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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-27
Eats ,Em Alive.

II understand it takes your years Of
education to prepare a lion for circus
life said the visitor to the trainer
standing beside the lions cage.
Yes, that is true replid the
trainer.
You must get very tired after four
years?"
"Oh, / haven't been training this
one four years. l am the eight hun.
dred and forty-second trainer they've
tried on this n I've only been mere
two hours!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-27
Turn About.

Turn About.
"Mr. Wombat,s said the boss, ryou
have been getting. off to go to the
baseball a good deal lately
Il know it, sir"
"Then would you mind working at
the Office for a few extra innings To-
night?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-27
Their stvje,

Their Style. +.
The gems Of literature are in this
library"
Il e most of them are uncut
gems
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-27
The ioe..;o,

The Location.
How that house Of Plunger's
stands out"
Yes; you ee, he built it on a
bluff"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-27

His Satanic majesty offers women
diamond tiaras instead of halos.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
MAURITANIA BEATS FRANCE.
Rritish and French 1.laers Race sede
by side Arv0ss Sea.

The Quadruple turbine steamship
France. swftest Of merchantmen nyins
the fRg OF any Continental nation. came
In yesterday tust astern Of the Cunnrder
Mauretania. the fastest liner anoat For
few hours she Ind shown the Briton
that French nautical genius In still a
factor on the sea
For three days the two superb hlers
were within sight Of each other. and at
times they were No near that a ships
biscuit might have been tossed from one
deck to the other. 1t was the hrst time
In the history Of the two great lines that
their crack ships had been no long In
company. They were in wireless touch
all the way over.
The Mauretania h not In trim for real
racing. having been a long time out Of
dry dock She will have a grooming AZ
ter her next trip to England Tho aver
age speed OF the France was 23so knots
and that OF the MaurstanIa 22.%5. There
was only twelve minutes difference be-
tween the time OF their arrival at the
Ambrose Channel lishtship and lesa than
an hour separated their arrival at their
docks. only a block apart.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
MRS. SULZER IS WORSE;
SLEEPS UNDER oPlATE
DIR. Abrahams Again Summoned
to Albany by Her Alarmed
Husband.

ALaANr, AUG. fs.--c1ov. Suiser said At
~ o'clock tonight that Mrs. oulser was
sleeping under the influence a. an opiate
administered earlier In the evening by DR..
Herman Bendei Of THE city. who was
called to the Executive Mansion at 8
o'clock
Mr.. Suiser aaid that her condition was
worse than when the last bulletin was
issued at : ~ o'clock In the afternoon
and that he had tele6raphed for Or. Rob
srt Abrahams Of New York to return 1t
once. DR.. Abrahams reached here at mid
night.
Mrs euiser'a hysteria srsw worse At
O clock and though the Governor was with
her she could not be quieted.
A story gained wide circulation in AL
bany tonight that distressed the friends
Of Gov. suixer II was that Mrs. sulser.
instead Of being sravely Ill. II hardly all.
ing at all and that the accounts Of her
breakdown were part OF conspiracy" 10
create sympathy for the Governor a. an
ascot In his hsht against remova, from
once.
Everyone Of the 0ovssHof's friends who
could be seen denied the story with angry
protests. They nid that Mrs. eulser was
suffering from hysteria In bad form.
that she was deiirious last nieht and that
she kept saying that she was the caus.
Of the Governors troubles because she
had specuiated In stocks without his
knowledge.
Gov. suiser refused to-day to discuss
his wife's case. He said that her name
must not be used again In relation to
his troubles. His friends declare It 10
the simple truth thst ne has reached
the limit Of bodily endurance through
having to make his own night ana to look
after his wife for hours whom he should
be resting.
The afternoon bulletin regarding Mrs.
Sulxer's condition read:
Mrs. Sul,er Ia still In a precs rious
condition. Temperature 1o2. pulse 116.
and continues partly delirious.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
State Department Gets En-.
couraging Reports Of
Conditions.
HOT DEBATE IN SENATE
Penrose Makes Bitter Attack on
Hale and Asks What His
Status Is.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 16.-JOhn Lind.
the special representative Of President
Wilson. and Thomas O'shaughnessy. the
American Charge d'AnAires here. now
admit that the former has had several
conferences with senor 0amboa. the Min.
ister OF Foreign Affairs.
The conferences. which were held at
night, we're secret and no details have
been given out. but Il 10 known that they
have been cordial.
Mr.. Lind goes freely about the city.
Yublic opinion 10 friendly to him but
secre, police agents are taking great pre-
cautions to prevent any attack on the
American representative by fanatics.
The American Consul at 0uaymas re-
flutes the rumors that the place. Is In
danger from the rebels. He says the
port has never been closed! The streets
are not barricaded. there 10 no difficulty
about supplies and the port IL a. QvAet
as Washington. The American Consul at
saltillo in the State Of Coahuila, declares
that that region IL quiet.
Senior Urrutia, the Minister Of the In
,erior. reports . serious situation In the
state Of Campeche. A telegram from
Gen. Manuel Rivera, the Military Governor
Of that state. says that regular Zapatista
nsvements have started among the psona
$n the plantations Agitaeers are promis.
ing the poems lands ana other rewards II
they start IN uprising and this has
caused the outbreak
The rebels number more than i,Soe ana
their strength 10 increasing daily. They
also have two machine guns Gen. Rivera
says the total number Of his troops. In.
Iuding the sarrisons at Campeche. El
carmen and Champleen. will not reach
500 and they have but one machine gun
He is doing all he can to occupy the rebel
bases Of supplies and bess the Govern
ment to rush troops to his assistance
The Government has ordered reinforce
ments sent from Yucatan.
Mexico 10 surrounded by the small "a
/ pa,is,a bands Of Felipe Nsri whose orig
Nnal force Of 500 bandits was expelled
and cut of from the mountainous regions
OF Moreios and the State OF Mexico by
the FederaIs. The bandits who were un-
able to find refuge fed nrst to Tax
calpa. where they were defeated and dis
per.ed. They are now rowing in groups
to the north and east Of here.
Federal columns are very active In
scouting the valley Of Mexico and have
defeated the bandits In several fights. The
Government hopes that the whole force
will he cut on from the mountains and
extrrminated. Meantime nearby prop
erty owners and planters are worried
over the presence Of the bandits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
WILL BLAME NO one
IN BINGHAMTON FIRE
The Verdict Of the Coroner Also
VIII Make No Recon-.
mendations.

BiNoHAMroN, Aus. 15.-coroner Ralph
r. Seymour has finished his inquiry into
tho hrs which cost the lives OF thirty.two
persons. mostly women, and which de-
stroyed the factory Of the Binghamton
Clothing Company on July 20. The
verdict will probably be transmitted about
September 1.
No person or persons will be named
as responsible for the conditions existing
before the fire and the verdict will be
brief. There will be no recommendations
attached to the verdict
resume Of the testimony fails TO show
conclusively where the hre originated
The evidence 10 divided ~ to whether II
started on the shelf between the FIRST and
second floors In the stairway WE'LL where
plush canvas. old books and papers were
stored or In the cellar Of the building.
directly under the stairway we'll.
The early report that the women en-
ployees imagined the ringing Of the hre
bell vas merely q signal for another drill
and didn't hurry was disproved by the
testimony. Nearly all Of the witnesses
who were on the upper floors declared
that they saw the smoke coming up
through the stairway well about the same
time that the bell rang.
Nothing has been brought out to ac-
count for the almost incredibly rapid
spread OF the flames through the build
Ing. That most Of the women died on the
nre escapes was another point brought out
In the Inquest. When the hre escape
landings were crowded with girls there
issued from one OF the southerly windows
blast Of heat that overcame many Of
the employees.
According to the testimony OF en-
ployees Of the company II wss also
brought ou that the labor laws relating
to Are prevention In factories were vio-
lated. The alleged violations were to the
effect that while there we're metal recep-
tacles on each hoor to receIvs clippings
and rubbish they were not covered; that
the clippings Of cloth were not removed
from the floors twice a day and that they
were not removed from the building each
day, but we're allowed to Accumulate for
days and weeks In the cellar Of the build
Ing. and that while the Gas Jets were
enclosed In wire cages the e'ectric light
bulbs were not.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
PARCEL POST pIrAsEs WILSON.
President Gets ~ Pousd Paekags
UnAeP new Resulaties.

wv"
WARRINGTON, Aug iS-President W.T.
son received a gift to-day Of seventeen
pound package Of peaches. With the
peaches came q letter from Postmaster.
General Burleson calling attention TO the
FACT that the fruit had been transmit-
ted BY parcel post. the package being Ona
OF the first delivered by the Post Ofics
Department since the maximum weight
for parcels was raised to twenty pounds.
The Postmaster- General wrote to the
President:
"Mv DEAN Mn. PRESIDENT: I am taking
advantage OF the change In the parcel
post rates and weight limit. effective to-
DAY. to transmit to you at this moment
package Weighing seventeen pounds. on
which the postage charge II 10 cents.
''This II an illustration Of the oppor.
tuntty which has been opened to the
farmer. the horticulturist the manufac-
turer and every cltissn Of the country
who will avail himself Of this valuable
adjunct Of the postal service In the pro-
motion or the commerce and happiness
OF our people Very sincerely.
"A. 3. BURLEsoN,
Postmaster General"
To this the President replied:
my DEAR MR PosrMAsrER-0 0ENERAL /:
It II with the greatest interest and
pleasure that have received the seven
teen pound package Of peaches which you
have to-day sent me, not only because I
shall enjoy the peaches. but also because
the package illustrates a change In the
regulations concerning the parcel post.
which am sure will rebound to. the great
advantage Of the farmer. the horticultur-
ist the manufacturer and oltisens OF many
classeA Cordially and sincerely yours.
"WoopRow WILSON"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16

GRABS $3.50 IN ALBANY BANK.
Thief with LOaE Arm CIstches Roll
81 Dil1s aaa Escapes.

ALsANv. Aug. l5.-PokinE his long
arm through the telier's window Of the
New York State National Bank Of Albany
thief lifted out several packets Of ~.
% and 50 bills to-day while several per-
sons were looking on and got away with
1sas.
Mias Grace Jennings. stenOErapher In
the law offices Of Arnold. Bender 4 Hin
man. was at u teilers window a few feet
away from the man and AZ he backed
up after taking the money she screamed
william X. Blsecker. the teller. who was
working near by. dashed through the door
end several depositors chased the man.
hut No was soon lost In the MONDAY
crowd on state street. the main thorough
fare leading to the Capitol
The police were notified and began
search for the man. who ls described "a
being about S6 years old. Of slim build
and sharp features. with a mustache and
wearing a dark suit and a Panama hat.
He has not yet been discovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
SAD! BRYAN's DOVE AN EAGLE.
Bird of War on His Private S<aI,
hut He'll Tame II.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE dove Of
peace on william J. Bryan's private seal
has turned out to be q war eagle. But
Mr.. Bryan II confident he can tame the
bird and will not discard his plan Of
using It as the seal on his peace treaties.
This nature fake was disclosed by the
curator Of the British Aussum In the
history Of the seal which the British Am
bassador sir Cecil spring Rice. obtained
for Mr.. Bryan. The coin from which the
seal was taken was picked up by Sec
retary Bryan In Palestine and was OF
the time Of Alexander the Great.
The eagle which Mr.. Bryan miatook
for a dove is not the only warlike hGure
on tho coin. zeus himself ID seated on .
throne with 4 scepsfe OF big stick" In
his hand Also the cotn. Secretary Bryan
discovered. bears the head OF Hercules.
who was hardly a bearer Of the olive
branch
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
SULZER RALLY AT ROCHESTER.
I'm pea hment Denounced BY q Three
COrnOred Meeting.

RoCHEsrsR. Aug. 15.-Nearly $500
Democrats. ProRressives and independent
Republicans met In convention hall this
evening to take action on the impeach-
ment OF Gov. Sulxer by the State As
sembly.
Not only was the action OF the Assembly
condemned but four Republican Assembly.
men, Phillips. ~apport. Adler and Hop
kins. who stayed away from the session.
were denounced.
A resolution was adopted BY the meet
ing and will be forwarded to Gov. sulxer
with a message offering the material and
moral support OF the Monroe county voters
who were present The meeting was called
by the chairman Of the Progressive and
Democratic organizations In Rochester and
some prominent independent Republicans
at the request Of hundreds Of voters Of
Monroe county.
Assemblyman Gallup A Democrat. OF
Monroe county. was commended for his
stand against the impeachment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
DRUNK IN AUTO; GETS 9 MONTHS.
Wealth Fails - save owner Fssn
Tepm - Psiaou.

Wesnh Fas1s - save owner Fesn
Tepm 10 psiAoN.
Joseph Wilson. q wealthy retired busl-
ness man living At az Ogden avenue. Jer-
ssy City. was sentenced yesterday BY
Judge John Warren In the First Criminal
Court to six months In the Hudson county
penitentiary for driving his automobile
while intoxicated. Wilson admitted NJ
had been drinking. but insisted that ne
accidentally ran his car into q wagon
because he put his foot on the wrong
clutch. Nobody was hurt.
Wilson'S counsel appealed to the Judge
to substitute . nne for the jail sentence.
The court refused. saying:
There Ia not one law for the poor
and another for the rich In this court
believe this nan should recsivs the
limit. which Ia ak months The sentence
stands"
Judge Warren has just purchased .
touring car himself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
Colony In Munich Angry at Ger.
man Criticism Of Olive
FremstAd.
NEWS ARTICLE THE CAUSE
Acting Of Primo Donna I'm
"TristAn und Isolde" Scored
1nsultingly by Writer.

Special csss DssssfcA 10 TRr suS.
MUNieH. Aug. 1.-THE big American
colony In Munich 10 up In arms and has
declared 4 boycott on the city's wagner
music festival. This has been caused BY
what 10 regarded a. an insulting criticism
Of the American prima donna Mime. Olive
Frefnstad ana alleged siurs upon every
thing American printed In the Munich
0asette on Tuesday morning.
A committee OF Americans has been
formed which has announced It's intention
Of askins the American press to warn
Americans to avoid Munich hereafter be-
cause Of Its attitude toward Americans.
The Wagner opera season opened on
Monday night with the opera Of Tristan
und Isolde" In which Fremstad sang
the role OF Isolde. The criticism Of the
Munich 0asstts on the production which
has caused the present resentment was in
part a. follows:
The Papers Attack.
I'm the beautiful Prins Regent Thea.
re. dedicated to German art. there was
nothing of the German to be seen or
noticed. The spirit Of America over
shadowed everything. In the audience.
where Americans and Englishmen pre-
dominated. II gave the tone In every
respect On the stage. where an Amcri-
can prima donna as decoy bird for her
countrymen. who willingly nocked there
how Wagner 10 played on the other side
Of the big herring pond"
Mime. Tremstad's acting was char
acterised ~ a cut and dried effect OF
nice lines and q beautiful costume. Art
was overdoue In the expression Of intel
ligsnce Of construction to the exclusion
Of impulsiveness and everything Genu-
ine The paper referred to Nine. Frem-
stadt's ''naturalistic death study as a
'danss du vcntre'" and said the only
oousoling thought was the fact that II
vas done ~ an American; but even
that was halt illusory because OF the
danger Of contasion in that such a con-
eeption OF Wagner threatens even serious
German Wagner sonebirds.
Csisicises stssins Of Opera.
Speaking Of the staging OF the King 8
tent on the ship the paper said: What
have Roman stools. sofa cushions and
bearakins to do In a drama OF the soul
which wants nothing external or ma
teriai? But that also was along the line
Of Americanisu. and with the exception
Of the boz ONCE that 10 fatal to every
thing wherein the world touches was-
ner."
An attempt Is being made to con.
ciliate Americans by having the paper
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
PARCEL POST CLERKS RUSHED.

Increase Of weiGht Limit TO 20
Pssuas Causes IncresseA D.sisess.
Clerks in the parcel post departments
Of the General Post once and the sub
stations throughout Manhattan and The
Bronx were kept busy yesterday handling
the rush OF fourth class mail matter
due to the increased weight limit Of par
Gel post packages. which went into effect
at midnight Thursday. The bulk Of the
work was handled by the suh-stations
In the shopping districts such as the
Pcnnsylvania. the Times Square and the
Grand Central stations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
BOYS RIDE m WATER MAINS.
Tahe Hsavy 0vsas Fr0n New Hus-
ley On TAeip Wheess.

NuwsvRoH. n. ". Aug is.--Ha-old
Drake Wilbur FoScs and william De-
witt b0ys sbOnt IL years old. sum
nsriNg ~ New Hurley. Ulster county en-
tered to-day the IRON muins OF the New
York water supply line At New Hurley
On their bicycles and made the run
through the lines TO point nsa' vail.
gate. short distance from here. where
they were able 10 get out
Drake said afterward that the ride Was
interesting, that there was M feeling OF
tsag and that while II was necessary to
held their wheels In check, there wus no
indication ~ any time that the bicyt lee
would Get beyond their control.
TIE grade between the Ashokah dis
trict and the nudson River n heavy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16

PM iNcUroN, N. j.. Aug. i5.---One Of the
stones In the tower on the new Graduate
College of Princeton University was
damaged BY lightning during a recent
storm to such an extent that II will bs
necessary to replace II. The accident will
necsssitatc the reconstruction VI the scat
foldina atput the top of the tower. This.
the contractor says. can b. done ana the
stone replaced. In ,plehty Of tians for the
dedication this fHll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
POLO PLAYERS R0UT P0LICE.
Stevenson asa 0atins In Fi9ht at
Naprogsusett Pier.

NARRAaANsETr PisR. r. l.. Aug. Is.
There was q lively free for all encounter
between tho police Of Narragansett Pier
and two members OF the summon colony
at an early hour this morning. Conflict
ING reports are current - y Whist &C.
tually happened. hut - near AZ can be
ascertained. Malcolm Stevenson and Ben
jamin X 0Rtins. tive we'll known polo
players, were trying to enter Film Cottage
by . window whom the police intsrfsrsd
and q hght was the result. shots are said
to havs been fred and the peases lied.
0Atins was 10 play on the rreebooters
polo team to-day. but his place wss taken
BY y. II. Prince. Jr OF Boston. 0atins
and 6tsvsnson are participating In the
national polo tournament here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
TU1Nlss VILLA BATTLES THIEVES
AIap0 AWahss Heusehola aHd Mar.
clara Are Scared Away.

I.RNoH, AUG. 1.-THE ringing Of .
burglar alarm st EdGscosnb, the cOuh-
try place OF Miss Clemsntina Furniss, At
O'Clock THE morning aroused the house.
hold. Two men had been. trying to
sain admission to tns nrst hoor OF the
villa and In using a Knife to turn 4
window catch touched the wire leading
u the alarm. The men we're seen
r,lnning from the property.
Two mazda In the home Of Mr., and
Mrs Ross W. Whistler on Church Hill
were preparing TO leave the house ut b
o'clock to ~ TO the village 10 attend
early mass when they found men at work
cuttins . pAne of slass from = window
leading into the dining room. They
alarmed Mr.. Whistler and hts son, Ross
r. whistler. and the thieves were
frightened Off,
&iMllar attempts were made last week
at the villas Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl do
0srsdorf and Norman II. Davis In stuck
bridge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
THE CzAR H0NoRs GUILD.
Confers second Highest Decoration
an Ea- Am ba ssa dor 10 n usaia.

an Ea- I m ba ssa dor TO Rusaia.
BOSTON. Aug. I5.-Curtis Guild. exam
baasador to Russia. received notification
to-day that the Czar OF Russia had con-
fcrred on him the second highest decora-
ton In his power-that Of ~. Alexander.
The notice came from Amba ssador
Bakhmetieff who Ia In Newport. Ambas-
sador Bakhmcticn received the cable
notification from the Russian Department
OF state to-day He announced that Mr..
Guild had been informed of the honor
several days ago.
Ambassador and Nine Bakhmetien were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guild at their
summer home In Nahant earlier this
week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
MoDrsH DRESS MAINS MANY.
SIX Women Hurt In Three Days II
1liHh Heels er Tieht skirts.

1liHh Heels ~ Ti9ht skipta.
The Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday
blamed six accidents to women In three
days to high heels, hol,l,,e skirts. or both.
The story OF the accidents 10 contained
In an Official bulletin.
In one case a woman 80 years old
caught her heel, a French one. on the
edge Of a step while descending a stair
way In the Broad street station at Phila-
delphia.
In another the first assistant matron
at the House OF Correction. Philadelphia.
slipped and fell down a stairway In the
station at North Philadelphia. 4 hobble
skirt was blamed.
Injuries Of this kind range from slight
contusions to painful sprains and cuts.
says the bulletin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
FIVE DIE AS TRAIN HITS AUTO.
Another Fatally Hart ~ . Half Hia.
asa 0vaas CVosssng.

CAnRoI.LroN. Mo-. Aug IA ssnts Fs
fast mail train. running sixty miles an
hour down grade Atrvck an automobile
to-day at . half hidden crossing nsar
here and killed Ave persons and fatally
injured . sixth.
The dead are: Mrs. William RobsrtA
Mrs. Mabel Warner ana II. r. vands-
vsnter Of BrOokhsld. NO.. and Mr.. and
Mrs. f. L. Forbes Of Sacramento. CAL
william Roberts n 20 badly injured
that he probably VIII die.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16

JSSc161 Ce6lS 01AD0t0A q T1u sVM.
I~AIPeI0. Avg. 1S.--AM asFepiane con.
tainins Pilot Roempasr and . passsnSsr
named Rustgsrs foil . 1istaacs Of tkySty
feet here to-day. hvstSses was NINA a.,d
Roempier Injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
SUMNER HOTEL Drsr1oYzD.
oaassst assss 81 Msuss Islsal
asa 0usses' Properly DusseA.

BossoN, Aus. iS.-samoast H6uss.
q summer hotel on Mouse Island. on
the coast Of Newfoundland was destroy ID
BY Ore VI noon to-day. scAnt dstAlls
OF the blass which lmperilled many guests
were tslephoned TO 0oethhay HarbOr. Me-.
bsless The wires burned out
The hotel was Alled to capacity whom
ths are started and burned - rapidly that
Very little Of the guests bslengines was
02veA