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READY TO FINANCE
FIGHT FOR SUFFRAGE
Congressional Union to Ask
Constitutional Amendment
Enfranchising Women.
BAND OF ONE HUNDRED
is SOLICITING FUNDS
Total of $ss,375 Already Collected.
Organization to Hold Conven-
ton Here December 6.

Financial affairs in the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage are in
satisfactory state. This is indicated by
the announcement that the report Of
it's treasurer shows collections amount
ing to SS3.375 for it's campaign on be-
half of the Susan b. Anthony amend
ment to enfranchise women, and that
it's committee of one hundred has al
ready collected several thousand dol
lars toward the fund to pay for the
union headquarters in this city.
This committee of one hundred is to
meet in Washington during the con-
vention week of the union, which be-
gins December 6, and it's roster in
cludes Mrs. William Kent, chairman; I;
Mrs. Joseph Fels. Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley. Mrs. Glendower Evans of Bos-
ton. Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, Mrs.
Helena Hill Weed of Connecticut, Mrs.
Edwin c. Grice, Mrs. Raymond Has
brouck and Mrs. Richard Wainwright.
Other Committee Members.
Among the New York women who are
members of this committee are Mrs.
John Winters Brannan. Mrs. John
Rogers, jr., Mrs. Frederick C. Howe,
Mrs. William L. Colt, Mrs. Inez Mil
holland Boissevain and. Mrs. Alice Bar
rows Fernandez. Western women are
also helping to maintain the work OF
the union by membership in this com
mittee. Amogn them are Miss Jessie
Anthony of Los Angeles, Mrs. w II.
Hardy of Nebraska, DR.. Cora Smith
King of Washington and many others.
Southern women include Mrs. w. D.
Connor of Tennessee The Little Rock
Political Equality League and the
Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association
both contribute to the funds of this
committee.
Women from all sections of the United
States have announced they will be in
Washington for the Congressional Union
convention activities. which coincide
with the opening of Congress, and
further acceptances of the invitations
of the union are coming to headquarters
daily
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
Low URGES CANAL BONDS.
Other Speakers Also Advocate
S27.OOO. 900 barge Issue,

Seth Low. president of the Chamber
OF Commerce Frank VI. Williams, State
Engineer, and Henry W. Hill, ex-State
Senator. Joined yesterday afternoon in
an appeal to residents of the city To vote
for the bond issue OF s27, 600, 600 for the
completion OF the barge canal. The
pleas were made at a meeting OF the
Produce Exchange.
Mr.. Low said that approximately
$4,000, 600 of the needed S27. OoO. 900 is
Tor damages to property already in
fiicted along the canal. This. he added.
would othcrw.s" have to be paid 10y the
state through taxation. 50 that only'
$4,000. 900 for the actual construction of
tho canal IL eeded
state Engineer Williams said the
canal, which is 325 miles long, is more
than nine-tenths completed and that II
the bond provision passes and the Leg
iSlature acts promptly the canal viii he
finished In the spring of 1918
y letter to the canal committee OF
the Produce Exchange from Secretary
Of Commerce Redlield stated that there
is n strong possibility that the railroads
will not he able to handle the enormous
crops with the necessary promptness
this autumn. THE national
needs the canal" Mr.. Redheld said.
James w. Warner. president OF the
Produce Exchange, and r.. K. Carhart.
chairman Of the canal committee, also
spoke, TIL" Merchants Association of
New York passed a resolution yesterday
urging voters to support the bond pro,
posal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
KEEP TO FIGHT GIRLS CHARGE.
Lawyer Says Minister Was CO.
creed Into signing C~OnfessiOn.

The Rev. Richard II. Keep. charged
with assault by "A Brooklyn schoolgirl.
left a written statement with his law
Yer. Francis y. Carmody. 81 Broadway,
yesterday. saying that SerGius NJ. Riis
had double crossed" him. Mr.. Riis Is
the head OF the National Detective
Agency and a representative of the
Theatre Protective Association, with
offices at 81 Park Row. before whom
Keep signed a confession that he had
committed conduct hnbecoming a man
OF honor and conscience
Mr., Carmody said his client had been
coerced into SHINING this confession :
that he was scared. lie said Keep was
n simple "A as simple as "A child, and
that Iiis should not have taken advan-
tage of u simple man.
Keep doesn't even now what he's
charged WITH" the lawyer said. what
he considers, in his sensitive nature, as
conduct unbecoming Il man of conscience
is nothing Of the kind. lie Is not guilty.
What he may have done Is accidentally
to have touched this girl while he was
sitting next to her In the street car. I
intend that my client shall plead not
guilty when arraigned In h Brooklyn
court on Wednesday,"
Keep lives at 1852 Prospect Park West,
Brooklyn. h girl who had him ar
rested is Florence Len6pn, a student at
the Erasmus Hall Higd School
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
Demonstration Of Humane APP
pliance Is Given by s. P.
c. A. Officials.

a committee OF the Dog Lovers Pro-
tective Association of America, Inc,
witnessed a demonstration of the appli-
cation of muzzlcs to different sizes and
breeds of dogs by the Board Of Health
and s. =. c. A. officials at the Hospital
for Animals. Avenue A and Twenty
fourth street. yesterday afternoon.
Some time ago DR.. s. s. Goldwater,
Commissioners of Health. appointed a
committee to look up a muzzle for dogs
that would be as humane as possible.
and the demonstration was the result
OF the committees Investigations. The
muzzle used was OF flexible wire that
can be bent to conform to its wearer's
face. and those who saw II were pleased.
But there was not a sufficient number
OF sizes to make things conclusive and
II was decided to have n further demon
stration soon. General Manager Will
lam X. Horton of the S. =. c. A. had
a big assortment Of dogs for experiment
tai purposes.
Among those present were James
Gardner Ross. president of the Dog
Lovers Protective Association, and DIR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
SHIP DRIFTS 1,186 MILES.
Cripple without wireless Blown
About for u Month.

The Norwegian tramp steamship W
riken, which anchored In Quarantine
last night, had "A record drift OF 1,l66
miles on her prolonged trip from Chris
tiania. whence she departed for this
port on August 23. When she was eight
days out she struck a submerged wreck
and lost her prooller, She had no wire
less and could not let the world afioat
know her plight, A tempest was raging
and she went along with 1t broadside
for many miles. The blast did not let
up for a month and Capt. Petersen fig
ured that he had zone about 1,166
miles In all sorts of directions when he
came within sight Of the coast OF lee
land.
Skipper and crew thought they were
doomed to pile up on the coast. when
there was a shift OF wind and tho W.
riken started offshore. The weather
moderated and the skipper filled the
forward tanks OF the steamship and thus
raised the stern far enough out of the
sea to let him ship a spare propeller.
Then he 4proceeded. In all his drift he
never slUAted = vessel Of any sort.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
ONE KILLED, FOUR SHOT,
IN s. G. PRIMARY RIOT
Militia Called Out Again i'm
Charleston to Subdue the
FactiOnistS.

CHARLESTON. g. c., Oct. l5.-Sidney J.
Cohen. a newspaper reporter, was killed
and four other men were shot here to-
day in a melee resulting from the tense
situation over the Democratic municipal
primary. The riot occurred outside the
rooms of the Democratic city executive
committee just as the committee was
being called to order TO canvass the re-
turns OF Tuesdays primary.
Cohen. who was employed by the
Charleston Erening POST. was shot
through the lung. w. A.. Turner. an
insurance agent. and w. T.. Wingate,
superintendent OF the city chain gang.
were seriously hurt, and II. l.. When
sky. a city meter inspector. and Jere-
miah O'Brien. inspector OF weights and
measures and a member of the cxecu-
tive committee, received minor bullet
wounds.
E The shooting occurred during a gen.
eral scufi.e In n hallway adjoining the
committee room. Six arrests were
made. but no specific charge was pre-
ferred against any OF the prisoners.
Cohen is said to have been shot while
walking toward n window.
When the shooting was heard trou-
BILE was threatened for a time in the
crowd outside. The extra force OF
police held the crowd in check while a
hurry call was sent for the troops.
A National Guard company. with
fixed bayonets, helped the police to re-
store order. and tonight patrolled he
streets around the Office building III
which the u occurred.
Preparations had been made on Mon
day for difficulties on the day OF ballot
ing. So bitter had the fractional fight
become between the followers of Mayor
John T.. Grace and Tristan 7. Hyde.
who is contesting the nomination for
Mayor. that Gov. Manning had ordered
four companies OF militia and three di-
visions OF naval militia held at their
armories in reserve. The Sheriff also
swore in nifty extra deputies. ready for
immediate action. These were all dis
| persed on Wednesday morning. when
ever, thing seemed to have gone OF
quietly.
When. however, 100 votes were con-
tested and the unofficial count showed
Hyde nominated by only nineteen votes,
excitement ensued throughout the city.
A crowd collected outside of the execu-
tive committee rooms for the decision on
the contested votes to-day. Just as the
count was about to begin the brawl
broke out, and during the excitement
the ballot boxes were seized n thrown
TO the street.
Gov. Manning upon notice OF the riot
at once called out several companies oil
militia. including the entire Second Regi-
ment of the National Guard. to handle
the situation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
CONSUL OUT,
Represented L. =. In exic City
for Five Years,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Arnold II.
eharklin, for years United States Con-
saI'feneral at Mexico city. announced
NE resignation to-day. He will he ASSOC
Gated with the Pierce oil Corporation
Is general representative in Mexico.
Ar, Shanklin has been an important
factor in the Mexican situation during
we last fve years. He was relied upon
ey Inc state Department for complete
hAd accurate Information regarding on
oluons in Mexico generally. and was
regarded as one of the most competent
men IN the consular service.
cdrranza attitude toward lives and
property nf the Roman Catholic clergy
was discussed to-day by Secretary Lam
shS AMI Mgr. Russell, the local prelate
VINO accompanied Cardinal Gibbons To
'he White House with the Pope's last
world peace message.
MT Lansing gave assurances of CON
hlence IN Carranza's pledge to permit
religious freedom and restoration OF
'atho!Ic property.
Navy dispatches to-day confirmed the
capture by Carranza of Guayamas.
N''as only seaport. on the Mexican
Vest coast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
MORE LIGHT, BUT NO SAVING.
Service hoard Acts ON Tungsten
Lamp Renewals.

The Public Service Commission by a
vote of 3 to . yesterday rejected Com
IL issiOner H~ayward's proposal that the
New York Edison Company be ordered
to supply its customers without extra
charge tungsten lights of not more than
twenty candle power instead of carbon
flament lamps, which burn twice as
much electricity for the same amount of
light.
Instead the commission adopted an
order offered by Commissioners Williams,
1t say that the company shall supply
as renewals without extra charge so
watt tungstens and the smaller lamps
at an extra charge which shall be no
more than the renewal cost.
1t was said the lamps that must be
furnished under the Williams order give
twice ms much light rs those favored by
Col. Hayward. but that the consumer
will pay just as much for current as he
does at present. Commissioners Cram
and Hayward were outvoted by Com
m~issiorers Mccall, Williams and Wood.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
URGES TARIFF RESTORATION.
Protective League Pleads TIM
President Favor Policy.

The board Of managers. the executive
committee and the executive officers of
the American Protective Tariff League
adopted an appeal for the election OF a
President ~favoring a protective tariff at
a meeting yesterday NJ 3S9 Broadway.
The American Protective Tariff
League urges upon its members and its
connections and upon all protectionists
united and effective action looking to-
ward the restoration Of the American
policy of protection as the result OF the
election in 1915" the appeal reads.
such a result protection!sts can bring
about II they set aside past differences"
Edward III. Gift presided, and he and
Augustus q. Pa.ne We're elected to fill
vacancies In the board OF ~
caused by the death of Col. Augustus
q. Paine of New York and william
Rutherford OF California. The following
were present: Col. William Barbour.
Lyman Il. Goff of Rhode Island. William
Einstein. a. NJ. Patterson. Henry n.
Joy of Michigan. Col. Francis l.. Leland
and George h. Moyercord OF Illinois.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
SAY SINGERS SON EMBEzzLED.
Paterson Authorities Order Conn
plant Against u. =. Heink.

PATERSON. ". j., oct. 15.-At "A meet
ing Of the Fire and Police Committee
tonight Chief of Police John Blmson
was directed by City Counsel Edward
j.. Merry to file n complaint charging
embezzlement against Henry S. Heink,
a son Of Nine. Schumann-Hsink, the
prima onn
Heink had been clerk In Recorder
James +. CAROLS court two years and
was suspended a month age when dis
crepancies were said to have been found
in his accounts. Expert accountants. 1t
Is asserted. were unable to lind any
accounting In his books for about So
500 which had been paid IN fines to
the court. When the report of the eX-
perts was submitted to the committee
tonight the complaint against Heink
was ordered and u notice sent to the
bonding company In New York.
Heink was ordered to appear at the
meeting this evening, but he did not
obey the nor was any word
received from him He was married
about a year ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
POWER INSOLVENCY UPHELD.
Higher Court Anirms Decree APP
pointing Receiver.

TRENTON. n. j., Oct. lb'-The decree
of Chancellor Walker declaring the In
ternational Power Company insolvent
and appointing a receiver was affirmed
by the Court Of Errors and Appeals
this afternoon.
The Insolvency proceedings were
brought by Henry w. Bull. a broker
Of New York. and other stockholders
of the The c~omplainants
charged that Joseph II. Hoadley and
his associates had stripped the Inter.
national Power Company and several
affiliated corporations Of all their valu-
able assets. amounting to hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars. and that the chain
OF companies was being operated tn
further Hoadley's schemes OF high
finance rather than In the interests OF
the stockholders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
RI PASO HEARS
new RUMOR OF
VILLAS DEATH
Story of Leaders, Assassina-
tion Not COnfirmed-Juarez
Officials Quit.
MAYOR AND POLICE
CHIEFS FLEE TO L. s.

=, p,so. oct. I5.-A report was re-
e,iyed here to-day that Gen. villa was
s.sassinated by one of his Generals west
Scasas Grandes. A similar report was
,eceiycd concerning Hipolito villa, the
Generals brother. who was said to have
Aeon killed at villa Ahumada in a revolt
OF the garrison there.
oMcials at Juarez denied that Hipolito
villa was dead. declaring that he had
left TO go to Chihuahua city. They adj
ri,,sd that he had to pass through Villa
Abumada and that the garrison there
had reyolted.
Juarez was left almost without officers
N authority to-day when Major Luis r.
Mon,fort, Chief OF Police Esaueil Morales
and Chief OF the Secret Service Miguel
pol,as fed across the border and took
refuge in the United States, declaring
their intention to stay there until villa
Is run out OF Mexico.
With the Juarez officials came Or.
vilareal. chief surgeon Of the villa
army, Hector Ramos, chief OF Villas
Acre, service in the United States. also
Quit the cause. II is further said that
Gen. Juan +. Medina OF Villas staff is in
Il Paso.
To-day orders were r,ce!.ed at the T.,
Faso custom house to hold all exports
from villa territory long enough to give
American or native refugees a chance
Il make a claim against them.
Under the order all cattle. ores, hides,
cotton and other products which villa
fas confiscated in the past and sold into
the United states with impunity may
row be claimed by their rightful owners
upon proving title at the border. This
Will shut on the last source OF revenue
10 villa excep, from his gambling con-
~cessions in Juarez and the money he can
s,rure By forcing American concerns to
DIV him bounty 10 prevent destruction of
tre.r pio2arty.
Twenty cases ~ cannon powder In.
tended FOR the Villa army were seized
n a local railroad depot to-day and
taken TO Fort Bliss and stored. This
e the first actual seizure by the United
states cf ammunition intended for the
villa faction, although all attempts Of
the villa Government or private In.
dyidadlS 10 secure custom house clear.
srce for war munitions for Juarez have
net wit, refusal.
Marion Letcher. American Consul al
Chihuahua city. the last representative
o. he lH.t.l States state Department
70 reach he American side OF the line
from villa territory, With the single ex.
',pti,n NJ Consul T. u. Edwards, IL
lIarcl. arrived here tp-n!ght. He brought
sN American women to the border. Sew,
cal American men and a number OF
ether fore grcrs also came on the sams
train.
Eight Am,t.cIu women remain in Chi.
ku1Gui. he said We declared preparn
tais Wee under Wy to carry out thu
o der o.. Gov. .Nyi'd 10 seize the GugGen
rs.m sm'l.crs and mines. The Governor
'hls Week seized two hundred tons out o.
. supply or four hundred tons on hand
a. the Santa Eulalia smelter for The
s,oN'l purpose OF uslng Il to operate
the 'HlAG hua plant OF the Guggen,
hens, ult ne added that there is M
eo''t any where in Chihuahua.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16

fairs BY q Jury in the Court Of Chancery
at Jersey CAy, which recommended that
he be committed to the State Asylum
for the Insane at Morris Plains.
The complainants were Mrs. Anna
Ross, 2S Duncan avenue, Jersey City. his
mother; Ross Matthews. Il nephew, and
Ms. Isabella Gopsill, Il sister. OF 7O7
Bergen avenue. Mr.. Matthews said that
his uncle had for several years been
an habitual drunkard. He suffered from
wild Authorizations
one night Mr.. Matthews while at his
club was called on the telephone by his
uncle, who said there were twenty me-
groes fighting In their house at 2S Dun
can avenue. Mr.. Matthews said he hur-
ried home and found that it was only
one of Ross authorizations.
First Assistant Prosecutor George T.
Vickers. DR.. Fred u. Gray and Happy
X. Stewart were the members OF tho
lunacy commission appointed by Chan
ccllor Edwin Robert Walker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
8 CENT EGG MATCHES IS FINE.
Grocer Pays for Throwing Loaf Oi
bread at Customer.

An egg which Henry Cordes, a grocer
Of 81 Liberty venue Jamaica, Queens,
refused to exchange for a good ~ or
even refund the price, which was three
cents, cost him n IS fine in the Jamaica
police court yesterday.
Mrs. Camilla Hall of eos Remington
avenue, Jamaica, was the complainant
on n charge Of disorderly conduct. She
said she bought some eggs of Cordes
and found one OF them bad, h took
it back and demanded a fresh egg or
three cents.
"He refused to give me either, so I
threw the a egg on the floor Mrs.
Hall told Magistrate Miller.
What did he do them" asked the
Judge.
"He threw n loaf Of bread at me-
said Mrs. Hall.
give dollars fine." announced Magis-
trate Miller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
MRS. PEAsE's CHARGE FAILS.
Driver Accused Of Cruelty TO Horse
Is Acuuitted.

Hampstead. l.. l., Oct. 15.-Mrs.
Walter Albert Pease, Jr. who has a
large country place near here, was UNI
successful to-day in an attempt to have
S. p. j. Paulson, a mason and builder,
fined for beating n horse he bought from
Jacques Lebaudy, Emperor of the Sa-
hara.
Mrs. Pease, gesticulating with n heavy
walking stick. before Justice Walter II.
Jones charged that on September Is.
VIXEN she passed Paulson In her auto
mobile, he was abusing the horse.
The % horse was very DID, she
His knees were swollen and when
] rubbed my hand over his body II was
weltcd by the whip. ! offered Mr.. Paul
sen $40 for him, but he wanted s25. |
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16

didn't have that much with me, and the
horse wasn't worth It. anyway. Paulson
Kept on beating him and the horse died
n few days later"
Paulson said the horse had been
starved by Lebaudy before he bought
him. though the Emperor said the horse
had been ridden by a French Brigadier-
General. The jury found Paulson not
guilty. Many summer residents were in
the court room.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
URGES HIGHER TARIFF
Preparedness Also IndOrsed Al
Illinois Con ventiOn.

JOLIET, Ill.,. Oct. 16.-Attacking the
Underwood tariff law AS a handicap to
the country s, NJ. Hastings. president of
TIE Illinois Manufacturers Association.
told a thousand Illinois bankers at their
annual meeting here to-day that the
United States Government has not rev
niue enough to build up or support an
adequate army md navy. National pre-
p~aredness. both military and naval, was
enthusiastically and UNANIMOUSLY in
dorsed by h convention. as were Mr..
Hastlngs's tariff remarks.
'The only legislation this country
needs now II a protective tariff law"
continued Mr.. Hastings. "Our Southern
friends never did have much use for
Northern industries. They are In the
saddle In Washington"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
DIVORCE AND $50, 900 ALIMoNY.
wife Of l.. q. Young. Ex-Actress'
Freed Of Former n. Y. Broker.

CHICAGO. Oct. 15,-Mrs. Leona Aron-
son Young, who obtained a divorce from
Lewis Ginthcr Young Of New York city
to-day, In to receive 100000 alimony by
agreement. Mrs. Young, who lives here,
testified that she was married to Young
In New York on February 81, 1909. and
that she lived with him until May 80.
1918, when he left their apartment at
l West sixty-hourth street. saying he
wes mot coming back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
TELL OF
Priests and Nurses Say Carrnn-
sistns set Fire to Crowded Church,

Special cddie Despatch 10 TuE suS.
HAVANA, oct. l5.-Nuns and priests
Who arrived here to-day on the Espe-
rama from Progreso. fleeing from the
Cdrranzista prosecutions in Yucatan. say
mat Carrarzistas attacked and tried TO
burn a cathedral at Merida during the
high mass.
Inc priests were put into Jail and
forced 20 pay ransom OF $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
A. ]. ROSS ADJUDGED INSANE.
Jury Recommends Asylum for Jcr-
sey city NRu.

Alexander J. Ross. formerly president
Of three large realty companies and a
brother CT the late Robert Ross. vice.
president of the Commercial 1'rus Com
pany OF New Jersey. yesterday was
held TO he incapable of managing his az
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16

DOUGLAS. Ariz, oct. l5,-Three thou
tahi refugees arrived here to-day from
aqua lr.eta, Mexico, and declared the
"Wn was IN fear Of an attack by
%,HllstaS Many other refugees made
uelr way to Naco, Ariz.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-16
DR. s. d. HUBBARD holding
- toy dog with new muzzle.
Above, close view of new muzzle.

Hubbard and Dr. Silkman OF the De-
partment OF Health.