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New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
ASTOR-AUNTINGT0N
 WEDDING CEREMONY
R;V lhdes H. Da. can Ties Nuptla
 Knot for YOIihluI finanCieT.

Staatsburg, N. Y., April 3o.-Wn- 5 liam Vincent Astor. son of the late Colonel John Jacob Astor, and Mss Helen Dinsmore Huntington, whom he has known since childhood, were mar rad here shortly after noon today in the big oak-paneied library of Hopeland House, home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. Robert F. Hunt ington.
 Less than fifty persons witnessed the ceremony, and of these three were the superintendents from the Astor, 9he Huntington and the ,Dinsmore estates, respectively. The other guests were relatives and close friends of the families. Plans had been made for an elaborate church wedding but MT. Astors recent illness. which threat- ened pneumonia, made necessary the abandonment of these plans. Eigh- teen hundred wedding announcements were sent out after today's ceremony, but the small company that witnesses it had been invited by informal notes.
 Green foliage and spring flowers from the Huntington conservator1e9 and from New York hung reverywherc throughout the rooms. Buried In blossoms, with here and there touch of green, was the marble mantle piece in the library before which the couple stood. Miss Huntington en- tered the room on the arm of her father. At her throat gleamed ~ gorgeous necklace of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. Her bridal gown was of white tulle, with a train ue' white satin. Her lace veil had been1 hx,h hov erya J a4h MVc " more. and by her mother before her. Herman Oelrichs of New York was best man. Miss Alice Hunting- ton, sister of the bride acted as maid of honor, and the little Misses Muriel Astor and Margaret Dows were flower girls. The two children were prettily garbed in corn-colored chiffon and dotted net with blue sashes. Small | flowers wreathed their hats and each carried an old d-fashioned bOu- quet. Mrs. Robert Huntington, the brides mother, wore blue taffeta and chiffon.
 Orchestra of Twenty Pieces, A screened. orchestra of twenty | pieces played the "Lohengrin'' we'd ding march, and the Rev. Charles H. | Duncan, rector of St. Margaret's church, Staatsburg, read the Episco- !! pal marriage service. When the pair had knelt before him and had risen man and wife. the wedding party as- sembled in the Tong room" adjoin- ing the library, where a wedding breakfast was served. %M | Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, mother of the bridegroom, was among the we'd ding guests. The young widow z q( 1 Colonel Astor, although invited, wa
 not present She is Tn the south.
 Lovers of Outdoor Sport. W1
 Vincent Astor is 22 years old; ftlf( bride is 20. She is tall and blonde, He, too, is tall. Both are lovers yo4 the out of doors, and if his healti3
 permits they probably will take ar| extended honeymoon voyage on hid yacht the Noma. N
 1t is understood that MT. and Mr. Astor will remain at their country
 home, Ferncliffe, at Rhinebeck. not far from the Huntington place, for a1
 least a month. At the end of thai
 time they hope that MT. Astors health
 will permit them to have the delayed
 yachting cruise and to tour Europe.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
"NfOURNERS" FINED.

New York, April 30.--Upton Sinclair and the four women who were ar rested with him yesterday in front of the Standard oil building while they paraded as "mourners'' protesting against John D. Rockefeller Jr's. policy in the Colorado mine war, were today found guilty of disorderly con- duct and each was sentenced to pay a. fine of B, with the alternative of spending three days in jail.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
DIVIDENDS PAID THAT
 WERE NOT EARNED
Examiner Fewer TeStfts at New
 Haven Road kqury.

Washington, April 3O.-Further testimony regarding the acquisition of the New York, Boston and Vest chester, and Portchester Railroad properties by, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad was merce commission today continued it's investigation of financial affairs of the New Haven.
 Among the witnesses were George $. Hansel, secretary to Oakleigh Thorne, who engineered the transac- tion; Frank s. Fowler, examiner of the commission, who stated yesterday that there was a discrepancy of more than $1,032,0O0 between the amount allowed MT. Thorne by the New Haven to make the purchase and the amount expended, as shown by books of the Millbrook company, the hold ing concern of the two roads, and L. s. Miller. president of the Vest chester road.
 Thorough Examination Made.
 Examiner Fowler testified he had made thorough examination of the
 
 the ten years ending June 30, 1912, and had found that the company ran behind $60,400,000 during that time. The floating indebtedness on the date mentioned he said, was $33,395,OOO. The company, int spite of this, he said, paid out dividends that were not earned during some of these years.
 MT. Fowler further said that in 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1912, the New Haven had not earned the dividends it paid. In 1908 alone, he said, the road ran behind $2,5l6,0 900. The total dividends paid in ten years amounted Ato $S9,0o0,000.
 The bonded indebtedness jumped during the decade from $25,0O0,OOO to $204, 100000, but the capital was increased in the same period from $17,000,000 to $138,000,000.
 Started With Indebtedness.
 The Millbrook company was or ganized Tn December, 1906, MT. Fow- Ter said, and started out with an in- debtedness of SS,25O,00O. James P. Mcdonald of New York told of getting contract from the Subway and Westchester company through the purchase of some stock, to build the New York, Boston and Westchester road. This contract, he said. he later turned over to the City and County Contracting company, re- ] ceiving $375,000 for relinquishing his I rights to it. Mr. Mcdonald remarked that he did not know at the time the New Haven road was interested. eff 1 had" he added, ''I would have l asked $1.500,O0O for giving up my 1 contract" No Vouchers Given. George H. Hensel of Cranford, N. J., confidential secretary of Oakleigh 1 Thorne, was questioned as to pay l ments that passed through MT. 1 Thorne's hands in the Westchester 1 transactions. He said no vouchers I were given.
 Have you any cancelled checks to 1 show?''
 1 'No. Those were turned over to Miss Mary Long, another employe of 1 MT. Thorne's along with the books l which she later sent to MT. Thorne's home and which were burned.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
Mrs. Elizabeth schick.

Mrs Elizabeth schick. aged sev-| enty-nine years, died this morning a4 the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. Al Hyneck of POT Maple street. Besides| Mrs Hyneck. she leaves one stepsonl George Schick, and one brother} Frank Merkel, of Richmond HilsI Long Island.
 The funeral will be held on Satur day afternoon at 1880 o'clock, and i11 'terment will be in Rockville. }
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
ANOTHER FAKE?

A stranger neat in appearance and heater in talk, has been canvassing from house to house in this city, so- ,;c,tinp names for an entertainment to he given by the Woman's club. Just what his game is, is rather indefinite, as Inc woman's club knows nothing of any such affair
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
SPINETTA-GEARY.

Joseph A. Spinetta and Miss Bridget A. Geary were married at o'clock this morning at St. Mary's church by Rev. M. l.. Reagan. Frank Spinetta, of South Norwalk, d brother of the groom, was best man and Miss Mar garet O'Connell was bridesmaid. The couple left on wedding trip this noon and on their return will reside at PIP South Main street.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
Deaths and Funerals.
William HI. Houlihan.

Rev. Father Hart officiated at th( funeral of William Henry Houlhal held from St. Mary's church thl morning. Interment was in old Catl
 ollie cemetery and the following md acted as pail bearers: John Grfftn| John Hehir, Thomas Higgins, MichaeI o'Neil and Thomas O'Leary of Waterl bury.
 The flower bearers were William German and Edward Meehan.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
WANT GENERAL STRIKE.

Peoria, Ill.,. April 30.-The Illinois district convention United Mine Workers of America, today adopted resolution asking the international or ganization to request the American Federation of Labor to call 8 general strike throughout the United States in protest against the Colorado labor troubles.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
SIX LIVES LOST.

Rochester, N. Y., April SO.-Ad- v;ces from Oswega today report the ,oss of six lives in the wrecking of three schooners and one tug in a storm on Lake Ontario.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30

Washington, April 29.-An order has just been issued at Washington sending federal troops to restore order in the Colorado strike region at Trinidad, This appeared certain, ac- cording to Washington dispatches, after conference between the presi- cent, secretary of war and Senator
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30

Thomas. A telegram from Represen-
 tative Foster to the president stated that John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. in New
 York would not agree to mediate in
 the trouble by diresting his managers to consent to arbitrate. The president mas let it be known he is extremely re- , luctant to interfere in the internal
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
TOO LATE FOR cLAssrFIcAT1oN

wANTED-Young man for geners office work who can operate Undei wood billing machine. Accurac required. Address F. o. Box e9( City. 4-S0-
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30

affairs of Colorado, but has been in- formed he will be we'll within his rights in ordering troops into a state the governor of which has appealed for aid in restoring order The illus tration shows the funeral of several miners shot by the guards at Trinidad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

| against stone WALL and we are keep
Ing our spirits up wonderfully, every
thing considered. We don't mind how
hard the Germans press us, for we can
| always give them as good as they give
us. with something to spare as a re-
minder to Kaiser Bill that he's backed
the wrong horse this time. I expect
he knows It by this time, and wouldn't
be in his place for the world. 1t must be
awful to feel that you have made mugs
OF SO many poor chaps who are being
sent to their death for no good reason
that any sane person can see."
Paris Is quiet and serene. The people
are calm and confident. Thousands of
French and British flags futter from the
houses. The shops are open, but business
is very quiet
a sad feature Of the calmness of the
marts is the business in the dry goods
stores. In these shops most of the busi-
ness is done at the counters where
mourning is sold The purchasers are
most often weeping women. whose grief
naturally affects the clerks.
Men and women. bearing, some of them,
the prominent American names, are
working In the Neully Hospital at the
most inenial tasks with admirable self
abnegation 1t is the duty of an Afneri-
can multi-mllionaire to see to It that
wounded Turcos, some of whom have
been without a change of clothes for a
fortnight, are thoroughly and conscien-
tously scrubbed Dollar princesses are
busy rolling bandages and preparing
dressings.
A visitor to the American Hospital at
Neuilly sends this account of the Turcos:
Splendid fellows the Turcos are. most
OF them with their white teeth and fiery,
feverish Eastern eyes. They smoke in
cessantly, some of them so cigarettes a
day. But English cigarettes are not fiery
enough for their palate. Fortunately |
had brought with me number of Eng
lish magazines, and one of them, the
most profusely illustrated, I left for the.
Turcos delight. They love pictures,'
said the nurse, and will lie looking at
them for hours at a time.
'One of them, n magnificent fellow,
with the torso of Hercules, is the joy of
the ward. He has smile that will not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

come of. He was not so cheerful when
he came in, for II had been found neces'
sary to remove one of his front teetn
which had been split in fierce hand-to-
hand encounter Our Turco mourned the
loss till he was assured that he would
be given a gold one-a nice, yellow, shin
ing gold one-ih its place. Since then he
has not ceased to smile"
An English Hussar, wounded at Com
piegne, showed correspondent the bullet
that had shattered his thigh-an ugly
missile, with all the appearance OF an ex-
plosive bullet The point was bored, and
the lead behind had spread out and fiat
tened He got the man who fired t. He
had been through all the lighting, from
Mons to Compiegne. They had seldom
had more than a couple of hours consec-
utive sleep 1--WE slept with our arms
through our horses brides. But It's a
grand llfe," he said, with gusto, land l
want to he back at It."
He had only contempt for the Uhlans.
I'VE came upon a dozen of them one day
in a village. We were seven. but as soon
as they saw us UP went their hands. We
took them ALL" a packet of English
characteristic first he had smoked for a
month-were welcome boon. He lay
back, and took his first inhalation with
an infinite satisfaction. English soldiers
seem to find the French tobacco too
harsh and strong. Newspapers, too, are
always welcome, for in modern warfare
1t is the looker-on who sees most of the
great game.
The Free Masons of Rome have offered
the Government the great palace used
by the Grand Lodge as headquarters for
use as a hospital should Italy enter the
war. This is the largest structure OF its
kind in Rome. The Minister OF war has
replied that IL the need arises the kind
offer will be accepted.
There is mourning in Berlin. Each day
more and more death cards for King
and Fatherland' appear among the ad-
vertsements in the papers. A son, a
husband, n brother, is lamented. The
number Of black-bordered cards fl a
page of each paper. And this Is true
in every town In Germany. Newspapers
from Hanover, Cologne, Aix-la-Chapelle
all tell the same tale. The stream of
wounded grows. Night after night the
trains rumble into Berlin and the long
procession of ambulances start, and now
those who stay at home receive back
unopened the letters they have been send
ing to relatives at the front. In red ink
across the face of the envelope Is writ
ten the one pregnant word, %Gefallen."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

l replied that II was impossible, as the
place was already full and we were un-
able to feed those who were there. The
officer thanked me. saw him then go
to q shop, where he made some pur-
chases He came out OF the shop with
his hands filled with sausages and other
eatables The ragged young officer was
Prince August Wilhelm, the Kaiser's
fourth son.
"The German general explained that
the first bombardment on September was
due to misinterpretation of an order
given to the battery.
THE Germans began to leave on Sep
tember II and the French arrived the
next day.
"On the day the cathedral was struck
by the first shells we were compelled
to empty the hospital We transferred
the injured during the night while there
was two hours of quiet and installed
them in champagne vaults. l had 40
myself IN one cellar. We we're compelled
TO search for provisions during the day,
and i'm this work Eve religious and three
Law female nurses were killed
life in the vaults was terrible. and
I fear 1t Is still continuing. Tetnnus
and gangrene threatened each sufferer,
and Infection had to be fought every
minute, which was most difficult, as
many of the wounded were unable to
move. Between o'clock in the morn
ing and o'clock in the evening / counted
1sO shells falling or passing Immediately
over us The odor from the bursting
shells made breathing sometimes impos-
stble. The uproar was such that it was
impossible to hear and we were Obliged to
shout into each others ears.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
GERMAN CASUALTIES 1o4,5se
e5,9os Reported Wounded; Only 49,
674 KILLED.

BERLIN, Sept. 2S.-The total German
casualties in dead, wounded and missing.
as officially reported TO date, are 1Oi,5s9.
These are made up as follows: Dead, 49,
67i; wounded, 65oOs missing, 2S,OG.
The casualty list announced yesterday
adds total Of 1O,527 casualties to those
previously announced
The last previous summary OF totals,
which came out from Berlin was dated
last Wednesday. It announced that TO-
OSG Germans had been killed and 80, ,76O
wounded, while 1851 were missing,
total Of 63,i67. The loss Of thousand
more Germans was chronicled I'm n dis
patch sent from Amsterdam last Friday
and evidently quoting official German
advlces.
Yesterdays list included only 1O527, so
that apparently other lists totaling more
than $4,000. were issued in Berlin be-
tween Wednesday and Sunday without
reaching the outside world These figures
bear out all the reports about the terrific
fighting that has been going on, especi-
ally along the line of the Aisne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
PRINCE, In TATTERS,
met WITH REBUFF
AT WOMAN'S HANDS
Prince August Wilhelm
Courteous to Nurse, Al
though Men Were Not
Admitted to Hospital.
PARIS. Sept. g.

PARIS, Sept. 2S.
A Red Cross nurse who has been at
Rheims since the first shells fell on
September says the Germans behaved
In the most correct manner on their
entry into the place on September T.,
when neither civil nor military authori-
ties remained in the town. Many Of the
officers and men believed they were only
10 miles from Paris.
zone day." says this nurse. "a young
officer, whose uniform was tattered and
extremely dirty, asked me politely in the
street after saluting me, whether could
receive some wounded in my hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
TARGET OF WARSAW FORT,
ZEPPELIN FALLS TO EARTH
Aerisl Assault Fails When Fierce
Fire Pierces Envelope.
WARSAW, Sent. p.

. . WAFtoA W, SeUt. q
Zeppelin was shot down and its crew
p German officers and air scouts was
%ptured after a futile attack upon the
lodlin fortress.
me Zeppelin appeared over this city
a. m. Saturday. Previously II had
Ypped two bombs near the station Of
ne railroad TO Kallscz. Only one OF
asse & exploded and the damags -'as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

A British soldier writes this to rela-
tives at home:
Things are a good deal easier with
us now, for the Germans are getting
tired Of always butting their heads
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18

New York, April 17.-In an attempt
to take the life of Mayor John Pur-
roy Mitchell today, Michael P. Maho-
ney, an apparently irresponsible, elder
ly man, who later said he was
blacksmith out of work, fired into a
group of three men seated in the may
or's automobile, which stood at the
east side of City Hall park. The bull
let from his revolver struck the jaw
of Corporation Counsel Frank Polk,
who was sitting next to the mayor in
the tonneau of the automobile. With
blood squirting from his mouth, Mr..
Polk was taken into en ante-ehamber
in the City hall and afterwards to the
New York hospital, where it was said
that the wound would not prove ia
tai
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18
Democratic Split

Democratic forces have split in
twain over canal tolls. with Speaker
Clark, Majority Leader Underwood
and Appropriations Chairman Fitz-
gerald out in the open against the
President at the House end of the
Capitol and Senators O'Gorman of
New York, Chamberlain of Oregon,
Newlands of Nevada and half dozen
others against him in the Senate. Just
when factionalism was rampant with
in the Democratic ranks, elections
were held in the Patterson, N. j., dis
trict for a member of Congress and
the Republican candidate won hand
somely, by about 5000 majority, al
though this district has been going
Democratic. A most significant fea-
ture, however, was the disappearance
of the large Progressive vote in this
district. 1t slumped almost to moth
ing.
If such an occurrence had been only
in this Seventh New Jersey district
the trend might not have been con-
elusive, but on the very same day the
very same thing happened at Con-
gressional voting in the Twelfth Mass
achusetts district. A big Progressive
vote in that district, which was sec
ond in 1912. dwindled materially and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18
Position of Government

The American government has TAX
en- the position that when a salute OF
81 guns is fred to the Stars and Stripes
the salute in acknowledgement will be
fired to the flag of the Mexican people
an not to the Huerta administra-
ton or any government or individual.
Mayo's Original Demand
The navy department made public
today a message from Admiral Fletch-
err, containing Admiral Mayos original
demand for salute to the flag, adj
dressed in writing by Admiral Mayo to
the Mexican general Zaragoza at Tam
pico on April 8. The communication
was as follows:
This morning an officer and squad
of men of (the) Mexican military
forces arrested and marched through
the streets (of) Tampico, a ccommis-
stoned officer of the United States
navy, the paymaster of the Dolphin,
together with seven men composing
the crew of the whale boat of the Dol
phin At the time of the arrest the Of
6cer and men concerned were unarm-
ed and engaged in loading cases OF
gasoline which had been purchased
Continued on Page 8-colunn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18
Bullet Meant for John Purroy Mitchell Strikes
Counsel Folk in the Jaw While
Sitting in Automobile
DETECTIVE CHAUFFEUR SPRINGS ON ASSAILANT
AND PREVENTS SECOND SHOT--MAYOR UNINJURED

back seat with Mr.. Polk on his right,
and George V. Mullan. the mayors
former law partner, on his left. The
bullet passed SO close to Mayor Nit
ehel that it grazed the left side of
his face. Standing within a few feet
of Mahoney was Police Commissioner
Arthur III. Woods, who was waiting
for the chauffeur to get into the car,
intending to sit beside the driver after
the latter was seated.
To bystanders the report of the re-
volver and the sight of the aged man
who did the shooting sprawled upon
the pavement as he was borne down
by the onslaught Of Detective Neun,
seemed almost simultaneous.
Reserves Called Out
The sight of Mayor Mitchell steady
ing the staggering figure of Mr.. Polk
then detached itself from the picture.
Within 80 seconds the City Hall Plaza
and Park Row were flooded with a
surging, swaying crowd, and the po-
lice reserves were called out.
AS soon as he had seen that Mr..
Polk had received medical treatment,
Mayor Mitchell went to the police sta
ton in the basement of City hall,
where Mahoney had been taken, and
questioned him.
why did you shoot at me?' he ask
ed Mahoney. The mayor seemed as
calm as if nothing had happened
The prisoners answer was incoher-
ent. Covering and trembling before
his questioners, he seemed hardly to
know what he had done. He was slim
and gaunt. wore a ragged fringe Of
white beard, and was clad in an i'll
| fitting suit of dark striped gray and
| a derby hat.
! While the police were trying to learn
| his name, which he persistently re-
fused to give, Mr. Polk, able to walk
with assistance, was removed to the
| New York hospital. Some of the jost-
| ling crowd cried: where's the as
| sassin? Lynch hint
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BISHOP ADVOCATES
FIRMNESS AGAINST
THELIQUOR TRAFFIC

Portland, Me-, April 17.-Bishop John
w. Hamilton at the Maine Methodist
Conference today, dwelt at some
length upon the Importance of the
pastor and the church standing firmly
against the liquor traffic while eharg-
ing F. r. Welch of New Sharon. who
had Just been voted into full member
ship in the conference. Bishop Harnil-
ton was speaking of the social unrest
which he said is abroad and presents
itself in every department of life.
IF a man shoots another man and
he gets well, the law looks at the Of
fence in different light than though
he had died." said Bishop Hamilton.
1.-THE saloon keeper can take the lives
of men gradually and torture their
families, and in some states we are
taking money from them and making
the business respectable. We are set
of idiots. An / do not use the term to
make a strong statement. We have a
10, Of laymen who can't stand up pub
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