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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-01

eral children have had narrow escapes
and the parents will take the matter
up with the proper authorities
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
ENDICOTT GUESTS ARE
DRIVEN TO STREET BY FIRE

NEW YORK, June PA spectacu-
lar fire of mysterious origin that
drove $50 guests of the Hotel Endi-
colt at Columbus avenue and Eighty
second street to the street in scanty
clothing, carrying their valuables,
and reused thirty patients in DR..
Charles B. Towns's sanitarium, next
door, destroyed a four-story building
at ITO West Eighty-second street
early today
When discovered the fire had such
Roadway that all the firemen could
do for a while was 20 save the Endi-
colt by drenching the wall nearest
the fire and ripping down the avn
ings as they were ignited.
The hotel was filled with smoke
and the rear rooms so hot from the
heat in the scorched wall that 1t was
some hours bebore they could be oc-
cupied The firemen had the blaze
under control at 430, about two
hours after it started.
The burned house, richly furnished,
was unoccupied, having been closed
week ago, when 1t was abandoned
as a high-class boarding house.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
NOVEL LAW PROCEDURE
HITS AT A CORPORATION

Through a novel procedure at law,
Alphons Westee, of so High street,
Orange, yesterday succeeded in hav-
ing the assets of a corporation levied
upon TO satisfy a judgment against
an individual Through his counsel
Matthew j. Ready. Mr.. Westee sue
ceeded in getting enough evidence be-
fore jury in Judge Osborne's court
to show that Theodore r. Bec,1man,
of 80 Lafayette street, was the actual
owner of Zeek's Express Company.
AS a result, the company will be sold
out at public auction next Tuesday.
Mr.. Westee. who was formerly
secretary for the Thomas A. Edison
interests, recovered judgment for
81, 500 against Mr.. Beekman in the
Circuit Court on May last. Execu-
ton was issued Immediately and his
counsel, John E. Helm, instructed
Sheriff Monahan to seize the horses,
wagons, office fixtures and other as
sets of the Geek Express Company
on the theory that the express COM
panys property in reality belonged
to the defendant, Beekman.
The express company, through its
counsel, Peter Steinsitz, served a
claim of property and demand for
the return of the goods on the sheriff.
A petition was then filed with Judge
Osborne asking for a jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
PARCEL POST BY
C. 0. D. FROM JULY |
Postmaster Book Announces
Conditions of This New
Feature of Service.

The Office of Postmaster Frank J.
Book has been flooded with inquiries
regarding the establishment of the
c. o. d. service in connection with
the parcels post department of the
postal service. The inquiries come
mostly from the larger department
stores and manufacturers and show
that the COLLECTION delivery service of
the parcels post will be a great con-
venience for commercial purposes.
The new service will become effec-
tive locally July 1. c. 0. D. parcels
will be accepted there for delivery at
the regular parcels post window in
the mailing division of the postoffice
and at all sub-stations.
When application is made for the
delivery of a parcel under the c. O.
d. conditions, the clerk will furnish
the intending sender with long red
slip divided into three sections.
After the slip has been filled out by
the sender, one section is attached to
the package, the second will be re-
tanned in the postoffice as a record
and the third gwen TO the sender as q
receipt.
The receipt must be countersigned
by the clerk, and should be kept by
the sender until the money order fol
the goods shipped is received.
The money order when cashed will
be the postoffice receipt for the full
fillment of its obligation and no re-
turn receipt need be made out. Priv.
ilege of examination will be allowed
by the post office carrier when this
condition is so marked on the pack,
age.
In making out the three section
slips the sender must allow for tbs
return money order fee. If the Gus
toner is to pay the money order
fee the designated amount to be col
lected by the carrier must include
the fee as well as the price of ths
article shipped.
When the customer is not to pa,
for the money order the amount o.
the fee should not be added to thu
price of the article and the carrier
will collect the amount named ane
deduct the fee from this amount.
C. o. D. parcels are mailable only
to and from postoffices issuing none,
orders. The. parcels will be accept
ed, however, at the various sub
stations and by rural mail carriers.
For the purpose of determining
rates of postage on fourth-class. OF
parcel post mail, a guide for 55 cent!
and a map for 20 cents may be pur
chased. together or separately, By
sending a money order for the proper
amount payable to the third assist
ant postmaster general, division o.
finance, Washington, D. c. Postage
stamps are not accepted. The guild
is APPLICABLE to all postoff1ces but {
separate map is required for eaci
one of the $500 squares or units o
area into which the country is di
vided, and 1t is. therefore, necessar.
in ordering a map to state at wha
postoffice it Is to be used.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
WOULD KILL NOISE
ON JULY FOURTH
Municipal Authorities to Try
Making Holiday More
Quiet Than Ever.

Fourth of July this year will be de-
void of the noisy, nerye-racking. dan
gerous observances of previous years,
if the efforts Of the various municipal
bodies bear fruit Safe and sane OBJ
servances are insisted upon, and to
this end the Bureau of combustibles.
Police Board. Board of Education
and other city departments are work
ing as a unit
1t may be interesting to note also
that since the sane" celebrations of
Independence Day has increased
throughout the country. the number
of casualties has CORRESPONDENCE de-
creased. In 1909 when the movement
was first started there were twenty
cities to take it up. The casualties
that year were 5.3O7. Each year other
cities have Joined in the movement
until last year 25S municipalities adj
vocated the safe and sane observ-
ance. In 1912 there were only 9ss
casualties. This is the most forceful
argument that may be made for
celebration such as is advocated and
insisted upon by the local author
tiles
The small boy who in former years
began to celebrate the day of all days
about the middle of June. is this year
due for a disappointment Under no
circumstances will the authorities
permit the sale of frecrackers. or
| fireworks of any character this year
until after July l.
Within the past week the inspectors
of the Bureau of Combustibles have
| visited various sections of the city
warning small storekeepers not to
sell anything in the way of fireworks
until after July 1. Several of these
have been supplying the impatient
small boy with paper caps and cap
pistols, and in some localities. notice.
! ably Central avenue, Wright street.
South Eighth street and wickliffe
street, school children have been busy
buyers.
The ruling regarding fireworks re-
mains unchanged from last year. In
asmuch as all fireworks, save the
! harmless paper caps and the spark
lers, have been put on the blacklist,
there isn't much to remember about
the rule.
Under these regulations last year
there was not one serious accident
Besides adopting the foregoing
rules, efforts are being made, par
ticularly through the public schools,
to warn parents and children of the
dangers arising from the old-time
celebration of the Fourth by means
of the cannon. firecrackers, etc, and
to suggest other forms of patriotic
amusements, equally pleasurable,
that are wholly devoid of danger
1t is now universally admitted that
the result of the safe and sane
/ Fourth has been to afford greater
pleasure to boys and girls than was
obtained formerly by the noisy, nerve
racking. dangerous observances Of
previous years. 1t is more in ac-
cordance also. with the spirit of true
| patriotism.
| Through the efforts of Captain C.
Albert Gasser, head of the bureau OF
! combustibles, a circular has been is
! sued to principals in the public
schools requesting that they impress
upon their pupils an effective man
ner the benefits to be derived through
the adoption of the better methods
recommended for the celebration of
the Fourth.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
CITY COUNSEL'S OPINION
STAYS ST, 900 PAYMENT

Acting under an oninion from Act
,na C;+1 Counsel uerbert Roeqs the
4.
pas ooiius COMMISSION -,
stooo' VIII reluse 10 pay oiii u
about $1,000, to John II. Ely, an
architect, for work which he claims
to have performed for last year S
comnoisssion
rr,aa oraars Of lost vear,s bodv
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
COOK OWNS 2 HOUSES
BUT DOES NOT KNOW 1T
Abea Continues at Work in Her Employers Kitchen
Never Even Dreaming of the ProbIematca Gale of Good
Fortune Bankruptcy Stunt Has Blown Her Way.

vestigation and learned that Anna
was the cook who worked in Eliza
bethport and did not know of the
transfer of the property to her.
Then a letter fell into the hands
of the trustee which was apparently
written by Frederick Hammel, but
the trustee says that Henry c. Ham
mel wrote it.
The letter was addressed to Leim-
bach, the. real estate agent, and At
torney Booker claims, Instructed him
to sell the Elm street property posi-
lively before June 81.
Then Booker called. up the real
estate dealer, and. representing him
self as Frederick Hammel. asked the
dealer if he had received any offers
for the property.
According to E Ser. the dealer
said he had received an offer of $500
for the property and could sell It
Saturday.
The whole matter will be threshed
out before Referee Adams on Tues
day morning in the bankruptcy court.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
MRS. martin DEAD
OF HEART TROUBLE
Autopsy Shows Mother of Ocey
Snead, Bathtub Mystery Vic
tim, Not a Suicide.
IFrom a stan Correspondent

TRENTON, N. j., June I'll
County Physician Frank G. Scam
nell this morning performed an au-
topsy on the body of Mrs. Martin.
who was found dead last night at
the insane asylum here. His con-
clusion was that Mrs. Martin died
Of heart failure.
This disapproves the theory that
Mrs. Martin had committed suicide.
Dr. Scammell was assisted at the
autopsy by DR.. Henry A. Cotton,
medical director of the State hos
pital.
yet been made, but Mrs. Martins
body will be shipped South, where
she had relatives.
Mrs. Martin, who was 81 years of
age, had been confined in the asylum
for about two years following her
being sentenced to serve seven years
In prison after she had pleaded guilty
In January, 1911, to involuntary man.
slaughter in connection with the
death of her daughter. She was at
first confined in State prison, but
insanity developed, and she was taken
to the State hospital.
The "bathtub mystery" as the
death of Ocey Snead was known from
one end of the country to the other,
was one of the most famous cases of
the last decade. Ocey snead. beau
tiful girl of 90 years, had married her
own first cousin, Fletcher Wardlaw
Snead, and had borne child, which
died. After the death of the child
she became melancholy. and fire.
quently expressed a desire to die. Be-
fore the death of the child, and also
after it, Mrs. Martin, her mother;
Virginia o. Wardlaw, an unmarried
aunt, and Mrs. Mary B. Snead, her
aunt and mother-in-law, had placed
insurance to the amount of s27 900 on
the girls life.
The three women made a consider
able mystery of their lives. always
dressing alike in flowing black clothes
and living in quiet quarters, appar-
emily without any friends. Early in
November, 1909, Mrs. Snead rented
the house on Nineteenth street in
East Orange and a few days later
Mrs. Martin and Miss Wardlaw had
Ocey Snead taken there.
On the night of November 20 Miss
Wardlaw called police officer and
told him her niece, Ocey Snead, had
committed suicide by drowning her.
self in the bathtub. An investigation
revealed a suicide note pinned to the
clothes of the dead girl which were
lying on the floor of the bathroom.
An autopsy revealed the fact that
there was.no water in the lungs and
also showed that morphine had been
administered to the girl. Miss Ward
law was arrested, but maintained
that her niece had committed suicide.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
DILIGENT SEARCH FOR
BODY OF BILLINGSLEY

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June III
Search for the body of Ensign Will
lam D. Billingsley, the naval aviator,
who lost his life in a hydro-aeroplane
accident off Kent Island yesterday,
is being vigorously prosecuted today.
A fleet of boats from the Naval
Academy took up the search before
daylight. Since then the boats have
been moving slowly across the sur
face of the bay near the spot in the
sixty-foot channel where the body
of the unfortunate young aviator
plunged beneath the waves.
Lieutenant John H. Towers. who
was Billingsley's companion in the air
craft at the time of the accident
and whose life was saved in a manner
almost miraculous, was reported to
be in a much improved condition at
the naval academy hospital this
morning. He had some sleep last
night and today had recovered to
some extent from the shock to his
nerves, and was in a calmer frame
of mind Every indication, the doc
tors said, pointed to his recovery. He
is very sore and terribly bruised,
particularly about the back and
around the kidneys.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
Refused Divorce for
Knowing Husbands Crimes


CHICAGO. June 21.-Holding that
Mrs. Jessie r. Van Vlissingen was
cognizant of. and profited by her
husbands forgery, jury in Judge
Petit's court today declined to grant
her a divorce.
The defendant. Peter Van Wis
singer, is serving a term in Joliet
prison for mortgage forgeries aggre-
eating more than half a million dol
lars.
Mrs. Van Vlissingen sued on the
ground that her husband was felon,
while the principal contention of the
defendant was that Mrs. Van Wis
singer, who was the formers stenog-
rapher before she married him, knew
of his misdeeds before they became
man and wife.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
SAYS SISTER INFLUENCED
MOTHERS 100000 WILL

William L. Geddes, of Philadel-
phia. one of the legatees and an
executor under the will of his
mother. Susan I. Geddes, who died
on December 4, 1912, has filed an APP
peal against the probate of his
mothers will in the county surro-
gates office and seeks to have the
entire estate threshed out in the Or
phans Court.
The value of the estate is nearly
$780, 900, much of it consisting of
stock in two manufacturing con-
Germs. On December 10 last Mr..
Geddes filed caveat against the
will, but on December 81 last, the
day the will was admitted to pro-
bate, he withdrew the caveat and &C
copied a position as co-executor of
the estate with John ]. Bridges, a
brother-in-l law. Walter M. Geddes,
of Montclair, also named as an
executor, refused to serve. leaving
Bridges and William l.. Geddes to
handle the estate.
In the petition of appeal from
probate Mr.. Geddes alleges that John
j. Bridges and his wife Isabel M,
the latter sister of Geddes, used
undue influence in having his mother
draw the will and asks that it be set
aside and the estate administered
as though his mother had died in
testate.
The reason for this request is made
apparent from the wording OF the
will, in which Mr.. Geddes is cut on
from all participation in the estate
except in the residuary estate, which
is believed to amount to compare
lively little, as the stock in the Mac
Andrews and Forbes Company and
the ]. S. Young Company is devised
outright in quarter shares to other
relatives of the deceased. 1t is said
the stock in these concerns COM
prised the bulk OF the 100000 estate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
KIMBALL, SUSPECTED AS
CROOK ARRESTED HERE

In the arrest of Frederick c. Kim
ball, Sc, who says he has no home,
Lieutenants Ryan and Kuhn. of po-
lice headquarters. believe that they
have a professional crook"
Kimball was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Patrolman Ryan, while
trying to dispose of quantity of
womans wearing apparel in Mulberry
street. He told conflicting stories as
to how the goods came into his pos
session and when taken to police
headquarters he was Immediately
recognized as man who was arrest
ed on December IS on a charge of
shoplifting. When a. search was
made of his room, in the Hotel Broad,
where he was stopping under an as
sumcd name, evidence was gained
which, it is hoped, will lead to the
discovery of the stolen goods.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
TO PROBE ACTRESSES
PERJURY CONFESSION
Bar Association Will Take Up
Edith ST. Glars Charge
Against Lawyer.

NEW YORK, June 21.-The grew
ance committee of the Bar Associa-
ton and the grand jury of New York
county are today Investigating aft
davits made by Miss Edith st. Clair,
former Knaw & Erlanger musical
comedy star. that she was persuaded
by her counsel, Max D. Steuer, to
testify falsely at the trial of suit
she brought and won against Abra-
ham Erlanger for s2Z, 300
The action brought by Miss St
Clair was against Klaw & Erlangef
to collect an instalmcnt of :, 800 un-
der an alleged agreement to pay her
$4,000 as a compromise, In consid-
sration of Miss St Clair releasing
The firm from eo1tract alleged to
lave been made by Mr.. Erlanger to
ray her SIS weekly as long as she
lived
Miss st. Clair explains her surpris-
ing action in these words: Since the
trial Of my action l have thought
great deal about what l testified
to upon the trial. ] came to realize
that serious wrong had been done
Mr.. Erlanger / desired to redress
that wrong so far as it lay in
nv power to do so This was the
motive that led me to go to Mr..
Jerome. Mr.. changers attorney, and
there has been no other motive"
The affidavits of Miss St. Clair
cover the following points:
/. She never said except when she
swore falsely that she had a life
contract" with Klaw & Granger to
paw her SIS week. although she did
tell Mr.. Steuer that Erlanger had
assured her Il always would have
employment with them"
2. She went to Mr.. steuer to get
him, through Little Tim" Sullivan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
MERCHANTS UNITE FOR
EARLY SATURDAY CLOSING

The department stores today an
nounced their summer closing sched
ules. Hahne & Company, L. S. Plaut
& Company, the David Straus Com
pany and L. Bamberger & Company
have agreed TO close on Saturdays
at l o'clock from July u to August
%. inclusive.
Oppenheim. Collins & Company
will close their store all day Satur-
day during the month of August.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
.SUMMERILL AND 3
OTHERS ARE HELD
Gloucester County Prosecutor
and co-Recused Held in
$4,000 Bail Each.

PHILADELPHIA. June I'll
Joseph J. Summerill public prosecu-
tor of Gloucester county. y. J., and
the three other defendants in the
case Of alleged extortion and con-
spiraey brought by David w Moore.
il. were each held In 5000 bail for
court after a four-hour hearing Der
fore Magistrate Beaton yesterday
afternoon. George W. Diekensheets,
president of the First National Bank
Of Woodbury.; Joseph B. Best. Of the
board Of freeholders, and Harry
stille, Of Clayton. \. J.. are the other
defendants. BAH was promptly en-
tered by friends OF the four accused
men.
This was the second hearing in the
case, the prosecution having with
drawn the case before Magistrate
German after he had discharged two
Of the men and had prepared his de-
cision freeing the others.
The magistrates court was
crowded with friends Of those cen
eerned in the case, mostly from
Woodbury. and surrounding New Jer-
sey towns. The heat moved the law
yers to ask the magistrates permis-
sion to remove their coats, and the
hearing soon developed into a shirt
waist session. Magistrate German
| appeared to turn over certain docu-
ments in the case.
David w. Moore. IT., again told the
story of the alleged offer to refrain
from prosecution Of his brother.
Charles. in return for 5000 to the
bondholders' committee and tho
guaranteeing of the bond issue OF
100000. Mr.. Moore insisted the
! glassworks property was not worth
anything like 100000. It didn't con-
slider the bonds worth Is cents on
4 the dollar" he said. The defense
failed to get in evidence figures tend
ing to show a greater valuation
The first clash came when it was
| attempted TO introduce the detecta-
phone evidence of the meetings on
May "a and 81. The defense claimed
ii was only hearsay evidence. Mr.
] Gibboney contended it would be easy
! for vicious and clever man to mis-
lead the detective and to ambush
and entrap innocent men.
It was not hearsay evidence
argued John r. K Scott. as II was
taken down when all the defendants
we're present. All that was necessary.
he commended. was for the operator
to swear he heard any discriminating
statements made by any particular
voice. He pointed out similar evil
denee had been admitted in Atlantic
City and other cases.
In summing up. Attorney Scott as
serted a prima facie case had been
made out. and that it was clear tbs
four had conspired to shake down"
Mr.. Moore for s205. 900
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
LOST BALLO0NISTS LAND
SAFELY IN LAKEWOOD

LAKEWOOD, n. j., June 21.-The
balloon Pennsylvania H., which as
cended in Philadelphia yesterday aft
ernoon with three occupants. for
whom some apprehension was felt,
landed safely here last night.
The men are; Arthur T. Atherholt,
of Philadelphia, president of the
Pennsylvania Aero Club; Philip T.
Sharpless, Westchester. Pa, and
Lawrence Hess, jr.. Bridgeton. n. ].