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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
Attorneys Have Begun the
Task Of Summing up
Before the Jury.
JOHN f. PARSONS, FORMER
ATTORNEY, LAST WITNESS
Kecttcd His Connection With the Clos.
ing Down of the PENNSYLVANIA Re.
ftncry Which Government Charges
Was Done in Restraint of Trade.

New York. March 2s.-Thc defense
ID the sugar trial today rested its case
after the testimony of John E. Par
sons. the ortOgenarian and former
chtef counsel for the American Sugar
henning company. The district at
torneS called but a single witness.
Samuel Gntermeyer. in rebuttal and
counsel for the defense then began
summing up
Delaney Nicoll. counsel for the de-
PENDANTS through MIR. Parsons. sought
to show that the trust" had mado
every effort to get Segal to repay the
million and quarter loan which he
had obtained from 1t through Gustavc
u. kissel and what the government
alleges the trust" refused to accent
and thereby throttled the Pcnnsyl-
Vania sugar enterprise.
Mr. Parsons asserted that he had
positively warned kissel that under
no circumstances must he refuse re-
payment of the loan"
Ihe witness said that at that time
ne was making particular study of
the Sherman antitrust law. as he was
acting as counsel in the knight case.
wnen the government sued the sugar
trust for acquiring four rcfineries
In Philadelphia. and lost it's case.
took considerable part in pre-
court at that time" said Mr.. Parsons.
Did you discuss the question of
whether this loan transaction was a
breach Of the lawo" asked Mr.. Ni,,oll
An objection by District Attorney
Wise was sustained.
MIR. Nicoll asked MIR. Parsons what
ne meant by saying in his letter to II.
-. HavenmeNer in May, 1904. that the
thins to DO was ito nurse it along"
- = 81,
replied. that Segal had obtained "a
million and Il quarter Of the sugar
companN's money. and said that he
mad no right to use that money in "A
way that was harmful to the company.
Although this was before the stand
ard Oil and Tobacco cases. it seemed
to me most reasonable that the sugar
companys own money should not he
received by Segal and then used i'm
a way detrimental to the company.
The tenor Of this correspondence was
70 Keep that transaction going accord
ing to contract which provided that
the money should not be paid until
October"
The witness referred to correspond
ence the following spring with pur-
pose to show how Segal failed to keep
promises for arranging repayment Of
the loan. and told how finally the
company became eXasperated. The
executive committee finally put the
matter all in Parsons hands and Segnl
was advised that if payment was not
made by June 2S tho company would
sell the collateral
A letter from Segal to Parsons Just
before his collateral was sold said
Segal was trying to take up the loan
adding:
Il did not know that II. 0. Have
meyer was furnishing the money or
never would have taken II. You
nave ample security for my loan. and
thore is no reason to sell"
Mr.. Parsons said he rejected the
proposition Of segal to operate the re-
flnery on one-third of its capacity be-
cause he did not think the plant could
be run Mt a profit ON this basis and it
would only tend to impair the collater-
al.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
Believed Miners Will sus-
pend Work Next Sat-
urday Evening.
Low FREIGHT RATES CAUSE
OF ENGINEERS TROUBLE
The Roads Admit Their Demands are
Just but They can not Grant Them
Because They can not Advance
the Rates.

New York. March est was learn
ed here today from authentic sources
that the anthracite coal operators are
making no move to prevent the sus-
pension Of work in the anthracite
fields. and that they regard the sus-
pension at midnight of March 81 as
inevitable. NO suggestion OF a COM
promise has been made to us from any
authoritative source" one of the op-
orators said today. There is nothing
to report until the operators are pre-.
pared to grant the men the five per
cent increase in wages"
On the eve of the suspension OF
work the wholesale coal dealers and
shippers today said the coal panic
among the consumers had practically
subsided. Eager buyers have laid in
supplies and the demand is off. Coal
is coming into the market in large
quantities.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
Property Destroyed.

Lowell, Mass. March, 2s.-The first
destruction of mill property since the
beginning of the strike of the textile
workers and the resulting shut down
OF a dozen cotton mills took place dur.
ing q parade today Of several hundred
strikers. Windows We're broken in the
factory Of the Bigelow Carpet com.
pany and in the United States Bobbin
and Shuttle company's plant No one
was hurt. but one arrest was made.
With the declaration by the labor
leaders last night that the strike
against the Lawrence Manufacturing
company hosiery plant was of and the
announcement by the United States
Banking company that. an additional
Increase in wages Of five per cent,
making total Of ten per cent. had
been granted. the strikers concentrat-
ed their efforts this morning against
the plant of the Bigelow Manufactur-
ing company. They were unsuccess-
fIl
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
ROBRER ESCAPED

San E"rnardino. cal. March os.-
H. slim Langley. one of tho desert
tehmst"rs charged with having at
tempted 4" steal 100000 i'm bullion
from the Central Lodge Mining COM
panH. ended a weeks pursuit totay hy
swimming to the Arizona side of the
Colorado river under the fire of a
Sheriff's posse. While in the middle
OF the stream with bullets striking
all about him. Langley tried tn aid
his companion. Bert Lame. but the lat
ter b"cann" exhausted and WAS drown-
ed.
Alternately swimming under water
and ON the Surfac" Langley landed
ON the Arizona shore and disappears
ed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
QUIET PREVAILS.
At ROCK ISLAND
Militia Still in Control and
May Remain Till After
April 9.

Rock Island. ILL.,. March 2s.-Prom.
inent citizens today discussed witt
Mayor Schrivcr and Sheriff Rrune,
the possibility of further rioting ant
the question of how long the soldier.
of the Sixth regiment will be needed
to preserve order. Many business mer
favored the immediate withdrawal OF
the militia hut the city and county
officials would not listen tn this pro.
posal. Others said they believed i,
will be necessary to hold the militi;
here until after the primaries OF
April {?
Although the soldiers and deput,
SheriffS made a score of arrests in the
railroad yards along the river from,
last night. there was no disturbances
worthy of comment. All persons ar
rested will be held in tho county jui
pending an investigation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
FARM MORTGAGE
BANKS SCHEME
Gronna Resolution Reported
to the Senate by Senator
Mccumber Today.

Washington. March 2s.-The pos.
sible creation of cooperative land
mortgage banks and cooperative rural
credit unions in this country is con-
templated In the Gronna Joint resolu-
tion to appoint commission to in
vestigate their operation abroad,
which Senator McCumber reported to
the senate today from the finance
committee. He said the resolution
was in response to the sentiment ex-
pressed b ymany farmers Journals in
this country an dthat the system had
been demonstrated in Germany to be
OF great value to the agricultural in
dustry. He said the tenable owners
Of tillable land secure loans as they
may need them in their farming op-
erations at reasonable rates.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
URGCD CONSULAR BILL.

Washington. March 2S.--Acting Sec
retary of State Huntington Wilson to-
day urged the house foreign affairs
committee to report favorably his sug-
gested consular bill. which he said.
would give the sanction and stability
of law to the system under executive
order. The resembling of the present
said. would be disastrous to American
foreign commerce.
I'VE cannot advance foreign COM
merce," he declared, with q CATCH
as-catch-can consular force any more
than q city could operate successfully
q fire department OF q police force
with Incompetent amateurs"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
WERE SOCIALISTS
Claims Can Came Because Of the. Red
Card Carried.

Butte. Mont. March 2S.-The Butte
union Of the Western Federation of
Miners will take referendum vote
Thursday to decide whether the min
ers will strike as a protest against the
discharge of $50 men by the Anacon-
da Copper company. 1t is claimed by
the miners that the men were dis
charged because they are socialists. A
two-thirds vote was necessary to
strike.
Vice President C.. f. Kelly of the
Anaconda company has issued a state
ment that the. company would. not
discriminate against any employe on
the grounds Of race. religion. color or
politics. but would continue to exercise
the right Of hiring or discharging
whom 1t pleased.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
PRISONER TAINTED
Man Charged With Robbing Mrs.
Cudahy Collapsed i'm Court.

Los Angeles. March 28.-Morris J.
Condery. charged with having at
tempted to rob the Pasadena home OF
Mrs. Jack Cudahy. divorced wife of
the son of the Chicago packer. faint
ed in the court room today and was
revived with difficulty. The deputy
prosecutor. who was stating the case
to the court. had just concluded the
statement that physicians believed
Condcry insane.
Mrs CudahS. who charged Condery
with having entered her home, did
not reach the court room until after
Condery had been removed to the
Jail.
The case will be continued tomor-
row.
Condery's father said his son was ii
grandson of the late Count Charles
Neal nf Copenhagen. Denmark. and
heir to an ss.O00.000 estate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
JEFF DAVIS LEADS
HIS OPPONENT
Has Clear Sweep for United
States Senator in Ar
kansas Primary.

Little Rock. Ark. March 2S.-Re-
turns fro myesterday's democratic
primary. received from a majority Of
the districts throughout Arkansas. in
dicate ccnclusively that Congressman
Joe T. Robinson has defeated Cover
nor George W. Donaghey who was q
for reelection.
United States Senator Jeff Davis
leads his rival, S. Brun-
dige by majority of at least 10000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
SUSPECT IN THE
MATTHEWS CASE
John Whalan Arrested and
Charged with Having AS
saulted and Killed Girl

Minneapolis, March 2s.-John
Whelan. 35 years old. was arrested to-
day suspected by the authorities Of
being the murderer Of Alice Matthews,
who was assaulted and slain Sunday.
Bloody clothing was found in his room
officers are investigating his explana-
tion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
CAR LOAD or BInLEs.

esSas sis MsfsA ss.. ss1 nt.SdsS ss
hotels In Los Angeles, Cal, viii pas,
through Chicago tomorrow. Tho biblel
will bs distributed by tho aideons, who
two years ago started to place a bible
In every hotel room In the Unitst
etatss. Within the last year $4,000
bibles have been placed In California
hotels.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
ARR0NA" may
VOTE on RECALL
Bill For That Purpose Pass.
ed Lower Branch of
'-
Legislature.

Phoenix. Ariz.. March 2s.-A bill
submitting the judiciary recall amend
ment to the people at the next general
election. passed the lower house of
the Arizona legislature today. An
identical bill is in the hands Of the
senate committee on constitutional
amendment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
GOETHALS WiIL TALk.

Washington, March 28.-Chairma n
Goethals of the Isthmian canal COM
mission, will explain his views on the
proposed Panama canal legislation be-
fore the senate and house COMMITTEES
on interstate and foreign commerce
tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
Removing Tools

ShanioEin, Pa, March 2S.-The
miners started taking their tools from
the golfers in the Schuylkill section
today in anticipation of the suspension
|of work Saturday,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
Are Going Some.

It is a forT.er college professor who negotiated the s5O,OOO,OOO Chinese loan. The college professor is considerably in evidence this year.-Washington Herald.
 At another English church, that of Acton, in Cheshire, it was the prac- tice during the middle of the last century for one of the church wardens to proceed through the church service with huge wand in his hand where with if any one of the congregation was observed to be asleep he was in stantly awakened by a tap on the | head.
 In Warwickshire a similar custom prevailed. A warden bearing a stout wand, shaped like a hayfork at tSe end, stepped stealthily up and down the nave and the aisles and whenever he saw an individual asleep he touch ed him so effectively that the nar was broken-this being sometimes ac- complished by the application of the fork to the nape of the neck. | A more playful method obtained in another church. The beadle went about during the service carrying a long staff to one end of which was attached a fox's brush and to the oth- CT a knob. With the former he gent 1 ly tickled the faces of the women sleepers while with the knob he be- slowed sharp rap on the heads of male offenders.-Harper's Weekly.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
JUDGE WARNER SPEAKS
 TO NORWICH c. E. UNION.
Urges New England Parents Not to Put the Intellectual Above the Spir- ituaI-Union Re-eleets Officers.


 The annual meeting of the Norwich Chr1stian Endeavor union was held ou Friday afternoon and evenin~ at the First Congregational church. Botn church and supper room were taste fully decorated with c. B. flags. au- tumn leaves, asters, nasturtiums and chrysanthemums.
 After an inspiring praise service led by Rev. B. w. Potter of Jewett City, president of the union, greetings were given by c. F. Hyde president of the local society. Rev E. w. Potter re- sponded on behalf of the visiting so- cieties.
 Reports of the secretary and treas urer were given b. Miss I. $. Stephen son of Norwich. The eleven societies of the union are Bozrah, Franklin, GrisWold, Hanover, Jewett City Bap- tist and Congregational, Newent Prea ton City, Norwich Town senior and junior and Greeneville. An account of the last union meeting held in Jewett City in January, 1912. was given. The balance on hand in the treasury is $5.1S. Half of the societies have not as yet sent in their pledged dues. The same officers were reelected for the coming year with the addition of Miss Alice Brown of Newent, treasurer.
 The coming state convention in Hart ford was spoken of and It was stated that no convention for years has been so well planned.
 Norwich Town Juniors.
 An exercise by the Norwich Town juniors consisting of a recitation of the Shepherd Psalm and the sweet singing of Bring Them In was most pleasing.
 Papers descriptive of ideal c. E. meetings followed. The social de scribed by Miss Helen Eadie of Han over had for its strong oint to close the social when the interest was at it's height
 A. D. Lamb of Hanover described the ideal conservation meeting, saying that there should be careful preparation on
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
ASSESSORS HAVE ABOUT
 HALF THE LISTS louT
Total Last Year Was s,71s-More Tax payers Could Come in the Evening Hours Set Apart.

The board of assessors for Norwich have now been in session fifteey days and it was estimated by them on Fri day that they have received about half of the more than S700 lists which have to be handed by the property owners to the town. Last year there was total of 371S lists handed in.
 In the first week the assessors esti- mated that they received about 500 lists and the rate so far has been about 100 day. Net se many people have taken advantage of the evening hours Wednesday and Saturday as the assessors expected would, but those who find 1t hard to come around in the daytime can find the three asses sers waiting for them on these two evenings in the week. There has been very general compliance with the request that the beard made that peo- pie would bring the figures to show the size of their lots and next year the task of the board will be greatly frightened in this respect. Street front age is the important thing to be se- cured, as well as the house number, and this i---1-----::.sation is being supplied very willingly.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
 INSPECTED FRANKLIN ROAD,
Made Hurried Trip Here-Soon to Start on Road From oceum to Bal tic


 Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald made a hurried visit to Norwich late Friday, finishing his days Inspection with alook at the trunk line section in Franklin, now under contract to F. Aragoni & Bro. When accepted this section is to have dressing of trap rock the entire dis tance, which extends to South Wind ham.
 One difficulty encountered was the scarcity of water. which makes it nec- essary now to hold the surface with trap rock dressing. This is to ap- piled immediately before the con- tractor leaves.
 The commissioner was asked where he intended to expend the town of Norwich appropriation, and he said on the Occum road to Baltic. He was asked ho wsoon he expects to com mence operations, this fall or next year and the commissioner answered this fall" and that this work was set back considerably in many places, owing to his own illness, the later part of the summer. He said that he was fast getting his work caught up and that within a week or ten days, at the most, the contract would be let. He proposed to have a conference immedi- ately with the selectmen towards this end.
 The commissioner was asked what he thought of Governor Baldwin's criticism of him, reported in the gov ernor's speech Thursday night at Nor wich. If it takes civil engineer to be highway commissioner of the state, the governor should follow his own advice" said MT. Macdonald, 'in send ing delegates to represent the state at the Atlantic City convention"
 The highway commissioner is to re- turn Wednesday to 8 over the new Hanover road, and before then County Inspector John Donovan will go to Hartford to be in conference with him over these county roads.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
WEST SIDE SILK
 MILL CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Rogers, Thompson, Givesnsud Go. Has Dissolved Partnership-MiII Here May Resume Under New Manage ment

Givernaud Brothers Silk company, who consolidated with Rogers & Thompson Co.,, in February, 1911, and which has since been known as Rogers, Thompson, Giyernaud Go, has dis solved partnership, and the mill on Mechanic street was indefinitely clos- ed on Thursday
 M. l.. Bergstresser superintendent of the local plant, reports that plans are being consuminated by some mem bers of Givernaud Brothers to organ fze new company and operate the Norwich mill in the near future. When running full the mill has a wage dis tribution of about $50,O00 annually. Three years ago the plant here was refitted with 63 new looms and it has a dye house in which. could be placed 40 more looms.
 When the Thompson and Givernaud interests consolidated, the Givernaud interests owned one mill in Pennsyl- vania and two in New Jersey. The Pennsylvania mill was sold two weeks ago and negotiations are now under way for the sale of the two New Jer- sey mills. Three of the five men who composed the firm of Givernaud Bros. are working together, it is understood, to retain the Norwich plant and op- crate it.
 The Thompson interests owne two plants in New Jersey which they will continue to operate
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19

Five miles of road was braided ready for the rails, and the bridges and cul- verts were in by December It was thought best to suspend construction until such a time as the road should be enectually financed.
 Securing Financial Backing
 To offset the sale of it's securities, the services of Harry o. Hoyt were se- cured. He was made secretary of the company and devoted his entire time to the securing of suitable financial backing. The closing of the present successful contract speaks for the thor oughness of his labors. Owing to the amount of money involved and the uncertainty of financial conditions, the underwriting of the securities was a most difficult matter At one time this summer the contracts on practically the same basis as those now signed were all ready when the death in an automobile accident of a New York business man who was an jndispensa- ble factor in the negotiations set the whole thing back for months.
 Realizing the importance of this road and it's possibilities. the direc- tors felt that they should affiliate on- ly with the strongest financial houses. i Several opportunities to secure the sale of the bonds both in this country and abroad were not accepted, as they did not offer the financial strength de- sired. The firms signing the con- tracts are three of the strongest firms in their respective lines in this coun- try.
 The financial strength of the Gen. eral Electric company is well known; oc for 1Tor A,-fl. to say that they have built roads in all parts of the world. A few of the mort notable in this country are sthe Pennsylvania, Illinois Central New
 York Central Union Pacific and New York, New Haven & Hartford. Messrs Allen and Peck are managers and op- orators of broad experience, having under their management traction lines in Albany. Schenectady, Syracuse
 Utica. and through the south.
 Predictions of Success.
 Affiliating with these people insures the building of high class road and management which will develop large earnings. This road runs through the center of a valley, the area of which comprises one-fifth of the en- tire state. This district is well pop ulated and has large manufacturing industries which today have no means of transportation except by team. The late A, M. Young, who planned and
 built probably more electric roads in this state than any other engineer
 predicted that this road would within five years show the largest earning o1 any interurban road in Connecticut. The right of way will be sixty feet
 wide allowing for double tracking of the line when required. It is pro-
 posed to run the entire distance from Norwich to Hartford over private right of way. except in the town cen ters, thus making it possible to make the run between the terminals in 8 comparatively short time.
 The management is looking fer the hearty cooperation of all those inter-
 ested in the success of the roadi
 aided by this support very rapid prog
 ress is expected to be made.
 The promoters of the read expect te be able to satisfy the requirement
 of the statute of showing 25 per cent l of construction accomplished by De- eember 1. 1912.