The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1913, Page 1

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Co (The New Copyright. 1018, hy The Prees {cated York ‘Wort a may conan enna meme mee _ Many Killed in Battle of 12,000 Mexicans at Torreon iElar li a a rma IMITCHEL SWORN IN AS MAYOR IN JUSTICE FORD'S OFFICE; DENIES ROW WITH KOENIG OSBORNE TO QUIT GRAFT INQUIRY 1S TIP FROM ALBANY j Intends to Wind Up What He Bustice Goff, je cali to Wash- ington, Was Unable to Officiate. | —_— | i fDUTWALKS PHOTO MEN. ; Then Relents and Permits 4 Them to Snapshot Him in é § ‘ : | JUAREZ, Mexico, Dee. a. pb = Judge’s Chambers. | Has Started and Then Give |eavy tenting at Torreon, the — i Pa = 7 ‘have retaken that city from the Fed- Up Glynn Commission. cals, according to reports brought by | @ayor-elect John Purroy Mitchel took | fle official oath of office at one minute | sa after 1 o'clock this afternoon. ‘The oath po | wes administered by supreme court) WHITMAN = HIT AGAIN. |, Sustice Jonn Ford tn his chambers on! So ee the Afteenth Muor of the Emigra’ 1 Save tngs Bank Building. Judge Gort, a per-| The Governo” Issues Another gona! friend of the Mayor-elect’s grand: | father, was to have administered the} Statement, Saying He St ands ath, but he had to leave for Wash- i } Angton. “on the Bed Rock of Law.” «The onth of office, delivered in short form by Judge Ford, is to the effect ~ { ‘that the Mayor-elect will support the) James W. Oshorne, appointed by Gov. | ‘Constitution of the United States and State-wide Invea- ) the Constitution of the xtute of New York against all else. Holding his long right arm above his head, his hand as steady as if c from murble, the Mayor declared at the | gompletion of the reading of the oath “1 do 80 swear.” FIFTY CAMERAS POINTED atl THE MAYOR-ELECT. jlinquishing his « As the words fell from Mr. Mitchel's Glynn to vonduct a tigation ex that contractore | and others had heen coerced into make | contributions to the Dem- inte « ing polities ved oerativ State Commit as written a letter to the Governor, accofding to reports from Albany current here to- announc intention of re- It was said | Je such tn tlready started, us miNeien, that he purponed to Gps, at least fifty cameras parked in| duties as he had but conceivable 1 nut the | Was anxiois that his labors should end , clicked merrily and the j there 4 the Judge smil Mr. Osborne declined either to affirm ¢ out of breati, Mayor, after! or deny the reports to-day and maybe the pie-| oF late there has be riction between | sive us another | rigtrict-Attorney Whitman of New| y This from the spokesman of the cam-| YOK County and Gov. Glynn relative to the suggested appointinent of Whit- man as a Deputy Attorney-General to co-operate with Osborne in a general vestigation of graft throughout the $ The Governor in @ recent state- ment charged the District-Attorney with fogtering political ambition and declined to appoint him to a Deputy ettorney- | Generalship. Rumors of the men. The Mayor granted the re- ore au lect Mitchel was firrt epotied By the camera men as he entered th» City Hall, three steps at » time, He fwent to the second floor, where he had a @alk with Borough President MeAneny ut some arrangement of office room that building, ‘The photographers Gamped outside the X resignation have been | . Buddenly the Mayor-clect appeaced | current for several days, however, The | and streak. Gath- | Governor is A to have selected a @ring their instruments, they eped after | pousible successor to Osborne. fim. Pown the winding stairs of the | ALBANY, Dec. 4.--What Gov. Glynn City Hall went the chase, Mitchel in| descrives as his “last word in’ the Phe lead and gaining. case’ was (saued to-day from The Chief Executive-elect bounded . the form of Mike a deer through the rear exit of the t door of the Court House. Through |a Deputy with such is corridor his long legs carried him| blanket as Mr. Whitman ; with amazing rapidity. On came the|asked,” it read. "There ix nothing in “ @amera men, Some took shots on the|the law to give the Governor or the ey. but only got a glimpse of cobwebbed | attorney-General such authority and te and cellings. there {* nothing in the constitution Boots UP IN ELEVATOR |conferring such Authority. In the AHEAD OF THEM. whole history of the State no Governor | As he entered the Emigrant Bank|has tried to edercise such blanket) Building the Mayor-elect caught an ele- | powers and no m ver has asked Wator and the camera men got to the |the Governor to unt Mr. Whitman awked me. (Continy Jed on Second Page.) | “in my position in this matter, I stand __. = |with my feat on the bedrock of law, No| clamor nor crticism will drive me from | it. T was asked to do @ legal Imposai- nility and 1 ret do tt | Now that is final word on the| {Whitman case.’ The statement was issued after the Governor had heen advised regarding, the law by Attorney eral Carmody, Ba a Sa MAYBE ENGLAND’S AFRAID | OUIMET WILL WIN AGAIN, | British Golf Ofticials Have Ques- tioned Standing of National Open Champion, 7 GARNEGIE'S “SCOTCH” ENDANGERED BY FIRE Fine Stock of Whiskey in Peril— No Water to Drown It Out, country place of Andrew Carnegie, the St. Andrew's Golf Club links, 1 this place, Wok fre thin afte rnoon a fill be destroyed, The firemen who re- | BOSTON, U Francia Oultnet's @onded to tie alarm found there was | amateur stand . worrying mo hydrant within reaching distance of |he said today, aad he expeets to the firc Jable top tie Britian . There was one «itor in the championship next year Britien git » and a stock of fine Scotch | oMeiais hay the standing ‘ of the natio lon P, 8.~-More of (his xtory Uf the Whis- ved SUL i oe STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY. as waved. It will be « braw! Pres, Grant, Southampton . (Christmas mon, wo it wll. hey te Pub! (47 me) President Graat, Mamburg.,.. ‘Re! ste tie | courters to-day from Jiminez, half way | heen imolated from telegraphic communl= mes MUTE >> RETAKE TOREDN, MARY AREKLED Twelve Thousand Men in Fight for OGG y Again Lost to Huerta’s Forces. CLEARS WAY FOR VILLA. |! Gives Him One More Strong: | { hold on Way to Mexico City —Rebel General Wounded. between Chihuahua and Torreon, The ports said that 12,00 men had been gel, there was much loss of life that Gen, Monclovio Herra, the ommander, had been wounded. of 6,00 men had \« robe The Federal army cation with Monterey and Saltillo and in case of clsive defeat their posi- tion would be precarious, sald the re- porta, Gen, Benavides, rebel commander at Juarez, said the report was not official, | but he .was inclined to ‘believe it. as tha rebels had long been planning an | & attack on Torreon, The Constitution: | alists were suid to have first gained | possevsion of Gomez Palaclo and Lerd: subyrox of Torreon, before their suc- cessful march on the city itself, Rebels from Durango did most of the fighting, it was said, although Gen. Herrera, Who Was sent south by Gen. Villa, entered the fight with 3,00) cay. | Refugio Velasco, who marched altiiio and took Torreon from revels about two weeks ago, was Feleral commander, He was re- ported trying toe make hia way back to Saltillo, rthern Mexico has been practically swept clear of Federal opposition, Gen, Francieco Villa to-day sent south from Chihuahua supplies of ammunition and soldiers to follow up the attack on Torreon. nvinced that N ay Mitchel Taking Oath of Office” As Mayor of New York Before Justice Ford : $ @ Gen, Villa was optimistic over recent vents in the north, saying now nothing, prevented his continuing toward Mexico City. He expects only feeble resistance at Torreon, which is an important rall- road centre, which hus changed hands numerous times, accordingly as the at- tacking force outnumbered the garri- son, South of Torreon the next ! Federai stronghold is at Zaca ‘Telegraphic rebet communication Chihuahua was restored. Thi SS fT | FIVE FAIR Ly Weather Day ‘May for XmasiEnd in ——__—_s aR N | | | belleve now that the present apell will endure for a tyme. ft will continue well | Into to-mrorow, hope it will last all day an excellent and There we tn with the wires by a ama “ns | prospect for clear und moderately © Federals caused temporary | pert for To-Morrow. J weather, with temperaturcn a Uttle | anxte i be! owt of t , ¢ 7 i 4 ' frcesing. aR seal Balls Bells Will Ring for —— Rl aes lcka oaata hs tha wa wll still at Ojinaga. Saiazar'a gueriila band, . Your Christmas weather will be have to get along without a Christmas White croteed’ Ue tate Une sau | 6Bronx ‘Quintet Around Car, nea er |mow. There will be nelther snow nor Juarez, was reported to have Kone be mie <i Moderately coal | winds, #0 far ae we can sve now, Other- yond reach of rebel p Christmas Time. ihe al Wine there with Se excellent Christmas Unaettled toward evening. | weather, Id it does unyttie toward to- | MORE WARSHIPS 1 To MEXICO. | — Possibly closing t day with rain. morrow night there fo ve rain, J All tha, of course, providing those | euink, not mow." tupid haw heen @hnoting his arrows vink, 1 Cupid haw ae BS W* well known skeletony at the feast, speakipg with limite Ke Minnesota and Geo: through the windows of Public School! Moxsrs, J. Pluviuw and ft. Boreas, do! whyle 7 don is M+ wreen Che Relieve OF ''No. & which !« located on One Hun- not take tt inte r heads to cut up| may “0 ng WA like it , carat As rot and Seventy-thind street and Pal. | didoas, ‘The Weather Bureau, however,» jng in Kansas and Nebraska, also | WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, — Further | dre" # : believes !t has them trained and under |p, parts of Michisan and Mlinole, but orders for the relief of battleships whigh|ton avenue Tne school has lote of | one this time. ao all may be well, tia fa y Hight, temperatures are! have had long duty tn Mexican Gut windowa and Cupid od lots of are) g IL, Boarr, New York district snow will not le long | Waters went out to-day from the Navy! pws Aw a result of the little marks: | forecaster, luvked out over vine are being saluted Department. The Minnesota wii; leave | i h Park and the harbor this nd tains also are Poiladetphia Jan. 2 to reMeve the Michi. | Mane enteavors there will he chu he top of the Whitehall aliing uithern and Westen New wan, The Georgia Wil leave Boston Jan. | services over his vietims traced a number of coiling York 2 to relieve the Mew Jersey, The New| tnan five ale hearts ha lines on a Weather map and promised) “And it may be," reiterated the fore- Hampshire and Louisiana will sail to! punctured by the “deadshot" kood Christmas atmospherics, caster, t we'll have rain here, but Norfolk, Mins Geraliine Shultes of No. 111 Thingy have been changing mighty | tt will not be before Christinas night’ Tho reliefs make no change in the) jawt One Humirel and Seventy-ninth rapidly lately,’ sald Mr “out Tf Meantine~ - number of warships to remain in Mexi- can waters. street is belng married th Bearr, 4 afternoon MURDERED IN HIS | WAGON. Konto wid marciages. Svery Manhelm of No. 18) Bryant about a) 9 nthe achoul who knows Mig® | & Iso be a Chrtitinas bride | Mes, Jeanette Ortmann Gan sen ‘Take the Body of Robber een knewe usar her new name Nobody wll tel who hee nance iw, init Publ Schoo: No.4. She was mar Vietine Lis, Wut ido you think thowe girlx would |! IX whiaperrd that et Ne Praia lear: Behe Seal ty The Evening World tell on one another’ Well, we gigas | NOrron we Ue, she applied for BALTIMORE, Dec A James Ro not \ Race Raiana “here vise ne ru A hat " wan rier of Melitota, Kent | Bur the belle of the selool i Veronica im Roe ay Utley harried The school bon dered near his y | MeCailum, and moe is to be *hristrian | #4y & sane mean men BAve Chel! cause it wasn't let into her the was found dead his} ore They couldn who |" TaANiceREe ta — wnich the horwes had pulled! was ta pe te ; " she soremins SAILING TO-DAY, jaine after the rouberm had crushed thal tne gira rad ' fe Peet RR = victim's head of Hunk a f adde destin are a :00n~ and, Ge Lorraine, Mavre....... 10 A. M, Three negroes have been arrested on! lick Are se > Re nile the: » heen toaehing , Vaderiand, Antwerp 10 A. M, musniel HM iepteageey ere heen leaning tov. Cupid is | Mente Marte, Jamaica la oe he oat aie # little tow \\ Maracalvo, Laguayre . 1am. ig Welle wil rato. ag Mina (lele Streesn dinappeared 'Wonterey, Mavi oP. SUNDAY WORLD WANTS anthers: the nappy Wi BOC | Gory tow duys’ vacation she returned ht. WORK MONDAY Wo. Aus Oyo sieymaon, and }4@ senoal vi time as Mrs Bisie Vor | M NDERS, pe Wii be Bo eaRov) Ki, ony, | FOR RAGING * \ ; eae re a 4, 1 Tinh eons ye 4 mY A “ Circulation Books Open to All. | ! 0 ? AGES : Kin of Miss Branch, Who Was the | Sullivan County, HAMMONTON, Nod, Dec t= Three persona were killed at a grade crossing! ‘This was not such @ disappointment here to-day when a Reating Raiway | to the woman as might have been em- Jexpress train struck a wagon and demol- pected, Her method of life with Couch ey ished it, The dead are has made her distrustful, shrinking aad Milton Dilger, driver timid of the world outside the partitien. Clifford Olt, ten years old jin ble law offices behind which she Ba Dankle, a young man (passed her lonely da Should ehe set at All lived in Hamp Dilger and [have recov her mental grip by Frt- J Jronkle were Je «| tye county autho ites will continue Cheatmnas pack ‘ 0 md her Jail, lespite the fuet taking a ride with ao | that no charge ts lodged against her, as not injured and ra sles;MAY COMMIT WOMAN TO IN- before it wa eh i | SANE ASYLUM. Should the Woman's intellect prove [to be essly wrecked District-At+ einen erent enamels INA] EDITION Weather—rrobaniy > PRICE ONE CENT, “SOUL WIDOW” WILL | GO TOHER RELATIVES Secret Affinity of Lawyer Couch, Wire Sheriff They Will Wel- come Woman Now in Jail. TRIED TO KILL HERSELF WHEN RAVING FOR “MEL.” Brother-in-Law of Couch Tells of Vain Efforts to Hide Woman and Avoid Scandal After His Death. (Special From a Staff Correepondent of The Evening World) MONTICELLO, N. Y., De —Herbert Branch, postmaster of Hartwick, a suburb of Cornellsville, N. Y., where Adelaide M. Branch, the voluntary slave of ex-District-Attorney Melvin H. Couch of this place was born and brought up, wired Under Sheriff Hall this afternooa This deg a long family council, to which menr , bers of the Branch family, which is one of the best known in this part of At first it is understood several of the , women relatives stood out against Miss Branch, being invited to a family reunion, but ultimately the persuasion of Herbert prevailed and Hall was notified. . ~~, He told Herbert Branch that, follow. THREE ‘KILLED IN WAGON [me her attempt to Kil narselt! a, Sag CARRYING XMAS 6000S, \ that he will arrive here on Friday and take his sister home, sion followed, according to Hall, were invited, nervous v yu to allow Mins Branch to leave {r cell for Christmas day as the fam- ly wished, Dr, Curlette, Couch’s broth; Struck by Express Train at Grade) c.in-iaw, and De. Crowther, the prison) = phy oth concurred in this opine > Crossing—One a Boy Tak , and decided that Friday would be ing a Ride, {the earliest date at which Mise Branch | would be sufficiently normal to be at large. LOFT To FEED THE POOR. : L, Cook will insiat upon dition being ined jtment to the Mig kets tot wo tas im may result. Congressman ree W fount So fay os Mee. Couch ts concerned Mra Loft to will atyinate 140 \ifulr is a® & closed book. When maketa to the poor pear tho : yesterday's biiggard the sods . pi b ‘ ‘ouch’s grave were smoothed down ketw will irkey . \ lawsers memory became read and vegetaytes ¢ 1 ter with her, she Gecleret i tly of ten pea « World reporter to- The distributions will be hell at rumer of Miss Branch's cast atte As inbly headquarters © morning attempt to end her Ife cite Firat Asaemb,y District pe . diated ¢ Monticello with the ttt baskets at the Huron Club | rapidity 1 to al! ematl com- Yo 2 by street. the Third munities, Farmers who had driven In- . bly District at N How to colebrate Xniae eve drew the Bixth Assembly 1) 9t ut No ot teama under the window of the Seventh wt, and the Eighth A * woman occupied in the hospital fly Diatrict at No. 268 Grand atree 1 of the gray, granite jail, and “ EVENING WORLD WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED TO-MORROW (CHRISTMAS DAY)