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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
NEWARK CHARTER
BOARD APPOINTED
BY Mr.. RAYMOND
Mayor Names Committee of
Nine to Frame New Code of
| City Government.
WORK TO BE STARTED
AT ONCE, HE DECLARES
Preparation of the Draft May
Be Taken Up This
u Week.

Mayor Thomas L. Raymond today
announced his selection Of nine men
60 act as q committee to take under
consideration the framing Of new
charter for Newark.
The men who are TO serve are:
Former State Senator ]. Henry
Bachelor, former City Attorney
Frank E. Bradner. Police Judge
Jerome T. Congleton, Librarian John
Cotton Dana. City Counsel Spauld-
ing Frazer. Colonel James W. How
ard, Richard c. Jenkinson. City At
torrey Harry Kalisch and former
former Sheriff Frank H. Sommer.
Mayor Raymond. with the naming
of the nine men, declared that wors
will be commenced at once. He add
ed that he will take a personal in
terest in the matter.
The men who are to assume charge
of the big task were notified ofti-
cially by the mayor today. Just
when a meeting will be called is
not known, but 1t is the belief OF
the mayor that work will be COM
menced this week.
Mayor Raymond prepared the fol-
lowing statement. which was sent to
the men appointed:
"In accordance with the statement
in my message to the Common Coun-
Gil have decided to appoint certain
gentlemen to act as a committee TO
take under consideration, Immediate
ly, the preparation of draft of a
charter for the city of Newark,
which shall make available to the
city the modern developments along
the lines of municipal efficiency, and
which shall do away with the cum.
bersome and outworn machinery OF
our present system.
Each member of the committee
thus named is equipped with an un-
usual degree of knowledge concern
ing municipal affairs, either gener-
ally or in relation to certain par
ticular phases of the subject"
Mayor Haussling in 1907 appointed
a charter commission. A draft of
the proposed code was taken UP in
the Legislature. but never became q
law. The charter proposition has
been taken up other times, but no
practical step has been accomplished.
Mr.. Bachelor was q. member CT the
Haussling charter commission. He
drew up plan which called for a
number CT changes, among which
were single-headed commissions for
various city departments.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
ALL SESSIONS
MUST Be OPEN
So Mayor Raymond Declared
Today in Connection With
His Plans.

Mayor Thomas L. Raymond an
nouneed today that he will not stand
for any "star chamber conferences
in his offices or in any of the boards
appointed by him. IT believe in all
lowing the public to act as an ad-
visory committee" said the Mayor.
land for this reason we will do
everything in the open"
City Treasurer Elmer A. Day, Tax
Receiver Richard J. Franz and City
Comptroller TYLER Parmly had few
words with the mayor today. The
mayor announced that it was just
a get-together plan of being ac-
quainted with local conditions. City
Clerk Alexander Archibald intro
duced the heads of the finance de-
partment of the city to the new
executive.
At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
the mayor, in company with City
Clerk Archibald and e. Erie Moody.
the mayors secretary will make a
tour of the City Hall The mayor
and his secretary will be introduced
70 the heads of the various depart
'ments by the city clerk.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
DEFENSE Of CANAL
AMPLE--GOETHALS
Tells House Committee There
Is No Need for Large
Guns Now.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Governor
Goethals. of the, Panama canal zone.
told the House appropriations sub
committees on Notifications today
that, while guns and ammunition at
the canal were ample now, 1t was
necessary to have provision for du-
plications.
Governor Goethals said the fortifl :
cations were ample, generally speak
ing.
"Could foreign warships outrange
the guns of the canal Notifications?
asked Chairman Fitzgerald
NO" replied the governor. Our
guns are of equal range, so far as
our information goes" He indicated,
however, that notifications were be-
ing made to perfect them. but de-
yelopments in armament and forti-
ficatlon could not be forecasted.
would the government be justified
in installing larger guns?''
mo; l would not say so"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
BASEBALL TRUST
FIGHT BEGUN BY
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Suit Started by Independent
Organization to Dissolve "Na-
tionaI Commission"
NATIONAL AND AMERICAN
LEAGUES AS MONOPOLY
Federal League Attacks Legal
ity of Directorate Which
Rules Organized Baseball.

CHICAGO. Jan. 5.-The Federal
League today filed suit in the United
States Court before Judge Kenesaw
Landis asking that the National
Baseball Commission be declared IL
legal and void.
Filed In the name of the Federal
League OF Professional Baseball Clubs
against the National League of Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs, the Ameri-
can League of Professional Baseball
Clubs, August Hermann, Bancroft
B. johnson, John K. Tener, ct al,
the petition also asks that ,the ma
tional agreement under which the Ma
tional Commission operates be de-
clared illegal and void.
The suits ask that the defendants
be declared as constituting a com
bination, conspiracy and monopoly in
violation of the common law, In con-
trasentlon of the antitrust and
monopoly statutes, and in restraint
OF trade and commerce in and among
the several states in derogation of
the constitutional right of contract"
1t is further asked that the defend
ants be enjoined from further con-
unuing to do business as a part of
or In connection with said combina-
ton, conspiracy and monopoly"
After going into great detail re-
garding baseball as a business and
explaining the residence OF the re-
spective owners of the Federal
League Clubs, the petition, filed by
, the law firm of Myers & Gates, points
out that the National Commission
dominates the American and National
leagues but not the Federal League"
Through domination of these two
leagues, the petition explains, the Ma
tionai Commission has under its
domination and control all but 300,
or approximately, 1000 professional
baseball players of varying degrees
of expertness." The 300 mentioned
are under contract to the Federal
League.
One of the principal clauses in the
prayer of the bill is that all con-
tracts with baseball players under
+, the national agreement and the rules
of the National Commission be de-
clared void and of no effect so far
as they concern the Federal League
or any of It's constituent clubs. In
this. connection the court is asked to
] enjoin the National Commission OF
any club in organized baseball from
seeking to enforce its contracts with
players who have signed with the
Federal League.
Special exception Is taken to epi-
thets alleged to have been applied
to Federal League players, and the
court is asked to restrain the de-
fendart from calling players under
contract with the Federal League
Contract jumpers and from char
acterizing the Federal League as an
outlaw league
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-"The Federal
League is simply trying to get a
little more publicity" This was the
way Ban B. johnson, president Of
the American League, sized up the
suit filed by the Federal League In
Chicago today.
You're not much worried by the
suit, tften?" the American League
head was asked
We'll. hardly" was the reply, and
Johnson laughed heartily, as though
he thought it a good joke.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
COUNTY SEALER
HAS TO ANSWER
MORE CHARGES
Harris Now Alleged to Have
Tried to Force False
Testimony.

County Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures Arthur Harris, against whom
charges of misconduct In office were
preferred yesterday. was not at the
Court House today. Instead, Horace
B. Holcomb. assistant sea'er of
weights and measures. was n charge
OF the office, the suspension of Mr..
Harris taking immediate effect with
the serving on him of the charges late
yesterday afternoon.
Bright and early today force of
men were at work in the sealer's
office. making an inventory of the
manufactured false weights and
measures which Harris, 1t is alleged.
had made, and then later claimed had
been officially confiscated by him in
the course of his duties. The manu-
factured" false weights were stored in
the basement of the Court House. and
will be used against Harris at his
hearing on February II.
1t was the geenral opinion around
the Court House that Mr.. Harris may
resign his position before that time,
as the scope of the charges against
HAIL Will iHCiuuC tcStiutOuy ny tuC DO
sistants who worked under him.
1t developed today that Harris was
given every opportunity to resign his
position before the charges against
him were made by August L. La
combe in the Board of Freeholders.
Last Saturday Harris had made up
his mind to resign, 1t was said, but
changed his mind over Sunday and
resolved to fight the charges.
In addition to the charges outlined
In the Evening Star yesterday the
bill of Complaint against Harris also
contains the three following charges:
That Harris purchased a new quart
measure and officially sealed 1t. and
then purchased another new unused
quart measure and caused the edges
Of the second measure to be so
hanged that a portion of 1t would
It into the first measure, and then
claimed the measure had been con-
fiscated. :,
That Harris caused certain metal
pins to be taken out of the sliding
face of a rag-scale in his custody so
that the scale would not truly record,
and that later he exhibited this scals
to the public as one he had confis-
Gated.
That Harris confiscated an ice
Continued on Page 9, Column 6.)
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Cash Wheat Up to Record
Price of S1.36 Id Bushel;
Flour Has Also Advanced

CHICAGO. jan. 5.-Directly as a
consequence of the European war,
cash wheat in Chicago sold today at
S1.34h a bushel, the highest price In
more than forty years. Moreover,
the chief speculative option, May de-
livery. rose to s1.37ss@s1.37% a bushel,
an advance of more than 10 cents a
bushel since a week ago. and 8 cents
above last nights figures. The mar
ket closed unsettled. but not far from
the top level of the day.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. s.
Flour sold In Minneapolis today for
the highest price in sixteen years. AS
a result of the bullish tendency of yes
terdays wheat market, flour In car
load lots today was quoted at $3.50
a barrel. 1t is the highest price since
Letter sent wheat skyhigh In 1898.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
HATTERS' UNION
LOSES CASE IN
SUPREME COURT
Judgment of $3.50 Award
ed for Boycott Damages
Affirmed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Su-
preme Court today affirmed the s252,-
600 Judgment awarded by the New
York Federal courts to. D. z. Loewe
g. Co., Danbury. Conn, hatters,
against some 1856 members Of the
United Hatters' Union under the
Sherman antitrust law as damages
resulting from a boycott,
During strike at the Loewe hat
factory in 1902, the United Hatters Of
North America were charged with
having boycotted the Loewe hats.
The manufacturers alleged that large
losses resulted. To recover triple
damages provided by law, the hat
company began suit in 1908 against
some 1856 members OF the union, re-
siding nearby. Judgment for 1882, ,1So
was awarded to the company and
that was affirmed by the Circuit
Court of Appeals.
Justice nolmes announced the
courts unanimous decision. He held
that the most of the questions of law
In the case had been decided several
years ago by the court. when de-
murrer to the fling of the suit was
decided by the lower court against the
laboring men. The justice further
held that the defendants, as members
of the labor union, were liable under
the Sherman antitrust law for the
acts of the officials of the union.
'It takes the credulity OF person
to think that the members did not
know the object of the boycott and of
the 'we-don't patronize list, added
Justice Holmes.
The defendants live In towns near
Danbury and the homes of many Of
them, 1t is said, are under attachment
to pay the judgment.
The suit has attracted wide atten-
tlon. 1t was in this case that the Su-
preme Court decided labor unions were
subject to the Sherman antitrust law.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05

Chairman Flood, of Foreign Af-
fairs Committee, So Declares
in Debate in House.
SAYS DUM-DUMS SENT
ABROAD WERE USELESS
BarthoIdt Pushes His ResoIu-
ton Calling Halt on Export
of War Munitions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Chairman
Flood, of the House foreign affairs
committee, today told proponents of
legislation TO prohibit exports of war
material that the German govern
ment, through the Berlin foreign Of
fee had made it plain that it did not
expect the United States to stop such
exports.
Chairman Flood made his state
nlent to Representative Bartholdt.
who was making a general argument
for his resolution to stop exports at a
public hearing today.
Suppose" he asked Bartholdt,
that you understood that the Ger
man government, through the Ger
man foreign office. had said that 1t
did not expect this government to
pass this legislation. Would you sup
port it?'
Representative Bartholdt asserted
that he knew nothing of the attitude
Of the German government and that
he and his associates opposed the ex-
porration of arms on the grounds OF
international immortality"
Chairman Flood repeated the state
ment in his. question and added: 'I
said that they realize, and so state,
! that they do not expect this govern
ment to pass this legislation"
AS to Dum-Dum Charges.
1.-THE state department" said Chair
man Flood to Repl esentative Bart
holdt, has Investigated your charge
that dum-dum bullets were being
shipped from this country to the
allies. They have found that not more
than 700 of these bullets have left
the country and that none of them
would fit modern military service
; rifles"
Representative Bartholdt said he
had heard that the neutrality of the
! United States had been violated by
/ the shipments of Canadian troops
over American territory in Maine on
their way to the war zone.
II have never heard of that" said
| Chairman Flood.
"If that is true" interrupted Rep
resentative Temple, "it is unquestion-
ably an unneutral act. / think we
! should have some evidence beyond
I such q charge as that"
Representative Bartholdt said that
] he knew of the incident only as
matter of gossip, but that he would
endeavor to investigate.
! Oh Might TO snip {Afms.
1.-THE shipment OF war supplies to
belllgerent nations" said Chairman
Flood, has been recognized for 100
years as a right of our citizens by the
law of nations. When this war be-
gan that right was recognized. Eng
land, through her fores ght and the
expenditure Of her treasure, had
gained control Of the seas. 1t would
be to her disadvantage to change this
situation now. Would 1t not be an
unneutral act?"
The supporters of the resolution,
Representative Bartholdt said, were
trying to go deeper than technical
phases of international law. He said
| that only equality toward all'' could
morally justify the exercise of the
right to ship arms to belligerents.
without that moral background"
he said, "the right should not be ex-
ercised. Now we are actually waging
CONTINUED on Page 9. Column a.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
HALL
BASEBALL STAR
WINS BRIDE
Joe" PepIoski Weds South
Orange Girl-Romance of
the Diamond.

The fact that a pretty romance,
which had Its inception on the base
ball diamond a few years ago, culmi-
mated in wedding Thanksgiving
day, became known in South Orange
last night, when. through an acci-
dent, the nature of which no one viii
explain, 1t was learned that Miss
Clare T. johnson, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. John c. Johnson, OF q
Riggs place, South Orange. became
the bride of Joseph Peploski, Of
Bayonne, formerly star pitcher Of the
Seton Hall baseball team.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed in the Church OF st. Paul the
Apostle, Columbus avenue and
Sixtieth street. Manhattan. Rev
Thomas Cartwright, assistant rector,
tied the nuptial knot. It had been
decided to keep the affair quiet until
after the present term of Fordham
Law School. where Mr.. PeplosN is a
student. The mother of the bride
would not say today how the fact
became known that the marriage had
been performed
Mrs. Peploski was a lover Of base
ball She attended many games play
ed by the Seton Hall nine. The pitch
ing of Peploski was much admired by
the young woman. A friendship
sprung up between the two and Il
soon ripened into love. The witnesses
at the wedding ceremony were Miss
Agnes Mulvey, of this city, and Mar
tin Cavanaugh, Of New York.
Peploski last year Joined the De-
troit American League team He
was farmed out to team at Lincoln,
Neb., and after that became a mem
ber of the Lawrence. Mass, baseball
team of the New England League
He played a star game last season
and his work had much to do with
Lawrence winning the pennant. The
father of the bride was formerly q
professor at Seton Hall
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
Senator Works Delays
Ship Purchase Measure

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Senator
Works began long speech on public
health In the Senate today and mean
while the administration ship bill and
other busiress had to wait. MT.
Works charged that the allopathic
school was seeking through public
health legislation to get a monopoly.
Senator Works spoe at length on
Christian Science. indorsing its prac-
tices of healing. He put into the
record great mass of testimonials
of persons who had been benefited.
He likened what he termed attempts
to suppress practice of Christian Sci
ence healing to the persecution Of
Christ and the stoning Of Stephen
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
New York-Chicago Express
Leaves Track: No One Hurt

WARWICK. o.. jan. 5.-Several
cars of the Baltimore and Ohio New
York Chicago express left the track
here at 7:30 a. m. today.
No one was hurt. A broken car
wheel caused a switch to stick. Four
Pu lmans were derailed Many pass
engers, however. were not awakened.
Traffic was delayed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
Lajoie Is Sold
to Connie Mack
Special to the Evening Star.

Special to the Evening Star.
CLEVELAND. o., Jan. 5.-The
Cleveland American League Baseball
Club announced that Napoleon La
joie, veteran second baseman, had
been released to the Philadelphia
Athletics.
Lajoie, fourteen years ago, played
In Philadelphia. He quit the Ma
tionals there TO go with Connie
Mack. This action resulted in a.
legal fight. The player was then
shifted to Cleveland
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
Haines's Assets S25,353,
With S25,858 Liabilities

CAMDEN. Jan. 5.-Linwood Haines,
president of the Linwood Halnes
Company, Ltd, Camden department
store concern. today filed a schedule
of assets and liabilities before Referee
In Bankruptcy OFT. The arms LA
bilities are shown to be $26. .85s.62 and
the assets are s25.s5s.24, with 316 crsd-
ttors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
Madame GerviIle-Reache,
Former Opera Singer,
Dies of Blood Poisoning

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.--Madame
Gerville- Reache. former contralto at
the Manhattan Opera House, died this
afternoon at Roosevelt Hospital. For
a week she had been seriously Ill of
blood poisoning. Two operations
transfusing blood from her husbands
veins into hers were uusuccessfuL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
German Air Raid
on British Bases
BY The Associated Press.

ny tuo faBBuCfatVU HFtBHs
BERLIN, Jan. (by wireless TO
London), 9:25 a. m,-German airmen,
1t is officially announced, have
dropped bombs on British ammunition
stores on the outskirts OF Rosendael
and Coudekerque, near Dunkirk,
France. The explosion, Il is stated,
killed and injured hundred persons
and set fire to a portion OF one Of the
villages.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
Turks Routed.
Says Petrograd
By the United Press.

PETROGRAD. Jan. GA complete
and decisive victory over the Turkish
troops operating in the Caucasus was
announced here tonight. The entire
Turkish forces have been routed the
war office says, and the entire Turkish
Ninth army corps was surrounded and
forced to surrender.
The Cossacks are now pursuing the
retreating Turks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
RACE UP STEEP MOUNTAIN,
WON BY FRENCH, DECIDED
STRUGGLE FOR STEINBACH

Surprised Movement of German Battery and Five Minutes
Later Their Goal Was Won-German Commander, Asked
Surrender RepIied "We Are Ready Die but Sur
render, Never"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
Pau'S Forces Push On
After Capture of
Steinbach.
REPORT AUSTRIAN FORCE
TRAPPED IN cARPATHIANS
Russians Have Captured Eight
Hungarian Towns, Says Dis
patch from Petrograd.
CONFLICTING REPORTS
ON SITUATION IN POLAND
Berlin Claims Advance Towards
Warsaw, but Petrograd De-
clares invaders RepuIsed.

The German defenders OF Aisacs
are still losing ground before the
French advance. Today's officlai
statements from Berlin as wen az
Paris speak Of fighting TO the east Of
Steinbach, showing that the French
have pushed beyond this recently
captured village. The Paris announces
ment gives the first intimation OF an.
other French advance into Aisace
near orberg. fourteen miles OF Col
mar, capital OF upper Alsace.
Infantry fighting has been resumed
In Belgium. and the French report
states that ground was won by the
allies near Nieuport. Elsewhere mill
ttary activity Is chiefly In the way
Of artillery duels.
Few further particulars were re-
ceived concerning the eastern cam
paign. The Berlin war office states
that the advance east of BoIimow, In
the direction Of Warsaw, is being cons
tinued. although Petrograd ciaints
that the Germans, after capturing
Russian positions at Bolimow, were
compelled to abandon them
Claim Austrisns Trapped.
Further Russian successes Ia opera
tions against the Austrians are des-
crfbed In unofficial dispatches from
Petrograd- According TO these ad-
vices. the Russian troops. which were
said several days agp 10 have psne-
trated the passes Of the Carpathlan
mountains and begun an invasion Of
Hungary in force. have captured eighz
Hungarian towns and surrounded sev4
eral divisions of Austrian troops In
the mountains There was no Official
confirmation Of these statements
however, and the latest official am
nouncement from Vienna asserts that
the Austrian forces in Galicia have
captured strong positions and are pre-
pairing for further operations.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-05
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Jan. 5, 455 a ma Petro.
grad dispatch. published IN LInfor-
nation, reports that the Russians
have occupied eight Hungarian town.
ships, and that several divisions of the
Austrian army are surrounded in the
Carpathians