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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
NEW MEMBERS FOR
RED DSTOCK|NG CLUB
LET Me Help to Make Some
'Kiddie' Happy" Says
Woman.

Are you member Of the Red Stock
ing Club? Among those who Joined
today are Mrs. Edward Y Warren,
of l64 Roseyille avenue; Greenfield
Brothers, corner Mtlsct and Esane
streets, who have oe e1dbuted a nl,m-
Der OF sleds and AVN 4 IS,
and many others.
The letters received today from
those who are willing to aid In giving
the kiddies a merry Christmas breath
Of the holiday spirit.
Il hope that ] can make one wee
kiddie bit happier. says one. An
other says, Let me bring a lit1le
happiness in some way to a little
child"
Responses, though generous. fail to
keep up to the requests from little
boys and girls upon whom misfortune
has fallen. Many pitiful cases have
been brought to light and investiga-
ton has shown that conditions are
even worse than the little ones have
portrayed them. The majority of ap-
peals from the children are for some
thing To keep them warm. A woman
who sends a contribution, hut with
holds her name, writes: Hold fast
to your good thoughts and send them
broadcast until conditions which COR
relate them are established"
The Red Stocking Club will be glad
to furnish the names of children or
families to any who will Join in
bringing them cheer. The time is
growing short and there is much to
be done
Join the Red Stockings TODAY.
DO 1T NOW
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
MRS. z|MMERMAN'S
SUIT DISMISSED
She Claimed Gregory Had Given
Her Home, Then Taken
1t Back.
IspeciaI 10 the newark STAR

TRENTON, Dec. 19.-The suit of
Mrs. Beulah Zimmerman, of Perth
Amboy to force John II. Gregory, a
wealthy resident of the same city,
to restore to her house and lot there
which she claimed he had given her
as a present, was dismissed today by
Vice-Chancellor Backes.
Gregory is the owner of the Gregory
Construction Company and also of
the marine graveyard" at Perth
Amboy. Assistant Prosecutor Joseph
E. Thicker. of Middlesex, appeared
for Mrs. Zimmerman and Attorney
General Edmund Wilson was counsel
for Gregory.
The trial brought out the intimate
relations existing between Mrs. Zim-
norman, who is divorcee, and Greg
ory, who is q married man. The tes-
timony showed that Gregory came
into Mrs. Zimmerman's life about
eight years ago, when she was about
twenty years old. According to the
evidence for the plaintiff the house
and lot given to her by the defendant
was valued at about $4,000.
Last February Mrs. Zimmerman at
tended ball in Perth Amboy against
the wishes of Gregory, and this start
ed trouble between them. Mrs. Zim-
norman insists that following this
Gregory coerced her to transfer the
property back to him, but that this
was done only to prevent bodily harm
to herself and children, and that the
property should be restored to her.
Gregory denies all these allegations
and claims the property was trans
ferred to him as part of an agreement
by which he was to sell 1t.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
POLICE NAB TWO
MEN ON WHITE
SLAVE" CHARGE
Prisoners Held in $4,000 Bail
by Judge Hahn-Letters
Held as Evidence.

On a charge of transporting Fran
cisca Vattagiia from New York to
New Jersey for immoral purposes, two
men were held in $4,000 bail each by
Judge Simon Hahn in the Third Pre-
cinct Court today The men gave
their names as Nicolo Di Carmine.
twenty -eight years old, of 65 Malvern
street, and Joseph D'Agostaro, fifty
six years old, of Bedford street.
D'Agostaro was arrested Sunday
night by the police of Caldwell for
disorderly conduct. At the time of
his arrest the man attempted to de-
stroy papers showing that he had re-
Gently been paroled from the Cald-
we'll prison. He was held on a
charge of breaking parole until to-
day, when the transportation charge
was lodged against him.
The Vattaglia woman escaped al
the time Of her companions arrest
IT was believed that she was living in
Newark, and at the request of the
prosecutors office Plainclothesman
Brex. of the Third precinct, investi-
gated the case and was aided by
Plainclothesmen Chenowith and Con-
nell and Probation Officer Basile.
Brex posed as a plumbing inspector
and finally found the woman living
in the basement of a house at q
Malvern street She admitted that
D'Agostaro and Di Carmine had
brought her to Newark.
Di Carmine was arrested In a sa-
loon at Go Malvern street, where he
was employed as bartender. He de-
MED the charge. Letters and Other
papers found in the possession of the
woman, however. were signed with
Di CarmineS name
Further evidence against Di Car
mine was secured by Probation Off
Ger Basile, who was placed in a eel
between those occupied by Di Car
mine and the Nattaglia woman wher
they We're locked up in the Third Pre-
cinct station. According to Basile
| the woman told Di Carmine not tC
worry as she had blamed everything
on the old man." meaning D'Agos-
taro. Di Carmine reproached the
woman, according to Basile, for neg.
lecting to destroy the discriminating
letters.
Judge Hahn held the men in SIC, ,00t
bail at the request of the prosecutor.
office. The woman was held in $5,.
900 bail The owner of the house il
which the Vattaglia woman was liv.
ing, who testified that the rent fol
her apartments was paid by Di Car.
mine. was released under $500 bail.
Di Carmine, whose real name is be
| lieYed from naturalization papers IL
his possession to be Nicolo Esposito
once served a jail sentence for keep,
| ing a disorderly house in New Yorl
City, the local police claim.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19

Of Michael N. Higgins, Democratic
leader of Bloomfield He is. employed
by the Automobile Club of America
in New York.
The campaign to name the success
sor of Postmaster Herbert c. Far
rand. Republican. was begun last
June e. .. Higgins was indorsed
Democratic Club.
with the backing of the Wilson
League. of Bloomfield, and George
Idle was supported by Judge James
2. Myiod, of Glen Ridge.
Thomas Atkinson, William Boyle
and Redmond p. Herman also sought
the position. Boyle was said to have
had the backing of the Harrigan
faction.
The appointment Of Higgins is re-
garded by politicians as a victory for
Congressman Kinkead. From the
very first he has stood by the choice
of the Bloomfield Democratic Club,
despite the fact that other candidates
in the race had claimed Higgins and
his uncle, the Democratic leader of
the town. had opposed President
Wilson. This charge was denied
Crisp, the Wilson League choice.
enlisted the support of the Wilson
League leaders in this city In the
hope of influencing the President. but
to no avail. Judge Mylod made a
strong fight for Idle. on the ground
that he was an out-and-out Wilson
man at all times.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Police Lieut.. Becker's
Mother Dies, Ignorant
of Sons Death Sentence

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-The mother
Of former Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker. VINO is in the death house in
Sing Sing awaiting execution for the
part he played in the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, died at her home
here today. She was very old and
had been bedridden for years. She
died in ignorance of her sons plight.
For more than a year she had not
been permitted to read newspaper.
When her son Charles ceased to visit
her another son, John, told her
Charles was suffering from rheuma-
tism and had been sent to a sanltar-
ium. This explanation sufficed.
For years Mrs. Becker had been an
invalid and had kept to her bed. She
was almost blind, so that 1t was not
difficult to keep the newspapers from
her.
The news of his mothers death will
be conveyed to Becker in Sing Sing
today. He knew that she was dying
and has grieved that he could not go
to see her. Her body will be taken
to Calicoon, n. Y, for burial. Becker
was born in Caiicoon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
BOOK |S.UPHELD
IN WASHINGTON
Charges Against Newark Post
master for "Pernicious Ac-
tivity" Are Dropped.
IspecIaI 10 the Newark star.I

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.--Charges
of 'pernicious activity preferred
against Postmaster Frank j. Book. of
Newark, N. j., by, as generally un-
,derstood, members OF the Woodrow
Wilson League of Essex County, and
forwarded to the authorities here,
have fallen fiat.
This Is the statement made here In
an informal way, as 1t Is not the GUS
tof of the Civil Service Commission
which Investigated the charges, to
make formal announcement of its
conclusions. The Civil Service Board
acting for Postmaster-Ge General Burle-
son, merely reports its findings to
that dignitary. But the authenticity
of the report is not questioned.
The charges were taken up by the
Civil Service Board last May. The
postmaster generals action in having
the Civil Service Commission make
the investigation was the first OF its
kind on record. Under former ad-
m,nistrations such charges have been
investigated directly by the posal au-
thoritieS.
Tn the Book case Mr.. Burleson de-
sired an inquiry free from political
prejudice. He had his own inspector
Investigate the allegations MI buile-
son then submitted the charges and
the supplementary information to the
commission and asked 1t to determine
whether Mr.. Books political actiVl-
ties were such as impaired his ell
cheney as postmaster.
The Civil Service Commission had
its inspectors take depositions and
affidavits from many persons in New
ark, including Democrats and Repub-
licans. and, with few exceptions, the
testimony was in favor of Mr.. Books
administration of the office. The out
come of the investigation means that
Mr. Book will continue as postmaster
without further question,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Medical Witnesses Testify
in Defense of Slayer Schmidt

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-The first
medical witness for the defense in the
trial of Hans Schmidt for the murder
of Anna Aumuller was called to the
stand today. He is DR.. Perry Locht-
enstein, physician of Tombs prison.
Two. other doctors, who, it is said,
would testify in Schmidt's behalf
wiahout pay because they believe him
to be insane, were among the wit
nesses waiting to be called.
DR. Lochtenstein testified that
Schmidt had talked freely to him
about, the murder. Schmidt had de-
scribed it, the doctor said as sac
rifice of love and devotion. The pris-
oner had shown no emotion in the
Tombs except on one occasion. This
was when the physician called at
tention to a handkerchief, embroid-
cred with the letter "a" which
Schmidt had placed over an electric
light to shade it. Schmidt said the
handkerchief was Anna Aumuller's
and wept.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
FOREIGNERS WILL
Be INDEMN|F led,
VILLA PROMISES
Rebel Leader Orders Valuation
of Spaniards' COnfiscated
Property.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Dec. 10
General Francisco Villa said today
he would be disposed to follow the
suggestions of the United States as
to the rights of foreigners in Mexico,
In conformity with this plan, he
named committee TO take an inven-
tory Of the property of the expelled
Spaniards, and said he would indem-
nifty such as had not actively support
ed the Huerta government.
General Villa had received through
the American consul representations
which expressed the position of the
United States in assuming moral re-
| sponsibility for the welfare of citizens
of other nations and which called
upon General Villa for a strict ac-
counting of his acts should the rights
OF any foreigners be violated
A communication also had been re-
ceiVed from General Carranza, the
head of the resolution, following the
protests of Spaniards that their prop
erty had been seized and the protests
OF other foreigners that they had been
forced TO pay money to the rebel
cause.
Il ordered that all property belong
ing TO Spaniards be coniiscated and
held pending an investigation as to
/ VINO OF the Spaniards aided Huerta, >
said Villa.
I'm order to guarantee the property
while 1T is in our hands | have named
honorable and responsible persons to
take inventory of it.
1t was necessary tn pxna1 fI,o Gpo,N
! iards because their lives were in dan
! ger here and it was necessary to
impose penalty of death in order
/ that they would go.
1T is we'll known that in the upris-
1 ing in Mexico City last February
i hundreds of Spaniards in the Ciudad
sided with Felix Diaz and with arms
co-operated in the uprising which en-
abled Huerta to bring so much suffer.
ing to Mexicans. When l attacked
Torreon. Spaniards again fired on u.
on the pretext that they were guard
ing their own interests. tn Chihua-
hua the majority of Spaniards wer,
Huerta sympathizers. When / en-
tered the city | resolved upon Their
expulsion because their lives were II
danger from the feeling held agains
| them by our army.
The rights of all other foreigners
have and will be protected. Arrest.
are being made daily of persons sus.
pected of being Huerta sympathizers
They are held pending an investiga
tion of their acts"
General Villa probably will remair
| here until the arrival of Genera
! Carranza, the time OF whose comins
is unknown,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-The bat
| tleshiDs Connecticut and Kansas. el
route from Guantanamo to Vera Cru,
TO relieve the New Hampshire ant
Louisiana, are due to arrive there to-
morrow 1t was said at the navy de.
partment today that the Louisiana
and New Hampshire would starr
north Immediately upon the arriyal
of the other vessels.
The hospital ship Solace, on her
way from New York to Vera Cruz
is going to Mexican waters for gen.
eral usefulness and not as the result
of any emergency. according to Of
ficials at the navy department
The cruiser California, which has
had long tour of duty off the Pa
cific Mexican coast, is returning from
Mazatlan to San Diego, Cal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Fish Dealer Fined $50
for Using Unfair Scales
After He Was Warned

A fine of $50 and costs was imposed
by Judge Hahn in the First Precinct
Court today upon Aaron Peterman, a
fish dealer, whose place of business
is located at 95 Prince street.
City Sealer John Sullivan was the
complainant. He testified that Peter
mans scale was tested June and
that when he went to the fish store
few days ago he found that the
seal had been broken and the dial
placed two ounces ahead of zero. He
declared he had visited Peterman's s
place three weeks ago and had
warned him. When he found the same
condition existing upon his second
visit to the store he entered a COM
plaint.
In his own behalf, Peterman said
the underweight was very likely due
to water from frozen fish that had
been weighed in the pan of the scales
He declared he had been in the fish
business in Newark for eleven years
and not once had he ever been ac-
cused of using incorrect scales
Judge Hahn informed him the evil
dence was very plain in the matter
and directed the payment of the fine
and costs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Wilson o. KS carabao Report

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-President
Wilson today approved report by
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels on
abe satires on administration policies,
which took place at recent dinner
of the military order of the Carabao
composed of army and navy officers
1t was understood the President will
make a general statement expressing
his disapproval, and that future din
ners will not be permitted to conaain
such features. 1t Is not believed that
any names will be mentioned or that
demerits will be chorged to any in
dividuals, but the statement is expect
cd 40 be one Of general reprimand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
DR.. KRAEMER IS
CHOSEN To HEAD
BOARD OF WORKS
Program for Next Year May In
clude Some Changes in Ex.
ecutiye Departments.

Commissioner Charles II. Kraemer
will be selected as president of the
Board of Works when that body or
was decided upon at conference of
the Democratic members of the board
yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Kraemer whose term of office
expires in January. 1915. was floor
leader of the majority during the last
year. He will succeed Commissioner
Patrick II. Ryan, VINO was recently
reelected for a term of three years on
the board.
Just who will succeed DR.. Kraemer
as floor leader has not been definitely
decided, 1t is said. Commissioners
Ryan, Charles p. Gillen and Albert IL.
Biertuempfel are all eligible for the
position, but just which one OF the
trio the December majority will Sc
lect is not known.
While nothing definite has been
mapped out with regard to changes in
the various administrative depart
ments of the board at the beginning
of the year. 1t Is understood that the
board will follow out the policy it in
augurated last year when several de-
partnents were cut down by the re-
moval of employees whose positions
were merely sinecures
More than $4,000, ii is estimated,
was saved the city by this efficiency
and economy program Of the Demo-
cratic majority and the members are
said to be unanimously of the opinion
that more good can be accomplished
along these lines during the coming
year.
1t is asserted that the accounting
system, recently adopted in the water
department, has brought to light f1u-
Inerous discrepancies that existed dur
ing former regime and that the de-
partment has at last been put upon 0
businesslike basis by its chairman
DIR. Kraemer. 1t is believed that he
will make several recommendations
for more changes before he relin-
quishes the departments administra-
ton at the first of the year.
1t is also rumored in City Hall
circles that there may be several
changes in the heads of some of the
principal departments of the Board
of Works, but as to just who will be
affected nothing definite can be
learned.
1t is said that some Of the changes
may be of sweeping character
DR. Kraemer, by virtue of being
president of the Board of Works in
1914, will be chairman of the finance
committee. 1t is possible that Com
missioner Ryan will be appointed as
chairman of the water committee,
leaving Commissioners Gillen and
Biertuempfel in charge of the same
departments they headed this year,
viz: the street and lighting depart
ments. Commissioner Arthur r. Dem
man, the minority member Of the
board is in charge of the other de-
partment, the sewer department.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
bad DF|SHSEZED
BY HEALTH MEN
Peddlers Accused of Offering
for Sale Exposed and De-
cayed Sea Food.

Three peddlers were picked up in
Spruce and Prince streets today by
Board of Health Sanitary Inspectors
Edward ]. Flynn and William Hop
per- 1t is charged the peddlers We're
offering fish for sale that was exposed
and uncovered and in a decaying con-
dition.
Upwards OF 600 pounds was seized
and condemned by the inspectors,
most of which was carp and founders.
The peddlers gave their names as
Harry Cartine, $50 Waverly avenue;
Elias Weissman, IL Charlton street,
and Joseph Petsa, 1853 Mott street,
New York.
The peddlers, the inspectors declare,
were carting the fish in open baskets.
which is in violation of the State
statutes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Wife of Albert t. Patrick,
Who Spent IL Years Trying
to Get Him PardOned, Dead

TULSA, Okla, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Albert
T.. Patrick, wife of the New York
lawyer convicted of the murder of
William Rice, but later pardoned, died
here today.
Mrs. Patrick, as Mrs. Addie NJ.
Francis, was married to Patrick soon
after his conviction for the murder of
Rice. For the ensuing twelve years
she devoted her entire time and ,ex-
pended $4,000 in efforts to prove Pat
rick's innocence and gain a pardon
for him
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Man Killed Instantly
When Pile of Sheet Iron
Topples Over on Him

A pile of sheet iron, twelve feet In
height, toppled overion John Lashin-
ski, forty-tive years old. of 161 Wal
nut street, while he was working at
a metal cutting machine in the fac
tory of the Spring Bed Mattress Com
pany. Monroe and Ferry streets, this
afternoon. He was instantly killed.
The metal was improperly stacked
according to the police. When the
pile began to slip the whole enormous
mass slid over on Lashinski crush
ing him against the machinery be-
fore which he was standing. His
skull was fractured.
Lashinslzi was married and had FIVE
children.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Dynamite Prisoners Lawyer
Ends Life Under Train Wheels

PEORIA, ILL.,, Dec. 1s.-H. T. Nowlan,
a prominent attorney of this city,
committed suicide by throwing him
self in front of q Burlington train at
Galva, H., fifty miles from here. last
night. A warrant for his arrest had
been issued, charging him with hav-
ing forged the names to a note for
$4,000 which he gave to Peoria bank
as security for a loan.
When Edward Smythe and James
Rae OF this city, were indicted for
completely in the alleged dynamiting
operations of the ironworkers Nowlan
was engaged to defend them, as well
as defendants from Rock Island and
Springfield.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Major Gen. Wood to Succeed
Barry at Governors Island

tSHINGToN, Dec. 1s.-Secretary
,,srrIson announced today that when
No No ,or- General Leonard Wood leaves
,he once of chief of staff next April
,m0 Iii he assigned to command the
~ ~ stern n department with headquar-
1,'ns ~ Governors Island, New York,
" ..,aaoeeding Major General Thomas ii.
Su..vh ,n,.,v who win go to the Philippines.
secretary Garrison made no an
,,o,,ncement as to General WOODS
@gr, successor as chief Of star.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
ST., 900, 900 More Asked
to Operate Parcel Post

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-Post-
master General Burleson today asked
the House Post Office committee for
an immediate emergency appropria-
tion of 81 900, 900 to operate the parcel
post until June 30. OF $1,000,000 ap-
propriated to begin the new system,
MIR. Burleson reported all but $22, 900
had been spent on December 6.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Wants $350,OOO Barbed Wire
Fence to Keep Out Mexicans

WASHINGTON, Dec ia barbed
wire fence along the Mexican boun-
Diary to check incursions into Ameri-
can territory was proposed in bill
introduced today by Senator Ashurst.
A total of $350,O0O would be appro-
Driated
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19
Sentence German Officer
Who Used Sabre on Cripple

STRASEBURG, Dec. ia sentence
of forty three days Imprisonment was
pronounced by court martial today
on Lieutenant Won Forstner, of the
Ninety-ninth Infantry, for cutting
down with his sabre a lame shoe
maker in Zabern, Alsace, on Decem-
Der 2.
The charge brought against him
was: "Wilful assault and causing
great bodily harm by the illegal use
of weapon
Lieutenant Won Forstner was the
officer who brought about the recent
troubles between the military and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-19

civilian population of Zabern by maxi
ing insulting remarks in regard to
the Alsatian citizens when he ad-
dressed the RECRUITS of his company.
The sentence of Imprisonment in a
penitentiary automatically deprives
Won Forstner of his commission as an
officer
in self-defense, but several soldiers
testified that the shoemaker, whose
name is BlanclS, was being held by
both arms and was unable to move
when Lieutenant Won Forstner struck
him.
Lieutenant Won Forstner entered an
appeal against the sentence.