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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-11
GERMANN'S NAME
FOR ASSESSORSH|P
TO Be WITHDRAWN
No Conflict TO Result Over Ap-
pointments by East Or
ange Mayor.

Anxious ne says. to have harmony
prevail between Mayor Worrah +.
Mountain, of East Orange, and the
City Council. Frederick Germann has
asked the executive to withdraw his
name for the Office of tax assessor.
Mayor Mountain said today he would
comply with Mr.. Germann's request
and that he will nominate Daniel Z.
Whitman, the present incumbent, Tor
the office at the meeting tonight OF
the council.
Mr.. Germann was aware a majority
of the governing body was against
his confirmation, and he apparently
was anxious to save Mayor Mountain
the embarrassment of having one OF
the executives appointees rejected.
Had Mr.. Germann not withdrawn
Mayor Mountain would have insisted
upon his confirmation, having told the
council, at a conference lasting three
hours Saturday, that he was de-
termined that Mr.. Germann should
get the Job. Most Of the councilmen
Urged Mayor Mountain to withdraw
Mr.. Germann's name at the confer
ence. All other appointees OF the
mayor will be confirmed tonight the
councilmen having agreed to do so at
the session Saturday,
Certain or the uillCldls WSAc
solved that some of the joo-holders
Mayor Mountain wanted ousted
should be kept in their positions, but
thew were influenced to change their
attitude on ali except Mr.. Germann.
ANY argument advanced by either
Mayor Mountain or those who want
ed Mr.. Germann confirmed could not
convince the councilmen favoring the
retention of Mr.. Whitman that the
latter should be replaced. They ex-
nlained their stand in wanting him
kent was actuated solely by the
knowledge he Is undoubtedly the most
efficient assessor in the city and that
1t would be detrimental TO the mu-
nIcipaiity to lose his services.
When 1t was stated today that the
council had agreed to confirm the
Toavor's slate other than Mr.. Ger
mann regret was expressed by GER
tain officials, who had hoped City
Auditor Campbell T. Hedge would be
retained. A few of the councilmen,
particularly Joseph NJ. Brown, argued
strongly against the confirmation OF
Mr.. Hedges successor, but they We're
unable to get their colleagues to agree
to keep the auditor in his position.
The man Mayor Mountain will
nominate to succeed Police Commits
sioner Edward S. Grain is Henry S.
Lippincott. Mr.. Grain was determ ned
not to resign before New Years, but
he changed his mind and told the
executive he would surrender the
office. Mr.. Lippincott is affiliated with
q police cell manufacturing concern.
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RE|MER UPHOLDS
B|TUL|THIC WORK
ON COUNTY ROAD

County Engineer Frederick A. Rel
mer today submitted to the roads
committee of the Board of Free
holders a statement defending the
county's expenditures for the re-
surfacing the Pompton turnpike with
warrenite, a patented pavement that
is controlled by the Standard Btu
lithic Company. There has been con-
siderable criticism of the outlay on
the work done on the Pompton road.
Mr.. Reimer claims that Colonel Ed
win A. Stevens, State road commits
sioner, was aware of the fact that the
patented pavement was 10 be used.
He declares that Mr.. Stevens indorsed
the rate of S1.S1. He also detailed the
negotiations between himself and Mr..
Stevens in the matter. and says the
State commissioner took part In a
conference over the work with repre-
sentatives of the Standard Bitulithic
Company, The work of paving the
road could have been stopped, Mr.,
Reimer declared, any time Mr..
Stevens so desired.
The Reimer's report says IN part
Under date of July 2, the State
road commissioner requested in
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FA|NTS WHEN HE'S
GIVEN JAIL TERM
AS CONSP|RATOR
Expecting Only Fine, Hammell
Is Overcome When Sentenced.
Relatives Hysterical.

Henry e. Hammell, OF Irvington,
was sentenced to eight months In the
county penitentiary by Judge Rell-
stab in the Newark branch Of the
United States District Court today
on a charge of conspiring to conceal
assets from the Bankruptcy Court.
When sentence was pronounced
Hammell. who had expected to be let
off with a fine, tainted, and his wife,
father, mother and brother, who were
present, also became hysterical.
Hammell, who is twenty-seven
years old, with his father, Frederick
E. Hammell, and his brother, Arthur
E. Hammell, made up the contracting
firm of Frederick E Hammell & Sons,
which was declared bankrupt more
than a year ago.
During the proceedings which ac-
companied the application in bank
ruptcy conflicting statements were
made by interested witnesses, with
the result that the father and two
sons and Mrs. Mary E. Hammell, the
young wife of Henry, were indicted
for conspiracy.
Two weeks ago all but Henry ap-
peared before Judge Rellstab, and
their counsel, Frederick R. Lehlbach.
said that Henry was the instigator of
the trouble and that the others
merely followed his suggestions. In
consequence. Judge Rellstab let the
three go under suspended sentence.
The Judge said this morning in sem
fencing Henry that it was necessary
to make an example of him for the
deterrent effect it would have on
others similarly situated, but that he
had not imposed the two-year maxi
mum penalty In this case because of
the prisoners youth and the fact that
he has been married only short
time
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Will of julius VOgel
Leaves Entire Estate
to Widow of TestatOr

The Fidelity Trust Company, as
executor of the will of Julius Vogel,
who was known in this city and
who for many years kept a tobacco
store on Market street near Wash
ington street. today filed the docu-
ment for probate in the surrogate's
office. The will provides that the en-
tire estate shall go to the testator's
widow. Annie Vogel, and in the
event of her death before his, that
$1,000 shall go to his mother, Barbara
Vogel; $4,000 to his wife's sister,
Mary Ringel and the residue TO his
son, julius Vogel, jr AS Mr.. Vogers
wife and mother both died before
he did, the estate, with the exception
of the bequest to his sister-in-law,
will go to his son. The will gives
the Fidelity Trust Company full au-
thority to sell or otherwise dispose
of the testators real estate and
specifically provides that the execu-
tor shall not be required to furnish
any bonds. The document, which
was witnessed by Samuel w. Beldon
and Theodore Hampson, 10 dated
March 26, 1907
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England Must Act in Accordance
with Concessions of Justice
in Our Claims.
AMERICAN ARGUMENTS ARE
UNANSWERED, OFFICIALS SAY
British Statistics Declared Misleading--Criti-
else Failure to Mention Detention of Ships
Laden with Cargoes for NeutraS.

WASHINGTON government
of
difficulty
correspondence
practice
shippers
o
vigorously
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TEASED BY WIFE,
ENDS HIS LIFE BY
DRINKING CYANIDE
Mott Became Jealous, Says
Widow, When She "Fooled"
With Men Guests at Party.

Peter Mott, thirty-two years old, OF
14S Hamburg place, ended his life by
drinking a glass of beer containing
cyanide of potassium at a party in the
home of friend yesterday.
A note explaining his act was found
in his clothes. 1t was as follows;
ITO all who 1t may concern: Be-
cause my wife and 1 have had trouble
in our life, l do not want anyone else
to treat her harsh. She has been a
good wife at times, but others have
turned her against me. 1t Is not her
fault. May heaven bless her and
damn those who have turned her from
me-
On the other side of the note was
the chorus of the song. when You
Wore a Tulip and / Wore a Big Red
Rose" Mott had written the words
as a token of affection to mis- wife,
when he came back to live with her
about two weeks ago, after having
been away for two months.
Puts Poison In Beer.
Yesterday, Mott and his wife were
invited to attend a party at the home
of William H. Ash, of so Napoleon
street With the host and Pour Others
the couple were sitting round table
drinking beer. Mott suddenly arose
and went to the kitchen. When he
returned white substance was no.
ticed in the glass of beer he held in
his hand. Mrs. Mott thought he must
have placed the white if an egg In the
beverage, as was his custom. With
his eyes fixed on his wife, ne raised
the glass to his lips and drained the
contents. The next instant he feli
dead on the floor.
About two months ago Mott left his
wife following a quarrel. He re-
turned on Christmas eve and told his
wife he wanted to make up. he
brought presents for his wife and for
his little girl, May, three years old
A party was arranged to celebrate
the reconciliation, and 1t was there
that the flame of jealousy was
kindled, according to Mrs. Mott.
"When he came back he was more
affectionate than he had ever been"
said Mrs. Mott today, "He vowed he
would never leave me again and
showed me the words of the song,
which he said expressed his feeling
toward me.
Wife Wanted to Tease Him.
"I was glad he came back, because
I loved him, too, but Thought l
would tease him little bit for hav-
ing gone away. Instead of giving all
nv attention to him, I started fool
Ing with some of the other men
guests. This made him intensely
Jealous and he threatened to kill me
and himself. After a while he quieted
down, though, and said ne did not
mean what he said"
The couple had been married five
years. Mott had been employed as a
toolmaker In the Edison storage bat
terry works in West Orange for the
past two weeks. 1t is believed he obs
tained the cyanide Of potassium at
the West Orange plant.
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18TH SESSION
TO co THROUGH
At HIGH SPEED
Lawmakers TO Expedite 1t by
Eliminating Much Useless
Legislation.
PLAN TO GET RIGHT At
THE ECONOMY BILLS
Formal Election of Officers and
Committee Assignments the
First Business.
Special to the Evening Star.


TRENTON, Jan. 11.-When the new
comes into being here at
noon tomorrow, it will be organized
with the decision to expedite the ses-
sion in every way, yet make it ona
that will be productive of useful
legislation.
One of the clauses In Governor
Fielder's message, it is understood,
will deal with this very thing The
governor has always declared that
much time has been taken up with
making useless laws. He seeks to
avoid it this year.
Assembly Speaker Carlton Godfrey,
of Atlantic, had this in mind when
he urged recent Republican caucus
to have the assemblymen submit,
with each bill they introduce, a
synopsis of the bill with memoranda
as to what inspired the bill and what
its results will be. This will allow
what would otherwise take up valu-
able time. The Senate refused to
adopt this rule, but it bids fair to
facilitate the work Of the House.
As soon as the senate convenes to-
morrow it will elect Walter e. Edge,
of Atlantic county, president Sena-
tor William T. Read, of Camden, will
be majority leader, and Senator
Charles O'Connor. Hennessy of Ber-
gen, will be the minority whip.
In the House Carlton Godfrey. of
Atlantic, will be the speaker He is a
Republican. The majority leader will
be William N. Runyon, of Union.
Thomas F. Martin, of Hudson, will
lead the Democratic minority
The Democrats, while a minority
party at this session, have the ad-
vantage of knowing that they have
the assurance of the governor for his
hearty cooperation. If Republican
measures take a partisan turn and the
Democrats in the Legislature are un-
able to prevent passage, then Governor
Fielder may be relied upon to fix his
veto.
Many of the members of both houses
will arrive in Trenton today, and by
night it is expected that there will be
enough here to have conferences by
both sides. Speaker elect Godfrey and
President-elect Edge, of the Senate
have completed their committee as
signments. but they will not be made
public until tpmorroW.
The Senate VIII be called to order
by William l., Fill. of Passaic, the
Democratic secretary of the last SEN
ate. Mr. Dill will be succeeded by
Francis B. Davis, of Gloucester. The
House will be called to order by Mark
F. Phillips, Of Essex, and he will be
succeeded as clerk by Upton S. JET
ferys, of Camden
This is to be a reform Legislature
Among the innovations now advo-
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AMERICAN CHARITY SAVED
BELGIUM, SAYS u. S. CONSUL
Distressed Begians in ALI Parts of WarSrcken Country Are
Now Assured Two Meals Each Day. Says Etheoe Watts.
Denies Interference by German Military Authorities.

"To the best Of my knowledge there
has been no interference with the
distribution of relief by the German
military authorities. Shortly before
leaving Brussels l was informed by
Henry A. Johnson, the American con-
sui at Ghent, that the German au-
thorities hao made prompt restitution
for American food and supplies that
had been inadvertently consumed by
German officers and men quartered
in Belgian homes.
Brussels Is quiet and orderly. All
automobiles have been conflscated
with the exception Of the one belong
ing to me and the machines used by
consular representatives of other neu-
trail nations"
Mr.. Watts Will spend brief vaca-
tion In Philadelphia, after visiting
Washington and making a personal
report to Secretary Bryan.
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MRS. B. N. STERN
FOR EDUCATION
BOARD, IS REPORT

Mrs. Beatrice Maybaum Stern, of 10
Washington place. is slated for men,
bership on the Board of Education.
Her name has been under considera-
ton by Mayor Raymond for some
time. 1t is said the mayor has def
nitely decided on her as one of his ap-
pointees to the new board, which
takes charge February 1. Mrs. Stern
is a lawyer and was a classmate Of
Mr.. Raymonds in the law school Of
the New York University.
Mrs. Stern refused absolutely to dis
cuss the matter when seen today. The
only reply she would make to ques-
tions concerning her proposed ap-
pointment was: II won't discuss the
matter" Asked If she would deny
that she was candidate for the office
Mrs. Stern made the same reply, and
added: You haven't seen me on the
matter"
Mrs. Stern is prominent in society
and club life in Newark. For years
she has been an active member of the
Contemporary, one of the best-known
women's clubs in Newark. She is now
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HINTS ROGERS
BOUGHT POISON
TO KILL BABIES

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-fndications
of more sensational disclosures In the
Ida Sniffen- Walters Rogers love trag-
edy were given this afternoon by DR..
Walter Hague, personal physician for
Mrs. Walters, before he was called as
the first witness before the grand jury
investigating the staying OF the wom-
ans babies.
These disclosures, DR.. Hague limited,
will hit Lorlys Elton Rogers, father Of
the slain infants, and place the un-
welded mother before the public in a
better light.
1T don't want TO tell all I know
about the case to the grand jury" DR..
Hague told reporters. II want to
confer with Mrs. Walters's attorney.
If I find out that Rogers is trying to
save his own skin at the expense CT
this noble woman, I'll turn loose a
blast that will make Laura Jean
Libby look like piker"
A question to be considered by the
grand jury is whether Rogers had
anything to do with the purchase of
the poison Mrs Walter Rogers"
says she bought it at the drug store
of A. Di Belli, at 1881 Boscobel ave-
nue.. the Bronx. Mr.. Di Belli was
subpoenaed today to appear before
the grand jury with his records of
poison sales.
A dozen witnesses have been sum
moned to appear before the Bronx
county grand jury today and tomor-
row. District Attorney Martin an
nounced he would ask the jurors to
vote a murder indictment against
Mrs. Walters and to ascertain
whether she alone is responsible for
the poisoning of the two children.
Jackie and Lorida
As the witnesses were gathering
for the probe two policemen were on
guard at Lebanon Hospital, with In
structions to admit no one to the bed
side of Mrs Walters, who is slowly
recovering from the effects of BIZ
chloride of mercury. They were
directed especially to keep Rogers
from the room.
Witnesses who appeared at the
Bronx county court house to testify
included c. b. Bella, a druggist, who
is supposed to have sold Mrs. Walters
the mercury tablets she gave tho
babies and swallowed herself; Mrs.
George II. O'Brien, who formerly oc-
cupied an apartment in the same
building; DR.. Hague. two policemen
and a trained nurse called to attend
Mrs. Walters.
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NEW YORK, Jan. u.--American
charity has saved Belgium from star
walton, declared Ethelbert Watts,
American consul-general at Brussels,
homo today on leave of absence from
his post.
when the first American relief
ship arrived" Mr.. Watts said, "Del-
gium had less than three days food
supply.
THE distribution of American sup
plies has been handled with skill and
dispatch. With the exception of pos
sibly some outlying villages. the dis
tressed Belgians are now assured two
meals each day. The work has been
extended to all parts of the war
stricken country.
"Belgians are highly appreciative of
American succor. Nothing but praise
for America might say reverence
is heard on all sides.
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!. SAYS BRIDE TRIED
TO POISON HIM
Former Local Druggist, in Di-
Vorce Suit, Tells of Threat
to Kill.

That mis- chorus girl bride, whom he
wed, after a whirlwind courtship, in
this city, threatened him with a re-
volver and then tried to poison him
because he would not deed over to
her a drug store he formerly con-
Quoted at Mt. Prospect avenue and
Heller parkway here, are charges
made in suit for divorce filed in
Savannah, Ga, by r. 3. Grom,
formerly a Newarker.
Groms petition accuses his wife,
who before her marriage was
Beatrice, or Trixy, Baines, member
of The chorus of bur,esque show, of
cruel and inhuman treatment. Briefly,
the petition relates the following:
IN September, 1913 Grom owned a
drug store in Newark, which he
valued at $4,000. One night he went
TO Miners Theatre and saw Trixy
Baines dancing in the first row of the
chorus at the show.
1t was a case of love at first sight,
he says, and after the performance
he was introduced to the dancer.
While the show remained in Newark,
Grom says, he was constantly with
the young woman. finally inducing
her TO elope with him to Philade phia,
where they were married on Septem-
Der 20.
Soon after, the. petition relates, they
came to this city, where they made
their home In the Hotel Lenox. AL
most Immediately, Grom asserts, his
troubles began. His wife, he alleges,
first began to hint that she would
be much pleased if he would make
her a present of his drug business.
He found an excuse for declining to
accede to this request. Then his
bride became more insistent, Grom
says, and demanded that he deed the
store over to her. This time, Grom's
petition states, his refusal was more
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THE RIPPER ACT
LEAVES THE CITY
MINUS AUDITOR
Counsel Frazer Says James A.
Rowe's Term Expired Jan.
I at Noon.
PUZZLED AS TO THE
STATUS OF SITUATION
With No One in Authority to
Act and Pay Day Coming
There's Confusion.

An opinion rendered today by City
Counsel Spaulding Frazer to Mayor
Thomas L. Raymond states that
James A Rowe is city auditor no
longer. Mr.. Frazer bases his opinion
on the ripper act" which terminates
the tenure of office Of all city appoint
ments with the expiration of the
mayors term, with the exception of
the city comptroller and treasurer,
and other officers appointed under
laws enacted subsequent to the rip
per act"
Just what the immediate effect Il
of the opinion will be, no one seems
to know. Andrew K. Brady, clerk in
the auditors office, said today that
he cannot act as auditor and that if
the city is without an auditor then
the payroll of the various city en-
ployes will be held up. Mr.. Frazer
states that in his opinion the office
is vacant and he does not know how
1t can be filled without the confrma-
tion Of the Common Council
The payroll or warrants prepared
by Mr. Rowe for city employees aggre-
gate many thousands Of dollars.
January 16, next Saturday, is the
semi-monthly payday. Mr.. Rowe,
also, acting in the capacity Of audi
tor there being no one else vested
with authority to act, attached his
signature to the temporary loan
bonds, aggregating S175,0O0.
Mayor Raymond put the matter Of
the auditors status up to Mr.. Frazer,
whose opinion is here given in full:
January II, 1915
Honorable Thomas L. Raymond,
Mayor, Newark, N. ].
Dear Sir-In reply TO your in
quiry as to whether Mr.. James A.
Rowe Is to be considered as auditor
of the city Of Newark, pending the
confirmation by the Common Coun-
ell of an appointment to the
Office by you, 1t is my opinion that
the act entitled, an act concerning
the government of cities of the first
class approved October %, 1907, p.
L., 1907, p. 705. terminated Mr.. Rowe's
tenure of that office, at noon, on
January of this year, and that he
auditor of the city of Newark.
Yours very respectfully
"sPAULDIKG FRAZER,
"City Counsel"
When spoken 60 In regard TO the
situation, Mr.. Rowe merely smiled
and remarked: 81 have nothing to
say"
Mayor Raymond has sent TO Com
mon Council the nomination Of August
Soffel as city auditor. The nomina-
ton was laid on the table at the
meeting of Common Council on Janu-
ary / and was allowed to remain un-
disturbed at the session of last Fri
day night Under the present condi-
tions II does not appear that any
move In the authorship can be taken
without action by Common Council
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USES BANDAGE AS
MOOSE TO END LIFE

Mrs. Alexandra Witosl1a. fifty years
old, OF SIS South Nineteenth street,
committed suicide yesterday in the
City Hospital by hanging herself with
"a bandage which she found lying
about
She was taken to the institution on
January 2, suffering from melan-
cholia. Her condition did not i'm
prove during the time she was there
and she was removed to ward A,
where women in her mental condition
are cared for.
She was last seen about 1880 yester-
day morning by the nurse In charge
of the ward and half an hour later
her lifeless body was found suspended
by the bandage from a gas fixture In
the lavatorys --i-----s--.----
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RumOr Causes
Wheat to Break

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Wheat came
down today with a crash. Prices
broke SIC a bushel under general
selling, due to rumors that one of the
forts guarding the Dardanelles had
been demolished by the warships of
the allies.
Spectators drew the inference that
a way would speedily be opened for
Russian wheat that has been piled up
in immense quantities because of the
Turks having enforced a stoppage of
the natural outlet through the Dar-
danelles May wheat sold as low as
$1.33s after having been up to $1.391s
earlier in the session.
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Family of Six
Perish in Fire

IRONTON, o., Jan. 11.-Mrs. Jennie
Duff and her five children, the Oldest
a girl of eleven, were burned to death
in their farmhouse, forty miles east
of here, yesterday, 1t was learned to-
day.
John Duff, the father and his wife
were awakened by the fire. Mrs. Duff
ran to the children, who were sleeping
upstairs. Duff rushed outside for a
ladder. A few moments later the roof
collapsed, enveloping the mother and
children in flames.