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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
ARRESTING TOO FRISKY
FOR TOWNS OLD GUARD
Meets With WOful Adventures
After Making First Cap
ture-Will Quit.

kHsILwoRrH. ~ j., March 27.--John
Maui has been marshal OF this town for
n number of years. but his first arrest
was made to-day. Now he Is going to
resign. he says.
Maus official troubles began this
afternoon, when five young men from
Of the barber shop and billiard parlor
he conducts, He went out with his wife
and mother to arrest the Ave young men.
Four got away. The NTH. Isaac Silver,
stein. was arraigned before Judge Grippe
and was sentenced to thirty days in Jail
because he couldn't pay fine of SO.
Maui started with his prisoner for the
Elizabeth Jail
Before he got to II trolley car with
his prisoner, Silverstelns companions re-
appeared and went along with the mar
shall. The trip to Elizabeth proved Ia
be long one. Many saloons obstructed
the way. AT last the marshal and the
five men reached East Grand and Broad
streets. Elizabeth. where Silverstein got
away through the rear door of saloon.
Maui dropped his revolver and in hI
haste TO pick II up knocked on his
glasses, He started In pursuit. but twn
policemen held him up and were about
TO arrest him when he showed his shield
County Detective Gaiatan, to whom the
escape was reported, said he would make
nm investigation. This IL said to have
caused Maui to decide to send in his
resignation as marshal to Mayor Hitler
and the Common Council tomorrow Hs
says he Ia Through with police business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
PRENDERGAST REFERS
JOBLESS TO WILSON
Tells Board Of Estimate Admin.
istratiOn Is to Blame for
Labor Conditions.

Comptroller Prendergast who Jumped
from the Progresslves back to the Re-
publ!cans, squeezed moment OF politics
into a Board Of Estimate meeting yester-
day and accused the Wilson Administra- .
ton Of responsibility for bad labor con-
dItions.
His text was "a complaint from Frank
a. Slovenian and Mrs. Belle Silverman.
representing the Brooklyn Conference for
the Unemployed, that the CRY was not
providing enough jobs for the hungry
THE Administration AZ Washington, %
the Comptroller said. 10 responsible for
labor conditions In this country. and
hope you will address yourselves to Wash
inKton. You know that this condition
did not prevail two years ago One rea =
son for this can he seen In the present
attitude of the railroads, which have been
ordered to Increase the pay of their EN-
ployees sand perhaps Justly so--but are
prevented from charging higher rates. AL
though they too must pay more for sup
plies and commodities"
This Isn't u political meeting" OBJ
jected Borough President Connolly OF
Queens, Democrat
Il know It," retorted Mr.. Prendergast
This liz n discussion OF an economic
question, Hut l don't want to say my
thing more because i don't want to hur,
the feelings OF my friends here"
Then he assured the Brooklyn inquirers
that tho Board Of Estimate is doing al
II can to rush city work. that many hun,
dred thousand dollars have been appro
priated but that drawing Of plans and
letting of contracts Ia slow business a
best.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28

Of the Mexican F.dcrais and rcheis. with
the absence OF any ofi'iu despa;crcs,
left Washinrton stili in the '1rk .o-iiy
as to what mas happened % tae vicinity
OF Torreon
Chnrgo Algara at thc Mexican Eml nssy
this morning received dispatches from the
Mexican Consul at III Haso and the
Foreign office In Mexico city asserting
,oat the Frd rIls had repulsed tue rebels
al ro.r,r' f.pm 10 raso be- rn"".yei
tins mvssa.,.
Rebels nave been Scvcr.,, .,....'' II
Torreon. y column OF 5000 troops under
Gen. Mour- has left Sa.til.o IT, ''I ttlr
movement 90 reinforce tho garn-u.. Tive
rebels last week also suffered sever, zee
pulses at Moaclova. losing over loco
men. as well as at Arteaga, where the
losses were over 100"
Minister OF the Interior Portillo at
Mexico city cabled that earlier reports
with heavy loss were confirmed by tn
Governments later advices.
Agents of the CJns;itutionHilsts asserted
on the other hand that Villa had re.Hkcn
Gomez ralaclo and Lcrdo after 'nficting
severe losses on the Federals. They said
his attack on Gomez Palacio earlier IN the
week was only feint and that IN with
drawing he had deceived the Fedorils
into believing they had won victory.
The State Department has not received
any Information Of consequence from It's
special representative with villa, George
e. Carothers. since the lighting began at
Torreon. 1t is presumed that Villa will
not let him use the wire to send military
Information The statement has been
made that Carothers. who has business
Interests In Mexico served notice on IN"
state department that he would do
nothing IN his capacity ~ representative
Of the state Department which would en-
barrass MIN As one expecting To continue
to do business In territory now held ny
the rebels.
From another source the state Depart
mont received late last night MESSAGE
stating that Gen. villa had retired 10 ~
VarJel. about twenty miles north OF
Torreon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
ANTI-SALOON LEADER
DEFIES WILLIAM BARNES
Tells Church Conference He
Won't Withdraw Charges.
Despite Threats Of Suit.

MOUNT VERNON. ". Y. March c7.-The
members of the New York East Confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
appiauded william II. Anderson, superin-
tendent of the State Anti-Sa Ion League,
here to-day. when he announced that he
stood ready to fight william Barnes, Jr,,
and had arranged for bail and Tor coun-
sci in both the civil and criminal actions
which Mr.. Barnes Is reported to have SAID
he would bring.
Mr.. Anderson said that recently ne had
charged that william Barnes was the
leader and boss OF the liquor end OF the
Republican party Mr.. Barnes had re-
torted with g threat to sue him civiliy and
to prosecute him crlminally. The de-
nand was made that he withdraw the
statement This he refused to do and he
stood ready to fight Mr.. Barnes, he said.
Superintendent Anderson asked the sup
port Of the conference in fghting the liq-
uor traffic and asked that members bend
every possible means to abolish the traf-
fic entirely. lie told of his efforts to get
legislation and of the opposition that he
met and it's result.
BY vote OF the conference Mr. Ander-
son WAN asked to address the conference
at n public meeting to be held Tomorrow
night.
The Rev. F. q. Howell OF ST Andrews,
BROOKLYN, presented the report OF the
conference committee on deaconesses and
praised the work done during the year.
Or. Howell. J. F. Holmes and r. F. Kid
der. whose terms expired, were reelected
to this committee.
Twelve students were advanced to full
membership In the conference. They were
AuguEtin T. Ccrlis. irving L. Smith. Paul
t. Edwards, Julius Hecker, Scion y. Fair
banks. Albert l.. Hubbard, Herbert Il,
Jones Edward X, Lewis. Otis II. Moore
Robert Williams, William NJ Phillips and
Miles Do GroN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
THAT S24 BARGAIN IN
ISLANDS CELEBRATED
Descendants Of Both Sides
Gather at Astor on 3OOtn
Anniversary.
REAL AMERICAN" SPEARS
Full BlOOded Iroquois India,
Makes One Of Numerous
Addresses.
"REAL AMERICAN" SPEARS

Lineai descendants OF .he Ind.ans .A.
sold Manhattan for ga worth Of r,,a.
shook hands at the Hotel Astor last n,s,
with gentlemen whose forbears made q.
best real estate deal In tn h!s.o-, o.
North America. iroquois in Iecrs,,
eagle feathers. wampuu and p,,,,
mingled with city officials and many d.
the best known men 81 business or,
mcrcc and the professions in celebrate,
Of the -hundredth anniversary n
the granting 10y The States.ticnernl n.
the United Netherlands o: the Ar,
charter for trading to what 10 row N.
state OF New YORK.
The tsrcenterary celebration va, N,
outgrowth OF the work Of citizens oor
rnittes appointed In 1912 by the l,,
Mayor Gaynor. Nearly 1000 person, A,
sernbled In tho grand ballroom u n,
Hotel As:or 10 hear IN. addresses +,
company % Boy Scouts IN uniform AT.
IS ushers aud pagcs
Cornelius Vanderbilt. prcsider, % ~.
Tercentenaiy Commission. prssidot VII,
him and tr. so6 iaers on - stnss er--..
81
Herman Raider George T. Ccrtalyrg
Alton Il. Parker. Jacob II scAim, y 4
c. Smith. Edward Hagnnnn Hal. The,
dore N. Vail and others
Mgr. VI J. Lavslo. representing M
diual Farley. acknowledge IN. d,vo,
blessings Of three ccrturiaa O. Sru,-i
and prosperity.
Mayor Mitchell. opening the cc..brS,;o
after referring to the rise ot New ye,t
to the position OF tho worlds l.Aaln,
seaport warned that man mast ala
nature or the city will lose IS proud poll
ton. He Urged q comprehensive plan o,
port development that vii meet tie q.
mh.is ~ tic future.
Fillmore Jackson, "a fu,lb.oOded Iro1uc+,
rose from among nine ot his race and
si.uNc Tor tho real CITIZENS II Amer a
Tie called 60 ..I' Hr.Hus Pierce, WHy wa,
dressed III 'u,. ancient CART of .l, lro
Quois, and thu" i.'rtrtt-d the proeres,
nlaGe Dy the Indian. Ot Sew Y,rk
Or. JOSEPH, kus.ut p.Aou, .,aIer o.
III" Goldman Wtuun.Hsor expedition,
among the Indians. described IN. research
work originated by MIR Wanamak,r !
Van lie Sande EGkhuyz.u. Consul 10. %.
Netherlands 1T New York. spoke on "la.
United Netherlands" Joseph W steven.
Mayor OF Albany. read a paper on Fort
Orange. the First Permanent :, lerner,
In New Netherland." Tuna q. Bergen
descendant of the first whi,. an. d
born in New Netherland talked abu!,
The First Families OF New N.ther'anS
Theodore l.. Shonts spoke on "T'l- rana.
ma Canal"
Samuel ". Fairchild. manufacture and
merchant and president OF The rrr
League Club. described the comlH-r...
progress OF the past three ','.''.-'..
Cha ncellor Elmer Il. Brown Of New Yor.
University epitomized what M. Deer
accomplished in .ducatiuL ElN. r
Blashheld. the artist, talked ahuu, -
relations Of art and commerce nj -,
George y. kunz discussed the seisvla
progress OF the 300 years
The bcuediCtiun was pronounced h,
Bishop David II. Greer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
IMPERAT0R HAS FASTEST TRIP
Makes CLerbOarT In . Days ~ I,Onrs
aud 10 MInutes.

The Hamburg American Line received
this cab.gram yesterday from commo-
dore Eler commanding the Impera,or
which arrived nj Cherhourg yesterday
after her fastest trip across the Atlantic:
'Imperator mado the run in days -
hours and sc minutes. Total distance
cl76 miles. Average speed. 2J.75 knots"
On h.- second day out from this port
ths Imperator made an average OF 24.50
':Eo;s Tho officials Of the line called at
teinion 20 tn. speed a. added proof that
talk Of defect boilers on the Inlperator
WAS cn'lreiy false. The big chips con
tract speed was 22.5 knots, or ~ knots
Tess than the average for tho entire trip
from New York to Cherbourg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
JOHN A. WALLACE DROPS DEAD


John A. Wallace dropped dead yesterday
In the twelfth floor corridor OF the build
ing at 100 Liberty street. where he had
his Office. He was president OF the In
dependent Telephone Company. Mr.. Wal
lace was IS years old.
For fifteen years he had worked to es-
tablish an Independent telephone system
In New York in opposition to the Bell
system. and In that time all OF his money
and much OF that put In by his associates
went into the losing fight, After years
OF litigation he lost In his effort to obtain
the right for his company to use the
underground conduits controlled by the
Empire City subway Company. lie had
always hoped. however. that some day he
would be successful in establishing tele-
phone competition here.
Mr.. Wallace 10 survived by two sons
+. Ernest Wallace and John A. Wallace OF
Brooklyn. ana a daughter. May g. Wal.
lace, OF 90 1t, Nicholas avenue. where ne
made his homo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
KOEHLER'S TRIAL ENDS
WITH A SEALED VERDICT
Secretary Garrison Will APP
prove or Reject Finding
Of COurt-martial.

NEW l.oNpoS. Conn. March :;.--The
court OF eleven army officers that started
on february % TO try Major benjamin
NJ Koehlcr of Fort Terry ou charges ~
immortality finished Its work to-day. The
court sealed IT, verdict and sent II to
Governors Island. whence II viii 80 d-
rect to Secretary Of War Garrison for
approval or rejection
The verdict IL secret shared hv the
eleven members ~ the court and the
Judge advocate, capt. james j, NayCs.
an of whom are sworn not TO reveal the
findings
Major Koehler does not know the
courts decision. nor do hts lawyers. col.
Harry ]. Hawthorne and samuel II. liud-
son OF Boston.
Major Kochler's status ~ unchanged
lie is still technically under arrest. mug,
keep to his post and may not wear side
arms He will hay" no know i"dg" Of the
verdict until an order comes from Wash
ington, weeks or months hence. restoring
him 10 duty or Furnishing him,
The court took only about half an hour
voting TO reach Il verdict.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
NO WATER. SAYS WILLARD.
Tells Traffic club Valuation WIN
GAceed Capitalization

PfrTsBuRG. March c7.--Presdent DAME
Willard OF the Baltimore and ohio Rail.
road. addressing the Traffic cub tonight
declared his lie lief that the governmental
appraisal OF railroad properties will show
that the values are IN excess OF the cant
talizations There may be- some excep-
tons. he admitted, but the aggregate will
be on the credit side.
Mr.. Willard said he did not think IN,
necessity for Increased revenues for INC
carriers Is questioned at this time He
said he would not take time TO discuss
whether II should be obtained by ad.
ranc!ng fares by increasing tn. charge
for carrying the malls and express or by
increasing some freight charges and no,
others
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28

Juarez from Gen Felipe Angeles, IN
command OF the rebel artillery. express
Ing warm admiration for the manner ~
which villa and his Generals handled
the campaign against Torreon. Villd's
telegram to Carranza follows:
AFTER three days and nights OF bio ody
fighting the enemy has been dislodrs.
from Gomez Palacio and Lerdo. w
have not been able to determine o.
own losses In killed and wounded. AL
chiefs conducted themselves well and co.
operated splendidly. The artillery was
particularly useful and to II Is ascribed
the panic that had been created In the
ranks Of the .uenly. Gen. Angeles com
manded the artillery. with his usual
ability. Tho villa and Morelos br'gades
bore the brunt Of the fighting Urblna
commands the Moreios brigade and Wa.
with me during the hardest Of the night.
ing. All the Generals combine with me
In sending best wishes"
The message from Gen. Angeles 20
Carranza follows:
EFT vARJEL. March c6-To-day W.
routed the enemy from Gomez Palacio
where they had their headquarters. and
from Lerdo. after three days and nights
OF bloody fighting. I am very much Il,
lighted with the chiefs OF these troops
and above all with Gen, villa. who IL
a good General and a man OF great heaI'
and high principles"
Carranza wired w from Guzman th..
morning to his civil officials In Juarv7
and had them send the news OF villa,
victory Mt Gomez Palacio to all reb,
agents throughout the world
Gen, Manuel Chao. military Governor
Of Chihuahua, left this afternoon In =
special train for Barreal to meet Car.
rama and bring rim to Juarez
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
REBELS HOLD
GOMEZ PALACIO

Generals. all of them prominent COM
maAders IN Gen. Velasco's army at Tor
reon. have been killed In the fighting
there. They are Generals Pena Reyna
and Anaya. Gen. Ocatanza another
prominent commander of the Federals. Is
reported to have been desperately
wounded.
The despatch conveying this intelligence
said the Federals were In the western
part Of Torreon making what was re-
garded as last stand. Gen. Herrera.
with his own rebel command and "A part
Of Gen. Benavides's force. had entered
Torreon from the east, the despatch said.
and had captured the bull ring after
fighting his way through portion OF the
city and driving the Federals into the
western part Of the city
Out of the wealth of conflicting re-
ports OF rebel defeats and rebel VIC
tories from Federal and rebel sources the
first authentic news for several days came
this morning. when newspaper corre-
spondents at the front reported the COM
plets investment OF Gomez Palacio by the
rebel army and the driving of all Fed
erals across the river into Torreon.
This bore out messages received from
villa in Juarez Thursday night ordering
materials sent TO Gomez Palscio for the
repair OF railroad and telegraph lines.
Part Of TorreOa os Fire.
The press messages declare that Gen.
VelAsco, the Federal commander, had been
maintaining general headquarters In
Gomez and had tried to make his strong
EST stand there instead OF Torreon. villa
WAS quoted as saying that he could now
take Torreon without much trouble. Tor
reon was reported on ire In places, due to
the explosion Of rebel shells during to-
day.
The messages further state that after
the rebels had taken Lerdo they aban-
doned the place In the attack upon Gomez
Palacio and Torreon. The Fedsrals mean
while returned and retook Lerdo but
villa drove them out Thursday night and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28

According TO statistics obtained by the
Financial Chronicle. on $4,000 miles OF
line, including four Canadian lines, the
gross earnings In February, 1914. were
{GO93i.9lS. as against &67.%0O.OSS in
February, 1913. a decrease Of ss.465.l4O,
or s.6l per cent Grain shipments for
the months showed falling of. and
even cotton roads felt the effect. Coal
strikes in Colorado. heavy snow In the
East and universal trade reaction each
played part.
According To the statistics, only six
roads or systems OF the North American
continent out of forty-eight reporting
managed to improve on their gross earn,
in2s In February. 1914. over 1913. In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
ROOSEVELT ON WAY TO MANAOS
Colonel VIII Not he Heard From Tor
Month.

RIO DE JANEIRo, March 27.--Col. Roose-
welt will probably not be heard from for
a month. His expedition Is proceeding
down the Duvieda River ON Its way to
Manaos and will traverse territory never
before explored.
Another section Of the expedition, COM
manded by Leo r.. Miller. naturalist, Of
the American Museum OF Natural His
tory. will undo rtake n descent Of the
parana River.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28

shc January Statistics as prepared by
the Bureau Ut Railway Economics at
Washington. a trr"s. main Gained by tho
railroads o. tho country mus further IL
lun'inatnc Ng.rcs
tn" tables aud di,ginr's tlAe in rail-
roads operating :e5.bio mites .. he, or
about go per o.it. of all tho ialiroao
atne revenues Tor these lines In Janu.
AIRY amounted t. sG2j.6is,i2U IL vas a
decrets. OF slf,i57.06; from 1918.
Operating expenses amounted to Sl?5,-
oeIo9l. when vac Ntsi3ss loEa than
In January. 1913 This figures out a
decrease of s:6 mile. Or 80 per cent.
The net. operating revenue, which ia
total operating revenues Less operating
expense. amounted to s5I.55i.02 which
was sli.ss2,6I? less than IN January.
1918.
Various railroad reports reflected yes
t"raay the prevailing conditions. The
Union Pacific reported gross earnings for
February at s5.sOs.57o. Il decrease Of
S'ob.3li from the same month Of tn,
previous year. The Boston and Maine
reported that " had cut Us payrolls
fully : per cent Tn. Chicago St Paul
MINNEAPOLIS and Omaha reported u sur
plus for February Of fS6., 9o. a decrease
OF s2.977.
The directors OF the Norfolk and
Southern Railroad Company took forma,
action BY passing the quarterly dividend
OF on"-half OF | per cent on the common
STOCK due at this time. The company
has been paying a dividend at the rate
OF per cent. year since 1911. \ de.
crease OF net earnings caused by fan.
ing on In tran C and increased operating
expenses compelled the action.
IN" Ptttsburr, Cincinnati. Chicago and
81, Louis announced cuts in the preferred
ana common stock dividends on Wednes-
d'E' mere we're reports in the imam
ciai districts that there will l.. cuts IN
the dividends OF other railroads
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
PAGEANT IN STATEN ISLAND
Ceremony Of Buytng Manhattan ].
NrenRcted.

CARRIED as were their foretathers ~ -
years. ago, two fun blooded Indians 500
Manhattan lsland' 10 two .sc.udtr'. D
the first Dutch settlers AT Fort y ti..
worth staten Island. yesterday aft.-.
Tn" Dutch handed the Indians a o .-'
Of trink.ts, consisting Of watches. i....,'.
beads and tobacco, and the Indian -.
turn handed them the deeds" yf
made them owners OF Manhattan l-'4rc
The celebration was part Of the So .'
TO commemorate the 30Qth anniv,r. r. -
the chartered commerce OF New ,.. t-'
wa held on the site wher. "A stu. O.,
the American Indian will bc erc.t.l A
Fort Tompkins, the highest point O. Fu"
Wadsworth, overlooking the NarroNs
TIL" exercises were conducted undo e
combined auspices OF the Natlora, AMER
can Indians Memorial Associate. ''
American Scenic and Historical Pr"~..ts
ton Society and the Staten lsluru Nss'.
citation Of Arts and Sciences
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
The Cleveland at Port said.

PoRr SAID, March 27.--Ths steamer
Cleveland Of the Hamburg American Lime
arrived to-day with a party Of American
tourists honoward bound from her cruise
To the Orient and India. A stop OF four
days was made AT Jana. The excursion
ists enjoyed "A trip to Jericho and other
points OF interest In the Holy Land Sew
eral days will be spent In sightseeing In
Egypt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
GARDEN NAY NOT RETURN.
British Envoy TO MeHicO Cancels
Passage on Maur~tania.

LONDON. March 21.---Sir Lionel Garden.
British Minister to Mexico, who had
booked passage on the Mauretania sail
ing from Liverpool Tomorrow for New
York, cancelled his passage to-day. II il
possihl. that he may not return to Mex
leo and that he will go direct to Brazil.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
MORE MUNITIONS FOR VILLA.
Machine Gun and - Cases of Rides
ImpOrted From 4. =.

JUARLz. Mexico, March 27.--Paucho
VIVA imported n machine gun, seventeen
cases Of rifles and $4,000 rounds 81 ann
munit!on from III paso today and or
dered II all despatched to him at Torreon
at once. His agents imported one case
II rifles yesterday.