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New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
FEARS FIREBUG is ACTIVE
Staten Island Seeks Cause of
Dozen Suspicious Blazes.

Staten Island believes it sees the
work of a frebug in the dozen fires
Eringing losses of nearly S00,OOp,
which have occurred within the last
six days. Firemen declare that they
we're called out more times this last
week than in months before.
The buildings destroyed were ablaze
from all quarters when the firemen
arrived and it was impossible for them
10 save any of the property. The fires
have occurred in the night or early
morning and in parts of the island
which the fremen could not reach
easily.
St. Anthonys Roman Catholic
Church in Linoleumville was burned to
the ground Tuesday, with a loss Of
$4,000. Two cottages near the church
and a building owned by the Mount
Maresa Society at Fort Wadsworth
were destroyed that same day. John
Russo's summer hotel, on the Mill
Road at New Dorp. was burned down
Thursday night. He places his loss
at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08

John Pooh, thirty-eight years old,
left his home at 81 Third Street, Mas
peth. Long Island Saturday night to
find out why Horace and Omar khay-
yam sang SO blithely of the vine. lie
did.
On the way back he ran into the
snowstorm file struggled for a while
in the drifts, but couldn't find any
thing that looked like the keyhole of
his front door. In his search he came
upon a boxcar on siding OF the Long
Island Railroad, near Maspeth. lie
entered and was soon asleep.
Some time during the night the car
was pickle up, coupled 20 others and
transferred to Long Island City, where
IL was shunted into the warehouse OF
the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, near
the Greensboro Bridge. Pooh con-
tinued to slumber serenely.
lie woke about > o'clock a. M, and
despite his strange quarters found a
warm and comfortable place II the
factory. He undressed and prepared
10 complete his eight hours sleep. For
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
REIGN OF TERROR
In MEXICO CITY
Archbishop Mora Left Pillage,
Rapine and Executions
Without Trial.

New Orleans, March THE Right
Rev. Jose Mora, Archbishop OF Mexico
City, who arrived here to-day, said that
American newspaper accounts could not
possibly have exaggerated the horrible
conditions prevailing in that capital.
Archbishop Mora has come to this
country for conferences with high
church dignitaries concerning condi-
nons IN Mexico. He declares that there
seems at TINS moment very little hope
Tor the early restoration Of peace and
orderly government In that republic.
When he left there eight days ago,
ne said, the beautiful capital was in
me throes Of reign Of terror which
embraced pillagng, bloOdshed and
rapine.
Scores Of Mexicaus Of prominence
mad been executed the previous week.
most OF them without trial. and hun
lI'dS OF others were crowded in the
famous Belem pcnitentiary. Among
'he prisoners were 800 native Catholic
priests.
Every church. convent, school. hos
pIal or other institution conducted by
catholics. he added. had been closed
~ pulaged by the troops, and even
ne sisters TUNED into the streets. He
described the food issued to the people
IN IN the breadlinc as tilthy. An Amer
.yah would not eat it. he said, but the
.1oassnds Of Ueous. facing starvation,
gladly gulped it down.
3, me brcadwinners OF thousands OF
GtteNcan families have disappeared, and
ne dependent women and children
.ahhot get the slightest bit Of informa-
non concerning them.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
Would Stop Fighting, 1t Is
thought, with European
Sources Cut OF.
LOCAL FACTORIES
OUTPUT SMALL
D.,,n Gets Dispatch Believed
To Be of Disquieting
Nature.
I'm rl.e rrLhune Blreaul

w,sb;neton. March 7.-Administra-
oac;als are becoming convinced
~. The restoration Of the embargo
he cxportation Of arms to any iac-
Q" = .bo belligerents in Mexico, as
"'- ;S.d IN the e-;-::%S Ia aathoriz-
P'V' -. prosident so to act, may be-
''m' ,as been pointed out that in the
.n+ situation there can be no un-
go 70 either faction IN such an
''.'nr -. ,be part Of the President.
~ ~. European sources of the sup
- arms have been cut off by the
~ British, Belgian. German Rus
;.1 and French arsenals, private and
~w;. having all they can do TO meet
=. ;r,nerative demsud at home. 1t
:. ,horefore onIy to the United States
-. .bs Mexican revolutionists and
has -rovoIutionists can look, so that
oblishment Of an embargo now
~, ". materially shorten the STRIFE,
n,ses;Seration which is known not TO
svns' s nscened the administration.
A. Mexico City and at Chihuahua are
,,5nance factories, one at present un,
S.r the control Of the CarrsnHstaS ana
,Ts otber in the hands Of villa. Nelther
con,nlete enough to supply all the
- NECESSARY for the fighting forces
"a for this reason a cutting of OF the
srer;can supply would be bound TO
nave an apprecisble effect.
0rlv one objection TO an embargo IS
h.;ng considered by the Presidents ad-
';,eTs and that is that such a declara-
.;on a. This time might be misconstrued
Nv the adherents of the cause Of Ger
rsnv In the United States. 1t is feared
,sot the thought would be advanced
that if the President can declare an
embargo against shipping arms INTO
Mexico he could declare similar en-
bargo against their sale TO the AiIles'
This position is untenable, OF course,
For the reason that in dealing with the
Mexican question the supply would be
cut of from both sides in equal ratio,
whereas an embargo on shipments OF
arms and munitions 10 Europe would
work only against the Allies.
The State Department tonight re-
esived a dispatch from Mexico City
which Secretary Bryan said threw no
light on the situation. 1t was at once
assumed that the dispatch must have
been Of a disquieting character ana
that the situation was as bad as pos
sible. else the Secretary, with his well
known disposition to be optimistic
would have announced at least so much
Of II as was calculated to allay the
misgiyings Of mis- colleagues and the
public.
The local Constitutionalist agency
here received advices from Vera Cruz
saying that foreigners arc in no danger
in Mexico City and hat 10 demonstra-
ton Of any kind has been made against
them. The food situation is said to
have improved and there is no fear Of
famine.
There is no danger OF rioting by the
mobs when Obrcgon moves north
against the Nillistas. as he viii in all
likelihood leave a garrison in Mexico
City: and even If he did not. there is
absolutely no IN will held against for
eigners which would result in placing
them in a dangerous situation said
the dispatch.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
THAW'S IDEA CARRIED OUT
Matteawan Inmates May Con-
suit LAWYERS in Private.

Justice Arthur Tompkins in the Su-
preme Court at Nyack has made an or
der compelling officials of the Mattea-
wan Criminal Insane Asylum to let in
mates see their lawyers in private.
Harry Thaw has long urged that this
should be done.
Henry Hirschberg. lawyer, seek
ing a writ of habeas corpus for James
Hogan, an inmate. asked the court for
permission to talk privately with his
client in the asylum. Subordinates OF
DR.. Kieb, the superintendent, opposed
the request. e.,
you put him and his client" said
the Justice, ain a room with steel doors
and steel bars to the windows, LOCK
She door Station as many guards out
side as you wish. But do not enter the
room. The interview is between law
yer and client. You can have no rep
resentative at these interviews"
Heretofore lawyers have been
obliged to talk to inmates with guards
overhearing all that was said.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
CAPTAIN JOHNSTON
IGNORES CRITICS
"No Time to Waste Answering
Nonsense" Is Answer
to League.

81 haven't got any time to waste an
swering nonsense" is the reply of Cap
tain Gordon Johnston TO the latest
statement of the American League to
Limit Armaments. The statemen. IN
question says that the "leaguc has In
its possession an affidavit by Darwin
I. Meserole stating that Captain
Johnston personally admitted 20 hlm'
that plans for The American Legion
had been worked out at Governor :
Island under his guidance and that OF
Commander r. X, Crank, [. ). \.
There" according to Captain John
ston's supposed admission. Its head
quarters are. temporarily located, and
from there will come an announcement
Of the names of those who are to
serve as members of the executive
committee and board Of honorary ad-
visers."
CAPTAIN Johnston. when all this was
read to him. remarked dryly tsSS the
league had more time 20 waste than
he did. and that he had something bet
ter to do than engage IN newspaper
controversy with such people.
What is the use of denying itT' he
said. at would only give them a
chance for more talk. Tell them ! don't
answer nonsense"
Reports of the various committees
Of the National Security League IN
dicate that the United States is abso-
lutely unprepsred for war. The re-
ports show in detail so that every lay
man can understand that half or par
tial protection is, under Drc .>at mill
tary conditions, worse tltu no prepa-
ration. The league is of the opinion
that it would be a crime 10 send our
army or navy against force OF a
first class power.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
HORN NOW u. S. PRISONER
Bridge Dynamiter Rearrested
on Leaving Maine Jail.

Machias, Me. March Werner
Horn. the German reservist who tried
TO blow up the international bridge at
Vanceboro early last month. and as
serted that he did so as ian act of var"
against Great Britain, became federal
prisoner tonight lie will be taken to
Bangor tomorrow for arraignment on
indictments charging illegal trans
portation of an explosive from New
York to Nanceboro.
Horn finished tonight a sentence Of
thirty days in the Washington County
Jail here on account of property dam
age caused in Nanceboro by the eX-
plosion at the Canadian end of the
bridge. and the federal warrant was I'M
mediately served on him.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
GIRLS WEEP OVER
LILLY COOKS BODY
Mrs. Dudley" Visited Dead
Girls Home, II Is Said
Funeral Tomorrow.

Many girls plodded through the
snow yesterday and climbed the steps
to the room in her nome. 229 Union
Street, Brooklyn, where Lillian May
Cook lay. to weep over her body. The
girl who killed herself in New Haven
twelve days ago because she thought
she had q very gooo reason will be
buried tomorrow.
The funeral will be held from her
home and the burial will be in Green
wood Cemetery. Her father has asked
the Rev. Frederick J. Reach, rector of
Christ Church. to read the service.
For several years, until last December,
Mr.. Cook was sexton at this church,
which stands at Clinton and Harrison
Streets.
Miss Laura Cook, the dead girls
sister. said yesterday afternoon that
her father was out.
at wouldn't make any difference II
he was here. He wouldn't say any
thing. There isn't really anything to
say. She's dead now.
Father went to a friends house"
she continued. Hes worn oIt. lie
went to New Haven Thursday night,
when the body was found, and he
didn't sleep anywhere that night. He
Just walked around. And he said he
forgot to eat anything. l got mother
to lie down for the first time about
an hour ago"
A large number of Lilly Cooks
friends visited the house and some car
ried flowers there. Mrs. Dudley" the
woman who lives in Fourth Street and
is the mother of two of Virginius
Mavo's children, was said to have been
a visitor during the day. There was
a great white ribbon bow on the bell
at the apartment house door and a
group Of children stood whispering to-
gether and glancing at the ribbons.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
BROTHER MARRIED,
SO HIS SISTER sues
Asks Court to Prevent His
Spending Money She
Gave Him.
SAYS HE PROMISED
TO REMAIN SINGLE
Man Denies He Has Wasted Cash
or That He Ever Prom
ised Not to Wed.

On the allegation that her brother,
George W. Robinson, has married
against her wishes, and is entertaining
his wife in lavish manner from funds
in his hands belonging to her. Phoebe
L. Robinson, his sister, has obtained
temporary Injunction from Justice Co
halan restraining any further eXpendi-
lures if Robinson lives with his wife
at 2767 Marion Avenue, The Bronx. lie
is forty years old. Miss Robinson is
fifty.
, Miss Robinson's story was that sha
| believed that her brother intended TO
remain a bachelor and continue 10 live
with her. She said she gave Robinson
I $5,795 to be deposited in the Guaranty
Trust Company. from which she was TO
be supported She fears that with her
/ brothers alleged extravaganza in en-
tertaining his wife with her money -
will soon be entirely dispersed
In December, Miss Robinson said, she
received a monthly statement which
showed that Sl,A20 mad been with
drawn from the account in four
months. (which sums know he spent
wastefully, because he had not suf-
fcient funds from ms or'= earnings %
meet his extravagant expenditures
"Since his marriage" says the COM
plaining sister, my brother has bought
EXPENSIVE furniture and household fur
nishings. INDUCED himself and WIFE IN
costly dinners at high prlced restsu-
rants and hotels, and has enjoyed otner
luxuries which ! have not participated
in. and have protested against withoup
avail.
81 have received no benefit from such
depletions Of my funds. On the con-
trary. am being deprived by my
brother of the most ordinary com
forts of a home, although | intrusted
my funds solely for that purpose. /
have had to 30 out to the homes OF my
friends for shelter and to public eating
places and pay for my meals out OF my
limited means. My brother has bought
me no clothing, and ] am distressed
and fearful from his own statements
and acts that he will withdraw all OF
said fund"
Robinson denied the statements OF
his sister that he wasted her money.
He says that she left their home vol
unfairly and that she is welcome 20
return at any time. He also denies
that he agreed to remain single.
Robinson's wife was Miss Maude VI.
Nesmith. He says that wneu he IN
troduced Miss Nesmith to his sister the
latter treated her with great afsbility,
but that when he announced that he
intended to marry. the young woman
/ his sisters attitude changed.
Mrs. Robinson, the brothers wife,
said that she tried to make their home
agreeable to her sister-in-law, but that
the latter would not reconcile herself
to the new situation.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
MEYER ON THE JOB AGAIN
U. s., Spain, Portugal, Ocean
Liners All Urged to Beware.

Firm in the belief that he predicted
the fire on La Touraine, Professor Gus
tave Meyer, the Hoboken astrologer,
has been reading the stars again.
Owing to the position of the planet
Saturn with the moon," he says, 81
fear ships sailing on the 18th Of this
month had better beware OF another
La Touraine incident"
Last Friday he predicted a fire a.
sea for the early part of March. Sat
urday morning the newspapers had the
story. He says that there may be an
other earthquake in Italy "on or about
the 18th or 18th of this month" Spain
and Portugal will join in the war by
April /. he predicts, and the United
States "will have serious foreign com
plicatons about the middle of this
month"
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
DOG FREED BY BLASTING
Animal Imprisoned in Cave
During Fox Hunt.

Newton. \. j., March 7.-"Bob' has
been freed Bob" is the best fox
hunting dog in this vicinity, accord
ing to Robert Washer. his owner, who
said he would spend money enough TO
blow up the entire hill where the am
NAL had been imprisoned in cave for
the last three days before he would
abandon the attempt to free him,
Efforts were made to get the dog out
Friday afternoon after he had impris-
oned himself. These efforts were CON
tinued Yesterday, when dynamite was
used. The blasting dislodged some OF
the stones from the mouth OF the crew
ice, and with crowbars tne .oS score % %
rescue the little dog.
"Bob's" predicament was the result
of fox chase with his master. The
animal went into the small cave, but
was unable to get out.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
AFTER OMAR KHAYYAM NIGHT
WAKES IN BISCUIT FACTORY
Lucky You're Not Now Crackers, Says Court to Mas
peh Man, Who Lost Keyhole in Snow and Fell
Asleep in Box Car That Moved.

four hours he was undisturbed; then
Robert White, a watchman, woke him
ard ordered him out.
Recalling the snow drifts. Pooh lay
on and told the watchman 10 go away
and let him sleep. When White be
carle insistent. and threatened TO
throw the intruder out, Pooh picked up
a barrel stave and offered to take on
all cOmers.
The watchman He'd upon his help
ers: but Pooh welded the staye so
stoutly they concluded that the better
part of valor was the discretion which
summoned Sergeant Robert Woods and
the police reserves from the Hunters
Point precinct. After flank attack
they quieted both Pooh and his staye.
Arraigned yesterday in the Long Isl
and City police court, Pooh promised
TO behave himself and resume the habit
of sleeping at home. ~,
"You are a lucky man that they did
not put you in ooe Of those mills up
there and turn you into crackers, said
Magistrate Miller as he suspended SEN
tence,
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
WIFE A SHERLOCK HOLMES
hence Husband Is in Jail on
Desertion Charge.

Philadelphia, March Z. Mrs. Ge-
ssha Millhouse is an ardent admirer Of
9nefioek Holmes. To-day she applied
sVnne OF his methods to her own affairs
Sau, as a result, her husband and Mrs.
%tatue Overholt, q cloak model, are in
me-, 9e custody Of the Allentown police.
auIhouse viii be brought here to-
MORROW and charged with failing to
SUPPORT his wife.
Ars. Millhouse learned that Mrs.
00ttetfholt planned a trip yesterday.
Jo1Slning warrant charging her hus-
Tyano with desertion and non-support.
me wife donncd a rusty black gown
enu pair Of black spectacles, went
broad Street Station and waited
mrs. Overholt soon appeared, bought
ueket for Allentown, and boarded a
nam rSin' Mrs. Millhouse did the same.
SSsh'hg a scat next to Mrs. Overholt.
Seiore Allentown waN reached the wife
Effective knew the other woman's
Mans When the journey was ended
~ hllhouse followed Mrs. Over
iH' 70 80 South Penn Street. Then.
esn. s ihe hero of her inspirations. she
>'''sd The police. Millhouse was there.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
FLOWING GAS KILLS FOUR
Mother, Child and Aged Couple
Found Dead in Homes.

When Charles Zimmerman, waiter,
returned to his home at 324 East
Forty-ninth Street last night he found
his wife and his three-year-old son
seated in chairs in the kitchen, dead
from asphyxiation. Two gas jets were
open.
DR.. McFeely, of Flower Hospital,
worked over the woman and child for
an hour with pulmotor, but could
not revive them. Zimmerman said
that when he left the house in the
morning his wife seemed happy and
cheerful. He knew no reason why she
should have killed herself.
Israel Kaplan, seventy-hve years DID,
and his wife, Anna, five years younger,
were found dead from gas in their
rooms in the basement Of SO East
Fourth Street yesterday. Kaplan's
trousers were hanging on the chan
delier Apparently the jet had been
opened when he put them there.
The couple ran grocery next door.
which they closed about | o'clock and
went to their rooms. Israel Hambur-
ger. baker, smelled gas when he
came there about o'clock to deliver
bread. and called a policeman, who
broke in.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
17-YEAR-0LD GIRL GONE
Left Mount Vernon for Home
in Poughkeepsie.

Miss Marion Barton Wright, the
seventeen year-old daughter Of Charles
NJ. Wright Of Poughkeepsie, is missing
The police Of Mount Vernon sent out
a general alarm yesterday for the girl,
who left the home of her aunt and
uncle. at q East Fourth Street, shortly
after O'Clock Saturday. She had
written that she would return home.
Two weeks ago the girl came here
TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. George Anton, Jr.
She had planned to remain only two
weeks. and when her stay was up
SATURDAY packed her suitcase, threw
her raincoat over her arm and started
off Neither Anton nor his wife went
with her 20 the station, as the girl
said she would be able to find it her
self
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
$4,000 IDLE MEN
GET SNOW JOBS
But 5000 Refuse Work Offered
by City-Streets Clear
ing Rapidly.

Snow removal furnished work for
about $4,000 men outside of the Street
Cleaning Department yesterday, and
5000 more could have had jobs, but tho
5000 could not be found Commits
Sioner Fetherston said that work at
snow shovelling had been offered 10
fully 5000 without tempting them. The
workers got 80 cents an hour.
The extra snow shovellers' wages for
the day amounted TO 100000 There
were no bonuses, as the snow was too
heavy for fast work. Sewers were
used freely in disposing OF the snow.
For the first time Commissioner
Jefferson had a chance TO try out his
system OF disposing of the snow while
il was still falling. lie said that it had
succeeded better even than he had
hoped.
By noon the main arteries of the city
were pretty we'll cleared. and Commits
sioner Fetherston's army was attacking
the side streets. la the thirty-two
hours that snow fell New York caught
81 inches. Washington Heights and
Coney Island got more than their
share.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
u. s. PROSECUTOR
FOR BALLOT FRAUD
To.day's Trial for % Ierre
Haute Citizens First by Fed
eral Government.

Indianapolis. March The stage
wss ali set here tonight for the be-
ginning tomorrow in the United States
District Cout. of the trial of twenty
eight men of Terre Hsute on an in,
dictment charging that they conspired
to o corrupt the election of oyember B..
1914 The defendants include Mayor
Dom NJ. Roberts. Dennis Shea. sheriff
of Vigo County; Judge Eli Fl. Redman,
of the Circuit Court. and several other
city and county officials. 90,
This will be the first case In which
the federal government mas undertaken
prosecution Of alleged Illicit election
acts on the ground that Il has juris-
diction because United States Sen.
ator and member OF the National
House of Representatives were being
elected.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
FRENCH DETECTIVE DIES
M. Jaume Was Noted for Solv-
ing Mysterious Grimes.

Paris. March 7-Pierre Fortune
Jaume. the famous detective, died here
to-day. lie was siXty-nine years old:
VI. Jaume gained an international
reputation by solving mysterious
crimes. Among these was the murder
Of Bailif Gofe. the killing of Baroness
De Lard and the Staying OF FIVE per-
sons at Pont-a-Mousson. The authori-
ties were on the point of abandoning
the last named case for lack of a clew
when VI. Jaume took charge. Within
forty-eight hours he had arrested the
murderer through the finding Of a
trouser button.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08

hens wanted to set. The henhouse
wasn't prepared for the event Fritz
ducked the hen in ice cold water and
tried other methods to break her OF
the habit, but to no ayail-the hen
persisted in setting OF tho nest.
Twenty-one days ago Fritz got mad.
He took twelve eggs, can filled with
cracked corn, another can filled with
water and, with the setting hen, placed
them all under a wooden box outdoors
on the north side of the house. and
then covered the box completely with
snow. To-day he removed what snow
remained on and about the box and
found the hen and ten chicks, all do
ing we'll
Fritz. incidentally. has christencd
the flock the snowbals.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
ACHE CURE BURNS HOUSE
Electric Bulb Was Fine for
Tooth Until II Starts Fire.

Ebensburg, Penn, March An
electric light bulb will do lot of
things. as demonstrated By John Wolf,
a rural mail carrier. To relieve an
aching tooth he wrapped towel
around an electric light bulb attached
to long cord, and, getting into bed,
pressed the. bulb against the aching
nolar. The pain ceased and Wolf fell
INTO a peaceful sleep.
Soon after midnight he dreamed he
was lighting his way through dense
smoke and flames while carrying an
unconscious woman in his arms. lie
swoke, to find the bed mass OF
flames. He ran to safety, but the
house was almost destroyed.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-08

in this port is as il has been-~satis-
factory to government officials.
"This is not an investigation merely
Of Austrian and German steamships,
but complete investigation OF English
and French or any other ships in this
port. and any stories based upon ru-
mors that special investigation is
being made, or has been made, OF Ger
man and Austrian ships exclusively is
entirely without foundation"