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_ESTABLISHED 1832._._ NEWARK, N. J„ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1911._FAIR TONIGHT; SNOW THURSDAY.
RICHESON IN
CELL TRIES
TO END
LIFE
Boston Minister Ac
cused of Murder of
Girl Cuts Himself.
HIS SANITY TO BE
INQUIRED INTO NOW!
—
After Serious Operation
Doctors Say He Is Out
of Danger.
BOSTON, Dec. 20.—Rev. Clarence V. !
T. RleheSn, former pastor of the Em- |
manual Baptist Church, Cambridge,
who is awaiting trial for the murder
of Miss Avis Linnell, of Hyannis, a
young music student, mutilated him
self with a piece of tin so seriously
early today that four surgeons, sum
moned hastily to the Suffolk county
jail, were obliged to perform a drastic
operation to save his life.
Richeson is very weak from loss of !
blood, but will recover in time for his
trial, January 16. unless blood-poison-j
ing develops.
The situation was briefly described!
at 11:30 a. m. in an official statement
by District Attorney Joseph C. Pelle- :
tier:
“About 4 o'clock this morning, while
in his cell, Richeson inflicted a severe
lacerated wound upon himself with
what fs apparently a piece of tin can.
"Medical and surgical assistance was
at once summoned and an operation !
was Immediately performed.
“1 am advised by the doctors that I
Ids condition is not dangerous and it i
lias not been necessary to remove him !
from the jail.
"The trial will be held on the date!
originally assigned. January 16.”
In legal circles it was stated today J
that some action may be taken before
the trial to ascertain the sanity of the j
accused clergyman.
District Attorney Pelletier, in an 1
official statement today, said that the '
trial of Richeson for murder would be- !
gin on January 15, the date originally j
set.
LYNCHBURG, Va„ Dec. 20.—John L. j
Lee, chief counsel for Rev. Clarence!
Richeson, was astounded today when
he learned of the injury the minister i
had inflicted upon himself. The at- j
torney, who returned last night from |
Boston, would make no statement
PACKERS’ !
COMBINE
IS FLAYED
National Co. Only Subterfuge,
Says District Attorney
Wilkerson.
t -
CHICAGO. Dec. 20.—District Attor
ney James H. Wilkerson, in Jiis ad- j
dress to the jury in the packers' trials, ;
dealt severely with the National Pack-]
Ing Company, lie said:
"The organization of the National
Packing Company was a sham, and Its'
stockholders and directors are just as |
guilty under the law as If the fixing of (
business and the control of the meat;
industry had been accomplished by j
individuals.''
He argued that the intent of packers |
to fix prices was shown by the history 1
of the packing industry, and said there j
had been a packers' pool for thirty I
years. The object of the National j
Packing ConipanJ-. he declared, was !
to continue this (pool.
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BULLDOGS BARK
SAVES 15 CO-EDS
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 20.—To :
the barking of "Phi,” bulldog mascot I
of Alpha Kappa Phi, a law fraternity
ai the University of Minnesota, and '
the bravery of ten young men of the j
same organization early today, fifteen '
girls of the university were saved from '
flames.
JERSEYMAN THRICE
WOUNDED, MAY DIE1
—
MOORES TOWN, Dec. 20.—While J
standing in front of a hotel last eve
ning Charles Mollis was shot three
times with a revolver and Is now in j
the Cooper Hospital, Camden, where
the physicians believe he has but little
chance for recovery. The authorities
have arrested Clinton Barrett, who
works on a farm just outside of town.
According to the police Barrett made
a statement to the effect that Hollis
had broken into a conversation in a
barroom. This, the police say. oc- j
eurred several times, and after an ar- j
gument Barrett followed Hollis from
- the room, drew a revolver and fired ;
at the man.
THE WEATHER.
Increasing cloudiness tonight; Thurs
day rain or snow, rising temperature; '
Uiodernle easterly winds, Increasing
Thursday.
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ACTION ON TAFT
WOOL MESSAGE
IS POSTPONED
Republicans Cheer Document,
Democrats Listen in
Silence.
LATTER WANT IT TO 00 TO
WAYS AND MEANS FIRST
Succeed in Having It Left on
Speaker’s Table Until
Tomorrow.
\
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-1116 tariff
board’s report of its investigation of
the wool industry struck rough water
as soon as it reached the Democratic
House today. At the conclusion of the
reading of the President’s message,
which was greeted with applause from
the Republicans and silence by the
Democrats, an attempt was made to
have the report referred to the ways
and means committee without print
ing.
Republican leaders demanded that
the whole report be printed at once.
In the absence of Democratic Leader
Underwood, Representative Ransdell,
of Texas, said the ways and means
committee wanted to pass on the doc
uments first and determine what
should be printed. He pointed to seven
huge packages.
Republican Leader Mann asked if It
were the Intention of the Democrats to
delay the publication of the tariff
board's report.
Both the message and the report
finally were left on the speaker’s table
until tomorrow.
President Taft sent to Congress to
day the long-awaited report of the
tariff board on schedule K of the
Payne tariff act, and with it a mes
sage recommending that the rates on
wool and woolens be materially re
duced.
The report shows that the existing
duties on many classes of wool and
wool manufactures are prohibitory and
greatly In excess of the difference in
the cost of production here and abroad.
The duties are so arranged as to keep
out of the United States entirely wools
of finer qualities, which If Imported
might be used to displace the cheap
substitutes now employed.
Neither the President nor the board
proposes definite rates of duty, Mr.
; Taft holding that the function of the
board merely Is to present findings of
fact on which rates of duty may be
fairly determined.
President Taft recommends that the
proposed revision adhere to a protec
tion based upon the difference In cost
of production at home and abroad.
The President says In part:
"The report shows that the present
[ method of assessing the duty on raw
I wool—that is, by a specific rate on the
i grease pound (1. e., unscoured), oper
ates to exclude wools of high shrink
age In scouring but fine quality from
! the American market and thereby les
1 sens the range of wools available to the
domestic manufacturer; that the duty
on scoured wool of 33 cents per pound
is prohibitory and operates to exclude
the Importation of clean, low-priced
foreign wools of Inferior grades, which
i are nevertheless valuable material for
| manufacturing, and ^whlch cannot be
imported In the grease because of their
heavy shrinkage.
“Such wools, If imported, might be
used to displace the cheap substitutes
now in use.
Shrinkage Average* BO Per Cent.
"To make the preceding paragraph a
little plainer, take the Instance of a
hundred pounds of first-class wool Im
ported under the present duty, which
Is eleven cents a pound. That would \
make the duty on the hundred pounds
$11. The merchantable part of the wool ,
thus Imported Is the weight of the
wool of tills hundred pounds after j
scouring. If the wool shrinks 80 per i
cent., as some wools do, then the duty ;
In such a case would amount to $11 on
twenty pounds of scoured wool. This, ;
of course, would be prohibitory. If !
the wool shrinks only BO per cent. It j
would be $11 on fifty pounds o? wool, ;
(Continued on Page 4, Column 9.)
REPUBLIC IS
WAITING FOR i
PEKING’S 0. K.j
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20.—During the j
peace conference between the repre- ;
sentatives of the Imperial government j
and the revolutionists this afternoon [
Tang-Shao-Yl, who represents Premier I
Yuan-Shl-Kai, expressed himself as j
"ready to accept a republic but must |
first communicate with Peking."
The Identical npte from the foreign
powers, comprising the United States,
Great Britain, Japan, Germany, France !
and Russia, was presented today to j
the representatives of the imperial
Chinese government and the revolu- j
tionaries by the consular corps.
Frong Tang-Shao-Yl's residence the j
consuls proceeded to the headquarters !
of Dr. Wn Ting-Fang, the revolution- j
ary leader, where much the same cere- i
rnony took place. Replying, after the
r.ete had been presented by .the consuls
in the order of seniority. Dr. Wu Ting- ,
Fang said that ht was a man of peace, ,
but no peace could be permanent un- |
less It was based upon the highest |
justice.
The consuls then withdrew.
The conference between the repre- -
sentatives of the Imperial governme.it !
and the revolutionaries was resumed j
at the town hall at 3 o’clock this after- i
noon.
The armistice between the opposing j
forces has been extended to Decern- j
ber 30. _
| IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT FUNERAL OF JOHN F. SHANLEY, SR. |
Top picture shown long line of noted men wending their way from the house In Washington street to St. Patrick's^
Cathedral. Bottom picture shows scene In front off Cathedral as casket was being lifted from the hearse.
BARNES IN
CONFERENCE
WITH TAFT
i
New York Republican Chairman
Discusses Situation With
President.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.'—The Republi
can situation in New York State was
laid before President Taft today by
I leaders representing both the “old
guard" and the ao-culled "progres
i sives." One of the first callers was
i Otis T. Bannard, Republican candidate
j lor Mayor at tlie^ last city election. Af
i ter Mr. Bannard came Samuel S. Kye
I nig, chairman of the county committee,
i and later in the day he had an appoint
! ment to receive ‘William Barnes, jr.,
I lift State chairman.
! Mr. Barnes's call, in view of the re
i cent criticism attributed to him of the
: President, was a surprise to those out
side the President's circle, for he did
not attend any of the functions at
which the President spoke last night.
As Mr. Barnes left he said that the
President had sent for him and that
they had a pleasant chat. More than
this he would not say. Dr. Lyman
Abbott, editor of The Outlook, called
to pay his respects.
The President intends to do some
Christmas shopping this afternoon af
ter he had uelped to lay the corner
stone of the First Settlemen House for
the Blind.
E. T. STOTESBURY TO
WED MRS. CROMWELL
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.—The en-1
gagement of Edward T. Strotesbury,)
the Philadelphia llnancier, to Mrs. Oli
ver Cromwell, of Washinngton, D. C., I
was confirmed today by Mr. Stotes-1
bury’s private secretary.
"Mr. Strotesbury is engaged to Mrs. |
Cromwell,” he said, “but the time or!
the details of the wedding I am not nt|
liberty to state.”
RUNAWAY TRAIN WRECKED.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 30.—
When the three rear cars on a Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western coal
train jumped the track on the Pocono
Mountains, the train ran away at a
tremendous rate down the mountain
grade, and was badly wrecked.
Here ts your chance. For the holiday! only.
Don’t mine It. Beautiful dining-room domes
of all deecrlptlone at cost prices. This Is a
genuine sacrifice, as we need the money. Xew
ark Gas and Electric Fixture Company. L88
South Orange avenue. Come early.—Adv.
Three Bishops Honor
John F. Shanley, Sr.
IN St. Patrick's Cathedra! today were held the funeral service* for John F.
Shanley. sr.
Rarely has a high mass of requiem for one of Newark's distin
guished citizens been attended by so large a number of clergy and laymen.
Three bishops, two of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the Epis
copal, together with many other churchmen, were in tho Cathedral. Prom
inent men in many other walkt. of life who had known, respected and loved
Mr. Shanley filled the building to overflowing.
Not only did the lawyer, the bunker
I and the business man attend thi !
| funeral service, but also the poorer,
men and women who had known Mr
Shanley for his kindness and sympathy.
The high muss of requiem was cele
brated by Monsignor Isaac P. Whelan,
with Rev. Janies A. Reynolds, of Red
Bunk, as deacon, und Rev. William E.
Brennan as su'o-deacon. Rev. John E.
Kiernan was muster of ceremonteB.
The Right Rev. Bishop John J. O’Con
nor, of the Newark diocese, pronounced
absolution, and the Right Rev. Bishop
James A. McFaul, of the Trenton dio
cese, delivered the eulogy. *
Wlille the solemn ceremony was be
ing celebrated in the Cathedral there
were many tnere among the women
who bowed their heads to hide their
teuis.
Those men, distinguished in many
different professions, who had assem
bled to pay their last homage to Mr.
Shanley, were all friends of his, men
who knew him and respected him.
. Bong before 10 o’clock, the hour for |
the service, the Cathedral filled with
the quiet and sorrowing men and |
women who attended the mass.
The Celtic Club and the Young .Men's
Catholic Association attended the
funeral in a body.
Along Washington street, froi^ the
home of Mr. Shanley to the Cathedral,
were many who waited to see the
funeral cortege pass.
The honorary pallbearers, men prom
inent in New Jersey and personal
friends of Mr. Shanley, stood on each
side of the Cathedral entrance while
the casket was being borne Into the
building. They wore: Drs. F,d
ward J. Ill and if. 8. Martland, who
attended him in his last Illness; United
States Senator. Frank O. Briggs, former
Judge Gottfried Krueger, Mayor
Jacob Haussling, Chief Justice
William 8. Gummere, former Justice
Morgan J. O'Brien, Thomas N. Mc
Carter, president of the Public Service
Corporation; Supreme Court Justice
James F. Mlnturn, Michael J. Degtian,
James McC*ea, president of the Penn
sylvania railroad; Frank B. Sheppard,
general superintendent of the New
York division of the Pennsylvania rail
road; Judge Thomas J. Blntott. John
F. Kelioe, Peter Hauck, sr., Redmond
P. (’onion, Robert A. Montgomery.
John H. O’Connor, Michael F. Mo
Laughlin, Frank Dwyer, John Henry
Haggerty, Joseph P. McFadden and
Timothy J. Ryan.
Among the clergy who attended tht
funeral services were the following:
Rt. Key. John J. O’Connor, bishop of the
Newark diocese; the Rt. Rev. James A.
McFaul, bishop of the Trenton diocese;
the Rt. Rev. Edwin 9. Lines, blshoji of
the Episcopal diocese; Monsiguor
John A. Sheppard, vicar-generai of the
Newark diocese; Monsignor Mooney,
of Seton Hall College the Very
Rev. Dean J. J. O’Brien, of Hudson
Falls, N. V.; Rev. B. P. Carroll, Rev.
W. J. Richmond, Rev. Rudolph Huel
sebusch. Rev. P. Peters. O. S. B.; Rev.
P. James, O. 9. B.; Rev. P. Cornelius.
O. 9. B.; Rev. S. R. Hedges, Rev. W.
F. Grady Rev. John A. Callaghan.
Rev. Dr. W.'.llam Cantwell, the Very j
Rev. Dean P. Cody, Rev. Father Lin- j
une, Rev. M. J. White, Rev. Maurice P
O’Connor, Rev, Edward C. Mannlon. !
of Hopewell; Rev. Peter Corr of Perth I
Amboy.
Monsignor Flood, of St. John's the I
Evangelist Church, of New York; Rev.
J. J. Powers, of Lakew ood, chancellor j
of the Trenton diocese; Rev. Dr. John i
A. Norris, of Deal; Rev. Father Egan,'
of Seabrighl; Rev. Edward Fields, of I
Cnlon Hill; Rev. Father Thomas J. J. :
McEnery, of Caldwell; Rev. Father j
Crane, of West End; Rev. Father I
William Masterson, of Caldwell; Rev. !
James P. Smith, of Belleville.
In the large gathering of laymen'
W'ho assembled to pay their last tribute
to Mr, Shanley were: Former Govern
or .1. Franklin Fort, former Mayor
Henry M. Doreinus, John D. Crimmins,
of New York; General Edwin W. Hine,;
former Mayor William H. F. Fiedler, j
Joseph M. Byrne, Louis Plant,'
Peter Hauck, sr„ Alfred N'. Dalrymple, |
Frank Bock, Postmaster James L. Hays.
George D. Mulligan, James R. Mulli
gan, Laurence V. Fell. Board of Works \
Commissioner Harry B. O'Connell,
Fire Commissioner T. Edward Burke.
Dr. A. G. Voight, Commissioner James:
F. Taaffe, Eugene F. McCabe, Com-!
missloner John L. Carroll, Dr. Frank I
Devlin. James M. Reilly, William J.
Davies, Mayor Cornelius A. McGIennon,
of East Newark; Mayor Joseph P.
Riordnn, of Harrison; Edward II.
Waldron. John B. Oelkers, William A.
McManus, John Mullins, of Jersey
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MANY BOND
BEQUESTS IN
BECK WILL
Stock Distributed Among Rela*
tives and $2,000 Monument
Provided for Himself.
I w
The will of Louis Frederick Beck,
i who for years conduoted a barber shop
1 In New street, near Broad street, and
who died on December 11, was tiled In
the county surrogate's office today.
Numerous specific bequests to rela
tives lire made, as well as a provision
for a monument to himself, to cost
$2,000. William F. Wohlegemuth, who
: succeeded Mr. Beck In the barber shop,
Is given the duty of seeing that the In
structions in the will In this regard
j are cnrried out.
! The value of the estate Is not stated,
1 but a large amount of stocks and
bonds are named in the specific be
quests. Mr. Beck owned a number of
Newark City $1,000 bonds, and also
held stock in the Federal Trust Com
pany and other banking and trust
companies besides stocks in gas and
electric light companies.
After some minor bequests of per
sonal effects to relatives and friends,
Mr. Beck directed that all his furni
ture be given to Stella C. and Flor
ence E. Beck, nieces. The Federal
Trust Company is named as executor
of Ihe estate and is directed to give
the income from one Newark City
$1,000 bond to Joseph Aloysius Devine
until he shall reach Ihe age of 25 years,
when the bond shall be turned over to
him absolutely.
Other bequests are: To Louisa Beck,
widow of Louis Randolph Beck, ten
shares Federal Trust Company and one
Newark city $1,000 bond; to Stella C. |
Beck. Florence Elizabeth Beck, May j
Christine Beck and Frederick A. Beck
are each given ten shares of Federal ;
Trust Company stock, five shares of i
Hudson County Gas Company stock j
and one Newark city $1,000 bond; to j
Clifford Francis Beck ten shares Fed
j eral Trust Company stock and one I
Newark city $1,000 bond.
William J. Devine, sr., a btothar-in- .
law, is left thirty shares of United Gas j
Improvement Company of Philadelphia
stock and one Newark city $1,000 bond, i
as well as the testator’s silver-headed |
cane. To Loretta A. Devine go ten I
shares *Vest Hudson Gas Company i
stock, four shares United Electric Com- i
pany of New Jersey and one Newark j
City $1,000 bond; to Frederick Joseph)
Devine, thirty shares United Gas Im- |
provement Company stock and one ;
Newark city $1,000 bond; to Emma T. i
Devine, thirty-five, shares Consolidated |
Traction Company and one Newark j
city $!.00p Jjpnd
Mrs. M'ffc ’J. Ka[n. wife of Peter!
Haiti, is given ten shares Federal [
Trust Company stock and one New-1
ark city $1,000 bond. The Federal;
Trust Company, as executor, is in-j
strutted to hold four Newark city I
$1,000 bonds in trust for Mrs. Anna L.
Westlake, the income lo be paid to her
for ien years, after which they are to
become her absolute property. Will
iam F. Wohlgemuth is given one New- i
ark city $1,000 bond, while four simi
lar bonds are to be held In trust for
Mrs. Louisa B. Harrison, the income to
be paid her during the lifetime of her
husband. On his death tlie bonds are)
to go to Mrs. Harrison.
Of the residue of the estate the will
provides that it is to go to those named
in the will, share and share alike, wdth
the exception of Mr. Wohlgemuth. A
clause in the will provides that in the
event of any of the legatees contest
ing any T>f the provisions of the will
they shall be cut of from any partici
pation in the estate
WABASH RECEIVER AUTHORIZED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Judge Kohlsaat, j
In the United States Circuit Court to
day, granted the request for the ap- J
pointment of ancillary receiver for the j
Wabash railroad, and named the same j
receivers who were appointed Monday j
by the St. Louie court. I
FINAL TOUCH
TO TREATY
REPEAL
TODAY
Lower House Will Un
doubtedly Ratify
Action.
PLANS PUSHED FOR
NEW RUSSIAN PACT
White House and State De
partment Discuss Nego
tiation Project
WASHINGTON, Deo. SO,—Final ac
tion on the abrogation of the Russian
treaty of 1682 will be taken today,
when the House passes the Lodge reso
lution, indorsing the action of Presi
dent Taft, who anticipated Congress
last Friday by Informing Russia of this
country’s Intention to end the long
time understanding. That the House
will accept the Senate resolution is not
open to doubt, for Representative Snl
zer, of New York, chairman of the
House committee on foreign aftaira,
today indorsed the Senate action. IHie
way thus "is made dear.
Mr. Sulzer announced on his arrival
at the capltol that he Intended to
speak on the matter. It is the general
expectation that his address will be
not only an indorsement of the Lodge
resolution, which passed the Senate
unanimously yesterday, but that it will
deal with the manner in which the
legislation was initiated. The prelimi
nary negotiations at the White House
and the State department, it is be
lieved, will bo divulged.
While Congress is severing certain
relations with Russia the State de
partment and the White House are
working vigorously to push negotiations
looking to the drawing up of a new
understanding. That this is a delicate
task is acknowledged. The best of feel
ing thus far marks the negotiations,
but the difficulties, while not Insur
mountable, are great. This is espe
cially so because of this government's
ban on the entrance Into this country
of the Oriental races.
Both the Senate committee on for
eign relatione and the foreign affairs
committee of the House today indi
cated their willingness to assist in
advancing the overtures In every way
in their power. The stake is a com
mercial Interchange between the coun
tries running into millions of dollars
annually', with the bal nee all In favor
of the United States.
With the abrogation incident closed,
diplomats of both countries believe a
way out of the embarrassing situation
will be found. The one great draw
back to prompt readjustment, it is ac
knowledged. will be the endeavor of
both political parties, on the eve of a
presidential campaign, to ceek political
aggrandizement in the existing mis
understanding.
Approved by 72 Kenstoi®.
Seventy-two Senators voted for th®
resolution. Nineteen were absent or
paired. The final action followed more
than six hours of constant debate.
Representative Sulser was on the
floor throughout, conferring with many
Democrats. He hoped to secure the
adoption of the Hitchcock resolution,
which differed but little from his own.
Senator Rayner opened the discus
sion. He argued that the treaty ad
mits of but one Interpretation, and
that Is thRt cltlxenB of the United
States shall have he iama rights in
RussiH that Russian cttiaens haw® with
in the United States. Ho said it was
an American question, not a religious
one, and that It had now been settled
In Incident after Incident that no
American Hebrew can pass the fron
tier of Russia.
Senator Dodge supporte, the resolu
tion reported by the foreign relation®
committee.
“MILLIONAIRE KID”
HELD FOR FORGERY
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—The career of
Edward Riplnski. whom Broadway got
to know os the ' millionaire kid," made
an abrupt pause today when Rapinskl
was arrested on a charge of forgery.
The police say that Rapinskl. who Is
onl) 23 years old. obtained at least
$12,000 from the big tea company in
Jersey City, for which he worked.
John Peterson, manager of the com
pany, secured a warrant for Riplnski,
and two Jersey City detectives, Rooney
and Moran, came to New York with
it. The police say Riplnski told them:
"Well, I’ve had a good time. The
worst I can get is ten years, and I
guess it's worth it."
MACK WANTS TO QUIT.
ALBANY, X. Y., Dec. 20.—Word wan
received here today from Norman E.
Mack, of Buffalo, to the effect that be
cause of his health, he does not desire
to conduct the State campaign next
fall, and is anxious to retire as chair
man of the Democratic State commit
tee.
DR. ELIOT IMPROVING.
COLOMBO. Seylon, Dec. 20.—In •
bulletin issued by the physicians of
the hospital at Kandy, who are in at
tendance on Dr. Charles , W. Eliot,
president emeritus of Harvard Univer
sity. they report that he is making
slow and steady progress, but that it
will be some time before he can be
pronounoed oomploteiy out of dongor.