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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
SUFFERS DENIAL OF
MEETING A SURPRISE
Friends of Governor and &. r.
Murphy Thought They
Had Conferred.
PATRON AGE AT STAKE
state Executive and Tammany
Are Still Wide Apart
About PlumS.
PATRON AGE Ar STAKE

Go, Sul1er in Albany positively de-
MED yesterday that he had Rad q con-
ference with Charles f. Murphy in New
York on his latest visit. Friends of both
men were surprised at tho Governors
denial and said tina If the meeting did
not take place they were greatly mis-
informed
The position OF the Governor and Mr.
Murphy is likened to a sort of armed
friendship by Tammany mon Neither
Mr.. Murphy noc GOV. Sulzer wants to
rush To arms. But that does not inter-
fere with the administration forces get
ting their guns cleaned for conflict.
Mr.. Murphy knows that the Governor
Will not yield on the question OF pat
rnnagc in the Department of Highways
or IN" Department Of Labor. the same
men say Mr. Murphy's adherent James
l.. Gaifney won't be appointed Super
intcndent OF Highways. nor will The
McManus go in as Superintendent, of
Labor. The Governor will stick by his
guns % the last in any fight over these
men for these offices
Friends of the Governor who heard
what his disposition was in regard to
them when he was in New York said
yesterday that John Mitchell, who was
president of the United Mine Workers,
is the likeliest man for the Department
of Labor.
II was said yesterday by those who
thought the meeting took place
that patronage was discussed by Mr..
Murphy and the Governor. The De-
partment of highways plum is the one
Mr.. Murphy wants most James f..
Gafney is the organization choice.
Tammany Hall will have to get along
without IL, II the Governor sticks 10
his word
Friends of The Governor pointed out
yesterday that John Mtchells presence
in Gov Suffers official family would be
an asset to him in winning labor sup
port in present and future activities.
Ills help TO the organization in appor-
tloning patronage Of this department.
the scope OF which Is much enlarged
under the present Administration,
would be negligible. Yet the Governor
believes that the Tammany suggestion
Of The McManus for this job is impos-
sible.
As against these places. Gov. Sulzer
is understood TO be willing to let Tam
many have the two vacancies on the
Supreme Court bench, those made by
the translation OF Edward r. Mccall to
the Public Service Commission and the
coming resignation of James w. Gerard,
who is booked for a diplomatic post
Mr.. SulZer attaches one condition. that
the Bar Association approve the men
named by Tammany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
OLD GOULD EMPLOYEE KILLED.
Ill Luck Follows Mrs. Shepard's
Wedding st Lyndhurst.

TARRYTowN. March 19.--Ill luck has
followed at Lyndhurst since Miss Helen
Gould became Mrs. Finley j. Shepard
on January %.
Her superintendent. Archibald Rob.
bic. caught cold at the wedding and
died a week ago
Martin Connolly. the oldest employee
on the estate and who was engaged by
Jay Gould, fell from ladder this morn
ing and was fatally injured. Connolly
yesterday celebrated his forty-second
year on the estate
This morning he was working on .
ladder trimming a wistaria vine when
he was taken with a fainting spell and
fell to the ground, breaking his neck
He died in a half hour. Connolly was
So years old. and his picture was much
exploited al the time OF the wedding
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
FLED IN AUTO FROM MOBILE
Musicns Escaped While Detectives
Were Looking for Them in City.

MOBILE. Ala, March 19--Antonio
Musica. head of the United Hair Com
pany of New York, ana his son Philip.
Tor whom Burns detectives have been
tearching In the South. made a sensa-
tional escape from the police OF this
City on Tuesday night.
MuEca, his son and his two daugh-
ters, Louise and Grace Musica, reached
Mobile lagt Sunday. The daughters
stopped at tho Windsor Hotel. but the
pther two went to Dawes. Ala. a sub
,irb fifteen miles northwest OF Mobile
The police were informed and detectives
under the personal direction Of Chief Of
Police Grenshaw rushed TO Dawes.
When they reached the suburb. how
ever. the Musicas had fled. They were
Traced to Theodore. where they went in
an auto and caught a southbound
louisville and Nashville train. Chief
Erenshaw then telegraphed 20 the New
orleans police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
CITY JoTTINGs.

:. Solomon. 2s years old. a walter of
2o6 East Forthwith street. Manhattan
committed suicide by gas yesterday
Claf Parmans. 40 years old. a bar
tender OF 2o7 East Twcnty-sixth street.
committed suicide yesterday by !nhaling
gas.
Mrs. Frances l.. Hepner wife OF Will
lam Hepner. a theatre wigmaker got a
decree of separation yesterday on an order
OF Justice Blur. The case had been
pending FOR three years.
William Griffith, l2 years old. OF II
Clifford place, Brooklyn. was fatally hurt
yesterday afternoon at the Vernon avenue
bridge. Long Island City by an automo-
bile driven by William Arm.
Gunmen friends OF Joseph Din, alleged
safe blower We're barred from his trial
before Judge Dixie in Brooklyn yesterday.
Secret service men elected them from the
room. Din was found guilty,
Mabel Brown OF So Flatbush avenue
and Johanna Lee OF 5sS F'latbush avenue
were sent to the penitentlary yesterday by
Judge Salmon in Brooklyn for keeping dis
orderly houses. They will serve three
months each.
Columbia University seniors Yesterday
| elected r. s. Harris OF Birmingham, Ala,
valedictorian, 8 Barr of New York
class poet, j. J. Brown OF New York his
torian, V. II. Curry Of. Hyde Park ivy
orator and J. l., Ellenwood OF Dannemora
presentation orator.
Twentv-four men who had violated pro-
visions OF the city fire rules in regard to
| smoking We're before Justices Herman,
McInerney and Deuel. yesterday on COM
plant OF Mrs. Sarah Christopher. an IN
spector They paid $50 in fines.
The Kingsley Methodist Episcopal
Church os Stapieton. staten Island. has
lost the services OF the Rev. j. H. j.
Rhodes, who has been pastor there for
Ave years The congregation wanted him
10 return, but the Bishop OF the district
will send him elsewhere
Harris clifford, 30 years old, OF 1855
East Sixty-fourth street Manhattan. was
arra!gned before Magistrate Marsh In
Stapleton Staten Island. yesterday
charged with robbing the Grimes Hill
Roman Catholic Church He waived ex-
animation and was held for the Grand
Jury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
STATE CANAL BOARD
DEADLOCK Is BROKEN
Sheet Iron Piling Authorized in
Reinforcement Of Banks
at Rochester.

ALBANY. Maroh 1e,-The deadlock ex-
listing in the State Canal Board since
early in January over canal contracts
was broken to-day when the board. by
vote OF 4 10 .. authorized Suporin-
tendent of Public Works Duncan W.
Peck to award contracts calling for the
use of sheet iron piling in the reen-
forcement OF the canal banks, in accord
ance with the plans OF State Engineer
Bensel.
The action of the canal board, which
was opposed by Lieut-(iov. Glynn and
Attorney General Carmody. authorizes
the use OF a part OF the slOl 600 900
voted for the barge canal for repairs
on the barge canal.
Frequent clashes marked the three
hour session OF the board. Lieutenant
Governor Glvnn and Attorney Genera,
Carmody lined up on the one side for the
disapproval OF the contracts. which call
for an extra expenditure OF 500 OOO
against State Engineer Benscl, state
Treasurer Kennedy, Secretary Of state
May and State Superintendent OF Public
Works Duncan W, Peck. who voted for
| the approval OF the contracts. State
Comptroller Sohmer. who has cast his
vote with the Lieutenant Governor and
the Attorney General. was unable 10 be
present because Of illness.
Lieutenant Gov. Glynn and Attorney
General Carmody have Contended sine.
early in January that the reinforce
ment OF the embankments is not i'm
peratiVe. They We're sustained in thl.
view 10y Col. T. w. Symons. and Col.
i. w. Lucas retired United States army
NI-hn 1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
tRuRht In Her own Burglar Tran

Miss Miriam Cooley set burglar alarm
with jaws like n small trap on her window
sill ut 80 Tonnole avenue, Jersey CITY.
Tuesday night, Early yesterday she tried
to close the window and the Jaws closed
on her fingers Neighbors released her,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
II. n. Price Elected a Dirrctor.

Raymond II, Price. president Of the
Rubber Generating Company. which has
recently been acquired by the United
states Rubber Company. has been elected
a director of the latter corporation 10 nm
a vacancy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
Thinks White sIavers Got Wife.

Mrs. Ria Greenburg. bride OF nine
months only II years old. has been miss.
ing since March from her home a.
7SS Union avenue, The Bronx. and yes.
terday her husband, Theodore. went 10
the Morrisania police station and ssid
he thought she had been enticcd away by
white slavers. Mrs. Greenberg sent q
moving van. which took away all OF his
furniture in his absence
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20

PIERRE, S. D.. March l9.---Anothar Sc.
we're storm ii raging In this section to-
night, The railroads had Just cleared the
tracks OF snow which fell In last weeks
storm. The prospect is that tho tracks
win be blocked again
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20

YoNKERs, March la.--Mrs, Elizabeth
West. 20 years old, died In st. .Joseph's
Hospital to-day from burns received las,
night when her dress was ignlted from the
gas range in her home She saved her
seven-months-old baby by tossing II on a
sofa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
Bradley Martin, dr., in MetropoIitan n
Trust.

Bradley Martin Jr,, has been elected a
director OF the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany to succeed his father, the late Brad
ley Martin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-20
Lightweight
OvefcOats
at Saks'

q A lightweight overcoat
is a heavyweight PROPOSE.
tion with us.
@ Though a lightweight
matter we do not treat if
in a lightweight manner.
q Lightweight in fabric and
fact, it is heavyweight in
the excellence of it's tailor
ing and the faultless accu-
racy of it's lines.
q The lightweight coat at
Saks' starts as low as SIS
and holds its head high at
that. Comes in black and
Oxford at that price, and at
$50, $23 and $25 it has silk
lining and other features.
q At $28 we have an Ok
ford coat that is as much of
an institution in lightweight
coats as March is in the
calendar.
q However, Oxfords and
blacks are by no means the
only fabrics available in
lightweight coats at Saks',
but we mention these par.
ticularly because they are
standard cloths in Spring
overcoat styles.
q You will find every
swagger fabric of the Spring
season in our present collec-
tion of Spring overcoat
styles, the range increasing
with the prices, and the
prices ranging to $38.
saks Gumpa1ty
Broadway at 34th Street
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
OCTOPUS IN JAR

SANTA MONICA. Dec. is.-
Here Is SOME fish story:
]. y. Whissen. who lives on
Ocean NV. near Wiltshire blvd.
while fishing from the end OF the
long wharf. got a bite. When he
commenced 10 haul in he was sur
priscd at the dead weight On
laudiag his catch he found II 10 be
an octopus large enough 20 cover
an ordinary dinner plate. ensoonced
In glass preserve jar. II was
about ak inches in height with
rather q small mouth.
Probably the octopus had crawl
ed into the Jar and was either I'M
able 10 extricate himself or was
satisfied to make IL his home.
tao outside OF the bottle showed
II had been in the water some time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

PARIS. Dec. ia painH,aking
sthtissician has estimated that tips
OF one Kind and another paid daily
In Paris TO walters. janltora. cab
men and the thousand and ons
Others whose Income Ia largely de
rived from this source amount t.
fti.s 500 or nearly two cents a head
OF population. In tho provinces.
however. II IL caicula.c cd that this
expenditure amounts TO only about
half cent a person day. Tho
grand total OF all the tips given in
France IN placed at s6t.t30 900 a
year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
PASSES AS BABY BEES LIKE DOPE

ZINC. Ark. Dec. is.--Ilecause II
would cost 81 fare for her dog.
whllc babies could ride FREQ. Mrs.
welchei of near Lead nm recently
put one over on tho railroad com
pany" BY dressing her pc, dog In
baby clothes.
When Mira. weichel. with the
baby" climbed aboard the hack TO
Lead nm. "Fido" let lose a series
OF banks. Her hand exposed. Mira.
weIchei turned back veil. and
from the bundle OF supposed human.
ity there appeared tho head OF a
dog
Conductor Clyde Miller. when
told OF tho success OF the rusc.
merely remarked. IT ,akcs a WON
an to beat the road"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

SAN JOSE. Cal. Dec. ie.-San
Jose lolice were asked to investl
gate n dream which Mrs. f. GIL
reported. In II she saw man
murder her 1i-yearold nephew.
Charles Klatt. drag the body to
tho Darn In the rear OF the home
OF the boys parents on West San
Salvador St. and bury II deep be-
meath the hay.
Tho Klatt boy has been missing
since September G. All efforts of
the family to trace him failed. and
after nearly month the probation
officer was asked TO institute a
state.w de search. This WAS done
with )ut result.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

70 look With some hope OF relief
because OF the condemnation suit
which went 10 trial this morning
before a Jury in Judge HUMPHREYS
court.
A strip 30 feet wide and about
eight miles long is under condem.
nation adjudication.
The land is claimed by the com
pany. but title is disputed by the
city.
Both title and compensation for
the taking OF the land by condem-
nation are 10 be decided by the
pending trial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
Are Doing Well

STEVENS POINT. Wis. Dec. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kostruck OF
Stevens Point broke the record for
babies when their Goth offspring
put n It's appearance today. TWEEN.
ty-nine is quite large number
when speaking OF babies. but Mr..
and irs. kostruck don't think Il is
too many. In fact, they said they
would not mind IL there were n
few more.
Il lust want enough to make n
nice family" said Mr.. KoBtruck
In spite OF the large number. he
said he did not have to number
them to be able to tell one from
the other.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
RULES FOR YOU

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Dec. 10
Walk six miles n day.
Live In the fresh air.
Got out in tho open In the winter
Eat proper food.
Keep your body clean.
Sleep we'll
II n person follows these rules
he will always DO healthy. accord
Ing 20 Gov. W y. Ferris. who adj
dressed the delegates attending the
annual convention of the Michigan
Association for the Prevention OF
Tuberculosis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
by JACK JuNoMEYER.

ny JAIN JONAW c GNs
STOCKTON. Cal. Dec, 10
Eighty.five per cent Of the insanity
caused by overwork. shock. grief,
alcoholism or excuses IL durable by
hydro-therapy--the scientific appl'
cation OF water and heat.
This startling fact has been POSI-.
lively demonstrated at the state
hospital here.
Together with the re-education
method of treating. also practlced
hero with remarkable results. the
water cure" In banishing the terror
OF tho asylum.
Tho efficacy OF these agencies
has been known for some time In
private sanitariums where big fees
stimulated research. but they are
only now being applied in the
peoples institutions.
ORDINARY INTELLlGENCE
COUPLED WITH A SUDSTlTu.
TioN OF THERAPEUTICS FOR
POLITICS IN THE HANDLING OF
THE INSANE rs RESPONSIBLE.
Hydro therapy IL simple" SAYS
DR.. Fred p Clarke. superintendent.
who. backed by Governor Hiram
Johnson and the board of control.
has cured SIS per cent OF maniac de-
prossive cases here.
Insanity induced by overwork.
strain. grief. excuses and alcohol
ism. Is caused by collection In the
system OF poisons which put the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

FOsToRiA. O. Dec. 1.-THE
honey bees near rostor'a have con.
tracted the opium habit Like tn.
Chinese. they get theirs from tho
poppy. Many residents Of fos;oris
grow Oriental popples Tho bees
have found this out. and OF late
they are leaving acres OF clover
bloasoms 10 hunt out the poppy
beds.
They work vigorously for an hour
or 80. and then fall 10 the ground.
apparently an stupefied ms are Chi.
nesc opium smokers after hitting
the pipe
II Ia said II tho bees could only be
kept sober Their, would doubtless be
a great demand for the honey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
GAINS HER SIGHT

COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. i9.-vcra
Critchfield. 8 years old. Of Barber.
ton. blind from birth. Ia able to sec
Her case IL only one example Of
what the state blind commission rs
doing for the blind children OF Ohio.
Tho commission has proven that all
children blind from birth are not
hopelessly blind One surgical OPP
GRAFTON removed tho film from
Vera's eyes. One or two others will
fully restore her sight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
WHOcOT CHECK7

CLEVELAND. Dec. 19.-Even
the man who has more money than
any one else I'm the world IL sub
iect 10 the little irritations Of life,
Besides the problem of getting con
troll cf the oil supply OF China.
John u. Rockefeller ID worried over
what became of the $lGs he sent
the OsRining fire department for
damage done its engine while fight
ing Tire nj his Pocantico Hills es.
tate recently.
Jonn u. has received the can
celed check. but Ossining firomen
say taoy did not receive the money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
Burnett Bros.
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| Second
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

MuNcfE. Ind. Dec. fe.--Aies.
ander Mckinley. aged rs. married
Mrs. Laura Brces. 30 years his
Junior. This was his sixth mar
rage. Five previous wives died.
Mrs. Brees was married once be-
fore. Her husband died. Tho bride
groom Ia a iaborcr and the bride II
n hausakceDsr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

nervous nystem out OF kilter." CT.
planned Dr. Clarke.
THE fine nerves on the outer sur
faces are the first To feel the blight {,
they fail 60 control the blood capil-
larica. and the circulation system Is
demoralired. and the victims brain
either becomes congented with too
much blood or aenemic with too
little.
Tho former state IL accompanied
by raving and violence. the latter
by depression and acute melan'
cholia.
The action OF water at varying
temperatures. and of tho steam and
electric baths. equalires the circu.
lation by stimulation. Tho muHcu'
lar strain about the capillariea In
relieved. they are relaxed and the
blood flow Is normalized
Nature In assisted In performing
It's functions and tho patient IL re
stored 10 physical and mental
health by tho elimination OF the
toxins
The dull aenemic patients are
stimulated and tho excited ones
quietcd.
There ia always practical AS
surnnce OF cure wher. tho brain
tissues have not actually been de
stroyed, or In cases OF inherited
mental defects
And oven such patients are
qulcted and relieved by the treat.
menta"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
FALLS; IS LUCKY

LYONS. y. Y. Dec. is.-t n
no, III. lot OF many men TO fall so
feet. drop on a high voltage wire,
become badly burned. finish the
fall 10 tho roof OF a nearby build
Ing and live 10 tell the story. Such.
however. IN the experience OF
Gcorgo Foster OF Geneva, ". Y.
who "a employed here on the new
smokestack being erected by a gas
and electric company. The wire.
while burning him badly about the
back. undoubtedly saved his life
In tho descent.
Foster was climbing the Tb-foot
chimney and when about so feet
In the air he lost HIS balance and
fell For some hours he was nn.
conscious but the physicians now
say 10 has good chance for re
covery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
FIND BEANS $4,000
YEARS OLD IN CAVE

CHAMPAIGN. H.. Dec. 10.
Beans with a history have
been sent TO Mrs. j. A. Tudor
by G.. A. Thayer. civil engi.
neer employed I'm the construc.
ton OF big dam at Prescott.
Ariz. In n cave Thayer found
several mummles. surrounded
by pots filled with beans. He
turned the mummics over to
the Smithsonian Institute.
where II was discovered they
were $4,000 years old. lie
planted the beans and shipped
the first crop to Mrs. Tudor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
LIKES DINNER EARLY

AKRON. o.-Because his dinner
was lot ready when he arrived AT
home. John Benisch fired three bull.
let's INTO the body OF his wife and
then shot himself through the head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
HOPE FOR VALLEY!

People In the Rainier valley.
who have felt the butt Of the con.
troyersy between the Seattle. Rem
ton a Southern and the city over
street improvement. are beginning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

A pen'nlb is a little thing, yet
there Ia more steel used In the
manufacture OF nibs than I'm all the
sword and gun factories in tho
world. A ton Of steel produces
about 100000 pens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19
This Advertisement Is Miqhtv
Hard to Believe

This like that incident when ord Somebody tried to sell gold
advertiser that solid gkt a
afprce ockmuu
be disposed Of
exchange goods
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-19

$40 Bracelet %|. $2750 $500 Platinum La VALERIE $l27O
SIS Bracelet Solid Gold $5OO$20 Brooches Solid Gold $1,000
$40 Diamond 5 Bracelet Diamond Cluster Ring $45OO
s45 Pearl Rubv Bracelet $22 1880 Dinner Ring % 500
S235 Diamond Watch Fob $3.50 Ruby damon" Ring $l250O
$52 Waham Bracelet Watch $500 @O rear anu DIAMOND Ng POO
$3.50 Egn Bracelet Watch $500 eo oo"o ooo a.cn 00A @
e,r u.u,1.. ,. WITH s,s m SIG Cameo La Vaiere $A
49, ~, =, ~ ca ., ~ $A Cut Glass Bowl . :. 81
s.S "'''"a" "'." "" ~ 49, 81 Cut Glass Naples 81
@lo nampoen 300 So Water Pitchers, [Hoares. 81
soo o0o o0o Sugar and Cream, A $3.50
>izo Locke >o'oo So and $40 Solid Gold Rings $42s
$0O Scarf rin' $5'oo $3.50 and S. Brooches @ 81
$5ODamond Set Watch $40 Howard Watches s $50
$lS5 Emerald Ring $l2 and SIS Bracelets f $645
$3.50 Diamond La vae SIS Tea Set Silver Plated $855
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
CASPER KNoBED
TRIED SUICIDE
Last of the Band of Fourteen cavaIy
men Who Captured Jefferson
Davis.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PHILADELPHIA. May 16.-With a
gold medal awarded him by congress
clasped in his hands, Caspar Knobel,
seventy, the last of the band OF four
teen cayalrymen who captured Jeffer-
son Davis, the fleeing president OF
the confederacy, was today found I'M
conscious in his room while gas flow
ed from several Jets. Knobel was
rushed to the hospital and after surg
cons had worked desperately over him,
expressed the belief he might recover.
Only last Saturday Knobel was the
central figure in the celebration OF
the forty-eighth anniversary of the
day he personally called on the con-
federate president to surrender. Kno-
bel was believed to have become de
spcndent on account OF lack OF funds.