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GERARD SEES CHANCELLOR.
Takes Place After
IiOilweg's visit 10 kaiser.

BERLIN, via London. July 2s.-The
American Ambassador. James W. Ger
ard. and the German Imperial Chan.
ce'lor. DIR. Won Bethmsnn- -Hollwes. held
conference this afternoon after the
chancellor's return from army head
quarters. where he discussed the latest
american note with Emperor william.
Mr. Gefard declined to say anything
respecting the nature OF the conference,
put 1t is expected that II will have an
important bearing on the future relations
between Germany and the United States.
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HERE'S 500 FOR $l.70.
Hut IT'S Villas Money and lie May
Not Redeem II.

FL PAso. July 29.-Money dealers are
losing faith In the Villa cause. Vira's
currency was quoted to-day in FL Paso
at $40 per 500. the lowest figure
any Mexican faction money has reached
during the revolutionary period.
Carranza currency also has dropped
in value. being quoted to-day at 7
cents. but the Federal Issue remains at
Is cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30
T0rTEN's GUNS TO ROAR AGAIN.
North shore Prepares for Din Dur
ing Practice at Fort.

Practice with Is inch mortars at Fort
Totten has been set for August 20 and
30 next. under the direction OF Lieut.
Col. A. A. Hearn Of the Coast Artillery
Occupants Of houses along the North
Shore are making preparations to store
their bric-abrac, take down their pic
lures and put cotton In their ears.
Three years ago. during practice under
the direction OF Col Cronkhite. then
commandant of the fort. the entire North
Shore was aroused and efforts were
made to stop the DIN. But the big guns
roared despite the protest.
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PARTY FOR A HORSE
Rich woman's Pet Host to His
tabIemen-Eats Ice Cream.

WILMINGTON, Del, July 2s.-Mrs. NJ.
X. Grant. one of the wealthiest women
Of the city. gave party to-day In honor
of the fourteenth birthday of her pet car
riago horse Prince Grant.
The affair took place In the stable A
big luncheon was given for all the stable
men, the servants OF the Grant family
being at their command. An orchestra
was on the job.
The horse has been in the possession
OF Mrs. Grant since 4 was a colt. The
cause OF the festivities shared in the
celebration to the extent OF eating four
plates OF ice cream, as many pieces OF
cake and an entire box OF candy. Mean
while the animal was gayly decorated
with ribbons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30
BRITISH ENVOY NEAR DEATH
Sir 4. n. HHrdinGe Has Narrow
Escape At Madrid.
Special cable Despatch to THE suS.

Special cable Despatch TO THE SuS.
MADRID. July 29.-Sir A. II. Hardnge.
the British Ambassador, had narrow
escape from death last Sunday and will
be confined to his bed for some time,
He was leaving the embassy and
opened the door of the automatic elevator.
believing the elevator to be there. He
fell twelve feet to the bottom Of the
shaft and was found by the servants un-
conscious. No bones were broken. but
he received severe bruises about the
head and a bad cut In the neck
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30
ITAL0.TURKISH CLASH NEAR.
Porte Ignores RemOnstrances
About InterninR Foreigners.

Special Gable Despdfch to The SUS.
ROME. July ga rupture between
Turkey and Italy is believed here to be
practically inevitable. Turkey. accord
ing to a Bucharest despatch. has ig-
nored the Italian remonstrances and
threats against the internment OF Italian
citizens and is continuing the practice
for military reasons. II is alleged.
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GERMAN LOSSES $500, 900.
So says Onicial List-Belief They
viii Run Much HIGHER.

Special Cdbfe Despafch to The sus.
CoPENHAGEN, July 29.-The latest Ger
man casualty list published brings, the
total of the published losses OF Germany
to 2,5Oo.00O men
II is estimated that the number un-
published will bring the casualties up to
$500, 900 killed. wounded and prisoners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30
LONDON BETS ON U. 8. IN WAR.
SIX Weeks Time Limit, Say Pas.
senGers on Adriatic.


The White Star liner Adriatic. in last
evening from Liverpool. saw nothing Of
German submarines In the war zone of
the British Isles. On her latest trip to
Liverpool. Capt Hayes says, the world
ashore did not know where she was
until she signalled her position in the
Mersey. and this led to a rumor that
something had happened to her. Three
torpedo boats met her when she was
100 miles off the Irish coast and con-
voyed her to within fourteen miles Of
Liverpool.
Passengers by the Adriatic said that
when they left London for the ship the
betting in clubs and hotels was that the
United States would be involved In the
war in less than six weeks.
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In His Own Hand riting.

As a special favor. however. he was
permitted to have "A pencil and writing
paper. and he Immediately set to work
writing and rewriting. As the day and
his writings progressed Father Cashin
and officials spoke with Becker repeat
edly about the wording of his address 10
the Governor Finally Mr.. Manton and
Mr.. Cochran were summoned from New
York
They arrived on the same train which
brought Becker's two brothers. Police
Lieutenant John Becker and Jackson
Becker, and his widowed sister, Mrs.
Catherine GeuEier. While brothers and
sister waited patiently from until
after Z o'clock in Warden Osborne's Of
flee Beckers counsel back in the prison
threshed out with him the items in his
statement which were distadefu TO his
lawyers as he had prepared them.
Mr. Cochran and Mr.. Manton re-
turned to the Warden's office at 10
o'clock this afternoon after spending an
hour and five minutes with Becker Mr..
Manton spoke briefly to Father Cashn
then. whereupon Mr.. Manton went back
again to see Becker and remained an.
other hour. while Mr.. Cochran remained
in Warden Osborne's office. At 8 30
o'clock Mr.. Manton Joined Mr.. Cochran
again in the prison office.
Becker's statement by this time evil
IDENTIFY had been revised in "A manner
agreeable to his lawyers. Both the law
yers hurried away at once then in one OF
the village automobiles to the railroad
station.
Statement" repeated Mr. Cochran
when the reporters asked him. as he and
Mr., Manton were hurrying away. when
Beckers typewriter remarks would be
made public. II know nothing of any
statement. have nothing to give out
Statements have nothing to do with the
law"
81 have nothing to say about any
thing" was MIR. Manton's only answer
at the same time to questions put to
him.
The automobile taking the lawyers to
the railroad station had scarcely disap-
peared. however. when an official came
from the prison offices, where typewrit-
crs We're clicking, to ask the newspaper
men how many copies of the statement
they wanted run off. This was shortly
before s o'clock. II was $50 o'clock
tonight, or the same time that word
reached the reporters here that Mrs.
Becker was on her way to the prison,
that the statement was released for pub
lication.
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ALLIES 10 TAKE GREEK ISLE
Inform Athens Occupation Of Nifty
lene IL Necessary.

Special I sbie Despatch to THE SuS.
LONDON. July 29.-The allied Powers
have notified the Greek Government that
the British and French forces operating
against the Dardanelles are compelled
by military reasons to effect an imme-
diate provisional occupation OF Mityiene.
Mitylene is a Greek island lying close
to the Turkish coast south Of the en-
trance to the Dardanelles and between
the Gulf OF smyrna and the Gulf OF
Adramyti.
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Her last farewell TO her husband
had lasted just an hour. but ii had
taken another hour for Mrs Becker TO
compose herself sufficiently to walk to
Warden Oshorne's car.
In deepest mouruluu even 20 a Vol.
which did not hide the fact that her
rosy cheeks We're pale and tear streaked
Mrs Becker had said her last words 10
her husband The office Of the prIn-
cipal keeper. right outside the entrance
To the death house, had been turned over
To Becker to say good-by to the woman
on whom his conviction has brought "A
shame which he regar, more bitterly
than the punishment Itself
For the first time in many months he
and she We're permitted To- touch hands,
10 embrace each other. even though IL
was In the presence o' Keeper. The
tenderness of the last scene was such
that Warden osborne allowed no de-
tailed description of IL to escape from
the prison, but when Mrs Becker at
length was ledEto one OF the rooms OF
the warden's suite to recover her COM
posure she "A shaken woman.
What their conversation was is known
now only toy MIS-, Becker. II ,s fact,
however, tilktt Becker reiterated TO her
his innocence and protested his grief
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THE FLAMINGO. s,iS 4. N. TO
SAVANNAH, ALL FLORIDA, CUBA.
Inq. seabosrd Air Line ny, iiN Bwsy.--
idr.
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RI. Becker and John H. Johnston OF
her husband counsel arrived At tn.
prison At | 90 O'Clock. after having
taken two hours and "A half To drive in
taxicab from roughke"psie, "a trine
more than forty miles away
After the taNiCab left ieekskill tho
driver, Fred Cooper. lost the way. which
delayed them for some time. aud at other
points ne had To make long d.tours on
account or repairs to the road
Cooper says that Mrs Becker pay.
no signs of impatienCe Al the DELAYS; in
fact she didn't speak "A word to him on
the whole trip, although MIR Johnston
lost ms temper on several occasions
Mrs. Becker was admitted to tho
warden's office at the south entrance.
where Assistant Warden Charles John.
son met them, and was Immediately
taken to Becker's cell by u private stair.
way Mr.. Johnston left almost i'm
mediately and caught "A train back tn
the city. but Mrs BECKER remained
with her husband
II was ! 80 when Mrs Hcckcr her
shoulders hcavng Convus.vely. but
able 10 walk without aid hurried our
OF the prison and stepped into Warden
osborne's automobile. She was hanked
by Assistant Warden johnson and her
brother, John Lynch The car droya
Them TO the top of the hill where shs
ana Lynch transferred to another auto
mobile, in which they started back to
New York
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ossINiNG, July 30.--\Il is in readiness
for Charles Becker t. undergo at 5.i5
the fate which the law has dccreed fo,
him
fate which the law has docreed for him
His last farewells nave been said lao
has said his confession, and has been
dressed for his death in he Light flannel
shirt. black tr' users and black felt slip
pers which are worn by an who die as
he will. His black coat lies on the cot
in his cell. his last written messages 10
the world which he leaves ia his primo
have been sent, and all that remains for
him are the long hours unti dayl gh;,
his final communion, aud then the end.
The last hours have not caused Becker
10 lose his grip on mind or body lie
death house and have spoken To him he
is calm. to those VINO have entered the
has exhibited perfect control ~. all his
mental faculties. He is cool the Off
Gals VINO have his death ia charge dis
play more physical agitation than does
Becker.
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Becker'S Last Written
Word Attacks Whitman
Statement Addressed to Governor Denies knowledge of
Rosenthal Murder, Stories Of Second Degree Plea
and First Wife's Death-Declares That Time
Will Clear His Name of Crime.

SING SiNG PRISON. n. Y. July 90
charles Becker issued tonight a last
statement addressed to Gov. Whitman
In which he asserts his absolute inno-
cence OF the murder of Rosenthal and
AL other charges that may be formu-
lated or insinuated."
Becker's last appeal, which he gave
out from the prison shortly after S
o'clock was put In its final form only
after his lawyers, W. Bourke Cochran
and Martin T. Man,on. had convinced
him In the death house. following lengthy
written 1t during the forenoon and early
afternoon should not be made public.
He denies categorically certain charges
which were attributed to Gov. Whitman
or those close TO the Governor, concfn-
ing the mysterious death" of Beckers
first wife and an illegal offer he once
made to plead guilty to murder In the
second degree after his second trial for
the Rosenthal killing
Becker scores MIR. Whitman as Dis
''"' sN''oih'S boNtTUOT ana he
does not spare others from the Judges
down who had anything to do with
sending him to- the electric chair The
statement was given to the newspaper
men at the prison when they learned
that Mrs Becker's final plea to Gov.
Whitman had been fruitless.
II was only after about two hours OF
conference with Mr.. Cochran and Mr..
Manton In the death house that Becker
released his statement and had type
written copies made for the newspaper
men. Revision after revision was sug-
gested by his counsel when they en-
tered the death house shortly after 8
o'clock this afternoon and went over
with Becker the pencilled sheets he had
been writing since Monday.
one reading Of his morning newspaper
to-day caused Becker TO set to work
on the statement. and IL left to himself
II Is thought that so far as the wording
was concerned II might have reached
the public I'm different form The
thoughts therein, however. are said to
have been unchanged.
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Becker's Last Statement.


follows in full
Sir: You are credited in the public
press this morning with three state
ihehts concerning me. each of them
wholly untrue and unwarranted
'F1rst-lt is said that | offered to
plead guilty TO murder in the second
degree
Standing on the brink of the grave,
l ask you solemnly to name the per-
son through whom ! offered to plead
guilty TO murder In the second degree
or any crime whatever
1T would he too shocking to sus-
pect that the Governor of this State
could stoop to assal with unfounded
charges helpless man in the very
shadow of death. ! assume that YOU
have been misled But | demand in
the name of the justice which you are
sworn TO administer that you state how
the misconception WAS caused. For the
statement Is wholly untrue. ] never Of
fered to plead guilty 10 murder in the
second degree or any other offence. l
never authorized any one TO make such
an offer in my behalf. Every one Of
my counsel assures me that he never
made any such offer.
"Second--lt is said that | offered to
give testimony against several persons
iWhose names are und'sclosed) OF hav-
ing shared with me In collecting money
from lawbreakers, what Is commonly
known as grating. 1t IL wholly un-
true that | ever offered to give such
testimony against any one. Mr.. Manton
is the one who asked you on my
behalf to take counsel with some citi-
zens of preeminent distinction concern
ing the Executive action justice re-
qulred in my case. He assures me that
he never made any such OFFER or said
anything that could be taken as sug-
gesting il. I ask you. sir. to dsclaim
publicly this imputation on me or else
assign your authority for making it,
"Third--lt is said that | sent coun-
sci to two men arrested for completely
In the murder of Herman Rosenthal at
the moment of their arrest
This is wholly untrue. I ask YOU
to dsclaim II.
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Tells story Of First Wife.

"Fourth-With Il cruelty that liz al
most inconceivable II is stated that my
first wife died under circumstances war
ranting suspicion that / had caused her
death.
Against this foul insinuation con-
tent myself with this simple narrative
Of facts, which can be verified by many
persons, including her own father.
IL was married to Mary Mahoney OF
III Washington street February 6,
1895. by the Rev. j. H. Mclean OF ST.
Peters Church, corner Of Barclay and
Church streets Mrs. Becker caught cold
on the night OF our marriage. II set
tied on her lungs and ten days later she
was treated by DIR, Turner of 80 State
street later by Dr. Cook of III West
Twelfth street, by DIR. Rockwell OF the
Roosevelt Hospital or the Vanderbilt
Clinic also by DR. Loomis, the eminent
tuberculosis specialist. and by a doctor
In Jeffersonville, sullivan county. whittier
she had been removed on account OF her
disease.
"Mrs. Becker died in her fathers home
on October Is, 1895, and was buried
from ST. Peters Church and lies in Cal
vary Cemetery. No breath of suspicion
was ever raised against me as to my
wife's death. for every one knew that
the cause was hasty consumption. Her
father. jeremiah Mahoney, now lives
at Roseville, Newark, N. J.
"Will you. sir, disclaim this hideous
imputation while ! remain alive or must
90 to my death with 80 foul an asper-
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Husband and Wife To-
gether for an Hour in
Early Morning.
DRESSED FOR CHAIR,
AWAITS END CALMLY
Priests Console His Last
MOments-Witncsses Ar
rive for Execution.

SING SING. July 3O.-N 3,3O O'Clock
this morning some OF the witnesses Of
the execution were beginning to gather
at the Warden's office, where an all
night vigil was kept.
II has Just been announced that
Becker has written u statement Of .
hundred words In length which will be
given out after his execution. This Will
take the place Of the oral statement he
had prepared To make from the chair.
Becker spent the time after the de.
parture Of his wife quietly sitting ON
the edge of his cot. He made no at
tempt to sleep. hut appeared to he In
deep meditation. At 3 O'Clock. although
he had less than three hours Of life he.
fore him. he showed no signs Of break.
Ing down under the strain. hut was
calmly waiting the arrival Of Father
Cashin and Father Curry. who are ex.
prcted To administer commanion at a,sO
O'Clock.
warden Osborne had not left the
prison for New YORK. ~ was e>pectcd,
hut stood on the lawn outside the
prison talking 10 the newspaper men.
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sion on my character u,,bo,, ~, .,.,-
tunity to meet ana refu,e 10 ''''
"T0 these cbarpes>and ,n an ...
that NAV he formnIa,oa o'ne's
answer by repeatInr so,smnIv nn -.
brink Of the world IN which ,om
sending me before nv tIms vbo, -
my constant answer wbiie In IN. 80,
] am as Innocent as Won Of bax,n. ,nu.
dered Herman Rosenthal. or of bax,n.
counselled, procured or aided h,s mmr
der or Of having any knovIedr. -ha,
ever OF that dreadful crime.
Mark well, sir. these words NJ NINA
wien your power passes then tbe ,rn,h
Oh fosenthars murder will become
SHOWN. but not while your nominees re
main District Attorneys and can hold
'he club over these persons. With thc
aid OF Judges who were mlsled into mis-
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Continued on Fourth Page.
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Mrs. Becker had planned to see the
Governor In Albany. She went there
this morning without knowing that he
had left for Fishkll Plains to review the
Second Brigade Of the National Guard in
training there. But Gov whitman's Sec
retary. William A. Orr. getting into
ConfInned ON Second Pnns
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Continued on THIRD Page,
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Continaed ON Second Page.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
WILLIAM M'INTYRE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

February, 18th. 1911. ). Ross Patrick executed
deed of trust. conveying the following described
land situated in Rankin County, Miss issippi,
to-wit: The North Half of South East Qnarter
of Section IL. Township a North Range East,
to secure certain indebtedness therein named.
due and payable to w. j. Purvis on Nov. 1st,
75 At page 258, in the Office of the chancery clerk
of said county. Default has been made in the
payment of the said indebtedness. therefore, in
consideration of the premises. at the request of
the mortgagee. and under and by virtue of the
terms of the said deed of trust. and in accordance
with its provisions and terms; the said trustee.
will ut Moseley Store at the old Moseley post office
during legal hours on the first Monday of De-
cember 1916, being the 9th day of said month,
sell to the highest bidder for cash, at public auc-
ton. all of said land or so much thereof as may
be necessary to pay the indie btedness.
The title to said land appears to be good. but |
will convey to the purchaser only such title as is
vested in me by the said deed of trust.
Witness my signature this the 10th day of
Novmber. 1916.
Guy PURyIS Trustee
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Watch Philosophy.

An engine must be cleaned
daily by the engineer
A horse requires feed, water
and rest or he will refuse to
work.
An automobile deprived of
fuel, oil and reasonable care
soon rebels.
A watch delicate, beautiful in
construction working every day
no rest. and yet some people
seem to think it should run for
years without being cleaned or
receiving a drop of oil. Think
of the work performed by this
collection of quivering parts, all
operating jointly to tell the time!
The main wheel makes a revo-
lutions a day, or 400 a year.
The center wheel Ri revolu-
tons a day, or $3.50 in a year.
The third wheel, 1872 revolu-
tons a day, or 10000 in a year.
The fourth wheel makes l.
44O revolutions a day, or $685.
600 in year.
The esCapement wheel, H.
$50 revolutions a day, or A.
73O,4O in a year.
1t ticks $4,000 times a day,
or 157, 100000 times in a year.
1t goes on, rain or shine, hot
or cold, wet or dry, winter,
spring, summer and fall. Now
don't you think this little friend
of yours should be treated with
consideration, and be thoroughly
cleaned, oiled and regulated at
least once a year? | do.
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Cause for BeIIicosity.

We'll, I'll be slammed" calculated
Lester Greenshaw of Petunda in the
midst of his perusal Of the village
newspaper. "The Weekly Palladium
has al along been for peace ut any
price and here, this week, every edi-
torial III tits defying somebody and
yelling that everybody must apologize
TO uss
'sYepl" returned Hold Durnitt. "A
Teller paid the editor two years sub
scription in hard cider day before
yesterday!"-Kansas City Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
Best School Shoes and all other
kinds at w. G.. Barnes.
The Chauffeur 4 Robber.

The Chauffeur a Robber.
No woman would have cared to take
on the job of the earliest chadffeurs.
For long before the arrival OF the
motor car the chauffeur existed. The
name was applied to bands OF robbers
practicing in the border lands be.
tween France and Germany ut the
close of the eighteenth. century. They
earned the name (and lived up to it,
by habit of scorching their Victims
feet to expedite the revelation. Of the
hiding place of his money: Rumor
had it that the bands were sncour'
aged by the exiled royalists Of France,
and, at any rate, their determination
was one Of Napoleon's first task
when he became first consul.