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CAN'T USE
Minister AHuiIar OrWtes 4. :. Got
Permission.

OvERErARo, Mexico. April The
American Government has not received
permission to usc tho Mexican railways.
il WAS announced at headquarters here.
Gen. A1uilar. Mexican Minister OF For
eign Relations. made this public an
nouncement after a meeting of the Car
rama Cabinet to-day.
"As the local papers and also the
American papers have published the
statement that the Mexican Government
nas permitted tine Use OF railroads BY
the American troops TO ship supplies des-
tined for the use NJ the American troops
In Mexico. please rectify this NOTICE. ~
it IL false.
"The Mexican Government has not
given permission 30 the American Gov
ernmsnt to USE the railroads for the pur-
pose OF transporting supplies destined
for tho use Of it's troops or for any other
reason
At the Cabinet meeting Gen. Carranza
and his advisers discussed the modinca-
tions suggested by the United states In
the recent proposals for an agreement
for crossing the frontier between the
United States and Mexico ny the armed
forces Of the respective f~;ovarnnents,
The Cabinet, With the assistance OF
First Chief Carranza. will hold anothAx
meeting Tomorrow to discuss President
Wilson's notA 1,
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OSBORNE DELAYS TRIAL AGAIN.
says Ills Rights Were Invaded snd
Gets . New Order.

WHITE PLAINS, y. V, April As
serting that his constitutional rights
haze been invaded by the immortality
count In the blanket indictment OF neg
lrct Of duty found against him, en-
Warden Osborne OF Sing Sing prison
obtained An order to-day from Justice
Plat of the supreme Court directing
District Attorney Weeks to show cause
next Monday why this count should not
be stricken out. Judge Plat made the
trial Of Mr., Osborne, set for next Mon
day. will again have 10 be postponed
until the motion Is disposed Of.
Huntington w. Merchant and NJ. J.
Tierney. who appeared for Mr.. Osborne,
said that several important questions OF
law were involved In the motion. Will
lam j. FallUn. Assistant District Attorney.
urged the Justice to FIX "a date for
trial. This motion II only a part OF
the dilatory tactics OF the defendant IA
delay the trial." he said. 'Only last
week we had to go TO tho Appellate
Division and get u writ OF prohibition
against such Il motion being heard. Now
they renew the motion on slightly dif-
ferent grounds"
In hts petition Mr.. Osborne alleges
that the indictment does not charge
or state any manner In which said
crime OF neglect of Official duty was com.
mitted, and does not charge or state
any NEAR by which the ~ crime wal
committed"
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CAMERA FIRMS SETTLE SUIT.
Action Against Kodak
90. ny Hail "a. Dropped.

Notice was filed In tho United States
District Court yesterday OF the d,scor
t!nuanco of the S1Jo.0oo Sherman law
danlage suit brought il July. 1914.
against the Eastman Kodak Company
and IT, subsidiaries by the Hall Camera
Company In It's complaint tho Hall
company declared that II had been
driven on, of business by the unfair
competitive methods employed by the
defendant concerns, which controlled 90
per cent. - the business done in the
United states in Ms manufacture and
sale Of cameras. kodahs, films and other
photographic supplies.
No word could be obtained from ths
attorneys IN the case AS TO The nature
Of the settlement between the litig@nts
which preceded the dropping Of the suit
Tho Eastman Kodak Company was re-
Gently declared an illegal monopoly by
Judge John Il. Hazel IN the United States
District court In Buffalo in the Govern
| mruts dissolution suit against th" cam.
era trust
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POSTAL RETIREMENT
BILL URGED IN HOUSE
100000 Profits Of Local
Office Warrants Carriers
Plea, Says Hubert.

WASHINGTON, April I'm view Of the
profits made by the New York post Office
and the work performed by the postal
employees. Representative Hubert con-
tended to-day before the House Commit
tee on Post ONCE and Post Roads
that heed should be given the demand Of
the New York delegation urging enact
nent Of the Griffin bill to pension super
animated postal employees.
He pointed to the large AMOUNT Of
business transacted In New York and
cited the fact that the profit OF the New
York post office Ia 2 0.000.0 900 yearly.
while the whole Department WAS operated
at u loss.
There are in New York city" said
Mr.. Hubert. ninety letter carriers 90
years of age and over whose average
length of service exceeds thirty-hve
years. Twenty-six Of these men have
served over forty years and two Of them
are now In their fiftieth year. For the
sake Of these veterans the other $500
carriers In New York would gladly sacri-
flee thor hopes Of improved conditions II
thereby they might assist in establishing
some reasonable form OF retirement for
the old men.
"if it costs, a. the well known actuary
Miles Dawson states, S362.25o to put
the Griffin hill into effect. then Congress
should not hesitate to adopt It, AS the
saving In salaries alone would offset this
amount. In addition there woul be tn.
incalculablc saving coincidcnt with
greater efficiency among IA contented
force"
Many other members OF the House APP
pcared before the committee to-day I"
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THREE STUCK FAST
IN POOL OF MOLASSES
Woman. Cop and Driver Fur
niSh Amusement for Crowd
in Third Avenue.

Miss Margaret OI%arv weighs. at
a guess. i6n pounds. She started II by
slipping. Fatrohman She.han weighs
20 wounds. every round solid lie tried
to rescue her and slipped too. rraSrk
Timmons weighs only iiC lie was the
third to slip. and there they We're like
three big flies ON sticky nypapor. And the
circlIsbound crowd that gathered Won
dercd ~ +, roar.d why I, h"! spent
pcrtcrtly good money on circus tickets.
The sticky nypapcr that Wa spread
on the sidewalk IN Third avenue just
north OF Twrnty.six,h street, Il little after
i o'clock last night really MAS 4 whole
barrel full OF thick. glue-l!ke molasses.
Timmons, who Is q; driver for The New
York city Baker, CompanN. dropped
ami broke Il on tho sidewalk in front
nj m. c~ompanT's store AT ~" Th!ry
avenue. The mo!a>sc> spread silently
hui qulcNiy oNor tho sidewalks. Tim
mons looked on. swearing S"ftlI.
Then came Miss o'i.ehry, hurr! .ng
home 10 her mother. Mrs. Katherine
OIeary. at 226 fLs; Tw~enty-siA'h streer.
Little rerked she of STICKY molass-s.
I'll suddenly she slipped and fell fun
length In IL Nainly she struggled TO
rise. the molasses Srippcd her black
skirt like Iuichsand.
OF course {, crowd collected and some
one telephoNcd for n policeman, telling
Lieut.. Maher In the East Invent second
street station To send a big one. lie DID
Enter hatrolmau Shcehan, go pounds
big lie stopped to aid II woina In
distress. and then the whole go pounds
OF him be,anle stuck fast.
Meantime Timnions, the driver. was
IRVING TO bridge the moraSs with planks
10 rescue the two. \ plank twisted.
Timmons slipped and then there were
three The crowd had hcrome al,nos'
a multitude and the laughter had become
almost II hurricane.
But the gallant driver AGAIN Grasped
the nlank and slowly dragged himself
10 the stoop of the bakery and went
inside. In a moment he emerged with
a pail III steamlng hot water. which he
| emp,ied about Miss OT.eary and the
wallowing e2o pounds OF Shoehan-and
II worked. he foated them off, the mo-
lasses melted.
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HIGHER RANK FOR DODD
T. URGED IN CONGRESS
Bill Authorizing President to
Make Him Brigadier.Gen-
cral introduced.

WARRINGTON. Apri, IA hill to
authorize the President to advance Col.
George A. Dodd. the pursucr Of villa.
to the grade Of Brigadier-General In
recognition Of his defeat OF the villa
forces Wa introduced In the House to-
day BY Representative kiess. whose
home city is wiiiiamsport. Pa. whore
Col. Dodd vas born.
Mr.. kiess In 4 statement accompany
ing his bill reviews tho record OF Col.
Dodd. who will reach the age for retire.
ment on July 20. and calls attention 70
the fact that In his forty years service
nc has been detailed for Office duty with
tho General Stan for only ono year. His
long service In quellins indian uprisings,
strike riots and In Cuba inc the Pihhip.
pines 10 referred TO a well AS the fact
that he In the originator OF the monkey
drill in tho army.
MANY of the officers OF the highest
rank now on duty In the War Depart
ment," says Mr.. kiess. "~including Major
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, were ella OF
Col. Dodd At West Point Chance un
uu%cstionably plays a large part In army
promotion In tho higher grades and Col
Dodd was later than somc OF his class
In finding his chance.
Blu that makes his friends AL tho
more glad that the chance has come tr
him and that he has 80 splendidly taker
advantage OF II. n was the sort 81
chance which Col. Dodd could use. lie Is
q rangy. rawboned soldier of action
who would only And hts chance In M
field"
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ASKS COTTON MARKET INQUIRY
y. y. Earhange Named IN Conspir.
ary Charges.

WAsHiSGToN, April "A resolution
calling for an investigation Of the ar.
tivities Of the New York Cotton En-
change WAS. by order of the Committe"
ON the Cotton Growing States. introduced
In tho lIous. to-day by Representative
Hetiiu of Alabama. The resolution d.
reefs the Committee on Foreign and In
terstate Commerce to make All inquiry
into the cais. % fluctuations In the price
of cotton. the difference in the market
price Of the various classes OF cotton
and to ascertain whether the fiuctua.
tons are du" to dealings in fut' res or
"A conspiracy.
Mr.. Helm insisted that such a con-
spiracy exists and as proof submitted the
fact that spot cotton is higher In the
south thar New York.
when spot cotton is IL t-nts in tho
SOUTH he said. the contract price In
New York is below le. so II Is plain
as open and shut that the market in
New York ia manipulat ID and controlled
by Il conspiracy among bear operatoys.'
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RIVERS PORK BILL APPROVED.
frame Drops ~ Appropriation
GROW, House IL Fold.

wAsHISGroS, April The annus.
pork barrel debate which centres on the
appropriations for Improvement Of the
Trinity and Brazos rivers, Texas, when
ever tho river and harbor bill comes up
tyr consideration. was staged to-day IN
the House.
Representative Frear Of Wisconsin led
attacks upon these items. lie said thai,
as tho appropriations counted w the
volume ~ commerce moving on those
Streams steadily decreased.
Despite criticism Of thu Texas Items
To ll" river and harbor bill they we're
approved by the House. II seemed prob
able to-day that the bill Will rot he
finally rassed until e week. although
II has been under consideration for sew
egsl days.
Representative Mann warned the
House that the Trinity River project Was
ono Of many In the bill which gave bass
for the charge that Ii" bill Is a pork
barrel measure.
Wa owe II TO ourselves" he said,
Ito have this and other projects inyes-
'igated usain before We eNpend any
more money on them"
representative 1~readway of Massa-
chusetts said thar the Trinity River was
an "artesIan veil proposition, ~ 1t was
by that means only that sufficient depth
OF water could be occurred
Several Democratic members replied
viii the counter charge that critics Of
these projects were obtaining their share
OF pork through public buildings bills.
Representative Madden Of Illinois IN
sisted that ono was AS reprel,ens.b.e a.
the other, and ,s,irtained that no ely
with less than $1,000 inhabita,its should
have u public building. Representative
Adamson OF Georgia re,orted thai this
WAS An attempt to give everything to the
big Giles and the small towns nothing.
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JUDGE CALLED PREJUDICED.
Rtggs Hank Onicers Challenged
chief Justice COvingtOn.

W~AsniNGroS. April THE disclosure
that President Charles g. Glover. Vice.
president william !. Flather and en-
ASHER Henry ". Flather OF the Riggs
National Bank challenged the qualiiica-
,ions of Chief Justice Covlngton of the
District Supreme Court to try them
under the indictments for perjury voted
last October uas made to-day in an
answer filed b, District Attorney
r.askey to motions made by the de-
PENDANTS.
II Il understood hat the reason as
signed for questioning tho qualifications
of chief Justice Covington was that he
had given evidence Of prejudice. II
WAS disclosed thai J. !. Darlington.
Frank J. Hogan and the other attorneys
for tho defendants cor"urred unani-
mously In the challenge made ny their
clients.
Hearng on the d~efendsn+s' motion to
expedite the trial OF the crimina case
was postponed 10y Justice Siddons until
Tomorrow morning. A xoriny hearing
is expected.
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MARSHALL ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
Committee willing "a Ucar ~
Side Of Contempt Casc.

wAsHrNGroS. April An invitation
To ~. SnoNden Marshall. United States
Attorney If New York. to appear before
the Select Committee Of the House
winch has under consideration the in
s'itut!ou % contempt proceedings against
him. vas extended to-day by the COM
mittee. Mr.. Marshall, II he decides to
appear. will hav. AN opportunity to en-
plain his side OF the case aud the rea-
sons for his charges OF unfairness
against the subcommittee OF the judi
ciary Committee. now making an inves-
t.gation OF his office. II is FOR Mr.. MAJ
shall 10 decide whether he shah ac-
cept the invitation. AS the Select COM
nittee has no authority TO summon him
The committee appointed to review the
Ease and recommend what action shall
bc taken. has until April ~ to make
It's report.
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MAY PUT AUTOS ON RAILS.
Flange wheels Could Re- Fittrd 20
Arms sspply Tpocks.

Ell PAso, Ten. April 7.~-Suegesiion
was made to- day by officials OF the Mexico
Northwestern Railroad TO officers OF the
United States army that tho motor
trucks now being used out Of Columbus
TO supply the America army In Mexico
ne put into service on their railroad. II
would be but "A matter OF a few hours. "
WAS said. to put hangc wheels mn the
automobile trucks for use on the rail-
road.
Each truck could pull from i've 10
six trailew and would obviate the need
OF any OF the present rundown rolling
stock.
The use OF tho trucks also would not
he az 1axar dous n the use Of the freight
trains. because their wear on the track
age would be comparatively light. They
also can take the 'shooiiy" tracks and
the dctours without injury to engine ar
car wheels. II Is understood that there
are enough Nanges in El Paso II that
100 OF the trucks could he put into con-
dition IN t~uenty-four hours notice.
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GASOLINE RELIEF
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Plan Urged for Control by
Hearings to Begin.
PRICES CAN BE DICTATED

WARRINGTON, April - Members of
the House approached the problem OF
the high cost OF gasolene to-day from
two angles. Representative Carter OF
oklahoma, author Of the proposal for a
Federal bureau to collect information
concerning oil products. appeared before
q subcommittee Of tho Mines and Mining
Committee to urge adoption OF his plan.
The Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee arranged TO begin hearings
ON tho proposed embargo early next
week.
Representative Carter said that the
Government wa not In n position to
take action on the gasolene problem for
lack of Information. There Is no agency
at present with adequate means TO make
an investigation. he added. and proposed
that a Government agency be charged
with supervising the oil industry and
obtaining information of prevailing con-
ditions.
Concerning the plan proposed by Rep
resentative Randall OF California Tor
Government operation of oil wells ana
renneries. Mr.. Carter said
81 am not yet prepared to say that
Government ownership and operation of
the entire industry is necessary. We
need more Information before we can de-
eide that. II II my belief that the price
Of oil and oil products IL largely under
tho control OF certain persons who con-
troll the pipe lines of the country.
They can dictate the prices they VIII
pay for crude oil and can control the
supply. | am of the opinion that the
Government should at least " pipe
lines enough to maintain tho supply OF
crude oil necessary for the operation o'
the navy. believe that even such
limited Government ownership as that
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100000 for Radio Plants.

4 request by Secretary Baker for An
urgent deficiency appropriation OF $780,
900 for the purchase and installation Of
radio stations aion. the MeSican border
which will keen the Department IN touch
with the evolutionary forces now In
pursuit of villa. was transmitted TO the
House to-day for consideration.
II IL the purpose OF the War Depart
ment to install radio stations at Fort
Huachuca. Arlz.. Fort Mcintosh. TEX
and Fort Bliss, Tex.
These installations" says Secretary
Baker IN his letter Of recommendation.
will give the Var department Il chain
Of intercommunicating stations along the
Mexican border. will AFFORD reliable radio
communication with portable radio sta
tons accompanying troops solVc the
problem o. communication with the ex-
peditionary forces In northern Mexico.
The Urgent necessity for this appro-
priation arises from the situation now
existing on the Mexican border IN con-
nection with tho movements OF the eh-
peditionary column Of no army
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VILLA BAND FLED NAKED
As BROWNS MEN CHARGED
Surprised by American Troops When Taking Bath and
Siesta-Few Left When the Tenth Cavalry
Troopers Got to Work.

day. however. the Mormons have proited
greatly BY the presence Of the troops.
through the selling OF hay and grain
and other food and feed supplies.
II was q surprise to officers and men
to ind the c~olonists In possession Of 20
much hay and grain. 1t had been sup
posed that villa, on his retreat from
Columbus. had stripped the country. II
was explained that he took all he could
carry on the sorry horses upon which
his handful Of men were mounted. II
may be that he did not ut that time
believe h American Government would
attempt to punish him for his attack
on Columbus.
a Des0lated village.
Though not destroyed In the sense that
Colonia paz WAS, Coionia Dublan has
not passed unscathed through the revo-
buttons which have devastated 70 many
s~ections Of Mexico. II 10 = deserted VIII
lage for the most part, fewer than a
dozen Of it's 200 or more comfortable
dwelling houses OF brick construction be-
Ing occupied by their owners. Not one
Of the houses occupied Is In good re-
pair. all showing signs Of the stress OF
the %troublous times since the late Pres
ident Madero raised his nag OF revolt
In 1911.
One is surprised to ind that not only
many OF the Mexicans. but many Arneri.
cans. thought we'll Of villa until he
raided Columbus and that sven then
they were not wholly weancd from al.
legiance to him until they learned OF his
massacre Of tho FIVE Mexican vaqueros
, employed on the Corralitos Ranch be.
cause they would not betray the hidinr
, place " the ranch horses. That was
4 sho VrnS,A1btof stast ru vvt..,. sk~.
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HARTFORD, April 7.-Through its tax
depa rtmeut the state to-day CHARGED
In the Probate Court that tho Connecti-
cut estate OF the late James Goodwin.
cousin OF ], y. Morgan, hat been under.
appraised by about s+30. 900. on which
Connecticut should have collected $l3,OOO
additional inheritance taxes. Represen-
tRttvca OF the estate agreed 10 have
another appraisal.
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KNOW Villas WHEREABOUTS,
Gen. Cavasos Wires Queretaro Of
BattIe with Bandits.

MEXICO CITY. April 7.-Onicial teie-
grams from Queretaro say that the
C'onstitutionalist General Jose Cavssos
has routed tho Villistas In CieneGuilla.
state OF Chihuahua. In u two hour en-
gagement, killing several and taking
prisoners who gave Villas exact where
anbouts. Troops are being rushed thither.
The kilograms add another Viilista de-
feat In San Geronimo.
PAM says the I~nteroceanic Railway
OF Mexico 10 Vera Cruz has been re-
paired and that trains will run In two
days. Pesos remained At 0.eS.
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More uppue lsO In.

a train carrying hay. gasoIenc, drugs,
dry goods. auto supplies. oats and hard
ware left Juarez this morning at :
o'clock over the Mexico Northwestern
Railroad consigned to merchants and
commission men in the Casas Grandes
district, The supplies are all needed by
the United states troops in that section!
and the merchants and commission men
have undertaken the shipment in order
to meet the need by having the supplies
on hand when the demand is good.
While moi all OF the supplies could be
carried by the one freight engine now
used on the Northwestern. II capacity
train was sent down. In the Northwest
Srn freight yard before the train started
we're ~th!rty-three cars of hay, two ears
OF gasolenc, three 'ars of ohts. one car
OF auto supplies. dry goods and drugs
and one car OF provisions. The most
that the railroad officials Will haul at
one time Is fourteen cars. In making
the shipment the preference was given
10 the car OF provisions. the two cars OF
gasolene and the one car of drugs, dry
goods and automobile supplies,
Two officers and five enlisted MOI
reached the Fort Bliss Hospital this
afternoon from the front. The officers
included Capt, Clemens ". Mcmillan, re,
Gently from Fort Myer. Virginia. and
Lieut.. Robert S.. Donaldson. Thirteenth
Cavalry.
Had I known the terrors OF the jour.
Hry TO the border on "a motor truck
would have stayed IN the field hospital a
Colonia Dublan." said Capt. Mcmillan.
Both men were suffering from ex
posure, The enlisted men We're all sui,
fering from intestinal trouble except one
a sixteenth Infantry cook. injured In d
fall.
Private John Yarbrough. Troop X
cavalry, will he tine first man fensione,
rs a result of the American army's ex,
pedition into Mexico. Private Var
brough lost his right arm as a result, O.
being shot in the Villa raid On ,'oiuunbu,
and will automatically lie placed on tn.
pension rolls. lie was sent Tonight from
the Fort Bliss Hospital to Fort San
Heuyesu AZ a Antonio.
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GUARD DOUBLED AT Ell PAs0.
Troops Ordered 10 Guard Court
Uouse aud Police station.

FL PAso. April Additional troops
doubling the umocr ordinarily on Iatroi
duty in III Taso we're ordered out 10.
night and are stationed Al III ecourt
house and police station for emergency!
use,
No reason was given for -he action.
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Hipolit0 Villa Freed IN Havana.
Special Cas,e De.pdtch to Tar Sen.

HAVANA. cuba, April 7.-Hipolito Villa.
a brother of the Mexican leader. was
rcleased to-day after ninety lays IN
carceration. when the Texas authorities
failed To- Justify the request for eStradi-
ton on which he WAS arrested and held.