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FRIED CHARGES BRUTALITY.
Asserts Wife, Altman Heir, Was Mis-
treated--Is Attacked Himself.

Charges that Mrs. Henrietta Fried. niece
OF the late Benjamin Altman and heir TO
$4,000 in his will, was hrutally treated.
were made before supreme Court Justice
G.egeriah yesterday when counsel for Mrs
Fri"d's husband. DIR, Eugene n Fried, ap-
piled for the dismissal Of proceedings
brought by Mrs Frled's sister, Mrs, Lulu
Hayman. 10 have Mrs. Fried adjudgcd IN
competent in order that committee "
her property may he appointed TO take the
bcquest LETT 70 her In the Altman will.
Mrs. Fried was a patient for several
years in tho sauitarium Of Or Amos j.
G!vens At stamford Conn, but after the
urary proceedings We're Instituted she was
taken TO Dr. Packers sau!tarium N River
dale
Florence ]. sullivan. counsel for Dr.
Fried alleged that when Mrs Fried was
taken from the stamford sanitarlum three
oi her teeth were broken,
John Henry Hammond Of Cadwalader.
N,ckcrsham < Taft. counsel for the AT
man executors, replied that the teeth were
nrokon because Mrs, Fried had picked out
the hlllng made by a dentist
~ regard the whole affair az a cold
hlooded scheme said Mr.. Hammond
TINS man Fried deserted his wife thirteen
years ago and never contributed a dollar
70 her support In that time Mr.. Altman
provided for her. II would he a shame
ana a scandal to have her turned over TO
her husbands custody"
Inc court reserved decision.
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ROAD DECIDES TO FIGHT
Directors WIN Try 10 Keep sub
sidinri-s UntiI Fair Price Is Assured

The New Haven road will fight any and
every action brought by the Federal Gov
eminent or any other plaintiff so long
as the Fisher Ellis law giving the State OF
Massachusetts an option on Boston and
Maine stock Is enforced.
The directors will fight the dissolution
suit which, Atorney-General McReynolds
IL to bring; it will fight criminal action
and private suits. II will seek to retain
It's steamship Lines until they ran he dis
posed NJ at favorable prices and also
the trolleys Of Connecticut and other
states
The executive committee Of the board
~ directors held a meeting Yesterday
afternoon President James II. IIustis
and Moorned storey Of Boston, attorney
for the company reported that their Mon
day visit to the Attorney General had
been without result They had received
the command TO comply with their original
promise to get rid of the Boston and
Maine stock or stand suit.
In line with the resolutions OF the di-
rectors a the last two meetings the com
mittee said they had been compelled to
inform the chief OF the Governments law
department that they could not 20 through
with the original plans owing TO the Bay
state conditions. l. would be impossible
70 sell the stock ~ any far price under
such conditions. so holder could borrow
money on such collateral. They had
therefore returned to report that it will
be war all along tho line.
This did not avail with the Government.
II was said. and the road must expect
litigation which will he long and costly.
The meeting Yesterday was well at
tended only Chairman Howard Elliott
and William Rockefeller We're absent and
those present We're President Husts.
William Skinner James s. Hemmlngway,
President Arthur r Hadlcy OF Yale. 7.
De witt Cuyler and eN-Cnited states Sen
ator w. Murray Crane Mr. Storey as
counsel for the road In the Government
suit also attended
The committeeman hurried away after
the hour and a half meeting and none
would say a word.
Mr. Storey shook his head when asked
about the Government suit. and the others
with the exception OF President Husts
would not say anything except Nothing
to say"
Mr. Hustis declared that except for the
report the committee had transacted only
routine business
But about the report, 80 he was asked.
He had nothing 20 say.
"Attorney-General McReynolds liz about
10 issue statement OF the Governments
Intentions" he was told, "Wil you make
arrangements 10 see reporters after IL Is
made public and discuss ~"
~ viii not discuss what the Attorney
General may say tonight" was the de-
cson of Mr. Hust.s. 81 will not comment
on It until I have read II through; that
will not be 10 night"
II could not be- learned whether the
meeting OF the fun board of directors is
10 be called for this week
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Terms of Agreement.

Tn the wear 1909 In order to enable
the New Haven railroad To- control the
Boston and Maine the Massachusetts
Legislature created the Rostou Railroad
Holding Company giving Il authority to
hold stool; In the latter road and NJ the
same lime authorized the former road TO
own the stock Of the holding company.
The act also expressly provided that the
holding company should not sell It's Bos-
ton and Maine stock nor should the New
Haven road sell tho stock Of tho holding
company without the consent Of the Leg
islatur.. and further that the State should
have the right to purchase the stock ~
the holding company at a price 10 be fixed
in prescribed way,
The agreement which your company
has with me provides that II will ask the
Governor Of Massachusetts To propose TO
the LEGISLATURE To amend the charter ~
the Boston Railroad Holding Company.'
removing to prohibition against the sale
OF the Boston and Maine stock now owned
by the holding company.
I'm due time the Governor did make
this request and responding thereto the
Legislature passed an act removing the
prohibition and authorizing the DISPOSE
ton Of the stock
"A further provision declares this stock
may at any time zoe taken or purchased
by the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
at the fair value thereof In accordance
with law and requires this Ia he stamped
upon the certificates themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
THIEF SHOOTS WATCHMAN.
OMcer. Overriding Freight Chr Rob
hers, Gets Fatal wound

James Massett, rs years old, OF TT Jer-
soy avenue, Jersey City. a special officer
employed by the West Shore Railroad
was shot and probably fatally wounded
early last night by one of four men, whom
he had seen trying to break into frelgh,
car.
Massett got within eight feet o., the
men. who were on the railroad tracks, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. Hoboken
when one of them called out Throw W
your hands, YOU bull Then he shot Mas
sett before the Waterman had taken an
other step. The four men disappea red
Massctt with bullet hole in his left
lung. ran nearly four blocks for as
sistanCe before he collapsed.
\ railroad employee saw him fan and
called the police. Reserves under Cant
Dennis Sullivan searched the neighbor
hood and rounded up nine men, or
charges OF vagrancy.
Massett was taken To 81 Nary's Hos
pital Hoboken. He IL said TO be dying.
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"McADOO'S SON" FINED $40.
Youth Arrested for Resisting officer
Says Secretary Is His Father.

PORTSMOUTH. y H.. July 2l--The
young man who says ne Is william q.
McAdoo, 49, Of New York. son of Secretary
Of the Treasury. who was arrested here
charged with interfering with an officer
was fined 500 to-day The young man
arrested with him. who says he IS Jesse
Hoyt OF New York. and who was charged
with violating the automobile regulations.
was fined $40.
The two young men were eating last
night In "A cafe on High street A patrol
man ordered Hoyt To move his automobile.
According TO the officer. Hoyt started to
comply when McAdoo began an argument
and then struck the officer. Hoyt took
part in tho scrimmage.
About midnight. after the pair had
telephoned 10 friends AT York Beach, a
man in an automobile brought 10 tho sta
ton n check for 5000. They We're released,
pending their appearance in court later
William G McAdoo, Jr.. Is a Prince
ton student of the class OF 1917.
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KILLS GIRL FOR REJECTING HIM.
Farmer shoots Ills First Cousin aud
wounds n R~.cuer.

CORNING, y. Y, July 2i.-After the
death OF Miss Iva johnson. aged II. at
the Blossburg, Pa, hospital this afternoon
Arthur Slmons, - years old. farmer
of Alexander. Genesee county. y. Y. was
charged Tonight with first degree muir
der AT Wellsboro. TioGa county. Pa where
he was put in jail this afternoon. Miss
johnson was his first cousin.
The shooting OF Miss johnson took
place last night at the farmhouse OF the
girls father Andrew Christian, near
Knoxville, Pa. Simons told the girl IN the
presence Of her father that he would XII
her II she declined to marry him
As Miss Johnson was leaving the room
he drew a revolver aud fired The bullet
taking effect he fired twice at the girls
father and missed. A. ths point Hiram
Hackett neighbor. camp 10 the house
on an errand. Although wounded twice
in the struggle he held Smons until the
latter was placed under arrest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
AMERICA TO TAKE OVER
HAYTIAN CUSTOM HOUSE
Marines. Proceeding From Cuba,
VIII Land to Protect
Property.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tar srx

HAVANA, July 2l.--Capt Davis ".
Mills and Lieut.. L. l.. Dove of the United
States Marine Corps. who arrived here
from Key West on the steamer olivette
to-day, report that the regiment OF ma
rines now at Guantanamo. Cuba. will
embark on United States cruiser on
which they will be taken to Hayti. on
their arrival in Haytian waters they will
land and take 'charge OF the customs
and protect property.
The officers brought many boxes and
cases OF papers. The American legation
made the usual request that courtesies be
extended to the officers and on he repre-
sensations OF Capt. Mills the boxes we're
passed by the customs officials without
being inspected
The officers left Immediately afterward
for Guantanamo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
state within Its Rights.

1T must he remembered that ever since
1909 the Commonwealth has had the right
TO purchase the New Haven Holding Com
pany stock at valuation 10 he fixed In
substantially the same way as Is now
provided In respect 70 the Boston and
Maine stock. and therefore the New Ha-
VEINS interest IN the Boston and Maine
Railroad is not subjected by the recent
statute to any restrictions more burden
some than those imposed upon II when
the New Haven was authorized to re-
quite II.
OBVIOUSLY II IL now within the power
Of the New Haven railroad to carry out
the agreement and understanding which
its representatives made with me and
thereby remove all question OF good faith
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"pircctly after assuming this office. he
ing convinced that the situation demanded
n thorough Investigation by capable couu-
sell | retained T. W. Gregory. well known
to YOU and whose ability Industry and
integrity are unimpeachablc. In due time
he reported the result of his researches
AMI / instructed him to prepare FOR hling
at thu earliest possible moment a proceed
ing in equity 10 prevent further violations
OF the law.
before this could be accomplished the
ra lrpad company selected a new chief
officer AMI earnestly asked - enter upon
negotiations with me looking toward ad-
justment without the necessity IT suit
You have been familiar with the outcome.
and as the terms Of the plan agreed on
were published they became generally
known
Because Of the important consequences
directly involved to New England AMI
important to accomplish II possible a
restoration Of lawful conditions In the
transportation facilities Of that section
with the least possible further distress 30
Impoverished investors and unsettled in
dust-les. and I have acted accordingly.
The criminal aspects Of the case have
been kept constantly In mind much data
bearing thereon was collected months
ago and care has been exercised to per
nit nothing which might interfere with
proper prosecutions at the appropriate
time.
we have not held out the slightest
hone that parties guilty Of criminal vio-
lations ~ tho law would escape
TN April and May last there being
indication that the interstate Commerce
Commission by examining them might
immunlze certain central figures In the
unlawful arrangement. q was asked care
fully 10 consider the effect ~ such ac-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
STRIKE IN RUSSIAN CAPITAL.
100000 Men quit Work and Piets
Occur I'm Streets.

SIR. PETERSBURG, July 21.--One hundred
thousand men struck here to-day and the
Cossacks were modified TO drive back
mobs in the Viborg quarter. The strike
is protest against the severe handing
OF demonstrating strikers at Baku and
in other cities throughout the empire
Bands of strikers in this city roamed
the streets this morning throwing stones
and occasionally firing pistols. The Cos.
sacks had TO FIRE only twice using blank
cartridges each time, but several strikers
were wounded. The crowds are plainly
looking for a serious fight Gangs o,
workmen raided the street cars, throwing
the passengers out and upsetting the
cars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
MIDSUMMER SNOW :
ONLY PSYCHOLOGICAL
Some Thought They Saw Flake,
Yesterday, but Weather Man
Says They Didn't.

The temperature had started so,~,.-
late yesterday afternoon when IL, ,p,,,
mer ambition was nipped by a stor,, 90,
OF the northwest. In parts Of The Bro,,
the disturbance was accompanied nv thu,
der and lightning and a wind that h,.,
with gale force for a while. All IN.
evening minor showers followed. but non,
had the violence OF the late a,ternoo,,
downpour.
Down town in Manhattan there w..
mighty gushing from the clouds. beg,
ming at 10 o'clock and lasting inter.
mittently until few minutes before s
Tho wind that accompanied the down
pour in lower Manhattan attained = force
Of forty-five miles for FIVE minutes and
drove the rain in glistenlng sheets acro,,
the vision Of observers on tho whitehall
Building. Sometimes the pranks OF IN.
squalls with the rain, illumined occasion
ally by sunshine. gave the impression
that snow existed in the upper air
LOCKERS on in the Federal Building d.
clared they really did see snow. They
said the rain apparently struck a stratum
OF frosty air several hundred feet from,
the ground and was converted into snow
Many who gathered al the windows to a..
the snow said they thought they d.d see
Il.
The weather man on duty during tho
storm said IL was purely a psychul1Eical
snowfall. There had been similar appear.
ances in summer rain that had deceived
partly hypnotized and inexpert observers
The temperature was at top notch for
the day. rs at 8 o'clock. and when the
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THEY refused, however, to admit any
obligation to conform to the Massachu-
setts enactment and firmly declined to
carry into effect their own proposals for
an adjustment.
'Durng the past year YOU have been
constantly IN touch with my actions in
respect Of the New Haven road. and you
have been good enough to express salts
faction Herewith II seems however. not
Inappropriate again to remind you OF some
respects Of he general situation.
Prior to 1905 the attention of the De-
partmeut Of Justice was called tn the
unla combinations and monopolies in
which the New Haven railroad was the
principal party. and In May of that year
proceeding under the sherman law was
instituted wherein the Government sought
to correct certain Of the existing evils
This suit was dismissed June 80 1909
Thereafter the monopoly proceeded to
strengthen its hold upon the carriers of
Sew FL gland
BY tn time your administration began
the New Haven and the Boston and Maine
Railroad had been reduced to the unfor-
tunate condition now urhappily too well
known their securities widely distributed
among investors had shrunken enor-
mously in value. and the commerce ana
industries ~ all New England were W Ger
severe strain
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This il the letter which Attorney-Gen.
eral McRevnolds wrote 10 President Hus-
tie. in which he served notice that the
directors would be held responsible be-
fore the country for any results which
might flow from the repud alton OF the
agreement with the Government
wash NGroN, II. G.. July .. 1914.
"Mr. !. n. HuSts, Prcsdont. the Nep
York Ncw Huron and hartford Rail
road Company. Ne,o Hdurn. Conn.
"Ny DEAR SIR: Permit me 70 reply to
your letter of July Sth. enclosing copies of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
TEN HURT IN TROLLEY SMASH.
One Car Hts Rear End of Other
Three In Hospital.

Ten persons were injured when two
trolley cars collded In Westchcster ave-
Eue at Herschel' street, The Bronx, last
evening. one OF the cars smashed into
the rear end OF the other.
Three OF the Injured were taken to
Fordham Hospital. They are Leo Milken
of SOC East l04th street, broken left knee !:
Jacob Gutner Of Fort Schuyler avenue
and Eastern Boulevard, possible fracture
Of the skull, and Annie Quinn. 80 years
old, OF 1885 Mayiiower avenue, bruises of
the back and chest.
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EUCHARIsTIc CONGRESS TO-DAY.
Cardinal Farley Among PreIstes In
Lourdes TO Attesd Conference.

LouRDHs. France, July 2i.--Cardins,
Farley Of New York, nine other Cardinals
and 200 Archbishops and Bishops from All
countries and thousands OF other Eo,ran
Catholics are here to attend the Inter.
national Eucharistic Congress. which be.
gins Tomorrow. Mgr. Joseph Freri NJ
New York OF the Society for the Propa-
CATION OF the Faith Is another delegate
from America.
The congress will last four days Tts
the frst TO be held in France since m.
separation OF Church and State and de-
rives additional interest from the fact
that 1t marks the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary of the first conference OF the sort,
held In Lille in 1859.
Cardinal Granite di Acknowledgement
as the personal representative OF Pope
Plus X, will preside over the congress
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
Swimmer Drowned on Brighton.

A young German, about 10 years old,
was drowned yesterday afternoon before
a thousand hathers nifty yards on shore
AT Brighton Beach. The name Rudolf Lar
chitza, with the address 320 West Six
tcenth street, Was found on letter I'm a
pocket OF his clothing. John Bih of that
address said that the drowned man was
his cousin and roommate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

> en- Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder. II
relieves painful, smartlng, tender nervous
rect ard instantly takes the sting out Of
t1rns and bunions, It's the greatest comfort
discovery Of the age Aliens Foot Ease
makes tight or new shoes feel easy. II is a
certain relief for sweating. Callous, swollen
tired, aching feet, Always use 1t to Break
In New shoes, Try 1t to-day Sold every
where. % cts Don't accept any substitute
o!msted, LIE Roy. N. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
NEW HAVEN SUIT TO BEGIN

resolutions adopted by the directors Of
the New Haven railroad company on
June 25th and July Sth respectively. I
also have a letter OF July 9Th from your
counsel Mr.. Moorfield Storey of Boston.
I'm effect these communications an
nounce that because OF the statute re-
Gently passed by the Massachusetts Leg
islature granting power to the New Haven
railroad company TO dispose OF Its in
terest In the majority stock Of the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad reserves to that
Commonwealth the right at any time
hereafter to purchase such stock, at a
fair valuation to be ascertained by legal
processes. your directors feel at liberty
to abandon any further effort to comply
with the solemn proposals which they
heretofore made 10 me. and which were
approved as adequate TO bring the affairs
Of that company into compliance with
the law
81 cmphatcally object TO the course pro-
posed, and submit that II II without
justification.
Their action raises a question OF very
large public importance demanding seri-
Gus consideration. and II persisted in your
company. its officers and directors must
accept the sole responsibility for the in
evitable consequences.
Reasons for Delay.
shortly after the present Admlnlstra-
tion entered upon Its duties 7 employed
special counsel and set on foot an inves-
tigation OF the affairs or tho New Haven
railroad for the purpose Of ascertainng
the exact conditions In due time. u de-
Veloped. antitrust laws were being vio-
lated. and I accordingly directed the
preparation Of a hill n restrain and pre-
vent further infractlons
Before this could be written and filed
and about the first OF September last
there was n change in the management "
your road. shortly thereafter its ac-
credited representatives came here. sought
an Interview with me. expressed a sincere
desire to comply with the law and pointed
out the radical consequences which they
thought would fall on New England n
suit We're Instituted
They We're especially anxious to obtain
time and led me to believe that they were
acting In the utmost good faith. I with
held the suit and much time and labor
was expended In negotiating the details of
an adjustment. In working these out. in
formation and suggestions were received
from many sources and tho utmost Lib
crafty was exercised In sincere effort
to solve great problem. so that the law
might he fairly compiled with and sub
stantial comnetition In TRANSFORMATION In
New England he reestahlished--all with
the smallest possible immediate damage
to the Industrial and financial situation.
The plan finally evolved was accepted
with practical uuanmity both by the
directors and stockholders Of your road
The disposition hy the New Haven road NJ
its interest in tho stock Of the BOSTON and
Maine was an essential
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ter ~ July 2. and enerEetically called at
tention 10 the results which would ncccs-
sarily follow adherence 20 the position
taken by them.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-30
Died.

Joseph Willis, who was we'll
known throughout thus section, died
at his home IN Kenova Thursday
morning, December %, aged go
years.
The deceased had been afflicted
with asthma for several months and
this terminated into complications
which caused his death.
Mr. Willis was practica ly raised
in this vicinity and spent the great.
er portion OF his life in Ceredo. IL,
Is survived 10y a wife and several
children.
Funeral services were conducted
at the residence Friday afternoon,
by Rev. b. ). Akers, after which
the remains were inferred in Brown.
Hill cemetery
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Married.

Miss Emma Hammock and Mr..
Harry Plymale we're united In the
holy bonds Of wedlock last SAtur-
at O'clock, p. m.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. II NJ. Willis, pastor Of the
Ceredo Congregational church, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Wright, and only the families and
few relatives and friends Of the
contracting parties we're present.
After congratulations delicious re-.
treatments we're served.
The bride is one Of Ceredo's
most beautiful and accomplished
Young ladies and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Hammock
The groom is a popular young man,
son Of J. NJ Plymsle, the we'll.
known merchant and postmaster
of Dunleth, this county. He now
holds lucrative position with the
n. q w. R'y Co. at Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Mr.. aud Mrs.. Plymale left on
n 81 w. train No. b tor Cincinna.
ii the evening of the wedding.
The groom bad a coy fiat in the
Queen City" already furnished
and they will make Cincinnati
their future home.