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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
UNION FIGHT ON LIFE
TERM FOR LAWSON
GOmpers Calls on Federation
of Labor to Aid Colorado
Leader.
HE CHARGES INJUSTICE

President Samuel Gompers OF the
American Federation OF Labor an
yesterday arrangements for a
nationwide campaign to secure the free
dom Of John Lawson, the Colorado strike
leader who wac sentenced to life m
prisonment. Mr.. Gompers sent the fol-
lowing instructions to all unions affili-
ated with the American Federation OF
Labor, which has a membership OF
1000. 900.
During the past two years the miners
Of southern Colorado hav, been engaged
In a struggle 70 establish their rights and
freedom as workers and as human be-
inss. You are familiar with the history
Of this strike and struggle. with
the efforts of the mine operators TO de-
feat the efforts OF the miners to secure
their rights guaranteed under the laws
Of the State with the introduction of
armed men and strike breakers by mine
operators with the deliberate plans Of
the mine operators TO manipulate and
suborn state officials to serve private in
terests and private gains with the
brutality OF these armed rufiians and
the terrible and wanton disregard for
the lives of the striking miners and
their families. and. finally. with the
efforts to destroy the miners unions.
"A part Of this last effort was the
trials of John X Lawson. Louis Zancan.
nelli, David Robb and Ben Richardson.
RrtItll etana ylere taEap in zach nf ths
trials TO convict these miners.
For the first time In the history OF
our country, an officer OF "A union has
been convicted of murder because OF
violence which grew out of "A strike
convicted even though he was not az,
cused of personal participation in tn,
violence. This is a principle Of tremen.
dous importance TO the whole labor
movement. This injustice must not b.
allowed TO stand to monaco men anc
women of ability to help their fellows.
Every EFFORT is being made to destro,
the miners organizations in Colorado
Members of organized labor are sub
Jected TO persecution IL they remain loya
TO their unions
THE members OF organized labor O
the whole ountry must support tn,
unions OF Colorado injury and inJus
tice to them are injury and injustice
to all.
You are therefore urged that you
organization. with all liberty loving me
OF our country. take positive action Il
make known the solidarity and tn
fraternity OF the labor movement in con
demnation and protest against this In
Justice to the leaders of the unions o
Colorado and demand that the Rrca
wrong done against Lawson and his fel
low victims shall be righted.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
PINCHOT JOINS IN PLEA.
Attacks Sentencing of Lawson
Proposes 4. =. Purchase of Mines.

PHILApELPHiA, Aug. S.-Gifford Pin
chot proposed tonight that the United
States buy the mining properties in
Colorado owned by John u. Rockefeller
as n means OF settling the labor troubles
there.
Mr.. Pinchot's proposal was made AT n
meeting on the city Hall plaza to pro-
test against the sentencing OF John r
Lawson. president OF the Colorado
miners. 10 life imprisonment The
demonstration was under the auspices
OF the Federal Council OF Churches OF
Christ.
Labor leaders. including Samuel
Gompers and Frank Morrison. president
and secretary OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, and the Rev Or. Samuel
Baton. chairman OF the Church Fedora
ton. condemned the sentencing OF Law
son and attacked the integrity OF the
Colorado courts. declaring they were
dominated by the Rockefeller interests
Mr.. Pinchot called the convc,ing OF
Lawson "A "traves'y on Justice"
Mr.. Pinchot and William Green, secre-
ta~ry-treasurer OF the United Mine
Workers, OF America. advocated prison
for John u Rockefeller. Jr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
WILSON STUDIES ARMY
PROBLEMS ON SUNDAY
Typewritcs Answer to Secre-
tary Lansing on Mexican
Situation Also.

CORNISH. y. H., Aug. s.-President
Wilson studied for several hours to-day
important communication from the
State and War departments and from
Attorney-General Gregory. In the after
noon with members OF his family and
guests he went for an automobile ride
of l25 miles. which carried him over
the Green Mountains to Rutland, Vt.
and pack through the foothills OF the
White Mountains.
Mr. Wilson closeted himself in his
study tonight and read some documents
sent him by Secretary OF War Garrison.
These documents, II Is understood. have
10 do with the report which the Secre-
tary is preparing on the condition OF the
United states army.
Repor,s from secretary Lansing in
forming the President OF the progress OF
the conference OF tie American
Ministers on the Mexican problem
reached him this morning and he re-
piled to them on his own typewriter. Be-
,ond the intimation that events seemed
10 be shaping themselves favorably, the
President or those close to him refused
10 on the conference.
The inability Of the President to COM
municate as quickly as he desires with
his advisers by mail will probably
| shorten his stay here. His mail is vo-
luminous and he himself writes many OF
, his communications In answer to them
1he telegraph and telephone are no
used by him except in emergencies. al
they do not contain the guarantee o.
secrecy necessary. Those who accom-
panied the President on his long rid
Today. which was broken for tea at thu
otter Creek Tea House, outside OF Rut
land, were Mrs. Annie Cothran, DR.. G
Gr,yson, his physician; Mrs. Francis
Bowes Sayre, his daughter, and Mis-
Margaret Wilson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
DIVER FINDS MISSING MAN.
Van NHIkcnburHh Drowned While

oRASdr, y. j., Aug s-Thc body g,
Edward Walker Van NalkenhurGh
leader at the Jersey Roys' Camp. VINO
WAS drowned while swimming IN Lake
Wawayanda on the evening ~ July 80.
was found by a diver this after
noon. The diver had been working IN
the bottom OF the lake since Tuesday.
He used an electric fllshlight, enclosed
in a waterproof case. with which he ms
been able to see toi a radius Of ten
feet.
Wills Van ~NaikenburGh Of los Chr-t-
nut street. East orange. father %! to
drowned leader, issued a statement this
evening generating the camp manage
! ment from al blame.
YOUNG M, Van Na,keuhur=h went IN
! swimming from an island while the boy =
were At supper. His disappearance was
not noted uutil some hours later. He
was - years old, and had written a
great many articles, Sociological. n
trend. for magazines and newspapers
He Is survived by his mother AM
father and two brothers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
ONLY 100 PRESENT AT
GRANT ANNIVERSARY
Suffragists Take a Hand in
Services at TOmb-Attack
Made on Wilson.

Barely loo people gathered at Grants
Tomb yesterday afternoon TO celebrate
the thirtieth anniversary Of the burial
OF Gen. Grant. The few who were there
were forced to close their meeting early
because Capt. George Burnside, the Gus
todlan of the tomb, had to put them out
In the rain at S o'clock, the time for
closing.
Frequent halts were called TO remedy
failure TO provide decorations and other
,ncidentals. As II was. the chief decora-
ton was a small suffrage banner which
! the chairman. Mrs, Anita Comfort
Brooks, demanded he hoisted on top Of
an umbrella, refusing TO permit the
speakers to proceed until It was done
The speakers, aside from Mrs. Brooks,
Broadway Tabernacle. William Osborne
MacDowell of the League of Peace and
Or. Alexander Cummings. president of
the University Forum OF America. The
! latter pointed to the armies OF Europe
as a LANCER to the United States after
the war, declaring that t.urope's need
Of money after the drain of combat
would make rich and defenccless
! America a tempting target. Major
James r, Graybill, lie"utenant-cum
manier Of the Confederate Veterans
camp in this city. read "A eulogy writ
ten by the Confederates at the time OF
the funeral.
Rabbi +, h. Brown, the sole Twin:
pallbearer OF the Grant funeral. wa!
unable to leave his home in Georgia. buI
nc sent a speech to be read. No on
could he found who would read II ant
I was later found to contain a bite
criticism on President Wilson ant
American men in general. one para
graph read
w have become since the death %
l.. $. Grant a nation of perjurers anC
grafters. and our young men have he
come agnOstics and atheists. The Rev
DIR. Jefferson of Christ Church published
and so did the Hon. Frank Moss. tina
our college men are a generation o
s~coffers at religion, And in pious Prince
ton Abolish chapel, ever OH sunday |
!. the slogan, At "A recent Sunday service
. the students acted 30 shamefully ma
, Pouck Whites behavior at the Caviar
i, Baptist Church was nothing compare'
, with il. President Wilson, while pres
ident Of Princeton, to keep on the goo
side of the boys allowed them to be ah
sent from chapel on week days To main
ain academic peace. He wroneed Chris
tianity. Why does he not follow III
same rule In this horrible war for tn
, cause of humanity 1t is the secon
. term plank. tabooed by the Democrat
party. that no wants to survive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
KILLS TWO.
Canoes C~apsised by Bolt, hut
Occupants swim Ashore.

New ROCHELLE. y. v. Aug. s-Philip
Roberts of Horton avenue was instantly
killed ard Philip Dillon, son OF Ex-Mayo-
Michael J. Dillon of New Rochelle was
stunned by lightning at Glen Island to-
cay. They had been in a canoe and
when the storm came up landed on Glen
Island ard took shelter In a candy booth.
Dillon was .sviyed in the New Rochelle
Hospital
Abraham Abree of Port Chester was
killed instantly and his wife and daugh-
Ter were stunned by lightning AS
they stood under a shelter at Oak
land Beach to-day. Twenty women
and girls under the same shelter
were thrown down by the shock
ana fed In ,e:rdr. The same bolt oil
lightning travelled across the sand and
out into Long Island Sound ard cap.
sized three canoes in which parties OF
young men ard girls were making TO-
shore. All escaped By swimming. .
The streets in the vicinity OF Fourth
avenue and First street. Mount Vernon
were n.oded four feet deep and TN
water spouting from drain pipes into TN
New York, New Haven & HARTFORD
Railroad drenched crowds of men anc
women who sought shelter under tn'
platform shed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
BOLT AT LONG ANC
Several Persons shocked by Light
niug-Auto Parties stalled.

Lose BRANCH, y. j., Aug s.--A Sc
we're electrical storm struck the coast
this afternoon. Automobilists we're
stalled for hours IN garages petween
Deal and the Highland In the FL
heron section two machines came to-
gether in their hurry 10 get out OF
the storm. hut without serious damage
Al West Long Branc lightning tore
up a corIfie.d owned by James b.
Sherman and shocked several persons
who were on their porones, Excursion
lists along the shore were caught IN
the storm and d%renched, particularly
Al Atlantic Highlands. The storm broke
up the -. Louis American-Long branch
Cuhdus Ia seball game here. where sew
eral hundred fans had gathered.
SpRIH. LAKE, y. J., Aug. SIN cleo
trcal storm which swept over sea Girt'
Spring Lake and Manasquan THIS AFTER
noon vas one of the hardest In years
j. prylucei one freak lightning bolt
which cut an American flag from the
fagpCl- Of the new Essex n sussex
Ho,e. without damaging the pole or the
building. though severely frightening the
guests The iagpole on the round OF
the Spring Lake Country Club was sha'-
tered by a bolt.
\ number of small boats caught IN
Barnegat Bay had difficulty and one
was capslzed and blown In TO shore with
th!ee men clinging to it's bottom
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
M0URNERs RIOT AT CEMETERY
Failure to Have burial Certificate
Cnuacs DistMrbance.

The failure OF the driver OF "A hearse
to produce a burial certificate for n
body In the hearse created a small riot
Yesterday afternoon ut Mount Zion
Cemetery. at Maspeth, Queens Borough
The mourners became greatly excited
when the superintendent refused to
allow the body to enter the cemetery
without the burial certificate.
They attacked the clerks in the office
and also the driver of the hearse, and
there was much disturbance until n
policeman came along and quelled the
disturbanc nee. pending the arrival of the
undertaken with the certificate, and the
body was then buried, but not before
the officer made one arrest,
The body was that of Abraham
Frankel, who was drowned at Coney
Island some days ago
Policeman Kord arrested Abraham
! Bernstein, 2s years of age, OF 80 Willett
: street, Manhattan. as one OF the ring
leaders of the attack upon Herman
Levine, the driver of the hearse, He
was charged with assault.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
BOLTS KILL THREE
IN SEVERE STORM
lightning Also Capsizes Ca
noes. bat Occupants Swim
to Safety.
BUILDINGS SET AFIRE

Local 'tunderstorms varying in force
IN different sections did much damage
,r New York and New Jersey yes;er-
DAY afternoon Two men were killed In
Nes,chestor county. 4 ff~.een-year.old
Sa,her was killed by a holt In the D.h-
ware River 1T rhillipsburs and at Cam
den lightning struck In ten places. caus-
,rr 1res that entailed a loss OF 1900. 900.
Tn storm Was particularly violent along
the jersey coast.
H. this ,ity, according 10 the Weather
Bureau man. the disturbance was not
very great. as the wine blew at the
-,,e Of only thirty miles an hour and
only % Of an inch OF rain fell. The
os,u.banc- lasted thirty minutes.
The storm caught 200. 900 persons as
ttey were bathing. boating or seeking
other pleasures IN Peihim Bay Park.
Van Cortlandt Park and Clason Point.
The grea, majority were drenched. a
stable and shsd on the Aston state
rear Pelham Parkway. TIE Bronx. were
struck BY lightning. The buildings were
set or aTe and about $500 damage
WAS ubIt4 .NnblltE t'lt MI al un-
occupied two story house at Fishers
lane and Boston road, The Bronx, owned
b. Eugene Field. starting a blaze which
the East Caester volunteer FIRE depart
nent e~xtinguished.
\, DIobs Ferry lightning struck a
gable % the home of William T. Clason,
O retired United states naval officer,
srd The woodwork was soon burning.
Tie fire WAS quickly put out Clason
and his family were stunned but were
not injured Telephone poles were blown
down and miles OF Insulation were
burned of by lightning. Many trees
we're uprooted.
SEA Cliff. L. /. Aug. s.-A heavy gale
preceding a heavy thunderstorm swep,
along tie north shore of Long ISLAND
this afternoon. forcing hundreds Of pleas
u-e boats along the Sound to scu for
shelter.
The high gale swooped Town on a
ho,ly contested sailboat race which was
being run IN the Sound OF Sea Clio and
Glen cove and broke It up Just before
the fnish. All but one OF the boats
managed to run into safety.
The Mary d I'd. a thirty-fve foot sail
boat. c1psized a mile and A half out ir
the sound. near the bell buoy. on ths
Government breakwater near Glen Cove
John Donovan OF Pelham Bay Park, the
owner Of the boat. and Ave friends were
thrown into the water. They chung e
the overturned boat and shouted 70,
help III were rescued by Joseph ConN
lin OF the Cliff Motorboat III and Fred
s-ick ~Fellendorf. who put out in Conk
lin's boat. the Henrietta. The rescued
ones were taken TO the GIN Motorboa
Club. where they were wrapped In no
Blankets and given stimulants. Beside
Donovan the men were John n Jane
Burke. Robert Hudson. william Cam
eron and James Staine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
CYCLE RUNS AWAY ON HILL.
Police man BADLY Hurt In mash
Thai Ends Wild Ride.

Policeman August Kaltemen!er OF
West New Brighton. Staten Island. who
recently entered the bicycle squad. was
seriously injured last night.
Kaltemerier was p~atrolling in the vi
cinity of Hamilton avenue. New Brigh-
ton. when he heard that there was
trouble at the foot Of Westeryelt ave-
nue.. Mounting his wheel, he started
down Hamilton avenue. He lost control
OF his wheel and he rushed down the
hill at the rate of almost a mile a
minute.
At Westervelt avenue the front wheel
OF the bicycle struck the curbing, Katie
menIer was thrown high in the air
making a complete somersault. He fell
on the sidewalk. He was unconscious
when picked up. Al the s. r. Smith
lnhrmary Hospital the doctors found
that his right arm was broken ana
that he was injured Internally.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
CITY SURVEYOR MAY
LOSE LIFE AS HERO
William s. Rudolphy Saves
Motorcyclist, but Is Pinned
Under Automobile.

william 6. Rudolrhy ~ 7o3 Lxing-
veyo-, while driving an automobile on
the Richmond road at Grant City. Staten
Island. last night received injuries which
may cause his death.
Mr.. Rudolphy was returning from a
New Jersey resort and swereved his
nachine to avoid running dowr a man
on a motorcycle. The rear wheels of
lis seven passenger automobile caught
In the trolley track and the machine
turred over, pinnine Mr.. Rudolphy un-
derneath.
The mishap was seen by several men
in a garage a few hundred feet away
They raised the car and pulled Mr.
Rudolphy out. He was unconscious and
was taken to st. Vincent's Hospital
where the surgeons found that Ave OF
his ribs on the left side were broken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
TEN FIRES IN
Iightnine Causes Property Loss
Estimated AT 5000 900.

CAMuES. y. j., Aug. S-Tcn onllh-
ing we're set on fire by lightning dur-
Ing q severe thunderstorm this AFTER
noon and hremen had their busiest dsy
IN many wears. The property loss was
estimated at 5000, 900.
A three story building at adv
and jackson street, occupied ny lhe
Camden Curtain Rod Company. was
dam god 70 the extent of 100000. one
hIndre and nifty men and wome VIII
b. thrown out 81 work.
A. tie figemen we're at work on
the blaze a bolt hit the department.
store ~ Toone 4 Hollinssheah' IN
Broadway three blocks away. The
irN'r.ug ran through the three story
STRUCTURE 10 ii storeroom IN the celisr
ard started a big blaze that was re-
So s.hlr for a second alarm, Mlss
49, Rr-nnhn, head bookkeeper at the
t'nre. h-uh- INTO the burning building
d''p're me police, and saved the com
PAWS books She tainted when she
cane ou'. The loss on stock ana build
iHg vas placed al sl25,0 900.
Tie hremen were kept on the run
,w.th eight small fires, all caused BY
lightning,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
Alderman \. y. Levy L. Injured IN
Automobile Collision.

Alderman Abraham \. Levy was
slightly injured last night when his au-
tomobile collided at Putnam and knick-
erbocker mi Williamsburg. with
another car owned and operated by
Julian Hiss of ll6s Greene avenue. The
Alderman was with Mr., and Mrs. Rich
ard Messler of 1872 Throop avenue at
the time of the accident.
Dr. Fischer Of the German Hospital
was summoned and treated Levy and
Mrs. Messler. Both were cut and bruised
and returned to their homes after the
wounds were dressed Hiss and Messler
escaped injury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
EGYPT BUYS l70,s67 BIBLES.
War Fails "a stop Demand for
scrtptures In Turkey.

Reports from ~Constantinople to the
American Bible Society here Indicate
that the sale OF Bibles in Turkey. Bull
garia and Egypt has not been stopped
by the war. In Egypt 17o,ss7 volumes
were sold last year, or about 10000 less
than in the preceding year, when there
was no war. A translation OF the Bible
for the Kurds il going On steadily and,
with war everywhere, church scholars In
C~onstantinople are still endeavoring 10
improve the Arabic text OF the Scrip
lures,
Hard times in Egypt were attributed
TO the change of rulers and to the re-
| ported coming invasion by the Turks
The depression lasted n good part OF ths
wear. but there was Improvement wher
the Turks failed TO arrive and British
| control became frner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
MONTE MEN AROUSE BEACH.
woodland, Having NJ Policeman
sends for One.

Three card monte men stirred a SEN
sation among the three hundred campers
at Woodland Beach, a little summer re-
sort on the outskirts of New Dorp
staten Island, yesterday afternoon.
The campers notified the New Dorr
polire and Patrolman Nusent hurried
on A bicycle to Woodland Beach. W-her
ne got there, he says. two well dressed
men were taking money with both
hands from investors in monte, Boil
were placed under arrest. They sale
they were George Walker and Franz
ella wson and that they lived In Paterson
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
TEN UNHURT AS AUTO UPSETS
Hut One Woman. Crushed Under
Car. WIN Probably Die.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. Aug. s.-Mrs.
Charles Solomon of Winchester. Ohio.
probably was fatally hurt this morning
north Of fremont city. near herr, when
an automobile in which she was iding
skidded and dashed owe an embank-
ment and into 4 wire fence. She sus-
tanned a crushed chest and other wounds
as she was caught under the car. Ten
others. including Mr.. solomon, were in
the machine. Llt they escaped injury.
The road had been freshly Sravelled
and the rain made the car skid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
MISS McALEENAN BETTER.
R~sting Easily After Auto Mis-.
hap-NOt Badly Hurt.

ALLESHURsr. y. J.. Aug. - Miss
katherine McAleenan. daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry McAleenan OF New
York. who was knocked down by Ar
automobile herr yesterday afternoon.
was resting easily to-day. She ~regained
seriousness soon after the mishap
and IL was found that her injuries were
not serious, She is suffering from shock.
Miss McAleenan was erving as a tas
day collector for n benett fun which
several members of the summer colony
had arranged for the Children's Hospital
for Deformaties and Joint Diseases at
Mount Morris Park. New York city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
Hunters Bullet Kills Friend.

SASrA Rosa, Cal. Aug. s.-John Eng
land. a ranc er OF Stewards Point. was
shot and killed by NJ. J. Kennedy Will.
the two were returning from "A hunt
ing trip on Porter ridge. fifteen miles
from Stewards Point. The men had
been intimate friends for years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
Conyicts' DaII Team Wins.

OssINISG, y, Y. Aug. s-About 1900
prison fans saw Ray Caldwell, pitcher
Of the New York American League base
ball team, umpire the game this after
noon between the Mutual Walfare
League team Of Sing Sing prison and
the Hlghlanders e T~arrytown. The
prison team won by n score OF 2 to O.
Treny ,wirled for the Sing Sing team
and Conklin for the HighIanders,