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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
LOSES SCHOOL SALARY SUIT.
Principal stetson, Court Finds. HcId
once IIIeRaIIN.

In reversing yesterday a verdict '..
$1,000 obtained against the Board Of Ed
cation by Arthur. n. Stetson for salary ,a
principal OF Public School t04 In BTooN-
lyn the court found that Stetsou had nevo~
been appointed 20 the position and Was
never able 10 pass the required exam
nation. although he tried repeatedly. r..
court said that such a result was duo 20
the complicated and almost urinteiisb ',
state" of 'he law relating TO tho appoir.
ment promotion and compensation Of pub
lie school teachers In New York city.
Stetson got a normal school diploma ~
1879 and a license to teach iu New York
city In 1904 under which he could .,.
principal OF a school having not o,..
eleven classes. lie was appointed prime.
pal OF School lO4. but the addition Of 3D.
class gave the school twelve Glasses. ov,.
which he had no right to teach In spi,,
OF this fact Stetson held his Job there a.
sued 10 recover the difference between 'lp
salary he should have had a. principal
OF school Of twelve classes and OF on,
having eleven or less. The court not ouly
fnds that Stetson held his job Illegal,
hut that he signed a waiver Of his RICH.
to the increased salary for which he sued
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
Tricky Villa Aid May Force
U.S.. Army to Act on Border

5000. is known to b. we'll equipped with
artillery and machine guns
Reports regarding the fighting around
Saltillo are still conflicting. but both sides
agree that large forces are close 10 each
other In the neghborhood of Hipolito. the
possession OF which Is claimed by The
CarranzistaB.
Gen Zapata has returned from the
Pucbla campaign and Is now In Mexico
city to attend the reconvening OF the
Augua scalientes conference. which Will
take place on january TO-
Eduardo Iturbide. whose escape from
Mexico city brought about much friction
between the Zapata and Gutierrez ele.
ments and resulted In charges by Gen.
Palafox against agents OF Secretary
Bryan, Ii In III Paso In hiding. according
to Americans who claim TO have aided In
his escape. Iturbide escaped FROM train
at Santa Rosalia and made his way over
land. crossing near ojlnaga. The Zapa-
tlstas are anxious to ;ry 1turblde on
charges OF treason.
Recent increases In taxes on silver and
gold production have brought the taXeS
up 20 n point where north Mexico mining
companies are having a hard time to
operate Under Diaz the tax was 2is per
cent on both silver and gold. The Gov
eminent tax is now 6 per cent ON silver
and per cent. on gold Added to this Is
n state tax OF 3 per cent, which makes
the total tax on gold 10 per cent and on
silver per cent Prices on all materials
are also much higher.
Protests are 20 be made 10 the Wash
ington Government through representa-
tives Of Carrsnza against allowing the
importation from Mexico Of meat that has
been connscated This protest Ia aimed a.
the packing house operated by the Villo
family In Juarez Carranzista, charge
that VIVA. blocked In selling Conhscatcd
IL a 4. 81
selling the dressed neat in the United
states
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
OPPOSES RAILWAY MAIL BILL.
Says Chairman Ralph
Peters OF Measure In Congress.

Ralph Peters, president OF the Long
Island Railroad and chairman Of the COM
mittee on railway mail pay, representing
264 leading railroads operating nearly 30
per cent of the total mileage of the
country, issued this statement yesterday
''By passing Chairman Moons railway
mail pay rider In the post office appropra-
ton bill the House of Representatives has
voted authority to the Post Office De-
partment to Coniiscate the facilities OF
the railroads. Unless the Senate bars its
final enactment the Moon rider will force
the railroads, under penalty of $4,000 for
each refusal. to carry the mails for what
ever the Postmaster General chooses TO
pay
Even should he in all cases allow the
maximum rates permitted by the Moon
rider railway mail pay will be heavily
cut and the present underpaymeH and
Injustice to the railroads greatly in
creased The greatest wrong would he
done in the case Of the parcel post for
the carrying of which the railroads are
to-day underpaid not less than 80 per
cent, at a loss which will probably exceed
$4,000 900 In the present fiscal year"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
WE BOYS" ARE BUSY AGAIN.
They Were Going 10 Give Dinner on
New Years Eve.

ON December 81 Commissioner of
Weights and Measures Joseph Hartlgan
received a telephone message from a Mr.
Saymore" or Seymour" representing
himself as connected with TUE sun, say
ing that number Of newspaper men
were going to have a New Years eve din
ner at Pointtu's Restaurant He said
that several city officials were being
asked 20 contribute, and that his repre-
sentative, Mr. Gerard, would call In per-
son To see Nj. HartiEin. Later a man,
who presented SIN card bearing the
name Of Jean Gerard. called at the Com
missioners office.
What do you want, So" asked Mr..
'Hartigan.
ION, Commissioner :" replied the caller.
cant you make II S25?"
In the meantime Mr.. Hartigan was in
formed over the telephone by a clerk In
the outer office that "Saymore" or "Sey-
muur" was outside. The clerk said that
seymour" kept a handkerchief 10 his
face as II 10 hide his features He was
nervous, and disappeared before Mr.
Hartigan could invite him into his office,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
H, A. METZ LOSES $6s, 1000 SUIT.
IL Permitted 10 OHer Other Defence
In Mail Contract Case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme
Cour: threw out yesterday the defence ~
Congressman Herman A. Metz in A suit
for S6S,000 brought by the r. a l.. Com.
pany for automobile trucks furnished 10
the New York Mail Company, which had
the contract for carrying the malls IN
Manhattan and OF which Congressman
Metz assumed control to protect 5000
600 bond he gave to insure the perform
aucc of the contract.
the defendant coutended that he could
not he held for the purchase price Of the
trucks. since he was a party TO the trans
action only for the purpose Of protecting
his bond but the Appellate Division de-
cded that this Is no defence and unless
he can ofrer other defences he will be
compelled to settle with the plaintiff,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
WELBORN's POLICY is UPHELD.
bowers Resigned coior"d" Fuel
over Labor Views. IL Is said.

DENvER. Jan Alt is limited here that
the resignation of l., VI, Bowers as chair
man Of the board OF directors OF the Colo
RADIO Fuel and iron Company, announced
to-day by President j, T. Weborn, is sue
to disagreement between the two On labor
policy
In announcing Mr. BOwers's retirement
except as a director Mr.. Welborn. said II
was probable that Mr., Bowers would be
come a member OF the personal STAN OF
John D. Rockefeller. II is pointed out
that in all correspondence between New
York and Denver relative TO the coal
strike Mr.. Bowers was ignored and Mr..
Welburn's iron policy against the union
was approved.
Mr. Welborn, who typihes young
blood" in the Rockefellers Organization,
becomes absolute ruler OF their interests
here through the retirement Of Mr.
Rowers, The latter. who viii be GS years
old next March, has been confidential rep
resentatlve OF the elder Mr.. Rocksfellsr
for twenty years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
COLD WAVE HEADED THIS WAY.
Washington Predicts for New YORK
Between Zero and 10 Above.

The mercury began settling toward
the zero mark last night, ard the weather
mans communque forctod "much colder
for to-day, with strong biting winds from
the northwest The upstate folks will
get the brunt Of the cold wave, hut New
Workers will see The mercury lowering
between zero and ten above, the Govern
ment seer asserts.
To-day will b clear, according to che
prophecy, and Il. winds will die down
toward night Monday win be fair and
cold. There were snow hurries all day
yesterday, but the result gave Commits
soner Fetherston no chance to prove the
efficiency OF his department
The temperature yesterday was little
below the freezing point. II was 20 ADORE
zero In the morning at $ O'Clock. which
was exactly the temperature In New York
at \, NJ on January .. 1914.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
GRAPEFRUIT FOR POOR NOW.
Box OF go at s2-Lowest Price a.,
History of Trade.

Never in the history Of the fruit trade
was grapetfuit as cheap as It is to-day.
The bes' can bc bought for 80 a hoy
The average II about sixty GRAPEFRUIT
to the box. This makes q half OF n
grapefruit cost the hotel and restaurant
owners one and one-half cents. The
usual restaurant and hotel charge for
half of grapefruit is 20 cents; the
price paid IN this way by the consumer
is $50 n box
Formerly grapefruit was considered
luxury for the rich only. Within four
years 50 "A box was the ordinary prIce
while many boxes sold as high as s10
Two years ago raiser of grapefruIt
In Florida picked from one tree ffty-six
BOXES OF grapefruit. as he got $40 for
each box the one tree brought hin, S5Gn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

subscriptions from Pittsburs Louisville
and Minneapolis. Tho cotton loan COM
mttee made the fol,C wing announcement:
The cotton loan committee announced
to-day that class A subscriptions,
aggregating 100000. 900. are now In hand
and that the committee IA in a position
to act upon applications for loans. The
secretary stated that telegraphic advice
OF the completion Of the fund had been
sent to the chairman OF the state commit
tee in each OF the Southern States In order
that the South might be Immediately in
formed OF the availability Of the fund
No additional applications for loans were
reported"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Tho fourth IS truly a moving picture,
beng series Of rapidly changing scenes
watch are graphically described by Risn-
vr1u Martin acting Foreign Minister, as
,ahOws "'Ilc three steps taken by the
GERMAN Ambassador In Paris Baron Won
= nu.ul seem 10 be characteristics on
IIlhIA 10, I'Hds a note In watch the
German Government places itself cate
gp'I,tli. he'Wecn Austria ana the Pow
C.s, approving IN" Austrian ultimatum to
S"'vin and adding that Germany ar
IDENTITY desires that the conflict shall he
localized an intervention by another
Power b} reason of toe play of alliances
being certain To- produce incalcuab,c con-
sequences
ION tn second day, Saturday. the eff
feet having been produced and the Pow.
crs having, I'm view Of tho surprise at tho
brclurs, of the time limit and Of the risk
OF general war, advised Servla to Weld
Baron NoU Schoen returns to attehuato
the character Of his demarche Pretend
Ing TO be ustonishod by the Impression
nude, hr protests that Germany is being
credited with intentions which are not
hers, since there had neither been agree
mont b. 'orc nor threat afterward
"on the third day. sunday the result
having been achieved, since Servia has
IN fact yielded, it may be said, to all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
CAMP, JR., GOES UNDER KNIFE.
Former Vale Football star Operated
on for Appendicitis.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Jan. 2.--walter
Camp. Jr. former star on the Yale
varsity football team ard son of Walter
Camp the we'll known football authority
at Yale, Is resting comfortably Tonight
In the New Haven Hospital after an
operation for appendicitis lie was taken
suddenly III late last night
While Mr.. Camps mother WAS going
to the hospital to see her son this after
noon her auto collided with "A business
wagon and she was slightly injured She
went TO the hospital and will remain a
few days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

obtained to his connections in the States
Efforts to capture the Mexican who
stabbed him have failed
Carranza forces have been driven from
Topic, the capital ~ the State OF that
name, after three days hghtlnR the State
Department was Informed to-day through
the navy villa leaders are said to be
trying 20 preserve order there In Sinaloa.
but that conditions are rapidly growing
worse.
Gen. Jesus Carranza, brother Of the
Constltutionalist leader. Is reported TO
have been made a prisoner at Salina Cruz
AZ the western terminal of the lsthmus OF
Tehuantepec Railway The United States
Consul there Is trying to prevent the
execution OF Gen. CarranEa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
MRS. DONALDSON, JR., WINS.
grandmother Cries ss Girl IL Taken
Away by Her Mother.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Mrs. Evelyn
Donaldson. former wife of Keith Donald
son, Is now enjoying the society of her
seven-year-o daughter Dorothy. for
whom she fought so hard. The little girl
was transferred TO her care at noon to-
day and will remain with her mother until
noon on Tuesday. by order OF Judge
Brown OF the Municipal Court
Mrs Anne Rippln. chief probation Of
hcer Of the court. took the little girl from
the home OF her grandmother. Mrs. will
lam r Donaldson. 2O03 Chestnut street.
across the street to the apartment o.
cupied by young Mrs. Donaldson
Mrs Donaldson. sr.. watched through
partly drawn curtains az little Dorothy
and Mrs. Rippin walked the few yards
from door TO door A her granddaughter
disappeared the elder Mrs. Dona dson
burst into tears and shrank back from
the window.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
REVOLT IN THE SOUTH.
state ~ Osxacs Jotn. viiIs--Msy
March on Vera Cruz.

FL PAso, Jan. 2--Gen. Carrahza Ia
menaced by a new revolution In southern
Mexico according TO Nllista advices
reaching here These declare that the
state OF OaNaca has declared In favor ~
the Convention Government and that the
garrlsons In both Oaxaca. the capital. and
Salins CRUZ. the most important seaport
have placed themselves At the disposal of
President Gutierrez Nillstas are Of the
belief that movement from Oaxaca into
lower Vera Cruz will soon be made In
cooperation with the Zapata column NOV
Ing against Vera Cruz from Puebla
The control OF Oaxaca Ia considered Of
much Importance. as heretofore the State
has been an indepe ndent factor. a sort OF
home guard" defending II from the col
umns Of either faction The garrison at
Onxaca. though not numbering more than
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
COTTON POOL rs COMPLETED.
Committee Announces All sub.crip-
lions In Hand.

The 800, 900. 900 cotton loan pool was
completed yesterday by the receipt Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

The reply We received from Gen
Gutierrez was that he had gwen villa
the command Of the forces which were to
night against Carraula that g., that he
had violated rhe fundamental resolution
OF the convention which was the basis 81
the whole agreement and the essential
condition OF our obligation.
This violent and Illegal decision. 30
which the imposition ~ the northern
division is clearly visible relieved rs
Of every obligation toward Ji assembly
without patriotism or mora force. the
tool ~ an ambitious and savage faction
to which We had shown undescrNed COM
placency out Of love FOR peace. but whose
blind and unconditional hgurcheads We
could not and would not hC. TherCupou
We decided with full consciousness of our
acts. certain that we were following the
course OF patriotism and duty. 10 Tight
Francisco villa with all our force until
we had removed from tho horizon of the
nation this menace OF reaction and bar
barity.
The term Of Gen Gutierrez as pro
visional President ended on November
20. 1914 and It IN vain to contend that
the fOrty-two members who were left In
the convention could have extended IT.
No validity can he attached to such an
act or any other resolution passed by
the forty-two citizens above mentioned"
The picture which Cien. Nill1real draws
Of villa ia not fiattering to those who
have looked toward him as the savior OF
his country.
Calls Movement Despotism.
THE Villista movement" says Gen
Nlllareal.'"is the negatlon OF every revo-
lutionary principle II represents amhi-
ton. hatrrtt- and brute force. Its pro
gramme Is nothing less than irresponsible"
unbridled. personal deputism. on the style
of Porfirio Dlag. Bsrnardo Reyes and
Nictoriauo Huerta.
"Chihuahua. the STATE villa has con-
trolled. has not been blessed with n
single social reform The movement.
theoretically. pretends to be OF a con-
servative character. but IN practice il is
hut a relentless orgy ~ blood and theft
Executions are a matter Of common oc-
curreuCe
1.-THE friends Of villa are all wealthy ;
the Laguna region has been distributed
among the favorites OF the reckless chi
hudhua bandit. The large estates have
only changed the names OF their owners.
"Vila gives his relatives and friends
Illegal concessions and mon"polics, such
as the control Of all the gambling es-
adjustments and brothels IN Ciudad
JuareZ. as is held by his brother.
"Nila is as much Of "A danger TO the
freedom and welfare Of the country as
were Porfirio Diaz and Nictoriaua
Huer;a II is therefore just, honest and
patriotic to fight him to determination
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Dictstion by Baron.


Baron Won Schoen dictates the follow.
ing
THE German Ambassador and the
Minister OF Foreign Affairs had a further
Interview In the course ~ the afternoon,
during which they examined. in the most
friendly spirit and with feeling Of
pacific solidarity, the means which might
be employed for the maintenance OF gen
eral peace
The acting political director at once
replied. Then In your mind. everything Ia
settled. and you give US the assurance
thht Austria accepts the Servian note, or
VIII be willing to converse with the
Powers with respect to 10
The Ambassador appeared to be taken
abdck and made a vigorous denial II
was therefore pointed out to him that II
nothing had changed in the negntiv at
utude OF Germany the terms Of the sug-
Rested note TO the press were excessive
ana likely to give French opinion a false
teelinE OF security by creating illusions
az TO the actual situation. the dangers Of
which were but too evident" (No 57D
Tho real purpose OF that mote 10 the
prog concocted nv tho Baro was TO
give Russia the impression that France
was ready TO leave her In tho lurch
ana would go u any lengths In
order TO ward Of the blow which Ger
many was preparing for her. oven % the
extent of agreeing to let Germany do what
she liked anywhere else
The blur did not work The one who
tried 1t Is the same German diplomat
whose last exit from France admirably
showed his true makeup Baron Won
Schoen having applied to the French
government for his passports and for the
means To get back to Germany the French
government FASTENED to put at his dis
posal one OF the state trains dc luxe We
see him reach the German rbrder in that
train hitherto used rnainN ny visiting
-oNercigns As the border is crossed at
last German soldiers boar the train and
under the approving eye OF his ENccloncy
Won Schucn. envoy and formerly MIN
ister Of state Of his Majesty. William
H.. German Emperor and King Of Prus-
STA, they steal that French state train
borrowed by the German Ambassador
This last picture furnishes ftting
climax. showing to what depths OF dis
honor at least one German diplomat, the
representative Of the Kaiser al Paris and
former Foreign Minister at Berlin, could
fall. II is suitable denouement
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SAYS HE WILL
FIGHT VILLA TO THE END

Francisco villa and what he and his
friends represent in Mexico ore scath-
inglv denounced by Gen. Antonio l. villa
real in a paper reviewing the Aguasca-
licutes convention. Of which he was the
chairman. The failure OF that convention
to bring peace To- Mexico he lays at villas
door, declaring that he and Zapata were
actual ted only hN the most selfish of mo-
tives In all that they did upon that oc-
Casion
He points out that Aguaso alientes never
was neutral territory and that the del
eRates Ia tn" convention did their work
under the constant strain Of panic and
despair born Of the knowledge that Villas
forces were within call Of their master
The best work Of the convention was the
~ solution OF November &. says Gen va
lgreal. providing for the retirement Of
villa and CarNanZa
The present conflict. he says would
have been averted had this resolution
been Supported What was done after
that, he asserts was done by n minority
Of the delegates who were without au-
thority
After the absurd select ion Of Gen.
Gutierrez and the reasonable agreement
that both Carranzs and villa should re-
tire. Gems ObrrRon. Aguirre Benavides,
Hay and myself were commissioned to
serve such notice on tho First Chief We
sIoke with Mr. Carranza and obtained
from him a marked reduction OF the con-
dltlons he demanded in order to resign
his command.
Gutierrez Buiiied by wills.
We would have shortly secured his
complete retirement II Gen. Gutierrez. buf-
lied into action by the pressure of Villa
would not have summoned the latter 70
Aguascalcntes and placed him In com
mand ~ all MILITARY forces This act
violated the previous resolution of tho
convention and was contrary to i's own
mandates. or In others words contrary to
the desires Of what was left Of II. az OF
l55 registered members many had with
drawn for one reason or another until at
last there were only SHY members left.
Villas imposition" he continues. de
struyed the good effects Of our labor ana
made hostilties Inevitable. kilograms
exchange between Sllo and Cordoba AMI
Aguascalieutes define the situation and
fully Justify the conduct We puI sued there
after. A resume might be- as follows:
1--WE said to CarranEa Retire or we
will tight YOU your retirement being
made with the understanding that villa
will he forced to withdraw. We said To
Gen Gutierrez and 10 the convention !:
Let villa retire or We will fight him
and uphold the resolutions Of the con-
ventiOn; Villas retirement Ia with the
understanding that Carranza will be
forced to retire
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4 scene In Berlin.

TEc .tuud picture is found in 30 40
and shows seen" taking place in Ber-
IN At tn, same time as the scene in the
second pictur" AT pelograd. Jules Cam
Dou,-tho French Ambassador. calls on Herr
Won Jdgow. iu that scene Herr Won la
COW is like an a,l"gurcal figure typify-
ing Germdn diplomacy. Nj Cambon
saws: II thcu asked him II the Berlin
Cabinet had really been i'm complete iY-
nordnce of the Austrian claims before they
were communicated TO Belgrade. and as
he replied that this WAS 50 ! expressed
my surprise that-hc should thus Under
take to support prctcnsions the limit and
nature of which he was ignorant"
"'It H. only said Herr Won Jaguw in
terruptinE me, because We are talking
personally between ourselves that al
'ow YOU to SAY that to me " There IL
look of very natural nCredulity on
the face of Mr. Cambun when he injuries
whether Germany had really given Aus
trl a blank check bearing the Qetman
signature ana that hook makes Herr Won
Iaguw resort ia the arrogance which has
been characteristic OF the German For
ciEn Orce ever since the days Of Bis
marCk Al that needing and at all fu-
lure meetings Herr Won ,Iagow maintains
jh' fiction of German ignorance of the
contents Of the Austrian note before its
presentation lie Is unable 10 restrain
himself from adopting the tone Of a
,uuuucrur Who must keep an appoint
woui To- dluo u Paris on August - The
.Npus iuldtiuus OF Mr. Cambou make him
impatient Herr Won JdEuW ana his AS
surIdto- have certain plan TO carry out
NGi they plainly resent any Interference
with H.