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jHSPBBlWP &&& 3- THE WASHINGTON HERALD -. The Herald has the Fair today and -Jraaay to morrow. cT iv- Temperatures JSBiKraaj Maxj- mnnt, 92; roinit-fytnToij.' nonusir hosstt drcoutjoB. aa4 prints all the new ol At world. with many iexclustTefeatares. V WASHINGTON. D. C. MONDAY, JULY ll913; CENT. MEEIftffiHOLDS LAST HOPE OF Conductors and Trainmen's Committee Ratifies Vote to Quit Work. LITTLE OPTIMISM FELT Conference Will Take Place at White Hesse at 3 o'Gock This Afternoon. Many Railroad Men Here. MIN IN CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE THIS AFTEKNOON THE GOVERNMENT! President Wilson, Secretarj of Labor Wilson, Senator New lands chairman of the Senate Com mittee on Interstate Commerce; Representative Clayton, chair man of the House Judiciary Committee, and James R. Mann, minority leader of the House the nvit.no ins 1 Samuel Rea. president of the Penn'jlvania, Daniel Willard. president of the Baltimore and Ohio, George W. Stevens, presi dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio, Frank Trumbull chairman of the executive board of the Ches apeake and Ohio. W C Brown, president of the New lork Cen tral and President W Ickersham. of the Atlanta and West Point. THE EMPLOIBSt Warren B fetone. president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. W fr Carter, presi dent of the Brotherhood of Fire men. B Garrettsoii. president of tne Order of Rallwa Con ductors and W G Le. president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen e iork, Jul 13. The great rallwaj strike b) nluch the conductors and train men threatens to parable traffic on fort) -two Eastern lines if they are not Sit en a 20 per cent increase In wages was brought a step nearer today. The executive members of the union who hae been In session two das at Web ster Hall oted unanimously to ratify AVQIDINGSTRIKE the strike-vote announced bj themen aj ' " -a Vafn 1 Immediately after the result was made Vuown the SM union executives who came here to take part in the proceedings wen. ordered to return to their homes an 1 pwalt orders W G. I ee president of the trainmen, and K B Garrttfcon. president of the conductors, heading a committee of ten, have been empowered to fir the date for the nun to walk out. The committee of ,nanagers represen ing the railroads will be furnished witn a copj of the resolution tomorrow morn ing but the firal step making the strike order effective will not be taken until after the White House conference i ashlngton tomorrow Iloth Milt a I'mor iiirnilnient. Both sides of the wage controversy are in faor of the Nevvlands amend ment to the Erdman act, which pro vides for an arbitration board of six members who are empowered to act independents of the Department of Labor Secretary W ilson. it is understood. Is working hard to retain control of the situation for his department. The union men .and the railroad officials left for Washington tonight, prepared to right for the Newlands amendment. If the are successful both sides will be committed to arbi tration, and the danger of a far reaching industrial war will hae been passed, temporarily at least. In spite of this situation. Secretarj Wilson is said to have the support of President Wilson in favoring the Clay ton amendment, which gives the De partment of Labor Jurisdiction over under the Erdman act. The importance of the White House conference is recognized b the fact that CONTIMJFD OS TAGE THREE. CHINESE SMUGGLED INTO UNITED STATES THROUGH WILD MOUNTAIN PASSES Edmonton, Alberta. Canada. Jul) IX Dangerous passes In the Rocky Moun tains are being used to smuggle Chinese from the province of British Columbia Into the States of Washington Idaho, and Montana, according to A. T. Lun- ney. of the Immigration Department or Washington btate, who is in Ldmonton on official business. These passes, be said, are wild ana unfrequented, and offer every facility lor smugglers to outwit tne customs omciais. He added that Chinese are taJcen automobiles and landed within walking dlstanct of a remote railway station on tne American side at a certain price per head The traffic was nourishing a few jears ago. he said, but was nnaliy droit en up Now. however, the smugglers appear to have round a new means of continuing 'tneir worK, and as a result many Orientals are coming Into tne states. Hf torc lli'nr) In Ifonae. Indianapolis, Jul IX K. vt. Jennev of this city, who was in Wabash last week, sajs a swarm of Italian bees last spring took possesslonof an upstairs closet in the farmhouse of J, M Snyder, tnree miles soutn or vvaoasn in Dees entered through the weather boarding, and have made more than lui nnurnis of honey in the cloet, where Mr Snyder nas piacea a dox hive After tilling the hive, they began miing tne nooks or tne closet with honey MI1L. S n Gallon In Mexico. Nogales, Ariz.. July IX The high cost of living at Guaymas. Sonnra, due to the present campaign above the California Gulf port. Is threatening a famine among its 10,000 Inhabitant, according to advice. Milk sells, for S3 a gallon, firewood at 2U cents a stick. 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LETTERS ARE QUOTED Association Today Is Expressing from New York a Carload of Correspondence. There was grave deliberation on the P-rt of Col. Martin M. Mulhall. much deep thought, and pondering over his supposed wrongs at the hands of the National Association of Manufacturers, before he determined that his tenure as their legislative agent was ended and he matfe up his mind to expose what he calls their nachin ltions to the world. Col Mulhall has been out of the N i- tinnal ocl3ikn of Manufacturers rore than two vears The greater portion of that time he spent In cndcivoring to ret back hut the association officer had had eroush Cajolerv was Col Mulial, a tlrt instrument, and when this failed. pathetic bekeeihments were cmplnved then threats Fnrlr Threat. Cautions. His earlier threats were couched in autious language He reminded .i association of nis extraordinary value ti the organization in times gone by and to tne secrecv which nad surrounded his ork At the same time he made use of his remarkablj bread acquaintance with public men of both parties to as sure his former empiojers that in the event of i Democratic victorv in the 1912 elections and the deliverv of thi National Legislature as vvtll as the President into tne hands of the Demo crats, he would be equall) useful as he had been wher his national nartv aso- liates were in charge of all branches cf the government. But his former emnlovers were done with Col Mulhall The had seen, and understood and disapproved of some If not all of his methods Then Mr Mulhall became more bold , Nearl a j car ago he sent letters to all of the members of the board of directors of the National Association of Manufac turers, begging of them that he be re-emplojed and telling them why The following quotation from one of CoL Mulhall s letters is Indicative of the type of these communications and of the gentleman s methods when working for himself alone "About the 1st of last Fehruary, on one of my ,la!ts to Washington I had a long interview with Representa tive James A. McDermott of the Fourth Illinois District and Representative William B Wilson of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania District (McDermott Is the Representative mentioned in the nrst published letters of CoL Mulhall. and Wilson Is the present Secretary of me Department or Labor) "I also had several Interviews with Mr. John Gardner, the chairman ol the United States Brewers Association. and all of these gentlemen have ad vised me on frequent occasions to ten der my services to the labor organiza tlon. "Mr. McDermott and Mr Wilson made arrangements In the early part of Feb ruary to have Samuel Gompers and mj- seir come together and talk matters over, and to oblige Mr McDermott met Mr. Gompers in Dr Kevins' home In Washington. D C. in that .month and had an hour's Interview with him concerning the workings of the two or ganizations. About a week later I had another Interview with Mr Gompers. through lr. McDermott, at the office of Ralston Slddons . Richardson, attor- nes-at-law. In Washington. D C. nd learned at this Interview what tftese gentlemen were after, and that was, they were very anxiously to secure the let ters and documents that I had. after leaving your organization." Letter TVcte A alunble. It will be seen from the suggestive paragraph above quoted that already more than eleven months ago there was working In the mind of CoL Mulhall the appreciation of the valuable char acter of the voluminous correspondence which he had preserved, and which later was to form the basis for the present Inquiry Regarding the effect of Mr Mulhall s express belief In the anxiety oS the American Federation of Labor head, and Its attornex. Mr. Mulhall continued OV PAOS THREX, Copyrulit b) 1 adv. C. BROWN New lork Central TOUT EST TRISTE CHEZraiREARD Monsieur le Comte Goes to Baltimore for the Bastile's Fall Today. LAW BARS LES DAMES Saas les Petites Jeunnes FiUei la Celebration Est Bien Impossible. ' if Congress In Its that by paesing the Jones-Works excise law it would wipe out with one fell swoop one of Washington s most picturesque annual fun lions which was a soune of untold pleasure to man) and the inspiration of patriotism, it would lndeea have stopped and upon sober sec ond thought. would have inserted i clause in the bill excluding the celebration of the fall of the Ilaxtile, Jul) It. the rrench national holidav, as put on the boards b Count Perreard at his French lastle in Thirteenth street, from the operation of the law Hue Onl, Will Wnvc-. As it is, no Bastile will fall today at Count Perreard s. The French tricolor will be flung to the breeze, and that will be the onl) sign at the French castle that the dav Is observed in thought There will be no songs How of soul and other vintages speeches, those rare oratorical effects which made Count Perreard a name i bvword There will be no waxed mus taches no perfumed moucholrs and the queens Lngllsh will not be slaugh tered as it used to be on these occa sions jears ago in such delicious and ravlohing manner bv the celebrated chef-de-cuislne and diplomats alike. Disgusted with the whole thing and aching his French heart out. Count Per reard shed a silent tear last night and between convulsive sobs, said he would take the next train to Baltimore, where he would trj to forget the SSdignitles whlfh hnp hwn hpnnpfl unnn hi. he- loved Fourtenth of Julv and the fall of the Bastile. He would celebrate the event in Baltimore, and it would be a monu mental affair He refused to see an) body and withdrew Into the Innermost recesses of his castle Ah. mon Dieu ' said Mrrc. la Comtesse de Perrear'd. the charming chatelaine of the chateau, casting n sly glance at her Interviewer, "ze excise liw will not per mit ze ladles to Join in ze celebration, and what ees ze celebrazion sans ladccs' Rien de tout. We weel celebrate notre trcs cher quatorze Juillet en famille. cntre nous N'o songs, no muslque. no speeches, no enthusiasm so nothing My husban weel go to Baltimore, e ees so disgust avec toute le chose. Mais, oul, out we weel fl) ze flag de la belle France, oh. oul. but e'est tout." CHINA TO SEND ENVOY TO CEMENT RELATIONS 3 Special Missoa to Thaak United States for Recognition and Urge New Treaty. London. Jul) 13 The Morning Post's Pekln correspondent, writing under date of June Is. sa)s the Chinese Senate has pasied a bill providing for the dispatch to the United States of a special envoy charged with the duty of thanking the United Stntes government for Its recog nition of the Chinese republic The government is urging China's most distinguished citizen. Wu Ting fang, to undertake the mission. It is sug gested that the legations at Washington and Pekln be raited to embassies. The bill passed by the Senate provides that the special envoy to the United States be charged with the negotiations of a new treaty between China and the United States, and. also, that China should adopt a pro-American policy, j , Dljr Up Indtnu Hoard. San Bernardino. CaL. July 11 Two not of gold vand a skeleton were unearthed here by G W. Tyler when conducting street grading operations. The gold. In dust and nuggets, was worth SJOQ. The skeleton is thought to be. that of some ancient Indian chief aa In addition to the BB many tringets. such as those with which Indians formerly decorated them aelves, were found with the bones. ' KING ILL, SOFIA ISNEARANARCHY OVERWARLOSSES Riots Feared m p.dgarian Capital, and Picked Troop Guards the Palace.- PEOPLE KEPT IGNORANT Strict Ceisorsk Prereats Pahacity of Receat Reverses m the Field, bat Raaior Is Rife. Vienna. July 11 With King Ferdinand of Bulgaria lying III ' In his palace at Sofia, the suspension of all newspapers In that city for several days, and the populace thronging the streets and sur rounding the palace, the belief Is grow ing, according to . dispatches received here tonight, that the King la afraid to fare the people, who are beginning to hear of the sever reverses to the Bul garian arm). The palace Is guarded night and day by picked men. whose fidelity is unquestioned, while rumors of dissatisfaction In the military party I are confirmed. An outbreak of popular fury has been expected In Sofia for... some days, but tonights advices Indicate that the au thorities have managed thus far to keep it down The people In Sofia are In Ig norance of the extent of the setback suffered recent 1 b) Bulgaria arms, but there Is much uneasiness over what will happen when the truth finally leaks out All newspapers, 'exieptlng goremment organs, have been prohibited In the Bulgartin capital for one week N'o letters have been admitted to the capi tal from abroad, and for- a fortnight all telegrams have been subject to the strictest sirutln) Telephone communi cation has been completely juupended by governmental ordr, and -persons sus pected of spreading reports of disaster to the Bulgarian army In the field have ben promptl) Imprisoned Kins: crloulv III. 'mere is no doubt that King rerdinano Is I) ing ill in the palace, as the Bul garian Minister In Vienna tonight stated in repl) to queries on the subject that his majesty was suffering acutely from rheu matism, accompanied with feverish omptoms, which were believed to be the result of his neglecting to take the usum cure at Carlsbad, which has been his habit for vears. ine excitement m bona is reported to be at a high pitch over tne situation. Crowds throng the streets at all hours of the da) and nlgnt. while there is alwas a crowd In tront of the palace ihe) are kept at a distance, however, b) detachmeqts of troops- wTlte the in side of the palace Is guarded by picked men whose tldellty can be relied upon That there Is disaffection In the military part) in Bulgaria is confirmed in diplo matic circles in Vienna tonignt iwo Bulgarian officers, who deserted and made their escape to Bucharest and later gainel Vienna i-a that several oetacn mrnts of Bulgarian troops have mutinied ind the officers and disaffected men who were hoon captured, were put to death on the K,Ht The discontent In the Bulgarian arm) Is said to be widespread BUGGYHIT BY AUTO; FAMILY IS SCATTERED William Parris, His Wife and Two Children Are Thrown Over Horse's Back. William Parris his wife and two small children of 3 Seventh Street Southwest, while out for a buggy ride ester day afternoon figured in a remarkable accident In Blandenburg Road when the vehicle In which they were riding was struck In the rear b a big automobile and thrown over the horses back. Out side of a few bruises on the hands and arms Parris and his wife and children escaped serious Injury The horse also was not hurt, but the buggy was almost demolished. After striking the buggy the driver of the automoolle put on more speed and disappeared That the Parris family was not instantly killed Is considered by the police as a miracle The police of the Ninth Precinct are trying to establish the Identity of the driver of the automobile CHINESE CIVIL WAR FEARED FROM UPRISING Troops of Northern Army Repulsed by Rung's Forces and Lose Fort London. July 11 According to the Dally Telegraph's Pekln correspondent, a gen eral uprising even civil war is reared as a result of severe fighting near Kluklang between ten battalions of Kiang s troops and the Sixth division of the Northern arm). The former occupied the Hukow forts which the Northerners attempted to cap ture. It Is reported that the latter were badly repulsed SWISS GUARDS IN MUTINY. Pope .Vnnord Over rrooMe Among: Pnlrol of Honor. Rome. July IS The Pope Is much annoyed over an Incipient mutiny among the Swiss Guards, who have the place of honor at an Vatican func tions. One of the guardsmen refused perform patrol duty, and was promptly arrested His case was nearu and he was sen tenced to two months' Imprisonment. Others, on hearing of this summary action, also declined to do patrol duty, and were also arrested They will be punished. MtcKtBlnn; Decorates Two Men. CKarlotte." Mich . Jul) 11 A lightning phenomenon Is reported from Carmel township- (WhlIe Fred Barnhart and his son were sitting on the porch during an electric storm. Hgntnlng struck the porch and both men were knocked oil their chairs and a representation of a maple leaf was burned on tne nips ot both, n Vlrvaate Mstldtone m Mather. London. July 13 Viscountess Maid stone, formerly Margretta DrexeL of Philadelphia, gave birth to a son to day at the Links House, Wast Braest. President's MT.. PLEASANT. SITE FOR NEW ONE Is Bought by In accordance with a growing demand made by members of the congregation, the sale of Central Presbyterian Church, where President Wllsun has attended services, at Third and I-'Btreets Nrr west, to the trustees of Mount Carmel Baptist Church (colored), was announced )esterda) A site for a new edifice at blxteenth and Irving btreets Northwest has been acquired For the last few )rars the members of the congregation, who for the greater part have moved Into that section of the cit) near the location of the pro posed new fctruclure hav e been clamoring for the removal of the church When an offer 'to purchase the present site of the church was made the 'proposition was accepted readll) The deal will be consummated on Au gust S when $15 IW of the purchase price, which U 130 OOD. will be paid The remain ing S3 000 will Ira paid at fome future time The colored congregation, which is now located at Fourth and L Streets Northwest, will take possession of the building four months from August 5. The new building, which will house the Central Presb)terian Curch. will be erected at the corner of blxteentli and Irving streets Northwest, and will cost approximately IAG0Q. It will be colonial in design, and will close!) resemble the Christian Science Church on Columbia Road. The ground on which the edifice WAR ON TAXICAB Question of Local "Common Carriers" Will Be Ar gued Today. HOTELS GET A TRIBUTE Utilities Conraission to Make Thor ough Inquiry and Fix Charjjes for Patrons. Officials of the taxlcab companies of Washington will be given an opportunity toda) to explain at a hearing before the Public Utilities Commission why they should not be considered "common car riers' and under the Jurisdiction of the utilities bod). The hearing is expected to be the first step toward a careful In vestigation Into the elements which enter Into the alleged exorbitant rates charged by the companies. Such an In vestigation was first iydvocated b The Washington Herald, which has repeated ly and persistently exposed the way the present ab fares are calculated Unless tthe cab companies are success ful In proving that they are not "com mon carriers ' and do not come under the control of the commission, it is like ly the) will haVe the further oppor- tunlt) of explaining their custom of paying a bonus, to hotels for the use of public streets and then charging this Item to patrons of their cabs. As already explained b) The Herald. a patron who engages a taxlcab to take him one mile, nnys for the cost of oper ation of two miles, plus a profit for two miles, plus a percentage of the annual V-0.CC0 to 170.000 tax which the hotels and restaurants annuall) levy on thc-J public streets. It has been official!) announced that should the commission find that .it has jurisdiction over the taxlcab companies; will Immediately look Into their schedule of rates, with the object of or dering any changes which It may con sider necessar). It will first place a valuation upon the properties) of the companies. lHaslllBBa1r,' annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnVxannnnmjB rY 'PS'sslslsasslslslslsH MnBnCBnssnS Church Is Sold Colored Flock -rbolo by Nttioul rtuttf Co. CRNTRIL PltRSBITERIAX C11UHCH Corner Third and I Streets Northwest. will stand, and which already has been secured partly through donation and by purchase. Is valued at SllvCu, A small portable building, with capacity of about a hundred, has bean maintained bjf The Central Presbyte rian Church for the past four years In connection with, regular services held at the church at the corner of Third and I Streets Northwest. For the last two jears this portable building has occupied the site of the new church, at the corner of Sixteenth and Irving Streets Northwest Prior to that It was situated for ;o ears at Thir teenth and Monroe Streets Northwest. Construction on the new building will commence about August I. present plans mature the structure will be readv for occupancj b) Januarj. 1911. when the contract n.ade with the trustees of the Mount Carmel congre gation states that the old building shall be vacated A P Clark. Jr, Is the architect for the new church President w Ilson honored the Cen tral Prrbterian Church b) attending it his llrst bunda) in Washington While he did not c!-oose It permanent- li at once, he visited several other Presb)terlun churches in the city, and nnallv decider! on this one It Is expected the Chief Executive will a'tend the church In Its new lo cation Rev. James H Ta)Ior Is Its pastor. "THOUGHT I WAS mm WIFE" So Says Mignon Hopkins, Tell ing Further of Her Meet ings with Governor. REVEALS HIM AS POET Declares He Pleaded PoTerty When First Suit Was Broofht, bat Mast Settle Now. Philadelphia. Jul) li Miss Mignon Hopkins, the Philadelphia girl, who Is ulng Gov William Sulzer of New York ror 130,000 Tor breach of promise, tonight revealed him as a poet. In an exclusive interview at her home. Ine Spruce Sjlreet. Miss Hopkins told of an occasion when the Jovernor sent her a nve-llne verse -v ' hlie recov erlng from a sev ere at tack of fever at his mother's home in Kllzabeth, N. J . in June, lsul. sne said, ' Mr. Sulier sent me a erse which he had written, and which ran, as nearly as I can recall It O Poll), dear. I somehow fear My end is near, M) head feels queer. Sweet Poll), dear Of course, I loved that lltle verse," she continued, "became it showed that even In his delirium he was thinking or me and wishing me near him." , Miss Hopkins was asked for further details of the Governor's courtship and of her suit in 1J0S. when news was brought to her that he had suddenly- mar ried another woman. or some time sne rat quietly thlnjtrng. and then tears nnea her eyes as sne said: ' Tell. Sid.- of torr. "Yes. 1 will tell )Ou the story. 1 have tried hard to avoid this notoriety, and had 1 known when 1 instructed Mr. Pat terson to commence action tnat it would Inevitably follow. I doubt whether 1 should have let him go ahead. "I win tell )ou something. 'she sud denly exclaimed, "which I have neve? told anybody before in my ilte. Ion win not believe It, prooatry. and ji "So COJtTLNUKD OXPAGn XHKUEL ALLEGES SUGAR -COMPANY PAID PRIEST$10,00l) Lobby Story About Fatto Malone Told to Father Car- rigan Will Be Probed. LATTER WRITES FRIENDS Reaeat Coarenatim with Man WW OahMsl fa Hare Wit nessed Deal Senator Overman, chairman of the Ben ate lobby Investigating committee, has; decided to summon Father Malone. ol Colorado, a priest In politics, and Inqulrel as to his alleged connection with thai Great Western Sugar Company, of Colo rado, and other big interests of thaC State. Information bearing on this al leged connection came to the committed Indirectly from another Colorado priest. Father Malone was subpoenaed once by the committee and subsequently excused. Since that time additional Information has come to the ears of members of thej Colorado delegation, and through them ta the Senate committee, and Senator Over man does not belle, e he should permit the stories to go unprobed- The story of greatest Interest to tha lobby Investigators Is to the effect that the Oreat Western Sugar Company. In one way or another, retained Father Ma lone for J10.000 to come to Washington and lobby quietly against free sugar. While In Washington Father Malone denied emphatically that he was em ployed to work against free sugar, or that he was Interested In the question, except as a citizen of Colorado and be cause of his belief that free sugar would ruin a great Industry In his State. To one Inquirer he denied In most emphatic terms that he had ever talked to any Senator or member of Congress on tha subject of sugar. Priest Wlthont Ckarp. Father Malone Is a priest without a. charge. He has been a member of the diocese of Colorado for more than quarter of a century, but for two de cades has been without a church and) without any fixed duties. This Is the story contained in letters) to two members of the Colorado dele gation. "When the Wa)s and Means Commit tee commenced framing the new tariff bill, the beet sugar interests for the first time recelTLthe--UB- -tliarT'resP'" dent Wngdnprobaplg would insist upon free sugar. TtseJIxIraj for the first time the gravity of the situation. Charles BUcs-;--rvlee president, and C S. Morey, president, of the Great Western Sugar Compan). held a conference with, Harry Tammen and Fred Bonfils. Joint owners of the Denver Post Boettcher. according to Ihe story, asked Tammen and Bonfils who could be obtained to do! some quiet fighting in Washington. The name of Father Malone was suggested and discussed" " 'AH right. Boettcher Is reported ta have said, finally. Til get father Ma lone and give- him ,a to go down there and beat free sugar.' Breed to SI 10,000 Dessaad. "SjIx thouxand nothing. Tammen is reported to have replied. Toull have ta come across with S1O.00O , According to the story. Morey' and Boettcher agreed to this, and Father Ma lone shortl) thereafter appeared again'' at the Willard Hotel here and remained until the lobb) Investigation broke up This story was told a certain Catholia priest of the highest standing In Colo rado by "Mike Delaney. a former chief of police In Denver, who now serves as personal bod) guard for Tammen and Bonfils Delaney. as bodyguard, was posted, he claimed, where he overheard the entire conference. In relating this story, Delanej was not actuated by a desire to Injure either Father Malone or Tammen. but. on the contrary, told the storj as an example of Tammen e magnificent generosity. The same stor Is understood to have been circulated In Denver b) Tammen himself, he claiming that Jie "forced Boettcher 4aNTrNXEr on"Y,ge threi. WET BATHING SUIT GOES BY PARCEL POST Brooklyn Man Pays Ekren Cents ts Send It Home from Sea side Resort. Long Beach. Long Island . July IX B. J Looman. postotfice clerk here, has had to take in man) packages since the par cel post measure was passed. He has not been asked about babies or about other live things, but a young man today- opened up what may be a new line of business for the postofflce In connection with the bathing -establishments. There s nothing so uncomfortable as carrying around the wet bathing suit la men one has enjo) ed a dip In the ocean. So Looman was not surprised when a joung man entered the postofflce ind asked If he could mall his bathing suit to his Brookbn home. Looman told him he would have to wrap It up. but the joung man said It was safe enough tied up with its own strings. Where are you going to write the ad dress?" asked Looman. .- 'Just on a tag." was the- response. It cost 11 cents to send -the wet bathing Batlna- Kills "Wild Mia." Providence-. K. !. July 11 As the re sult ot his unusuar gastronomic feats. Joseph Masse, known In the Pawtuxet valley as "Jil Ko, the wild man." died at the Rhode Island Hospital toda). ueatn was due to hemorrhages of tha stomach. Masre was a familiar character at shore resorts, where he care exhibitions of eating large quantities of fish and raw meat, une or his customs was to carry siiall snakes concealed In bis long hair and occasionally shake them out to th consternation ot spectators. Pint 'Aid to Calekeas. Atchison. Kans., July IX Followinr a rain twelve Utile chickens at the T. J. Rltner home apparently had been drowned. .Mr Rltner felt ery bad about it ana ner nusoand told her to resuscitate thorn by working their legs and wings beckTand fcrth as they do la We" saving stations M-sQttner did so asjf Uiiissjil ten of the chickens back ta asss) k. J-t v -It - , i g& .myMijmj s&&&m ,wjtfS5fe. &&iite$M& ;& si "St-a-. , .ki. ffjj lkf!-Sb