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Palisadian., 1915-06-19
CLIFFSIDE COUNCIL
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Mr.. Agnew resented Cadien's in
situations and stoutly replied that
Mayor Neumann had his own at
torney; he said that he went to a
great deal of trouble in preparing the
borough's side of the case and that
the adverse decision was no fault of
his. He added that the other side
proved that the assessment was un-
just in comparison with that placed
on nearby acreage which was fully
improved and fronted on a public
street, whereas this property faced on
no street and had no improvements,
AS conclusion to the discussion Mr..
Zimmerman moved to have the clerk
write for an exact copy of the minutes
of the hearing so they could be studied
by the council.
Ordinances were introduced and
passed first reading accepting John
an Nagel streets as public thorough
fares. Before John street is accepted
the present owners will be required
to repair it and establish a grade in
conformity with sketches prepared by
Engineer McClave. An agreement
backed up by bond to this effect
will be given the council before the
final passage of the ordinance.
The acceptance of Winterburn
grove as public street was brought
up by Attorney Agnew who suggested
that the present owners be asked to
sign an agreement that the road may
be laid out fifty feet wide its entire
length. If such an agreement can
not ho caa,,rn1
ings may be resorted to- The entire
matter was referred to the Roads and
Sewers Committee and the engineer.
The subject of Safe and San In
dependence Day celebration was
brought up by Mayor Neumann.
Doubt was expressed by Attorney
Agnew as to the legality of appro-
priating public money for this pur-
pose. Mr.. Agnew said that a law
was recently passed by the Legisla
ture granting cities the right to spend
money for such a celebration but no
mention was made in the bill of bor-
oughs, towns or villages. The matter
was left over to the next meeting.
Recorder H. B. Joyce submitted his
first report stating that he had tried
seven cases in addition to those
brought before him for violation of
the State Motor Vehicle Law and had
collected $3.50 in fines, which amount
he had turned over to the collector.
Five hundred copies of the 1914
financial report were turned over to
the borough clerk for public distribu-
ton. The contents of the report should
interest every taxpayer and copies
may be had for the mere asking.
A petition was received from resi-.
dents along Crescent lane asking that
the council take steps to condemn a
strip of property owned by julius
Schwartz on the west side of the Pail
SADIE trolley tracks which extends into
the lane and makes the passage of
vehicles impossible. The matter was
Palisadian., 1915-06-19
THE FRIENDS OF THREE
MARTYRED PRESIDENTS

Among the hitherto unpublished
letters of John Hay, now first, given
to the world in Harper's Magazine
for June, is one to Lady Jeune, which
pays tribute to all three of our mar
tyred Presidents, who, curiously
enough, were all his intimate friends.
"The President (McKinley) was one
of the sweetest and quietest natures
| have ever known among public men
(Mr. Hay wrote on September 18th.
to Lady Jeune in England). l can
hear his voice and see his face as he
said all the kind and consoling things
a good heart could suggest. And now
Palisadian., 1915-06-19
SPECIAL DELIVERY
UNDER THE MARK

Is a special delivery letter post
marked New York City, 9 a. M, and
delivered at its local destination here
at half past three the same day very
"special"?
That is what happened with one
of the prominent local industries this
week. The best that can be said for
such service is that it is something
better than free delivery, and inferior
to the generally accepted idea of
special delivery.
Palisadian., 1915-06-19

stay here on the avowed ground that,
that | am the next heir to the Presi-
dency, he did not want to many eggs
in the same Pullman car. -"
Palisadian., 1915-06-19

referred to the Roads and Sewers
Committee and the attorney for in
vestigation.
Palisadian., 1915-06-19
Provide Cooling Breezes
Whenever You Need Them

You don't have to to seashoe mountain for relief
from the Summer heat
You have nice, COOL comforting breeze wherever
and whenever you by installing electric fans
in home store, Office or factory.
Fans ranging in sizes from eight to sixteen inches in
diameter, can be purchased at from 50 $21 each
These prices allow for monthly payments discount of
per made for cash and further reductions given
sales of four fans o a single purchaser
The cost of operating fans small that nobody need
suffer from the heat because of the price Start the Summer
right-buy fan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
DRIVING ROD ON
ENGINE BREAKS
ON STEEP GRADE
Erie Officials, However, Deny
knowledge of Accident on
Kearny Meadows.

Passengers on a New York bound
train of the Greenwood Lake division
of the Erie railroad were given a bad
scare a few minutes after the train
pulled out of the Arlington station
shortly before seven o'clock this
morning. The driving rod of the en-
gine broke while the train was travel
ing down the steep grade just east
of the Arlington station.
The rod splintered the railroad ties
for a distance of q quarter OF a mile
before the engineer was finally able
to bring the train to a stop. 1t was
found the engine was badly damaged
when the train stopped at the Belle
vile turnpike crossing. The broken
rod was caught In such a way under
the engine as to cause the entire train
to jolt each time tie was struck.
The accident occurred when traffic
was heavy. Hundreds of commuters
were delayed for over an hour while
trains were being hacked up to
Arlington and shunted to the east
bound track. Tho fact that the trains
coming each way were forced to use
one track also caused delay in the
traffic outbound from New York.
At the office of the Erie railroad in
Jersey City the chief train dispatcher
declared there had been no accident
when asked regarding the matter
At the time the statement was made
by the dispatcher laborers were al
work on the meadows repairing the
damage done to the ties and road
bed. The driving rod was left at the
east side of the Belleville turnpike
crossing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
GIBSON WILL
GIVES WIDOW
!. N|OSTOF ESTATE
Insurance Policy to Children.
Mrs. Gardiner Gives $10,-
900 to Priest.

The will of John s. Gibson, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Passaic
Valley Sewerage Commission, who
died June 4, was offered at the sur
rogate's office for probate today. with
the exception OF two insurance
policies amounting to $4,000, the whole
estate is left to his widow, Mrs. Har-
rlet Winfield Gibson, of II Washing
ton avenue
The two Insurance policies Mr.. Glib
son leaves to his four children by his
first wife, who was named as bene-
iiciary In the policies. They are
Louis X. and Mildred, of this city;
Frederick NJ, of Boston, and Mrs.
Hazel Muir, of Bloomfield. Louis X.
is also given "A gold watch
Bequeathing her entire estate, said
to be worth about 10000, to Rev
Michael J. White, rector of st. Co
lumba's Catholic Church, of this city
the will of Mrs. Julia Connors Gardl-
ner, who died May 30, was filed for
probate with the surrogate today. A
caveat against allowing the will to
probate was filed yesterday by John
G. Donegan, husband of q niece OF
Mrs. Gardiner, but 1t was withdrawn
today and the will may now be ad-
mitted
The will was dated June 13, 1914
and was witnessed by Ellen Heenan
housekeeper for Father White, and
by Rev. Edward A. Degen, former.
ly assistant rector at st. COLUMBIA s.
Father White was also named as
executor of the estate.
According to the petition filed by
Judge Patrick j. Dolan, proctor for
Father White, the next of kin and
heirs at law are Bridget McCune, a
sister: Patrick McGillick. brother
and the following nieceS and nephews:
Mary Carlin, Mary Donegan. Bridget
Murray, Anne Monahan and Thomas
Monahan. They get no share of the
estate.
Mr.. Donegan's caveat gave nc
grounds for contesting the will.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
BODY OF SUICIDE,
DEAD FOR WEEKS,
IN |RV|NGTON LOT
Man, Who Evidently Shot Him
self, Had Only One
Leg.

The decomposed body of man was
found today beneath clump of un-
derbrush in vacant lot at Fern and
Chester avenues, Irvington. Arevolvel
was found alongside the body. 1t is
believed the man shot himself through
the right ear.
The body was so badly disfgured
and bloated that it is believed to
have lain in the lot for several
weeks. The authorities are conduct
ing an investigation.
The body was found shortly before
noon by Victor Mutz. of As Normandy
place. Irvington, who was seeking
kindling wood. He at once notified
the police, and DR.. William H. Nc
Kenzie. county physician, was called
Because of his badly disfgured
face the police were unable to de-
termine the dead mans age. The
body was attired in suit of black
and a black derby nat lay beside it,
whether or not the man was mur-
dered has not yet been determined
County Physician Mckenzie found
upon examination that the man had
an artificial left leg. 1t was impos-
sible to determine his ago. There
was no mark by which he could be
identified, except the hat band. which
bore the name of a Philadelphia firm
The body was taken to Kunz's
morgue. Orange
DR.. Mckenzie gave orders to Chief
of Police Green to notify the police
of this city of the case and ascertain
whether any man has been missing
from Newark. Five shells ere in
the revolver found beside the man.
One had been exploded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
GARRISON GIVEN
RUTGERS DEGREE
Secretary of War Honored at
14oth Commencement in
New Brunswick.

NEW BRUNSWICK. June 10
Rutgers College had its 149th annual
commencement exercises in the Sec
ond Reformed Church here today.
The trustees, guests, faculty alumni
and students formed in front of
Queens building this forenoon and
proceeded to the church. After the
exercises the body went from Queen S
campus to the Nelson field.
Secretary of War Lindley NJ Gar
rison. DR.. John II. MacCracken, pres
ident-elect of Lafayette College, and
Prof. Francis c. Van Dyck of Rut-
gers College, received the honorary
degree of doctor of laws.
Other honorary degrees conferred
were as follows: Doctor of divinity,
Rev. Rockwell Harmon Potter, of
Hartford; Rev. Jasper s. Hogan, of
New Brunswick; doctor of humane
letters, Archer NJ. Huntington, OF
New York city; master of arts,
Jerome d. Greene, of New York city;
civil engineer, Grinfill H. B. English,
of Wilmington, Del; electrical en-
gineer Walter F. Wells of Brooklyn.
The following graduate degrees were
conferred: Master of arts, Charles
Frederick Benjamin. jr., James
Woods Babcock; master of science,
Leonard S. Briggs, Willard G. Dur
ham. Russell w. Gies, Henry c.
Lint, George w. Martin, John d. Nor
rison; civil engineer, Herbert w.
Heilman, John l.. Herbert, John r.
Sexton, Elmer l.. Walker.
The alumni dinner was held in the
Robert F. Ballantine gymnasium this
afternoon. The principal speaker was
Secretary Garrison. The presidents s
reception VIII be held at the alumni
and faculty house this afternoon, and
the senior promenade will be held to-
night in the Ballantine gymnasium.
-Four Newark men received degrees
today. They are Horace V. Cory,
Harold T. Hoot, Samuel Mandel and
Laird s. Van Dyck.
The honors went to Harry Newton
Blue, William Henry Campbell, jr.,
Charles Lee Crandall, Elmore John
son De Witt, Russell Fleming, Law
renee Growden Gillian, Harold
Thatcher Hoot, Ralph Moore Hub
bard, Frank Alvin Langwith. jr.,
Lloyd North Lewis, Stanley Under
wood North, Bernard Pear, Allen
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
CRAIG IS GIVEN
FORTY YEARS IN
STATE PRISON
Judge Martin Imposes Long
Term on Man Who Killed
Two Women.

Hiram f. Craig, of Jersey City, was
sentenced to States prison for not
less than forty nor more than sixty
years by Judge William P. Martin in
the Court of oyer and Terminer yes
terday afternoon. Craig was convict
ed of second degree murder by two
juries, one in the case of the shooting
of Miss Hetty Reeve and the other
In the case of Mrs. Mary Clark, both
of whom were killed in Mrs. Clark's
hopre, at 352 South Orange avenue,
February 20 last.
Craig's sentence means practically
life Imprisonment, for he is now fifty
three years of age, according to his
testimony, and looks like man OF
sixty. In imposing sentence, Judge
Martin declared he recognized the
fact that it meant life Imprisonment,
but he said he felt If any clemency
should be shown the convicted mur-
derer, the two juries that had found
him guilty in the second degree had
exercised that clemency. The testi-
mony, the court said, would have JUS
titled a higher verdict than second
degree.
Shows No Emotion.
Craig listened to the pronouncement
of sentence with no sign of emotion.
He looked more like man taking i7-
structions from his employer as to
how to make certain sale, than like
man being condemned TO prison for
the rest of his life. When the judge
finished his remarks, the sentence of
the court is twenty to thirty years on
each of these indictments, the terms
to run consecutively, ii might have
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
GAS DECISION
DEFINES POWER
OF REGULATION
Big Corporations Made Subject
to Public Control, Says
Record.
PEOPLE HOLD INTEREST
IN THESE CORPORATIONS
Sommer Declares the Ruling
Squares Law With Sound
Policies.
Special TO the EvenIng Star.

TRENTON, June 15.-George L.
Record of Jersey City, who fought
the s0-cent gas case through the
courts, here today expressed his sat
isfaction over the Errors Court deci
sion yesterday In favor of 9O-cent
gas. He said that the decision defines
the power of regulating big corpora
tions, and that II it had been lost 1t
would have been the end of the pub
lies attempt to control them.
"The decision In the 90-cent gas
rate case is a momentous one, as it
involves the whole policy of regula
tion,' said Mr.. Record. "The power
of regulation is difficult one to en-
force at best.
"If the original decision of the
Court of Errors had not been reversed
1t would have meant the end Of any
attempt to control the corporation
in the public interests.
This decision establishes the fact
that the public has an interest In
this business, and it goes far 20 de-
fine what that interest is.
ut Is particularly gratifying that
the court has also reversed the find
ing of the Supreme Court, wherein
the city was denied the right of the
writ of certiorari.
"The opinion established the right
of the city to appeal from an order
of The Board of Public Utility Com
mssioners, as well ms the right Of
the gas company to take such an APP
peal,
In every respect, therefore, the
decision is a most gratifying one to
all those who believe that these COR
rorations virtually are partners with
tie public"
Frank II. Sommer. counsel for the
Bo ard of Public Utility Commission
ers, when seen here today, said that
the decisions squares the law of the
State with sound, economic policies.
The Public Service will have no
statement to make until Thursday,
John L. O'Toole, head of the pub
llcity department, said today. That
day the board of directors will meet
and afterward President Thomas N.
McCarter win Issue statement. for
the company.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
J|TNEYS HAVE
COME TO STAY,
SAY |MPROVERS
And Then Clinton Hill People
Declare in Favor of
BUSES.

That the jitney bus has come to
stay and that the people In the Clin-
ton Hill section of the city are among
the warmest supporters of this new
service was attested last night by
practically all of the speakers who
attended the meeting of the Clinton
Hill Improvement Association. A
motion was passed declaring the as
sociation to be heartily In favor OF
the iitneys.
George NJ Judd one of the leading
business men of that section, said
regarding the jitney busses:
II feel that the jitney busses have
come to stay. | feel that they are a
public benefit. They will do more for
the poor of Newark than anything
has done for a long time. ! said on
this floor two years ago that the
Public Service ought to give us eight
tickets for quarter and was laughed
at. | now say that the time will
come when they will be glad to do
this to get the business.
Mr. Judd pointed out the possible
loss of revenue on the five per cent
trolley tax and recommended that as
$25 year be charged each bus. This
was apposed by A. l.. Garnabrant
who pointed out that the jitney was
already paying a four-fold tax
amounting to about s32, of which
$10.50 went to the city for a hack
license and $3.50 for a drivers IL
cense and the rest to the State.
Interest in the jitney buss PROPOSE
tion was not the only thing to arouse
the enthusiasm of the improvers, who
formally indorsed the project making
Newark a seaport and suggested that
although $2,000,000 has already been
spent ON the meadows, the develop
ment should be continued The asso-
citation went on record as favoring
two things with regard to meadow
Improvement.
First 1t wanted the Board of Works
and Deputy Chief Engineer James C.
Ballock, in charge of the undertake
ing, to arrange for visit to the de-
velopment zone for all the improve
ment associations of the city, and.
secondly, that the associa ton will
devote its next meeting entirely to
the topic of Newark the Future
Seaport" and will ask Mr.. Hallock
to give the members an exhausti ye
talk on the subject
Want sunday Closing of shops.
Sunday closing seemed to find favor
also with the majority of the mem
bers. They went on record as favor
ing observance of the Sabbath by the
shopkeepers, and will sound senti-
ment in this section in an endeavor to
learn whether the majority of the
business men are willing to close.
Some spice was added to the dis
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
$I5,OOO,OOO a Day
Brifain'S War Cost
Estimate by Premier Asquith
for Next Three Months.
$1,25o,ooo,ooo Voted.
by the Associated Press.

LONDON (3:55 p. M, June 10
The House OF Commons this after
noon voted another credit of E250,.
100000 $1,250, 100000, making with
previous sums a total of fs62, 900, 0Of
G4,310, 100000 already allowed foi
war purposes.
In introducing the measure Premier
Asquith remarked that from April
to June IL the expenditure had beer
at the rate of f2,660,000 Cs13, 800 ,000)
daily. He estimated that the total
daily expenditure during the cur
rency of the new credit Ga period CT
three months) would be not less than
E3,000,000 5,000.00) for the reason
that, as the war extended its area,
Great Britain's financial obligations
to the allies would increase.
In a general survey of the situation
the premier referred to the recon-
struction of the government. He de-
clared he would not have been 1usti-
fed in taking the course he did in
this regard on the pressure of outside
influence or because of temporary
embarrassment The task was As
unwelcome as could fall to the LOT
OF any man.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
TRUANT DYING
AS RESULT. OF
AUTO ACCIDENT
Jersey City Lad Meets With
Mishap in Kearny After Get
ting Free Ride.

John Hanlon, fifteen years old, OF
Ill Tonnele avenue, Jersey City, is
believed to be dying in Stumpf Me-
mortal Hospital, Kearny. from in
juries received by being run over by
an automobile while playing hockey
from St Johns Parochlal School,
Jersey City. this morning.
With a companion named Michae
Calvin, Hanlon went to the Newark
turnpike and asked a ride from Ry'
man Ackerman, of "A Sixth street
Paterson, who was passing in an au-
tomobile. The motorist told the boys
TO hop on. and they rode some dis
tance on the running board.
Ackerman told them to get Inside
the car, but they said they would
only go a short distance further and
would remain on the running-board
As the car was about to turn from
the Newark turnpike into the Belle
vile turnpike, Kearny, Hanlon fel
to the road and under one of the
rear wheels of the car.
Word was sent to the Kearny po-
lice station and an ambulance was
sent to the scene When 1t arriv 4
the autoist departed.
The motorist rushed the boy to
Osborne's drug store in Belleville,
where Town Physician f. S. Bootay
was summoned. The physician at
once took the boy to the hospital,
where IL was found that one Of his
lungs had been pierced and other
internal injuries had been sustained.
Ackerman went to the Kearny po-
lice station and surrendered himself.
He explained the circumstances of the
accident and was paroIed He prom
ised to appear in the Kearny police
court when wanted
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-15
MORE THAN 100 ANGLERS TRY
LUCK FOR BASS IN PARK LAKES

pond this season. II weighed a little
more than three pounds. 1t is said
that this catch was the record for the
day. Frank Aubrey, of 275 Woodside
avenue. was another early conner at
the Branch Brook lake. Before 10
O'Clock he had five fish.
The first angler TO put in an ap-
pearance at the lake in Weequahic
Park was DR.. William Buermann, of
352 Belmont avenue. He started out
at 4:40 o'clock and remained for two
hours. His quest was unsuccessful.
Frank Josephson, of Elizabeth,
caught couple. Edward Earhardt
came in to the boat house in Wee
quahic Park at II o'clock with three
calico bass Weighing about two and
one half pounds each.