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the testimony given by Mr.. Mellen on the
subject OF the Worcester Railways and
Investment Company and the Waterbury
Gas Company stock negotiations, which
the former president OF tho New Haven
characterized at "a holdup," gave out the
Following statement:
mr.. Kochersperger. then vice president
Of the New Haven road, called upon us
and asked us to purchase for the New
Haven company on commission the Water =
bury Gas Company stock which we did.
Neither we nor our clients had at any
time any interest In this stock.
In regard to the Worcester Railway
and Investment Company stock we and
our clients. who are large holders of
Worcester Railway and Investment stock,
declined the offer OF sos share made to
all holders of the stock at the time that
the New Haven road purchased the ma
jority OF the stock.
Several years later. when the New Ha-
ven road introduced a bill In the Massa-
chusetts Legislature to permit the road to
own Massachusetts trolley lines. we notl-
Ned them through counsel that we should
oppose this bill because II would be detri-
mental, In our judgment, to the interests
OF the minority stockholders.
we were advised by counsel that the
proposed legislation was unconstitutional
and we proposed to oppose II on that
ground. Thereupon the New Haven road
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GOMPERS is BAITED BY
HILLQUIT AT HEARING
A. 7. Of l.. Head Shows His Dis
approval of Socialists and
Their Methods.

mat samuel Gompers president OF the
American Federation OF Labor. has little
love for the Socialist party was made evil
dent in his testimony at yesterdays hear
tngs before the United States Commission
on Industrial Relations in the City Hall.
Morris Hillquit representing tho Socialist
party in the role Of oss-exaniner.
He missed no opportunity of express
ING dis disapproval OF the Socia lst party
and It's methods. charging that in state.
ments, speeches and other ways its lead
ers tried to misrepresent the aims Of the
American Federation OF Labor.
Mr.. Gompers's testimony was supposed
to be an explanation OF the aims, objects
and methods OF the federation and its re-
lations TO employers. He said that the
federation never used coercive methods TO
get workers to Join it's unions, though IL
held that it was their duty to join.
He did not believe the Government
should set a minimum rate of wages. as
" might mean a return 10 industrial
slavery. II was the work OF the union
TO raise wages by using its power to quit
work II necessary, He said.
The American Federation Of Labor is
not promugcting any programme. as
some Of the political bodies I know do
with Elusive promises. It tackles the
problems OF today. Its object Is to i'm
prove the conditions o. the workers, raise
tile rates Of pay, shorten the working day
and enable the workers to get a fairer
share Of the product of their toll"
coes the American Federation OF La
Dor not take part in politics. said Hill
quit
1T is not a political body in any sense.
said Gompers, with some heat 1T will
however. try to help the workers along
any line OF political activity
There viii he one hearing Of the com
mission to-day, at which there will be re.
outtal testimony By MI Gompers, Mr.
Hillquit and others.
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READ REPLIES TO MELLEN.

says New Haven Road Pressed the
stock Negotiations.
william A. Read OF william A. Read
& Co, bankers. when questioned regarding
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ROOSEVELT GAVE NELEN PLEDGE SAYS HERBERT KNOX

and he did not think he could spare the
time and retired
"A very rare kind Of man on the
board of directors of the New Haven %
queried Folk.
NO" replied Mellen. I'VE had several,
aud several may mean more than two or
three"
William skinner"
"One of the finest fellows that ever
trod the earth"
Mr.. Mellen described other directors and
their connections He said the only dis
senting vote he had ever known in the
board OF directors was cast by George
McCulloch Miller. He explained that Mr.
Miller cast the dissenting vote when tho
New Haven railroad began the acqulsi-
ton OF trolley line and when Mr.. Mellen
had announced that this probably meant
the embarkation by the New Haven on a
policy of consolidation of the trolley lines
Mr.. Folk tried to develop from Mr. Mel
len that ut some OF the board meetings
some OF the directors would go to sleep,
but Commissioner McChOrd ruled that this
was not relevant
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The secretary let II be known that
Horace S. Wilkinson. the Progressive
leader In Syracuse Mark Sullivan, editor
OF Golfers, and Henry Stoddard, publisher
of the Evening Mail. were the others who
would take places at the Coloners table.
william Finn OF Pittsburg and Clifford
Plnchot were there too.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not have anything
to say regarding national politics He
did, however. comment, after a later con-
ference with Mr.. Finn and Mr.. Pinchot
on the political situation In Pennsylvania.
"The lineup down there said he, us
very good. indeed Mr.. Finn Is very
confident OF winning. as. OF course. ] am
The situation down there Is a perfect ex-
ample OF what ought not to be and what
we are trying to do-that Is, Mr.. Pinchot
and Mr. Penrose."
When asked " he expected to be called
before the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to testify on some OF the subjects
opened by Mr.. Mellen, he said II was
too silly thing to be discussed.
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COLONEL GLAD HE
NIPPED MORSE DEAL
81 Still Think It a Mistake to
Have Sold to Him."
He Declares.
WIRES SMITH FOR FACTS
Progressive Leaders Are Dinner
Guests at Oyster Bay
After Conference.


OYSTER BAY. n. Y, May GIT was q
pretty stalwart looking man, the Theo-
dore poos.veI, who s,epped upon the
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'o' a"ua al 'asaiio'e mn '"'e
ana raising one arm on hign ABOVE MS
head called out in anything but an In
valid's voice: Here, brethren please"
A proup of pewspaner mon emerred
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if"'' t"e s"auo" VI .ee az" ''i"ue '"ei
way to the Colonel lie was dressed In
a dark tan Norfolk coat, riding breeches
and puttees. The coat was flung wide
ono, .h,w,,, ,,,a, .~,.ns. 90 ,,t,o
go ,,,.,-,',,
s"'rt anu grin sot'e""a' o"nirisheu'
II Is true, but still OF ample proportions
II have been thinking that New Haven
business over" he said without preIln,.
-, l.. -. -.
"" e'u' "o ''e"" W epea" "'''os'
petore tne reporters were "l'hin esrshot
and II Is my remembrance that II had
nothing to do with the Harvester matter.
Rut 7 ram, n. sura 90 bava w,-.a
,-,. -. ct ,,.x, -,
iie'oe'. N"oN o''''" Ut ii@' 'ioio u ioon
up letter ne wrote me IN 1917 explain
Ing the entire matter.
hes well TANNED Colonel.
As the CoIone, smoke. h. used hi, right
hand with customary freedom ~ re.sic.
uiatIon. II was a wei, bronzed hand TOO
ILL., fac. ns veil uas q. hroa,n a. o.
Amarican,s faca could no and ,h. shor,
hr.,tbs he tool ard "a. ar,,,,ast. Let
which he snapped out hi. words ,nd,c,ts5
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the shipping combine, | felt strongly
that II would be better for the puo-
lie Of New England to have the rail-
road keep the steamship lines rather
than to nave Morse get them. I said
that Morse was then forming an
enormous constwise shipping trust,
which would either be successful.
and I'm that case under such man
agement u public danger, or would
go to smash. and In that case seri-
Gus injury would result TO New Eng
lands trade. as well as great loss to
innocent investors.
II said that I believed that the
Morse combine was so overcapital-
ICED that II would probably go TO ruin
,as "a matter Of fact. Il did : IL went
completely to pieces and into a tsngle
OF receiverships IN less than "a year,.
| concluded by saying that ! saw no
good and great possibilities OF evil II
these steamship lines were merged in
the Morse combine and that as a
purely economic and business ques-
ton OF public welfare I disapproved
Of any transfer Of them to Morse.
president. Roosevelt then turned to
Mr.. Mellen and said: That Is what
say to YOU meaning that he
agreed with me. He repeated what I
had said about not committing my
self as to any question OF Legality
or violation Of law.
Chairman Knapp OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission concurred in
these views. The President made
no promise OF any sort. lie simply
expressed his agreement with my
Views on the economic side of the
matter. reserving his views on the
legal question.
Il felt however. as did the Pres
idAnt. that the Government. having
expressed its preference In the mat
ter. should not properly turn around
later, and attack the railroad on ac-
count of its steamship holdings. un-
less some clear violation of law was
involved
Mr.. Mellen said that the road
would not sell he lines: that he
was satisfied. This ended the inter-
view"
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HERBERT KNOX SMITH SAYS
Roosevelt GAVE NO PROMISE
commissioner Declares the
Colonel Opposed Selling
Lines to Morse.

HARrrosp, Conn, May 22.-At the re
quest u Col. Roosevelt. who tclegrapred
from oyster Bay. Herbert knoN Smith
who was Commissioner OF Corporations in
The Roosevelt Administration, gave out a
statement this evening and answered /.
number Il que stions concerning the visit
70 the WNltc House of Charles > Moren
on Feb Il-y q. 1907.
Mr.. Smith cont aiicts some of Mcllen's
testimony and declares there were no
promises made to Mr.. Mclcr by Col
Roosevelt who agreed however. with Mr..
Smith and Chairman Knapp OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission that Il would
BE better for the people of New Bingham:
that the steamship holdings remain with
the New haven than that they should
fall into the big coastwise shipping com
blnat.on which Charles W. Morse wa.
then organizing.
NJ. Smith says that Mr.. Morse has
good reason for believing that the Y ,ose-
Welt Administration was after him, for
he was later convicted and imprisoned.
Mr. Smith wrote a letter about a year
ago TO Col. Roosevelt at the latters re-
quest explaining the Mellen visit and
letter which was occasioned by Mellen's
Interview. published in Boston paper.
To-ught's statement. Mr.. Smith said, Is
based on notes from his diary and a mem
orandum made immediately after NJ.
Mellens visit at the White House. That
conference lasted twenty minutes. accord.
Ing 10 Mr., Smith. and the larger part Of
the time was occupied in listening to Mr..
Mellen.
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great many interviews and as conse-
quence some of them had become confused
In his mind. He was pretty sure, how
ever. that Mr.. Smith. who was present
at the conference mentioned by Mr. Mel
len In his testimony before the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday, would
recall all the details and be able to fur
nish them to the public.
Some Company for Dinner.
While tho Colonel was talking We
hemently. Mrs. Roosevelt stepped out on
the veranda and said dinner was ready.
"very WE'LL" said Mr.. Roosevelt, '"sit
right down and I'll be there In moment"
and then half turning. he called out !:
"Oh, Knox and Gov. Bass! Won't you
step right in? I'll Join YOU directly"
Frank Knox, late of Michigan and now
publisher Of the Manchester Leader at
Manchester. N. FL. and Gov. Bass of the
same State, who led the Bull Moose In
its stampede from the Republican con-
vention hall I'm Chicago. thereupon left
a couple of easy cSairs which overlooked
the bay and walked into the house.
81 have several guests with me-" said
Mr.. Roosevelt Besides Mr.. Knox and
Gov. Bass, there are George w Perkins
and o. X. Davis. And there Is Edmund
Heller. the naturalist and" Turning to
his secretary. Mr.. Roosevelt asked who
else there was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
MORSE AFTER CANAL MONOPOLY.
BenseI Says His Line of 80 Boats
Has No Chance TO Control Terminate

ALnANY, May 2e.--Charles W. Morse
sent Capt NJ. L. Gilbert to Albany to-day
to have talk with State ErCineer Bensel
regarding the use OF the new barge canal
the plan being to have a new compa: y
Mr.. Morse is interested In operate thirty
boats from New York to Buffalo touching
at thirty cities and towns. Mr.. Bensel
told Capt Gilbert thss he would not map
out for Mr.. Morse a practical plan for the
operation OF his boats.
Capt. Gilbert wanted to know II tho
Morse company could get COZ troll OF some
OF the barge canal terminals.
The people OF the state appropriated
nearly $40. ecu, 900 to build the terminals
and the people will own md con- oil
them" replied Mr.. Densel No private
company or corporation will be able to
monopolzs them. II your ompany de-
sires TO have canal .rminals IL will have
to build its own"
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Continued from sirth Page.

Gait Of the earth
"Ie seems to have sailed down s2.7Is,-
zoo from the New Haven" commented
Folk
Gle did not salt anything that did not
belong 10 him." said Mellen.
George +. Baker"
Everybody knows him who knows any
thing about financial affairs"
samuel Rea"
president Of the Pennsylvania a lit
Tic branch line that runs into Washing
ton"
Lawrence Minot"
"By profession n lawyer OF Boston,"
raid Mcllen. ut is considered fashion able
IN Boston when you die to leave your
money to him because he IL such a high
toned man. lie takes better care of It
than anybody else"
"Mr Warner
"Iie is one of the kind OF directors that
directs. W. took his position seriously
and wanted to know what was going on
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Opposed Sale 10 Morse.
Taking this side only. said that
e. TO Morse, and what knew OF him
ana his methods. and the purpose of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
ASKS MckEINOLUS TO RESIGN.
senator La Toilette says Wilson
should Give Place TO Folk.

MILWAUKEE, May 20. - La Foliette,s
Magdsine In to-morrows issue over the
signature of Senator La Toilette. will say
In part:
president Wilson did n good Job when
he attached Gov. Folk to his Admins.
tration. And he Is TO he highly com.
mended for giving the able and courageous
Governor free hand as chief counsel for
the Interstate Commerce Commission In
laying bare the corrupt methods employed
by the New Haven railroad.
THE President could do nothing at this
time which would be more reassuring to
a somewhat disappointed public than to
call for the resignation OF Attorney
General McReynolds and place Joseph
w Folk at the head of the Department of
Justice"
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agreed that n we would withdraw our
opposition to the proposed legislation they
would purchase our stock at the price
which had been paid several years before
to other stockholders plus the interest
which had accrued in the meantime, the
equivalent to about s115 a share This
agreement was made but the transaction
never went through"
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Mr.. smiths Statement.

M Smiths statement In par1 follows
The one question at that interview
vas as to the future of the railroads
steamship lines: whether tn. road
should keep them or whether they
should so into the coastwise shlppins
trust that Charles w Morse dns nan
who was later convicted under the
Federal banking law was then form
ing.
Mr.. Mellen said he had a chance
20 sell the lines to Morse at A good
proht that he preferred not to do so,
because 1t was necessary for his rail-
road to have these water lines in
order TO insure low rates on raw ma
terials coming into New England for
manufacturing purposes that mis- in
terest WAS selfish one. because the
success Of his road was largely de-
pendent on the prosperity OF New
England manufacturing.
He said that Morse was getting
W. this shipping combine simply to
cell stock and retain control after
getting his money back. But Mr..
Mellen said that II the railroad was
70 be attacked by the Government be-
cause OF its steamship holdings he
mad chance to sell and would sell.
President Roosevelt then asked
ny views. replied that ! could not
eay anything about the legal side OF
The matter. or whether the railroad
had violated any law. because knew
nothing on that side that had been
in'esugating only the economic and
business side.
Opposed Sale 20 Morse.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-07
EARLY TREATMENT.

It was startling statement which was made to the doctors of the coun- try assembled at Atlantic City in con- vention when it was claimed by ono of the specialists. Dr. Mary Lapham, that of the twenty million children in this country one million are in- fected with tuberculosis That this was general statement rather than the result of an actual count can be safely believed. The purpose of the doctor, was, however, made clear. for with one in twenty infected with that disease the great amount of preven- tive work which can be done was dis closed
 Dr. Laphan's purpose in calling at tention to this situation was for rigid and periodic examination of school children that the disease can, not only be detected in it's first stages, but given treatment when it is in the best stage to respond. It is generally rec ognized that in all cases of tubercu- losis it is the patient who gets prompt attention during the first appearance of the disease, who stands the best chance of recovery
 Thus it is not so important whether it is million, or three-quarters of a million children in the country who are infected with the dread disease, the number is sufficient in any case to call forth an united effort in their be- half There is reason enough to set the forces of the country at work for the saving of their lives while there is chance. It also means the preven- ton of a great amount of suffering and the expenditure of large sums for care later on
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-07
MExlco,s ELECTION.

Nothing more farcfca1 in the whole Mexican programme as carried out under the Hnerta government has been offered than the last election for the choice of a successor to the dictator. There was even less chance of any other being selected than on the oc- casion of the previous election when a larger territory was concerned in the ba11oting.
 Hnerta Is in control and in sncla a manner that it would have been inn possible. without revolt in the very center of his constituency, for another to have. secured enough ballots to win. It wasn't intended that the election should arouse any special enthusiasm in behalf of any candidate. It was put forward as a blind from which only such consolation is to be gained as comes from the proclaimed determina- ton to leave the important matter to the people Huerta.s efforts in behalf of Lascurain amounted to just about as much as they were intended to. He holds tsle control of the federal forces and the existing provisional govern msnt, and he has no intention of re- l1nquishfng them until he is actually forced to do so. What hope he sees is impossible to distinguish, yet he tenaciously holds on. determined to stick to the last, and it must be ac- knDw1edged with all the ednbarrass- mez1ts which have been placed in his way by the revolution and this coun- try through it's persistent refusal to recognize him, that he has made the most of his position. He Is slowly clipping, but he hasn't shown the white feather.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-07

take place today in South Lincoln. Mass, the Boston Post says The Adams estate has for some time been
 a battle-ground against forest pests, and significant victories have been won there. By contract, the havoc wrought in some adjournings unpro- tected tracts will be all the more app parent. The why, the wherefore and the how will be told the feresters by
 experts no day could be better spent by those who have the tree life of our
 state in their care. It is 3 pity that private owners of woodland every
 where cannot or will not learn wis
 dom from the necessarily restricted work of the foresters. When insects are allowed to ravage forests and even orchards unchecked, it is time for the state to step in and compel ye- form at the owners expense.
 Tn view of the great amount of dis respect which prevails for the wood land or orchards of neighbors such a suggestion offers a sensible solution of the problem
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-07
A MANIAC'S BREAK

T have heard of persons whose hair Iswas whitened through excessive fear, but as never saw, myself. any one so affected. I am disposed to be fncredu- Ious on the subject z
 Helen. will you please relate to my old friend the incident within your own experience? It is the most convincing argument can advance
 locked ct Mrs. Maynard in surprise. had observed that her hair, which was iuxnriant, and dressed very be- comingly was purely colorless.
 It was nearly two years ago since my husband was called on one evening to visit a patient several miles away Our domestics had all gone to wake in the vicinity, the dead man being a relative of one of our serving women. Thus was left alone.
 For hours I sat reading. Then the clock in the doctors study struck twelve, so determined to wait a few moments more, feeling that he would be home very soon closed my book. -donned a robe de chambre, let down my hair. and then returned to my seat to patiently wait and listen.
 T was startled by a stealthy footfall on the piazza.
 I heard the front door open, the step in the hall. and helpless as a statue, I sat riyeted to my chair. The parlor door was open and in it stood tall, thin man whom never before beheld. He was dressed in a long, loose robe, sort of gaberdine, and a black velvet skull-cap partially concealed broad forehead under which gleamed black eyes, bright as living coals and placed so near together that their gaze was preternatural in their distinctness; heavy, grizzled eyebrows hung over them like the tangled mane of a lion; the nose was sharp and prominent; the chin was overgrown with white hair. which hung down in locks as weird as the Ancient Mariners. He politely doffed his cap. bowed. replaced it, and then said in a slightly foreign accent:
 Madam, it is not necessary for me to stand on any further ceremony. as your husband, Dr. Maynard" here he again bowed profoundly. has already
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-07
HOW IT WORKS IM OREGON.

| What is thought by the voters oi such fads ass the initiative, referen- dunn and recall Is illustrated in the state of Oregon, where the flood of measures which are placed before | them each election is promoting oppo- sition for safety
 That state has been operating un- der the amended constitution for a period of a dozen years, but the long CT the reforms are tried the greater is the uncertainty surrounding those very things which they were supposed to clear up. The circulating of petitions and the presentation of measures to the people for action have demanded decisions from the people which they
 were not prepared to give because of
 lack of information upon those ques- tions Through the initiative there
 were two questions presented in 1904 and they were adopted. In 1906 there
 were eight measures passed, but two
 years later the number was sixteen
 and in 1910 there were thirty-two on which action was required. In 1912
 the total reached thirty seven, while
 this year there have been thfrty-six already presented and the time has not yet expired for adding more.
 What is thus imposed upon the voter can be readily understood if he is going to vote intelligently upon all these matters. The majority aren't going to get sufficient time to study their purpose and determine whether they are proper while a great many others are not able to give them a proper analysis. Such a situation has caused the advocacy of when in doubt vote no'' campaigns and such is likely to be the basis upon which most of the questions. whether they have merit or not, will be judged.