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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
TEARFtL LAD BEFORE DIN.
Had been Of a Party That stoned the
Gov yprnOr's Automobile.

ALBANY. April II Gov. end Mrs. Dix
were in 49,: arto party hurryinG through
the village of Delmar. u pretty suburb
adjoining Albany. yesterday. when boys
threw stones AT their machine. One Of
the missiles struck Mrs. Dix but she was
not hurt.
The Governor had his machine stopped
and the ha.!s jumped over "A convenient
fence and scattered in the woods One Of
the lads left bicycle on the road The
Governor party levied on the bicycle
and put il in the auto. The owner Of
the wheel found out later who took his
bicycle and last night James Huested
OF Albany. who has a summer home at
Delmar. went to the Executive Chamber
with his twelve-year- old son William. The
latter was very penitent and admitted he
owned the bicycle and was in the stone
throwing party. The hoy said his crowd
did not intend to attack the automobile.
Gov. Din was very stern with the lad
He mad. the boy put down in writing that
he would not throw stones at automobiles
any more. that he was very very sorry
for what had occurred. After a tear or
two he got back his bicycle and was told
to be a good hoy in the future.
After william got home to-day his
companions inquired as to who had his
bicycle and Willie said
1T was the Governor who swiped IT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
MRS. LAWRENCE INCOMPETENT.
| Come cticut Court Also Holds Doctor s
Bride In Cont empi

BE1DGEPoRT. Conn. April IL Mrs.
Julia Watt Morris Curtiss Lawrence, an
heir to the Mary Pinkney estate OF New
York, whose marriage in March TO her
nerve spcciGiis,. DIR. G. 4. Lawrence of
as Madison aNeaue. New York. evoked
protest frorn her family and her con-
| servator. il declared incompetent and al.o
adjudgcd in contempt Of court in de-
| cision made to-day by acting Probate
JUDGE Edward =. Nobbs of the district
OF Fairfield
The decision il upon her petition for the
removal of her conservator and restora-
tion TO her rights AS a competent person.
Mrs. Lawrence who was Mrs. Curtiss
when the petition was filed, refused to
comply with an order Of the court direct
ing her presence at the hearings on her
petition This is the ground upon which
Judge Nobbs adjudged her in contempt
OF cour'
The chief witness al the protracted
hearings on her petition was nr. &. A.
Lawrence Of the faculty of Columbia
University, a nerve specialist He has
been Mrs. Curtiss's physician for many
months. He testified az an expert that
she was competent to manag ge her finances
With a show Of indignation he re
peatedly denied that he was married to or
even engaged TO Mrs. Curtiss,, when he
was testifying for the petitioner. But in
March, when the hearings We're over. the
couple went to Delaware and We're mar
ried. The family have since conferred
with the conservator as to the advisabiity
Of seeking to have the maria &c annul led
on the ground that in her mental condi-
ton Mrs. Lawrence was unable TO enter
into marriage contract. They have not
yet decided what steps to pursue.
Mrs. Lawrence has beautiful estate in
Sasco Hill. Fairfield. overlooking Long
Island Sound. II has been occupied for
several years only by caretakers. She
has lived in the Hotel Savoy. New York
city. and has also maintained an apart
ment in Eighty-sixth street, the expense
Of which has dissatisfied her prospective
heirs
Stories Of n birthday party at the Hotel
Savoy. where she appeared scantily clad,
OF extravagant purchases Of roomsful
of umbrellas. of big expenditures for taxi
cabs and of trips to Buffalo and Chicago
with her doctor. were brought out during
the hearing as evidencing her incom
potency to manage her finances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
BOY FOt GHT SAVAGE DOC.
Badly Bitten. but llung 10 Animal while
Other Children ESCAPED.

When tramp dog that acted as though
mad ran among n crowd Of school children
Yesterday afternoon swapping at them
and tearing the dress Of little girl thir-
teen-year-old Robert Carles of 232 Hull
street. Brooklyn, who was near by. threw
himself upon the animals back and
grasped it around the neck. II attempted
to dodge and get away. but he held to its
throat and the back of its neck and gave
the other children chance to escape.
The dog snarled and turning quickly
managed TO seize his right arm near the
shoulder and tore the flesh to the bone.
1t also bit his hand
In spite OF the struggles Of the
animal he choked it into submission and
dragging it to the hallway in the rear of
hotel at Atlantic and Miller avenues
where the struggle occurred. he opened
the door. flung the dog inside and then
went to the Bradford Street Hospital.
where his injuries were dressed The
boy also made his way To the Liberty
avenue police station. where he reported
to Lieut.. Mccormack.
The lieutenant sent Policeman Maliin
back TO the hallway where the dog was
imprisoned. The policeman brought it
10 the station house, where it was locked
in cell. A Department of Health doctor
will examine the dog for rabies
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
GIRL SAVES TWO BOYS.
Rescues Them From q Lake on Her Way
Home From school.

PorGHKEEPsIE. n. Y. April u.-Risk-
ing her own life in the waters OF lake
formed by mill dam in the Fishkill
Creek near Hopewell this afternoon
Marie Brownell. ~ years old. daughter
Of George l.. Brownell. owner OF dairy
farm. saved the lives OF two boys. school
mates. who had been thrown into the
lake when their boat upset The girl
saved her schoolmates only after hard
struggle. and when they were finally safe
on shore she was On the verge OF hysteria.
The boys. Wilson and Horace Chi
chester. II and Q years old respectively.
were returning from school and were
making a short cat to their home by row.
ing across the lake. Marie. who had
started from school first. had gone fur
ther downstream apd crossed over the
bridge. When the boys were near the
south shore Of the lake Horace. in scram-
bling to the bow Of the boat. upset the boat
and the boys. neither able TO swim. were
thrown into the water. Hearing their
cries Marie ran to the spot and tried to
wade to the boys. The water was too
deep and she swan TO their aid.
At her approach Horace grasped her
about the neck and pulled her under.
The little girl fought him of and after
pushing him to the shore rescued Wilson.
who had clung to the overturned boat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
PATTEN SCATTERING WEALTH.
Former Spectator begins Ante Mortcm
DistributiOn OF His Millions.

CHICAGO. April n.-"Social service" is
70 be the guiding thought Of James A.
Patten in the distribution of his fortune
for the benefit OF humanity during his
lifetime. Mr.. Patten has set about scat :
tering his wealth. and has given to chari-
ties s., 600, 600 within six months.
Half a million dollars was donated
10 the cause Of Mexican research in tho
white plague. Another large contribu-
tion was for the protection and educa-
ton OF that neglected class called "the
children OF the pathetic estate A pub
lie park has been provided for in Evans
ton. Substantial aid has been extended
to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton for enlargement OF the scope Of that
institution in dealing with the young
men of this and succeeding generations.
Generous assistance has been afforded
to the cause Of education in Northwestern
University and large sum given to the
Evanston Hospital. besides the responses
to the almost innumerable appeals that
have come to him from the widows.
orphans. the poor and the distressed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12

democrats is designed particularly to
help the farmers and TO offset concessions
which are demanded Of them in the
reciprocity agreement The move to
he'p the farmers is manpuvre on the
part OF the Democrats to cut the ground
from under the Republican insurgents and
regulars who have been raising thcir
voices against the sacrifices demanded
OF the toilers of the soil without giving
them any adequate return.
Considerable opposition DEVELOPED in
the caucus to the free list hiIl propcsed
ny the majority members of the Wavs
and Means Committee MANY Demo-
Gratis had items which .hey desired TO
add TO the bin After a long discussion
the caucus adopted the Ways and Means
Tree iisf measure by large majority.
opposition also developed in he caucus
to the proposed plan of having the House
patronage distributed by a COMMITTEES on
organization. On this proposition. how
ever, the majority mem' ers Of the Ways
and Means Committee also were su.
tainel
The caucus adjourned at 1 o clock after
having adopted n resolution urging the
Democratic Legislature of Colorado to
get busy and elect United States Sena-
tor to succeed the late Senator Charles
Hughes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
VERDICT AGAINST "Ml GGING."
Man Who Sued Former Police Head
Awarded q Gents.

The suit Of William Tracy against
former Police Commissioned Bingham
and four of his subordinates. for $25.O00
damages against Con, Bingham and
$40. 900 from each Of m" others. for being
"mugged" on his Arrest for alleged lar
ceny in June, 1909, and before being placed
on t.al, was wound up yesterday before
Justice C:ana in tn" Supreme Court,
Brooklyn, the jury finding for the plain
tiff and awarding him n verdict Of cents
Tracy had been "mugged" and "meas-
ured" at Police Headquarters directly
after his arrest but on his trial in the
County Court was cxonerated by the
jury Justice Crane in tho present suit
condemned the system of "muggin9"
y 'isopers before their conviction. and
decla"ed that IN" sis cents verdict as
save ely scored such methods "a though
it had been for thousands OF dolla"s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
down WOOD ACQIITTED.
Broker Had Been Accused OF Stealing
Fifteen Cent Magazine.

Down Wood. the broker with offices
at SO Broadway who was arrested on Feb
ruary n on a charge of having stolen a
Is cent magazine from the newsstand at
the Wall street station of the subway.
was acquitted Of the charge yesterday in
Special Sessions. Wood il the president
OF IA railway in Mexico. He lives AT l47
West 127th street
The defence was that he had bought
the magazine at the stand early in the day
and was carrying it with him when arr
rested The story Of Harry. ROthman. the
newsboy, was that while he left the stand
to get change Wood took the magazine.
When he came back he saw Wood board
ing car with the magazine under his
arm. He followed him. accused him of
the theft and caused his arrest at the
Brooklyn Bridge station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
NEAR DEATH IN THE DESERT.
Smithsonian Institution Relic Hunter
Had Not Drunk in Two Days.

RENO, New. April ii.-Frank Heine and
Elias Dart while on their way 10 the Home
stake mine yesterday. some forty miles
south of Searchlight. came upon a man
nearly dead from thirst and hunger.
He was taken into camp. where he was
cared for. The mans name has not been
discovered but he belonged to a party Of
three sent out by the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition Of Washington. The party had been
searching for Indian arrows and relics of
the aborigines in the neighborhood of
Spirit Mountain.
In their wanderings they had become
separated from their Indian guide and
this one man lost his companions The
man wandered aimlessly around looking
for water and when found had had neither
food nor water for two days
He was loaded down with camera
plates and cooking utensils, to which he
clung all through his wanderings.
His companions were traced to the
banks Of the river and it was found that
they had got over 10 Fort Mohavc safely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
WOMAN ~ THE CHAIR.
speaker Clark Has Scare Over q Teach.
ers' Meeting In the House.

WAsHISGroN, April II Speaker Champ
Clark had n suffragette scare to-day. As
he approached the House chamber he
heard a steady beat Of the gavel and
assumed that the pages We're holding
mock session. As he passed through
the swinging doors he was surprised
to find half of the members seats filled
a nd a determined looking presiding officer
of the feminine gender occupying his
chair. She appeared to be having some
difficulty in bringing order among her
sisters on the floor.
what does it mean? Is it suffra get I e
invasion?" Mr.. Clark inquired alright
edly over his shoulder as he beat hasty
retreat,
The Speaker was relieved to learn
that the invaders were Brooklyn school
teachers seeing Washington. At the
approach Of noon, when the regular SEES
sion was to convene. they retired pla acdly
to the galleries. thereby showing that
they were not real suffragettes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
WOMAN MAYOR on THE JOB.
Proposes q Lot OF Things. Including =
woman Tor lhief Of Police.

HrNNEwELr. Kan. April II The first
meeting of the city council under the new
suIragette administration was held to-
night Mrs Ella Wilson took her seat as
Mayor After the old council had dis
posed of unfinished business the new
members organized and the new Mayor
proceeded to deliver an informal in
augural address.
She pointed out conditions in Hunnewell
that needed rectfying and expressed the
hope that her associates in the Council
would cooperate with her in seeking to
improve the standard Of morals by re-
forming certain abuses.
Her remarks were understood TO be
directed especially toward the pool hall
which Mrs. Wilson believes exerts cor
rupting influence upon the young. She
wants to put this institution out of bust
ness with high license tax. She spoke
vigorously against gambling and illicit
whiskey selling.
The council meeting was cut short on
account of the Mayor having TO catch a
Santa Fe train for Braman, where she had
an appointment TO lecture before a
woman's club meeting
Mrs. Wilson said tonight that shewould
appoint Mrs. Rosa Osborn defeat ed
candidate for police Judge in the recent
election. to the Office OF chief of police
Mrs Osborn. it il understood. has agreed
tp accept that Office provided she gets an
assistant
In addition to tn @ appointment OF a
woman chief Of police Mrs. Wilson pro-
posed high license for the Pool Hall
and favors voting $4,000 in bonds to erect
"a city hall if the men Of the Council will
work with her.
The Councilmen. however. have not
shown much warmth toward Mrs Will
sons plans. They say Hunnewell doesn't
need city marshal and that the bond
proposition is ridiculous. One Council
man went so far tonight rs to say that
the COunclmen would not support Mrs.
Wilson's appointments and that there
would he no licenses on the poolroom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
AMERICAN ARTISAN WELL OFF
WORKS LESS, SAVES MORE, LIVES
BETTER THAN BRITISHER.
Report Of English Board Of Trade Gives
Figures. All 10 the Advantage Of 4. y.
Farmers Prosperous Too Report
seized rs a Protection Argument.

Special Cdbie Dcspotoh 10 THE Sun.
ToSDoN, April 1.-THE Board Of Trade
has issued a. report showing the COM
parative cost OF living in England and the
United States. The report shows that
artisans and farmers have considerable
advantages over other classes in the mat
ter OF wages hours, comforts and oppor-
tunitv OF sa, ing money.
The report gives the result of invcstiga-
tions begun in 1909 in twenty EIGHT Amer
ican cities and towns. The employments
chosen for inquiry were the various
branches OF the building, engineering
and printing. trades. Among the main
conclusions is the finding that the food
Of the average English family depending
upon the trades named would cost about
~ per cent. more in theWnited States
and that the rent in America would be
in proportion OF ?O7 to 100 in England.
In other words the cost Of food and rent
together il 81 per cent. greater in the
United States than in England. The
wages in the United States. however, are
in the ratio Of $50 to 100, or more than
two and a quarter times greater in the
United States.
Since there is proof that employment
is no more intermittent in the United
States than in England. workers there
have much greater margin, even when
allowance is made for higher expenditure.
The report says
The margin is clearly larger making
possible the command Of necessaries.
conveniences and the minor luxuries
of life TO an extent greater than in Eng
land. although the effective margin is In
itself curtailed by the scale Of expenditure.
The higher expenditure ~ in some in
stances necessary and in others voluntary.
in accordance with different and higher
standard of material comfort"
The report notes further that although
the habit of spending in greater in America
than in England and although the Amer-
can is naturally more extravagant and
great wastefulness often results. it il q
fact that those who desire to exercise
strength OF will and foresight can save
more easily in the United States than In
England because Of the larger income.
In the matter OF hours. the skilled
workers in the building trades in America
have the advantage Of about six hours
weekly compared with the English. and
the unskiled have an advantage OF about
-. hours. The American compositor has
advantages in his hours. working about
~ weekly a. compared to a2is in England.
In the engineering trades. on the other
hand. American hours exceed the English
by three hours weekly
THOSE who favor tariff for Great Bri-
tain make great capital out Of the report,
arguing that it is positive proof Of the
advantages of protection.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
SPEECH BY LONG DISTANCE.
Congressman Talks to Montclair Audience
From His Washington Once.

WASHINGTON. April 1i.-Representa-
tives who passed by Con Edward
W. Townsend's room in the House Office
building this evening stopped a second
or two and listened. smiled and remarked:
-Ah. the new Democratic Congress-
man from New Jersey is rehearsing a
speech"
As a matter Of fact Mr. Townsend was
not rehearsing his speech. he was deliver
ing it into the mouthpiece Of telephone.
The audience was sitting in U. n. Bethel's
home in Montclair. 22s miles from Wash
ington.
Mr.. Bethel is vice. president and general
manager OF the American Telephone
Company. He had direct line from Mr..
Townsends Office to his home and in his
home were twenty five telephones. The
rsceiv er OF each of the twenty five tele-
phones was against the ear Of member
of the Cliff Dwellers Club. to which the
New Jersey Representative belonged be-
fore he scared from Montclair to Wash
ington. Mr.. Bethel had taken this way
Of entertaining his guests and giving Mr..
Townsend an opportunity to make a
speech
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
WOMEN WIN AT BRONNVILLE.
vote as Property Owners 10 Care for
streets Of Lawrence Park.

Women voted az property owners
at BronNville yesterday on Quest ION
involving the expenditure of village
money and won an election. The munici-
I,ality by a vote of 81 to 50 decided TO care
for the streets in Lawrence Park.
This park has streets only fourteen feet
wide and for that reason the village has
never been able tp take the streets over.
because there was n law preventing its
accepting such narrow streets. Tax
PAYERS in the section thought they were
entitled to have their streets sprinkled
and lighted even II they were narrow
Leonard keblrr of the Ward Leonard
Electric Company. headed the campaign
for sprinkl'ng Lawrence Park and polled
most of the women's votes on his side.
4 number OF bronNville clti.en who
had put their property in their wives
names found they were not entitled to any
vote al yesterday = special election.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
SAYS SHE saw HIN TRY To ron.
She Screamed ami Man Was Arrested In
Front Of Metropolitan llpera House.

Mrs. Maggie Mantell of POO West i4ath
street caused the arrest OF man in the
crowds entering the fire benefit perform
ance Yesterday at the Metropolitan Opera
House. She saw him try to open a
woman handbag. she said Her screams
brought Central Office Detective Lough-
man, who caught the man after a short
chase.
He said he was Charles Winters of olO
Fast Tenth street. Ae was held under
81 600 bail in the Jefferson Market police
court till to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12

ANNArOLis, Apri! II. Twelve midship-
men have been summoned by the local
court to testify as to their knowledge
of the sale OF intoxicants to midshipmen
by Annapolis dealers. The term of court
will begin next Monday. and for the first
time there Is on account OF an amend
nent of the law an excellent chance to
convict Annapolis saloon keepers who
have sold to midshipmen. The academy
authorities have furnished the civil au-
thorities with the names of midshipmen
who can testify AS to sales.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
NAT PIN COSTS HIN AN EYE.
Woman Passing Gateman ~ Railway
station Mains Him for Life.

OMAHA. April 1l.-Henry Pepper, a
gateman at the Union Station. lost an
eye as result OF coming in contact with
a hat pin this morning and came near
losing his life.
He was punching tickets at the gate
when n fashionably dressed woman
pushed her way through the crowd and
a. she passed the gateman the pin in
her hat pierced his eye and dragging
across his temple, tore an ugly cash.
The eye was badly mutilated and the sight
destroyed.
The police tried to find the woman
but failed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
FRANZ Halls FOUND.
Portrait Of the Painter ny Himself Bought
for ~ q Century AGO.

Special CaHe Despatch TO THE Sun.
BERLIN. April 1l.-Prof. Becker. who
has been examining the pictures in the
country house OF Count Wedel. near Leip-
sic. has decided that one Of the hitherto
unascrbed canvases il Franz Halls.
probably portrait OF himself.
The picture was sold for 8 marks. or 81.
century ago. II was then supposed to
be Van Dyck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
IDITAROD CITY Burned.
Disaster at Scene Of Alaska's Latest
Great Gold Discoveries.

SEATTLE. April li.-Practicallv the
entire business district of Iditarod City.
Alaska. the town that was the scene OF
the recent rich gold strikes. has been de-
stroyed by fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
Fire on Alfred q. Vanderbilt 5 Roof.

There was small blaze yesterday after
noon on the roof of Alfred O. Wander
hilt's house at II East Sixty second street
A bucket OF tar which was being heated
FOR repairing the roof was overturned and
caught FIRE II was quickly put out and
practically no damage was done.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
Honeyw ell Fails to Get Near the I4ahm I 'ui

LrrrLE RoCk, Ark April II, Lieut..
Honeywell of = Louis and his aide, who
sailed in balloon from San Ant onio last
night In an effort to lit the l.ahm cup,
landed fifteen miles south of Little Rock
tonight,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12

Poland Spring House. Poland Spring, Ne.
The SamOset Rock land Breakwater, Me.
The. New Mount klneo House,
Special Representatives at Poland Water Once.
ifs0 B'wny. tbet 2Sth svth Sts.,l N \. Descrip.
I'VE booklets sent Oh reQuest.-Asv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
TENOR KILLED At MONTE CARLO.
MuratOrc Fell Through a TrapdOOr on
Ihe Stage nj the Thenlrc.

Npff'W tHWf DfSp'WH fo'l hf N'N,
MoNTF CARLO. April 1.-The tenor
Muratore was accidentally killed at the
theatre tonight when Il trapdoor upon
which ne was standing suddenly opened
I,cien Muratore was regularly attached
to the Opera at Paris He had sung also
at the Opera Comlque. He was also
regularly member Of the corps Cf sing
ers attached TO the Casino at Monte Carlo
Among the parts which he created
were roles in ia Carmdlite." "Mugue,te"
and "ie Cor tleuri," which he san. Grst
i'm The on ra Comique' "Arane" and LA
Cat alane." which were introduced a, the
Opera.
He was born in Marselles in 1873 He
was member Of tn" National Associa-
ton of French Artists and the Socieiy
Of Dramatic Artists. lie had received
frat prize at the Opera for foritira sing
ing, diction, tragedy and comedy lie also
was a performer on the saxophone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12

LETTER HEADINGS IN TWO COI.ORS.
10000. etB.SO: eO.OOO SIS. Good 10 H. Bond IA pcr
Ctsslon Press. o. Fulton 81. Phone ~ John. .-tdr