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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
WAGES LONG FIGHT
FOR MAGDALENA BAY
WOman's Lawyer Clings to
Deeds to 100000 Acres
Surrounding 1t.
SEES 4 JAPANESE PLOT

ten year struggle TO get deeds to
1000. 600 acres of Mexico, including the
shores OF Magdalena Bay. one OF the
finest harbors on the Pacific coast. was
disclosed yesterday by Thomas NJ Row
lctte, lawyer at 35 Nassau street and
counsel for Mrs. Ludie Edwards Bail. who
has the deeds.
The land involved including nearly all
OF Lower California from the Cordllleras
TO the Gulf. Is worth millions-just how
many Is mostly Fiesswork II runs north
and south 400 miles and IL from ten to
fourteen miles wide. James Edwards,
Mrs. Balls father. bought II In 1903 for
sse5, 600. which isn't quite 10 cents an
acre.
Magdalena Bay. tempter OF two nations
lies right in the centre of this great strip
OF coast. tho deeds to which convey fish
ing and other water rights This harbor,
first widely known when the American
battlcship feet stopped there for target
practice on their world tour In 1908. would
make one OF the best naval bases In the
world for the country fortunate enough to
come into possession OF g. II Is 40 miles
long and IL miles wide---all deep water
The town Is a triting place Warships
can shoot all around and do no harm.
For years she wisdom of the United
States acquiring this hsrbor has been
urged and Of late more sharply than ever
because OF stories that Japan might OBJ
tain IL II We didn't Thpe IL no doubt
that the japanese have their eyes on the
bay. They have established several thriv-
Ing colonies above and below it on The
coast
Japanese After Land.
Mr. Rowlette says he is hanging on to
the deeds to this land because the Char
tered Company of Lower California owes
Mrs. Ball a sum that with Interest,
amounts to about $4,000
But Mr.. Rowlette adds that he under.
sands japanese syndicate is trying go
get the land and that money or no money
he will not in that case surrender the deeds
without the laws compuls on. The state
department at Washington, he says,
knows well where the deeds are and -1w
he feels about them.
The beginning was on a day In 1908
when James Edwards adventurer, eN-
plorer. promoter, who had an Office next
door 10 Mr. Rowlette. walked in upon his
neighbor suddenly leading his young
daughter by the hand Edwards had been
told he had not long TO live. OF this he
Informed Rowlette, adding that he " shed
to make will leaving all he had to his
girl
Here in this Tin box" the pioneer went
on. ARE the deeds and Mexican grants to
I. 600, 900 acres OF land on the west coast.
| bought II from Flores. Hale & Company
for 1895 600 and the Chartered Company
of California has bought II OF me. but still
owes $4,000. Whatever happens | don't
want YOU 10 le; them have these deeds
until they pay what they SIN owe"
Rowlette accepted the trust and Ed
wards died soon sfterward. Since then
there has not been a day. says the law
yer. when the Chartered Company OF
Lower California o. some of the men
IN it--John +. Rlackmau. W. f. Lul.n
and others-havc not been trying their
hardest 10 got hold OF the Edwards
detd Dis
The purpose. ! am assured, Is - h.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
LAMAR Is RELEASED
ON BOND OF $4,000
Gives Democratic Club, to Which
L. s. Attorneys Belong.
as Town Address.
HABEAS CORPUS Is DENIED

After stay of two weeks In he TONNE
David Lamar was released on b1. lf
Judge Clarence w. Sessions in the rt'.I
States District Court yesterday p,.. d.
his trial on November 80 for imp,,..-.
atlng Congressman. The WoiCs cntir. bal
bond was $4,000, or $4,000 on coca "
the three indictments against him.
One-third OF the bond was furu -I.l
week ago by Dr. Nathan Opp,nh.u.
who gave az surety his house at 300 l'..t
Fifty seventh street. The additional -..
600 was supplied yesterday morn,rE Uy
the Southwestern Surety and Insb-a lts
Company
After Lamar had left tho Frl al
Building with his wife inquiry establ',.r,i
the fact that he had given to the clerk
Of the court the Information that his nom,
was at .Lanesboro, Mass but That ri,
might be reached In town at Gl5 Fra
avenue. This address is the NaasaAi
Democratic club, OF which Lamar I-
member.
The membership list also contains IN.
names OF Assistant United states A.-s-.
neys Edwin VI. Stanton, Edward - NJ.
Donald and Harold A. Content
When the location of LamarS town
address was impaired to Assistant rnIted
States Attorney Harold Harper. who IA,
charge of the Lamar case, he showed no
concern. The Federal authorize ave Mt
afraid that Lamar will slip through ,he.-
fingers this time he said.
Former Assistant United States A'tor-
ney Carl f. Whitney who entered tine ca-s
as associate counsel for Lamar, AMI A..
torney Louis Il. Williams brought heir
client up from tho Tombs for final pl.ai.
ing on the third indictment. charging slm
with conspiracy.
As in the case OF the first two ,pd'ci.
ments Lamar pleaded MOI guilty. Jijre
Sessions had refused to consider suoth.r
writ OF habeas corpus when Attorney
Williams was informed that the s.tvch
for a bondsman had been successful Then
the matter OF the writ was dropped
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
DANIELS SINKS "DREADNOUGHT.
Con-uIts Dictionaries and Finds IL,
spelled D-r-e-a-d-

WAsHrNGroN. Nov. 81. -- Sccre,a,
Daniels to-day issued an official tic, o.
the question OF spelling. lie announced
that II had been decided that the otH..l.
spelling of the type OF battlesh.p now be
ing built for the United states navy should
be "dreadnaught'
Since the appearance o' The ten
"dreadnaught" Tor bl;tleshps. l,-o .....
all big gun" battleships, il aa. ..,
spelled "dreadnaueht" and "drcIlrYu-t'.
the difference heins wheth'r 81" ~ ..
vas used IN "ntueht"
Mr.. Daniels mas decided ,.at a., d.. .r..
zion should lie followed r..,. j.t. '
spelling ~ the utn' e .c, O., e. , -'
lar ship, the Rrt i-n .I'r"l'. .u'nt Co.,.
Sult!ns al dictionaries t.4.4.'. ., r..
navy Department .,.as. NJ. I...r..
found that the rrcrradr'atce a. u,n.oa
Nas IN fatur 81 dro,dnsuLpr" Hud q,
decided IL t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
BRIEUX TAKES FLING
AT THE MANAGERS
Let Their TailOrS Read Your
Plays, He Says, and Then
Call You n Genius.

NJ. Eugene TlricuN the noted French
dramatist and aCddrmic.au now lu this
country. told last night before the Ali
ance Franchise of New York IN the au-
dtorium of the Engineering society -
West Thirty-ninth street, the trlhulatiouS
Of the dramatic author
IT made my f,rst play before | could
even read or write he said II was
% when my first play was produced.
The difficulty is not in writing plays bu.
In getting th,m produced a theatrical
manager gv.s your pay to his tailor to
read and writes YOU that you are a
genius. one of the most popular plays
IN Paris was accepted because the man
ager had nothing else on hand at the
time.
The dramatist declared that the apogee
OF dramatic success was achieved when
the dramatlst mastered the secrets OF mob
psychology, knew iustinrtively what moved
audiences most readily To laughter and to
tears. The noblest usr the dramatlst
could make OF his power, no said, was in
ameIorntlng social injustice.
NJ Brieux before beginning his tour OF
the United states win speak once more
at dramatic performances TO be- given at
the Plaza by the Alliance next Saturday
evening,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
A DESPOT"-TAFT
nut II "ReneNoIrnt" one when In
once.

CHICAGO Nov. 2l.-Criticism Of Theo.
dorr Roosevelt and plea for govern.
3-'1Wl reforms to maks economies pos.
fiole we've the nnal messages of OK .Presi-
dent Taft before he ief for Cleveland
to-day.
In the last of his lectures to University
NJ Chicago students Mr., Taft referred
- Cot Ro"sevc't in oncr as a benevolent
dcspot He said that Col Roosevelt re-
minded him of the ltl.r ghl who came
nome from Scnoui 10 70" her fa'rrr that
sh" ana the t"aohor were the smartcst
ones I'm the class
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
ADDS TO YARN GIFTS.
Anony sender's shipments Are
Multiplying.

Shipments OF wooilen yarn from an an
ronymous source in Conway Centre.
y. H., to THE SUNS Princess de Polk
fund now amounts to FIVE packages, sent
in three different lots within he last few
weeks.
In addition yes.erday's contribut ions
amounted to s52. with a small donation
Of yarn. Miss Cornelia Prime OF Hunt
ingJOn, l.. l., sent IN check for $50
Another donor signing herself I'm Memo
RAM sent So and some odds and ends
OF yarn which ! hope may be of some SER
vice 10 he Princess de Polk"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

able to give title to a japanese syndl-
cate" says Mr.. Rowlette. ordinarily,
were they ever to come forward with
the money due, should surrender the
papers at once. but II the land Is to go
to Japanese, with the probability of Japan
gaining Magdaena Bay as naval base.
I shall fight my hardest not to give them
the title papers. money or no money.
THE first intimation had that there
might be trouble came from William j.
Honey, nephew of Francis 1eney. who
came In my office not long after Ed
wards's death and remarked that John r.
Blackman was coming after these papers
Coming! Why, John r.. Blackman came
TO my Office ESQ times about II. AS told
the court recently, | sued him for 800
principally to keep him from coming here
so often.
"Now Give Us the Papcrs."
AT one time they went over to New
Jersey and formed n special company OF
some sort over there and got a trust
company to issue a certificate of indebt-
edness and brought that certificate over
to me They laid II on the desk and then
said triumphantly: Now give us the
papers
81 said didn't have to accept their
certificate and wouldn't. so then they
went away and sued me n year ago last
September. for s2j,000 damages for with
holding lite papers Suit was brought
in the name of the Chartered Company
OF Lower California. oscar Il. Bergstrom
of l49 Broadway as attorney, verified
the complaint. The company IL, or was,
a Maine corporation with an office at 90
state street Boston. in 1903. 1900 and
1905. | don't know where IL has been
since.
"In this interesting suit against me
they decided they would discontinue and
Blackman called and told me so. at the
same time Offering me one OF those Or
nate trust company certificates OF In
d btcdness | opposed the motion 20 dis
continue the suit Let II be tried
"The Sheriff arrived here with a writ
Of rcpevin for the title papers and
$4,000 bond to indemnify me l told
him that II he saw the papers anywhere
around he might take them He ap.
peared discounted. He said he hadn't
come TO search the place. I said Go
ahead but he didn't Rut az matter
Of fact. the papers were not mine TO
surrender. They are my clients.
"Mrs. Ball? She's in Virginia. I'd
rather not say where, lost these people
annoy her"
Oscar B. Bergstrom is out OF tho city,
IL was said at his office yesterday. and
no one else could be found 10 give the
other side OF the fight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
AUTOS PLUNGE KILLS GIRL.
Ruth Page, 10, In Accident After
yale-Uarvard Game.

MipDLErowS, Conn. Nov. 2l.--Return-
ing from the Yale-IIarvard game this eve
ming Miss Ruth Page. ls years old, was
instantly killed when the automobile
driven by her brother. Charles w Page.
plunged six feet over a culvert into n
small brook.
The Page automobile was proceeding
cautiously when IL encountered farm
wagon without lights coming from the
opposite direction. The Page car steered
sharply to the right crashed through the
tiimsy fence guarding the road.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
LUMP ALM0NY OF 500, o0O..
Court Orders Pirrepont II. Foster 20
Pay II by December 20.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov Elm the
Superior Court to-day Judge Case granted
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen Foster divorce
from Pierrepont b. Foster OF Whitney
avenue and allowed her 100000 alimony.
which must be paid on before December
90 this year The divorce was secured on
the ground Of desertlon. The custody OF
the nine -year-od daughter was given To
the mother for nine months of the year
and to the father for three months.
The Fosters were married about ten
years ago Mrs Foster testified that her
husband was worth 100000,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

The National Red Cross Society an
nouncrd sterday that In addition TO its
collection OF funds to aid the wounded in
war IL would sell a usual this year the
Christmas seals to aid the fight against
tuberculosis. The New York committee
has received 100000 seals for sale this
year.
Contributions amounting 10 s2.3s7ss
were received yesterday by Jacob H.
Schiff, treasurer OF the New York State
board OF the American Red Cross. for
the European war relief fund The total
contr but Ions 20 date are S36e. 9ll.ll.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
SURE REFORMS STIR
CHARITIES TEMPEST
One Of Kingsbury's ~ Special
Investigators Explains
Troubles.
GIVES MOSS 4 CHIDING

A defence OF the social service work
being done by the special demonstration
bureau OF the Charities Department was
issued Yesterday. A member Of the speclal
stan OF forty-seven investigators pre-
pared the statement and COMMISSIONS
Klngsbury gave II his full approval.
The bureau was organized through the
efforts of Mayor Mitchell Tho Municipal
civil Service Commission agreed to n plai,
for. the appointing of Investigators who
had experience In social service work
but the State Civil Service Commission
objected to the action of the city COM
mission.
The Investigation Of the city commission
by the State commission Is said to have
been caused by the appointment Of the
special Investigators, who were not re
auired to take civil service examinations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
In the Holiday Book Number Of tn. New

In the Holiday book Number Of the New
York sun, coming out next Saturday, No
Nemhor rs, among the feature literary articles
VIII he AN Appreciation OF Rablnlrauat
Tagore," Arnold Bcunctt Reveals Secrets Of
%"Mr ~ rh,.r Moot G;glaiug Illustrations"
Recent Poetry Considered" analytical
reviews by sun NritcrS, and Ia publishers
advertisements there VIII he formal lists of
thr seasons best hooks -idr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Privpte Charities Jnbbed.

we nave unfortunately incurred the
uispieasufe OF IN various private ch"I-
ltaple institutions RECEIVING money from
the CITY Ihat was NOT uneNpec"'' we
were not employed 10 promote 'he't inter-
eSts' ~ we were We hl'sHt ""t We So
scrupu'"as sbout protecting 'ne GUY from
IIhu' ana imposition linen the ,houeht
or securing TO these tnousthds OF unior-
tuha'e chiiurtn Inc hencnts OF pfNate
nome me whenever anu however Poss'p'e
wouId not hother Ms
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
Gliding for Lawyer Moss.

The statement takes Frank Moss. coun-
sci for the State commission. to task for
his attitude toward the special staff IL
says In part
MIR. Moss seems to entertain the notion
that any person OF ordinary knowledge
and intelligence. even withou; any special
qualifications. might do the work required
OF this special stan of examiners. lie
function to perform and that is Ia get
answers TO questions In printed blanks.
He would try to show us that the work
is OF a mechanical and perfunctory nature,
requiring no initiative or discretion OF any
sort hence his apparent wonder at the
selection OF experts TO do this work.
Suppose that woman, alleging pow
erty, applies 20 have her children COM
mitted to an institution and 20 he main
tained at public expense; and suppose
coming to bare facts. that she has several
thousand dollars In the bank under a fictl-
tious name, or that a person applies TO
become a public charge and saye that
he is a resident OF this city, whereas IN
truth he Is n resident OF another city and
has come here merely to give New York
suppose that some poor widow, on account
OF restitution, finds 1t necessary 10 commit
her children. but soon after their commit
ment she remarries and for the mere sake
OF convenience. forgets to take them out.
How is the city 10 be projected from this
fraud and imposition? That is another
function OF which Mr.. Moss might take
roticc
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12

The 20 schools under town manage ment, which opened their sessions for the year on Wednesday, have a total registration at the start of S,115 pu- pills. according to figures compiled by Superintendent Edwin J. Graham. Last year on September 30th, there were 3,221 pupils in the schools but the smaller number this year. can be &C., counted for by the elimination of the plished in the last two years and which had 138 pupils two years ago. Those pupils who under former condi- tons would have been in the ninth grade, have now been graduated and have gone forward to the Academy so that there is one grade less to count since the schools have been placed on an eight grade basis.
 The three largest schools this year are Greeneville with 431 pulips, Broad way with 417. and Mt. Pleasant Street with 3S3. The three smallest are Scot land Road with 20. East Great Plain with 32 and Yantic with 43.
 The registration for this year by schools is as follows:
 Broadway AT. Boswell Avenue S5. Pleasant 3S3, High Street 237, West Town Street 101, Wequonock 191, Pearl Street 135, Occum 143, Town Street 120, Hobart Avenue 107, Laurel Hill 113, Falls 109, West Thames Street 14O, Bridge 7S. Long Society 56, Yantic 43, East Great Plain 32, Scotland Road 20.
 Sixth Grade at Laurel Hill.
 Due to the crowding in the sixth grade at Broadway school, a similar grade has been started in the Laurel Hill school, where before there were but five grades. No more teachers will be required as the work will be di- vided among the present staff. each teacher having two grades. This ar rangement will relieve the conditions at Broadway as sixth grade Laurel Hill pupils will go to the school in their own neighborhood.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12
MARIAN WITH WILSON
 ON LlTERAcY TEST.
Answers Criticism of Trainmen Who
 Condemned His Stand.

Congressman Mahan, when he was told in New London by a railroad empfoye that the Hartford lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen had passed resolutions at a recent meeting condemning his stand on the hteracy test in the immigration bill, and op- posing his candidacy for senator on that account, said he took the same ground as President Wilson in oppos- ing the literacy test. He said:
 T as sorry that the members of this organization do not regard the literacy test and the necessity for it's elimination in the same light in which many members of congress, including myself, did. I can only repeat that share the views of President Wilson on this most important subject Per haps it is sufficient to suggest that had there been a literacy test established say a quarter of century ago, the fathers of many of those now protest ing against it would never have been able to enter this country. I believe that the record of good citizenship that has been attained in years past by those who when they first came to the United States could neither read nor write, is answer enough to any argu- ment in favor of literacy test as an essential to Immigration"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12
coNsERvAToR APPOINTED
 FOR SHERMAN LOOMS But Petition for Miss Mary N. Lyon,
 His Niece. Dismissed.


 At a hearing in the probate court on Friday morning before Judge Nell son J. Ayling there came up the mat ter of the appointment of a conservator for sherman Loornis of Franklin and for his niece, Miss Mary N. Lyon, who has been housekeeper for MT. Loomis who is her uncle. The petitioner was Charles Loomis of Hartford, who is a brother of Sherman Loomis.
 sherman Loomis is reputed to be worth $45.000 and Miss Lyon has about $t2, 900 in the bank
 The petitioner was represented by Attorney William H. Shields, while Attorney Amos A. Browning repre- scented Miss Lyon.
 There was no opposition to the ap- pointment of conservator for MT. Loomis, who is 91 years old and is in impaired health. Charles Loomis, the petitioner. did not appear. and has not visited his brother in five years past. His petition, it is understood was based on letters and on stories which gave him an impression quite different from the actual facts.
 Judge Ayling decided to make Hen ry Bellows conservator of MT. Loomis and bonds were fixed at $50O0 and were provided. A new man will be engaged to look after the farm. The application for a conservator for Miss Lyon was dismissed by the court and the woman will continue to live with her uncle.
 There was no feeling in the matter as Miss Lyon took the conservator and witnesses out to dinner.
 Miss Lyon was the only witness ex- amined on her own case and she tes- tified to her oversight of the farm and the care of MT. Loomis. She made 6 good witness for herself and show ed that she is capable of looking after her own affairs. One of her bank ac- counts showed that il had tripled in the last q years from accumulated interest as nothing had been drawn from it.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12
CRAS. SLOSBERC
 5 Cove Street
FUN ERAl.
Robert l. Robinson.

The funeral of Robert I. Robinson, who died in Kansas City on Sept. 6, was held Friday afternoon at o'clock from the parlors of Undertakers Cum mings & Ring, and relatives from out of town were among the large attend ance. The service was conducted by Rev. Dr. Joel B. Slocum, pastor of the Central Baptist church, and the bear Grs were Harry Allen, George Kirby, John Blumley and Gus Greenwood, and burial took place in Maplewood ceme- tery. A short service was read at the Eraye by Rev. Dr. SIocum.
 MT. Robinson was born in this city s2 years ago. For the past seven years he had been in Kansas City, being employed as a collector for a transit company. He is survived by his fa- ther, John R. Robinson. of this city, and his mother, Mrs. Paul A. Desser, and a stepfather of Kansas City.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12
PERSONALS

MT. and Mrs. Wilfred Larose of Moosup attended the fair at Norwich.
 MT. and Mrs. B. R. Briggs and son Walter of Moosup attended the Nor wfch fair.
 Mrs. Greenwood of Boston, formerly of Norwich. is visiting friends in town for few days.
 Miss Dollie Counihan is spending a week in Columbia with her aunt, Mrs. c. A. Wyman.
 Mrs. D. F. Sullivan and daughter have returned to Norwich. after a wis., it with relatives in Moosup. of Norwich visited recently with Mrs. N. B. Hill and sons in Central Vil- lage.
 Having closed their cottage at Clin- ton. pr. F. c. Jackson and family have returned to their home on Lincoln avenue.
 Mrs. Adelbert Gallup and two chill dren from Preston City are visiting Mrs. Gallup's mother. Mrs. Emma Love of Sterling Hill.
 The Misses May. Loretta and Gen evieve Bellefieur have returned after a visit with relatives in Marlboro and Keene, N. H.
 Mrs. c. A. Wyman has returned to her home in Columbia after spending a week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Carl Jahn. on the East Side.
 Master Avery Stanton of Norwich has returned, after spending a few days with his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. A. A. Stanton, in Ekonk.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Whittemore and Miss Lillian Giles as her guest, who have been visiting. Mrs. Whittemore's s parents, MT. and Mrs. H. N. Nef of East Norwich also her sister, Mrs. J D. Brown of Quaker Hill, have re- turned to Putnam.