Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 11, 1912, Page 2

DENOUNCED AS GRINDING MONOPOLY Reptesentative ‘O’Shauneisy of Rhode Island Assails New Haven Road at Hearing Before House Committee on Rufles—Massachusetts Man Gets on “Wrong Track by Intimating That President’s Brother is a Director. ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—Picturing the New. York, New Haven and Hartford railréad as a mighty monopoly, con- trolling all New England railroad and soastwise steamer traffic, as well as thousands of miles of electric lines, state and city officials of New England toda¥ appealed to the house rules com- mittee to act favorably on the resolu- tlon of Representative O'Shaunesy of Rhode Island to provide for a congres- sional investigation of the alleged deal between the New Haven and Grand Trunk systems through which work on the proposed extension of the latter, the Southern New England railway, bas been suspended. Nearly a score of people were waiting to be heard when the committee adjourned tonight, and the hearing probably will pot be con- cluded before late tomorrow or Thurs- day. New Haven a “Grinding Monopoly.” Representative O’Shaunessy opened | the proceedings today with a compre- hensive statement urging the commit- tee to report this resolution with a rule for its immediate consideration in the house. He gave a history of the launching of the Southern New Eng- land project by the Grand Trunk as a competitor of the New Haven system, and the sudden abandonment of the work, and demounced the New -Haven as a “grinding monopoly.” Norman White Makes Charges. Norman D. White, chairman of the Massachusetts board of economy and efficiency,was one of the chief witness- es. He submitted to the committee a mass of data with maps, to show what transportation facilities and other util- ities are owned by the New Haven system. < Mr White declared that prosecution of the New Haven system under the Sherman law, began under President Roosevelt’s administration, had been dropped withou' cause when President Taft came into office. caid Taft’s Brother Was a Director. Then he created a flurry in the com- mittee room, crowded with witnesses waiting to be heard d New Eng_lzmd members of congre: v reading from a letter in which it w rged that Henry Taft, the pre director of the New Haven company and that both Henry W. Taft | and Attorney General Wickersham had | been members of a law firm retained by the railroad. Chairman Henry of the committee directed that the name of the writer be made known. I twas given as George W. Bristol of 20 Broadway, New York. Taft of Providence No Relative of President. Members of the committee objected to listening to insinuations against the president, and when it developed that the New Haven director was Robert i and not related “tto the president, the letter and all comment upon it were stricken from the record. City Solicitor of Providence. City Solicitor Baker of Providence declared that the real issue in the case was “shall the will of two great cor- porations prevail “and dominate over the will of the people of two or more states?” “If the alleged conspiracy has been entered into,” continued Mr. Baker, “the Sherman anti-trust law may af- ford a remedy. Whether that is so or not, the subject here is worthy the at- tention of congress. If such a con- spiracy has been merely hatched, it is of ominous portent, fraught with peril. It is a blow to the stability of all rail- road corporations. It advocates state ownership of railroads with all the matural consequences and disadvan- tages. The appropriate remedy can only be determined after a thorough investigation. It raises a question of public policy that cannot be deter- mined by court proceedings.” Believes Publicity Desirable. “Unless there is some defect in the existing law,” asked Representative Hardwick of Georgia, “what can be accomplished by a congressional in- vestigation?” . Mr. Baker replied that publicity was desirable and that such investigation might disclose the necessity for fur- ther laws to afford a remedy “The railway men themselves are not responsible in this case,” he declared. “It is the man who keeps in the back- ground -andl cares nothing about public opinion. If you Investigate you will find out who is responsible, but no court in the world.will ever find out.” White Got the Wrong Taft. Noérman H., White, chairman of the Massachusetts board of efficiency and economy, submitted a map showing railway lines controlled by the New York, New Haven and Hartford in New England. He asserted that the gystem was a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Jlaw. Describing the growth of the New Haven, Mr. White mentioned the name of Henry W. Taft a8 one of the directors who was au- thorized some time ago to investigate the proposition for the purchase of New England trolley lines. Vice President Buckland said thel Director Taft on the railway board was Robert W. Taft of Providence,wha was not related to the president. He could not say whether Henry W. Taft had ever been -employed in any legal «capacity -by his company. A Rebuke for ‘“Progressives.” Mr. White read copies of letters he exchanged with President Taft, when the suit against the New Haven in connection with the Boston and Maine merger was dropped. The president ‘wrote that the proceédings were aban- doned because there was no reasona- ble ground to suppose that a verdict could be won in court. Replying to a suggestion by Mr. White that such things as the action of the adminis- tration in this case was making “pro- gressives,” the president said: “The trouble with the gentlemen who class themselves as ‘progressives’ is that they da not ascertain all the facts be- fore reaching a conclusion.” Growth of New Haven System. Describing the gigantic proportions of the New Haven, Mr. White said the capitalization of the system had grown | until it exceeded $450,000,000. Not more than half of its property con- ! sisted of railroads and “it is ready to! go into anything,” he added. Mr. Easlest take off and to tio a tie in. Cleett, Pesbody & Company, Makers, Troy, N. Y. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS Your dru‘!filn wil]l refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any ¢ase of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6 to 14 days. b0c. “ i might be permitted to | verdict that Dr. Frederick Rustin, of ‘White submitted with a mass of other statistics and reports a report by Louis D. Brandeis of Boston on the New filaven system’s holdings andopera- ons. WON'T SUBPOENA MELLEN. But Railroad President May Appoa;' Before Grand Jury Voluntarily. New York, Dec. 10.—United States District Attorney Wise, whose office is conducting the examination of wit- nesses before the federal grand jury investigating the alleged New Haven- Grand Trunk monopoly agreement, is emphatically against calling President Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad as a witness, according to a statement made by him today. He made the statement in re- sponse to inquiries concerning Pres- ident Mellen’'s letter asking that he testify and waive immunity. If, however, the grand jury should grant Mr. Mellen’s request and allow him to appear vol- untarily, the railroad president will not obtain immunity in the opinion of Mr. Wise. Mr. Wise sald that Mr. Mellen “has apparently given to the newspapers” his letter volunteering to tektify and waive immunity, “assuming that an | investigation is being .conducted.” “If an offense has been committed,” said the government attorney, “ac- cording to Mr. Mellen's letter, it must have been committed by him. “Assuming that the inquiry is as to an alleged violation of the so-called Sherman law,” continued Mr. Wise, “and that any witness called to tes- tify as to such violation would ob- tain immunity, it is.plain that any prosecuting attorney who would call such a witness under such circum- ances would either be am idiot or a crank. I do not propose to put myself in either category. “On the other hand, if the grand jury should accede to Mr. Mellen's | request, I am of the opinion that if | he should appear before the grand jury voluntarily and not in obedience to a subpoena, he would obtain no immunity. “Every citizen is guaranteed by the! { constitution against being compelled to be a witness against himself. This right can be waived. The immunity statute is a substitute or an equiva- lent for the constitutional right. Ini my opinion as the right may be; waived so may the equivalent.” ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES MUST PAY Kentucky Court Sustains Jury in Case of Dr. Frederick Rustin. Louisville, Xy., “Dec. legal i 10.—A Omaha, was murdered by some per- son unidentified, and did not com- mit suicide, was rendered today in the court of appeals when it held that | accident insurance companies in which Rustin held policies must pay. ' The insurance, with interest, now | amounts to about thirty-three thou- sand dollars. Dr.. Rustin was found dying on the porch of his home in Omaha the night of September 3, 1908. Contest over the insurance centered around an_al- | leged suicide pact between Dr, Rus- | tin and an Omaha woman. The suit was tried in Louisville, upon agree- ment of counsel. A jury decided Dr. | Rustin did not commit suicide and brought a verdict in favor of Dr. Rustin’s widow. The.court of appeals today saiq testimony was conflicting as to whether Rustin committed sui- ¢ide, but that the finding of the jury “the judge of credibility of witnesses” will not be disturbed. THE DAY IN CONGRESS, Bill to Give Fourth Class Postmasters Minimum Salary of $400. ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—Today in con- gress: Senate— Marine representatives opposed sea- men'’s involuntary servitude bill before commerce committee. E. L. Cornelius was appointed ser- geant-at-arms. Senator Sutherland introduced a bill to allow application for pencuniary in- demnification by persons wrongfully | convicted of crime in United States!| Committée investigating Mexican | courts and afterward pardoned. revolution heard several witnesses. Court of impeachment resumed trial of Judge Robert W. Archbald. House— Campaign fund investigating commit- tee decided not to resume hearings be- fore December 17. Resolution to unseat- Representative Bowman of Pennsylvania debated and vote set for Thursday. Ways and mearns committee failed to take action on majority's tariff hear- ing programme. Interstate commerce committee ar- ranged for a hearing- Wednesday on Ayres bill' for -investigation of rail- road shop management in Eastern Traffic association. 4 House leaders plan to recess for the holidays from December 21 to January 3 o V.Representafive Hanna introduced bill to place all fourth class postmasters on minimum salary of $400. WEBBER REPUDIATES HIS OWN TESTIMONY, Tells New Story of the Shoofi;\g of Rosenthal. e New York, Dec. 10.—"Bridgey” Web- ber, one of the four informers whose testimony convicted Charles Becker and the four gunmen of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, returned from Havana today and issued a statement repudfating in ‘many respects the story he told on the witness stand. Today he said there was no plot to murder Rosenthal. On the con , he said, the gunmen went to the Hotel Metro- pole to frighten the gambler, but two of them got drunk and the fatal shoot- ing resulted. Frank Moss, assistant district attor- ney, who conducted Webber's examin- ation on the stand, sald he was amaz- ed at Webber's statement. “This is the first time I have ever heard of such a story,” sald Mr. Moss. “If he had sald before the trial that he did mot know of any plot, of course we would not have called him as a witness.” Congressional Holiday Recess. ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—A recess of congress for the Christmas and New Year holidays from Saturday, Dec. 21, until Friday, Jan. 3, {8 the ‘plan of the house leaders which crystalized to- day, but there is uncertainty as to the genaie’s sentiment. There is a dispo- sition on the part of some senators to stay in session virtually through the holidays ‘to expedite. the Archbald im- peachment trial. £ DeForest Moores, a former teller of the Stamford Trust company, yester- day pleaded guilty to the charge of having embezzied $11,632 of the funds of the institution and was sentenced to state's* prison €or from one year to fifteen months. | cation. { Hague is to be finally determined by IS DUTY OF JOURNALISM TO EXPOSE SOCIAL EVILS. Contention of Director Taloott Wil- liams in Lecture at Yale, New Haven, Dec. '10.—The duty of the journalist is “to expose social abuses, to lay bare political ulcers, and to treat the advance cf soclety as the first duty,” sald Talcott Willlams, di- rector of the school of journallsm at Columbila university, tonight at Yale in the second of the Bromley lectures on journalism. His topic was “Journ- alism as a Calling.” He said: “The continual evolution of public and personal relation to an army of readers wider than party, creed or prefudice, steadily tends to make the journalist part of the great social sys- tem -developed by free institutions in which every citizen is perscnally re- sponsible for the safety, the environ- ment and the rights of every other cit- izen, to the end that all may be worthy of the republic and the republic per- | mit none to be worthy of its citizen- ship. Journalism as a calling is the visible practice and profession of this high creed. From it springs the duty of the journalist -to -expose social abuses, to lay hare political ulcers, and to treat the advance of society as his first duty. Disregarded and dis- credited though this creed and duty may be by selfish partisan and com- mercial journalism, this is the excep- tion, and aech public crisus finds the American press less partisan and serv- ed more and more by its staff in a professional spirit. “As soclety grows more complex this task grows more complicated and calls for as special a training as law or medicine. Mere aptitude was enough | in mere partisan journalism. Wider social dutfes call for professional edu- This has at last come with adequate endowment, and it has been ! accompanied by a larger demand for trained men and an enlarged compen- sation. If this be still inadequate, it is because the reward of the journal- | ist, as of every public and professional | service, is not pay, but opportunity to serve the public, advance humanity, to ; build his passing days of labor into! the lasting foundations of the future.” i ! TAFT TO MAKE PANAMA TRIP ON THE ARKANSAS. New Dreadnought S-ils‘ for Key West, Where He Will Board Her. Washington, Dec. 10.—The dreadnought Arkansas,which will carry President Taft to Panama, if he final- ly decides to make the trip, left Hamp- ton Roads today for Key West, accom- | panied by the battleship Delaware. President Taft's tentative plans are to board the Arkansas at Key West De- | cember 19 and sail for Colon. The big ! ship has quarters for an admiral. The furnishings of these have been slightly augmented by some of the president’s personal belongings. Navy officials de- | clare untrue various stories of exten-! sive alterations being made or the ship | BRITISH PROTEST NOT | AN ARBITRABLE ISSUE. Many Senators Hold Question to Be a Purely Domestic One, ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—Whether Great | Britain's protest against free passage ma canal’ is to be submitted to The| | the senate in any event. It was inti-| mated today that President Taft, ¢ sistent with. his attitude as a princ champion of . arbitration of between nations, might al | disputes recommend | not hold the question a purely domes- | tic and, internal one, and therefore not | arbitrable. There was a considerable | { today. The British government’s note was discussed informally by President Taft | and his cabinet today, but it was said |drastic regulation which forbids any that until Secretary Knox had time to!saloon keeper to sell anything not to DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOU CAN SAVEMONEY ON GLOTHING Shoes, Felt Boots, Arctics, Rubbers and Furnishings? PRICES, IN MANY NSTANCES CUT IN HALF THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY — RIGHT NOW — WITH A LONG, HARD WINTER BEFORE YOU. MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO ATTEND GRAND BARGAIN EVENT. Brooklyn Qutfitters “The Store That Satisfies” 266, 268 and 270 MAIN STREET study it at length and probably en up formally, That probably will not be for several weeks. A suggestion that the question might be kept from arbitraticn by delay un- til the existing arbitration treaty with | expires by limitation | next Jun,e was repudiated today by a | number of senators. Senator Lodge, | a prominent member of the foreign re- | lations committee, declared that ‘“the stoop to Senator Suthherland declared | of American ships through the Pana-| ty¢ question purely a domestic one and Great Britain United States would tricks.” not therefore not subject to arbitration. REGULATIONS PROHIBITING “RUSHING THE GROWLER" such a course, should Secretary Knox!|Excise Board of District of Columbia Promulgates New Rule. Washington, Dec, 10.—It will 1. of Columbia today promulgated had to accommodate the presndent and his | Outlined his reply, it would not be tak- | party. ’ 3 be leaning to such a view among senators |against the law to carry home a bucket of beer in Washington after January be drunk on the premises “extept in original packages.” The latter: classi- fication is interpreted by the board to mean bottles and the human stom- ach. The new order specifically states it is aimed at “growler trade.” Any saloon keeper who violates the new order will risk losing his license. Clergymen on Police Force. Los Angeles, Dec. 10.—Six clergy- |mr’n were put on the rolls of the po- |lice department today as special offi- cers. They wear stars and are em- powered to make arrests, their special duties being tge enforcement of th juvenile laws and the regulation of dance halls. 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