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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
CUSTOMS PENALTY Is ASKED.
Collector Malone Gives Mrs. War
reu's Case to L. r.. Attorney.

ren's Ease Ia L. =. Attorney.
The controversy between Mrs. Whit
ney Warren. wife of the architect. and
Dudley Field Malone. Collector OF the
Port. with regard to the value Of Euro
pean made wearing apparel which Mrs.
Warren brought to New York November
IS, reached the point yesterday where
Mr.. Malone announced an intention to
turn the case over to the United States
Attorney. The Collector issued tho fol-
lowing statement:
AFTER a hearing and personal investi-
CATION ] have reached the conclusion
that the u~ndeclared articles In the bag
rage OF Mrs. Whitney Warren. brought
in for herself and Miss Evelyn Byrd
Burden. on the steamer Espagne, Novem-
Der l5, 1915. should be seized and for
feited. and ! have accordingly directed
that such seizure be made.
Furthermore. l believe that in this
case there was an attempt to defraud the
Government and. therefore. shall send
all the papers In the case to the United
States District Attorney, with the rec
concentration that the facts be laid be-
fore the Grand Jury"
Mrs. Warren placed a ~aluation of
$500 on the articles. The duty on this
amount would be 5000. According to
the customs authorities articles OF a for
eign value of $6,l4S, the duty on which
would be $3,074, were not declared. The
total amount claimed by the Govern
ment is sl3.3S9, this including the $500
duty on declared articles the duty on
| articles alleged to a been undeclared,
S3.O74; the forfeiture value OF unde-
| ciared articles. $9.222 (the value OF
| articles undeclared and the duty upon
them), and the duty on the cost Of re-
pairs alleged to have been made on
articles taken out Of the United States.
3193.
At Mr.. Warren's offices It was said
yesterday afternoon that he and MN,
| Warren had left tho city for the week
and.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
TEACHERS WILL HELP
BUILD PENSION FUND
Approve Bill Providing for
Payment by Them Of
Half of Cost.

The teachers arc willing, according %
their tentative pension bill. submitted by
Miss Grace c. Strachan at the meeting OF
tho PETERBOROUGH Association of Women
Teachers at tho Metropolitan Life Build
ing last night, to meet the proposal OF
the Mayors pension commission that
they shall pay half the COST Of their
pensions. Whether tho money win be
raised by q nat salary deduction Of ~
per cent. or by graded deductions 10 to
b decided Friday At q meeting Of the
Federation of Presidents OF Teachers
Societies. The pension committee, COM
posed of twenty OF these presidents.
drafted tho bill which Miss Straohan
outlined last night.
Not without some hot discussion nd
tho meeting agree to the provisions n
pass a vote OF confidence in Miss
Stracfan. empowering her to a0 Cor tho
association, The detail they most OBJ.
jected to was the one providing that
eachers may retire with pension after
thirty years service. and must be re-
tired with pension after thirt y-fve years.
There were some who thought thirty
years teaching es ned "A pension. and 1t
tool all Miss S~trachan's diplomacy TO
convince them that half a loaf was
Detter tnan no preau III All. MISS LIMA
Gano supported the president. reminding
the teachers that they might have won
much more at Albany II they hadn't
''wrangled arong themselves I'll the
Legislature didn't know what they
wanted"
The association voted to have an en-
tertainment before Christmas to aid
teachers granted leave Of absence with
half pay whose half pay has been held
up. Many tales were told of teachers,
men and women. who are now in dis
tress, sick. unable TO teach and without
money.
Comptroller Prendergast is to blame"
cried Miss S~trachan. mot only for hold
ing up this money but for forcing on
taxpayers a false impression OF the
teachers. This city can pay $4,000
salaries to experts from the West and
let It's faithful teachers starve."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11

street. and told him she had pains In
the head and neck and a nervous feel
Ing in the region OF he. digestion." She
said Sears told her to relax. draw long
breaths, and repeat this:
The peace and harmony OF Gods
universe is pouring into me now"
Then the healer and Mrs. Goodwin
went into the silence at the conclu-
sion OF which she told Sears that her
pain had loft her.
Sears did not stipulate any fee, she
said. but told her to give what she
thought the treatment was worth. She
gave him 81.
Scars's defence was that his m!nistra-
tons related only To the achievement of
peace and harmony. and that he had
made no medical pr~etensions.
Sears was divorced In June, 1914, by
Julia Seton Sears. who named Pauline
Langdon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
TRICKED, SAYS ACCUSED WIFE.
Charges Dr. TafeI Of setting Trap
to Gel Divorce.

Mrs. Rita Tafel In applying to SUI
preme Court Justice Asphalt In Brook
Ign yesterday for alimony and counsel
Zee pending trial of a suit for divorce
brought BY DIR. Charles F. Tafel charged
that the doctor hired detectives to entice
her to a room In the Hotel Imperial.
Manhattan. In revenge for n separation
won by her in November. 1914. She de-
MED wrongdoing with the correspondent,
II. c. Hurdle.
Mrs. Tafel alleges that a man enticed
her to the hotel with a faleshood and
once there struck her behind the ear 50
violently that an abscess formed. While
she was -semi-conscious a party. includ-
ing her husband. broke In. On the other
band counsel for the physician told the
courtsthat Mrs. Tafel. partly clad. was
smoking a cigarette when surprised.
In a counter suit Mrs. Tafel alleges
that her husband. whom she married a.;
Patchogue. l.. l.. on July 81. 1907. had
to leave q boarding house in Manhattan
after their separation because he and a
Miss King had lived there as brother
and sister.
Decision was reserved on the applica-
ton for alimony and counse fee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
LAcKAwANNA FERRY CHANGES
New Schedule in Effect Monday
Owing to Dredging.

The Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern ferry service will have a change Of
schedule beginning Monday because OF
Government dredging operations in front
of the ferry slips.
From Monday until the dredging oper-
atoms are finished. which is expected to
be about February 1 next, ferry connec-
tons for all Lackawanna trains will be
ten minutes earlier from West Twenty
third street. ten minutes earlier from
Christopher street and eiCat nfrlutes
earlier from Barclay street than the
leaving time shown in the current time
tables.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
BRIT0N PRAISES OSBORNE.
Head Of Lendon's sing Sing Fa.
vors the Welfare League.

Declaring his intention to abolish the
cato mine tails az An instrument OF pun
istunent in English prisons. Francis Au-
gustin Wellesley. visiting Judge at
wandsworth prison. the London Sing
Sing, will leave for England to-day.
after having spent w months in this
country.
Warden Osborne's system Ia ahead
Of anything in England" said Judge
Wellesley last night. 1T is working
finely and I consider the fight being
made on this official a disgrace to Amer
lean Justice. ] attended a session of
the Mutual Welfare Leagues court and
was amazed at the dignity and serious
ness displayed during the proceedings.
But the cells at Sing Sing are frightful.
An English farmer would he indicted II
he kept his pigs in such pens"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11

Farr Is still head physician Of Sing Sing
prison. II developed to-day tina, SUPER
i%ntendent of Prisons John b. Riley has
refused 10 accept his resignation. which
was presented last Tuesday, following q
dispute with Warden Osborne.
DR.. Farr is now Oh a leave Of absence
from the prison. He WAS entitled TO start
his vacation a few weeks age but do
layed, II liz reported, because District At
torney Weeks wanted him to testify In
the Grand Jury investigation in White
Plains.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
SUNDAY A 500, 900.
ESengelist' TO Require That Guar.
antee 70 Come Here,

antee to Come Here.
1t will a X n year to prepare New
York for h coming Of Billy Sunday in
1917. Various committees were appointed
last night at an executive committee
meeting at the Transportation Club In
the Hotel Manhattan which will start
work at once and keep at II during all
next ear Sunday has given the COM
mittee his word and will come to New
York In January. 1917.
All OF the 200 churches In Manhattan
and The Bronx will he asked to have
a part In the preparations. which will In
clude the holding OF nearly Ave hundred
prayer meetings mex fall. also the un-
derwriting Of 800. 900 for expenses. In
Philadelphia It took $500 900. but Il il
the opinion Of the committee that New
York will require at least 500. 600.
Clergymen and laymen Of the COM
mittee Of n hundred present last
night were DR.. Charles J.. Goodell.
the Rev. w. NJ. Morgan. the Rev. David
Burrell. the Rev. c. W. WEIGH. the Rev.
Z. +. Reisner. James NJ. Speers. Eben
Il. Olcott and others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
HEALER SEARS FINED $50.
Convicted ON Charge Of Practising

Franklin w. Sears. healer. and chair
man of the board Of trustees Of the
New Thought church. was fined $50 yes
terday In Special Sessions for practising
medicine without a license.
Mrs. Isabella Goodwin. q woman de-
tsctivs. testified that On November Fl.
1914, no visited Sears In the office OF
his cA45rch, 40 West . Thirty fourth
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
Co.vactea Of Manslaushter.

DR.. F. Waldo whitney. 81 years old.
Of ~ West 6ixtieth street. was convicted
Of manslaughter In the frst degree yes
terdAy <bsfors Judge Mulqussn In Gen.
ersl Sessions He performed an opera
ton on Margaret Bsutslman In his d6Pics
on Oot0bee 20 last. and she died two
days later In D. vtncsnts Hoapital-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
''Thalia" Presented for Benefit
Of the GrosvenOr Neigh
bOrhOOd House.
WE'LL SUNG CHORUSES

Amateurs produced a musical comedy
entitled "Thalia" last evening In the
ballroom of the Ritz Carlton for the
benefit OF the Grosvenor Neighborhood
House, All East Fiftieth street. This
institution Is presided over by Miss
Charlotte Grosvenor wyeth. who has the
entire management Of the house and
supervision of the settlement.
The music and lyrics Of "Thalia" are
by Miss Grace Hollingsworth. the book
produced several years ago. but the pro-
duction seen last night was much ampli-
ned. Charles s. Morgan. Jr.. acted as
stage manager and Albert N. Wycherley
directed the orchestra. There were
bright lines. nan up to date hits and
we'll sun choruses.
The plot deals with h adventures of
the Princess Thdiid, who leaves her
home with one Of her attendants dis
guised as gypsies. In their Wander
ings they meet a band OF real gypsies.
the princess falling in love with the
leader Of the band. who turns out to be
a prince In disguise II OF course every
thing afterward goes well with the
young lovers and the wedding bells ring
later.
There were introduced many songs and
dances and Mrs. $. Human Bird in the
title role made "A decided hit In her songs,
when the Limellght Falls OF You" and
For Love Of a STAR" Miss Caramai
Carroll as Nancy and Miss Dorothy An.
derton as kdtinkd also had great success
with their n Johnfritz Achelis was
Yusup, leader Of tho gypsy band. and he
acted well the part Of the prince In dis
guise. He sang "In a Case Like That
and Paul II. Bonner. who played the
part OF a peasant, sang several good
songs with the chorus. The cast was
as follows:
Mother Anna....... Miss Grace r. Henry
Anton. ............ Charles McA. Pyle
Kat!nka ....,.... Miss Dorothy Andertor
Yusup, leader OF the band prince Kon-
rad OF Koumania) 49,. Johnfritz Acheli.
Rudolf. .............. John X. Hodge,
Alleko. ..............L II. Paul Chap!r
Dri,.aSSThalI n. nj Tornn Hall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11

Representing the Merchants Associa-
Won W.lliap 4. Breed testified that with
Hou Or against you, George McAneny Is
above all things the courteous n faith
I'M public servant"
IT Is my belief Mr.. Breed said. that
no has permanently raised the standar ds
OF each office he has held, He Is en-
N'ied 10 he styled the true political
economist, an example to all future city
officials"
job liedges--for him-let Mr.. Nc
Anelly down gently.
VI our guest" he said. "can stand
what he has heard here tonight and re-
main normal 1t will be a special. Provi-
%ueIt'al dispensation, George McAneny
u not the greatest thing In the world.
ne IS distressingly ordinary. He Just
h!hd Of goes along and doesn't build
himself up by pulling anybody else down.
we can't spare normal. decent. even
minded people who don't get their heads
ana their hearts mixed up and can be
human and. intelligent at the same time.
Whatever happens In the future, he can
take TO himself the proud and naughty
SATISFACTION that he has played the game
OF HE like q man."
John II. Finley. State Commissioner
VI education, made q humorous speech
with Dante.
Mrs. McAneny's health was drunk
aiter DR.. Finleys speech and letters from
\ uov. Fielder Of New Jersey. Senator
sCGorman and Henry Watters0n. OK.
pressing regret ri their inability to At
sshd uhs dinner. were read. Ex-Justics
Aor9an J. OBrien was another speaker.
i am only going from PM branch Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
DIR. FAIR REMAINS.

n = ignatio a. Sing stnG's Head
Physician IL Refused.
OsNNING, Dec. 1o.-Dr. Charles W.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-17
LEO FRANK REMOVED FROM GEORGIA
PRISON FARM; MAY BELYNCHED
Noted Life Terme Georgia Is Taken Away BY Twenty Five
Armed Men From Warden of the Prison; Posses Are Ordered
Out in All Counties Surrounding: One Member of Party Says
Franks Body viii Be Placed on Mary Phagans Grave.

NLLEDGEyIILE Aug 16-Leo NJ Frank,
tonight twenty-five
Previous the attack the
Frank placed an auto
direction o
ynched whether the
party prison friends
midnight The Warden and most OF
which
handcuhed after
viii the party ntered he prison M
precision Eight automo
prison all the
Medgevne Five men
pistols and stood
held him
Practically rushed
where Frank housed Only
hospital where he had
been ne muderously recently.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-17
The EAGLE IS
MASTER Of
WORLD s
FINANCE
The Pound Sterling, Long the
Standard in international Fin
anCe, Takes Second Place to
the American Eagle Dollar.
EXCHANGE RATES ALL
IN FAVOR OF THE U. S.
The Immense Loses Caused BY
the Depreciation in Foreign
Exchange Have to Be Borne
BY Foreign Buyers.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The Ameri.
can dollar rules the financial world
with an iron grip. The pound ster-
ling, francs and lires, virtually all
foreign exchange went down to new
depths i'm a torrent of bills that pour
ed into the exchange markets from
American manufacturers seeking pay
for big war contracts of munitions
and other supplies purchased here by
the warning nations of Europe
Coincident with the startling de-
cline i'm exchange rates came the as
sertiCn from unimpeachable sources,
that every contract made with Ameri-
can manufacturers for supplies sent
abroad, called for payment i'm Ameri-
can dollars and not the English pound
sterling, which, heretofore. was the
standard i'm finance the world over.
Maximum depreciation for the pound
sterling was four and three-quarters
percent below normal, the francs
nineteen percent below and Italian
lires twenty-five percent below nor
NAL In the last hour the presence of
. j. r. Morgan i'm Wall street. the first
time since the attack on his life six
weeks ago. and am informal confer
ence of bankers to- consider the eX-
change situation, sent rates upward.
The immense losses due to the de-
cline i'm foreigu exchange viii be
borne TO the last penny by foreign
/ buyers and win not be sustained by
/ American manufactures The situs-
tiCn is exactly opposite to what here
tofore has been the popular belief
/ What to do TO remedy the situation
engaged the attention of bankers with
international connections at an infor-
NAL conference.
/ It decided to do nothing, chiefly be-
cause the remedy lay across the
ocean with foreign buyers They
and not the American sellers. are the
sufferers Theirs, It is the concensus
Of opinion, should be the task of set
ting the money markets to rights.
How this can be done is the object Of
keen consideration and some specula-
tion II is generally believed the
present abnormal situation will not be
permitted To continue long The Or
yious remedy seems to he to sell Am
erican securities held abroad and
when this contingency is studied tie
situation seems pregnant with unique
possibilitIe7.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-17
CHARGING" WELSH COAL

CARDIFF, Wales Aug. 16-Consid-
cradle interest is being taken i'm ship
ping circles in the inauguration of a
system of "barging" Welsh coal to
France and Spain The barge plan
has been adopted because of great
delays in handling coal at Continen-
tai ports since the war AS some z -
million tons of coal were exported to
France in 1913 the method assumes
considerable importance 10 the Welsh
coal trade.
Two sailing vessels of 2800 tons
dead weight each have been purchas-
ed and turned into sea-gOing barges;
these viii be towed to their destina-
tions and dropped at the entrance to
the port TO await berthine facilities,
or act as coal hulks Liners can also
coal from the barges or the latter can
utilize river and canal communica-
tions.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-17
IS
SAVIOR FOR
MAYTORENA
After Battle at LomaS Junction,
Lasting Five Hours, UrbaIeiO
and YaquiS Save the Day for
Villas Commander in Sonora.
MAYTORENA NEARLY
CAPTURED. REPORT
Gales Forces Attack on Long
Line; Another Promised for
Today: One Hundred Reported
Killed on MaytOrena Side.

NOGALEs, Aug. t6-Maytorena,
the Villa defence commander at
Nogales, Sonora, narrowly es-
capped capture by Gales in bat
tie four miles south Of there in
which the Villa troops we're over
whelmingly defeated Fighting is
expected to be renewed this
morning. Gales reiterated his in
tention Of attacking NogaIea
After an attack lasting all day.
Gales halted four miles south Of
Nogales. The Carranza front ex-
tends for five miles from the Dor
der south. The losses to the Villa
troops, under Maytorena, are re-
ported to be more than one hun
dred killed, including COL Bel
tram, the cavalry commander.
Many wounded are also reported.
Many wounded are also reported.
No announcement Of the Carran-
"a casualties was made.
The attack eentered at Loras
Junction, four miles southeast Of
Nogales The town tonight is sill
in the hands Of Villa forces. The
Yaqui troops, under Urbeljo, saved
the day for Maytorena.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-17
CROSS RIO oRANDE.
COTTON coNTRAsANn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16-The allies
intention 10 declare cotton contraband
was communicated, unofhcially, but
authoritatively, TO the State Depart
ment. The United States ia expected
to strongly resist such action.
The departments advices are that
decision was reached on the delay
making the announcement due to the
necessity to arrange a uniform treat
ment subict by allies. This step has
been agreed to by Great Britain, Rus
sia. France. Italy and Belgium but
Japan's attitude is not defined, she
may decide that no action is called
for from her at this time because the
elimination of the only Germon colo
ny in the Far East from the military
problem is absence for any reason for
. blockade.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-17
Repetition of Famous Storm Fiji
teen Years Ago When Eight
Thousand Drowned Threaten
en-; No Word From Gulf Port.
NO LOSSES OF LIFE
AT LAST INFORMATION
Hopes Held Out That Direction
of Wind Means Good for Safe
ty of City; Sea Wall Should
Hold Raging Waters.

GALVESTON, Aug 16-The trop-
ical storm. while very severe. caused
no serious damage and no loss of life
at six tonight The Galveston sea wall
withstood the fury Of the storm and
gives no signs Of weakening The
storm struck late in the forenoon with
a velocity of thirtyfour miles per
hour. At noon it increased to sixty
and during the late afternoon fuctuat-
ed between sixty and seventy miles,
blowing i'm a northeasterly direction
At eight tonight occasional gusts
were at ninety miles The only dam
age thus far was the destruction Of
window panes and insecure wood
work on exposed buildings There was
a heavy rain and the streets were fill
ed with water to the curbing The
city was in darkness, the wires and
lighting system being out of commits
sion.
No estimate as to the extent of the
storm I'm Galveston OF the surrounding
country could be made tonight by the
Weather Bureau owing to wire failure.
It is estimated that FIVE thousand per
sons left Galveston by train, interur-
ban and automobiles during the last
thirty-six Sours
Tonight practically all the homes,
and especially those on the beach,
had been evacuated The people
gathered i'm downtown hotels and pub
lie buildings The life saving crew
was held in readiness during the day,
but there was no occasion for its use.
The warning of the tropical storm
had given shipping ample time. and
no vessels left port today
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-17
FROM BROWNSVILLE.

BROWNSVILLE. Aug 16 - The
army wireless station here reviewed
a report from the transport Buford at
Galveston tonight that the water had
risen ten feet. several vessels had
overturned i'm the harbor Later at
tempts at communication were unsuc-
cessful.
The government wireless station,
after trying, without success, to raise
Galveston or Texas City, received the
following report by wireless from Fort
Sam Houston at San Antonio;
Fort Sam Houston reports it has
been calling Galveston since eight
O'Clock in vain Texas City reported
al two this afternoon he expected his
mast to blow down at any time. He
also reported he had word water was
going over the causeway at six this
evening"