Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 162, 19 May 1914 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1914

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MELLEH TESTIFIES DIRECTORS ALWAYS DID MORGAN'S WILL Farmer President of New Haven Says Financier Dominated Board's Action Without Exception.

Witness Tells of Issuing Due Bills Amounting: to $220,006, Paid to Persons Unknown to Him.

Foulke Urges Greater Liberty For Cities of State

Writing for a recent issue of The Citizen, William Dudley Foulke outlines the need for a new state constitution, as follows: "Our citizens should b given far greater liberty than they now possess to frame their own governments. "Our cities, too, ought to have more liberty than they have today. Our theory hitherto has been that the cities are mere agents of the state in performing certain municipal functions. But a city is a more natural political unit than a state. "The line divividing Indiana from Ohio is imaginary. The line separat

ing the city from the country and dis

people elect. Let him have full power, as he has full responsibility fcr the execution of the laws. We should never have again, as we had in Morton's time, tluring the Civil war, the spectacle of subordinate state execu-

STOCKS WAVER Oil NEW YORKJEXCHANGE Steel Makes Small Advance, But Declines, Falling to Monday's Quotation.

By CHAS. W. STROM. NEW YORK, May 19. There was a hesitant tone in the stock market at the opening today and a number of issues which began with slight fracrTt o 1 o-q i r a annn 1 not t V ATYI TT

tive officers resisting the acts of the j steel common which acted as a marl

ket leader yesterda, began at 63 for

chief executive. The executive de

partment ought to be a unit, and the governor ought to be supreme. "Our present constitution prescribes that 'the general assembly shall provide by law a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation, and shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure a just valuation of all property,

tlnguishing urban life from rural life ; both real an personal."

is very real.

"So far as we can, we ought to give local sovereignty to these local communities. It is proposed by some that cities shall have power to adopt some

one particular form of commission 1 on savings deposits is 3 per cent, in

government, with or without the referendum, initiative and recall. A city needs more than that. "A city ought to have the right to develop the form of government it wishes, and not be limited to one or two models offered to it by the state. "Local conditions vary greatly, and local institutions should conform to conditions. More Veto Power Needed. "The executive of Indiana ought to have more power than he now possesses in vetoing the acts of the legis

lature, and the provision that he may ! passed by a mapority voting for or veto any clause or item in an appro- j against that particular amendment. To priation bill and approve the rest of i require that it shall have an absolute the bill is also In line of better gov- i majority of all viting at the election

ernment. i is often to make any change practical

"The provision that the administrative officers of the state, as well as county officers, shall be elected by the people is injurious. Nobody can know the qualifications of a large number of candidates for whom he votes. "Popular government is most effective when the people vote for the head of the ticket and for their legislative representatives and leave details of administration to the men so chosen. The ned of the short ballot is a crying need. We never can get effective government until these administrative officers are omitted from the ticket. Give Full Power. "I think, therefore, that the administrative officers of the state ought to be selected as federal officers are chosen by the executive whom the

BY LEASED WIRE

WASHINGTON, May 19. More of the hidden secrets of the financial operations in connection with the New JYork, New Haven and Hartford railroad were revealed today by Charles B. Mellen when he took th stand in the interstate commerce commission's investigation. Mr. Mellen formerly was president of the New Haven. He was the first witness called today. "How long were you president of the Northern Pacific?" was the first question asked by Joseph W. Polk, chief counsel for the commission. "Six years," answered Mr. Mellen. "State how you came to be president of the New Haven," added Mr. Folk. "Mr. Morgan told me he was going to make me the head of the New Haven, and I assented. That was all." "Were you Morgan's man while at the head of the New Haven?" "The newspapers called me his office boy." "What dominated the board of directors of the New Haven?" Vote With Morgan. "They voted pretty much as Mr. Morgan did. We all considered that Mr. Morgan was a man of exceptional experience and capacity. We looked up to him and respected him. There

were other strong men on the board besides Mr. Morgan, but I can recall no case in which he did not have his way." "How were the affairs of the New Haven handled?" "Principally through a finance committee consisting of Morgan, William Rockefeller, Mr. Booker and Mr. Ledger. Folk then switched to the Westchester deal and went briefly over the testimony adduced at Mellen's bearing last week. "How many due bills did you issue?" "To the extent of from $215,000 to $220,000, as near as I can remember." "Yes, but how many due bills?" ' Two dozen, perhaps." "Now, after the franchise of the accordance with your desires, these due bills were presented for payment by persons unknown to you, were they not?" "Yes, except that I know from whom most of them came. I knew for instance that a large number came from or through Mr. Byrnes. The due bills were not all. There were also a matter of stock transfers. I had given due bills or made agreements providing for the giving of six thousand shares of New Haven stock for 18,000 shares of Westchester. "You would either pay in cash or in Ktock. then?" "I preferred to pay in cash. I used to bt foolish eniugh to think that New Haven stock was valuable, and I wanted to keep it. So I preferred to give cash where it was acceptable. That is

how I became such a large stockholder in New Haven. I made out the checks by which I paid the due bills to myself, signed them myself and endorsed them myself. Some I made payable to the bears." Mellen said he migh recall who presented the due bills if he heard their names. "But. you gave these men, whose names you can not even recall, sums from $10,000 upward?" "I would have been glad to turn over the entire outstanding amount to ar.y one of them in silver dollars, if they had requested it." He could not remember who the messengers were. They were of all manner of appearance some of them were over sixty, some of them were boys. It made no difference to me." Explains Deals. Mellen added he had been under the impression that one person was collecting the dividends on all the outstanding stock, en bloc, and was dividing it prorata among the holders of the stock. He said that about 35,000 shares of the Westchester stock were turend over to the New England Navigation company. It had no value.

"Here is a check which was issued In preparation for the "Big Four'

by the New Haven railroad for $1,000,- j track meet, to be staged between Mar-

"Nothing more fair, on the face of

it, than this section: nothing more iniquitous in its practical operation. "In my own town the rate is more than 3 per cent, the rate of interest

postal savings It is the same, and the working man who invests his money

in that way must pay his whole in

come for his taxes or else secrete his j property. ' "This is an abomination, yet it is !

the natural result of our constitutional provisions and of the efforts of the legislature to enforce them. The whole system is wrong. Right to Amend. "The right to amend the constitution should be made easier than it is.

An amendment should be adopted if

ly impossible, as was shown in regard to the amendment respecting the qualification of attorneys. "Nor should the legislature be prohibited from considering new amendments while those from a previous session are pending before it. This restriction is unnecessary and senseless. "Of course, I do not mean to assert that all these suggestions will meet the final test of wisdom and desirability in a constitutional convention. Nor do they include all the changes that ought to be made. They are proposed here with the hope of arousing the people to a sense of need for an important revision of our organic law and with a hope that fuller deliberation and discussion may produce a much better instrument than the present constitution."

$11,000,00 in accomplishing its purpose. "Did you know that such money was being spent during this time?" "Yes, I deposited the money in account No. 2." Then followed a series of questions and answers revealing the sharp clash which came between Mellen and Morgan over the manner in whiqh the money had been expended. Morgan dominated. "Did you see Mr. Morgan about the expenditure of this money?" "Yes; I objected, I demurred. I told him I was dissatisfied with the report of the committee because vast amounts of money had been expended unitemized. "I told him that I thought the purchase of such an such stock on such and such date, and the money paid for it should have been itemized with respect to every transaction. I said that as president of the road, I thought I was entitled to know. I said: 'Well, it was in the midst of the panic of 1907. Mr. Morgan was abrupt. I was humiliated by his words. I received no information from him. I felt very

badly, very cross. He was weighed down with responsibility, probably more than any man in the world. More than the president of the United States. Iasked Mr. Morgan to give me a few moments after the meeting. He seemed to be greatly excited. " 'Didn't Stetson draw that report?' he asked. I assented. 'Well, doesn't Stetson know more about how it should be drawn than you do?' I allowed that he did and dropped the matter. That was all."

FOREST FIRE WIPES OUT NORTHERN TOWN

(BY LEASED WIRE.) CALUMET, Mich., May 19. Reports received here today said that Iron River, Wis., was swept today by flames from forest fires that have been raging for several days. The lumber yards, mills and a large portion of the town was fire-swept. The loss was estimated at nearly $500,000. Several bridges on the South Shore railroad have been destroyed and the fires are spreading. Unless the winds change, fears were expressed that the losses would be much greater. There have been no loss of life as far as known.

an advance of V4, but at the end of

twenty minutes had declined to 62, the same price at which it closed on Monday. Amalgamated Copper commenced with an advance of but quickly lost its gain and soon was selling fractionally under last night's final. Canadian Pacific began Va higher at 19, but the next few sales carried it down to 194. Missouri Pacific opened at 18 for the loss of M, but on the next few sales declined to 18. There was a lack of demand for this issue despite more optimistic reports as to its final outlook. Reading began up, then shaded. Erie opened higher but promptly lost its advance. Union Pacific, after opening at 158 for a gain of , shaded. Southern Pacific was also higher. Lehigh Valley and Anaconda gained Va each. A wavering tendency in the late forenoon started many prices downward. Most interest was attached to Chesapeake and Ohio, that stock yielding to 44 against 51 yesterday. Amalgamated Copper fell , U. S.

Steel common Reading and Southern Pacific . The rest of the list was fractionally lower.

WAIVE CUSTOMS RULE Canadian Officials Admit Peace Envoys.

REBELS MAKE

SPAN SH

$500,000 LEVY VICE-CONSUL

BY LEASED WIRE1 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., May 19. Canadian customs regulations were waived today for the benefit of the Latin-American envoys who are trying to patch up peace in Mexico. The baggage of Ambassador Da Gama and Minister Naon were passed without inspection. Similar action will be taken in respect to Minister Suarez of Brazil, the only mediator yet to arrive. Both the envoys here said that they expected little would be done at tomorrow's conference. The real work will begin on Thursday. Ambassador Da Gama went for an automobile ride today and Minister Naon followed later, taking his 11 year old son, Rumolo with him.

By THOMAS P. COATES. Special Staff Correspondent of the International News Service. VERA CRUZ, May 19. Serious International consequences are threatened at Tampico by the "war levy" demands of the Constitutionalists. Angel Trabago, Spanish vice consul at Tampico, is a prisoner in the rebel ranks because he refused to give up $500,000 of his personal fortune to Oeneral Gonzales and General Gaballiro, leaders of the Constitutionalist forces that defeated General Zaragoza and captured the city. The ordering of the second Spanish battleship into Mexican waters to join the Charles V, which is now at this

port, is believed to be the result of the arrest of the Spanish diplomatic official at Tampico. The Carlos V is lying in this harbor expecting orders at any minute to go to Tampico to secure the release of Senor Trabaga. Try Peaceful Means. Manuel Bayon, Spanish consul at Vera Cruz, is in communication with his home government and with the Constitutionalists at Vera Cruz trying to effect the release of Senor Trabago without resorting to aggressive measures. According to information collected by Senor Bayon the rebels first demanded $50,000 from Trabago. The Spanish vice consul acceded to this demand, but immediately afterward the rebels learned that Trabago was a very wealthy man, his fortune being estimated at several millions. Demand $500,000 Levy. Thereupon they demanded that he

pay $450,000 more, making the total levy upon him $500,000 or one fourth

of his entire personal fortune. Trabago could not see the justice of the command and refused to pay any more money whereupon he was seized and placed under arrest Reports from Tampico say that the rebel generals, not being allowed to loot, have resorted to "war levies." Demands for money are being made

upon every family known to have any. Verbal promises of repayment are made, but no written receipts are given. Refugees arriving from Tampico say that the guarantee given by General Gonzales and General Caballlro to business men were only intended as a lure to get them to return to Tampico so that tribute could be secured from them. The rebel commanders at Tampico and Tuxpam have issued manifestos declaring that conditions in those cities are normal and inviting all business men who fled to return to his wealth and resume their interrupted affairs.

GILL LEADS TICKET OF OREGON MOOSERS

PORTLAND. Ore., May 19. F. M. Gill, of Woodburn, won the Progressive nomination for governor at last Friday's primaries, according to complete returns just announced, defeating L. II. McMahan, who had been announced as the victor.

SHOOT OFF FINGERS. CHICAGO. Policeman Hutchinson shot off his index finger when a dog which he was holding and trying to kill, wiggled as he fired.

FIFTY FIREFIGHTERS OVERCOME BY GAS

BY LEASED WIRE1 NEW YORK, May 19. Fifty firefighters, among them Chief Kenlon, were made unconscious by fumes wtail battling with a blaze here today. Twenty were so badly overcome that they were taken back to their quartert and Chief Kenlon fell unconscious three times, but would not leate th scene. The fire was discovered about midnight, but it was not until six hours later that it was under control. The

chemicals, which caused the trouble, were stored in the upper floors, which were occupied by the Atlantic Can company. Iron carboys containing muriatic and hydrochloric acid burst lik gatling guns. ST. JOHN'S KNIGHTS TAKE NEW DEGREE Members of the Knights of St. John who went from this city to Dayton to take the second and third degreei given by the Cincinnati Grand comma ndery were: Henry Schroeder, Frank Torbeck. John Hafner. Conrad Zwissler, Raymond Zwissler, Josepb Schepman, Carl Schepman, Lawrenc Schepman, Herman Zeyen. John Clem pns. John Yeddine. Herman Kohorst

1 Joseph Cook. John Daubt, Ed Tosch

log. J. A. Peiffer, Raymond lssen anc August Hafner. PUTS IN SCALES To accommodate heavy trucks Omer Whelan. the feed man, is in

, stalling a large capacity scale of con

crete and steel. This scale is noi only the largest in the city but is tht largest between Indianapolis and Day. ton. It will be ready for use in a short time.

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ONE DAY IN TERRE HAUTE

l BY LEASED WIRE1 VERA CRUZ, May 19. All hope that Private Samuel Parks, the American soldier who wandered into the Mexican federal lines, had escaped death was destroyed today. The two horses which Parks had with him when he disappeared were returned to the American forces without explanation as to Parks. The horses belong to Lieutenant Colonel Elmore F. Taggart, of the 28th infantry. They were sent by train from the federal headquarters at Soledad.

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000. This check was made on the Second National bank of New Haven. It was then taken to the First National Bank of New Haven where another check was given for it. This check, in turn, was given to the Shawmut bank of Boston, and was taken up by the New Eigland Navigation company. Can you tell us about this?" asked Mr. Folk. "That simply figures in some of the stock transactions. I would collect Westchester stock and deliver New Haven stock in return. I would take the Westchester stock to New New Haven. Frequently I telephoned that I waa coming with the stock, while on my way to Boston. A clerk would meet me at the station, relieve me of the stock and give me credit for it on the back of the note. In this way I finally disposed of the entire eight thousand shares of Westchester. In dues course of time the not which went to cover this Westchester stock was liquidated with the exception of $30,000 or $40,000 for which I gave a new note." Testifying as to the purchase of the Portchester line, Mr. Mellen said that at a directors' meeting Morgan moved the appointment of a committee to undertake the acquisition and that Morgan as the mover was placed upon it. Mellen served ex-officion as president. William Rockefeller and George McCullough Miller were the other members. Governor Folk then read the list of directors present at the meeting which included Mellen, Rockefeller, Miller, Brush, Milner, Taft and others. Mellen said the proposal to take over the Harlem River line, which was competing with the New Haven, and that at the end of fourteen months the committee reported that it had pent

ion, Richmond, Kokomo ana Anaerson, at Anderson next Saturday, Richmond athletes held a tryout last night. Kampe and Keelor showing the best form of the squad. Kampe, who is entered in the pole vault and the middle distance runs outclassed every man on the field in these events. Karape's performance at the standard bids fair to land him a high place among contestants in the coming meet. Kampe cleared the bar at ten foot last night with ease and only stopped at this height for fear of going stale. The other men who are counted as point winners are Keelor, Brehm and Kinsella. Keelor is taking the sprints in easy shape while Brehm seems to have a shade in the hurdles. Kinsella will represent Richmond in the weight events and should make a good showing in this department of the game.

CITY STATISTICS

Births. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Abner, 75 Liberty avenue, girl. Deaths and Funerals. DICKEY Edna Dickey, two months old infant, died at the home of her parents, one mile south of the city yesterday morning. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Friends may call at any time.

ELECT NICHOLSON

Timothy Nicholson, of this city, is one of the new members of the executive committee of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, which recently held a convention at Memphis, Teas.

BY LEASED WIRE TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 19 Fred Welch who was injured in attempting to board a miners train at Clinton, yesterday, died in a hospital here today. Smith Pierce, who was shot by Bert Pierce while carousing at Clinton Sunday, died here today. Hugh Crabtree, who was brought from Clinton with a bullet woA in his head, inflicted by anothtlVoy playing with a revolver, is in a critical condition.

THEFT CHARGES

FOLLOW RELEASE

BY LEASED WIRE BIRMINGHAM, May 19. When

James Rooney, alias New York Harry,

was released after the charge of murdering two policemen in Birmingham fourteen years ago was nolle prossed, he was immediately arrested by Postoffice Inspector Gregory on a chage of burglary in the Taliaferror county, Ga. The inspector left on a late train for Atlanta with his prisoner. Rooney denied any knowledge of the crime that is charged against him by the Georgia official. The case here was nolle prossed because of lack of evidence.

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SHOOTS WIFE, BURNS DWELLING

BY LEASED WIRE STAMFORD. Conn., May 19. A grewsome double tragedy was discovered today at High Ridge, N. Y., fve miles from here, when neighbors, whose attention had been attracted by a fire, broke into the cottage occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Wood and found both dead. Upon a burning bed lay the nude body of Mrs. Wood, a gunshot wound in her left breast. On the floor beside the bed was Mr. Wood, part of his head having been blown off with a shotgun. The authorities believe tbat Wood, who had quarreled frequently with his wife of late, in a burst of jealous anger, shot the woman and then set fire to the bed upon which her body lay.

INJURES MOTHER-IN-LAW.

LAKEV1LLE. N. Y. Clarence W. Humphyer, starting out on hi3 honeymoon in an automobile with his bride, accidentally ran down his mother-in-law, breaking her arm.

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