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declared it will result in increased
loyalty Of the employees, and cause them
to remain longer with the government.
Get Less Pay Now.
He declared that from figures obtained
from the pay clerk Of the mint in Phil
adeIphia, where he is employed. he
learned that the employees now were re-
ceiving "just a little less" pay than
they were ten years ago, while the con-
troller of the Pennsylvania railroad had
told him that in the last ten years the
pay Of their employees had increased
10 per cent. "And these employees have
a pension system, while we have not"
he asserted.
Declaring that the proposed pensioning
was nearer the grave tonight than 1t
ever was before" Charles w. Wright
told the delegates that they must get
together on some plan or meet failure.
He told those at the conference that they
had gone to Congress with their con-
tributory plan and with the straight pen
sion plan and failed with both, and that
now they must get together in the in
terest Of harmony.
That the southern men in Congress
would be found against civil pensions was
the statement of William E Russell of
New York. He told the delegates that
they must give in IL they expected to OBJ
tain civil pensions for the old men within
the next three or four or five years.
President Mckee outlined the system
of civil pension in vogue In England, and
told of other foreign countries and even
the large corporations in this country
having pension systems for their SUPER
tod tod he
straight pension. He declared that wher-
ever a pension system was found in oper-
alton there would be found contented
body of employees.
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STATES SLOW IN REPORTING.
Likely to Delay Official Announce
ment on Election Of Senators.

There promises to be considerable de-
lay in the official announcement OF the
adoption Of the seventeenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
providing for the election of senator's by
the direct vote Of the people.
Although the press reports show that
thirty-five states already have reported
themselves In favor Of the amendment,
leaving only one more affirmative vote
to give effect to the amendment. the
State Department 80 far has received re-
turns from only twenty-five states, the
last being New Mexico, which ratified
the amendment March 15. Probably next
week the one vote necessary will be
given, but 1t may be weeks after that
before the official announcement can be
made and the various states be legally
authorized to adopt that method of
electing senator's
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ALL ON TRAIN ARE KILLED.
Twenty-Three Persons Meet Death
in BELGIAN Kongo.

BONA, Belgian Kongo. April Given
ty-three persons were killed today when
an entire train, with its locomotive,
plunged through a railroad bridge cross
ing an arm of the Congo. at a helght OF
$50 feet from the water. NO one ON
board the train was saved.
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PATTERSON HON0RED BY cox.
Appointed, With Harry E. Talbot,
Colonel in Ohio National Guard.

DAYTON. Ohio. April 5.-John H. Pat
terson and Harry E. Talbot, manufac-
turers Of Dayton, have been appointed
colonies in Ohio National Guard by Gov.
Cox in recognition OF their relief services
during the flood. The following is the
official order:
For most heroic services rendered the
John H Patterson and Harry e. Talbot
are hereby appointed colonies in the
quartermaster's department, they Will
be obeyed accordingly.
JAMES NJ COX. Governor
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HAYWOOD DISMISSED;
STRIKERS ARE JOYOUS
Court Proceedings in Case of
!. w. w. Organizer Taken
by E'Movie" Machine.

PATERSON, N. j., April civilian d.
Haywood, organizer for the Industrial
Workers of the World, was discharged
from custody today after a hearing on
charges of disorderly conduct and caus-
ing an unlawful assenblage I'm connec-
ton with the silk mill workers strike.
Adolph Lessig, arrested with Haywood,
also was discharged. The court held
that no intent to commit crime had been
shown. Amid scenes of riotous demon
stration on the part of several thousand
strikers the two men were escorted to a
hall for mass meeting.
Hundreds of Paterson's striking silk
this morning. Thousands gathered out
side. The city's entire police force was
on hand.
"Movie" Gets Proceedings.
Through an open window Of the court
room moving picture machine, manned
by strike sympathizers. poked it's nose.
recording for the screen every detail Of
the court proceedings. The Industrial
Workers of the World have sold the
moving picture rights of the trial.
They planned to have the final scene
wild demonstration Of the throng outside
the building to greet Haywood when the
hearing should end. The strikers be-
lieved, to a man, that Haywood's sem
tence would be reversed.
Today's proceedings were hearing on
the writ of habeas corpus granted several
days ago in the disorderly conduct case.
There is yet another charge against Hay
wood-that Of causing unlawful assem-
blage-upon which the grand jury has
not acted.
The ninety strikers arrested for picket
ing last night were Joined this morning
by sixty more. Notwithstanding the nu-
merous arrests, the strikers continued
their policy of picketing. AS fast as one
took his place.
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JAPAN'S AMBASSADOR
PROTESTS TO BRYAN
Proposed California Land
Ownership Law Objection
able to His Country.

Viscount Chinda, the japanese ambas-
sador to the United States. has informed
Secretary Bryan that the friendly rela-
tons existing between the United States
and Japan, in the judgment of the Jap
anese government, do not justify any dis
criminatory legislation such as that pro-
posed by the state OF California in the
measure prohibiting the alien ownership
of land in that state. His representations
on the subject included a formal protest
on the part of the japanese government
against the pending anti-Japanese legis-
lation.
Following the usual course in such mat
tiers. the Secretary of State will write
to the Governor of California and invite
his attention to the International issues
involved in the proposed legislation.
Studying Situation.
Secretary Bryan is making thorough
study of this delicate and important sub
tect, including the correspondence that
passed between Secretary Root and Baron
Takahira, the Japanese minister, during
the Roosevelt administration, when the
relations between Japan and the United
States suffered a severe strain by the
attempt of some California authorities
to enact legislation for the exclusion OF
japanese children from the public schools
of the state.
1t Is understood that the Japanese
authorities contend that any discrimina-
ton against japanese people is viola
ton of the treaty between the United
States and Japan, and moreover is an I'M
friendly act. Further correspondence is
awaited with general interest, as the
situation is fraught with important con-
sequences.
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Chicago Tenders Relief.
Special Flood Bulletin.

The weather bureau today issued the
following special flood bulletin:
The Ohio river has come to stand al
Evansville. The Cairo stage Saturday
morning was SAT- feet, the same stage
as Friday morning, and fall of o.
foot in the last twelve hours. 1t is not
believed, however. that a falling river
at Cairo is yet assured. The present
stage will continue for some days. The
Mississippi river above Cairo is rGing,
and it continues to rise between Cairo
and New Orleans. The Cumberland
and Wabash rivers are both falling.
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Majority Self-Supporting.

"ItS students are earnest and deserv-
ing of all possible assistance. Approx
mately IS per cent are self-supportins
and pay their tuition fees from their
own earnings.
'It is desired that subscriptions be
made Internationally, to be paid al
once Or in five annual installments, the
first installment payable on or before
December /, 1913. Announcement of sub
scriptions will be received at 1923
street by the secretary of the univer-
sity or the secretary of the alumni as
ISOLATION. money to be paid to the
treasurer of the fund, William J. Fla
Their, Riggs National Bank, Washing
ton, D. c."
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Cabinet Members at "Movie" Show

Secretary Bryan and other members OF
the cabinet spent an hour in the diplo-
matte room of the State Department To-
day viewing moving pictures of the work
on the Panama canal. The exhibition alss
included some pictures of scenes in thu
Mexican revolution. but Mr.. Bryan des
clined to remain for them. on the grounA
that it would not be proper under EXIST
ing conditions. 49,. -
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STATEMENT DENIED.
No Strewing of Flowers by Widows
Where Titanic Sank.

NEW YORK, April ga statement is
sued here today on behalf Of Mrs. Henry
B. Harris said there was no truth in the
report that she, with other widows Of
victims of the Titanic disaster, would,
while en- route to Europe, strew flowers
on the Atlantic where the Titanic went
down as memorial to their husbands.
s4There is no foundation for such a
story" says the statement, land Mrs.
Harris is chagrined that it should have
been circulated"
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TWO KILLED, NINE HURT
AS TRAIN HITS SWITCH
Engine Crashes Into Station.
Front Trucks Speed on
Three Miles Farther.

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio, April s.
Two men were killed four scalded, two
of them severely, and FIVE others injured
when eastbound passenger train No. 3
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ran
through an open switch, and the engine.
torn loose from the balance of the train.
four miles west of here, at 1880 o'clock
last night. The dead are:
Fireman Jackson, Garrett, Ind.
Grant Mason, Hoytville.
The scalded are Engineer Bert Koft OF
Garrett, Ind, and Claude Hage, c. M
Miller and N. M. Miller of Hoytviile.
Five passengers. whose names are not
learned, were injured, but not fatally, and
were taken to the company's hospital at
Garrett Ind.
Travelling at High Speed.
1t is said that as a result of some
trackage trouble the train was not run
ming on the main track, and that 1t was
going at a high rate of speed when It
struck the open switch.
The switch is said to have been left
open by the crew of a freight train AS
the big engine jumped the track II tore
latter continued speeding on the track
three miles before coming to stop.
The engine pulled the baggage and five
coaches from the rails and then. tearing
itself loose, crashed through the little
depot, demolishing that structure, ana
then toppled over. Fireman Jackson was
killed instantly. Grant Mason, the other
dead man, was in the depot waiting room.
His entire body was scalded by escaping
steam and he died at O'Clock this
morning.
Engineer May Recover.
Engineer Koft was badly scalded. but it
is believed will recover. Claude Hage
of Hoytville was with Mason in the sta
ton. His scalds are not serious.
The Millers. the other vict- ms of the
steam, are telegraph operators. c. NJ.
Miller was just being relieved by his
brother wnen the accident happened
They were scalded about their races ana
bodies. but are expected to live.
The passengers who were injured 81
fered mainly from cuts and bruises by
being thrown from their seats Wneh the
coaches left the tracks.
The uninjured and residents OF the va
lage at once turned their attention 10
rescue work and extricated those caught
in the wreckage of the engine ana depot;
Physicians from this place were rusned
to Hoytyille on a special tram ana later
those who were in condition TO De moVeu
were taken to the hospital at Jarrett
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WORKERS BURIED IN SNOW.
Avalanche in Alps Overcomes 200 on
the Furka pass-Co1d in TtaIv

ROME, April 5.-Two hundred laborers
and engineers working on the Furka pass
across the Alps were blockaded yester-
day before the fall of an avalanche near
Domodossola. Some of them have al
ready died from exposure. and graxe anx-
iety is felt whether it will be possible to
rescue the remainder.
A spell of cold weather set in today
throughout Italy. Snow fell during the
night on Vesuvius.
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Red Cross Work Described.

How the American Red Cross has un-
dertaken the rehabilitation Of home and
business life in the flood stricken dis
tricts OF the middle west. and in what
manner that organization met the first
call for relief from the sufferers in this
disaster--probably the greatest with which
II ever has been called upon to deal
we're described in comprehensive state
mcnt issued yesterday by Miss Mabel
T. Boardman. chairman OF the Red Cross
national relief committee.
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Discusses Flood Prevention.

Aaron Aaronsohn, head of the Jewish
agricultural experiment station in Pales-
tine, who is in the United States at the
invitation of the Agricultural Department
for consultation on farming prob. ms, to-
day conferred with Secretary of the In
terror Lane on means to control the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio to prevent floods. Mr..
Aaronsohn offered several suggestions
which impressed the Secretary. who will
discuss them with the President
Regardless of existing differences on
many important phases Of the Panama
problem, the President Of Colombia. has
sent a message Of sympathy to the United
States government in connection with
the flood sufferers. The message is: IT
offer to the American government and
people the attest of the Colombian gov
eminent and peoples sorrow for the great
and deplorable disasters that have taken
place in the territory Of several states of
the American Union"
Most Of the South and Central Ameri-
can states have addressed similar mes
sages Of coincidence to the State Depart
ment.
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Ohio Losses Estimated.

Ohio's losses in the recent flood were es-
timated yesterday, in a telegram from
the American Red Cross agent in charge
at Columbus. as follows Four hundred
and sixty lives lost. 4.200 homes destroy
ed, 1890 persons homeless, 5000 families
outside of Dayton, Columbus and Ciucin-
natl in need of rehabilitation.
1t has been extremely difficult to get in
formation, according to the agent, because
wires are still down and transportation
facilities uncertain.
Emergency relief. situation in each
flooded district in Ohio being well cover
ed the telegram said. Dayton, Co.
Iumbus, Piqua, Troy, Ottawa. Sidney,
Hamilton, Miamisburg, Middleton and
GAINESVILLE covered by Red Cross repre-
sentatives. In these places information
is being rapidly accumulated on which
TO base rehabilitation. Are pushing men
into other flooded towns as fast as water
subsidies and we can get men. Col. Mil
Ter, chief quartermaster. reports need of
underwear of all sorts. bedding and
blankets"
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Not Aided by State.

''The George Washington University re-
ceives no aid from the national or the
District government.
"It is the only non-sectarian institu-
ton of higher learning in the District
Of Columbia.
with the exception of Roman Cath
Ollie institutions 1t is the only institu-
ton in the District which maintains
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MODEL MUNICIPAL
PLAN IS ENDORSED
District Auditor TWeedaIe Ap-
proves Project of John
Purroy Mitchell.
WILL URGE IMPORTANT
REFORMS IN FINANCES
Centralized Control of ALI Operations
to Be Recommended to Commits
sioners in Next Report.

The plan for the establishment in
Washington Of a model municipal gov
eminent as presented to the President
by John Purry Mitchell, president of
the board of aldermen Of New York;
Henry Bruere, director of the bureau of
municipal research of New York, and
others. is Endorsed by District Auditor
Alonzo Tweedale.
Since his appointment as auditor, in
May, 1907. Mr.. Tweedale has been striv-
ing to place the accounting system of
the District government on a business
like basis, and from time to time has
recommended to the Commissioners the
necessity of legislation for the accom-
plishment of important reforms through
the adoption of a centralized control of
the financial operations of the District.
1t is understood. that in his next report
to the District heads the auditor will
recommend that legislation be obtained to
the ends that:
Estimates Through Commissioners.
First, all appropriations and charges on
account of the District of Columbia pay
able from the revenues of the District be
included in the regular annual District
affecting the same be submitted by and
through the District Commissioners
Second, that all expenditures other than
and sinking fund be made through the
disbursing officer of the District of Co
lulnbia upon vouchers previously audited
and approved by the auditor of the Dis
trict.
It is believed by the auditor that
these changes, If carried into effect,
would result in bringing together the ex-
penditures Of the District, so that the
total yearly cost of government as ex-
pressed by appropriations would be i'm
mediately available to any one seeking
this information, rather than as under
the present practice, where it is neces-
sary to examine and read practically all
the acts Of Congress in order to determine
whether they contain any charges against
the revenues Of the District.
Favors New Budget Plan.
Mr.. Tweedale is in favor of a new
budget plan for the District. He prepared
and submitted to the Commissioners a
new form of budget, covering the Dis
trict estimates of appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1011 This
was forwarded to the Secretary of the
Treasury, but was never acted upon nv
Congress.
1t is pointed out that if this form of
budget should be adopted it would, for
the first time in the history of the
local government, provide a scientific
classification and arrangement of Dis
trfct business. By means of this ar
rangement. it is urged, citizens would
be able to obtain an intelligent, vet
simple. exhibit of the financial opera
t1ons of the government. In addition
advocates Of the plan claim that the
budget would present the cost of adj
ministering the Districts business In
| such manner that it could be de-
| termined by proper analysis and com
parison whether the affairs of the
municipality in all it's branches are
economically and efficiently admin
istered.
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To Crown Constantine Next Year.

ATHENS, Greece, April 5.-The corona.
ton Of King Constantine of Greece will
not take place until next yean
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to $4,000. 2 per cent on incomes from
$50 600 to $4,000, 3 per cent on incomes
from $50, goo to 100000 and per cent ON
incomes above that figure.
Because of excellent team work De-
tween the two branches of Congress ana
the President, there will be little left for
discussion when the bill Is taken UP TOT
debate This is an unusual situation. II
will probably reduce the time for passage
of the bill through Congress.
When the ways and means commttee
adjourned last night Chairman Onoer-
wood was greatly relieved
Underwood's Statement.
"Our bill is ready said Mr.. Under
wood. 1.-The sugar tariff is the only seri-
Gus point in controversy, and our com
mittee has agreed to do whatever the
President wants us to do after he has
made up his mind.
I'VE expected to get word from the
President today after his conference with
the senator's, but the word did not come.
I believe however, that the whole matter
will be determined tomorrow.
IF the President cannot bring about an
agreement on this schedule, we are ready
anyway and the bill will go to the House
as a committee bill.
This committee has agreed thus far to
every change the President suggested In
our original bill as it reached him. His
suggestions were few. Most of the bill
met with his heartiest approval.
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recognized standards of admission and
graduation in it's collegiate depart
ment.
Its students possess exceptional
capability and promise Of future serv-
iceability; approximately SO per cent
are government. employees, a chosen
body of men and women collected from
all parts of the country and tested by
civil service examination.
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Flood Boundary 1000 Miles Long


The Associated Charities Of this city
today received a telegram from Ernest
Bicknell, national director Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, asking the charities or
ganization to send one Of its experienced
workers to the flood district at once. The
Associated Charities has directed Walter
l.. Cosper, its field secretary and formerly
secretary of the Associated Charities at
Paterson, n. j., to report to Mr.. Bicknell
at once at Columbus. Mr. Cosper will
leave on the Pennsylvania railroad this
afternoon.
Ernest p. Bicknell. Red Cross director.
who is in Indianapolis today, reports the
flood situation very serious in a number
of Indiana cities.
He says twenty cities in that state are
inundated thirty cities and towns in
Ohio and many in West Virginia, Ken
lucky and Illinois being in similar plight,
and that the boundary line surrounding
the flood territory Is more than 1900
miles long.
Mai. Normoyle, reporting the situation
in Hamilton to be in bad shape, said he
is dispatching three carloads of foodstuffs
to that isolated city to relieve the hunger
of 1900 destitute persons. There is rail-
road communication into Hamilton today
for the first time since the flood over
spread the city and Maj. Normoyle ex-
poets to have his supplies in there tomor-
in need Of beds and bedding. To relieve
their distress and to furnish accommo-
dations for 100 persons who have been
sleeping on damp floors he has ordered
1,5OO cots and 500 blankets sent there at
once
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Want Wilson's Approval.

THE committee was of the mind that
no bill should be presented which Pres
ident Wilson might veto when it reached
him. Having made the changes he sug-
gested, we are now ready TO accede
to the further recommendations he may
make
Because of the delay in settling the
sugar schedule the committee may not
be ready to introduce the bill Monday.
Chairman Underwood assured the Pres
ident that he could have all the time
necessary to bring about an agreement
with the Senate leaders. If he should
ask for time, the bill will be withheld
until it is apparent that no agreement
can be reached In this case, the dem
ocratic caucus also would be delayed
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rency crews viii be ready for instant
call DAYS before the big water reaches
this portion of the Mississippi; river. !
Chicago Tenders Relief.
CHICAGO. April 5.-The Chicago As
ISOLATION of Commerce today began ac-
tive preparations to relieve the flood
victims in southern Illinois.
Five thousand dollars has been con-
tributed to the southern Illinois relief
fund. and provisions and supplies will
be shipped to Cairo and Shawneetown
as soon as possible.
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UNITE ON PENSION,
CLERKS ARE URGED

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Income Tax Rates.

The rates on income tax were fixed by
tho committee yesterday at ] per cent
for eoropration incomes. beyond $1,000 1
per cent on personal Incomes from 1900
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