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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-22
SHER|FF'S SON
1 LAYS VIOLATION
/ TO HIS FATHER
Vhereupon Judge Grice Crit
icises Elder Schmidt and
Fines Youth SIS.

Ralph B. Schmidt, 1r., son of Sher-
ain Ralph III. Schmidt, was one of the
#thirteen automobiIists fined IS by
Judge Grice in the First Precinct
|KCourt today on charges of speeding.
young Schmidt was arrested on
y Broad street Saturday night by Mo-
\ torcycle Policemen Jewell, Cleveland
and Skillman, with two other auto
mobilists, who were driving their
machines alongside Of the Schmidt
car.
Sheriff Schmidt was in the auto
mobile when it was stopped, and as
sllred the policemen that his son
would appear in the First Precinct
Court today, SO the machine was al
lowed to proceed. When arraigned
the sheriffs son told Judge Grice that
he had driven fast on orders from
his father and that they were In a
hurry to get to the Kruger. Audi
toriuIn. The policemen testified that
the Schmidt car was making forty
miles an hour.
''Do you think that the sheriff of
F,ssex county, who is sworn to en-
force the laws, should order you to
violate them?" Judge Grice asked as
he imposed the fine of IS.
The two automobilists who were ar
rested besides Schmidt were also fined
So They are James Lyndsay, of 1856
Devon street, Kearny,. and Edward
Rehberger, of IS Waverly place. Judge
Grice imposed fines of 80 each upon
august Beck, of % North avenue,
cranford: Charles Mitthauer, of 93
Knickerbocker avenue, Brooklyn;
John Thielman, of "a Rock street,
Brooklyn; Carl Venezianno, of 16l
Newhammock street, Perth Amboy;
Charles McLear, of 4 Millington ave-
nue.. Montclair; Meyer Gerson, of
Woodbridge avenue, Chrome; Charles
W. Murphy, of 2O2 Clark street, West
field: Frank Hoonan, Of "a James
street, and William Epple, OF s42 Am
sterdam avenue, New. York.
The arrests were made Saturday
and yesterday by Motorcycle Police
meg Raucbmiller, Jewell. Cleveland
andASkillman
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BLACK HAND
MAN JUMPS
BAIL HERE
Joseph Venzo, of New York,
Goes for "Cup of Coffee"
and Disappears.

An hour before he was scheduled to
appear before Judge Haight for sem
tence today, Joseph Venzo, of 1873
East Thirteenth street, Now York,
jumped his bail of s2,500. Venzo was
convicted of sending threatening let
ters through the mail by a jury in
the United States District Court at
Trenton last week. John Petrone
and Guissepe Bolcasso, also OF New
York, were convicted of the same
crime.
The three men appeared in the
postoff1ce building this morning for
sentence Assistant District Attor-
ney Charles F. Lynch was delayed,
and Judge Haight declared he would
sentence the men shortly after noon,
when Mr.. Lynch was expected to ar
rive.
Shortly before Mr.. Lynch reached
the courtroom VenZo spoke to his at
torney, j. Victor D'Aloie, and asked
permission to go to q nearby lunch
room to "get a cup of coffee" The
lawyer assented and told Venzo to
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MORE TROUBLE
FOR THE PLAZA
Cook & Genung Bring Suit for
Material Supplied New
Hotel.

Additional troubles for the owners
and erectors of the Military Plaza
Hotel, which is almost completed on
it's site on Park place, hove into sight
today when Cook & Genung, dealers
in masons and builders supplies, filed
mechanics lien suit in the Circuit
Court against the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, executors of the estate of Philip
N. jackson the owners Of the land; the
Herman c. Schneider Building and
Construction Company, the builders,
and the Park Investment Company,
which is said to have an agreement
for the sale of the building. The suit
is for the price of material said to
have been delivered and used In the
construction of the hotel.
Work on the hotel has been inter-
rupted number of times during the
two years It has been in progress.
Financial difficulties tied the work up
for weeks at a time, rearrangements
were made, work started and stopped
again because of lack of money.
Finally, two weeks ago, the Fidelity,
acting as executor Of the jackson
estate, took possession of the almost
completed hotel under an agreement
under which the building was to be
finished by a certain date or the land
was to revert to the owners.
The bill of Cook & Genung is for
$4,5e4.15 Their complaint sets forth
that the material-bricks, plaster,
lime and cement-was delivered be-
tween June 2, 1914. and November Is,
1914, and the bill totaled S,7SS.ss,
which was reduced by one payment OF
S1s4S4 The lien is practically an at
tachment to insure payment If judg-
ment is obtained when the suit ia
tried. -
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WOMAN IN PANIC
At FIRE LEAPS
FROM WINDOW
Flames Wreck Building at o2
BeJIeviI1e Avenue, Blocking
Trolley in Rush Hour

One woman was injured and $4,000
damage resulted from a fire which
started from an unknown cause to-
day In the mems furnishing store OF
Samuel Levine, at 64 Belleville ave-
nue.. The burned building was two
story frame structure. On the second
floor Mr.. and Mrs. Levine and a
saIeslady, Miss Esther Lowitz, were
preparing breakfast whom the fire
started.
Miss Lowitz, who is twenty-one
wears old, was panic stricken at the
cry Of fire. She had only thin wrap
per over her night clothes when she
leaned from front window to the
store awning. The awning had also
cauaht fire and broke beneath the
weight of Miss Lowitz. She fell to
the ground and was taken to the
home of neighbors nearby.
The City Hospital ambulance was
summoned. After a brief examina-
tion the ambulance surgeon declared
that Miss Lowitz was not injured
enough to warrant her removal to the
hospital. Her employer left the
building by the front stairway and
was not injured. Mrs. Dora Levine,
wife of the store owner. went to the
roof OF the building and was assisted
to the apartment of Oscar Wallace.
at SO Belleville avenue. Mrs. Levine
completed her journey to the street
by means of q ladder and with the
assistance of a fireman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levine and Miss Lo-
WITT were taken to the home of Fred
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With the fall Of przen1yxl the ox.fx
important fortified town In Galicda
which is still in the hands Of thu
Austrainss is Cracow, In northwesk-
ern Galcia, close to the German bor-
der.
In the early days Of the war the
Russian offensive campaign, az out.
lined unofhcialiy, contemplated the In
vasion of Germany through East
Prussia on the north, and stimuli
taneously into Silesia from Galiciz.
The Russians succeeded in penetrate
ing Galicia, but the success Of the
Austrains IN holding Przenysl and
cracowl blocked attempts to invade
Germany across the Silesian border
Picturesque Phase Of War.
The siege Of Przemysl has bear
one OF the most picturesque phases
OF the war in the east. The Aus
trian garrison defended the city with
determination and vigsr, and dur
ing the earlier months inflicted con
siderable losses on the Russians by
frequent sorties. The only means 81
communication with the outside
world was by wireless tefegraphy and
aeroplanes.
Although there have been several
reports recently that thu surrender
OF Przemysl was imminent news
from the city itself described condt-
tions there as nearly normal, except
for the regulations imposed by ths
military authorities. All supplies Of
food were taken over by the army
rhn od 49,
diers and civilians alike. The lax<
direct word from Przemysl before this
announcement of it's surrender wne
that the Russian attacks were fukrs-
quent and that the defenders hn6
little to do.
Przemysl was well stocked with am
munition and provisions when the
siege began, although there was sharp
discrepancy between Russian and
Austrian estimates of the length Of
time it would be able to hold out.
, There have been indications recently
that hunger was an effective ally or
the Russians, for it was reported that
aeroplanes were making daily flights
to Przemysl with cargoes Of prorf-
sions.
Last week the Russians brought
down an Austrian aeroplane, SAID 70
be laden with timed beef for the
Przemysl garrison.
The fall OF Przemysl was forecast
in a Petrograd dispatch OF last
Wednesday, which said that the
capitulation of the fortress was .
matter of only q few days. Austrian
soldiers captured by the Russians
during unsuccessful sorties said thai
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LOCAL OPTION
SURE TO BRING
A HOT DEBATE
House Bill Will Come Up for Ac-
tion Tonight at Tren-
a ton.
OTHER IMPORTANT ACTS
DUE BEFORE ASSEMBLY
Three-Day Session to Be
Marked by Consideration of
i Vital Bills.


TRENTON, March 22.-With the
prestige of having passed through the
Senate, the local option bill loomed UP
before the members of the House of
Assembly as they arrived at the cap
itol here today to open the eleventh
week Of Legislature which in that
time has accomplished the feat OF
passing but one measure Of impor-
tance. the equal suffrage resolution.
An unusual mark about the begin
ming of the eleventh week was the
fact that the House convened at 3
o'clock this afternoon instead of at the
customary Monday evening hour, 8
o'clock or thereabouts. This was de-
cided upon last week before adjourn
ment was taken last Wednesday 'aft-
ernoon. Majority Leader Runyon
stated that by beginning work at 3
o'clock today the members hoped to
get in few more hours Of work.
Although the Assembly resounded
with the rap of Speaker Godfrey's
gavel at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the
fight on local option Is not scheduled
to begin until 8 o'clock this evening,
at which time Senator Gaunt's bill,
No. 8, will be the special order of busi-
ness by arrangement made last week.
The debate on the bill is expected to
be as interesting as that which
marked the consideration of the Nor
ris canal abandonment bill in the
House last Monday evening.
Unless some other member comes
o. IN Il Jtxynt ~ o. .
tention to the issue expected to be
clean-cut when the battle begins. As
semblyman Colgan's open Sunday
afternoon amendment having been
beaten badly in the House last week,
he is not expected to make another at
tempt to read this idea into the meas
ure.
As to National Prohibition.
While the Assembly is debating the
liquor question, the Senate will prob
ably be disposing of the Read meas
ure, which proposes q referendum to
get the sentiment of the people of the
State on national prohibition. IT this
bill is amended to have the expression
registered on whether a constitutional
amendment ON this issue should be
submitted to the several States, the
Anti-Saloon League has announced 1t
will favor the measure.
With local option disposed of to-
night, if that is possible the House
will then begin a death grapple with
the eight economy and efficiency bills
which are expected to come out of
committee early in the week and be
considered on second reading, at
which time it is probable there will be
an attempt to amend the bills by the
Democrats and an idea may then be
gained as to the number of friends
The bills have among the Republican
members of the lower legislative
branch.
Home rule for municipalities, the
abolition of capital punishment, in
determinate franchise granting and
Z Number of other measures Of inn
portance have come over to the House
for consideration and some Of them
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HAHN HAD A
RIGHT TOFEE,
SAYS M'CARTER
Former Attorney-GeneraI De-
clares Former Judges
Course Proper.
LAWYERS TAKE HALF OF
AWARD IN SPECIAL CASES
Testimony Over Kase Matter
All ln-Decision Re-
served.

What is looked upon as the deter
mining factor in the guilt or inno-
cence OF former Police Judge Simon
Hahn, on the charge for professional
misconduct with regard to settling
the alienation suit against Charles
NJ. kase. was the declaration of
Robert II. McCarter, counsel for Mr..
Hahn, that 1t is the custom among
members of the bar to exact o. con-
tingent fee of so per cent. of the re-
covery in a case of a difficult or dis
agreeable character.
This assertion by Mr. McCarter,
VINO Is former attorney-general of
the State, is considered one of the
principal points which Chancellor
walker VIII consider in making his
decision. Mr. McCarter made the
declaration in his summing up OF the
case Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. McCarter also made a sharp
attack on John and Francis Gregory,
Iather and son, who conduct the
Gregory Detective Agency, and who,
according to their own testimony.
were the persons who prepared the
case out of which the present charges
grew.
Between them the two detective.
got s10,250 out Of $25, 900 received by
Mr. Hahn from Kase, who is a
wealthy resident of this city, in set
tlement of proceeding which was
to have been begun by Charles A.
Peaker, a negro, for the alleged
ailenation OF the affections Of Bertha
Peaker, the negro's wife.
The charges against Mr.. Hahn CON-
templated that he had been retained
10 bring suit for divorce against
Mrs. Peaker. and that the charges
against her involved Kase; that after
the evidence in this case had been
presented to him he induced Kase to
pay $4,000 to avoid publicity. It was
declared that he then kept most of
the money to himself.
Hahn Stands on Lawyers Customs.
1t was shown In the evidence sub
mttted Saturday by Mr.. Hahn him.
self that he had been retained by
Peaker to prosecute a claim for dam
ages for the alienation of Mrs. Peak
er's affections, and that Peaker had
agreed that he should receive fifty
per cent. of the amount of the dam.
ages recovered for his services and
the disbursements he would neces-
sarily make; that after Kase had
settled the matter by the payment of
the moneys Mr.. Hahn gave Peaker
the sum Of $4,000 and retained 81, 500
to be called for by Peaker when he
should need It. Mr.. Hahn also
testified that he paid to the Gregorys
on their demand and with the con-
sent of Peaker sums amounting to
S10,250 More than q year elapsed
after the settlement Peaker called at
his office and received the $2,500
which Mr.. Hahn had been holding
for him.
GregOrys ExcOrciated.
In his argument made Saturday
Mr. McCarter declared that the tes-
timony of the Gregorys, whom he
characterized as divorce detectives %
was not to be given full credit by
the court. Their conduct was also to
be taken into consideration, and must
be held to be inconsistent with the
idea that a divorce suit was contem-
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BEEF PRICES
ARE LOWEST IN
THREE YEARS
Unable to Transport Output
American Shippers Un-
load Here

Great shipments OF beef, slaughtered
nrimarilv for foreign ports. but md
inp- no outlet, have glntted the mar
i-e9s In the East, and a big drop has
come The prices quoted in the whole
sale markets are lower today tnan
thev nave been for three years past.
THE sudden influx Of meats is Que
n is claimed. to the fact that the Dag
steamship companies have reLuseo 70
take the risk of carrying II 10 lne
mine infested waters of Europe. The
hIq ahattoirs of the West had q con-
sidarable number OF orders from the
hsIligarert nations, and had they
hesT atIe TO make deliveries prices
would have reached prohibitive rates
THE sudden action Of England, France
and Germany, making the seas unsare
for any traffic, has spoiled the plans
og fine PACKERS, and instead OF making
a tremendous profit they are con-
fronted with possible loss.
Eggs. too, are loW-prlceo, as tlos
always are at Eastertide. HennerS
eggs. that is, eggs one DAY olo, aTe
selling at S5 cents dozen. os Slac.,s ts
fresh eggs retail from 22 to 2s cents
WITH a nroportionately low price fol
other grades. ,,a,
;+e lowest level the week artei
Easter. but probably there VIII os
no further reduction when that time
arrives. One dealer today said there
wouldn't be ''because the price is low
enough already"
The quality, too, has its effect
Light beef is wholesaling at 124s cents
Ouite recently 1t was UP to Is. The
heavy beef costs two and three cents
more a pound. The average price 1oi
rih roasts is 10 cents pound, ane
the average for steaks, Is.
Pork, too, has taken a drop. Loln'
are down to 16 cents pound. Re'
Gently they were 20. This is not ex'
ceptionally low. however, for they
have been down 70 II.
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SUBSTITUTE FOR
FULL CREW LAW
REPEAL OFFERED
From . Stan Correspondent.

II
TRENTON, March "a substi-
tute for House bills 59S and 599, AS
semblyman Stevens's full crew law
repealers, was sprung this morning at
a Joint hearing on the proposed re-
peal. The substitute was drafted by
the New Jersey State Chamber Of
Commerce. It's purpose is to meet
the criticism made last week by Gov
ernor Fielder of the ambiguity of
the Stevens measure.
When the substitute was intro
duced Mr.. Stevens took the noor and
Announced his willingness to accept
il. He did not care which bill be-
came O. law as long as the fun crew
act was actually repealed, he said
and better business conditions there
by brought about.
The substitute bill is in the form
of an amendment to the public utility
act of April 81, 1911. Besides repeal
ing the full crew act passed in April,
1918, its salient provisions are as fol-
lows:
ain addition to the power and
duties imposed upon, ana vested in,
the Board of Public Utility Commis-
sioners by the act to which this is
q supplement-, the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners shall have
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Cloudy Weather Here
for Only a Brief Stay

The cloudy weather probably will
continue through tomorrow, accord
ing to indications seen by the fore
caster at noon today, with the wind
continuing from the northwest, or
working into the west. At noon to-
day the temperature was SO, rise of
only two degrees from the low mark
of the night, and there was two
mile wind FROM the no5thwest
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President Garfield's Son to
Address the Wednesday Club

DR.. Henry A. Garfield, president OF
Williams College and son of former
president James A. Garfield, will
speak on Munich and the Bavarians
During the First Month of the War
before the Wednesday Club next
Wednesday, at the Washington. Dr.
Garfield was in Munich during the
time.
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All the Italian ports are crowded
with incoming men of military age.
Genoa and Naples are bee-hives of
youth from the United States and
South America, recalled to the army.
Everywhere troops are drilling. The
whole country reminds one of a
great moving picture show with great
armies drilling across the screen and
an operator back In his box speeding
the film.
1 spent an afternoon at the drill
ground at ventimiglia, the italian
frontier-fortress town. eighteen miles
northeast of Nice. watching a regi-
ment of Bersaglieri men, young,
husky and smiling. They were be-
ing drilled in squads, companies, bat
talions and regiments, always at
about 120 steps to the minute, which
practically amounted to douoie-quick
time.
Soldiers Well Drilled.
"Your men seem to be fit and we'll
trained" / remarked to a drill cap
tain.
"They've been drilling this way for
three weeks" he replied; then signi-
f1cantly, they'll be ready for the field
In two weeks"
He drilled the men In the same
strenuous fashion that a trainer pre-
pares q prize fighter for champion
ship bout. He sent them through their
PAGES at a. fast and furious clip, al
lowing only ten minutes for rest pc
riods. Some of the mems headgear
was covered with the same grayish
cotton material as their uniforms.
They were ready to the last detail for
spring and summer campaigning.
The emphatic impression that one
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WANTS RECEIVER.
FOR HOOFED CLUB

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 22.-.
Alleging that the Indianapolis Fed
eral League Baseball Club is insol-
vent, Pliny w. Bartholomew, former
nudge of the Superior Court and a
stakeholder, brought suit today to
Mace the club in the hands of re-
ceiver. He alleges that in addition to
an Indebtedness of $4,000, the club is
Indebted to the stockholders for the
non-payment of per cent. dividends
on $50 900 worth of stock.
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Ford Still Considering
Establishment of Plant
Near Newark Waterfronl

Promise that within a short time
the Ford Motor Company would, In 81.
likelihood, establish a manufacfuriuz
plant Ia the Newark meadows, Wa
repeated today by W. ]. Morgan. one
of those in charge OF the onpanv'e
sales station in this city.
Mr.. Morgan said today that the -
tabliShment of such q plant was rau-
Idly becoming an actual necszsity.
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BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
Copyright, 1915. by the United Press).
tUopyrighted In Great Britain and France

PARIS into the within
carrying Of the
which the entire nation fully ogni
Italy visited Genoa Rome
have talked
off editors and in all walks of
to eintot the on the side o
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Halts Traffic
with Germany

LONDON, March 22-The Central
News states that the Italian govern
ment today stopped all railway
freight traffic with Germany by way
of Switzerland.
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ITALY WILL ENTER THE WAR
WITHIN SIX WEEKS, ASSERT
ITALIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS

Only Unexpected international Developments Can Keep coun
try Out of Conflict, Declares American Correspondent
Who Describes Italy as "FevershIy Expeotant."
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Capture of Austrians' Important
Fortress in Galicia Officially
Announced by Petrograd.
STRONGHOLD HAD BEEN INVESTED
SINCE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR
GarriSOn'S Heroic Defense One of Wars
Most Picturesque Phases---Cracow Only
GaIician Fortress AuStrianS Hold.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press. @
PETROGRAD %,
fciaT GaIican
SLAMS today.
today when the fall of Przmys announced the
participated Emperor
of the general staff.
defenders Przemysl the
according dispatches
Office
By the Associated Press
LONDON mThe Russian which
number about 10000 officers
viii tine Austrian fortress of Cacow LIS
of
the ancient Polish capital speedily
possible
of the Austrian fortressy gives the Russians
broken line reaching along
fans to Bukowina.
The siege PrzemsyL
the hss been hitter
siege which relaxed for dag
c Several phick
was made only time have failed