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WARNS
CAR IA TO
ACT, NOT TALK
sharp Note Sent tn First
Chief on Receipt of Of
frn>iyc DenialS.
SPAIN PROTESTS OVER
KILLING OF T. CITIZENS

wasut~GroS. March 1i.-Oficia.s Of
ne state Department, under the presl.
,snts direction. drafted n new roto to
rarrarza tonight. This fresh COM
rurlcat.on was despatched to Carranza
.,d Oregon, and officials hope Il will
,-rg ,ic Constitutionallst leaders 10 a
rea'ization that proper action Tor the
s-o;ec:.on Of Americans and otnes for
slsrers ~ Mexico is necessary. rather
han arguments to satisfy the United
states.
Having received an oficia. report that
,ou- Spaniards and one Swede were killed
n Mexico city and that lootlng had been
going on Cor ten days, and having before
mem the text Of the Carranza note. which
fails to satisfy President wilson's de-
rsnds. nigh officials OF tho Adm. nistra-
Ion to-day pronounced the Mexican
situation 'unencouragine."
It developed to-day that this Cow
.rnment does not know whether or not
Mexico city has yet been evacuated
mat so far a. Washington is informed
here has been no actual movement OF
FOOD supplies INTO the capital. nor any
facilities provided FOR the exodus Of
foreigners desiring 20 leave. In short.
he State department Is wholly without
Information showing that thera has
been the slightest material Improvement
IN the stugtion.
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Bryan Had Heard.

The spanish Ambassador was informed
n the killing OF the four Spaniards in
Mexico city and came TO the State
Department about Il. He was told by
secretary Bryan that the Department
lad heard OF e.. The Spanish Ambas-
'ador also had received Information
hat fs ten days ~pillagng has been
going on No details Of the killing of
No SHiriards have been received.
In the face Of this Information. how
ever. statements emauated from the
White Hous, 90 the effer. that THO
President is inclined 70 thiuE the d.s-
patches containing allegations ~ dis.
1riers and famine may have been eN-
lgrerdted - the dictl:iur or certain
interest which would Xix" 20 force
America" i|rt'vvsnt on. Yet q Is pointed
'ut that the American note IL C.!rtaaza
-efe-rel 700 conditions in Mexico city as
"n,1lcrao'r' and SUCH as "can no longer
Ne ealu~cI.'
IN many quarters tbs was regarded
=. indicating a remarkable discrepancy
Ne,weeu what the Administration - say
''c 10 tire Anericau publ ana wh+. Il is
saving TO the Mexican chieftair.
ra'itnza's reply to the American note
vas generally admitted to-day To- ne
rNoily unsatisfactory. His ict,o'. IN
dressing Or To the Presiaeut instead %
n NJ Sillimtu or 20 the Secretary II
state was peculiar TO say tho least.
willie hi, statement that ;hc lhnguag.
- the American note was such as 10
Justify him In not deiguiug to reply 20
= was viewed a. little short of being
positively offensive.
Tic American note asserted that CON
N'ors IN Mexico city. Tor which Il was
declared the United states would ho!l
'2'rirze and obregou personally re-
'rorsihie In the event OF injury to Amer
ran, nave become 'intcierdblr' and
'anrO' longer b. endured. C.trranza re-
We'd oy denying all the specifications in
30 American charges. asserting thn al,
. fts done hitherto is proper. and finally
mar b" proposes to continue as hereto
'oro.
H. other words. the United States told
'Arrauzp what he had done was intoi-
''2ble and he replied 10y saying he pro-
'o'e'i 20 give foreigners more Of tho
sara.
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Indictment Will Be Sought
Against II. A. Hoffman.
Says Prosecutor.

u into the same witness chair from
which MOS. of Harry X. Thaw's his
tory. private md otherwise, has been
given to the public went Thaw himself
yesterday to tell the story of his escape
departure, his counsel said--from
M~atteawnn on August II, 1913.
The story OF Stanford Whites slayer
disclosed "A payment Of $4,000 TO the
leader OF the men who helped him TO
get away on that day and implicated
another man 60 such an extent that
Deputy Attorney-General Franklin Ken.
needy inserted last night that an indict.
nent will be sought for completely.
Harry *. 1haw will please take the
stand
Thaw got % his feet. his face some
what pale. a heavy sweater making his
coat bulge hero md there. and picked
hts way toward the witness chair from
Tho counsel table ut which he had been
sitting.
Mother Maintains Composar~.
The court room was crowded with
men women. mostly men. who had
sat through the previous three days Of
the trial for this very occurrence. There
was Just a suggestion OF uneasiress
among the many attorneys "a Thaw
walked up 20 AZ attendant who held 4
Bible IL his outstrctChed hand. Tho
men Of the jury began - look serious
for about the first time since their Sc
lection. But Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw,
the prisoners mother. 81. as quietly as
over.
Thaw took the oath and sat down
With his knees crossed and his hands
folded together In his lap. Hts eyes
were bright. as usual. with just a li;tlc
200 much OF the white showing AZ mo-
mcnts. Not once during the examine
ton did he relax. On several occasions
he cvinc"l "A disposition 70 assume d.yec.
ton OF his own examination and offer
Information not asked OF him. bu: which
he apparently Thought IL impor'ant TO
get before the Jury.
81 sec.' said John p Starcaleld "
Thaw's counsel. and he spoke very
slowly AZ If giving Thaw n chance 20
compose himself. chat you nrc suffer
ing from a very bad cold. So I shall
ask you please to speak on, as loudly
as possible 90 all " thc Jurors may
hear"
Despite this reques, Thaw's voice
soon dropped 20 such a low pitcn that
the jurors had TO lean forward and
shield their ears with their hands IN
order to catch his words.
VIVA: is your age. Nj. Thaw?' NJ.
S~iauchncld began.
"Fortv-thrto years"
"Is your father living
NO. But my mother Is. and | have
sisters and brothers and hdlt-sis.ers and
half-bro,her."
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~ the end Of the morning session the
state closed .ts case and Abraham Levy
moved ;N1f the indictment against
M.rhI.l Dke"fc b. iisu ssci ou tho
ground thlt there Wa no evidence to
support o T. vas dismissed
Wi'rc- s"s h1. been called 20 testify
rs 20 Thaw's sanity. but Justice Page
would no, ADM. any testimony on this
subject except that tending 10 show that
ThaW Was san enough 10 discriminate
between right and wrong when he
ESCAPED from Ml;tedwau
NJ. S|,anchheid. when he saw that
there was 20 hope ~ getting ~ the teS-
t.muuy he she'd. SAID he had at hand
about twcnt; ry" Witnesses al. ready
To- D, sworn. and SOM. Of tGctu ai.,r.-ts
lic gave NJ calling them, however. when
Justice Page remained emphatic on the
sanity issue and cunt"ut,i himself with
reading 81 lIst Of their names.
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7ha1U on the Witness Stand Names
Mew Man as His Chief Aid in Escape

right to leave Il you had regaired your
sanity
Yes"
Here Justice Page interposed to ask
the name of the lawyers and Thaw
named Alfred Henry Lewis. author and
former District Attorney Of Cleveland,
Ohio.
you were given to understand" Mr..
Stanchilcld Wen: on. chat there was NJ
legal way outr'
Yes, sir"
And after you had arrived AT this
UNDERSTANDING did YOU ask Cor two auto
mobiles to take YOU away ."
Yes. I asked II of my agents. H.
4. Hoffman. J asked him 60 find two
automobiles and mcn n | specified
the date ana time of day when they
were to be In readiness
"Why." asked Mr.. S~tanchfeld. did
you ask for two automobiles?'
70 fear one might break down
"Mr. Hoffman II not one OF the CO.
defendants with YOU. t. he"
no. sir"
What date did YOU Ak for the auto
mobiles to come"
"tf ! remember rightly ! ~ first
mentioned the second sunday IN August.
out later | stipulated Angus II at :
O'Clock 800 tho morning For fear there
might b" some doubt ahou the time !
arranged 10 have tho automobiles come
at the same t.ino with the milk wagon"
and YOU were familiar with the fact
that the milk wagon usually arrived nj
f'la' hour
Yes"
Sow on August II did you think
you were spne?'
yves. cir"
And when YOU wajkSd through the
gates that morning. aid you have any
Idea sou were committing a crime"
II Tas exceedingly particular Thdw
replied With decided emphasis. mot to
commit any crime or ~. ot violence IN
any way
COdefendants tnkuow to utW.
Did you know tho codefeuJants, or
had you ever seen them before
no. sir
"Wherc lid YOU intend TO co.
Il intended t. go "a my home ~
pittsburG. | wanted 80 avoid crossing
New York STATE. so I directed tho men
to take me INTO Connecticut and then
to New Hampshire. whore ! knew |
could get a trl.u through Canada TO
Detroit"
"Did "A P|it,spurg bank send q physi-
clan to you. M. ThiV, "a physician OF
its own choice. 10 determine II II would
hr safe TO cash checks which YOU had
signed
There was an objection to this question
from the State. and Il was sustained,
as was practically every other objection
Intending % prevent the Introduction OF
any testimony calculated to prove Thaw
sane
We'll NJ. Thaw." began Mr.. Stanch-
field. who constantly SPARED around
This subject. when YOU believed your
self sane ou August Il. 1913, did YOU
have DO mind ~, finding Of % sanity
commission appointed 90 cNamin" you ia
1907
Again there vas IN" same objection,
With the same result ThlV looked moro
,rnci over these adverse rulings
thar did any ~ his counsel His mother
ANA sister. Mr. G,urg" Carnegie. In
tn, nudicrco. whispered n good dca'
when the subject Has under debate
Several other sallies were med" by Mr.
Starchh,ld IN this d!r.ctipn before he
finally gave NJ and sat dowr VI"
had been questioning Thdw for forty
minutes.
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Power OF the Health Board.

The fact that the Health Board
possesses far reaching authority in the
exercise of which it is not subject to
restraint by other municipal depart
ments has frequently been demon
strated In New York, and the decision
OF the Court Of Appeals sustaining
the dog muzzling regulation was to
have been expected. The court says
that the powers OF the board are
very broad. well nigh plenary." This
was shown when N undertook the reg
ulation of transportation companies
last year, to cite n recent incident.
But before the overcrowding Of
street Ears engaged the attention OF
the board, in other matters 1t showed
its power. Dead Mans Curve defied
the best skill OF engineers and street
railway operators until the Board Of
Health took 1t In hand. Colonel WAR
ING found in its authority the
Of getting as much money as he
wanted for cleaning the streets when
Mayor STRONG sat In City Hall.
At present 1t has undertaken to
make the city obey the rules and OBJ
serve the standards of sanitary excel
lence that are established for others.
Its potency has been. affirmed by the
highest court at an opportune mo-
ment. 1t regulates everybody can 1t
reform Father KNICKERBoCRERt
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With the Serbian army driven into
the Albanian mountains and the fugi-
tive Serbian Government temporarily
at rest In Scutari, Albania ssume
an importance that she has not hith-
erto had in the n
The German statement that the Ser
bian campaign Is ended Is evidently
intended to mean that the pursuit of
the remnant of the army is aban-
doned. Albania without railroads or
highways would make military oper-
atiOns on an extensive scale impos-
sible; the transportation of n large
force with munitions and supplies
from an Austro-German base would
not bring results commensurate with
the labor and risk 1t entniled. The
Serbians are In position to receive
needed supplies from the Allies by
way of the .Adriatlc coast and I'm this
wild mountain land they can carry on
to the best advantage the guerrilla
warfare to which they now appear
to be reduced.
Albania has been without nm or.
ganized government since the Prince
NJ WED fed. The southern part. the
Epirus. is practically In the posses
sion Of the Greeks. The Italians have
established themselves at Valona, the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
Mayor Mitchell Before the ThOmp.
son Committee.

Nothing IN the record of legislative
investigation exceeds in impudence
the attitude OF the Thompson com
mittce toward Mayor mitchell. The
committee has allowed the introduce
ton OF evidence impugning his honor.
and now 1t announces that II will
not summon him 10 give his version
OF the matter, but will permit him
TO testify before the committee IL he
so desires.
Leaving out Of consideration the
state Of the Mayors health, which
should have Influenced the committee
rs to the time selected for the assault
on him, 1t Is plain that the principal
effort Of the Albany investigators now
j. to embarrass him in the manner and
form of his answer. The plan looks
not to the solution OF n of this
clty's difficult problems, but to the
accumulation Of partisan campaign
material for 1916 and 1917.
II Mayor Mitchell does not go he.
fore the committee he will be accused
of fearing its inquisition. If he does
he will he subjected to examination
conducted in the hope Of achieving n
petty political advantage.
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The Lady and the Constitution.

The %suffragist who impeached the
President for ian impertinent insult
to women" inasmuch as he has granted
independence to the Frlipinos and re-
fused It to women showed a modera.
ton scarcely commendable In politics.
Once started after the President she
should have gone the limit.
It would have been hard on the
President, yet quite proper for the
lady to have pointed out that the
same section OF the Constitution which
gives the President power to grant the
suffrage to women and Filipinos also
authorizes him to give to every woman
a fur "A and to every man an auto
mobile.
Has he done 90? No!
BY the way. 1t will please the vet
ri WILLIAM ATKINSON JONES Of the
First Virginia Congress district to
learn that his Filipino independence
bill was passed. after all.
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principal seaport, and the semblance
Of rule exercised by EssAD Pasha at
Durazzo Is through their s%ufferance.
The land seems RYE for partition or
occupation. The possession of its
northern portion would help realize
the Serb dream of n "window on the
sea-; Scutari, for 200 years theirs. Is
still the hearts desire of the race.
In the Balkan war and also in the
present they occupied this coveted
land, but In both they were compelled
to relinquish their conquest.
1t IL a strange freak Of fortune that
makes Scutari their capital 500 years
after 1t vas one Of their seats of en-
pire. Whether or not they may pos
sess as their W this city and the
land into which they have been crowd
Ell will eventually depend on Aus
tria. their enemy, or Italy, their ally.
But at least they seem to have found
a refuge; for to the Teutonic Powers
Albania leads nowhere, II Is not Il
Serbia that opens the way to Con-
stantlnople nor a Belgium that lies
on the road to Paris. and to carry the
war into its barren mountains would
be a fruitless adventure.
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NEW APPEALS CALENDAR.
Notice of Arguments Must Re
Filed by December ~.

ALBANY. Nov. c9.-The Court Of ~
peals has ordered a new general Gale
dar to be compiled for Monday, JtrGar'
II. 1916. 10 include appeals In which ="
turns and notice OF argument with proc.
OF service shall have been filed In ,He
office OF the clerk OF the court o. or
before December 81. 1918.
Causes for the new calendar ssoH'i
he noticed for January Il. 1915 md
claims OF preference must he clear
stated In the notice OF argument.
Criminal causes may be added - ''s
current calendar Mt any time o. or
plying with rule Q. The clerk a. -.
court has been directed 30 put o.. - -.
end OF the new calendar, al! over
causes" as provided by rule ~ C'V'''
on NJ present calendar reed nor 10 PC
noticed. but will be called in thor order
n disposed OF before tho new olleada-
Is taken up.
Appeals from fna orders ~ soc
proceedings and other appeals 'n''eI
to be heard under rule ~ sho.i '
noticed for January 3, 1916, o. TO" 49,"
first Monday of any sessiou.
No stipulations which rc~cr'e .t.sH
on the present calendar Tor a date a. p
than January 81. 1916. will he as''o'Nt
by the clerk Of the court. Gauss .
reserved generally" a0d those rcs""'"i
for a date later than Jauu1rv - 1875
will be- considered as reserved coils -
January II, 1915.
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MUSEUM PICTURES STOLEN.
Two Missing rom Lot Loaned to
SchOOl-NOt Priceless.

Two paintings. which are not price
less, as n report yesterday afternoon
would rave them. were stolen from a
group of seventy-ive loared by the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art TO the Munich
pal Art Galleries in the Washington
Irving High School last summer for a
three months exhibition. The theft was
not made known until yesterday, al
though the police have been working on
the case since June 10. the day the dis
appearance OF the pictures was dis
covered. The rest of the collection had
then been hung in the galleries. Since
that time the others have been exhibited
and returned to the museum.
The two missing works are small ones
OF the Dutch school of the seventeenth
entur and are estimated to be worth
$3.50 or less each. They are THE
Hog Marke'" by b Gael, III. by 81,
inches, and "A Tippler' by Willem van
Mieris. II by 3 inches.
lnqulrers u the museum yesterday
We're referred to William Franklin Ed
wards. secretary of tho Municipal Art
Galleries, at the Washington Irving lIigh
School. Mr.. Edwards laughed at the
suggestion that the missing paintings
were worth $4,000, as had been reported.
Mr.. Edwards said an expert had estl-
mated their pawn value at 81 for both.
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II the captain Of the police precinct
which covers the eighborhood OF
Gramercy Park will some fine after
noon stroll along Fourth avenue from
Seventeenth street to Twenty-third
street he will. il he survives the expedi-
ton. send some officers there TO moder-
ate the frenzy of many automobile speed
maniacs. II Is their racetrack. Many
81 the less nimble members Of the sev-
eral clubs in Gramercy Park dine at
their clubs invariably because they
cannot cross Fourth enu until after
the rush hours Of the ~speeders. Then
1t is OF late to W home to dinner. II
the captain will do his duty II In be-
lieved that a large number Of per-
fectly good homes will he frightened
by many unexpected appearances OF
paterfamillas.
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are not worth a minimum wage Of %
a week or SO a year. They are hired
at any price only because some shift
must be made to do the work they
mangle. The products Of their efforts
drive their masters correspondents to
frenzy; their %ineficiency IL the real
cause Of that distracted, worried look
so often seen on the faces Of the of.
fee managers Some Of them, It 10 a.
serted. are willing, industrious. faith
ful; but their good qualities only
empha size their incapacity.
An organization that, while striving
to better the condition Of all stenog.
raphers, would improve the technical
skill Of Its members and make them
worth the wages they get would be
a welcome adjunct to the machinery
Of every business. We have no doubt
that II It gave promise Of success In
its double mission, those members Of
society collectively known as "the old
men" would joyfully agree to pay the
wages 1t demanded, and in addition
support the association as long as
hope for It survived in them.
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From an Amateur German.American
Information Bureau.

To II EDITOR or The suN-Sir: II
It were not such a we'll known fact. that
your paper lie controlled by the British
Munition n Financial Agent. J. p.
Morgan OF Wall Street, who IL more in
terested in Great Britain's welfare than
In that of the country Of his birth "a
true patriot, indeed y. 1 would seriously
question you. who pays you for trying
70 hard to arouse and work up the ami
mostly and war spirit Of the American
people against Germany and Austria
Hungary
Your to-day's leading editorial clearly
shows your anxious desire TO involve
his country on the side Of the Allies |
The British editor OF TIL Sun lie appar-
entity considerably worried over the fnal
outcome Of the supreme struggle in Eu-
rope. in which, contrary TO all tho lies
and fake-stories spread BY the Anglo
American press, the Aliee so far at least
staring Great Britain into The face. hence
all must be done to mobilize the pro-war
elements In this country to help per-
fidious Albion 20 extract herself from a
perilous position.
1t u not enough that the munition
factories in this country and other plants
furnishing war supplies are overworked
for the benefit OF the .Holy Alliance no
"a corrupted press will not rest. until a
declaration OF war IL hurled into the
face OF The Central Powers. nc matter
how ingrantly the dearly loved cousins
across the Atlantic violate h neutral
rights OF the United stateA paying no
more attention to ths protests from
Washington than IL they were the In
coherent u~tterances Of q little child.
Continue your good work. British edi-
tor OF THE Sun. ALrRKD MUELLER.
NEW YORK, November ~.
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The New Minister From China.

The ancient empire Of China sent
old men TO represent her diplomat
cally in this country. The young re-
public Of China sends to us MS Minis
ter a man Just past thirty. But the
youthfulness Of Or. WELLINGTON Koo,
dwelt upon in reports of his arrival
here, Is not to be made a nine days
wonder. Orlentals are born old and
wise, and get younger and yet more
wise with the years. 4he new Minis
ter undoubtedly had the process ac-
celebrated for him by his course Mt
Columbia University.
Passing time cannot efface the mem.
DRY Of Ii HrSG CHANG. free lance
ambassador. o obscure the recollec-
ton Of VT T~ING-rANG's contribution
to the pleasures OF life. Celestlals
were they. who came to learn and.
while they stayed, taught. What Ia
to be the diplomacy OF m%odernized
China? 1t must he widely different
from theirs. Apparently it is now In
capable hands. DR.. Koo has had dip.
lOmatic experience in Mexico. lie has
the sagaclty OF his descent and the
education OF his American environ
ment. The first requisite Of a diplo-
mat. knowledge OF his own country
being assumed, is understanding OF
the character, the and the
politics and policies Of the nation to
which he Is accredited.
Whether China continues MS n re-
public or returns to monarchy-with
limitations-and however her fortunes
may he affected by post-pacem read
justments. her International future
will call for peculiar tact. wisdom
and ability on the part Of all who
participate in the management OF her
affairs, Minister Koo. who guaran.
tees the Chinese national '1iking FOR
Americans" will have unsurpassed
opportunity FOR usefulness. Oppor,
tunity seems 20 have mdde no mistake
In knocking at his door.
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What Stenographers Earn.

One detail of the plan to organize
this town In n league 10 raise wages
to a minimum of SO n week will stir
the enthusiasm of the most cheese
pairing employers. 1t is that which
proposes the investigation of schools
Of shorthand and typcwriting and
the adoption of measures for the sup.
preston of those which turn out in
competent, half instructed pupils to
plague business men by their inca.
pacity and general mliln"ss for the
tasks they undertake,
The truth is that n great number of
s~o-called stenographers and typists