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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
Carries ~ Pound Machine.

AS my companions kept talking of
te~red to carry the cinematograph ma
chine. weighing nearly thirty pounds,
also had to carry the half plate camera
Sonnino carried the tripod, which weighed
twenty pounds
while descending below the third prec-
ipicc, almost Immediately over the large
sulphur fumeiole the wind changed and
fumes. \ cloud of dangerous acid fumes
came next. W. had taken the precaution
To Il" cloths around our faces. We stood
motionless there for twenty minutes
breathing as little as possible. hoping for
the fumes to pass.
AS they continued We decided TO de.
sc"nd further and eventually reached the
noor OF the crater by passing over a steer
slope between the sulphurous fumerole
and the main mouth OF the crater which
was opened in .Iuiy. -.
There was no immediate danre, there
So We took motion picture OF the new
crater and the precipitous surrounding
walls Then | suggested making descent
of 100 feet through the tunnel 10 tn,
mouth. Sonnino, who Is an expert or
Vesuvius. warned me that the lives of al
would be in danger. but We finally agreed
to take the risk.
Il continued to carry the cinema ma,
chine. We reached the edge of the open
ing, from which red hot smoke was issu,
ing in great volume. I estimated tina,
grade. We got back to the surface with.
out any incident worth relating"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
RAN UP BILLS FOR S9.2l7.
Salesman Asks Relief From Uts
DrOndWay Debts.

Fordham G. MahonN of 1lo9 Madiso
avenue, a salesman ont of employment.
has filed a petition in bankruptcy with
liabilities OF s9,"17 and assets Of sl25
on u debt owing to him.
Among tn. creditors are NurraVs
s3.07A. for food and money lent, the
Epicurean Company, S235. for food, ana
Jeanette. s692. for clothes. lie owes
for fishing tackle $50. theatre tickets
So91, newspapers $+s, telephone Sl3..
Wallets services $50. rent of piano 500,
rent OF an apartment $50, clothes 81 $50,
jewelry $500. laundry SCI, flowers $50,
photographs sa3. drugs sS". bread 81,
automobile hire sS.t and taxi service
S226.
Mahony was formerly a salesman for n
packing company
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
CoRTELYOU ON GRAND JURY.
First Name Drawn for Duty In New
DrOuN COUNTY.

The name of George T. coitelN ou.
president of the Consolidated Gas COM
pany and former General and
Secretary of the Treasury. was the first
selected yesterday for Grand Jury duty
in the new county of The Bronx. Mr.,
Corielyou lives at sd street and indie
pendence avenue. The Bronx. and will
have to report with nifty other men to a
supreme Court Justice on the first Mon
day in January
Among the other names WAS that of
Darwin = EinEsley president of the New
York Life Insurance COMPANY. who nves
Bronx.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
M1KADo GREETs DE LA BARRA.
Decorates Mexican Envoy. but FOr-
eign once Il "Frigid.''

special Cdb'e Despatch TO Tnr SCN.
PARIS. Dec. 21.--The Toxic correspond
ent Of lie Mdtin cables n detailed story
of the reception OF Francisco de la Barra,
Hucrta's special envoy, by the Emperor
Of Japan.
The Emperor is said to have had a
long conference with Senior de la Barra
and to have presented to him the Order
OF the Rising Sun The Mexican envoy
was the guest OF honor at a state ban
Quet and went on a shooting expedition
with an escort of troops.
The attitude of the Foreign Office was.
however, frigid but the populace Justify
cheered Senior de la Barra. The latter
will start January IS on his return to
Paris.
The Mexican military mission, headed
by Gen. Velasauez. Is busy here pur-
chasing munitions.
TOXIC, Dec. 26.--After cheering Senor
Francisco de la Barra. the special Mexi-
can envoy sent to thank the Japanese for
their participation In the Mexican Cen
tennial. a vast crowd marched to-day
to the Imperial Palace, where. at "a meet
ing in the open. a resolution was adopted
cri.!cising the United States for discrimi-
mating against the japanese and lament
ing the fact that the japanese Govern
ment will participate in the Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition at San Francisco.
A mass meeting to show Japan's ap-
probation OF Senior de la Barras visit
was held previously in the City Park. The
crowd carried lanterns. After speeches
and fireworks the crowd went to the hotel
where the Mexican envoy is staying and
serenaded him.
a committee presented a sword and
other gifts to Senor de la Barra. who
made a speech. and then called for cheers
f,r the Emperor and the japanese ma
ton. They were given with much zest.
The crowd then went from the hotel
to the Mexican Legation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
F1REMEN G0ULDs PUT OUT FIRE.
First Of Lakewood Laddtes 20 Reach
Hotel Blase.

LAKEWOOD. y. j., Dec. 26.-George J.
Gould and his sons, Jay and Kingdom,
were among the first members of the
Lakewood fire department to respond to
an alarm from Lillian Court, a hotel al
II o'clock last night. Mr.. Gould and his
sons arrived before the fire engine got
there. and attaching the hose to stand
pipe in the hotel, had the fire out before
the engine arrived.
Lillian Court is frame building ac-
commodating about $50 guests not far
from Georgian Court, the Gould home.
The hotel suffered fire on Christmas
night last year which did severe damage
to the structure.
The fire last night started from gas
stove in the kitchen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
DEWEY WORKS ON BIRTHDAY.
Admiral. 20, "NOt as YOUNG rs
Used to Ue."

WAsHINGToN, Dec. o6,-Georse Dewey.
Admiral OF the Navy. celebrated his sew
enty-sixth birthday anniversary to-day
by going 10 his office in the Navy Depart
ment az usual and attending to his duties
as president of the General Board.
~ feel line" said tho Admiral, but
" hen l see Charles Francis Adams, who
Is two wears older than ]. riding a horse
realize that am not as young as
used to be. ! was obliged to give up my
horseback riding several years ago and
now must content myself with driving In
NJ carrsSeS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
Birmingham. an American. De-
scribes PerilOus Descent
Amid Deadly Fumes.
WENT DOWN 1912 FEET
Explorer Found Temperature of
600 Degrees Centigrade
at the Bottom.
>peo.a, cable Despa,ch 10 THs STU

NAPLES. Dec 26.-Frederck Burlins-
ham. the American who made u descent
into the crater of Nesuvius on December
81. tells more sensational story Of his
feat than was published when the news
first came out here
Mr. Birmingham said to-day that lie
reached the extreme bottom of the crater.
n depth of l.2l2 feet. while the volcano
was active at that depth. Prof. Mercall.
director of the Vesuvus Observatory, hal
believed this impossible. He is amazed
AZ the proofs Of his assertion submitted
by the American.
Prof Aalladra. who made n desce ~
into the crater to a depth Of 200 feet
said that Burlinghams trip was the most
dangerous ever attempted. He surmises
from Buringham's story that another
part of the floor of the crater has COL
lapsed owing to the increasing activity OF
the volcano
Prof Malladra. Prof Mercalli's assist
ant. made a descent into the crater in
MAY last and obtained wonderful photo
graphs Of the interior. He had many mar
row escapes from asphyxiation. but said
he found also many spots where he could
have pitched tent and remained in
definitely. He found the floor OF the
crater to be AT a depth OF 9s7 feet from
the mouth. The highest temperature he
found was :9j degrees centigrade.
Mr. Birmingham said that three Italians.
Sonnno. Formassino and Gaudno. aided
him They slept three nights on the top
OF the mountain waiting for IA propitious
moment for tho descent. This came on
December II Ropes were launched over
the precipice and the descent began. On
account of the unsteady wind making
the descent very difficult Gaudino re-
maned on the edge of the second prec-
picc to watclv the ropes as the others de-
scended
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
AST0R ORDERS STEAM LAUNCH.
IerreshOHs 10 D0ild 10 Foot oil
BURNING. IS Mile Craft.

Bristol. u. l., Dec CA new steam
launch thirty feet long was ordered OF
the Herreshoffs to-day by Capt. Vincent
Astor of New York. The new Graf, is
TO he attached TO the Astor steam Yacht
Mona,
The launch will he of mahogany ard
will have oil for fuel lter estimated
speed will be eighteen miles al hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
BOMB RoUTs MANY FROM BEDS.
Smashes windows and store Fronts
on Fast s0th street.

Some one exploded a bomb in front OF
Giro Soldatos shoe shop at 2Ol I,
East Eghty-ninth street. between Second
and Third avenues. last night. The ex-
plosion shattered windows and smashed
store fronts in many buildings on both
sides OF the street and sent hundreds OF
sidewalks. Many were in their night
clothes.
The front OF the tailor shop was blown
n and windows in the Yorkville Hotel
at s0i were smashed. The plate glass
front Of a restaurant crashed In. frightcn-
ing a number of folks at tables.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
MUST RESPECT RUSSIAN HYMN.
Journalist who Refused to stand
Jailed for Year.

ST. pErEEsBrRG. Dec. Ca RussIau
new spaprr man named Brushkovsky. whu
Is an amateur detective. and who worked
up the case AGAINST Mendcl Bells was
sentenced to-day to imprisonment for one
year In a fortress for keeping his seat
when the national anthem was being
played recently. The charge against him
was lese majeste
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
LIMIT ON sUFFRAGIsT TANGO.
Even 10 II IL On New Years Eve
Babylon Wants Its Sleep.

Even though New Years eve comes but
once a year that's no reason why the
people Of Babylon. l.. J.. should be kept
awake all night. according to Edward S.
Alley, president OF the village. So ne has
given orders that dance to be held that
night by the Babylon Equal Franchise
Society must end at 1890 A. NJ.
Recently Alley ordered freight handlers at
the railroad station to stop tossing milk
cans about in the early morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
PICKS POSTMASTER BY POLL.
II Postcard Test Holds, BOedecke .
VIII Get job.

HAcKENsAcK, N. j.. Dec. 26.-Wiiliam
Boedecker has triumphed over his rival
for the Tenahy postmastership. Cornelius
Bross. in the post card election held by
Congressman a. q. Hart, Mr.. Hart will
probably recommend Boedecker.
The Congressman sent to each Demo-
cratic voter IA numbered return postcard.
so that ne might get a certain indication
of the popular will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27

are made AT the Farm, In southboro Mas.
and the neatness and cleanliness OF the
preparation. Try 2-pound package. New
York store, S73 Chambsrv Street.-I1vl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27

one OF the barses was pounded 10 plecea
and it is probable thar the other will he
broken TO bits by daylight
The Luckenbach, with the barges trail-
ing one behind the other. was sighted on
Christmas afternoon hv the Toms River
lifc saving station At sea Side. She was
then heading north, Later the Lucken-
bach was observed gong in a souther.y
direction and II was hsured that she had
decided the heavy seas were too mucn
for her tow and proposed 10 turn nacN
to the Delaware Breakwater. On the way
the barscs met their fate on the Barneeat
Shoals, known as the graveyard OF lhs
Atlantic"
A. . O'Clock the r.ucNcroach came In
from The storm and sisnalled me " acked
hl.2es Then she steamed ont - SEQ
again
The If, saNegs aic positive none or Il.
ten men on the oarges saved himself No
man, they Saids could 5ossibly coma
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
|BRUERE'S TASK MAY
Be Big CITY REFORM
Mitchell Wants to Use Cham ber-
lain's Office for Uphcaval.
It Is Said.
WOMAN FOR 4 HIGH PLACE
Miss Katherine Davis Likely to
he Correction Head
Mullan OFF the Slate.

John Purroy Mitchc! has in mind a
long list of reforms in city administra-
ton and the man whom he wants to
do the major part of the work is Henry
Bruere. director of the Bureau OF Munich
pal Research.
NOminally Mr.. Bruere. II he goes into
the Mitchell admnistration--and every
sign yesterday pointed to his taking the
job--wll he City Chamberlain with u
salary of $4,000 a year.
The reforms which MIR. Mitchell wants
Mr.. Bruere to institute 60 to the very
roots of the present system of doing
municipal business
When Mr.. Bruere received callers yes
terday in the office of the Bureau Of
Municipal Research he had the appear
ance Of a much worried young man. On
the wall of his office is a map punctured
with blue headed pins showing cities
where the bureau has stepped in TO re-
form current abuses. Little red pennants
showed where the bureau is likely to do
city reforming in the future. Mr.. Bru.re
waved his hand at the map and said work
like that was what man wants to
, stick to.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
How About Reform Here.

We'll. how about doing some work OF
your own instead of telling somebody else
how to do it," he was asked What
about this job of being city Chamberlain
in New York"
II am not thinking much about it just
now he replied.
Does that mean that YOU have refused
to lie City Chamberlain
NO
Does it mean that you are gong to
take the job
"I wouldn't say that" he replied
Yet it was clear that Mr. Bruere ls
thinking hard about being city Chamber
lain and that Mr.. Mitchell has given him
the chance. He has worked hand in hand
with Mr.. Mitchell for seven years-sinc.
MIR. Bruere was 25 years old. And h.
has helped Mr. Mitchell to throw borough
presidents out Of Office and to carry ON
the work of President Of the Board of
Aldermen. No man in the city admins.
tratiOn was so close to Mr.. Mitchell as Mr..
Bruere
MIR. Bruere was asked what opportuni
ties he thinks the city Chamberlain's
office has for reformer.
Il believe there is a great chance in this
Office" he replied. rot in respect of wha,
it is now much as what IL m,yb,
become. The Office as il is now consti.
tuted runs itself pretty much. II has beer
good deal OF sinecure. You could
write a book in office hours and NOT h,,r,
the job.
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u
maintaining the high efficiency of the city's
| executive staff. talked OH that point
to Mayor Gaynor. He said he would
not become Mayor again without starting
some such Office. There ought to be some
way Of keeping the municipal offices up
! to para place where municipal admins
tration could in a measure be centralized"
As Mr. Bruere looks at the possibilities
of the City Cha,nberlains Office il would
not become an enlargement OF the office
| Of the Commissioners Of Accounts The
Commissioners of Accounts have to do
chiefly with derelictions In office. The
City Chamberlain would settle upon what
ever big project the city undertakes and
| map out a way for its most efficient ac-
| complshmen,.
Those who have heard of the plans chat
Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Bruere have for the
enlargement of the functions OF the Bureau
Of City Chamberlain were frank to criti.
| else it,
They said that AIR. Bruere would in
effect be Vice Mayor and that he might
just as we'll take up his Office adjoining
the Mayors office in the City Hall. 1t
would be necessary for him to keep up
staff of expert investigators not unlike
that now employed in the Bureau OF
Municipal Research. who should examine
the plans for all large municipal under.
takings and in default Of proper plans
make some of their own.
Asks Advice Of Othrrs.
, # was said yesterday that Mi. Mitchell
| talked the matter over some days ago
\ with Borough President McAneny and
Comptroller Prendergast.
| He wanted to md out how they would
! feel about lending their votes in the next
Board of Estimate to the enlargement of
the City Chamberlain's office. so that It
should be something more than n mere
receiving and depositing Office for the
city's funds. Mr.. McAneny and Mr..
prendergast felt that the project. IL car
rled out properly. would be quite too eX-
pensive.
As a matter of fact the scheme would
give to the City Chamberlain duties now
done by various members Of the Board Of
| Estimate. Mr.. Mitchell, when he was
President Of the Board of Aldermen, did
work very much like that now designed
for the new City Chamberlain.
Mr.. McAneny. as chairman OF some Of
the Board of Estimate committees, has
done a good deal Of it. The city's end
of the subway planning was done mostly
by Mr. McAneny and Mr.. Prendergast. Mr.
Mitchell. as President OF the Board OF
Aldermen, devised the West Side improve
ment, for instance and investigated the
school system.
Should Mr.. Bruere take the job on the
understanding that the functions of Nhe
City Chamberlain will be enlarged. there
is bound to be lineup in the Board Of
| Estimate against the plan.
| Along with the discussion Of Mr.. Brucre
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27

PICKETT. WILLIAM u. Waste ~ hatss
undsunted; drowned Off Barnesdt.
Tour Of crew OF barge Undaunted droNu-d
of BsrneEat.
OLSEN. o. msstes OF narEe = H"pc-
drowned of Ba-neGa,
Four OF crew % barg. g Rope.
drowned of Barncgat
THOMPSON. THOMAS 8 h-a,, old.
drowned in East River when SKIN over.urn.d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-31
New Water System
Ready for Pittsfield.

skowhegan. Me-, Dec. 3o.-tspeciaD.-
County Commissioner O. E. Libby, and
one of the committee on the new water
system at Pittsfield are at Skowhegan
for the rest of the week on county bus
mess. He stated Tuesday that the new
water system was now practically COM
pleted and the town was to have not only
for the domestic purposes but for fire
protection one of the best systems II
the State A State test of the water
shows that it tests about one-half OF
per cent of foreign matter. The system
is to cost about $1,000.
A well 20 feet deep has been dug about
one-half mile from the village and about
20 rode from the pumping station anc
this will furnish sufficient water for the
whole town. This will do away with the
use of the river water. The water VIII
be pumped to the power station by wa
ter power from nearby stream.
A singular incident in the digging OF
the we'll was the finding of a large piece
of hemlock tree 10 feet below the sur
face of the ground that must have beer
there hundreds of years. 1t was perfect
w sound and a piece of it has been
sawed off and placed in the water power
office as a curiosity. The work of the
new system has been in charge of j. L.
Parkin of Fairfield
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-31
RESINOL STOPS
ITCHING INSTANTLY
aug2sd5nos

It is a fact that the moment Resinol
Ointment touches itching skins, the
itching stops and healing begins. With
the aid of Resinol Soap, it almost al
ways clears away all trace of eczema,
Tingworm, pimples, blackheads, or
other tormenting, unsightly eruption
quickly, leaving the skin clear and
healthy.
And the best Of it is you need never
hesitate to use Resinol Soap and Resi-
mol Ointment. There is nothing in them
to injure the tenderest surface. Resi-
mol is Doctors prescription which for
eighteen years has been used by care
full physicians for all kinds of skin af-
fections. They prescribe Resinol free
ly, confident that it's soothing, healing
action is brought about by medication
so bland and gentle as to be suited to
the most delicate or irritated skin
even of a tiny baby.
Resinol is sold by practically every
druggist in the United States, but you
can prove at our expense what it will
do for you. Write today to Dept. I'M,
Resinol, Baltimore, Md, and we will
send you by parcel post liberal trial
of Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-31
MAINE WoMEN's CLUBS.
Federation Will Hold Mid winter
Meeting Jan. 81, at Augusta.

Mrs. William T. Haines of Water
vile. wife of the Governor of Maine,
will be guest of honor at the mid
winter meeting of the Maine State
Federation of Women's Clubs, which
will be held in Augusta, Jan. p. 1t
is hoped. too, that the Governor will
address the session. Women of the
Penney Memorial church will serve
dinner, at reasonable rate, to the club
women in attendance. The usual rail-
road fare reduction will be made. The
official call for the meeting will soon
be issued by the State president, Mrs.
Frederick p. Abbott of Saco.
Mrs. Abbott was guest of homer and
addressed the New Gloucester Wom-
ans Club, Dec. 80. She will Jan. s at
tend a social service conference at
Bates College, Lewiston, and on the
18th will attend a meeting OF the
Daughters of Maine, ct Somerville,
Mass. Soon after the mid-winter meet
ing in Augusta, the annual luncheon of
the Portland Literary Union will be
held and Mrs. Abbott will be the hon.
ored guest. Later, she will attend the
New England Conference of Women s
Clubs in Manchester. y. H.
It may be of interest to club women
of the State to know that it was the
Search1ight Club of Rumford, which
took the initiative for the community
Christmas tree in that town
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-31
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Auburn Odd Fellows Elect.

Auburn Odd Fellows Elect.
The annual meeting of Androscoggin
Lodge "a l. o. o. F., was held at Auburn
Monday evening and these officers were
elected N G., Mark A. Getchell; V. G.,
Harry s. Rand; recording secretary, Ar
thur Marston; financial secretary, A. W.
Alley; treasurer, James l.. Mason; trus-
tees, George w. Bumpus, j. Va. Stevens
Harry J. DaviG marshal, Arthur Marns-
ton; janitor, Walter Abbott.
intern ationai Loneshoremen.
The members of the international
Longshoremens Union of Calais, the
first Labor organization formed on the
st. Croix. have elected the following Off
GERS: President, Albert Greenlaw; vice
president, Richard Mitchell; recording
secretary, j. G. Hornbrook; financial sec
rotary. Charles Dreamer; treasurer, Will
liam Winters; janitor, John Kiley.
Celebrates SOth Birthday.
A few friends of Mrs. Lucy Jack of
South Lewiston met at her home in hon
or of her S0th birthday Sunday. A pleas