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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
SCHMIDT SPURNS
HIS FATHER, Who .
COMES TO AID HIM
Aged Man Weeps in Court at
Trial of Son as
Slayer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE aged
father of Hans Schmidt, who came
from Germany to help his son now on
trial for the murder of Anna Aumul-
Ter, wept In the court room today
when Hans ignored his presence.
When the elder Schmidt called at the
Tombs prison today the prisoner
would not receive him. Hans, how
ever, said he would like to talk with
his sister, who accompanied her faith
er from the family home in Ger
many, and 1t was said that she might
be allowed to visit him later In the
day
The prisoners father was in the
courtroom when the trial was re-
sumed After gazing at his son a
few minutes he walked out with the
tears rolling down his cheeks.
The prosecution continued the pre-
sentation of evidence to show that
when Schmidt Killed the girl, cut up
her body and threw it in the Hudson
river he followed, carefully pre-
meditated plan and acted in a way
that proved him sane. Schmidts
counsel, against his will, it is said,
are trying to prove that he was
mentally irresponsible for these acts,
which he has confessed.
Letters regarding Schmidt written
by his victim to Miss Anna Huttler,
of Cincinnati. were read to the jury
today. Miss Huttler was on the wit
ness stand In one of the letters the
Aumuller girl wrote please do not
mention the name of Mr.. Schmidt to
me again, as our love and affection is
all over A little later she wrote IT
have made up again with Schmidt.
The poor fellow is sick. and a few
days ago sent for me. Do not men
tion Schmidts name on any card you
send to the factory, as | do not want
them to know / am good with him.
A third letter, written by Joseph
Eigler, a cousin of Anna Aumuller
by marriage, protested against Anna $
return to America from Austria.
where Schmidt had sent her in 1911
This letter was found on Schmidt at
the time of his arrest. Eigler wrote:
81 received just now word that Anna
is coming to America. ! am forced
to have her deported. do not wish
to injure YOU 1t is with Anna a
different matter If proofs are suf-
shameless girl"
Schmidt dropped his mask of indif-
ference this afternoon long enough to
laugh heartily when a witness testi-
fed that the Aumuller girl said she
was going to marry a millionaire"
"Did Anna ever tell YOU" Schmidt's
lawyer asked Eigler on the stand to-
day. ''that Schmidt had told her he
had been commanded by God to make
a blood sacrifice of her as Abraham
sacrificed Isaac2"
Eigler replied in the affirmative.
The trial was halted till tomorrow
morning to permit the prosecution to
confer with its alienists prior to plac-
ing them on the stand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
INCOME TAX TEST
CASE THROWN OUT
U. S. District Courts Action
Sends Suit Directly to
Supreme Tribunal.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE suit to test
the income tax law was thrown out
of the United States District Court
here today by Judge Lands, who de-
cided that he had not Jurisdiction.
The effect of this decision. which
does not involve the constitutionality
Of the law, is to send the case direct
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. ri 81 y
Attack on the constitutionality of
the income tax law was begun here
today.
Elsie De Wolfe, former actress, a
citizen of New York and now resi-
dent at Versailles, France, Is the
plaintiff and the Continental and
Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
of Chicago is defendant. w Bourke
Cochran. of New York, and Colin G..
II. Fyffe, of Chicago, appeared for
Miss De Wolfe, and Levy Mayer. OF
Chicago, for the bank.
Miss De Wolfe, owner OF thirty or
the Appalachian Power Company's ,
per cent bonds, was refused payment
by the bank of interest due on the
bonds December / last because she
had not filed the certincare OF owner
ship which the bank contends is re-
quired by the income tax law. Her
suit Is for interest due and damages
in the sum of $1,000.
In the presentation of his case,
Attorney Cochran asserted that the
law taxes only 423, 900 persons out OF
population of 90,000,000. which tax.
he said, was imposed on them without
their consent by the untaxed remain-
der of the population.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
Engagement Between Wilson
and Newark Men Postponed
on Account of Formers Cold

Because of the illness of President
Wilson, President A. V. Hamburg
and Secretary James M Reilly, of the
local Board of Trade, did not go to
Washington today to keep their ap-
pointment for 1O40 with the chief
executive.
Mr. Hamburg received a telegram
from Congressman Walter y Mccoy
early today as he and Mr.. Reilly
were boarding the train for Wash
ington. 1t read:
Engagement cancelled: President
confined (Signed) Mccoy"
The President has been invited to
speak at the annual dinner of the
Trade Board in January. The date
OF the affair was left for him to
name to suit his convenience. He Sc
lected January 49, and declared he
would surely appear unless some
thing unforeseen of great Importance
, int ervened.
He was to give the board repre-
sentatives their definite. answer the
first week in December. Mr.. Reilly
and Mr.. Hamburg were to see the
President at 10:40 today, with Con-
gressman Mccoy, to get his final an
SWpr
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
S29O,OOO IS PAID
TO XMAS SAVINGS
CLUBS BY BANKS
Amount Will Be Divided Among
lO,500 Men and
Women.
Is money tight?
Well, Just listen


Three of Newarks banks alone are
distributing $290,000 among the MEM
bers of their Christmas savings clubs.
That amount will be divided among
l0,500 men ana women who belong to
the trio of clubs.
There are many other such savings
clubs in the city. The employees of
number of large firms have Christmas
savings funds and many societies have
a similar scheme for financing Santa
Claus. The total amount that has
been put by for disbursement runs
way up into the six figures. Practi-
cally all of IT will go for Christmas
presents.
The Newark Trust Company, Broad
and Market streets. had about 5000
members In its club of two classes.
one, starting with deposits of five
cents a week. and concluding with a
payment of $3.50 amounted to $54. 80,
including interest. The other class
started with payments of $3.50 and
concluded with payment of five
cents, which amounting to $54.55.
The Liberty Trust Company, 447
Central avenue, had $500 members in
its club and paid out $4,000. Members
IN the two cents a week class, increas-
ing the amount by two cents each
week, received S25.50. and those pay
ing in five cents a week. with the
weekly increase, received $63.75, and
all were paid in new bills and coin.
The American National Bank. in
Springfield avenue, had 1000 members
and paid out $40, 900 In the two cents
"a week class $21.75 was paid and on
the five cents basis $54.30 was paid
Many of those who have saved dur
ing the year turn their money back
into regular savings accounts while
the others hasten to the department
stores TO do their Christmas shopping.
1t is also said that a few far-sight-
ed men avail themselves of making
the small weekly payments, which
they do not feel, in order to provide
painless method of meeting their
taxes. The banks state that the popu-
larity of the scheme is annually in
creasing and that the scheme encour-
ages saving with the public in gem
pral
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
HALF DOZEN MEN
/ FACE COURT ON
I MURDER CHARGE
Record Number Of Alleged Slay-
ers Arraigned Together Be-
fore Judge Osborne.
GEORGE F. DRUMS TRIAL
WILL OPEN JANUARY 5
Charged With Fatally Shooting
Policeman Mcdonald After
Quarrel.

Another new record in criminal
matters was made in Essex county
today, when six alleged murderers
were called on one after the other
in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
before Judge Harry V Osborne to
plead to indictments charging them
with murder. The pleas were all mot
guilty. that being the only plea that
could be accepted under the law, al
though temporary court interpreter
in one instance tried to have a man
plead mon vult' to murder through
misunderstanding him.
The men who pleaded We're George
+. Drum, former county engineer;
Henry Perisi, Joseph Pash, Oscar
Bauer, Charles Mack. a negro, and
William Corduan.
George It. Drum on July IL last shot
and killed Patrolman John 4. Nc
Donald, of the Second precinct, at the
corner of Second street and Central
avenue.
The men had quarreled the night
previously in a saloon at that corner
over a card game, and shortly after
noon the next day Drum approached
Mcdonald, who was off duty at the
time, and asked him if he was going
to apologize for an alleged statement
of the night before.
Almost without waiting for reply
from Mcdonald, Drum pulled re-
volver ana fired two shots into Nc
Donalds body, the policeman dying a
short time after. Frank McDermit.
who was Immediately engaged by
Drum to defend him, made conten-
ton that Drum was insane, but this
was opposed by the prisoner himself,
and an examination by several alien
lists showed Drum to be sane
After pleading mot guilty. in loud
tone today, Drum, in a calm and COL
lected manner, said II would like to
know if ! have the right to ask the
court a question on a point of infor
nation"
Being informed that he had, Drum
said: 81 am not in position to pay
counsel and would like to know if the
court can make some arrangement.
Judge Osborne replied: THE court
will appoint counsel" and Drum then
continued: May / have anything to
say about who my counsel is to- be
and will it be necessary for me to
have two counsel?'
Frank NJ. McDermit, counsel for
Drum, walked away from the judges
bench during the talk between court
and prisoner and took no part in the
proceeding. Judge Osborne informed
Drum that capable counsel would be
appointed and then informed the lat
ter that he could communicate with
the court by letter any private views
he might have on the matter The
date of Drums trial was then fixed
for January next, making him
tie fret of the list of six alleged mur-
deH who pleaded today to be
hG lght to trial.
EJoseph Pash. who on October IL,
1912, is alleged to have caused the
death of Joseph Farkas during row.
in Van Buren street saloon, was
the man who the interpreter attempt
ed to plead non vult for, but was
stopped by Mr.. McDermit, who ap-
peared as counsel for Pash, and en-
tered plea of not guilty. Pash is
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
HOLD CONFERENCE
. ON STREET OPENING
Works Board Hears vailsburg
lmprovers' Objection to Open
ing Sixteenth Avenue.

A delegation from the Nailsburg
Improvement Association, headed by
Alderman Maurice II. Welsh, of the
Thirteenth ward, appeared before the
board in response to an invitation to
discuss the proposed opening of Six
teenth avenue through Laurel place
to Abinger place.
The association Is opposed to the
plan on the ground that 1t would be
too expensive since several houses
would have to be torn down.
It was suggested by the delegation
that Sixteenth avenue should be con-
tinued into what is now known as
Grove terrace and then to Silver
street Another proposition is to ex-
tend the avenue from Grove terrace
through to Ocean avenue.
The matter was referred to Chief
Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd He was
directed to cooperate with the asso-
citation in drawing UP a new set of
plans.
Mr. Welsh said that residents OF
Vailsburg who were not members of
the improvement association might be
Interested in the proposition and that
a public hearing would give them
chance to make themselves heard.
chairman of the streets committee,
told him that 1t was the intention of
the board to nold such a hearing.
Nathan Hammerschlag, represent
ing Flegenheimer Bros, of 100 Mar
ket street. appeared before the Board
to protest against the signs of Chi
nese restaurants protruding over the
sidewalk in the vicinity of the firm 8
place of business.
He had a conference with Commis-
sioners Albert II. Biertuempfel and
Charles f. Kramer and was assured
that the matter was given proper at
tention and told that a committee
composed of Chief Engineer Morris
II. Sherrerd, City Counsel james r.
Nugent and superintendent of Build
ings William p. O'Rourke were draft
ing an ordinance which would be
submitted to the next Legislature
regulating such matters
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
HOME RULE FOR
CITIES DESIRED
BY Mr.. FIELDER
Goyernor-Elect in Progressive
Talk Before Members of
Forest Hill Society.

Home rule for cities of New Jer-
sey was indorsed by Governor-elect
James II. Fielder in speech before
the monthly meeting and dinner of
the Mems Club of the Forest Hill
Presbyterian Church, last night. Mr..
Fielder dealt particularly on the
difficulties of municipal government
management of the State institutions
and prison reform. About go persons
were present.
Another speaker at the dinner who
was cordially received was Mrs. Inez
Milholland Boissevain, the prominent
national worker for woman suffrage
Mrs Boissevain expounded two rea-
sons why women should have the
vote.
DIR. Ethelbert Warfield, president OF
Lafayette College, was the third and
last speaker, using as his topic the
Conservation of Boys He criti-
'cised the new styles of dancing and
other fads. He also deplored the
lack of appreciation Of true art.
Mr.. Fielder said:
Il am happy and carefree because
for the first time in six years | am
not an officeholder of the state. j
have nothing to do but remain in my
office and receive those citizens who
are willing to throw aside their busi-
ness and offer their services for the
vacant offices of the State that the
governor has the power to appoint.
My time has not been very occupie
and / am in danger of becoming lone
some, | hope the newspapers will
not take me seriously about being
lonesome. because the citizens above
vsofn .t.~l.f 81. Il 1.
tedium.
81 have learned more about the
State than | ever knew before
through the campaign in which I
have just been engaged. l have
learned more of the people / have
learned much of the things that go
to make New Jersey a good State
to live in. / know more about the
industries of the State and that we
have in the State of New Jersey the
finest body of men and women any
where in the world
Had His Doubts.
ut was with trepidation and doubt
that | came into the Office of act
ing governor, notwithstanding the
legislative experience / had. 1t was
the first time the Democrats had
taken the Legislature in some years
anu IL was HiOfe OF less CI d lOVeity,
and so naturally l had some fear
but It. looks as though / did fairly
well and we're. going to try and do
the same thing in the future.
"Of course, / can't give out my an
nual message now but one of the
things that has impressed me is the
matter of municipaI government.
am sure the citizens would like to see
some legislation to remedy mu-
nicipal difficulties. The charter
doesn't always solve the difficulty
Its the serving of the proper kind
Of men. We are novices in municipal
operation because we are in com
parison. with foreign cities. Their
older civilization gave them n longer
chance for experiment
Some of our charters have grown
obsolete. In foreign cities politics is a
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
MANISDEAD.
WIFE DYING
FROM SHOTS
Young Couple Quarrel,
and Attempted Murder
and Suicide Results.
VICTIMS IDENTIFIED AS
Mr.. AND MRS. ]. A. WACKER
Money Matters Said to Have
Been Cause of the
Tragedy.

A man is dead and woman prob
ably his wife. is unconscious and dy-
ing in the City Hospital as the re-
suit of mysterious shooting affray
on Eighteenth street near Twelfth
avenue late this afternoon.
No one has been found who knows
anything definite about the affair.
other than the man and woman were
found lying on the sidewalk and
about them wer scatterd several pack
ages. They had evidently been gift
shopping together.
The man is supposed to have done
the shooting. His name is thought
to have been Becker, and 1t is be-.
| lieved he lived in Seventeenth street
There is no Becker in the city direc-
tory, however, who lives in South
| Seventeenth street
The victim was later Identified as
Joseph A. WaclSer of 607 South Twen-
tieth street. His wife lives at 51l
South Seventeenth street. The quar-
rel was precipltated by money mat
! ters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
ENGAGE IN A REAL
AUTO ELOPEMENT
They Succeed in Keeping Their
Marriage Secret for Two
Weeks, Too.

An auto elopenent and the misad-
ventures that befell the eiopers be-
came known today when the marriage
of Miss Clair Woodwork, of Asbury
Park, to Roy s. States, of rs West
Clinton avenue, Irvington, was an
nounced.
Mr.. States has the agency for the
Moon motorcar at $50 Belleville ave-
nue.. His bride-to-be was staying In
this city two weeks ago when they
decided to get married Immediately
and keep the ceremony secret for a
time.
Mr. States whisked Miss Woodworth
Off in his automobile one morning.
They motored together to Trenton,
where Mr.. States intended to ask
Frank Zulaff, a close personal friend
of his, upon whose reticence he could
rely to act as best man.
They had just reached Trenton
when the car broke down. Mr. States
fumed and fretted as he tried to coax
the balky engine into life, but he had
to give up the attempt. The car was
abandoned and a repair firm was or
dered to haul 1t to a garage.
Then Mr.. States set out to find the
best-man-to-b BY the time he had
succeeded it was so late that Miss
Woodwork and he had just time to
catch a Pennsylvania train to Phila-
delphia. From there they returned
to Asbury Park. where they obtained
q marriage license. They were final
ly married the Sunday before last by
Rev. II. M. Ferris. pastor of the AS
bury Park Presbyterian Church.
The bridegroom's father, A. J.
States. president and treasurer of A.
J. States Company, real estate and
insurance agents, of 1896 Clinton ave-
nue.. Irvington, 1t is said did not
know of the wedding until he was
told by a reporter.
The elopers have returned to this
city They will make their home with
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. States.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
Seth Low Condemns Plan
of GOv't-Owned Railroads

NEW. YORK, Dec. 1.-THE project
of government railroad ownership in
the United States was condemned by
President Seth Low, of the National
Civic Federation, in his address to-
day opening the fourteenth annual
meeting of that organization. Mr..
Low was chairman of tie Federal
Board of Arbitration which recently
decided the controversy over wages
between the Eastern railroads and
their conductors and trainmen.
THE considerations satisfy me-" he
said, that the railroad employees are
not only better off now, under the
private administration of railroads
than they would likely be under public
administration; but also that, under
existing conditions, they can hope
for a betterment in pay and rules Of
service which it would be vastly
harder to realize from a federal gov
ernment constituted like ours,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
Wilson Will Remain in Bed
Until He Gets Rid of Cold

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-President
Wilson stayed in his room today
fighting a cold and cancelled all his
engagements by order of his physi-
clan. The President was to have
been presented by the British am
bassador here with an embossed copy
of an address delivered at Carlyle,
England and had several engage
ments with congressman.
The Presidents indisposition really
began a week ago. 1t started with a
cold in the head and nose and ex
tended to his throat. He improved
by staying in bed several days last
week, but during the last day or two
took little more cold, which affect
ed his voice He intends now to re-
main in bed until he gets rid of the
cold.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11

and the Duke of Croy. which took
place at Geneva on October 28, was
opposed by the dukes family and was
without the kaiser's consent. The
duke In his own case, takes the posi-
tion that his house derived it's rank
from France and is not subject to the
laws of the German nobility. In a
previous suit against member of
his own family the duke, however,
took the position now taken by the
kaiser, the Croy family and the asso-
citation of high German nobility that
the house of Croy had been media
TIED that is, had rendered itself
subject to the German law.
In Austria, where Croy has large
estates. the likelihood OF his vachess
gaining recognition is even simmer
than in Germany.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
Baby Born as House Burns

ERIE, Pa, Dec. 11.-While firemen
were trying to save the residence of
Guy r. Justice, superintendent of the
Erie Associated Charities this morn
ing. a baby was born in part Of the
house not affected by the flames. The
firemen knew nothing of the incl
dent until the announcement was
made by the father as they were
about to leave.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
los Dead, 10000 Homeless
and S6,000,O00 Loss in Flood

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 11.-One hun
dred and sixty-five persons perished,
10000 people were driven from home
and property was damaged to the ex-
tent of $6.000,000 by floods that have
torn through several sections of Texas
during the last ten days. This was
the estimate complied from reports
received from the afflicted territory
today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
Marriage mot of Equal Birth.
Royal Courts Exclude Leish-
mans Daughter.

BERLIN. Dec. 1.-THE recent mar
riage of Miss Nancy Leishman and
the Duke of Croy is announced in the
1914 edition of the Almanach de
Gotha, which as just appeared. as
mot a marriage of equal birth"
This unusual language in the AL
manach is thought to have been in
spired by the Prussian Royal Her
AIDS Office and is supposed to be no
tice to the duke that his bride is not
entitled to the privileges of the
kaiser'G rom or the other German
royal eofirts.
The marriage of Miss Leishman
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11

4. Cyril needs shoes, rubbers and
wants a story book; Dolores, his sis
ter asks for set of little dishes
5. Hilda's father out of work for
eight months, mother very poor.
6. James's father is dead. mother
sick and out of work. Has little sis
ter.
T. Nora writes for self and four
brothers and sisters; father is dead.
Just want to be remembered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11

Some Places Where the Red Stocking Club
Can Bring Christmas Cheer
~uERE has been a,

a
g Christmas
Of
organization
Evening
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
To Confer on Crossings

TRENTON, Dec. 11.--A joint con-
ference of the inspectors of the
Public Utility Commission and the
motor vehicle department with be held
here Wednesday, December II. for the
purpose Of a detailed oxamiisation 81
the grade crossings OF the StRta
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
Exhumed Body Petrified

BALTIMORE. Dec f1.-When the
body OF Boni Dazinsky, buried in a
cemetery here eleven years ago, Was
exhumed yesterday, it WAS found to
be petrified. Five men had to use a
block and tackle TO get the coffin
from the grave. The body weighed
betweeA 600 and 700 pounds. 1t was
perferHY rreserscc.