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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Heat Wave Broken by Wind,
!, Rain and Lightning Which
IL Great Damage.
Today's Temperatures

Relief from the hot wave which
gripped this section until yesterday s
severe electrical storm came today,
and the weather bureau predicted q
further drop in temperature tonight
and tomorrow. This afternoon the
mercury stod at S5 degrees, almost
ten degrees lower than the tempera-
ture in the early afternoon yester-
day. The thermometer in Newark
registered 66 degrees at 8 a. M, the
lowest temperature in the last twen-
ty-four hours, and the highest tenn
perature at the same hour through
out the East was rs degrees in Wash
ington and Atlantic City.
Five Buildings Struck.
Although lightning struck five
buildings. including hospital, a
church and a public school, in this
city yesterday comparatively little
damage was done. A bolt struck the
bottom of the elevator shaft in the
City Hospital causing a small fire
there. This was extinguished easily,
and there was no panic among the
inmates. Lightning also hit the
steeple of the First Congregational
Jube Memorial Church, Clinton ave-
nue. and Wright street, making a
Jagged opening, and bolt which
struck in the dynamo room Of the
Bergen, Street School for a time
threatened to put the pupils in a
panic Lightning also wrecked the
chimney on the dwelling 624 Spring
field avenue.
The home of City Comptroller Tyler
Parmly, 161 Roseville avenue, was
struck and damage of about $40 done
by the fire which resulted. A small
fire also was caused by a bolt which
hit the jewelry store of Martin H
Wiedmann, 164 Wright street. In all
seven fire alarms were sounded dur
ing the storm and at one time al
the fire-hghting apparatus Of the city
was out.
+ Emanuel Massucci, forty-flve years
old, of 1873 Heckel street, Belleville, a
laborer employed in Weequahic Park
was killed by lightning when running
for shelter to the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road station.
A traffic patrolman stopped all traf-
fic along Eighteenth avenue near the
Miller Street School to permit pupils
of the school to make their way
across the thoroughfare during the
storm.
Many Trees Damaged.
Many trees in the city were dam
aged during the storm, fences were
blown down and advertising signs
torn from their supports. A large
tree was uprooted at Eighteenth ave-
nue. and Tenth street and fell against
a frame dwelling.
Another. tree was uprooted on the
southeast corner of Second avenue
and Ridge street, tearing up the
street paving. A large tree in Dick
erson street, between First and Sec
ond streets, also fell during the
storm
Spectators at the athletic meet OF
the Public Service Athletic Associa-
ton at Hilton Oval, numbering about
1000, were forced to rush to the Hill
ton car barns for shelter when the
storm broke.
Play in the championship tourna-
ment of the Women's Metropolitan
Golf Association on the links of the
Essex County Country Club was in
progress when the storm started
(Continued On Page 10. Column 7.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
ON
STAND, TELLS OF
BANK DEALINGS
Declares He Kept Nc Books or
Records of Transactions With
RosevilIe Trust.

William c. Armstrong took the
witness stand in his own defense
shortly after the opening OF the
fourth day of the trial of the con-
spiracy charge against himself and
A. Randolph Jennings and William
]. Thompson, paying and receiving
tellers, respectively, Of the wrecked
RoseviIle Trust Company.
The case is on hearing in the Court
of oyer and Terminer before Chief
Justice William s. Gummere. Ray
mond E. Smith, former secretary and
treasurer of the defunct institution
Jointly named in the Indictment with
Armstrong. Jennings and Thompson,
having pleaded non-vult TO the
charge on Monday and giving the
principal evidence for the state
against the three men.
Armstrong had not progressed very
far in his direct examination at the
hands of Henry H, Frying, his
counsel before he had described the
Arlington Construction Company as
"a. creation of Smiths that died in
almost the same minute II was
born" Just the same in the brief
time the Arlington Construction
Company was in the minds of
smith and Armstrong notes aggre-
eating thousands of dollars were
signed and some of them used IN
deals in the Roseville Trust Com
pany.
When Armstrong was called to the
witness stand he said he lived at
Arlington avenue and North Eigh-
teenth street, Bloomfield, and that he
had lived in this county for five years.
Hs was engaged in the real estate
and contracting business, he said, and
had opened an account with the
Roseville Trust Company in 1910.
In response to questions from Mr..
Fryling, Armstrong said he had never
kept any books Of accounts, and
records of his building deals or any
cash account.
Did you keep any record of trans
actions with the Roseville Trust
Company on the stubs of your check
book" he was asked,
mo, sir"
"You had no written record of any
kind of your dealings with the trust
company"
"I kept no written record
Where are your check books %
In the hands of my trustee, Cliff
ford F. McEvoy, president OF the
Mutual Bank of Roseville."
Mr.. McEvoy was in the courtroom
and was paying close attention to the
testimony of Armstrong, making
many notes. Mr.. McEvoy was ap-
pointed receiver of Armstrong S
estate when the latter was declared a
bankrupt, in December last. Arm
strong said all his papers of every
sort had been turned over to Mr.
McEvoy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
REGRET" TREATY
IS SADVANCEDBY
THE COLOMB|ANS
Senate at Bogota Approves
Pact by Vote Of % to 8 on
Second Reading.


BoG0TA, Colombia. May sS.-The
Colombian Senate. bY tNcnty-three
votes aair9t eight, has approved tine
second reading Of the treaty between
Colombia and the United States in
connection with the Panama Canal.
Tho third reading Is expected today.
BY the treaty the United States
government expresses sincere regret
that anything should have occurred
to interrupt or to mar the relations
OF cordial friendship that had so
long subsistcd between the two ma
tons.
Colombia Is given tho right to free
pa ssage through the Panama Canal
of Its products. materials of war and
warshlps. even in case of war be-
tween Colombia and another country.
The products OF the soil and in
dustry of Colombia and the Colom-
bian malls passing through the ranal
are to be, exempt from any charge
Or dtty other than those to which
similar products and mails from the
United States are subject. These
products. are also to be admitted to
th5 canal zone on the same basis IS
American products.
In case OF Interruption of canal
traffic, Colombian troops. war ma
terials, products and mails are to be
transported by the railway between
Ancon and Cristobal on the same
terms as those of the United States.
Colombian coal, petroleum and sea
salt passing from Colombian ports on
the Atlantic to Colombian ports on
the Pacific or vice versa are to he
transported over the railway at the
actual cost of handling and trans
portation.
Within six months after exchange
of ratifications of the treaty, the
United States agrees to pay to CO.
lombia s25,000,000 gold.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
BOy Hurt in Panic When
School Roof Is Blown Off
Especial to the Evening star.l

UNIoNTowN, May 2s.-One boy
was so badly injured that he will
probably die as result of injuries
he sustained in panic which broke
out in the local public school The
pupils became panic-stricken when
the wind tore the roof from the build
ing, and they rushed from the school
house. In the excitement several OF
the children were trampled upon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
"SEVEN SISTERS"
LAWS UPHELD IN
MALT CO. CASE
Justice Swayze, Like Utility
Board, Refuses to Approve
Proposed Merger.
lspcclaI to tho Evening star.I

TRENTON. May 2S.-Justice Swayze
in the Supreme Court toda upheld
the Board of Public Utihfya Commits
sioners in refusing to approve mer-
ger of the American Malt Corporation
with the American Mailing Company.
The court found that the scheme of
merger involves the issue of stock
for less than par and would be unfair
to the preferred stockholders of the
mating company.
The court sustained the right of the
Legislature to require the approval
Of the Board of Utility Commission
ers as a condition to the merger. The
decision of the Supreme Court sus-
tains theS"Seven Sisters laws passed
by the Legislature when President
Wilson was governor of New Jersey.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
WORK OF COPYING
PETITION NAMES
ABOUT THROUGH
Clerks Say That Many sigma
lures Appear to Be in the
Same Handwriting.

The comparison of signatures on
the petition calling for an election on
the question of commission govern
ment with the signatures on the poll
books will begin tomorrow Then the
real work on the petition Will start.
When this will be completed no one
will venture to say.
1t is expected that the transcribing
of the names from the petitions to
cards that will be used for indexing
purposes will be concluded some time
today. Yesterday the staff of clerks
broke all records in the transcription
of names. They copied 3,O41 names,
bringing the total of names copied up
to 7,7s4, and leaving only 1870 names
to be copied.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
WANT BIBLE READ
|NPUBL|C SCHOOL
Presbyterian Assembly Urges
Legislation to Accomplish
This End.

CHICAGO, May 28.-The Presby-
terian General Assembly today pre-
pared to consider foreign missions
and the educational policy of the
church. The commissioners faced
their last two days work with a
consciousness that the heavy tasks
of this years meeting lay behind
them. The assembly will adjourn to-
morrow.
The commissioners were congratu-
lating each other that the action on
the home missions was taken without
hitterness. 1t was pointed out that
while the church and country life and
the church and labor committees
were not mentioned in the reorgani-
zation resolution, power TO act ac-
cording to it's judgment with reIer-
ence to that work was conferred on
the home missions board.
The assembly adopted a resolution
fayoring study of the Bible IN the
public schools and urging churches 10
ask State legislatures to enact laws
that would bring this condltlon ABOUT.
The resolution was reported py the
committe on bills and oVertures, ana
was passed without discussion.
A resolution uTSlHS thS SS'eN
ment of permanent tribunal Oh
arbitration at The Hague was ap-
proved.
KANSAS CITY, May 2S.-W hen the
General Assembly of the presbyterian
Church In the United States (Soutn-
ern Presbyterian) met TO-DAY a lew
loose ends of legislative business We're
yet to be gathered up, but ADJOURN
ment was expected before night.
1t was not expected that move
ment now on in the church to have
the commissioners to the General AS
sembly elected for two years, half OF
them to retain office when the other
half go out, thus making it a perma-
nent body, would be acted on, At
present the commissioners are elected
for one year only.
When the assembly ends, the only
remnant of judicial and legislative
power left to it is in the person of the
moderator, the only properly consti-
tuted member left to carry on it's
work until another assembly meets.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
OU|MET CAPTURES
FRENCH GOLF TITLE
American Open Champion De-
feats Henry J. Topping in
Final Round.

VERSAILLES, France. May Is
Francis ouimet, American open golf
champion, became amateur champion
of France today by defeating Henry
J. Topping, of the Greenwich Country
Club, Connecticut, by four up and
three to play. in the final round of
thirty-six holes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Frightened Horses Fatally
Injure Boy in BayOnne

BAYONNE, May 2s.-Frightened az
a piece of paper blown about by the
sudden wind yesterday afternoon,
team of horses attached to wagon
belonging to James Walsh, a roofer,
ran away and dashed into a group OF
children who were hurrying to shelter
from the impending rain. Three of
them were knocked down and injured
one boy so badly that it is feared he
will die.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
MAY ORDER TWO
WARSH|PS SOLD

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-A plan
for disposing of the battleships Idaho
and Mississippi to a foreign power
for just what the United states paid
for the construction, was laid beIore
the Senate naval affairs committee
today by Secretary Daniels.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
BELIEVE FOLK HAS
FOUND new FACTS
Returns to Capital After Look
at Morgan's New Haven
Records.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Chief
Counsel Folks unexpected return to-
day from New York, where he went
yesterday to look into the New Haven
railroad records of ]. P. Morgan &
Co., was followed by a private con-
ference of all members of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. Folk
gave the commission a description of
new information found in New York,
and the commission planned to ar
range its New Haven program ac-
cordingly.
Unusual secrecy on the part of Folk
and the commission today gave rise
to speculation that the trip to New
York yesterday had brought unex-
pected and important Developments
in the New Haven investigation.
Folk declined to discuss the New
Haven situation in any way. He
would not even admit that the COM
missions examiners had remained in
New York to probe Morgan's books.
Governor Walsh, of Massachusetts,,
failed to come to Washington yester-
day for his conference with the Pres
ident and attorney-general.
The attorney general understands
that the Legislature will authorize
the sale Of the Boston and Maine.
Especial to the Evening star.I
NEW YORK, May 2S.-Examiners
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. four in number, today began
scrutiny Of the books of ]. P. Nor
gan & Co., seeking further data for
further investigation into Morgan's
alleged connection with the wreckine
of the New Haven railroad.
Headed by Examiner David Il
Brown, the four searchers arrived at
the Morgan offices and were welcomed
bv the members of the firm, and at
once began their delving into the
books and even the private papers OF
the late j. P. Morgan
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28
Roofs Blown Off

Especial to the Evening Star.I
HACKENSACK, May 2S.-The roofs
were blown off two houses in this city
and many trees ppjrooted during the
wind yesterday. No one was in
jured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-28

Tomorrow, $40 suits, s6. Rich's, Markoi
and Mulberry atrcets.-Adv.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-04
.SIGNERS MUST BELONG
TO CANDIDATES PARTY

Erroneous reports have been cireu.
lated regarding the qualifications of
signers of candidates petitions, Sec.
retary of State Olcott has announced.
He says the law made it clear they
must be registered voters Of the party
with which the candidates are affili-
ated. 1t is further required that the
signers must he registered for the cleo
tion when votes are to be cast for the
candidates, or, in the case Of the cleo
tion next November, must have been
registered after the first Monday OF
January this year.
signers of petitions to initiate and
refer measures must not necessarily be
registered voters but they must be
legal voters, as provided by law. Sew
eral newspapers have published articles
to the effect that sigaers of candidates
petitions must not be registered voters,
and, as result, there has been much
confusion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-04
BUT ONE CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE DURING MONTH

With but one contagious disease re-
ported to the city health officer dur
ing the month Of January, Salem is now
on the map for sure, when it comes to
healthy communities. This is a record
better than has ever been made by the
Capital City, and City Health Officer
Miles predicts that sickness will be
practically thing of the past within
a short time, in the event the weather
remains as favorable as it has been
during the next few months.
Climatic conditions, which have been
ideal, and cleanliness all over the city
has had great tendency to prevent
sickness Of late, and the city health Of
ficer hopes to make the sanitary condi-
tion of Salem so perfect that a person
can't get sick, if they want to.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-04
DELIGHTFUL BANQUET'AND
DANCE GIVEN FOR
ELKS' PLAYERS

A delightful time was spent at the
Marion last evening by the members Of
the cast in the play "The Band from
Amsterdam. "
It has been the custom of the Elks ,
lodge, after it has presented its annual
play, to entertain the members Of the
cast at a box party or in some similar
manner This year the committee de-
cided to vary the rule and invited the
ones who helped make the show a sue
cess to a banquet and dance at the
hotel
Nearly so persons were present, and,
after q splendid supper they were re-
called by musical program of more
than usual merit, and then followed an
informal dance, that was enjoyed to the
utmost by all present
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-04
"THE RoSARYU

Every woman thinks she knows how
to keep alive the love of her husband.
Wonder if the girls in this city know
that art2 Sometimes it is said they
don't. At any rate, they will know
after they witness performance of
"The Rosary" which is coming to the
Grand Opera House next Thursday.
In "The Rosary" there are three
distinct love stories. The principal love
affair is that Of Bruce and Vera vii.
ton. This husband and wife love each
other with their whole hearts. She is
a devout woman, but he is born
atheist. Being a man of much business
interests Mr.. Wilton neglects his home
and Vera resorts to the green.eyed mon
ster to bring her husband back to her.
She begins a Irritation with a man
named Konward Wright. Circumstances
bring Wright into the Wilton home,
where he falls in love with Vera g sis.
ter, Alice. One night, when he and
Alice had arranged for secret elope
ment, Vera, entering the room as the
couple are leaving through an open
window, isdiscovered by her husband
The result is two broken hearts; there.
fore jealousy is an evil, and not an
advisable way Of keeping a man in.
terested.
The second love story is between
Kathleen o'Connor and Charley Har.
row. Kathleen is little Irish girl,
who believes that the man she will
marry must know the Irish history
thoroughly. Charley knows nothing OF
Irish history, SO Kathleen attempts to
teach him. To keep Charley interested
Kathleen uses the simplest Of language,
dress and actions. Charley is attracted
by her simpleness, so it is shown that
tvs simplest truth attracts the man Of
tie world and keeps him interested.
In the love story between Lesura and
81 reters, the audience finds that op-
position to man 5 vanity make him
only the more interested in the pursuit
Of III, one thing upon which he prides
himself greater than all else. During
The scenes skeeters is very proud Of
his ability to tell stories, but it isu I
until after an original system is EN-.
tlcyrl that skeeters succeeds in get.
amy Lesura to laugh,
NJ Of this love is in "The Rosary"
ard with competent cast presenting
H. he play is worth attending.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-04
PROBE OF METHOD USED
BY CAPITAL AND LABOR
IN WAR PLANNED
[uNIrrp Press 1nAsrp WINE ]

Washington, Feb. 4.--A deep and
widespread investigation into the meth
ods used by employers and employees
in labor struggles throughout the coun-
try was predicted today by national
lawmakers here as result of Secretary
of Labor Wilson'S recommendation in
his first annual report, just filed, of
legislation "to regulate this business
in the interest of public peace and or
DER"
A congressional inquiry would be
necessary preliminary to legislation of
this sort, it was said, and this was what
1t was predicted would be the next
step. Various government departments
have vast masses of statistics concern.
ing the relations between capital and
labor but detailed information concern.
ing their methods Of carrying on actual
physical campaigns is not so readily
available.
1t was generally agreed, however,
that Secretary Wilson had made out
strong case. fThe use Of firearms in
a species of private warfares in con.
nection with labor strikers calls for
serious consideration, - said his report.
"Groups of men ON both sides, without
military or police authority, have used
firearms with fatal effect" Especial
reference was made to the Colorado
and Michigan mine strikes.
1t was suggested that congress more
clearly define the labor department. $
functions as mediator in labor dis
putes and supply it with money for the
work.
Attention was called tothe fact that
the immigration bureau is so swamped
with work as to render effective sup
ervision of arrivals impossible, to the
fact that, despite the existing agree
ment with Japan, out of $3.50 Japanese
who applied for admission last year,
only SS were excluded, and to the con.
stant smuggling of contraband Chinese
across both the northern and southern
borders
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-04
VENERABLE PATRIOT
of the old hero is placed under the soil
of his well.loved Oregon.
How He Saved OREGON.
CONTINUED from page ono.)

Aurora, Or, Feb. 4--Francis Xavier
Matthew, the man whose vote at the
historic convention at Champoeg, Or,
May B. ls43, saved the United States
the territory then known as the Ore,
gon country, died today on his farm
near here, at the age Of 90.
The convention was called to decide
whether the Oregon territory, which
included all Of what is now Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and part Of
Wyoming, should be under British or
American rule, One hundred and two
settlers attended
The question was discussed and a
vote called for Immediately two lines
formed, one for the British and one for
the United States, and when the count
was made there were 81 on each side.
For many minutes the two lines Of stern
faced men glared at each other, and
there was not word spoken. Sud.
denly, to the surprise all, Mattheu, a
Frenchman, born and raised under the
British flag, stepped out Of the British
line and walked slowly 10 the American
line, and Oregon was saved to the
United States.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-04
oRpTNANCE NO. 1s17.
Be it ordained by the Common Coul
ell of the City of Salem, Oregon:

Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
ell of the City of Salem, Oregon;
Section l. (Supplying tobacco to
minors). 1t shall be unlawful within
the city of Salem, to sell, give, or in
any manner furnish to any minor under
the age of eighteen years, tobacco in
any form, or any substance of which to-
bacco is component part.
Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall, upon conviction
therefor, be fined in any sum not less
than five dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars; or by Imprisonment of not less
than five or more than twenty days in
the city jail; or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Section 2. (Use or possession of to-
bacco by minors). 1t shall be unlawful
for any minor under the age of eigh-
teen years to smoke, chew or use tobac,
co in any manner or form, or any sub.
stance of which tobacco is a compo-
nent part, in or upon any public high
way, street, park, place or resort within
the city Salem; or to have on or about
his person any such tobacco or sub,
stance.
Any minor violating any of the pro-
Visions of this section shall, upon his
first conviction therefor, be publicly
admonished and reprimanded by the re.
corder; and for each subsequent con
yiction shall be fined in any sum not
less than two dollars nor more than
twenty dollars, or by imprisonment of
not less than one or more than ten
days in the city Jail.
In effect February 5, 1914,