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ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS.


100 yards from Beach. tie most popu-
Iar section, between the two famous
piers. central 10 all attractions: modern
hiEh-class hotel. as good as the best:
capacity sS0 Will make very special
lhciuolng large ocean rooms. meiaf beds
Win white service. table supplied direct
rom tarm pure water. sanitary plumb
Ing. porches overlooking the ocean and
b"ardwalk. ". 4. WATTS.
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l. E X NC ON

Most popular and Attractive hote; for
Wheeling Ni.it"rs HOTEL BOHTON
ocean end Tennessee Ave. central TO All
Attractions. homelikc. SO up weekly:
81 ~ daily r. V. NOQRHKES
Efu-fY-2S
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MISCELLANEOUS
SEALED PROPOSALS

Notice 20 naanuf.oturors. Jobbsrs No.
enanta $40 Other Wholeaa1a Dealera
. egIlCE ~ IlEkEHf UfNEN. mat
~ ftate Board % control % the state
~ W. nffIce ~ Charleston. Waet Viz
49,. Tor fHnishfng supplies for the
naraG smcnt Of phich 10 vested In said
inafd Contracts Will be awarded 90 the
lnNert rltiera. quality considered. and
otner things he.nG equal West ~trainia
dealers viii he given preference
Lists Of supplies ureded VIII h- fur
nlHnei bidders on receipt Of requests
statfng tie line desired
STATE EOAlB 90 CONTROL.
ae t-W Chartssfon Wet Vtrgiria
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FOR RENT

ron BENT.
rHE BA0ENTHTB, YISBT, uECOKD
THIno, FOURTH AND rIFrH FLOORS.
OF TIE NEW FI1E YB0OY ABRCAH-
AT STEEL BRID0B cOBNE8.
WILL BE READY ABOUT FIRST or
EACH FLOOR cAH BE RENTED
SEPARATELY.
JAMES L. HAwLHY,.
loe5Is hAIM STREET.
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LOST.

bosT-Elk charm. engraved nams VIII
liam geraghty. marked No. "a Return
70 u, MIS-. WIN Geragehty. t7s Main strest,
"''""Vu' jy-2t-i
LOST breast pin IN shape Of bunch
ter. on boat or At Rock SPRINGS Pay
heWard Tor return 20 George y Kurnsr
care American Electric Co. 1871 Chsp.
L--- .-r-eL Jy-1e-ff
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July 20. 1918. - -''" iy.ss-s
Inited &c ~ Amerlcls Northern DIS.

United states OF America. corthern Dis.
trict ~ West Virginia. IS
Ia the United states District Court In
and f"g said District
Ia the matter OF Penr Kosonovic.
bankrupt No 342 Ia Bankruptcy.
Petition FOR Discharge.
To TIE honorable Aston a.. DAYTON.
Judge of the District Court Of the
nit"d states Tor the Northern Dis
tiict Of West Virginia:
frtar kosounvic. Of Wheeling. in the
county or ONO aud state of West Viz
sinia. In said District. respectfully repre-
H"uts that GA the Gth day of May last
past he was duly adiudgcd "A bankrupt
under the acts OF Congress relating TO
bankruptcy. that lie has duly SURRENDER
Ell all his property and rights OF prop
erty. and has FULLY compiled with All the
requirements OF said acts and OF orders
OF -" court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore. ne prays that he may he
detrerd ~ tn" court TO have a fun dis
eharR- iiom all debts provahle against
his estate under said bankrupt acts. eN-
Ccpt such debts az are excepted by law
from such discharge
Dated this 22ud day OF July. A d..
1919.
PETAR KOSoNovIC.
bankrupt.
Northern District OF West virginia -.
ON thl~ 2ath daS Of JuIy. a -, 1913
on I'"dlns the foregoing petition. II is
ordered hy tee court mat a hearing be
iaf ~ on t.@ same on the Goth day OF
August. \. -. 1918. before said Court Al
w hr"'ing. ia said district. At ten O'Clock
IN -" forenoon. ani that notice thereof
90" published Ia the Wheeling Intelligent
cor. newspaper printed ia said District.
ana That all known creditors and other
persons ia interest may appear at the
'aid tin" ana place and show cause ~
any they have. WHY the prayer Of the
faid petition should not be granted
Md u - further ordered by the Court
th"t TIE clerk snail send by mail To- ali
hnpWn creditors copies OF said petition
am tIlS order addressed 60 them at their
places 81 residence ~ stated
witness -" Honorable AlSton -. Day
Ton. Judge ~ ia" said Court. and the seal
thereof. at Wheeling. IN said district on
the l9th day OF july. A T.. 1913.
Attest
e.. y KEFAU-VER. Clerk
L. : H. G.. y Il. ". Va
iy-c6-au-e
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LEGAL NOTICES.


Wa IA ne v,.. Circuit Court OF Ohio County.
H. W. Par.
owen Mccain. c,.no !.
l. : Reilly. Trustee. ~
by virtue OF an order entered in the
above entitled cause by the Circuit
,ourt OF OHIO County. West virginia on
ne -ttn day OF July. 1913. IL - nerebV
s,on.r 10 tae undersisned Commits
court on the following matters
fMst: The amount or money due m.
p,,alh'ltf from the said defendant. owen
second: What real estate. IL any Is
oHnei ~ the said owen Mct'ann.
I'M u. Whetnvr or not the Tiaintiff
Of tie said owen Mct,ann' Tor. or a., 80 .,'l
out OF. the matters alleged IA tue b n
oG.t IA. What liens II any. there ave
on the real estate of tho said cv.,, ~.
ann ana the nature and amount theie-
Fifth: The order and pr,ori,v q, ans.
liens which may exist upon the real e..
state OF the said owen McCann
SlNth: Any other matter which may
De deemed pertinent. by the said com
missioner. or may be REQUIRED 10 -.
party To this suit MI
Notice Is hereby given that the under
sished commissioner has fixed Manday
august lStn. 1913. commencing Al l.,
CLOCK a. m. as the time. and his office
AZ room Suf, Scuinulbach Rulliug an
me CITY OF Wheeling. ONO County Ivest
NHkinlH, az the place at which he viii
proceed To- execute the said order ~
Ieietence and ascertain and report tho
several matters IN sad order of refer
ence required.
July, 1913. ' Vi
FRANK A. MCMAHON.
X. VI. Addleman.
Attorney.
Notice to Lien Holdcrn
10 All persons holding liens bv fudl--
Weht or otherwise on the real estate ar
any part thereof OF owen McCanu
IN pursuance OF "A decree OF the Gtrcult
court OF ONO county. West virginia
made In a cause therein pending To- s,t,,-
Jet the real eStat. OF the said oven AZ,
ann 10 the satisfaction of the lion.
thereon. you are hereby required 10 pre-
sent all claims held 10y YOU and each of
you against said owen Mccain Nhicl,
ar" liens on his real estate or any ma,
thereof. for adjudication to me a, INV
Uifi'e Room sos. Schmulbach Ruiidinr
Nheehng, West Virginia, on or befof.
Monda!. August 18th. 1918
%iNen under my hand this 18th day of
FRANK a. MCMAHON
jy-26-au-2-g-I6
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femi-centennial
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HOTEL boutwell,.

Atlantic city. -. 5.
Virginia Ave. second house from Steal
Fer. Highest STANDARD in Cuisine aad
service; moderate appointments
Booklet. J. IL - AZ. boutwell,.
my-lO-t-s-s
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-First class restaurant and
boarding house In the booming town
Of Western Maryland The stand IL
splcndidly located. long lease and reason
able rent. The above bushes can be run
separately or Jointly. selling on account
OF health and help. Address y. -. Box
235. Cumberland. Md iy-26-g
ron 6ALE-Farm. Can or address Jas
NJ. Noling. Warnock. OHIO jy-i9-p
FOR sALE-To quick buyer Lot 2Ox
lOV. 18TH St Call Nat. paone i4ss-Y.
myl5-tf
ron sALE-Dashchund months old
Blue Ribbon stock. Enquire HOttma n =
Restaurant. jy-ls-fr
FOR sALE-Fne Beagle hounds 4
months old Beauties. CAN or address
Io1n Iliae. A1ena. Ohio iy-l5-r
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Beaumont

beaumont Tennessee Avenue near
Beach. Excellent accom-
modations and table. Battling from
mouse; free shower bath 50 TO SIS
"''"'S' J.. n. LOWER.
ty23r
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The Wiltshire Virginia av and Beach.
"soii Z, Ocean View. Greatly
improved capacity $50. Private baths.
running water II rooms. elevator. etc.
Music Special $500 up weekly; 81
ny daily. open all the year Booklet
Jy--l-lOt SAM Eli ELLIS.
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West Virginia
briehorst
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II. VI. Addleman,
Attorney.
Notice to Lion Hoider.

FRANK a MCMAHON.
Commissioner in Chancery
jy-26-au-2-g-l6
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West Virginia N''
II. ". Par.
vs..
N4SAnn. In chanc> n
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
POLICE PENSION BALL
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Downtown Club Liquor Meas-
ure Voted Favorably.
Irrom a stan Correspondent

TRENTON, N. J.. March 27.-The
Bracken police pension bill. House
AL was passed today in the Housa
by a vote of So to Z.
Another bill by Mr. Bracken.
House 77S, which would permit the
new Down Town Club in Newark TO
have liquor license was also passed.
House joint resolution 4, by Mr..
Richards, proposing a constitutional
amendment which would remove the
provision in the constitution TO the
effect that elections for constitutional
amendments may not be held oftener
than once in five years, was passed.
If this is adopted by two legislatures
and voted on favorably by the people
1t will be possible to amend the con,
stitution as often as is wished.
There was only one vote in favor
of bin allowing the polls TO close
on election day at p. m. The one
affirmative vote was by Assembly,
man r.. A. Roe. Mr. Buckley who
introduced the bill, voted against it.
House 226. by MIR. Bredenbeck.
which would have busted the Hudson
County Board of Health, WAS re-
ported adversely, Despite the pro-
tests of Br, Bredenbek and Assein-
blyman A, NJ. Agnews, the report
was concurred in by the House.
An adjournment was then taken
until 2:30 p. m.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
WOMAN IN FIGHT WlELDg
VINEGAR BOTTLE AS CLUB

The inhabitants of Prince street
were thrown into excitement today
over a fight among several women,
which terminated In the Fourth Pre-
cinct Police Court
Mrs. Bessie Goldstein, the proprie-
tress of a grocery store at l64 Prince
street, was waiting on customer
when, according to her story TO
Judge Herr, she noticed the Gus
toner. Mrs. Rachel Mint, of West
Kinney street, conceal something be-
meath her shawl. Thinking 1t was
some of her stock in trade she at
tempted to make sure.
Mrs Mint resented the action, and
according to several witnesses. picked
up a bottle of vinegar and struck
Mrs. Goldstein over the head with it,,
inflicting a wound on her forehead.
Mrs. Goldstein ran from the store
into the street. screaming, and Pa
trolman Albert Schmidt, who heard
the yelling. came up on the run He
placed Mrs. Mintz under arrest. She
was held in $500 bail for the grand
jury, charged with assault and bat
terry.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
TRAILED HER HUSBAND,
THEN BROUGHT SUIT
Mrs. Faust Tells Tale oil
Marital GaIlantries.

After trailing her husband and an
other woman, so she says, to a Ho-
boken hotel and then forcing the door
of a room, Mrs. Lille M. Faust, of
Arlington. brought suit for divorce
from Charles G. Faust before Hal
sey M. Barrett, as advisory master,
today. The husband has filed coun-
ter suit for divorce, naming John
Doscher, prominent In Hoboken po-
litieal circles.
Mrs. Faust made some unusual
statements about her husband 9
movements. For four years, while
she and her two sons, Cortlandt and
Leslie, now 10 and II years old, lived
in this city and Arlington, her hus-
band lived at 1872 Willow avenue,
Hoboken, although she thought he
slept in the rear of his drug store at
sos First street, to answer night calls,
she said. When she found 1t out
and confronted him with it, he ad-
mitted IL, she says.
Later Sne named Anna DeltEan,
daughter of his landlord in Willow
avenue, as correspondent. and she
also named Miss Sophie koerner, his
soda fountain clerk, as the woman
whom she had trailed TO the Palace
Hotel in Hoboken with the aid of a
detective. This was on May % last
year.
Telling of her husbands alleged
frivolities. Mrs, Faust said she went
to visit him at his store In Hoboken
one day. He rolled UP to the door
in a taxicab with another man and
two girls. and later he asked her;
We'll, what can you expect me to do,
sit in the store all the time and have
no recreation" Then she went on
to recite how on another visit some
one skipped out of side door as she
came in the front.
Kalisch & kalisch appear as attor-
neys for the complainant and John l..
Weller and Samuel A. Desson for the
defendant.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
7 FACE DEATH ON
A WRECKED SHIP
Life Savers Make Desperate
Efforts to Rescue Crew off
Manasquan.
Lsrecinl to the Newark stnr1

MANASQUAN, N. j., March ~
Members of the life-saving crew here
are making desperate efforts to shoot
a line across the barkentine Antioch
bound from New York to Savannah,
before the vessel is pounded to pieces
in the heavy surf directly off the life
saving station.
The taking off of the crew was in
terrupted by the breaking of the
breeches- buoy line When but three of
the crew of ten men had been brought
to shore, and fears are expressed that
the barkentine will go to pieces and
carry the remainder of the crew to
death before the life-savers can rig
another
The Antioch, manned by Captain
David Marcel, a first and second
mate and seven negroes, ran ashore
about 4:30 o'clock this morning.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
ORGANISE, Is YEARS IN
CHURCH, DINED BY CHOIR

In celebration of his twenty-fifth
anniversary as organist of st. James s
Roman Catholic Church, Andrew j.
Hollywood was given dinner by
members of the choir and their
friends in the parish hall, Elm street,
last night. Fifty persons attended
During the evening the Very Rev.
Patrick Cody, pastor OF the church.
made a speech, in which he told of
the efficient way in which the organ
list had always discharged his duties
Later Mr.. Hollywood was presented
with a handsome gold watch and fob,
suitably engraved, the gift of Father
Cody and the choir.
Miss Carolyn White. Miss Mary
Porter and William f. Mullin formed
the committee of arrangements for
the dinner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
POSTPONE $500 BANKRUPT
REDEMPTION TEST CASE

A test case to determine the scope
of the 5000 redemption clause of the
New Jersey bankruptcy law scheduled
for today, was postponed until April 8.
The action is being brought by
Julius Fischer, of Fischer & Son. of
New York city. counsel for the
Wholesale Merchants Association,
against Max Adlerstein, who formerly
conducted a haberdashery store at III
Mulberry street. Attorney julius
Fischer claims that Adlerstein ID rot
entitled to the 5000 redemr ion al.
lowed by the Jersey law. because the
family of the alleged bankrupt arc
moi New Jersey residents.
According to Attorney Fischer, Ad-
lerstein's assets are $500, vita liabill-
ties of more than $1,000. lie points
out that under the 5000 red mption
clause the bankrupt is allowed a third
OF the assets.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
DOCTOR WILL TELL OF
ALLEGED ASPHALT GRAFT

BAYoNNE, N. J., March 27.-on
the recommendation of Mayor Mat
thew T. Cronin. the City Council has
decided to summon DIR. Bert DAILY an
anti-cronin member of the board. to
appear at the meeting next Tuesday
evening and tell what he knows about
alleged Irregularities in the asphalt
ing of Thirty-third street. The doc
tor had asserted In open meeting that
there was grating in connection with
the job. The mayor and council will
insist that he substantiate his
charges.
DR.. DAILY was well-known baseball
player. having played with the Phlla-
delphia Nationals, Newark Eastern
League and Hartford teams He
claims Thirty-third street which cost
s2S.20O to improve, could have been
paved for $4,000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
POLICE LOCK UP
FIFTY STRIKERS
Mill Workers Acting as Piekets
Refused TO Move
On. 4
Especial to the Newark star.l

PATERSON, N. J.. March FIFTY
strikers were arrested today BY the
police in the heavily guarded mill
section.
The men were all piekets of the IN
dustrial Workers of the World. When
the strike squad of lao patrolmen
tried to clear the streets the strik-
ers refused to move.
One mob started to stone the house
of dyer. The police charged the
rioters and dispersed them. The
wholesale arrests are not having q
soothing effect on the $4,000 opera
tives who have now been out for
more than a month.
The prisoners were arraigned be-
fore Recorder Carroll on charges Of
unlawful assemblage and held in
$1,000 bail each.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
T. r. TO BE SPEAKER

NEW YORK, March 27--Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt Is to make a suf-
frage speech at the mass-meeting in
the Metropolitan Opera House Friday
evening. May 2, the night before the
suffrage parade. under the auspices
of the committee of Allied Suffrage
Associations. DR., Anna Howard
Shaw will preside at the meeting and
introduce the colonel. Suffragists
declare that the meeting, which is be-
ing arranged by the ooordinated suf-
frage organizations, including the
Mems League and six suffrage or
CARNATIONS of women, will be the
most important ever held in New
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
FIGHT PROPERTY TRANSFER

A hearing was held in the bank
ruptey court today in the case of
William j. Clark. of PSI Grafton ave-
nue., who, it Is charged. transferred
several parcels of property In Yonkers
to the Yonkers Ice Company TO liqui-
date debt of $3e,324 He claims
that the exchange was made in ac-
cordance with an agreement between
nim and the Ice company made In
December, 1906. This transaction the
First National Bank of Yonkers,
which holds $4,000 worth of Clark's
notes, claims was Illegal and gave
preference to one creditor over an
other. The hearing this morning
was brought by the bank In an en-
deavor TO secure enough of the prop
erty to protect the notes it holds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
CLEARING AND COLDER

Clearing tonight, followed by fair
and colder weather tomorrow, is the
prediction of Professor William
Wiener. the local meterologist. The
Washington experts agree with this
prediction, promising a big drop in
the temperature, accompanied by
high, shifting winds.
The temperature this morning at ?
o'clock was A degrees, rising gradu-
ally to 64 degrees at noon. Up to II
o'clock today a rainfall of 81 inches
was recorded
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
| 900 ENTRIES FOR BOY
SCOUT EXHIBITION

One thousand entries have been re-
ceived by the committee in charge OF
the exhibition by Boy Scouts from
Northern New Jersey on Saturday
afternoon, April 5, in the armory OF
Field Battery A, of East Orange.
The exhibition will start at 2:30
o'clock and continue until s. Wilt
lam H. Neidlinger will be in general
command and he Is to be assisted by
the new East Orange Council. under
whose auspices the affair As bang
given.
The program will open with the
Scout march and salute to the colors.
Scouts with honor rank will march
past the reviewing stand and all the
boys will sing two verses of The
Star Spang1ed Banner" The events
to follow include wali-scaling by
eight-man teams. water boiling, res
cue race, the injured" being carried
on stretchers made from coats. and
an antelope race for eight-man
teams. Various scout activities villa
follow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27

Nerves line every cell and tissue
in the body Disorders in any por-
ton of the body will cause the nerves
TO get out of temporary control Of
the brain, and the result is pain.
Nervous debility, the ailment which.
Tona Vita is battling with such sue
cess. is due to ever-worlS being
crowded on the brain by the different
organs of the body.
Maybe you are tired all day. but
when the time comes to go to bed
your brain refuses 10 rest. and sleep
deserts you, and you wake up in the
morning feeling more tired and de-
pressed than when you went to bed
This is typical of nervous debility.
Among other common symptoms
that feeling of being rundown, ~ !
know you are sick, but you ca
exactly locate the trouble. You
morbid and depressed.
This is caused by working eithU
the brain or the body overtime, an
can readily be relieved by the ne
tonic.
Tona Vita is being handed hy
r. Petty Drug Co. In Newark. :
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
WILSON MAY GIVE FRIEND,
M. E. RICE, POST IN ORIENT

TRENTON, N. j., March Fit is
reported that Melvin e. Rice, a men,
Der of the New Jersey State Board
of Education, probably will be APP
pointed to a diplomatic post in the
Far East by President Wilson.
lie is a close friend OF the Presi
dent. and 1t was at his summer home
in Monmouth county that the Presi-
dent spent his week-ends last sum-
mer to evoid the Sunday crowds In
Sea Grit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
CUBAN CONGRESS ENDS

HAVANA, Cuba, March 81. = The
session of Congress terminated last
evening. The new Congress will con-
vene April z.
No effort was made to obtain the
prosecution of Representative Soto.
the author of the libelous attacks in
the newspaper Cuba ON the Ameri-
can minister, Arthur NJ. Beaupre. and
the secretary of the legation. Hugh
S. Gibson. The amnesty bill also
vas left over for the new Congress.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
WARD ADMINISTRATORS
OF ESTATE OF HIS WIFE

Robertson S. Ward, husband of
Mrs. Marie B. Ward, who died at
Miami, Fla. ON March II, has been
appointed administrators of his wife's
estate, she having died intestate
In the petition for letters OF adj
ministration filed in the surrogate's
office the value of the estate is placed
at $1,000. and names Jean jacques
Baillieux. Mrs. Wards father, and
Jeanne and Julie Baillieux, sisters, all
living at AK Les Bains, France. as
next of kin with Mr., Ward.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
SEEKS GAS LEAK WITH
LIGHT; EXPLOSION RESUL rs

Detecting the odor of gas at his
home, 80 Napoleon street, shortly
after noon today. Wallace Soden went
looking for the leak with the aid of
matches, causing an explosion and
narrowly escaping serious injury.
As he reached the foot of the cellar
stairs Soden struck a match. An ex-
plosion in the gas-filled cellar fol-
lowed. Soden was thrown to the floor
by the force of the explosion, which
started a blaze in a pile of rubbish.
soden ran to the nearest fire alarm
box and called out the fire depart
ment The blaze was quickly extin-
guished. The damage amounted to
SIS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
SURROGATE SURE CHILDS
WAS SIGNER OF WILL

NEW YORK. March 27.-Contest-
ants of the will of Irving w. Childs.
who had questioned the signature at
taohed to the document, received
setback yesterday when Surrogate
Cohalan said: Il am satisfied that
the Irving Childs who was the hus-
band of Gertrude Childs, was the man
who signed the will
The issue arose as the three witt
nesses to the will had not seen Mr..
Childs before the day they affixed
their signatures. Frederick H. Childs.
executor and beneficiary in a legacy
of $500 took to the court room
John Spear. paying teller of the Nd
tionAl Reserve Bank. He testified
that he was familiar with Mr. Childs's
signature and identified it on the will.