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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
HOUSE CONSIDERS BILLS
FOR AVIATION MEETS
1rram a staG Correspondent

TRENTON, n. j.. Feb. 1S.-Two
Bins concerning aviation meets, fos-
tered by Assemblyman salus, Of At
lantfc, president of the American Elk
position Company, which backed
WelImans disastrous airship flight
over the Atlantic, were considered by
the House today.
one of them. prohibiting flights by
aviators over the heads of spectators
AT a meet, was passed. The other,
nroviding that prizes cannot be Of
fered for flights, was defeated on the
ground that it would deter develop
Ihent of the science of aviation. Mr..
5alus said that aYiators who took
chances of death just for money gain
ohght to be prevented from doing so,
His opponents, Messrs. McGrath and
Bredenbek, said it should rest with
the aviators whether they should
brave death or not.
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CONCUR in DISCHARGE
OF STREET CLEANERS
Civil Service Commissioners to
Pay Men.

After a conference between the
Board of Works Commission and the
Civil Service Board relative to the
dismissal of forty six employees in
the street cleaning department, the
latter board announced today that
the employees should remain dis
charged, but agreed to pay them for
the time that they had been In the
employ of the city.
In settlement of the street sweep
ers' strike for an increase in pay
from twenty-five cents an hour on
days when weather conditions per-
mitted working on the streets, the
Board of Works agreed to pay 250
men 80 a week, and, in accordance
withthis, the full number was put to
work on January 81.
When the payroll for the week was
submitted to the civil service board
to be certified it was ascertained thai
forty-six men had not been taken
from the civil service list accordine
to their standing, and they were
consequently dismissed on February
t6 After several conferences the
Board of Works explained that il
was ignorant of the civil service laws
governing employing of men and con.
scented for the dismissal of the forty
six men to stand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
FRENCH EXPECT U. S
INTERVENTION IN MEXICO

PARIS. Feb 13-The civil war in
Mexico occupies larger place in pub
lie interest in France at the moment
than does the Balkan war
The keenest attention is paid by
members of the diplomatic corps to
the possibility of intervention by the
United States. the prevailing view
being that this probably will occur
before order has been restored,
The French foreign Office declines to
make any comment on the situation,
as it wishes to maintain it's attitude
of neutral observation. The foreign
minister however, receives frequent
communications from the French
charge daffaires in Mexico City: The
Mexican legation in Paris also from
time to time transmits to the foreign
office encourag ing MESA es, received
from the Madero government.
The interest taken in the situation
by the ordinary Frenchman is chiefly
a dramatic one and is stirred by the
vivid narratives published in the
Of the fighting in the
streets of modern city.
Frenchmen hold considerable in
vestments in Mexican securities,
which have been little affected on the
Paris Bourse by the current events.
There have been few transactions in
these stocks, and Mexican per cents.
actually advanced cents today after
experiencing a slight depression on
Monday. -
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ACCUSES TOWN OFFICIALS
IN SHOOTING OF RANKIN.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 10
Serious charges against Mexican Off
Gals at Tijuana, in connection with
the recent shooting of Roy E. Rankin,
win be forwarded to Secretary of
State Knox by District Attorney
John D. Fredericks. of Los Angeles,
who has completed his investigation
of the affair. M
Captain Fredericks said the evil
dence he gathered involved Mexican
officials. not only in the shooting OF
Rankin. but in the attempted murder
of Detective Guy L. Rockwell, Ran
kin's companion. Rankin. according
to the district attorney, was shot be-
cause he and Rockwell were investi-
eating a forgery involving at least
one official at Tijuana, who attempted
by letter to obtain money from a
Los Angeles bank on bogus check
for $500.
A copy of the charges and the evil
depes will be mailed also to the gov
ernor of Lower California.
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STRIKERS SUBMIT
'PROEFER TO N. Y.
Garment Workers Take Four
teen Contractors Overtures !.
to National Union.

to improve the conditions in our in
dustry."
Mr.. Colby declared these articles of
agreement looked plausible and
feasible, and that he would do every
thing in his power to try and bring
about their adoption. With this end
in. view, Mr.. Colby got in touch with
the strike leaders today and talked
the matter over with them.
The lack of funds in the treasury
and the fact that the families of many
of the garment. workers are facing
starvation has influenced the men to
listen to talk of arbitration, and II
the consent of the national organiza-
ton can be obtained, the leaders will
probabl agree to arbitrate. ~, +
Questioning of both parties as to
who would be acceptable to both sides
as an arbiter. in case the contending
parties are brought together ELECTED
the reply that Mr.. Colby would be
favored by both.
The committee of ministers COM
posed of the Rev. Mercer g. Johnson,
rector of Trinity Church: the Rev
DIR. William J. Dawson, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church. and
the Rev. George P. Dougherty. pastor
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Kills Brothers
Wife and Self

BRAINTREE, Mass, Feb. 13.-Mrs.
George Hobart, prominent socially
throughout this State. and her
brother-in-law, Myron Hobart, were
shot to death in the Hobart home
early today.
The bodies were found by the hus-
band when he returned home a short
time after the tragedy. The police
believe that Hobart, who was a bach
elor, killed the woman and committed
suicide. 1t is said that he objected to
new friends made by his brother and
the latter's wife, both of whom were
twenty years younger than himself.
A siX-year-old daughter was found
in bed. sleeping calmly by the side of
the mothers body. She could only
remember having been momentarily
disturbed by flash and bang"
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HEIRESS IS NEAR
DEATH FROM GAS
Artificial Limb. Caught in Chair,
Hampers 15-Year-oId Girls
Flight.

With her artificial limb wedged
helplessly In the rungs of a rocking
chair, Gertrude Lakeland, Is years
old and heiress to thousands. was al
most asphyxiated at her home last
night.
The girl had. mounted the chair to
light high gas jet She had just
turned the valve and was about to
ignite the gas when she lost her bal
ance and toppled to the floor. In fall
ing her wooden leg became -wedged
between the roupds of the chair, leav
ing her helpless with the gus pouring
from the open connection
She screamed franticaly for help,
but no one heard her cries. Becoming
exhausted from the continuous shout-
ing, she tainted
Brother Finds Her Unconscious.
Her brother, returning home from
his work, found her lying unconscious
on the floor. The odor of gas almost
stifed him
Rushing to his sisters aid he dragged
the girl, chair and all. into the hall
and summoned the City Hospital am
bulance. In the meantime neighbors
had been attracted by the excitement
and lent their aid to the unconscious
girl
AT the hospital the gas was
pumped from her lungs and she soon
revived. Then she cried for her
mother and begged to be taken home.
The physicians finally allowed her to
be. taken bacl. TO her home. at rs
Hartford street. She is much i'm
proved today. but is still suffering
severely from shock and effects of
the gas.
Limb Lost in Trolley Accident.
Eight years ago Miss Lakeland was
injured in a trolley accident on War
rem street, causing her the loss of her
limb. A wooden limb was substi-
tuted.
In settlement Of her injuries the
girl received a check for $4,000, which
is held in trust for her until she be-
comes of age.
A wealthy aunt, who died recently,
also took compassion on the girl for
her injury so young in life, and made
the maid her sole heiress. The
amount of the legacy left her is un-
known, but it is thought to exceed
$50, 600
All the girls money is held in trust
for her until she becomes eighteen.
She keeps house at the Hartford
street address for her mother and
brother. who are both employed
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of st. Paurs NJ. e. Church, which
was appointed at the conference Of
the clergy held at the Trinity Church
parish house, is also making strides
i'll the same direction.
After the conference Monday, rep
resentatives of the strikers were pres
ent and gave their version of the
strike, and the committee has since
held a meeting at which representa-
tives OF the employers have been
present to explain their side of the
story.
Another conference will be held at
the Trinity Church parish house to-
morrow morning. at which it is ex-
pected that the contractors will be
represented.
Speaking anent the matter today,
DR.. Dawson said that the members of
the committee pealized that the task
which they had taken upon them
selves was a gigantic one, as they
were satisfied that there was much to
be said in justice on the part of both
sides.
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ASKS
| RAISE FOR SEC'Y
Monahan Says SpiIIane's Posi-
ton Warrants Larger Salary
Than $500 a Year.

communication from Sheriff
Mona han requesting an increase IN
The salary of his secretary, Jeremiah
SniIIane. was received at the. meeting
Of the finance committee of the Boara
Of Freeholders this afternoon
The sheriff stated in his letter that
arr. Spillane was handling the imam
ciaI affairs of the sheriff ofhce ana
acting as cashier, and his present
salary, 81 500. was not in proportion
with his work.
This is the second request OF the
same nature At the beginning OF
The year Mr.. Monahan asked for an
Increase to $500 for his secretary, but
no action was taken. A committee
Of Two was appointed to look into
the matter on motion of Freebooter
Wat
Four bills from the County Board
If Taxation were referred to County
Counsel Jones for advice as to pay
nent upon motion of Chairman Har-
rison. James A. Berry put in a Dill
for 5000 for appraising property for
the board. Lathrop Anderson claimed
S10o for the same work. The stem
ographer, James McLaucklan's gill
amounted to $3.50 for services and
John p. Lux asked for 800 for reas-
sessment of values in Nutley.
Nc action was taken in the matter
of increases in the office of the
county clerk, as no formal request
for such increases had been made to
the board. Director Evans declared
In favor of increasing the stan OF
clerks.
Mosquito Inspector Dobbins asked
that the unexpended balance due the
Mosquito determination Commission
Be granted. This amounted TO slo,-
100.
Tile explained the commission had
q balance of $4,000 from last year
and with this expected to renew the
campaign against the pests before
the first of May.
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was sharp action for few minutes
by a federal battery against the rebel
position, but at II o'clock the city
was tranquil. with all the street
lights out.
LAREDO. Tex, Feb. 1S-The
whereabouts of the north bound pas
senger train from Mexico City. which
left there Tuesday night. still is un-
reported, and there is apprehension
for the safety of its passengers. An
attack was made on the
south bound Mexican National lines
train. which left here
Tuesday
The southbound passenger train
which left this city Tuesday night at
9 o'clock proceeded in safety until
about SIS miles south of this city, at
Ell Salado. where it was attacked by
a band of fifty to one hundred rebels.
AS the train was entering the sta
ton the engineereewa fired upon.
Realizing the. danger. he reversed the
lever and backed full speed toward
Saitillo, pursued by the rebels on
horseback. The speed of the mounted
band was not sufficient to overtalSe
the train The passengers were en-
dangered by rebel gun fire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
HER CRY OF FIRE AROUSES
WHOLE NEIGHB0RHOOD
Mrs. Fish's Smoking Oil Stove
Causes GrumbIing.

a smoking oil stove in one of the
rooms of the apartments of Leon
Fish, at 3l5 Eighteenth avenue,
caused rucn excitement in the
neighborhood today. Mrs. Fish placed
the stove In the bedroom, shut the
door and went about her household
duties. an hour later she opened the
door and WAS enveloped in a thick
cloud Of smoke.
Thinking the room was 7blaze she
ruined 10 the street screaming
FIRE." y passerby turned In an
alarm. People in the adjoining houses
fiocked to the sidewalk On the ar
rival of the engines the firemen's only
duties were to go into the bedroom,
turn down the wick in the stove and
open the windows. After Mrs. Fish
had praised the firemen for their
work and they had departed, the
neighbors returned to their houses
grumbling for being compelled TO
stand out in the cold Just for moth
ing" ! +. .4-.A44n.AsAi
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
CONCEALING FACTS
IN SCOTT TRAGEDY
Terra Nova's Crew Silent When
Asked About Fuel Shortage
and Evans's Failure.

CHRISTCHGRcH. New Zealand.
Feb. 1S.-The silence or the men and
officers on board the Terra Nova,
which brought TO the world the
knowledge of the death of Captain
Scott Antarctic explorer, was main
tainee today. The silence fell sud-
denly and mysteriously when ques-
tons were put to officers of the ship
One question was:
What did Captain Scott mean by
the significant statement regarding
the shortage of fuel in the depots,
for which he could not account, and
the failure of Petty Officer Edgar
Evans the man least expected to
faii?"
Mysterious silence.
Commander Evans, who brought
the Terra Nova back from the Ant
arctic, and his men talked willingly
of all other phases of the fateful ex-
petition, of the hardships and rescue
of Campbell and the northern party.
of those stages of the progress of the
Scott party of which they had
knowledge: but each time that they
were led back to those strange words
in the final letter of the dead ex-
plorer, "A shortage of fuel for which
l cannot account" and 1.-The failure
of the man we least expected to fail.
their voices froze in their Threats.
The refusal of Commander Evans
and his men to discuss the most sin
lister suggestion in that tragic mes
sage penned to the public as he wait
ed for death, was based. according
to the statement of the reasons given
out, on a Discrimination to pander to
the morbid tastes of certain part
of the people.
The first refusal of the men to dis
cuss these points came few hours
after the arrival of the Terra Nova
at Lyttleton harbor. 1t was made to
a correspondent of the London Daily
Chronicle He had been chatting with
Lieutenant Evans and other officers
in the wardroom of the Terra Nova.
All had been fairly communicative
until he introduced the question of
fuel, and Captain Scott's statement In
regard to the astonishing failure" of
Petty officer Edgar Evans. who was
regarded as the strongest man of the
party. but who died of concussion of
the brain a month before the Others
persisted. Then, according to the cor
respondent, all the officers suddenly
fell silent.
The part of Captain Scott's message
in which he referred to lack of fuel
was as follows:
Il do not think human beings ever
-.
have come through. and we should
have got through in spite of the
weather but for the sickening of our
mates and the shortage of fuel in our
depots, for which I cannot account,
and finally but for the storm which
has fallen on us within eleven miles
of this depot, at which We hoped to
secure final supplies. Surely misfor-
tune could scarcely have exceeded
this last blow"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
OLMSTEAD SPEAKS AGAINST
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-"The
withdrawal of the United States from
the Philippines, would be an act of
cowardice and folly, and would re-
suit in conditions worse than now ex-
list in Mexico" declared Representa-
tive Olmstead. of Pennsylvania, in a
speech today against the Jones indie
pendent bill, which he described as
remarkable and dangerous.%
"In a country where the we'll edu,
Gated or directing class constitute
less than 2 per cent. of the entire
population" he said, land where
wholesale illiteraey prevails among
the others, it would be impossible TO
conduct a government of the people,
by the people and for the people,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
ADMIRAL ROBERT PEARY
is ILL WITH PLEURISY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-The ill
ness of Rear Admiral Robert e..
Peary. the Arctic explorer, is pleurisy
He underwent an operation a few
days ago, and it was said at the time
that while the operation was not of a
serious character 1t would confine
him to his bed for about three weeks
It is understood that when the cold
weather came on Admiral Peary be-
lieved 1t would be SO bracing that he
insisted on having all the windows
open. The result is that the man who
faced the extreme weather of the
Arctic now finds himself with
pleurisy.
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TRUE AIM
IN LIFE, HE SAYS
Value of Human Existence Not
Found in Measuring 1t by
Gain, Eucken's View.


At the usual monthly lecture of the
peutscbe spraeh yerein, held last
night at the Free Public Library.
Professor Rudolph Eucken, from
Jena. at present exchange professor
at Harvard University, addressed a
large audience upon the subject The
Present Day Struggle for Real
Value in Human Existence"
In a brief review he showed how
. the religious feelings Of mankind
gave place in the early part of the
nineteenth century to a romantic AMI
fantastic substitution of nature Tor
the dogmatic religion which had pre-
caded aud how this nature worship
: had in turn fallen the prey to the
revelations of science, which showed
that far from being an all-loving and
alI-good mother. nature was but
Ruthless and merciless entity.
Nineteenth Century Pessimism.
The destruction of this ideal could
srea sonably lead to no other result
Ethan the pessimism of the latter half
sof the nineteenth century, the pes
ssimism which held man to be but the
.vietim of his heredity and environ
inlent. However, the inward impulse
toward something more spiritual ana
higher could not be denied.
! Professor Eucken, while laying no
sstress upon dogmatic religion, en-
phasized throughout the essentially
s spiritual character of man. In his
Aphilosphy he finds two spirit guar
Edians for human life; love, in its
sbroadest sense. and work.
Gain Not His object.
As the artist or scientist laoors,
moi for the mere material reward,
fb,,t on account of an inward force
calling for utteranee. so Eueken mas
z;ft,tf the ordinary business man IA
a,ors. not merely for the material re-
turns. but as well for the expression
OF higher ideal.
! This higher ideal is in itself at once
q proof of soul in man, and reason
Tor his struggle against fate-a strus-
ele of which the object is the growth
OF the sun of human culture.
In this effort to bring about the
growth of the spiritual kingdom OF
mankind lies the warrant that man
effort is not in vain. and the assuf-
nnee of the joyousness of life.
At the conclusion of the lecture
social gathering took place IN 'he
misteria room at Achtel-Stetters
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BILL IN HOUSE WHICH
AFFECTS BELLEVILLE
IFrom a stan Correspondent

TRENTON. n. j. Feb. 13.--The
town Of Belleville' would be allow ed
to appoint commissioners to sell land
on which taxes were unpaid by
bill introduced by Mr.. Bloom. OF Es-
sex. The aat which formerly gave
this permission. Mr.. Bloom said, WAS
repeated some time ago at the in
stance of Mayor Kenay, Of East New
ark, then town collector oil Kearny.,
Another bill by Mr.. Bloom provides
that police justices or recorders shall
try persons charged with cruelty to-
animals. Justice of the peace can
row try these cases.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-13
BOARD TO PASS ON ALL
WILSON'S APPLICANTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson when he becomes
most of his federal appointments to
office through a national referee
board. This board, according TO the
talk heard here, will be headed by
William F. McCombs, first Mr.. Will
sons campaign manager and later
chairman of the Democratic national
committee.
Republican members of Congress
have heard the rumor and are chatting
their Democratic colleagues about the
obstacles ahead for their constituents
who desire to receive appointments.
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TREATY WITH FRANCE
EXTENDED FIVE YEARS

WASHINGTON, Feb 1S.-secre-
tary Knox and the French ambas-
sador, NJ. Jusserand. today signed Il
convention TO extend for another pc
Rod of five years the arbitration
treaty between the United States and
France, which will expire March IL.
This is similar to the British arbi-
tration convention. which expires by
Limitation June 4, and which it was
proposed to replace by the general
arbitration treaty now awaiting ex-
change of ratification.