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VOL. T.IV. XO. 16,G90. PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, 3IAY 23, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ELLEN AVERS HE SHIELDED MORGAN Effect of Indictment on Financier Feared. SON AROUSES RESENTMENT Lack of Gratitude in Young Morgan Intimated. DRAMATIC CLIMAX REACHED -Ex-President of New Haven Testi fies Concerning Grand Trunk. Transaction, iii Which He Shouldered All Blame. WASHINGTON, May 22. A dramatic climax marked the close of the sensa tional testimony of Charles S. Mellen, ex-president of the New York, New Haven &' Hartford Railroad, before the Interstate Commerce Commission today. With evidence of deep emotion Mr. Mellen asserted the late J. Pierpont Morgan was cognizant of the Grand Trunk negotiations for which Mr. Mel len himself was criminally'lndlcted for violation of the Sherman anti-trust act, and that he took the indictment that belonged to Morgan, as he believed it would have killed the aged financier to be indicted. Resentment Toward Son Shown. Mr. Mellen spoke with intense feeling 3 he recited his efforts to shield the elder Morgan. This turned quickly to a show of resentment, however, as he told how the present J. Pierpont Mor gan had suggested a "change in the presidency of the New Haven," at which suggeston. Mr. Mellen said, with em phasis: "I called his attention to the' fact that I had been suffering under the humiliation of an undeserved Indict ment to protect his father." The crowded courtroom listened with Intense interest as this closing recital was given. Taking up the Grand Trunk transaction tn which Mellen's indict ment was returned by the grand jury at New York. Joseph Folk, chief coun sel of the Commission, asked: "Did Mr. Morgan have anything to do with this negotiation for the exchange of the Ontario & Western with the Grand Trunk?" Morgan Dictates Terms. "He took a very active part." "What part, can you tell. If you know?" asked Mr. Folk. I did not know that Mr. Morgan knew there was a negotiation on until he came nto my office, when I had an appointment with Mr. Smithers and Mr. Chamberlain, and he told them what he thought they ought to do In order to have peace between the New Haven and the Grand Trunk interests. He told of previous negotiations -which he said extended over a period of 20 years (that is the term he used; I suppose it was a general term), and that he bought a steamship line of them on the under standing he was to have the New Lon don Northern for the New Haven road nnd that they never had carried out their agreement. "This negotiation, he said, was with Mr. Smithers' predecessor. Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. He thought it was a great mistake, and he was quite em phatic in saying they had not kept faith with him. He told them they should give up the New London North ern road; he did not care for anything further, and that that would be the only thing, in his judgment, that would ever result in permanent peace between the two properties. Then he , retired Irom the room. Indictment Kollona Statement. ".Mr. Morgan retired and left Mr. Smithers and myself to continue the conference. I told them that we would continue the conference on the basis that they should give no further atten tion to the question of surrendering the New London Northern road; they minht do as tliey pleased with it; I did not care. "I was asked to put my views in the form of a proposition, or contract, which I did. It was submitted to them and within a week the grand jury pro ceedings were commenced in New York and I was indicted." "Did you write a letter to the Dis trict Attorney taking the responsibility?'- asked Mr. Folk. "I did, and 1 did it for the sole pur pose of shielding Mr. .Morgan." "At whose Instance did you write that letter?" "I wrote that letter at the instance of- Mr. Lewis Cass Ledyard and Mr. iidward D. Robbing." Morgan's ame Kept Out. "Who dictated It?" "I dictated a letter, which was re drafted by Mr. Robbins and corrected by Mr. Ledyard. I signed it in their presence and sent it to the United States District Attorney; and I nearly killed everybody in the office to keep Mr. Morgan's name out of it." "To keep Mr. Morgan's name out of what?" asked Mr. Folk. "Out of the whole proceeding." "Had Mr. Morgan been subpenaed in that matter?" "I have learned through my counsel I did not know it at the time that he was subpenaed and his subpena was quashed or nolled, what your legal term Is for that action." "Did you have any conversation with the present director of the road. Mr. J. P. Morgan. Jr.?" Inquired Mr. Folk. "At the time Mr. Morgan called upon (Concluded on Fag 5.) """" " GIRLS SMARTER, EDUCATOR SAYS TESTS 'SHOW, ACE IX) 11 AGE, BOTT3 ARE OUTCLASSED. Same Professor Finds Speediest Work Is Most Accurate and School Days Are Too. Long. - SAN FRANCISCO. May 22. Girls are smarter than boys. The relative Intel lects of the sexes, as far as shown by standardized tests, age for age, favor the physically weaker sex. That Is what Lewis M. Terman, associate pro fessor of education, at Stanford Uni versity, told 1500 teachers attending the San Franolsco teachers' institute to day. Professor Terman explained that the difference was one rather of tempera ment and emotionthan mind, however. He also punctured some other ancient theories when he said: "Work that is the most speedy Is the most accurate. . "The present school day is too long. Children 7 or 8 years old should not go to school more than an hour and a half a day. ; 'Grouch, grief. Iocs of sleep all these things have a direct effect on intelli gence. . ; 'Practicing when one is in bad physi cal condition is worse than not at alL" SHERIFF THOMPSON QUITS Governor Accepts Resignation of Columbia Officer. ST. HELENS Or., May 22. (Special.) Sheriff A. E. Thompson, of Columbia County, handed his resignation to Gov ernor west here today in person and the states Executive, who Is on a good roads visit, wrote "accepted" on the back of it. For six months Sheriff Thompson, has not been "on the job," the work being entirely left to deputies. He has been in ill health for some time. The grand jury, now in session, has investigated the Sheriff's office and will report to morrow or Monday. SALEM, Or., May 22. (Special. At torney-General Crawford collected $2350 today from the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, of Maryland, the amount of the school fund short age of A. E. Thompson, retiring Sheriff of Columbia County. When the shortage was reported Mr. Crawford went to Columbia County and made an investigation. He then made a demand on the agents of the company, in Port land, for the money. The money was escheated to the state school fund from the estate of Anton Doering. CHURCH FAILS TO COLLECT Jury Finds in Favor of Eugene' Man in Stilt for Alleged) Gift. EUGENE, Or., May 23. (Special.) For the second time the First Christian Church, of Eugene, failed to collect an alleged pledge from R. H. Matteson. a laborer and former member of the church, by a lawsuit. The jury re turned at 10:30 o'clock last night with a verdict in favor of Matteson on the two causes of action. The church claims that Matteson promised to give $50 and also $180 toward the cost of a new $100,000 church building, now completed. The church admits the payment of $60 by Matteson. The latter claims that this $60 was the extent of his gift, and In this jury sustained him. The case was tried sev eral weeks ago, at which time the jury failed to agree. The costs of the suits to the church will be considerable. In the suit yesterday the defense sought to show that the pledge was obtained under pressure. TWO DROWNED AT SEATTLE Boys AVa telling Kegatta Go Down AVhen Boat Capsizes. -SEATTLE. May 22. George Maxwell and Floyd JUa Batt were drowned in Lake Washington today by the capsizing- of a rowboat which they had rent ed to witness the college regatta. A third boy was rescued. The boat was upset when two of the boys tried to exchange seats. Thousands of persons on ashore saw the accident, which occurred only 100 yards from the bank, but the boys had gone down before boats could reach them. BRITISH OFFICERS GUILTY Lipton Employes Also Admit Graft in Canteen Service Contracts. LONDON,.. May 22. Pleas of guilty were handed down today by seven of the nine British Army officers and all the elgrht civilians charged in. January last with graft in connection with con tracts for supplying array canteens. All the officers except .Lieutenant Colonel Whittaker . were connected with the Quartermaster's Department -of the Army and had risen from the ranks. The civilians iccused were employes of Lip tons, limited. Sentence was de ferred until May 25. WIDOW IS BOUND TO WED Warrant Obtained for Tlirre Sons Who Don't Want Stepfather. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. Because her three sons do not want her to marry Mrs. Caroline Garibaldi, a pros perous widow, swore out warrants to day for their arrest, charging them with threats against her lite. The boys, she said, told her they would kill her if she married, and she is deter mined to do so, nevertheless. George Garibaldi was arrested to day and the police ar searching for his brothers, William and Antonio. Ice Wagon Strike Settled. MINNEAPOLIS. May 22. .The strike of the 300 lea-wagon drivers and their helpers, in progress during the past week, was settled today. Under the agreement the men receive an advance of $2.50 a month and a percentage on all sales, which, it la said, averages about 12.50 more. STATE ROAD BODY AND COURT CLASH St. Helens on Route Is Columbia Demand GOVERNOR AT STORMY SESSION Commission Is Accused of At tempt to Bulldoze. WEST MAKES SHARP REPLY 'Do Not Invite Vs Here and Give Us Hell for Coming," Is Admonition Meeting Ends With Surrey Acceptance In "Doubt. ST. HELENS. Or., May 22. (Special.) Governor West and members of the State Highway Commission came here today to induce the County Court to indorse the state survey for the Columbia Highway In this county, which practically eliminates St. Helens from the route. They left tonight after a stormy scs sion, in which the court agreed to ac cepi ineir recommendations only on condition they acceded to a demand for a roadthrough St. Helens. Governor In Clash. In the course of the meeting County Attorney Dillard accused the Commis sion of trying to "bulldoze" the County Court and Governor West retorted: "Do not Invite us down here to help you and then give ui hell for coming." The meeting was held in the Colum bia County courtroom. Mr. West, State Treasurer Kay and Secretary of State. Olcott, as members of the High way Commission, and Major Bowlby, State Highway Engineer, and hfs as sistant, Mr. Grlswold, presented the ar guments to County Judge Harris and Commissioners Fahr and Fluhrer. Citl zena from the lower end of the county who are satisfied with the survey also appeared to urge Its acceptance. St. Helena 'Wanted mn Road. Major Bowlby recommended that the road follow the west aide of the North Bank road. The County Court takes the stand that St Helens must be on the highway. .Major Bowmy explained tne pur poses Of the meeting. That the con- tract had been let" for the portion qf the road below Tide Creek to the Clat sop County line and that the upper portion to the Multnomah County line is in dispute. With Governor West at one end of a long map and Secretary of State Olcott holding the other end, he pointed out the surveyed route and the proposed route. He said that the work had (Concluded on Page 2.) SPEAKING- ' ...... . '. T . , . . INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS fj The Weather. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, T4 decrees: minimum. 64 degrees. TODAY'S Showers, cooler; southwesterly winds.- -National. '- Mellen testifies he took Indictment to shield J. P.- Morgan. Page 1. Majority of lO for repeal of tolls exemption predicted by leaders. Page Mexico. ' Cpnsul Silliman safe in Mexico City after re ported indignities. Page 1. , Carranza's agrerrt says battlefield, not media- ; non, is rebels' recourse. Fage i. . Domestic. Educator finds by tests girls are smarter tnan boys, page l. ' Honolulu society woman loses string of pearls emulating September morn,' Page o. Presbyterian assembly begins discussion of marriage and divorce. Page z. Becker i convicted again on first ballot. Page l. Sport, Coast League results: San Francisco 2, Oak. land O; Venice 7, foacramentQ X; Port land game postponed. Page 6. Northwestern League results:- Tacoma 4, Portland 2; Spokane 6, Victoria. 0; Se attle 4, Vancouver '2. Page tt. Walter McCredle sick and disgusted with Northwestern League. Page u. Washington crew defeats Callfornlana on Lake Washington. Page 7. McGinnlty suspended and Umpire Shuster ousted Page 6. , Prep school track men ready for big meet today. Page 7. Four teams make 200-mile trip to Rose burg on schedule. Page raclflc Northwest. Grangers would abolish Senate and side track proposed eight-hour measure. Page 2. Portland sends Rose Festival invitation to Strawberry Carnival. Page 10. Good Roads day is observed in Washington and Oregon and business men wieia picks, page 16. Highway .Commission and Columbia -County (Jourt in stormy session over road iur- vey. Page 1. ' Washington forest fires are well in check. Page 5. . '"Commercial and Marine. World-wide scarcity of all fine grade cof- feee. Page 17, Wheat lower at Chicago on better reports from Kansas. Page 17. Wall street stock dealings are smallest of year. Page 17. . Improvement recorded in Eastern ' iron trade, page 17. Georgiana to Inaugurate ' daily service to Astoria July 1. Page 12. Students returning from California enliven tntngs aboard eavr. page iz. Portland and Vicinity. Weather report, forecast and data. Page 17. Washington High School Glee Club frolic Is scream. Pane 16. Queen Thelrtia and suite guests 6f Harrlmao uiud at ban page is. Baker street has S1U.O00 fire, page 1L YOUNG DURYEA BENEFITS General Ieft Fortune to Son Xow Confined in. Bellevue. NEW TORK.. May 22. Chester B. Duryea, who killed bis father. General Hiram Duryea, in their Brooklyn home not long ago.-Is chief beneficiary, under; the General's will, made publi. here today. , Duryea is now in Bellevue Hospital. A 'commission has been appointed to inquire into his sanity. Linn County Works Roada. ALBANY, Or., May 22. Special.) With hundreds of men and scores of teams at work. Good Roads day was observed In Linn County. Few in Al bany turned out, but in almost all other sections of the county large - crowds worked. Rain this afternoon interfered to some extent, but a great deal was ac complished. In some localities basket dinners were enjoyed at noon. The road supervisors of the county had con centrated road-building machinery and supplies of gravel at convenient loca tions. OF TROUBLE, JOHN BULL HAS BECKER CONVICTED ON FIRST BALLOT Jury Finds Conspiracy Is Corroborated. SYMPATHY IS UNAVAILING Foreman in Tears as He Ren- . ders Verdict in Ctf1 NEW WITNESSES CREDITED Ex-Police Lieutenant for Second Time Found Guilty of Procuring Murder WifeYmd Brothers Overcome by Grief, CHRONOLOGY OF BECKER CASE. July 11. 1012. Herman Rosenthal, New Tork Gambler, accuses Becker, Police Lieutenant, of grafting. July 15. Rosenthal promises to give District Attorney evidence against Becker. July 16. Rosenthal murdered m front of Metropole Hotel, in New York City. ' July 29. Rose, "Webber and Vallon turn state's evidence; accuse Becker of Instigating murder; Becker is ar rested. October 20. Becker found guilty of murder in first degree. October 24. Becker sentenced to death In week beginning Decem ber 8. February 24, 1914. Conviction set aside and hew trial ordered, for.')w lug appeal tp.ken December 1, 1912. April 13. Four gunmen executed ' as result of conviction as actual mur derers. May 22. Becker convicted at sec ond trial, called May 6. " NEW YORK, May 23. Charles Becker for the second time was held responsible today by a jury for the Rosenthal murder, which nearly two "earsago awoke New York to a reali zation of corruption in the police de partment and opened a new era of po lice reform. Becker, an ex-police lieutenant, was found guilty of murder in the first de gree. Only a pardon or interference again by" the Court of Appeals can save him from following to .the electric chair the four gunmen who shot Her man Rosenthal, the gambler, early on the morning of July 16, 1912. The jury decided today that the gunmen were Becker's agents. Klrnt Ballot Unanimous. One ballot decided Becker's fate. It was unanimous for conviction. The jury reached its verdict in four hours and four minutes. Tears streamed (Concluded on Page ,5.) PLENTY. BATTLEFIELD ONLY REBEL RECOURSE CARRANZA'S AGENT DENIES HE WTLIj AID MEDIATION. "A. B. C." Potots Thanked by Jose Vasconcelos as Private Citizens, but Right to Act Doubted. NEW TORK, May 22. Jose Vascon celos, special agent of Carranza. who it has been reported would be chosen as a constitutionalist representative to the Niagara conference, emphatically denied In a statement tonight that he was to receive- such an appointment or that Carranza would ever consider me-diatf-.is a solution of Mexico's inter- -w tons as tne uuerttstas are at Niagara Falls we shall not be repre sented there." said Mr. Vasconcelos. "The only way my party meets Huerta is-on the battlefield. . "Personally, as a Mexican, I thank the ABC powers for their efforts to settle a conflict that has been brought in my country by some of its bad citi zens. But the ABC powers have no more right than the United States to interfere or advise in our internal questions. - "These questions should not be dis cussed in the meetings. I am sure the constitutionalists will not be - a party to such a violation of our society. Mr. Vasconcelos, who is known to stand very close to the rebel leader, has just finished' a special mission in Toronto and will return Mexico""by way of Washington. "I -suppose," said Mr. Vasconcelos, "that my sudden departure from To ronto, where I stayed for three days, has given rise to the unfounded rumor that I was to be a peace delegate. As far as I know, I shall go from Wash- ngton direct to Saltlllo to meet Gen- ral Carranza. The elimination of Huerta will not solve our difficulties and even if the A. B. C. mediators eliminate Huerta it will not interest us. We are not fight- ng a man, but a series of abuses." GARY PREDICTS NEW ERA Big Business to Have Chance Again, Says Steel Chairman. NEW YORK, May 22. The country is entering on a new era of big business. according to Judge K. H. Gary, chair man of the board of directors of the United States S,teel Corporation, in an address at the opening today of the annual meeting of the American Iron and Steel Institute. 'As 1 read the. signs of the times." said Judge Gary, "there Is a well-de veloped sentiment throughout this country in favor of giving business fair chance." ' . AMIABILITY BEING SOUGHT Since Publication of Dr. Pernot's Experiment Mail Grows Bulky. Judging from a stack of letters which have been received by City Bacteri ologist Pernot from practically every state in the Union, fat people are in style. The letters are all in the form of nqulries about Bulgarian milk which Dr. Pernot in recent experiments with city employes has" shown to be a fat and amiability producer.' Facts concerning the experiments were published recently in The Orego nlan and since then Ir. Pernot's mall has grown bulky. WALRUS FINDING FRIENDS Russia Willing to Consider Any Treaty for Protection. NEW YORK. May 22. Russian au thorities are now , ready to consider any agreement or convention: for the protection of the walrus, according to Hoffman Nickerson, of this city, who returned 'yesterday aboard the Vater land from a trip to Russia as the rep resentative of the New York Zoological Society to suggest that a treaty be entered Into with this country. Mr. Nickerson said his mission had been successful. - One of the sugges tions made to protect the walrus, which is the chief means of subsist ence of the Eskimo and is of little use to any one else, Mr. Nickerson said, was to bar walrus tusks from the Custom-house. HILL CADETS GIVE DRILL Richard B. Stlnson, of Portland, Wins First Prize In Competition. The first exhibition drill of the year by the Hill Military Academy cadets In the academy armory last night was one of the most successful ever given by them. Following the exhibition an in dividual competitive drill for bronze medals was held. Richard Broderick ' Stinson. of Port land, of Company A and B, was awarded the first medal, while Archie B. McNeil, of Seattle, of the same company, fin ished second. William Young, of Com pany C, won the medal in his class. Following the various drills an infor mal dance and programme was given. Commencement exercises will be held June 11. GROVELAND HAS HIGH JINKS Completion of Hard Surfacing Streets Celebrated. "Hgh jinks" was the principal order in Groveland Park last night, because the entire network of streets in that district have been paved recently. The celebration was planned and carried out under the direction of the Grove- land Park Improvement Club.- The feature of the .evening was masquerade parade participated in by about 200 residents in freak and fancy costumes. A brass band led the paraders through all of the streets of the district wnicn Js bounoed by r irty- second, Fifty-lifth, Division and Lin coin streets. COOL SAFE AFTER MANY INDIGNITIES Silliman Reaches Mex ico City. CABINET EXPRESSES RELIEF Trial and Condemnation as Spy Unofficially Reported. CONSULATE ALSO LOOTED Arrival: Partly Removes Comjllica tions, but Grave Features Re main Peace Envoys Hear American Delegates. WASHINGTON. May 22. A compli- , cation threatening difficulties to the mediation conference at Niaraga Fails was partly removed today when defi nite word reached the State Depart ment that Vice-Consul Sllirman. arrest ed at Saltlllo and long sought tor, had arrived safely at Mexico City, accom-. panted by the British Vice-Consul at SaJtlllo, Mr. MacMiUan. The news of Silliman's safety be came known t the moment when Sec retary Bryan was Making public re ports received from refugees that SilM man had been executed on May 18 by the federals at. Saltlllo. Great relief was expressed b'y the Cabinet members. Several of them said it removed one of the most dangerotfs features in the situation. Grave Elements Still Remain. While Mr. Silliman himself is safe, there remain several grave features connected with his arrest. Unofficial reports have indicated that he was -placed under arerst while acting as a United States Consul, was imprisoned, tried as a spy and condemned to death. Also ltwas reported that the United States consulate was entered, the of ficial archives bulng taken, including; the code of the State Department. The negotiations goins on at Niagara Falls received the earnest attention of Administration officials throughout the day. Several exchanges occurred be tween the American delegates and the officials here and the situation was fully reviewed at the Cabinet meeting, after "which further advices went for ward to the American delegates. Rebel Participation Dextretl. Coincident with these exchanges. there were frequent expressions of the view in Administration quarters that the constitutionalist element should be brought into the proceedings. Some counsels among the constitutionalists share the desire of the Administration to have them participate at least to the exent of having a representative at Niagara Falls to give information, as it has been said they will. Others, however, still maintain that their best course is to withhold entirely from the mediation proceedings so as to be free to carry on their military operations without taking the chance of diplomatic complications. Whether this division will upset plans for sending a spokesman to the mediators or will give way before the strong' desire of the Administration to have the constitutionalists represented is not yet clear. It was said today that the subject had not been passed cn finally by General Carranza. Gaina Reported on West Coast. ' General Carranza notitled the consti tutionalist headquarters here today that the constitutionalist armies had entered Saltlllo, evacuated by the federal gar rison. No details concerning the fall of this city were given. Today's advices from Admiral Howard on his flagship California at Mazatlan reported further advances of the constitutionalists on Guadalajara. This is the second city of Mexico in size and importance, and, as it is gen erally understood, is the only serious obstacle to the constitutionalist move ment on the western side.. AMERICAN DET.EGATES HEARD Rebel Participation Xot Broaclied at Niagara Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, OnL, May 22. Three separate conferences between the three South American peace en voys and the American delegates to day constituted the work of the media tion conference. The Mexican dele gates -were not called into consulta tion. While the subject of constitutionalist participation in the mediation was a subject of absorbing interest, it was learned tonight that neither the American delegates nor the mediators had broached it today. In response to newspaper inquiries regarding their attitude toward con stitutionalist representation, the Mex ican delegates issued a statement say ing they would await formal notice of such question from the mediators themselves and then would consult their home government. The possibility of constitutionalist participation was discussed privately by many of 'the principals to the con ference. One of the mediators indi cated clearly they were not likely to renew the invitation previously ex tended to the constitutionalists and then withdrawn. The view held by the mediators that for the present the most feasibly way of solving the Mexican problem is to effect a bipartite agreement between