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"SENATOR PIERCE
• I
Gubernatorial Candidate Tells
of Inequalities of Present
Tax Burdens.
ISperlsl to the Newark Star.l
CRANFORD, N. J., Aug. 15.—Pur
suant to his promise to discuss the
five planks of his fJubernatortal plat
form, Senator Carlton B. Pierce is
sued a statement today explaining
the second plank. The statement
follows:
"It Is a first principle in taxation
that the burden shall fall equally. It
does not fall equally at the preaent
time in New Jersey.
"To Illustrate, from caees presented
to the recent tax commission: In
Camden County, a highway sepiraUB
taxing districts assessed at different
ratios; the lower assessed side lias
been built up and developed, wnllo
the land across the road remained
unimproved.
"In Elizabeth, the main street >s
the boundary line between districts.
The commission was informed ihe
less valuable side of the street Is as
sessed higher than the more valuable
side.
, "In a rural community, two assess
ors assessed the same, parcel, each
supposing it to be in his district. One
returned it at $350 and the othir at
*1.050.
Not Like “Impartial Fate/'
“In Asbury Park, according to an
estimate given by tbe Mayor intstided
I as conservative, small properties and
cottages are assessed at 70 per cent.
6t value, business and hotel proper
ties at from 30 to 50 per cent.
“The above cases are types of con
ditions existing generally through the
State. The tax commission, after vis
iting every county, mad© this State
wide finding:
“ ‘The ratio of assessment to value
varies in different districts, and fre
quently between taxpayers, *n the
same district, the variance ranging
from 30 per cent, of value to full value
and above.* . _ t . ..
“The fundamental trouble Is the
fact that the present system of as
sessment in New Jersey Is less a
system than an aggregation of ae
tached units. The units (taxins dis
tricts) are working largely independ
ently. with Imperfect control by the
eounty boards, and less by the Rtato
Roard of Equalization. There is no
' proper continuity of authority from
i top to bottom. The result is lack of
' equalization.
The Hemedy.
"Tn applylnp a remedy, the tax
' commission adopted the principle
that tho work of assessment should
be put upon a business basis and
> conducted efficiently as a private
business Is conducted: a central au
, thoritv at the top subject to change
> of administration, but the routine
1 work to be kept in the hands of a
- permanent body of trained employees,
[ secure in their position and free from
* political or other Influence.
t "Like a private business, the au
! thority at the top to Issue uniform
rules and instructions, with power
t to enforce them; hooks and papers
> to be standardized; a State super
\ visor to be responsible for Reneral
* efficiency and for equalization be
J tween counties: a county assessor to
, be responsible for equalization wlth
! in the county; and the local assessor
k to he appointed Instead of elected,
k to have a district sufficiently larpre
1 to require his full time to Rive his
* full time, to be properly paid, and
i to be removable only for cause. „
Bill* Ofrarrn.
statute boon*.” _
W1TTPENNITES DENY
TALE OF PARTY DESERTION
Rumors that the followers of former
Mayor H. Otto Wittpenn, of Jersey
City, would not support the Demo
cratic candidate because Wittpenn
had been turned down were denied
last night by Assemblyman John A.
Matthews, an erstwhile Wittpennite.
Matthews declared hts loyalty *o
Governor James F. Fielder at a meet
ing of the Fielder League of Essex
County last night in the Kinney
building.
The assemblyman announced that
everyone knew that Wittpenn s
chnneep for the gubernatorial nomi
nation are dead and that it behooves
the Democrats to work together for
the election of Governor Fielder. The
Wittpennites realized that Fielder
was the next best man when Presi
dent Wilson refused to Indorse the
former Jersey City mayor, asserted
Matthews, and. like true Democrats,
would rallv to the support of the
acting governor. The speaker de
clared that Fielder would serve the
people justly and would not be sub
servient to anybody.
Members of the league discussed
plans for the campaign, and it was
decided to hold meetings every Tues
day night until the primaries are
over. In each district men will be
selected to promote the sentiment for
Governor Fielder until the close of
the campaign.
TO FORM COLBY LEAGUE
{Special to the Newark Star.l
ELIZABETH, N. J„ Aug. 16.—A
rally of those Interested in further
ing the candidacy of former State
Senator Everett Colby as the Pro
gressive nominee for Governor of
New Jersey will be held at the Eliza
beth Young Men's Christian Associa
tion Building. East Jersey and Broad
streets, next Wednesday night at 8
o’clock. At this meeting a Union
County Colby League will he or
ganized.
Aise it for
' Sanitary
REASONS
DON'T take ©hanoea
with your children'a
welfare. Make them
lafe and secure against
rermln. Xil-ve Is a
clean and harmless,
non oily. oon-stlcky
preparation, that de
1 utrojs. not only Terrain, but eggs, I
1 nits or lareae and their breeding I
■ place. It doesn’t interfere with ■
M growth or color of the hair and NO ■
I FINE COMB NEEDED thereafter. 1
1 Sold at all drug aud department ■
I stores, 16c, 26o, 60c, fl»00»_
Vi
LEADERS DOSSES
Says They Are Making Slates
and Trying to Domi
nate Party.
BY HERMAN B. WALKER
It seems to be a little difficult for
some Essex county Progressives to
realize that they aro no longer mem
bers of a faction of the Republican
party.
The Ingenious plan of adjourning the
county commltte;, bo that the county
committee memters could Informally
make up a slate for the primaries,
will not be put down as evidencing
any intention at bosslsm on the part
of anybody. It Is, though, very likely
to make a lot of people smile.
When I offered the amendment to
the constitution of the county com
mittee last fall, forbidding the com
mittee to Indorse any candidate for
office prior to tho primaries, or to
use the money or influence of the
committee In seeking to control pri
mary nominations, I had an Idea that
some members of the committee
would think It necessary to make a
slate this fall.
Of course nobody expects to keep
members of a political organization,
or the organization Itself, out of a
primary fight. Create, any sort of a
parfy organization, and It will set
out at once to control nomination*
and dominate the party. Under our
present primary laws, this doesn’t
make very much difference.
There’s nothing to prevent any
Progressive becoming a candidate for
any nomination he wants, regardless
of tho county committee’s slate, and
the fact that men are an the slate
doesn’t by any manner mean that
they are not good men who will not
make good nominees and good offi
cials If nominated and elected.
It’s Just a little funny, though, to
see a lot of earnest reformers who
have been protesting for years against
bosslsm and machine domination in
the Republican party, and denouncing
Dalrymple and the county committee
for making slates and trying to dom
inate the party, doing tho very same
things themselves as soon as they
get Into control of the organization
of a new party.
Naturally, the members of the Pro
gressive county committee consider
themselves the Progressive party.
That's the view of machine pollu
tions and bosses of every party.
| OBITUARY I
FUNERAL OF MRS. TREFZ
TO BE HELD SATURDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Chris
tiana Tlrefz, widow of the late Chris
toph Trefz, president of the Trefz
Brewing Company, of this city, wilt
be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow night
in her late residence, 215 Littleton
avenue. The Rev. Carl Olrtanner,
pastor of the First German Reformed
Church, will officiate. On Sunday In
terment will be made in the Trefz
family plot In Falrmount Cemetery.
Mrs. Trefz died at her summer
home, in Webb avenue, Ocean Grove,
on Wednesday night. Death resulted
from a complication of diseases. The
body was shipped from Ocean Grove
to the Trefz home In this city last
night.
Mrs. Trefz was born in the king
dom of Wurttenburg, Germany,
eighty-two years ago, aiyl was the
daughter of the late Mr. aftd Mrs.
Frederick Oehler. When sh»- was 14
years old Mrs. Trefz came to this
country with her parents and settled
In New York city.
Four years later she was married
to Christoph Trefz, then a prominent
malt dealer In this city. The couple
moved to Newark In 1869 and Mr.
Trefz assumed charge of the Ehehalt
brewery, which later became the
Trefz brewery. When her husband
died In 1876 Mrs. Trefz took active
charge of the brewery and conducted
It until she retired seventeen years
ago.
Mrs. Trefz la survived by a daugh
ter, Mrs. Michael Niebling, of 210
Falrmount avenue, and four grand
children, Miss Gertrude Trefz, a
daughter of her deceased son. Charles
Trefz; Charles Niebling, Walter Nleb
ltng and Mrs. Joseph Glutting, chil
dren of Mrs. Michael Niebling.
MRS. MARY BARTLEY
•Mrs. Mary Bartley, widow of John
Bartley, died yesterday at the Or
nnge Memorial Hospital of an Inter
nal ailment. She was 46 years old.
She is survived by a daughter. The
funeral tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock will be held from the house
of Mrs. Bentley’s sister, Mrs. Mar
tin Kane, at 67 Wallace street. Or
ange. A requiem mass will be cel
ebrated In St. John's Church, Or
nnge, and burial will be In the Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City.
MRS. MOORE’S FUNERAL
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth J. Moore, who died Wednesday
night at the Orange City Home of
pnraylsls, will be held at Oraee
Church tomorrow morning nt 10:SO
o’clock and burial will be In Rosednle
Cemetery. The body of Mrs. Moore,
who was 70 years old, Is at the un
dertaking parlors of GuBtav Kunz,
35 North Centre street. Orange.
MRS. BRIGGS'S FUNERAL
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise E.
Rrlggs, who died yesterday at her
home, 46 Park place. East Orange,
after a lengthy Illness, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 1:45 o'clock.
Interment will be In Greenwood
Cemetery, New York. Mrs. Briggs
wns the widow of James H. Briggs.
MRS. LOGAN TUCKER
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J„ Aug. 15.—
Mrs. Logan Tucker, a prominent so
ciety woman, died here suddenly last
night.
Mrs. Tucker was the widow of Cap
tain Logan Tucker, last male de
scendant of General John A. Logan,
Civil War hero and former United
States Senator. The body will be sent
to Washington tomorrow and Interred
In Arlington Cemetery.
SEAMAN L. WRIGHT
SUMMIT, N. J., Aug. 15.—Seaman
Wright, father of Building Inspector
Seaman L. Wright, and the builder
of many of Summit’s prominent
buildings and churches, died yester
day at his home, 6 Ashwood avenue.
Hr had been ill four weeks.
Mr. Wright was. born In New York
in 1824, and came to Summit in 1858.
He became a contracting mason anc}
builder and many of the business
structures of the city werp erected
by him. Besides the building In
spector, he Is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. J. B. Coggshall and
Mrs. Frederick C. Kelly, of Summit,
and Mrs. S. C. Wheat, of Brooklyn.
The funeral will be held from his
lata home Sunday. The Rev. W. S.
Coeyman, pastor of the East Sum
mit Methodist Chapel, will officiate,
and burial will he In Falrmount
Cemetery, Chatham.
.WKTZGKR A BANKRUPT
(From a Staff Correspondent.]
TRENTON. N. J., Aug. 15.—Alfred
R. Metzger, of Newark, with liabilities
of *4.461 and assets of *3,741 today
asked the United States District
Court to adjudge him a bankrupt.
9
GLYNN PLANNING TO
the courts could speedily settle the
controversy.
A n«y of Confusion.
The -second day of the dual ad
ministration in New York State
dawned on a whirlpool of confusion In
the capltol. A steel chain with a
heavy padlock decorated the great
seal; the privy seal lay under lock
and key; the way to the executive
chamber, William Sulzer’s citadel,
was bolted and barred, and from two
offices the rival claimants to the gov
ernor’s chair continued to exercise
their functions.
Control of the National Guard, ac
cess to the great seal, recognition by
New York’s secretary of state was a
prerogative stripped from Governor
Sulzer by Lieutenant-Governor Glynn,
who claims to be the acting chief
executive. Possession of the privy
seal, whose Imprin* validates all doc
uments coming before the Governor
on Rffalrs wholly within the State,
and occupancy of the e*eeutive cham
bers. remained with Sulzer.
Glynn’s Move In Chess Game.
It was Glynn's move on the politi
cal chess-board today. He planned
a checkmate. Like a master of the
game, he gave no hint to his oppo
nent of what this move wopld be.
Mrs. Sulzer still lay 111 today, un
able to see friends and with special
ists in constant attendance at her
bedside. She was improved when &he
awoke this morning from a refresh
ing sleep but wan still gravely ill.
Aaron J. Levy, majority leader of
the Assembly, who led the fight on
the Asembly floor for Impeachment.
Is also suffering from a nervous
breakdown. He is at a local hotel
and was reported better this morning
Imprwhment No Bar to salary.
The Impeachment of Governor Sul
zer will not affect his salary check
preliminary to or during the ,"1P,'£l<'h
ment trial. He will continue to draw
*833 a month from the office of me
comptroller during the remainderor
hts term, unless convicted on the im
peachment charges. Then, of course,
his salary would stop.
Members of tho Senate, whose regu
lar salary Is $1,500, will, for a short
time, receive pay at the rate or Jlz.oou
a vear each. This will be during the
time they are sitting with the Judges
of the State Court of Appeals as a
court of Impeachment. Under the law
their salaries are automatically In
creased to $12,000—the same as that
of the Judges of the Court of Appeals
—when they sit as members of the
court of Impeachment.
Secretary of State Vlslta Glynn.
Secretary of State Mitchell May
returned from Saratoga this morn
ing and called at the office of Lieu
tenant-Governor Glynn before the
latter's arrival at the capttol.
"I merely called to pay my re
spects," said Secretary May, "and to
assure Mr. Olynn personally that I
have decided to recognize him as act
ing governor of the State. As l read
the law T can find no other way to
act consistently. It Is not with mo
a case of taking sides. I can see no
other way to perform my duty under
the constitution.
"I have not yet asked the attorney
general for an opinion as to whom
I should recognize. However, If I
am asked to certify any act of Will
iam Sulzer as governor, I shall sub
mit the question to the attorney
general and await his formal opinion
before taking action.”
A sensational report was current
this morning that Governor Sulzer
would seek the Indictment for trea
son of Charles P. Murphy, leader of
Tammany Hall, and organization
.leoderfl who commanded the antt-Sul
zer forces In the battle for Impeacn
meht.
"There's nothing to it,” asserted
I). Cady Herrick, ehlef of Sulzer’s
^taff of lawyers, when asked if the
report was true.
U. S. GOVERNMENT MAY BE
DRAWN INTO N. Y. TANGLE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The fed
eral government soon may be con
fronted with the problem of determin
ing whom It will recognize as gov
ernor of New York.
Under the Dick law, by which the
National Guard enjoys government
aid, requisitions for arms, ammuni
tion, supplies and transportation must,
be approved by the governor.
There ia the possibility of this ques
tion coming up In connection with
some militia maneuvers at Peeksklll,
N. Y., In September. The war de
partment, however, It is stated, would
not attempt the responsibility of de
ciding between Sulzer and Glynn, but
would hold up New York's requisi
tions until the State Legislature or
the courts decide the dispute.
Another way In which the question
might come up in a more pressing
manner, and one which officials re
gard as probable, would be an extra
dition case. Should some foreign
government nHk for a person in New
York State, the federal government
would be compelled to call upon the
governor nnd In that way recognize
one of the contestants.
White House officials, indignant at
intimations that President Wilson has
expressed any opinion in the Sulzer
case, reiterate that the federal gov
ernment will not bo Involved. There
Is every effort apparent on the part
of the executive departments to keep
out of the dispute.
Adjutant-General Hamilton, of the
New York National Guard, has been
here, but It is disclaimed that his
visit has to do with the situation.
NO N. Y. CITY OFFICIAL
DARES RECOGNIZE SULZER
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The New
York district attorney’s office and the
police department today found them
selves confronted by the question of
William Sulzer's right to the office
of Governor, and up to a late hour
had declined to give their answer.
Two deputy sheriffs from West Vir
ginia, armed with a warrant signed
by Sulzer permitting them to take
back James Molley, of Harttnsburg.
W. Va., arrested in New York, dis
covered no officer of the county or
city government will Ing to take tho
responsibility at honoring the Im
peached Governor’s signature.
Tho sheriffs went to the mayor’s
office. There they were told to ap
ply to the police commissioner. At
the police department they were ad
vised to seek the district attorney.
At the district attorney’s office it
was said that the only means by
which Molley's release from the
custody of the New York police
could be obtained, under existing clr-t
cumstances. was through a writ of
habeas corpus. Such a writ, it was
explained, would serve to bring the
prisoner before a Supreme Court jus
tice to whom the question of the
legality of the warrant for his re
moval. signed by Governor Sulzer,
would be submitted.
MISS HOPKINSf AT ALBANY
TO PROSECUTE SULZER
ALBANY. N. Y.. Aug. 15.—Explain
ing that she had not dropped her
‘‘breach of promise” case against
Governor Sulzer, Miss Mlgnon Hop
kins. with her two sisters. Gladys
and Bessie, reached here today so
Miss Hopkins can personally conduct
her suit against the Impeached Gov
ernor.
Miss Hopkins said: ”1 will not dis
cuss the Impeachment because It
would not be bocomtng for me to do
SPARK MAY START
WAR WITH MEXICO
(Continued from First Page.)
every possible way on this Mexican
matter," he cried, adreseing the
Democrats. "He is not your presi
dent alone; he is the President of the
American people as much mine ns
' yours; but I want no partisanship in
the handling of this serious situa
tion. You can’t have non-partisan
ship on party lines, and that is what
you are trying to do. r
“You can do nothing worse than to
exercise the power of your majority
on this Mexican question. This ques
tion cannot be disposed of that way;
it cannot be dismissed with a smile
and a sneer."
Another resolution by Mr. Penrose
calling for consular reports as to
happenings at Durango since January
1; one by Senator Poindexter, calling
for information as to measures to
protect Americans in Mexico, and
one by Senator Brandegee, caling for
a Joint investigation by the House
and Senate naval committees to de
termine what Increase in the navy
was being made and what naval pro
gram was under consideration, were
Introduced,
Asks That President Be Aided.
In a demand that the Senate should
not pass or consider the resolutions
until the foreign relations commit
tee had an opportunity to take them
up. Senator Bacon urged that all pos
sible support be given to the Presi
dent.
"While the Senator Is deliberating
In his committee," Interrupted Sen
ator Penrose, "Americans are daily
being murdered In Mexico. Here is
a prominent American citizen in dan
ger of being shot. I have Informa
tion that more than 100 Americans
have been killed, and their names are
on file In the departmc-’ of state."
"The President of the United States
is known by this Senate,’’ returned
Senator Bacon, "to be in good faith
and to the best of his ability is trying
to deal with the situation through
methods that will save this country
from the great disaster of a war. 1
believe the American people recog
nize that and are upholding him In
his efforts."
Senator Penrose retorted that he
believed the administration was “en
gaged In good faith In a patriotic
effort to solve the problem," but
that he believed it was time to take
some “police measures" to prevent
further "murder of men and outrages
upon women.”
Objections carried all the resolu
tions over for another day without
reference to committee.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15.—The Mexi
can consul at El Paso reported to the
government today that Colonel Jes
sus Carranza, a brother of Governor
Venustlnno Carranza, of Coahuila,
the head of the revolution, has asked
the United States to Intervene in
Mexico.
MEXICO CTTY, Aug. 15.—John
Lind, the personal representative of
President Wilson, had a conference
lasting an hour late last night with
Frederlco Gamboa, the Mexican
foreign minister, at Senor Gamboa's
private residence. Mr. Lind went and
returned unaccompanied.
Several thousand Indians In the
Huatusco district of Vera Cruz have
risen In revolt, according to official re
ports received here. The Indians are
said to have listened to promises
made to them by Carranzas agents
that the land Is to be divided among
them. The Indians are poorly armed.
The governor of the State of Vera
Cruz has sent a mission to try to
bring about their pacification.
Detachments of federal troops have
been sent from here against bands of
adhorents of Emiliano Zapata, who
have been operating In the neighbor
hood of Mllpa Alta, within the federal
district southeast of the capital,
against a group of rebels at Texcoeo
and Otumba, northeast of the city.
Interest In the nature of President
Wilson's message to Provisional
President Huerta is keyed to a high
pitch. Mexicans and Americans alike
are indulging In guessing what the
communication contains, but another
day has gone by without affording
satisfaction to their curiosity.
so. I am not vindictive and do not
want to strike the Governor while
he is down, but I have made up my
mind to start suit In New York be
cause I cannot get service on him !u
mv home state, Pennsylvania."
She also remarked: "I should not
want to be in Mrs. Sulzer’s placo,
however.”
Miss Gladys Hopkins, a model In a
Philadelphia department store, said
that she and Mlgnon had decided to
live In New York after the suit
against Mr. Sulzer Is ended, as thoy
could not stand the disgrace brought
upon them.
REPORT THAT GOV. FIELDER
‘ RECOGNIZED GLYNN FALSE
[From a .Staff Correspondent.1
TRENTON. N. J.. Aug. 15.—Dental
was made at the executive depart
ment todav that Governor Fielder
recognized Martin Glynn as Governor
of New York yesterday in applying
for a requisition for Thomas Mason,
wanted in Hudson County for
larceny.
The requisition was made out in
the name of "the Governor of Now
York." Neither Mr. Sulzer nor Mr.
Glynn were mentioned in the extra
dition papers.
The county prosecutor who applies
for the New Jersey fugitive, will
have to find the legal Governor of
New York.
LAWSON WOULD AID SULZER
TO FIGHT TAMMANY HALL
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 16.—Thomas
W. Lawson, of Boston, who has Just
arrived here, declared that he would
be one of .twenty-five men to contri
bute $100,000 each, If necessary, to a
fund to back Governor Sulzer, of New
York, In a finish fight with Tammany
Hall.
Mr. Lawson said he telegraphed his
offer to Sulzer on Tuesday from Seat
tle. In his message Mr. Lawson vol
unteered to undertake the formation
of the committee. Mr. Lawson did
not receive an answer from Sulzer be
fore leaving with his son-in-law,
George McCall, for his ranch near
PlnevlUe, In Crook county.
WILL MEET TO PROTEST
AGAINST IMPEACHMENT
ROCHESTER, Aug. 15.—George E.
Noeth, chairman of the Democratic
general committee of Monroe county,
came out squarely last night and de
clared that he and his faction were
back of Governor Sulzer to the finish.
A publtc meeting to protest against
■impeachment proceedings has been
called to be held In Convention Hall
tonight.
N. Y. MAX HAVE TO PAY
$300,000 IN SULZER TRIAL
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.—The trial of
Governor Sulzer will cost the State
$300,000, It Is estimated. It Is expected
to last a month.
Each Senator will receive extra
compensation while sitting as im
peachment Judges. They will get $40
a day each for these services and an
additional $10 a day each for their
services as Senators. Consequently
each Senator will collect $850 a week.
This alone will amount to a little
over $17,000 a week.
STILL SEEKING SMITH,
MISSING BANK OFFICER
(ronttnurd from First Page.)
phone, ho gave as his answer, "I
wouldn't like to say.”
Director Indignant.
In an Interview with C. Lurich, a
prominent real estate operator of the
Roseville section, who is reputed to
be wealthy and heavily interested in
the bank, he denied this afternoon
that he was the director who, rumor
had It, had withdrawn the $14,000
Tuesday morning.
When the question of whether or
not he was the director referred came
up Mr. Lurich became very Indig
nant and denied the accusation, at
the same time threatening the two
interviews with ejection from his
offices.
"Oh. wouldn't It be nice If I had
withdrawn that much money before
this trouble came up? I would cer
tainly he In clover now, wouldn't I,”
he shouted sarcastically at the re- •
porters.
He was then asked point blank:
"Dtd you withdraw $14,000 Tuesday?"
"I consider that an Insult and de
mand that you leave my office at
once. I am one of the best known
men in this section and have always
enjoyed the very finest reputation!”
he exclaimed.
The reporter then told the director
that he was only asking the above
questions with a view of getting In
formation that was demanded by the
public and that he was not trying
to malign him In any way. He be
came more friendly and said that he
would be glad to do anything that
he could.
Nervous Wreck, He Buys.
"I have been a nervous wreck ever
since I was notified that the bank
was in a bad way," he explained.
'The first information that I had
came to me on Wednesday
when a man by the name of Mott
came to my house and in an excited
wfty explained that I was wanted (
at once at the bank, and that some
thing had happened that needed my
immediate attention." i
When asked what position Mott
held at the bank and what his first
name was, Mr. Lurich refused to
answer.
"We heard today that one of the
men financially interest in the bank
had committed suicide," one of the
reporters pointed out soothingly, "but
after making a thorough investigation
found that it was but one of the many
false rumors. Of course, you must
feel that we are only here to find out
what wo can and to verify what we
hear." Mr. Lurich came back with
the astonishing statement: “I almost
wlBhed that he were dead, the affair
has broken me up so much. I have
not slept a wink since Mott came for
me Wednesday."
Miss Ida Hicks, of 366 South Nine
teenth street, who was Smith's pri
vate stenographer from the time the
bank was organized four years ago
until July 1, of this year, when she
left because of ill halth, when inter
viewed said she was very much sur
prised at the disappearance of her
former employer.
In all the time she was connected
with the bank and doing its corres
pondence, only ohee, aqd that three
months ago, had she written a per
sonal letter for Mr. Smith. It was to
his brother, and its contents would
shed no light on' the present condi
tion of the trust company.
Miss Hicks said that Mr. Smith's
wife called her husband on the ’phone
from New York, but she had only
answered once in Mr. Smith's absence.
Smith, in turn, called his wife from
the bank, but no one, she said, had
heard him or knew where his wife
was at the time. In all personal mat
ters Mr. Smith was very secretive,
Miss Hicks averred.
A. R. Jennings, the teller who re
signed two weeks ago, declared that
he did so of his own free will, and not
under pressure, as was declared by
a friend of Smith's. He never knew
of anything wrong in the bank, he
declared.
Paying Teller Thompson absolutely
refused to say anything regarding the
bank. He seemed broken up over the
things that have transpired in the
events that have transpired in the
The reason whv suspicion, amount
ing almost to conviction, rests upon
the vanished secretary-treasurer lies
wholly in his own action in depart
ing so mysteriously.
Deputy Commissioner Johnston, of
the banking department, stated in
Trenton today that no statement
could be officially made until the in
spectors had finished going over the
books. He Intimated that the book
keeping tangle would take five ac
countants a long time to straighten
out.
The question that the business men
who had money In the trust company
or held its stock are asking is this:
"Are the officers and directors of the
trust company responsible in case of
a defalcation?”
One of the highest banking authori
ties in the State was consulted on this
question by the Evening Star. This
is what he said:
"There is nothing in the statutes
making them directly responsible in
case of a defalcation. If, however, it
can be shown that they were guilty
of gross negligence or, even if it could
be proven that they had failed to ex
ercise a proper degree of care in su
pervising the affairs of their institu
tion, they could be madq responsible
for loss sustained by depositors and
others."
President Odell, of the Roseville
Trust Company, announced today
that It was unlikely that any meet
ing of the directors would be held
until after the examiners had finished
their work.
"The Surety Company has charge
of the search for Smith," he added,
and. in reply to a question, he said:
"I never heard that he was Inter
ested in an East Orange woman or
that he had been in the habit of giv
ing any woman lavish gifts of Jew
elry.”
Smith Arrested Two Years Ago.
The only police record against Smith
Is the report that he was arrested
and reprimanded for being drunk
and disorderly two years ago. He
was known as a “good fellow," how
ever. Yet, while he had any amount
of acquaintances the detectives have
I
VEREER LEADS IN
Corporal of Fourteenth Infan
, try Makes 99 Out of a
Possible Hundred.
CAMP PERRY, O., Aug. 15.—With
ideal weather conditions prevailing
and 640 contestants ready on the
1,000-yard range, the flrBt shot in the
Wimbledon cup match was fired to
day, opening the 1913 tournament of
the National Rifle Association. The
haze which hung over the targets at
the start of the first relay at 7 a.
nt- did not seriously interfere, and
there was not a bit of breeze.
At the end of the first relay Lieu
tenant C. B. Winder, of the Ohio
National Guard, had made a score
of 99 out of a possible 100. He made
his miss in the fifteenth round. At
the end of the second relay Corporal
Thomas E. Vereer, of Company G,
Fourteenth United States Infantry,
had also made a score of 99, but as
his miss was in the eleventh round,
this gives him the lead In this
match. With six relays yet to be
fired It is thought that a possible
score of 100 will be made.
The high score made by Corporal
Vereer was accomplished with a free
sight. Colonel Winder used the tele
scope sight.
The entries .for the Wimbledon cup
Include the Ohio men who will make
up the State team this year. These
men using new guns which did not
arrive until this morning, had their
first tryout today.
In the Catrow cup match, which
also began today, a large number of
possible scores were made in the
first relay, which was shot on the
800-yard range. This relay is of
seven shots and the possible scjre
is 35.
The Argentine and Peruvian teams
have made individual entries in the
Wimbledon match, but admit that
work on the long-distance ranges is
not their class of shooting
bo far failed to discover any man who
was In his Intimate confidence.
Pitney. Hardin & Skinner, as law*
yers for the closed trust company,
have attached Smith’s garage In East
Orange, and all his other assets that
could be unearthed.
The writ was issued in an action
entitled "Roseville Trust Company, a
corporation, plaintiff, vs. Raymond E.
Smith, defendant." The accompany
ing affidavit Is as follows:
"William Fairlie, of full age, being
duly sworn according to law, on his
oath, deposes and says that he is a
director and vice-president of the
Roseville TruBt Company, a corpora
tion organized and existing under the
laws of the State of New Jersey, the
plaintiff in the above enlisted causa,
and the agent of said company, and
as such agent Is duly authorized to
make this affidavit; that Raymond
E. Smith owes to the Roseville Trust
Company, a debt In the sum of thrao
hundred and five thousand dollars
(J305.000) as nearly as this deponent
can ascertain; and that deponent
verllv believes that the said Ray
mond E. Smith absconds from his
creditors and is not to deponent's
knowledge or belief resident In this
State at this time."
Had Expensive Apartments.
Neighbors of the missing treasurer
sav that he moved *lnto his three
roomed apartments in March and
kept bachelor house there. The rooms
were expensively furnished. They
were used frequently for bachelor
parties and on the nights when there
was such a gathering. "Smith's piano
player was used continuously.
There was a crowd about the closed
bank during the night. At 9 p. ni.
a woman rushed Into the Fifth pre
cinct police station, at Orange and
Sixth street, two blocks away, and
cried:
"A depositor Just shot himself on
the steps of the bank."
Three or four telephone calls to a
similar effect prompted the lieutenant
to rush the reserves to the building.
The policemen discovered that noth
ing more than the flashlight of a
newspaper photographer was respon
sible for the excitement.
Fidelity Not Interested.
It was admitted by Vice-President
Frederick W. Egner, who, in the ab
sence of President Uxal H. McCarter,
is the acting head of the Fidelity
Trust Company, that a delegation of
the Roseville Trust Company direct
ors visited him yesterday, but more
than that he declined to say. From
other sources it was learned, how
ever, that the Fidelity has not one
cent's worth of Interest, directly or
Indirectly, in the Roseville institu
tion, and it was said that yesterday's
conference had to do not with the
present or the past of the defunct
company, but with its future. In
this connection there is a story that
the Fidelity may be asked to take
over the closed company, after It has
been liquidated, and 'conduct it as
its Roseville branch. Mr. Kgner
would not discuss that suggestion and
directors of the Roseville company
were noncommittal when they were
asked about it.
A. R. Jennings, a teller in the Rose
ville Trust Company, resigned from
that position about two weeks ago.
That fact was not public property
until today. A man who saw the
resignation in the possession of
Treasurer Smith said that Smith
spoke of it as a resignation under
pressure. He also said that Smith de
scribed Jennings as occupying a posi
tion equivalent to that of cashier. Mr.
Jennings, who lives at 26 Hilton
street, East Orange, said:
• "Up to about two weeks ago I was
employed at the Roseville Trust Com
pany. At that timo I resigned, but I
did so of my own free will."
“Were you aware of anything wrong
In the bank? Had you heard any
thing said In the bank that would
lead you to believe that anything was
wrong?” he was asked.
"I never knew of anything wrong in
the bank.” he replied. "If there was
anything wrong, the man besides
Smith who would be apt to know of
it, I should judge, would be the lead
ing teller, Mr. Thompson.
“I never heard anything said in the
bank which would lead me to believe
that everything was not all right. I
did hear things told outside. There
was a lot of talk going on outside the
bank that was not of credit to it.”
“Did you have any part in calling
the examiners to the bank?" Mr. Jen
nings was asked, “because a friend of
Smith had said that Jennings was
responsible for that.
"No: they came In the regular way,"
he said. "Their visit would not have
surprised us a month or a month and
a half ago. Bank examiners do not
come around at stated intervals, but
the employees get to know when they
are due.”
SUES FOR DAMAGES TO
TWO ‘CAPITALS* IN MOVING
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—It cost
only *2.25 to move the United States
capitol a distance of forty miles, and
the railroad company which com
pleted the work is a defendant in the
District Supreme Court today in a
suit for *4,000 for having damaged the
structures, for there were two of
them. .
The ‘Capitols" are models of me big
building in which the nation's laws
are framed and are the property of
Nathan Rubtnton. The owner de
clares he shipped them here from
Baltimore at a cost of *4.50, with the
assurance that they would be deliv
ered safely and Intact. He claims
they suffered In the trip over.
OUT OF THE STATE
American Bar Association
Would Prevent Interstate
Elopements by Law.
ST. I.OUIS, Mo., Aug. 15.—A sum
mary of the reports to be made by
various committees of the American
Bar Association at the annual meet
ing In Montreal next month, was
made public here today by members
of the Missouri council.
The committee on jurisprudence and
law reform will report on the subject
of the "third degree” in police work.
The report will say in substance that
the third degree, as depicted in many
newspapers, does not exist. One
member of the committee, however,
may make a minority report.
The committee on Judicial adminis
tration and remedial procedure will
criticize the federal statute requiring
that a copy of the indictment and a
list of the grand juries be furnished
those indicted for capital offenses.
"Your committee,” the report wiil
say, "can imagine no valid reason
why these privileges should be mon
opolized by any particular class of
criminals, and it does not believe the
law should recognize an aristocracy
of crime. It advocates the extension
of these privileges to all who are
charged as criminals, and has pre
pared a draft of a bill to eucct Its
extension."
The committee on uniform State
laws will present a “marriage eva
sion act.” This proposed law pro
hibits the marriage in other States
of persons ineligible to marry in the
State in which they live.
The committee on patent, trade
mark and copyright law will report
In favor of tho creation of a court
of patent appeal.
INDICT 17 ELECTION
OFFICIALS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Aug, IB.—Seventeen men
were indicted in five true b s re
turned today by the special grand
Jury investigating alleged election
frauds before Judge Cooper. All the
indicted men are precinct election offi
cials, representing either the Demo
cratic or Republican party, in the
Twelfth and Nineteenth wards.
Among them are officials of the Sixth
precinct of the Twelfth ward, in which
Special State’s Attorney Northrop as
serts that ballots were "double
marked” for State’s Attorney Herine,
and that the tally sheets were falsi
fied so that Herine was credited with
etgbty-four more votes than he re
ceived legally.
Capiases were issued by Judge
Cooper for the indicted men and the
bond of each was fixed at {5,000.
FRENCH WILL USE EAGLES '
TO BATTLE AlkSHIPS
BKRL.IN, Aug. 15.—Pastor Schuster,
well-known ornithologist, declares in
a magazine article that the French
war office will use eagles to harass
possible enemies in aeroplanes.
The birds, which are kept in army
aeroplanes, are being trained to at
tack models of aeroplanes, destroy
ing them with their beaks and claws.
In case of war the eagles are ex
pected to attack the pilots them
selves.
THINKS 25,000 SOLDIERS
SHOULD PROTECT CANAL
PARIS, Aug. 15.—Count Maurice de
Perlgny, the French explorer, writing
to the Paris Temps today from
Colon, says:
"This gigantic and admirable work
is insufficiently protected in a mili
tary sense."
The count thinks there should be
20,000 to 25,000 men to provide for
eventualities.
I Philosophical *
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Generally fair tonight and Saturday
Moderate eant to eoutheaet winds.
KNIGHT TEMPLARS ELECT
AT GRAND ENCAMPMENT *
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 15.—Balloting
for officers of the grand encampment,
Knights Templars, occupied members
yesterday.
It was given out from authorltativg
sources that the following officers had
been elected: Grand master, Arthur
MacArthur, Troy, N. Y.; deputy
grand master, Lee S. Smith, Pitts
burgh, Pa.; grand generalissimo, J.
K. Orr, Atlanta, Ga.; grand captain
general, J. W. Chamberlain, St. Paul,
Mtnr., and grand senior warden,
Leonidas Newby, Knightstown, Ind.
W. H. Norris, of Manchester, Ia.,^
was elected grand junior warden.
ENGLISH INSURANCE MAN
AT NEW JERSEY PROBE
f.Sneclal to the Newark Star.]
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Aug. 15.— y
The Insurance Investigation was con
tinued today at the City Hall here, I
with Assemblyman Bracken, or 15s- '
sex; Martin, of Hudson, and Lyons,
of Morris, in attendance.
The first wdtness called was Frank
Lock, manager of the Atlas Assur
ance Company of England. Mr. Lock
occupied the stand during the whole
morning session of the committee. d
He stated in rejfly to questions that
there was a wide difference in the
insurance business as conducted In
America and that on the other side.
In England, Mr. Lock said, the
agents were more conservative and
were picked men with more character
than many doing business here.
SEVEN GIRLS ARRESTED
IN ST. LOUIS STRIKE
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 15— Seven
striking girl skirt-makers were ar- i
rested In front of a clothing manu
facturing establishment ' hi re today
on a charge of disturbing the peace.
The girls were on picket duty.
These were the first arrests in tho^
garment workers' strike, which went
Into effect Wednesday. The girls de
nied that they had done anything to *
merit arrest. They were released on
bond.
They charged at police headquar
ters that a policeman said to them
when they went on picket duty:
"You are going to be treated just
like you would be in Russia. You’ll
be tortured and have your tongue cut
out.”
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NEWARK SHOE STORE
92 Market Street, Near Washington Street
Other Newark stores nearby: JERSEY CITY HOBOKEN PATERSON
During July and August Store. C!o.e C:30 P. M. Saturday 11 P. M.