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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-15
ANOTHER MAN
IS CLUBBED BY
H|GHWAYMAN
Frederick GottsIeben, Bloom
field Ave. Butcher, Latest
Victim of Robber Band.

The gang Of hold-up men who havc
been making a speciality of robbing
merchants just as the latter are pre-
pairing to close their shops on Satur-
day nights are charged with switch
ing their tactics, because of an at
tack on Frederick Gottsleben. a
butcher, OF A Bloomfield avenue.
Gottsleben closed his shop about mid
night Saturday and hurried toward
his home, at 112h Summer avenue
When within a few doors of the
house he was struck from behind with
a blackjack.
The butcher reached out and triei
to grasp his assailant, at the same
time yelling for help. AS he fe 70
the ground stunned from the blow,
Gottsleben saw two men running
away.
when these thugs attacked me
was preparing to take out my keys"
said Gottsleben, because I was so
near home. felt a crushing blow
on the back OF the head and then I
let out yell you could hear for hale
a mile. tried to grab one OF them
as fell. but they were both fright
ened by my shouts and ran away.
las nearly as I can remember, ono
of the men had dark suit and no
overcoat. The other had on a light
overcoat. Both had their soft hats
pulled down over their eyes so / could
not describe their features, as ! did
not see them. DIR. William s. Foster,
OF lat Summer avenue. had TO take
four stitches In the cut where my
head struck the sidewalk"
Gottsleben added that he had only
about $50 with him at the time OF the
hold-up. Earlier in the evening the
butcher had disposed of the Saturday
receipts. He declared that evidently
his place hnd been watched fer some
time and the footpads were under
the impression he carried his Satur-
day receipts home with him
The attack on Gott~leben was the
third successive Saturday-night hold
up in three weeks. On Saturday,
February 81. two men entered the
store of the Peerless Grocery Com
pany, at 264 Bellevllle avenue. They
held up the manager and his assistant
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SIX SUbPOENAED
FOR GRAND JURY
|NELECT|0N CASE

An investigation into charges in
volving the election at least one of
the three members of the Belleville
Board of Commissioners may be be-
r,.n bv the Grand Jury this week.
Six residents OF Belleville were
served with subpoenas on Saturday
night ordering them to appear on
Wednesday. Other subpoenas may
be issued today. II is said.
Those served with the subpoenas
are Town C ERIK Robert G Minion.
John Hughes, jr.. of Cortlandt street;
Dennis O'Neill, of Dow street; John
Hoax. of Holmes street; Thomas
Lukowiak of Mill street: and John
Hudson of wilson place Mr. M'nion
is expected to be asked 20 produce
the expense bills as fled by the
various candidates for election.
1t has been rumored around Belle
vile that the expense bills had been
lost. Mr.. Minion said today. however.
that although he had not been asked
to produce them he would nave them
ready at the Court House when he LIS
called on Wednesday,
II Is understood that the validity
Of the election of one OF the COM
miss ,oners is brought into question
ttl0 lnNOcl'kdttOflth thtat 40 CS iiS AAfe~N
For more than three months, or
since the ection in Bel!eviile on
November "a. the people of the town
have been hearing about the charges
that were to be brought against at
least one Of the commissioners Fre-
quent meetings have been held by the
people responsible for the investi-
cation, some at the home of William
H. X. Davey. OF Academy street. and
others at the residence of former
School Commissioner John S. Price:
Mr.. Price at whose home some OF
the meetings have been he'd, was one
of the candidates at the election as
was Mr.. Hudson, who was served
with a subpoena.
The three members of the Board Of
Commissioners are Mayor John H.
Waters John d. Caldwell and Ed
ward e. MatheB-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-15
PINGRY SCHOOL FREED OF
DEBT AT MAGIE BANQUET

The dinner IN Mr.. Magie's honor
was rendered by the trustees of the
school Mr.. Fowler was toastmaster
The speakers were Benjamin H
Campbell. Frederick Faullxs and
Edgar B. Moore. OF this city; DR.
Magic, the newly elected principal.
and James Barnes. of New York.
Many of the addresses were reni-
niscent tributes being paid to the
work of David Pingry, who estab-
lished the school. The future was
discussed and plans for placing the
school on a financial basis that win
give an opportunity for expansion
were outlined 1t Is probable that ad
ditional stock in the school will be
issued.
Professor Magic, in his address.
spoke of the great possibilities that
lay before the school. and. with the
loyal alumni bound by tradition and
accomplishment. not only would the
high standards long maintained
continue. but new fields Of endeauof
would be opened.
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HARD PULLING
FOR HELPFOR
GODFREY BILLS
Engineer Sherrerd and Fire
Commissioner Ashley at Small
Gathering Favor Them.

Tho neode of departments who nreet
bills pending In the Legislature wen'
on record this afternoon in favor of
the Godfrey bills for the abandon
ment of the Morris canal.
Only two of the conferees voted.
however. They were City Engineer
Morris r. Sherrerd. who proposed
that they be favored, and Fire Com
missioner George B. Ashley, who
seconded his motion.
Mr.. Sherrerd attended the BOARD oe
Trade meeting Friday night and
heard Carlton Godfrey. speaker of
the House OF Assembly, offer to
amend his bills so that Jersey City
would have the preferential right In
purchase the properly In that city.
This, Mr.. Sherrerd said today, was
the only feature of ths bills that he
deemed unfair thu preferential right
feature, and now that Godfrey pro-
posed to amend them he thought the
conference should approve them.
There were only seven around the
tab when City Counsel Spaulding
Frazer called for someone to second
the motion, and no one spoke. Fin
ally. Commissioner Ashley said:
"Well, on Mr.. Sherrerd's reccmmen-
dation. I'll second the motion"
Mr.. Sherrerd and Mr.. Ashley were
the only vo ices heard when Mr.. Fra
ger called for a vote. Assistant Citv
Clerk Martin c. Bross Tax Board
Clerk James Fitzsimmons, Samu I
Sharwell, of the Board of Health, and
Tax Commissioner Robert l.. Ross
rena ming silent. None OF the persons
at the conference has vote in the
legislature. Messrs. Bross Fits M
mons. Sharwell and Ross were pre-.
ent on other business, as was Com
missioner Ashley.
The conference disapproved House
bill No. 729, by Assemblyman Ed
ward Schoen. of Essex, which would
allow police judges to designate the
deputy clerk to st In his place dur
ing the police judges absence.
s'This is going a litte too far"
sad Mr.. Frazer. "We'll be having
scrub-women sitting as justices
next"
The conferees discussed House bill
No. 704 allowing min c.palit:es to
use school funds when such funds
are lying idle. Charles Meyers.
counsel for the school board. ap-
peared in opposition to the bill. and
wanted a substitute put in. Robert
Argue secretary of the board and
Nathaniel King one OF the commits
sioners. also appeared in opposition
tcou.irued on Page a. Column -
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SCARLETT ISPUT
ON TRIAL.; SMITH
CHIEF WITNESS
Faces indictment Charging He
overdrew Account With the
RosevilIe Trust.

John B. Scarlet, formerly q dlrec-
tor and depositor in the now defunct
Roseville Trust Company, who Is
under indictment for four overdrafss
of his account and for conspiracy 10
defraud the bank, was placed on trial
before Judge Harry v. Osborne In
the Court of Oyer and Terminer to-
day. Only one OF the five indictments
Is being heard. 1t Is expected that
trial of the other four will follow.
Raymond e. Smith, former secre-
tary-treasurer at the bank, was the
second witness called by the State.
LaRue Vredenburgh, deputy commits
sioner of banking and insurance, pre-
ceded him, and identified the oath
subscribed to by Scarlett when he
was e'ected director of the bank.
Smith was called to testify concern
ing the election of Scarlet as iec-
tor. He identified the minutes of the
meeting, which were in his handwrit-
ing. Smith denied that he urged
Scarlett to become a director. He
also said he couldn't remember ever
hearing Scarlet talk of res gning.
Neither could he recall receiving
letter of resignation from Scarlett in
February. 1918
Smith said, in answer to question
by Conover English counsel for Sea-
lett. that IL he hadn't been called as a
witness today he would be in States
pr son.
Prison life, apparently. has not
greatly changed Smith. He appeared
to be in good health and. except for
the same slight pallor he showed be-
fore he was sentenced, there was
nothing to Indicate he was prisoner.
who has already been In jail year
and half.
tho bank. who is under indictment
70 he tried next week, followed Smith
nm the stand. He identified entries
showing deposits and Withdrawals by
ScarIett, as recorded on the banks
books.
Mindnich admitted that all of the
deposits made by Scar EFT might not
be on the ledgers of the bank. He
sad in answer to Mr.. English's cross
examination that the manipulation OF
the books by Smith might account
for the condition of Scarlett's ac-
count at the time the bank closed.
Isn't 1t fact" asked Mr.. English.
sthat Smith app led to other ac-
counts. money that was deposited by
Scarlett?"
ness.
Don't you know it7" he was
a,Ssed.
II think So" was his answer.
OBJECTION was made by the prose-
cutor to the answers and they were
ruled out and he was asked to tell
what he knew from his own knowl-
edge Mindnich then said he didn't
sznow" whether Smith had misapplied
Scar ett's deposits
Through Mindnich, the defendant
aimed to show that Scarlet never
ordered his account, the apparent
over-drafts which are the basis
of the criminal charges against
Scarett being results of Smiths Jug
Cling according to the defense's con-
tentiou.
Scarlett's trial is the second grow
ing out OF the failure of the bank In
August, 1918. Last fall William c..
Armstrong, Augustus r. Jennings
and william j Thompson. the latter
two employees of the bank. were tricd
for conspiracy, Armstrong was con.
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PROTESTS PROBE
OF NEWSPAPERS
BY GOVERNMENT
Editor Declares It Has Ten
dency to Put Them Under
"Sort of Dursss."

WASHINGTON, March 15.--vyeor~
ous protest against the tendency OF
governmental investigations to place
the newspapers of the country under
sort of duress' was made bF
Charles r. Miller, editor-in chief of
the New York Times, before the SEM
ate ship lobby investigating commit
- Chairman Walsh had questioned
Mr.. Miller at length as to editorials
and news stories in his paper. bear
ing on the ship bill. trust proseec-
tlcns and railway mail pay. At the
conclusion OF his examination Mr..
Miller questioned the authority OF this
committee to inquire as to many of
the matters discussed and said:
can see no ethical. moral or leEfl
right in this committee TO ask me
many of the questions you have put
to me. It seems to me It would be
right for you to inquire whether I
know OF any improper activities II
connection with the ship purchase
There, It seems to me, the matter
should have ended.
THE tendency OF continued Inquiries
along the lines of this investfeaf7ou.
it seems to me. would be to reduce
the press OF the United States 10 tho
condition of the press OF some Of the
capitals OF central Europe, where Il Ir
known as the reptile press: wiier& n
crawis on it's belly to the for1I#E
office and the government ofici8i1
every day to get its orders. This cc1<
tinued investigation. I believe. e 4
kind of infringement Of the liberty -
s<<anfsnoes - rez. 4 ruIun>r 4 4
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Mayo Arrested.
at New Haven
Manufacturer Gives Bail for
Appearance in
Court.
speciaI to the Evening Star.


NEW HAVEN. March 15.-virg.n-
ius j. Mayo, central figure In the
mystery revolving about the recent
suicide of Lillian Cook. one of his
stenographers. was arrested today.
He is charged with being the father
OF Susan Wahler's child. The Wah-
Ter woman was a stenographer for
Mavo some time ago.
Mayo furnished bail for his ap>
pearance before Justice Land for
trial.
No word has yet come from Mrs.
Wine. .m4na Meyer Mayo, of New
Haven, as to her procedare. If any,
rearranging her family affairs. She
continues to preserve the silence
which has marked her conduct from
the hrst. and apparently is waiting to
learn all the facts before> deciding
upon her course.
1t is about settled that Mrs.
Florence Weeks Mayo, of Scranton.
will not prosecute Mayo for bigamy.
but will bring suit Tor divorce, which
will make certain financial provision
for her future. Her evidence OF
course will be the marriage and life
together Of Mrs. Wilhelmlna Meyer
Mayo and Mayo.
A. Mayo is to be criminally prose-
cuted it probably will be on the in
itiative of the Ministers Union. Of
New Haven the president of which,
Rev. Oscar K. Maurer, saying today
that such a move was being consld-
cred. The inactivity of the New
Haven Mrs. Mayo Is given as one OF
the causes for the probable action
by the ministers.
Coroner Mix says that he was com.
PEELED by law to accept the sworn
statements of witnesses at the in
quest into the death of Lillian Cook
the Brooklyn girl, whose suicide re-
suited in the disc! !osures. The corner
SAYS that the testimony did not sat
isfy him, but that his functions IN
the matter have Terminated and that
further action is up to the States
attorney.
That officer. Aaron A. Airing. re-
mains inactive, and much CT ticism
has resulted. 1t has Just become
known that he was the recipient of q
sword as q testimonial of regard by
friends upon his being made A mem
ber of the staff of the present q "
ernor last January, and tnaf Mayo
made the presentation speech 0F tna'
occasion. VI
II is not believed generally In New
Haven that Mrs Wiihelmina Meyer
Mayo will take any actions even
though suits for divorce by the scran-
ton Mrs. Mayo should invalidate heF
own marriage. Popular opinion y
that all the women concerned with
the case will prefer to take civil ac-
ton. by which their interests will be
best served financially, rather than
any criminal action
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CL|NG|NG TO THE
GODFREY BILLS
BY Teeth ONLY
Public Sentiment Thoroughly
Aroused Over the Canal Aban-
donnent Measures.
NEWARK TRADE BOARD
HEARING A BOOMERANG
Viewed by Essex Citizens at
Close Range the Result Was
Certain-LegisIative Work.
From a stnT Correspondent.

From q stnn Correspondent.
TRENTON, March 15.-The big
feature of tonight's session OF the
Legislature will be the action on
Speaker Godfrey's Morris canal
abandonment bills, VIII ch Minority
Leader Thomas F. Martin has an
nounced he will make special order
of business for 9 O'Clock.
The fight on the canal bills promise
to be one of the livel.est of the ses-
sion The Newark Board of Trade
hearing instead of boosting the bills
sounded Their death knell Essex
county citizens and taxpayers scru
tinized their dangerous features at
close range The event proved a
boomerang for those beh nd the
movement Mr. Godfrey insists that
he has enough votes to jam the
measures through the House. On the
other hand Mr.. Martin declares that
the most votes the speaker can mus
ter is twenty-e e.ght. which will be in
sufficient
In the opinion of many the Lehigh
valley is only holding on to the bills
with its teeth, and that Speaker Cod
frey cannot possibly rescue them
with only that frail grip to stain his
efforts and public sentiment pulling
the other way.
Once the canal bills have been dis
posed of the local option bill will be
given quick attention. Then the
economy and efficiency bills, reor-
ganizing various departments, will be
passed IN the House.
Thus far 81 have been introduced
In the House and 375 in the Senate.
And. after tne Governor had tr j
the Legislature in January that the
people wanted a short and business
like session.
This is quite possible" he
said. because the legislatures of
the last three or four years have dis
posed Of practically all matters for
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OPPOSE METHOD
TO REGULATE THE
FULL CREW LAW
Governor Fielder, in Open Let
ter, Excepts to Provisions
of Stevens Bill.
SIGNATURES OBTAINED
BY SOLICITATION, HE SAYS
Plan to Place Power to Man
Trains in PubIic Utility Com
:, mission a Pretext.
From a star Correspondent.


TRENTON, March 15.-Governor
Fielder today. in an open letter, op-
posed the bill Of Assemb' yman Stew
ems, of Cape May. to put the regula-
tion of the full crew law in the hands
of the Board of Public Utility Com
missioners. Assemblyman Stevens,
by request, introduced repeater OF
the full crew law and also put in
bin to have the utility board say how
many workmen shall man a train.
The governor. In his letter making
known his attitude on this BILL did
not give the name of the person to
whom the letter was written. Know
ing you as do the governor wrote,
''I am satisfied you would not urge
the passage of this bill were you ac-
quainted with It's provisions.
81 am receiving many letters on
this subject similar in form to yours
(as we'll as petitions). making IT
apparent that the signatures there
for are being solicited.
'I suspect that many who sign
them know little or nothing of the
reason for the present law, or what
ing bills would be, and do not think
YOU can be familiar with the provis-
ions OF the bill which 1t is claimed
will give the public utility commits
sion ample power to regulate Inc
number of trainmen necessary Tor
/ the safe operations of passenger ana
freight trains.
This bill was introduced. in the
Assembly March 2. and the adveT-
fisements which the railroads nave
caused to be inserted In the news
papers quote 1t at length with ap-
proval and urge it's passage. 1t pro-
vides that the Publ Utility Com
mission shall have power to require
any railroad doing business in this
State either for the hauling OF
passengers or freight TO determine
the number Of trainmen TO be hired
to operate such trains. and that such
conlmiss' oners may make rules and
orders for the operating OF such
trains as they may deem needful.
.If you will read the words care
fully you will have observed that the
utility commission is not gwen the
slightest power to specify the NUM-
ber of men necessary on trains. and
all tnat the bill prop oses Is to give
the commission the foolish right to
require the railroads to determine
such number Moreover. because the
bill refers only to companies in this
State. I am afaid 1t would not apply
TO those doing interstate business.
and that the last clause of the bill
relating to orders and rules. for
operating trains. gives the commits
sion no wider power than 1t now has
under the act constituting It. by
which II is empowered to order rail-
roads TO furnish safe. adequate and
proper service and which power has
never been thought to include the
right to compel full crew."
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Special TO the evening Star.

snecisI 10 the Evening Star.
PATTERSON. March 15.-Thomas g..
Hughes. the local garage proprietor.
and brother of United States Senator
william Hughes, who was buried
Saturday, died as the result OF swal-
lowing a tin whistle thirty-five years
ago. He had suffered from q stomach
ailment for some time. and few
weeks ago was admitted to the Cen
eral Hospital. An operation dis
closed the whistle from which all the
trouble arose. Complications were
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-15

ELIZABETH. March 15.--When Da-
vid Magic. jr., the newly elected prin-
clpai of Pingry School, formerly OF
Newark Academy. assumes charge OF
the affairs OF the institution in Sep
tember the financial condition OF the
school will be better than for years.
At the dinner rendered to Mr.. Magic
on Saturday night at the Town and
Country Club announcement was
made that the entire Indebtedness Of
Pingry School, amounting to over
$50, 900, had been cancelled. This was
accomplished by those men who had
met the deficiency for some years
past and who cancelled their claims.
Among those who Cancelled their
claims were Frank H. Davis, vice
president of the Chicago and Alton
railroad; George e. Dlmock, q re-
tired New York stock broker and
president Of the board Of trus-
tees of the school: former Congress-
man Charles N. Fowler. the presi-
dent of the board: Edgar B. Moore
and other members Of the alumni.
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TIN WHISTLE CAUSED DEATH
OF SENATOR HUGHESS BROTHER

so extensive however. that death re-
suited last Wednesday.
The Elks the Loomfixers' Union
and the Paterson Automobile Trade
Association were well represented at
the funeral service in st. Paul's
Episcopal Church with Rev. A. w.
Kierulf, curate Of the church, off,
ciating The pa'lbearers were Elks.
Among the seventy or more floral
tributes was wreath of Easter ILL
lies and golden rod from the White
House conservatories, sent by Prest-
dent Wilson.
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By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, March Is Q1:15 a.
m. via London. 1:2O p. m.l-Austrian
forces. supported by large German
contingent, again are making a de-
ternined effort to relieve .hc
Przemsyl fortress in Galicia. besieged
by the Russians since the early
months of the war.
Having failed in their movement in
East Galicia, near Stanislau, whence
they hope to strike northwest In the
direction of Przemsyl and having
transferred the centre Of their opera
tions further to the west. they are
now attempting to take direct route
from Ujok pass to the north. In
the vicinity Of Stuben. almost half
way between Ujok and Przemsyl. the
Austrians encountered serious Rus
sian resistance and the success Of
their movement depends upon the
outcome of their concentrated efforts
to break through the Russian lines
at this point.
| The simultaneous closing of the
Russian besieging forces upon
Przemsyl and the occupation OF Nal
kovitza, within three miles of the
fortress, make the situation at
Przemsyl more interesting than any
just now in Galicia- Recent opera
! tions in which Russian forces in oe-
cupying hostile positions have taken
a large number of men and guns re-
veal that Przemsyl Is much stronger
in artillery and in infantry than had
been believed. 1t Is evident that the
FORT has kent In constant COIN
munication with Austrian points out
side by means OF wireless telegrapuy
and the flights of aeroplanes.
Russian military authorities today
expressed confidence in their own Sc
curity In Galicia. In view of the re
ported success of their troops iIl
checking Austrian attacks at in1por-
tant places on the Carpathian FROM
they are confident that the present
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