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.
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"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.
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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..
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. He was
treated at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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