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CENTRAL HIGH
Hot Campaign for Presidency
of Student Body at High St.
1 Institution.
LOW MARKS FORCE ONE
SCHOLAR OUT OF RACE
Boughton, Popular Athlete,
Withdrawn, and His Support
ers Express Indignation.
The first campaign for the presi- !
dency of the General Organization of
the Central High School, which will
close with the election tomorrow, has
been very exciting. The liveliest
feature happened yesterday after
noon when posters urging the
selection of Sidney Lajsser as presi
dent were torn down from the walls
of the corridors. The “G. O.,” as It
is called, includes all of the 1,300
students at the High street institu
tion.
Tho posters torn down were about
eleven by fourteen inches and were
neatly hand lettered In red ink.
hor.e such admonitions as ’’Vote v>r
Kidney Gasser' and Great Ab£rfy,’
"Vote for Sidney Lasser, the Stan o!
democracy,” "Vote for Si dm/ Lasser
and Fair Play All the Vf'fy," and
others of similar laudator^, tenor.
At the bottom of each card was
the sentence: ‘'Paid fot by, George
Cohen, manager lJ>PSdr campaign
committee." The posters were put
up at noontime and were taken
down at almost the same moment
and none have been put up in their
places. The Lasser supporters de
clare the Incident gives them all the
argument they need to justify their
choice for head of the general
organlaation.
Four Candidates.
The campaign commenced with four
candidates for president. They were
Sidney Lasser, Charles H. Boughton,
George Cohen and Paul Henerlau.
The last two withdrew and left the
field to the others, but last Monday
Principal William Wiener reduced
the field still further by declaring
Boughton out of the race because of
low mark in his studies. Boughton
who is the two-mile national inter
scholastic champion, and a popular
favorite, was a formidable candidate
for the presidency.
His supporters resented the action
of the principal in declaring the ath
lete ineligible, and tearing down the
posters of Lasser was their method
of showing their displeasure at tho
principal’s action.
They refuse to talk about the mat
ter to outsiders, but one might bear
on every hand today when one Cen
tral High boy met another: “What
do you think,” and the reply almost
always was, "Bum business.”
Boughton, who is a smtler and not
given to bearing grudges, said to hig
friends who offered condolences!
“■What does It amount to? What
Is the job, anyway?”
Friends of Lasser said: "You must
admit we have been gentlemen. We
tore down no posters.”
With Boughton out, there is hut one
candidate for president. Margaret
Brown has a clear field for the office
of vice-president, but there are
tweny-eight candidates for the eight
place's on the executive committee.
They arc: Herbert Abeles, Gladys
I’hapman, Ethel Clemmens, George
Cohen, Pasqualino Corbo, Jennie Dan
zis, Charles De Rose, Abraham
Fran* Harry Friedman, Selig Gar
l.er, Frank Gill, Henry Gottfried, Max
i ireenberg, Rose Grossbart, Paul
Henerlau, Larry Ilarla, Albert Kap
lansky, William Krueger, Hobart
Kuebier. Abe Levin, Harry Moiflt,
George Ritchie, Jacob Schaffer, Philip
Sobel, Fredericka Stahl, Irving
Stelle, Leroy Stein, Joel Sugarman.
The friends of Boughton are cen
tering on the condidacy of Harry
Moffltt, also prominent in athletics.
Lasser. the sole nominee for presi
dent, formerly went in for track
events but withdrew and now is ac
tive in the affairs of the Central Ser
vice Club.
Professor Weiner said today that
the Central High School will stand
for efficiency so long as he is at Its
head and that Boughton as head of
the general organization would be a
challenge to his efficiency campaign.
Twelve organizations comprise the
general organization: Clloni Literary
■Society, Webster-Hayne Debating So
ciety ' W, & W. Debating Society,
Central Service Club, Central Girls’
Service Club, Glee Club. Voice Cul
ture Club, Camera Club, Rifle Club,
Tennis Club, Athletic Association
and the Barnstormers.
The general organization will exer
cise a general supervision of the
work of all these organizations and
of the pupils who do not belong to
any of them as well. There will be
chosen at the election tomorrow a
president, a vice-president and an
executive committee of eight. The
secretary will be appointed.
Anti=Saloon League
Plans to Make Next
Fight at the Polls
That the next fight of the Anti
Saloon League forces In this State
■.'. 111 be made in the primaries and at
Hie polls, rather than in the General
Assembly, was the announcement
•hade today by Samuel Wilson, editor
of The American Issue, the official
organ of the temperance forces.
In referring to the defeat of the
local option bill in the lower house
on Monday night, after the measure
had been passed by the Senate, Mr.
Wilson said:
“Th<> Anti-Saloon League was in
no way disappointed, as we did not
expect to carry the bill through the
Mouse of Assembly in view of the
opposition of solid delegations, from
Kssex, Hudson and Passaic counties.
•■We are greatly encouraged with
the progress made and the tremen
dous development of public sentiment,
as Illustrated by tho great throng of
our frienrs who crowded the State
Mouse without any effort on our part
to assemble them. Wo didn’t make a
move. They simply came. These
people came from all parts of the
State in order to let their representa
tives know their sentiments.
"The league will continue its re
markably successful methods of the
past >ear In organising and educating
the people. Superintendent James It
Shields, who organized the State ot
Illinois and secured the passage of
the local option bill in that State,
do. a not believe in fne policy of hunt
ing ducks with a braes band.
u
DRINKING SONG”
FOR MUSIC FETE
STIRS CRITICISM
Anti-Saloon League Rap for
Operatic Selection on Big
Newark Program.
SAM WILSON WRITES
OF “WISKE’S CHORUS"
Urges Censoring of Famous
Verses That Are Now Be
ing Rehearsed.
C. Mortimer Wiske, director of the
big musical festival which is to be
given in this city May 4, 5 and 6 and
cruited from many of the leading
crulted from any of the leading
church choirs of the city, have been
much surprised by an article that
appears in the current number of
The American Issue. The American
Issue is the organ of the Anti-Saloon
article mentioned the director of the
article mentioned het dlrecor of the
Newark fete is bitterly attacked for
including in his festival program a
drinking song from the kermis scene
of "Faust,” the famous opera by.
Gounod.
Samuel Wilson is the editor of the
Issue, which is a temperance publi
cation, with offices in the Ordway
building here. Mr. Wilson admitted
today that he had written the criti
cism of the festival program. He
said he wasn’t acquainted with Mr.
Wiske. "Wlske’s Chorus te Sing
Whisky's Praises" is the title of the
Wilsonian effort. It reads in part:
"A great musical festival has been
staged to be given in the city of
Newark May 4, 5 and 6, and the
prospectus claims that there will be,
a chorus of 1,000. This chorus is:
being made up of citizens of Newark, :
and a great many young women from
the churches ore expected to par
ticipate.
“The musical director has the
rather ominous name of Wiske, and
we notice that one of the items on
the program is the "Soldier's Cho
rus” from "Faust,” by Gounod. Be
low aro some of the chaste and clas
sic words of this chorus:
"Red or white liquor, coarse or lino!
What can H matter, so we have wins?
What if the vintage great be or
small?
Tour Jolly toper drinketh of all.
"Student versed in every barrel.
Save the aneAf water white,
To thy glory, to thy love,
Drink away tonight 1
‘Sw.Umenl* like the above may
have been entirely appropriate tn con
tinental Europe half a century ago, or
would be flt to be sung by a chorus
recruited from the underworld, but
unless the announced program Is ex
purgated there ought to be a great
secession of decent women from this
chorus, and a boycott of the whole
Institution by decent citizens of New
Dlreotor Wiske, who is atoo ar
ranging for a similar musical festival
to be held In Paterson on the nights
of May 11, 12 and IS, made reference
to the attack upon himself at the
rehearsal of the Paterson chorus at
the Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion in that city Iasi night.
Mr. Wiske said that he regarded
the attack as entirely uncalled for,
but did not discuss the matter at
length. At first it was regarded as a
sort of Joke by members of the
i chorus, which Is also recruited from
the choirs of the leading Paterson
churches and includes several hun
dred singers who have volunteered
their services for the Billy Sunday
revival campaign, which opens In
Paterson on April 4.
As the evening wore on, however,
the resentment of the singers grew
acute and some sarcastic remarks
were passed relative to "reformers"
and persons who would object to the
singing of classical music from such
a homposer as Gounod.
■One member of the chorus summed
up the sentiment of the organisation
as follows:
VI have not seen the article alluded
to >ut from what I have heard it is
the nost asanine thing I have ever
liste ed to. It Is too bad that some
of the modern reformers that we have
in the country are not lighting at the
front in Europe. They surely would
not be missed and might get what
was coming to them.”
Mr. Wilson was seen today and told
of the stir liie article had made in
musical circles. The editor, who is a
retired business man, and said that
he has been connected with the pub
lication for several years, appeared
quite' pleased that his arrows had
reached their mark.
“I am glad,” said he, "that atten
tion has been called to the article;
that is what I wrote it for. It is ail
right if a lot of roystering men want
to sing a drinking song, but when a
chorus is recruited from church choirs
I do not think that a song that hints
at the ravishing of women is appro
PF"?t certainly think that MV. Wlsks
ought to expurgate Ills program, as
there Is plenty of musical repertoire
he could get without such a song as
he has placed on the program. If hs
does not change the program I think
decent people ought to stay away
from the concerts.”
That the religiously inclined people
of the State have confidence in the
class of music furnished by Mr.
Wiske Is indicated by the fact that
George Arnold, president of the Pat
erson and North Jersey Evangelistic
Association, who is responsible for
the securing of "Billy” Sunday for
Paterson, is one of the underwriters
of the association.
Even “Billy” Sunday himself is
said to be in sympathy with musical
productions, as he has agreed to cut
short his evening services in Pater
son so that members of the taberna
cle choir may get through In time
to sing with the Wiske chorus.
ST. LUKE’S PASTOR AND VISITING CLERGY
R©t. Jacob A, Cole.
Hot. Georg* W. £mith.
Iter. James H. McDonald.
DRAFT PROVING
General Committee Throws Up
Hands and Passes Task
Along.
Declaring that the meetings of the
entire Charter Revision Committee
were “foolish and a. waste of time,”
the committee at a meeting last night
decided to appoint a committee of
three to draft the proposed measure
and then in turn submit it to the com -
mittee appointed by Mayor Raymond.
The chairman, Richard C. Jenkinson,
agreed with the committee and ap
poJrjtedL City Counsel Hpaulding
FraSfcr, Frafik E. Braduer and Frank
If. Sommer to assume clifcrge of the
work. The committee, of the whole
then adjourned to mettt only at the
call of the chair.
For the past two months, interest
In the movement was confined to
about four members chosen by Mayor
Raymond. Time and time again
meetings were postponed as no
quorum was present and the general
feeling among the members was not
of a too friendly nature. This, it
was hinted, would result in the resig
nation of at least two members.
Even at the meeting last night the
feeling of good fellowship was lack
ing In some instances. When Mr.
(Continued on Pnge 8, Column 8.)
A. V. Hamburg Is
First Newarker to
Phone to Frisco
Trade Board President Talks
Over Transcontinental Line
This Afternoon.
President A. V. Hamburg, of the
local Board of Trade, had the dis
tinction of being the first Newarker
to speak over the new transcontinental
telephone line from New York to San
Francisco. The conversation, which
had been arranged as a mark of dis
tinction for Mr. Hamburg by E. W.
Wollmuth, local commercial manager
of the Newark district. New York
Telephone Company, took place from
the company’s office at 15 Dey street,
Manhattan, at 2:30 o’clock this after
noon. It continued for about three
minutes.
When Mr. Hamburg stepped to the
telephone instrument the connections
had been set up for the message and
arrangements made with the San
Francisco end for its reception. Mr.
Hamburg's message was with the
president of the San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce, who was at the
Panama Exposition grounds, and the
transmission was excellent.
Mr. Hamburg, in part of the con
versation, said:
“Mr. President, I wish to extend to
the people of San Francisco through
you the greetings and congratulations
of the citizens of Newark and the
business men of our city. Also the
hopes for the successful conduct of
the exposition and for your future
welfare.”
The invitation to speak across the
continent was extended to President
Hamburg yesterday. He and Mr.
Wollmuth went to New York together
this morning and had luncheon up
town prior to the talk across the con
tinent.
Fair Weather So Continue
Fair weather tonight and Thursday
with moderate west winds were the
indications seen by the forecaster at
noon today, when the temperature
was 50, a rise nf 12 degrees from the
low mark of the night, and there was
a ten-mile wind from the northwest.
MISTAKES CAT FOR RABBIT, SEEKS
CHARM, FALLS INTO HOT WATER
Chasing a rabbit, in an effort to
become the possessor of that charm
which is supposed to drive away the
witches, goblins apd all hard luck,
might be all right, but Mrs. Elizabeth
Seetii, thirty-eight years old. of 102
Hunterdon street, made a wtelab*
today, when she mistook a. oat for a
rabbit, and tried to make friends.
Mrs. Seetli, who bad been washing,
could not catch the cat, but, instead,
turned over a tub of water, scalding
herself on the arms, face and body.
She was taken to the City Hospital.
»-&«>'• 1ft resting quietly.
j
Tells Conference Members
They Should Do Work Billy
Sunday Is Doing.
Bishop Theodore S. Henderson, of
Chattanooga, Ttfnn., who presided at
the fifty-eighth session of the New
ark Conference of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, which opened today,
told .th^ 400 ministers present that
the greatest need of the church, the
ministry included, is more ■ Wood By
inference he said Billy Sunday would I
-- I
Bishop Henderson,
not be needed to stir up the lukewarm
If they themselves did so.
The conference Is being held In St.
Luke’s Church at Clinton avenue and
Murray street, with ministers present
from all over the northern section of
the State and nearby sections of New
York and Pennsylvania.
The bishop said in his opening ad
dress: "The most perilous thing in
the life of the church today is the
attempt to preserve theological
phrases at the expense of spiritual
life. Recently I attended a conference
at Cleveland of German ministers,
where the principal subject at Issue
seemed to be whether the gospel
should be read In German or English
or in both languages at each service.
1 To me it seems to be of small account
what language we employ in reading
the gospel, but>of great account what
we do to follow out its precepts.
“One of the most hopeless diseases
is pernicious aenemia; I am not cer
tain that it is not afflicting the life
of the church. What we need in the
church is more of the blood of the
Lamb.
“Preaching can never bo learned
(Continued on Page It, Column 6.)
Estimates of the amount that will
oe needed to run the various branches
of the county government for the
/ear beginning May 12, 1915, were
submitted by the chairmen of the
committees of Board of Freeholders
at the meeting of the finance com
mittee this afternoon. Ail of the es
timates will be cut, it is believed,
before the annual budget is made up
in an effort to reduce the tax rate.
Legislature Next Week to
Fix Date lor Adjournment
Vrom a Staff Correspondent.
TRENTON. March 24.—The data
for sine die adjournment of the 1915
Legislature probably will be llxed
next week. >t is thought the adjourn
ment will be about the middle of
April.
THIEVES ARE
USING AUTOS
IN TUI WORK
Motor Car Visited Smith House
Afternoon Place Was
Robbed.
That there are apparently two
band:; of robbers connected with the
depredations In this city Is the belief
of those who contend that the thefts
are committed by organized bands.
This opinion is due to the fact that i
burglaries have been committed dur
10th day and night, and the as
sertion Is that the same thieves
"VOjjId not work on both shifts.
Another angle Is ttvit some of the
mkrauders are of the "auto bandit”
class, as the use of motor cats has
been resorted to by the house-fcreak
It la only within the last couple ot
days that the "daylight” and "auto"
burglar has come to notice. Several
houses have been entered In broad
daylight. One of these was the resi
dence of George M. Smith, of 132
Dickinson street, which was robbed
Monday afternoon. It was here that
the automobile first appeared, as far
as is known.
Mr. Smith is an automobile man
himself and Is employed with a con
cern a short distance from his home.
Neighbors of the Smiths say that an
automobile was seen standing in front
of the Smith house Monday at the
time the burglary was said to have
been committed. No particular atten
tion was taken of this, because the
people thought Mr. Smith had come
home In the motor. Mr. Smith says
he wasn’t near his residence with a
car that day.
ers.
Leaded Revolver stolen, Tee.
Mrs. Smith said today that she had
only returned from a trip to' Utica
last Sunday and that Monday was
her first trip away from the house.
She says that part of the burglars’
booty at her residence, which was
not announced originally, was a colt
revolver, which had been in a bureau
drawer in the bed-room. The pistol
was loaded, but the burglars thought
that they should adopt the "safety
first” principal and take that along
too. Other residents in the Smith
house declared that they had heard
voices of men talking in the hall
that afternoon, but paid no heed to
them.
The daylight band was busy, yes
terday aftfemoon. too, as thieves en
tered thefapartmeuts of Miss Came
Sufftrong. on the third floor of her
apartment at 19 South Seventh street.
Miss Sufftrong is a saleswoman in a
local department store and her sister,
who lives with her. was out.
Jewelry was the object of the
thieves’ visit and they made a good
haul. Four bar pins were taken, as
well as two lavallieres, one of the
latter being diamond studded. Other
articles were a lady's gold watch and
chain and a bar chain.
Still another ruse of the thieves be
sides traveling in autos, is said to be
that of ringing the door bells of
houses and apartments. If there is
an answer to the bell the visitor gives
some story and then departs. Should
there be no response to the bell the
burglar figures that there is nobody
homb in the department and he seta
about getting into the place. The fact
that apartment houses have been
visited and fiats looted, whtle other
apartments, are occupied, shows the
daring of the marauders.
One of the latest phases of the
police campaign against burglaries
in the city is the difference of opin
ion between the Board of Police Com
missioners and Chief Long over the
necessity of the special order of the
board adopted’ at its meeting Mon
day afternoon requiring nightly tours
of inspection by the captains of the
various . precincts.
Patrol Order Unnecessary.
Chief Long Bays that such a reso
lution of the board Is not necessary,
as* It Is already part of the depart
mental orders, and he further says
that as yet he has no official knowl
edge of such action by the board at
its meeting this week.
Secretary Kearney, of the Police
Bi\ird. declared today that such
action was taken by the board; Mon
day, and while he admitted that as
yet the order hadn’t been transmitted
to the chief, that It would bd and
that such action probably would be
taken today. !
"There is no question but > that
such an order was issued by the
board,” declared Secretary Kearney,
"and furthermore,” ho continued,
”n Page 11, Column 1*1
STATE OFFICIALS
IS SENATE PLAN
Pay of Jurists and Others Is
Slashed in Republican
Measure.
BITTER PARTISANSHIP
IS SHOWN IN DEBATE
Courtesy Thrown Aside—Many
Democrats to Suffer as Re
sult of Action.
From a Stall Correepoadrat.
TRENTON, March 24— Senatorial
courtesy and custom ■were thrown
aside and a bitter partisan debate
resulted wh»n the Republicans today
forced through the Senate a com-,
mlttee substitute for Senate bills 11
and 86. The substitute measure
makes reductions in the salaries of
the judges, many of whom are Demo
crats. The Republicans made the
substitute measure a caucus agree
ment, but four Democratic senators
also voted for it and thus took some
of the credit fo^ the proposed re
duction In salaries. The reductions
follow:
Chancellor, from 213,000 to 311,000;
chief justice, 313,000 to 311.000; asso
ciate justices of the Supreme Court
and vice-chancellor, 312,000 to $10,
000; State treasurer, comptroller and
secretary of State, from 36,000 to
$5,000; attorney-general, $7,000 to
$5,000; Commissioner of education,
310,000 to $7,000; clerk of the Supreme
Court, clerk of the Court of Chan
cery and banking and insurance
commissioner, $6,000 to $2,000, and $600
cut from the salaries of each of the
two assistant attorney-generals.
The vote on the bills follows: In
(Coatiaaed on Page 11, Cab
«.)
PRZEMYSL’S FALL
RELEASES CZAR’S
ARMY0F200,000
Much New Artillery Is Also Re
ported Available for Cracow
, TJaltipsign.
B; the I'nlted Preen.
PETROORAD, Marco 24.—Two
hundred thousand Russian troops and
many batteries of new artillery’ were
released for the Crecow and Hun
garian campaigns by the surrender
of Przemysl, It was stated on good
authority today. This big Slay army,
fresh from the greatest Russian vic
tory of the war. Is prepared to strike
a crushing blow against the Austro
Oermans as soon as troop trains can
carry them to the front.
The war olBee thus far hag made
no official announcement of the size
of the Russian army investing the
Austrian fortress. The official state
ment that 119.602 Austrians laid down
their arms, and that the fortress was
originally’ garrisoned by 175,000 men
convinced military critics here.
Rapidly as possible the Austrian
prisoners are being hurried out of
Przemysl and across the Oaiician bor
der to Russian prison camps. Several
thousands already have arrived at
Kiel!.
By thr AmttaM Press.
GENEVA (via Paris), March 24.—
A summary of what purports to be
the conditions upon which the Aus
trian garrison at Prsemysl offered to
surrender to the Russians is printed
bv the Tribune. The following stip
ulations are said to have been made:
First—Full honors of war for the
garrison.
Second—Special treatment for the
prisoners, providing that officers
shall be paroled, and that none of
the troops shall be sent to Siberia.
Third—The right to transport to
(Continued on Pare 1, Column S.)
Two $5,000 Bequests Left
Friends, Gifts to Servants.
Balance to Widow.
The will of Leslie P. Ward, son of
the late Dr. Leslie D. Ward, of the
Prudential Insurance Company, was
filed for probate in the surrogate’s
office today. Leslie P. Ward died at
Waybridge, England. January 15 last
In his will the sum of 15,000 was be
queathed to Wilbur S. Johnson, who
was named executor with the Fidel
ity Trust Company. A similar sum
was left to Ruth C. Douglas, daugh
ter of Mrs Ruth C. Douglas.
Each of the servants who were em
ployed by Leslie P. Ward for two
years or more will receive $100 each,
according to the terms of the will.
The residue of the estate Is left to
the widow, Mrs. Cecile E. Ward.
Included in the residue Is a half
residue of the eotste of Dr. Ward,
who instructed Ills son to dispose of
this portion of his estate by will. The
value of the property left to Mrs.
Ward Is not given.
The will was filed for probate by
Francis Lafferty, solicitor for the
Fidelity Trust-Comj*any. On Febru
ary 16. Mr. Lafferty, upon request of
the Fidelity, was appointed to take
depositions of witnesses to the will
made hi England by Mr. Ward. The
witnesso- whose statements were re
corded are Rich and Westaoott, Eric
I Gardner and Tfcdmss Hewitt, of
Weybridge England.
ALLIED TROOPS LANDED
FOR JOINT ATTACK WITH
FLEET ON DARDANELLES
■LESS SAVES j
ALL ON STEAMER
SINK IN KEAN
Ten Vessels Respond to Call of
Leaking Mallory Liner
Denver.
NEW YORK. March 24.-The Mal
lory line, owners of the American
steamer Denver, received confirma
tion today of the wireless message j
sent last night from the steamer St. j
Louis announcing that the Denver's
crew had been taken off and the
Denver had been abondoned 1,300
miles east of New York.
This confirmation came in a wire
less message from Captain Avery, of
the Denver. The message said that
the Denver had been abandoned In a
sinking condition and that Captain
Avery and his crew were aboard the
Atlantic transport liner Manhattan
and would reach this port next Sat
urday.
The belief was expressed in marine
circles here this afternoon that the
Denver may have struck a heavy ice
floe or an ieeberg. The section of the
ocean in which the Denver went down
has recently been reported as full of
dangerous ice.
A somewhat conflicting message
which stated that the Denver's cap
tain and his wife were aboard the
steamer Megantic was received by
wireless today from G. E. Metcalfe,
the Megantic's captain, by the White
Star line. The message read a3 fol
lows:
"This afternoon rescued captain
and wife and thirteen members of
crew of steamship Denver; also Cap
tain Smith, of the American steamer
Aviland. Manhattan has remainder,
fifty-six.”
Probably A!ran* the "Evelyn."
There la no mention in maritime
records available here of the steam
er Aviland. White Star line officials
believed that the Megantic’s captain
referred to Captain Smith, of the
American steamer Evelyn, which
was sunk by a mine in the North
sea. They believed that Captain
Smith was returning home on the
Denver, although the Denver usual-,
ly carried no passengers.
The total number of persons rescued,
according to the message from the
! Megantic’s commander, is Sevepty
i The St. Louis, eastward bound, and
■ the Manhattan came up to the Den
ver about 4 o’clock, the Atlantic
! transport liner arriving a few min
utes before the St. Louis. Three
[ boats were lowered from the Denver
as soon as the Manhattan approached
and the officers and crew and the
few passengers cm board were trans
ferred to the rescue ship, which is
| . (foutinned oa Page I, Celnma 3.1
NO STATE TAX
FOR THIS YEAR,
G.O.P. DECIDES
May, However, Ask Voters to
Sanction $10,000,000 Bond
Issue.
Iran • StaJT Correspondent.
TRENTON, March 24.—Following a
conference today of Republican lead
ers of both houses, which included
President Edge, of the Senate; Sena
tor Reed. the majority leader;
Speaker Godfrey, of the House, and
Majority Leader Runyon, of that
body, It was announced definitely
that there will be no State tax this
year.
"No State tax will be imposed this
year." said Senator Read, "and
whether or not the people of the State
will be asked to >ote upon a bond is
sue to care for needed additions to
State institutions will depend upon a
further conference to be held on the
subject.
"Bonds can be issued without a
vote of the people, and either this
Legislature or the next is likely to
provide for an isBue of from $5,000,Off
to $10,000,000 to provide proper accom
modations at all Staae institutions,
and then ask tha people to sanction it
at the polls.”
Inventory of Property of Widow
of Civil War Leader Is
Filed Here.
An inventory showing the personal
estate of the late Ellen M McClellan,
widow of General George B. McClel
lan and mother of George B. McClel
lan, professor of politioai economy at
Princeton University and ex-mayor
of New York, to be worth *163,090.04
was filed by the appraisers with Sur
rogate Fred G. Stickel, jr., today.
Mrs. McClellan died in Paris several
months ago without making a will.
Her son, who is her only heir, was
appointed administrator, ana he, with
J. Joseph Quinn and C. P. Walter
Crowell, of this city, made the in
ventory. Practically all of the per
sonality consists of bonds and mort
gages and railroad stock. The other
assets are *500 rent due from one
Samuel Green, $750 oash In the bank
and *100 worth of personal effects.
The McClellan homestead was In
West ' 'range.
Will Attempt to Cut Off
Forts on Gallipoli
Peninsula.
ASSAULT TO BEGIN WHEN
MORE WARSHIPS ARRIVE
Allied Warships Have Resumed
Bombardment of the Turk*
ish Forts.
SANGUINARY BATTLE IS
RAGING IN CARPATHIANS
PrzemysKs Russian Besiegers
Expected to Enter Struggle
for Mountain Passes.
The expected land attack on the
Dardanelles fortifications, !n con
junction with the operation* of the
allied fleet, probably will be inaugu
rated soon. It is reported from
Athens that troope conveyed to the
Dardanelles on transports were land
ed yesterday on the Gallipoli penin
sula and that the general attack by
land and sea will be made on th*
arrival of the French and British
warships now on the way to reinforce
the fleet. Bombardment of the flfun
kish forts Is said to have bean re
sumed yesterday.
Reports reaching Berlin today in
dicated that one of the greatest bat
tles of the campaign is now in prog
ress in the Carpathians. The aon
flict is likely to be waged for some
days yet before it reaches the point
where the probable result can be ore
dieted. German military critics agree
that the Hussion army, set free by
the surrender of Przemysl. before
many days will be engaged in As
struggle for the possession sS tie
Carpathian posses
It is officially announced ait Pstrn ■
grsd that the Germans in norths**
Poland have virtually tbandoasd
their attempt te capture Ossowet*
the fortress on which the lirrsBsm
■GBOtoUtihglr efforts to break through
the Russian chain of defenses. It ie
said thst all but four heavy Gerais*
batteries havo been withdrassn fresh
before Ossoweta, after having failed
in efforts to reduce the Russian ferts
B.r the Associated Prc».
LONDON, March 34 12:30 a. m.).-e
A force of allied troops was landed
on the peninsula of GalUpoH yester
day from transports In the gulf of
Sarog, according to a dispatch from
AtheriB to the Dally Express.
A general attack upon the fortifi
cation* of the Dardanelles Is to he
undertaken immediately on the
arrival of further French and Brit
ish warships, now on their way ti<
Join the attacking squadron.
The last concerted effort against
the Dardanelles positions occupied
six days ago, on March 18. This
day's action resulted In the loss of
I three battleships. Reviewing the
situation, military exper*- In Londoe
i and elsewhere have expressed freely
their belief that to penetrate the
straits the marine forces must be
well supported on land. It has be*,
said lately that a strong detachment
of French troops was on Its way tc
l e Dardanelles.
The Gallipoli peninsula, is
northern or European side of th«
Dardanelles. At Its head It Is not
more than three or four miles wide
If this neck of land were effective
held bv the allies. Turkish comm inn
cation With the strong positions on
the peninsula would be impossible.
A dispatch from Athens received
by way of Paris says an allied flee
resumed the bombardment of the
Dardanelles yesterday morning.
By the A»»oei«ted Press.
PARIS, March 24 (5 a. m.>—Bcju
bardment of the Uurkish fortifica
tions in the Kardanelles was re
sumed at 10 o'clock yesterday rr.orS
ink by the allied fleet, according ':.,
an Athens dispatch to the Hava.
asrency. The warships were aocon,
panied into the straits by a numbe
of mine sweepers.
B< the A»pwMfd 1‘rew
BERLIN, March 24.—B;. wireless -ft'
I SayviHe.—Reports from the Carpa
thian Mountains indicate that one
the greatest and most aangtiinar;
battles of the campaign is now rag
ing:. A special correspondent of tli
, Lokal Anzeiger telegraphs: ,15
"The great bloody battle is now ii
full swing In the Carpathian*. 1.
luis not yet. reached a point where a
definite judgment can be passed on
the events at any point. The convict
I is likely to be waged some days yr-t
with equal fierceness by both sides.
•The next few days probably wl’
see the released ITzemysl inveeimefc
I armv engaged in this struggle.
"Conditions to the north of the VL<~
I tula river and along the Bug ant
! Narew lines appear to have changed
1 little or not at all recently."
Clerk Freed When Employer
Refuses to Press Charge
of Theft for Stealing Fur?
Earl Hay, twenty-two years old. o'
27 Centre street, who was arrest*"
yesterday by Lieutenant Donavon
headquarters on a
furs from the
at 649 Broad
by Judge Grice in the
coTirt this morning,
recovered from a
where Hay was trying to
them, and the proprietors bit
refused to press a charge i
youth.
Hay was employed as a.
the store, and yesterday no
alleged, he took two valuable
from the store and disposed of
for !2 in u star' N Green stregft,