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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
CITY CLUB ADVISES SULZER.
Potots out PITFALLS to He Avoided
In ~ Primary Law.

Tho city club has sent a letter to
Gov Sulzcr outlining some pitfalls to
he avoided IN the proposed direct pri-
mary law
Tho letter. which is signed by Presi-
dent Strong uf the club and by the
members of its committee on election
laws, suggests "A committee designation
provision IN tn" primary law, az against
tho so-Called simon pure" direct pri-
mary.
This COMMITTEES designation. ii H.
pointed out. Comp"ls party organiza-
tion to reveal it's hand prior TO the party
primary. tends to make both party or
Ganiza I'm and nomnatNns representa-
tive and prevents party organizations
from conducting undernand campa lgns
for the nomination OF candidates with
out assuming responsibility.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
PRIZE TO PRESERVED BOUQUET.
Had Been Kept Wear by Process
Invented by Max SchIiug,

\ bridal bouquet OF lilies of the valley
attracted the attention OF visitors at the
International Flower show in the Grand
Central Palace yesterday when It beca me
known that the flowers were over a wear
old. although IL was impossible to dlf-
f"rentiate them from TN. freshly picked
lilies
This bouquet was exhibited by Max
Schlng of New York, who has perfected
an artificial process OF preserving flowers
IN their natural state
The bouquet took seJond prize for
bridal bouquets, Alfred kattmllcr. also
OF New York, won first prize in this class
Private gardeners competed Yesterday
for the best decorated dining tabl. Th-
table OF Henry Si.gel, arranged with be
gonia and lilies OF the valley, won
first prize. Samuel rntermyer was
second and william sim of Clftondale
Mass, took third place.
Max Schling took first place in the com
petition for corsage bouquets ~ orchids
Tn" Boston cut Flower COMPANY was
seco)ld.
Sir Jeremiah toman, the English mus
tard manufacturer, has refused an offer
OF IS 600 for his hybrid orchid, which was
shipped To America for this exhibit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
BOMB NO. go WRECKS A STORE
Six Persons Sleeping In REAR Es-
cape Iulury.

The siN eta bomb of tn. var. -Npi1d
Ing Yesterday morning in the grocery.
bakery and crockery store of Onofrio
R'mo. al Union and Skilman avenues.
Williamsburg. didn't injurc any one. but
IL blew out tifry pan-s of glass in the
nelghborhood
The police think tina, a business rival
OF Rimo set off the bomb to fright.n
him away
Rimo was asleep In the rooms behind
the shop, with his wife. mother-in la W
and three small children A brother
and journeyman baker slept in the ba Sc
ment. Two policemen had left the cor
ner nv minutes before the .Xplo. on
The damage is placed a. 500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
FATHER AGAIN DEFIES COURT.
Ordered 10 give Ip Daught~r, lie
Flees with Her From Boston.

Litigation over IN" custody Of three
redr-nld Mildred Augusta Meyer viii not
md with the decision OF the Appellate
Division awarding the child tu her grand
father, Edward Ruhitz-E. Il Bronx coal
merchant. The court ordered IN. father
Leopold Alfred Meyer, a merchant tailor.
To Civ. Up the child b.causr he I-mo\ ed
To Boston. making 1t impossible for Mil
dred 80 liN" for tWo weeks alternately
with IN" father and grandfathrr.
RohitH-k went ~ Boston with a COPY
81 tn. Appellate Division uIdrr to get the
child. II" returned yest-Iday without
her and said M"N"r had Ned Proceed
iuGs viii hr started here to punish Meyer
for contempt Of court II h- Is found IN
New NOrh STATE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
TURNER'S FOR BOSTON MUSEUM
BuIisrd collection Of "Iibrr >,uJ,.
Drum" tominI Back 10 tmrr,c,

Sp'c'6 'dbie DeSpdfCh 10 TUE s.,
I.oNpoN. April l2 The Uoruuy p,,.
SAYS that W. G.. l,awlinson has SOLD r...
fine collection IF Turner's 'Inr.
Studiorum made hy Mr. fm'MrI "a,
Boston He did not got the fibuI,u.
price that has been reported hut lo,
"A little more than he gave for IN, col.
lection himself.
Mr.. Bullard's relatives viii carry on,
his known wishes and present the ,o'.
lection TO the Boston Museum.
The first Of Turner's Libcr driving.
was made in 1906 and others iollnwc.
until about 1915. Fourteen issues of fn,
publication were given t. tn" public
each part containing Ave plates cover.
ing the whole range of landscapr ART
An additional plate was included on one
occasion as "A gift to subscribers, making
'seventy-onc drawings In all Ten o,hcr
plates were begun and part of them com.
plctcd but never published, These wcr,
intended for tn" fifteenth ann sixteenth
numbers.
The publication of the Liber
SiIdiOrUm is asCrihCd by some critics
chiefly To Turner's dcsir. to show his
work to the public Of the day in riNalr,
of Claude. who then was tho fashion
The plates cost subscribers nve shilings
apiece. At one time, carly in tho nine.
tcenth century, many were thrown ava
az worthless Then their values began
to rise until single proofs have brought
well over $1,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
DRAPERIES SELL HIGH.
T"tRi of trOssmR Dunlap Sal,
Passes the $4,000 Mark.

IN" sal" Of CablnetrN, antique draperles
aud art objects belonging to the estates
~ TIA" late G"org. ", crossman, X, j
I'uniap and others, nov ia progress at the
S'lo fifth avenue art galleries. brought
S5,59i at Nestc rdaS's session, masking the
total to- date sl0029
som" of the higher prices obtained
were: $3.50 for a pair 90 old Brussels lace
drapcrl"s pur hascd by Mrs \ rlass, 500
for sun" ~ autlIu" gold and rose En-.
pll" window hauEings, .. !. Guide, pur-
chaser tld2 for a Spanish leather screen.
Mrs q, \ Law, purchaser s74 for suite
"f nippon porcelain IN cobalt blue and
gold ilI@Icc, purchased by Mis- r. NJ.
Whitt"i, ana a suit" OF Victorian dumask
drap"ri"~ n cream and gold, bought by
Mrs. ! Il. llogl"t for $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
BLAMES POLICE FOR VICE.
Mrs. BrittOn Assails Chicago Force
before senate Committee,

CHICAGO. April 1.-The polio. wer.
blamed for the downfall Of hundreds of
girls by Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton, gen
eral superintendent of the Juvenile Pro-
tectv- League. AT this afternoons session
Of the Senate Welfare Commission Mrs
Brtton brought with her to the stand a
card Ind"N of 200 Chicago dance halls,
which. she said. nagrantly violate the
laws on the statute books
The appointment of thirty poicewOmen
and the careful selection of special dance
hall detail Of policemen were the most
striking reforms asked by Mrs. Blitton,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
BOSTON PHONE GIRLS VOTE,
Result of Ballot on Agreement IL
Not &OUOuncrd.

BosToS. April 1.-The telephone pi,ls
balloled to-day on the question Of ac-
ceptng th- agreement submitted by the
company and approved by the union or
ganizers. No intimstion Of the majority
decision is given.
Some Of the girls say that the labor
leaders nay" insisted that they must strike
10 gain their rights, The girls are anxious
t. know what viii happen under the com
promise agreement, provided their ap-
peals go to the president OF the COMPANY
and are turned down by him. the plan
providing n" means I" carry the matter
further.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
COY. FIELDER STUMPS.
FOR COMMISSION
Says II Is the Thing Tha,
Would Make .IerSe,
Forge Ahead.
WANTS VOTE COMPULSORY
Mayor Nittpenn Sends Letter
Strongly FavOring
Walsh Act.

Gov. Fielder Of New Jersey has
| taken the stump as an advocate Of the
Walsh commission government law. In
an address las, night at mass meet
ing in the Dickinson High School. .ler-
sey city he appealed to the voters OF
that city. lioboken. Bayouue and
Union Iill to vote for commission gov
ernment next Tuesday. He said it was
the only hope of Kidding Jersey city of
! the present charter. which has made the
city badly managed place. lie ex-
pressed the wish that there might be
"a law enacted making the failure OF "A
citizen to vote on primary and election
days an offence punishable by fine or
even imprisonment.
The Walsh act was favored by Gov
Fielder especially because II places one
man or four or five men at the head
of affairs and holds them directly re-
spunsible for the government dispensed
instead Of boards containing more than
"A hundred members. as are in control
IN Jersey city at present
The Walsh act is SO simple hat any
man can understand 1t" said the Gov
ernor. An tn. boards are don. away
with ana IN" present antiquat"d rhhr-
ter ana obsolete system become Things
OF IN" past None OF IN" 'ititS Whlth
nave adopted 'his form "t government
and there are more than a hundred in
tn. United states has regretted it.
Tn. greatest featur. IN IN. commits
sion government law is that YOU clear
municipal elections Of partisan politics.
There are no Republican. Democratic.
Ho'ia''s' or fro"'p'''oh t'Nt'S III 'ne
N",u' Du' Just group OF ''t'zehs
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
NO SALE FOR STATE BONDS.
Bankers Tell GOv~rnOr's Emisss riss
tOndtt Ions Are Had for 4 Per Crnt,.

Deputy state tomptrollers Walsh and
k"ndal, acting as representatives OF
Gov Sulzer and state Comptroller Soh-
mer. We're in conference with bankers In
the financial district Yesterday sounding
tn" market on the fiotation OF an issue
OF S3oooo, 900 per cent State canal
bonds. The state has not more than
s3'ooO'ooV on hand with which 10 pur-
sl. its work.
nd"r IN" law bonds cannot be offered
Al less than par, nor can the interest
raj" be higher than per cent The
bankers consulted said that the outlook
Tor stIlihs securities al the price de-
h'ahutd ny In" state was exceedingly
poor under present market conditions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
Y. w. c. A. ACCEPTS WELLESLEY.
National Boards RrsOiHttOn IL
\dopted In Convention.

RrCHMoND Va, April 1.-The nearly
on" thousand delegates attending the
fourth hiennia! convention Of the Young
Womau's christian Association rose to
tn"ir feet in a unanimous vote to-day
To- give Wellesley College Association the
'gnts of charter member in the national
organization on is present Evangelical
basis
This was one Of the recommended tons OF
the national board. all of which were
approved, Another hNed the annual
budget for tho next two years AT 1895. 900,
~ which s23i. 600 shall be for the general
work ili,00O for the work Of the field
committees and sA7000 for the work IN
the foreign countries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
FARMER LEAVES $3.50, 900.
Dorrhrster gets q HAN and Tenants
Are Remembered.

RosroN, April ll.-An estate valued at
nearly $75o.oOo was left by a Dorchester
farmer. Charles ~ Greenwood. who died
ON TUESDAY, lie directs that Ss5. 600 he
set aside to erect the Greenwood Memorial
Building for the welfare Of the n.ighbor
hood or tn. public other public beuu.s,s
raise the total to Sl22.0O0.
Mr., Greenwood had about seventy
tenants. 10 those who lived in his houses
over year NJ gay. tlOU. over six
months. $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
LADY SCOTT ARRIVES HOME,
Aud Baby Peter Is the Unppiest Bo,
In ENGLAND.

Spec'ol 'dbie Drspdfch 10 THr SIS
I.oNpoN, April ll,--l.ady Scott, widow
of the heroic captain who gave his life
for service in the Antarctic, arrived in
London this afternoon from New Xea-
land. wher" she went To meet her hus-
band
In her sorrow there is one ray of 10Y
At window in a house in Bucking
ham Palace road "A baby face was
pressed against the pane Watching for
mother. Peter, Lady Scott's threc-yoar-
old son was as happy as he could hc
and his meeting with his mother
hanlshed for a time the sorrow in her
heart
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
AMERICANS KILLED IN MEXICO.
Petty Oficrr aud seaman Shot Down
In street Fight.

WAsHINGToN. April 1.-THE killing Of
a petty officer and seaman of the cruiser
California by Mexican police At MaZat-
Ian on the west coast was reported to
III" Navy Department, and the State
Department to-day.
The men killed were John A. Klesow,
master AT arms, san Francisco. and
William W, Corrie, ordinary seaman, OF
Los Angeles,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
COMPLAINS OF OCEAN ROUTES.
London Times" Says Tracks Have
Actually Been Moved North,

LONDON. April l2.-Thc Times com
plains that the official statement of tn
Atlantic routes printed yesterday is am
biguous II shows that the new track
are actually more To the north than
The south, and concludes that the de-
cision was influenced by the work -
'the American scout ships Seneca, Scotia
and Miami
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12
one 81 20 Immixrauts Mi.s,nn.

BALTrMoRr. Nprii li.-information was
r"CclN"d to-day that nin"t-rn Of IN"
twenty immigrant girls reported To hay"
n"en kidnapped AT New Castle. Pa, on
ne way to Chicago have been accounted
kor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-12

'hc nsc W party funds at primary
ions to continue a faction in con-
|fnl of the machine"
secretary I'latt announced that
Charles " strong. president of the city
Cuh uf Ncw York. ana Robert s Bin-
kcrd tho secretary of the club. would
attend nest weeks conference He also
iead letters from i. IIampdcn Dough
,riN Everett f. Wheeler and John 4.
iIupp,r of New York city favoring "A
statewide direct primary law.
Charles Gibson declared that thou
sands of Republicans in Albany would
help tn" Governor all they could
tm Riu" said the Democratic League.
which represented 10000 Democrats hv
name. were with the Governor almost to
y man and that the p-State Democracy
WAS unit for him aside from few So
called leaders.
prom % 10 % per cent. ~ tn" party
IN Sew York state IL above The Bronx"
added col. Rice. "that Is the Democratic
vote in the state outside of New York
city iS 100000 more than the Demo
cratic Not" In New York city. You. Gov
Sulzcr. can get this great upstate vote
behind YOU 10y advocating such reforms
and placing them upon the statute
hooks Your message read like new
hill of rights to MS
E,x- Speaker fr-hie declared the up
state Democrats wanted a new state
leader to- follow.
IN Senator Davenport reviewed the
efforts to got Statewide direct prI-
mary under Charles Il. Hughes. and de-
clarcd tn" two party machines in the
Legislature" always combined AZ Cr1ti-
cal moments TO defeat Gov. Hughes.
The Pro9rcssives support.
MIR Davenport made 1t plain that the
n this hght. and pointed out that the
machine leaders would struggle hard to
keep the power concentrated in them
through the present primary law.
"GoN. Sulzcr has undertaken to ssue
a new declaration of independence" said
Judge Bulgcr. The political thraldom
We have been living under for the past
Two or thre" wears has been almost un-
hearabc Your message was the first
raw of hope decent Democrats have hai
IN years. Nuu are the first man to raise
the banner of reform In the Democratic
party"
Tho Rev -. r Miller. editor Of the
reform BuiictU. told Gov. Suzer that
f II" took NJ backward step in his
outlined plans to get reform leSss-
ton he would be pointed to In the tu-
turc as the greatest man IN New York
State Of nur time
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-13
ND AWAY-SPORT NEWS
II, 18, 19,r 81; Aug. II, Is, IA, IS.

At the National League sched-
ule meeting Brooklyn was al
lowed to open the season April 9
at home with Philadelphia.
President Comiskey, on his ar
rival from New York.. confirmed
the plans for worlds tour of the
Sox and New York Giants at the
close of the,1913 season. The two
teams will leave directly after the
worlds series, should either win
the pennant. Chicago will be the
starting point, and games will be
played between here and Frisco
in all the large cities. Nov. 4 the
ball tossers will sail from San
Francisco, and before they see
America again will exhibit the
game in Hawaii, Japan, China,
Philippines, Australia, Egypt,
Italy and France. Returning
toward the close of February,
1914, they Will go to the southern
training camps for the spring
sprouts.
In Japan and the Philippines
the teams may vary their battles
against each other by contests
with local teams. Some of the
Jap colleges have taken to the
game and teams sent over here
have compared favorably with
the college players of this coun-
try. In the Philippines there are
some good clubs among the sol
diers and sailors, and a regular
league. season is one of the con-
Meeting links with home.
Murphy has sent a contract to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-13

Cub Home Dates.
St. Louis-April 10, II, II.
Pittsburgh-April Is, IA, IS,
%, %.
Cincinnati-April %, 30; May
l, 2, 3.
St. Louis-May 4, rs, %, u.
Boston-June 4, 5, Of.
New York-June 8, 9, 10, II.
BrooklyR-June Il, Is, II, IS.
Philadelphia-June l6,17,18,19.
Pittsburgh-June 80, July /, 2.
Cincinnati-July 3, 4, 4, 5.
St. Louis-July6.
Boston-July 20, u, %, %,
New York-July 80, 81; Aug.
/, 2.
Brooklyn-Aug. 3, $50.
Philadelphia-Aug. 7, 8, 9, 10.
Pittsburgh-Aug. 81.
Cincinnati-Sept. S, 8.
st. Lou1s-Sept. I, 8, y.
Brooklyn-Sept. 10, II, IS.
New York-Sept. IA, IS, 10.
Boston-Sept II, 18, 10.
Philadelphia-Sept. 20, q, p.
Pittsburgh-Oct. A., S.
Cub Games Abroad.
St. Louis-Apri1 u, 18, 10;
-une l, 20, q, p, %; Sept. l, l, 2.
Cincinnati-April 20, Il, p,
g; June Is, %, u, %, %; Sept
y, e.
Pittsburgh-April Is, %; May
a %, 80, 80, 81; Aug. g, 80;
sept. "a, Is.
Brooklyn-May 6, 7, 8, 9; July
z, IA, IS, 10; Aug. Is, %, u.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-23
NOANK
Suspicious Number of Red Ears at Firemen's Huskin'-LocaI Friends at Funeral of Mrs. Etta Boose.

The farmers huslling and dance which the firemen held Wednesday eve ming in the town hall was the mer- riest thing held there for some months The costumes were novel and varied The music was by Squadrito's orches- tra of Mystic, many being present from that village. Red ears were found in abundance. in fact so plentiful were they that some of the young men were accused of bringing them in their pockets. The evening was greatly en- joyed by the large number in attend ance.
 Gone to Westerly MT. and Mrs. F'reemont Buddington and son Leroy have gone to Westerly to be occupied by Mir. and Mrs. Albert Brinkley of New London. who are moving in.
 Funeral of Mrs. Boose. A large number from this village att tended the funeral in CTotOn WedneS- day afternoon of Mrs E5ta Boose, for merly a resident of this village where she was born. The floral tributes were very beautiful Burial was in Croton cemetery. The Orders of Amaranths, Fidelity chapter c. F. $. and the Sun shine society of New London attended the services.
 Mate Was a Sound Sleeper.
 The four masted schooner Mary Manson Gruener, which broke from her moOringS at the shipyard Gock in the recent gale and went up the chan nel till she went aground with her frame exactly across the channel touching the flats on either side, Wak brought back to her former position Tuesday night. The mate of the ship, who was sleeping, knew nothing of the change in position till he awoke the h ,ie driven from her proper location.
 The Constance Launched.
 The launch built at the J. Davis shop for Amos Clark of Mystic was launch ed Wednesday. The boat is 80 feet long, with hunting cabin and is equip ped with a F horsepower Lathrop mo- tor. The name is Constance.
 sunken Craft Raised.
 The launch Hornet, owned by Mrs Hattie Dabou of Soundview cottage, was filled by the high seas Monday night and sank at her dock. She was raised Wednesday with no evident damage.
 M-. and Mrs John Swanson have returned to New York after spending the summer at Point Shirley.
 William Knowles is visiting in Car olina
 Mrs. Ellison Lewey spent Wednesday with friends in New London
 Mrs Charles Burrows of Prospect hill has returned from a visit in Mys- tic.
 Miss Irene Stahler has returned to New London after spending a week with Miss Eleanor Lamb of Pearl street.
 Mrs. Ada Fitch spent yesterday with ! friends in Groton.
 Mrs. Carrie Latham and Mrs. Annie Lewey were Groton callers Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-23
MYSTIC
Department Inspector Visits Relief Corps-Methodist Pastor Moving to New Parsonage-Odd Fellows In- itjate Class.

Tuesday evening at the regular meeting of Williams Women's Relief 1 corps an official visit was received 1 from Department Inspector Hattie II. l Aubrey of Meriden. The work was in spected and the books were found to l be in a fine condition. Supper was served and social time was enjoyed. 1 5equeathed Parsonage to M. E. Church
 Rev. c. T. Hatch Is moving his fam fly from the parsonage on Church street to the house left to the Meth odist church by Mrs. Esther Lurking ton on Church street. Mrs. Lurking ton, who died about a year ago was a resident of this place and the widow of Rev. William Turkington, at one time 8 pastor of the Mystic Methodist church.
 At Groton Funeral.
 Several from Mystic were in Groton Wednesday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs. Etta Boose, widow of Samuel Boose who had many rela- tives and friends in this place
 MT and Mrs. Arthur Lamb of Meri- den and J. Prentice Lamb of East Hampton have returned to their homes after a visit with MT. and Mrs J. Prentice Lamb.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Swanson have returned to New Work after visit with friends at Cedar Crest.
 Lodge Room Notes.
 Stonington lodge No. 26, I. o. OF. met in their rooms in the Gilbert block Wednesday evening and worked the degree on a. large class of candidates
 Herbert D. Chapman and Moses Crary have returned from Hartford where they attended the grand session of the Knights of Pythias be- ing representatives from Mistuxet lodge No. 42, K. of P. of this place.
 chrisp Chronicles.
 MT. and Mrs. w. J. Gates of New York are guests of Mrs. Phebe Lord.
 Miss Jane B. Moves has returned from a visit in Providence.
 Mrs. Julia Frazier has returned to Providence after visit with MT. and Mrs. F. G. Cameron.
 Mrs. Alfred A. Baker is visiting her sister Mrs. Ida Chesbro in Westerly.
 Miss Lydia Douglas and Mrs. Hen ry Meyers are guests of Mrs. Ezra Daboll in New London being called there by the illness of Mrs. Douglas granddaughter Mrs. John Perry
 Charles Tingley of Norwich was the guest Wednesday of his father, George N. Tingley.