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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
NEEDED A QUARTER TO DIE
Man Saved from Suicide When
Meter Shut Off Gas.
Ion - Trlbune correspondent.I

West Orange y. j.. April 5.-Despon-
dent over the sudden death Of his wife
seven weeks ago, Richard Rittig. a me-
chsnic. attempted suicide by inhaling
illuminating gas at his home No
Ridgehurst Road, West Orange. early
to-day. but failed when the gas supply
was cut of for the lack Of another
quarter
\ woman passing smelled gas at a
window of the Rittg home. The police
were notified. on breaking open door
they found Rittig in semi-conscious
state on the bed. The keyholes and win
dows had been stuffed with cotton.
The first question Rittg asked was is
Bismarck gone Bismarck. q pet dog.
was found half dead under the bed. and
was shot Rittg declared that. his last
faithful friend being dead. he would
sooner or later end his own life.
IT would only have cost me a quarter
10 die. but 7 didn't have one in change"
he lamented
Rittig received $40 insurance following
the death Of his wife After paying his
debts there remained 1907, and this, he
explained, he blew in during the last
seven weeks. lie is held on charge
Of attempted suicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
STARTS POLICE HERO FUND
R. A. G. Smith Gives 81, 600 to
Aid Stricken Families.

Following a suggestion OF X. A. =.
Smith. Commissioner Of Docks and
Ferries, a fund, 10 be known as the
Honor Legion Fund, is being estao-
lished. it was learned last night, 10
give immediate assistance to families
of policemen who lose their lives in the
discharge of their duty.
The suggestion was made by Mr.
Smith in a letter to Douglas l. Nc
Kay. Police Commissioner and as a
nucleus of the fund the Dock Commits,
sioner Enclosed his check for $1,000.
Two hundred dollars will be sent TO
Mrs. Guarnieri, widow Of the detective
who was killed recently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Commission Finds Slayer
Was a Friend Whom
He Was Shielding.
MAJOR FIERRO NOW
IN JAIL FOR CRIME
Scotchman Was Under Arrest,
Following Quarrel with Rebel
Chief, When Shot.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

FL Paso, Tex, April 5.-Willism Benton,
the British subject for whose death
Pancho Villa is held responsible. was
shot 10 death by Major Rudolfo Fierro,
a member Of Villas staff, and the tragedy
was enacted at Samalyuca. station on
the Mexican Central Railroad between
Juarez and Chihuahua
This is the finding of the Carranza
commission appointed to investigate the
death of the Scotch ranch owner. made
unoflcially to General Carranza. The
official report will be made when Villa
returns to Chihuahua from the Torreon
battle
The commission found that no court
martial had been held by Villa, that
Benton was not put to death in Juarez
and was not killed in Villas office. that
the whole story of the court martial and
execution and Of the official report of
the court martial were fabrications man
ufactured on the spur of the moment.
When Benton called on Villa in Juarez
a quarrel ensued. This the commission
found to be true. Beyond that nothing
that had been officially given out by Villa
was true, with the exception that body
said TO be that of Benton is buried in
Chihuahua City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
APRIL 6, 1914.

round-nosed affairs Of olden times and
which have a fat trajectory that enables
the soldier TO set his battle sights and
shoot on the level at 1.5O0 yards.
Huerta's artillery. however, is largely
modern. He has. in ALL 301 pieces. At
least, he had that many a few months
ago. He has probably lost some OF them
since then. II is a curious fact, but there
are more field guns in Mexico than in the
United States. The superiority OF Ameri-
can fire however will balance the greater
Number of guns of the enemy. even If
Huerta gets his guns back from Torreoh
and elsewhere TO Mexico city for use
against the Americans.
As far as Vera Cruz and other ports
are concerned there Will be not inc
slightest difficulty about landing. The
American warshlps will see TO that. Be
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City there
are 1850 men guarding the two lines OF
railway. Some oe the towns en- route
have garrlsons, but these are not eX-
pected to cause trouble. In Mexico CITY
Huerta has approximately $500 men,
counting the police. This force would
doubtless be augmented by troops from
all parts ~ Huerta decided really to figat
and his army responded periodically TO
his call, but # is doubtful if he could
gather together more than 10000 or
5000 mon.
The known quality OF Mexican marks
manship and the obvious superiority OF
the American soldier make IT seem alto
gether probable that Mexico City could
be taken b. an American force OF from
Ia oO0 tO t. 600 men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
KILLS LITTLE SON;
ENDS OWN LIFE
Frank Mueller, Once Rich, Stays
Favorite Child in Long
Island Home.

Riverhead, Long Island, April 0-trank
Mueller. formerly one of the richest real
estate owners in this vicinity, Killed his
favorite son, William, six years DID, To-
dav and then ended his own life. Inc
bodies were found by another son, Earl
tweutv-three years old. IN an apartment
over the grocery store of Henry Firth, In
Peconic avenue. which Mueller was pre-
pairing 10 occupy.
The child's life had been taken with
razor. which was found near the body. y
hottie Of laudanum convinced tho police
that the father had taken some or the
poison to make death doubly sure. Ills
own throat had been cut with the razor
Mueller once owned large amount or
real estate in this place, but little by little
II slipped away from him, and about a
year and a half ago he moved TO Deruy-
ter y. Y, with his wife and three sons.
A few months later Mrs. Mueller returned
to Riverhead with Earl and William.
The other boy was placed In a boarding
school by his father and Mueller followed.
boarding a few blocks from the home Of
his wife and sons here.
lie often visited them and was fire.
quently seen walking with the smaller
boy Yesterday they went to walk and
failed TO return. Mrs. Mueller became
worried, but thought they were spending
the night at her husbands boarding place.
When the boy did not return to-day for
dinner Earl went to find him. Neither
father nor son had been at the boarding
house, so Earl went to the apartment that
he knew his father was fitting up.
When he found the bodies he called
physician and later Coroner Cornwall.
The Coroner said he would conduct an
investigation and would hold an autopsy
tomorrow morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
CHURCH CROWD IN PERIL
Women Just Escape Being Run
Down by a Stolen Rig"

David Green, OF No. $50 Henry street
Manhattan, a collector for II. Friedman
a crockery dealer. at No. 292 Bowery, left
a horse and buggy, valued at 500, yester-
day morning in front OF a building al
Havemeyer and South 9th streets, VIII
iamsburg While Green was in the build
ing John Cooney jumped into the vehicle
and whipped up the horse.
Cooney drove the horse into a crowd Of
men and women who were leaving a
Polish Catholic church. at South 4th ana
Roebling streets. Several women in their
efforts 70 escape being run down tripped
and fell, but escaped injury
Reaching the Williamsburg Bridge
Cooney managed to elude the efforts OF
several patromen 20 capture him. and
was only stopped at the Manhattan end.
where the gate was closed after an alarm
had been sent ahead. Cooney made
strong resistance. but was overpowered
and taken 10 the Bedford avenue station
on a charge OF grand larceny.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
RECORD BOOK OF
GREAT ASSISTANCE
Key TO Several Solutions APP
pears in Quizzer's Record
Book, Now on Sale.

Besides giving you the privilege OF
submitting many answers in the Ben
Franklin Quiz without being bothered
about purchasing extra coupons, the
Record Book is a guiding light to some
OF the correct answers.
The Record Book contains a key
which points out the approximate loca-
tions I'm Poor Richards Almanack of the
answers TO seven photographs. Thus,
the key will tell you that the answer 10
Photograph X is 10 be found between
sayings number Y and 4 in Poor Rich
ards Almanack.
The key confines the correct answer
10 100 sayings or so. And selecting il
from such narrow boundaries Is simple
enough for a child.
OF course you may be able to solve
correctly these seven Photographs with
out the aid Of the Record Book key.
BUT when so much real money is at
stake you should not neglect any means
of making sure Of your award. The
Record Book will make you more GER
tain of the correct answers to the seven
Photographs. and, besides, ii helps you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
CLANCY BLAMES
COCAINE TRAFFIC
Says His Troubles Began When
He Interfered with Drug
Smuggling.
by Telegraph TO Tn. Tribun. J


Albany. April 5.-James VI. Clancy in
sisted that his resignation as warden Of
Sing Sing take effect not later than May
Is. It was reported here tonight. He has
failed it is declared. TO enlist the support
of the state administration IN his effort TO
better conditions in the prison.
Clancys first difficulty in his position
was when ne began 10 wipe out tho CO
came evil in the prison. He discharged
four keepers whom he suspected Of hay.
ing sold the drug to prisoners These four
were members Of the Westchester wing Of
hte Tammany machine One Of them.
Warden Clancy was informed, made SO
week from smuggling cocaine into the
prison.
These keepers, II is asserted, enlisted
the support Of a saloonkeeper whose place
VS. the rendezvous OF cocaine srnugglers.
and began a systematic fight against
Clancy Relatives of those addicted 10
the use Of cocaine were told by keepers
that II they wanted 10 smuggle the drug
into tine prison they must leave the money
with the saloonkeeper.
The discharged keepers and the saloon
keeper enlisted the support of trsdesmeu
in the village with whom Clancy had re
fused 10 trade because he thought their
prices too high, according 10 Clancys
friends.
1T was said tonight that Clancy, am
bilious TO put into effect certain reforms.
tried TO get his superiors 10 back him
against the coterie OF Tammany Demo
Gratis in Westchester, but without success
Clancy is a member Of the Jefersonian
Democratic Alliance Of The Bronx, an
anti-Tammany organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
DETECTIVE SLAYER BURIED
Son, a Prisoner, Goes Under
Guard from Cell to Funeral.

Thomas Morgan left his cell in the
Tombs yesterday TO attend the funeral OF
his father, William Horgan, who was
killed In a tenement house in East 9th
street last Thursday by Detective Lieu
tenant Charles Hearle, after he had killed
Detective Joseph Guarnieri.
Judge Rosalsky granted to the young
man this privilege on his fearful plea IN
court. He is held for robbing Miss Mar
garet Greer. a barge captains wife. lie
was taken from the Tombs by Deputy
Sheriff Miller for two hours for the
funeral.
The youth was the unconscious cause
OF his fathers death. Ills father, while
intoxicated, sought a quarrel with a sa-
loonkeoper. who, he said. had 'squealed"
on his son and put him in the Tomns.
The elder Horgan shot the saloonkceper
and then sought refuge In the nat where
he met his death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
HOW TO START TO-DAY IN THE
BEN FRANKLIN OIrIz

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06

shot at least four whom he had oha'eeu
with being rebel spies.
Spanish holdings In Torreon mount
in the millions. Some OF the Ia ~9'
wholesale houses in the city ana
number of the larger retail stores are
owned by Spaniards. In addition span
isras here arc large property owners
and they fear that all their holdings
will be Immediately conhscated oy
Villa and sold TO raise money Tor me
revolution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Retailers Unite for Protection,

4 committee to promote the Interests
OF the retail merchants. before the state
legislatures and Congress. when bills al
fecting the retailer are under considers
ton. has been organized. with D. W
Pharmacy, rs president
mass meeting for tho discussion I"
trade topics viii be held this month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Order Regiment Out of Depew

Buffalo, April 5.-The 7ith Regiment was
withdrawn from strike duty at the Gould
Coupler plant. az Depew. to-day, aud
Troop / with NIFTY special deputies under
sheriff Frederick c. Becker. took up 10
task OF preserving order. There was no
chanus In tina strike situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Poor Richards AImauack

All sayings OF BENJAMIN F,-,rr,.
used in the Ben Franklin oniz are an con
tanned In the special edition Of Do.
Richard's Almanack, which Tho Tribnna
offers TO entrants at 40 cents. AZ conts
by mail Cloth bound and well nrintnd
Almanacks are on sale at the ONCE -;
The Tribune. W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Soldiers of Mexico Lack
the Skill to Withstand
Americans.
10000 TO $4,000 TO
TAKE CAPITAL CITY
Forces of Land and Sea Ready
for Work of SubjugatiOn
and Pacification.
By PHILIP II. PATCHIN.

Washington. April 5.-When comes a
momentous Cabinet meeting, quiet
word of instruction from the President
10 his secretaries of War and the Navy
which will set troopers jumping from
Ethan Allen to Texas City. starting
southwark movement Of the entire United
States army, and which will send steam
ing every available ship Of the navy
from Portsmouth TO New Orleans, on us
way 10 the Mexican coast, two ques-
tons will be asked by more or less
anxious nation. Will the task OF inter
vention in Mexico involve cruel
bloody and expensive war, as many nave
predicted? VIII it require an army Oh
10000 American soldiers TO do the JoD'
as many have declared?
The answer to both of these questions
is in the negative. Intervention In Mex
leo. the occupation Of Mexico City ana
of the principal ports, does not Involve
q military problem of great magnitude.
The opposition from Mexicans will not
be Of a serious character. While Vic
toriano Huerta has declared that he VIII
fight an invading army, there is nothing
to indicate that the Mexican army VIII
have either the hardihood or skill seri-
ouslv to obstruct the advance OF the
notwithstanding American soldier In
the north General Carranza, leader OF
the Constitutionalists, has also said that
he would stand by 20 repel invaders
but even his more efficient fighters could
not stand in the way Of the well trained
American soldiers and amphibious ma
rine
Mexico city can be taken and General
Huerta eliminated by the regular FORCES
Of the United States. Ten thousand men
might do this job; almost certainly u
not require as many as 1900. The War
War Department can muster between 30
eco and 5000 regulars for action in Mexico
counting the use of coast artillery as in
fantrv. The number would be more than
sufficient for occupying all seaports, TAX
ing the capital, the cities on the border
and sending flying attachments to the
rescue Of Americans who might he In
peril i'm the interior.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
REBELS THREATEN
TO CRUCIFY BISHOP
Passion Play in Dead Earnest on
Good Friday Unless He
Pays $4,000 Pesos.
LRr Cable 20 The Trihune. /

Mexico City, April J.-"Other govern
ment departments cannot have re-
ceived Torreon advices, for the War
Department. which would be the first
to receive news, has received none
in these words General Banquet to-
night acknowledged that his depart
ment had no news about TorreOn.
For four days the government has
been without Torreon advices. In
speaking of news said to have been re-
ceived by other government depart
ments General Banquet was abiding
10 information given out last night as
coming from the Finance Department
that Generals Mass, Moure and Parcia
Hidalgo had arrived at Torreon with
achievements and that the rebels
we're trying TO reorganize at Jimenez,
$50 miles north OF Torreon.
Mexico City. April 5.-Zapata the rebel
chieftain, has captured the Bishop of
Chalapa. in Guerrero and. holding him in
close confinement, he threatens that UNI
less the prelate pays him 5000 pesos he
will celebrate the Passion Play in dead
earnest on Good Friday, with the Bishop
as protagonist Zapata declares he will
surely cruelty the Bishop on that day I'M
less the money is forthcoming before
hand.
No political disturbances ever interfere
with Mexicos celebration of Holy Week.
After Wednesday all business i'm the cap
ital will be suspended until Monday. and
while the devout will crowd the churches
the Indifferent will seek enjoyment in
various ways.
Business men usually absent themselves
from the city during those days but
some of the more popular resorts in the
warm part Of the country, particularly in
the State of Morelos. cannot now be safe
~ reached by holiday makers. For the
moment. however. Morelos seems COM
paratively free Of Zapatistas. who seem
so have concentrated in the adjoining
State of Guerrero.
1t appears likely that FL Pals" will be
published again. The Minister Of the In
terror, Sehor Alcocer. is willing, but the
thing lacking is Huertas final fiat
Vicente Sanchez Gavito has been arrest
ed as Il progagator OF false and sediuous
news. He is Senator and belongs TO
prominent and wealthy family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Facts of Killing as Dug Up.

The story of the killing of Benton. rs
learned by the Carranza commission, IS
substantially as follows:
When Benton quarrelled with Villa and
the rebel general caused his arrest Villa
sent for Major Fierro and told him to
take Benton TO Chihuahua and put him
in the state prison.
when I 80 to Chihuahua ] will talk
with him." Villa said to Ferro. II will
set him free If he talks right. ! will keep
him in Jail if he does not"
Fierro started with Benton that same
afternoon for Chihuahua. Fierro shot
Benton through the side Of the head at
Samalyuca, then took his body from the
train, stood it. against a telegraph post
and had the firing squad fire volley OF
bullets into il. Then he buried the BODY
near the railroad track and next morn
ing he wired to Villa that Benton had
tried TO escape and menaced his life and
he had killed him. Villa then went TO
Samayuca, exhumed the body. took II TO
Chihuahua and had It buried. in tho
mean time spreading the report Of the
court martial and execution
Villa had nothing to do with the KILN
Of Benton, the commission finds. He
knew nothing of the British subjects
death until he received Fierros messages.
and he would have spared the ranchman
and had intended only 10 teach him
lesson, never once intending 70 do him
bodily harm. according 10 the testimony
which the Carranza commission learned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Mexican Not Afraid 10 Die.

lie is strong and .dlllgent and has an
Indian fatalism which makes him not
afraid to die. But he is wofully ignorant
and needs leadership. This his own race
cannot furnish. The Mexican officers.
generally speaking, are no more mill
tarily intelligent than he. And they are
ofen grafters who are in the army only
for what they can get out of 1t. The
American army officer can lead the MeXl-
can soldier to victory. or at least to tri-
umph, over his own kind. Fortunately
there are many officers in our service who
have had vast experience in this kind of
work in the Philippines and in Cuba
Huerta may have the inclination TO op-
pose American entry into Mexico, but he
hasn't the armed force with which TO do
IT, As has been pointed out I'm a previous
article the Mexican is not modern
fighter. There is scarcely a modern. high
powered rifle I'm his army, although 1900
are being shipped over now from Japan.
along with $4,000 carbincs for the cavalry.
There arc many rifles I'm the Mexican
army more than twenty years old Some
are the old black powder. large bore guns.
An American officer who has been watch
Ing Mexican soldiers for two or three
years has said that he has yet TO see one
of tho modern. needle pointed bullets.
which carry 1000 yards further than the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
PHOTOGRAPH NO. Is.

As many more are waiting at New Ut
leans aboard the transport Hancoch'
Every ship OF Importance Of the Atlantic
fleet is purposely being kept Wltillil i've
DAYS steaming distance OF vera =" A'
When the time comes for action the "ilol0
force can be quickly modified, ana AZ
mral Fletcher, commanding IN Mexican
waters. will have enough men 10 make up
a provisional landing force OF perhaps
10 600 bIueiackets Those men can De
spared from the ships, which, with the
nossIble exception of some Of the smaller
vessels. will have no fighting TO do. me
hIueiackets. however, must occupy sea
ports. keeping close to their ships. al
though some might be sent to hold the
railways from Vera Cruz TO Mexico CITY,
The first thought that will come II
Intervention is decided upon will be Tor
the safety Of the 500 American citizens 70
remain in Mexico City. IL will be mp 70
tho marines TO protect them Many
Americans will doubtless try TO flee from
the capital. but most OF them will have
70 remain. In consequence the only thing
10 be done will be 10 send a flyinG de-
tachment OF a thousand marines 10 the
capital itself There is little likelihood
that this fast moving body would meet
with great opposition. If carefully con-
Quoted the operation may be accomplished
in ten hours. and. barring accident, the
American marine may be in Mexico city
before the good people Of that beautiful
city arc out OF bed.
The webfoot marine, however, will be
in hot water II he encounters opposition
in Mexico City. The Mexican forces there,
# they happen to retain their organization
and show fight. will outnumber the ma
rines five 10 one. and it will be up 10 th5
Americans To hold their own until the
army can get down from Galveston ana
I'D 10 Mexico City.