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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Transatlantic Shippers
End Conference; Fail
to Settle Differences

BERLIN, March 20.-The confer
ence of the transatlantic shipping
companies broke up today without
reaching any settlement
The representatives Of the British
and Continental steamship companies
decided to adjourn until May 1, when
they will meet again in Cologne.
The conference here did not evolve
even a tangible basis for further ne
gotiations. The delegates from the
various companies departed Ia an un-
communicative mood. One of them
said the delegates had negotiated
without making any appreclable
progress, and that they were going
home to make a fresh survey of the
situation before resum!ng their dis
cussions. The troubles, he said, We're
connected almost exclusively with the
steerage passenger traffic.
Other delegates asserted the prob
lens to be settled are so complicated
the transatlantic shipping pool can
only be renewed after protracted dis
pusSiDns
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
SETON|A'S s JUNIOR
CLASSCELEBRATES
College Boys Give Entertain
ment in Orange and Hold
Banquet Here.

Junior Night" which is q big
event in the life of the students or
Seton Hall College, South Orange,
was observed last night with an en-
tertainment in Columbus hall, White
and Chapel streets, Orange. It was
attended by a large gather 'ng, COM
posed of relatives and friends OF
members of the junior class, as well
as member of the graduating class.
.'Genius of the Middle Ages" was the
theme of the address given by MEM
bers of the Junior class.
The program was opened by Sc
lection rendered by the college or
chestra under the direction of John
Ryrne '16. This was followed by the
chorus. "Seton Hail." given by men,
bers of the Junior Glee Club. The
poem delivered by John J. O'Conor,
nresident of the class, was entitled
''Cenius of the Middle Ages" and
served to introduce the topic of the
evening". which was treated in three
orations. These were, "Mediaeval
Art" by John w. Kearns; Mediaeval
Literature, by lie Roy A. McWil-
Hams, and Mediaeval Education" by
Daniel A. Coyle. The youthful ora
died their topics in d convincing man.
ner.
Several selections by the junior
quartet added TO the attractiveness
az the program. TIVE latter organiza-
+ion is composed of William j. Clancy,
who also elected much applause by
his solo number, isle D'Amour"; /;
Robert L. Marnell, Joseph a. shaffrey
and Francis T. Flarity. The officers
O,Connor; e-president, Francis p.
Mccarthy; secretary, Paul F; Delaney,
md treasurer, Sylvester p. Elwood.
At the conclusion OF the program
fhe members Of the Junior class pro
ceeded 10 Achtel-Stetter's in this city,
,,-1ere the class banquet was held.
francis p. Mccarthy was toastmas-
Ter, and there were speeches by Leo
n Dineen, Bernard F. Moore and
Harold Colgan The latter repre-
vented aented the sophomofg class. There
we're selections by tffe Junior quartet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
CHURCH STARTS
MAC ROR|E TRIAL
M. e. Conference Names Com
n1ittee TO Hear Case of
Minister.

A select committee of the Newark
Methodist Conference met in execu-
srTe session in the Central NJ. E.
Church this morning to begin the
trial of Rev. Willis S. MacRorie on a
charge of untruthfulness. Mr.. Mac
Rorie, who was formerly pastor of
the Mount Horeb and Springdale
churches. Is represented by Rev. Rufus
x. Boyd, of Jersey City, and Rev.
Warren L. Hoagland, of Phillipsburg,
as his ecclesiastical counsel These
two men were assigned by the con-
ference yesterday, as Mr.. MacRorie
did not himself select anybody to rep
resent him.
The counsel for the conference Sc
lected yesterday consists of Rev.
Ralph B. Urn1y, of MorristoWn, and
Rev. Warren R. Neff, of Hoboken.
The committee trying the case con-
sists of Rev. A. r. Richardson, of
Paterson, chairman; Rev. Wesley
Martin, of Butler; Rev. NJ. w.
Womer. of Englewood: Rev. N. ].
Johnston, of East Orange; Rev.
George Fountain, of Irvington; Rev.
William c. James, Of Hackettstown;
Rev. A. w Hayes, of Madison; Rev.
I'll. Y. Mnrltland, of Newark; Rev.
Thomas /. Coultas, of Haverstraw
Rev. II. Y. Bovard, of rutherford,
Rev. II. J. Ibost, of Cokesbury; Rev.
Fred Curry, of Weehawken; Rev. A.
N. Smith, of Paterson; Rev. d. II.
Gridley. of Paterson, and Rev. w. ].
Hampton, of Belvidere.
Some eight or ten witnesses who
were present and heard statements
made by Mr.. MacRorie were called
before the committee to testify. They
were asked solely of what he had said
when tried before the conference last
year on charges of immortality.
In this trial, instituted because of
the statements made by a young
woman member of his church, Mr..
MacRorie made a confession and
afterward withdrew it, making an
absolute denial of all the charges. He
was found guilty, and now, because
of his action in confessing and then
Withdrawing the confession, the
present charges are made against
him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Canal Drained for Bodies
of Boys on Aduice Of Seer
Railway and Health Board Give Permission Run Water Of
Waterway When Astrooger Asserts Lads Gone Two Days
Were Drowned-Parents Walk Bank as Gate Opened.

led Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Siegel to be-
lieVe their sons had not been drowned
in the lower level
Efforts of the police TO find the
boys were fruitless. Last night Mrs.
Mason informed her husband since
the police apparently were of no aid
in the search for her boy she was
going to adopt other means of trac-
ing him. An astrologer who lives In
South Eleventh street, Mrs. Mason
insisted, probably could help her, so
she and John Mason, her husbands
brother, went to the home of the al
legged seer.
After consulting some queer-look-
ing charts, getting the date of the
boys birth, q description OF his
clothing and other facts of the dis
appearance, the astrologer said to
Mrs. Mason:
Your boy is in water east of his
home; there is another boy with him. -
Mrs. Mason says she aid not tell
the "astrologer' her boy WAS accom-
panied by o. friend but this fact was
told in the newspapers.
Word of Mrs. Mason's visit to the
"astrologer" reached Samuel Lagner,
of 120 Springfield avenue owner of
the house in which the Masons live.
He went to the "astrologer" and
asked that further information be
given about the whereabouts of the
missing boys.
i've told all l know" said the al
legged seer.
Lagner, 1t is said, offered tn man
SO a minute for the time he might
use In asking the stars" and his
"other sources of hidden knowledge
where the boys were, but his offer
was refused.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Admiral Peary Predicts
Flight to the North Pole

NEW YORK. March 20.-Aviators
of note and men of prominence in
other activities sat side by side last
night at the eighth yearly dinner Of
the Aero Club of America, and heard
speakers wax enthusiastically over
the progress recently made In the
science of navigating the air and
predict even more remarkable devel-
opments along this line within the
next few years.
Rear Admiral Robert e. Peary was
one Of the Speakers who dwelt opti-
mistically on the future development
of aviation. It's past record had con-
vinced him, he said, that within FIVE
years Transatlantic and circumter-
restrial flights would be common oc-
currences with American aViators.
He did not discount, however, the
difficulties to be encountered in the
last named feat, and declared that in
order for IA fight to the North Pole
TO be successful a machine must be
constructed that would travel 1000
miles without o. stop, and that the
trip would have to be made during
the summer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
F|TZHERBERT
FILES SUIT FOR
LIBEL IN NEWS
Former Morris Senator Asks
$16o,ooO for Three Alleged
Defamatory Articles.
Especial 10 the Evening star.I

TRENTON, March 90. Former
Senator Richard Fitzherbert, of Nor
ris county, today filed suit in the New
Jersey Supreme Court against the
Evening News Publishing Company
Tor 100000 damages for alleged libel
Gus articles published In the Newark
Evening News.
The suit contains three separate
counts. The first count charges that
the News, on May 10, 1872, published
story entitled New Story of Hold
up Filed. Senator Accused In Con-
nection with Norris Canal Bill; Asked
Retainer; Also Sent a Relative to
Lehigh Valley Railroad Counsel Urg-
ing Employment by Road"
For this alleged libel Fitzherbert
demands $4,000 damages.
The second count charges that the
News published a story purporting
to be the result of the charges
in the Senate before the Mercer
county grand jury. The article was
published April 3, 1912.
The former senator demands $4,000
on this alleged libel
The third count refers to an article
published in the News on February
g. 1914, in connection with Mr.. F'itz-
herbert's legal practise. The article
was headlined: "Disorderly House
Charge in Alleged Usury Case. Mr.
Schwarz Said He Loaned Fitzherbert
Money Which Was in Dispute" Fitz-
herbert demands $4,000 on this al
legged defamatory article.
In his suit Mr.. Fitzherbert says he
"always maintained a good reputa-
ton and credit, and has never been
guilty of any fraud, deceit, bribery
attempted bribery or corrupt prac-
tise, or any of the charges against
him in the libel, nor until the publ
cation thereof was he ever suspected
to be-" Former Senator Fitzherbert
lives In Dover. His attorney is Claude
Garrison. of the same town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Bic HAHNE STORE
HAS SLIGHT FIRE
Chimney Blaze Caused Stir
Among Some of the En-
ployes and Shoppers.

A blaze Btarted in a basement
kitchen Of the Hahne & Co. depart
ment store, 6o9-63s Broad street, q
few minures after o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Il communicated to
some scot in a chimney, and in q few
minutes flames were shooting above
the top of the big building.
The store was filled with shoppers
at the time, but there was scarcely
an indication of disorder. The
patrons were requested to leave and
the employees. most of them young
women, soon followed.
Representatives of the firm were
loud in praise of the manner in which
employees of the store acted during
the incident. Some of the girl clerks
deserved particular praise. One girl
in a department on the second floor
was assisting a woman patron to try
on a coat. The patron noticed some
scurrying by other persons. She i'm
mediately asked for a reason. The
clerk, self collected as usual, said
that such incidents were not infre-
quent I'm big stores, but that If the
woman would care to step down
stairs she (the clerk) would wait un-
til the customer returned. The wom-
an went downstairs. Then the clerk
put on her own wraps and also
walked to the street.
Mounted Policeman Cannon, of the
Second precinct, was one of the first
to notice the flames shooting from the
chimney of the Hahne building. He
sent in an alarm of fire from Broad
and New streets. BY this time smoke
had filled the top floor of the store,
but many of the employees never left
their posts.
The Hahne store was open as usual
today. There was hardly a trace of
the fire to be seeen. The building Is
fireproof, being constructed of steel
and brick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
MURDOCH SAYS
MOOSE IS A UNIT
FOR FREE TOLLS
Declares Progressive Only Par.
ty That Will Abide by Cam
paign Pledges.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Rep-
resentatlve Victor Murdock, of Kan
sas. leader of the Progressives in the
House, In a statement issued today,
announced that the Progressives in
Congress are substantially a unit
against President Wilson's plan of
repeating the exemption of coastwise
shipping from Panama Canal tolls.
1.-THE Progressives in Congress" de-
clared Mr.. Murdoch, ARE substan-
TALLY unit against the proposition
to repeal the toll exemption clause in
the Panama Canal act. Both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans are hopelessiy
divided A little over one year ago
all three parties covenanted with the
people to exempt coastwise traffic,
Today the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis as parties are breaking their
pledges. The Progressive party, free
from the influence of sectional or sell
| fish interest, but actuated by prin-
ciple and united by mutual convic-
ton. is standing by the contract 1t
made with the people.
Thirteen million voters III 1917
charged the American Congress to
carry out their will i'm this matter.
TO scorn that mandate of the people
now Is to violate the principle of
representative government and to
surrender the sovereignty of the
American people. Viewed either in
the light of technical Interpretation
or in the large sense of national SOW
ereignty and OF universally recog-
nized rule, there is no violation of
the Hay Pauncefote treaty In the ex-
emption from tolls of our coastwise
shipping.
"The Vaccinations of the trans
continental railroads and their for
elgn allies, the menace to our main
tenance of the Monroe doctrine, the
danger of departure from traditional
freedom from entangling alliances
with foreign powers, the constitu-
tional guarantee and absolute neces-
sity of freedom Of commerce between
the States-these considerations make
imperative our uncompromising ad-
herence to American principles in
this crisis. We do not read the Way
Pauncefote treaty in a spirit of&asy
and overanxious accommodation to
Great Britain. To us its terms are
explicit.
could not violate them and keep the
respect of other nations. But the
terms of the treaty are with us, and
If we misread them against ourselves
we cannot keep our own respect. me
representatives of the people are not
asked merely to suspend the exemp-
ton law until our rights can be arbi-
trated. They are asked to confess
national dishonor. If dollar diplo-
macy Is to be succeeded by foreign
policy of peace at any price whereby
our domestic affairs are TO wait upon
the dictation Of foreign ministries,
then the time has come for a new
declaration of independence"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 90
Helen Keller, now on lecture tour
of the United States, is socialist and
believes in union labor.
"I believe" she said, that every
workingman should put his hands In
his pockets and leave them there un-
til he gets a living wage
'"rhe most terrible thing on earth
to me is that in a world full of plenty
and beauty 50 many thousands OF
useful people, those who do all the
work, should have to live in ignorance,
poverty and disease. That Is much
more terrible than being blind.
"I am the happiest woman IN the
world. Why shouldn't | be when
everybody Is 50 good to me?
Being blind doesn't matterl I am
nearer the great soul of things than
many who see. My mind and soul see
right and my words and life may help
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
ONE IS KILLED,
SCORE HURT AS
TWOCARS CRASH
After Running Wild Two Miles
Roc hester-BuffaIo Car Tel
escopes Another.

GASPORT, N. ", March 20.--Glenn
w. Bridgmann, of Lociport. N. Y,
was killed and twenty persons were
injured in collision between two
cars on the Buffalo, Lockport and
Rochester trolley line at Wiclwire,
early today.
A Rochester bound car stopped at
Tie GiaspQrt- station about midnight
fof orders Both motorman and con-
ductor got off the car and went into
the station. From some unknown
cause the car suddenly started at full
speed. For two miles L ran Wild.
AT Wickwire IL crashed into a Buffalo
bound car, telescoping It,
Not one of the passengers on the
two cars escaped injury. At least
two of the injured will die.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Helen Keller Sees Light
That Viii Purify the World

bring it to the thousands who are
shut In the darkness of ignorance l
am not blind to claims Of justice nor
love. | can see the great light that
will purify the world, I see that the
one big obstacle to the coming Of the
new day is Ignorance.
Nobody has ever given her anything
hut the best, From Carnegie 10 the
section hands along the railroad.
everybody has brought her some kind
message wherever she has Travelled.
When she travels on the railroad sec
tion hands along the line leave their
work to run and bring her flowers,
fruit or some other little Offering.
But for all this Helen Keller is o
socialist. To her nothing Is right that
is not right for the good Of all. With
all her favors her soul Is intensely
and passionately for the suffering
masses.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
NOISY WELCOME
IS GIVEN CARSON
BY ULSTER MEN
Activity in Unionists' Head
quarters as Leaders Confer
Causes Excitement.
COUNTRY NOW ON VERGE
OF WAR, 1T is FEARED
Military Authorities Instructed
to Send Reinforcements to
Garrison Stations.

BELFAST, Ireland. March 20.-Sir
Edward Carson, the leader of the
Unionists of Ulster, made a dramatic
entry into the capital of the province
today. His purpose IN coming here
! Il to consult with the other Ulster
N'Unionist leaders and with the COM
manders of the Ulster volunteer force.
The great activity displayed at
Unionists' headquarters and in the
army barracks have caused consider
able excitement among the people of
Belfast, who for days past have been
fnomentarilY expecting some decisive
move on the part of the Unionist
chiefs or the government.
Gnn salute for Carson.
Before landing this morning Sir
Edward Carson received on board the
steamer on which he had made the
passage from England Sir George
Richardson. a retired lieutenant-gen-
eral of the British army, who is COM
mander-in-chief of the Ulster Union
lists forces, together with his chief
officers.
AS the party came down the gang
way from the steamer to the pier
they found drawn UP as a guard of
honor the emergency force of picked
men of the Ulster volunteers, who
had been summoned to the Unionist
headquarters at late hour last night.
A big crowd gave them noisy well
come, cheering wildly and firing sal
woes into the air from their revolv-
ers.
During the night automobiles had
been kept busy moving stores and
documents from the Unionist head
quarters, apparently fearing a raid
by the police, who have been keeping
close watch on every move made by
the Unionists.
Precautions of vigorous character
have been taken at the Victoria mill
tary barracks here Extra guards are
on duty day and night
GarrIsons Reinforced.
Urgent instructions have been sent
10 the military authorities In the
south of Ireland to dispatch rein
forcements Immediately to the garri-
son stations In Ulster.
LONDON, March 20,--News from
Belfast today indicates that the
Province of Ulster is bristling with
ewords and bayonets and that pree
arations are going forward 4ssaiipsff1iiTryy
in the expectation that the civil war
over the provisions of the home rule
bill is about to break out. 1t would
seem almost certain that the crisis
had been reached and that actual
Fighting would begin at any moment.
It is expected that the government
will send a military force TO occupy
Ulster, and in preparation for this a
large force of picked men of the
Ulster Volunteers has been sum-
noned to headquarters to be in read
mess to meet any emergency that
may arise That bullets win be whist
ling and blood flowing within few
DAYS is the prediction now made by
those who are in closest touch with
the feverish situation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
R|DNER FO|LS
SHERIFF AND
MOVES GOODS
Noted Bankrupt Changes Resi-.
dence While ConstabIes Look
on Askance.
Especial to the Evening star.l

SUMMIT, March 2O.-Taking mat
ters into his own hands, George s..
Ridner, who has for six successive
times foiled the attempts of David
S. Walter and Sheriff William FL.
Wright TO sell his household goods TO
make up for $i00 rent due the for
mer, yesterday packed up some of
fi1s furniture TO the amount of 5000
and while two officers from the
Union County Court guarded his
house at 300 Springfield avenue, this
place. walked out and removed from
this town. Ridner's new abode is in
Jones street, Chatham, where he is
now residing with his two children.
Outwlts sheriff.
This new move on Ridners part
may further complicate conditions in
the already tangled state of affairs
in connection with the matter. Sheriff
Wright was caught unawares and not
yet been able to decide as to what his
next move was going to be. Constable
Elmer Day has also added to the gen.
eral confusion by refusing to remove
the remainder of the furniture from
the house, claiming that according to
his order he must disposses only Rid
ner. The latter being no longer an
inmate of the house the constable as
SertS In9J II he removed l1e 1uTnlIuTe
he would be dispossessing the Sheriff
In the meanwhile Ridner's counsel,
Elmer L. McKirgan, has obtained a
writ of replevin in the District Court
of Union county at Elizabeth and
arguments on the matter will be
presented there next Monday. The
many times postponed sale of Rid
ner's household effects is also sched-
uled for next Tuesday.
Residents of this place who have
witnessed Ridner's moves are eager
ly awaiting the sherff's decision.
A remarkable feature Of the matter
Is that since last November, when
Walter first sueo Ridner for the
amount of rent due, 1t has been
fought in almost every court in the
State. II first visited the Morris
County Circuit Court, thence went to
thte New Jersey Supreme Court, and
from there to the Court of Chancery.
Returning. the litiga ton continued in
the Supreme Court, back to the Dis
trict Court, and then to the court of
the justice of the peace who isisued
the writ of dispossession Of Ridner's
household effects.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Break Ground for Erection
of New Church in Harrison

Ground has just been broken for
the election Of new church to be
located on Cross street, near Davis
avenue. Harrison. The new ediflce
will be used by to congregation of st.
Johns Evangelical Lutheran German
English Church. Services at present
are being held in q vacant store at
416 Hamilton street, Harrison.
The new church will be 44x21 feet
ir size, and will consist of an audi
torium, which will be used for regu-
lar church services. and q basement
will be fitted up for the use of the
Sunday school. It is expected the new
church viii be completed by Mary IL
next.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
Woman Patches Hearts
of Many Deserted Wives

PHILA Pa. March d.
That women are growing more and
more popular as administrators Of
Justice in the courts of the land is
demonstrated again in the appoint
ment of Miss Georgeanna Hopkins as
special agent in the Domestic Rela-
tions' division of the Municipal Court
here.
She is the court Of first appeal for
every woman in the city who intends
to sue her husband for support,
She is a refuge for old people who
are turned out of their homes and
refused support by their children.
She acts as arbitrator in all family
feuds where there seems to be pos
sibility of patching thugs up, either
for the sake Of the children or other
good reason.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
KEEP AWAY FROM
SEX PLAYS, HESAYS
South Orange Minister Holds
Amateur Dabblers in So
ciology" Responsible.

Summarizing the different types OF
theatrical entertainment, Rev. Alvin
Il. Magary. pastor of Trinity Pres
byterian Church, South Orange, last
night declared 1.-The unspeakable bur-
lesque show Is vulgar and vicious
and patronized by young loafers and
middle-aged fools" The address was
delivered before the Maplewood
Home and School Association in the
auditorium OF the Maplewood Public
School The clergyman is president
of the South Orange Home and
School Association.