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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
BY j. CAMPBELL CORY

Special Cartoonist for the Evening Star.
When President Woodrow Wilson
picked out James Clark McReynolds
for his attorney general he must have
recognized kindred spirit. The off,
eial family of the President includ-
ing himself make up ten men. Me-
Reynolds's arrival reduced the sum
total of communicativeness in that
body by just 10 per cent. AS pub
licity promoter j. C. could not earn
enough salt for seasoning. An out
burst Of confidence, as displayed by
the new attorney general, would re-
mind you of an intimate exchange of
views between the Sphinx and an
oyster. As an impetuous converge
tionalist, MeReynolds simply can't
qualify.
There is a man in the department
of justice who has been intimately
associated with the heads of that de-
partment for at least twenty years.
He has known McReynolds from the
days when the latter was an as
sistant attorney general You can
always count on Mac for getting to
the bottom of a proposition" he said,
but you never can tell how he gets
there. How can you when he WON'T"
1.-THE best way to get line on the
attorney general" remarked one of
the younger trust busters of the de-
partment, who has some sporting pIJ-
clivities lis to take the dope of past
performance. He always has run
true to form, and it's more than an
even bet that he hasn't gone stale"
And the past performance record CT
McReynolds would put him on tae
scratch in a handicap.
He began his record soon after he
left his little home town of Elkton,
KY, in the late seventies for Wander
bilt University McReynolds senior
was pretty well-to-do citizen, and
Jim was not forced to curtail his
expenses on account of any ailment
of the family exchequer. But Mac,
as they called him then, took all the
cash scholarship prizes that had
been provided by the rieh-after-the-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
BOY SCOUTS MEET
IN EAST ORANGE
Boys from All Parts of State
Take Part in Demon
stration.

The demonstration by Boy Scouts Is
being held this afternoon in the ar
mory of Field Battery A, East Orange.
Scouts from all sections of the State
are present.
There was a big demand for tickets
vited guests and members of the East
Orange Council, under whose auspices
the affair is being held. were seated
IN the reviewing gallery i'm the centre
tors filled the galleries and sides of
the ring The entries for the various
events exceeded 1000.
Herbert Koran, of 215 Maple ave-
nue. north, East orange, was one of
The proudest of the scouts. He per-
formed a brave rescue during the
summer, saving another boy from
drowning. During the exercises he
was called before the council and a
bronze honor medal was presented
him. The good that should come
from good work was impressed on
he scouts.
The boys showed the art of build
Ing fire much after the style of the
Indians when they roamed the
arairies; first aid to the injured;
tent pitching; tower building. and
wall scaling. Scout games followed
with rescue races. The interior of
the building was decorated with
fags and pennants.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
SECOND FIRE IN HUDSON
HAT COMPANY'S PLANT

Fire occurred early today. for the
second time within the last month, in
the plant of the Hudson Hat Com
pany. at Hoyt and New streets, and
is supposed to have been caused by
the overheating of pipe.
The fire was discovered by Charles
McDevitt, of 102 Norfolk street, who
when passing the one-story brick
structure saw the blaze. He ran to
the nearest firebox and sent in the
alarm. Owing to the infiammable con-
tents of the building, a second alarm
was sent in immediately upon the ar
rival of the firemen, but the blaze
was extinguished with a damage of
only about $500.
Captain c. A. Gasser, of the fire
prevention bureau, made a personal
investigation of the premises and an
nounced the cause of the fire and
estimated the damage The former
fire did about $4,000 damage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
Energetic Trust-Buster of the Cabinet Bachelor Sees No
Girl Like Mother-Won His Spurs Early as Special AS
sistant Attorney General Prosecuting Difficult Cases

war Southerners. AS a result, young
McReynolds didn't have to write
home for money. His scholastic earn
ings took him through college.
McReynolds wasn't in the public
eye to any great extent from the time
he finished his law course at the
University of Virginia until he be-
came assistant attorney general In
1903 The interval was spent in ac-
eumulating bread and butter, with
enough to buy little jam on the
side, In his law offices at Nashville,
Tenn He held down his desk as as
sistant in the department of which he
is now the chief for four years, when
he received a call that took him to
New York and landed him in luxu-
rious Office of the suite occupied by
one of the biggest legal firms in the
metropolis,
What the government thought of
McReynolds is shown by the fact
that he wasn't permitted to- remain
in opulent privacy more than
couple of months. So back to the de-
partment he came as a special as
sistant and proceeded to make an
other record, this time in conduct
ing the famous tobacco trust cases.
McReynolds also made a collection of
feathers for his cap and spurs for his
heels in chaperoning the prosecution
of the coal-carrying roads and in
taking care of the governments end
of the Chinese exclusion case.
McReynolds is strong for the old
Kentucky home business. He has
been a bachelor for all of his 81 years,
and never yet has seen a woman who
could compare with his mother. He
never loses an opportunity to slip
back to quiet little Elkton and spend
a few days with her.
What sort of trust-busting cam
paign McReynolds is now planning is
known to McReynolds. So, don't ask
sthe attorney general what he is going
to do. You'll discover a sudden re-
duction in the total Of caloric units
In the adjacent atmosphere. And, in
spite of the title of his office, don't
call him General" 1t peeves him
exceedingly much.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
FORMER GOVERNOR HADLEY
PREDICTS PARTY UNION
Replies to Charges Made by
Roosevelt.

DETROIT, Mich. April Al
though he did not mention the name
of Theodore Roosevelt, who delivered
an address here last week, former
Governor Herbert S. Hadley, of Mis-
souri,, in a speech at the Mckinley
Club banquet here last night replied
to many charges made by the former
President against the leadership of
the Republican party.
mot the tariff, the money question,
the Philippines. the Panama canal
nor conservation" he declared,
caused the split in the Republican
party. 1t was the alleged abuse ot
authority by those in control of the
party machinery"
Governor Hadley urged the young
Republicans to see TO it that the
chance is not again offered for a
similar misuse of party machinery
As a remedy he advised changing the
basis of party representation from
the Southern States in Republican
conventions and the election Of dele
gates from all States by direct vote
of the people.
I'VE should so adjust our political
affairs" he said, that never again
can the charge be made, either in
good faith or bad, with any hope OF
substantial public approval, that the
will of the majority has not obtained
in the nomination of candidates and
declarations as to policies"
Governor Hadley declared there
was little difference between the Pro-
gressive and Republican parties when
the matter was carefully considered,
He predicted a union of the two
parties in the near future.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
FUNERAL
MONDAY NIGHT
Manager of R. c. Dun Co.'s
Newark Branch Stricken
Suddenly at 4 Corners.

Funeral services for Henry f. Jep-
son, who was stricken with heart fail
ure yesterday at the -Four Corners
and who died few minutes later,
will be held Monday night at his late
home, in the Palmer House, East Or
ange.
Mr.. Jepson was manager of the local
branch of the r. G. Dun Company
mercantile agency. He was contem-
plating retiring from business and en-
joying a much-needed vacation. He
had suffered slight attack of heart
failure yesterday morning, but recov-
cred from the effects.
He was returning to his quarters in
the Palmer House, East Orange. when
the attack occurred. He died in few
minutes. The City Hospital ambu-
lance arrived on the scene several
minutes too late. Owing to the ex
element and the enormous crowd on
hand the ambulance attendants did
a most unusual thing by removing
the body to the hospital morgue.
From the morgue, later In the eve-
ming, the body was removed TO
Knapp's undertaking parlors, in
Main street, East Orange.
Mr.. Jepson was widely known in
this city and East Orange, where he
had many acquaintances. At the
time of his death he was preparing
to retire as manager of the Newark
branch of the Dun concern to go
to his summer home in New Eng
land with his wife, his only near
relative. He was to retire in few
days and had already made prepara-
lions for the trip North.
For the past thirty years Mr.. Jep-
son had made his home in East Or
ange. OF that period he had spent
the latter fifteen years as a guest of
the Palmer House. He was a member
of the Mum Avenue Presbyterian
Church and was a past master of
Hope Lodge. F. and A. M, of East
Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
Very Low Fares
ToCa11fornia
and North Pacific Coast

These low fares are in effect via
Rock Island Lines and tickets will
be on sale daily, March 18th to April
18th, 1918.
The Rock Island is the logical
route to take-one has the choice OF
three interesting routes. Electric
lighted tourist sleeping cars are OBJ
Grated daily from Chicago, ST. Louis
and Memphis via Ell Paso-the d.
rect route of lowest altitudes-the
line of least resistance. Through
cars daily via Colorado and Salt
Lake-the scenic route of the West.
Personally conducted excursions
are operated several days each week.
Before you 60, let me quote you
fares, and help plan an itinerary,
comprising all the most interesting
features of the Golden West. K. E..
PALMER, G. E. P. A., 1888 Broad
way, New York.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
PROSECUTOR DENIES
R. r. HEADS CHARGE
Pres. TruesdaIe Says Influence
Freed Engineer.

CORNING, N. Y, April 5.-The
charge made by President Truesdale,
of the Lackawanna railroad, in let
ter to Governor Sulzer that political
influences stopped the prosecution of
Engineer Schroeder for alleged re-
sponsibility for the wreck near here
last July in which al lives were lost,
is denied by former District Attorney
Edwin C. Smith. In his letter to the
governor President Truesdale said:
IF your excellency will examine
the report of the Public Service Com
mission on the wreck you will find
the blame was laid squarely and SOLE
ly upon the engineer.
1.-THE engineer was indicted for
criminal neglect but was not tried,
we are informed, because of some po-
litical bargain between his friends
and the prosecuting officials of the
county in which the accident oc-
Cured. We have appealed to every
official who, we thought, might have
any influence or whose duties were
such as might lead him to correct
this serious administration of JUS
tice, but all to no purpose"
The indictment against Schroeder
was dismissed last November.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
OF JAPAN !
MAY RAISE ISSUE
CALIFORNIA; Proposed Alien
Land Law Causes Repre-
sentation from Toxic.


WASHINGTON, D. c., April a.
Japan has protested to the United
States against the proposed Call
fornia alien land law. Baron Chinda,
the japanese ambassador, called at
the state department yesterday and
had long conference with seere-
tary of State Bryan.
After. the conference the secretary
of state admitted the objection of the
Japanese We're known to this govern
ment two weeks ago. Mr. Bryan said
the negotiations were still in the con-
versational stage.
The protest from Japan in some
quarters is construed to indicate that
Japan believes there Is to be new
policy by this government affecting
foreign relations under which it will
be possible to obtain concessions
which were not obtainable under the
mailed fist policy of Colonel Roosevelt
later adopted by President Taft.
Would Raise an Issue.
The only alternative to this belief
Indicated by Japan's protest is a de-
sire to raise an issue with the United
States. In this case no one can fore
shadow the end
President Roosevelt answered
Japan when it was attempted to
have the Federal government take
California by the throat in the school
question and sent sixteen battleships
to the Pacific coast.
The State Department declines to
state whether or not there has been
any communication with Governor
Johnson, of California, concerning
this alien land law. It is considered
likely, however, that as the Japa-
nese objections have been commune
Gated to the California authorities
Japan has simply raised the old
question that any discrimination is
a violation of the treaty between
that country and the United States,
according to those who have made
a study of the case.
state Departments Feeling.
The recrudescence of the japanese
trouble is regarded as unfortunate by
the STATE department dt tHlS tlliiS "
cause of the desire that there shall
be unanimity of action in the recognl-
ton of China.
Fear is felt that Japan may precipi-
tate a condition that would make 1t
impracticable for Japan to participate
in the Panama exposition.
The difficulty in dealing with a
foreign power on local laws has many
times been treated in American
foreign correspondence as one that
arises out of relations of the States
to the nation. Great Britain and
Japan are allies, each now seems to
have a grievance against the United
States. There is a general feeling in
well-informed circles that Japan
chose her fine to interfere again.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
RAILROAD MUST
SUBMIT TO RULE
Arbitration With Firemen OBJ
ligatory Upon Line Want
ing Private Settlement.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Judge Cham
bers, chairman of the arbitration
board hearing the fremens wage
demands against the Eastern rail-
roads, announced today that the To-
ledo st. Louis and Western rail-
road cannot withdraw from the pro-
eeedings. 1t had signed the agree
ment to arbitrate and must abide by
the findings, he ruled. notwithstand-
ing its desire to settle individually
rMith its firemen.
Both sides in the controversy
summed up today. The boards oe-
cision will be announced on April %.
w. S. Carter, president of the Broth
erhood of Firemen, concluding his ar
gumeht today, took up the two-fire-
men question: and declared that the
mechanical stokers which the rail-
roads maintain lighen the labors of
the firemen, did not do the work they
were guaranteed to do. He said 1t
was grossly unjust to compel firemen
10 use them and that their use cost
the railroads more than an extra fire.
man would.
And for these gray-haired engi-
neers," he continued. Ito come here
and say that they worked harder as
dremen in their day than do the fire.
men Of the present day is merely
conceit. 1t is human Characteristic
to magnify things that happened
years ago, just as 1 think that when
was a boy l did things that boys
can't do in this day. The engines that
they fired in those days wouldn't
make good wa tch- charm in these
days"
Mr.. Carter asserted that railroad
officials fully realize the onerous CON
ditions under which fremen work and
do not hesitate privately to express
their sympathy 1--WE understand,
he said, that two lives must be lived
In official life. one official and the
other private, and we don't expect
them to come here and tell what they
really feel"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
PALIsADE PARK BOARD

ALBANY. April 5.-Governor Sulzer
yesterday sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations: For commission
ers of the Palisades Interstate Park,
Frederick Sutro, Bound Brook, N j.,
to succeed William A. Linn, of Hack
ensack. N. J.. resigned; Charles w.
Baker. of Montclair, n. j., to succeed
Abram De Ronde, of Englewood. N.
j.. resigned; William H. Porter, New
York, reappointed. and Nathan F.
Barrett, of New Rochelle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
JAMES coNWAY,s FUNERAL

A solemn high mass of requiem
will be offered Monday morning at
10 o'clock at the Church of st. Rose
of Lima for the repose of the soul
of James Conway. The funeral will
be held at $50 o'clock from Mr.. Con-
ways late home. 491 Central avenue,
to the church. Interment will follow
in the Cemetery of the Holy Sepul-
chre. Mr.. Conway died early yester-
day after long illness. He was rs
years DID, and is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Bridget d. Conway a
sister, Miss Annie l.. Conway; a son,
William F. Conway, of the firm of
Kenny & Conway, attorneys, and two
daughters, Mrs. Mary l.. Mason, of
East Orange, and Mrs. Helen d.
Kelly, of South Orange
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
INCREA
WAITED THRN
Thomas J, Brennan MAJ
rotary to SeaIer.

Following the reeommendationssk 4
the finance committee the Commo
Council last night provided for inI
creasing a number of salaries. Those
in question had not been adjusteal
in three years. although the men had
been promised an increase. Alderman
O'Brien so informed Alderman Pfeif-
fer when the latter raised objections
He explained after the meeting that
three years ago the special COMMITTEES.
for salary adjustments whose chair
man was former Alderman Jerome t.
CongIeton, did not raise these men,.
but promised them that they would
be considered within year.
The following had their salaries nv
creased by 5000, bringing them up 10
s., 600 a year: Richard Rooney, clerk
Of the First Criminal Court; William
YuiI clerk of the Second Criminal
Court: Spencer A. Searle, Joseph A.
Heinrich Henry w. Tillard, clerks In
the auditors department, William.
Torppey. clerk in the comptroller,s
department; John J. Segrue, clerk in
the treasurers department. The two;
deputy court clerks. Elmer Freeland-
and Frederick C. Oehring, received q,
500 increase each, making their sal
airy 81, 700 each.
Thomas j. Brennan was appointed
secretary to City Sealer Sullivan. at.
salary of $1,320 per year. This, as
Alderman OBrien explained, was in
the nature of a transfer, as Edward
Farley, who had been working in the
sealer's office, had been transferred to-
the auditors department, while Bren-.
nan had been employed in the tax
office
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
BOY HELD AS FIREBUG
CONFESSES TWO ATTEMPTS

Confessing that he had wilfully set
fire to a dwelling-house in the rear
of So Mulberry street. Thomas Smith,
II years old, of the same address, was
held for the grand jury today by Act
ing Judge Rooney. in the First Crimi-
nal court in the sum of $1,000 bail.
The youth offered no explanation as
to why he desired to set fire to the
building, which he did on last
Wednesday and attempted to do
again last night. He was arrested by
Patrolman Weber.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
TO AVERT MINIMUM WAGE

CHICAGO. April 5.-The Illinois
senatorial vice commission win begin
it's conference with State street mer-
chants concerning minimum wage
agreement Monday morning, with
practically every large business house
represented An effort will be made,
according to a member of the COM
mittee. to reach a voluntary wage
agreement which will remove the
necessity for minimum wage legisla-
ton.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
.FHUMOR IN COURT HOUSE
TOLD BY AN OBSERVER
Trial of Nor Gives Occasion for the Assistant Prose-
cutor Mr. Lehbach, Exercise His Powers of Repartee

dignity. His Office is located in New
York city"
Thomas Kearney of West Orange.
an insurance agent and member of
the present panel of petit jurors, was
called as a talesman in the case of
Kraus Nor, the veteran coal dealer
of South Orange, convicted this
week of giving short weight in coal.
The assistant prosecutor, Frederick
r. Lehlbach, was excusing from SER
vice all talesmen whose business had
anything to do with selling goods by
weight
Kearney seemed to be an accept
able talesman but was excused by
Lehlbach
"Why did you excuse him, Fred?"
asked Thomas McLelland, clerk of
the Criminal Court HE has nothing
to do with selling by weight in his
business"
"He don't. eh?" said Lehlbach,
Don't you know that insurance
companies have a scale of weights
and if an applicant is under weight
for his height they refuse to sell him
insurance."
"oh!" was the only reply McLelland
could make.
On the same jury ]. Edward De-
laney, a law clerk, was drawn as
talesman. Frank e. Bradner, coun-
sci for Nor. asked that he be ex-
cused by consent, stating to the court,
I'VE have enough trouble with the
law without having law clerks on our
juries." Judge Martin took the same
view and excused Mr.. Delaney.
Assistant Prosecutor Frederick r.
LehIbach. to use his own expression,
"got in Dutch" with woman wit
ness in the trial of Kraus Nor the
other day. Mr.. Nor, let 1t be known
first, is 81. The lady in question was
somewhere in that uncertain period
in the thirties where none of the fair
sex desire to admit their age. In the
course of his examination Mr.. Lehl-
bach asked:
How long have you lived in South
Orange?'
"All my 1ife," was the answer.
"How long has Mr.. Nor lived in
South Granger"
"All his life, I guess"
"Have you known Mr.. Nor all~his
life?"
"I should say not snapped the
witness, darting an angry glance at
Lehlbach. He Immediately switched
to another line of questions.
"You see we believe in the teach
ings of the Good Book" remarked
Under Sheriff James F. Hyland, as
he was drawing the first jury called
to serve during the April term of
court last Wednesday, as he pulled
slip with the name, James S.
Woodruff, from the box as the first
Juror.
"E1ow is that?" he was asked.
I'VE believe that the last shall be
first" replied Hyland, without a
smile as he pointed to the printed
list of Jurors names where Mr..
Woodruff's was the last name.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
CAPTAIN PLATT DIES

CAMDEN, N. j., April 4.-Samuel c.
Plat, senior retired captain of the
Clyde steamship line, died yesterday,
after a long illness. He was rs years
old. He never met with serious ac-
eident and never lost a passenger. He
was made a captain in the Clyde
service in 1868, and was put in COM
mand of a vessel carrying troops from
Philadelphia up the James river dur
ing Grants last campaign.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
COP SHOT FROM AMBUSH

LEXINGTON N. c., April 5,--J. M.
Garland, policeman, was shot and
instantly killed from ambush yester-
day by Lee Ford, who recently re-
turned from Texas. The cause for
the shooting is not known. Ford is in
Jail.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
TRIES TO SELL GLASS AS DIAMOND.

u
Nathan Holeman, 81 years old, of IS
Pitt street, Manhattan, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Lieutenants
Kuhn and Quinn, of the detective bu-
reau, on the charge of swindling, but
later he was released. Court Inter
prefer Joseph Federico appeared as
complainant against Holeman and
stated that while walking through
Green street he was accosted by the
young man, who wished to sell him a
diamond very cheap. When large
sized piece of glass, without any bril-
liancy. was shown. Holeman was
nabbed. When searched he had two
watches and a pedders license in his
pocket. He stated that the license
had been borrowed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
INCREASED PAY DENIED.

The finance committee of the Com
mon Council last night refused to
grant an increase of SO a week to
the cuspidor cleaners employed in
City Hall. Their present salary is
s15 a week,