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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
SUESPARK CO.FOR
LOST COSTUMES
Owner of Clothing Burned in
Olympic Fire Starts
Action.

For the loss of costumes worth Sc, 800
in a fire that destroyed hesropera
house at Olympic Park, the Arthur
w. Tams Music Library, New York
corporation, has filed a suit in the
New Jersey Supreme Court against
Herman III. A. Schmidt, owner of the
park. The costumes were delivered
at the park a short time before the
opera house was burned to the ground
on June 10.
According to the complaint, which
is filed by Holmes V. M. Dennis, jr.,
of 80 Union street, New Brunswick,
the plaintiff and the defendant en-
tered into a contract on May 81 in
which the former agreed to furnish
costumes for a play called Naughty
Marietta for the rental of $40 a
week. SThe complaint asserts that the
defendant agreed to pay freight
charges and for loss or damage of
any of the costumes.
After the fire, the plaintiff alleges,
it demanded pay for the costumes,
but it was refused. The papers ask
for $3,510.25 and interest from June
u, the date the costumes were
shipped.
Naughty Marietta" the operetta
for which the costumes were fur
nished, is now playing at Olympic
Park in the newly constructed thea
tire. Other costumes were obtained
to replace the ones burned,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR WORKSBOARD
AssembIyman Thomas J. Smith
Announces That He Seeks
denomination.

Assemblyman Thomas j. Smith has
stepped out of the way of all aspi-
rants for the nomination for street
and water commissioner on the Re-
publican ticket He had been mem
toned for the Board of Works office
and had been Endorsed by number
of organizations. 1t had been ru-
mored for several days past that the
young assemblyman would probably
conclude to be a candidate for re-
nomination and today he declared
that such is his intention.
To an Evening Star reporter this
morning Mr.. Smith said:
Personal friends and other citizens
who were foremost in advocating my
candidacy for the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, have re-
Gently advised me that they have
made a thorough canvass among
Republicans throughout the city ana
find that there is a popular senti-
ment in favor of my again becoming
a candidate for member of the Cen
eral Assembly, Notwithstanding that
| have been in a receptive mood for
the Board of Works office and had
relied upon my friends to further my
candidacy.
"But as my friends in the Repuo-
lican party have made it clear to
me that the desire is for me to re-
turn to tine Assembly [ will defer
to this sentiment and the wishes of
the people. This means that l VIII
become a candidate for denomination
as member of the General Assembly.
] would like the Evening Star to say
for me that / deeply appreciate the
interest my friends have taken In my
behalf and that 1 am sincerely CRATE
full to them"
1t was said today that the Re-
publican leaders are not DESTROYS of
naming a candidate for Board OF
Works from the section east of the
Pennsylvania Railroad this year.
Among those most in fevor now are
Arthur r. Denman, present commits
sioner; former Assemblyman August
Miller and William Tries, jr. SAs-
semblyman Smith halls from the
Ironbound district.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
CIVIL SERVICE
IS CRITICISED
BY C. P. TAYLOR
Education Board President Says
1t Has Forced Useless Men
on Payroll.

Civil service has not done for us
what we had hoped We are getting
some useless men on our payroll"
The above remarks was made by
President Charles P Taylor, at the
building committee meeting of the
Board of Education yesterday after
noon. He gave expression to this
statement while other members We're
talking of routine matters. The
other members of the committee APP
parently had q different view of the
civil service regulations.
Civil Serice Commissioner Alexan-
der R. Fordyce, jr., has had trouble
recently with the Board of Educa-
ton. His actions aroused the mem
bers of the board, especially Mr..
Taylor. The question of employing
janitors is also under consideration
by both the commission and Board
of Education. Colonel Fordyce has
informed the board seeral times that
unless several changes are made, he
will withhold the pay of several en-
ployes who are in the questionable
class.
1t is stated that Mr.. Taylor is more
than "peeved" over the candidates
for senior draughtsman, which were
under civil service rules. 1t is be-
leVed that II was on this account
that the remarks were made by Mr..
Taylor.
Everything above ground on -four
building lots to be converted into
school sites was sold by tine building
committee of the Board of Education
at public auction yesterday. The sale
comprises one brick building at II
Hayes street and four frame houses
adjoininN the Thirteenth avenue
school. The sale brought $1,170.
Complaint was made to the COM
mittee by Randall Warden, physical
director of schools, that the police
failed to give proper protection to the
school playground. The matter was
referred to Commissioner McCabe
chairman of the committee. -~
The contract for the heating ano
ventilating at the extension of the
North Seventh Street School was
awarded to John H. Cooney, as the
lowest bidder. His bid was $21,7S7,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
AT P|STG.-PO|NT
TAKES WORKERS
OF SW|NDLE GAME
Young Man, Pickea as Vic
tim by Pair, Marches' Them
to Station-Houss..

In two men captured In AZ spec
tacular arrest yesterday the police
say they have the preparatory of
swindling game practised near the
-Four Corners" in the last few a1ays.
The two men were captured by Jo-
seph DeLuca, twenty-three years Aold,
of 81 PassaicS avenue.
At the point of a revolver ile
mai ched them four blocks to the Oh
flee of Justice of the Peace David,
Forman. at 494 Market street. De-
Luca, was at Broad and Market
streets yesterday when. he says, the
men attempted TO victimize him.
The men are Salvatore Profuta, Of
274 Elizabeth street, and Frank
Rome. of 2s5 Columbia street, both Of
New York. They were arraigned
before Judge Hahn in the Third Pre-
cinct Court today and held in $4,000,
bail each on a charge of lettering. to.
await an investigation by the police,
who will try to connect the men with
other swindling operations.
DeLuca told the court today how he
captured the two men. The two. who.
were well dressed and wore consider
able jewelry, accosted DeLuca at
Broad and Market streets, he said.
The men told him that they had
$4,000 in United States money left
them by a brother killed in Mexico,
which they wanted to convert into
Italian currency. DeLuca says. They
We're strangers in the city, they sa.6.
and did not think the bank would
change the money for them. They
asked DeLuca to change the mon "
for them. They told him they would
pay him for his trouble, but insisted
that he leave them some money as
security.
Under pretense of going home for
his bank book. DeLuca had the men
accompany him to within a few blocks
of his home. DeLuca went to his
home and slipped the revolver into his
pocket.
When he came back the men be-
came suspicious. DeLuea says. and
started to leave him. DeLuca drew
his gun and forced the men to walk
before him into the Justices office.
The Third precinct police were noti-
fed, and the two men locked up in
the station house.
The police say that their alleged at.
tempt to swindle DeLuca is a varia-
ton of an old swindling game. The
two prisoners are being held for an
investigation by the police, who be-
lieve that DeLuca's catch is an inn
portant one.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
DR.. DAVIS SAYS 4
BECKY WILL Be
FORCED TO EAT
Woman Anarchist on Hunger
) Strike Not Worrying Black
wells Officials.
special to the Evening Star.

= NEW YORK, July 22.-"I won't
peat," declares Becky" Edelsohn, an
ssanarchist and woman leader of the
unemployed, who is occupying cell
sin the workhouse on Blackwelps ISL
ssand
tYou will eat" just as emphatically
esieclares DIR. Katherine B. Davis, an
rother woman, who is commissioner of
scorrections. And there you are. 1t
swas just a question today of which
2lwoman has the strongest will.
= Becky has been hunger striking for
gave no signs OF weakening when she
told her jailer to take it
~ way" referring to some food that
dad been placed before her.
- DIR. Davis says she isn't worrying.
She declares that Becky will eat
when IL becomes certain that food
rs necessary to keep her alive-and
sseat whether she wants to or not
sz1'orcible feeding would be resorted to
If necessary the commissioner said
FsSot only is Becky" opposed by a
s.wornan commissioner, but she has
- woman doctor, a woman nurse and
"a woman taller to fight with. Wom-
zen, DR.. Davis says, will be able to
Ffandle Becky" better than men.
II Becky does persist in holding
fout against alluring orders this time
"a rubber tube will be injected into
Ffier nostrils and food will be forced
k5nto her stomach, it was asserted to-
Nxlay
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Moving Man Sent to Jail
on Charge He Robbed Patron

Frank Polly, twenty-eight years
old of 112 Prince street, was SEN
fenced to serve sixty days in the
county jail by Acting Judge Yuill in
the Fourth Precinct Police Court to-
day. He was charged with larceny
by Mrs. Adelaide White, of 1873 Kin
ney street, who moved from a house
in Twentieth street and Seventeenth
avenue yesterday to the Kinney
street address.
Polly, who was one of the moving
men, it is alleged, opened a drawer
in a bureau which was standing on
the sidewalk in Twentieth street. and
took $40 and put it in his sock. His
action was seen by twelve-year- old
Nathan Kaminsky, who informed
Motorcycle Policeman Bonnet.
Bonnet who was on a bicycle, saw
Polly disappearing in Twentieth
street and gave chase. catching him
after a chase of block. The pocket
book contained $40.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
.PLUNGES TO DEATH
DOWN QUARRY PIT
Eli Teeter, Once WelI-Known
Real Estate Dealer, Killed
in NutIey.

The body of Eli Teeter, who at one
time was one of the best known real
estate operators in this vicinity, is
still in Kunz's Morgue, Orange. He
either fell or jumped eighty feet into
the abandoned Belleville quarry on
Washington avenue, near Park ave.
nue., Nutley, yesterday afternoon,
meeting instant death. 1t is expected
that his wife, who resides in Hobo
ken, will claim the body today.
Stanley McClusky, of 329 Cortlandt
street, Belleville, and Theodore
Jacobs, of 90 Sixth street. Bloomfield.
we're playing near the quarry when
they saw a man walking near the
edge of the quarry. Suddenly he
either fell or jumped into the quarry.
The boys ran to the home of Pa
trolman William Johnson nearby.
The three made their way around the
quarry to the entrance. They found
the body of the man partly sub
merged.
Both arms were broken and the
head and face were gashed. 1t was
evident that the man had been killed
by striking against jagged rocks on
the side of the cliff on the way down.
On the inside pocket of his coat was
the name ELI Teeter.' Deputy
County Physician William d. Min
ningham, who viewed the body, or
dered it removed to the morgue.
George v. N. Teeter, of this city,
identified the body at the morgue last
night as that of his cousin, Eli Teeter,
who formerly resided in this city. Mr..
Teeter did not know the dead mans
address in Hoboken, as he had not
seen or heard of him in years.
Of Nttflaxr hk.r
that twenty years ago Eli Teeter was
one of the best known residents of
the, town. He was reputed to own
most of the East Nutley or Avondale
section, including property adjacent
to the spot where he met his death.
Stories came back that he had met
with misfortune. The property he
owned in Nutley passed, piece by
piece, to others. The Nutley police
believe he came back to kill himself
Eli Teeter was an active spirit in
real estate ventures in this city a few
years ago and also figured lively in
legislative doings at Trenton. He
had an office in Clinton street and
at times he seemed to be exception
ably prosperous, while on other oc-
casions he would be sorely pressed
for funds. He was good natured and
invariably cheerful.
One of his ventures that attracted
much attention was the effort to OBJ
tain legislation for cemetery in the
Forest Hill section. SO industriously
did he push the movement that he
came close to passing the necessary
bill through the Legislature.
The quarry where Teeter died was
the scene of another death on July
a. when Mrs Catherine II. Gastener
wandered too near the edge and was
pushed into the quarry by her pet
dog. which was playing with her.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Loan Association Case
Postponed Until Monday

The suit against Okey ]. Barrett,
owner of the American Loan Com
pany, 1877 Broad street, to recover $50,
said to be over-paid interest on
loan, was adjourned until Monday,
when called for trial today in the
FirstsDistrict Court. City Attorney
Frank E. Bradner, who represents
the loan company, requested the adj
iournment.
The company is being sued by
Lewis e. Mills, of 81 Edgar street.
East Orange. From May, 1911 until
October, 1913. Mills borrowed an ag1
gregate of $175 from the loan CONF
pany. His payments, with interest,
totaled $244. This represented a
payment of $50 for the loan of s175.
Edward r. McGlynn, attorney for
Mills is trying TO recover $50 of the
amount paid as interest. Mr.. Nc
Glynn has been successful in prose-
cutting number of loan shark suits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Guardsman Saved from
Drowning at Sea Girt

CAMP FIELDER. Sea Grit. July
22.-After sinking for the third time
Sergeant George Springer, Of Com
pany l., First Infantry, was saved
from drowning in the surf at the foot
of the camp grounds yesterday by
two fellow guardsmen.
His rescuers were Private Herman
Nicholson, of East Orange, a MEM
Der of a gun detachment from Bat
terry A, Field Artillery, and Sergeant
Robert Withers, of Company G, First
Infantry
Springer, who is a fair swimmer,
became caught in a swift current and
seeing that he could not make the
shore, became panic-stricken. His
cries for help We're faint and We're only
heard by Nicholson and Withers. The
former was the first to reach him.
After being dragged to shore
Springer was brought to conscious
ness after an hours work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Girl Shot When She Refused
to Marry Her Cousin Dies

wELLsBORo, Pa, July 22.-Iva
Christian, the fifteen-year-old girl
who was shot Monday night, it is
charged, by Arthur Simons, twenty
seven, her cousin, because she would
not marry him, died today Simons,
who is a farm laborer, is in Jail
here.
According to the authorities, who
got the story Of the shooting from
relatives, Simons drew a revolver
when the girl refused to become his
wife. She left the room on pre-
text and started to run. Simons, ac-
cording TO the police. ran after her
and shot her through the back. He
then It is charged, fired at the girls
father, but missed him and shot and
seriously wounded Hiram j.. Hachet,
a neighbor, wht tried to interfere.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Kisses Child, Threatens to
End Life, but Two Shots
He Fires Go Into Wall

kissing his six months old child
and saying that he would end his life,
Joseph Walensky. of 109 Adams street,
fired two shots last night. Both of
the shots hit the wall.
His wife, Mrs. Mary Walensky, says
that the man has been drinking
heavily for several days. He came
home last night, she said, and
grabbed his child from the mother
and kissed 1t. He then pulled the
revolver from his pocket.
Mrs. Walensky took the child and
fled into the yard. Hearing two shots
from Walensky's room neighbors tele-
phoned to the Third precinct police
Plainclothesmen Bell, Bauer and
Chenowith were sent to the house.
They found Walensky with the re-
volver in his hand. He had fired two
shots, but both of them had struck
the wall
WalShsky was arraigned before
| Judge Hahn in the Third Precinct
| Court today and held in $500 bail for
the grand jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
Three Persons Attacked =
and Bitten by Stray Dogs

Three persons bitten by dogs re-
ported their cases to the Board of
Health today Norman Ehrenkranz,
eleven years old, of 498 Clinton ave-
nue., reported that he had been bitten
on the right arm yesterday by a dog
In a house at $40 Clinton avenue He
was coming out of the yard, after de-
livering some orders, he said, when he
was attacked.
Louis Kuntzman, six years old, of
36 Johnson street, was brought into
the City Hospital today by his
mother, who said the boy had been
bitten yesterday by a stray dog in
Johnson street.
Bernard Lyons, twenty years old, of
533 Twelfth avenue, reported that
Sunday as he was coming out of a
house on Sixth street, where he had
delivered ice, he had been bitten in
the right leg by dog.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
CITY
BONDS ARE SOLD
Comptroller Parnly Gets Good
Rate of Interest for Big
Issue.

Comptroller Tyler Parmly today
sold one million dollars worth of
temporary loan bonds to H. Lee An
stey, of New York city. The bonds
were sold at 3.9S per cent. This is
considered a very good figure, as the
bonds are of six months maturity.
The Federal Trust Company, the
only Newark bidder, bid four per cent.
Following were the tabulated bids:
William Solomon and Company,
81 ,000, 900, three months, 800; William
T. Fanshawe and Company. Sl,000,000,
six months, 4; Bond and Goodwin,
$500, 900, six months, 4; 100000, AS;
100000, AZ; 100000. AZ; Federal
Trust Company, 81 100000, six
months, A. Equitable Trust Company,
81 900, 900, Abs; II. Lee Anstey, $250,000,
three months, $40; S25o,000, three
months 81: 100000, three months,
$50; H. Lee Anstey, S1,000,0O0, six
months, 3.99.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
600 MARINES
Modifying FOR
ACTION IN HAITI
transport Prairie Bringing Full
Complement of Officers for
Marines at Guantanamo.

5 WASHINGTON. July 22.-Pians for
zaobilizing at least 1000 marines with
IA striking distance Of Haiti and the
dominican republic, move forward
another step tomorrow with the ar
sfival of the naval transport Prairie
At Guantanamo from Vera Cruz.
The Prairie win bring the fell COM
Element of officers for the marines
already at Guantanamo and viii re-
main there to transport the force to
Haiti should an emergency arise
aevhile the Hancock is away for more
= roops.
The transnort Hancock, which has
Lust landed 800 at Guantanamo, rs now
headed for the Philadelphia navy
sxard to return with another load TO.
spring the total force up to at least
= 900
: With those preparations President
Wilson's decision as to what action
the United states shall take to qnell
1he revolutiops in the island republic
zand satisfy the pressure of European
s1reditors, viii be awaited. War and
navy officials confident that peace
zscan be restored on The island only
sbv the active intervention of the Uni
led States. are perfecting their plans.
State department officials declined
II say whether foreign representa-
~<fons had advanced to the point where
z.4merican action in Haiti was de-
F4fianded to- force some control of the
3sIand governments finances that
would insure liquidation of its obli-
sgations.
r If intervention were ordered IN
Haiti. 1t was tsuggested that the Uni
sfed States would attempt to establish
a ho van1ih-
s1fe by which American officials not
only would collect taxes. but they
EAlso would require proper appropria-
Mon of the funds. II intervention in
Haiti became necessary, it was pos
sible that the American troops might
E1bc used to put down the long revolt
Nthat has harassed the Dominican
government. Such actioh, it was sug-
gested, might be accompanied by ex-
tension of the authority which the
REJnited States now exercises in the
scollection of Dominican customs.
s. Representations that Haiti's credit
FWas good and that the government
had met international obligations
have been made TO President Wilson
s11y Minister Menos.
a SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. July o.
The United States revenue cutter
szs1gonquin arrived here last night
from Puerto Plata, Dominican Re-
public, with 166 refugees. mostly
Porto Ricans, on board. One woman
fdied during the voyage from the eff
zfeets of starvation.
= The condition Of those remaining
IN Santo Domingo was reported to be
tpitiable. as II was almost impossible
to obtain foodstuffs, the prices of
which were prohibitive.
& A report was brought here by the
~ Algonquin that an American blue
had speen shot in the leg BY a bullet
sfron the shore.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22

A vein of brownstone beneath the
Newark meadows has been discov-
cred by worl<men digging for the new
Passaic valley trunk sewer. 1t is be-
ieved that the stone is part Of a
shelf extending beneath Newark from
the direction of the Orange Noun
tains. The finding of the vein of
brownstone came as a surprise to
the engineers, as it was thought that
any rock in the meadow section
would be found many feet below the
surface. In the present instance the
brownstone was found only twelve
feet below the surface. AS a result
of encountering the rock the excava-
ton work at Avenue r and Doremus
avenue in the lower meadows has
been delayed. The contract for this
section has been given to the p, j.
Moranti Co.
The work was being rushed and all
went well until a week ago. When
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
HEAVY VEIN OF BROWNSTONE is FOUND
UNDER THE LOWER NEWARK MEADOWS

about eight feet down, shale rock was
encountered. This is a soft substance.
but indicates heavy rock in the
region. When the workmen dug down
twelve feet, they landed on a heavy
bed of red and dark brown rock.
For the past several days workmen
have been blasting. Today the blasts
have broken into five foot of the rock.
Engineers who have visited the scene,
do not know what to make of the
existence of rock in marshy land.
The work of blasting is being done
under the supervision of the Depart
ment of Combustibles and Fire Risks.
An inspector is at the site every time
a blast is set off. 1t is expected that
the work of blasting the rock will
take considerable time to complete.
Workmen are now about seventeen
feet down. The surrounding land is
marshy. but it seems that the course
chosen for the sewer is through a
course of rock.