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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
SS,S73 DECISION IN
BUILDERS FAVOR
Referee Recommends Judg-
ment for Blanchard Company
Against William A. Hunt.

A decision awarding to the William
L. Blanchard Company, builders,
$3.50 and interest, was handed down
today by Referee Cecil Mcmahon, who
was appointed to hear the testimony
in the action brought by the builders
against William A. Hunt. The suit
was brought in the Circuit Court.
The Blanchard company sued for
approximately $1,000. for work on a
stable In the rear of 496 Washington
street, which is now used by L. o
Plaut & Co. The chief contention was
as to whether or not written con-
tract existed between Blanchard and
Hunt. The complainant averred that
he had a written contract and left 1t
on Hunts desk. Later. when the
paper was produced, PIERCE e. Hoover,
attorneys for Blanchard. commended
that several insertions had been made
in the original contract by some other
person than William L. Blanchard.
To prove that the stipulations writ
ten between the lines in the contract
were not the work of Blanchard, the
latter's attorneys produced William
Kingsley, the famous handwriting ex-
pert, as a witness. The expert main
tanned that the writing was not
Blanchard's and did not resemble the
builders writing.
Reputable contractors were pro-
duced by the plaintiff to testify that
the work had been accomplished in a
satisfactory manner and that ex-
cellent material had been used in the
construction of the stable. The stable
was built by the Blanchard company
during the winter of 1911 and 1912.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
IRvINGTON

A meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton will be held tonight in the board
rooms in the Central School. Former
School Commissioner Uriah McClinchie
will take his seat for the first time
since his appointment by Mayor David
H Greene to fill the vacancy made
by the resignation of DIR. Ida N.
Bruce.
Mr. and Mrs. William ]. Bailey and
Misses Mabel and Helen Bailey, OF
Stuyvesant avenue, have returned
from a three weeks stay at Ocean
Grove.
A meeting of the Board of Health
Will be held tonight at its headquar-
tiers in the Town Hall.
Superintendent of Schools Frank H.
Morrell and family, of Orange avenue,
have returned from summers vaca-
ton at Georgetown, Me.
Noel A. Briden, of Academy street,
Hilton, assistant chief of the South
Orange Township fire department., Is
attending the convention of the In
ternational Association of Fire Chiefs
at the Grand Central Palace. in New
York city.
Organization of the Sinking Fund
Commission will take place tonight at
Hall The members of the commits
sion are former Councilman George
H. Woolley. Nicholas Weber and Peter
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
EXAMINE ZELLMAN In
EDISONIA co. CASE

Joseph B. Zellman, of 349 Lenox
avenue. New York, was examined in
the Bankruptcy Court today under q
special provision by George H. PIERCE,
counsel for Frank w. Long, trustee
Of the bankrupt Edisonia Company
Mr.. PIERCE sought information re-
garding Mr.. Zellman's association
with the bankrupt firm and his finan-
cial standing with the firm. He is a
brother of William d. Zellman, who
was president of the Edisonia Com
pany.
The witness said he owed the bank
rupt concern upwards OF $,ooo as a
result of transactions in leases, which
he loaned to the Newark firm for the
purpose Of borrowing money on. He
received half of the money borrowed
and the Edisonia Company received
the other half. Each was to pay pack
their own share of the loan.
Mr.. Zellman was also questioned
about the business relations between
the Edisonia Company and the New
York Piano Company. of waterbury,
Conn, of which concern the witness
Is president. Mr.. Peirce tried to es-
tablbh the fact that the Edisonia
was'a creditor of the piano company,
but Zellman denied this. He admit
ted, however, that his brother, Will
lam Zellman. and Joseph O'Grady, the
treasurer of the Edisonia Company,
were creditors of the New York Piano
Company to the extent of $l,000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
u. S. SAILORS ESCAPE
DEATH IN LAUNCH WRECK

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Sept. A.
Three petty officers and five seamen
from the battleship Nebraska mar
rowly escaped drowning in Hampton
Roads yesterday when waterspout
swamped launch in which they were
heading for shore at Old Point. The
boat went down near the battleship,
and the men managed to keep afioat
until assistance came.
Spectators along the shore saw the
accident and believed that all on
board the little craft had gone down.
News of the rescue did not reach
shore until last night, when the sea
in the Roads had. subsided and boats
from the fleet were permitted to GO
to Old Point.
The storm swamped many small
boats and threatened shipping gen.
orally. The Old Dominion Line
steamer Mobjack. bound from Mob
lack bay for Norfolk. was reported
lost with all on board. but she reached
her pier at Norfolk safely.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
WOMEN JURORS GET CANDY

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The first
woman jury in Joliet since the fair
sex obtained the suffrage was impan-
eled yesterday and returned a judg-
ment of $40 in favor of George Martin
against John Vargo.
Martin is young, handsome, and a
bachelor. Vargo is old. not so hand
some, and is married. All the femi-
nine jurors Were unmarried, except
one, who held out for Vargo until the
rest threatened to tell her husband.
During the trial recess was called
TO allow the jury to refresh them
selves with ice cream sodas. Follow
ing the verdict Martin presented each
juror with box of candy. No juror
was over % and all were pretty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
W. VA. DISORDERS
AS BAD AS EVER
So Standard Coal Company
Manager Tells Senate In
vestigating Committee.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-More law
lessness and disorder exists today
along Paint Creek, West Virginia.
than at any other period in its his
tory, according to today's testimony
of Walter S. Woods. general manager
of the Standard Coal Company, on
that creek. before the Senate inves-
tigating committee The lawlessness,
he said when pressed by the commit
tee, consisted of general disorder
among the miners. The more rad
ical ones" were stirring up trouble
with those who remained at work,
he declared.
"The worst of 1t is there is no one
to stop it," aaid he. There Is not q
guard or a special officer or anybody
else to represent the law upon the
lower end of the creek now except
one justice of the peace. and he was
one of the leaders of the strike and
a Socialist"
Senator Kenyon inquired If the
trouble was due to drink.
Largely" replied Woods.
'They are more radical after the
bottles are OPEN" suggested Seymour
Stedman, attorney for the United
Mine Workers.
Battles between the Paint Creek
strikers and guards" were described
by w. w. Phaup, in charge of the
guards. The climax of his story was
an account of being left for dead
after an encounter on July 20, 1912.
His coat. he said. pierced with bullet
holes, was cut up at miners meet
ing and pieces were worn on coat
lapels as souvenirs. He first told of
200 shots pouring down upon his six
men on May 20, 1912. as they were on
their way to breakfast without arms.
He then decided that a machine gun
was necessary II the guards were to
be protected against L>sn hidden In
the mountain foliage. He told of be-
ing shot off a handcard at Holly
Grove and his companion being killed.
As he revived he said he heard one
striker say: Don't shoot any more;
that's got him." Phaup dragged
himself to a hospital two miles away
with his arm broken by bullet, an
other bullet buried below his shoulder
blade and bullet wound in his chest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
PARTRIDGE HUNT
FOR 7. A. B. s. MEN
George Ryan Was Bag-HoIder
at Muskoka Lake
Outing.

The T. A. B. S. are home. They ar
rived in the early hours of yesterday
morning and mighty glad are they
that they are home. Not that they
didn't have a good time, for they did,
and the Rev. Edward Quirk, who was
with them, vouches for it. and Father
Quirk's word needs no certificate of
character. 1t was exactly twenty
minutes after 10 o'clock last Saturday
when the T. A. B. s. left Newark on
their trip to Muskoka Lake, Northern
Canada. They got there in due sea-
son and found the weather cold and
frosty.
AS a time-killer and innovation.
William A. Parkinson. Of Toronto,
suggested partridge hunt" for Sum
day night. Joe Reilly, the HIP
newsletter of that name, didn't know
what a partridge hunt" was, and
after consulting j. p. MS compen-
dunn of sports, he was just as much
in the dark as ever. George Ryan,
passenger agent of the Grand Trunk
railway an Elizabeth boy, and John
Sullivan, of st. Aloysius parish, who
were of the party. pretended to un-
derstand all about the sport, and con-
scented to go along, provided Father
Quirk would act as referee or score
keeper.
The Soggarth Aroon demurred, on
the ground that partridges were out
of season and the game laws forbade
the capture of the birds.
"Whisht, but don't be in fear OF
catching any," whispered Ryan. NOT
If they see us first"
Here is the plot of the partridge
hunt" A lantern. a pan and bag
figure in 1t. Ryan was to hold the
bag. Sullivan the lantern and Kelly
was to do drum-beat on the pan.
They were placed in position In
dense woods, while the others were
supposed to shoe the birds from the
pnderbrush. The birds, to be agreeable,
1y into the mouth of the bag being
held by Ryan.
There was but a drop of oil in the
lantern, so it speedily went out, leaving
Ryan, Sullivan and Reilly In the
darkness of a dark woods. The others
returned to camp to enjoy themselves:
The next morning the trio struggled
into camp, chilled to the bone. Ryan
was particularly sad, but quite salts
fed. He shook his head, crossed his
hands and said:
81 don't mind sport, but what puz-
zles me is this: How did I ever come
to believe that the cartridges would
fly into that bag, just to accommodate
us, particularly with Reilly playing
such excruciating airs on that old TIN
pan?'s
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
BABY DEPOS|TOR
IN A new BANK
Washington Trust Co. Opens
Its Doors for Business and
Receives Congratulations.

The newly organized Washington
Trust Company, at ATT Broad street,
opened it's doors for business today.
Hundreds of messages wishing the
officials success in their new under
taking were received at the bank and
a number of these messages were ac-
companied by handsome floral Offer
ings.
An hour after the bank had opened,
John C. Eisele, president. declared
that he and the other officers were
elated with the showing made up to
that time.
I'VE have received visits from nu.
merous merchants in this locality" he
said, who We're anxious to become
depositors here Nearly every GUS
| toner bears out our contention thai
there Is ample field for a banking In
stitution in this section of the city
We have had several large depositors
and investors call but the majority OF
our customers are holders of the ordi-
nary small accounts.
"Our directorate is composed of ex-
perieneed men, who have seen long
service with reputable institutions
and present gathering to inspire
confidence everywhere. All but one
member of the directorate are resi-
dents Of this section of the city, and
are personally interested in seeing IL
grow.
The 7-months-old grandchild OF
President Eisele was the first de-
positor and has bank book No. 1. She
is Miss Jane Eisele, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick H. Eisele, of 591
Clifton avenue. The youthful de-
positor sent a handsome bouquet OF
roses, with her best wishes for the
success of the institution.
officers of the Company.
The officers of the Washington
Trust Company are: John C. Eisele
president: Edwin Ball and Peter B.
Fox, presidents, and T. R
| Crooks, secretary and treasurer The
directors are as follows: Clarence g.
Appleton, comptroller of the Fidelity
Trust Company: Edwin Ball, of Carr
| & Ball; John HI. Donnelly, president
of the Common Council; Munson G.
Doremus, of Henry M. Doremus Com
pany; Frederick w. Egner, vice-pres-
ident of the Fidelity Trust Company;
John c. Eisele, of Eisele & King; Ed
win G. Feigenspan, of CHRISTIAN Eel
genspan, Inc; Edward f. Flood, OF
EQWdTu T. i lOOu N SV.t -
Fox. president; ]. William HIATT,
manufacturer; John Howe, of George
La Monte & Co.; William Mendel, re-
tired; William G. Menen, of Gerhard
Menen Company; Jacob L. Newman,
attorney, and Edward M. Waldron,
of Edward M. Waldron, Inc.
Although the interior work on the
bank has not been entirely completed
there Is no interference with the bank
ing business. The work on the build
ing will probably be finished at the
end of the week.
Among those who sent floral offer
ings to the officers wishing them sue
cess in their new business enterprise
were Meyer Kussy, president of the
West Side Trust Company; the Fed
eral Trust Company, e. M. Waldron,
Eisele & King, the employees of Eisele
& King, Mrs. John C. Eisele. John
Grossly, Louis Schlesinger, real es-.
tate dealer and former classmate OF
John c. Eisele, and other anonymous
giverS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04

Sherer. 1t is reported that Mr.. Wool
ley is slated to be president of the
body.
A meeting of the Irvington Loan
and Investment Association will be
held tonight at 1908 Springfield ave-
nue..
Mrs. Harry Rushton, of South Grove
street. has returned from Boston,
where she was a delegate to the grand
lodge convention of the Daughters OF
st. George.
A still alarm for a brush fire on
Laurel avenue was sent in yesterday
afternoon. The fremen extinguished
1t with little trouble.
His right hip injured in a fan oyer
/ pile of rubbish at the Barnett foun-
dry, on Lyons avenue. Irvington, Peter
James, of 499 Stuyvesant avenue, was
removed to his home yesterday after
noon in the patrol ambulance. An
examination made by Police surgeon
J. Floyd Bowman showed that al
though the injury will confine him to
his home for some time, 1t Is not
serious.
The First Ward Republican Club, OF
Irvington, will organize for the com
ing campaign at headquarters. 1881
Springfield avenue, on next MONDAY
night. Well-known speakers VIII ad-
dress this meeting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
OHEB SHADOWS PRECENTOR
BEGINS DUTIES TOMORROW
Synagogue's New Choir viii
Also Make Appearance.

The Rev. Moses Gam, newly elected
precentor, will enter upon the regular
performance of his duties at the Oheb
Shalom Synagogue, High and West
Kinney streets, tomorrow night. Mr..
Gam comes here from Philadelphia,
where for the past two years he occu-
pied a similar position in the. Congre-
cation Oheb Jacob. While in that
city he did much to develop the
service. in training the choir and in
establishing large children's chorus.
Mr.. Gam was born in Kiev in 1877.
He received a good Jewish education
from private instructors and attended
the gymnasium. where he received his
secular education. OF musical
nature from his early years, his
training was continued at the con-
servatory In Vienna, where he spent
two years and a half. Mr.. Gam Of
ficiated for some time In large con-
gregation In his native land. He came
to this country about six years ago,
and occupied positions in New York
prior to going to Philadelphia.
He is possessed of rich baritone
voice of wide range and strength. He
is accompanied to this city by his
wife and four children, and will re-
side at LAT Somerset street
The new choir of the congrega ton
will also participate in the service
for the first times ON the coming Fri
day evening 1t consists of Miss
Esther Weinstein, soprano; Miss
Hilda Brainos, contralto: Harry
Wirklich, tenor, and Harry Brodsky,
baritone.
Rabbi Charles I. Hoffman will de-
liver a short address Of welcome on
Friday evening, and on Saturday
morning will speak on Organized Re-
ligious Life" On Sunday morning
the Oheb Shalom Hebrew School will
be regularly opened for it's years
work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
SAYS BILL IGNORES
TRUST COMPANIES
Banker Tells Senators Currency
Measure Loses Sight of
State Banks, Too.

WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-Festus j.
Wade, of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany of st. Louis, one Of the repre-
sentatives of the Chicago conference
of bankers, told the Senate banking
committee today that the admins
tration currency bill would put the
whole burden of organization on the
Commercial banks" of the country.
THE national banks are simply the
commercial banks moving the mer-
chandise and the commerce % Rae
nation" he said. This bill. in its
principles, ignores the great banking
the countryside State banks and
trust companies that have financed
building, land development, farming
and internal improvements"
Inducements necessary to tdraw in
the State and national banks had
apparently been lost sight of, he
thought. Wade declared the issue
of currency and the handling of the
bank reserves should be divided and
not Joined. as in the new bill.
Would Be Fatal Mistake.
sit would be a fatal economic .lis-
take for the government to issut the
currency of the nation" he said. be
cause it would put the government
in debt just that much more than Is
necessary"
He declared the bankers appeared
not as bankers. but as public-spirited
citizens. in urging the change.
I'VE say: Don't put the credit of
the government behind this great is
sue of notes. The time may easily
come when the nations credit viii
need all the strength it can command
for emergencies"
The committee asked Mr.. Wade to
outline his ideas of a new Federal
banking system. He said central
bank with branches in the large cities
would be the nucleus of any ideal
system; the power of note issues
should be left to banks, under control
of the government, the banks to have
representation on the Federal board
of control.
These notes should be obligations
of the banks and not of the govern
ment, said Mr.. Wade; they should be
redeemable in gold with 90 per cent.
gold reserve.
with Power to Raise Percentage.
The Federal reserve board should
have the power to increase or dimin-
ish this percentage of reserve in time
Of financial distress. The law would
then provide that national and State
banks and trust companies could DO
business under the system, provided
they became members of the central
bank. Mr.. wade's plan provided for
the retirement Of the present govern
ment bond-secured national bank
currency and the refunding OF the
bonds.
Mr.. Wade said he did not expect the
central bank plan to be adopted, how
ever, and he favored building up as
perfect system as possible on q
smaller number of regional reserve
banks, preferably five.
Mr.. Wade thought national banks
should be permitted to own or loan
upon real estate up to certain def
mite limit. He did not believe the
administration plan would result
either in great expansion of credits,
as Charles G.. Dawes. of Chicago, had
predicted, or in a violent contraction
of credit, such as James b. Forgan
suggested.
IF the system were established
with five reserve banks I don't believe
it would have the slightest effect on
the volume of credits" said Mr..
Wade.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
BANKRUPT HAS
MEMORY LAPSE
Asked "Are You Trying to Re-
MEMBER" KapIan Replies,
"What's the Use?"

Abraham Kaplan, father Of Theo-
Aore A. Kaplan, manager and pro-
prietor of the bankrupt Kaplan Auto
Supply Company, whose meteorit
career began in New street and ended
In the BANKRUPTCY court, could not
give a very satisfactory explanation
of his association with the bankrupt
company in the bankruptcy court
yesterday afternoon because OF MS
falling memory.
Nathan Bilder. counsel for the trus-
tee. was endeavoring to determine
Just why the elder Kaplan cashed
two checks, one for 500 and another
for $50, drawn to his order by the
company few days before the bank
ruptcy.
The witness was not sure but ne
thought it was ito pay some notes. y
Mr.. Bilder fired one question after
another at the witness In an effort
to make him give some tangible In
formation but his memory had gone
Then the attorney asked what had
happened at a meeting in the office Of
William Greenfield, a lawyer.
The elder Kaplan and his son went
there ito raise some money" some
time prior to the bankruptcy and
Mr.. Bilder was anxious to know just
what happened there. The witness
started off very nicely and the sail
ing was quite smooth when his mem
DRY again deserted him.
Mr.. Bidders questioning did not dc
much toward restoring the vanishing
ideas of the witness and the at
torney in desperation inquired "are
you trying to remember"
mo. What's the use?" replied the
witness and the attorney threw up
his hands in despair. Then Referee
Edwin c. Adams took a hand in the
matter and brought the witness
around for a time, but the old fail
ing soon bobbed UP again.
why can't you remember some.
thing at all?" asked the referee.
"Well, everybody was talking and
saving something different so I don't
know what anybody said exactly
the witness replied. Mr.. Greenfield,
counsel for the Kaplans, smiling
blandly, offered to go on the stand
and tell what happened in his office
at the meeting.
Mr.. Bilder took him up" and put
him on the stand, where he gave a
story of what he said happened at
the meeting.
1t consisted of telling in detail OF
the arrangement for putting the com.
pany on its feet again when 1t was
being hard pressed by the creditors
The hearing was then adjourned.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
STRIKERS MAKE INVASION

CLAYTON, N. j.. Sept. 4.-High-
handed methods used by walking
delegates of striking cloakmakers
in trying TO intimidate owners of
small independent factories that have
started up in several South Jersey
towns during the past few months,
has caused no little concern for the
authorities of these towns. Follow
ing closely an attack upon b. N:
Bloom and other manufacturers at
Vineland last week, S. Steinman, a
cloakmaker, was beat up in the street
here this week by two strangers, VINO
also tried to break into new factory
started in the auditorium building
Fourteen local employees and
vicious Bulldog repulsed them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
WINS 900. 900 CASE

WASHINGTON. Pa, Sept. 4.-Judge
]. A. McIlvaine handed down a decree
Yesterday sustaining Mrs. Anna
Braden, of this place, in her claim to
the property left her by her mother.
Mrs. sara King MeISeown, wife of
jam McKeown, who died three years
ago. The decision settled an interna-
tional contest for the estate of 81
0Oo,0 900 left by John McKeown, who for
years was a leading oil producer or
western Pennsylvania. The contention
was made that McKeown never was
married legally.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
BURNS KIN START MS. SUIT

LONDON, Sept. 4.-rhe protest
against the sale of the Glenriddell
manuscripts of Robert Burns, which
were sold to an American collector
by the Liverpool Athenaeum several
weeks ago for SIS. 900, has taken def
mite form in an action to restrain ac-
tual transfer of the manuscripts, be-
gun by the poets only surviving
granddaughter. Annie Burns. OF Chel-
tonham. She asks that as Robert
Burns's nearest of kin she be de-
clared administrative of the hitherto
unconfirmed personal estate of the
Scottish bard.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
GERMANY TO RECONSIDER
HER EXPOSITION POLICY

BERLIN, Sept. 4.-The question Of
Germanys representation at the
Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco will be reopened. according
to the Taegliche Rundschau. This
is due to the exertions of the Ger
man ambassador to the Unite1
States, Count Won Bernstorff and
Frederick j. v. Skiff, chief
of the exposition.
The German government. the paper
adds, will probably not reach a de-
cision until near the end of the year,
after the American tariff bill has
paSsed