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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
BALL is GIVEN
MORE TIME TO
EXPLAIN LOSSES
Former Head of Defunct Auto
Concern Accounts for $1,000
of S14, 900 Total.


Accounting for more than s. 900 of
the $4,000, the sum alleged TO have
disappeared in the matter OF the
Charles E. Ball Company, bankrupt
dealers In automobile accessories at
2SS Halsey street, yesterday after
noon, Charles z. Ball, formerly pres
ident of the defunct concern, in Ref
cree Charles NJ. Mason,s section of
the Bankruptcy Court, was granted
an extension of time to- account for
the balance. The examination was
adjourned until Wednesday, Decem-
Der Is.
On motion of Nathan Bilder, eoun-
sci for the petitioning creditors. Ref,
cree Mason consented to the extern
sion On Monday Ball was directed
by the referee to file an accounting
Yesterday afternoon and If this was
not done the matter would be brought
to the attention Of the Federal grand
jury
During the examination Monday it
was brought out by Mr. Bilder that
the company had lost Stz, 300 from
AIarch II until August s. the date
when the involuntary petition in
bankruptcy was filed against the con-
cern. $
Where Money Went.
In accounting for more than half
the money alleged to have disap-
peared Ball testified that $3.50 was
represented by a printing plant. 800
by typewriter. s1,975 by truck,
$3.50, the value OF the store fixtures;
500 by a safe; 1920. the amount lost
by business transaction made by
the Delaware Tire Company, con-
cern owned by the Charles L. Ball
Company, and $500, the value Of
the stock, making total of $685.
Ball also said that Harry A. Gillen,
of this city, had sold his twenty
shares of stock to him for 50, 900 some
time during February last. He said
he gave Gillen q note on which $500
has been paid.
When the company was organized,
ON Monday, Gillen had invested 5000
in the company.
According to the bankrupt, he ber-
rowed $4,000 from the Paterson Ma
tiopal Bank, and that 5000 is due
the banking institution He also said
81 ,f2o had been borrowed from the
Ironbound Trust Company, of this
city. and the note was Endorsed by
Wallace Graham, his fatfIef-in law.
When further questioned by Mr..
Bilder about the. alleged shortage the
bankrupt said j his books would ac-
count for every item. Ball was per-
mitted to examine the hopks at his
home TO enable him TO prepare his
statement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Administration Shipping Bill
in House Committees Hands

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Draft of
an administration shipping bill to
take the place of the measure which
failed of passage at the last session
of Congress was in the hands of the
house merchant marine committee
today. 1t Was prepared after con-
ferences between Secretaries Nc
Adoo and Redfield, and would have
Congress appropriate $4,000. 600 for
merchant ships that could be used
as naval auxiliarles.
The bill, too. would create a Fed
eral board with jurisdiction over
deep water traffic. similar to that ex
ercised by the Interstate Commerce
Commission over the railroads. The
new bill will not be introduced in
Congress until President Wilson has
given his approval. after its revision
by administration leaders in and out
of Congress.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
ENDURANCE RUN
ENTRANTS WILL
MAKE AN APPEAL
Dissatisfaction Expressed With
the Ruling of the Contest
Committee.

Dissatisfaction with the ruling of
the contest committee of the New
Jersey Automobile and Motor Club,
which wound up its work last night,
in apportioning points for the contest
ants in the recent Neutrality-suspicious.
endurance run, conducted under the
clubs auspices, is being voiced today
by several of the contestants. and the
announcement was made that an ap-
peal from the committees decision
will be taken to the clubs board of
trustees.
part of last nights action of the
committee was to increase the num-
Der of cars having perfect scores to
three, the new man in the ciassifica-
ton being Clarence Fisher, who drove
the Cadillac car which was No. in
the run, and which, it was declared
by the committee on Monday night,
had been .penalized four points for an
infraction of the rnles.
The announcement of the appeal to
be made TO the club trustees with
regard to the committees ruling was
made by Horace A. Bonnell, the pres
ident of the Bonnell Motor Car Com
pany. whose Haynes car was one of
The three with the perfect score. Mr..
BOnneii also Hdu a ifooeS a. -, ehp
contest. which was penalized one
noint. under a ruling of the commit
lee. which abstracted point from
car when the official observer failed
to note the checking time on the cars
score sheet. Mr.. Bonnell says he is
to be joined by several others who
suffered in like manner, and he will
ask the club trustees TO order an open
meeting of the committee, at which
contestants and observers can be
present to give testimony
Two other s'Perfects.Y
The other two cars which were
given a "perfect'' and which main
tanned this same rating from Monday
night we're the Standard Eight. enter
ed by the Duffy's Motor Car Corpora
fContinued ON Page 10. Column ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
AUTO LIEN LAW
TO Be FOUGHT BY
|RV|NGTON MAN
Surgess, Whose Machine Was
Seized Under New Act, Loses
Preliminary Battle.

Repulsed ON one front of the battle
ground of the law, Nicholas ].
surgess, of Irvington. today carried
his fight to another front, and,
tightening his position. prepared
for an attack on the eonstitutionaiisy
of q statute set up by the last Legis-
latpre. His opponents. Herman
Jplle. q garage keeper, Of 4l9 HaIsey
street. and John j. Fleming, cofl-
stable of 20 Augusta street. Irvington.
victorious over surgess III the crirais1ai
courts also prepared for the fight In
the civil soIhsts
Jellle and Fleming we're the victors
IN the Court of Quarter Sessions to-
day, when Judge Harry v. Osborne
dismissed tho Indictment. against
them charging them with breaking
and entering a garage in Irvington
and stealing Surgess' automobile. At
almost the same moment Surgess was
filing in the Circuit Court papers in
O suit for $1,000 for their alleged "in~
lawful. willful and malicious acts, in
breaking into the garage and con.
verting the car to their own use.
The law under which Jehle and
Fleming claim they acted. and the
constitutionality of which is assailed
by Surgess, is entitled An act for the
better protection of garage keepers
and automobile repair men," and
affects every owner of an automobile
in the state. Surgess in one of the
papers in the civil suit declared 1t
deprived him of the right of trial by
jury and took his property without
due process of law"
as.ia No Legal Procedure.
Under the law in. question a garage
keeper or any person who makes re-
pairs on an automobile or furnished
supplies for it is given a lien ON 1t
without legal action, and is entitled to
seize 1t. If his bill is unpaid, at any
place it may be found in the State,
After OBTAINING it thirty days the
holder of the lien is empowered to sell
the automobile and deduct the
amount of his bill from the proceeds.
y Jeble claimed to have furnished
two automobile cases for Surgess'
car which were not paid for On
September IS Jehle, accompanied by
Fleming, whom he is said to have
hired, went to Surgess garage on the
Essex County Speedway, Irvington,
and, according to Surgess' complaint,
broke in and took the car. Surgess
contended their action was illegal
and swore out complaint for burg
larry, and through his lawyer, Will
lam Greenfield, brought civil suit
against the two men.
When the criminal indictment for
burglary came up for trial in the
Continued on Page 0, Column -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
JOHN F. KELLY, FORMER
HEAD OF T. OF A, DIES
Man Well Known in New Jersey.
Politics Succumbs IN jer-
sey City.
special to the Evening star.


JERSEY CITY, Dec John F.
Kelly, seventy years old. of 505 Acad-
envy street, prominent in the political
life of this city and the State for many
years, and also in the State and ma
tional Order of Foresters of America.
died at his home at $50 o'clock this
morning from the effects of a stroke
of apoplexy. He was stricken shortly
after the supper hour on Sunday night
and declined steadily since then
Few men in the ranks of the For
esters OF America have attained the
standing achieved by Mr.. Kelly, who
was a member of Jersey City Lodge
No. 8. After serving in various off,
eial capacities in his lodge and minor
offices in. the State organization, he
was named grand chief ranger of the
State. After serving a term as dep
uty chief ranger of the national lodge
in 1903, at the national convention at
Providence, r. J., he was selected for
the highest position in the order. that
of supreme chief ranger. and directed
the affairs of the national order for
two years.
He was born in Ireland, but came to
this country with his parents in early
b0yhood, and settled III Jersey City,
where he has resided continuously
ever since.
Mr.. kelly, who va fepfnefls q po-
slice captain in this city. was a doni-
na1lt figure in the Democratic party
ranks ii Jersey city and In New Jer-
sex, and besides serving as postmaster
and city comptroller here. he was in
ternaI revenue collector during Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration, and
later served two terms In the State
Legisiatnre.i
He is survived by a wife. three
daughters and two sons. No arrange
meIlts as yet have been made for the
funeral.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
FIRE BOARD IN
DEADLOCK OVER
HOSE CONTRACT
Bids to Be Readvertised for
This Time on Five Thou
sand Feet.

Through their inability TO agree on
the award Of a contract for 1000 feet
Of hose, the fire commissioners. after
finding they were unable to agree, de-
cided to readvertise.
President Gilbert e. crogan, to-
gether with Commissioner Hubert
Hahn, held the position that the con-
tract should be awarded to the lowest
bidder, while Commissioners Ashley
and Darlington favored the Eureka
Rubber Company's bid. When a vote
was taken the deadlock disclosed it.
self
Commissioner Hahn moved TO
award the contract to the Manhattan
Rubber Company, the low bidder. al
H.75 cents per foot. 1t developed that
neither Commissioner Darlington nor
Ashley intended TO second the motion.
and accordingly President crogan
came to the rescue. When the vote
was taken Commissioners Darlington
and Ashley refused TO vote and the
motion was lost.
Commissioner Assiey then moved
that the contract be awarded to the
Eureka Fire Hose Company. of Jer-
seyY tsit5 which concern made a price
of ferty-eigft cents per foot. Com
missioner Darlington seconded this
motion, but President Crogan and
Commissioner Hahn did not vote.
Question was raised by Commits
sioner Hahn that the commissioners
were of necessity and edins to
law obligated to awe contract
TO the lowest bidder. lscussion,
being Of a legal natr ~ Counsel
Spaulding Frazer wa sei sOr. and he
f1afarfaand thu fafta ri q fafnFanr
action to take would be 10 award the
contract to the Manhattan Rubber
Company. the lowest bidder.
It was then decided to advertise for
new bids in hope that some decision
will be reached. The new proposals
will call for 5000 feet of hose, instead
of 1000 feet, as originally advertised.
The new bids viii be received next
Wednesday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Hundreds Make Pilgrimage
to Birthplace of Edison

SANDUSKY. o.. Dec. More than
800 business and professional men and
high school students Of sandusky yes
terday made a pilgrimage TO the
birthplace of Thomas A. Edison, at
Milan, eleven miles south of here. A
program of speeches and music was
carried out in front of the Edison
homestead, several hundred residents
of the village participating in the
exercises
The pilgrimage was a feature of
celebration of electrical
prosperity week A movement was
Z arted for the esta blishment at the
homestead of a permanent testi-
monial to the accomplishments of the
inventor Mr.. Edison's cousin. Mrs.
Nancy Wadsworth. lives in the Edi-
son birthplace.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Keyman Burglar Keeps
Busy; Nine Robberies
Reported This Week

The Second precincts busy key
man. burglar still is at It. two more
robberies having been reported, max
ing a total of nine within a week The
latest to come to light occurred yes
terday afternoon between and 1
o'clock while the members OF the fam
lilies wcro away.
From the home OF Rocco Sica on the
third floor at 10 Stone street iewelry
valued at $75 was taken, and from the
home of Angelo I.aporfo, at Is Gar
side street, jewelry 70 the value of
$63.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
ADOPT NEW WING PLAN
FOR THE pENTENT|ARY
Suggestion Of Judge Osborne
Regarding Woman's Build
ing Is. lndorsed.

The plans for the new women's wing
of the county penitentiary at Caldwell
were adopted by the building COM
mittce of tho Board of Freeholders at
meeting Yesterday afternoon.
Upon the suggestion of Judge Ds-
borne. the committee decided 10 build
an addition OF six or eight rooms on
iop of the structure as designed At
present. The addition quarters Will
be used for hospital purposes and a
diet kitchen win also. be located there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
NEWARK FIRMS
CUT PRICES TO
RETAIN WORK
Secure Printing Contracts
Through Award Of Publicity
Committee of Fete Body.

Two Newark concerns were awarded
jubilee contracts by tie publicity
committed of the conmittec of One
Hundred yesterday in competition
with number of outside firms. in
HcludIng The largest llthographins
company in the country, On early
estimates the Newark houses nad
been high End it appsarsd as II the
work would 60 abroad But on the
final specifications their bids were re-
dh1ed so that the committee could
hsTe the weHk slope IN Newark with
out loss b !.
The Essex Press viii print iO'eos
hangers of the Robert Treat poster,
and the Newark Lithogfaphing Com
pany win print i5,o00,O0O poster
stamps, 5000 900 of each a. three
prize winning posters In the Newark
poster contest. The, publicity conf
lnittee's award was in the nature sot
a rec cemn1endation TO the executive
and finance committee, whose sanc-
tion must be obtained.
AS part of the nationwide cam
paign to advertise the celebration
next year, the committee decided TO
erect the second largest sign in the
country ..on the meadows just east OF
the Newark Port Terminal sign,
where 1t. win. be viewed by more than
100000 passengers each day on the
Pennsylvania railroad, the D., L. and
w. and the tube trains. The sign will
be put in place January l, and will
be in place for six months.
Big Sign on Meadow.
It will be one of the most striking
signs ever erected. The length will
be 200 feet, the height 20 feet. and the
sign will be raised seven feet from
the ground The central figure will
be Robert Treat. The. top Of the
Treat head will reach eight feet above
the sign, or thirty-five feet above the
ground. The sign will heaa partial
reproduction of the + fIs Treat
poster, executed In COZ
blend into harmony and will snas-
permanent impression upon the be-
holder,
Decision was reached to place road
signs advertising the celebration over
the roads within a thirty mile radius
of the city within the next few weeks.
Later the radius will be extended to
100 miles Henry Wellington Waek is
to deal with the road sign bidders
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Suspect Chemicals in Coal
Caused Fires on Steamships

NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-Acting upon
suspicion that the fires which have
started in coal bunkers of several
steamships leaving here with muni-
tions of war for the entente allies
were caused by chemicals mixed with
the coal, Federal and city detectives
are working as coal trimmers in the
bunkers Of some of the steamships
now loading here.
The investigators are said 10 have
received information from an undis-
closed source that new chemical
compound is being tested by persons
seeking to prevent the movement OF
war munitions and that coal impreg-
mated with this compound will take
fire spontaneously.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
First Real Sn0wst0rm
of Season Reaches Here

The first real snow of the season
commenced to fall in Newark at s
o'clock this morning. but il was so
fine that 1t melted as soon as It
touched the ground and after two
hours it changed into a fine drizzse-
The mercury which had been a trifie
below the freezing point climbed
above it about 10,o'clock and the first
fall of snow was over.
In northern New York State more
than foot of snow had fallen early
this meFning and there were no signs
of Immediate cessation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Man Wrapped in 65 Feet Of
Fuse Caught at Powder Mill

PENNsGRovE. Dec. "A man
with sixty-five feet of fuse wrapped
around his body was arrested here
Yesterday afternoon in the vicinity
Of the Carney's Point plant OF the du
Pont Powder Company. The .authori-
Ties refuse to. reveal his name and are
holding him for Investigation.
The arrest, of the man has created
the greatest excitement among du
Pont officials here. 1t is believed his
arrest will throw some light on the
mystery surrounding the explosion at
the Hagley plant yesterday. after
moon,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Three smothered .Under Auto

S GARY. Ind, Dec. 1.-TWO men and
a woman were smothered to death in
the mud under their automobile,
which overturned and ground its oe-
cupants into the mud of the West
Gary marsh last night. Gary police
are searching in the vicinity of the
accident, believing that another man
may have met death In the nlishap.
The fire department was called to
extricate the bodies ofltbe Victims.
which have been identified as those
of Mrs. Anna Adkins, twenty-five. of
Hammond; NJ. H. Goodrode, thirty
eight, of Chicago, and Jack Thonp-
son, forty Ave, Of Needles, Cal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
War Order Plant Wrecked:
Say Explosion Started Fire

MADISON. Wis. Dec. Fire. be-
lieved to have been caused by an exs
plosion, destroyed the plant Of the
French battery and Carbon CnmpapSs
causing a loss OF sfee. 900.
The French Battery and Earhou
Company. which manufactures dry
cell hafferies has a large business ia
E,jrope. Since the beginning Of the
war it has been supplying the allies
with large stocks of goods. An ln-
vestigation by the police has been
started
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
.9O-Year-0Id Record Book
Still in Use in Warren

BELVIDERE, Dec. ,2.--1n the Office
of the Warren county clerk there Is
only one book of record. stNrted with
the organization of the county in
1925. book of sheriffs and bonds that
is still in use at the present time, and,
curiously enough, this book is the
only one in the Office in which the re-
oording is still; done with the pen, all
ether work being done with the type
writer's. An examination of this old
ibbok shows that Warren county has
had thirty-three sheriffs since its or
ranization in 1925. With two excep-
fions, all have been Democrats, the
exceptions being Benjamin F. Howey
and Andrew Merrick, Republicans.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
FORD PASSPORTS
ISSUED ONLY FOR
NEUTRAL NATIONS
-. 80.
Passengers on Peace Ship Must
Keep Away from BeIIiger-
ents, Lansing Says.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.--Secretary
Lansing announced today that MEM
bers OF the peapce party planning to
sail on the ships chartered by Henry
Ford will not be given passports to
belligerent countries, but only to neu-
tral States in Europe.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
AGREE
NOT TOCONCLUDE
SEPARATE PEACE
Decision Reported simuItane-
ousIy With Rumors That Aus
tria Opens Negotiations.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Dec. > 64.25 a. m. Italy
gave her adherence on Monday to
the London agreement of the other
entente allies not to conclude sep
arate peace, says a Milan dispatch
TO the A1atin
Lieutenant-t General Count CadoIna.
chief Of the italian general stan. who
was 10 have visited France for
conference with the French and Brit
isn commanders and for an inspec-
ton OF the WesteIa battlefront, has
been compelled to forego his trip, the
Mathis correspondent says, because
Of the Intensity of the lighting IN the
Italian front, especially along the
lsonz0. General Porr. under cirief Of
the general staff, win be sent as a
substitute and win arrive IN Paris
December 5.
II Il is true that Italy saxe adller-
ence to the London agreement on
Monday. and an earlier dispatch from
Rome said formal ANNOUNCEMENT Of
her decision was made to Parliament
by Foreign Minister Sonnino, the step
was taken almost simultaneously
with more or less Detailed reports
that Austria had instituted through
the Vatican tentative negotiations for
a separate peace. Ianas beer assert
ed also that Emperor Williams visit
to Vienna WIS taIan to circumvent
such action on the part of Ger
many's ally
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
TEUTONS WARN GREECE
NOT TO YIELD TO ALLIES;
ITALY TO AID SERBIANS
BRITISH HAVE LOST
51o,230 MEN, SAYS
PREMIER AS0UITH

By the United Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2.--Great Britain's
killed. wounded and missing since
the war began number 5I0.e30. Pre-
mier Asquith informed Parliament
today.
The figures we're furnished bx the
premier In writing in response to
a query addressed to him in the
House Of Commons.
of the casualties s7s.s5s occurred
in France and Belgium, I0s.sIo In
the near east, II SOC in various other
war zones Of land fighting, and
1e,16o At sea.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Report Of Russian Capture
of Czern0witz Unc0nfirmed
~ .he rnited Prs.s.

LONDON. Dec. 2.-Italian reports
of the Russian recapture OF CEerRo-
wiz, capital of the Austrian croxn-
land of BhkoVina, are nnconiirmed
today from Petroefed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
Two More British Ships Sunk,
Presumably by Submarines

by the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. . ti0:15 a. m 1.-Two
moro British steamers the Coienso
and the Orange Prince, have been
sunk. presumably by German sub
marines.
The Celenso, 2,5s2 tons, sailed from
AIiddiesbro October 20 for Hull. where
she arrived October II for Bombay
The latest maritime records show
that The Orange Prince. 2e96 Tons,
was at Liverpool October Z
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02
FATE

rate IS mastered by atan,s
control Of himself. and fortuheaa
gifts come 70 him who Is strong
To the weakling and the quit
ter fortunes heart is cold and
bitter. AS you deserve and aQi
fate decides what your reward
shall be.
But fate VIII always Re
friendly to you and Will be falf
in her gifts when you Wisely
watch the Want Ads. in the
Evening Star. The Evening
star Want Ads. are oppprtltsAs
ties out OF which your good tnr-
tune may come. The Evening
star Want Ads. take care .0f the
needs and wants of hundreds of
people every day fsQHc uf THESE
are your neighborsl. Why mol
use them yourselft
Telephone your Want Ads to
the Evening star FhQne Mar
kef $500.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-02

tain of: The worst of the affidavits
will never be given out, for 1t stands
to reason that no names are going to
be mentioned for the revolution,
lists sake, or for Mr.. Tumnlty's sake,
but rather for the sake of the poor
victims. The murders, the looting, the
STEALING, the closing OF churches, etc,
have been admitted over and over
CONTINUED on Page 10, Column II