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DIRECTORS DEFEND EFFORT TO HAMPER WOMAN, ACQUITTED OF SLAYING SECOND HUSBAND, WHO RE-WEDS FIRST. NEW HAVEN'S PLANS IRRIGATION BEGUN Big Price Paid for Westchester Democrats From States Where for Purpose of Gaining City Foothold. . There Is No Reclamation Report Adversely. ' f - X ' ,; ' fX: t; : "MANY THINGS" LEARNED "3Ien Ivike J. Plerpont Morgan and Mr. Mellen" Kot Now So Influ ential and Directors Are Doing More Directing. WASHINGTON, June 8. Jamei S. Klton, of Waterbury, Conn., and "William Pklnner, of Holyoke, Mass., directors of the Now York, Now Haven & Hartford Hailroad, testifying today before the Interstate Commerce Commission at Its Investigation Into the affairs of the road, said the acquisition of trolleys In sections of New Bngland, 'steamship lines and other properties at a cost of many millions, constituted a part o the New Haven's comprehensive plan to Increase its facilities. Many of the properties thus acquired, It was said, had only a prospective value, the natural growth of New Eng land being taken Into consideration by the directors. Ki.othold In Aew York Wanted. Mr Elton, questioned on this point by William Nelson Cromwell, counsel for several of the directors, said that the purchase for $11,000,000 of the New York, West Chester & Boston Railroad, the stock of which ex-President Mellen, of the New Haven, testified was worth only "10 cents a pound," was for the purpose of obtaining- a foothold In the metropolitan district and obtaining: greater and better terminal facilities in New York. Mr. Elton testified the directors of the New Haven had changed their methods and now were not Influenced so much iy one or two men. like J. Plerpont Morgan and Mr. Mellen, as they formerly were. He said the "directors now direct" and had learned a "great many things." Mellen Pictured a Dominant. Mr. Elton pictured Mr. Mellen as the uie who usually "dominated" the meet ings of the directors, but admitted that the recommendations of Mr. Morgan usually prevailed. He added that he had expressed disapproval of the ex penditure of $20,000,000 for taking over the Rhode Island trolleys, but had not voted against It He thought Mellen proposed the acquisition of the trolleys. "Did any of the directors at meetings ever ask if any of the transactions con nected with the acquisition or consoll dation of trolley concerns were In vlo. latlon of the Sherman anti-trust law?' "Yes, I did sometimes." "What answer did you get?" "I was told that the New Haven's charter from tb,e State of Co' -cticut allowed it to do almost anything." Speculative Design Doubted. The witness said he doubted that the New Haven was being operated "chief ly as a speculative proposition." "I believe," he said, "that Mr. Mor Kan's heart and soul were In the New Haven, and I do not think "Wall street had anything to do with It" "Do you regard the control by one man. as Mr. Morsran controlled the New Haven, as a bad thing for the public?" he was asked. "Yes. I do." "Did you regard the purchase of the vv estcnester as wise or unwise?" asked Folk. "Well, I regarded it as a blgl price for what I considered dead charters, r.but some arguments were presented to me which changed my views. I think ' the Westchester road eventually will ue a paying proposition." "It has not nald anvthine vot?" "No. but it is getting nearer to It all DETAILS GIVEN CAPTAIN BARTLETT TELLS OP LOSS OP STEFANS SON SHIP. Members of Expedition Said to Be "Well Provisioned and Return. - Ins Explorer Telle of Trip. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 3. Ad ditional details of the loss of the Stef ansson exploring ship Karluk are contained in advices from St Michael, where Captain Robert A Bartlett was landed laat Friday oy the whaler Her man. The Karluk was crushed in the ice and sank 60 miles north of Herald Island In the Arctic Ocean northeast of Siberia January lfi,' after having been held fast In the ice from the time the disappeared from near Point Bar row last September. Captain Bartlett reported that while the Karluk was drifting with the Ice It was impossible for the men aboard to make a safe landing and they stayed by the ship until she was crushed when they loaded their sledges with provisions and made their way over the ice to Wrangell Island. They have sufficient provisions and fuel to last until a relief ship can -reach them. Captain Bartlett remained on Wrangell Island until March 18, when, with one Eskimo and a dog team, he set out over the. Ice for the .Siberian Coast, where he was picked up by the Herman. Captain Bartlett ex pects to leave for Seattle on the first steamer sailing from Nome. CEMETERY HEADS NAMED Vancouver Association Selects Mrs. M. L. Coovert President. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 3. (Spe cial.) The annual election of officers of the Vancouver Cemetery Association was held Monday at Sohn's Hall. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. Mrs. M. L. Coovert president; Mrs. W. L. Ed- - wards, vice-president; Mrs. I. N. Mar shall, secretary; Miss Ida A. Sohns. ' treasurer; Mrs. Amelia Thiedeman. Mrs. c Dena Cook, Miss Ida A. Sohn. trustees. Fall From Hose Wagon Injure. H. Peterson, 762 Montana avenue, fell from a .hose wagon on which he was "hopping a ride" to the water front fire yesterday afternoon. He slipped and fell when the apparatus turned at Broadway and Larrabee streets. He was sot seriously injured. ; yff'rf "X .-, ' ' . "-V -s -- "' ' 'xSit' , ' WIDOW OP LATE ADMIRAL JOSEPH B. EATON. IS. E ATO N WEDDED Admiral's Widow Returns to Her First Husband. COUPLE LONG DIVORCED Bride Acquitted1 In Boston IJast Oc tober of Murder of Second Hus band Ceremony in "Wash ington Unheralded. WASHINGTON, June 3. Mrs. Jennie M. Eaton, of Boston, widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton, and her first husband, Henry Ainsworth, of Morris- town, Ariz., were married here today. The ceremony was performed By Rev. L. Morgan Chambers, and attracted so little attention that nothing was known of the event in Washington un til It was announced the couple had gone to a Summer resort for their honeymoon. Mrs. Eaton was acquitted in Boston ast October of the charge of poison ing her second husband. The Admiral died at his home in . Nowell, Mass., March 7, 1913, under circumstances that excited suspicion and resulted in the widow's arrest and imprisonment After long-drawn-out trial, Mrs. Eaton was found not guilty. Mr. Ainsworth was divorced from his wife about eight years ago In Illinois. He gave his age today as 49 and that of the bride as 40. ARBITRATION THRUST UP (Continued From First Page.) with a view to making a special agree ment for an "impartial International tribunal for arbitration" and for the submission to It of the differences be tween the countries. Passage of this resolution would re quire only a majority in the Senate, but to ratify the special agreement for the court would require a two-thirds vote in the Senate. Even Senators wijo fa vor arbitration have asserted it would be Impossible to obtain the votes to ratify shls agreement. The Senate quickened Its pace today on the repeal bill and spent most of the seven hours it was In session in debate. Vardaman Criticises Wilson. Senator Vardaman's speech attracted much attention and. part of it was heard by a score of members of the House. He criticised President Wilson for failing to keep the pledges of the Baltimore platform and referred to one of the President's speeches, In which the executive said the Democratic plat form was "not molasses to catch flies with." ' I trust" he added, "that it will not be out of place for me to suggest that it becomes the duty of the President to see that the Interests of the American people are not flies to be caught by Bomebody else's molasses." Declaring that he regarded a plat form pledge as binding as. the oath of office. Senator Vardaman continued: The idea of any one human being. however great In his own conceit or wise In the estimation of others. Im agining that he has the power to ab solve himself from such a pledge, in order to substitute some theory of his own In place of It, is a heresy in polit clal religion In the United States which Is now being preached and practiced by the leaders of the Democratic party for the first time. It may. be treason to the crown, but I cannot approve it I will not subscribe to such a doctrine." The Mississippi Senator was severe In his criticism of Senator Root, whose speech In January. 1913, he said, re opened the tolls exemption question. "It strikes me." he said, "that the Democratic party has fallen upon evil lines, Its poverty of leadership has be come pathetic, when it has to rely upon the distinguished Senator from New York (Mr. Root) that astute re sourceful, untiring lawyer whose pro fessional career is distinguished by his successful defense r.f predatory inter ests and the malefactors nf nut wealth this erudite, radical exponent of the Hamlltonlan theory of govern ment - "It Is unfortunate, indeed, for the Democracy that this man, remarkable, distinguished and great in certain lines, should become the leader and be followed by the adherents of the party ot jenerson and Jackson that tart which has held, sacred the rights of the people, wnich stands for the preserva tion of the Constitution, the dignity of laDor. tne equality of Anglo-Saxon mannocxi and the sanctity of the plat- zorm promise. Bryan' Address Recalled. "Think of Bryan and Root nullinz together, shoulder to shoulder, for the moral and mental uplift of the Amer lean people and the salvation of our National honor. "Does any Senator Imagine that the repudiation of platform promises will be overlooked and forgotten by the people because the distinguished Sen ator from rvew York tells us it's the right thing for us to do? Will the cosency of the appeal of the distin guished benator so sway the public mind that they will forget the ex coriations which Secretary Bryan gave to the violators of platform promises in uis memoraDie address to the Penn sylvania Legislature on May 13, 1913?" . LAFFERTY "GULLED" THOMAS M'CUSKEn SAYS REPRE SENTATIVE IS GARBLING PACTS. Explanation Given to Prove The Ore-a-onlan Shown No Inconsistency in Its Political Attitude. PORTLAND. June 8. (To the Editor-) 1 notice in The Oregonlan, June 3, that Mr. Lafferty, In his advertise ment makes a statement that needs correcting. He says: "Two years ago The Oregonlan and the entire stand pat Republican machine 'supported Thomas McCusker, although I then had the regular Republican nomination." .-This is about the usual garbling of facts by Lafferty always with Intent to deceive. It is true that Lafferty received the Republican nomination, but when the Bull Moose party was born, under such "propitious" circumstances, he repu diated the Republican party, sought and receded the Bull Moose nomina tion (doubtless because he thought it the popular thing to do), supported Roosevelt and. I believe, i rated as a Progressive In Congress and not as a Republican. However, In his repudiation of the Republican party, he neglected to re pudiate their nomination doubtless an oversight on his part Now, after dis covering that the Bull Moose party is dwindling, he comes back Into the Re publican party, at least long enough to attempt to procure the nomination again, failing In which he says that he was defeated by newspaper misrepre sentation and political trickery, which is merely another way of saying he did not obtain votes enough to put him over. Now he wants to purloin a few votes from the Democratic party by running as an Independent as he will not receive many Republican votes. This is a Republican year and we have had enough of this nonpartisan lndependent "bunk." We are now en Joying quite enough Democratic pros perity. Every Republican this year will do his duty, both to himself and the country. The statement that needs correcting in his ad Is that The Oregonlan sup ported me because I ran as an inde pendent which he knows Is not true After he repudiated the Republican party we had no candidate, and as he clung to the Republican nomination, under the law I could not use the word "Republican" in connection with my candidacy. . Consequently I had to run "Independent" but as I was the only Republican on the ticket for that of fice. The Oregonian supported me. and was absolutely consistent In so doing. If there had been a Rennhlimn date I should not have entered the race Neither will the Republicans who supported me feel complimented by Mr Lafferty calling them a "standpat Re publican machine," as they are more progressive than is he. They are not merely for "revenue," as seems to be the case with him, as he says he can not live on the present salary of 17500 per year, and has introduced a bill to make It -110.000. No doubt the voters of this district, taking him at his word were willing that he should have a chance to earn more and so decided to send another man to Congress THOMAS M'CUSKER. Horse Throws Josetta Leahy. Josetta Leahy, 648 Multnomah street, was cut about the head last night when h was thrown by a horse on the Cor nell road. He was taken to Good Sa maritan hospital. His injuries are not serious. . ABSURD CHARGES- MADE Republican Minority Makes Full Re', ply I-anct Is J(ot in Hands of 'Speculators; Projects Not in Advance of Demand. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. June 3. The campaign of East ern Democrats to cripple the Reclama tion Service and check construction of irrigation projects by the Government has been formally launched in a report prepared by Representative Borland, of Missouri, and concurred in by Repre sentatives White, Ohio; Carr, Pennsyl vania, and Mahan. Connecticut all Democrats. This report sets forth astonishing reasons for desiring to cur tail the effectiveness of the Reclama tion Service, and shows on its face that it is built on misrepresentation. The Borland report is answered by a minority report signed by Representa tives' Mondell. Wyoming; Davis. Min nesota, and Vare, Pennsylvania, Republicans. In brief, the Borland report recom mends that the right be denied to the Reclamation Service to expend the money in the reclamation fund, with out specific authority from Congress for each expenditure. It also recom mends that no new projects be under taken unless authorized by Congress. Majority Makes Absnrd Charges. As reasons for these charsres. the Borland report makes the following ridiculous charges: 1. That thn Intent nt th .1 . n . . t has been violated in every Important re spect and especially In undertaking- too mini j projects. - That the estimates have not been kept within the funds set aiiart o. inn me revolving feature of the fund has been abandoned. 4. That the Kreatar mivaiiIi,. a? . land under Irrigation projects la still in the , ? ol speculators, only the smaller frac' tion being In Possession of actual aettlnra o. mat irrigation projects have reached State WniCn IS described Ir, rnrr.nt am. gineering journals aa stagnation 6. That the Reclamation Service Is pre pared to furnish water to about 500,000 acres for which at present there la no de- uiana oy settlers. It will be noted that not one of the men signing this report comes from a state wnere Irrigation is rraetleei Th Mondell minority report answers each of the conclusions and asserts that mosi. ot tnem are in no wav Ha h n information gathered at the committee Hearings. Enlargement of Projects Justified. The Mondell n,i .hnn.. . .v.. - tlltLfc IUO Secretary of the Interior has discre tionary power to approve such projects as he deems proper, and under that au thority 31 nrnlppf hav. Kaa at different times, but to meet their lui J a regular iuna Of $81,000,000 to which Congress added $20,000,000 by loan. When mOBt of t h nrni.ta nt am approved, they were mapped out on a oiw-wici ntaio man tney nave after wards been Ga.rrlAil nut Kut Tn. rior Department is Justified for enlarge- '"6 vmjecis to meir widest possible extent so n to. moir. n 1 1 w Water available. Th rannrt .1...,. ' -" to " a Lliak v-uusrens itseii saddled a 110.000,000 project in Texas onto the Reclamation Service, In a state that has never con- iiiuuiou a cent to me reclamation fund. As to thA r-i arp. thtat , Vi a mfin t nro1ertn tiavA .nn m n . v. .. . - . ,j vub ut, v L 11 0.K 1 113 ouma, me aionaeii report shows iuia ib partially aue to the Increased COBt of labor AnH mat.Hal. V... . Darticularlv In iti t r. i'. units and extensions above the orig inal piao, wim a view to irrigating the 6iclci pussiDie acreage. Revolving Feature Not Abudoatd. That the "ravnlvln. rt, .v. - - - ' " n -"..i j VL iuo ..wuu Qo uccu ttuanuonea, ine jdondell report asserts. Is absolutely untrue, for on everv rirn1(t whap. . t .. w . i . " - . - " " " 1. 1 UClllfi furnished payments are being made. aim up iq jviarcn J., last, 93,183,658 has been paid into the fund by settlers. The Mondell T-ennt-t rinnl.. majority of the land in Government projects is ownea by speculators, and asserts that no such testimony was Biven Deiore tne committee. Rather, all large holdlne-a on nrni.xt. haA . broken up, and surplus lands have been ouiu as required Dy tne law. Denial is also made tn tha haro-A .Ko , l . ' a-ua.h l-Llt, UUV ernment projects have reached a stage of stagnation. The facts are that the cultivated area on each .project Is In creasing yearly. Only 420 Units Remain Untakea. In TeDlv tO the l(larno that I. reclamation service is ready to furnish Water tO 500.000 ur fnr Ik... is no present demand by settlers, the minority report shows that 700,000 nt-rcs on uovBrnmp.nr rr-r loot, n . der cultivation, and most of the re- able is embraced in farms which have not yet Deen cultivated to their full ex tern oecauseoi tne long time required to brincr new mll unrlev th nim - ...w g..w. j 1 au- ually all entered lands are being uiuusui unuer cultivation, and as rap Idly as the farmers are able to bring this about. Out of 20.000 farm units which are furnished with water, only 420 remain untaken. and the fair presumption is that most of these farms will be en tered during the present season. THEATER SPECIAL PROGRAMME TODAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY "Mystery- of the Amsterdam Diamonds Latest Chronicles of Cleek Detective Stories Return. Engagement MME. LOTTA ASHBY O THICK Dramatic Soprano I ' - - ' Little Mary Pickford and IL B. "Walthal in THE THREAD OF DESTINY Miss Esther Stmdqnist, Violin Solos HEARST-SELIG WEEKLY World's Latest Events CAPT. BILL'S WARM RECEPTION Something to Laugh At Coming, "The Gamblers," by Chas. Klein lOc ADMISSION lOc DOGS OP WAR Showing the "Wonderful Intelligence of Dogs in Warfare Alleged "Mashers" Arrested. Jacob Helzer and H. J. Doflnlc were arrested last night by Patrolman Evert when they refused to cease annoying two women, who complained of their actions to tne policeman. Both men broke from Evert as he was leading them to a police box. Evert caught Lofink after a chase of three blocks. Later Helzer came to Lofink's rescue, but he, too, was caught when Evert appealed to pedestrians to catch him. Both are charged iWith disorderly con duct. ' Cycle a lid Auto Crash. Harry F. Wong, a Chinese, was badly an automobile while riding his motor cycle at ssixtn ana Harrison streets at 8:30 last night. Wong was removed to his home at 271 Ankeny street. The automobile was driven by Frank Nau. The motorcycle was wrecked and the automobile damaged slightly. William Mathews Arrested'. William Mathews, a bartender, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Ser geant Robson and Patrolmen Miller and Wellbrook on a state white slavery charge. He is held without ball and will be given a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court today. r. For baby's comfort Bantlseptlc Lotion. Adv, GRANGE PLAN UPSET Governor Lister and Others Fail to Attend. . SEVEN SISTERS DEBATED Resolutions Indorsing Master Keglev and Demanding the Repeal of the Tax Certificate Sale Itftw Are Adopted. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash, June S. (Special.) Governor Lister, who was to have been a guest of the State Grange today, was forced tj cancel the appointment. This fact and the failure of other expected speakers to appear upset today's grange convention pro gramme. In place of the Governor's address the session this evening was devoted to an open forum on the "seven sisters." Resolutions were acted on this after noon, among them being one which de clares that the activities of the "Btop-Look-Listen" League are 1" violation of the law. and calling on the Attorney-General of t-ie state and Prose cuting Attorneys of all counties to in vestigate the expenditures of the league's funds and those of its branches, and to prosecute all such ex penditures found to be In violation of law. Fealty to Master Kegley was de clared. One resolution adopted de mands the repeal of the tax certticate sale law. Centralia is a candidate for the con vention next year. Harry Hlckey Hurt In Klevator. Harry Hlckey, a delivery clerk for the Honeyman Hardware Company was Injured yesterday afternoon when his right foot became caught in an elevator shaft and a toe cut. Hlckey lives at 123 East Curry street. 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