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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-02

danger in case of fire. In New York
the wires of the department over
which alarms are turned in are out
of commission, and the clogged con-
dition of the streets makes it prac-
ically impossible for the fire COM
panies to respond to an alarm.
No milk was received here during
the day and deliveries of fuel and
fodstuffs have been delayed owing to
the storm of last week. A serious
shortage is certain.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Staten Island
and Newark, N. j., were in darkness
last night. Owing to the danger due
to falling wires all electric power in
the cities was shut off.
Thousands of workmen who re-
ported to the street cleaning depart
ment we're forced to quit work by the
fury of the storm, snow being driven
into their faces with force enough to
draw blood.
Brooklyn is completely isolated
from Manhattan Island. The sub
way is the only traction service in
operation.
In the busiest section of the retail
district several large stores were
closed for hours because the key
holes of the doors were filed with
ice.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-22
FOR HE'S A j.. G. f."

ON IIE = n q q 7.
When man goes home and, as
certain Main street merchant did last
night, tries to bolt the door with
cigar, pokes the fire with the spout
OF a coffee pot, attempts to wind the
clock with bootjack, takes a cold
potato in his hand to light him to bed
and prefers sleeping in nat and boots.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-22

you may reasonably infer that he has
been making the acquaintance of
some very jovial people.-Kansas
City Times.
There are times when the gutter
and the fellow who never knows when
he is licked envy each other.-Cin-
cinnau Enquirer. e~i.l1ei.s
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
FA|RL|E FUNERAL
SERVICES FRIDAY
Bank Representatives and
Members of Board of Trade
to Attend Obsequies.

The funeral of William Fairlie.
president of the Fairlie & Wilson
Coal Co. and director Of the FRANK
lin Savings Institution, viii be held
Friday afternoon at 2:se O'Clock from
his home. 1ss Roseville avenue Mr.
Fsirlie died suddenly yesterday a
meeting Of the board OF directors Of
the Franklin Savings Institution has
been called for 1:s0 o'clock FRIDAY
afternoon. Resolution of sympathy
for the family of Mr.. Fairlie viii De
passed, after which the directors wiz
attend the funeral in a body.
The Board Of Trade will be rsprs-
sented at the funeral, The commit
tee will be named this afternoon
Rev. Dorr Diefendorf. pastor OF Eas
Roseville Methodist Episcopal Church.
will oficiate. Interment VIII be IN
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Mr. Fairlie was an active member
OF the Board of Trade for twenty-five
years. The board has lost three other
of its members within the last ten
days: George A. Shelter. Franklin
Phillips and Alfred J. Parker. Many
memebers of the board will attend
the funeral services in conjunction
with the committee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
Jersey Delegation to
Urge Federal Control Of
Fish Leave for Capital

Delegates from northern New Jef-
sey who will attend the congressional
hearing in Washington tomorrow on
the Stars campaign to smash the
fish trust by placing migratory fishes
under federal control. left this city
for the capital TINS afternoon.
In the party are former Assembly
man James Matthews, president OF
the Passaic County Fish and Game
Protective Association: Thomas Car
less, OF Paterson, and Mrs. n. C.
Warren, of Jersey City. representing
the Housekeepers League OF Men
Jersey. Other persons from this
state who will be present at the
hearing. which will be held before
the House COMMITTEES on commerce
and marine fisheries, will leave Cor
Washington tonight. There Fill be
about two hundred In the New Ja'
sey delegation,
The Jerseynen viii coufsr with
Representatives Townsend and Nc
Coy at the New Willard tonight ID
order that the exact situation IN tbs
New Jersey fisheries may - -
planned.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
DREMNER'S PLACE
ELECTION APRIL 7
Governor Fielder Calls for Spe-
cial Primary on March "a
to Precede Election.

TRENTON, Feb. IS - Governor
Fielder today issued a proclamation
calling for a special election in the
Seventh Congressional district to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the death of
Congressman Robert G. Bremner. The
proclamation calls for a special pri-
mary election on March "a TO nominate
candidates and special election on
April :.
The Governors proclamation says
Whereas. Robert G. Bremner was,
at the general election held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November. in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and twelve. elected
by the voters Of the Seventh Congress
sional district to represent this sta te
in the House of Representatives Of
the United States, and subsequently
duly qualifying himself as such rep
resentative. and after such election
and qualification. TO wit, on the sixth
day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and fourteen, departed this
life, thereby causing a vacancy to
exist in the representation of this
State in the House of Representatives
of the United States;
Therefore, l. James F. Fielder, Gov
ernor of the State of New Jersey, pur-
suant to law, do hereby issue this, my
proclamation, directing that a special
primary election be held according to
law, in said congressional district, on
the twenty fourth day of March next,
ensuing the date hereof, for the pur-
pose of nominating persons there
after to be voted for at a special elec-
ton hereinafter referred to. held for
the purpose of electing a member of
the House of Representatives to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
said Robert .. Bremner: and in like
manner and for like cause do hereby
issue this, my proclamation, directing
that a special election be held accord
ing to law in said Congressional dis
trict on the seventh day of April
next ensuing the date hereof, for the
purpose of electing member of the
House of Representatives to in the
vacancy caused by the death of the
said Robert q. Bremner from such
persons as may have been legally
nominated as candidates to MI the
said office.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
WRITING EXPERTS
TO BATTLE OVER
RUNKEL' WILL
Lawyers Also Ready TO Aid in
Contest Over $z,000.000
Orange Estate.
SUBSTITUTION AND
ERASURES STUDIED
Other irregularities Noticed in
Document-Griggs as Coun-
sci for Contestant.

Handwriting experts are examining
and photographing the William Rum
kel will in the surrogate's Office today.
Noted counsel were on hand yester-
day with the experts IN preliminary
examination of the instrument
The appearance Of the experts and
counsel marks the beginning of the
preparations for what will be. il Is
believed. a bitterly fought legal bat
tie over the estate.
Runkel lived Ia Orange He was IN
the iron manufacturing business. Ia
his will he disposed of an estate Of
81. 000. 600, largely to friends and char
ity. To his brother. Harry g. Runkel.
of Piainfield, his only near relative. he
left the income Of a trust fund Of
$3.50. 900, and the residue of the estate
after all bequests are paid. The resi-
due would be about s50e.o0o II IS esfi
mated
Albert S. Osborn, Of New York, Was
one of the handwriting experts who
has inspected the Runkel document.
Former Governor John ". Griggs. Of
Paterson, and William J. Kinsey. or
Nutley. another handwriting expert,
also viewed the will. They visited the
Court House accompanied by Harry
g. Runkel. the brother of tae testatoa.
who has filed caveat against tins
will.
Osborne. IL is said, was appearins
in thes interests of McCarter q Eng
lish, of this city, attorneys for ". e.
r. Smith, the Runkel executor. Of Or
ange Several New York attorneys
associated with Mr. Griggs were also
present.
The photographic experts were on
hand again today. They were max
ing ali sorts of deductions and studies
based on the slants and angles of the
| signatures.
The points of doubt that have arisen
over the will are caused by the aD-
parent substitution of the first page
of the document. There are several
erasures on the other pages OF tbs
/ viii.
Under the edges of the fasteners
/ that bound the pages together arA
4 remnants Of what was supposedly
! the first page originally The firsts
page, as produced. was whole and
/ was not torn at ali at the parts where
the fasteners should have come.
] Besides this, the writing Is ap-
4 parenfly in a different ink. The words
ing of the first page and the succeeds
ing page do not join properly. repe=
4 tition of words being In evidence FL
the beginning of the second page.
The alleged erasures arc on tns
name of the executor and in the cam
collation. of a bequest of $4,000 to q
4 friend.
+ The questionable front page con-
tains the bequest of the Runkel house
/ in Orange and It's contents, with $780,
7 900. to William H. Hulick. a friend OF
| Runkel. who has since the latter's
death succeeded him as president OF
/ the Warren Iron Foundry at Phil
] lipsburg 1t is in the middle Of the
cash bequest to Hulick that the break
in the wording comes, the phrase "of
| SO 000'' being on the end of the first
/ page and again at the beginning Of
the second page.
/ Mr.. Runkel left his housekeepef.
Miss Kathryn Tully, $780, 900 and some
household furnishings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
FIND MAN
WAS MURDERED IN
HUDSON COUNTY
Put Investigation Into Killing of
George Nolting Up to Pros
ecutor Hudspeth.

Prosecutor Hudspeth, of Hudson
county, today was asked by the New
ark police to investigate the death
of George Noting, fifty-nine years
old, of II Ward street, who was
beaten to death by thugs last Mon
day night. Lieutenant Patrick
Ryan, who made an inquiry into
Nolting's death for the local police,
today said his investigation showed
beyond doubt that Noting had re-
ceived the injuries that resulted in
his death on the Harrison side of the
Centre street bridge, and that on that
account the investigation of the af-
fair should be conducted by the Hud-
son county authorities.
Monday night. Noting came into
the keystone lodging house, II Ward
street, where he made his home, much
battered. He told a story of having
been held up by two white men and
a negro. who beat and robbed him OF
sixteen cents, all he had in his
pockets. The assault had been COM
mitted, he said, as he was crossing
the bridge from Harrison after visit
ing friends in Fourth street there.
Then Noting became unconscious
and he was taken to the City Hos
pital by Plainclothesman King. of
the First precinct. Noting regained
consciousness for only a brief time
before he died, and was unable to tell
the police much about the attack.
Yesterday it was thought the man
had been beaten on the Bridge street
side bridge, and the Essex county
and Hudson county authorities be-
came involved in controversy as
to which side of the bridge the as
sault was committed on. The New
ark police today said their investiga-
tion showed Noting was held up and
assaulted on the Harrison end of the
Centre street bridge.
County physician MoKenie today
said he had not decided whether to
perform an autopsy on Nolting's
body. He added he probably would
wait until it was established definite-
lv whether the case was one for him
or the Hudson county physician.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
DEPICTS QUARREL
THAT LED Up TO
ROE'S MURDER
Mrs. Kurzman Tells of Double
stuggIe and Shooting
That Followed.

Mrs. Annie r. Kurzman, owner of
a string of rooming houses, told a
graphic story in the Court ofOyer
and Terminer of the double quarrel
that led UP to the fatal shooting of
Stanley A. Roe by Clarence A. Hodes
at Bleecker street on the afternoon
of March q last.
Hodes is on trial for manslaughter
before Judge Harry V. Osborne. Mrs.
Kurzman was the owner of the room
ing house at 7 Bleecker street, Roe
was her manager. while Hodes and
his wife were the custodians of the
Bleecker street house.
Mrs. Kurzmau said that on the day
of the shooting, Thursday. March "a,
she, in company with Roe, had gone
to the. Bleecker street house to get
possession of some money due her
from roomers. The Hodes. she testi-
fed. had been told to vacate their
rooms and cease their services on the
Saturday night following.
'When / entered the apartments of
the Hodes, in the basement of the
house" said Mrs. Kurzman, 81 was
met by Mrs. Hodes who seemed very
much excited. l asked her If she had
collected the rent from some of the
tenants and at first she said she had
not; then later she admitted she had,
but did not intend to turn it over
until we (Mr. Roe, my manager, and
MYSELF had paid her $40 for extra
work she claimed she had performed.
81 told her she was not entitled
TO any extra money as she and her
husband were supposed TO do all the
work i'm the house for the use of the
rooms in the basement. She then
began to call me names aud as she
did so Hodes came in from the
kitchen aud said he also had some
money due for cleaning the yard and
would not leave the house until that
was paid.
Mr.. Roe had been silent until this
time, then he told Hodes there was
a court of law that would take care
of his case. Mrs. Hodes was still
abusing me and finally struck me in
the face. fell to tho floor with her
on top of me and when Mr.. Zoe
started to my assistance hodes said
let the woneP fight i out them
selves.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
UNABLE TO CLEAR
HUDSON ICE JAM;
COAL GIVING OUT
Refineries May Shut Down.
Authorities Helpless-Can-
not Use Dynamite.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The ice
blockade in the Hudson river, between
New York and Yonkers, remained in
tact today and the Federal authori-
ties confessed themselves helpless to
remedy the situation. A coal famine
threatend Yonkers and LOO men en-
ployed at the Federal Sugar Refinery
there faced the prospect of idleness.
Captain John f. Wild, district ssll
imander of the United Statcs revenue
service, reported to Wasaingtorft today
sx<5s<<s<t-l ssdsisted the attacks
of che cutter that tried to force q
channel and that special ice-breaking
steafners alone could cope with the
situations Captain Wild said no at
Tempt to use dynamite would be made.
The surface of the river was jammed
with broken ice cakes from 160th
street. in this city, north to where
solid sheet ice began.
Such an ice jam is unusual in the
waters near New York, and there are
no ice breakers in the local harbor.
The revenue cutters, while strongly
built to withstand the assaults of
storms at sea, are not fitted to ram
ice.
The lower harbor presented an arc
tic appearance today. and incoming
steamers found navigation slow and
dangerous.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
EACH SAYS OTHER
MURDERED GIRL
Two Tell Conflicting Stories
About Aurora, H., Gem
etery Crime.

AURORA, ILL.,. Feb 1s.-waiter
Hickman, a negro saloon porter will
be questioned again today by the po-
lice in connection with the murder
Monday of Theresa Hollander, the
twenty year-old girl whose mutilated
body was found in st. Michael's
Cemetery.
Anthony Petras, an Austrian, who
had been engaged TO Miss Hollander,
but who married another girl, was
arrested yesterday on the demand of
the girls father, and is being held
pending developments. Hickman
went to the police station volun-
tarily, gave a version of the circum-
stances surrounding the murder and
was permitted to go.
Petras and Hickman have made ac-
cusations against each other.
The police have learned that both
men were on the street car which
Miss Hollander took home from a
lodge meeting. Petras told the po-
lice he spoke to the girl. and both
men admitted having left the car at
the same stop, the block beyond where
Miss Hollander alighted.
Petras said the negro swung off the
car before 1t had stopped and ran
back down the street He said he
then went home, arriving there about
10 o'clock. Mrs. Petras substantiated
her husbands story. saying he ar
rived home at 10 o'clock and remained
there until arrested early yesterday
The police believe the girl was mur-
dered about 10:30 o'clock
The negro's version of the story was
that Petras leaped off the car behind
him and then dashed off in the direc-
tion of Miss Holianderis home, about
two blocks distant from the ceme-
terry
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
Seventy-five Children Sing
at Dover School Meeting
IspeciuI to the Newark STAR ]

DOVER. Feb. 1s-Samuel j..
Childs. chief gunner at the navy res
ervation, Picatinny Arsenal, gave an
illustrated lecture on Crossing the
Equator on Man-o' War" at the
monthly meeting of the Central Home
and School Association in the high
school auditorium last night Two
and three part singing, as taught in
; he local schools, was also a part of
the program Seventy-five children
took part
Previous to the rendition of the
program numbers the members of
the association decided to hold their
monthly meetings the third Tuesday
of each month instead of the second,
and the subjects TO be considered are
Physical Welfare of Pupils and
THE Type of New School Building
Required in Dover 1t was an
nounced that DR.. Julius Levi, of New
ark will deliver a lecture of interest
In the members on Sex Hygiene in
the Playhouse, March 10.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
JERSEY CITY FIRE
DESTROYS THEATRE
Races the Central and Three
Other BuiIdings-Snow
Hampers Firemen.

JERSEY CITY. Feb. 1s.-A three
alarm fire early today destroyed four
two-story frame buildings on Central
avenue, causing a loss of about 100000.
The fire started in the shoe store of
]. b. Shamberg. at 365 Central avenue,
and spread 10 the Central Theatre, at
367 Central avenue. thence TO the un-
dertal1ing establishment of William
Necker, at s71, and the dry goods store
of Charles Lauer. at 37S Central ave-
rue. Owing to the large snow drifts
in the street the firemen had great
difficulty in reaching the buildings.
No one was in the theatre when the
fire started. and no one except per-
sons who conducted business there
were in the other buildings.
This is the third large fire in Jersey
City within three days.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
"Better a Dead Senator Than
Fool Representative" "-Kindel

WASHINGTON, Feb. tS.--Repre-
sentative George J. Kindel, Of Den
yer, Colo, today announced his can
didacy to succeed Senator Thomas.
He viii make his campaign in the
Colorado primaries next summer
upon transportation rates and COM
mercial equality for Denver and Col
orado.
II now shy my hat into the ring
for the senatorship.' said Mr.. Kin
del, ION these two big questions. [
can get nowhere in the House with
them, and have made up my mind
that I'd rather be dead senator
than live Soel representative"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
Militant Whips
an Elderly Peer

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-A militant suf-
fragette. armed with whip, savage
" attacked Baron Weardale while
he was waiting today with 200 other
wedding guests for a train to Althrop
Park, Northampton. The party was
going to attend the wedding of the
Hon. Sidney Peel, son of Viscount
Peel and Lady Della Spencer, daugh-
ter of Earl Spencer.
The suffragette apparently mistook
the elderly peer for one of the cabi-
net ministers. Lord Weardale was
walking with his wife along the plat
form when he was approached from
behind by the woman. At the first
blow from her powerful dog whip
he fell in a heap to the ground.
The anxiety of his friends was re-
lieved when it was found that Lord
Weardale had not suffered any seri-
Gus injury. The woman was arrested.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
Gets S55,000 Outright if
His Son Lives. to Be Five

HACKENSACK, Feb 1S.-Charles
N. Bohde, of this city, brother OF
George W. Bohde, who died in New
York on January 80, will receive his
share of the estate of $4,000 in realty
and $4,000 in personal property, with
the following provisions
"The share shall be held in trust
for life, except if he has a child of
his own blood who arrives at the age
of five years; then such trust shall
terminate and the share go to him
outright at once Five thousand
dollars of the esate is given to each
of two nephews and the residue
divided equally among the two
brothers and two sisters,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
Big Funeral Procession
as Tribute to Kennedy

BGFFALO, n Y. Feb. 1S-John j.
Kennedy. State treasurer. who died
by his own hand Sunday, was buried
today in the family plot at Holy Cross
Cemetery. All official Buffalo, a dele
cation of one hundred from Albany.
committees from numerous fraternal
organizations and hundreds OF per-
sonal friends followed the body from
the Markeen Hotel to the Church of
the Blessed Sacrament on Delaware
avenue, where low mass for the dead
was said by Rev, James F. McGloin.
No such funeral procession was ever
seen here before Every automobile
and cab in the city haYe been engaged
and the nearby towns were drawn
upon to supply the demand. Long
after the body had been carried into
the little church the funeral process
sion was still on the process of for
nation at the hotel The church was
too small to accommodate even a
mall fraction Of those who wished
10 attend.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
Lsbor Men Accuse Judge

WASHINGTON. Feb 1s.-Charges
against Federal Judge A. ID. Dayton,
Of the northern West Virginia dis
trict, were filed with President Will
son today IN q petition by a commit
zee of the United Mine Workers and
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembis, asking for an investiga-
ton Judge Dayton was charged
with prejudices which incapacitated
him from sitting as a Judge, and the
petition ce1tatped allegations intend
ed to support that charge. President
Wilson promised to consider tho PEI
sition and refer it 10 Attorney Gem
ersl MaReynolds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
Man Who Tired
Suicide Gets Up
to Pay Pmochle


The condition of Herbert Bod
well. of Maple street, fAIillburn,
who attempted suicide last week
by swallowing bichloride of mer-
curry tablets, is improving so rap
idly that he was able to sit up
last night and indulge In game
of pinochle.
Bodwell tried TO end has life in
saloon I'm Msplewood. One of
the men in the place Knocked
bottle containing the poison tab
let's out of his hand. 1t is be-
lieved he swallowed part of three
tablets.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18

upon White House stationery. while
just as often letter is received at
the White House, written by Mr.
Fisher.
At the wedding of Miss Jessie Will
son to Francis B. Sayre. who is now
secretary to Mr.. Garfield. president of
Williams College, Mr. Fisher was the
only man outside of the family and
the immediate relatives who sat at
he bridal table in the private iining-
room. Some of the superstitious re-
call the fact that Miss Margaret Will
son caught the bridal bouquet and re-
gard that as happy augury for a
wedding within the near future.
Inquiry at the White House was
fruitless. as none of the family would
speak of the report. but Miss Isabelle
Hegner, secretary to Mrs. Wilson, de-
MED that an engagement existed.