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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
ARMY WORM SWEEPS
HARLEM LAWNS CLEAN
Long Island and New Jersey
Districts Also Invaded
by the Pest.

The army worm has crossed tho Harlem
River and descended upon Harlem, doing
heavy damage to lawns. The FIRST con-
spicuous example of Its ravages in that
part OF town Is the almost complete de-
struction OF a plot OF grass 80 feet long
and is feet Wide on the property OF the
late Theodore Dale at 23 West 126th
street
v. d. Broughton. an upstate farmer In
charge OF tho property. noticed small bare
spots appearing In the grass plot the mid
die OF last week. on Friday n small army
OF sparrows appeared on the plot and the
caretaker found they were drawn there
by great number OF army worms. He
Joined the sparrows In the crusade but
IL was too late to save the grass or the
leaves OF the lilac and "snowbalr' bushes
on the lawn.
Within the last two days the worm
extended Its operations 10 all parts OF
Flushing and destroyed lawns on many
large estates. In single night the
worms did irreparablo damage to plants
and flowers College Point, Whitestone
Jamaica and Newtown have been invaded
Appeals have been sent 10 Washington
asking what methods can be used to kill
them.
Thousands Of the pests made their at-
pearance yesterday in Bayonne and did
much damage TO lawns, flowers and vcge
| table gardens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
TWO POLICEMEN PUT
IN JAIL AS BURGLARS
Third Of Rockville Centres Siy
Guardians Will Also Be
Arrested.
CHARGES AFTER ROBBERY
Blamed for Looting Of Store
$1,000 in Stolen Goods
Found.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, l.. 7. July -.
There are six policemen in this town, and
two are now In the Mineola fail, charged
with burglary. A third. who Is on MS W.
cation. will soon be arrested on the sam,
charge.
This strange situation is the resu', q,
the discovery made by Arnold Husscr.
dry goods merchant. whose store IN
the Merrlcls road was robbed two months
aet of $4,000 worth OF merchandise. that
some OF the stolen goods had been stis
in the negro settlement here A nearcss
whom he found wea ring n stolen coat tcld
Ir. Husser that she suspected that some.
thing was wrong because OF tho Pic,
she paid, but she at first refused 70 ru
who sold her the cont.
The merchant hired private dste.tlvss
after the local police failed TO nnd the
robbers. Information obtained by the do
tectives was placed before Village Trustee
Edwin Wallace. who after examining a
number of the negroes arrested Patrol.
man Amos veritzan on post at 80 O'Clock
this morning. veritzsn denied that h, had
any part in the robbng OF the Husser
store. Tho policeman's house was then
hebrcneu. mere MT, wallace says, ne
found in chicken coop trunk con.
tanning $1,000 worth OF the Husser good.
At daylight Chief OF Police Kircher ar
rested Henry Weeks, another policeman.
taking him from his beat Weeks WAS
locked up with Veritzan 20 await the &C.
tlon OF the Grand Jury. County Detective
Seaman left this morning for Holyolts
Mass, with q warrant for tho arrest
OF another policeman. who Ia there on his
vacation.
More stolen articles wore found later
| in tho day and taken to the village clerk,
office, In addition to goods taken from
the Husser store there were articles said
TO have been stolen from cottages and
! homes In the neighborhood. These wore
robbed while the occupants were away.
The value OF tho loot recovered IL said %
be $1,000.
Many summer residents on going away
for tho winter last year told the police
OF their Intention OF leaving In the eN-
pectation OF having their places carefully
| watched. on their return this summer
they say. they found their houses stripped
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
SAID EDISON WAS TO PAY
HIM 100000 HERE.
Story Of Mcmahon, Whose Body
Was Found in North
River.

Coroner John " Burke OF Jersey City
will hold an inquest next Monday evening
with the view OF ascertalning how William
Mcmahon. retired merchant OF 1870 NJ
stree,, N. w. Washington. D. c., whose
body was found floating between two
Pennsylvania ferry slips at Exchange
place last Saturday morning. came TO his
death. The Jersey City police have APP
parently relinqulshed their investigation
to the county prosecutors office
Word reached the prosecutors office
yesterday that Mcmahon told James r.
Meehan. book dealer in Washington. hi
mad settled claim OF 100000 agalns,
Thomas A. Edison for 100000 and was
coming to New York to get his money.
Prosecutors Detective Alexander Ross
yesterday~had tho water where the body
was found dragged with graphing hooks
In an effort to find the trousers. which
were missing. The dragging will be con-
tinued at low water to-day. When he
left Washington last Friday Mcmahon
had 800 or more In his pockets.
John TITUS, n Baltimore and Ohio con
ductor, said that Mcmahon was a passen.
ger on his train, which reached Jersey
City at 1928 on Friday night last, and
that more than once during the trip from
Philadelphia Mcmahon took out a roll OF
bills and counted them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
WOMAN BEGGAR, 70, HAS $3.50 so
Attacks Matron who Tries 10 search
Her in station.

A savings bank book showing deposits
of $500 within the last year and small
change amounting TO $3.50 were the
evidences Of n prosperous year for n
beggar woman, which were found on her
last night when she was searched after
being arrested for mendicancy. The
woman is IS, years old. almost without
hair, and with a foot so badly crippled
that she walks with crutch. She said
she was Ellen Monahan.
She was arrested at Third avenue and
Twenty-third street, when she asked De-
tect!ve Buckley for a bite to eat. She
refused food and was arrested At the
Thirtieth street station Matron Mary
Stacy began n search hut was attacked
and thrown to the floor by Miss Monahan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
Norris Hewlett Hurt When
Green Wheeler InterpOlates
a SOmersault Into Show.

LONG BRANCH, N. j.. July eff the
Monmouth county horse show. which
opened at Hollywood Park to-day. re-
ceives the support that II deserves from
the ringslders there liz no reason why Il
I should not prove to be the most success
full show ever held by the association.
In spite OF the fact that the show was
almost in the nature OF an afterthought
this year, the horses, particularly In the
harness classes, were the best that ever
answered the bugie call which summons
the entrants into the famous old ring.
Count H. L. S. Gregory showed Flash
light and Volunteer In the tandem class
and he put them in the competeut hands
of Morris Hewlett. While the horses were
awaiting their turn In the ring something
happened but just what 1t was Mr.. How
lett never will be able to remember. Those
who were standing near enough to the
horses to see what was going on said
Flas ght turned a somerSault and fell
to the ground with the cart and driver
underneath him. Mr.. Hewlett was car
ried from the ring uncon scious. but he
recovered IN a few moments and appeared
| later in the afternoon with his arm In
sling.
Charles Barry essaysd to show volun-
| teer and Flashllght and they went fairly
well until the white ribbon had been
handed 10 them when Flashlight went up
in the air and 'ried his best or rather
his worst. to repea, his escapade. Nolun-
teer II an admire BILE leader. but Flash
/ light made his debit TO-DAY on the wheel
/ and he was shining example or what
a wheeler should not be.
All Of the ribbon winners IN the novice
| harness class were hackneyS. The win
! ner, Supreme Polonus was purchased by
4. W Atkinson in Europe last year and
made his first appearance in an American
! show ring to-day. He Is by the English
champion Polonius Meteor and Natoma
are full brother and sister by tho hack
rev stallion oxford. which was twice
! champion at the natioral shoy. Their dam
IL Alfred Clements Earth Flirt. Ma
| toma is now owned BY Miss Isabella Wan
| arnaker, while Meteor has reniained with
| Mr. Clements at Willesden Farm. Meteor
| Is only 3 years old and vet he YVES chosen
10 wear the red ribbon. which - de-
| cided honor for n baby OF his tende- years.
, Louis Newgass showed couple CT good
ones called Elegance and Elegant. which
won in single harness. and later, shown
20 pole. defeated william Ziegler Jr.'s
! The Skipper and the Steward, which bear
| a surprising resemblance to the Pilot and
Sir Rosster
That beautiful little mare Bit o. FASH
lon. owned by Walter Hanley. won In the
class for ponies n harness, Some even
went so far as to say that she was hand
somer than her sister, Lady Dilham. Both
are by Dlham Prime MISUNDERSTANDING
III Miss Anne Nauclains SEQUEL and
Sequence were shown by Miss Constance
Vauclain and Miss Jean Austin. They
are beautiful roans, mixture or Hack
ney and Welsh pony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
REDS MAY USE FORCE
FOR HUNGER STRIKER
Alexander Berkman Makes
Yelled Threat II Reba Edel-
sohn Is Hurt in Jail.
PRISONER STILL HEALTHY
Submits to Examination and
May End Fast Unless Sure
Of Publicity.

Reha Edelsohn submitted 70 an exam
inatlon by Or. Anna Hubert at the Black
wells Island workhouse yesterday and
having convinced herself and tho physi-
clan that she was In excellent condition
despite her two days of fasting she went
right on refusing the food that was served
20 her.
Just why Reba submitted 20 have her
heart and lungs tested was not dlvulged.
All that could be learned was that she
was very nice about 1t. one got the i'm
preston In talking with Commissioner
Davis yesterday that food might be forced
upon Rcha without any public announce
mont of tho fact As that procedure would
nullfy Miss Edelsohns purpose to obtain
notoriety Il may be she decided that
gradual submission would keep her in
the lmellght longer than to continue her
hunger strike.
However that may be, she was in ex-
cellent physical condition. according to
Dr. Hubert. and forcibo feeding will not
be reeorted 20 so long az she remains
healthy. When the time comes Reba will
he rolled In "a blanket and forced TO re-
ceive nourlshment through her nose. ac-
cording to the most approved methods OF
dealing with such cases.
Miss Davis said she had never thought
OF sending Miss Edclsohn to Matteawan
rs an insane person. Inc only indication
or insanity so far observed In the pris-
oner is that she talks a great deal about
the cause but doesn't know what the
cause Ia.
Her case differs entirely from that OF
Jane Est. tho !. W. w. agitator who was
sent 10 the Island on June 10 as a dis
orderly person. Miss Est also refused to
eat or to work and the mental weakness
that had been observed by those who
watched her even before she wns arrested
seemed 70 increase. She was examined
and sent up the river as an insane per-
son. Although sentenced for three
months she will remain at Mattcawan
until pronounced cured.
Alexander Berkman IL very much ex-
cited about Reba- lie said yesterday that
night for the Organization Of an anti
torture committee" and that he and his
friends would handle the case with their
own strength.
AT $50 o'clock tomorrow night" hs
said, "'here will be an important meet
ing Of anarchists from Boston. PhiladeI-
nhla. Providence. Paterson. Trenton, Ho-
hOken BROOKLYN and New York 70 con-
slder ways and means and what action
shall he taken with reference 10 Miss
Edelsohn We will decide upon some
public activity to arouse sentiment against
forcihle feeding. We shall notify the au-
thorties and organize an anti-torture COM
mttee"
40 you contemplate violence"
ar tho authorities injurc her In any
way ] should not be surprised II violence
resulted You know she has a great
many friends. We will not appeal to the
law or any higher court. We can handle
the situation by our own strength"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
sHAKEUP IN BIG STEEL co.
FRONT Quits as Union switch Head
Uptrgrnn Succeeds Him.

PrrrsRuRG Pa, July 22-The announce
mont was made here to-day that Col.
Henry g. Prout had resigned his position
rs head OF the Union Switch and Signal
Company and that James Johnston. treas
urer OF he company. had been removed.
II was also announced that sidney john
ston. ice-presdent and general sales
manager had also resigned his position.
w. u Uptegraf. for many years con-
nected with the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company has been
elected to succeed Mr.. Prout, and Theo-
dore w. Sieinon takes the place of treas
urer made vacant by James Johnston.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
Getting Near 10 Providence.

PROVIDENCE, II. r., July e2.--The army
worm IL now nearing this city. destroying
everything in its path The grounds or
the state Capitol were first devastated.
The Mount Pleasant district has suf-
fered worst. one farmer alone at Mount
Pleasant lost every blade OF nineteen
acres of grass and n cornfield of seven
acres was eaten in one night. Hundreds
of well kept lawns In this city look as II
they had been swept by fire.
The State Board OF Agriculture and the
state En,omologst have forces at work
trying different methods Of destroying the
pest. The most successful plan so far has
been TO plough a deep furrow ahead OF the
worms. into which they fall by millions,
being killed then with kerosene.
! PITTsBuRG. July 22-The grounds OF
| the University OF Pittsburg were saved
| from the army worm by a suggestion OF
| Mrs G.. w Chase, wife of the super
intendent, who advised the use of lead
| arsenate after members OF the faculty
/ had tried every chemical solution with
which they were familiar.
Lawns and trees in all parts OF the
/ city suffered heavily.
New HAVEN, July c2.-various parts
| OF Connecticut are suffering from the
army worm. Bridgeport and New Lon
! don to-day reported the insects In con-
! siderable numbers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
TOBACCO DISPUTE GROWS HOT.
mr.. Elsie r. Trap, Who Has Cure
for Habit, Meets Cigarette Maker.

Dr. Elsie r. Trap, an instructor In the
University Of Michigan. who sailed yes
terday by the Austro-American liner Ar
rontina FOR Trieste Is bound for Vienna
~ demonstrate to n convention OF physi-
clans there her remedy for nicotine pos-
oning She declares that after a lover of
tobacco is once inoculated with the anti
nicotine serum he loses all desire to
smoke.
Another passenger by tho Argentina is
r.. T.. Mesthene, n large exporter Of Turk
ish tobacco from Greece and owner OF a
plantation and factory there.
The doctor and Mr.. Mesthene were in
warm argument at the rail when the liner
drew out OF her dock In South Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
DROP BRICKS ON POLICEMAN.
"niG Bocr Cop" overcome In Gang
sicrs' Attack From Roof.

Andrew iuycr. who f. known in the
uc@hruJhood Of the West Twentieth street
station ~ the Big Boer Cop, because he
served with the Beers in South Africa.
Wa knocked out Just before dusk last
night uy the members OF "A gang he had
hoou told to watch
Passing In front Of $50 West Nineteenth
t'ro'' hr found himself the target for
mulN BOTTLES and bricks from the roof,
Ills hat Was knocked off by a brick. and
J. ho r'trdol his head with his stick an
other brick broke his wrist, lie fell Ia
m" sidewalk and there bottle crushed
in three ribs,
Reserves N their search for the gang
H1eFs found they escaped in q tsxicab,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
AvERTs PANIC, PUTS OUT FIRE
Poiicema Sees Flames on Theatre.
hut Audience Kept Ignorant.

Traffic Policeman Sullivan, seeing flames
shooting from an electric sign atop the
Palace Theatre, at Seventh avenue and
Forty-sixth street. last night told the door
man not 10 let any fool who wanted to
Veil Are enter the theatre.
Then he went to the basement and had
the engineer turn off the power. after
which he climbed TO the roof with a hand
extinguisher and put out such fire as
there was. The crowd that had collected
IN front Of the theatre dispersed and no
one inside tho theatre knew what had
happened.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
HANDSOME GOWNS ON VIEW.
Boxes at Hollywood Park Contain q
Fashionable Tbrong.

LONG BRANCH. n. j.. July 22.-Holly-
wood Park presented picture this after
noon. Weather conditions were perfect
and there was an interesting display OF
handsome costumes.
Mrs Charles ID. Halsey and Mrs
George \. ii. Churchill came over from
Rumson, watching the show from one OF
tho boxes. Mrs. y. j. Caseys guests In
her box were Mrs. Henry Morse Mss
Helen Howell OF Chattanooga: Miss Ber-
tina Freibough and Miss Mary Hasson.
With Mrs Samuel Hasscll were Mrs.
Robert L. Washington of Atlanta, Ga. /;
Mrs. Sidney Johnson OF Buffalo and Mrs.
Simon Golibart Of Washington. With
Mrs. Jefferson Soligman were Mrs. Ru-
dolph Kahn OF Paris. Miss Angie Jacob
son and Miss Lillian Drey. Mrs Fred
erlc-t Lewisohn, who occupied Henry Sc
ligman's box. had as her guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Felix Wdrburg and Henri Il. Vert
helm.
Among others in the boxes were Miss
Ethel Boyd Bowers, Mrs. Daniel ODay.
Mr.. and Mrs George u. Sherman. Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Ashley. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. BENJAMIN. DR.. simon Baruch, Miss
Louis Beaver Webb Louis NJ. Hemlng-
way Mrs. Charles A. Baudoulne, Mr..
and Mrs Clarence Quentin. Walter Trim
BILE. Mrs Jacob Fields, Mrs. Leo Schles-
niger. Mr.. ard Mrs John O'Donohue, Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Burke. Mrs Louis
Tollerman. Miss Jeanette Ahrens. Mrs.
l. Frank, Mrs. Marie O'Donohue. Miss
Grace Fitzpatrick. Miss Agnes Melon
oueh, Miss Dorothy Clark. Mrs, Harris
Franklin, Mrs. Harry Moller. Miss Gladys
Ritterband. Mr.. and Mrs, Alfred n.
Readleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles En-
LANCER. Mr. and Mrs. Ale :ander #. Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hexter, Harry Con-
tent. Mrs. Sanford Wolfe, Dr. John Kur-
rus, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Deeves. Cyril
Carr and Sanford Erlanger.
Among the striking costumes were:
Miss Ethel Boyd Bowers wore an enec-
tive costume OF Alice blue crepe with a
Russian blouse OF tho same material, the
collar and Guns being Of white lawn. Her
Fragonard hat Of mauve straw and
was wreathed with small field flowers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
STRIKE OF 5000 IS ORDERED.
Inside Iron Workers Ask More
Wages and BETTER Conditions.

The executive board of the Inside Iron
Workers Union met yesterday and de-
oar,d a general strike OF 5000 members
ui Tine union. to 20 into effect next week
throughout the city, to enforce demands
for a new wage scale and new working
conditions,
The specific demands are a nine hour
Nurhday five days In the week and Il
i've hour wOrkddy ON Saturdays; a mini
MUM wage scale of $50 week for I'm
iahcts. SIG for helpers and si2 week
sAu.ArN shups.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23
Charged with killing saloon Keeper

Antonio Delicio, 22, OF al Hudson ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. was arrested last night
charged with shooting and killing a
saloon keeper. John Christianao. ut that
address yesterday noon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-23

third. William Ziegier. Jr.'s b. g. The
skipper: fourth. Emil Seeligs b. z. Rob
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-23
JACK SEMPLE
ARRESTED AS
A DYNAMITER
Notorious Strike Breaker Is
Charged With Plot Against
Union Transfers.
PLANNED BIG PLANT?
Prisoner Held for Beacon Hill
Job duplicates Semple
in Confession.

Jack Semplc, strike breaker. Inn.
plicated last year In the dynamit-
ing OF the Campbell mill at Ballard
but later dismissed. Il In the coun.
ty Jail. charged with being the
leader OF the men who planted a
cache OF dynamite at iii Sturgis
way. March ,.
Charles kilman. 20. arrested as
one OF the men suspected OF fran.
ing the plant to discredlt union
men. ls said By officials to have
made a full confession that Sempie
was the prime mover In tho affair.
and led the party 20 the Rockdaie
tunnel. where ten sticks OF high ex-
piosiyss were secured.
Find Bomb In Woo6shed
The dynamite and bomb. with
fuse and cap attached. were found
by officers In woodshed at the
rear OF residence two doors from
house occupied by union team.
sters.
Deputy John Roberts declared
the cache n trap Intended TO dis
credit striking teamsters and set
about TO secure evidence on the
guilty parties.
Il have evidence which leads me
TO believe that Semple Is really the
king pin In the game" said Deputy
Roberts.
Says u Was ousrsee
The planting OF the dynamite
was an outrage. as children playing
about the shed might easily have
exploded the bomb or the powder.
Sempls has previously stated that
be was instrumental In securing the
arrest OF Kilman and that he knew
OF the deal when II was being
planned.
Sempie has been actively known
as a strike breaker OF recent years.
but stated some time ago that he
had broken with the men who had
employed him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-23
HANNA HAS QUIT
G. 0.P.;; ENl|STS
AS PROGRESSIVE

Win II. Hanna. county treasurer.
has quit tho republican party.
No announcement In recent
months has sgitated political cir
clcs as much as Hannas with
drawai from The s,andpat party and
his unqualified endorsement Of the
progressive party. Hanna has no
intention OF running for any office,
and when his term II over. viii
probably go into private business
here.
Always q progressive. Hanna re-
maincd In the republican party as
progressive republican when the
third party was formed.
The past two years. however
have convinced him that the stand.
pat element in the republican party
makes IL impossible for progress
sives TO remain under the same p0-
liticai roof with them. and. burning
hls bridges. Hanna. who is admit
fedly the most efficient county Of
fetal King county has had In years.
is now fall.fledged bull moose.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-23

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Meh.
ss.--Llttle boys and girls In
the third grade class OF the
loosn school are reNelin1
these days In new game de-
xised for them by their teach.
er. Miss Edth Hockey.
Il IL called the street car game
and Is part OF a course In good
manners.
Six little boys arrange six chairs
"a form an imitation street car.
Then with hats on their heads aud
newspapers under their arms they
enter and take seats,
Alta signal from the teacher the
little girls troop in one by one with
A grownup itch OF their skirts and
grasp imaginary straps. Each IT.
lie boy. glancing up a. a little lady
beside him. rises. politely lifts his
eap. and says: Take my seat.
madam
The little lady smiles sweetly
and sits down witL a Thank YOU.
sir"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-23
O'SHAUCHNESSY
MAY QUIT POST,
WILSON ADMITS

WASHINGTON. March "a
President Wilson practically admit.
ted here today that Charge d'Af
fairies oShaughnessy at Mexico
City may resign. He added that II
he did go. II would be solely on ac-
count OF poor health
The president characterized as
absurd reports that O'Shaughnessy
was disgruntled because or the al.
ministration's attitude.
lie also admitted that the Lind.
Rojas conference had not produced
any real plan for solution OF the
Mexican trouble.
The president said the tolls fight
was only a squabble within the
democratic party and that he was
confident the house would pass the
resolution for the repeal OF the ex.
emptlon clause this week.