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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
EXPLOSION KILLS 1S
IN RUBBER FACTORY
Eleven Others Injured When
Fire Sweeps Ruins of
Detroit Plant.

DETROIT. May 15.--Thirteen workmen
were killed and eleven injured at 10 O'Clock
to-day when a series OF explosions Of
chemicals and guncotton. followed by
fire. destroyed the concrete building OF the
Mexican Crude Rubber Company here.
Ten OF the thirteen dead were killed
outright by the explosion. The detona.lon
threw men IN adjoining buildings 10 the
floor. Three who were burned by the
danes died within an hour at Solvay
Hospital
The dead are william C. Mccoy. r. n.
Stephens. Al Hodges. C. Sarsen. William
Niles. Victor Burns. Ed Christopher, and
Pedro Esperquete. Jose Casso. Gordon
Latta. Enron Egan. Mexicans. and an uni
Identified man.
There was one terrific explosion. be-
lieved by police and firemen to have been
gasoiene. This was followed by "A num-
Der OF smaller ones. which swept the in
terror OF the building. blew out the steel
and concrete sides and wrecked the ma
chinery. A cloud OF smoke and flames
mounted $50 feet and when the fromen
came they fought the flames for half an
hour before the blaze was sufficiently un-
der control to allow them to penetrate the
ruins In a search for bodies.
John c. Treedwell. general manager OF
the company. said II was possible that
heat from the sun may have caused an
explosion among the mixed ether and
alcohol. This chemical is contained In
iron barrels. each Of which Is sealed when
no. IN use.
Liberated gases stifed the injured at
the arst breath and burning acid did the
rest. Most Of the bodies were so badly
charred they were Identified with dfl-
Guilty, t>yhe atmosphere for block around
was tainted and near the building 1t was
almost Impossible to breathe
The Mexican Crude Rubber Company
was incorporated eight years ago with
sl.500.0D0 capital. A plant was erected
in Coahuila. Mexico. later moving to San
Luis Potosl. a year ago the company
decided to move TO Detroit, war Interior
ing with the work in Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
MONEY BILLS HALF FINISHED.
Adjournment of Legislature IL Ex-
pected Monday Might.

ALBANY, May l5,--After sixteen hours
work on the appropriation bills the Senate
and Assembly conferees were only half
way through them tonight and Il was ex =.
pected that II would be perhaps Monday
at noon before the bills are completed
and ready for passage. ~.
II the bills are agreed to In time the
Legislature will pass them on Monday
night and then adjourn finally. The mem
bers OF the Legislature were telegraphed
to tonight to be in Albany for Monday
nights session.
BY agreement OF the Republicans and
Democrats the Fire Marshal and Eth
cheney and Economy Department appro-
priations will be considered last
Senator Frawley. chairman of the SEN
ate Finance Committee, who IL leading
the Democratic fight on the money bflls.
left tcr New York to-day but will return
Tomorrow. Ll.ut-Gov. Wagner took his
place In the conference. Speaker Sweet
OF the Assembly ID sitting throughout the
sessions. although not on the committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
HELD FOR HERREsHoFF THEFT.
Clerk st.CsrletOn House Arrested ON
Complaint of Maid.

Alfred Keller. a, c'erk In the Carleton
House. Madison avenue and Forty-seventn
street. was held for further examination
In Yorkville police court yesterday after
noon on n charge Of grand larceny.
Anna Dlckerson. maid employed by
Mrs. Mildred Herreshoff OF SEQ West End
avenue, made the complaint, aiieging that
on Sunday. May 8. she handed Keller an
envelope. II was explained to the court
official who drew up the complaint that
the envelope contained a diamond neck
lace worth $500 and q diamond ring
worth $1,000. No trace OF the property
has been found and the clerk denies re-
ceiving IT,
Mrs. Herreshoff ha. been stopping at
the Carleton House while repairs were
being made at her home. Mrs. Andrew
Anthony OF Bristol. Il. l., was her guest.
and Mrs. Herreshoff lent the jewelry to
Mrs. Anthony. II was explained, to attend
dinner at the Plaza. Mrs. Anthony
spent the night OF MAJ at the Carleton
House and said she would turn the Jewels
over. to the clerk to, be. called for by Mrs.
Herreshoff.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
TO UNITY BOSTON AND MAINE.
President Announces Plans to Elk
tend Outstanding Notes.

President Morris Mcdonald of the Bos.
ton and Maine Railroad has given notice
OF plan to unity the various companies
composing the system. and announced that
the company offers two alternative propo-
sitions for the extension and exchange of
Boston. and Maine notes now outstanding
in order that the reorganization may be
accomplished.
The first of these is that any holder of
notes may extend the par amount thereof
until March 9. 1915. with interest dis
counted at the rate OF per cent. per
annum. The second proposition is that
any holder OF notes may extend 20 per
cent. thereof as above and may receive
IN exchange for the remaining 40 per
cent, ut par aud accrued interest. i've year
. per cent. notes OF the Maine Railways
Companies due APRIL /, 1919. Note holders
have been requested 70 inform the Old
Colony Trust Company. II Court street.
Boston. before Monday. May 20, as to
which OF the propositions they desire 70
accept - '..s .. ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16

arranged for Mile. Gabrielle Dorzist, the
leading woman OF "LEperver' In Paris.
to create the role in English in his New
York company.
As another result OF Miss Ops illness
MIR. Faversham will be forced to forego
his engagement to play idgo, antony and
Romeo In the Shakespeare Memorial Thea
ire at Standardization next August.
Mr., Faversham has withdrawn from the
Miracle" speculation at Madison Square
Garden and forbidden the use OF his name
In connection with Il.
While in London ne will confer with
Anthony Hope over the production OF the
new Hope society comedy. Miss Thistle
downs Duchess" which he purchased this
week. This and "L'Epervier" will be pro-
duced In the autumn. together with Edwin
Milton Royle's now comedy. peace and
Quiet" and a new comedy drama by Ber-
tram Marburgh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
COURT BANS PEARL D0cT0RING
Pavis Brokers' Use of violet Rays
Held Fraudulent.
Special cable D,spotcA 10 TnE srN.

apcChH tuotc DcspottN 10 lhE oIN.
PARIS, May 15.--The famous pearl
"doctoring'' case In which Paris pearl
broker was accused by the Pearl Dealers
Association OF employing a Hindu named
Warma to fix up pearl worth $4,000 so
that It was afterward sold for $4,000
was concluded to-day when the court de-
cded that the "doctoring'' was gross
fraud.
The Hindu said thai by scraping a gem
and then submitting 1t 10 the action OF
ultra violet rays II would assume a
superb Oriental lustre. Tie president OF
the Pearl Dealers Association commended
that this was an Illicit business. The
broker said on the contrary that It was
perfectly legitimate as diamonds are reg
ularly "doctored.'
The experts who examined the pearl
say the Hindu's method consisted OF sub
hitting II to ultra violet rays after It had
remained long time In a mixture OF
collodion and tropelin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
KAISER CONGRATULATES
THOSE ON VATERLAND
Sends Message to Newspaper
Correspondcnts-Ship Re-
markedly Steady.
Special cable Dispatches TO Tue Sun.


LONDON, May IA wireless despatch
from THE Sun correspondent on board the
new Neutrality-suspicious. steamship Water
land. which sailed from Cherbourg ;hls az
which sailed from Cherbourg this after.
ternoon. was received az Lands End late
tonight II says the following telegram
was received from the Kaiser In response
to one from the newspaper correspond
ents on the vessel. who congratulated the
Emperor ION his magnificent German en-
terprise In the uniting of two continents !.
"WIEsDADEN CASTLE, May is.
Ills Majesty the Kaiser desires
10 express his sincere thanks 10 the
foreign and German correspondents
on the vaterland for their kilograms
OF greetings and congratulations.
His Majesty is following the voyage
of the proud ship with the llveliest
interest and trusts II may prove
worthy new link in the chain OF inter
national communication"
The wireless message says the Water
land Is steamlng along with unsurpassed
steadlness at the rate OF 20 to "a knots.
This speed could be exceeded. but Capt.
Ruser says he will no; attempt to make a
record. He says he will easily make New
York by the morning OF May 81.
The passengers are astonished at the
steadiness OF tine ship at high speed.
CHERBouRo, May l5.-The new Ham.
burg American liner Vaterand sailed
from here for New York at & 30 this
afternoon. Her trip TO this port from
Hamburg was splendid one. The new
vessel behaved well In all respects.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
C0NFEssEs BANK ROBBERY.
Tenhessee state omciai Makes Dts
closure at a Hearing.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May lS.--Silence
jackson OF the State mining department.
indicted with Will u. Brown. former
cashier OF the First National Bank Of
Gsllatin. for the alleged robbery Of the
bank, was broken to-day In the hearing
OF the case before United States Commits
sioner Luck when Jackson frankly con-
fessed to completely In the AFFAIR
jackson told OF having a prearranged
meeting with Brown. who at the time
was also Mayor OF Gallatln, and OF having
agreed to hide bag containing about
$4,000 The witness said that Brown had
told him the vault had to be fixed SO that
IL would have the appearance OF
being robbed. thus bearing out the
contention OF the Government that some
one on the inside looted the bank OF
$4,000 and burned the bank books.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
BURGLARS CAUGHT WITH LOOT.
Had $4,000 worth of SILK Ready
to Garry on.

Detectives Of the West Thirtieth street
station nipped n made TO order burglary
In the bud. nabbed trio of burglars
In action and captured $4,000 worth Of
almost stolen silk in the Getskay Build
Ing, and East Twenty-eighth street,
near Fifth avenue. last night Much ex.
element followed the arrest.
The prisoners were booked as Simon
Feldman. II. a cutter. 90 Canal street;
Leo Sskind. IS. packer. 6s Henry
street, and Louis Levy. Is. a cutter, 81
Orchard street The complainant was
Bernard Levine. cloak and suit manu-
facturer. on the eighth floor OF the build
Ing. TO whom, the silk belongs.
The police were told some time ago
that big burglary was being planned in
the loft zone. and Detectives Upton. Mar
tin. Webber and others under Acting Capt
Cooney have been on the skirmish lines to
match their wits against the thieves The
captures resulted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
BRYAN PICKS HAYTI MINISTER.
selection of Trained Man Hailed a.
Policy Change.

WAsfiINGToN, May l5.-The name OF
Arthur Bailly Blanchard OF louisiana. at
present secretary of the American EN-
bassy at Toxic. was sent to the Senate
to-day for Minister to Hayti. The desig-
nation OF trained member OF the Ameri-
can diplomatic corps who has won his adj
vancement through experience is haired
In Washington as the first indication that
the Bryan policy OF making a diplomatic
Office the reward of political hacks, es-
pecially In Latin America, has run Its
course.
Tho incumbent OF the Haytian post Is
Madison Boswell Smith. one OF Mr..
Bryan's selections. 1t Is understood that
Minister Smith will be shifted to Persia
or some other unimportant. Far Eastern
nation Mr.. Smith Is a former member
OF Congress from Missouri.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
BOYS REsCUER NEEDED HELP.
Lad Drops Into subway HoIe-Po-
liceman Caught Too.

II took the persons who passed along
Washington avenue between Hath and
ll5th streets last evening good half
hour to discover where the cries for help
they heard were coming from. Then they
found IA small hole in one of the board
coverings over an excavation for the new
Lexington avenue subway. The shouts
for help came from the lusty lungs of a
boy at the bottom of a twelve root pit.
The boy was Joseph Lobel IL. of 22t
East 10th street. He had been playing
over the excavation when a board gave
way and he fell In. Patrolman King
crawled after him and then couldn't get
hack. Fire Truck No. &c sent men with
ladders and ropes The ladders couldn't
be used, but the ropes were tied about the
waists Of the policeman and the two were
pull led to the street.
The boy was taken TO the Harlem Hos
pital with an Injured back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16

complete change in his summer plans
The Keith management had released
him from the closing weeks of his tour
In tabloid version OF 1.-THE Squaw dAn'
In order that he might fulfil a motion
picture engagement in The Social High
wayman" beginning next Monday. This
he has been forced TO defer until the au-
tumn that he might hurry abroad. lie
Will meet his wife in Par.s and after con-
sulting Sir Felix Semon. her chief medi-
cal adviser. will return to this country
with Mrs. Favershsm. who will continue
her treatment at Lake Placid
While In Paris Mr.. Faversham will
study his new play. "L'Eperv.er." which
Is crowdlng the Theatre de LAmbigu. Mr.
and Mrs L. ]. Taylor OF Paris have the
American rights for Mr.. Faversham. and
Mrs Taylor has made the English adap-
tation under the title Of THE Hawk" As
Mrs Faversham will he unable to act tor
an indefinite period Mr.. Faversham has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
MANNHEIM SERVANT ARRESTED.
Girl Charged with $4,000 JewcIry
Theft Found Upstate.

Yetta Mechanik. Russian servant girl.
charged with taking $4,000 In Jewelry be-
longing to Mrs. Lena lehman of 40 West
Ninety second street on May 3. the night
Mrs. I,ehman's daughter, Mrs, Johanna
Mannheim. was beaten by a man known
TO her as DIR. Arthur Verney. was ar
rested yesterday at Spring Valley. N. Y,
where she was working In confectionery
shop. .
: Police Captain Kerr says that the girl
buried two rings and "A bracelet in Sc
cluded spot near Spring Valley.
"Dr. Verney," whose real name is Archi-
bald Goldstone. called on Mrs Mannheim
on the night Of May 2 and took her to
several Broadway restaurants. Return
Ing home early In the morning he dubbed
her with piece OF iron wrapped In a
handkerchief. sne was padiy nurt and
her life was saved only by an immediate
operation. Goldstone 10 now in Jail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
URGES MAYOR TO CURB POLICE.
John r. Miiihoiland Protests Against
Action at Calvary Church.

John 4. Millholland. who Is Mrs. Tnez
Millholland Boissevain's father, sent n
letter to Mayor Mitchell yesterday begging
him 70 be big enough and brave enough"
to tell the police not to be so strong
handed as they were In front of Calvary
Baptist Church on Sunday. He says that
In the suppression of Irish home rulers
neither the Gladstone nor the Salisbury
governments ever went TO the lengths that
New York Magistrates are going in deny
Ing prisoners IAN opportunity to consult
counsel or see their relatives and friends"
He says that Mr.. Mitchell has fallen
into the error OF yielding to the clamor
OF hysteria or Of persons whose idea
OF peace is to kill the cornplainants or
terrorize them into submission" and he
hopes the error will be corrected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
TENOR NOW SUES RUSSELL.
Arrested on 100000
Judgment. Wants xI4,3OO.

Florencio Constantine, the tenor. who
was arrested in Boston on Thursday on
the ground that he failed to pay
Judgment of $4,000 to Oscar Hammer
stein. obtained because he Jumped his CON
tract with the Manhattan Opera Company
anu sang for Henry Rnssells Boston Opera
Company, took steps yesterday to make
Mr.. Russell pay part OF the judgment II
possible.
Constantine fled suit IN tho Supreme
Court TO recover $4,000 from Russell.
lie SAWS he WAS engaged by Russell for
'ans and 1901. He saws that Russell owes
him for twenty-eight performances. for
which he was to get s11.9O0. He asks
$4,000 more because In the season OF l9ll-
1912 Russell agreed 10 give him twenty
performances at $1,000 each. but he sang
only eighteen times.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
NORWEGIAN EXHIBITION OPENS.
Celebration of 100 Years Of Inde-
pendence Begins.

CHaIsrIANIA, May l5.-Ths exhibition
'omnemorating the centenary of Nor
Hesiau independence from Denmark. was
opened by King Hsaken and Queen Maud
o' Norway to-day with imposing cere-
Monies
All the members OF the Cabinet the
Diplomatic corps and most of the MEM
p"rs OF the two houses of Parliament were
present.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
20 YEARS, 20 CENTS FOR MURDER
Tunisiap Who Killed Father in
Paris Cafe Sentenced.
Special Cable DESPATCH 10

Special Gable Despatch 10 TIE Sen
PARIS, May ia Tunisian who killed
his father In a cafe on the Boulevard des
Capuclnes some time ago. was found
guilty to-day and sentenced to twenty
years Imprisonment and fine OF one
franc eco cents).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
FIND THE0CRITUs's BOOK.
Leaves OF P.pyrus work Found on
site Of Antinoe.

LONDON. May 1.-THE Greco Roman
branch OF tho Egypt Exploration Fund
has unearthed on the site of Antnoe. in
Upper Egypt. several leaves and other
fragments Of a papyrus book which once
contained the idylls Of Theocritus. the
creator of pastoral poetry. OF q date later
than the firth. or sixth century. The
leaves are large and we'll preserved and
contain altogether more than 500 lines.
The fragments contain other lines.
The original text has been corrected
and annotated by another hand. and It 10
believed will prove to be OF exceptional
value.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
sl5,75o FOR Halls PAINTING.
nuriIIo'. 1.-THE Holy Family" Brings
sI2,O7o In London.

Specfd! cable Despatch 10 Tug sUS.
LoNDoN, May IA sale at Christie's
to-day OF pictures by old masters realized
. total OF i@5,OO0 tsl95. 1000.
The best price of the day was OBJ
tanned for Franz Hals's Juvenile Musl-
clans" which brought fc.150 (sl5.75o).
Mur,los "The Holy Family" which was
brought from spain about 1860, brought
i2,il5 t12075).
p. de Hoogh's "a View in a Dutch
Town" dated 1913. sold for fI,207 &C.,
e25).
"a Merry Party in the Open Air" by
in steen, fetched EI.i55 s5.775).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
Washington Alumni Orga nixe.

The Washington University Association
OF New York. composed OF men formerly
associated with the Washington Univer-
sty of st. Louis, was formed last night
NJ the Graduates Club, Seventy-hrst street
and Broadway, with the following Of
flcers: President. y. VI. Perkins; vice.
president. A. Il. Woodward; secretary
treasurer, c. A. Bohn. and directors, Hal
com Ellis and Dr. u. T. CUNNINGHAM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
HOE BUYS DUPLEX PRESS STOCK
Ssintins Machinery Maker May
Control Michigan Concern.

>, BATTLE CREEK, Mich, May l5.--Hc bert
noe, Jr., o. the u. Hoe Company. JrInt-
~ press .nailufacturers, New York. mas
pl chased large interests IN the Duplex
rr'ntlng Press Company OF this city, ac-
eording to Official announcement made
here to-day.
The company Is capitalized at 1900, 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
SNOW COST CITY 81, 100000.
Estimate Board Appropriates 5000,
600 to Pay Outstnnding Contracts.

The two big snowstorms last winter
cost the city $2,40O.0O0. according to
Street Cleaning Commissioner Fetherston's
report. made to the Board OF Estimate
yesterday. He said the amount would
have been 100000 larger II snow hadn't
been dumped into sewers wherever pos
slble.
The board appropriated s20o. 900 to pay
outstanding contracts. and that ends the
snow worry until next winter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
PERU HAS NEW PRESIDENT.
rol. Benvides, who Held Post Pro-
v,siOnslly, Is Elected.

srecia' CGols Despatch TO The stH
Lima, May l5.-Col. Benavides, VINO
"as been acting head OF the Government
ever since he led the attack on the pail
ace and expelled President Blllinghurst,
vas to-day elected provisional President
'i Peru. He was sworn In this after
roon.
senior Munez, the former Minister OF
War, will be President OF the Cabinet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16

II will cost IS to carry n pistol and
81 to keep one In your home IL an ordl-
nance approved yesterday by the general
welfare committee OF tine boaru or Alder
men Is passed by the board. The fees
would 20 to the police pension fund.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16

The accident yesterday brin the total
OF deaths In the British army's aviation
corps for the year 1914 to date up to nine.
AL these have been within period OF
u ,riie over two months.
EARLY in March Col. Seely then Secre-
's-y Of War. congratulate the British
public on the fact that there had been
no fatalities among British army avia-
tors within a year, and attributed the
record to tho superior construction. from
the point OF view OF safety. OF British
built aeroplanes.
A few days later. on March 10. Capt
Cyril Downer of the aviatio. corps was
killed In the mannuvres on Salisbury
Plain The next day. March IL. Capt.
Clement Allen and Lieut.. J. +. Bur-
roughs were killed. aiso at Salisbury
The same field. on March 10. was the
scene OF another death, that OF Lieut.. II.
i. Treeby.
On April sergt- Deane Of the corps
was killed at Brooklands. and on May
- Capt. F. D. Anderson and a mechanic
named Carter. attached to the corps. we're
killed in a collision between two Inb-
chimes at Aldershot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
He VIII Bring
Wife Back to
AdirOn-
dacks.
Actor Changes
His Summer
Plans in a
Rush.

William Faversham
win sail to-day for
Europe on tho I'm
perator to Join Mrs.
taversham (Julie
opp, who. with her
two sons, Is In Swift.
srland. Mrs. Faver-
sham's serious illness
has caused Nr. Fav.
ersham TO maka "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
TWO MORE BRITISH
ARMY AVIATORS DEAD
Nine Filters in Corps Have Been
Killed Since the First
Of March.
sEEELY'S BOAST RECALLED
lie Congratulated Public on
Absence Of Fatalities Two
Months Ago.

LONDON. May ls.--Lieut. j. Empson OF
tho Royal Fusiliers ard sergt. Ludmoro
we're killed to-day near Northaiierton.
Yorkshire. In making a landing with an
srmy aeroplane. There was n heavy fog
and through miscalculstion OF the dis
lance the machine struck the earth
heavily. overturnlng and crushing both
lvlators under tho motor.
The accident occurred In the maneuvres
Of q squadron of some ten army aero
p.anes which were making a flight from
scotland TO Salisbury Plain.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-02-20
Oil to Prevent Fous,

Paris, Feb. 13.-Director Onofris OF
the Observatory F~ouryiere at Lyons
has adopted the idea Of using oil to
prevent the dense foys which for two
months each year almost cover the is
land formed 10y the junction Of the
Saone and Khpne at Lyons. These
fogs are attributed to the lakes Of
Dolnbes or to the dust and smoke.
Onofris observed that they followed
the lines Of water and conceived the
idea Of usin. oil to prevent cvnpora.
ton and thus s~'ppressing the fogs.
He says the cost will not be much, as
sufficient oil to protect the entire city
Of Lyons will be only $S a day. His
experiments are being watched with
much interest.