Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 15, 1912, Page 2

REFUSE TO PRODUCE CONTRACTS Attorneys For'Steel Trust Throw Down Gauntlet At Dissolu- tion Hearing—Secretary of American Sheet and Tin Plate Company Admits that He Destroyed Machinery Contracts—“Understanding” Regarding Prices Reached at Meetings. New York, May 14—The refusal of the attorneys of the United States Steel corporation to produce certain papers wanted by the government, and th discovery that other documents which the corporation was subpoenaed to produce had either been destroyed, or qould not be found, furnished the senshition of today’s hearing of the government suit to dissolve the cor- poration under the Sherman anti-trust act. Refuse to Produce Contracts. The papers which the corporation at- torneys decided should not become a part of the government's evidence, if they could prevent it, consisted of two contracts between the American Sheet and Tin Plate company, a subsidiary of the corporation, and the American Can company, whereby the can company is alleged to have secured its supply of tin plate at preferential prices. D. G. Reld and Judge Willlam H, Moore, di- rectors of the steel corporation, are also directors of the can company, A Private Business Affair. “We decline to produce these con- tracts,” announced R. V. Lindabury, chief counsel for the corporation, “on the ground that they disclose the company’s private business affairs with one of its customers.” The refusal would stand, Mr. Lindabury stated, un- tfl the right of the government to the possession of the documents had been ruled upon by the United States circuit judges to whom the testimony in the sult will be certified. Machinery Contracts Destroyed. The documents destroyed or missing consisted of contracts between the American Tin Plate company and man- ufacturers of tin plate machinery whereby, it is alleged, the use of the machinery by competitors of the street trust’s subsidiary was prevented; of an alleged five-year contract between the tin plate company and the Sharon Steel company for the taking of the latter’s output, and of similar contracts alleged to have been made by the American Sheet Steel company, all im- portant to the government's case. Carlo V. Wheeler, secretary and treas- urer of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company, the consolidation of the two companies in question, was the witness subpoenaed to produce the contracts. He testified today that he had himself destroyed the machinery contracts “about 1904.” Destroyed Them Without Authority. “Who destroyed them?” asked Judge Jacob M. Dickinson, chief counsel for the government, sharply. “I did,” said the witness. “When did you destroy them?” “I don’'t know."” “By whose authority did you destroy them ?” “My own.” Contracts Among Obsolete Papers. “You exercised your own judgment, without authority from the board of directors?” “In this case, ves. There were a number of obsolete papers which I de- stroyed and ¥ presume these contracts were among them, as I have not seen them since.” “When was that?"” “About 1904; several years ago, at least.” “You remember the contracts?” “T remember there were some such papers, but I do not recall exactly what they related to.” Stick to Other Contracts Missing. The other contracts, Wheeler said, he had been unable to find. “Did you make a thorough search?” “Well, T had a search made. They tell me that they can't find them any- where.” “Well, T instruct you to make a thor- ough search, and if you can’t find them we will have those subpoenaed who had them directly in their custody,” declared Judge Dickinson, apparently exasperated. “Understanding” as to Prices. Testimony which brought the famous Gary dinners into prominence proved another interesting feature. Howard M. Davis of Philadelphia, now an in- dependent tin plate manufacturer, tes- tifled that in 1907 he represented the American Sheet and Tin Plate com- pany at meetings of manufacturers in Pittsburg at which he said “under- standings” were reached as to prices. These understandings were not always observed, but those who violated them were “investigated,” and a promise ob- tained from them that they would abide by the understandings in the fu- ture, he asserted. The Gary Dinners. Judge Dickinson wanted to know if Judge Gary appointed the chairman of the meetings. To this Davis gave a negative answer, but stated that the Pittsburg meetings usually occurred right after the Gary dinners. At these dinners, which represented some 95 per cent. of the steel industry of the coun- try, similar, although more general, understandings were reached, the gov- ernment contends. FIRE LOSS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. Planing Mill if W.S. Danielsen Gutted Late Tuesday Night. Danielson, May 14.—Willard S. Dan- ielson’s planing mill at the head of Water street was gutted by a fire for which an alarm came in from box 23 at 11.18 Tuesday night. The fire had a big start and the interior was a mass of flames when the first streams were turned on. The firemen did good work and the recall was sounded at 12.10. The building 1s owned by W. A, Bur- hows and is said to be insured for from $300 to $500. Mr. Danielson said after the fire that he was probably pro- tected to the amount of his loss, the amount of which cannot be determin- ed until the machinery is inspected to- day. The damage to the building, which was flooded with water, is esti- mated at $200. The origin of the fire is a mystery. Care of Non-Resident Insane. Albany, N. Y., May 14.—A former resident of New York state who be- comes insane in another state should be received, treated and maintained at one of the hospitale in this state, ac- cording to an opinion by Attorney General Carmody today. The question was raised by the Connecticut authori- ties, who were called upon to care for a woman who became insane soon af- ter her arrival at Farmington, Conn., from Bellview, Pa. The woman for- merly resided at Waverly, N. Y. Catholic Benevelent Legion. Buffalo, N. Y, M NORWICH BUL! the supreme council of the Catholic Benevolent leglon of America, an or- ganization representing a membership of 90,000 in the United States, gath- ered here today for the 31st annual convention. The meeting was formally opened with the celebration of solemn high mass, at which Right Rev. Bishop Colton officiated. Business gessions will be held today and tomorrow, and Thursday the delegates will be enter- tained at Nlagara Falls. ROOSEVELT IN OHIO. Tells His Auditors Taft Has Over to Enemy. Gone Canton, O., May 14.—The first day of Colonel Roosevelt's campaign in Ohio ended here tonight with his first pre- pared speech in the state. It was a day of crowds and noise and speeches in quick succession as Colonel Roose- velt was hurried through the eastern part of the state in an effort to keep up with the schedule which had been arranged. This’ called for thirteen speeches, and the colonel made several more than that. There were large crowds wherever he spoke. Colonel Roosevelt covered part of the ground which Presidént Taft went over today, and their paths crossed several times. The former president renewed his at- tack upon his successor. He asserted at the outset that he would not reply to the things which Mr. Taft said about him, so far as they were per- sonal, but would cenfine himself to the political principles involved. lssue Not One of Personal Abuse. A new point which Colonel Roosevelt developed was his denial of the right of President Taft to criticize acts of the Roosevelt administratfon. He took the ground that as a member of the Roosevelt cabinet Mr. Taft was a part of the administration, and as candidate for president he made his campaign with the record of the Roosevelt ad- ministration as his platform. Colonel Roosevelt charged that the president had “joined the enemy.” “I wish to make the issue one of principle, and not of personal abuse,” ‘Colonel Roosevelt said. “lI see that Mr. Taft yesterday al- luded to me as a demagogue, a neu- rotic, a flatterer, an egotist and as en- gaged in honey-fogling all of you. This will not tempt me into any retaliation in kind. But I wish to point this te you: Four years ago Mr. Taft had not discovered that I was a flatterer, a demagogue and egotist and engaged in honey-fugling the people, and vet I stood then exactly where I stand now. “I forget whether it was yesterday or today that Mr. Taft made a remark which I do not think was in very good taste, ag to the possibility of my hav- ing died in the Titanic disaster. He shall have a complete monopoly of calling me a neurotic and a demagogue and jesting about what would have LETIN, WEDNESDAY MAY 15, 1912 MOTORMEN oare on the right track. They never switch from “THE UNIFORM FAVORITE” BACCO NOTICE OF 33 CONTESTS. Plenty of Work Cut Out for the Re- publican National Committee. Chicago, May 14.—Notice of thirty- three contests has been filed with the republican national committee, which will open permanent headquarters in the Coliseum tomorrow. From Florida today came notice that the state’s en- | tire list of twelve delegates would be | contested by ‘the Taft and Roosevelt forces. Other contests reported today were from the fourth and seventh dis- tricts of Mississippi and the fifth dis- happened if T had died on the Titanic, and all the rest of it. I ask your at- tention only to the great issues in- volved in this fight.” Taft Has Changed, Not the Bosses. Colonel Roosevelt went on to say that the “bosses” who were against Mr. Taft four years ago had not changed, but -that it was Mr. Taft who had changed. In his speech here tonight the colonel said: “We have not changed position, we progressives, and we stand exactly where we stood four years ago. It is Mr. Taft who has left us and who has joined the enemy. Therefore our atti- tude toward Mr, Taft can be expressed in the words of Abraham Lincoln when he said: ‘I will stand with anybody who stands for the right; stand with him while he Is,right, and part with him when he goes wrong.’ “I stand by all my administration daid. I stand by it, and if T am again elected president I shall try to admin- ister the government in the interest of all vou, the plain people, just as I strove to administer it before. I hope 1 shall be more successful ,because T have learned a good deal. The presi- dency is a big school and I know whom 14—Delegates to | to trust and whom not to trust.” ¢ HARD 1"0 LEARN Takes Hard Experience to Teach Peo- The Old Habits Many people jeer at ple Some Truths the idea that If you are perfectly well. If not, Change (See any fault in that philosophy?) Thousands continue to “coddle” old habits such as coffee and tea drinking; refusing to believe their aches and ills are largely due to caffeine poisoning, (Caffeine is the drug in coffee and tea.) But thousands are awakening to the truth about coffee and tea, and changing to POSTUM It is made of wheat, and is rich, palatable food- drink—free from caffeine or any other drug. If you appreciate health and the full enjoyment of physical and mental power, a ten days’ trial will show “There’s a Reason” Read letter to right. For quick, convenient serving, try coffee causes the aches and ails they suffer from; and often such people will g0 on for vears sticking steadfastly to the coffee and suffering month in and month out but maintaining “Coffee doesn’t hurt me.”” (Tea is just as injurious as coffee because it contains caffeine, the drug in coffee,) A lady says: “I did not learn the real truth until 1 made the change, but I can now positively state that the headaches I had for about seventeen years were caused by drinking coffee, for when I changed and gave up coffee and used Postum in its place I experienced en- tire relief. I have not been troubled with headaches since I began Postum. “This, in brief, has been my experi- ence on the coffee question. Among my friends I have seen many other wonderful instances of the power of this food drink when used in place of the drug drink, coffee. “Among my friends there are those who tell me of relief from kidney trouble, neuralgia and eczema by leav- ing off coffee and using Postum and 1 have even known it to ease rheumatic pains in limbs. “I really believe these statements for since I quit the coffee and use Postum, I never seem to have an ache or pain and I would not dare go back to coffee again. “Not only myself but my family use Postum exclusively and we think there is no hot beverage that can take its place. Nearly seven years steady use of Postum convinces me I know what I am talking about when I say it is food as well as drink and most valuable to builld up the system.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, Look for the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. INSTANT POSTU added. Postum—made Restaurants, Soda Fountains, etc. air-tight tins and REGULAR POSTUM—15c size makes 25 cups; 25c size makes 50 cups. Sold by Grocers. This is regular Postum in concentrated ‘form—nothing No boiling—made in the cup—ready to serve instantly. right—is b now served at most Hotels, | Lunch Rooms, Instant Postum is put up in @ GEREAL o 2 a2 (| INSTANT POSTUM-30c tin makes 40 to 50 cups; 50c tin makes 90 to 100 cups. “There’s a Reas_on" for POSTUM Postum Cereal Company, Limited, Battle Creek, Michigan. i Roosevelt at Chicago, were elected to- trict of Louisiana. A peculiar condition exists in the fifth Louisiana district. One delegate and his alternate were indorsed by both the Roosevelt and Taft followers, but they split on the second delegate and the second alternate. Through a misunderstanding, it pre- viously was announced at the commit- tee headquarters here that a meeting of the sub-committee would be held to- morrow or Thursday to make final plang for the convention. This meet- ing will be held May 18. EIGHT FOR CLARK. New Hampshire Democratic State Con- vention Favors Speaker. Concord, N. H.,, May 14.—Four dele- gates at large and two from each of the two congressional districts to thes democratic national convention at Bal- timore unpledged, but ‘“morally bound” by a preferential vote in the convention to vote for Speaker Clark for the pres- idential nomination, were elected by the democrats of New Hampshire to- day. The two district conventions were held immediately after the state con- vention, which was harmonious. There was applause in the state convention when the chairman mentioned the name of Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey in his opening remarks. The Clark sentiment was clearly pre- dominant, however. In its platform the state convention favored a six year term for president and ineligibility for a second term. THE MARYLAND DEAL. State Convention Endorses Both Taft and Roosevelt, 3altimore, Ma 14—Sixteen dele- gates. eight of them =etected by the friends of President Taft and eight by the supporters of Theodore Roosevelt, but all instructed to vote for Colonel day at the Maryland republican state convention. The convention was har- monious, Although the Taft men controlled a majority of the 129 delegates, so far as their personal affiliations were con- cerned they made no effort to defeat the instructions of the preference pri- maries, which were for Colonel Roose- velt. After some skirmishing before the convention met a plank was put in| the platform, and later unanimously | adopted, which declared the presiden- | tial record of Colonel Roosevelt “with- | out parallel in our generation,” and; concluded with a pledge to give him “the undivided support” of the Mary- | land delegation for the presidential| nomination, | President Taft's administration was endorsed in more measured terms. The Roosevelt forces yielded the po- sition of national committeeman and pledged themselves to re-elect a Taft| man, William P. 24 FOR ROOSEVELT. Minnesota’s D:lega(inn Likely to Be Instructed for ex-President. St. Paul, Minn., May 14—Minnesota’s 24 delegates to the national republican convention probably will be instructed for Theodore Roosevelt. Complete re- turns from yesterday’'s county conven- tions seem to assure this. With the election of six delegates at large by the state convention at Minneapolis Thursday, the delegation will be com- plete. Former Congressman Tawney, whose home county, Winona, went for Taft, has declined to become a delegate. Hope of the La Follette forces that the Wisconsin man would carry the Ninth district were wrecked when Polk county went to the colonel, turn- ing the tide there. | The state convention will be divided | thus: Roosevelt 876, Taft 75, La Fol- lette 164. | CORNICE AT SPRINGFIELD FALLS, INJURING FOUR MEN. | { | | Two Artisans May Die as a Result of | | Hurts Received. Springfield, Mass., May 14.—Four | { workmen were injured, two wvrobably | fatally, when a 115-foot section of the cornice on the fourth floor of the new municipal building which is under con- I struction fell today The men, who were at work on the | cornice when it gave way, dropped .to | the street, 60 feet below. Recent rains | ved to have loosened the mor. | tar which held the cornice in place, Edv McGaugh and Elton Fiske, masor re so seriously injured that surgeons believe they will die. John F. Haggerty, a mason, is suf- fering from a broken arm and possible SENSATION IN BANKING CIRCLES IN STAMFORD. | George S. Wilson and Teller Moores Arrested on Embezzlement Charge. Stamford, Conn., May 14.—George & Wilson and Delorest Moores, manager and teller, respectively, in the savings department of the Stamford Trust company, were arrested here this af- ternoon, charged with embezzlement of funds of the trust company to an amount close to $58,000 After the arrests, the following statement was given out by the trust company: “The directors of the Stamford Trust company announce that owing to defalcation on the part of two of its employes, George S. Wilson and DeForest Moores, the company has lost $67,687.07. The amount of the less will be reduced the amount of their surety bonds, $12,500, and some additional individual assets. “The directors assure the depositors and stockholders of the company that the defalcation, while large, in no re- spect impairs the soundness of the bank, which, after deducting all loss, has unimpaired its capital of $200,000 and surplus and undivided profits of $215,000, making net assets over all liabilities of $415,000.” The statement is signed by John A Brown, president; Walter Ferguson vice president; Walter D. Daskam, treasurer, and seven other directors Both of the accused men have been with the bank for a long period. Wil- son has been prominent in Young Men's Christian association work here and was at one time treasurer of agsoclation. It is understood that the bank officlals have been conducting an investigation for some time past Wilson and Moores were arrested at their homes. The arrests created a tremendous sensation in the city, coming almost on the heels of the arrest last month of Major William H. Holly, for a quarter of a century an employe of the Stam- ford Savings bank, charged w em- bezzlement of $14,729 of the funds of that institution. Holly is now under bonds awalting trial Bail in Moore's case was fixed at $40,000 and in the case of Wilson at $10,000. Up to a late hour tonight nefther man had been able to procure a4 bondsman. They will be arraigned tomorrow morning in city court. And in The Back. ‘l am more frtunate in my friends than Mr. Taft 1s Ven, 7aft's 1 hes knifed hi said T. * CONSn: L —~Washin:tan »% ot osion, ISMAY GIVES $50,000. Nucleus of Fund for Pensions to the Widows of Seamen. Liverpool, Eng., May 14.—J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star line, has contributed $50,000 as the nucleus of a fund to provide pen- slons for the widows of seamen who jost their lives while serving In ves sels of the British mercantile marine TEN INCHES OF SNOW. Rather a Wintry May Visitation for the State of Colorado. Denver, Col., May 14.—Ten inches ot snow had fallen here early today, and it was stiil snowing in many parts of the state. Little apprehension was feit by Colorado fruit growers. Steamship Arrivals. At Liverpool: May 4, Lusitania, from New York. At Dover May 14, Finland, from New York. At Trieste: May 10, Columbia, from New York At Cherbourg: May 14, Kaiser Wil- helm der Grosse, from New York. At Siasconset, Mass.: May 14, United States, from Copenhagen for New York, 193 mileg east of Sandy Hook at 2.30 p. m. Dock 8 a. m. Wednesday: Kron- prinz Wilhelm, from Brement for New York, 192 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4.10 p. m., dock 8 a. m. Wednesday. Titanic Survivor Sues for $19,000, New Haven, Conn., May 14.—Through counsel Mrs. Elizabeth A. Dyker of West Haven, a survivor as well as a widow of the Titanic disaster, has gued the Oceanic Navigation Steamship company, otherwise known as the White Star line, for 319,000 alleged damages due to loss of bags: , Jew- elry, money and other effects to the amount of $4,000, and $15,000 for loss of her husband Make That Unanimous. Gumshoe RBill Stone says that Champ Clark has many times greater mentality than he, and that he is an all-round better man.—Los Angeles Times Perkins’ Favorite Song. Trne to which Georg: W. Perkins serenades the Colonel: He ¢o nly Weis Good to Me.—~Omaha Bes Berlin.—The Holy Name society of St. Paul's church will be the guests this (Tuesday) evening of the society connected with St. Mary's church of New Britain This Is Our Big Soring Suit Week These Notable Valuss Will Tnterest Evary Woman Logically speaking, the true value of these suits has been ignored, the price they were made to sell for has been disregarded— henceforth $9.50—tailored and fancy serges, worsteds, mixtures and other appropriate 2 fabrics for summer— Specially Priced $9.50 White Serge Norfolks, $12.50 Women who buy and act with wisdom should see these suits. They contain all the virtue possible, and they act as “tutors” for many other makes— Specially Priced $12.50 internal injuries. Arthur La Lande, an electrician, was badly cut and bruised. New Canaan—A 3300,000 residence is to be built in Talmadge Hill for Lewis H. Lapham of New York, 194 Main St. Waoregan Block