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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-05-20

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
PR. R. FREIGHT
BAN IS LIFTED
Embargo 'on Local Shipments
Entirely Off, Agents
Announce.

Eugene b. Hoskins. freight solicitor
for the Pennsylvania railroad, with
headquarters in this city, announced
today that the freight embargo on
Newark has been entirely lifted. The
order went into effect this forenoon.
"All new freight destined for deliv-
cry in Newark Is now being re-
ceived," said Mr., Hoslrns. "The con-
gestion of cars has been relieved. No
further difficulty in handling freight
is anticipated. The situation is well
in hand
Lifting of the embargo relieves the
possibility of a coal shortage, which
seemed imminent several weeks ago,
when it was feared that local fac
tories would have TO shut down be-
cause of a lack of fuel. The situa-
ton was met by the officials of the
rarious railroads entering Newark,
who conferred with the transporta-
ton committee of the Board of Trade.
AT the meeting attention was called
to the serious situation which con-
fronts this city, owing to the fact
that freight cars were tied up in the
Yards here and could not be unloaded.
The congestion also made it impossi-
BILE for new cars to be brought in.
In order to assist the railroads in
delivering freight to Newark con-
signees, several of the railroad rep
resentatives present drafted a set OF
resolutions requesting consignees to
remove goods as quickly as possible
from such yard as might prove most
convenient for the carrying railroad.
That there was a general response to
this request by consignees in general
is evidenced by the fact that the con-
gestion has been removed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
WILSON ADMITS CRISIS IS GRAVE:
WILL ACT AS SOON AS FULL FACTS
OF PERSIA SINKING ARE AVAILABLE
AMERICAN PERSIA SURVIVOR
RELATES STORY OF DISASTER
Charles Grant Water Fifteen Hours Before He Was Rescued
Was McNeely's Table Mate-Found Sea Black Ink and
Heard Hymns Steamer Sank-Lfeboats Were Joined

on some floating wreckage. to which
] clung.
THE last ] saw of the Persia she
had her bow in the air, five minutes
after the explosion.
After floating about ON the wreck
age until o'clock in the morning
one of them. We rowed about look
ing for other straggiers.
'The boats became overloaded and
the occupants were redistributed.
-Four boats were tied together by
their painters and the fifth followed
some distance away.
Rescued by Cruiser.
My boat left the others in order
to search the more frequented steam
for three hours. Then we saw a
cruiser and called out: We are Eng
lish.' We explained that we were
survivors of the Persia, and gave di-
rections TO the cruiser as to where
the other boats were. They were
soon found, and the occupants were
taken off Immediately by the English
sailors.
Robert McNeely, American consul
at Alden, sat at the same table with
me on the voyage. He was not seen
probably because his cabin was on
the port side.
"It was n horrible scene. The water
was black as ink Some passengers
were screaming: others were calling
out goodbye. Those in one boat sang
hymns"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
C. Up. SENATORS
CLEAR DECKS FOR
OPENING BATTLE
Trim Up All Party Bills and
Next Act Will Be Joint
Conference.
FROM a Stan Correspondent.

TRENTON, Jan. All party bills
to be introduced in the Senate next
Tuesday by the Republican majority
were reported at their conference to-
day to be in final and satisfactory
shape. Some details remain to be
worked out in one or two, but this
was expected to be attended to in q
few hours. The holding of a joint
conference of Republican senators
and Republican assemblymen on some
day previous to the opening of the
session will be discussed by the sena-
tors with John B. Hates, majority
leader in the lower house. today.
The Republican assemblymen do
not meet today, but they will hold an
all-day conference on Friday. At
that time party bills to be introduced
in the Assembly will be read over for
the last time. The sessions of the
House will be called promptly this
year as Charles c. Pilgrim, the new
speaker, has informed his colleagues
that no dilly-dallying will be tolerated
during the coming session. The Re-
pubicans may not seriously attempt
to pass any bill affecting the Morris
canal The record last year will in
this manner be obliterated.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
BY the Associated Press.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Jan. 4 tvla
London. 10:30 a. m.)-Charles Grant,
of Boston, one of the two Americans
known to have been on board the
British steamship Persia when she
was torpedoed in the Mediterranean
last Thursday, has arrived IN Alex
andria. Mr.. Grant, as far as is known,
Is the only American from whom can
come the story of the Persias sink
ing. He gave to the Associated Press
today the most detailed account yet
received OF the disaster
II was in the dining saloon of the
Persia at l:05 p. NJ" he said. Il had
just finished my soup and the stew
ard was asking what / would take
for M second course when a terrific
explosion occurred.
The saloon became filled with
sn oke, broken glass and steam from
Ii @ boiler. which appeared to have
burst. There was no panic on board.
We went on deck az though we were
ut drill and reported al the lifeboats
on the starboard side, as the vessel
had listed to port | clung to the rail-
ing. The last thing done was to tie
on Captain Sprickly's lifebelt.
Slid Down Into Water.
AS the vessel was then listing so
badly that it was impossible to launch
the starboard boats / slid down the
starboard rail into the water. | got
caught in q rope which pulled off a
shoe, but | broke loose and climbed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
GENERAL KEARNY'S
MEMORY ASSA|LED

Il can't see why people stick to
Kearny. 1t is named after a soldier
of fortune who fought because he
wanted money" This statement was
made by James r. Kennedy. son Of
former Health Commissioner Nevin
Kennedy, of Kearny, during the
course of a debate held last night At
Unity Hall, Kearny. The affair was
under the auspices of the Second
Ward Republican Club, of Kearny.
Whether or not Kearny should have
a central postal station, was the sub
iect of debate.
Mr.. Kennedy's attack did not go
unchallenged. James w. Harvey
who was captain of the affirmative
side, during the course of rebuttal
said: General Kearny fought be-
cause he was a fighter. You know
what happened when he fought for
Old Glory. He lost an arm while
fighting in Mexico and later lost his
life in the Civ, War when he was
killed in the battle of Chantilly.
"He has been spoken OF In a dis
respectful manner, but want to say
he was an illustrious man in the State
of New Jersey" Mr. Harvey declared.
Those who argued with Mr.. Harvey
were Frank Macarthur and Tax As
SCISSOR Jethro Zeliff. The negative
side was composed of Thomas Gill
more, Edward Stevenson and Mr..
Kennedy. Mr.. Harvey and his col
leagues argued that kearny residents
suffer great inconveniences because of
lack of mail facilities They favored
a central office to supply the entire
town.
Mr.. Gilmore could see no reason
toontinued on pase o. Column ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
GARBAGE MAN
FACES CHARGE

Drivers for the Newark Paving
Company, city scavenger contractors,
were about to renew the dumping of
garbage on property Of John j..
Bonscher, of l09 Speedway avenue,
Iraington, today when they were
stopped by Hugh F. Gilligan, presi-
dent of the company.
Twenty-Five loads of garbage were
dumped at University place and
Myrtle avenue last Saturday, and as
a result Mr.. Bonscher made a COM
plant against the scavenger con-
tractor yesterday. When the teams
returned today Mr.. Bonscher called
the police, but Mr.. Gilligan arrived
at the same time, and ordered the
workmen to cease.
Mr.. Gilligan accompanied the police
to the station-house, where a sum-
mons was served on him to appear in
court Friday night in answer to the
charge of violating the sanitary code
which provides for penalty of $50
upon convi stion. Mr. Gilligan is said
to have told the police that he had
obtained permission for the dumping
from Commissioners Harry j. Stanley
and Leonard Setaro. Both officials
have denied giving permission,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
AUDIT OPPOSED
BY MRS. HEATH
special to the Evening Star.

spec1al 10 the EVenlnE star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Mrs. Florence
Yocum, leader in the New Jersey
organization OF the Housewives
League of America, and of the opposi-
tion to Mrs. Julia Heath, president
of the national organization, testified
against Mrs. Heath today in the con-
tinued preliminary state inquiry by
Assistant Attorney-General Ober-
meier. Faulty administration is al
legged against Mrs. Heath.
Mrs. Heath turned down a motion
TO appoint an auditing committee
during a meeting in East Orange, Mrs.
Yocunl testified. Her testimony also
dealt with the placing of exhibits of
foodstuffs in the leagues headquarters
in New York by manufacturing con-
Germs. The relation of the league to
the National Educational Committee
was gone into. 1t showed the league
occupied headquarters furnished by
the committee.
Attorneys Mckinney for Mrs.
Yocum, and Stern, for Mrs. Heath,
marked the session by personal aIlu-
sions. which brought a reprimand
from the bench.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
WOUNDED TWICE,
YOUTH RETURNS
FROM TRENCHES
Reginald G. Curtis, of Mont
clair, Going Back When
He Receivers.

1t was either the spirit of adven-
ture or desire to fight for what he
| believed was the right side of moral
issue that made Reginald G. Curtis,
the twenty-year- son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas A. Curtis, of AZ Forest
street, Montclair, enlist in the British
army and spend three months in the
trenches.
During that time, which began last
August, he was wounded twice, and
he is now recuperating at his parents
home from the effects of his second
shrapnel wound, accustoming himself
to the idea of returning to the firing
line within the next month.
The young man left his home in
August ostensibly TO take up posi-
tion in the South, and it was four
months and i've days before Mr.. and
Mrs. Custis heard from him. During
that time she slept but little.
Wrote When Leaving for France.
When he finally wrote it was from
London. and he was on the eve of
sailing for Franco as q corporal in a
regiment of the London Territorials,
along with q number of boyhood
chums. Young Curtis was born in
England and came TO this country in
his middle teens. But he did not for
get his chums. After the war began,
and he heard from time to time
through official reports of their deaths,
he gradually became convinced that
1t was up to him to cast his lot with
them. He was then only two years
out of high school and looked years
younger than he does now, Mrs. Cur
tis thinks.
During his boyhood he was fond
of rifle shooting, and absorbed a
great deal of learning about military
matters-so much so that when he
Continued on "age I. Column 81
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
CITY HOSPITAL
DISPUTE TO GET
FURTHER AIRING
Matter Will Come Before Board
of Health, at Meeting
Tonight.

The Board Of Heaith will rganize
tonight for 1885,. Dr. William S. Dis
brow will be re-eiectsd president, and
it is expecsed the prRsent committees
will stand with Commissioner Cort-
landt -Parker, appointed by Mayor
RaxAfend to succeed Edward f.
Gnichtel appointed to succeed Mr..
Gnichtel on the finance. city hispotal,
and Legislative committees.
The organization meeting will be
followed by a business meeting at
which City Hospital affairs will be
discussed. DIR. c. r. Webner. chair
man of the hospital committee, will
report to the full board on the in
stallation Of a new accounting Sys-
tenn in the institution. DIR. Charles
v Craster. acting health officer will
report the findings of an investiga-
lion of the plumbing of the hospital
carried on by two plumbing inspec-
gors of the department last week.
The plumbing conditions arc very
bad. The ventilation system is block
ed up. and it maW be reported that,
conditions are sp3h as to be harmful
to the patients.
An intentionfto give consideration
to the proposed change in the paro-
ehial schools medical inspection sys-
tenn was manifested by commissioners
today. "A INe-lnfnule cOnlerellce pe-
tween the special parochial commit
tee and Rev. John A. Dillonf fsuperr
intepdent of the parochial Schools pf
the Newark diocese, held Sksterdays
developed that the schools stood
ready to furnish the committee with
the necessary space, and with nothing
else. Father Dillon contended that
in other cities the boards of health
financed the inspection and supplied
The equipment and that the Newark
board should do the same.
The annual report Of the depart
Haent will not be submitted to the
! Board tonight. It is not the custom
for the report to be submitted at the
end of the year. Usually 1t Is issued
I'm printed form in the spring. This
boar Or, Craster stated today, the re-
a ,rt will be out in record time, like
By the end of January.
= Salary increases for City Hospital
u Iabfoyss. win likely be recommended
Eonigiit, a. was predicted exclusively
III yes4eriays Evening Star. One In
! crease thai Is considered certain Is
'szhat' .sof ts1e' salary OF DIR. Ambrose
DoWis chief Resident physician, from
81, 900 to- 1850,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
HOT FIGHT TO
Be WAGED FOR
TENEMENT LAW
Sec. Allen Outlines Legislative
Program to Social Welfare
Workers Here.
FIRE-EScAPES WANTED
ON THREE-SToRY HOUSES
Would Regulate Sanitary Con-
ditions on Two-F amily Houses.
Also Want $25 Minimum Fines.

That the State Board of Tenement
House Supervision intends TO wage q
vigorous fight at the coming session
of the Legislature to secure the pass
age of important amendments to tho
present tenement house laws was
made known by Charles j. Allen. Sec
retary of the board, in an address
glven at conference of social work.
ers in the Wiss building yesterday
afternoon. The conference was the
fifth of series arranged by the
Bureau of Associated Charities for
the discussion of social welfare topics.
Miss Helen B. Pendleton, supervisor
of district work of the Bureau OF
Associated Charities, presided.
Among the amendments to be
sought will be one which will compel
owners of three-story houses to equip
them with fire escapes. At present the
State law requires fire escapes only
on buildings more than" three stories
high. In Newark and East Orange
local ordinances make fire escapes
on three-story structures compulsory.
The tenement house commission will
also seek legislation whicn will give
II authority to regulate sanitary con-
ditions in and about two family
houses. AT present the commission
has jurisdiction only in houses wnere
three families or more live.
Another change in the law which is
particularly desirable, Mr.. Alien
stated, is the abolishment of the
minimum penalty of $25 for violation
Of the tenement house code. Owners
are prone to make light Of such a
small fine, MIR. Allen said. The COM
mission will seek to have the penalty
liked at 800 for each violation.
Strong Opposition Expected.
That bitter opposition to the pro-
posed changes will be made by prop
eIty-owners, particularly those in
Hudson county. the speaker said, was
certain. Further than that. the prop
crty-owners would endsayor TO intro
duce bills on their own hook which,
if passed, would practically annul the
force of the present tenement house
law.
Mr.. Allen condemned the plan of
the State Efficiency and Economy
Commission to take the supervision
of tenement houses away from the
State and invest il in the Individual
municipalities. Such an arrangement
could not work well, either from a
standpoint of economy or efficiency.
he declared
I'VE are going to have a stiff battle
u maintain our present law, not to
speak of trying for more stringent
provisions" Captain Allen said. "The
property-owners have lined up in
T.. - -
that they will make 1t hot for us. We
need the support of the good citizens
Of the community to keep in force
llIis very necessary and beneficial law.
Twice we have introduced an
anlendnneht sproviding for fire-escapes
Combined on Page 2. Column 5.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
GUN PERSIA CARRIED
COULD BE USED FOR
RANGE OF II MILES

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. - The
4.T-inch gun carried by the British
liner Persia, torpedoed in the Medt-
terranean, might have been used
effectively ut o distance of twenty
thousand yards, over eleven miles.
This fact developed today In a dis
enssion among navy department oHi-
cials regarding the difierf &c be-
tween gun carried by merchant
ship for defensive purposes and one
carried for offensive work.
Several high navy officers said the
difference lay only In how the ship's
commander decided to use any gun
he might have, from one-inch caiibre
upwards.
A gun mounted in the stern, an
admiral said, could be used just as
effectively In offensive work, as one
mounted forward. A oDe-inch gum
he said. would be effective at dis
tance from one 10 two miles. He
pointed out that the German COM
merce raider Emden used a four
inch gun with good results at dis
tance OF aa.0O0 yards.
The United States navy has >
four-lnch gun that has proved cYec-
tive ut $4,000 yards
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
DERBY CAMPAIGN
RAISED BUT HALF
AVAILABLE MEN
Official Statement Shows Brit
ish Recruiting Plan Has
Proved Failure.
MORE MARRIED MEN
THAN SINGLE REPLY
compuIsion Bill Completed.
Simon Quits Cabinet-Crisis
Far from Ended.
How British Answered
Derby Plea for Recruits
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 1, IL a. ms-Lord
Derby's recruiting figures for the
period between October 2S and De-
cember l5 show that I,150,000 un-
married men and 1,619,263 married
men presented themselves for SER
vice.
OF the grand total of 2,S29,265
married and single men. 100000
unmarried and 11e,431 married men
enlisted Immediately. Eight hum
dred and forty thousand single men
and I.3a4,079 married men were at
tested for future service.
OF the single men, 100000 were
rejected, while 22l,S63 married men
were not accepted by tho recruiting
officers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
FREEHOLDERS
MAY DISCUSS
SALARY BOOST
Legislative Committee Favors
Jump of 81 ,ooo--Park Ap-
preparation Slash, Perhaps.

The newly appointed legislative
committee of the Board of Freehold
ers will meet in a few days to dis
cuss legislation affecting the working
of the local board.
The chief topic of discussion, it is
expected, will be the introduction of
bill intended to increase the sala-
ries of the freeholders from $500 to
$500 per year, with an extra $500
| tackled onto the salary of Director
Ernest e. Ryman
Bills for increases in the salaries
of freeholders of the two first class
counties in the State, Essex and Hud-
son, have been before the Legisla-
ture for the last several years, but
they have always been defeated.
1t is pointed out that the work of
the freeholders has increased yearly
without any increase in the salary
ana that at the present time mem
ber of the county board who wants
to do his work in proper manner
has to devote practically all of the
| time to the office, resulting in neg
lect of his private business. Despite
the fact that the director is an ex-
offlcio member of every committee
and as such is forced to sign every
bill, he receives no more salary at the
present time tflall one OF lue OruiildTy
members of the, board.
1t is also expected that the legisla-
tive committee will take some steps
toward amending the present law
which makes it mandatory for the
county to appropriate certain
amount each year based upon the
ratabies for the maintenance of the
Essex county park system.
The mandatory rate at the
present time is one-twentieth
of one per cent. of the ra-
tables of the county. The amount
set aside by this mandatory approp-
ration for county park purposes
amounted to $4,000 during the pres
ent year and it is expected that this
will be materially increased with the
increased valuations next. year.
Several of theyysv@eholders are of
the opinion tiist@ rmission
could get aloris sta ssidersbly
less money anfhs III sters pill
probably be ASH SXbf f'~sFN@s'es
so that the pe%<bE
cred or abolish II bssa
lin the act whichSNH
mission to ask fdht
tion each year. ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-04
Sec. crawIeyp Operated On

Milton F.. CrawiaS, secretary Of the
Republican Coltay Committee. is q
pitient at a, 3ewark private hospital,
%l1ere he suA lerwent an operation to-
49, Ma -fawley has not been in
V..sA est III health for some time, al
9.N3gfo all outward appearances
NraNs in the best of health, and his
IN advised an operation.