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The sun., 1916-09-15
COL. THURSTON, I'LL,
BACK FROM BORDER
Friends Keep Stories Of His
"Dcath" From the 18th
Officer.
CLIMATE IN TEXAS BAD
Wife Will Take Him to At
lantic City Until lie Re-
gains Health.

Lieut.-Col. Nathaniel b. Thurston Of
the Seventy-fourth Regiment. n. q. n.
Y. whose death while serving at Tharr.
Tex. was recently reported INT after
ward denied. arrived from 81. Louis on
leave OF absence yesterday afternoon.
however. that it was thought wise by
his friends to keep every hint OF his re-
ported death from him.
on the trip from McAllen 10 this city
no newspapers were brought into the
Pullman car on which he was travelling.
Every copy OF a newspaper at his home
or those OF his friends which contained
a reference to his supposed death had
been carefully clipped.
When the officer allghted from his
train at the Pennsylvania station he was
So weak that two men mad to assist him
to an automobile. He was taken to his
apartments at the Hotel Walton. l04
West Seventeen street. where he was
welcomed by his wife and officers OF the
State Guard.
Mrs. Thurston will take her husband
to Atlantic City for two weeks TO re-
cuperate. Only when his recovery is
well under way will he be told. friends
said. OF the stories OF his death printed
In the newspapers.
l.ieut.-Col. Thurston was granted a
leave OF absence when thief Surgeon
Terriberry saw that the Texas climate
would hinder a rapid recovery. The
journey to this city was made by easy
stages. the party staying for two days
al Houston and stopping on on Wednes-
day at ST. Louis.
The sun., 1916-09-15
H0LBRO0K DENIES RUM0R.
Not q Candidate for President OF
Merchants National.

Edward Holhrook, president OF the
Gorham Manufacturing Company and
vice-presidcnt Of the Merchants Ma
,ioual Bank. issued "A statement yestcr-
day denying that he would become presi-
dent Of this bank in case II IL taken over
by the interests which are now seeking
To obtain control OF its stock. Rumors
had been current early in the day that
Mr.. IIolbrook. who IL an Ina ,tive vice
president of the Merchants National
Bank and "A director. would accept the
presidency.
Mr.. Holbrook's statement was as fol-
lows
attention OF Mr.. Edward Holbrook.
president OF the Gorhnm Manufacturing
Company. was called to public rumors In
circulation to the effect that the interests
who are So king to acquire control Of the
Merchant National Rank propose TO
elect him president II they succeed in
their enterprise.
MIR. Holbrook said with emphasis that
the statement. referred to was made
without his Knowledge or authority that
he has no part or lot In EFFORTS that
are said 10 be in progress to acquire
control Of the bank and no sympathy
with them. and that the present man
cme commands his approval aDd
confidence"
Officers NJ the Merchants National
Bank were asked whether 1t were true
As rumorcd, hat the interests that are
trying 20 get control Of the bank have
acquired or are likely to acquire -
per cent. Of the stock. They replied that
such rumors were not In accordance will
the facts.
The sun., 1916-09-15
ARCANUM RATES
BOOSTED AGAIN
Bitter Litigation Expected
From Older Members Of
the Organization.

The Royal Arcanun. numbering co.
600 members in Brooklyn and 100000
in the United States. has made another
big increase in rates. to take effect in
December. The new schedule. more than
trebling rates in the case OF some Of
the older members, was forecast at a
meeting OF the supreme Council In At
lant!c City last May and was definitely
decided upon IN September s. Az yet
members have not been notified officially.
II is likely that the new rates. which
bear most heavily on the older menu
hers. being almos, prohIbitivc in the
case of all over 60 years of age. will
be the subjec: OF bitter litigation. as
was the case when rates were boosted
ten years ago, but the heads of the
fraternal order take comfort in the fact
that the United States Supreme Court
ruled In their favor then. and may
be expected to do 80 again. The need
for the increased rate has been recon-
mended by expert actuaries after careful
study.
II. W. Jones. grand regent Of the or
der in the state. denied yesterday that
any suits were expected. but said the or
der was prepared to meet them II they
came. He admitted that the new rates
work "some hardship on the older
members. but held that the rate they get
la within reason and that the whole
has been adjusted so as To work the least
hardship upon the greatest number. The
change. he said. follows the adoption OF
uniform insurance laws by thirty-seven
States and is calculated to put the order
on n 100 per cen. actuarial basis"
The age Of the individual and not the
group age" Is the determining factor In
the new scale. Under this system q man
OF 50 will pay sl&oS n month m 81. 900,
instead of the s&.64 he previously paid.
The new rate for men over 60 Is s3l.92
one member said yesterday that the
latter rate IL too high for him and would
force his resignation.
During my long membership" he said
~ have already paid In more h a I will
gain rs n benefit. I am ne millionaire
md certainly cannot AFFORD the new
Increase
The sun., 1916-09-15

The percentage sick Of the regulars IS
oij. as against lg for the Naton'
Guard. Four deaths are reported durlhs
the last week in Pelshings coihinah
and three in the National Guard
1t was learned here to-day mat Tres
dent Wilson request 20 tarran2a that
he postpone the execution of Harold !"
Elton. an American mining engineer,
who was recently tried NJ 'hNari'
Mexico. on some charge about which the
administrators is not fully Informed
was received graciously by the Flrsl
Chief. who agreed to set a later date.
The Administration Will therefore
have time to make thorough lnveSt.rd-
ton Of the charges against Mr. Elton.
and II is hoped that details may rea"'
here before IL is too late. IL the m
v~estigation warrants the Administration
VIII make another request OF Carrana'
and plead for the sentence to be com
mu,ed to twenty years imprisonment
Reports from Mexico indicate that car
rama might agree to perform nus ar'
of clemency.
Fyom such information concerning Nj
Elton as has reached here 1t appears
that he was Identified viii Mexican'
who did not approve -f 'arianza
methods in Mexico.
The sun., 1916-09-15
GIRL KILLED, S HURT
AS ELEVATOR FALLS
Crowded Lift Gets Beyond Con-
trOl-OccupantS Try to
Leap Out.

The dropping NJ n loaded elevator in
the Livingston Building. on the north
east corner Of West Broadway and
Third street. after the operator lost con
troll Of Il last evening. caused the death
Of one girl and the injury Of five others,
The young woman who was crushed to
death was Edith Flcchcr, SO. a clothing
operative. OF 6l9 Garden street, Ho-
boken. y, J.
The car. in charge Of Frederick Small,
%. a negro, living at 30 West l36th
street. took on Il load OF nine girls and
two men, according to tenants in the
building, which Is an eight story loft
structure. Small tried to prevent more
than seven passengers from getting ON,
he told the police later. but the girls
ducked under his arm. The ear. falling
rapidly, failed to stop nj the ground
noor and plunged into the pit in the
basement.
A girl jumped off. and Small said he
leaped out TO save her. The car mounted
again, and tenants. hearing ~" screams
Of It's occupants. helped seven OF the
girls TO jump off al the 'ifth and sixth
floors. and thu. two men alish'ed ut III,
sixth floor asShc ear Slowly descended
again. When Small ran back 10 tn,
shaft. after telling the engineer to shut
off the power. he found the lead woman
wedged between the floor Of the car AND
the basement ceiling. She had appar'
entity tried to jump out.
Albert W. Hin, the engineer, and Build
ing Inspector James Mckcnna tested tn,
ear and reported that it worked prop
erly. Smal! was locked up in the Mer
Ger street police station charged Will
/ homicide.
The sun., 1916-09-15
NEW FRENCH CREDIT LIKELY.
Negotiations AnnOunccd-AmOu
Expected 20 he $4,000. 900.

Announcement was made yesterday
that Bonbright & Co. OF Paris, in con-
junction with the Bankers Trust Com
pany and william L. Ronbright 4 Co. ~
New York, are negotiating for "A new
commercial credit to France. 1t IL as
sumed that this credit will BIZ for So
coo. 900 and that il will take n form
similar to that OF the two previous 49,
600, 900 credits arranged by the same
bankcrs sometime ago through drafts
drawn in dollars by the French banks.
These drafts will probably be accepted
and discounted by American banks at n
rate which will probably approach 6i.
per cent. Provision will probably be
mad. for several instruments and re-
newals. so the duration OF the credit will
bc for one year.
II the proceeds OF these drafts are
used for the purchase of American goods
exported to France they will he available
for rediscount at the Federal reserve
banks.
The sun., 1916-09-15
BLISS ONLY
General Will Talk 90 Peace COm-
mission To-day.

New LONDON. Conn. Sept. ll-Maior-
Gen. Tasker r.. Bliss, assistant Chief Of
stan Of the United States Army. IL ex-
rected to appear before the American
Mexican Commission tomorrow. when
discussion II border problems is re-
Moved. He will he he first and poe
sihly the only witness to be Intercepted
by the commission in joint session ON
the border situation.
No definite plan FOR border patrol
has taken shape as yet IN the minds Of
the commissioners. The proposal, which
has appealed most strongly so far 10 the
representatives OF the Washington GOV
eminent. was that "A border conStdbu-
larry toe created to operate as "A police
force along both sides of the line.
The Joint commission probably will
adjourn tomorrow over the week end To
permit the Mexican members to celebrate
the Mexican independence day. Scptein-
Der 1S. In stating their position to-day
the Mexican commissioners said the pur-
pose OF the Carranza Government Is to
simplify procedure So hat the courts
Of Justice will be open to all. and that
the personnel ~ the judiciary will lie
so carefully selected that corruption and
bribery will be completely eliminated.
The sun., 1916-09-15

rr charles r. Banks OF the United
States Public Health Service was called
I, Washington yesterday by surgeon
General Blu for n conference relative 10
The discontinuance by Federal authori-
',s = the inspection OF Interstate travel.
Y IS inspection has already been lifted at
S'lp,ri0n. Richmond borough. where "A
lGN- can was stationed to examine all
49, mobiliSts en- route 10 New Jersey,
Yesterdays figures brought the total
number of cases reported to date up to
oHi..als were especially encouraged by
tnc showing in Brooklyn. where only one
o,.th Was recorded, the lowest number
t!ire June -.
Ia New Jersey th.rty-one new cases.
with four ucw infected municipalities.
were made known. bringing the total If
cs', o. 3,230 n of municipalities af-
"eWlrk, . Elizabeth, 3 Trenton. Ocean
'.'S, koaruy, Wall township. . each
NtNw'oi borough, Chesterfield township,
Chester township, Lumberton township,
Palmyra township, Bloomfield. Orange
Hampton borough. Bclmar, Long Branch,
Fughtway township. Paterson. Bernards
township Linden township, Independence
township, J each.
In the state outside New York city
ifly-tpur new cases and eight deaths
N'tr reported yesterday. The upstate
eases an told now number 2,7S5 and the
deaths 99G.
The sun., 1916-09-15
VILLA OUT OF TRAP.
Threatening chihuahua city IL
Late RumOr.

Ell PAso. Sept. l1-Pancho villa and
his Mexican bandit were reported To-
day 10 have slipped out OF their hiding
place in santa clara Canyon. where the
C~arranzista officials have had them To-
Gated" and are threatening the city of
chihuahua.
lean army truck train carrying money
10 pay the soldiers in Mexico had been
ca ptured by N.llistas I gcther with the
armed guard. and the money carried to
villa, The report was not believed 10y
American or Carranza officers.
County Judge Adrian Pool to-day
quashed the Indictment against liipOlito
Villa, brother OF l'anchI. in which lie
was charged with conspIr,ng Ia wreck
n train OF Carranza troops in the United
States. This caves the United states
immigration officials free 10 deport villa
to Mexico as an undesirable alien.
The sun., 1916-09-15
, MANY DESERT n. J. GUARD.
capt. Norton Asks Jersey Cits
police to Round Them III.

Regiments Of New Jersey militia
which had hardly a desertion while they
were on the border are losing men by
the score now that they have returned
home.
Capt. Joseph Norton Of the Fourth
Regiment, which with the First Ia en-
camped at Sea Girt, visited Jersey City
yesterday with a list Of seventy-six
men who had deserted in the last two
or three days. He gave the list to Po-
lice chief Frank Monahan with a re.
quest that the men be rounded up n
taken to the Fourth Regiment arinory,
where Capt. Norton will make his head
quarters temporarily.
The Captain did not think all the men
had deserted deliberately. He believed
most OF them merely had overstayed
brief f%urloughs. They probably will for
felt several days pay and serve sem
fences in the guardhouse.
The First Regiment. which came from
Newark. also Is said to be suffering Sc
verely from assertions. II In expected
to be another two weeks before the men
are mustered out. and they are becoming
restless.
The sun., 1916-09-15
SIX MEN KILLED IN
NEWARK EXPLOSION
Ammonia Tank Blows Up In
New Plant Of Milk and
Cream Company.

NEWARK, y. j.. Sept. lA-Six men
were killed and several were injured
his afternoon by the explosion Of an
ammonia tank in the new plant OF the
Interstate MIX and Cream Company a.
Elizabeth avenue and eddie street.
The explosion occurred while the men
were making the Anal test OF the tank.
Fred J. Moehring OF the bureau OF com
bustihles and Are risks. who made an
investigation Of the cause OF the disaster,
said later that in his opinion II was du'
to "A defect in the welding Of a joint OF
the tank. There was between 300 and
1000 pounds pressure on when the blow
out happened. The tank measured ? by
2ia feet and was supposed TO stand 5000
pounds pressure.
The Dead:
BETKIN. SAMUEL. Of ~ Highland street.
MENNONITE. Louis. son ln-law Of Ret
kin. also 10 Highland. stree. ,,,,
sAIhor, !; " 81 h,sh anS street, Hu'' L.
CAiNE. CHARLES A, of 723 -. Nicholas
avenue. Manhattan. r.n,
Machine Company OF Wayn"shoro. Pa.
Ballou and Caine entered the plant
about two minutes before the accident
took place. They waited to look over
the work OF installing the machinery
! Rallou represented the Prick COMPANY
and Caine was employed by the
Dominion Chemical Company OF syria
cuse. y. Y.
Firemen and policemen attempting &c
enter the building were overcome by the
fumes and had to he dragged to places
to safety. The deadly Napor spread :
rapidly tina employees In other parts
o, the building had narrow escapes
Three who were injured were EdwarG
Carroll Of Eleventh street. Peter Malloi
OF Elm street and Joseph Arbeitel of 65,
Springfield venue
Lu,z installed the tank and began the
test TO determine whether II would be
accepted by the company. The explosion
did not make much Of a report and dit
comparatively little damage TO the build
ing. I. merely opened on the side, as Il
IL were a piece Of tin. lutz and III,
others were killed on the spot.
The police took members OF the firn,
Jacob. Isaac. Aaron, Max and Henr,
Halpr!n. brothers. and Levy Smith. t.
police headquarters. All made fotma
statements. but none Of them shed an
light on the explosion. They cNplaine,
the company had not accepted the ap
paratus from the company doing the in
stalling work.
The building where the explosion oc
CURED is a two story brick struotur
with a one story extension at the rear
used for an engine room. The tank Wa
in the main building.
The sun., 1916-09-15
Various Forms
Of Headache

ut Is necessary In order to treat head.
aches properly to understand the causes
which produce the affection" says DR.. j.
W. Ray, Of RlocktOn, Ala. Continuing
he ,"Physicians cannot even begin
the treatment ola disease without know
ing what causes give rise to II, anu ",
must remember that headache IL TO be
treated according to the same rule. We
musb not only he particular to give IA
remedy Intended to counteractt the cause
which produces the headache. but We
must also give u remedy to relieve the
main until the cause OF the trouble has
been removed. 10 answer thispurpOse,
a%nti,kamnia tablets Will be found n most
convenient and satisfactory remedy
one tablet every one to three hours
gives comfort and rest In the most sc.
we're cases of headache, neuralgia and
particularly tho headaches OF women"
When we have q patient subJectto reg
ulnr attacks of sick headache, we should
caution him 10 keep his bowels regular,
for which nothing Ia better than Act.
oids,"an when he feels the least sign OF
an oncOming attack, he should take W
AK Tablets. Such patients shOuld al
ways he instructed to carry q few anti
kamnia tablets so 90 to have them ready
for instant use. These tablets are prompt
in action and can be depended on to pro-
duce relief In u very few minutes. Ask
for AK Tablets
Anti.ksmnia tablets ct oil druggists
ADV.
The sun., 1916-09-15

Erickson. 100 Prospect street: Julia Van.
chick, 81 Box street; Ethel Penzin, 1919
Hancock street; Muriel Nurnane, 27s
Court street.
Queens.
Tony Marella, 535 South street, Jamaica ;
Charles kirschbaum, 24l Union Hall street,
jamaica: william Clark. 36i Twelfth
avenue. Astoria; Louise Henning. so Hal
sey street, Astoria.
Richmond.
The sun., 1916-09-15
See Political scheme.

In army circles the order is reGard"i
as fitting in with the Presidents general
MAN TO use the whole Mexican situation
for political gain In some spectacular
manner at u selected time before the
campaigu closes. How well this plan
can be worked out rcinains to be seem IL
is explained. hut II Is believed IN" gen
oral outline has already been dec'ded
upon.
The Presidents political managers are
said 10 believe that public, opinion can
be influenced In his favor il the JOINT
commission can be made To reach some
sort of an agreement in October and the
National Guard ordered home with I"
Democratic fare II trumpcts. the on
iec, would be to advertise the d"nhlt'
accomplishment Of peaceful peace IN
Mexico. Every effort IL being devoted
TO time his scheme a~dvantnceousy Tor
the fortunes Of the Administration AT the
polls.
Meanwhile the food of profess
agains. making the National fuardsmeh
remain on the border Is growing AZ IN
war Department. Families OF guaro'
men are worried because of reports ina
health conditions are not of the pest
The Official health report to-day snow
that, as usual. the regulars or Gen
p~ershlng's command are suffering more
severely thar the militia because OF theiI
continued s%ojourn In unhealthy country
The sun., 1916-09-15
SAYS ISOLATED BOY HAS COLO.
brooklyn Mother Asks Ills Re-
mOval From Paralysis Hospital.

a writ OF habeas corpus which called
for the production before Justice Kelby
in Brooklyn Of Lester Zimmerman, 2
years old. was modified yesterday In the
Interest OF the general welfare 80 that
1t may be argued in the absence OF Les
ter. who is In the infantile paralysis ward
OF the Kingston Avenue Hospital
The writ will be argued to-day. Mrs
Zimmerman insists that her son was
suffering from nothing more serious than
green apple collie when his removal tt
the hospital from 276 Stockton street
was ordered. Justice kelby held. how
ever. that. although the child may moi
be suffering from infantile paralysis, he
has been exposed to the disease by re.
moval to the hospital.
The sun., 1916-09-15
MARKs's EMPLOYEES OUTING.
5000 From Ills once Going 10
Interstate Park.

The employee s from the office of Mar
haitian. will hold their third annual out
ing and games next Sunday at Palisades
Interstate Park, near Bear Mountain, on
the Hudson.
For the purpose of permitting children
under Is years to attend the picnic, DR..
\. i. Barry. Health officer of the town
OF stony Point. has consented to remove
the present quarantine restrictions.
The steamer Mandalay has been char
tered to convey the 5000 employees OF
borough President Marks's office. and
will leave Battery Landing at . A.. NJ
The sun., 1916-09-15
TENNESSEE GUARD
ORDERED SOUTH
Bakers Act Taken as Answer
to Senator Lodges Charge
Of FavOring North.
1000 MEN GOING DOWN
Belief in Army Circles That
Move Is Part Of n POliti-
cal Scheme.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 14--1n response
to suggestions from Shadow Lawn, Sec
rotary Baker ordered to-day the Ten
nessee National Guard to proceed to n
camp about Ave miles from the Mexican
border. to remain there n few weeks be-
fore being brought back.
The move II regarded as the answer
Of the Administration to Senator Lodges
charge in Maine that state troops from
the North were doing all the work and
that the solid South had been spared the
hardships OF contributing to the Presi-
dents border patrol campaign.
Approximately 1000 troops are In
cluded in the order to the Tennessee Ma
tional Guard. There will he two regi-
ments Of infantry. one troop OF cavalry
one field hospital and one ambulance
CORPS. No one in army circles pretends
that the military situation on the border
IL the real consideration which prompted
the order. 1t Is against the Recommended
ton of Gen. Funston. n the General
Stnn disclaims all responsibility.
Secretary Baker acted after consulta'
,lon with the Presidents advisers. who
beliey. 4, important to offset the criticism
made so effective by Senator Lodge. u
il understood that other mn o,
the solid South may now go TO the Dor
der, while effort will be made to return
troops to the Northern States.
The sun., 1916-09-15

ALPINE, Tex. Sept. l4.-Harry j.
SPANIEL, hotel keeper. pleaded not
guilty here to-day to charges OF Killing
his wife and Lieut., Col. NJ, c. Butter
sixth United states Cavalry. hen the
three were motoring here July 20 last
\ change Of venue to Tom Green county
was granted. and SPANIEL will be taken
to San Angelo to await trial.
The sun., 1916-09-15

Alexander G. Mitchell. a real estate
dealer. Of 10 east Thirty-th!rd street.
yesterday !dent fled q body found In he
North River last August 80 as hat Of
Arthur +, Williams, 30. "A California real
estate a living at III West Seventy
sixth street, According to Mr., Mitchell.
Williams had IA law suit in Chicago In
volying 100000 and had been Respondent.
lie was u widowcr with relatives In cali
fornia.
The sun., 1916-09-15
MRS.. NICHOLS SLAIN
FOR A GRIEVANCE
WaltOncn Says She Discharged
Him After lie Refused to
Wed Girl lie WOOpd.
IN A SECOND ROMANCE
Part Of the Jcwclry stolen Re-
covered as Result of New
Disclosures.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1~4-Rcvcnge for a
fancied wrong at the hands of Mrs.
Elizabeth Nichols. the wealthy widow
who was murdered In her palatial home
in New York last September. will he one
of the motives disclosed in the confess
on his way back to New York in custody
Of two detectives. Half hour after his
arrival here from Ironwood. Mich. he
was on board a train for New York
shackled to the wrist OF Detective En-
right.
81 had n sweetheart in the house
said Waltonen to-day. she was a ser
want girl. intended to marry her
Something came up that made us cease
our attentions to one another. Then
Mrs. Nichols discharged me-"
Then the young Fin told OF the muir.
der. He admitted being in the room
He said there was n scufi'e after tn,
aged woman arose from the bed wher
he and his accomplice entered. Do
tective Fogarty said one Of the Nv,
choked the old woman. Soon she wa.
on the aoor dead.
~ knew she always Ia about $4,000
| worth of diamonds in the house sal
Waltoncn. at was these jewels ~
wanted. I had liked the old woma;
once. hut when she discharged me
well, | knew she had more money that
she knew what to do with. So | decide,
to rob her. But ] didn't know she VA
dead until I read the papers the mex
The sun., 1916-09-15

Officials of the Dime Savings Bank,
Brooklyn, Yesterday elected Russell :.
Walker, for years secretary of the bank.
to succeed J. l.. Marcellus, now dead, as
president.
The sun., 1916-09-15
Indians to Sue for Chicago Land.

MAYErTA. Kan, Sept, l4.-Pottawato-
mic Indians soon will institute legal
proceedings 10 gain possession OF me
Chicago lake front from Michigan ave-
nue. TO the edge Of the lake. II was an
nounccd to-day following a triba coun-
oil