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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05

The German war point of view is
frankly money making and territorial
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. DR.. Helfferich, the
German finance minister, constantly
dilates upon the indemnities Germany
is going to get. Germany hopes, in
addition, to obtain Belgian Congo.
Germany was under the impression
that the wealth of France would pour
into her lap within few weeks of tho
outbreak of war. England was not
expected to enter the war. Our paci-
fists, like yours. again and again in
formed the world that we did not raise
our boys to be soldiers. England s
coming into the war was as great a
surprise to our government as it was
to the Germans. We had, with one on
two exceptions, a pacifist administra-
ton.
But so soon as Germany entered
Belgium the common people rose as
one man to insist upon an attempt at
defense of that little nation and its
! heroic king.
L. $. Position Like Englands.
The outburst of rage that followed
in Germany was the rage OF the tiger
baked of its prey. The German tiger
consoled itself by the thought that
John Bull was an effete old plutocrat
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
To
NOT START ON
SCHOOL BOARD
Reported to Have Declined Ap-
pointment by Mayor
Raymond.

According TO a report at the City
Hall today, the resignation of Chris
tian w. Feigenspan as member of the
Board of Education is now in the
hands of Mayor Raymond. The
mayor was not at his office when an
Evening Star reported called to ask
about the report. Il. Erie Moody,
secretary to Mr. Raymond, was un-
able to give any confirmation. He
said he did not know anything about
the rumor.
Mr.. Feigenspan was later found at
his office in the firm of Christian w.
Feigenspan, Inc. this afternoon. He
declined to talk about the report.
Friends of Mr.. Feigenspan said to-
day he is very busy man, and they
had felt he was making an unusual
sacrifice when 1t was announced he
lad accepted the appointment to the
school board to succeed Charles V.
Taylor. The latters' term of office eX-
piises on February /.
One of the reports concerning the
resignation of Mr.. Feigenspan was
that he had resigned the appointment
the day after he had received it.
There also was a report that Mr..
Feigenspan learned that some of his
duties in connection with the school
board might conflict with those as
president of the Federal Trust Com
pany. He was elected president of
the Federal Trust Company last No
vember to succeed former Senator
James Smith, Jr
According to another source of in
formation the Federal Trust Company
carried large deposits of school funds.
The law on the matter, it is said. in
ssts this situation would conflict with
Mr.. Feigenspan acting as an official
of the bank and at the same time re-
naming on the Board of Education.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
SEEKING Federico
NEAR PINE BROOK
Prosecutors Detectives Follow
ing Report He Shot Pink
erton Man.

A rumor reached the prosecutor 5
office this afternoon that Antonio
Federico, the fugitive, had shot a
Pinkerton detective in Pine Brook
this afternoon. No details were
given.
The prosecutors Office called up
practically everyone with a telephone
for five miles in every direction of
Pine Brook, without being able to Sc
cure any information. The Morris
county authorities were also asked to
make inquiries.
No detectives were sent out, and II
was said none would be until some
thing tangible was secured in the
way of a clue. The rumor reached
Montclair from Caldwell early this
morning, and by degrees worked its
way down to this city. The authorl-
ties at the Essex county penitentiary
in Caldwell relayed the rumor.
Judgment for $500 against Antonio
Tamburri, of 163 Adams street, who
was bondsman for Federico on a per-
Jury charge, was entered in the Court
of Common Pleas today by the State
through the prosecutor. Tamburri
failed to produce Federico on Decem-
ber 23, the date set for his trial. and
the bond was ordered forfeited by
Judge Martin.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
$4,000 Clothing Workers
Demand Better Conditions

NEW YORK. Jan 5.-Five labor
organizations having an aggregate of
$4,000 members, majority of whom
are women, have presented demands
to their employers here for shorter
working days and an increase in pay.
The organizations include the cloth
ing workers. workers on women's
waists and dresses. straw hat sewers,
machinists and carpenters.
In some cases threats of strikes
accompanied the demand. 1t is ex-
pected that settlements will result
through arbitration. A new schedule
of wages has been drawn up at a con-
ference of clothing workers with a
committee representing the American
Clothing Manufacturers Association,
but has not yet been agreed upon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
REPUBLICANS Of
LOWER HOUSE To
MEET ON FRIDAY
Assembly Conference Will Clear
Way for Opening of Legisla-
ture Next Monday.

TRENTON, Dec. 5.-Only the all
day conference of the Republican as
semblymen on Friday remains to be
held before everything is in readiness
for the opening OF the Legislature
next Tuesday. The Republican sena-
tors completed their preliminary
labors yesterday and it was decided
after a talk with members of the
lower Eouse, that a joint conference
before the session starts was unneces-
sary.
The Democratic minority is in a
splendid state OF preparedness. SEN
ator Harry r. Ackerson. jr.. the
minority leader in the upper House
and Assemblyman 1limer " ;esi - al ,
the marshal of the Democratic .5rces
in the Assembly, have been supervis-
ing the drafting of the measures to
be offered as fulfillments of the
pledges in their party's platform.
They have had the assistance OF the
attorney-general's department, the
governors Office, and the secretary of
state, and are ready for the fray.
There will be one or two informal
excursions of several Democratic
Legislators to the capitol before Tues
day, for the purpose of putting the
finishing touches upon their session
plans One thing certain is that all
lighting within the party will be left
to Hudson county, as the Democratic
legislators are in accord upon the
program to be followed during the
ensuing two months.
The statement issued yesterday by
Assemblyman Ogden II. Hammond,
of Somerset, chairman of the Civil
Service investigating committee, ap-
pointed by Speaker Carlton B. God
frey last winter, means at least a
struggle between the Republicans and
Democrats upon civil service.
Mr.. Hammond stated that the Re-
publican assemblymen would abide by
Attorney-G General John w. Wescott's
opinion that the authority of the in
Vestigating committee expired with
the adjournment of the Legislature.
He announced, however, that the ap-
pointment of another investigating
committee will be sought next week.
Mr.. Wescott's opinion will not apply
to this latter committee, as its crea-
ton will be authorized by the Senate
as well as by the Assembly. This
proceeding, though, means that the
resolution must go to Governor James
T.. Fielder for his approval or veto.
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
HANS HE|NK, SON
OF SINGER, DIES
Passes Away in San Diego,
CAL, a Victim of
Pneumonia.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Jan. 5.-Hans
Heink, son of Mime. Schumann-Heink,
the contralto, died here today after
two weeks illness of pneumonia. His
mother was with him.
Young Heink was taken ill on
Christmas Day and was removed to a
hospital. The case developed into
double pneumonia. Nine. Schumann-
Heink was In Chicago at the time,
but hurried to San Diego.
The deceased was twenty-eight
years of age and is survived by a
widow and two children. He had been
engaged in real estate business here.
Hans Heink formerly lived at North
Caldwell. With his wife and family
he went to San Diego a few years
ago and took up the real estate bust
ness.
Mrs. Henry Heink received a tele-
gram from her mother-in-la on Sat-
urday. It was to the effect that Hans
was seriously i'll.
No word regarding the detath. had
been received at the Schumann-Hein
residence in North Caldwell until an
Evening Star reporter telephoned
there this afternoon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
SPECIAL TAXPAYERS
WARNED BY DUFFY
Government Adds Penalty of SO
Per Cent. on Payments
After Jan. 81.

Internal Revenue Collector Charles
V. Duffy issued a warning to all spe-
cial tax payers in the Fifth District
that if the special tax is not paid be-
fore January 81 a penalty of fifty
per cent. would be added to the
amount.
Last year special tax payers were
given until February 15 to pay their
taxes before the fifty per cent. penalty
was added, but this year the time
set by the revenue department for
final payment before the penalty was
added was the last day of the present
month.
The special tax is known as the war
revenue tax and is applied to brok-
ers, pawn brokers, proprietors of thea
ters. museums, dance halls, circuses,
bowling alleys and billiard rooms,
commission merchants, dealers in leaf
tobacco, manufacturers of tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes.
Blank returns have been sent out
to all persons against whom the spe-
cial tax is levied. Information as to
the filing out of these returns can be
secured by applying at the internal
revenue office on the ninth floor of
the Kinney building.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
GIRL s CLOTHES
SET AbLAzE BY
YOUNG BROTHER
Pearl Gee, Six Years Old, in
Serious Condition in
Hospital.

Her clothing ignited by red-hot
stove poker in the hands of her three
year-old sister, Pearl Gee, six years
old, daughter of Mrs. Anna Gee,
colored, ran out of her home, 81
New street, Montclair, and through
the street a human torch today. The
child is now patient in the Noun
tadnside Hospital, Montclairt Her
condition is considered serious.
The little girls We're alone IN their
home, their mother being out work.
ing. The youngest, Merrilie, accord
ing to her own story. pulled poker
from the stove and accidentally
touched the older girls dress. In an
instant she was a mass of flames
Crying and screeching at the top
of her voice, the child ran out of her
home and dashed into Mrs. Adelaide
Smallwood, also colored, who was at
tracted by the child's cries. The
woman endeavored to smother the
flames in her own wraps. Another
neighbor threw pail of water on the
child.
An ambulance was summoned and
the tot removed to the hospital.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
F|REMEN'S ms.
CO. TAKES OVER
PH|LA. CONCERN
Local Firm Purchases Stock of
the Mechanics Insurance
Company.

Announcement was made today by
the F'iremen's Insurance Company
that it has completed negotiations to
absorb the Mechanics Insurance
Company. of Philadelphia. The latter
company was incorporated in 1855 and
Is one year older than the local con-
cern. 1t has capital of $250,000 and
total assets of about $l,500,000 The
company does "a large business
throughout the country.
Negotiations for the purchase of
the Mechanics stock have been go
ing on for several months, and were
completed at "A conference yesterday
afternoon in Philadelphia. The Fire
mems was represented by Samuel II.
Durham, president OF the company;
John Kay and Neal Bassett, vice
presidents, and Morrison c. Colyer,
counsel
The Philadelphia concern, although
conservative, has built up q consider
able business throughout the coun-
try, Mr.. Dunham said today, and has
carried it's business into nearly all of
the States in the Union.
The Philadelphia business will be
continued under the direction of the
local concern. The Eastern field
will be under the supervision of the
local office and the Western field
under the Flremen's branch office in
Chicago.
Mr.. Durham will become president
of the Mechanics company and Mr..
Bassett and Mr. Kay will become
vice presidents. Simon j. Martin. of
Philadelphia, has been president of
the Mechanics concern and John A.
Snyder secretary. Mr. Snyder will
continue with the company and will
have charge Of the office in Philadel-
phia.
Although established a year later
than the Philadelphia concern, the
Firemens Insurance Company, Mr..
Durham said, has been more aggres-
sive in extending it's field throughout
the country. 1t has a capital stock Of
$1,000,000 and total assets OF nearly
$1,000, 900.
The Philadelphia company, how
ever, has been conducting a profitable
business, Mr.. Durham said, and has
been paying dividends of about ten
per cent. to stockholders for the past
several years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
Rain Tonight, Probably
Snow and Gale Tomorrow

Rain tonight. followed by con-
siderable drop in temperature and
probably snow tomorrow, accom-
panied by northwest gales, were the
indications seen by the forecaster at
noon today.
The temperature then was 40, and
a fifteen mile wind was blowing from
the northwest Yesterdays highest
temperature was 81 and the lowest
of the night 80. Last nights rain was
scarcely enough to measure.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05

whose sons and daughters were given
UP TO the sport and amusement. Our
army was little larger than yours. The
kaiser. In his famous order issued at
Aix-la-Chapelle, referred to it as sir
John French's contemplate little
army Since then, by voluntary en-
listment of free men, we already pos
sess one of the worlds largest armed
forces.
Your position today is not unlike
ours before the war. You are as
eaten up with commercialism and
pacifism as we were. and you are not
in such a good position for fighting as
we are, by reason of the lack of unity
of the races that now compose the
United States. On the other hand you
offer the same temptation to any hun
gry and aggressive enemy that we
did. You have lots of money, few
soldiers and comparatively few sail
ors. Troops can be moved to your
shores from hostile countries in little
more than the time it took to move
bodies from New York to Boston two
hundred years ago. The fact that we
have been able to transport at least
a million soldiers across the sea shows
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
Atlantic City Woman Kills
Lover Who Tired of Her,
Then Commits Suicide

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-AIrs. Cath
crime Walsh, twenty seven, the wife
of James Walsh, wealthy resident Of
Atlantic City, N. j., closed her ro-
nance with William A. Beggs, a
chauffeur, when she shot and killed
him in their quarters in a dingy New
York rocrnlng house and ended her
own life with bullet
1t took Beggs only few months to
tire of her, Mrs. Walsh told her only
confidant after she deserted her hus-
band.
Mrs. Walsh left number of letters
telling of her intentions, one of them
to her husband, but there was no
word for her two children, who passed
out of her life when Beggs came in
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
75O ON STRIKE IN
CRUC|BLE STEEL
IN JERSEY CITY
Employees of War Order Plant
Want an Increase OF IS
Per Cent.
special to the Evening Star.

JERSEY CITY, Jan. 5.-Seven hun
dred and fifty men employed at the
plant of the Crucible Steel Company
of America here struck today, accord
ing to strike leaders. The men ask an
advance of 10 per cent. in their wages.
Two weeks ago the 'millmen,"
numbering about $50, employed in the
works, received an advance of 10 per
cent. All other employees now ask the
same advance.
The strikers plan to appoint a COM
mittee today to confer with Homer "A.
Pardee, manager, and superintendent
Hermanns.
Strikers said the mill has been
working on war material for some
time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
Greece Protests Arrest
OF TeutOn Allies COnsnls

BERLIN, Jan. 3, by wireless to Say
ville.-'The Greek minister at Sofa
has presented to Priemer Radoslavoff
the text of the Greek note protesting
TO the entente powers against the ar
rest of the German. Austrian, Bull
garian and Turkish consuls at Sal
oniki,' says the Overseas News
Agency.
"The minister informed the pre-
n1ier that Greece will use all means
at is disposal to support its claims,
and desires to maintain good relations
with the, central powers, avoiding any
Misunderstanding with them
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
Justice Lamar Is Buried

AUGUSTA. Ga. Jan. 1.-The fu-
neral of Associate Justice Joseph
Rucker Lamar, of the Supreme Court.
was held here today at the First
Christian Church, of which he had
been member for years. Hundreds
of persons filled the church and sew
eral hundred others stood outside. AT
the grave simple ceremony was con-
Quoted. consisting of a prayer and the
recitation of Tennyson's Crossing the
Bar"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
Federico INDICTED
BY THE GRAND Jury
Slayer Accused on rouf
Counts, Two Charging Him
With Murder.

The grand jury, of which Peter
Hauck, jr., is foreman, returnea'
about forty indictments yesterday
afternoon, four of them being agaInht.
Antonio Federico. of Bloomfield. lwef
charge him with murder ana sns
other two with attempted muraeI.
obtained by the police since tne
tragedy at Cedar Grove on pecem
ber 10.
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ny LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

Copyright Press
LONDON Jan 5When months had the honor of communi
with 0O00000 Americans through the United Press
plainly expressed Events
followed lines indicated do
AngoSaxon fiber with
and do each strength
weakening them
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
BRITISH CONSCRIPT|ON BILL
CALLS Of. ALL SINGLE MEN
BETWEEN ACES Of 18 AND Al
Losses 10000
in Loos Battle,
British Admit
by the United Press.

by the United Press.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-Dritish casual
ties in the battle of LoOs alone dur
ing the allied offensive in septem-
her totaled nearly 60,O00, Under
Secretary Tennant announced in
Commons this afternoon.
Casualties at LOos were divided
as follows. officers, 2.31s: men,
1925.
No official announcement of the
French losses at LOos has been
made.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
PEACE SQUEAL UNHEEDED
BY BRITAIN"-NORTHCLIFFE

Publisher Outlines British Attitude-Decares America En-
dangeed by Same CONNER calsm and Pacfism That Hin
dered EngIand-Asserts Allies Would View intervention by
the United States in the Conflict a Calamity
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05

NOTE OIL the
ei proprietor of the London Times probably the worlds
publisher Norhcne
mis- fifty publications probably closely touch with the
statement:-Editor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
The Red Circle

contains that rarest of all
elements in a serial story
Ia new touch. The new
touch is the theme wherein
the heroine of the story is
also the villain of the story;
wherein the hero of the story
is unwittingly in love with
the criminal he has sworn
to hunt down. THE RED
CIRCLE was written by Al
bert Payson Terhune for this
paper. See page 10.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-05
WILSON CONFERS
WITH LANSING ON
THE PERSIA CASE
U. S. Action Still Awaits Off
cial Reports on Circum-
stances of Sinking.
GERARD MAKES INQUIRY
AT GERMAN ADMIRALTY
Tension Is UnreIieved-Hard-
ships of Passengers Now at
Alexandria Recounted.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-president
Wilson conferred with Secretary Ian
sing for an hour today over the sub
marine crisis. No additional facts.
beyond the definite knowledge that
only two Americans were aboard the
liner Persia had been received by the
state department overnight from
either Ambassador Penfield at Vienna,
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin or
American consular agents along the
shores of the Mediterranean.
Such information as had already
been received. however, was careful
lyj reviewed by both the president
and Mr.. Lansing.
There still was every indication
no action would be taken pending the
receipt of fuller advices. Whether
the status of the Persia was changed
from an unarmed liner to that of a
vessel which might technically be
classified as armed, by the fact that
she mounted one gun, is a point
which United States navy experts will
be called upon to help determine.
They will be asked for advice on
how the liners one gun might have
been used. Measer dispatches have
failed TO indicate whether the gun
was mounted for defense or offense.
Official dispatches received today
established that only one American is
among the missing passengers-Rob-
ert n. McNeely. newly appointed
American consul at Alden. Charles II
Grant, the other American passenger,
was rescued.
Acting upon instructions from the
president, Secretary Lansing has
ordered American consular officers &c
obtain afiidavits from the survivors OF
the Persia and to Immediately cable
summaries of their contents. A re-
port also is awaited from Ambassador
Penfield, at Vienna, regarding his in
quiries to the Austrian foreign office
To Inform Central Powers.
Possibility that the next move OIL
the part of the United States will bC
to make it plain to the central powers
belligerents, as allies, the extent to
which It intends to hold them re.
sponsible for submarine warfar,
whieffs fssslasts stss4qpsaecordance with tn.
accepted principles of internationa
law was q subject of discussion here
today.
While the situation here still was as
tense as ever, officials were hopeful
that a now way would be found fol
an amicable settlement of the issue.
Only two Americans were aboard
the steamship Persia when it was
sunk. The American consul at Mar
seilles today advised the state de-
partment that he had obtained a pas
senger list from the steamship agent
there. which definitely fixed the NUM-
Der of Americans at two, Robert Nc
Neely. of North Carolina, and Charles
IL. Grant, Of Boston.
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by the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 5.--(Delayed) An
Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says that the
American ambassador at Berlin,
James w. Gerard, held a conference
yesterday with officials at the foreign
office concerning the sinking of the
steamship Persia.
Mr.. Gerard is said to have inquired
about the nationality of the sub
marine which sank the vessel.
The German secretary of the navy,
Admiral Won Tirpitz, conferred with
Emperor William on Monday,
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Ry In. Associated Press.


LONDON, Jan. Delayed).-
The survivors of the British steam
ship Persia, which was torpedoed
In the Mediterranean last Thurs
day, reached Alexandria, Egypt,
according to the account sent by
Reuters correspondent at that point,
all bearing traces of shock and hard
ship. Most of them had badly-bruised
and bandaged limbs. One woman is
i'm a hospital with a broken leg.
The tragedy was enacted so rapidly
that the survivors say they hardly
realized what happened. consequently
they had little to tell The passengers
were sitting quietly at luncheon,
everyone in good humor aud an at
mosphere of gaiety prevailing. Five
minutes later those who escaped were
In boats or clinging to wreckage and
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