New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1914, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD "ADS" MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN; CONNECTICUT. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1914—SIXTEEN PAGES. - ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR MEMORIAL DAY and Amy Loader Males Kaown s for Aomual Obtrvane. RADE WILL STARTAT 11:30 A M. mmander F. V. Strester Makes 4 \ \ p for Memorial Day Abram tions and Appoints "uwfi Marshal of the Day. -idanek v. Streeter, commander | sconmecticut depaftment of the nd head of Stanley post in | ANy completéd his official Mhapial W, 0rders for this city and the yeniweek will issue his ,ndpliamhé weveral G. A. 4ousRout;the state..~@he s—s pade| ouf by the coms Tander, forthis ity are as follows: HonorgPredident Wilson. It s 'y fifty years since the beautiful r::eli)m oégtrewlng gowen upon the gra) §°f pir departed com- rades was in |\SUTAtéd and the 30th day of May ignated as Memorigl day. It is s | (that the day was never more ge ly observed in Cen- necticut than year. Let us strive to have it obs §ed euually as well . BLZE THREATENS MAIN ST. BUILDING Smok¢ Does Most Damage in l<‘lrc.' Wich Starts in Rear of Zin- an and Zeviw's Blogk. Much gmoke'ang little firé did dam- age to th) extent of severgl hundreds of dollars!shortly after 1/o'clock this afternoon i the rear of the build- ing at the ¢ormer of Nain and La- fayette streets, owned by Zinman and Zevin and eccupied by a small cloth- ing store and Muecke's saloon. This building adjoins Keeney's theater. The fire wag so located that, had it gained much headway, the entire block would have been threatened. In the rear of ‘the building and under the stdirway.is a huge brick oven in which ashes are dumped. Old Vapers and other refuse in this took fire and was discovered by women living, in the —tenements upstairs. Officer “Michael Cosgrove was on the Job ana puiled in the glarm from box 42. Engine companies No, 1, 2, 3 and 4 responded. Dense clouds of stifing smoke were rolling. from *the year of the block Whén the department arrived, and it was with ‘difficulty that the fire fight- @rm; went mbout thieir work, ¢ It was necessary to rip_jout partss of the partition to'get at the blaze and Chief Dame finally found it necessary to turn in a stream of water for a short time before the fire could be extin- guished. The saloon and clothing store was badly smoked up, as were all the living apartments ugstairs. DEP'T CHAPLAIN MAIER \ this year. It j Yot a Memonal day for the 'veteran | t_i::r’u::e.w::.: day for gve c. man, orychfld n r:’;ufi& at republic, who loves the Star Sp led Banner, and - hrenareits fefende It is the one day above'a)l off’S| When 'every patriotic sl that @reathes should lay aside allbusines§Cares and pur sult of pleasres anq@pey homase © the natlon'g¥ad_ honor -Presi- dent Wilson £ holding check for a moment the kins ofigh#e Sovernmen of the nation yhite 1, Jelivers- eulogy over theb. of marinesan! sailors who fell Cruz. Let ué pause for a m and look to the Ruler ‘that peace of the nation shall pre d the lives of our sons may pot sacrificed | fur- ther upon the;fleld of battle. jCiti- zens of New Britain are earnestly re- quested 4o joln with us in the’ ob- servance of the day. . i ¥ Flags at Half Mast.” . .“You are:glso, earnestly reghested ' to display U. S. flags at half mus 12 o'clock noon, then .at tullx remainder of the &2 of comrades from“'# a 4 sisted by members ot L.)'D. Penfield camp, Sons of Veterahs, andg! A. 'G. Hammond camp, Uniteq Spanjsh. War || Veterans, will decorate the the various cemeteries. Chey will re- port at Grand Army hall, st $99. Main street, at 7:30 a. m. sharp, arid at the cemeteries at 8:30 a. m, urday. Invitations will be"xtended to the Spanish War Veterads, wmiili- tary companies, German r. Vet~ erans, Sons of Veterans, and .various patriotic and other organizations to join with us in the parade.’ The Woman's Relief Corps, Sons' of, Vet~ erans’ auxiliary, -and Spanish. War ‘Veterans’ -auxiliary, are cordially jiny vited to assist in arranging flowers | Help ¥rom Children.| = | | “It s desired that the ghildren of| the ‘schools,.and - friends; - ganerally, | . contribute flowers as has been the usual custom, and have them deljv- ered to the committees at Q. A. R* hall between 4 _and 6 o/clock Friday, and not later than 8 a. m. rday. May 30. Abram Howell, Marshal. _ “Stanley post will assemble at head-, quarters ‘at 11 a. m, sharp, May Sp. All veterans are invited to Join §s in the parade, 'which will staft promptly at 11:30 a. m. Comrade Abram Iiowell is hereby appointed marshal of the day, and’ Wil an- nounce his aides and the formution end line of marchiat an early date. A Address By Chaplain, |~ “The usual afternoon address and exercises will be held this year on the Friday eyening preceding Memo- rial day in the Center Congregational <lareh at 8 o'clock, ;:v:yzn all are inyited, Comrddc Willlam. Cor Mrttiord, department will -deliver the address! 2 o accepted an jna vitation from ‘Rey,i8.™ ‘Ohman, D+ D., pastor.of the'Swedi Luthergn church, Franklin sqliare, to attend divine service there/in a body at 4 o'clock p. m. Sunddy, May 24. Post members will assginble at G. A. R. all at 3:30 p, m! sharp, and march to' the church. Need /Automobiles. “It has beey suggested that five or six automobiles be provided for the [comrades who are unable to march with the post. We will be pleased with a cheerful response.” CAMERA CLUB HIKE, Several members of the Camera Jub will g0 on a short “hike” next Bundgy, taking the 8:53 train from [Berlin to Middletown and the 9:20 oljey for Middlefield as far as Palm. pr's. From there the members will ollow the stream to Middlefleld, re- rning home by way of Meriden. The ftalkers are to bring luncheon and -oflengill be served at C. W. Brain- rd’s hack” on Powder Hill. The rip will afford a good opportunity to knap. some pictures for the coming hibition. ? night as\usual. ‘heart tromble. . ! iwo sons and /Britain Machine PREPARES . OF V. ORDERS Local | Clergymap Urges Patriots to Assist Old Veterans, Rev. Henry,K W. Maler, pastor of the First Congregational church and 'a member of L. D. Penfield camp, S. of V., has been apppinted division chaplain of the state|of Connecticut and he has prepared; the following .Memorial/day, orders: | “Again/there comes) to us a sense of our indebtedness to' the brave and patriotic men who gave their lives fo? their country. Many ‘of ithem have passed inté the great beyond. Our duty to'them can be fulfilled only hy acts which reveal our respect for their memory. 3 e fast thinning line of the ow when they can no longer put the tributes of love and respect on the graves of thely comrades, that we will proudly carry on the lsx‘vlce. “On this M¢morial day {let us re- new the spirit of the occasion. Let us understa that if wes Jack the power. to gppreciate and honor noble deeds and'lives, it is more than prob- able thai we have lost the : power also of doing noble deeds and lving noble lves. Let us by our example lead in honoring those who -have hon- ored us.”. W There will be a meeting of L. D. Penfield camp this evening in G. A, R. hall, to which a large attendance is requested, as nrmhzemgnu’ will be made " for the annudl observance of Memorial day. % DIFS SUDDENLY IN BED, \Mun Eighty-five Years of Age Found Dead by Family This Morning, . ‘Hameargam Kooumjian, an Ar- maenian, who has been employed as a gardener by prominent West Main street familles' for many years, was found dead in bed by his wife this mornipg. The déad man was eighty- five years of age and had been in good health, \working_ until 6 o'clock last Death was due to Besides his wife the deceased leaves two. daughters. The vneral will be held Sunday afternoon t 2:30/ o’clock from the Erwin Mor- tuary chapel and interment will be in Fairview cemetery. Kooumjiam lived at 72 North street. AUTO HITS COAL TEAM. An automobile, belonging to ‘Abra- ham Buol; perintendent of the New company, . collided with one.of the W. L. Damon com- bany’s coal wagons ‘near the railroad station this afterroon. “The coal téam was coming up the right hand side of Church street and the auto attempted to pasy. An express team coming from, the station blocked the way and the smash resulted. The mud guard ‘was glightly bent in the accident. CANNON IN PARK. It is probable that a petition will be taken before the common council this evening agking permission to place the cannon, recently secured for the city through the offices of Con- gressman Lonergan, in Central park in front of the Soldiers’ monument. This is considered to be the only suit- able place in the city for the relic. NEW CATCHER. ‘When the umpire announced the batterles for today's game at Electric field the fans were introduced to a new. wearer of the New Britain uni- form. His name is Connelly and he is a catcher. Previous to this time he has been busy holding down the contributions of the Holyoke pitching staff, | MAYOR RECOMMENDS MANY IMPROVEMENTS Will Deliver His Annual Message fo Common Council Tonight.- fik§ STUDIED HIS SUBJECTS WELL Will Not To\ld\m on ' Matters With Which He Is Not Thoroughly Fa- millar~—Granite Block Paving—In: which greater protection to life and property will be given throughout the city—that is the keynote of the mes- ESTABLISHED 1876. =2 CONN. VETS TO WEAR NUTMEGS ON BADGES State G. A, R. Men Who Are to At- tend Detroit Encampment Will Go By Lehigh Valley Route. ‘Wooden nutmegs, for which Con- necticut, familiarly known all over the world as the “Nutmeg State,” is famous, will form a distinguishing part of the insignia to be worn by the state Grand Army veterans when they attend the forty-eighth annual encampment of the G. A, R. in De- troit, Mich., from August 31 to Sep- tember 5. These wooden nutmegs first became famous at the Centennial exhibition held in Chicago about twenty years ago. Commander Streeter of the Connec- ticut department of the G. A. R., an- \ ire spection ‘of Buildings by I‘“ch; that the state delegation has Improvements in all departments by to have the Lehigh Valley rail- road A¥4tmo@alal ro be made via Niugara Famg to Detroit either by the Lake steamers or by rail. Last evening Commander Streeter The trip will sage which Mayor George A. Quigley will deliver to the common council this_evening. . The message is rich with sugges- tions and recommendations, many of which he promised to try to carry out when he was campaigning for the republican nomination and later for the election. The message indicates the belief of the chief executive that he should take the initiative in trying to bring the city to a plane equal with the best cities of the -land and not wait: for others to do it. Some features of municipal life will be touched on only briefly as Mayor Quigley has not had sufficient time during his brief occupancy of the office to go into all phases and branches of the government. “I am going to talk on those things Wwith which I am familiar,” said Mayor Quigley to a Herald reporter. * don’t intend to go deeply into any subject I have not studied but when 1 get an opportunity to make special studies of them I will make Teports and recommendations to the council regarding them. 1 am going to talk or subjects I know about and I will mean what I say.” ° Special Message on Water Department, Little attention will be paid by Mayor Quigley to the water depart- ment as he intends to make this the subject of a special message later in his term. Better Housing. Considerable attention is devoted in the message to the health department and housing conditions. As an alder- man, Mayor Quigley spent many hours studying housing conditions, especially in those quarters where conditions ‘were not favorable to the health and Wwelfare of tenement dwellers. ‘He belleves that such a state of affairs as he found should be prohibited and wil' recommend better housing con- ditions. Another item that could be included in the health matter is the installa- tion. of sewers in ‘“pocket” streets. Al present these streets are not sewered but Mayor Quigley believes they should be for the benefit of the health of the entire community, Granite Block Pavement, More permanent paving on streets used for heavy traffic is another re: commendation. Mayor Quigley believes that granite blocks should be laid on such streets ag Elm, Myrtle, Bigelow and Park . streets which are used continually by} * heavy vehicles. . He does mot, bélleve in laying macadam o\ . semi-pefmanent pavement on streets of this nature. Mayor Quigley does not devote much space to street lighting as this matter is now under consideration by the board of public w-rks and a spe- cial committee of the common coun- cil. “Put Wires in Subways, ‘Writing of ‘subways, Mayor Quig- ley recommends that the United Elec- stric Light and Water company be gompelled to use the West Main Street subways. He also notes that thé Connecticut company has a big feed wire running toward the city on West Main street as far as Emmons place. Better Car Service. Poor electric car service comes in for a share of ‘criticism. Poor equip- ment which should be in the scrap heap is a subject on which he touches heavily, Extension of the street car service 'in order that outlying tracts of land may be developed will also be recommended. Motor Driven Aerial Truck. Mayor Quigley does not agree with inst year's boprd of finance and taxa- tion, which did not believe a motor driven aerial truck pecessary for the fire department. Nis message calls attention to the fact \Hat the present aerfal truck is antiquated and unsafe as well as being unable to-reach to the roofs of many of the bujldings. Fire Inspection Districi, A decided innovation contaiheq in the message will be the districting o the city for the purpose of contintay inspection. It is Mayor Quigley’s in= tention to have the city divided into sectlons, which will be looked after by the respective fire companies. If the firemen find fire escapes in poor condition they can report to the build- ing inspector. If they find unsani- tary conditions in housges they can report to the board of health. And if they discover heaps of waste paper in cellars and other conditions that might tend to increase the fire risk they can report to the chief of the fire department. When this system is working, Mayor Quigley believes, (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) gave an address on “Patriotism and {the Grand Army” before the state convention of the Woman's Reliet Corps in Waterbury. The affair was held in the Waterbury Congregation- al church and Mrs. Etta Litch and Mrs. Abram Howell,-of this city, were present as delegates. (VALLON ADMITS THAT HE LIED REGARDING MURDER Witness Today Denied He Quarreled With Rosen- ' thal. New York, May 15.—Harry Vallon, fellow conspirator with ‘“Bald Jack” Rose and others in the plot which re- sulted in the murder of Herman Ros- enthal, for which Charles Becker is being tried for the second time, un- derwent the ordeal of cross-examina- tion today. He admitted that he had lied on many occasions in respect to the murder, but swore. that his story of the events leading up to the crime was correct in its essential details. Counsel for the defense fired ques- tion after question at the witness in an endeavor to show that his testi- mony connecting Becker with the con- spiracy was false. In no important nts, however, was the witness’ story brok: own. i It pecd own today that Charles Plitt, who . was known as Becker's press agent, probably will be called as a Wwitness for the state. Plitt is to be used as a corroborating witness to support the stories of Rose, Val- lon and Webber. He was not called at the former trial. In direct examination today Vallon corroborated the main points of Jack Rose’s story, and was then turned over to the defense. He admitted under cross examination that he had known Rosenthal for fifteen years and that they had had a disagreement six months before Rosenthal was mur- dered. The witness denied, however | that he had quarreled with the mur- dered man. It is a contention of the defense that Rosenthal was a vie- tim of a gamblers’ war. Martin 1. Manton,” for the defense, read the rec- ord of Vallon's testimony at the last trial in which he said ‘“We quarrele “Well,” said Vallon today, * didn't quarrel. That’s the truth.” Manton asked Vallon whether he was standing on the running board of the murder car with a smoking pistol n his hand as it sped away from the ;!cene of the crime. Vallon dented It Vallon was asked about a statement made by Isadore Fishman, a friend who visited him and Webber in prison and who is to be called as a witness for the defense. Fishman's testimony Will be used in an effort to show that Vallon, Webber and Rose “framed up” Becker while they were in pris- on.| Vallon declared if Fishman ever swore there was a “frame up” he was \ liar. Valon denied he ever had a num- ber of pickpockets *“working” in de- partment stores for him. “I stppose you are too?” nton asked. “Oh I am” replied witness. “Would you lie to save your life?"” “Yes,” ®aid Vallon emphatically. Vallon was excused and recess was taken. ve resourceful, \ MCcAVAY IS SUSPENDED. One of Cit' dest Letter Carriers May Be Rinoved from Service. Peter RI(‘A\'X. one of the city's oldest letter cakriers in the point of service, is unden suspension awaiting final decision from the department at Washington. It s said that several people on his roite have preferred charges against Mim that are being seriously consider4d by the Washing- Mon authorities. Mr, McAvay has been employed as 2 leGer carrier fof long over twenty Years ind would be eligible for pen- sion irag ghort time. Should it be recomideq that he be removed from the wryice it would be a severs blow tquhi raQ v Hartford, Conin, May 15.— D A, WE.THER. Fair, continued (¥ tonight. Saturday fajr, [ENVOYS PAY WILSON FAREWELL VISIT President Expresses Hope That Med- iators Wil Selve Mexican Probem. U. 8. DELEGATES AT WASHINGTON Burden of Conference at Niagara Falls, Ont.,, Will Fall Upon the Three South American Representa- tives. Washington, May 15.—The South American envoys upon reste the. hope of a peaceful solution of the Mexican Tatwoglio today paid a formal visit of fareweINas ™wagident whom Wilson before their departure for Niu~ gara Falls, Ont., to begin their peace ! negotiations. All the ceremonial of formal diplo- matic intercourse marked the call of three envoys. Ambassador Da Gama of Brazil, Minister Naon of Argentina and Minister Suarez of Chile, accom- panied by Secretary of State Bryan, went to the White House in an auto- mobile. President Greets Envoys. In the blue room, the president, with his military and naval aides attired in full dress uniform, greeted the en- voys. He wished them success on their mission of peace and expressed the hope that when they return to Washington they will have found the solution of the Mexican problem which has confronted the United States gov- ernment for three years. Although it is customary for am- bassadors and ministers on leaving the United States for long absences to say good-bye to the president there was more than the usual farewell in the little scene in the blue room to- day. The three envoys accredited to the United States purposely are leav- ing American territory to divest them- selves of their official charge with the American government so that they may act in impartial and intermedi- ary capacity on a neutral soil, Mcdiators Have Burden. Upon the three mediators devolved the real burden of the conference at INfagara Falls. They are to make all suggestions and initiate all moves. From them must come the plan which all parties will take under considera- tion. The American representatives have no plenary powers. ‘'They bear no credentials, in a for- mal sense, but merely an autograph letter from the president instructing them to act as a channel of communi- cation between the Washington gov- ernment and the three South Ameri- can envoys who have tendered their good offices for a settlement of the Mexican question. Representatives at Washington. Frederick W. Lehmann, former so- licitor generel of the United States, and Justice Lamar of the supreme court of the United States, who com- prrise the American representatives, and H. Percival Dodge, their secre- tary, were at the state department to- day going over official reports and fa- miliarizing themselves generally with the work ahead of them. While they cannot act finally on propositions sub- mitted to them, they will be _em- Powered to answer a good many ques- tions about the American position without reference to ~Washington. They were expected to have a final conference with the president and Secretary Bryan today and will leave early tomorrow for a daylight ride to Niagara Falls, N. Y. Their quarters will be ‘on the American side of the line, to facilitate communication with Washington by telephone and tele- graph. TWO STILL ALARMS, Fire Department Called Out Twice But Not Required to Work, Engine companies No. 1 and No. 3 were called out by a still alarm at 8:20 o'clock this morning for a fire at the corner of Broad and High streets. Someone had built a bon fire in a back vard and the sparks blew under the barn in the rear of Zevin's block. Amateur fire fighters had extinguished the blaze by the time the companies arrived. There was another gmall fire last evening in M. Berman’s place at 963 Stanley street. The fire was in the barn where Berman, who is a dealer in old rags, had some materials. There was but little for the firemen to do when they arrived, the fire having been already extinguished. EXPLOSION KILLS TEN, Three Others Injured in Catastrophe at Detroit Rubber Factory. Detroit, Mich., May 15.—Ten men were killed and three injured in an explosion this forenoon which blew the plant of the Mexican Crude Rub- ber company to pleces. There were about twenty-five employes working in the plant. Eleven survivors have been accounted for. Gasoline is be- lieved to have been responsible for tha explosion. SIX PERSONS KILLED. St. Louis, May 15.—Six persons were MKilled in an automobile acci- dent eleven miles from Edwardsville, I, today. three H | | POLICEMEN CHOOSE VACATION DATES Delcgutes State Convention of Be Held to Policemen, to Here, Chosen. Local patrolmen have chosen their vacation periods. They are as fol- lows: July 5-11-—Storey, Johnson, Connors. July 14-20—1J. Carlson, Richardson, A. Carlson, King. July 23-29—English, Cosgrove, Mc- Carthy, Quirk, August 1-7—Atwater, McCabe, Malona. August 10-16—C. Hart, Quinn. August 19-25—Hellberg, Skelly, Hayes. August 28 to September 3—Nealon, Kelley, W, O'Mara, M. Meehan, September 6-12—Lamphere, Frank Moore. Officers Atwater and Malone have been appointed delegates to the eon- vention of the State Policemen’s asso- ation, which is to be held in this C1ty 4n_ July. Officers Moore Lyons huve nheen selected as nates, 5 o BURGLARS LIKE PIE. The store of G. L. Geer at 783 Stanley street was burglarized last night and a quantity of cigarettes and candy was stolen. The burglars gave their attention to the pie counter and bit into four different pies. BOYS, RIDING DOUBLE Wagner, T. w. Johnson, Lyons, Malone, alter- ON BICYCLE, HIT TEAM| George Ohman Seriously Crushed Under Wheel— Companion Injured, George, the young son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. 8. G. Ohman, of Bassett street, wag seriously injured this morning, and Walter Johnson, who lives Rockwell avenue, was painfully bruised when the two boys, riding on one bicycle, had a collision with a heavy delivery wagon belonging to the Great Western Market, Dr. George W. Dunn took the injured boys into his office and worked over them for some time, carefully dressing their wounds, Young Ohman was the more seriously hurt of the two, as one of on the wheels of the heavy wagon passed | over his stomach. The physician is not yet able to determine whether or not he suffered any dangerous in- ternal injuries. Aside from the injuries to his ab- domen the Ohman boy has a number of bad body bruises and his nose was cut open. Johnson was also badly hurt, being kicked on the head by one of the horses, He has several bad contusions on the head and an ugly gash over his eye, It re- quired three stitches to close the wound. The accident pccurred shortly after 11:30 o'clock this morning, near the South church corner. The two boys were coming along on a bicycle, one riding the other on the handle bars, Jist as the Great Western Market wagon came up Main street. The driver drew in near the curb and the | boys seemed to lose control of the bicycle, for they crashed into the horse near the whiffle tree, the two boys and the bicycle falling under the horses’ hoofs and the wagon wheels. The driver brought his team to a standstill ‘and the Injured boys were taken into a nearby store, after which they were taken to the physiclan’s office. NO CHOICE TODAY, Chairman E. N. Humphrey of the board of public works stated before the board went out on its inspection of streets this afternoon that the matter of electing a superintendent of the street department had bheen postponed until the next meeting, Tuesday evening. L. F. Merritt of Bridgeport, who had been recom- mended by City Engineer Hall, is said to have been in town today. TWO PLAYERS RELEASED, Bauer and Ostrich have been re- leased by Owner Scinski of the New Britain club. Bauer started the sea- son in the outfield but has been playing at second Dbase. Ostrich wanted work as an inflelder and played there and in the outfleld. Neither counld hit well enough to suit the management and this caused their downfall. Owner Scingki is said to be looking for another infielder. T0 INSPECT WHIGVILLE, A trip of inspection to Whigville will be made , Tuesday by Mayor Quigley, City Engineer Hall, Com- missioner Rossberg of the water de- partment and Chairman B, N, Humphrey of the board of public works. STARK SERVES WRIT. Constable George A. Stark, acting on a writ issued by Attorney M. H, Camp, this afternoon attached the property belonging to John Byrne, who is being sued for rent by A. L. jaylor. The writ is returnable before Justice J. T. Meskill on May 25 and the attachment is for $100, “ Grace, { and | NIAGARA CONFERENCE PUT OFF TWO DAYS Mediation Scssions Wili Not Start Until May 20th REQUEST OF BRAZLIAN ENYOY Huerta's Gunboats Off Tampico Have Gone Out to Sea—Villa Preparing (d Lead Assault Against Saltillo—Fed< erals Attacked by Zapatistas. Washington, May of the negotiations American mediators controversy at was today 15.—The openingl of the Southi in the Mexican Niagara Falls, Ont.y postponed until Wednes- day, May 20, the state department! announced. The sessions were orix- [ Inally s¢heduled to begin Monday, Maw 18. The delay was arranged at the re<' quest of the Brazilian ambassadorf Mr. Da Gama, in order that the Mexi~ can delegates to the conference, wha |are speeding northward from Kew West today might not be unduly hur-' ried in their trip to Niagara Falls.| The Mexican delegation will reach| Washington wshortly after noon to- morrow and they will be given am opportunity by the postponement spend some time in Washington t get in touch with the situation her before proceeding to the formal nedl gotiations, Complete Protection Assured. Reports to the navy department( early today from Rear Admiral Mayo! stated that General Gonzales, the Car- ranza commander at Tampico, had{ assured United States Consul Miller: that complete protection would bel given to American and other foreignj property dbout the meaport, including! the immense oll interests here, News that the federal mission was speeding northward today from Kev West relieved all anxiety over the| possibility that the Mexican delegates( would not reach Niagara Falls in time( for the beginning of the conference, First Intimations Revealed. First intimations of the scope of their authority were revealed in a i statement by Senor Rodriguez, spoke: { man for the party, who declared: | “We have full power to act; we carry i no formula, and we shall.declde ac- cording to our consciences, always | bearing in mind the national honor.” That applied, however, only to is- sues between the Huerta government !and the United States. | The attitude of Carranza, Senor Rodriguez said, preeluded an attempt to compose internal affairs in Mexico. Complex Situation Avoided, i News that Huerta’s gunboats off Tampico had put out to sea tem- porarily relieved the poseibility of a. complex situation growing out of al blockade of the port. While official: here declined to discuss what might, result from an attempt by Huerta to | halt supplies and ammunition for the . constitutionalists outside Tampico, naval experts agreed that if the fed- eral commanders were able to estab- lish a fairly effective blockade, It would have to be respected by foreign shipping. To respect an effective’ blockade, it was declared, would not involve political recognition of eithes | combatant, Detalils of the final assault on Tam- pico after months of siege, which came through slowly today, indicat- ed that reinforcements of artillery en- abled General Gonzales to drive the federal gunboats from their positions Then, under cover of firing from the large guns, the constitutionalisis charged into the town, the conflict ending with desperate fighting in the plaza. Federals’ Fate Doubtful. The fate of the federals who fled from Tampico was in doubt today. In some quarters belief was expressed | that they would be cut to pleces long before they could hope to reach their own lines south of San Luis Potosl. Order is being restoréed in Tam- pico, reports today indicate, and Rear/ Admiral Mayo, with the Des Moines, and DolpWin has resumed a position in the river in front of the town. It was known that practically all foreigners; | had left Tampico before its evacuation. by the federals and no reports of dams, age to foreign property in the nnul’ fighting had been received, Assault Against Saltillo. With practically all northern Mexico in control of the constitutions= allsts Villa is preparing to lead the assault against Saltillo. His army been provisioned for a thirty d campaign and it was sald that parently there were plenty of and ammunition for the siege. Con tutionalist strategists were believed | have figured that if they took Saltille, the federal garrison there would eon- centrate at San Luls Potosl, leaving that city as one of the points where Huerta would make a final stand against the constitutionalist campaign aimed at Mexico City. Reports that a_constitutionalist off- clal had stated forelgn owned min in the Parral district must be un operation in fifteen days or they would be selzed and worked “for the benefig of the Mexican people,” catsed. some, apprehension In El Paso, Mfl capital in the Parral district is estie mated at from $80,000,000 to $8 000,000, and the mine owners what R, (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) SR