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 z the worlds center of the lace
 manufacturing industry. and
 Americans were the largest purchasers of Belgian laces. Tn peace times the little kingdom manufactured and sold about 12.oo0.ooo francs. worth of lace annually. Of which one-fourth Of the entire product was sent to the United States. a greater proportion than was taken by any other nation. With war the lace industry in Bel gfum came to an abrupt end. and the 10000 workers-aH women and girls were thrown into enforced fdleness-
 With the idea of giving these wom- ens many of them threatened with dir est want sustained and paid employ ment the commission for relief in Bell gium. with offices at Il Broadway. New York planned travelling exhibits and sales of this beautiful handiwork, which represents over thirty different kinds Of rare faces, valued at $20o.o 900, while a permanent exhibit is always
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
WILLIAMS DIPLOMAS 10 81.
Thirteen Graduates and the Vale
dictOrian From New York,

WILLiAMsTowN, Mass. June a.
Ninety-seven seniors received diplomas
Mt the 12ist commencement OF Williams
College here to-day. Six honorary de-
grees and three master of arts degrees
in course were awarded.
Thirteen Of the graduating seniors are
residents of New York. ~ follows (:
George G. Ernst, Robert y. Golding,
Jack h. tombstone. Henry r.. Knowl-
ton. Thomas A. Largford. John y.
Leonard. Andrew +. Patterson. David
Remer, LessinG W. Williams. William
II. Augura. Edward p. Porter, John c..
Tyler and Paul y. Wr!gley. the four
last named being OF Brooklyn. Mr.. Will
Jams was valedictorian OF the class.
The honorary degrees awarded were (:
Doctor OF laws. Harcus Perrin Knowl-
ton, Yale 1860. Justice OF the Supreme
Court lSSl-lsS7, Chief Justice from 1902
until his resignation In 1911. and chair
man OF the Federal trustees doctor Of
divinity, William Russell Bennett, Will
Jams 1890. a Presbyterian minister (;
John Hopkins penison Williams, 1890.
n preacher and author OF New York and
Boston: master OF arts, Harry Dwight
Minis, Williams 1898. n lawyer and au-
thor of New York John Albertson
Sampson. Williams 1898. a professor Of
gynecology In the Albany Medical Col
lege Charles Hamilton Sabin OF Will
Jamestown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
US. EMPLOYEE TELLS
OF TITANIC WARNING
photographic Bureau Says Ice
berg Messages Were Sent
to Ships Owners.

Attorneys for the Titanic claimants
continued their effort before Judge
Julius NJ. Mayer In the United States
District Court yesterday 10 prove their
contention that the Titanic was lost
through the carelessness OF the ofhcers
and with the privity OF the SHIPS owners.
In this way they hope to dereat the pro-
ceed.ng now on trial IN which the White
Star Line seeks TO limit It's liability TO
approximately s9s.o00. .
A clerk from tho office of tho Gov
ernment's photographic bureau ut 80
Broad street testified TO having carried
a number OF messages to the offices of
the International Mercantile Marine
Company during the week preceding the
loss of the Titanic. Tho messages told
Of the presence OF an ice field In the
north Atlantic. he said.
George w. Belts, OF counsel for the
claimants. read extracts from the tes-
timony Of George W. simmons, taken
at the Lord Mersey investigation In Lon
don. Simmons was a seaman on the
Titanic and was stationed as a lookout
in the crowsnest. He said that when
he was a day out from Southampton
he asked for n pair OF binoculars 10
distinguish objects at a greater distance
than he could with the naked eye, but
his request was ignored.
A few minute before the ship STRUCK
the iceberg. Simmons said. he telephoned
20 the bridge. telling the officer that
there was an iceberg dead ahead. To
this warning ne said came back the
reply:
iceberg dead ahead, tnann you"
Simmons then told how he was placed
IN charge OF one lifeboat which was only
partly Allied, He r!gged UP a sail, no
said. md foated through a sea o, dead
and living.
Mrs. Lillian Renouf. ono Of the IT,
tanic survivors, will tell to-day how she
lost her husband and two brothers in
the wreck She has fled n claim against
the line for $4,000 for the death OF her
husband. The hearing Will go on n,
10 80 o'clock this morning in the Federal
Court annex on the twelfth floor OF the
Woolworth Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
BLUMLEIN TRACED
IN RIPPER MYSTERY
Inspector Faur0t Looks Into
Record Of Man Held in
Philadelphia.

Inspector Faurot and acting Captain
bureau are investigating the New York
record OF George B!umlein, who Is being
held In the Municipal Hospital, Phila-
delphla. for examination as 10 his sanity
while the police are seeking TO learn
II he has any knowledge OF the recent
ripper" murders. So far nothing
definite has been established to connect
Rlumlein with the crimes. according TO
the detectives,
In a long examination by Inspector
Faurot In Philadelphia on Tuesday night
Rlumlein denied\ all knowledge OF the
staying OF four-year-old Charles Muir
ray and Of five-year-old Leonora Cohen.
lie showed familiarity with the neigh
borhood of the crimes. describing the
building Mt 270 First avenue. In which
the Murray boy lived. but no more than
a person who had visited the place after
tho crimes had been described in the
newspapers would have had.
Blumlein and his alleged common law
wife formerly lived at 425 East Fiji
teenth street. near First avenue They
moved to Greenpoint some two or three
weeks ago and went to PHILADELPHIA
twelve days ago. two DAYS before Mrs.
Blumleln gave birth to q child. They
took rooms at 2G9 North Sixth street.
Asked why he had left New York and
gone to Philadelphia. where he had no
friends. Blumlein said he moved to get
away from a man whose name and ad-
dress on Greenwich street. New York.
he gave TO the police. Blumleln said
the man had been pursuing him and
trying to 'cut my liver out"
II was fear of this pursuit which led
Blumlein TO the Philadelphia police
headquarters. he said. where he asked
for a warrant for the man, His inco-
hcrent story resulted In his being held
and sent to the hospital for thirty days
observation.
Inspector Faurot remarked Yesterday
on the fact that a period OF six weeks
elapsed between the Cohen and Murray
murders and another period Of six weeks
between the Murray murder and the ap-
pearanCe of Blumlein at the Philadelphia
police headquarters, Alienists are seek
ing to establish whether Blumlein Is a
victim of any recurring form of mania,
Bluinlein handed TO the police a small
single bladed pocket knife with a picture
OF Niagara Falls on II The blade OF the
knife was broken at about half Its
length, The knife was wrapped in tissue
paper.
Blumleln appears to have borne a good
reputation among tho tenants In the
East Fifteenth street building and to
have provided well for his wife through
odd Jobs as a p%aperhanser. painter and
carpenter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
BLIND, WINS $4,000 CASE.
siEhtIess Lawyer Obtains Verdict
for Man who Lost Leg.

A blind lawyer obtained a verdict
for $4,000 yesterday in a damage sui,
started by James Rooney. a mason. to
recover for the loss OF his right leg.
The case was tried before Supreme
Court Justice Garretson and a Jury in
Brooklyn.
Rooney sued James Carrier. a con-
tracing plasterer. for whom he vas
working at the time OF tho accident
which cost him his leg, That was on
September II. 1914. A scaffold fell.
carrying Rooney with II. His leg was
amputated later as n result OF the fall.
As Carrier was not insured under the
workmen's liability law Rooney started
suit.
Calvin McClelland. a lawyer OF ~
Court street. formerly pastor OF the
Memorial Presbyterian Church. repre-
scented Rooney. McClelland reslgned
from the ministry because OF falling
eyesight and took up the study OF law
He is now totally blind. but this does
not prevent him from practising law or
holding n chair in the New Jersey Law
school of Newark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
DARTMOUTH GRADUATES 243.
Degree of Ill. ID. IL Conferred on
Daniel willard.

HANOVER. y. II, June 23.-At the
l46ih commencement of Dartmouth Col
lege to-day 240 students received oacne-
lors' degrees and three the degree OF
master OF arts. Honorary degrees were
conferred as follows:
Master OF Arts-Frank p. Carpenter Of
Manchester, banker ROLAND ". Spau!-
ding. Governor of New Hampshire. and
william Joseph Colbert, dean OF the Uni
versitv OF the Philippines.
Master Of l.etters-Prof +, l.. Pattee
of Pennsylvania state College,
Doctor Of Dlvinity-Rev. T. H. Stick
ney of Fargo. y. u.
Doctor of Sciences-John p. Brooks,
president of Clarkson College of Tech
nology, p-tsdam, y. Y.
Doctor Of I.ettcrs-Lewis Perry, prin-
cipa! of Phillips Academy. Exeter Ken
yon Cox Of New York. artist and author.
Doctor # Laws-tharles a. Prouty. di-
rector of valuation of the Interstate
Commerce Commission Daniel willard.
president OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, and Rudolph Blank
enburgh, Mayor of Philadelphia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
HONORED BY U. S. EMPLOYEES.
w. r. Russell Guest of CiviI Ser
vice Retirement association.

The United States Civi, Service Re-
tirement Association. composed OF Fed
oral employees. gave n dinner at Haan's
Restaurant last night In honor Of Will
lam T.. Russell. who retired from tho
presidency of the association recently to
resume his law practice.
Billy Etgen, chief clerk OF the civrl
branch OF the United states Attorneys
office. who has seen twenty-slX YEAR,
OF service In the Federal Building, acted
AZ master OF ceremonies. He arouse |
enthusiasm by announcing that Col.
F.. VI. House, President Wilson's friend.
had pledged himself 20 aid the assoc'a-
ton in its work of getting c~on;ributory
pensions for Federal employees.
Among the guests were Congressme1
John j. Egan of New Jersey, William
VI. Calder and Daniel ]. Griffin OF Brook
Ign, Deputy Commissioner II Immigra-
ton Byron g. Chl and DR.. Harry l..
Bowlhy. secretary OF the Lords psv
Alliance, Some of those who sent re-
grets were Joseph L. Tumulty, secretary
20 tho President Postmaster L. VI. Nor
gan n Frederick G. Howe. Commits
sioner OF immigration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
DOCTORS TOLD OF
NEW CANCER DRUG
Derived From Plant Life and
Discovered by Prof. HOr-
WITT Of Cornell.
TESTS BEING MADE HERE

SPRING LAKE, ". j., June 2s-Dr W.
Homer AFFORD. OF the Polytechnic Hos
p.tal. New York, aroused great interest
before the Medical Society OF New Jer-
sey to-day when he said that In a drug
derived from plant life. discovered tvs
years ago by Prof. Alexander Horwitz
OF Cornell University. there had been
found what experiments indicate Will
prove n curative agent for cancerous
growths and all abnormal cell develop
ments
The new agent. which Or. AFFORD said
was simple IN form, IL applied hypo-
dermically. being as effective II placed In
a healthy part OF the body as In the
tumor mass itself. Its use must be
guarded, however. as the element OF re-
action Is dangerous. experiments have
shown. The drug has been applied only
In cases called incurable by physicians,
who have sent patients TO the Poly
clinic for X-ray treatment as a las, re-
sort.
DIR. AFFORD and DR.. J. Wallace Bever-
idge are In charge Of the work at the
Polytechnic. More than 200 patients have
been treated and only one has died. The
experimental work has not permitted a
thorough test OF Its effectiveness In alb
dominal cancer cases. Or. AFFORD said,
this branch having been taken up only
a few weeks 3
The first work OF those In charge OF
the development OF the drug was with
chest affections. and only three weeks
ago the first treatments for abdominal
cancer were started. These apparently
have been as successful as the first kind,
according 10 DR.. AFFORD.
That the drug will be given TO the
medical profession OF the world as soon
as It's curative properties have been
proved without question was the promise
OF DR.. AFFORD. who said II would still be
months and perhaps years before the re-
search work could be completed,
The quick effects OF the drug make II
advantageous In the treatment, Or. Az
ford aid Within n few days after the
infection the skin OF II patient invari-
ably clears UP and loses Its sallowness 4.
there Is soon manifest a lessening OF the
pain and the tumor growth shortly be-
gins 10 fall away IN size and weight.
DIR. AFFORD said that both he ard Or.
Beverldge would still urge the use OF sur
gerry In the first treatment of cancer. as
they had not been able to take up the
disease in It's primary stages as yet. He
made this statement. he said. because he
could not say what the positive curative
value OF the new drug would be.
Or. Horwitz Immediately after his DIS
covery OF the drug consulted with DR..
Silas Beebe. also OF the faculty OF Cor
nell University. Their Joint discoveries
led them to seek a field for experiment
and his was readily granted at the
Polytechnic Hospital. the experimental
work having been turned over to DR..
Beverldge.
The first experiments with the drug
were In poulticee. which were found TO
greatly relieve the pain. but did not
show indications OF curative value to
any great extent. II was not until n
few months ago that II was prepared In
extract form suitable for hypodermic ad-
m!n!strat,on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
THOMPSON BOARD TO MEET.
Legislative Committee Will Discuss
Plans Mt BiItmorc To-day.

The Thompson legislative committee,
which still has a large part OF It's last
appropriation OF $4,000 TO spend on In
vestlgating the Public Service commits
slons, is scheduled to meet at the Bit
more to-day.
Some of its members, notably Sena-
tor Robert Lawson OF brooklyn, think
the committee should keep on digging
until II has enough material on which
TO base new charges against the four
New York Commissioners. whom Gov.
Whitman exculpated. Others feel that
the committees duty is merely 10 frame
amendments to the public service and
rapid transit laws.
Senator Lawson has been studying
subway contracts signed by the COM
mission and IL sure hat some OF them
demand investigation.
The committee's counsel Is now
Deputy Attorney-General Merton T.,
Lewis. He succeeded William Hayward,
who became q Public Service Commits
sioner,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
BEECHER'S SONS ALL
OPPOSE CRYPT PLAN
Noted Preacher Himself Ex-
pressed Disapproval in Such
Cases, Asserts One.
GEN. KING rs SURPRISED

The three sons OF Henry Ward
Bcecrer expressed yesterday emphatic
disapproval OF the plan 10 remov their
fathers body from Greenwood Gene
terry TO a new resting place under the
crypt OF Plymouth Church. Brooklyn.
ut looks 70 me as II the Rev. DR..
Newell Dwight Hills, my fathers sue
cessor. Is trying TO make an American
Westminster Abbey out Of Plymouth
Church." said Capt. II. F. Beecher OF
Port Townsend. Wash. who also spoke
for his brother. II. Il. Beccher. From
ais summer home at Buck H,ll Falls.
Pa, Col. william C. Beecher. executor
OF his fathers will. sent a telegram ex-
pressing his doubts OF the propricty OF
the plan. Col. Beecher said
II do not know there Is any plan
to change Mr.. Bcechers grave and
doubt IL 1t will be done. II can only
be done on consent OF all the heirs.
and I do not know my brothers feel
lngs on the subject. I am doubtful
as to the propriety OF such change"
Gen. Horatio c. King. clerk OF Ply
mouth Church and secretary of tho
Beecher Memorial Association. who
has said tina only 'some garrulous
women" were objeatlng TO the removal
plan. admitted yesterday that the mes
sage from Col. Beecher came as a sur
prise TO him.
81 cannot understand H." he said. IT
had always thought that VIII Beeche-
was heartily In favor OF this plan to
honor his fathers memory. He had
never spoken TO me about II. but DR..
Hills told me that Will wanted the
body brought here TO the church. as we
had planned. In fact I know-it has
always been my oelief-'ha. WI.
Beecher was as anxious as we were
| tina, Beecher's body should rest In tho
church that he made famous.
Il am amazed and confused at this
DEVELOPMENT. But OF course. IL no
doesn't want his fathers body moved
that settles II. He Is the executor and
i he has everything 10 say. We were pre-
pared to spend at least $4,000 TO build
a handsome memorial. We have the
plan of the architect in hand now IL
is n very beautiful design"
SEATTLE, Wash. June 23.-Capt. Fl. +.
Beecher of Port Townsend. son OF Henry
Ward Beecher, says that the contem-
plated removal OF the body OF the noted
preacher from It's resting place in
greenwood Cemetery Is directly against
the wishes and beliefs OF Henry Ward
Beecher as expressed when he was
alive.
"If he could be consulted in this mat
ter I know absolutely that he would
emphatically say no. said Capt
Bcecher. He did not believe in re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
CIRCUIT BANK VALUES
TOO HIGH IS CHARGE
Testimony in Trial Shows
$4,000 Discrepancy on
Branch Property.

Even the properties occupied by the
defunct Union Bank OF Brooklyn were
grossly o~vervalued in IN bank report
OF March 25. 1910, according to District
Attorney James C. cropsey. who sub
mitted evidence to this effect yesterday
at the trial OF ex-Cny Comptroller Grout
for perjury.
william r. Corwith. formerly a d.
rector In the bank. testified as an ex-
pert on Greenpoint rea estate that
the land and building occupied by the
Greenpoint, or Seventeenth ward, branch
in 1910 was worth not more han $685.
900 at that time. In the false bank re-
port, however, this property was carried
at Its full book value. $4,000. Fur
thermore, Mr.. Corwith testified that he
had called Mr.. Grout's attention to
the generalization. According to his tes-
timony Grout agreed with him and
added:
As soon as tho condition OF the bank
warrants Il we will mark IL down.
Stephen G Baldwin. counsel for Grout,
sought to show on cross-examinatlon
that Corw.th himself as member OF an
examining committee OF directors had
Endorsed the maximum valuation In a
formal report made TO the bank This
NpoA INV NiAo Vlp "hsNA AAit
basis OF the indictment against Grout,
indicated on Its face that II was sworn
to but the witness could not recollect
having done so.
Corwith pointed out, however. that the
question whether he swore 10 the report
or not was really trivial. inasmuch as
the report merely purported to show
the book value. $4,000. the space for
market value having been left blank
n r.na Aa,t shat co. mn r.n N
generous valuation and that $4,000
woyld probably come closer 20 tho mark.
Two other witnesses whom Mr.. Crop
sey called had difficulty IN qualifying
as experts. George ]. Jard!n. a coal
dealer. who said that he had been specu-
lating In East New York real estate
for twenty. three years. was asked o
the value OF the Atlantic branch.
This property was valued at $4,000
in the bank report. II was assessed at
$4,000. Jardin was permitted 10 say
that he had held an option on II for
s2s,O0o when II was the Atlantic Bank.
an Independent institution. David A.
Sullivan later merged the bank with
the Union, and the option having run
out purchased tho bank property for
$4,000. As the result OF An examina-
tion by Mr.. Baldwin Jardin was not
permitted to say what IN his opinion
the property was worth when the false
bank report was Issued.
A recess was taken when Mr.. Cropsey
~endeavored TO put a deputy tax COM
missioner on the stand. Mr.. Baldwin
objected that such testimony would not
he permitted even In condemnation pro-
c~eedings, and that II ought certainly to
be excluded In a criminal case. Mr..
Cropsey asked permission to submit Q
brief on the question.
The trial will go on to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
President Alexander

meal Institute. President Alexander
Me!klejohn of Amherst. Philander p.
Claxton. Commissioner OF Education Of
the United States. and Miss Ida VI. Tar
bell. 80. Miss Tarbell's Is the first doc
tor OF laws conferred by Allegheny Col
lege on n woman
The degree OF doctor OF letters was
given Prof. George T. Baker, professor
OF dramatic literature OF Harvard.
Tho degree OF doctor OF divinity was
conferred upon the Rev. Thomas r.
Thoburn. Montclair. y. j.; tho Rev.
william S. Mitchell. pastor OF Plymouth
Church. Buffalo. and the Rev. Ernest A.
Bell. 'Ss, superintendent Midnight Mis-
sion. Chicago.
The degree OF bachelor OF arts was
conferred upon Or. Louis r. Tieste OF
Brooklyn n Frederick Palmer. the
American war correspondent. both
former students.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24

According to an announcement OF the
Vitagraph Company OF America, that
company has completed 5000 subjects
since II began business, The value of
the Aims is estimated at SO, 200, 900.
The Tooth performance of "The Bub-
BILE" In which Louis Mann IL appearing
at the Booth Theatre, win take place
next Wednesday afternoon.
The Times Producing Company has
engaged William Danforth for its pro-
duction of THE Girl Who Smiles"
Herman Wasserman. a protege Of Ig-
nacc Paderewski. will make his vaude-
vile debut at the Palace Theatre next
week.
The new Potash and Perlmutter play
which A.. II. Woods will present next
season will be called potash and Perl
mutter, Incorporated" instead of POT
ash and Perlmutter in Society"
'"Castles in the Air" win entertain
the members OF 1.-THE Passing Show OF
1915" atop the Forty-fouvth Street The
atre tonight.
The cast OF Nobody Home at tho
Maxine Elliott Theatre. will be the
guests of Hazel Dawn at the Broadway
Theatre this afternoon. Miss Dawn IL
appearing On tho screen In "Clarissa-"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
TO PLAY IAN APPLICABILITY
washington Players VIII Act on
Mrs. Benjnmin Stern's Grounds.

IAN Artlhcialty." from the French OF
Octave Feuillet. is the play to he given
by the Washington Square Players on
the grounds Of Mrs. benjamin Stern at
Roslyn, l.. l., OF Saturday afternoon
from 3 to ! o'clock. The sunkcn gar
den will he arranged as an outdoor thea
tire. Dancing will take place on the ten
mis- court. which leads through the rose
garden to tho lawn, where tea viii be
served, In case OF rain the entertain
ment will be postponed to Monday.
The fetc il to be for the benefit of the
Roslyn District Nursing Association. in
which the following are interested Mrs,
Clifton II. Brewer, Mrs. Ernest q.
Brewes. Mrs. j. Sergeant Cram. Mrs.
Harold Goodwin. Miss Rachel Hicks,
Mrs. John Mann. Mrs. Willard u.
Straight. Mrs. Aaron Ward and Mrs.
Edward Willets,
Tickets at $3.50 each may he ob-
tained from Mrs, Stern or any Of the
committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
NEW HAVEN STRIKE DOUBTFUL.
Clerks Expect Arbitration VIII
Prove to he Acceptable.

Two hundred freight clerks OF the New
Haven railroad decided last night NJ a
meeting in Suburban Hall. 1914 Wills
avenue. that they would not strike unless
the result OF arbitration agreed upon by
the company and the employees proved
unsatisfactory. They will go 10 work
this morning as usual,
william Bright, chairman Of tho gen.
eral committee OF the brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks. came from New Haven
10 address the meeting. and told them
he believed W, W. Hangar. Commits
sioner OF Mediation. would come from
WASHINGTON 10 settle the differences. II
was rumored also that only a small
minority OF the clerks favored n strike
on the two points ut issue, which involve
neither wages nor hours,