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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
TELEPHONES
Are at Least 10000 Fewer in Lon.
don rs Result Of War.

LONDON, May 13.-There are ali
least 10000 fewer telephones in
London as a result Of the war. bus
mess firms In hundreds Of instances
disseminating the service In the In
terest Of retrenehment. The gov
eminent which operates the system
announces that although telephones
have been discontinued by the whole
sale there has been an Increase in
the use OF electrophones-the instru-
ment which connects the subscriber
with the theater and enables people
who prefer to- remain indoors those
gloomy nights Of black streets to
have amusement brought to their
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
ADOPTS GOLD STANDARD.

coNsTANTINoPLE, May 49,
Turkey is introducing gold stand
ard. the gold piastre being the none,
tary unit. but long-standing debts are
to be paid on the basis OF the former
standard rate, For recent liabilities
graduated scales will be established.
The government is also opening Of
fetal bureaus for the exchange Of
money.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
TO RE-EsraBLIsH LINES.

PARIS, May, t3.-since the be-
ginning Of the war IT has been int-
possible for the public to telephone
from Paris to any other Of the de-
partments of France. In order, TO
facilitate revival Of business. the
minister Of commence and posts has
agreed with the minister Of war, TO
re-establish telephone communica-
tions between the departments. of the
Seine, Seine ct Disc, and the arron-
basement Of Melum and Fontaine-
bleau.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
TRIES
TO SAVE BOY
FROM CHAIR"
Works Day and Night Securing
Signors to a Petition to
the Governor.

UTICA. May 13.-1f Stanley Mill
stein. is years old, sentenced TO die
at Sing Sing prison the week begin
ming May 90 for the murder of po-
llceman John E. Creedon, escapes the
chair. II Will be due to the efforts 10
save his iie which are now being
made by his pehnlless twenty-year-
cid sister. Martha Millstein and City
Judge James X. o'Conner, who was
assigned by the court to defend him
at his trial,
Miss Millstein has worked day and
night getting signatures to petitions
addressed TO Governor Whitman, ask
ing him to spare the life OF the con-
cemned boy and thus far has OBJ
tanned about 1900 names in Utica
and vicinity. Mony of the signers are
the leading business and professional
men who believe that the ends Of jus
tice will not be defeated if,tle boy Is
not sent to the chair.
To Take an Appeal.
Immediately after the verdict was
returned Judge James o'Conner got
the signatures OF all but one of tho
jurors to, a petition requesting the
governor to commute the sentence TO
life imprisonment. 1t is probably that
an appeal will be made to delay the
execution with the hope OF securing
the Intervention of the governor.
III only some Of the influential
men and women OF the state could
take UP the cudgels In my brothers
behalf" Miss Millstein said, II feel
that we could save him. Without
money to spend. without powerful
friends, 1t seems an almost desperate
fight, but from now on until some
definite action Is taken, am going
to spend all my time and exert ev-
cry effort to save the life OF my
brother. 1t seems so cruel for the
law to take the life OF an eighteen
3ear-old boy. He is a poor, foolish
boy, who made terrible mistake"
Stanley Millstcin and chum,
William eBllosa. one year his senior,
worked in Utica moving picture
house, where they saw many rob,
berries and gun plays on the screen.
They entered the store Of Edward F.
Wehl on February IL, 1916, stole
guns and ammunition and were held
UP by Policeman Creedon as they
were carting of the loot. Millstein
resisted arrest and and the policeman
struck him with his nightstick. Tho
boy drew revolver which he had
stolen from the store and fred sew
eral shots, one of which went
through the policeman's kidney.
Creedon died the following week.
Enlists In Army.
Millstein and Bellosa escaped end
the former enlisted in the United
States army. The crime was traced
10 the boys and both were arrested
Millstein was indicted for murder
hut the grand jury returned bill
against Bellosa charging him with
burglary only, although the law
holds all participants in burglary
which leads to murder as equally
guilty OF the murder.
Bellosa pleaded guilty and got off
with the minimum sentence of seven
and one-half years. Millsteln was
convicted OF first degree murder in
the early part of April, after FIVE
days trial.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
BOYCOTT DECLARED.

BERNIE. Switzerland. May 10
German wholesale dealers in the
Matchmaking and tewefry. trades,
through their respective organiza7
lions, have declared a boycott Of
ebout twenty Swiss matchmaking
firms on the ground that the latter
are manufacturing for Germany's
enemies the finer parts Of shells.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

ton, the persons convicted are al.
yided as follows: with higher ed
ucetion, two per cent; with middle
education 5 per cent; with elemen-
tary education &c per cent. illiterate
IA per cent.
1t is remarked that the number
OF industrial workers guilty of poiit-
ical crimes has declined since 1905.
In another section Of the report it ia
noted that the decrease In the num-
Der of arrests for rIoting is spartic-
ularly notable.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
LAKE aoETHALs.

PANAMA. Nal 1s.-The widening
OF the canal at a point north of Gold
hill. incident TO the dredging OF the
soil that slid from the hillsfdes into
the channel in Gaillard cut, has
formed q lake that has been given
the official designation OF Lage Goe-
thals, The water is about q fourth
of mile long and about 500 feet
wide.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
MANY VESSELS BUILDING.

LONDON. May 13.--According to
the returns Of Lloyd's Register there
were 424 merchant vessels OF 1.423,-
495 tons under construction In the
United Kingdom on April !. This
Is about 10000 tons more than was
under construction during the pre-
v1ous quarter. but 10000 less than
the tonnage building twelve months
ago.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
Mother dear:

Mother dear>
II am going to kill myself right
now, as l am no good tn this world.
can't have bicycle. so what is the
use Of living, Please don't mourn
me. Your loving son. Robert"
Twists OF Fixtures.
Dr. Macdonald said that the boy
had turned on one of the jets in the
room after twisting the fixtures In
the ceiling so that 1t leaked.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
ABANDON DINING CARS.

LONDON. May 1s.-other rail-,
way companies In England may fol.
low the example of the London and
Northwestern. which has just die,
continued the use Of dining cars on
the grounds Of war economy.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
Java Tea
Exports during the Year Show
a Striking Increase with
Prices on Hiqh Level.

BATAVIA. Dutch East indies, May
ia striking increase is shown in
the exports of Java tea during the
last year. They attained the record
figures of $4,000, 900 half kilograms.
as compared with $4,000. 900 in 1914.
The island has become a dangerous
competitor of the British far eastern
colonies for the Russian market.
Prices remained on a high level
throughout the year. The value IN
Java of the total exports is about
S14720,000.
South America is short of coal,
-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

Granite is the bottom of the earth's
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

South America is short of coal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
THE FIRST SKYSCRAPER.
Priority Of Major %Jenncy's Plans
Again Set Forth,

To TiIF EniToG or THE SUs-Sr; "a
New Yorker under date ~ April %,
quotes my recent letter in TIN SvS in
correctly. | did not say that the Home
Insurance building N Chicago was built
in lSSS.
! said that its architect, Major W. L.
u. Jenney, Was employed by me in that
year as architect for a residence ] was
constructing, and that soon after that
time lie Informed me as to his original
ing the plans used In the construction
of skyscrapers.
Though the Home Insurance building
was of moderate height ouly. il demon
Ytrated the praCticahility Of his ideas
and architects quickly awaited them
selves Of these plans IN the construction
OF buildings that we're sk~yscrapcrs in
fact. ! called attention Ia Major Jen-
'ey's work as I thought due credit
should he given to one whose genius
had revolu''nnizcd architecture.
lie was on" of the most modest Of
men, much more concerned TO serve
others than NE Was about any personal
glory he might ohtuiu by the service
"A New Yorker may feel proud that
II was a corporation OF his city whose
enterprise placed the seal OF approval
ON Major Jenney's plan.
|, as an old Chicagoan. am proud
that II was a Chicago architect To whom
we are indebted for the wonderful sky
scrApers. HoMAs :. CHARp.
WAsilNGToN, n. G., April IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
LESSON FROM THE CIRCUS.
suggestion for the Guidance OF q
Great Statesman.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
FRONT AND BACK DOOR.
unpreparedness Illustrated by the Sad
story Of the Quaker Lady.

To EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr: Our
coast ocfences remind me of my mother
in-law't house. She was "A delicate old
Quaker lady, we'll to do. living IN a
quiet residence street. with a street lamp
before the house and a private watch
man on TIE block. The front door was
supplied with a strong bolt above and
one below a stout lock In the middle. a
night latch over that. and "a chain over
that again sufficient protection, one
would imagine. against burglars. But
the kitchen door-oh. the kitchen door :
screened by a wash Kitchen, had thin
pine panels and was secured by n ten
cent bolt only. In consequence the
burglars, unseen by ~ncighbors, cut "A
hole through a panel. showed back the
cheap bolt, got in and bundled UP all
the silver.
In like manner the so-called defcnces
Of New York city at Sandy Hook might
be- very effective against attack from
the sea las "A matter Of fact they are
not) hut such attack would be entirely
unnecessary. FOR an pvading force could
land without hindrance off Barnegat, or
at any other OF "A number of points on
the Jersey coast. and shoot up the
Sandy Hook defences from the rear.
After that New York would he At the
mercy ~ the invaders. and compelled TO
pay such tribute as they demanded
hundreds Of milllons) to prevent the
enemy from carrying out his threat TO
lombard the city.
RopxRT GRIMsHAw.
NEW YORK. April rs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
NEW YORK, April 20.
In the Old Time Dime Museum.

re THE EDITOR or THE S~UN-SE: with
all the talk about the Bowery. N IN
stitution that was Il feature n quarter
century ago has not been mentioned. j
speak OF the Dime Museum.
One near Houston street. Bunnc'Is.
fiourished for years. 1t was no eaten
penny dive for the unwary. flled with
pickpockets who wrnng the time from
you while intently watching something
or some one, but a dead on the level
amusement hail, where tho sword swal-
lower, bearded lady, Tom and Hattie,
the two what is It Z" from the Hawaiian
Islands. The giant. dwarf. TAT lady
ossified " and human skeleton, &c',
we're really exhibited on one Moor.
The next accommodated the SIX day
walking match on a sawdust track 100
feet long imagine the time lost In turn
ing around.
Then we had entertainment from the
lightning calculator. no fake. good IN
struction. and similar diversions. such
~ glass blowers. handy craftsmen OF
different ~nationalities. Mexican bird
feather ornament makers. &C.
The animal kingdom in cages was
also In evidence. while on the street
floor was "A stage entertainment. sons
and dance artists. Humpty Dunpty
pantomime. Dante's Inferno (and not
bad AT that. not the inferno. the per-
formance), and all for 10 cents. The old
rhyme ran
The animals there. the kangaroo, tho zebra
and the foxes.
You'd laugh to see tn. cro.seyed mule
achieving up drygoods boxes.
Your continuous to-day has nothing.
be ieve me. on the OH BowERr.
NEW YoRK, April ~,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
The shelter Island Deer.

Tho official battue Of the deer on
shelter Island on May Day Is tustl-
fled by no less n lover of wild life
than Dr. WILLIAM T. HoRNADAY, di-
rector Of the New York Geological
Garden. who has given IN the prob.
lem Of how to dispose Of the unwel-
come deer otherwise. "There Is nh
solntely no way out" he says, as It
would ne practically impossible to
catch these deer 40 rs 10 transfer
them from Shelter Island TO xoologi-
cal parks or to game preserves"
Why when the range OF the deer Is
so limited on Shelter Island is 1t i'm
possible to round them up and capture
them? We undertake to say. that
Buffalo" JONES, n he II stili about,
would undertake the job with the
assistance If cowboys and get the
last deer alive.
Unfortunately publicity n not
given To the plan Of the Conservation
Commission until the arrangements
had been made to extrrminute these
beautiful and ~inofcnsive animals,
which were not naturally on Shelter
Island as wild game but were brought
there years ngo by n summer
resident like cattle tn adorn his
estate. They multiplied and at last
0verran the little island.
A way, II time had been given to
consider the matter, might have been
found to dispose Of these deer. The
s. =. G. A. could have interviewed.
Perhaps It is not too late even now
Certainly the marrying of these gen
tie creatures by dogs and the slaugh-
ter Of them by n mob Of willing game
wurdens IL q revolving business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
LATIN AND GREEK DROPPED
lOiuM bia VIII No Longer Ncnu,r"
Them for 4. n. Degree.

Columbia University plans 10 abolish
al, degrees in Columbia College O"A ne
sole exception of the A.. Il. WI. Nt'
be conferred on all students AZ tie '"A
plction of the four year couT~' ~ =
understood also that Latin and 'r'rN
are to be eliminated from the curriculum
This was mad known yestcraa' N.''
the Columbia College annuun |''' 81.
l9l6-l1 was published. It WI % ''''
tirmed by the university trustee
Monday, The fact that LATIN a. 49,
VII no longer be required I. "''.i.''
from the notice. but Dean h,p"'. '"
asked to confirm this iufcrrr'"
could say nothing until ri',' '''
tees rs. their meeting
IL Columbia has eliminates lsi
Greek It is a step in advance % ''
larger colleges and uuiVcr-'
East, What action the alumni ...
IL a matter OF CONJECTURE, nH' = $ .'
stunned that, although they h'''
been Jealous Of the right and 49,
attaching to holders OF the
VIII not oppose the chHngc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
OUR ARMY.
The Responsibility Mr.. wilson's. for
lie Has HAD Warning Enough.

To THE EDiToR or THE SuN-Sir: Mr..
!. Minor Dorey in attacking the recent
letter of ".Junius'' In THE " asserts
that when MIR. Wilson took the oath OF
office there were no war clouds c,ther
in Mexico or in Europe. Mr.. Dorcy Is
strangely m~isinformed in respect to Mex
leo, for ever since 1911 we a v MAIN
tained on the border "A force OF nearly
10000 men over and above the garri-
sons of the permanent army posts like
Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss. These
men were on the border'when Mr.. Will
son became President, and there was no
reason for their being there other than
the prospect of eventual hostilities. IL
WAS during the early part NJ Mr.. Will
sons administration also that "a power
ful fleet was assembled in the harbor
OF Vera Cruz. Preparations OF this sort
do not, as "A rule. Indicate peaceful In
tcntions.
When Mr.. Wilson assumed the Presi-
dency our relations with Mexico were
already very much strained. and ne
strained them still further by demand
ing the resignation OF President Huerta
nearly three years ago. just two years
ago Vera Cruz vas bombHrded ana
seized by Mr.. Wilson'S order, ostensibly
to avenge an insult to the American
flag and TO this day there has been
Nv '
affairs by our Government. Any one
who believes this sort OF thing can go
on without the risk of war is possessed
of a degree Of righteousness that has
no place outside of "A kindergarten.
As a matter OF fact, every one who
followed our dealings with Mexico knew
that trouble was bound to come OF them
yet when General Funston was ordered
to Vera Cruz his ranks were wofully
.I-.s - $500, a.. tf.Ntrs nntnnAntpA or
his brigade averaging a scant hfty
strong. which is % per cent. below peace
strength while the four batteries OF the
Fourth Field Artillery attached to the
brigade lacked 40 animals Of their fun
complement.
Two years is not time enough In which
to build up u large army from a small
foundation, but NJ. Dorey has evidently
forgotten the chilling reception given
to Representative Gardner a year q
by the President. who smilingly assured
him that 10 speculate on our danger
from invasion was a harmless amuse-
ment and excellent mental exercise.
Two years II not a long time. but 1t Is
enough to accomplish more than has
been done. II is long enough TO recruit
our existing regiments to something like
normal strength nevertheless. we read
Of Major Tompkins at Parral with MS
squadron of ia men. or not quite
twenty-nine men to a troop. At war
strength a troop should number ninety
two! \ shortage of IS per cent.
The recent activity of VI recruitins
stations shows that men can be had.
even If they respond slowly. And II
his matter has been neglected. the fault
les with the present Administration,
and with IL only.
q. W. KSoBLAucH.
AMENIA. Anril -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
DOWNFALL OF SIR ISAAC.
Prof. Enrlcht's Motor Fuel Abollshes
Conservation Of Energy,

To u EpiroR or THE SuN-Str. We
are witnessing an odd exhibition Of the
degree in which present day instruction.
both scholastic and popular. falls short
OF impressing pom any but a specialized
few the fundamental truths Of science.
Business men OF experience n judg.
mont, manufacturers who. having been
associated with highly trained members
OF the scientific n semi-scientitc pro-
fessions. should be at least grounded in
the A * G. OF natural laws are giving
credence and eager attention to claims
that az far disregard those laws a. II
the claimants asserted ability 10 lift Q
sk,scraper by the strength Of a chlld's
hand. Professor Enricht's motor fuel
commands notice by virtue Of the pub
LEFTY II has gained.
IL is given out hat the basis OF this
fuel is water. to which a certain "chemi-
car or combination Of chemicals In
added. whereupon Cor by passing through
the chemical zed" water the electric cur
rent from al ordinary dry CELL hydro
gen gas Ii generated n fed to the
engine for producing power in place Of
vaporised gasolene.
In water the chemical combination Of
two parts BY weight Of hydrogen to six
teen parts by weight Of oxyeen Is what
is termed a very stable one that Is.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
Roosevelt Won Over.

The Congressional Union Tor Wonar
suffrage is pluming Itself because :" has
won over Theodore Roosevelt ~ -olrss
the Colonel came out for the cause axe.
ago. IA little while before lie ran ~
President last time, in fact bu, 'le'
was only for suffrage state ny stat
This time he Endorsed the Su,au 3
Anthony amendment. which Is ve-y -
ferent. This il the statement the .Ilon
has induced him to make.
~ believe the tine has CONT ~ 4
greater II rue na|,iona!isin IN tA'
country. 7 believe in the nat'oGal5s-
ton of the issues which aTec' not o'.f
men but women also. The great p?0o-
lens OF our country are national IN
the matter OF railroads. for eNaTH.e
forts -siA different sets OF laws for ,.r'
regulation merely check and ha"d' ap
their development and management \
universal Federal law Is esscr',. 'ot
railroads, In the same way. N" cues
ton OF enfranchisement of ~oN'e0 Ha'
become national and demands ft;c'd'
action.
- therefore heartily lndorSe Any FED
eral amendment which shall suns'aN
tally provide FRS. thai the r-'' ~
the citizen OF the United state {" ''''
shall not he denied or abridged ~" '''
United States on accoUni of SEA So
ond. Congress shall have power, s'd y
shall be he duty OF CouErc.s b. ar,'''
PIRATE legislation. 10 enforce the 10
visions of this article"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29

LION acknowledged the cooks worth
when he said that an army travelled
on It's stomach. liOBERT BUXTON said
cooks r gentlemen" md old Ir.
PEGGE remarked that ''wc have some
good families in England Of the
name Of Cook n COOkE," and that
they all "originally sprang from real
professional cooks" WILLIAM the
COnquerOr bestowed a manor on the
maker Of n dish that pleased him or
his coronation dry. And so the trib.
utes might be extended to pages.
There Is nothing to indicate that
the cook m the Triton was better
than the usual run ~ cooks on mer.
chant vessels-and they are all gen.
orally considered poor. He may have
drunk all the liquor in the lockers.
sworn like Uncle ToBv's armies IN
Flanders and ruled the galley like
the thoroughly intrcnched tyrant Of II
suburban Kitchen. The skipper may
have wished n hundred times II day
to kick him over the rail, but he did
not. and e the reward Of his for.
bearancc. Says Captain CARLSON:
HE stayed on deck, and when ne saw
q light or when the wind changed ne
called down to me. ! was pretty nearly
all in and he called me about every
i've minutes. but I must say the cook
wal q handy man Talk about having
able seamen under the now shipping
law! I'd rather have a handful Of cooks
like him In a good blow than ali the
searnen I ever saw"
Some one acknowledged years ago
thut We could get along without al.
most anything except cooks, and since
We must have them, why not show
fOrbearance? Who knows but that cir.
cumstances may develop other heroes
or heroines Of the range, or perhaps
even good cooks? AZ least. II Is easier
to praise them than to discharge
them. The skipper Of the Triton has
set Il good example.