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The sun., 1916-12-15
VILLA HAS NEW L E
Was Not In Colanbss laid Nor
Ssabel Massacre. Agent says.

Villa did not Leaf the Columbus raid:
he was not even there and knew nothing
~ II for twenty-fcur hours. This was the
word brought here last night by John J.
Hawes. a cattleman OF San Antonio, who
said he has come east as the personal
spokesman for villa. TO correct the i'm
preston Of the leader spread abroad by
tarranziatas He showed a letter from
villa accrediting him as that worthy's
representative.
villa also was guiltless OF the Santa
isabel killings, which shocked and
Gr.eved him. Mr.. Halves asserted. for
the reason that many Of Villas personal
friends were killed or irnpcrillcd at CO.
lumbus and Santa YsRbel.
Mr.. Hawes asserted further that villa.
whom he saw recently. was several times
within 1000 feet of the I'ershing forces.
but declined either to give battle or to
show himself. lie desires peace with
the United States above all things, his
spokesman asserted.
In sixty days. with Per hing out OF
Mexico. he could overthrow Carranxa
and his Government and restore order In
the country, Mr.. Halves believes. liz
says he will produce affidavits from rep
utablc Americans to establish Villas
abb and free him OF the charge Of per-
petrating the Columbus raid. which led
10 his pursuit.
The sun., 1916-12-15
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

william Gillette will be presented by Ar
thur Hopkins In . new comedy BY care
Hummer early In the new year.
The Big Drum" Arthur WING Pinero's
latest play. viii be read this afternoon at
the Princess Theatre by Miss Mannheimer,
"Editha's Burglar" The Travelling
Man and Merry Christina. Daddy" have
been selected ss the plays for the holiday
matInses for children at the Cohsn 4 Har-
rls Theatre.
Toto. II: HipPodroms clown, VII present
child stt.ndins. the holiday mAtlnsss OF
Kitty 1ordon has been engaged by Will.
lam A. Brady to be the star In ~ lesst
three motion pictures to be produced within
elk months.
Truthful Tulllyer," . mining camp heir
raiser. with william y. Hart. 10 to DO
shown at the Riaito Theatre nsxt week.
Douglas Fairbanks In his latest advsn-
turous comedy. "Ths Americana" will b
tbs Christmas week picture at the Riaits.
Ned Wayburn's THE 0irliss' usmbol." .
rnusica, satire on the Lambs, Club. with
Margaret Irving and Fsiix Adler. will BE-
At Palace Thsatrs nsxt week.
bayard WELLER. Avery Hopwood, irwin =.
Cobb. MARGARET Mayo. Edgar sslwyn and
lkoi Cooper Msgrus have been retained ~
the new 4cld~yn Pictures Csrpovatkon -
write scenarios. MAJ Marsh probably Will
have the isadiss role II the sew Ihsts.
The sun., 1916-12-15
A JOINT CONCERT.
Il adolf Racket, Bass. and Michael
PENIS, CelIist. Heard Together.

Rudolf Ruckert. a bass Of German and
Italian parentage, and Michael Penha. a
Dutch violoncellist. gave a concert yes
terday afternoon In Aeolian Hall. The
singer was \ newcomer. but the cel>ist
had been heard in recital. Mr.. Ruckert
sang "In diesen HeillEen Halle" from
"Die Zauberhoete": Schumann's Two
Grenadiers" and other numbers. He
sang not invariably in tune, but with a
voice Of good volume. which he used
with Judgment and with sympathy and
feeling In his interpretations.
Mr.. Penha played a sonata Of Valen-
TIM. In which he emulated Mr.. Ruck-
ert's inndelity to the pitch. But he dis
played an average degree Of technic and
In slow movements a beautiful tone
There was also genuine musical instinct
In his treatment Of the methods Of ex-
preston.
The sun., 1916-12-15
"LOHENGRIN" GIVEN
IN SOLEMN STYLE
Wagner's Most Popular"
Opera No Longer Popular
for Sound Reasons.

"L.ohensrln" was repeated at the Met
ropolitan Opera House last night. At
the previous performance Of the music
drama Maud Fay was the Eiso. Last
evening the inQulsitive young woman
was represented by Marie .Rappold. Miss
Fay's second appearance has not yet
announced. There wal an audience
OF fair size at the repetition Of this most
popular OF wagner's operas.
For the sake Of history the cast In
full should be given. In addition to Nine.
Rappold 1t comprised Nine. Ober as Or
trud. MIR. Urlus as Lohensstr. Mr.. Gorits
a. T~eiramund, Mr.. Braun as King Henry
and Mr.. Leonhardt as the Herald. IT
would be dificult to recall a more
mournful and depressing version OF the
romantic and mystical drama h q these
Industrious persons published.
Nine. Rappold. despite an excess OF
vibrato. at least gratined hat despair
ing wish Of Wagner. voiced In a letter
to Liszt. that he might cause the notes
to sound from Of the death pale paper
The others made various vocal disturb
Ances. but there was little good singing.
However. no n can expect n OF
them to make serious efforts to breathe
the life Of beauty into the long drawn
phrases OF Wagner's melodies. SEEING
that the achievement most warmly APP
plauded by audiences In always the de-
livery Of Ortrud's invocation TO her an
cient gods. which II In now the custom
tn utter I'm the majestic manner OF an
irate fishwoman.
"~Lohengrin", was once a poetic dream,
The sun., 1916-12-15
CARRANZA'S REPLY
HELD UNTIL MONDAY
Will Then BE Given to Next
can Commission at
Philadelphia.
CONFEREES HERE MUTE
FIRST Chief Will Demand Early
Date for Withdrawal,
Is Belief.

E,ieeo Arredondo. Mexican Ambassa-
DOR. and the Carransa Commissioners
here. who conferred last night with PAM
over the protocol. we're stiil at the Nc
Alpin yesterday.
The Commissioners would only say
that pan had not given them an inklinE
of Carransa's action In regard to the
protocol.
They will meet the American members
OF the commission In Philadelphia on
Monday. at n place TO be determined.
and then Senior Pant will tell In an in
formal why OF nov he communicated the
terms Of the protocol to Carranxa and
what the latter's answer ID. He will
also toll what the feeling In Mexico now
Is toward the continuance nf the confer
ences with the American representatives.
II will be determined at this meeting
whether there Ia any possibility OF agree
ment which will Justify further confer
ences and II so where they will be held.
II can be aid that 90 far as the Msxi.
cans arc concerned they are willing to
talk some more.
Although non OF the Mexican Com
missioners would talk yesterday II was
learned that Carransa Ia steadfast In
maintaining that the United States must
set a date for withdrawal from Mexico.
The protocol set forth that the Ans rican
forces would be withdrawn In forty days
from the signing Of the protocol IL no
further raids had taken place and II 1t
wal demonstrated that the Carransa
forces controlled the situation In north
ern Mexico. But since then the Villa
raid on chihuahua has taken place,
which II is felt will give the United
States grounds for claiming that Car
ranza's control Is far from being demon
strated.
Carranza Is also unalterably opposed
to the clause which gives the United
States forces the right to pursue raid
Ing Mexicans to any place In Mexico.
He feels that this clause Is q reflection
on Mexican sovereignty.
The sun., 1916-12-15
RECORD THROUGH CANAL.
The Bnibon Negotiates Panam ms
PRssARc In HOurs.

WAsHISGroN. Dec. It-All records
FOR quick passage through the Panama
Canal were broken when the little
steamer Balboa on December 3 made the
trip in 8 hours % minutes. Her sister
ship. the Cauca. made the transit In
: hours o minutes.
when the canal was planned twelve
hours was thought TO be a good record
for the trip.
The sun., 1916-12-15
A K OF FIRE" RISING.
viii Proba bly Reach Top Of Crater
IN Hawaii Mountain.

H~oSoLrLv. Dec. 1.-THE lake Of fire
within tho crater Of Eilauca has risen to
within 40 feet Of the rim and is climb
ing rapidly.
Prof. Thomas Augustus Jaeger. Jr..
director OF the Hawaiian volcano Oh
~servatory, said to-day II probably would
reach the top. lie said the phenomenon
is unparalleled in the last quarter CEN
fury.
The sun., 1916-12-15
Might charge More.

Thu initial appropriation is asked OF
Congress ! y the Postmaster-Cenerai for
experiment only. The introduction as
an established feature OF the postal
facilities OF such a high speed mail SER
vice. limited necessarily rs to weight.
would raise the question whether the
service should be classed separately and
charged for on a special basis. 1t In
pointed out that IL would offer a medium
OF communication midway between the
present special delivery letter and the
telegram, and could hardly fall under
any OF the present classes OF mail.
CHICAGO, Doc. 1t-Post Office experts
were here to-day In connection with the
investigation Of a proposition for postal
a%eroplane service between Chicago and
New York. Capt. T.. l.. West. superin-
tendent Of railway mail service. who Is
to report on the subject. said aeroplane
service was bound to come.
The sun., 1916-12-15

BALTIMoRE, Dec. ll-Announcement
was made hero to-day of the establish
ment next spring OF a steamship line be-
tween Baltimore and points in North
Carolina. Tho route will be by the way
Of Norfolk and the Dismal Swamp Canal.
with Newborn. y. c. AS the terminus.
The sun., 1916-12-15
TEIPER'S OWN STORY
OF MURDER ATTACK
Tells Jury Of Assault in Dark
as lie Went to Brothers.
Aid.

BUFFALO De-. IA-John Edward
Teiper. on rial charged with the MUIR
der of his mother. to-day too; the stand
and told to the jury his story OF the
double tragedy In the orchard Park
road on the night OF January 80. He
was calm and collected at all times.
Teiper failed to identify the assnilant
as a negro. Important among the other
details he added we're these:
lie was certain he had left the head
light burning on his roadster when he
left II In the road at 8 o'clock that
sunday afternoon. and that the lights
were out when he returned In his
mothers car.
lie denied that the a taken from
under the arm OF his dead brother Fred
erick was his hat. lie said a third
hat. given to him at the murder scene.
and which has since disappeared. was
his and that he wore II home.
strussIe In the Dark.
lie said that when the mysterious
as. ALA mt grabbed him by the throat
there was a protracted struggle in which
the two went TO the pavement once that
he can recall.
When his mother gave him his birth.
day check for 500, he said. he looked
into her handbag and saw a large roll
of bills.
After describing the trip to the MUIR
der scene Teiper said that Frederick
Teiper came back to where Edward was
working on the roadster and said that he
wanted to see that Ed got started for
home all right. Teiper then tried to
light his trouble light. he says. but II
would not work. Fred went forward 10
the large car and brought back a trouble
light tina would not NJ the socket on Ed
wards roadster. Then, according 10
Teiper's testimony. Fred said he would
try 80 connect the light on his " cal
and back up. so that Edward could have
light for his repair work.
Went 20 BROTHERS. Aid.
Fred walked away from me- Teiper
continued. IL lifted my hood and In the
darkness was just trying to take ths
distributor block from the magnetic when
| heard a groan ahead OF me. Then
heard a cry. oh. Ed. Ed" and ] knew
that 1t was Fred calling. ] started
toward him. | must have gone hall
way-half the distance between the
roadster and the touring car-wher
some one grabbed me by the throat. An
other arm went around my back.
Il tried to break the hold. | went &c
the ground aud got up somehow. How
long the struggle lasted | do not know
Finally I broke the hold. Then every
thing went black. | do not remember
being struck.
The next thing I remember clearl,
II seeing two lights coming through thu
foggy darkness from the direction Of Or
chard Park. | was on the ground. prob
ably nifty or s~eventy-ive feet back o.
the roadster. ! arose and stopped thu
approaching car n asked the men "
the car to get a doctor quickly
The sun., 1916-12-15
A. D. WHITE QUITS As REGENT.
hesigns From sm~ithssnisn 1nsti.
tstion After 30 Years Service.

WARRINGTON, Dec. i4.-At the sew.
annual meeting Of the Smith
sonian Institution here to-day the resig-
nation OF Andrew u. White OF Ithaca,
N. u. as a regent was presented and
accepted. the board adopting a resolu-
tion OF appreciation Of his nearly thirty
years service.
DR.. White wrote that with advancing
3 he found II impossible to attend to
the duties. Representative James r.
Lloyd OF Missouri was appointed TO sue
coed Maurice Connolly OF Iowa. whose
Congressional term had expired.
The sun., 1916-12-15

"Eale"" cried Smitty. aghast. "You,
Al. q Tammany sheriff, asking me II
| know how to get the green kale. why
don't YOU and Joe get II? Why ask
They soo.hed him and explained that
by green ksle they did not mean what
the Twelfth district means, Eale. they
showed Smitty. was IA kind OF half
The sun., 1916-12-15
GIRL ACCUSES TWO POLICEMEN.
On Charges Of Fourtees-
Near-Old child.


On the accusation OF fourteen-year-old
Gertrude Hilton. who was taken into Gus
tody Monday night On a charge Of I'm
proper guardianship. two patrolmen at.
tached to the star Of Inspector John
Daily of the Fourth inspection district
were arrested last night In the Office Of
chief Inspector Schmittberger at Police
Headquarters.
Patrolman Andrew B~ornkessel. 50
years old. married. OF 500 West Fifty.
eighth street. IL charged with a serious
offence. and ratrolman william +. Loeb,
%. also married. of IG3? Amsterdam
avenue. Ii charged with aiding and abct-
ting Bornkessel. ,
The arrests were made as the result Of
an investigation conducted by Deputy
Police Commissioner Durham and chief
Inspector Schmittberger. The men will
be arraigned to-day in the West Side
court.
The sun., 1916-12-15
MAIL SERVICE
TO CHICAGO LIKELY
Average Running Time for
the 72O Miles Estimated
at Eight Hours.
WOULD FLY AT NIGHT
Officers Of Post Office Depart
mpnt Discuss POssibili-
ties With Experts.

WAsmNGToN, Dec. 1.-THE Post Of
nee Department has under consideration
in connection with the proposed appro
o~riation Of 100000 for experimental
aerial mail service a plan for regular
aeroplane mail service between New
York and Chicago.
oficers OF the Post once Department
have discussed the present possibilities
OF aerial mail transportation with ex-
perts and have been assured that the
New York-Chicaso service II practicable.
II Is estimated trips can be made In from
six to fourteen hours, depending on the
wind. and that the average running time
for the 720 miles (air line) between the
two largest American cities would he
eight hours.
II was learned to-day that certain pro-
moters have proposed definite plans for
a regular schedule OF aerial mail service.
one plan involves emergency stations
every twenty-five miles. each equipped
with powerful lights. W landing sta
tons and one relay station. The planes
would cave the two termini at 8 =. NJ.
and deliver the mail before . A. NJ. the
followin; day. Under the most favora-
bic conditions the mail would reach its
destination by midnight. From 500 to
1000 pounds OF load or cargo" would
he carried.
would Follow Lights.
Leaving New York at dusk the air
mail carrier would follow the lights at
the emergency stations TO the FIRST land
ing station. which would be in the vicin-
lty of Williamsport. Pa. There az a hy-
ing field fully equipped with hangers.
tools and spare parts he would stop for
oil and sss and would then continue to
the relay station near Niles. Ohio. Here
another machine would finish the flight.
landing once at the second landing near
Napoleon. Ohio.
One extra machin with n pilot would
be maintained at each landing station
and three extra machines and pilots at
the relay station. Powerful searchlights
would mark the emergency stations md
special lighting systems illuminate the
fiying fields at the landing and relay
stations. Blythe use Of searchlights OF
about 5000 candlepower equipped with
acetylene gas tanks, II Is said the pilot
would be able to see the lights when
several miles distant. even In fosgy
weather. and would he compelled TO fly
In darkness under the worst conditions
only ten or twelve minutes.
II liz conceded by the department tina,
n twelve TOUR one. two or three stop mai
service by aereplane between New Yorh
and Chicago. and a two hour NONSTOP
run between New York and Boston. a
three hour nonstop service between Chi.
cago n 81. Louis. and even a thirty.
six o six stop service between New
York and San Francisco are no longer
the mere dreams Of active Imagination
but arc likely to be realized In the no
far distant future.
The sun., 1916-12-15
CAPE COD CANAL BLOCKED.
steamer Nay Fort. Coal Laden.
sinks In PASSAGE.

SANDWICH. Mass. Dec. 1.-THE Cape
Cod Canal was blocked near here to-day
by the steamer Bay Port. which after
floating from the place where she
stranded last ni2ht sank with her bow
pointed across the passage and her stern
resting on the bank.
Vessels waited at either end of the
canal to 60 through, while others made
the trip around the cape. Wreckcrs are
at work m the steamer. which Is laden
with Goa from Norfolk for Boston.
The sun., 1916-12-15

BALTIMORE. Dec. 1.-THE condition Of
Charles Page Bryan OF Illinois, former
Ambassador to Japan. who was oper-
ated upon in Johns Hopkins Hospital
recently for intestinal trouble. was re-
ported to be fairly satisfactory to-day.
The sun., 1916-12-15
"CurIey" BrOwn Buys Newspaper

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1.-THE plant
and building OF the Southern Publishing
Company. publisher Of the New Orleans
American, a morning daily. were pur-
chased at Sherif's sale to-day by H.. d.
C"Curley') Brown. owner Of the Havana
racetrack, for s59,401.
The sun., 1916-12-15
EX.PITCHER MOSS
FIRST TO CURVE EN-
'Justice Joe" Is Discovered ut
a Birthday Dinner in
"Smitty's."
POLITICIANS EAT KALI
Host Has Better Record Than
Joe B'gee Hum
\ pllrcys.
POLITICIANS EAT KALE

still another member OF the rapidly
growing national organization known as
the Society Of the First Man That Ever
last night. He is ex-Baseball Pitcher
Joe Moss. better known these days as As
sociate Justice Joseph F. Moss Of the
Court Of Special Sessions.
Justice Moss admits himself tina he
was So years old yesterday. In view Of
that fact. the notables OF the
Twelfth tBis Chief Murphy's home
district) days ago began to corner
candles for the birthday cake.
When all was ready at dusk last night.
therefore, a parade Of celebrities that
took almost an hour TO pass Fourteenth
street. or any other given point, headed
toward Stills restaurant. Third avenue
and Eighteenth street. and sat down to
the swaggerest spread the Twelfth dis
trict had seen since the last one.
1t was early In the dinner. or just be-
fore employees Of the Department OF
Water. Gas and Electricity were sum
moned to begin to light all the candles OF
the birthday cake. that the news crept
out tina ex-Pitcher Joe Moss was the
first man TO twls; 'em across the battsS's
chest.
Keats stanchAeld 10 II.
Tn most recent recruit to the $. q. T.
F. ". T. l.. T.. A. {. b.. had been John
b. Stanchield. Right out in p%rint-and
one must believe what one sees in type
came the news more than a year ago
that Mr.. Stanchield was undoubtedly
the first homes, and truly man to curve
a baseball over the plate. Before that
Francis T.. Caravan. william Travers Je-
rome. DIR. Peli of Rye and a regiment OF
other notables in turn had been credited
as the first man to curve EN-. but never
was there a word until last night that
the first man among all the other first
men to do 1t was the one time pitcher
Joe Moss.
Ex-Pitcher Moss was the host at the
oirthday party last mig mt. Stills res
taurant was selected az the scene of the
uproar for many reasons. hut perhaps
one reason for choosing Stills as the
scene Of the food slaughter stuck out a
bit more than the others.
II seems that for some time nov
Pitcher Joe M.-Justicc Joe Moss-has
made 1t a hnbi to drop into stills in a
hurry and ask for the proprietor. who 1,
none other than the Hon. William White
side Smith. better known as Smitty.
"Smitty." Justice Moss always he,
gins. ~ want to run down to Goot
Ground to spend the night with Chic
Murphy. III only be away until to
morrow. Smitty. and should lik,
to-"
The sun., 1916-12-15

civilized cabbage. For three days. there
fore. Smitty labored and searched. with
the result that Judge Moss's guests last
nigh; had their plates piled with the
finest eroups OF Irish bacon n kale
that the East Side ever had seen-not
excepting the good old days when Irish
bacon was no luxury to what Is now the
Twelfth district.
Everybody present last night claimed
to have been a bail player back In the
days when the host. Pitcher Joe Moss.
was on the old Leo ball t~eam-down in
the White stree. northumberland was
building his reputation for initiation
into the Society OF the First Mar That
Ever Pitched IA Curved Ball. The truth
OF the matter liz that At least Sheriff Al
Smith and Magistrate Thomas +. Nolan.
who were a bit late but finally got In
on the Irish bacon and kale. weren't bail
players back In the sos at all. They
were both amateur actors in those days
playing old men character parts.
Blu Undertaken Johnny Whelan and
Court Clerk Bill Hanna, who were In on
the bacon early and often last night.
were real ball players In those days, Inc
so was j.. BtGee neutrality-suspicious.
]. B'Gee's chief work was yelling from
fhe %sidelines. thereby developing his
vocal organs for his life work OF an
nouncer at athletic events.
And round the board last night also
were Assista mt District Attorney James
NJ. Donohuc. Senator-elect Bernard
Downing, Alderman william 7. Ken
neatly. who is Tammany leader In Chief
Murphy's " Twelfth ex-Reprcsenta-
tive Edward Dunphy. Robert Emmett De-
Witt. Leader Michael J. Cruise. James J.
Cunningham. John +. Pickett. Appraiscr
Henry schneider. Police. John j.
McGinty. Joseph Mccormick. william
Whitesidc. Smitty Smith and the three
champ beefsteak cookers In the whole
world, Henry Alsheimer. Tommy Nc
Gowan and Tommy McCready.
Ma! the Bag Appears.
Patrolman Dennis O'Toole peeked
In the door just when he dinner was
happiest. With his strong right hard
the cop held n hardened Bowery per-
son. and in his left was = Travelling
bag. The policeman. his face "A battle
| ground of pride and bashfulness. asked
II he might see Judge Moss f,r a mo-
ment. The Judge came to the door.
Judge Moss" said the COP. FOR a
week we've beer OH the lookout for that
travelling bag Of yours tSmitty's) that
a stolen In front OF tho Chiefs house
last week. Just now ] sighted this bird
going into a Bowery pawnshop with n
good looking bag and | nailed him. On
II. you see. are your initials. Judge. y.
r. NJ SO I took this lad and the bag
here. knowing where to find you."'
.Buf that's M, my-tbat's not the
In, TIM, vas stole, from mo" said the
Iudys ~ no ,ooL IN e,,ho,a,a va,rn.
49, 10. r., ,La y - axan,.I a.
80. 90 W ~, ~
$40 49," N ~ ~.
II Was H''eu' w. oii'Cer' INA 's"' III!
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-05
DOCTOR SUTHERLAND
 ON HIS WAY NORTH
RELATES SOME EXPERIENCE HAD IN PARIS TO DIR. E. L.
 MYERS.

Among the many prominent pas sengers of the City of Seattle this morning, were pr. Sutherland. form erly of Fairbanks and well known physician all over Alaska He was met on the boat by Dr. B. L. Myers, and in a brief conversation, imparted some experiences he had while a sur geon in the American hospital in Paris, from which place he is just re- turning. The doctor said that he was called upon to attend men who had been so mutilated as to challenge imagination.
 In speaking of the great carnage at Verdun, Dr. Sutherland is reported to have said that the French were con- fident that the Germans would never take their position that they had not even touched their main defensive position.
 He reports also that there are more doctors in the war zone than are ac- tually necessary.