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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
ASK STATEWIDE
SENATE PROBE Of
SUNDAY SELLING
Read Would Have Committee
Report Next Year and Pos
sibly Legalize 1t.

TRENTON, Feb. 10-Prompted by
a statement from recent Hudson
county grand jury that the sentiment
in that county was against the strict
enforcement of the anti-Sunday SELL
ing feature of the Bishops law Will
lam T. Read. the Republican floor
leader Of the Senate, today offered a
resolution for the appointment of a
joint legislative committee to investi-
gate excise conditions throughout the
State and report to next years Legis-
lature. The resolution went to the
Senate committee on judiciary.
A bill introduced by Senator Read
amends the public utility act by
providing that at least one of the
members of the board shall be per-
son of practical railroad experience.
Senator Reads idea in introducing
the bill at this time is because Of the
vacancy soon to exist in the board.
Senator Read believes that the work
of Mr.. Lane on the Interstate Com
merce Commission has been so COM
mendable and has had so much to do
with bringing capital and labor to-
gether that this should be encouraged.
Loan Shark Bill Up.
The Senate today passed. on sec
ond reading. Senator McGinnis's loan
shark bill. after defeating Senator
Rathbun's amendment to give police
justices power to hear cases and i'm
pose penalties. The bill now stands
as originally introduced and makes
it misdemeanor for persons or cor
porations to charge more than 3 per
cent. per month for loans below 5000
IN amount. The bill was drawn at
the instance of the Russell Sage
Foundation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
HEAL HOME RULE
DISSENS|ON, PLEA
Of KING GEORGE
Opening Parliament, He Points
to Gravity of the Ulster
Situation.
SPEECH BRINGS OUT
HOT REPLY IN COMMONS
Safety Conference Referred to
by His Majesty-Guard
Against Suffragettes.

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Two subjects
referring TO the recent conference on
safety Of life at sea and to home rule
for Ireland, stood out in 5old relief
IN King Georges speech from the
throne at the opening of Parliament
today. The address for the most part
was a colorless recital of events al
ready recorded, which had developed
since the closing of the previous ses-
sion.
Referring to the conference on
safety Of life at sea, his majesty said:
1t gives me great qualification that
the international conference on safety
of life at sea, which recently met in
London at the invitation of my gov
eminent, had resulted in the signature
Of an important convention, which
will, | trust, do much for the protec-
ton of life, especially on ocean-going
passenger steamers. A bill TO enable
me to fulfill the obligations of the
convention will be laid before you"
In regard 10 home rule for Ireland,
which for the moment is the subject
Of paramount national and imperial
Importance, the king, by the emphasis
of his words and his manner, indi-
Gated his personal realization nf the
gravity of the situation. He said:
II regret that the efforts which
have been made to arrive at a solu-
ton by agreement of the problems
connected with the government Of
Ireland have sc far not succeeded.
In a matter in which the hopes
and fears of so many of my subjects
are keenly concerned and which, un-
less handled now with foresight and
judgment and in a spirit of mutual
concession, threatens grave future
difficulties, il is my earnest wish
Continued on Page 4, Col. 49,
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QUAKE EXTENDS
FROM MONTREAL
TO PHILADELPHIA
New York Cities Feel Shock.
Pictures Shaken from Walls
at Albany.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O-Points as
far north as Montreal and as far
south as Philadelphia felt distinct
earthquake shocks of varying inten-
sity between 1:34 and 1897 o'clock
this afternoon. Indications were that
the entire northeastern section of the
United States was in zone of tremors.
At no point included in the first re-
ports was serious damage done.
In New York State the tremors
were recorded in New York city,
Albany, Elmira, Rome, Syracuse and
other points. In Canada shocks were
felt at Montreal, Ottawa Toronto,
Prescott, Brockville and other places.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Two dis
tinct earthquakes were recorded on.
the seismographs Of Georgetown Uni
yersity today. The first began at
ll;4l a. m. and lasted six minutes,
but was not very pronounced. The
second was recorded at IA .. m. and
lasted one and one-half minutes.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 10.-The earth
tremors were perceptible here. At
the weather bureau on the eighth
floor of a downtown building OBJ
server Tarr noted the tremors. Re-
ports of a like character quickly
came from all parts Of Connecticut.
WORCESTER. Mass, Feb To-
The seismograph at Holy Cross Col
lege registered an earth tremor of
local nature at 1:33 this afternoon.
Buildings here rocked from east to
west. The movement was perceptible
for several seconds. Dishes were rat
tied off pantry shelves and in Spring
field one house rocked so hard that
the front door bell was rung.
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RA|NE'S SHORTAGE
IS GETTING BIGGER
Latest Reports Show Memphis
Banker Embezzled More
Than a Million.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. DC. Hun
ter Raine, president of the Mercantile
Bank here, arrested yesterday on a
charge of embezzlement after discov-
cry of alleged defalcations of more
than 81, ,0o0,O today prepared to be-
come accustomed to the routine of jail
life.
Attaches of the Jail said the pris-
oner slept we'll last night and friends
of the accused man have sent sup
plies to his cell to enable him to live
as comfortably as possible. Raine
has refused all offers of his friends
to arrange bail for him, saying he is
guilty and ready to take his punish
ment. He also refused to retain legal
counsel.
While first announcements placed
the amount of Raine's shortage at
about s5O0,Oo0 figures given out to-
day show that this already has been
increased to nearly s1,100,000. 1t is
stated by bank officials that the de-
falcation may reach close to s1,5O0,00O.
Definite figures will not be known
until the State bank examiners. work
ing under ]. L. Hutton, superintend-
ent of banks, have completed their
work
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
DETECTIVES WIN MONEY IN GETTING
EVIDENCE FOR GAMBLING HOUSE RAID

The Lyons brothers a few weeks
ago pleaded guilty to indictments
charging them with maintaining q
iisorderly house and yesterday were
sentenced by Judge Harry v. Osborns
to serve not less than one or more
than five years in the Trenton State
prison and in addition were ordered
to pay fine of 81, 900 each. In the
case of Daniel Lyons Judge Osborne
suspended the prison sentence after
explaining that he had simply been
an employee of the poolrocm.
So the county win receive in fines
s., 900 to pay the bill of the CosgroEe
Detective agency. which amounts 70
total OF $52761 for the work Of
obtaining evidence on which to base
the raid. Operators from the Cos
grove agency were used for fifty days
at Sc a day in obtaining evidence.
total of $500 An additional amount
of S25a.2I was spent in meals, roorls
carfare, lost bets and incidentals bT
the operatives while there is a credit
of S2460 on the bill
OF this amount s16,60 is the unusual
item of bets won by detectives. while
IS is for marked money furnished by
County Detective Alfred J. q. HHf-
gan and used in TRAPPING the LgonaI
brothers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
Chairman Rucker Prepares
Presidential Primary Bill

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-Prepara-
tions of Presidential primary bill.
as advocated by President Wilson,
will begin at once. Announcement
to that effect was made today by
Chairman Rucker. of the House
committee on the election of Presi-
dent. Vice-President and representa-
tives. before which committee the pro-
posed legislation will be considered.
Representative Rucker has an en-
gagement with the President tomor-
row to discuss the subject and it is
expected that the actual writing Of
the primary measure will almost i'm
mediately be undertaken.
Mr.. Rucker and members of the
committee have been comforting with
Secretary Bryan and Solicitor Folk,
of the state department. to ascertain
their views on the proposed legisla-
ton. Both of them indicated that
they favored the State primary law
plan
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
CAVEAT IS FILED
AGAINST PROBATE
OF RUNKLE WILL
Mystery in Reason for Contest.
Charities Believed to Be
Named in Document.

A caveat against the probate of the
will Of the late William Runkle. who
died at his home, 349 Centre street,
oranee, on January 81 last, has been
TILED IN the Office Of the county sur
rogate by Joseph H. Lecour, of Belle
vile, as proctor for Harry @. Runkle,
a brother of the deceased.
No reason for the filing of the ca
veat is given in the document
brought to the surrogate's office to-
day, the paper simply stating that
protest is made against the admission
to probate of the will.
The will of Mr.. Runkle is in the
surrogate's office but as yet has not
been offered for probate, and is.
therefore. not a matter of public
record McCarter & English are the
representatives of Mr.. Runkle's
estate. Henry w Egner, of that
office. today said that he could not
make public the terms of the will at
this time, and did not know just
when it would be offered for probate
While Mr.. Egner refused to make
public any of the terms of the will,
it is understood that Harry G.
Runkle, the brother. who proposes to
contest IT. Is dS thc iCSAPiCAAb
of a large bequest. The bulk of the
estate, however, it is understood, goes
to charities and educational institu-
tons.
Word today from Philllspsburg, N.
J., is to the effect that at the annual
meeting of the Warren Foundry and
Machine Company. of which Mr..
Runkle was president at the time of
his death, it was announced that Mr..
Runkle in his will had left 100000
to Lafayette College at Easton, Pa.
across the Delaware river from Phil
lipsburg.
In his lifetime Mr.. Runkle was
noted for his benefactions of charities
in Essex county. particularly in the
Oranges and it is believed that local
charitable organizations will fare
well under his will. Mr.. Runkle was
a widower at the time of his death,
his wife having died about two years
ago He left no children
Harry G. Runkle called at the sur
rogate's office and looked over the
will which is in the office for safe
keeping. before filing the caveat. He
made no comment at that time, but a
short time after the caveat was filed.
It is understood that one reason for
filing the caveat is that Harry G.
Runkle believes there is a later will
in existence than the one now in the
surrogate's office.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10

A strange thing happened In the
city of Newark some time last sum-
mer, exact date unknown. Detectives
engaged in the work of collecting evil
dence against a gambling room where
pools were sold on races and card
games INDUCED in, actually won some
bets and credited them on the ex
pense accounts turned into the
county.
Yep, that is the actual fact, strange
as 1t may seem. True, the detectives
lost s4470 playing hearts and
poker and also gambled away $61. SO
of the county's money trying to pick
the winning ponies at some race
tracks.
But the detectives won 1850 and
that amount is credited on the bill
Of the Cosgrove Detective Agency,
approved by the county prosecutor
and paid by the county collector.
All this arises out of the raid made
on the poolroom conducted by Harris
Lyons on Market street. opposite the
Pennsylvania depot, on July 26 last,
when city and county detectives
swooped down on the place and ar
rested a dozen or more men. all but
two, Harris Lyons. the proprietor,
and Daniel Lyons. his brother, later
being released.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
WOOD BLOCK AGAIN
VETOED BY MAYOR
Returns Unsigned Resolution
Providing for Execution of
Contract.

Mayor Haussling returned unsigned
to the Board of Works today, 1t is un-
derstood, the resolution providing for
the execution of the contract to pave
Broad street with wood block. The
resolution was passed by the Works
Board at it's meeting last week. The
vote on the resolution then was unani-
nous.
In vetoing the matter Mayor Hauss-
ling, it is said, declared that his view
on the matter was too well known to
need further explanation. 1t is re-
garded as certain beyond doubt that
the Board of Works commissioners to-
morrow will pass the resolution over
the mayors veto. Commissioner
Ryan has withdrawn his open oppo-
sition to the wood block paving, de-
claring that the cause of granite is
hopeless as far as the Works Board
is concerned. He did not vote on the
resolution last week.
Opposition to the wood block paw
ing on Broad street, however. is de-
yeloping rapidly from another source.
Property holders along northern
Broad street in the vicinity of the
Lackawanna railroad station are
now agitating a movement to have
the action of the works board re-
viewed. The residents and business
men in that neighborhood are In
favor of having the thoroughfare
paved with granite blocks.
Objection to the wood block from
this source has been agitated for a
long time, but not until lately has the
movement taken tangible shape. A
petition is now. being circulated
among the property holders, it Is said,
whose holdings are between Fulton
street and Belleville avenue. The OBJ
ject of the petition is to arouse oppo-
sition to wood block as paving and
to secure enough signers to support
a legal action to review the award
ing of the contract.
A number of the residents declare
that wood block is unsuitable and too
expensive They also point out that
wood block is patented process
within the meaning of the law. The
law requires that the approval of 80
per cent. of the property holders be
secured before street is paved with
a patented process. The property
owners declare that this clause has
not been complied with by the works
board.
The returning of the resolution
without his signature is probably the
end of the mayors fight against the
wood block paving.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
CENTRE MARKET
FIGHT RENEWED
BY COURT WRIT
Armitage Now Attacks Building
Contract, Claiming That
Award Is Not Legal.

Claiming that the contract 1or
erecting the new city market couio
have been awarded by items, instead
Of az whole. Franklin w. Fort,
last night applied for and received
q r,,le to show cause why writ OF
certiorari should not be issued TO
review the award Of the contract TO
the Essex Construction Company.
The rule was granted by Chief JUS
tice Gummere.
Mr. Fort represents John l.. Armi-
tage and others. His clients claim
that the cost would be lower, IL the
work was awarded by items.
Following the hearing of testimony,
argument on the writ will be heard
at the Supreme Court in Trenton,
next Tuesday. The mayor and Com
mon Council of Newark, and the Es-
sex Construction Company are made
defendants.
Chief Justice Gummere last Sat-
urday denied Mr.. Fort writ of GER
tiorari to review the sale of $780,
900 worth of market bonds to Adams
& Co., of Boston.
one of the affidavits upon which
Mr.. Fort obtained the rule was made
Dy Alderman William D. Bleick, who
SWore that the bids for the market
contract were never submitted to the
finance committee of the Common
Council. The only bid which was
brought to the notice of the council,
he said, was the one Of the Essex
Construction Company.
1t is thought that the recent offer
of Edward M. Waldron, the local
builder, to Mayor Haussling. to carry
out contract for the building of the
market for $4,000 less than the
amount required by the Essex Con-
struction Company, will also be
brought before the court
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1t was raining dollar bills at the
-Four Corners" yesterday afternoon,
but nobody who was caught In the
shower will have to pay larger in
come tax in consequence.
A woman was pushing baby car
riage across Broad street from Bran
ford place. The carriage was headed
directly for the front door of the
National State Bank building, and
when 1t came to the curbstone its
front wheels were raised to permit it
being run up on the sidewalk.
Just then baby became uncomfort-
able There was a large lump under
its pillow. This was pressing on the
back of its head, so baby decided to
remove 1t and did by drawing 1t out
and throwing 1t to the street.
The lump was nothing more valu-
able than a roll of dollar bills which
the rnother had placed under the
neby's pillow for safe keeping When
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
JAPANESE MOB
ATTACKS HOUSE
OF PARLIAMENT
Entrance Gates Broken Down
Before Police Subdue Crowd.
Scores Injured.
RIOTS ARE CAUSED BY
NAVAL GRAFT SCANDAL
Free Fight on Floor of Diet as
Government Policy Is
Supported.

TOXIC, Feb. 10.-A riotous mob at
tackled the Japanese House of Parlia-
ment today. It was driven back by
the police only after the entrance
gates had been broken down and
scores of people injured.
The rioting followed a big mass
meeting at which resolutions were
passed to impeach the cabinet for its
attitude in connection with the graft
charges against Japanese naval Off
GERS, several of whom are accused of
receiving commissions for influencing
the allotment of admiralty contracts
in favor Of German firm.
Numerous arrests were made and
frequent clashes between the police
and the mob followed in various parts
of the city. There was also free
fight on the floor of the diet.
Fifteen persons were pushed into
the canal during fight near the Of
fees of government newspaper. but
all of them were rescued.
The Diet rejected, 205 to 164, a reso-
luton of want of confidence in the
government This resolution was in
troduced by the opposition as a pro-
test against the attitude of the cab
met In connection with the graft
charges.
While the session was in prog
ress huge crowds packed the neigh
boring streets and several mass meet
ings were organized. The people.
after resolving to impeaeh the Cab
met, marched toward the House of
Parliament, attacking several gov
ernment officials on their way. When
they reached the entrance to the Diet
they came into collision with the po-
lice In the course of the struggle
the gate was broken down and many
people injured, while others were
taken into custody.
Fight on Floor of House.
The debate in the House was dra-
matte one. A fierce attack was made
on the premier, Count Gombei Yama-
moto, who replied with great calm
ness, demanding b suspension of
Judgment until the inquiry into the
naval scandal had been concluded.
Saburo Shimada, leader of the op-
position. charged the cabinet with
having smothered the affair.
The speaker of the Diet ordered
the expulsion of member of the
opposition who had Interrupted the
debate, and free fight on the floor
. of the House ensuetl between the
guards and the friends of the deputy.
The victory OF the government on
the resolution Of want of confidence
was greeted with cheers from the
majority of the House and with jeers
from the crowd outside.
The crowd cheered the members of
the opposition as they left.
After vainly waiting for the exit
of the ministers, the mob marched to
the offices of the newspaper Chu O, a
government organ, where they stoned
the police, who, however, succeeded
in repulsing them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
-FOUR CORNERS" GET GREEN SHOWER
AS BABY SCATTERS DOLLAR BILLS

the roll of bills struck the pavement
a gust of wind caught it and scat
tered the bank notes.
AS the green shower proceeded
toward Market street everyone who
was near the Four. Corners forgot his
or her particular pursuit to give
chase. In short time all the miss
ing bills were returned to the owner.
Just when all seemed serene, how
ever, the plot thickened. r. O. Van
Horn, of 165 Renner avenue, was COM
ing out of a hardware store with a
dollar bill in his hand. 1t was his
dollar, but nobody but he knew 1t,
Three or four young men made for
him, thinking apparently he was try
ing to make off with one of the bills
from the baby's carriage. Van Horn
protested, but he was taken to baby's
mother, who counted her bills and
found none missing. Van Horn re-
ceived the apologies of his accusers
and trolley traffic was resumed,
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Gov. 1-'er VIII Lunch
With Wilson on Thursday
IFrom a star Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Governor
Fielder will be a guest at luncheon
with President Wilson at the White
House on Thursday.
1t is said that the engagement was
made long ago, and that it has moth
ing TO do with adjustment of certain
appointments of Jerseymen to Fed
eral and State jobs.
The governor viii remain over Fri
day night TO attend the Jersey day
reception at the White House.
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Bndn1en in Mid Air Crash;
One Is Killed, Two May Die

They were circling The aerodrome at
a height of about 100 feet, when their
machine was crashed into by mono
plane in which Degner. pupil at the
flying school, was making his first
independent flight
Both machines fell. and when the
men were extricated from the wreck
age, it was found that Degner was
dead and the other two gravely hurt
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
Garden to Visit Wilson

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.--Arrange-
ments have been made here for a
between Sir Lionel Garden,
British minister to Mexico. and Pres
ident Wilson. Persons close to the
White House confirmed the earlier
report that the President would give
sir Lionel an audience on Mexican
affairs when the latter passed
through this country en- route to
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JOHANNISTHAL, Germ; ~ Feb.
10.-A mid-air collision between a BIZ
plane and a monoplane over the aero
drome here today caused the death
of one German aviator and serious
injuries to two others.
Gerhard Sedlmayer, an experienced
airman. was flying his biplane, carry
Ing as his passenger Lieutenant
I1eonhardi. of the German army.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
Special Election in Congress

DENVER. Colo. Feb. 1O.-Commit-
tee chairmen of all three leading
parties were confident of success in
today's special congressional cleo
ton in which the successor of the
late Representative L. S. Pepper will
be named. The candidates are Henry
vollmer. Democrat; Harry Hull, Re
publican, and C. P. Hanley Progress
sive A light vote was indicated.
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no Prospect in Bra1iI

PATERSON, Feb 1O.-WiIliam Bar
rett, of Passaic Junction. is MEM
Der of a gold prospecting party which
started yesterday for the wilds or
Brazil, The party is equipped with
camp and field apparatus for long
stay, and guides have been provided
for, as In one place it will be neces-
sary to cut through the thick jungle.
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AID RUSHING TO
LIGHTER POTOMAC
Some Anxiety Felt for Crew OF
Navy Tug Imprisoned, in
Ice FIoes.

CURLING, N. F., Feb. 10.-Short
of coal and caught in an ice pack,
the United States naval tug Potomac
has been sighted five miles west of
here in the Bay of Islands.
1t is believed that the Potomac,
caught in the grip of the ice, had
been carried out into the Gulf of st.
Lawrence and was waiting for the
weather to clear and lead to open
in the oes before making an attempt
to reach some harbor.
The Potomac made an unsuccessful
effort Thursday to release some ice
bound American fishing vessels at
Bay of Islands and was forced to
make for the open gulf to avoid being
imprisoned by the ice in the bay.
Some anxiety for the tug and her
crew of thirty-six men is felt