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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
SAYS LAWYERS USED
MRS. SUFFERS CHECK
Davenport Campaign Manager
Charges Hypocrisy to the
Former Governor.
TELLS or BALLOT FIGHT

reminder Of the Sulzer Impeachment
trial. with It's revelations of business tran
sactions in Mrs suffers name. Is con-
tanned in a statement attacking the for
mer Governor put forth Yesterday by Har-
old G. Aron. campaign manager for Fred
"rick NJ Davenport. Progressive orFaniza-
tion candidate FOR Governor.
suffers campaign has been one OF
cunning and hypocrisy based on IN sr,pre-
s"ntation." said Aron. 1T overreached
itself In the Iathbone protest when IL sen;
two hired lawyers to Albany with a $50
oheck ot Mrs suffers to argue Daven-
ports name on the Progressive ballot in
q proceeding which the Appellate Division
dismissed on tho merits"
Walter L. Rathbone. a lawyer who filed
tho protest aga rSt the Davenport prtI-
tons said ON Thursday that he did it on
aIs own initiative and without the knowl-
edge Of Su.zcr
The hruu statement goes on:
quit" urSuSpectiug,y We have fallen
upon some interesting facts with regard
To- suffers own designating petitions. We
sent letter to his sign,rs trying to
show them the folly OF their ways IN vot-
ing for Nj Suizer our mail in the Ia It
two days has brought back dozens of
these letters marked not found re-
moved not known. no such address
~ considerable number Of persons
have called ana mad" written and sworn
statements that they never signed Sui
z,r's petitions and declaring their names
thereon forg"rics. Some have referred
the matter TO lawyers and II looks as
II there was work for the District At
torncy.
zone man writes on the back Of our
letter informing him that his name was
on the Suzer petition: This is "A lie. |
am against Sulzer and all his kind An
other writes Whoever SAYS that he sr-
cured my signature to any sort of pOllti-
cal petition this year or last year is "A liar
ana probably Il forgcr besides do not
like to hc made To indorso such an in
sincere Char,atan as William Sulzer for
any Office. It's an insult to my ntolli-
gence To max" m" against my will do so
The reply uf Albert Dulin, chairman OF
m. Sul2cr proEyessycs ut the Hotel Ma
ylrr". 20 Mr. ArOTS statement was:
I'VE shall pay no attention to anything
that Mr.. Daycnpor; or his men say abou,
MIR. Sulz"r. We are conducting dignl-
fed campaign"
William Duncan Cameron. treasurer OF
the Bronx county Progressive committee
has boltcd from Davenport to Sulzer In
letter TO State Chairman Robinson he
says
THE un-progressivn tactics adopted by
some OF IN" gentlemen who seek To exer-
else control over the party voters has prl-
marily Influenced me To take this course
! hear that several of our so-called Leaders
threaten to leave the party If Sulzcr is
nominated by II. | say. let them 20.
don't believe they will go, however be-
cause they have no place TO go and nothing
to take with them hut their own Conceit.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
ILLINOIS FIGHT THE
Big ISSUE, SAYS T. R.
Progressive Party Is Content to
Rest Its Case There. He
Declares.
GREAT CROWDS GREET HIM

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him and said
81 feel that have psrticipatcd in the
mos, r.,rarl,,,,,. no,,,ic,I awaL.ri,,, mud
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eyer have had part. II has been won
derful surprise aud distinct pleasure to
have hoeu in Illinois through two great
,a. h.,io,o ro,. ,h,, po,t,s c,, IN.
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The issue cannot be more clearly drawn
In the nation nor IN any state thtn -
now tho case in limos. We are content
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'N"'e'"'''' nv F"' 80
/ Illinois hght under different ''i'u'Hst'h''S
from those which have surrounded former
campaicuS and | want to say that II has
b.,p , distlnc; persoual measure. PERHAPS
...,.e,.,i., &c.,, ,..- ,,,,,,o 90
the N'''''''
me In my public experiences I" nave had
"A part In this present contest
Er.at crnwds heard Col Roosevelt dur
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| Al Marion tilIS "i''i"'"" ~ i'''
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Vernon $4,000 were at the jefferson
ro,nty fair grounds. At Benton there
v.rn 1 oo0 Al Centralia there wcr,
"a ooo Tn--iph, in East ST Louis there
,,.,s a., ernruous crowd Then he CROSSED
,,,a NilssissinuI into ST Louis and spoke
80 o,n,b,r hi, crowd at the Coliseum
Tn his sp,cch AT Marion the Colonel
+ s,tJ.
w, prnprassiycs are trying to Civ,
,', ,.',tr ,oru aud plain women of tn,
,ta,, ,h,. roy.r to run their own GOV
o.,.,,-,',, That is why we are trying tc
,,, ,h. lnitiotivc the referendum and
81 r,c,u
'.t, is iue 70 say this il an assault or
locomotive Government ON the con
49, 4, r.nrasents an effort to make gov,
arn,nsrt really represent you. Then yol
',.,u ,,a,,.r have TO use the initiative, tn,
~ r,,t,,,, ,nd IN. recall. In such case
.,,nra can ne no possible objection from
any standpoiut to placing these measures
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26

Various constructions have been nut on
ms plank The view generally credited
% Mr., Wilson Is that the declaration
ought not To- apply To- him. AZ the con-
E'Itional amendment could not legally
~. 81 TO him even though 1t were ratl-
Tel during his term.
y was said on reliable authority that
W Wilson himself was responsible for
changes In the original draft Of the
n.'t hy III, platform committee Of tho
"a more convention which made its
'rNn aupn TO the nominee less definite
According 70 this Information the Prrsi-
fe"' after il had become practically
''"'1 THAT he would be nominated got
touch with his lcutenan;s at Balt!-
nor" and asked If the objectionable one
'"'w declaration could not be eliminated
VIZ wilson was told that the COM
T''., would find Il necessary to report
SOM. sort of second term plank, but
''t' r. probably could be altered. The
''t T. rs said. was that the plank
Vas changed so that instead of commit
''E 'I.s candidate natly TO one term Il
''| 1000 only to the principle of OBJ
af .- such legislation.
w Bryan was supposed to be the
author of tn" one term plank and he
". u. ma efforts that were made in
Congress before the Inauguration OF
dent Wilson to pass the one term
CON 'utoual amendment Since then. II
asserted. the Commoner has become
'"'"".I.i to the fact that President VIII
s"' 500 Doc reuominated If his Admin
- "r.pr .s a success. and II IL Is not
'1r nom nation, In Mr.. organs opinion,
v. not Dee worth having
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
NEW FIGHT ON CUTTER WILL.
Cousin Gets order for Examination
of Executors.

.'N attempt to prevent the probate
~ ', VIII Of Mrs Amelia Gertrude Cut
lpw of Henry T cutter. one Of the
''' .'+ ~ the Rller- Hegeman company,
'' 1T his fortune of $500 900 to his
Wv. Hts begun in the Surrogate's Court
iIy hy George w S Lent, a cousin
Mrs. cutter, Lent got an order re-
several persons to appear in court
'.N'u nation as TO their knowledge OF
executed by Mrs. cutter other than
70" ."" pn rle I'm which the bulk of her
'..t.. -ops 10 Institutions,
A.s ia" prrsous to he examined
u ... 'ho order signed yesterday are DR..
III W Fraucuthal, who attended Mrs.
D,I''r and McMaster Mills and Frank
" r",nor, two Of the executors named
" OIL. v.ll fled
'.o believes that n will in which he IL
h'..| AS beneficiary has been con-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
CANDIDATES IN GRAND WINDUP
Four to speak Here To-night-tIi
sure of NIctOry.

Al IN" principals In tn" primary COM
tests viii cud their sp,rchm1k.rg Tonight.
Harvey y. Ilinmu, Juh Hedges. John
UonucssN Frederick NJ. Davenport and
William SulI"r VIII Nav" th..r last word
IN this '.'v. Charles ;. Whitman VII
hc 90 l'puEhkccps.,
All co. Oh" campaign managers are sure
81 victory. th'y said yesterday. j Cil. IN
Ncka,ENt. On" Human manager. said
"Du" reports are virtually an iu and l'n
verified hy county clurm,u They show
an uulouhiad plurality for senator Him
man
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
JERSEY CENTRAL REPORT.

The report of the central Railroad Of
New Jersey for the year ended June 80.
1917, shows that after the payment of
charges for taxes. sc, out of total income
there remained a surplus of sb.723,93i
This was equal to 2O.S6 per cent. earned
ON the s27i36,S0O capital stock, ~ com
pared with 26.72 per cent earned ON tn"
same stock the year before
Gross earnings were S29.2 .0a2, against
S3o.325,il2. with ne; earnings Of sa5o9,
24S, as compared with Sil.935.2 Thc
total income was sl2.597, O2O AS compared
with $1i.ls5.lS2. and the surplus for divi-
dends was s5,723,93i, against $780,. $50
The surplus after the payment of diVi-
dends was s2,i31 ,5lN, as compared with
S4,0i0.i67, while the total profit aud loss
surplus was sii.25l ,536. against ST.
1857.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
CENTRE STREET LOOP DEFICIT,
First Years Operation shows Total
Revenue of ss,Gs7.tI..

The earnings of tho Centre street loop
subway H. i's first year, ended August T.
Were sl3i162 less than the preferential
OF S3.'O",oOO year accorded to the OPP
Grating company, the New York NUM-
"ipal Railway Company, by the dual sys-
tenn contracts.
In April, May, June and July of this
year however, earnings We're large
enough to provide both for the prefer
entail ard interest charges \ report
to the Public service Commission shows
that the total revenue for the year was
ts,677,4l7.
Travel is increasing, and when con-
nection with the Brooklyn Bridge elc-
waited lines is made the company expects
10 make a profit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
A D SMITH ESTATE $l,560,346,
i"rg" stock and Bond Holdings
Form Bulk Of Fortune.

Wv 'rL y j.. Sept 25.-By an ac-
o'.' p Med ina the Surrogat"'s office to-
''F WIS shown that the present value
ny PHI" "si. I, of Albert u. Smith Of Orange
= n"."l' o. Tine estate Is made NJ
=" '..Us worth SilO,iON.75; municipal
20 other bonds, Sil3,72Ii 30, mortgages,
"'' 500. and cash, Sl0Gl0,
%" accounting was filed by the Fidelity
I,lN Company and Orville OddIe, Jr, as
Joint Executors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
LOSES $4,000 IN JEWELRY,
Nnn says lie Left II In subway ""d
Asks Police to Find II.

A small box OF miscellaneous Jf"eiry
valued at $4,000 Is being sought by the
police on complaint of Abraham Ritter
who runs small store at 5lN wins ave
nue. ana lives at l6l West Eighueth street
The box was lost SATURDAY nlght Nheh
Ritter and his son julius To- came d"Wii
town ON the subway, the package of goods
being left IN a seat.
When the two reached Nlnety-slNth
street to change ira ns the package was
MISSING and 1 search for II was futile
The police was notified
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
sir johnston Forbrs-Ro bertson Ar
rives.

Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson. with his
children. Ian and Katherine. arrived yes
toriay by the Cunarder Mauritania to
complete his farewell tour Of America.
taking in The Western cities He will be-
gin his season AT Detroit, He viii retire
from the stage, nc said. after his return
to England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
War Hats Columbia Pageant.

The European crisis has caused the
Dostponement OF the med ~val pageant,
which was to be given November 4, ., q
and by Columbia University In honor
OF the 7Ooth anniversary OF the birth OF
Roger Bacon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
Ex-Mayor John E. Taylor,
of MOrristOwn, Bequeathed
Money TO Local Charities
Special to the Evening star.
MoRRIsTowN nee.

YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. s.-BeQuests
to institutions and associations of
which he was an officer or a promi-
nent worker are found in the will of
former Mayor John Edward Taylor,
of this town, which was admitted to
probate yesterday in the office of the
surrogate. To Memorial Hospital, of
which Mr.. Taylor was president, was
left $1,000 toward the endowment
fund. To the Church of the Re-
deemer, OF which no was a warden,
he hequeathed $500. To the Norris
town Library and Lyceuma Of which
he was president and one of its found
ers, and the Morris County Children s
Home, of which at one time he was
an officer, he left $3.50 each.
Besides these requests he left 81, 900,
the house and lot where he lived, COR
ner mccullough avenue and Oak
street, and the furniture therein to
his niece, Mrs. Sarah l.. Merrell, wife
of Frederick w. MerrelL He also be-
queathed to Mrs. Merrell third in
terest in the residue of his property,
which included real estate in Hun
terdon county and New York city.
The remaining two-thirds is divided
between his nephews, John Allen Tay-
Tor and George Wood Taylor, share
alike. To Stuart Cooper and Philip
II. Cooper, jr., sons of the deceased
niece, Sarah L. Cooper. and Ellen
Stuart Blue and Marion Stuart Terry,
daughters of his deceased nephew,
John Stuart, he left $500 each. For
mer Judge Alfred Elmer Mills and
Joseph Hinchman, of this town, are
appointed executors of the will. -Four
hundred dollars is also set aside for
the upkeep Of his Cemetery lot in
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. q
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
CHATHAM

Mrs George e. Hall. of Newark,
has been a guest for several days of
Mrs. E. P. Miller, of Passaic avenue.
Leslie w. Speer, who has been ill
at his home here for two weeks, has
returned to the Peekskill Military
Academy, where he Is a cadet.
The monthly meeting of the Bor-
ough Council was held last night.
Charles c. Turnbull, a tourist,
who spent most of his time touring
in the vicinity of Chatham, has been
admitted to the Morris county aims
house.
= Mrs. George Cook, of Boonton, is
spending month with her sister,
Mrs. John M. Taylor, of West Main
street.
Hugh Flynn, of Passaic avenue,
who has been seriously i'll for three
weeks in Overlook Hospital, in Sum-
nit, is now much improved.
The women of this place will hold
an nterdenominational sewing circle
on Thursday for home needs.
There will be a union service held
Thursday night in the Congregational
church. The address of the evening
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. James
r. Riggs, of East Orange, who will
speak on 1.-THE Balkans and Christian
Progress" DR.. Riggs is a son of the
famous missionary who was sent to
Turkey In 1880 and lived and worked
there all his live. DR.. Riggs was born
under the flag OF the sultan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

Defeated Candidates for
Council Appointed TO
Boards in Chatham

CHATHAM, Dec. s.--The contract
for the installation of an eight-inch
iron pipe inside the present tile pipes
near Edwards dam to prevent in
filtration into the sewer lines, was
awarded last night at a regular ses-
sion of the Common Council to
Charles H. VanWert for the amount
of $1,481. The only other bidder was
j. w. Heller, of Morristown, who bid
S1,960. The contract calls for the lay
ing of 4S5 feet of the iron pipe.
Mayor Laurence Page last night
filed vacancies in both the Board of
Health and the Water and Light
Commission. The latter were strictly
political appointments. August w.
Griffing, jr., and f. w. Deusenberry,
the defeated candidates for council
men at the last election, were the
appointees. II. b. Stopford and H.
Scott Hallett were appointed to fill
the vacancies on the Board of Health.
The report of the finance commit
tee, showing receipts of $7,466,T and
disbursements of S4,37S.1S, was re-
ceived and placed on file.
The question of what to do with
the excess water that flows under the
Fairmount avenue bridge in times OF
storm was referred to the railroad
committee.
Il. p. Miller was notified that il ne
wanted an extension of the sewer
from Red road to the trunk sewer
line he would have to present a pc
tition. The council would then pre-
pare an ordinance, and unless prop
erty-owners owning 81 per cent. of
the property between these two
points objected the matter would be
settled.
All employees of the Borough of
Chatham were insured by the Aetna
Company for about $500 per annum.
Mr.. Badgley brought UP the matter
of running I.ackawanna road into
River road. He said that this is now
possible in view OF the recent i'm
provemsnts to that street. The rail-
road committee was empowered to
settle this matter.
It was reported that the flagpole
had been painted and a new flag was
received from the railroad. The ques-
ton as to whether the flag should fly
every day or only holidays was left
to the chairman of the police COM
mittee.
1t was moved to provide Fire Chief
c. f. Heinrich with a telephone. Will
lam Shuster was appointed special
marshal to assist while tax collec-
tons are being made by Collector q.
N Lum. 1t was decided that the
agreement between the borough and
the Fidelity Investing Company.
whereby that company build q ESQ.,
feet extension to the sewer along
Milton avenue and the town buy back
the sewer after it pays 10 per cent.
per annum on the investment, should
be executed by the mayor and the
clerk of the council.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
Dover Man Sentenced to
Eight Years in Penitentlary


MORRISTOWN, Dec. S.-The long
est sentence which Judge Joshua r.
Salmon has melted out this term of
court was given Charles Wyckotf, of
Dover, yesterday. Wyckoff pleaded
guilty to a serious charge and was
sentenced to serve a term in the
State prison, of which the minimum
was eight years and the maximum
was fifteen years.
Paul Zidgori, who pleaded guilty %
assault and battery on his boarding
house mistress. was also sentenced
to serve a term in the State prison,
Of which the minimum was one year
and the maximum was three years.
, Zidgori. said the. woman struck him
on the head with a spoon and ne
retaliated with a chain.
Cornelius Sheridan, of Madison.
who had pleaded guilty to a serious
charge, was fined $50 and the costs
of court, and placed in the hands Of
the probation officer for three years.
Floyd Sherer, of Port Morris, re-
tracted his plea of not guilty of
breaking and entering freight car
of the Lackawanna Railroad at
Port Norris nd taking two kegs Of
beer, and pleaded guilty to larceny
and receiving. Sentence was sus-
pended on Sherer and he was placed
in charge of the probation officer for
two years, Bizmarck RAIDER, OF Port
Morris, who was indicted with
Scherer and Mrs. Sarah Miller, was
found not guilty of breaking and
entering and receiving stolen goods
by Judge Salmon. A dismissal was
also granted in the case against Mrs.
Miller
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
Gasser Urges MOrristOwn's
Firemen to Begin Spreading
Doctrine of Fire Protection
Special to tho Evening star.

YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. s.--Urging
Morristown to take up the matter of
fire prevention now, and not to wait
until the town is larger and the fire
hazards greater, Captain c. Albert
Gasser. of the bureau of fire preven-
tidD of Newark, told about hundred
members of the local fire department
of the work in this direction in New
ark at a reception to the members of
the local fire department in the
Young Mems Christian Association
last night. He said no one was better
fitted than fireman to teach the,
matter of preventing fires, and he
urged the men to talk 1t over in their
company meetings and dig into the
subject.
He briefly told some of the results
accomplished in Newark by the sup
preston of bonfires in the streets,
allowing nothing but a sane Fourth
and watching the garages and
licensing moving picture operators.
The reception started with a volley
ball game in the gymnasium between
teams representing the Independents
|
won out, taking two games, 21 to IA
and Is to T. The match was refereed
by Physical Director Byron G. Sher-
man, of the Y. M. c. A. The team
representing the Independents in
Guided Messrs. Buckle, Pike, Harry
Candy, Carl Sturges, Walter Selvage
and Robert Schanck, and the Reso-
lutte team was made UP of Alderman
Thomas Wiss, H. Cross, Fred Guerin,
Carl Vogt, Frederick A. Trowbridge
and Stephen G. Griffiths. jr.
Besides the address of CAPTAIN
Gasser, an entertainer displayed some
difficult feats OF juggling and the
Y. NJ c. A. orchestra rendered sew
eral selections. Club refreshments
were served at the close with cigars
IN the mems room. Chief Wilbur F.
Day, jr.. made public announcement
OF his intention to resign, for business
reasons. at the conclusion of his third
year of service as chief.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
SUMMIT

The following were elected as off,
GERS of Summit Council, Royal Ar
canum, at meeting of that organiza-
ton last night: William B. Loane,
past regent; William 1. D. Nicoll,
regent; J. N. Kronheld vice-regent;
Frank U. Voss, secretary; William H.
Rogers, treasurer; William A. j.
Reeve, chaplain; Joseph Lipsi, guide;
Charles Smith, warden; Charles Hor-
Charles Siebert trustee for one year,
and william " I. Samuels. Follow
ing the disposition of the business be-
fore the meeting refreshments and an
entertainment were enjoyed.
Henry Bland, negro, of Franklin
place, was yesterday afternoon taken
to the Morris Plains Asylum by Over
seer of the Poor Thomas Baird and
Patrolman William Kelly. Bland suf-
fered a loss of his memory recently
and had been acting strangely. DR..
Elliott Gorton and DR.. r. w. Moister
found that his mind had become af-
fected, and Judge Connolly issued the
order for BANDS confinement.
Stepping in front of an automobile
in Beechwood road last night,
Thomas Conley was knocked down.
but escaped with only a slight cut
on the face and bruises. The machine
was driven by Frank Baldwin, who is
employed as a chauffeur by Henry
tombstone, in Beechwood Park.
At the annual meeting for the cleo
ton of directors and officers of the
Y. NJ. c. A. last night Charles D.
Ferry was reelected president; Dr.
Justin e. Abbott, vice. president;
stephen w. Kent recording secretary,
and Donald Holmes, treasurer. Mr.
Holmes and Fred w. Cliff were elect
ed directors, with Gardner w. Patti
son and William w. Carman.
Employees of the street department
worked until, nearly midnight yester-
day clearing away trees and tree
limbs, which were blown across the
streets. The work of clearing the
streets was completed today. Noun
tain avenue, Now England avenue
Park avenue and several other thor
oughfares were Uttered with limbs
and trees which fell under the weight
Of the ice or We're blown down by the
high wind.