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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
ABANDONMENT OF
CANAL IS URGED
Newark Property -owners Along
Morris and Essex Water
way Decide Stand.

Newark property holders along the
Morris and Essex canal arc in favor
Of abandoning that waterway. This
was clearly expressed at a meeting
held in the Board of Trade rooms
yesterday afternoon Eighteen of the
forty-eight property-owners along the
canal were represented at the hear
ing. So decided are their views that
a committee was appointed to visit
Assemblyman Carlton Godfrey in an
effort to have him bring about the
desired change.
William w. Holden, chairman of
vest erday's session, and former AS
semblyman Fred G. stickel, jr., left
today for Atlantic City. They will
have a conference with Assemblyman
Godfrey. Mr.. Godfrey is a member
of the Morris Canal Abandonment
Commission. Mr.. Godfrey, for the
past several weeks, has been at work
on bill which will be introduced
shortly. This bill provides for the
abandonment of the waterway.
There are forty-four owners OF
property along that stretch of the
canal, some of them being the LIE
high Valley Railroad, Central Rail-
road of New Jersey, c. Feigenspan
p Ballantine & Sons and the Public
Service Corporation and Gas Com
pany.
Those who attended were: M. H
Porter, legal representative Of C
Feigenspan; William c. Van Vliet,
of the Van Vliet Motor Company; E.
c. Clifton, representing the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company; D. Ripley,
of D. Ripley & Sons, lumber leaders;
Nicola Di Lucca, Steffen Adameryk,
w. H. Coates. representing the
Wright g. Cobb Lighterage Company;
]. H Wood, representing the Newark
Express and Transportation Com
pany, lessees; ]. W. Patterson, repre-
senting the Balbach Smelling and Re
fining Company, and the Essex Sup
ply Company and representatives OF
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
and the New Jersey Zinc Works.
Secretary Stickel of the Morris
Canal Abandonment Commission
came for the purpose of taxing note
of the proceedings for the commits
sion. Chairman Holden explained
that the object of the meeting was
to learn the facts about the attitude
of owners along the canal in order to
take the information to Trenton and
make representations to the Assem-
blyman who is drawing the bill for
the abandonment Of the canal.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
rany's attitude is in favor of aban-
Comment Mr.. Clifton said, for the
company: Il do not think you will
find the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany seriously opposing anything you
gentlemen decide to do" d. Ripley
said: I'VE are willing to surrender
all rights for a street. Mr.. Holden
said: MY four clients would give
up their rights for county road"
The consensus of opinion Of the
meeting was that a street or county
road on the site of tho canal would
relieve Market streets large traffic.
THE street or road could continue
up Passaic avenue to the Lincoln
highway" Mr.. Holden said.
Mr. Stickel told of having written
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Tribune Men Say Wilson
Pard0ns Are Unconstitutional

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The New
York Tribune filed in the Federal
Court, here yesterday answers on be-
half of George Burdick, financial
editor, and William |. Curtin, ship
news reporter, to the charge that they
were guilty of contempt in refusing
to disclose to the government the
source of information on which were
based stories published in the Tribune
last December relating to States Gus
toms smuggling cases.
Burdick and Curtin asked that the
grand jury presentment be quashed
on the ground that their refusal to
answer was maintained through a
belief that to do so would tend to
\ incriminate them. Broadly speaking,
their contention has been that a re-
porter should not be required to
| diyulge the source of information
1 given him in confidence. Burdick and
| Curtin in the answer filed today
denied the right of the President of
the United States to grant them full
! and unconditional pardons for alleged
/ offenses for which they had not been
! convicted.
Federal counsel in an effort to in
duce the newspapermen to answer
the grand jurys questions had Of
! fered them such pardons. Today the
respondents set forth that for the
President to attempt to do so sis I'M
warranted in law and contrary to the
provisions of the Constitution Of the
United States and does not limit or
abridge their rights and privileges In
| the premises.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Custody of Mitchell Boy
Awarded to Stepfather

The custody of eight year-old
Joseph Oscar Mitchell was given to
his stepfather, Peter H. Van der
Plat, in decision rendered in the
Orphans Court yesterday by Judge
William p. Martin. The grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Degner,
of Belleville, where Van der Plat
also lives, sought to obtain the pos
session of the child at the death of
its mother about a year ago.
A number of hearings were held
before Judge Martin, and it devel-
oped that there was considerable ILL
feeling between Van der Plat and
the Degner family. The grandpar-
ents made plea for custody of the
child on the ground that their claims
should have precedence over those of
the stepfather
At several of the hearings it was
testified that one of the dying
wishes of Mrs. Van der Plat had
been that her husband have the Gus
tody of his stepchild. The eight-year-
old child himself testified that his
mother had told him just before she
died that Papa Van der Plat would
take good care of him."
Hearings on the case were ended
several weeks ago, since which time
Judge Martin has had the question
of who should have possession of the
child under advisement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Newark Man Is Chairman of
Social Insurance Committee

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-George w.
Perkins, chairman of the department
of social insurance of the National
Civic Federation, today announced
the appointment of committee on
plan and scope to prepare an outline
for proposed investigation of social
insurance plans in this country and
abroad.
Frederick L. Hoffman. statistician
of the Prudential Life Insurance
Company, of Newark, is chairman,
and the committee members are Sid
hey Blumenthal, manufacturer, of
Bridgeport, Conn; J. w. Sullivan, Of
the International Typographical
Union, of New York; M. W. Alexan-
der, of the General Electric Com
pany, of Lynn, Mass: ]. N. Redfern,
superintendent of the relief and en-
ployment department of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad, and
C. L. Close, manager of the bureau
of safety. relief, sanitation and well
fare of the United States Steel Cor
poration.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Sidetrack Garrison's Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-It seemed
certain that there would be no action
in Congress at this session on Secre-
tary Garrison's recommendation for
federal cooperation IN the proposed
lakes to- the-gulf waterway project
by opening an eight-foot channel in
the Mississippi and Illinois rivers
from Utica, ILL.,, to St Louis, Mo, in
conjunction with waterway improve
ments proposed by the State of ILL.,
nois from Utica north to the lakes.
The attention of the Rivers and Har-
bors committee was today fixed on
its annual appropriation bill which
was rapidly nearing completion. The
expectation was that it would be in
troduced in the House either late to-
day or Monday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Attacks Government for
Small Pay to Life Savers

BUFFALO. Feb. 21.-Speaking on
the subject storm Heroes on Our
Coasts" Arthur K. Peck, of Brook
line, Mass, told the members of the
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
last night that the men in the life
saving service were the most deserv-
ing and the poorest paid men in the
employ of the United States.
For their hazardous work." he
said, they receive from the govern
ment s65 a month, and out of that
they buy their food and clothes. In
cases of unusual bravery and risk of
life the life saver gets a medal. If
this country has anything of which to
be ashamed it is the niggardly policy
of Congress in the matter of life
savers pay"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Bacon Will Like Morgan's

MACON, Ca. Feb. 21.-There is a
striking resemblance in the will of
Senator Bacon to that of ]. Pierpont
Morgan. Senator Bacon's will opens
with this paragraph: 81 commit my
soul to God, in the humble hope that
in spite of my many weaknesses, i'm
PROJECTIONS, faults and misdeeds,
shall be united in a happy immortal
ity with my kindred and friends, par
ticularly with the members OF my
Immediate family, to whose happi-
ness and welfare my life has been
gladly and unsparingly devoted"
The estate is valued at SOC, 200,
practically all of which was accumu-
lated before Mr.. Bacon entered the
Senate, according to statements in
the will. Mrs. Bacon receives an an
nuity and the children and grand
children are provided for
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Motion for Retrial Filed
in BOnd-GOre Damage Suit

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb. 81
Motion for a retrial of the $4,000
damage suit instituted by Mrs. Min
ME E. Bond. of Oklahoma City,
against United States Senator 7. p
Gore, in which a verdict for the de-
PENDANT was returned here Wednes-
day, was filed in behalf of Mrs. Bond
today Date for a hearing has not
been set In her suit Mrs. Bond
charged that the senator attacked her
in a Washington hotel last March.
Alleged misconduct of the jury,
misdirection of the court and the re-
fusal of Judge George w. Clark to
permit questions concerning the past
life of Senator Gore are among the
eleven grounds set up in the motion.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick.
sour stomach in five minutes
Time IT,

Really does" put bad stomaens in
really does" overcome indI-
gestion, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn
and sourness In Eve minutes-that-
just that-makes Pape's Diapepsin
the largest selling stomach regulator
in the world. If what you eat fer
ments into stubborn Jumps you
belch gas and eructate sour. undi-
gested food and acid head Is dizzy
and aches, breath foul; tongue
coated. your insides filed with bile
and indigestible waste, remember the
moment "Pape's Diapepsin' comes IN
contact with the stomach all such
distress vanishes. It's truly aston
ishing-almost marvellous, and the
JOY Is its harmlessness.
A large flfty-cent case Of Pape,s
Diapepsin will give you a hundred
dollars worth of satisfaction or your
druggist hands you your money back
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. It belongs In your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick. sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
No End of Trouble to Kaiser
Is Caused by Crown Prince
Heir Apparent Now Off Hunting Trip Fraght With Danger
New York Man First to Climb Jungfrau Skis-Ambas-
sador MarIing Always in Troublous Quarters.

BERLIN, Feb. 21.-The young heir
apparent to the German throne never
ceases to cause his royal dad trouble.
He was recently recalled from his
post with his regiment, the Deaths
Head Hussars, and set to work in
the offices of the general staff in Ber-
lin. He admitted publicly that he
didn't like this. Now the emperor
has decided to let the prince go on a
hunting trip to Africa, believing at
the same time there is imminent dan
ger he will break his royal young
neck.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The long-cher-
ished theory that the world surplus
feminine population could be mar
ried off if it could be persuaded to
migrate to the Antipodes is not borne
out in a report of the Dominion
Royal Commission upon the demand
for women in Australia. Women are
wanted badly in the great island con-
tinent, but not so much for marriage
as for domestic servants.
So great Is the demand. according
to the report, that many of the girls
sailing from England have been en-
gagged by wireless as cooks and SER
wants in Australian households be-
fore their steamer reached port. In
some cases men have been so hard
up for cooks that they have gone out
in tugs to meet incoming vessels to
make sure that they have the first
pick of girls seeking employment.
PARIS, Feb. 21.-The Infanta Eula-
liza, aunt of King Alfonso, of Spain,
is defyirtg the conventionality which
usually surrounds the presence OF
women of royalty in Paris. The in
fanta recently learned from mem.
Der of her suite that highly spiced
Partisan vaudeville entert ainment in.
cluded an operetta, the scene OF
which was laid IN Spain and Biaritz
resort which she frequented often
She Immediately engaged three stage
boxes for the evening, and with a
party of friends enjoyed herself tc
the utmost, as did the audience
which quickly recognized the royal
guest and derived great amusement
from the fact that the kings aunt
smoked throughout the performance
seated conspicuously in the front
of one of the boxes. She lighted Gig
arctic after cigarette, laughed heart
lily and commended loudly each phase
of the production.
GENEVA, Feb PA New
York : man, H. Wirth, has
the honor of being the first Ameri-
can to climb the Jungfrau on skis
and incidentally he established a
record for guide climbing. Accom-
panied by Herr Stuekey, of st. Gall
and Amatter, the well-known guide
of Grindelwald, the New Yorker made
the ascent of the Jfngfrau, 1850 feet
also assembled the Munich, 1886 feet
and returned to Grindelwald, his
starting point, after crossing the
Fiescher glacier and Eismeer glacier
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Wealth Leads to Madhouse

CLARKSBURG, W. Va, Feb. IL
Like Coal Oil Johnny, the famous
oil boom, Stewart Bonafield. of Tun-
Melton. this State, could not stand
sudden prosperity, and now his
friends have arranged for him TO be
taken to the insane asylum at Wes-
ton. Bonafield. following the inheri-
lance left to him by a relative, who
was suddenly made rich when oil
was discovered on his farm, hit the
pace that kills. He missed nothing
that money could buy. and in little
less than a year had squandered over
SEQ 100
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Mrs. Mary Devereux Watson

ENGLEWOOD, Feb. 2l-Mrs. Mary
Devereux Watson died of pneumonia
Yesterday at her home in this place.
She was an author, among her books
being From Kingdom to Colony"
LATTE, of louisiana" and up and
Down the Sands of Gold" A daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. II. Lockett, of Engle-
wood, and two sons. Henry d. Viii
ton, of Hewlett, Long Island, and j.
Lionel Wilton, of Oakland, Cal, sur
yive her
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Swims TO Rescue Boys on Ice

NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-Two small
boys. Bernard Katz, nine and Julius
Chinman, seven, of Rockaway Beach,
escaped death by a narrow margin
yesterday when a huge cake of Ice
on which they were playing broke
loose and carried them out into ia
maica Bay. Policeman Hugh ODon-
ell swan out to them in the icy water
and managed to push the foe back
within reach. The boys suffered lit
tie from the experience. The police
mans condition is worse than theirs,
but he will probably be out of the
hospital in a daY or two.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
LAWYERS Want Academy

NEW YORK, Feb. ala movement
to found an American Academy of
Jurisprudence was under consldera-
ton today at the Bar Association
meeting by prominent men from all
over the country, including ex-Presi-
dent Taft. Elihu Root, ex-Attorney
General Wickersham, Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds. Judge Henry Wade
Rogers, Joseph II. Choate. Judge Dill
Ion and Governor Baldwin, of Con-
necticut. The conference is the result
of a nationwide discussion of the
needs of an academy of Jurisprudence
by hundreds of prominent lawyers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
C0ncOcts Tale of Assault
to Keep Her Husband Home

CHESTERTOwN, Nd. Feb. H.
Mrs. jeff Hurd, who lives near here,
admitted to the authorities yester-
day that the story she told of an
attack by negro while she was
alone with her two small children at
night, recently, was a fiction con-
cocted to keep her husband at home
nights.
Mrs. Hurd had given a graphic re-
cital of her struggle with her as
sailant, averring that she slashed
him with a butcher knife and drove
him off, bleeding from his wounds
The young woman said she had be-
come SO worked up over being left on
the farm alone that she killed a
chicken and smeared it's blood about
the place to heighten the effect of
the story upon her husband.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Supposed Kidnapped Man
Found Victim of Apllasis

SAN BERNARDINo, Cal. Feb. p
"A man believed to be Michael
Haitsch, of New Kensington, Pa.
who is sought by the Los Angeles
police, appeared at the police station
yesterday. evidently suffering from
mental shock. He could not talk or
write. In his coat was found the
name of Michael Haitsch His clothes
were made in Cleveland Last night
he was taken TO the county hospital.
The Los Ageles police received q
telegram on Wednesday from
Haitsch's sister. Mrs. Martha Funseh,
of New Kensington, beseeching them
to rescue him from kidnapers. She
said his supposed abductors had de-
manded that she wire $500.
CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 2l.--Michaei
Haitsch, the man supposed to be To-
Gated in San Bernardino. disappeared
from Cleveland about the first of the
present year, and nothing was heard
from him until his sister at New Ken
sington, Pa, notified the local police
that ne had wired her to ransom him
from kidnapers in Los Angeles
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Chef Guilty of Murder

NEW YORK, Feb. 21-Oscar Vogt.
chef. was convicted Of murder In
the first degree last night in Judge
Malone's part of General Sessions for
the killing OF Mrs. Agnes Guth in
her home in West Eighty-fourth
street The verdict was brought in
after the jury had deliberated four
hours and five minutes. Vogt received
the verdict with a shrug and dis
played no emotion. Judge Malone
ordered him sent to the Tombs until
Tuesday, when he will be sentenced
to death in the electric chair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

to the Mayor and the Board Of
Works, replies being received saying
that both favored the abandonment
and asking that preferential rights TO
bid for the property be extended to
the city. 1t was agreed by those
present that minimum price should
be placed on the property at which
1t be offered the city, and If the city
did not purchase, then the property
be auctioned with that minimum fig
ure a starting price.
Mr.. Ripley made Ii plain that d.
Ripley & Co. will oppose a trolley
line there, but would welcome 3
street, road or railroad Mr.. Stickei
said that a street sc to 20 feet wide
the entire distance could be located
there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
George Paxton

ENGLEWOOD, Feb. 21.-George
Paxton, prominent in the theatrical
business, died Thursday at the Elm
wood Hospital, Fort Lee. He resided
at Whitestone. Long Island, but be-
came ill at Fort Lee while there in
the employ of the Solax Motion Pic
ture Company. Mr.. Paxton was born
in England fifty-two years ago. He
Yacht Clnh
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
OBITUARY
Mrs. Patrick Maher
Especial to the Newark start

PERTH AMBOY, Feb. 2.-Follow-
ing O. brief illness, Mrs. Patrick
Maher died at her late home, 500
State street yesterday. Her son,
Rev. Thomas Maher, a Seton Hall
graduate, was at her bedside. DR..
John Maher, another son, arrived
from Baltimore shortly after her
death. DR.. J. F. Fogerty and DIR. J.
V. Smith. of Newark, attended Mrs.
Maher. Funeral arrangements are
being made. She was one of the most
prominent members Of St Marys
Roman Catholic Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Arthur H. Price

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Feb. 21.-
Arthur II. Price. head of the depart
ment of physiology at Smith College,
is dead here, aged forty-seven. He
was a graduate of Amherst and Har-
ward, and the director OF physical
books.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Veteran Policeman Dies

ELIZABETH, Feb. 21.-Peter Nc
Gurn, veteran of the Civil War and
of the police department of Elizabeth,
died yesterday at his residence, 430
Broadway, in his seventy-third year.
He had been member of the police
department for forty two years. He
is survived by his wife, one daugh-
ter and four sons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Allen Ives ormsbee

NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-Allen Ives
Ormsbee, member of the New York
Stock Exchange for f1fty-five years,
and organizer of the Second National
Bank, died last night at his home in
Brooklyn, aged eighty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
City News Briefs

A dance will be held in the Neigh
borhood House, 555 Market street, to-
night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

The ball of the Tom Clarity Asso-
citation was held last night in Pier
sons Hall, 301 Plane street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

A mock trial entertainment will be
given in the Forest Hill Presbyterian
Church Wednesday night, March IL.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

The Bay View Wheelmen will hold
their annual masquerade bah in the
Krueer Auditorium tonight
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

Mrs. Maria Quinn, Of this city, su-
preme trustee of the Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent Association, will address
a meeting in the Sacred Heart parish
hall tomorrow night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

A meeting of Valley Forge Chapter,
Junior Sons and Daughters of the
Revolution, was held today at the
home of Mrs. Frank H. Vinson, at 80
Milford avenue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

The junior girls and junior boys
classes of physical culture, at the Ma
tional Turn Verein will conduct their
annual masquerade party at the
Bruce street hall tonight. All attend
ing will have to mask.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

In celebration of the birthday of
George Washington the ladies' auxili-
airy of the Liberty Drum and Fife
Corps will place a wreath of flowers
on the Washington monument in
Washington Park.