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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
SEWER IS TOPIC
AT CONFERENCE

Phases of the sewage situation in
the Passaic Valley district is being
discussed this afternoon at meeting
in the offices of RilIer K Riker, l64
Market street, which was attended
by representatives. of East Orange,
Orange and Montclair, who, as has
been frequently announced, are dis
cussing the possibility of building an
Independent sewer disposal scheme.
No statement was forthcoming this
afternon from the law offices as to
the nature of the session, except that
the conference was informal and the
questions discussed of "A tentative na-
ture
Riker x Riker, are attorneys for
the Passalc Valley Sewerage Com
mission That the meeting may re-
suit in resumption of the negotia-
tions by these communities, now out
side the Passaic Valley scheme, for
the entrance I'm the Passaic valley
Joint sewer may be one of the pos
sibilities. Mayor Daniel f. Minahan
and City Counsel Arthur b. Sey-
mour are representing Orange.
Bloomfield has asked to be allowed
to get in the Passaic valley trunk
sewer. and as the proposed indepen-
dent sewage disposal plant of the
y
to be located near the banks of the
Passaic river, in Belleville, it is not
considered unlikely that the session
today may afford an opportunity for
reopening the old question Of the re-
lations of the two Oranges and Mont
clair to the Passaic vaiieY scheme.
The insurgents as the indepen-
dent communities were styled oh
jected to the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission apportionment OF cost,
based on property valuations rather
than use of space in the big fiume.
claiming it was unfair and excessive
in cost to these places. Up to the
present time the Oranges and Mont
clair have not determined upon their
future disposal plant and are still
studying various systems. The time
limit for ending pollution of the Pas
sale river is December, 1916.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
DRIVER HURT IN
TROLLEY CRASH

A man was seriously injured and
two childrer. narrowly escaped injury
when the trucks Of a trolley car left
the tracks in Main street, Springfield,
today. The injured man is William
Perry, of Union township. He was
the driver of wagon belonging to
Nicholas Schmidt. of Taylor street,
Millburn. which was struck by the
trucks of the car as they left the
track.
Perry was on the seat of the wagon.
The force of the collision threw the
wagon upon the sidewalk, and Perry
fell headlong 10 the street He was
rendered unconscious. DIR. Henry
Dengler. of Springfield. attended him.
and found that he had three fractured
ribs and bruises about the head and
limbs, with possible internal injuries.
The wagon when thrown on the
sidewalk struck baby carriage,
which was in charge of Bridget Mur-
ply. ten years old, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Murphy, of West
field avenue, Springfield. In the car
riage was her one-year-old sister,
Madeleine Murphy. The carriage was
knocked against a pole, but neither
the baby nor her sister were injured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
ThunderOus Whistle Will Be
Replaced by Less Noisy One

Concident with the receipt of a
letter at a meeting of the West Or
ange Town Council last night pro-
testing against the shrill blasts of
the whistle at the plant of Thomas
A. Edison, which is declared to awak-
en- the town when it is sounded, Coun-
Gilman Julius Weigle, chairman of
the fire committee, apnounced a new
device that will not make so much
noise will soon replace the present
one. 1t happened that the whistles
which sounds like the walls of a
bovine in Distress was blown three
.imes to announce o'clock a short
time before the letter of protest was
read.
The whistle, which gives fire
alarms, was invented by Miller Reese
Hutchinson. chief engineer of the
plant. Soon after il was sounded
residents in the vicinity objected to
the noise, as they stated 1t awoke
children, so the officials decided to
install one that does not sound 90
loud.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
COURT TOFORCE.
EVELYN THAW
TO TAKE STAND
Justice Hendrick Issues Writ of
Body Attachment for
Her.

NEW YORK, July Evelyn
Thaw will be forced to testify at her
husbands sanity trial. Supreme
Court Justice Hendrick made that
positive today when he issued writ
of body attachment for her. The
deputy sheriff was sent with it tc
Lake Chateaugay. where Mrs. Thaw
returned last night, to bring the
actress back to New York.
Justice Hendrick this morning ex-
amined DR.. Bernhard Livingston
who sent Deputy Attorney General
Frank X. Cook a statement yester-
day. saying Mrs. Thaw was not ply
sically fit to testify. The doctor told
the Justice that Thaw's wife is suf-
could not stand the ordeal of ap-
pearing at the trial.
The justice held the reason insult
ficient, and declared he would issue
the attachment if the States at
torneys wished 1t. Cook spoke right
up, saying he did ''desire it very
much.
Thaw is expected to take the stand
late this afternoon. He will be
called by the State
The concensus of opinion around
the court room today seems to be
that the State has not proven that
Thaw is insane at the present time
Evidence that was introduced about
his actions years ago will not bear
weight in the present trial, lawyers
declare.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
LUNCH MAN
WHO RUNS 1T
IS BOyCOTTED
Public Service Employees Used
to Eat With Him, but
No More.
"SURE." SAYS CAR SUPT.,
I'VE QUIT HIM; WHY NOT?"
I'VE Are Loyal to the Company,
but We Got No Order from
the p. S."

Because he has become the owner
and operator of a jitney bus, E. J.
Brandner, who conducts a lunch
wagon at SO Frelinghuysen avenue,
opposite the Miller street car barn,
declares he has been boyeotted by
William c. Allen, superintendent for
the Public Service Railway Company,
and that his trade has melted away
like snow beneath the MONDAY sun.
Allen admits that the trolley en-
ployes have deserted the lunch man,
and says he has quit himself, but says
that the action is due to their loyalty
to the Public Service, and has not
been prompted by any Public Service
order or suggestion.
Brandner has operated his lunch
wagon at the present location for five
and a half years, and from SO to 10
per cent. of his business, he says,
came from the trolley car employees.
Since last Sunday, when Brandner
started his bus between Clinton ave-
nue. and the tubes. he declares every
customer employed by the Public Ser
vice Railway Company, with the eX
ception of a man who trims lamps,
has dropped away from him.
Yesterday, the lunch man says, his
receipts dropped off Sc. and an un-
wonted quiet now pervades the ham
and beans" emporium, where once al
most the entire drift of conversation
turned to topics interesting to men
who run the street cars.
Despite his loss of trade and pres
tige with the Public Service Railway
Company's employees, Brandner de-
clared today that he was in the jitney
business to stay. He also declared
with some show of spirit that he
would remain in the lunch wagon
business at the old stand. In the end,
he declared, the profits to be derived
from the operation of one or more
iitney busses will be more profitable
than wrestling with the festive ham
sandwich.
How His Trade Wiited.
Il have been running tn. n
wagon at this same location We
and a half years.. said Brandner to-
day, "and own the business. Between
so and 10 per cent. of my business
was secured from the motormen, con-
ductors and other employees of the
Public Service Railway Company
The men were accustomed to coming
Continued on Page ,, Column 81
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
TEUTON|C THRUST
IN SOUTH POLAND
HAS SLACKENED
Austrians, However, Continue
Advance>in One Sector South
of Poland.
by the Associated Press.

LONDON, July THE force of the
Teutonic thrust in Southern Poland
seems to have slackened for the time
at least and there is less apparent
anxiety on the side of the entente
allies over the outcome of the cam
paign in this region, The latest Of
fetal statements from Vienna, how
ever, claim that the Austrian advance
is continuing In at least one sector
OF the front south of Warsaw.
Divergent claims come from Vienna
Austro-l Italian front. Italian head
quarters reports infiiction of severe
losses upon the Austrians in counter
attacks on the Carnic frontier. the
repulse of attacks along the Tyro-
Trentino line and of determined as
sault upon the Italian position on
AVostano peak.
The most recent Austrian official
statement declares the Italians have
been on the offensive and have been
repulsed i'm attacks at several points.
Unofficial dispatches from Italy en-
phasize the violence of the fighting
along the Austrian frontier and de-
clare the troops of that nation are
making a determined attempt to open
the way to Jarvis, regarded as the
KEY to the interior of Austria.
In the Caucasus the Russians re-
| port having checked a Turkish at
| tempt at an offensive west OF Ahl-
await
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
nv the United Press.
Turkish Regiment Routed
in Caucasus, Say Russians
by the Associated Press.

PETROGRAD, July s, via London,
July I, 1925 a. m.-The following
official statement was issued tonight
from the headquarters OF the army
Of the Caucasus;
I'm the coast region there has
been an artillery duel A Russian mo-
torboat sank a Turkish sailing yes
sell
South of the KaraD Dagh range a
Russian detachment encountered a
regiment of enemy infantry with ar
tillery, marching gums and two
squadrons of cavalry The enemy
forces were defeated and heavy losses
inflicted upon them.
West of Ahlavat the Turks at
tempted an offensive, but failed.
"On the rest of the front there has
been no change"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
WANT A CHANGE
|NSYSTEM Of
RUNNING CARS

Residents of Verona today asked
the Board of Public Utility Com
missioners TO order the installation
of the 'slip-stop' system of trolley
running within the municipal limits,
and other men of Verona were be-
fore the board to give battle to the
proposition tooth and nail
The petitioners urged that better
time would be made to and from
Newark if the trolleys stop only
every third or fourth block. The
'antls" put. up the argument that
people off the trolley line have to
walk far enough to get car already.
The Private School Managers AS
sociation of New Jersey and the
Public Service Railway Company re-
newed their intermittent battle again
today. This encounter was only a
skirmish, though, truce being de-
clared until Monday, August II, at
II a. m, at Trenton.
The school heads fight with the
Public Service is to get three-cent
SCantinued on Page 2, Column s.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07

able to swim he sank before help ar
rived The body was recovered and
will arrive home this afternoon.
Young Larson, who was employed
i'm the office at the Waverly yards of
the Pennsylvania railroad, had been
at Langhorne since Saturday. The
members of the family received cards
from him on Monday. He said he was
enjoying himself. lie was "A guest at
the home of Charles Atkins, fellow
employe,
Word of the drowning was received
by the latter. who i'm turn notified
Miss Hilma Benson, of So Leslie
street, this city. He then left for his
home to claim the body.
Miss Benson went to the Kearny
home and broke the news. At mid
night word was received by the Lar
son family from Atkins, who had
reached his home. He verified the
previous message announcing the
drowning He furnished no details
however. HI requested that the Lar.
sons communicate with him at onct
as to what he should do
According to Mrs. Larson her son
was unable to swim. She and other
members of the family received cards
from her son on Monday He stated
he was having good time. Ar
rangements will be made today to
have the body brought here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
DECREASE OF 167
|NPOPULAT|ONOF
s. ORANGE VILLAGE
Six Other Suburbs Show In
creases, Irvington Leap
ing to 20, 345.

Census figures of seven Essex coun-
ty municipalities were filed today at
the office of the county auditor. In
creases are shown in every case but
one, and that Is i'm South Orange Viii
lage, where the total census Is 5,S41,
as against 6,0l4 Of fiVe years ago.
The largest increase is noted in lrV-
ington, where, as exclusively told in
the Evening Star. the population has
jumped from 11,S77 in 1910 to 20,345.
In Nutley there is an increase of
about 1000 over the figures of Ave
years ago. The present population is
s,00l.
In the Borough of Glen Ridge the
recent census showed the population
to be 4,156, as against $3.50, the figure
of five years ago. The increase IN
North Caldwell is 80 over the 1911
figure. The present population is 664
In Verona an increase of almost 1.OO0
is noted over the figure OF 1910, Which
was ,675. The present population Is
. 2.643 In Roseand the population has
jumped from 486 TO 593 in hye years.
While the population Of South Or
ange Village has decreased II is
noticea BILE fact that in South Orange
Township a large increase is shown.
The figures are not yet available but
1t is believed they have increased
hundred per cent.
An official of South Orange village
said today that there is no doubt in
his mind but that the census re-
Gently taken should have an increase
of at least 500 persons. He declared
there has been an average Of thirty
houses constructed each year since
1910. That there are not over fifteen
unoccupied houses in the village at
the present time. was also stated.
Patrick Ash who was In charge OF
the census work said today he be-
lieved the census takers had done
their work in a thorough manner
Men who were well acquainted in
each district were named to do ths
work. said Mr. Ash.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
BY the United Press.


ROME, July 7.-Great gaps have
been torn i'm the field defenses sur
rounding Goritz by the incessant
pounding of Italian shells. Official
dispatches today reported that the
bombardment of the last four days
has damaged the Austrian works at
the 1sonzo bridge head.
King Victor Emanuel, near the FIR
ing line on the Italian left, witnessed
the capture of Grosis peak, near SELF
by Bensaglieri who took 700 prison
ers The king scaled small plateau,
accompanied by an escort of cavalry
officers. and watched the struggle
from a dsta nee of only a few hundred
yards. When the enemy was finally
driven from the summit, the king
crossed TO the ranks of his victorious
troops and congratulated them.
general attack on Goritz from
all sides was begun early yesterday.
In the region Of PLAYA, Bersaglieri
are assaiing the Austrian trenches
with great fury, attempting to break
through and attack the fortress from
the north. Italian guns on the PLAYA
heights dominate the country sorth
TO Gortz, and have dispersed several
bodies of enemy reinforcements and
ammunition trains. Bombardment OF
the Goritz bridgehead is the heaviest
artillery action along the Isonzo since
the war began.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
HAHN D|SBARRED
i FOR MISCONDUCT
= IN NPEAKER CASE
Chancellor Walker Rules For
mer Police Judge Guilty of
Fraudulent Practice.
KASE'S $4,000 PAYMENT
DECLARED ExTORTION
Lawyer Condemned for Retain
ing Biggest Share for Him
self and Gregorys.

That former Police Judge Simon
Hahn was guilty Of professional mis-
conduct, in that he took an uncon-
scionable fee from his client; that
he extorted a sum of money entirely
too great in the circumstances from
Charles NJ. Kase, and that his en-
tire conduct in a case taken to him
was at entire variance with the
standards of ethics of the legal pro-
fesson was declared by Chancellor
Walker in an opinion filed in Chan
Gerry Court today. The chancellor di.
rected that an order be entered
striking Hahn's name from the
chancery rolls and disbarring him
from practice.
The charges on which the opinion
is based grew out of the retaining
of Hahn by Charles S. Peaker, a
negro cabman and former prize
fighter. Peaker charged that his wife
Bertha had been guilty of miscon-
duct with Kase, who is rated as
one of the Wealthiest men in New
ark Hahn procured an affidavit
a confession, and then visited Mr..
kase's office, and after a brief con-
ference obtained from him. the sum
of $25, 900. He then gave John and
Francis Gregory, of the Gregory De-
tective Agency, who obtained evil
dence, $1,000, gave Peaker $1,000 and
kept 1000 for himself A year later
the detectives and Peaker made de-
mands for more money. having dis
covered that Mr.. Hahn had received
more than they a first supposed.
Hahn then gave Peaker an addition
a 81, 500 and the detectives 81 $50.
The chancellor calls attention to
the fact that this distribution gave
Peaker but eighteen per cent. of
what Mr.. Hahn had received, while
the sum he retained and gave to the
detectives amounted to elghty-two
per cent.
The chancellors opinion, covering
approximately 5000 words, goet most
earefully over the charges, Hahn s
defense and the evidence introduced
before him atgthe hearing. OF the
defense. the chancellor says that its
nature and the boldness with which ii
was presented to him aggravates the
otfense. This defense was that Peaker
sliena ton of affections, and that the
money obtained was in settlement for
this claim.
The chancellor referred to this de-
fense in a manner that made it ap-
parent that he believed it was made
with the idea of qustioning his juris-
diction in the event of an adverse de-
cision He. therefore, disposes of this
by declaring that, While an alienation
suit would not properly come before
Chancery, it was right that when one
of the solicitors of the court was
brought before 1t on charges of mis-
conduct the court could inquire into
his conduct as a lawyer in any jurls-
diction.
release. signed by Peaker, and
depended on largely by Hahn for his
Continued on Page G, Column -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
Life Imprisonment for
Westervelt, Jerseyman
Who Murdered Detective

BINGHAMToN, N Y, July Ed
ward Westervelt, of Paterson, n. j..
was today sentenced to life imprison-
ment at the Auburn State prison for
the murder of Detective Sergeant
Charles Gradwell. at Elmira. y. Y,
March %, this year.
The jury was out seventeen hours.
The case was brought here on a
change of venue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
Cloudy Weather and Showers
on the Way, Says FOrecasteI

Cloudy weather and showers, with
light southerly winds, were the indi-
cations seen by the forecaster today.
Little change in temperature was ex-
pected.
The lowest temperature of the night
was 59 at noon today mercury stood
at 1s, three degrees below the high
mark for Yesterday and there was a
ten mile wind from the west,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
KEARNY YOUTH
BROWNS WHILE
ON HIS VACATION
Walter Larson, 20 Years Old
Meets Death When Canoe
Is Capsized.

Walter Larson, twenty years old
son of Mr. and Mrs Charles Larson
of AZ Dukes street, kearny, was
drowned yesterday afternoon in lake
at Langhorne, Pa, where he was
spending his vacation. He was out in
a canoe, when it capsized. Being un-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
BicycIist UndergOes Hospital
Treatment After Auto Crash

While riding along Congress street
on bicycle about 6:15 O'Clock last
evening Alexander Chiappinielli.
nineteen years old of PIG Bruce
street was struck by an auto driven
by Edward Perry, of 143 Jefferson
street
He was taken to st. Jame es's Hos
pital and treated for severe scalp
wounds and lacerations about the
face The auto is the property of J.
r. Stanley Company, of Clinton
street
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
Petition in Bankruptcy
Against Rebecca C0ster

An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed today against Re-
becca Coster, retail shoe dealer at 500
Bergen Line avenue. Union Hill.
Three New York creditors filed a
petition alleging the woman had
assets of 1.Se9 and liabilities of about
$4,000
Judge Thomas G. Haight. in the
Newark branch Of the United States
District Court. appointed Louis G..
Beekman of Jersey City, receiver
under a bond OF $1,000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
HOLT IDENTIFIED
AS MUENTERBY
BOSTON SLEUTH
Chicago Professor Says He
Knew Double Life, but Did
Not Expose 1t.

GLEN COVE, n. Y, July Frank
Holt, who attempted to take the life
of j. p. Morgan and who committed
suicide last night in the Mineola jali
was today Identified as Erich Muen-
ter. the Harvard instructor who dis
appeared after being indicted as The
murderer of his wife. Leona. in CAM
bridge, Mass. in 1906. The identlnca-
ton was made by S. p. Smith, Stste
detective OF the district attorneSS
Office of MiddleseX county. MasS'
Theodore Hitler, an automobile mah
of Cambridge and A. I. Brown.
newspaper man.
NEW YORK. July IA eentM
office detective placed in the cell wER
Frank Holt in the Nassau county j9h
at Mineola. was told by Holt that ~
father was born III this country re
mother born in Germany ana INA.
they were married In MilwauAsf'
Holt said that he was born IN toNr
on the outskirts of MiiNauAses
tCostinued ON Page 10, Cosusa~ ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
Submarine Sinks
French Transport
at DardaneIYeS
Seven German Undersea Boats
Have Arrived at Straits.
Is Report.
II, the United Press.

BY the United Press.
BERLIN (via wireless to London
July "A German submarine sank
a large French transport near the
entrance to the Dardanelles last Sun
day morning, according to official
dispatches from Constantinople.
Nv the United Press.
BERLIN Wia wireless to Sayyile.
L. G), July ANGLO French naval
circles are greatly alarmed at the re-
port that seven great German sub
marines have arrived at the Dards-
nelles, an Athens dispatch declared
today. The Athens CORE espondent
wired that if the report were true
the L boats would force the warships
to cease their operations close along
the Gallipoli peninsula. and leave the
allied land forces without support
from the battle fleets heavy guns.