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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
WOMAN "GHOST" COUSIN
OF FRANCIS B. SAYRE
Miss Cummings, Found in
Church, Disappeared From
New York June 9.

LANCASTER, Pa, July 1s-Mlss Bessie
Cummings. formerly OF Brooklyn. who
was found yesterday by the caretsker OF
the deserted Presbyterian Church at
Churchtown in starving condition fol-
loving ghost scare, is a first cousin
OF francis Bowes Sayres, President Will
sons son-in-law.
Her octogenarian mother. Mrs. Cath
arine Cummings OF New York. formerly
OF Flatbush. widow of James l.. Cum
mings. a lawyer. has been notified OF the
finding OF her daughter. who left home
June 3, but II Is doubtful whether the in
tirmities Ct age will permit her Journey
ing to churchtown. where DIR. Cummings
Ia buried.
1t is believed it was desire to visit
her fathers grave that prompted Miss
Cummings TO take the trip.
Miss Cummings was n member OF st.
Gabriels Episcopal Church on Hawthorne
street, Flatbush. and members OF the
church have been active In the search for
her, The Cummings family. which had
lived at 25s Clarkson street, Flatbush,
until recently. was once very wealthy.
Miss Cummings Is a descendant OF John
Carmichael, clergyman and personal friend
OF George Washington
Her great Observation-Disclosures owned
thousands Of acres near Churchtown, in
GLIDING the entire section where the city
OF Windsor. Pa, now stands, The wealth
OF the family, however. had decreased
from generation to generation until. Al the
death OF an uncle three years ago, Miss
Cummings received life interest in only
$4,000
Miss Cummings father was the late
James 8. l., Cummings Of the Manhattan
law Arm OF Cummings, Alexander a
Green.
a year or more ago Miss Cummings
sold her interest in the trust fund for
SO 600 cash. After her disappearance on
June inquiry at the Flatbush Trust
Company developed that all OF the In
herltance had been spent
After the disappearance OF Miss Cum
mngs, her mother, SO years old, moved
from the Clarkson street house to the
home ~ Mrs. Charles $. Barnes at 1871
East Eighteenth street. Mrs Barnes is
the present owner OF the former Cum
mings home Three weeks ago burglars
|, entered the Barnes home and stole all the
valuables OF Mrs. Cummings as we'll as
81 900 worth OF property belonging to
Mrs. Barnes.
Mrs. Cummings was notified yesterday
that her daughter had been found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
COMMITTEE PICKS PLAY LOTS.
Mr.. ward VIII Know Tomorrow
what Ones the children Can Have.

The committee on play lots Of the Safet'
First Society flied its report yesterday
with Park Commissioner Cabot Ward
Accompanying the report was schedule
4 eighteen vacant lots secured by the
committee for use by the children durins
the summer.
The schedule follows:
West Sixty-ffth street west OF
Amste dam avenue.
Wes' Sixty-seventh street near Am
stCTdam avenue.
West Sixty-seventh street. west OF
West End avenue.
East Ninety-ffth street.
East Ninety-sighth street ard Flfth
avenue.
East Nnety-e!shth street and Fifth
avenue.
East Ninety.ninth street and First
avenue.
East l25th street and Pleasant ave-
nue..
35-37 West isith street
5-7-g West iS6th street.
iSSth street. south side. between
Fifth and Le1oX avenues.
Fifth avenue. west side. between
l3sth and 10th streets.
West I3sth street, extending from
lIo to Seventh avenue on the west
down to Isl on I3Ith street
Fif;n avenue. corner SiNty-eiehth
street.
Corner Mangin and Stanton streets,
facing East River.
Phoenix yards, 3e7 Third street.
Lot fronting on LencX avenue be-
tween l39th and l40th streets
Dyckman street between Vermilyea
ard sherman avenues,
Park Commissioner ward has notife
the Safety First Society that meetin
will be held tomorrow to determine whic
Of the play lots he can accept and equip.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
R0WDIEs CLASH WITH POLICE.
Shots Fired In Row Near the Mems
Might Court.

Anger at having two of their number
arrested and finei last night IN the Mems
Night Court melted crowd OF hoodlums
20 set upon Patrolmdn Thomas Mcclure Of
the Clinton street station rs he left the
court. II started n riot which resulted
in some shooting aud more arrests.
The men arrested AT Broome and Allen
streets by Mcclure for dlsorderly con-
duct were Sam Gutenberg and Max Freed
man. both OF 70 Allen street. They were
fined 80 each by Magistrate McQuade
Gutenberg had no money and waa locked
up Freedman left the court with Nc
CURE, The assCm bled rowdies set upon
Mcclure. A detective and patrolmap
sprang TO his assistance. With Freedman
were finally arrested Frank Robb 100
Allen street and Sidney Rosenstein. liz
East Broadway. all OF whom were sent
to the workhouse for five days Mcclure
was sent home badly hurt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
On Insanity's Borderinnd.


The consttutionaliy inferior class
has an unsstisf craving for continual
excitement and lives close to the border
line OF insanity The wanderust calls
strongly 10 them, and the railroad de-
tectives are constantly or the watch for
them. There are hundreds of them now
roaming about committing petty crimes.
To make these men straight we would
have 10 correct the physical defects, place
them in the correct environment, direct
the channels OF their thought and give
th-m an occupation which would aford
them reasonable amount OF excitement"
Dr. c. F. Neu OF indianapolis read a
paper recommending some means OF pre-
venting the defective from prcrayct'rg
our laws do not bar the feeble minded
from marrying" he said. "ThousR DIS OF
the mentally defective, epileptics and In
.brintes are allowed such freedom that
they become menace 20 society"
III we are to get anywhere In prevent
Ing the increase Of cases of mental deficit
encies." said Dr. Albert r Stcrne Of In
d.anapolis, "wc must divorce our profess
sional ideas from all this maudlin senti-
msnt. The trouble has been that the med
ic1l profession, whenever II sets cut To do
something for the good OF humanity. In
met with the objection that the object Is =
selish one. that the medical men expcc,
to get something for themselves.
at Is folly 20 conduct our institutions
us we now do unless we want to increase
our liabilities enormously. Already the
cost Of them In five years would build the
Panama Canal n is a big business prop
os,ton. We are beSettinR more and more
detectives on account OF our Kid glove
manner of handling the situation. There
are two ways to meet this problem. One
Ia 10 make this class incapable OF propa-
gazing its kind. The other is for the State
TO take charge OF the detectives and keep
them so that they will be unable to In
crease"
I'VE see society encouraging imprudent
speculation. intemperance and Vice. aug
menting the desire TO gain wealth by spec
ulatior rather than by honest labor. con-
yerting our youth into idle vagabonds,
filling our prisons and penitentiaries with
defaulters. forgers. bank robbers. thieves
and murderers"
This is the opening OF a paper by Dr..
C. King of Atlanta Ga. who laid the
responsibility for nervous and mental dis
eases on society In general
''Ts the owner OF your gildcd saloon.
he went on. your gambling and drinking
bells In Chicago. however high he may
stand IN church and State, more holy and
noble than the miserable dwelling drunk
ard who stagsers into our hospitals or Is
committed to our asylums or prisons? GU.
prisons and asylumS bear testimony 10 the
fact that the communication Of disease In
marriage Is matter between husband
and wife and society has nothing to dc
NTH IT,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
WILSON HEADS BANK PUBLICITY.
Association Elects Advertising Man
ns It's President.

The Bank Publicity Association ~,
al cted l.. u Wilson. manager Of ta,. I'D.
vcrtising department of the Rau.;a-s
Trus; Company. as IT, president Frl
w Ellsworth OF the Guaranty Trust
Company was chosen as vice prcs ID nj,
Hogac" Anderson, assistant Eecrctarg u
the Title Guarantee and Trust COMPANY,
treasurer. and w. A. Allen. secretary
The directors, In addition to the exocu-
tive officers. include Ebert A. Berns.
OF the American Exchange National
Bank, Harris \. Dunn, treasurer Of the
Columbia Knckerbocl;er Trust Company;
y. i. Calling. Chatham and Phenx Ma
tional Bank w. NJ Halnes, Citizens Gem
trail National Bank, w. e Purdy. chase
National Bank. and William ]. WATSON.
Jr, Kings County Trust COMPANY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
IDENTIFIED AS WHITE SLAYER.
Mrs. Hansen Recognizes Nike
Marine as JRiIer for bronx Gang.

Detectives who have been working 10
capture the Bronx white slave ring took
MRS Della Hansen, the widow whose story
began the roundup. to Camden yesterday
70 look at man who calls himself Mike
Marine. She identified him as one OF the
men who were guarding her IN the apart.
ment on East 154th street several weeks
ago when marshal with dspossess
warrant found her prisoner.
AT the time of the raid Marno the
police say. slid down the fire escape and
got away With him was a man VINO
is sought by the detectives az the brains
OF the gang. Marine is held in Camden
at the request of the officials Of The
Bronx where warrant has been issNd
for him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
WON'T EAT FOR NINETY DAYS.
That Is Reba EdelsOhn's Plan II She
Lasts That Long In Jail.

Reba Edelsohn Is going on a real hunger
strike. SO she is as soon An she begins
serving that ninety day Jail sentence which
she got some time ago with the alternative
OF furnishing bonds OF $500 to keep the
peace for six months.
Alexander Berkman. the anarchist said
yesterday that Reba had elected the jail
term and would 80 announce tomorrow
morning when she answers n subpoena to
court to make her choice. According to
Berkman. she will refuse to eat no matter
how long she is kept in jail, but !, w, w,
and anarchist hunger strikes thus far have
proved to be fzzles.
Marie CAM and others arrested here
who declared in favor Of English militant
methods have fallen for q good jail meal
very soon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
JAPANESE OFFICIALS TO JAIL.
Every One duplicated in Recent
Navy Scandals to he Punished.

TOXIC. July iS.---The japanese Govern
ment continues its vigorous prosecution OF
every one Implicated in the navy grating
scandal and to-day several high officials
Of shipbuildlng companies were sentenced
to Jail terms on charges OF forging docu-
ments and brih,ng Japanese naval officers
to influence the allotment OF construction
contracts,
Keno Iwlhara, ex-manager In New
York of the M!t3ui Products Company.
and Vice Admiral Matsuo, retired, were
each sentenced to two years imprisonment.
tilchi lda. managing director Of the
Mitsul company. and Jotaro Yamamoto
OF the same corporation were sentenced
to terms OF eighteen months imprisonment.
but IN the case OF Ida sentence was sus-
pended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Diver strikes Head On >ton" mt
browns Quickly.

HACHENsACK, July lS.--Stan'e> Rl'''o'
mecyk. 22 of ~ Liberty street, l>od n'fr
here. w'nt swimming this afternoon u
the Saddle River He dove INTO '.e
stream and struck his head on s'"ns
and was drowned. Orth Myers happenen
along at the time and dragged thu b'iy
to the shore. but too late to resVilta'e
l3nltrom9:yk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
TEACHER BROWNS WITH PUPIL.
New York Girl P-rishe. In Vain ~.
fort TO SnNe Another.

DERBY, Conn, July 1s.--May Fig. 20
years old, Sunday school teacher In me
First swedish Baptist Church Al l41 Eli
Fifty-hfth street. New York city. and me
OF her pupils, Agda Carlen. II years m
were drowned this afternoon iu the
Housatonic River
Both were bathing. Miss Carlou was
seized with cramps in deep water and
Miss Fig. in trying to ge' her ON shore.
disappeared under the water suddc-y
Both bodies were recovered. Tho girls
we're members of a church outing pat,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Dives From Boat In ER>, river and
u Drowned.

Iva Walker. ~ years, who .v a.
Fifty-th!rd street and Sjs,h avenue. dove
from a rowhoat in the Ea7' Rive ONO
site Rikcr'S Island yesterday and 49,,
drowned ~ boat WIS noticed dr'' 0s
few minutes after he was seen - aye
and an unsuccessful search was mace
Tho body was not recovered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
$4,000 for shaft to Francis scott
hey.

WASHINGTON. July Is.--The general de-
hciency bill was passed to-day by the Sen
ate. carrying an appropriation OF $4,000
for monument to Francis Scott Key.
author OF THE Star Spanglcd Banner"
TO be erected In the Government reserva-
ton at Fort MoHenry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Is Drowned Trying 10 Leap FRO"
One Boat 10 Another.

Peter sullivan, a plumbers helper VINO
came to brooklyn three DAYS ago Ho'n
Detroit, was drowned Yesterday afternoon
I'm Gravescnd BAY when he tried 20 jump
form one motorboat TO another, the noo,,
was recovered. sullivan lived 81 1904
Harway avenue, Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

The inebriate misses his foster mother,
who speaks kind words to him when things
80 wrong. who ent,rtains him and causes
him TO forget this is real world with
sharp corners on II.
He is big baby and nothing more.
Take his bottle away from him and re
cries until his attention IN distracted and
he learns to do without II. Tno logical.
prl 'tcGl manner % dealing with this
man is to commit. him to y colony where
he may he weancd from his foster mother.
taught habits OF industry and. built over
into an effective mechanism.
The alcoholics appeal to drink 10
closely allied TO that of q sensitive child
that runs constantly 20 its mother to be
comforted and reassured. The alcoholic
longs to be patted on tho back and told
taat he Is fine fellow, badly treated by
IN undppreciatiye world. Rather than
meet the demands Of life squarely he
slips 20 one side and comes up smiling
with the aid of alcohol. When he be-
comes sober the inner censor casts scorn
upon such evasions OF the issue, and this
criticism is queted only by the applica-
ton Of more alcohol"
In showing why the inebriate should
Dc discussed In a convention OF aiienlsts
DIR. Read quoted study OF the families
OF III alcoholics made by Or. Alfred Cor
don OF Jefferson Medical College n was
found that In the first generation of 40
families Of alcoholics, 200 of the offsprin-
were mentally affected and $50 of these
were epeptics. or these children IS
began to use alcohol when from 20 I6
years Of age. In the second generation
OF 90 alcoholic grandparents as were
dencient mentally and of lower type
than that found In the detectives OF the
FIRST generation. Twenty-one OF the de-
scendants OF the third generation Of
seven alcoholic families were imbeciies.
DR.. Read said at least 25 per cent OF in.
"a nifty Is due to alcohol.
resolution in whi,h II was recon-
mended that the medical profession carry
on a persistent campo iSn of educating tn,
pubiic to the harmful effects OF alcohol.
and take the initiative in securing legis-
lation to prevent tho sale of alcoholic bev-
erages, was adopted The resolution reads
~ follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Queens Borough Youth browns
Bathing on Nassau Reach.

Michael Kosola. p years old, of 2oll
Bigelow place, WCpdhaVcN ,lu. rs
borough, was drowned yesterday ~ ..'
noon while bathing OF Nassau Bcus a
Jamaica Bay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
ALIENISTS NAME
INSANITY CAUSES
Strong Drink the Greatest and
Bridge Whist in
the List.
PHYSICAL CURE THE BEST
Symposium Of Men Of Expert
ence in Meeting at
Chicago.

CHICAGO. July ls.-The allenis:s and
seurologists who have been meeting at the
Hotel La Sale condemn unqualified" the
use uf alcoholic drinks Alcoholism.
crime. wand,rl and t'idge with prizes
Were placed In the catalogue Of mental
diseases
farm Tor those suffering from alcohol
ism. with work for them. was advocated
b. one speaker the cure Cor the in
ebrlate. For the criminal a reconstruction
OF the prisons OF the country into insane
asybums was urged The man with the
wanderlust need. an exciting Job, 1t was
said, and society at large was blamed for
the woman with the bridge whist habit.
Nobody had Il cure to recommend.
Few inebriates actLany crave liquor
after they have been separated from il
FOR week" said Dr Charles r. Read.
assistant superintendent OF the Chicago
Sta Hospital FOR the Insane at Dunnng.
In two weeks time they have no more
physical desire for II than an abstainer.
The trouble lies not in the call OF the
body hut in the longing for the effects OF
Alcohol.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

ards. I believe we 40 md the stigmata
OF degeneration among prisoners with
greater frequency than In equal numbers
OF civilians living at liberty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

DIAGRAM SHOWING VALUE or BECK SEAeCH-lloHT
MEASURED At DISTANCE OF 90 KILOMETRES. CURVE A.
THE BECK LIGHT $50 ISIS AMP IS VOLTS (M Nay ATMOSPHERE
S Sss s &c. fAsI H LIGHT
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12

Drink Tango. At all soda founts.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12

mination and fighting spirit we owe
the passage Of those measures which
have measurably bettered the lawless
conditions in the state. We regret
that the anti-shipment law did not
stand the test of the courts, and
favor the enactment of a new law on
the subject which will meet the
requirements of the Federal Webb
law.
We have found by experience the
difficulty of enforcing the law, with
recaleitrant City Mayors refusing to
use their police forces in aid Of the
law, and throwing Instructions in
the way of enforcement. We there
fore declare ourselves in favor of a
law providing means for the removal
of officials for neglect of duty and
violation Of the oath of Office.
We favor law to deal with the
so-called soft-drink stands, clubs and
other subterfuges by means of which
the laws are now being violated.
REGULAR DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,
1914.
THE Democratic party has always
stood for temperance and good gov
eminent. All the laws now in force
were eoacted by the votes of the
majority of the Democratic members
of each branch of the Legislature.
We are opposed to the repeal of any
of the temperance laws now in force,
and we pledge the Democratic party
to their maintenance and to such
additional legislation as may be
necessary to insure their rigid en-
forcement."s
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12

Sunday the complications in
Mexico became more complex,
when the Huerta government
proposed to enforce a blockade
of Tampico in anticipation Of the
arrival of a ship load Of ammuni-
tien for the .Constitationalists.
Two battleships followed two
Mexican ships to prevent their
stopping the incoming ship with
her cargo. Our ships had orders
to prevent a blockade. There
was but one remedy, that of
hating the Mexican battleships
at the cannon's mouth. Huerta
wisely called off his men of war.
He is sly old coon. This course
coinmends him to the mediators,
and all other governments ex-
cept ours. To say the least,
Huerta has shown himself clean
and frank before the mediators.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12


The estimated wheat crop OF
nine hundred millions now in
sight, exceeds that Of any previ-
GUS year by 1877, 000.0 This is
one-half of the wheat raised an
the whole world. 1t seems mar
vAlous that in a few Of the states
OF this government that their
product of the staff of life is SO
immense. We must feed one
half of the world on the chief
article supporting human life.
With all this untold wealth,
money will not hire the INDECENT
and "out of a job" army to as
sist in doing the labor necessary
to harvest this crop, which the
world needs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12
The Last Old Purdy Darksy

Humphrey Adams was burned to
death Monday night in his house at
Purdy. He occupied for years the
last wooden house on the old square
the DR.. Barry Office of former days.
For some time he had been confined
to his bed, and lived the hermit's life.
1t is supposed by smoking or some
other manner, fire originated about
10 o'clock. and before he could be
rescued he was SO badly burned that
he died in a short time. Humphrey
belonged to Mitchell Adams, and since
the war has lived in Purdy and Beth
el Springs. He was peculiar in that
he never married and never associated
with people Of his own race to any
extent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12
WHAT THE PLATFORMS SAY
planks on the Liquor Question From
Declarations Of Independents. Reg
ulars and Republicans
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,
1914

INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,
1914.
1t is not necessary for Independent
Democrats to formally declare in IA
vor of prohibition and law enforce
ment. Our record speaks for itself
without a declaration. We have
fought for prohibition and for the
enforcement of the prohibition laws
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12
To the Voters of McNairy County

take this method of announcing
to the people of McNairy County
myself candidate for the office of
County Superintendent subject to the
choice of the people at the August
election.
| feel that | am no stranger to you;
for am a native Of this county, and
have taught four consecutive years
within her borders. was co-principal
of the Adamsville school from 1910
1912, and have been principal Of the
Bethel school since that time. 1t
affords me pleasure to say that |
have entered the schot | work to stay
and if am elected superintendent,
| shall work antiringly for the school
interest of the county.
My slogan: To make good and see
that every school and community
gets Square Deal.
most earnestly solicit your vote
and influence.
Cordially,
June 10, 1914. A. H. GRANTHAM.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12
To the Voters Of McNairy County:

The last Legislature changed the
manner of electing the County Super
intendent in McNairy County, giving
the people, instead of the County
Court, the right to elect.
| am a candidate for the position
at the coming August election. and
solicit your vote upon my record as
County Superintendent, and upon my
solemn promise to serve you faith
fully and to see that every school,
large and small gets a SQUARE
DEAL.
During my service as County
Superintendent, no county in the
state made greater progress than
McNairy County. ! took the position
that the children in the country
schools were entitled to better
houses than we had, and as result
fifty new houses were built and all
the old ones repaired so as to render
them comfortable. and all of them
we're seated with modern patent
desks, as neat and comfortable as
any used by children in the towns and
cities; the school term was increased
from 2 to 5 months, and at the same
time the average salary for teachers
was increased from $27 to 500 per
month. 1t gave me profound pleasure
to work with the teachers in their
monthly meetings and to meet the
patrons in the grand school rallies
which were held in all parts Of the
county at all times of the year.
Nothing has done more for the
advancement of the cause of edu-
cation in this county than the school
rallies, for in them the teachers meet
and exchange ideas. and the patrons
gather and see the work that their
children are doing, and hear the
encouraging words spoken to them by
the County Superintendent.
/ promise if elected to carry this
work along and to exert all my power
to bring our schools. up to the high
est standard. Here is my platform:
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-12
Killed by Lightning

Last Friday during the thunder
shower which came in that vicinity,
David Spencer, living near Finger,
was struck by tightening while on his
front porch and instantly killed. Mr..
Spencer was about 81 years of age,
with young wife, who was near by
but escaped death. Mr.. Spencer was
worthy young prosperous farmer,
and his untimely death casts a gloom
over his friends and relatives.