New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1914, Page 1

** Medical Examiner Believed He Was | £l . N o P » X4 HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS EW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” ME. BETTER BUSINES PRICE THREFE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNEC TICUT. TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1914 -TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHEL 1876, MENINGITIS SCARE ALARMS OFFICIALS No Danger of Disease Spreading, How;ver, Says Dr. Reeks. BOY DIES SUDDENLY IN HOSP.TAL Victim of Epidemic Form of Dreaa Ailment.—Went Swimming Satur- day and Became 111 Afterwards. What at first was believed to be a case of cerebro-spinal meningitis of the epidemic form and which alarmed health officials for a short time this morning has been shown to their sat. isfaction to be of a less dreadful va- riety of the disease and they entertain no fear of its spreading. The attention of Health Superinten. | dent T. Eben Reeks, M. D., was first called to the case by Medical Examin- er T. G. Wright after viewing the remains of Salvatore Gerbose, aged nine, of 495 South Main street, who died at the New Britain hospital - at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The medl- cal examiner believed that death was caused by the epidemic form of meningitis but his fears have since been discovered to be unfounded, it is said. Becomes Il After Swim. The Gerbose boy, who was a pupil in the first grade at the Northena school, went swimming Saturday af- ternoon and in the evening com- plained of being seriously ill. Dr. John D. Greenberg was called to at- tend him and ordered his removal to the hospital yesterday afternoon. The boy was admitted to the institution at 4:15 o’'clock and nine hours later was dead of meningitis, Brother’s Sickness Coincidence. When Dr. Reeks learned of the case he went to the home of the boy’s father, Paul Gerbose, and in- vestigated. He found a brother of the dead youngster also ill but after ex- amining the patient he announced that the symptoms were not those of meningitis. To be on the safe side, however, he fumigated the home, The father had been employed in Towers' brick yard but has not worked for some time and is in destitute cir- cumstances. The boy will be buried at the expense of the town, J. M. Cur- tin & Co. having been given the body. Tooked Like Epidemic Form. Medical Examiner Wright told a newspaperman that the case lookea to him like the epidemic form of meningitis. - He said that if that were true Dr. Reeks ecould be counted on to take all precautions against its spreading. Few Recover From Attacks, Cerebro-spinal meningitis is a dread disease from which few persons attatked recover. A serum has been found that has been used successfully in some cases but it is not depend- able, according to physicians. The last cases of the disease in this city were last November, according to former Health Officer Henry T. Bray, M. D. On that oceasion two children on Miller and Brown streets were Vic- tims. ‘Wouldn’s Let Doctor in. It was rumored today that the hos- pital authorities refused to admit the Gerbose boy into the hospital when he was taken there by Dr. Greenberg. Mrs. Jennie L. Bassett, the superin- tendent of the hospital, flatly denied this rumor this afternoon. “There was absolutely no question of admit- ting the little boy,” she said. “But we would not let Dr. Greenberg attend him as it is against the rules of the hospital to allow an outside physician to attend patiemts in thé ward. Dr. Greenberg prescribed for the boy but we did not follow out his instructions as we Knew that Dr. Bray, who is on the hospital staff, was on his way to the hospital.” KING SENDS REPLY. Great_Britain' Monarch Expresses ‘Gragilude for President’s Sympathy. ‘Washington, June = 2.—President Wilson today received from Xing George the following reply to his message of yesterday concerning the loss of the Empress of Ireland: London, June 2, 1914, “The President of the United States of America, Washington: “I thank you sincerely for, your sympathy in the terrible disaster to the Empress of Ireland and for your kind thoughts for tne families of those who have perished. (Signed) “GEORGE RL.” CHILDREN ENJOY CARROUSEL. The children from the Children’s Home of this city owned the merry- go-round on Church street this af- tefnoon from 4 to 5 o'clock when the management turned the circling horses, camels and lions, over to the younger generation. The children came from the home in a body and on their arrival the freedom of the square was given them. WILL ENJOY SAIL. On Friday afternoon of this week the Woodruff club of the South church will enjoy & sail down the Connecti- cut river from Hartford to Middle- town and will have as their guests the Maranatha class of this same church. There will be about forty young men and women take the trip. RIFLE IN PARK MAY SOON BE EXCHANGED Department Commander Streeter Thinks That an Old Time Cannon | May Be Secured Soon. | In an interview this morning con- | cerning the Maxim-Norfeldt rapid fire | gun located in Central park, Depart- ment Commander Frederick V. Streeter, of the G ' Army, stated that it is possibl an exchange may he effected b long ,whereby the rapid fire gun ...y be replaced by an older cannon, such as was used during the Civil war. Commander Streeter said ‘“through | the courtesy of Congressman Augus- | tine Lonergan to Judge B. F. Gaffney | an offer was made to furnish a can- | non and shells for ornamental pur- | poses to Stanley Post in this city. The |to pursue the necessary course to have the gun shipped to this city. | “The navy department at Wash- lington ordered the department at Portsmouth, N, H., to forward the gun to this city immediately that it might be displayed on Memorial day. | The shells were such as were used during the Civil war in a ten inch mortar, but the gun located in the park is one used for rapid firing. It is possible that an exchange may be made at an early date for one similar to those used during the war.” WILL DISCUSS PHASES OF WOOL INDUSTRY Manufacturers and Govern- ment Officials Hold Con- ference at Washington. Washington, June 2.—Representa- tives of the wool industry from var- | ious parts of the country were here today for the first of a series of con- ferences with officials of the depart- ment of agricuiture for the purpose of stimulating interest in new and improved methods of raising sheep and manufacturing wool. The con- ference was to continue for three days, and a number of prominent men iden- tified with the trade were on the program for addresses. Practically all phases of the wool industry were to be discussed. Among them were: Manufacturing value of American wool; methods of effecting improvement in the handling of American wool; control of predatory animals in range states; the dog prob- lem in farm states; means of increas- ing the number of farm sheep; im- provement in range breeding meth- ods, and statistics on sheep and wool. The program provided for addresses by Beverly T. Galloway, assistant sec- retary of agriculture; Charles H. Harding, Philadelphia; William Price, Boston; J. P. Cosgriff, Salt Lake City; ‘W. T. Rich, Australia; Dr. N. A. Cobb, department of agriculture; T. H. Jar- dine, forest service; A. L. Marvin, sec- retary National Wool Manufacturers’ association; 8. W. McClure, secretary ‘Wool Growers’' association and Miss Julia M. Wade, Lafayette, Ind. RESIGNATIONS GIVEN BY FRENCH CABINET Premier Doumergue and Colleagues Notify President Poincare That They Have Quit Posts, Paris, June 2.—Premier Gaston Doumergue and his colleagues of the French cabinet went to the palace of the Elysee today and resigned collec~ tively to President Poincare. The president immediately began the arrangement of consultation with the speakers of the senate and the chamber of deputies and the leaders of various parliamentary groups. It was understood that one of the prominent politicians would be re- quested in the course of the day to undertake the formation of a new | cabinet. The view was general in the lobbies of the chamber that Rene Viviani, now minister of public in- | struction, would be one of the first | ll approached. CAN'T TALK BUSINESS, Visitors to City Engineer William H. Hall, who is in the hospital re- covering from an attack of appendi- citis, are warned by the attending physicians that under no considera- tion are they to converse with the patient on city business. Several city officials have been to the hos- pital to visit Engineer Hall, but they cannot broach any subject pertain- ing to his work. Engineer Hall is gradually recovering from the opera- tion and is gaining in strength and health daily. TALKING WITH “PA.” Mayor Quigley and Assessors Burck- hardt, Watson and Bengtson went to Hartford this afternoon to hold a conference with the board of equaliza- tion and taxation, consisting of “Pa” Corbin, state tax commissioner; State Comptroller Dunn and State Treasurer Roberts. It is sald that Mayor Quig- ley told Commissjoner Corbin that the New Britain delegation does not want to be kept in the outer office cooling their heels as they were forced to do last week. | veterans accepted this offer and ad- i vised their commander, F. V. Streeter, | | h | ‘i { of the court 'of admiralty of Quebec, | in line. PUBLIC FUNERAL FOR DISASTER VICTIMS Nine of Empress of freland’s Crew | to B¢ Buricd Tomarrow. CEREMONY WILL BE IMPRESSIVE Many Disputes Have Arisen in Funeral | Shed Over TIdentification of Corpses | —Investigation Hearings Will Begin | June 9—Place Not Definitely Settled. | Quebec, June 2.—The first public funeral of victims of the collision be- tween the steamer Empress of Ireland and the collier Storstad is to be held Wednesday when the bodies of nine of the crew will be buried. Mayor Napoleon Druin, aided by Csnadian Pacific officials and promi- | nent men of the town, is arranging for the ceremony which will be an im- posing one. There is to be a pub- lic procession headed by the Royal Ca- nadian Garrison Artillery band, and cdetachments from the warship Essex and the local military forces will be‘ The schools are to close and for a time business will be suspended. Royal Commission Appointed. Responsibility for the collision, just now a subject of bitter controversy, will be fixed by the royal commission appointed to make a - thorough in- quiry, The members of the commis- sion are Sir Adolph Routhier, judge and the Hon. Ezekiel McLeod, chief justice and judge of the admiralty court of New Brunswick, appointed by the Canadian government, and George L. Vaux of the British board of trade, named by the British government. The hearings will begin June 9, but whether in Montreal or Quebec has not yet been definitely decided. Many Disputes Arise, The number of disputes that have arisen in the funeral shed is a surpris- ing feature of the identification work that has been going on there. In one | case no less than five persons con- | tended for the possession of one of the little girl victims with the result that when the pier was closed last night the 'body was still classed as un- claimed. So altered are the features of the dead that many mistakes are made. Some who were sure at first that they had recovered the bodies of dear ones, later wavered in their belief and sometimes even returned to affirm | their previous impression. Dilemma Was Created. A curious case was that of Mrs. Price of New Zealand, who had been identi- fied by her niece, Miss Townsend of New Zealand. Somewhat of a dilemma was created when fifteen or sixteen of the Empress crew arrived on the scene and claimed the body as that of Miss Leder, formerly stewardess of the ill-fated steamer. While the seamen were insistent in their identification, it vwas Miss Townsend who won the day, as she swore positively that the jewel- ry worn by Mrs. Price was known to her and she was backed up by Mr. Webber of the Canadian Pacific rail- way, who knew Mrs. Price personally, Some of the bodies have been so mutilated by being battered that those who identified them as men were told that they were those of women. The reason for the mistake was that the hair had been drawn back tightly. Palmer’s Body Identified, Ome body identified late yesterday was that of Leonard Palmer of the London Financial News, who organ- ized the tour of the British manufac- turers in this country. Date Not Settled. Ottawa, June 2.—Upon the passing today of the bill authorizing a spe- | clal commission to investigate the col- lision in the St. Lawrence river early last Friday morning, which resulted in the sinking of the Empress of Ireland with the loss of more than 900 lives, J. D. Hazen, in reply to a question by Sir Wiifrid Laurier, sald that June 9 had not been definitely decided upon for the opening of the investigation. Nor, he added, had the place been selected. The Canadian government will await the arrival of the British representa- tive before fixing the time and place of the inquiry. | Conducting Private Investigation. Montreal, June 2.—A private in- vestigation into the collision is being conducted by Capt. Lindsay, the Do- minion wreck commissioner. Orders | have_been issued that the members of the crews who were on watch at the time the vessels collided must be held here until the inquiry is over. Acting under cable advices from relatives in England, the Canadian Pacific Railway will bury the body of Sir Henry Seton-Kerr, the noted big game hunter, at Quebec, LECTURE FOR NEAR-CITIZENS, A. O. Washburn will speak before the citizenship class at the Y. M. C. A. this evening at 8 o’clock. This will Dbe the second of a course of lectures for New Britain residents who are preparing to take out naturalization kthe June term of superior court, which | | Ruffino, on the morning of March 5, lat their home, 131 jcourt by the police court in this city 'MRS. HOLMAN GIVES WOMAN MAY PLEAD | GUILTY TO KILLING | But M Ruflino May Face )Iun-‘) slaughter Charge Instead of Mur- der in the First Degree. From a New Britain viewpoint the | most important case to come up before Judge Gager in the criminal side of opens this afternoon in Hartford is| that of Mrs, Theresa Sato Ruffino, who shot and killed her husband, Luciano Lafayette streeet. Since being bound over to superior Mrs, Ruffino has been in jall in Hart- ford as she was not admitted to bonds, | It is understood that Mrs. Ruffino | { will not be charged with first degree | | murder, the original accusation, but | will face a charge of manslaughter. i It is also understood that she will | plead gulilty and throw herself on the | mercy of the court. Mrs. Ruffino shot her husband, an alleged degenerate, | after he had threatened to kill her by | shooting or by starvation. The killing | was done “vith Ruffino’'s revolver, | which he kept under his pillow and { which his wife had removed to a bureau drawer. | SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY Charges Former Husband With Conspiracy to Im- prison Her. Hartford, June 2.—Sensational tes- timony was given by Mrs, Elizabeth Curtis Holman in the United States | district court today before Judge Ed- | win . Thomas and a jury in her suit for 50,000 brought against her for- mer husband, Prof. Cranston Brenton | until recently a member of faculty of | Trinity college and against Dr. O. C. | Smith and Dr. Paul Waterman, both | of this city. The complaint charges conspiracy to imprison Mrs. Holman (then Mrs. Brenton, now divorced) in an insane asylum in Brattleboro, Vt., | and forcing her to write admissions | which it is alleged were used against | her in the divorce action which she | brought against Prof. Brenton a year | ago on the ground of intolerable cruelty. H She declared that her relations with her husband were greatly strained and that on September 3, 1912, he sum- moned her before him and introduced | her to Dr. Smith and Dr. Waterman. Ms. Holman said that after being examined by the two physicians she | was told she would have to be taken to a sanitorium and was practically | taken by force to an insane asylum in | Prattleboro, Vt. She signed a paper under duress not knowing what it was. Her husband told her she had for- feited her right to liberty as she had misused you. Begging to be liberated from her awful surroundings, Mrs. Holman promised Professor Brenton to do anything if he would only let her come home. “Prof. Brenton said to me,” Mrs. Holman testified, “We will not be able to pronounce you cured until you sign a confession of guilt of wrongdoing with Mr. Holman and name a’time that it happened “I would have confessed to murder to get out of that place,” Mrs. Hol- man sald on the stand today “and T promised to write such a confession and I did in the next few days.” This letter was used in the case in which Professor Brenton got his di- vorce and it was in court again today. DE SAULLES RESIGNS, i Famous Yale Quarterback Has Gone | Into the Real Estate Business. \' | | New York, June 2.—The news that that John L, De Saulles, famous Yale quarterback, had resigned the post of minister to Aruguay, to which he was appointed in March by President Wilson, was a surprise to his friends here. It was learned that Mr. De Saulles has gone into the real estate business in this city. Mr. De Saulles, in the last presiden- tial campaign, organized the College Men’s league, which was one of the successes of the political battle. Sev- enty thousand men enrolled. AUTO HITS BOY. An auto coming down Hartford avenue about four o'clock this afternoon ran into a little boy, who was crossing the road, and knocked him to the pavement. He was not seriously hurt. The accident occurred near Edward Janswick's drug store. WATER IS O, K. The report of Chemist M. W. Dav- enport to the water commissioners shows that the water in the city re. servoirs is “pure and safe for drink- ing purposes.” The report is for the month of May. P U WEATHER. Hartford, June 2.—Fair to- papers. Mr. Washburn will speak on “The Making of State Laws” and night and Wednesday. PP | class yachts | the selection of the ! but the yachts prepared to be towed | the same board. | went over the line thirty-four seconds | RESOLUTE LEADNG J IN TRIAL CONTEST . | Cup Deferdng Candidates Hold | Furst Race on L. 1. Sound. f HERRESHOEF BOAT FOOTS fASi[RE Vanitie Crosses Starting Line Thirty- four Seconds After Her Rival.—No | Evidence of Poor Drawing Sail | Cloths,—Defiance Unable to Start. | Rye, N. Y., June 2.—When the cup Vanitie and Resolute made sail today for their initial con- of races for boat, series American test in the long preliminary to the cup struggles in September. there was not wind enough to flutter the private signals at the The weather | peaks of the mainsails. was clear. The two vachts lay side by side all night in Glen Cove, some ten miles from the start. With them was a! good sized fleet of boats that will fol- low the contest, including the tenders Cap Cod and City of Stamford. Much regret was expressed over the inability of the Defiance, the third aspirant for cup defending honors, to enter the contest today. The tri- city vacht was still undergoing changes in her rig, which it is hoped will be completed by Saturday so that she may enter the race given the yachis on that day by the Larchmont Yacht club. Ready to Start. The foremost hands on the Vanitie and Resolute were early astir and by 8 bells in the morning wateh headsails had been sent up in stop: Mainsails were hoisted a little later down the Sound to the start. Captain Dennis of the Vanitie said this morning: ““We are not in shape just yet, but we are going in to give the other boat a race. We have not had more than four sail trials but the yacht acts fine.” Resolute Crew Confident. Those on the Resolute seemed very confident of making a good showing against the Cochran boat. The regatta committee hoisted a code signal at 12:05 p. m., indicating | a postponement of the race until later in the day. « As the morning wore on a fresh northwester of some fifteen knots came skipping over the Sound. These con- ditions prevailed when the Resolute and Vanitie slipped their moorings in Glen Cove harbor. An Ideal Day for Race, It was an ideal day for a race. The Vanitie carried, besides her big mainsail, a stay sail, jib and club top- sail. She stood up well in the breeze, The Resolute has a single head rig. In her tening up spin today she car‘ried a mainsail, jib and club top- sail. The regatta committee boat went to the starting line three miles westward of Great Captain’s Island, where the racing officials laid out the salling course. The yachts stood away on a long reach of fifteen miles up the Sound in a northeasterly direction. vacht Reports by Wireless. Associated Press Boat,- June 2. (by wireless)—On a fifteen mile trlangu- lar course, the cup yachts Vanitie and Resolute crossed the starting line shortly before 1 o'clock this after- | noon in the first preliminary race on | Long Island Sound, incident to select- | ing a boat to defend the America’s cup. The Resolute, owned by officers’ syndicate of the New York | Yacht club, slipped over the line at | 12:46:12, thirty-four seconds ahead of the Vanitie, built for A. S, Cochrane. The weathter was ideal. Just before th eboats got under way a fresh north- wester of fifteen knots wrinkled the surface of the Sound but shortly after the start it had decreased to not more than eight or ten knots. A large fleet of yachts and other pleasure craft fol- lowed the racers. The Defiance, third of the claim- ants for cup defending honors, was not able to start today because her rig was being changed. Warning Whistle at 12:45, The regatta committee gave the warning whistle at 12:45. The Reso- lute, close hauled, was to windward of Vanitie, which also stood along on Both sloops sent up baby jib topsails in stops. After ma- neuvering Charles F. Adams, at the wheel, quickly drove the Herreshoff boat to windward of Vanitie. Reso- lute footed faster than Vanitie and 32 the flag | ahead of her rival. At 1:05 o'clock Resolute was well to the weather of Vanitie, and was more than holding her lead. Sails of the two sloops caught every breath of air and there was not any evidence of poor drawing sail cloths. The wind had flattened to about ten knots ‘at 1:15 o'clock. Resolute Is Leading. Resolute came about at 1:20 o’clock, stood up higher into the wind and headed for the Connecticut shore. At 1:25 Resolute, after a short board (Continued on Eleventh Page.) | as one group, and the Spool | Brock & Brothers, PARENTS WILL MEET TEACHERS TOMORROW Captain Porter Wins Tennks Cham- | pionship of High School.— Seniors Meet Juniors, The finals, to decide the champlon tennis player of the High school were played yesterday afternoon on the Lexington street courts. Captain Maxwell Porter of the High school team was the winner and will receive the handsome silver cup donated as first prize. Kenneth Searle, the run- ner-up, will recetve a half dozen ten- nis balls, donated by a friend of the school. The Seniors met the Juniors this afternoon to decide the baseball championship of the school. Moore and Johnson will be the battery for the near-graduates and Curran and Horton will be the Junior stars. The game was played at the Walnut Hill diamonad. The ana u 3 B. on the .8 High school Parents Teachers’ association will hold meeting tomorrow evening at o'clock in the school auditorium. Allen Moore will give an address “The Obligations of the City to High School” and Attorney P. McDonough will speak on “The Obligations of the High School to " E. J. Skinner will give a talk on “The Obligations of the Par- ents to the Teachers.” A social pro- gramme has been arranged to follow the business of the meeting. AMERICAN THREAD (C0. MUST BE DISSOLVED Federal Court Orders Disso- lution of So-called Thread Trust Washington, June 2.—Dissolution of the so-called Thread Trust, organ- ized under the name of the American Thread company, was ordered today by the federal court at Trenton, N. J. The decree states that the American Thread company, The Thread agency, and the English Sewing Cotton Co.,Ltd. Cotton Ltd.,, the the Clark company, J. & P. Coats, Clark Thread company, Mill End Spool Cotton company, George A. CI & Brother, J. & P. Coats, (Rhodé Island), Inc., James Chadwick and Brother, Litd., Joras Ltd., Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, Baronet, James C. M. Clark, James Willlam Clark, Walter P. Neel, Robert B. Symington, James Valentine, and G. Bion Allen, as an- other group, have entered into a com- bination to restrain the interstate and foreign commerce of the United States in thread and are enjoincd from carrying out their agree-- ments under such combination or re- straint of trade. Officlals of the two groups men=- tioned are forbidden to acquire or hold any property interests in the or- ganization effected to corner the thread business. The decree was agreed upon by the government and the defendants, AMMUNITION HALT+«D AT NEW YORK PORT Custom House Officials Hold Up Con- signment from Bridgeport for Mexican Rebels, New York, June 2.—Five hundred tons of ammunition ordered by the Mexican constitutionalists, which ar- rived in New York today from Bridge- port, Conn., will not be allowed to leave this port. Although it was stated at the custom house that no instruction in the matter had been received from Washington, officiais declared that it was probable that any vessel bearing arms or ammunition consigned to either of the Mexican factiops would be refused clearance papers. The ammunition was brought here on the Bridgeport Line’s steamer Naugatuck, and it was understood in shipping circles that the load will be lightered to the Ward Liner Antilla which is to sail late today for Tam- pico. Officials of the Ward Line re- fused to say whether the shipment had been offered for the Antilla. Agents for the company which mani.- factured the ammunition admitted that it had arrived here, While any vessel carrying the am- munition will likely be refused clear- ance papers if the shipment is con- signed to.a Mexican port, it might Le sent to some Central American or West Indian port and then re-elected for Mexico. WAITERS ON STRIKE. Four Quit Longley's Restaurant and Say They Want More Money. The ranks of the waiters in Long- ley’s restaurant on Church street have been depleted through the strike of four knights of the white coat and apron. The waiters walked night because they wanted more money, they claim. One of the strikers today told a reporter that they had an additional reason for quitting in that walters of little or no ability had been engaged to work with them. The cashier is also said to have gone on strike because of a personal dis- agreement with the manager. out Saturday CABINET 1S SILENT ON STATEME Members nctalfialk o Camanza’s Pronunciameato. MEDIATORS STILL DEADLOG Rebel Chief’s 'Agent Declures Co tutionalists - Have Nothing to diate With - Huerta and Can Meet Him at Point of Sword. Washington, June 2.—The o meeting was held today, and Wwas over none of the members express any views on the prom mento of Gen. Carranza issued | night, and made known here tod news despatches. The = latest communications the American delegates atithe agara conference were di without announcement. After the cabinet meeting communication was telegraphed the American delegates at Falls. Its nature, like that of other, was carefully guarded It generally understood that 'It tinued to deal with the partiel; of the constitutionalists, ‘White House Caller, Nelson = O'Shaughnessy, fo charge at the embassy at Mexico was a White House caller today did not see the president. 2 Rafael Zubaran, head of the ranza agency here, commented upon Mexico City dispatches senting Gen. Huerta as desiring the constitutionalists enter the diation proceedings so that M affairs might be settled by M “The constitutionalists have ing to mediate with Huerta, he, “and can only meet him at point of the sword.” Attracts Widespread Attentio While administration leaders looked to Niagara Falls for the sion of the mediators over the tion of constitutionalists rep: tion at the mediation conference, semi-official statement from n headquarters at Durango, critiols the course of the South Am mediptors attracted widespread tention. Such expressions in | statement as that the constitut! ists “point out the fact that querors are not usually wont to mit the conquered to dictate of peace, which is practically wh to be asked of them by the @ mission,” were variously inl preted. Administration chiefs dec! to comment on .the statement. clarations from Niagara Falls the Durango expression did not the mediators’ opinion toward constitutionalists, Hope Not Lacking. Hope was not lacking that d ences between the mediators and constitutionalists could be dissip by exchanges which recently were itiated by the delivery of the O ranza note at Niagara Falls. were indications that the might look to the Washington ment for additional Information the specific attitude that finally will take. They still sol word as to whether he would to a brief truce and whether he authorize his Tepresentatives to cuss the broad subject of the lic's pacification. Up to this time Carranze turned a deaf ear to such pp tions. Secretary Bryan was in freg communication with the memb the American mission at NI Falle, but beyond his statement the conference was “progressing isfactorily,” no intimation of trend of the exchanges was forthed ing. It was believed, however, the American delegates had ceased their efforts for admittane o constitutionalist representativ the conference. 5 Speculation Is Renewed. In unofficial circles in Washinj speculation was renewed today the outcome of the mediation liminaries if the three envoys and chief of the northern faction fi to agree on a basis for constitul alist . participation. Many obsi took the position that even if m tion were confined to differences tween Huerta and the United St and the northern faction contin their campaign to Mexico City, still would be need of outside h restore normal conditions in the public. The mediators and the jcan delegates were to resume conferences today. Decision on Carranza question is not expected severa]l days. The Huerta deleg: it is belleved, will abide by the voys' will in that matter. While the diplomatic phase of Mexican equation was uppermost d day, yet the refusal of the Am government to clear ships by war cargoes to any port was an teresting development. Previously had been believed that Cas troops would be able to repl their arms supplies through the of Tampico, which they recently o tured. However, arms for Mexicf points from the United Stites und present conditions must be sent other ports and re-consigned there, nt}