New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1917, Page 5

% UALLS DRAFT LAY | .~ YOID INSTRUM -}JuudhrMMm.Says : -h'lssemucfientsb New York, June 19.—The opening @esterday, 1in' the Federal District Bourt, of the conspiracy trial of the Tolumbia Untversity and Barnard col- fege anti-conscriptionist = students, Dwen Cattell, Charles F. Phillips and Eleanor Wilson Parker, disclosed ; legal grounds on which the so- ‘tialists and others 'claim uncenstitu- flonality for the selective draft law. Theee,-ascording to & statement ' to Judge Mayer by Morris Hiliquit, coun- #el for the accused, are. 1. The state militia may be used By the federal government only to wxeécute the laws of the Union, to sup- rese insurrections, and to repel in- 1;, and lawfully bs sent 2. In New TYork state every able le citizen between eighteen and Irty-five years belongs to the militia, id cannot be drafted by the United Stes for general military purposes. 3. Compuisery registration ana MMe selective draft bring about “In- Meluntary servitude,” invade thc right 2 ‘life, #iberty and the pursuit of ppiness,”’ and ‘favor certain re- ons or churches which hold con- Welentious scruples against war. | iJudge Maver held that none of the oints was good. Miss Parker sat ith her mother at the counsel table. ith young Cattell were his father, - J. McKean Cattell of Columbia, . Cattell and his sister.\ The illips boy, ‘who pleaded guilty days ago of having failed to ster, was attended by his father, other, brother and. sisters, “Assistant United States Attorney Mflt praduced. three twitnesses. Morris Splegel, a printer at No. 63 iper Square, sald Cattell left with m, May 24, manuscript of the “Will cl Be Drafted” circular, ordering 000 \eoples. -~ Phillips and’ Cattell talled to get proafs but before it was y agents of the Department of stice took the manuscript and ‘ probfs and ordered the type destroyed, Which- was done. The circulars had Been ordered sent to No. 2960 Broad- Way, the Pulitzer 8chool of Journal- 4em of Columblia University, the wit- hess said. Mr. Content read the proofs to the , emphasising the words ‘af the "®ircuiar that advised young men with . ‘conacientious scruples not to register. he citcular was signed by the three I#tudents. The agents of the Department of { g-uo- testified that they got from ttell, Philiips and Mies Parker, The curran DryGoods Go. several days before the arrests, full admission of the authorship and pro- posed publication of the alleged sedi- ,Mlmu circular, all three saying they knew it was against the draft law and | they were willing to take the conse- : quences. One of the agents said he asked Miss Parker if she wae in love with Phillips.: She satd *“No.” “Did the government authorize you to ask that question?" ukad Mr, Hill- quit. ‘I think so,” was the lnmr itrial went on at 2 p. m. today. MANY JUNE BRIDES . Numerous Weddings Occur This Week and Several Engagements Are An- nounced by Happy Couples. This evening at 6 o’clock st'l.nley R. Eddy, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Eddy, and Miss Alice Hart, daughter The ot ‘Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Hart of Hart street will: ' be married .at the bride's home: Rev. Dr. G. W.\C. Hill will perform the .ceremony. 5 John J. Sheehan and Miss Helen Margaret Sheehan were married = at 8t. Mary's church this ‘morning by Rev..J. T. Winters with the celebra- tion of a nuptial high mass. Tomorrow 'morning’ at '9 o'clock David Parsons of ‘Burnside will take Miss Anna Egenton of this city as his bride. The wedding will take. place at. 8t. Mary's church. The couple will be attended by Henry Lovell of Burnside as best man and Miss Beatrice Shannon of Meriden as bridesmaid. - The bride’s gown will be of white crepe de chine with a bridal veil and she will carry roses. The bridesmaid will wear old rose taffeta and a white picture hat. She will also carry roses. ' On Thursday morning Edward Menousek and Miss - Mamie Smith' will be married at St. Mary's church by Rev. John T. Winters, The groom's brother, Henry Menousek, will bs the best man, and the bridesmald will be Miss Marjorie Sulltvan. The bride will wear white siik over white satin and will carry a shower bouquet of bridal roses. Her attendant will wear a gown of brown 'lace over pink charmeuss with a hat to match. She will carry pink roses. After ‘a wed- ding trip she couple will make their home, in .New Haven. On Thursday atternoon, June 38, Frederick Michaels, a ¢lerk at ths post office, and Miss Lena Ritz of 47 Olive street will be married at the bride’s home. They will be at- tended by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kunse, brother-in-law and sister respective- ly of the bride. Announcement has been made of the coming wedding of -Everett E. Herwig and Miss Ellen Ringquist of Elm Hill which will be solemnized on June 27. Robert Smith of this city and Mins Julla Moran of Bristol will be mar- ried in. Bristol on Wednesday morn- ing, June 27. OUR BIG LOOM END SALE During This Sale You Buy New Seasonable Merchandise at Mill Prices JAPANESE DISPUTE CLOSED INCIDENT Tokio Admits Trouble Was Due to Misunderstanding Washington, June 19.—The au- thoritative statement is made that the Japanese government. had ' in- formed the United States that the dif- ferences over the action of the Wash- ington Government in sending a note ] asking the Chinese factions to compose their. political troubles has been due to a misunderstanding. No expiana- tion of this statement was made. Secretary Lansing declined tp furnish to the press the full text of the Brit- ish motelindicating a belef' that it would not.be Wise at this time to fol- 1ow the course’of the United States In [ addressing China. At the same time Mr. Lansing made’known that he re- the incident as closed. It wab indicated that. the state department could: see no reason why the discus- slon of ‘America's alleged meddling in the internal affairs of China should continue 'and) ‘that the whole affair |' was 8 tempest in a teapot. . It became known that the Japaness government had informed the United Statés that its own position was that it would not be justified in taking stepd that might be construed as in-| _terference in-the domestic affairs of Chins, and it hoped the Chiness ‘would ‘find’ means to compose their differences without ‘urging by foreign governments. ' Aceording.to the Jap- anese position, -there are signs of im- ;mwod conditons to take action -at this time. Japan holds that the note of. the United States inviting Japan to take action similar to that of.the United Btates in asking the Chineso to arrange their troubles ding in that it created the naflon that the United States had ‘not:‘acted when' the note was sent, when as a matter of fact, the satate department had already transmitted its communiication to the P.Iln‘ gov- etnment. The assertion is made. ‘that Great Britain and Russia ‘have formally and France has:virtually ‘recogn! Japan’s special and paramount inf est In China. This interest, it @nl explained, differed from the interest of. other powers in China on ueo\gnt, 6f ‘the' history of the Japanese ai Chinese nations - and :wmphlal tonsiderations. The United States, it was contended, claimed the same in- terest in Mexico and Central America that Japan claimed in China. Expectation exists In quarters in Washington that a decla- ration of war against Germany will be made by the new Chinese dictator- ship ih process of formation by Gen. Chang-Hsun. The dictatorship is be- lleved to favor Japanese in .pref ence to American diplomatic counsel, and there is serious suggestion that a, Japanese-Chinese alliancer may. be looked for. Such an arrangement, it is beleved, would give largely to Japan the direction of China's part in the war. It was learned authoritatively that the Russo-Japanese alliance has not been affected by the change of gov- | ernment in Russth. Japan withheld recognition of the provisional govern- amet after the overthrow of the czar untf} it had transmitted a declara- tion that it would respect all foreigr engagements entered into by the pre- vious regime. The Japanese War Mission to the United States will arrive here within seven weeks. Tt will congratulate th United States upon entering the war, and will then declare its readiness to discuss any questions pertaining to the conflict. One of these questions will be the patrol of the far eastern seas by Japan, permitting the withe drawal of ‘American naval vassels for us in Atlantic and European waters. The Chinese situation will be dis- cussed by the mission and the state department, but neither the depart- ment nor the Japaness embassy has siven any specific information upon the character of the discussions cone templated, TENER UPHELD National League Directors il-ck‘lm President’s Action in MoGraw-Byron Case—To Probe Alleged Remarks, New York, June 19.—In a special meeting held here yesterday the board of directors of the National league unanimously - upheld the action of President John K. Tener in handling the situation growing out of the fisti- cuffs between Umpire Bill Byron and Manager John McGraw in Cincinnati on June 8. The meeting indorsed the action which placed a fine of $500 on Manager McGraw and a suspension of sixteen days. A few days after President Tener's decision was announced Hafrry Hem| stead, ident of the Glants, filed an appeal. ter it was stated this ap- pel was withdrawn, but at yesterday’s meeting it was re-entered. The appeal was denfed. The meeting held that no appeal is possible under the cir- cumstances. The president has full and final jurisdiction in such matters, the directors ruled, unless the penalty ‘be expulsion. In addition. to considering the pen- alty and appeal, the meeting also hear from Fresident Tener a state- ment of interviews Manager McGraw is alleged to have given out concern- ing the league executive. A meeting ‘was held at 10 o’clock this morning to take up charges which Manager Mec- Graw is said to have made against Tener. . SHUBERT TS BRANDT. 4 New Bedford . June 19.—Al Shubert of this city waon the decision over Dutch Brandt of Brooklyn in a 12 round bout here Jast night. The fight was even for the first tén rounds, but Shubert took the last two by a considerable margin. ' The men gought at 121 pound~ SIDE STEPPED TAX ON MUNITION PROFITS Treasury Department Learns of Cases Where Assessment Was Not Washington, June 19.—Wholesale attempts on' the part of munition makers to avold the present tax of 123 per cent. on their profits have been unearthed by internal revenue agents. Proof of attempted evasion to the extent of $12, 000,000 has been found already. Treasiry officlals expected at least (326,000,000 from this tax. = Returns from manufacturers fell far below these figures and a force of special revenue agents was set . to work. | Through ' this method and by corre- sporidence, the government has re- covered the $12,000,000. " In one instance the treasury de- partment complained that a manufsc- ‘turer had mad no return. He replied that he had meade no profits. Sub- |. m\lmlly he sent a check for $150,- Not all the manufacturers made in- .carrect returns, but the percentage of those who did js sald to have been high. On of the methods frequently adopted to bring down the profits was w‘chzm oft as axpenses proportions of the .cost of special munitions plants. ' Justification of this' was at- tempted by the plea that the plants be worthless when the war endéd. !nmtlntor- reported that after the r the factories ceuld be utilized in o r ways and by no means would ,be a total loss. Activity of government mnta re- sulted in’a number of requests that returns. be sent back for -revision. . The penailty for false returns is fine or imprisonment or both. CARRANZA SENDING SECRETARY President Wilson. Mexico City, June 19.—G. Ugarte, private secretary to President Car- ransa, left here last night on a mll- sion to Washington. i ‘The exact object of his trip is not unnmlncad, ‘but ‘men in close touch with affairs here express the opinian that S8enor Ugarte is bearinig.a per- sonal message from President Car- ransa to' President Wilson, definitely | outlining Gren. Carransa’s stand re- gerding the world war and other | questions, | informed | 20 106 T TABERNACLE FOR ARMY. Sunday’s Building May Be Used as Training Station. New York, June 19.—The Taber- nacle, at One Hundred and Sixty- eighth street and Broadway, in which was held the great revival campaign which wound up Sunday night, will in all ikelithood be devoted to a pa- triotic purpose. ‘ If certain -plans are consummated which have been discussed between the Navy.Department and the Wil-, liam ‘A, Sunday Evangelistic Associa- tion' of New York (which owns the Tabernacle and the big cafeteria ad- joining it) the larger building will be used as a dormitory and training station; for the navay recrults enlist- ing in and about New York, and t! cafeteria will be employed as the culinary department, it being amply equipped for that purpose and having a capacity for serving 1,000 meals at a time. ARCH AT VALLEY FORGE. . Memorial to Washington's Army Pre- Valley Forge, Pa, June 19.— Marking. the’ site of the encampment of Washington and his army during the winter of 1777-78, a memorial arch, for which congress appropriated $125,000, was.presented to the state today :by Champ Clark, speaker of the house, on behalf of the govern- ment. . More than a hundred senators and congressmen who came here by special train from Washington l.t- tended the exercises. Governor Brumbaugh l.ccepud the arch on behalf of the commonwealth, the transfer being attended with the firing of a salute by Battery C, Na- tional Guard of Pennsylvania. ' The Sons of the Révolution(formed f about the arch'as a guard of honor observing their annual ‘mesting in ! conjunction *with the exercises. Thé arch is an imposing structure ‘of mar- ble. CLASS DAY AT HARVARD Many Events of Former Years Not on ‘Program Cambridge, Juné 19.—Class day at Harvard ‘was observed today with & { war-time program. The exercises in "the ‘stadium were more simple than usual. There was no basebell game with Yale on Soldiers’ fleld, and many of the events wefe cancelled. Orations were delivered in Sanders | theater. . Fifty members of the grad- usting class arrived from Plattsburg for the day on furlough. Owing 10 Great Amount of Detail and Reséarch Work List of Registration Siackers Is Not Complete. As yet the New Britain board of conscription registration has taken no action to apprehend any alleged slackers, but the mémbers are busy going over the lists in the wards and checking up names. . Until this has been done thoroughly and system- atically it will be impossible to take: any action unless the board has rea- son to suspect certain individuals. Because so many local men, unknown\ to the general board, are eniisted in | various branches of governmental service which makes them ‘exempt, and because s0 many men with home addresses in this city have " in other cities the weeding out pro- cess will necessarily be slow: According to . the interpretation given by Mayor Quigley to a state- ment fssued by United States District Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy yester- day any men eligible who have not yet registered may do so, either at the. mayor's office or through any authorized registrar. A gelf ocon- fessed slacker visited the mayor yes- terday to ascertain his exact status: and upon consulting.over the tels- phone with the district: attorney the mayor was informéd that men thus negligent will continue to be nno- tered. mmmmm Morgan & Co. & Drexel & Co. Maks Gire New, York, June 19—J. P. Morgan & Co. and its Philadeiphia branch, el & Co., have given the Red $1,000,000 outright. 3 George -F. Baker has offered to build a hospital ship, and in case it does not cost $1,000,000 he will give the difference in cash, provided twenty ‘others ‘will make. like ;contri- bution. These -.nnouumonu were’ .made 1ast night at the opening of what! Seward Prosser called the . grestest. campaign of its kind the world ever saw. and women on whom the' burden of the work will fall sat down to & banquét at.the Waldort-Astoris. INOOME TAX RECORD, Philadelphia, June 19, —Individusl to England, France aud new and youthful' mon himself to carry out * policy of his revered f toriously pro-German and uses the of The press of the lllhfl mands it it has been hoo if another German 'df; has succeeded in the is |a universal demand Alexander attempts to such course’as did red |monarch. Four hundred ‘aird fifty. men | mon.muummm-mv last year ing to an announcement today. does for 'tobacc ' §f your dealer does not carry them, send $1 for of 10 pack- h'fln American Co., N.Y. City Qopyrighs ty The American Yobacoo Compeay. - tne., 1908 stores how we toast, Lucky Serike cigarottes, hiEe 8! b manufacturing: ides.