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GOV. WHITMAN CURIOUS.
stirred by Report Sing Sing IL
"Pest Ridden"

ALBANY, July l5.-When the State
Prison Commission commented yesterday
that Sing Sing was pest ridden they
aroused Gov. Whitman's curiosity. He
noticed the comment in the morning pa
pers, and Immediately communicated
" tn Chairman Salumon, who with the
other members of TIVE commission was
investigating Blackwell's Island
The Governor told Mr., Solomon that IL
the commission had any to
make on It's recent investigation at Sing
Sing he would like the comment TO
be made to him in a formal report in
order that he might see that any con-
ditions complained of should be corrected
az once. The Governor told Mr., Solomon
that he had not noticed these pest rid
den conditions when he visited Sing
Sing and that II he had overlooked any
thing he wanted to know about it.
II is believed that the commission Is
now engaged in writing a report to the
Governor. Gov. Whitman took this ac-
ton after talking with Warden Thomas
Mott Osborne. VINO was in Albany to-
day. The Warden said that the State
Prison Commission comment was not
Justified,
Gov. Whitman went over with Warden
Osborne the controversy regarding the
transfer to Great Meadow prison OF the
excess of convicts at Sing Sing. Warden
Osborne called at the state Prison De
partmcnt and talked with j. q. Weed,
but Superintendent Riley was not in the
office and did not see Mr.. Osborne.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
FUGITIVE MADMAN
STIRS SOUTHAMPTON
Searchprs Fail to Find Nude
BathhOuse Proprietor, Sud-
denly Crazed.

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l.. July l5.-Fear
Of a mailman without clothes at large
here has spread alarm and caused the
Peconic bathing station on ~Shinnecock
Hills to be summed by many OF the sum-
mer colony who were accustomed to fire.
quent 1t.
The man who is terrorizing the sec
ton Of the coast hereabout Is Albin +.
Hoffman. unmarried. who spends his
summers here running the Peconic bath
ing station. He went insane suddenly
last Thursday and since that time has
been at large.
Hoffman has been seen at different
times by motorists. 1t is thought he Ia
hiding in the bushes nea the bathing
station. once he was observed flourish
ing a pistol and again was seen disrob-
ing near one Of the main travelled
roads.
A possee has been formed under
Deputy Sheriff Moore and a thorough
search made. HOFFMAN is said to have
received a letter from Germany which
led him to believe that he was called on
TO enlist. 1t is said his inability to &c
to the fatherland may have affected
him,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
ROCKEFELLER IN CLEVELAND.
Glad 10 Get Back-NO Extra Pre-.
cautions to Protect Him.

CLEVELAND. July l5-John ID. Rookie
Teller returned TO Cleveland to-day after
being away from his Forest Hill estate
since February, 1914. He said he was
glad TO be back and hoped circumstances
would enable him 20 make a long stay.
The Rockefeller party arrived on the
Chicago Limited OF the New York Gem
trail at S :05 \. NJ. Mr.. Rockefeller left
his private car with Miss Lucy SPELL
man. sister Of the late Mrs. Rockefeller.
on his arm, and walked the entire
lensth of the station platform TO an
a~utopobile,
After the shooting of J. p. Morgan
by Frank Holt, Mr.. Rockefeller was
carefully guarded at his P~ocantico Hills
estate. But upon his arrival in Cleve-
land there was no indication that an
attack was feared. There was no police
man at the station. and the New York
Central made 10 extra provision to
guard Mr.. Rockefeller.
Mother Jones, the labor aeitator.
has announced through Thomas Farrell.
secretary of the Cleveland Federation
OF Labor, that she IL coming TO Cleve-
land within the next ten days TO make
an appeal 10 Mr.. Rockefeller in behalf
OF John X. Lawson. the Colorado mine
workers leader, who was convicted Of
murder, and whose appeal from a life
sentence is pending.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
MIDJULY BRINGS IN
FRUSTRATING HEAT
street Thermometers Up to 80
at , p. M.-Onc Death
in Newark.

The su,try heat in the city yesterday.
which rose To SIS degrees at . I. NJ.
the street, caused four prostrations.
beat as the cause. There were four
sudden deaths. the auses OF which were
lot known. Street thermometers showed
rs at midnight.
Uncle SANS cloud readers made an
effort to encourage 81. Sw!thin To per-
form yesterday by predicting thunder
showers but not "A cooling sponSetul
was squeezed out Of the misty and cop
perry sky. The tradition is hat II II
rains on ST. Swithin the succeeding forty
days will be rainy and II II does not We
may be in for a forty day drought, Yes
terday was a mighty hot and sticky day
n "A shower would have saved many
folks from prostration by heat and hui
mildly. II was not abnormally hot. but
was persistently hot, and the breeze from
a warm westerly quarter had no refresh
ment and little speed worth mentioning
in il.
The lances Of the sun laid many
low. The official mercury got to 81 at
l. go l.. NJ. and loafed half an hour
in that altitude. At night the tenn
perature on tie cool Official tower Of
the Whitehall Building was II, ana III
the was much higher, so
many thousands Of the city's crowded
population slept on roofs and fire eS-
ca pes which IL "a sure indication that
summer has come.
TIE national prophets are going to see
IL the prediction Of thunder showers Will
Mt to-day. They forecast ~cloudiness
for this vicinity to-day and not much
change in temperature, which may mean
ttat il may he either IA bit warmer or
not so warm.
Two heat prostr1t.ons were reported
in Queens borough. John Gasseney, 22,
~ ~ Fo%rty-fourtl street. Corona, while
at work on a new building in Elmhurst
was overcome and fell from "A scaffold
on the second floor to the ground lie
was bruised on the left side, but no
homes were broken. lie was taken to
ST. Johns Hospital in Long Island city.
samuel Golden, 20, of Maint avenue
Douglaston, was overcome while sitting
in his home,
NEWARK, y, j., July l5.-John Sem
pie, who was working at loading cars In
the yard of the Hay Foundry and Iron
" Works on the meadows, collapsed while
on his way to dinner. He died before
the arrival ~ the doctor, who said that
death was caused by the heat,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
TRY AGAIN
TO SAVE THE |. G. s.
Scranton Now Expects to Raise
the Needed $500, 900
Easily.

SCRANTON, Pa. July l5.-Ninety-seven
dit stors from tho various banks OF the
city decided at a meeting this afternoon
to maxi another effort to aid the Inter
national Textbook Company, which Is In
need Of financial assistance. II the Inter
national Correspondence Schools are to
be kept In operation. The meeting fol-
lowed the failure Of the banks To ad-
vance the $500 900 promised some time
g to relieve the situation.
After two hours discussion. In which
every phase of the situation was gone
over. a resolution was adopted calling
"A meeting for Saturday of one director
from each OF the twenty-seven banks Of
the county. at which 1t is proposed To
outline a plan in which all can Join. the
object being to subscribe TO the fund
of $500. 900 needed by the textbook com
rany. 1t Is believed that at this meet
ing assurances Will he received that the
entire amount Will be raised without
difficulty.
Although the meeting Is called To de-
wise "A new plan. IT Is more han prob
abb. that the plan evolved at the time
OF the annual meeting OF the textbook
company two weeks ago. and which was
acceptable to the textbook company, Will
be Endorsed. This called for the naming
IT a majority Of TIL. board Of directors
of the textbook company by tNr Lenders
Of the money and took all financial man
agement from the present management
of the schools.
Under the plan the $500, 600 is to bs
secured by "A first mortgage ON all prop,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
POISON MYSTERY IN
HOME ON THE DRIVE
Adon Smith Guarded in Hos
pital, Charged With At
tempted Suicide.
SAYS HIS WIFE LEFT HIM

Adon Smith, formerly quartermaster
Of the American Line steamship Phila-
delphia. swallowed a IA grain bichioride
of mercury tablet yesterday afternoon
in his apartment at 622 west ll''h
street. Last night he was a prisoner III
st. Luke's Hospital. charged with at
tempted suicide, and a policeman from
the l25th street station sat at the head
of his bed to see that he did not jump
out the window.
Mr.. smith occupied a furnished seven
room apartment at the southeast corner
of 18th street and Riverside Drive. and
keeps two servants At 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon he asked the hall BOY
to call DR.. II. Russell Stone OF 400
Riverside Drive. MIR. Smith said he
was not feeling well.
He told Dr. Stone he had eaten some
thing that had poisoned him. lie was
not very III. so the doctor gave MN
some stomach medicine and left. AT I
O'Clock last night Or. stone was called
again. This time Smith was In a more
serious condition and Or. stone rushed
him TO 81. Luke's Hospital and the po-
lice were notified.
Did Mr.. Smith attempt suicide" DR..
Stone was asked last night.
II did not say that" replied DIR, stone.
lie told me he had taken blchloride OF
mercury
Three years ago Smith married Miss
Marion Pulling. who is reputed to he
OF a wealthy family. They have a
baby girl. nineteen months old. Ac-
cording to the police. Mrs. Smith lief,
her husband on June !. and went TO live
with her people at Long Beach. The po-
lice had their telephone number as
Ions Beach iS.
When asked about the case over the
telephone last night a mans voice at
hat number asked
What d business is IL of yours?'
The explanation was evidently unsat-
isfactory. for the owner Of the voice re-
fused TO go into details. He said he had
Just heard OF the attempted suicide"
Adon Smiths mother is said to live al
IS Amboy road. Richmond Valley, Staten
Island.
NJ the hospital last night ii was said
that although Mr.. smiths condition wa:
serious he probably would recover. None
of his relatives had been at the hospital
nm "a II o'clock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
STATE EMPLOYEES AT BAR.
Two From Auto License Once
Charged with Bribe Taking.

Simon Ornstein of 2937 West Thirty
ninth street, Brooklyn, an examiner in
the automobile license bureau OF the Sec
rotary OF States office. and Samuel Les
kowitz OF Go Goerck street. an employee
OF the same office, were arralgned in the
West Side court yesterday on a charg.
Of accepting a IS bride to aid Pau!
Laser Of 1908 Gates avenue, Brooklyn,
In passing the examination for a chauf-
feur's license.
Laser testified that he handed the IS
in marked bills TO Lesko."z In the
presence Of Detective Stepat Of the
Fourth avenue branch bureau and that
before thta ornsteln had inquired and
had been assured that the money was
split"
Counsel for the defence said in cour'
that politics and state Senator Robert
Lawson were back OF the arrest. Tn,
examination was adjourned Lntil to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
GIRLS DROPPED ON MUSICIANS.
TrOmbOnist Gets split Lip and An.
other Loses Two Teeth.

Excitement vas caused at the after
noon performance of the Passing show
of 1915" at the Winter Garden yester-
day when at the end of the first act
two OF the girls in the flying ballet were
dropped on the heads Of the musicians
in the orchestra. one Of the girls IN her
descent split the very useful lips OF a
trombone player. and the other citl took
along two teeth of the bass drummer as
she swept downward.
There are siN girls in the ballet, who.
suspended by wires. are waited out over
the audience and then retrieved 10y other
wires that are manipulated by strong
men back of the stage. Something went
wrong with the system Of wires yes
terddy and two Of the girls-M - Fihh
Whlteside and Mss Fila Alexander
dropped just outside the footlichts on
their return trip Neither OF them was
injured 10y her fall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
RELIGIOUS PEACE
IN BUFFALO URGED
Leading PrOtestants and Cath
Olics Unite in Appeal for
Tolerant Spirit.
WANT NO CHURCH TEST

BUFFALO, July 15.-An appeal to the
people Of this city. irrespective OF creed.
to Join hands to remove all religious in.
Tolerance from the city was Issued to-
day BY a committee OF 100. nifty OF the
members being Catholics, the others
pro,estants. and an men prominently
identified with AFFAIRS.
The Catholic %signato.ies assert that
there is no organization within the
church engaged In promoting the politi.
cal interest of the church or any Of its
members. They also declare the church
authorities do not attempt to influence
or direct the political action Of its adj
herents. The Protestant signers urge all
orgs nizst.ons requiring q religious test
for public office or for employ ment to be
dissolved at once.
The appeal Is the result OF .
number Of meetings held by leading citi-
,.ns OF all faiths. Buffalo has been torn
with religious dissension for more than
q year, some OF II having It's origin In
politics and some in III feeling caused
by the defeat of a project to enlarge
and extend the University Of Buffalo.
Among the signers OF the appeal are
the Right Rev. Nelson II. Baker, adj
| ministrator OF the Roman Catholic do
oesc Of Bufalo ..delbcrt Moot of the
state Board OF Regents; Herbert A.
| Medium, president u the Chamber OF
| Commerce; the Rev. samuel V. v.
| Holmes. the Rev. william Burnet
Wright, inc the Few Edward c. Eel
loves. secretary OF the Church Feder'
alton.
The appeal begins with an expression
of the desire TO remove all religious
intolerance from our city" and recite'
he constitutional provisions for the free
exercise of religious profession and wor'
ship without dis ,r.minst.on or prefer
~nce. II pleads that:
Moreover, our people OF various re
ligious beliefs wish to live together a,
friends and %neighbors. to the end tina
in business. civic and social life we ma,
associate In peace and harmony anC
Danish from our midst the un-Americai
spirit of intolerance"
The appeal urges all citizens, irrespec
tive Of creeds:
"First-To deplore and to DISCOURAGE
the printing. circulating and reading o
all publications containing any misrep
r~esentation or viliication of another
religion.
"Second-To deplore all secret snc
public meetings or u~tterances the pr
mary purpose Of which % - foment re
ligious antagonism.
'~"Third-To condemn as ,n-Americal
and unjust the application OF any re
ligious test to a candidate. for publ,
office, and any business Or social boy
colt on account of religious belief.
"Fourth-To urge upon all minister
and priests the importance OF g'vini
public and emphatic utterance to tn
need OF religious tolerance and the cult
walton of good will among our people
The appeal closes with regret for IAN
and all causes that have led up to III
present conditions. n we express ou
hope n out Of the experience of III
past We may learn wisdom for the ~
ture. We urge our fellow citizens |
carrying out this appeal to exert ever
energy in fostering among us a spirit @
loyalty and devotion to our city's We
fare
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CANTON ISOLATED.
Foreign settlement There Under
Ten Feet Of water.

WASHINGTON, July 10. - Cantor 10
isolated except to powerful
according to a report from Consul Cen
eral Anderson at Hongkong. Thou
mands of houses have been burned.
American mission property has been de-
stroyed' or damaged, and foreigners
have been driven to take refuge In the
British consulate at Fuchow. The gun
boats Callao and Wilmington have been
sent to do rescue work.
The State Department summarized
the situation as follows:
Canton Is isolated except to power
full steamers. on Shameen tan island
In Canton harbor, the foreign settle
ment is under ten feet Of water. Thou
sands have been drowned. ems OF
thousands are taking refuge upon the
housetops and other high places and
are starving. Thousands OF houses in
Canton have burned. American mission
property In the region between Canton,
Honeymoon and Wuchow ID either de-
stroyed or badly damaged. All foreign
ers at Wuchow have taken refuge at the
British consulate, which 10 situated on
a high blum. So far as Is known no
American lives have been lost.
The American Consul-General at
Eongkong says further that he has been
unable for five days to communicate by
telegraph with Consul-General Cheshire
at Canton The Hongkong government
and citizens there are organizing relief.
American naval vessels are proceeding
up the West River to assist In the rescue
OF those In distress. The Consul-Genera
recommends immediate Red Cross as
~sistance. inasmuch as there will be wide
spread famine. involving millions OF
human beings. lie asked for a tempo.
rary allowance of 100000"
The Departments statement notes
hat the Hoods are not In the region &c
which the American Red Cross sent
engineers last year TO devise means OF
foo prevention. The West River Val
ley Is a thousand miles distant from the
ecene OF floods last year n is OF al
entirely different character.
THE West River. now in Hood" the
Department says, drains the whole
province OF kwang-si, which adjoins
French Indo-China. while the Hua
River Valley. where SO much relief ha,
been sent by the Red Cross in the past
IL in northern china
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
FIVE DOGS KILLED BY BEES.
Four Persons Also BADLY injured
hy swarm.

PEEK SKILL, July l5,-four persons
suffered painful wounds and Ave valu-
able hounds were killed By "A swarm Of
bees which set upon the hounds In the
dooryard of Leslie Low in feekskill to-
day.
When one of the hounds attacked the
hive the queen bee lighted upon It,
Swarms of other bees joined her In the
attack and s9on the five hounds were
bayinG p|itifully. Leslie Low. Jr., tried to
drive the bees away with "A blanket. but
they turned upon him. His cries brought
his father and mother and a neighbor.
who routed the bees with brooms, but
not until they had all been stupg several
times and the five hounds killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
OPPOSE GREENHUT DECREE.
Creditor Asks sale of All Real
Estate and Mercha ndise.

The afhdav Wit in opposition to the pro-
posed decree OF sale Of the estate and
merchandise Of the j. b. Greenhut
Company, which 10 before the United
States District Court, was fled yester-
day with Referee Peter b. onley by at
torneys for Blanche =. Vogel, a creditor
OF the bankrupt concern to the amount
Of $3.50. 600 in bonds.
The petition asks that the decree of
sale be not issued, oil the ground that In
its proposed form 1t Is merely a step in
the reorganization plans of the Green
huts and not at all advantageous to the
bondholders, II suggests that the real
estate and merchandise he sold sepa-
rately, all outside accounts converted
into cash and actions begun against
the Greenhuts. the, Monmouth Securities
Company and others.
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REDEMPTORIsT TRANSFERS.
Tricnnial Changes Announced ny
the Provincial.

The Very Rev Joseph Schneider, pro-
vnciii Of the Eastern province OF the
lt.demptorlst order. whose headquarters
Is al the church of our Lady of Per-
petual Help in Brooklyn, announced
Yesterday through his secretary. Father
Becker. the t%riennial changes among the
Kedemptorist Fathers.
There are as usual many transfers
and one of the most important Is that
OF the Rev. Thomas L. Calvin from the
rectorship OF the Church Of Our Lady TO
the mission band OF the order in North
East. Pa. He j. succeeded in the local
Redemptorist Church b. the Rev. James
Barron, who comes from Annapolis.
The Rev. William keuna. an as
sistant in the Brooklyn church. is made
rector of -. Clements Mission at Sara
tuga Springs.
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DETECTIVE IS ROBBED.
Home Of Hesdauayters Man IL
Looted by "Amnteurs."

Amateur thieves robbed the Astoria
home of IA professional detective. Joseph
Digrilio. attached to the homicide bu-
reiu at Police Headquarters, Manhattan,
Wednesday afternoon and got away with
$500 worth of property,
Detective Digrilio reported the bur-
glary at police headquarters in Long
Island city yesterday. lie said that
while his wife was In Manhattan and
he was on duty thieves had ransacked
his home at 81 First avenue, Astoria,
and had taken three diamond rings. IA
necklace. two gold watches. a diamond
stick pin and three suits Of clothes be-
longing 10 the detective.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
FLOODS IN CHINA
FATAL TO THOUSANDS
Missionaries Appeal to the
United States for Use Of
GunbOats.
FIRES ADD TO HORRORS

HoNoKoNG, July 15.-The hoods In
the Chinese provinces Of kwsntunR
Kwangsi and Kiangsi have swept vast
areas of fertile country and resulted
in the deaths OF tens OF thousands OF
persons. At Canton. where nre has swept
over an area OF one mile, the electric
light plants have been destroyed and
the city is In darkness.
Missionaries, who have arrived here.
have appealed for the use of the United
States gunboat Callao to aid In the
work of rescue. Later reports from
Canton say that the Christian hospital
there is in danger.
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Eight Cases Of B%entings.

Have any cases come to you for
treatment where prisoners have been
struck by guards" inquired Commits
s!oner Wade.
mo- more than eight DR.. Ether re-
sponded. II don know why they were
struck. None was seriously hurt They
had body bruises and sometimes scalp
wounds"
Commissioner Wade wanted to know
how many OF the 1850 men in the peui-
Tertiary were addicted to drugs. The
doctor said that about half of them
were drug users before arrival. He
thought that about 4 or , per cent. OF
the prisoners were tubercular.
II recommended that all the tuber-
cular prisoners be placed in single cells
DR.. Ether said. land II this was not
possible that they he doubled with each
other. These recommendations are be-
ing put into effect | do not think any
one can tell how many tubercular pris-
oners w have now, as previous To the
arrival of pr. James Rochan, our junior
physician, on February % last the men
were not examined for tuberculosis on
entrance
Assistant District Attorney Morning
star went to Blackwcils Island yrster-
day to represent the District Attorneys
office in the Investigation. Lately com
plants have come 10 the District Attpr-
ney from prisoners and their relatives
about beatings.
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Mr.. Marshall Protests.

Both Louis Marshall and Chairman
Cullinan of the suffrage committee in
sisted that the contention OF the journal
clerk was nonsense and the question will
have to be settled by the convention
itself tomorrow.
The suffrage committee also reported
favorably a substitute for he amend
ment offered by Alfred l.. Smith and
other delegates which would permit
railroad employees and others absent
from their homes on registration days to
have their names placed on the registra-
ton books without appearing personally.
The suffrage comm .ttee further re-
ported favorably Delegate John Godfrey
Saxe's amendment doing away with
direct primaries for State and Judicial
officers, and directing the Legislature
to pass "A law providing for the nomina-
ton of can1idates for such offices by
party conventions, and also the amend
ment of Patrick j, Tierney OF Flats
burg directing the Legislature 10 pass
laws providing for the nomination OF all
State and all local officers by party
conventions.
While tile suffrage committee was
nearly unanimous in favor of "a consti-
tutional provision compelling the l.egis-
lature to pass a law providing for nomi-
nations by party conventions. the propo-
sition to do away with the direct prl-
mary will arouse a bitter night In the
convention, Certainly "A ma jority OF the
delegates favor restoring the nominat-
ing conventions. but many OF them have
not the courage OF their convictions, and
what the fate of the proposition Will be
will not be known until tho final roll
call.
II the convention does decide 70 sub
nit the nominating convention plan TO
the people 1t will be as a separate propo-
sition, the same as the woman suffrage
amendment is to be submitted, so as not
to endang,r the new Constitution as u
whole.