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The Benson signal., 1916-11-04
MLay off" Before Shutdown.

The man who day after day let's
sundown find him digging for dear
life, will surely come to a time when
sunrise will look~in at his window for
many a week and find him fiat on his
back. Before sundown is a good time
for every farmer to clay off,"
The Benson signal., 1916-11-04
Mother of Peru's President Dead.

Lima, Peru.-The mother of DR..
Jose Pardo, president of Peru, died
here.
The Benson signal., 1916-11-04
Every Woman Wants

A gasoline engine-driven machine
has been invented to bale hay or straw
N cylindrical bales.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
POWDER, LOW NECKS,
HIGH HEELS, MUST GO
Paterson High school Girls
Too Frivolous. l%n>truc-
tor DEGREES.

PATTERSON, Arri, lA.-pcsptc tho fact
sunday was successfully chasing the
de>ji and all his works and pomps out
Of this city there seems TO have been
u slight relapse toward frivolous fads
Paterson High school
AT any rate. Miss Caroline Hcmmiug-
way. assistant principal Of the high
school, has been So saddencd to find
that her girl pupils are gliding the lily
that Miss Hemingway has dc"rc"d that
the practice of improving upon nature
mus, he stopped, She has issued orders
thai low uc"l<cd waists. high lreicd
shoes aud podwcr puIs henreforth must
be couspicuously absent.
\ rumor that some high school girls
had been dismissed because of the gayety
Of their garb was denied to-day by Miss
ilcmmiugwsy. She admitted, however
that she had Thought II necessary t.
speak to som Of the girls about their
extra attractive" methods OF adoru.
mont, The lectures had been delivered
privately, she said, not in the elias,
rooms,
Face powder Injuries the skin an,
also causes the girls to attract too murl
attention" Miss IIemmingway aid, 81
am sure that our girls are scnsibl.
enough to hc made To see that over,
adornmcnt will result in their being criti
cIs"d on the street aud in other publ,
places, rs well ms in their " homes"
The assistant principal Is firm in tn.
belief, she says, that il will not he dini
"ult to exert enough Influence over III.
high school girls to bring them TO tn.
point where they will agree willingly I,
throw away their vanity bags and othcI
first aids to face and figure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
FORCED TO ACCUSE MOTHER.
Girl We"ps bitterly After TestIi,-
Lng In DiNOrc,. Suii.

MtNEorA, |" l., April lt-Cornpcllcd
to CIV" information on which her father.
Edward h Denneade. 1872 West 1.2d
street. Manhattan, is expected to obtain
an absolute divorce, Dorothy peumcade
left the supreme Court here this after
noon weeping bitterly, Dorothy is II
Years old II her mother, Lucia T..
Dcnnletde, was accused of misconduct
with AUGUSTUS Scharfcubcrs of Lyn-
brook. "a t~rottiug horse n
The action was undcfend.d. Dorothy
told Of having seen her mother 60 sleigh
riding with Scharfcuberg and on trims
with HIM in his motor boat. She said
she had seen her drinking with him i'm
saloons. Tile girl told how her mother
had admitted to her father Last wear THAT
she had been around with Shareholders
and said she had seen the horscmtn lls.
her mother.
bcnmcade asked for tho custody ~
the SiN->car-nld son, who is now liyius
VIII his mother. They were married
Twenty-Five Years ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15

The dictum, as laid down ny Justice
Biackmar Of the supreme Court. Brook
Ign. that Beatrice ArnJella Barker. IL
years old. is legitimate as to her father.
whether her mother acted in good faith
O. not, aud IL therefore entitled to share
in the $1,000. 600 estate of her great
grandfather. Charles Barker. whn died
in Hrooklyn in 1875. WAS unanimously
sustained by the Appellate Division yes
t,rday. Justice Thomas writing the
opinion.
Under this decision Miss Barker will
inherit abcu, s1oo.0 oO from the estate,
which was held in trust through one
fcw occupied 10y Frederick l.ocser 4 CO.
in Fulton street. The decision does not,
settle the legitimacy of Miss Barker az
To- the mother. but thai had been done
already In an action tri,si before Justice
Asphalt.
Miss Barker is tine daughter Of Mrs.
Estcllc porSeloh and lives at Rrookline,
, Mass, with her mother and stepfather.
Henry T.. Dorgeloh. BOSTON manage OF
the liamburg-American Line. Her
father. Charles :. Barker. died in
1901 and his widow subsequently, was
married to Dorg"loh. but before either
Of these marriages. when less than ~
years old. tho girls mother had ron-
tracted another marriage with Alphcnse
Murtha. This marriage had never been
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
STUDIO RAID BRINGS DIVORCE.
Maurice COmpris. Artist. aud
Actress Accused IN Testimony.

ON the recommendation of a referee
Who took testimony in secret, Supreme
Court Justice Ncwburecr has granted a
divorce to Mrs. Mary T.. Compris from
Maurice Compris. ono " tho foremost
mural artists of the country. The de-
PENDANT was found guilty Of mIscon-
duct with tlaudia Scott. former Hippo
dromc show girl. who was his mode for
the painting "nawn.'
The chief witness for Mrs, Compris
was Iohu q. Nc,;uW7tn. "A family friend,
who is an architect employed by McEim.
Mead 4 White, He watched the de-
fcndant's studio for three nights while
occupNing a room above. lie told Of
hearing Compris speak the name "clau-
dia' frequently and address her in at
fectionate terms.
Mc,;owan testified that early one
morning when tonpris had brought Miss
Scott to the studio from The ~lliprodrome,
he tclephuned to Mrs. 'ompris and she
went down with a friend, Mrs. katherine
lIaines. They got into tho studio through
announcing "A telegram for 'ompris. The
witness said Miss Scott was reclining
on "A couch wearing IA nightgown and
! compris was IN his pajamaS,
Mrs. Compris said TO Miss Scott,
Now. claudia scott, I've got You AT
last" and she replied, We'll, what are
YOU going to do about it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
1907 100 FOR SALVATION ARMY.
Campaign 10 Raise SSOO,OOO VIII
Re Continued.

Disappointed but not discouraged. the
Salvation Army announced yesterday
that " would continue its campaign to
raise $500. 900 until Tuesday or Wednes-
day of next week. or perhaps longer.
At noon the clock in front Of the cam
paign headquarters at 80 Broad street
registered $780,. 130, completing the sixth
day. To-day WAS TO have been the last,
but owing TO the unusual number of war
relief organizations collecting money just
now unexpected difficulties have con-
fronted the campaigners.
Y. NJ. 4. A. team leading with subscrip-
tons Of $3.50. The next highest was
John Aliens business mems team with
$2,110.
An officer OF the army said some large
individual contributions were expected at
the last minute. but that sven II the
campaign closed before the hak million
figure is reached the training school and
other improvements would go through,
even though II he necessary to mortgage
the new building.
Commander TNa ngel'rn pnotN reroivcd
the following telegram from President
Wilson: my warmest good wishes go
out to you In your effort for new strength
IN a new endowment"
Ono Of the contributions Yesterday
was 81 from n crippled little East Side
giri--hcr savings for two years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
Beatrice Arabella Barker.

,oided either by death or court decree.
1t ~ held that the girls father entered
.nto his marriage in good faith believing
that his wife had never married before,
II was Mrs. Dorgeloh's complicated
marital adventures which gave rise TO
the question of her daughters legitimacy
and led 10 four years of litigation and
several suits. The other Barker heirs.
uire IN number. raised the question when
Mrs. porgcloh undertook to enter her
daughter as - party to a partition suit.
The, conteiricd That the girl was not
entitled to share In tho estate, ar Mrs
porgcloh had another husband 'Muriha)
living when she Mas married to Barker.
Mrs. Dorgeioh took the matter before
Justice ktpper. who dismissed II an
perjurcd testimony. Mrs. porgeloh al
Legged. Thereafter Justice Rlacknrar de-
cided in favor Of Miss Barker. hut Called
10 clear tho mothers name. So Mr.
uorgeloh brought an action to aunu'
her marriage TO Muriha.
After considering the evidence Justice
Aspinall GRANTED Mrs. Dorxelol's petit
ton. Sh" testified that she was young
ard staSestruck when the marriag" oc-
Cured and that she had always looked
upon IL as a mock marriage. although a
clergyman performed TN" ceremony. She
thought the marriage cert feat" would
he,p her obtain "A theatrical engagement
she said.
Murtha. as keen for m anuulmcnt as
the plaintiff. corroborated hcr testimony
So Miss Barker wins IN every phase
Of tho litigation. her right 90 inh"ri'
beng established md her legitimacy OF
both sides.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
SPRING SLIPS; GALE ARRIVES.
Temperature Drops ~ Degrees
Rainbows In Brooklyn.

Some weather got adrift last night,
making the lights Of Woolworth Peak
trcmulous for "A few minutes when the
Wind. on: OF q rc!!uc.d sky. canic roar
ing from the frosty west, at alrship
speed. about seventy-two miles. The
mercury, which had risen to the gentle
April temperature Of 52 in the late at
%ternoon. dropped II degrees, II was
"A day OF April varieties, rain, sunshine.
GOODNESS and the threat OF frost before
dawn to-day, There was i,37 inches
OF rain. which fell almost pcrpcndicu.
larry most Of the morning.
To win up "A day OF unusual weather
a rainbow spanncd all Brooklyn. while
is double, a little less distinct, spread
outside in a greater arch. The two were
seen for fifteen minutes before the
setting sun dissolved them.
Tho storm tina, caused the blast WAS
sailing of Nantucket toward Europe
last night. To-day, the f~orccasters say.
should be fair and Tomorrow likewise
and warmer. :
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
WHEELER STILL BESIEGED.
Wlte's Detectives Keep NiRil-Ap-
peal 10 COurt-N0st n

Albert ,;allatin Wheeler. Jr., informed
AT the 'uiou League club, will he in
termed there until Monday unless he
tries to make n run past tho detectives
employed by his wife. Mrs. Claudia Carl
Stcdt Wheeler, who arc guarding the
exits of The club day and night.
The relief expedition. reported IN Fri
day to be on the way under Albert q.
Wheeler. Sr., did not appear, The elder
Mr.. Wheeler could not be located in the
city last night.
william 4. s. Hart, attorney repre-
senting the younger Mr.. Wheeler. an
reared before the supreme Court yester-
day and asked for an order vacating
the warrant for Mr. Whcclcr's arrest.
lie pleaded that there had been a "gcntlc-
mems agreement" between Anil FochS.
former counsel for Mrs. Wheeler. and
The besieged banker. In this agreement
Mr.. Wheeler compromised with his wife.
In place OF paying the $500 overdue
alimony and $500 a month he was Ia
pav $500 and 500 "a month,
The court postponed action until Mon
ba\.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
WIFE A Home VIRAGO,
SAYS SCHOOL TEACHER
Very Gracious Outside. lie
Add>-Thrcatcncd to Kill
Her. Is Reply.

Mortros. Morris rscoe. ,cacte~ In
Justice Blur YESTERDAY why he was COM
PEELED to leave his wife. Mrs. Rose l.s-
coo. or February ~ last. in opposing
tcr application for a separation. Escoe
said
Prom tho beginning of my married
fr ogr relations were ~ the nature of
an armed truce Th" plaintiff is a
y oman Of vile. v~irulent aud violcn, tenn
Per. with q tongue that matches or is SUI
perior to- her temper Such a hin as u
family quarrel which lives its short
duration and then dies a natural death
was - it"r uuNu"Sn.
'rhc ylaiutin Is one Of those auom-
allies frequently found. a woman who
appears To bc gracious and charming -
all who meet Mr.. but WHO is a virago 81
her own home. She never had a kind.
true or decent word To say when discuss
ing our friends with me. To sun I, AL
UP found living with her a hell on
cartl. q continuation of such existence
Impossible nave endured il for years.
hu; human endurance has it's limits
Mr.. l-Scoe. 10 whom was awarded
So 4 month alunor!. says that her hus-
band has an income Of more than S2,S0O
u year. She Ives ~ 23S West lllt,i
strN,t and is entirely without means,
Sh. adds. Shc declares that her husband
treated her cruelty ever since their mar
riacr on June 30, 1910. and told her he
nao, "A mistake when he married, She
SAYS hc old hrr he would kin her II she
did not leave.
NvS Ist,, pSscr'S THAT hcr hlSlld md
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
WOMEN DEMOCRATS CLASH
AS TAMMANYITES SECEDE
Club Election Attended by Fuss Over So Fee in Which
the Words. "a Bunch of Cats" Figure, and Every
body Tries to Talk at Once.

between the crosby and anti-crosby
factions.
by the way" she said. lust before
the meeting began ! asked Mrs. Skoog
IL she couldn't FIX it up so ! could vote.
IL being in doubt whether my dues had
been received in time. and she said. Oh.
yes, We can fix II up. OF course you
will vote for the administration candi-
date. Mrs. Hirst?' | said no. ! Mas COINS
to vote for Mrs. Lily. and then there
was a very perceptible change In her
aspect. She didn't think then that she
could Ak II up"
The Tammany-i.ily faction. sitting
together with it's skirts held carefully
away from the Crosby faction. snickered
and then groaned.
The electioneering that has gone on
here is shameful cried Mrs. Lillian
II. Sire. ono of tho I.ilyites. There ~
Miss Mary Donnelly distributing u adj
ministration ticket right here and us
agains, the law to do anything of the
sort within thirty feet of the polls
speaker Cot short.
Miss Donnelly." Mrs. Crosby d.
reC,cd 'Our Mary" In a long suffering
tone. gather up those tickets you have
distributed. But talk about election
,criny." she went on. fixing the Lilyites
WIN n'I eye. N'nIfh h'N' 49,
ing around right by the door with perfect
lunches of the other tickets, saying,
vote for Mrs. Lily at the tops OF then
voices"
Everybody talked AZ once then Tor
some time. hut at length Mrs. crosby
succeeded ia Clearing the air. with IN.
aid of her gaVcl. so nominations could
he made Mrs. Sire placed Mrs. Lilly
name in nomination. and she had a nice
little speech. o%rnaIucnted with a few
stories. all ready. But Mrs. Crosby
Gu, her short.
lou Of order talking too long shs
said. pounding her gavel.
OH. very well. II ! can't tell a re"
stories I'll leave" said Mrs. Sire.
And Mrs. Lily wants her name with
| drawn cried an agitated woman In Law
ender. who proved to be Mrs. Lily her
self.
Then the I.ilyites arose and flied out
leaving the C~rosbyites to hold a nice
! quiet. harmonious. unanimous election al
by themselves.
Mrs. Harrison Grey I.amson, one o
the I.ilyitcs. shook her head mournfulll
out in the hall. .
This is disgraceful." she said. -
have been in Albany for two weeks. an
admired the orderly way the Logis
la,ure conducted its business, w NJ
can't We women do tho same
cit shows were not fit for the vot'
yet" snapped Mrs. Sanders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
ELOPING BRIDE WAS
BOUNDED BY SLEUTHS
More Details Heard Of Death
of Mrs. Stevens. Formerly
Miss Mclaughlin.

In Domingo Mondez Capo,c. an at
torucS and .N-Nice-prcsideut Of cuba
has been retained 10y relatives Of Mrs.
Grace Mclaughlin Stevens To have her
body sent here for burial in the family
plot. More details of the fatal ending
OF the elopemcnt of Miss Mclaughlin.
daughter and heir Of the late Patrick
Mclaughlin of Erooklyn. and George NJ
stevens. u Harlem garage owner, we're
learned Yesterday.
No sooner had the couple arrived IN
Havana than detectives began annoying
them. They we're forced 10 leave a hotel
be ausc of the constant watching. Even
after they tuon IA, residence with a
prominent family the detectives con-
tinued to watch them.
Miss Mclaughlin mad been made in
by the constant annoyance. and stevens
began 10 fear her health was breaking
under the strain. II VAS at this time
that Miss Mclaughlin caught old. Her
weakened. condition from loss Of .leeli
and worry over the presence Of the de-
,tctives left her powerless to ii-n, off In.
fever that followed.
stevens believes that II Miss Me
Laughlin had not been annoyed hy the
detectives she would have survived. lie
blames her death TO the detectives, who,
ne says. were working on their own int
tiatiNt III the hope of being bought of.
The Havana police finally frightened
them away.
There was no indication yesterday
that the will left by Mrs. Stevens is 10
lN go M .L1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
LORIMER GOT S%1,250,0OO
TO Be COUNTED BY U.S..
But Government Knew Of
Loan. He SayS-COntra-
diets F'Orgam Testimony.

CHICAGO. april 1A-Ex-Senator Lori
mcr testified late to-day that both tho
national n state banking departments
knew 81 the means by which the "a Sale
Street Trust and Savings Bank was TO
he turned into a state institution. The
former Senator testifying in his own do
fence on conspiracy charges growing ou
Of the failure Of the bank. denicd that
there was any Cling wrong in the trans
action or transfer of 81. $50, 600 from the
Central Trust Company of Illinois to the
la Sale street Bank. The money was
used rs capital stock.
81 went To Charles q. Dawes of the
Central Trust and old him that We
needed sl,2"o 600 to be counted by the
Bank Examiner the witness said, "and
| asked him if he Nould cash a check
for that amount lie said he would.
Both the state and national bank de-
partments knew of the transactions
There was no secret about it,"
When he took part in the organ zation
Of the La Sale bank in 1910. Mr.. Lori
'ucr said. he was worth nearly S550.0oO.
Two years later he was so pressed 'iuan-
cially after his disastrous fight in the
Senate and losses in business that he had
to borrow 10000 from a personal friend.
lie has little wealth to-day. he said.
Charles h. Munday, vice-president of
tn" bank, was the real manager. the
witness testified. lie old the court tina,
he frequently put money into the bank
and drew only small dividends,
Mr.. Lorimer challenged the accuracy
of testimony given by James u. Frgan
former president of the First National
Bank. and owen T. Reeves. president
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
GAMBLING WAR TO
HIT REALTY OWNERS
Swami and Wood Decide to
Prosecute Property Holders
who Rent to Card Men.
WARNINGS WILL BIZ Sent

Afier a conference yesterday between
District Attorney Swami and Police Com
missioner Woods both said. in announc-
ing that a brisk campaign would be UNI
dcrtak"n against gambling houses, that
the oNncrs Of buildings in which gam
bling houses are allowed to locate would
find themselves in trouble with the
county prosecutors Office.
There is a law f%orbidding owners or
agents to rent their property knowingly
FOR gambling purposes. Not many prose-
cu,ions rave been made under it be-
cause IL has been hard To prove guilty
knowledge. But the two officials agreed
upon q course OF procedure whereby they
will provide the necessary knowledge to
those owners who allow their property to
bc used for gambling purposes.
The police. according to the plan. Will
send Information Immediately to the Dis
tr.ct Attorney when they learn that "A
gambling or disordcrly house has been
,penod. The District Attorney will i'm
mediatcly send for the owner or agent
OF the premises. lay before him the evil
d. nee and will then poin, cut that under
the law II the owner OF agent continues
O." ALLOW tn" place TO he used illegally Ne
lenders hlnsclf iiahie To prosecution 70!
- felony
"iiy this method" said the District
Attorney. there is the possibility OF
making every landlord or agent an ally
of the District Attorney In Kidding this
city of this evil. No owner OF real es.
tate wants 10 lie brought into court fol
knowingly permitting his premises &c
he used for Illegal purposes. ! am goina
to hi; every head I see In this frightfu
evil and I know ] mr. going to have the
cooperation of every department in thu
city.
Wherever n Magistrate fails TO d.
his duty ! shall have the evidence sen
before the Grand Jury. Personally
feel that III" eases would better he sen
10 Special Sessions Court for trial. bu
IN occasions it will require indictment
to make those in the game take motto,
that gambling must be stamped out II
this city
Magistrate Ten t.yck In the Tomb
police our yesterday held for trial cigh
men charged with gambling who ha'
been arrested ton daNs arc by Homes
Dan t~ustigdn's squad.
Judge swami gay" an opinion approx
ing card playing under certain conditions
Niter discussing various games in club
lac wrote in answer 10 Il query.
The underlying idea is the habitua
participation In gaming as a mono.
making pursuit. Tn, question would h
whether 1t Is n gambling cstablshmci
which Yields the proprietor or propric
tors q prodt ON tho anne played therein
This office does not take the poSitio
that merely by playing a game VI dra'
| maker . man gAnS'lfn 80 himself "A ptFnl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
1,4OO ON MYSTERIOUS
STRIKE AT HASTINGS
Foreigners Employed by Ma
tiOnal Conduit Co. Have TrOu-
bic lnvcnting Demands.

HAsTrNGs. y. Y, April 14.--One thou
SANE four hundred employees Of the Ma
,ional Conduit and Gable Company are
now out on strike.
Seven hundred men from six depart
ments joined the 700 who went ont yes
,srday and with the aid Of Sheriff Wei
sandanger of W~estchestcr county per-
fected some sort of organization TODAY
and appointed a committee to discover
some demands to make.
There Is considerable mystery about
the strike and many rumors concerning
its origin. The company employs $500
men aud since the outbreak Of the war
has been engaged In the manufacture
Of munitions. The men ON strike are
nearly all foreigners and are not MEM
bers OF any labor union. local or inter
national.
They were not known to have a griev.
anre until yesterday morning. when IN"
mon Of the sheet department suddenly
told their foreman that II he did not
give them an advance Of - per cent. In
wages they would quit, lie asked them
to see tho higher officials. but they
would not wait. walked out and carried
other men with them. The others Joined
them to-day.
because Of the violence Of the strike
-four years ago President Of the Village
Thomas ]. Goodwin sent for the sheriff
That Officer managed TO get 500 Of th'
cen into a hall on Washington avenue
Ia learn what II was all about. Beyond
saying they wanted more money the m"r
could tell him nothing,
Thercupon the Sheriff in = speech sus'
gested that "A committee made up of tive
men from each department h. appointed
lie toll dthem they must formulate de
mands and present them to the company
lie told them they must formulate de-
disorder or he would have to take action
They must stay home and keep quiet. no
interfering with the other ..lOo who arr
stlll at work. the sheriff said
The committee selected finally made
M it's mind to ask for a 20 per cent, in
crease in pay and a nine hour day, which
they already have
The rumors about the origin of thu
strike are many. One Of them Is to thu
! effect that some Of the men on strik'
visited Sew York city several weeks ag'
and consulted with men who have bee
active in other munitions strikes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
HAT SALE TO HELP WAR FUND.
Leading shops COntrtbutr for the
French Orphans.

\ sale % spring and summer hats viii
h." held on TUESDAY and Wednesday of
next week from 10 until Il ".rlo"h At
12j tiftli avenue for The benefit Of
l.orphcliuat des Armc.'s, for IN. father
,"ss children Of France. Of which Mss
l.uisi'a Leland is chairman of the \"v
York branch. The hats rave been do
mated 10y some OF the city's leading shops
and 10y many friends of those Interested
I'm the organization. The prices will
range from 81 to sl1.
Mrs Francis Is. I'eudlctou, chairman
of the committee TOY the sale. VII I've
assisted 10y Mrs SteS,hen H. oltn. Mrs.
James ". Markoe. Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson. Mrs. william G~reenouEh. Mr.
Theodore Hayemeycr. Mrs. Howard
Gushing. Mrs. Willard Straight. Mrs.
Theolorc Roosevelt. jr. Mrs. Austen
Gray. Mrs. Leonard VI. Thomas, Miss
Edith Wctmorc. Miss lane'ta Alexander
and Miss Sarah Schuyler Hutler.