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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
HUERTA STILL STRONG .
IN MEXIC0'S CAPITAL
First Anniversary Of Revolt
Against Madero Sees His
Power Heightened There.
fBy Gable 10 The Trlbune ]

Mexico City. Feb. S.-To-morrow is
the first anniversary OF the beginning
of the military uprising headed by
Felix Diaz Bernardo Reyes and Man
uel Mondragot. which ended ten days
later i'm the overthrow Of the Madero
government The experience OF the
last wear ought. il is thought by many,
10 be a lesson TO MeXicans for the fut-
ure. teaching them that the overthrow
of constituted government by violence
is no joking matter and is likely to
bring all sorts of evil in its train.
II is generally agreed that now u is
necessary TO make the best Of things
as they are and TO turn all efforts tow
ard the restoration of peace and the
countrys rehabilitation. \ majority
Of the people of this section fail to see
how the attainment Of that object
would be aided by the retirement of
General Huerta. Lifting the arms en-
barge 10y the United states has in
creased Huerta's popularity In this
part Of Mexico and generally through
out the country. except In the states
wholly or partly controlled 10y the
rebels
Conversely. the disfayor with which
General Carranza is regarded has ueen
intensified. Impartial observers here
declare that Carranza would be an i'm
possibility were he 10 triumph as the
result Of Washington's recent decision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
HUERTA COMMANDERS
ALL VERA CRUZ OIL
SEXES 1t for Government Rail
roads, Leaving the Port Only
One Weeks Supply.

Vera cruz. Feb. S-The straits 10 which
the Mexican government is reduced for
fuel with which 10 continue the operation
~ the National Railway lines is shown by
the Communicating this morning of prac-
ricany the whole fuel supply Of Vera
Cruz thus threatening the speedy sus-
pension Of all traffic between this city
and the capital.
The government sent a train OF eighteen
oil cars. with 4 capacity of 1000 gallons
each. TO Vera Cruz last night, and this
morning an officer AZ the head OF squad
~ troops made a formal demand on the
agent Of the Aguila company 10 surrender
AZ the oil in its possession.
Tie agent replied that the oil had al
rcadv been sold TO she Mexican Railway.
which is a British corporation, but he was
told that ii was immaterial to whom the
oil belonged. The engineer in charge OF
The pumps refused TO fiji the oil tanks
and was arrested. lie was released later
hut was compelled 10 obey the order.
There now remains in Vera Cruz only
"a six DAYS supply Of oil for the operation
of the Mexican and Interoceanic railways,
and there is no prospect OF receiving more
oi from Tampico. Under the circum-
stances it is believed IT will he impossl-
bic 10 maintain communication with Mex
leo City beyond the end Of the week, eN-
cent in the case Of trains for govern
ment service.
II is asserted that the next move OF
the Mexican government will be to seize
the locomotives and rolling stock OF the
Mexican Railway. to replace the engines
and cars recently destroyed in the north
II is possible quickly to transform oil
burning locomotives into coal burners. but
there is practically no coal i'm the country
II is reported, apparently on the best
Of authority that decree has been pre-
Pared. and only awaits the Presidents
signature. doubling the duties on all I'M
ports from the United States,
The United states cruiser Des Moines
arrived here to-day. After coaling she
viii proceed to Tampico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
SAY POST ROAD CRACKED
Ossining Citizens Angry at
$4,000 Smear.

District Attorney whitman enters w.
dav on the eighteenth week of his state
graft Investigation John j. Kennedy
state Treasurer. will be the principal
witness this afternoon at the John Doe
session. lie was subppnaed on Satur-
day. as he refused TO appear voluntarily.
Fx-C;overnor Sulzer will not be able to
testify on account of duties in Albany.
He was anxious TO take the stand on
Friday ana furnish the second chapter
of his narrative on the conspiracy which
he testified two weeks ago was hatched
by TamVany leaders in Delmonicos TO
remove him from office. II is possible
that one or two contractors may TESTIFY
to-day on some new matters.
Residents of Ossinins along the Al
honv Post Road are up in arms about the
way the road has gone to pieces since
It was finished, last summer, and they
are keeping the mails hot with letters to
Governor Glynn TO look into IT, In the
first place. they say. the road was in
better condition before it was rebuilt
After putting a thin layer OF macadam
on the contractors poured sticky Dress
ling on. said to have great binding quail
ties. Last weeks thaw. they say, was
too much for II; the enamel cracked
and the roadway was smeared with muck.
Henry Il. Sproul. OF the Sproul Con-
struction Company. OF Peekskill, build
ers. says the speclfica lions were faulty
when they came from the Highways De-
partment. Sproul has told Ossinins tax
PAYERS that his reputation has suffered
in consequence. The taxpayers have de-
cided 10 bond Ossining FOR $4,000 TO pay
their share Of the proposed state road
along Highland avenue. known as the old
Albany Post Road within the limits OF
the town. Now hue and cry has gone
up for an investigation OF the Highways
Departments responsibility for the sl5'-
600 "onamelled' post road that has
cracked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09

enabling the rebels 10 procure NUM-
tions OF war unrcstrictedly IN the
United states lie would. they say ne
regarded as the prot6ge Of Americans
and as a sort of Gringo President ~
is thought doubtful that he could gov
crn i'm peace for single week.
Peace rcigns in this city. despite the
recurrent rumors Of plots and con-
spiracies. The people go about 'neir
business and pleasures unmolesteo' ana
the city continues TO present All ire
manifestations Of metropolitan life OF
the Latin type.
II is hard TO get at the exact truth
in regard 10 the conspiracy sald 10
have been crushed last Friday night.
The authorities insist That there WAS
no engagement with the conspirators
and that In, affair was wholly apor-
five. all active movements having been
fnrestallod. I'm any event, the collapse
OF the attempt. If an attempt there was
is regarded here as another PROOF OF
how completely the Huerta admins
tration controls the situation in this
part Of the republic.
Two French firms with when the
government has entered into contracts
for the Improvement OF Mexican h1r-
bors are Jean ct Georges Hersent ana
the Creusot Works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
SearChers Still Unable to
Reach Victims of Mex
lean Bandits.
TUNNEL SETTLING
IN HEAT AND GAS
Mother and Five Children Among
Americans Known to Have
Been on the Train.
B, reIeersph.lo ~ TrlOune


FL Paso. Tex. Feb. s-Wrapped in the
heat and smoke OF the Cumbrc Tannel
227 miles south Of Juarez. on the Mexico
Northwestern Railroad. is the greatest
mystery and probably tho greatest trae
edv Northern Mexico has known IN an
its varied career
The fun extent OF Maxine Castillo re-
venge for the execution by the rebels OIL
twenty-five OF his bandit followers cannot
Vet be told II appears certain, however
that none Of the forty or more passeh-
gers locked I'm the cars by the outlaw
chief and sent dashing into the burning
tunnel escaped.
Driven back time and again by the IN
tensity of the smoke in the tunnel from
penetrating far enough 10 reach the bodles
Of the victims. the ,escuinS pdrueS Y
both the north and south ends Of the tuIl-
mel Repeatedly renewed their attempts 10
dav and at last they were able TO reaO"
the engine Of the passenger tram Alter
desperate work and many failures theE
also reached the combination baggage
and express car. but here their WORK emu
ed for the time. No one could 1--we IN the
heat and endure the smoke and gases
which barred their further progress.
II is believed that the engineer ana
fireman made an effort to escape AFTER
bringing the train to a stop in the burning
tunnel and ran the engine some distance
before they were overcome by the names
Added to the list of the victims oil INC
tunnel horror were Mrs. Lee Carruth ano
her five children. an American FANNY
living in MADEIRA. Mexico Mrs. Carruth
with her children. had been visiting III
III Paso Her husband is an engineer on
the road. 1t was not learned until To-
nicht that Mrs Carruth and her childreh
were on the train.
Other Americans known 10 have been
aboard the train include VI. J. Giimartlh'
superintendent Of the Mexican Northwest
ern Railroad at Chihuahua; c. II. Mar
dcrs. express agent; Henry Schoheld' SUI
perintendent at Juarez Is. j.. Hatneiu'
business man Of FL Paso. Thomas NJ
Kelly. conductor: J. l. Morris road mas
for. /. f. Williams. employe OF the Ma
dera Lumber Company: ). w. WEBSTER
conductor i'm charge Of the train and ia
ward j. McCutcheOn. engineer.
Steam furnished by locomotives Is De-
ing used 10 fight the fire in the tunnel I'M
I'll a pipe line can be laid. Work on the
pine line is being rushed. and II is eN-
pected To get water through IT before
morning. From FL Paso smoke helmets
were sent and are being used by the
rescuers. \ pulmotor was also sent from
here for the use Of any searchers VINO
might be overcome.
The fendishness Of the bandits act mas
aroused the people on the border as noun
ing has done before in the Mexican uou-
HE. Nexicans and Americans alike are
enraced. and any OF the outlaws caugh'
will be shot at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
ST0RK IN A HALLWAY
Brings Six Pound Boy Before
Hospital Is Reached.

Though ushered into chilly WORLD by
way OF the hallway of a Second Avenue
tenement house. young Mr.. Hernandez
first name yet undecided-was doing very
well at Bellevue Hospital early this morn
ing. and his mother. Mrs. Harold Her
nandez. Of No 70 st. Marks Place. was
contented and happy.
Mrs Hernandez. accompanied by her
husband started late last night for the
hospital. and got off a streetcar al 18th
street. Mr.. Hernandez appealed TO Pa
trolman Sullivan for help, and after the
policeman had assisted the woman into
a hallway and covered hes with his coat
he sent for an ambulance.
The surgeon hurried mother and child
10 the hospital. The boy weighed six
pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
REPORT BANDITS INNOCENT
kilograms Say They Left Tun
mel Before Train Entered.

Washington. Feb. s.-The American
Consul AZ Juarez Mr.. Edwards, sent word
10 the state Department tonight that
late kilograms from near the scene Of
the disaster In the Cumbre Tunnel stated
hat the train was not held up or dis
turbed by the bandits before It entered
the tunnel. 1t was asserted that the ban
dts had departed about two hours be-
fore the train entered the south end OF
the tunnel Seven stock cars had been
set on fire AT the north end, which ig-
nitod the timbcrs in the tunnel, ana II is
the supposition OF those near the scene
that the passenger train ran into the
burning cars.
Consul Edwards said that opinion was
divided az to whether or not the bandits
intended TO destroy lives.
There is confidence at the State Dc
partmcnt that the Constituencies VIII
do everything possible 10 punish tho Of
Tenders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
DID ELAINE ELOPE
OR MERELY QUIT?
Arthur Hammerstein Fears His
Young Daughter and Victor
Herbert's Son Plotted.

Arthur Hammerstein is very mucn up
set over the sudden fight of his eighteen
vear-old daughter. Elaine Hammerstein'
who disappeared last Thursday In typical
French leave fashion.
Miss Hammerstein has been playing the
role of Florence in High Jinks' at the
Casino Theatre-her fathers production
She PLAYED both matinee and evening
performances Wednesday. but failed TO
put in an appearance Thursday night. st
the last moment it was necessary for Bes-
sic Skeer. her understudy, to play the
part.
The first information Mr.. Hammerstein
had OF the whereabouts OF his daughter
was Saturday morning. when Hugh
Grady. manager of the High links
company. received letter from Elaine. IN
which she simply stated that she was III
Ithaca and would return to-day.
knowing that when High Jinks
rlaved in Ithaca on its way to New YORK
Miss Hammerstein and young clifford
Herbert. Victor Herbert's son, who is a
student at Cornell, struck up warm
friendship. Mr.. Hammerstein now icara
that the young people have arranged an
elopement.
Yesterday Mr. Hammersteln Kept me
wires hot between his home and Ithaca
and Victor Herbert's home in New York.
He was unable to get in touch with
Young Herbert at Cornell. but the father
Victor Herbert assured MIN that the at
traction at Ithaca is simply fraternity
dance. However, if Mr.. Hammerstein
receives no direct information from his
daughter to-day he will leave at once for
Ithaca to bring the young woman nome
with him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
FLOATING HOSPITAL BUSI
st. Johns Guild Tells OF 7"
Work and That of Seaslos'

The work OF the Floating liosp"~
the Seaside Hospital maintained ' -
Johns Guild in caring for oAo'e'
mothers during the last year is de'> ~
in the annual report OF the sulio'
public yesterday. -, ~
The Floating Hospital, into ""'. -
barge Helen G. Juilliard Was cV"',c
made ffty-two trips during the "a,
carrying 1885 children and ls'''- M
ers Despite this large nuinVe,' -
was an increase over the preoe'"ss 30
son, the guild was forced 10 les', n
more than $500 mothers and Vs~
whom there was no room on the az
The total receipts during the 81
IS. 4ia. while the Floating hosp's,. ~
S2G.6O2 and the Seaside llosp's IN y
The guild was forced 90 run INV ',,,sf
the extent OF $4,000 In order 10 ~
new wing TO the Seaside hosp'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
Defeat of State Wide Gr,a
Inquiry To Be Attempted
Tonight.
COMBINATION READY
TO ACT, HE SAYS
Chautauqua Member ExpIam
How Stage Is Set for Actiou
When Question Comes In.
~ T.I,srapl % II, Inban,

Albany FEB. s.-Assemblyna an John q.
Sullivan. Of Chautauqua one Of the A.,
Barnes candidates for Speaker. said =
night that there WAS 2 well formulas.
plan to confne any graft in,sxtis.t..
TO the Highways Department and pfet..
a state wide inquiry
Neither the Barnes mon nor the NJ
ply men want real investigation a.
Assembl, man Sullivan. "Tammanv
only too willing that the Highways /.
psrtment be made tho goat. and in n,
il is Joined by the Barnes Assembling
At the recent conference OF Repgs.
cans. az which the resolution to lnyen.
gale the Highways Department and Oh,
state departments that the public interw
may require came up FOR discussion. q.
Barnes men fought 10 connne the insc
tigation solely TO the Highways Deter.
ment. They failed there. but to-mor,,
night. when the resolution will be ~
scented 10 tne lower house. some one "
offer an amendment 10 IL. limiting d
mowers Of investigation solely 10 a.
Highways Department
This I know. and unless there Il
sudden change in the plans Of the fight =
limit the investigation will be mad. =
the floor Of the Assembly to-morr,
night.
Assembym3n Sullivan said that MAJ
would depend upon the personnel Of =
committee. which II the resolution >
passed. will be In the hands OF spesks
Sweet Assemblyman Michael schu,
leader Of the Progressives, Will Offer a
amendment which will provide that q
committee be named by the House.
al" Smith. the minority leader, VI
offer. il is said. q substitute resolas
making the investigation joint one y
the Legislature. instead Of an lnyestp
ton solely by the Assembly, az the R.
publicans decided in conference last NJ
day.
Speaker Sweet would give no inkla
Of the men he would name in The e's
of the resolution being passed. lie al
there was no doubt Of its passase' asa
Republicans had the necessary seyesr
six votes to put it through. with n
TO spare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
AERO CLUB DENIES REPORT
No Committee Picked to Com
plete 100000 Fund.

\ report that the Aero club OF Amer
lea had app 'nted a committee TO COM
plete the fu of 81 100000 for the sug-
eested airship flight around the world
i'm connection with the Panama-Pacific
Exposition a San Francisco in 1915 was
denied last night by Alan Il. Hawley,
whose name was mentioned as a member
Of the committee.
The report is ali right. except that
there isn't word of truth in it, said
Mr.. Hawley. Absolutely nothing has
been done so far by the Aero Club OF
America. Really, We could not, If we
wanted 10. do anything at the present
time. We are waiting for the papers
concerning the project to reach US from
San Francisco They are expected 10 ar
rive here tomorrow or Tuesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
FIXES TIRE, IS ARRESTED
Policeman Calls 1t Manual "a
Dor on Sabbath Day.

"Wha'd'ye Mean. Manual Lace
comedy in three acts, booked by r.
trolman John Hughes, lyrics by AIN
ham Borisof', had its premiere az
derniere in the mems court last nsf
Borison told the court he was "ne'
inc baby carriage in Seventh averp
yesterday afternoon when one OF ~
rubber tires came off and he stoppHt
fix il. Hughes came along. ne "a
and arrested him for performing me
nal labor on the Sabbath Day
rye heard good many excuse"
arrests" said Magistrate House y
this ono is so foolish IT isn't 90
funny. I'm surprised PATRONS
should be guilty Of an act We
smacks 50 little Of intelligence. tt
prisoner is discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
ADRIFT ON SC0W. SAVE9
Tug Rescues Man Six Miles OV
in Heavy Sea.

Six miles out at sea. an unidenu".
man was rescued from mud scos'
II o'clock last night after beng ao'n
for three hours. The rescue was q
rected bv a tug and was seen throls'
glasses by watchers at Sandy HooA
Early IN the afternoon the tlde w
Cd the small craft from q haroor A''
on which she had grounded and stzn'
to carry her seward. About DUSK W
tug Hazelton tried to tow the sco' ),
but Just inside Sandy Hook was io''"
20 cut it adrift. 1t was impossi0k I"
reach the man because Of the n"'
sea.
AT midnight the scow and the r'''
ing tug were lighting their way '"'
against a heavy wind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
ICE CREAM MEN QUIT COLD
Union Refuses to Wait Until
Balmy Days to Strike.

By reason of the fact that coid
spell is on and that this is the most
inauspicious time to do such thing,
the members of the Ice Cream sales
men and Inside Workers Union went
out on strike yesterday. The strength
Of the organization is 400 persons en-
gagged in making and selling the arti-
Gle. Recognition of the union is sought.
When the strike was under discussion
it was suggested by some of the union
officers that it might be better If action
was delayed until the spring when the
heavy demand for that democratic deli
cacy, hickey pokey' would prove CT
great benefit to the strikers. But the
suggestion was discarded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
SHOOTS CARD PLAYER DEAD
Murderer Is Being Hunted in
Woods All Night.

Franklin Furnace. y. j., Feb. S-SiA
employees OF the New Jersey Zinc Com
pany. all Russians. we're playing cards
i'm Edward O. Paddock's boarding house
this evening. when one accused another
Of chcadng and shot him dead.
THE murderer jumped from the window
and made OF. He was tracked 10 a large
patch OF woods. and II Is believed he is
hiding there
\ posse was organized and the woods
surrounded Sheriff Mains and Pros =
cutor Dolan SAY they will keep up the
hunt AL night.
Coroner Bcatheld took charge Of the
body OF the murdered man. whose name
could not be learned. The other four men
were held as witnesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
REBELS CUT OFF T0RRE0N
Drive Federals from Outposts
and Surround City.

Juarez. Mex Feb S.-FightinS has been
continuous for three days around Torreon
and the Federals have been driven from
practically all of their outposts into the
suburbs OF the city, according to official
rebel advices reaching Juarez tonight.
While no general assault has been made
on Torreon. the advices say. the forces OF
Villa have formed Gordon around the
city which practically cuts off the Federal
garrison and will prevent recruits and
supplies from being sent into Torreon
from the south.
General Pablo Gonzalezs rebel troops
nave destroyed the railway lines between
saltino and Torreon and Monterey and
Torreon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
WINTER TENNIS AT $4,000
Contracts for Long Island
Courts Let by the Phippses.

~ lcIc-IdNN To i"' Af'''''"f'
Palm Beach. Fla, FEB S.-Mr. ah'
Mrs. John <. Phipps and Mr. and Mrs
Henry Carnegie Phipps have let con
tracts for building indoor tennis courts
in their Long Island homes at west
bury and Roslyn at a cost of $4,000
each They will be full sized gravel
courts. in extensions under skybghts'
so that tennis may be played All win
ter as in summer
The four members Of this family are
now practising here daily for the an
nual Palm Beach tournament, begin
ming on February p, which they nave
entered. Beals Wright, who won leg
on the Flagler trophy two years ago
also has entered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
TRUNK MYSTERY IN C0l0RS
Black and White Case Which
interests Some Woman.

Good morning, madam, did you lose
your trunk?
Patrolman Miller found one last nlgnt
being carried by Russell Barker, a negro,
OF No. 80 West seth street, and John
McGrath. OF No. 532 West seth street.
They were carrying il along Seventh
avenue, and had reached 10th street when
Miller saw them. Their explanation OF
how they got it didn't sound good TO MIL
Ter. so he took them and the trunk 10 the
West 31th street station. They were
charged with petty larceny.
The contents of the trunk were skirts.
shirt waists and other things affected by
women.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
LEV Telegraph to Tho Tnbunc.

Juarcz. Mexico, Feb. S.-General Pan
cho villa came to Jaurez to-day to as
sist the Mexican Northwestern ']liioau
officials in sending men 10 td" 'pmhre
tunnel and TO direct the pursuit of han
dts in the northern country.
II am sorry to hear Of the terrioie
disaster i'm the Cumbre tunnel, but /
stu1 have hopes that the passengers
were not killed" said General villa
"Outlawry will be put down in Chlhua-
bua if we have to execute every man
CAPTURED with arms and without sood
reason for carrying them. My sympathy
goes out 10 the relatives of the passen-
GERS on the train whose fate we are not
positively sure Of.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
French View of Wilson's Policy
ma Cahlo 10 Ia Trlbune. /

By cable 10 Inc Tribune.
Paris, Feb. s.-"Le Temps commenting
on the Mexican stock market situation. IN
which speculation is now reduced TO a
minimum. says one can only smile At
President Wilson's call for a third peace
conference while keeping up a bloody
struggle in Mexico by giving arms to
rebels and thus prolonging the trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
SEEK MISSING GIRL HERE
Letter Told Her of Tango Bouts
Noon and Night.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune


Hartford, Feb. s.-Lured 10 the bright
Broadway lights in New York By the let
ter of a friend is the police theory Of the
disappearance OF pretty seventeen-year-
old Edith Randall OF Albany avenue, this
city.
The girl received letter Friday. and
offered the explanation that 1t was from
Helen Carlyle, who ran away several
months ago.
Mrs. Randall discovered scraps of the
note. and the detectives were able TO de-
cipher IL sufficiently 10 learn that the
Carlyle girl agreed TO meet Edith at the
Grand Central Station.
The letter spoke OF Lots OF good times;
"A cinch il worked right" and tango
bouts every afternoon and night