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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
FEW WOUNDED DIE
IN AMERICAN CARE
Great Record at Hospital in
Paris-Ncarly Ninety
Autos Used.

The American Ambulance Hospital
at Paris now ha nearly ninety auto
mobiles in service, most Of them at the
front, according to word brought here
by Lawrence v. Benet of the executive
committee and reported yesterday.
Tho hospital statistics show tina a
record has been made OF les. than s
most difficult cases are received. To
January 81 the hospital had received
about $4,000. Of which $4,000 was
contributed by Americans In Europe.
There are a; present 800 patients In
tho hospital and the average coz; %
each patient a day is sl.5l. An am
bulance with two men is maintained by
tho hospital for abou 5000 for three
months.
The American Red Cross announced
yesterday that a large snipment Of medi-
cal stuTs has been delivered TO the
Observation-Disclosures Line FOR shipment by
the 1rst available steamer to Russian
Poland. The entire consignment In val
ued at about $4,000.
The American Jewish Relief Com
mittee has secured 900 tons OF space In
the United states collier Vulcan. TO sail
from Philadelphia on March I FOR jana.
Flour, sugar. rice and matzoth are TO
be sent for the coming Passover. An
appeal IL made that money with which
10 buy ,he supplies be forwarded 10
Felix VI Warhurg. G2 William street.
and specified for Palestine Relief Ship
Fund.
Relief organizations acknowledged the
following new contributions yesterday :
Vacation War Relief Committee,
$3.50 as. making a total OF s5i, 302 IS
Committee OF Mercy, t2s25O, making a
total OF SI"i?.os742 Belgian Relief
Fund, s2,o0l ~, making a total OF se2i.-
GS7 %, Secours National Fund. s2f5.
making a total OF SIS, 5e5 "a American
Wonicn's War Relief Fund, 1881 Brit.
ish American Var Relief Fund, 1929
New York state Board OF the American
Red Cross. f5+l.s5. making n total Of
S4Ss,59b. IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
PREACHER DARNELL
HELD ON MANN LAW
"Marrying ParsOn" Accused by
I. s. Officers in Chicago
Under White Slave Act.

CHrcAGo. Feb. ls.-The Rev James
Morrison Darnell was arrested here to-
day charged with a violation OF the Mann
white slave law. Darnell was taken
before United States Commissioner
Mason and his hearing set for February
rs. He was held In $1,000 bail.
Darnell is charged with Transporting
Miss Ruth Soper from owatonna, Mich.
her home. to Chicago ana then to Ken
osha for immoral purposes" Darnell
was arrested in the office OF his counsel.
Richard Cooney. who later intimated
that the defence would be insanity.
'Darnell is mentally deranged," ne said.
Darnell, who accepted a passionate at
keuosha, Wis, last November. stopped
at Chicago. met nineteen-year-old Doris
Vaughn and married her. lie prepared
a home for her at Kenosha- In about
three weeks anothe- wife" and baby
arrived. this wife" being Ruth Soper.
daughter of a Minnesota publisher.
Darneil admits that he Ii tho father of
her child. Last month the church trus-
tees became suspicious and after an in
v~estigatlon Darnell resigned and left
kenosha at 3 O'Clock In the morning,
lie returned TO Chicago. vert to the
nome OF Doris Vaughn and there in
sisted that he had never been married
TO any other woman. But Ethel
Spraguc Darnell OF AVON. Ill, appeared
and showed u marriage certificate and
divorce papers. T%hereupon Doris
Vaughn Darnell obtained a divorce.
Then parnell met Ruth Soper and
they tried to obtain licenses 20 marry
in North Dakota and In Minneapolis, but
failed, They dropped out Of sight until
yesterday. II was reportei that OAR
nell obtained "A license yesterday az
Crown Point, Ind. to marry Ruth Soper
Of Owatonna, MINI, but the Federal
authorities, Who have had Darnell fol-
lowed for ten days, say they ound no
evidence hat he had obtained a license
at Crown Point,
The Rev. Leon Harvey. chairman OF
the rational fellowship committee OF
the Unitarian denomination. said last
evening that James VI. Darnel, had APP
piled for membership In the committee
last fall. but had been denied after in
v~est!gation.
Nevertheless" said Mr.. Harvey. The
went to KenOsha and represented him
self as a Unitarian minister with proper
credentials"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
BECKER AFFTDAVITS
FOR APPEALS COURT
New Trial Motion Here on
Negroes Statements to
Open Way.
ROSE GETS PERKINS'S 'NO'

Motion for . new trial for Charles
Becker will be made In the Supreme
Court In a day or two. based on af-
fdavlts said TO have been made in
Philadelphia by James Marshall, "A
negro, In which he renowned his testi-
mony in the second Becker trial. testi-
mony which, II is said, went far to
convict the former police lieutenant.
Martin T. Manton, chief counsel for
Becker. IN making this announcement
yesterday. said he would present the mo-
ton for the purpose OF getting what
ever action tho court might take into
the record before the Court OF Appeals.
Even II the lower court should refuse
the application for u new trial a deci-
sion would enable the lawyers to bring
before the higher court the sffidavits
on which the motion for a new trial will
be made.
Ordinarily such motions are referred
TO the Justice VINO tried the case. but
as Justice Seabury, who presided at
the second trial OF Becker. is now on the
Court OF Appeals bench the motion will
be presented TO some other Justice, prob
ably Justice Weeks. 1t will take the
form OF a motion. directing the Dis
trict Attorney to show cause why n
new trial should not he granted. and
may or may not be supported by the
evidence OF Marshall himself.
The doubt is injected by that elusive
person. No one interested in the
case seemed to be quite sure OF him
yesterday. But District Attorney Per
klns. who holds one OF Marshall's con-
iilctlng afRdavits as 10 the honesty of
hts testimony, said he knew Marshall
could be reached by him whenever
needed.
MIR. Manton said that Marshall had
tried to get in touch with him on Mon
. Ig. vtrIs aFt.r sf,. ayr hnl p.-, 80
Philadelphia. neglecting an appointment
which he had with Becker's lawyers and
Assistant District Attorney Groehl. Mr..
Manton did not seem quite sure whether
Marshall would be in court when the
new trial motion was made
In reply TO Jack Rose statement that
he would he willing 20 undergo ans
questioning by the lawyers for the de
fence. Mr.. Manton put forward a ehal-
lenge which District Attorney Perkins
instantly rejected.
"1f Jack Rose II willing to submit O.
An examination by n referee aid Mr.
Manton. and the District Attorney viii
agree that Rose shall 20 free of all
punishment. and II Rose will tell the
truth, Becker will get his new trial"
When Roses statement was called %
SIR. Perkins's attention on Monday ne
did not appear Impressed. In reply
10 Mr.. Manton's suggestion he said yes-
erday:
The proposition doesn't interest M
at all. certainly would not ag1 ee 10 II.
Becker has been tried BY jury and con
victed and he case 10 now before the
Court OF Appeala"
Tho motion for n new trial will no,
delay the preparation OF his brief TO be
submitted to the Court OF Appeals, Mr.
Manton said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
SQUIRE WHIPS WIFE BEATER
PennsyIvsn mia Justice Then send
Him to Jail.

WILKEsBARRE. Pa, Feb, lG,-John
kotch, aged 40. who believed that Amer
c laws gave him the right 10 boss
his wife by beating her. has n different
knowledge of the Law to-day. for Justice
Of the Peace Henry Miller of Swoyers-
willie treated Kotch TO IA dose of his own
medicine.
Mrs. Kotch came to the justice with
both eyes trimmed in mourning. She
told Miller how she had been beaten
and Squire Miller Immediately sent a
constable in search OF her husband.
Kotch appeared before the squire,
proud OF his ability TO beat his wife,
and said 'the laws of this country let
me boss women"
Squire Miller told him to get his coat
on and then began one of the stinast
lights Miller has ever fought. Kotch
fought hard, hut two blows on the nose
caused the crimson to flow, which un-
nerved him. Miller battered his face
badly,
Kotch was taken to the Jail, and when
he agrees to quit beating his wife
Squire Miller viii free him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
WHEAT EMBARGO CONSIDERED.
President Asks Secretary Houston
for Data on Food supply.

WAsHrSGroN, Feb. l6,-The letter OF
Mayor Mitchell of New York urging
President Wilson to favor an embargo
on wheat was taken up Mt to-day's Cab
met meeting. The Presidents chief in
terest in the proposal centres in It's rela-
ton TO the conservation OF our supply.
With a view Of Informing himself OH
this subject more fully he requested
Secretary of Agriculture Houston 10 pre-
pare data on tho existing supply Of
foodstuffs.
Congressional action would he neces-
sary before the President could put an
embargo or foodstufrs of any kind.
a me providing for the exercise OF
such authority in the Presidents discre-
tion already has been introduced by
Representative FAIR OF Pennsylvania,
but the understanding II that tho Ad-
miristration has no thought OF getting
behind the measure AT this time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17

Tf nou is over $3.50 per barrel"
ne said. bread cannot be baked ct a
prom.
W. Herschcl Collins, president OF the
General Baking Company, controlling
nineteen or twenty bakeries. said he
took Il upon himself to raise the price
Of bread to the ~company's customers In
New York, Detroit, Newark and Jersey
city on Wednesday last. The company
also has bakeries In other cities. He
said more loaves of stale bread had been
returned since ths price went up than
before.
lanes II. Arthur. EecTftary of the
Ward Baking Company. which has four
teen bakeries, said that. reduced TO a
four cent loaf Ctnc Wholesalers price
10 the retailrr), his company turned out
'.l1t,OOu lOavcs of bread In 1914. A
astal Of 1oG.S72 barrels Of nour was
.ised and the total payroll. exclusive Of
mo salaries OF officers and managers
amounted to S2,4G5, l65, 33. Mr.. Arthur
ei'd mat the average cost TO max. a
loni Of bread was 1867 cents in 1914,
w0tI" the returns from tho sales
amounted 10 3.s69S cents per loaf, Ieav-
ms a nroiit per loaf of 1894 cent.
''crdld Byrne, food department man
aver Tor the j, Is, Grecnhut Company,
so 'Hs concern In baking 5000 loavcs
, o. "'ead per week, IL retailing II at 3
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
DIVORCE FOR DOCTORS WIFE.
Mrs. Prank =. Varndcn says We
Made Her Conceal Marriage.

Chancellor Edwin Robert Walker "
the New Jersey Court OF Charce-y
granted a divorce yesterday to Mrs.
Madeline Sanford Harnden OF i1e Broad
street. Newark. from Or. Frank 6.
%iarnden. a physician of eos Eighth ave-
nue.. brooklyn.
Mrs. Harnden alleged that FOR thirteen
months after their marriage. on August
!. 1910. the doctor refused to alloy hey
TO make public their wedding. When
she insisted upon Il. gro charges, he
deserted her and they have not lived
together since then.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17

Herbert l.. Satterlee, former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. toward the close
OF the reception presented Nine. Sem
brich with Il testimonial of her services
on the committee. TO which she has given
much Of her time. Others present were
Mrs. II n. F1agler. Mrs. Satterlec,
Ernest Schelling, the pianist. and Mrs
Schelling. Mr.. and Mrs. Van Sendnier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
Perkins Vts Attorney. savs Mar
shall, stops Talking.

AnrirFrA FEB. ls-Jam-s Mar
shall. the r~ecantins wttnesa in tho
Becker trial who has piled affidavit on
affidavit and population on reputation
In regard to his testimony. asserted to-
niglr that District Attorney Perkin. N
New York had constituted himself his
| ~Marshsll's1 lawyer and was prepared
to see the thing through"
II have been ridicu,ed too much" said
Marshall. watch and SEQ who has the
last laugh. Mr.. Perkins Is my attorney
and he has advised me no. To say II word
more about the matter, and | will not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
Clothing Received for the Prn-
cesse de Polk Fuu6.

A large box OF clothing for the Prin.
cesee do Polk Fund was received yes.
terday by THE Sun from Mrs. Johr
Hewitt, S Rrandywine avenue, Sche-
nectady. y, Y. L. s, Pitman. walling-
ford. Conn. sent a knitted scarf. These
contributions win go with the next ship.
ment to Paris FOR the relief OF needy
French families.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17

A special panel OF 900 Jurors, from
which twelve will he selected to try
Harry X ThaD and his alleged cocoon
%sp'rators In connection with his escape
from Matteawan Insane Asylum, was
ordered yesterday by Justice Weeks IN
the Supreme Court. Criminal Term. The
panel will he drawn for March /. at
which time Justice Page will he sitting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
WHEAT $l.e5 IN CHICAGO.
President Of Western Pit willing
to Testify Here.

CHICAGO. Feb. &c. ~. Candy,
president OF the Chicago Board o. Trade.
to-day said that he was ready 10 go to
New York whenever needed to testify in
the Federal investigation of wheat and
-four prices. Mr.. Candy said that the
proposed embargo on wheat shipments,
In the opinion OF many lawyers, would
be unconstitutional.
There was a sharp demand for cash
wheat on the Board OF Trade and sales
were made at Sl.64ia to sl.65 a bushel.
The top price on Monday was $l.6ok
May wheat quickly advanced to $l.s3Ts
under light offerings. This is as higher
than Mondays closing level.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
DANBURY HATfERS HEARING
Committee to Consider Quee-
ton Of Paying la magcs

WAsTINGToN, Feb. tS--Chairman
Fitzgerald OF the House Committee on
Appropriations announced to-day that
the committee will give a hearing before
the end OF the current session on the re-
quest that the Government pay tho fines
and interest, amounting TO $500. 900, rs
sessed against the defendants IN the
Dlnhury hatters case.
Alton h. Parker OF New York will
appear TO urge favorable action In tho
case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17

cents per loaf and will continue TO do 30.
II don think we are making any
money on bread he added.
william Pechter. manager or Moses
Pechier, bakers. and chairman OF the
East side Retail Master Bakers Assoc
citation. made up OF forty bakers. said
that nln%e-ienths Of his output IL rye
bread, which for five years he has been
selling at 4 cents per pound. The price
Is now 8 cents per pound. The small
est loaf il Is cents and the largest so
cents.
The witness explained that the mem
herS Of his association were much dis
turbed about the high price OF -four
but insisted hat the organization did
not take any action to put up prices.
George W. Perkins. chairman of the
Mayors Food Supply Committee. was
the frst witness at the morning ses-
sion. Mr.. Perkins read a statement
In which he said that the recent drop
In one day of five cents per bushel
In the price Of wheat evidently accel-
rated buying from Europe and or Sat
urday the export sales we're placed ut
1900. 900 bushels.
The visible supply OF wheat" he
said. showed a decrease last week of
nearly $500. 900 bushels. compared with
n decrease Of 10000 the same week
Il year ago"
Mr.. Perkins said that the Ierisla-
ture could do a helpful thing at once
by passing a law explicitly stipulatirg
what the weight OF bread should be and
providing proper penalties for viola
tions.
Weight Law Evaded.
Joseph UartiRan. COMMISSIONS Of
Weights n Measures. said that bakers
have not complied generally with the
met weight law as 10 marking The
weight OF bread and 1Ellwood NJ. Rabe-
hold. counsel for several bakers5 ASSOC
Citations, gov on the record A statement
that the bakers whom he represents
are ready to comply with the law as
soon as 1t IS interpreted by competent
authority.
COMMISSIONS Hartisan announced
last night that Deputy ~Attorney-Gen-
eral Leonard ]. Obermeier has been in
structed TO take charge OF the met
weight law violation cases. Mr.. Har-
tigan will present evidence to-day in
FIVE cases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
eft to ight-Mme S Adamowska Mrs G +. Montgomery, Herbert l. Satrlee Mrs Van
SendnierM Nine Macena Sembrch Mrs H H. Flglr.a and Mrs Herbert L. Saueree

The new headquarters of the Ameri-
can Polish Relief Fund were dedicated
yesterday afternoon by a reception to
slne Marcella Sembrich, who is pres'-
dent OF the association and who has
given to the fund the proceeds of several
concerts. More than 700 persons were
invited. and the rooms. which are At IA
East Forty-seventh street. were filed.
The Keota news., 1915-03-19
NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY
Items of Interest 10 the People of
KeOta Community

Davis & Trumbo have bsen engaged
in moving houses this week. On Tues
day and Wednesday they helped move
D. e. Byrne's house, from about i've
miles northeast of town to his mothers 9
place about two miles nearer Keots.
Thursday, they moved and placed Roy
Andrews' house on the new foundation.
Today, they are moving house from
the Virginia Bucher place to w. S.
Tyler's homestead, four miles south
east Of Keota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Murphy enter
tained John Griffin ~ birthday guest
Of their uncle, Matt Murphy. on Satur-
lday. Both gentlemen are ssventy-six
years Of age; and both are old soldiers,
90 the day 1T "Machasett" was very
pleasantly spent in relating early ex-
periencss and war stories.
Jesse Fox, Of Hereford, who has
been ill for some time, was taken to
the Colorado Sanitarium at Boulder,
where he successfully underwent an
operation for appendicitis on Monday
morning.
At last Harley Jobbins has been able
to find name ''good enough" for his
homestead, and from now on it will be
known a. paradise Slope" He hopes
no one will by mistake call it Parasite
Slope"
Arthur Kneebone returned to Come
and-Go Ranch" on Wednesday. after
spending about two weeks in Lafay-
cite. His father, George Kneebone,
will return tomorrow.
W. E. Scott and son. Ernest. went
via Briggsdale to Greeley Tuesday.
Frank Hamilton and Tony Bailey re-
turned Saturday from Elmo, Mo.
Max Waxham expects to make bus
mess trip to Boulder tomorrow.
Spring rye for seed. Walter F.
Rothe, Keota, Colo. 2
The Keota news., 1915-03-19
PAwNEE

Miss Clara Young Of Sterling spent
several days last week at the home Of,
her brother. Carl Young. Miss Young
has now taken up residence on her
homestead.
Hugh Mcintosh Of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, arrived Saturday and is now .
guest at the Brady home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andriss and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Burns were en-
tertained at the Larkin home Sunday.
Miss Dolores Burns, teacher at Rock
away school. was week end guest ut
Lone Tree Ranch.
Ray Brady and bride are expected
to return this week from their honey
moon in the east. They will reside. on
Mr.. Brady's homestead. Friends In
this vicinity unite in wishing them
long and happy married life.
The dance at Hightower schoolhouse
Saturday evening was attended BY .
large crowd from Pawnee. All report
q pleasant time.
Mrs. H. G. Quiggle has garden con-
tanning lettuce. onions. and radishes
large enough for table use.
Members of Pawnee Dramatic Socis-
ty are busily engaged in practicing
play which will be given at Nelson
schoolhouse March 10. The play is
comedy full of humorous sayings and
funny situations. Every one 10 invited
to attend. Ladies bring baskets.
Miss Elvia Sears who has bsen i'll for
some time is reported much better.
Wally Blubaugh and wife visited with
friends at Kaufman, Nsbr., this week.
Pupils Of Nelson school receiving par
feet attendance certificates from their
teacher, Miss Kathryn Burns, for the
month ending March IL were: Clarence
Andres. Gerald xnd Lynne Quiggls.
The Keota news., 1915-03-19
Irwins Give Party

On Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughie Irwin gave party in honor of
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cedar, Of Ewing, Nebr. About twenty
couples enjoyed playing cards until =
late hour when delicious lunch Of
pineapple sherbet, cake and coffee was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cedar left Wednesday
for visit with relatives at Hays, Kan
sas, before returning to their home.
They were accompanied ~ far as Den
yer by their niece, Mrs. George Schoon-
over, who will spend two weeks in the
city visiting friends and having dental
work done.
The Keota news., 1915-03-19
Keota has a violin-maker

A few weeks ago George Wslch. liv-
ing on his homestead about six miles
northeast of Ksota, completed violin
which he had commenced several years
ago while living in Missouri. The in
strumsnt 10 strictly hand made, his
chief tools being a pocket knife and
chisel. Three kinds of we'll seasoned
wood were used. The back is formed
from a single piece Of maple, with sides
to match. The top is well arched, and
the scroll Of the neck il carefully carved
out. The tone is mellow, and at the
same time has great resonance. With
. little practical use this instrument
should develop into one of highest
grade.
Mr.. Welch made his first violin when
he was a boy Of fifteen, and since that
time has made several others.
The Keota news., 1915-03-19
Going into the Pork Business

OOIn8 INTO yne F0tk Bu6ine66
Ed Rhoadarmsr 10 posssssor Of sixty
four of the finest little Duroc Jersey
pigs to be found in this part of the
country. These little pigs arc from
nine mothers and were all farrowed
within five days last week. Ed must
get busy with his corn crop on "Grand
View Farm"
The Keota news., 1915-03-19
Keota Ladies Aid

Ksota Ladies Aid is accomplishing a
great deal of work during their all-day
meetings every alternate Thursday.
This week twelve members met at the
w. G. Short home whore they piscsd =
comfort top and finished some aprons.
Those present were Mesdamss Tyler,
Haworth, Ed Rhoadarmer, Woodward,
Dave Schoonover. Haak, Jones, Short,
Dodder, Stewart, Woodroffe and Craig.
On April l, the Aid will meet with Mrs.
H. E. Rhoadarmer.
We have nearly 1000 bu. Of barley on
hand. Shall we ship out car load, or
do you want some to feed and SOW?
Dinsmoor Bros, Buckingham, Colo. 0
Mr.. and Mrs. X. K. Fortune and son,
Cecil. Miss Winslow. and Miss Eliza
Durbin took dinner with Rev. and Mrs.
Jones 1T the parsonage on Wednesday.
The Keota news., 1915-03-19
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