New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1917, Page 1

‘HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS —_— | EW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD BEST OF A} LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS, NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. GERMAN OFFICER IS SHOT BY OWN MEN Hands Tied Behind His Back and Is Then Killed GERMANS ARE DESERTING French Troops Went Over the Top As Though They Were On Parade, and Swept Everything Before Them-— They Got 8,000 Prisoners. British Front in France and Belgi- um, Oct. 24.—In one of the redoubts captured from the Germans Monday, northeast of Ypres, according to reli- able information, British troops found a German officer who had been exe cuted by his own soldiers. His hands had been bound behind him and he had been shot. The garrison of the redoubt surrendered readily to the ad- vancing British. There are many tales going the rounds among the British nowadays, indicating much dissatisfaction among the various bodies of German troops. Very often soldiers charged with de- sertion and other violations of mili- tary discipline escape with light pun- ishment. Acording to prisoners this is something new for Prussian mili- tarism. Several American intelligence offi- cers watched the successful attack made by French troops on the front northeast of Soissons. The Americans saw crowds of German prisoners pass- ing to the rear. The garrison of Malmaison . fort, captured by the French, was com- posed of first grenadier guards. At the village of Allemant, it is ex- pected that 1,400 prisoners were taken, most of them belonging to the young- est classes. It had been observed during the preparation for the advance that the troops of different German divisions had become mixed in the front lines and this was taken as a sign of con- fusion brought about by the harrying of communications by the French. The first troops were full of confl- dence when they went over the top in close touch with their own barrage fire, which swept everything from in front of them. They advanced as though on parade, every man know- ing exactly what was expected of him and the precise point for which he was making. Nowhere on the French front has the fighting been more obdurate and flerce than in that smalf section of the line extending morth ®f-the Aisne from Laffaux to La"ROYeré tatm, southeast of the old fort. De Malmaison, where ever since the battle of the Marne in 1914 French and German forces have been at the closest grips. For months since the French offensive in April the Germans have attempted to take in morsels that important strip of land which the French then captured In one day. The position was an un- stable one for both armies. Each oc- cupied a position which might be re- garded as that which at the end of a battle one side must give way to the other sooner or later. The army which possessed the greatest artillery and most useful ob- servation points when the final stage of the fight began was sure to have the upper hand. The most recent official statements have shown that.scarcely a day has passed without a combat of a more or less severe character but the reports failed to convey any idea of fury and determination of both sides —the Germans in holding their posi- tions and the French in harrying them. . Some of the finest troops of the German army occupied the ground in- cluding three divisions of the Prus- sian guards and one Bavarian divi- sion. These must have suffered terri- bly during the artillery preparation as for days thousands of propectiles had been rained upon them while French machine guns poured a continued stream of bullets everywhere behind the German lines. The battlefleld bears no resemblance to battleflelds anywhere else. The ground is broken with steep hills rising from deep ridges. The crest on which the fight oc- curred was vital for the Germans and they held to it tenaciously, not being able to afford to allow themselves to be driven off, as retirement meant they would be thrown into the valley of the Ailette with its extensive marshes. The plateau is undermined with numerous large caverns, some natural and some resulting from quar- rying and excgvation. One of them, Montparnasse, five acres in extent, borders on the Soissons-Brussel road. It had been worked in two strata, forming two stories in which there were sufficient accommodations for an entire infantry brigade. 8,000 Prisoners. Paris, Oct. 24—The number of prisoners taken by the French in their attack northeast of Soissons has reached 8,000, the war office an- nounces. INTERNED SAILORS ESCAPE. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 24.—Ten German sailors incerned with several hundred others at Fort McPherson, escaped last night througX a tunnel they made under one of the barracks and which led them to liberty a hundred feet away. The men were brought here a few weeks ago from Oglethorpe and had been working on the tunnel since shortly after their arrival. Fort officers believe they NEW BRITAIN WILL EXCEED MINIMUM Only $160,000 Short of Second Liberty Bond Allotment BANKERS ~ OPTIMISTIC Federal Reserve Bank at Boston Re- ceives $1,500,000 From City Patriots—American Employes Subscribe $10,000. Hardware Hosiery Liberty Day finds New Britain about $160,000 short of having subscribed for its minimum allotment of $1,920,000 for the second issue of the Liberty Loan. But everyone connected with the campaign is optimistic concerning the success of New Britain’s patriots and when the books are closed Satur- day evening it is expected the sub- scriptions will be in excess of the minimum. Already the bankers’ committee has forwarded to the Federal Reserve bank at Boston $1,600,000, the amount of cash paid in for the loan in this city, In order to permit everyone who de=~ sires, to subscribe to the loan, the New Britain National bank, the New Britain Trust company and the Com- mercial Trust company have decided to keep their doors open Saturday even- ing. It will be the last opportunity to invest, Employes of the American Hosiery company have displayed their pa< triotism by subscribing $10,000 to the loans and other factories report pro= gress of the same enthusiastic nature. The woman’s committee and the Boy Scouts are proving to be efficient aides of the bankers and have earned a niche in the Hall of Fame for their un- tiring efforts and zeal ‘Wilson’s Teams Ahead for Day. At the Y. M. C. A. last evening, a gathering of the workers was keld and it was shown that Howard C. Wilson’s team held the lead for the day with subscriptions amounting to $11,500. The team reports follow: Team No. 1—F. H. Alford, captain, eight subscriptions, $4,250. Team No. 2—W. J. Farley, tain, three subscriptions, $4,250. * Team No. 3—M. D. Saxe, twenty- five subscriptions, $1,850. Team No. 4—Kenneth T. Sloper, no report. Team No. rey, captain, $900. Team No. 6—H. L. Platt, one sub= scription, $2,500. Team No. 7—H. C. Wilson, cap- tain, eleven subscriptions, $11,500. Team No. 8—J. M. Halloran, cap- tain, eight subscriptions, $1,500. Team No. 9—M. J. Hayes, tain, five subscriptions, $400. Team No. 10—G. H. Dyson, tain, two subscriptions, $400. Team No. 11—C. H. Barnes, tain, seven subscriptions, $600. Team No. 12—Fred W. Porter, captain, one subscription, $500. Team No. 13—Stanley Prior, tain, nine subscriptions, $800. Team No. 14—E. W. Abbe, cap- tain, no report. : Team No. 16—W. J. Harsland, cap- tain, ten subscriptions, $550. Team No. 17—Willlam Cowlishaw, captain, sixteen subscriptions, $1,- 700. cap- 5—H. Dayton Humph- twelve subscriptions, cap- cap- cap~ cap- tain, no report. Team No. 20—People’s Savings bank, A. S. Andrulewicz, captain, ninety-nine subscriptions, $4,950. Team No. 21—Peter Crona, captaln, eleven subscriptions, $600. Team No. 22—John DiNonno, cap- tain, number of subscriptions not stated, $660. A. J. Sloper and W. L. Hatch spoke, impressing on their auditors the im- portance of the loan to the country. YOUTH ATTEMPTS TO DIE BY HANGING T Russell Dean, Aged 19, Tries to Dio by Own Hand in Barn at Kensington Home. Russell Dean, the 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Dean of Ken- sington, made an unsuccessful at- tempt to end his life this morning by hanging. He was discovered in his rash act and was rushed to the New Britain General hospital, where he was revived and later taken to a re- treat in Hartford. Efforts to secure definite informa- tion as to the act of the young man through Dr. R. M. Griswold, who was notified of the attempt, proved unsuc- cessful this afternoon. The physician admitted that he was notifled of the affair and sent his assistant to the scene, and also made arrangements for Dean’s admittance in the hospital, but further than that he would throw no light on the subject. The Dean family resides on Ken- sington street, a short distance from the farm of P. S. McMahon. WAR BUREAU PROGRESSIN Work in the recently formed bureau is progressing rapidly and Clerk Kisselbrack hopes to have things working smoothly in a short time Aid will be slicited from so- cieties and churches in furnishing the names of mecmbers now enrolled in ‘ service. war Team No. 19—R. H. Crawford, cap- | BATTALION ELEVEN T0 ARRIVE FRIDAY Captain Daly and Other Officers to Reach City in Evening GIRLS ARE SELLING TICKETS Young Women Declde to Charge on Pocketbooks of Acquaintances— Col. Burpee and Part of Staff Com- ing—Governor Invited. Captain Daly, commanding Com- pany C, 301st Machine Gun Battalion, National Army, at Ayer, Mass., today in communication with Chairman Mangan of the athletic committee of the War Bureau, announced that the battalion football eleven and rooters accompanying them to this city will arrive here Saturddy morning in a special train, between 9 and 10 o’clock. The boys will be given a leave of ab- sence to visit their homes and will be ordered to report at the State Ar- mory at 12 o’clock for roll call prepar- atory to the parade. The officers will leave Camp Devens Friday afternoon and will arrive here in the evening. A visit will be made through the various factories Saturday morning. Plans for the celebration are moving aleng smoothly and every indication points to one of the biggest affairs ever held in this city. Local Manager F. L. Beardsley of the Connecticut com- pany has promised the committee the best trolley facilities available for handling the crowd. Fred C. Monier today notified the committee that he is having a football gilded and placed on exhibition to be known as the ‘‘golden football”, and that it will be presented to the Camp Devens team on Saturday. The young women invited to sist the committee in the coming events responded at the meeting held last evening and all displayed keen inter- est in the proceedings. Chairman Mangan spoke at length, telling of the alms and objects in raising the ath- letic fund, and urging that the women a permanent organization was formed among the women with Miss Grace Flannery as chairman and Miss Mar- grot Cochrane as secretary. This or- ganlzation will coming events and will assist as wait- resses at the banquet to be served the officers and invited guests at the Y. ception and dance in the gymnasium, the Y. M. C. A. officials having very generously tendered the use of the building. The players of both teams will dress for the game at the associ tion. Fair Ticket Selelers. The women’s committee for the fund who are supplied with tickets for the coming game are as follows: Misses Ebba Neri, Irene Byrne, Marie Das- cola, Catherine Campbell, Grace Burns, Margie Conlin, Mae Cox, Made- line Caufleld, Katherine McCarthy, Irene Trask, Florence Cashion, Eliza- beth Slaney, Evelyn Scheidler, Mildred Anderson, Genevieve Anderson, Mary Kiniry, Rita Cooney, Gertrude Calla- han, Rene Dorsey, Ella Moore, Marion Scheidler, Julia Sullivan, Elizabeth Morrin, Lilllan Gold, Margaret Coch- rane, Grace Riley, Delia Haugh, Ruth | Corbin, Agnes Vance, Mildred Taylor, Grace Flannery, Eleanor M. Bunny, Marion Egan, Helen Monsees, Mary E. Curtin, Gertrude Larson, Lillian Kol- odney, Agnes Duncanson, Mildred Luddy, Anna Ahern, Katherine Fagah of Kensington, Mrs. Willlam F. Man- gan and Mrs. Christensen. Each of these is imbued with fine spirit and the committee feels assured that they will have no difficulty in selling a large number of tickets. It has been arranged to have the footballs used in Devens officers, Mayor Quigley and captains of the teams and presented to the girls selling the largest number of tickets. Mayor Quigley announced at the close of last night’s meeting that invi- tations would be extended to Gover- nor Marcus Holcomb and Lieutenant Governor Clifford B. Wilson to be guests at the game. A large review- ing stand will be erected on Mair street, possibly in front of the Cunter tinguished guests. Special reservations the guests and the members of the women's committee. The committee has extended an in- vitation to the following to assist as a committce in handling Saturday’s event: W. G. Moorehead, W. Sla- ter, C. H. Barnes, Charles Miller, Wil- iam H. Judd, Lawrence P. Mangan, James J. Naughton, John Kiniry, mes Lynch, James Luby, Edward FEggert, Merwin Jacobson, John Mar- tin, John Tobin, Thomas J. Smith, Ar- thur A. Pilz, W. E. Fay, Eric Erick- son, John E. Moore of Kensington, John H. Trumbull and Stanley W. Gwilllm of Plainville and James Cray, Thomas Tracy and Attorney S. Rus- sell Mink of Bristol. This committec will meet at 8 o’clock this evening in Mayor Quigley's office, for instruc- tions. Coloncl Burpee Coming. uld lead to writes Col. commanding the Connecticut Home Guard, in o letter to Mayor (icorge A. Quigley in which he commends the celebration which New Britain plans for her National Army men and offers “All roads (military) sho {ew Pritain on Saturday,” 2 Burpee, 1lirst Regiment (Continued on Eieventh age) assist in every manner possible. Later | arrange affairs for | M. C. A. at the conclusion of the game. ! Later the party will be tendered a re- | the game autographed by the Camp | church for the mayors and other dis- | will be made at the ficld for seating | IPOTATO CROP IN DANGER OF RUIN Mayor Quigley Sounds Alarm for More Hands at Farm BAD WEATHER IS PERIL Rain or Frost May Destroy Harvest Unless Volunteer Workers Respond —More Than 1,100 Bushels Bought for Public Here on Freight. Mayor Quigley has spent consider- able time today organizing a volun- teer battalion of men to go to the Municipal farm tomorrow to pick up potatoes, In calling for such assis- tance the mayor states in no uncertain terms that unless help is secured at once the municipal potato crop will i be lost. The automatic digger will dig | the potatoes faster than they can be gathered and it is up to the public to help, the mayor declares. Owing to the advanced season and the pas- sibility of freezing weather soon the | crop must be harvested to save fit. A large freight car containing a consignment of 1,173 bushels of po- tatoes fram New York state, pur- chased by the Municipal farm com- mittee last week, arrived this morn- ing. The potatoes will be unloaded into H. R. Walker’s storehouse, the use of which has been offered gratls. ‘Whether these potatoes will be dis- posed of at once, or held, will be de- cided later. Mayor Quigley canferred this morn- ing with a man just returned from upper New York state. He says that owing to the scaracity of help the grape, potato and apple crops are endapgered. . Grapes, he sald, are selling at $15 a ton In order to save them from total lass. Apples are freezing on the trees and potatoes are freezing in the ground, he states. HEAVY RAIN STORM DOES MUCH DAMAGE :Wrecks Small Vessels, Tents Blown Down, and Two Inches Fall. New York, Oct. 24.—This city was drenched today under the season’s I most violent rain and wind storm. More than two inches of rain fell up to moon. Many small vessels were wrecked or sunk in nearby waters. The Y. M. C. A. tent at Camp Merritt, Tenafly, N. J., was blown down. From | the citizen's viewpoint the worst of the storm was the abandonment of the Liberty Day parade here. FOX A SUICIDE John Fox of Parkylew Avenuc Holds .32 Revolver Against His Head and , Palls Trigger. , i | ' John Fox, 42 years old, of 15 Park- view avenue, is dead at the New Brit- ain Hospital as the result of shooting | himself late yesterday afternoon. Fox went to his home at 5 o’clock vesterday and suddenly whipped out 2 .32 calibre revolver which he aimed at his wife and children, threatening to Kkill the entire family. Pani¢ stricken, the wife drew her children about her and fled to a neighbor'a house. Fox calmly followed her and a short distance from his own home, fand in full view of his terrified wife {and children, held the muzzle of the ! gun against his head and pulled the trigger. Policeman Rival and McCarthy with { Dr. Edward 8. Grace, rushed to the scene and took the dying man to tho hospital where he expired a few hours later. REMAL N IN RUSSIA. Chairman of Red Sross Will Stay in Jassy All Winter. Petrograd, Oct. 24.—Col. Henry W Anderson, chairman of the American Red Cross mission to Rumania has de- | cided to remain in Jassy through the | winter to aid in the work of the medi- cal unit and to direct the relief work. Other members of the mission have arrived here on their way home. They include Dr. F. W. Peabody Messrs. Glasgow, Flexner, Wells, Le | dochowski, Bryan and Conners. Messrs. Perkins, Mills, Ernest and Topping remain in Jassy with Chair- man Anderson. Mr. Williams has been sent to Archangel to supervise the forwarding of supplies. Vice Chairman Glasgow, who will lay detailed plans for Rumanian re- lief before President Davison of the says that conditions among and food, Red nas the civilian population are bad that there is urgent need of clothing and medicine. The Cross hospital unit already handled ¢ of case e WEATHER o Tartford, Oct. 24.—Forecast for New Br and vicinity: Rain tonight. clearing carly on Thurslay with a hange to colder. o | i i circulars from ai | Telegraph company instjtuted for the ! to cnable all inquirers to get in quick and | | Tonight in Tremont Temple ESTABLISHED 18 g UBERTY BELLES, |GOD'S ASSISTANGE NEEDED All Doing Their Bit Today to Push Along Loan SUSPENSION OF TRADE Among the Subscriptions Given Out ! in Washington is Onc of $10,500,- ! 000 From German York Has Big Day, Washington, Oct. 24.—Thirty-four nationalities throughout the country today are pouring thelr money into the second Liberty Loan melting pot in an effort to make the campaign a | success. Confidence is expressed here that $809,000,000 will be subscribed before the campaign ends. During the first campaign the different races sub- scribed less than $250,000,000, but war's true meaning has becen brought home to them during tho present loan and greatly increased sales have resulted. A table showing reported subscrip- tions by races and amounts in the New York federal district up to October 20, follows: Japanese $76,- 000, Chinese $32,000, Jewish 500,- 000, Greek $175,000, French $200,000, German $10,500,000, Italian $4,500,- 000, Danish $100,000, Norwegian $125,000, Polish $225,000, Hungarian $150,000, Swedish $85,000, Finnish $50,000, Assyrian $22,000, Armenian $68,000, Gaelic ,200, Bulgarian $7,- 800, Arabic $1,200, Servian $81,500, Croatian $8,000, Uranian $22,000, Lithuanian $5,400, Slovac Ruthanian $10,000, Bohemian $83,- 000, Hawaiian $21,000, Russian $275,000, Dutch $121,000, Belgian $300,000, Spanish $55,000, Persian i $50,000, Austrian $128,000, Swiss §65,- 000 and Slovenian §$80,000. In This State. New Haven, Oct. 24.—With the end of the campaign three days away workers for the second Liberty Loan throughout the state began today their final drive for subscriptions. In accordance with the designation of to- | day as Liberty Day spedial programs had been arranged, and cverywhere through the newspapers, posters and ! public | billboard advertising, by the speaking and personal appeals, efforta were made to bring home to the peo- ple of the state the necessity of sub- scribing to the loan. Special atten- tion was heing paid to the small sub- seriptions and through them it expected would come a flood of sub- scriptions muaterially swelling Connecticut total, Tn this city and other ringing of church bells, whistles and playing marked the forenoon. places the blowing of of chimes Business Suspended. Washington, Oct. 24.—American business today gave way to the Lib- erty L.oan campaign. Proclaimed a holiday throughout the nation by joint act of President Wilson and the governors of the states, the oc- casion was marked by a general sus- pension of trade and millions of work- ers, released from their daily tasks, turned their attention to contributing to the success of the loan. Early re- ports from various parts of the coun- try indicated that the drive today at- tained its greatest intensity. Officials, federal, state and munici- pal, addressed large audiences in every section in an effort to accelerate the drive. In conformity with Secretary McAdoo, the main volume of the popular appeal was directed towards those who can subscribe only in small amounts. Boston, Oct. 24.—All of this city were devoted today celebrating Liberty Day and pushing the sale of Liberty bon The com- mon and central point of the obser- vance, the plans including a noon demonstration, with addr by Governor McCall and Senator Weeks, dropping of Liberty bomb. Loan and a parade park zoo cle- the desire of of the three Franklin phants. Federal employes were granted half holiday and many of them gave the time ta aiding in obtaining bond subscriptions. Special arrangements for bond sales were made in the de- partment stores. The New England Telephone and day the number “liberty five billion” touch with members of the loan com- mittees. Soldiers held a field day at Fort Banks in the interest of the loan. Senater Lodge went to Cambridge to speak in Sanders theatre and Senator Weeks spoke at a rally Newton. ecretary will deliver ads Baker and others dresses. LUMBER STEAMER SINKS. $120,000, | was | the | the energies | to | a i the corner |AROUSE THE PEOPLE - T0 RESPONSIBILITY {Premier Kerensky Makes Strong Address to Re- kindle Enthusiasm. Pcople—New Petrograd, Oct. 24—In an emotional i address to the preliminary parliament today Premier Kerensky appealed to the delegates to endeavor to arouse in the people the same sense of in- dividual responsibility at the front and in the rear which carried the Russians to victory for a time in the post-revolutionary offensive early in July. He deplored the present de- | moralization of the army. “If only we could re-kindle the en- | thusiasm of those July days in the { heart of each man,” he sald, “wd¢ i should have probably at Christmas— ‘an honorable peace for free Russia, | with the war fought to an honorable end.” The premier talked for an hour, Tunning the gamut of emotions from despair to hope. He was applauded on all sides. “We are not fighting for political ends, but for the very existence of Russla,” he declared. “The army in | the trenches seems to have lost the sense of duty and honor, although at some places it is filled Wwith a new spirit. The batteries on Oesel island gave up without a struggle, while the | little Dago island forces fought brave- | 1y.” M. Kerensky defended the govern- ment against charges made by M. | Margotf, radical, who blamed officers | for the demoralization of the army {and hinted at monarchial plots. He i said the Korniloff revolt was not mon- archial but a mere attempt at a dic- tatorship, as also was the Bolsheviki revolt of July. | ““Peace has been postponed by the disintegration of the army forces which are continuing the work of the old regime,” he said. 'RECTOR BODLEY TO Advises Wardens and Vestrymor. of St. Mark’s Church of His Changed Plans. Rev. Harry I. Bodley, who retires | as rector of St. Mark’s church on No- i vember 1, will not continue to make | his residence in this ‘city, as he at first i intended, but will remove to Spring- ! fleld, where his two daughters are i living. , This information was made known through a letter Rector Bodley wrote ! to the wardens and vestrymen of St. | Mark's church on October 20. The let- | ter follows: i i i i October 20, 1917. To the Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Mark’s Church, New Brit- ain, Conn. Dear Brethren:— After more mature considera- tion I have concluded to remove out of New Britain at the close of my rectorship. My two daughters live in Springfleld, Mass., and by resid- ing there we could have them at home. I should also in that way avoid the inevitable drain upon my health that continuance here would entail. My present purpose, therefore, is to remove to Springfield, Mass., to reside for a year at least and I feel that it is only fair to inform you of my changed purpose. | Yours Faithfully | HARRY 1. BODLEY. The parishioners of St. Mark's met last night and acted on Rector Bod- ley's resignation. An account of the meeting is published on another page of this paper. CONTRACTOR ARRESTED Building Inspector A. N. Rutherford Prefers Charges Against Conred Cianci for Violation of Ordinance. Taking Conrad Clanci at his word, Bullding Inspector Arthur N, Ruth- erford this morning ordered his ar- rest for a violation of the building ordinance and within 15 minutes of the time the builder had nonchalant- ly advised the inspector to do his worst he had been arrested by Offi- cer Clarence Lamphere on complaint. Ciancl will be arraigned in court to- morrow morning. Cianci is building the new block at of East Main and Elm Rammed by Japanese Vessel Loaded “'Hl\l Munitions in an Atlantic Port. An Atlantic Japanese nitions ton Port, Oct. 24.—A steamer laden with mu- and sunk the 1,300 Katahdin Oere cook of the rammed lumber steamer late last night. The sunken vessel is missing. The Katah- ain, trom Georgetown, S. C., had a cargo of 1,000,000 feet of kiln dried couthern pine. The Japanese vessel had her bow stove in. streets and vestérday ' Building In- spector Rutherford visited the place and claims to have found that the cellar is not according to plans and specifications and sthat the partitions of the building are not properly pro- tected with fireproof material. Ha ordered a stay ¢f progress. This morning he returned to the REMOVE FROM CITY: AND LIBERTY B[]YS{ BY NEW HAVEN ROAL Some Directors Wanted Pray at Annual Sessio Today, But Officer Said No. USUAL FLARE-UPS AND BACK-FIRE{ Presidin, Road’s Directors Wrangle Oxer 1oi of Order and Intemstate Commy Called “Destructi ! Commerce”—Bogigian Says He Hi lieves in the Truth and Truthf] Statements. Commission is New Haven, Oct. 24.—Stockholdel of the New Haven rallroad in ann meeting today, re-elected the presel directorate and adopted sev amendments to the by-laws of whid notice had been given in the ci The meeting was one of steady debs on various matters interspersed wif motions and resolutions offered stockholders who had expre! themselves as being out of sympatl with the present management. resolution was adopted when so fered as several times they were d posed of through points of oOri raised by Clarence H. Venner of i York that they were irrlevant to call. i 4 | Several stockholders stated thf | they. intended to discuss the ! pany's affairs at the special m | which follows the regular one and, which the question of a preferred sue of stock was to be disposed ofy The meeting was called | noon today by President E. | Pearson and had about 100 pe: |in attendance. The rain probal | kept away many local stockholded | The printed ballot showed no ‘chat |in names from the present dire tate. - Its acceptance was expected | the number of proxies in the band the secretary was understood to ! above the necessary majority. i order of procedure had been type i ten on a yellow sheet inserted in co .ot the annual report which. had distributed. Secretary Arthur E. Clark read ,call for the meeting. Harry Leij | of New Haven made the point of ord} | that all large bodies-holdIng Taeet ! customarily open with prayer, adil! ““I believe that the New Haven ¥ | meetings need to be opened I prayer.” | TPresident Pearson replied: [ i “We will follow the order of buf ness.” 1 | “Do you refuse to entertain | point of order?” asked Mr. Leigh “It has not been customary to | | as requested and we will proceed | business,” said the president. Mr. Leigh replied: “I am a Chri {and I believe in Almighty God o4 | I believe that this is a time whon i { company needs His assistance, ! dent Hadley has just come ‘in ‘a { think he can offer prayer.” President Pearson again said t the request was not on the order | business and it was customary to fd i low that order. Maxey Hiller of this city offered motion to accept the report of f year. President Pearson then read a stad ment as to financial and physical co| ditions on the road. He said th 1,322 employes of the road had be | called or had gone into military sq vice. He sald that efforts were b ing made to get: increased freig] rates. The company’s affairs, he said, hi been conducted on a cash basis, bi] being paid as soon as they were d Mr. Nixon, representing S. S. Mey| of New York, sald that the anmi report did not accurately present detail the affairs and conditions the company. He did not think present administration is %o bl as they simply followed previous ports. A salient point, he sald, that the securities listed as assets not entered at their real value, group of securities being listed | $216,000,000 when from his examin tion he reached the conclusion th{ they were not worth such a total. Nixon enumerated Connectic company, New England Nai gation company and Ontario ad Wi ern stocks which, he said, are m worth as much as entered. When o fered as collateral these securities ai offered to bankers at certain figu: which do not agree with tho quof tions as assets. Mr. Nixon then a alyzed the income returns from th securities, pointing out that in 19 and 1913 the return was about thri per cent. while In 1917 the retuf dropped to two per cent. He thoug the directors had too optimistie view of the future prospects of the properties. Facing present thought the securities shonld oith: be marked down as assets or disposd of. He thought that the report ougl to show what the directors are dob to adjust thesc conditions, change the book values. Mr. Nixon was interrupted by I, Fitzgerald of Boston and asgki what effect marking down book valui t t} ) conditions, or bullding and /claims to have found condltions ugchanged, with men at work. He again warned Cianci of the consequences, to which the latter re- torted that/ he could do as he want- ed—get the police if he wished. The arrest followed in short order. would have, and Mr. Nixon replid that he would determine the actul market values. Clarence H. Venner of New Yo! thought Mr. Nixon's criticlsm w3 (Continued on Eleventh Page