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SENATE COMMITTEE
IN TOLLS DEADLOCK
Mr.. Simmons. Believing Divi-
sion. Thinks No Recommends
ton May BE Made.
TO UBMIT REPORT SOON
Final Passage Of Repeal Bill Is
Conceded by Some
Opponents.
TO SUBMIT REPORT SOON

WAsHrNGroS. Aprli c7.-The hearings
before the Senate 1n;croceanic Canals
Committee on the Panama Canal tolls re-
peal bill were concluded to-day and to-
morrow afternoon the committee will
meet in executive session 10 consider wha.
report IL shall make TO the Senate. Sena-
tor O'Gormdn. chairman Of the commit
tee. said tonight that he believes the
committee will be able to dispose Of the
bill within two days.
According to the opinion " senator
simmons OF North Carolina. vino is sup
porting the repeal bill the committee g
evenly divided. : 20 :. but he has stil
some doubt az To- how some Of the mem
bers Will vote. He admitted that il is
possible the bill may he amended in COM
mittec. saying that amendments Will be
limited. II any are made to "A declaration
that the United States does not Weld iis
sovereignty over the canal although
agreeing To this repeal
tie SAID ne thought the committee prob
amy Will report the bill without recon-
incubation II II is unamended. II. said
that enough of the Democrats opposing
me oiil will he willing to vote for a
report without recomme ndation So As Z,
get the bill before the Senate
Senator simmons was optimistic in 70
GARD 1" the time which VIII ha couSu.1
~ the senate IA debate Of IN. repeal i,.N
N"t less than two weeks. hut not rnucn
more was hiS comipcat other Senators.
however, believe II VIII take u month or
NOR" To get a vote in the senate
Ii was confidently said to-day that the
President and his supporters In both sen.
ate and House vii. oppose any amend
m"nt I" IN, hi,l. but Il i- hv me- means i,r-
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THINKS ROOSEVELT CAN'T RUN.
H""'"s"" says Colonel WIN re- kcu,
busS Helping Othrrs.

COZ Roosevelt before he went to south
America tentatively promised 10 mahe
speeches in several States this fan IN sun
pow OF Progressive candidates. Some OF
'h'se asplr" tn GovcrnorNhips while
oth'fs want To go Ia the United States
Sclat" or tho House of Repres.utntNrs
state Chairman Theodore u Rohiusou
IN making this fact known yesterday said
inc chances of the Colonel running for
Governor Of New York this fan seemed
remote He could hardly undertake such
y campaign and AT the same time moe,
~" expectations OF candidates in other
suites WIN" count on his support
According to the calculations of An
thonN Flaa. who IL on his way bn',,,
FROM Rrlzll. Col Roosevelt and his u,rt,
snould emerge from the wilderness n,
Manaos Brazil. tomorrow.
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Admiral WILSON'S flagship has the
distinction OF being the first warship ever
built by the Government to go direct
to foreign waters On mission not al
together peaceful For that reason, in ad-
dition to many others her Carec' viii be
regarded with unusual interest
Navy officers are hndiuS out now what
ii means To have war preparations made
by the Navy Department. The quota Of
officers for the ships which are being
rushed into commission is not large
enough, SO that men who have been in
hospitals are being sent to sea, ard prac-
tically all who have been on special de-
tails are also being called To active ser
vice
Those who have been taking advanced
courses in engineering at Columbia Uni
vorsity have been ordered 10 ships. az
we'll as many from the steel plants Al
Bethlehem and rtttshurg. whore they have
been watching the construction OF naval
material.
Absolute denial was made at the yard
Yesterday of report that the naval mill
lin Of the several States might be assigned
to duty on the vessels just put into COM
mission where difficulty exists In getting
sufficient crews II was said that enough
recruits were being enlisted for all ships
and that anyway the militia would not
he utilized in that way.
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WOMAN MAY CLEAR CLIFFORD
Mrs. ThOrne says hoy Wn. >o, IA.
sengcr In CIutc's Chr.

ALBANY. April 2'.-Maicolm G.n,r4
Jr.. the nneteen-year-old son of a prom.
nent Hudson manufacture. is iuuocop, 10y
the murder of Frank j Cute on ..
night OF April /. 1913. II sta,e-ne,,
made tonight by Mrs. Mildred ". Thorn.
an Acquaintance Of the victim, IS SUI.
Stimulated.
Mrs Thorne says she saw cute W.,
a stranger in his car on the night - 90.
murder and that the passenger was
man considerable older than young c..
ford. II had been charged tina, 80
schoolboy hired Cute to drive him q,
Troy from Albany and shot him on H..
way.
District Attorney Alexander would m.
comment on Mrs. Thornes statement
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ENLISTING FEVER STILL HIGH.
Army Recruiting stations Rusy, bu,
Navy Rejects Applicants.

Recruiting at the army stations
throughout the city continued Yesterday
without any noticeable falling of in spitc
OF the proposed mediation. Major r. ..
truNtou, IN charge of the headaua~te-.
AT 20 Third avenue. accepted fifteen men
Yesterday out OF rfty who were examined
since saturday. Twenty were sent in
from other stations
Lieut. Albert Gilmor at The Sixth ave-
nue. station accepted seven recruits and
rejected eighteen who applied for admis-
sion Ia the army, The navy stations had
score of applicants. hut nearly all we're
rejected as the navy is recruited almost
10 It's full strength
AZ the Marine hospital Corrs head
quarters at l2S East Twenty-third street
capt. +, G. Mcconnell accepted two mon
out or twenty who applied. The number
ar applicants has doubled In the last few
days.
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SUES HUSBANDS RICH PARENTS.
WIFE Charges AIicnatiOu-Says
They offered Her S~ryuut's Job.

Mrs, Rita Tafel. wife OF pr. Charles
i. Tafol 81 2l2 Park place, Rrooklvn
sued her husbands wealthy parents, Mr.
ana Mrs. Louis q. Tafel, for s5O. OOO
damages Yesterday for alternating her hus
bands affections
She married Dr. Tafel at Patchoguc.
T. H. IN 1907 and lived happily with him,
IN" says, until 1911, when his parents
huuccd nm TO leave her and return To
their home.
Th'N refused to admit her, and her
moth"r-'n-law, she alleges, Inundated her
hS offering To employ her AS servant.
She refused the Offer and then, according
|" her complaint she was told to 20 ana
get a divorce.
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ALIENIsTS QUIZ MAH0NEY.
Folks AssaiIant Goes before Lunacy
Board.

Michael y. Mahoney, who shot at
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell and wounded
Corporation Counsel Polk. was examined
by a commission in lunacy yesterday. He
was represented by Terence ]. McManus.
who was assigned by the court.
The members of the commission are
Or. John II. Cosby. Phoenix Ingraham ana
j. Henry Haggerty, ana they Will meet
again Thursday In the meantime DR.
NJ 5. Gregory OF Bellevue Hospital will
examine Mahoney,
Mahoney told the doctors he had been
struck on the head with an iron bar a
few years ago and from that time he has
had dizzy spells. II was the opinion OF
the doctors that he IL now suffering from
paranoa and senile dementia
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MRS. DU FATS GETS GOOD NEWS.
Hears From Her Brother, Who IL
Prisoner At Mexico City,

NEWPORT, April 27.-Mr. and Mrs John
du FAILS of this city were relieved tonight
when they received a message from ].
Starr Hunt. brother of Mrs. du Fais. that
all was we'll"
Mr., Hunt had been made prisoner in
Mexico city, having been taken from a
train. Earlier in the day Mr.. du FATS
received n message from Secretary Bryan
saying that he WAS doing everything pos
sble TO get Mr.. Hunts release.
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DOCTOR HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Two Others Sent to Hospital VIE,
Machine Hits \au

Thr'" men are In The Flushing Hosp.,.
as a result Of coll. sion last night b..
tween an automobile and moving va.
The injured men are:
Henry Boas. 80 years oi = broker n.
1876 East Ninety-fourth street. d.,.o
ton OF the shoulder
D.. Louis schultz. - wears DID, of as
West l2ith street; fracture Of ribs on ore
side Of body.
William H'ff"rn. - wears old. n, /.
West ioNth street. fractured rieh, foot
TIL" van Was driven hv Harry L'k.1. -
l1s Central Park West Tho a4,ou,.
bile Was wrecked and the running e =
OF the van was smashed
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MAJOR K0EHLER QUITS FORT.
Convicted OHicer Transferred q
Wadsworth Pending AppcnI.

NEW l.oNnoN. Conn. April 27.--Major
BENJAMIN NJ Kochler, formerly stationed
at Fort Terry, Plum Island, who was sem
fenced on April II to be dismissed from
the army for immoral conduct, left here
to-day with his sister. who was "A witness
in his behalf AT the court-martal He
did not wait to meet his successor, Major
Shiptou, who arrived here to-day and
went hy steamer To Fort Terry.
Major kOrhler has been assigned TO
Fort Wndsworth and WIN remain there
pending the ANAL decision Of President
Wilson IN his case.
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II may he that the cotton now at JuarcZ
will he returned to the south and shipped
10 Europe from Tampco. The rebels hope
To capture that port at once, and with
Tampico IN their possession they would
he able to ship the cotton direct TO Eu-
rope and dispose OF T.
In shipping Il through tho tutcd
States they would meet obstacles I'm the
form 81 court injunctions against ,s
Transportation. but no such obstacles
would b.. presented II the rebels held
seaport Of their own. The fall of Mon
torcy gives the rebels direct connection
with Tampico from Juarez. Chihuahua
and Torrcon and for this reason Carranzi
Is urging his soldiers to renew their
efforts against Torreon.
II is said that villa shipped tho cotton
to .Tuarez 20 have II in his possession I'm
case OF break with Carranza II he ana
Carranza patch up their differences. and
Tampco falls. the cotton will he returned
from Juarez to Torreon and sent on .,
Europe via Tlmpico
The capture Of Tamnico would give the
rebels a port OF entry for ammunition
from Europe and might result in further
complicating the situation with the United
States. for the rebels would resent any
attempts Of tho United States IN blockad,
the harhor after they took e. and the
United States Is anxious for the time he
Ing to prevent the rebels getting any more
arms or ammunition.
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GUNBOATS IN SERVICE
FOR INSHORE WORK.
The Marietta and Machias, Used
by Naval Reserves, Go
Into Commission.
ENGINEERS ARE CALLED IN
Troops TO Drill on Brooklyn
Parade Grounds Every Morn
ing for Two Weeks.

The Marietta and Machias gunboats,
went into commission Mt 3 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon In the Brooklyn navy
yard. Commander w. r. Scott holsted his
flag on the Marietta. which has been used
by the New Jersey Naval Reserves. and
commander NJ. f. Reed took charge Of
the Machias, which was training ship
Tor the Connecticut reserves.
Both boats will 20 south TO become
part OF Rear Admiral winslows fying
squadron as soon as they are In condition
and have their crews completed. Their
commanders have been on duty in Phila-
delphia with the reserve feet there and
both arrived at the yard yesterday.
Another addition to the feet was the
Isle do Luzon. small gunboat which
was captured in the Philippines during
the spanish American war. She has been
doing service at 81. Louis and completed
her voyage from there Yesterday morning.
Her commanding officer is r. H. Scho-
field. She is a 1000 ton vessel and. like
the Marietta and Machias, will be val
liable for inshore and river work in Mex
lean waters. The light draught boats
can move about in places where the big
warships are useless.
The first class cruiser Washington.
which is also 10 Join Admiral winslow.
sailing Tomorrow morning. went into the
dry dock on Sunday morning and came
out at o'clock yesterday afternoon with
her bottom scraped. and painted. That Is
quick work. but only such as the yard is
capable OF in rush situations. Her place
az receiving ship Will be taken BY the
Tennessee. her sister ship.
The monitor Tonopah is expected in
Brooklyn tomorrow with convoy OF
five submarines She has been az Nor
folk
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Monitor Ready for Service,


The monitor Ozark. now in the yari.
IS about ready for active duty. She is
parent ship to the submarines O.. O.
and Ga
The supply ship Cuivoa, which has been
taxing on supplies for a week. will leave
for Mexico at the end OF this week or the
first of next. Another supply shin the
WashinGtonlan, chartered from the Ameri-
cun-Hawdiian Line. arrived in BROOKLYN
yesterday and Immediately began taking
on supplies for Admiral Badgers fleet
IL VIII take about two weeks to get her
ready.
picturesque touch was added to the
scene at the yard Yesterday BY a de
tachment Of ~ bluejackets and marines
from the dreadnought Wyoming. who
marched through the streets of BROOKLYN
10 the parade ground in Prospect Park
where they drilled for two hours. The
men we're commanded by Lieut.. Com
manGcr G. L. Miller. and comprised four
companies Of seamen. one OF marines and
band.
All Brooklyn turned out for the parade
and business was suspended on the streets
where they marched. Permission has
been obtained by Capt. Eberly OF the
Wyoming to use the parade grounds
every week day morning until the battle
ship departs on May II Park Commits
SlvH'T raymond intcrspil or brooklyn
said he was glad 10 have the park made
use of by the navy in preparation for
operations I'm MEXICO
Navy officers IN the ward are eagerly
waiting Co. 80" how the New York, which
left for Mexico on sunday. acqults her
self AT sea. She is estimated TO be the
finest lighting vessel ahoata hut like
all Government built ships. has had no
trial trip. Until Sunday her engines had
not been used. hut the who htilf Ia,
ar" sure that they VIII stand every test
Iicutcpant- Conmand.r Tardy. who Of
hcially Inspected the big 2S.lo0 horse
power reciprocating engines when they
were completed, was assigned To the ship
"a chief engineer. That means that
strange hands will not have any oppor-
tunity To- give the engines anything but
the right KIND Of treatment. The New
York Is expected TO make more than II
knots an hour
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fairly with the women. Now We wonder
that our good efforts and impulses. our
good intentions. are not appreciated by
the people of Mexico
Il voted against the resolution that
the President requested simply because |
do know these people. | felt that In the
passage of that resolution for the acts
complained of we had stumbled into
hell"
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Canada has no business to alarm rela :
tives and friends of those Americans in
Mexico by sending out infiammatory de-.
spatches regarding conditions that do not
eAist and prophesying slaughter and cN-
ecutions Of Americans that are not going
20 occur, shouted Mr.. Mondell
But after All he is only A minor official
or the Government. ] want TO refer to n
telegram sen: by one In high authority in
the state Department"
Mr.. Mondell then read n telegram for
~arded by Secretary Bryan on April 20 Ia
~. y. Parkin OF Chicago quoting Consul
Canada t. the effect that nineteen Amer
leans and one British refugee had been
taken from train by Federal troops at
TERRA Blanca and that 1T is reliably
stated that all OF these persons may be
executed
"Who sent that MESSAGE" asked Repre-
sentative Madden OF Illinois sharply.
That IL cheerful message sent across
country TO Chicago by our Secretary Of
State William j. Bryan" returned Mr.
Monden. That is the message sent to
cheer up the relatives of these refugees &c
Representative Mondell next referred
TO an Interview between Consul Carothers
and villa.
One of our representatives down at
Chihuahua the other day was In the
warm embraces of gentleman by the
name OF Villa exclaimed Mr. Mondc.l
scornfully. Consul Carothers was sent
there by the Secretary OF state He
pleaded with Villa. no doubt. to be good -
Mr.. Mondell charged that Villa frs.
came into International prominence as
lOotcr of American property and that the
rebel leader while IN pursuit of Orozco
with Huerta was ordered TO be shot for
Insisting on an attack upon an unpro-
tected town.
This brave leader of the Constitutions
alsts on that occasion got down on his
knees to Huerta and made a plea tor his
nfc.' shouted Mr.. Mondeu, shaking his
INST AT the Democratic side Of the House.
As another instance of the circulation
of false reports concerning Huerta Repre-
sentative Mondell said the American
people had been told that Charge
o'shaughnessy In order to save his life
would have to sink out of Mexico city in
the dark.
AS matter of fact, the Charge was
escorted to the railway station by Presi-
dent Huerta's troop OF guards and given
protection all the way to Vera Cruz" said
Mr.. Mondell.
Representative Nondell then took up the
case OF Consul Hanna.
Il have not got time to 90 into that re-
port OF Consul Hanna in detail" said Mr.
Mondell. 'fie does say some things and
the way IN which he says those things
raises in the mind Of any fair minded
man mo impression tnat he has cxag-
gerated.
He tells abou. insults to the nag by
individual MeNicans, and then h- con-
cude. by saying that he does not know or
has not heard of any cXccsscs by tina
rebels.
II do not know OF course, but / heard
last evening on what | considered most
excellent authority that at the time of the
taking of Monterey by the Constitution
alists AN American nag oxtended acres
tine door OF a building to protect Anori-
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BoWfnR 4 Co, steumshin nycnt. o.
nonnced Yesterday that the American Ro1
~ oss had sent them a contribution az
N''ooo FOR the relief Of families ,r INA
members OF the crew of the sealcr Now.
lonndland who were lost In a blizzard in
inc strait OF Belle Isle on March Al Tbo
agents also announced that all hone for
"" s,aic' southern Cross and her crew
81 IA men has been bandoned.
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VILLA LEAVES THE BORDER TO
MAKE CARRANZA YIELD TOHIM
Issues an Order That All Americans Be Treated
With Courtesy Threat to Put Any Car
rama Intriguers in Jail

FL. PAso, Tex. April 27.--Americans are
speculatsng tonight on the danger tina,
may come to the border following the con
ference to-day and tonight at Chihuahua
between Venustiano Carranza and pancbo
villa.
Carranza has informed the United
states That II must evacuate Vera Cruz
villa has declared that he hopes the
United States continues to hold Vera
Cruz
Carranza Ia the so-called Chief Of the
ConstItutionalis;s." while villa is sup.
posed 10 be subordinate General. villa,
after comforting here for several DAYS
with American friends and George c.
Carothers. representing Secretary Bryan.
left to-day for Chihuahua. lie took "A car.
load OF ammunition with him.
From Chihuahua came the report that
while villa has been OH the border Car
ranxa's adherents have been underinin-
ing his popularity with stories that he
IL making an alliance with the gringoes
that Will make slaves OF MexIcans.
The report says that Maciovio Her
rera, one OF Villas Generals, Is opposed
TO Villas pacific attitude toward the
United states and that Gen. Manuel
Choa. Villas military Governor OF Chi
huahua, is also Inclined to eide with
Carranza.
Herrera Is selected. the report SAYS
to replace Villa as chief military officer
of the north. according to the Carranza
programme. but Villas friends say that
II any such intrigue Is under way villa
will put the whole bunch In jail"
villas Popularity Affected.
However. It liz known that Villas attl.
tude toward Americans IL not nearly 50
popular with the majority OF the rebel
soldiers as the attitude OF Carranza. and
have even been heard in
Juarez against the pacific attitude of
villa, with threats 10 do something
while he Is absent from the border.
The Juarez garrison Is comparatively
small however. and any anti-Ame.can
outbreak there at present could not seri-
ously alarm FL Paso. considering the
large number OF American troops on this
side OF the line. Brig. Gen. John J.
In now in command of the Amer
lean troops
Villas attitude toward the Americans.
on It's face. appears to he sincere. He has
sent the following message TO all his
commanders:
Respect and show every courtesy TO
citizens OF the United States; give as
sistance."
Americans continue to quit northern
Mexico as rapidly as possible, another
carload having arrived to-day. Two car
loads are due tomorrow. held up to-day
by slight wreck near Torreon.
With the hegira Of Americans comes
The paralysis OF all industries in the state
" Chihuahua. Not a dozen Americans
are left in the combined lumber. mining
and milling towns OF Pearson. MADEIRA,
Parral and Santa Barbara. Urgent adj
vices have been sent to the few remain
ing foreigners by the Consuls TO quit
the country at the earliest possible OPP
portunity.
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DENOUNCES BRYAN AS
SENSATION MONGER.
Representative MOndcll Also
Flares Up Against COnsuls
Canada and Hanna.
FOR SENDING FALSE NEWS
Representative Kent Praises
: villa as Reformed Bandit
Performing Great Services.

wAsHfSGroS. April 27-A savage at.
tack on the Mexican policy OF the Adj
min,stration as reflected in public acts
Of Secretary Bryan was made In the
House to-day by Representative Mondeli
OF Wyoming. a Republican.
Mr. Mondcll accused the Secretary II
STATE of circulating reports sent In by
Consuls in Mexico that tended to "iniiaine
the public mind against the de facto gov
eminent as represented by IIuerta in
Mexico city
lilo vigorously assailed United States
Consul Canada, stationed at Vera Cruz.
and United States Consul Hanna. sta
toned ut Monterey. for sending out
alarming reports about conditions In Mex
leo without first acQuainting themselves
with the facts.
Mr.. Mondcil dashed these Consuls and
Secretary Bryan and charged In effect
that the Administration In dealing with
Villa had practically made an ally of "a
bandit and n murderer
Kent Praises villa.
Mr.. Mondens sensational attack on
Villa. Secretary Bryan and the two Con-
suls was followed by speech by Repre-
sentative Kent OF California. a Progress
aive, IN which Mr.. Kent culogized Villa 3
"a great leader OF men. who has be n
growing in power and in the knowledge
OF what the civilized world demands Of
him"
Mr.. Kent conceded that Villa had been
a bandit. but insisted that he had changed
his ways and that he was capable Of per-
forming efficient service in restoring peace
In Mexico.
Mr.. Mondell began his speech with an
attack upon Consul Canada. who made
report to the State Department that con-
ditions In Mexico city had reached such a
pass that all Americans there were in
Danger He followed this up with an at
tack upon Consul Hanna. expressing doubt
that Hanna had been impriso' d by the
Fedcrals as alleged in his reports TO the
State Department.
He then denounced the Secretary Of
State for giving out the Canada and
Hanna reports charging that the consuls'
adviccs. untrue In the main. had given
the American people false impression
Of the treatment accorded Americans
"Of all the sensation monCers down
there Canada seems to be the chief" de-
clared Mr.. Mondell. What he has not
eaid officially he has said TO the news
papers seeking colored reports. This man
Canada should desist from a course likely
TO nname our people and creating an
erroneous impression OF conditions at the
Seat OF trouble.
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The Industrial Eject.

The closing down OF the biggest indus
tries In the State is already causing a
serious condition OF affairs for the Con-
stltutionalists. A; Parral alone $500
Mexicans were thrown out OF work by the
shutting down of the mines. mill lumber
camp and the Parrsl and Durango Rail-
road
The shutting down OF industries also