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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
JUSTICE LURTON's WILL VOID.
Failed to Have Two Witnesses, as
Required by District Law,

WAsHINGToN, Aug 2l.--The will OF
Associate Justice Horace FL Lurton of
the Supreme Court absolutely void for
want OF attesting witnesses, was filed for
probate here to-day Being written en-.
tirely in the late Justices handwriting
It would be effective In some States, prob
ably Tennessee where II was written
but not in the District Of Columbia. The
law here requires AT least two witnesses.
The will" which II dated Nashville
Tenn, June 5, 1898, will he accented nv
the Register OF Wills as a mere Tesla.
mentary paper" II is notable for its
simplicity. 1t reads:
This Is my last will and testament
First I leave all Of my estate, real
and personal, 10 my wife, Fanny owen
Iurton.
second. ] name in my said wife my
.oIe eNecutrlN, and direct that no bond he
taken and that she he not required to
render any account whatever
Third. II | shall survive my wife. I
leave all Of my estate in equa. parts, with
out any advancement charges to my two
children, Mary Lurton Finley and Horace
II. Lurton, Jr. In the latter event | name
my son as executor. and direct that no
bond he required This viii is wholly In
my handwriting
HORACE H. LURToN."
The value of the estate Is not indicated
Justice Lurton died at Atlantic City on
July ? last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
GLYNN INVESTIGATOR
FOR QUEENS SCANDAL
Lawyer Bigham VIII Hear
Charges Against Distict
Attorney Smith.

Henry J. Bigham. member OF the Arm
OF Harrington, Bigham & Engler, attor.
neyS or 81 Wall street was designated
by Gov. Glynn yesterday to hear the
testimony in support OF the charges filed
with the Governor against District At
torney Matthew J. Smith OF Queens
county Mr. Bigham said after he had
received the notice OF his appointment chat
II was his purpose to use all the speed
possible In the hearing and that the ses D..
sions would he held Al the Queens County
Court House. The date Of the hearing
will he set as soon as arrangements are
made for the calling OF witnesses
The charges against District Attorney
Smith were filed by n. Nelson Raynor, a
civic worker OF Jamaica. and they grew
out Of the manner In which the District
Attorneys office handled the accusations
made by Mrs. Glare Ellert against James
Heffernan and Harry Scanlon. two mem
bers Of Joe Cassidys Democratic Club in
Long Island City. She charged that the
two men attacked her In the clubhouse
After District Attorney Smith had sur
rendered the conduct OF the cases against
the men 10 the Attorney Generals office
Henernan was convicted. lie is now serv.
ing a term OF five years in Sing Sing
Scanon was brought to trial By the
Attorney Generals representative, but the
jury disagreed.
Mrs Alfred J. Emo, head OF the Woman
Suffrage party In Queens, brought the
case to public attention after II had been
dropped by the District Attorneys office
i'm Queens
District Attorney smith vigorously
answered the charges when they were
fled. He claimed mat tho attack upon
him had its origin in local political con-
ditons In Queens
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
LEADERS UNANIMOUS.
Progressive steering Committee De-
mnuds "Sauare Tocd" Candidate.

The Progressive party steering commit
tee made up Of twcnty-one leaders, for
mally rejected Harvey u Human as a
candidate for Governor yesterday ard
sent committee down TO Oyster Bay To
tell Col. Roosevelt their sentiments and
II possible get him 10 head the state
ticket this fall. They are practically
unanimous for an out and out Pro-
gr,ssive for Governor and they want the
rest OF the ticket substantially Pro
gressiVe all the way down.
All but hve OF the twenty-one members
OF the committee were present at the
National Progressive headquarters in the
Forty-second street Building when Chair
man William Hamlin Childs Of Brooklyn
called the meeting 70 order at II o'clock.
cambridge Colby. Francis w Bird. H.
H. StebbIns. j. II Taylor of Brooklyn.
Judge W. l.. Ransom and Earle S. War
ner failed to put in IN appearance, nut
William II. Hotchkiss held Mr. Ransom's
proxy Among the leaders present were
state Chairman Theodore Douglas Robin
son, by invitation Regis II. Post, Hamil-
ton Fish. Jr. Robert IA Elder w. NJ.
Chadbourne and ChaunCey J. Himlin.
There were present also "A number Of rep
resentatives OF upstate counties. The
conference lasted several hours and all
were pledged to secrecy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
WHAT WAR MEANS WITH
THE BRASS BUTTONS OFF

In WIN Lexington
roHg "'on' 10 nc p"" soldier Nth ne brass buttons on Thus
to
Inc fo" could the bench
u'hoW Makes f black
rant them from ho morsr' mfd
d
Of
breeding a cu
bmhs shudow
urossh sdnd
"TV kent
Cuba Offering
W. Of the and
the
81 the higher .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
BOOKS BEARING ON THE
EUROPEAN SITUATION

"AIRSHIPS IN PEACE AND WAR,
BY r. p. Hearne.
New edition With six new chapter.
Introduction by Sir Hiram Maxim
fifty illustrations from photographs
plans. &c. (Lane).
FRANCE IN THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY" BY ". L. George.
With chapters on the birth rate
France Among the Nations" &c.
Uane).
"NAPOLEON'S INVASION OF ENG.
LAND" BY n. B. F. Wheeler and
A. M. Broadley.
The story OF the Great Terror, 1877.
1905. (Lane).
THE CHILDREN OF ALSAce~
BY Rene Bazin.
A novel which shows clearly why
the Alsstians greeted the French with
.uch enthusiasm when they invaded
their towns. Lane).
THE IRON YEAR" BY Walter,
Bloom.
Translated from the German, IN.
which It recently created a eres,
sensation and was read by the Kaiser
TO the members OF the royal family.
A novel OF the Franco-Prussian War,
historically accurate. UaneI
WHEN WILLIAM CAME.n ByH..
II. Munro.
A story OF London captured and
under the rule OF the Hohenzollerns.
The results Of this remote possibility.
very cleverly described. (Lane).
RED WRATH" BY John oxenham.
A story Of the Frsneo-Prussian
War by the author Of Queen o, the
Guarded Mounts" UaneA
WAR; BY w. Douglas Newton.
With an introduction by Rudyard
Kipling.
A book written In story form with
the purpose OF showing what war IL
in It's stark, bitter, ugly reality. I,
describes the progress OF an invading
army; the ugly, naked details OF the
battlefield, the bloody slaughter Of
modern scientific warfare, the des-
pcrate sufferings Of the conquered
people, are related with vigor and
realism that leave little to the imagi-
nation OF the reader. (Dodd, Mead
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
HINMAN REJECTED BY MOOSE;
T.R. GIVES QUICK APPROVAL
Colonel Agrees That Progressive Party Must Have Out and
Out Candidate for COMMEMORATIVE
Fight All Over State.


OYSTER BAY. y Y. Aug 2l-The Bull
Moose committee Of twenty-one after
turninS down Harvey d. Human In New
York city to-day came down here to get
Col. Roosevelt's approval. They got IL.
The members of the Progressive steer
ina committee agreed on a straight Pro-
sressive ticket In the state as far as pos
s!hle and at least for the head of the
ticket. Col Roosevelt agreed with them
on that and said with his old time fight
Ing spirit that he would carry the battle
from one end Of the State to the other.
Theodo Douglas Robinson, State
chairman, and william Il Hotchkss ac-
Companied the members Of the committee
To oyster Bay, They left New York on
the yacht OF william H. Childs, the COM
mittee's chairman. and after running into
city Island during the storm got here in
time to see rainbow over sycamore Hill
This was pointed out to Col Roosevelt
as a good omen.
We came 10 consult with the Colonel
In regard to our action In New York to-
day" said Mr.. Childs after the confer
ence on the Colonels porch. The Colo
mel aSrcts with us on straight party
ticket. We knew before we started down
that he wouldn't run FOR Governor himself.
There viii be another state rent issued
from Progressive headquarters In the
morning"
Col Roosevelt then said:
"Wh1tever action these gentlemen take
! stand ready to back up will back
the Progressive ticket and will fight for
II from one end of the State to the other.
The Republican convention at Saratoga
showed that the Progressive ticket Is the
only one for which decent citizens can
honestly vote. | am getting better all the
time. / never felt better In my life"
rs soon as the Colonel heard that the
committee was coming 10 see him he sent
them message that under no considera-
ton would he he II candidate himself.
Mr.. Childs said that the committee hsdn't
decided on candidate for Governor, yet
the names OF Chauncey j. Hamlin OF
Buffalo. Mr. Hotchkiss and eX-Stste Sena-
tor Frederick NJ Davenport, who was
also in the party that waited ON the
Colonel to-day. have been put forward
by individual members OF the committee
OF twenty-one.
The Progressive leaders appeared to
be well pleased wtth themselves. They
believe that Harvey II. Humans chances
az ever being Governor are dead and
buried and that the Binghamton mans
failure to show fight at Saratoga
sounded his political death knell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
NEW TWILIGHT SLEEP
HOSPITAL is RUMOR
Experts in ''Dammerschlaf''
Here. However. Unaware
of Bronx Plan.

Rumors that plans are under way for
the construction OF a maternity hospital
I'm The Bronx where women can undergo
the painless method OF child birth orisl-
mated in Germany and known as the 'Twi-
light Sleep have reached the ears of
physicians in this city who have been In
terested IN developing the method in New
York hospitals.
Those who could he reached last night
said that they knew of no definite plan
for tho erection of such hospital. one
physician who has given the Twilight
Sleep treatment here successfully cast cold
water on the rumor and said that he
doubted II any OF the few physicians
equipped with the technic to serve on the
stan OF such a hospital knew anything
about the proposed hospital.
"Of course there would he a great imam
cial nducement TO erect such hospital,
he said, but great care must be taken
that II be conducted properly, II II Is
built and not be fiasco Ike the Fried
mann turtle serum treatment
Or. william n wellington knpe. who
is an authority on the "dammerschlaf,"
as the twilight sleep Is called i'm Germany.
said that he didn't know anything or the
scheme, but had heard some wealthy
Americans In Freiburg last July discuss
the advlsahlity of putting up hospital
I'm this city where the treatment could be
given.
Another physician who doubted the plan
to erect a hospital was Dir. John @. Polak
Of the Long Island College Hospital. who
recently returned from Freburg, where he
studied the twilight sleep
Il have heard nothing Of the plan he
said. 1.-THE treatment IN this city is al
ready beyond the experimental stage In
some Of the large hospitals. II IL n mat
ter Of routine in our Institution. A de-
mand for such a hospital will undoub
cdly arise some time, and II will he built
hut I have not heard that one will be
built in the immediate future
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22

In the anonymous novel THE Sale
OF Lady Daventry" London; Herbert
Jenkens) we read Of Jane Morland, un.
happy daughter OF a poor vicar. Jane
was clever and strikingly beautiful, fig
ure and complexion perfect, eyes mag
nificent. brows dark and arched, hair
golden and red. She stood at tho gar
den gate, having escaped from the VIC
arage. where the parochlal ladies' were
gathered for the purpose of making
garments for the poor. She was in
state OF rebellion against her environ
ment. Life at the vicarage was intoler-
able. Her eight sisters were dull Her
mother was commonplace and fat. Her
father was a man bowed down.
Jane was 25 She desired opportunity
for her cleverness and beauty. The
story speaks OF the creative brain. It
says: Luther had this type OF brain.
he created new Coo" Napoleon, an
other sort of creator, "waded unmoved
through a river OF blood" There too IL
the millionaire compelling his stream OF
gold. and the artist genius tearing
down the wells OF reticence, dissecting
unconsciously and because he must the
soul of his own wife" We may pass
by the artist genius. The question with
Jane was as to what she should do with
her gifts, as To how she could do any
thing with them. she felt the bars
press round her. bruising her rebelllous
body while like some desperate trapped
animal she flung herself against the
locked door"
What was 10 he done? How was she
to get out and run a course Ike Luther,
Napoleon and the others? The story
tells US: This woman weeping agains
a vicarage gate had a brain equal II
different to any OF these. but she did
no; know enough to be a governess.'
Certainly the problem was difficult. The
solution came suddenly. The story says:
she hid her eyes. which burned with
fierce unshed tears. against the top
most bar and domonlac rage took pos
session Of her. To have so much to sell
and none TO buy, She clenched her
evil. ruthless hands. spoke aloud in her
frenzy, knew the terrible thing she was
saying and meant every word OF it.
Listen, Cod she cried. Listen. God
or devil Is there none to hear? Listen,
both of you, either OF you. for life and
wealth and power am ready to sell my
soul to God or devil or man. Will you
sell yourself to me?' asked a pleasant
voice. and Lionel. tenth Lord Daventrx
looked over the gate at her.
That is the surprising ending Of the
first chapter. Lord Daventry had
reached the mature age Of IS He
looked younger. Jane accepted him
eagerly. They held a long conversation
at the vicarage gate. They explained
themselves very frankly 70 each other
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
FEAR CARRANZA MAY
HAVE TO FIGHT VILLA
Washington Officials Believe
Bryan Cant See Probable
Trouble i'm Mexico.
BIG CHIEF IGNORES L. :.
First Lieutenant. Recruiting,
Has 10000 Men and Con-
trolls Northern Country.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2i.--The Mexican
situation is closed incident in the
opinion OF Secretary Bryan,
In discussing the entry OF Gen. car
rama into Mexico city the Secretary
showed to-day great citation over the
turn of events In Mexico and seemed
to take pleasure In drawing a contrast
between the fact that Carranza was be-
decked with flowers by the people OF
Mexico city and the grim prophecies that
had been made regarding the anarchy
which would result II the Constitutional
lists got to the capital.
You can quote me as saying that
watchful waiting wins In Mexico" said
the Secretary. Tho peaceful transfer
OF authority has taken place and we
are hoping for an era Of peace. progress
and prosperity"
The office OF Mr.. Bryan. however, was
the only official quarter In which full In
dorsement was obtalnable OF his resume
OF the Mexican situation, nor could any
one be found to agree with him that
Mexico Ii regarded as closed Incident.
1t was suggested that Mr.. Bryan has
been overmpressed with the outward
manifestations Of peace In Mexico. over
looking the volatile character OF the Mexi-
can people. their passionate devotion 10
the winner of the moment. and the fact
that the Constitutionalists have not yet
even attempted either to solve the many
dificult problems confronting them or
the more complicated matter OF the diNi-
sior Of the spells.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
VILLA THREATENS REvOLTER
Carransa Colonel warned Not ="
Oppose Governor.

Ell PAso. Aug. 2l.-Villa sent tele-
gram to-day to Col. Elias Gales In Sonora
saying: AS commander OF the division
nearest to Sonora shall be compelled 10
come in your State and help 20 restore
order II YOU persist in your activities
against Maytorena, your Constitutional
Governor"
troops In Sonora and Is resisting May
torena's open revolt against Carranza.
Reenforcements Of Carranza troops
from Guadalajara reached Sonora to-day
under orders to storm the State capitol
at Hermosillo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22

The Department OF state Of the United
States: Its History and Function" Gaillard
Hunt IL. y yale University Press, New
HavenD
"Demosthrnes A. w Packard Cambridge
&c. y Putuams Sons
Children of Banishment" Francis illiam
sullivan. 90. r PutnAm's Sons
wild Honey" Cynthia stockley &c p
Putnam's Sonsl
THE King of Alsander" James Elroy
Flicker GO. J.. Putnam's Sons
The Religion OF the Spirit IN Modern Life -
Horaiio W. Dresser Ph. u. 90. u. Putnam
Sonsl
"A Plea for Shakespeare and whitman 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22

william Timothy Call. wv T Call Brook
lynn
saturdays Child" Kathleen Norris Me-
millsnsD
Tents OF a Night" Mary Findlater u
p Dutton and Company
"Tansy" Tickner Edwardes. ~ p. Duon
and Company
The Man with the Double Heart y Nurt
Hine lJohn Lane COMPANY
The Uncertain Glory" ". y. Provost Be-
tersby John Lane Company
The Art OF the Book" Edited by Charlie
Holme. John Lane Company
Loves LeTcnd" II. FIELDING Hall. Henry
Holt and Company
Riding Hood The Three Bears The Children
at the Pole Robinson Crusoe vos
Henry Holt and Company
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
EARTHQUAKE ROCKS COMO.
Prisoners. Including Porter CharI-
ton, Are BADLY Friehtcned.
Speciai Cnbie Despatch 10 THE

ROME. Aug. 90 delayed I'm transmits
sion threat alarm was caused at =
o'clock tonight In Como when n strong
earthquake shock was felt. Inmates Of
the San Domino Prison, among them
Porter Charlton, the American who Is
awaiting trial for the murder of his wife
IN 1910, were frightened when the ancient
building appeared to he on the point OF
Collapsing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
DIX APPROVES GLYNN.
Ex-Governor Tells Governor Hen
He Party Choice.

ALBANY, Aug. 2l.--Ciov Glynn received
the following letter from eN-Gov. Dix to-
day.
Il want to express to you my unqualified
approval OF your statement and TO say
that you are the logical candidate in the
primary, which | believe will oVerwhelm-
inRly select you 10 be the party's choice
for the November election
You have had many trying situations
IN meet and many trying decisions to
make and your record is an open book. "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
Mexican n. ". Made No statement.

The statement printed In THE Sun on
Friday that all letters ana messages com
ing from Mexico were read by agents Of
the Constitutionalist Government and
heavily censored should not be inter
preted as coming from the offices of the
National Railways OF Mexico. Officials
OF the company yesterday denied that
they had made any statement to that
effect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22

Conrad u Schaefor, 40, the father Of
four girls and seven boys committed
suicide AT his home, 23t West l2ith street.
last evening by inhalng gas through a
tube S"haefcr was employed for many
~"ers as shipping clerk by Charles
broadway RousH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
WANT U. S. OUT OF VERA CRUZ.
10 BeH Carranzn
to Urge withdrawal.
SnecinI CabIc De.patcA to THr sr,

Special cable Despatch n THE suN.
VERA CRUZ. Mexico, Aug. 2l.-A large
number Of ConstitutIonalist leaders have
gone to Mexico city to prevail upon Car
rama to urge at once the withdrawal OF
the American forces here
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
GRENFELL DEBTS, $s,s2s, sO5,
sp,cia, cable despatch 10 Inv sr>

NVFTTVT T'ITF T7''T7'F''TT TT
LoNpoN, Aug. 2l.-Thc liabilities OF the
SUSPENDED banking frm OF Chaplin, Milne,
Grcnfcn co. Ltd. were announced by
the official receiver to-day at fl965 ,76l
s9.S2s,S05) and the assets f7S7,j25
IS9g3IB25)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22

Fred F'isher OF 81 Holland avenue
Rockaway, was rescued from drowning
yesterday afternoon at Rockaway Beach
by Lieut. Thomas r. Walsh Of The East
1854 slSsst police station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
Delaware Paper suspends.

LAUREL. Del. Aug 2l,-Col Hiram
MsrvIl, founder and editor OF the Della
,Odrc Lcdd6r, ore Of the strongest Re-
publican papers In the state, announced
the indefinite suspension OF the paper
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
BOOKS OF THE
WEEK IN REVIEW
AND COMMENT

Anonymous Tale Of Lord Daventry Cold and Wicked
Wife-The Worthy Rich.
Caste in the Navy the BonaparteP Patterson Romance.
and the Pueblo Indians in New Fiction
Timely New Issue Of Fighting Ship" Books on
Pure Food, the Flag High Schools and other Themes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22

II became known here to-day that
villa has force OF 10000 men, or 50 per
cent. more than he was supposed to
have. This increase If due to his re-
cent efforts to recruit. which have been
successful.
This large force he is holding intact
In the territory In northern Mexico which
he won In series OF campaigns. He
Is in n position to control absolutely the
States OF Chihuahua. Coahuila and Du-
range. having his forces so disposed that
he IL absolute ruler of this northern
territory. Northern Mexico Is consid-
cred to he the key to Mexico now Just as
Il has been through all the fighting In
the last four years.
villa has given every evidence OF an
intention 10 hold this power that he now
has and for his own purposes II Care
rama does not act fairly In accordance
with Villas belief.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
Fear what villa May DO.

As a matter OF fact Francisco villa
Is giving most Administration officials ~
much real concern as ut any time IN the
Mexican situation. The fear or what
villa may do combined with the belief
that Carranza has proved himself a
Jealous. obstinate old man rather than a
great statesman with broad view Of
things. leads most officials here to regard
the Mexican situation now AS In very
delicate state.
Carranza has been deluged with advice
from Washington on behalf OF the Nd
ministration. yet the fact remains that
he has not yeo done a single thing OF i'm
portance that the United States has asked
him to do. Through special agents and
his own advisers the state Department
has sought 10 bring Carranza to adopt
a more conciliatory course recently to-
ward President CarbaJal and constantly
with regard to villa.
Yet the Corstitutionalistc chief has gone
on his way unaffected by the pleadlngs
and the cautions dinned into his ears
Now that he has arrived at his goal with
out obeying the suggestions from wash
inrton IL II doubtful whether or not he
will he found placing any higher value
on words from the American state De-
partmcnt.