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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-09
SUES FOR $4,000
! FOR FALSE ARREST
East Orange Man Accuses Five
Others of Conspiracy in Mis-
appropriation Charge.

Richard j. Foard, of IS Halstead
street, East Orange, has brought suit
in the Supreme Court against Will
lam X. Gilmore, of East Orange;
John K. Helm and Matthew A. Ready,
of Newark: Herman Fried, of New
York, and j. Chapman Beet. He asks
$50, 900 compensation for being arrest
ed and indicted on the charge of
misappropr.a ating funds, which, he
says, had no warrant in fact, and was
q conspiracy on the part of the five.
Foard was director in the Llewe1-
lyn Realty Company in October, 1918,
when he was arrested with Fred
Hasselman on the charge OF misap-
propr rating the funds of the COM
pany. He was first arraigned before
a Justice of the peace and later was
indicted by the grand jury, but a
wear later the Indictment was noile
pressed by the county prosecutor.
Hasselman, who was arraigned and
held for the grand jury, was not in
Diced
The complaint on which the arrest
was made came from Mr.. Gilmore.
who charged that in November and
December of 1911 he was induced by
Foard through false representations
e in the Llewellyn
Realty Company and that the funds
of the company had been wasted.
Messrs- Helm and Ready are mem
bers of the Newark law firm of Helm
e Ready, and the latter is charged
in the complaint with peing the insti-
gef on piracy. The parts
played by Friend and Beet are not
kpscifisd.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-09
RAILROADS ASK
REPEAL OF LAW
ON FULL CREWS
Start Campaign to Change
Public Sentiment in Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.-The rail-
roads of Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey have opened campaign to get the
full crew laws repealed in those
States. They announce a purpose to
submit the matter to the people by a
frank presentation Of the facts.
What ls to be done by the railroads
is clearly outlined in statement over
the signatures of Samuel Rea. The
odore Voorhees, and Daniel Willard as
presidents. respectively. of the Penn
sylvania. Reading and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads. They make the an
nouncement as a committee for their
own companies and ten others.
Briefly the railroad executives base
their objection to the full crew law,
which requires that each passenger
and freight train shall be manned in
a prescribed way, on the ground that
1t forces a condition in defiance of
economic law.
The Statement OF the Railroads.
The statement of the railroad pres
idents Is in part as follows:
AFTER consideration and acting to
promote the larger interests and the
greater good of the public, the corpo-
rations, their employees and their se-
curity holders, the managements of
thirteen railroad companies in Penn.
syivania and New Jersey have deter
mined to submit an important matter
TO the public.
"Briefiy stated, they intend to pre-
sent the question of the repeal Of the
full crew laws to the public, this being
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BREAD PRICES TO
co Up TOMORROW,
ASSERT DEALERS
Standard Size of Loaf to Cost
Six Cents, Local Bakers
Decide.

A standard size loaf of bread, such
as has been selling for five cents,
will cost six cents in this city be-
ginning tomorrow.
This announcement was made by
the repres entatives of large baking
houses in this city following the ac-
ton of the New York bakers in rais-
ing the price a cent a loaf.
The price of rolls will also be jump
ed from ten to twelve cents per dozen
but the ten cent loaf will remain the
same for the present, according to
the local bakers,
Beginning tomorrow the wholesale
price of a small loaf of bread
will be Ave cents instead Of four,
which means that the consumer
will pay six cents a loaf for the
bread. The wholesale price of rolls
will jump from eight to ten cents
and the retail price will be advanced
proportionately.
The prohib. tive cost of wheat and
rye -four, due to the great war ex-
portations, is given as the reason for
the increase in the price. Bakers de-
clare that they have been operating
for more than a month at loss, and
even with the advance in price will
not be able to make any material
profit
Wheat -four yesterday reached sS7
a barrel. an advance of 81 within a
few weeks. 1t was predicted by local
bakers that the increased price would
obtain until June at least, with the
icontlnued on PsEe 3, Column e.
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TT. BOWERS DIES
OF HIS INJURIES
IN HOUSE BLAZE
Lawyer Was Badly Burned in
Accident at Atlantic Street
Residence.

Thomas r. Bowers, who was burned
In the fire and explosion at his home,
20 Atlantic street, last Friday, died
at ST. Michaers Hospital today His
daughter. Mary Bowers, also a vic
tim of the same accident, is still in a
serious condition. The news of her
fathers death s being kept from
her. Mrs. Philip J. Bowers. mother
of Thomas r. Bowers, is re-
ported recovering from her injuries
She discovered the FIRE when get
ting rsaax to go to early serves
alarm all the members Of the family
probably would have perished In thsir
rooms.
Mr.. Bowers was q brother OF Philip
j. Bowers, of the real estate firm OF
Philip ]. Bowers & Co. For number
of years the two brothers were in the
same business. but some years ago
Thomas F. Bowers withdrew and
confined himself to the practice OF
law.
AZ the time of the fire Mr.. Bowers
and his family lived with his mother.
He was badly burned when he opened
a door which permitted a draft to
force the flames into his face. De-
spite his injuries he assisted the
members Of his family to reach the
street and remained with them
until all were taken to the hospital.
He was severely burned about the
legs and back. Last night his con-
dition grew worse and he died at
o'clock this morning. About eight
years ago a sister OF Mr.. Bowers
died from burns sustained In an ac-
cident, at the Bowers residence
Mr.. Bowers was born In Newark
forty-four years ago and received his
early education at st. Patrick's Parc-
chial School. He was graduated from
the New Jersey Law School Mr..
Bowers studied law in the office of
the late City Attorney James A.
Dempsey.
Two years ago Mr. Bowers was a
candidate for the Board of Works
on the Wilson ticket. He was mem-
Der of the old Jeffersonian Club and
knights of Columbus.
At one time he was Democratic
Ass mbly cand date.
Mr.. Bowers Is survived by his wife
son Roosevelt, student at Yale; two
daughters, Mary and Agnes; his
mother, Mrs. Philip J. Bowers, and
two brothers. Philip j. and Frederick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-09
MAYOR CALLS
EXTRA SESSION
OF THE COUNCIL
The Purpose Is to Settle Cues
tion of Health Board
Nominations.

Mayor Raymond will call a special
meeting of the Common Council for
tomorrow night in an effort to clarity
the Board OF Health situation. At the
present time there is no Board OF
Health, as only seven members have
been confirmed by the Common Coun-
Gil City Counsel Spaulding Frazer
has rendered an opinion that seven
members OF the board cannot organ
ize and this has led to the hold-up
Of the payroll OF the health depart
ment. Democrats have pointed out
that the opinion of the city counsel
is illogical.
Another secret has leaked out in
connection with the proposed nan1ins
Of women TO the Board Of Health.
From the best available information,
it is said that Mayor Raymond. ap-
preciating the hopelessness Of con.
tinuing his fight, will recede from his
stand to have women appointed to the
board, and instead name three men.
Three times the mayor has submit
ted the names OF DIR. Sara D. SmaIley
and Mrs. r. Manners Laird, and on
as many occasions the Common Coun-
Gil has refused to confirm their nom
nations.
1t is said that the mayor realizes
that the council will not swerve In its
action as to the women, and so thai
the payroll can be paid after the
board organizes, 1t is declared that
the mayor will bow to the wishes of
the Democratic councilmen and name
Ynar in lien NJ women
1t Is said that Mayor Raymond has
taken to sitting out the political affil-
!ations of his nominees, and that he
has learned that DR.. Charles r. Web
ner is a Democrat. This, 1t is
claimed, has altered his mind as to
nominations.
The discovery that DR.. Webner is
a Democrat must be a new one, as
1t was given out in the mayors Office
some time ago, and from other
sources, and not disputed, that DR..
Webner is a Republican. In fact. this
point was never disputed until to-
day.
A rumor has It that the mayor, in
sending in new nominations to the
Health Board, will submit a candi-
date for city auditor other than
August Soffel.
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D 'GORMAN KICKS
OVER TRACES IN
SENATE DEBATE
Predicts Gag Rule viii Loss
New York State for
Democrats.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
O'Gorman, Of New York, kicked over
the traces In the Senate debate on
the ship purchase measure this after
noon. In a denunciation OF the con
duct of the senate's business, he de-
clared that it was doubtful il the
State of New York would remain 81
the Democratic column, and that II
certainly would not If the people
should ind that their representative
in the Senate could be bound hand
and foot by a caucus.
The outbreak Of the New York
50 ring a crisis of a sen
sational and drastic attempt to throf
tie filibuster which late this after
noon seemed to be doomed to failure.
His speech was part or the series Of
attacks on the proposal Of Senator
Reed that a rule be adopted to for
bid any senator to seave the chamber
during the progress Of debate on the
ship measure without proper perInis-
sion The assaults started when
Senator Hitchcock introduced q reso-
luton in the form of a substitute for
the Reed motion.
.-Ine vroceeulngs OF this Senate Ii
the last week have been a burlesque
on constitutional government, said
Senator O'Gorrnan. THE command
comes from without the walls Of the
capitol to pass this ship purchase bill
before the appropriation bills
ssThe situation In which the Demo
cratic party now finds itself may well
excite the anxiety Of those who love.
the party. The likelihood OF New
York State remaining in the Demo
cratic column is doubtful II you
would remove the last lingering hope
of New York remaining Democratic
let 1t be known that q caucus OF sem
ators there. 80 or 35 Democrats, can
bind the representative from New
York State hand and foot"
Senator Hitchcock prepared q euiD
. kCeatiausd On Page 3 CcluHn -
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THE
KEYNOTE OF THE
HARDWARE MEN
Pennsylvania and Atlantic Sea-
board Assn in Convention
at the Washington.
DELEGATES OF S STATES
PARADE BEFORE SESSION
About 800 Guests Are We'll
coined to the City by May
or Raymond.

Business prosperity was the key
note Of the convention of the At
lantic Seaboard Hardware Assocla-
ton, which opened today in the
Washington, Broad street. Elbert
Hubbard, of East Aurora, N. Y,
writer and political economist, who
was the principal speaker at the
morning session. declared the next
five years would be the most prosper
GUS the United States has ever
known.
Frank II. GoodfelIow. of Altoona,
Pa, president of the association, who
presided, said the outlook for 1916
in the hardware business --as va,,v
bright. He thought 1t would even
surpass last year, which WAS pan-
ner year in the trade.
When the farmer is busy, the
country is busy" said Mr.. Hubbard
1.-THE railroads will be busy and you
will be busy.
"But don't get too much money.
Don't get too much of anything
Don't get too much religion. And
don't get too much health. Don't
Keep your religion for Sundays"
the speaker urged. GIVE it away
every day"
Mr. Hubbard only made slight
reference to the question of unem-
ployment. I'VE want to solve that
question: he said. "One way t7
solve it is to treat those kindly who
employ people. The employer should
do his share. His pay envelopes
should be of the right color. They
never should be blue. They should
be pink and pudgy," he said.
In this connection Mr.. Hubbard
'unenlployable." He said ne re-
ferred to the town fool-those who
would do anything but work.
Mr.. Hubbard's address was humor-
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LIST OF PRIZES

Eleanor NJ. Sharp, Of 566 Devon
street, Arlington; William M. Urm-
ston. of 81 Lyons avenue. this city;
Mrs. John Eggers. of 247 St. Paul ave-
nue, Jersey City. and George G.
chace, OF $50 High street, were tied
for first place In the Evening Stars
proverb contest and consequently the
combined value Of the first four
prizes, $500, $500, $500 and $50, will
be divided equally between them
Each of the leaders answered cor
rectly all but seven of the puzzles.
Each OF the four winners will re-
ceive s2S7.50. A check for that
amount will be sent to each.
There were found to be nine con-
testants tied IN the second class, each
one having fifty-two answers correct
out Of the total of sixty, or eight an
swers incorrect. The fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh,
twelfth and thirteenth prizes, totaling
TWO hundred and ninety dollars, will
be divided equally between the nine
tied contestants and each VIII receive
a check for thirty-two dollars and
twenty-three cents,
Each of the others mentioned In the
sist of prize winners will receive ilve
dollars In cash.
The task of examining and check
ing the thousands of sets of answers
received was q long and trying one.
Carefulness and impartiality were the
things insisted upon. The examiners
who were employed to do the work
were experienced in similar tasks.
(Continued ON Page 4, Column 81
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DENY EXTORT|ON;;
TO START SUIT FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Former MontcIair Mayor and
Real Estate Man to Prosecute
Theatre Building Owner.

AS the result OF statements made
at q meeting last night of the Mont
clair Town Council former Mayor
Ernest c. Hinck and f. M. Crawley
a prominent real estate dealer af
that town. 4 today engaged former
Town Attorney Robert M. Boyd. jr.,
to institute suit for $4,000 damage
for defamation of character against
Carl F. Michelfelder, owner of the
Montclair Theatre building.
Mr.. Michelfelder intimated that for
mer Mayor Hinck and Mr.. Crawley
had tried to extort money from him
after he had erected the theatre
building. Former Councilman Arthur
@. Wilson's name was also mentioned
in the transaction.
Through Mr. Boyd today former
Mayor Hinck and Mr.. Crawley issued
statements denying in toto the state
ments made by Mr.. Michelfe,der. Mr..
Hinck said he was at loss to UNDER
stand the attack and is under the inn
preston an effort Is being made on the
{Continucd on Psse y Column ~
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BILL TO
LET CITY RAISE
MONEY FOR FETE
CoIgate's Measure Would Pro-
vide Over $4,000, 900 for
Celebration.

TRENTON, Feb. Ex-senator Aus
ten Colgate, of Essex county, intro
duced in the Senate today a bill which
will enable Newark to care for the
financial end of its anniversary IN
1916. The bill was drafted by former
City Counsel James R. Nugent, acting
for subcommittee of the Committee
of One Hundred citizens of Newark.
who are arranging for the celebration.
The bill introduced today authorizes
the Common Council to acqu re the
necessary land and the erection of
buildings thereon for the observance.
The bill also provides for the Issuance
of bonds to defray the expenses, the
bonds not to exceed one-half Of one
per cent. of the assessed valuation Of
the city. The bonds shall bear inter-
est of not more than per cent. and
shall run for thirty years.
Newark's valuations for 1914 were
approximately $403, ,199, 600 On the
basis of computation in Senator Col
gates bill, the committee in charge of
the 250th anniversary celebration may
raise approximately $2,000,000.
Hawkins. Delafield & Longfellow,
bondholders of New York have ap-
proved the scheme of the bond issue
as outlined In the Colagte bill.
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want to sail on q peaceful mission
when I go to America. My greatest
ambition has not been to create an en-
gine of destruction; II has been to
demonstrate that the Zeppelins were
suited to far greater purposes than to
be used as mere instruments of war
fare
The Zeppelins' Future.
It was evident that demolition Of
the skyscrapers of New York and de-
struction of the historic structures of
Washington were farthest from the
thought of the man who is respon-
sible for a form of terror which has
been so aptly described as the Zeppe-
lin chill.
He seemed to be pondering matters
over in his mind. For a few seconds
tnere was silence. Then. speaking
with an intensity of thought as
though he were talking to himself,
the count continued:
IT must try to live long enough or
1 fear that 1t won't be accomplished
at least not in the near future"
Then you believe that trans
at 'antic aerial travel with a dirigible
OF the type you have constructed Is
possibie7' l asked.
Not only possible. but practicable.
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
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MORS To SHOW
POLICE HOW He
SLEW INMATES
Confessed Murderer to Re-en-
act Tragedies at Yonkers
Home.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Under the
ewes Of detectives and alien!sts, Fred
eric Mors will re-enact each Of the
eight alleged murders he has con-
fessed he committed at the German
odd Fellows Home This was the
plan announced by Coroner Dunn to-
day. Mors will be taken to the home
near Yonkers.
Dummy" Jars will be placed in the
closet where he swore he obtained
chloroform and arsenic with which to
kill aged inmates who were gettine
troublesome" Detectives will play
the roles of victims. Mors will take
the leading role and show just how
he "speeded up the death rate, ac-
cording to his own confession.
.It is my opinion that MoTs win
prove himself capable of committing
every murder of which he has accused
himself" said the coroner.
DIR. Minas S. Gregory, head OF the
psychophatic ward OF Bellevue Hos
pital, where Mors is now confine /,
planned to visit the home today to
check up on the stories told by the
former orderly before announcing his
conclusions as to Mors's sanity.
DR.. Gregory desired to question
Mrs. Suzanna Schweitzer, an aged in
mate, and Barbara Pabst, a fourteen
year-old girl about stories they told
Coroner Dunn last night that tended
to corroborate parts of Mors's story.
Neither District Attorney Weeks,
of Westchester county, nor District
Attorney Martin, of the Bronx, would
declare positively today when a
grand jury investigation of Mors' S
story would be begun.
1.-THE information / have now," said
Mr. Martin, who had not been OPP
timistic over the prospects, points
to one of the most atrocious theories
of murder in the history of the city.
Every bit of the mach merry at my
disposal win be put in motion today
10 get at the bottom of this story of
Mors and pave the way to having
the BODIES exhumed" :.
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TEN TO ONE FEDS
WILL COME HERE,
ASSERTS GILMORE
Federal League Head Hoped to
Withhold Story Printed in
Evening Star.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-President James
A. Gilmore, of the Federal League,
announced today that it is ten
to-one shot" that the Kansas City
franchise would be placed permanent
ly in Newark. Further details, he de-
clared, covering the ownership and
the minor points of the transfer, viii
be announced Thursday. 1t was the
intention of the Federal League to
withhold the news until after the Ma
tional League meeting, but the story
was published in Newark newspa-
per last Saturday.
1t was also announced at Federal
League headquarters here that the
schedule meeting would be held in
Buffalo on February 26 and %, and
that managers and umpires will at
tend as we'll as club owners.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-09
TRUNK SEWERS
FINAL CONTRACT
Bids Received for Last Of
Twenty-seven Sections
of Job.

Bids for the last of the twenty
seven sections of the Passaic Valley
trunk sewer were opened today by
the Passaic Valley Sewerage Com
mission. This was the northerly por-
ton of section 8, extending 3,292 feet
on Riverside avenue In this city from
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery to a point
600 feet south of Grafton avenue.
Bids for tunnel and trench work were
called for and the comm .ssion will
decide which of these shall be chosen
later.
For tunnel work the following bids
were received: Oscar Daniels Com
pany, New York, s297 800; Arthur Nc
Mullen Company, New York, $780,
$50; Charles A. Haskins, Boston,
$32s, s,54s; Booth & Finn. Ltd, New
ark, $3.50, ia; Mason & Hanger New
York, 4,760; Dock Contractor Com
pany, Hoboken, $S47,711.
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URGES BRIDGE
Be ABANDONED

A hearing on the application Of the
city of Elizabeth to have the Central
railroad build a new bridge between
Elizabethport and Bayonne, over
Newark bay. was given in the Board
of Works room in the City Hall this
afternoon by the New Jersey Harbor
Commission. Chief Engineer Norris
r. Sherrerd, of the Board of Works,
was the first speaker. He said that
the bridge in its present condition
should be abandoned.
DR.. Charles f. Kraemer, former
president of the oBard OF Works, said
that the bridge should be done away
with. He said the structure is 1900
feet hong and forty years old, and is
. menace to navigation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-09
BY KARL II. Won wIEGAND
United Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1918. by the United Pressi
Cnnxrirht in Great BRITAIN.

Copyright, 1918, by the United Pressi
Copyright in Great Rritain).
BERLIN, Feb. 1, via The Hague and
London, Feb. 81 have always
hoped 70 be the first to pilot an air
ship across the Atlantic. l have de-
cided that to do so would be the
crowning effort of my career" de-
clared Count Ferdinand Won Zeppelin
tonight when he resumed his discus
sion of the possibilities of the giant
aircraft that bear his name.
mot to lombard New York and
Washington" asked him quickly.
The count was very grave as he re-
piled. 1t was plain from his general
attitude that he has been greatly
troubled over the charges of ruthless
ness in the use of dirigibles in war
and the intimations that they were
beyond the pale" of civilized war
fare.
Throw bombs on people who have
been SO kind to me when I was among
them ?'' he cried. "Neveri Never! l
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-09
NUN, AT AGE OF 90,
ENJOYS MOVIE"
SHOW FIRST TIME

Mother Xavier, ninety years old,
head of the order Of Sisters of Char
ity, saw moving picture exhibition
for the first time last night. She said
she enjoyed it. The occasion was an
illustrated lecture at the College of
st. Elizabeth, Madison, given by John
J. Caullet, of East Orange, on THE
Great European War"
The lecture was given for the stu
dents at the college. Mother Xavier
who is beginning to feel the effects Of
her age, was assisted to seat and
closely followed the pictures Of the
war scenes.
Afterward she complimented the
lecturer and expressed her pleasure
with the performance.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-09
Says He Believes Enemy
to Be Back OF Theft and
Slashing of RaincOats

The Newark Raincoat House, at
237 Court street. was entered last
night by burglars, who forced the
lock on the front door and stole fifty
raincoats and slashed fifty more.
Max Stellman. one Of the proprietors.
said today that he believed some
enemy" either personal or business,
had arranged the Job.