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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
MERCURY FATAL TO
HARRY S. PHILLIPS
Wife at Bedside as Victim OF
BichIoride Tablets
Dies.

With his wife sitting at his bedside.
Harry S. Phillips, the Beileville town
electrician, who accidentally sWal-
lowed six bichloride of mercury tab
lets in mistake for headache cure,
died at 1920 o'clock this afternoon
at the City Hospital.
When Phillips was admitted to the
hospital on December the physi-
clans saw that there was no hope.
The unfortunate man gradually grew
worse. and it was yesterday when the
physicians saw that the end was
near that his wife was summoned,
and she stayed by her husbands side
comforting him in his last hours.
Early today Phillips became delirious
and shortly before noon lapSed into
Inconsistencies. When Mrs. Phillips
saw that her husband was dead she
hid her face in her arms leaned over
the bed and wept.
The patients in the ward to whose
talk Phillips had listened since his
admittance into the hospital were
silent as they realized one of their
number had passed away. Not one
sound could be heard in the large
ward except Mrs. Phillips's weeping.
Several nurses tried to comfort her,
but she rose from her position, took
long look at her dead husbands
face and passed out of the ward.
She was taken home by relatives.
On December 4, Phillips left his
work in this city and went to his
home at "a Floyd street, Belleville.
He complained to his wife that he
felt ill. Later he went to bed. Dur
ing the night he got up and from
medicine chest he took out package
which he thought contained headache
tablets. He swallowed six of them.
He vomited violently shortly after.
Because of this the physicians at the
hospital say Phillips lived as long as
he did. A physician was called in
and he advised the sick mans imme-
diate removal to the City Hospital.
While a patient at the hospital,
Phillips showed no signs of suffering
from pain In fact, when the physi-
clans asked him how he felt he an
sWered:
"I feel well, DOCTOR in fact. just as
well as I ever did" He could eat no
solid food. and since he came into the
hospital the only nourishment he
could take was milk.
Phillips was twenty EIGHT years old.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
John B. SCARLETT
IS DEFENDANT
IN BANKRUPTCY
Involuntary Petition Brought
in District Court of Tren=
ton by Creditor.

An involutary petition in bank
ruptcy has been filed aginst John B.
Scarlet, a director and heavy debtor
of the looted Roseville Trust Com
pany, by Nathan Bilder, of the law
firm of Bilder & Bilder. Mr.. Bilder
alleges that Scarlet owes the defunct
bank upward of $4,000.
The petition was filed in the United
states District Court in Trenton on
December II, and was just made pub
lie today. The petition alleges that
Scarlet is insolvent and that he com
mitted acts of bankruptcy in prefer
ring certain creditors. 1t is also de-
clared that a large number of judg-
ments have been recovered against
him during the months of October,
November and December, which have
been returned unsatisfied. The
petltioning creditors are Ogden &
Cadmus, of Bloomfield. and two
others. The assets and liabilities are
unknown.
Spalding Frazier. of the law firm of
Riker & Rilser, was appointed receiver.
The petition alleges that Scarlet Is
ieferestes4s in large number of real
ests.fe companies including the Grey
lock Manor Land Company, the Ridge
wood Land Company, Bras-Dor Land
Company and the Nutley Manor Land
Company, and that he has money in
vested or owns or controls the capital
stock of the MiddIesex Hat Company
and the Metuchen Hat Manufacturing
Company, both of Metuchen. The
offices of the land company are given
as the Ordway building, in this city,
where Scarlet has his private Office
Scarlet in a recent hearing in the
Raymond E. Smith bankruptcy pro-
ceedings on the witness stand in the
bankrupt court explained how he
withdrew large sums of money from
the Roseville Trust Company and had
his checks certified when his balance
there amounted to less than $40. 1t
was shown that he withdrew 81 PAT. rs
from the bank when his balance was
little more than $40. These alleged
transactions form a part of the claim
the bank alleges against Searlett.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
.LOVES|CK GIRL
SHOOTS HERSELF
Goes to Home of Sweetheart
She Thought Had Spurned
Her to Fire Bullet.

TRENTON, Dec 13.-Believing
that her lover had spurned her be-
cause he had not met her as often
as she desired, Miss Louise Hide
brand, 90 years old, went to the home
of her sweetheart, Joseph r.. Smith,
67 Chauncey street. late last night,
and fatally shot herself on his front
porch
The young woman is now dying at
Mercer Hospital bullet entered
her left breast directly above the
heart and imbedded itself somewhere
in the body. Early this morning the
doctors said that she could live but
a few hours.
Young Smith, who is taxicab
chauffeur, would undoubtedly have
been slain by the young woman, but
for the fact that he was not at his
cab stand on North Warren street
last night when she called to see
him. She had threatened him about
a week ago.
It was after she had gone to
Smiths home and failed to get a re-
sponse to her knock at the front door
that she determined to kill herself ON
the porch. She knocked at the door
several times and had half aroused
some of the members of the family
when she pulled the weapon from be-
meath her waist and sent bullet
crashing into her body.
The following note was found in
side her shirtwaist when she was
taken to the hospital and placed on
the operating table:
II did it because Joe does not care
fnT nd I Di
hope no one will blame him. because
| don't want you to. Goodbye, Jo-
seph Smith. forever. I hope you will
live happy without me. / forgive you
for everything, although you have
been false to me. LOUISE"
Rolndsman O'Rourke and Patrol
man Kucker were standing at West
Hanover and Willow streets. shortly
after 10 o'clock last night when they
heard pistol shot from the direction
of the North Willow street canal
bridge.
They hurried up the street and met
Oscar Ungaro, of 1853 North Willow
street, who informed the policemen
that a girl had shot herself on a
porch on Chauncey street. The Of
ficers saw the young woman lying
there with new revolver clutched in
her right hand.
The weapon was fully loaded with
the exception OF the one chamber
The policemen called the police am
bulance and had the victim hurried
to Mercer Hospital. She did not re-
gain consciousness. The nurses
found blood stained note where
the bullet had ploughed its way into
her flesh. The note was turned over
to Reserve officer Weigand.
Smith learned of the affair short
time later and hurried to the hospital.
Because of the girls condition he
was not allowed to see her. Her
parents, who live at Titusville, Pa,
were notified and they made a quick
trip to the hospital
Miss Hildebrand was very pretty
and Of fine physique and of o charm
ing manner. Smith said today that
he had known the young woman for
about two years. having become ac-
quainted with her before she came
to this city
Il have been going with her for
several months" he told a reporter,
"and had every respect for her. l
cannot understand why she should
have shot herself
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
PATIENTS DASH
FROM HOSPITAL
PROVES FUTILE
Paiana-Clad Fugitive Caught
in Street Making Off in
Delivery Wagon.

Clothed only in pajamas. Joseph
Dunning, a patient at the City Hos
pital, made a spectacular dash for
liberty today. He was recaptured
just as he was making eff with de-
livery wagon rig that was standing
near the hospital. The runaway was
taken back to the hospital. He is
thirty eight years old and his home
is at is East Mechanic street.
An inferno called at ward II, in the
hospital basement, this morning.
After looking over some of the cases
he made ready to leave at 11:20 The
nurse went up the runway ahead of
him and unlocked the heavily barred
iron gate.
Just as he was going through the
gate the inferno stopped
Lets see how's that Dunning case
getting on?" he asked.
The nurse started to answer So
intent were both that neither saw
Dunning, bare-footed and in his
paJamas, creep upon them
Dunning suddenly dashed past the
nurse, bowled over the inferno and
sprinted into the corridor. From the
corridor he sprang through an open
door leading into the cellar. Then he
headed straight for a tunnel in course
of construction under Fairmount ave-
nue, between the main building and
the new nurses home on the opposite
side of the street.
The tunnel is completed only to the
sidewalk and there is hole leading
into it from above.
Dunning forced his way into the
tunnel, an orderly in pursuit right be-
hind him. BY sheer strength Dunning
pulled himself up through the narrow
excavation into the street. Then he
turned. looked down at the orderly
beneath and laughed aloud.
Frank MackinSon, of 226 South Sew
enth street, a foreman working on the
nurses home. saw Dunning emerge
from the tunnel. He called to Will
lam Ellis, a siX-foot negro driver, of
244 South Twelfth street. and together
they gave chase. Meanwhile half a
dozen internes, in their white suits,
rushed out of the hospital
Dunning headed for a delivery
wagon standing in Fairmount avenue
200 yards south of the hospital. He
leaped into the seat and was just
about TO whip up the horse when
Ellis caught him and dragged him to
the sidewalk. Mackinson tackled him
by the feet
But two men were childs play tC
Dunning, who stands six feet three In
his bare feet. He was grinning to
himself and trying a half Nelson or
Ellis when tiIrss-si-e--fnt fnt~rter--r'tfstet
upon him In a body Between then
they managed to bundle him back into
the hospital
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
Train Guns ON Rebels.

OJINAGA, Mexico, Dec. IA
Perched on the hill of Ojinaga, which
commands sweeping view of the
nearby desert and canyons, the fed
eral army today had its guns trained
In expectation of an attack by the
four or five thousand rebels who are
rapidly surrounding the town.
The commanding position of the
federals. with trenches and forts fixed
for resistance, will make it impossible
for the rebels to storm the place with
out heavy loss of life. The rebels will
have to climb almost straight up to
the town and be constantly exposed to
fire, except for a slight shelter Afford
ed by mesquite bushes.
The four thousand federals garri-
soned here after their retreat from
Chihuahua have resigned themselves
to the expected attack and the rebels
under General Herrera have an
nounced their intention of attacking
from three sides to force a surrender
or to drive the enemy across the river
into the United States.
Four more troops of United States
Cavalry reinforced the border patrol
at Preside territory. The AnSvscE =
military authorities have notified 10th
sides that no shots must be fired
across the river
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
SCU|..LY ELECTED
HEAD OF HATTERS
Vote Not Complete, but South
Norwalk Mans Victory
Is Certain.

DANBURY, Conn, Dec 13-John
w. Scully, of South Norwall1. was
elected president of the United Hat
ters of North America in a referen-
DUN election held yesterday in the
various hat manufacturing centres
throughout the country. He will sue
ceed Simon Blake, of Danbury The
returns are not yet complete, but
Scully's majority will be about 200.
Martin Lawlor of New York. was
the only nominee for secretary treas
urer of the organization.
Reports issued today by Orange
hating officers indicate Mr. Scully's
victory over Simon Blake, the ma
tional president for the past three
years, by a majority of about 200
votes. Figures today are missing
from st. Louis, Mo-. Los Angeles and
San Francisco, Call Philadelphia,
Boston and Chicago, but it is not ex-
pected there will be enough votes cast
there to threaten defeat to Mr. Scully.
The Orange hatters who have Loyalty
stood by the candidate are enthused
over his success. Martin Lawlor, sec
retary- treasurer, is unopposed. and
his reelection is certain.
In Orange the voting was as fol-
lows: Local No. 4. Scully, 254;
Blake. 80: No H. Scully. 506; Blake,
30 Newark locals voted as follow:
No. IA, Seully. III: Blake. %; No. 13,
Scully. "A: Blake. 70. Blake's ma.
iority in Connecticut towns and New
burgh, N. Y. over his rival reached
662 The Orange and Newark vote
overcame that lead. In Brooklyn,
Local No Z gave Scully Is, and Blake
4: No. s tailed Blake Ga, and Scully
12. The single Philadelphia local
heard from-No. 1.-gave Scully 81
votes to but one for Blake.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
AMERICANS FLEE /
FROM TAMP|CO BY
ADM|RAL'S ORDER
Fletcher Wires All Women and
Children Are Out of Be-
sieged City.
PROTESTS THE HANGING OF
PRISONERS IN PUBLIC VIEW
Does Not Mention His Reported
Order to BeIIigerents to
Cease Firing.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Rear Ad-
mlral Fletcher cabled from Tampico
under date of l a. m. today that at
p. m. yesterday he had ordered all
Americans out of the city and that
before midnight he had transferred
about five hundred who were aboard
the Wheeling and Tacoma to the bat
tleshlps Virginia, Rhode Island and
New Jersey, outside.
The admiral reported that all
foreign women and children were out
of the city at l o'clock this morning,
but that some men preferred to re-
main. He ais stated that the situ-
alton was getting worse and that
skirmishing continued. with the Mexi-
can gunboat Bravo shelling the
position of the Constitutionalists
Admiral Fletcher asked the navy
department to make public announces
ment that all foreigners were safe
and that 1t was impossible to send
personal messages to all who have
relatives on the ships.
The navy department has engaged
the Ward liner Moiro Castle, which
will arrive at Tampico early tomor-
row, to receive such refugees as may
wish to leave.
The navy department later issued
this statement:
A cablegram has been received from
Rear Admiral Fletcher sent from
Tampico, Mexico, p. m. Friday,
which conveys the information that
there has been no cessation of fight
ing, but that the fighting is not se-
rious.
Aguilar was reported to have inst
arrived with 5000 men and taken a
position on the right bank of the
river. That there were en- route to
Tampico the Mexican gunboats Vera
cruz and Progresso. Admiral Fletcher
has received information that both
Federals and Constitutionalists have
shot or hanged all prisoners taken.
numbering about sixty-five. Three Of
these men were hanged in the fore-
noon from within the Federal lines In
fnli view of the shipping and city.
Admiral Fletcher made formal pros
test IN the name of humanity against
the ractiae----s---.--.s------
He reports that no foreigners or
property have been injured and that
the New Jersey is en- route to Tam
pico
The army transport Summer leaves
Galveston today for Tampico. Ar
rangements have been made to care
Tor all Americans at Tampico. They
number about 500
Admiral Fletcher was reported to
nave ordered both Federals and rebels
to cease firing until all foreigners had
been removed to safe place. The
admiral makes no reference to such
an order In his dispatches, and the
report, therefore. is regarded here as
false.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
WRECKERS DITCH
R. R. HEADS TRAIN
/ ON n. Y. CENTRAL
A. H. Smith on Special De-
rallied on Lake Shore Near
Cleveland.
OFFICIALS OFFER $1,000
REWARD FOR CULPRIT
Fireman Is KiIIed-Rails Mere
Loosened by Removing
Spikes.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 13.-That the
partial derailment of train No. is on
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad near Wickliffe, east of this
city. shortly before last midnight was
the result of a deliberate attempt at
train -wreeking, was the belief ex-
pressed by Lake Shore officials today.
They assert that spikes had been re-
moved from the rails, and the road
has offered a reward of $1,000 for the
arrest of the person tampering with
the roadbed.
Attached to train No. 16 was the
private ear of the newly-elected pres
ident of the New York Central sys-
tenn, Alfred H. Smith. President-e elect
Smith, after a visit to his aged
mother in this city to receive her con-
gratulations on his promotion, and a
hurried Western trip, was returning
eastward. The private car was not
derailed.
Fireman Is Killed.
f. F. Rubeck, of Buffalo, the fire.
man of the locomotive, was killed.
There were 200 passengers aboard
All of them were more or less bruised,
but none of them was badly hurt.
Relief trains and physicians and am
balances were rushed to the scene,
but they We're not needed.
The wreck occurred a short dis
tance from Wickliffe. Spikes were
drawn from the ties and the fish
plates cracked apparently with a
sledge. After viewing the track, Pres
ident Smith declared that the acci-
dent was undoubtedly the work of
wreckers. Within an hour after the
wreck Lake Shore police and detec-
tives were searching the countryside
for the wreckers.
President Smith, who has been in
charge of the lines but a few days,
says he is unable to supply motive
for the wreck. His private car was
attached to the train when it left
Chicago at 1:40 O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon.
Knows of No Enemies.
Whether the wreclxers knew the
new chief executive was on board Is
not known. Mr. Smith knows of no
enemies who would attempt any such
measure.
"There is no doubt tl.at the train
was wrecked" he said. 'I am at a
loss to supply motive. Tt could not
Ahave been for purposes of robbery,
as no attempt at hold-up was made
after The wreck. The rails were loos-
ened for a short stretch between
Noble and Wicl1liffe and the train
plunged off the track.
"As ! stepped off the train after
the wreck I saw two men running
away from the scene, but in the
darkness could get no description of
them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
Federals Again in Control
of Oil District of Tuxpan

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 13.-The oil
district of Tuxpan, which for nearly
a month has been controlled by the
rebels under General Candido Agui-
lar. Is now in the hands of the Fed
eral troops commanded by General
Joaquin Mas. jr., according to re-
ports received today by the war of
flee.
General Mas on his way to Tampi-
co has advanced with his column as
far as Juan Casino to the north OF
Tamiahua. He has not thus far en-
eountered any opposition. and 1t is
assumed that all the rebel forces have
gone to assist in the attack on Tam
pico.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13

The record for the 134th hour Is
2,5S5 miles lap. made by Rutt and
Stol in I9OS.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-After series
of desperate sprints at O'Clock this
morning, the field in the last day of
the six-day bike grind was reduced
to ten teams. Walthour, who had
paired up with Clark after Grenda
had retired and Collins had suffered
broken shoulder in a bad spill,
started the fireworks, and when the
smoke of battle had cleared away
Clark. Perchicot and Applehans were
out of the race.
At 10 o'clock, following another
sprint. Clarence Carmen, of the Car
men Cameron team, was unable to
continue, and his partner announced
his intention of completing the race
alone.
Following the withdrawal of Apple
hans and Perchicot. Breton and
Packebusch paired up and are one
lap behind the leaders.
The elimination of Jackie Clarke
came as n climax to sensational Sc
ries of sprints during the early morn
ing hours. Grenda, who had been in
bad shape for the last two days, de-
cided that it would be foolhardy to
continue longer and retired from the
race
Within the hour following his re-
tirement a bad fall eliminated Col
Inns, who had to be carried from the
track with broken shoulder.
Walthour Immediately teamed up
with Clark
The announcement of the Walthour
Clark combination caused a wild out
burst of applause from the thousands
of race-mad fans who packed the
Garden.
Walthour Immediately started a
terrific sprint. in an effort to regain
the distance that he and his partner
were penalized When the gain
seemed assured Clark was unable to
relieve Walthour, and the chance was
gone.
The riders are still far ahead of the
worlds record but have not as big a
gain as they had yesterday At II
o'clock the leaders We're six miles and
nine laps in front of the best previous
mark.
The Kopsky-K -Keefe team was so far
behind the others that they were de-
clared out of the race late this morn.
ing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
Messenger Boy Almost
ChOkes on Bit of Candy

Frank Duffy, fifteen years old, a
of. 26 Fillmore street, mar
rowly escaped choking on a piece of
candy today. He was crossing Plane
street, near the Lackawanna railroad
when the candy stuck in his throat
Several workmen employed nearby
noticed the boys predicament. They
slapped him on the back ad gave him
water, but the candy remained firmly
fixed. The City Hospital ambulance
was summoned. A surgeon. using a
pair OF pincers. brought up the candy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
mitchell CALLER
At WHITE HOUSE
TumuIty Takes Mayor-elect
and Mayor Pagan, of Jersey
City, for Auto Trip.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.--John Pur-
roy Mitchell. mayor-elect of New York,
visited the White House today, but
did not see President Wilson.
Secretary Tumulty said he would
endeavor to arrange an engagement
for the mayor elect with the President
for today or tomorrow, If the Presi-
dent was able to receive callers.
Mayor Pagan, Of Jersey City, was
also at the White House. and the en-
tire party went motoring with Secre-
tary Tumulty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
Mother Returns from Store
to Find Baby Fatally Burned

TRENTON, Dec. 13.-While Mrs.
Michael Young was shopping in a
nearby grocery store last night her
four-month- daughter Cecilia was
burned to death. The infant was in
a coach near the kitchen stove, which
ignited the carriage.
The child died in its mothers arms.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-13
Wilson Better, but Cancels
GridirOn Club Engagement

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-President
Wilson's cold was much better today,
and though the weather was mild and
tempering, DIR. Grayson ordered him
to remain in his room and to cancel
his engagement to attend the dinner
of the Gridiron Club tonight The
President wrote a letter of regret