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The Newark journal., 1915-02-19
SUGGESTIONS FOR
 BETTER FARMING
Rev. Josiah Martin Prescribes Remedy Guaranteed to Pro-
 duce Prosperity

init me to say few words through your valuable paper in regard to some of the causes of the scarcity of foodstuff in our county, and the high cost of living?
 am no scientific writer, yet may be able to say something that will cause some one to think. In the first place, we, the farmers, are to blame, in that we are all, both landlord and tenant, trying to cultivate too much land per team. We take for a crop at least one.t third more land than we can properly cultivate. We plant large crops of cotton, and calcu- late on how many dollars we will have in the fall. As cotton is our money crop we neglect everything else and put forth every effort to keep it clean and make it produce all 1t will. Therefore our corn cribs and smokehouses are in the North and West, and we havn't got enough cotton money to pay our taxes and buy food and cloth ing. We are on the verge of a famine, brought on by our system of farming and our manner of living. Something must be done.
 To begin with, we should culti- vate less land so we will be able to cultivate 1t better. Raise less cotton and more wheat, corn, oats and grasses. By reducing our acreage, we will have more time to devote to the proper prrpara- ton and cultivation of our land and we will thereby make more than we are now making.
 Every family should have at least one acre in truck and vege- tables, and should raise an abun- dant supply of sweet and Irish po- tatoes, peas, beans, and other gar den vegetables. We could then stay out of debt, as we would have something to sell and would have to buy but very little.
 All should try to farm in a more profitable manner, and should try to conserve everything that is of any use or benefit to anyone, and we should not waste or destroy anything.
 By a little observation we will find that almost enough is wasted every year to support our entire population. Let's stop this leak and stop it so it will stay stopped.
 Each family should keep one or two COWS; and remember that one COW well fed and cared for is worth three that are only half fed. Each family should raise their own meat and lard.
 An abundance of poultry should be raised by every family. They should be given proper care and attention, in order to have plenty of chickens and eggs for home use and some to sell.
 If possible colt or two should be raised every year, as they will bring in some ready cash, or be coming on to take the place of the older teams when these give out, and thus save you the money that would have to be paid for more teams.
 Put up an abundant supply of all kinds of canned fruits and veg etables.
 Another very important thing is that whatever we undertake to do we should give it our time and at tehth,n; -.ac7'6 fd0 t ligsft. 6e' non- est; keep out of debt; pay as you go; do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
 When we learn and observe these things, then peace and plen- ty, joy and prosperity will hover over our homes, and panics and hard times will be things of the past. JOSIAH MARTIN. Batesville, Ark, K. F. D. 2.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
AFF|DAWTS IN
HAHN CASE HELD
BY CHANCELLOR
Makes NO Comment, Other
Than That They Will Be
Speedily Considered.

optclhh 10 Lne evening SURF
TRENTON, Jan. 13.-Chancellor Ed
win r. Walker today received from
Halsey NJ. Barrett, of Newark, de-
positions taken by the latter In the
case involving fees paid to former
Police Judge Simon Hahn, of New
ark. The court will Immediately
take up the matter, which involves
a settlement of $4,000 by Charles
Kase, of Newark, in settlement Of a
legal action begun by Charles Peaker,
a negro. 1t was claimed by some
parties that the action Of Mr.. Hahn
in accepting $4,000 as his fee was
exorbitant in view of the fact that
Peaker received only $4,000.
Chancellor Walker said that he re-
ceived for Vice-Chancellor Howell, in
this mornings mail, several aff1da-
vite drawn and taken by Halsey NJ.
Barrett, a master in chancery, at the
request of the vice-chancellor, which
relate to a matter of alleged profess
sional misconduct on the part of ex-
Judge Hahn, who is q solicitor in
Chancery.
The chancellor further said: THE
affidavits will be very carefully con-
sidered and appropriate action will be
taken on them In the course Of a few
days"
If the chancellor finds the affldavits
merit further action 1t will be imme-
diately taken, and If they do not, Mr..
Hahn will be given clean slate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
WILSON D|VERTS
ALL HIS INFLUENCE
TO SHIP PURCHASE
Seeks Passage of Measure,
Even TO Exclusion of Philip
pine and Conservation Bills.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - Evil
dences that President Wilson In
tends to concentrate his influence for
the ship purchase bill. with the aid
of some Republican votes, TO the ex-
clusion of the Philippine and conser-
vation bills, II necessary, were ap-
parent today.
Manuel Quezon, resident Philippine
commissioner, told the President to-
day ne did not expect the Philippine
bill 10 pass during the present ses-
sion.
Senator Kenyon, Republican. was
invited to the White House today by
the President, and suggested several
amendments 10 the shipping bill,
which, he thought, would make 1t &C.
ceptable to some Republicans. One
would place control Of the govern
ment ships under a non-partisan
board, and another would eliminate
the temporary character Of the prof.
ect. The President promised to con-
slider those changes.
The President expects 20 see othei
Republican senators in the near fu-
ture. Some Democrats oppose the
bill and the President plans 10 win
enough Republican votes TO pass II
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
CHECKS
CASHED BY BANK,
|SPOSTAL'S CLAIM
Netcong Financial institution
Accused by Telegraph Com
pany in Suit.

For passing seventeen drafts, which
the Postal Telegraph ph-Cable Company
charges were forged, the Citizens
National Bank of Netcong was sued
for $4,000 today before Judge Haight
and a jury in the Newark branch of
the United States District Court. The
telegraph company, which paid the
drafts, seeks to recover, on the
ground that the bank officials neg
lected to make proper inquiry before
the drafts were honored at Netcong.
The seventeen drafts were pre-
sented for payment between January
and October, 1870 and aggregated
$3,722. According to the complaint
filed by the Postal, the drafts were
forged by H. Andrew Force, formerly
employed as q clerk in the money
transfer department at 253 Broadway,
New York city.
The drafts were supposed to repre-
sent money sent from Pittsburgh, Pa,
to James Gouvas. of Petersburg, Pa.
Force is accused of having forged the
names of V. H. Borst, agent at Pc
tersburg, and Gouvas. With his own
Endorsement added Force is alleged to
have presented the drafts for pay
ment at the bank in Netcong, where
he lived. Subsequently the Netcong
NAA
New York, where the Postal kept an
account.
1t is charged that the bank officials
knew or ought to have known that
the drafts were spurious and should
have made inquiry to ascertain
whether the signatures on the drafts
were genuine. Harrison P. Lind
abury, counsel for the bank, stated
the payments were made in good faith
by the bank. Its officials had no in
timation that the drafts were forged,
he added, nor any means of immedi-
ate inquiry to prove they were spu-
rious.
John A. Hartpence, counsel for the
Postal, introduced as the first evil
dence, depositions taken IN Peters,
burg, Va. Borst and Gouvas testified
that they had nothing to do with the
seventeen drafts. Gouvas stated
that he never received the money.
Mr.. Hartpence explained that Force
had pleaded guilty to a charge of for
gerry and Is now at liberty, after serv-
ing fourteen months at Railway.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
AUDITORS CASE
THE BASIS Of A
NICE LAW POINT
James A. Rowe, 1t Is Said, Is
Legally Bound TO Per-
form Duties.
MUST SIGN PAPERS OR
BE HELD TO ACCOUNT
Court Decision or Appointment
of a Successor Only Way TO
Settle Situation.

The situation, so far as the city
authorship is concerned, remains un-
changed, with the single exception
that Colonel Alexander Fordyce, civil
service commissioner, signed to the
Newark district, today refused to
o. K. the payroll for the clerical
force in the auditors office. On this
payroll the auditor signs first, as II
is the office under his Immediate
supervision, and he must certify to
the list
On other payrolls his signature is
attached after the papers pass
through defined channels, including
Mr.. Fordyce's Office,
Commissioner Fordyce certified to
all payrolls except, as previously
stated, the one from the auditors 8
office 1t is said that Commissioner
Fordyce, who by the way, is State
officer and presumably guided only
by the legal direction of the attor-
ney- general, is acting upon the
opinion of City Counsel Spaulding
Frazer, as submitted to Mayor Ray
mond and published in the news
papers, to the effect that James A.
Rowe ceased to be auditor at noon on
January /.
City Counsel Spaulding Frazer has
no jurisdiction over State Civil Ser
vice Commissioner Alexander For
dyce, nor can the latter accept and
follow any legal advice given him by
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years is the terms of the appoint
ments.
Miss Winser has consented to act.
The Common Council does not con-
firm the appointments of the mayor
ton. She will succeed DR.. Thomas
S. McCabe, whose term expires.
Mayor Raymond, previous TO the
primary election, promised to name
a woman to the Board of Education
and two women as Board of Health
commissioners. He reasserted today
that he will do ali in his power to
keep his prediction promises. He
will send the names of DR., Sara Small
ley and Mrs. r. Manners Laird as
members of the Board of Health
back to the Common Councii at the
next meeting, and do all bg can to
have them confirmed.
Member of Library Board.
One of the interesting points in
connection with the appointment OF
Miss Winser as a member of the
Board of Education Is the fact that
the superintendent of the public
schools of Newark Is an ex-officlo
member of the board of trustees OF
the Public Library. and has full vot-
ing privileges at the meetings Of the
library board.
John Cotton Dana, librarian Of the
public library, is deeply interested in
the local Board of Education sys
TEN along with other persons who,
though not connected with the local
school system, feel 1t incumbent on
themselves as citizens to watch the
school situation. Some time ago II
was proposed to have the city send
Mr.. Dana to Japan to buy art objects
for the Newark Museum that is To-
Gated in the library.
Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Brown, now
reappointed to the Board of Educa-
ton, figured in the recent effort of Il
local clique to prevent the appoint
ment of William Wiener as permanent
principal of the Central High School.
They were the only two members to
carry the fight to a finish, which was
decided when all the other members
of the board voted against the wishes
of Johnson and Brown.
Mr.. Browns reappointment, II is be-
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
SCHOONER ASHORE
ON JERSEY COAST
Crew of EIizabethport Lumber
Company's Boat Refuses to
Be Taken Off.
snscinl 20 the EyenIng star.

BARNEGAT, Jan. 13.-The four
masted schooner Florence M. Beld-
ing, from Brunswick, Ga, for New
York, went ashore today fourteen
miles north of Barnegat. She has
aboard a crew of nine men and 49,
900 feet of yellow pine. She is owned
by the Heidritter Lumber Company,
of Elizabethport.
The Southern Pacific liner Ell Cid,
inbound from Galveston, offered to
take off the schooner's captain and
crew, but the captain replied that he
and his men were in no immediate
danger and for the present would
remain on the vessel.
The American Hawaiian liner Ken
tuckian, outbound for San Francisco,
reported by wireless today that the
four -masted schooner Henry s. Lit
tie. from Philadelphia for Providence,
was at anchor and in distress off
Sandy Hook.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
ROME ROCKED BY
'QUAKE;;FANOUS
BUILDINGS SUFFER
Column of Marcus Aurelius Re-
ported Damaged by
Shock.
LIVES SAID TO HAVE BEEN
LOST OUTSIDE THE CITY
Palazzo chigi and Church of St.
Andrew Among Struc-
tures Hurt.
By the Associated Press.

~ Aht ahsBEthAEu EAEthH
ROME. Jan. ia terrifc earth
quake, the strongest ever felt IN
Rome, occurred early today. It lasted
several seconds and caused a serious
panic, people everywhere rushing
from their houses in terror. Many
buildings were damaged by the
shock.
So far as could be learned one hour
after the quake. no lives were lost.
Nor was IL possible to reach any def
mite idea of the degree Of the damage
suffered by the city.
There was confusion throughout the
whole Of Rome, In some cases Il
amounted to terror and bordered on
panic. The telephone was resorteo to
by great numbers Of people at vir-
tually the same time in endeavors
to ascertain the safety Of relatives
and friends and to learn the extent
of the damage to the city. The tele-
phone girls did their best TO meet
the emergency. A system of gather
ing and giving information was hur-
riedly inaugurated.
II was learned early In the day
that among the old buildings dam
aged was the Palazzo Chigi, as well
as the famous column of Marcus Au-
relius. Historic buildings on the
Piazza Colonna. in the centre OF
Rome, also were damaged. as was
also the famous Farnese Palace, oc-
cupied by the French embassy. Here
a piece of the stone oornice had
fallen.
The belfry OF the Church Of St
Andrew Is in danger OF falling. and
the building has been surrounded By
a Gordon Of police TO prevent the peo-
pie from approaching 1t.
The Church of st. Gattinarai waS
badly damaged, its cupola being
3 shaken off. The main building of tbs
, Church OF st. Agata Goti, which Ii
! the seat of the Irish College, wat
also badly cracked. section OF tn,
| left end Of st. Peters Collonnade wa
also cracked slightly.
| A large crowd gathered in tn
] square in front Of the column u
/ Marcus Aurelius. At point about hal
| way up 1t was seen that the column
had been broken and twisted.
was al least SIX isches from its trui
axis. Tue immense bronze statue 0
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
ONE DEATH AND
MUCH DAMAGE
DUE. TO STORM
Camden Woman, Seeking Shell
ter, Kllled-Seabright Part
-.-ly Flooded.

| A stiff gale, attaining at times a
speed of seventy miles an hour, ac-
companied by sheets Of driving rain.
swept the State yesterday afternoon
and last night. The heaviest wind
and rain came about midnight.
Those who lived in houses OF any
height had the very pleasant-or un-
| pleasant-sensation Of being rocked
to sleep.
A heavy fog along the coast towns
accompanied the storm and was re-
sponsible for a number OF small boats
and ships running aground. Boats
at anchor were roughly tossed about.
| Some slight damage WIS done In this
| way
| A Camden woman. running across
street to shelter from the severe
rain of the storm. was struck by an
automobile and killed. The woman
was Bertha Wehrle twenty-three
years old, of North Front street
| Most of the shore towns were part
! ly inundated, cellars filled with water.
small structures blown down and in
some places railroad traffic held up.
Much trouble was caused by electric
! light and telegraph wires and poles
being blown down.
CAMDEN, Jan. 13 (SpeciaD Run
ming across Cooper street, at Front,
Camden, last night to escape the Sc
we're storm, Bertha Wehrle. twenty
three years old, of 534 North Front
street, was run down by an automo-
bile belonging to H. B. Hanford of
633 Cooper street, Camden, shoe and
| rubber merchant at Third and Mar
ket streets, Philadelphia. She was SO
badly injured that she died soon after
being admitted to Cooper Hospital.
The woman was employed at the
Victor plant, near where she was
| struck, and was. on her way home.
Physicians stated that death was
due to a fracture Of the skull. Fred
| erick Riggs, colored, the driver Of the
car, stated that when he saw the
young woman run in the direction of
| the machine he promptly made an ef-
| fort to avoid her, but was unable to
stop Immediately on account OF the
| wheels skidding on the wet asphalt.
At the request of the Public Safety
| Commission, the Public Service Cor
poration shut off the electricity from
| their trolley lines, so that the lives OF
residents might not be endangered in
case any wires fell.
SEAbh1tnl, y an. 40 -NSPCS4cit..
The heavy sea breaking over the
| bulkhead undermined the railroad
between this place and Highland
Beach and made traffic impossible.
Large gangs of workmen are today
/ busily engaged in repairing the dam
age done.
In Seabright proper the waves
dashed over the bulkheads. sending
! flood of water into the town and f1ll-
| ing cellars, but IL did not become
high enough to do very much dam
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
MORGAN FLOATS
S12,0OO,OOO WAR
LOAN To RUSSIA
New York Banks Agree to Take
Drafts for Supplies
Exported.
BY the Associated Press.

by the AbSOcibtcu Ercsbs
PETROGRAD, Jan. ia group
of New York bankers including J.
P. Morgan Company, have agreed
to loan the Russian govern
ment s12,o00,0O0, according to an Of
ficial announcement made here to-
day.
This amount is subject to draft by
Russia at one, two or three months
at AZ per cent with a half of one
per cent. additional for acceptance
Prominent Petrograd bankers say
that this Is a forerunner of further
credits to be extended Russia by
American financiers.
The president of an important Pc
trograd bank has left for New York
where he expects to confer with
financiers and government officials
with the idea of perfecting Russian
exchange facilities.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-J. P. Nor
gan & Co., confirmed today the des-
patches from Petrograd in respect to
a loan to the Russian government
by stating that a group of New York
banks and bankers had made q
purely banking" arrangement with
Russia by undertaking to accept
short term drafts of the Russian
government, the proceeds of which
were to be used in payment for sup
plies exported from this country.
1t is understood that the National
City Bank is one of the members OF
the group.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
AUDITOR !. A. ROWE
RECOGNIZED ASA
De FACTO OFFICER
Assistant State Attorney Boggs
So Informs Secretary of
Civil Service Board.
PAPERS SIGNED BY ROWE
TO BE CONSIDERED VALID
Commissioner Fordyce Had De-
clined to Pass Pay Roll for
Auditors Office Force.
Special to the Evening Star.

TRENTON, Jan. 13.-Assistant At
torney-General Herbert Boggs TODAY
informed Secretary Gardner Colby. of
the State Civil Service Commission.
in reply to a request for a ruling
that James A, Rowe is to be recop-
nized by the Civil Service Commis.
sion as auditor of the city of New
ark until such time as his successor
mas been appointed, properly quali-
fed and taken office.
In other words, Mr.. Rowe is to bs
considered as de facto official and
all papers, such as pay rolls, bear
ing his signature are to be duly rec
ognlzed as valid and official by the
State board.
Civil Service Commissioner Aiexan-
der r. Fordyce, jr., today refused to
certify the pay roll of the city
auditors office, this action, it is said,
being taken because of an opinion
handed down by City Counsel Spauld-
ing Frazer in the auditors case.
Mr.. Fordyce signed all of the pay
rolls with the exception of that OF
City Auditor James A. Rowe and his
staff of clerks. Following his re-
fusal to sign the pay roll of the
auditors office, Mr.. Fordyce tele-
phoned to the office of the attorney
general, in Trenton, to seek advice
whether he is acting in the proper
manner.
All other pay rolls, including those
for firemen and policemen, approved
by Mr. Rowe, were approved by the
civil service commissioner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
LAWYERS PREPARE
GAS CASE ACTION
Meeting in Jersey City to Plan
Legislative and Judicial
Proceedings.
Special to the Evening Star.

JERSEY CITY, Jan. 13.-The fight
to reverse the decision of the Court of
Errors and Appeals upsetting the rul-
ing of the Public Utility Commission,
which placed the gas rate at ninety
cents, is being outlined here today.
At the office of Corporation Counsel
John Milton, in the City Hall, the
legal representatives of Trenton, Eliz-
abeth, Camden, Atlantic City, New
ark, Paterson and Passaic are meet
ing. They are preparing the plans
for the judicial and legislative pro-
ceedings that are to be taken to have
the franchises of public utility cor
porations taxed the same L railroad
property.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
MISS WINSER TO
Be A MEMBER OF
EDUCATION BOARD
Assistant City Librarian APP
pointed Along With john
son and Brown.

The first woman to serve as a
member of the Newark Board of Ed
ucation will be Miss Beatrice Winser,
assistant librarian at the Free Public
Library. This became known today
when Mayor Thomas L. Raymond an
nounced that his three appointments
to the board are Frederick L. John
son, reappointed; Edgar r. Brown,
reappointed, and Miss Winser. Three
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
"JOe" Cassidy and Willett
Start Sing Sing Terms

NEW YORK, Jan. 13-Joseph Cas-
sidy, former Democratic leader of
Queens county, and William Willett,
IT., q former congressman. We're to-
day sent to Sing Sing prison to serve
one year and six months each.
Their commitment followed the af-
frmation by the Court of Appeals
yesterday of the verdict of the jury
which convicted Willett of offe. ing
and Cassidy of receiving a bribe to
obtain Willett's nomination to the Su-
preme Court In 19u-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-13
End of Death Chair Likely,
Two Slayers Get Respite

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Jan. 19.-Be.
cause of the possibility that the Ltgis-
iature now In session may abolish
capital punishment, Governor Hays
today announced he will grant re-
spite of forty-f1ve days to Clarence
Dewein and Joe Strong, sentenced to
die in the chair on Thursday.
Both are slightly more than twen-
ty-one years old. They were con-
victed of killing and robbing an aged
storekeeper at Benton more than a
year ago.