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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
GEN. WOOD
Praises Camp WorL-Plnns Will
tary correspondence Course.

Major-Gen Leonard A. Wood came
back from the rlattsburg training camp
yesterday 10 spend a few hours nj his
office on Governors Island II, was en-
thusiastic over the results achieved He
had a string Of visitors all day long,
many OF whom wished to enlist for the
next spell Of training
The men are doing s~plendidly' he
said. They are doing real. efficient
work tha, will he invaluable some day.
The spirit Of the camp is fine As soon
as the men IN this present camp have
completed their training for this year
another group of recruits will begin
work at the same place.
The most important addition TO this
preliminary training we have decided
on is to carry on "A correspondence
course with our military pupils his
winter, n course which will tell them
what to read on military subjects and
give them such a good theoretical knowl-
edge OF the profession that next yeaI
they will be able to get down to basic
work. There are now $500 men whC
have been through "A course of training
In these camps, and they will he valu'
able assets TO the nation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
CHIMNEY
AGITATES BROADWAY
Black Smoke Pail 500 Feet
Above Ground starts a
Fire Scare.

Dozens OF business men hurrying
through City Hall Park and scores OF
habitues of the park benches suddenly
stopped walking and sleeping yesterday
afternoon abou 4 O'Clock TO stare with
open mouths and bullying yes at the
the tower OF the woolworth Building,
more thar elk hundred feet above the
sidewalk.
Around the northeast OF the four
the spire OF the building great black
clouds of smoke whirled and eddied. So
far below were the watchers who gazed
with craning nechs that II was I'M
smoke came.
Pardon me-" said a IN reporter
politely to one OF the Broadway police
men. but the woolworth Building Is on
fire.
~"Chimbley." said the cop and waved
the Broadway traffic on.
ON the t~wenty-n.nih floor Of the build
ing f. 4. Cochran. the superintendent,
received the new with admirable calm.
We've already had half n dozen
telephone calls he said. That north
east tower is our chimney and the only
fire IN the building is down under the
boilers, where ii ought TO he. There is
80 much humidity IN the air to-day that
We were Obliged to start another boiler
e keep the elevators running. When
there is so much moisture in the air the
draught is very poor. To start a boile'
we nave to use wood. and as soon as
that has burnt up tine thick smoke viii
disappear"
The park Row Debating Society
! which meets in front OF the bulletin
boards. continued its deliberations un.
moved by the possible fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
ABE RUFF FREED ON PAROLE
Former SIM Francisco boss VIII
start In Realty Business.

SAN RAFAEL, cal. Aug. e3.-Abe Rucf.
under fourteen years -ntence for offer
ing a bride. left san Quentin p~enitentiary
to-day on parole, departing by a side
gate, while photographers and reporter
stood ~ tho main gate in the rain. TIL,
former boss Of san Francisco had served
four years. five months and fifteen day !.
of his sentence, which had been cut by
lood behavior to eight years and ten
months.
I;uef will spend ninety days on a ranch
because an election IL pending In san
Francisco in which he does not care to
participate. Later he will enter the
real estat business. He is said to b,
Youth Si50.O0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
WOODS LEAVES CAMP.
Here to Take IN Police Duties.
but VIII Go Back Again.

Police Commissioner Woods, who has
been serving as = sergeant at the Plaits-
burg training camp. returned 20 his Of
flee At Police Headquarters yesterday TO
resume his duties. quite q mass OF
routine work had accumulated. There
are fifty-ive policemen to be appointed
and several transfers to be made by the
the Commissioner himself. He expects
to hurry back to camp in time for the
long tramp on Friday.
II want to so back to Plattsburg this
week when the big hike starts said the
Commissioner. at Is all hard work, but
every man there shows physical improve
ment from IL. The training has made
our men better fitted to handle the police
problems Of the city. The men from
the department who are At the camp
have done excellent work and ! want 10
see as many as possible Of the force al
lend"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
LIVE WIRE KILLS RECLUSE.
Fishermcn's Friend Meets Death
After strange Career.

Red Pat Bresnahan, well known 10
farmers of Flatlands and TO fishermen
In Flatlands Bay, WAS killed yesterday
near his home by touching a live cleo
trio wire in "A barn OF F1atbush ave
nur.
Bresnahan was graduated from Dub
lin University twenty-five years age.
lie came to this country two years
later. Th II. according to the story
told in F~latlands. he had an unhappy
love AFFAIR. He gave up his job. went
to live in an abandoned barn on an
old farm, and since then has AWAY $
refused all offers OF steady work.
He marlaged TO scrape out a living
by fishing. doing a few odd jobs, and
sometimes by borrowing bread from
his neighbors of the water front. He
let his hair grow to his shoulders and
his beard to his waist. The police
have taken charge of his body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
EIGHT DROWN IN ARKANSAS.
Flood sweeps over IOO square
NiIes-starvRtiOn Threatened

NEWPORT. Ark, Aug. 23,-For a dis
lance of a hundred square miles desc
lation reigns to-day as "A result Of the
worst flood in this section in the his
tory of the present generation.
Eight persons are reported drowned.
crops are destroyed, towns are flooded,
railroad traffic is suspended, business is
dead, as are also horses, cattle and hogs
valued at thousands of dollars
The white River levee broke this
morning, and water Is now several feet
deep in the town, Thousands were ten
dered homeless. The city Is without
lights and water. Unless immediate re-
lief is forthcoming, deaths from starva-
ton and exposure will be the result.
The new $4,000 causeway went out
early to-day. The total loss IL esti-
mated at 1000, 600.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
GIRL RESCUES TWO IN LAKE.
And h Thereby Becomes summer
Heroine Of greenwood.

Miss Martha koelllng OF 5l2 Wash
ington street, Hoboken. is the 1915 surs-
mer heroine of Greenwood Lake. Yes
terday she saved n girl from drowning.
Or Sunday she rescued a man
Blanche Dupree and her sister, Alice,
VINO are at the lake for the summer
were out rowing yesterday afternoon
when Alice fell overheard. Miss kocllinc
heiri cries for help. swan out and
brought her To shore.
She did not nave such an easy time
In rcsCuing Charles Ayolo. Jr. lie
graspcd his rescuer around the neck and
dragged her down too. She finally broke
his grip and swan TO the shore with
him.
Miss knellinG was graduated from
Public School No. | in Hoboken this
spring.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
ROACH MAY ESCAPE CHAIR.
Sentence Of Amsterdam slayer
Com m q e. Is Report.

ALBANY. Aug. 23.-Lewis NJ Roach
of Amsterdam will not die in the cleo
trio chair on Monday. Gov. whitman
will commute his sentence TO life i'm
prisonment, IL was reported reliably
here to-day. Official announcement Is
expected Friday.
Palestine farmer. The Governor is
understood to have some doubt OF the
condemned mans guilt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
W hfppIe Named for Congress.

Thomas W. Whipple, Park Commits
sioner of The Bronx and Republican
leader of the Th!rty-ffth Assembly dis
trict. was designated last night by the
Park Republican Club to run for Con-
gress In the Twenty-thlrd Congressional
district. to All the place left vacant by
the death of Robert Golden. His Demo-
cratic opponent will be Ellsworth
who married Charles W. MUIR
phys niece a year ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
Girl Hurt In Motorcycle smash,

A motorcycle, on the rear seat 81
which was Miss Julia Lang. Is years
old, III East 10th street. bumped
into a trolley car at LenoX avenue ant
l35th street last night. Miss Lang wds
thrown heavily to the ground. Sh,
was taken to the Harlem Hospital, wher,
It was said that her injury might b,
a fractured skull, Irving Sommer, !;
"A fractured skull, Irving Sommer, I:
scat of the cycle, was uninjured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
Amendment Squeezed In.

The section OF the judiciary article pro-
viding for the appointment of supreme
Court commissioners In New York and
Brooklyn AMI the appointment of Court
of Appeals Judges and supreme Court
Justices. who have attained the age Of
80 years and served a full elective term
of fourteen years as official referees
narrowly escaped defeat tonight by a
vote of 5S to 80.
This section had been adopted last
week without substantial objection. but
tonight John Lord O'Brian of Buffalo
reopened the question because supreme
Court Justice Herbert F.. Bissell OF Buff
falo. when he retires on account of the
age limit, will have served thirteen years
as an elected Judge and u yea and four
months as an appointed Judge previous
to his election. This would not meet the
full fourteen year elective term require
ment and Justice Bissell when he re-
tired could be appointed an official
referee, the salary for which is in the
nature of pension. The O'Brian amend
ment struck out the word elective
The O'Brian amendment was adopted
by a vote of SO to 81. The section as
amended was then adopted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
BULLSEYE HITS
BY PLATTSBURG ROCKIES
Mitchell Qualities as an Expert Marksman-Finley
Praises Camp-Two Soldiers Faint at Lecture
on Battlefield Horrors.

FLATTsBURG, Aug. 23.-To-day in the
citizens military instruction camp here
was given up almost entirely to shooting
for records. and the rife range was
filled with rockies from soon after day
light until after 3 o'clock In the after
noon Most OF the men proved them
selves excellent shots with the high
power army rife. Many members of
Company A qualified as expert rinemen
and more than thirty as marksmen.
Among the members of this company
who made expert rihemen marks were
total score OF 223. and Mayor Mitchell.
with 2l.. 7. II, Belmont Of New York,
a private in Company c., made a perfect
score OF 400 yards rapid fire. battle
sights. Company II at the close of to-
days shooting had the highest company
score of the regiment.
Col. r. f. Mccoy. commanding the
Third Brigade of the regular army.
established In this city to-day the head
quarters OF the First Division OF his
command for the army man9uvres.
WHICH are W Commence Y u ntNN lauoN
This command will consist Of the Third
Infantry, which will reach this city by
march from Madison barracks and Fort
Ontario on Wednesday the 1hirtieth
Infantry. stationed at Plattsburg bar
racks: the Second Cavalry from Fort
Ethan Allen and the Third Field Artil-
lery from ~Tobyhanna. Pa. These reg'-
ments will have with them in the
manGuvle s the provisional regiment OF
business and professional men now in
camp.
Mrs. D.. =. Malone visits Camp.
Mrs. Malone. wife of the Collector OF
the Port OF New York. arrived at the
Hotel Champlain to-day and spent the
greater part OF the day at the camp
with her husband. She went to the
rife range to watch him shooting at the
500 yard targets at rapid fire.
Capt. T. +. Darby. United States Medi-
cal Corps, camp surgeon. lectured to the
rockies on first aid and the treatment
OF wounds in the field. His talk was
principally about gunshot wounds and
arterial flows. and so vivid were his
descriptions of wounds received on
battlehelds that two OF the men present
tainted and first aid had TO be admin
istered TO restore them.
T.. C.. Harrington. parole ort,cer al
Clinton prison. Dannemora. a member
of the camp. after firing his last shot
which aualihed him as a marksman re-
ceiyed a message directing him to pro
coed at one to Cincinnati and bring back
TO the prison a paroled negro conNic'
! who broke his parole. Harrington re
ceived his discharge and started at once
for Ohio.
Col. Orren Metcham OF the ordnanc
80 ,ha DannIar Army smoke
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
tain increases Potato Hug Crop.

HARRIsBuRG, IA. Aug. 23.-potato
bugs are unusually numerous and pestif-
erous this year, according to Prof. II. \.
Surface, economic z%oologist. who has
gathered reports from all parts Of tho
state. The excessive rains are 10 blame.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
ADDITIONAL
q

1t Is very often within the
power Of a competent, wide
awake Contractor to develop
additional economies on q job
during the PROGRESS Of the
work, thereby reducing the
cost Of the building and in
creasinS the ratio Of revenue
to the Owner.
But this is only possible
where the Contractor, by rea-
son Of the commanding char
acter Of his operations, is
afforded unusual opportuni-
ties to take advantage Of such
economies for the benefit Of
his client.
Every Thompson -Starrett
client gets the benefit OF every
economy which circumstances
or ingenuity can develop.
| THOMPSON-STARRETT
COMPANY
Building Construction
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and to establish children's courts and
courts of domestic relations with juris-
diction found TO he essential for the sue
cessful administration of such courts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
CITY COURTS OF
new YORK WILL
GET MORE POWER
Judiciary Article. Adopted by
Convention. Enlarges
jurisdiction.
OLD GT.ARD DEFEATS
THE FEDERAL CROWD

A,r,Sy. Aus. o3.-Thc Constitutional
Con, ention, after a long session tonight,
amended the judiciary article, adopted 1t
"a. whole and advanced the measure
IN the order OF final passage.
The CITY Court Of New fork will have
,ouity Jurisdiction now vested In the
County Courts, which are to be merged
with the Court OF General Sessions on
January /, according to an amendment
adopted tonight.
Although the amendment was opposed
nv President Root. George w. Wicker
.ban and Louis Marshall It was adopted
BY n vote of ~ TO 80
TIL. question was brought up by Al
r., r. Latson of Brooklyn, who wanted
~ give the city Court general jurisdic-
ton in Law and equity In civil cases CO.
extensive with that of the Supreme
Court. EXCEPT that it would he confined
10 New York city.
old Guard JUbilnnt.
The delegates in the convention VINO
are opposed TO the short ballot scheme
and the Tanner plan 10 the
state government have been )upiialt
over what they term the defeat OF the
"Federal crowd" IN several instances TO-
day when the judiciary article was
amended against the desires OF MT ROOF
ana Mr.. Wickersham They have been
Insisting that the combination they hau
forrei would control the convention on
the short ballot question.
The civic organizations, including the
citizens constitutional Convention Com
mite. TN. Citizens Union and the short
halo, organization, made public to-nigat
,h.ir canvass OF the situation, in which
,bsy SAY more tina 100 OF the lss dele
gates have EXPRESSED themselves in favor
Of reducing the number of new elective
officers,
Henry l.. Stimson told the convention
that TO pass the article repeating leglsIa'
tive exemptions from jury duty msh
hiring dow the wrath Of the people pof
the whole Constitution and Its makers
william Barnes quickly made answer
saying hotly:
Il am confident that n little courage
q little action that does not appear 10 D
N,pul1r. a little courage on such ques
yAons as this would arouse more supper
for the Constitution than the constan
bending Of the knee to every propose
that comes along" 81
The convention spent some time ois
cusslns the sc ton of the Judiciary ar
,ivle which exempts thirty or more Dir
ferent Il sses OF people from jury duty
including physicians, veterinarians. un
dert.kers, lawyers. clergymen, dentists
employ ecs in insane asylums, priso'
keepers. teachers in colleges or acad
erl,s. editors. artists and reporters, EN-
ploy ces in glass. cotton, linen. woolle'
or IRON factories. superintendent. en-
~glncprs or collectors on canals. employee
on lean vessels. street railroad EN-
llu, ees, members Of the National Guard
volunteer hremen. stelm boiler engineers
Telegraph operators and fircmon.
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Mr. Stimgou insisted that the change
would not prove effective and that GER
n''l, II was not logical TO take ava
nom the Legislature the power to make
exemptions and then make them In the
Constitution, II was at this point Mr.,
s'lnlSon said he feared the wrath of the
voters Al the polls II these exemptions
were taken away.
Perhaps the people might beat Mr.,
hilluHnu's executive budget at the polls
in'e'l"gted Samuel Ely Quigg. and the
delegates grinncd, but they voted al
mos unanimously to strike out the sec
ho' from the judiciary article,
STATE Superintendent of Insurance
Jc's" : Phillips and II. Leroy Austin
or Albany succeeded IN m~arshallinG the
hn-Siate lawyers to defeat the amend
m'ii prohibiting County Judges and
S4'fpgatcs from practising law in
counties Of more thau 1900 population,
The present Constitution prohibits their
practising privately in counties of more
man 10000 population, and this limi-
td'lpu was retained by the convention
b = vote of 50 To %,
Il" same combination changed tho
section providing that the Legislature
fhaII provide for the appointment Of "A
COMMISSIONER Of Jurors IN every county
having more than - 900 population, the
appellate divisions and supreme Court
Justices to make the appointments.
These Commissioners Of Jurors
SHOULD be elected and not made patron
age pluma for the appellate divisions
shd supreme Court Justices" said
lenuel Ely Quigg, II am opposed to
converting the courts into dispensers OF
patronage. The Commissioners OF
Jurors should not be appointed by the
courts any more han the Sheriffs
County Clerks and Registers.
cites q Case.
? remember when the first COmmls'
Woner " Jurors was provided for, IN
the days Of invisible government De
Lanrcy Nicoli had tried the case OF
Jacob Sharp In connection with thu
broadway Gable Railroad and so mucl
time was taken In getting the jury the
Judges wrote the statute providing fol
. special Commissioned Of Jurors.
But the Legislature was Republican
ana did not want to give Tammany the
Job, so invisible government ordained
bst the office should not 20 10 Tam
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-29
STOMACH TROUBLES
Mr. Ragland Writes Interesting
Letter on This Subject.

Madison Heights, Va.-Mr. Chas. A..
Ragland, of this place, writes: "a have
been taking Thedford's Black Draught
for indigestion, and other stomach troub-
les, also colds, and find If to be the very
best medicine | have ever used.
After taking Black Draught for few
days, | always feel like new man."
Nervousness, nausea, heartburn, pain
in pit of stomach, and a feeling of full
ness after eating, are sure symptoms of
stomach trouble, and should be given the
proper treatment, as your strength and
health depend very largely upon your
food and its digestion.
To get quick and permanent relief
from these ailments, you should take
a medicine Of known curative merit.
Its Is years of splendid success, in the
treatment of just such troubles, proves
the real merit of Thedford's Black
Draught. Safe, pleasant, gentle in action,
and without bad after effects, it is sure
TO benefit both young and old. For sale
everywhere. Price 25c. N.clz.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-29
(By Associated Press.)

THE HAGUE,-July 29.-The Bel
gian exiles are the tragic figures o.
the European War. The state OF siege
which has been declared in most OF the
provinces near the frontier has driven
them to North-Holland and South
Holland, the two provinces, along the
North Sea where they can move at
liberty. There in the small towns Dut
by preference in The Hague. they nave
established themselves according 10
their means. Most of them are well
past the fifties. while their wives may
be a few years younger. Themen Oh
middle age have either enlisted IN the
Belgian army or have been obliged TO
return to their own country to save
whatever could be saved OF the wreck
age of their business. The older peo-
pie, however, by general consent re-
main away from their own lana. FOR
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-29
WAR LOAN WILL
De INVESTED
(By Associated Press.l

LONDON, July 29,-It is proposed to
make the English war loan available
for investment in India and thus open
up the great accumulation Of boarded
capital in that country. India is a
great reservoir of hidden gold and sill
yer. Vast quantities of gold go to
India from England, but very little
ever comes out The late Lord Roths-
child, who made a long study of In
dian finances told a parliamentary
committee that not single one of the
thousands of smooth gold bars sent to
India had ever come back. He de-
clared that huge amount of money
was locked up in the country which
ought to be tapped and diverted to
useful purposes.
In recent years there has been a
considerable flow of Indian capital in
to industrial enterprises and into in
ternational loans there, but the flow
remains small compared with the &C
tual reserves.
In order to coax these out through
the medium of the British Loan, the
people would have to be enabled to
participate nthe simplest possible
way, and the idea would have to be
explained and made popular. The
Tires declares that the only obstacle
is the income tax, for Indian investors
would apparently be required to pay
this tax on their Loan holding twice
over-both in India and in England.
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as they explain they could do no
good, they would be in the way and
they would not benefit their country
in any fashion They have got to stay
where they are and wait for the ulti-
mate end
Almost invariably they belong to the
middle classes for the rich people
have gone to England or to the south
of France. They have established
themselves in some of the smaller
boarding houses and their great aim
in life SENS to be how to get rid Of tho
"a hours which compose the day.
In the morning they are seen i'll
the parks, dressed properly and neatly
but often enough the coat is old and
shiny, for funds from their fatherland
can not easily reach them and their
small deposits in the bank has to last
perhaps for many years. Almost in
variably husband and wife walk to-
gether and judging by the few words
heard in passing, the conversation is
always and without exception of the
war.
When they reach a comfortable
bench they sit down and prepare for
the mornings labor. That consists in
reading the two Belgian papers printed
in Holland, one the Echo Beige, print
ed in French, the other De Vlaamsche
Stem printed in Flemish. These little
sheets do not bring much that is very
new. The frontier is carefully sealed
against the transmission of all valu-
able news. To make up for important
items of international Importance the
two papers print the rumors which
mysteriously float through this colony
of exiles and which fill the lives of
many of them ever optimistic, with
the hope of a speedy change of the sit
uation. Ninety-nine times out of a
hundred, these rumors, have to be
contradicted the next day on the same
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they do very readily, they all tell the
same story: I'VE shall wait here pa
tiently until the day of our deliverance.
We are too old to help our country
We wait and hope for the cause of our
land is right and the day of victory
must come" They have however one
grievance. That is the Sunday. For
upon that day of rest there is but one
newspaper and the patient routine o.
the exile's existence is upset for TWEEN
ty-four hours.