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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-02
Senator 0'Gorman Before
Grand jury Tomorrow

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-When the
John Doe inquiry into alleged graft
in connection with the State highway
and barge canal contracts is resumed
today, it is probable that among the
witnesses will be several upstate
contractors whom District Attorney
Charles s. Whitman desires TO ques-
ton in relation to information he is
said to have obtained regarding
operations Of "bagmen" in Onondaga
and Warren counties.
The grand jury will take up its in
quiry again tomorrow and United
States Senator James A. O'Gorman.
it is understood, will be witness.
Another witness will be James c..
Stewart, who declared a man named
"Gaffney'' held him up for a 100000
campaign contribution, the refusal OF
which, according to Stewart. preceded
his failure to secure barge canal
contract. Senator O'Gorman was
Stewards counsel and is to be called,
according to a statement last night,
as a result of Stewards failure to
identify "Gaffney." Stewart, on the
stand, and also before the grand
Jury last week, it was understood,
could not say whether this man was
Ta,aes E. Gaffney, Charles f.
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SERVICE
VOTES CHANGE
IN ITS CHARTER
Diyests Itself of Activities AL
ready Vested in Subsidiary
Companies.

A total Of 216,3o0 votes were regis
tered in favor Of changing the char
ter of the Public Service Corporation
when stockholders and their repre-
sentatives met in the Public Service
building today There are $50, 900
shares represented in the stock of the
corporation.
The change was brought about,
upon the advice of counsel for the
corporation, in order to simplify the
charter AS the charter now stands
the corporation has Invested itself
of the activities which had already
been vested in its subsidiary COM
panies.
The four large subsidiary companies
of the Public Service Corporation
are: Public Service Railway Conn
pany. Public Service Electric Com
pany, Public Service Gas Company
and Public Service Building Com
pany. These four have been taxed
by the federal government under the
old corporation tax law. The hold
ing company. or Public Service Gets
poratfon, also has been taxed s.ne 7
the same law and its counsel has in
stituted suit against the government
to recover some of the money.
An official of the Public Service
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FIVE, INDICTED IN
BANK CASE, FAIL TO
APPEAR IN COURT
Francis w. H0IbroOk, OF Plain.
field, Surrendered Himself
Today.

Although it was expected that the
six men under Indictment in connec-
ton with the Roseville Trust Com
pany wrecking who failed to appear
for arraignment Saturday morning
would surrender themselves today, up
to noon only one had appeared.
He is francis w. Holbrook, of
Plainfeld, manager of the Home Ice
and Products Company. He was ar
raigned before Judge Harry v. Os-
borne and after pleading not guilty
was released under $4,000 bail fur
nished by Mahlon S. Drake, of 9S
Heller parkway.
The other men are Frank Bruno, a
contractor, now at work in Balti-
more; John B. Faunce, Clarence B..
Whitman and Jesse r, Peters, con-
nected with the Intercity Realty and
Securities Company, and Charles A.
Nones, New York city broker in
volved with Raymond E. Smith and
Lowell B. M. Haag in a check deal.
Prosecutor Louis Hood said today
that he expected the six men to come
in and plead within a few days, as
their counsel had all promised they
would be on hand when wanted.
IF they do not come in and plead
we will send officers after them" was
the laconic respar ~ r prosecutor
todsysz
Outside of awaiting the arrival OF
thief five men to plead the bank cases
were in state of extreme quietness
today. Prosecutor Hood said he hoped
to start the trial of the nineteen men
involved in the sixty-five indictments
about the middle of March, at which
time Chief Justice William S. Gum
mere will have finished his work in
the Court of Errors and Appeals.
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THEATRES HOLD
To THE SUNDAY
: CLOSING ORDER
LID on Tight, "FIilI" Section
Being Hardest Hit by Po-
lice Ruling.

The lid was down in Newark yes
terday tighter. it is said, than at any
other time in the history of the city
except during the Sheriff Sommer
regime. Orders from Chief of Police
Long to close all places of amusement
were followed to the letter, and not a
moving picture machine was operated
nor song sung in any moving picture
or vaudeville theatre in the city.
The Kruger Auditorium, which has
not been closed a single Sunday since
it was opened in 1885, last night was
dark as a church on a Tuesday night
in July and although three arrests
for violations of the excise law were
made, the saloons were reported
practically shut up tight.
Theatre proprietors made no efforts
to evade the chiefs orders. Some
managers. when they received word
of the closing order on Saturday, as
serted they would be prepared to open
their places If the managers of other
theatres near them would do so, but
there was nobody yesterday to take
Managers of theatres who had booted
acts to perform last night were at
their wits end Saturday night and
yesterday to cancel the bookings.
A squad of vaudeville performers
arrived at the Odeon Theatre, where
they were scheduled to appear, but
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SUFFRAG|STS NOT
ENCOURAGED BY
VISIT TO WILSON
300 Working Women March on
White House, Led by
Band.
SOME DECLINE TO SHAKE
HANDS WITH PRESIDENT
Miss Melinda Scott Speaks for
Wonen's Political Union
of Newark.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-President
Wilson gave no encouragement to-
day to a delegation of 300 working
women who marched on the White
House with a brass band and flying
coIors to ask his support for consti-
tutional amendment enfranchising
women.
Twenty-Five of the women were re-
ceiyed by the President and five,
in short speeches, presented their ar
gument. The President reiterated
that as leader of the Democratic
party he was limited only to recon-
mending those things on which the
party had made up its mind.
1--WE don't want you to break with
YOUR party but we would like you TO
influence them" said Mrs. Glendower
Evans, of Boston, after the President
had finished speaking.
some Refuse to Shake Hands.
"It isn't a question of breaking with
the party" returned the President, ut
is question of speaking for 1t.
well, why not speak to 1t, re-
Joined Mrs. Evans as the women
laughed. That's what we want. You
have such tremendous power and can
work miracles with 1t.
The President did not continue the
discussion but expressed a wish to
meet the women who were waiting
outside. :,
"But they told us we couldn't all
come in" remarked Mrs. Evans.
'It must be a misunderstanding"
said the President, and he sent word
out that he would like to have the
delegation come in. They came in,
single file, passing in one door and
out another. Some of the women
declined to shake hands with the
President, marching indifferently by,
refusing to take his proffered hand.
DR.. Mary Walker Argues.
At their exit DR.. Mary Walker, in
male attire. argued with the women
that suffrage was a State issue. She
was not permitted to enter with the
delegation.
The pleas of the working women
were expressed eloquently and with
a touch of pathos and emotion as
they described the hardships of wom-
en- workers.
"Shaking and trembling" said Mrs.
Margaret Hinchey, of the laundry
workers of New York, 1--WE come to
mead with you. You are so square
and on the level and so mucn real
Democrat that l appeal to you to
wipe out the injustice that exists.
we could help every Democrat IL we
lad the vote
Miss Mary Schneiderman, of New
York, representing the cap makers,
spoke with emotion of the hardships
of women in mills and mines. I'VE
suffer side by side with the men, "
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business. Fish that retail for about
twelve cents are cleaned up rapidly,
and a visit TO any stand will show
that the trimmings from Goldfish,
which sell at or below. twelve cents
a pound, are eagerly sought by the
wives Of the workingmen and the
restaurant chefs and we'll to-do
families. There was a time when
these trimmings were used only for
fish chowder, but today they are
fried boiled or converted into fish
cakes, while the heads and tails are
used for chowder.
Trust Opposes Federal Control.
Another complaint made by the fish
trust Is against the recommenda-
ton of the Evening Star that the
federal government take charge of
the migratory fish. AS more than
one letter writer stated, why should
the Evening Star try to go beyond
its own State in its attempts to
force the conservation of the fish
supply" why don't it just stick 10
New Jersey and seek legislation there,
If that is what it wants?"
The answer is easy to give and the
threats of the trust furnishes it.
Among the veiled threats given out
by that body was one that some
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Business Men Do Not Seek
Hearings on Trust Bills

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 = The
President told his callers this
morning that he has received no ap-
plications from business men or busi-
ness organizations to be heard by the
committees in charge of the anti
trust bills. He intimated that this
meant either the business men were
willing to leave the outcome to the
Judgment of Congress or that they
were not aware of the hearings.
The latter could hardly be the case,
as it has been widely advertised that
all who wished to appear at the hear
ings would be welcomed.
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No one can deny that the price of
fish to the consumers is high; neither
can one deny that 1t is not as costly
as the best of beef. This fact has
been established by purchases III
different cities.
Pound Net Men Make No Protest.
1t is only just, however, to state
at this time that not one protest has
been made by pound net owner or
by retail dealer. The pound net
fisherman has everything to gain and
nothing to loose by this campaign
and the retail dealer gains nothing
by being compelled to purchase his
supply from the trust except possibly
the opportunity to buy large assort-
ment of fish.
Dealer Blames People.
One of the queer excuses offered in
defense of present conditions comes
from a New York dealer who claims
that the people are responsible for
high prices, as they refuse to buy the
cheaper grade of fish, such as ling,
hake, whiting and founder, and this
results in a large demand for blue
fish. weakfish, striped bass, halibut.
fresh cod and Spanish mackerel
If the writer of that letter would
visit the markets of Newark. Jersey
City, Paterson. Passaic and Eliza
beth. he would find that he is not
very well acquainted with his own
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The grounding turned in his bed
today and drowsily rubbed his eyes
when his alarm clock told him to quit
the hay and speedily dress and rise.
you've had your Sleep" said the
clocks tone deep, pray cease your
ear to pound. You must find out
Though you fain would Sleep, if your
shadows on the ground
The grounding leaped from his
couch of rest, and shook as the
breezes chill blew in upon him as
he dressed in his cottage by the hill.
Then hastily donning his coat and
hat he sped from his humble home,
and, shivering, suffering, murmured
that TITS warmer than this in
Nome"
But from above the sun shone clear
and the grou- -.lnog's CHEEKY peals of
laughter echoed far and near; his
shadow was at his heels.
tits me for the great big sleep.
again. vas the groundhog's happy
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RAILROADS REFUSE
TO HONOR PASSES
Pennsylvania and West Jersey
Demand Fare from Legis-
laitve Employees.
Especial to the Newark stnr.I

TRENTON, Feb. 2.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and West Jersey Sea-
shore Railroad today refused to
honor several passes issued to State
officials and officers and employees of
the Legislature.
The action of the two railroad COM
panies today follow that of the
Lackawanna Railroad, which refused
to carry members of the State Water
Supply Commission. who held passes
issued by secretary of State. The
notice which was sent by the rail-
roads to those holding passes. which
the railroads contest, stated that the
holders were not entitled to free
transportation and reuested the pay
ment of fare.
Some of the principal officers hit by
the order are State House Custodian
weseman, Assistant Secretary of
State Lippincott, Clerk in Chancery
Robbins, Commissioner of Charities
and Corrections Byers, State Libra
rian Dullard, Prison Keeper Madden,
State Commissioner of Education
Kendall, Road Commissioner Stevens,
Clerk of the Supreme Court Geb-
hardt, Banking and Insurance Com
missioner LaMonte, Chief Low, of the
Bureau of Statistics; Executive Clerk
Farrell of the governors office;
Frank Moore, superintendent of the
Railway Reformatory; Chief Bacon,
of the Shellfish Commission, and Su-
pervisor Mccormick, of the State
prison.
All the members of the State Board
of Health. the Water Supply Commis-
sion, the Fish and Game Commission,
the Civil Service Commission. all the
of the Public Utility Com
all the riparian commission
ers, General Bryant, State labor COM
missioner. and lot of employees of
the Legislature are affected
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BOY WH|RLED TO
DEATH ON BELT IN
CRADB FACTORY
Thomas Hepburn, OF kearny,
Ignoring Warnings of Work.
men, Is Killed.

Thomas Hepburn, fifteen years old,
of 13 Kearny avenue, Kearny, en-
ployed in the factory of William
Crabb, manufacturer of mechanical
supplies, at Third avenue and Fourth
street, this city, lost his life today
as the result of what his employers
described as a ''boyish prank"
Before the power was turned on
in the factory young Hepburn
mounted a chair and seized hold Of a
belt as he haa seen workers in the
factory do. Ot&r employees are said
10 have warned him to De careful,
Informing hinf that the power was
likely to be turned on at any moment,
but the boy tried to take the belt
from one wheel and place it on an
other
Suddenly there was whirring
noise and the wheels began to re-
volve. The belt turned, and young
Hepburn was caught and whirled
around. Frightened, employees of
the factory endeavored to shut off
the power, but before the wheels
could be stopped the boy had been
swung over the length of the shop
and cast against wall. He was un-
conscious and bleeding and bruised
when fellow workers picked him up.
Patrolman Cram, of the Second
precinct, who was summoned called
the Second precinct ambulance to
take the injured boy to the City Hos
pital. Young Hepburn died in the
ambulance.
George C. Haddow, of 121 Second
avenue, secretary of the Crabb con-
cern, said the accident was the boys
own fault.
He was not supposed to touch the
belt" said Haddow, "but tried to ad-
just it as boyish prank"
The police are investigating.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-02
ASK GRAND JURY
TO INVESTIGATE
PAVING AWARD
Letter Is Sent by Commissioners
GiIIen and Clerk of the
Board of Works.

;.
Alleged charges OF irres suiaii'ies -
the a"aruins Vi 'he pioa go
WOOD paving contrast Ny tno N. =
or works today WERE sen' ~ ne
grand jury py Aiireu -. o"oii' "es-9
clerk, ana Charies r. uiieh' q
Der OF tne poaro'
In letter 10 tne sranu Ju'y, ptF
pared py Mr. 1iiieh an .s,,,,rsI,' ;
an ihVes.isa'ion - es 80 i $50
caeiohs u ",onelo' ,'sr tIo,s..,;,,,, -,
p.eii nlAue = -. 49,, 4 IL
,,,s sspo
s,''.',s iso'' ,,t,e tattsr cor
80 .e y ,+ir,,, ,.assad hv
49, 80 .a,.a - ,+s n,net,no Tbursda Y
= ..S;eh ~ grand i,rv is asked ito
"a Mavor Hanssiinp and the
News arc called upon to present to
the Doaro any eueSo - .,so' ~, -
matters tney may nave III Tue case
Besides assisting in the prepara-
tion of the boards official letter to
+ba county authorities. Mr.. Gillen to-
-. "a ha ,,i1i coll on Prosecutor
Ie.s So s.s.-.s1 -. AZ, oa., no
tioou this i"'
fore MIN ana ask nim 10 ac',
The letter sent to the grand jury is
as follows:
"I am directed TO advise you re-
rd,no the controversv over the re-
.e 1,aaa 49,. ,,,ith wood
paving VI Dioau
block, contract for Whlen WORK was
awarded to the Newark Paving
Company ON January 8. 1914, and a
resolution making the final award
b.y,ro been presented TO the mayor
on January stn, was fe'oiheu " .,i'
Board on Monday, January IN, with
out his approval, accompanied by
veto message. Said resolution so
ool,ing the final award of contract
...e-.Ns -aeas ~, a. poord of street
was passeu py ing Do"io u - :
and Water commissioners over the
mayors veto on Thursday. January
%. 1914
'.Implicatio- } IL Z wrong-d doing on
the part of oard of Street and
Water Con. toner's have been
raised In connection with this con-
tract and the board at its meeting on
January 20. passed the following mo-
tion q copy of which has been trans
mitted by me to his Honor Mayor
Uaussline and 10 fine Newark Eve
ming News.
"'Moved. that this whole matter
be referred TO the grand Jury for in
vestiga tion and. that the mayor of
Newark be called upon to present to
that body whatever proof he may
have of anv dishonest matters in
connection with the Broad street
having contract. and that the. New
arl. Evening News be lkewise de-
s,,anded to nresent whatever evidence
II NAV have at hand
"a l.. SWAIN.
@"Acting Clerk of the Board"
DIR Charles F. Kraemer. president
of the board. today replied to the let
fer he received from Mayor Haussling
on saturday. asking If reports of his
utterances last Thursday were accu-
rate DR.. Kraemer's reply is little
more than an acknowledgment of the
mayor's letter. 1t reads:
your communication of January
30 is herewith acknowledged, and as a
matter of courtesy / hasten to reply
to same NV views upon the subject
matter of your communication have
1-plo;,a1 ,na orc co
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lFrom a star Correspoadent.I

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-One of the
earliest callers at the White House
this morning. before the regular
schedule of the day went into effect,
was Senator MARITIME. After leaving
he declared that his visit had no
bearing on the collectorship. He had
merely gone to endeavor to obtain
an invitation for the New Jersey
Old Home Day." as they call 1t here,
February Is, when the men from the
Presidents home State will be enter
tanned at the White House
The demand for Invitations for this
function are greater than the sup
ply. 1t was at first intended to keep
the number inside 800, then another
100 was added, and the fiat has gone
forth that this number will not be
increased Admirers of the President
from all parts Of the State are be-
sieging Secretary Tumulty for cards.
and his usual good nature is put
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-02
PINDELL REJECTS
HIS SAPPOINTMENT
TO RUSSIAN POST
Fears Controversy Over His
Naming Night Be Misun-
derstOOd Abroad.
DECLINATION ACCEPTED
BY WILSON WITH REGRET
Charles r. Crane Is Now Said
to Be Slated for Am
bassadorship.

WASHINGTON, Feb Henry M.
Pindell. of Peoria, H.. who was re-
Gently nominated and confirmed as
ambassador to Russia, has declined
the appointment according to a letter
TO the President, made public at the
White House today
Mr.. Pindeil wrote President Wilson
that although the Senate had inves-
tigated accusations in connection with
his appointment, he felt, nevertheless.
that no controversy of any kind
should surround the appointment Of
any ambassador. as 1t was liable to be
misunderstood abroad
The President. in letter OF regret.
accepted Mr. Pindell's declination.
Mr.. PindeII's Letter.
The correspondence made public at
the White House follows:
Peoria. Ills. Jan. q.
Dear Mr.. President:
Il deeply appreciate the honor you
have done me in nominating me ann
bassador to Russia and the very great
compliment paid me by the Senate in
confirming the nomination by unani-
nous vote. l had hoped and conf
IDENTIFY expected when you asked me
to accept the post that I could do so
at once and take up the work at
very early date. am, therefore, the
more embarrassed to find that cir
eumstances have arisen which viii
render it impossible for me to UNDER
take the mission.
Il have, as you know, been put in
a very false light by certain gross
Misrepresentation in the public press
and while il is true that these have
been cleared away and the nomina-
ton accepted in its true light by the
Senate after a thorough and dispas-
sionate investigation, ] feel that II
would be more delicate for me to de-
cline the appointment than to accept
it.
No controversy of this kind should
surround the appointment Of an ann
bassador to a country whicsi cannot
te expected to be familiar with the
real circumstances as they are known
at home. There should be nothing
personal to talk about or explain
there, as far as the ambassador him
! self is concerned.
s.I beg. therefore. trusting me to be
guided by nay own instinct IN this
matter. you viii accept my assurance
! Of -eeer gratitude fer the honor you
have sought to do me and permit me
7 VIII eA-AA4-tt 4St-tN - DNt = fAlA i4U &Ak--
itation of Judgment, to decline The ap-
1 pointment
With sentiments of distinguished
consideration believe me TO be- Mr..
President, your obedient servant,
.sHENRY NJ. PINDELL-
President Wilson's Reply.
The Presidents letter to Mr. Pindeli
follows:
Your letter does credit to your
delicate sense of propriety and serve
to increase, if that were possible, my
/ CONTINUED on Page 8. Column 5.,
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Judge Ventress, Alabama
Politician, Burned to Death

GADSDEN, Ala, Feb. 2.-Judge
Thomas ventress, prominent in Ala
bama politics, was burned to death in
a fire which destroyed two buildings
at Alfalfa, Ala, early today He oc-
cupied a room on the second floor OF
one of the buildings, and was trapped
by the flames before he could reach
the stairway.
George l.. Cox, another tenant of
the second floor room, was seriously
hurt in falling down a stairway in
escaping from the building. The
property loss was $4,000.
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Mercer Goes to Sing Sing

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Before Henry
j. Mercer, of Los Angeles. was SEN
fenced today to from five to nine
and one-half years Imprisonment in
Sing Sing for forging real estate
deeds with intent to defraud, the
court received word that he was
wanted in that city for alleged de-
falcations aggregating $4,000. This
led the court to ignore his plea for a
light sentence. Mercer said he was
aman of good reputation in Los
Angeles. a club member and church
worker and a college graduate.
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Jerseys 'Most-RObbed Man"
Has His Safe Blown Again

HACKENSACK, Feb. 2.-Postmas-
ter Daniel MacMullen, of Rochelle
Park, "the most robbed man in New
Jersey" is again a victim of yeggmen.
At o'clock this morning his safe was
blown to atoms. The explosion
aroused neighbors, who fired several
shots at four men who were fleeing
down the street. The latter hesitated
and returned the fire, but no one was
hurt. There was no money in the
safe.
Three weeks ago three highwaymen
brutally attacked MacMullen. Two
years ago he was held up and robbed
and his grocery store has been robbed
many times. In ALL four safes have
been dynamited.
Sheriff Heath and posse OF depu-
ties are hunting the yeggmen.