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District Courts

'haun"ey +. Richardson. local attorney,
yesterday filed suit in the District Su-
premc Court for the recovery of S5OG0u
damages from the American Elementary
Electrical Company. alleging that his REL
utation and good name have been injured
by the company He states that he was
b stakeholder prior to May q 1914 but de-
MES that he cOnspired with any one to
steal an invention from the company
Charging her husband barter r.
Houseley. memher Of the District police
department. with having threatened to
send her to an insane asylum. Edith
Houseley Yesterday applied to the District
Supreme Court for divorce.
Charging IN addition to i'll treatment.
that her husband took her breakfast
from the stove and threw il into the
yard. Eleanor Haurahan yesterday an
piled TO the District Supreme Court for
a partial divorce from john p. Haura-
han. Attorney W. W. Whoatlcy repre-
scented the plaintiff. The wife asks that
her husband he enjoined from entering
the home at Il" Twentieth street north
east. The couple have six cnIIdren, OF
whom the wife asks custody.
Suit to compel the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company to reissue
10 him zoo shares of its capital stock
of the par value of 500 each, the
certificates of which went down with
the Titanic in 1913. WAS filed in the
District Supreme Court yesterday by
Albert Nander. of this city. who was
residing in German when the steam
ship sank. The company has refused
10 reissue the stocks. claiming tia
a clause in its bylaws provides thar
the certificates must he shown.
Sarah NJ. Giles Yesterday applied 10
the District Supreme Court to have
the American Security and Trust
Company enjoined from honoring the
checks of her husband. William w.
Giles. who. she states. is mentally
irresponsible. and who is being infu-
enced by relatives al Altoona. Pa, to
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waste his money. The court issued
a restraining order returnable May IA.

waste his money. The court issued
a restraining order returnable May Il.
Raymond o Kleindienst. detective
in the Fourth Precinct, was placed
on trial yesterday before Chief Justice
Covingtor in the District Supreme
Court to answer an indictment charg-
ing him with misconduct with Mar
garet Stout. who was convicted a few
days ago of conducting n dsorderly
house al 1919 Ontario place north
west. Counsel for kleindieust de-
clared the testimony would show that
the detective was in the discharge of
duty.
The supreme council of the ROYAL
ArCanum yesterday substituted Aft
davits in the District Supreme Court
in the suit brought against it by Mrs
Sue B. Behrend. widow of Samuel X
Behrend. At former hearing Jus
tIce Stafford was of the opinion that
the affidavit was not full enough TO
convince him that the ArCanum is a
fraternal beneficial society and not
an insurance company. The Arcanurn
states that it paid Behrend's policy
to his children. to whom he had
transferred the benefits due him at
death from his wife, with whom he
was not living. The plaintiff asserts
her husband was not of sound mind
a the time.
Justice Gould yesterday returned a
verdict in favor of the City and Sub
urban Railway Company in the suit
for $4,000 damages brought against
it by Dwight W. Arndt former
conductor on the line. Arndt alleged
his head was injured on the roof of
the car shed at McAlpine station while
fixing light on the rear of the car
the company contended the accident
was due to carelessness
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Panic Sweeps
STOCK change
Violent Fluctuations Accom-
pany News in New York of
Lusitania Sinking.
BREAKS FROM 5 TO 20
More Than $4,000 Shares Traded in
Hour-Prices Fall
Abruptly.
BREAKS FROM 5 TO 20

New York Nav I-Fright horror and
manic swept over the stock exchange to-
day with the news of the sinking of
the Lusitania, bringing in the last hour
a deluge of orders which broke long
established records for volume of trad
ing and violence of fluctuations.
Half the days business. or .cHl
shares changed hands in the last sixty
minutes. swapping the ticker service so
badly that the tape was from hfteen TO
twenty minutes late in recording trans
actions
This added to the alarm and stocks
were thrown over in the most unrea-
sonable manner with absolutely disre-
gard for prices. Breaks of from tlve
to twenty points were numerous. and in
many issues transactions were in rounc
figures with a disregard for fractions.
Bethlehem Steel, which had risen to
about l59, new high record. dropped
TO 100. westinghouse from 100 slunlped
to 79. recovering to o. with violent in
termediate changes. while Amalgamated
Copper sold at 20. 81. So. IS and back 10
6s within an hour.
As prices had risen for weeks on pub
lie buying without the aid of the bank
ers, they fell as abruptly when the public
attempted to sell and found no banking
support. Since many of the advances
were without appreciation of intrinsic
values, declines equally were without
reason.
Bargain Hunters Appear.
Bargain hunters made their appearance
in the first news of the smash and their
buying helped the closing rally. Many
speculative trenches were abandoned in
the flight and the bulls may have some
difficulty in re-establishing their front.
Sentiment played a large part in today
smash. With memories of the Titanic
Lusitania brought a thrill which found
Immediate expression in a scramble 10
get out of the market.
Steel common held up well. There was
an extreme drop of six points with a
recovery Of three. ending with net loss
Of IA. Bethlehem Steel. after a sheer
drop of % points, recovered 10.
The execution of stop-loss orders car
ried Utah Copper down points. Amalga-
mated To- and Chino about :. The latter
made the best recovery. Equipment is
sues attsnebiIe- shares and Mexican
Petroleum all showed losses of about 10
points at the lowest, but these declines
were generally cut in half on the rally.
Interborough Metropolitan preferred
dropped points on sales of about 100
shares. Union Pacific plunged points
before striking support Canadian Pacific
Taring equally as bad Great Northern
preferred. Northern Pacific. and Southern
Pacfir sold at figures which would have
been caRed a bargain week ago. Bond
dealings Showed contraction. They were
completely overshadowed by the dealings
in shares.
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my wife-by purchase; I bought my

my wife-by purchase: I bought my
health
-. 'Health-that I bought: Life-that I
bought from you. Holland. Woman-of
purchase-when I bought you. Selma.
And in my vaults you shall stay-both
of you. Here in this house you shall
remain with me until death. by natural
means. comes to release you. Here in
this house you shall live. both of you.
and you shall look upon each other. you
shall long for one another-but the
jailer will be here in this debtors prison
also
"A nun and a monk-and a jailer. An
unwilling nun, an unwilling monk-and a
jailer. And there shall be no whisper
Of that love- there shall be no caress
that shows that love. For l shall he
a good jailer. And you shall see to 1t
that I live long. Doctor Holland. And
you shall see to it that your Sisband Is
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The fifth story in the WHO PAYS
series, Unto Herself Alone" will begin
In our next issue.
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Her eyes met his and she shrank away
before the cruel CLINT there. He bowed
gracefully for silence. then extended
his glass slightly as he continued:
And as a further token of my es-
TEEN, DR.. Holland shall drink from my
glass
And then she understood. understood
even as the man she loved received the
wine glass from the man TO whom she
was bound. The instinct to cry aloud
a warning was upon her. but she re-
pressed it. She stared at Holland. fas-
cinated What could she do? There
was a slight smile upon his lips. but
the smile was not spontaneous. not the
one she loved.
She looked at Dwight, loathins
him for the eager expression of the
butcher upon his face as he watched
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But David Dwight laughed also.
For he had seen the sinister red OF the
skull and cross bones-the same vial
he had seen in the doctors laboratory
earlier in the day-upon the bottle
from which his physician had been
dropping a pale liquor into the ruby
wine glass before the hosts place.
And he laughed-this man whose soul
had been murdered by the pair below:
he laughed although his face was com
posed. Charmingly courteous was his
manner as he received the guests al
ready arriving.
and the man to whom ! intrust
my health and happiness will propose
the first toast
Even as their friends applauded rap
turously at this tribute from the mil
lionaire. Selma turned sharply toward
him. In flash she OWNED that
Dwight knew everything. knew OF her
love for Holland quite as well as he
did the reason for her marrying him.
1t was in his voice.
The maternal instinct within her told
her the man proposed another revenge.
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Wt4FS?
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CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY.

Copyright 1915. by Pathe Exchange. Inc. All
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so BAD HE FEARS HIMSELF.
Akron Mnn Wants to Go to jail,
but Police Won't Let Him.

New York May 1.-Edward Connors. OF
Akron. Ohio. says he Is so bad he's
afraid of himself and he wants to SO
to Jail. but the police won't let him.
Connors walked into the One hundred
and twenty sixth street station and told
the desk sergeant that he had forged a
check on the Akron Y. NJ. c. A. and that
his conscience troubled him so he want
ed to be put in a cell and pay his debt
to the law
In court today the magistrate was told
that the Y. NJ. G. A. wouldn't prosecute
and that Akron didr't want the volunteer
prisoner So Connors was waived to an
unwilling freedom.
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Lusitania Carried Little Mail.

The Lusit3nia carried a very small
quantity Of mail. according to the Post
office Department There were forty
bags for England and forty-two for
other European countries. These. il is
stated. contained mail that was spe-
cialiy addressed to go by the Lusitania.
The New York. of the American Line,
sailed from New York within a few
hours of the Lusitania on Saturday. and
she carried 100 bags of mail for Eng
land and the Continent
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Greek War Proponent Reinstated.

Athens. May I.-Former Premier Ven
izelos. who was forced out of the gov
eminent because Of his insistence that
Greece should enter the war on the side
of the allies has been recalled to Athens
by King Constantine.
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INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL NAMED.
Appointed as Advisers 10
state commission

ALBANY. Aug. 3O.-Gov. whitman
announced to-day the appointment OF
the State Industrial Council, a board
Of ten members. which will serve In an
advisory capacity, without salary. to the
state Industrial Commission. of Ave
salaried members.
In accordance with the terms of the
law passed at the last session reorgan-
izing the Labor Department and Work.
mems Compensation Commission. Ave
members Of the Industrial Council are
representatives Of employers. The Gov
ernor named the following members Of
the council
James l.. Holland, vice-president New
York State Federation OF Labor, New
York city John G. Clark, vice-pres,dent
Now York State Federation of Labor,
Buffalo; James NJ. Gafney, Syracuse ;
Richard Il. turran. Rochester; Miss
Melinda Scott, president Women's
Trade Cnion League, New York city ;
Edward j, Barcalo, president Barcalo
Manufacturing Company, Buffalo: q.
Emmons, General Electric Company,
Schenectady Richard &, Stofer, presi-
dent Norwich pharmacal Company,
Norwich Irving r. Bush, president
Bush Terminal Company, Brooklyn, and
Carleton I" Chase. president Syracuse
chilled Plow Works, Syracuse,
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PHYSICIAN DIES IN THEATRE.
DR.. y. W. Wilson Attended Nckin-
ley when He Was shot.

Dr. Nelson W. Wilson. a we'll known
physician of Buffalo. died suddenly in
the Republic Theatre last evening while
attending a performance Of Common
Clay" Half way through the first act
DIR Wilson. who was sitting with his
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. william II.
kinch OF Buffalo in the orchestra.
slumped down In his seat unconscious
Almost before the audience realized
what was happening a large man who
gave his name as DIR. Bacharach OF 1855
East Eighty-seventh street. sitting In
the row behind. leaned over. lifted the
unconscious man in his arms and car
ried him TO n room adjoining the lobby
There he died fifteen minutes later. be-
fore an ambulance from the Polytechnic
Hospital could reach the theatre.
Dr. Wilson. with his wife and the
FinChes. had motored down from Buff
falo to pass a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. f.. Foran at their home on Long
Island They were planning to return
to-day. Mrs. Wilson collapsed when
told OF her husbands death. She a
taken to the Hotel Aston.
BUFFALO. Aug. 30-Dr. Nelson w.
Wilson came TO Buffalo twenty years
ago from New York. where he had been
employed on the World under Joseph
Pulitzer. He Joined the reportorial stan
OF the Buffalo ErcninD NcucS, and in "A
few years vas mad city editor. While
engaged In newspaper work he attended
lectures at the University OF Buffalo,
from which he was graduated In medl-
cine. He served as an army surgeon in
the Spanish-American war. When
President Mckinley was shot pr. VIII
son was the first physician 10 reach his
side
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his admission ed Byrd 10 make .uqll-y
at Washington couccruing webb, al.
legged war record as an army ,pta,n
In tho Philippines.
Byrd say- that ir rer'y 10 ~,
letter from the Adju'ant-GcucraI q, tho
United states army stating tina no re-.
ord Of Webb heiur an officer from ',pS
IN 1901 could he found. hu, that b.. l,d
filed numerous applications and ro..n.
mcudatiurs with the War DEPARTING. q,
he appointed 10 the Quart'rmrs',r.Gsn.
erals department, and 80 1000 .,t,I
appointment as Quar'crmastrr-Dr,.rl
~ volunteers. Between 1871 ana lol,
he offered himself for voluntary ,orycs
In case Of war
Ryrd's answer says That Prime, f.g
tiated a contract for cartridges wr,
tho British Government ON which .,o..
was u profit Of 5000 and tina, Won,
got $500 Of ~ lie assert, also ,,.
webb got $3.50 on account of ptoH' o,
contract for io,0Uo POUNDS OF p.-tc
acid for tho French Governments; al.
though tho contract had ru, nec- Ned
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F. E. WEBB ASSAILED
IN WAR DEAL SUIT
Defendants Charge He Made
False Statements About His
Army Record.
AT ODDS OVER PROFITS

Frank T.. Webb. who filed suit re-
cently against persons associated with
him i'm obtaining contracts from Euro
pean countries for war munitions. Inv
which he asked an accounting for his
share OF profits on orders amounting to
more than si2.o 900. 900. was accused in
the Supreme Court yesterday Of fraudu-
lent misrepresentation.
II is alleged thai webb represented
that he had been a Captain in the
United States army and saw service In
the Philippines. It is also asserted that
Webb falsely represented himself as a
textile inspector for the French Govern
ment.
In his suit webb named as defendants
]. Hunter Byrd and George II. Maxwell.
residents of st. Louis Newenham A.
Gray, an ex-British army Captain and
ordnance expe-'. Robert Micha"lis. an
Englishman who has been seeking war
contracts in England and France. and
Nathaniel q. Prince, a resident of Lon
don. who came here to look up supplies
for the English Government.
on his complaint that he IL Jointly
interested with the other defendants In
all the profits on the contracts oh
tanned Webb has obtained a temporary
Injunction from Justice Delehantv re-
straining the distribution Of any profits
pending the suit. He alleges that the
parties engaged In business together las
December and that there was no trouble
until a few months ago, when Byrd and
Prince organized the Imperial Contract
ing Company TO take over some Of the
contracts in order to deprive the other
members OF the syndicate OF their share
OF profits.
The direct charges Of fraud against
Webb are made In an answer filed yester-
day by. BYRD, in which he says tina
prior to the time the business arrange-
ment WAS made he was introduced TO
Webb as an expert in all classes Of
war munitions, particularly textiles used
in army equipment. and especially by
the French army.
Byrd says that webb later admitted
that he was not an official textile IN
spector FOR the French Government. and
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walton OF your soil. your hand never OF
the plough. except when you whip up
the old horse. and o. eyes never OFF
the burrows. except when you lift them
to heaven
Referring to the activities OF the
Brooklyn Republican delegates in retain
ing for State Comptroller Travis from
Brooklyn all the powers and patronage
for the Comptroiler's office, Mr.. Nicoll
said
MY understanding Is that this result
was brought abou; because 1t would
create altogether too much political dis
turbance 10 Interfere with Comptroller
Travis. II .he Tanner committee had
asked my advice I could have told the
members II vas perfectly hopeless to at
tempt to interfere with Travis. / w uld
have pointed out the committee was
trying o. accomplish the impossible and
that they were running up against the
willy solons OF the City OF Churches who
make a speciality OF controlling the
financial offices OF government. whether
In the state or in New York city.
Brooklyn has had the Comptroller ~
New York city since Greater New York
was formed. despite the fact that she
pays but 20 per cent. Of the taxes.
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EX.SOLDIER IN PLEA FOR LIFE.
British veteran In Death House
seeks Ambnssndor's Aid.

ossINING. y. Y, Aug 3O-Thomas
Tarpey, a veteran non-commissioned ofi-
GER Of the British army. has appealed
to Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
Ambassador, 1t was learned at Sing Sing
prison to-day, to try to save him from
the electric chair.
He Is under sentence 10 be executed
on Friday, He shot and killed Michael
krahe, a Waterman at tho Robert Gair
Company's plant in Brooklyn. He as
serts he was drunk at the time and un-
aware Of what he was doing. Tarpey
has medals and received honorable mem
ton for bravery in the Boer, Egyptian
and Boxer campaigns while lighting with
the British troops. lie Is still a British
subject He has asked the Ambassador
to intercede for him in an effort to OBJ
tain "A stay, II not a communication of
sentence. from Gov. Whitman.
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Elk. SOLDIERS SUPPORT WILSON
spn nish-A American War Veteran.
Indorse His stand.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 3O.--SIx hundred
delegates to the twelfth annual national
cncampment of Spanish-American War
Veterans pledged that all their camps
would support the Government no mat
ter what happens when "A resolution was
adopted to-day lndorsing the stand taken
by President Wilson with nations now
at war. Later a MESA ge was forwarded
to the President in which the veterans o.
fered him their sincere cooperation and
support in his endeavors to solve the
complex yet delicate problem thrust
upon him by the present unprecedented
war.
The veterans also indorsed the pro.
posal to amend civil service laws so that
veterans who pass with an average OF
20 receive preference over civilians with
higher averages, kilograms were sent 20
the Constitutional Convention IN Albany
and TO President Wilson urging the
adoption of such a law covering national.
State and municipal offices.
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LINER ESPAGNE HERE
WITH FRENCH AGENTS
Brings Four Of Them on a Sc
crct Mission for Their
Government.

The French liner Espagne arrived
here Yesterday with a number of nota-
bles ON her passenger list, Among them
was Carlos Salzedo. the French harpist,
who IA given up the trenches to I'm
ish his musical tour IN this country.
VI. Salzedo was in the same regiment
as Dalmores. the famous tenor, and
served twelve months with the army.
HIS health was broken by the exposure.
although he did not receive any Wounds,
and the Government released him from
further service,
Four French agents arrived TO carry
on a governmental mission in New York.
They are Senator Jean Annie and NM.
VI. r.. Cere, +. Georges and \. Ber-
Taquct. william Preston. son ~
Ralph Preston of southampton, l.. l.. re-
turned from service as an ambulance
driver in France, lie has been with tho
American contingent since the war he
gan and il home on a six weeks fur.
Tough.
Dr. &. y. Burns, who crossed ten
months ago at his " expense 10 join
the American Ambulance Corps, was an
other who returned. Dr. Burns is a well
known neurologist and made a study ii
the nervous troubles OF the soldiers. liz
said that while the troops soon get used
to rifle fire they never become aCCus-
toned to the shell explosions, and a
large number Of cases of insanity result
fBom this cause alone,
Others on the EspAgne were Mehli
Khan, the Persian Minister to Washing.
ton; Nine. Nignil, the wife OF the mill
tary attache of the French Embassy Al
Washington Drs, JOIN st. John and
Craig OF the American Ambulance ser
vice Mis-, b, A. Whitney and j. w.
Converse.
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NO WRIGHT SALE TO GERMANY.
AeropIane Maker Does >ot Intend
10 Sell Plant 10 Any One Now.

DAYTON. Ohio. Aug. 3O.-Orville
Wright denied to-day that he IL con-
templating at the present time TO sell
his %aeroplane factory and abandon the
manufacturing business. There is no
truth. he added, in the report of the
probable purchase Of the factory by the
German Government, Mr., Wright ad-
mitted, however, that negotiations have
been In progress on various occasions
with agents representing Eastern in
%terests.
"Wnile am not exactly averse to
making money ont Of the aeroplane
business. yet this II not my controlling
purpose said Mr., Wright, II am es-
pecially concerned for the complete de-
velopment OF the science OF aviation,
and 1t is along this line that 7 have
cxerted my resources in the past and
along which | expect Ia continue to
strive, My patent litigation Is going
favorable both in the United States and
Europe"
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NORDICA'S GEMS AS SECURITY,
Held by Mrs. AdoIphus Busch FOR
a Loan Of $4,000.

ST. Louis. Aug. 30-The contest IN
New York over the estate left by Nine.
Lillian Nordica has revealed that a
pearl necklace and a tiara supposed TO
be set with diamonds but which are
really paste limitations are In the safe
OF the Busch company here.
as security for a loan OF 10000 made
to the singer by Mrs. Lily Busch, widow
of Adolphus Busch.
Experts have pronounced the pearls
genuine and worth more than the
amount OF the loan. while the diamonds
are limitations. Mrs. Busch II now In
Germany and has been awaiting the
of the litigation In New York
before presenting her claim.
The loan Vas mad three years ago
Nine. Nordica was about to start
on a long concert tour. She came TO
st. Louis TO see Mrs. Busch and ar
ranged the loan. insisting on giving the
jewels as security. The singer lied In
the Sunday stands last year.
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he Lanccy Nicoll paid his respects to
Edgar n. Bracket,
"The fact that his amendment
centres responsibility In the Governor
said Mr.. Nicoll, has led Mr., Quigg and
Mr.. Bracket TO denounce us, Democrats
and Republicans alike. as being engaged
in IA conspiracy to steal way the
liberties of the people and to establish
AN autocratic form OF government that
We were actually pulling the whole
temple down.
81 must say TO my dear old cincin-
natus from Saratoga that the Old order
of things gives place 10 the new and
We of the next generation must march
to the music of progress and keep step.
II this amendment Is to pass, as I be-
lievc, for the combination In too strong
for the old Horse and the Mountain
Lion. my old and venerable friend from
Saratoga should content himself with
the motto Of Cato to his son:
"When vice prevails to sway the post
of honor, retire, sir retire, sir, to the
green pastures, the still waters OF the
beloved farms and removed from the
pomps and v%anities OF this wicked world
and sinful lusts of the flesh and devote
the remainder of your days to the culti-