New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1914, Page 1

& % ERALD BEST OF ALL AL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD PRICE THREE CENTS. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BROUGHT 10 LIGHT Campaign Contrbations of - New Haven Road Not Recorded. TOMLINSON TESTIFIES AT HEARING Anditor of Company Tells of Stock Account of Former President Mel- len, Part of Which Was Used for Artful Purposes. Washlngton, Ma\‘ 1.—Political ac- ‘tivities of the New York, New Haven | | and Har«orfl Railroad were brought to the fromt today in ‘the interstate commerce commission’s investigation ' of affairs of the road. Jullan M. Tomlinson, auditor of the New Haven, was questioned at length as to the campaign contributions of the road, which he said “did not ap- pear” on the company’'s books. He . told of a stock account of Former . President Mellen, a part of the earn- ings of which were devoted to po- ~ litical purposes. Mr. Tomlinson was called to the -stand by Joseph W. Folk, chief counsel for the commis- sion, who delayed the appearance of | Samuel Hemingway; secretary of the Billard company, whose transactions ith the New Haven have been under’ investigation, No Camwugn Expenditures. Mr. Tomlinson said that his exam- ination of the books of the New Haven showed no expendltures for campaign contributions. “Did Mr. Mellen say anylhlng 1o you ‘as” to political contributions?” ‘asked Counsel Folk. “He told me at one time,” said Mr. Tomlinson, “that $50,000 was given to the republican ‘national committee and $6,500 to the Rhode Island re- publican state committee.” Mr. Tomlinson further said contributions did not go through his hands, but he had heard Mr. Mellen explain that he had made a profit of | $102,000 in dealings in stock, -and that the political -contributjons were ‘made out of this profit. Note Was Given. Mr. Mellen had given the company a note when he purchased the stock, n asserted, but he -aid’ mw the note was paid off. o Mellen never gave me .any vguchera ‘showing . the ' payment. of “campaign contributions,” sai@ the witness. “Do you think your books would “show faithfully the political contribu- tions of the road?” asked Carl Gart- ner, examiner 'in charge of the in- vestigation., “There were no such entries that I can recall,” said Mr, Tomlinson. He recalled, however, seeing a 1A voucher of the Consolidated Railroad / % { { i © 523,000 to John Hall McKay, “pompany, a New Haven subsidiary, showing the payment of $100,000 to Edward D. Robbins, then general counsel for the New Haven, which he believed was for political purposes. “Wasn’t that charged to the ac- count -of construction and way?"” . asked Mr. Gartner. 1. couldn’t say,” gle'red. Will Supply Vouchers: Mr. Tomlinson said he thought that “| the bpoks would show a payment of the New England Navigation com- pany, another subsidiary, and said £} he would supply any vouchers he Mr. Folk questioned Mr. Tomlinson as to the relations of the Billard com- pany with the New Haven as shown | by the books. He handed Mr., Tom- linson a statement which Mr, Folk said -showed how much the Billard company owed the New England | Navigation company, and asked him to read the fi s. He said he would % not @o this, but would prefer to go 4 by what was on the baoks at < New Haven. Further questioning brought . out that Billard had given a note to the | Nayigation company for $2,419,993.71, The New Haven”held the Navigation company’s note for $11,000,000. Bil- . lar@’s note, held by the Navigation “ company, was turned over to the New “‘Haven to apply on this. 7 Room Was Crowded. Great interest attached to the con- tinuance of the hearing today, and | the committee Foom was crowded wh:h prospective witnesses, attorneys ‘ and spectators. 11:15, was long deferred for early . ronferences on the procedure of the ' day. oy pected to arrange to put Samuel C. Morehouse, attorney 'for the Billard .company, in its dealing with New Haven on the stand next Mon- .day. - He said John L. Billard, who also was connected with the Billard _ concern, probably would testify on the same day. An imposing collection of legal and financial talent was on hand when the hearing reopened. James J. Brady of New Yorki who is connected with a railread supply and construction con- cern which dealt with the New Ha~ ven, was among the spectators. John W. H. Crilm, personal counsel for former President Mellen, of the New g.!,ven. said that Mr, Brady probably B %iwm take the stand later today. these | the witness an- | from | The opening, set for | Chief Counsel Folk said that he ex- | the | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1914 —EIGHTEEN PAGES. HERALD “ADS. MEA BETTER BUSINES ESTABLISHED 1876. LONERGAN TO GET ‘ CANNON FOR PARK New Britainites Request Him to Dn So.—Local People Favor Tolls Repeal. (Special to the. Herald.) ‘Washington, D. €., May 1—Con- gressman Lonergan is tp make an | effort to procure an old cannon from the war department for the publio park in New Britain, in accordance with the request which he received Vesterday “‘afternoon. He recently was successful in getting cannons for other places in the district and = he hopes to be able to procure cannons to meet the additional requests which have come in. Senator McLean filed in the senate yesterday afternoon a petition signed | by ten citizens of New Britain in fav- or of:the repeal of the free tolls for | American coastwise ships: law. The { | petition bases its plea for the repeal on the provisions.of the Hay-Paunce: | fofe treaty, which is held to be vio- ! lated ‘by the granting of this special favor to American ships. The signers ! of the petition are Gegrge H. Dyson, ; L. A. Bruner, Robert Sloan, F. W. Trumbell, L. R Barrows, William | ‘Walter Bullen, G, B. Bassette, Leon- | ard Kurtz, John Sloan and James M. Relyea. i : POLCE SUSPECT CASE ' OF ATIENPTED MURDER Mysterious and Yicious At-| tack at Midnight on Sleepmg Man. A case that may dgvelop into an attempted murdér is being run down | by the police, who have under ar- | rest a suspect whose identity is heinsI kept secret. A wysterious midnight | attack on Kapo Kaborian, a burberi Who lives at the corner of East Main | and Elm streets, is at the base of the investigation. Kaborian and his wife had retired for the night when, shortly after mid- night, someone entéred their room and struck the husband twice over the | head with a - bageball bat. Mras. | Kaborian awakened and saw thelr| visitor slink silently but quickly from the room. She ‘opened a window and screamed for help. J. . Qullty who had Just closed his cafe, rushed inte the house and leéarned of the assault. | A boarder, Sam Derdarian, also en- tered the room-and found the base- | ball bat bestde, the: bed. Kaborian | was badly ddzed, Both his eyes had | been: closed ‘by ‘the blows and his | nose was smuahed open. He was ‘in | great agom: ! i Mr. Quilty went out onto the street and found Officer Axel Carlson, After learning the particulars the police- man telephoned- to Captain Grace, who sent' Roundsman Kelly to the scene. The bluecoats questioned all concerned closely and took Derdarian i to police: headquarters, where he was { examined. Before leaving the house the policemen found a twelve-inch carving knife in the hall. They also found that the clothes in a closet had | been disturbed and ' believe that the | assailant hid, in the closét while Mr. [ Quilty ‘and the boarder were pass- | ing. | * Derdarian gave the police the name of a person whom he considered the probable - assailant. The latter was { placed under arrest today and will be held until'the police are satisfied that he is not guilty. The suspect had business dealings with Derdarian. Whether he thought he was assault- ing. Derdarian and got into Kabo- rian’s room by mistake is not known, but is considered a possible theory. TO TELL HOW .HE DID IT. Chairman Klett of Town Committee to Let Hartford in on Secret. | The republidans of Hartford, who ! were'‘forced: to relinquish the mayor- {alty gavel to’the democrats, are so | anxious to léarn how their brethren | {in New Britain succeeded in turning i this city ‘republican that they have| invited Chairman George W. Klett | of the local republican town commit- | | tee to speak In Mascot hall, Hartford, this evening and tell them ~how it| was done. i Among those who will be present will be members of the republican | town committee and of the ward com- mittees of Hartford. ' They expect to | get some valuable tips from Chair- | man Klett and to learn the .magic word he used iIn this city on elec-| tion day. MORE TROOPS DESIRED. S { Gov. Ammons. Telegraphs Garrison Asking Better Protection. Denver, May 1.—Governor Ammons | today telegraphed Secretary of War | Garrison requesting additional fed- | eral troops, on being informed by[ Major W. 'A. Holbrook that he would | {be unable to spare any men from Ms present command for duty in the | northern Colorado coal fields, where 200 militia- under General Chase still | ATe on guard. | A war department bulletin issued | today said that conditions at Walsen- burg, in the Colorado mining district, where Captain Smith is in command of United States army troops, were re- ported ‘“‘critical,”” but that the work {our way with knives i a responsible office in this city, of restoring order in Trinidad and Canon City districts was going for- ward. EXPEDITION STORY RELATED BY FIALA Member of Roogevelt’s Exploring Party Returns to New York. LEFT COlflNEl 0N fEBRUARY U Progressive Leader’s Pace Too Fas(‘ For Brazilian Jungle Hunters, De- clares Anthony.—Kermit Tougher Than His Father. New York, May l.—Anthony Fiala, the explorer who was in charge of one of the Roosevelt expeditions in Brazil, arrived in New York today on the steamship Denis from Rio Janei- ro. He vividly described the’ experi- | ences of the expedition both before | and after he separated from Col. Roosevelt and Kermit on February 24. Fiala did not know until today, how- ever, safely from the jungle. He said he had not expected to hear from Mr. Roosevelt before the latter part of ! June. “I was with Col. Roosevelt from | Christmas eve until February 24, said | “I went out in advance while | Fiala. he remained behind to attend to some personal engagements. Forced to Dismount. “When the colonel finally joined the advance party we struck across the country with a four hun- dred mile journey ahead of us. times we were all forced to dismount | from our horses and mules and cut through the dense undergrowth. The rainy seflson was on, too, and some times without finding a dry big | enough on which to camp. “When we reached Matto Grosso we rested for a couple of days and then we all went hunting. In one party, which went for tiger cats, were Col. Roosevelt, Kermit, a Brazillan chief of police, a Brazilian colonel and several natives. Kermit, I be- lieve, is made of coiled wire all bound up in bronze. father, if such a thing is spot possible. The party started out early in the; morning, and with nothing but a cup of coffee in their stomachs they pushed their way all day through swamps . filled with e€rocodiles and snakes in pursuit of a tiger cat they had scared up. Pace Was Too Fast, “The Brazilians did the best they could and, with the negro boys, kept it up for several hours. But the pace sct by the colonel, even in their own jungle, was too much for them. Late at night a boy returned to the camp | jand said that the colonel and Kermit | were about two miles off in the | { jungle and were trying to get out. | ‘When they finally did come out their clothing was torn to shreds and their arms and legs were bleeding in many places. But they were carrying the Brazilians’ guns and shoes. The Brazilians had quit and were lying on their backs in a dry place recuperat- ing. The tiger cat got-away, URGENT APPEAL MADE. Joe Buonomos’ Mother Pleads With Corporation Counsel Coogan. Hartford, May 1.—When Corpora- tion Counsel John W. Coogan reached his office today he found there the mother of Joe Buonomo, the man who is sentenced to die on the gal- lows at the state prison June 30, The woman had just arrived from her home in Italy and was in a frenzy of despair over the approaching fate of her son. Her appeals to Mr. Coogan to do something to save him were pitiful and heart-rending. She kissed his hands repeatedly and fell and ca- ressed his feet. Mr. Coogan was deeply moved, but could offer no hope to the suffering mother. TO BUILD $11,000 GARAGE. W. W. Hanna Is Having Plaps Drawn For Big Building. Plans for a garage which will ac- commodate 100 automobiles are being j drawn for W. W, Hanna by Architect ‘Walter P. Crabtree. will ‘cost $11,000. Mr. Hanna intends to erect the ga- The building rage in the rear of the Hanna block | on Main street at the head of East Main street. ~He will rent it out to someone who wishes to conduct a ga- rage business. OUR YOUNGEST OFFICIAL. Arthur N. Rutherford, Néw Brit- ain’s voungest city official and prob- ably the youngest who ever held such as- sumed his duties as building inspec- tor this morning. The keys to the desk were turned over to him by August Bergstrom, whose term of of- fice expired last night at midnight. Inspector Rutherford treated his friends to good cigars today when they talled to congratmlate him. PAUL MEYN ESTATE. An inventory of the estate of Paul H. Meyn was filed today in the court of probate by Richard Schaefer and Harry E. Norton. It is”valued at $1, The principal item is equity in land and buildings on Jubilee street, $1,300. that the colonel had emerged ; out At | He's tougher than his | SILVER TEA SERVICE GIFT FROM HOUSE Representatives Will Also Present Pair of Candelabra to Miss Wil- son as Wedding Token. Washington, May 1.—A silver tea service supplemented by a pair of sil- ver candelebra, is the house of rep- Eleanor Wilson, the president’s young- est daughter. Her marriage to Sec- retary McAdoo will take place at the | White House on May 7. The gift was chosen by a commit- tee of the house headed by Repre- i sentative Mann of Illinois, the mi- | nority leader. It will be suitably en- | graved and sent to the White House | probably this week. The present, | simple, but elegant in design, con- sists of a massive tray, hot water ket- tle, teapot, cream pitcher, etc. Thae house gift to Miss Jessie Wood- row Wilson upon the occasion of her i marriage to Francis Bowes Sayre, was | a diamond lavalliere set in platinum. 'THIRTEEN MORE BODIES RECOVERED FROM MINE Thirty-seven Miners Owe Their Lives to Trapper Boy and Fire Boss. Eccles, W. Va,, May 1.—Rescue ! crews last night assembled. thirteen bodies at the foot of the shaft in { Mine No. 5 of the New River Coal { company, and today continued their ;“ork of exploration in the hope ' of {locating all of the 172 men who it 1 | | | woula trével for two days at a tlme now seems certain lost their lives in the explosion last Tuesday afternoon. Pumps were kept going during the night and by dawn the mine was com- paratively free of water. The force of j the explosion was so great that | masses of earth and rock were @is- lodged and the galleries choked. It { may be days before the dead have been recovered. Thirty-seven miners employed in No. 6 when the explosion occurred, y owe their lives to the courage of lit- tle Davy Buckhannon, a trapper boy, and the resourcefulness of the fire boss. A. P. Burdiss. Davy heard the : explosion in No. 5, and like all min- ers, knew the afterdamp would soon | sweep the workings of No. 6. With- out thought of himself and not know- ing how soon the dust in No. 6 weuld let go, he ran along . the gallery, shouting a warning at the mouth of every room. The men ran to the main entry, where the fire boss quickly gathered them in the under- ground storehouse.: There he dis- i tributed brattice cloth, and directing them to a room far from the entry | connecting with No. 5, showed them |how to build a wall that would shut out the gases. After three hours of anxious waiting, the imprisoned men were found by a rescue party headed by Supt. Thomas Donaldson, who pi- loted them to safety. ‘WINTERS-BEHRENDT- Local Young Lady to Become Bride of Springfield Young Man. Miss Bertha Behrendt of Curtiss { street will become the bride tomor- row afternoon of George Winters of Springfield, Mass., at a simple wed- ding to take place in St. Matthew’s German Lutheran church at 3 o'clock. The *ceremony will be performed by | the pastor, Rev.-A. C. T. Steege and the attendants will be Miss Wanda Drachénberg as the bridesmaid and Julius Behrendt as the best man. The newly-married couple will re- side in Springfield, where the groom holds .employment. DIES AT HOSPITAL. Mrs. Amelia V. Landa Succumbs to Peritonitis. Mrs. Amelia Velera Landa, wife of Alexander Landa of 390 Elm street, was sent to the New Britain General Hospital by Dr. J. J.' Andzulatis 11:15 o’clock last night. She was suffering from peritonitis and passed away at 3:30 o'clock this morning. | She was seen at the hospital by Dr. Dunn. Mrs. Landa, who was but twenty- one years old, is survived by her hus- band and an eighteen-months-old baby. Medical Examiner T. G. Wright began an investigation of the case this afternoon. HOTEL CAN'T HAVE LICENSE. The county commissioners have de- cided against the petition of ex-Coun- cilman James R. Halloran for a li- cense at the Hotel Washington at 69, 71 and 73 Lafayette street omn the ground that the place is unsuitable. There was heavy remonstrance to the petition, the remonstrance being handled by Judge John H. Kirk- ham., It is hinted that there may also be a remonstrance against the granting of a license to the Vita Drug company, in which Mr. Halloran is interested, when a hearing is held next Wednesday. WEATHER. Hartford, May with frost tonight, fair, N PN 1. — Fair Saturday § resentatives’ wedding present for Miss | at } SIBERIA ASHORE ON SAMASANA ISLAND Wirciess Messages 10 lapancsp Goast Call for Assistance. MRS. HARRISON ANONG PASSENGERS Pacific Mail Liner Left Nagasaki For Manila Wednesday.—Kanto Maru Rushing to Aid of Distressed on Vessel.—Pirates’ Work Suspected. Tokio, May 1.—Wireless calls for assistance from the Pacific Mail steamer Siberia, from San Francisco April 7 for Manila, heard on the Jap- anese coast today, intimated that she was in grave peril off the coast of Formosa. The exact nature of the accident has not been determined, nor have any details been received here up to a late hour tonight. An early report said the liner was sinking, while a later message con- veyed the information that she was ashore six miles off the southeast mainland of Formosa Island. Rescue Ship Dispatched. The Japanese government dis- patched the steamer Kanto Maru from Formosa to the succor of the Siberia as soon as the news of her trouble was received. Among the passengers on the Si- | beria are Mrs, Francis Burton Har- rison, wife of the governor general of the Philippine Islands, and Mrs. John B. Rentiers, wife of the newly appointed British consul at Manila. The Siberia left Yokohama April 27 and Nagasaki April 29 for Manila. She had a passenger list of seventy- one persons in the first cabin, about fifty in the second and four hundred in the steerage. She is in command of Captain Zeeder and carries a crew of about 200 men. . At a late hour tonight a report was current in Tokio that Chinese pirates may have been connected with the accident to the liner. This fear was held at Tao-Pe-Fu, the capital of Formosa, whence it was conveyed in | a cablegram, Calls Have Ceased. The gravest anxiety prevails owing to the fact that the wireless calls for help from the . Siberia have ceased. A. A. Williamson, the American con- sul at Tamsui, Formosa, telegraphs he fears that this means the vessel has gone down. ‘When the first wireless ecalls “for help were heard the nearest ship was six hours away. The Japanese navy department was inclined tonight to discredit the re- ports of pirates, and expressed the opinion that they may have been an outcome of the recent looting of a British steamer. Message Came Direct, The first wireless message was re- ceived direct from the Siberia early this morning at the Japanese wireless station at Osevakai, off the coast of Kiushiv Island. It conveyed the in- formation that the steamer had met with an accident and was in distress. This message was mutilated and no further definite information could be gleaned from it. The plight of the Siberia was com- municated by wireless also to the Steamer Minnesota, of the Great Northern Steamship company, which was making her way to Nagasaki, as well as to the British cruiser Mino- taur. The position of the Siberia was giv- en by wireless as longitude 121.19 east, latitude 22.40 north. This lo- cation is about six miles to the east of the narrow cape which forms the southern extremity of Formosa Island. Has Wireless Outfit. The Siberia is of 5,655 tons burden and was built at Newport News, Va. She is supplied with wireless outfit and it is probable that the news of her serious situation was sent by this means to Nagasaki, The Siberia left Nagasaki Manila by way of Hong Kong April 29. A wireless station on the Japanese coast picked up distress signals sent from the Siberia by wireless to the liner Minnesota of the Great Northern Steamship company, which was mak- ing her way to Nagasaki. The Siberia was communicating her plight also to the British cruiser Min- otaur. Ambassador Makes Appeal. George W. Guthrie, the American ambassador to Japan, as soon as he heard of the condition of the Siberia requested the Japanese foreign office to send a warship to her aid. He was informed that the government, hav- ing already learned of the accident, had sent the Kanto Maru to the res- cue from Formosa. The Kanto Maru got under way shortly after 8 o’clock this morning. Embarked at Yokohama, Mrs. Harrison came to Japan from Manila for a short visit. She em- barked on the Siberia at Yokohama. The Japanese navy department has received and made public the follow- ing despatch: “The governor general of Formosa cables that a Japanese cruiser, on her way to the Islands, off the island of Kiushiu re. ports that the Pocific Mail steamer Sj- beria met disaster this morning in for on (Continued on Eighth Page.) Okinawa, | | THREE LAWSUITS AGAINST ONE MAN Stef Ryskiewicz Is Made Defendant in Actions Preferred Agalnst Him By Local and Hartford People. Stef Ryskiewicz is in trouble. Three lawsuits have been preferred against him in quick succession and Deputy Sheriff M. D. Stockwell has worn a well beaten path to his door- way by his frequent visits to serve at- tachment papers. The first suit against Ryskiewicz was instituted early this morning by Attorney Mortimer H. Camp. The plaintiffs in the case are the- New Britain Polish Business company and they seek to recover $100. Sheriff Stockwell attached a cash reglslcr and took it away with him. On his second visit to see Ryskie- wicz the sheriff took along James Duffy and placed him in the store as keeper. Both the Silver Brothers, of Hartford, and Louis Neibold, of this city, through Attorney M. D, Saxe, have sued for $76 each. These writs are made returnable before Justice J. T. Meskill on May 13. The first writ is made out returnable before Justice J. T. Meskill on May 11. BALTIC HOTEL RAZED T0 GROUND BY FIRE Noted Wayside Inn of Nine- teenth Century Totally Demolished. Baltic, Conn., May 1.—The Baltic hotel, a noted wayside inn during the early eighteen hundreds, was practi- cally gutted by fire early today, caus- ing a loss estimated at about $6,500. The building was a three story struc- ture. The fire started on the second floor near the chimney and spread rapidly before it was discovered. Only four persons were in the place beside John Barry, who con- dugted the hotel, and his wife, and all got out safely. The only thing saved from the fire was a large American flag, which one of the boarders, re- calling it after he had rushed out of the building, darted back and res- cued. The street floor was occupied by a saloon conducted by Barry, the hotel proper béing on the second floor with additional sleeping rooms on the third. On the latter also was a large hall which in later years had been used for lodge purposes In this hall the local lodge of Odd Fellows had about $500 worth of araphernalia stored and all of tihs was destroyed. The building was owned by For- mer State Rep. Raymond J. Jodoin, whose home, standing close to the burned hotel, was threatened with destruction. The firemen were able to confine the flames to the burning building, however. On the other side of the hotel stood the Academy of the Holy Family, a wooden building, a chapel and close beside it a hand- some brick convent which had just been built. A slight shift in the wind would have blown the flames onto these buildings. When the fire was at its height a call for help was sent to Norwich, and the automobile apparatus from that city responded, making the run from Norwich to Baltic, between eight and nine miles, in about twelve min- utes. Just as the apparatus reached the scene one of its tires burst. BOYS TALK GOVERNMENT. The boys of the eighth grade in the Grammar school paid a visit to the common council chamber this morn- ing and learned how the city is con- ducted as a corporation. Mayor George A, Quigley and City Clerk A. L. Thompson answered questions fired at them in a steady stream. In turn the mayor and city clerk asked | questions and the boys showed re- markable knowledge of city affairs, FATHER WINTERS RE;\PPO‘INTED. i Rev. John T. Winters, pastor of St. Mary’s church, has been reap- poifited to the Board of Diocesan Con- | sultors for the next three years. The other members chosen were Very Rev, | Thomas §. Guggan V. G.; Right Rev. ! Mgr. John Synnott, LL. D. Rev.| Michael McKeon, Rev. Hugh Treanor, | Rev. Arthur Q'Keefe. TS DIVORCE. Mrs. Ellen Barton was granted a divorce and the custody of a four-! year-old child by Judge Reed in su- perior court in Middletown this morn- ing. Mrs. Barton is a New Britain woman. The present residence of her husband is not knowns Judge George W. Klett appeared for Mrs. Barton. MRS. BARTON HEALTH BOARD MEETS, The board of health will meet to- night and will choose a chairman, a superintendent of health and & milk inspector and will take steps to felect a plumbing inspector. It will be l‘w first meeting of the new ‘board. Washington, May 1.—The president today made the follqwing nomination to be postmaster: Connecticut, An | of the last train for Vera Cruz. | ports drew Leary, South Norwalk. CARRANZA'S ANSWER 10 TRUCE AWA Mediation Envoys Resame at Argentine Legation. .‘.‘ Wh| NO STATEMENTS ARE Mexican Residents of Vera Crnz lieve That Peace Will Never H in the Republic Until Uacle Takes Complete Control. ‘ ‘Washington, day 1.—To what tent intermediation between United States and Huerta would affected by a refusal of the Carra element to suspend military operatio against Huerta pending mediat was the chief question confront the South American mediators whi they resumed their sessions at Argentine legation today. The midnight conference betw: the mediators and Secretary Bi lasting for more than two hours | established definitely that the Uni States and Huerta would suspend itary operations, the only r made by the United States being it would be free to repel any ati But Carranza still held aloof fi any suspension of hostility bet! him and the Mexican federal fo! All efforts, therefore, were directe to have the truce include the ring elements in northern Mexico well as those of the United States Huerta. Work Will Proceed. The work of the mediators, it learned in authoritative gq would proceed steadily, no m what the final attitude of Ca was on the question of armistice, though an adverse decision by would necessarily restrict the intf mediation to the main Issue be the United States and Huerta. mediators are still hopeful that ¢ entire subject, including the internd Mexican, issue may be brought witl their deliberations, but, if not, it assumed they still will proceed to adjustment of the conflict growing of the Tampice flag incident cn whicl President Wilson's action wax just fied by congress, the landing of Ames jcan forces at Vera Cruz «nl oth issues. The envoys’ morning session b toward 11 o'clock with the ex; tion of afternoon and mnight They were not prepared to any statement on the main issues I volved or to what extent they been broached- to the United or the Huerta regime. It was thoritatively known that the - tiations wére proceeding steadily fe ward. The only question was as M their scope in case the fighting co tinued in northern ‘Mexido. Riano Visits Legation, The Spanish ambassador, Riano, representative of the Hue: government in the United Stal visited the Argentine legation at o’clock today and held a conferen with the Argentine minister, ! Naon. The ambassador is sald have delivered a message to the iators from the Huerta aut! No statement was made as to its ¢ tents. Neutral Zone Desired. Gravity of the situation at Tamp | growing out of the fast accumulati of oil from the flowing wells in interior, which constitute a' menace to the town itself, vast fingi clal loss as a result of the overflow: ing of the tanks, and finally the Inter- ference with neutral commerce by th! constitutionalists as exhibited in firing upon the Ward Line Antilla at that port, prompted/s Cecil Spring-Rice, the British am) sador, to confer today with Assista) %ecretnry Osborne at the state e partment, in a further effort to cre 4 neutral zone in the oil field viein: ty. " Many Americans IRemain. Consul Canada at Vera Cruz, res ported to the state department to ; that there/still are 1,500 Americans Mexico City unable to get out beeca of interrupted railroad facilii These, for the most part, arrived the capital just after the depart C sul Canada has asked the Brazills minister and Admiral Craddock, tf British commander, to exert their forts to restore railroad comm: cation with the capital. Will Return Bodies. Admiral Badger reported to navy department today that within two or three days he would send the battleship Montana to New York with bodies of sailors and marines killed at Vera Cruz The vessel would - he said, as soon as it became cert: that her services were no longer need= ed for refugee work. The bodies will be shipped from New York to homes of relatives. No Hitch Caused. The envoys resumed their today after a late night meeti; Secretary Bryan expressed b “ | the negotiations would Dproces possible.” Ung Dr. Bdward government em; as that American rapidly | ing after rcfugees, was to be ed as a spy in Mexico City, ¢ o hitch in the /diplovants Vigorous representations (Con«mu—;rd /"