Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 14, 1914, Page 1

DEVISED BY MELLEN AND APPROVED BY MORGAN Burned Books and all the Mazes Which Lawyers Could Invent to Cover the Trail of Illegal Financial Transac- tions—Stockholders of ‘ $65,000,000 and $90,000,000, Only a Little of Which May be Recovered—Finds Combination of 336 Subsid- Clearly in Viglation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law— Present Officers of Road Offered All Aid Available to ‘Washington, July 13.—The story of the “relentless and financial ew Haven railroad, o the point where a divids passed, where a dissolution syit threatening and where criminal indiei- ments of many of the directors wao flnlnd in its deals axe at least a pos- bility. Commission Hampered in Every Way. Hampered by unwilling witnesses, by burned books and by all the mazes which lawyers inven to cover the trail, the commission estimated that in the progress toward monopolization®of New England's transportation the Naw Haven stockholders have lost between $65,000,000 and $90,000,000, only a little . of which they may recover. In returm, the report said, they have “on their . hands properties which pay no de\"l’;,i‘ dends, which eat into the earnings the parent read and which will be a burden on i{s capacity for many years to come. i TR IR ‘The report deals with the manage- * ment of the New Haven unter former President Charles S. Meller. Of the present _directing head, - Chairmen’ Howard Elliott, and Walker D. Hines, special counsel, the commission eays: “They haveé co-operated with ‘commission and rendered it substantial assistance throughout this investiga- tion.” Reared by Mellen, Approved by Mor- gan, 2 The combination reared by the hands of Mr. Mellen and epproved by the late J. Pierpont Morgan and Wil- liam Rockefeller, the commission finds to be clearly in violation of the Sher- man anti-trust act and a monopoly in virtugl control of the transportation of tive Lrates. The commission’s report is unusual in the manner in which the directors of the New Haven are scored for their deeds. It speaks of criminal malad- ministration and negligence, asse-ts with positiveness that the directors knew they were perfecting an illegal ‘ombination, and says that the dream of a transpoftation monopoly was un- sound and michievous. Questionable Methods. The New Haven, the commission 4 employed dummy directors, manipulated accounts, used question- able methods in_ increasing its own stock, paid the dividends of subsidi- aries io make a showing, and used many other devices to deceive the stockholders and the public. It dipped into politics, was a factor in “invisible government,” made large campalsn contributions to the two dominant po- litical parties, bought officials, and tried to distort public opinion.. All this it did, the commission says, “to carry out a scheme of private transportation menopoly imperial in its scope.” Faithless otors. “If these directors who were faith- less to their stewardship were hald responsible in the' courts and at the Bar of public opinion. for their failure ' to do those things they should have done, the lesson to directors who 1o not direet would be very ealutary,” says the wreport. “Most of the directors of the New ' Haven accepted their respousibilicy lightly. = They failed to realize that their names gave confidence to the public and that their connection with the corporation led the public to in- vest. “When these directors were negli- gent and serious losses resulted ther from, they were guilty of a grave dereliction of duty and a breach of trust that™“was morally Wrong and criminal in its Aruits. : Directors Should Be Held Liable. “Directors “should be made individ- ually liable to eivil and criminal laws for the manner in which they dis- charge their trust. A corporation can be no better Or worse than those who operate it. It should be just as grave a crime to_plunder stock s or tne public through a railroad ' corporation as it is personally te rob an individ- ual, s Of the millions lost to New Haven stockholders, the n esti- mates that possibly $8,000,000 may be by, CLic Evidence lations of the laws Massachusetts and Rhode Islan been turned over “to the | thorities in the fur- Velopment of justi been nished with a complete record of the |ef imony secured by but there is no federal statute under which the government can aid the stockholders in recovering any of their |- losses. © A suggestion is made that any ex- Investigating Death of An American. vana, July 13.—The Cuban sec- retary of justice today ordered A torney General Hector D. Saavedra to B0 to the Isle of Pines to investigate the circumstances of the death of Dincan Campbell, an American, who was fatally stabbed on July i1 by Victor Perez after a quarrel Road Have Lost Between| . = -———— to Death. Marburg, Germany, July 15.—A stu- dent of the university here bled to today after a duel with a fel- low student during which his jugular veln was sevefed. Fatal results are 2lmost unknown in these encounters between the members of the various college fraternities, the duels usually involving only a few harmless cuts on the head and face. Under New Haven’s Control s barvnSsin kil RIRST REAL WORKDAY AT NIANTIC CAMP. Men Marched Two Miles Out and Put Through Various Exercises. Camp Ground, Niantlc_ Conn., Jul 13.—The infantrymen of the First and Second regiments and' the other bodies of state soldiers in camp here had thelr first real workday today- since their arrival Saturday. During the morning they turned out for squad and company drill -and in the after- noon marched about two miles out from camp. where the work consist- ed of combat exercises, fire discipline, placing of ranges After s :':e‘dy arill l;:ger the hot sun the were marched back to camp. Colonel Mcc:el:le of the Second in- announ the appointment of Joseph L. Palmer, Company F. as chief trumpeter of the resiment. This coverted honor was won in a series of competitions. The mounted scout de- tachments of both regimentd were sent :::d:n mtn:{ d;:!y and patrolled the around the reservation for radius of five miles. 5 The work for tomorrow will include company drill and special preparation for the. manceuvres of Friday night and the sham battle of Saturday. The mounted scouts will have meore work 8; a character similar to that of to- | Subsidiary _corporations, - many of which served no purpose except “an evil one.” The report, pointing out that on' the New Haven board were representatives of the Pennsylvania railroad, the New, York Central, the United States Steel Corporation, the Standard Oil Company, the Pullman Company and many other interests, {says that interlocking directorates of this sort cannot be “too strongly con- demned.” This, it was suggested at the capitol, probably will have its ef- fect upon the trust legislation now before the senate t.l‘:nd fi?)“?l{l dmid!ho talk about leaying the ons ‘alm- ed at interlocking directorates out of all the senate and trust legislation. Evidence of Wrong Doing Difficult to Obtain. The commission discused the ques- It declares that every such witness that seemed necessary was summoned and that evidence of ‘“wrong doing such as was disclosed” is difficult te obtain, as such tran on are con- ed in secret; and finds full jus- tification for its-action in the .result- ing discoveries. y. Many cases of sore feet have been iments. Aside from this the cases | pital are very minor in character. ~Capi Haven, Company E, Second regiment, went on -duty as officer of the day, Lieutenant George C. Freeland of West: Haven, Company D, Second reg- iment as officer of the guara and Lieutenant William H. Whitney of Meri Company I, Second regiment, as supernumerary officer of the day. “The insuring of honesty through the management of the great railroads of the country is & most im it ques- tion before the people says the report in conclusion, “and only when, through exposure of wrong-doing and an awakened public coupl- ed with effective laws, ti result is produced, may railroading be placed on the high level that it should occupy. The revelations in thi& record make 'it essential for the welfare of the na- | tion, that the reckless and profiigate financiering which has blighted this railroad system be ended and until this is fully done there will be no assur- ance that the story of the New Haven will not be told again with the astock- holders of some other railroad sys- tem as the victims.” Commission Had Hard Task. Evidence that agents of the .com- mission did not have an easy time securing the information which it de- |sired was contained in an appendix { filed with the report. On July 9 D. B Brown, accountant of the commission, wrote to Commissioner McChord, who ‘has directed the investigation, that his efforts to get at facts regarding the New Haven had not been met in a ! friendly spirit by J. P. Morgan & | Company. Brown wrote that full ac- cess to the Morgan records had not been granted him as had Leen promis- ed, that he was unable to say wheth- er he had been allowed to inspect all the New Haven transactions on their books and that he was given only such correspondence as the firm submitted. i _“J. P. Morgan and Company” wrote Brown, “do not consider this proceed- ing before a proper tribunal and it is only before such a body or court that a_proper submission of data will be | aftected.” % | “This investigation,” Brown added, “cannot be dignified with the title of “investigation” No successful investi- gation can be conducted wherein the parties under /investigation specify the evidence and limitations under which it must be accepted. All that 1 could consistently state is that I have seen certain accounts and ecorrespond- ence pertaining to such transactions, substantially confirming the profits and losses published in their state- | Ne ment of March 4, 1914. | “Whether such records as I have | seen reveal the full story of their re- lations with- the New Haven and its related companies, I have no evidence, beyond the statement of the firm's representatives that such ig the case. ! In an answer to an inquiry from Commissioner McChord, Mr. Brown telegraphed on July 10, that the Mor- {gan representative was Dwignt W. Morrow, who became a member of the firm July 1, On July 11 Commission- er McChord telegraphed_Brown that it “is useless for you to continue the in- vestigation.” { The commission’s report was virt- ually complete several days before Mr. Brown was called in. DETECTIVES FOLLOW TRAIL OF DR. EDWIN CARMAN In Faint Hope of Finding Revolver with Which Mrs, Bailey Was Shot. Freeport, N. Y., July 13.—Over the highways of Long Island, a route of 20 miles, detectives afoot and In au- tomobiles followed today the cold trail of D in Carman, made 12 days ago, in faint hope that somewhere along the country roads they might find the revolver with ‘“which Mrs. Louise Balley was shot to' death In his office on June 30. The detectives took the path that Dr, Carman says he followed the day after Mrs. Bailey’s death. They ques- tioned him closely as to the exact route he had chosen in making his calls that day, and, armed with vo- luminous notes, Jaboriously followed the way all forerioon. At noon their search had been fruitless, but much of the route lay yet unexplored. Mrs, Carman, locked up on an ac- cusation of murder, spent the day in preparation of an ordeal before the grand jury tomorrow or Wednesday, when she will be permitted to sestify as to her movements on the night of the crime.. She will waive immunity, District Attorney Smith announced, before entering the jury room. In exchange for her story Mr. Smith will DPermit her lawyers to examine EI- wood T. Bardes, the insurance col- lector who has testified that he was passing the-house when the shot was fired, heard it, and saw a woman run from the window, CUP YACHTS SAILED TWO-THIRDS OF COURSE Quit Because of Complete Failure of - Breeze. R. I, July 18.—The cup defenders _sailed two-thirds of a race today in the faintest of airs, quitting at the second mark because of the complete fallure of the breeze. The Resolute and Vanitie had turned the buoy with the former three minutes ahead and the Deflance half a mile away was beating up to the mark, when the regatta committee post- poned further hostilities until Thurs- y. At no time during the five hours in which the three yachts rolled about in the long ground swells was the breeze over three miles an hour, and the greater part of the time it was a-mere breath, besides being extreme- ly uncertain in direction.. The stray Whiffs from several points of the com- pass on the first leg brought the only excitement .of the day as it placed each of the three yachts in turn in the lead, only to completely alter their po- tions in the next five minutes. MELLEN DECLINES TO i DISCUSS THE REPORT. Has Had No Opportunity to Read Any i Poction of It. Steamship Arrivals. London, Jul yl3.—Steamer Minnes waska, New York. July 133—Steamer Barba- rossa, New Y Liverpool, July 12.—Steamer Megan- tic, Montreal 7 Stockbridge, Mass., July 13— Charles 8. Mellen, formerly president the New York, New Haven and 'ord Railroad, declined tonight to Commerce on. Plymouth, July 13—Steamer Kron- “I have had mo eppertunity to read | prinzg Wilhelm, New York. report er ‘pertien of it,” he Glasgow, July 1 teamer - Cam- said, “and at any rate 1 would net | pania, New York vi oville. 3 en, July 126 a. m.) steamer Frederidk VITI, New York. ! Cherbourg, July 13.—Steamers Kron- | prinz. Wilhelm, Wew York for Bre- men; Vateriand, York. ~ | Gonveying Huerta and Family to], Coast. _ Teported to the hospitals of both reg- | conference when the epidemic was at coming to the attention of the hou-‘ n Robert H. Kramer of New | bureau of sclence iand he has other severe injuries about 400 LABORERS CLOSING GAP TO Over the Road Will be a Special Runni York., Vera Cruz July 13.—Four hundred laborers acting under orders from Mexico City started work today re- pairing the gap in the Mexican rall- ‘way conmecting Vera Cruz with the capital, and the rushing of the work is believed to indicate a possibility that the first train to pass over the repaired roed may be a speclal con- veying General Huerta and his fam- ily to the coast. Quantities of ralls and ties have been hauled to the break a little over six miles from the city of Vera Cruz, and the two miles stretch which has been without rails since April 21 will be restored to working order within two days at the most. engers who arrive dfrom the capital today reported an extraordin- session of the senate there on Saturday but said no announcement had been made as to the matters dis- cussed behind locked doors. They sald, however, the session was follow- ed by a conference between several senators and Francisco Carbajal, the new minister of forelgn affairs. NEW YORK GUARDED AGAINST BUBONIC PLAGUE. All Vessels from Infected Ports Thor- infected. onel to country. meeting oughly Di New York, July 13.—Unusual pre- cautions are being taken by the Qm antine authorities to guard New against the bubonic plague. All ¥es- sels from infected ports, including those from New Orleans, are thorough- ly disinfected on arrival and are com- pelled to place rat guards in position. As a further guard against infection, Dr. Joseph J. O'Connell, health officer of the port, has appointed Dr. Oscar Teague of the Cornell unpiversity re- search: laboratory as director of the new bacteriological laboratory at quar- antine, 7 Dr. Teague was sent to Mukden !ml:églnniln in 1811 as the American dely e to the international plague ly from he was The dec the stat its height in Manchuria. Previous to t:l‘s, he served in Manila from 1908 in 1 3 of the id collaborated with several physicians in the produc-. tion of “Studies on Bubcnic Plague and Plague Immunization.” Dr. O'Connell said that there was a risk of infection from New Orleans, Havana, Santiago and South Arherican ports, and he wished to guard against it in every way. PANIC IN AUGTRiAN COMMUNITY IN BELGRADE Result of Reports of Projected Ser- vian Vengeance. defense: tate. In its says: his past ties of entered Vi Au ey ienna, Austria, July 13.—Panic | entered prevailed among the members of the Austrian community in Belgrade, Ser- via, last evening in consequence of reports of projected Servian ven- geance for the alleged Austrian per- secution of Serbs in Bosnia. A general attack on the Austrian legation and consulate as well as the private residences of Austrians, is said to have been planned. A timely inti- mation, however. that the Servian government would be held responsi- ble for anything cf this nature that might occur, led Premier Pachitch to dispassic against heard. judicial these ri POLITICAL CONFERENCE AT SAG- —This State Oppesed to Roosevelt the rare political more Hill while Colonel Roosevelt is taking a rest cure was held tonight. ‘ster Bay for a talk witl president on the political situation n B B vo! op; on- progressives to the proposal that Col- onel Roosevelt run for governor of New York. With Mr. Alsop was T. Douglass Robingon, New York state and pouring progressi PROBATE JUDGE PECK . Supreme Against Stratford Man. ew Haven, Conn., July 13. of Birattord fomm the perior court disbarring him indefinity last January. VERA CRUZ > BREAK OF SIX MILES|CONNECTICUT AFFAIRS Possibility that Firgt Train to Pass|Talked Over With Former President the determination of whether the respondent by reason of AMORE HILL. — ng for Govermor of New Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 13.—One of conferences at Saga- e etate came 1 the former It 1s understood that he Connecticut one of the most insist- ent of those who are urging the col- run. Mr. Robinson sought to counteract the effect of the protesis the plan which have been in on Colonel Roosevelt from ves In all sections of the ‘When Colonel Rooseveit gveu in New to progressive headquarters York on Wednesday the whole subject Pprobably will be gone over again at & of the state leaders. STANDS DISBARRED. Court of Errors Decides ‘The ap- Peck of ruling of the Judge Charles H. the practice of law iIn this state ‘was denied and the ruling of the court upheld by the supreme court of errors in a decision handed down here tod. grew out of Mr. Peck’'s actions in settling the estate of the late Susan M. B. Perry of Stratford while judge of the probate district. ision disba bhim was hand- rring ed down by Judge Willlam L. Bennett in the civil side of the superior court It was the contention of e in the proceedings before ti court that while the Pe being settled in his court. accepted fees as an att his self and that he charged §750 his services. Judge Peck cl in his that Mre, hrry% him money for advice and to_Rceept the work he - done for her ”'fl‘,’ to her deathand that after her X, i over the prop- fidential at- of the es- —_— COMMEMORATES BATTLE OF THE a man with a 35-pound BOYNE. bedy of tied to his neck, was found in the North River at Hoboken. Anarchists plan to build 2 mauso- leum in which shall repose bodies of those who meet death for “the cause.” W. M. Carey, formerly cashier of the "People’s Bank, of East Alton, bas e to worlg as a night watchman for s, A GREAT PROCESSION The Nationalist and Orange Proces- sions Jeered Each Other, But the Police Succesded in Keeping Them Apart Until Danger Was Over, The Pennsylvania Railroad’s fire bri- gade, at Newark, did good work in checking a fire in Kelly & Co.'s stor- age warehouse. Returning from-a fishing trip in a recogni r boat John Churmann jumped | the danger inherent, in the existence of ‘mmo s ic River at Newark and | {WO armed volunteer bodies seems to - M'Pn“"‘“. hu:uunbuoa Irishmen with a sense of led responsibility and the battle of the Boyne.was commemorated to- day in Jreland with tremendous en- thu. But there was a more no- ticeable absence of disorder than on past occasions of this kind. Following the custom, a great pro- cession marcheq from Belfast to anml: where Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster Unionist leader, made his now familiar speech defying the gov- ernment either totally to exclude Ul- ;le;Lflom home rule or come out and 8! Lord Londonderry at Enniskillen and Walter Hume Long. Unionist member of parliament, for Strand, Garvagh, made speeches in & similar vein to other big demonstrations of Ulster men, but no disorder was reported at any point up to a late hour tonight. Rival nationalist and Orange pro- cessions at Glendermot reached the stage of jeering at each other and for 2 few moments it looked like trouble, but the police succeeded in keeping them apart until the danger was ove: Unrestrained Language Used. One feature of situation seems Edward Carson London, July 13.—The Woman suffragists made another unsuccessful attempt to get the rules committee to consider their constitu- tional amendment. Antoinette Ohnk; 43 years old, killed herself at her home in Garfleld, N. J, because “gossip” of neighbors was “killing her.” The Rodman Wanamaker flying boat America was nearly wrecksd in a head-on collision with a log on Lake Kueks, New York. In a fight over a $2 debt Fred Coris of 102 Mott street was killed and Augusto Urganzo, of No. 74 Baxter street is under arrest. To debar specul and afflicted will hereafter ha: ference in getting permits for news- stands in Ne wYork. President Yuan Shih Kai, of China, issued a mandate ordering the estab- lishment of an educational fund amounting to $13,000,000. Raymond Beckett, 10 years old, sav- ed the life of 13-year Denton Lukena when menaced by a bear In a me- nagerie at Webb City, Mo. Six children were killed when the wagon jn which they were riding was struck by a train of the Boston and the to be' that while Sir and the other leaders are using unre- strained language, both Ulster men and the nationalists are showing ad- mirable self control. Another feature is that the more deflant the Ulster leaders’ mchu beeu;om;. the more pronoun: omes the feeling amo 3 les ] a sal Malne Rallroad at Rochester, N. H., | TINS Tt & satisfactory compromise Herman F. Borcher and George Hof- | Premier Asquith afnounced in the meister, of Pittsburgh, were arrested | HOUSe of commons today that the pres< in connection with the disappearance | Nt session of parliament would comgq of $85,000 from the Colonial Trust Co, |0 8n end about the close of August A and that the new session would begin H. Tigerman, an inventor of |ii early winter, which is thought ta Budapest, Hungary, is trying to get a z:ln December. Before the present franchise for an overhead mono rail- on ends, the government will in. way between Cincinnati and Dayton, | roduce its propogais for the reform of Ohio. e house of lords. Under this Montclail’ has intimated to East{and Walsh d; Orange that of ghe d:l:dyl-a]mueh ‘lonm the town may proe jone in the lution of parliament continue to floal ai ::;m of building a sewage disposal bt cdlia gt o Sig ts - stantiate them. When Cecll Siaughter and William decision the . supreme court In this case e court was conduct, considering his quall- character and uprightness, was a fit person to be longer allowed i0 exercise the functions of an attorney and to act as an officer of the court :n the administration of justice. Into the determination of this question there a large measure of judicial dis- to be exercised not arbitrarily or under the {nfluence of hatred or prejudice, but reasonably, fairly and lonately. The accused attor- ney was entitled to notice of the charge him and opportunity to be A fair, dispassionate investiga- tion and a reasonable exercise of the discretion falls to discover where he has not been accorded ail ghts. There is no error.” Nineteen other decisions were hand- ed down. CONSTITUTIONALISTS GET organize such defensive measures with the aid of the police and military that no_outbreak occurred. Many Austrian residents of the Ser- vian capital fled across the border to the frontier town of Semlin. Auto Struck Man at New Britain. | dollars New Britain, Conn., July 13.—An un- known man, apparently between 50 and 60 years old, was struck and prob- ably fatally injured tonight by an au- tomobile driven by C. A. Bence of this city, and having as & passenger Prosecuting Liquor Agent B. W. Al- ling, also of New Britain. The victim was hit as he stepped off a trolley car in Kensington. He is in the hospital, unconscious. His skull is fractured, Juarez, the body. No arrest has been made. No More Cases of Bubonic Plague at New Orleans. New Orleans, July 13.—No new cases of bubonic plague were recorded at the public health service headquarters today, and no suspicious cases were under observation, it was said. Two of the five persons previously stricken with the disease—one of them two weeks ago and the otehr yesterday— still were alive today. ranza of and wol week. Villa to Indians Want to Live Their Liv Their Own Way. Washington, July 13.—President ‘Wilson was appealed to today by & delegation of Cherokee Indians to be allowed to live their Iives in their Oown way on a reservation in Oklahoma and pursue théir old religious beliefs which their people have continued for many generations. $200,000 Fire at Detroit. Detroit, Mich,, July 13—Fire early today destroyed the five story brick building in Bast Woodbridge street oc- cupled by the Chope-Stevens Paper company and several smaller concerns. The loss is estimated at $200,000. The blaze was caused by lightning. Sev- eral firemen were caught by a falling wall, but it is believed none was eeri- Eq ously hurt: —_— Attacked by ull, New Fairfleld, Conn., July 13.—Jacob Backer and his son Louis were at- tacked by a young bull yesterday and way of Huerta Cohen, contain before mel rescue them by mon on condition that they are using pitchfo )oz not incapacitated by any clause in the were injured, the son having three | constitution. ) ribs broken. Dominican . Revolutionaries Defeated. Will Be Shipped to Carranza’s H. berto Pani, Carranza. The money and machines were seized several weeks Juarez by Villa’s officials from Serapio Aguirra, treasurer-general of the con- stitutionalists. Soldiers guarded the car and its con- tents after its arrival in Juarez last night from Chihuahua City. rency will be shipped to Carranza's headquarters in Monterey, to constitutionalist officials here. It was reported that Treasurer- General Aguirre and the other Car-| ing trip morthward, said agents today. , Evacuation by the federals of Guy- mas, Sonora, on the was still in progréss today, according in | to official reports transmitted to Gen. oral Carranza from the street here - | Steamers Reported by Wireless. New York, July 13.—Steamer Ar- gentina, Trieste N miles east of $5,000000 CURRENCY. quarters at Monterey. ive milliom in constitutionalist currency and a freight car filled with stamping machines were delivered today in Mex.,, by Villa agents to Al- representative of ago in The cur- according fMicers who have been Held as prisoners in Chihuahua were at liberty uld arrive on the border this They will accompany General Juarez when he makes his fly- Carranza fornia gulf, Guadalajara by El Paso. Constitutionalists here said it would take several days to complete the evac as the troops were waiting for trans- Dorts to carry them to some point in Lower California. Woman Cashier Robbed of $8,000. St. Louis, July . 15—Miss Esther cashier for a wholesale gro- cery, was robbed of a satchel said to $8,000, in checks and cash on today. Miss ran away and disappeared. ual Suffrage in Uruguay. o question for | Walz were about to fight, in Camden, N. J., John O'Brien of Philadelphia, tried to make peace. They beat him to death. Michael Michelson of Bridgeport, at work on a pile driver at Derby had & fall and was taken to the hospital supposedly with a broken back and right leg. ORANGEMEN'S DEMONSTRATION WAS ONE OF ENTHUSIASM Sir Edward Carson Warns Govern« = ment to Leave Ulster Alone. Drumbeg, Ireland, July 13—The Orangemen’s demonstration here today culminated in a scene of immense en- ‘thusiasm around the tiny platform Wwhere Sir Edward Carson,. Bible in hand, pledged the covenanters neves to surrender to coercion, to remain loyal to the thronme and never to waiver in their support of their lead« ers in the fight againse home rule, Sir Bdward Carson, in a speeek which evoked tremendous enthusiasm, served notice on the British govern- ment that unless it was prepared to leave Ulster alone it would very short- ly find the Ulster men recogniszing no government except the provisional government of Ulster. He said he had been given authority to act and, if necessary, that meant he was to em= ercise’ his powers without regard to consequences to himself. The Ulster men, he added, were not going to give way and were bound to win because God would defend the right. Sir Bdward sald the only possible alternatives .0f the government were to give Ulster a clean cut out of home rule or of fighting the Ulster men. Ulster, he conoluded, was claiming | only justicey and if it did not get it from the government, would take it for itself. Wiza Golka and Pauling Casperson, of Aberdeen, Wash., and both under 12 years of age are-under arrest charg- ed with looting the safes of the Pacific Fruit Co. - Herman Fisher, son of a Hillsdale, N. J., farmer shot and killed. An unknown man waylaid the boy as he was on his way home after leaving his sweetheart. Frederick J. Gantlett, vice-president of the Newport News Shipbuilding Co. will receive $300,000 for his services in promoting the sale of the two battle- ships to Greece. To place drinking fountains along all the most frequentsd streets in St. Louis at a cost of 350,000, is the plan of the Federated Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Ames Pinchot will preside over a mass meeting In Webster Hall, New York, next Friday night, to discuss the Colorado mine situation and Govern- ment ownership of mines. THIRD OFFICER OF STORSTAD MAY GO UNPUNISHED Canadian Parliament Unable to "Act Because He Held Norwegian Certix ficate. A camping party of New York boys at Masten Lake, Sullivan County, nearly came to an end when during & thunder shower the camp was favaded by a large black bear. While robbing’ a house at Haver- straw, N. Y., burglars moved a bed on which & woman was sleeping In order to open a closet door. Former star boarders are suspected. Albert D. Bailey, postmaster at Kia- mesha Lake, Bullivan County, New York, was blown through the roof in the engine house when a gasoline en- gine exploded. He was not hurt. Frank Schuler, a Jersey Central en- gineer, dropped dead. while sitting in front of his engine at the Communi- paw Terminal. Heart trouble and heat are believed to be the cause. 8ix new milk stations in congested New Yeork districts have been estab- lished as a result of the advertising campaign conducted by Mayor Mitch- ell's special committee on “baby week.” The “Lid” is to be clamped on the Federal investigation of the La Salle street Bank smash. Prominent bankers and; busines men promised to appear on the condition that their presence should not be made known. le_and hearty and thankful for many friendships which he counts of ll'-{-x value among his possessions John Wanamaker celebrated his sev- enty-sixth birthday quietly at the home of his son in Atlantic City. Vincent Astor has besn made chair- man of a committes appointed by the National Civic Federation to organize and drugs. sent to State food, drug Ottawa, Ont, July I15—Because Third Officer Alfred Tuftenes, of the collier Storstad held a Norwegian nav- igator's certificate, the Canadian pa liament, it was announced today, has found itself unable to mict any punas ishment upon him as the man lnl‘ for New Yark, 305 Hook noon. issioners, State health end municipal health omelals. Tornado at Shemandoah. Shenandoah.’ Ia., July 13.—Follo the hotlest day of the year, a Shenan