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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
G.. O. P. YIELDS TO CR0PSEY.
REGULAR County Ticket In Kings
Fusion plan spoiled.

Tho Republican managers In BrooIlyn
have decided TO accede To the demand
of District Attorney James g. CropSey
that all his associates ~ the county
ticket belong to- the party organization.
This spoils the fusion programme, which
provided for the denomination Of Regis
ter OLoughlin Of the Independence
League and the nomination Of County
Judge Hylan, Democrat.
Some OF the district leaders are dis
gruntlcd over the change In the slate
and contend that 1t will cost the ticket
from 10000 to 1000 votes OF election
day. Alfred r. Hobley. long in control
in the Fourth Assembly district. has
even threatened To desert the party and
supper D~Loughlin, who il to run on AN
independent ticket
Tho Republican executive committee
will meet on Saturday To make up the new
slate. and John McCrate. a lawyer and
point district. viii probably be named
for Register and Municipal Court JUS
tice George Ercifeld for county Judge
In place OF Hylan.
II was reported yesterday that the
,Jcffcrsonian Alliance, which. under the
direction of Assistant Corporation touu-
sci Thomas q. Magner. has been fighting
the leadership Of John II Mccooey in
the Democratic organization, Is planning
to put a ticket of its own in the field,
and that another ticket, representing The
SulZcr followers. rrogIessives a, 4 In
dependence League, will also be Pc
scented.
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MOOSE FAIL TO AGREE.
Sentiment Fa,Ors Choice of n
straight Party Ticket.

After nearly three hours OF vigorous
denatlug the executive committee OF the
Progressive county committee failed to
decide ON "A candidate for District Attor-
ney IN the primaries last night at a
heated meeting in the Forty-second Street
Funding. their headquarters.
Former Assistant District Attorney
frank Moss, "a Republican, who may run
Independently OF the organization In the
primaries, but who. It is understood, Is
ANXIOUS TO ave the designation OF the
Progressive committee, was discussed as
a likely candidate. The name Of Dis
tr!et Attorney Perkins. who will prob
ably be the candidate of the Republican
party, was also considered. but the feel
ihs Of the district leaders seemed TO be
toward designating a straight Progress
sive and fighting II out alone.
Commissioner OF Accounts
Wallstein and DR.. Henry Moskowiiz.
chairman OF the Municipal Civil Service
Commission, although not members
came 20 the meeting OF he committee
o. vigorously oppose the candidacy or
Moss. one member suggested that they
ne asked to leave the ROOM, but no ac-
ton WAS taken. Mr.. Moss was attorney
Tor the State Civil Service Commission
wren II severely criticised DIR. Mosko'
Nltz and the municipal commission.
The sentiment OF the meeting when II
drew 10 a close indicated that when the
Committee meets again o-morrow a
straight Progressive slate with John j.
o'Connell as candidate for District At
torney and William Halpin for Sheriff
might be chosen. Some OF he leaders
urged that the committee shcuid hold
back until the other parties designated
candidates.
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DAUGHTER
HORSEWHIPS EDITOR
Lyndhurst, n. j., All Excited
Over Episode in Front of
Town Hall.
DEFENDED HER FATHER

LYNDHrRsr. n. j., Aug. 2i-Thc war
as n topic of conversation and contro-
versy was abandoned in Union township
to-day In favor OF a spirited discussi17
OF the h~orsewhipping given Louis Wander
Pye. owner and editor Of the Lyndhurst
Sentinel, by Mrs. Martha Gray last night
In front OF the Town Hall.
Thu incident was witnessed by half
the residents OF the township, who
Rocked to the hall to see II the trouble
which has been In the air between the
editor and Michael NJ. Richie, n well
known lawyer here. would crystalline.
II did.
For the past three months Union town
ship has been entertained by the pa ssa ges
between the editor in the columns of his
paper and the lawyer In tho town com
m~issioners' meetings. An editorial on
the life history" Of the lawyer, which
is studded with f~orceful epithets, reused
the town to a high pitch Of expectancy.
Mrs. Gray decided to take the law and
" i'''S'N Hlp luNo H'I OND UdnVS IN dc-
fence OF her father.
At the close OF the township meeting
last night Wander pyc left the hall
closely followed by most Of the town. 4.
he bent to crank his car Mrs. Gray
horsewhip in hand, appeared. and rcaliz.
ing her strategic position, brought the
whip down with a whack heard rourI
the township. AS the editor abruptly
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CAN'T STAY BALD, SO
QUITS BALDHEAD CLUB
Fresh Sprouts on Connecticut's
Most Naked Dome Dis
gust It's Owner.

HARrronp, Conn. Aug. st-John
Rodemeycr. editor OF the Connecticut
Western News and humorist for the
state at large. who was one Of the
charter members of the Bald Head Club
of America, has been forced to resign
because OF inel!gibility. Although he.
fore hrs marriage he had one Of the
finest and most complete bald rates In
captivity he is now raising hair 90
rapidly that It is doubtful II hi Is
eligible 10 attend the annual banquet at
WInsted. October II. His Letter OF
resignation says:
The perversity of fate and hair has
virtually made inc unit for publication
In the list OF office holders in the Bald
Head Club Of America. Up TO the tune
this club was organized my aid spot
slowly but surely expanded in spite
of all my hair raising efforts to stop IL
After the organization, when 7 began
to he proud of my bald spot the hair
began TO grow beautifully and the BALD
spot gently but firmly shrank until II
IL now almost imperceptihle. and my
wife objects to the practice OF having
the top of my head shaved and sand
papercd in order to perpetuate the blum.
Hence. with regret, | tender my resiG-
nation from the official board"
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Strengthened up, 1t is alleged. Mrs. Gray
rained blows with desperate energy. The
editor closed in. and then. according to
witnesses. Mrs. Gray fought with all the
briskness and effect OF u threshing ma
chine. chief Of Police Mcintyre arrived
In time, II is said, to get some of the
numerous blows.
When Mrs. Gray was arraigned later
before "A Justice of the Peace both the
editor and police chief appeared against
her TO press charges of assault. After
"A hearing bail of 5000 was furnished
for Mrs. Gray pending the action Of the
Grand Jury on two charges Of assault.
M. Ritchic said later that he and his
daughter would appear before the town
ship commissioners to demand the dis
missal of Police chief Mcintyre because
OF his alleged treatment pf Mrs. Gray.
who. he said. had n cut on the head and
numerous bruises which she received in
the hght or on Ne way to the station
house.
This man Wander Pye has been Wilt
flying my father in his editorial column
said Mrs. Gray to-day. "tIe has been
dan ing my father to sue him. I thought
there woul be more satisfaction In using
4 whip pom him than bringing him To
court"
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U. S. TO HAVE l6 INCH GUNS.
VIII Take Place Of - Inch
WenpOns In Coast Dcfences.

W~AsHINGroN, Aug. 2i--The Govern
ment will install Ii inch guns instead of
the II Inch weapons now used in i'm
proving the coast d~efcnccs of the United
States.
II is believed the first step In the
direction Of armlng the coast defenccs
with larger guns will be AN AUTHORIZE
ton OF o u for the proposed forts at
Cape Henry. Va. A special committee
of the board of fortifcations has econ
mended that l6 inch guns lake the
place OF the II inch guns.
Brig, Gen. E. NJ, Weaver, chief Of
coast artillery, favors the larger wea-
pons.
Plans for the first l6 inch guns nave
been made and construction will begin
shortly.
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HELD FOR A BURGLARY A DAY.
Folks Home Robbed. Police Say
stole to Entertain Girl.

Detective Burgess of the Second
branch bureau arrested last evening "A
young man who. according to the de-
~tective. has been committing a burglary
a day on an average since May 3, when
he started robbing houses to get funds
for the entertainment OF his sweetheart
Among the houses he confessed to rob
hing, said the detective. was the nome
of Frank l.. POLK, Corporation Counsel,
at : East Thirty-eighth street.
burgess said he arrested the young
man at Lexington avenue and Thirty
fourth street, where he was fleeing from
James Wiber. who had ound him in
his apartment at 220 Lexington avenue.
The prisoner, who said he was Andrew
lie Barri, 2l5 West Forty-second street,
admitted serving "A term In Elmira Re-
formatory, after which he got n job as
a clerk and tried TO keep straight. but
gave It up on May 3. He said he got
about $500 worth of stun from Mr.,
Folks home.
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VILLA ARMY
Mad.ro's Brigade Cut to Pieces,
GEN. Per~ya slain.

FL PAso, Aug. 2i.-One villa General.
Ofestes Pereya, is dead, another, Rosalio
~Hern1ndez. is mortally wounded and the
brigade under Gen. Raoul Madero. which
ATTACHED Monterey last week. has been
badly cut up as a result OF the attack,
which failed. Gen. Pereya died In Tor
reon last night, according to dispatches
received here this morning,
The Nillistas lost eight OF the nine
cannon they used. Gen. Raoul Madero
escaped and Is now at lNtle. Nuevo Leon.
He telegraphed to FL Paso that he was
safe. Gen Hernandez is in the hospital
at Torreon.
\ split in Villa ranks is imminent be-
cause villa accepted the peace proposals
OF the A Il G conference without con
sui'lnG the Generals in command of the
column which Gen. Rodolfo Fierro re-
Gently led into Torreon from central
Mexico, according to arrivals from Tor
reou. When tierrO and his subordinate
commanders learned that Villa had re-
piled idvoIably to the peace notes with
ou' waiting to consult them they be-
came surly and there is danger now Of
an open ruptlre.
FIerro's column is equal in strength TO
that under Villas immediate command.
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Judge swami In Lend.

rs Ia the District Attorncyship no de-
cision has been made. According 10 yes
terday'S indications Judge Edward
Swami is still the leading aspirant. with
Magistrate Joseph +. Corrigan second.
Judge SWANS friends believe he Is all
ready as good as nominated. but there
are circumstances which may bring
about a change in the slate.
Despite the opposition OF som" Of the
leaders 10 the denomination OF Justice
,ircenhaum oil the ground that he has
not trained with Tammany II is believed
that he will be Endorsed along with
Justices Clarke, Shear and Delehanty.
Senator Robert +. Wagner and city
Court Justice John V. McAvoy ON
t.nue to figure in the speculation as to
the two other Justiceships. However.
three new names were heard at Tam
many Hail Yesterday in relation to the
Supreme Court hcrch. They are George
J. Gillespie. n member Of the Board OF
Education. ex-prcsident OF the Catholic
club and counsel for tho Catholic arch
diocese OF New York Robert l.. Luce,
chairman Of the Tammany law COM
mittec and an eN-JustiCe Of tho City
Court. and Warren w. Foster. who Vas
defeated last year for reelection II
General Sessions.
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LAWYERS AID TWO JUSTICES.
zoo In " tn Reflect clarke aud
Greeubaum.

Nearly zoo New York lawyers have
Joined the non-partisan committee which
is working for the reelection Of supreme
curt Justices Clarke and Greenbaum.
one of them. James II. Andrews. seCrc-
tary 81 the American Academy Of Juris-
prudence. said in a letter Yesterday
The judiciary of this county needs
men with the qualities that make a
strong bench. ! shall gladly serve or
the general committee
The committee estimates that the sig.
natures Of nearly 5000 enrolled voters
have already been attached to designa-
ting petitions for the Democratic. Pro-
gressiye and Republican primaries.
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MOOSE PRIMARY CALL ISSUED
Notices Filed In Every County In
the state.

who said the Progressive party was
dead?
1t has filed a call for the primary Of
September IS I'm every county In New
York state and had all the notices in
the hands OF the various election boards
by yesterday afternoon. when II might
have waited until midnight, the time
limit.
This is the first time since the party
was organized that New York State has
made such "A good showing" says State
Chairman Walter A. Johnson In a let
ter mailed to county chairmen last night.
1T occurs to me that II will be pretty
good information for those OF our friends
and enemies alike. who have been doing
so much talking about the disintegration
OF the Progressive party of this State
and the lack OF organization"
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DEpEW PREDICTS
G. 0. P. VICTORY
Reunited Party VIII Beat Even
Wilson in 1916, Ex-
Senator Declares.
AT 81 RETURNS TO WORK

Ex-senator Chauncey Mitchell Depew.
who was 81 last April. came back to
work yesterday in room 1907 OF the
Grand Central Terminal after a vacation
with pay in the Berkshires. Mr.. Depew
said he was glad to get back to work.
my work is my life he Observed Sc
~riously. As chairman Of the directors
OF the New York Central he has. from
time TO time, a good deal OF work to
do.
As quietly keen and good n~atured as
ever, the ex-senator said he did not want
to talk about world politics. the war.
social unrest rs dealt with In the Walsh
report or other imposing topics. "Au-
gust is no month for the discussion ot
such matters" he said. smiling. Il
don't believe my mind works as well in
August. anyway. Want to see my Iast
interview? ."
He fetched it-a half column In the
Berkshire EdDic d~cploring the fact that
the enchantmerts Of that section OF the
hay State are not more widely bOomed
Mr.. bepcw Chuckled.
What do YOU think OF the return oi
the Progrcssivcs?" he was asked.
ION. don't want to say anything
about that" he answered. I'm some
thing OF Il Progressive myself. -,
But let me tell you this. There viii
he only one party in 1916 and we VIII
al he united on u platform n with a
go pdidate satisfactory to everybody. we
will not Only be united. but we Will 60
before the cOultry and lpointirg MS
ioreiingerl We will win"
Against Mr.. Wilson
Against Mr. Wilson. az course no
| will be the Democratic candidate. ThA.
Is no one else who can stand alrngs~
him In that party, but there are my.
things unohservcd 10 which decide d
national campaign" smiled the eA-Sen'
J ator. his rorcfinger still fixing attention
The country will hear then from sucf
people rs those who are nov writing
letters to THE L about Mexico.
% with a triumphant grin he wen
away t. ge; a midday meal.
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G. O. P. GOVERNOR FOR WILSON,
Brum In ugh Sees United Support
for President ir War Comes.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2i.-Gov. ~Brumbaugh.
Republican, of Pennsylvania, who ar
rived in Chicago to-day en- route to the
San Francisco exposition. said:
III the United States is involved in
war, even though ii be but a conflict
with Mexico, party lines will be over
thrown and the Wilson Administration
w,ll receive the united suppor of the
citizens OF our country in 1916"
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MAY BE MAROWIJNE WRECK.
United Fruit steamers Are Rushe,
to Yucatan waters.

New ORLEANS. Aug, 24.-Belleving
that wreckage found off the coast of
Yucatan IL from the steamship Marc
wine, missing with ninety-three persons,
including about twenty passengers. OF
board, the officers here of the United
Fruit Company to-day despatched the
steamers SURNAME and Preston to
search for the ship and her people,
A despatch from Washington says
that three vessels OF the United States
navy have reel ordered TO search for
the M~arowijne. the gunboats Marietta
and Sacramento and the fuel ship Jupi-
ter.
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uohoLcn Demurrage Plea Fails.

WAsHINGroS. Aug. 2+-The Interstate
Commerce Commission dismissed to-day
the complaint filed by h Plymouth
Coal Company of WiIkesbarre. Pa.
against the Iackawanna railroad
charging as unreasonable the demurrage
regulation ut Hoboken.
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The foIlo,cinO article on tho
Mericdn situation is the eleventh
Of a series by Raymond q. Carroll
Uhich iDiH appear daily IN THE
Sun. Mr.. carroll has made a
thorough investigation OF the sit
nation as regards the rerolution,
its u aud result thus far. and
the effect OF the policy OF the
Wilson Administration on the civil
tc0r.
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Killed by Auto at Crossing.

John Heilshon, AZ. OF SO East Twenty
third street, was knocked down by an
automobile yesterday morning while re
was crossing Thirty-fourth street at
Lexington ayenu The machine was
owned andR crated by William Harvey
Of 100 East Thirty-9rst street. Harvey
put the injured man in the machine and
took him to Bellevue Hospital. Hcflshon
died an hour later. HIS skull wac frac-
tured.
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YoNKEas. Aug, 24-The Democratic
city committee had a meeting In the
Anawanda Club tonight and Endorsed
Mayor James T. Lennon for renomina-
ton. He III serving his third term.
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MURPHY AIDS BACK
Big BILL EDWARDS
Candidates for Sheriff Dis
cussed at Long Session in
Tammany Hall.
TO KEEP THE FIELD OPEN

II william ~. Edwards. candidate for
Sheriff. and his Democratic friends In
and out of 'Tammany can demonstrate
that there Is overpowering popular
sentiment" for him Mr.. Edwards will
be Tammany's. choice for the primary
nomination and will get It without any
opposition worth worrying over. That Is
the notion a large group Of district
leaders carried away from the Wigwam
yesterday after paying their respects to
Charles +. Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy had an unusually long
session at the Hall yesterday. getting
reports from his ~subordinates as TO the
campaign hopes Of themselves and their
Assembly districts. The ShcriN's $50
600 a year job was tho focus Of their
conversation. There was talk of Senator
Christy sullivan. of Peter J. Dpoling. of
Richard j. Delaney and other straightout
Tamnany men who are ambitious To
serve the public as It's Shrieyc.
But as l. the pop OF "A 80 rifle I, the
earth ~wr0cking OF the big guns 81 Fort
rotten - was the pleading for all these
men compared with the clamor for Big
HI. Edwards. So, at least, ran the
umo that emerged from Tammqny
han after the conferences
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Murphy shows Surprise.

MIR. Murphy gave every indication Of
genuine surprise when leader after leader
stepped up n said they had found a
considerable demand for Big BIZ for
sheriff Mr.. Murphy knew. of course.
about the launching Of the eX-Street
Cleaning Commissioners candidacy at
the Biltm re on Monday night. Hut that
was an afair of Independents. while these
men who talked with him ycstcrdt ~ were
the ones whose task ii Is ., keep their
hnge!s pressed to the pulse Of the or
ganizattru's VOTERS
Not all the leaders were for Edwards
themselves. Some OF them sirply said
tney had heard his programme favor
ably discussed.
The upshot ~ II all $50 II was
sald-that Tammany intends 10 keen tho
neld open until very near the primar ies.
the idea IL TO give all the candidates "A
fair chance and let the distric, leaders
push their claims tn behalf OF their "a
v"ri'es. Mr.. Murphy. II l. understood.
mas nothing against Mr.. Edwards. and
II 1t looks as II Edwards would re, ,
larger vote on election DAY than any
of his rivals Edwards will bc tho man
His campaign managrr TX ex-senator
Walter Il. Herrick of Tammauy.
II Is unlikely that he ganlzation
will follow the unprecedented uurse of
permitting all N" candidates TO enter
the primaries without any one of them
carrying the official colors.
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Both sides CLAIM, victory.

Conflicting reports have been received
IN Washington relative to the fight
ing in progress between villa and Car
ranzista forces In the neighborhood OF
TorreoD. The rival juntas told stories
that were at variance in all essential
particulars.
The Villa agency announced that the
Carranzistas had been routed. On the
other hand. the C~arranZa agency an
nounced that Villa had been so badly
beaten that he had divided his forces
into guerrilla bands for the purpose OF
~prolonging the struggle.
The War Department to-day received
a despatch from Gen. Funston conrming
the report Of a clash between the Ameri-
can patrol n Mexican raiders near
Lochiel. The despatch follows:
The cavalry patrol near Lochiel was
fired on on ~Sunday'by Mclean ~renegades.
The ire was returned. There were no
casualties. The Mexican commander
has given assurances hat there will
be no repetition of the firing"
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silent on Meaning.

Secretary Lansing failed to interpret
mis- statement and in fact refused to
comment on II. mother official con
yersant with Mexican affairs suggested
that MIR. Lansing wanted to make 1t
clear To all Mexicans that the United
States did not care who was named
proyisional President so long as he is
legally eligible and can bring about
peace.
This is interpreted as clearly indicat-
ing that the First Chief himself stands
a chance. on the other hand. the use
Of the term legally eligible In taken
20 mean that the United states Is COM
mitted 10 the principle OF restoring the
constitutional order, which meant that IL
will insist upon the provisional Presi-
dancy being conferred upon one of the
leaders who served in the Madero Cab
met. This undoubtedly was the plan
contemplated when the Pan-American
conference was organized.
The statement issued by Secretary
Lansing that the United States is not
committed to any particular man for
the provisional Presidency OF Mexico
is accepted at its face value At the
same time L. is known that AT the
outset of the conference II was agreed
on all hands that under no circum-
stances should the conferee Govern
ments extend support TO Carranza
Whether Carranza's recent successes
have caused this Government to hest.
tate in its determination to eliminate
CaTranzs il a matter of speculation.
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CARRANZA TOLD
j. s. Is BACKING
NO CANDIDATE
Secretary Lansing Clears Up
Misunderstood of Mex
lean Generals.
FIRST CHIEF NIGHT
RUN UNDER THE PLAN

n Aug. 24-Eforts are
nov being made by the United states
,o convince First Chief Carranza and
other leaders OF Mexico that the Pan
American conference had no thought OF
eleya,ing any particular man to the Of
eo of President of the republic when
4, addressed its note to the chieftains
,roiur them to set up a government
through the medium of a peace conven-
ton,
apparently the Carranzista military
commanders and governors decided to
ref,,se assent to the Latin American
proposal partly because Of a fear that
a candidate had been already picked
and that all the convention would be
called upon to do would be to ratify the
choice Of the United States and the six
other American republics. An attempt
Ia made to dlssipate this impression In
a statement issued today by direction
Of Secretary Lansing. The statement
follows:
To correct an erroneous impression
thai appears to prevail in certain
quarters the Department wishes 10
announce that the selection Of any
particular man for provisional Presi-
dent Of Mexico has not been consld-
ered BY this Government.
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MEXICAN BANDITS RISE
TO w OVER NIGHT
Generals by Assassination Loot the Churches Torture
the Nuns and Priests-Facts Long Known
to Wilson Administration.

amount " legitimIte consular business
TO he done in the United States. The
term consul" serves as a rover for
private transactions OF, for and 10y car
rama or villa. az the case may be y
foreign sales force provided with seals
and notaries to assist In the disposal
Of products seized In Mexico. Their
duties also include the espionage Of Mex
leans belonging to other factions, a sort
II auxiliary secret service.