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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
PENSION SOUGHT
FOR FAMILY OF
LETTER-CARR|ER
Postmaster Book Files Claim
That conway's Death Was
Due to Mail Accident.

Efforts are being made to secure a
pension of $1,000 for the widow of
Sidney V. Conway, veteran letter
carrier, whose death last Friday fol-
lowed an injury received at the post
office, Mr. Conway was letter car
rier for twenty-three years. His
home was at TAP South Sixteenth
street
| On the afternoon OF July Mr.. Con-
way asked for a few hours leave of
absence, so that he might visit doc
tor to have a cut on his finger
dressed He explained to Superin-
tendent of Mails Fred G. Stickel that
he had cut his finger few days pre-
vious while sorting mail. The sharp
edge of letter made deep cut in
the finger.
The following day Mr.. Conway re-
ported for work, but on July 10 did
not appear at the usual hour. During
the day he called on the superintend-
ent and explained that the pain from
his wounded finger had kept him
awake nights and he was worn out.
The wound began to show signs of
infection and Mr.. Conway became
| ill, complications setting in which
caused his death.
Postmaster Frank j. Book has sub
mitted a detailed report of the acci-
dent to Mr.. Conway to the postmas-
ter general at Washington. This re-
port was prepared the day before Mr.
| Conway died. On learning of Mr.. Con-
ways death the postmaster supple
mented the report by detailing the
| fatality.
The compensation act recently
| no lNxr f..I
lowing provision, which is believed to
be applicable to Mr.. Conway's case:
Hereafter the postmaster-ge general
shall have authority to employ act
| ing employees in place of all employees
or substitutes hereinafter mentioned
who are injured while on duty. who
shall be granted leave of absence
with full pay during the period of
| disa bility, but not exceeding one year,
then at the rate of fifty per cent of
the employees salary for the period
of disability exceeding one year, but
not exceeding twelve months addi-
tional, and the postmaster-g general is
authorized to pay the sum of $1,000,
which shall be exempt from payment
of debts of the deceased, to legal rep
resentatives, for the benefit of wife,
children, or dependent relatives, Of
any railway postal clerk, substitute
railway postal clerk, supervisory Off
cial of the railway mail service, post
office Inspector letter carrier in the
city delivery service, rural letter,
postoffice clerk or special delivery
messenger, who shall be killed while
on duty, or who. being injured while
on duty. shall die within one year
thereafter as the result Of such in
! jury.
| provided. that no compensation
shall be paid any such employe for
any injury occa stoned by his own
negligence. To enable the postmaster
| general to carry out the provisions
of the above. $134,500."
| This is known as the Reilly COM
pensation feature of the postoffice
appropriation bill, This is one of the
measures In behalf of which Mr.. Con-
way labored at Washington. He was
sent to Washington by the Letter
| Carriers Association as one of its
representatives in behalf of measures
interested to aid the postmen of the
country.
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REPLIES
OATTACKS ON
KINGS ADDRESS
Premier Takes Full Responsible
ity for Royal Speech on
Ulster Situation.

LONDON, July 22.-Premier As
ouith today assumed in the House OF
Commons full responsibility for the
speech made by the King yesterday
TO the political leaders who had met
at Buckingham Palace to confer on
the Irish home rule problem. He thus
SET at rest various reports in circu-
lation since the Ulster controversy has
become acute and since the first an
of the conference. The
premier said:
"The speech was sent to me in the
ordinary way by his majesty the day
before it was delivered and | take
the entire responsibility for II. me
King left it to the discretion OF the
20 determine whether or
not his speech should be published
and the conference decided unani-
mously in favor of its publication.
His majesty throughout this mat
ter has followed the strictest con-
stitutional practise. He has not
taken any step from the beginning
until now. except in consultation with
and on the advice of his ministers
.'Time WIN show"--Asauith.
Premier Asquith, on being ques-
toned as tc the calling of the con-
ference, said with emphasis that all
attending the conference did so un-
conditionally. He declined to dis
cuss why ii was being held in Buck
ingham Palace instead of IN the
House of Commons.
When asked whether there would
be an opportunity for discussion on
the subject in the House Premier
Asquish retorted: Time viii show,
Public interest in the crisis over
the Irish home rule question
overshadowed everything else in
the British Isles today When
the representative of the Liberals.
Conservatives. Irish Nationalists and
Ulster Unienists arrived at BucAng-
ham Palace this morning to continue
their conference with view to pa
eific settlement Of the Ulster problem
they found an enormous crowd as
.senlbled in the great open space re-
fore the gates of the palace. Iht
various statesmen as they passed II
were respectfully greeted By then
sympathizers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22

The army worm in Newark is
doomed. An enemy more formidable
than poison and the Shade Tree Com
mission has dug ,sp the hatchet and
gone on the trail after the voracious,
destructive little pest. This deadly
foe to the army worm tribe is the
ichneumon fly.
Don't think for a moment that the
ichneumon fly grapples in open battle
with the army worm. There is moth
ing even remotely dramatic about the
warfare waged in this insectcide con-
fiict. The fly merely settles down Tor
the fraction of an instant upon the
back Of the worm and when the ny
takes to his wings again, there re.
mains on the back of the worm small
colony of eggs of which the worm
takes not the least heed.
Presently, however, the worm be-
gins to feel uneasy. And whenever
this happens he straightway imagines
he is going to die. And. in accor-
dance with the theory that there s
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Brother of NeIms Sisters
Appeals 10 McReyBOlds 70
Probe Their Disappearance

Z ATLANTA. July 2e,.-Nrarshall
Nelms. brother of Miss FJeatrice
Nelms. and Mrs Elois Nelns Dennis.
who have been mysteriously missing
from this city since early infJune. left
here today for Washington TO appeal
tn Attorney General McReynolds to
investigate the disappearance of the
sisters
Nelms asserts he does not, believe a
mystery letter received heire by his
mother. Mrs. John w. N'slms. from
san Francisco on July g. Pas written
by Mrs. Dennis. The nAssage was
typewriter and indicated Mrs. Den
mis- had killed her sister and was seek
ing her brother to kill him, also.
1t is believed Nelms will bring this
and other reported Feieral phases of
the case to. the attorney-generaFs at
teufiOn
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MEN AND WOMEN
FIGHTING TO REPEL
ARMY WORM PEST
Farmers and Help Trying to
Prevent Invasion from Gem
etery Property

Men and women are working side
by side in trenches in North AIling-
ton in an endeavor to exterminate the
army worm, which today can be seen
by the million crawling about the new
Catholic cemetery and in farms and
other properties and streets con-
tiguous to the large burying ground
Farmers are considerably worried
as the pest is making inroads despite
the efforts to prevent devastation.
The heavy rains last night tended to
Increase, it appears, the number OF
the worms. officials of the borough
are working hand in hand with tho
farmers and are taking desperate
measures to rid the borough Of the
pest.
gist. visited North Arlington yester-
day and urged the use of tar. DR..
Headlee explained that ridges should
be coated with tar and when the
worms reach the tar coated points
they will find 1t impossible to proceed
further.
DR.. Headlee asserted the worms
will stick fast in the tar.
A short time after the entomolo-
gist left the place, a quantity Of tar
was procured and scattered in the
roadway. 1t proved a trap for thou
sands of the worms. The heavy rain,
however, washed the material to the
side of the road and the work Of
determination along these lines had to
be temporarily abandoned.
Peculiar as it may seem, North
Arlington residents found 1t impos-
sible to purchase tar in this city yes
terday. The Public Service Corpora
tfon came to the rescue with sup
ply and il was this material that
was sprinkled in the road. Today sew
eral residents went to Jersey City
to endeavor to effect a purchase.
Lead arsenate, gasoline and kero-
sene have been purchased in large
quantities and are being used freely
in the newly dug trenches. John
Murray, a foreman, employed at the
cemetery hit upon a new idea today.
The scheme has met with general
favor The idea is to make hole at
every three feet in the excavation ana
pour lead arsenate into each hole.
Mrs. Mary Miller, an aged woman
Mrs. Effie Steup and Mrs. John Z.
Millar have worked as hard as any
of the men in the determination fight.
They have taken turns at the ex-
cayating work and at spraying. Hrs.
Geane Gordon has also been active.
The Gordon stoop of the Gordon
home on Astor avenue was fairly
covered with worms today. A trench
was Immediately dug before the prop
erty and poisonous lead poured
into It.
The women yesterday used up l3u
gallons Of gasolene and thirty-four
gallons of kerosene. The fluid is
poured in the trenches on top OF
TIE worms and a fire started. An
odd feature is the fact that if one
worm is killed two more seem to
take its place.
Despite the wholesale killing of the
pest bv steam roller yesterday, the
worms seem more Plentiful today.
Former Councilman John Beaver,
who owns a large farm just south
of the school. is considerably worried
today over the fact that the worms
have made their way into his prop
erty and are attacking tomato plants
Mr.. Beaver placed hfs farm hands at
work today picking the worms from
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ICHNEUMON FLY COMES IN HOST TO
END INVASION OF ARMY WORM HERE

nothing good or i'll but thinking
makes it So" the nervous army
worm begins TO spin his little CO.
coon about himself-a sort OF guard
house wherein he lays him down
TO sleep until the next spring when
he emerges as a chrysalis and,
brief time later, as a winged moth
Now, here is just where the ichneu-
mon fiy's strategem begins to oper-
ate When the worm goes into pre-
mature winter quarters in his cocoon
he takes along the aforesaid eggs,
and they hatch out long before the
worm assumes the chrysalis state.
And. as they develop tremendous
appetite and the sleeping worm has
no idea of what is going on about
it, it Is eaten up long before il gets
a chance to awake.
The discovery that the inchneumon
fly has taken hand in the fight
against the army worm was made
today by James H. Walker, the Shade
Tree Commissions City Forester
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BEHR BROTHERS
PIANO COMPANY
IS |NSOLVENT
Petition Against Newark Firm
Shows Liabilities of
$181 900.

81 ecial to the Evening Hthf
TRENTON. July 22.-Following the
filing of a voluntary and an involun-
tary bankruptcy petition, Judge
Hafght in the United States District
Court today appointed John w.
Queen, of Jersey City, receiver for
william ]. Behr and Behr Bros. Com
pany, piano manufacturers of New
ark and Montclair.
William ]. Behr filed the first petit
ton alleging that the concern which
he and Henry Behr comprise
is insolvent The company's habih-
ties by william J. Behr are said to
be S1S1, SS0.60. and the assets s74, 3s1.-
SO. The personal liabilities and as
sets of William ]. Behr are nominal.
McCarter & English represented
William j. Behr in his bankruptcy
petition Edward Claxton, creditor
of Behr Brothers. petitioned the court
to appoint a receiver. Randolph
Perkins represented Mr.. Claxton as
counsel.
The piano factory of Behr Bros. &
Co. is at $50 F'relinghuysen avenue
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KEEP HANDS OFF,
ADVICE TO WILSON
Special to the Evening star.

Special TO the Evening Star.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-President
Wilson was strongly advised to keep
his hands off New York and Illinois
political situations today. William
F. McCombs. Democratic National
chairman. reviewed the situation in
each State and told the President
that the administration ought to con-
tinue a "watchful waiting" policy
for the present at least AS result
of the visit it is considered certain
that this viii be done.
The New York situation was the
big question The prominence in the
State fight there of Colonel Roosevelt
has made it an object of much con-
cern to the President.
II is understood that Chairman
HIeComhs told the President that
Governor Glynn would certainly be
rciominated whether the White
House continued at least passively
fr'ordly to him or became openly op-
posed. ----..
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Skidding Auto Hurls
Young Athlete to Death

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July 22.-
Francis Mulvey, of Tuckahoe, twen-
ty-one years old. graduate Of Ford
ham College and one of the college
football and baseball stars last year,
was killed last night in Hartdale,
when he fell or was thrown from an
automobile driven by John Dalva, an
employe Of the Colonial garage of
Tuckahoe.
MWvey and party OF four young
men and two girls were returning to
the Gramatan Inn at BronXville after
a BAN game at Briarcliff, where Null
vey PLAYED with the Gramatsn Inn
team Dalya says the machine did
not respond readily to the foot brake.
At the top of the steep hill IN lnwood
avenue Hartsdalc, the car slSiddcd
on the wet roadway and Mulvey was
tbkrwn out
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a situation existing in Grand Rapids
which would show a motive on the
part of Robinson in resisting arrest
by Inspector Norton
Joseph Duddy, a companion of
Robinson, was arrested at the time
of the murder, charged with being
an accomplice. He is being held 20
await separate trial.
The grim manner in which the
man ended his trial for the murder
of Norton, which opened Monday
was characteristic of him as he was
known to local police. Since his ar
rest he had maintained a seeming
stoical indifference to the legal pro-
ceedings and at no time sought to
justify or explain the acts charged
against him. He appeared in court
faultlessly groomed and seemed to
regard the trial as something apart
from himself.
The police had looked upon Robin
son as one of the most desperate
criminals with whom they have had
to do in many years. Rumors We're
current that confederates from the
west would attempt his release by
force and these rumors were taken so
seriously that the prisoner was con-
stantly surrounded in the court room
by five heavily armed officers
COLUMBUS, o., July 22.-Lawrence
Robinson, who committed suicide in
Jail at Boston, was born and reared
in Washington Court House, Ohio.
His relatives, who are highly re-
spected, had prepared to go to his de-
fense in his trial. He was formerly
an expert telegrapher and worked
in this city for number of years.
His mother, a resident of Wash
ington Court House. had planned to
go to Boston to testify in defense of
her son and it was said that a plea
would be made that the latter was
not mentally responsible.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Kraft Sold to
the Yankees

Announcement was made here this
afternoon that Clarence Kraft, first
baseman of the Newark baseball club.
has been sold to the New York Amer
leans. The deal was consummated in
New York. The purchase price was
not stated
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Ends Life With Gas

SrecIaI 20 the ENenihB HtaF.
WOODCLIFF. July z2-While the
members OF has family We're or an
nm excursion yesterday Cornaliut
Herring. of 1ss Thirtiefh street. erd%
ed his life with Illuminating gas.
His wife and children found him
living dead In the bath tub with the
gas turned on full when they arrived
home. He had been dead seye<&
hcuxA &.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
steerage Rates Raised

BERLIN, July 22.-The North Ger
man Lloyd and Hamburg American
lines today decided to raise their
rates for steerage passengers from
Germany to the United States BY
$3.50. thus bringing them up to $3.50.
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Asbury Park Merchant
Files Bankruptcy Petition

TRENTON. July 22.--George Stand
rassy, of Asbury Park. with liabi Ities
Of $1421 and assets of s1.015, today
filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States District
Court
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/ iohtning KiIEs Two Men

ITHACA, n. Y. July 22.--During a
storm 1T Dryden, near here, today,
Brlice l.,tmout. g well-to-do farmer,
and Dear Aiisai Il farm hand, were
st-.ies by liptatnur and killed
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THIRD INNING.

NEWARK-Witter out, Fabrique ts
e. Onsi0w. W Jimmy out. Shean IS
z. Onslow. Callahan flied to Tuf-
weller. NO RUNS. NO HITS, no
ERRORS.
Jimmy. Platte famed Powell out.
Getz to Kraft NO RUNS, NO HITS,
NO ERRORS
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BULLETIN.
PROVIDENCE, July z2.-Newark wind
5 to o.
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FOURTH INNING.

NEWARK-Kraft walked. Get1
forced Kraft at second, Shean touch-
ing him out Getz was out stealing.
j. Onslow to Fabrique E. Jimmy
walked Heclinger doubled to left.
scoring E. Jimmy and reached third
when Bauman dropped ]. Onsloz;s
throw. Schacht walked. Move forced
Schacht at second, Fabrique to shean.
ONE RUN, ONE HIT, ONE ERROR
PROVIDENCE-Mow made a good
catch OF Shean's high fly. e. 0pslow
had three balls and had the next
three called strikes. Tutweiler fam
ned. NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO Err
RORS
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plosion completely shut off large number of the miners from the mine entrances besides killing number outright. Rescuing parties have re- covered fifty bodies but have little hopes of reaching the one, hundred and fifty miners who are entombed. The government car of trained res cuers have been rushed to the scene of the disaster and every possible effort will be made to reach the men.
 The news of the explosion created
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Special Nugget Service,

LOS ANGELES, Jun" 20.-Miss Elizabeth Morgan, who is n well known lady of Los Angeles was shot and killed here today. Miss Morgan was walk
 ing on the crowded street and she was observed toestop to talk to man who evidently had detained her by asking draw revolver and commence t'
 shoot at Miss Morgan, and although the street was crowded at the time Miss Morgan was shot five. time and
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Special Nugget Service,

opeo'al Nu09et SoTVlce'
 NIAGARA FALLS, June 20.-The situation, at Niagara is growing most critical and there seems to be but little hope of the mediators being able to bring about any adjustment of the Mexican situation and it Is thought that they will abandon their attempt In a few days. The mediators re- celved notice today from the Ameri- can delegates that unless the Huerta delegates would recede from from their present position and acceed to the demands of the United States the mediation would end today or Mon day. The situation is most critical and it is not thought that Huerta's delegates will consent to the terms X demanded by the United States and it Is fully expected that the mediators
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BURNS IGNORED BY
 INTERNATIONAL ASSN
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 GRAND RAPIDS. June 2O-William J. Burns, the famous detective, was today elected to an honorary member ship of the International Association of Chiefs.- Burns has become famous the world over and is regarded as one of the worlds greatest detectives and the confering of this honor upon him by the association is a recognition of his great ability as a detective.
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the women personally. This Is what they have so strenuOusly insisted upon and is considered great victory for tl,eir cause. &A
 There is a general rejoicing among the suffragettes throughout England who see in this victory the early tri- umph of their cause. There Is consid- erabIe speculation indulged in as to the attitude Asquith will take towards the suffragettes, but 1t Is conceded
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VILLA PROCLAlAAS GENERAL
 ANGEL PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT

oral Angles as provisional president. This is the first news received of pie and while such a thing. is not at all surprising, confirmation of the re- port is anXiUusly awaited. It is thought that if Villa has set up a pro-
 visiona government and has arraigned himself against Carranza the Ameri- can delegates may have to modify
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of the world.
 The passage of the santa Clara was undertaken. it is thought. to sh"V conclusively that large vessels cnuhl make the passage without difficulty before the trip of the oregon. witr the Presidents party, was undertaken everything worked smuothly and per fectly and n" trouble is anticipate { in sending through the battleshiP ore gOn
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Special Nugget Service.

SEATTLE, June 20.-F. w. Lapman who was an employee in the Ford au- tomobile works, committed suicide here today by hanging.
 Lapman was yesterday promoted to the position of foreman in the Ford shops and the promotion is said to have worried him very much because of the fear that he could not make good. Since receiving the appoint ment he has been noticed to be very much dejected and not appearing at his meals. Suspicion was aroused and on investigation his body was found suspended from Q rope in an
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;~tcrdl Nugget Service.

PANAMA, June 19.---The steamship Santa Clara. the first privately own- ed vessel undertaking the passage of the Panama canal is being lowed through today. The progress of the ship has been uninterrupted and no obstacles encountered. The passage of the santa Clara will he watched with great interest by shippers D tn in this country and Europe who are anxiously awaiting the formal opening of the
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STEAMER SANTA CLARA
 PASSES THROUGH CANAL

canal to the ships of the world. The slides which have given trouble and which threatened for q time to cause considerable delay in opening the canal Is now under control and the passage of vessels can now be made without any difficulty. Preident Will son and party, consisting of his cab inet and many noted diplomats, are rnroute on the famous hattleship oregon to make passage through the canal and formally open 1t to the ships
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FEARING COULD NOT
 MAKE GOOD SUICIDES

outbuilding. He had carefully tied the rope to the rafter of the building adjusted it around his neck and kicked away the barrel upon which he stood. When found life was extinct and a note found in his pocket stated that he was not able to make good" and preferred to die.
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ing party consisting of ten men into the field today. This party will be headed by Engineer Hayden and will take the field Monday. This party
 will make a survey from Chent to Nenana. paralleling the survey on the
 North side of the river which is being made by Engineer Bailey. The party is the fifth and last party to be sent
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Special Nugget Service

NIAGARA FALLS, June 20-Thc Mexican delegates today received q telegram from the Mexican consul at separated himself from Carranza and would not recognize him as the pre-
 sident of the constitutional govern ment Tn his statement Villa am nounces that he had proclaimed Gen.