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on the taxpayer and fails TO observe
simple httlc 100000 item In tho
very same budget.
As against this munflcent sum in
cOngcstcd city Of 100000 people Is
the shining example OF Rochester.
which has already appropriated
$4,000. with it's inhabitants number
ing about a quarter of a million; and
the County Of Rensselaer,, with about
10000 inhabitants, appropriated S45,-
600 for this purpose.
This Is striking illustration OF
the altruistic spirit of our very ef-
ficient administrators OF this law in
our municipality"
Mr.. McCuo also voiced the opinion
Of Judge Levy and further added that
the law should have been made man
datory in the first instance. The same
sentiments were also forcibly OK
pressed by Assemblyman Fred Burr
and Senator Harry Pollock.
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WOULD MAKE LAW CLEAR AND
MANDATORY.

Whereas the law has been in force
and effect since July last, and has
been grossly violated in said spirit and
intent In these two important partic-
ulars In this city, first, by placing
tho work OF investigating in the De
partmont of Charities. and second, by
keeping IN institutions approximately
1000 children Of widows now paid for
weekly by tho city, therefore DO 1t.
Resolved, That the Now York
State Commission for the Relief
OF Widowed Mothers recommend
TO tho Legislature that such
amendments be made TO the law
as will restore IL to its frat pur-
pose and principles, as found to
be 20 the best interest OF this
community. and 20 urge that such
legislation be drawn so as to
make it's meaning unmistakable
to the authorities intrusted with
administering the law; and be il
further urged that this be done
speedily and before irreparable
injury be done.
Judge Aaron J. Levy. Chairman OF
the commission, presided. and when Il
statement OF William II. Mathews,
Chairman OF the Child Welfare Board.
was presented, In which Mr.. Mathews
attempted to defend the administra-
ton OF the law, Judge Levy made the
following answer:
"Mr. Mathews is plainly peeyed At
tho public criticism OF the methods
adopted In the administering. or rather
failing to administer the Widows
Pension law. lie is "A superintendent
employed by the Association for I'm
proving Conditions of the Poor. He
was appointed by tho Mayor as a
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WIDOWS PENSION
LAW PROMOTERS TO
APPEAL TO ALBANY
State Commission Reused by
Charity Methods by Which
Law Is Nullificd Here.
Bu SOPHIE irene Loeb.

Members Of the New York state
Commission FOR the Relief OF Wild
owed Mothers mot last night AZ the
residence OF Mrs William Einstcin.
No. i2i East Fifty-seveuth Street, and
framed resolutions against the pres
cnt method ~ administering the law
that they brought into existence.
These resolutions will he taken 60 Al
bany tonight by Assemblyman Mar
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LIKE SAME OLD ORGANIZED
CHARITY METHODS.

what Mr. Mathews may mean by
IAN intelligent request Is probably
based on the policy and methods OF
private charity, which may
safely be said to be in most instances
bout 10 per cent. investigation %
per cent. friendly advice and per
cent. actual relief. lie further talks
about considerable personal sacrifice
in serving on the Child Welfare Board
without pay.
AT the game time Mr.. Mathews is
drawing pay from the a. j. G. T..
while he IL so unselfishly devoting
himself to the unfortunate widow and
orphan.
"If he had taken the trouble TO
examine the report OF the leqis.
Iative commission, OF which ! was
chairman, a book covering some
$50 pages, made after a two years
exh austive and conservative study
in tho United States and Europe
by public spirited citizens serv.
ina without pay, he could have
based AN intelligent request for
funds the minute the board was
organized. But this is not tho
charity way. II travels in a cir
Gle.
AFTER six months Of such de.
the fact still remains that at the
last meeting OF the board there
were but twenty-nine cases ac-
tuslly completed and ready for
vote Of the board. There are
5000 widows whose applications
have been received. II takes
little calculation to ascertain when
widow No. $500 will be reached.
Considerable public agitation oc-
CURED over these very unsatisfactory
conditions. and hundreds OF appli-
cants appealed to me personally for
relief from them. When this was
made public and the uneasiness re-
sulting was made apparent, the Board
of Estimate saw fit. in order to quiet
this deserved public criticism. to APP
propriate 100000, which for some
"a son or other was hidden away In
ths Department OF Charities budget
This is rather sad commentary
upon the so-called Budget Committee
OF the Board of Estimate, as well as
the Equalization. Standardization,
Retrenchment and Economy Commit
tee. which causes the removal Of sew
eral $40 per month scrub women in
order to relieve the unjust burdens
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SWISS MAILS BURDEhlED.
yo.oeo,ooo Letter. Handled far War
Prisoner. in Four Months.

BERNIE. Jan. 10 Cvia PariF) The
svfss malls transmitted to priscters II
war between Aug 10 and Dec. 10, 1915,
$4,000 900 parcels, 70.00o0oO letter. ana
cnrds and ,OOO, 900 mondp orders Tor q
total cum OF sO,eo0,000 fumes, OF winch
oners in Germany aud 7.Uo0.eoO for Ger
mans in France.
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POWDER EXPLOSION
KILLS THREE At
DU POINT PLANT
Number of Other Men Injured
by Great Blow-Up at
Carney's Point, N. J.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1O.-Three
men we're killed and a number injured
in an explosion OF smokeless powder
early to-day at the plant OF the Du
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Three KiIicd In Train CoI,i.,o,.

PORT ARTHUR. Ont, Jan. 1O.-Two
engineers and a fireman are reported TO
have been killed in n head-on collision
of Canadian Pacific Railway trains at
Nepigon.
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explosion occurred In a small build
ing OF No. 1 plant Of the works. IL
was some distance from the main
buildings.
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GOVERN MeNT LOSES
SHIPPING POOL SUIT
l.. s. Court Decides That Trans
atlantic Agreement Became "Void
OF ActualiIies by the War"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.--The Gov
ernments antitrust suit, begun I'm
the New York Federal Courts before
the war against European steamship
lines engaged in carrying storage
passengers. was dismissed o-day by
the Supreme Court on the ground
that the alleged general pool agree
ment had become void of actual
tiles by the war"
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Railroads
WillFight
Jersey City
Plan to Apply for In
junction Against Ex-
plosives Decree
POLICE TO HALT
FREIGHT TRAINS

New York, Aug. 2.-Following 4
Of officials Of railroads
with terminals in Jersey City here
today, 1t was reported that the rail
roads would fight the resolutions
yesterday by the Board OF
Commissioners Of Jersey City design
ed to prevent a recurrence Of the
Black Tom Island explosion by pro-
the shipment or storage Of
high explosives within the city linn
its. The report was to the effect that
the railroads would apply jointly to
Federal Judge Relstab at Trenton for
an Injunction restraining the city
commissioners from carrying their
order into effect.
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Commissions Power

At the Mexican embassy it was said
the reply might be received tomorrow.
At neither the state department nor
the embassy would any official predict
what position the de facto authorities
would take in regard to the American
proposal that the commission be au-
thorized to discuss other matters than
the military situation on the border.
1t was made clear by administration
officials, however, that the suggestion did
not contemplate discussion of acquisition
of territory or claims of one govern
ment against the other arising out Of the
losses suffered by Americans in Mexico
on the one hand, or damage resulting
from the occupation of Mexican territory
by American troops on the other or of
the process which brought the de facto
government into power.
Great stress was laid on the fact that
a speedy report was desired from the
commission by both governments. So far
as the status of the Carranza govern
ment goes, it was added, the United
States has extended recognition to it and
cannot go behind that act.
Private advices today from Mexico in
dictated that new problems are pressing
on General Carranza@ with the spread Of
labor troubles.
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WHITFIELD

Lincoln county field meeting will be
held with whitefeld Grange at Union
hall Thursday, Aug. 10. Picnic dinner as
usual at these meetings.
H. P. Ford and family Of Dorchester,
Mass, are at their home at Kings Mills
for the summer months.
The ladies of Camp Comfort held a pa
pering party Thursday. A nice lunch
was served at noon and a very pleasant
day was enjoyed by all.
]. A. Croker was called to Pittston
Monday by the death Of his sister, Mrs
Dora Turner.
Miss Ella King has gone to North
Edgecomb. where she has a situation.
Among the new arrivals at Maple Tree
Farm are Miss Millie Bolton Of SPRING
field, Mass: Miss Helen keenan, of Som
erville. Mass: Agnes Messer, Grace Muir
ply, Beatrice Adams. Ethel MacCoy,
Mae Adams Of Cambridge.
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Government Attitude

Beyond the statement of Lord Rob-
ert which was in defense of the gov
! ernments determination, no formal
announcement to the effect that the
execution will be carried out tomorrow
/ has been made public. Officials init
mated to The Associated Press, how
ever, that this is quite the usual pro-
cedure as a sentence on convict car
ries with it the natural supposition
Of execution, the only occasion for an
official announcement being the grant
ing of reprieve or a communication Of
sentence.
! While the government maintains
silence as to the final efforts made on
behalf Of Sir Roger, it is known that
petitions were received as late as to-
day. The Foreign Office says no COM
munication has been received from
the State department., at Washington.
requesting a reprieve.
The whole subject surrounding Sir
Rogers case has been seriously con-
sidered by the cabinet and the deter
mination to let the law take it's course
proved unalterable. The decision Of
the government will cause some sur
widespread that the sentence of Sir
Roger would be committed at the last
raoment to life IMPRISONMENT. Lord
Robert Cecil in discussing the govern
ment's determination to allow the ex.
ecution to proceed made it plain that
this step was irrevocable.
Gavin Duffy, counsel for the former
knight, is responsible for the statement
that the condemned man has embraced
the Catholic religion since the passing
Of tine death sentence, having received
instructions and daily ministrations
from a priest visiting his cell. Mr.. Duff
fly also declared this afternoon that the
prisoner had now seen and babe fare
we'll to his nearer relatives.
The execution. set for 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning, will be private.
Lord CeciIs Statement
Lord Robert Cecil gave to The AS
sociated Press the following state
ment:
No doubt Of Easements guilt exists.
No one doubts that the court and jury
arrived at the right verdict. The only
ground for a reprieve would be polit-
ical expediency, a difficult ground to
put forward in this country.
This country never could strain the
law to punish man for the same rea-
son that it could not strain the law to
let one off.
THE Irish rebellion began with the
murder of unarmed people, both SOL
diers and police. No grievances justi-
fed it and it was purely a political
movement organized by a small Sec
ton of Irish people who still hate Eng
land, and was assisted by Germany.
There was and is in this country the
greatest possible Indignation against
these people. There is no doubt that
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Troops to Scene

Two troops of the Sth Cavalry, a bat
talon of the 23d Infantry and a motor
cycle corps left here early today in re-
Spouse to reports from Finlay that an
outpost of the sth Mass. Inf, under Ser
geant Harry F. Smith and Corporal
Franklin King. had sighted a band Of
about $50 Mexicans on American soil. Mil
itary authorities believe that a small
party Of American ranchmen was mis-
taken for bandits by the National
Guardsmen.
Pursuit of the two fugitive Mexicans
Of the band which engaged a joint force
Of Americans and Carranza troops near
Fort Hancock on Monday is still being
maintained by the Mexican government
troops south of San Ignacio, according
to reports to General Francisco Gonzales
in Juarez The three bandits captured
by Carranza soldiers previous to the
fight are still being held in Juarez await
ing orders from General Trevino.
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BU0YS SUGGEST
NETS ARE SPREAD
Pilots Do Not Believe
Report Channel Has
Been Blocked by War
ships Setting Trap
for Submarine

Norfolk, Aug. 2-The German
submarine m er c h a n t m n
Deutschland passed quietly out
of the Virginia capes at $3.50
o'clock tonight on her homeward
voyage, apparently unobserved
by the Allied warship patrol
waiting outside the three-mile
limit. She was accompanied to
the Capes only by the tug Thom-
as F. Timmins, which had con-
-voyed her down the bay from
Baltimore, and by a newspaper
despatch boat.
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No Definite Decision

At the offices of the various rail-
roads concerned it was said that some
such action was contemplated but
nothing definite had been decided up
on. The Lehigh Valley Railroad an
nounced, however, that it was ready
to comply with the commissioners or
der and had in fact already issued an
embargo against the transportation Of
high explosives over its lines.
instructions to Police
Director Of Public Safety Frank Hague
carry into effect the provisions of the
commissioners resolution. Police will be
stationed at every point where railroads
enter the city. he said. They will be in
structed to halt all freight trains and if
they learn from the conductors mani
tests that high explosives are carried
on car they will insist that the car be
detached before the train is permitted
to enter the city limits. If the train
crew refuses to comply with the order
mediately. charged with helping to main
tain a public nuisance and menace.
Sugar Becomes Syrup
There was another explosion scare
among Jersey City officials late today
when Superintendent Michael Mulligan
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad reported
that the smouldering fire from tons of
sugar stored in five warehouses was
spreading to two freight cars loaded with
high explosives and shrapnel at the ex-
treme end of Black Tom island.
The cars had been buried under debris
and could not removed to a place of
safety. The fire and water poured on It
have turned thousands of tons Of sugar
into syrup that spread over much of
the island.
Shells Exploding
Shrapnel shells in the piles of debris
were exploded by the intense heat in
such numbers that more than 80 laborers
working near the fire were ordered away
and dead line" was established under
police supervision. The first court action
growing out Of the explosion was insti-
tuted today in the supreme court by
Dominick Lannie. a truckman. Lannie
demands $4,000 damages for alleged in
juries sustained as a result of the blast
and names the National Dock & Storage
Co., the Johnson Lighterage Co., the Le-
high Valley Railroad CO. and the Cen
trail Railroad Of New Jersey as defend
ant.
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Charge YoungWoman
Of Fairfield Center
with Child Murder
% Strickland Under Arrest at Watervile Alleged to Have
Made Confession of Drowning b y in Messalonskee
Observation-Disclosures Probably Will Send Girl
to State Home for F e eMinded

Waterville, Me-, Aug. 2.-(Special).
Sadie Strickland, aged 1e years, Of
Fairfield Center, was before Judge
Matthew of the municipal court We'd
resday afternoon on the charge of
murder. it being alleged that she
threw her FIVE months old child into
the Messalonskee at the cedar bridge
in Waterville. She was represented by
Attorney Carroll n. Perkins and
waived the reading OF the warrant and
the hearing and was bound over with
out bail for the grand jury She was
taken to Augusta in the evening by
Deputy Sheriff harrington.
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REPORT FROM
GENERAL BELL
TO GEN. FUNSTON

San Antonio, Aug. 2-General Funston
received a relayed report from General
Bell at Ell Paso today stating that about
$50 Mexicans were seen on the Ameri-
can side of the border east of Hancock
late yesterday afternoon by a detach-
ment of the border patrol. The Ell Paso
commander notified headquarters of his
action in rushing two troops of cavalry
and a battalion Of infantry to Finlay,
near Fort Hancock. Army officers be-
lieve the band has recrossed the Rio
Grande and is back in Mexico.
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A Canadian soldier in a hospital
near Bromley, Kent, has a thin metal
splinter from an explosive bullet
lodged in his heart. Its presence was
disclosed by X-rays, and, for the time
being no operation is contemplated.
Whether the metal splinter works in
or out means the difference between
life and death for the patient. The
patient. who gets about as freely as
any convalescent, feels the splinter
much in the way that a nail in a boot
irritates the foot. He can not sleep
on his left side, and finds that practi-
cally sitting up in bed all night is the
easiest way Of getting rest
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HUGHES IN Maine,
SEPT. I & g.;
THREE SPEECHES

New York, Aug. 2-Charles E.
Hughes had no important political
appointment today and passed a good
part Of his time shopping in prepara-
ton for his Western tour beginning
Saturday. Chairman Wilcox will go
West with the candidate or Saturday
as far as Chicago, where he will con-
fer with Republican leaders and look
ever the situation in the Middle Wesr.
Mr.. Hughes. on his return from the
West. will probably. on his trip to
Maine make three speeches. two IN
Sept and one on Sept. s. One will
be made in Portland. where he ar
rives Sept. Z. The places for the other
speeches will be decided later.
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EXPECT OFFER
FOR D, ", indies
TO Be ACCEPTED

Copenhagen. via London, Aug. 2.-It
is regarded as probable that the Righ-
dag will accept the offer of the Unit
ed States to purchase the Danish West
Indies in spite Of opposition from sew
eral quarters. including the Socialists,
who demand that the Negroes in the
Islands be given the vote Immediate
ly.
The offer for the Islands is s25,o00000
and the cession Of all American rights
in Greenland to Denmark A condition
of the offer is that all existing Danish
business interests in the Danish West
Indies will be conserved.
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U. S. Troops Sent to Fin
lay Find No Hostile
Mexicans, Who Were
Reported in That Ter
ritory
ARE ORDERED TO
RETURN TODAY
If Discover r eport S
Without Foundation
Pursuit Of Fugitive
Outlaws from Fort
Hancock Continues

Ell Paso. Aug. 2.-open receipt OF re,
ports that a careful search of the coun-
try surrounding Finlay, Texas. had fail.
ed to disclose the presence Of hostile
Mexicans, General George Bell, Jr
commanding the Ell Paso military dis
trict, tonight ordered the troops sent tc
the district to return to Fort Bliss II
no bandits are seen before tomorrow
morning.
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Thursday
Lord Robert Cecil De-
clares There Will Be
No Reprieve
Statement to Associated Press
Asserts No Doubt of Case
ment's Guilt Exists

London, Aug. 2.-Sir Roger Case
ment will be executed In the Penton-
Vile prison at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning for high treason. Lord Rob-
ert Cecil, minister Of war trade, to-"
day made known to The Associated
Press that it was the British govern
ments determination not to reprieve
Sir Roger.
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Disappeared Unframed

disappeared Unnafmed
Whether she submerged before
reaching the three-mile limit is I'M
known. The two accompanying boats
only know that she disappeared I'M
harmed, and that to all appearances
she had a clear field ahead to a point
where she could completely submerge
in safety.
Escort Turns Back
Half an hour after the last light of
the Deutschland had disappeared the
Timmins, seemingly satisfied with her
work, turned back and headed up
Chesapeake bay in the direction Of
Baltimore.
During part Of thu day the Deutsch-
land had remained hidden at cove
up Chesapeake bay.
No Cruisers Visible
Her departure to sea followed an
1S-mile dash through the lower Ches-
apeake Bay. After proceeding slowly
most Of the way down, she increased
her power at $50 and reached the
capes just after dusk. None of the al
lied cruisers was visible as she passed.
through.
The submarine and the Timmins
were lost to a newspaper dispatch
boat, the only vessel following them,
during storm in lower Chesapeake
Bay shortly before daylight today.
From that time no vessels or light
houses reported sighting them until
the wireless message disclosing their
position was picked up tonight from
a passing vessel.
Rumor Nets Spread
Only one allied warship was seen off
the capes today. 1t was two-funneled
cruiser flying the British naval design.
Passing vessels reported that there were
two peculiar buoys near her. This gave
rise to some speculation as to the posi-
bilty that a net had been flung across
the channels, but pilots familiar with
the waters did not believe such a meth
cd of preventing egress of the Deutsch-
land would be attempted
The trip of the submarine and the con-
Baltimore was started under ideal condi-
tons. Not a cloud was in sight as the
submersible increased her speed to 10
knots an hour soon after clearing Balti-
more harbor. The tug fell in behind i'm
mediately and by dark was 500 yards
astern.
The tug apparently had great difficult
ty in keeping up with the Deutschland.
Dark flames spurted out of her fun
nels, showing that the stokers aboard
were keeping all the steam possible in her
boilers. Then the wind freshened and
dark clouds began to roll in from the
horizon. Soon the tug was pitching and
rolling on the choppy sea, her running
lights dipping up and down. and the
spray flying back from her bow.
The submarine ahead. brilliant light
shining from a lamp attached to the top
ming lights hanging below on the con-
ming tower plowed steadily through the
seas on an even keel
Bay steamers passing up and down
had their attention attracted to the
submarine by the brilliance of her
lights, especially that on the peri
scope. They cast rays Of their search
lights on the submersible, looking her
over from stem to stern. AS each Of
the vessels recognized the submarine.
salute Of three whistle blasts were
blown. The submarine answered each
salute with her own whistle.
In the rays of the searchlights
members Of the crew could be seen
walking up and down the after deck.
In the coming tower was Captain
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Reply May Be Received
Today-No Indication
of DeFactO Govern
ment Stand on Amer
lean Proposal Con-,
corning Authority of
Commission
SPEEDY REPORT
THE MAIN POINT

Washington, Aug 2.-Oficials Of the
de facto government Of Mexico have
been favorably impressed, according to
information reaching the state DEPART
ment today by Acting Secretary Folks
note accepting the suggestion for a
joint international commission to con-
slider border problems but no definite
indication has come as to when Gen.
eral Carranza's reply may be expect