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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-06
ONE FATALITY IN
THE ACCIDENTS
OVER FOURTH
Eight Fires During Forty-eight
Hours Also Marked the
Holiday.

Three accidents. one fatal, one seri-
Gus and one slight, and eight fires in
forty eight hours occurred in Newark
during the 1915 Fourth of July cele-
bration. No accidents were reported
during the three previous years. This
years record was:
William Sexton, four years old, IF
15l East Thirty-fifth street, New
York fatally burned trying to light
a "sparkler" Saturday forenoon on
the sidewlk in front of the home of
his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Evans,
1870 Seventeenth avenue. Died in City
Hospital.
Dominick Cateno, sixteen years old,
II Bruce street, struck i'm right eye by
bullet from cartridge he found and
pounded with a hammer, Monday.
In German Hospital today it was not
known whether he would lose sight of
eye.
Victor Leiss. fifteen years old, sligt-
ly wounded in left hand by discharge
of toy pistol; treated in ST James's
Hospital.
The Newark fire department was
called out to but one alarm of fire
on July Sunday. That was for
slight blaze caused by rubbish in the
rear of So Academy street. There
were seven alarms throughout the
twenty-four hours of yesterday. But
one of these alarms was for a fire
of any significance. This was for a
blaze in a stable, a short distance
from Hensler's brewery, and oc-
Cured at 2:27 o'clock in the morning
The flames were speedily extin-
gushed.
In 1907 the first agitation for the
safe and sane Fourth was made in
this city. The number of accidents
on the Fourth of that year was sew
enty-two; the next year the number
was reduced by two. and the follow
ing year dropped off two more. In
1910, when the agitation was begin
ming to have it's effect radically felt,
there we're but thirteen accidents,
and in 1911, when the authorities
prohibited the use of explosives and
fireworks, there were but seven ace-
dents to those who defled the law
and decided to make a noise at any
cost.
During the celebrations of 1912,
1918 and 1914 not a single accident
was reported and this years cele-
bration shows but one.
This city has become so safe and
sane that fireworks under municipal
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LOCAL ARMORY'
SELECTED FOR
CITY EXPOSITION

The exposition in connection witt
the 250th anniversary celebration OF
the city of Newark next summer viii
be held in the First Regiment
Armory, Sussex avenue and Jay
street. This was decided upon by the
manufacturers and trades commit
tee of the Committee of One Hundred
at a special meeting this morning
when IL recommended the use Of the
armory for this purpose as will send
their recommendation to the Commit
tee of One Hundred at its special
meeting tomorrow.
When the manufacturers and
trades committee convened this
morning with Chairman Augustus V.
Hamburg, presiding, a report was
received from Major William Cam
field, of the First Regiment, telling
them that the city could have the
Use of the armory during two weeks
In August and all OF September. This
was satisfactory TO the committee, in
spite of the fact that it was The
original desire to hold the exposition
earlier in the summer,
The committee went on record as
accepting this offer. as they were not
disposed to erect an exposition build
Ing because of the cost 1t is pro-
posed to build a temporary structure
adjoining the armory on Dickinson
street, as supplemental to the armory
proper, and In which to house the
overflow exhibits. This latter build
ing, II is estimated, will cost in the
neighborhood of $32, 900.
Considerable difficulty las been ex-
perienced by the committee in Sc
curing a manager for the exposition,
and II will probably be some time
before suitable person is selected
At the present time most of the
experienced exposition managers are
in San Francisco. but a conference
will probably be held by the commit
tee with several prospective man
ayers within the next few days. The
committee will meet again at II
o'clock next Monday. There will be
no meeting of the executive COM
mittee for the present.
The publicity committee of the
Committee of One Hundred has de-
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POLICE VG|LANT
IN TRACING NEW
BOMB OUTRAGE
Fear Campaign Of Terrorism in
Dynamite Attack on Head
quarters in New York.

NEW. YORK, July 6.-Spurred by
the attempt last night to wreck po-
lice headquarters with bomb the
police is today working on the theory
that this latest outrage may be part
OF a widespread campaign of terror.
John Koss, an Austrian, who was
discovered hiding in q hallway, was
detained by the police.
The fact that the explosion oc-
CURED the day after the first ami
versary of the bomb explosion in
Harlem. in which Arthur Caron and
three other anarchists lost their lives,
caused the police to work on the
theory that the bomb was set off by
anarchist agitators. The explosion
which killed the anarchists occurred
on the morning of July 4, 1914.
Police Commissioner Woods visited
the scene Of last nights explosion
shortly after his return from visit
to the home of j. P. Morban, near
Glen Cove. Commissioner Woods
secuted the idea that the bomb was
the work of a sympathizer of Frank
Holt, the man who shot Morgan
Neither did the commissioner believe
II was a So-called anniversary bomb.
Asked If he thought it was the work
of anarchists, Mr.. Woods declined to
make any further comment, except
TO say that the police were hard at
work on the case.
Owen Egan, head of the Bureau OF
Combustibles, after an examinat ation
of small fragments of lead pipe, said
that in his opinion the bomb con-
sisted of two sticks of dynamite
placed in a section of pipe, which was
loaded with slugs of brass and iron,
and then set OF by slow fuse.
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Makes Deep Cash with
Metallic End of
Lead Pencil.
PRISONER IN BAD WAY
DUE TO LOSS OF BLOOD
District Attorney Fears He May
Die-Financier Is Recover
ing Rapidly.

GLEN COVE. n. Y, July 8.-FranS
Holt, j. P. Morgan's assailant who
has also confessed to setting the
bomb that exploded in the capitol 1t
Washington last Friday night, at
tempted to kill himself at midnight by
trying to open the artery in his left
wrist with a lead pencil
The attempt was unsuccessful
Holt, lying on his side In cell in the
Nassau county Jail at Mineola, was
seen by an attendant to writhe with
pain. The attendant entered the cell,
found blood flowing from the wound,
summoned the warden and bound un
the wrest, checking the flow of blood.
Notwithstanding the promptness
with which Holt's attempt was dis
covered, he lost considerable guam
tity of blood.
Holt spent a restless night tossing
about on his cot, fror: which he had
been unable to rise during the day,
and muttering to himself at inter-
Vals His. keepers had taken from
him his belt, his suspenders and
every other article in his possession
with which they thought he could
have attempted suicide
He had seemed so respondent dur
been kept on him. After several
hours had passed without sleep dur
ing the early night. Holt called to
an attendant and asked for a lead
pencil. He sid that he wanted to
write to his wife. A lead pencil was
brought to him and a few moments
later pad of paper.
Attendant Gives Him Pencil.
The attendant remained in the cell
for a few minutes and Holt, turning
on his left side, apparently started
to write.
The attendant then left. Within
less than five minutes he passed the
door of Holts cell again. He then
noticed that Holt seemed to be in
pain. entered the cell and found
his wrist After the flow of blood
had been checked and the wound
bandaged the keeper and Warden
Hulse searched for the pencil They
found 1t on the cot. He had eX-
tracted the rubber eraser from the
tip of the pencil and with his teeth
had bitten the metal which held the
rubber in position until the edges
met. The result was fairly sharp
weapon with blade perhaps quar-
ter of an inch long.
Apparently Holt had not reached
the artery. He had cut viein how
ever, and from this the blood was
flowing To the warden's questions
as TO why he had attempted to kill
himself Holt refused to reply.
DR.. Guy Cleghorn. the jail ply
slcian, was not summoned, because of
the lateness of the hour and the evi-
dent fact that the attempt had be N
successfully checked. He was to have
visited Holt some time during the
forenoon today. The bandage still re-
mained on Hollis wrist today, and It
was said that DR.. Cleghorn's atten-
ton would be called to the wound
Telegram from His Wife.
Holt was cheered somewhat today
by the receipt of a telegram from his
wife. at Dallas, Tex 1t read
Have best counsel here. Advised
to rest and wait, and you will do the
same. Sending loving greetings
hourly. Beautiful tribute to you In
both evening papers here. I am tarry-
Ing for details of our finances, ! will
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DISCHARGE DUE
TO J|TNEY TALK.
INSISTS LANDAU
one-Armed Man Says He Was
Put on Carpet by 5upt.
Graham, of p. S.
DISMISSED FOR "GOoD AND
SUFFICIENT REASoN"-P. S.
Trolley Company Declares Man
Was a Observation-Disclosures
ing to Jitney Story"

Despite the denial of the Public
Service railway that he had been
discharged for speaking favorably
of the jitney busses, Harry Landau.
one-armed trolleyman living at 716
South Twentieth street. appeared in
the Evening Star office today to de-
clare that on Friday he was sum-
moned before District Superintendent
William B. Graham ana told by Mr..
Graham
Il hear reports you are always
talking about union and the jitney
busses. so turn in your badge"
Landau declared that an employers
liability suit, which has been hanging
fire since he lost his arm in March
1912, will be pressed against the Pub
lie Service and said il is to come VI
in the September term. He said that
the Public Service continued to EN-
ploy him after the loss of his arm
and that while they did so he had
never appeared In court to press his
suit against them. Now he is in bat
need of money, and will push the ac-
ton. Saturday he was in New Yori
with hhis wife and three children
seeking employment, but was unsuc-
cessful.
John L. O'Toole, publicity repreeen-
tative for the Public Service Corpora
I ton, said when informed of the state
ment: Il had occasion to see Mr.
Graham since l denied on Saturday
Mr.. Landau had been discharged for
| such reason, and Mr.. Graham told me
he discharged him for what he con-
sidered good and sufficient reason and
that he was not discharged for the
1 ron In L. All
one job after another. but was a dis
turber. and finally compassion ceased
! to be a virtue.
I Landau told the Jitney Service As
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FIND SCARS ON
HOLT SIMILAR
TO MUENTER'S
County Physician at Mineola
Makes Announcement After
Examination.

MINEOLA, L. l., July 6.-Dr, CleE-
horn, county jail physician, declared
this afternoon that an examination
of Frank Holt, assailant of j. p.
Morgan revealed scars of the same
character described in police descrip-
| tions of Erich Muenther, the Harvard
professor who disappeared nine years
ago following the poisoning of his
wife.
Alienists have been asked to come
here to make an examination of
Hollis mental condition to determine
whether he is sane Dr. Cleghorn
said he believed Holt was suffering
either from paranoia or dementia
| praecoX. Doctons Carlos f. MacDon>
aid and Austin Flint, who have been
held In readiness to testify for the
State at the trial in New York to test
the sanity of Harry X. Thaw, have
been asked to come and might arrive
late this afternoon, it was said.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Prof. John
Maxwell Grove, a teacher at the
University High School of this city,
suggested today that the identity of
Frank Holt, VINO shot J. Pierpont
Morgan might be cleared up by look
lib lOI CtI lalH SCeii . Oil HIS DOuS
photographs and Holt's conduct
suggest strongly to me that he is
really Erich Muenter, who dis
appeared nine years ago after the
death of his wife" said the professor.
However, there were scars on
| Muenter's body left by repeated op-
erations for a chronic malady which
should show on Holt If they were the
same person.
"Muenter and were married
about the same time in 1902 and we
went to live in the same NAT building.
| lie was brilliant and tlreiess stu
dent.
Before | ever saw the photo
graphs of Holt Thought he might be
Muenter, although for years | had
believed the latter dead The sug-
, gestion came to me when | was read
| ing Hollis statement. That se,lnds
like Muenter, | thought" r-
Ottmar NJ. Krembs, brother OF
Muenter's wife, said today that he
| would go east to assist in clearing
up Hollis identity. He has a number
| of photographs of Muenter, some of
them without the beard and he de-
clared that the likeness between the
smooth faced pictures of Muenter
and those of Holt were striking.
DALLAS, Tex, July s.-Where in
Wisconsin was Frank Hol;, J. p.
Morgan's assailant, born?
Where was he from boyhood days
until he came out of Mexico into the
Forth Worth Polytechnic College, in
1908?
Where was he nine years ago,
when Mrs Erich Meunter, wife Of
Harvard instructor, was strange
ly poisoned? Was he Meunter?
All of these questions. except the
last, Mrs. Frank Holt today returned
answers which only made the mys-
terry around this mysterious man
deeper To the last she simply re-
sponded impossible
Mrs. Holt herself today was still
In hiding and refused to reply to in
Vuiries.
To all inquiries as to why she had
not started for New York. Oscar
Sensabaugh, brother of Mrs. Hit,
has stated that some complications
at the outset prevented, and has
refused o elucidate further.
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near Washington street, for number
Of years, finally removing to 7
Springfield avenue. He remained
at the latter place until year ago.
when i'll health forced him to retire
Was Volunteer Fireman.
The deceased moved to Vailsburg
from Newark twenty years ago
taking up his residence at is Laurel
place. He resided at this address a
numbers of years. and then moved
to the home in which he died. Short
ly after his removal to Vailsburg he
became interested in the volunteer fire
department, which he joined and OF
which he was finally made foreman
When the Borough of Vailsburg was
taken over by Newark he became u
member of the exempt firemen. lie
remained in this organization a num-
ber of years but later resigned
He took an active part in the po-
litlcal life of the Borough of Walls
burg and served as one of the bor-
ough councilmen for seven years, be-
ing elected on the Republican ticket.
He was a member of the Republican
County Committee for a number of
years, retiring last year because OF
his health.
Mr. Eschenfelder was compelled to
HeeD 10 MS TOOID Two weeks ago anu
about a week ago had to take TO his
bed His death was due to paralysis.
He had been in falling health for six
years.
He was member of Vailsburg
Council No. 25S, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, and Vallsburg
Conclave No. 1853, Independent Order
of Heptasophs, and Newark Lodge
No. 81, B. p. o. r, He attended tho
German Lutheran Church, in Court
street, during his entire lifetime.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Emma Eschenfelder; five daughters,
Mrs. May Miller. and the Misses En-
ma, Bertha, Millie and Agnes Eschen-
fielder. and two sons, George and An
drew Eschenfelder.
funeral services will be held at
the home tonight at o'clock Rev.
Smith Ordway, of the Kilburn Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church will Off
ciate. Another service will be held
at the home tomorrow afternoon at
2:30. Rev. William Rieb, retired, who
was pastor of the German Lutheran
Church, In Court street. and who Off
ciated at the christening and con-
firmation of Mr. Eschenfelder. will
officiate. Interment will be In Fair
mount Cemetery at the convenience
of the family
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NEWARK CENSUS
TO SHOW ONLY
SMALL GAINS
$4,000 Probable Total for
City-Expense List Filed by
Supervisor Nugent.

II Is believed that the State census
of Newark will show that the poru-
lation of the city is about 377 900.
This is far below the expected 40O,-
900 mark.
The expense account for the
enumerators for Essex county was
filed with County Auditor r. Guen-
ther today He refused, however, to
announce the total cost which would
reveal the exact census for Newark
and the other towns In Essex county
as well as the county itself.
Washington Cross, acting for James
r. Nugent, supervisor of census for
the county, filed the expense list Of
the enumerators at noon. He de-
clined to say anything about the bill,
which matter he said, would rest
with the county auditor.
The population of Newark, accord
ing to the United States Government
census. which was taken five years
ago, was 347,46 The increase since
then, it is said. will not exceed 3d.
600, or an advance of 5000 per year
since 1910.
A general increase in population
will be shown for Essex county in
the State census, but it will not be
as large as was expected.
Senator Bennessy Has Kick.
James r. Nugent, supervisor of the
census for Essex county, said today
that all the enumerators at work
under his direction had orders to do
nothing savoring of politics, and he
added he had not heard of instruc-
tions of different import being given
in any other county.
The occasion of the statement was
the admission OF Senator Charles
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RUSSIAN LINE BROKEN.
WARSAW THREATENED.
SAYS BERLIN DISPATCH
British Air Attack
on German Base
in North Sea Fails
Cruisers and Torpedo Boat Des-
troyers Accompanied Air
ships, Berlin Reports.
BY the Associated Preas.

BERLIN, July (by wireless to
Sayyille, N. Y0.-A great British
aeroplane attack was directed against
the German positions in a German
bay of the North Sea on the morning
of July A. according to a German Off
cial statement issued under date of
July ). The attack, the announce
ment adds, failed.
German airships sighted at dawn
off Terschelling, an island off the
Netherlands, the advancing British
naval forces. They consisted of sew
eral hydroaeroplane motorships. ac-
companied by number OF cruisers
and torpedo boat destroyers. The
British vessels were forced to retreat.
One British hydroaeroplane which
succeeded in rising in the air was
pursued by German aeroplanes. but
1t escaped by flying over Dutch ter
ritory.
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Petrograd Admits TeutOns
Have Broken Through
Near Krasnik.
BRITISH FORCES TAKE
TRENCHES IN BEL GUM
Success Against Germans Near
Pilliken AnnOunced-Freuch
Repulse Attacks.

The Austro-d -man forces have
broken the Russian line In Two near
krasnik, in Southern Poland. and
one part is being driven eastward
while the other part is lretreatine
toward Lublin and Ivanjgorod, ac-
cording to a dispatch Gom Berlin
today 1t is declared that Warsaw
is now threatened by Sbe Austro-
German advance.
Petrograd officially admits that the
Austrian army under Archduke Fer
dinand has broken through near
Krasnik. Other report; indicate that
elsewhere along the line of approxi-
mately $50 miles, from the Baltic to
Bessarabia, sitter resistance is be-
ing offered by the Russians from
day to day
The official Paris report today an
nounces the capture of some German
trenches by the British in Belgium at
point to the southwest of Pilliken
on the east bank of the canal. Sew
eral German attacks along the line
in France are mentioned in the Paris
report, but all are declared to have
been repulsed.
The Italians report the satisfactory
development of their offensive on she
Carnic plateau and the success Of
their attacks on Austrian encamp-
ments in the vicinity of Doberdo.
Severe fighting Us in progress on the
edge of the Doherdo plateau, accord
ing to the latest Austrian state
ment
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Archbishop Quigley
Is Growing Weaker

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, July g.
James Edward Quigley Catholic
Archbishop of Chicago. Ill here at
the home of his brother, Is gradually
growing weaker, and the end may
come at any moment according to
the statement issued by his physi-
clans early today. Free use of stim-
ulants was being continued. Among
the visitors to the bedside of the
sinking prelate today was auxiliary
Bishop Paul r. Rhode of Chicago.
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1o DEAD, 9O3 INJURED, TOLL
FOR THE NATION ON FOURTH"

A large increase was also shown in
the fire loss, the total for this year b.
ing $249,325, as compared with $685.
last year. Causes of the fatalities this
year were distributed as follows:
Fireworks, none; cannons. 4; fire
arms, 4 gun powder, >.
In Chicago the celebration was tine
sanest in history. Only one person
was killed and two injured
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Morgan Talks on Phone
to All of His Partners

NEW YORK, July 6.-7J. p. Nor
gan called his office over the tele-
phone from his home at Glen Cove
this morning, Talking to his part
ners. he told them he felt fine and
he discussed some of his business
affairs.
The hnancier talked for several
minutes, all of his partners taking
turns at the telephone. 1t was stated
that he discussed general affairs, A
great feeling of relief was noticeable
at the Morgan offices today followin Z
the announcement that the financie.'
was positively out of danger.
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CHICAGO, July g. 6.-Nineteen persons
dead and 903 injured was the nations
sacrifice to the two days celebration
of the Fourth of July according to
corrected figuers by the Chicago Tri-
bune.
These figures show an increase over
the totals of 1914 when there were
twelve persons killed and S79 injured
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BRITISH TORPEDO
UNARMED SHIPS,
BERLIN CHARGES
nr tn. A..ociated Press.

BERLIN, July g. (By wireless to
Sayyille. n. Y.)-Included in the news
items given out today by the Over
seas News Agency was the following:
IAN official report gives full partic-
ulars of number of cases In which
British submarines and torpedo boats.
In turkish waters, had torpedoed
without warning unarmed passenger
ships. and even one hospital ship with
700 wounded on board.
Continuing, this statement points
ont that while England condemns
submarine warfare within specific
war zone as barbarous. cruel and
murderous practice. in violation of
international law. she uses the same
methods in other parts of the globe
which have not been specified as war
zones"
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ESCHENFELDER
DIES AFTER A
LONG ILLNESS
Was Well Known in Vailsburg
Affairs and Local Busi-
ness Circles.

Andrew Eschenfelder, one of the
Oldest residents Of the Vailsburg sec
tion, died at his home, IL Laurel
place, Sunday. after an Illness of
over year. He was fiftytwo years
old.
Mr.. Eschenfelder was born in this
city on May 2, 1858, and he has been
identified with business here during
his lifetime. He conducted mer-
chant tailoring shop at Bank street,