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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
BROOKLYN MAN
CLAIMS TO Be
CHARLEY ROSS
NutIey Lawyer Thinks He Can
Clear Mystery of Forty
Years.

o. A. Sargent, a New York lawyer,
who resides IN Nntley, has what he
believes to be proof that William r.
Coleman, of 1898 Carroll street.
Brooklyn, is Charley Ross, who has
has been sought all over. the world.
well. we think so," said Sargent
when asked If he were sure that Cole
man was Charley Ross. Yes, / have
done a tremendous amount of inyesti-
eating, covering several years.
do you really think he is Charley
Ross?"
"He has almost indisputable evil
dence. OF course, you can't get posi-
tive legal evidence to prove 1t. Our
proof is cumulative evidence"
Are you going to claim the Ross
estate?''
I'VE haven't looked that up yet"
he said.
Coleman called at newspaper
office in Brooklyn and announced
himself as Ross. Il have been poster
ed and bothered about the matter
until can't stand it any longer" he
said. "If you don't believe what I
say here are the proofs. Look at
them.''
With that the caller threw down on
the editors desk bundle OF photo
graphs and newspaper clippings forty
years old. He pulled out faded
photo of an old man.
That's Christian K Ross, father
of Charley Ross. Look at him and
look at me-"
And Charley Ross threw himself
back in his chair, ready for inspec-
ton. The photograph showed an old
man, with white hair, smooth face,
deep lines running down from either
side of the nose. thin line for a
mouth and square chin. The visi-
tor had thin white hair, a smooth
face. deep lines running down from
either side of the nose, thin line
for O mouth and a square chin.
Coleman drew forth from the pack
age an old newspaper print of the
curly-haired boy. whose picture was
familiar to every person In the
United States during the great hunt
for him forty-five years ago.
Coleman said he first became sus-
picious seventeen years ago. when he
realized he had no relatives.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
HEALTH MEN
MAKE BIG HAUL
OF BAD EGGS
Seize LOO in Local Bakeries
Intended for Christmas
Use.

Seventeen hundred eggs of horrible
odor and voting age were seized by
Samuel G. Sharwell, chief inspector
of the food and drug department of
! the Board of Health, just as they
were about to make their way into
Christmas pastry last night. Inspec-
tor Sharwell says the department will
prosecute l.. B. Zoller, an egg candler.
of 8715 Prince street, as the distributor
of the eggs. The 140 dozen kept out of
the stomachs of Newark residents
were found in four different establish
ments. 1t was a surprise raid and
some of the bakers were so alarmed
confessing, Mr.. Sharwell says, that
they bought the eggs of Zoller.
Prosecution is possible under Sec
tion of the State pure food and drug
law, which provides a $50 fine for SELL
ing decomposed and putrid animal or
vegetable matter. Zoller conducts a
string of dairy stores in the city. He
appeared before the food and drugs
committee of the Board of Health
yesterday on a charge of bottling milk
in his establishment at 1S9 Thirteenth
avenue, and was found guilty. Part
of his business is the purchase of eggs
from cold storage firms. He candles
the eggs and sells those which are in
a condition to be eaten or used for
cooking purposes.
To this extent his business is legiti-
mate. He was visited last night by
Inspector Sharwell, who was accom-
panied on the tour by Inspector Will
liam Kneller, but was not informed
by the health men of the charges
against him. They allowed him to
remain in Ignorance of their discov-
cries and put a series of questions
which, while not calculated to arouse
suspicion, ELECTED answers which in
their minds confirmed the statements
retailers had made about him.
Venture May Be Costly.
If Zollers guilt is established his
venture will be costly one. He gets
only two cents a dozen for the bad
eggs, or perhaps two and one-half
cents. He would have to sell 1000
dozen of them to raise the amount
Of single fine.
Pinkus Lehrhoff. of 292 Court street,
gave the inspectors the information
against Zoller. When Lehrhoff's bak-
cry was visited last night no eggs
were discovered. but in the Lehrhoff
store the proprietor's son was found,
and he admitted the presence of three
crates of eggs on a porch in the rear.
Mr.. Sharwelps report on what hap
pened is: "The inspection of the first
crate disclosed the crate to be solely
rots and spots. All Identifying marks
had been removed from the crate
Lehrhoff, who was at q meeting,
was summoned home. He was so
badly frightened that in the presence
of his son, his wife and his daughter
and the two inspectors, he confessed,
Mr.. Sharwell said, that he bought the
eggs of Zoller.
The other establishments where bad
eggs were found were those of Charles
Keiserman, 4S Belmont avenue, Max
Gabrowitz, 152 Spruce street, and NJ.
Keiserman, 100 Prince street.
The eggs that are riots and spots"
are used for glazing bread and pastry.
Those not quite so bad are used in
the pastry itself.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
TRANSFER OF
REALTY CLAIMED
TO Be FRAUDS
Suit Begun Against Estate of
James Conway by Ameri-
can Surety Company.

A suit to set aside several transfers
OF real property in this city, was be-
gun today before Vice-ChancelloT
stevens on behalf of the American
Surety Company against the estate of
James Conway, a wealthy contractor,
who died April 4. 1918.
Before he died. Mr.. Conway trans
ferred to different people eleven tracts
of property in various parts of New
ark The surety company contends
that the transfers were made for the
sole purpose of avoiding liability on a
bond, executed to the company by
him ana under which the company
secured a judgment in the Supreme
Court in 1911.
The proceeding grows out of con-
tract for building a sewer in the town
OF Wakefield, Mass, held in 1901, by
The flrm of Minahan q Costa, of this
city The contractors did not do the'r
work IN a manner satisfactory to the
authorities of Wakefield, and in 1907
the surety company being on their
bond was notified that IL must COM
plete the work.
Then Mr. Conway appeared and
Ihgreed to take over the contract. Be
fore he proceeded with the work. the
American Surety Company caused
him to execute a bond of indemnity.
freeing it from liability IL he should
fail in the contract.
After the completion of the work.
the surety company was made de-
fendant in suit brought by the sew
ar commissioners of Wakefield for
damages. A judgment for s45,0OO
dafnages was obtained by the town
Il fhar1 n
Huted proceedings against Conway.
fBnt it was found that he had divested
himself of his property.
The property in question consisted
pf lands and buildings at North
Fourth street near Second avenue,
Central avenue near South Seventh
street, Cabinet street near Camden
street Cabinet street near Bergen
street. South Sixth street near War
4'en street. South Sixth street near
Eleventh avenue. Eleventh avenue
bear South Sixth street, two parcels
Au Central avenue and North Fifth
Street and Pennington street and New
Jersey Railroad avenue.
# There are seventeen defendants, in-
luding Bridget d. Conway, widow of
fames Conway: his son, William L.
sonwcv and two daughters, Mary L.
Mason md Helen d. Kelly. They are
represented by Robert H. MeCarter
and Arthur f. Egner. Of McCarter x
English. while the surety company IS
represented by former Judge A. +.
Skinner and Corwin Howell, of Pit
hey. Hardin & Skinner.
Tor the surety company, Mr.. Skin
1er contended that Conway made the
transfers solely to evade the payment
~ moneys under his bond. while Mr..
McCarter held that all of the trans
ers were made for proper considera-
ion and were entirely regular.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
Dug Out of SnOwbank
and Sent to a Cell

With the many who will celebrate
Christmas in befitting manner Sat
urday will be one James McManus,
a gentleman afflicted with the habit
of imbibing too freely in what is
known as blue front whiskey." Nc
Manus received a Christmas present
of suspended sentence from Judge
Wolf, sitting in the Fourth Precinct
Police Court, today, and he informed
the judge that 1t WAS the best gift he
could ever remember having received.
McManus, who is fifty-seven years
old, and an inmate of IL Ward street,
was steering a zizzag course in Mont
gomery street yesterday.
Patrolman McAuliffe was standing
at Montgomery and Prince streets
wondering what he was going to re-
ceive in the way of Christmas pres
ents when he observed McManus' legs
disappearing into a nearby snowbank.
With the help of good-natured pedes-
trians he extricated the plunger from
his perilous position and tried to send
him on his way.
McManus failed to see the logic Of
the officers advice, and had to be es-
corted to the station house.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
New Yorker Held as
Fugitive from Justice

AS fugitive from justice Vito Err
laidi. twenty-three years old. of 529
Broome street, New York city, was
held in $1,000 bail to await extradi-
tion by Judge Grlce in the First Pre-
cinct Court today. Erlaidi is wanted
by the New York authorities ON a
charge of breaking out of Jail on
Hart's Island on December 10.
He was arrested last night in a
house in Nesbitt street by Sergeants
O'Gara and Corbitt. of police head
quarters. The police say that Erlaidi
admits breaking jail.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
CURTAIN IS DOWN
ON NE|GHBORHOOD
HOUSE FOR GOOD
East Side Charitable Institution
CIoses-Furnishings
Are Sold.

The Neighborhood House at sos
Market street ceased to exist yester-
day through lack of financial support
when the building was sold to own
ers who will establish an employment
agency there.
The building was sold yesterday by
j. w. Clark and Franklin Murphy,
jr., through the agency of Thomas J.
Smith, member-elect of the Board of
Works, and today the furnishings are
being disposed of.
The head worker, Clara p. Curtis,
has gone to live with friends in Mont
clair. The Neighborhood House was
in existence thirteen years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
SENDS GREETING TO NEWARK

upon the good people of Newark.
One of my own ancestors got off the
Atlantic, not very far from Newark.
and ] can picture him with the reso-
lutte people of that day, like your
Robert Treat and others, very hero
ically tackling the task of settling
America. And so / am one with you
in honoring the forefathers who
braved the Atlantic and the wilder
ness and manifold privations, and
set us an example of Homerie courage
that should ever keep American
ideals manly and bright"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23

James Whitcomb Riley will be pre-
vented by ill-health from acting as a
judge in the Committee of One Hun
dred's $1,000 prize poem contest, but
his good feeling toward the city and
its birthday celebration speaks out in
a characteristically charming letter
written under the date of December 7
and made public at Committee of One
Hundred headquarters today. He
writes as follows:
May l add my felieitations to all
the others which are being showered
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
Thrown from Wagon
and His Ankle Broken

Venanzio Luciano, aged forty-one
years, of 20 Monroe street, driver,
was thrown from a wagon of which
he way in charge on the Lincoln high
way today, when the vehicle was
struck by a motor truck belonging to
the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
panya The right front wheel of the
wagon went over Lucciaho's left
ankle, breaking 1t. He was taken to
st. James Hospital In. the City Hos
pital ambulance for trea tment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
A. T. Vanderbilt Trustee
for Alderman-EIect Lynes

Referee Charles M. Mason today
appointed Arthur T. Vanderbilt as
trustee in the bankruptcy matter OF
Alderman-elect William Frederick
Lynes, who formerly conducted a
drug store at so Washington avenue.
The referee also appointed Fred
erick J. Israel to act in the same ca
pacity in the matter of Charles l..
Fitzgerald, a bankrupt automobile
dealer, of Broad street. Both exam.
nations were adjourned until jan
uarY IL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
OLYMPIC PARK
LICENSE CHANGE
IS PUT OVER
Application of H. H. A. Schmidt
to Shift to Heidelberg Off
to January S.

Legal objections 10 the transfer OF a
liquor license In the name of Herman
II. A. Schmidt from Olympic Park,
Forty third street. Irvington, to Held
elberg Park, Millburn avenue and
Valley street, South Orange township.
were heard by Judge William p. Mar
tin today In the Court of Common
Pleas. To allow counsel for Schmidt
time TO reply to argument advanced
by the opponents to the transfer the
court postponed making a decision
until January 5. 1916. If the court
overruies the objections from legal
standpoint a hearing on other objec-
tions by citizens will be held the fol-
lowing day.
Christian Kurz. the present pro-
prietor OF Olympic Park, was the
ohjector to the transfer. He contend
ed that Schmidt's interest and title
in the license had been sold by Alfred
Van Liew. trustee in bankruptcy for
schmidt. to the Home Brewing Com
pany and assigned by the latter to
Kurz. A license, Kurz's attorney, Roy
F. Anthony. argued had a monetary
value and was a property right that
could be sold
Spaulding Frazer. attorney for
Schmidt. declared it a personal privi-
lege and could not be sold by the
trustee. He was not prepared to
combat the cases cited by Mr.. An
thony from the United States courts
reports holding the license to be OF
valne and saieable. To give him time
to prepare a memorandum setting
forth the authorities against this
view, the court made the postpone
ment.
The court overruled Mr.. Anthony's
objection that the notice of the ap-
plication for a transfer had not been
published in a newspaper in the To-
cality to which it was to be made at
least five days before the opening day
of court. The rule of the court in
this respect had been substantially
complied with, the court said. The
notice was last published on Decem-
ber 10. and the opening day Of court
was on the 14th.
City Counsel in Case.
Mr.. Frazer said the newspaper, the
Maplewood Home News, was a week.
ly, and was published on the 10th,
so that the applicant could not very
well comply with the court rule. To
Mr.. Anthony's further objection that
the notice and application were not
filed at least ten days before the
opening day of court, as required by
statute, Mr.. Frazer contended that
the law did not apply to transfers,
and in any event meant ten days be-
fore the hearing and not ten days
before the opening day Of court. The
court reserved decision on this point.
Frederick Smith, attorney for a
number of Maplewood citizens who
have consistently opposed any new
licenses in their neighborhood, in
formed the court that he would make
objections to a transfer, as 1t was
practically the< granting of new
license in South Orange township.
The court declared 1t would take up
this phase of the objections after it
had disposed of the other questions.
The ruling of the court on the
ownership of the license and the
question whether 1t was properly sold
by the trustee in bankruptcy will
settle Schmidt's objections to trans
fer of the license from his name to
that of Kurz, which has also been
filed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23

our benefactors. They enable us to
get to work early and on time in the
morning, and bring us home quickly
at night. We should hate to see them
put out of business, and under this
ordinance we feel that they are not
getting a square deal"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
We are often asked to
explain

how it is possible TO turn out
such perfect work at popular
prices, and include the services
of an OcuIist Registered
Physician) without making an
extra charge.
We couldn't-if We did a
smaller business. But ours is
the biggest of its kind in the
world.
We buy materials atthe low
est prices and manufacture
them with a minimum of over
head expense, for our entire
force of skilled workmen is al
ways busy.
In this way we are able to
give the very best for the
money-for instance, $500 for
a pair of Harris Glasses.
683 BROAD Street
tNext to David strsss Co.,
M.N.yt0ONs
OclsliSts ANA A0yAcanr6
Six N. Y. Stores Bklyn. Stores
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23
Fire Damages Dwelling

Fire starting from careless use of
matches caused damage estimated at
500 In the home of William Harring-
ton. ~ Wickliffe street, today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23

Snow. Temperature, High 25', Low 49,
remember Laxative Bromo Quinine
cures cold in one day. There is only
one "Bromo Quinine." Look for sig
nature e. w. GROVE, 25c.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23
SUFFRAGE DEFEAT IN
NEW JERSEY NOT FINAL

Woman suffrage was beaten in New
Jersey by large majority, despite the
substantial help given by President
Wilson s vote and endorsement.
But the result is no great surprise,
although many advocates of the pro-
gressive change were confident of vie
tory.
It must be remembered that while
New Jersey is the home of a progress
i've President, it is oneo f the most re-
dictionary and corporation ridden states
IN the Union.
Naturally, the New Jersey party
bosses who serve the interests of the
trusts and corporations generally are
opposed to woman suffrage, which
would double the present vote by new
element beyond their control. The
votes of New Jersey women would be
free from the restraint of partisan pol
tiles; unbampered and independent
and so the bosses in both the old par
ties have exerted their powers to con
fne thu suffrage to men.
But the leaders of the woman suf-
frage movement in New Jersey are not
discouraged. Already they have begun
another campaign, which this time is
directed to the legislature and looks
forward TO the Presidential contest of
the coming year.
Defeat is to be expected the first
time the suffrage question is submitted
in any state, for that has been the rule.
1t was the ease in California, Colora-
h, Oregon, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Washington and Kansas.
In Kansas woman suffrage received
but little over 5000 votes when first
submitted, but the third time it car
ried by a total exceeding 175,000.
In Oregon it met with defeat FIVE
times, but it carried on the sixth at
tempt.
So the New Jersey campaign should
net be regarded as discouraging to the
friends of woman suffrage, but rather
as an educational step in the right di-
reetion, certain of ultimate success.
The same question is to be voted up
on in several states this fall, and in at
least one or two of them the prospects
cf victory are considered very good
Sacramento Bee.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23
Commission CUTS
COUNTY TAX RATES

Yesterday Auditor German received
a communication from the state tax
commission announcing that the county
rate for Humboldt has been reduced
from $1.05 on each 800 valuation to
% cents. This will make the total state
and county tax $1.543 on each 800
valuation. The matter of special tax
rates will be taken up by the county
commissioners at the November meet
ing. As the state board of equalization
increased the real estate valuations of
this county about million dollars,
these rates will no doubt be slightly re-
duced. County Treasurer Hoenstine Is
of the opinion that the total tax rate
for the town of Winnemucca can be
made 1888 on each 800 valuation
and for Lovelock $3.803.
Other changes made in county by the
commission are as follows:
Churchill county, from 81 to SO
cents; Clark, from $1.71 to $l.68; Elko,
from 674 cents to 55 cents; Esmeralda,
from $1.ss to $1.72; Eureka, from "a
cents to SO cents; Lander, from $1.01
10 81; Lincoln, from IA cents to rs
cents; Lyon, from $1.60 to $1.74; Min
efal, from $2S7 to $17S; Nye, from
$l275 to $1.0s; Ormsby, 1924, no
change; Storey, $1s5, no change;
White Pine, from $160 to $1.4s.
The rate for Washoe county is still
under consideration.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23
OFFICERS AID DIRECTORS

President-A G. Crane.
First Vice President-Joseph b. Fay.
ant.
Viee-President and General Manager
II. Howard Dunbar
Secretary. W. Stowe.
Treasurer-James Edmunds.
Medical Chief-Dr. C. +. Swezy.
Appraiser-W. J. Merchant
Executive Bureau-George II. Clark,
i. Arrascada, Thomas Scott.
Dreetors-A. c. Crane, j. b. Fayant,
II Howard Dunbar, James Edmunds,
". j. Merchant, Judge w. ii. Minor,
James p Byrnes, David Cordano.
Depositary-Winnemucea State Bank
s Trust company.
Legal observation-disclosures 6 Gardner
Reno, general counsel; Judge r. Glt-
ray, Winnemucea, local counsel.
Office Attaches-A. NJ. Campbell
chief bookkeeper; Miss Nina Round
tree, stenographer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23

Since organization this company has
raid stockholders cash dividends of
$ls4, $50; stock dividends, $S4,500. To
tai returns on actual cash investment
OF $64. 1000, S2Gs,650. Insurance in
force December 81, 1911, $l0,65o, ,957
DES MONIES LIFE, Des Moines,
Iowa.-Organize on legal reserve ba-
SIS formerly assessment) 1907. Capital,
800, 900; insurance in force December
81. 1911, S30,950,2 ,293.
Sold January %, 1912, 10 National
Life Insurance company, of Chicago,
for 100000.
BANKERS RESERVE LIFE Co,
OF Omaha, Neb., Organize 1905 Cap
ital, 100000; dividends paid in 1911,
$4,000.
Best 5 life insurance report for 1912
says "This stock is now very closely
held. The dividends paid to stockhold-
els during the past four years aggre'
gate S3l 600.
The Local Field
The above companies are Of about
he same character as viii be the In
trstate Life Insurance company OF Ne
ada, writing the bulk of business IN
their own states.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23
INTERSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEVADA

holders amounting TO 500, ,s34.24, which
IL can pay in dividends any time its
stockholders say the word
DAKOTA WESTERN LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY Organized in
June, 1908, in the same town as the
above company, beginning business
July 8, 1909. Capital, $134,177; insur-
apee in force December 81, 1911, ST.
920,500; dividends paid in 1910 and
1911, S1s,5ss.
NATIONAL LIFE AND ACCIDEN r
INSURANCE COMPANY, Nashville,
TeHn.-Organized on legal reserve ba-
sis 1905. Capital, 100000; January,
1907, paid stock dividend of $685. 600;
present capital, s15O,000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23
. . oooooo4 . . . . . . . . .

The Interstate Life Insurance com
pany viii first turn its attention to in
suring the lives of residents of the
state. Statistics show that bat % per
cent of the insurable risks in Nevada
carry insurance of any sort or amount,
leaving a field of rs per cent Of our in.
Labitants to work upon. The % per
cent mentioned paid premiums last year
Of 1854, PSI 80, receiving back il, death
payments the sum of $l62, 1929. In
other words, the foreign insurance
companies received from the state of
Nevada the tidy sum of $l11, ,794. .46
over and above what it paid out.
1t is to keep this money working at
home that the Interstate Life Insur-
anee company has been oragnized.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23

ompany, issued on December 81 last,
hows insurance in force, Sl3,059,519i
ct surplus $500, ,4s0s6; dividend paid
January 5. 1918, $4,000, or six per
cent on "a capital stock Of S500.000.
lad the company divided its entire
earnings among its stockholders, 1t
would have paid more than sixty per
ent on three years business.
DAKOTA LIFE RANCE co,
,latertown. south Dakota. Began bus
ness March. 1907. Capital, Slt7 Boa;
present capital, 100000; dividends
aid since organization. Sl9.976.06.
This company also has on hand an
IA divided surplus Belonging % stock
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-23
Purposes of This Organization

First-To keep your money at home.
Seeond-To develop the resources of
cur state by bringing in outside capi-
: al and placing the realty owners in y
! osition to secure long term loans at
reasonable rates of interest, recogniz-
ing the fact that the benefit derived
from all loans is TINE.
Third.-To have its stockholders par.
tlcipate in the large earnings derived
from life insurance, as substantiated
by the sworn statements of the insur.
ance department of each and every
state