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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
POISON KILLS MRS. ]. w. HALL
Acting Coroner First says Accidc"s
and Thcn suicide.

MINEntA. l.. l.. Sov @e-Mrs. j. VII
let Hall, who swallowed s~versl hi
chloride Of mercury tablets AT her home,
In Arrandalc avenue, Gr"nt Neck, yestcr-
day. died In thu Nassau County Hospital,
M.neola, at . O'Clock this morning On
the death certificates filed by Acting
Coroner william A. Dodge the words
accidental death" were written, then
crossed out and the words with suicidal
intent were substituted.
A brother Of Mrs. Hall said this af-
ternoou; 80 matter what tho death
certificate says. the poison WAS not
taken intentionally, 1t was an accident
and | don't see how any one could cont
TO ans other conclusion"
Coroner Dodge Allied out the certificate
at 4 4. NJ, after talking with DR.
Charles l.. Neisley. who attended Mrs
Hall. At that time the Coroner sait
he believed that Mre. Hall had mean
t. Kill herself. Later he said
Il MAY change my mind after the In
this week, with all the Han servant,
among the Witnesses"
The Coroner visited the home of thu
Halls to-day and questioned servants
and n~eighbors. Mr.. Hall, who is "A stoci
broker at "a Broadway, Manhattan
could not be seen. He was at his wife
bedside when she died. The funeral will
take place on Wednesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
100000 SUIT HANGS
ON BOYS @PARENTAGE
Equity Case Involves the rs.
tate Of EX- Rcprcsentativc
TOwnScnd's Brother.

KANSAS CRY, NO. Nov. 22--Thc
the crux nround which a 81 100000 suit
In equity revoived in the Circuit Court
to-day.
The children are sons Of Mrs. Marr ir' ,
from August Hackman. a Chicago drug
gjst. in 1911. She was mar led to George
Townsend, AN elcc:ricll engineer, or
April 90, 1919. three months before h
committed suicide by jumping into the
NJ ssouri River.
Attorneys for Mrs. Townsend will ~
and direct testimony that George Town
send. who was prominent in the engi-
neering world, was the father Of the
children.
Mr.. Townsend's will left virtually hit
entire estate 10 his brother, cN-ltcpro-
sentative Edward W. TownSend Of Mont
clair. y, j.. ANA his two sisters, WIN
live In Milwaukee.
Prior to his marriage to Mrs, Hack,
mar Mr.. Townsend made an agreement
to adoJt her two children. George anc
Edward W. In ha, agreement she
waived the usual widows right to tn,
estate.
The adoption Of the boys was never
carried out and as "A result the estate
was claimed by the sisters and tn,
brothers under the will The suit n
equity was brought to determine tn,
rightful heirs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
KING TOBY II. OF PARK
zoo DECLINES THRONE
stubborn Buffalo Wrecks Bill
Snyder's Cart on Way to
Coronation.

Usually when stubbornness is 10 he ex-
pressed the most popular illustration il
IA donkey. Sometimes "A pig is used. for
one OF the oldest rules is to the effect
that IL one wants a pig to go one a
II must he driven the other. Bill snyder,
head keeper at the Central Park zoo,
has decided that the pig IN donkey
should no longer be used, but instead the
buffalo.
Black Diamond. the leader OF ihe buf-
falo herd at the zoo. was killed last
week and la mis- place the hea keeper
decided to pu, Toby II. Toby is the son
of the deceased leader, but since he
grew up he has been ~relegated to the
solitude Of a private cage His single
bliss came about after "A fight with his
parent in which Toby II. was much
worstcd.
Now the younger bufalo's t!mc has
come and ne is TO lead the herd that
is. II Bill Snyder can think of a way 10
get him to the corral. The distance is
about two hundred yards. Early yes
tsrday morning Bill slippai into the
camel house and tied "A rope around the
horns of the leader to be and took a
half hitch ON 4 two wheeled wagon with
the other end
An unsuspect!ug horse was hitched to
the wagon and the cavalcade started.
BIZ and two keepers walked alongside
while another drove the horse. All went
we'll until the half way mark was reached
and here Toby discovered what the idea
was. He snorted and sat down. The
keepers thumped him with sticks, used
loud and rough words and even twisted
his tail. Toby liked his bachelors hal.
TOO much, though. and decided that the
task OF settling the disputes OF hair a
dozen wives and ten or more chiluren
was beyond him.
Just as snyder was thinking what 10
do next Toby beat Bill to "A decision by
boiling for his old quarters. lie
smashed through the gate and when once
more before his manger shook the re-
mains of the cart from his horns, The
trip was made in three seconds hat. take
il from Bob Hurton. who was on the
wagon part OF the time, hut was LEFT
| tangled up with the horse about half way
back.
The only way TO get Toby 30 the
enclosure, says Bill. is to load him on a
truck and take him bodily. The truck
IL handy but Bill wonders 10Y he IL
going to get Toby on II. Meanwhile the
herd is kingless.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
REFORMERS LOSE IN
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Conservatives Elect Ticket,
Economists Denying Fee
Splitting Is Issue.
FIGHT DRAWS FULL VOTE

The conservative element in the Med
ical Society Of the County Of New York
won decisively the annual election last
night In the most vigorous campaign
that the society has yet seen.
The opposing party, the economists.
failed 20 elect a single officer. accord
Ing to Indications at midnight. The
vote had not all been counted then.
but 70s votes had been cast, and indi-
cations were that the conservatives won
by about three to one.
The issues between the elements are
not sharpl" defined. particularly in view
OF a statement spread on the minutes
in behalf of the Economist candidates.
II had been generally circulated that
the chief issue was over the splitting oil
fees. which the Economists favored
But Dr. William :. Gottheil. leader OF
the Economists and editor of the Med.
icdi Economist, the official organ 81
the Federation of Medical Economi,
Leagues. which supported the factior
MAT failed to win. denied this in be
half Of himself and the other ten candi'
dates OF his ticket.
These statements reflect upon the in
tegrity OF the eleven men on the opposi'
ton ticket. he said. ard he might cal
such Statements malicious II he knew
who was responsible for them. He anC
his associates oppose the secret division
Of fees. he said, and added that medica
ethics were not involved in the election.
II do not know who the authors o
these statements are" he said. but /
they are physicians they know them Il
b. untrue"
The other issues. which were not de
MED, concerned economist measures. TIL,
economists favor opening all the hospi
tails so that n physician may send a pa
tient to any hospital and continue 4
treat him. The economists believe med
ical legislation regarding workmen'
compensation And health insurance |
tending to lower AMI fx physicians fees
they oppose sue legislation. They favo
drastic measures to Limit the free dis
pensation Of medicines and free treat
ment the conservatives favor this also
but are not prepared to go to such *
tremes to bar from free treatment thos
who can afford to pay.
The only contest for election as office
was for the office OF first vice-prcsident
DR.. Gottheil was the conomis candi
date he was beaten by Dr. J. Bentle
Oquier. The other economist candidate
were Tor delegates 10 the Medlchl 80
Cety Of the state Of New York. The,
were Drs. Ralph waldo. Daniel $
noughertv. Richard Ka!ish. Henry Kel
Ter. Jacob Hickman, Otto Glogau. Sair
uel A. T~ann"nhaum. Christian =. j
Laasc. Raphs ! Levy and Ernest ]
sm,th.
These officers were elected without
contest President, pr Frederic I
Sondern; second vicc-president, ~
Charles II. Peck secretary. Or. loh
Van Doren Young assistant secretary
Daniel $. pougherty treasurer. Charlie
H. Richardson. Dr. Howard Taylor. ~
Willy Meyer and pr. Floyd Cranda
were elected ccnsors..
Annual reports OF all committees wer
read.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
ten DIE AS CIRCUS
TRAIN HITS LIMITED
Mother Casts Babe 10 safety
From Burning Car While
Crowd Watches.
SEVERAL BURNED ALIVE

MAcoN. Ga. NOV. ga hcadon col
lisiOn between a special train of twenty
eight cars carrying the Con T. Kennedy
Carnival Shows and a solid steel pas
senger train on the Central OF Georgia
Railroad this afternoon Q3M miles west
OF here cost the lives OF probably ten
persons, injuries to forty others and
completely wrecked the show.
SIX bodies were taken from the debris
before flames drove rescuers away.
with the show have been killed. Not
until tomorrow will the company be
able to give a correct estimate OF Its
loss,
MIR. Kennedy said late tonight that
the death list would reach twenty-four
and possibly more.
Fred :. kympf and his wife of Kan
sas city, who managed the Model CITY,
"A production that he carried about tbs
country. ON two big auto trucks, were
burned alive. The Kcmpfs had an auto
truck htted out like a palace In which
they lived. The truck was carried OF
"A HAT car while travelling. Their four
year-uld daughter, Hazel. was with them
white flames were licking the side o,
the ear Mrs. kempf shouted to the GROVE
to save her child, but no one could APP
proach the truck. Then the mother
with almost superhuman strength
thrtw the little girl out of "A small win
dow ut the side of the auto truck. Inc
child fell IN a ditch fifteen feet below
the track. There was an explosion {
minute later, and the couple wer'
burned TO death. Columbus people car
ried the little girl to "A hospital there
Reports at midnight state that she VII
live. -,
According To- official reports To TIT
Central of Georgia Railroad III ms eat!
the disaster tou place on IA s,raish
stretch of track. the W. trans ruhh1n'
AT the rate ~ thirty miles an hou
when they collidod. The crew or th'
messenger train had orders to wait u
/ Musvpgce until the special show tran
arrived. Instead, however. the enginec'
passed his stop.
Thu lively, Pullman cars at the r.al
end OF the train carrying show peopl'
and musicians were not seriously dam
aged. Mr.. Kennedy WAS only bruised
The ca!s at the front OF IN" train, carry
ing the property and animals, were teie
scor.>, and burned.
Sleeping quarters had been provides
FL many of the showfnen In the car
destroyed, and It WAS here that tn
fatalities occurred.
Most OF the animals were burned /
.hc wreckarc, but 1t is reported to-nich
that At least one 81 the lions escape
and he Is now AZ large.
Relief trains n wreckers wre sen
from his city and Columbus aS 500
a. The disaster was reported and all a
he injured were taken 20 columbus
Traffic will lc tied up ON the road unit
nfi.r daylight.
YOU may quote me as saving tina
Ia" blame for the accident has bee
. placed ON the crew OF the passengc
train said Supt. Il. j. Harlan OF In
Central OF ,irurgia late Tonight. II
was on the ground and made a persona
Investigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
SAYS SCHOOL LAWS FAIL.
Deputy OmmissiOne FNnrHnn
Pleads for IOcnl boards.

ROCHESTER,, Nov. Claws now con-
trolling the administration OF the
schools of New York State leave too
many loopholoe for the politicians and
are antiquAted and inefficient, said Dr,
Thomas Il. Finegan, Deputy state Com
missioner of Education. in his address
at the opening session of the State teach
ers' convention here to-day.
DR.. Finegan pointed out the necessity
of having a Board OK Education in every
city in the state, elected, IL possible, BY
popular vote. He said that these board
should consist Of at least seven laymen.
Thousands OF teachers, principals and
other authorities are in attendance at the
convention. which Is the seventeen
gathering Of the New York State Teach
ers Association. .
At the formal opening of the con-
vention tonight Mayor Edgerton well
coined the delegates. State Commits
sioner John H.. Finley responded. In the
absence Of United States COMMISSIONS
Of Education claxton, Commissioners Fin
ley made the main address, a discussion
OF English"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
RECORD TRADING IN q. S. BONDS
Sale of 100000 Block ~ 2 Per
Cent. Issue mt ~ ".

A 1000. 900 block of United states
Government 2 per cent. registered bonds
was sold yesterday on the stock Ex-
change at 99'3 Tit bonds are TO be
delivered In three days. This liz record
trading in Government bonds and also
equals the record trading in any bond
listed on the stock Exchange. The last
sale previous to yesterday of Govern
ment Is was made on October %. wher
s2i 900 sold at 97a.
The same person was the seller and
| the buyer ID the bonds. j. IL Foster Of
Foster & lounshery was the broker wht
sold the BONUS and purchased them. HC
sold them for one client to another client
Under the rules of the Stock Exchange
Mr.. Foster was obliged to offer tn
block of bonds on the floor and the'
purchase them in order 10 have the trans
| action recorded on the ticker tape.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
ARREST OF SON STIRS LOFT.
Congrcrsman May Bring Suits for
la ma Rea.

Representative George w. Loft, as a
sequel to the arrest a few days ago Of
his son. George l.. Loft, and his dis
charge in court after he had been COM
PEELED to spend n night in a cell, has
instructed his lawyers to Investigate the
case, with a view to bringing damage
suits If this action appears to be Ad-
yisable.
Young Mr.. Loft was leaving Il restau-
rant in Columbus Circle as two police
men started to arrest "A party OF young
men who were suspected of annoying
girls. He too was arrested. though he
was not OF the party, and was taken to
the West Forty-seventh street police sta
ton. He protested his innocence. but
the police, ne says, refused to listen.
The door of his cell Vas left open and
the prisoner walked out into the corri-
dor, as "A penalty for which, Congress
man Loft asserts. he was taken to a
dungeon cell.
Young Mr.. Loft was taken in a patrol
! wagon to the night court, but his hear
ing was postponed, the Magistrate re-
fusing. the young mans father says. 10
listen to any explanation. Not until
the next morning was he permitted to
state his case, His rye followed
Immediately,
In the view of Congressman Loft the
entire principle on which the night court
IL based-tO prevent innocent persons
from being kept prisoner overnight
was nullitied by this proceeding. In
arresting his son without evidence of
w%rongdoing and in confnlng him In a
cell without opportunity to plead his
ease the police. in his opinion. assumed
a degree Of authority which he regards
AS un-American and dangerous to tho
ccmmunity,
Mr.. Loft said last night that ne would
insist VII AN Investigation and possibly
the punishment of some OF the persons
responsible, because he fears that Other
men and women might DO subjected t
the aame kind Of treatment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
MURRAY HILL FIGHT BEGUN,
Residents Ask Court T." Keep Sec
ton Free Of Business,

The cou fight to prevent August Heck
ocher from erecting a sixteen story loft
building at Madison avenue and Thirty
eighth street, almost opposite the homes
of j. l., Morgan and j Allen Townsend,
began Yesterday before Justice Blanch-
ard in the supreme Court, The main
point of contention settled upon a time
worn document known as the Murray
I'm Covenant, drawn on February %,
lsi7, upon which the residents who be-
lieve their property would he affected
are relying to forcstall Heckscher'a
building project.
Jabez Holmes, attorney for Heck
scher, cOnteuded that the property in
question, on III" southwest corner, was
not within tn" Murray lin agreement.
william 'hurun Osborn, one of the wit
uess"s arrlycd against ilaoksch"r, tes-
fled hat II the loft building was
flowed on In" site residential values
'ou.d detrr.Orate rapidly,
"H' trial viii probably last scvcra'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
SAINTS UNFROCK MR.. CARR.
Mormon Who Married Davis and
Miss Kelly to he Tried.

Because he married Al Davis, the
dancer. and Miss Eugenia Kelly. when
the former had been divorced. the Rev.
Henry Carr OF Elk Mills, Nd. a minister
of the Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, AN out
growth of the Mormon Church, has been
temporarily unfrOcked. lie will have an
ecclesiastical trial probably within n
month.
The action was taken az "A conference
of ministers at the home OF Presiding
Elder Ephraim A. Squire in Brooklyn
Saturday night. The Rev, Mr. Carr eN-
planned that he had married the couple
under n misrepresentation.
one of the other ministers said the
Rev. Mr.. Carr erred. even If he was
under the impression that Davis had
been innocent in a divorce suit. He said
that the Reorganized Church forbids the
reinarriage Of n divorced person.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
Yards la nj med with Cars.

The present physical condition ~ the
yards IN and about New York shows rs
clearly as any on. other thing just how
serious the problem Is. Small yards.
which under normal conditions seldom
hold more han fifteen or twenty cars
are now TANNED to capacity. with pos
sibly one spur open where there had
previously been a dozen.
The heavy through freight trains are
held W further away from the city
terminals and they are broker up for
distribution at smaller yards. The all
roads are asking shippers for five or six
days notice so that they viii have time
To dig the particular freight for a vessel
out 81 the great mass Of standing ears
in their yards. Under normal condition
the shipper could ask that certain cars
be delivered within "A few hours and h.
could rely on the delivery rs certain A.
present there Is some difficulty In nud
ing the stipulated cars and shunting
them to the delivery point even in five
days
New York resembles the neck OF III,
export freight bottle. The lack Of SUM
Glen; vessels IL the stopper hat checks
the outflow that would relieve the con
gestlOn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
PICKS SPARKS SET GAS AFIRI
Work mans Too Causes Fifth Ave.
nue. Explosion.

Sparks from a lah,rer's pick when II
struck and penetrated a gas supply pipe
in IN excavation on Fifth venue he
tween Elgnty-eighth and Eighty-ninth
streets yesterday lgn!ted the escaping
gas and sent "a t'dme along the gutter
for more than 100 feet, Policeman
James Dowuie, who heard the explosion.
ran to assist the Workmen in ~extingu!sh-
ing the flames. lie was slightly burned
while throwing sand on the pipe. Nc
other PERSONS were burned.
II" reserves of the East EIghty-eighth
street police station We're summoned to
keep back the hundreds OF persons who
had gathered. In a short time the dam.
age WAS repaired.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
WAR DODGERS KEPT OFF
YANKEE LINER ST. PAUL
Gets Here With No Runaway rishmen-Lapland In,
Too-Stewards to Fight, and Women
Will Replace Them.

military service I'm the steeragcs Of the
Lapland and the 81. Paul. The Lapland
had among her Ill steerage passengers
sixty Portuguese bound for New Bed
ford. The few Irish who were in the
American ship were mostly women and
children. The Irish Of military age were
prevented from going aboard either the
Lapland or ST. Paul at the Liverpool
landing.
Among voyagers by the Lapland were
DR.. stanton Colt. sociologist and eu-
genics expert, who helped to organize
the University settlement In this city
and later went TO England and became a
British subject. He In head OF the West
London Ethical Society and editor of the
London Ethical Rer,etc. He will lecture
here on the war conditions in England
from the viewpoint OF an Anglicized
American.
Wonders at Attitude Here.
He said the war would result In the
characterization OF England, and he won
dered why Americans did not take more
Interest in the success OF the Aliies
who were fighting for the preservation
OF liberty not alone In England but
In the great democracies of Australia,
New Zealand. South Africa and Canada
and other British colonies.
The Rev. r. :. wyncoop of Wash
'ngton. who has spent much Of his life
IN India, said the d~lsaffoctiou ther,
had been much exaggerated and was
confined to the Pnjab. lie believed
the English could easily prevent serious
trouble.
Malcolm A. Robertson, newly an.
pointed First Secretary to the British
Embassy at Washington. has been many
years in the diplomatic service. al Bu.
charest. Rio Janeiro and Montevideo
He will take the place of MIR. Scott
who will make An effort to get to Tehe.
ran. TO represent his country there.
Other Passengers by the I.apland wer,
+. L. Bond. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c..
Alexander. Henry W Mason. KonstantinS
~Jouravlof. l.. o. Ramsdell, Henry w
Mason and Dr.. j. f.. l.. keyes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
CAPITOL REPAIRS UP AGAIN.
whitman to Ask for Ruling an
COmmittce's Reductions.

ALBANY, Nov. 22-A further hearing
on CELiIns amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars, W out oi the
reconstruction OF the west wing OF the
state Capitol, destroyed in the fire Of
1911. was presided over by GOV. Whit.
man to-day.
An audit committee appointed last
year cut about s50,0O0 out from the bills
M the contractors appeared to-day N
an effort to prove their full claims. TIL.
contractors dispute the power Of tAt
committee to pare down the bills and
the Governor will ask Attorncy-tiencral
Woodbury. FOR a ruling on the powers of
this committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was made Yesterday by
the directors of the r. w. Dodge Com
pany that +. n. Miller had been elected
president to MI the vacancy caused by
the recent death Of +. w. Dodge, and
that W, u. Hadsell had been elected vice
president. Mi. Miller Is "A hait-brother
OF the late Mr.. DODGE and has been an
officer OF the company for the last
twenty years. first ps SECRETARY and later
as treasurer. Mr.. Hadscll has been with
the company since 1894.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-23
MRS. MARSHALL UNDER KNIFE.
wife Of vice-Prrsident Resting
Easily After OncrntiOn.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 22,-Mr..
Thomas Il. Marshall. wife OF the Vice
President, who underwent an operation
here to-day, was said to be resting COM
fortably tonight.
Mr.. Marshall said his plans for re-
turning to Washington had been sus-
pended pending the outcome OF the OPP
Grafton.