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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
DARNING SOCKS
POETS ROMANCE
Too Busy as Husbands Valet to
Pine for Adventure. Says
Mrs. Sheffield.

It's q long, long way from a dream
boy 10 valet. In the cross suits fo-
divorce Of Justus Sheffield. lawyer and
member OF the Harvard Club. and Rena
Carey Sheffield, poet and novelist be-
fore Vice Chancellor Lewis in Jersey
CITY Yesterday the evidence dropped
from it's former high level Of advent
ures. literary flavor and dream boys to
the prosaic depths of sock darning.
For all the years l lived with this:
man I was practically only his valet"
complained Mrs. Sheffield.
In her white fox furs, her trim
black velvet suit and the pert little
black velvet hat with its cut steel
trimmings. she didn't look the part. 50
she was pressed for details. q,
81 kept his socks darned and looked
ont for his clothes" she explained
Most of Mrs. Sheffield's evidence con.
sisted OF succession OF denla!s o.
statements previously made by her
husband. She declared that she never
had said that she loved Charles Sam
uels. never had told her husband that
Samuels was the one person who
understood her. never, in fact. had sat
alone upon a divan with him. She had
been nice 10 Mr.. Samuels, but that was
wilely courtesy. extended that he
might be caioled into giving her nus
band work.
Justus Sheffield. on the stand earlier
i'm the day. told simply and BADLY. the
story Of the various tiffs between nus,
hand and wife. He said that he had
once reproved his wife for dining in a
New York restaurant when he was pen
niless. and she had cried, "Oh, protect
me, Hutch" to Hutchins Hapgood, who
had been her husbands best MAJ.
"iTutch." however. was unable to offer
protection. because Mr.. Sheffield then
showed him the door. He said he and
Roland Holt knew each other slightly,
ana that ne thought it was wrong for
his wife 20 receive letter signed DE
votedly, Roland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
MEXICAN BANDITS
KILL II AMERICANS
Continued from page

man. Jack Hese. Of Arizona; Mr.. Blomb.
X. H. Simmons, j. Adams, ). Jones ana
Thomas ". Holmes.
Accuse Nillista Band.
Carrsnza officials here say that the
killing of the Americans was done by
Jose Rodriguez for political purposes
and to embarrass them with the United
States. Following the first rumor OF
the massacre an effort was made by
Carranza officials In JuareZ 20 prevent
any information from getting across
the border, but this was frustrated by
Americans slipping through the lines.
Reports of the killing of the en-
ployes are taken by mining men 70
mean that an alleged order issued by
General Villa on his return from 80,
nora. and after his family had arrived
In Cuba, was TO be obeyed' MS sup
nosed order TO "kill all Americans, loot
and burn had been reiterated by
hands returning from Sonora. IL was
this order that is believed TO have re-
suited in the death recently of Peter
Keane, bookkeeper Of the Hearst IN
tercsts near MADEIRA, Chihuahua, at the
hands of Villa bandits.
On Saturday Charles r. Watson. gem
cral manager of the Cusl Mining Com..
many. left FL Paso with party OF
eighteen heads of departments 10 re-
omen the mines in Mexico under a
guarantee OF the Carranza government
Of safety. On Monday Mr.. Watson
telegraphed from Chihuahua City TO
hi, wife, a bride OF six weeks, that he
would leave that day for the mines.
They had reached San Y.abel, seventy
five miles from Chihuahua, when they
we're overtaken by Rodriguez's men and
seventeen of them put 70 death.
Robbed and Stripped.
According 10 the brief messages re-
ceived here. the train bearing the
Americans was stopped BY the bandits
at Kilometre IS. about fifty miles west
Of Chihuahua City. the mining men
were taken from the train. robbed,
.tripped naked and lined up along the
cars for execution.
Holmes. it is said, was on the eX-
IRENE end Of the line. As the htlhg
squad detailed by the bandit leader
took position Holmes broke away and
lied into the desert for his life. With
foot and body cut and bleeding from
stones and sharp cactus, he ran with
out looking back until h" no longer
keard the whistle OF bullets pass him
or he sound of firing.
Holmes Reaches Chihuahua.
Holmes succeeded in reaching friend
~ Mexicans, it is reported. and was
aided back to Chihuahua CITY.
The first news Of the bandit raid was
received here through a cryptic tele-
gram from Holmes TO officials OF the
Smelling company asking them 10 no.
tifv his wife that he had reached chi
huehua City and was safe. whether
he was prevented from sending fur
Their information or supposed news OF
the occurrence already had reached ii
Paso is not known.
Holiness message aroused anxiety
concerning the fate OF the other men
known TO have left chihuahua CITY for
Cusihuirschic. and before the censor
ship was imposed they succeeded IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Hundreds Get SummOnSeS
in New Crusade by
Health Department.
CAR CROWDING FIGHT
WILL BE RESUMED
But Persons in Vestibules Will
Not Be Counted as Violating
Seat.and-a.Half Law.

Tho frs. batch OF those summoned
TO court for splitting will appear before
the city magistrates at 9 o'clock this
morning.
Chief Magistrate McAdoo has writ
ten letters to all magistrates warning
them to have the decks cleared for the
swarm OF cases that are sure 20 come
into court to-day and asking their CO.
operation with the Health and Police
departments. with view to abating the
epidemic Of infectious colds now sweep
ing the city.
Court officials familiar with the re-
suits OF these occasional recommenda-
tions from the chief magistrate predict
that few offenders will get Off without
fines. 4 similar letter was sent out in
the case Of the campaign against IN
muzzled dogs.
How many summonses were handed
out yesterday could not be learned, but
the Health Squad. which works under
the Health Department, reported that
twenty-sx Of their sanitary police, who
worked only in Brooklyn and Manhat-
tsn. arrested two men and handed out
13s summonscs. Other sanitary police
worked in the other boroughs, and
throughout the entire greater city
thrty-onc sanitary inspectors in plain
clothes rode in subway, elevated and
surface cars.
That the regular uniformed force
was aiding in the crusade against
splitting was made certain by the or
dcrs to squads that went out on patrol
at 3 yesterday morning and By the
summonses that were actually handed
out by the uniformed men. Inc orders
to the police are to he strictly OBJ
served for AT least a week.
4 statement issued by the Health
Department yesterday gave the total
for deaths from Influenza for the last
four weeks at ~, "a, II and IS. and for
all respiratory diseases combined, 2lJ,
81. 375 and 403.
Attacking the epidemic of colds from
another angle, Commissioner Emerson
said yesterday that the Health Depart
ment. with the cooperation of the re-
organized Public Service Commission,
was prepared to push the fight for bet
ter transit facilities. The department
will publish within few days report
OF is recent observations as TO over
crowdine in streetcars and other pub
lie vehicles. In those parts Of the city
where relief cannot be obtained by new
routes. new facilities. short ear lines,
etc. il is the intention of the depart
ment to ask for larger cars, more cars
OF shorter Roadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
c.o6dence In Pay-as-You-
60 Policy Wins Senator
Brown's Admiration.
M DIRECT STATE TAX
~ NEEDED FOR 2 YEARS
,,,or Sends Letter to Legis-
' ,.to,s Asking Cooperation
with City Officials.

you're ono OF the greatest 0p"-
~i,,. have ever known
-l.t was Senator Zion K. Browns
.,.-,,,sriss,ion Of Mayor Mitchell yes
49, 49, The Mayor appeared again rs
,..~ witness before the legislative
-. a....ee which IS investigating city
-. The Mayor accepted the re
-, ,almly. replying that 1t was pet
NJ 10 ,r optimist than to look on
-. dark side Of things.
c,rs,or Brown asked The Mayor II
. All no. think the pay-as-you-go pol
y. ,sop.ed by the Mitchell administra-
~ .houl5 be somewhat modified. The
80 did not favor any modification.
81 @ir,-,Sermorc." said Mr.. Mitchell, 81
:, 80. believe any future administra-
-. will he able 20 break down the
liz The people will come 20 realize
- y. benert under such r policy. and
,.',kf VIII he incorporated IN all tut
re municipal platforms
M Mayo. you arc one OF the
,.s.. cptirllsts I have ever known.
"a Senator Brown. Certainly the
...s,,st I have met since we have been
-. have known administration pol
10. 70 break Own"
The Mayor declared that he did not
..;,s a policy should be incorporated
!. .ho charter when the city had taken
/. u, voluntarily. He said that the ad-
,,-.,es 70 or departure from such a
,.',,v should Ne left 20 the determine
-, - me municipal authorities. The
.,,.,ess said that after It had been in
,,.,s,;on FOR two OF three years there
could be no popular demand for a
change .;
cations IN regard 70. the purchase OF
N-esmlend Park BY the city,, SAID Sen u
coy Brown. "Will you kindly explain
tbst transaction"
Inc Nayor started 70 explain. but
ne chairman interrupted him to IN
spire with g straight face:
where is this beautiful Dream
,sad."
,rered the question before the laugh
s,,r.ed. The Mayor explained the de-
AIS Of tie acquisition OF Greenland
AID said that. while he was glad the
civ had obtained the waterfront PARK
8, the time. as It might not have had
sro,her chance, ne wouldn't vote TO in
vest money in such q project now un-
less /. was peid b. local assessment.
Tn, Mayor said that without direct
state tax for the next two years the
tty could Get along without an IN
crease in tie tax rate. Beyond that
tine. he thought, new sources Of rev
esge would be needed TO keep the tax
rate down. He said il was the opinion
a. real estate men that depression IN
real estate had reached the bottom. and
The tendency would be upward instead
O. downward in the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
ASK WILSON TO PUT
TAFT in U. S. COURT
Thirty-tWO Lawyers of Both
Political Faiths Urge Him as
Lamar's Successor.

Widely known lawyers from fourteen
states signed the letter delivered 70
President Wilson yesterday urging the
nomination OF William Howard Taft to
succeed the late Mr.. Justice Lamar as
an associate justice OF the United
States Supreme Court. OF the thirty
two signers seven have been presidents
Of the American Bar Association. Dem
ocrats and Republicans are almost
equally represented on the list.
The letter said:
believing that the Hon. William
Howard Taft, on account of training in
the law and on the bench and in public
affairs, and also b. reason of his great
moral and intellectual qualities and
the confidence reposed in him by the
people Of the United States. is better
qualified than any other man success
fully to discharge the high duties Of
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States. and that his appoint
mcnt will be prominently satisfactory
to the people of the United States, we
earnestly and respectfully urge that
you nominate him to succeed Mr.. JUS
tice Lamar"
Some of the indorsers of Mr.. Tai.
8re ex-Secretary of War j. NJ. Dickin-
son, of Chicago, Republican; exam
bassador TO Great Britain Joseph II.
Choate. Republican; Alton b. Parker,
n lot pn
dency in 1904; Peter W. Meldrim, OF
Savannah, ex-president Of the Ameri
can Bar Association, Democrat; ex-
Senator Elihu Root, of New York, Re
publican; John r. Richards, of Chi
cago. Republican. and Edgar Howard
Farrar, OF New Orleans. eX-president
Of the American Bar Association, DEM
ocrat.
Other sgners are Rome G. Brown, Of
MINNEAPOLIS; Henry d. Estabrook. Of
New York: W. A. Ketcham, Of Indian
apolis: j. Newton Fiero, Of New York;
Robor: II. Parkinson. OF Chicago;
Charles A. Boston. of New York;
Charles Blood Smith, OF Topeka;
Thomas l. Parkinson. of New York;
Frederick Eugene Wadhams, OF Albany;
Carroll T. Bond, of Baltimore; Everett
Pepperell Wheeler. of New York; Luz
Glen Hugh Alexander, of Philadelphia;
Thomas ". Shelton. Of Norfolk; Henry
Stockbrdge, OF Baltimore; Axhur
Isaiah Vorvs. of Columbus; George
Whitelock. of Baltimore; Charles y.
Potter. Of Wyoming; Francis Rawle.
of Philadelphia; Selden p. Spencer. o.
Il. Louis: John Lowell. Of Boston,;
William p. Bynum. Of North Carolina;
Chapin Brown. Of Washington; Walter,
G. Smith, Of Philadelphia; Edward
Ouirton Kcasb hey. Of Newark, and Will
lam VI. Chadbourne. of New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
LEGISLATORS GIVE
SUFFRAGISTS HOPE
Women. Confident Amendment
Will Pass, Arrange Details
of State Campaign.

lFrom a san Correspondent q The Td5unsl
Albany. Jan. ll.--After two DAYS OF
hard work IN getting legislators on
record ~ 90 the woman suffrage
amendment. the suffrage workers mere
met to-day AZ their headquarters, in
Washington Avenue, across from the
Capitol. and arranged details OF the
legislative campaign.
The Albany sufragists will keep the
headquarters open from 10 o'clock m
the morning until o'clock in the al
ternoon. Literature will be distributed
and out-of-toy,n suflragists VIII make
it their gathering place. Mrs. James
Lees LnIdlaw. Mrs. Norman de i.
Whitehouse and Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid,
Of New York. and Miss Harriet May
Mills. of Syracuse. the most active OF
the out-of-town workers. left for their
homes this evening feeling gratlhed
over the manner IN which loca subra-
gists we're helping the cause. They re
ceivcd assurances from the women OF
the capital that they would keep cam
paigning. whether any OF the leaders
from the big cities OF the state were
here or not
II Is the intention TO carry the work
throughout the entire state. AMI Tor
this purpose the eight districts INTO
which the state was divided before the
general election will be retained.
IL feel confident that the Amendment
will pass the Legislature" said MISS
Mills. I'VE have the assurance OF
large number Of the members that they
will vote for il, and We shall endeaVor
TO have home pressure brought TO bear
on those who are not now willing 10 iet
the question 90 TO the people again
In the mean time our campaign OF edu-
eating the people 10 the justice OF our
cause will be carried on quietly nut
with undated energy. through the va
rious district organizations.
Several demonstrations are belng
planned by the local sufragists. but II
has not yet been decided whether a
great state mass meeting will be heId
here this year. Many Of the leaders
think that the most effective work now
should be done through the campaign
of education and that mass meetings
can wait until the Legislature has put
the amendment up TO the people again.
While Chairman John knight. OF the
Judiciary Committee Of the Assembly,
is non-committal. n ia expected mat
the committee will not long delay &C
ton on the suffrage amendment. II IS
one OF the first bills introduced ana
referred to that committee, ana 50 Iat
the most important.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
SWAMI PLANS TO DIN
BRILLIANT RED LIGHTS
West Side Crusade To Be Direct
ed at Owners of Buildings.

District Attorney Swami is planning
concerted action against the ned
,ght' district. notably i'm the uppJr
vest side. This was the principal
topic discussed by the District At
icruey. Police Commissioner Woods
End CHEZ Magistrate McAdoo over
teir coffee and cigars az luncheon
yesterday 70 is understood that the
proposed crusade will re aimed at the
owners Of buildings in which tenants
sre convicted for maintaining dis
orderly houses.
We are determined TO get at the
owners and proprietors of such places
Is the only effective means Of pros
scgiing complaints" said Mr.. Swami.
The Court of Appeals has upheld the
Conviction and fine Of an owner Of a
E.ding rented for immoral purposes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
ChRRkNZA TOO WEAK,
SAYS F. ]. MONSEN
L. S. Must Inevitably intervene
in Mexico. Lecturer Declares.

Before meeting Of the American
Geocraphcsl Society last night Frederic
/ Monsen declared that conditions IN
Mexico we're never worse than at the
present moment. Carranza is too weak
man 20 paeify the country, the zee
,urer asserted. and the opinion that
n rrlv, in, this country concerning the
eorce az his disposal and the territory
unGer his control is based on false m
formation. or.L,.
rractically everything Of value mas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
CarranZa Must Punish
MurdererS,if Act Occurred

Washington. Jan. II. Consular dis
patches TO the state Department from
the border tonight tell Of reports that
seventeen American mining men were
taken from 4 train and killed by former
Villa soldiers near Chihuahua, Mexico.
Secretary Lansing, who was attend
ing the Cabinet dinner az the White
House, kept in touch with the depart
ment throughout the evening and
brought the reports to the attention of
the President.
Representatives Of the United States
i'm Mexico and along the border were
instructed 70 investigate and rush any
information available to Washington.
The circumstantisl character Of the
stories causes officials 10 fear they are
true. II the reports are verified rep
resentations probably Will be sent to
General Carranza a. once, demanding
that he hunt down the murderers and
take strrs to prevent the preparation
oil such crimes IN future. such ttag-
edv. II is pointed out. would demon
other foreigners and their property are
concerned. the situation is worse IN
stead Of better since the main body OF
the Villa forces surrendered to the de
facto government.
Secretary Lansing made public only
n part of his advices from the border,
a list of murdered American mining
men received by the State Department
containing twelve names, all of which
are given in the FL Paso news dis
patches.
OF the seventeen victims named IN
the ri Paso dispatches. Charles Wad-
leigh. c. ". Newman. Jack Hase. j.
Jones and Thomas W. Holmes were
not on the departments list.
Mining men here tonight. discuss
ing the tragedy. emphasized in part
that the activities Of General Villa
have been unimpeded for some time IN
the Guerrero district. where he com
manded territory of rich country
along the lines of the Mexican North
western Railway. Together with Genera
Rod <Fuez he has cut the railroad and
threatened the property OF the MADEIRA
Company. Limited. at MADEIRA
Incidentally reports have reached
here that the inefficiency or the de
facto government, hastily established
in these three states. has resulted m
petty grating in the cotton crop OF
the Laguna district. where 1T was SAID
Constituencies paper currency was
being forced upon planters IN exchange
for cotton for the Mexican mills. These
reports have been brought 10 the for
eign consulates here by their nation
ais returning from the south.
The whereabouts Of General villa
still is definitely not known here. but
ne is believed still 10 be in the Guer-
zero district. General Manuel NJ.
Medinavietia. until recently associated
with Villa, tonight was arrested IN r
paso by the local police and locked up
on a technical charge Of vagrancy. He
was accused of taking prisoner J
Keane. an English subject employed
on the Hearst ranch at Babricora
Keane later WAS killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
3O-DAY STAY FOR SCHMIDT
Get. Repricve from Whitman ou'
,nneal l. Denied.

Hans Schmidt, convicted or inc l"ui
der Of Anna Aumuller in 1913, VIII not
die in the death chair Friday. Gov
ernor Whitman yesterday granted him
thirty days reprieve; H.,
Attorneys for Schmidt appealed tne
cose 70 Justice Hughes, OF the United
States Supreme Court, a few days ago
on an application for writ Gl error
Pending a decision Governor. Whitman
Granted the reprieve. \ few hours
later news reached Albany that the
writ had been denied but the repri ,e.
alreadv had been received at sing sing
and made known to the condemned
man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
GIRLS SLAP AVENGES DOG
Strikes Man Who Hit Animal; Court
Attendants Pay Her Fine.

Miss Isabel Moss bulldog Terry at
tackled Frederick B. SINNERS dog yes
terday in Central Park. Skinner
brought his whip down on Terry's back
and Miss Moss brought the back OF her
hand several times against SINNERS
face.
Certainly slapped him." Miss Moss
who is stenographer, Of 229 East
Seventy-sixth Street, later told Mag :
trate Corrigan in the West Side Court;
Rather than have him whip my pet !
would prefer that he whip me-"
Miss Moss had but few odd cents
in her pocketbook, and court attendants
made UP 81 to pay the fine imposed by
the magistrate after he found her
guilty Of disorderly conduct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12

bo.r aas,roved railroads. bridges, ma
pee. o,Son the seeds on which the
mn ,yyear's crops depended, he said.
IT,. alr;ost every city and town the PEG
~ 80 80 starving. and great numbers OF
Pc Pc r,iddIe class have fed from the
cnr ~, While the bands play all day
iong IN the public plazas. staryInc
lo,,s Win diving babies IN theit
r o.,,''' car he seen lying on the ground
a. ~, Vonsen. Who is fellow of the
ROYAL Geographical Society dee ..,,I, q,
that the United States must ineNl,so. J.
intervene. for the sake OF humanl'yi J.
for no other reason. He thought NAV
tho attitude Of The administration
toward Carranza was mistake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Michael J. Drummond Ill.

Michael J. Drummond. former Con-
missioner OF Charities. is critically i'll
at his home, at 435 Riveside Drive. o.
pneumonia. Late last night Dr.. John
Dorning. of ia West Eighty-frst
street. said that his patient was de-
lirious. but that he had a fighting
chance to live. He is siXty-tvc years
old. Mr. Drummond's five children are
ri his bedside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12

This finding enables Ms to strike at
the real foundation OF the evil"
Mr.. Swami refused 20 20 into details
regarding the principal localities
where his campaign is Ia he waged.
Along Broadway and west TO the Hud-
son River, or the upper west side
below Tooth Street" was his outline of
the suspected region. The District At
tornoy seemed confident Of the coopera
tion he wants from Commissioner
Woods and Chief Magistrate McAdoo.