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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
IVES SALE BEGINS;
HIGH PRICES PAID
Book With Trauty-BauyOnnct
Binding Is Purchased
for $3.50.

The frs, sale OF the great collections
OF the late Gen. Brayton Ives occurred
last night in the galleries of the Ameri-
can Art Association, and large au-
dience was attracted 10 the dispersal
OF the hooks.
The bidding was at all times inter
ested and AT times quite lively. II was
remarked that the high priced book OF
the evening. the Guillaume Coquillart
with a famous binding by Trautz- Bau
zonnet, No. lis In the catalogue, had
made considerable jump In value since
II appeared in the famous Robert Hoe
sale. In the Hoe sale II brought $1,000.
Last night II sold To James +. Drake.
Inc, for $3.50
Another high price was brought by
No. Sc, the rare first edition OF Pauline"
by Browning. OF which but a few copies
are known 70 exist. II sold to W. 7.
Wallace OF South Orange for sl,4?5.
w NJ. Hin gave $1,000 for No. 2ll.
three first editions OF Robinson Crusoe
by Defoe.
George n. Smith was a heavy pur-
chaser. He gave s490 for No 90. a
Breviarium from the press of Nlcolaus
Jensen. one OF twelve copies that are
known $40 for No. 81. Payne transla-
ton IT Boccaccio: $3.50 for No IS. the
first edition of Mrs. Brown!ng's Sonnets
$3.50 Tor No. \, The Misers Daughter
by Ainsworth 1905 for No. ia. frs;
New York edition of Robert Burns =
poems $3.50 FOR No. 100, Jules Clarotie's
Puyjoll. and $40 for No. ia. a volume
Ivy Con.reblason.
DIR. Joseph Martini paid $500 for No
1877. The Friend. by 8. T. Colerldge, In
IA Xahensdorif binding. q. : Hcllmau
gave $500 for No. 1877. Dadonvile'
Heraldry; Gabriel Weiss paid $500 for
No. ll3. the rare first edition OF Robert
Burns's poems, printed at Kilmarnock
1885. J. +. Drake. Inc, gave SPAS tol
No. GO. Bourgeois Physiology OF Mod
ern Love; w NJ Hin Fought No. I
.Stockdale's edition on large paper OF
.Esops Fables for s225. and FREDERICK
Morris paid 1925 for No. l. A Beckett's
Comic History OF England. with draw
ings by Leech.
The total for the session was $i1.3s1
The sale continues to-day.
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METHODISTS MEET TO-DAY.
Conference VII; Probably Lnst Cn-
I'll Next Tuesday.

The sixty seventh annual business
sessions OF the New York East Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church will open at 10 o'clock this
morning in the Bushwlck Avenue Cen
trail Church, Brooklyn. The session Will
last probably until next Tuesday. Some
800 ministers and lay delegates to the
conference will attend the meetings.
Few changes In the ministry In this dis
trict. including Long Island. New York
city and parts OF Connecticut. are cx-
pected.
Last night the officers and members
OF the District Epworth League gave
a reception to Bishop William +. An
Ierson and his cabinet, the Rev. Drs. T.
a. Dent Arthur ". Goodenough. Will
tam A. Layton and Francis =. Cpham.
The Rev. VI. l. Robinson presided Ad-
dresses were delivered by the Bishop
and the Rev. W. + sheridan. general
secretary Of the Epworth League.
The conference this morning will he
called 10 order by the Rev. A. Il SAN
ford. secretary. This afternoon there
viii he memorial services for the min
listers who died I'm the past year.
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'OBREGON PLANS CAPTURE
OF VILLA AT IRAPUATA
Leaders of Both Factions to Clash With Armies of
10000 Each-Al Counterfeiters of Mexican
Money to Be Executed.

terday to combat obreguns army at
Queretaro.
81 have the greatest hopes that my
army will not only whip Obregon but
Will utterly annihilate his TROOPS.
leave this city tomorrow II the head OF
10000 men for Guadalajara. and |
will lead them personally against the
bandit Dieguez, who will pay IA dear
price for his audacity in trying TO give
the impression that he can whip a VII.
lista Francisco VILLA.
General In Chief of All Operations"
Heavy lighting has again been III
progress at Ehano near Tampico villa
advices declare that the entire town
has again been occupied by their forces
under Gen. ChaO. CarranCistas say
that Gen. Chao was routed. more than
1000 OF his men being killed or
wounded, and that he retired toward
San Luis Potosi.
Virtual conhscation Of huge ranch
lands in much the same manner that
the recent mining law Will couiiscate
mines in the north is being planned by
Francisco Escudero Minister OF Foo
meuto in Villas Cabinet, according to
Americans arriving from chihuahua. y
law IL now being drafted which will
force ranchmen to cultivate all OF their
lands under penalty " conhscation
1t IL pointed out that under normal
conditions In almost any country the
filling of all of the arabic soil - i'm
possible. while in Mexico on account 90
tho present labor situation and the
practical cessation of railroad traffic
for commercial purposes the new law
will be virtually conhscation order.
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moment OF the afternoon, the shirt
sleeve business. III ! couldn't get a
fellow to follow me when I preach with
my coat on I'd pull II of. business
OF ripping coat--he wore no waist
coat--and jumping about in white shirt.
trousers. low patent shoes and diamond
stick pin.1
"Of course" he painted when he had
mopped his brow and pu, on his coat.
"lve got TO Ice little more dignifed
here in Paterson. You see. I've got my
pants all creased up
II was here that Billy suddenly
shouted that IL Christ was on earth
now he'd go around In an auto. adding
a phrase that II everybody should
initiate the Lord and live IA life OF
common sense too you'd get along lot
better"
His talk tralled OF then until he came
TO an unexpected close. He started 10
walk from the platform amid silence.
but turned toward the audience again
and mumbled a sentence about "all over
and | thank YOU and there was a ripple
OF hand clapp.ng.
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damn and spew and vomit out your
oaths stay out OF here.
II don't want to he three karat
when I can he twenty-four. | don't
want a batting average OF fifteen when
| can bat nine hundred for Jesus Christ.
And ! don't know any more about
theology than n jack rabbit knows about
ping pong or a hog about cleanliness
banged Billy. who seems to have
strong leaning toward the word hog
when he wants TO be exceptionally
forcible
Jesus was the gamest preacher that
ever lived. 1t makes me sick and tired
TO hear Jesus always pictured by lot
Of NUTS as a dough headed. puddin'
faced ilaughterl nonentty. who was
always letting every body make door
mat and n cuspdor out of him. Not
on your life Jesus could go some.
Jesus Christ could go Ike six cylinder
automobile. and II you think Jesus
couldn't you're dead wrong tlaughterl
~ know what Jesus would do To some
OF these NUTS who are always asking
What would Jesus do Jesus would
skin 'em. that's what he would do.
laughter by Billy and crowd The
pharisees were the churchy crowd of
their day, the ecclesiastical high brow
crowd OF their time. And Jesus Christ
was crucihed by that churchy. rituals
tic. high browed crowd--and you can't
expect any more from that branch OF
the bunch living to-day, get that
Throughout this part OF his talk
Billy now was leading up to his shirt
sleeve stunt--he evidently had I'm mind
all the time the charges of lack Of dig
nifty made AGAINST him and his contempt
for the more dignifed methods OF ritual
lists and others he scorns.
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EAMES SALE AT AN END.
$3.50 High Price Brought by Amer
icnnn Yesterday.

The h CHEST price brought at the SEQ
ond and closing session yesterday OF
the sale Of part four OF the Wiber-
force flames collection Of Americana
relating 90 the American Indians "a, the
Anderson auction rooms was $2j5. paid
TO, a copy Of Han j. Kc,ley's "A Mar
rat.,r of Events ana l. f.culties In the
COLONIZATION %: oregon and the Settle
m.ut Of california" Boston. 1852. Tho
Hudson Book Company was the pur-
chaser.
The supplement to this book Tho
same authors ~ History Of the Settle
m.ut Of oregon ana the Interior of
Upper California Springfield. 1865,
brought 'lij from the same purchaser.
The Claim of the Inhabitants Of tho
Town OF Newark, In Virtue of the indian
Purchase. Made by the First Settlers OF
Newark in 1861" hv David ogden;
Woodbridge In Now Jersey. printed by
samuel Parker 1866, was bought 10y
W. Morris for S97 20
The Total FOR the I1ys session was
$'.5A+#" and for 'he Two days sale
S..i2i g..
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wAsHiNGroN. April "a determined
movement Is TO be made by Gen. Obregon
to capture Gen. Villa. the military COM
mander OF the convention Government.
If villa Is captured he will doubtless be
put TO death.
The armies OF obregon and Villa, com
manded by tho Generals In person. are
about to come to grips near 1rapuato,
which Is a little west Of Queretaro. the
biggest town In Mexico north OF the
prove of great Importance.
Advices received here are to the effect
that Obregon will bend every energy to
capture villa II possible. Obregon has
an army OF 10000 under his command.
Villas forces are supposed 10 approx
mate that number.
In "A statement issued tonight by tho
Washington agency OF the provisional
Government Of Mexico the announce
ment is made that the counterfeiting OF
money has become so widespread that
the Government has decided to punish
with great severity persons found guilty
of this offence against the laws
1t il stated that the injury to CONNER
cal activities through the undermining
OF the public confidence In business
transactions on account OF the wide
circulation OF counterfeit money will
compel the Governmeu; TO resort TO
heroic measures to stamp out the abuse.
There is an intimatlon II NJ capital pun
ishment may be prescribed for the
offence
VI. v. Cox. an American. formerly OF
Williamson. W. Va. is now held AZ Chi
huahua on account OF having counterfeit
money In his possession. The Carrauza
agent is advised that Cox entered Mex
leo with 100000 pesos Csl,000,0o0D
counterfeit.
1t is alleged that the day the Ameri-
can was taken into custody he had with
him only 10000 pesos. indicating tina;
he had put into circulation about / 800.
600 pesos of worthless money. Cox Is
being held for trial This Government
has made representations In the case
and assurances have been given that
Cox will be afforded every possible
means OF defending himself.
Emphatic denial was made in a COM
munication received here to-day from
Gen, Carran2a OF the claim made by
villa that the convention Government,
controls nineteen States OF Mexico Car
rama said in part:
"Reactionar!es headed by villa hold
only the following out of twenty-sever
Mexican States: Chihuahua, Durango
Iacatecas. Augascalieutes. Morelos. part
of Sonora and portions of Coahuila
Nuevo Leon, Jalisco and Topic. Al
the rest OF he republic is entirely II
our possession"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
N. Y. CITY BUILDING OPENED.
only Municipality TO Have scpn.
rate Pavilion ut Panama Fair.

SAN Francisco, April s.--New York
city dedicated her building at the Pam
ama-Paciiic exposition to-day with hun
dreds OF New Workers. and cN-residcuts
OF the metropolis on the grounds to take
part IN the affair. New York Is the only
city with a separate exposition pavilion
here
Morton l.. Fouquet OF New York de-
l'vcred the dedication address. City
Chamberlain Henry Bruere OF New
York represented Mayor Mitchell Mayor
James Ro.pn. Jr. responded on behalf
of San Francisco and the exposition
directorate.
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Explain Poor Attendance.

We never I'LL the Tabernacle In any
town AT afternoon meetings" Billy's ad-
vance agent, the Rev. Mr.. Emett. said
when asked for an opinion Of the small
size of the afternoon turnout.
What" cried Philadelphia reporters
who have attended every meeting OF
Billy's for months past why. in Phila-
delphia al afternoon meetings ;hc cops
had to charge the overflow To scatter
them. and the mob that couldn't get in
got out OF the Jam with scratched faces
and with hair combs missing"
Jus, before Billy retired for the night
II WAS learned that the collection at the
night meeting was 1923.
Rody didn't seem excessively happy
either when. uniimbered for action
ie climbed 10 the pu pit TO make
his initial bow of the afternoon. At
least the smile that started out TO ac-
company the bow quickly faded amid
the silence and in tones much like those
Billy himself used when Billy told tho
reporters OF his regret over the COM
paratlve lack of enthusiasm in Pater-
son crowds Rody took the crowd bit
10 task for its lack OF pep In the con-
gregational singing.
How many sang that time? Hold up
your hands? >" said Rody bit sternly
and his eyes swept the arms that stuck
up here and there above the crown IKE
standing stumps when forest fire has
passed Fair. only fair" cried Rody
severely. Now don't let's start in this
way.
Also" Rody said reprovingly, u see
there are ladies here who haven't taken
pff their hats Mr.. Sunday always de-
sired them TO do so. Therefore don't
make II necessary for US To send ushers
or the police to you TO take EN- on.
,,,iggling mixed with signs or regret
as new Easter lids were untanGled from
uesses)
always" conc'ulcd ROXY. lean for
ward and tell the woman ahead OF you
to take off her hat. II she doesn't do II
voluntarily or II she's deaf just reach
right over and pull out her hat pins
The Rev. DIR. A. Is. richardson OF
Paterson said the opening prayer after
more hymns had been sung. Billy got
IN then to announce the tin pan coll
lection and as he did 40 two photogra
phers galloped into action down in front
OF the platform where Ma sunday
couldn't SEQ them setting up their
tripods.
BOYS" said Billy in the pleasant
ones he always greets the newspaper
men, you'll have TO fash your pictures
| before ! begin TO -
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y. S. FLAG INSULTED.
Mexican chief Hauis u Town. bBt
Gunboat Captain Restores II.

SAN DIEGO. by wireless United States
steamship Colorado Magdalena Bay.
April 6.-The captain Of the steamer
Benito Juarez was ordered on Friday
by Gen. Serrano of the Carranza forces
to haul down the American flag on his
vessel
Capt Iiasbrouck OF the Eunboat
Yorktown vas Informed and he I'M
mediately had the Nag ho!sted again by
a marine guard.
Serrauo, who was formerly Military
Governor OF Mazatl1u, later made
statement that he was acting on his own
authority. The vessel is now anchored
close to the Yorktown.
The Bcnito Juarez has been detained
at Acapulco by order Of Carrluza since
March IS. pending the settlcmen, Of IT,
registry.
The captain OF 'he Bcni'o Juarcz re-
ports that the vessel was granted pro-
Nislonal American registry by the
American Consul az Am!p1la. Honduras
The steamcr formerly was owned by tho
Navlera Company and operated by the
Government under the Mexican flag as
a transport
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opportunity for YOU to hear this fine
organization"
us there any truth IN the story SO
many tell. Mr.. sunday" Billy was asked
by group Of reporters. that you
personally are to receive ~ percentage
OF the Sousa receipts In return for cut
ing short the meeting and going on the
stage with Sousa's band?"
Not at all " replied Billy nonchalantly.
Thcre's not been a word about money
between the Sousl management and
ours. All we get is free tickets for
myself and party"
Bli.y then made the usual exhortation
TO the crowd To contribute literally 20
the TIN pan collection. He jumped at
MS text and stuck 10 his subject con-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
SPY" BUYS OFF FIRING SQUAD.
American Aviator Pays villa Eve
cutioncrs sac for Libcrt,.

Ell PAso. April s--Kenncth Williams.
a villa aviator. was arrested charged
with being Carranza spy and taken
10 he executed
He had about 300 pesos $500 Of villa
money ANA bought If the firing squad.
climbed under "A bon cav ami -uia the
rods TO the border. arriving hero to-day
lie lives in Sew YORK
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
MAYOR mitchell AT COLUMBIA
VIII Tell students About Beinu
Head ~ City's Government.

Mayor Mitchell will ton az Columbia
to-day what IL means and how II feels
to be Mayor. His speech Will he the
first OF series OF addresses by men
high IN the administrative affairs OF the
city.
The addresses will he under the direc-
ton of the American Academy OF Po-
ltical Science, OF which DR.. Samuel
McCuue Lindsay IL president. and the
Columbia University Institute OF Arts
and Sciences.
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VILLA ADMITS DEFEATS.
Promises to Capture GuRdsln jsr RIA
and Qu-rctaro In Person.

Ell PAso. April 6.-Gen. villa admit
ted to-day that his forces met defeat
at Queretaro and Guadalajara. but de-
clared in message to his agents here
that he would retrieve the honor OF his
army in quick order. The message.
dated at lrapuato. said:
The reverses suffered recently ny my
troops at Queretaro and Guadalajara
came as the result % b,urders on the
part OF my com1rd"rs stationed at
those places Twelve thousand men
were despatched from this place yes
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The shirt sleeves business,

I'D as soon be a pastor OF some OF
these kind OF churches" ne concluded
In this part Of his sermon. las to be
pastor of a graveyard or pastor of an
ice house. More gigglingl The PharI-
see I've told you of was nice and digni-
fled like that bunch, so he marched right
out OF the temple. His gang followed
him and they're all In hell this after
noon.
why. Lord God. friends" roared
Billy as he worked up to his biggest
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wow well hurry through the song
service tonight" said Rody. while the
S"usa press agents heart began 10 fut-
's-, 80 that Mr.. Sunday and his party
ana an YOU people here can hurry over
o. he armory TO hear Sousa's excellent
band Mr.. Sousa will delay the open
.rg of the concert bit FOR US and we
20 glad to cooperate with Mr. Soust,
Wen hurry up therefore, my friends
- that We can get through to-nights
meeting early and all hurry over TO
80 Iffth Regiment Armory and hear
SIlsas excellent band. This is a great
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works Hard to Cause Enthus,.su,

Therefore Billy probably never worked
harder physically in sermon than he
d. durng to-night's talk. He did
shadow boxing with the devil till his
&c, looked Ike three alarm fire.
He lay Hat on his stomach with his chin
pointed downward over the edge Of the
flrh platform to initiate the way God
called down from Heaven to the Billy
sundays OF history TO begin REVEALS
such 40 Billy holds. He whanged the
nulpt desk till II trembled and he
brought his heel down ut periods like
a thousand OF brick.
~, Jesus Christ lived to-day He'd
ride around IN an automobile and not
ho'foot Il all the time" was the sort
~ thing that aroused the only interest
shown by the crowds. About the only
sentences in his two hours of harangu-
ing during the afternoon and evening in
fact We're those that are quoted below.
Rody. who. in Philadelphia, was the
matinee idol OF the sunday PARTY,
always over there was received with "a
hurrah. got his first worth while APP
plause not when ne came on the plat
form as at Philadelphia, bur when at
tie meeting tonight he played The
Holy city" on the slip horn soulfully.
Rody began to-day tn reprove folks u
M. 10 train the crowds into acting
along the lines that the sunday party is
gccust Omed 10 In matters of approach
re platform while singing is under way
and Of women keeping their hats on.
Incidentally, the tin pan collection at
'he first meeting was sl.i32, at the
second meeting or the Easter night
session s5i5 and at the afternoon meet
!Hg to-day $2ll The returns from the
collectors OF tonight are not in a this
writing The auditorium seats were \
~ more than half filled when Billy
began 10 talk tonight despite a delega
ZION OF about 200 that had come from
passaic. But as BILLY talked tonight
men and women steadily trickled IN
until the Tabernacle was almost filled.
Rody began to-nights proceedings by
telling early how beautiful are the
hymns IN the special hynnal that
Blly's pianist, Mr.. Ackley, gets up md
sells. Rody then proved that II ever
Nc wants a Job as song booster from
Sol bloom ne can. have 1t. for he picked
on the catchest OF the tunes, had the
whole crowd sing the chorus till they
hal got II pat. then had everybody
whistle Il, then ordered the men &c
whistle II through once more while the
women sang II, mex, had the crowd
eng the chorus in unison and finally
e. everybody UP 10 sing II stIll once
more while he ripped out the strains
On his slip horn.
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SUNDAY WORKS
HARD,BUT FINDS
PATERSON COLD
Fails to Arouse Much Fer
vor and Many Seats Are
Unoccupicd.
ADJOURNS EARLY TO
HEAR BAND CONCERT

PATERSON. y. u. April 6.--Billy Sun
had Homer Rody"-boost
sousa's band concert in the armory here
tonight Then when Billy and Party
cut short part OF the Tabernacle meet
ting TO hurry TO the concert Sousa
boosted Billy whereupon Billy stepped
r front OF the band and boosted the
~. Of music briefly.
But Billy didn't have any boost for
Paiersons brand OF enthusiasm, or lack
O. il. when he compared for the reporters
the difference between the way Philadel-
rha whooped things up for him and the
way Paterson does not.
Il don't find the enthusiasm over my
work here" said Billy in a chat with
the reporters, that ] found In Phila-
dslpha. Kew Jersey is less enthusiastic
than Pennsylvania. and PENNSYLVANIA
was less enthusiastic than the middle
West
"Ha Ha =" cried n young woman In
the Unitarian headquarters near the
Tabernacle when told that according to
Billy the further he travelled East the
nearer he got TO fiivver, "Ha wait
I'll he gets to Boston. Jus; wait"
Billy was far from happy after his
third sermon in Paterson delivered this
afternoon. The Tabernacle was only
half filled when he came upon the plat
form Back Of the platform the rows
upon rows OF vacant seats showed that
only one-third. perhaps less. of the choir
rad shown up. His afternoon sermon.
which those present who were heard "a
discuss IL later said II was even weaker
than his opening discourse on Taste,
afternoon. seemingly aroused no enthu.
snsm.
There was little afternoon applause
Laughter came when his slang hit the
rsIbilties OF churchgoers to whom
Blly's Mutt" and Beat IL :" seemed
10 he brand new stufr-at any rate
highly diverting to religious folks &C.
custpmed all their lives to the solemnity
OF sermOnizng that Billy decries a.
"h!gh browed bunk"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
THE RED CROSS TEA
A PLEASING AFFAIR

Despite the gloomy skies of Friday
afternoon and the sprinkles of rain.
the Red Cross Tea, held at the home
OF Mrs. Laura E Richards. Dennis
street. was exceptionally well attend
ed and enjoyed by all. The receipts
totalied over $50. The long piazza at
the Richards home was artistically
decorated with American, and Mexi-
can flags with large red crosses ev-
eryWhere in evidence The garden. al
ways famous for its rare beauty, was
oeautlful in its wealth Of white spirea.
now in full blossom. The following
ladies' dressed in white and wearing
Red Cross caps had charge of the ia
Dies: Cake table. Mrs. J. Walter Rob
inson. Mrs. D. H. Darling; tea table,
MISS Annie Bailey and Mrs. r. D. ST.
monds; candy table. Miss Ethel HALEY.
ice cream. Miss Eleanor Lewis and
Miss Hope jackson.