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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-Mrs. William
K. Vanderbilt, sr.. has Joined the fight
on indiscriminate selling and use of
poison drugs. According u an an
nouncement today, she is furnishing
the sinews for a nationwide investi-
cation of the whole subject prepara-
tory to a campaign for legislative and
other action to restrain the evil.
Mrs. Vanderbilt has directed Ernest
K. Coulter TO undertake full in
quiry into the evil and the means for
stamping it out.
We have not proceeded far with
our inquiry" said Mr.. Coulter, but
what little has been done has shown
the necessity of action.
I'VE are also told that many cases
are delayed. or fail because the de-
partment of health has too much
work TO do 20 make prompt ANALYSIS
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21

any further over the line there would
be trouble.
The paper is not looking for trouble,
but it will not stultify its columns by
publishing these articles the way the
fish trust and its representatives want
it. This body of men have grown
rich in their handling of the food fish
of New Jersey and arrogance has &C
cumulated with it. They have tried
to stir the pound net men of the
State into action, but there is not
many of the net owners who oppose
government regulation. In fact, they
say that it would be better for them
If the State would recognize their in
dustry and act as middlemen for their
products of the sea. In this manner
they would not be forced to accept
whatever the fish trust of New York
offers them. If the people of the State
think that the fishermen who risk
their lives in their calling are making
money let them visit the village of
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21

dem on each side, one pair of cylin-
ders being operated by producing gas
and the other steam. The steam will
be generated from water heated in the
water jacket of the gas engine. fur
ther heated by exhaust gases and by
waste heat from the producing gas
plant. The water or steam will be
used as the feed water for the boiler
which supplies the steam engine CYL
4nders. The process if carried to the
limit would practically mean a per-
petual motion machine.
The four 6,000-horse power engines
will each drive 3,S70 kilowatt, $50 volts,
80 revolutions, direct current genera
tors. The generators will have the
largest capacities os record for ma
chimes of this type.
1t was stated today at the offices of
the Crocker- Wheeler firm that it
would be impossible to hazard guess
as to the weight of the castings. In
all probability it will be necessary to
build them in sections in order to per-
init clearance through tunnels and
bridges in shipment from this city to
Detroit. Mr.. Ford expects to obtain
the cheapest power in the world
through the use of this machine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
SNYDER ACCUSED
OF USING FALSE
ADVERTISEMENT
Merchant Who Accused SAM
lifer Is Held on Similar Charge
by Latter's Clerk.

Louis Snyder, proprietor of a mems
furnishing store at Market and
Washington street. was arraigned
before Judge Hahn in the First
Criminal Court today. He was ac-
cused of putting fake. "ad" signs in
his window. He was paroled to await
the action of the grand jury.
The complainant. Benjamin Ta-
NOR, alleges that Snyder Of
fered socks for sale at "eieyen cents,
value twenty-five cents" and several
other articles at similar rates.
Tamor is said to have been in the
employ of David Sandlifer. The lat
ter until recently had store in Mar
ket street and was arrested on a
charge of displaying fake 'ad." signs.
The complaint was made by Sny-
der, who is now accused of violating
the same law. Snyder was backed
in the complaint by the Newark Ad-
vertising Mems Club The club of
late has been making a campaign
against the display of false adver-
tisements calculated to deceive the
consumer. Much attention has been
attracted to the campaign of the local
club and the matter has been taken
up in New York and other cities.
Snyder Statement.
Mr.. Snyder made the following
statement in answer to the charges
brought against him:
II have been in. business in Newark
for the last eighteen years on Market
street. | am a member of the Market
Street Business Mems Association.
II was on the committee which
prosecuted storekeeping fakirs who
advertise one article and sell far
inferior one for the price advertised.
Such crooked dealings reflect on hon
est merchants.
Our committee had several of
these questionable dealers brought
before the courts and the judge told
them he would not stand for them
doing business that way here. He
told them that they should not get
the impression that because they
made money through that scheme in
other places that the Newark author
tiles would stand for it.
1.-THE court held these men we ex-
posed for the grand jury. The same
people who pressed the charges
against me today were among those
who were hailed to court by our as
Sociation.
"They promised to bring charges
against me and have me into court,
too, because I was so active in prose-
cutting them, and let me know that
they would get me-
"They have not discouraged me and
l will continue the good work of
trying to rid the city of them, now
with even greater efforts than before
Those fellows have been before the
courts on criminal charges too often
to carry any real weight"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
USE OFLETTERS FOR PHONE NUMBERS
ON PARTY LINES MAY BE ABOLISHED

able to tell whether the subscriber
calling is a party line holder Just as
readily as she Is able to do at present.
Thousands OF complaints pour into
the Office Of the telephone company
as a result of the present party line
phone system in vogue here. The
scheme has been tried out in parts
of New York city and has proved
highly satisfactory. 1t has been de-
cided to equip the local offices with
the same method for party line sub
scribers and thereby give better SER
vice, eliminate complaints and delays
and make the work of the operatsr
less irksome. The party line phone
will then be more popular, explained
one telephone man today. and the
company will lose nothing by the cost
of installing the Improvement.
1t is estimated that the proposed
Improvement will be installed hor>
during the fall of 1914
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
SUBMIT DOUBLE
TRANSFER PLAN
Public Service Also Tenders Re-
routing Proposition to
Works Board.

1t is understood on good authority
that the Public Service Corporation
will present to the Board of Works
commissioners at a conference late
this afternoon, plan outlining what
they will do in the way of transfers.
1t is expected that their proposition
will include the giving of a transfer
on a transfer.
Another plan that it is expected will
be submitted to the board viii be an
outline of the rerouting of car lines
that was not included in the original
proposition turned down by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission several weeks
ago. 1t is understood that the prop
osition is for a rerouting of the car
lines to take immediate effect and not
awaiting the terminal plan as pro-
posed and approved by the commits
sionerS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21

ELLIS MYSTERY
SLOWLY MOVES
SOLUTION
Arraignment of Paul Carl To-
morrow Will Be the Turn
ing Point.
Especial to the Newark star.I

SOMERVILLE, Jan. 21-Whqf
Paul Carl is arraigned in the Court
of Special Sessions tomorrow or Fri
day on a charge of having shot Mon
roe F. Ellis, the wealthy Bernards-
Vile lumberman, in his Basking Ridge
home, more than two years ago,
further sensations are expected.
The youths alleged confession has
been repudiated by him and 1t is
probable that he will be released
But before the hearing is over, some
of the many mysterious developments
in the case are apt to be explained.
Prosecutor Frederick A. Pope, 1t
is said, is opposed to a public hear
ing, on the ground that lots OF
things" might be brought out which
he deems it advisable not to uncover
at this time.
The detective agency employed by
John A. Roebling. the millionaire
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
MILLIONAIRE TO
Be POLICE JUDGE
FOR $500 A YEAR
Francis c. Currier to Depend on
Common Sense in Admins
tering Justice.
RETIRED SO. ORANGE MAN
PERSUADED TO TAKE OFFICE
Selected Because He Has Plen-
ty of Time to Give to
Duties.

Holding that a police recorder
should be a man of high dignity and
standing the South Orange Town
ship Committee at a meeting last
night named Francis S. Currier,
retired millionaire, 10 the Office for a
three-year term. His annual COM
pensation will be 5000.
The new recorder is former presi-
dent and general manager of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Smith Goes to Capital
to Get Lees Signature

Harry Smith. manager of the New
ark International League Baseball
Club, left for Washington today to
continue the work of rounding up
the local baseball players. Smiths
first stop will be at Washington,
where he will have a conference with
Wyatt Lee. The Newark lefthand
twirler has had an offer from the
Baltimore. Federal League Club and
has ignored the contracts sent out
by the Newark management. Smith
will also visit Bayard Taylor, whose
home is just outside of Baltimore,
Md.
Larry Sutton, business manager OF,
the Newark club, returned from
York, Pa, today where he met Ed
ward Zimmerman, the Tiger third
sacker and induced him to sign.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Knocked Down by Auto; Sues

Suit for damages by John d.
Sahagian, a tailor, of 502 Washington
street, against Joseph A. Robinson, a
paving contractor, was started this
afternoon in the Supreme Court cir
cult before Judge Frederic Adams.
Sahagian claims that an automobile
driven at high speed by Robinson
knocked him down at Clinton avenue
and Washington street on February
26. 1912 He declares the automobile
was on the left side of the street
going north instead of the right side,
where it should have been.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
COUPLE DIE WITH
TWO CHILDREN IN
SUICIDE COMPACT
Julius Steierhain, N. Y. Inter-
prefer, Leaves Note Describing
Agreement With Wife.
BODIES OF VICTIMS
FOUND IN APARTMENT
Man Killed Self After Bullets
Ended Lives of Woman
and Girls.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-Julius
Steierhain, an interpreter; his wife,
Josephine, and their two daughters,
Gladys. twelve years old. and Edna.
nine were found dead this afternoon
in their home in the Bronx.
The man, carrying out a suicide
pact with his wife, had shot the
children, then his wife and finally
himself. He left note to this effect.
Neighbors had seen no one enter or
leave the place since Monday, and
the police think the tragedy occurred
on that day. The little girls lay dead
in one bed, the mother in another.
Steierhain was stretched out on the
floor. He was forty-six years old.
Dependency over business reverses
led to his act.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Five of Family
Perish in Fire

ALPENA, Mich, Jan. 21.-Five
persons were burned to death here
late last night in a fire which de-
stroyed the residence of Samuel
Bloise. The victims were Mrs. Bloise,
three children and her brother-in-
law.
Mr.. Blolse, a fourteen-year-old son
and an infant escaped.
A terrific blizzard and deep snow
drifts made it difficult for the fire de-
partment to reach the burning dwell
ing.
The father escaped by jumping
through a window with two of the
children. He was badly cut and his
condition today is serious.
1t is believed lamp explosion start
ed the fire. The dwelling was a one
story wooden structure.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
SULzER ON STAND
IN GRAFT INQUIRY
First Appearance Under Oath
Since Making Charges
= Against His Enemies.

NEW YORK. Jan. 21-william Sui
zenaformer Governor. now an assem-
blyman. was the chief witness cited
to appear this afternoon at the re-
sumption here of the so-called John
Doe inquiry into political graft. es-
pecially as concerns State road con-
struction.
During the period before and after
his removal as Governor. Sulzer made
many charges against his enemies,
but he did not take the stand at the
impeachment proceedings and his ap-
pearance today was the first under
oath.
1t was understood that District At
torney Whitman insisted that the
witness sign a waiver of immunity.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21

Experts are now at work in this
city on a plan to eliminate the use
of letters in making party line tele-
phone calls. The present party line
telephone system makes necessary
the use of letters in addition to nu-
merals. At the Washington street
office of the New York Telephone
Company it was said today that the
proposed change is not an immediate
certainty. 1t was predicted, however.
that the change will be made before
very long.
The telephone engineers propose in
the new plan to use almost the same
wiring process as installed at present
However, the subscribers on party
lines will be given numbers. such as
Market 1884, instead of the present
system, such as Market 3456J. The
operator at the exchanss office will be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Sues Employer for Injuries
Received from AnOther's Auto

Although the Public Service Rail-
way Company did not own the au-
tomobile that injured him, Giro Ven
tiola, of this city trackman em-
ployed by the trolley company, petit
tions the Court of Common Pleas for
compensation under the employers
liability act. Vendela, in his petition
filed today. contends that the acci-
dent arose in the course of his en-
ployment.
He declares he was working on
November 20, 1912, when the auto
of William Kelly, of this city, hit
him. injuring him about the spine,
neck and other parts of the body.
The injuries are permanent and will
prevent him from doing his zwork as
Eormerly, he AYERS. Nicholas La
Vecchia is his attorney.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Schmidt Jury Completed;
200 Talesmen Examined

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-After two
days and a half spent in the ex-
animation of 200 talesmen, a jury was
completed this afternoon for the Sec
ond trial of Hans Schmidt, the one
time priest, who slew Anna Aumuller,
dismembered her body and threw it
in the Hudson river. Though
schmidt confessed the crime his de-
fense is insanity. The first jury
failed to agree upon a verdict.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21

of drugs to be used at the trials.
Last year more than 5000 samples,
of which more than 2,200 came from
the police courts, were submitted to
the Board of Health chemists, with
the result that the analysts were
swamped."
Mr.. Coulter said he knew of a case
in which nine boys had been locked
up at one time for using drugs. and
that by morning they were nearly
insane from the lack of their etfmu-
liant. He said il was common infor-
nation that various drugs were being
peddled openly, even on the streets,
and that one man had assured him ne
could get cocaine in thirty places.
when the facts were brought TO
the attention of Mrs Vanderbilt,
SAID Mr.. Coulter. "she was Mortified
and directed me to make a sweeping
investigation. on which we will base
! our fight for better conditions. --s-s
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Report Says That Nordica
Is Progressing Favorably

MELBOURNE, Australia. Jan. 21.--
From Thursday Island comes word
that Nine Lillian Nordica, the opera
singer, who has been suffering from
pneumonia, is progressing faVoraply'
Nine. Nordica was one of the pass
engers of the steamer Tasman, which
ran on shoal in the gulf of Papua
on December 2S.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Lankford Not a Suicide

NEW YORK. Jan. 21-A eoroners
inquest in Brooklyn this afternoon
found that Richard D. Landlord.
vice president of the Southern Rail-
way, came TO his death by unavoid-
able gas asphyxiation Lankford
was found dead in mis- apartment re-
Gently. two days before he was to.
have been married. The coroner found
nothing to support the suicide theory
first advanced by the police.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Haitien Govt in Desperate
Attempt to End Revolution

WASHINGTON, Jan. q. = The
Haitien government is making
desperate effort to subdue the revolu-
tionists who yesterday defeated gov
ernment troops near Cape Haitien.
American Consul Livingston reports
the city without defense since the
flight of the government troops and
that it is threatened by the revolu-
tionists..
Some political arrests have been
made in Port Au Prince; the Minister
of War, who fed from Cape Haitien
yesterday, has resigned. and Charles
Salnave has been appointed as his
successor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
Find Submarine
on Sound Bottom

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 21.-The British
submarine "A-7," which disappeared
on Friday last during the maneuvres
in Plymouth Sound, was located today
on the bottom at depth of 200 feet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21

Mr.. Crane had Offices in the Globe
building where the operations OF the
company were carried on.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-25

BY virtue of the authority vested in
me by the constitution and laws OF the
State Of Louisiana, / will sell at the
principal front door of the courthouse,
in which the civil district court OF said
parish is held, within the legal hours
for judicial sales, beginning at11 o'clock
a m. on
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-11
Two Story Lake.

Ole OF the wonders OF Mexico is the
ii-producing lake near Salinas Station.
on the Tampico Division of the Mexican
Central Railway, u miles west Of San
Luis Potosi. Ii may well be termed a
two story lake. for at times there is a
lake Of fresh water everything the salt
lake. A watertight roof of green mud
separates the fresh from the salt water.
For large part of the year there is no
fresh water lake there. The sun ticks il
up as soon as the rainy season is over.
The salt secured from this lake goes
all over Mexico The lake has been
worked for about 65 wears. The whole
town of over 5 600 makes its living yfrom
the salt.
The property is owned BY a family or
estate, but it Is said that not one OF the
owners has lived there Tor many years.
The only residence OF the owners is still
standing at Salina. Its massive walls
and towers and turrets give the place a
resemblance 10 fort or feudal castle
New York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-11
Historic cIontarf.

Clontarf is one of the most historic
spots in Ireland. 1t was there that,
on Good Friday, April 20. 1914, Brian
Boru and the men of Munster, Con-
naught and Meath fought the Danes.
Brian was killed in his tent; Sigurd,
Earl Of Orkney and Caithness, per-
ished also. and 1900 Irishmen and
1900 Danes are said to have fallen.
Victory remained with the Irish, but
the Danes reoccupied Dublin.
In modern times O'Connell's mon
ster meetings for Repeal were to have
eliminated at Clontarf But the meet
ing was prohibited by the government,
and O'Connell was put upon his trial
for conspiracy and convicted, though
the verdict was eventually reversed
by the house of lords.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-11
An Undesirable Industry.

A recent consular reeort from iquItos.
Peru, announces the beginning of new
industry in that vicinity 1t is described
as The gathering OF egret feathers"
1t is generally known IN this country
that the egret plumes. which were form
erly valued as hat adornments. are grown
by the female bird only in the nesting
season. In order TO obtain the plumes,
the mother bird is killed. and her brood
OF nestlings starves TO death. Human
vanity was never served by more cruel
practice.
Public sentiment against adonment Of
this kind reached such degree OF anan-
unity IN the United States that strict law
was passed 10 prohibit not only the i'm
porlaiion of aigrctes for mercantile pur-
poses. but also the bringing IN of the
plumes under any pretext whatever.
The American market is thus closed
The industrious Peruvians, who have
taken TO the slaughtering business. must
be inspired by hope Of financial returns
in South America or possibly in Europe.
Just al present the European field is not
promising. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-11
The Moon and Timber.

It may be asked in all seriousness
how much longer the superstition will
live which ascribes to the moon an
influence over timber? This unset
entific and improbable claim has long
held place in the backwoods, where
people were prone to accept the teach
ings OF tradition without much con-
Germ about cause and effect; but it
is rather late in the day now for edu-
Gated people to attribute to the dead,
inert moon an influence on vegetation.
If there is anything certain 1t is
that the moon has no observable effect
on the flow of q trees sap or on the
characters and qualities of the wood.
It can be argued scientifically that
it cannot have, and it has been dem
onstrated in practice that it does not
have such effect. Apparently there is
some mistake in the statement that
the telling is done by moonlight, or
with regard to any phase Of the moon.
Accounts OF modern mahogany-logging
operations in America and Africa do
not mention that custom. In some Of
the tropical regions hauling logs from
the woods is done at night because the
heat by day cannot be endured by the
men and teams.-Hardwood Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-11
Rumorg That Go With War.

Every war produces a heavy crop Of
Wild stories. The conditions breed
rumors as fast as the slums breed tuber-
culosis germs. Hearsay evidence ac-
quires a standing ard responsibility it
cannot command at any other time.
Some OF The stuff IS the prodnct OF ex-
cited brains. Some IS born OF the desire
10 taste. FOR little hour. the sweetness
OF sauention. Some OF it is manufact-
ured at the military headquarters for the
purpose both of discrediting the enemy
and Of promoting the fighting spirit in
he troops
II would be well for every one TO main
tain his judgment in good working
order-io keep in mind that all OF the
news from the front passes through the
hands OF the censors, to remember that
none Of the comba,anis is gong TO adj
NIT defeat or repulse until it has to be
admitted, TO take the tales OF travellers.
escaped prisoners and scouts with a
grain Of salt. There never was war
probably. in which the enemy was not
charged with the offenses against the
rules Of war. with torture. murder, AID
with crimes that are still worse. Such
charges are now coming in over the ca
bies We will be wisest If We dismiss
them as untruihs. as during the
Spanish War We lealned-in time-io
dismiss the charges Of spying and well
poisoning Toledo Blade.