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RAILROADS APPEAL TO PUBLIC.
Underpaid for Carrying Mails BY
SIB,OOO.OOO. They Say.

mOeEPWuo tOE sobEysW6 Mauuo ny
SIB.OOO,OOO. They Say.
The committee on railway mail pay.
Of which Ralph Peters. president Of the
Long Island Railroad. IL chairman. issued
a statement yesterday which says:
THE railroads maintain that at the
present day they are underpaid by at
least SIS. 10000 year. Their complaint
10 not against the standard of measuring
such mail service as 10 paid for. but that
very large amount Of service IL de-
manded for which the nation makes no
payment whatever"
The committee was appointed by the
railways to present their plea for Increased
compensation to the Congressional COM
mittee Of inquiry. 1t represents 26% prin-
cipal railroads with more than 2is.oO0
miles OF line.
The statement says that after several
hearings the railroads have now planned
to place their case before the public
No law. It says. compels railroad to
carry the mails unless II contracts to do
so and while the railroads concede that
they have an obligation to carry the
mails quickly and safely. frequently the
courts hold that II the railroads con-
tract to carry the malls they must do 70
on terms named by the Government.
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TWO WOMEN BURNED
TO DEATH WITH OIL
Search in Church for Son Leads
to Prayers for
Them.

Two women were burned to death
Yesterday morning In the basement apart.
ment at II West Tenth street when
two quart can OF kerosene oil. used to
build a FIRE In the kitchen range. exploded.
setting fire to their clothing.
They were Mrs. Eliza johnson. +b years
old, and Mrs. Emma Franklin. 63 years
old, Of Susquehanna, Pa. her sister, VINO
was making a visit.
Mrs. Johnson's husband. Martin. ana
.Joseph Spindier Of so West Tenth street
had their hands burned trying to save
the two women.
Mrs. johnson and her husband are the
caretakers Of the house In Tenth street.
which belongs to James A. Tedford. who
Ia out Of town. Mrs. Franklin Joined
Mrs. johnson In the kitchen about 10 80
o'clock Yesterday to get dinner. The two
quart can of kerosene was held close to
the stove and its contents poured In
slowly. Instantly there WAS an explosion
and cries OF Fire.
Mr. Johnson was In the parlor. He ran
through the three rooms to tho kitchen
and was clutched by the two women. who
we're afire from head to foot. He tried to
wrap them In blankets. but was held fast.
Michael Breen. who was working half
a block away on Fifth avenue. heard the
cries Of Fire" and picking up two pals
Of water ran towsvd the house and was
Joined by Joseph Spindler. They broke
through the basement door and were met
by the two women, who came running past
them and fell one on top Of the other
in the areaway in front Of the house
Hreen threw the water on them. but
it had no effect Spindler telephoned to
Engine Company Is. less than two blocks
away, and then helped Breen drag John
son out OF the flaming kitchen. The three
men took blankets and wrapped the
up
The nremen could do nothing but use
the extinguishers. The women were sent
TO at. vincents Hospital where they died
two hours later. Johnson and Spindler
were treated at the hospital for burned
hands.
Just around the corner from the hre
on Fifth avenue is the Church o: the
Ascension. Mr.. Johnson said his seven
teen year old son Jack was worshiprng
there Residents OF the nrighborhood went
to the church and with the help of an
usher found the boy and told him OF the
fire He went direct to the hospital 20
be with his mother.
was occupying the pulpit Of the Church
Of the Ascension In the absence Of the
rector. the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant.
was told what had happened he offered
a prayer for the victims.
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GIRL HELD FOR MUTINY.
StenOkrapher on Vacation Become,
Waitress and L. Arrested,

CHICAGO. July 27.-Miss Lillian Clark
son. n stenographer, who recently wanted
to make vacation trip to Niagara Falls
and back without expense, shipped as "A
waitress on an excursion steamer When
the seas became rough the other wait
resses. also only temporarily at sea. hoped
that they would die. and the stewardess
told Lillian to look after other tables
than her own.
The fair Lillian got saucy stirred up
the other girls and all we're clapped into
the brig.
When Capt Johnston brought the
steamer back from Mackinac to Chicago
Lillian was right on the job. waiting for
her wages which broke the captains
sense OF humor He swore out warrant
and had her arrested and arraisned be-
fore United states Commissioner Foote
for mutiny. Lillian may get from five to
twenty years in prison or maybe the court
will he lenient
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The Countess de- L. Rochefoucauld
promises 10 shelter her free tenants on her
estate At Bougival Il they are evicted from
their present quarters. She Will keep
them until some other arrangement can
he made. She scouts the idea that her
action in giving the use Of the mansion on
the Boulevard Lannes to NJ. cochon is due
II desire to annoy the owner. who IL a
woman She admits that when she gave
notice to the landlady in January that she
intended To give up the mansion the owner
placed a "to let notice on the front %
the house. So that she the tountsss) was
annoyed h. many would-hr tenants
There were no less than sixty callers one
day and the Countess removed the /" let
notice. The landlady then took the mat
ter to the courts. which decided asainst
the Countess.
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SYLVIA PANKHURST
AGAIN LEADS RIOT
Shouts "On to Downing Street,"
and Is Arrested After
a Fight.

LONDON. July 27.-Sylvia Pankhurst.
daughter Of Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst.
who is out Of Jail on license, was ar
rested again while she was addressing an
enormous crowd In Trafalgar Square to-
day. She was allowed to speak without
interruption until she cried out Let us
all 20 to Downing street." when the police
pounced upon her and took her back to
jail. Twenty other suffragettes were ar
rested for creating a disturbance
A shout OF approval greeted Miss Pank-
hurst's announcement that she was going
TO defy the authorities and carry the
resolutions adopted by the meeting to the
Premier herself. She waved a bundle Of
papers above her head and was soon sur
rounded by a mob Of excited. struggling
people. who fell In behind her as a leader.
and started for Downing street.
The crowd had been greatly worked up
by Miss Pankhursts address. In which she
said that the time for speaking was over
and that deeds. not words. were wanted
The mounted police scattered the crowd
in all directions. Miss Pankhurst was
grabbed BY the policemen and bundled
into . taxicab while she shrieked Justify
for help. The foot police did not secure
her until after . nst night with lot Of
East End toughs who acted a. the
wOman's bodyguard.
Miss Pankhurst was still beliicose when
she arrived at Holloway jail and struggle
desperately with the oficers. She Smashed
window with a ruler which 10 used to
measure prisoners.
1t was for this same suggestion that
Miss Pankhurst was arrested some weeks
ago and sentenced to three monthse In
Jail. She urged the crowd in attendance
to 20 to Downing street and wreck the
houses Of the Ministers. The mob fol-
lowed her lead and the police had a
hard time forcing II back. As soon
as she entered Holloway jail Miss Pank-
hurst went on hunger strike and was
released on license on July ~.
Mrs. Pankhurst. mother Of Sylvia. 10
now out on license and 10 In a serious
condition. Christabel Pankhurst. sister
of Sylvia. IL a refugee In France. whittier
she fed after her indictment for COM
plicity In the big London window sma sh-
ing conspiracy about a year ago.
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COPPER MINERS IN RIOT.
Troops Sent TO RaymLs ultw,.n 0r
SheriR's Appeal.

CALUMET. Mich. July 27.--RiotinG 90
CURED late to-day at Raymbaultown and
Sheriff Hepfing Of Keweenaw county tele.
Eraphed to Gov. Ferris for troops. Major.
Gen. Abbey sent a company Of militia
tonight to Raymbaultown.
E There was parade and mass meeting
Of 5000 striking copper miners to-day
The State militia are now on the ground
and preparations are under way tonight
to man the pumps In some shafts to-mor.
row morning. .
The parade and mass meeting were
orderly. No attempts to interfere were
made by the soldiers. Western Fedora
ton ofYicials addressed the gathering
They assailed Gov. Ferris for sending
troops and said he would 70 down into
history with Gov Peabody Of Colorado.
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sKEETER CAUSES AUTO SMASH.
Driver Loses Control when II Bites
Him on Neck.

ATLANTIC CITY. July 27.-A Jersey mos
quito caused a bad automobile wreck at
Mckee City this afternoon In which FIVE
people nearly lost their lives Three Of
them are In the City Hospital.
A. X. siler OF ?l3 Woodside avenue.
Narbeth. Pa. was driving the car. He
was bitten on the neck by n mosquito
while sending the machine around a curve.
He raised his hand to swat the bird a. the
front wheels struck . rut and the car
bounded into . ditch. whirled into q tree
and upset
The entire party. silsr's daughter Adele.
years old: Mrs Adelaide Speek Of Phiia-
delphia and two others were pinned be-
meath the machine and got severe injuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-28
COL. STAPLES WEDS HIS NURSE.
The Bride IL Miss Crcelia Kinnear
Of Warrington.

CLAYTON, ". V, July 27.--Col o, q,
staples. u hotel owner and banker OF
Washington. was married to his nurse.
Miss Cecilia Kinnear of Washington. In
the Thousand Island House this morning
at Alexandria Bay.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. l.. A. Dawson. rector Of the ST.
Lawrence Episcopal Church, The bride
IL about 80 years old and the bride
groom Is g.
Col staples has been running the
Thousand Island House since II was built
about twenty-five years ago
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$4,000 WOMEN REGISTER.
San Francisco's Bond Election &
Have .IA3,OOO Voters.

San FRANCISCO. July s7.-One hundred
and forty-three thousand voters have reg
istered for the bond election on August 3S.
the highest registration In the history Of
the city.
Hundreds Of men and women were
turned away last evening" They came In
such crowds that the clerks could not take
care Of them. OF those registered $4,000
were men and $4,000 women Over $500
had their names placed on the books yes
terday. The books closed at midnight.
This voting Is for the authorization Of
a. SOC. 900 bonds for the acquisition OF
municipal street car lines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-28
BAILEY FOR TEXAS GOVERNOR.
Bali Quits Race to Make Room fer
Ex.Senat0P.

AUSTIN. Tex. July 27.-Close friends
o' former Senator J. w. Bailey said to-
day that he has decided TO make the race
'o' Governor next year and that he will
probably make formal announcement Of
a's candidacy In a public address at Pilot
Foin' on August 8.
EN''ongressman Thomas H. Ball of
ii'Hs'"n announces that he has retired
l."fn the race, for Governor. Mr. Ball and
MI Bailey are warm political and per-
soma friends.
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CoUsINsi NO, SWEETHEART.
Couple Change Declaration when
Told They Cant Land.

Victory Lamy and Miss Andree Cappie.
both Of French extraction. arrived yester-
day in the second cabin Of the Cunardcr
Csrmania. from Liverpool. and were held
up by the immigration boarding oficers.
They said at hrst that they we're cousins
and were bound for a place In West
Twenty-nfth street. The young man
showed $3.50 and the young woman $1,000.
When they learned that they might be
permitted to land II they we're married
they declared they were not related but
we're sweethearts and asked permission to
land as husband and wife. The immi-
grafton ofYicers detained them aboard ship
under guard and will soc whether they
should have the privilege Of marrying to
AnA.
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FALL a,4oo FEET TO DEATH.
Three Parisians Killed Ascending
summit In Southwestern Alps.

SpeC1dI CdOIe Despdtch 90 THE SUN.
ViLLENEUvE, Switzerland, July ~
Three young Parisians were killed to-day
In the Tour Sallieres In the valaisian
Alps. between the Dent du Midi and the
Salvan.
The men wished to ascend to the sum-
mit which is 10.5s7 feet high by an un-
usual route despite the warning Of the
hotel keeper at Salanfe. The latter
watched the men from the hotel. He saw
one step on some projecting snow which
broke of. The climber fell 400 feet and
dragged his companions with him.
The bodies were recovered but have not
been identified.
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e. s. DEMANDS REDRESS.
Prompt Puntshmcnt OF soldiers Who
shot Dixon IL Asked.

WAs'IiNGToS. July Elf another scrar
Of evidence were needed to demonstrate
that III" Mexican situation is sadly in
need Of remedy, the Administration mas
IL now in the shooting Of Charles Dixon,
United states immigration Inspector by
Federal soldiers at Juarcz yesterday.
Though admittedly only an incident in
III" storm raging from IN" Rio Grande o.
M"Nic" city, the Dixon shooting WAS
to-day mad" the occasion of the most
vigorous representations yet ordered by
tn" Department of stat. Asd, from the
Sravity rf the incident IN itself, III. wan
tomncss and reckless defiance of the
United States which inspired the occur
renee has proved to Washington, II fur
thsr proof w"r" lacking. that the United
States. its authority. and its representa-
tives are being regarded with contempt in
Mexico.
Representations were made to-day both
to the military authorities at Juares
Mexico. opposite Fl Tasu Tex. and to the
Nuerta Government In Mexico city.
Through Consu, Edwards nj Juarcz and
CharG" dAffairrs Nelson o'Shauphucssy
AT the American Embassy in M,x xico city
peremptory demands Were made for
speedy rcparation and redress fpr the Of
fence
Consul Edwards has demanded the ar
rest and confinement of all the Federal
officers and soldiers concerned in the
shooting of Dixon, II Is not known doh A.
nitely In Washington whether his demands
have been acceded to in this respect The
Consul has also beer busy to-day gather
ing the names Of witnesses to the shoot
Ing and seeing that these Witncssca were
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MEARS MAKES GOOD TIME.
says by Wireless ship Travelled 400
Miles Ia Noon Yesterday.

Special Gable Despasch 10 TnE srx
TOXIC. July 2s.-A wireless despatch
from John Henry Mears. THE EVENING
SrN globe trotter. who is crossing the
Pacific on the steamship Empress OF Rus
STA. says the vessel made $50 miles in the
'wenty-four hours ended at noon yester-
day
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BORDEN YACHT OFF FOR ARCTIC
Going 20 Hunt Seals and May Try
for ..Polar HOnOrs."

for "PO1ar HOmOrs."
SAN Francisco. July 27.-The new
yacht Adventures. in charge Of John
Borden Of New York. son Of Gail Borden.
sailed tonight for the Arctic. Borden is
accompa MED by william Brown. superin-
tendent Of the Chicago Gun Club; Roy c.
Andrews Of the National Museum at
Washington, and Harry Scott Of this city.
He has a crew Of seventeen.
Borden will 70 to Nome and from there
may explore Herschel Island and other
ands of the midnight sun. The Adven-
turess has been equipped with wireless
apparatus.
I'VE are going to hunt seals and whales,
when we get chance. and maybe We will
brink back some walrus hides" said Bor-
den. Possibly we may try for polar
honors."
Andrews will take moving pictures OF
the Pribilof Island seal herd.
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Wealthy Travel in Autos, Others
Occupy slopes Near Barri-
caded Mansion.
STORK HOvERS OVERHEAD
Of One Of Poor Families
in House Expects
Visit.
Special Cable Despatch to Tnn srS.

PARIS, July 27.-Over the roof OF Fort
Lannes, the mansion facing the Bois de
Boulogne In which several poor families
have installed themselves at the invitation
OF the Count and Countess Antoine de la
Rochefoucauld. hovers the stork.
The family bird has already made nine
visits to the expectant mother. but
this time It will fnd her. not In humble
lodgings, but In one Of the finest houses
Of old Paris. the doors and windows OF
which are barricaded in order to keep out
the police. The doctor came to see his
patient to-day and he had TO be- hoisted
up to the first floor by means OF ropes. as
there was no other means Of getting into
the house.
The poor families thus enjoying taste
Of wealth are the proteges of NJ. Cochon.
head OF the Tenants League. who has a
self-imposed mission OF finding homes for
the homeless. He has been in numerous
conflicts with the police. but he generally
comes out ahead. although once when he
built a shack for his poor In the Jardin
des Tuileries ne was forced to tear II
down again under the orders of the
police.
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neAIpla 0Dsns Reef Garden fer lpncheon.
The McAlpn Roof Garden kestaursAt will Be
opened toI luncheon Monday. July -. ~ O:So
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Fort Lannes was the attraction of the
day In Paris Many wealthy Par!sians
came In their automobiles to visit the
place and thousands Of spectators occu-
pied the slopes and the city fort'ticat'ons
opposite the mansion. The house stands
in the midst OF new and expensive apart
ment -a,ouses. II being the only old time
two story house left In the block.
An enterprising brewer sent two casks
of beer for the use of The guests at Fort
Lannes to-day. These could not be
hoisted up so a rubber tube was attached
TO them and the contents were pumped
up the side OF the building into various
receptacles produced by the occupants OF
the mansion.
The occupants OF the fort" enjoyed a
day free from anxiety as eviction war
rants are not executed on Sunday.
NJ. Cochon was summoned to the Of
nee OF the commissary OF police to-day
and informed that the commssary had
found homes for the tenants OF Fort
Lannes and that he must evict them to-
morrow. NJ. Cochou is not satisfied with
this arrangement He declares that in
cases like this the police fnd homes for
the poor tenants for a week or two and
then turn them adrift again. He does
not want the guests OF Count and
Countess de la Rochefoucauld treated in
this manner.
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FRENCH AVIATOR KILLED.
He Was Flying at . Country Fete At
AutePtve.
Special Cable Despatch to TnE srs

DpecVdV td0Ie UsSp0'c" 70 1"E Sun
TOULOUSE. July 27.-While flying at a
country fete at Auterive to-day Aviator
one OF the most prudent
f,iers In France. fell from a great height
and was KILLED. He was only 2s years old.
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When you 90 to the country. take ANGOS-
TUA BlTTfRS. an exquisite tOnic.-Adr
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
HOLD ANNUAL SOCIAL MEETING.
Connecticut Avenue Association
Elects Officers.

A social gathering and election Of Of
fcers was held by the Connecticut Ave
nue. Citizens Association at the Assem-
bly, Hall, Upton Street, near Connecticut
Avenue. last night. Most of the old Of
ficers were reelected
General business was omitted. its place
being taken by a musicale, buffet lunch
con. and dance. Nearly all the members
Of the association and their wives were
present.
Miss Mabel Robinson, soprano: Miss
Marshall. contralto: Edwin CallOw, and
Mrs. Howard Coombs, pianist, took part
in the musical programme. Following
the musicale refreshments We're served.
The rest of the evening was filled with
long card of dances.
The newly-elected officers of the asso-
citation are D. L. Selke. president; A. f.
Dowell, first vice president: DR.. T. a.
Poole, second vice president: Alfred T.
Gage. secretary: Louis Brehm. assistant
secretary: A. r. Varela, treasurer. and
W. J. Hughes, Rev. DR.. Abram Simon.
J. Slater Davidson. Prof. E. Swavely.
and DR. c. w. A. EeditZ, members of
the executive committee.
Wives and daughters OF the members
of the association are seriously Consid-
ering the organization of a woman's aux
Hilary TO the association. Alfred T
Gage, secretary, said that while the mat
ter has never come up at association
meetings officially. he felt certain that
his fellow-members would gladly well
come the auxiliary at their meetings, II
1t is organized.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
PLAN ACTION AGAINST ETTOR.
Hotel Men Would Bring Agitator
Before the Law for Utterances.

New York, Jan. 11.-Accepting Joseph
]. Ettor's utterance at Bryant Hall last
night, when he told a mass meeting of
striking cooks and walters to make 1t
the unsafest proposition in the world
for the capitalists to eat food prepared
by members of your union" as direct
order to poison the food OF patrons Of the
big hotels, the Hotel Mems Association
took initial steps to-day to bring Ettor
before the law.
Ettor made his startling statement as
the peroration of a fiery address, and
afterward confirmed II to reporters who
feared they might misquote him.
District Attorney Whitman !ntimated
to-day that his office had interested it
self in the matter, and was considering
taking action against Ettor. The man.
ayers Of practically an the big hotels de-
clared every effort would be made to
have Ettor punished, and in the mean
time they have taken extra precautions
to prevent the poisoning of any food.
Arturo Giovanitti, who with Ettor was
tried and acquitted on a charge of muir
der following the Lawrence mill strike,
at first refused to believe that Ettor hal
made the statement attributed to him.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
WANT TARIFF ON MEATS.

Phoenix, Ariz.. Jan. ia bitter attack
upon the Democratic policy Of tariff re-
duction. as applied to dressed meats
and cattle on the hoof, will be launch
ed at the sixteenth annual convention of
the American Live Stock Association,
which will meet in this city January
II to 16.
The cattle men claim that any attempt
TO put meat on the free list will be op-
posed by the American organization.
They state that such a course would be
inimical TO the interests of a great in
dustry and would work irreparable
havoc.
Among other question which will be
considered at the annual meeting OF the
association are the following:
Import duties on live stock, meat
products, wool and hides.
Gases involving live stock rates. pend
ing before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Railway service on live stock.
Meat inspection tax.
Tax on oleomarga rine''
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
GIRLS NEED $40 A WEEK.
Jane Adams Sets Minimum Wage
for Working Women.

New York. Jan. 11.-Jane Adams. of
Hull House. basing her estimate on the
results of an investigation of conditions
In Chicago. considers the minimum wage
on which working woman can live de-
Gently lies between IS and SO
OF course. 1 believe in a minimum
wage she said to-day. "A minimum
wage does not at all lessen or affect the
Individuals chance to do good work and
10 gain recognition for individual excel
ience. Of course, conditions vary widely
in every city. and the individual boards
must fix conditions for each place. But
there are certain general truths and one
is that girls cannot live decently under
certain minimum wage
I'VE have been trying several interest
ing experiments in Chicago in connec-
ton with girls work in factories. In,
one factory they have introduced the eff
cheney system and given the girls tn.
benefit of their added efficiency In one
case a girls wages We're raised from s.
TO sl2, in another from Sc to so, and in,
one case from s. to sl2'