Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 17, 1913, Page 1

VOL. LV.—NO. 170 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, Juwy 17, ALIST OF DEMANDS BY RAILROADS 1 1 _ Insist That They Be Arbitrated Along With Demands Of l Men For Increased Wages. REDUCES WAGES OF “EXTRA CREW" BRAKEMEN. Also Calls For Abelition of Monthly Guarantees and Double Compensation—Railroads’ Action May Delay Or Prevent Arbitration Of Wage Dispute—Trainmen To Consider Matter Today And May Issue Statement. o —— New York, July 16—Possible com- plications :in_the proposed arbitration of the dispute between , the the Eastern railroads and their conductors and their trainmen developed tonight when the conference committee of managers submitted a list of demands which they insist must be arbitrated together with the men’s demands for increased wages. The men announced they would issue a reply tomorrow. At the joint meet- ing this afternoon no decision was reached so far as announcement was made as to whether the trainmen pur- Ppose to yield to the railroads demand that “all questions” of dispute be sub- mitted to arbitration. This demand constitutes one of the most uncertain points in the controversy as the train- men regard it with anxiety and may oppose granting it Fears were expressed that this move by the railroads might delay or even prevent arbitration of the dispute un- der the Newlands bill passed by con- gress and signed by President Wilson vesterday. The demands of the roads listed in their statement inciude a re- duction in pay of twenty per cent of all brakemen on “extra crew” trains in states where the extra crew bill is now a state law. The roads further ask that all monthly guarantees to trainmen be abolished, and that in no case shall double compensation be paid. The railroads insist also that the rates fixed and awards made by the new arbitration board to be appointed, shall supersede all rates and rules in ef- fect. Executive Session Trainmen Today. Representatives of the 80,000 train- men and conductors who voted to strike unless the roads conceded their demands but who through their lead- ers agreed with the roads’ representa- tives to ask arbitration under the new federal law, declined to have anything to say tonight on the new development as concretely brought to the front by the roads. They announced, however, that they would go into executive ses- sion early tomorrow and later issue a statement In reply. Roads Issue Statement. The roads’ demands tonight were issued In the form of a letter made blic shortly after it was sent to ‘he strike leaders. The day conference both sides withdrew in a less le e managers to part demands announced tonight and the train to ‘mark time pending next of the roads. . in title the raflroad to the full mileage or bours of service paid for. . “2 In no shall double com- pensation be Pl “3 For fixing the basis of compensa- tion—ie, whether passenger, through or local freight, yard, etc.,—the same classification shall be applied to all members of the train crew. Abolish Monthly Guarantees. “4 All monthly guarantees shall be abolished. “5 That consideration be given to a reduction of existing rates of pay on yard brakemen and of passenger conductors and trainmen on long con- tinuous runs where there is an op- portunity to make excessive mileage in a limited number of hours. ‘6 Employes in two or more classes of service on continuous duty or under continuous pay shall be paid the rates applicable to the different service performed with a minimam equal to ten (10) hours at the lowest paid service. Trainmen Fought For These Rules. “7 On passenger and freight trains where under extra crew laws addi- tional men are required, the rate of pay for all brakemen shall be twenty percent below rates established for brakemen on trains not affected by such laws. “8 The rates and rules awarded by this arbitration shall supersede rates and rules now in effect which are in conflict therewith.” Unofficially trainmen leaders tonight declared that each of these rules the roads want arbitrated is one which the union succeeded in having recognized only after a long struggle and sever- al of them are regarded by the men as important as their wage demand. | Telegram to Witson. The telegram sent to Presiflamt Wil- son read in part: “The conductors and trainmen and the conference commitiee of managers are Jointly desirous of the immediate services of the board of mediation and con- ciliation as called for in the New- lands amendment to the Edrman act and should be glad if the commission- er if mediation and conciliation wouid advise us immediately upon his con- firmation in order that we might take up the matter with him.” Erie R. R. May Arbitrate. While nothing official has developed to indicate that the Erie may event- ually consent to become a party to the arbitration, an unofficial statement by an officer of the road declared that while the KErie’s position at present in unchanged, the roads representa- tives here are waiting for the return of President Underwood and Vice President Stewart to New York. No findings or awards of any arbitration board will be recognized, it was stat- ed, unless Messrs. Underwood and Btewart after a conference with the directors see fif to decide otherwise. Mr., Underwood, it is understood, is in Milwaukee. Commissioners Not Yet Seiected. Washington, July 16.—President Wil- son tonight had not selected the mem- bers of the mew board of mediation and conciliation created by the New- lands-Clayton act, through which it is hoped to avert a strike on eastern rail- roads. ~The president told callers that he had the subject in mind and was seeking information about men who had been suggested to him. It was said that Prof. Royall Meeker ot Princeton university, who has been mentioned for commissioner of labor statistics, is among those being consid- ered, as well as Winthrop M. Daniels of the public utilities commission of New Jersey. ARREST OF FORGER WHO VICTIMIZED UNDERTAKERS. Tendered Checks for Care of “Dead Brother” at Brattleboro, Va. Boston, July 16.—The reported mor- tality of Bratteboro, Vt, will be much smaller hereafter in the opinion of the Boston police as aresult of the arrest here tonight of Daniel C. Foley on a charge of forgery. One of the lines of activity which the police alleged against Foley is said to have cost un- dertakers of this city hundreds of dol- lars, A sad-eyed man would visit an undertaker with an announcement ot news of a “brother’s death at Brattle- bore, Vt.” ask the amount of charges for care and transportation of the body, then tender a check in excess of, the amount named, receiving change. The checks were found to be without value, the police say. Toley also posed as a Harvard pro- fessor, according to the police, as a gtudent just graduvated from Johns Mopkine college, Baltimore, and as a supply agent, and secured the police estimate, thousands of dollars on sev- eral hundred bad checks. Some of these were drawn on Baiti- Wore banks, WAS FINED $25 FOR WEARING 8LIT SKIRT. Return to Miss Browning To New York Where Psople Are Not Prudish. ! Richmond, Va, July Browning paid a $26 dollar fine In court at Richmopd, Va., yesterday for wearing a slit skirt, and declared she {ntended to go to New York at once, *“where people are not prudish’” She wus charged with indecent exposure, The ekirt slit knes high, an held Py the police ag evidenge, was restored to Miss Browning on her promise to ew up the slash or not appear again n the ptreets of Richmond without 8 petticont, Miss Browning's lawyer ergusd that the sele of the skirt n licensed department pgtors (P"am her to wear it, Jud ‘rutehfleld replied that a elty lleense for the sale firearms did net authoriwe murder, The justice after am Inspestien ef the offending skirt, blushingly fined the defendant, whp paid with tha re- “Rieh: was a mest il- Crutshfield’s with 21: ‘most seleet Te Abanden Wingdale Site, Albany, N. Y, July 16—The aban- @onment of the Wingdale site for a ew prison, te take the place of ‘ln: is reeemipended in a re- port COMINISSIOR OR REW PEis- pne transmitied te the legisiature to- pight Suizer, The com- pmission asks te selegt aneth- .flhuke:qg.; hé:flem exceed A J, the Lasg Angeles foaite: :fi»%‘g:g :fia.sdn‘& Baid had heen 24 and sags: M.hud a: §4,508, formeuiy lwcd' g va X 18 16—Blossom l FIVE IMPRISONED IN FLOODED MINES. All Outlets Choked by Surface Water— Ten Rescued. ( e o \ Duluth, Minn., July 16.—Five miners, all married with families, tonight are fmprisoned in Spruce Mine No. 1 at Eveleth, Minn., as a result of a rush of water during a severe rain today. It | is thought that the men are alive, as | ten companions were rescued. Efforts to prevent the-further flooding of the workings by bulkheading were ham- pered by a frantic crowd of women and children, who begged in a babel of tongues for news of the imprisoned men. The mine is the property of the Ollver Iron Mining company a subsi- | diary of the United States Steel cor- poration. Twé hundred and fifty men went into the mine this morning. Rain was then falling in torrents and the sur- | face water finally choked all outlets | and rushed fnto the workings of the mine. The miners fled and all escaped { except 15 on an upper level. Ten of thesa were taken out and work con- tinued to rescue the five left in the flooded mine. DECLARES COHALAN UNFIT FOR JUDGESHIP Member of Investigating Makes Statement. Minority Cqmmilt' Alpany, July 1—Formal exoneration of Supreme Court Justice Daniel F. Cohalan of New York was defered un- til tomorrow by the legislature In ex- traordinary session tonight. At the eonclusion of the trial before the joint judicary committees of Jus- tiee Cohalan on the charges preferred by the New York Bar Assoclation, on information furnished by John A Con- nelly, a New York centractor, the com- mittee members decided informally that the charges were not sustained, and appointed a sub-committee to draw up & formal repext, Althou, he said he weuld net sub- mit & minerity report, Assemblyman J, L, Bullivan, a member of the sub- qemrmities, issyed a statement tenight i whieh he reiterated his fermer dec- laration that he eonsidered Justice Ce- lan unfit for the office of justice of 'he supreme esurt, Courimartial for Prussian Officials, Berlin, July 18.—Several offigials em- E:vei in the Prussign war efiiee, hpld- wg the rank of efigers, will be tried eeurtmartial July 39. They are gharged with aeeepling bribes from the Erupp company and with putative terasen. The tmal will be held behind elesed deers, all these taking part in e caseh aving been swern te se- ereey, Bteamship Arrivals, Blasgow, July 15—Asvived, steamers Mumidian, Besten; Sardinian, Phila- delphia via St Johas, N. F. Liverpeoi, July ls—Asrived, ‘steam- ers Fraj i i i the Panama canal Cabied Paragraphs New British Poet Laureate. London, July 16—The new British poet laureate is Dr..Robert Bridges, who was appointed by Premier As- quith today to succeed the late Alfred Austin. French Bridge Collapses. Nates, France, July 16—One of the principal bridges over a branch of the Loire, the Pont=Maudit, collapsed bodily this morning. It was a stone structure and usually greatly fre- quented. German”Aviator Dies of Injuries. Jueterbog, Germany, July 16—Lieu- tenant Stoll, a German ‘army avlator, died today frem the effects of injuries sustained last evening in an aero- plane accident on the military aero- drome here. Mrs. Huntington Remarries. Paris, July 16—The marriage took place today of Mrs. Arabella D. Hunt- ington of New York to Henry E. Huntington, of New York and Los Angeles. The religious ceremony was performed at_the American church in the Rue De Berri Dredging Record at Panama. Panama, July 16—A notable dredg- ing record was made at Corozal yes- terday by a ladder dredge excavating near Miraflores lock. It removed 13,700 cubic yards of earth and rock, mostly the latter, in 19 hours and 50 minutes actual work- ing time. Suffragette’s Letter Explodes. London, July 16—An explosion, at- tributed by the police to militant sur- fragettes, is reported to have occurred at the Dublin postoffice this afternoon. A sorter was stamping a letter ad- dressed to John Dillon, Irish National- ist member of Parliament for the east division of Mayo, when the missive blew up and badly injured the em- ploye’s hand. NEW RULES FOR THE ROAD’'S ENGINEERS Two Years Experience A Requirement For Through Trains. New York, July 16—An engineer who operates an express train on the New Haven road hereafter must have had two years road experience and have complied with other requirements de- signed to assure the management of his competency. Local train engineers must have had a previous rogd ex- perience of one year. Order by General Manager. This was made known tonight in a statement given out at the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company offices here, embracing an order issued by General Manager Clinton L., Bardo with respect to the ! assignment of engineers to passenger trains. The issuance of the order is an outcome of the Stamford wreck investigation and is described in the statement as in compliance with the recommendations of the Interstate Commerce commission and the pub- lic utilities commission of Connecticut. The order reads: Text of the Order. “Engineers must not be permitted to operate passenger trains except un- der the following conditions: “First: They must have two years previous road experience for through rains, and one year’s road experience or local trains. “Second: They must have a certi- ficate showing that they have passed all the required examinations, watch certificate and a certificate of com- petency based upon the personal ob- servation and knowledge of the road foreman of engines and master me- chanic and approved by the division superintendent. A copy of this certifi- cate must be given to the engineer and a copy filed in the division records. Regarding Promotions. “Third: No engineer must be as- signed to passenger train without the prescribed service A qualifications or certificate of competency, unless he is accompanied by a road foreman of en- gines or other competent employe, who will remain with and be respon- sible for him until his competency is established. “Fourth: 0 man will be promoted to the posi or employed as an en- gineer, or take rating as such, until he is furnished with the prescribed certificate of competency from the road foreman of engines and master mechanic and approved by the division superintendent: a copy of this certifi- cate to be flled in the division records.” HORRIFYING DETAILS OF BULGARIAN MASSACRES Powers Appoint Consular Commissions to Investigate. London, July 16.—Both Turkey and Roumania. are rapidly pushing the oc- | cupation of as much Bulgarian territo- ry as possible not ostensibly with a view to permanent occupation but in order to procure for themselves a weightier voice in the final settlement King Charles of Roumania has gone to join his army headquarters; the Turks have occupied Lule Burgas, Bu- narhissar and Visa and are marching in the direction of Kirk Kilisseh. The Greek army Is also pressing forward and has occupied Nevrokop. consider- ably to the north of Demirhissar. The Servian and Greek premiers have held a meting at Uskub and are agreed as to the terms to be imposed on Bulgaria. Horrifying detalls of al- leged Bulgarian massacre and atroci- ties continue to pour in from Saloniki and the powers have appointed con- sular) commissions to investigate the truth of these reports. A CHALLENGE TO THE CHAMPION SPELLER. Congressman Willis Asked to Spell or Pronounce a Greek Name. Washington, July 16—Representative ‘Willis of Ohlo, who recently carried off the palm at at National Press Club spelling bes, was stumped today. FHe received from his brother, who had heard of his orthographic prow- 88, 8 business card on which wa sen- graved the nams: “James J, Pappatheodorokoummoun- tourgeotopoulos.” In a letter accompanying the card Representative Willls demanded that he justify his reputation by etther spelllng or pronounecing the name, SUNDAV BASEBALL IS DOOMED AT SAVIN ROCK Little Likelihood of League There Next Sunday. Game New Hawen, €eonn., 18.—Tha ehances for Bunday baseball games at Savia Rpek in fhe future are ex- eeedingly sHght, aecording to the best ebtainable infermatien tenight, It is ndersteed that the preseeuting au- tk axitiegNhava warned Owner Cameren of the New Haven feam that arrests will surely follow, d that the max- imum penalty will be asked for, it presecution is breught. There is some speculatien as te whether or net games will be played at Lighthetse Point, as in former vears, but this is alse thought ualikeix. July | | 1 | | i i { | May Indicate | but he misjudged the distance Wilson's Recall AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO CALLED TO WASHINGTON. A MEMBER OF CABINET. State Department Reticent as to Sig- nificance of the Order— W ilson Confer With the President. to Washington, July 16.—Commenting upon the announcement earlier in the | day that Ambassador Wilson had been summoned from Mexico City to confer th President Wilson regarding the situation in Mexico, Secretary Bryvan said that this step had been in con- templation for some time. He refused! to discuss a suggestion that this state- ment, indicating the ambassador’s re- call, was not brought about by the action of the diplomatic body in Mex- ico City in formulating a joint com- plaint against the attitude of the Unit- cd States toward the Huerta govern- ment. The secretary would neot con- firm or deny reports of the meeting of foreign representatives in Mexico. Speculation as to Wilson’s Future. There is much speculation in official circles regarding Ambassador Wilson’s future, for it is generally believed that his return to the Mexican capital is by no means certain. Mr. Wilson was thrown igto close association with Gen- eral Huerta in the days preceding the overthrow of Madero and immediately afterwards. One of his official com- munications to the siate department after the coup d’etat resuiting in the death of Madero and Suarez suggested that he be authorized to extend the formal recognition of the United States to the new government. New Ambassador Would Mean Recog- nition President Wilson received a re- cently a number of reports from indi- vidual Americans not connected with the state department upon Mexican conditions and he will be prepared to take up the discussion with the ambas- sador with considerable personal knowledge on the subject. If the president should conclude that it is not necessry to return, Mr. Wil- son to Mexico, the American embassy there will be left in charge of Secre- tary O’Saughnessy. Thus its status would correspond to that of the Mex- ican embassy in Washington, which is under care of Secretary Algara. Rec- ognition of the Huerta regime would be involved in the despatch to that country of a new ambassador. A COLLECTING AGENCY. Effort to Make United States Serve That Purpose, Says Rebel Governor. Tucson, Ariz, July 16.—*“We pray you not to permit the nations of Bu- rope to make of the United States an agency to collect moneys that they have advanced or have agreed to ad- vance for the support of the murderous Huerta government.” G This petition was wired to President Wilson taday by Ignacio Pesquira, the constitutionalist governor of Sonora. Mail advices from Los Mochis, So- nora, today said the commmander of the American gunboat Buffalo frightened off a rebel force which had announced its intention of disarming Americans there by threatening to land bluejack- ets. MAN KILLED ON ROLLER COASTER. Fell Under Wheels While Stepping From One Cor To Another. New Haven, July 16.—An unidenti- fied man died e arly this morning in the New Haven Hospital, as the re- sult of a foolhardy adyentdre on a racing coaster at Savin Rock this af- ternoon. With two women, whose names are not known, hepurchased tickets for the ride. The women occu- pied the rear seat of one car, while he sat alone on the first seat of the next car. Near the end of the trip, when the cars were close together, he essay- ed to step from his car into the next, and fell under the wheels of the car. He was carried along # the top of the next “dip,” his legs being terribly crushed. Word was gotten to the en- gineer and the power was quickly shut off. The man Wwas unconscious when found, and he was removed from the first and he died shortly after one o'clock. Careful search was made of his clothing inorder to establish his identity. but to no avail. One bystand- er sald Le thought the man’s name was 1 Thrall, and that he lived in Hartford, but at press time his identity had not been esiablished. The young women wlio wers with him disappeared after the accident. NUN KNOCKED DOWN BY AN AUTOMOBILE. Sister Mary Irene Fatally Injured on! Broaaway, New York. New York, July 16.—Broadway traf- | flo at Seventy-second streetipaused to- | day while Sister Agnes of St. Joseph's | home knelt beside the stricken form of Sister Mary Irene, who, her companion 2 moment before, in crossing the street had been knocked down by an automo- | bile. A tralned nurse who had wit-| nessed the accident from a window of | her home helped to lift the unconsclous | nun into another automobile summon- | ed by a policeman, and Sister Agnes | held Sister Mary Irene in her arms | on the journey to a hospital. There a | priest administered last rites. Sister | Mary Ireno recelved a concussion of the brain and internal injuries, and probably win die. LOSS OF $12,000 IN A FIRE AT SOUTH NORWALK One Building Destroyed and 8ix Others Damaged. South Nerwalk, July 16.—Fire of un- knewn erigin this afternoon totally de- stroyed the building owned by the Sealshipt Oyster Company in Water street and damaged half a dezen other buildings in the immedlate vielnity.The loss is plaesd at §13,000 with insar: ance of $10,000, Other buildings damaged by the fire weve: Miller Maehine Bhop, Knapp Bex Gempany, Raymoend Brothers, Sterking Oyster Cempany,” Hershield and Bea and H. W, Mathers, The fire- men get an early start which undeubt- edly prevented a greater 1oss, Detentign of Fred Lumg. a New Yerk barher charged with being an aeeessery 1o the alleged murder of Foshua B. Crawford, Atlanta capitalist, was requested vesterday in a statement from Atlanta, Ga., autherities tvo the New ¥erk city pelice, i Condensed Teiecrams Fire Yesterday Destroyed the Dev- onshire Hotel at Longport, near At- lantic City. Franklin B. Frazier, 84 Years Old, died at Burlington, N. J., from where he had never ventured for 40 years. Dr. Paul. S. Reinséh, professor of Political economy in the University of Wisconsin, has been selected for mia- ister to China. . James Mulligan, 19 Years Old, died in New York, living 48 hours after breaking his neck and back, diving in shallow water. 3 The Families of the Striking oper- ators of the Ipswich, Mass., mills were forced to sleep in the streets after be- ing evicted by the company. A Hungry Policeman is said to have eaten a $4.85 dinner “on the house” while on duty at a hotel in connection with the waiters’ strike at St. Louis. Grayton Gardner of North Adams, Mass., found $35,000 and placed an ad- vertisement in a local paper stating }he owner could have it by identifying t. Mrs. Finley J. Shepard, formerly Miss Helen Gould, attended the fun- eral of her groom, who had committed f\rmc;,de on her estate at Tarrytown, An Alligator, which escaped from a pond, scuttled a boat containing Mich- ael Hogan and Daniel Clifford, at Len- 0X, Mass. The lads narrowly escaped death. The United States Treasury handied in actual cash during the fiscal year ended June 30 the stupendous sum ‘of $7,071,520,000, breaking ail previous records. Chicago Women Will Taste the first fruits of their suffrage victory when a jury of women will be empaneiled to decide a case In the municipal court next week. _Rath Duff, a Member of the West v inia house of delegates, wag yes- terday convicted of bribery in connec- tion with the late United States san- atorial campaign. Congressman John J. Esch yester- day announced that he would attempt to obtain an appropriation for tbe sup- Pression of peyote eating among the ‘Winnebago Indians. The Directors and Shareholders of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway com- pany authorized an issue of $15,000, 000 debenture stock at special meet- ings held yesterday. Maria E. Heckman, wife of a wealthy resident of Bushkill, Pa. has brought suit against two doctors of Nazareth, Pa., alleging they signed a paper cer- tifying to her insanity. President Wilson Yesterday com- muted to expire at once, the lifs sen- tence of Thomas Powell, convicted of murder at what was formerly Paul's valley, Indian Territory. The Bolivian Government prasented ten Boston citizens with gold medals in appreciation of their efforts in pro- moting closer relations between that country and the United States. William B. Jacobs, 72 Years Oid, general secretary of the Illinois Sun- day School association, was killed yes- terday when he became wedged be- tween two street cars at Chicago. The Estate of John R. Walsh of Chicago, whose fortune was estimated at $15,300,000 before the failure of his banks.in 1905, has shrunk to $45,000, according to the attorney for the ad- ministratrix. Wealthy As Well As Poor American prisoners in China, Siam and Turkey will be supported by the United States from $9,000 annually appropriated for keeping and feeding American con- victs in those countries, Farmers Need Have No Fear of vio- lating the law in making vinegar, if they use pure apple juice and dealers need not hesitate to sell it. The fed- eral bureaw of chmistry so declared in a statement issued yesterday. The Sultan Has Decorated Mrs. W. W. Rockhill, wife of the American am- bassador, Major Ford and Secretary Alton Davis of the Constantinople Y. M. C. A." in recognition of services rendered to Turkish wounded through. out the war. James Reynolds of New Haven, who was recently given an award by the Carnegie Hero Fund commission, yes- terday assisted in rescuing a man from death among live electric wires at the top of a thirty foot pole near the cen- ter of the city. William LaTrasse was sentenced to from one to twenty vears in the pen- itentiary in the district court in Kan- Kas., vesterday for robbery of a Missouri Pacific passenger train between T.eavenworth and Kansas City, Christmas night, 1910, The Building of What is planned to be the largest and most complete Young Men's Christian association structure in the world is made pos- sible in New York by the gift, an- nounced yesterday, of $500,000 by Mrs, Roxy B. Smith of Brooklyn. While at Work on the Top of a thirty foot pole at New Haven, Wil- lHam Lynch, aged 26, a lineman for an electric light company, yesterday came in contact with a live wire, and escaped electrocution by a small mar- gin. He was terribly burned, John T. Burnett and William Tayler, editor of the Boston Post, were en- dorsed yesterday for the customs col- lectorship at Boston by Mayor Fitz- gerald and Rerpesentatives Murray and Curley, who told President Wilson that either man wouid be acceptable. Accused of Bu{mg pretty Anna Gorzo, 18 yearg old, from her mother for $30 and then shipping her to Phil- lipsburg, N. J.,, Heury Herzog. 84 yvears old, and Pax 28, were yesberday charged with arrested at Milwauloss contributing to the delinqueney of a minor, in North America, will be given the nams of '“Denall,” an Indian word meaning “The great one’ if Archdea- con Fudson Stuck, the Bpiscopal mis- wlonary, whose parly was the first to reach the summit of the great peak, is able to prevall upen the natfonai board of geographic names to make the change, 3 Muune' MeKinley, the Highsst Peek Charging Conspiracy and Fraud, a sult for &50,000 damages was Insti- tuted yesterday In the superior court in Hartfard against David Broderick and wife, of Fartford; Bishop Bona- venture Brederlek of Saugerties, N. Y., fermer Congressman Jo. A, Bul- livan ef Baston, Hugh J. Rallly and Hugh J, Reilly, Jr., of New York oity. The actien is breught by Jese ' An- tonie Frias of Havana, Cuba, and Neéw Yeork, in t name of the Latin.Amer- iean Centracting and Improvement cempany, S | Constant of East ambitions of Manufacturers SOUGHT TO CONTROL CONGRESS- IONAL CAMPAIGN. RETURN IS UNCERTAIN. Planned to Have One of Their Rep- resentatives in Official Family of President—More Mulhall Testimony. ‘Washington, July 16.—Plans to make the National Association of Manufsc- turers the controlling factor in cam- paigns for congress, to defeat legis- lation in Washington, that its nrem- bers did not approve, to get the ears of men who were running presidential booms and to land a member of the association in the cabinet of a presi- dent, were luald before the-senate lobby investigating committee today. Mar- tin M. Mulhall, self-styled lobbyist for the association, swore to the authen- ticity of nearly 400 letters which told of these plans and brought in the names of such men as former Presi- dents Roosevelt and Taft, the late Vice President Sherman, former Speaker Cannon, former Senators Al- drich, Hemenway, Foraker and others, Arthur I. Vorys, Ohio manager of the Taft campaign of 1908, and Frank H. Hitchcock, one time chairman of the republican national committee and })os‘tmuter general in Mr. Taft's cab- net. Information Was Second Hand. Mulhall testified, too, that the Na- tlonal Council for Industrial Defenss, an organization allied to the National Assoclation of Manufacturers, had raised between $500,000 and $700,000 a year to be used in opposing legis- lation its members \did not like. He said this information came from a. col- lector for the council and that he had no personal knowledge of it except that he had been paid for political work from such a fund. Mulhall showed the strain he has been under for four days during. the afternoon session and the committee took him from the stand for a half hour and listened to testimony by J. P. Bird, general manager of the Man- ufacturers’ association and treasurer of the Industrial defense council. Bird brought half a -carload of books and papers with him to Washington and surrendered them to the committee. Muthall's Letter to Schwedtman. Adong with the information that Bird had half a carload of data to submit, the committee heard that F. C. Schwedtman of St. Louis, secretary to the late James 'W. Van Cleave, once président of the National Assoclation of Manufacturers, had about 130,000 letters bearing on the association's work. Schwedtman was in constant communication with Mulhall accord- in% to the latter’s evidence. he committee expressed interest In a letter which Mulhall swore he wrote to Schwedtman on April 16, 1908. It told of a conversation Mulhall had in Washington with former Representa- tive Watson of Indjana, in which the latter described a two hour interview at the White House betweem Mr. Roosevelt and himself. In part the let. ter read: Roosevelt Quizzed About Third Term “He (Watson) said he was invited to the White House at 9.30 p. m. and was swith the president until 11.30 p, m. The president wished him to call so they could talk over the legisla« tive programme for the ce of thig session, the president Khowing that he represented Speaker Cannon and the other leaders of the house and sen. ate. He stated that the main reason of the call was that Speaker Cannon, Vice President Fairbanks and several other leaders wanted to find out how the president stood in relation to a third term. He stated that there were four things the president wished. First that congress would stay in session until the 15th of May to receive the governorg of the different states com- ing to Washington on that day; sec- ond, to amend the Sherman law. Third, to have congress vote for four battle- ships. Fourth, to pass a child’s labor law for the District of Columbia, which would be a model law for the states in general. Disoussed Sherman Law. “Mr. Watson says he toid the pres- ident it was impossible for him ta get through this congress-two of those bills. First, that congress would only vote for two battleships. Second, that congress would not amend the Sher- man law. The president wanted to know why. Mr. Watson told him that almost the entire manufacturing In- terests of the country were egainst it. The president wished to know if Mr. ‘Watson knew or had met Mr. Van Cleave. Mr. Watson told him he had and knew Mr. Van Cleave well and other leaders who were in touch with Mr. Van Cleave and that Mr. Vam Cleave was a spiendid fellow and knew what the manufacturers wanted. Hs stated that he talked along these Mnes with the president and finally thae president did not press to have tha Sherman bill passed at thiy sessios of congress. Wanted Muthall in Congress. “He then stated that they passed to the child,labor law and Mr. Watson asked the president who would draw the model bill. The president repited that he would have his labor com- missioner, Mr. Nell, draw it, the pres. ident explaining that he merely w&hed this bill to be an academic for the states.” Schwedtman told Mufhall in a letter early in 1908, “it is really a pity that’ we cannot get you to congress or to the senate right away. You ought to be there. Fach day teaches us how to do things better, and just another year of this harmonious cooperation will put us in a shape where nobody can beat us.” The letter was dated Aprfl 1, FOUR DEATHS RESULT FROM HEAT WAVE Many Prostrations Reported in Kan- sas and Western Missouri. Kansas City, July 18.—Four deaths and a score of prostrations was the toll of heat today in Kansas and west- ern Missouri where the mercury hov- ered at mltl{alnts between 100 and 112 degrees. ot winds brought much distreas, Clay Center where the government thermometer amounted to 113 degrees vesterday, again held the high record today with a mark of 112, Therc were several prostrations, Hight persons were prostrated in Kansas City where the mercury ros: to 102 in the government observaiory. Railroad Man Killed, Hartford, Conn., July 18.—Alexander Farttord, an employe of the New Haven road, was struck and instantly killed late this afternoen by a BRoston and New York express in the lecal yards. Fe did not hear the train com Comstan: s w & widow