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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
CLERK CONFESSEs BURGLARY.
Directs Police 10 Loot Rnrted in
vacant Lot.

Harry : Anderson, a clerk II years
old who lives at ?537 Decatur avenue The
Bronx. was arrested on "A burglary charge
last night at l90th street and Third ave-
nue. by Detective Hymau OF the ST. Mich
olas avenue station Anderson was locked
up In the station house.
The prisoner confessed, the police say.
that he was ono OF tn- three men who
took $500 worth OF jew.!ry and clothing
from the apartments OF Robert \. Russell.
vice-prcsldent OF the Paragon Metal Cap
Company. in the Bellecourt apartments al
1873 Fort Washington avenue on TIA. night
of January IS. Following Anderson's di-
rectons. the police were able TO find the
loot, which had been buried in a vacant
lot ut lS0th street between Audubon and
Amsterdam avenues.
Anderson also confessed. so the police
say, that he and his comrades recently
robbed the rooms OF Policeman Cunning
ham of the Bronx Park station ~ 1887
Decatur avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
HERCULEAN TASKS FOR
COMMERCE COMMISSION
Already investigating Almost
Everything. Yet Congress
Piles On Work.

NAsHlNGToN, Feb. S.--The enormous
amount OF work and responsibility put
upon the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion by the recent Congress is Just be-
ginning to be realized by Administration
officials. The commission Is literally
swanped with important work. and still
Congress continues TO pile on new tasks.
Here is the impressive list OF invsstiga-
tions now pending before the commission
A physical valuation OF all the rail
roads OF the United states
An investigation into the telegraph and
telephone companies.
An investigation into the rates. rules.
regulations and practices throughout the
United States III connection with the
transportation OF iron and steel and
cement.
A reinyestigation OF all the tap lines
In the United States
An investigation Of a proposed bond is-
sue 10y the New York Central Railroad
this investigation involving a reissue OF
$4,000. 900 OF bonds and one of the most
important railroad consultations An recen,
years
An investigation of all the private car
line companies in the United states
An Invest cation OF the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad az the result of the
failure OF this COMPANY TO produce certain
books and papers.
Steel Corporation and the carriers with
which IL does business TO learn whether
the corporation IL receiving rebates
An investigation 10 determine what be
came of $1,000. 900 or more in connect lor
with the financing OF the New Haven sys-
ten
In addition about score or moro o,
small Investigations Neg IN by the com.
mission itself
OF these either the House or Senate
or both ordered the ph!s'ca! valuation
task, the New York Central. the Stee
Corporation. tho New Haven and the
Louisville and Nashville Investigations
With all this extra work piled on IN,
commission IN addition 10 its regular
duties there IL little wonder that some
members OF Congress are beginning &c
argue that q hal' ouEht 10 he cnlled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
BIRD URGES STATE TO
BUILD ITS OWN ROADS
Progressive Leader Asks Gov.
Glynn's Aid in Effort to
End Contract system.

Francis ", Bird, county chairman Of
the Progressive party. made public yes
terday letter which he sent to Gov.
Gynn on Saturday urging the enactment
OF law that will provide for the CON
struction OF highways and canals by a
separate State department instead of by
contract
Mr., Bird has prepared resolution pro-
viding for the appointment OF commits
sion to gather information about highway
construction upon which proper legisla-
tion may he based
Mr.. Bird. In his letter. said: THE gross
frauds apparently perpetratcd under both
Republican and Democratic adminlstra-
tons have astounded the people of the
State. The revelations demand the fullest
and most searching Investigations, which
must DO conducted without partisan pur-
poses and which must not be utilized by
prospective candidates for the Governor
ship merely to further their political am
billions.
"Thc discovery and punishment OF the
corruptouists. both within and without
the service, IL vital to the integrity and
standing OF our state government. But an
Investigation and consequent criminal
prosecution IS destructive only IN its eff
fects and must be coupled with construc-
tive suggestions aimed TO prevent the re-
currence OF such frauds"
Mr.. Bird thinks that the frauds will be
prevented by having the state construc,
! tho highways and the canal lta.lf This
! no says win remove bribery and Corrlp.
ton. The construction, he thinks will be
better and more economical, lie suggests
that the State could use this opportunity
to take care OF tho unemployed
I Mr.. Bird asks for the Governors sup,
port OF the resolution providing for tn.
! new commission. which Assemblymar
Schaap Will Introduce in the Assembly 10,
morrow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
STOLE PURSE IN CHURCH.
Pnrishiouers See Theft and Capture
Man After Chase.

Mrs Anna Logan Of l2I West Fiji
teenth street, attending vespers in st.
Frances Xavier's Church, Sixteenth street
and Sixth avenue. Yesterday afternoon,
put on the seat beside her n purse con-
tanning twenty cents and her rosary
beads man sitting in the pew behind
reached over and started to walk out
of the church with the purse,
Several worshppers chased the man
until he was stopped at Thirteenth street
and Sixth avenue In the night court he
said he was James Morton. ~ years old.
OF 15] Rowery. lie told Magistrate
House he did not come TO church to steal,
but needed money and could not resist
the temptation OF the purse.
The police say Morton is n notorious
picitpocket who has served twenty years
in Jail. Magistrate House held him un~
der 81 900 bail for trial In Special SEES
sions court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
Villas Troops Pursue Band,,.

Gen. Pancho villa. who came to ls.
to-day from Chihuahua, sent t p'rs.. Z
message to General superintendent =
Pruitt and Manager =. .. Tlrdc. after
his arrival In Juar.1, telling them '..i
he had come to Juarcz to tli, caarr.
OF the situation. He said he could l.t
best express his deep regret h,caus. (
the tunnel AFFAIR by taking ChtrE" Hud
doing everything possible TO run uoUu
the bandits. He told the officials '.ar
he had approximately 1000 men DO. 'p.
neld in search OF the bandits and would
place more at the disposal Of tho -,
road company II they were needed.
''Outlawry will be put down so &C.,.
huahua IL We have to execute evrry man
found with arms and without good
reason for carrying them" sa.a VITA
My sympathy goes out To the relatives
or the passengers on the train whose f.fs
We are not yet absolutely sure ~
villa said that while here y, wou 4
complete further Arrangements VII tN'-
eign mining concerns 10 resume opera
tions In Chihuahua State and that with ~
the coming week several Thousand '"o'
would he at work In the large mes
and the smelter AT chihuahua Tho 'H'
huahua smelter owned by the America
Smelling and Refining COMPANY. Is -
ready operating, and villa SAWS 81 49, 10
employing 500 men tomorrow u,r.
villa IL persuad.nr former Fcdcrt' sN'
diers who do not Join his army % ...s
work In the mines
villa declared thar the Sa' .uN
Avarado, La Boqulll, Santa Eula'.a -
Cus!hutria chic plants are among 'G"se
that will start up at once. lncsc o." a.
among ,he biggest properties !u the ~'f''
and all have been idle for months
San Toy mine IL owned by Charlcs '..rs
ana associates The Avarado I...'
located at Parral and Is the famous 8 .','
producer of Pedro Alvarado, the o.r ...
peon who after growing rich rs 81,
Offered Porfirlo piaz enough none ' "a.
the Mexican national debt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
Attitude 81 Com mit,.e Of ESQ.
CLYNN AND MCOMBS MEET.
After Conference Here They start
for w0shiuxtOu,

Gov. Glynn and William +, McCombs,
chairman OF the National Democratic
Committee, left for Washington yester-
day afternoon on the Southern Express
over the Pennsylvania Railroad. Before
taking the train they were in conference
for more than two hours in the Hotel
Vanderbilt.
The Governor arrived in the city at
1857 =. NJ from Albany accompanied
BY his military secretary. He went i'm
mediatcly to the Hotel Vanderbilt. where
he met Mr.. McCombs. The two remained
closeted together until within "a few min
utes ~ train time. when they hurried to
taNicab and went To the PENNSYLVANIA
Station.
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surgeon Guttman made y hasty exam
nation OF the wound and found that the
bullet had passed all the way through the
chlld's head. coming out mt the back
\ search revealed the bullet. somewhat
hattcued, living IN corner OF the room
Guitmau put the child In an ambulance
and took him 20 the hospital not neglect
iug to call the attention of the police
20 the fact that there was not powder
burn on the Child's face.
Mrs. Lacorte told her story between
sobs. while unpaciNnG u trunk she had
taken out revolver and put II on the
floor. Her back turned, Peter had picked
Il up. The child had pointed the thing
AZ himself and pulled the trigger.
While she was IN the midst Of her story
her husband ran in talking incoherently.
He had been told that the boy was dea 4.
His surprise and grief were so manlfestly
genuine to the policemen that they asked
very few questions.
The family was to move the next day.
Mrs. Lacorte said she found the revolver
while emptying out an old trunk. The
weapon. both she and her husband said.
belonged TO Vincent Commando her brother.
who lived with them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
"SALOME" CAUSES A RIOT.
Audience Wanted "HOmc, sweet
Home" and Some Went Home Angry.

Prospect Theatre In The Bronx was
filled with 1000 persons last night who
had gone to see Home, Sweet Home
and hear II I'm Yiddish. They had settled In
their seats, when the manager announced
that owing tn the illness OF Nine Preger
"alOme'S would have TO be substituted,
shouts OF protest filled the pit and about
200 started for the doors. demanding their
money back. Never would they listen to
"Salome' when they expected "tiolne.
Sweet Home" There was riot and
back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
Big FIGHT ON GRAFT
RESOLUTION TONIGHT
Attempt May BE Made in the
Assembly to Order a state
wide Inquiry.
SULZER HAS AMENDMENT
Sweet Says lie Will Name Two
Democrats and a Pro-
gressive on Committee.
SULZER HAS AMENUME NT

ALBANY. Fen. s.--Interest in political
circles will centre here this week on the
probable adoption by the Assembly to-
morrow night and the later results OF a
resolution for n new investigation of the
Highways Department and perhaps other
State bureaus and commissions The con-
ference Of Republicans has approved and
the Assembly Ways and Means Committee
has favorably reported a resolution pro-
viding for this investigation by COM
mlttee OF eight Nssemblymen.
Practically all OF the Republicans nave
promised 20 support the resolution, but
Assemblyman Horton of Erie may attempt
TO provide for a statewid. investigation.
AS IL stands now the resolution Is for an
investigation 81 IN. Highway Depart
ment and such other departments AS
the public interest requires
Ex-Gov Sulzer said tonight that he
would try 10 have his own resolution pro-
viding for II statewide investigation Of all
departments and bureaus adopted az an
amendment. Democratic Leader Alfred T..
Smith and Progressive Leader Schaap of
New York also are dissatisfied with the
resolution and will attempt to amend IL.
They refuse Ia say whether or not they
will support II II their amendments fail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
M. G. SCOTT FOR NEW HONORS
Head of "Btg si1" Endorsed for In
t~ruRtiOnal Precedence.

Marsden q. scott, president "f T'
graphical Union No, q wa- Indoors ".
terday by the union for prcsidcu' CO., .
International Union. lie was opr.r'f
Charles J. Hawkes. OF No. =, and to ..
ing. which was 10y ballot. toe. p.s.
the Murray lin Lyceum aftc-
business meeting scott reccl'..
votes and Hawkes. 6li.
The only other business done W.. 80
passing OF resolution undressing .
Bartlett Bacon bill, now in tuns'rs- ".
empting labor unions and egrtcult3'
CARNATIONS from the operation
Sherman antitrust law
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
MUD sC0W MENACEs SHIPPING.
stranded for Time On FIynn's
Knoll, Near sandy Hook.

A mud scow in tow OF the tug HaZleton
Of the Cahill Towing Company drfted
onto Flynns Knoll near Sandy Hook yes
terday. parting the hawser and leaving
herself stranded at low tide.
The Hazleton put back TO New York
while craft IN the outer harbor We're
warned TO steer shy of the scow with her
one man crew. The tug Hollenbeck was
sent out In the afternoon 10 stand by the
scow and to pull her clear at high tide.
Word came up from Sandy Hook last
night that the Hollenbech was putting out
to the sea dumps with the scow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
$500 COLLIE HERO LOST.
Reward for Dog That saved Chiid's
Life.

Alvin NJ. Higgins, lawyer OF zoo
Broadway. who lives at Fort Independence
avenue and Koppack avenue. Riverdale
has asked the Klngsbridge police to look
for his collie dog Roger. which has been
missing since January 81. Mr.. Higgins
values his dog at 1900 and offers re-
ward.
Roger is known TO tho children In the
Riverdale section as the dog that rescued
little Stella Cummings OF Palisade avenue
from drowning. On the dogs collar is
the name Grlggs. the dogs former owner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
Fears for the Tug Potomac.

NORFOLK. Va Feb, s.---Wireiess sta
tons along the Atlantic coast from New .
port to Florida are making repeated
efforts Tonight TO locate the naval tug
Potomac, which Is reported lost in the
ice off the coast of Newfoundland.
The Potomac left this port several
weeks ago to assist fishing craft caught
i'm IT,, nocs ofr Newfoundland
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09
HUERTA'S OFFER DECLINED
Madrid Papers Leave Investirs sion
10 Americans.

>pec'd! Gable Despdfch 10 THR ScS
MADRID. Fob. s,--Three OF the leading
dailies here, which received the offer
from President Huerta TO send representa-
tivcs 10 Mexico to report on the situa tton
there replied with a direct refusal. They
said they were willing to leave such work
To the American newspapers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

Thomas j, bavey, 90 years old, a patrol
man attached TO the Greenwich street
station. Manhattan. shot and killed him
self last night in Il saloon at Bedford and
DeKalb avenues. Brooklyn 40 motive
FOR his act Is known. lie lived ut o.
Fla hush avenue Brooillvu
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All Parties ON Com mittee.

Speaker Sweet OF the Assembly has an
nounced that the three dominant parties
Will be represented on the committee, 50
the Republicans point to this fact in
ansN .ring the criticism that the Demo-
cratic Senate will not be represented Mr.
Sweet says he will name five Republicans.
two Democrats and one Progressive.
\ big fight is expected on tn" passage
Of the resolution. as IL has been made Q
special order for consideration to-inoI roa
night and all members have been asked
70 b. on hand prepared To- vote.
James W. Osborne, special commits
sioner named by the Governor to hunt
graft. will continue his inquiry this week.
He is expected to call e. Gordon Reel,
oN-Highway Commissioner. on Tuesday a.
testify In regard to the Highway Com
missions approval OF ais road repair bills
in 1912 which the commissioner asserts
were mainly graft. 4 total OF $500 goo
was spent on these contracts, which were
let without competitive bidding.
Gov. Glvun will name the Ave compen-
sation commissioners ~ soon az the AS
sembly acts on his bill. The chairman OF
the commission Is to get 81. 900 year
! The new commission has only until July
TO get ready To have the law in operation
| as II goes into effect on that date and an
| elaborate organization must be perfected
| before that time.
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successful attempt can he made to end
tho reign of Charles r. Murphy here that
ne said yesterday that no fight would be
made In the coming primaries unless the
amendments he advocates were passed.
Just how that fight would be waged
u the amendments are made Judge
ODwycr would not say. He would not
admit that any definite plan had been
decided upon. preferring to CROSS that
bridge when he reached IL.
liut another member of the National
Democratic club. and friend OF the
Judge. outlined "A way In which he thought
war could most successfully be wnged
on Murphy. This plan has been discussed
informally by many prominent Democrats
recently, men who refuse to regard Tam
many Hall as representative Demo-
cratic body.
object TO Control Committee.
The object OF this plan would he to
build w at the primaries an independent
majority of the Democratic county com
fnttee. majority which could meet
where IL chose and cut the ground from
under Murphy and his district leaders
by ignoring them
The amendments which Judge O'Dwyer
wishes passed would make the election
district the unit for the election OF county
committeeman under conditions now OBJ
taiiing ut polling places on election day.
The present primary law takes two cleo
ton districts as the unit. with the DEM
ocratic inspectors In charge of Demo-
cratic voting in one district and Repuv-
licans in charge of the voting in the other
district.
Judge O'Dwyer wishes to bring all these
inspectors together in one voting place so
as to raise the chances OF a fair primary
to the maximum. There would he no
advantage. he pointed out yesterday, in
a Republican allowing a Democratic in
spector to run things his own way.
Attitude Of Com mtttee Of $50.
Bert Hanson. secretary of the commit
tee OF $50. says that most OF the com
uitteemen take the attitude that there
Ia no representative Democratic organi-
zation in Manhattan
Thomas +. McAvoy, Tammany leader
OF the Twenty third Assembly district.
was asked what he thought would be the
result OF an attempt to build up an inde-
pendent Democratic county committee.
When voting time comes around"
he said, you'll fnd that well be right
there"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-09

line which supplies the great silver mines
down from =. NJ until midnight when
the Federus drove the rebels of and
restored the line. Fortunately the mines
Mt Pachuca make very little water and
therefore only slight damage was done
aside from the time thai was lost while
they we're shut down
All the important land owners OF the
state OF Mexico were called together to-
day and notified that all who were worth
$4,000 pesos must subscribe TO n loan OF
500, 900 pesos. which tho Government
needs to raise and maintain troops for the
defence OF the State and TO replace the
present garrisons whom the Government
must send against the rebels Each land
owner was Informed OF his pro rata share
of this expense.
Manuel Gamboa. who YVES mulcted 10
the tune of 500 pesos n month said he
would rather surrender the property to the
Government as IL In worth only $4,000
pesos and Is mortgaged for $4,000. on
which he Is paying interest. The Gov
ernor OF the State thereupon said that all
legitimate excuses would receive consider
alton, and the meeting was adjourned TO
give an opportunity to each landowner TO
decide on what he would do.
All Land Owners to he Taxed.
This is the beginning OF President
Huerta's plan to levy contributions on all
the landowners. OF whom there are 40 900
In the republic.
Minister OF War Banquet was in q very
bad humor tonight The reason Is not
known.
The mining companies OF the Pachuco
region, one OF which, the Real de Monte,
last year registered the largest silver pro-
duct!on IN the world. cannot get silver
coin to pay their employees They have
therefore ordered printed paper checks
worth peso and half peso each. These
checks are redeemablc in bank notes when
ten pesos worth are presented.
Local printing Arms are printing over
100000 pesos worth OF one peso notes
Tor the Banco de Londres Mexico and
state banks, which Will usc them as a
substitute for silver.
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Bullet strikes child.

Thoroughly frightened. the mother
snatchcs IN" boy from the tiOOr and turns
TO flee. At that instant the revolver ~
discharged The bullet enters the child y
head but his mothers life IL saved"
Coroner Wagner did not care e. say by
what combination OF circumstances he had
been forced 80 this conclusion. VIVA;
could bee learned from the police did not
bear out the Cproney's theory. NJ ar
rests had been made last night. hut two
detectives. bowling and Miller. both OF
he Bedford avenue police station. We're
working on the case.
This g. what happened. according to the
police blotter:
NJ 1880 o'clock on the afternoon Of
January 90 a person living on the ground
floor at III Roeblpg street called he
Bedford avenue station by phone and re-
ported tina; ch.ld had been shot at that
address and required immediate" attcn ion.
An ambulance from the Eastern Dis
trlci- Hospital arrived at the same time
as the pol.Cc. IL a second Noor room they
found Mrs. Rosie l.dcorte wring!ng her
hands and weeping bitterly on a couch
Iv the body OF little Peter. .32 calibrc
bullet wound over his left eye. The two
es odd daughter was still asleep in the
4.
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t"nt,HH'd from Frs POI,
now believed that If tho passenger, hnd
been taken off by the bandits some ,,o,5
would have come in some manner fr9,
them and ii is tho generally accepted loo.
lief that the passengers were or t.. '-...
and that II dashed in without r,iti...rv
When the smoke. which was drawn h. it.
tunnel draft toward the south ana AVA,
from the approaching train was ,.soi..
tered ii Is believed tho engineer r,,al cd
the brakes and that he and the hrema,
then Jumped: the locomotive would la,.
been badly wrecked had II gone IN he..aon
wild. as first reported
The crew and passengers are beloved
to have per.sh,d in trying to got n,c,
out of the tunnel. The finding - 10
body OF the rear brakeman near the north
end seems to indicate that all arc Jos,
The brakeman would naturally hay.
been the nearest TO open air and pur.
naturally would have got further col, O,
the tunnel than any of the others" sad
Manager Thede. The rescuors cNoe,t
to find the remains Of all tho Others ~
soon as they can extingulsh tho FIRE AVID
penetrate from the north end"
Bodies May Not BE Vcco.rr.d
Caveins are beginning 10 occur 500 u.
tunnel as the wooden cribbing Is csteu
away by the flames, and the work u res
,,o 4. hooo..,,. - .,.-
20 '"e '''o'e u'"se'ous "'l az
'cui'' ACQUIRING 10 adNI''s receive! iu IL
Paso. IL is feared that these earth sides
may nil the tunnel so comtl,t.I, "a. %
nr.ven, r.cove,,, NJ ,r iod.., g.. -.
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