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R , Bowever, for me to determine e of fact, since by conclu- that this by-law, whether i en enforced or not, should be ed. 1 am advised by the ent of the Associated Press that Will be done promptly. ®he following resolution of the Pd of directors of the Associated 8s is also pointed to as an ob- icle in the way of the members of fhe Associated Press obtaining the Bews of any rival agency: Resolved, That the placing of an operator of any other news gathering distributing association in the of- ffice of an Associated Press paper is §{a step which establishes a condition 4 which feorpor- j¢ mem- F4.) [ the news d all oth- on are ap- | bers of the | _manner as Bble (article distribut- comes 10 bm the reports members of ipéctive locali- frespondents, les employed | d thus brought buted by the | jmembers, prin- | elegraph. To joperates in the 0 miles of tele- ¢ Complaint. ds of complaint 8 of the Asso- nted or at least rom obtaining otherwise from | prs of the Asso- lbited from fur- by them re- [spaper which is pe operation of bove described B locality ap- annot be elec- of the mem- b kind of service ted Press is en- jomerce (A ques- hbt,) I am never- [ that it is no vio- it act for a group an assoclation e news for their i to that end to hews collected by er or to the as- no attempt is nbers from pur- P obtaining news |l And if that is f must be . true, ipers desiring to juch an organiza- ho shall be and eir associates. not to say that ~ might not de- 1 monopoly. The ver, in my opin- at that has hap- pf The Associated the second and mplaint based on members of the furnish the news jo any one outside on the restrictions ‘Complaint. ® first ground of as I do that the bution of news Istates is interstate any by-law or Jopted by The As- Ph would have-the g or seriously pers from purchas- taining news from uld be, I think, a prstate trade or attempt to monop- h that The Associat- pd such a regulation ip or at least has o has a foundation rticle 8 of the by- jas follows: Exper- . that it is very possible, to avoid m of the rules pre- preceding section, rove any such vio- hbers are permitted from other associa- uch purchase may dicial to the inter- jof this corporation the board of di- jheir discretion, for- to purchase intelli- other such assoclia- board of directors hirds of all its mem- nd notify any mem- hase or receipt of other person, firm, jociation, not a mem- ration, or represent- ation by a member, jon by such member, dition that will be e news of the cor- Isclosed to unauthor- Ph member shall im- tinue purchasing or Ws or such other ob- bn. The decision &l ors as to the estab- will be likely to permit the news of this corporation to be dis- clased to unauthorized persons and S0 endangers the inviolability of the news service of the_ Associated Press that it is seriously prejudicial to the interest and welfare of this corpor- ation and its members and the board of the directars, by authority of the by laws, hereby forbid any member of the Associated Press from so plac- ing an operator of any other news gathering or distributing association in_his office or building. “(Feb. 20, 1907.) Not Prepared to Say. “I am not prepared to say, how- ever, that this regulation has not rea- sonable relation to a legitimate end, namely, preventing representatives of rival agencies from coming into pos- session before publication of news collected by the Associated Press. “Nor am I convinced that the reg- ulation seriausly hinders the mem- bers of the Associated Press desir- ing to obtain the service of another news agency. On the contrary, my information is that some of them do abtain news from other agencies, while at the same time complying with this regulation. As further showing that a news agency may serve a newspaper without an oper- ator in the office of the newspaper, I refer to the statement made to me by the president of the Associated Press to the effect that many of its members have neither an operator nor a wire of the association direct- ly in their offices, but receive the news items by messengers and other means of communication. If my in formation of these points is incor. rect I shall be glad to have it cor- rected. Sun May Bring Suit. “It is perhaps unnecessary for me to point out that if the Sun Print- ing and Publishing ‘association is not satisfied with the conclusons 1 have reached it may itself bring suit against the Associated Press, either for an injunction or for damages and thereby obtain a judicial determina- tion as to the merits of its complaint. “Regretting that the pressure of other business entitked to priority as to time of consideration has prevent-{ ed an earlier disposition of this com-| plaint, I am, sincerely vours, “T. W. GREGORY, “Attorney General.” Opinion Highly Gratifylng. Frank B. Noyes, president of The Associated Press, referring to the at- torney general's letter, said: ‘“The clean bill of health given ‘‘The Asso- | ciated Press by the attorney general after his study of the complaint of | the New York Sun, is, of course, high- ly gratifying to the membership of the organization. “It is the more gratifying because it was the result of a long, careful and searching scrutiny of the department of justice of the object and form of | the organization; its scope and its methods. “It is convincing proor of the ut- ter lack of foundation of such at- tacks as that of the Sun that such an investigation found nothing in the methods and practices of the organ- ization properly subject to the attacks made by the Sun, and nothing in its by-laws at all objectionable save one section, (a provision similar to which had been upheld many years ago by the higher court of New York) that has been a dead letter and never op- erative in any sense since its adoption at the time the present organization vas formed' in 1900. Exonerated on Sun’s Contention, “To those of us who have had the responsibility of the condict of The Associated Press, the opinion of At- torney General (‘egory is the more pleasing because he has accepted the Sun’s contention, (thougn with some doubt) that a full responsibility at- tached to the organization under the anti-trust laws and has therefore based his scrutiny and his exonera- tion upon the Sun’s own contention. “Those charged with tnee manage- ment of The Associated Press have endeavored. to govern its conduct with a full appreciation of the undoubted fact that its course should ve, not only legally but ethically, controlled so far as it is humanely possible to succeed. “It is not the custom of The Asso- ciated Press to either shriek for or shrink from investigations of any of its activities—if fair we are content.” Strictly fresh Connecticut eggs 27c¢ doz., 3% doz. $1.00. Russell Bros.— advt, MISS FARR ENTERTAINS. Miss Ethel Farr entertained a num- ber of her friends at a St. Patrick’s whist party at her home on Lasalle street last evening. The first and sec- ond ladies’ prizes went to the Misses Alma Stromquist and Rose Lynch, re- spectively, and the gentlemen’s prizes to Hugh Conroy and William Kirch, respectively, while the consolation awards were captured by Miss Cath- erine Corlon and George Kiesewetter. MRS. PETERSON TO RETURN. jh. condition shall be Pt shall not thereafter on by a member. Exercised. of the Associated - the power reserved not been exercised. he complainant dis- It is not nec- Mrs. Esther Peterson of Chicago, widow of John Peterson, former pres- ident of the Swedish Bethany church Young People’s society, who died in Chicago a few weeks ago, will remove with her children to this city, whera she resided before marriage. She is a sister of Mrs, Carl Fridell of Howard street. by the highest standards and in this | we have felt that we were succeeding | LABOR BILL BITTERLY OPPOSED AT HEARING $hpman, Kcncaiv adfl Day Score Boycott and Picketing Measurc. Hartford, March 17—Labor -lead- ers gathered at the capitol from all parts of the state yesterday to appear before the legislative committee on la- bor in favor of a bill which, it claimed, would in effect legalize the boycott and picketing in labor. dis- putes. The bill, which would give trades unions the right to wage cam- paigns against the purchasing of the 8oods of employers who fought them and would permit the “'peaceable pic- keting” of shops in which there was a strike, was bitterly opposed by A. L. Shipman of Hartford, represent- ing the Manufacturers’ association, and by Michael Kenealy of Stamford and Edward A. Day of Hartford, rep- resenting the Shore Line Electric company and the Connecticut com- pany, respectively. Some of those who spoke in favor of the bill were Julius Stremlau president of the State Federation of Labor; Sol Sontheimer, representing the Hartford Central Labor Union: Jasjer McLevy of Bridgeport, first vice president of the State Federaticn of Labor; William Ryan, represent- ing the Meriden Central Labor Union; Carl Lang, Bridgeport Central Labor Union; J. F. McGrath, New Britain Carpenters’ Union; James F. Flana- gan, Bridgeport Trolleymen’s Union, and A. H. Bartlett, head of the build- ing trades section of the State Fed- eration of Labor. Introduced by Gorman. The bill, which was introduced by Representative Martin Gorman of Danbury, is in the form of an amend- ment to section 1296 of the general statutes. This is the statute under which arrests have been made for the picketing of factories on the ground ‘that this is intimidation. The labor leaders claimed that this sta- tute had been so construed by the courts that it worked harmfully to them. It prevented them from try- ing to persuade prospective strike- breakers from taking the places of strikers. They wanted this right, providing they do it in a peaceable manner and without intimidation. They want the right to picket fac- tories and inform prospective strike- breakers of the reason why they had struck. None of them touched upon the boycott feature. This law would legalize boycotting and picketing, said Mr. Shipman in behalf of the Manufacturers’ associi- Fiom “If you are contemplating legal- i ing the boycott, you are contemplat- ing anarchy,” he told the committec. He spoke of the Danbury Hatters' case in which the employers sued the unions and secured large damages. He called attention also to the opin- ions expressed by many judges that there could be no such thing as ‘“‘peaceable picketing” in labor trou- bles. Mr. Kenealy was very strong in his opposition to this bill. He said it would upset the whole legal system of the state. The present law gives the strikers the right to talk to strike- breakers and to expiain to them the causes of the strike. Any extension of this would be granting special privileges to labor unions. Text of Bill. The bill reads as follows: Section 1296 of the general statutes shall be amended by adding thereto a new paragraph at the end thereof, to read as follows: Provided, how- ever, that any orderly and peaceable ssembly or co-operation of trade unions or members of such trade unions, done or undertaken in fur- therance of a trade dispute, individ- ually or collectively, shall not be con- strued as a violation of this section, and shall be lawful. The said section shall be further amended by adding thereto as new sections, to following provisions to be known respectively as sections 1296 A, 1296 B and 1296 C, and to read as follows: 1296 A. It shall be lawful for ona or more persons acting on their own behalf or on behalf of a trade union in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute to abstain from work- ing for any employer, and ta induce other workmen to abstain from work- ing for such employer to abstain from purchasing the productg or patroniz- ing the business of any employer, and to induce others to so abstain from rurchasing such products or patroniz- ing such business; ta attend at or near a house or place where a per- son resides or works or carries on business or happens to be, if they so attend for the purpose of peacefully cbtaining or communicating informa- tion or of peacefully persuading any person to abstain from working, pur- chasing or patronizing as above set forth. is Dispute Not Actionable, 1296 B. An act done by a person in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute shall not be actionable on the ground only that it induces or tends to induce some other person to break a contract of emproyment, or that it interferes or tends to inter- fere with the right of some other person to dispose of his capital or his labor as he wills, 5 1296 C. In this act the term “trade union” shall be construed to mean any combination of workmen, whether temporary or permanent, for regula- ting the relations between workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen, or for imposing re- strictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business, and the term “trade dispute” shall mean any dis- pute between employers and work- men, or between workmen and work- men Wwhich is connected with the em- ployment or non-employment, or crms of the employment, or with the conditions of labor, or the amount of wages, or the length of the work v or the recognition of the trade union by the employer. [ City lterns Mrs. Charles Carlson of Hart street is visiting friends in New York. A son was born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nyack. The father 1is employed by the Connecticut com- pany. Sarah Eisenberg today filed with the city clerk notice of her intention to sell her soda and mineral water business at 27 Lafayette street to Israel Goldstein and Frank Grabois. Rev. William O'Brien is visiting his parents on West Main street. Fred Bauer of Dwight street and Edward McMurray of Franklin street went to New York today for a short | visit. J e Pillsbury, a meter reader in the employ of the water department, is recovering from his recent illness. | Antoni Furlain has filed a bill of sale for his store at 47 Hartford ave- | nue with the city clerk to R. Tom- bari. The latter is to pay $200 in cash and the remainder in installments of $25 a month until $410.16 is paid. Phenix, No. 52 1. O. O. F., will hold a full rehearsal of the initiatory de- gree tonight. Past Grand Arthur Spencer will have charge of the work. The Rev. C. Swenson of Pigeon Cove, Mass., will conduct the evening service at the Swedish Bethany church | next Sunday. There will be an important meeting | of the Owls tomorrow evening in G. A R. hall. A team representing Clan Douglas, | O. S. C,, under Captain Marwick, met #nd defeated Captain McArthur's team from the Royal Arcanum at | carpet bowls in Arcanum hall last | evening. The score was 30 to 28. A buffet lunch and smoker followed the bowls, New Britain lodge, No. 85, enter- tained the Hartford, Meriden an:d Bristol lodges last night at the Hotel Beloin. A turkey supper was served. After supper the party adjourned to Jr. O. U. A, M. hal] for entertainment and dancing, music for which was furnished by Arthur Gillen. LIEUT. GOVERNOR TO | had made the remarks ) oY FRE STONE TIRES AND START THE SEASON RIGHT A heavier tire throughout that will give the owner excellent satisfac- tion, today. B While other Manufacturers TONE are making theirs better., ARE STANDARD AND IT WILL PAY YOU oUR are SAMPLES BEFORE YOU \ Many new features that surpass anything in a populay priced tire cheapening their tires F1II- We want the QUAIATY, TO LOOK OVER BUY. A.G. HAWKER osmeures 11ELM ST. MRS. ANGLE COLLAPSES DURING COURT RECESS (Continued From First sy she was walking up and down tho room she saw the hat_picked it up and threw it into the cedar chest. Asked as to a conversation that Chief of Police Brennan had testified to, to the effect that she had told him that | Page.) | Ballou had left it there Sunday night | before to clean, the witness said that | Judge Finch was on one side of her, telling her not to talk, and Chicf | Brennan was on’the other side, tellinx her to talk. The thought in her mini was of being accused of something she had not done, and “over all was | the thought that the one who could | protect me was hurt. Do you see it?” she exclaimed, her vxoice rising. Pressed further to say whether she attributed to | her by Chief Brennan, she replied: GIVE TALK AT FAIR | “It might be safer to say I do not | remember.” State and City Officials to Attend | Swedish Singers’ Big Bazaar. —Program of Weck. Lieutenant Governor Clifford B. Wilson and Mayor George A. Quigley will deliver brief addresses on Saturday night at the United | Swedish Singing societies’ granad fair, | which opens tomorrow evening at Electric hall. The programs for the four follow: nights Thursday Evening. Musical Selection— Lynch's Orchestra. Remarks by Fair Chairman, Emil Larson. Speech— Hon. George A. Quigley, Mayor of New Britain. Singing— United Swedish Singing Societies. Remarks by John L. Peterson, Pres. American Union Swedish Singers Friday Evening. Musical Selection— Lynch's Orchestra. Singing—Walte alk. Recitation—Harry A. Singing—Arpi Sextette. Saturd: Evening. Selection— Lynch’s Orchestra. or Quigley introducing Hon. fford B. Wilson, Lieutenant Governor. Speech by Hon. Clifford B. Wilson, Lieutenant Governor. Singing by Swedish Singing Societies of Connecticut. Hargreaves. Musical M Monday Evening. Musical Selection— Lynch’s Orchestra. Singing by United German Austrian Singing Societies. Speech—Hon. 1. W, Schultz. Singing— Eolus Singing Awarding of Prizes. The fair is given for the interest of, and as a guardian fund for the con- vention of the American TUnion of Swedish Singers (Eastern Division) to be held in New Britain next year. and Society. Strictly fresh Connecticut eggs 27c doz., 3% doz. $1.00. Russell Brps.— advt. PETITION FOR BANKRUPTCY " Hartford, March 17.—A petition, to place Joseph J. Asch of New York city in involuntary bankruptcy was filed in the United States court here today by Henry Lane Eno-of South Norwalk. Asch owned the building at the corner of Greene and Washing- ton place, New York city, in which oceurred the fire on March 25, 1911, in which more than one hundred em- ploves of the Triangle Waist company lost their lives. Asch had given a second mortgage of $180,000 on the building, and the bankruptcy petition states that he has not been able to pay the interest on that mortgage, and the mortgage was foreclosed a few days ago. PAINTERS' STRIKE ENDED. Cincinnati, O., March 17.—The strike of 1,400 union painters here was ended today and the men re- sumed work after reaching an agree- ment with the Master Painters’ asso- ciation. —et Strictly fresh Connecticut eggs 27c | Mrs. | fving for the state. | between | supposed | words | &how doz., 3% doz. $1.00. Russell Bros.— advt. Explains Presence of Bottle. She explained the presence of the broken cherry wine bottle on her back verandah by saying she had thrown it there to get it out of her sight. In response to further questioning by the state attorney Mrs. Angle said she had never seen Ballou intoxicated “Was he intoxicated that night?” asked Mr. Cummings. “I should not have-called it so0,” was | the reply. The state attorney repeated the auestion, sceking a more definite an- swer. “In my judgment he was not, Mrs. Angle replied. To many questions put by the state attorney Mrs. Angle replied that she did not remember or could not recall. | Recalling to her that she had referred | to various vague periods when, she had said, she could not remember what she did, the state attorney asked Angle whether she might not have mopped up the stairs or the halls during one of those lapses of memory. She replied that she did not remember, but did not think so. Mrs. Angle Faints, A short recess was taken point. After leaving the court room at re- , M w at this s revived by her father and She returned to the court room shortly afterward and took place again in the witness chalir. Could Not Remember. Mrs. Angle was asked to affirm deny certain statements attributed to her relative to her placing of the hat in the cedar chest, and down stairs after the automabile, by police arrival of an witness testi- Mr. Cummings read the testimony of the police wit- sses from the records. The wit- s said she could not remember. Asked whether she had told Chief Brennan that “Nothing had happened” Mrs. Angle said she had told Mr. Brennan that nothing had happened ! Mr. Ballau and herself. She they all knew that Ballou had been injured. She did not be- lieve she had to'd Chief Brennan that “It was all the result of drink” and that Ballou “was awful drunk.” The witness added that she was positive that Ballou was not intoxicated. She could not remember whether Chief Brennan examined her feet for traces of blood. Denies Using Words. denied that she had used the “For Christ's ke, Bill, don’t that up” to Chief Brennan in regarded to the Dblood stained skirt She said she never used that kind of language. Still reading from the record of the state’s evidence, Mr. Cummings asked her whether testimony in which | she was described as havigg identified Ballow's spectacles was true. She said she should say it was false. The state attorney was still read ing from the evidence when the noon recess was taken. Supported By Father. Mrs. Angle, apparently not strong as during the morning, entered court for the afternoon session sup- ported by her father, who did not leave her until she W seated in the witness shair. Mr. Cummings She £0 continued reading from the record of the testimony. She denied that she had told Mrs. geraphina Klahre, the police matron that she knew nothing until Chief Brennan came. Ske also declared in Angle collapsed and fainted. | her | or | of her going | REMEMBER—WE GIVE YOU SERVICE—THAT reply to a question about the bloo: stained under skirt that she and not s, Klahr ehad taken the sgkirt from drawer at the time she Mrs, Angle said she it was blood stained at bureau was dressing. did not know the time. Mrs, Klahre, accorfling to the rec- ord, testified that she herself taken the skirt from the drawer, where she saw it pushed away toward the back TRADE COMMISSION'S WORK 1 . { To Be Mapped Out at Conterence With President Wilson. Washington, March 17.—First work of the new federal trade commission will be mapped out tonight at a con- ference between and Presldent Wilson Probably the first act of the com- mission will be a call upon corpor: tions falling under its jurisdiction for information upon which classification of interstate concerns will be made. its members Strictly fresh Conn doz., doz. $1.00 advt, ticut eggs 27c¢ 3% Russell Bros.— HEAVY FROST PREDICTED., March 17.—Heavy frosts in the east gulf and south At- lantic states almost to the 26th par- allel of latitude which is close to Miami, are predicted for tonight by the weather bureau. Washington, FRESH STEAK COoD ..Ib 12%¢ FRESH SMOKED 1 Finnan HADDIES Ib 12" [ n 10(: 10c 5¢ FRESH TOM COD FRESH HERRINGS cach Fresh Cut Pork Chops 1b l4c o 14c 23c FANCY MAINE CORN Fancy Rump Roast Beef . Fresh York State Eggs doz SUNBEAM BRAND LOBSTER 1-2 1b can 25¢ 13¢ 13c ans 25¢C o s 12¢ 9c M BRAND =2 1b can Challenge Boneless COD FISH ..1 1b pkg MOH. COND MILK . .doz LARGE RED ONIONS 1 qts had | | asked FISH SPECIALS FRESH HALIBUT STEAK FANCY SILVER SALMON STEAK ....lb l 5C FRESH SHORE HADDOCK ............lIb 8 C COUNTS! IN RACE TO STAY. So Declares Arthur F. Spencer, Cans w didate for Councilman from Second. Arthur F. roe councilman in the second ward took, Spencer, candidate occasion today to vigoronsly deny |hl" reports that he had withdrawn from the race. He says he is in the race ' the finieh and although he has bees to keep out of it, he hag+ clined. o Mr. Spencer and W. W. T. Bquite are the two independent ¢candidates in the second ward and their candidacy is opposed by the G. O. P, machine men, Messrs Axelson and Eichstaedt Strictly fresh Connecticut eggs doz., 3% doz, $1.00, Russell Bross— advt, Py ELKS GO TO BRISTOL, Britain lodge, No B. P was well represented at a sheep conducted by Bristol lodge in last evening, Among those to the “Bél] town” by tomobile were Ernest N. Humphres Edward Wiegand, Harry . Brown 0. O. Butler, Simon Fitharris, Wil- liam G. Muller, James M, Finnegan, John Fred Eppler, Willlam ¥oung, ast exalted ruler of Bristol lodge, d Willlam Brown. Mr. Muller gave the 11 o'clock toast and entertained during the eevning with vocal selec- tions New o. B re Bristol who went 957, st au FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FFRESH E. SMELTS .. LARGE FiSH FRESH STERN b BUT R e L 12%¢ 10c l‘l‘()l’\l)l‘jll'(’N 8c cocs 22C 10¢ FRESH MACKERE LARGE ROUND CLAMS NARRAGANSETT BAY OYSTERS .....qt 29(. ] Sugar Cured Hams, (whole Squire’s Fresh Shoulders . .1b Best Cooking Compound 2 lbs or half) 19¢ Cleveland or Royal Baking Powder, 1 1b can 39(: GENUINE RED ALASKA SALMON 1 « CHOICE PINK ALASKA SALMON @ '13¢ "19¢ "““qu Columbia Rives 1-2 1h Flat Can Large Salt or Smoked HERRINGS 2 for Imported HERRINGS in Tomtato sauce, can FRESH OYSTER CRACKERS 2 Ihs SWE UNKIST ORANGES 2 12¢ 15¢ v : dor 25c FANCY GRAPE oo . loc FRUIT