some
of my neighbors. l wouldn't care If
it loses me $4,000 to do it, but I'm
going to buy this shebang and fire
out the people l don't like. I've
already been told l can have the place
for $4,000. I'm offering $1,000.
Just before the baby came my
wife dropped bundle in the hall and
one of the woman neighbors laughed
and wouldn't pick it up for her.
Bangl Out goes the woman neighbor
as soon as I'm her landlord. Some
men neighbors haven't been as nice
as they should have been, either.
And bang! out they go, too.
I'm glad I've got money enough to
buy this place and kick 'em out.
wish l had money enough to buy
every place and kick 'em out, also.
was wondering how I could get even.
That will be my first job.
"The next thing I'll do will be to
buy gold spoon for little Alva, solid
gold too, understand me. She was
born two days after Kiely died. So I
guess if she didn't have a gold spoon
in her mouth then it was only be-
cause we didn't know it.
Next I am going to get one OF
these limousine automobiles. I don't
know much about automobiles. but
have heard that limousines are the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
HARRINGTON TRIAL
MAY Be PUT OFF
Navarro Proprietor So Bad
With Rheumatism He Can
not Move in Bed.

1t is highly improbable that Cor
nelius ]. Harrington, proprietor of
the Hotel Navarro, will be in fit phys
ical condition to appear in court next
Monday, when the indictment charg-
ing him with maintaining a disorder
ly house, is called for trial.
Harrington is at his home, Summit
street, suffering from rheumatism,
and it was reported today that his
condition was such that he cannot
move himself in bed, much less leave
it. Judge Harry V. Osborne, before
whom the case will be tried, will re-
ceive an official report from DR.. Wal
ter S. Washington today or tomorrow
and will then notify Prosecutor Louis
Hood for the State, and Alexander
Simpson, of Jersey City, and former
Assistant Prosecutor Frederick R.
Lehlbach, counsel for Harrington,
whether it will be possible to proceed
Monday with the trial or not.
The question of the revocation of
the saloon license of the Hotel Broad
following the conviction on Tuesday
of George E. Mausert, proprietor of
the hotel, will be taken up by the
Excise Board at it's meeting at the
City Hall tomorrow afternoon at ?
O'Clock Under the law a conviction
for crime automatically revokes g
liquor license of a holder, but in the
present case it is certain that IN
appeal will be taken to the Court Of
Errors and Appeals for a review OF
| the Judgment Of the lower court.
In the case of Henry Seibert, joint
| ly convicted with Henry Schlosser
for maintaining a disorderly house
at the Bank Cafe, rs Bank street, the
license was revoked, the conditions
being identically the same as those
now applying in the Hotel Broad
case.
The convictions of Siebert anc
| SchIosser have been appealed and ar
application made to the Excise Boart
| for the vacation of the revocation Of
the license pending the appeal has
been made. The board tomorrow, i
| is expected, will be in receipt of al
opinion from City Attorney Herber
Boggs outlining what the law is il
| the matter. If the opinion is to tn
effect that the appeal to the uppe
court does not act as a stay of tn
license revocation it is probable tina
the Broad license will be at ono
made void.
1t is contended by many lawyer
that in the case of an appeal take
from the conviction the stay granite
the convicted person in delaying tn
starting of his Imprisonment shout
also act as a stay in the taking ava
! of his saloon license. tits this matte
that Mr.. Boggs has to decide in tn
i opinion he will hand to the excis
board tomorrow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
QUAKER WEDDING
LAWS EVASION?
City Clerk Asks Attorney-Gen'
erals Opinion on Justices
Who Officiate.

Seeking to determine the rights of
the city in controlling Quaker"
marriage ceremonies through the
marriage license bureau, City Clerk
James F. Connolly today took the
matter up with the attorney-gen-
erals office. On this opinion he will
base his action against several local
justices Of the peace, who it is al
legged are at present evading the law.
Mr.. Connolly was first made cogniz-
ant of present conditions when his
attention was called to the advertise
ment of Justice of the Peace Richard
F. Hopwood, of &c Clinton street, Of
| fering to accommodate any couple
wishing TO marry by the Quaker"
ceremony. The advertisement states
explicitly "No license required"
While he is of the opinion that he
already has basis for action against
Hopwood, Mr.. Connolly declared that
| he preferred to have the opinion of
! the attorney general on the ques-
ton before taking any proceedings.
Hopwood got into hot water with
the local authorities several months
ago by assisting at Quaker" cere-
mony AT that time he declared that
| he had simply acted as a witness and
had taken no part in the ceremony.
He stated that the couple in question
had married themselves by repeating
the Quaker ritual.
The advertisement on which the
present question is raised read as
follows:
PERSONS desiring to marry by Quaker
| ceremony can be accommodated by RICH
ARD HOLLYWOOD, justice of the peace, SO
Clinton st. Phone 1923 Market No license
necessary. Open evenings till o.
Mr.. Connolly, Immediately after ii
was brought to his attention, COM
municated with David S. South
registrar of vital statistics at Tren-
ton. In this letter he requests Mr.
South to secure from the attorney
general IAN opinion as to the liza
bility of this justice and our power
in regard to matter"
TT is not a question of prosecuting
Hopwood or anyone else" declared
Mr.. Connolly today, What we want
W sup - Inc performance OF any
marriage without a license. To my
mind the law is explicit on this point
and governs even the case in ques
ton. 1t stated that when the mar.
riage is performed by any religion!
society or body the license must bt
presented to that society or body.
1T is my intention to secure full
information on Quaker" ceremonies
! and under just what conditions the,
are legal marriage. The Supreme
! Court handed down a decision on thi
question some forty or fifty years ago
: and this may govern my action.
; ''The city certainly does not inten,
to allow any marriage to be per
formed without the participants frs
: procuring a marriage license. Tha
, is what the marriage license bureau
: throughout the State were establishes
) for. II marriages are to be Performs
$ without licenses then what is the US
Of the law?''
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
COURT DECISION NOT AS
GIVEN IN NEWSPAPER
Especial to the Newark star.I

JERSEY CITY, N. J., June 49,
George L. Record, counsel for
schwarz Brothers, of Kearny, today
denied the story printed in the New
ark Evening News last night that
the Court of Errors and Appeals had
upheld the validity of the Jersey City
ordinance regulating the transporta-
ton of dead animals.
II did not see the News" said Mr..
Record, "but l understand they had
a story to that effect. received a
telegram this morning from Trenton
stating that our contention had been
upheld in the case"
The ordinance was objected to by
Schwarz Brothers because Of the
special license required to transport
dead animals through the streets.
The company claimed that the or
dinance was passed at the instance
Of Louisa Stern, who has the con-
tract toh remove the dead animals
from the streets, and that II was
unreasonable and discriminatory
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19

come home and buy sTldftse house for
$4,000 or $4,000 or so here or in the
country somewhere.
You viii pardon me for not offering
you some champagne. After 1 get
my money 1 am going to have cham
payne. l feel ashamed of myself be-
cause haven't any. But when a
man is earning $14 a week he isn't
buying champagne by the case, un-
derstand me. But champagne is all
you'll see here after I get the money"
Then you are still working?" said
the reporter.
who? Me?" exclaimed Solomon,
laughing. Nix. Bang goes the ele-
Watering as soon as | heard that will.
1 only went elevatoring anyhow be-
cause / was suspended for sixty days
from my regular job at $1,000 year
as clerk in the Office of Superintend-
ent Roth of Hudson County Park.
But bang goes the clerking, too! Be-
lieve me, there is no fun in work. I'll
have my hands full taking care of my
money now
Listen, kid" interrupted Mrs. Sal
ONION, who had been jogging 2-weeks-
old Alva on her knee and listening to
her husband talk. Every little bit
helps, you know, and you haven't got
the money yet. Besides the best
place for it is in the bank. And you'd
better keep right on working, too"
But wouldn't you like one of those
$4,000 chinchilla coats that I've read
about?" demanded Solomon. Hey?
wouldn't you? You can have one the
minute we hit Paris
mo" said Mrs. Solomon. her big
black eyes sparkling decidedly under
masses. of black hair. I'm not crazy
about fashions. I'm just plain
woman and the mother of Alva, and
I'm always going to be plain wom-
an, too. You can't put any frills on
me. And 1 only hope this money
won't be the ruination of you. That's
what / hope. Besides l want to see
| the money first"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
CHARITIES BUREAU TO
AID IN PENSION WORK

The mothers pension law, which
will go into effect in two weeks, was
discussed by the board of directors
of the Bureau of Associated Charities
at their June meeting, held at the
Social Service building in Central
avenue yesterday afternoon, with
view to offering the bureaus services
to the State authorities in the de-
tails of administering the law.
The bureaus registry, containing
records of some 1885 cases. it was
felt, might prove helpful to the State
Board of Children's Guardians in
making Investigations.
A resolution was adopted offering
cooperation with the county judges
and the State board, in view of the
bureaus experience in dealing with
it's own pension cases. The president,
DR.. Laban Dennis, and the secretary,
A. w. MacDougall, were appointed to
confer with the State board and the
judges and make the offer.
Progress in meeting the bureaus in
debtedness, as pledged by the direc-
tors, was reported. The whole amount
assumed by them was $500. and of
this $2,46S was reported as paid in
and $1,000 more pledged but yet to be
paid.
Mr.. MacDougalps report as super
intendent stated that 342 distressed
families and individuals were dealt
with in May. Emergency relief was
given in $50 instances, and in some
cases relief was made continuous.
The total expenditure for all forms
of relief was $S19.49. Trained workers
paid 443 calls during the month and
! held ITS interviews with applicants in
the office.
Among the conspicuous causes of
distress were included desertion and
non-support, 80; sickness, accident
and insanity, As, and widowhood, So.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 19.-Schooi
children will have their inning in
this city the last week in August.
when there will be held the
fourth international congress on
school hygiene. All the leading ma
lions, every State in the Union, every
college and university of note in this
country, and various other leading
educational scientific, medical and
hygienic institutions and organiza-
tions will be represented. 1t is the
first congress of its kind ever held in
this country.
Woodrow Wilson, as president of
the United States, has accepted the
honorary office of patron of the con-
gress. The president of the con-
gress is Charles w: Eliot. president
emeritus of Harvard University. The
vice-presidents are DR.. William H.
WEIGH, pathologist of Johns Hopkins
University, formerly president of the
American Medical Association, and
DR.. Henry P. Walcott, president of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
PRICE OF HARVESTING
MACHINERY LOW, HE SAYS

CHICAGO, June 19.-In no other
country are prices of harvesting ma
chinery so low as in the United
States. according to Thomas Find
lay, who testified here today at the
antitrust hearing of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company. Witness
is vice-president of a Canadian COM
pany which manufactures harvesting
machinery. He said that the foreign
trade of his concern had increased
100 per cent. in the last ten years.
His company, he declared, found
the same difficulty that the interna-
tional did in selling through jobbers.
AS soon as the latter sold a machine
they lost interest in the buyer.