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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
NEWS" REPORTER
WILSON IS SUED
FOR BOARD BILL
Local Newspaperman Declares
Boarding Mistress Tried to
Make Love to Him.

George w. Wilson, a newspaper re-
norter of the Newark Evening News,
is defendant in a suit for $54O which
was tried before jury in the Circuit
Court today. The suit was instituted
by Mrs Katherine w. Field, of Maple
wood, a widow in middle life.
Wilson in his own defense testified
that Mrs. Field never made any claim
against him for money until after he
had married in November, 1912.
Mrs. Field testified in her own be-
half that Wilson boarded at her
home in 1909 and became indebted to
her for board while out of employ
ment. In January. 1910, she urged
him to go into some business for
himself. and he decided to start a
motion picture theatre at Hacketts-
town.
she advanced him $50 to buy a
picture machine and paid IS to get
his overcoat out of pawn, and later
advanced other sums to him until
october of that year, when he gave
I'D the motion picture house. In
all she said she was owed $540 and
had been unable to collect any of it.
Wilson. in his own behalf, said that
he owed nothing to her for board
and that he never borrowed any
money from her, although he had ac-
cepted gifts of clothing. He conceded
that Mrs Field had paid for the pic
ture machine, but said that she was
a PARTNER in the enterprise and would
have received half the profits had
there been any. She had agreed to
finance the project and he was to give
his time to running 1T.
Wilson said that the cause for
Mrs Fields suit was his marriage in
1912, and the first he knew of her
making a claim for debt against him
was when he received a letter from
New York law firm in February
1918. demanding $3.50.
The witness said Mrs. Field had
made love to him and had suggested
a trip to Europe at her expense. In
support of this he produced a letter
nurporting to have been sent him by
Mrs Field, suggesting a European
trip and saying, "as there must be
No scandal we would have to be mar
ried before going
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
AviatOrs May Hunt Seals
to Aid Sealing Vessels

ST. JOHNS, n. F., May "a novel
use of the aeroplane is under consid-
Grafton of sealing vessels. as a result
of the failure of the seal hunt this
year. 1t is proposed that two eXpe-
rienced aviators be engaged to visit
the east coast and the Gulf of st.
Lawrence, respectively, Just before the
opening of the next season and locate
the herds.
The information thus obtained
would enable the fleet to sail directly
for the scene of the hunt. instead of
spending much time in searching for
the animals.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
Peps' Game Off;
Wet Grounds

Weather conditions again pre-
vented the meeting of the Newark
and Pittsburgh Federal League base
ball clubs today. The rainfall OF
last night and during the early
morning hours put the playing field
in poor condition, and President Pow
ers was forced to call off the contest.
Tho only chance the fans will have
to see the Rebels in action this
series will be tomorrow, when the
teams will get together for n game,
weather conditions permitting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
Men of East Orange Church
to Display Skill as Cooks

Men of the Elmwood Presbyterian
Church. East Orange, will display
their skill as cooks tomorrow night.
when a dinner will be prepared and
served by them at the two days
bazar in the Sunday school room. T.
Blair FOULS is in charge, and the
women folks of the parish are keen
to witness the accomplishments of
the sterner sex in the "commissary."
Dinner will be served from 6 to 8
o'clock. and a variety entertainment
will follow. with the Christian En-
deavor and Young Mems Club in
charge. Another feature of the bazar
will be a minstrel show on Friday
night by the Boys Club, with A. @.
Coull as interlocutor. Mrs. A. Fred
erick Dunnells is chairman Of the
bazar committee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
StevensM Estate Tied Up

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, May A.
The distribution of the estate of the
widow of Robert Louis Stevenson
has been halted by Katherine ID. Os-
bourne. the divorced wife of Mrs.
SteVenson's son, Lloyd Osbourne,
the author. Mrs. Osbourne has filed
a claim setting forth that there has
been a failure to pay her 800 a
month alimony, which, she asserts,
was allowed her in the divorce pre-
-aadinGs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
Appoints Six Delegates on
Child Labor Conference
From IA stan Correspondent.

TRENTON. May 5.-Governor James
r. Fielder today appointed six dele
gates to represent this state at the
eleventh annual conference of the
national child labor committee. The
conference will be held in San Fran
cisco. May 29-31.
The delegates are: Rev. Walter
Reed Hunt, Orange; John A. Cullen,
Newark; Mrs. George w. Prall. Lam
bertville; Miss Margaret MacNaugh-
ton, Jersey City; Miss Anne MacIl-
vaine Trenton, and Benjamin f..
Edsall, Newark
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
Osiris Prize Is Awarded
for Discoveries in Medicine

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 5.-The French In
stitute has announced that the Osiris
prize, which amounts to $4,000 francs
(S36. 5000 because no award was made
in 1912, has been awarded chiefly for
discoveries in medicine. Drs. Chante-
messe and Vidal. discoverers of anti
typhoid vaccines, will divide $4,000
francs ($10,000), while an equal
amount will go to DR.. Vincent, whose
researches resulted in the finding of
ether vaccine. Various ambulances
are given $4,000 francs ($12,000) and
the remainder is placed in reserve.
In 1899 Daniel Osiris. the philan-
thropist who presented Malmaison to
the French nation, gave into the
keeping of the Institute of France a
sum representing an annual income
of about s6,500 for a triennial prize of
500. 900 open to all countries for the
most remarkable work or discovery
Of general interest. Nj. Osiris died in
1907.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
SCHOOL BUDGET
IS S3,2OO,OOO,
RECORD FIGURE
Largest Amount Ever Carried
in History of the
City.
CLASH WITH STATE BOARD
OVER THE PENSION FUND
Commissioners Refuse Request
to Have Children Give to
City Celebration Fund.

What the taxpayers are facing in
the way of increased cost of mainte-
nance for the city schools was shown
by tentative budget for current
school expenses of more than three
million dollars which was adopted by
the Board of Education last night
for the school year of 1915-1916. The
budget totals, $3,59407S, but by reso-
luton it was voted to cut this to
So, 200,0 900. The latter figure repre-
sents an increase in the current ex-
penses budget of $209 $50 over the last
school year, when it was 50, 800 10.
The budget is the first for current
expenses to exceed three million dol
lars ever prepared in this city.
The sum includes an appropriation
of $18,S3S for teachers pensions, an
expense which the commissioners say
should be borne by the State. A law
which passed the legislature in 1914
provided that these pensions be paid
by the State.
1t is the contention of the State
educational authorities that the State
Is not called upon to bear this ex-
pense until April / of this year. Com
missioner Charles p. Taylor suggest
ed last night that some pensioner sue
the State for the money, but Charles
NJ. Myers. counsel to the board,
pointed out that this would entail
litigation of about a year in length,
and that a decision might be unfa-
Vorable.
At thes ugestion of President Fred
eric l.. johnson it was moved to pay
the pension up toApril and the board
authorized the president to sign a
voucher for the payment of the sum.
Mr.. johnson believed that this was
the only action which the board could
take i'll justice to the pensioners. AL
though this sum was added to the
budget it was decided to keep the
total within the $3200,000 decided
upon.
Against City Fund Collections.
The board denied a request from
the Committee of One Hundred in
| charge of the 250th anniversary cele-
! pration of Newark to take up collec-
tions in the public schools toward the
fund of quarter million dollars
which is being raised to conduct the
celebration. The board received q
| letter from Wilson J. Vance, seere-
tary of the committee, asking permis-
sion to take up collection in the
schools
Commissioner Gaetano NJ. Belfatto
immediately moved that the request
be denied. He declared that it was
improper to ask money from the
school children, and that such col
lection would be a source of embar-
rassment to those who did not wish
to give. MIR. Taylor seconded the mo-
tion. The celebration is one for the
business men of the city, Mr.. Taylor
said, and most of the smaller chill
dren have no particular interest in it.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Vance's letter stated that he
Continued on Page II, Column 81
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
Bryan's Brother Elected

LINCOLN, Neb., May 5.-Charles
]. Bryan, brother Of William J.
Bryan, secretary of state was yes
terday elected one of the five city
commissioners OF Lincoln, and Will
probably be the next mayor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
Peking Believes the Toxic
Government Will ACt
Without Ultimatum.
JAPANESE SUBJECTS
ARE NOW LEAVING CHINA
Jap Squadron in Chinese Port
to Take Away Peking
Legation.
BY the United Press.

bhlNCi, May d, S.lD a, MA Jap
anese cruiser and four torpedo boat
destroyers have arrived at Chin
Wang-Tao, on the Gulf or Lao
Tung, about lao miles east of Peking,
evidently for the purpose of removing
from China the members of the Jap
anese legation.
Consular reports from all parts of
the country announced the departure
of Japanese or their concentration
at the Japanese consulates.
There is a substantial opinion in
Peking that Japan may take action
in regard to the non-acceptance of
her demands by China without wait
ing upon the issuance of an ulti-
matum.
TOXIC, May 5.-All Japan has
focused its attention on the Chinese
situation, which is believed to be full
of historic possibilities. 1t is reported
that the foreign office has sent tele-
grams to all consuls in China in
structing them to prepare their ma
tionals for possible departure. Jap
anese at Mukden have been asked to
hold themselves in readiness to with
draw to places near the South Man
churian railroad.
Lieutenant-Gen Count Terau-
Chi governor-general of Korea. has
held conference with the general
staff of the army.
The decisions of the cabinet and
elder statesmen are expected today.
The press says forty-eight hours will
be the limit of the proposed ultima
tum. Newspapers characterize as
insulting the insistence of China that
Japan'S offer to restore Kiauchau be
reduced to writing.
PEKING, May 5.-The Chinese
capital is remarkably quiet in the
face of what the Peking Gazette calls
'the graVest peril in Chinas modern
history" Most of the people of the
city are going about their business as
usual, apparently with no knowledge
of the problem which. ,confronts their
country. They might easily be
aroused, but the government has
taken every measure to prevent anti
Japanese demonstrations.
Only the educated upper classes are
kept informed of the progress of
negotiations with Japan. Among
them the feeling is intense, but there
have been no demonstrations,
although reports have been received
from southern cities that several men
and one woman have committed sui
eide, declaring they did not wish to
live to see China subjected"
After the news was received yes
terday of Japan's proposed ulti
matum a cabinet council was held at
the Winter Palace, the residence of
President Yuan Shi-kai. The min
listers were divided in opinion. The
president asked questions, but did
not express his own Views. Some
officials express the belief that China
the opinion that she will offer all the
resistance possible to Japan's de-
mands The decision will rest with
Yuan Shi-kai.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
BY the United Press.

by the lnlteu fresss
PETROGRAD, May 5.-DesperatsI
fighting with Russian success at
most points is reported from the bait
tie line which now extends from.
Courtland to the southern side of the
Carpathians. The Germans, it IL
freely admitted, succeeded in forcing
passage of the Donejec river in
Galicia, but they have been held to
their new position for three days and
have suffered heavily from the Rus
sian gunfire. The fighting all along
the line from the Vistula t" the Car
pathians in Galicia has been OF the
seesaw variety, first one side and
then the other gaining an advantages
The Germans have been strongly
reinforced with artillery and have
been prodigal in their fire. Despite
this fact, however. it is claimed that
only a very few of Russian front line
trenches have been ceded, and they
simply because IL would have meant
annihilation to try to defend them
In the region between Tuchow and
Biecz the Austrian forces have been
almost entirely replaced by Germans,
according to the reports to the gem
eraI staff. Here the fighting has
passed and repassed over the samo]
territory and was still continuing to-|
day. In the direction of Strij In thai
direction of Golovetza, one hill
changed hands three times, but At,
last accounts was still in the HANDS
of the Russians. In the fighting loo
prisoners and five officers with three
rapid-fire guns were captured at Col
ovetza, 700 prisoners near Biacez ~
along the river Svitze. ..--.--A---<
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, via London, May 5, 10:40
a. m.-The southern wing of the Rus
sian army in West Galicia has been
broken along a front of SO kilometers
GA miles,. according to dispatch
received by the Tageblatt from :
special correspondent.
"The attack was made with such
determination" says the correspond
ent, that the Russians were forced
to abandon not only their first lines,
but also the villages back of the
front, which served as quarters. Only
in Gorlice did the Russians make. a
stand. This town was destroyed by
an artillery bombardment and bit-
ter street fight preceded its capture
by the Germans.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05

BY the United Press.
LONDON, May 5. = Three more
trawlers We're victims of the German
submarine attack designed to destroy
the trawler fleet in the twofold hope
of preventing use by the admiralty Of
the fishing fleet as auxiliaries for
mine sweeping, and to force the stop
page of all fishing. The three vessels
today were the Northward Ho, res
Gently used as patrol boat; the
Iolanthe and the Hero.
The crews of the three trawlers
were permitted to take to the boats
before they We're sunk. All were
safely landed at Hull today.
The British admiralty displayed to-
day copies of a German admiralty
communique issued from Berlin on
April II. 1t said:
1.-THE object of our aerial and SUBJ
marine efforts must now be to SINK
the fishing fleet. As the English
designated the starvation of Ger
many as their chief objective, it is
naturally our duty to interfere with
England's food supply by all of the
means in our command. The destruc-'
tion of the fishing fleet would cons
tribute to this plan in no small de-
gree. The time for operation against
this fleet is splendidly chosen, as the
fish are now running we'll in the
North sea-"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05
German Submarines Rum
ming Amuck Among
North Sea Vessels.
RUSSIAN FRONT BROKEN
"a MILES, BERLIN HEARS
All Staff Officers of One RUS
sian Division Killed or
Wounded.
BRITISH STILL RETREAT.
SAYS BERLIN REPoRT
Paris, However, Declares Ger.
man Attacks in Flanders
Have Been Repulsed.

A German submarine with an iron
cross painted on her coming tower
has sunk eleven trawlers of the North
sea fishing fleet in two days. The
submarine appeared in the midst az
fleet of trawlers on Monday and
sank seven. The vessels which have
been sent to the bottom are the Hec.
tor, Progress, Coquet, Iolanthe, Hero
Northwards and Bob White of Hull
and the Rugby and three others OF
Grimsby.
The fact that the Germans have
ordered the destruction of the entire
North Sea fishing fleet is admitted
by the admiralty, which today gave
out copies of a German admiralty
communicate stating that the time for
action against the fleet is splendidly,
chosen, because the fish are now rum
ming well in the North Sea.
Twenty -four-Nile Russian Front Broken.
The correspondent of a Berlin
newspaper telegraphs that the AUS
tro-German victory in Western Ca
licia broke down the Russian front
for a distance ofstwenty-fou miles
He states the Russians abandoned
not only their first line, but the VIII
lagos in the rear. The Russian war
office admits the Germans and AUS
trians succeeded in crossing this
Dunajec, but states they were pre-
vented from making a further adj
vance.
Desperate fighting is in progress
| further east on the Carpathian 'front.'
Tn the region of Stry 1t is said on'
hill changed hands three times In q
single battle, and that 1,200 more
Austrians were captured by the Rus
slams.
The German war office today de-
clared that the British continue to
retreat in Flanders and that a NUM-
ber of farms along the British front
have been captured. The official Paris
report. however. declares that Ger
man attacks against the left sector
of the British front were repulsed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-05

Continued on Page 1s, Column 81
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-26
WEYRRIpGE HILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Culver have
moved into the tenement house belong
ing To j. A. James and will be employed
10y him the coming ear.
MIR. and Mrs Elmer Wright were in
Whiting Sunday and Monday.
d. Albert James left for his home in
Auburn, Me, Sunday evening and will
be away severa! weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. MacMurtry went on
Monday to Port Henry, y. Y, where
they attended the funeral Of Edison Far
well, "a brother of Mrs. McMurtry.
Rev. Rufus c. tlagg, who occupied
the pulpit at the Congregational church
sunday morning as possible candidate,
preached Il strong and impressive sell
mon.
The pancake supper. which was given
by the Ladies' Aid society last Friday
evening, was we'll attended Following
the supper the young men gave AN inter
tstlug Washington entertainment, con-
sisting of tableaus, readings and songs
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-26
That Piano at $te5

which we are offering for the month of
February seems to be what large mum
Der of people are looking for. We have
sold lot Of them. This piano cannot be
sold by others at less than $275 We
pay cash, get the lowest price, and are
giving you pianos at prices that defy
competition. Then anything that Geo.
ID. Jarvis & Son warrant for ten years
must be good. We have sold pianos in
every town in Vermont, and have been
in the business for twenty-six years in
Burlington, and everyone knows that
our guarantee is good. For this month
you can buy this piano for S165, and pay
$40 down and IS per month. Send for
catalogue to GEO. ID. JARVIS q Son, Bur
lington, VeTmont.-adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-26
The Venice of Borneo,

Brunei, Borneo. is one of the strang
est cities in the world. Once the head
quarters of the Borneo pirates, it is a
kind of eastern Venice, being built en-
tirely over the water. This remarkable
city is the capital of the state of Bru-
mel. Borneo. All the houses are built
over the Limbang river. constructed on
slender piles made from the Nibong
palm. a wood that ressts the action Of
water for many years. The inhabitants
of Brunei are Malays, kadayans.
Orang- Buskits and few Muruts.
They earn their living mostly by trad
ing with other tribes in the interior of
Sarawak and British North Borneo.
Some of them are very skillful brass
workers. and the Brunei women make
beautiful cloth, interviewer and en-
broidered with gold thread Sage is
grown in the valleys near by, and a
small quantity of rice is also raised
In the early part of the nineteenth
century Brunei was the rendezvous Of
the dread Borneo pirates and a market
for the slave trade Wide World Mag
aZine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-26
CORNWALL.

The lecture by Rev. William Ballou
which was to have been given Mt the
town hall on Thursday evening, Febru.
airy %, will be given Monday evening,
March /.
Fred Shorkey of Schenectady, y. Y,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph ShOrkey.
Mrs. Gilbert Sherman and son Of
Wadhams, n. y, have been spending
several days with relatives and friends
in town
Mrs. j. Frank Randall is at home from
Middlebury, where she has been for
some time.
Loyal Towle remains about the same.
Mrs. Royal Steven is slowly improving.
The Scovel farm has been sold to
Joseph Shorkey and son, Edward, of
Bethlehem, Pa.
Mrs. Louise Delong is staying at
Charles Belongs in Shoreham during
the absence of Mrs. Delong, who has
gone to hospital.
Mrs. Wilbur Goodrich and Mrs. Sher-
man and son spent Monday in Brandon
with MIR. and Mrs James Woodruff
The East Middebury boys played has.
ket ball Monday evening with the Up
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-26

1t is not clearly understood how Sc.
we're cold causes death. remarks the
Journal of the American Medical AS
sociation. A variety of causes have
been assumed to be at work-accumu-
lation of carbonic acid. paralysis of the
vasomOtor centers. loss of heat. accu-
mutation OF blood In the heart, anemia
of the brain. destruction of red cor
puscles-all of which tends to show
that we really do not know anything
definite as to the precise cause.
The signs of death caused by expos
IRE to cold are also poorly understood.
This is especially unfortunate in view
of the fact that in all northern coun-
tries cases of death from freezing fire.
quently present themselves for investi-
CATION
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-26
interplanetary Gases,

According to the Scientific American.
some of the striking changes that take
place in certain comets in their pas
sage through space may be explained
by their encountering stray masses of
gas. If 1t is true that such masses of
gas exist comets would be more than
likely to encounter them. for the incli-
nations and the eXtents of their orbits
make them especially good explorers.
The planets move in a narrow zone
very near the plane of the ecliptic.
whereas the inclination of the comet
AIRY orbits Is sometimes considera bic {;
for the periodic comets it varies from 3
to 1872 degrees. Consequently comets
attain regions of the solar system that
no other bodies penetrate. These gas
eous masses. II indeed they exist, are
of varying chemical composition and
may be considered as fragments Of the
initial nebula that escaped the combus-
ton from which the members of the
solar system arose.