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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
MCCOY PLANNING /.
AMENDMENT TO
POSTOFF|CE. BILL
Lack of Bids for Newark Prop
erty Proves s. tback to New
Bu..' "ag Proposition.

Although no bids were received for
the purchase of the Newark postoffice
property yesterday, neither Postmas-
ter Frank J. Book nor Congressman
Walter T. Mccoy were much sur
prised.
Mr.. Mccoy is author of the con-
gressional bill to provide for a new
postoffice here. He anticipated such
a result and has canvassed a number
of the members of the House with a
view to sounding them on the possi-
bilities of an amendment 20 the pres
ent bill. He is now at work on the
amendment and will introduce it with
in a few days, it is declared.
By the terms of the proposed
amendment Congress will be asked to
appropriate enough money to buy a
new site and erect the new postofiice
upon the signing of a contract with
responsible parties for the sale of the
present postoffice property for more
than $1,S00,000 A deposit of $4,000 to
bind the contract will be demanded.
The United States treasury will be
reimbursed for the money expended
when title to the present postoffice
property is passed to the purchaser.
This plan, it is expected, will meet
with the approval of several real es-
tate brokers and large merchants,
who are anxious to secure the old
postoffice land, but who are not in a
position to tie up 81, 100000 for three
years without any interest, other
than the increase in the value of the
property.
Postmaster Book, who suggested
this plan to Congressman Mccoy. de-
clares there will be no trouble in SELL
ing the land if the amendment can be
put through the House and Senate.
He received numerous communica-
tions asking for the details of the
proposed Newark sale. but the condi-
tons, he points out. discouraged many
a possible purchaser of the land.
Bids for the sale of the Newark
postoflice property were to be opened
by Supervising Architect j. A. Wet
more in Washington yesterday after
noon. No bids, however, were sub
mitted This was attributed to the
peculiar conditions of the sale, which
required an outlay of $1,S00,000 with
out interest for three years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
POSSES EFFORTS
TO DRIVE SLAYER
FROM HOME FAIL
Ruse to Draw Beardsley Out
Futile When He Suspects
Trick.
WIFE AND NINE CHILDREN
WITH HIM IN FORTRESS
Siege Likely to Continue Until
Starvation Forces Him
TO Yield.

MAYVILLE, n. Y. Jan. 16.-Ed-
ward Beardsley, the Summerdale far
mer, who for three days has defied
the efforts of a sheriff's posse to get
him out of his farm house fortress,
still held his own this morning with
every prospect of continuing the
siege until forced to capitulate by
starvation. How long this will take
cannot be told, as no one knows the
extent of Beardsley's food supply.
Sheriff Anderson, OF Chautauqua
county, who commands the attacking
forces, has abandoned his proposed
assaults on the house through fear of
inJuring innocent members of the
family or sacrificing the lives of his
deputies. Besides Beardsley there are
in the house Mrs. Beardsley and nine
children. Their reported plight led to
the visit of J. w Putnam, overseer
of the poor, Tuesday. and it was
while he was preparing to take them
to an institution that Beardsley fired
the shots that are today reported like
ly to prove fatal.
A ruse TO draw Beardsley out of his
barricaded stronghold early today
failed because the entrenched farmer
SdspCttEd Il tiiEh- CitTiI ADutISOD
and his company withdrew out OF
sight and William Walker and Tim
othy Van Cise, the only two men
who have been able to approach the
house since the siege began. went up
to the house to offer to aid Beardsley
to escape. Beardsley covered both
men with rifle Van Cise and
Walker kept their hands elevated.
Van Cise went over his plan in de-
| tail. Beardsley laughed at him.
you are trying to get me taken.
Now. you right about and get off my
property"
Van Cise explained that he had a
bob-sleigh at the gate, and could take
the woman and all the nine children
and Beardsley and be over the Penn
sylvania State line before daylight.
There is no one around here now,
and we can get away easily" he said.
Just then there was commotion
from the direction of the Summerdale
road. A horse belonging to one of
the deputies had boited and the Of
ficers were trying to capture it.
Beardsley became greatly enraged.
II tolt you they were thers,' he
shouted. Get off my place before |
put q bullet through you.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
Suit for S5O0,00O Against
Alba B. Johnson Started

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Trial of the
suit brought by George H. Robinson.
a broker of New Rochelle, for COM
missions aggregating over s5o0,000
against Alba b. Johnson, president of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, was
begun here today in the United State.
District Court.
The action grows out of the sale of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works to
Drexel & Co., of Philadelphia, and
White. Weld & Co, of New York, 70
$40 .0O0, 900 cash and s10500,000 of thu
common stock in the reorganized
company. Robinson alleges that he
was engaged by johnson to dispose
of the works on commission basi
and that while negotiating the sale
with Kuhn, Loeb & Co., of this city.
the defendant secretly sold the con-
Germ to Drexel & Co, and White, Weld
& Co, although Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
had offered for the property 81, 750, 600
more than the price paid.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
NEWARK BONDS !,
PURCHASED BY
NEW YORK FIRM
ST, 900, 900 Temporary Loan Is
sue Bought at 4 3-S by
Bankers Trust.

More evidence of the high financial
standing of the city of Newark was
shown at noon today. A sale or
81. 900, 600 worth of temporary loan
bonds was consummated by City
Comptroller Tyler Parn1ly.
The bonds were awarded to the
Bankers Trust Company, of New
York, the lowest bidder. The COM
pany's rate on the entire issue was
Az per cent. without a premium.
There were eleven bidders. all New
York concerns with the exception OF
the Security Savings Bank, OF this
city.
The Security offered a rate of per
cent. on $4,000 of the issue.
The National Newark Banking
Company's offer was Az per cent on
a 100000 bond issue.
The other bids were as follows; Bond
& Goodwin, Az per cent, premium Oh
s156; Lee Higginson & Co. AS per
cent. premium of SO; keane, Taylor
& Co. 4% per cent, premium OF Soe;
Van Hoffman & Co, Az per cent
premium of S12; Estabrook q Co, "a
per cent, premium OF 80, Soloihoh
Brothers & Hutzler, AZ per cent no
premium, and the Guarantee Lrns'
Company. Az per cent. Goldman,
Sacks & Co. offered 4& per cent on
a S50o,000 issue.
The bonds are for paving and sewer
work already finished, and run Tor
six months. The issue is divided INTO
$500. 900 for sewers and $4oo,ooo Tor
paving.
COMPTROLLER Parrnly was enthuslas-
tic over the large number OIL plus SUI
mitted by New York concerns 50
closely following the large SAFE LOT
+he new Centre Market bonds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
EIGHT RESCUED
BY LINER At SEA
lII-Fated Ship Reported as May.
flower, but That Vessel
Is Safe.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The COM
mander of the Cunard liner Lusitania,
which sailed from here on Wednesday
for Liverpool, sent a wireless message
to the line today saying that at $3.50
o'clock this morning, in latitude 1872
longitude 5000, the Lusitania had res
cued the crew of eight men from the
Nova Scotian schooner Mayflower
The schooner was abandoned and SET
on fire.
Marine records show that the Brit
ish schooner Mayfiower left Perth
Amboy, N. j., on December 30 for
st. Johns, N. B., and touched at
Boothbay, Me-. on January 10. She
could not possibly have been in the
position indicated by the Lusitania
today. No other Mayhower of the
schooner type is recorded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
SUBMARINE SINKS;
SIGNALS INDICATE
CREW OF II ALIVE
Frantic Efforts Made to Save
Men Trapped in British
Vessel.
DISASTER OCCURS DURING
MANEUVERS OF FLEET
Failure to Rise With Sister
Ships Leads to Accidents
Discovery.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 16.-The failure
Of the British submarine "A T." with
Seventeen men on board, to rise to
8 The surface after she had dived to
the bottom of Plymouth Sound during
here today.
S After the maneuvers were over two
sister submarines noticed that their
companion vessel did not come up and
Immediately signaled for assistance
ITO Plymouth and Devonport.
81 Salvage vessels hurried to the
scene. Bubbles were seen rising to
the surface in Cawsand bay and Crap
piers were thrown out to bring
the wrecked vessel to the surface.
although the bubbles indicated that
her hull had been penetrated and
caused despair of the salvation of the
crew. A short time afterward; how
ever, the parent vessel Onyx got into
, communication with the sailors, all
of whom were alive.
q At o'clock the crew had not yet
#2been rescued.
8 The "a I" was one of a class of
mine boats, numbered "A 5" to "A 49,
2she was built in 1904, and measured
$50 feet in length. Her submerged
displacement was 204 tons. Her en-
Rines developed an indicated horse
power of 900. giving her surface
speed OF sixteen knots and a sub
merged speed of nine knots.
Two other vessels of exactly the
same type have met with disaster,
the "a s." at Queenstown, in 1905,
with loss of four lives, and the
"A 81 at Plymouth, in 1906, with a
death list of fifteen.
The British navy has also lost a
number of other submarines within
recent years. The IA T. was wrecked
III 1904 and twelve men were drowned
mo. a" was lost in 1905. but all were
saved; the &C 81 in 1907, when four
were drowned: the &c II" in 1909,
when thirteen were drowned; the "A
3" in 1912, with the loss of eleven lives,
and the "B 2" in the same year, with
u death list of fifteen.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
SHOP ELEVATOR
KILLS MAN; BOY
ORDERED HELD
Sawter Lad and Victim Had
Discussion Shortly Before
Bank St. Fatality.

Sixteen-year-o John Sawter is be-
ing held by the police of the Fourth
precinct pending the making of an Of
fetal inquiry, into the cause of fatal
elevator accident at the l. Lewis Cigar
Manufacturing Company's building.
at 16b Morris avenue, yesterday after
noon.
The victim of the accident was Fet-
ko Senok about thirty years old, of
AZ Rutgers street He and the Sawter
lad both worked in the Lewis factory.
1t is said there was a dispute between
them shortly before Senok met his
death.
Senol1 had filled hand-truck in the
basement of the factory. He a the
Sawter lad were alone. They were
talking about who should have the
use of the eeiSvator first.
Sawter ran ahead and turned on
the power 1t is said. Almost at the
same moment his companion STUN
bled and fell in such a manner that
his head protruded over the elevator
pit Sawter, seeing Senok fall, at
tempted to stop the upward progress
of the elevator. He became excited
and it is believed threw on too much
power, causing the car to suddenly
reverse. Before he could stop. the
machinery the car crushed Serhbk' S
head and he was killed. 1t is said
that the Sawter boy tried to hide the
fact of the accident, as no one else
was in the basement or near them at
the time. An investigation was be-
gun when other employees discov-
cred Senoks body.
Repeated questioning of Sawter by
Captain Vogel brought forth so many
conflicting stories that further inves-
tigation was ordered Sawter will be
arraigned tomorrow.
County Physician Mckenzie issued
orders that Sawter should be held
until he had made thorough in
vestigation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
EVENING STARS FISH TRUST
CAMPAIGN Is INDORSED BY
CONGRESSMAN LINT1ICUM L
Maryland Representative Says That Splendid Work Being
Done Against Monopolstc Price, Boosting Organization

of
turkey
the market of that city Is
that they take any
he of
received but few dollars for
of
satisfy shipper
destroyed
alleged
ndnnt
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
BOER STRIKERS
RETURN TO WORK
Victory Apparently Won by
Govt in Struggle With
Trades Federation.

CAPETOWN,. Union of South Af-
rica, jan 16.-Dispatche.s from all
parts of the Union report that the
strikers are returning to work and
that victory has been won by the
government in the struggle with the
Federation of Trades.
The iron hand of the premier, Gen.
q Louis Botha, was still in evil
dshce this morning at Johannesburg
Where sixty-two members of the
typographical Union were arrested
while meeting. The charge against
them was contravention of the pro-
visions of martial law. The men had
just passed a resolution to resume
work.
At the Salt River railroad work
shops, just outside Capetown, all the
men have returned, their leaders
having declared the strike ended.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16

With several such cases before them
where beef and fowl were destroyed
and host of cases where food fish
were purposely destroyed so as to
cause a shortage in the market, the
government officials are well prepared
to take decided action.
The data furnished by the Evening
Star regarding the Vaccinations OF
the fish trust of New York has become
part of those records, as will be shown
by the following letter received from
]. Charles Linthicum, of Maryland,
member of the House of Representa-
tives:
To the Editor. Evening Star,
Newark, N. ].
Dear Sir-The copies of the Newark
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
Finds Maid Unconscious,
With Gas Jet Partly Opened

Florence Williams. employed as a
maid at e5 South Mountain avenue,
Montclair. was found by her employer
this morning at 7:15 o'clock in her
room unconscious from illumina ting
gas. She was removed to the Noun
tainside Hospital, where it is said her
condition is favorable.
1t was the woman's day off yester-
day, and she returned to her home
about midnight. 1t Is thought that
when she retired Sc failed to turn the
gas jet completely OF. When the
woman did not get up at her usual
time her room door was opened, which
led to her discovery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
ROSWELL COLT
ONCE VEAL THY,
DIES IN WANT
Funeral OF Scion OF Colonial
Family Will Be Held in
New York.
Isnecial to the Newark star.I

ELIZABETH, Jan. 16.-Funeral
services for Roswell l.. Colt, jr., scion
of an old New Jersey family. will be
held tomorrow. AS told in the New
ark Evening Star yesterday. Mr.. Colt
died at the Self Masters colony, near
here, which has been a haven for
human derelicts. The end came yes
terday after a career which began
amid great wealth and culture and
ended in poverty. Tt is said that Mr..
Colt spent two great fortunes. One
amounted to more than $1,000,000.
The Colt funeral will be private. 1t
will be held in New York. and the in
terment will be in Woodlawn Gene
terry tomorrow afternoon. The body
was removed today from the under
taking establishment of M. NJ Mar.
tin & Son to Manhattan. Mr.. Colt
was related to Colonel Samuel p. Colt
of Providence, millionaire yachtsman
and head of the United States Rubber
Company, and to Judge lie Baron
Bradford Colt, also of Rhode Island.
Mre Colt was an inmate of the Self
Masters colony for more than a year.
Continued ON Page 0, Column H.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
CARRANzA TO Join
VILLA IN DESCENT
Upon MEXICO CITY
Rebel Generals, With Combined
Army of $4,000, Predict
Huerta Overthrow.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Jan. 1s.-
Definite announcement was made by
General Francisco Villa today that he
will enter the central and southern
States of Mexico with a rebel army of
$1,000 soldiers. He will attempt to
join forces with General Carranza at
Guadalajara. where an army of 25 Ooo
or more will begin a march toward
Mexico City.
I'VE will strike blow which the
Huerta government will be unable to
withstand" said General Villa. after
he had been in communication by tel
egraph with General Carranza. who Is
in Sinaloa State.
General Villa said he had been In
| formed that General Carranza coait
muster ten thousand men and tha'
i his own army was being Increased
daily. On the southwark march ht
and General carranza. he said, woult
command the largest unified revolu-
tionary force ever assembled in Mex
! ico.
General Villa brought here as a re-
suit of his victory at Ojinaga three
thousand rifles, twelve cannon anc
seven rapid-fire guns. captured from
the Federals.
How His Forces Are Arranged.
His forces are divided as follows.
City of chihuahua, 5000: Santa Ro.
salia, 1000: Jiminez. 1000. These
with the forces of Parral and the mer
under General Urbina, south of Es-
Gallon, will be in march on Mexico
City with the exception of those
necessary to police the country to tbs
north.
Groups of deserters from the Hu,
ertists are treating for amnesty anC
wish to join in the movement south
General Villa said.
| The Huertists have burned all tbs
/ bridges between Bermojillo and Tor.
reon and have retired to the latter
place after having been defeated b,
/ Urbina near Mapim-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Sen
ate showed a disposition not to sti
/ the Mexican situation today whel
! resolutions to investigate the condi
/ ton of American citizens in Mexic
and declaring the right of such citi
zens to protection by the Washington
/ government, were shelved under ;
rule by which they cannot be agail
! brought up without a formal vote.
PRESIDE, Tex, Jan. 16.-All tn
$500 Mexican Federal soldiers and tn
900 women refugees who sough
safety in the United States after tn
capture of Ojinaga had left Presidi
today for the four-day march TO Mar
/ ia. from which point they are to b
transported by railroad to Fort Bliss
near Ell Paso.
Ragged Army Stretches ca Miles.
The ragged army was scattered 70
sixty-seven miles along the mountain
road to Maria, closely guarded b,
/ United states cavalrymen. Genera
! Salvador Mercado, until recent.
Huertas military chief in northern
Mexico. rode in an automobile witt
General Francisco Castro. Other Fed
eral generals rode on horses. Tn
common soldiers and the women ref
ugees. many of them carrying chill
dren in their arms, made the marcl
afoot.
Never had there been seen on tn
| border so picturesque a scene as whel
/ the army was set in motion. Sinai
| detachments had been drifting aloni
the road for several days, but it wa
! not until daylight today that the mai
! body started.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
Two Robberies Amounting
to SOS Reported to Police

Two robberles were reported today
to the police by Aaron Kandel, of "a
Frederic street. and James Walker, of
q Union street. The former COM
planned that goods to the amount of
SIS had been stolen last night from the
drygoods store at the Frederic street
address, of which he is proprietor.
Walker, who owns a printing shop,
said that his place had been broken
into and printing fixtures valued at
$50 stolen. Both robberies were ef-
fected by means of a broken window.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
Probable Snow or Rain
Tonight and Tomorrow,
Says Local Weatherman

Probable snow or rain was again
the forecast at the Central High
School bureau today for tonight and
tomorrow.
Today was the warmest this week.
The temperature was % degrees even
at a. M, the coldsst hour of the
night 1t rose to 32 by O'clock and
to 40 by noon. Yesterday the mer-
curry ranged between IA and 26.
Frank Miller, fifty-eight years old,
who said he had no home, collapsed
in Market street last night from ex !
posuro and exhaustion. He was
taken to the City Hospital
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
Six Fishermen Given Up
for Lost Reported Safe

PENSACOLA, Fla, Jan 16.-Six
men of the fishing motor boat Lenore,
given up for lost, were landed here
by the schooner Ellen c.. from
Mobile.
Last Saturday night the engine of
their boat went down and they were
blown to sea The men lived on salt
fish and bait, and when picked up by
the schooner were 100 miles out.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16

Evening Star containing the articles
on the fish question came duly to
hand, and l read them with much in
terest. Please accept my congratuia-
tions on the good work you are doing
in espousing public interest and di-
recting attention to the importance OF
this subject.
Hoping that you viii not let up in
the good work you are doing, believe
me, with best wishes,
Very respectfully yours,
J. CHARLES LINTHICUM.
Congressman Linthicum is respon-
sible for the introduction of a bill
CONTINUED on Page 5. Column 81
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
Leaves $40, 900, 900 to Art

+ COPENHAGEN, Jan. 16.-Dr. Carl
Jacobsen, the rich brewer who died
last Sunday bequeathed most of his
fortune of 100000 to art purposes.
consent of his children, who receive
only small legacies For years DR.
Jacobsen devoted part Of his income
to art and science.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16

Rebels, WAS arrested mere To-Day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The ar
rest of General Salazar aroused much
interest in official circles here. It
was Salazar who was in command
of Rebel forces fighting the Madero
government two years ago. when
Thomas Fountain, a native Ameri-
can gunner in the Federal army was
put to death under the law of
flight"
American Consul Letcher had pro-
tested against injury TO Fountain.
and later warning was issued by
the state department that the United
States would hold the leaders OF the
Mexican factions personally respon-
sible for injury to Americans. There
was a defense offered at the time that
Fountain had become Mexican citi-
zen, and controversy on that point
had been heard in the debates In the
Senate here. Feeling along the border
has since that time been strong
against Salazar.
Salazar Is already under indictment
for violation Of the neutrality laws
He was arrested and jumped bail sew
eral months age.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
State Control of Niagara
Urged by N. Y. Legislators

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16-state con-
troll of water taken from Niagara
urged before the House Foreign Az
fairs committee TODAY by a Joint leg
islative committee of the New York
Legislature. State Senators Henry
velte and George f. Thompson and
Assemblymen Kelly. Small, Scharz
and Brereton were present and
brought u meSsage from Governor
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
Mexican Federal General
Is Arrested in United States

SANDERsoN. Tex, Jan. 16.-Gen-
eral Ynez Salazar, commander OF
Mexican Federal volunteers, who was
driven out of Ojinaga, Mex, by the
Rebels, was arrested here today.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
RAISING HEMP TO
ERADICATE WEEDS.
Results Given Of Interesting Ex-
periments Made by WiScon-
sin Experts.

That Canada thistles and quack grass
can be eradicated by growing hemp is
the opinion Of A. l. Stone OF the Col
lege OF Agriculture, University OF Wis
consin.
Experiments have been tried ON the
prison farm at Waupun and on other
farms in that vicinity and the conclu-
sion drawn from these tests is that
Canada thistles can be completely de-
stroyed by one crop Of hemp and that
a field badly infested with Quack grass
must be cropped with hemp for two
successive years to thoroughly destroy
the weeds.
Since hemp will grow only on very
fertile soil, heavy coats Of fertilizer
are necessary to insure a good stand.
It is also important that the land be-
plowed the preceding fall and kept free
from weeds until 1t freezes up, In or
der to give the hemp a better chance
In the spring.