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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
WON'T PARDON MRS. PANKHuRsT
Home Secretary Said Prison Didn't
lnjare Her Health.
E0SctaI CohI> E,snat~L o., rur
Specia' Co6ie Eespofch 10 THx eux

LONDON. Aug. 3I.-Reginald Mckenna,
the Home Secretary. replying TO an ap-
peal from some clergymen that pardon
be granted to Mrs. Emmelne Pankhurst,
who is out on license and is now at
Deauville. France, says that nothing was
done under the provisions OF the cat
and mouse law which could have injured
her health.
The Home Secretary adds that when
the mllitan, leader was last In prison
she refused TO allow herself to be ex-
amined. but M far as the doctor at Hollo-
way Jail was abb. to Judge her health
had not been seriously injured. II IL
had been affected inJuriously II was due
solely to her voluntary action in refusing
TO take food and not to any act Of ad-
ministratiOn OF food ,pump feeding)
which was used only TO prevent suicide.
Mr.. McKenna SAYS that unless Mrs
Pankhurst gives an undertaking to alb
stain from committing crime or melting
crime II will In impossible for him to
advise the King that pa rdon bc issued
to her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
DOG SUICIDE IN CENTRAL PARK.
Partly Blind Animal Finds Death n
Hipp0p0tamus Task.

The question as TO whether animals
commit suicide was settled to the satisfac.
ton OF number Of visitors at the Cen.
tral Park menagerie yesterday afternoon
when yellow haired bulldog Jumped Into
the open air hippopotamus tank The
tank IL divided into two compartments.
one OF which 10 occupied by Miss Murphy
and the other by her son Caliph II.
A large crowd OF visitors lined the outer
railing when the dog ttotted into the on.
closure and headed for that part Of the
tank where Caliph was splashing about.
He went down the sloping stone platform
10 tho water and plunged In. Caliph
Vnorted and threshed about The dog went
under and did not come up again. After
. time the hippo was seen tossing the body
about In the water. Keeper George
siahsrt drew of the water and took out
the dead animal and said the motive for
suicide was apparent.
4 cataract made the dogs right eye
blind. It's emaciated condition showed
that II was homeless and friendless. there
wss - name on the collar plata
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
PASTOR PLANS MENTAL CLINIC.
VIII Open Church Study to All Who
Contemplate Suicide.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Sl.-The Rev. Zedd
Hetsel COpp, pastor OF the Cohockslnk
Presbyterian Church, announced to his
congregation tonight that ON October l
he would formally throw open his study
at the church to all who are no hopeless
that suicide seems infinitely preferable to
life.
Mental Clinics" Is how he character
ises these conferences, from which he
hopes large numbers of dependent men
and women will 20 forth cured OF the
obsession that life holds nothing worth
wbile for them.
"Hopeiessness." he said, almost al.
ways 10 the direct cause OF suicide, The
causes OF the hopelsssnsss are many. The
one 10 worry. Brooding over
troubles, real or imaginary, produces a
state Of mental vision from which beauty
and Joy and hope are shut out. Conse-
Quentiy hopelesaness lays its damp hand
upon the mind and then the victim sees
only one way out NJ his difYiculties-
! think that ali suicides
have been temporarily insane"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
SUIT OVER 100000 BACK TAX.
Minnesota Plans Action Awsinst
Railroads IN the state.

ST PAUL. MINI. Aug. 3I.-Suits to re-
cover the largest tax claim in the history
of the Northwest, 1t Is said. aggregating
more than $500, ,00o. will be begun soon by
the State against the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific. All but $4,000 of
this sum In charged against the former
company.
The largest item in dispute In SBio,s5s,
the tax on N3,++7.7Oa. deducted BY the
Great Northern from its Minnesota reve-
nue. before reporting on account OF pay.
ments to the Allouex Bay Dock Company
for handling ore shipments.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
WILSON PASSES QUIET SUNDAY.
Motors IN Vermont Roads After At.
teadinE Church.

WINDSOR VI. Aug. 3i.-The cotfiden-
tial reports which President Wilson has
received on the Mexican situation since
his arrival here have been encouraging Il
was learned to-day. They have brought
no news OF actual developments In the
southern republic. but simply conveyed
the opinion. cleaned from state Depart
ment sources. that the outlook for the
mediation plan was brighter.
The President spent a pleasant Sunday
In the Vermont hills to-day. He went
to the Congregational Church at Cor
nish Centre. four miles from Harla-
kenden. In the morning. and heard a SER
mon by the Rev. DR.. A. Parker Fitch.
president Of >Andover Theological Sem.
mary at Boston. who himself 10 a sum-
mer resident at Cornish. In the after
noon he and his family enjoyed q long
automobile ride.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
HURL WOMEN FROM
BURNING MOTOR BOAT
Cling to Sides Till Fire Forces
Them TO Let Go Near
lrvingtOn.

lnviNGroN. y. r.. Aug Si.-Dwsllers
In this town saw fvs young women and
three men lighting fre on q motor boat
on the Hudson River this afternoon.
They saw the men push the women over
board and the women clineing to the gun
vale until II got 40 hot they had to let
10. Then they saw a series Of rescues
In the river. and on shore the Irvtngton
nre department saving a pier to which
flames spread from the boat. When the
whole story reached the town IL ran this
way:
sidney Dorfman. owner Of the 26 foot
motor boat Snowbird. took seven guests
on days outing from City Island this
morning. The seven were n man whose
name is revealed only as "Cap'n Jim"
Mrs. Isaac Stern Of l5s West l4lst street
and her two daughters. Henrietta and
Anna Stern. ls and Is years old. and
her son. Monroe Stern. 2s, and two friends
Of the Sterns. Miss Carrie Groeiinger and
Miss Gertrude aroelinger. sisters.
The boat went through the Harlem
River and up the Hudson. At 2:+5
o'clock this afternoon. with Cap'n Jim at
the wheel and Dorfman mndins the engine.
the party stopped At Irvington for Easo-
iene. They were about seventeen fee,
from n pier when the engine back fred
and flame puffed up from leaking gaso.
lene.
For a moment the excursonists vainly
tried W put out the fire. Then Monroe
Stern handed life preservers to the women
and told them to jump. sidney Dorfman
was TIL tryin. to slap out the fia mes with
old clothes.
The women were afraid to jump over
board and the men had to push them.
! Leaning from the boat the men helped
them to catch hold OF the gunwale Then
Dorfman SWAN to the pier. found row.
boat that had no oars and padded il with
his hands back TO the Snowbird. which
had drtfted Offshore. He picked up Mrs.
Stern. who had lost her hold and hoated
away.
Capt, Dolan OF the Yonkers Yacht Club
appeared with his motor boat. the Dotty.
and saved the rest OF the party. He also
lowed the Snowbi,d to la nd. where 1t and
the pier got to burning together and both
were drenched by Irvinston hremen.
The hair Of every member OF the Snow
birds party was singed. Dorfman's right
hand was badly burned. But everybo
was able to 20 home to New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
CUTTER FIRES ON MOTOR BOATS.
Revense O0cers stop Bolton Craft
which DeAeA Orders.

BOSTON. Aug. Sl.-Shots were nred
across the bows Of several motor boats
In the harbor this afternoon from the
deck Of the revenue cutter Wintisimmit.
Capt. Manson. when the crews OF the
small craft declined to stop on orders
from the cutter. In each instance q single
shot was suficient to make the small
bOats round to.
In conjunction with Capt. Tuckstt OF
the customs guard at this port Capt.
Manson was looking for violators Of the
Federal law relating to life saving equip.
ment aboard boats OF all types. Tho
forenoon was spent In the upper harbor.
but this afternoon the cutter went to the
lower harbor. on the Graves the
Wintisimmit stopped . number Of small
craft land sent oficsrs to them. While
doing this q hotilla attempted 10 pass.
Cant. Manson ordered the skippers to
sop. but received only laughs In response
The arins then began with prompt II.
a--. $500 ---i->
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
ANOTHER HAWTHORNE POEM.
He Sends Oae Called "Punish nent''
to Prison Paper.

ATLANTA. Aug. Si.-Julian Hawthorne,
who 10 confined In the Federal penitentiary
here. has contributed another poem to
the current issue Of KIND Words. the
prison paper.
The poem. which IL entitled Punish
ment,' Ia In part as follows:
"yiIing along. hling along,
Ose Whsre they come,
Dight hundred strong:
ehuffling feet and iaded faces
Down the sisles dropping into their places:
eous psssnding. some bowed down,
With rim o. snarl or snoer or frown.
Hse CONE the eight hundred Of Desdmens
Town.
Yling pest. Aiing past.
Nose to ths front end eyes downcast,
Hsch In his jumper Of shsbby blue,
With the u. .. p and number too.
Tvics four hundred. clad % one,
'.YilinG along. Aling along.
Ares Of folly, haAs and wrong:
Isch With Ms tale OF might 10 right
WNh its secret dark. with its hickerns lisht:
And our Chris on His cross amidst them here
10 He dsadi Win He Hssf Does He hear our
psaysrf
win "a lssvs " 10 parish in our despairi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
TED COY EL0PES.
Vale Football star Married I

Vale Football Star Married Ia
Daughter Of savaaaah Lawyer.
AsHEvILLE. N. c.. Aug. 3I-Edward r.
Coy. the Yale football star. known bet
ter as Ted. was married to-day to Miss
Sophie Meldrim Of Savannah, da aughter of
Gen. Peter w. Meldrim. leading attorney
Of Savannah.
Coy appeared at the New Trinity Epis-
cOpal Church to-day. produced a maria ge
license. and the couple were married by
the Rev. Wyakt Brown.
Miss Mildred Cunningham Of Savannah.
lifelong friend Of the bride. was the
only attendant and gave the BRIDE away.
The young couple left tonight for
wedding trip In the East. Coy arrived
to-day. secured the license. and the two
were married At once. Reasons for the
elopment were not stated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
TRUNK BLOCKADE IN HONE RUSH
RetursisE vacati0nssts Jana Grasa
Central station with Baggage.

"A man who went to the Grand Central
citation last night to arrange for the
transfer OF trunk which his wife had
sent from the country was told this:
"YOull be lucky II YOU get II by Tues
day. There are eight baggage cars full
Of trunks out there in the yards which
haven't unloaded. because the baggage
rooms are full OF 'em. We're handling
the stun as fast as mortals can. but you
know the back home rush Of vacationists
has started
II hasn't reached hiGh tide, however.
No train reached the Terminal in more
than two sections yesterday. Tonight
they'll be coming On three and four
from the Adirondac ckks. the st. Lawrence
and New England. Most vacationists
manage to keep away from the city until
the night Of Labor Day or the following
morning. When the public schools open
the day after Labor Day the night workers
at the railroad stations have their worst
Job OF the season. But the school term
this year begins next week.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reported
yesterday that more persons than ever
before have decided TO stay at the New
Jersey beaches through September. The
Pannsylvania had about a. much out
going a. incoming travel yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
Their Auto Crashes Into Pole
and Both Are Taken to
Boston Hotel.
AMOS FRENCH ESCAPES
Mrs. X. G. Vanderbilt's Car
Makes Fast Trip With
Aid From Newport.


Roy. and a maid. together with John II
Spooner Of Newport. Mrs. French's
chauffeur. had u narrow escape from
death this afternoon when the automobile
In which they were riding ran into a tele.
graph pole on the top OF the Blue Hills
after a front spring Of the machine had
broken.
The women were hurled out Of the car
and severely shaken up. though not in
jured seriously.
Mrs. French and Mrs. lie Roy are at
the Hotel Touraine under the care Of Dr.
II. J. Knapp Of Newport, who was called
To Boston as the result OF the accident.
DR. Knapp told THE Sun correspondent
that while both Of the women had been
shocked badly they were by no means In
the hotel for day or two and then return
10 Newport.
Mrs. q. G. vanAepbilt There.
Hastily summoned 90 Boston. Mrs
Reginald c. Vanderbilt. Miss Cathleen
Vanderbilt and stuyvessnt lie Roy. son
of Mrs lie Roy. arrived at the Touraine
NON after a o.olock to-niRht The other
,,,.ynh.,r. q, .h. NASTY ha<, nv that tim.
reached tho hotel and were In ttsodr rooms.
The statement that the condition Of
>,r r,,.n,., .nh A.. Il pov va. M,
serious was borne out by the faot thai
Or. Knapp was absent from tho hotel for
several hours tonight.
wo-a -, az. .,o,as,, hom.
80.
ooss,ble and a abort fine later Oera shty.
who eloped with Mrs. Frenchs daughter.
Estelle, Was on his way to Boston In Q
motor car. He went TO the Tourains,
Whether or not ne WAS admitted 10 Mrs,
French's room ia NOT known. Al the hotel
I WAS denied that he had called there.
The automobile in which Mrs. French,
Ars lie Roy and Amos r. French were
n was progressing slowly through Can
on avenue and had just reached the
ummit of the Blue Hills when a spring
N the right hand side broke. The bed
4 the car dropped down onto the axle.
The chauffeur did all In his power to
teep the machine on straight line but
vas unsuccessful. II shot into the gutter
IN the right hand side and immediately
brought up with crash against the pole.
rhe two women were hurled to the road.
\ Few min'T0s later an automobile came
llong. which was stopped, and the two
women were placed In IT,
A quick trip was made down through
he Blue Hills to Mattapat Square. where
physician was seen. Al the same time
word was ssnt to Newport to send doc
or and nurses.
Car W.kes ouicL Trip.
s, > -.
80. I.,
, ma,
~"
ne" "s W sc, ". p".S INV 'os
''
y '"e ''S'"' anu S"' ''.p''"'" Wv" "e'
'k" power 'o"!'"s var me e.'''e p"'N'
'e'u"'"k "rS' '"""e'''i. anu "e' ua"h"-
fr 'a'h'eeh We're o"h"''" 'h'o the car
no RECORD oreak'hK r'P was Waoe 'o
'ost"h'
Meanwhii" ""rd was sent 10 Mrs JACK
'eraghty IN "opurn ana that young
oman was at the Touraine IN short
me- being toiio"ed soon atter ny her
usband.
Not long after tn" G-raghtNs arrived
large touring car reached the Toura inc
nth medical aid from Newport DIR.
mann went nj once to a suite ON the Sec
-, a.. ..,l;,, 49,, ,,.. ..,... s. a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
TO TAX PARTS CABARETS.
Ntaht Restasrssts 60 Ne Placed II
Category witH Theatres.
ao.,.., rnN. n...~s-A o., ~, o..


PARIS. Aug. 3l.-The Assistance Pub
liQue intends to place q poor tax on the
night restaurants and In this way bring
the cabarets into the same class with the
theatres.
Nocturnal jewellers do not like this as
the cabaret prices are already exorbitant.
The Assistance Publioue says that In one
cabaret the nightly receipts are over
$4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
PROF. vINusG HURT m CAMP.
fOuthfsl Conpa nions n spse Him for
week II Oregon Woods.

Yosthfsl Conpa nis.s Nsrse Him for
week II Oregoa Woods.
AsHLANp. Ore. Aug. 31.-Three Ash
land boys. Fay Phillips. Arthur Msxedon
and Paul Winter. the Oldest Of whom Is ~
years Of age. went into the deep woods
south OF Red Mountain to hunt and Ash
last week In company with Prof Irving
f. Vining Of Columbia University. who Is
visiting his brother in Ashland. The first
night In camp Prof v.nins fell and dislo-
Gated an ankle and broke several bones In
one foot.
The three boys dressed the ankle as best
they could and for nearly a week cared
for Prof vinins. two meanwhile tramping
over 100 miles to and from a sheep
herdeW camp. carrying In prov isiOns.
Finally one Of the boys made the long
walk to Ashland and secured assistance
and then Prof vininG was brought out
on n stretcher.
Prof Fining was shot accidentally by n
denOnstratOr for a gun manufacturing
concern At the Sportsmen's Show In Madi-
son Square Garden on March 6. 1912.
The shot entered and spread over Prof.
Winnings arm from wrist to shoulder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
FOUND DYING IN HONE


Later n Hospital.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 9l.-Miss Jane
Jsmison. 80 years old. and her brother
George Jamison. 90. a retired banker
were found unconscious this morning on
the hoor Of q room In their homo In
RadnOr. Miss Jamison died an hour later
In the Bryn Mawr Hospital. and her
brother IL In q serious condition.
The hospital authorities refuse to dis.
cuss the case. but II 10 said that Miss
Jamis0n died from the effects Of poison
administered internally.
The Jamisons were found by servants
who had returned home from church at
about o'clock this morning. The ser.
wants Immediately notified DR.. James
Tyson. professor Of medicine at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. whose wife Ia a
cousin Of the JamIsons. With the assist
snce Of DIR. G. .. Wells Of Wayne. DR..
Tyson tried to revive the pair and when
this failed he ordered them sent TO the
hospital. Miss Jamison died without re.
gaining CONSEQUENCES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
Vice. President Rivals Virginia
MethOdists With "A mems"
and >"Hallclujahs."
HOT TALK ON TURKEY TROT
He Also Attacks the Split Skirt
Wears Auto Cap, Blue Coat
and White Trousers.


Marshall. Vice-President Of the United
States. blossomed out to-day as a re.
vivaiist. He was the principal exhorte:
at big Methodist camp meeting at Grea,
Falls. Va. about twelve miles from this
city.
Although a straightlaced Presbyterian
the President Joined ferventiy wi.n
the ''smens'' and "haiieiujas" OF the
tentful Of Virginia Methodists and gave
them q hot talk on the turkey trot. the
slit skirt. Thomas Jefferson and the game
Of nine pins a. played BY the gamblers Of
Indiana.
Nearly 5000 persons were crowded into
down on the ruins Of the old four mill
that George Washington had built back
In the days when he was prospecting on
the Potomac. Around the central tent on
the brow of the hill were eighty or hun
dred smaller tents which had sheltered
the Methodists who had been attending
the camp meeting for a week or more.
In the rear Of the tent were hundreds
Of horses and bugsies belonging to Vir.
gina farmers who had made . special
effort to hear this distinguished revivaiist.
The services were conducted by the Rev.
Forrest J. Prettyman. chaplain OF the
United States Senate.
w.. ~
Vice President Marshall had laid aside
his familiar silk ha, and Prince Albert
coat In favor Of a gray silk automobile
cap blue coat and white flannel trousers
v,v.iI.t h,,, n. o,,,cLIr h,a IN. ~. a,,a,-
ence supporting him In his fsrvent state.
mcnts.
II believe In my bible As II is." said
he Il am not y high critic, but IL I
were there would be on. comma ndment
! would change. For the sake OF jus
tlce, I would reverse that one to read
The sins Of the children shall be visited
OH their parepts.'
II do not believe that criminals are
such from birth, but that children be-
come criminals from being herded with
criminals. They are sent to Sunday
school for a part Of Sunday. to regular
schools for . part Of Ave days OF the
week and the rest OF the time they are
forgotten and they do as they please. 1t
ID high time for American fathers and
nothers to have opinions on religion. You
wonder why the turkey trot. the tango
and the slit skirt. I say II is because
the mothers OF this countr! are not IN
ferested In training their children
Fervent "amens greeted this statement
and then the Nice-President turned 70
Thomas JEFFERSON as the greatest Ameri-
'an comparing MS 'each'"ss WI" '"ose
Of jesus OF HasAre'h'
The Great American.
~. wa. tho rrcat democrat" said the
Y ice President. Jefferson spoke for free
'o"' as ! oo' """' w. Is" W ."
III my narrow n''e up"o
ezra" pc" anu '"'p =" NY
'o~ way anu ~"
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. "e'' A"o" s..,s,,o . .,'.,,n,,
me A"'0'' ~.
''o'u''o'' o". W. ,'.,s.
a1a,e'h .o"',"ue" s"' ,.rar.a,' ,a,,.n,
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"a' ma" 70" -,
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e"efso" S'u '"". ''a. =.
'oer''' anu '"" 80 70. "a - ~ rs
mean ncense "a, ..so"
> ITO ',oo"o'" ""' - 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
ROBBERS HOLD UP STEAMER.
Xiii Mate, kiAnap the Csptain anA
Steal $4,000.
Sssetsl CsSis DssssscA to Tus Sur

ODsBsA, Aug. S1.-Armed robbers
stopped the passenger steamer Pater near
Bosayevskaya on the River Don to-day.
They terrorixed the passengers and crew.
killed the mate and stole $4,000. They
kidnapped the captain. who Ia being held
for ransom
Four Of the robbers with $4,000 Of
the booty In their possession have since
been arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01
FELIX DIAz AWAITS ORDERS.
Postpenes Departure Ter japan AZ.
ter Anno1acing Hts Candidacy.

ter Annouacins Hts Oaaaidscy.
Special Csbis DsssascA TO Tas Sun.
LONDON, Aug. n.--0en. Felix Dias and
the other members Of the Mexican special
mission to Japan. who are now here. say
that Tomorrow will be q critical day for
them. Gen. Diss announced yesterday
his candidacy for the Presidency Of
Mexico and he now says that the cables
from that country to.morWw will de-
termine whether or not he WIN 20 to
Japan 10 perform his mission or return
t0 Mexico.
Until these cables have been receiyed
he declines 70 state his personal Views or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-01

DesyswsA Aesss ssd Dsssy Are
Stpuek u Tsnawaaaa, N. Y.
BUFFALO. Aug. si.-A New York Cen.
tral passenger train crashed into buggy
IN Tons wanda this afternoon and Pas.
cal Contras. . fruit merchant. his wife.
Mary. and son Paul. we're killed.
Contrss had borrowed the horse and
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