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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
EPIDEMIC SHUTS NINE SCHOOLS.
All Glasses In uObOkcn Dismissed
Owing 10 Dipht hcrin.

The nine public schools In ilohoken
and the public library were closed yes
tcrday because Of the rapid spread of
diphthcria. and 5000 students, Including
those In the high school, were started on
their Christmas holidays two days ahead
of time. Eleven new cases were reported
Yesterday making hundred In all within
less than n week,
OF Health would probably order nm In
ycstgation to learn how the disease
obtained such a foothod among school
children when a medical staff Is main
tanned at ~ considerable expense.
Acting under orders from Washington
members of the IIoboken Battalion OF
the New Jersey Naval Reserves arc SUBJ
hitting to administration Of antitoxin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
BRONX PARKWAY BOARD
FREED FROM CHARGES
Gov. Glynn. on Report Of j. q.
Sake. ExOncratcS Members
Because Of Delay.

ArpAxv. y Y. Dec. oc.--Ciov. Glynn
dismissed to-day the charges against
Madison Grant. William W. Mics ard
James g Cannon, ms members OF the
Bronx Parkway Comm ssion. In SO do
ing he approved "in all respects" the re-
por: OF John G. SAKE. his counsel whom
he had previously appointed Commits
missioner to hear tho charges
The main charges. made hv Frank
Tucker. Isaac W Turner and GoorSe
Miles against all the members ~ tn"
Comm ssion. arc dismissed on tho ground
that tho delay Of six years in securing
land along the Bronx River for n park
way was caused by the structure ~ the
Statute Of 1907. under which the com
mission was appointed. and not 10 neglect
on their part
Tho COMMISSIONS reports the defend
ants have certified to him that they pos
lively would complete al negotiations for
private purchase by December ~. 1918.
Or earlier They have already ACQUIRED
81 per cont. he reported The report con
t.uues as follows
"'rhe assurance o. tho commissioners
that hey will complete thir negotiations
for tho private sale Of the remaining
plots ~ land and viii commence con
demnation pr cccdinEs by January J.
1916. II rot at an earlier date. supplies
one OF the chief defects tn tho statute
which placed no time limit upon these in
formal negotiations, and 1t means that
real estate owners arc now freed from
tho in,olerable situation from which they
have been suffering. where they were n
dilemma to decide whether to proceed
with the development Of their property
which might any day be taken away
from them"
The charges brought by eX-1us,ice
Charles r MacLean against Commits
sioner Niles. based on the refusal OF the
latter 10 exhibit ,erta," records - .Hc
commission. were also Dismissed hu. In
| this correction Commissioners Saxe cen
| sures Commissioner Niles and finds that
! he violated the law. He says he does
| not think that tho incident complained
| OF calls for the removal OF the commits
/ sioners or any Of them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
PROTESTS ON SHEA FUTILE.
senate Confirms Nominee for Post
master at Jamaica, L.. !.

WAsHINGroN, Dec, 2c.--Danlcl +, shea
OF Long Island city WAS confirmed to-day
as postmaster at Jamaica, T.. l., while
a delegation of citizens from Jamaica
were trying to prevent the confirmation,
H. : Rushmorc. II bert J. MacMahon and
Harold Sutphin of Jamaica arrived early
to-day To confer with Representative
on cary and Senator oGprnlan concern
ing the jamaica postmastcrship.
Mr.. O'Lcary told them that II was true
that he had recommended shea, and he
intended to stick by the nominee. lie
admitted that at the last election shea
had voted in Long Island city, but this
id not detract from Shca's qualities as
a candidate in O'Leary's eyes, The dele
cation failed To find senator oGorman
before the confirmation, which was made
on the motion of senator o,iorman. Rep
reaentativc OIeaIy said that Two OF The
protesting trio were candidates f'r the
Job.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
NACO DIGS ITSELF IN"
pcsidcnts sleep In Cyclone Cellars
to Dodge Mcxican Bullets.

NAco. AriZ, Dec. 22.-Continued heavy
rains have caused a further postponement
Of meetings of Gen. Scott, Chief of Staff
Of the United States army, with the two
Mexican commanders, Gen. Hill and Gen.
Maytorena.
Gen scott remained at his headquarters
to-day. The entire camp Is flooded A
Government mule was drowned in the tor
rent to-day. The rain Is causing great
inconvenience in both Mexican and Amer
lean camps. The infantrymen who have
3ust arrived from Texas City have only
dog tents. which are little protection.
Gov. Maytorena's men have no protec-
ton from the weather out in the field
where they are located ana Gen. Hills
men are standing knee deep in water in
their trenches.
Since arriving here Gen. Scott has
talked over the situation with j. :. Will
fans. Jr manager OF the Montezuma Cop
Jer Company at Naco Manager Kingdom
Of the Cdnanea Consolidated copper Com
yany. Cleveland Dodge, Jr.. of the Phelps
Dodge Company and officials of the Naco-
tar Railroad.
Gen. Scott is surprised at the conditions
nc found here. lie has intimated as much.
expressing wonder at the patience eNhib-
tied 10y the American residents on this
tide OF the line. Finding barbados In
adequate. American families are now dig
sing cellars to provide safe places IN
which To sleep.
Mrs. W. &. Hudspeth, whose house has
been punctured by fourteen bullets. has
dug up her front lawn and built an UNI
derground bedroom eleven feet square
Mrs NJ. NJ. Brown has done the same
thing She and her son sleep there. and
when conditions are bad she allows some
OF the neighbors to sleep In the same
place. one bullet went through her cook
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
CARRANZA SAID
TO Be DICKERING
FOR SURRENDER
Villas Terms Taken to Vera
Cruz by U. S. Envoy,
Is Report.
MEXICAN FACTIONS TO
KEEP 4 NEUTRAL ZONE

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22.-Mr. Canova.
speciai representative OF the United
states State Department. left here this
morning for Puebla. He will go from
there on horseback to the Carranzista
hcadouarters at Vera cruz,
II is said that he will treat with Car
rama for the latter's surrender to villa.
Offers from Carranza to surrender have
been received here. it is said, through
,he Brazilian Minister. This report, how
syer has not been confirmed from any
official quarter.
villa is expected to return her, to-
nght or tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
HOLDUP IN RAILROAD YARD.
'unmcn, Fearing They Had Killed
ExpressMan, Han Away.

Wien three gunner held up n wagon OF
u H. Ma,y's IN the yards of the Central
Fa.'raad OF New Jersey a. Communipaw
ts' evening John Storngcr an employee
~ no Wclls-farGo Express Company.
"ap". 'rom the rear and ran until bullet
i"W one uf their reVolvers struck him
i. the head, lie fell and the gunner,
'hIHh.ug that they had killed him. ran
away without attempting robbery Stor-
Niger. who is 30 years old and lives at 3i4
woodward street, Jersey city, was only
81 lightly hurt.
\. 'br wagon, driven by J I'm J. Harris
" ill West Forty -ninth street, entered
ne rtlIrnHd wards the three guum"n
'iUrd 90 front OF ii and ordered Harris
.' .rI up his hands. when they caught
go. "i S,'rnEcr fleeing they communal ed
"..l iu hd't and followed with "A vollcy.
Il'rts said the ruumen were young
SENDER aud Of MEDIUM height, They wert
messed IA dark clothes and each carried
Io'u.NtT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
RUSH MEN TO TORREON.
CsrranEn and villa Prepare for Big
Battle There.

e. rAso. Dee. 22.--ln pursuance OF the
plan 10 make the campaign against Tor
con the most ext nsiVe of any OF the
movements against Gen. Villa Carranza
IS sending heavy rcenforcements to San
Tedro. according to advices received
here. Gen. Maclovio Herrera, Carranza
Governor of Chihuahua, has arrived at
Tampico with 5000 men and has already
sntraincd for San Pedro. The reinforce
ments came from Vera Cruz and were
transported to Ttmplco on the gunboats
progresso and Iaragossa.
III readiness for this movement Cen
Villa Is arranging for a Z neral concern
tation of troops In the Torreon district.
Train service between Juarez and Tor
reon has been practically cancelled and
all motive power Is being used for the
transportation of troops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
Fear villas Regime.

You may perhaps remember what the
opinion was which We held some time ago
as to the possibility OF Villas establish
ing n government which would NJ least
be an Improvement over what we have
had OF late. SO far he shows no signs
of any intention TO use any element cN-
ccpt that which belongs to his own party.
1.-The man he mas scheduled to be Min
lister Of the Interior is the same Blanco
that I referred to I'm my last letter as
holding the supreme command In the city
until 1t was abandoned by the Zapatstas.
Tho treasurer OF the nation, already
named. Is Fucntcs H., and the head of the
military court. a very important post at
this moment. IL man called Natera.
Fuentes, YOU will remember. sacked Ag-
uascalientes, and Natcra did the same
thing In Iacatecas,
"a great many people have already
been shot and n great many more i'm
prisoncd"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
TO SOLVE CANAL RADIO PUZZLE.
Daniels Orders Name of Dismontled
Collier Revealed.

WAsHINGToN. Dec. 90. Secretary
Daniels undertook to-day 10 clear UP the
confusion with regard to alleged viola.
tons Of the neutrality rules Of the Panama
Canal by British ships. He sent mes
sage asking for the name Of the collier.
the radio apparatus OF which was dis
mantled the other day because Il was sup
posed to have communicated with British
cruisers.
The British Ambassador IL particularly
anxious 20 know whether or not a vessel
N the British Admiralty service was
guilty Of violating tho rules of the canal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
GIVES UP MIXED TRAINS.
Long island Road 10 stop tsinr
Wood and >tcrt tRrs Together.

The Long Island Railroad Comnany in
formed the Public Service Commission
Yesterday that II would no longer use
wooden cars and steel cars in the same
trains.
The commission had so ordered. and m
appeal from the company on the ground
that IL could not afford 10 buy steel cars
under present financial conditions was
denied
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
Fighting in New York
For Life and Home

Many a brave battle against i'll
ness and accident will be lost this
year without prompt hospital care
for the poor
or the 1000 beds in the AZ Asso-
ciatcd Hospitals, one in seven was
cmpty all last ycar-not for lack OF
waiting sufferers but for lack OF
funds. The need Is greater now.
SIS fills bed one week, Please
send YOUR SHARE now to
Charles I.anier. Teas, 30 Cedar St.
or Mrs. James sprser, 1913 Fifth Ave,
Treasurer Woman'y AuNllary.
HOSPITAL ! s. ssn%s; ASSOCIATION
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
GERARD TAKES POST
OF HONOR IN RELIEF
Accepts Compliment Of Chair
manship From Belgian
Commission.
100000 ROOFLESS POLES

Announcement was made yesterday by
the Commission for Relief in Belgium, IL
Broadway, that Jane Gerard, American
Ambassador In Berlin, had accepted an
honorary Craftsmanship OF the commits
slcn. The post was offered TO him IN
recognition OF his diplomatic services IN
arranging for the routing OF relief ships
to Belgium and Holland. Ambassador
Rage In London and Don Alfonso Merry
Del Val Xulueta, tile Spanish Ambas-
sador to Great Britain, are also honor-
AIRY chairmen.
The commission. to preserve its inter-
national character. has arranged 10 CO.
operate with the Spanish and Italian
commissions FOR relief In Belgium ana
the Conite National de Secours Ell
a. Authorization.
The German Ambassador to this coun-
try. Count Won Bernstorff has been ON
cially thanked for the commission by the
State Department for his diplomatic as
sistance in routing relief ships.
Linden W. Bates vice-chairman or the
commission. received word from AmbiS-
sador Gerard that the German Foreign
Of,lce in Berlin would arrange for passes
for Americans with automobiles engaged
IN distributing food in Belgium.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
wants to Keep scales Longer.

Miss O'Rricn homes the city viii let her
keep the scales and continue the weigh
ings after the holidays ana long enough
after for the holiday effects To have worn
OFF \ series OF such Weighing. she thinks.
may possibly give some really valuable
data At present she is inclined to think.
as the result OF her observation OF school
children and leaving out OF consideration
the weighing tests, that undertaking has
been greatly exaggerated and stress latd
upon feeding that might very well be laid
upon correcting physical defects. She has
made studies aud has prepared charts of
the cases where pupils were deficient IN
studies and In conduct. OF those marked
deficient in studies very large proper
ton. almost all. were found to be suffer
ing from some physical defect, bad teeth
and bad eyesight the ranking ones. or
those treated all improved their grades
and Of those not treated none improved
and many went back. Her chart contains
| these interesting figures
! Rated &C. In conduct. ...................' ~
| Having physical defects ..................s SIS
one girl receiving the rating got I,
| during "A month in which physician GER
tilted she was suffering from grip.
The cases OF twenty-four OF the de-
fclents who remained with the same
teacher. thus removing the teachers per
sonal equation. were followed up with the
following results:
! Treated for physical defects rs
| improved In conduct. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
And at the bottom of the chart Miss
O'Brien has written:
Conclusion: Unsatisfactory conduct Is
due To physical defects"
Miss O'Brieu's school takes care OF rs
own In the matter OF supplying food anC
clothes for those in need. Those who have
give to those who lack. and the giving ant
the distribution OF the gifts are done with
out ostentation and no feelings are hurt
\ larger movement along the same lines
has been organized by the teachers II
many schools, and yesterday fresiden
Thomas W. Churchill Of the Board o
Education announced that the plan ha'
his approval ana support. II Is planned (,
have clearing house so that the surplu
obtainabe in one school or district ma!
be applied to supply the shortage in an
= | other.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
cobb Lecture for Rcd Cross.

Irwin s cobb will give an illustrated
talk I'm the grand ballroom OF the Waldorf
Astoria ON January : AZ i. NJ. Oh his
recent experiences in the war zone. The
entire receipts viii so to the European
War Relief Fund of the American Red
Cross.
The British American War Relief Fund
has been rcorgauized under the patronage
OF the following: Sir Arthur Herbert.
Mrs T. W. Whltridg". Mrs. H. J. Wing
ham Mrs j. Elliot LanGstaff. Mrs A. s.
Burden. Judge Barlow. Mrs Charles Dana
Gibson, Mrs. Shaw Safe Elliot Gregory,
Archer Huntington, Mrs oliver Iselin.
Mrs. George Vanderbilt. John q. Mlburn.
Prof. II. Fairfield Osborn. Moses Taylor
Pync, Mrs. Alfred Coats, ogden Reid. II.
NJ stuart Wortley, +. w Whitridge Col,
Il. i. Thompson. Mrs John Magee Rich
ard Harding Davis. Mrs J. W. Dixon,
Mrs Walter T.. Maynard, Miss VI. H.
| Wihorg. Mrs. ]. II. Sears. Norrie Sellar
Mrs, j. =. Morgan. Jr., Lady Herbert. Mrs
Ralph Sanger and Henry Whtehouse.
The fund sent abroad this week by the
steamship Menomnee and the steamship
| Baltic twenty-three cases containing anRs-
/ thctcs. warm underwear, socks. helmets,
muf'lers. wristlets, blankets, cardigan
Jackets and hospital supplies OF all kinds.
The fund for the relief OF the women
and children of France. subscriptions to
which should he sent TO Mrs. Whitney
|
| amounts 10 si9,3lS.66
Myron T. Herrick. former Ambassador
to France. who recently returned to this
country. attended yesterday a meeting of
| the committee In charge of raising funds
for the American Ambulance Hospital In
Plris The meeting was held at the offices
OF Whitney Warren, Ii East Forty sew
enth street. and the following members
were present; Mrs. Robert BACON, Mrs
g r. Alexander, Mrs. Lloyd Bryce, Mrs
Junius Morgan, Mrs. Henry w. Munroe,
Mrs. Whitney Warren. Mrs. William
Grcenough and Mrs, Charles H. sheriff.
| Among the contributions received yes
tcrday by J. =. Morgan a Co, for the
American Ambulance Hospital was one OF
$l,lO0 from the alumni of Columbia fol
the purpose Of purchasing an automobile
ambulance The hospital contributions
sent to j. p. Morgan & Co, % Wall street
yesterday amounted to $c.19S95, which
brought tho total to s22i,62597.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
Sees no Alarming Probe m.

When Miss O'Brien discussed the fig-
ures yesterday she was OF the opinion
that since less than per cent. OF the
pupils weighed showed loss that might
he ascribed to underfeedirE. conditions I'm
that respect. so far az her school was
concerned. could not be- very alarming.
She said. moreover. that the school
was caring for tho families OF eighteen
pupils. seeing that the home larders We're
kept stocked and the children properly
clothed. and II was quite possible that
the eighteen who had only recently been
discovered and cared for were among the
twenty-five.
\ personal examination ~ the weight
losers would also he necessary before
any broad conclusions could be safely
drawn, she said. and Their had not yet
been time for that.
"Onc case that | know OF among the
twenty-five really ought not 10 60 In the
list" she said THAT is the oldest girl
among the weight losera She is very
large girl-you might call her fat girl
and when her teacher noticed her I'M
usual activity and asked the reason the
girl confided to her that she was trying "a
reduce She Is happy to he among the
tweuty-two.
Miss O'Bricn went on 20 say that al
though some care had been taken that the
children should wear the same clothes al
both weighines IL was quite possible tha'
the addition or subtraction OF an under
garment or two nigh: have had It's eject
She had discovered jus; In time. she said
that some OF the Older girls who Were
about to finish the eighth year work anC
would be then able to get their "workinl
papers" had put on as many extra petit
coats as possible I'm the belief that unless
they weighed heavy" the much desire
papers would be refused.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23
O'Bricn After 4. =. MnrshnIship.

Word reached Brooklyn Yesterday from
Washington that Congressman James H.
ORrien. who was defeated for reelection,
had announced himself candidate for
the United States Marshalship, The Demo-
cratic organization IL supporting John
Morrissey Gray, leader In the Eighth As
sembly district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23

ION Sunday these troops ana oHieers
went TO the livery stables ana private
houses. both foreign and Mexican anu
,nnlk what horses were left ON Monday
obregon found things too hot Tor MN
50 he published high sounding mani
fosto and departed with his men on what
fsv cars were left In the railway Narus'
ON Monday Blanco. seeing no way Tor
him to save himself except by running
for il. ordered a house to house search
for horses and the taking OF all the cap
horses. r.,
81 stood out in front OF my house Tor
an hour after luncheon watching the
chase and found 1t quite thriilihg'
cab would come franticaly along, every
ono yelling directions 10 the dlstraci ed
coachman TO go this way or that or ne
would be caught. Then just as we thlin
MIN safe there would rush out band OF
Constitutionalists, with their rifles pointed
already on the scent. II the coachman re.
fused 10 stup he was fired on MOS oi
them STONED when they saw the rifles
~ saw about twelve coaches taken ana
two get safely away from TINS street
during the hour that | stood watching
All over town il was the same thing' ana
down in the city the streets were p'och'u
in some places by the coaches carts ue'
livery wagons, Sc, left standing horseless
| wherever they were taken the troop'
s,id they needed 1000 horses by O'Clock
! that night, and ! suppose they got tnem
! FOR the next days paper said the Whoi'
/ thing had been a mistake ana tnat tn'
Generals were very much 'mortlhed apou
H. Notwithstanding this mortfcaUoh NJ
one got his horses back
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23

I'VE closed up the windows and shut
ters Of our house as best we could, locked
the doors and sat down TO wait The
streets were absolutely deserted. About
10 o'clock we heard the sound OF march,
ing We tried to make out who they
were as they passed the house but from
the upstairs windows could only see the
shapes OF many men coming out from
Chapultepec. About half an hour later
We again heard them coming the other
way and ran down 10 the sidewalk to
see what Il was. They proved TO he
police and some OF the few remaining
eN-Fcderals. who had quickly gotten to-
gether-they say on lturbide's initiative
to try to rcestablish order in the city
and TO patrol.
There were abou. 500 o, them. and
can hardly tell you how We felt when we
saw them make such a brave showing
against such odds. They had at most 100
evidence by the front rows. the others
without arms, as they marched four
abreast with their officers on the side.
Not very long after We heard the sounds
of many horses and a few shots and yclls
near by, al which We must again go on,
10 what wt- pas-ins. They We're tii-
Zapat!stas coming In very quietly and
orderly from san Angel 20 take possession
of the city.
I'VE ran to the corner and saw them
passing along the next street and were for
n time fearful that they would run into
the Federal patrol and cxtelm!nate IL. II
seems they did meet each other uneN-
pectedly. hut the officers OF both parties
called a halt while they parleyed and I,
ended In their Joining forces and marching
together down to the palace About mid
nigh the shooting suddenly started W
violently all over and We thought We were
in for IL indeed. Then in few moments
We heard the cathedral bells ringing pea
after peal and realized that the capita
was I'm tho hands 81 Zapatlstas ~ last
after which we turned to bed and wer,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-23

"That afternoon / went out to the Paseo
and Ayenlda Juarez. The city seemed an
10 be MISUNDERSTANDING IN automoplIe
v,ns in handcarts, in carts drawn by
,u,les on stretchcrs, on the heads OF
neople in fact carried In every inaginapie
way. all going toward the stations. car
ne,s rugs, sets of Empire and Louis
ouinzc furniture. chairs, pictures sets OF
glass and china, desks and innumeraple
smaller things ! saw. ~
"These were all taken by tho consul
,utionalists from the private houses whicn
,hev had forciby occupied since their en-
trance into the capital They also pretty
well emptied the palace and the various
ministries. Carranza himself setting the
exomple by running off with nothing less
than the Presidential chair. II was indeed
a sight never to he forgotten | stood on
street corners watching the loads pass
hurrledly by, and IN spite OF the horror
| of +, all I could not help laughing. They
| we're all in such desperate haste. Among
| other things I saw them empiying Es
borIse-brass beds, mattresses. &c, the
sacking OF another rich mans house. from
which they took, besides the entire furni-
| ture. three supposedly genuine Murillos'
| All OF this was OF course going on quite
frankly and In broad daylight with the
| poor, useless police standing on the
| street corners
"I'hat day and the next was one grand
scramble Blanco had his men scattered
all over the city and over some OF the
| suburbs Az they Withdrew from their
| nosiilons they were attacked by the Tapa
tIstas and lighting was going on more