New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 9

e - MELLEN PUTS BLAME UPON ROOSEVELT ‘For Gontrol of Steamship Lines Not Being in Equity Bill in 1908 New York, Dec. 9.—Theodore Roosevelt, as president, was respon- sible, Charles S. Mellen testified to- day, for the failure of Attorney Gen- eral Bonaparte to include the con- trol of steamship lines as a part of the complaint in the bill of equity he filed against the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad in 1908 under the Sherman antl trust law. This was the bill, chiefly directed against the New Haven’'s control of the Boston and Maine railroad, which was withdrawn in 1909 by Attornev General Wickersham. The testimony was elicited from Mr. Mellen as a part of the case for defense at the resumption today of the trial of all former directors of tho New Haven railroad on the charge of criminal violation of the Sherman law. Cansed By Misunderstanding, Mr. Mellen testified that the reason Col. Roosevelt ordered the exclusion of the steamship feature was because of a misunderstanding of what o (Mcllen) had said at the interview he kad with the then president in 1907 on the question of the New Haven’s selling all its steamship properties to Charles W. Morse. Mellen had pre- viously testified that Col. Roosevelt had not been in favor of the New Ha- ven disposing of the properties to Morse. “At a later date,” said Mr. Mellen today, “Mr. Roosevelt felt that I had used what he said as a basis for going further than I was entitled to. e think he referred to our subsequent | purchase of the Merchants’ and iM- | ners” line. 1 was very much exer- cised over this misunderstanding, and was not content to have him think I “had taken advantage of him. I ob- tained from Herbert XKnox Smith (commissioner of corporations who was present at the interview) a mem- orandum of what hada transpired, which sustained me that I was right.” Roosevelt Not Mr. Roosevelt, the witness contin- ted was not satisfied with this, and excluded from the bill of equity filed against the New Haven during his administration all mention of steam- ship lines. From the date of the bringing of the suit the New Haven had made no further steamship acquisitions. Opposed to Morse, Mr. Mellen added that from the substance of his interview with the President he was convinced that both Mr, Roosevelt and Mr. Smith were anxious that Morse should not get the New Haven steamships- COMMUNIPAW SAILED FROM EGYPT DEC. 8 4 A Satisfied. > Liloyds Announces Regarding Ameri- can Oil Steamer Reported Sunk By Submarine Off Tripoli. London, Dec. 9, 9:28 a. m.—The American oil steamer Communipaw, teported to have been sunk off the coast of Tripoli, by a submarine, sailed from Alexandria, Egypt, for New York, December 8, according to an an- nouncements by Lloyds: The first report that the Communi- paw had been sunk was received on December 7. It would appear, there- fore, that the tanker has been con- fufed with some other vessel which was sunk. Prior to this there have been conflicting reports concerning the identity of the steamer which was torpedoed. WIRELESS FROM FORD ARK. t of Love More Effective Than tary Force, Says Judge Lindsey. New York, Dec. 9.—A wireless message from the steamer Oscar II, signed and prepaid by Henry Ford, was received here today. The message gave a summary of a speech delivered on board last night by Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver, in which he de- cfared that the spirit of love would be more effective in international poli- tics than military force. Judge Lindsey told of his experience curing sixteen years on the bench, drawing the conclusion that criminals responded more quickly to trust than to shackles and force. He argued azainst the “Preparedness policy.” > FIRST 0ARS RUN TUESDAY. The new trolley line to the north- west section will be formally opened next Tuesday when three special cars will leave on the first trip. Omne of cars will be occupied by the Phil- harmonic band and the others by Mayor Quigley and other city officials, members of the legislature and the corimon council and representatives of the Connecticut company. A feighborhood luncheon will be pro- vided the guests at the end of the line. M. H. and H. V. Camp will fur- nish the band and ex-Councilman Wigllam J. Farley will provide the lunich- TO FORM CABINET IN SPAIN, Madrid, Dec: 9, via Paris, 4:35 p. m.—Count Alvaro de Romanones to- day was chosen by King Alfonso to form a new government in succession to the Dato cabinet, which resigned lon Monday. . STEPHEN PHILLIPS DEAD. P “Bondon, Dec. 9, 11:10 a. m.— Btephen Phillips, poet and dramatist, s dead, at Deal, England, where he d been in failing health for some. onths., Xe was born in 1868. BULGARIAN TROOP TAKE FOUR TOWNS i (Continued From First Page.) | the Russian fronts: ‘“Western theater of war: Lively ar- tillery duels occurred at several places especially in Flanders and in the re- gion of Hill No. 193, northeast of Souain. French Aeroplane Captured. “A French aeroplane was obliged to land south of Bapaume. The oc- cupants were taken prisoners. “Eastern theater of war: were no developments, aside engagements between patrols.” ENGLAND ACCEDES TO PROTEST FROM U. S. Will Not Requisition Any More Ves- sels of American Transatlantic Oo—To Make Test Case. Washington, Dec. 9.—Ambassador Page at London advised the state department today that Great Britain bhad acceded to the American protest against the requisitioning of ships of the American Transatlantic Company. Test cases will be made of the steamers Hocking and Genesee, which will not be requisitioned but held pending decision of the prize court. In the meantime, Great Brit- ain assures the United States that no other vessels of the company will be seized. and Franco-British There from AGITATION OVER HORSE. Policc Department Is Criticised To- day, But it Was Groundless. At about 2 o’clock this afternoon, after it had -decorated the corner of Main and Church streets for six or seven hours, the carcass of the horse which way shot at $°30 o’clock this morning was removed by Miller, the 1lainville undertaker. All during thc dGay the unsightly cbject on the co'aer was an eyesore ‘o the citizens and many u.compli- mentary remarks were made a. it the police department and other city boards for laxity in removing the car- cass. ) Such criticism was groundless, how- ever, as the ordinance expressly states that all such bodies shall be removed by the owner when such owner 1s| known. James Doyle was the owner and he notified Mr. Miller early today, but it was not until later that he was able to do the job. FITTING TRIBUTE TO T. W. TIMBRELL Funeral of Well Known Cedar Street Man Held This Afternoon at Church Chapel. Fitting tribute was paid to the memory of Thomas W. Timbrell by a large number of relatives and friends who attended the funeral ser- vices at the South Congregational church at 8 o’clock this afternoon. A prayer services at the house on Cedar street at 2:15 o’clock preceded the church services. Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hill officiated at both services. At the church, Miss Edith Scofield and Miss Agnes Martin, both of Hartford, sang “In the Sweet Bye and Bye” and “Cross- ing the Bar.” There was a profusion of floral tributes. The bearers were John Sloan, Col- onel W. W. Bullen, Edward Bar- rett, James Relyea and Frank N. Wells, original members of the Sun- day school class of the late Mrs. Horace Brown, and Frank O. Scrip- ture, Joseph Lamb, and L. E. Buck of Hartford. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. . Mrs. Mary Kinkade. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Kinkade of 39 Grand street, who was run down and killed by the New York express at Clayton yesterday, will be held to- morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Erwin mortuary chapel. Rev. H. I. Bodley will officiate and interment will be in Fairview cemetery. NEW CORPORATION, The Equitable Realty corporation of this city received its incorporation pa- pers today from the secretary of state. It is capitalized at $50,000 of which $25,000 is paid in. The new corporation will conduct realty oper- ations in this city and vicinty and will open its first plot of land in the spring. E. T. Bodwell, president and treasurer of the Bodwell Land com- pany, is president and treasurer of the new company, which will be conduct- ed on similar lines: The directorate consists of H. T. Bodwell, F, E. Cran- dall and Leroy R. Whitman of Provi- dence, R. 1., Edward D. Ely, for the past two years associated with the Bodwell Land company Will be man- ager of the company. The company has leased offices in the National Bank building. Stock has been is- sued, $25,000 of common and $25,000 of seven per cent- preferred. NO ELECTION HELD. Another Informal Ballot Needed on ‘Editorship of Class Book. On account of the ineligibility of Saul Waskowitz, no election for edi- tor of the class beok was held at the High school today. Waskowitz and Paul Pihl were the candidates. An- other informal ballott will be taken tomorrow to nominate a candidate against Pihl. Richard White was elected business manager, having a vote of 87. Harold O’Mara was on his heels with a total of 86. Robert Buol and Joseph Greenstein received one vote each. “The Christmas 4 Stor . . Christmas is only two weeks away. What are you doing about selecting the gifts you intend to buy ? Now is the time to do that shopping when our stock is complete, and before the Christmas rush begins. You.ean find at this store everything you are looking for in the Jewelry line. Our Stock of WATCHES Is the Largest and Most Complete in the City, Ranging in Prices From ONE DOLLAR AND UP. Ring set with Diamonds, Rubies, Garnets, Sapphires, Emeralds, etc. We have some very fine Diamond Rings ranging from $10.00 to $250.00. A very handsome assortment of Gentlemen’s Rings. Prices ranging from $4.00 to $25.00. Cuff Buttons, all Linds from ordinary gold plate at 50 cents to the finest solid gold SUGGESTIONS Scarf Pins—1,000 styles. Brooches Bracelets La Vallieres Cuff Pins Umbrellas Bracelet Watches SUGGESTIONS Rogers Knives and Forks Tea Sets Cake Baskets Fruit Dishes Tea Spoons Community Silver studded with diamonds, SUGGESTIONS Gold and Ivory Clocks Japanese China And thousands of others. SUGGESTIONS Tie Clasps Fountain Pens Watch Fobs and Chains Cut Glass Bowls Wine Sets Whiskey Sets Water Sets Bon Bon Dishes SUGGESTIONS Toilet Sets Manicure Sets Military Sets Shaving Sets Every article purchased at this store is guaranteed as represented or your money refunded. Engraving Free M. Open Evenings to Christimas 351 Main St.,, Cor. Commercial. P. LEGHORN CONN. ANTI-SUFFS TO MEET WILSON Will Be on Delegation to Call on President Next Tuesday to Op- pose Suffrage Amendment. Hartford, Dec. 9.—Announcement was made today of the personnel of the Connecticut delegation from the State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage to meet President Wilson next Tuesday with members of other state branches during the national convention of the association. The convention will open in Washington, December 13. Connecticut will be represented by members from Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Fairfield. The delc- gation from this state consists of ten women who have been most prom- inent in the work of the association here. Hartford, where there are over 5,000 members of the state association will have a majority of the delegation, consisting of Mrs. D. A. Markham, the state president; Miss Elizabeth Bur- nell, Miss Virginia Brown, Mrs. J. G. Calhoun, Mrs. M. W. Jacobus, Mrs. J. H. Rose, and Mrs. F. W. Simpson. Mrs. Lynde Harrison of New Haven, one of the county chairmen; M-s. William B, Glover of Fairfield, tae national "secretary, and Mrs. A. H. Terry of Bridgeport will be the other representatives. Especial interest in the convention at Washington is felt here because of the fact that the national president, Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge of New York, is a Connecticut woman, the daughter of the late Marshall Jewell. She has a summer home in Simsbury. TO HAVE PARCEL DELIVERY The directorate of the mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Commerce are perfecting a plan whereby, a par- cel delivery wagon will be established for the convenience of stores not hav- ing similar service, and will be oper- ated two weeks prior to Christmas. WILSON TO GIVE ADDRESSES. ‘Washington, Dec. 9.—President ‘Wilson will leave Washington tonight | for Columbus, Ohio, where he will make two addresses tomorrow—one | before the Chamber of Commerce at | noon, the other at night before the commission on church and country life of the federation of the churches of Christ in America. He will reach Washington Saturday afternoon on his return, !LOOKS FOR PEACE NEXT AUGUST Professor Flint of Yale, Just Returned From France Has That Opinion. New Haven, Dec. 9.—Dr. Joseph | Marshall Flint, professor in the Yale Medical school returned to his home {in this city Tuesday evening after five months’ work in the hospital founded by Mrs. Fitzgerald, formerly of Litchfield, at Chateau de Passy in | France, and at his home at 320 Tem- ple street last evening he gave a very interesting sketch of the work at that hospital among the wounded French soldiers and incldentally much information about the war itself, Dr. Flint said that when he left Paris about two weeks ago it was the opinion of well informed people there that the war might be over by next August. When Prof. Flint’s attention was directed to the successes of the Gtrman and Bulgarian armies on the eastern front he said .that General Joffre had recently said that it did not mattér although the Teutons reached Constantinople and even took Egypt, that all the same the v must be fought and won on the western ion that the Allies would win. He said that the war might be decided by wastage and that the Allies could put more men into the field than the Germans and would continue to do so. Incidentally, he said, that since he had come home he had found the peo- ple here more nervous about the war than they are in France: ) | City Items | Rev., Dr. 8. G. Ohman, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church. has re- turned from New York where he par- | ticipated in the fifticth anniversary of the Adolphus church. Dr. Ohman also installed Rev. J. Swanson as pas- tor of the Swedish Lutheran church in Danbury last Tuesday evening, Blue points on the half shell. Hall's market.—advt. The case of Swift & Upson Lumber company vs. Joseph Maleska, et al. is on trial in the superior court this af- ternoon. Kirkham & Cooper repre- sent the plaintiff and F. B. Hunger- | ford the defendant. M. D. Saxe, Klett & Alling and Walsh, Meskill & Roche other interested parties. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the front as it was there that the masses of the men are. Prof, Ilint himself was of the opin- foreclosure proceedings of the Swift & Upson Lumber company against property owned by Joseph Malaska on 1 | of its plant Spring street was heard by Ju Tuttle in the superior court Mrs. H. J. Woodward, 15 Winthi street was awarded the $10 gold pi given by the Ladies' Ald socliety St. Joseph's church. FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE. Westbrook, Dec. 9.—Westbro Gun club at a business session pa ed a resolution in calling upon Co gressman R. P. Freeman, “To do in his power to provide sufficient tional defenses to protect this co: try from invasion and threats of wa: TO U WINSTED PLAN, Winsted, Dec. 9.—The tallic Cartridge company of Bridg port has made arrangements, it wi learned today, with the Brown M chine company of Winsted for the for the manufacture tools. A force of thirty machinists expected here from Bridgeport wit | in a few days. STRAUS CCEEDS McCALL. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 9.—Oscar Strauss, of New York, former Unl States ambassador to 'l‘kurhey and p gressive candidate for’ Governor 1912, was named by Governor Whiti man today as member and chall ‘man of the public service commissio first district, to succeed. Bdward McCall, who was removed from offic on Monday.