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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
|KETCHUM LONGED
FIRST FOR KISSES
MOthcr-in-law Shows Letters
at Trial Telling Of Ycarn-
ing for Carcsses.
TALE or WIFE'S RIVAL

The erec, OF Mrs. Ada Brown
ketchum's kisses upon Everett l..
ketchum vas again the subject OF testi-
mony before Supreme Court Justice
blanchard yesterday in the trial Of Mrs.
ketchum's suit for a separation ON the
ground OF cruelty. Mrs. ketchum's
mother. Mrs. Ada Denyce Brown, re-
sumed her story Of correspondence be-
tween Ketchum and herself both before
and after he became her s%on-in-law.
Among the letters written by ketchum
to Mrs. Brown. which she Identified. was
one sent in November. about a month be-
fore he married her daughter. In the letter.
lie appealed to Mrs. Brown to induces
her daughter to become reconcilcd after
IA quarrel due to the fact that Miss
Brown heard that Ketchum had been at
%tcntive to "A Miss Kelly"
The testimony showed that when Miss
Kelly learned OF the engagement she
threatened to sue for breach OF promise
and ketchun paid her 50 900 for a re-
lease Of all her claims. The letter said:
DEAR MOTHER:
Goo seems to have blessed YOU with
the facility To understand children. II
had been surrounded by demons instead
OF an angel like Ada things would have
been different. | have been tied TO a
woman who had nothing in common with
me and ! had nothing to build up. was
AFRAID to leave her. Ny brain was sick
and tired. My brain was handicapp.d
and my nerves we're irritated. NY brain
said stay by the woman my nerve said
GET away ] decided to experiment with
my nerves. and they got me away
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson.
Mother. ] was afraid of women and
OF | thought il would free
my soul TO get away from that woman.
and now. mother, why doesn't Ada let
me propose again? I have II general re-
lease In the kelly-ketchum affair.
u wonder " ] am "A regular Romeo
! can live without a woman's love. (
wonder II Ada will become my Juliet,
could love Ada's little finger more
than anything else in this ~world-even
All the pretty girls ] know.
Mother. ! wish you and could n.
perfectly happy by getting married. "
l were married Ada could brave me I'm
with a couple Of kisses. And. mother.
December 3 Is my birthday. and it would
seem like "A gif, from above to he per-
united To- see Ada
In another letter Ketchum said 'T
became engaged to Ada because I felt
liz" II. ] naturally thought il was pleas-
ing to the Lord. as 1T threw , grea,
light on my life. The last thing heard
Ada say on the night We pledged our
'roth Was. Kiss me good night When
Ada gave me one of her kisses I thought
was in heaven. Her musical soul is the
complement Of mine Her beautiful eve,
play music"
Abraham Levy. counsel for ketchum.
asked Mrs. Brown IL she didn't try TO
win ketchum herself by using ner
daughter as a decoy. She replied:
"Th" very idea Such a thing never
entered my mind. But | don't SEQ that
That makes any difference. BEING a
widow ] was just as eligible Tor matr,-
mony as my daughter"
The trial will he continued Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
ANGL0-FRENCH BOND
DROPS TO NEW LOW
Sales Made at 95. but Closing
Is at 81 1-2-Salcs
1,185,OOO.
EXCHANGE IS STRONGER

The Anglo-French loan 8 per can,
oohds sold yesterday at a new low record
price OF 95. s525. 900 selling at that
price. The bonds opened yesterday with
e sale OF $4,000 at 95a FIAT. Thu close
on Wednesday was 97la. The total
trading In he bonds for the day
amounted to sl.ls5.0OO There were
several sales made at o.. The closing
price was 97ia, unchanged from the
previous close.
AT the offices OF ]. r. Morgan 4 Co.
no statement was made regarding the
decline in the bonds. although it was
seml-onlcially said that the life O, the
syndicate would not be extended as had
been reported.
j. y, Morgan & Co. as agents of the
syndicate managers have issued a call
Tor the payment OF the second and final
instalment OF the subscriptions by UNDER
writers OF the loan. The ANAL instalment
is payable on December II In New York
funds drawn to the order of J. r. Nor
gan a Co. The bankers also that
any moneys remaining in the hands OF
the managers on December Il by reason
OF sales OF bonds or otherwise will he dis
~tributcd. as provided in the syndicate
agreement, as soon after that date as
may be practicable.
No announcement has been made as
Yet by the bankers regarding the amount
of the bonds left unsold. but in well in
formed circles ii Is reported tina the
amount is somewhat in excess Of sI5O.-
100000. 1t IL understood that after the
syndicate was organized and allotments
OF the underwriting were made approxi-
mately $500. 900. 900 Of the bonds were
withdrawn by the underwriters for per-
manent investment under an agreement
not to sell them during the sixty day
period Of the s~yndicate's existence. This
left about S220, 000, 900 OF the bonds stiji
unsold, IA considerable amount of which
has been taken up since then.
Sterling and franc exchange WAS
stronger yesterday on the announcement
of the final payment to be made for
the bonds on December u and the s,n.
tinued sales Of American securities by
London and Paris. Foreign exchange
brokers report large purchases OF ster.
ling and franc exchange by banking ami
brokerage houses to remit funds To
clients In Europe who have sold their
American securities. One foreign ex-
change expert said that his institution
alone received $4,000, 900 in American
securities on the last liner that arrived
here from London.
Sterling closed at about the highest
figures since the big break. demand being
quoted at AHM and cakes at 4.72W.
This compares with al 7-f6 for demand
and 4,72A for cables on Wednesday
Francs were higher. closing at SIS for
checks and 6.S4 for cables. The pre-
vious close was 5.s7& and 5.sSM re-
spcct.vnly. Italian lire dropped from
6.57 to 6,5s. while rubles were unchanged
at 3lE.
Marks were lower, closing at 7SN for
sight drafts n Is 1915 for cables. The
previous close was 70 and 70 Lie rc-
spectively. Austrian kroncn sold at the
ley low record price of l3.S3. against
i3,s6ss On wednesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
N. Y. CHARITY INQUIRY STARTS.
Two Alleged Useless Boards MAJ
he Abolished.

ALBANY. Dec. 9--John NJ. Bowers,
the successful attorney in the Barnes
Roosevelt libel u embarked upon
another trial Of much public interest here
to-day. lie appeared before Gov, Whit
mans special commissioner, Charles n.
strong. who held the first hearing on
charges against the state Board OF
Charities made by Charities Commits
sioner kingsbury of New York city,
Mr.. Bowers said ne represented Presl-
dent william Rhinelander Stewart and
the other members OF the State commits
sion.
state Fiscal Supervisor of Charities
William A. MRllery. Jr., and President
Stewart were the witnesses to-day. Com
missioner strong considered the work
OF the building improvement commission
and the commission on sites. grounds
and buildings in connection with State
Institutions. As y result Of their tes'i-
mony II Is expected that these two com-
missions will be abolished az useless and
the work OF the building Improvement
commission turned over to a committee
OF the State Board of Charities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
WHITMAN PREDICTS
100000 TAX LEVY
Says Budget Revision Will De-
crease Direct Burden
TwO-thirdS.

ALBANY. Dee. Gov. Whitman made
II known to-day that the direct tax TO be
levied by the next Legislature would be
two-thirds less than the direct tax
levied by the Legislature last winter.
which amounted to about $4,000. 900.
The Governor thinks that with his re-
vision OF the budget for State eXIendi-
lures next year 1t will not be necessary to
levy a direct tax OF more than 5000. 0o0
at the coming session Of the Legislature.
The Department OF Education's estI-
mates for appropriations for the coming
fiscal year amount to $9.l61,26l, IN in
crease OF $56s,75O over the total appro-
prlated for the current year.
When the estimates came before the
budget conference to-day Gov. Whitman
urged upon DIR. Finley. Commissioner
of Education. the necessity for trying to
cut the estimates down to at least the
1915 total, and II possible below that. but
owing TO the inclusion OF mandatory In
creases for state schola rships and the
contributions to common schools his
will be impossible, as Or. Finley pointed
out.
Gov. Whitman and Senator Horton
took the position that in the present
financial situation no expenditures that
were not absolutely unavoidable should
he incurred or planned. While the mat
ter OF a proposed Increase for the State
library equipment from s2s.0OO TO $780,
600 was under discussion Gov. Whitman
rcmar ked
'Dr. Finley, It seems hat We will have
to levy another direct tax. possibly for
several millions, and every effort must
be made to keep appropriations down So
that the amount OF the direct tax may
he lessened.
ri realize the wisdom OF spending
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
JAPANESE BLAMED
FOR CHINESE RIOTS
Dr. jerks Says sun Yat-scn Is
Workin" With Nipponcsc
to Create Unrest.

Or jeremiah W, jerks. director OF the
Far Eastern Bureau. in a statement said
last hlght that Japanese fomenters were
responsible for the Chao-ho affair I'm
the harbor of Shanghai last sunday
when chinese rebels seized "A cruiser
and fired on the arsenal. In support
OF this he offered cabl. messages AS.
sertinS that sun Nat-scn, former pro.
Visionai President "f the republic, OF
emma Is working with the Japanese "a
create AN atmosphere of unrest.
From Pckin the Far Eastern bureau
received the following message ,.ster-
day Evidence found in the inyrstipa-
ton of the Shanghai incident proves
that the arms used by the rioters as
well as by bandits of Mongolia were
supplied from Japan. Papers signed by
sun fat-sen show he is using .Japau
as a base, which fact must be well
known to the japanese Government
which takes no step to dcport him.
Another cable message from Shanghai
showing that the chinese authorities
nave hfm command of the situation
reads: AT the trial to-day OF the riot.
ers arrested for the Chao-ho AFFAIR tcsti.
mony was given that commissions signed
by Sun fat-sen were left behind on tho
training shin by the rioters and We're
seized by tho Chinese officials who
boarded the Chao-ho.
shanghai is absolutely quiet"
To Americans Interested In Far East
ern affairs DR.. jerks "A there are
four points Of Importance in this
'abortive attempt 10 disturb chiua's
peace"
First, nat the Chinese forces. MILL
tary and civil, were able to dispose OF
the rioters In short order,
Second, that the plot was hatchcd
and consImmatod u within the
foreign settlement at Shanghai. from
which the Chinese authorities. civil and
military. are excluded by treaty,
Third. that all reports agree that the
outbreak lackel popular sympathy OF
support.
''Finally, hat a cable despatch from
that Japanese warships
srs being rushed TO Shanghai"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
Oscar S. Straus,
New chairman of the Public Service
Commission, First District.

whether to name n man with nothing
but a reputation or a young man with
"a reputation to make. II was certainly
not a political appointment. and I am
glad to see hat politics did not enter
into II. ] have held right alonS that
the commission should be taken out OF
politics. II rather looks nov as II the
Governor would have to name Job
Hedges for the mex vacancy"
Neither Col. Hayward nor any OF the
other Commissioners who are to be asso-
ciated with Mr.. Straus had any comment
TO make on the appointment. Official
notice OF the appointment came TO Secre-
tary Travis II. Whitney by telegram
from William A. Orr. the Governors
secretary.
There Is already speculation as to an
other Apo tment to the commission.
Senator Thompson has said that cha rges
will be made against Commissioner Wood
and possibly Commissioned Williams.
The term Of COMMISSIONS Cram ex-
pires on February l.. Bridge Commits
sioner kracke. who was formerly Naval
officer OF the Port and who In strong
politically In Brooklyn. where he Ia the
Republican leader In the Eighteenth As
sembly district. is being talked Of as
a possibility.
MOI do the friends OF Travis II. Whit
ney. who has been secretary Of the COM
mission since its organization. cease to
put him forward as a good nominee be-
cause Of his familiarity with details OF
the new subway system.
PRiNcsroN. n. j.. Dec. s.-George W.
Perkins In an interview here tonight in
regard to Gov. Whitman's appointment
OF Mr.. Straus to the Public Service Com
mission said:
Il am naturally very much pleased
with the appointment. am a great be-
lever In the idea Of a commission form
of regulating the couniry's railroad and
industrial activities and have realized
that the New York commission was dis
credited In public opinion. am very
glad that the Governor has appointed
so public spirited u citizen as Mr.. Straus
and ] believe his we'll known record for
dlsinterosted public service will 70 far
toward rehabilitating the standard Of
the New York commission.
II congratulate Gov. Whitman on his
selection"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
DENIES DISSOLUTION RUM0R.
'hi''ppc ortiz speaks for La
.rsndc Couture F'raucaise,

philippe Ortiz. American representa-
"" u the Syndicat de Defense de la
'Itudc couture Franchise. an organiza-
ron Of prominent Partisan dresSmakers,
"'nI"i Yesterday a report that the syn
n|'at" Intended to dissolve.
a cable despatch during the day
slated that the organization might end
troubles by ccasing to exist. Mr..
'r'lI credited the rumor to enemies of
''' indicate who are anxious to ruin il.
! have already stated that what
p'dus have been and in the future will
% adopted by the syndicate in Paris
ere ut"nded for The preservation Of the
' "r"sls of La Grande Couture Fran
."l'' In general and It's legitimate Amer
IAN clients in particular" Mr.. Ortiz
F'd The withdrawal from the syn
'.'di' If the house of callot Snurs has
or IN" Importance that has been given
.N me American press, Very soon l
'NI"'l several more houses to Join the
s'ndl'ate and this will more thar amply
,''np"isat" the syndicate for the de-
i"'''"n Of one Of its founder members"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
DIR. IRELAND ASSAILS
"CATHOLIC PARTY"
st. Georges Pastor Sees Dam
ger in Church Element Lean
ing Toward Rome.
TELLS THEM TO GET OUT

Vigorously assailing what he calls a
Catholic party in the Protestant Epis-
copal Church. the Rev. DIR. Kari KEEL
land, rector of 81. Georges Church. IN
the annual report Of his parish PLEADS
with fellow Episcopaliats to draw away
from "the stif necked ~ritualists whom
Christ roundly condemned
Or. Reiland sees the churches ~'roundiy
neglected" and believes they can regain
popular favor only through the power
OF a gospel, simply and spiritually given
out as II was originally received. free
from the mutiliations of man. Epis-
copalianism's attitude toward the Roman
and Greek churches, he says. rs one OF
o%bseouious nervousness" while It's atti-
tude toward Protestant denominations.
"closer at hand, is one OF affable con-
ascension
est. Georges Church. say DR., Rel
land, has stood for q hundred years
for evangelical Protestant Christianity
and It has a peculiar right to protest
against this ominous and Romanizing
tendency in the church at large and In
this city. The laity should he warned
and aroused concerning that Of which
they do not seem to be aware. that
there is a Catholic party and that II is
speaking for the whole and is striving
vigorously to devitalize the true Protes-
tant character of the Episcopal Church.
We have allowed this spirit to exercise
itself freely because We believe In peace,
but It is as idle to-day as It ever was
10 crv Peace, peace. where there Is no
peace
we should insist that II our Catholic
friends cannot stand our Protestant at
mosphere they should move We should
make every opportunity TO unite with
other Protestant coinmuniors In the in
~terests of spiritual common sense ef-
6ciency and economy at home and In
the mission fields. and not until We
achieve far more unity than we have
to-day will we receive the recognition
OF that great and growing congregation
now outside Of the churches,
"Christ came to make human life
more abundant than II had eyer been.
not to establish n saccrdotal sect, i'm
posing features OF faith and practice as
foreign to the spirit of the sublime
teaching as were the stif necked ritual-
lists Of His own day. whom He roundly
condemned"
The Catholic party Of which DR.. Rel
land complains Is believed to be NOV
ing for a special meeting OF the House
OF Bishops OF the Episcopal Church In
Philadelphia next month IN an effort to
prevent the Board of Missions from
carrying out It's decision to send dele
gates TO the Latin American Congress
in Panama, at which the Roman Catholic
Church Is not To be represented.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
YALE CLUB SMOKER
WITH HADLEY THERE
University's President Makes
Merry With Harvard in
Talk to Graduates.
OTHERS GIVE ADDRESSES

Equal parts Of nicotine. intellectualisn.
grub IND hard and soft drinkables is the
recipe for a brand new idea IN club smok-
ers which originated in the brain Of
George Il. 1de. ex-president Of the Yale
Club. and was tried out with ecstatic
success in the lounge room OF the clubs
new skyscrapinE building Mt East Forty
fourth street and Vanderbilt avenue last
night.
The First University Smoker" 1t was
called In the announcement. the intima-
ton doubtless being that with addresses
and stereopticon ak by noted edu-
Gators and others all past Yale Club
smokers consisting merely of wet n
dry goods and smoke were not worth
taking into account.
DIR. Arthur Twining Hadley. president
OF Yale University the Rev. DIR. Arson
Phelps Stokes. Jr.. secretary Of Yale.
and Otto T. Barnard. who Is a member
OF the Yale Corporation. were the speak
ers introduced by Mr.. fde, who presided.
when the crowd that filled the lounge
room had got all lighted u~p-iighted up
here referring altogether to the grad
yates cigars and cigarettes.
yale was founded President Had
ley began. after the uproar which
greeted his Introduction had died down,
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
Plays and Players.

"Ruggles Of Red Gap" will open at ths
Fulton Theatre on December -, Christmas
Eve, with Ralph Herr in the title role.
Tho French Governments war picture.
"Fighting in France" viii be shown at tn.
Colonial and Alhambra theatres In New
York and the Orpheum Theatre In Brook.
lyn next week.
Alice Dewey. Ernest Truck and John e
Hazard will he among the principals In
the cast of VERY Good. Eddie" which
the Marbury-Comstock Company will soou
present In New York.
All the boxes and a large part Of the
orchestra seats Will be occupied nj the per.
ormsnce Of Around tho Map at the
New Amsterdam tonight by the Alumni
Association OF Stevens Institute OF Tech,
noloxy. which is to give It's annual theatre
party.
Otis skinner will begin his New York en-
Eagcment this season at the Conan Theatre
on Monday evening. December 81. In Cock
o. tn. walk" by Henry Arthur Jones.
lie plays the part Of u dilspldated actor
81 the old school, Janet Dunbar VIII b. Ills
lsadins lady.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
WINS AUDUBON BANK SUIT.
Keystone Guard Insurance "a
Gets Verdict Of 100000.

n Nerdlct OF SoU,UoU Was returned ny
IA jury in the United States District
Court yesterday in favor Of James W.
Ballard. receiver of the Keystone Guaru
Insurance Company of Athens. Pa.
against the Audubon National Bank.
which was wrecked through the high
financing Of its president. David :.
Mills. Mills was sent to Atlanta for
seven years In February, 1913. for mis-
applying the funds OF the bank He
testified yesterday, having been brought
up from Atlanta or a writ.
The suit of the Keystone company
grew out Of a transaction In which con-
troll OF that concern WAS purchased by
Mills and others connected with the
Audubon National Sank with money
borrowed from the bank, BY dividing
$4,000 among the directors Of the In
surance company Mills and his asso-
ciates are said to lave induced them to
turn over 800. 900 worth of the sccurl-
ties of the company. These securities
were sold and $4,000 Of the proceeds
was devoted to the liquidation of the
loan which Mills had secured from the
bank.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
CONFER ON RAILROAD STRIKE,
linton Leaders May CaI GcncpaI


CHICAGO. Dec. Executive heads Of
railroad labor unions began arriving IN
this city Tonight for "A conference to-
morrow as To whether a general strike
on practically all of tho railroads Of the
country shall be called this spring un.
less the transportation lines grant their
demands.
There IL to he no arbitration. the iahor
union officials say. The decision las,
spring by the board OF arbitration giving
the engineers and fircmeu only "A small
part Of a wage increase asked for has
caused great dissatisfaction in the ranks
of the employees.
Demands for an eight hour da,. with
time and a half for overtime, viii be
made.