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FIRE BOARD IS > !
I ADVERSE 10 THE
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Too Costly, MeAnbers Decide,
but Offer Compromise in
Leaves of Absent*.
While they do not favor the plan
of the memb'Wg of the tiro depart
ment to brim? about tho enactment
of a two-pintnon system, the fire
commissioners at their meeting yes
terday afternoon told a committee
of tho Firemen's Mutual Benevolent I
Association that as a compromise,
they wvmld be willing to grant a
leave of thirty-six hours in every five (
days.
This rattier liberal proposition came
after a commit tee nf seven tire fight
ers explained the workings of the
two-platoon system, and sought to
secure the fVtvor of the commission
ers.
Since they were not in a position
to accept any proposition or reject
it, the committ ee announced that they
would report back to their organiza
tion. It is planned to hold a confer
ence with the mayor and tne fire
commiswioners early next week.
President Gilbert E. Crogan mado
it plain that both the mayor and the >
fire commlssinnei'H could not see their j
way clear to endorse the two-platoon
syjrfein. which woultl entail- the first
year nn inereasol cost of *19® 009.
The committee erf firemen made a
more conservati v te estimate when
they placed the rout, at about *80,000.
Tho fire commissi.errors said that in
view of the financial conditions ex
isting and the policy of economy,
they could hardly onusent to such a
large increased cost, f.n the adminis
tration of the fire ilepartment.
President Crogan. who acted ns
spokesman, said that the fire com
missioners would be willing to give
the men thirty-six homrs olf in every
five dn.vs. To bring a'txwit this change
it will" cost at least *31,000 and will
require about thirty to forty addi
tional men in the d< ipartment. He
said that with this* smiall increase in
the number of men in tho department
the firemen would be in a better po
sition to go out and ser-ure the two
platoon at some future time.
Mayor Is Hampered.
Mr. Crogan said that the mayor
favored the thirty-six hours’ leave
every fire days, hut that he oould
not see his way clear to favor the
two-platoon plan, not that tho prin
ciple was not right, but that finan
cial c-ndltions would not permit the
necessary increase in the lax levy
which would quickly follow. Flre
mnn Gerald A. Stofs poinpecl out that
.11 of the large cities of the United
States are gradually adopting tho
iwo-platonn system and be believed
that Newark should do likewise. Un
der present conditions, he .Wild, the
law only permitted the verto on the
question in second-class citlws.
With the counter propositi* made
t.O them the committee agreed that
they would be in a position to give
'heir decision early next work.
Commissioner C. Blnke Carrington
submitted his annual report in which
he pointed out tho need of now and
reserve apparatus in the department.
His report is given as follows:
"As chalrmun of the apparatus
committee, I would respectfully call
your attention to the following
greatly needed apparatus.
<, "In making these recommendations
it has not been my aim to enumerate
the following pieces in the order of
their importance, as in my Judgment,
they are all of great necessity and
should receive careful cpnsldoratlon
of the board."
For Mors Apparatus.
Mr. Carrington in ids report for the
committee on apparatus und repairs,
made the following recommendations:
Tractors to be attached to trucks
No. 4 and No. 8, tints completing tho
motorizing of all the truck com
panies in the department.
A new motor apparatus to replace
the present Inadequate apparatus of
Searchlight Company No. 1. In
regard to the present Searchlight
apparatus, your attention is directed
to the fact that it is entirely inade
quate for the needs of tho company.
Having been converted from a tour
ing car, the chassis of which is not
nf sufficient strength and size to
carry the present eqmpment, this ap
paratus has iieen out of service on
numerous occasions. The company
consists of a captain and four men,
und I would reoommend the addition
if a lieutenant and live men to make
q full company. With proper ap
paratus and a full complement of
men. activities and value of this com
pany would be greatly Increased.
A new apparatus to replace the
present horse-drawn apparatus of
High Pressure Company No. 1. A
large apparatus !h needed to replace
ihe present apparatus of this com
pany, so that an additional amount
uf hose could be carried. The exten
sion each year of the high pressure
system is more und more doing away
with the steamers having to pump,
• and the additional hose which is
needed In the high pressure zone
could be carried by this company if
provided with the proper apparatus.
A small auto runabout for each
battalion district, and one for reserve.
Tho need of auto runnbouts for the
battalion districts is well understood,
.is some of the districts cannot be
iioverod in less than twelve to thirteen
minutes in the present horse-drawn
buggies. One runabout should he
provided for reserve use.
A small auto witli wagon body,
equipped to carry tools and appliances
for use in making emergency repairs
to auto apparatus. This is of great
importance, in view of the rapid mo
torizing of the department. Such a
car could be conveniently housed at
the quarters of Engine No. 9, in Sum
mer avenue, which is close by the
home of the chief auto mechanician.
Thi* will facilitate emergency calls at
.my hour of the night, and much valu
able time would be thus saved. At
i he present time tho chief auto
mechanician must depend upon street
'■ars. which practically cease running
during much of the night, and when
finally arrived at the scene of trouble
he has no tool outfit with which to
work, more valuable time being lost
in making one or more trips to the
repair shops. It Is, of course essential
to efficiency to keep all apparatus in
service, and the arrangement would
tie a great help in reducing the length
of time that various pieces would be
held out of service.
Also the board should consider well
the advisability of securing at once
One of the most Important fac
tors in the development of your
business is proper office equip
ment, devices for tiling corre
spondence, invoices, quotations,
and the various records of an
office in such a way that they
may be quickly referred to. With
our experience and varied stock
we are able to accommodate your
every reauirement.
MATTHIAS PLUM
Orjnercial Stationer and Printer
Clinton and Beaver Sts, Newark
jrn»— Ml* MatfcaS
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EX-ALDERMAN TAYLOR, 83,
QUITS JOB; HUNTS ANOTHER,
Tires of Too Conservative Busi
ness Methods After Thirty
Years With One Firm.
Former Alderman George W. Tay
lor. os 12 Roseville in', -tie eighty
three years oil and gjreral super -
Intendcnt of the Peters Harness and
Saddlery Company, at 348 Mulberry
street for thirty years, has quit, the
firm because it was too conservative
in its methods to suit him. He says
that he will not remain idle long be
cause a man soon rusts out if he Is
not busy.
He severed his connections with
the firm last Friday, and when asked
indry the reason for getting through
said:
“So one can succeed in business
unless ho keeps abreast of the times.
I was with the Peters firm a long
time, but when I found that they
would not employ up-to-date me hods
f resigned because l did not want t<>
share the retrogression I know is
bound to follow keeping in a rut."
Mr. Taylor, who was born in Pough
keepsie, N. Y., in 1S32, has spent all
his active life In the harness and
saddlery business. Ho came to New
ark with his parents in 1848 and four
years after entered the employ of
Smith & Wright. Twenty-seven years
later he entered tho employ of Peters
& Calhoun, which changed about tif
leen years ago to the present designa
tion. , ...
When he tlrst went to work for this
Arm it was located on the site of the
present City Hall, where Mr. Taylor
was later to win distinction for his
independence, of thought and action
is alderman from the Eleventh ward.
He retired last year, after serving
three terms.
Originally a Republican, he became
-!
(isirRf W. Taylor.
an ardent Progressive, "when the Re- !
publicans tost their bearings and i
strayed away from the principles of
Fremont.” He says that James R.
Nugent is the best city counsel New
ark ever had and that the Republi
cans of the Common Council are to
blame becauue of the delay in getting 'i
the Ivy HiH Almshouse into condi-|,
tion for habitation.
Referring to his days at the City ,
Hull, Mr. Taylor said: "I never at-|
tended a caucus in my life, because I j
don’t believe in them. The Repub
licans in (he Common Council used to
say I stood in with the Democrats,
but 1 did not. I just voted on every
question as I thought I should and
without considering how any other
one was going to vote.” j
Borne reserve apparatus, as under tlie
present working scheme, when it be- I
comes necessary to remove from ser
vice auto apparatus of the various
k/nd it has to be replnced temporarily
by horse-drawn apparatus. Thus, in
the eases of engine companies, wo
sometimes have one motor piece and
ono horse-drawn piece answering
alarms together. Also, as some of the
company quarters are not provided
with accommodations for horses, con
ditlons both unsanitary and unsafe
are created. The chances of tire
caused by feed and bedding for horses
laying about unprotected in these
houses is far front remote, and would
bring severe criticism on the depart
ment if Are should result.
These ttnsafo and unsanitary condi
tions can bo remedied by having in
reserve auto apparatus of various
kind. Your attention is further onlled
to the fact that at the present time
the department has only two service
able steamers in reserve, and it is
further recommended that old steamer
No. 16 be supplied with a new boiler
it the earliest possible time.
According to the information sup
plied by the superintendent of re
pairs, the pump and running gear of
this apparatus is in good condition
and if supplied with a new boiler will
furnish a very satisfactory piece of
reserve apparatus. This piece should
further be equipped with a tractor
and the whole on completion be held
In reserve as a tractor-propelled
Bteamor. *
Hullr(I Organisation.
With the organization of the board
for 1916 Commissioner George B. Ast
ley was nominated u« temporary
shairman. Commissioner C. Blake Car
rington nominated Hither E. Crogan
for president, whereupon the election
was declared unanimous. President
Crogan thanked the members for the
hearty co-operation they had given
him during the past year and he
hoped that the coming twelve months
would still result In harmonious prog
ress. The president reappointed all
the standing committee**.
Commissioner Carrington moved
that a vote of thanks be extended
to Secretary Charles S. Smith, who
has been a most efficient servant of
the commissioners and has done a
great deal of good work. This com
plimentary motion wa*» unanimously
passed.
Reports were received from Lieu
tenant William Dargan, of Engine
Company No. 4, and Lieutenant Gil
bert Stimis, of Engine Company No.
13, charging Fireman William S.
Welch with absenting himself from
duty. The specific time of the ab
sence was on December 31 and Janu
ary 1, when he was absent from his
company without permission. He will
bo brought up before the commis
sioners to answer charges.
The following transfers were recom
mended and acted upon: Fireman
James P. O’Donnell, from Engine 16
to Truck 3; James J. MeEvoy, from
Engine No. 8 to Engine No. 16; Will
iam A. Farley, from Truck 3 to En
gine 8. The chauffeurs were selected
for Truck No. 3, which was delivered
today with a. tractor. They are
Joseph P. O’Donnell, iirst chauffeur;
James F. Cavanaugh, second driver;
John A. C.arrity, third driver. These
men reported at 9 o'clock this morn
ing to their new posts.
Five new firemen were appointed to
the department. They were: Walter
A. Lally, 83 Vincent street: George F.
Mueller, 113 Magazine street; Patrick
J. Fogarty, 31 Center street: Joseph
If. Metzger, 62 Kossuth street, and
Edward A. Devine, 62 Kent street.
They will report as probationary fire
men December 16.
Market Street Widening
Plan Offered Works Board
David E. Olds, n pavement con
tractor, appeared before the Hoard of
Works today with a scheme, for
widening Market street, which mem
bers of the board said was feasible
but not likely to prove attractive to
some of the property owners.
City Engineer Morris R. Sherrcrd
told the board thut Market street is
ninety-nine feet wide at the corner
of Broad, eighty-two feet wide at the
corner of Mulberry, seventy-six feet
wide at the comer of Rawrencc, and
ninety-one feet wide at the corner of
Ward.
Mr. Olds said that the widening
desired both by property owners and
the city could be effected with small
cost if done informally, the property
owners to agree among themselves to
move their building back eighteen
feet and the city to pave the street
in front of the premises without cost
to property owners.
First National Convention
of Academy of Arborists
The first national convention of the
American Academy of Arborists if
to be held in the City Hal), this city
next Saturday. Frank L. Driver
president of the Newark Shade Tree
Commission, will deliver the opentns
address and Mayor Thomas L. Ray
mond will welcome the delegates.
Carl Bannwart. secretary of th<
Newark Shade Tree Commission, wai
active in securing the convention foi
Newark and he will take part in th<
program. The following is the out
I line of the meeting:
Address of introduction by Presl
i dent Frank D Driver; address of wel
! come, Mayor ~ Raymond: response
j by the president of the academy witt
i a word on "The Objects of the Acad
I cray," Hermann W, Merkel; address
"The Ministry of Tree*,” Secretary
Carl Bannwart; address, "The Tree
Faker,” Chief Forester H. W. Mer
kel, New York Zoological Park
luncheon, host, President Augustui
V. Hamburg, Newark Board ol
Trade; inspection of aborlcultura
work in this <j£y under the guidanct
of Mr. Bannwart, with cxplanatiei
of methods by James H. walker,
forester of the Shade Tree Commis
sion.
Meet at City Hall at 5 o’clock p. m.;
address, “Arboriculture As a Profes- , '■
sion," J. J. Levinson, M. F., forester
Brooklyn Park Department; address. <
“Fungus Problems of Interest to Ar- ■
borists/' B. Brooke Maxwell, forester, 1
Baltimore, Md.; dinner at the Wash
ington, host, the Shade treee com
missioners; acVlrcsses by Commls- i1
sloners Louis V. Aronson and Charles.*
O. Titsworth, and by A. V. Ham
burg:._
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FINOS WAY TO COURT ''
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Vice-Chancellor Backes to Hear.t
Differences of Newark and
Plainfield Men.
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A partnership dispute between ,
Stephen Gyarfas. of 13 Frellnghuyeen !
avenue, this city, and Joseph Nagy. .
now of Plainfield, was brought to trial
today before Vice-Chancellor Backes. '
sitting in chambers in the Prudential 1
building. Three years ago the two
men formed a partnership to sell au
tomobiles and accessories. Because of
differences between them. Nagy left
the concern last spring and started u
similar business in Plainfield
Through Freeman Woodbridge. of
New Brunswick. Nagy brought a
I suit for an accounting from his part
| ncr and for a partition of the real
estate on Frelinghuysen avenue
owned by Nagy and Gyarfas jointly.
In turn former Judge Wilbur A. Heis
ley, solicitor for Gyarfas, filed a bill
to foreclose a mortgage on Nagy’s ,
share of the property executed by ,
him. All three claims were brought ..
before the vice-chancellor for adjudi
i cation at the same time.
|hBST CARO PARTf BY
LADIES’ CATHOLIC CLUB
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St. Columba's Parish Organiza
tion Holds Affair to Aid
Day Nursery.
The Young Ladies’ Catholic Club of
6t. Columoa s parish entertained morn
| than S00 last night at their first card
j party, given in the parish hall at
| Pennsylvania avenue and Thomas
street for the benefit of the Day Nur- |
sery recently established by Rev.
M. J. White, the pastor. Euchre,
whist and pinochle were played at
250 tables, and 125 souvenirs were
distributed to prize winners.
Dancing followed the games and the
first social affair of the club was de
clared a great success. The commit
tee in charge was Misses Nora Demp
sey, Kathryn Fitzgerald, Regina
Ryan, Marion B. Lowe. Marietta Hy
land. Mary Phillips, Margaret Win
ters, Nellie Cameron, Gertrude Gib
bins and Rachel Glbbins.
Thoy were assisted by a reception
committee, consisting of Edward J.
O'Brien, James A. Ryan, James A.
Brennan, Felix A. Eberhart, Fred J.
Bendel and James A. Caffrey.
Tho club, which was organized for
tho purpose of assisting the charita
ble activities of the parish, now has a
membership of lto, with the follow
ing officers; Miss Marion B. Lowe,
president; Miss Marietta Hyland, sec
retary, and Miss Margaret Ryan,
treasurer.
Accepted Plumbing Contract;
Had No License, Is Charge
Admitting he took a contract for
plumbing work despite tho fact ho
is not a licensed plumber, Louis
Weisen, of 178 Verona avenue. was
fined $25 by Judge Grice in tho First
Procinct Court today on a complaint
made by Acting Health Officer
Charles V. Crastcr. Weisen said he
sub-let the contract and was un
aware he was not permitted to do
i this.
Action has also been taken against
Alexander Kerterz, of 684 South Eigh
teenth street, who was employed by
Weisen to do the w’ork. Kerterz will
he tried before Judge Grice next
Thursday on a charge of doing
plumbing work without having se
cured a license from the Board of
Health.
White Marble Lines for
“Four Corners” Pavement
The white traffic “stop lines" on the
roadway pavement at the intersection
of Broad and Market streets ure to
! be made permanent. Today workmen
from the Board of Works started in
serting a white marble line at all
four intersections and twenty-five feet
back from the curb corners,
i The marble is in Nocks the same
width as the wooden pavement blocks.
White lines were painted on tho
pavement dally for several weeks, fol
1 lowing the enforcing of the Jitney
traffic regulations. These lines, how
ever, only lasted for a short time and
, had to be newly painted every day.
NO COAL FRAUD
AT HOSPITAL, HE
. TELLS TALBOT
Dity Sealer Sullivan Claims
There Is No Ground for
Charges—Inspected Scales.
I
A report on the alleged shortage in
•oal shipments to the City Hospital
ias been made by City Sealer of
■V'eights and Measures John H. Sulli
van. He says there has been no
ihortage and that charges of fraud.
ire baseless. He has made a two-day
nvestigation of the scales at the City'
hospital, and claims the institution
ias received the coal that the city I
irdered. He sent his report on I
ho matter to Charles E. Talbot,
mperlntendent at ilie City Hospital, j
oday. It was recently alleged that i
he deliveries of coal at the institu-1
Ion have been short and that the city
vas being defrauded.
The Sullivan report says:
' Having made a thorough and ex
ensive test of the wagon scale used:
it the City Hospital for the weighing:
•f coal, would say that the scale was:
ound to be correct for a scale of this j
ype and sealed.
"In the two and one-half days that j
his department spent at the City:
lospltal, during which time many
vagon loads of coal were weighed, it
vas found that the hospital at all
imes was receiving its true value of
•oal despite the fact that there ap-,
leared to be a difference in the |
veights of coal we!ghed at the pockets ,
md at the hospital.
Slight Tlifference.
"Investigations of this department
ias shown that conditions under j
vhich coal is weighed will permit of j
(light differences when loads are'
velghed on different scales of a tre
nendous capacity. The coal weighed
Lt the hospital by the department
ihowed a difference to when it was
velghed at the pockets, but generally j
vithin the tolerance allowed by this
lepartment, i. e.. one per cent, in ex
esg or deficiency.
"It might be stated that at the
hutes the coal is weighed with horse
md wagon. At the hospital on’y the
rugon is weighed, and even a slight
lull or relaxation of the horses on the,
race* will cause a difference of many
Kwnds in the weight. Would state
hat it the coal was weigh.- ,• 5 ith
dares under similar conditions it |
could be found that the weights were’
xactly the same.
"To make its investigation com- ,
■lete the department of weights and
neasures tested the scales at the
oal pockets from where the coal is
aken for the City Hosnital and ,
ound the three scales there correct
nd more sensitive than those at the
iosoital. Both the men at the coal
lockets and at the hospital were
ratched to see the manner in which
hey weighed the w agons of coal and
t was found that all were careful
md showed knowedge of handling,
ca les.
"The City Hospital scale Is of 3h.5Pb
Kjundr capacity. The weights and
neasures department made tests from
0 pounds to 7.000 pounds, using flfty
>ound weights, and found the scale
o respond to each increased weight,
'nder ordinary conditions a scale of
his capacity will vary slightly, and
n this one it was found that there •
vas a natural variance of about i
wenty pounds on 7.000 pounds.
Careful Inquiry.
"Every phase of the coal weighing
(ituation at the hospital was care
ulljr investigated by this department,
•’rom its findings it reports that there
vas absolutely no ground for the
(tatement that the institution was
lot receiving Ihe amount of coal for
vhich it was paying. The slight dif
erence shown in weights from time
0 time are natural ones and in no
vay can be construed as fraudulent. j
“It Is found that the system in- :
italled by you and Mr. Thompson is
1 very good one, and checks up every
oad that enters the institution. The
narkings on the ticket of the driver
>y your weighmaster of the gross
veight, and then the tare cannot be ,
mproved upon. It is probably due to
he fact that someone not possessed !
if the knowledge of conditions under
vhich coal is delivered that the state- j
nent was made that the hospital was
icing defrauded in Its coal weights.
Vfter thorough investigation assur
ince is given that the coal dealers de- ;
ivering to the institution are doing
ill within their power to see that not
;ven one pound is lost in transporta- j
ion."
S, OBJECTIVE
OE RECENT DRIVE
—
Vienna Denies Evacuation of
Czernowitz or Russian Cains
Near City.
By the Associated Tress.
Lens, tbe importunt town in north
ern France, which was one of the
objectives of the entente forces in
their September offensive, is being
uninterruptedly shelled by allied ar
tillery. Berlin announced today.
There has been other notable artil
lery activity along the western front.
The Germans report the repulse of a
hand grenade attack on their lines
northeast of Le Mesnil and the fail
ure of an attack by allied aviators on
Doual. Two British aeroplanes were
Bhot down.
On the eastern front a superior
Russian force drove back a German
reconnoitering detachment south of
Jacobstadt. while In Volhynia the
Germans dislodged the Russians from
one of their advanced positions.
A deniul of News Agency dis
patches from Petrograd, reporting
that the Austro-Hungarians have
evacuated Czernowitz and of the
Russian official claim to advances
near that city, is made by the official
press bureau In Vienna.
By the Associated Tress.
LONDON. Jan. 6, 7:15 a. m.—The
Times learns from Its Petrograd cor
respondent that the Russians have
pierced tho enemy's positions in the
Immediate vicinity of Czernowitz,
compelling their opponents to fall
back to their secondary line and defi
nitely assume the defensive. The dis
patch, dated Wednesday, says that tho
enemy's losses have been enormous
In these engagements, and also In the
neighborhood of Czartorysk, where
he was pressed back westward for
several miles.
Finds Wife Asphyxiated
OUTTBNBUKG, Jan. 6.—Mrs. Mar
garet Young, fifty-six years old, of 45
Hudson avenue, this city, was
asphyxiated in her home yesterday.
Her body was found by her husband
Thomas, when he returned home
from work. The police believe death
w<»s occidental.
I
ARE FEWER NOW
Field Said to Be Limited to
Three, All Lawyers in
This City.
From u staff Correspondent.
TRENTON, Jan. 6 —Chancellor Ed
win R. Walker is In this city today.
It was rumored he will announce his
appointment of a vice-chancellor to
succeed John R. Emery, of Morris
town, who was retired on a pension
last week after serving twenty-one
years.
The. identity of the appointee is
problematical In some quarters it
ip said that former Governor John
Franklin Fori, of South Orange. Is to
be the man. One close to the chancel
lor said today, however, that the
chancellor favors others before the
former governor, but who his personal
choice is was not divulged.
It was stated, however, that it
would be a North Jersey man. This
would eliminate former Assistant At
torney-General Nelson B. Gaskill. of
Mount Holly, Burlington county, and
former Attorney-General Edmund
Wilson, of lied Hank. Momnouth
county. The field would then narrow
down to Frank H. Sommer, former
sheriff of Essex county and at pres
ent counsel for the Public Utility
Commission, and Edward M. Colic, a
special master in Chancery Both are
Newark lawyers. Mr. Fort's office is
also in Newark.
All the candidates are Republicans.
A Democrat has not been considered
for the reason that it has been custo
mary to keep the Court of Chancery
evenly balanced politically.
LABOR AGAINST
conn bill
(Continued from Firs* rage.)
with Impunity." thp committee chair
man read, and a storm of applause
swept the hall. "Especially is this
true since the wage-earners have
volunteered with such splendid chiv
alry."
The committee then offered statis
tics to show that labor has more than
done its part in filling the ranks of
the British armies. Recruiting fig
ures from large industrial centers
were presented, and with them re
ports of various unions, whose mem
berships have been depleted through
loss of unionists who surrendered
their lives in northern France.
The eyes of the nation were cen
tered today upon the labor congress.
It was generally expected that the
labor delegates would pass a resolu
tion opposing conscription, but the
government had hope' that strong
trades union leaders would oppose the ;
resolution in speeches that would win ,
over many workers to conscription, i
The Daily News viewed the s.tua- I
tion roost pessimistically, predicting
not only the resignation of Arthur j
Henderson, labor's representative in
the cabinet, but a grave domestic
crisis, leading to a general election
w ithin the next few weeks. The News
declared that the present government
lacks vitality and predicted that a
general election would result In the
naming of a conservative ministry, of
which Lloyd George would be a mem
ber.
The Daily Mail declared the gov
ernment Is facing the greatest in
ternal crisis of the war.
Beliese Bill Will Pass.
"The labor conference today will
vote overwhelmingly against com
pulsion," said the Mail. “What will
be the task of the government that
tries to enforce it against the in
surgent labor world, convinced that
it is not a military, but a political
weapon?"
The Chronicle, the Daily Express
and the Morning Post attacked the
government bill, but it was supported
by the Times ard Daily Telegraph.
Despite the bitter opposition of both
laborites and Irish party leaders In
Commons, it is considered certain,
the conscription bill will pass Parlia
ment. Th>- government was some
what worried today, however, over
reports of possible defections of mem
bers who advocated a more drastic
compulsion law, calling into service
both married and unmarried men.
GIRL IS ILL AFTER
(Continued from First Fegt.)
that she would probably come out of
it all right. After several hours the
child was able to tell where she had
been.
She said that when the bell rang the
night before she ran into the closet,
which has a sunken recess in the
floor about two feet deep. The girl
crawled into this and drew over her
an extra table leaf and an ironing
board, which were in the closet. She
was thus completely hidden from view
nnd, although the searchers looked In
the closet a dozen times, they did not
think to uncover the sunken recess.
After a time the girl fainted, but
the breeze from the open window,
raised by Mrs. Gavin, revived Minnie
and she found strength enough to
throw off the coverings and come out
from the closet.
Denies Child Was Abused.
Mrs. Miller denied the story’ of
abuse at her home In West Orange to
day. She even Insisted that the name
of her own mother and of the child
was Lincoln and not Linckels. She
said that when her mother died $200
was left for Minnie and that a quarrel
sprung up between herself and her
sister, Mrs. Gavin, as to which should
have Minnie.
The quarrel has continued since,
she said, and the sisters did not speak
for two years, until after Minnie's
disappearance, when Mrs. Miller got
Mrs. Gavin on the telephone. Mrs.
Miller said that when her youngest
baby was born, on December 7 last,
Minnie was kept from school for a
few days to help out, but later, when
told that she should go back to
school, the girl refused to do so.
Last Monday the girl was missing
and It was found that she had taker
a quarter from a drawer In a bureau
"I went over to Irvington Tuesday,’
Mrs. Miller said, "and after ringing
the bell for twenty minutes, got ir
the house, but I could not see Mrs
Gavin or Minnie. A child told m«
they wero in a room, but when 1
tried the door it was locked, and
after a while I came back withoul
seeing either. I'll spend every dollai
I have got, though, to get that child
back."
Mrs. Gavin denied that Mrs. Millei
had been to the house. She said:
“Mother did leave Minnie $200, bui
Miller has charged her with board
and claims the whole $200. Minnie hat
had a hard time of it and wants t<
stay with us. and she M going to stay
here.” ‘
STARVATION TALE PATHETIC, !
BUT IT LACKED FOUNDATION
» I
Deceived by the tearful tale of John
Kolassky. who lives with his wife at
188 William street, which was to the
effect that the couple had not had a
bite to eat for three days, a sym
pathetic doctor called in to treat Mrs.
Kolassky for cancer called the City
Hospital ambulance, in which the
couple were hurried to that institu
tion.
Kolassky, who is fifty-two years of
age, and his wife, who Is forty-eight
rears old, failed to show any symp
toms of starvation at the hospital,
but both were put to bed for the
night and a scarcli made for relatives.
This morning a stylishly-dressed
young woman visited the institution
and declared she was the couple s
daughter Frances, twenty years old.
Site laughed at the tale of starvation
and said she lmd left home to reside
with an aunt because of her father’s
use of intoxicants. He hasn't worked
for two vears, it was declared, his
wife having money of he- own.
A search of the clothing of the
couple revealed that Mrs. Kolassky
carried a bank book of the Summit
National Bank in which were $2,781.5b
to her credit. In her husband s clothes
were $46 in cash.
Inquiry at 18S William street dis-;
closed that Mrs. Steve Amber, a sis-,
ter of Mrs. Kolassky, lives there with |
a happy family of children, sharing
the Kolassky apartment. When in
formed of Kolassky's starvation tale,
Mr, Amber sniffed.
‘‘Starve?’* she exclaimed sarcasti
cally. “Him? Both of them have had
their three meals a day as regularly
as clockwork. See that table il leu
with food? That's where the Kolass
kys eat. They left that to go to the
hospital. He walks with crutches and
hasn't done a stroke of work for a i
long time, but there's nothing wrong
with his appetite, if there is with his ,
feet." I
Mrs. Amber called two rosy ehil.
clren and, pinching their fat cheeks,
added: , . . I
"They don’t appear starved. do(
they?” j
At tho hospital it was stated the
Kolas sky s would be sent home today..
Silk Workers Agree to Return <
to Work Under Open Shop
System.
Spoilt to the Evening Star.
SUMMIT, Jan. 6.—SettlenTfut of tile
strike of the 220 day Bilk weavers who ,
have been idle since a week ago last
Friday was effected at a conference
of city officials, representatives of the ‘
Summit Silk Company and the weav
ers last night. The conference lasted <
four hours and to the clever handling ,
of the problems presented and tho
patient efforts of Mayor Uuford
Franklin was due the amicable ad
justment of the tight between the mill ;
owners and the weavers.
About fifty of the day weavers
went to work this morning and the
rest are expected to report for work i
tomorrow morning. j
The silk company, by the terms of ,
the agreement reached, is to be no
longer represented by the Rev. Paul '
Kassar. who, it was stated, had been • I
a leading spirit in the frequent out- ; i
breaks of the weavers and who, It j i
was related, has received a large |,
amount of money from Paul CJer'l. | ,
head of the silk company, and the I
non-union weavers. It was said at 11
the conference that during the strike J
last March four gunmen -were import- ]1
ed to this city through the agency of '
the Syrian priest and that these men 1;
who acted as strikebreakers were | j
each given J100 by Mr. Gerll to leave '
the city.
To Oo»t Boarding Manager.
Another provision in the agreement
made last right calls for tho removal
of George Romeick as soon as it Is
legally possible by the silk company
from the house owned by the com
pany at 506 Morris avenue, and which
Romeick conducted as a boarding
house for the non-union weavers in
an arrangement with tho silk com* j
pany. The weaving department is i
to be conducted as an open shop, non- 1
union night weavers to be permitted
to work on the silk looms days when
vacancies on the day looms shall oc- i
cur.
The silk company is not to recog
nize the union of the day weavers
In any way. any future difficulties
to be submitted to Mayor Franklin
for settlement All of the day weav
ers with the exception of four are
reinstated in their positions, the ques*
tlon of the re-employment of tho four
men to be determined by Chief oi
Police George W. Brown
The silk company withdrew its de
mand for the surrender by the day
weavers of their union due hooks and
is to recall the dispossess notices
served on the weavers occupying the
company's houses.
Hold Man Charged With
Shooting at Three Strikers
Sperial »• the Evening Star.
SUMMIT. Jan. 6 —Charged with at
tempting to shoot three striking
weavers and with carrying a con
cealed weapon, Albert Zalaton. a
weaver employed In th" night shift
in the silk mill here, is being held to
await the action of the Union county
grand jury. Zalaton is under bonds
also on a charge of having slabbed
Samuel Badra, a weaver. In the eye
during a fracas at the silk mill a
week ago last Friday. Badra has
since suffered the removal of the
optic.
Zalaton, it is alleged, while only a
few feet away from the striking
weavers In Morris avenue, near the
silk mill, last night, fired three shots
at them. None of the men was hit.
He then ran into the boiler room of j
the silk company, where he was cap
tured at the point of a revolver by
Patrolman Fred Sigler, who, with Pa
trolman Michael Sullivan, was on
duty at the mill. A blue steel thirty
two caliber revolver, with which Zala
ton Is alleged to have fired the shots,
was found, following his arrest, in the
boiler room.
LEGAL ENTANGLEMENT
INVOLVES NEW HOTEL
Architects Bring Suit Against1
Original Backers of "The
Robert Treat.”
Newark's now hotel Is the cause of
another lawsuit. Guilbert & Retell**,
architects, today tiled suit in the
Essex County Circuit Court for
$2,627.31, alleged to be due them for
architectural services performed In
accordance with a contract made by
them with Waldo C. Genung Herman
JC. Schneider and John Montleth, the
original backers of the hotel.
I The complaint sets forth that the
contract was made January 27, 1813.
and was conditioned upon a certain
lease being signed before a date men
tioned in the contract. The said lease
has been so signed, It is stated. By
reason of revision of the original
plans, the complaint declares, the
architects performed additional ser
vices worth $1,877.31. On November
24 work on the building was sus
i pended and on March 23 last year the
defendants abandoned the project, so
it Is alleged.
The building is called the Military
Plaza Hotel In the papers, although
the name has now been changed to
the Robert Treat, and has passed to
the control of others than the de
fendants in the suit. The architects'
bill Is stated to be $13,627.31, of which
$2,627.31 remains unpaid.
Tils Weather a Tear Asa To-Day
Fair Temperature, High 65*, Low 47*
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WRECK IS UP
P. R. R. TRAFFIC;
ENGINEER DIES
Chicago Flier Crashes Into Der
rick Near Trenton, Caus
ing Long Delay.
—
Special to the Evening Star.
TRENTON. Jan. G.-As a result of
the wreck on the Pennsylvania rail
road near Lawrence station, about
six miles trom here at G:55 o’clock
last night, when the Chicago Express
crashed into the arm of a steam
derrick, the engineer Is dead, the
fireman badly injured, and traffic on
four tracks was tied up for several
hours. The effects of the crash was
apparent today, the schedule still
being slightly impaired.
The steam derrick had been em
ployed during the day at Lawrence
station to place some freight cars,
which had been previously derailed,
upon the tracks and after the work
had been completed, had been shunt
ed to a siding, but the protruding
arm had been neglected. The force
of the impact threw, the engine of
the flier from the rails, causing it
almost to turn turtle.
The engineer nnd fireman were
caught like mice in a trap in the
cab of the engine, and before the I
former could escape he was terrthlyl
scalded. He was Frank Jordan, 1
forty-five years old, marled, and:
living at 149 Walnut avenue. Trenton.
Although rushed immediately after!
the accident to St. Francis’ Hospital, |
but little hope for his recovery was:
entertained, and he died this
morning. Aloyslus Keenan, of
Jersey City, the fireman, sus
tained the loss of his right thumb
and was also rather badly scalded. I
Ho was also taken to the hospital, j
but was discharged after being,
treated.
For about five hours the traffic on
the road was practically paralyzed,
for all four tracks were strewn with
huge chunks of timber tossed from
the derrick with the crash. The con
gestion was mitigated trivially by
the switching of some of the trains
affected to the Philadelphia and i
Heading and New Jersey Central
railroads.
Passengers and friends thronged
the Pennsylvania terminal in New
York awaiting the Incoming trains
last night and much anxiety was
caused for no notification of the ac
cident was made until about 8
o'clock. The St. Louis Express was
stalled immediately behind the Chi
cago flier at the scene of the wreck
nnd was In turn followed by the
Philadelphia express. Some trains
were sent over the route from Bor
dentown to South Amboy and thence
over the shore line to New York.
iFURKUREAl
WILL CAUSE TROUBLE
Steel Company May Import
Strikebreakers—Embar
rassed by Walkout.
—
Special to »hc Evening Star.
JERSEY CITY. Jan. 6.—The im
portation of strikebreakers was
j threatened today by tho Crucible
i Steel Company here unless the work
| men who walked out on Tuesday
reconsider their obstinate stand.
| Both higher \\ages and shorter hours
| aro demanded by the discontented
| workmen, whose walkout was al
most concurrent with one by tho em
ployes of the Great Atlantic and Pa
cific Tea Company on Bay street, and
the Kachler Company on Communl
paw avenue. Police in small details
pre present at all three places und
are keeping a sharp lookout for
trouble, although none is anticipated.
By far the most important strike
was tlia' of the Crucible Steel work
men who walked out lato Tuesday
afternoon. Paid a wage of *1.76 a
day they demanded a 15 per cent.
Increase and u nine-hour day. Su
perintendent Homer Pardee is try
ing to arbitrate tho differences with
the men.
For months the big Plant has been
operated night and day to fill im
mense war orders sent in by the
allied countries in Europe. / A sus
pension of work at this time would
mean a great financial loss to the
corporation. The importation of non
union men Is probable and will cause
grave trouble. It is feared.
Through labor organizers, the strik
, Ing employes of the Atlantic and Pa
cific Company last night formulated
, a new Eet of demands upon the firm
I Now they want *3.50 a day for nine
, hours of labor instead of k a dav
1! for ten and one-half hours. What
' ! attitude the officials will assume can
not be ascertained. The men say that
they will not go back to work under
1 any other conditions.
3 The strike of the drivers emploved
■ by the Kachler Company is less im
r portant by reason of tho fact that
■ the strikers are few In number. The
3 Kachler firm has the contract to cart
> the output of the Whitlock Cordage
Company on Communipaw avenue to
' New York and other points. When
3 the strike was declared yesterday,
> the hoad of the company requested
) police protection for their wagons.
• Mounted patrolmen were detailed to
' guard the non-union drivers within
i the city limits. The New York police
are co-operating on the other eido of
the river.
The drivers of the Merchants* Re
frigerating Company, on Bay street,
» who went on strike yesterday morn
f ing, returned to work in the after
■ noon without forcing the officials to
. accede to their demands. __
' • >
A BITTER BATTLE
Democratic Major-General, Alfr
ed by Republican Caucus-Bolt
ers, Gets Elizabeth Office.
•Special to the Kvening Star.
ET4ZABKTH, Jan. 6.—Dennis F.
Collins, mu ior-genoral of the National
Guard of New Jersey and treasurer
of the Democratic State Committee,
was elected comptroller Inst night
after one of the most notable and bit
terest political tights in the city’s his
tory.
Three Republican members of C i t,
Council bolted their caucus to nan o
the general to succeed John S. Sauet.
and the meeting ended in turmoil
when Councilman Edward Nugen',
former president of the governing
body and the vital force In the Dem
ocratic opposition to Collins, dramat
ically denounced the entire proceed
ings and declaring that "I am physl- •
cally, as well ns otherwise, respon
sible to anyone in this chamber,” de
fied the Collins supporters, who were
muttering against tile speaker’s un
sparing diatribe.
"This is the worst chapter in Eliza
beth politics!" he shouted, as hi
charged the general with base ingrat
itude in opposing Mr. Sauer, who had
supported the general for president of
City Council years ago.
All the sore spots in the Collins and
anti-Collins fights of the last thirteen
years were reopened by Mr. Nugent,
who was completely carried away bv ,
the depth of the personal enmity thaf
exists between him and General Col
lins, and who gave voice to man"
pent-up thoughts of the last several
years.
ELUDES U-BOAT
The Karnak Gets Safely Into
Marseilles With 250 Pas
sengers Aboard.
By the United Pres*.
MARSEILLES, Jan. 6.-Tho French
steamer Karnak, carrying 250 pas
sengors, was chased all night in th >
Mediterranean by a submarine, hn
eluded the submersible and arrived
here today. She brought survivors o" ’
the British steamers Middleton and
Abelia, submarine victims.
The submarine abandoned the chaso
at dawn today. When the Karnak
put into Marseilles many of the pas
sengere were hysterical from fright
"The submarine sighted us about
dusk last night,” said one of the Kar
nak's afllcers. "The captain ordered
full steam ahead and we raced for i'
through a heavy storm, our boa.
splitting big waves.
"Passengers and the crews of the
Abelia and Middleton, having jus
escaped after their vessel had been •
sunk, were so terror-stricken thel"
plight was pitiful. Some of the men
gathered at the stern when the chas ■
began and watched the snbmnrtni
but most of them were too badly
frightened.
"The submarine was a big boat,
about 250 feet long. Apparently she
was as fast as we wore, but the big
waves bothered her and proved our
salvation. When the chase began wo
could see her ripping through the
waves, sometimes almost hidden from
sight.
“All the passengers put on life
belts and the boats were swung out
Everybody got fully dressed and sat.
in the smoking room ail night while *
the Karnak rushed on for Marseilles
We kept zigzagging to keep the sub
marine from risking a chance shot
at us.”
The Karnak carried thirteen of the
crew and seventeen passengers of the
torpedoed British steamer Abelia, a t
well as two survivors from the Mid- _
dleton and a large number of her own
passengers.
APPROVED BY BOARD
New Public Service Company
Capitalized at $50,000,000
Gets Utility’s Sanction,
From a Staff Correspondent.
TRENTON, Jan. 6.—Approval of the
merger of tho Public Service Railway
Company with the I’ublic Service
Newark Terminal Railway Company
under the name of the Public Service
Railway Company was today an
nounced by the Board of Public Util
ity Commissioners.
The capital stock of the new con
cern is given as $50,000,000. The out
standing capital stock of the Public «
Service Newark Terminal Railway
Company was $1,250,000, and that of
;the Public Service Railway Company
outstanding was $38,000,000.
The directors of the new concern
are: Thomas N. McCarter, of Rum
son, president: George J. Roberts.
East Orange, first vice-president:
John J. Burleigh, MerchantvlUe
second vice-president; Randall Mor
gan, Chestnut Hill. Pa.; Anthony R
Kuser, Bemardsville; Edward W
Mine, Orange; Walter Clark, Chest
nut Hill, Pa.; Lewis Lillie, Over
brook, Pa.; Czal H. McCarter, New
ark; Percy S. Young, Newark, who
I is to be vice-president in charge o'
the finances. Edward W. Htne is
'treasurer of the merged companies,
and Richard E. DHiiforth, of Eas
Orange, is vice-president in charge
I of operation and general manage
1 ment.
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