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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-08
STAR EDITORIAL
GIVES CUE FOR
FIRE BOARD ACT
President crogan Says He
Worked on Idea to Better
Conditions.
cENTRING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR FIRE DISASTERS
Kelly & Co. Case Serves to Start
Mayor and Commissioners on
Plan for Improvements.

Following the deaths of young
woman and a man as a result of the
fire at the factory Of Kelly & Co., in
East Mechanic street and New Jer-
sey Railroad avenue, a week ago to-
day, Mayor Thomas L. Raymond,
City Counsel Spaulding Frazer and
the heads of the various city depart
ments are planning scheme by
which responsibility can be placed on
some one department. This announce
ment was made at yesterdays meet
ing of the Fire Board. President Gill
bert e. Crogan, of the board, an
nounced that after the fire of last
week and the shifting of RESPONSE
bility from one department to an
other. he decided to have the matter
Investigated.
81 have personally investigated
complaints made to me following the
Kelly catastrophe" said President
Crogan. ''I believe that the respon-
sibility for such building rests upon
one department. At the present time
no department is responsible. I
called the attention of Mayor Ray
mond to the matter and he has prom
ised me that he will look into the
facts. Rules giving one department
the right to go into factory and
protection should be In vogue In New
ark.
Read 1t In the Star.
IT have read with much interest the
editorials bearing on this subject
appearing In the Evening Star, and
have taken many points argued
therein as basis for my start" con-
tinued Mr.. Crogan. Under the pres
the responsibility upon the other. In
short, the system is a jumbled up
mess of nothing"
Mr.. Crogan said that the mayor and
city counsel would have a series of
conferences to ascertain ways and
means of centering authority for the
condemnation of local factories un-
safe for workers.
There are dozens of factories In
Newark Just like the one that was
destroyed last week." continued Mr..
Cregan, 'and the city officials must
get the power to safeguard the lives
OF those who ere forced to work In
such places"
De-fA1tAA ~ <zABCt 1d5SGT I6DOII6u
to the board that in his belief the fire
was started by the careless use of
matches by plumbers who were work.
ing In the building at the time the
fire was discovered. Captain Gasser
has furnished Prosecutor Guild in
formation on the case.
Rev. Michael p. Corcoran, fire
chaplain, who worked heroically at
the fire in an effort to save the life of
Lillian Feldman, was given letter
Of thanks from the board. Lieu
tenant John Mensinger, of Engine
Company No. 8, and Martin Frank, a
fireman of Engine No. "a, were placed
on the meritorious list for excellent
work done at the fire.
Announcement was made that here
after 1t will be a rule of the depart
ment that all firemen riding in public
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NEW J|TNEY
BUS LINE TO
START HERE
Men Behind Taxicab Company
Will Run Car
Soon.

Another jitney bus company has
made it's appearance in Newark. The
latest is the Newark Bus Company,
which proposes to operate an auto
service in various parts OF the city.
The new concern, in the announce
ments issued by its promoters to-
day, declares that 1t does not intend
to rival the Public Service Railway
Company.
A big. electrically operated ma
chine, according to- the announce
ment. will be the first to be oper-
ated. This coach, built to contain
thirty-two people, will make its first
run from the tubes. through Broad
street to Clinton avenue, thence to
Eighteenth street, and returning will
travel through Avon avenue, Hun
terdon street and Springfield avenue.
If this is q success, a second bus
will be installed, carrying passengers
through Broad street to Third ave-
nue., to Mt. Prospect avenue, thence
to the city line. and returning through
Ridge street, Clifton avenue. Essex
avenue and Bleecker street.
To Use Big Busses.
e. H. Miller. president of the Taxi
Company, of this city, is the treas
urer and general manager of the new
concern He said today that the new
company would charge a five-cent
fare over each of the lines, and that
the new buses would be of a superior
make. Though the first would be
operated electrically, he expected that
the succeeding stages would use
gasoline.
TT will be nothing like so-called
'jitney bus,'" said Mr.. Miller These
are merely worn-out touring cars op.
Grated under conditions that would
be repugnant to the average woman
Our cars will be OF the very newest
and best type, and operated by uni
formed chauffeur. 1 have associated
with me in the new concern Alexan-
der H. McAdams, a banker of Phila-
delphia-"
John A. Bernhard, the legal repre-
sentative of the new company, in a
statement issued by him today. said:
"I want to make 1t entirely clear
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FIFTY MORE MEN
PUT TO WORK At
DYE|NG PLANT
Company Plans to Take on
Many Hands to Replace
Strikers.

About fifty more men were put to
work today at the factory of A. Hoi-
lander & Son, fur dyers. at 14s Eas,
Kinney street, where more than 300
employees went on strike yesterday
for higher wages. There aretzsow 271
men working at the plant, ard forty
seven women, including about 100 of
the regular employees of the concern.
1t was stated at the factory today
that the company would continue Il.
take on additional hands each day,
until the full quota of 500 workers is
restored.
1--WE can break new men in to do
the work in few days, and the strike
will not prevent us from getting out
our ORDERS" said Michael Hollander.
a member of the firm, today.
The strikers were equally emphatic
in declaring that they will remain on
strike until their demands are met.
The men have organized q local
branch Of the International Fur
Dressers' Union, and are demanding
that the scale of wages st the fac
tory be increased from s12 to SIS,
which, they say, is the union rate.
The strikers held meeting in Krep's
Hall, 107 Broome street, yesterday, at
which they decided to fight to the
finish.
Two arrests were made at the plant
this morning. The men arrested arr
Joseph Eisner, twenty-five years old.
of So Ward street, and Morris Rubin,
twenty years old, of 1S1 Broome
street. They are strikers, and it is
said that they assaulted watchman
at the plant Sunday morning because
he refused to go on strike. A war
rant had been issued for their arrest,
and Sergeant Frank E. Brex, of the
Third precinct, recognizing the youths
in a crowd of strikers in front of the
factory today, placed them under ar
rest.
They were arraigned before Judge
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Judge Martin Says
Man Can Treat in
His Own DOmiciIe
Reverses Decision of MontcIair
Justice in Legango Beer
Case.

Judge william P. Martin, in the
Court of Common Pleas today, ruled
that Montclair men may treat their
friends to beer without violating the
town ordinance which forbids the
sale, transfer or distribution of
liquor"
ITO rule that treating was in the
minds of those who framed the or
dinance against the distribution Of
liquor would be an unreasonable in
depreciation of the language of the
ordnance" the court ruled in re-
versing the decision of the lower
court.
The occasion for the decision was
the appeal of Pasquale Legango, of
81 Bay street, Montclair, from a fine
imposed by Recorder Yost. 1t ap-
peared that Legango and his wife
entertained four acquaintances at
their home on February rs and treat
ed the four to beer. Three police
men descended on the kitchen
where the six were and seized some
beer. They did not pretend that the
Legangos sold the beer, but charged
them with violation of the town or
dinance which prohibits the distri-
button.
Recorder Yost fined Legango 500.
but later reduced the amount to $40
when Legango refused to pay and
talked of an appeal.
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PHILADELPHIA, April S.-The
Philadelphia Public Ledger today
publishes letter from Andrew F..
West, dean of the graduate school of
Princeton University, telling why
President John Grier Hibben and the
faculty refused to invite Billy Sun
day to Princeton, and why they did
not sanction his visit there last
month. The letter, in full, as pub
lished in the Public Ledger, follows:
BY ANDREW r. WEST, PHI. D., LII. D..
Lit. ID.
Dean of the Graduate School, Princeton
University.
To the Editor Of the Public Ledger:
Sir-As a member of the Presbyte-
rian Church and teacher in Prince
ton University for over thirty-slx
years, may 1 ask, in view of recently
published criticisms, that you will
print this statement giving some of
the reasons why Mr.. Sunday was not
invited to hold his meetings here un-
der the auspices and with the in
dorsement of the university?
Let me say emphatically that it was
not because Mr.. Sundays teachings
are evangelical. Far from it. Prince
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F|REHOUSE
IN NORTH END
IS REQUESTED
Board Asks Common Council
Committee for New
Structure.

The Board of Fire Commissioners
appeared before the buildings COM
mittee of the Common Council this
afternoon to urge a new firehouse in
the north end of the city, and also
that the engine house of No. 9 COM
pany, on Summer avenue. be con-
nected with the Kearny street sewer
Commissioner George b. Ashley
brought up the question of new build
ings by asking whether the buildings
committee had any in mind for this
year. Alderman Thomas J. Lee. jr.,
chairman of the committee, said 1t
was all a question of getting the
money.
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WHY PRINCETON DOES NOT
FAVOR BILLY SUNDAY TOLD
BY DEAN ANDREW F. WEST
Veteran Educator Makes scathng Criticism of Evangests
Methods irreverent utterances," and Says Decent
People Are shamed by Some of His Remarks-cas Them
Abusive and Disgusting"

ton was founded and has lived on
the fundamental, historical, evangel-
ical Christian faith, and with few
exceptions no other gospel has been
heard here. Tho attitude of Presi-
dent Hibben and tho authorities Is
In accord with this, no matter what
passing difficulties may arise.
Nevertheless, there are grave rea-
sons why Princeton University should
not favor Mr.. Sundays methods as
likely to do good to our students. He
has been free TO come. as he did, and
our students have been entirely free
TO hear him, as they did in largo
numbers-but not on invitation nor
with the encouragement of the au-
thorities of the university. Why not!
Let me state some of the reasons:
First-In matters of religion there
Is only one standard for Christians,
and that standard is our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. I gladly admit
that Mr.. Sunday means to be evan
gelical in his statements, but many
of his utterances are, to put it mild
ly, not Christ like, and some of them
are travesties of the teaching of
Christ. Take the following sample,
less vulgar than many others, which
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FREEHOLDERS
HAVE TO SHIFT
FUNDS ABOUT
County Expenses Have Been
unduIy Heavy and Bills
Must Be Paid.
DEMANDS FOR NEXT. YEAR
WILL INCREASE TOTAL
Prisoners Aid Will Obviate
Necessity of Firemen at
County Jail.

Expenses, incident to the running
Of the county. have been heavy dur
Ing the past year and members of
the Board of Freeholders do not
seem to .be quite sure how they
have piled up. One reason they give.
however. is that twelve additional
court attaches and constables have
been placed on the payroll and the
witness fees in the Roseville Trust
Company case have been heavy.
The finance committee of the
board at a meeting held in the Court
House yesterday afternoon trans
ferred the sum of $4,000 from the in
cidental fund to the court expense
fund. This transfer was made at
the request of Freeholder August l..
Lacombe, chairman of the public
buildings committee. Mr.. Lacombe
also requested the transfer of s12,-
900 to the account Of the building
committee.
He explained that the sum asked
for was to be appropriated as fol-
lows: Court expenses, $4,000;
sheriff's department, $1,000; building
account, $500, and Court House ac-
count, 1920.
The suggestion was made that tho
desired sum could be transferred
from the incidental fund to the
building committees account. When
Director Walter A. Evans ques-
toned County Auditor Albert T.
Guenther Concerning the condition of
the incidental fund he was Informed
that there was about e 500 on hand
and that $1,000 was available and
could be transferred to the building
account.
Now Moneys Were Secured.
Director Evans made a motion,
which prevailed, that $500 of this
available balance be taken and that
the other part be taken from the
following accounts: Overlook
water account, 5000; bridge and cul-
verts, 5000, and armory account.
$500. These sums were transferred
to the incidental fund and from that
account turned over to the building
committees account.
In explaining his motion, Director
Evans said that the increase In the
court expenses was brought about
by additional court attaches and
constables, put on during former
Sheriff John F. Monahan's admins
tration.
Additional applications from vari-
GUS committees for appropriations for
the coming fiscal year, beginning
May IL, were received. A number
were received at the last meeting of
the committee Those received yes
terday were from the weights and
measures and building committees.
Freeholder Lacombe, who is chair
man Of both committees, asked for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the for
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NEW APPEAL
MADE TO OPEN
CENTRAL AVE.
Lawyer Wants to Know if ordi-
nance Can Be Legally Re-
scinded Now.

Henry H. Dawson. a lawyer repre-
senting q number of affected proper
ty-owners appeared before the
streets committee of the Board OF
Works this afternoon to urge that
the city proceed with the opening
and widening of Central avenue from
Broad street to Market street. near
the Pennsylvania railroad station.
He asked If the committee could in
form him whether the Board of
Works has the legal right to rescind
the opening order after assessments
have been levied, surveys made and
stakes driven.
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Temperature of "a
Indicates the First
Summer-Like Day of Year

With temperature of Ga at noon
and the end not in sight, this was the
first summer-like day of the year and
carried with it the suggestion that the
time for putting away the overcoat
and wraps is close at hand.
The lowest temperature of last night
was Al, and at o'clock this morning
4S was indicated by the thermometer
at the Central High School. Then the
rise commenced in earnest and each
hour, until the noon, the mercury
travelled at least three degrees.
At noon the forecaster said the fine
weather probably will continue
through the night and tomorrow, with
the wind, which was from the north
west and blowing nine miles an hous
at noon today, becoming variable to-
morrow.
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Elks' MinsfreIs, Orpheum Theatre, Sunday,
April IL. Buy tickets now At theatre.-Ad-
vertisement.
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Tonixht-Prize Dancing for a
Loving Cup at Hotel Greedy, $50 Broad ST.
Advertisement
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LONDON (12:50 p. m.). April ~
The Belgian iegation here has fc-
ceived a telegram from the Belgian
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
(To be Continued.

Submarine Something to be Reek-
oned With.-The value Of the subma-
rine as means Of offensive as well as
defensive has been fully demonstrat-
ed in the opinion Of former Rear Ad-
miral Francis T. Bowels, who, some
time ago resigned as chief construct
or of the United States navy, and who
arrived last Monday night from two
months stay in Germany
Rear Admiral Bowels was a close
observer of the submarine operations
while in Germany. He expressed the
belief that German vessels, disguised
as neutrals, were utilized to supply
submarines with fuel, and torpedoes
which he thought explained the abili-
ty Of the German under-sea fighters
to reach the Irish sea and return to
their bases. The latest model Of sub
marine, he added, can carry sufficient
fuel to cover about 1000 miles, and by
conserving this supply is able to re-
main as long as a week from it's base.
Heretofore in naval warfare, Rear
Admiral Bowels. said, submarines have
been considered valuable for defense
only, but the fact that their offensive
power now has been established. he
added, should not be taken as proof
that the day Of the battleship is past.
'The battleship," he declared, "as
well as other units Of the well-organ-
lied navy. is just as useful as ever in
its special field. Like the aeroplane,
it is merely that the submarine ceases
to be an unknown value. Mechanically
the submarine has practically reach
ed perfection. but it size and cruising
radius will now be enlarged as it's
power of offensive is recognized"
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(Thursday Morning, Sept. 10. 1862

(InurSQay morning, sept. lU, looS.)
18th Regiment, S. c. Volunteers.
The following are the casualties in
Company A (Capt. Grist) in the bat
tie Of Groverton, on Friday, 29th of
August:
Killed-Sergeant David Jackson,
Corporal ]. o. Montgomery. Privates:
A. H. Jackson, B. N. Jackson; M. C.
Ross and S. L. NJ. Oates.
Wounded-Capt. L. M. Grist, severe
ly in the right arm; L. G. Neel, NOR
tally (since dead); R. NJ. Plaxico, finger
shot off; S. NJ. Wilson, severely, in left
arm; H. NJ. Gwinn, severely, in face;
T. M. Gwnn, in the thigh; E. H. Hol-
brooks, slightly, in the breast; r. A.
Rhea, in hand; R. Conrad, across
bowels Corp. D. w. Moore. severely,
in the knee; w. M. McCully, severely,
in the thigh; w. E. Jackson, slightly,
in the side; ]. A. r. Hall. slightly;
w. H. Lowry, severely, in the thigh,
(leg since amputated): A. Cody, Sc
verely in leg; L. Mullinax, severely; j.
NJ. Galloway, little finger shot off; w.
Dover, slightly; S. E. Jackson, slight
ly; w. T. Traylor, slightly.
Maj w. H. Moore was slightly
wounded in the leg, but is still doing
duty.
In Company B, (Capt. Miller) Lieuts.
]. H. Bigham and N. V. Darwin were
severely wounded, and Lieut.. w. S.
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the bow went over and held converse
from the outside.
How in hell did we git into town."
demanded the prisoner.
at rid in" was the short reply.
How did we git in the jailhouse?"
The captive was shamefaced.
IT got a leetle too much Ticker, an
1 was shootin' out the lights last
night" he confessed.
What business did we have hyar in
Hixon?"
"I jest slipped in ter see gal.'
Samson leaned closer, and lowered
his voice.
Does they know thet We shot them
shoots at Jesse Purvy?"
Tamarack turned pale.
NO" he stammered, they believe
you done hit"
Samson laughed. He was thinking
of the rifles trained on him from
dozen invisible rests
How long air they a-goin' ter keep
We hyar?" he demanded.
L hln 6ll Oul lOiiOiiSi Si PoS SiAS
fine. Hits ten dollars"
"And eff yo' don't pay the fine?"
Hits a dollar day."
"I reckon we don't low ter pay it,
do ye?"
II lowed mebby ye mout pay hit
fer me, Samson"
"Ye done lowed plumb wrong. 1
come hyar ter see eff ye needed help.
but hit pears ter me they're lettin' We
off easy"
He turned on his heel, and went back
to his mule. The men behind the trees
began circling again. Samson mount
ed, and. with his chin we'll up, trotted
back along the main street. 1t was
over. The question was answered.
The Hollmans regarded the truce as
still effective. The fact that they were
permitting him to ride out alive was
a wordless assurance of that. Incl
dentally, he stood vindicated in the
eyes Of his own people.
Lescott stayed on week after that
simply in Difference to Samson's in
sistence. To leave at once might SAVIOR
of flight under fire, but when the week
was out the painter turned his horses
head toward town, and his train swept
him back to the Bluegrass and the
east.
A quiet of unbroken and deadly
routine settled down on Misery The
conduct of the Souths in keeping
hands off and acknowledging the JUS
tice of Tamarack Spicer's Jail SEN
tence, had been their answer to the
declaration of the Hollmans in letting
Samson ride into and out of Hixon.
The truce was established. When a
short time later, Tamarack left the
country to become railroad brake
man, Jesse Purvy passed the word that
his men must. until further orders,
desist from violence. The word had
crept about that Samson, too, was 60
ing away, and. if this was true. Jesse
felt that his future would be more Sc
cure than his past. Purvy believed
Samson guilty, despite the exonera-
ton of the hounds.
Lescott had sent box of books, and
Samson had taken team over to
Hixon and brought them back.
He devoured them all from title
page to finis line, and many of them
he went back to. and digested again.
He wrestled long and gently with
his uncle, struggling to win the old
mans consent to his departure. But
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

The "Jitney" Invasion.-All that is
required to be a transportation mag
nate now Is to own Ford car. In
nearly all Of the large and many OF
the small cities the "jitney' bus Is
cutting into the profits Of the street
car companies and making owners OF
autos rich. When it was at first sug-
gested that owners Of machines could
make money carrying passengers for a
five cent fare it was thought to be i'm
possible. A few. wiser than the rest
started "jitney" lines with their ma
chimes 1t has been demonstrated IN
San Francisco that the owner of
car can clear from six to ten dollars
a day by carrying passengers at the
"jintey" rate. In most Of the cities
these busses follow the routes of the
regular street cars and are making
trips on regular schedules. A "jintey'
by the way, is nickle, five cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

The first installment Of the notes
appearing under this heading was
published in our issue Of November IA.
1918. The notes are being prepared
by the editor as time and opportunity
permit. Their purpose Is to bring
into review the events Of the past for
the pleasure and satisfaction OF the
older people and for the entertainment
and instruction Of the present genera
ton