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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
OLD CHEATER TO BETRAY GANG
Lewts, Convicted Confidence Man,
Promises to Tell Of Other.

Harry Lewis, AN old time confidence
man. who was found guilty yesterday
OF being a common gambler. has prom
ised to tell Assistant District Attorney
O'Malley about the activities OF some OF
the swindlers he knows. The District
Attorney hopes to have the whole gang
In prison Within a year.
Lewis a convicted before Judge
Rosalsky yesterday on the testimony Of
Louis Holtzfuertner Of Milwaukee. re-
puted to be wealthy. who lost $500
through Lewis's Vaccinations. Accord
Ing t. Holtzfuertner. he met Lewis In
Milwaukee, n the confidence man In
duced him to come to New York. Herr
they met q man who used the name OF
Moore. H~oltzfuertner was taken by Lewis
and Moore to a house In West Seventy
fourth street. where they met a group
Of men who called one another Wander
bilt. Gates. Aston. Whitney and 80 forth.
Then they played a game called stock
market. which was like faro except tina
the cards bore the names OF stocks.
Moore n Ho~ltzfuertner won S3s, 900
after the Milwaukee man had put up his
check for 5000. Then arose the Ques-
ton OF whether Hoitxfuertners check
was good. He went back to Milwaukee
and got The cash, This he gave to the
gang and ent Lewis $500 besides. Then
he waited for his share OF tho profits.
When he did not get the expected money
he appealed to the District Attorney.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB
CROONS TO ENGINEERS
1t Twitters. Walls and Y0dels,
Does This New Invention
Of Lee De Forest.

An electric light bulb. just n plain
electric light bulb. twit,ered In song last
night In the auditorium Of the Engineer
ing Societies Building at 20 West
Thirty-ninth street. twittered and
tweetled and l~ullabyed. clucked dis
tressfully like a chicken lost in the
woods. walled thinly Ike a new baby.
shrieked like "a swine and behaved gen.
orally as one never would have imagined
an incandescent light could DE- or would
do.
The singing incandescent was exhib-
tied by Lee De Forest, who is known for
activities In wireless matters and who
was demonstrating last night the posi-
bilities OF his audion ampiiiier. a type
or electric light bulb which Is useful
for the transmission and reception Of
the voice or of silent messages by wire
less. Many manufacturers and dealers
IN electrically operated musical instru-
ments, who We're attending the Joint
meeting OF the National Electric Ligh,
Association n the New York Electri-
cal Society. heard Mr.. De Forest coax
his singing light into the doing OF freak.
ish tone tricks.
The singing incandescent will hardly
be ready to play the old masters or ever
venture into the output OF New York's
Tinpan Alley for about two years, bu,
one could not escape the belief that
sooner " later II will be perfectly pos
sip'e 10 step into an electrical supply
store and ask for a tenor bulb or a
barytone incandescent or a cluster OF
deep baseo liz hts or even that one MAJ
REQUEST and reCAlya "a Clpgfar ~ in.an-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
A. W. EAGER DIED INSoLyEyr
Martha washinGton Hotel Manage,
Owed $4,000 and Had $4,000.

An appraisal filed yesterday or N.
estate Of Arthur ". Eager, WHO con.
Quoted the Martha Washlngtou lIote,
and died August IL, 1918. shows tina,
while he q assets of only slU,sis. bs
had debts OF 340.9l7 in addition 10 an
indebtedness Of $116.416 which he owed
the Northern Hotel Company. the co-.
poration In whose name the Martha
Washington Hotel was conducted
The report shows that Mr.. Lager
owned many stocks, all OF which ye-s
worthless. n that many promissorv
notes he held were ALSO uncoll.-tble
One Of the notes was for $3.50 and
was made by Richard Le Caffeine, tho
poet. In 1906. The report shows that
Mr.. lie Gallienne is "A resident OF Franc.
and for that reason is beyond the juris.
diction of the New York courts.
Mr.. Eager also held s23.053 Of notes
made by Omega Foster. which We're exc.
cuted while they were conductits the
Westminster Hotel. Foster has lcft tie
State and n no property. The rcpor,
shows that while Mr.. Eager had .nsur.
ance policies aggregating $50. o5i they
were pledged for loans from insurance
companies and from banks. and the es.
tate had an equity OF only slO,S73
This amount was used In paying the
decedent's Indebtedness TO Robert "
puTHett VINO nstu lnuorseu MS notes 70
banks and also lent him S29.sji. Mr
Eager owed the brokerage firm Of Mend.
ham Bros. $11.315. and the securitle.
he deposited as collateral were worth.
less. Among them were sI4,0o0 bond.
Of the Cuba Hardwood Lumber CON.
pany, 10 shares North River Improve.
ment Company. 500 California nevada
Exploration Company. 1000 Trout Creek
Copper Company 9s Northern iIotel
Company.
Mr.. Eager left a wife, Emily !. Eager
and daughter. Angelina. of 81 Riverside
Drive,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
VILLA DRIVEN FROM SONORA.
Ais TrOops, After severe Battle,
Retreat 20 Chihuahua.

DOUGLAS, Ariz. Dec. 10--Gen. Rod.
riguez. his forces half killed, wounded
or captured, Is retreating toward Chi.
huahua after fighting two days with the
carranza army at Fronteras. south of
here. The Carranzistas assert that they
killed several hundred after trapping
the villa forces.
The Carranza forces also suffered
severely, az indicated by the many
wounded brought here tonight In box
ears on a special train.
The retreat OF the Rodriguez forces
into Chihuahua virtually clears the
State of Sonora OF all villa soldiers.
Gen. Obregon said tonight that he
would move into Chihuahua at once to
cooperate with troops coming from
Torreon to attack the Villistas.
Exhausted and with his shoes nearly
worn out. John w. Cunningham, an at
torney of Tulsa. okla. who escaped
from Fronteras when the town was oc.
cupied by the villa troops, was found
to-day walking along the railroad tracks
toward Douglas by an auto scarch!ns
party.
q. II. Southend Of Douglas and other
Americans who fled from the Mexican
town last Tuesday are being sought.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
DRYs THREATEN WASHINGTON,
Say They Will Mako II . Drank-
less CITY Next Year.

WAsHiNo1oN, Dec. l0.-A dry WASH
ington after November I. 1915. u q prop
osition that confronts tho national CAPT.
tai. At least three bills have been in
PRODUCED TO that end. Senator Sheppard
OF Texas offered one on the first day OF
Congress and Senator Kenyon and Sen.
ator James Of Kentucky have introduced
measures calling for an absolutely dry
Washington after November I. 1915.
Senator James's bill provides . penalty
for persons who keep liquor stored In
the District OF Columbia or who give II
away or import II, including clubs. drug
gists and hotels. under the embargo.
Advocates Of temperance tina they
will pass the Sheppard bill OF another
Just q drastic. A determined effort ID
to be made by the A~nti-Saloon League
to force its adoption. Statesmen who op-
pose II will be listed for dry opposition
when they come before the voters again,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
CITY A WARNING.
Expert on Fire HasarAs Predicted
Great Dlase.

william Guerin. former chief Of the
New York bureau OF fire prevention.
predicted the Hopeweii disaster a. long
as August 30. II became known here
yesterday. In n report to the local AL
thorities In his capacity a chairman OF
the fire prevention committee Of the
Safety Ffrt Federation Of America
Mr.. Guerin issued this warning:
I'm our city conditions are ideal for
a confagration that would destroy II
In less than two hours unless divine
Providence interfered to save you.
Every building almost 70 OF frame
construction and each one touching Its
neighbor floors laid on joists and In
such a manne hat FIRE could trave a
whole block under your floors without
any way to control II. You have no
IRE department M no water supply.
There Is nc gas or electric current for
lighting. and the majority Of stores and
buildings are lighted with gasolene open
flame torches.
II am reliably Informed that no IN.
surance company will issue a policy In
your city unless forced to 90 do by cli-
ents carrying large policies on properties
In other cities. and then will carry only
80 per cent. Of the value at q premium
charge of 10 per cent
Amy man who visits Hopewell must
say It Is properly named when he sees
the vast army Of men hustlinG about at
their various calllngs. What impressed
ms most was he good order and our
tesy evident on all sides.
what you have to fear most In Are.
for II It once got any great Roadway
your city's name would be Hopeless"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
LAYS PLANS
FOR NEW CITY OF BRICK
Armed Residents Guard Belongings, but Quiet Follows
Disaster-U. S. Agents Start Inquiry-Du
Points Will Aid in Work of Rebuilding.

HoPEwBLL, Va. Dec. 10.-Quiet has
been restored here after the disastrous
hro Of yesterday and last night. In which
tho entire town. with the exception Of
the du Pont explosives plant. was swept
of the map.
Local Euards. a battalion Of state
militia and all the mon the du Pont
company could Impress into service nave
ended the wild scenes which were
enacted during and Immediately after
the FIRE. Citisens spent the day beside
the ruins Of their homes with rifles
across their knees.
This afternoon plans were started to
rebuild the packing caas houses. which
have been yielding fabulous rents since
the town began to boom. II 10 announced
that the du Points will render aid in this
undertaking.
Few Of the destroyed 400 buildings
we're insured and the net loss 10 con-
servatively placed at ST. 200, 900. One
man. M. A. Finn. who had put UP a two
story brick once building. which cost
$4,000 n was bringing In $1,000 a
month rent, not only insured the build
Ing but the rental n we'll. His case
Ia unique.
To-day the town Ia an bare of build.
ings AZ were the cornhelds Of a few
months g upon which Hopeweli was
built. The plans under way provide
for q better class Of structures than
those which were burned.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 10.-Chief Bieiaski
OF the Department Of Justice bureau ot
investigation a sent the bureaus Nor
folk agent to Hopewell. He will investl.
gate the cause Of the fre there yester-
day. A report Is not expected for sew
eral days. a. the agent has been In.
structed to mako a thorough investiga.
ton.
1t Is doubted that any grounds for
prosecution will be found. in view Of the
lack OF success In Investigating previous
damage to munition factories thought
to have been aus by German agents.
RICHMOND. Va. Dec. l0.-0ov. Stuar,
mas sent agents to investigate the Hope
well hre and to decide upon relief
measures which the State can undertake
In behalf Of those rendered homeless.
The city council took up the subject to-
day and the Richmond Chamber Of Com
merce met for the same purpose. News
paper relief funds have been organized
and food. clothing and beds will be
rushed to the stricken town. Norfolk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
LBRARY'S AcCESsIoNs LESS.
Congressional Librarian Reports
Increase of 10000.

WAsHINoroN, Dec. l0,-The ConGres-
sional Library now contains 2.S68.878
volumes and pamphlets. 1859 maps
and charts. 727.s0s volumes and pieces
Of music and 3S5.757 prints. according
TO the report OF the librarian. Just sub
mltted. Tho war caused a decrease In
the accessions, but nevertheless the books
added during tho year were ilo.bs4.
Among these WAS a beQuest Of rare
books. pamphlets and manuscript maps
from Henry Harrisse. who was an
American %citisen. although he was born
abroad and spent the last forty year.
Of HE life AZ a resident OF Paris.
Additions to the manuscripts included
the late John Boyd Thacher's collection
Of nearly 1900 autograph documents of
the sovereigns Of Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
HOOKING SMASH FEES $50, 900.
Paid in LathrOp-Hoskfns
Failure.

United States District Court Judge
HouEh has made n Anal allowance In the
case OF Lathrop, Haskins Il Co.. stock
brokers, who were thrown into bank
ruptcy on January 10. 1910. as the re-
suit OF the collapse of the Hooking pool.
The court allowed $4,000 to Abram I.
Elkus and william A. Barber. AS attor-
neys for h trustee. making a total al
lowance OF $4,000. OF which about
s35, 900 has been paid.
Judge Hough said that he thought at
entirely true hat all the money collected
for creditors herein was tho result OF
litigation or threatened suits" 1t fol-
lows, he said. that remuneration upon
the highest scale In the court should be
granted the trustees attorneys"
The amount collected was $+26.867.
I'm my opinion said the Judge, "a total
fee from the estate of $4,000 Is most
moderate"
Stanley w. Dexter. referee. reported
that there remained for distribution
sl47,4Ol and that claims allowed were
sI,7s7,0 900, on which a dividend Of 10
per cent. had been paid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
KILLS Q, FEARING TO LOSE ~.
Murderer Ends Own Life After
Trying to Find Two other victims.

PORT CHESTER. N. Y, Dec 10.0rased
apparently because he thought he would
lose s4 Israel Pelinsky. a kosher
butcher. after killing two kosher
butchers this morning tried to find two
other Jews, intending to Kill them. Fall
ing to find them he ended his own life.
Max Clark and Philip Ticker were the
men he killed. Clark and Pelinsky had
troubles over money. Pelinsky had
Clark arrested.
This morning Pelinsky went into
Ticker's butcher shop on East William
street and found Clark there. Pelinsky
drew a revolver and killed Clark. Ticker
tried to run away. but Peiinsky followed
n shot him.
Pelinsky then ran through the streets
asking where he could find W. other
men. Then he went home and shot him
self.
Meanwhile the police, having been
summoned to Ticker's shop. started after
Pelinsky and traced him toward his
home. Two OF them running through
Travis avenue toward his house met
Mrs. Pelinsky running from Il fright
ened and frantic. She collapsed a. she
told them her husband had Just shot
himself. The police found him dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
RECTOR NEwSGIRL IN COURT.
Husband il Divorce Suit Snys Shr
= At Roulette,

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, Dec I0.-Frank
NJ Bates testified to-day that he had
been taking morphine since he was 8
years Old at the trial of a divorce suit
Drought by his wife. Nan Corrlgan Batee,
a FORMER newsstand girl at Rector's, the
Belmont and Vanderbilt, hotels, New
YORK. Bates, who Is 46 wears old said
mat he took morphine constantly as a
remedy for a chronic silment.
tn couple were married In 1912 and
separated two years later. Bates tol6
how his wife lost 5000 playing roulette
at Providence. said that he had dressed
her well and denied having allowed her
as little as IS a week. He asserted
that IN was the first to mention mar.
rage. He claimed that his mother sup
ports him, but could not tell how much
money he had.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
WATERWAYS MEN ASK ACTION.
Want Comprehensive Plan Of All
Projects Under Way.

WAsHINuroN, Dec. l0.-A demand
that q general survey OF the waterways
Of the country be Included In the work
Of tho commission proposed by Presi-
Wilson to investigate railroad con-
diuons was formulatd In a resolution
adopted by the National Rivera and Har-
bors Congress. which brought Its annual
convention to a close here to-day.
Senator Ransdell OF Louisiana was
reelected president of the organization
n Maurice f. Connolly vice-president
for the State of New York. Among the
directors elected were Oiin j. Stephens.
New York u. W. Douglas. Troy. N. Y;
Edward N. Mckinney. Albany. and
Henry w. Hill. Buffalo.
Charles !. Reed, representing the
Bronx Board Of Trade. assailed the press
OF New York for criticising the river
and harbor appropriation measures as
pork barrel legislation. Senator New
lands renewed his plea for a compre-
hensivs plan Of waterways development.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
BOY SCOUTS GET SCI, 247.
To Continue Campaign "a Raise
100000 Needed.

Although the five day campaign to
raise $500. 900 for the Boy Scouts ~
America has only Melted s67247l5
there was no encouragement displayed
yesterday at the meeting Of campaign.
crs at the temporary headquarters. 81
Chambers street. II was decided 10
meet to-day and continue the campaign
until the full amount has been raised.
Captains of teams reported that an
educational campaign was necessary 10
acquaint people with the purposes Of the
Boy Scouts of America and said tha,
this campaign was just about TO be7i
results in the shape OF large checks
The largest donation received yestef
day was $1,000 from J. +. Morgau.
Colin H.. Livingstone. national pres
dent OF the organization addressed The
workers 1t the luncheon yesterday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
DRY GOODS PRICES FIRM.
''EcOnOmist" Reports Advancing
Tendency I'm some Lines,

The Dry Goods Economist says: "A
reliable indication of the soundness Of
conditions In the dry goods trade 10
furnished In the optimism expressed by
prominent members of the National
Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manufacturers
Association at the meeting Of that body
toward the close of last week.
All classes Of producers and distrib-
uters are looking forwa I'd to an un-
usually active spring season.
Prices are Arm, and In some of the
leading lines there is an advancing ten
dency. due, in large degree, to the ex-
traordinarily high prices for dyestuffs.
The advance In raw cotton during the
week TO a point where spots sold on
the New York exchange around IAN
cents has given further strength to the
entire cotton goods situation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
City Luaeheoa Club Delayed,

Borough President Mathewson Of Tho
Bronx couldn't sec the idea at ali yes.
terday when the Board Of Estimate was
asked to approve q contract calling for
S37.Sl4 to hx the twenty-hfth and
twenty-sixth floors of the Munic!pa,
building as a restaurant and kitchen
Tor q luncheon club to he formed by
women employees of tho city. On mo-
ton Of Comptroller Prendsrgast, the
contract was laid over for q week 40
that Chamberlain Bruers may be heard
upon II.
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and Petersburg also arc organising sim
liar relief measures.
PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. 10.-Hopewell
citisens held q meeting to-day and voted
to replace with brick buildings those
burned yesterday. Tho du Pont plant
Ia operating as usual.
There have been no Developments In
regard to the man arrested Wednesday
with nitroglycerine in his possession.
The du Pont police confirm the arrest,
discuss tho case.
Petersburg has appropriated 81 1900 for
relief and the Mayor has been author
lied TO spend rs much more as may
be needed. The Chamber Of Commerce
here n the Retail Merchants Associa.
ton have raised $1,000. Local churches
have been opened to refugees for Sleep
Ing quarters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
10000 TON STEEL RAIL ORDER.
sOuthern Railway Omctals See
Bright Prospects Ahead.

BALTIMORE. Dec. l0.-The Southern
Railway Company has placed a contract
for 10000 tons Of steel rails with the
Maryland Steel Company. The rails arc
for early delivery.
As the result OF improved conditions
In the South the carriers operating in
that territory are entering tho market for
equipment and other needed supplies.
The future. railroad managers say, looks
exceptionally bright FOR the Southern
transportation companies, and they de-
sire to be In a position TO handle the
tiffnc which they expect will DO offered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
NEW N INSPECTED.
U. 3. Ordnance OAcials See "Isde.
stpuctibleN Gun 1t Baltimore.

BAIrINoRE, Dec. l0.--Onicials repro.
sentins the ordnance division OF both
the United States army and navy have
been In conference hers with G. Wilbur
Miller. John Patton and Jesse N. Bowen
concerning the big 'indestructible' can
non which these Daltimoreans have
patented and which they tried TO sell to
tho British Government last year.
Mr.. Bowen said to-day that the Fed
sral representatives seemed much i'm
pressed with the Gvn. although no deal
r.. Se'n made fsr tAs sale Of the patsnt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
Country Pastors Opportunity.

"Tt seems to mi that the country pas
tor has IN unparalleled opportunity 10
be a country leader; to make everybody
realize that he. rs the representative OF
Christ, believes himself related to every
thing human--to everything human that
has as It's object the uplift and construc-
ton and inspiration OF the community
for the betterment OF any Of Its con-
ditions.
And hat II any pastor will make
It felt throughout the community that
that Is his spirit and that Is his in
terest and that he Is ready to draw
his elders and his deacons and his ves-
trymen with him as active agents in
the betterInent OF The community, the
church will begin to have a dominating
influence In tho community such as IL
has lost for the time being and which
we must find means to regain.
Il hope that our society isn't going "a
exist In the next. 1t needs amendment
In several particulars. I venture Ia
say. ana l hope that h society in the
next world will be amended In those par.
ticulars which l will not mention. But
we have nothing to do with society In
the 4 world. We may have some.
thing to do with the Individual soul In
tho next world by getting It started for
the next world. but We have Npthing e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
Of Manhattan T~rrrace'' to
We'd.

IIcu.H j, Leach, 80 Years old. OF
IGlI Avenue j, Erooklya, kAown as the
"Na yof o. Manhattan IL, race" who has
li'nc SONS AID fouN grandchildren and
.i"r been "a w,GpNGg Cor several Years.
Enl marry MISS Bertha =. Winters, "a
yNirs, old, of ~Patchogue, J.. l.. III the
ffAtel Boasort next Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
DUKE I'LL, CREDITORS WAIT.
Manchester Unable to Attend sss.
sion Of Bankruptcy Court.

LONDON. Dec. I0.-The Duke Of Man.
chester. who was to have appeared for
examination before the BANKRUPTCY
Court to-day, VA unable to 10 to tho
court because Of illness. A physicians
certificate WAS presented and the ex-
animation wal adjourned to January 20.
The Dukes liabilities are estimated at
fi95,6s8 NS77.9+6) and his assets at
f200 Wl,000). Announcement was made
b. the oficiai receiver to-day that q
plan for an arrangement Of the Dukes
afeeirs would b Dressnted 70 the eeuSt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11

President Wilson spoke tonight before
the National Commission on Church
and Country Life. He said In part:
Il want you to understand that I am
here simply "A I wanted to show
my profound interest In the subject
which o have been considering and
not because I thought ! had anything
original to contribute TO your thought.
But ! think. as we have witnessed
the processes OF our civilization In recent
years, we have more m more realized
how our cities are tending to draw the
vitality from the countryside how much
less our life centred upon country dis
tricts: how much more upon crowded
cities.
There was a time when America was
enthusiastically rural when practi-
cally all her strength was drawn from
quiet countrysides where life ran upon
established lines and where men and
women II children were familiar with
each other In a long established neigh
borhood.
But u rural districts are not now
Just what they used to be and have
p%artaken In recent years something of
the fiuidity that has characterized our
general life. so that we have again and
again been called upon from one point
OF view or another to study the revItal-
.zation Of the countryside.
There was q time, no longer ago than
the youth OF my own father. for example,
when pastors found some of their most
vital work In country churches. l re-
member my dear father used TO ride
from church to church In a thickly popu-
lated country region and minister to
several churches with Il sense OF minis
tering to the most vital interests Of the
part OF The country In which he lived.
After all the most WALKING thing In all
the world Is Christianity.