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The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Sea Cliff. Long Island, July s.-Mrs.
Lucinda B. Taylor. mother of Mrs. Ruth
Taylor Conlin. who recently figured with
Donald Chaplain here in the robbery of
summer cottages, was arrested on Sat-
urday night at her home in Elm place
on a warrant issued by Justice Of the
Peace Henry l.. Schaefer. The arrest
followed the complain; made by Johr
Brooks. SUPERINTENDENT OF the Sea Cliff
and Glen Cove Gas Company, that Mrs.
Taylor had, since April. been Using gas
from the service main Of the company
without a meter. receiving the gas by
means of a rubber hose attached from
the service main to her home
The warrant issued for Mrs. Taylor
was served by Officer Charles Witten-
berg, who on June Is took into custody
Mrs. Ruth Taylor Conlin and Donald
Chaplain. The warrant was issued late
Saturday night and shortly before II
o'clock Wittenberg, in company with
Philip Huntington, counsel for the gas
company. called at Mrs. Taylor's hone
and asked for her appearance. John
Campbell, father of Mrs. Taylor. admit
ted the two men and 1t was denied that
Mrs. Taylor was in. Wittenberg
searched the house, both upstairs AMI
on the first floor and failed to find any
trace of the woman.
Wittenberg declared he would remain
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
NEW WIRELESS DEVICE
FOOLED u. S. OFFICERS
Germans Evading Censorship at Say
vile Station, Statement in
New York.

New York. July 6.-That the strict CEN
sorship of the United States at the Say
vile wireless station is being evaded by
the Germans is the report received by
agents of this government, according to
an evening newspaper. This report, says
the paper, is responsible for the story
sent out from Washington last week that
the United States contemplates the seiz-
ure of the Sayville plant.
According to this newspaper the Ger
man wireless experts at Sayville have
had in their possession since last Febru-
airy a wireless system that cannot be
tapped" BY use of this system the SIM
plest messages sent from or received at
the Sayville station can carry impor-
tant information, knowledge of which Is
open only to those in the secret Of the
method. No code is required to interpret
the hidden meaning of the messages.
The secret is in the sending.
The invention is that of DR.. l. kltsee,
of Philadelphia. who is alleged to have
turned it over to Capt. Boy-ed, naval at
tache of the German Embassy at WASH
ington. for approval. the understanding
being that the purchase price was 100000
German wireless experts reported favor
ably upon the invention and even put 1t
into use. but according to DIR. kitsee no
money has been paid to him.
The scientist sought legal advice in this
city, and unless a settlement Is forthcom-
ing legal developments may soon fol-
low.
DR.. Kitsee refuses to give any informa-
ton on his invention.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07

leo is Impossible until the political con-
ditions are changed.
More peace talk centered around the
Villista agency here yesterday. This
was owing to the fact that in confer
ence with Enrique Llorente, the Villa
agent, were Gen. Felipe Angeles.
Villas chief general; Manuel Bonilla.
special agent of villa. and Miguel Diaz
Lombardo. the latest arrival. who acts
as the villa secretary of state at
Chihuahua.
While no announcement has been
made Of the plans of these villa rep
resentatives. 1t is understood that they
are working on a definite plan of
compromise to be submitted to Car
rama. The first chief has already
refused to treat with villa in any way
or recede from his claim to be the sole
legitimate representative Of the people
of Mexico. Consequently, it Is the
present object of the Villistas to place
upon Carranza as heavy a burden of
responsibility for continuation of the
situation in Mexico. as is possible.
villa has already declared that he
is ready to join in a new conference
of Mexican chieftans. to effect a CO.
operation in accordance with Presi-
dent Wilson's statement of a month
ago. Plans which the Villistas are
understood to be at work upon, will
elaborate this original suggestion. It
is the hope of the Villa people to
transmit their suggestion to Carranza
through the United States government
The villa agency announced that.
following the capture of the town Of
Lagos, Villas forces were driving
Obregon's army upon Leon.
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CONDITIONS IN MEXICO CITY
ARE "EXTREMEL Y PI7ZFUL "
Consular and Red Cross Agents There Despair Of Getting
Supplies to Starving People Wilson to Decide Course
ofU. S-Vila Junta Working for Compromise.

Direct confirmation of earlier reports
about conditions in Mexico City was re-
ceived at the State Department yester-
day.
A message sent by Consul General
Shanklin and Red Cross Agent OCon-
nor. who have just succeeded in reach
ing Mexico City. states that conditions
In the capital are exceedingly pitiful "
They despair of getting food supplies
into Mexico City under existing condi-
tions. but will make most vigorous eff
forts to obtain medical supplies. which
they had to leave temporarily at Pa
chuca, in Carranza territory.
Planting Far Below Normal.
There is no prospect of any agreement
between the Carranzistas and Zapatistas
for any cooperation for the interests of
the capital. and further fighting on the
edge of the city is imminent.
In the Mexico City region this years
planting is only from 10 per cent to 50
per cent Of the normal. The relief prob
lem Is vast and much more actue in the
small cities than in the capital itself.
The State Department also received
yesterday a statement from an Ameri-
can. who has just completed an extern
sive tour of Northern Mexico. that fam
inc conditions in that region are quite
as serious as they have been described
to be-
No action will be taken. it Is stated.
until the President returns to Washing
ton. He will be fully advised then as
to the conclusions reached by the Red
Cross authorities. who have about de-
cided that extensive relief work in Mex
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
NINETEEN DEAD after
"SAFE and Sane" DAY
Two Days Celebration of National
Holiday Throughout U. S. Results
in 903 Injuries.

Chicago, July 6.-Nineteen persons are
dead and 9as others were injured in the
United States as the result OF the two
days celebration of Independence Day.
according to figures compiled from re-
ports from all sections of the country
today. Last year on July twelve per-
sons were killed and $40 were injured.
The most wreckless results In the coun-
try in the observance of the holiday were
in Philadelphia, where 2Ss persons were
hurt setting OF fireworks and explosives.
In addition to the eight deaths reported
yesterday the following fatalities &C.
Cured:
Cincinnati. Ohio-walter Lemon. Il. shot
and killed by Stanley Ryan. 1S. firing at
toy balloons. One other unidentified boy
was killed.
THIN, Ohio-Dallas shellhammer. L.
killed by discharge of gun.
Everett. Mass.-Harry E. Bricker.
burned by firecrackers.
Meadville, Pa.-OEe boy killed by ex-
plosion Of cannon.
Scranton, Pa-John Evans. 10. killed
by automobile while shooting irecrackers
in the street
Garfield. Utah-Reed Larsen. 1S. killed
by firearms.
Rock1Ord, ll.-Jonn SroSs, % hiheu ny
explosion Of gunpowder while making
bomb Of a tin can.
Kansas City, Mo.-Bertha Moelsky, TO-
burned when a safety" sparkler set fire
to her clothing.
AIberquerque NJ MeX.-Maxine Ed
mondson. 6. died from burns. A pinwheel
ignited her dress.
Oklahoma City-Francea Harper. 3 died
after fireworks set fire to her clothing.
In Chicago only two persons were hurt
during the two days.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
PEACE AGITATORS WANT
TO KEEP SHIPS AT HOME
Ask Secretary Lansing to Stop Those
Which Will Garry Munitions

The efforts of Labor's National Peace
Council to induce the administration to
stop the shipment of arms to Europe
We're reneweu here yesterday when Rep
resentative Frank Buchanan, of Illinois.
presented a petition to Secretary Of State
Lansir; urging that no ships carrying
munitions of war be permitted to clear
port. With Representative Buchanan
were former Representative Fowler, of
Illinois. and Frank S. Monnett, former
attorney general of Ohio.
Labor's National Peace Council. said to
be composed of labor men in all parts
of the country. was organized quietly at
the ST. James Hotel here shortly after
the resignation of Mr.. Bryan. 1t was
rumored At the time that the organiza-
tim was the first step of Mr.. Bryan's
friends to build. up a machine to back
him in 1916. This. however. was Wig
orously denied by the leaders Of the or
eanization.
Secretary Lansing. 1t was said last
night. requested his callers not to dis
cuss their conference with him for pub
licati,n. They will file data with the
State Department later.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
Mother of Ruth Taylor Conlin
Now Placed Under Arrest
Parent Of Young Woman Who Figured in Summer Cottage
Robberies Accused Of Using Gas from Service
Main Without Meter.

all night until he could serve Mrs. Tay-
Tor with the warrant and then proceeded
to make himself comfortable on the Tay-
lor porch. John Ferine. a friend of the
family. who is staying at the Taylor
home. offered to go upstairs again and
bring Mrs. Taylor down. This he did.
From the Taylor home Mrs. Taylor
was escorted to the local courtroom here.
where she was arraigned before Judge
Schaefer. Mrs. Taylor was given the
right to have counsel, but at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Fernie 1t was decided to
take up the case at the hearing Their.
Mrs. Taylor was at first reluctant to
speak about the case. but later upon
cross-Questioning and urging by Mr..
Fernie 10 tell what had happened. ad-
united that the gas company had taker
the meter out Of her home in April. and
that two days later she had taken out
the plug which connected with the serv-
ice main and attached a piece of hose
which she had in the house. In this
way she was able to receive gas, which
she consumed until June 16 when detect
ed by the gas company. The hearing did
not conclude until shortly before a. m.
Sunday. and n number of times 1t ap-
peared that Mrs. Taylor would swoon.
Judge Schaefer finally held her In 5000
bail to await the action Of the grand
jury. which convenes next fall Bail for
Mrs. Taylor's release was furnished by
her father
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
FLORA CLUB
RAIDED BY POLICE
Patrons Scamper and Proprietor |.
Arrested on Charge of Keeping
Unlicensed Bar.

CONSERVATION in superlative degree
fell over well-dressed patrons of the
Villa Flora Club, Piney Branch road and
Georgia avenue northwest, last night.
when police from the Tenth precinct sur
rounded the building and entered the
busy dining room through several doors.
BY a select few. the police say, drinks
stronger than mineral waters may be
had, and they say for this reason the
proprietor. w. G., Jones. was arrested
and charged with keeping an unlicensed
bar. He was placed under bail of $1,000.
which had not been furnished at late
hour last night
The women patrons of the place were
notified by the police that 1.-The house
was under raid" No second explanation
was necessary. the patrons seeking hasty
exits Police excused the majority by
declaring they did not know drinks
stronger than near beer were served.
Five men we're told to appear in Police
Court this morning as witnesses for the
government in the case against Jones.
The raid was directed by Capt. Judge
and Lieut. Lord, of the Tenth precinct
station, assisted by Sergts. Lautin. Stoll,
and McCormic Precinct Detective Weber
and Policemen Talbert. w. c. McGinnis.
]. W. McGinnis, Hiser, Banning, Buck
ingham. and Coombs.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07

concerning the manner in which the
crazed man met his death.
Although the officials at midnight
stuck to their original story they
were investigating in an endeavor to
discover whether the prisoners death
could have been caused by a percus-
sion cap and how he got it into his
cell II was asserted that Holt had
been stripped and examined by the
Jail physician several times since he
was made prisoner. and that his cloth
ing had been searched thoroughly.
After his attempt TO end his life
this morning there was another tho
rough examination of the prisoner and
his cell. it was stated. How these
examinations failed to disclose the
percussion cap. if one were used. could
not be explained tonight
District Attorney Smith was thorough
ly angry at the manner of Hollis death
and was SO agitated that he would make
no statement.
Later in the night DR.. Cleghorn admit
ted that Hollis head was terribly torn.
but he refused to give any further opin-
ion concerning how the man met his
death.
He said that only an autopsy would
disclose the facts, and that An autopsy
would be ordered tomorrow. Coroner
Seaman took charge of the body and the
letter found in the cell.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
cARRANZA QUESTIONS RIGHT
OF WILSON TO "MEDDLE"

Vera Cruz. Mexico. July 6.-Gen. Car
rama. leader of the constitutionalists.
will not lift a finger" to unite the
warning factions in Mexico and. further
more, he resents the attitude of the
United States toward his government
He questions the right of President Will
son to NEEDLE i'm Mexican affairs
These were the sentiments expressed
by the first chief of the constitutionalists
to John r. Sillman. special represent
alive of President Wilson, at recent
conference held here Mr.. Silliman urged
Gen. Carranza to take the first step in
the movement toward arbitration OF
Mexican difficulties
The conference is said to have led to
heated words, during which Carranza
showed the American Emissary to the
door with little ceremony.
Mr.. Siliman's visit was made as the
result of orders from the State Depart
ment and Gen. Carranza was informed
that. as President Wilson looked to the
constitutionalists as the superior power
in Mexico. they will be expected to take
the initiative in a peace movement
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
SAFE CRACKERS" GET
$4,000 HOLIDAY Cash
Well-dressed and Refined Quartet
Blow Up Vault in Chicago Amuse-
ment Garden.

Chicago. July Safe blowers early
today dynamited the safe In the Mid
way Gardens. an amusement resort.
and escaped with between $4,000 and
$4,000. the entire receipts for Satur-
day. Sunday and Monday.
Four men with drawn revolvers en-
tered the garden about O'Clock this
morning and overpowered william
Able and Timothy Sullivan. the night
Waterman. The intruders locked the
watchmen in . closet and then took
their time about blowing the safe
They displayed . thorough knowledge
Of the rooms In the garden. All were
well dressed and OF refined manner,
according to the watchmen.
Sullivan watched the men through
the keyhols In the closet door. he told
the police. One Of the four stood
near the door with . revolver lsvalsd
toward the Closet Boon sitter the i'm
prisonsd watehmsn heard an sxplo-
sion the guard went away.
They found the vault door and the
safs door both blown on and the tin
boxes that had contained the receipts
of the double holiday scattered about
the door, - i
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
POWDER PLANT EXPLODED.
Seven Killed when Canadian Fac
tory Blows Up.

Montreal, July 6.-Seven men were
missing and believed to be dead after a
cordite explosion today at the plant of
the Canadian Explosives Company at
Beloeil, Quebec. about twenty-five miles
from here. Ten persons were severely in
jured. Among the missing are Capt. Muir
ray Wilson. manager of the cordite de-
partment of the company; Aylmer
Brown, of the Du Pont Powder Works.
Wilmington, Del. and ]. Sammons, a
British government inspector.
Details OF the accident were difficult
to obtain as the men working in the cor
dite department. where the explosion &C.
Cured. were either missing or so badly
hurt that they could give no account of
their experiences. First stories attributed
the explosion to a fire, and later it was
said that experiments were being con-
Quoted
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
AWAIT BORDER RAID REPORT

In the absence Of any report from Gen.
Funston, commanding the United States
troops along the Mexican border as to
the raid of forty Mexicans across the
line into Texas. near the town of Ly-
ford. the War Department yesterday
assumed that the raid was one Of the
familiar Mexican type organized by 4
group of outlaws to strike at some un-
protected ranch and run a few cattle
across the Rio Grsnde.
The American cavalry have been kept
in readiness to protect the ranches
against such raids at exposed points
along the border. The sending of eighty
cavalry from Harlingen. Tex, to pursue
the raiders was . matter Of routine and
in line with the police duty Of the Fed
eral troops In that region. For genera
lions the cattlemen Of Texas have relied
upon armed forces. either Federal or
State. to protect their stock from Nsxi.
can outlaws.
A report from Gen. Funston on the re-
suit Of the case Is expected By the War
Department today.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
BOMB FACTORY OF
HOLT DISCOVERED

New York July Frank
Hollis bomb factory was located
this afternoon In . little bunga-
low on the outskirts Of the
sparsely settled village Of Cen
rral Park, Long Island.
Ii was here that Holt made the
bomb he exploded In the Capitol
Building at washington only .
few hours before he FASTENED to
Glen Cove to attempt the life Of
J. Pierpont Morgan. Beside this
little house Holt daily trained
himself in revolver shooting. His
target range was found, screened
from curious eyes by n fringe Of
pines. More than 200 empty
shells found In the long grass, .
SCARED target painted on the
rear fence, and bullet wounds In
. half dozen stalwart trees gave
mute evidence of where the hand
had practiced that fred the tive
shots into Morgnn's body.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
agonising cry that greeted Organ.
Keep right quiet, and maybe you car

agonizing cry that greeted Organ.
Keep right quiet, and maybe you cam
the guard responded.
NO. you are all making too much
noise" Holt replied. please keep as
quiet as you can. And don't come near
me-"
This aroused. o'Ryan's suspicious. he
afterward said, in view of Hollis attempt
on his life earlier in the day. and he did
not leave the front of the cell for fully
half an hour. In the meantime Holt was
moaning and tossing about and begging
the guard to leave him alone.
At 1880 o'clock Organ found II neces-
sary to go to the other end of the tier.
and for five minutes he was busy at some
other duty. His back was toward the
cell occupied by Holt. Owing to the
prisoners condition he had not been
one of the several good-sized rooms
which adjoir the sheriff's office where
specially favored men are sometimes con-
fined.
Jail Inmates Aroused.
As Organ turned to go back to Holt
he heard what he says was either an
explosion or the fall of lot of boards.
Half of the lights in the place were out
at the time and the tier was partly in
darkness. The noise came from the cell
OF Holt and Organ ran to the door.
Only one light was burning inside, and
that in a corner.
In the pool of light thrown by the sim
gle electric bulb into a corner of the cell
lay the body of Holt. doubled up. and
from the top of his head, which was
shattered, ran rivulet of blood.
Organ ran to the body just as Warden
Hultz. who was upstairs in bed and who
had heard the explosion. ran down
stairs in his bath robe
Both men bent over the crumpled heap
of flesh on the floor. and found Holt
dead. The upper part of his head
seemed to have been blown away and
Aroused by the explosion. the inmates
of the Jail were clamoring for an ex-
PLANTATION, and Warden Hultz told them
that there was no explosion. that Holt
had committed suicide by diving from
the trellis work at the top of the cell
tiers to the narrow courtyard below and
had loosened some boards in his fall
DIR. Guy F. Cleghorn was notified and
word also was sent TO District Attorney
Smith. After the body had been exam
ined the physician gave out the state
ment that Holt had blown his head off,
but afterward Joined with Warden Hultz
and the district attorney in the trellis
work story.
He explained his earlier statement by
asserting that he had only made a hasty
examination of the body.
ut would be hard to convince me
that it was not an explosion" was the
statement of Organ. the guard. 81
was only fifteen feet from the man
when he met his death When l heard
the noise l entered his cell and looked
around for him. / found his body lying
in one corner in a pool of blood. Holt
had been very talkative earlier in the
evening, and had asked me to keep
things quiet because he wanted to
sleep"
All was confusion in the Jail after
the death of the prisoner was discov-
cred. The authorities rushed around
as though they were dazed. and it was
impossible to obtain a coherent state
ment from any one of them. with the
esult that there were conflicting stories
The Washington herald., 1915-07-07
WOMAN ATTACKED BY NEGRO.
Colored Man, Arrested, Said to Have
Admitted Charge

Paul l.. Williams. a negro living at
1898 street northwest. was arrested
in his home yesterday by police and
charged with attempted criminal as
sault upon Mrs. Mamie B. Thomas, of
Philadelphia. who Is visiting a sister in
Tennallytown. Williams was identified
by Mrs. Thomas and later confessed to
the charge. II is stated.
Mrs. Thomas, who is 81 years old.
was accosted by q negro while passing
through block Of woods at Harrison
street and Connecticut avenue north
west Monday afternoon. Her screams
attracted passers-by, upon whose ap-
preach the negro ran away and es.
capped. Williams was arrested by Pre-
cinct Detectives Walsh and Blake. Of
the Seventh police station. where he
10 being held without bail.