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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
MT. LASSEN STILL ACTIVE.
Curious Are Warned Away From
California Volcano.

SAN FRANCISCO. June i6.-Great quantl-
ties OF smoke came to-day from a new
vent on the southern slope OF Mount Las
sen. As a result of the continued danger
the Federal Government has ordered every
body TO keep away from the volcano. II
Is possible that soldiers may be sent
10 keep the curious from going too near
the crater. Another eruption is predicted
by Supervisor w. ]. Rushing OF the United
States forest station at Mineral
Lance Graham one of the victims OF
the recent eruption, was brought to a
hospital In Redding from Viola last night.
He withstood the rough journey OF fifty
miles by stage well. ana physicians said
to-day that he might recover. although
blood poisoning Is feared from the vol
canio ash that entered a deep wound in
his side Graham lay on the mountain
slope unconscious for six hours. Hun
dreds OF sightseers In automobiles and
horsedrawn vehicles are driving as near
as they dare 20 tlle slmmering volcano,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
CLASS PLEDGES $4,000.
Cornell's Seniors Make Record Con.
tributiou to University.

ITHACA. N. Y, Juno 1.-THE class OF
1914 at Cornell University held its class
day exercises in the natural amphitheatre
behind the library to-day.
1t was announced that the members OF
the class had pledged $500 a record
sum for a senior class, for the general
university fund. The money is to be
paid in annual instalments.
The memorial Grafton was delivered by
Albert II. Henderson OF Brooklyn. the
class Grafton by Bert W. Hendrickson OF
Brooklyn and the presidents address by
John J. Munns OF Pittsburg. the football
star. The class poem was read by Miss
Lewette Potterick of Alliance. Ohio. Miss
Grace Merish of Brooklyn read the class
essay. Tho history Of tho class was read
by Harry Y. Harris OF Brooklyn and
Harold q. Wilson OF this city read the
class prophecy for Remington Rogers of
New York, who was Ill in tho infirmary.
Tho planting of the ivy was accom-
panied by an Grafton by Carroll whitman
OF Chicago. Mr.. Munns was voted tho
most popular man In tho class. Howard
Fritz the best all around athlete and l.. b.
Zimmerman the best all around man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
SENATE COMMITTEE
FOR UNION EXEMPTION
Opinion in 1t Is That the
Labor Provisions Will
Virtually Stand.

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-The Clayton
antitrust bill was before the Judiciary
Committee OF the Senate this afternoon
and some progress was made in shaping
the House measure to make II acceptable
to Senators.
Much time was taken UP to-day In the
discussion of the features OF the Clayton
bill exempting labor unions and dealing
with them. II was the judgment OF the
committee after the meeting adjourned
that the Senate will not make any ma
terial change in the provisions Of the
Clayton bill relating to labor organiza-
tons.
The most significant action taken was a
tentative agreement to strike from the
bill so much OF the provisions as would
permit traffic associations to agree among
themselves on rates which should be law
full after being approved by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The Senators had
considerable trouble with this feature OF
the bin and decided to-day that unless II
we're eliminated 1t might give the railroad
managers too much power over rates.
Only minority OF the committee was
present, which made II impossible to con-
clude anything definitely. IT was decided
to ask the Senate TO take recess for q
few days to enable the committee to get a
quorum, sit continuously and consider this
bill without Interruptions by summonse,
to the Senate to answer roll call.
The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce devoted It's time to-day TO hear
Ing representatives OF telephone and cleo
| trio railroad companies who came to pro
test against the Rayburn bill regulating
stock and bond issues.
Senator Newlands reintroduced a bill
to-day for the Federal incorporation o
| interstate railroads. He introduced tn,
measure first In 1909, The Senator ex
| planned that the supreme Court decision
| in the Shreveport case made Federal In
corporation all the. more desirable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
SENATE PASSES PENSION BILL.
II Disposes Of s18O,I5O.OOO Measure
within Two Minutes.

WAsHINGroN, June 16-The pension
bill carrying appropriations aggregsting
sl6e.l50.0o0. passed the Senate to-day
in less than two minutes. The bill In
slI, 0OO, 900 less than the one passed last
year.
The reduction In the appropriation
from last year Is due to deaths among
survivors OF the civil war. At the pre-
sentation of the bill II was said that
36.064 civil war veterans died In the
fiscal year ended 1913. and that In the
first ten months OF the present fiscal
year the mortality was 27,190.
The Senate also passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill which
carries appropriations OF H,3S9.eS6. a
decrease OF nearly 100000 from the
total of the bill as 1t passed the House,
The Senate made very few amendments
to the bill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
DIES IN TAxICAB WITH WIFE.
She Holds Dead Husband In Aras.
Thinking Him Asleep.

Bernard Behrendt. 80 years old. of II
West l06th street. died last night in his
wife's arms as she was taking him home
In taxlcab from his office at $40 Broad
way at Blocker street. He had suffered
from heart disease and Mrs. Behrends
was summoned 10 the office yesterday
afternoon after her husband had been
treated by an ambulance surgeon.
on the way home Behrendt fell over
into his wifes arms and she believed he
was asleep When they arrived at their
home and she tried TO rouse him she found
that he was dead
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
ALASKAN VOLCANO ACTIVE.
sulphur Dust Falls at seward--shIp.
wrecked sailors Saved.

SEWARD. Alaska. June 16.--The steamer
Dora. from Unalaska and Kodiak. reports
by wireless that she has on board thir-
ty-fve shipwrecked sailors. No details
are given as TO what ship they are from.
There was n light fall of sulphur dust
hsr~ last night following n dark day
This indicates that a volcano is in erup-
ton on the Alaska peninsula.
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$4,000 GIFT for Packer Institute.

Frank L. Babbott, president of the trus-
tees of the Packer Institute In Brooklyn.
has announced that Mrs. Thomas j. Emery
of Cincinnati, n former student. has pre-
sented to the school fifty bonds with
market value OF $4,000 which will yield
an annual income OF $4,000 for tho PEN
sion fund Mrs. Emery, who was Miss
Mary w, Hopkins, was a pupil at Packer
from 1857 to 1862
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
BATTLESHIPS' SALE
TO GREECE BLOCKED
House Disagrees With Senate
Proposal After a Stormy
Session.
LITTLE NAVY MEN WIN
Oppose Using Proceeds of Sale
for the Construction of
a Dreadnought.
LITTLE NAVY MEN WIN

= -
WASHINGTON, June le'-The proposal
10 sell TO the Government of Greece the
battleships Idaho and Mississippi has
been abandoned nv tho secretarv oS the
~. =. ...,,, =, . s.r,o,.,r.,,,, T.,
e'' VI ;"
opposition To-Day IN inc HOUSE OF fepre-
sentativesL
The fight against the sale which prom
ised to be protracted was brought to an
end when Representative Padgett OF
tennessee, chairman OF the House naval
committee. moved that the house as
agree TO the senate amendment providing
Tor the disposal OF the two pattieships AT
approximately sl2.OOO.OO0.
Mr.. Padgett said privately that no was
impelled to make this motion upon the
receipt OF Information that the secretary
OF the Navy mad no desire 10 proceed with
the sale In view OF the evident hosunty
70 such procedure on the part Oh inc
House.
Inc row over the proposed SAFE OF tne
battiesnlps 10 greece came UP IN cohnec-
ton with the conference report on tne
naval Dill. inns report was oiscusseo III
an oroerly manner 'nrousnou. t"e usS'
put trouoie arose as soo,, US INC o"'''e
snip amendment was reaeneu'
-
The mouse De"oio"'
In the turmoil. the Republicans. led by
Representative Humphreys OF Washing
ton, attempted TO prevent a night session
of the House which was planned as a
means of disposing Of the conference re-
port without further delay. Mr.. Hum
| phreys began his tactics about 8 o'clock.
The House was at once deadlocked.
and was tied up hard and fast until
after 10 o'clock. Between and 10
o'clock the time was taken up in part
| by roll calls on motions to adjourn, and
/ an order was entered calling for the
| arrest OF all absent members. The ON
| GERS OF the House tried vainiy TO rally
quorum, but after hours OF effort they
| failed.
Among those who were the nrst to
leave when the trouble started was Rep
resentative Humphreys As an automo-
bile left the Capitol filled with deputies
cne OF them shouted as the machine drove
away, THE first man well go after will
be Mr.. Humphreys" But the deputies
were unable TO locate Mr. Humphreys
and he did not return.
The proceedings In the House demon.
strated to the Administration that with
the primaries coming on and the heal
| OF the summer having already arrived, II
| viii, he difficult to keep a quorum N
| Washington. The maximum vote regis
tered in the House to-day was 23b A
no time during the last three weeks hav.
more than $50 members put in an an
pearance.
MANY members have gone 10 their home
and others have planned &c, leave. wit,
} Julv 1 in sight II IA imperative that al
the SUNNY hills now on tAe wsy shall
no enacted into law. The present avail
,h,e annronr,ations will be EXHAUSTED n,
JuIv Unless the new ones are mad
} avaiiab,. NV Jun. 40 the Government vii
no seriousIy embarrassed
Tho "II,tIe navy members were re
.nonsIb,s Tor the defeat Of the amend
. r,ent au,bor,zino the sale ~ the tw
h.,,ieshins The Administration insisfe,
,ha, 4, ,ha .aia ua. authorized I, mrs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
TELLS WILSON HE'S BLIND.
boston Firm TeleGraphs President
That He Has Diseased Mind Also.

BosroS. June 16.-F. N. Graves a Co.
wool merchants here, sent to President
Wilson the following despatch to-day:
Your psychological discussion Is the
emanation OF diseased mind that Is
blind TO the handwriting on the wall by
the most eminent men OF this country
creators OF vast industrial wealth. God
In His mercy and abundance has this year
saved 10o,ooo,ooo people from the inevl-
table disaster into which you as tenn
porary chairman of the committee OF the
whole would have plunged them by your
egotistical errors
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was to send n man down to North Caro-
lima to see II II was worth while to re-
open the Government assay office there
and he told me II we kept UP for six
months like we were going he would DO
So Now we are doing better than ever
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-27
4 Jewel Eight Lines Long.

The pursuit Of poetry In the barren
pages of the Congressional Record Is
weary task, The average Congress,
man knows n few stock pieces from old
school renders; these serve his turn
when his hour Of eulogy aud obituary
eloluence strikes, short cuts from
"Thanatopsis." The Psalm Of Life"
WHITrIER's II know not where His
islands lift their fronded palms in air"
and 81 on; the didactic, religious and
mortuary verse Of Congress is sound.
hut 1t is always the same. True. once
In n great while u statesman breaks
into Original" comic verse. which Is
sure to have been written by SOME
body else. On Tuesday, however. the
Record enshrined rsal. though none
Of the freshest, treasure. The Hon.
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Questions Inspired by OpI,Osn lon to Intie.
pendent Good Works.

To the EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Good
for THE SUN IN standing up for the Civ
INK that gets somewhere" this winter.
one of the longest we've ever had. May
you continue the good work Of feeding
hungry men out % employment. And also
let the public know II you need more funds
with which TO buy bread for them.
Can THE sun not tell us some pertinent
facts about the Charity Organization So
cietyP Why should IL attempt to carry
on the work Of material relief when there
are So many other agencies whose cnar-
tered functiop Is to do this very thing
The Association for Improving the Condl-
tion OF the Poor. for example. And Ia thus
competing with these relief societies, does
not the Charity Organization add 10 the
overhead cost OF administering charity?
II is said that this socety's pay roll in
creased from 1900 to 1912 In the sum OF
100000. and that II Is now over 100000
annually. Can this be truc' What does
all this money go for?
FREDERICK GRAF.
New York. March 25
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pat answer Ia What would the country
do with the accommodating warshipsi
But Captain FuLLAM was persistent.
II, said be, all the pension money ever
disbursed by the United States had
been put into warships and they were
strung out 400 yards apart the line
would he 115 miles long.
Whit was the mnn driving at? His
point was that a strong navy would be
an exceptionally good Insurance against
another war and against pensions,
which are more costly than war. Mill
Ions are spent upon war. but billions
upon pensions. The cost Of war has
limit. but the pension system none. As
pensions follow war and are the con-
sequence Of II, why not spend limited
number Of millions upon certain num-
Der Of new bnttleships every year and
avoid war?
1t IL not novel argument. but al
ways irrefutable. Nevertheless. II n
referendum Of the politicians were
taken they would vote II an imperti.
nence by IN overwhelming majority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-27

The difficulties Of the Asquith Min
istry are sed to the break king
point by the designations OF Field Mar.
shal Sir JOHN French and Adjutnnt.
General Sir john EwARr OF the Army
Council. who were joint signatories
with Colonel SEgLY. the Secretary for
War, Of the written assurance to Gen.
eral G0UoH and other officers In Ire
land that they would not be called upon
to take part In the coercion Of Ulster.
This assurance was repudiated by Mr..
AsoUIrH on wednesday. hut It Is to be
noted that Colonel SEELY In his state
ment In the House OF Commons. as
Stunning responsibility for the white
Paper" declared that Sir JOHN FRENCH
"was blameless" That Is the view that
will be taken all over the country.
Sir JOHN FRENCH II soldier and not
a politician, and Of course the same
thing can b. said Of Sir john EwARr.
They subscribed with the understa nd
Ing that the Asqulth Government stood
behind the assurance given to General
Couch and his brother officers. that. In
fact. Il was official. These members
Of the Army Council Obeyed orders
from their point Of view, and II they
committed fault It was professional
one. 1t Ia absurd to suppose that they
would knowingly follow any course not
approved by the Government.
These two officers Of the highest rank
and greatest usefulness will have the
sympathy Of the country. and the Min.
istry will face storm Of public resent
ment. without disparagement Of Lord
KiTHrNER It may he said that Sir
JOHN FRENCH Is the ablest strategist In
the service and good deal Of n popu.
lar hero. In the Boer campaign In
South Africa he did mot meet with a
single reverse. and his operations were
always brilliant. As n cavalry com.
mander he has no peer in Europe. The
sacrifice Of such man Is enough to
wreck any Cabinet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-27
SHOWS HAND DYED SIIk>
Novel EMects Seea At the National
Arts Club.

In little. quiet corner OF tho Na-.ar.
Arts Club Miss Amy Hicks, skilled On t-.
art or interior decoration and harll.r.,
shows number OF hand dyed crevs a.,
silk scarfs. needle and loom wovei -lss
delicately tinted hangines and bra les
mats. In book called THE Crar NJ
Hand Made Rugs" Miss Hicks ha- az
plsined her art. The effects sh. na. o.
tained in the dyeing OF silks and c-spts
are both novel and subtle Tn. stlh.
have to be dyed again and again ur,l tb.
desired shade is reached. Vivid orange
and green scarfs are skilfully shaded $50
that the colors vanish into gray tones
that have the effect of smoke.
In one specimen flowers are traced To-
wax and the BACKGROUND is dyed me dve
catching all but the wax. which l,svss $
most artistic design. In a stunning eve
ming cape, Miss Hicks has conceived 'l5
original idea OF laying the heavy color
on the shoulders and shading down n.
stead OF the conventional msnner ~ ~
ing weight by having the dark color rrd-
the bottom This idea OF shading Hes .c.
rived from study OF the col,rrg e
birds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-27
Little Eccentricities OF the Anti-saloen
League.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: BY
the use of sleight OF hand methods. at
which IL is adept, the Anti-Saioon League
has procured the publication gene rally
throughout the country OF an alleged news
item calculated to create the impression
that the representative business mems or
ganixation Of PittsburG has adopted .
'esolution favoring national prohibition.
The germ Of truth In the publication
Is that n minor organisation, called the
Pittsburg Board Of Trade, with about
$4,000 income a year. has adopted such a
resolution. but II represents only q portion
of the East End.
There are about twenty little boards Of
trade in PittsburR. and the action Of any
one OF these boards is not significant The
representative business mems organization
of Pittsburg Is the Chamber OF Commerce,
which has between l,lc0 and 1900 MEM
bers and an income OF about 5000 a
year. This organization certainly has not
adopted n resolution In favor OF national
prohibition. on the contrary. February
10. 1?l4. by an overwhelming W te II laid
on the table resolutions favoring national
prohibition. and on March. ~. 1914. took
them from the table and by a large major
lily killed the resolutions by postponing
action until May, 1915.
1t seems strange to me that the Anti
Saloon League. an organization claiming
all the virtues. should deem II expedlent
to resort TO ch!canery and make upright
newspa pers the innocent agents for the
dissemination OF It's deceptive news"
As business man and as n member
and director OF the Chamber OF Commerce
OF Pittsburg I hope you will be willing
to present this statement OF fact and
thereby help TO keep the record straight
A. NJ. HANAuR
PIrTsBuRG March 25
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10 THE EDITOR or TINE suN-Str: How
can the Government at Washington OBJ
jsoe to granting higher rates to our
American railroads when II charges hvs
cents q mile on It's only own road. the
Panama Railroad
How can the Government at washing
toa have the face to Ask American rail-
roads to purchase steel cars until II buys
at least one such car for ns own road
which Il operates on this lsthmus?
How can our Government at washing
ton complain about the service on Ameri-
can lines when II operates only four trains
a day on its own line. which. moreover
has q monopoly OF all business?
How can our Government At Washing
ton consistently object to monopoly when
itssif operates and insists upon the most
exclusive railroad monopoly In America?
Let our Government first show how IL
can operate its own road. where II has an
absolute monopoly. on two cent rare
O. else furnish steel cars and good
service before debating to others.
X. w. BApsoN.
PANAMA, March Is.
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THEATRE TICKETS.
4 whole Hearted Defence Of Agencies
and swollen Prices.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Str: To
me IL Is queer that all this fuss ID made
about the selling OF theatre tickets at an
advance on the box Office price. In the
first plac. | should think that the theatres
themselves would sell orchestra seats at
graded prices. The front rows are GER
tainly worth go cents more than the
rear; why should we not gladly pay that
difference to the ticket agencies? The
fact that they have Offices at various
places only makes 1t more convenient for
the buyer.
Even In the case OF the "scalpers'
see no ground for complaint They take
the risk and their prices are regulated
by supply and demand. Isn't that good
business? They have as much right 70
the seats as you and |, and they get
there first.
OF course I hate to pay sl2sfor an
opera seat. hut It's all right 20 do so II
I'd rather hear that performance than
have a new hat. Moreover. I do II eagerly
knowing that there are people who'd
gladly give si6 for Il while I'm making
up my mind. II they were only there.
As for the theatres that advertise their
tickets as sold only at the box ONCE. we'll
go to the agencies II you want the best
seats J. H.
PERTH AMsoY. N. j.. March 20.
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"Insulted" Women.

Twice this week City Magistrates
have had before them men accused Of
annoying women In cases in which. on
investiga ton. the charges turned out to
have been founded on nothing more sub
stantial than supersensitiveness.t 10 put
II mildly. on the part Of the complain
Ing witnesses. one luckless individual
happened to he In ferryboat which bore
a young married woman who Informed
the court that "all the men tried to
fiirt with her" Her husband beat
up the individual she pointed out as
her annoyer. and paid II fine for his Ill
timed defence Of his wife.
In another case the accused man was
convicted on womnn's testimony of
embracing her In n subway ear. only
to bring To court an array Of unim-
peachnble witnesses testifying to his
good character whereas the complain.
ant was unable TO satisfy ms to her re-
spOnsimllty the probation officer who
inquired about her habits. In both
cases II seems clear that the accused
men were unjustIy charged. and sui.
fered undeserved humiliation in their
arrest and nrraignment In court.
That n good many loafers do annoy
women In public places is unfortunate ly
true. and the popular feeling against
these nuisances II naturally strong.
Their cases are usually prejudge,l. the
accusation carrying conviction with It..
But 1t Is equally true that there are
morbid women who see advances where
none IL made. and In honest indigna-
ton. or for the sake Of nOtoriety, bring
charges that are without merit Some
OF them are hysterical and not few
are merely looking for excitement. The
condition Of transportation In New
York IL such as to make personal con.
tact on street and railway ears inevl-
table, and In this the plausible founda-
ton for Il charge OF offensive conduct
is easily found.
At present such charges may he eN.
pcctcd in unusual number because Of
the filth that has been spread before
the public under the label Of "sex edu.
cation II has produced L most un.
wholesome condition IN the minds Of
weak and ensily Influenced persons.
This being he case, ii Is well to reinein-
Der that even II man accused of INA sh.
ing" is entitled to the Withholding of
sentence until the evidence against him
has been examined.
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Words Of Power.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--S,r: DO
you remember Pinkerton In THE
Wrecker." and how one day he came
'cross "hebdomadary" In the dictionary
well. you're boss word" says he. and
forthwith immortalixes II In the adver.
''sements OF "Pinkerton's Hebdomadai Y
Picnics."
Too bad pinkerton lived too soon to see
the journal Of the American Chemical So.
ctefy for March, 1914 1t seems that n
frightful mistake was made in n previous
Issue and the correction. under a twelve
point bold face cap head. relates to the
proportions by weight OF aniilne hydro
chloride and chloroaniline hydrochlorid.
obtained In thc Encouragement 81 para
g q + o y henyldlphenylmethy lh ydroxyla.
mine"
Can YOU surDass IT. A. C. D.
NEW YORK, March 20
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PAY Your Hills,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-S,r. Plea sc
open the eyes Of the public to the crime
II ~ committing In not paying lts bills
Tell il In THE SrN, let the clergymen tell
II from their pulplts that not paying the
bills Is like robh!ng my tailor my dress
maker, my doctor, my dentist All ~
them hay" the same tale OF wo. thelr
clients often head the charity lists with
big sums next to their uaines
II II not lack VI funds hut lack ~ right
moral feelings. Homes are wrecked, sui
cides committed because bills are moi paid
II, A. DANpRoK,
NEW York, March 25.