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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
SCARLETT CHECKS
SHOW OVERDRAW
OF BANK ACCOUNT
Drew Large Sums Without
Having Needed Funds in
Roseville Trust.

Thirty-four checks and notes, rep
resenting as many transactions be-
tween John B. Scarlet, a director of
the Roseville Trust Company, and
Raymond e. Smith. for the bank, were
placed on the record In the bank
ruptcy court today, and Mr.. Scarlet
was given an opportunity to explain
several of the checks. The papers
represented a total Of $19, ,905, exclu-
sive of a $4,000 demand note held by
the bank against Scarlett. which was
made in a regular manner. approved
by the directors.
The checks and notes are all signed
by Scarlett, and several of the checks
are certified by the Roseville Trust
Company, although Scarlett insists
that the certified checks represent a
personal transaction between himself
and Smith individually.
Mr.. Scarlet was shown one check
for $4e0 signed by him against his ac-
count in the bank and cashed, when
his balance showed only $1.30. When
asked how he could explain that he
said he would have to'look up his
information" Another check for 81,
PATS, drawn by him against his ac-
count, was also cashed when his bal
ance showed less than $40, according
to George Furst, receivers attorney.
When asked If he would be sur
prised If told that his account at the
time was only a few dollars, he said
he would not be surprised If that
was all the banks books showed.
Attorney Furst asked Mr.. Scarlet
to explain why the certified checks
signed by him were mere personal
business dealings between himself
and Smith, when the banks name
was used in certification, but the
witness could not remember the spe-
ciflc instances.
The hearing was adjourned until
December 2.
The formal plans of the Mutual
Bank, organized and incorporated by
Clifford r. MacEvoy and his associ-
ates, to take over the assets of the
defunct Roseyille Trust Company,
were received by Commissioner of
Banking George M. La Monte, last
night, and re-forwarded to his coun-
sci, William L. Morgan, of the firm
of Pitney, Hardin & Skinner, to pass
upon the legal questions involved.
If the plans are in such shape as
to warrant the organization of the
new bank going forward and doing
business, Mr. Morgan will return
them to Mr.. La Monte, who in turn
will pass final Judgment on them and
allow the bank to open. If the plans
are finally passed they will go before
Chancellor Walker. The incorpora-
tors are anxious to start business.
and If nothing Is found wrong with
the plans they will most probably go
before Chancellor Walker the early
part of next week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Not a Word About Intervention,
Wilson or Pressure to
Resign.
BELIEVED TO BE READY TO
QUIT AFTER OBTAINING O. K.
Dictator Says He Dissolved
Legislature TO Save coun-
try from Chaos"
POINTS in HUERTA'S
CONGRESS- MESSAGE

ITO embarrass the action of the
executive meunt to place the life
OF the country In danger.
"rhe House became a focus OF
insnrrection, n bare-faced agency
OF the rebels who have devoted
their efforts to slaughter and pill
lnge."
"The Congress was dissoIvcd',
to prevent "fhe strnngIinr
of the two other powers, dragging
the country to the chaos of
bloody anarchy"
"The words of the great Bona
pnrte, that the law is not violated
when the country is saved, shall
always be true"
"Your action shall Inform our
feilow-citizens and future genera-
tions whether we have been right
in clinging to our nationality, In
'acins national dignity above ali
bnse interests of the moment, or
If, instead of thnt attitude of In
tense national feeling, we should
have ceded before reprOvabIe in
terests and unworthy ambitions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Slayer
ON STAND IN TRIAL
OF MURDER CASE
Landisi Tells of Alleged Effort
by Ceceriello to Destroy
Finger Lines.
COVERS BEFORE EYES OF
MAN WHOM HE ACCUSES
Clash Over interpreters Work
Marks Defense of Alleged
Wife-Slayer.

Startling circumstantial but COR
roborative testimony that 1t will be
the erimsoned imprint of a mans
hnger on the handle of the hatchet
with which it is claim Mrs Alvira
Ceceriello was done to death In
Bloomfield on the night of May 20
last, if anything. that will send An
gelo Ceceriello to the electric chair
for the murder was given In the
Court of Oyer and Terminer before
Judge William p. Martin today.
The testimony was given by Alfonso
Laudisi, himself a convicted mur-
derer, and was to the effect that
every night during the months of
June, July and August last Ceceriel-
10 would rub his fingers on the stone
floor of his cell in an effort to change
the impressions of them.
Expert Gives Testimony.
Testimony that this effort would be
of no avail had been given but a few
minutes previously by Edward H.
Schwartz, Bertillon and finger-print
expert at police headquarters.
Schwartz apparently had not known
eAiot bouuiol was so soon TO JeSLlfy
that Ceceriello had made an effort to
change the impress .ons of his finger
prints, and his testimony that they
could not be changed had been given
In response to a question by Frank
M. McDermit, counsel for Ceceriello,
as to whether finger prints could be
charged by scars or bruises.
Laudisi, showing plainly the prison
pallor, was deathly white as he took
tie witness stand. and it was notice
able at once that he tried to avoid
meeting the eye of Ceceriello, who
Strengthened up in his chair and
leaned forward as soon as the name
of Laudisi was called as witness
Confined In "Murderer's Row.
In response to question by As-
sistant Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott,
Laudisi said he was twenty-eight
years of age. The next question as
to whether he was not under con-
viction and awaiting death sentence
for murder in the first degree brought
an objection from Mr.. McDermit. He
contended that the State had no right
to bring this fact into evidence. I'll
Is important for me to know whai
part of the c2upty- jail this man .Iga'
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
BRAMWELL BOOTH
FAVORS ONE ARMY

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O-General
Bramwell Booth, head of the Saliva
tion Army, said today that he was
willing to amalgamate with the Vol
unteers of America. but he did not
think his brother, Ballington Booth,
commander of the rival organization,
desired such amalgamation. General
Balllngton Booth was out of the city
today and his secretary said he knew
of no arrangement for a meeting Of
the brothers, who have not seen each
other since they were estranged, sew
enteen years ago.
II have written to my brother" said
Bramwell Booth. land / hope to meet
him. l am going to meet him as my
brother and | hope my friend. We
have had some difficulties in the past,
but the past Is the past"
4 The Salvation Army chief did not
think that the existence of two organi-
cations such as his own and the Volun-
teers of America doing practically the
same kind of work was dissipation
of power. Christianity" he said,
has been helped as much as hindered
by having its message pressed upon
the people from different sides"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Labor Men Expect to End
Petty Differences Which
Have Caused SO Many Strikes

SEATTLE, Nov. 2O--The report OF
the committee on adjustment, deal
ing mostly with jurisdictional dis
putes between the trades, was the
special order when the American Fed
Grafton of Labor met today. The tenn
per of the delegates indicated that
the votes in favor of settling the
petty differences which have caused
so many strikes would be decisive.
After jurIsdictional matters are out
of the way the resolutions committee
will probably report on the resolu-
tion calling for Federal investigation
of the charges that the Michigan cop
per companies obtained title to part
of their land illegally.
The resolutions committee also has
before 1t the dispute between the Nc
Nulty or sitting faction of the
brotherhood of Electrical Workers
and the Reid or insurgent faction. IT
is said the committee will report in
favor of the McNultyites and that
the California delegates will make a
hard fight for the insurgents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
STATUE TOKEARNY
FOR HERO'S GRAVE

PATERSON, Nov. 2O.-Word was
received in this city yesterday that
the commissioners of war will allow
the erection of an equestrian statue
of General Phil Kearny in the Ma
tional Cemetery at Arlington, Va.
This will be the first equestrian
statue erected in this famous resting
place for war heroes. Judge James
Inglis, jr., and William J. Buckley,
who are members of the State COM
mission to provide for the statue,
have been, notified to this effect.
The statue will be dedicated on
September 1 of next year, the ami
versary of the death of General
Kearny, who was killed in the battle
of Chickahominy in 1852.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
". H. BENNETT IS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Founder of Newark Milk and
Cream Co. Dies After
Long llness.

Funeral services for William Henry
Bennett, secretary and treasurer of
the Newark Milk and Cream Com
pany and the Alderney Dairy Com
pany, will be teld from his home, 600
Mt. Prospect avenue, probably on
Saturday afternoon. Rev. DIR. George
G.. Vogel, of the Centenary NJ e.
Church. will officiate Masonic SER
vices will also be held.
Mr.. Bennett died last night after
suffering from kidney trouble for two
years.
He was a self-made man. He came
to Newark q poor boy, and in thirty
two years arose to a dominant posi-
tion in the milk business
Mr.. Bennett was born in Brooklyn
fifty-five years ago. When twenty
three years old he came to this city
with his parents and was the first
man to sell the Gall Borden con.
densed milk here.
In two years his routes gradually
grew until he had three wagons, and
he then opened a store on Pacific
street near Elm street. Three years
later he discontinued the sale of con.
densed milk and moved to 81 Will
lam street, where he combined gro
ceries with his wholesale milk busi-
ness.
The Newark Milk and Cream Com
pany was organized by Mr.. Bennett
in 1889, with Kenny Schneider as his
partner, at 1851 Bank street, which
is now occupied by the Prudential In
surance Company. During the latter
part of the nine years at that address
the Alderney Dairy Company was
formed to develop the retail sale of
milk. This was one of the first COM
panies to sell bottled milk, and few
years after organization a branch was
started in Elizabeth.
The milk companies next moved
to 25 Division street, and about
seven years ago this place was
abandoned and the present headquar-
Mr.. Bennett was secretary and treas
urer of both companies from their in
ception until his death.
Because Of his Ill health Mr. Ben
nett had not been as active in the
business during the past two years as
formerly but whenever able he con-
tinued his supervision of the workings
of the allied companies.
Mr. Bennett is survived by his
father, Daniel B.; his widow Mrs. Ida
M. Bennett; two sons, Chester l.. and
[ lfODeFl b.s u SlSlef, hTS. Annie SplIZ
and two brot hers, Alvin, captain OF
Engine Company No. 15 and Robert
attached to Engine Company No. 9.
He was n thirty degree Ma
son, belonging to Eureka Lodge No
49, Salaam Temple and the Damascus
Commandery. He was president oi
the Firemen'e Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION, director of the First Ma
tional Bank, of East Newark, and q
member of the North End Club, For
est Hill Club, Union Club and the
Road Horse Association.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
YOU'RE WEAKEI,o
IN GRAFT PROBE
Net Around Politicians Tight
ems as Syracuse Bondsman
Gives Testimony.

NEW YORK, Nov 20.-Half a
dozen names were added today to
the list of those to be subpoenaed in
the John Doe graft hunt. Following
the strange reversal of form on the
part of George H. Mcclure, the SYRIA
cuse bonding agent, District Attorney
Whitman has decided to quetion some
prominent State officials and politi-
clans as a result of McGuire's testi-
mony. William Sulzer, Ex-Governor
Dix, II. Gordon Reel and Norman E.
Mack are some of those who are in
volved in the latest testimony.
While the inquiry has been pri-
marily conducted with an eye towards
the activities of the dough -bagmen"
who secured the State and mulcted
the contractors of huge sums in the
shape of campaign contributions, the
testimony has thrown many interest
ing side lights upon ilterlocking
phases of corruption Mr.. Whitman
is looking into these closely as the
probe advances. Those who have fol-
lowed the developments closely seem
to think that the prosecutor Is draw
ing tighter and tighter the net of cir
cumstantial evidence and will land
some political fish that are not min
nows.
Mcclure, after a tenacious two-hour
examination by the district attorney
late yesterday, presented I pathetic
spectacle At each answer he be-
came more entangled In maze of
irreconcilable statements, and when
brought up with a sharp turn found
his only recourse in 81 don't recalP'
or IT can't remember" He was
forced to admit that his previous tes-
timony at the hearings was entirely at
variance with his latest statements.
This he explained by saying that his
memory had been refreshed"
He finally weakened and apparently
attempted to tell plain and unvar-
nished story of what he had told John
A. Hennessy, the Sulzer investigator,
who first made the charges of corrup-
tiOn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
MINERS ARE READY
TO REND MOUNTAIN
Twenty Tons of Dynamite in
Place for Explosion in Hills
of Sussex.
fFrom n st.T Correspondent.I

McAFEB, Nov. 19.-Sussex county
is holding It's ears today In expecta-
ton of the blast when twenty tons
of dynamite are discharged in the
limestone mountain of the Bethle-
hem Steel Company. The dynamite
as much as was used to blow up the
huge Gamboa dixie at Panama re-
cently-is expected to shatter the
mountain and change around the to-
Biography of the immediate country.
Fourteen holes 100 feet deep con-
tain the charge. They are wired to a
central switch and early this after
noon an electrical connection will be
established, throwing tons and tons
of limestone into the air. 1t is ex-
pected that the detonation will be
heard all over the northern part of
the State.
The blast will be made under the
direction of Patrick Degnan, general
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
SMITH HANDCUFFED
DURING COURT TRIP
Former Bank Official Shackled
on Streets for First Time.
Unusual Vigilance Shown.

Raymond E. Smith. the former bank
treasurer and alleged wrecker of the
Roseville Trust Company, was
ehackled to a constable before being
taken from the county jail to the
bankruptcy chambers In the Essex
building, Clinton and Beaver streets,
today.
This has never happened before,
although he has been before the bank
ruptcy court at least dozen times.
The handouts clinked together as
he entered the courtroom, and an
audible murmur of surprise arose.
The two constables, Otto Lebert and
Thomas Burns. said nothing, how
ever. Smith himself was pale with
rage, and his excitement was ap-
parently not due entirely to the
ignominy of the shackles.
Lebert was afterwards asked why
Smith had been handcuffed.
when / started from the Court
House to go to the Jail for him this
morning. he replied, "Mr. Hyland,
the under-sheriff, told me to be care
full. That meant, of course, that
Smith was to be handcuffed."
Hyland maintained that there was
nothing unusual in Handwriting
Smith.
ut was always left to the officer"
he said. '"rhe officer is responsible
for him, and / suppose he decided he
had better handcuff him"
He was told that Leebrt said the
Handwriting had been ordered.
well, 1t is just one of those pre-
cautions we take" replied Hyland
When 1t was pointed out to him that
1t had never been done before, he re-
turned to his first explanation by
saying: well, it is left to the Of
ficers."
The bankruptcy hearing was today
postponed until December 8, because
Frank M. McDermit. of counsel for
Smith, is conducting the Ceceriello
murder trial.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Senatorial Caucus Is Set
for Next Month in Call by
Majority Leader McGinnis

PATTERSON. Nov. Ex-senator
Peter J. McGinnis, of this city, yes
terday called a formal caucus of
Democratic senators to be held in
Trenton on the second Saturday of
December. AS majority leader of the
upper house, which position he will
assume when the legislature convenes.
Mr.. McGinnis has the power to call
for organization.
At the caucus it will be decided Just
how the patronage Will be dlstrlbuted;
II IS not known yet how much will
he given to the Passaic county rep
resentative. 1t is Mr.. McGinnis' be-
lief that there will be less plums to
be shaken down this year as the
Democratic senator's intend to follow
the same policy which they did last
year, when they abolished seven use
less offices.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Spectators Got
Opera Tickets

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Out of 1,O28
orchestra seats available for the re-
cent opening night at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House al but fifty-six were
handled through spectators. So tes-
titled John Brfown, business comp
troller of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, on the stand today at an
investigation before a magistrate of
a ticket muddle involving Tyson &
Co., a corporation. 1t had been found
a convenience to the public thus to
dispose of the tickets. Brown added.
For several yeares, he said, the bulk
of tickets for the season went to
spectators.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Identify Two Prisoners as
Men Wanted for Swindling

Salvatore Ziana and Giaviana Bono,
two alleged confidence men, who were
arrested with two others on Tuesday
as the men who had fleeced Raffaele
Falveno. of 6 Boyden street, out of
S34 on November 3.
The two, with Dominic Wentickia
we're later arraigned before Judge
Hahn in the First Precinct Court and
held in default of $1,000 bail to await
the action of the grand jury. A fourth
italian was held in $1,000 bail as a
material witness
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Official Count at Frisco Mint
Shows Only $22 Was Stolen

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O-An Off
clal count of all the silver dollars in
the San Francisco mint has revealed
that twenty-five dollars were stolen,
probably about 1880, according to
report made today to Director of the
Mint George II. Roberts.
Several months ago one of the bags
Of silver in the mint was found to
contain iron washers. Every bag
was opened and all the money was
counted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20

HARTFORD, Conn. Nov. 20.-Ac-
cording to information secured last
night from one of the leaders of the
Republican party in this State, ex-
President William H. Taft, who has
been a citizen of New Haven since
he assumed his professorship at Yale,
most likely is to be chosen as Con-
necticut member of the Republican
National Committee to succeed
Charles F. Brocker, of Ansonia.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
Better Off Dead" Reason
for Killing Mother and Self

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-Albert Zinkie,
forty-four years old, shot and killed
his mother and himself today. A note
found by the police said that the deed
was committed because Zinkie and his
mother were hard up and better off
dead"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20

Since Monday morning the students
at Montclair Academy have had a
mystery on their hands. They have
been vainly trying to solve 1t, not so
much because of personal reasons,
but because the honor of the school
was at stake.
The mystery centered around the
great Eddie" Hart, former Princeton
football star and member of the ALL
American team. He was engaged to
coach the Montelair team this week
for the game of the season" Satur-
day, with Montclair High School.
This game is always the big game of
the year for Montclair
Eddie appeared all right Monday,
and disappeared! The follow
ing dispatch from Princeton this
afternoon solves the mystery of his
whereabouts:
Especial to the Newark star.l
PRINCETON, Nov 2O.-"Eddie"
Hart, of Exeter. N. H., and Miss
Honore G. Dennen, a Princeton girl,
were married shortly before noon to-
dayein ST. Paul's Catholic Church by
Rev. Walter Leahy, the pastor. The
1918 football eleven was present in
a body, with Captain "Hobey" Baker
and Trainer Keene Fitzpatrick and
Manager Walter H.. Bass. The affair
was very quiet, no news of 1t having
leaked out until after the ceremony.
Immediately after the marriage the
couple took an automobile and went
to Princeton Junction, where they
caught train for the New England
States in which they will spend three
weeks touring. There was no demon
stration by the students, because they
knew nothing of it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
-Four Nights IN California.

Via Washington- Sunset Route. Sunset
Limited, daily; no extra fare. New train
November 14-20 hours quicker tourist car
service. 80. $685. 1853 BroadwaSi aga Irifth
avenue. New York.-Adv.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
MAY Name Taft Committeeman

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Tennis Tournament
Is Won by Atlantans

NEW ORLEANS, June 2S.-When
play was resumed in the Southern
tennis championship Saturday after
noon It developed that Thornton and
Grant, in whose favor Mansfield and
Smith had defaulted in a late morn
ing game, had refused to accept the
default and r><yed out the match,
with the resLb that Mansfield and
Smith won, rs, 81, rs and 1913.
This created a second sensation,
following the announcement at noon
that Mansfield and Smith. while
ahead in their match, had defaulted
so that their fellow townsmen, whose
names had been engraved on the
trophy twice. might again have that
honor should they defeat Shelton and
Adoue, of Texas, thereby winning the
cup
The Atlantans talked the matter
over during the lunch hour and 1t
was announced that the default would
stand. It was soon learned, however,
that Grant refused TO accept the hon
or Of meeting the Texas team unless
he and his team mate had won the
right Play was resumed, with the
result that Thornton and Grant lost
the fourth set and the match.
In the challenge FOUND Smith and
Mansfield won first two sets from
Adoue and Shelton, 1913 and Us.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
MACHINE MADE
IN HOURS TIME
Visitor to Factory Goes on In
spection Tour, and New Car
Takes Him Home.

DETROIT, MICH, June 2s.-The
speed with which a motor car could
be built was demonstrated before the
Society of Automobile Engineers of
America when 1t visited n Detroit
factory recently. Guests of the So
ciety included delegation of the In
stitute of Automobile Engineers of
England The president of the Eng
fish society, T. b. Browne, OF London,
was told to mark a cylinder as he was
passing through the machine shop.
This he did.
When the party had finished the
tour OF inspection and was preparing
TO depart, Mr.. Browne was surprised
TO discover the cylinder he had mark
ed in the car that was to carry him
to hotel for luncheon. The car had
been built and was running under its
own power in less than an hour.