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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
GIRLS IN BATHR0BES
STOP BANK ROBBERS
Prevent LoOting Of Vaults of
First National nf
lslip.


Two Young women in nightgown- and
bathrobes clambered over back fences
and rar ,hr,ryh RI. s,rae,s os Jsl;p
i,.,,, ,,,,,,i,, . ;,.. nv
L. - e"i'N S"e'"' '''o' ',"S w -. VI"
alarm that prevented the iooting OF the
First National Bank vaults One heavy
s,a.l door had already been dynamitet,
A., ,,
os 'he !esS"''' -.,
One OF the women If MISS Aoeial""
Han. daughter OF the bank cashier
Sh. was spending IN. night with Miss
to,.,., uorcb,o, ., .cb,oI ,aacbar who
80 So, ,h,, ha,t,
liN"S across 'he s,f'', ''o'h '"' '"''n
About O'Clock they w"r" awakened
Nv the report Of an explosion and looking
across the street saw that the light usually
l.f, burniry in rho hank was out They
'i e ~ '.,i,,....,.
aRo saw man S'ahuiis ou'ai'" 'he'oo'
and they knew he WASH the village watch
man
so they .linned ON their bathrob.s l.,
,La,,.o ,,,, h,. ,h. r.ar door ond h,,..
.;,i - x ,,,,,.;,r ra,',''s ;,
inE @ n"S Ss;",,i,'. ,, ad ,ha;r ya,. ,bro',ri
I'm, WI, .'','', ~, u,t ~ 80. ar -, ~
nv w;I,,,, t. W ,n . Nr 49, ra.i
III, ~ nv" ','',,' I'm. s,,e;o;a,, 80
=, ~ hp,T ,n na,,.. bin, ~ no, n,ictI,,
~ 'n" %,i -, Vi Uoc, e., ~ a.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
THREE GANGSTERS SAVE LIVES
Rescue Many Women and Babies
From Death at Fire.

Several young men who. the police say,
were gangsters, ran into Il burning tene-
ment house at 2Sj Broome street late
yesterday afternoon and saved tho lives
of "a number of women and children.
The fire cut OF escape by the stairway
and the tenants ran to tn" rear fire
escapes, which soon became crowded with
shrieking women, most of them with
babies in their arms. Two Of these. one
with her baby, jumped from the second
floor,
The woman and baby were caught by
the rescuers. They also caught several
children who wer" dropped from the
second and third floor windows. Finally
the alleged ganGsters restrained many
women from jumping, using strong arm
methods in their rescue work.
Finally when the frcmen arrived
la lders were sent up and all the tenants
were safely brought to the yard,
An ambulance from iouyerneur Hos
pital took away Mrs. Lena Feldman, who
jumped from the lire escape with her
baby In her arms. She had two broken
ribs but the child was unhurt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
MISSES WILSON SEE A SHOW.
Prrsident's Military Aids with
Them At the Columbia.

wAsIIINGToS, March Another change
in White House customs was noticed to-
night when the three daughters of the
President and party of relatives oc-
cupied -four boxes at the Columbia Theatre.
where "rhe Pink Lady" was playing.
Under the Roosevelt and Taft admins
trations one OF the military aids to
the President always accompanied the
Presidential party In full dress uniform
To- night the aids were with the party. hut
IN ordinary civilians evening dress. Presi-
dent Wilson also had requested that no
deco Orations should distinguish the box
occupied by members OF his family.
The party this evening dined together
at the White House and went to the
Shoirham, where the relatives are stop
ping, for supper. There were IN" three
daughters Of the President, Mr. and Mrs
John A. Wilson. hosts of the theatre and
supper party. Mrs. Joseph Wilson. Miss
Alice Wilson, Miss Helen Bones. Mrs
Perrin Cothran. Mrs, Annie Wilson Howe
sister of the President; little Miss Vir-
ginia Howe. Mrs Joseph Wilson, Edwin
y Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. William McC
Wilson, Mr.. stark. DIR. Stockton Arson
brother of Mrs. Wilson Lieut.. st. John
| Greble. aid at the White House. and sew.
eral other aids.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
NOT AN M. D. BY DIX PARDON
Conrad's status as PhysiciRn Must
he Fixed by the Court.

The County Medical Society yester-
day won It's fight to prevent DR.. Ed
ward L.. Conrad from resuming IN"
practice of medicine after he had
served sixteen months in Sing Sing for
performing an illegal operation. and
after Gov. Dix had given him q full
pardon without consulting the District
Attorney or the County Medical So
ciety, which prosecuted him.
Dr.. Conrad. who maintained an elab-
ora,a office. was convicted in 1904. He
was discharged from Sing Sing in 1906,
but it was not until 1911 that Gov. DIX
hardened him and restored his civil
rights.
The state Board Of Regents refused
ia revoke their order annulline Con-
RAIDS right to practise medicine. ana
Conrad then asked Supreme Court
Justice Gerard for II mandamus Jus
tic" Gerard granted the order.
The Appellate Division, however. de-
cides that the Supreme Court had no
authority to compel the County Clerk
to reinstate Conrad as Il physician and
holds that he must institute pro-
cesding in which his right To resume
practice will he determined by a ju-
dicial inquiry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
BUILDERS OWN THE JASON.
Collier Hss Not Been Accepted by
<aNy Depart ment

WAsHiNGToN, March The Navy De.
partment will suffer no loss whatever
through the damage TO the collier Jason
a. result OF the explosion OF dyna-
mite IN Baltimore harbor tn!s after
noon, az the new collier !s not a naval
vessel. She 81 entirely the property OF
the Maryland Steel Company. her build
ers.
on receipt Of the news that tho
Jason had been damaged Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels at once sent mes
sage Of sympathy 10 the Maryland Stee,
Company anl requested that q complete
account OF the accident and the damage
to the Jason be sent TO the Navy De-
partment as sOon as possible.
The damage to the Jason came on
the very day on which she was 70 have
sailed for Lewes, Del. 10 take on a
board OF inspection, preliminary 70 her
trials Following the successful! com
pletion OF the trials the Jason vas Z
have Deen delivered 20 the Navy De
pa rtment at Norfolk. Til. board ~ in
speCtiOn had arranged 20 he present OF
the trials next week. II Il not known
10 what extent the Jason was damaged
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
ATTACKS RENO DIVORCE.
Pulsford Names wifc's second uUs-
band as Correspondent.

A Reno divorce figured in proceedings
before Advisory Master Edward NJ
Collie in Chancery Chambers In Newark
Yesterday. In which i. Arthur Pulls
ford of Elizabeth is petitioner and Mrs
Lillian De Peyster Post Pulsford Is
defendant. The petitioner charges mis-
conduct. naming Allen +. Walker of
Chicago as correspondent. \ plea in the
defendants behalf has indorscd ON the
cover -. Arthur Pulsford vs. Lillian
De Peyster Post Pulsford, whose true
name IL Lillian DE Peyster Walker.
The plea SGT out that the defendant
was married to the petitioner on April u.
1896. in Elizabeth and was compelled
by the petitioners cruelty to leave him
in july. 1898. The burden OF the plea
IL that in June. 1910. Mrs. Pulstord be
cam" domiciled In Washoe county, Ne
vada. ana after six months residence
there brought suit for divorce against
her husband on the ground OF extreme
cruelty and obtained decree on April
i, 1911
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Pulsford, who at
the time of their separation lived al
~ Edgar place. Elizabeth. are well
known socially In that city, and their
cstrangement has provoked deal or
gossip. Mr.. Pulsford. who !s brother
OF Or. Henry A. Pulsford OF 1919 South
Orange avenue. South Orange, now lives
at o32 North Broad street, Elizabeth.
The couple were married by Mrs.
Pulsford's father, who had charge In
| Elizabeth at the time. Roth have taken
a prominent part in private theatricals
, at various times. In her plea Mrs. Pulls
| ford sets out as one instance OF cruelty
| that on one occasion her husband said
| he would shoot a man against whom
he bore Il Jealous grievance on account
Of plaintiffs ordinary friendship FOR the
| man"
Mrs. Pulsford testified that when
Judge orr granted her a divorce in Reno
on March IS she married Walker eigh,
days later. She admitted that the de-
cree was dated April 6, hut she Insisted
that was merely the date that ii was
signed She also admitted, under cross
examination. that she had tried 70 get
divorce from l'usford in Omaha.
| The case will be continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
PRENDERGAST SEES
A HIGHER TAX RATE
City Must Raise More Revenue
E
and Pay as 1t Goes, '.'r'
He Says.

Comptroller Prendergast warned tho
members OF the City Club last night that
New York must begin To- pay as she gnos
or else there will be trouble for future
taxpayers. After the Comptroller had
explained that the city is expecting TO
spend about $3.50. 600. 900 In the next year
or so on subways and other things. lie
said that the time had come for New
Workers to provide additional means OF
revenue and to pay for the good things
of the present with ready money. The
fifty year bond plan has got To stop he
said
Borough President NcAneny. who
used to be president Of the city Clu',
and John Purroy Mitchell. President Of
the Board of Aldermen. spoke of TIE
plans Of the Board of Estimate fo-
municipal improvements. Mr.. Mean
eny said with "A smile that the subway
question. which comes before tie Board
OF Estimate next Tuesday for final vo'r.
would be banned, otherwise it. was clr..l.
with Mr.. Mitchell on hand, that rr"
much counter argument was 90 hc ,.,-
pected before the members of tlf,. ,'.'
Club learned wha, the other problem.
before the Board Of Estimate were.
Mr. McAncny spoke Of tn" develop
the new court house would be the pr'u.
| cipal feature OF a new group of uonu
mental buildings; how the city l. a..
termincd 10 rid the streets IF chorpa,h.
| ments and give the sidewalks back .
the people and how for the sake %
| safety and convenience. the heights o.
buildings in certain parts of thu c.il
| must be limited.
| \Ir Nfi,rbaI a., fo,. I-...f..
Of the plan for developing the West : IL
of Manhattan. as agreed upon with tn
New York Central; now the railroad
| will electrify its tracks. throw its train.
| through tunnels or under roofs all tn
way from Spuyten Duyvil to SCvcnry.
second street, wherever they parallel
park property: how great freight
terminal IS planned for the lower Wcst
Side and how the Brooklyn Waterfront
| will he made into great municipal
freight terminal
Then Mr.. Prendergast got up with >
Sigh to tell how all these things w~rN
70 he paid for. He figured that the
c.ty's share in new subways viii hn
800, 1000. In addition to the SiScoo
coo already under contract: that nov
school buildings will cost six or srv.n
millions more: that piers will COS. 81.
east $4,000, ,000 that the South I;rpol-
lyu terminal railway will cost $aooo,
600, which doesn't include rAc rrop-
erty which must be acquired. that tnN
site for the Manhattan civic centre wi.
be s6,OOO,OOO more, and that BrooillyH
needs a new county court house and a
borough office building. which viii taE-
ten or eleven millions mere.
Nr ,,.,, cot Il t,, .ttf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
DENY WHITE SLAVERY
Is DUE TO Low PAY
Chicago store and Mail Order
Managers Before In
vestigatOrs.
AVERAGE S8 TO ~ 4 WEEK
Young Woman Says She Would
Not Blame Some for
SHINING.

CnI. .,.o. March THAT s. TO -
week is the average paid by big depart
ment srorss and mail order houses in
Chicago to women was the testimony
brought out to-day AT the hearing OF the
committee investigating the white slave
traffic.
According to the larger employees OF
women. a girl living away from home
should support herself comfortably III
Chicago on s. week Several OF the
big stores practically have two scales OF
wages for women employees. according to
the managers. a minimum OF - for women
employees who live away from home ana
80 for those living at home. As little as
S. il paid to beginners living at home
Big store managers say tn" wages
paid to employees have no bearing on the
growth of the white slave traflc.
The witnesses heard to-day were James
simpson, vice-president Of Marshall,
Field Il Co. Edward +. Mandel of Mandel
Bros and Julius Rosenwald. president OF
Sears. Roebuck 4 Co.
Mr. Simpson told the committee that
the Field firm employed 4.??" regular
| women who worked eight hours day
only. Four hundred and forty are em-
ployed fewer hours during the rush period
! OF this total only ?l3 receive a minimum
| of S. q week These nre short hour em
ployees and students" in the millinery
department The remainder receive 81
per week.
| Mr.. Mandel said that his firm employs
.sss girls, at an average wage OF ~ 6s Il
| 10 ,l fhut in his 0DlnlCI
q young girl living at home ano
Just starting to work does not carr
more than 81 or 81 week. He said
he thought that minimum wage
by law fair TO employer and employed
would be 81 for girls living at home ant
50 for those living alone.
Mr. Nlandel made out this budget of
absolutely necessary living expenses fol
a working girl for one week:
Outer clothing. 81: shoes. hats, under
wear, 81; laundry, 2j cents; room ant
board. 81 carfare. sO cents; lunch tstor'
restaurant 20 cents; physician and den
tist, % cents. church. 10 cents. Total
SS.?5.
Sears. Roebuck 4 Co employ 4,73
girls. President Julius Rosenwald
who il member of the Chicag,
Vice Commission. said as to the PROPOSED
State minimum wage law that any sucl
legislation should be national in scope
Confined within the bounds of Illinois, h
said. it would put Illinois firms at a dis
' advantage with those of other state
ha wing no wage minimum.
, The committee failed TO get the witnes
TO admit that girl unable 10 earn enoug
to support her il more apt TO fall victim
to the promises Of white SLAYER than
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
MAXWELL BLAMES PARENTS.
city superintendent Says the Ma
jority Are Indifferent.

william H. Maxwell City Superinten-
dent of Schools. addressed 500 members
Of the Parents Association in the assem-
bly, hall of the city College last night
lie said that parents of school children
may hc divided into three classes. helpful
Indifferent and antagonistic. with the in
different greatly in the majority.
There are many ways by which parents
may aid teachers in their work. said
Mr. Maxwell First ot all parents
should try to cultivate in their children
a respect for authority. Then too. they
should supplement the work of the cur
riCulum with exercises at home, introduce
ing their children to good books and dis
cussinG with them economic and educa-
tlonal problems of the day, But above
all they should supervise the home study
hour and do their utmost tn help the
children form habits of concentration
and order"
President John II. Finley presided at
the meeting other talks were made 10y
Arthur W. Dunn, secretary of the Public
Education Association. and Lyman
Beechcr stowe of the City Club.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
ALL DELAWARE SHAKEN.
The state Le9tslature Suspe nda
Business to lnSestiEate.

WILMINGTON. Del. March Della
ware was shaken from end to end this
morning by the explosion Of the dyna =
mite steamer Alum Chine in Baltimore
harbor.
Being on almost a direct line with
Baltimore, the state capital. Dover.
sustained severe shock for ten sec
onds. The Legislature was in session
So severe was the vibration that the
Legislators became excited business
was suspended in both houses. Speaker
Holcomb of the House remarked; "Tha;
must have been an earthquake
The large plate glass windows ratified
but did not break. A hasty !nves.iga-
ton was made by the Legislature tc
learn il the Capitol building had been
damaged. II was feared that the foun-
dation had suffered. No. damage was
done. however. Business was resumed
when the law makers recovered from
;le fright,
-Four hundred inmates OF the Della.
ware State Hospital for the Insane a.
Farnhurst. near here and 100 or NOR,
| occupants of the county almshouse ad.
joining were greatly frightened. The
shock was particularly severe at both
institutions. There was no outbreak
among the insane patients.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
QUAIIS BEFORE FRAu WIFE.


HuNrINGroN. W. Va. March Sam.
uel Calllcoat, 81 years old. husky
farmer. was in court to-day On charge
OF desertion. His defence was that he
had been kidnapped by fran wisp OF
girl. II years old, and forced -
marry her.
Mrs. Callicoat was in court fashion
ably dressed and with eyes that Made
the big farmer cDail each time he looked
in her direction. II was with som.
difficulty that the attorneys were able
To get answers 10 their questions from
him.
she would run after me on the streets
| and beg me to marry her" h" said
| she worried and scared me almost to
death and one day in desperation told
| her would marry her. | had no
sooner said this than sh. fairly pulled
me- before a minister, although | tried
| 10 get away from her.
| "Shr wove some kind Of a spell over
me and when | awoke the next day
| | learned that ! was a married man.
| loft her on the spot and have NOT
| lived with her since"
The case was carried over and the
court advised a reconciliation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
REVISED PLANS FOR U. P.
NcRcynoids Indicates That They
Will he Followed.

WASHINGTON. March THAT officials
OF the southern Pacific and Union Pa
chc railroads will agree among them
selves on a revised plan of dissolution
under thu order Of the United States
supreme Court was indicated by Attor-
ncN-Gencral McReynolds to-day
Mr.. MCReynolds ON Wednesday went
over with MI WlCkcrsham the entire
plan of dissolution. as approved on Feb
ruary by the former Attorney General.
Tn" new Attorney-Gencral was in accord
with this plan as provided for the dis
tribution Of the Central Pacific stock by
the southern Pacific SO that the Union
Pacific may have u direct entrance into
san Francisco.
Since reviewing the objections made
by the California State Railroad Com
mission N" recognizes that notifications
Will h, required. The points hav" been
made clear to III" railroad officials and
Ia revised plan will he submitted The
Nual decree then viii he revised accord
inSly,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
FIELDER OUT FOR GOVERNOR
lie Wiu Oppose Wittp~nn and Katz-
enbRrh Next Fail.

TRENTON, March 7,--James i. Fielder
who succeeded President Wilson az Gov
ernor of New Jersey, announced himself
to-day candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor next fall
Gov. Fielder IL the third active aspirant
in the field, his opponents being Mayor
Wittpenn OF Jersey city and Frank s.
Katzcnbach. Jr, of Trenton,
The announcement of tho Fielder can
didacy was made In "A letter TO Pierre f.
Cook Of Jersey CITY, chairman of IA com.
mite" which has been trying to induce
Mr. Fielder to becom" candidate.
The Governor gave ms n reason
for entering the contest the repeated
urging OF his friends and the dcnnonstra.
ton in his behalf at the Inauguration
ceremonies last Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08

urban line lost all Of it's windows by
the explosion. The passengers were
thrown into panic and dashed from
the car a. soon MS it could he brought
70 a stop.
The Davissor Chemical Company
plant burst into flames Ave minutes
afterwari and was badly damaged.
Several women were severely tram.
pied in the panicstricken rush Of EN-
ployees from the Wagner packing pls mt
at wagncr's Point
The police boat, which hurried 10
| bring in tho dead and injured. made
several trips. Many OF the bodies at
. the morgue cannot be identified. Some
/ were recovered in sections.
Mothers. wives and daughters OF the
! victims gathered at the morguc. Their
cries were heartrendiny. Many Of the
dead and injured are foreigners.
The dynamite was being loaded on
, the steamship for use by the Govern
ment in the Panama Canal construction
work. The barge being used for the
! transfer was towed to and from the
, Northern Central Railroad piers al
Canton by the tug Atlantic of the At
lantic Transport Company.
The Alum Chine arrived here from
| New York on March /. She had beeL
. loading ever since. Size WAS To have
| sailed for Panama in few days.
| The exact loss of life Will not be
ascertuined for several days.
| Government steamboat inspectors Will
begin immediately an investigation. The
explosion occurred in midstream.
| The estimates OF the dead include
| thirty stevedores and checkers of th'
Joseph r. Foard Company. employed IL
transferring dynamite from the barg,
to the Chine eight members OF tn,
( crew Of the Alum Chine: six men III
the collier Jason and the captain an,
several members Of The crew Of the tu!
Atlantic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
SULZER WON'T SAVE MULRANEY
..IIappy Jack" Must Die for Killing
Paddy the Priest"

ALBANY. March Gov. Sulzer said to-
night that he would not interfere with the
sentence imposed on Happy Jack Mulraney
Of New York city. VINO is to die In tho
electric chair at Sing Sing the week OF
March u,
MulraneY was sentenced for the murder
Of Patrick MCBrecn, known az Paddy the
Priest, I'm a New York saloon October 4
l2ll. Nurgney and John j. Downing
We're charged with having shot AIcBreen.
The Governor said ro-night he had
heard nothing Of statement by Joseph
\. shay. "A New York lawyer. that he had
three at,davits to the effect that Muiraney
was seen going Ia his home Intoxicated
shortly before McBreen wac murdered.
Mr. shay has written Gov. Sulzcr a let,
ter in which ne repeats Mulraney's allega.
tion that the police Influenced him to make
TWO confessions,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
RECALLS COMMUNIPAW SHOCK
Thirty Lives Were Lost In That
Dynamite Explosion.

The great dynamite explosion at COM
munlpaw on February I. 1911. in which
thirty men lost their lives ana prop.
erty valued at Thousands OF dollars
was destroyed, was viv!dly recalled by
the disaster near Baltimore yesterday
morning. The Jersey City explosion
rocked the entire metropolitan district
with the force and effect OF an earth
quake,
Three hundred cases of dynamite
had been placed aboard the Katherine
w, lighter. Near by were three cara
also loaded with dynamite. Workmen
! were transferring the dynamite from
the cars to the lighter, on board the
lighter there were also 100 barrels OF
black powder, each containing 100
pounds. one Of the kegs Of dynamite
Is believed to have been thrown
against the powder and the whole
mass OF explosives let 20.
Lighter and freight aars were blown
| 70 splinters. Seven men on board the
| lighter died instantly. The pier to
, which the boat was tied was shattered
az II It had been made OF thin glass
| Only few wrecked beams remained
Railroad tracks were ripped up and
twisted into a tangled mass far from,
the place they had been laid. Boats
near by were riddled with pieces OF
| dying metal or wood, Far up in the
rigging OF schooner was found the
dismembcred body Of a sailor. Every
on" ~ the stevedores who had beer
working near the powder boat lost h,s
! life.
The glass roof Of tho Central Rail
road of New Jerseys terminal was de.
stroy"d and -" falling pieces cut ant
MANNED hundreds who were going
Through 10 the trains. For blocks ant
blocks in the main business thorough,
fare OF Jersey City, more than a mil,
away, not plate glass window re-.
mained intact.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
SIMON LEADS IN ST. LOUIS.
Democrat -\hcRd In Iinht Primary
Vote for Mayor.

ST, LOUIS, March THE lightcst vote
ever east In n general primary election
in 81. Louis resulted to-day from tn,
first trial of the new municipal primary
law.
The total vote will be hardly more
than 10000 out of registration total of
10000 The progressiv" vote was light
bccaus" Frank Gcrhart, father OF the free
municipal bridge had no opposition on
that ticket for Mayor.
or 47i precincts ~ mt II O'clock to-
night made these returns for Mayor,
Democrats-Dr. John II. Simon. 50S2
Saunders Norvcll, &,SO4 Republicans
Henry K'cl, 1858; pr, Max Starkloff
l,922.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-08
CUBA AGAIN DELAYS ACTION.

SPECIAL Gable Despafch to TnE srx.

HAVANA, March I.-Thcrc was no
quorum In the House to-day and no
action could be taken on the petition of
the Supreme Court for permission TO
prosecute Congressman Soto, the negro
dummy editor of the paper cuba. which
printed slanderous stories about men,
bsrs Of the American Legation.