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THE SUN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER
JURY IS TOLD
HOW NEW HAVEN
ROADEXPANDED
Intent. Not Actual Profit,
Res! Q it ration, 8ay At
torney for V. 8.
BILLABt) M ROBBIXH
ABE OFTEN MENTIONED
New Rngland'i transport! tot H
tlea ae th wen prior lo ! i
ggoy'wero iii Polmipry, and tiin
memiH by which tho New liovnt rollroad
gtalain iwid i n Inereitei i from ' "'
Hod lo 7,500 mllee nf sientu rallrmtde
In the twonty.flvi yeari wlthnt emtnl
it atoomohlp and t rolle j i - , were net
fortti yootorda) eordlnii .. the hiory
of the Qovornmont, by Bp As itanl
Attornvy-i ieiieral Belts in Hp prooecu.
tion of the oloven New ii v Ilrecton
In the United gte ea P irlct ('ourt. Mr.
Betta har. not yet Inlahid hti preaenta
tlon. Aiueh i- tn, opening "i thi tl ivom.
meut'M raoe, and mo) tahi all of today
to soncludi .
gjttmmod up. the contention nf the iiov-
HlimOM in that Hie intent or I he ar-
cued, oo mien ban of a coneptracy to
gaonopollat ail the tranoportitlon foolll.
ties of New England la f deduced
from tin- manner In whloh they wenl
about their work. Whore " actual
monopoly wuh gained, they Intended to
get one. and undlf thll theory the prose
cution hat hemm to detail every '
the aetn Incident to the roneolldatlng of
165 or mofi corporation! during a period
beginninaT in inn:', befor arty ever)
one of the defendant! had thought ..r go
ing on the Now Haven board
Many gltlWMH lo llllliird.
The one home to gtOIMl forth prom
inently in the opening addreia of Mr
Butts wan that of John I. Millard, mnl
a clone eeoond waa that of Edward D.
Bobblnn, one lime counael for the road,
air. Kill ii.l received Immunity by Inn
lOOthDony before the Intervale Horn.
Dlrrrf i '..mm: :on. and i n. ' "ii trial
Mr. Robblua is on trial Only IncJ.
dentally vm re the li n othcra men
tinned, usually 01 a group of director!.
In detailing tie- tranifcr of the M :r -pi
i.i n Btaomohlp Company'! aaaita Mr,
Batts cleared no a myatery which at
traeted eonsidciable attention at one
time, in tin- pa pen of oa-Qov. John v.
HIM of Maine, who died in Itlt, was
found an . nv. lope marked "Thll doee
net belong to me." in the envelope was
a note for (1,(09,0 f the Baatern
Seeut i .tea Company to the Blllard com
pany. As collateral there wore 1,609
ahareM of the Haatern Socurlttoa Com.
pany. No one knew how tins envelope
mom into lha poooeoolon of the -trnor,
who was alao Republican National
eominUtaemen. Mr. Baita -aid y eater
gay that tie' former fJovernor had or.
Mlaod the Kaetern Becurltlen company I amounted to IS2,04(,1(1, a .le.-n , ,.r
tor Mr. Robblna. 446(,(S(, leaving a net Income for tio-
The Qoaloiant Attomey.tlonorol at tholyearof 11,(07,(71, an Increaae of I3.0K,
outs, i told the Juroro that hi knew ho I o, 4he ratio of operating aspenaei to
Way B",na to be long ml tedlOUl bojtotaj operating revenues was (7.41 per
eau.-.- ..i tan Intrloaclee of tin- tranaac. I cant, a decreaaa of :: per cent , while
tions hi .is lo si i forth li. beganlthi ratio of operating raponaoi and
to eel fuith. H
:-:.'. Unltod
gpooauig Biui -wis.aiu ,o.o.i "w" i
SHVni.J PinHmwii " j
man act all'1 me "in:, iiiiem. m r, im
was meaklng at 4 "i I'- M When Jj l:e
Hunt ..IJotit ned court and he had taken j
lees than an hour- riwaoo. Karl of the
time aa ho traced New England'! f w I
ties before IIM he labored into... wime
dim blue prlnta, aunt on largo ecreene, I
The Jnr- tried t" follow htm Judge I
Hunt lofl tin- bench and leaned nvr.
but they had a ii.ii. l taik ot it
The livveroatear
Theory,
Mr. Batts laid at fie outlet Unit lae
ghame eg tt! ml tht defendanti was of'
areat:uK and maintaining a conepiracyi;
to monopollai unlawfully ail tranaporta.l
Hon sti am ra twey, Htiainboat and bocaua
. .. ... aj- u'i,., ...i Ihul lha . ii,
ernuietit ti"t undertaking to punlMltbo New Haven and of other corpora"
dofendams for making pioper oomblna ta ns oroatod by ihom for t tie purpooe of
tlana of rallrouus ; i at t. enorman aci
ue written and as admlnlotered as much I
encouraged proper combli itioni of bull-1
ROge . i.i. rprls
tUding 1. 1. '.roads.
It dUcourag
in-1 punlabod oomblnu
or bavins tbe effect of
none it'i ndi i t
monopoiia ion.
Lille Ol l.le urunilllal ii. o. a " iii'iinai-u
by tli. isitiNpiracy in laid, Ha-, hr.iiittw
nil of the many Iran, poi lation eompanleo
under one Inlluonoe, HO lhat tltiy could
not make tbooo proper oomblnatlOBg
which would bar lain made In Ihe
natural development of bualmag or
Urhlgjl reult'sl in Ho deotruetlon 'f
tho-e proper com1. mat i.-ns whli . I .
ready been made a the natural develop
tnent of bualneae. Tin ten or twelve
lystcnig in being at tin beginning of ibe
ffort at monopoltiatlon wore them,
aeivos moetly the regulta of somblnutlona
eombtnatlona whloh had naturally nnd
projierly grown uti In reaponae to buol
news noeda and whloh furnlihed effl lent
and oompetltlvi meani for the trana
portation eervlce of New England
The effort to monopolise which fol
lowed brought about ati abnormal condl
tlon. disa; trims In Its format 'on Ip manv
of the aboorbed aompanlM ami their
atocki oldem and dliuitroua tit.aiiv to the
iM.slil.M ,t rlia mi in ii-. lo. the
defendant! ai Ihi prii pal meani for
n,.....llklili,ir 1li. ir inoln.!ioll-it!e fleslunn. i t
Doootlog of latenti
The aharge, sa d Mr Hatta, wis eon-1 , ireaaurar wag Qrover C. itieh
epliaty to accomplish certain monopolla. ! .,n young electrician or Portland wh
tie rwultn. Thou reaulta win In largi ,,' u da and expemn to oomi to
ggeaaure accompllahed but guilt under York haa put hut name to a II,! -
this charge was determined more by ! 0( ,aw.,.:
vrr.ut waa Intended than by what wa--
accomplished in determining Intent.
however, the Ml Is could be considered.
primarily every perwnli aupwaed
It han 'Intended that wl loh bo hu done ,
, I(Q the New Haven ra road ot,-1
eralcd .. bou 1 1( nules of i all, ad, he
it., be,..- ii wni "i actual competl-
JlOi with lit,. of !ea,,ibo.,ts to ail Itn -
portaiii Ww England 'to and with
ten pr eleven team Mllwnyi tor tbe
largent part ,.f the NlW Bnglaild Inter-
statu Iran- 'tall..., hualnena, At the
time ll, ,-
mil .luiv of this district be-
gun its Investigation laal year
operating or bad an Intireit
cat. ration of -ill but ona pf the Mi
11 was:
hi Ihe I
w Eng.
land rallrn Ida nnd bad . on'rol or aim
eontrol of all other important lines. The
. I
total mlleagi under Iti domination or in-
tlueuce wa- about 7 . f.llll inlleu
It bad Iso by ownership or Stock cpn
trol ur bond ownership or control pf
wharves , r by control of railroad oonnofl
tlons dnniliiailng Influence over much the
largest pgr i of all steamboat Jlnoi to ami ,
from New 1:1 glind porta it had (liu
gubatgntlally nil th- trotloy Jlnai ol
Rhode l and, a large pert tH the trolley
lines ... i .... 'taut and heavy Intirea
It. the iro. by l.lii'S or S husetts. t,
aiio had hold ngi re. der ng ll oxoaod.
hWly pow. rtu in dir.- tllW trolley de-
Wlopmenl I., ihe state of v.w
The titi-nt nf Ilit- ii ti'inlMiitn v.n- not
., be in. au'id .I.-,,' by results, said the
i.,.1 w..it h. ih., ...
n, ,, . : i aboul th.se raiulia
I,, kiallng th evldin hi i ..w
Bhall," i Id Mr HhII "certain deUlll
v.,11 be s v.e win.-., wpuld 'el be ulher-
w!-, important to ii.ii, m- tc.i Hut de-
foiidanii hud ii i ii . .in-. .. ne,. i.r th?
i, ..nil i ii. . i nf their acts -for thai
s. t. ua)i"is ure IIOl nidi. le. I li.-. aime tbev
ejyrii Inc. una of thi New liaVOR, DUt 1
NEW HAVEN DIVIDEND
NOT YET IN SIGHT
Chairman Elliott, in Presenting Annual Report, Com
ments on Improvement in Gross and Net Earnings,
but Fears Court Orders of Sale.
I. iul.' hnp of .1 rUmptlOn for "onie
lime or dividend psjrlMIlM on thr utoclt
of tin- New York, rf(W HaVttl mid
Hartford Roilrood Company in iwM out
lo th ItOekhOldon In ti.: atimml r-
I port fur IIm . e l - oti.iod .lime Id, 111
i Tiir total debt of th company at the
PWOIIH time II INMMNi which
moan I Hint for ivory floti of (tOCh tho
notntiany imh $jih of debt in his
n narln rocnrdlni the dloldond outlook
Howard Klllott, Khalrman of I1w board
of director. ii.i t .
The tlmt throe tnoiuhs of Ilia cur-
n Brad raar kIiox marked Improve.
m- i n tbO mrnlngh of lli eoniKinv.
both nm Hurt net, but your dlractori
Hm m conolder tht doclaratlon of any
ilvidond until inoy art aaaured of ibo
pormMOfll flnniii'lng of tile rumpanv.
Toe amount of tbo pooalbli lo.-'s in tho
nie of the propoftleo that moat bo
old by ofdor of t tn- 1-Vitcrni tViurt.
tiie niotonoo of tim laitfo floating debt
and the need of money for maklnjr liu
imivenientn all uff.vt (he ublltty of tlie
' company to iay dividend.
"It i hoped mat Hi valuation of
i t lie iiroi'eriy of tha company now he-
I Ing conductod by the Intaratata Com
ntofco Commlaalon win result tn an in
croftftd value over that now Itlown 00
the hooka and lo that latent will OlfMl
:in K'l". in the aatl of tlii- propertie. thai
must ho eolil under the decree of the
'ourt.
IlirMM in Net i:nrtilim.
' Prom July 1. Iltt, to .lime 30. lilt,
tlie pro pert) haa paid to Iti ownen In
dividend ft 1,1 16,0(4, During the w no
period it haa paid In wage on Hie NlW
Haven and lubaldlafy pom pan ill, the
ntt oarninga of which helped to make
lip the iliviileml fund (caeopt Boston
and Maine and New York. Ontario and
Wntern), (401,4((,ll.'
Notwithstanding the gloomy outlook
f ir the pfooont for divldindl on New
Haven ItOck the IncrOOM m the lot irn
logo of the eompuii doting the past
flioal year and the roduotlon In rspinaii
hoi lieen itMii.irk-tl.lr. The net Income of
the compatiy shuwi an IncrOOOO OVOI that
of 1914 of ft.Mt.Md
Total railway operating roVonUOl Were
((,(T( n n . a die nan of It.OTt.ttl
fr.on i ll. hut tli. total railway ooerat
I Ing t'pt ' nr. of (i 1.136,691 showed a le- .
. I (,10(,(S(, Thll li ft ISl.ISt,-
j (t( for net revenue from lailvvay opera- j
Hone, a Kain of f 3.033.UST over a veal
ago. The rallwa) operating Inoomi of
I tha Now Havm for the Baeal year juat ;
paaiiil oral 111,(90,101, . (rain of ((,(((,.
1 710, The total operating Income wool
I 111, SOS. Oil, an Incroaie of 11,(11,111,
The total non -ope rating income of the 1
property wan I(,ll5,0(ti a dioroaio of
I 11,161,(71, thll being laru.-lv due to al
I falling ofr in dividend Income, which
lamountod to 1.0(1,S((, Tho groai tn-1
e waa 114,(17, lit, a gain of l,((i,
v
total deductions from nr...- incomt
lain t,, t-t operating ie.nuo. n.b
I cent.
I'll, 111 a oil Loss.
The profit and lo-s etatemeni "f tb
. oinpany shows thai the balance brought
forward from June :t. 1914, was l,.
I1S34(, While the balance as of June ; i.
1 :i I .
bad I u increased tn M,7((.9(4. 1
in bis general remarks to the slock I
holders Mr. Klllotl nays: "Tbe last two I
yeari have been the most critical In the j
hlotory of the company, and there tine
been difficulty in maintaining Iti In-
ib. i
knowingly participated
tioiigs dime in int name
i a unlaw! .ii
concealing ui.inwtui nets
Mr. Halts
aupiiort li'i
here went Into details to
onlentlmi that the criminal
intent was to DC judged rroin in.- mi
Iheinaolveo. He Inatouoed the New York
in. i Sew Kngtand Railroad, npotl.
tor, ih.- ..tock of which woo domorollood
by billtn. harsuiK resi rirtionn and a
ios-' of othor tlitng" He msik" of the
New York and Harlem toad, the eo-
railed "Coroglr" ggroomont, by which It
win- arranged thai the BogtOn and Main- i
Rnllrvad ehogld have no oompotltkm noj
far as the New Haven Wlil cotieerued tn I
til- ac,Ulsltion "!' mails north of tbe
Unit on and Albai y. while the New lla
ven wai to bava ivery thing to the touth.
Mr. Halts gav" In detail the Govern.
mont'a Interpmtatlon of (acta connected
w ith a g-ient many of the oongolMatlona,
Including tbe steamship eompanloi tl
was when lie reached the MltropoUt It
line deal that be came to the name of
Mr Hillard and Mr. Robblni He Bald
tbat all "involves nn unprecedented j
detail of tortuous dovtouanen," which!
eapreaalon made even Mr. Robblna amlle
ii., on., riav Mr. Batta said. Mr Itoli-
bitn iii ua Ing out a single sum or money I
uied throe uifferent bunks, Bve dlfferentl
.'nits, ten different dninlls mid nine
different ohecko.
in order to ooncoal Bl! I
on.) of the corporation! mea in
Ui.ir. transaction was organl.e.l ejppeeiaiiy
r...- ii,.. t.nriH.Me ..r ilawlnir one check. I:
wa . i ii- New i inaland
Securities I .nil-
The proieoutor not oikAo of the Bill,
,.., . v ,u, lh iuston and Maine
,, ,ll'.1M.,.l,d , the u dlevs He
f ,,,, wl,,.,. a trn..y system
pUrcHaeed rom lenator Aidrlch and
Khode island for Ml, 009,-
worth, he laid one.
?nth ljt atnotrnt, and declared hli
I"""", '"'" ," "''"l ,-"
monopollie mi traneportattoii at what.
over ooot.
I The defendants In tlie CAM followed
cloiely every ihihg said by Mr. Halts
main ol ineni ',,- no, o.i.-.i.iis irwi
tho ileal.- were inane, out nay niene i
neverttteiem, Mr itockereiier nui noi
leave bis place all day and t'i others
era equally attentive.
MAY CORRECT INVOICES.
Important Hollo li .Indue Mayer
In Leer Cgao,
A ,,.1,,,, of importanci to importer! I
ww ,,),. by judge Juliui M. Mayer of
,,. ,.,,, Hlut,.H u.,,.,,, r,m venter
. , broughl to conflscato a . ..
of'!.,.,.-, from I'lau Hermany, which
,,, , , ,'',1,1..,, .V, , ', , u-
h , ,.tlv ;
M , , ;
consular Invoice was found m eatlmate
"? v"luo ",f '"" K"",lh'" '' T'' '
actual markei price Lnla nonitltutod H
technical violation of thi t lawi,
aa tho acoeptanoo of tlie value In tlw
''otixular Invoice would have caused
aWMI In dUtlea, I ohdin K u Wished to
change the price In tho Int , but the
Uovornmom refuged tlila privilege,
Judfo Mayor ruled tint the uonoam
wag antliled to make the change and
1H? tltllffll the Uovurnuienl'i alUt.
fgrlty. In tiie list annual report yoj
were fully Informed of the term! of the
proposed icttlement with the United
states Qovemment. Tine uttliment waa
oniirmed by a dOCPM of the I'nlted
States DlOtrld Court for the Southern
Dlatrtct of New lork entered Octobor
17. lilt, and the BOCUritlll were tran.i
flrTOd to the trUOtOOO appointed there
under. Sliu.s tlon tlo-se trustees
havo I
been in ex. luolVO eontrol of the roogOC-
nve proper! lea, namely, the Booton and
Maine ltailroad. the Connecticut trolleya
and the HhOdl I -la nil trolley,,.
' Sin. e J lly 1. 1(11, there lias been a
widespread depfOMton in business, affe. t
i: t adversely the earniiig power of your
property, for example, th
me revenue compare! ai
tri-f m fin. rut - 1
s fol.ows: For i
19, 1911, T9, I
tile Vilir eli.li-d .lull
SI,T(0 i f..r the year ended June 9,
1114, 1(7,6(1,(91 1 for the year end 1
June 19, Kit, IS." ,179,1(1.
"This bUalnoiM depTMOlOn has also af-
f acted all .f ihi wbordlnati properttei
in which your ram pany Interootod, m
that the raturmt to your ..iiipany from
these propoftleo for iii.- last year wen
(4,7(1,610 leal than for the year end
ing June (0, I'M,., and 11 138,4(1 lew
than for the e:ir ending June (0, CM I.
This large dot ren-. to earning! and In-
emu, inudo neceoaory for thv company
'to rotronch In OViry way. liuring the
ear OOVttlnUOtl! iTorta Were maile to
al"pt otndenl methodi ami eneour
nge e.oiiom -al pta. There was a
. total MVtng .i' operating; OOPOIUMO of
(,19(,((( rompared with a loss in oper-
..tll.i- ........... j nt ' IITl I". u
111 a., Increaae from "railway- 'operation. I
of (,9((,9(7
ttedtietton Iii BopoMiea,
Mihniikh there waa a reduction in
. xpenooo for maintenance of way and
i 'tin lures at.-! for maintenance of equip
mottt, the property has been well main
talned during the pant year and Its
trio k and structures are In better con
dition than foe several years
"On June no. 9t(, the floating deb!
of the company In the hands of Ihe pub
lic was 1(9,1(9,990, Including 1(0,999,.
I'lill i tier tent gold notes of the New
iii. gland Navigation Company, due May
!. 1917, for which t'i New Haven Com-I
pany, an the only Itockholder, must be
responsible. Thv company in the last
Iwo years has petit for the protection ;
of Its properties ihe following. 1915,
13,(74,9(9; 1(14,(7,(19,919. This total,
119,(93.999, lias been obtained from earn-,
it.gs, from the sale f property anil j
frwm cash on band In spite of these
large atal unavoidable . Rpendlturoo, by
eXerolllng great care and pOOtponlng Oil I
Improvement! lhat could be put off with
saf. t. the debt in the bands of the pub !
lie of the New Haven Company, Inctud
leg th.- New England Navigation Com. I
pany. lias been rodu ed ilnco July 1. li".
1(34.7(9; an Increase In 1914 of ((,.
((4,3(9, but a decreaaa In 1 fi s of,
13,6(9,999."
Prom July 1, 1993, to June 111"..
the company has in. re iet its eapltal
obligation! in t'.e hondi of tin public
1994,493.790, while in Ihi mum inriod I
it has increased He property ((3,971,-
I 491.
i: girding tin s.iie of the company1! I
I proportlea undoi the PVderal deoroo, I
j .Mr. Klllotl says: 'Tnik-r the .lecree of I
I the federal court some aecurttloa must'
be s..-. i.y January l. 1?1T. some by!
July I. 1917, and th.- remainder by i
.lull 1. 1919. The decree, however.;
ipiovi.be that tho court naty extend tl..
i time for a good cause. The ICuropean I
war started after the Agreement WOO
'made with the Government and ban!
angod Rnanclal condition! in the whole
n id to euch tin extent thai it would
em Ju-t for the company to have
are tune within which to dlapaoe of.
the Variouft enopertlt -. 't no lalao can b
made on a reaeonable bail! within lb
period now Bled bj tlw ...int At Hi
proper time, it ihe properties' hive not
been sold, the management will nppu
to th. court for an extenelon of t me"
BONUS FOR ARMY AIR
MEN 'WHO CAN'T FLY'
Officer n Tfstlfj ul Court
nittrtiul nf l.ii iii.-i ul.
Ooodior,
RXPKCT rOXOMKSK TO ACT
Han Kravciwo, Oct. IS. Testimony
i itartllni rehtttve to condition! in the
aviation section of the gignal Coris. of
the army as to Lad military men to
pred.et Congren will Inveitlgate the ti-
Uro aviation service wan given to-day
at 1 lie- court-martial of Ll0Ut.Co!. Lewis
K. Qoodlor, Judge advocate of tic Wist
irn DopartmMt, by army aviators.
Two army olBoorg oonveriant with
aviation maltorg tlgtlfled that certain
Onicera of the aviation notion who draw
"Hying" pay, or a 3a v-c cent, increuse
of regular pay. for naaardoui work
could not operate airoplania at all a
condition that on.- of Hie officer! ibar-
aetorlgod m "graft."
Abooluto Ignorance of tbe neidi of
tlie service was charged ugauist tlie
oommandir of dan Dligo army aviation
school i Capt.
signal Corpo,
aviators haw
PMtlmony
Art line s Cowag of tbo
undir whom ms military
gone to tin Ir deaths,
was preaented that ("apt.
Cowan and Co, Hamuli Rbar, ohlaf of
tin, aviation borvlve iu Washington,
played favorite! ill seicctUlg and re-
Uilnlng olBcori for aviation duty and
that merit counted nothing against the
personal favor of thesu Ofllceri, and
inoi" particularly Capt, Cowan. CoL
Uoodler Is on trial for trying lo Incite
oftlcero to prefer chargei agaluat I'apu
t'owan.
The testimony sol forlh that 'ol.
Ooodler, as judi.rc advocate, gave advice
to the offtoori who preferred charge!
agalnal Capt Cowan charges that never
coma to trial, but, according to two
WltnoaaoO, BUVh advice was given only
on reqUISl and tho advice dill not
lend lu make tlie OlUoira turn agalnil
Capt. nowan.
UlOUL Byt U Jones, U.J firm army
Offloer to attempt any thrillers iu the
a r. I. stilled IhUl ''apt. I'owail had been
drawing "Hying" pay since .Inly, mill,
WhOII he was not capable of taking a
I machine into ihe air alone and never
did in to JoniO'l knowledge.
.lones teatlfled 'hat t'owan and Opt
, Keber did not want independent minda
; Under llnlll. He said he once HilW a
letter written by Cowan to Keber 'n
: Willi li I owatl sai. I. "i c II have I
knouk Honm of tltuno youuifMttfri in the
I ic;h 1 1 'i lirt p lilt in lOWI)i" "I" WOl'lIu
lu tlial uffi t
Joiicm irddM) iiiat thorc wai nnothw
ofRMrfli Ctiit, William U PatUrtton. who
drow Uii pa) (f an aviation otfloer at
tho Han PligO H hoo. nnd who dfti no!
know how tj fly.
M'CRACKAH TALKS ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Let tuirr hi Third Church Tolls
of Its (Jrowth and Siir
nificancc PRAISE FOTt MRS. EDDY
That the union between seienee and
religion has been establlehed by Chils
tlnn Seienee; that to be truly religious
means to be truly (ClintlflO, and that to
be truly Bdentlfll Involves
being truly
i lecture on
religious, was the Import of
Christian Seienee delivered last evening
at Third t'liurelt of Christ. Scientist, by
William i. McCraokan, C, s. B., a mem
ber of the Chrlottau clinoo Boord of
I .retui eahlo.
Is th ro a IHJ woo saves ami neais,
Utd If Ihori is, Ii there any tangible
pioof that He has answered the ery or
humanity In the past and is ready to
hear my cry tO-dO) 7" asked the leeturer.
. i tontlnulng he eald i
"Chrlttlan gdenci answers this ery for
help by offering practical proof that
taero is a way out. and that thll way Is
the way of Christianity and of s. lence.
' it Inatructa humanity how to umloratond
Ood and points to the Iriefutable testi-
mony drawn from the lustoiy of Chris
tianity itself, that Hod's saving and
healing groco is aver road) to be show-
1 end upon His faithful follower" In nil
ages In answer to their right thinking
and obedience, it aaouroa ii"- doubting
questioner that tlie way of (alVatloU ll
traced b) th.- rlngei of ami that tho
; sound of the still, small voice .lireete
''" Wi,lk lhat w
Not It plained I mil Koooatlg,
1 But until the middle of the nineteenth I
, century hud been passed no on had :
been able to explain the ever operative
law, equally applicable iii thi pall, the
preeent and the future, which oorrelated !
' the act! of the patriarchs and prophets.
I of the gieat RgOmplgr, Of the dleclplei
and aiHislles, and of tne early Christians.
to the acts uf those who in 01016 in Pn
'times had been able to dotttonetratO
1 1 bid's ever Wtlllngneaa P. save and to
heal
"This great discovery was leserv.-d 101
.Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and
founder of Chrlgtlan Science ami auth ir
if Its textbook. 'glen 06 and Healta.
With Key to the Scripture-' Finally
there had COUM some one who having
experienced physical healing by spiritual
means was not willing to rest until she
bad found its principle, demonat rated I'.i
present availability and made it a. -cessiblv
to ali mankind
"In her wors entitled 'Miscellaneous
Writings.' p. lit. .Mrs. Biddy telle us
bow while lying disabled by an accident
which was ronaldered fatal she colled
for her Milile and on opening it at the
ninth chapter of Matthew read the
story . f tin- man sick of the pals." nh
was healed. She tells us that as she
read the healing truth dawned Upon
her and she rose, dressed herself 'an. I
ev,r after waa ,11 better health' than (hi
bad been before. Thin was In the year
lMbi. nearly tl f yearn ago.
"Tot three years after her dhtcovery
of the healing power of principle Mrs
tiddy devoted her life to the working
nut of the science which should make
this healing available for mankin I
She searched li e Scriptures, using the
Bible as lu r only textbook, and heate 1
the sick lo prove tlie correctness of hi
conclusions, until she had demonstrated
: beyond the shadow of a doubt that tlon
is as powerful and as w illing to be ll
the si. k to-day as lie has been in agea
pa-t. ami that His i.,w of harmony l
perpetual, unconflned by time or ipace
World In Debt " lr.
I .ld.
. of till
"To do justice lo tin
eraat and good woman
I Wol
would require
more time than 1 h ue at my dlept
a I in
- thb
tbe
Iccturi
'..rbl
SiltTti It I" de. '.are I ll 1 1
an never adequately repy
owes to Mary Baker Kddy.
the d. lit ll
At the praoonl tin'" Ohnatian noience w
found In all quarter! of the gi .1..- an I
la ateailll) growing In favor with thooe
who hunger and thirst after righteous
ness and arc willing to obey Qod'l com-
nianda
"A few years ago there uiosl to a
good dial of dlacuaolon In books and
periodical! about a supposed irreprea.
slble COnflll't between rclell.e lllld re
ligion. Very little Is heard of this sub
ject at tbe preeent thne becauio imbltc
thought i- slowly b it surely accommo
dating Itself to the favt that religion, iu
order to lie worthy of It nam.-, muat
be aolontlflo, I e . it muat be definite,
let and demouil ruble
"The conviction la alio gaming groan. I
that IcIcnCO, In older to be worthy of
its name, muat not merely concern U
self with effect!, but mu t alao keek tool.,
plain cauaatlon, muat be able to g.vr
lomo aatlifactory definition of the lirst
cause, of the lourca and origin of all
things, the creator and controller of tlie
unlviree, of Qod Hlmoolfi in other
words, that science must concern Itself
wl'h religion
I a tttO la I nliihtlabcd.
an Science by Its very name
Indici lei that the union between aotenOO
and religion h ll been established, that
to be truly religious meani also to be
Geo.C. Flint
rtnrl
r.j.h O
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mark, famous for over Seventy-five years, may be found
in our First Fall Exhibit of the combined efforts of the
two oldest Furniture Houses of New York.
In diversity of styles, the collection of tables which
we are showing among our new patterns ranges from
massive library pieces many of them especially de
signed for combination with the large fireside davenport
to quaint little work tables, "pie crust" tables, and
other fascinating reminders of Colonial days.
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TWENTY HURT AS TRAIN
HITS TRAIN IN TUNNEL
Mystery in Set Brakes That Stop Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Cars and Lead to Rear End Collision
in Flatbush.
i TWOItty pirOOni Wore injured, four se
verely. In a rear end eolllslon of Itroo'a
I lyil Rapid Transit trains last IVOnlng
j in a tunnel ju-t Mil of a cut near the
I Woodruff avenue station In Klatbush.
! The first train had been stopped by tho
application of imirgancy brakes wir.i..
two ears were still in the tunnel. The
motorinan of Die other train said he
wan unable to avoid the smash boCQUOO
his (tltOTgjOnt y brake! failed to act.
Both trains were well tilled with peo-
pl returning homo after their day.
work In Manhattan, Nearly nil
of the I
passengers were tumbled about in show
ers of broken glMa. As the lights In
the ears went out after the eranh and
the passengers bad lo grope their way
out In the darkness.
some
of I lu
Injured.
1 :
The Injttl
ll lnclud
MeLBRRB, BUMBH :".
or, ii aiaei. ttrt Kika ii
It lerk, 37 kvel.il-
rtgitt I,..,, ampu
tetld. Taken :o Knots
I). (TD, - it i II I li. r a
i'..utitN uoepitai.
elerk. 1114 Beet
Rreoklyni riht
- iractori of thi
1 wrnty -foon h etreet.
auk!" pralii aid : '
I fool
FULLER, CMAAMM I .
Beat (evinih itreit, Hrt
i managir, '
.k'.yn. left riii-.
i rnetnrtit
HB1 KM MM ANTONIO, IT NlW ll
road. Platbalhl right arm 101 I0d .on-
tusian. head an. I beJ.
. PAXTOX, MM, B.i 11 -' shsep.hen 1 Iter
road l"tt arm end l,.,ly DTI teed anj
I raes . lit
lUtt.siiN JogEPH, i:, f"l Beat Tntr- 1
H-enth ItreOt. Brooklyn; fractur .l left
kn t an.l right sl'ir Injured.
,.i of ihe Injured excepting Md.eene
were taken to their I nines.
Jusl a.' a s v. car train Of the Brighton I
Beach line was approaching the station,
which Is located In a deep cut. the wheels ,
bit Into the rails, and the train stopped
g etlddenl) that man) of the passengers
wi e m arly .lounied up. I wo 01 me
ears were still in the tunnel, and tlie
paoeengoro norvoual) peered out of the
i wlndowa. . moment ..iter a five car
j ttaln, bound for Coney Island, in rharge
Of Motonnan B'li)alnln Ua Ulnar, bore
down upon thi stalled train. BOUmgB
-aw the r. light! on tiie rear car and
tried I, )am Oil the brakes, but they
dldn'l work.
Tlie train etruck .tli grial for. e .mil
ihe platformo f
-ta.le.t train and
thi
the
last
ft'st
ir of the
.. r
i 1 1 .0
, ,ruiy iclentific an i that to b.- truly s--
entitle Involves being truly religion- So
It is that Mrs i;.idy oecwrea in in.'
Christian science textbook concerning
:!,. most rellgloua man of whom hlotory
,aa any re oni. .lesu- or .-ai.iretii, inat
he was also -thi. moat scientific mail "N rnNi-tnoo, Cict. IS. Thomas A.
that ever tr...l the globe.' il'age (IJ.JS3.. ; r.d:son arr.ved here late this afternoon,
It has not boon cuatomary for the n3 eOcoPUon committee greeted him
world to think of thai great and tool ''V1 'ts parte at the Oakland Mole
man In that particular way. Vet if I n "h Mr and Mm lidisoi, were Mis.
.... ..,,te.. ihe life and works of .1, - i s l ' ' Miller, Mrs. Rdiaon s.M.-r. and
as preoontod to its in the gospels we
: must come to the coni luelon that a man
w ho
thul
thnt
nf K
uld p. rform thooe worki muat
hlll't'l la! . I- (li ffAfl
I nlMJ I llKlU'l. ftflj
il Rtoo tht- H-'icfit j
rllffton whit h
ACCUSED OF AUTO FRAUD.
II Its,' ll ... II
I Ire
'm.Ii.-i. d VII. i- I a riir
i naoronoo i inim.
1 1 vti'
I:
lis Wfi-t 11 Till
Mutual Aut'
irmerly of (11
at.d lew of tie
hange i 'ompan)
street, trtniorer . . f th
Kxobange i 'ompani f
Wesi FMfty.nluth vt reel
Brnadwa) I 'aed 'ar K
at Sixtieth etreet and Broadway, was In.
dieted yeeterda) for presenting a faloa
cIhiu on an Inaurance companyi Judge
Nott in General Meneloni fixed his bad
ai 14.000, He will be arraigned to-dav.
The charge agatnxl Roeenaon grow
nut of an exploeloi and Uf on Ihe night
of May 16 las, m It .-ens m'l premise-
lb- bad at that lime . I Imuranei
on liis stock, lit 900 of which waa in till
Ktre Anaoelaiion of I'liiladclphia.
Roeenaon. it la charged, tiled a proof
of loss W.lh liilwin I' Wile, as utnler
writer, for 19,16& (9, ll ll alleged In
the Indlctmint that Roaenaon clianged
entliOl In bis books and that a 11,360
car he swore was in the p remind w is
not then tbat night.
FASSETT IN BELLEVUE AGAIN.
. Is cliopnl b le Ward
lloiiml of I nliurela.
t Iter
Luwrenoe T i"
National Produci
taken to !! lb vile
three daya after
-seit, pre- dent of tl e
i Company, who was
Hoapttal on Saturday ,
ho bad been declared
sano ny supreme i oun jueltoi leoro,
waa arralgnid ynterday in the Harlera
police isnirt on charges .f intoxication
and dlBOrderl) oonduot. lie made a mx
hour tour of Ihe cabaret, of the city Pri
day night, It wai barged, and refused to
pay Ml taxi driver
The dispute about the tall WA! settled
out of court, but K.isseit waa returned t.
BollOVIM for the third time for observa
tion as to his sanity
Co.
FINER Co.
moving train WOtO (gilt Ilk! buu..-hes of
kindling wood.
The shock Rent passengers spinning
from their ec.its. Window panes flew
into a thousand PlOCOO. Women and
ehlldren shrieked, and men weie pain, ky
for a time. Darknees added t. the
terror of the moment. Then the passen
gers began to understand that nothing
more was going to happen.
BJII III MotiOOgO was. standing on the
1 tear platfoiTTi of the Itrightou BoOOtl
j train. The Coney Island tram popped
out of th daiknesH oo unexpectedly tiiat
he didn't have lime to eave hlflMOlf. 1 1 Is
: right foot was caught and eut off.
Ambulance . .ails Wei ,- sent In and 1 tt
aiensi-n i n . . , . . : . i . , . i oi IJI"' OIIv
Island Hoapttal, 1 T ilota"r of the Mtbo
drst Bplacopal Hospital and Dr, Truboff
of the Kings t'ounty HoopltoJ reopondod.
Before they got to the station, however,
the poooeoolon of Injured had been
itaried tniough the darkened cam and
up the station stairs out of the cut. All
tin,, wtio were hurt were paaooilgefg Of
Hie last two eais of the stalad train,
liven Motorinan Haum.in of tlie moving
train escaped injury, oHBoUgtl he
bravely stuck to his post.
After tlie accident it wan found lhat
the brakes of the flrat train were net
I ard and fast Motonnan Michael Lyons
said he couldn't explain It, aa he hadn't
eel them.
III. sail. n,',l Willi I , p In nil I Ion
Neither th" poii. .. nor lulitani Bupar
Intindm: ..f Traniportatlon t. k. Bliwltt
of the Brooklyn Rapid Tranall wai sat-i-rled
with the explanation of Motorinan
BaUman of the train that caused Hie
Iroubli that he couldn't stop beeauoo of
dllReult) with the brake He waa taken
to the I'lirkvlll" pr.cinct gtatlon. but
wai later permitted to go.
Traffic was t ..I Hi' completely from
9:19, the time of the smash, unlly 7:30
o'clock, and then a shuttle oervlco wa
in gun between thi I'roepecl Park and
i the riiurch OVOOUe stations on ea' h side
; of Woodruff avenue, The regular e'r
i ice was resumed at 8 o'clock.
During the i.io.-kade emergency tickets
I to the surface lines were iMUed ami
passengers WON able to get t i their
homes without much delay.
There is no block system in the tun
nel, the HMtormon dt ponding upon tiie
I. ghts of the train ahead The tunnel
about 3. .'I f.-et .org and ,s .i c
lively light In the daytime It s a very
dark holi at night.
EDISON AT THE GOLDEN GATE
I. .-o I a III Kan I ra lie I. .., Will
Vlilae In Ills Honor.
lie
Billy lbs., tin- inventor .- private eocn -
tary.
After tin- formal reception Mr. Kdiion
bad tlie remainder of th day at Ins
own dlapoaal, which will be the . until
to-iuortow ingiit, when tin plan for thi
Illumination of ibis city and Oakland
will be put into effect. It is expected
that the Illumination will be the moas
novel and general that haa ever been
attempted here,
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Brother mu. .i
Wile Whs
it. War. I nrrlcr'a
llcapoiidcnf .
.Mis
Mary Honour, wlfi or John Bene
(ur, a furrier, of 4( West Forty -tilt a
itreot. oommltted aulclde by g.,s yeetir
i afternoon In her apart inent at ((OS
Broadway. . was found d,ai by
Uharlei Uappol. Benaufa clerk,' who wai
.-. :.t uptown with a key to the apartment
lo fetch his employer! iviglaaiia.
Uaupil atnolled gaa ,u soon as a
opened tho door and vailed Ur. HutvJiln
ion Of S1 West lnTth street. Twoot.i.i
pbyatolana cum. aa well aa an am
i-iuanc,. surgeon ai.-i a pulir...;,.: cr. ,i .
n it Mrs Benaur w-as I., yon. i aid
w.im said that she haj lost a brutlv
tl;.- war recentiv.
W ill
lei "ii Ooabaord Merger.
Idsrs of the gea board A - i. .
will bold a i-peoi.,1 ii ee ne .,:
rttockht
Railway
1'. terabur
ratify tin
, Va.. on November I I lu
uniting of the compum w .:.i
ths i Carolina, Atlant
ami w eetem Rail
way nnd al-. to approve a : i
:.niiaonii.ooii in connection w.-h i
aulidatlon of the two rompanh -
Striking Features
In Next SUNDAY'S SUN
THE SUN is printing each Sunday an unusual quantity of
finely illustrated special features. Among those for next Sun
day are:
THE BUSINESS WOMAN AT EVENING SCHOOL
An interesting and helpful story of what ambitious young wage earners
are doing to advance their careers. In THE SUN next Sunday.
FIGHTING SENATORIAL DELAYS
New attempt to limit debate and to end tactics of obstructionists likely
to come up at the approaching session.
WORLD PEACE AND CHURCH UNION
Novel plan to celebrate great Protestant anniversaries by helping aloiv
important world movements. In THE SUN next Sunday.
THE PICTORIAL MAGAZINE
Among the beautiful pictures reproduced by the photogravure process
will be:
Grandchildren of Presidents. The third generation of the Wilsons,
Tafts and Roosevelts.
Here and there on Europe's fighting lines striking photographs of the
great war.
Busy days in the American Embassy at Berlin.
The American occupation of Hayti.
Views of the interior of the luxurious Bankers' Club.
Double Southampton wedding.
Beautiful country homes.
Striking scenes from the current stage offerings.
In THE SUN NEXT SUNDAY
Order Your Copy T o-Day
BANKERS CONFER ON
NEW FOREIGN LOAN
MKMI AtltlitioiiHl Credit With
Anjilo-Frrnrli Knvoys
Still Hero.
GREECE MAY GET CASH
Conference! between bankets and the
remaining representative! of the Anglo
Krench financial commlnelon continued
yesterday. The discussions were largely
regarding the supplementary credit for
(ireat Britain and France. It in be
lieved that tu thla new credit the London
and l'aris banks will Issue acceptances
drawn on a syndicate or banks in tins
OOUIItry, It was said In banking circles, j
however, that nothing definite would be I
decided Usm until after the arrival in
England of Ird Heading and the imnv
:.ers of the commission who sailed 00 1
Saturday.
Baall i'. Blackott, Octavo Hombert
and Maurice Caaoenave, preiident of
lha National Hank of Haytl, were at the
National Cltj Bank yegtordoy dlectmlngl
the matter of further credit! with frank ,
a. Vanderllp, prealdent of thai Inatl
lutiou.
At the offlcei .r .1. P. Morgan Co. I
It was Mid that lUbocrlPtlOni to the
1(09,909,999 loan were being paid
rapidly. Money for the Ismail wan OOlngl
offered b) the puidlc In amount! that
were vet gi tlfylllg to .1. I'. Morgan
& i'o. as agontl for the managers.
Numeroui application! for 1109 and S99
tsmds were received, slowing that the
lie, .Is WON Intoreotlni the mnall In
vestor It wai ha ,.e. yesterday that 0(0009
might be able to secure a I "all ill tl, s
country BhOUld sTie take th' side of the
Alii.-. Aii international banker said
that Oreece had been MOklng loans in
this country since ir.e beginning of the
wai gnd had been Ul able lo MCUN tlletn.
He Intimated that in cae Orooco saw flt
to return Venl90lpl to power and follow
bin policy of actively siding With the
Allies a loan could probably b1 arranged.
st rllng exchange was conatdorably
tronger yeeterday, closing at 4.99Vi for
demand and 4.61m, for tables. Thi
compare with 4.i!v' for demand and
4.991 for cables Saturday. Krancs
rallied, Cloolng at -". v:,i, for checks and
1.(4 4j for cables, ugalnst a proVtOUO
Die I .".mi., and 1.(594 reauocilvoly.
Italian tire advanced from 9.41 to 6.3."..
winie ruiiVs declined from lit to H3.
Marks Were lower, closing at s'jn, for
elghl draft! and tt for cablea Tiny
were quoted on Saturday at (I (19 for
draf's and S2;'s for cables. Austrian
kronen (Old at 14.79, against 14.(1 on
Saturday.
RESENT MOURNING BAND
A . I luiiinn A
"liiMtn-Zr It ii ii ii"
To. rite
Ikom it.
'I'll., following loiter haa bean aent to
the 9taatlXlitung by the banking firm
of J. ic w gellgmatt at i'o
Hpgag Sin. We repeal for your
benefit what WO IhOUght we had made
abundantly clear In our statement to
the press on September -'", namely, that
wo ai" not llermnne, nor yet ilormnn
Americana, but that we are unuuallflod,
unadieol ivad Americana.
"While li .', leaders of the gtggfO'
il e , We at'e 1 1 I ill. I I 111 III liri.-Mll III
lhat then- waa no mourning trdcr in!
the middle of your front page when
Am, -- .Hi ohtidron and Amertaan women
entitled t' the sympathy nnd protection
Of evev' true Ameri'-an Were, together
wltli their fathem, husbands and
b rot bora, deliberately and hoartleaol)
murdered by Ihi linking of the Uual
tanbs.
"Th it black mourning border you i-etn
to have reeerved tor Amertoafl baukeri
9eeklng to render a dloltitervoted service
to ilie.r country b) helping to keep iis
Imluatrlea going tlmough craalita m Iti
foreign cuatomera,
'Thts lei;. ahould be pubHahod in the
nan. prom a -et place on your front
page .- yotl eelooted foi Ihe mourning
btrl - loll g firm nine in your
burnt il i i t. .Lei- ll '
MISS MOTT OUT OF VOTE FIGHT
Break! beeU Bon
l light of
- In lull
stairs.
CoLVMnt'l, OhlOi 0't. II. Miss
laabi
. i in
Mott. oi'gunlaer of the Womati'6
. -- Dial 11 '', lias been compelled
abandon lier -peaking lour p boholf
loual suffrngi becau-e iif a broi
, I.i,.. in-. She (ell down a flight
stain in tin homo of it. .t. M. Kec
of thll city, where she was .i gtteit,
r'rhhty nig il
Ml." Murgarel Whi'
la r place.
n
e !
to
Jlsfor
TTr iY
cinTSJVompcmu
Trustee for Pereoael Tnuti
Fifth Avenue & Mth Street
Now York
DIRECTORS
VINCENT ASTOR.
OP.O. P. BAKER.
Ltuirmaa I ml N.tloul Isab
STEPHEN DAKER.
rrrtlileia Osiik ol Ih. M . h.".. Cs.
NICHOLAS DIDDLE.
AMoff Layu
GEO. D. CASE.
win a Cue. AnsfMrs
THOMAS COCHRAN.
rrciHlent LltsT N.noa.: n..k
HENRY i. COCHRAN.
V icS-rr.tMl.nt
E.C. fSJNVI RSB.
Ft-,iaei
JOHN I. DOWNEY,
loil.tlng Coaeructksl
M. ERIEDSAM.
W,i l.ni II Attmsn A' Os,
ROBERT WALTON GOELKT.
THOMAS HILDT.
.ip I'mldest
FRANCIS 1. MINE,
1 r,uMsl r.rtt N.tlonsl
RANALD II. MACDONALH.
Vks-rnildasi
EDGAR U MARSTON,
I. - St I O., : .
CAT Is W. McGARRAII.
i-. 1 St.. tunic. I M-.c. K.el H..k
tiH VRI I S A. PEABODY.
netiei!! m .iu.i i i- j ........ . vs.
D. B. POM I hoy.
Vkr,tlcktsl r . ... . Tiuii -
WILLIAM II. PORTER.
I r. m a Co.. iiuiiri
st.u AHD PlttiSSER.
1 naikel L.n..,i Tieet Ce,
DANIEL Cm. 1(1 II).
Heinil f, . I "in. 1 K ft
LHHIC.I AS ROBINSON.
H-.l 1 . -It
ARCHIUA1D D. RUBOdLL,
ALEXANDER H. STEVENS.
.. l'rc.J,at
CHARLES L. TIFE ANY,
Tiflany Cu.
II. K. TWITCHEI L.
- i t-. i Itnucsl n.i i s.ok
THEODORE N VAII .
lt,fc Anwon.li I . t. I- fa.
ALBERT II. w K. (.IN.
.,tiaesi , HOUeel hs.
OFFICERS
E. C. CONVBRSB.
Presidenl
ALEXANDER ll. STEVENS.
Vice-Pre idem
RANAI D II. MACDONALD.
Vice-Presidcot
HENRY J. COCHRA.N.
Vice- Preeitltnt
THOMAS HILDT.
Viee-President
BARK LEY WVCKOEP.
Cashier
JAMES R T ROW i".i In .n.
Secretary
CLIFFORD Wll MURT.
Aaaialant Ca.tiirr
LELAN1) S. fTILLMAN,
A,. ,t.n. Ifiretery
Interest Paid on
Daily lUlan.cs
rnlfrilii
tiu'i .it
I
total ran IpUi
i:trn Hoii., ) rU.iy W9lt
of Wtllch tO&ftl&. wn ft
ti.T-i..ini.M- tthdniwn fPm bOfHlff
,i rfhtuiiB ami f 1 7 1 , 11 5. f' I for re
in:oruit:6jn.
lt. H
Home-Happiness
Some men will actually iurt'
tell you thut next to the Lady c
the House the kitchen is the root
if all happiness.
The Housewares Department .
Hloonungiialcs' seems (trongly to
iavor this opinion. So pgriej is it
diaplay of kitchenwure!
Cooking utensils of atuminun
r of agate in royal gray, white or
blue are attracting special ttrt.
tion for their quality e' tn
moderateness of their pn is.
Tlie need of new IdtchinWII
lnnild at once suggest the H-
wares Department at
U a a S
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