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. ?y... Intelligencef NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. ?. W??kly. l?tobU??e* 18?; Dal?* Jan. 18, !'./.<. _'_ ?_._ _ ANDERSON, S. C., MORNING, MA\32, 1914. PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR, TIP TO BET OUT DICTATOR SAYS HE WILL HOLD ON TO THE LAST PITCH U. S. SHIPS NORTH i Slackening of Tension and Better Order In South It Is Said Rea son For Withdrawing For ses ' (By Associated Press.) Mexico City, May 20.-Provialonnl President Huerta, in the course of an interview {oday said. "Ike Mexican peace delegates have no inaii actions to offer my resignation nt the conference at Niagara Falls." The president spoke with energy, studing errect, and emphasized his words with a characteristic gesture. Prior to this the acting minister for. foreign affairs, Estese Ruiz, had de clared that Mexican representatives !?*Iu trCCn g.T?? "Su?p?c poners" by tile government to deal with. everything that may be discussed at the peace con ference with the object of solving the international, difficulty. Warships Conting North. Washington May 80--The < general sleeking of tension in the Mexican sit?, nation resulted today in the considera* t lon, at the navy department ot plan? to withdraw/a part of the fleet on the East coast of Mexico. Acttng Secreta t y Roosevelt said he hoped within a week . to have four battleships, five destroy ers and a tender on the way north. Constitutionalists, who have occu pied San Blas. cn the west coast ot Mexico, have enforced' order ano. have guaranteed protection to foreigners, according to a report from Rear Ad miral Howard. "It is currently reported," said a statement from Um dedanment. "that Targe numbers of federals .are desert , lng to the constitutionalists *n Tepio *^^^^^^^aw'^ ""l?i'd rspbr ^Bp?Soyle "fa?tftyiW^ moWo7the" ?irai . , ployes of the Tohuntepec Railroad l?rt via the. East coast" Admiral Howard also announced that . the Nero arrivedat Mazatlan and the destroyer Hull after touching at Guay mus cleared for La Pasa.. FOOD GUARANTEE LABEL DISCARDED! Methods is pertinent ol ufecturers by the De-j ; Man? Notifed ? . (By Associated Press) Washington. May 10.-The depart-i ment of agriculture today began noti fying innre than 8,000 manufacturers throughout the country that on May 1, 1915, their quarantees filed under the pure food and-drugs regulation weald b> stricken from the liles and that thereafter the serial numbers previously assigned them must not be used on the label or package of any food or drug f This action is in ac cordance with the regulations adopted recently which abolished the use of the guarantee legend and serial num ber on foods and drugs In notfyipg the manufacturera ot the j new regulations the department advia- j es that the$ttar%ntees'should be incor porated tn dr attached to the bill of I sale, invoice, bill of ladlug or other j schedule giving the n^moH and Quan tities of th? article**.' Tba guarantee | may be printed or. stamped oa the in voice and if it is slgnerf In accordance ! w ith the new regulation* and refers i ppeciflcally to the goods listed In the] Invoice of document lt covers, lt need rr?, contain a dstaJ'ad description or schedule or the auleffc . - '' SUFF?TTSU5U1N KING AND QUEEN Invade the Amy Caenp ead Forej Great Brash Heep, Then F?armt Banner "Votes for Women" (By Associated .* /ess) Aldershot, Engw May 20.-A great j brush fire, declared by the authorities I to be tbe work bf militant suffragettes, encircled today the royal pavilion tnt Lon Valley where LKing George, and Queen Mary are Itt residence in the t enter of a great anny of British I troops. Several battalions of infantry and ] regiments of cavalry subdued the (ism Ha^H^9H^HHH^HBHes' laft tba loyal I P?T?S?? uri?.* . front cf their carriage waving a ban ner with words "VetaS '?or Wbmco." IT JAMES A. HOYT IS CHAIRMAN OF STATE. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION % MUCH WORK DONE General Bonham of Anderson Is j Made One of the State Vice Presid?ate of the Party Special to The Intelligencer. Columbia, May 20.-After the dirty j political linen of Charleston had been washed. for several hours this after noon the credentials committee of the state convention threw out the dele gation headed by Mayor Grace and seated the delegation headed by Jos. W. : Barnwell. Mayor Grace made a bitter attack on Mr. Barnwell. He. however, was stopped by the commit tee whea be became too personal. Resuming the session tonight the! convention elected James A. Hoyt of I uoiumma as permanent president and I the following vie* presidents: R. B. Watson. Saluda; M. L. Bonham. An derson; H H. Arnold, Spartanburg; C. B. Spencer, York; TJ. R. Coker, Dar- j lington and John H. Clifton, Sumter. The rules committee was appointed by President Hoyt, and at TB:25 o'clock the convetton took a recesa to 11:10.'I when the reports on primary reform ' and others matter before the conven tion Vere received. - |! The state democratic executive com-1 m|ttee was called- to order by John | Gary- Evans at d: 35 o'clock in a cor ner of the ball of the house of repre sentatives. Christie Benet; secretary ' called the root. There were 20 mem bers'<preaent. Organization was post poned. After some discussion it-was decided to adjourn and meet immedia ately after the. adjournment of the j State convetnkw. Hel?? Over Tad*?. 'Hr- #:jb>* ??TISM ventioo for thf 1? r'ednee- j until 10 o'clock ?K?i? the committee on^^e'sel'uWts;1 w ; ?cL..baa In' caarge the various plans suggested fo primary reform. Gen. M..L. Bonham is the' Anderson mem ber of Ute committee. I This committee will probably adopt the Greenville pian, as theMcM?han plan for having registration certificates has been re--] Jc-ctedi The gGreeavlHe plan is a very j mod?r?t, and conservative plan which will merely m san that the club rolls! must be put in good order and that J every man must vote in the precinct! in which he lives. The convention ls mad* np of ren resentaUves of the flues' - ' tranship of the state and ls said hy nc to in the strongest of the finest tizenship of the state and ls said by : niue to ho tho strongest body of men ever gath ered In Columbia since the Secession] convention. Columbia. May 20.-The State con vention met at noon Wednesday with John Gary Evans ia the chair. James A. Hoyt of Coimadia was unanimous ly selected temporary chairman. Zn cal?ng thsf< roii o? the counties, (Continued on Pago Four) \ MARSHALL LAUDS J?Ci?wN'S FAITH Vie? Pr?sident Speaks te Great] Crowd et Charlotte Celebra. \ tfifsn' ni iiaili^isidfniiiiin (By Associated Press.) Charlotte. Mag Mee President Thomas ?.%*abaii palo a tribute to tbs Scotch-!rWbi'Md an appeal for a new declasasjftsr of independence p?edgihg faa** to the right, espous ing the causera* Intellectual honesty and the puta?a of principles to the producUon a? ^pada furnished the subject matter ot bis address. Governor Seafee Craig, his staff, six companies ot tb* North- Carolina guard, one, Stoat*- Carolina company and the siateawib- company coast ar tillery f roms Wart Moultrie were pres ent to aM?*a> Was tfiniamajes. Follow ing an sUhattgly beautiful parade and the cusuw?**y reading of Ute dec larattoB. Cos HWMI ,'?Oralc introduced the rfit\aysgia^nt. Referring te bia admiration for tba Bcotch-Irish strain. Mr. Marshall said:. "I nave had the pleasure this morn ing, for. Ute first time la my lifo, of grasping by tbs. band inc woman Whom Stonewall Jackson believed to be tba fairest woman, beneath the sun. Do you think, aa 1 looked into ber eyes, that it na? possible for me to believe that Stonewall Jackson- was cither dbjlQ.vai or a traitor? .7, think of course, aa, a.-, Jiorjhern man. that be iak Qui. iWi J Mauy?wasa was a?nonast man snd" j more lira* thai, an -tad Ute courage ot bl? cfwitftSbjae." j TWO GENERALS AND SEV ERAL OTHER OFFICERS PUT TO DEATH BIG CHIEF SAYS SO Huerta Army Routed and Captar* ed and Supply Trains Fall Into Hands of the Rebel? (By Associated Press) Juarez, May.-Two federal generals, Miguel Alvarez and Ignacio Munez, ( were killed in ; the battle or Pared?n and two other generals and many for mer federal officers were executed by the constitutionalists after the battle of Pared?n according to a copy of an official telegram from General Villa to j General Carranca received bere today. The official report says: "lt ts known that Generals Miguel | Alvarez and Isrnncln M'J?OT fell the combat. General Osorno and a good number of federal officials were executed." Regarding the fight at Zar ego ta the report says in part: # "There was captured also a general and thirty two officials who composea bis staff. All were executed immediate ly." . ; * Battle Waa Ktnbborn. Estaci?n Atareos, Mexico, May 19. Vta El Paso, May 20.-General Fran cisco Villa, leading 4,000 constitution alists troops, won the first important! engagement of the Saltillo campaign I May 17 when at Pared?n, he detested i 4.500 federals retreating from Mon Clova. The federal troops were decisively, beaten. Not only did General Villa ad- I minister a defeat, but he thus prevent ed the arrival of reinforcements at .Saltillo whloh would have added, ma terially to the defonalve fore? of*%hs*] objective point of the cnwpnlgn'..'-*JHH also captured supplies, which would casualties Wr^j ?STOUM?TOS, THC' consti tutionalists captured 900 prisoners,' nine pieces of artillery. 1.000.000 rounds of small arms- ammunition, a large quantity or artillery ammunition und a lar?? supple of provisions. In ad dition to five troop trains which cur ried the iiuerta soldiers vV?te federal garrison of Mon Clova! ?bering 4,500 had evacuated that n May 15 on Ave troop trains on approach or General Francisco Murgula constitutionalists commander at Piedras Negras, who was advancing ! from the south to attack. . Warned by murgula and by bis] scouts that the fed?rala, under Gener als Charles Alvares, Guardlola and Munoz were attempting to consolidate their forces with the Saltillo garrison. General Villa prepared to receive them at Pared?n, dividing hts forces into three col urns, the center one ot which he led in person. As the first two troop trains, at 10:45 a. nv May 17. steamed Into the trap prepared for them. Villa swung forward hi* three columns simultane ously. The constitutionalist attack was brilliantly executed, iw f?rty minut es the federals' not dead, wounded or- j prisoners, were scattered in dight,] leaving their ammunition and provis ions behind The cavalry dismounted and acting as infantry swept the federals with their fire. As the federals swarmed opt ot tbs cars and took np positions In open order along the railroad track they were met by a withering volley. For a time they faced the ballets stub-, boraly and sent back an effective fire, but the man under Villa and-his bri gade commanders, Haclovlo Terrara. Trinidad Fodringuez, and Percha,] were not to be denied The constitutionalist advance never 1 faltered andes their lines dashed for-j ward from three sides under Ville'* personal encouragement abd" that of tbs brigade commanders, sit of whom distinguished themselves, the federals I broke and ran. CAPT. VVINSiSw KILLS HIMSELF! No On Saw Hie Shooting, Bet It j Is Said That Dead Soldier On foxes Border Mentally Off (By Associated Press! ' Brownsville, Tex.. May 20.--Cap tain lllchard P. Winslow of the nine ty first coast artillery corps. , died ? hero early today from the effects of| a shot from an army pistol. The bul let entered the right side of the head: and passed through the brain .after which Winslow lived twenty-ftv? min utes. Aa army physician said that he , I wa?, m entail v deranmui. Mn nnA ?ra? ?MU*A? WMM ?Kn .4tAt I wai* fired. Capt, Winslow came to Brownsville from Fort Morgan, Als., in the recent troop movement. TEDDY HITS WILSON POLICY ON COLOW9IA AND TOLLS, TOO -H WILL TAKE STUMP j Practically Says That He WOl| Make Fight For L?? for Pro gretsivcs Th? Year -i. . (By Associated Vre-*.) Oyster Boy, May 20.-Ttoe Wilson administration's attitude ?n the con- j troveray with Colombia over the panama Canal r/as "criticised today Ly Theodore Rooser&u, He object ed strongly to the payment of what he termed "blackmail" to Colombia and characterized this t ction as "un thinkable.!* Colonel Roosevelt Stressed hlm selt aa strongly opposed to the repeal of thc law for the'exemption o? Am erican coastwise shlp?^lrom the pay m ii ot ran&na cane? lolls: He said he though?, it perfectly >lgbt to arbi trate ,;ne question; if the rights of the country lo grant, exemption were questioned. -HS?i*"'' Colonel Roosevelt, ?expressed him testimony in ?. Washington yesterday \ of Charles S. Mellen. ? He said that! when Mr. Mellen went to him to dis cus* the merging oi-th- Ssw naven with tho Boston aaa ; Maine he told him that so far ej?-he-was . concern ed he would have no objection provid ed the merger came within the law. When he goes to Washington next week Colonel Roosevelt .said, he would be ready to refute all expreaslons of doubt as to hts dlscoTwy of a great river in tho wilds of South America. "Tbe river ls. still Chere,'' said thc Colonel with a laugh, "lt wasn't like climbing an unexphjr^d mountain or going to North Poi h expedi tions leave no trac- ; are there! later." -, Thc colonel exp! b? made' the trip tn South i^^^B??SkLyj?atnntr ed ;to~ do sometbtBR Wm>J\;. he s*ld. ? "PM\ ?h??rc ! arter all," be coXtmm\\\\WS?LthW tron icp isn't la lt with Tho colonel protected that he reit ar well as ?rev. "That te.* be said. "I um going to be aa well as 1 ever was." Te Cater PoUties Ayala. Colonel Rooaeve??'8 activities today removed al idoubts whether be would take an active part tn thia year's carp* paige. It is known that he expects to make one ot the most arduous ftints of - his- career. No definite plans have been formed bot. it is probable that In September he will make a trip across the continent, speaking in most of the states. . On May 80, Colonel Roosevelt viii sail for Spain, for the wedding of bis son Kermit. In the intervening per riod he win attempt to start into mo tion the machinery for the campaign. On his return about July 1, he will begin the caunaign proper. One day of the quietude and bracing air of Sagamore HUI wrought a great change (n Colonel Roosevelt's man ner and appearance. Tonight he was full of vigor and walked with a full free swing. ' Tomorrow mornSag Colonel Roose velt wtl lgo to New York., The really important thing he hes to do he ex plained, ls to. get new clothes for his son's wedding. YEGGM?N CAUGHT | BS IS THE REPORT Seneca Paper Snya Th?t Express Co. Has Hushed Up on ftestor m]} . \ ration of Money W%; ? (By Associated Press.) Seneca, May 20.-Thc following in teresting announcement appeared on Wednesday afternoon In Farra and Factory, the local paper: Tho detectives working her<> in connection with the looting ot the safe in the office of the Southern. Ex press ' company hara - recovered the money taken from -tra* office. As yet the sleuths have ian Bu aa statement, and H ls said tfcat it ls part of the agreement 'With ?he eeaeers tn give out nothing to the pttbHe. ft ls also rumored that the express company authorities, in consideration of the money having hean returned, have agreed not to prosecute 'the person who entered'and looted the saf? last week. The Intelligencer endeavored to get Arther details ou this matter, but was unable to do so. The .statement la the Seneca poper-practically al leges a compounding of a felony. --;-. Hw Itch mea Fever Strike. Chicago, May 30-.Ballots of near ly 6,000 switchmen on /ho question of i-i?i?r.r, u s? r?kt- ?^aiciwi eighteen -?l?-tymAA tn ?hc PliUma? -??!?*h!f;S ii- ? triet wer? counted todV Einp?o3rpS of j the first two roads resorted were al most unanimously in favo." of a strike WHITE SLAVE 1 T IDE PRESBYTERIAN BOARD SAYS MANY CONTRIBUTING CAUSES OF IT FASHIONS IS ONE Literature of Trashy Order and Ig norance, Doe to Lack of Social Knowledge Another (By Associated Press.) Chicago. May 26.-"No tolerations; no regulation; no recognition." This is the suggested slogan of the Presbyterian church to be presented to the 126th general assembly which convenes here tomorrow in the report of the special committee on White Slave traffic. The report estimates that ther are about 100.000 prostitutes in the Unl i**d States, ana mat a far greater number are unchaste. Contributing factors in these conditions are the fashions, dances, the theatre, litera ture and Ignorance. The principle remedy suggested is the enlightened training of the. young. The report was . prepared by Paul R. Hicock, John Maloora Shaw, John KeriMiy. Winfield Scott Hall and J. M. T.'Finney. Excerpts follow. Gist bf the Rc pori. 'Your committee is directed to consider "the enormous violation of the Seventh Commandment involved in the traffic. This ls not a matter calling for statistics, with all the mental confusion that must result from long statements of appaling fig ures. But that the extent of the traf fic in human bodies for the purpose of lust and greed ts 'enormous', as de scribed, in the assembly's resolution, is terribly evident upon only slight investigation. The vice commission City Council lp 1910, has made a most' thorough survey ot these conditions in that one city. , in Chicago a^jo. commis .?ot ot " lin thu? city ?ire- not believed -~ !; worse than in most cities of the coun try. This figure did net include, of course the much vaster army of per sons, .leading Impure Jives, guilty of occasional immoral relations, being supported wholly or in part by their, oocasie&ai. earnings, or engaging in wcariohal immorality not for profit, but for desire. There is no possible way oj estimating this larger number, but the Word 'enormous' seems to scarcely be.adequate to describe the conditions known to be present. Speaking of factors tn the Increase I of the social evil "whir- -\re now as suming alarming proportions," the re I port says Fashions Are Yalgar. "One ot these appears m the vulgar tendency of modern fashions. Our 'Standards' we remember, expressly forbid all immodest apparel. Today many of our women are going to such extremes of dress as to shock even the least prudish and open American womanhood to the charge ot com plete forfeiture'ot modesty. The un fortunate side of lt ali ta. that the wo men of tho Church, Whose most con spicuous adornment is supposed to be meekness, are quite as guilty of this offense aa are women who make no religious profession until our Christian women can be made to see What mischief is being done by such, reckless abandon to the foibles . ot fashion, there can be little hope of stemming the tide. We call the wo*. p?en of our Presbyterian church to a practical s?paration of themselves, from these tendencies of our times, and exhort them to be at thia point examples of their sisters, lending voice and Influence alike - .against all extremes of dress, and aeektng to lead society loi a more worthy and same path. Another contributory factory is the increasing craze for excitement and unchaste amusements The - dance, never, perhaps what could be wish ed, baa. become the subject of Inde scribable vulgar joke, and in calling put the condemnation of many hold ing high places of ecclestlastlcal au thority. The moving picture shows, although under what fe claimed to be strict censorship, ?rei ^calculated to inflame, the thoughts and emotions of outrageously flippant handling of . sex problems and sitsntid?e. ?s wel? ei Ute notorious disregards of so many of its leaders for high standards or marital and even ordin?r/ moral rela tion atlons, is. laying a net that must seduce and capture a considerable part of our rising generation. Fling at, Literature. "The literature of the day presents another very serious 'actor in the great problem. Perhaps we are not mlstakee trben we speak of lt as one of the most alarming symptoms ot a general condition that seems bad In deed. Nearly every work of fiction that is printed today baa Woven some where io it the plots the Intriclties of a sex n boat'rm Th- b*c*: reviews' are a long s' of descriptions of ?Ufjr?t? One would ?incaico there was no othsjy problem in tbs people's minda today. And - Ute most most grave feature of it seseos to be REFUGE SHIP ON THE ROCKS U. S. WARSHIP TAKES OFF 98 PASSENGERS FROM THE ATLANTIS IS MEXIC GULFER Breakers Said To Be Pounding the Derelict to Pieces About 100 Miles North of Tampico (By Associated Press) Galveston, May 20.-The Norwegian steamship Atlantis which left Galves ton May 17 for Tampico with 98 pas sengers, ls aground 100 milos north of Tampico and tugs have been order .ed to her rescue. All the passengers have been taken off by the United States battleship Connecticut accord ing to information received here. No details of any accident to the *.C.!?2*IK were priv?n, hut wlrolaa mot. .age* for tugs were urgent and said that the steamer was . pounding to pieces. The Connecticut received the "S. O. S." call from the Atlantis at Tampico. Wireless raesagea brought ? the news here tonight. I It is supposed from the.speed of the boat, that the Atlantis went aground Tuesday night and that tbe Ccnecticut reached her this morning. Two- powerful wrecking tugs were ordered from Mobile to her assistance. The passengers on the Atlantis, with tbe exception of ten. were foreigners who were being sent back.to Tampico by the department of state after hav ing been brought from that port with American refugees at the time the oil men and others evacuated the city following the landing .ot troops nt . Vera Crus. I They were held In Galveston In care 'of the United States Immigration au thorities until Tampico fell Into the hands ot the rebels, when they were I-'Hm ned by the-order of Secretary of government. Atlantis ls a 7S4 ton stdamshln Jensen, p!Hng~ W<v I TIDWELL TRIAL ! NEAR TO CLOSE j . - 'Attorneys Aro Expected To Finish Arguments and Give Case To Tua Jury Early Today (By Associated Press.) Greenville. May .20. - The de fense for G. W .Tidwell, Sr.. on trial here charged with the murder of R. Emmett Walker, a young man of prominent social position and pay master at a local cotton mill, rested Its case this morning. The state introduced evidence in re buttal, and will rest its case tomor row. lt ls anticipated that the ar guments of counsel will be made to morrow, and the case given to the 'jury before adjournment. The defen ' dent alleged that Walker wronged his daughter. Olive Tidwell. an eighteen year old girl. Temporary Insanity j superinduced by the ohed of learning that bis daughter had.been, unchaste is the defense of Tidwell. , * -1 The state introduced, testimony to j.day to disprove statements made on. ,thc stand by the' defendant, and to disprove certain statements made by the daughter. The message which caused Tidwell to come to Greenville and Investigate the whereabouts of bis. wife and daughter on the seventh bf March, was alleged hy tho defend ant to have been written by Mrs. Morris of this city. Mrs. Morris on the stand denied sending th" note. Sordid details and recitations of dual lives as they proceeded from the Ups ot witnesses today, caused G. W. Tidwell, on trial for the murder of R. Bmmett Walker, to bang bis head, . his wife and daughter, the two women (whose characters have been questlon ?ed, seldom looked up. The state won Ithe right to introduce auch testimony, claiming lt would all tend to show tho notoriousness of at least one female , member of the Tidwell family. If this CSU be shown,.the State contends that the defendant must have known some thing of the conditions in his home. 'Knowing tho conditions, the story told bim by hts daughter when he came to OreenvWe to Investigate the where abouts of his wife and daughter, could not have been a sudden shock; an un looked for blow and hence could, not have caused temporary insanity, Such tis tbe state's case. , that this la what Uley appear to want. The report concludes with a set of resolutions calling upon pastors to guard children against factors of life which conduce to immorality: com mending those , pastors who have tak lea ap the subject frankly with fath ers and mothers, and calling noon o??ioro au io do; recognising tbe work of the juvenile courts; demanding Ute puninhuieiii of moil, as wei! a? wo men offenders against morality, and ;Wprovlng all legislation looking to the eradication of . prostitution. SEEN IN IT ALL MELLEN FURTHER TELLS OF NEW HAVEN MUDDLE IN TRUST FOLD MILLIONS VANISHED Mysterious Disappearance of Biff Fix~Js Still Is Closed To the Probers and the Preta (By Associated Press?) ! Washington, May 20.-Dominant not only ol the officials hut or the control by the'late J. Pierpont Morgun, properties of the New York. New Mav en and Hartford Railroad, was further emphasized today when' Fermer Pres ident Charles' S. Mellen, of the New ?laven, continued his testimony -he rir? the Interstate comnircc commis sion. IMillion's Vanish. !??".?;; !n the acnulsitJo?i vj the Kow Haven of the West Cheater property. Into which millions of dollars vanish* ed, Mr. Mellen, who declared he did not -aprove of the purchase, insisted that bad Mr. Morgan lived the property might have been far more valuable than lt la today. 80, too, with the ac quisition of the Worcester, Nassau and Rochester KuiiroHu. in which Mr. Mor gan, Mr. Mellen said, waa responsible for paying ff ir? a share more than the stook really was worth. As in the West Chester transaction, however, Mr. Morgan, according to Mr. Mellen, would brook no interfer ence, carrying put his plans without regard to the opinions of others who were Interested. Acquisition by the New Haven of trolley lines in Connecticut, and Rhode v Island occupied much attention at to day's proceedings. Mr. Mellen conced ed that some of tho properties had been purchased at too high c ? added that they wer? wc the New Haven, st th" ^"^SHj^g Just sf the close of the day, lt de veloped that former Cntteft Sta^<Mut ator Nelson w. Aldrich- of mm* 1? larid primarily was instrument ul in selling thc- trolley system of thai state to the New Haven. Mr. Mellen maintained tl''s.VjjnWW:^ lines acquired by the New Haven,Hg*wi orally speaking, were valuable, and. while they had cost ? large amount hp' believed the money had been will in vested. Wit "ess ?rows Tlr? At the close of the dey Mr... Mellen perceptibly tired. Hts weariness seem ed to be purely physical, however. His answers were prompt and direct, and. he apparently retained to the mil his wonderful powers of memory, and his comprehensive'grasp of. dstsils about which he was interrogated. Chief Counsel Folk indicated tonight that Mr. Mellen might continue as a witness for > two more, days or even longer; .? Mn Mellen. ' testifying today to his high regard for Mr. Morgan, said: < "I do not remember his doing a sin* ?ale thing on which he made a dellar lp. aonnaotUn.e-lth the New Haven whllo S-waa^resment." Taking up Ute consolidation with the New Haven of tue New England Steamship Company and the Consoli date. Railroad Company, a $30,000.00? transaction, Mr. Folk asked if this transaction were not to evade the Con necticut law that prevented a railioad from increasing its capital stock with out distributing It to the stockholders. "This may have been so," answered Mr. Mellen. ?'So you dtd by merger whet yon Were prohibited from doing by lawf* aaked Mr. Folk. "The merger was approved by law. and we liked the merger plan," said Mr. Mellen. ? , **You were getting Into the merger hsbltr "Just beginning. That was the ia* ?peet ion of it We wept ha ok to th? Connecticut* legislature and an act was passed approving of the merger.* ?." ?.Who represented, you before tho legislature-Mr. Robbins?" inquired Mr Folk "Ves, that was 'Vifere he became) general counsel of tb? now Haven." Mr: Melon said he approved the fe? o? 9100,000 paid Mr. Robbins for his legislative work icConisecticu t to con nection with the. ratiflcarkrs ot the consolidation charter. "I thought he did good work and I favored paying him the maney," said the witness; Heme Clever Cdaet?*?. Mr. Folk taking up the purchase oft the Nsw Haven of the Rhode Island trolley system, aaked If there bad not been a break In the negotiation after, they lad been begun. 'Thro waa aa Interruptio* ot *oir.?v months possibly almost a year " kn ?wered Mr. Mellen. "V.'hat caused yon to rearante the ne gotiations arter they had halted rr "Oh. I had conversations regarding (Continued on Fourth Fats.) Jj