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TWO MURDERERS
DIE AT SING SING

! Ossining. N. Y, Sept. 1.-Two men
were put to death in the electric chair
in Sing Sing prison today. For the
murder Of Mrs. Julia Heilner, a Brook
lyn woman, who was his employer,
Joseph Hanel, IS years old, was exc
cuted shortly before O'Clock. Three
minutes later Jan Tybus paid the PEN
atty for killing Jacob Schoenberg, a
junk dealer in Batavia.
A third man, Thomas Bambrick, con-
victed Of killing policeman in New
York, also was to have been executed,
but Gov Whitman granted him stay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02
CHILD LABOR LAW SIGNED
President Wllson Affxes His sigma.
ture To Bill Recently Passed BY
Senate And House.

Washington, D. c., Sept l. -Pres-
dent Wilson today signed the child
labor bill. The ceremony was witness
ed by Secretary Wilson, Senator Rob-
inson, Representative Heating, Julia
Lathrop, chief of the children's bureau
Of the labor department, and large
group of men and women interested
in the legislation.
II want to say that with real emo
ton I sign this bill,'' the president
said, because / know how long the
struggle has been to secure legislation
of this sort and what it is going to
mean to the health and to the vigor Of
the country"
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GERMAN REPORT.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-German troops on
the Somme front In France yesterday,
as the result Of counter attack, re.
gained the ground they previously had
lost near Longueval and Delville
wood, says the Official statement is
sued today by the German army head
quarters. +...-.
In today's official German statement
Prince Leopold of Bavaria appears as
the director Of the German armies on
the Russian front which had been CON.
trolled by Field Marshall Won Hinden.
burg before he was appointed chief OF
the imperial general staff.
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ALLEGED LEADER ....
OF GANG GETS BAIL

Davenport, Sept I. Harry Summer
field, alias John William Brown, re.
puted leader of the gang of fake horse
race swindlers said to have duped
wealthy farmers out Of over $150,000
has been released on $4,000 bonds. An
alleged accomplice, R. H. Ward, was
released week ago on similar bonds.
J. H. Reaves, charged with being a
third member of the gang arrested
here by state agents, Is still in Jail.
It is expected that he, too, will shortly
be bailed out. -
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VILLA PLOTTER
WORRIES B0RDER

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. /. Military
authorities in Juarez report that Man
uel Ochoa, who was caught by guards
after crossing the frontier near here
and escaped after killing one of his
captors, has been driven back to the
American side. They say that Ameri.
can secret service men are on his trail
Agents of the~ United States depart
ment of justice have detained Lopez
Pagan and Macrino Martinez, former
Villa generals They are said to be
concerned In the plot Of Ochoa, who, as
shown by papers left behind in his
flight. intended to join Villa in order
to give him information about the anti
Carranza movement among the refu-
gees. Both Pagan and Martinez have
kept on the American side. Of the bor-
der.
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CLASHES IN LISBON,

Lisbon, Sept. /. Several peSl
were wounded in conflicts bNt1
civilians and troops last night ne1i
house OF parliament. These e.
followed session OF the parliG
which adopted several military E.
ures recommended by the miniS
war and a resolution Of confideI
the government. S
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EPIDEMIC RULES
BEING REMOVED

New York, Sept. The order of
the health commissioner prohibiting
the admission to moving picture shows
of children less than 1S years old,
which was put into effect when the
infantile paralysis epidemic became
serious, Is to be modified next Monday,
the commission announcing today that
all children above IL years old will be
admitted to these theaters.
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GERMANS REPULSED,

London, Sept. ,1.-Five successive
attacks were made by German troops
last night on British positions on the
Somme front. The war Office announc-
ed today that the Germans penetrated
the British defenses on a small front
agetat two points between Ginchy and
High wood. .....s
The artillery Is active on all the war
fronts Of Europe but infantry engage
ments Of any moment are confined to
the -Rumanian border
where the Rumanian armies are at
tacking Austro.H Hungarian forces along
the entire line of the lower Carpath-
ians.
A Russian feet has arrived at Con-
stanza, principal Rumanian Black sea
port, and the Bulgarians are said to
fear a combined land and sea attack
on Varna. ...+.
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MURDERED MEN ARE
~ FOUND IN A FIELD

Sheldon, Sept. 1.-The bodies OF two
men, apparently murdered, were dis
covered in confields near here today.
Both were fairly we'll dressed but there
was nothing to indicate their identity.
Both had been shot through the head.
It is believed by the authorities who
are Investigating that robbery was the
motive in both cases.
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GERMANS LOSE
FIVE AEROPLANES

Paris, Sept. 1. -Four German aero.
planes were shot down yesterday on
the Somme front and another was cap.
tured, the war Office announced today.
French artillery was very active dur.
ing the night in the Somme sector.
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BAR HEAD ELECTED.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-Senator George
Sutherland, Of Utah, was today elected
president of the American Bar Asso-
citation for 1917, defeating by four
votes Walter George Smith OF Phila-
delphia. The vote was 26 for Senator
Sutherland and % for Mr.. Smith. Mr..
Smith was put on the executive com.
mittee.
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NOTED THEoLoGIAN DIES.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 1.-Dr. Mat
thew Riddle. 80, last surviving member,
Of the American committee on new
testament revision and one of the best
known theologians Of the Reformed
church. is dead.
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VILLA NEAR sATEvo.

Columbus, N. M, Sept. 1. -Rumors
we're current here today that Fran.
cisco Villa with 200 followers is head
ing toward Namiqu;pa from the vicin,
ity of Satevo, Mexico.
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CONSUMERS GET
TASTE Of WHAT A
STRIKE. CAUSES
PRICE OF FooDsTUFFs BEGIN TO
RISE AS RESULT OF THREAT.
ENED SHORTAGE.

New York, Sept. 1.-The ultimate
consumer got a bitter foretaste Of rail-
road strike conditions today from
sharp advance in prices of food.
At the big public markets here gar
den produce advanced 10 per cent and
dairy products reached new high rec.
ords. Butter went to 35A cents q
pound. " cents above the quotation
Of last year at this time, and the high
est price in the last twenty-five years.
The wholesale price of eggs OF the
class most ge' orally used reached
thirty-five cent?. ,one cent higher thap
Wednesday and ten cents above the
price Of year ago. Poultry went from
eighteen to twenty-eight cents a
pound.
The authorities are considering
means to check exorbitant price rails
ing.
Conspiracy Alleged. .
A conspiracy to raise foor prices be-
cause of the threat of a nationwide
railroad strike is alleged In letter
sent to the federal authorities here
today by Joseph J. Hartigan, COM
missioner Of the municipal department
of weights and measures. One hundred
and sixty car loads Of poultry were
held up by shippers In the yards Of
three of the large railroads in restraint
Of trade, Commissioner Hartigan in.
formed U. S. District Attorney H.
Snowden Marshall, In violation OF the
interstate commerce act.
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TURKS DECLARE WAR.

Berlin, Sept. IA dispatch from
Constantinople says that at 8 o'clock
last night the Turkish government de-
livered to the Rumanian minister at
Constantinople declaration OF war
against Rumania. .~
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Both Wings Of Congress Are
Rushing Legislation to
Avert Big Tie-up
MAIN DEMANDS OF
MEN ARE GRANTED
Employers Hint at Intention
to Test Constitutionality
of the Adams0n Bill

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-counse' TOT
the various railroads are said 10
have Informed the presidents OF
the roads that the Adamson o''' u
patiently unconstitutional as being
eonfiscatory and class legislation.
e. P<RipIey, president OF the
Atehison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe, sa'o
today that passage Of the Dill
would merely postpone the strike.
at is Illogical to assume'' sa'o
Mr.. Ripley, "that the railroads
will abandon their principles
merely because they are attacked
through congress instead OF d.
rectly by the brotherhoods."
A statement was issued at pup
,Ic,ty headquarters Of the rail-
road. that preparations tor a
strike next Monday were proceed.
lnu without regard to prospects OF
congressional action. Il
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WAR Is DECLARED,

London, Sept. 1.-Bulgaria has de-
clared war on Rumania, according to
an official annouf oent at Saloniki,
forwarded by ReuIer's correspondent
there. .E" "
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washington. D. c., Sept. l. Bills 70
avert the railway strike actuaily we,e
mt on their way to passage tooay III
both houses of congress-
Under 4 special rule providing Tor
vote not later than 4:30 this afternoon
the house took up the Adamson e1Sn'
hour bin approved by President WI
son and accepted by brotherhood ieao-
ers as a satisfactory settlement.
The senate interstate commerce
committee reported similar Dill,
which. however, contains an important
nrovision empowering the Interstate
Commerce commission to fix schedules
of wages on interstate railways, IL
nrovides that the eight hour day snall
become effective January I, 1917, that
thu present pay for the ten hour DAY
shall apply to the shorter day, that
overtime shall be paid pro rata, out
adds that within not less than SIX anu
not more than twelve months after 1ts
massage the interstate commerce com
mission shall assume jurisdiction OF
the question of hours and wages snd
that they shall be subject to petition
for change from either the employers
Tho employes and the public.
The possibility for hitch seemed to
he in this added provision which Is
heinp studied by the brotherhood lead
erS. ...
TAKING NO CHANCES. n
The committee eliminated the pro.
posal that on the report OF the eight
hour day commission the Interstate
commerce commission "shall consider
an increase of freight rates to meet
such additional expenditures by the
railroads affected as may have been
rendered necessary by the adoption OF
the eight hour day
Neither OF the two pending bills con-
tains the Canadian commission plan,
which the labor leaders oppose, and
neither contains the government oper-
alton provision. President Wilson Is
willing to let those features wait until
after enough legislation to avert the
strike has been enacted.
Senate republicans decided today to
frame a bill Of their own and offer it
as a substitute for the administration
plan. A committee was appointed to
draft. No serious opposition to the ad-
ministration plan was expected, how
ever. .-
President Wilson told cabinet mem
bers at today's meeting there was
every prospect that the legislation
would be passed by both houses OF
congress before tomorrow night.
SENATE LOSES LITTLE TIME.
At 2 o'clock Senator Newlands in
troduced the revised senate bill and
It was formally referred to the inter
.},taE commerce cOmmittee Senator
Newlands said that the committee
would report finally within short
time and that he would seek to hold
the senate in session until the whole
subject was disposed of, even if it
should extend the session far into the
night.
Senator Newlands made a favorable
report from the committee at 2:30
o'clock and unanimous consent was
granted by the senate for immediate
consideration. Senator Newlands
opened the discussion. He called spe-
y H
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The shipment Of coal is the he00
class Of freight now handled on
local railroads. One OF the local
cials stated that every car capab1
hauling coal is pressed into serviS
get the fuel over the roads becAliG
the great demand made by large
and the public generally in expect
Of a strike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
A LACTEAL MYSTERY.
Do Some Cows Give Creamless MIN.
Others Milkless Cream:

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir.
What the matter with the cows" When
| was a boy, and for some years after
that, they used 10 give milk which con-
taiued real cream, and by setting this
milk aside FOR a few hours one could
SKIM the cream of the top or Il with
little effort and great satisfaction.
have been credibly Informed that Il
Is against the law to take th's cream
of the milk and then sell the residuum
as genuine milk. Therefore, when | buy.
as | do daily. mix from one OF the
great companies which supply this nee
essi,y To the citv, | know OF course that
no such r~ascally trick has been PLAY ed
at my expense.
Yet | am confronted with u strange
condition. n milk that ! buy for nine
cents a quart contains only a ueGl.Gi-
ole percentage OF cream practically none
AT all. !: ! want cream ! have to pay
90 20 90 cents "A quart for II.
! am further informed that the dair,
farms from which these companies pro-
cure their supplies at not more than
two and one-half or three cents a quart
would be unable TO sell their milk n
the companies II they surrentitious,y re-
moved the cream from Il before bring
.ng d, to the companies depots.
am forced to the conclusion that
some of the cows give milk without
cream. and that there must he other
ows that give pure cream instead OF
milk.
Esther that, or the niger In the
wood pile m!lks the cows.
DAVID 4. Curtis.
NEW YORK. February s.
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as the youngsterlike Sergeant Guy
>EuER. who drives his biplane along
the earth, glides into the air. scars
in search of the enemy. closes with
him. is now above and now below
him in cvolutions that can end only
in death for one or the other. and
fires shot for shot while the machines
arc rushing through the air with the
speed OF condors.
Below watch the armies In the
trenches, cheering on their champions.
who. however, hear no huzza-hear
nothing but the throb Of the engines
and the whir of their propellers.
These duellists of the air face death
in two forms: they may he tumbled
into space by q we'll aimed bullet. or
losing control of their planes they
may he dashed tn pieces on the earth
thousands of feet below. Can there
be- anything more perilOus than the
service they seek or more daring than
the attacks they make upon the un-
known enemy? Out Of their ranks Is
no doubt to come a Dumas who will
write of their amazing adventures.
No mere earth crawler could do II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

There are unsupported advantages
In living in Russia. The Russian
public knows less Of what Is going on
in its WI country than does the
outside world" says Il returned Amer
lean observer. The same authority
Is of the opinion that "A railway sys-
TEN seems to he the most difficult
problem the Russian authorities have
TO deal with"
Not an unwelcome problem. how
ever according to an American who
secured contracts TO build n number
of steel bridges for the Transsiborinn
railway.
This contractor. according 10 n tale
that Is told. says that after he had
given "rakeOfs" to distracting
number OF Russian authorities" ne
vas held up by yet others, to whom
he monned in his extremity But If
! meet your demands there won't he
enough left for me to build the
bridges with"
Build the bridges" responded the
spokesman, who in Russia has been
81 stupid as TO give YOU the impress
sion that you are to build the
bridges"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

German spies are going TO blow up
the subway. German spies are going
To- drop bombs on Il United States
warship as she passes under an East
River bridge. Such We're the rumors
that for II day set New York agog.
But the presence of policemen ut all
the underground stations proved to
he. If reports are correct. part OF n
game played by the Commissioner.
To test the alertness of his men he
sem IL few of his rockies through
the tube with packages which might
have held Internal machines. and sent
out Il warming to the force that dan
gerous characters were at large and
mus, be- unprecedented. While the
masqueradcrs rode unchnllenged up
and down the line the guardians of
the city's peace destroyed II by
investigating innocent subterranean
burden bearers: innocent. at least, Of
bomb toting. And the warnings about
the bridges are now shown to have
been the work of amateurs.
The wicked newspapers are to
blame for making 50 much OF the
fiasco in the subway and the false
alarm on the river. The Admiral and
the Commissioner agree on that.
IL have had n great many troubles
in my life" the old lady said. most
Of which never happened" New
York's troubles Of that day having
not happened, anxiety and anger give
way to the indomitable II b~l6dsinnig
Yankee sense of humor. 40 matter
whom the joke is really on-public,
police or newspapers-and Father
KSICKEERoCKER docs not even rub
his hands. gaze at the radiator and
wonder what would have happened.
might have happened, if.
Fail in practice manTuvres, win in
battle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
Yearns for the Old Operetta,.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: Are
there To ne no Gilbert and sullivan re-
vivals this year" Every day ! eagerly
read the News OF Plays and Players"
columns hoping 10 ind that some OF the
same old bun h.. among whom are
George MacFarlane, Arthur Aldridse
and De Wolf Hopper. have again de-
cided To give the modern Savoyards "A
splendid treat such as last years re-
viyal AT the Forty-eighth street Thea
tire. know that De Wolf Hopper Is
in the movies hut let him come ont just
for long enough 10 do his part in these
better thar any one else can do them.
To think ~ the movies preventing a
revival ot Gilbert and Sullivan's
operettas,
II there Is To he a revival thjS YEAR.
am content bu' II not. or rather Il
one is not yet planned, let those who
can bring II about snow that the admir-
ers of Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas
want to see them this year. and every
year. that they will ONE u TO tho Dor-
formances and that absolutely nothing
else can take the place Of them, eS-
pecially as there are the persons living
and active on the stage now who can
give them the way they ought to be
given. CHARLES EVERETT MOORE.
WHITE PLAINS, February s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

The restraint imposed upon mans
most affectionate animal companion,
the dog. by the ordinance of the De-
partment Of Health commanding its
being muzzled has naturally met with
great opposition, even on the part Of
sensible persons whose fondness for
the animal obscures their judgment.
The result of efectual muzzling Of
dogs, together with a strict quaran-
tine, in England has demonstrated
the absolute control Of rabies by this
simple preventive measure. Since
1902 there has not been a single case
Of rabies in oil England. while pre-
vlously To that time the disease had
prevailed extensively.
BY resolution adopted by the Board
Of Health Of the city OF New York.
June II. 1905. unmuzzled dogs were
pronounced a nuisance. dangerous to
life and detrimental 10 health. The
owner were forbidden to allow dogs
at large without being provided with
muzzles. For n time the regulation
was rlgidly enforced and had n
marked effect. especially in the Bor-
ough Of Richmond. in which the dis.
ease was almost entirely abolished.
In the year 1907 there were twenty.
eight deaths from rabies in New York
rtfy m m oil Ia fnlr N ffnr thA OnrSa,o
Of the muzzling ordinance the number
of death decreased to sixteen, and
gradually diminished until In 1919
there was only one death from rabies
in this city.
That this Is due chiefly to the strict
enforcement Of the law. which had
previously been more or less violated.
there ran he no doubt. and II Is suHi-
cient argument in defence Of Commits
sioner GoLDwATrR's active and per-
sistent enforcement OF the muzzling
| ordinance. IN the execution " which
c.165 persons were arrested between
September I. 1914. and September |.
1915. and fines 10 the amount Of S2.120
were paid.
No well meaning person may now
be antagonistic to the ordinance Of the
Department of Health. which with a
minimum Of distress 10 the animal
provides a maximum Of protection
against rabies.
1t Is unfortunate that dog bites are
still reported by reason OF imperfect
muzzling with the figure of S. or
nose strap.
1t remains for the public to recog.
nize the full value Of this simple pro-
tective measure in order that rabies
may he as completely abolished in
this city as II has been in the British
Isles.
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MURDER DECREASE
SHOWN BY POLICE
Annual Review Gives PIG a.,
Total Of Killings in 1915.
Against 2J7 in 1915.
WATCH KEPT on G\\r>

The police were successful .u M. .,, o.
ing a high average Of arrests 'n lr,po-.
ton to the crimes committed 'l., yc,-
and reported more convictions than II
1914. according to the annual statistical
review of Commissioned Wool. ...rYs.
ted yesterday to Mayor Mitchell Tic
statistics show there were fcNcr murders
ard shyotinss IN 1915 than 10 tine ,r..
v.ous twelve months.
The decrease In crime Inspector Iu..,.
A. t'aurot, head OF thu de'co'.,o hlf.,,
attributes to the efficient patrol d.fv
which the members VI the un. formed
force are performing and ac~t.St,Sufti.
plain clothes men. Ilom.c.d,s It's a. r,s,t
of gang feuds have decreased. .o .td
owing to the fact that detectives ava
been assigned t. each known ,.ul.
keeping them under constant s,r,el.
lance.
The Inspector explained that e vas
d iiCult FOR the department 80 t,,e
definite steps IA preventing d--lu.'- t,l
rObberics. Men are detailed. NoA,,,-. g..
banks and other Institution. .o..
thieves are likely to aWdi' 'h.r ,,....
tunitr. Special squads ass gr'i p. N,'..
pickppCkots, Swirdlcrs H'I 80. 'itps-q
hay" been a factor 90 ur.N,4t. 'H.
class of crime. Nj. f,tlrot al., com.
ul'll'tU bi i've 'NIflI'II' l'N.l .- HHf .4I
By Lieut.. t~ostigan's squad D.. ne ea.
forcement OF drug Laws.
Last year there were 80 murder. n
this city. Seven persons V,rc t..i
evading arrest. Twcutv-s.y % wg.I.~,..
committed suicide. of th. roma NJ
number ijs were arrested. g. 'Hli ...
were go murders reported. H.. a.
murd'rr!s Were ktll"d ,iII . '..
thprities. ten OF them committed sI,i.
aud IN four cases the p,ip''jt'or N,s
Killed by his victim. There v,;e -
arrests made .u that year
The report s ates that there So" So,
fe.onious assaults committed rir. ',.'
year. with 4,3l2 arrests SIS. -H..
assaults, with 7..32 ar.".'- =,
burgiari,s. with 3..l7 arlsa.-. ...I ..
1870 l~arccnies. WITH 1861 arcs. Tue
property stolen and recovered sfi ,,ar
Naluahlcs lost by citiz"us a'I 'Ird rs
tho police amounted To- tl.o-t'.t 81
The arrests and sumiu.'- SOUS cot, I'd
2l2, t52 last year. A. ,u,ui si.j 49,. '4t
lSi in 1914. OF tins r4n.,r .lN .,f
were males and 1858 f.rt.o. TIE
lumocr convicted Wa 1871 I-'. u- - i
p"r cent. of thoS" whose ,t~,- n,r,
posed % This j. 'u. b. gh,-. .,..
convictions that has eve Doe, ... ,,
by the department, t.' t.tf".. ...-
says. In lHii the rorrea'tc. loat
tons was - % aud In 1871. 49,
Tho bureau of missing parsons VII
TIA. AID OF the missing jrr-uu .ir. -.
tenn. laundry marks. finger 81 nts ~
photographs succeeded 10 .l.,'s. = co..
persons % 1913 reported. Tnc. n,r.
go persons reported missing from OFT.
cities AID believed u have ,,u. q, N.v
YORK. The report states o. 81 s. 1853 Rsr
found. TIE r.portci number ,S r..,