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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
Injured in Fall While
Alleged to Be intoxicated,
Employee Seeks Damages

John Derbyshire, formerly employed
as handy man on the farm of Hugh
Mitchell, Eagle Rock avenue, West
Orange. has brought suit under the
employers liability act to recover
damages for injuries sustained on
April %, 1918.
The case Is rather unusual as the
question of intoxication enters into 1t
in that it being declared by the en-
ployer that Derbyshire was under the
influence of liquor when he received
his injuries.
On April % Derbyshire was engaged
in tearing down a disused barn on
the Mitchell premises, and while doing
so fell from the second floor to the
ground, suffering a fracture of his
right leg. The bone failed to knit
perfectly and Derbysh're now walks
with very apparent limp.
At the time of the injury he was
receiving wages of Sc weekly and his
board. which is figured at S. a week,
for the purpose of m king a basis for
computa ton of compensation.
John V. Laddey. as counsel for
Derbyshire, contends that Mitchell,
the employer, is liable under the
liabil ty act for damages whether
Derbyshire was intox Gated or not
at the time he received the injury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
Simple Service Marks
the Funeral in Trinity
Church OF Charles COlyer

Representatives of many insurance
and banking institutions were pres
ent at the funeral services for Charles
Colyer, vice-president of the Fire
mems Insurance Company and the
City Trust Company, held today in
Trinity Church, The altar and
sanctuary of the church were COW
cred with floral tributes to the men,
DRY of the late insurance official.
The officiating clergymen were
Right Rev. Bishop Edwin S. Lines,
Rev. G. Mercer Johnston, rector of
Trinity Church, and Rev. Stephen H.
Cranberry rector of ct. Barnabas's
Church. There was no eulogy, the
three clergymen taking part In the
simple and impressive Episcopal
services for the dead. Interment fol-
lowed In Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The honorary pall-bearers were as
follows: Daniel Fl. Durham, presi-
dent of the Firemen's Insurance
Company; Edgar B. Ward. chairman
of the finance committee of that
president of the City Trust Company;
John S. Conroy, chairman % sae
executive committee of the City
Trust Company; Neal Bassett, West
ern manager of the Firemen's In
surance Company; Francis Merges,
New York agent Of the company;
Oscar b. Mockridge and Alexander
p. Holbrook.
Members of the directorate of the
City Trust Company attended the
services in a body. The Sherman
National Bank of New York city was
also represented. Among others pres
ent were: Frederick T. Ward, Rob-
ert A. Osborne. A. +. r. Martin,
Cortland Parker, Harrison Van
Duyne. the vestrymen and wardens
of Trinity Church, Horace Grice,
Thomas M. Clark, Edgar Percy
Ward, Edward w. Jackson, David
Lum, jr., John X. Lum. Joseph G.
Spur. John A. Clifford, Charles Lum
Ralph Lum and other members of
the law firm of Lum. Tamblyn x
Colyer, and more than fifty en-
ployees of the Firemen's Insurance
Company.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
HOOD IS AWARDED
$4,000 PROPERTY
Furnishings of PIainfieId House
Do Not Belong to Wife,
Chancellor Decides.

Personal property valued at $780,
900 was awarded to Richard Haden
Hood, of Piainfieid, today in an oral
decision handed down by Vice-Chafi-
cellor Stevens in Chancery chambers.
1t was upon the urgent request OF
Chauncey G. Parker, representing
Hood, that the court made the de-
cisIon In the personal property con-
test between Hood and his wife, Mrs.
Frances Sparks Hood.
There were three Hood suits before
Vice Chancellor Stevens for decision
when he decided the personal prop
erty issue. Mrs. Hood brought suit
for divorce against her husband.
The testimony In this suit, where
Mrs. Hood made sensational charges,
has been completed. as has the tes-
timony In tho action brought by
Hood to recover the Hood homestead,
"The Roses" from his wife. The
house and land are valued at 100000.
The personal property consists of
furniture. etchings, statuary and
other articles Of an ornamental ma
ture with which Hood furnished
"The Roses" The vice-chancellor ex-
cluded from his order a marble
statue which Hood bought In Italy
during one OF his transcontinental
trips and presented to Mrs. Hood be-
fore their marriage. A marble
placque which Hood gave to his wife
as Christmas present was also
exempted from the decision.
Vice-C Chancellor Stevens announced
that he based his decision on the fact
that there was no, evidence that Hood
had delivered the furniture to his
wife. Mrs. Hoods story that her hus-
band had frequently referred to the
house and furniture as her own was
The purpose of Attorney Parker In
seeking an immediate decision In the
personal property suit became evil
dent when il was learned that Hood
is scheduled to be sentenced at Eliza
beth tomorrow on a charge of as
sault and battery. When Hood at
tempted to remove some of the furni-
ture from THE Roses" their home at
plainfield, last July his wife objected.
A quarrel followed and Mrs. Hood
said that her husband struck her on
the head several times with a tele-
phone instrument. Hood was arrest
ed and pleaded guilty. 1t is expected
that he will be sentenced before Judge
Connolly in the Union County Court
of Common Pleas tomorrow Attor-
ney Parker intends to present Vice
Chancellor Stevens's decision today
before Judge Connolly to show that
Hood had legal right to enter the
house when the alleged assault took
place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
Seek Approval of $500
Compromise on $1,000 Claim

Application for the approval of n
$500 compromise on a claim of $1,000
held against the Tabour Sash and
Fixture Company by the bankrupt
United Corrugated Paper Packing
Company was made to Bankruptcy
Referee Edwin G.. Adams today by
Barney Larke, trustee for the bank
fupt concern. The claim is for stock
which was not paid for.
The sash company claims the stock
certificate was returned Immediately
after 1t had been received and that
fraudulent and false representations
were made by a former officer OF the
paper company In trying to sell the
stock
Mr. Larkey also filed petition
asking for $26.25 for his services as
receiver for the bankrupt firm David
Booker. attorney for the receiver,
asks an allowance OF $3.50 with $12
expenses and an additional $50 with
$3S disbursements for his services as
attorney for the petitioning creditors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
Offers New Declaration
of independence to Drive
king Alcohol" Into Exile

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 13.--Speaking
before the national convention of. the
Anti-Saloon League, Donald c. Nc
Mullen, of Tampa, Fla, said, in part;
1--WE are going to write here q Sec
ond declaration of independence, and
In the language of that immortal
document of 1776 we shall charge as
a basis for our course that King Alco-
hol, whom were are renouncing, has
plundered our seas, raVaged our
coasts and destroyed the lives of our
people, and appealing to the Supreme
Judge of the world for the rectitude
of our Intentions do In the name, and
by the authority of the good people
of this nation, solemnly publish and
declare that these United States are
and of right ought to be free and in
dependent f
''From the exalted position of man
twice President of the United States
comes resentment in laundering tones
at the accusation of being an excess
sive user of intoxicating drinks, and
the people of this country rejoiced
when Theodore Roosevelt proved be-
yond doubt that the brewer and dis
tiller had no part in the making of
his marvellous manhood and the
cause has been strengthened by the
who, with that. good old-fashioned
Presbyterian sense of fidelity to duty,
has banished the wine cup from the
White House, and God grant that 1t
is banished forever.
f'And no less are we encouraged and
inspired by having mana real man
as secretary of state.
"But more significant than the atti-
tude of a former President or Sec
rotary of state is the magnificent vote
by which Congress declared its inde-
pendence of the liquor lobby and
passed the Webb-Kenyon bill. That
was the most staggering blow ever
given the liquor interests of this
country.
North Dakota comes to Join hands
with citizens from all the States in
the Union to find out, If possible,
what Is the next move against the
liquor traffic.
"Resolved, That the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage shall be forever prohibited
in any place over which floats the
American flag.
"It is moved that this sentimen be
made part of the constitution of the
United States"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
Forest Hill Missionary
Societies Hold Session

"A union meeting of the Forest Hill
Missionary societies was held yes
tarHav afternoon In the Forest Hill
Presbyterian Church. Societies from
four churches were represented. the
Woman's Auxiliary of st. Marks
Episcopal Church, the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Summerfield Methodist Episcopal
Church. the Woman's Missionary
Guild Of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church and the Woman's Missionary
Society of tho Forest Hill Presbyte-
rian Church.
The president of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society, Mrs. Emery Given,
presided at the short business session
that preceded the program. Mrs.
Robert Kuebler. president of the Sill
Yer Lake Welfare Association, gave n
brief address, telling of the work be-
Ing accomplished by the association.
Miss Clara May Adams. general sec
rotary of the Y. w. c. A., told of the
constructive work of the Y. w. c. A.,
and Miss Paula Laddey spoke on
"Commercialized Dance Halls"
A social hour followed the meeting,
and Mrs. Seymour Haulenbeek and
Mrs De Forest c. Wilsey presided
1T, the tea tables. Mrs. John II.
Ruckelshaus was chairman OF the
social committee. and was assisted
by Mrs. Robert Kuebler. Mrs. w
Neghte. Mrs. Godfrey Swamby. Mrs.
Stoiber. Mrs. william Schoonmaker,
Mrs. Howard Armstrong, Mrs Hen
~. Fl. Rusby and Mrs. Simon p.
Northrup
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
AUTO MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS
WHEN BANKRUPT LEAVES IT

That helped some and the bankrupt
began to remember things which he'd
forgotten before. He remembered
that he sold" the car to his wife and
that she went up to Swackhammer IL
Bird in Plainfield, her attorneys, to
talk about her property and also the
car. The next day 1t disappeared, but
that Is all, absolutely, he knows about
t, he said.
Coffin was recently declared bank
rupt individually and trading as the
Coffin Rubber Company, of 38 William
street. He owes $4,000 and has only
$4,000 to pay 1t WITH according to At
torney Bilder, counsel for the Empire
Tire Company. 1925 creditor. Mr..
Bilder examined Mr.. Coffin in court
today to find out what became OF the
missing automobile. w. Locke Rock
we'll has been made receiver.
Coffin seemed to know very little
about the car. After a grilling exam
ination by Attorney Bilder he ad-
mitted that he had gone to his wife's
lawyers with her, but was told to
vanish"
:'What do you mean, vanish?'' asked
the attorney.
why. the lawyer told me to van
ish, as 1t was not advisable for mo
I'D hnOW Wudl ne WAS going Co tell
my wife, I guess" the witness said.
$50 / came away. I never do any
arguing with my wife, because my
home Is the only place I've got to
rest up"
Coffln's wife owns the home they
live in and claims to own the car, ac-
cording to him. Attorney Bilder says
he. will subpoena Mrs. Collins attor-
neys to find out when was done after
Coffin left and what was not advis-
able for him to hear.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
PAVING AWARD IS
VETOED BY MAYOR
Haussling Returns Final Con-
tract on Oakland Terrace In
signed to Works Board.

Mayor Haussling today returned to
the Board of Works without his ap-
proval the final award of contract
made by the board last Thursday to
the Hastings Paving Company for
the pavement of Oakland terrace with
asphalt block. The mayor takes the
stand that the specifications were not
on file during the period when adj
vertisements appeared In the newspa-
pers inviting bids for the work.
The contract was originally award
ed to the Newton Paving Company.
but It was found that the Newton
Company had failed to comply with
the specifications by not filing
sample of the material to be used.
The board then awarded the contract
to the Hastings Company. and the
award was vetoed by the mayor. His
vote was overridden by the board
however. Commiss' oner Patrick H
RYAN alone voting to sustain him.
and last Thursday the board directed
the execution of the contract in be-
half of the city.
The MAYORS veto is as follows:
II return herewith, without my ap-
prevail, resolution adopted by your
honorable body on November 6 last
approving a contract for the paving Of
Oakland terrace with asphalt block
pdNCiuSAlJ anu ulI SCtiliB the 6h6CuIlOI1
thereof on behalf of the city.
During the period when advertise
ments appeared in the newspapers In
viting bids for this work. reports
reached me from various sources that
the specifications were not on view.
as the law contemplates. On the day
before the bids were received by your
honorable body gentleman called at
the office of the board, desiring to see
the specifications, but was unable to
inspect them. The following morning.
the day of the bidding, copy of the
specifications was delivered at his
office, but the law obviously intends
that bidders shall have the most am
pie opportunity to figure on such
work, and certainly In this instance 1t
would seem that such opportunity was
not afforded.
''It appears to me that, in view of
these circumstances. to assent to the
execution of the contract might in
volve the city In litigation and pos
sibly render assessments null and
void. For this reason. therefore, /
return the resolution with the an
nexed contract to your honorable
body" y
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13

Lost, strayed or stolen, one seven
passenger touring car. Finder please
return to Bankruptcy Referee Edwin
G. Adams or Nathan Bilder. Both
are anxious to find the machine as
1t was a perfectly good automobile
and always behaved well, except once.
That once it wandered out of Its
garage in Harrison avenue, Westfield,
and has not been seen since. Will
lam Fl. Coffin, also of Harrison ave-
nue., Westfleld, owner of the car, can't
imagine where 1t has gone. He's par
ticularly anxious to recover 1t as he
has been declared a bankrupt and
needs every cent he can get. Just
before the buggy" disappeared 1t was
to be sold for 5000, so Mr.. Coffin fig
ures he's that much out.
The car was In the garage at the
rear of tho Coffin home. Mr.. Coffin
left 1t there. A few hours later he
went out to crank It," but he didn't,
becausejt wasn't there.
And that's all he knows about the
cars disappearance. At least that's
what he told Referee Adams In the
bankruptcy court today. The referee
however, was inclined to doubt Cof-
fms story and told him so. Coffin
stuck to the original tale, though,
and that made the referee SO peeved
he told the witness Just what he
thought of him.
you're not telling the truth" the
referee expostulated. You know
where the car is and so does your
wife. You needn't think you can get
away with any fairy tale like that in
this court. I'm giving you fair warn
ing that If you don't tell the truth
you'll be punished for contempt Of
court" 5s.'.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
SEALERS TO URGE
ADDITIONAL LAWS
Legislative Committee of State
Body Holds Conference
Here.

Members of the legislative commit
tee of the county and city sealers
throughout the State met In the Of
flee of City Sealer of Weights and
Measures John II. Sullivan, in the
City Hall, late yesterday afternoon.
The purpose of the conference, which
was called by State Sealer William
L. Waldron, was to talk over legis-
lation required by the sealers at the
coming session of the Legislature.
The new basket law. which became
operative on November 1, naturally
came In for considerable discussion
and the committee decided that sew
eral amendments would have to be
made to this law. City Sealer Sulli-
van got busy yesterday MOI ming and
swooped down upon several dealers
at Centre Market, confiscating sew
eral baskets which did not come up
to the requirements OF the law. The
loot obtained by Sullivan and his as-
sfstants was CAREFUL. inspected by
the members OF the legislative COM
mittee and the local department came
I'M for considerable favorable COM
fnent for it's activity In the enforce
ment of the new law.
The local department operates with
more or less of an advantage over the
county sealers and some of the city
sealers in ether parts OF the State
inasmuch as the city ordinances in
vogue here cover several points which
are not covered by the State law.
For instance, the new basket law
does not give the county sealers the
right to confiscate, while the men in
the local department have this right
by virtue of the city ordinance.
A barrel law providing for a uni
form barrel similar to the uniform
basket was spoken of, and 1t was
deemed advisable to have such bill
introduced In the coming session of
the Legislature. Congressman Turtle,
of Union county, is Interested In a
national law on this subject. which
the sealers are hoping will meet with
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
SUES FOR SHARE IN
ESTATE OF FATHER
LemueI Smith, Jr., Continues
Long Fight--charges He
Was Defrauded.

The long legal fight being made by
Lemuel Smith, jr.. OF Plainfield, to
secure his share of his fathers $780,.
900 estate was continued before Ad-
visory Master Edward M. Cole in
Chancery Court today. Smith took
the stand again to continue his story
of the transactions by which he
claims relatives defrauded him of his
right to share in the estate.
The father of the complainant was
Lemuel Smith, ST., OF Middletown,
Monmouth county, who died on Feb
ruary IS, 1889. Since that date his
son has made three attempts to
secure an accounting from the
executors by suing in the courts, but
his two previous bills were dismissed
At the time of his death the elder
Smith was q widower, and left tho
following children: One son, Lemeul,
jr.; two daughters, Mrs. Josephine C.
Thompson, of Morristown, and Mrs.
Maud A. Thompson, of Morris Plains.
and O step-child, Mrs. Mary H, de
Barry. of New York city.
Under the terms Of the Smith will
Mrs. De Barry received 100000. All
the elder Smiths shares of stock in
the Benjamin & Weaver Cattle Com
pany, of Wyoming, were left to
Lemuel Smith, jr., and $4,000 was to
be divided equally among Smiths
three children.
The residue of the estate was to be
divided equally among the three chill
dren, with the exception that $4,000
was to be deducted from Lemuel, jr's
share for money advanced by his
father. The executors named In the
will were Louis A. de Barry, John
$. w. Thompson, sons-in-law. and
William r. Wilson. of New York city
Within a year after his fathers
death the complainant decided to John
s. w. Thompson his one-third in
terest In the residue of his fathers
estate. A few months later Thomp-
son secured another quit claim for
Lemuel Smith, jr., which completely
shut him off from any equity he
might have In the estate.
Now the son claims that the estate
is worth far more than S150,000, and
that he is entitled to some share in
the property. notwithstanding the de-
duction of $50 900 as provided in his
fathers will. For some years the son
worked on the cattle ranch in the
West. and then went South. While In
a Southern town he was notified OF
his fathers death, and proceeded to
Middletown, where he arrived ''as
poor as church-mouse," according to
his own testimony.
The sum of $500 was advanced to
Smith at that time by his brother
in-law, John s w. Thomson. so that
smith could secure proper clothing in
which to attend his fathers funera,
Smith is represented In the present
action bv WiI'iam MAYO Atkinson
and Charles Pilgrim, while Carl v
Yogt. of Morristown, represents the
Thompsons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
LARCENY CHARGES
DENIED BY ZEMEL
Not Guilty, Pleads Lodging
house Proprietor to ACCUSE
tons of Boarders.

Meyer Zemel, proprietor of q lodg-
ing-house in .'murderers' row." at 1928
Market street, and Republican district
leader In the Seventh district OF the
Fourth ward, today pleaded not guilty
to two indictments charging him with
larceny in Quarter Sessions Court be-
fore Judge William P. Martin.
The indictments allege that Zemel
on September last took $2S.15 from
John Gordon and $3.50 from John
Boyle,l both dodgers at his house.
Zemel,f In his behalf, alleges that he
is innocent of the charge of robbery
and claims he took the money from
the two men and locked It in the safe
of the hotel for safe keeping.
A plea of non vult was entered by
Charles Jeffries, q negro. charged with
entering the homes of Annie Ziegler,
81 North Sixth street, and Thomas j.
Hallgring, 81 Hunterdon street, on
November 5, for the purpose of rob-
berry.
Jeffries failed to obtain any loot at
the Ziegler residence, but at the
Hallgring home he got away With
clothing valued at 81.
Similar pleas were entered by Jo-
seph tanning. charged with desert
ing his wife. Emma Lanning. and
minor child. Anna Lann'ng on May
8 last. and by James Fay, who stole
candy of the value of $3.50 from Con-
rad Lassen. al Warren street, on
November TO-
Harry Weideman. II years; Harry
White. 16 years. and Elmer Richard
son. Is years. entered pleas of non
vult to a charge of larceny and re-
ceiving. The lads live in Irvington,
and on October rs last entered the
home of Mrs. ]. T. Parker. at 165
MONTGOMERY street. and stole $3.50 in
money.
In all instances except White and
Richardson the prisoners who plead
ed non vult were remanded to
TAIL for sentence later. White and
Richardson were sent to the House of
Detention.