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Evening journal., 1914-01-06
SUNDAY SALES
SEEM LEGAL
Newark Council So Informs
Town Church People Whe
File Complaints
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BACK TO STUDIES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del. Jan. o. Several OF
the churches OF Newark recently started
crusade against certain stores Of the
town keeping open on Sunday. claiming
that they were doing SO in violation OF
the laws. At least two ministers have
spoken on the subject from their pulpits
and il is understood criticized the town
officials for not having the stores closed
/ AS far as can be learned the stores that
are referred to sell ice cream and soda
water and hold eating house licenses
and under a decision OF the courts have
right to remain open on Sunday.
At the meeting of Town Council last
night Mayor Joseph n. Hossinger reae
the following letter from two church 30
cietics:
Whereas. it is a we'll known fact
that certain stores in our town arc
open either all day or a part OF the
Lords Day, dispensing their wares
in violation of the laws of the com
monwealth. we therefore respect
fully petition you, in the interest
of civic righteousness, that you
compel them to keep closed on the
Lords Day
One of these letters from the Chris
tian Endcavor Society of the presbytcr
ian Church. was signed by the pastor
the Rev. William j. Rowan and the oiii
GERS of the society as follows; Alfred j
Scott. president; n. \. Reed, yice-presi
dent. and Laura /. Fader, secretary
The other letter was from the Noun
People's Society of Christian Endesvo
of the NJ. +. Church and was signed b.
Rev. L. T. Poole. the pastor and thes
officers: Howard Leak, president: Eai
+. Dawson, vice president and Esthe
Z. Ferguson, secretary.
Mayor Hossinger stated that he ha
replied to the letters and read his re
ply which was as follows:
"On account of a previous com
plaint as TO certain stores in the
town of Newark being opened for
business during the Sabbath, the
: matter was taken up with the
states attorney, and the office Of
the clerk OF peace, through whom
thev receive their license. and
we we're informed that the court
4 had ruled that any person, iirm
or corporation who held an eat
ing mousse ilAthnff WNAt NhtiNtNN
to keep open on Sunday.
They also gave a very broad
. Interpretation Of the word eata-
BILE. including ice cream and soda
y water. so II would seem rather
, hard to know just where to draw
the line.
y We do not have any town ordi-
nances covering the ground. and
= presume we could not II II con-
, flicted with the state laws.
would. therefore. advise that
the proper authority to take
the matter up would be the
states attorney.
The writer is a member OF the
grand jury for the coming year
4 and il your society has any com
munication or evidence to sub
nit TO the states attorney. ! vii
place It before him."
Respectfully.
TOCEpH u HOCCIN(ER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
Men Arrested on Suspicion
at Wakefield, Mass. Were
Released Today
ALBERTSON WAS
STABBED III TIMES
And Rope and a Wire Had Been
Placed Around Ills Neck Police
Trying to Find the Man Who For
merly Occupied the Hut

WAKEFIELD. Mas, Dee. 24.-Thc
body OF Maurice A. Albertson, Law
renee iewclrv salesman. VINO had been
missing three days, was found here
yesterday buried in the cellar Of
small shanty in the foreign quarter OF
the town. It had been hacked with
knives, Q wounds having been inhict
ed. Indications were found also that
the man had been cpoked by Il rope
used as . gag. The body WAS wrapped
in a torn sheet
Albertson disappeared Sunday after
noon shortly after he went TO Wake
field with $4,000 worth Of iewelry at
the suggestion Of men who had told
him that they wished to choose Christ
mas and wedding gifts. No trace OF his
lewelry case, nor of the vaiuableS ii
contained, had been found mp 10 a
late hour last night
The discovery Of tho body was fol
lowed by the arrest on charge OF
murder of Luigi Grassidonio, shoe
maker, who has gained some prom
inence as labor agitator Lawrence
police officials asserted that he was one
of the -four rlen who visited AIbertson
at his Offices at Lawrence on SATURDAY,
Two brothers named Jumbressi. both
stoncmasons, were detained on sus-
pieion. Several more arrests arc prob
able, according to officials
Evidence that plans had been made
| to blow up the shack with dynamite
and remove all traces of the crime
were found on the promises. On ii
trapdoor which led from the floor OF
the little building to tho cellar were q
| stick Of the explosive and Il candle
| fastened by wires. The room was sat
urated with oil Only the accidental
SnutIlng out of the candle the police
believe, prevented fro and explosion.
/ Several other sticks Of dynamite were
found in the cellar near the spot whore
the body was buried.
The search for the slayer was con
tinned today, police from Lawrence
Lowell and Boston assisting. Three mcu
detained after body was discovered
were released today without hearing
1t was stated at the police station that
these men might bc wanted later u,
witnesses.
The police are anxious TO interview
Giagio Garzone, who is said To hay,
occupied the hut during thr fall ans
Iwho is believed TO have known Albert
son.
A crowd gathered about tho towI
hall this forenoon, anticipating tn,
transfer of the detained men to tht
district court 1T Maiden Eycn when in
formed that the trio were at libert,
tho crowd continued TO loter
An autopsy performed during tn
forenoon by the medical examine
showed that Albertson had been stab
bed IL times and that a rope and wir
had been wound around his neck
bundle containing knife, hatchet an,
saw were found in the hut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
HUNDREDS OF SACKS
OF MAIL HANDLED
Outgoing Sacks Yesterday Numbered
227-Tremendous Increase in Parcels
Express Co. Hustling.

1t is impossible to find post Office or
express company employe who believes
the pessimist in his claim that this is
poor Christmas The post office force was
never before swamped with mail as 1t
Is today and has been for the past three
days. The express company here also is
doing more business, both outgoing and IN
coming than was the case year ago.
The parcel post business has increased
tremendously because of the rule allowing
larger packages to be shipped by this
method Supt. j MeGraw of the Central
\ Nermont road, who was in Brattleboro
last night and this morning, said it was
the first time when delays on the road had
been charged TO the parcel post, but that
this had been the reason for delays the
past two days. Extra postal clerks and
extra mail cars are incapable OF handling
the matter on time and this causes some
OF the train delays.
Louis !. Allen, who has the contract
for carrying the mail between the railroad
station and the post office, transported
22T sacks yesterday OF outgoing mail Is
many more were handled as incoming
mail, and he and his assistants handled
several hundred additional sacks in trans
| ferring from the West River to the north
| and southbound trains and the reverse
Several extra teams and extra clerks
| have been on duty Tor Postmaster Kit
tredgc Haskins this week, and the express
company has had an extra team or twc
aiding IN the delivery of packages
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
QUINCY A. SHAW is
A NERVOUS WRECK
President of Calumet & Hecla Mining
Company Obliged to Give Up
All Activities.

BOSTON, Dec. 24.-Quincy A. Shaw,
president Of the Calumet & Hecla
Mining Co., has been compelled to re-
linquish all business as well as his
diversified athletic and social activi-
ties because of physical and nervous
breakdown, according to a statement
made today. The condition of Mr..
Shaw, who is widely known through
the mining interests in Michigan or
ganized by his father, the late Quincy
"A. Shaw, and participation in sports,
is said to have been due to overwork.
He is now in the care of physicians
who have imposed upon him the re-
striction of complete rest. The Cal
umet & IIeela company became one of
the most profitable concerns of the
country and the stock, which originally
sold for - share 40 years ago, touch
ed a high mark OF $1,000 share in
1906. The financial stress of 1907, the
strike of miners, the failure of con
solidation plan and the general depre-
citation Of the price OF metal, depress-
Cd the price Of the company $ stock
until last summer it was selling at
S400 a share The stock was selling
on the local exchange today at $500 a
share.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
LEIBERMAN HELD
UNDER $4,000 BONDS
Dies and Plates Found in the Room
of the Prisoner in Marl-
borough, Conn.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 81 ~
Philip Leiberman, also known as John
Davis, who was arrested late yester
day in the little village Of Marlborough
by officers of the United States secret
service as counterfeiter, was brought
before United States Commissioner
Wright here today and held under
5000 bonds for a hearing on Jan. 4.
Leiberman appeared in court with
out counsel. In default of bonds he
went to Jail
The specified charge against him is
that Of having in his possession GER
tain dies and plates to be used in
lcounterfeiting. The dies and plates re-
ferred to were foRnd in ROOMS which
Leiberman had rented in a small house
in a lonely section of Marlborough.
The secret service men are said to
Ihave learned Of his presence there
Through admission made by Q confed-
crate in New York arrested for pass
ing counterfeit money. With this in
| formation the federal officers went to
| Marlborough and raided the house yes
terday, surprising Leiberman at work
on an etching for counterfeit of the
new $10 federal reserve note. Scattered
about the room were dies, plates, pa
per and other materials used in engrav
! ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
PATIENT SAID HE
SLEPT IN SHACK
Escaped from Brattleboro Retreat and
Was Very Cold when Overtaken
by Walter Fairbanks.

\ male patient at the Brattleboro Re
treat wandered away from tho institution
last evening, remained out over night and
was found this morning walking toward
Vernon by Walter Fairbanks, Hneman
employed by the New England Telephone
X Telegraph Co. Mr.. Fairbanks was
driving toward Vernon and overlook the
patient mile or more south of the last
block factory The man asked for a ride,
saying he had slept in shack and was
very cold, and his appearance indicated
that he told the truth He said he lived
N Cambridge, Mass, and was going to
Vernon 70 board train
Mr.. Fairbanks had heard that a patient
had escaped and was confident that this
was the man. At the Hubbard farm in
Vernon he telephoned to the Retreat. and
on his way back he was met by men from
the Retreat, who took the patient to the
institution
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
SCENE
SHIFTS AGAIN
Russian and Austro-German Forces on Fields South
of SoChaczew- w-Czars Soldiers Report Sue
CeSSeS in Gaicia and the Carpathians Little
Accomplished in France and Belgium

Although accounts vary as to the pres
cnt status of military affairs in Poland it
is evident chat the scene of heaviest fight
ing has shifted southward from Sochaczcw,
the town ON the Bznra river 80 miles from
Warsaw toward which the Germans for
several days directed their principal ei
forts.
The Austro-Gcrman forces operating
from Cracow as a base are attempting to
push north to Poland In this effort they
are meeting with determined resistance
from the Russians
Scmi-onicial reports from Peuograd
says the Russian successes in Galicia con-
tmuc and that in the Carpathians the Aus
trians have been thrown back
Another sortie 10y the garrison at
Przcmysl which has long been under at
tack by Russians, Is said TO have resulted
disastrously Tor the Austrians. Heavy
fighting in France and Belgium are report
ed, but the renewed activities accom-
pIished little, neither side being able 10
drive the other from strongly fortified
positions held so long.
Now that the French government has
returned 10 Paris a vcuturcsome German
airmau has attempted to prove that the
capital is not yet outside the war zone by
flying over it. lie was brought down by
q French au-hip at point 10 miles from
Paris.
Todoy- official statement revealed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
WILL NOT SELECT
MUNICIPAL JUDGES
But Before Retiring Gov. Fletcher Is
Expected to Appoint Members of
Educational Board.

MONTPELIER Dee. 24.-On Janu-
airy ] Gov Allen NJ. Fletcher viii prob
;lhlv make his last executive appoint
ments, including the naming Of three
members of the board Of education
The term of President Guy Potter
Benton cf the University Of Vermont,
i member of the board, expires on
January l. There are now two vacan-
cies on the board caused by the resig
nation Of Dr. John VI. Thomas, Presi-
dent Of Middehury college, and Her
bert d. RYDER of Bellows Falls.
1t is understood that Gov. Fletcher
does not intend to make Municipal
eour- jud2eship appointments though
the terms Of II OF the Il present IN
cmnbents expire ON January !. These
IL Judges will hold over until the in
coming executive, Charles W. Gates
has an opportunity 70 reappoint or
name successors.
The appointments falling to Gov
elect Gates. which must be confirmed
hv the Senate are commissioner of ag-
iieultnre, state highway commissioners,
bank commissioner, commissioners OF
taxes. state gcclogist, fish and game
commissioner, one trustee of state hos
pital for the insane, public supervisor
OF the insane for six years, three vas
itors To Norwich university and state
factory inspector.
While sey cral of these state officials
under the law are appointed during q
session OF the Legislature, the terms OF
all OF the iucumhents expire on ,Ianu
any J. thus making it possible, If he
so desires. for Gov. Fletcher to relieve
Gov elect Gates from the task OF nam
| ing successors. Gov. Fletcher has not
iutinated whether he intends 10 exer
else his preroGatiVe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
All Victims of Blaze i'm New
York Were Members of
a Single Family
AWFUL EXPERIENCE
OF ARTHUR CORSO
DID Not Know of the Death of His
Relatives Until His Mother Was
Brought to the Hospital in a Dying
Condition-Thrilling Escapes.

NEW YORK, Dec 24.-Five mem
bers Of family occupying an apart
ment on the top floor of ive-story
tenement house in West 10th street,
were trapped in fire early today that
started in the basement and spread
rapidly up the elevator. Four members
of the family were snffoeated before
aid arrived, and the fifth dying soon
after being taken to a hospital. The
dead are Mrs. Mary Corso, 4S, her
three sons, Charles, q, Frank, 10, and
Harry, Z, and her niece, s.
The only surviving member of the
family, Arthur Corso, a telephone op-
orator at a hospital, was on duty when
the fire started and ordered out am
balances and surgeons to the scene. He
did not learn Of the death of his rel
atives until his mother was brought
into the hospital, where she died.
Scores of others suffered from smoke
and minor injuries in escaping.
Patrolmen and fremen performed
many thrilling rescues from windows
on the fourth and fifth floors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS AT KINDERGARTEN.
Children Delighted with Gifts Made
Possible by Friends.

Wednesday morning Was observed as
Christmas in the free kindergarten
Christmas with tree and small San
ia Claus. +Twenty-six members of the
class were present and a number OF
mothers, big brothers and sisters, the
kindergarten committee and few
other friends.
In the bright rooms the tree was
the center of attraction. 1t was pret
tily decorated with tinsel, strings of
pop corn and tiny eolored electric
lghts-a gift from Horton d. Walk
er. On the tree were hung the gifts
the children had made for their faith
ers and mothers These were nearly
Iall calendars, pretty and cleverly made,
especially those done by the older
children, woven of gray and white
paper with a flight of bluebirds for
color. Others were gay with Christ
mas seals. There was a handkerchief
for each ehild in holly wreathed
packet These are given every year
by a friend of the kindergarten.
The little chairs were placed in a
double semi-circle in front Of the tree
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24

like than the opening session Tuesday.
In the chamber Of deputies almost all
the members were present, and they
east their votes with little discussion
and without u murmer of dissent Al
though the voting urns were passed
around their use was unnecessary,
since an parties were Of one mind con-
corning the necessity Of providing the
government with the means of carry
ing on the war. Votes were cast by
56I deputies of the total membership
of 597. The session lasted only .
bare half-hour.
1t was announced that Gen. Joffre
had granted a further leave to the
deputies serving with the army, who
will not be required to rejoin the
ranks until three days after the ter
mination of the usual January session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
GRAFTON.

Mrs. \. n Covcy and family have
moved To their farm.
Miss Margaret Underwood is a guest
OF Mrs. /. N. Clark few days.
Miss Hannah Cove and Paul Cove
arc guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cove.
Miss Eva Wright and Norman and
Arthur Wright are at their home for
the holidays.
Mrs. Charles Cambridge aud daugh-
Ter are in town from Swanton for a
brief vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Chase of VOL
laston. Mass, arc at the Tavern for
the holidays
Miss Edith Glazier is at Mrs Hull 5
for a two-wceks vacation from the
Chester high school.
All schools in Grafton closed We'd
nesday for the rest of the week. The
two village schools had Christmas trees
Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. G. y. Washburn and Mrs.
Washburn went to Everett, Mass. Sat
urday to visit friends They expect
10 be away four weeks.
The Christian Endeavor society will
give a farce, At the Junction, III the
town hall Wednesday evening, Dee.
80, with the following cast of charac-
ters: lothian Spots, station agent Mt
the Junction, o. l.. Wilson; Jack Sharp
2 prospective heir, Eaton Merriiieldi
Percy Keen, his friend, Arthur Butler;
Fannie Quick, a prospective heiress
Edith Colburn; Clara Cute, her friend
Bessie Sheehan. The proceeds will sc
for the work of the Red Cross in the
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
IN FESTIVAL HALL
Change of Plan Relative to Municipal
Christmas Tree on Account of Con-
tinued Cold Weather.

Continued cold weather has made it
seem imprudeut for the children to
stand out tonight to sing carols in CON
nection with the lighting OF the munici-
pal Christmas tree, 50 n change IN the
plans has been made Instead Of sing
ing on Hudson street. back OF the tree,
the program will he rendered in Fes-
tiyal hall at o'clock, the hour at
which it was planned to hold the out
door exercises.
on account of this change the tree
viii be lighted earlier than WAS plan
ned Scwall Morse will sound the
trumpet ut ) o'cloek and at the same
time the lights viii flash on at the
tree on the old Brattleboro House site
In Festival hall at the First Reg
ment band viii play a short time and
then the carols viii be sung 10y the
children and audience.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24

Levi Howard WAS Christmas visitor in
Hinsdale. n H.
Martin, Lucia and James Gleason are
here to spend Christmas with their father,
j. +. Gleason.
News has been received that Charles
Rice. formerly of tins place. now of
Springfield, Mass. i ill.,
Florence and Ernest St Mary are home
from Montpelier to spend Christmas with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs Frank St.
Mary.
On account Of the storm the Girls club
entertainment and sale of fancy articles
set for Monday evening was postponed to
Saturday, Dec. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Howard went
Thursday TO Bellows Falls TO stay over
Christmas with Mrs. Howard's father,
.Colburn Livingston.
Mrs Mary May received news from
Orange Mass, that her grandson, Richard
May, fell ON the ice and broke one finger,
also that he is recovering from a severe
case OF tonsihtis and an abcess in the
throat.
The Christmas tree "Wednesday evening
was prettily decorated and very much en-
Ejoyed by young and old. The exercises
We're excellent, for which much credit j,
due Miss Edith Clarke, teacher Her fine
program was appreciated by all
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
GUTIERREZ REPORTED OUT.
Report That a New President Will Be
Chosen January TO-

WASHINGTON, Dee. 24.-That Pro
visional President Eulalio Gutierrez
had quit Mexico City, due TO differ
ences between him and Felipe Angeles
and followers OF Zapata was reported
Yesterday 10 T. r. Beltran. San An
tonic tTex.) constitutionalist consul.
The message said the capital was gov
erned by a committee composed equal
~ of Villa and Zapata adherents and
that another provisional president
would he selected January 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
DARDANELLES GUARDS
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Court Martial on Turkish and German
Oficers After Blowing Up of
MeSsudich.

ATHENS, Dee. 24.-The blowing UP
of the battleship Messudieh by a Brit
ish submarine made a great impression
in Constantinople, as it was considered
that the Dardanelles were inaccessi-
bic On account of this fact the com
mandere of the forts and Of a torpedo
boat destroyer have been held respon-
sible.
On the third day after the disaster
a special court-martial, presided over
hy high Turkish and German officers,
was held to try 20 Turks and 10 Ger
mans Three were condemned to
death. it being held that they had
shown neglect. Less severe sentences
were passed on Il others, amoug them
some Germans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
STATE EDUCATORS CALLED.
Meeting at Montpelier Dec. % to Dis
cuss Educational Report.

MONTPELIER, Dec 24.--Statc sup
erintendent Of Education Stone has is
sued cali for an educational confer
encc in representatives hail at the
state house ut 80 O'Clock Monday
evening. December 2S, to consider the
report Of the educational commission
aud to promate the educational inter
ests Of the state by the consideration
cf public, elementary and secondary
schools.
He requests that the discussions he
confined to constructive measures and
the fundamental principles, rather than
incidental ana Irrelevant features Of
administration or to particular insti-
tutions, localities Of intrest.
The call is extended TO the various
education interests in accordance with
resolutions passed by Vermont State
Teachers association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

A series Of FIVE sociuls, as in pre-
vious winters, will be given in Mat
sonic temple, the first taking place
Wednesday evening, Dee. 80. All Ma
sons arc cordially invited to attend.
Tickets may bc procured from the fol
lowing committee: r. w. Tabcr, J. +.
Leach, J. g. Skinner, G. +. Merrill, I.
Wales
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
DROPPED BOMB ON DOVER.
Missile Struck in a Garden and Elk
ploded, But Did No Damage

LONDON, Dee. a, 1.59 p. ma
hostile aeroplane dropped a bomb over
Dover this morning and then disap-
peared. according to statement made
this afternoon by officials as follows:
= An aeroplane Of the enemy dropped
a bomb while passing over Dover this
morning. The missile fell in a garden
and exploded, but no damage was done.
The aerOplane was seen for a few sec
onds only. 1t left Immediately, pass
ing out over the sea. A British air
craft went up but did not see the
enemy again. The weather was
cloudy and foggy.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
SAVED BY LADDERS.
Three Men Trapped on Third Floor in
Fire at Newburyport Mass.

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. Dee. "A. -
Three men were taken down on ladders
from 4 third floor when they were
trapped in Il three-story brick building
on State street early today. The dam.
ago to the building, occupied by a can
dy store on the ground floor and by
u lodging house on the upper floors, is
estimated ut 100000