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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10
Mrs. Edwards Arrives in
Richmond in Order to
Plead for Her Son.
MOTHER OF YOUNGEST
Gray-Haired Woman viii
Ask Governor to Pardon
Boy-Prinoner was Vic
tim of Circumstances.

Richmond. Vt. Sept. l0-I.cad-
ing by the hand brown-haIr"d,
smiling boy OF about ten years. Il
gray haired. marronly woman. neat
~ attired IN black. entered the OF
flee of Governor Stuart i'll the Cap
tal Building yesterday. shortly a.
ter The noon hour.
In striking contrast with the care
free look on the face OF the romp-
ing. grinning lad wns the troubled
anxious expression Of the woman Ill
black. Her step Was hcSliant ana
slow. She cllng To the arm of tue
little fellow. who rugged to free
himself. and the very quiet 81! the
room of which Secretary AleXand-
or Forward. seated at his desk 1T
the far end cngroSscd in the per
SnaI Of official papers. Was the on-
ly occupant. seemed TO inspire her
with dread. Not until the Govern
or'S secretary looked up, and rec.
ognizin@ her. rave her a cordial
greeting "'', 'l'' ""'''''' II, p'".N r
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10
IMPORTANT MEETING.

Special meeting of Y. M. S. l..
will be held Friday, September IL,
1914. at S P. N. All members please
attend.
w. A. DE VAUGHAN, Secretary.
1926
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10
NOTICE..

The Misses Rotchford will
reopen their studios I'd 4 in
struction in vocal and in
StrunlentaI music, on Sep
,tember 18th.
Call at 1909 Queen St.
8 1T.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

WHY A FORD--BecauSe a heavy
car is more bother and trouble to keep
in order and is far more liable 70 IN.
Jury than light car.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

the allies is possible is admittedly
due 10 his efforts. With his smai!
corps for two days he withstood n
overwhelming force of Germans.
making possible the saving of the
entire left wing OF the allied army
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

Dr.. Matthew S. Borden. J. Harvey
Wood, the latter's wife and Leo Gull
freund, a chauffeur, all of New
York, were killed yesterday at Pal
emro, near Ocean City, N. j.. when
the automobile in which they were
going to convention crashed into
the engine of freight train. The
automobile was travelling at forty
miles an hour, it is said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

SCHOOL, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nations for entrance and promo
tions to the high school, also in the
graded schools, will be held at Lee
School on Friday and Saturday.
WM. H. SWEENEY, Superintendent
9 ct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

President Edwin Anderson Alder
man, of the University of Virginia, a
refugee from St. NORTH, is in the
same pledicament as President Hib-
ben, of Princeton, who was wonder
ing if he would be able. to get back
home before the university opened.
President Alderman has had no such
good luck as Prof. Hibben, who final
ly managed to get passage on the
Olympic. The best Dr. Alderman
can do is to take the Baltic, sailing
October 8, thus missing the fall open
ing of the University of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

FOR RENT-On South Fairfax St., 1870
two well equipped green houses.
Address W. P. GRAVES, 635
South Fairfax street. 9-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10
NEWS OF THE DAY . 4 !,

Peter Kontspoulas, alFyear-old
Turk, lost his life in a 2o-lninute bat
tie with a shark in Lake Pontchar-
train Louisiana, recently, while a
crowd that had been watching his
fancy swimming feats lined the
shore. helpless. The shark darted
off when spectators finally reached
the place in boat, but the young
man died before reaching shore
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

WANTED-.A young lady to work in
dry goods store, experienced and
references required. Apply 314
King street. l0-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10
OYSTERS AND FISH

Fresh Norfolk Oysters,
home-shucked, and clans.
Salt water trout, butter fish
founders, croakers,. blue
fish spanish mackerel and
Halibut, fresh for Friday
and Saturday.
G. W. FRANCIS,
City Market Phone Bell 735
Home 149
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10
WEATHER REPORT.

Fair. continued cool tonight;
,riday, increasing cloudiness and
warmer; moderate north winds
High tide ll:45 a. N.
Sun rises 5:35, Sun sets GIT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-10

Richmond. Vt. Sept. 10-Icad-
ing by the hand Il brown-halred'
smiling boy OF about ten years. ii
gray haired. matronly woman. neat
" attired IN black. entered the Of
flee of Governor Stuart III the Cap
itai Building yesterday. shortly a..
tnr fhr noon hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
CarsOn's Defiance

Following the custom, great process
sion marched from Belfast to Drum
beg, where Sir Edward Carson made
his now familiar speech defying the
government either totally to exclude
Ulster from Home Rule or come out
and fight. Lord Londonderry at En-
nisllillen and Walter Hume Long at
Garvagh, made speeches in similar
vein to other big demonstrations of Ul-
ster men, but no disorder was report
ed at any point up to a late hour to-
night.
Rival Nationalist and Orange pro-
cessions at Glendermot reached the
stage OF jeering at each other and for
few moments it looked like trouble.
but the police succeeded in keeping
them apart until the danger was over.
One feature of the situation seems to
be that while Sir Edward Carson and
the other leaders are using restrained
language both FISHERMEN and Nation
alists are showing admirable self-con-
troll. Another feature is that the more
defiant the Ulster leaders speeches be-
come the more pronounced becomes
the fling among tn members of Par
lament on both sides that satisfac-
tory compromise will eventually be
reached.
Premier Asquth announced in the
House of Commons today that the pres
ent session of Parliament would come to
an end about the close of August and
that the new session would begin In
early winter. which is thought to mean
December. Before the present session
ends the government will introduce its
proposals for the reform of the House
OF Lords.
Under this arrangement home rule and
Welsh disestablishment will automatical-
ly pass into law by the end of August.
The House of Lords today concluded
the report state of the bill amending the
home rule bill. An amendment was
adopted providing for proportional rep
resentation in the elections for the Dub
lin Parliament and several minor amend
ments were added to the bill.
The Daily Mails Belfast correspondent
thus describes the march of 100000 to
Drumbeg:
Roaring like Maxim guns. the drums
of Ulster today proclaimed the victory
of the Boyne. When in the future I re-
call the 18th of July I shall hear the
drums at Drumbeg.
These drums were not thumped with
drumstfcks in single heavy notes; they
were flogged with loaded canes welded
by men with wrists OF steel and the
noise was the noise of Maxim"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
DEMAND THAT DIRECTORS OF new
HAVEN join STOCKHOLDERS Who
SUE FOR HUNDRED LIONS
Action Directed Against Estate of Morgan Rockefeller Led
yard and Other Members of the New
Haven Directorate

and on that ground illegal and ultra
wires of the corporation.
1T is our opinion, therefore, that
the directors who expended the funds
of the New Haven Road for these in
vestments which the law prohibited
the road from acquiring or holding,
became personally responsible and
may be compelled to make restitution
to the treasury of the entire fund
thus expended.
ION this ground, in our opinion, the
railroad is entitled to recover from
its directors $3.50, 900, o0o-the aggre-
gate amount paid for the Boston &
Maine shares and steamship and troll
ley lines.
1T is our opinion that the directors
of the railroad who promoted or per-
mitted these transactions are legally
liable to the corporation for the losses
which have been thereby occasioned
and may be compelled by law to make
restitution. The terms of the
purchase of the Rhode Island Co., up
on which Mr.. Commissioner Prouty
so severely comments in his recent
opinion, certainly justif1es his unfa-
vorable inference.
The payment of $15.500.0O0 for securities
of a value clearly not in excess OF 81. Co.,
000-an absolute waste as he says. Of
sl3,500000 of the company's money in
single transaction-seems difficult to rec
oncile with honesty of purpose or judg-
(coptinued on Page 2-coIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

Boston, July 13-Whipple, Sears u
Ogden, attorneys representing the mi
nority stockholders of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad, have
demanded that the directors join their
clients in the suit to recover about
$1o0,o00,000 alleged to have been vast
ed by the management
The suit which it is said, would be
filed this week. is to be directed
against the estate of ]. P. Morgan,
William Rockefeller Lewis Cass Led
yard and others who were members
of the New Haven directorate at the
time the transactions that have been
the subject of inquiry by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission were
made. In a letter 20 the directors made
public today, the attorneys refer to the
testimony brought out by the Inter
state Commerce Commission and con-
tinue:
TT is our judgment, therefore, that
directors are liable for these losses
which have so plainly resulted from
their neglect of fduciary duty. On this
ground the corporation is entitled to
recover from its directors the differ
ence between what was actually paid
out for these investments and their
actual vaiues-a sum amounting to
notl ess than $94,O00,0O0.
1T now seems practically to be con-
coded that all these purchases. troll
leys, steamship lines, and Boston &
Maine shares alike, were also in vio-
lation of the federal antitrust act,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
HUERTA RESIGNS
WITHIN TWO DAYS
Information from Brazilian Minister Reaches
State Department. of u S.
Toward Carbajal

Washington. July 13.-The Brazilian
minister to Mexico today telegraphed
the state department that the resigna-
ton of Gen. Huerta in favor of Fran
cisco Carbajal, the newly appointed
minister of foreign affairs. was eX-
pected tomorrow or Wednesday.
Minister Cuarez, one of the three
mediators anticipating the retirement
of Huerta sought in an informal talk
with Secretary Bryan to learn what
the attitude of the United States
would be toward the Carbajal gov
eminent
While the Washington government
will not recognize Carbajal, Minister
Suarez learned that the American gov
eminent was willing to treat inform
ally with the new administration I'M
til transfer of power to the Consti-
tutionalists could be affected.
Earlier in the day Minister Suarez
had a conference with Fernando l.
Caldron, head of the Liberal party in
Mexico. 1t is believed they talked
about the efforts being made to bring
the two contending Mexican factions
into communication so that there may
be a change of government in Mex
leo City without further bloodshed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

Mr.. Caldron feels that unless the
Huerta forces are ready TO. capitulate
efforts will be futile.
General Carranza notified the Unit
ed States through John r. Silliman at
Saltillo that under no circumstances
would he sanction conferences with
representatives of Gen. Huerta to
draft terms of peace. He told Mr.. SILL
man that only the unconditional sur
render of the authorities at Mexico
City would be accepted.
Mr.. Silliman in his report spoke In
complimentary terms of Carranza and
said his reception by the Constitutional
list chief was most cordial. General Car
rama explained why 1t would be impos-
sible to engage in peace parleys with
Huerta delegates, saying he had consult
ed all his generals. and their unanimous
opinion was that the plan of Guadalupe
must be carried out. Carranza assured
the American representative that the
Continued on Page Column ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
THE DIRECTORS
UNDER RULE OF
CHAS. S. MELLEN
New Haven Officials Who Con-
Stituted Beard at That
Time

New York, July 13.-The directors of
the New York, New Haven G. Hart
ford Railroad. as last constituted I'M
der the presidency of Charles S. Mel
len, were:
William Rockefeller, New York
Charles F. Brooker, Ansonia, Conn.
Edwin Miner, Moosup, Conn; Will
liam Skinner, Holyoke, Mass; D.
Newton Barney, Pennington, Conn.
Charles S. Mellen, New Haven, Conn. !;
Robert w Taft, Providence r. l.:
James S. Elton, Waterbury, Conn.
James S. Hemingway, New Haven;
A Heaton Robertson, New Haven
Frederick F. Brewster, New Haven;
Henry X. McHarg, Stamford, Conn.
Alexander Cochrane, Boston, Mass;
John L. Billiard, Meriden, Conn;
George F. Baker. New York; Samuel
Rea, Philadelphia; Lawrence Minot,
Boston; M. F. Plant, Groton, Conn;
]. Dew. Warner, Bridgeport Conn;
Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, Philadelphia;
Edward Milligan, Hartford, Conn;
Theodore n. Vail. Boston; Francis T.
Maxwell, Rockville, Conn; Sidney w.
Winslow, Boston. and John T Pratt.
New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

Winthrop, Me-, July 49,
(SpeciaD.-In plain view of
scores of canoeists upon the
lake and guests assembled on
the veranda of the Maranacook
Hotel, Mrs. A. Gutierrez, age
about 55, and her daughter,
Lola, age 25, of 418 Central Park
West, New York City, were in
stantly killed tonight about 7.30.
They had been walking on the
track and were caught on a high
embankment. The bodies were
hurled 20 feet in the air and
the remains found on the en-
bankment close to the track.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

her mother by the hand in an endeav-
or to reach the platform Of Mariana
cook station-and safety.
Engineer Applied Brakes
The engineer Of the on-rushing ex-
press noticed the fleeing figures on the
track and applied the emergency
brakes, but the impetus was so great
1t was impossible to stop the train
and with scarcely checked speed the
pilot of the locomotive struck the two
women, hurled them high In the air,
the bodies turning over and over, to
hurtle down the side of the embank-i
ment and lay still.
Scores Of the summer guests, stop
ping at the little hotel on the shores
of this pretty Maine lake, witnessed
the accident. The guests on the veran-.
da, others about the grounds, some
In canoes and boats on the lakes, all
realized the inevitable, as they saw
the two women running for safety
along the track, and Mortified beheld
the big engine hurl the two bodies into
the air and saw them fall beside the
track.
AS soon as possible those who had
retained presence of mind rushed to
the spot where the lifeless forms lay,
and officer Connell of Station g.
Boston, a guest, assumed charge of.
the bodies until the arrival of the prop
er authorities.
Coroner Summoned
DR.. c. w. Taggart and Coroner Fos-
ter of Winthrop were summoned and
upon examining the remains pronounce
ed death instantaneous.
The older woman's back was brok-
en- and her ribs crushed, while tho
daughters skull was crushed, her,
neck broken and left thigh broken. The
bodies were brought tonight to an un-
dertaljng room in this town, where
further investigation will be made. The
authorities are now trying to locate
relatives in New York City
Mrs Gutierrez is presumably a Wild
ow and as near as could be learned
Lola is her eldest daughter
Authorities did not announce tonight
whether or not an inquest would be
held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
Loss of Many Millions

Hampered by unwilling witnesses,
by burned books and by all the mazes
which lawyers invented to cover the
trial, the commission estimated that
in the progress toward a monopoliza-
ton Of New England transportation
the New Haven stockholders have lost
between s65 5000, 900 and 800, 900 900, only
little of which they may recover. In
return the report said. they have on
dividends. which eat into the earnings
of the parent road and which will be a
burden on its capacity for many years
to come. The report deals with the
management of the New Haven under
Former President Charles S. Melen,
and of the present directing head,
Chairman Howard Elliott; and Walk
er D. Hines, special counsel, and says,
they have co-operated with the COM
mission and rendered it substantial as
ststance throughout the investigation.
Violates Sherman Law
The combination reared by hands of
Mr.. Mellen' and approved by the late
j. Pierpont Morgan and William Rock
of -
clearly in violation of the Sherman
antitrust act and monopoly in vir-
tual control of the transportation of
the five states.
The commissions report is unusual
in the manner in which the directors
of the New Haven are scored for their
deeds. 1t speaks of criminal mal-ad-
minisuation and negligence" asserts
with positiveness that the directors
know they were perfecting an illegal
combination and says that the dream
of a transportation monopoly was un-
sound and mischievous
The New Haven, the commission
says, employed dummy directors, ma
nipulated accounts, used questionable
methods in increasing it's own stock,
paid the dividends of subsidiaries to
make showing and used many other
devices to deceive the stockholders and
the public. 1t dipped into politics, was
a factor in invisible government.
made large contributions to the two
large dominant political parties, bought
officials and tried to distort public
opinion
All this 1t did, the commission says,
to carry out scheme of private
transportation monopoly imperial in
Its scope.
May Recover 100000
OF all the millions lost to New Ha-
ven stockholders, the commission es-
Continued on Page 12-CoIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

Washington, July 13.-The
story of the RECKLESS and profit
gate" financial operations of the
New Haven Railroad, one of the
most remarkable chapters in the
history of American railroads
and American finance, was re-
vealed in part today by the In
terstate Commerce Commission
in a report to the Senate of it's
investigation of that road. It
told of millions used like stage
money, of interpretations as
pawns in a monster game with
all New England's transporta-
ton as a prize, which led the
New Haven in the 10 years just
passed from the height of pros
perity to the point where GRIM
inal indictments of many of the
directors who figured in its
deals are at least a possibility.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
NO STATEMENT
ISSUED BY NEW
HAVEN COMPANY
President Hustis Says Will Wait
For an Official
Copy

New York, July 13.-J. H Hustis,
president and acting chairman of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Go, during the leave of abb
sence of Chairman Howard Elliott,
stated today that until an official copy
of the report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission was received, no
statement would be issued by the COM
pany. Mr.. Hustis added that when an
official copy of the report is received
it will be placed before the board of
directors before any formal statement
is made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

Newport, r. l., July 1S-The cup
defenders sailed two-thirds of race
today in the faintest of airs, quitting
at the second mark because of the
complete failure of the breeze. The
Resolute and Vanitie had turned the
buoy with the former three minutes
ahead and the Defiance half mile
away was beating up to the mark,
when the regatta committee postponed
further hostilities until Thursday.
Breeze Only Three Miles
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 The
stray whiffs from several points of
the compass on the first leg brought
the only excitement of the day, as 1T
placed each of the three yachts in turn
in the lead, only to completely alter
their positions in the next five min
uteS.
The Resolute had a six-minute lead
over the Vanitie at the first turn and
10 minutes over the Defiance.
On the second leg the breeze was
even lighter and more fuctuating At
one time the Resolute had a lead of
nearly two miles, while the Defiance
was nearly a mile ahead of the Vani-
tie. Nearing the second turn, the Van
lite picked up new air from the south
which lifted her far ahead of the De-
f1ance and well up to the Resolute
There was less than six minutes differ
ence between the Resolute and Vani-
tie at the turn. Then the race was
stopper
The next race will be on Thursday
under the direction of the Newport
Yacht Racing Asseciat lap- -.
The Summary
Fourth trial race by New York Yacht
Club. Sailed off Newport and uncom-
pleted for lack of wind. Course 80 miles.
triangular First leg a beat, second leg a
reach and beat. Wind three miles at
start and first turn; two miles at second
turn. Weather clear; sea rolling Tide
ebb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

London, July 13.-The recognition of
>the danger inherent in the existence of
two armed volunteer bodies seems to
have imbued Irishmen with a sense of
added responsibility and the battle of
the Boyn was commemorated today in
Ireland with tremendous enthusiasm.
But there was more noticeable alb
sence of disorder than on past occa-
,sions Of this kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

Sheriff OConnell and his deputies
made a number of sensational liquor
raids Sunday on places on Hancock,
Washington and other side streets of
Bangor The squad was armed with
axes and chopped their way into sew
eral places. The officers seized a total
of six barrels of beer and so quarts OF
whskey besides many bar furnishings.
The sheriff said that he had ordered
his deputies to break in any door not
instantly opened.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
cLoUDY-PRoBABLE SHOWERS

Washington, July 13.-Forecast for
northern New England: Increasing
cloudiness Tuesday. probably followed
by showers; Wednesday showers;
moderate southeast and south winds.
Southern New England and eastern
New York: Cloudy, probably thunder
showers Tuesday; Wednesday prob
ably fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14

Mrs. George Potts, aged about 80
years. living in the Kansas" district,
Bridgton, was missed from his side
by her husband early Sunday morn
ing and making search, found her
body she having shot herself with a
22-calibre rifle. Mrs. Potts had been
in poor health for some time. The
husband and two small sons survive.
She was before marriage Hattie Syl
yester of Bridgton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-14
Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, July 13.-During the
last "a hours showers occurred in the
Middle Atlantic states. Temperatures
are near the seasonal average in the
Atlantic states The indications are
that disturbance that is now over
lower Michigan will move slowly east
ward and be attended by showers
Wednesday in the New England
states.