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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
REQUEST BY TRAINMEN SEEN
AS DEMAND FOR HIGHER WAGE

In an editorial in its current issue.
the Railway Age Gazette analyzes
the proposed demands of enginemen
and trainmen for an eight-hour day
at the same pay now received for ten
hours or more, and for time and a
half for overtime, and declares that
after obtaining all the advances in
wages that it seemed possible to get
by arbitration, the four great railway
labor organizations have combined to
seek another large increase in another
form by proclaiming their refusal to
arbitrate and threatening to call a
general strike on all the railroads of
the United States and Canada If
their demands are not granted.
The Gazette asserts, in substance,
that the demand for an eight-hour
day is simply a disguised demand for
higher wages. "An eight-hour basis
in train service means no reduction in
hours of service for most of those who
row work more than eight hours a
day." the Gazette declares, amy more
than IL means an increase in working
time for those who now complete
their runs in less than eight hours"
In other words, the proposed scheme
OF the trainmen, according to the Ga
zette, would work out something like
this: Men now receiving forty cents
an hour, or 81 a day. for q ten-hour
day, would receive fifty cents an hour
under the eight-hour arrangement;
then they would receive seventy-five
cents an hour for overtime Under
the new plan. they would work just
as long-ten hours-but they would
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Firemen's Insurance Co.
Is Not Bidding on the
Girard, of Philadelphia

Word was received in this city to-
day that an unnamed insurance COM
pauy had made an offer to the stock
holders of the Girard Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, of Philadelphia.
for the purchase of their shares. The
offer is made conditionally on the ac-
ceptance Of it by the owners of 1900
shares.
An intination that the Firemens'
Insurance Company, of this city.
would be the purchaser of control of
the Philadelphia concern, but this was
denied at the home office. Daniel II.
Durham, president of the lc"al COM
pany, said that all that he knew was
that the Girard company was ON the
market, but he was not aware that
any other company had negotiated
for it's purchase.
On January the Firemen's COM
pany became the owner of the Me-
chanics' Insurance Company, of
Philadelphia, and Mr.. Durham was
elected president of the company. The
capital of the Mechanics company is
81, 900, 900 and its assets $7,000,000.
The Girard company was organized
in 1858. It's capital is 100000. The
assets are s., ,49S, pal; the liabilities ST.
$685. 36l. For about thirty years the
has paid an annual dividend
of twenty per cent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14

receive $3.50. where they received only
"a before--an increase of 371a per cent.
without any more work, according to
the Gazette.
The proposed demand has the vir-
Tue of preseting Il single, clear-cut
issue as to whether or not the highest
paid classes of railroad employees are
entitled to still more money for the
service they render, says the Gazette.
The issue is so specific that the rail
roads can give but one answer to the
demands unless the public should sig
nifty in some way that it is willing to
pay more for railroad transportation.
In the event of a general strike,
the public might like to know that the
stopped for the purpose of increasing
the pay of engineers, who, according
TO the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's reports, in 1914 averaged S5,24
day; conductors, who received an
average of A.47 n day; firemen, who
received an average of $3.22 a day,
and other trainmen paid an average
of $500"
According to the Gazette. the broth
erhoods have dropped the plan of
asking for increase for employees in
the passenger service. In view of
their hours of work and high rate of
pay at present, this is not surprising,
the railroad organ says. But even in
the case of the freight men, it de-
clares, it will be hard to show any
changed conditions warranting in
creases over those received as the re-
suit of recent arbitrations.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Men Who Annoy Girls
Employed in Factory
Face Speedy Arrests

Charged with lettering and inter-
fering with pedestrians on the street.
John Fitzsimmons, nineteen years
old, of 80 Whitney street, an employe
of the Celluloid Company, was fined
$40 today by Judge Mancusi- Ungaro
sitting in the Third Precinct Police
Court.
Fitzsimmons was arrested by Spe-
cial Officer John Boyer, of the Cellu-
loid Company, yesterday while he
stood near the plant of the company
directing remarks to girl employees.
According to the special officer there
is n practice among some of the men
employees of making insulting re-
marks to the women workers, and
that other arrests will likely be made.
lie was urged by Judge Maneusi- I'm
garo to make an effort to bring in
as many offenders as possible, be-
cause, he said, such practices must
stop.
Fines of $40 each were imposed
upon Macij Kotla, forty years old, of
ISL Van Buren, street, and Frank
Lick. forty-three. and his brother
Andrew, tWenty-four. both of 3t3
Lafayette street, near Ferry, yester-
day. The men engaged in a quarrel
in a nearby saloon and when they
were elected continued their quarrel
on the street. Kotla later made a
against the two Lileks at
the Third precinct. charging them
with assault and battery. but when
Judge Mancusi- Ungaro heard the tes-
timony he thought the three equally
guilty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
STORE ROBBERY
DURING A FIRE
Joseph Sigman, Pawnbroker,
Reports Loss of Money and
Twenty Watches.

Police Of the Second precinct and
members of the Salvage CorLs seemed
both puzzled and indignant today at
the report of Joseph Sigman, pawn
broker, at 451 Broad street, that his
store had been robbed yesterday
morning during the fire in the old
Masonic Hall building.
Yesterday afternoon Sigman re-
ported at the Second precinct that
S20 in bills and several dollars in
change had been taken from the cash
register, and that twenty watches
had been taken from a glass case on
a counter, the case having been
broken into
Captain Cordano. of the Second
precinct. said today: Il can't under
stand that robbery. I was there in
charge myself, with Sergeant Van
Houten and ten men. None of us
entered any part of the premises, but
we saw to il that none but firemen
and members of the Salvage Corps
went in. There was positively no
body, except those who had business
there, who got into either the pawn
shop or any other shop. I'm taking
no ones word for this know il OF
my own knowledge"
captain William Martin, of the
Salvage Corps, was quite as positive
in his statements. He said: I'VE
went first into the pawnshop and put
asbestos covers over everything,
and cash register included.
Watchman George Noegt was placed
in charge from the start and he is
there still. After while, when the
ceiling of the store broke through, we
went in again and put a second cover
ing on everything. Noegt was on the
job from the start"
Watchman Voegt has told Captain
Martin that sometime yesterday aft
ernoon Sigman came to the store, and
with the assistance of Noegt removed
the covers from the cash register and
took So out. He made no complaint
then, it is said, that anything was
Sigman could not be found |
this forenoon, but a man who said he
was his brother was at the store and
refused to say anything about the !
alleged robbery other than that his
brother would like to find the man
who made public the report of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
CObbIing Glasses Are
Ready to Start Sessions

Everything is practically ready for
the opening of three classes i'm cob
bling when the new term of school
commences on February l. These
special classes will be a.. the Abing-
ton Avenue School. where the alter
mating system is in operation. and
the Alyea Street and Goes Place
schools.
At the latter two schools the chill
dren will be given instruction in the
art of making and repairing shoes
by the regular school teachers. At
Goes Place School, which houses the
class for defective children, Miss
Anna B. Stockwell is the teacher and
Miss Bertha Weinberg the principal.
Mrs. Fannie BiXbv is the teacher at
the Alyea Street School.
DR.. Addison B. Poland, city SUPER
lntendent of schools. yesterday after
noon said he hopes to secure the ser
vices of a teacher for the special class
at the Arlington Avenue School by
the opening of the new school term.
Assistant City Superintendent of
Schools Cephas 7. Shirley said COM
plete equipment for the classes in
cobbling have been ordered for the
Goes Place and Alyea Street schools
The benches will be made by the
pupils Of the East Side High School.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
GRIP MAY HALT
BOYS CONFERENCE
Committee Will Decide on
Postponement of Religious
Gathering Here.

Grip, which Is epidemic in this
city and county may he the means
of halting the conference of older
boys aud male workers with boys OF
the Baptist churches of New Jersey,
which Is scheduled To be held in the
Mt. Pleasant Church, of this city,
February Il. L and 13. Ivan p.
Flood who has charge of the work,
and the various Baptist ministers of
the city will decide whether there
shall be postponement at a confer
ence to be held this afternoon.
81 recently became victim Of the
grip myself" said Mr.. Flood today.
Il was taken i'll while in Philadelphia,
where there are 100000 cases of the
disease. and I have been laid up for
two weeks. It is just a question in
our minds whether the epidemic will
be sufficiently abated by the time set
for opening the conference to make
it possible for us to go ahead"
Already the churches of Newark
and vicinity are enthusiastically at
work arranging for the conference,
and the several committees hope to
make it a great power and influence.
The homes of members and friends
of churches of Newark and suburban
cities within a fiye-cent trolley ride
of Mt. Pleasant Church are to be
thrown open to receive the older boys
and their men workers but the fear
OF spread of the grip has made the
leaders of the conference movement
pause in their plans.
Mr. Flood said today that a few
real cold days would probably be the
means of checking the epidemic, and
that he does not anticipate any post
ponement of the conference. If it APP
pears. however. that the ATTENDANCE
win be seriously interfered with be-
cause of the grip n postponement will
be taken.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Miss Mary Shalvoy Is
HOnOred by Club Members

a reception and collation. was ten
dered last night to Miss Mary Shall
voy, president of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Dominican Club, in the club
rooms on South Ninth street. Miss
Shalvoy was recently e-elected head
of the auxiliary, and the affair last
night was arranged by the club MEM
bcrs to show their appreciation for
her zeal in the performance of her
duties.
A green leather handbag was pre-
sented to Miss Shalvoy by the club
members. She also received a large
religious statue and box of writing
paper, the gifts OF Rev. Anthony J.
Reddy, o. p, spiritual director of the
club.
Mrs. Mae Keegan was chairman of
the arrangement committee. The
other members of the committee wero
Miss Mary Holland, Miss Gertrude
Miss Clara AXt. Miss Elsie
Vogel, Mrs. George B. Kinney, Miss
Mabel Taylor and Miss Gertrude
Smeltz.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Local Hardware Men See
Bright Trade Outlook

Members of the Newark Hardware
and Supply Association were very
optimistic over the trade outlook in
Newark for the spring and summer
at their annual banquet last night in
the Down Town Club. Building oper-
ations on a large scale are certain to
mark the year just commencing. they
said, and hardware men whose 1915
November sales were nearly fifty per
cent. better than the previous year
will have an even greater increase in
prosperity to report this year.
The following officers were elected:
George w. Davis. president, Robert
w. Brown, vice-president; William
II. Littell, jr., secretary and treas
urer; William Rockwell. William
Tries, jr,, J. J. Black, Matthias Lud-
low and Charles II. Foster, executive
committee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Relief Day for the
Jewish War Sufferers
to Be Planned Saturday

The junior committee for the aid of
the Jewish war sufferers will meet at
the Home for the Aged, 60 Sterling
street, next Saturday night, when
plans will be outlined for its part in
the work on Thursday. January a.
which has been designated by Pres
ident Wilson as Jewish War Suffer
ers' Relief Day"
The junior committee was organized
last Saturday night with Philip
Gordon as chairman. A committee
consisting of Miss Elsie Block, Harry
LAWN and Harry Dvorkin is canvas
sing the different Jewish organiza-
tions in the city and meeting with
large success, it is reported, in secur-
ing cooperation. A largely attended
meeting tomorrow is assured, when n
permanent organization will be ef-
fected.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Public Service Company Has
Health D0nt's for Employees

The Public Service Railway Com
pany has issued a number of health
/ hints, compiled by DR.. Thomas NJ
PASCAL. its examining surgeon, to all
employees. Don't use Intoxicating
liquors" is the first warning. Then
come:
Don't take warm baths before
going out. '#t...'''.
Don't sleep with the windows
closed.
Don't sneeze without using a hand
kerchief.
Don't breathe the other fellows
sneezes.
Don't spit in public places
Don't neglect a cold.
Don't expose yourself unneces-
sarily.
Don't permit yourself to become
constipated.
Don't keep your oyercoat on when
indoors
Don't allow your feet to get wet.
Don't take quinine while exposed"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Sculptor BorqIum Fails
to Keep Lecture Date

Gutzon Borglum. the sculptor, did
not keep an engagement to speak be-
fore the Mems Club of the Roseville
VI. e. Church last night. He disap-
pointed an audience which well-filled
the parish house auditorium, as the
club had made the affair ladies
night
Mr.. Borglum. who designed the
Lincoln statue in front of the Court
House. was to have made an address
on Future Possibilities of American
Art" a short musical program was
given in place of the lecture, and Ben
jamin F. Edsall, a member of the
club. spoke on a recent trip to the
West
Rev. DR.. S. Parke Cadmium will
sneak at a meeting of the club ON
February 10
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Negress Charged With
Receiving Stolen Goods

Charged with receiving furniture
stolen from the Commerce Trading
Company store, at IS Arlington street,
Ella Jones, a negress. of 100 Bank
street, was held in $500 bail for the
grand jury by Judge Mancusi- Ungaro
in the First Precinct Court today
She was arrested today by Sergeants
O'Gara and Corbitt, of police head
quarters.
1t is charged that the furniture was
stolen from the place on November
Is and that it was taken into the
home of the Jones woman. who then
lived at II Arlington street. The
police declare the woman knew that
the furniture was stolen. The goods,
comprising several chairs and a table,
are valued at about $50.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
KreisIer Concert Tonight.

Fritz Kreisler, violinist. will ap-
pear in a concert tonight in the
Kruger auditorium and indications
are that a capacity house will greet
him, as the advance sale of seats has
been very heavy. This is proba bly,
The only opportunity music lovers of
this vicinity will have of hearing
the noted violinist at popular prices,
which will prevail tonight.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Fined for Speeding

Albert Spanner, of 41s Walnut
street. was fined IS for speeding his
motorcycle in Broad street Wednes-
day by Judge Mancusi- -Ungaro in the
ner >
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
Sneak Thief Again

Peter Furngilo. of 10 Drift street,
reported to the Second precinct today
that his home was entered sometime
yesterday by forcing the kitchen door
and S. stolen. Detectives Kenny ah1
TortarelIo are on the case.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
CITY NEWS BRIEFS

ball of the Murphy Association will
take place tonight at Tast Side Park
Hall, 23S Oliver street. Fred Mancini
! is chairman of the reception commit
! tee.
Henry Dale, forty years old. of 1b
Elm road, Nutley, was taken i'll on a
Paterson car on Washington avenue
today and carried to the Eighth pre-
| cinct station, where, after being at
tended by a physician, he was re-
( moved to his home in a private auto
mobile.
The Primrose Club, composed of
twenty-five girls from ten to fourteen
years old, who meet once week at
the Belleville Avenue Playground, will
have a theater party in New York
tomorrow, leaving the playground at
II o'clock. Mrs. George Morelock,
Mrs. Robert B. Backus and Miss
Agnes f. Duffy will ehaperon the
party.
John o. Bigelow, secretary of the
Newark branch of the National Sc
curity League, will address the Young
Folks Civic League on preparedness"
in the Jewish Ssterhood building,
Livingston street and Seventeenth
avenue, Sunday evening. January 23.
The meeting will be open to the public
and free.
The fortieth anniversary of the es-
tablishment of r. w. Burckhardt's
dancing classes will be celebrated by
a reception at 1Krueger Auditorium
next Saturday ekening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
Grain Review

Chicago. March 17.-Assertions that
forty-five German ships had been
seized by the Brazilian government
caused decided setback today in the
price of wheat Confirmation. how
ever was lacking. Enlarged shipments
from Australia and Argentina acted as
q further handicap on the bulls. open
ing prices, which ranged from NC TO
ac lower, with May at $1.10 to $l.1o
" and July at $1.0SA to $1.O8h. were
followed by slight rally but then q
material further decline.
Gossip was current that most of the
German boats said to have been seized
were likely to be used in the transpor-
tation Of grain. Dispatches from Berne
Switzerland. telling Of an effort for a
separate peace between Turkey and
the Anglo French allies led to an ad-
dition weakness Of prices. The close
was heavy 21a to A0o3hc net lower
with May at $1.0S@1.0Sh and July at
$L06sa @1.06%.
Corn gave way under. heavy selling in
sympathy with the weakness Of wheat
After opening shade to nc lower the
market reacted little and later suf-
fered q substantial decline.
Commission houses were on the sell
ing side throughout most Of the day.
Prices closed weak at Y to 1A@1Ac
net decline. ~ n-~ 4
Oats reflected the course of other
cereals: ~.
Lower prices on hogs weakened
pork and ribs. Lard continued to show
strength, the consequence Of unusual
demand for greases. e-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
Stock Market

New York, March 17.-Activlty ana.>
ed before the end Of the first no nous ~, :
trading falling far below YESTERDAY
cnrre.nondinr period. Prices yielded as
dealings diminished, the munitions
group, with few exceptions cancellih,s
early gains and showing general heavl-
mess. The market hardened again To-
ward midday, mainly in consequence OF
a broad demand for coalers. No[ ntin
and Western and Chesapeake o!,lo y
leading the movement with gains OF
to 3 points. Bonds were steady.
Material gains We're registered at
.ha, outset Of todays active market,
war shares and allied specialties being
the most conspicuous features. Adva ni
ces ranged from / to points IN Amerl-
can can. American Zinc, Mexican Pc
Steel ana sugar and hsipping shares
Mercantile Marine preferred was es,
pecially prominent and with Can ana
United States was freely aosoroeo'
Rails manifested their unsual pacA-
ward tendency.
The closing was irregular.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
ELDON

Mrs. w. T. Brown was hostess to
the Bay View club "Wednesday at a
regular meeting. After the business
session Mesdames Easton and Bundy
rendered a vocal number and Mrs.
Luellen played an instrumental selec.
ton. The hostess served delightful
two course lunch and gave green flags
for fav0rs.
The B. I. LIS entertained Chapter
c., G., P. f. o., society. Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock dinner at the
Ballingall hotel in Ottumwa, after
which they were escorted to the
Grand opera house to see "The Birth
OF a Nation
w. o. Sapp and daughter, Mrs.
Claude Star, and her little son, Claude
Jr, visited relatives in Ottumws
Thursday.
Mrs. E. M. Bradshaw of Batavia IL
visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Rog
erson.
Chef REYNOLDS Of Batavia was in
the city Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
FAMILY STRICKEN
JUST LIKE MOTHEI

Melcher. March 1.-THE memb(
of the Charles Mccoy family
have been shut In because Of scafh
fever, were at Zin's last night Whit
they fumigated the house and tn
down the scarlet fever tag. The ~
lily is quite well except the two sIn1
children--the glands Of their neel
still swollen quite badly and n m
their throats, enough to make ~
talk with difficulty.
/ "A strange coincidence in connectt
with the case of Mrs. Mccoy 4 a.
she Is twin and twenty-seven -
ago the very month that she had ~
let fever, her twin brother died With
on the 18th day OF the month, and IT.
day Mrs. Mccoy was still sick
was getting better.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
SOLDIERS KILLED
BY AN EXPLOSION

Laredo. Tex, March 17.-Fourteen
Carranza soldiers and ten civilians
were killed In an explosion Of "a car
load of grenades and artillery am
munition in the yards of the National
railroad lines at Monterey, Mexico,
last Tuesday. according to passengers
reaching here today from Monterey.
The news was suppressed by the Car
rama authorities because OF the ten
sion existing between the United
States and Mexico. lsS sss
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
SHERIFF REQUESTS
DEPUTY TO RESIGN
CONTINUED From Page -

II have lived in this county for
fiftythree years, all my life, and I
think may say without being accus.
cd Of boasting, that have been indus
trious and frugal / am not wealthy,
but | have laid something by for a
rainy day; and | do not believe my
friends will believe that have grated
1888 or any other sum.
THE charges against me are not
that have made mistakes, but that
have knowingly and wilfully commit
ted crimes. My profits from these al
legged crimes, so far as the charges
have been made definite up to this
time are alleged to have been $3S.63
1T may be true, 1t probably Is true,
that have made mistakes in Office.
That, however, is q far different thing
from knowingly and wilfully commit
ting a crime. Just to illustrate the
point, I am sure you will agree with
me that no one would accuse our
board Of supervisors Of knowingly and
wilfully acting in such a way as to
wrong the taxpayers of the county
THE board issued $4,000 funding
bonds of tho county bearing interest at
the rate of per cent per annnm, pay
able semi-annually, which bonds We're
sold about the middle of December,
1915.
1T issued $4,000 funding bonds of
the county, bearing interest at the
rate of per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, which bonds were sold
the middle Of January, 1915.
"The board sold these bonds for a
premium Of per cent, which means
that for every 800 par value of bonds,
the county got 4102.
The fact is that such bonds were
worth in the market the middle Of
December a premium of per cent,
and the middle of January premium
of 61s per cent. That is, for every
hundred dollars face value the bonds
were worth $106 the middle Of Decem-
Der. and $10S.50 the middle of January.
"For the total issue of $4,000 In
bonds, the county received $138, 720. 90,
whereas at the prevailing market price
for bonds at the times they were sold
the county ought to have received
l3144.475. This sale Of bonds for less
than they were worth cost the county
the sum Of 35,755. That is more than
| 143 times the amount which the petit.
ton claims have overcharged the
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