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NEWARK, N. J„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1914.—18 PAGES.
WEATHER: PROBABLY CLOUDY WEDNESDAY.
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.Try in Vain to Shoot Lines to
Vessel on California
Coast.
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FIVE SWIM ASHORE;
THIRTEEN OTHERS SAVED
Lifesavers' Mortal- Explodes
With Overcharge—Rescuers’
Boat Sinks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.—The
steam schooner Hanalei, ashore on
Duxbury Reef, broke in two Just be
fore dawn today with fll'ty-eight per
sons aboard. Three passengers and
two seamen swam ashore. Thirteen
others, including Captain J. J. Carey,
were rescued.
The sraooner, which had been
pounded by the surf since yesterday
noon, when she ran ashore in a fog,
went all to pieces. Her bow, which
hung over the reef and had been
twisted to a right angle, slid into the
water and drifted to within 100 yards
of the beach. The quintete who first
came ashore swam from this wreck
age.
A few more hours would have caved
every soul aboard. An hour would
have saved many. After all hope had
been given up ashore and on board
the wreck, the sixth line fired by the
Golden 'Gate Park life-saving crew,
under Captain Norman Nelson, went
over the vessel. A breeches buoy was
rigged and then the line parted. Al
most immediately thereafter the
Hanalei broke apart amid cries which
rose above the thunder of the surf.
Efforts to lake off the Hanalel’s
passengers and crew from shore be
gan lute yesterday after a dozen ves
sels had tried to reach her and were
prevented by fog and surf.
The Fort Point, life saving crew
from the beach fired lines which fell
short, until in desperation they
double charged their motar and it
hurst. An effort to launch a boat
from the Hanalei failed and a pas
senger was drowned. A sailor tried
to swim ashore with a l ne, and men
on the beach could see his arm swing
above the waves, but at the line of
breakers lie sank and his body
drifted out to sea. A passenger El
wood Schwerin, of Berkeley, Cal.,
took a line and got ashore, but the
line became unfastened as he swam.
A life saving crew which went out
toward the wreck was upset The
captain reached shore and the re
maining five men got aboard the
Hanalei. Two Utter were weshcd off
and drowned.
At 2 o’clock in the morning the
Golden Gate life saving crew ap
peared with a larger mortar. Through
t he enterprise of a local «uewspaper
it had been ferried across San Fran
cisco bay loaded on a motor truck
and sent ten miles over mountain
roads. Ie began to shoot lines to
ward the wreck as the tide rose.
After the third shot the water was
waist deep on the schooner and the
wireless operator who wus sending
with an improvised outfit held in one
hand, reported that the passengers
were desperate.
"We will get ashore as best we
can,” he reported. "We cannot stay
here.”
Hut they dared not trust the waves
"Try once more. Hurry, hurry,”
called the operator a little later.
The Hanalei was a wooden vessel
of 666 tons, built for the Hawaiian
sugar trade in 1901 and later diverted
to coastwise traffic,’running between
San Francisco and Eureka. She left
Eureka Sunday. She was owned by
the Independent Steamship Company.
ABRAM S. STMTS,
Aged ex-Member of Aqueduct
Board Fatally Overcome at
His Home.
Abram 8. Staats, one of the best
known citizens of Newark, was over
come by gas at his home at 78 Park
hurst street today. He was s&venty
nino years old, and though active up
to the time of his dehth. had suffered
for some time from a weak heart.
Mr. Staats was a former alderman
and at one time a menber ug the old
Newark Acquoduet Board, the prede
cessor of the Board of Works.
—
$200,000 Case Has Been on
Trial Before Federal Court
Four Days.
The $aou,OHO damage suit against the
Somerville Water Company, of Som
erville, reached the jury slicrtly after
noon today in the Newark branch of
the United States District Court.
Benjamin Lissberger. of New York,
uwner of the Somerville Iron Works,
brought the suit. He had a contract
with the water company to supply
water for Are protection. The
foundry Buildings owned by Lisaber
ger were destroyed by Are on July 8,
1809. LISaberger charged Ihnt tnsuf
Ac’ent vliCe- pressure was responsi
ble for tlhe loss.
Sniok.* Imported HneU panel eta*.
e Mild «nA sweet. Better than over.—Ad
i Levalr and All Other Good Whl»lcey«
fl.OO qiant at Murray’#. Phono Mkt. 6414.
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WATCHMAN DIES "
jfii a nor tuat
hums factory
Newark Cork Works Swept by
Blaze That Causes Loss
of $1 50,000.
_
MANY PERSONS FORCED
TO FLEE FROM HOMES
Owner of Property, Commis
' sioner Biertuempfel, Dis
covered Blaze.
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A man was burned to death and
scores of persons were forced into
the chilly outer world clad only In
| night clothing, as the result of the
1150,000 blaze that destroyed the
Nework Cork Works and the Con
solidated Cork Works' factories at
30, 41, 43 45 Barbora street this morn
ing. The body of the watchman,
Frank K. Schnurr, seventy-two years
old, of 70 Barbara street, was found
today burier in the debris.
The blaze was one of the most
stubborn ever encountered by the
local fire department. Three alarms
were sounded and everv fireman
worked desperately to hold the flames
within the factory district. Time and
time again the burning cork flying
in the air ignited roofs of adjoining
houses. So widespread was the scope
of the flames that the heat forced
tenants for 100 feet on both sides of
the burning structure to vacate their
homes In any form of attire that
could be hastily procured.
The fire was discovered by Board
of Works Commissioner Alfred II.
Biertuempfel, proprietor of the con
cerns He, in company with Mrs.
Biertuempfel, returned home from a
social about 1 o’clock. Shortly after
retiring, Mr. Biertuempfel was
awakened by a sound as if of a
slight exposlon. He looked out of
his back window and found that one
of tho buildings on the Barbara
street side was ablaze. He sounded
an alarm and went in search of the
watchman.
Schnurr was known to be about tho
place. Commissioner Biertuempfel
and si number of firemen braved tho
dense clouds of smoke and went Into
the burning building -in search of
him. Time and time again they w'ere
repulsed by smoke and flames and
re ief details were numerous. Their
search was in vain. All night long
they remained on guard fighting the
flames and looking for Schnurr.
The firemen were handicapped by
the extreme cold. Ice, which formed
as soon as it hit the ground, and the
dense clouds of smoke issuing from
the burning cork, added to the dif
ficulties of their task.
It was 6 o’clock this morning he
.gre idle firemen had the blaze
under control. They again turned
their attention to locating the body
of Schnurr, but were unsuccessful
until shortly before 10 o’clock. The
body was found through the efforts
of “Spot,” the fire il g of Engine |
Company No. 8.
The animal early today joined in !
the search side by side with the fire
men. About 8 o'clock the dog started
to bark near the entrance of the
building of 45 Barbara street. The
firemen followed hurriedly to the
spot indicated by the dog a*d
chopped until they came to a large
beam. Under that beam was the
body of Schnurr. The dog remained
near tlje scene and could not be
taken away until the body wms re
moved.
Tho position in which Schnurr was
found Indicates that he was making
for the door and was overcome. His
arms were outstretched and his skull
smashed in. He was identified by
relatives.
That the fire was smouldering ft>r
some time, and that Schnurr was the
only one who could ever give an ex
planation of the cause, le the opin
ion of the firemen.
Sergeant Heariv and Patrolmen
Bennett, Blch and Van Steenberg, of
the Third precinct, aroused the ten
ants of nearby houses as soon as
they realized tho danger. Among tho
families routed were Mr. and Mrs.
Silvernagle and five children, of 47
Barbara street; Richard Meliek and
children, Mr. and Mrs. John Vandrill
and two children, Mrs. Julia Jai and
son, all of 49 Barbara street; Frank
Hamburger and four daughters, and
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hermann and
ch’ldren. of 37 Barbara street.
The first alarm was received from
box r,54 at 1:31 o'clock and Engine
Companies 8, 5 and 16 and Hook and
Ladder No. 8 responded. Acting
Chief Towey reached the scene with
in a few minutes and realizing the
danger of the situation, sent in a
second alarm which brought Engine
Companies 14, 2, 1 and 3, Hook and
11 .alien Company No. 4, and the water
| tower to the scene. Chief Engineer
Paul J. Moore, who had been granted
a leave of absence for the afternoon
! and evening because of a severe
i cold, turned out on bearing the sec
ond alarm and was soon at the fire.
I By this time the flames and ying
embers were threatening the sur
rounding buildings in the neighbor
hood, which were mostly of frame,
and a third call was sent out to pre
vent a {spread of the flames.
Engine companies 10, 20, 4 and 22
I and No. 1 Look and Ladder an
| swered to the third alarm, totaling
i eleven engine companies three truck
I companies, the water tower and the
I Chemical Company, with two sections
of the Salvage Corps working at the
fire simultaneously, and about 150
men.
In many particulars the fire was
similar to that at the Celluloid Works
about fifteen years ago. when many
buildings adjoining those of the com
pany’s, and occupied for dwelling
purposes, were destroyed, and a num
! her of persons burned to death.
I Commissioner Biertuempfel stated
| that he could not discover any cause
! for the blaze. The place was. equipped
| with automatic fire gong stations, and
! lie is at a loss to understand why
I these were not sounded.
Although the four biuldings are
' partially Insured, Mr. Bertuenipfel
I places his loss at $150,000 outside of
the Insurance. He says that the
i value is so high because of the ma
i o.hinery, which was of his own de
sign. Dating the last three weeks
Mr. Biertuempfel was granted patent
lights for several improvements to
the machinery used In the works.
The factory bu'ldings. although
fronting on Barbara street, run
through to Kornorn street. The tire
started near the boiler room, situ
ated at 41 Barbara street.
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Uoki lie Valle Clears.
Remind you of Lb- Imported liars has — J
Adrartlasmst 4
TO WHOM DOES HE BELONG-TO WHOM?
RESCUE SIEGEL
Judge Clark Gives Banker Un
til June to Make Good to
Depositors.
GKNMSEO, N. Y„ Nov. 24.— Sub
stantial restitution to the 15,000 East
Side depositors hr Henry Siegel’s
private bank which was run in con
nection with his string of depart
ment stores, will save the former
merchant prince a sentence of ten
months in jail and possibly a $1,000
fine. This was the expectation placed
on setence imposed by Supreme Court
Justice Clark after a jury had found
Siegel guilty of a misdemeanor.
Friends of Siegel' today declared
that he will never go to prison. It
was pointed out that when the Siegel
crash came, Chicago friends of the
accused agreed to raise a huge sum
of money to pay the depositors and
some of the creditors. These friends,
it was hinted today, would now raise
the money to aid Siegel in making
the substantial restitution lie prom
ised he would as he stood shaking and
completely unnerved before Justice
Clark to receive sentence.
Siegel’s trial lasted fifteen days. It
has been figured that because of the
intricate nature of the case, it cost
the State at the rate of several thou
sand dollars a day. The jury was
out four hours and fifteen minutes
and took only three ballots. Siegel
who has been ■*at liberty on $25,000
bond, was given ten daffN^^vlilch to
renew It.
When the verdict of the jury was
announced Siegel was called to the
bar and asked if there was any rea
son why sentence should not bo
passed on him. He replied in the
negative.
"I am told," said Justice Clarke
‘‘that you are willing to repay the
(Continued on Page 3. Column 3.) I
ESSEX SOLID FOR
GODFREY AS NEXT
_
Delegation from Here Has Eye
on Patronage, Not Leader
ship Honors.
Special to til* Kyi-nlwg Htar.
TRENTON. N ,v 24.—The select'on
of a speaker of the House by the Re
publican assemblymen before they
went into caucus today was a ques
tion far from being settled. The sup
porters of Assemblyman Carlton
Godfrey, of Atlantic, and John E.
Kates, of Camden, both claimed they
had enough votes to entit'e them to
control the caucus, but figures were
withheld.
The Essex delegation of assembly
men, after arriving at the State
House, went into conference, and As
semblyman Thomas I. Smith after
ward said the Essex men would sup
port Mr. Godfrey for the speakership.
Essex county is understood not to
aspire after the honors of the Houm,
but has more of an eye on the patron
age that will be dispensed when the
Republicans have agreed upon their
makeup as to House officers.
Assemblyman E. Morgan Barrailale.
of Essex, when questioned as to the
attitude of Essex men on the speaker
sh.p, said Godfrey would receive their
twelve votes.
One of the incidents of the gather
ing here today was the presence of
Assemblyman Garfield Pancoast, of
Camden, seated on a chair outside of
the executive offices. -Mr. Pancoast
is recovering from the effects of an
operation performed for appendicitis.
While he is still far from well, Mr.
Pancoast decided to come to the As
sembly and vote lor Mr Kates.
RoM'vnle and All Other tinod Whiskeys
tt.OO quart at Murray’s. Phone Mkt. 6414.
—Ad vertte-ment
■ •
P. S. C. Pays 72 Per Cent, of It
and Essex I3 Second High
est Beneficiary.
to I lie Evening Star.
TRENTON, Nov. 24—The State
Board of Assessors today completed
the apportionment to the various
municipalities of the State of the
tax to be paid by public utility cor
porations, under the Voorhees fran
chise tax act. %
The city of Newark, under the ap
portionment. will receive $268,582.70
out of a total allotment of $430,622 14.
The assessments were levied against
thirty-two corporations, amounting
to $1,465,584.18. This is an increase In
the tax of $95,429.24 over 1913. The
Public Service Corporation will pay
seventy-two per cent, of the total
tax levied, or $1,059,304.24.
The apportionment to the counties
follows:
Atlantic .$ 46.948.04
Bergen . 88,794 21
Burlington . 34,146 54
Camden . 74.674 64
Cape May. 15,750.11
Cumberland . 16,239 65
Essex . 430.62214
Hudson . 321,597 19
Gloucester . 10,526 83
Hunterdon . 2,145.25
Mercer . 60,164.44
Middlesex . 48.079 71
Monmouth . 46,061.79
Morris . 20,122.03
Ocean . 4,961.69
Passaic . 120.5s3.87
Salem . 2,708.62
Somerset . 10,046.17
Sussex . 1,636 46
Union . 100,000 S4
Warren . 9,773.74
Total .$1,465,584 I S
JAGLE'S HEARING
SET FOR FRIDAY
Examination Regarding Per
sonal Finances Fixed by Re
ceiver and Court.
George aaa*i U|>t presi
dent of the J. J. Hockenjos Company,
of 8?9 Broad street, will be examined
under a special act of bankruptcy
next Friday morning before Referee1
Atwood L. De Coster. An order to
this effect was signed today by the j
referee on application of George j
Furst, counsel for Edwin R. Semple, j
the receiver.
Mr. Semple wants to take posses- j
slon of Mr. Jagle's property and col- |
lect the rent from his real estate. He j
.also will inquire into the disposit on
Mr. Jagle has made of $80,090 worth
of bonds, stocks and securities men
tioned in the schedules as securing
notes and loans.
D. Frederick IVmett. of Burnett A:
Cornish, counsel for the bankrupt, to
day informed Mr Furst. the latter
says, that Mr. Jugle will be prod ced
in the Bankruptcy Court for examina
tion next Friday. Mr. Burnett, how
ever, did not accept service. Mr.
Jagle is now said to be in Atlantic
City on a short visit. He \\ill appear
for examination whenever called, his
lawyers assert.
Mr. Burnett appeared befofe Referee
De Coster yesterday afternoon and
asked to have the receiver discharged
on the grounds that it was an un
necessary cxpens * to the estate The
application was opposed by Mr. Furst,
and the receivership was maintained.
Mr. Semple had been appointed re
ceiver only a few hours before Mr.
Burnett made the application.
Homerset—The 10c Cigar.
Mild and imotfafng to the nerves.—Adver
tisement. __ _ __
RUINS OF NEWARK CORK WORKS
GERMANS IN RETREAT
AND ARMY BROKEN UP,
IS CLAIM OF RUSSIANS
Kaiser's 400,000 Men in Poland
Are Decisively Beaten, Says
Report from Petrograd.
GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS
RUSHED UP FOR NEW BATTLE
Turks Also Retreating, Russians
Declare-Fog Interferes with
Fighting Along French Line.
By the Associated Press:
liOXDON, \ov. 154.—General von Hindenburg’s army, which last
week was sweeping toward Warsaw In its second advance through Rus
sian Poland, today is reported from Petrograd to be in retreat after hav
ing evperieneed serious reverses inflicted by the Russians, who with re
inforcements made a brilliant stand between the Vistula and Warta
rivers.
White the extent of the completeness of the German defeat was not
known here, the very fact that General von Hindenbtug had been
< hecked was by far the biggest feature of today’s war news. The same
dispatches that tell of his reverses, however, say that the German rein
forcements xvere being brought up, so that another grat battle is likely to
develop on a line nearer to the frontier of Posen, where the Germans
Will have the same chances of renewing a vigorous offensive as had
the Russians in the present instance.
CLAIM GERMAN ARMY DIVID ED
General von Hindenburg has about 400.000 men. but if the Petro
grad report can be accepted they hare lveen separated, badly cut up and
thousands taken prisoners, so these German forces will require refor
mation and rest after the severe punishment inflicted tifton them fol
lowing their daring advance into the heart of Russian Poland.
In the western arena of the war the present lines of battle seem to
lie frozen into position, as if in conformity with the wintry weather con
ditions. Rlieitns. Soissons and V pres continue to suffer from the can
nonading of the Germans that has been going on for weeks, but there
lias been no renewal of the concerted German attempt to break through
to the coast, although all signs seem to indicate that they may under
take this movement again at any ni,no. in sicin m..—. troops are being
brought np. and it is now said the plan is to reach the French coast hy
liecember 10.
By the .Associated Press:
LONDON. Nov. 24 (6:45 A. M.)—An official communication given
out in Petrograd, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch, an
nounces a German retreat in Poland. The statement follows:
“Between the Vistula and the Marta the Germans have retreated
from the line running from Stryko to Zgierz. Szadek. Zdunska. M'ela and
Vozniki."
The line from which the Germans have retreated, according to the
above dispatch, runs from the northeast of Lodz down past that town
and to the southwest.
By the Associated Press:
PARIS. Nov. 21 (4:05 A. M.l—The correspondent at Petrograd of
the Matin says:
“The Russians, after having checked the German offensive on the
PIock-Lestlyeu front, gained on that side a brilliant decisive victory. The
enemy, who had heavy losses, is flying with all s|ieed toward the German
frontier. An entire German regiment surrendered to the victors.
“The Russians are energetically pursuing the enemy.
“The Russians also arc vigorously attacking along the Czentto
cliowa-Cracow line. This day seems to mark one of the most important
and pet haps decisive phases of the war.”
By the Associated Press:
LONDON. Nov. 24 (4:40 a. in.)—The 'Ftaies's Peirograd corre
spondent, in a dispatch supplementing one declaring that private advices
received in the Russian capital had confirmed the reports of a Russian
victory over the Germans in Poland, says:
“According to unofficial information teaching here, the German
army of 400,000, which made an eruption between the Vistula and M’arta
rivers, has l>een broken up into several parts, one of which was compelled
to divert its course south and another northward.
“Apparently in each case tlie Russian forces succeeded in getting
behind these disjointed corps ami inflicted u|ion them great losses.
“The Germans an- believed to have suffered very heavy reverse*
at Brezeziny and Tuszyn. It is impossible as yet to give even approxi
mate figures.”
RUSSIANS DRIVING BACK
TURKS, SAYS PETROGRAD
B\ the Associated Press:
PKTHtKiRAD, Nov. 24.—An official communication issued hy the
general staff of Uie Russian army in Caucasia, tinder date of Novern
t»er 22. says:
“In the direction of Kraerum, the advance guard of the Russian army
continued to drive hack the enemy, after having thrown into disorder
a Turkish column, during which caissons and an ammunition train were
captured.
“From Karakilissee to Alashgerd valley some engagements took
[ place w ith results favorable to us.
"In tliV Persian province of Azerbaijan the Turks were defeated in
!the region of Khanasur Pass and also In the passes lending front Dilmau
in the direction of Kntur. In these engagements the Russian troops
rapt tun'd some Turkish artillery.”
GERMANS STILL CONFIDENT
OF OUTCOME IN POLAND
By the Associated Press:
BERLIN, via The Hague and London. Nov. 24 (S:8» A. M.) —The
newspapers have apparently little comment on the appearance of rein
forements In the battle of Poland, which the Russians, as at M’arsaw.
were able to bring up at an opportune moment.
Major Moraht, the military critic of the Tageblatt. says it was to
he expected, as large forces had been left behind to garrison the Vistula
(Csatiau** as rage 10, Calwaa W ^