The evening world. Newspaper, May 21, 1914, Page 2

THE EVENING WORLD, THU TUGS AID WORLD'S BIGGEST SHIP TO STRUGGLE TO BERTH|WOMEN IN WiLo Panic AS GIRL 1S INJURED Mr tackle item wan, parte Screams Frighten Hundreds and inughter after one of the host's dinner _ ai 34 guests had recited an amusing story. Tney bay Down Fire | Mr. Stewart was thirty-four years Escapes. | old, cashier of the firm and unmar- Mary Goodman's long braid caught yy, 7 7 " art, who died jast night of sin lofted of heart trouble in Mr. Macitelt home, No. 46 Bast Sixty-third wrest. Mr. MacKelvie® mission was partic- — ato do this thing in epot in Now in tteelf @hould indicate howls EDITORS TEL “HUERTA ENVOYS | FU. DEMANI ried, He had bachelor apartments at that he had for months 147 Pierrepont street, Broo! } Rept, fed, clothed and todged | pay by the District-Attorney to they had been more alert, it and ob#ervant than the of education and training Rd wers confusod by the tumult of } tragic moment. + wha this done, except to dis- Jack Sullivan? asked the law- 2H Was living in the home of a poi at Dath Beach. ¥ are interested only in find- out whether Becker had a hand murder of Rosenthal. Who are te prove the connection with ? Rose, Webber and Vallon, | gamblera, degenerates Murderers, How did they do it? Saying ‘We had remorse and want ‘Gell the truth? No. Before eves the officers of the law, they the officers of the law promise immunity from prosecution. is deemed a good Har. Let's ‘what he did. He is of an inven- seiad and be has related story Story and conversation after and what one of them ars the stamp of truth? tells of meetings with Becker, with him, but b a #E cannot give you the dates.’ ROSE COULDN'T FIX TIME OR PLACE. could not name a time or ‘Why? Because this defendant of the law whose every is on record, so that if falsely peueed at any time or place the city could be searched and an established. Lf these losses of memory of defin- and place were those of a or ignorent man we might ex- them. But they are the eva- pe of a keen man of almost mathe- memory whe lived by bis has admitted lying in bis fund im Bis speeches, He twenty conversations with Ja say Becker de- defense of Pitt. Weutenant of police, with efatt within the reach of at any time, placed bis repu- fim, bis everything in the hands ® Gambler for twenty per cent.. you, gentlemen, for $1,500 this to get twenty or cent of the profits yet he was going to 31500 in a month end = that plausible? Rose's mind improved with \ been busy with trying to bolster story at the last trying to put a Fecital to make it between Resenthal outside the rr . World saye called Becker on the tel- end asked him what this ‘meant. Is Rose lying or is '» affidavit false and why? BING 959% ‘this waste down. itive whieb gently you of this noxious and causes your Liver and Howels adiagly thy. medicaii; ri ig frm for . ee elie your deuggist's {Informal Conference With Mexican Delegates Only Work Done To-Day. | (O PLANS ADOPTED. Definite Peace Proposition | Can Be Submitted. NIAGARA FALL, Ontario, May 21. —The three South American medi- ators, in an informal conference to- day with the representatives of Gen. Huerta, sought to leara in a genera) way the viewpoint of the Mexican representatives,on vartous tentative plans for a solution of the Mexican problem. The mediators pursued the same course with the Mexican delegates to-day as they did with the American peace commissioners last night. No formal expression of views was re- quired, but the mediators auggested hypothetic steps looking to a settle- ment of the Mexican tmbrogiio and learned the trend of thought of the detegates, No proposals of a definite had been made to the Americans, and it was understood that none was ontemplated to-day with the Mexicans, Im fact, one of the principals to the conference expressed the opinion that it might be several days before a definite and compre- hensive plan would be submitted for formal consideration to either side. Minister Naon of Argentina de- scribed the informal sessions with each side as “talks” or “oonversa- tions,” indicating that what was be- lag done was chiefly for the guidance of all parties in shaping the course! of the mediation. Im the talk of the mediators with the American delegates no points were broached as having been au- thorized by the Mexican delegates, but the substance of the talk was nevertheless communicated to-day by the American delegates to Washing- ton, in line with the policy they have adopted of keeping President Wilson and Gegretary Bryan closely advised of developments here. To-day’s conference between the South American mediators and the Mexican delegates marked the con- clusion of the first step in the at- tempt being made to compose differ- ences between the United States and Mexico. It completed the fret round in their effort to find some middie ground on which beth sides to the controversy might be willing to rest their griev- The conference between the Mex!- can delegates and the mediators lasted an hour. At its conclusion Emilio Rabasa, chairman of the Mexican delegates, said: “We were merely exchanging ideas and getting each other’a point of view. These informal conferences first with the Americans and then with the Mexican delegates will con- tinue until there is some definite point to lay before the full confer- enbe. No definite basis of settlement was suggested to us to-day. We merely talked ever the whole aitua- .Benor Rabasa gid npt know how many informal sessions would be held before another full conference om beth sides occurred, but indicated that the process was necessarily slow until each aide had fully explained its position. ‘The mediators had not decided, when the morning conference had adjourned, when they would confer with the American representatives again. —o—— SALTILLO HAS FALLEN INTO REBEL HANDS, IS JUAREZ REPORT. JUAREZ, May 21.—A telegram was recetved to-day from Gen. Filipe Angeles by H. Peres Abreu, head of the Constitutionalist information bu- reau here, stating that Saltillo was evacuated last night by the Federals, WASHINGTON, May 21.—More de- tails of the conflict between Mexican Federals and Constitutionalists at Paredon several days ago, which cul- minated In the wholesale execution of Federal oMoers by Villa, were re- ved in official despatches to the Constitutionalist headquarters here “The Federals evacuated Moncio' and united with the out fhe fight took pi tween 10 and 13 o'clock, The enemy were completely routed. Bight hun- dred prisoners were taken. | complete railway trai ; of ammunition, nine fleld gun machine gun: il their transports doa great quantity of arma were ptured, "It ip believed (nat Gens, Arturo Alvarez and Ignacio Munoz were killed. Gen, Oxzerno and a good num- jber of officers were executed by shoot- ing. Our losses were relatively small, The commande! chief and his of. Several Days Will Pass Before ROOSEVELT TOLD MELLEN NOT 10 SUSE (Continued from First Page.) Connecticut and $10,000 for either New York or Rhode Island. “In the McKinley campaign four years previously $50,000 had been contributed. Based on that I made the same contribution to the campaign of 1904. I know nothing personally of the McKinley contribution. At *that time I was pursuing my peaceful wi as President of the Northern Pacific. “Aecording to this memorandum then,” insisted Mr. Folk, “the records of the New Haven, which do not show this contributio: re false?” “You say that, I do not. You are at Mberty to form your own conclu- sion.” ‘The story of the Roosevelt episode came & compl surprise even to Counsellor Folk. He was examining Melien on interlocking and monopol- jc railway subjects and came upon a letter written October 5, 1907, by Mellen in which the New Haven head referred to a trip to Washington to eee former Commiasioner of Corpora- tions Herbert Knox Smith. Folk was about to pass it over but decided to ask Mellen if he could explain it. “ft certainly can,” said Mellen. March of that year Charles W. Morse offered me $20,000,000 for the New England Steamship Lines, owned by the New Haven. 1 wanted to get rid of these lines, I was always afraid of a terrible disaster on one of those Goating tinder-boxes. FELT IT HIS DUTY TO ROOSEVELT. “T thought the Morse figure was a fair one, but I knew if the deal went through it would cement Morse’s contro! of the coastwise transporta- tion and I felt it my duty to go to Washington and consult President Roosevelt, who was my friend: “[ laid the matter before the Presi- dent. He was very anxious that Morse's scheme should fail. I told him the price was a fair one and I} thought we should sell. I told him turther I was convinced that the time was near when railroads owning competing steamship lines were booked for trouble and that If we held on to thevtines we might later to aell at a loss. “The President could not eee it that way. He auld: ‘I can only promise for myaelf I will assure you that if you will reject this offer and keep these lines out of the hands of Mr. Morse you will experience no trouble from me, so long as I am President and as long as the law remains as It now Is.’ “That was the reason, I bell that when Attorney-General Bona- parte filed his bill in equity against the New Haven he did not include ita steamship holdings. Herbert Knox Smith and Commissioners Prouty and Knapp were all present at different portions of the interview, Later on, when I acquired the Wind- sor and the Merchants and Miners ‘ompanies, President Roosevelt ac- cused ine of sharp practic: d takén advantage of him. that Mr. Bmith had made a complete record of the conferenc I came down and he and I went to gee the President. He had his tran- | seript and it bore out my recollection’ | of what had taken place. This satis- {fled Mr. Roosevelt that | had not taken any advan “Why wei satistied with the transcript Smith bad made nd what was his interest in the matter?’ Folk, MSHIPS 10 MORSE was a very capable official who did lenied that Morgan intended Up all the railroads in the are certain natural geo- divisions,” said Mellen, “which would prevent any nation- ide transportation monopoly. I be- the public js better served where monopoly exists. The only fees to be feared is oppression, and it can be curbed by regulation of a proper Government commiasion. The way It seems to be now, about all a. railroad can do if it wants to operate Hh J hat off to some’ it Mr. Morgan and you were greater powers than the New England States through which your railroad ran, were you not?” “That ie not eo, We didn’t inter- fere with the States. We tried to @ goed service, far Mr. Me cerned there is an an which desoribes him. It MoGi th Y Morgan prese: be like a gathering of cows of the presence of a bull.” MELLEN I8 ASKED ABOUT ALDRICH DEAL. ‘There was considerable delay be- oe Becton took the stand, Oy missioner Chord again presiding. . Folk, taking up the matter of the Rhode Island trol- ir. Mellen; “What assur- jd Senator Aldrich give you to be transmitted to the New Ly directors?" “I do not remember that he gave Mr. Mellen replied. deprived {| public would be better accom Mr. Mellen then stated that bis im the date of this meeting, but said it was in the summer of 1906, ‘Did Mr. Aldrich write you any let- tera In regard to the Rhode Island trol 7" Mr, Mellen was asked, Hi Mr. Folk read the minut ft meeting of the Girectora at tt Hy Ne Haven held June "9 nd trolleys was disappi ‘So it was shortly afterwards that Mr. Aldrich saw you at Stockbridge?” T think Mr. Melle: waa motoring through the Berkshii stopped off to m further said that the Directors of the New Haven. He called attention to the minutes of the board of Dec. 8, 1906, at which the New Haven contract ween and the United Gas and Improvement was submitted with the hen counsel, Mr. Buckland. agreement to pur: chase the trolley lineg from the Un- ited Gas Improvement pany was approved by the board. “Has the deficit that resulted from the purchase of the Rhode Isiand trolleys ever been made up?” Mr. Folk asked. “No, but I am confident it will be,” said Mr. Mellen. “Bo you paid $19,000,000 or 9$30,- 000,000 for property worth ut $8,000,000?" “1 do not aceept your valuation of 000,000. The sum we paid w: the value of the trolleys.’ “How do you estimate a case like that?” “when I value a purchase I con- wider Prospective value, what it ultimat ll be worth.” “Was there influence exerted to in- duce you to acquire these trolley lines?” asked Mr. Folk. “I never have known,” Mr. Mellen, “a large transportation mat- ter that was not backed by influence. ‘The fact is that in the acquisition of those electric lines 1 was working to- ward a great principle. Sooner or I felt, transportation was te be I had a theory that in- it railroad passenger sta- are very expensive, the imodated by electric lines running at high speed through the country and in the cities. Electric and steam railroads are not necessarily competitive. “I am confident at this moment my theory would work out and I say now that those who were and are fighting us were opposing thelr own best in- terests.’ “Do you think control of that kind would be fair to the public?” “The control must be such as wi contemplated in New England or ! must be in the hands of the Govern- answered Mr. Mellen with sis. control by one man declared the “No man was Haven at a ogary of when ! was a clerk at Q. Who were your Well, I had to consult numerous peo- le. Q. The main force was Mr. Mor- gan, was it not? A. The great force in the world is brains, and Mr. Mor- gan had them. “Then the control would have gone to one man?” Mr. Folk continued. “If his brains controlled the situa- tion he bad a right to that control.” lave you, in the light of later ol your views?” Morgan's rr, death changed the situation.” ‘He rots | areamnen and Improvement Com. | 2¢ the negotiations, refused eparate the Rhode Island trolle: “They to separate the properties,” he de- clared. “We did not want the Con- necticut properties.” Tho intimation was that the New Haven had to take the properties of both States in order to get the Rhode Island trolleys. DEFICIT THAT RESULTED WAS NEVER MADE UP. Folk pursued his inquiries con- tho meeting of the Board of Mr. ‘ine. “And you didn't care to disillusion them?” su, ited Mr. Folk. “{ merely thought it well to let the matter rest where it was.” 9, Did you inform your directors of the purchase of the Joy Line? A. Oh, yes; they_knew all about it. Q. Who t# John Hall McKay? A. r in New York. a. ol : ff a lawyer? A. 1 scaroely you. Q. fas he your legislative agent? Poncho Sport Shirt — $2.00 In the com- fort it affords, character which it expresses, the Shirt honors its name. i i Aa 7) fi aif i rt ri rt iL & a E fir : Hi i i z ” jaa | the value in| A. No, he merely was employed at times by the New Haven to attend to certain legal work. Q. He was a director of the Jo: line? A. Yes, he was. Some stoc was transferred to him to enable him to qualify as director. Q. What were the reasons for main- \taining secrecy concerning the acqu!- ition of the Maine Steamship Com- |pany? A. I suppose it was due to a desire to keep the matter quiet. The witness himself amiled broadly ; With the auditors, ’ ‘What did McKay have to do with the acquisition of certain piers in New York City?” “I do not know; I do not recall th: I ever knew you r paid to McKa: SAYS EVERY DOLLAR OF MONEY WENT STRAIGHT. “No, I do not. Rat het are trying to intimate that Mr. McKay's expenses or the amounts paid to him by the New Haven were wrong, I think you are mistaken. Every dollar paid any- body is shown on the books, He was employed long before I became presi- dent. We used hi TI recall, in securing certain privileges and per- haps in the settlement of some dam- age i Mr. Mellen said Mr. Morse wanted the Boston freight line steamers. “1 let him have them and got $350,- 000 in cash. I am the only man liv- ing who ever got cash from C. W. Morse in a business transaction. “Did you have an account with the Bank of North America?” “Yes, I opened an account at Mr, Moree’s bank on this transaction. It was an account of $350,000 and 1 will aay,” said Mr. Mellen with aome unction, “ that I didn’t lose any money by it.” A recess was taken at this point until 2 o'clock, Questioned by Mr. Folk as to his ut business relations Mr. Mellen 1 an expense of $96,000 eaid | 1 bave not a dollar's interest to- | day in the New Have: I disposed of | all my stock. I retain a little interest yet in the Boston and Maine and in | the Ontario and Western.” “Didn't you serve on the Metropoli- tan board of directors with Walter E. Reid?" asked Folk. “That was another matter. Mr. Morse offered me for the New Haven $1,600,000 of the $8,000,000 of capital 4&.|etock of the company that was to succeed the Metropolitan of Maine, that was to be sold under foreclosure. I was to serve on the board. I laid this matter before my people and they opposed my serving as director of the steamship company. I then in- sisted that my name be withdrawn from the incorporation papers. “Did you talk with Mergan in this iter mye aid “If | had anything “Yes, he with Moree Vou brea ae 0 have a brea! have Sweets been Setninad os the Piiged alibi apreat, in the power shaft when the girl leaned to reach something beneath | her machine In the workroom of M. | A. Kaplan & Co.'s waist manufac- | tory on the third floor of the Les story building at No. 145 West Twen- tleth street. As the hair was torn from her head the girl shrieked and others of the sixty girls at work in the room took up the cry. Presently the whole bullding re- sounded and there was a panic as some one cried that it was a fire. Girls crowded the fire escapes and risked their lives by hastening down these slender supports to the street. Some one turned in a fire alarm and several pieces of apparatus came up on the run, Dr. Kutil was called from New YorW Hospital and took Misa Good- man there, Her scalp was torn and almost all her hair was pulled out, but she probably will recover.’ She is eighteen years old and lives at No. 286 Brook avenue, the Bronx. | TAKING HOME HIS FRIEND WHOM LAUGHTER KILLED N. B. 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