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THAW TESTIFIES
HE WAS FRIEND
OF YOUNGsGIRLS
Stanford White'sqSlay
er T aire S" Wiltness
Stand to Prove His
, Sanity to Jury.
Says Ho Rented Room From
Mrs. Merrill to Investigate
Abuse of Young Women.
Rich Men Once Conspired to
Keep Him in Mnttcnwan.
NEW YORK, July 8.-Harry K. Tlmw
took the stand today ns tho nrst wit
ness In his effort to have himself de
clared snne by a Jury In Justice Hen
drlfk's courtroom. The slayer of Stan
ford White was Immediately cross-ex-amlned
by the Stnto's attorneys.
Crowds of fashionable-gowned women
threnged the courtroom to hear Thaw
testify.
The calling of Thaw followed tho rend
ing by Deputy Attorney Gencrnl Decker
of further testimony from lh sanity
henrhiK nt White Plains In HH
Justice ltendrlck ruled that ns Thaw
had been called by his own counsel the
8tnte could not call-hlm as n witness, but
must recall him for cross-examination.
Thaw stepped Jauntily to the chair, with
a backward Klance at his mother. He
gave hla birthplace na Pittsburgh and
his age as 41.
Deputy Attorney General Cook con
ducted a rather Jerky cross-examination,
not questioning Thaw In chronological
order. Ho first asked Thaw when ho Inst
was disturbed about any reports he had
heard about himself.
"Jn 10H." Thaw answered. "Mr.
Jerome at thnt time made aspersions
about Mr. White which I resented."
"Whert have you been angry or dis
turbed since."
' "At no time that I recollect."
"Do you think anybody Is trying to
keep you In Matteawan?"
"Nobody but Mr. Jerome. I think no
rich man Is now aiding Jerome or you
to keep me In Matteawan."
"Did you ever think that certain rich
men were trying to keep you In Mattea
wan?" "Yes."
"When do you think they ceased?"
"In 1912."
Thaw at first appeared sllghly nervous,
but this quickly woro ofT nnd when he got
Into tho swing of his testimony ho wan
calm and self-possessed and spoke slowly
and distinctly. He wore tho familiar dark
blue suit and black tie. He sat with
crossed legs, one hnnd on tho chair rail.
With the o her ho stroked his chin. On
his lap was a bundle of papers.
"What made you think there was a con
spiracy of rich men against you?" Cook
naked.
"I was told so," Thaw replied. "I had
that Impression from several people'."
REFUSES TO ANSWER.
Cook demanded that Thaw state exactly
what had been told him, and Thaw re
plied, "I refUBfc to answer."
Cook did not press the matter further.
MrB Mn"rt- Copley Thaw Wild Mrs.
George t. Carnegie were among the first
women in the courtroom. They eat within
the rait and listened to Thaw's testimony
with Intense Interest. From time to time
Thaw glanced nf his mother and .smiled.
Thaw showed no animosity toward
Cook, nnd seemed in a good humor. He
answered all questions frankly and read
ily, except a fqw that he refused point
blank to answer.
"Did you understand that these rich
men were going to Jerome's financial
aid?" nsked Cook.
"I did."
"What made you think that?"
"I read It in the newspapers nnd nlso
was told It,"
"Havo you, at any of your resent trials.
had this Information In shape to give to
, the Court?" '
"Why should It be presented to the
Court? The question before the Court
now Is whether I am sane. I don't be
lieve that any such conspiracy against me
now exists."
Thaw admitted hn knew Mrs. Susa.i A
Merrill. He had known her quite a long
time, he said.
"What were your relations with her?"
Cook asked.
INVESTIGATED GIRLS' RUIN.
"I rented a room of her for the purpose
of carrying on my investigation of the
ruin of young girls."
Cook" then dropped the Merrill subject
and produced a letter that Thaw wrote
last summer from Concord, N. II., in
which he asked the recipient, a woman,
to ask her State Senator and Assembly
man to vote for the proposed bill pro
viding for Thaw's release. Tho letter re
ferred to "Jerome and those behind him."
"Why did you write that letter?" asked
Cook.
"Mr. Cook," said Thaw, "If you really
want to know why I wrote the letter I'll
tell you, but It will take me a couple of
hours to do It "
"Well, go ahead," said Justice Hendrlck.
"Answer the question," said Cook.
"It has been answered," said Thaw,
shoving surprise.
Cook explained he nils waiting for the
two-hour answer explaining the letter.
"Oh," said Thaw, laughing. "I meant
It would take two hours to set documents
with which to answer. I did not meun
f . would talk two Ijours."
"Did you believe when you wrote that
Utter there still existed a conspiracy
against you?" Cook asked.
Thaw did not know. "I thought that
there were people helping Jerome, but not
rich men."
Thaw was examined at length regarding
letters written by him at numerous times.
Many of the questions were of trifling
character.
Thaw said he had been Informed that
entries In the ease book at Matteawan
were made months after their purported
dates.
BAYB DOCTOR BETRAYED HIM.
Thaw mentioned tils wife only once dur
ing the morning, and then lie betrayed no
ietiing. He referred to her aa "Bvelyn."
ll reference to his estranged wife, who
wilt probably appear unwillingly under
arrest tomorrow to testify for the State,
came when he waa asked about Dr. Allen
MeLane Hamilton, an alienist, once In
Thaw's employ.
"He betrayed all the Information he
.got from me and Svelyn,"be said.
"PM you read Dr. Hamilton's report
titat you were In hla apinlcm insane at it,
ttwe of your seaead trial r' he was askea.
"," replied Thaw.
Evlyn Now Willing to Return
f MALONB, N Y . July 8.-Bvyu TUaw
IdU mot attempt to A to Canada to
av44 batng returned to Niw York 10
tMlfy In Harry K Thaw's sanity trial,
telephone advtcaa 1 rtn Lake Chateaugay,
tnhmt she t slaying, said at noon toda
Mrs lbs waa said !u be awaiting the
..uhii Mi ins iliu( aheriCf sent for hr
). .vi I ! kcututiany ltok wMUuyly U.
HOUSING WORKERS ASK MONEY
Request Contributions to Enforce Pro
visions of New Act.
Ono thousand letters nppenllng for
funds to continue lh work of the Phila
delphia Housing Commission' have Just
been sent out through aeorge. W. Norrls,
president of the commission. To secure
tlio passage of the present housing bill,
tho letter explain, a considerable, cxpen
dlturo wns required, and even mow
money will be needed to enforce the
provisions of tho new net
The picture shows the thronjr of
MILK DEALERS SEEK
LOWER FREIGHT RATES
Accuse Pennsylvania Railroad
of Unfaii-ness in Appeal for
Reduction.
Tho Phllndetphl.1 5111k Exchange today
began tho presentation of tostlmony be
fore the Interstnto Commerce Commis
sion In Its caso against the Pennsylvania
Railroad and nllled compmilea chnrglng
unfairness In freight rates on milk nnd
cream shipped to this city from polnta
outside the State. The hearing was held
before Examiner C. V. Burnslilc In tho
Federal Building.
In attacking the rates the complain
ants contended they are making onl
about 1-i of a cent a quart profit, an.l
that freight ratos In other localities nre
lower. Tho railroad companies defended
tho rate's on the ground that they ore in
lino with rates established by tho Inter
state Commerce Commission In New York
city. In a case brought before that tri
bunal several years ago, and that tho
tradlo Involves an unusually large ex
pense, due to the fact that the milk 1b
moved to Philadelphia under refrigera
tion. In special trains. Evidence will oe
Introduced by Chief Statistician Fell, of
the Pennsylvania Rnllroad. to show that
It costs more than W crnta out of every
dollar earned to bring the milk to this
city. The railroad will also contend that
the character of service furnished to thl3
city Is superior to that in other localities
where rateB are lower.
The exchange will contend that Phila
delphia dealers operate under a closo
margin of profit, owing to regulations
of the Bureau of Health, nnd that the
peculiar system of rates used by tho
railroads, based on zones, makes difllcult
a comparison with rates for other com
modities. The members of the exchange inter
ested In the case Include Abbott's Alder
ney Dally. Supplee & Co., E. W. Wool
mnft, Harbison & Co., and other largo
milk dealers In the city. Robert D. Jenks
and Roland S. Morris represent tho ex
change. Henry AV. Blkle represents tho
railroads.
The case Is slmllnr to ono brought be
fore tho Pennsylvania commission a few
months ago relating to the rates on milk
and cream from polntfl Inside the State
of Pennsylvania to Philadelphia. In that
case the evidence has been fully taken
and the case will be argued before the
Public Service Commission on July 20.
Following the hearing In the present
case briefs will be prepared and filed, and
the case will probably be argued before
the Interstate Commerce Commission In
the fall. The hearing will be continued
tomorrow.
HOLT'S ACCOMPLICES
SOUGHT BY POLICE
Continued from I'age One
miter's operations centred In New York.
The Inquest over the body of the assassin
was scheduled (or this afternoon at Hemp
stead, but it waa expected to be perfunc
tory, tho verdict being suicide. Holt's
body will be Interred at Ithaca.
3IUNSTERBERG RECOflNIZED
3IUENTER IN HOLT'S PICTURES
Harvard Professor Says Ho Knew
Wife-slayer Well.
B05.TON. Jul S-That Frank Holt, J.
I'. Morgan's assailant, who later com
mitted suicide In Jail, and Erich Muen
ter Cambridge wife-murderer and former
Harvard professor were the same, was
known by Professor Hugo Munsterberg
when he saw the pictures in the news
papers, "I knew Frank Holt and Erich Muen
ter were Identical as soon as I saw their
pictures," the professor said. "I knew
Muenter well when he was a professor at
Harvard, He seemed greatly Interested
In the subject of Insanity and often came
to me to borrow books on Insanity."
Asked If he thought It was a case of
dual personality, such as Doctor Jekyl
and Mr. Hyde, Professor Munsterberg
declined to give an opinion, saying;
"I had not considered that matter."
KENSINGTON CAT DECAMPS
"Ponto," Black BankOfflcial, Leaves
His Happy Job,
There Is a good deal of gloom In Ken
sington teday, beoause one of Its most
conspicuous pieces of blackness Is miss
ing. It Is Uie bteok. Angara aat, "Ponto,"
who weUemed depositors to the Textile
National Bank. Kensington avenue and
Himtinsdea street. He disappeared
Sunday and. naj net bean sen sins.
Rusflor Uas It that be has "bit the ties"
baak to ht ttecjte in New York
"Ponto. " whose tail waa said to be
the most handsome in all Kensington,
kept the bank free of mice, smashed
electric light globes, helped count money
and presided over the paytug teller's
counter A reward has beea ottered for
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TORNADO TEARS PATH
THROUGH FIVE STATES
Continued frnm t'ngn One
up thi boat nnd crushed It ngalnst tho
banks.
Mi,u" than i" houses were blown clow ti
In the west end of tho city, plate glass
windows In tho business xectlou were
tunashed, church steeples wcro toppled
nnd rajlrond communication was cut olt
for hours until wrtckago was removed
fiom the trncka.
Joseph T Alien, bupcrlntcudcnt of tho
children's department of tho Ohio Hu
mane Sorletj, u-ns killed when part (if
tho Mnsonlc Templo collapsed. Many who
were attending n lodge- meeting with Al
len wero severely Injured.
Tho wind lifted the cottngo of Mrs.
Rose Tcnnenbaum, on tho west side, from
ltd foundation nnd carried It several hun
dred feet. The, woman's body was round
in tho wreckage today. Others asleep In
the houso escaped.
Mrs. M. Cohon, living In another sec
tion, wan Instantly killed by sectlono
of another house, which wero blown
through her windows.
Three men, carctnkcra of horses, wcro
killed when four cars of raco horses,
bound from Lntomn, Ky., for Toledo,
were wrecked 25 mllea north of Cincin
nati. The cars made up a section or a
Pennsylvania freight train, which was
blown from tho track. Many of tho
horses, valued at thousands of dollars,
were so severely crlpped that train hands
shot them to put them out of misery.
HOTEL, GUESTS IN PANIC.
Guests at the Burnet House wcro panic
stricken when tho wind lifted off part of
the roof. The heavy rain drovo the
lodgers from rooms on the upper Moor.
Night operators In tho Western Union
TelcgTaph Building were driven from
their keys when 12 windows were crushed
in.
No attempt was made today to run
city street cars on schedule time, and
virtually all of Cincinnati walked to work.
Only a few telephones wero serviceable
and only two telegraph wires out of Cin
cinnati wero working.
During the height of tho storm the wind
blew TO miles an hour, nccordtng to tho
local weather bureau.
The storm continued 30 minutes, during
which rain descended In blinding tor
rents. The storm had not entirely censed .when
the fire department, police patrols and
ambulances were called out by alarms
from all parts of the city. The men found
that tho greatest hnvoo was wrought at
6th and Mound streets, where live build
ings In one block had been demolished.
The towns of Mlll'ord, Ohio, nnd Ludlow,
and Dayton, Ky , were vlrtualy destroyed.
As a result of the storm, a Pennsyl
vania train wns wrecked at Plalnvllle,
Ohio, and several persons wero Injured.
Forty persons were In a tenement house
which waB demolished at Cth and Mound
streets. How many were caught In the
wreckage Is not known.
Four families wcro In another house
In 6th street when It was blown down.
How many were injured and killed Is
not known. The rescuers could hear chil
dren crying In tho wreckage.
The storm struck at 9 o'clock. Most
damage waa dono In the downtown sec
tion hero, on the hilltops surrounding
tho city and In the river towns.
Three men wero killed nnd 16 Injured
when a Pennsylvania train was blown
from the tracks at Beechmont, n suburb
of Cincinnati.
Two men burled beneath tons of brick
miraculously escaped.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
If no more are found alive In the wreck
age, 11 of two families were wiped out.
They are the Tennenbaum and Cohen
families, all of whom are related. They
live three blocks apart.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Bamett, of In
dianapolis, narrowly escaped death. They
were visiting the Tennenbaums, but left
half an hour before the house collapsed.
Attempts to communicate with the river j
towns in me vivimiy ok me city were
fruitless, as the tornado blew down tele
graph and telephone wires as It swept
along the valley.
Some seotions of the city were In
darkness because the' elect rlo light wires
were blown down, The tangle of live
wires through the city streets made the
progress of rescue parties slow and un
certain. The Bell Telephone exchange was In
the path of the terrific wind and every
piece of glass was shatte'red.
RAIN DAMAGE IN LOUISVILLE
ST. LOUIS, July 8.-Loulsvllle. Ky., re
ported to have beea heavily damaged by
the tornado last night, was not struck by
the heavy wind that did damage In other
nltlM. and railroads Into the cltv suffered
no Interruption of Brvloe. according tr, '
a statement to the United Press today bv '
D. J. Mortality, attaehed to the office of
Chief of Police J. Watson Llndsey. at '
Louisville. Morlarlty said no houses were i
damaged
Morlarlty was reached at Louisville by
long distance telephone from St Louis
by the United Press.
Morlarlty said ho understood there was
heavy damage between Louisville and
Cincinnati, but he bad but meagre Infor
mation He said tile storm In Louisville
was only a heavy rain, which started
about S o'clock last night, and. although
sewers and streets were Hooded the dam
age waa no heavier than that ordinarily
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ON PICNIC WITH KENSINGTON "ANGEL"
Park nt Prankford nvenuo nnd Ann
Kctchum.
no fatalities had been reported In Louis
ville nnd had thcro been deaths duo to
tho storm tho odlco of tho chief of pollco
very probably would havo had reports
of them.
Seven persons lost their lives In tho
tornado that nwrpt St. Chnrlea County,
Mo., nrrordlng to unco'iiflrined reports
thnt reached lirro today. Moro tlinn fi'0,
0OI claimiKO was ilonf In Bt. Charles, St.
Peters nnd f'oalcsvlllo, according to tho
siMiii reports.
Telephone nnd telegraph communica
tion with these points had not been ro
Btorerl nt 10 o'clock.
Mra. Thomns Slnttery and her two
rhlldren were reported killed when their
hump. IS miles west of St. Charles, was
wrecked by the storm.
An unidentified man wns killed In
WViitsvlllo.
LOUISVILLE SUFFERS HEAVILY,
NEARLY ISOLATED II Y STORM
CHICAGO, July 8. Louisville, Ky., suf
fered henvy damage In the tornado that
carried death and destruction through five
Stntes Inst night and early today. Tho
train dispatcher's ofilco of the "Monon
Route" said today that Bcnnt detnlla were
filtering over a shaky wire from here to
Cincinnati and thenco to Louisville.
According to tho Monon officials virtu
ally all railroad tracks approaching Louis
ville hnvo been washed away or eo badly
damaged that travel Into nnd out of the
city will bo Imposslblo until extensive re
pairs are made. Tho Grand Central
Depot's roof Is torn off. Tho Monon office
here had no new early today of any
fatalities In Louisville.
Dancing Master Celebrates Birthday
Thn man who has taught Phlladelphlani
for B3 years Just how to do tho dances
In vogue is celebrating today his 75th
birthday with his family at tho Hotel
Brunswick, Asbury Park. Both Solomon
Ashcr, proprietor of Asher's Natatorlum
nnd Dnnclng Academy, 22d and Walnut
streets, and his daughter-ln-lnw, Mrs. Sid
ney S. Asher, Jr., have birthdays today,
and so tho dinner tonight will be a joint
celebration. Mr. ABher, Sr , Is enjoying
perfect health, which he attributes to tho
exercise he has taken all hla life and ho
has planned a trip to tho Panama-Pacific
Exposition.
BRAVE FIREMAN ADVANCED
Joseph C. Clements Succeeds Battalion
Chief Who Died on Duty.
Joseph C. Clements, captain of Fira
Truck Company No. 1, was today mado
batalllon chief of the 6th District, to
succeed William F. James, who was killed
at the Potter Oil Cloth Works fire on
June 22. Clements, who Is 4S years old
and lives at 770 North 25 til street, was
Injured at the nro and later congratulated
for his bravery.
Director Porter also promoted two men
to captaincies Frank Mnycnis, 37 years
old, of Ml North Lawrence Btreet, was
advanced to captaincy from lieutenancy of
Truck Ni. 7. Jacob G. Lanard, DO years
old, nf 375S Richmond street, wns oIbo
promoted to a captaincy. Both men will
be assigned to their companies tomorrow.
The following men were promoted from
hosemen to firemen: Charles D. Mclntyro,
3111 llrandywiue street; George p. L.
Gendhart, 13H East Oxford street; Wil
liam E. Caldwell, 2153 South Woodstock
street, and James McCracken, 2336 South
Hemberger street Edward J. Moore, 1513
East Moyamenslng avenue, who resigned
3 years aso, was again taken on the
force.
JOSEPH C CI EMENTS
Appointed Fire flattallon Chief
today. He wa hurt in the recent
fire at the fait.n y f Thos Potter
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MINNEHAHA, MUNITION
SHIP, AFIRE AT SEA
Continued from Pngo One
nf her departure until Sunday. Obviously
Holt would not havo known of this nt
tho tlmo ho wroto his letter, only ofllclals
of tho lino being fully apprised of the
vessel's exact tlmo of departure.
Oinrlals nt tho Atlantic Transport ofll
ccs, while admitting thnt the theory that
Holt wiib responsible for the fit o aboard
tho munitions carrier w-ns strengthened
by Captain Claret's latest message, still
doubted tho ntory. They refused in sug
gest what might havo stnrted tho fire,
pending a detailed report from the ship's
commander.
This afternoon's message from the Min
nehaha's commander, however, relieved
nnxlety felt hero for the vessel's safety.
It was tho ilrst word heard from Claret
slnco his first messago sent nearly 20
hours ngo.
NO PASSENGERS ABOARD.
Tho mlnnchnhn had no passengers, ac
cording to officials of tho lino. Thla
1b considered remarkable, as on every
previous voyage made by the Minnehaha
since tho war began sho has carried nt
least two or three hundred. LIko tho
Adriatic, she was built for freight nnd
passenger service. Sho has bulkhead
compartments.
Cnptnln Claret, commanding the Minne
haha, in 33 years old and a lieutenant In
tho Royal Navy reserve. .
The Mlnnchnhn, a liner of 13.714 tons, 13
owned by tho Atlnntlc Transport Com
pany, Ltd. Her commander la Captain
P. S. II. Claret. Tho pursor Is B. E.
Creed: N. Hart Is chief engineer nnd Dr.
P. Grant, surgeon Tho vessel carried
15,000 tons of ammunition consigned to tho
British Government and purchased
through the firm of J. P. Morgan &. Co.
In addition tho Minnehaha also carried a
general cargo. Her crew comprises 1
men.
The Minnehaha Is a steel twln-scrow
steamer. Sho was built In 1900 at Belfast,
which Is her homo port, nnd Is ono of
the largest vessels carrying munitions of
war to tho Allies from America. Tho
liner Is 600 feet long, has a beam of 65
feet and a depth of 30 feet.
Tho Minnehaha has been In many acci
dents, but Is considered ono of tho
stanchest ships of tho Aalantlc Trans
port line. In 1904 she was damaged In
a collision with the British steamship John
Sanderson oft Gravesend, In tho Thames.
Four years later flho lost a propeller and
mado the trip from Now York to London
without pnssengers on one propeller.
Tho Minnehaha went aground In Ged
ney Channel on April 17, 1900. She was
flouted agnln, however, tho next day.
On April 10, 1910, tho Minnehaha went
nground off the Scllly Islands. For some
tlmo all hope of saving the steamship
was given up and the 63 passengers wcro
sent away in lifeboats. A turn In tho
weather saved the ship from pounding
to pieces and sho was refloated a few
days later.
In September, 1908, a flro started In tho
Minnehaha's hold on a voyage to Queens
town. Tho officers and crew fought the
blaze for threo days without alarming the
passengers.
On Lookout for German Spies
NEW YORK, July 8.-Because of tho
mysterious blazo reported today aboard
the Atlantic Transport liner MJnnehaha
unusual precautions against German sp n-j
were muen mis aiternoon nerora tho
Whlto Star liner Lapland sailed for
Liverpool.
Agents and detectives made a thorough
search of the ship and examined every
bit of personal baggage. Passengers wero
required to give satisfactory Identifica
tion, and no visitors were allowed on the
ship before sailing time. The Lapland
carried 245 passengers. Including seven
Americans.
DRITISII RAISE TECHNICALITY
OVER RECRUITING IN U. S.
Men Not Enlisted Here Only Given
Money to Go Home,
WASHINGTON. July 8,-Although it
was understood the Government will not
let technicalities prevent prosecution of
agents who have gathered army recruits
In this country for belligerent Govern
ments, the Justice Department was said
to bo looking carefully today Jnto the
latest technicality raised by the British
Embassy. It was tacitly admitted that a
fine point was Involved.
From the Embassy's comments It was
taken for granted that the five BrltlsH
officers Indicted in San Francis wnni.i
eav they did not actually on gage anybody
1 bv y aurepa to ngm-lhey Bimply
furnished various individuals with money
for the trip and left it to them to find
their way Into the army after their ar
rival Montenegrin officers Involved In trouble
with the Federal authorities on the same
account were understood to plan a simi
lar dafensa.
Regardless of all this controversy. Jus
tice Department otHdali sld they were
cantering their attack on the recruiting
officers-not the recruits. This, a was
stated. Is why permission was given to
the itt Montenegrins Involved in the
PkcirK coast rase to prcceed on their
way from Portland, only the two aliened
ants being held. "
ACTIVITY AT CARNEY POINT
Du Pont Powder Plant Taking on
Many Now Employes.
WILMINGTON, Del., July 8,Men -who
want work nro finding It nt tho Carney
Point plant of tho du Pont Powder Com
pany. Not only nro numerous men being
taken on to work In tho powder "plant,
but large forces nro being employed on
construction work. Plant No. 3 Is being
rushed In order to mnko powder Just ns
soon ns possible.
Many of tho men now being employed
are from Wilmington nnd Now Castle,
their hostess, Mrs. Millimonto W.
KENSINGTON'S 'ANGEL'
ENTERTAINS CHILDREN
Police and Businessmen Help
Mrs. Kctchum Lighten Hearts
of 1000 at Picnic.
Mor thnn 1000 Kensington children of
varied ages boarded eight apodal cars
nt Frankford nvenuo nnd Ann street,
bright nnd early today, bent on having
tho tlmo of tholr lives. Accompanied by
Lieutenant Andy Hamilton nnd nix
policemen of tho Belgrade nnd Clearfield
streets pollco station, tiro youngsters nro
having their annual outing at tho Smith
Mcmoilnl Playground, Falrmbtint Park.
Thoy nro tho guests of Mrs. Mllllmento
W. Kctchum, known ns tho "Angel of
Kensington."
Many of tho children llvo In furnished
looms up courts nnd nlleys and tHcy get
llttlo opportunity of seeing ilowers,
plants and green grass. Imagine their
delight upon reaching tho playground
nfter nn ovontful and oxoltlhg trolley
trip through tho city.
First they were greeted with delicious
cinnamon buns nnd coffee nnd nfter a
Bhort rest tho picnic and play began.
Whllo tho younger children played all
sorts of games'tho older boys engaged at
onco In their favorlto, pastime baseball.
Bats, balls nnd gloves wcro furnished
free by tho A. J. Reach Comnanv. Theso
wcro afterward awnrded as prizes In tho
Bporting contests.
Piles of "goodies" wcro carried to the
grounds In a patrol of the Belgrado nnd
CIcnrflelds streets police station. More
than 200 qunrts of lep cream was donated
by tho Breycr Ico Cream Company.
Among tho other donors of eatables and
drinkables were the Bell Company, Frcl
hofor & Co., tho Suppleo Company. Har
blnson & Co. and tho Moore Company.
Mrs. Ketchum, who conducts tho out
ing each year, has suggested that kind
hearted owners of nutomobllcs might
como to tho grounds this afternoon nnd
Blvo some of tho children free rides.
"Needless to say such favors would be
greatly appteclated," Mrs. Ketchum said.
Muny mothers accompanied their chil
dren, and In all more than 1200 persons
wcro on tho grounds this morning. The
plcnlo will last well Into the afternoon
Among those assisting Mrs. Kotchum
nro Miss Mllllo Wnldron. Miss Elva
Bryan, Mrs. Eva Comley, Mrs. Hen
rietta King, Mrs. Lena Waldron. Mrs.
Frederick Feldler. Miss Lolelda Brown.
Miss Edna Waldron, Mrs. George Smith
nnd Miss Edith Waldron.
.TOFFRE PREDICTS EXPULSION
OF GERMANS 1JY 1916
Wnr to Bo Over by First of Year,
Says French Leader.
NEW YORK, July 8. Predictions of a
'tremendous drive by the English nnd
French armies In the west In two months
wero made by Dr. G. Sterling Ryerson,
surgeon general of the Canadian forces
and president of the Canadian Red Cross,
who arrived yesterday aboard the Es
pagne, of the French Line, after serving
In France and Belgium.
"I visited almost the entire battle front
nlong the Alsno nnd the Marne," General
Ryerson said. "I found tho condition of
the Canadian and allied troops excellent,
as well ns the spirits of the men.
"Within two months there will be put
under way along the entire western front
a tremendous drive, which will be the
greatest that this war has seen. General
Joffre recently Bald that the Rfrmm..
would be out of France by the MrBt of
the coming year, nnd" from what I have
seen and heard, I have every reason to
believe It will be so. The war will bo
over In nnother year, and the German
will bo defeated."
SUDDEN RAIN DELUGED MANY
Mercury Dropped During Shower, But
Cooler Weather Is Not in Sight.
Many of the optimists who glanced at
the cloudy sky this morning and then
left home without ralnooat or umbrella
"got thttlrs" at noon today when they
went out to lunch and were caught In a
decidedly wet thunder shower.
Although the rain was scarcely enough
to satisfy the suburbanite who Is the
proud possessor of a garden, It was a
boon to city dwellers who had been
sweltering under the extremely humid
atmosphere and a temperature of SO de
grees. With the rain the temperature
began tp drop Immediately and seon had
descended to the W-degree mark
At the Weather Bureau It was said that
the cooling effect of the shower would be
of short duration and that by evening the
elty would once more be steaming- under
a high temperature and humidity.'
$1000 in Wedding Gift Stolen
WILK86.BARRB, p Ju,y j.W4d.
ding glf ta valuad at over liaos wm stolen
from th. horn of Mr. and Mra. Doug la,
J. Torrey, recently married. Tka burgtarv
took place while' Mr and Mr. Tor?ey
were spending the Fouth 7nd ?.
day. at Harvey Cottage, at Glen Sum
mi ,i.S ,hf1'r relurn th "coverea
WIRELESS SEIZED1
TO FOIL SIGNALS
INVENTED HER
U. S. Takes Sayvilj
Plant Because Qm
mans May Have IM
Philadelphia's Codl
Kitsee, Franklin Institute fi
entiat, Intimates His System
Making Radiograms fa
munc to Censorship yf
Used Without PermissioriJ
The German-owned wireless stntli
Sayvlllc, L. I., today was taken i
control by tho United States Govern
This decisivo step was hastened tv
closures of Dr. Isadore Kttseo. 2M
nut place, this city, who Intimated
tun ueiman uoiernmcnt was In p(
slon of his Invention making radio
imges fmmuno to rcnsorshlrt.
Possession of tho plant was taken iM
I, n.ntntn IVIIIlAfrM IT n r..H-, . ."CI;
uj wiiiuni , "iiniii jjumiru, Cntel
tho radio scrvlco of the navy and m
Intendent of the Arlington, Va., stjA
acting under Instructions from Secret
Daniels. He wns In this cltv v.i...
investigating the alleged secret eoil .,
tern by which German reprcsontatlv..
the United Stntes aro said to have ef
mllltnry Information from SayvMo tf
men num..... mi; nisei uil ino BrttliV
coast. Today ho went to New York B
confer with tho owners of the tUril
Lieutenant G. II Clark, U. S. N. i?
put In clwrgo.
Secretary Dnnlels stated that h ..if.
under tho executive order of Auguit I
In which the President directed that "cm
or moro of tho high-powered radio ilj.
tlons within tho Jurisdiction of tho UnlUI
States and cnpablo of transatlantic
communication shall bo token our "li
tho Government of the; United Statei
nnd used or controlled by It, to tht ex
clusion of any other control or me, to
tho purposo of cnrrylng on commnnlcii1
tlon with land stations In Europe, if
eluding code nnd cipher messages." ('
It wns stntcd thnt It would be operatej
under tho enmo regulations as thoie.h
trr n, ,!,. Tonlfn.fnn .(ntlnn mLI.L ...
lUltU ,lk mu luinciwu n,.L..uil, VVUlCilUn
Government took over on Beptembty
Although Secretaries Lnnslng, taaUij
and, Redflold had been considering .thij
taking over of the Sayvlllc station ilacr
Juno 23, It wns only decided late ruin.
dny to place naval ofllcera In control li
Immedlntelv Captain Billiard wis (l.
rected to proceed to tho German lUUen
nnd to tnko tempornr command;
Doctor Kitsee, who Is a memla of tot
Franklin Institute, nnd well know u i
scientist here. Is being questlonM' or
Federal Investigators In this city, uto
aro attempting to obtnln dctatlrt 'to-
formntlon as to tho disposal of huTto'
vtntion. jtiuiougu mo invuuiur duu hj
fUECs to namo Germany as the nU6j
which agreed to pay him CO.OOO for tht
dovlco, ho does not attempt to concul
his belief thnt It mado posslblo the rinSJ
lng of the Lusltanla and tho succeufi
Interning of tho German cruisers at jshj
port News whllo tho English fleet scoarti
the Atlantic for them
Federal Investigators attach great
nlflcnnco to tho fnct that German ofndil
nt tho Sayvlllo plant havo applied b
n llcenso to operate a still higher pow
radio station than tlio ono now in cos
mission. Equipment for tho proposjj
stntlon Is said to have arrived at tut.
Island already, but as It Is pointed
that Doctor Kltsee's Invention specified
calls for a high-power radio, the appuc,
tlon Is looked unon ns additional Prtl
thnt Owmnnv is nslnir tho device and til
permit will bo refused. ji
Doctor 'Kitsee asserted yesterday 'IS1
his Invention has probably been alters
by those who employ It In order tlac
reports of Its use would be substantial
with difficulty. In this connection'
names Professor Zenncck, of the Ui
verslty of Munich and captain of a G(
man submarine, ns one who might hiJ
made such an alteration In the devict.
Professor Zenncck has been In thli coun
try for tho Inst six months. '
"I am not charging that Frofetior Zen-
neck did any such thing," cxplalhea Do&
tor Kitsee. "I am merely stating that
authority on wireless telegraphy cocji
easily adopt my Invention and probiklS
could nrrango a better system, using
Invention as a baslB for his experiment!
Doctor Kitsee also Intimates tbat
may Institute a damage suit against
Government employing his device, la-i
attempt to obtain tho $60,000 promised II
tor it. Although he refused to nami
probable defendants, he asserts that.
has nlrcady consulted Now York lawjjS
on me matter.
MONTENEGRINS INDICTED
FOR RECRUITING IN U.
Widespread Plot to Enlist Men Hen
Stopped.
CHICAGO, July 8. Two representative
of the King of Montenegro and Uutt
other men, one of them formerly Monffl
negrln charge d'affaires nt Constantly
Pie. were indicted today by the Fed
urana Jury here, charged with coni
ncy to vioiato tne neutrality of the uni
States.
Tho Indicted men were Jovo MatiW
vicii, commissioner of the Montenefl
King: P. St. Lubrich. hla secretary, wl
aro under bonds In Portland, Ore.; Sjjj
ujouraBnuovich, a representative or t
King of Montenegro, and U Martanovti
under arrest In Disbee. Ariz., and Ai
V. Seferovlch who has been arrested
xvew york.
Tho Indictments resulted In the etoppKll
In Chicago of a trnlnload of Montenegigfl
wno were Demg taken East to he npj
jiorteq to tneir native land to tsne h
in tno European war.
Policeman Guilty of Intoxication!
House Sergeant A. Lincoln OooJrg
oi tno wtli and P ne streets statKN
member of the police force for 23 )'
appeared before the Board of Inqulrrl
nay on the charge of Intoxication.
renders him liable to expulsion, R
alleged that because of his conditio
June 38 he failed to perform his drf
properly. This Is the first charge
made against the sergeant. He plMJ
guilty, explaining that "even-thing
wrong" and he sought to drown .
troubles In drink. The case was retet
bythe board to the Director of PHfl
Harety,
Vanishing Guns for Submarines j
WASHINGTON. July 8 -The Nt
Department has announced that M
after disappearing auns will be mov
on all American submarines. It dev
yesterday that American naval f
ureuy nave Deen working on
marine gun for more than two J
This announcement was made
offlilala of the department had sati
inemseives that It would be ui
keen the fact secret longer. t
Germany already Is using sueh gun!
suomannes.
Blind From Birth, Girl Sees
PASADENA. Cal , Julv 8 Bum a
and after livlnor In darkness foi !6
Mia Tomysna Carlyle. a l nivemitJU
California student. Razed for u
time upon her mother's fate here
terday. Science trlumohel oer an
When Dr Yard H Hulen of Bin
Cisco, made a two-minute operau "'
brought sight to her left e S'1
lyle had previously undergone five wi
cessful operation aud her case
nounce- mi-tita