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* LOCAL OPTION
SURE 10 BRING
A HOT DEBATE
House Bill Will Come Up for Ac
( tion Tonight at Tren
|„ ton.
OTHER IMPORTANT ACTS
DUE BEFORE ASSEMBLY
Three-Day Session to Be
Marked by Consideration of
Vital Bills.
Prom a Staff Correspondent.
TRENTON, March 22.—With the
prestige of having passed through tjie
Senate, the local option bill loomed up
before the members of the House of
Assembly as ,they arrived at the Cap
itol here today to open the eleventh
week of a Legislature which in that
time has accomplished the feat of
passing but one measure of Impor
tance, the equal suffrage resolution.
An unusual mark about the begin
ning of the eleventh week was the
fact that the House convened at 3
o’clock this afternoon instead of at the
customary Monday evening hour, 8
o’clock or thereabouts. This was de
cided upon last week before adjourn
ment was taken last Wednesday ■aft
ernoon. Majority Leader Runyon
stated that by beginning work at 3
o’clock today the members hoped to
gut in a few more hours of work.
Although the Assembly resounded
with the rap of Speaker Godfrey’s
gavel at 3 o’clock th's afternoon, the
fight on local option is not scheduled
to begin until 9 o’clock this evening,
at which time Senator Gaunt’s bill,
No. 9. will be the special order of busl
* ness by arrangement made last week.
I The debate on the bill is expected to
I be as interesting as that which
marked the consideration of the Mor
ris canal abandonment bill in the
House last Monday evening.
Unless some other member comes
forward with an idea to divert at
tention to the issue expected to be
I clean-cut when the battle begins. As
semblyman Colgan’s open Sunday
afternoon amendment having been
beaten badly in the House last week,
he is not expected to make another at
tempt to read this idea into the meas
ure.
As to National Prohibition.
While the Assembly is debating the
liquor question, the Seriate will prob
ably be disposing of the Read meas
ure, which proposes a referendum to
g-et the sentiment of the people of the
i .State on national prohibition, if thts
bill Is amended to have the expression
registered on whether a constitutional
amendment on this issue should be
submitted to the several States, the
Anti-Saloon League has announced it
will favor the measure.
I’ith local option disposed of to
fit, if that is possible, the House
then begin a death grapple with
eight economy and efficiency bills
ch are expected to come out of
imittee early in the week and be
sidered on second reading, at
ch time it is probable there will he
attempt to amend the bills by the
nocrats and an idea may then be
red as to the number of friends
bills have among the Republican
nbers of the lower legislative
nch.
ome rule for municipalities, the
Htion of capital punishment, in
irmlnate franchise granting and a
aber of other measures of im
tance have come over to the House
consideration and some of them
fCentimiel on Page 2, Column 4.)
IlERIFF’S SON
LAYS VIOLATION
TO HIS FATHER
lereupon Judge Grice Crit
icises Elder Schmidt and
Fines Youth $5.
alph B. Schmidt, Jr., son of Sher
tialph H. Schmidt, was one of the
•teen automobllists fined }5 by
ge Grice in the First Precinct
irt today on charges of speeding,
mg Schmidt was arrested on
•ad street Saturday night by Mo
lycle Policemen Jewell, Cleveland
Skillman, with two other auto
jilists, who were driving their
chines alongside of the Schmidt
car.
Sheriff Schmidt was in the auto
mobile when it was stopped, and as
sured the policemen that his son
would appear in the First Precinct
Court today, so the machine was al
lowed to proceed. When arraigned
the sheriff's son told Judge Grice that
lie had driven fast on orders from
his father, and that they were In a
hurry to get to tho Krueger Audl
lorlutn. Tho policemen testified that
the Schmidt car was making forty
miles an hour.
"Do you think that the sheriff of
Essex county, who is sworn to en
force the laws, should order you to
violate them'.'” Judge Grice asked as
he Imposed the fine of $&•
The two automobilists who were ar
rested besides Schmidt were also fined
*5 They are James Lyndsay, of 196
Devon street, Kearny, and Edward
Rehberger, of 18 Waverly place. Judge
Grice imposed lines of $5 each upon
Vugust Beck, of 22 North avenue,
i Iran ford; Charles Mitthauer, of 93
Knickerbocker avenue, Brooklyn;
John Thlelmau, of 34 Rock street,
Brooklyn; Carl Veneziarino, of 161
Newhammook street, Perth Amboy;
Charles McLear, of 4 Millington ave
nue, Montclair; Meyer Gerson, of
Woodbridge avenue, Chrome; Charles
W. Murphy, of 202 Clark street, West
field: Frank Hoonan, of 54 James
street, and William Epple, of 942 Am
sterdam avenue, New York.
The arrests were made Saturday
and yesterday by Motorcycle Police
men Rauch miller. Jewell, Cleveland
and'Skillman.
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HAHN HAD A
RIGHT TOE,
SAYS M'CARTER
—
| Former Attorney-General De
clares Former Judge's
Course Proper.
—
LAWYERS TAKE-HALF QF
AWARD IN SPECIAL CASES
; Testimony Over Kase Matter
All In—Decision Re
served.
__
What is looked upon as the deter
mining factor in the guilt or inno
cence of former Police Judge Simon
Hahn, on the charge for professional
misconduct with regard to settling
the alienation suit against Charles
M. Kase, was the declaration of
Robert H. McCarter, counsel for Mr.
Hahn, that it is the custom among
members of the bar to exact a con
tingent fee of 50 per cent, of the re
covery in a case of a difficult or dis
agreeable character.
This assertion by Mr. McCarter,
who is a former attorney-general of
the State, Is considered one of the
principal points which Chancellor
Walker will consider In making his
decision. Mr. McCarter made the
declaration In his summing up of the
case Saturday afternoon.
Mr. McCarter also made a sharp
attack on John and Francis Gregory,
father and son, who conduct the
Gregory Detective Agency, and who,
according1 to their own testimony,
were the persons who prepared the
case out of which the present charges
I grew.
Between them the two detectives
1 got $10,260 out of $25,000 received by
Mr. Hahn from Kase, who is a
wealthy resident of this city, in set
| tlement of a proceeding which was
I to have been begun by Charles A.
Peaker, a negro, for the alleged
alienation of the affections of Bertha
Peaker, the negro's wife.
The charges against Mr. Hahn con
templated that he had been retained
to bring a suit for divorce against
Mrs. Peaker. and that the charges
against her involved Kase; that after
the evidence in this case had been
presented to him he induced Kase to
pay $25,000 to avoid publicity. It was
declared that he then kept most of
the money to himself.
Hahn Stands on lawyer*' Customs.
It was shown In the evidence sub
mitted Saturday by Mr. Hahn him
self that he had been retained by
Peaker to prosecute a claim for dam
ages for the alienation of Mrs. Peak
er's affections, and that Peaker had
agreed that he should receive fifty
per cent, of the amount of the dam
ages recovered for his services and
the disbursements he would neces
sarily make; that after Kase had
settled the matter by the payment ot
the moneys Mr. Hahn gave Peaker
the sum of $2,000 and retained $2,500
to be called for by Peaker when he
should nead it Mr. Hahn also
testified that he paid to the Gregorys
on their demand and with the con
sent of Peaker sums amounting to
$10,250. More than a year elapsed
after the settlement Peaker called at
his office and received the $2,500
which Mr. Hahn had been holding
for him.
Gregorys Excorclnted.
In his argument made Saturday
Mr. McCarter declared that the tes
timony of the Gregorys, whom ha
characterized as “divorce detectives,"
was not to be given full credit by
the court. Their conduct was also to
be taken Into consideration, and must
be held to be Inconsistent with the
idea that a divorce suit was contem
(Continued on Page 3, C olumn 3.)
BLACK HAND
MAN JUMPS
BAIL HERE
Joseph Venzo, of New York,
Coes for “Cup of Coffee"
and Disappears.
An hour before he was scheduled to
appear before Judge Haight for sen
tence today, Joseph Venzo, of 133
East Thirteenth street, New York,
Jumped hie bail of 32,500. Venzo was
convicted of sending threatening let
ters through the mail by a Jury In
the United States District Court at
Trenton last week. John Petrono
and Gulssepe Bolcasso, also of New
York, were convicted of the same
crime.
The three men appeared in the
postofflce bulkling this morning for
sentence. Assistant District Attor
ney Charles F. Lynch was delayed,
and Judge Haight declared he would
sentence the men shortly after noon,
when Mr. Lynch was expected to ar
rive.
Shortly before Mr. Lynch reached
the court-room Venzo spoke to his at
torney, J. Victor D'Alola, and asked
permission to go to a nearby lunch
room to "get a cup of coffee." The
lawyer assented and told Venzo to
(Continued on Page 0, Column 4.)
WANTS RECEIVED
FOR HOOFED U
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Maroh 22.—•
Alleging that the Indianapolis Fed
eral League Baseball Club Is insol
vent, PUny W. Bartholomew, formei
Judge of the Superior Court and a
stockholder, brought suit today to
place the club In the hands of a re
ceiver. He alleges that in addition to
an Indebtedness of 315,000, the club Is
Indebted to the stockholders for the
non-payment of 6 per cent, dividends
on 360,000 worth of stock. -
“NO ONE SOUGHT
TO OFFER A BRIBE"
-ALDERMAN HAHN
Positively Denies That Mr. Okin
or Mr. Wright Endeavored to
Unduly Influence Him.
MOUNTAIN OUT OF A
MOLEHILL, HE DECLARES
New Centre Market Case Great
ly Exaggerated, Says the
Alderman.
Alderman Henry Hahn had the fol
lowing to say today in regard to his
allegations that he was approached
by certain persons, who attempted to
influence him to vote to override
Mayor Raymond's veto of the con
tract for the proposed new Centre
Market:
"I have only this to say about any
feature of the proposition,” began the
alderman. "This matter has been
magnified and exaggerated in the line
of Importance beyond all sense of
reason. The object of certain people
to kill off the Centre Market has been
attained, and this publicity has
brought about this result. There has
been too much notoriety about It al
ready. The opponents of the market
building have been on the trail of
supposed weak-kneed aldermen with
a blackjack scaring them into the de
sired attitude.
Meaning Misconstrued.
"When I mentioned the names of
William Okin, whom I know very
well, and Joseph Wright it wasn't
with the Intention of placing them
In an awkward predicament.
“As a matter of fact, no one of
fered me money directly or indirectly
for the purpose of Influencing my vote
on the market question.
"My only conversation with Mr.
Okln was a chance one. He called at
my office In regard to building and
loan matters, and the talk gradually
drifted Into the Centre Market ques
tion. Mr. Okln said it would be a
good thing for real estate if the new
market were built, for Improvements
of that kind Invariably Increased
property values in the neighborhood
of the Improvements. It would also
give people employment and beautify
the city. Take your new City Hall,
your free public library and other
buildings for example, said Mr. Okln.
Is Opposed to the Market.
“I said that I was unalterably op
posed to the market, as Mayor Ray
mond had vetoed the contract resolu
tion, and I as a good Republican In
tended to stand by the mayor. Then
again It was, to my mind, too costly
an enterprise at this time. I told him
that the property ws worth *2,000,000
or *3,000,000 and too valuable for mar
ket purposes.
“Mr. Okln remarked, smilingly, that
there were *10,000 In it if the market
proposition went through, and that I
could, no doubt, get *5,000 of that.
Though, realizing that it was a joke,
I, nevertheless, replied that I was not
Interested, as the money question
didn’t concern me.
Nothing to Bribery Charge.
"I again repeat that there is noth
ing in this bribery stuff with Mr. Okln
or anyone else. When I was ques
tioned and It was put up to me about
rumors as to my attitude. I had no
Idea that the papers would publish my
remarks.
"As to Joseph Wright, he never ap
proached me in the slightest attempt
at bribery. He suggested for my
services In a legal way. I told him he
need not suggest it, that I was an
alderman and therefore did not care
to act as counsel for any corporation.
The whole thing has made a moun
tain out of a molehill. I sincerely
hope there will be no grand jury prob
ing. It is a waste of time. There is
nothing at all to it.
"I do not believe either man at
tempted to bribe me, as they both
knew it would be futile to influence
me or any other member of the coun
cil witli money or otherwise.”
Alderman Hahn added that “Of
course there Is nothing in any state
ment that a Republican alderman
was promised the support of the
Democratic organization for the
Board of Works nomination In re
turn for his vote for the market. I
(Continued on Page 2, Column A)
SUBSTITUTE FOR
FULL GREW LAW
REPEAL OFFERED
From • staff Correspondent.
TRENTON, March 22.—A substi
tute for Houbb bills 598 and 599, As
semblyman Stevens’s full crew law
repealers, was sprung this morning at
a joint hearing on the proposed re
peal. The substitute was drafted by
the New Jersey State Chamber of
Commerce. Its purpose is to meet
the criticism made last week by Gov
ernor Fielder of the ambiguity of
the Stevens measure.
When the substitute was intro
duced Mr. Stevens took the floor and
'announced his willingness to accept
It. Ho did not care which bill be
came a law as long bb the full crew
act was actually repealed, he said,
and better business conditions there
by brought about.
The substitute bill is in the form
of an amendment to the public utility
act of April 21, 1911. Besides repeal
ing the full crew act passed in April,
1913, its salient provisions are as fol
lows:
"In addition to the power and
duties imposed upon, ana vested in,
the Board of Public Utility Commis
sioners by the act to which this is
a supplement, the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners shall have
(Continued an Paco 4, C’ttaaM 4-1
ITALY WILL ENTER THE WAR
WITHIN SIX WEEKS, ASSERT
ITALIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS
Only Unexpected International Developments Can Keep Coun
try Out of Conflict, Declares American Correspondent,
Who Describes Italy as “Feverishly Expectant.”
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
(Copyright. 1015, by the Cnited Press).
(Copyrighted In Great Britain and France).
PARIS, March 22— Italy’s entrance into the war within six weeks is j
| now practically a certainty. Only unexpected international develop
1 meets can interfere with the carrying out of the government’s program,
which is obviously fixed, and of which the entire nation Is fully cogni- j
zant.
"I have just returned from Italy. I visited Genoa, Romo and other
Italian cities, going as far south as Naples. I have talked with govern
ment officials, military and naval officers, editors and men in all walks of
life. They assured me that the crisis has come and that Italy is about !
to plunge into the war on the side of the allies.
All the Italian ports are crowded'
with Incoming men of military age.
Genoa and Naples are bee-hives of
youth from the United States and
South America, recalled to the army.
Everywhere troops are drilling. Tho
whole country reminds one of a
great moving picture show with great
armies drilling across the screen and
an operator back in his box speeding
the fllm.
I spent an afternoon at the drill
ground at Ventimiglia, the Italian
frontier-fortress town, eighteen miles
northeast of Nice, watching a regi
ment of Bersaglieri men, young,
husky and smiling. They were be
ing drilled in squads, companies, bat
talions and regiments, always at
about 120 steps to the minute, which
practically amounted to double-quick
time.
Soldiers Well DriUed.
"Your men seem to be flt and well
trained,” I remarked to a drill cap
tain.
"They’ve been drilling this way for
three weeks,” ho replied; then signi
ficantly, "they’H be ready for the field
jn ftpf\ wppks ”
Ho drilled the men In tho same
j strenuous fashion that a trainer pre
pares a prize fighter for a champion
ship bout. He sent them through their
paces at a fast and furious clip, al
lowing only ten minutes for rest pe
riods. Some of the men's headgear
was covered with the same grayish
cotton material as their uniforms.
They were ready to the last detail for
spring and summer campaigning.
The emphatic impression that one
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gains througii a trip through Italy,
meeting influential men, is that Itaiy
will be forced shortly to do one of two
things—either to abandon all interest j
in the war and release the men she is i
now holding subject to mobilization |
or else to declare war, giving these
men something to do.
Since last August tens of thousands
of Italians have been recalled from
foreign countries. Most of these are
now idle. They are swarming over
the country' clamoring for Italy toi
take a decisive stand. If Italy does I
not intend to fight then they demand |
that they be released so that they:
can earn their living. If Italy intends
to go to war then they want war im
mediately so they can fill their empty
stomachs.
Schools Ordered Closed.
Teachers have been notified to close
their schools on April 1 so that the
buildings will be available for military
purposes. The country was to go on a
ration ot "war bread” today. Under
this order all bread is to be standard
ized to conserve the nation's grain
supply, and the baking of "fancy pas
try” is to be prohibited.
Every unit of the Italian army, it Is
understood, is now thoroughly drilled
and ready to absorb its full comple
ment of reserves upon the Issuance of
general mobilization orders. Even the
Italian Boy Scouts are undergoing
special instruction under officers de
tailed for that purpose from the reg
ular army.
Italy can only be described as on
tiptoe, feverishly expectant and ready
for a war she is certain is near at
hand.
WOMAN IN PIC
AT FIRE LEAPS
FROM WINDOW
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I
Flames Wreck Building at 62
Belleville Avenue, Blocking
Trolley in Rush Hour.
One woman was injured anil $4,000
damage resulted from a fire which
started from an unknown cause to
day in the men's furnishing store of
Samuel Levine, at 64 Belleville ave
nue. The burned building was a two
story frame structure. On the second
floor Mr. and Mrs. Levine and a
saleslady. Miss Esther Lowitz, were
preparing breakfast when the Are
started.
Miss Lowitz, who is twenty-one
years old, was panic stricken at the
cry of Are. She had only a thin wrap
per over her night clothes when she
leaped from a front window to the
store awning. The awning had also
caught Are and broke beneath the
weight of Miss Lowitz. She fell to
the ground and was taken to the
home of neighbors nearby.
The City Hospital ambulance was
summoned. After a brief examina
tion the ambulance surgeon declared
that Mi»B Lowitz was not injured
enough to warrant her removal to the
hospital. Her employer left the
building by the front stairway and
was not injured. Mrs. Dora Levine,
wife of the store owner, went to the
roof of the building and was assisted
to the apartment of Oscar Wallace,
at 62 Belleville avenue. Mrs. Levine
completed her Journey to the street
by means of a ladder and with the
assistance of a fireman.
Mr. and Mrs. Levine and Miss Lo
witz were taken to the home of Fred
tCofitlnned on Pago t, Column A)
WILL CONSIDER
MAN TO SUCCEED
D. D. CHANDLER
' The Board of Health, at a special
meeting this afternoon, will take the
first steps to secure a man to take the
place of David D. Chandler as health
officer. President Dr. William S. Dis
brow has called the session for 1
o’clock. The notices of the meeting
read: ‘‘A special session to consider
the examinations for health officer.”
The examinations will be held In
Trenton March *1. -Several applica
tions have already been received.
It is not known as yet when Mr.
Chandler will be retired by the board.
According to the present rumors it is
believed that Mr. Chandler will retain
his berth until after the summer.
During the past several weeks
rumor has been rife to the effect that
all possible means to have Dr. Albert
,g. Harden named to succeed Mr.
Chandler wifi be taken. Dr. Harden
was a member of the board last yeaf
and is a friend of Mayor Raymond.
The examinations will be conducted
by the State Board of Health. So
that the place now filled by Mr.
Chandler can be taken by another at
the earliest possible time the exami
nations scheduled will be special.
Dr. Disbrow stated that to his
knowledge several applications for
examination papers have been asked
for by local DbtulciajB*.
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SCARLETT CHECKS
PUT IN EVIDENCE
BY PROSECUTION
Identified by Miss Hicks, For
mer Stenographer of Rose
ville Trust Co.
When the trial of John B. Scarlett,
In connection with an alleged fraud In
overdrawing his account In the
wrecked Roseville Trust Company,
was resumed before Judge Harry V.
Osborne In the Court of Oyer and
Terminer this morning, the State put
on witnesses In rebuttal, calling Miss
Ida M. Hicks, a former stenographer
In the bank, who Identified a large
bundle of letters which she had writ
ten regarding checks sent out by her
for the bank. These were chiefly to
the Union Bank, which was the clear
ing house of the Roseville Trust Com
pany.
Scarlett, who appeared somewhat
fresher for the rest he has had since
the adjournment of the case Friday
afternoon, watched the witness nar
I rowly, whispering from time to time
to his attorney, Conover English. Mrs.
Scarlett was not In court when the
trial was resumed.
Miss Hicks appeared slightly ner
vous when quizzed by Prosecutor
Frederick F. Guild, but appeared to
have a good memory regarding the
letters presented for her inspection.
It became evident at the outset that
a brisk legal battle would ensue be
tween the prosecutor and Attorney
English.
One check for 51,000 and bearing
the signature of the defendant, J. B.
Scarlett, was identified by the wit
ness and ordered marked as “exhibit
8." This oheck had been paid through
the clearing house.
Miss Hicks, in answer to & question
by her attorney, Mr. English, said
that checks left at the Hosevllle
Trust Company were sent out by her
for collection and that she had no
means of knowing whether they were
good.
Witness Identified two checks for
51,000 each, drawn on the Metuchen
National Bank, of Metuchen, by Mr.
Scarlett, and paid by the Roseville
Trust Company.
Mr. Guild ottered witness a check
for 52,000, drawn on a New York bank
and sent for collection through the
Exchange National Bank, of New
York, which was the New York clear
ing house of the Roseville Trust Com
pany. This was also drawn in favor
of Scarlett. It soon became evident
that the list of checks to be presented
In evidence would reach a large num
ber. The prosecutor had a typewrit
ten list of these, to which he made
frequent reference.
Check llat Submitted.
Mr. English referred to a typewrit
ten list of checks he held In his hand
and asked the witness whether the
left-hand column contained the name
of the depositor or the name of the
person who got the cash. She exam
ined the list critically before reply
ing and appeared to be feeling the
strain Incident to her court ordeal.
She finally replied that the left of
the column contained the names of
either the depositor or the person
who had the check cashed.
Mr. English seemed greatly pleased
by his success In drawing out this
fact, and on this ground objected to
the paper being accepted In evidence,
but his objection was overruled by
the judge, subject to later correction
by the prosecutor.
Prosecutor Guild produced several
checks of the Stevenson-Ryan Com
pany, of New York, drawn by Scar
lett as president.
Prosecutor Guild then offered the
typewritten list, previously referred
to, In evidence, and Attorney English
again objected to the admission of
the list, but was again overruled.
Witness then stated there were
(Continued on Page I, Column &)
MAYOR LIKELY
TO TAKE ACTION
ON BURGLARIES
City's Chief Executive Has Mat
ter of Epidemic Under
Consideration.
CHIEF OF POLICE LONG
TELLS WHY THEFTS OCCUR
Declares Situation Not Unusual.
"City Best Policed in
Country.”
Agitation continued todaj with re
gard to the epidemic of burglary in
this city, which the Evening Star
called attention to Saturday, and the
consensus is that never before has
Newark been so overridden by
thieves. Mayor Raymond has taken
cognizance of the situation and he
now has under consideration a line
of action.
Chief of Police Long, however, la
not unduly disturbed over the matter,
and although he admits that there is
more robberies in the city now than
usual and that they are due to the
fact that so many people are out of
work, and in need.
Chief Long thinks that the police
are doing as well as can be expected,
although he says he believes that it
is one burglar who is doing most of
the work. He admits that the thief
has so far baffled his men, a state
ment which seems paradoxical with
the assertion that the police have
the situation well in hand.
Newark has better police protection
than any other city in the country is
also the assertion of Chief Long.
"When times are hard there are al
ways more robberies than ordinarily,”
said the chief, "particularly at this \
season of the year. Persons go out
to commit robberies who would not
otherwise do so, and others succumb
to temptation when it is placed in
front of them.
says route protection nest Ever.
‘‘I want to say that the police pro
tection In Newark excels that In the
other cities In the country. Our rec
ords for the past year will show that
the number of cases cleared up, the
number of arrests made and the
amount of stolen goods recovered ex
ceeds all previous records.
"At the present time there are more
robberies in other towns, many of
them much smaller than Newark,
than there are here. Reports come In
constantly from-Mteip towns of single
robberies where the amount stolen is
as great as that in many of the petty
burglaries which occur here. I think
the newspaper statements of the
number of robberies and hold-ups are
greatly exaggerated.
"Many of the burglaries are the work
of one man,” said the chief. ' The
man twice escaped police detectives
who chased him several weeks ago.
He had a run of good luck in his
narrow escapes with the police and on 1
other occasions with his victims."
Chief Long said that he does not
believe that burglars or hold-up men
are by any means "running rampant”
in the city. He said that the police
investigation into the death of Ed
ward Boyle, a watchman for several
families in the Forest Hill section,
who died in St. Michael's Hospital
several weeks ago, had shown that
the man did not die as a result of In
juries received when ho was held up
and robbed.
The record of the case Is that Boyle
died of pneumonia after going to the
hospital for treatment from the at
tack. It is not unusual for pneumonia
to follow an injury, and this is con
sidered the case with Boyle.
No Let tip la Depredations.
Another burglary in the Forest Hill
section was committed last night
when thieves broke into the home of
Clarence E. Fisher, at 550 Highland
avenue. They climbed on top of a
conservatory at the Fisher home and
entered the house through a second
story window. Two rings, two
chains and a lavalliere, valued at
$800, and a wallet containing $10 were
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MORE TROUBLE
FOR THE PLAZA
Cook & Genung Bring Suit for j
Material Supplied New
Hotel.
Additional troubles for the owners
and erectors of the Military Plaza
Hotel, which Is almost completed on
Its site on Park place, hove Into sight
today when Cook & Genung. dealers ]
in masons and builders’ supplies, filed
a mechanics’ lien suit In the Circuit
Court against the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, executors of the estate of Philip
N. Jackson the owners of the land; the
Herman C. Schneider Building and
Construction Company, the builders,
and the Park Investment Company,
which Is said to have an agreement
for the sale of the building. The suit
is for the price of material said to
have been delivered and used in the
construction of the hotel.
Work on the hotel has been inter- j
rupted a number of times during the
two years it has been in progress. |
Financial difficulties tied the work up !
for weeks at a time, rearrangements
were made, work started and stopped j
again because of lack of money. I
Finally, two weeks ago, the Fidelity,
acting as executor of the Jackson
estate, took possession of the almost
completed hotel under an agreement
under which the building was to .be
finished by a certain date or the land :
was to revert to the owners.
The bill of Cook & Genung is for
$4,594.16. Their complaint sets forth
that the material—bricks, plaster,
lime and cement—was delivered be
tween June 2, 1*14, and November 18,
1914, and the bill totaled $4,788.99,
which was reduced by one payment of
$194.84. The lien is practically an at
tachment to insure payment if a judg
ment is obtained when the suit is
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PRZEMYSL SURRENDERS
TO RUSSIAN BESIEGERS
AFTER LONG RESISTANCE
Capture of Austrians’ Important
Fortress in Galicia Officially
Announced by Petrograd.
STRONGHOLD HAD BEEN INVESTED
SINCE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR
Garrison s Heroic Defense One of War’s
Most Picturesque Phases—Cracow Only
Galician Fortress Austrians Hold.
By Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, via London. March 22, 2:54 p. m.—It wan announced of
ficially today that the Galician fortress of Przemysl surrendered to the Rus
sians today.
A te deum of thanksgiving was celebrated at the Russian army head
quarters today when the fall of Przemysl was announced, the ceremony
participated in by Emperor Nicholas, Grand Duke Nicholas and the
of the general staff.
The Austrian defenders of Przemysl were in the last extremity
ease and hunger when they surrenderd, according to dispatches to the
office.
—
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 22, 3:37 p. m.—The Russian army, which has captured
Przemysl, is understood to number about 120,000 officers and men. TMs
force will now march on the strong Austrian fortress of Cracow, Uffi
to the east of Przemysl, it being the announced determination of tkm
sian commander-in-chief to reduce the ancient Polish capital aa speed)
possible.
The captuer of the Austrian fortress-city gives the Tfnnslsna an HP
broken line, reaching from south of Tarnow across Galicia along tho Carpa
thians to Bukowina. ■
The siege of Przemsyl, an Austrian stronghold hi Galicia,
way since the early days of the war... It has been a Utter
aiege which has never been relaxed far a day ainrs the Boftrin
city. Several attempts of the Austrians to raise the siege, the
was made only a short time ago, have failed.
BEEF PRICES
ARE LOWEST IN
THREE YEARS
Unable to Transport Output
American Shippers Un
load Here.
Great shipments of beef, slaughtered
primarily for foreign ports, but find
ing no outlet, have glutted the mar
kets in the Eatt. and a big drop has
come. The prices quoted in the whole
sale markets are lower today than
they have been for three years Paet
The sudden influx of meats is due
it is claimed, to the fact that the big
steamship companies have refused to
take the risk of carrying it to the
mine-infested waters of Europe. The
big abattoirs of the West had a con
siderable number of orders from tb
belligerent nations, and had tney
been able to make deliveries prices
would have reached prohibitive rates.
The sudden action of England. France
and Germany, making the seas unsafe
for any traffic, has spoiled the plans
of the packers, and instead of making
a tremendous profit they are con
fronted with a possible loss.
Eggs too, are low-pnced, as they
always are at Eastertide. Hennery
eggs, that is, esrs one day old are
selling at S5 cents a dozen. Strictly
fresh eggs retail from 22 to 28 cents,
with a proportionately low price for
other grades.
The price of eggs generally reaches
its lowest level the week after
Easter, but probably there will be
no further reduction when that time
arrives. One dealer today said there
wouldn't be "because the price is low
enough already." _ .
The quality, too, has its effect.
Light beef is wholesaling at 12Vi cents.
Quite recently it was up to 15. The
heavy beef costs two and three cents
more a pound. The average price for
rib roasts is 19 cents a pound, and
the average for steaks, 18.
Pork, too, has taken a drop. Loins
are down to 16 cents a pound. Re
cently they were 20. This is not ex
ceptionally low. however, for they
have been down to 12.
President Garfield’s Son to
Address the Wednesday Club
Dr. Henry A. Garfield, president of
Williams College and son of former
President James A. Garfield, will
speak on “Munich and the Bavarians
During the First Month of the War”
before the Wednesday Club next
Wednesday, at the Washington. Dr.
Garfield was In Munich during the
time.
Cloudy Weather Here
for Only a Brief Stay
The oloudy weather probably will
continue through tomorrow, accord
ing to Indications seen by the fore
caster at noon today, with the wind
continuing from the northwest, or
working into the west. At noon to
day the temperature was 38, a rise of
only two degrees from the low marl:
of the night, and there was a two
{nils wind Irani the uojjtljweet.
• With the Sail or Przemysl. the enly
important fortified town in Galicia,
which Is still In the hands of the
Australns, is Craoow, in north went
era Galicia, close to the German bor
der.
In the early days of the war the
Russian offensive campaign, aa out
lined unofficially, contemplated the in
vasion of Germany through East
Prussia on the north, end simul
taneously Into Silesia from Galicia.
The Russians succeeded in penetrat
ing Galicia, but the success of tho
Austrains in holding Przemysl and
Cracowl blocked attempts to invade
Germany across the Silesian border
Piotnreeqnr Phase of War.
The siege of Przemysl has beer
one of the most picturesque phases
of the war in the east. The Aus
trian garrison defended the city with
determination and vigor, and dur
ing the earlier months inflicted con
siderable losses on the Russians by
frequent sorties. The only means bf
communication with the outside
world was by wireless telegraphy ape
aeroplanes.
Although there have been several
reports recently that the surrender
of Przemysl was imminent nerw.
from the city Itself described condi
tions there as nearly normal, except
for the regulations imposed by the
military' authorities. All supplies ef
food were taken over by the army
officials, who issued rations to sol"
dlere and civilians alike. The last
direct word from Przemysl before the
announcement of its surrender was
that the Russian attaoks were infre
quent and that the defenders has
little to do.
Przemysl was well stocked with am
munition and provisions when the
siege began, although there waa sharp
discrepancy between Russian and
Austrian estimates of the length of
time It would be able to hold out
There have been indications recently
that hunger was an effective ally of
the Russians, for it was reported that
aeroplanes were making daily flights
to Przemysl with cargoes of provi
sions.
Last week the Russians brought
down an Austrian aeroplane, said to
l>e laden with tinned beef tor the
Przdmysl garrison.
The fall of Przemysl was toreeast
in a Petrograd dispatch of last
■Wednesday, which said that tho
capitulation of the fortress was a
matter of only a few days. Austrian
soldiers captured by the Russians
during unsuccessful sorties said that
f Continued nn Face t. Colama Id
Halts Traffic
with Germany
_
LONDON. March 22.—The Central
News states that the Italian govern
ment today stopped all railway
freight traffic with Germany by way
of Switzerland.
lord Still Cunsidering
Kstablishment of Plant
Near Newark Waterfront
Promise that within s short tine
the Ford Motor Company would, la ■£
likelihood, establish a manufacturing
plant In the Newark meadows, wae
repeated today by W. J. Morgan, ant
of those in charge of the company's
sales station in this city.
Mr. Morgan said today that the es
tabliFhment of such a plant was ny
Itili becoming an actual necessity.