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PATERSON IS ’
II
,j Increased Train Service but
More Danger—Utility Board
Hears Water Case.
• Erie railroad representatives ap
j jttared before the Board of Public.
HV'it> Commissioners here today
U tvjfth a new plan for the elimination
[ of Its Paterson grade crossings and
Is met determined opposition by tlie
*£•(•{( y, represented by City Counsel
:• iPwip'd F. Merry Tlie Eric wants
• to bull'd a loop in Paterson, ircsulting
t; in the Erie and the New Yolk, Buk
ilUehantia and Western •running
trains dper each other's trackit. After
| hearing both sides the commission
ft carried tlie case over for a confer
!| ciee and decision later.
jThe boa i^l also heard the in I it ion of
[i tlie Commonwealth Water and Eight
Sl: I'ompany, Of Summit, for recirganlza
•; tfon, on wRich it will anncfcince its
decision latar.
Mr. MeiTy declared the IJrie plan,
while insuring better train service,
;; simply means transferring Jie grade
efossing trouble from the Erie line
1 10 the .Nfcw York, Susquehanna and
• Westerrl railroad fine 1 hrougti Pat
| etson, with the danger at tlie Broad
way stiaion of the latter inareased;
‘ but, Mr. Merry said, a plan providing
for the elimination of the Ellison
J place, Eighteenth street and Uroad
| iv'ay crossings established by the pro
f posed change, would ire approved by
| the city. 1
Road Plana Loop.
’.As explained by F. B. Llrucolln, gen
j rial manager of the Erie railroad, the
t load’s plan in the Paterson situation
I is to establish a loop in Paterson by
; making three changiw; I. The con
1 xtruction of a connection between the
present main line of tlte Erie at Mar
ket street and the Pat.errson city spur
of the N. Y„ B. and W. R. R. 1’. The
establishment of a “Y" connection at
Broadway between the main, line of
the N. Y., B. and W. R. R. and tlie
Paterson city spur. 3. The ennstruc
• Hon of a connection between title main
! line of the N. Y., S. and W. R R. and
lhe main line of the Erie railroad
west oft he Passaic rfver near the
Hawthorne station.
Ketifton rer t flirrwdn » uvinwuii*.
Mr. Merry declared that the danger
I n,i every one of the thirteen Susque
S hanna grade crossings would be in
i creased. "The city Is distinctly
! against the plan," he told tile board.
“,YVe realize better train service
Would result, but we think a siSuution
vjoulil be created which would mate
i rlully increase the danger because of
ilie pecullnr triangular situation that
vfrould result at Ellison place, where
the driver of a vehicle or a pedestrian
would have to keep his eye sopon sev
! era! ways ai once.
! "The Broadway crossing wosild be
Very nearly as bad as it is now. And
ibis section of the city through which
ihe loop is to run is the growing sec
tion of the city. There Is not as much
truffle as at the present Erie grade
<4-ossings Just at present, but the sec
lion Is growing. And this plan would
provide for ninety additional train
movements over the thirteen grade
crossings on the Susquehanna between
Broadway and Hawthprne, thus
rfreatly increasing the danger while
itemoving the Erie danger."
“One hundred and eighteen trains
fould be discontinued west of Mar
tlet street on the Erie main line as a
iiesult of the change,” Mr. Lincoln
testified. Sixty-one of these, or ap
proximately that number, would make
the loop and return to Jersey City
over the N. Y., S. & YV. line. The N.
Y., R. & W. trains from Jersey City
would return to Jersey City over the
Erie main line after making the loop.
"This service would be more flexi
ble and materially improved," Mr.
Lincoln testified.
Before the Erie hearing, the com
missioners heard an application for
the reorganization of the Common
wealth YVnter and Light Company,
which would result in the forming of
s new holding eompuny In Ocean
and Monmouth counties and a new
^tlilty In the nortli end of the State.
> The object is to create a Common
wealth YVater Comiuinv and a Com
monwealth Electric Company in the
northern part of the State, with the
present Commonwealth Light and
Power Company as a holding com
pany, and to create in the southern
section the Lakewood and Coast Elec
tric Company, with the Lakewood
''.liter Company and the Lakewood
Sod Coast Water and Light Com
pany a holding company.
The company's appeal was based on
•lie amendment of 1915, to the anti
monopoly statute of 1913, which
amendment permits a holding com
pany to have stock in various con
cerns in the same line of business.
HaKKett Outlines I’lana.
Carroll P. Bassett, of Summit, pres
ident of the Commonwealth YVater
slid Light Company, outlined the
company’s desires to the board. It Is
intended to establish the Common
wealth YVater Company, Including the
Mountain YVater Company, of Sum
mit: the West Orunge Water Com
pany, of YY'est Orunge, and the Clin
ton Water Company, of Irvington,
properties at present in the $600,000
funded debt. It is intended further
to divorce the company's electric
properties and to establish a separate
commonwealth Electric Company and
\ he Commonwealth YY'ater and Light
Company is to be a holding company
for both these concerns.
In the south the Lakewood com
panies, known as the Lakewood
YY'ater. Light and Power Company,
with the affiliated sewer holdings, are
to be roleased from the mortgage of
Ihe Commonwealth YVater and Light
Company, and the electric company
Is to be consolidated with the Point
Pleasant Electric Light and Power
Company. At an earlier date the
Utility Commission. Mr. Bassett
Said, allowed the release of the Point
Pleasant.
Then the Lakewood and Coast
YVater and Light Company would be
h holding company for the two sep
arate concerns, the Lakewood and
Coast Electric Company, Including
the Lakewood and Point Pleasant
lectric properties, and the Lake
wood and Coast Water Company, In
cluding the water and sewer prop
erties.
Northern Companies' Valuation.
; The total capitalization of the
northern companies Yvould be $915,000
!bonds and the same amount of stock,
Lind of the Ocean and Monmouth
companies $360,000 of bonds find the
same amount of stock, all these
amounts equally divided between the
electric and water companies.
Automobile Violators
Warned in Police Court
j Three violators of the automobile
fipeed law arrested Saturday and yes
terday by Motorcycle Officer Wld
inun were arraigned before Judge
Maucusi-Ungaru in the Second Pre
cinct Police Court today.
Nelson Halms, of 33 Seventh ave
nue, Brooklyn, and Harold Ilardinger.
of 410 Riverside drive, New York,
were charged with speeding. They
\ were allowed to go with a warning.
Ernest Egatz, of 83 East Clifton
avenue. Clifton, who was driving
without a license, was arrested yes
terday afternoon. He was fined $5.
I
I _
Lucius Bushnell Captured at
Ypres—Only Four Left Out
of Canadian Regiment.
Word has been received in this city
lhal Lucius Hamilton Bushnell, son
of Louis Bushnell, engineer of the
plant of the Alderney Dairy Com
pany, 20 Bridge street, is a prisoner
of war in Germany. Young Bushnell
—he is only twenty-four years old—
was captured at what is known at
hill 80, at Ypres, in the latter part of
April. He and three other men were
l he only survivors of a regiment of
Highlanders recruited in Canada. The
rest of their organization had been
annihilated by artillery fire,of the
i Germans, and the four men were sur
rounded while they were bravely
; serving the only machine gun that
i had not been disabled.
Bushnell had already gained a
name for himself as a soldier of for
j tune and as a newspaperman before
the European war. He was born in
j Orange, and while he was a boy of
but seven years, his father was an
| engineer in the United States navy.
! The elder Bushnell went through the
Spanish war in the converted cruiser
Resolute, and had a number of thrill
ing experiences.
Some live years ago, while yet In
his teens, Bushnell became a mem
ber of the Seventy-second Regiment,
Seaforlh Highlanders, British Colum
bia. When the Chinese revolution
began, Bushnell resigned his commis
sion and enlisted 200 men to take part.
They were armed and equipped and
ready to start when the Canadian
government stepped in and prevented
their departure.
Fought in Mexico.
P’ailing to get to China, Bushnell
! and the men associated with him
made their way to Mexico, where
they offered their services to Presi
dent Mudero. They served him until
his death, and then cast their lot
with General Villa. Bushnell became
a captain in Villa’s bund, and saw
some vicious lighting. His career was
suddenly ended at Canannea, when
he received a bullet wound In the
left hip. The bullet traveled through
his body, coming out under the right
shoulder.
He then returned to the United
States, and, recovering from his
wound, was employed as a reporter
on the Philadelphia Inquirer. He
continued there until last September,
when he went to Ottawa and Joined
his old regiment. He was appointed
a sergeant in rharge of a machine
gun section. His father said today
that he had received word that the
young man had been commissioned
captain before his capture.
Mr. Bushnell added that he had
received but one communication from
his son, and that this contained noth
ing very definite. The only thing he
knew was that the young officer was
a prisoner with other soldiers of the
allied army at Giessen, Germany.
CONSPIRATORS TO
SEEK NEW TRIAL
Officials Convicted of Raid on
Roseville Trust Co. Hear
Sentences Wednesday.
Sentence on Clarence B. Whitman
and .lames B. Faunce officials of the
Inter-City Realty Company, who
were convicted of conspiracy to de
fraud the Roseville Trust Company,
was postponed in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer today until Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Counsel for both defendants. Bor
den D. Whiting for Whitman and
McCarter and English for Faunce,
will make a motion at that time for a
new trial, on the ground that newly
discovered evidence hns changed the
situation.
To give counsel opportunity to
argue and to enable the prosecutor
to make his objections, Judge Os
borne postponed the sentencing.
McCarter and English, attorneys
for Faunce, filed an affidavit with the
court setting forth the fact that
Faunce had recovered papers show
ing the cash account of the Inter
City Company, which papers were
missing at Ills trial. The affidavit is
made by Faunce himself and declares
that the papers were in the posses
sion of Whitman, "who for some un
known reason" fniled to tell Faunce
he had them.
Faunce asserts in the affidavit that
the papers will prove that ha thought
the company had more cash than ap
peared from the testimony at the
trial. He gave the papers to an at
torney who was to arrange a settle
ment With the Roseville Trust Com
pany, he says, hut the-attorney vio
lated his trust and was later dis
barred in New York State. He be
lieved that the papers were still in
the attorney’s keeping, he swears,
and did not learn anything to the
contrary until after the trial, when
Whitman told him he had the papers.
Faunce also avers that his attorney
at the trial Absalom P. Bachman, re
fused to put on certain witnesses,
whom he (Faunce) believed would
establish his innocence. These wit
nesses would testify to the value of
the real estate holdings of the com
pany. he declares, and would show
the company had plenty of resources.
Bicycle Is Stolen from
in Front of Church While
He Was Inside Edifice
Joseph Dowling, of 119 New York
avenue, reported to the police of the
Third precinct that while in Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, at Ferry
and McWhorter streels Saturday
night Ills bicycle was stolen from in
front of the church. The bicycle was
valued at $15.
Father Quirk Gives Diplomas
to St. Joseph’s Graduates
Rev. Edward F. Quirk, acting pas
tor of St. Joseph's parish, distributed
diplomas to the thirty-three grad
uates of St. Joseph's parochial school
yesterday afternoon in the church.
On account of the recent death of
Rev. George W. Corrigan, the pastor,
for whom the parish is now in mourn
ing, the accompanying exercises were
of a religious nature. Father Quirk
delivered the address.
A male choir under the direction of
Edward B. Smack offered a pleasing
musical program and Mrs. Aimee A
Smack sang "Av* Marla” in a man
ner that touched the hearts of those
present. Miss Alary McArdle rendered
some violin /jolos. Diplomas were
awarded to thV following:
Commercial High — Catherine A*
AUTO WHICH FIGURED IN FATAL ACCIDENT
—Photo h.v Lyons, East Orange.
Albert F. Ross, a negro liarkman . was killed in East Orange, when hfs machine was struck by another car. Ross
was riding on the running board Mt tl» e time ^
Boylan, Albert F. Roder, George W.
Schaeffer.
High School—Ada V. Brant. Anna
M. Healey, Catherine A. Busch,
Lauretta B. Lang, Alice M. Casey,
Agnes I. Masterson, iMary G. Condon,
Herbert G. Mulvey, Joseph A. Crib
bin, Richmond W. O’Brien, Pasquale
F. Curch, Mary A. O'Hare, Frederick
M. Dougherty, .lanfts F. Reilly, John
Joseph Fee, Philip J. Reilly, Francis
,T. Goodwin, Peter F. Rogers, James
A. Guidera, Mary V. Rooney, Cath
erine E. Smith.
Commercial,— Joseph F. Anizelli,
Catherine E. Kane, Kathryn C.
Byrnes. Richard J. Leonard. Andrew
J. Clark. Marguerite J. McMahon,
Joseph V. Farrell, Sarah R. Oldham,
Mary R. Farry, Francis E. Ritt,
Helen V. Shannon.
MICHAEL & CO.
Statement Filed Today—As
sets Are Placed at
$430,901.91.
The Oscar Michael & Co. liabilities
amount to $626,703.86 and the assets
aggregate *430,901.91, according to the
schedule submitted by Benjamin R.
Michael, which wns tiled with Atwood
L. DeCoster, referee in bankruptcy,
today.
The liabilities consist largely of
notes held by Newark banks, but in
addition are claims for $44,413.74 by
Oscar Michael, $15,000 by Mrs. Sarah
Stern Michael and $7,50 Ohy Charles
Michael, all for money advanced.
The paper held by the banks, aggre
gating $245,000, is thus distributed:
Manufacturers' National Bank, $75,
000, two notes dated November 30,
1914, and due March 30, 1015.
Essex County National Bank, $70,
000. three notes, one dated January 8
and due July 8 next, for $25,000, and
tu'o demand notes, one for $35,000 and
the other for $10,000. Bank is with
holding deposit of $3,786.59 to apply to
time note.
Union National Bank, $50,000, note
dated January 8, 1915, and due May 8,
1915. Bank i swithholding firm's de
posit of $3,167.47 to apply to note.
National State Bank, $35,000, note
dated October 2, 1915.
Washington Trust Company, $15,
000. two for $5,000 each dated Decem
ber 9, 1914, and due April 9. 1915, and
one for $5,000 dated January 15, 1915,
and duo May 15, 1915.
Merchandise creditors have unse
cured claims for $210,064.21.
The schedule shows stock valued
at $267,677.63; accounts receivable,
$44,984.83; fixtures, $56,567.79; im
provements, $13,992,75; horses, $3,705;
wagons. $2,205; autos, $3,804; harness,
$523; suits in notion (in addition to
accounts receivable), $158.61: insur
ance, $12,913; cash in store, $3,345.61.
All the foregoing figures refer to
conditions at the time of assignment.
The stock at present is worth less
than $100,000, while the receiver has
upwards of $200,000 on deposit.
PAGEANT WILL
ILLUSTRATE THE
TREAT PURCHASE
Grammar School Scholars Will
Review Early Newark Days
in Striking Way.
A pageant of early Newark will be
presented by the pupils of the Robert
Treat Grammar School at the dosing
exercises to be held in Wallace Hall
next Wednesday evening, A review
of the story of America up to the
settlement of Newark will be told In
a prologue, and then the pageant will
open with the purchase by Robert
Treat.
The scene is laid on the banks of
the Passaic at what is now the foot
of Bridge street, showing a score of
Indians and the six white men who
negotiated the purchase. With Robert
Treat will be Captain Samuel Swaine,
Obadiah Bruen, Micah Tompkins,
I.awrence Ward and Joslah Ward.
Among the Indians will be Perro, the
Hackensack sachem; Deerfoot and
Hawkeys, the scouts; Sesom, the con
servative, who opposed the sale;
Peter Wamasane, the Indian who had
lived among tho whites; Wapamuck.
Harlsh, Captamln, Mamustome, We
kaprokikan and Oackmackque.
The second part shows the scene
two years later, June 27, 1667, in the
first meeting house, in Branford place,
when Rev. Abraham Pierson, Jasper
Crane, Robert Treat and other set
tlers chose the name of the settle
ment at town meeting.
Incidental to the first part, Deerfoot
win recite a descriptive poem,
I"Hatakawanna,” and eight young
braves and maidens will give a char
acteristic Indian dance.
FOUR KILLED IN
(Continued from First Page.)
was traveling on the right side of the
road at a moderate pace, with all
three lamps on his machine lighted
and In place. The truck was travel
ing fast, ho said, and without lights,
well towards the centre of the road.
Borck, the driver of the truck, tells
a much more detailed story. He says
that, both his front lights were shin
ing and he was going about ten miles
an hour when suddenly he encoun
tered the automobile coming at thirty
miles an hour and within three feet
of the car tracks on the left side of
tho road. When lie saw the driver
of the car swing to the right, he con
fined his efforts to putting on the
brakes a.nd said the tracks in the
roadway would bear him out.
He declared, also, that neither front
light on the automobile was burning,
and in this he Is corroborated by the
man on the seat with him, while one
of the women in the other party con
tradicted Smith by saying that she
saw at least one light burning on the
auto truck.
Biding on the running board of an
automobile, Albert F. Boss, a negro
hackman, of 23 Ashland avenue, Bast
Orange, was instantly killed Satur
day night in a collision with another
machine. Boss was tenching a new
chauffeur to run the car when the
accident occurred.
The accident happened at North
drove street and Springdale avenue,
Bast Orange. The hackman’s auto
was hit by a car driven by Paul K.
Davis, sixteen years old, of 42 Hlllyer
street. Orange. Though both autos
were badly damaged none of the
other occupants were hurt. Davis
and Aaron Welsey Bogers, of 7 Mor
ris street, East Orange, driver of the
Boss cur, were held on a charge cf
manslaughter.
NEW PROVIDENCE, June 28.—
(Special.)—The funeral of Mrs. Mary
B. Jeffers, of Madison avenue, this
place, who was accidentally killed
Saturday afternoon on the Mendham
road, two miles out of Morristown,
when the automobile In which she
was riding collided with the machine
of Harry S. Neats, of 63 Sanford
street. East Orange, will he held
Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
in the Presbyterian Churel#. Her
death was the*"sad ending of a party
that was made up of two automobile
loads, one driven by her brother-in
law. James Jeffers, and the other by
Robert Barnes, who is spending the
summer here with his father, Edward
G. Barnes, of Springfield avenue.
Mountain View Park.
The destination of the party was
to witness a baseball game between
Mendham and New Providence at
Mendham. In the Barnes car were
Mr. and Mrs. George Jeffers, Alexan
der Hutchinson and daughter, Miss
Dorothy Hutchinson, brother-in-law
and niece of Robert Barnes, the owner
of the car. Mrs. Jeffers was very
popular and active in church work,
being connected with the Presbyterian
Church. She is survived by her hus
band, George Jeffers, and I wo small
children. Jack and Gladys Jeffers.
It is stated by a witness of the ac
cident that the impact was so great
when the two cars came together
that the Barnes car turned a com
plete somersault and landed right
side up on its wheels hut facing
toward Morristown and on the op
posite side of the road. The Neats
car was completely turned around
and faced Mendham, directly opposite
the direction in which it was going
and being on the opposite side of the
road. The occupants of the Neats
machine, being three men, escaped in
jury.
The impact threw Mrs. Jeffers out
of the car. She struck on her head
and was instantly killed. The other
persons in the machine escaped with
slight bruises, although they were
somewhat dazed for some time. The
rest of the party were rushed to a
Morristown hospital.. All the sur
viving occupants of the Barnes car
are at their respective homes. In
Mountain View Park, recovering
slowly, except Mr. Jelfors. who is
prostrated by the sudden death of
Mrs. Jeffers.
IVrailing Trip to lloiipltnl.
SUMMIT, June 28 (Special).—In
stead of a honeymoon trip on which
they had started after their wedding
Saturday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Mortimer Nelson landed in Overlook
Hospital In consequence of an auto
mobile accident in which they had a
close call from being killed.
iMrs. Nelson, who was Miss Flor
ence Luhden, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick E. Euhden, of the
Boulevard, will be confined to her
home for six weeks with a fractured
ankle. Her husband is suffering only
from shock. Amos G. Batchelder,
chairman of the American Automo
bile Association and who lives at 89
Boulevard, whoso automobile col
lided with a tree, had twelve stitches
taken In a gash across his chin. He
la in Overlook Hospital with Mrs.
Batchelder, who suffered a long deep
gash over the left eye and other in
juries, the extent of which the Over
look Hospital surgeons have not as
yet determined.
Mr. Batchelder, who returned Fri
day from an automobile trip to
Washington, D. C., was driving Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson from the Euhden
home, where their wedding took
place, to Short Hills, where the young
couple were to take a train on their
wedding trip.
When near Madison avenue on the
Boulevard Mr. Batchelder attempted
lo steer his car around the sUsht
curve at that point, when it skidded,
struck a culvert and crashed head
on into a tree. A heavy nickeled
guard rail or bumper at the front end
of the car probably saved the occu
pants of the car from being killed.
This rail was bent double from the
•terrific force with which the car
struck the tree. It is said Mr. Batch
elder was running his car at more
than thirty miles an hour in order to
elude a party of young people who
were following the bride and bride
groom.
PATERSON, June 28.—Paul Cas
londer, of 41 Alabama avenue, riding
a motorcycle down the Pompton
turnpike at 4:in o’elock yesterday
morning, collided head-on with the
automobile of Dr. Crane, of Pompton.
At St. Joseph’s Hospital it was found
that he sustained a fractured right
•thigh, a fractured right wrist, a frac
tured jawbone and a deep scalp
wound. His condition is serious, but It
is expected that he will recover.
Two Hurt in Collision.
WEST NEW YORK, June 28.—Two
automobiles came together yester
day at Palisade avenue and Twen
tieth street, West New York, both be
ing wrecked, and the two men in the
cars were badly shaken up and cut
and bruised. They refused to go to
a hospital after Dr. Roberts had
treated their injuries.
George Corths, of Bergenline ave
nue, West New York, was driving
his machine along Palisade avenue,
when he collided with the auto
driven by Oscar L. Mills, of Wood
cllffe, which he was driving through
Twentieth street. ,
Corths' car was thrown against a
fence and he was hurled out. Mills
managed to retain his seat In his
car but was bruised and cut by the
wind shield. Corths is believed to
have sustained a fractured rib.
Auto Body Breaks Owner's Leg.
HACKETTSTOWN, June 28.—fSpe
clal.)—NelHon Gruendyke was mov
ing a large automobile body at Ills
garage yesterday morning when the
body fell on him, breaking his left
leg in three places. It was a very
narrow escape for Mr. Gruendyke.
Had he been under the body a foot
farther he would have undoubtedly
been killed. Mr. Gruendyke was car
ried into his home where Drs. Ran
dall and Cline reduced the fracture.
FEDERAL JUDGE
TIRED OF BEING
APPEAL COURT
Judge Haight Refuses to Enjoin
Chancery Receivership for
Laibiin Company.
Declaring that he did not intend to
have the Federal court used as "a
court of appeal from Chancery
Court,” Judge Haight, In the Newark
branch of the United States District
Court, today refused to enjoin a
chancery receivership for Lalblln
Company, of this city.
Vice-Chancellor Howell appointed
a receiver for the concern on June 17.
Six days later Barney Larkey, coun
sel for certain creditors started
bankruptcy proceedings In the Fed
eral court and sought to make void
the chancery receivership.
An order to show cause why a re
ceiver in bankruptcy should not be
appointed was made by Judge
Haight. Argument on this order was
to be heard today.
When Ernest C. Lum, counsel for
the chancery receiver, announced
he opposed the Federal proceeding.
Judge ’Haight prevented any argu
ment by eaying:
"Then the motion for a receiver in
bankruptcy Is denied. There Is no
reason why the receiver appointed
by the Chancery Court should not
earn the confidence placed In him by
the court.
“I do not propose to have this
court used as a court of appeals from
Chancery Court In this district.”
! Rubberset Employes Hold
a Set of Athletic Events
on First Annual Outing
Some Interesting athletic events
were held by the Andrew Albright,
jr., Association of the Rubber and
Celluloid Harness Trimming Com
pany on their first annual outing held
at College Point, Long Island, Satur
day afternoon.
The ball game was won by the
brush department. 9 to 0; 100-yard
dash, won by Walter Crewcey, 11
seconds; 225-yard dash, won by C.
Johnson: hop, skip and jump, won
by Walter F. Lewis; standing jump,
won by Clinton M. Freeman; a leath
er handbag was won by Jacob Ca
minondallo: one-mile race, won by
Edward Walyr; tug-of-war, won by
Newark Litho turnout.
Prior to the dinner a flag was pre
sented to the association by the
ladles of the Rubberset Company.
During the dinner* musical selec
tions were given by H. Wadsworth,
U. Weiss and A.. Dundee,
FIND STOCK OF
TALKING MACHINE
CONCERN HERE
Recovered in Local Stable.
Ask Postponement of Bank
ruptcy Hearing.
A sudden and unexpected twist was
given the involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings entered in the United
States Court against the Newark
Talking Machine Company, when
Samuel I. Kessler, attorney for Max
imillian Buchner, of 336 Sussex ave
nue, the president of the concern, ap
peared before Charles M. Mason,
referee in bankruptcy, today, and
asked for an adjournment of the hear
ing for the examination of the alleged
bankrupt.
The attorney stated, on behalf of his
client, that the assets of the concern,
which were alleged to have been
fraudulently disposed of, were Intact,
and the company would pay 100 cents
on the dollar.
It is understood that the stock of
the concern was recovered in the
Frelinghuysen avenue stable of the
It. II. Macy Company on Saturday,
three days after the involuntary peti
tion in bankruptcy was filed. In ask
ing for ati adjournment of the hear
ing Mr. Kessler explained that the
claim against the Newark Talking
Machine Company held by the peti
tioning creditor, the New York Talk
ing Machine Company, was only $600,
while the total of liabilities he gives
as $2,600. The assets of the concern,
he declared, are $6,000, and its indebt
edness will be liquidated in full.
Maximillian Buchner was merely
sworn when the hearing was called
before Referee Mason this morning
and an adjournment was immediately
taken until July 6, when the officers
of the alleged bankrupt concern will
seek to prove that the assets are
more than enough to settle the claims
against the company, which was for
merly of 601 Broad street, this city.
He promised to produce hi% brother
Charles when needed, and both will
be subjected to examination when the
case is again called.
Thought Assets In New York.
Clarence S. Blake, of the law firm
of Wolber & Blake, died the petition
last Wednesday in. the United States
Court on behalf of the New York
Talking Machine Company, and at
that time Joseph E. Sterrett, a direc
tor of the New York company, stated
his belief that on May 31 last the
Newark Talking Machine Company
disposed of its assets by removing
them to New York and selling them.
In addition to the goods alleged to
have been found in the iMacy stable
here other goods are said to have
been located In New' York. It is be
lieved that all the creditors, about
seven of them, will be paid in full.
William J. Dowd, a local lawyer,
was appointed temporary receiver
for the Newark Talking Machine
Company. His bond was fixed at
$1,000 by Judge Haight in the United
States District Court.
The claim of the New York Talk
ing Machine Company is said to be
for notes and accounts due. It was
stated by Mr. Blake that the Newark
company had assigned practically all
of Its accounts receivable, worth
about W,000, to the Ironbound Trust
Company'. With the discovery of tho
missing assets and the determination
of officers of the Newark concern to
pay their liabilities in full it is pos
sible that the bankruptcy proceedings
may be dropped.
LEAVES HOSPITAL
Had Been Six Weeks Under
Treatment for Frightful
Fire Injuries.
Deputy Chief M. P. A. McDermit.
of tire Newark Fire Department, left
the City Hospital for his home. 141
South Eighth street, today. The chief
looked in good shape, considering the
frightful injuries he sustained at the
Stengel leather factory fire, in the
Waverly section, on the morning of
May 14, and was as chipper and
chatty as of old.
Chief McDermit had been under
treatment in the City Hospital for
six weeks and three days.
When it was made known this
morning that he was ready to leave
the institution and go home Rev. J.
C. Howard. Are chaplain, called at
the hospital with his automobile and
took McDermit in charge. The pair
drove to the fire department head
quarters in the City Hall, where the
chief was cordially greeted by his
many friends there.
After leaving the City Hall and be
fore taking the chief to his home,
Chaplain Howard gavo him a short
ride through the surrounding coun
try.
The deputy chiefs driver, James
Byrne, and Firemen Edward Vogel
and Frederick Kastner, who had been
in the hospital for a number of
weeks, undergoing treatment for in
juries received at the Stengel fire,
left the institution some time ago.
CITY NEWS BRIEFS
The Essex Civic League will elect
officers at the annual meeting to be
held Wednesday night at the head
quarters of the Women’s Political
Union, 79 Halsey street.
The Newark Technical Society will
hold a sociable tomorrow night In
Kemper’s Park, Madison avenue and
Fourteenth street.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Chestnut Street School Alumni Asso
ciation will be held Wednesday eve
ning in the school building.
Officers and directors of the Third
Ward Building and Loan Association
will have a beefsteak dinner next
Saturday at Swinefleld bridge, on the
Passaic.
Final arrangements have been
made for the annual excursion of the
Independent Order of Foresters, to be
held next Monday at Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove.
"Daughters of Liberty Day’’ will be
celebrated Tuesday, August 24, by
members of that order.
Engineer H. Enos Chamberlain, of
the Passaic Valley Sewerage Com
mission, was host at a unique ban
quet given a score of friends Satur
day night in the big pipe of the sewer
fifty feet under ground. The dinner
was given in celebration of the com
pletion of the city link of the sewer
knd was held almost in the middle of
the stretch from the Erie railroad
station, on Fourth avenue, to Wle
denmayer’s Park.
Rev. S. D. Chambers, of the North
Reformed Church, preached at the
memorial services held in that edifice
last night by Putnam Counoil,
First Regiment Uniformed Rank, and
Court of the Orient No. 1, Junior Or
der United American Mechanics.
-.isLil&sisMtsi*.
KAUFFMAN IS
FINED $1,000 BY
JUDGE HAIGHT
Paterson Man Convicted of
Misusing Mails Still Under
Court Control.
Harry Kauffman, silk manufac
turer, of 67 Park avenue, Paterson,
was today fined $1,000, he having been
convicted of misusing the mails. He
was convicted on five counts, bute
Judge Haight, In the Newark branch
of the United States District Court,
suspended sentence on the fifth count.
"In order that Kauffman would still
be under the control of the court.”
Kauffcnan paid the fine.
Before imposing sentence Judge
Haight reviewed the case, which in
cluded many incidents of a "Wild
West" character. The judge said:
"Kauffman, you have been found
guilty on five counts of misusing the
mails. Your crime is such a pecu
liar one that I am impressed with
the idea that you were not entirely
responsible for your actions.
"T share the conviction of the jury
that you are guilty but the pettiness
of your actions in writing, threaten
ing these girls, is almost incompre
hensible. 1 don't think you are mor
ally responsible for your actions,
although legally you are."
Judge Haight explained he was
averse to imposing a prison Sentence
because of Kauffman's family and
his irresponsibility.
“On the first four counts I'll line
vou $1,000,” concluded the judge. "On
tlie fifth count. I'll suspend sentence
so that you will be under control of
the court. If further annoyances by
you are reported by these women, I’jl
bring you back and sentence you on
the fifth count.."
Account of Case.
Kauffman was convicted of send
ing letters of a Black Hand nature
to Mrs. Constance Kopp, of Midland
Park, and her daughters. Last July
Kauffman was driving his automobile
in Paterson, when he collided with a
carriage containing Mrs. Kopp and
two of her daughters. Miss Constance
and Miss Norma Kopp. The women
said Kauffman used such abusive
language he was arrested on a charge
of disorderly conduct and fined $3.
Mrs. Kopp then started suit to re
cover *50 from Kauffman for the
damage to her carriage. In the fall
of 1914, bofore the suit came to trial,
numerous threatening letters were
received at the Kopp homestead. The
letters contained predictions that the
Kopp girls would be "trapped or
burned" if the suit was not dropped.
It was also promised that Fleurette,
the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Kopp, would be kidnapped.
In addition to the letters, members
of the Kopp family were kept in a
state of fear by shots fired at them
from ambush, they testified. Sus
picious cnaracters were seen prowl
ing about the place at all hours of
the night.
Kauffman was convicted early this
month after a trial lasting three
days. His counsel had the announce
ment of sentence put oft several times
on the plea that an investigation was
being conducted which would throw
considerable light on the mystery of
who wrote some of the threatening
letters, which appeared to be in a'
woman's handwriting.
Dr. Holmes Is Re-elected
Head of School Hygiene Body
Dr. George J. Holmes, of this city,
was re-elected to the presidency of ■
the New Jersey State Association of
Medical Inspection and School Hy
giene, which closed a two days' con
ference in the council chamber in
the City Hail here Saturday after-1
noon i
During the entire conference there
were about 250 persons who regis
tered. The attendance at each meet
ing averaged about 150. A number of
new names were added to the mem
bership roll. The opening of the
membership to all persons interested
in the welfare of the child was one
of the changes urged.
The other officers, all of whom were
re-elected, are: Dr. H. H. Davis, of
Camden, vice-president: Miss Jose
phine Halberstadt, secretary, and Dr.
W. D. Weber, of Hoboken, treasurer.
The trustees are: H. H. Brlnkerhoff.
Miss M. E. Motzenbecker, Dr. W. V.
Kurtz, Dr. R. D. Vreeland and Dr.
E. H. Goldberg.
Negroes in Row; One Slashed
and Other Gets Broken Nose
Sam Robinson, of 53 Lock street,
and James Brown, of 201 Academy
street, negroes, became Involved in
a row on Sheffield street last night.
The former sustained two knife
slaahes across the back of his neck,
while Brown had a number of scalp
wounds and a broken nose.
Robinson was arraigned before
Judge Mancusi-Ungaro in the Sec
ond Precinct Court, today on a charge
of disorderly conduct. Brown was
unable to appear. Robinson was
fined $20. Brown will be arraigned as
soon ae has recovered from his in
juries.
FAIR WEATHER
WILL SUCCEED
STORMY PERIOD
Settled Conditions Are Prom
ised—Peculiarities of Sun
day's Showers.
Fair weather tonight and tomorrow
with light variable winds were the in
dications seen by the forecaster at
noon today. Sunday's weather was
peculiar. Starting from a low mark
of 55 at 3 oclock in the morning, the
mercury climbed to 83 in the middle of
the afternoon and was not much af
fected by the shower that fell at noon.
The afternoon shower, which came
from the northwest in a rush and wan
preceded by high, gusty winds,
brought a fast drop in the tempera
ture, however, the thermometer on
the roof of the Central High School
showing a drop of fourteen degrees
in less than an hour, while a huge
double rainbow spanned the sky from
the northeast to the southwest. The
lowest temperature of the night was
55 and at noon today 78. with a three
mile wind from the northeast.
Only a quarter of an inch of rain
fell in all three showers yesterday.
The entire day was a peculiar one
from an atmospheric point of view.
Sunshine of the finest kind prevailed
in the morning, only to he followed
about 11 o’clock by darkness that
was twilight like and then came a
drenching downpour that flooded the
streets and thoroughly wet every one
who was abroad.
This rainfall lasted about twenty
minutes and the sun broke forth
again as though it would laugh at
people carrying umbrellas, but those
who carried them w'ere wise for the
second shower came at about 4
o'clock. It was this shower that wa*
preceded by the high wind.
Wrecks Smokestack.
Not alone were trees blown down,
but a smokestack on the iron foundry
of Henry C. Paff. In Smith lane, was
blown from its fastenings, and a
passerby seeing the smoke issuing
from the roof level of the building
and blowing about in all directions
thought there was a fire and sent in
an alarm.
Trees were blown down in front of
14 Tichenor street, Vi Burnet street,
70 Congress street, 233 Walnut street,
and Cabinet street, between Wallace
place and Norfolk street.
By what seemed a miracle none of
the small craft that were on the
Passaic River were overturned, al
though the wind caught the motor
boats and rowboats and drove them
before it as though they were bits of
tissue paper.
During the last storm a plate glass
window in "Marion’s” cloak and quit
shop at 707 Broad street was blown
in. The police notified the owner and
the place was then properly protected
for tho night.
Newark “Ad” Men’s Club
Back from Convention;
Praises the Work Done
The Newark Advertising Men'*
Club delegation, which has been at
tending the International convention
of the Associated Advertising Club*
of the World in Chicago, reached
home yesterday anxious to commence
work on the showing to be made by
Newark in Philadelphia next sum
mer, where the next convention wiU
be held.
The delegation was second in the
contest for the Dallas trophy, a
bronze plate awarded annually to
the delegation bringing the largest
number of women visitors the great
est number of miles. Newark's
seven exceeded the number in the
Shreveport, La., delegation, but the
latter organization won on per
centage.
The delegates say the convention
was the greatest business gathering
ever held in the world, in regard tu
the importance of the subjects dis
cussed, the men who made the prin
cipal addresses and the amount of
business crowded into four days.
The entertainments provided for 'the
ladies who visited Chicago also were *
delightful, all agreed. The only re
gret expressed was the inability of
the delegation to properly advertise
the city from which they came.
St. Ann’s School Class to
Receive Diplomas Wednesday
Twenty-four pupils will receive di
plomas at the graduating exercises of
St. Ann's Parochial School to he held
in the Colosseum, 457 Springfield ave
nue, Wednesday evening. The gradu
ating class will consist of:
Clarence Adlon, Joseph Kasas.
Louis Kasas, Joseph Kollar, Edward
Meyer, Eugene Morsch, Alfred Hcheer,
Henry Schmidt, Charles Schulz.
Walter Suenderhaft, Joseph Waldele.
George von Willlez. George Henry,
Marie Haderthauer, Mary Kaeg),
Teresa Koehler, Amelia Landen
berger, Elsie Marutzky, Anna Nipder
maier, Catherine Niedermaier, Helen
Pfaff. Isabel Schlothan, Louise
Schuek and Marie Yunghans.
Vac ation Footwear
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