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The sun., 1916-08-22
HAY FEVER HANDICAP STARTS
North Woods Visitors Co"te"t ]"
Annual Golf Affair.

BRErroN Woops, ". H.. Aug, 2l.-The
hay fever handicap started to-day at the
Maplewood uolf club. A tea dance was
given at the Casino. The annual invi-
talon tournament Of the Bethlehem
Club will begin tomorrow and the an
nual Country club ball will take place
In the evening.
Mrs. Stephen r. Post Of New York
had luncheon at the Noun Washington
Hotel to-day. Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bil,, who had been the guest OF DR.. AID
Mrs. w. Seward Webb at Shelburne
Farms, VT, arrived at the Mount Wash
,ngton this evening with Mrs. II. MIN
Twombiy. Mrs. Oren Taft, Jr.. and the
Misses Taft OF Chicago are at the Bal
Sans. Dixviile Notch.
D,xville Notch.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G.. Rowland OF Balti-
more are here for the remainder OF the
season. Mr.. apd Mrs. Ralph Hilton
have arrived at the Mount washington
from Spring Lake. n. j. Clark Day has
returned from New York.
Many were out in the saddle at Bret
, ton Woods to-day. including Mrs. George
n. Rohlig. Jesse Warren Of Morristown.
\. j.: Miss Sally chaplin, Mr., and Mrs.
George II. Carey. Wade Garv!n m Miss
Leonora Dinkey.
More than three thousand hospital
bandages were shipped this week ia
, New York headquarters by the Breton
| Woods auxiliary of the Red Cross.
The sun., 1916-08-22
COWBOYS SEEK CASH
IN REAL "STAMPEDE"
Tell L. 5. Prosecutor They Got
Only 81 Per Cent. Of $780,
600 Prize Money.

Twenty or more sombreroed cow
punchers. with names as picturesque az
their attire. visited the Federal Building
yesterday and told Assistant United
States Attorney Edwin NJ. stanton how
they had been lured from their COM
paratively peaceful ranches or moving
picture studios TO become competitors for
100000 worth Of prizes in the series OF
Western contests which were recently
run OF at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway
under the name Of THE Stampede"
The spokesman for the group was the
raven haired Guy Weadick. director gen.
eral OF THE Stampede who insisted
that he didn't know "a n OF n lot
about the law business but wac mortal
certain that he would never have under
taken to direct the show II he hadn't
been assured that there was $4,000 in
gold to meet the prizes before the show
began. AS things stand now. he sad.
the boys have received only "a per cent,
OF their prize money n he Is minus
most OF his salary and expenses. with
| him were Henry Grammer OF kaw CITY.
okla; Ttnkey Gist OF Miles city,
Mon, and Art Accord. the prototype OF
the fictional moving picture hero Buck
Parvin.
Accord. who holds the worlds steer
bulldogging' championship. threw four
steers In ninety-two seconds at the
Speedway and incidentally broke his nose,
sprained his ankle and mussed up his
face. He should have got $3.50 In
prizes. but according to his own story
he received s3i2 and lost "A pair OF silver
a, ,..ni.h ha had lrntyht from Call
fornia. The other c~owpunchers had
similar stories to tell.
The names most frequently mentioned
by Weadick In his conversation with Mr.
stanton were those OF Harry Hardness,
president OF the Shcepshead Bay Speed
way Corporation. and Everard Thomson,
A. II. Thomson and A. T. Hurd, who are
also connected with the association
From his conversations with Evcrar'
Thomson, Weadick said he gathered q
pretty definite impression thai these
men were 10 back THE stampede 'inan'
cially. II war Everard Thomson. he in
~sistei. who gave him to understand long
before the contests hesan that the 500
900 was In a local trust company. and
on the strength OF this assertion. Wea'
dick said. he wrote the letters inviting
his cowboy friends 10 enter the con
tests.
MIR. Stanton turned the case over Il
Post Office Inspector Nathan Noilc. an,
told the latter to make n thorough in
vestigation to see If there had been an,
false promises made through the mails
to induce the men to come here IRON
the West. At the offices OF the Sleeps
head Bay Speedway CORPORATION 1t wa
said yesterday that Hardness. Iiurd aIt
the Thomsons had no financial respon
sibility whatever in the matter. but tina
out OF sympathy for'the cowboys the
had raised between them the $1,000
which was eventually distributed pr'
rata among the contestants. The Speed
way. II was said. WAS merely rented Z
the Wild West Show for 20 per cent
OF the gate receipts, and although tn
: corporation was guaranteed $4,000 !
received only $4,000 for the use Of tn
spepI way
The sun., 1916-08-22
URGES CLEAN MILK.
"'N'"h Expert Also Proposes
Liberal Advertislnx.

I'A. Aug. 2l.-John e. circuit, Sec
','',y ot the committee on agriculture
me Boston Chamber OF Commerce.
,rp'irrr'd tonight with the members Of
w. "leks legislative committee which Is
a., 'Isa'iug the production and dis
MM."'u'h Of milk in New York state.
g.. "tcutt had such success with an
WNtSusdt.on Of the milk situation in
cav England that Senator wicks in
~ nm 10 explain to the committee
how he did t.
,st circuit in his discussion with the
tsIa'ors tonight urged that the food
,ISs'u ~ ot MIX should be literally adver-
rut SOM" h'g advertisements in the
,ads"I'heS' sdId he. Put them along
t." s .he announcements Of soups, break
w., 'ooas' grape juice ana other things
min ue people what n splendid food
, .,n u.s. and the Increased use of it will
,"Ne care Of the overproduction. which
ohe ~ the great problems Of the mill
Producers
.mr' circuit was asked what conclu.
,npyuws ms committee reached after II,
Y"s study OF the situation. Hc summed
me recommendations as follows:
N mhl mix and cream are essentia
mpuoilo health, clean milk and cream
~ worth more 10 the producer. dealer
in 'oHsHipcr. because. they will keel
,r,"A'r' mus causing less loss they viii
m.ease confidence, thus creating "a large,
' ana 'heS Will make better ic,
',"nn butter and other things.
i'IH'''S may look forward to re
'NE mon" fpr Their produc, when the,
as :" aI'H" others to furnish thcn
10 '"I"'t, to dictate prices AM
,'o''S'' grade and market their mill
The sun., 1916-08-22
per cent. for the total number Of women
employed in 1914.

per rent. for the total number Of women
employed In 1914.
while the argument for minimum
wage legislation is generally stated from
the standpoint Of the employees Father
OHara said. '!, must not he supposed
that such legislation Is opposed by rep
resentative employers. Even apart from
the human appeal to which most en-
ployers readily respond. a policy of en-
lightened selfshness on their part would
lead them to support this legislation.
A legal minimum wage destroys the adj
vantage which INSCRIPTIONS employers
VINO are willing to cut wages below the
subsistence level have always enjoyed
over their more decent competitors"
rather OHara said that during the
hearings held In the spring of 1916 by
the conferences appointed to revise the
orders or the Oregon Industrial We'll
fare Commission, while many employers
manifested opposition to further reduc-
ton OF the working day, opinion was
practically unanimous in favor OF the
minimum wage legislation. and an in
crease In the weekly minimum wage In
many occupations in Portland was
awarded without a single voice being
raised In protest.
ITO a person who thinks that labor
liz merely a commodity the priest said,
minimum wage legislation must indeed
Seen rau'caI. In such a view the labor
OF women ana men has no quality su.
per'or IN y 10 the labor or the beast
yoKed 10 the plough. and consequently
wage earners are on a parity with th'
beasts or burden. for their labor is theil
soie )ustihcation. This horrible aud re
VoitinR doctrine cannot be repudiatet
py any one who denies that the stat,
can insist on wages at least high enougl
10 insure the worker normal living con
ditions. sufficient food and healthy hous
h.s How much nobler was the doctrine
OF the immortal Lincoln. who sald II
secure FOR each laborer the whole produc
The sun., 1916-08-22
DIR. DANIEL c. POTTER BURIED
impressive Funeral Services Held
In baptist Temple, Brooklyn.

Simple but impressive funeral services
were held yesterday In the Baptist Tenn
pie, Brooklyn. for DIR. Daniel C.. Potter.
secretary Of the Associated Private Char
tiles, who died suddenly in his office at
81 Chambers street. The Rev. DIR.
leighton Williams. pastor OF the Amity
Baptist Church. a lifelong friend OF the
deceased. assisted by DIR, w. !. Southerto,
associate pastor Of the Temple. conducted
the ceremonies. About 900 were present.
DR.. Williams paid a glowing tribute to
| the memory Of DR.. Potter. lie praised
| the devotion. courage, perseverance and
loyalty OF his friend. He feelingly re-
ferred to Or. Pottcr's ministry as being
a hard one. but one Crowned with
glory"
At the request OF Dean Potter. son OF
the noted charity worker. the Rev,
Father william II. Farrell. pastor of the
| Roman Catholic Church OF SITS. Peter and
! Paul. said prayers at the grave In Ken
sico Cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers included Ed
ward NJ. Grout. Herman A. Metz. Charles
ID. Hilles. Mornay A. williams. Michael
]. Scanlon. DR.. Royal s. Copeland, Wal
ter J. Drummond. Almeth w. Hon and
Frank Goodwin.
The sun., 1916-08-22
TALKS on LIVING WAGE.
Father O'IInrR Addresses 5000 nj
Whit NcctiuR,

'Srhe real ralicalism which threatens
To- iniure Industry" said the Rev Edwin
V. OHara. chairman OF the Industrial
Welfare Commission OF the state of ore
ron. at Carnegie Han las, night "Is No,
that which gives working women a r,ph,
to a living wage. "A riph, which ,s Gladly
recoy rized by most omploycys Tho raj
ic,llsm which Industry should fear is tho
,,dIr,usm az unrerul,tcd creei u,,,h
II. c~on,emp,ihle and mic, yunIsb ~no,ic,a,
osneci,lIy toward ennlnvrcs VIII ara
urorg.uized croea vitb ,s Org fnr AT
.,o,d. anJ 10 co,,o,,r, ,nr ,,,no nuu,,'
E,,b.r o'uo,, 1o,,vsrod nv aaa'
.rhn Ii,irg w,aya a. NorLInn 49,
II. or,gor I'yne,ienco =" n, ,ho snnf.,
.or"tca conro,onco ,r ,o,noo,ion iii ,ha
e,,ao,,h nmrt.i c,n,oniin, ~ ~"
,,an EsderatIon Of Catholic soc,e,,os
The sun., 1916-08-22
CARRANZA ENVOY IN TEXAS.
Brings Gov Ferguson Message Of
Peace and GOOD VIII.

AUSTIN. Tex. Aug. 2i.-Gen. Juan
Antonio .Acos,a. special representative
Of the Carranza Government. accom-
panied by his private secretary. reached
here this afternoon from Mexico City
and had "A conference with 10Y Fergu-
son OF Texas.
Gen. Acosta said he came as the spe-
ella envoy OF Gen. Carranza and brought
the good wishes ~ Carranza for the on
tinued good will and peace between
Mexico and the United States. lie as
sured Gov. Ferguson that II was the de-
sire OF the Mexican Government to pre-
serve cordial relations along the Texas
border.
Gov. Ferguson assured Gen. Acosta Of
the desire of Texas for peace and har-
mony, saying the State would do its
share to preserve these relations. Gen
Acosta left tonight for Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico.
The sun., 1916-08-22
80 RECRUITS TAKE
ARMY EXAMINATION
Majority Of Candidates for
Commissions From New
York and Suburbs.
PRACTICE ROUTE CHOSEN
Plattsburg Commanders Told
to Weed Out Those Unable
to Endure Hardship.

PLATTsBuRG. n. T., Aug. 21.-Lieut.-
col. ketcham, camp commander; Major
Lawton. camp quartermaster. and Capt.
Bowen. assistant quartermaster. were
out again to-day selecting sites for the
ca Of the training soldiers while they
are on the practice march and manGu-
vres, which begin on Wednesday OF next
week and continue until September 6.
The tentative route of the march fixes
the first camp at Beekmantown. the sec
ond at Chazy, the third at Champlain.
the fourth at Mooers. the fifth at AL
tona. the sixth at Sclota n the seventh
at Beekmantown.
Orders were issued to-day directing
the company commanders to at once be-
gin the work Of eliminating the men Of
their companies who are not physically
qualified to endure the hardships Of the
march and mannuvres.
Brig Item. A.. l.. Mills. In charge OF
the militia affairs OF the Federal Gov
eminent, arrived at the camp to-day and
will lie here for several days as the
guest of Major-Gen. Wood.
The following rockies" to-day took
the examination held at the Plattsburg
Barracks for commissions as Second
Lieutenants In the regular army:
Edward S. Pegram. 81 West Elev-
enth street Mark II. NJ. civilian. 25a
West Fifty-eighth street Philip Il. Har-
rlgan. 249 West 122d street: Fred II,
Van Horn. 76 William street. Manhat-
tan Francis L. Johnson. ?95 State
street David X. Kerr. 2s22 Avenue X,
| and Stnn1axs - Snt,Iplcr 900 Oates Qvp-
nue., Brooklyn; Norris s. Oliver. 20
Washington street. East Orange, n. ].
John s. Cromelin. Hackensack. y. j.
Ira ". n. Downing. 80 Essex avenue
Orange. n. j. John A. Eigarton. Fulton
N. Y; Walter Tracy, 25 North Pear
street. Albany Howard L. H~awkinson
Syracuse: George Leroy Purdy. Buff
falo BYRON c. Perkins. potsdam. ". y.
Karl Engeldinger. Iowa city. la. q. l.
karow. Lexington. Va. W. s. Young
Detroit, Arthur y. Jervey. Charleston
:. G.. Edward W. Mcraskey. 6os4 vine
street. Philadelphia Frank l.. Philbrook
s. st. Botolph street. Boston Blair Tay'
lor. indianapolis l.. +. Blaine. Indiar
Orchard. Mass. u J. Merkel. Ludlow
Mass. Charles j. Mcknight. F'ttsburg
II. r. Blodgett. West Newton. Mass.
r. W. Daniels, Vermont X. q. I. era
ham. Durham. y, ~. W. W. Sanders
Haverhill. Mass; Walter NJ. Crundon
ST. Louis.
In addition tn the above, the following
were ordered here ny the War Department
for the examination. Fully two-third'
OF the men In the list are residents o.
New York city and vicinity H.. u. y
Body. J. S. bailey. II. A. Buckley. r
l.. Creed. l.. II. cook. II. q. COPELAND
". e. Fellows, W. j. Forrestal. NJ. r
Gibson. l.. Il. Goodell. q. A. Hess. S
- o.
The sun., 1916-08-22

bandit chiefs found themselves at the
head Of military mobs bent on hunting
Christ from that so-called republic.
Aided by other revolutionary factions. a
savage minority has terrorized and de-
moralized Il nation Of $4,000. 900 Chris
tians.
The situation in Mexico Is not excep-
tional. In other countries the ma
poleonic idea prevails hat religion ~
good enough for women. Let us hope
that we shall never have to say the same
or America. When the tim OF trial
comes united Catholic manhood In any
country can foil the enemies OF the
church and the rape OF Christianity IN
Mexico may not be repeated"
Feeney's on the Tuhtzer
School of Journalism were pointed. AZ
ter reading a letter from a. student who
said that ten Socialists. two Anarchists
and two women preaching birth contro,
are agitating their auses there daily
Feeney continued
"This popular university is one or the
most literally endowed institutions IN
the country. and thousands OF our peo'
pie taxi intense pride in It's success
Catholic students are found on its ros.
ter. The men who left fortunes to theii
Alma Mater did not dream that to-da!
sedition would be tolerated within Us
walls under the guise OF 30 called phi
losophy. and the %spineless authorities b'
found too timid to crush In its incipiencI
the dissemination OF disloyalty TO tn
Government. The great editor WIN
founded the School of Journalism woul'
not have approved such deviation iron
the principles OF Americanism Simila
conditions obtain In other institutions o
learning throughout the country,
The sun., 1916-08-22
CAMP ON BORDER
CALLED A NASC0
Lacks Efficiency and Ammuni-
ton, Soldier Writes His
Employer.
PATRIOTISM Is WANING
Men Attempt to Gain Dis
charge on "SurgcOn's Dis
ability" lie Says.

The following letter has been received
by a New York business man from one
OF MS employees now on the Mexican
border with a New York regiment:
Il want to apologize for neslecting to
write you before this. but ! have been
pretty sick since l landed here and
really couldn't find the necessary pep
to do so.
~ sincerely trust that this horrible
nightmare will speedily wind itself up.
] have never seen anything even re-
motely resembling the complete chaos
which surrounds this cncampment.
Judged even leniently from the stand
point OF efficiency the whole thing Is "A
nasco. Our equipment. &c, is Of poor
quaiity. commissary arrangements have
gone to pieces, the officers don't know
what to do. and IL there was a war I
don't know what we would do. Why,
until yesterday there wasn't "a single
round of ammunition in camp. and at
that We only have u few rounds per ma
now. II anything else were needed 10
convict this Administration Of gross stu
pidity this is the needle evidence. The
patriotism Of the men here has received
a hard jolt. and nc one ran blame them.
We sec cases OF men every day trying
To work a surgeons disability dis
charge. and considering how they are
forced to live here nobody car blame
them.
We haven't received a cent Of pa,
from either the State or the Government
since we were called out and the let.
ters some of the poor fellows get from
home with their appeals for money ar,
sad indeed.
y course l won't need TO ask yo,
to regard this as strictly confidential
should be subjected to court-martia
The sun., 1916-08-22
MCCALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION.
Massachusetts, wants
Legislature 10 Consider militia.

BosroS. Aug 2l.-Cov. Mccall has
practically decided To ask the executive
council to authorize calling the l.egisla-
ture in special session." his secretary,
Henry Long, announced late to-day.
Problems arising out If the service Of
the state mil!tiamcn on the Mexican
border. and the apportionment Of repre-
sentative districts in suffolk county,
now involved In a legal controversy, are
the subjects pr1bablN to lie considered.
cit now seems probable" Mr.. Long
stated. that the Massachusetts troops
will hc kept at the border until after
the election. The Governor is strongly
Of the opinion hat our soldiers SHOULD
not he pcnalizcd for their patriotism
by the loss of their votes. hut that pro.
vision should be made to have their
votes cast and counted"
The sun., 1916-08-22
Merchants Aid Farmers.

,.n in Duchess and other counties
,,,desmen are going to the support OF
tho farmers In their fight for orCaniza-
ton and higher prices and various
rlacards are being ;c::cd in store win
dos.. Some Q: the notices read as fol-
0vs:
we are standing pat with all farm
.r. who are members OF the Dairy
mems League"
we are supporting the farmers who
are members of the Dairymen'a League
"Th.s store is supporting n Dairy
nen's League
on the other hand farmers belonging
70 the league are r~ec!ptocating by stick
lng W on their barns. front stoops. gate
POSTS and even on trees notices reading
thus:
The Merchant-Help the milk pro-
dlcer 10 Obtain a living profit then We
can buy goods for cash.
"Farmers-Spend your money with
The merchant who is giving his supper,
70 the Dairymer's League"
"Reciprocity-To merchant and trades.
men, your popular support with none
contribution is bound to increase your
bank account"
Although the producers have not yet
officially called upon the distruters 70,
higher price for their milk in the siS
months contract which Will 20 into Of
.ect on october | the milk handler.
here have already raised the retail price,
10 consumers one penny OF bottled pint.
craze A quarts and on half pints o'
Oream. The farmers say there Ia n,
ils,.feation for n retail I'd, ance to b.
made before the wholesale price i:
put up,
The sun., 1916-08-22
MEXICO WITHDRAWAL HELD UP
Troops 10 stay Untii Joint Com.
mission Discu ss~s situation.

WASHINGTON. Aug. .l.-According to
officials here to-day, the American troops
probably will not he withdrawn from
Mexico until the joint commission has
met and discussed the matter. Major
Gen. Funston's recommendation that
Gen. Pershing's force he brought back
across the border as soon as practicable
will not be acted on for the present.
President Wilson believes the Joint
commission should flrst pass on the ques-
ton OF the safety Of the border and work
out some scheme whereby the regular
troops will be brought northward for
border patrol duty. relieving the militia
and National Guard from their present
work.
1t is expected that the names Of the
American representatives on the COM
mission will be announced within a day
or two. President Wilson has chosen
them,
The sun., 1916-08-22
BOILERS BLOW UP; 8 KILLED.
sixteen other WoPkn,en Injured
when Factory IL Wrecked.

JACKSON. Tenn, Aug. 81. - Eight
uorkmen were killed and sixteen injured
here to-day when three boilers mt the
plant of the Harlan Morris Stove Manu-
featuring Company exploded. wrecking
the building and scattering debris over II
radius OF several hundred yards. II IL
believed that all OF the injured will re-
cover, .
Thu cau = OF the explosion had not
hcen determined tonight. OHicials OF
the company stated late to-day That all
OF the persons In the ouilhihs Al ths
time had been accounted for.
The sun., 1916-08-22
TRUCK HITS TENOR CIcCoLINI.
Run Down ~ lie Jumps From
Madison Avenue Car.

Guido Ciccollnl. a tenor who has been
singing in vaudeville, was run down by
an automobile truck yesterday as he
jumped on a moving surface car in Madi.
son avenue between Fifiy eighth and
Fifty-ninth streets, VI" was cut and
bruised on the face and chest, lie WAS
sent to the New York Hospital.
The truck IL owned by Thompson
Bros. of az West l,2i street. II WAS
driven nv william Finn OF Ioo9 simpson
street, The lironx. Ciccolini lives at Is
East Sixtieth street.
The sun., 1916-08-22
WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

THOMAS COX. died December IA, lsl5-Ap,
nraiscr Conpton-lTota assets: Deposits. 1l2.
sss; net estate. tio, a.. Requests; st. Vincent
de- Paul society. Of Roman Catholic Church of
tho Ascension, 3,s4:: Roman Catholic Church
~ the Asrension, Il vO IMm-. Mriiugh, not
related. 81. mn; May strain. not related, s, 900
college Of st. Francis Xavier. 500; relatives
the remainder.
CLARA NJ. mn \CKErT. died October 30. 1915
Annrsiscr Swernpy-TOtal assets. g.. tOO: net
estate, Si,si7 Cecil Bracket, husband Of dc
ceient. according to n" will, ii'ftt her seven
,.srs aso and from whom sh" hsd not hcs ri
In ave years, got IS. The rest 81 the estate
-. divided lntwecn Mary ". leinbergcr aud
HermiOn Fletcher. sister.
The sun., 1916-08-22
CHILD HELD AS SHOpLlFTER.
Girl Of II Arrested In sixth Aves
nue. DcpRrtwcut store.

The lavishncss with which Ella
kytusanky. ~, OF 3l3 East Ninety
NTH street. was helping herself to goods
In a Sixth avenu department store yes
terday attracted the attention OF sales
women. who notified the store detective.
When the child was searched in the
West Twentieth street station the police
matron found. she said. Il bathing suit.
"A corset cover. n pair of silk stockings.
a bathing suit bag and a pair Of side
combs, all valued at s1262.
Ella was sent To the children's So
ciety Tor arraienment to-day in the
Children's Court.
The sun., 1916-08-22
FARMERS PLAN MILK
SALES AGENCY HERE.
n,ir,mcn Throughout the
state Are Plcdging Their
Aid to the Project.
TO FORCE HIGHER PRICES
n Eir \. Y. Companies Balk
on Raise. supply Will
Be cut OFF.

Tho pairyncu's League proposes to
..,,,ps, in New York city n selling
,,,,,y through which 1t will dispose
=, n, ,hc milk produced 10y individual
.,rbers An active canvass is being
r,as in the upstate milk producing
.o.,iors in the interest OF the coopera-
,.o idea and farmers are rallying by
~, ,urdrcds under the standard OF the
league.
r,ery member agrees TO surrender TO
,Ao le,slc his right to sign contracts
n. rev wholesale milk prices. and this
,.,rs tina, milk distributors here will
,.ro T., deal with at least one large
ard compact organization instead Of
,dery scattered individuals.
Tho farmers claim that III many In
frances they are selling milk to the big
o,mn,n,s for less than the cost OF pro-
5u,,,on and they insist on higher prices
4, the time new contracts go into effect
nm october /. They are confident that
through organization ana their proposed
ceiling agency they will be able TO &c,
sha, they want
II the retail mix dealers In this city
,,,nse the rates which the farmers de-
e,,re they must have II they are 10
hoe, in the hus ness. they say they
sil refuse 20 send milk TO the city and
sAl ind new sources of distribution.