Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 18, 1913, Page 1

PRICE _TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation In Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population MELLEN TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION To Retire From Presidency 0f New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R., Not Later Than Oct. 1. HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MISTAKES OF OTHERS. Friends Of Railroad President State This Personal Respons- ibility Induced The Resignation—No Official Statement Forthcoming , However — Sentiment Among Road’s Directors To Dispose Of Water And Trolley Lines. w York, July 17—Charies S. Mel- len today tendered his resignation as president of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford Rallroad company and all its allled or subsidlary lines including the varfous raflways, trolley roads and water lines which had be- come part of the New Haven system under his management. Announcement of Mr. Mellen's res- fgnation which is to take effect “at the pleasure” of the New Haven board but “in no event later than October st next” followed a long and earnest meeting of the directors, most of whom, including William Rockefeller end J. P. Morgan, were present. Was Urged to Reconsider. ‘The brief announcement of Mr. Mel- len's proposed reiirement couched in less than two score words, was the only official statement issued. None of the directors would supplement it by #0 much as a word and Mr. Mellen steadfastly denied himself to all in- terviewers. It is understood that some of the more prominent members of the board earnestly urged Mr. Mellen to recon- =ider his action, but apparently with- out avail. In Trailroad and financial circles Mr. Mellen's decision will ex- cite no surprise. In fact, during the day in Wall street and elsewhere it was generally understood that the day would mark virtnally the end of the Mellen administration. Mellen President Since 1903. Charfes Sanger Mellen, whose recent management of the New Haven toad has given rise to considerable criti- cism, became president of that system in October of 1903, resigning from the presidency of the Northern Pa- cific railway, a Hill road, at the re- auest of the late J. P. Morgan, who regarded Mr. Mellen as the man best fitted to reorzanize the more or less chaotic transportation lines of the New England states, Mr. Meilen's immediate predecessor, John M. Hall, had managed the road with all the conservatism which mar] the administration of corporate affairs, especially in New FEngland, during the previous decade. Mr. Mei- Jen’s advent was the signal, however, for a vast scheme of comsolldation, embracing not only the Boston and Maine and Maine Central s, but all the leading steamship lines between 1his point and Boston and intermediate points as well as numerous trolley lines in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Bteady Decline in New Haven Stock. The capitalization of the New Ha- ven system increased enormously un- der the continuous outlays aceruin from tke acquisitions, which later 1 cluded the New York, Westchester and Toston railread. Other acquisitions which helped to increase the New Ha- ven's burden were the New York, On- tario and Western and the Rutland (Vermont) railroads. Tha steady decline of New Haven #hares in the local and Boston stock in- markets hag been a matter of com- ment for several years. New Haven hich for many years sold at 00, and for a long period id dividends at the rate of eight per ent, recently sold under par in an- ticipation of a cat in the dividend, which was reduced to six per cent. Committee of Stockholders Organize. mismanagement of the New d and several serfous wrecks many lives, finally resulted in _action and a committes of England stockhelders, led by Meyer, former secretary was organized to make tigation of the road's affairs. rommillee’s experts are now at ni definite New at work on the company’s baoks, but its Teport may not be known for several Mr. Melien s mow under fndictment In the federal courts for alleged vio- lation of the anti-trust laws and an in- dictmen: for manslaughter, resulting from the Westport, Conn., wreck of last year ix also hanging over him. May Seil Water and Trolley Lines, It was expected that the New Ha- wen Adirectors would today take up the findings and recommendations of the Interstate Commerce Commission. which recently scored the manage- ment, not only for its methods of oper- ation, but for its financial methods as well. According to Mr. Mellen's re- port, however, all _comsideration of these matters was deferred. It is known that an influential fac- tor in the board favors the sale of the company’s water lines and many if not 8ll of iis trolley roads. So far as it can be reasonably accomplished, also, it is belfeved that the New Haven Wil relinquish _control of the Boston end Maine road. Assets Exceed Liabilities $100,000,000. According 1o an exhaustive examin- ation made by the New Haven system ts assets are estimated at close to £500,000,000 against labilities of $394,- 000,000, un exeess of assets over lla- bilities’ of more than $100,000,000, Mr. Meilen's retirement will open was to much conjeeture regarding suceessor, ‘Phe name most fre- guently mentioned in this eonnection is thai of Howard Efifott, head of the thern Pacific road, from which Mr, Mellen resisned to Accept the man- agement of the New Haven, Text of Official Announcement, The text of the formal statement snnouncing Mr, Mellen's resignation is as fotlows; “Mr, Mellen at a meeting of his beard of direetors today tendered his res- fgnation of the presidency of the New Haven read and all its subsidiary companies, 1o take effect at the pleas- pre of the board, but iR amy eveat not later than October 1st, 19137 MELLEN'S REASONS, Objected te Being Held Responsible Feor Acts of Engineers, Boston, July 17—Aecording te in- toresis o President Mellen, one e Al fe has given for rosiga- ing was “The appareat dispesition o as president of the road, respensible for acts which mi be committed by am engineer or other em- ploye of the company and of which the president might be without knewl- edge” He felt according te this source of informatien, that having € | ‘wife and children he could not face the rsonal responsibility which his posi- ion imposed upon hin™under these cir- cumstances. An indictment for man- slaughter is pending against President Mellen as a result of the wreck at ‘Westport, Conn., last year. In quarters regarded as authorita- tive it was stated tonight that Presi- dent Mellen's resignation from the New Haven would be followed prob- ably by a re-organization of the board of directors with the approval of the stockholders' protective committee. KNOWS NOTHING OF IT. Elliott Says He Has Not Been Asked to Succeed Mellen. St. Paul, July 17.—When asked for a statement tonight regarding rumors that he might succeed Charles S. Mel- len as president of the New Haven railroad, Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, sai “I can only repeat what I have writ- ten and said to numerous friends hoth’ in the east and in the west during the last few weeks. I have had no knowl- edge that I would be asked to tai | his place in the event of his resigna- tion.” It has been rumored in railroad cir- cles shere for some time that Mr, Ei- 1liott would succeed Mr. Mellen. "Ne News At New Have New Haven, July 17.—Nothing con- cerning the resignation of President Mellen could be learned from the gen- eral offices of the company here to- night. Very few of the executive of- ficlals were in town and those that could be reached, had no comment to offer. Few of the directors of the road live here but they were in New York today, having attended the meeting there during the afternoon. STRATFORD POSSE HUNTS FOR NEGRO Ran Amuck Last Night Shooting Up the Neighborhood. Stratford, Conn. July 17.—Armed with revolvers, shotguns, and other weapons, a scors of constables and about fifty citizens In a volunteer posse are scouring the woods near Paradise Greéen in a hant for Handy Johnson, a negro who attired only in a night shirt, ran amuck about the town to- night and after shooting up the dis- trict near his home, took pot shots at an auto party and then fled to the Wwoods. When the authorities reached Johnson’s home they found it sur- rounded by a score of his irate neigh- bors, armed with guns and determined to put Johnson where he would be safe. They joined forces and began a sys- tematic search of the woods to the north of this town but up to a late hour had not succeeded in capturing the fugitive. The posse is being led by State Po- liceman Rowe Wheeler of Stratford and will continue until Johnson is caught. Johnson has been suspected of being the person who shot up several other auto parties about here recently. Yo is about 45 years of age and has a large family. EXODUS OF AMERICANS FROM MEXICAN TOWN Three Hundred Foreigners Also to Cross Into Texas. T1 Paso, Texas, July 17.—All Amer- icana and many foreigners fn Torreon, Coahuila, are arranging to leave there for Fagle Pass, Texas, on a special train over the National railway. ac- cording to_an American who reached here from Torreon tod. He said the consular representatives of German, France, Italy and the United State have been negotiaiing for several davs for a train to be run through the lines of the opposing forces without delay on whi:h 300 foreigners will be sent o safety in Texas. Jack Grifin. an American mechanic, was shot to death by Mexican bandits near Chiuchupa, state of Chihuahua, on July § when he refused to give his. captors a rtansom, says an -Hl Paso Amerfean who arrived from western Chihuahua today. AUTO COLLISION MAY PROVE FATAL New York Society Woman Has Fractured Skuil. Greenwich, Conn., July 17.—As the result of an automobile collision on the Boston Post road near here late this afternoon, Mrs. George H. Curtis of New York, a well known society woman, wae perhaps farally injured. ! She is now in the Greenwici} hospital with & fractured skull and Internal in- juries. Miss Edith ¥, Adams of New ork and James Lally, chauffeur of the Curtis car, were slightly injured. A car driven by Fred Smith and own- ed by B, W. Hooker, sideswiped the Curtis car, causing it to turn over twice, Bolh machine were somewhat damaged, Boy Killed by Lightning, Pensacola, a, July 17—A bolt of lightning out of an apparently clear sky struck in the center of a play- grounds here this afterneen, where several boyg were playing ball, John MeCarthy, 14 yvears old, was killed and Earl Hoffman, manager of the play- grounds and several hoys were shocl ed, Jump May Cest His Life, Bridgeport, July 17.—Jumping from & team attached to a runaway horse Rebert Van Heusen, 50, a truckman, was dashed headforemost against o trolley pole tonight. He is ia a hos- pital here and may dig from a frac- tured skl Sulphur Mines Afire. Palerme, July 17.—A sulphur mine near Castel Termini eaught fire today while many miners were at work, There was a terrible struggle to escape from the deadly fumes and it is estim- ated that forty of the men were Killed, Cabied Paragraphs British Aviator Killed. Salisbury, England, July I7.—Major A. W. Hewetson of the Royal Arfil- lery corps of the British army and a member of the military flying corps, was killed at the army aerodrome here today by the falling from a height of 100 feet of his monoplane. British Warship Programme. London, July 17.—The British ad- miralty has no intention of adding fur- ther warships to its construction pro- gramme for 1914-15, according to an announcement made by Winston Spen- c?r Churchill, first lord of the admir- alty. American Yacht Blamed. Kiel, Germany, July 17.—The admir- alty court here today decided that the blame lay with the steam yacht Cas- sandra, owned by George J. Whelan, of New York, for the collision be- tween that vessel and the German protected cruiser Stettin near this port on July 10, German Balloon Wrecked. Schneidemuth, Germany, July 17.— The military dirigible balloon Schu- ette-Lanz was wrecked this morning after heing torn from her moorings in a wind squall, when she carried up in her cordage two sentries, one of whom was killed by falling 600 feet, the other being severely injured by a jump of 30 feet. SERES NOW A CITY OF MUTILATED CORPSES Greek King Gives Det Atroci New York, July 17.—King Constan- tine of Greece from his headquarters at Hadji Bellik, near Seres, sends fto the Associated Press a detailed ac- count of the atrocities of the Bul- garians in Macedonia. He declares that only the precipitate flight of the inhabitants of the villages and towns prevented a still greater slaughter. Following 1s the king’s message in part through Colonel Dousmani, chief of general staff of his majesty: “Associated Press, New York. “Hadji Bielik, July 17—In_reply to your despatch of the 16th instant, I have the honor to communicate to you the following information on the Bul- garian atrocities, committed at the outset of hostilities against the Greek and Mussulman inhabitants of Mace- donia. “The first city to be scourged was Nigrita. A large number of its peo- ple who had remained at their homes after the nts occurring in _the Is of Bulgarian es. Pangheon district were massacred by £ the retreating enemy who did ot fail to light the nath of their flight by the flames of the city to which they had applied the torch. “The correspondents of Le Temps and the Daily Telegraph who visited the locality the day after the massa- cres, merely confirmed in greater detail the despatches of the commanders o our troops. “The precipitate flight of the peas- ants in the surrounding villages is the only reason why we have.not a great- er number of victims to deplore. On our left wing seven hundred Mussul- mans of the environments of Kilkish, a nest.of Bulgarians comitadjis (ir- regular troops) shared the same fate. Two of our officers, who in_a bay- onet assault had been left lving wounded. on the field a few steps from the enemy’s trenches, were found, ‘when the attack was renewed, to have had their eyes gouged out. “At Dofran, before their flight, the enemy dragged the metropolitan and thirty of the leading citizens from their homes. They have not been seen again. “The religious leader of the Mussul- mans with tears in his eyes, told us of the spoliations and pillage of the Bul- garian officers and soldiers. ‘At Struminitza fortunately the en- emy had to kill only two of the persons imprisoned. But all these things are as nothing compared with what hap- pened at Dimirhissar, Seres and Dox- ato, where everything was sacked by fire and sword. “The city of Seres is nothing more than a mass of smoking ruins, fileld with mutilated corpses of old men and women and children. “The consuls zeneral of Italy and Austria at Saloniii who visited Seres for ¢he purpose of establishing to what \extent their nationals had suf- fered Wave told us that the accounts published in the newspapers gave but a faint idea of the terrible reality. “At Dimirhissar the exhumation of the mutilated bodies of the metropol- itan and the leading citizens have con- vinced us that our enemy is not sat- isfied to pillage, burn, despoil and mur- der, but he rejoices in torturing his victims. “Doxato is no longer anything but a pool of blood. Of its 3,500 inhabitants only 150 remain. A great number of the little villages along the route taken by the fleeing army were the scenes of like atrocities.” JAIL WARDEN BREAKS NEGRO’S HUNGER STRIKE Fried Chicken and a Juioy Water- pelon Did the Trick. Elizabeth, N. J., July 17—The man- ner in which Warden Charles W. Dodd. of the county jail, broke up a hun- ger strike today may set a useful example, he thinks, to the keepers of English prisons who become custodjang of suffragettes who seel to gain their liberty by refusing to eat. Willlam Turner, a negro prisoner, incarcerated last Sunday, sought to gain his liberty in a similar manner, This morning the negro had been forty-eight hours without food when Warden Dodd ap- peared at the door of his cell with a steaming plate of fried chicken and a large section of julcy watermelon. Turner sniffed and his hunger strike came to an abrupt end. 8teameship Arrivals, Marseflles, July 17,—Arrived, steam- er Roma, New York and Providence, Naples, July 14.—Arrived, steamer De d'ltalla, New York. Liverpool, July 17.—Arrived, steam- er_Merion, Philadelphia, Havre, July 17—Arrived, steamer La Provence, New York, Naples, July 18,—Arrived, steamer America, New York, Rotterdam, July 16, — Arrived, steamer Campanello, New Yorl, =3 s Suffragette Editor Re-arrested London, July 17—aliss Rachel Bar- rett, assistani editor of the “Suffra- getfe” who was sentenced to nine menths imprisenment on 8 eonspirney chgrge June 17, and has been released on license several times, was re-arrest- ed tonight after addressing a militant meffng, Suffrageties attempted {o res- cue her but were held in check by the police while Miss Barrett was taicen in & moter car te Holloway jail. Louisville Heat Records Broken, Louisville, Ky., July 17—AH pecords for heat in Leuisville for this year were broken teday durig the after- neon When the thermometer at fhe lo- cal weather bureau vegistered 103 degrees. Residents sweltered, hut ne prosirations pr deaths due (o heat were reperted ound MeCleave Was Tightfisted MULHALL'S EXPERIENCE JERSEY CAMPAIGN. : IN" A SPENT MONEY FREELY. Provided . Headquarters And Meals For Congressional Candidats—Manu- facturers Got “Sors” On Taft. ‘Washington, July 17.—Martin M. Mulhall, late “lobbyist” for the Nation- al Association of Manufacturers, was put on cross-examination today about the truth of his own correspondence for the first time since nearly a week ago when he began te tell the senate investigating committee the story of his activities. Senator Reed question- ed Mulhall about his alleged relations with S. W. McClave in 1906 when Mc- Clave was a candldate for congress in the sixth New Jersey district inst William Hughes, now junior semator from that state. McClave now is the republican candidate in the new sixth district where a special election wiil be held mest Tuesday. Hart, the democratic candidate in this district, today was indorsed by President Wil- son. Senator Reed announced that Me- Clave had- denied acquaintance with Mulhall and jumped the witness from “exhibits” in his caseuround the 1800 mark to these close to 4,000. The senator said he wanted to prove who was telling tae truth, Muihall or Mc- Clave. Aided McCiave in Political Fights. Mulhall idsntjfied many letters from MeClave to himself written in 1908, said he went to the sixth district to help McClay< fight Hushes and gave details of his work there. He said the National Association of Manufac- turers furnisbed himself with $3,900 for this fight and that a man named “Bar- ber” put up $2,0000 more. He told about taking McClave to lunch and dinner, about riding with him around in cabs on_ political tours and in other ways helping out in the fight. One item in an expens@ account Senator Reed put in the redord spoke of “dinner for wo,” and ithe witness was asked who the other persofi was. “I think it was McClave. He was always-on - hand,” said the witness Mulhall swore he took McClave around to shops in the district. He said they went to one shop and the superintendent said 'he would rather give $500 than let them in. “McClave growled all the way home becanse we didn’t take the money and try to get the help afterwards,” he sald. “The last three days of the campaign he and I slept together,” said the witness once, illustrating how close he was to McClave. Mulhall id sMcClave was in the lumber b ess and members of the committee wanted to know if he did not have money. Mulhall said he had heard so. “But” he added “T have fbeen chmpafgnifig for .thirty years among all sorts of men and I never saw such a tightfisted wad In my life.” Paid For McClave’s Meals. Mulhall said he furnished headquar- ters and paid for McClave's meals three times a day. “What did you want to elect such a man for?” he was asked. “fie wus a ‘con’ man that's the om- ly way I can explain it,” sald the wit- ness, Mulhall sald a man named “Burke, collector of Internal revenus at Pa- terson, had been paid by him $40 a week “regularly” for services in this campaign. Intersst in 1908 Campaign. The testimony about McClave was a climax to a rather sensational day through almost daily sensations for neariy two months. I five hours Mulhall identified hundreds of letters bringing in the names of dozens of most prominent men in the repub- lican party in 1808, and speaking fam- illarly of making platforms, throwing infiuence to men for nominations to all sorts of offices and of working to elect or defeat others for congress. As the year progressed the interest of Mulhall in the national campaign began to show plainly. His letters to Secretary Schwédtman of the N. A. M., to James W. Van Cleav pre. dent, and to men in congress showed activity preceding and during the re- publican convention held in Chi that year. Arthur I Vory's, the Taft managers, Wade H. EIli man then credited With w: the platform and afterwards the chief “trust buster” of the department of justice, Frank H, Hitchcock, former speaker Cannon, Representative Me- Kinley of Iliinois, as well as many others were mentioned, and Mulhail boasted in his letter of acquaintance with most of them. Manufacturers Sore On Taft. Toward tie close of the session Senator Reed put in a letter Mulhall swore he wrote to former Congress- man Ralph D. Cole of the eighth Ohio district, in which he said: “We pose you ars aware of the miser e treatment we received from Attorney General Ellis, A. 1. Vorys and other Taft managers and although there are ‘who are friends H are over 40,000 manufactirers in this country today, well organized, who are very sore on account of the work done by Ellis, Hitchcock, Vorys and others at Chicago.” : The comniittea wanted Mulhall to explain what caused the soreness. Gompers Was Given Hearing. “They wers having a conference in Fls' room in Chicago,” he said. “We went up and knocked on the door and for quite a time there was no answer. Then Taft's brother came ‘to the door and said they would see us In a few minutes, While we were there Gom- pers walked out. They tried to deny that they had glven a hoaring to Gompers, but Emery and the others were prei{ty sore sbout it The witness identified a pamphlet issued in the fall of 1908, in whic| President Van Cleave of the N, A, M anneuneed “we saw that we would ra in Denver it we went there and xo we kepi out” Malhall's Letter OF Intreduction, Phe pamphlet contained pn attaci on William J, Beyan, then the demo eratie presidential eandidate, but stat ed that Van Oleave not “talking paryy pelities,” but was king as a business mad to il iness men en_the subject of vilal eceneern te all ©One of the remarkable letters of the day was identified by Mulhall as his letter of imtreduction and his ereden- tiais, It read: "Natienal Asseciation of Manufacturers, St. Leuis, Juiy 6, 1965, “To Whem it May €encern: “Fhis letter will intreduee Ceienel even for a committee that has waded | of Mr. Taft, still there | up- | | ing. William Bayard Hale, the writer, Mexican News Is Unreliable ANTI-'AMER!,CAN OUTBREAKS ARE ARTIFICIAL. WASHINGTON OPINION. Administration Experiencing Difficulty In Getting Trustworthy Information Here. —Purpose Of Wilson's Washington, July 17—The adnffnis- tration will make no move in the Mex- ican situation and will reserve an- nouncement of its future policy to- ward the Huerta government until aft- er President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have conferred with Ambassa- dor_Henry Lane Wilson now enroute V' ington from Mexico City. D the advice and report of con- ditions which Ambassador Wilson him- self presents will depend whether he will return to the Mexican capital. Trustworthy Information Scarce. No answer will be made to the note of one of the European powers about conditions in Mexico until the Wash- ington government has had an_op- portunity te learn the true state of af- air; Administration officials in stating these facts tonight confessed their em- barrassment and difficulty in obtain- ing tr ‘worthy information at long range about Mexican pelitics and its ephemeral changes, These same officials let it be known incidentally that they believe the dem- onstrations in Mexico City recently against Americans were to force the United States government to recognize the Huerta government. Artificial Demonstration. Equally artificlal they believe were a number of recent happenings in the Mexican capital and it was suggested some of the Huropean members of the diplomatic corps there had been led through the anti-American manifesta- tions to believe that the chaotic con- ditions are results of the Washington government's failure to extend rec- ognition to the Huerta regime. Sup- | ported by letters from .umofficial ! sources in Mexico, Washington offi- clals are inclined to treat the inform- ation transmitted by some of the Mexico City diplomats to thelr govern- ments as in the nature-of ‘“impres- sions” and not reports of the real condition of Mexican affairs. Personal Friends Send News. President Wilson and his cabinet have several close friends in Mexico from whom information has been com- is one of these who has been Keeping the president informed but even these unofficial impressions have proven con- flicting. The_ varying situation frem day to day, the complexities of Mex- n politics, the necessary caution in wording telegrams for fear of leaks— all these obstacles have made it dif- ficult for the embassy officlals and the consular service in . Mexico to describe conditions Intelligibly. 4 No Criticism of Wilson, The first step In the pollcy of se- curing first information, it was of- ficially explained, is the summoning of Ambassador Wilkon. Secretary Bryan it was announced, would be in Wash- ington when Mr. Wilson arrived, can- celling any lectures that might con- flict with the engagement. No critl- cism 18 mm/ea here agalnst Am- bassador Wilson for falling to supply all the information desired by the president and his advisers, the diffi- culties of communication being taken into account, While it was reliably stated that the president hoped after personal conversaygns with the American cmbassadd® to formulate a definite pelicy toward Mexico admin- istration officlals are by no means sure that their opinions will be crystallized immediately as the un- certain and constant changes in the situation may produce additional complications. Recognition at Proper Time. The president has made it clear to those who have discussed it with him that his mind is open on the proper time for recogmition of the de facto government in Mexico and there is definite information to extend recog- nition after the October elections. It is altogether possible that the United | a return to stable the' Carranza States may awal conditions inasmuch as rebellion according to ment reports is growing rapidly amd the constitutionalists admittedly con- trol so large a portion of the Mexi- can republic. To Dynamite American Consulate. Eagle Pass, Tex., July 17—It is de- clared here on good authority that United “States Consul Luther Ells- worth at Piedras Negras, Mex., has reported to Washington the discovery of a plot to dynamite the American consulate, and that his life js in im- minent danger. Consul _Ellsworth sleeps in the army post in Eaglo Pass at night. 'Official records of the con- sulate were removed to the American side for safe keeping yesterday. Archbishop Held for Ransom. Washington, July 17.—Officlal re- ports came to the state depariment to- . confirming earlier reports of out rages in Durango, following the occu pation of the claw by the revolutionary forces and describing conditions there as “deplorable.” The archbishop of Durango is among those held prisoners for ransem and the official report says “cith without distinction of na- are being arrested and held for money. M. M. Mulhall for whom I bespeak the greatest possible consideration from every member of the National Associa- tion of Manufacturers.” “It is thoroughly clear to you that in order to have any standing with the elected and appointed offi- efals of our country, whether state or federal, we must be able to show them that the business men and the manufacturers of our country are «w factor to be reckoned with in poli- tics. We must be uble to prove to the man who is blacklisted by the labor unions beeause he refused to legislate speclal privileges (o labor organizu- tions and the demagogues that he will nol suffer at the polis on account of hix patriotism and his devotion to duty, Thig makes necessary u great deal t ileld work and Colonel Mulhall Is in rge of this mast impartant branch of our aetivity, Iis recerd is enviable and his fidelity, integrity and honesty beyond qunestion, You ean speak with him in strlet confidence, and yeu can rest assured that when he ealls upen yeu it will be on a sub- mest impertant to yeu and te afl of ~ Condensed Teiegrams Damage from Storms in Ohio is es- timated at $3,000,000. The McDermott Creamery at Mont- gomery, N. Y., was destroyed by fire. Swarms of Grasshoppers have badly damaged crops in the Merrimack val- ley. From April 1 to May 23 of this year, 269 persons were killed and 1,623 au- tomobile acidents. A Second Fire in the plant of the Rochester Union & Advertiser, caused a loss of $30,000. Demanding 25 Cents a Day Increase 50 moulders of the Bessemer Steel Co,, at Grove City, Pa., struck. ' A Legislative Telephone Investigat- ing committee in Vermont ordered a 20 per cent. reduction)\on rates. A Pearl Necklace valued at $625.000 is™alleged to have been stolen during iransit from Paris to London. Supreme Court Justice Cohalan sail- ed from New York, yesterday to spend the summer with his family in Ire- land. The Entire Plant of Temple Bros., marble dealers at Rutland, Vi, was destroved by fire yesterday. The loss is $35,000. J. W, H. Glover, Colored, Troop D, ninth cavalry, captured ‘Willlam Jackson, alleged murderer and de- serter near Clinton, Ind. The Body of Henry C. Patch, a Fitchburg, Mass., stove dealer, who disappeared on Monday, was found yvesterday floating in Meeting House pond. Hugo Meisner, a Youny Helper in a Brooklyn Ice plant, was frozen to death yesterday in a sealed compart- ment which he entered to adjust ma- chinery. A Seat on the New York Stock Ex- change sold vesterday for $37,000, $1,000 less than the last sale made a few days ago, which was the lowest in recent years. The Travelers' Protective Associa- tion has named a railroad committee with instructions to campaign for a uniform mileage bo in the United States. Edward Dodge, a_Veteran - Circus man of Providence, R. I, was crushed to death under the wheels of a Ringling Bros., wagon at Bloomington, 111, while loading it. 3 Tariffs Providing for a general in- crease in freight rates of five per- cent, will be filed within a short time by railroads operating in central freight and trunk line territorfes. Cracksmen secured Jewel valued at between $20,000 and $30,000 early yesterday by blowing a safe in the es- tablishment of Rosenberg and Daniel, a New York jewelry supply house. A Petition Signed by 474 Teachers and graduates of the lLondon univer- sity, asking the pardon of Bmmeline Pankhurst, the militant suffragette leader, haé been sent to King George. Mrs, Tracy Lewis, Wife of a rubber manufacturer of Beacon Ialls, Conn., eluded her nurse in a private sani- tarium at New York yesterday and elther leaped or fell four stories to her death, Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan, whose illhealth has Temoved | from activities in state and ng(inna\ | pilitics, returned on the steamship Im- perator from a trip abroad, apparently in better health. Word Was Brought to Deming, Jumbus, on the Mexican border, of the United States mail carrier operating | between Columbus and Deming, by Mexican rebels. Allan J. Price, 45 vears old, sword swallower and snake charmer, died at Bismark, N. D, from drug poison- ing. Some time ago he sold his body, to be delivered after his death, to university at Baltimore. John Purrey Mitchell, recently ap- pointed collector of the port of | New York by President Wilson, an- nounced yvesterday that he was willing | to accepi the nomination for mayor of New York on a fusion ticket. ar irface of Narr sett bay was made | Vesterday by the members of the | house committee on nuval affairs who are at Newport, R. 1, for an Inspection of the Narragansett naval station The Largest Conscious Fund contri- butlon in years has been sent to Washington from lreland by a person claiming to be a Civil War veteran. He said he had defrauded the govern- ment out of $250 in false returns. Thomas Tiner, 60 Years Old, con- | victed of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 12 years imprison- | ment made the trip to Little Rock, from ! Randolph county, Ark., unaccompanied | by guards to begin serving his sen- | tence. The Announcement That Biz “Bill” | -wood had withdrawn from active cipation in the silk mill workers strike at Paterson, N. J., caused a | break in the ranks yesterday, and there was & rush of hands to the mills. “Banking by Mail” is the latest in- novation entered into by the govern- ment in connection with the postal savings system. Hereafter deposits may be made by mail and withdraw- als likewise effected through the same | agency. The M. H, Wilzius Statuary Com- pany, of Milwaukee, manufacturers of church furnishings, filed a petition of liabilities and assets yesterday in bankruptey proceedings. Liabilitles are glven as $138, assets are 340, scheduled at §12 The Third Engineer and a pumpman on ihe British freight steamer Iair Meand, were killed yesterday by an explosion in the boiler room of the vessel, which was taking on a cargo of oll from the Standard Oil company off Constable Hook, Wormy Nutmegs and Gelatine con- talnlng excessive wmounts of arsenie, copp: zinc, which are jmported for * al purposes” stich as use in the arts, will have to be denatured in future, in accordance with an order issued by Secretary Houston. Mrs. Catherlne MoKenzie of Provi- denca, whe is alleged to have thrown a lighied lamp at her boarder, James Dunn, eausing his death, was ad- judged probably gullty of mansiaught- er in the digtriet court yesterdny and “Very truly yeurs, “J. W. VAN CLEAVE, Pfelldl_l&." baund ever for the grand jury under 4,000 bonds on all railroads | him | M., by courier of the murder near Co- | e doparis| A Submarine Trip under the placid | Strike Threat Is Nflg Again TRAINMEN DRAW LINE ON ROADS' GRIEVANCES. . A VIOLATION OF FAITH. Efforts To Have Complaints Of The Railroads Arbitrated Are So Char- acterized — Statement Of Official New York, July 17.—The 80,000 tratn- men and conductors who threaten strile against the eastern railroads will not agree under any circumstances to have the roads’ grievances arbi- trated at the same time as the men’s demands for better wages under the Newlands amendment to the Erdman {act, according to a statement issued tonight by W. G. Lee, and A. B. Gar- retson, presidents respectively of the trainmen’s and conductors’ brother- hoods. Mr. Lee, in a verbal statement sup- plementing the formal one, declared that if the railroads persist in thetr present stand to have their own griev. ances arbitrated, it is absolutely cer- tain that a strike will follow. A Deadlock Created. The formal statement of the train- men was sent as a letter to Elisha Lee, chairman of the conferenge committes of managers. It was prepared as a result of a meeting of the trainmen’s committee of 100 held today to con- sider the announcements of the roads last night that they intend to have ‘all questions” incorporated the agreement to arbitrate. The employes’ position as announced tonight brings about a deadlock. The roads, however, while insisting that their demand is'an equitable one, hava agreement to meet Seth Low, presi- dent of the National Civic association, who has interested himself in the men’s behalf and hear his presenta- tations of his reasons of why the rail- roads should yield the point. Mr. Low will be heard by the conference com- mittee tomorrow. “Flagrant Viclation of Faith.” The trainmen declare in their let- ters that the raflroads in Insisting upon arbitration of their own griev- this time could have selected er way of driving the men from the service, The" sincerity of the roads is ques- tioned by the employes, who point out that prior to the mediation conference with the president last. Monday no intimation was given by the roads that they purposed to air their demands be- fore the federal arbitration body. The present attitude of the roads is char- acterized in the letters as a “flagrant violation of faith.” Copies of Letter Sent to Congressmen. Coples of the letter that the train- men suybmitted to the roads. tonight were mailed to President Wilson, ev- ery member of the senate and the house and to all the conferees, at the meeting attended by the president. After giving a resume of the con- troversy the letter emphasizes that when the railroads consented to join the White House conference the omly matter of dispute pending was the trainmen’s wage demand. In this con- nection the .letter points out that in prattically all existing agreements be- {ween roads and men there IS a pro- vision that if either side desires an amendment of a regulation, thirty days otice to the other side is required. In sking _arbitration affecting several agreements now in force the raflroads did not give such notice, the train- men set forth. Strike Instead of Arbitration. The employes said tonight that they will walt only for the senate's con- firmation of the president’s appoint- ments today before insisting upon a { conferénce forthwith at which they will present their wage demand. If the roads then submit their grievances to the federal board the men so they declared will decline to sign the ar- bitration stipulation and will strike instead. Mr. Lee and Mr. Garretson expressed satisfaction at the personnel of the mediation and conciliation board the president selected. No better appoint. ments could have been made they said. The committee representing the train- | men and conductors on the Erie road, | which road withdrew from. participa- tion in the arbitration negotiations af- ter announcing it could not afford to grant better wages will meet here tomorrow. The question of calling a strike on this tem probably will be deferred until the outcome of the present deadlock is known. in i COMMISSIONERS NAMED, William L. Chambers Selected for the First Position. Washington, July 17.—Prestdent Wilson late today selected Willlam f. Chambers, of the District of Columbia, | to be commissioner of mediation and | conciliation, under the Newlands act, {and G. W. W. Hanger, as his assist- ant. Their names will be sent to the senate tomorrow. The other two mvem- { bers of the new board will be Judge Martin Knapp of the United States | commerce court and Louis F. Post, as- | sistant secre tabor. | Immediate confirmaiion of the pres- {ident's nomination is expected, dem- | ocrats and republicans in both houses | of congress joined hands Tuesday to | put through promptly the Newlands bill with the hope of averting the threatened strike of 80,000 conductors and trainmen on eastern railroads. The roads and thefr employes had agreed to submit thelr wage dispute to the new board of mediation and concil- {ation. ) Judge Chambers was at one time chief justice of the International court at Samoa, and since 1501 has been a member of the Spanish treaty claims commission. In 1901 he was selected as a third arbitrator of the contro- versy between 49 raflroads o in the territory west of Chicago and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men and Enginemen, He was selected for this task by <Dr. Charles P. Neill, then commissioner of labor, and Martin A. Knapp, then chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who were the other two mediators under the Frdman act Mr. Hanger, who is to be assistant to Fudge Chambers, §8 chief siatisticlan of ‘the burean of labor statistica and acting head of the bureau aince the resignation of Dr. Nefll. He has been ;\m: statisticlan of the bureau since Judgo Knapp s presidin of {ho Unlted Btutes commarce: emznmmd for & long time has been od with arbitration movements on the part of the government. Since the ereation of the new board was con- templated ho has heen lonked. upon &s certain to ba ane of Wy members. Bacome fum! ‘with the of o HE e e, T