Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 10, 1913, Page 1

Repfisentatives of Railroads and Trainmen to Call on the President Next Monday. WANT CONGRESS TO AMEND THE ERDMAN ACT Both Sides to Pending Controversy Confident That Their Differences Gan Be Mediated If Congress Will Take Proper Action—Trainmen Will Delay Strike Order if the Outlook in Congress Seems to Warrant It. Washington, July 9.—Representa- tives of railroad companies and train- men’'s brotherhoods will call on Presi- dent Wilson Monday to urge that he aid in prevenfing the threatened strike of 100,000 employes of eastern railways by advocating immediate passage of pending amendments to the Erdman act. Believe Controversy Will Be Mediated. Arrangements tor the interview at the White House were made tonight hy Secretary Wilson of the department of labor, who telegraphed the president at the request of the railroad men. Both the railroad officials and rep:e- sentatives of the trainmen are confi- dent that their wage dispute can be mediated if congress will amend the Erdman act along the lines they re- cently suggested to congressional com- mittees. They are mot willing to sub- mit their cases - to three mediators authorized to act by the present aw, but would gladly put it into the hands of the enlarged board, headed by a £pecial arbitration eommissioner, whica the proposed omendmentis would pro- vide. Congress Must Act Quickly. Sirice the employes’ committee of Saturday to act one thousand meets upon the overwhelming vote of the eastern trainmen to strike, congress must act quickly in order to help the present situation. ff the commitlee ratifies the strike vote, as it practically is certain to do, the officers of tane brotherhood probably will delay the call for the strike if the prospect is favorable for early action by congress. Conferences of Trainmen, New York, July 9—Long conferences of the conductors and trainmen’s rep- resentatives were heid at their head- quarters today, but the omly develop- WILSON ASKED TO PREVENT STRIKE ment bearing upon the threatened gtrike of the 100,000 men involved in the wage dispute with the roads was a statement by President W. G. Lee of the trainmen’s brotherhood containing further arguments for the increases do- manded. This drew forth a reply from Chairman Elisha Lee ¢t the confereuce committee of managers. Neither state- ment threw further light upon the probable outcome of the dispute, both sides apparently marking time in view of the meeting here next Saturday of the emploves’ committee of 1,000, whi_ h is expected then to ratify the over- whelming vote of the men for a strike and bring the controversy to a crisis. Comparison of Wages. President Lee of the trainmen in his statement made a comparison of freight conductors and trainmea’s wages in various sections of the coun- try. Based on a ten hour day and a 100 mile run, he said western conductors receive $4.18 a day and trainmen $2.75, and in the south the respective wages are $4.10 and $2.76, as against only $3.63 for conductors and $2.42 for train- men in the east. President ILee elaborated on the wealth of the eastern roads and their great tonnage, and declared: “We want to be paid what the oth- ers are getting and we are here in a body for our rights.” High Wages Secured Through Coercion Chairman Elisha Lee of the man- agers’ committee, in reply stated that “the asked for increases would amount to $17,000,000 annually, following a previous wage appreciation in 1910 cf $30,000,000,” and that the principal argument for higher pay based on the wages of similar employment west and south is fallacious, because “these high- er rates were secured through coer- cion.” President William S. Carter of the TFiremen’s Brotherhood is expected here tomorrow to confer with Chairman Lee of the railroad managers on complaint of the firemen that awards made to them two months ago have not been fulfilled by the railroads. This inci- dental - conference is by request of Chairman Lee. B B . MYSTERY IN DEATH OF A YOUNG WOMAN. Body Found in a Lake—Her Lover Under Arrest. Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 9.—The mys- tery surrounding the death of Alice Crispell, the 18 year old girl whose body was found floating on the surface of Harvey’s Lake, was further com- plicated by the story told tonight to membeis of the stats constabulary by Sophanus 1 Reese an automobile deal- er of Plymouth, Pa. Reese had an automobile at ¥larvey’s Lake on July 4, the date on which Miss Crispell was laet seen . alive. According tc Reese’s story, he left the hotel about 11 o’clock at nmight to two another machine from Lehman Center. Miss Crispell and Herbert Jehns, who is under arrest pendiag the investigation into her death, were in the cafe when Reese left. As he ap- proached the Weckesser boat, land- ing. mear which the girl's body was discovered, he says he observed a man in dark clothes hiding behind a pile of logs. On his return about half an hour later he turned the light on his machine at the same spot and the man in the dark was still lurking there. A short distance along the road he met a man in a light suit and a girl dressed in blue, the color worn by Miss Crispell. 1t was near the spot that Johns states he left the girl and the police are endeavoring to find the man In the dark suit on the supposition that he may prove to be a rival of Johns for the girl’s Affections who lay in wait and murdered her after Johns who wore a light suit had left her. Dr. Higgins, who preformed the autopsy, said tonight that from his ob- servation of the girl’s body there is no reason to suppose the motive in the case was the same as that which caus- ed the murder of “Billy” Brown. Another development of the day was the statement made by Harrison Cann of this city that the girl was a sufferer from epileptic fits and had had several in this city. Her parents, however, deny that she was thus afflicted. Cann was, brought into the case threugh mention of his name in a let- ter addreesed to the dead girl by Johns. Johns continues to protest his innoc- ence and to declare his love for the dead girl. SOLDIERS PARADE IN s A TORRENT OF RAIN. Pannsylvanla @evernor Heads Column at Perry Celebration. Pris, Pa., July 9.—More than thirty- five hundred soldiers, the ®econd bri- ade of the Pennsylvania National uard, commanded by Brigadier Gene- ral Albert J. Logan and number of independent military organizatons, to- day marched behind Governor John K. Tener and his staff' throngh Hrie's streete as another important numbear In the week's programmbe for the com- miemoration of the centennial of Perry’s vietory at Put-in-Bay. The ideal weather since the opening of the celebration last Sunday disap- peared this afternoon and soon after the column of troops began to move rain fell in torrents. The soldiers marched on and the crowds held their places along the streets for an hour or more but the drenched reviewing stand was empty #nd after the parade announcement was made that the speaking programme had been aban- doned. Half an hour later the sun shone and the evening was pleasant. After the rain passed the crowds moved out to the suburb, where an elaborate display of work ended the Steamship Arrivals. Rotterdam, July 8. —Arrived, steam- or, ssia, New York. SOk MR, Suy 1 imived, figgner Rgnl.,} New York and Prov- July 9. —Arriyed, steam- Montreal. 9~—Arrived, steamer Liverpool, Teutonic, Montreal, Tondon, July 0.-—Arrived gteamer Ascania, Montreal. Chl}mwe. r\.rul.“‘, l;—Arrh-ed, 0, New Yor! o “pork, July steamer | ‘#—Areived: Steam- | Canada, Liverpool; Cassandra, Glas- HOUSE TO CONDUCT A LOBBY INVESTIGATION. A Special Committee of Seven Mem- bers Appointed. ‘Washington, July 9—A lobby in- vestigation of extraordinary scope was authorized by the house today to sup- plement the senate probe already un- der’ way. With the passage of the Henry investigation resolution, a special -.committee of seven members was appointed by Speaker Clark with Representative Garrett of Tennessee, a8 chairman. ‘The committee will meet tomorrow to make plans for the in- stitution of the probe at once. The speaker appointed with Chair~ man Garrett, Representative Cline, of Indiana, Russell of Missouri, Roden- bery of Georgia, democrats; Willls of Ohio, and Stafford of Wisconsin, re- publicans, and Representative Nolan of California, progressive. Represen- tatives Cline, Willis and Stafford are out of town, and the chairman wired them tonight asking them to return at once. They will probably arrive some time tomorrow or Saturday apd Chairman Garrett expects to begin | hearings on Monday. The resolutior adopted by the house provides that all of the hearings of the committee shall be open to the public. He said he enjoyed friendly rela- tions with Senators Aldrich, Allison and Platt of Connecticut, and with Representatives Clifton R. Brecken- ridge of Arkansas. He talked with these men about the wool industry and made suggestions to them. He did not attempt to write wool schedules. J. H. McMichaels charged by Mul- hall with being a spy at the capitol in the employ of the National As- sociation of Manufacturers, wxs re- moved today from the government rolls. McMichaels was formerly chief of pages in-the house, later a mes- senger acting as a doorkeeper and several months ago was appointed an elevator conductor in *the house of- fice building upon the recommenda- tion of Representative McDermott of Tlinois. 3000 MEN FIGHT A FIERCE FOREST FIRE. Blazing on Three Sides of Mountain— Three Villages Threatened. San Francisco, July 9—Forest fires are blazing fiercely tonight on three sides of Mount Tamalpais, a landmark of California and playground and park of all the cities clustered about San Francisco bay. Three villages are threatened. The mountain was cloaked today by white smoke which streamed across the bay like a wind | blown surf but as the darkness fell the mountain blazed above the bay and ocean like an enormous beacon, il- luminating the sky for miles. i Three thousand soldiers, salilors, naval apprentices, forest rangers, mil- itia men and volunteer fire fighters are fighting the flames and the wo- men in the threatened territory are working as hard as the men. Shops are closed and business is at a standstill throughout the threaten- ed section. Colonel George Bell, Tenth United States Infantry, assist- ed by District Chief Dubois, of the forestry service, is directing the fight. Thus far there has been no loss of iife and little damage to privaté prop- erty, although the possible damage is enormous and imminent. Postmasters Must Renew Bonds. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, July 9.—The postmas- ters at the following fourth-class offices In Nonuecticut have bene noti- fled that their bonds are during the month of July Hotehkissville, Sachem Coventry and Stony Creek, ot Steamere Reported by Wireless. Brow Head, July 9.—Steamer [a Savole, New York for Havre, 225 miles southwest at 6.20 a. m., due at Havre about 8.30 a. Thursday. Montreal, AJuly 9—Arrived: sre Royal Edward, Briston; Liverpenl; Scandinavian, renewable | Boardman, ead, South Glaggow; { London and other cities, who was a Cabied Paragraphs Emperor William on Cruise. Cuxhaven, Germany, July 9—Em- peror Willlam started on a cruise along the coast of Norway today on ‘board the Imperial yacht, Hohenzol- lern after returning from his 24 hour trip on the Imperator. Six American Soldiers Killed. Manila, July 9—Six men were kill- ed and thirty injured today when a flat car crowded with members of the 95th Company, Coast artillery, U. S. A., was wrecked between here and Corregidor, about thirty miles south- west of the city. ~—Harvard's President Received. Paris, July 9—Dr. Abbott Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard univer- gity, was received in audience by President Raymond Poincare this aft- ernoon at the palace of the Elysses. He was introduced by Ambassador Myron E. Z. Herrick. General Riva Dead. Havana, Cuba, July 9—General Ar- mando Riva, chief of the Cuban Na- tional Police, died early today from the( effects of several buliet Wwounds received on Monday evening during a-—pistol fight on the Prado, arter he hladb carried out a raid on a gambling club. ELKS TO BUILD A NEW NATIONAL HOME. Tax of 25 Cents to be Levied on all Members of the Order. Rochester, N. Y., July 9—The grand lodge of Klks in 49th reunion here today accepted the $260,000 bid of a Salt Lake City contracter and will build a new national home. Whether the home shall be on the site of the present home in Bedford, Va., or else- where, rests with the national home commission of which Garry Herr- man of Cincinnatti is chairman. Discussion of the report of Mr, Herrmann on plans for the home oc- cupied all the afternoon session. For three consecutive years the commission had reported in favor of erecting the home on the site of the present home. This year a movement was launch- ed in favor of its erection at some other place. The only expressed ob- jection to the present site is that the inmates are isolated and become lonesome. The Bedford home has been in existence for ten years. Bedford, Ind., today offered a $250,000 site to the grand lodge. -~ A per capita tax of 25 cents will levied on members of the subordinate lodges giving approximately $105,000 to ap- ply on the cost of the new nome. At the night session which lasted until nearly midnight, a report was made on the proposal for a tubercu- losis home for Elks. Grand Secretary Fred C. Robinson of Dubuque, Iowa, declined to make public the report and the action taken. Raymond Benjamin of San Francis- co, chairman of the judicial commit- tee, reported on a codification of laws relating to the filing of charges against members of subordinate lodges and the new code was adopted. In the morning session Charles A. ‘White of Chicago was elected treas- urer. On the second ballott the vote was White 501: 'George D. Locke, Rogers, Ark., 204; P. J. Brennan, Den- nison, Texas, 108; Willlam A. Evans, St. Joseph, Mo., 160, Mr. White’s op- ponents- withdrew after. that ballot. Tomorrow’s session will open with a lodge of sorrow for Charles C. Schmidt, late mayor of Wheeling, W. Va., who was a grand trustee. The annual parade of patrols will take place tomorrow morning. Many delegates left town today. Thirty Elks narrowly escaped a drop of 175 feet into the Genesee river tonight when a sightseeing car on which they were passengers crashed through a bridge railing. At the highest point the bridge is 212 feet above the water. The accident was due to the Tat- tempt of the chauffeur to avert a col- lision with a runabout driven by a woman. When the big machine hit the bridge railing ten feet of the railing crashed into the river. The right front wheel of the sightseeing machine hung over the bridge and the car had to be jacked up before the party could go on. THE TARIFF BILL WILL NEED INTERPRETATION. Wil Take Four Years in Courts to Do It, Says 3Smoot. ‘Washington, July 9.—If the ta=iff re- vision bill becomes & law as it has been passed by the senate democraiic caucus, many of its provisions will be tied up in the courts for interpreta- tion, in the opinion of republican sen- ate leaders. Senator Smoot, republican members of the financc committee, declared to- day that the changes in phraseoloxy and reclassifications in the bill are such that it would take four vears of court procedure to settle just what they mean, and that revenues in the mean- time would be tied up. “Importers,” said Senator Smoot, “have laweyrs engaged for no other purpose than to pick out flaws or al- leged flaws of phraseology and precedents that have been established by past court decisons will avail noth- ing in this bill.” RUN ON SAVINGS BANK SUBSIDES. No Further Developments in Pitts- burgh’s Financial Situation. July 9-—Conditions in circles at the closing hour Pittsburgh, financial today had to all appearances reached- normal. The run on the Pittsburgh Bank for Savings which was started by the closing of the First-Second Na- tional on Monday had entirely sub- sided early in the afternoon, after a resumption of the run this morning had caused _some slight anxiety. Further developments in the affairs of the First-Second National were not looked for until Receiver C. C. Murray had had opportunity to or- ganize his force necessary in the liquidation of the institution. It was not expected that depositors would re- ceive any divident before the expira- tion of two months. MUCH WANTED THIEF MAKES HIS ESCAPE. Philadelphia Police Lose Crook Who Has Operated in Many Places. Philadelphia, July 9—Har known by a score of alia ta be wanted for robber in Stamford, Conn., Boston, Ty Dacey, s and said committed Chicago, rested here June 19 with $2,000 worth\ of jewelry in his possession, made his escape from City Hall today after he had been given a further hearing in the police court on an upper floor of that bullding. Dacy is believed to have hidden behind the door of an ante-room and to have escaped no- tice until after the prisoners had been taken back to their cells when he mix- ed with the crowd of witnesses and spectators and disappeared. Since Jan. 1, 82 Bombs have been exploded with maiicious intent in New York el legal | Bulgars Appeal o the Powers REPORT FROM VIENNA TO THAT EFFECT. OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA Appearance of Scourye Adds to Des- perateness of Situation—Bulgarians Retiring Before the Greeks. London, July 9.—Out of the wealth of conflicting stories from the Balkan battlefields it is almost impossible to sift the truth. This was markedly il- Gondensed Teiegrams Kansas Corn grasshoppers. ls Threatened - by Fire Destroyed seweral buildings at i—Rs.hway, N. J., at a loss of $68,000. Alfred Austin, the Late poet laure- ate of Hngland, left an estate of $10,- 490 to his wife. Ten carrier pigeons were liberated at Hays, Kas, yesterday and started East in a bunch. . Mrs. John E. Harris Arrived at Washington, the end of her 850 mile buggy drive from Danville, Vt, Samuel W. Eckman, treasurer of the Knights of Pythias'of New York, died at his home in Binghamton, N. Y. Dr. Horace Jayne, well known as a scientist, died suddenly from heart dis- eage at his home in Wallingford, Pa. Relief from the most excessive heat of the season in Kansas came yester- lustrated tonight, a despatch from the Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Uskup, dated Tuesday night, report- ing that there had hardly been any fighting in the last few days, while Belgrade despalches reported fuffher Servian vietories, the latest advices from the Servian capital asserting that all the Bulgarians who had invaded Servia had been driven back across the frontier, | Bulgars Retire Before Greeks: There seems to be little doubt that General Ivanoff’s army is steadily re- tiring before the victorious Greeks and it is reported that the Bulgarians have evacuated both Kavala, where the | Greek fleet is operating, and Dedea- gatch, Bulgaria Appeals to Powers. Whether there is any truth in the Vienna reports to the effect that Bul- garia has applied to the powers to ar- range peace is not known but it would appear not unlikely, since clearly things are not going well with the Bul- garians angq the outbreak of cholera at many points in the field of opera- tions, combined with the exhaustion of the armies by the fierceness of the { struggle is calculated to render some | such selution welcome to the combai_ | ants. This is especlally so because of the uncertainty of the policy of Roumania, which is now reported fo be equally ready to attack either Ser- via or Bulgaria as the occasion may demand in order to prevent a disturb- {ance of the Balkan equilibrium. NCare of Dead and Wounded a Problem. The problem of dealing with the dead and wounded is proving a very serious one. The nursing resources in Bel- grade are woefully insufficient and all accommodations there are distressing- ly overtaxed. It is stated that the Ser- vians have permitted a pause in the operations to allow of the removal of the wounded and the interment of the dead, as well as the carrying out of sanitary measures to prevent a spread of the cholera. A LONG SIEGE ON WITNESS STAND. Connetly Continues Testimeny Against Supreme Court Judge. Albany, N. Y., July 9—From 1) o’clock this morning until nearly 10 o'clock tonight John Connolly contin- ued his testimony into the inquiry be- ing held by the joint legislative, jud clary committee into charges of im- proper conduct on the part of Supreme Court Justice Daniel F. Cohalan, Ex- hausted by the ceaseless flow of ques- tions, especially the bombardment, by Cohalan’s counsel on cross-examina- tion which set in immediately after the mid-day recess, the witness was per= mitted to leave the stand until the re- suming of the inquiry tomorrow morn- ing. . Throughout the ordeal Connolly pre- served a fairly calm demeangr, al- though at times he betrayed nervous- ness, especially on questions as to con- flicting statements and testimony _that would not square with certain docu- ments which entered into his dealings with the accused jurist. John B. Stanchfield, who conducted the cross-examination, pressed his ad- vantage at such periods by a fusillade of interrogations that appeared to con- fuse the witness. The lawyer made Connolly admit that there were serious discrepancies between his testimony and certain documents that entered into the case, but the witness took r uge in the claim that he acted througii- out on the advice of his counsel and that these discrepancies were technical rather than deliberate falsifications. HAVANA MOURNS 5 DEATH OF RIVA. To be Buried With Honors of Majors General Dying in Action, Havana, July 9—Not since the death of Maximo Gomez have there heen such widespread manifestations of grief as attended the announcement this morning that General Armando Riva, chief of the Cuban National po- live, had died during the night. The body was escurted at noon to the council room of the municipal palace { where it lay in state. Thousands pagsed through the chamber during the day. The streets were lined with spectators who uncovered as the body escorted passed. President Menocal in officially an- nouncing” the death, issued a decree that all honors due to a major gen- eral dying in action be accorded at the funeral ceremonies tomorrow aft- ernoon. The supreme court is still discussing of the assailants of General Riva, the impression being that the court will decide to exclude the contention of congressional immunity in the case is probable, however, Asbert will be arrigned before the su- preme court. LIGHT OF CONNECTICUT 1S CHOSEN SECRETARY. National Association of Attorney Gen- erals Closes Convention. Charleston, S. C., July 9.—John S. Dawson, attorney general of Kansas, today was elected president of the Na- tional Association of Attorney Gen- erals, which closed its annual conven- tion here today. Other officers elected were: Vice president, John H. Light Connecticut; secretary, Royall C. Joan- sen of Oklahoma; members of the ex- ecutive committee, Grant Martin of Nevada (chalrman), Charies West of Oklahoms, George Cosson of Towa, and James Tanner of Washington. The assoclation will meet next year at the place and daie chosen hy the American Bar associatlon for its an- nual ‘convention. Thirty states were represented at the meeting. Despondent because he was suffer- ing from tuberculosis, John Naughton, 2 gardiner of Salem, Mass., committed sufcld« in the lodge rooms of the Hi- bernians. Seating himself on a gas stove, Haughten wrapped a pool table cover about him apd turned on the gas. the mode of prosecution | of Representative Arias and Senator ! Morales and direct that their trial| be held before the ordinary courts. It | that Governor | day with general showers over the state. Independence, La. a town of 1,000 inhabitants, practically was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss estimated as exceeding $200,000. Norman Lefave, Seven Months Old, lived for eight hours after being shot in the head by his 1l-year-old uncle, at Melrose, Mass. Thomas Ryan, Who Has Spent 35 of his 66 years in prison, was again sentenced to four years and five months for assault in New York. Public bequests aggregating $170,000 are provided in the will of Charles D. Sias, the Boston coffee merchant, who died at his summer home at Wenham, June 22. Jeffersonian Simplicity is to he in- troduced into congress at the coming session and the embossed letter paper and envelopes of the members are to be taken away. Mrs. Katherine Lanahan, widow of ‘William Lanahan, liquor dealer of Bal- timore, presented seven salesmen em- ployed by her husband with a check for §10,000 each, There were 1,648 vessels, agsrega- ting 302,304 gross tons built in the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30, according to the depart- ment of commerce. u John T. Russell and Arthur Roux, overseers in the Androscoggin Cotton Mill at Lewiston, Me., were arrested Vvesterday on charge of violating the state chiid labor law. Inventors, Numbering 2,816, have applied for the $10,000 award offered by Charles S. Mellen, president of the New Haven railroad, for the best auto- matic stopping device. Baird Snyder, Jr., one of the wealth- iest independent coal operators in the anthracite regions, died yesterday from injuries received in an automo- bile accident near Berwick, Pa. The battieship 1daho .attained the highest final merit in gunnery of the 21 vessels competing in theé* battleship class during the past year and has been awarded the gumnery trophy. - Several lives were lost and a number of persons injured, houses were set afire, citiex were left in darkness and hundreds: of farm buildings were flat- tened by the gale which swept Aurora, 11, and vicinity. A woman who said she was Mrs. Roland A. Kent of Portland, Maine, was placed for observation in the Kansas City Hospital Wednesday upon the bellef of the police that her mind had been deranged by the heat. Widespread Search was instituted vesterday for a robber who entered the State Bank of Rigby Ida., and took $3,800. The robber drove the cashier and assistant cashier into a vault, com- pelled them to throw out all the money in it and then locked them in. Dominick Pittori, a leper, who was sent to the Diamond Point Washington, quarantine station from Minneapolis several months ago, escaped Saturday and is believed to be making his way back to Minneapolis by way of Canada. Newer forms of amusement such as moving pictures, cabaret shows and tea dances cre believed responsible for the decline in the popularity of card playing as reflected in the annual r port of the internal revenue collec: for the norther: istricc of Illinois, LOST HER HUSBAND ON THE TITANIC. \Quebec Woman Brings Suit in Massa- chusetts For $50,000. Boston. July 9—The first suit brought in the Massachusetts courts for loss of life_on the steamer Titanic was enter- er in the superior court today by counsel for Mrs. Marie Wiseman of lQuebec, who for the benefit of herself jand her six children seeks to recover $50,000 from the Oceanic Steam Navi- gation Company, Limited, for the loss of the life of Philippe Wiseman, her husband. COOK STOVES FOR SALEM’'S POOR Provision in Will of Thomas W. Sweet. ser, Made Years Ago. Boston, July 9.—A hearing on a pe‘i- tion under the will of Thomas W. | Sweetser, who died fifty-nine fvears | ago, will be given in the Essex prohate ! court July 23, ang at that time one of the unusual provisions of the will, that of providing the poor of Salem | with cook stoves, will be given close attention. The hearing was asked for by the heirs, who petition that the trustees be given authority to sell real estate in Boston. The peculiar provisions of the will had been forgotten. In it it was stp- ulated that $10,000 be paid to his ha- tive city, that this be put on interest at six per cent. forever and $600 be spent annually in buying stoves and utensils for the poor, if his estate amounted to $30,000 or more. The es- tate now inventories much in ex:ess of this sum. . Trustees, of whom the mayor skall be one, must supervise the adminis- tration of the charity, according to the terms of the gift, and must keep on hznd a supply of stoves of different sizes, such as large ones for large ten- ements and small ones for smaller ten. ements. Then, too, the trustees must keep on hand enough funnel for all the stoves. The will says (hat trusiees of the cook stove fund must be elected each Junuary by the city councll. The board must eonsist of the maver as chairman, ang two aldermen and one member of the elty council from each ward, If the contents of the will were made public fifty-nine years ago no offfcial netice was ever taken and the gift was forgetten, It is understood that If the eity eoun. cil gheuld aceept this beguest, It would be necessary that the prebate eourt he aslsd to modify its terms to make it prasctical, ' |Should Abandon Trolley Lines NEW HAVEN ROAD'S METHODS CONDEMNED, HAS BEEN WASTEFUL Passenger Service and Rates Highly Commended, However, by the Inter. state Commerce Commission. ‘Washington, July 9—Financial ope- rations of the New York, New Hayen & Hartford Railroad, its ownership of trolley lines and control of allied New England railways, are condemned in vnmeasured terms by the Interstate Commerce Commission in the report of its investigation made public here today. The Commission’s conclusions are: That the “outside” financial manage- ment has been “wasteful in the ex- treme,” and that had 'the New Haven confined itself to actual radlroad ac- tivities under the same conditions that prevailed in other respects “it could have pald a dividen of 8 per aent. for the fiscal year 1912 and carried to sur- plus account $1,784,000 instead of showing a deficit of $930,000.” Should Dispose of Trolley Lines. That the New Haven's agreement with the Boston & Albany is “vielat- ive of the spirit of the statute against the restraint of competition and should be canceiled.” “In our opinion,” says the Commission, “this line should be kept entirely free from New Haven control.” That the New Haven should divest itself of its trolley iines, not because the present ownership is in violation of law but because such ownership might be used to prevent the building of competing lines in the future. That the Bosten & Maine’'s merger with the New Fiaven, if permitted to stand will resuit in “an almost exclus- ive monopoly of transportation facili- ties by raiiroad in the greater part of New England.” That passenger train service, without considering safety of operatioh, on the New Haven, is distinctly better than any other line entering New York, and that of the Boston & Maine equally as good. Both roads, however, are criti- cised adversely for lack of steel cars. That the freight service of the Bot ton & Maine “is much less reliable than that of either the Penssylvania or the Baltimore & Ohio, while that of the New Haven is slightly inferior to the Pennsylvania but almost on a par wit the Baltimore & Ohio.” Most Favorable Passenger Fares In uU. s. That passenger fares in New land, have been more favorable to the - local travelling public than in any other portion of the United States. That “any betterment of railroad conditions in New England must begin with the assurance that the New Hav- en management will act not only pru- dently, but, above all, within the let- ter and the spirit of the law.” No order was made by the Commis- sion, but in its opinion, the following propositions which have national ap- plication to all railroads, lie at the foundation of adequate railroad regu- lation: Should Not Lease or Buy Other Roads. “Every interstate railroad should be prohibited from expending money or incurring liabilities or acquirng prop- erty not in the operation of its rail- road or in the legitmate improvement, extension or development of that raii- road. “No interstate railroad should be permitted to lease or purchase any other railroad, nor to acquire the stocks or securites of any other rail- roads, nor to guarantee the same, di- rectly or indirectly, without the ap- proval of the Federal Government. “No stocks or bonds should be is- sued by an interstate railroad except for the purposes sanctioned in the two preceding paragraphs, and none should be issued without the ap- proval of the Federal Government. Gave $13,500,000 for Nothing. In its acquisition of the Rhode Is- land trolley lines, the methods pur- sued, Commissioner Prouty suggests, “afford an instructive object lesson in the realm of what is sometimes term- ed ‘high finance,.” After passing through the hands of two or threes corporations, the trolley lines were acquired by the New Haven at “im- flated” prices. Representatives of the New Haven Co.” the report says, "insisted that this company had not watered ths stock of the Rhode Island Co., and this, strictly speaking, is true, The Improvement Co. turned in the water and the New Haven Co., converted that water into wine. In whatever aspect the transaction Is viewed, the New Haven gave $12,600,000 for noth- ing.” Tt was shown that the trolleys cost the New Haven to date about $24,000,000 and have been valued at something more than one-quarter of that amount. “We are not concerned,” says the report, “with the amount lost, but rather with the character of the tran- saction. The inevitable query {s: What was the motive behind this transaction and who made the pro- fit? That question, in the very nature of such transactions, never can be satisfactorily answered.” Outside Ventures of New Haven Co, The acquisition by the New Haven of trolley lines in Massachusetts is reviewed at length. Particular refer- ence is made to the operations of J. L. Billard in connection with the pur- chase by the New Haven of Boston & Maine stock. The conclusion of the report is that the New Haven Co. gave away to Billard and his assoct- ates about $3,000,000 of the property of the New Haven. “These transactions,” the re- port’ “are probably extreme, but by no means solitary. The other outside ventures of the New Haven Co. have been almost uniformlyprosecuted at a loss. This is true of its trolley ac- quisitions in Connecticut and Massa- chusetts, as well as Rhode Island and New York; it is true of its purchase of railroad stocks and steamship lines. Mr. Mellen entered into an elaborate a of his management of this property, and he was able to point to but a single instance in which up to the present time, the venture had been profitable. He had pur- chased the Central Rallroad of New England, and the profit upon that transaction had been a handsome one.” Outside Operations Wasteful treme. The marine ec:- t of the New Haven was manipula according to the repart, in a ww™ to defy analysis. “Our gensral conclusion is that the outside financial opérations of fhe New Haven Company for the last (Centinued on Page Thees) in Ex-