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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
BLACK HAND
END TO FIRE
IN A GROCERY
Sound of Explosion Precedes
Flames in Belmont Ave-
nue. Store.

That members of the Black Hand
Society may have been responsible
for fire early Sunday morning in the
grocery store and residence of Eugene
Squillaro, of 17S1s Belmont avenue, is
the belief of the police of the Fourth
precinct, who are making an investi-
cation.
Squillaro and his wife and two
boarders had to make their escape in
their night clothing at $3.50 o'clock in
the morning, and considerable excite
ment was occasioned i'm the neighbor-
hood,
In discussing the fire today, Squil-
laro said that he was awakened by
the sound of an explosion.
Father Received Black Hand Letters.
When he and other members of the
household reached the hall the house
was already filled with smoke, but
they fought their way through to tho
street. The fire burned out the gro-
Gerry store, nothing being saved. After
the blaze in the store was subdued
another small blaze was found in the
mattress of the bed, which had been
occupied by Squillaro.
Nicola Squillaro, who conducts
grocery store at Pen Argyll, Pa, is
the father of the local grocer and for
merly lived in Newark. About six
months ago the father received two
black hand letters, but moved away,
and the son thinks members of the So
ciety may have been trying to wreak
their revenge upon him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
POLICE HUNTING
FOR MAN WHO
ATTACKED SE|D
Man Assaulted Saturday Night,
but Money Not.
Taken.

Detectives from police headquar-
ters are hunting for the thugs who
are believed to have held up Samuel
6. Seid, of 110 Hedden terrace. man
ager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea
and Grocery Company store at 1870
Belmont avenue late Saturday night
on his way home. Seid was severely
beaten by two highwaymen, but al
though he had $l56 in his pockets,
none of it was taken.
Seid was struck from behind and
felled to the ground. but why his
pockets were not rifled he cannot un-
derstand. He is now in the City Hos
pital, suffering from severe injuries
about the head, but is expected to
recover.
Harry Weber, aged 26 years, who
said he lived at 800 Parkhurst street,
was arrested in connection with the
holdup and taken to the Sixth pre-
cinct police station. He denied know
ing anything about the assault, but
was later taken to police headquar-
ters.
At police headquarters. Detectives
O'Gara and Corbitt identified Weber
as a man whose photograph had been
sent here by the Rochester police.
who describe him as a 'stick-up"
man. Weber was taken to the City
Hospital, but Seid said he could not
identify his assailants as he was
struck from behind.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
MAY DECIDE ON
PEACE OR WAR TODAY

ROME (yia Paris, May 17.-De-
velopments of the utmost Importance
are expected today in the affairs OF
Italy. Premier Salandra has called
the first formal meeting of his cabinet
to be held since the passing of tho
ministerial crisis which resulted in
his remaining in power with a virtual
vindication of his foreign policy. 1t
is considered highly probable a def
mite decision for peace or war may
be reached
The tension has been intensified by
reported clashes between Austrian
and Italian frontier guards. The
temper of the Italian people has been
more highly infiamed by dispatches
telling of a "womens revolution" at
'Triest. Forty-seven women are said
to have been killed and 300 wounded
there by gendarmes when they
charged a crowd which was threaten
ing the governors palace.
Official confirmation of the report
that the Salandra cabinet would re-
main in power was greeted by one of
the most remarkable demonstrations
of approval ever witnessed in Rome.
A crowd estimated at 100000 gathered
in the Popolo Square at the foot of
the Pincian Hill, the slope and sum-
hiAb VI NhhSh NCiC iOll6tu WIFI iNP-
resentatives of the most aristocratic
families in the capital.
Society women wearing the tri-
color of Italy waved flags and hand
kerchiefs as they Joined in the cheers
for Salandra and Foreign Minister
Sonnino, while bands played patriot,
airs. To the Garibaldian veterans n
the crush it seemed that the stirring
days of the war of independence had
returned. Even horses and cabs We're
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17

decked with flags. Beside the obelisk
in the square was an immense Carl
cature of Emperor Francis Joseph OF
Austria, at which all kinds OF missiles
We're hurled. French, British, Belgian
and Russian flags were borne alott
with the Italian colors.
There was a great patriotic demon
stration before the home of Ricciotti
Garibaldi. The veteran red shirt"
leader responded to insistent demands
for a speech by declaring: To-day
the Italian people are writing the last
page of their national liberation tG
which our red shirts contributed"
A young priest, who declared all po-
litical parties had been merged into
a united Italy, was hailed as a new
Ugo Bassi, the priest who followed
Garibaldi and was shot by the Aus
trians.
An endless procession of enthusiasts
tic Romans marched from one end OF
the city to the other and back again,
under a shower of flowers thrown
from the houses along the way. There
were extraordinary demonstrations at
the home of Premier Salandra, the
war office, the royal palace and at tho
consulta, where it was thought the
grim visage of Sonnino, the foreign
minister who has been implacable in
his demands upon Austria, was seen
behind a window.
Rome's great demonstration of re,
joicing at the solution of the minis,
terial crisis by the retention in office
! of the so-called war cabinet" was
echoed on a similar scale in hun
dreds of cities and towns throughout
the kingdom Everywhere was evil
dent on the part of the people a desire
for war with Austria.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
BILLY SUNDAY
ACCEPTS CALL
TO THIS CITY
Gives Definite Answer to Local
Committee of Ministers
and Laymen.
DATE OF CAMPAIGN Is
AT LEAST TWO YEARS OFF
Dir. Dawson's Church Session
Rejects Proposal to Close
Edifice.

Billy Sunday has accepted an invi-
tation to come to Newark and con,
duet revival campaign. The tine
of his coming is problematical, but he
will not be here for two years or
more. He already has engagements
well into 1917, and does not feel dis
posed to break them. Trenton is one
of the cities in which the evangelist
will seek to batter down the ramparts
of sin before coming here. He also
wants to sandwich in time enough for
the Chicago campaign.
This was Mr.. Sundays answer to
the joint committee of local ministers
and laymen, appointed at recent meet
ings held here to extend an invitation
to Mr.. Sunday, when they went to
Paterson Saturday afternoon to see
him, as told in the late edition of the
Evening Star. The committee visited
the evangelist in his temporary home
in the Silk City and he decided to ac-
cept the invitation.
Mr.. Sunday was aided in his deci-
oAOA heiy W BiNp ANSNo n IL SlllN
itual "try-out' by Ma Sunday, who
stood by her husband. While the
evangelist was told of the opposition
that had developed to his preaching
by some of the ministers here,
after the committee had used persua-
sive arguments, Billy promised to
come to Newark.
Rev. Ralph b. Urmy, pastor OF
the Centenary M. e. Church, was the
spokesman for the committee and
Billy decided he would accept and in
formed the committee that he would
come-sometime.
Rev. DIR. William j. Dawson, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church,
absolutely refuses to alter his per-
sonal attitude of opposition to Sun
day. The members of the church are
standing by their pastor In his an
nounced determination that the
church shall not be closed while the
revival campaign is in progress. A
resolution to this effect was unani-
mously adopted at q meeting of the
session held last Thursday evening
after letter, urging corporation,
had been received from the joint
committee.
No break is looked for in the op-
DOSillOU Vi lUo IlJisGOPdl Nlti HELL
but most of the other objectinR
preachers have been won over. 1t
is now regarded as probable that
most of the churches whose pastors
opposed Billy Sunday will get into
line when the evangelistic campaign
actually gets under way. Even the
First Presbyterian Church may lend
it's support, as Mr.. Dusenberry, a
leading memberaof the church, is also
a member of the joint committee.
Mr.. Urmy, when relating the cir
cumstances of the visit, said that Mr..
Sunday and Mrs. Sunday received
the committee pleasantly, and that
both seemed pleased at the invitation
extended to the evangelist to come to
Newark.
How Call Was Extended.
We extended our invitation to Mr..
Sunday to come here" said DR.. Urmy,
land he told us he was glad to re-
ceive it and pleased that we had
come. Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday con-
sidered the invitation and pretty
soon they decided to accept it,
"How was the fact that there was
opposition in Newark to extend
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
FEARS FEDERAL
INJUNCTION IF
LAKE IS BOUGHT
Mayor Raymond Therefore We
toes Resolution to Purchase
Wawayanda Property.

1t is understood Mayor Raymond
has vetoed the resolution providing
for the purchase of Lake Waway-
anda, in Sussex and Passaic counties,
and the 5000 acres of land surround
ing it. The veto message will be
returned to the Board of Works
some time today. Executive action
on the resolution will not be formally
announced until next Thursday, when
the Board of Works meets.
Mayor Raymond would not discuss
the matter for publication today. He
said it would be entirely discourteous
to the Board of Works to make
known his action before the body
formally meets.
While the chief opposition to the
purchase of the property centred
around the price, 1t is understood
Mayor Raymond felt that the price
$142 ,500-was a secondary considera-
tion. 1t is said he viewed the situa-
tion from different viewpoint-that
should Newark purchase the property
there was a possibility of a Federal
injunction being issued restraining
Newark from diverting the water,
since the outlet of the lake is in
New York State.
Mayor Raymond went into the
situation very thoroughly before act
ing on the resolution. He consulted
with Chief Engineer Morris r. Sher-
rerd and Board of Works Commits
sioner Arthur r. Denman, both of
whom favored the proposition, and
Commissioner Charles p. Gillen, who
fought the proposed purchase of the
lake and its surrounding territory.
Mr.. Gillen insisted that the price
was too high. He brought out that
the lake and its surrounding property
was peddled around several months
ago for Sc per acre, and that later
the property was increased to 49,,
The latter figure, Mr. Gillen thought,
was even in excess of the true valu-
alton. He denounced in most vigor-
Gus tones the plan to purchase the
property at nearly $25.
Mr.. Gillen also pointed out the
danger of litigation should Newark
buy the property. He pointed out
that the outlet of the water was in
New York state, and that should
Newark attempt to divert the water
for it's own purposes the property
owners along the outlet would insti-
tute legal proceedings on the just
ground that they had a prior claim.
Chief Engineer Morris R. Sherrerd,
in urging the purchase or the water
right, said Newark is in imminent
need of an additional water supply,
and pointed out that should there be
repetition this year of the drought
of last year Newark would be i'm a
precarious condition. At the time
the attitude of Mr. Sherrerd was re-
garded as strange, for the reason that
at a meeting held some time pre-
viously he had urged that the proper
thing to do was to develop the
Wanaque watershed. 1t was upon
Mr.. Sherrerd's advice that the board
decided TO take steps to accomplish
that end.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
WILSON LAUDS
GREATNESS OF
NATIONS NAVY
Also Extolls American Stand
ing for Humanity at Lunch
con in His Honor.

NEW YORK, May E.-Voicing his
and the nations pride in the navy
and its readiness To face and cope
with responsibility, President Wilson
today delivered "a patriotic address
at the civic banquet in his honor in
connection with the review of the
Atlantic fleet. He stirred an audi
ence of 500 citizens and officers ofN he
fleet into wild tumult of applause.
"The interesting and inspiring thing
about America is that she asks moth
ing for herself except what she has
q right 20 ask for humanity" said
the president we want no nations
property. We question no nation 3
honor"
I'VE stand for that for which
every nation should wish to stand
for. When / think of the flag, the
only touch of color about the fleet.
1t seems to me j see alternate strips
of parchment on which are written
right andra Justice strips of bloot
split for maintaining these rights anc
in the corner q strip of blue serene
"The mission of America is the
only thing a soldier or sailor should
think about. He has nothing to dc
with her policy. He stands and waits
to do the thing which the nation de-
sires.
america sometimes seems to for
get her program or rather those who
represent her, do, but the people
never forget. Their real affection
and force are for the ideals that men
embody.
when a crisis comes in this coun-
try, It is as if you put your hand on
the pulse of a dynamo.
This spirit now broods over the
river. No threat is lifted against
any man or any nation. This is just
evidence that the force of America
is lifted for great moral principles.
There is nothing else for which she
will contend"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
NJ. & {. PEOPLE
PLAN NEW MOVE
IN R. R. FIGHT
Ask for Pledges to Elect lnde-
pendent Board OF Di-
rectors.

Stockholders of the Norris and Es-
sex Railroad Company have taken
new tack in their fight against the
I,ackawanna Railroad Company IN
their efforts to secure an accounting
under the lease of the Morris ana Es-
sex TO the Lackawanna, ana Tor ao-
ditional dividends which they claim.
THE course is a campaign to secure
+he alection of a board of directors
Of the Norris and Essex railroad, in
denendent of the Lackawannta, and
thew have asked for the pledging OF
stock and proxies to bring this about
AZ the annual meeting of the COM
,,arv which will be held June 80.
Tbe anneal has been made in an ad-
,artisement which declares that the
,,rssant officers and directors of the
Morris and Essex are substantially
the same as those of the LackaWanna
and that their interest is adverse TO
that of the Morris and Essex stock
holders. ,;..oo l.,
charge of the litigation and VINO
signed the call for the election or the
IJoe dlev president of the American
. Insurance. Company of this city; Ed
uard Milligan, president OF the
phoenix Insurance Company of Hart
ford Conn: George e. Van Tuyl, jr.,
nresident of the Metropolitan Trust
Company, New York, and A. N. Will
Jams. yice-president of the Aetna In
s,Irance Company of Hartford
Many Letters Sent Also.
Already. a large number of proxies
ana stock has been deposited with the
Mefropolitan Trust Company. In ad-
dition 10 the advertisement stockhold-
ers throughout the country have re-
ceived letters asking them to cooper
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
POLICE REVIEW
TO TAKE PLACE
ON WEDNESDAY

The annual spring inspection OF the
police department will take place
Wednesday afternoon. The four 20
lice commissioners will visit the ste
tion houses where the men will pT
drawn up in the street for the inspee-
tion. Mayor Raymond and other clt,i
officials will probably accompany II
commissioners.
The mounted and motorcycle squad
will be inspected at Weequahic Pai
where they will go through shofs
exercises. Police of the First pir
cinct will hold a banquet at 6s3
o'clock, following the inspection, q
Achtel- -Stetter's, in Broad street.
Bids for two automobiles for the
police department will be received by
the Board of Police Commissioners ~
a. conference this afternoon. One Of
the machines will be for the use of
the chief and of the detective burean.
The other is for emergencies. anu
will probably carry Acting Inspec
tor John +. Brown on his tours
about the city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
DID NOT DIVIDE
HER WAGES AND
IS DISCHARGED
Protest Against Alleged Action
of Sheriff Schmidt Is Filed
by County Employe.

Miss Veronica Marrell, a substitute
instructor at the House of Detention,
has complained to Civil Service COM
missioner Fordyce that she had been
discharged by Sheriff Ralph E.
Schmidt on Saturday because she re-
fused to pay half her salary to Miss
Alice Hinckley. for whom she was
substituting. The matter Will be
taken before the State Civil Service
Commission.
Mr.. Schmidt today denied he had
suggested division of salary.
Miss Farrell said she had substitut-
ed at the House of Detention for two
years. during the administration of
Sheriff John f. Monahan. She was
relieved of her position by her failure
to pass a civil service test, she SAYS,
and Miss Hinckley was permanently
appointed last March. Miss Hinckley
served approximately two weeks, she
saws, when she went South.
Miss Farrell says as a substitute
she received $50 per month. but when
Miss Hinckley was appointed the sat
airy was fixed at $100 per month. For
the two weeks of last month, Miss
Farrell served, she said, she received
Miss Hincl1ley's salary. Last We'd
nesday, she says. Sheriff Schmidt
called her on the telephone and asked
her if she would divide her salary
with Miss Hinckley. Miss Farrell
saws she refused. The request was
again made the following day and
again she says, she refused.
Miss Farrell says last Saturday
when she went for her salary, she
was informed her services we're no
longer required. She says Sheriff
Schmidt, who discharged her, gave
as his reason the statement that Miss
Hinckley had sent word from the
South that she desired Miss Carolyn
Hamnel, second on the civil service
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17
AULT TRAGEDY
MOTIVE STILL
DEEP MYSTERY
"Brain Storm" Father Says, in
j Discussing Double Death in
New York Hotel.
YOUNG COUPLE BURIED
r AT KENSICo CEMETERY
Mewdrker and Bride Ended
Lives as Result of Death
Pact, Police Say.

No explanation to the motive which
led to the sensational tragedy involv-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Harold II. Ault. of
this city, has been forthcoming. The
young couple, as told in late edi-
tion of lhe Evening Star on Satur-
day. We're found shot to death in the
Hotel st. Regis, New York. 1t was
the opinion of the police authorities
that Auit first shot his wife some
time Saturday forenoon and then
slew himself. He was the son of
Charles Il. Ault, of 233 Meeker ave-
nue., vice-president of the Jaenecke
Printing Ink Company, which has its
plant in Wright street.
The funerals of the two victims
were held this afternoon, the inter-
ment being made in Kensico Gene
terry. Only relatives attended the SER
vices. Rev. DR.. John Sheridan Zelie,
Of Plainfield, a family friend, was
present
Young Ault was but eighteen years
of age and his wife was twenty-one.
They were married last August after
a courtship of few days She was
formerly Miss Elsie Marie Tickner,
of Syracuse.
Came from England.
The elder Mr.. Ault came here from
England with his family about a year
ago to take an executive position
with the Newark concern. Young
Ault was born in London. The Aults
have been identified with the ink
manufacturing business for years.
"Brainstorm, childish heroics," was
the only explanation Mr.. Ault could
give for the double tragedy. He
aid unfounded fears of separation
iad likely led to a resolve to die to-
yether. He denied story to the
,ffect that the couple were unable to
btain drugs and then entered into
death pact.
Mrs. Tickner, mother of the dead
I yirl, arrived at the Ault home. on
deeker avenue, last night. 1t was her
irst visit there. She came from SYRIA
suse. AS she entered the home Mr..
Ault, sr., was telling an Evening
Star reporter he was aggrieved be-
cause accounts of the tragedy had
made it seem to be a murder and sui
eide. He said his sons name should
be cleared.
Some time ago young Ault went to
Havana unaccompanied by his wife.
His father did not see him alive after
ward. The young man returned TO
New York last Friday and did not
come to Newark.
No Lack of Funds.
Mr.. Ault secuted the theory that his
son, who was known to have left for
Havana, literally supplied with
money, and to have returned with but
a few dollars, had lost his all gam
bling in Cuba, and said, What if he
had? He had no need to worry for
material things. He knew that, or
he should have known it, at least"
Mr.. Ault said he believed the trag-
edy was a pact. Those poor children
surely anticipated dying together" he
said. "rhey wrote several letters in
dicating that. l received one, tho
most endearing letter ] ever read"
His voice choked and he said. Il would
not sell it for all the money in the
world"
why should these poor children
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LAST TRIBUTE
OF RESPECT PAID
DEAD F|REMEN
Crowds Follow Remains of
Lieut.. Flood and Private
Stuetz to the Grave.
SERVICES FOR EACH
HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY
On the way TO the Cemetery
Separate Funerals Unite in
One Cortege.

Attended by uniformed escorts of
firemen. and accompanied by hun
dreds of monrners, the remains of
Lieutenant William Flood and Fire
man John A. Stuetz, who lost their
lives at the fire which ON Friday
morning last wrecked the Stengel
leather factory, in the Waverly sec
tlon of the city, We're today borne to
their graves in the Cemetery of the
Holy Sepulchre.
The occasion was exceptionally sad
and impressive. Both men were
members of Engine Company No. 6,
and had fought side by side for years.
Lieutenant Flood was buried from
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
with solemn high mass of requiem,
while similar services marked the fu-
neral of Fireman Stuetz in st. Ann S
Roman Catholic Church, in South
Seventh street.
Uniformed Escorts.
Members of the Firemen's Mutual
Benevolent Association, in full uni
form, and wearing badges of mourn
ing, gathered in details of sixty each
at the quarters of Engine Company
No. Z, in Wallace place, and in the
quarters of Engine Company No. 1S,
at Twelfth street and Eighteenth
avenue, the first detachment under
Battalion Chiefs George +. Lynch
and Dennis Guidera, to attend Lieu
tenant Floods funeral. and the sec
ond, commanded by Battalion Chief
Herman Schweickhardt, to act as an
escort at the funeral of Fireman
Stuetz.
The details proceeded to the respec-
tive homes of their deceased COM
rades shortly after ocloek-to the
Stuetz residence, at Ala South Fif-
teenth street, and the Flood residence,
153 Cabinet street. Each escort was
headed by a fife and drum corps. A
delegation of lightweight uniformed
firemen from Jersey City attended the
services.
Services at the Same Hour.
Rev. Edward Quirl< was celebrant
of the mass in st. Joseph's Church,
his assistants being Father Clark as
deacon, and Father Corr. as sub
deacon, Solos were sung by Miss
Rose Lynch.
Rev. Father Peters officiated at the
services in ST. AIMS Church, with
Father Swinhert acting as deacon.
Rev. M. p. Corcoran, fire chaplain,
attended services here.
AS both services were held at the
same hour, Chief Engineer Paul j.
Moore so divided the details that full
respect could be paid each of the de-
parted firemen.
Rev. James C. Howard was present
at the services in st. Joseph's
Church and went with the united
cortege to the cemetery.
Crowds lined the routes from the
two churches to the cemetery and
stood with barred heads as the funeral
cortege passed.
The Stuetz funeral procession, after
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