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MELLEN MUST TESTIFY
IF HE WOULD PRESENT
FACTS TO COMMISSION
That Is Ruling of Commissioner
Prouty in Hearing at
Boston
BARS WRITTEN STATEMENT
OF NEW HAVEN PRESIDENT
B. &. M. Official on Stand to
Explain Enormous Rental
of Hampden Road
Boston, April 24. Commissioner
Prouty, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, refused to admit, this
afternoon, a statement sent to the
c-oramlsslon by President Mellen in
connection with tliat body's probe in
to the financial transactions of the
road. He ruled that If Mr. Mellen had
anything: to say, he should appear in
person.
A defense of the construction of the
Hampden railroad and of tha leasing
of it by the Boston & Maine Railroad
nai given by Edgar J. Rich, counsel
fcr the Boston & Maine, at today's
session of the Interstate Commerce
Commission's inquiry Into the affairs
of the New York, New" Haven & Hart
ford Railroad and its subsidiary com
panies. The Hampden railroad, now being
built, will extend from the outskirts
of Springfield a distance of 15 miles
to Bondsville, where it will tap the
Massachusetts Central Division of the
Boston & Maine. The annual rental
to be paid by the Boston & Malne'wlll
be about $12,000 a mile as against 53.
000, the average rental of the road's
other leased lines.
Mr. Rich read from the report of the
Massachusetts Board of Railroad Com
missioners to show that the board had
approved of the project. - He also said
that the Boston & Maine could not be
compelled to pay and would not pay
anything- more than Is approved by
the railroad commissioners. He de
fended the financing of the. Hampden
railroad and said that the Boston &
Maine railroad and the public would
toe fully protected.
TV. J. Hbbbs, financial vice presi
dent of the Boston & Maine, resumed
the stand and his cross-examination
was continued by Louis D. Brandela,
counsel for tha Pc!on FtrsiJt & Pro
duce Exchange.
Replying to a question by Commis
sioner Prouty, Mr. obbs said that the
bonded indebtedness of the Boston
and Maine was. $43,328,000 and bills
payable $24,600,000. Interest charged
on these two items amount approxi-?
mately to $3,000,000. Other charges
of $5,000,000 for rental and $1,000,000
for hired equipment bring the total
expenses up to $9,000,000. For 1912.
the total gross corporate income was
$9,816,000. The gross corporate in
come for 1913, Mr. Hobbs said, would
be less than in 1912.
Advances in wages would Increase
total expenses in 1913, Mr. Hobbs said,
but he could not estimate how great
these increases would be.
Robert Homanns, counsel for the
Boston Chamber of Commerce, asked
Mr. Hobbs if he knew who oalled the
attention of the Boston & Maine di
rectors to the fact that the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, of New York,
had for sale more than 30,000 shares
of the "Worcester, Nashua & Roches
ter Railroad, one of the Boston &
Maine leased lines.
The witness replied that he did not
nor had he heard that the Boston &
Maine directors had authorized the
purchase before the stock was offered
for sale.
Replying to Mr. Rich, the railroad
man said that the purchase of the
leased lines had been a profitable
transaction for the Boston & Maine.
Henry J. Horn, operating vice-president
of the Boston & Maine,, present
ed figures showing the charges paid on
freight cars Belonging to other lines.
Mr. Horn expressed the opinion that
it would be cheaper for a railroad
company to own its roads than to rent
tbem.
At this point. Attorney Rich offered
a statement from President Mellen
which he said related to the Hamp
den railroad. Mr. Prouty refused to
accept the statement, remarking that
if Mr. Mellen had anything to say he
might appear before the commission
as a voluntary witness.
Arthur J. Corthell, engineer of the
Boston & Maine, presented a long list
of estimates for improvements total
ling $73,000,000 and covering a period
of six years which he said had not yet
been approved by the directors. Among
the hems was $19,869,000 for new
main line tracks; $14,320,000 for ter
minal yards, $10,757,000 for the elimi
nation of grade crossings: $2,620,000
for new block signals, and $4,420,000
for shops and turntables.
The directors of the -fruit and pro
duce exchange, at a meeting, today,
voted that Louis D. Brandels had no
right to represent them in the pres
ent New Haven investigation before
the interstate commerce commission.
PRESIDENT IS
PRONOUNCED FAN
WITH GAME ON
Washington, April 2-fc President Wil
jkxti had a long list of engagements
for today but nevertheless planned to
attend the Boston-Washington baseball
game.
Democratic National Chairman JVItc
Combs was the first caller, followed
by Senator Newlands, chief among the
Senators opposing free wool.
The British ambassador, James
Eryce; the American minister to Co
lombia, James Duboise, and the Ameri
can commission that will go abroad to
study agricultural credit, were to see
tka President early in the afternoon.
Sunday
Bill Is
'assei
Hartford. April 34 The .Sunday bill
introduced by Senator Purcell and on
the calendar as Senate bill No. 1 was
adopted, by the Senate, 16 to 14, this
afternoon. The bill besides declaring
what Sunday is permits "the sale of
food and other articles, "the holding
of sports and the giving of musical
and moving picture entertainments
during the prescribed hours on Sun
day. The bill was preceded by a two
hours debate- In which most of the
Senators from the larger communities
were in favor of the bill. Several
amendments to the text of the bill
were adopted but all radical amend
ments were rejected.
The Senators voting . for the bill
were: Johnson of Hartford, Hooker,
Purcell, Lenders, Krolich, Isbell,
Qulnn, Shanley, Neebe, McGrath, Hur
ley, McNeil, "Weed, Keach, Mountain
and Keeney.
Against the bill were Cheney, Ste
vens, Colton, Kelsey, McDonough, Mc
Carthy. Miner, F. A. Johnson, Whit-
comb, Perry, Wadhams, Gaylord, G.
H. Johnson and Reynolds.
The absentees were Newman, Welch
and Foster.
On motion of ' Senator Purcell recon
sideration was refused although, the
motion waa protested by Senator
Perry. Senator Purcell said that he
was just as hopeful of getting the bill
through the . House as was Senator
Perry in getting the, direct primaries
bill through the same body.
Mr. Reynolds thought the Purcell
bill had improper provisions while the
committee bill, which, permits music
and sports in public' parks on Sunday,
was a better one.
i Mr.' Landers replied that while con
certs can be -given in the New Britain
measure on Sunday, the bill does not
permit sports tm be neld elsewhere
and sports could not be given in the
parks. Senator Weed claimed that the
majority of the church people beleved
the Sunday law should be liberalized
so that working people may have some
recreation time. N -
Mr. McDonough deprecated ;' the
tendency to desecrate the Sabbath. He
said that the advocates of a strict
Sunday were splendid types of citizens
while those who wanteds to commer
cialize Sunday make but a feeble show
ing. - 1
The debate was interrupted so that
Senator McNeil should have an oppor
tunity to rush to the House a bill ap
propriating $20,000 for post roads.
The federal government must be noti
fled by Monday, next, that the state
has made that appropriation in order
that the state may receive $10,000 In
federal aid for these roads.
It waa stated by Senators that when
the bill limiting saloons 1 to - one for
each 1,000 Inhabitants comes, up, al
though it has been killed by the House,
it will be vigorously fought -for.
Senator McNeil had, the Wilson res
olution to investigate the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad sent
to the Judiciary committee in concur
rence, although Senator McDonough
voted against it. .
A favorable report was made to in
corporate the Silver Beach Summer
Association at Milford. -
tContinued on Page Two)
STOCK MARKET
IS AFFECTED BY
RUM0RS0F WAR
New ' York, April 24 (Uneasiness in
foreign markets over the renewed ten
sion in the European political situa
tion was reflected ' in heaviness of
American stocks in london. The . ef
fect of this tendency on the home
market was heightened by other con
siderations, and sentiment was thor
oughly bearish. The substantial vic
tory won by the eastern railway fire
men with its piling up of operation
costs for the railroads and the pros
pect of further demands rom other
classes of employes were instrumental
in forcing prices. The California -situation
also received considerable at
tention from bear advocates. Selling
was mainly professional but numerous
stocks of an investment character " de
clined. Bonds were heavy.
SUPREME COURT
RECEIVES TEXAS
SUIT FOR $10
Washington," April 24 Direct from a
justice of the peace court in Dallas
county, Tex., there came to the su
preme court, today, a suit by a section
hand on the Missouri & Kansas Rail
road for $10 pay from the railroad
The railroad brought the case to the
court to test- the constitutionality of
the Texas statute allowing attorneys
fees on claims not paid within 30 days.
The attorneys fees amounted to about
$9.- -
The record in the case shows that
the Justice charged 10 cents to docket
the case, 30 cents for swearing three
witnesses and 10 cents for filing two
papers: The cost of print!"-- the rec
ord in the supreme courl iay morn
than equal the amount In controversy.
The railroad fare of one attorney from
Dallas to Washington is $42.40. "
POLI TO BUILD
BUSINESS BLOCK
IN MAIN STREET
Serves Siotices on His
Tennants to Seek
New Quarters
Will Dismantle Structures at
Main and Congress Sts.
AScut June 1
The serving of formal Hotice to va
cate on all the tenants, of the S. Z.
Poll stores located between the Main
street entrance to the new . Poll thea
tre, and Congress street, has revealed
the fact that Mr. Poll, in his -work of
improving this section of Main street,
intends to tear down all the old build
ings located at this point, and erect
in their stead a handsome new busi
ness block, with stores on the first
floor and - office buildings on the
floors above. v
The new building will be vmo jprn
in every respect, it is understood, and
will be in keeping with the magnifi
cent new Poll playhouse and office
building recently completed. ,
The tenants upon Whom -notice has
been served are Matt Wieler who
keeps a saloon at No. 1288 Main St.:
the Central House; Jacob GiUet, tail
or; -the Star Lunch; Alfred Doty, hab
erdashery shop; J. Stapleton, who
keeps the saloon on the corner - of
Main street and Congress street, and
m fact all the tenants between the
theatre entrance and - the Congress
street corner.
The tenants are notified to look for
other temporary quarters at once as
the work of tearing down the buildings
is to be started June 1. The work on
the new building will be rushed with
all speed in order to have it. ready for
occupancy by October 1, if possible.
Many of the. present tenants intend
to move intp the new buiiding when
it is' completed. .
The Crane Valve Company has al
ready taken a five year lease on one
of the stores in the , proposed .new
building, , and -. will . use - It as- an up
town display . office for their : manu
factured products, .
FIERCE SNOW ift
STORM-SWEEPS
OVER TEXAS
. . -):-,.'
Amarillo, Tex.,' April 24. Driven by
a high north wind, a snowstorm which
promises to equal any of the past win
ter was sweeping over the Texas
Oklahoma Panhandle, last night. The
flakes piled up to a - depth of two
inches at Amarillo. Damage to fruit
and other crops is feared.
PRESIDENT ON
ANOTHER VISIT
TO THE CAPITOL
Washington, April . 24 President
Wilson's visit to the Capitol, today,
the third in his eight weeks of service,
was a precedent, breaking, trip so far
as the Capitol historians could say.
Other Presidents ' bad '." gone to the
Capitol to read - their . addresses or
messages as President Wilson did .on
April 8 but there was .no record of
any other President going there to
save time in talking - about appoint
ments. " ...
President Wilson, arranged- his visit
so he would ' reach the President's
room . in ample time ' for conferences
before . the Senate . convened, at 2
o5clock. The talk, , it .was announced,
was to be about appointments in
which the President ' wanted : to make
the usual Inquiries of -courtesy from
the Senators concerned. The Presi
dent told, friends that the." arrange
ment of waiting for the Senators to
come to the White House involved a
great loss of time so . he proposed to
go' to his room in the Capitol - where
he might confer with Senators quick
ly. I
DETECTIVE SHOT
TO DEATH WHILE
MAKING ARREST
Edmonton, Alberta, April 24. De
tective Bailey, of the Northwest
Mounted Police, was shot to death and
Constable Whitley,, of the same force
was. seriously wounded, last night
when tlley attempted to arrest two
men named Konberg at Grasey Lake,
Alberta. According to the police, the
men, when cornered alone in a small
shack, fired upon Constable Whitley
when he attempted to arrest them.
Whitley sent an appeal for aid to Ed
monton. As Bailey approached the
shack, several shots were fired and he
dropped dead. Whitney continued the
attack upon the shack for a short
time.
When he found Bailey had been
killed - he attempted to remove the
body, and was shot down. .
Reports say the two fugitives are
well supplied with ammunition and
are prepared to withstand a hard at
tack. Late last night, reinforcements
were called from Fort Saska tehee wan.
CHIROPRACTOR'S
CASE REPORTED
TO THEJJORONER
Medical Men Await
the Outcome of In
quest VVith Interest
Babe's Death Investigated by
Medical Examiner Who Calls
Coroner Into. Case '
A case of more than passing inter
est to this community as well as the
state came under the consideration of
Coroner J. J. Phelan, yesterday when
called to South Norwalk, to pass of
ficially upon the death of eleven
montbn old Paul Farcas. 26 Windsor
street, who died on Monday last from
pneumonia, after treatment rendered
by a chiropractor, , It is. believed that
the child actually died from a high
feverv resulting from pneumonia. A
full report of the autopsy has not as
yet reached this city. '
According to the testimony taken
by the coroner the infant who was
teething .at the time was taken with
severe fever on . Saturday last. The
mother, an Italian-speaking woman,
hastened for a doctor and reading the
sign of a nearby ehlropractitioner
"Rev. Dr. Alfred Barone" 38 Boueon
street, called him to attend. She was
under the belief that she had called
a regular physician. Dr. Barone call
ed in response to the summons and
declared the child was suffering from
fever resultant from the cutting of the
teeth. He was paid for the visit and
left instructions . to be called again
should higher fever set in. He was
not again called and on Monday the
child died without medical attend
ance. . - -
Medical Examiner S. H. Huntington
upon learning that "Dr." Barone was
hot a regular practicing physician, but
rather, was reported to be a graduate
of a western correspondence course of
chiropractic reported the case ' to the
coroner for investigation.
The ' examination which Is not yet
competed, it is believed will result in
aflno. ng that death resulted from
r ttnrai causes with recommendations
to the" prosecuting authorities to have
all uolr--eeonot..ef-5new r medicaT
treatments advertise clearly and dis
tinctly ' their llmltations-'ta the treat
ment of diseases a- , -.
-.Just how far such practice by ad
vocates of the many new schools of
medicine which depart radically from
the accepted profession can be carried
or controlled by the authorities is a
mooted question among . physicians
themselves.
In commenting upon the case, today
a welf known Bridgeport physician
said: "Chiropractice as well as osteo
pathy has many adherents and is un
doubtedly beneficial in some casex
Much is claimed for their arts though
under the state laws I do not believe
they are yet permited to issue a death
certificate. They have the right to
assume the title of doctor but are not
recognized as members of the regular
medical fraternity."
The actual recommendations which
it is believed will be proposed for the
regulation of such ' practice in Nor
walk could not be secured from Cor
oner Phelan today, the finding not
having been filed.
GRACE DUDLEY IS
AFTERJURNITURE
Sues Executor of Ezra Dudley
Estate to Get Possession of
Articles
Grace Dudley, a well known local
musician, has brought suit against
Egbert Marsh, executors on the estate
pf'Erra I- Dudley, to recover certain
articles of furniture which she claims.
Papers in the action were filed this
morning in the court of common
pleas.
It is alleged that on April 4, 1898.
Ezra Dudley unlawfully took, furni
ture belonging to the plaintiff and re
tained possession of the goods. The
articles were one Turkish chair, one
couch,' one brass bed, two mattresses,
library table, chiffonier and 66 yards
of carpet. It is also charged that Miss
Dudley paid taxes to the amount of
$24.19 for Ezra Dudley and was not
repaid. She filed a claim with the exe
cutor but it was disallowed.
MERIDEN WANTS WATER
RIGHTS IN CHESHIRE
Meriden, April 24 In pursuance of
its plan to. construct a reservoir at
Broad Brook, the city of Meriden is
expected to complete the purchase, to
day, of three large farms in Cheshire
and tomorrow to go before the super
ior court at New Haven and ask for
condemnation proceedings to secure
portions of. eight, other farms in the
same locality. A contest is expected.
DEWEY'S "VICTORY
RECALLED IN SALE
OF SPANISH TROPHY
Washington, April 24 The old Span
ish transport Manila, captured in
Baker Bay, May 4, 189S, incident to
Dewey's victory in Manila Bay, will
be sold at public auction at the Mare
Island Navy Yard, Cal.. where she
has been used as" a prison and deten
tion, ship. The Manila was built in
1881 and has a displacement of 1,175
tons. ..
JACK ROSE TO
JOIN FOLKS IN
OLD WESTPORT
Men Who Got Notoriety
In Becker Trial to
Be Truck Farmer
Buys Five Acre Place Near. Nor
walk Town Line With Mod
est Little House
(Special to The Farmer)
Westport, April 24 A deal was clos
ed yesterday through A. G. Southey,
the well known real estate agent of
this place whereby Jack Rose, who
became famous through his connec
tion with the trial of Lieut. Becker in
New York for murder, has become the
owner of the place now occupied by
Mrs. Rose S. Berrill on what is
known a the "Old Norwalk Road,"
very near the town line of Norwalk
and . Westport.
The place contains about five acres,
and has a modest house standing-upon
it in pretty good repair. It is under
stood that Rose, or Rosen weg, which
is his real name, will use it for a per
manent home and will perhaps engage
to a limited extent in truck garden
ing. The price paid for the farm Is
not stated. .The deed for the transfer
had not been . filed this morning, but
it was expected It would be filed for
record with Town Clerk J. G. Hyatt
some time today.
As exclusively announced In The
Farmer Rose for some time has been
seeking a place, in Fairfield, Southport
or Westport, and there has been some
objection to him as a neighbor on ac
count of the notoriety he secured from
his connection with the trial of Leut.
Charles . Becker for murder in -New
York City.
Rose will take possession of his
new home almost Immediately, and
was in Westport yesterday when the
final deal was completed. ;
Mrs. Berrill has purchased what is
called the Louis Manner place in Myr
tle avenue, Westport.
Striker Killed
f In Clash With,
Hopedale Police
Hopedale, . Mass, April - 24 The first
fatality in connection with the strike
at the Draper Company occurred, to
day, when an Italian striker was shot
and killed In a : clash between police
and pickets on the outskirts of the
town. The: firing was general on b6th
sides for a few minutes but no other
person was struck.
A band of strikers had lined up on
the Milford road about a mile from
the Draper mills and were Intercept
ing Draper company employes when
the police appeared on the .scene. The
pickets were ordered to disperse and,
according to the police, answered With
a volley of 6tones. Firing followed
within -a few minutes, each side-claiming
afterwards that the other started
it, and on the first volley an uniden
tified Italian workman was shot
through the neckj and died within a
few minutes. .
The pickets " withdrew after the
death of their comrade and the Dra
per workmen continued to the mill.
' The clash was followed by a dou
bling of the police force in this town
and Milford. Officers patrolled both
towns in automobiles, all gatherings
were dispersed at once and the crowds
were kept moving.
IMPERIAL HOTEL
TO BE RENOVATED
Gold Street Hostelry Soon to Be
Made First Class Si ag
Hotel .
The fact, that the Imperial Hotel on
Gold streets Is soon to be turned1 into
one of the finest strictly "stag" hotels
in this part of the state, was revealed
today when the news spread about
town that Charles Berger had Just
taken over the lease on the hotel from
John Horgan, who has been conduct
ing it for some years past
The hotel is the property of David
Armstrong, and it is located at Gold
and Main streets, with the entrance on
Gold street. ' Berger has taken a ten
year lease on the place and in co-operation
with the owner, intends to
give it a thorough overhauling, install
elevators, baths in every room, and in
fact every convenience of a thorough
ly modern hotel.
It is expected that work on the ren
ovation of the building will begin
about May 1, and be pushed along as
rapidly as possible. The tentative
plans call for a hotel lor men only
which ' will cater especially . to the
needs of commercial traveling men.
An up-to-date grill and dining room
is to be installed in connection with
the bar.
SUES PARK THEATRE
FOR FALL DOWN" STAIRS
Louise Gregory of this city has
brought suit against the P. F. Shea
Theatre Co., lessees of the Park Thea
tre, for $2,500 damages; to recover for
injuries received when she fell down
a flight of stairs March 26 last.
It is claimed that the plaintiff fell
while waiting at the top of the second
flight of stairs for the doors to open.
She claims she exercised all due care
and charges the defendants with negli
gence. The action is returnable to
the Superior court, May term.
AUSTRO-HUNGARY WANTS
SCUTARI EVACUATED BY
' MONTENEGRIN CAPTORS
Belgium
Strike Is
Galled Off
Brussels, April 24. The delegates
to the national Socialist Congress
voted, late today, by a three-fourths
majority for an immediate resump
tion of work.
One thousand delegates from all
parts pt Belgium were present. Deputy
Eduard Andeele, one of the Socialist
leaders, opened the proceedings with
a lengthy speech on behalf of the
strike committee. He reviewed the
objects, the progress and the results
of the strike, which he said had at
tained sufficient success to permit the
Socialists to" demobilize their forces
and await the course of events.
La Louvlere, April 24. The strik
ing miners and quarrymen in this
region are discontented with the pros
pect of the strike being brought to an
end by the Socialist '.congress with
out more definite promises in regard
to the reform of the franchise being
given by the Belgian government. Only
a few men returned to work, today. "
. Liege, April 24. Less than 50 more
miners were working, today, in .this
neighborhood than was the case yes
terday. The bulk of the men are
waiting word from their delegates at
the national Socialist congress in Brus
sels. More factory hands returned to
the shops, today. - -
BRIDGEPORTERS
AT CONGRESS OF
STATE MOTHERS
President , Mrs. Mott and Other
- Local Officers Make Reports
at 13th Annual Convention
Hartford, April . 24 The Connecticut
Congress of Mothers began its 13th
annual convention in Rocky Hill at 2
o'clock, this afternoon, with a large
attendance of delegates from various
towns and -cities in the State. The
sessions are - held in the Congrega
tional church and will continue until
and . including - Friday afternoon. The
State . President, Mrs. B. L. Mott, of
Bridgeport, presided. ...
An address of welcome was made
by the Rev. George B. Spaulding, pas
tor of the church. Reports were sub
mitted by the State Treasurer, Mrs.
F. J.Naramore of Bridgeport; the
State Auditor, Mies Jennie M. O'Nell,
of Waterbury, and the State Organizer
Mrs. W. B. Ferguson, of Bridgeport.
Club reports were presented in or
der of seniority, the Mothers' Club of
West Haven . coming first, then the
New Haven Mothers' club, the New
Canaan Mothers, club, the Hartford
Motherhood Club. and so on. Follow
ing the report's Former Representative
George B. Chandler of Rocky Hill, de
livered an address on Eugenics.
, Between 7 ' and 8 o'clock, this even
ing, there is to be a reception to state
officers.. A 8 o clock, a banquet will
be : servedT at which , several informal
addresses - will be made. Officers will
be elected at the Friday' morning ees-
TWO LOCAL dOUPLES
LOOKING FOR DIVORCES
Papers in two local divorce suits
were filed this morning ' in the Super
ior court. Caroline Rydberg of this
city wants to be separated from Balt-
..,1 V.-.- Pnnklvn. ' X' "V- De-
sertion on (September 13, 1909, is he
ground. The couple were married
April 1, 1835. Mrs. Rydberg's maiden
name was Caroline Lersteai.
Morris Wintraub of this city seeks
a decree from Rjosa Wintraub of Buda
Pest, Hungary. Infidelity Is alleged,
and Louis Reiner ' and Alexander
snimtninr of Buda Pest are named as
co-respondents. The -couple were mar
ried December 12, 1886. Desertion on
October 12, 1896, is also claimed. The
wife's maiden name was Rosa Bergl.
AGED MAN DIES IN
BED OF SUFFOCATION
Guilford, Conn., April 24 Charles
Hewitt, 70, died of suffocation while
he slept about last midnight In a
house on the west side where he had
lived alone. A neighbor about that
hour saw an unusual light in the
ouse. Investigation followed. When
the door of Hewitt's sleeping room
was opened, dense volumes of smoke
poured out and the bed In which he
was lying was seen to be on fire. The
flames were extinguished and the
medical examiner called. That offi
cial gave a verdict of death by suf
focation. It is believed Hewitt fell asleep
while smoking In bed. There are no
known relatives here but it Is thought
that there are relatives In New Ha:
ven. '
Sends What Amounts to Ultima
. turn to Powers May Act
Alone
EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS VIEW
SITUATION WITH ANXIETY
London Market Demoralized by
Grave Turn of Affairs in Bal
kan Situation
London, April 24. "Take immedi
ate action to turn the- Bfontnegrins
out of Scutari or we shall do it alone,"
Is the effect of a circular note sent by
the AnsfTO-Hungax'ian government to
the powers composing the concert of
Europe.
The; note la virtually an. ultimatum.
Austria.-Hungary declares she can
not permit the Montenegrins to float
the decision of the great powers. The
prestige of. the European nations hag
been violated, says the note, and Austria-Hungary
demands that the pow
ers decide promptly on the steps to be
taken to restore that prestige, adding
that if the powers should be unable to
reach a speedy - decision she will see
to it herself that the will of Europe
Is respected and that the Montene
grins vacate Scutari.
Berlin, April 2 Austria-Hungary
telegraphed to all the great (powers,
yesterday, demanding that they send
an ultimatum ordering Montenegro to
evacuate Scutari within 4S hours, ac
cording to an unconfirmed, dispatch
from Vienna to the Zeitung-Am-Mit-tagu.
Otherwise, Austria declares,
she will with her allies take steps to
protect her political interests.
There are many Indications here to
day of the seriousness with which the
German government and public regard
the European situation which, accord
ing to a high diplomatic official, has
entered another crisis as grave as that
which preceded the , Ausfcro-Russian
demobilization.
The press bureau of the German for
eign office, contrary to its usual cus
tom, was not prepared today with a
statement either with regard to the
ultimatum to Montenegro or to the
general situation. An official, how
ever, - beiieved It .-pToljaMe tha-t force
would, ultimately have to be employed
tox expel the .Montenegrins who it is
thought will -not retire froni Scutari
voluntarily or' in return for a loan or
compensation elsewhere.
It. is the official view here, that all
the European powers" will work to
gether : until the problem has been
solved.
A feeling of consternation and help
lessness was displayed at yesterday's
conference of the ambassadors in Lon
don of the great powers. Dr. Von
B-ethmann-Hollweg, the imperial chan
cellor, and Gottlieb Von Jagok, the for
eign minister, visited the budget com
mittee of the imperial parliament, - to
day, in order to make a confidential
communication to its- members in re
lation to the international situation.
The cancelaltion by Emperor William
of his propojsed trip on the Imperator
and. his .determination to return to
Berlin from Hamburg on April 28, are
attributed In well informed quarters to
the crisis brought about by the fall
of Scutari.
The stock market was demoralized
by the fears of grave political compli
cations. Investors and speculators
started realising at the opening. Then
prices slightly recovered on the
strength of Premier Asquith's speech
and, on the 'London Times editorial ar
ticle insisting on an Albanian Scu
tari. But ' the market again broke
later on and there was heavy selling
on the report received from Vienna
stating that Austria had demanded
that the ' powers should send an ulti
matum to Montenegro.
JAPS CONFIDENT
OF FAIR PLAY
ROM UNCLE SA
Tokio, April 24 The relations be
tween Japan and the United States
were discussed by Premier Count Gom
bei Yamamote, today, - who declared
they must remain peaceful in spite of
local disturbances. He expressed ab
solute confidence that American citi
zens both official and unofficial would
demand no discrimination be made
and that matters should Te arranged
In a spirit of fair play. He said h
entirely disapproved of any exhibi
tion of temper or unseemly agitation.
Baron Nobuaki Maklno, minister for
foreign affairs, in an address to an
assembly of members of the Japanese
chambers of commerce, said the Jap
anese government was -doing all In
its power In connection iwith the ques
tion of the California alien land own
ership legislation but he was unable
to reveal the diplomatic correspon
dence that had passed between the
two governments. He was, he said,
confident that the outcome of the af
fair would be satisfactory and he
counselled his hearers and the Jap
anese people to dignified patience.
Buel N'akino, chairman of the Tokio
chamber of commerce, Matsuzo Xagai,
Japanese consul at San Francisco, and
the minister of agriculture Count Ya
mamoto made speeches of a similar
character.
M'NETL SUES SEA BREEZE.
Papers were filed in the court ot
inminATi t- 1 r a u tortsiv in a. flnlf rtrouarht
hv tha A vrr-TSJeil . Xy fti-ina Coal Co.
against William L. 'Gallagher and the
Sea Breeze Island Amusement Co. The
action Is brought to recover for a bill
-f $411.75 for coal furnished.