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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1914. PUNCTILIO NOT WAR GAUSE.SAYSWILSON , STEAMER WHICH CRASHED INTO EMPRESS OP IRELAND, AND HER MASTER. 5 Mr.-5piver)s I have beard that ljqu criticized my I mere 5ai.d I tboudkt c .wasolisb forJbokwd ar Zk bonodrajpb eWewbere ibex) Eilers seiTtbe. very laVesV jTOgT0jnachne.Yi1b sixteen broTnen President Belittles Spirit That ill ;f WhSfe Starts Fighting Merely on "Drop of Hat." T dances, olfcer HUMANITY TO BE SERVED y-all for monfb Annapolis Graduates Told: American Forces In Mexico Will Bo Best Remembered for Self-Oon- trol They Showed. Js. if i t . i! ANNAPOLIS, Mi, June 6. President Wilson aroused special interest in clos ing his address to the Naval Academy graduating class today, by his declara tion that the young men of the Navy should be ready to fight for the public welfare, "and not merely on the drop of a hat or upon some slight punctilio." In view of the "flag incident" at Vera Cruz and Its subsequent disappearance from the discussion of Mexican affairs, this reference to punctilio as falling short of being a casus belli was noted with smiles and knowing nods. The President also told the young midshipmen that the boys down at Vera Cruz would leave as their most lasting impression on the people of Mexico the fact of their self-control. not the way they fought. Great Crowd Present. A great crowd of 6000 persons, of ficers, cadets and relatives and friends of the graduates, filled the Armory, It applauded the President at inter vals. He said, in part: "It ought to be one of your thoughts all the time that you are sample Amer icans, not merely sample Navy men, not merely sample soldiers, but sample Americans, and that you have the point of view of America with regard to her Navy and her Army that she is using them as the instrument of civ ilization, not as the instrument of ag gression. The Idea of America is to serve humanity, and every time you let the Stars and Stripes free to the wind you ought to realize that that is in itself a message, that you are not on an errand which other navies have sometimes forgotten, not an errand of conquest, but an errand of service. "What do you think: is the lasting impression that those boys down at Vera Cruz are going to leave? They have had to use some force. I pray God It may not be necessary for them to use any more, but do you think the way they fought is going to be the .most lasting impression? Have men not fought ever since the world began? It there anything new In using force? The new things in the world are the things that 'are divorced from force. The things that show the moral com pulsions of the human conscience, those are the things by which we have been building up civilization, not by force, and the lasting Impression that those boys are to leave will be that they ex ercised self-control. "Other nations have been strong. Other nations have piled wealth as high as the sky, but they have come to disgrace because they used their force and their wealth for the oppression of mankind and their own aggrandize ment; and America will not bring glory to herself, but disgrace, by fol lowing the beaten paths of history. "We must strike out on new paths. "You must bear In mind that you are the champions of what is right and fair all around, no matter where you are. and that it is for what is right and fair for public welfare that you are ready to fight, and not merely on the drop of a hat or upon some slight punctilio." The President praised Admiral .Fletcher, saying he had been on duty longer at Vera Cruz than the other commanders, and that he had the qual ities of a statesman. Sherman Law Supplemented. The Clayton bill carries provisions designed to strengthen and support the Sherman law and other acts against monopolies and restraints of trade As framed by Administration leaders,' the bill contained: Prohibitions against price discrim ination, or arbitrary refusal to sell natural mineral products, and against the enforcement of conditional leases, or contracts of sale under which lessees or purchasers agree net to deal in the products of competitor, of seller or lessor; a provision that decrees in suits brought by the Government under the anti-trust law shall be final evi dence in suits brought against the de fendants by others. Involving the anti trust law; provisions against holding companies and Interlocking director ates in concerns under the Jurisdiction of the Federal Government; and pro visions guaranteeing labor and farm ers' organizations their legal existence under the Sherman law, limiting the use of the injunction in labor disputes and providing for jury trials In cases of indirect contempt of court. TRUST MEASURES ARE UP (Continued From Flrat Page.) mission to take cases which the courts have decided a complainant entitled to relief under the anti-trust laws and recommend an "appropriate form of de cree to the court. It would also em power the commission on Its own In itiative or at the request- of the Attorney-General to Investigate the man ner in which decrees under the anti trust laws have been carried out. A re port on such investigations would be submitted to the Attorney-General for action. The commission is given wide author ity to make public all information se cured in the course of Its investiga tions. The bill provides, however, that no "trade secrets or private lists of customers" shall be made public Close regulation and control of the stocks and bonds of railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commission Is proposed by a substitute for the Ray burn bill prepared by the House inter state and foreign commerce commit tee. The committee divided the Ray burn measure into two sections in or der that one might stand If the consti tutionality of the other failed in the courts. The bill makes it unlawful for any common carrier to issue stocks, bonds, notes and other evidences of indebted ness without the approval of the Com mission. Before Issuing stocks or bonds the bill would require railroads to file with the Commission a certificate of notification, showing the character of the securities, the purposes for which they are to be issued and the disposi tion to be made of them. Such cer tificates the bill makes public record and open to inspection. The bill would give the Commission wide authority for the examination of the books of railroads and would provide penalties for the concealing of information. , - x.'s- ? :: : Three members of tne Wora family, of Bt. Louis, were recently married in a triple wedding, held in the office of a Justice of the Peace. The six principals stood in a circle and answered the queaUons ln unison. DIRECTORS DENY THEY ARE DUMMIES Lewis Cass Ledyard Says He Often Opposed Morgan at New Haven Meetings. LOSS ACCOUNT REDUCED Auditor Pat on Stand to Show Com pany Kan Behind Only $ 1 ,3 OO, 000 Blllard Taxed on $30, 000, Records Show. WASHINGTON, June 6. There were Indications at the conclusion of to day's session of the1 Inquiry into the affairs of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad by the Interstate Commerce Commission that the inves tigation would be completed next week. Walter D. Hines, an attorney of the New Haven, at the afternoon hearing, placed several present officials of the road on the stand and before adjourn ment Commissioner McChord announced tnat he wanted to conclude this phase of the case tomorrow. Mr. Hines said the only witness he wanted heard was L. S. Miller, president of the New Tork. Westchester & Boston Railway. Directors Sot Considered Dummies. Lewis Cass Ledyard, concluding the statement he began yesterday, said he did not consider the directors of thn New Haven were "dummies" and that he often opposed J. Plerpont Morgan at meetings. He had several clashes with Chief Counsel Folk and Insisted on answering questions in his own way. Mr. Folk taking up the Blllard Com pany transactions, asked Mr. Ledyard if he knew at the time that the New England Navigation Company lent the Billard Company (2,000,000. iso, and I don't know of it now." answered Mr. Ledyard. Mr. Folk showed two checks of the New England Navigation Company for $1,000,000 each. Issued to Mr. Blllard, and asked: "Do you know anything about these?" "I don't, except that I think that I recognize the signature of the vice president and treasurer of the naviga tion company." Call Made Taft. Mr. Ledyard denied knowledge of troubles which arose from the acquisi tion and consolidation of the franchises of the New York, Westchester & Bos ton and the New York & Port Chester. "You never represented Mr. Mellen in the Grand Trunk matter?" Mr. Folk asked. "No." "Did you go to see Mr. Wickersham in the Grand Trunk matter?" "No; I went to see Mr. Taft." "Do you of your own knowledge know whether the money gained by Mr. Bll lard was retained by 'him or passed through him to others?" Daniels asked. Mr. Ledyard reiterated his denial of any knowledge of this. Billard Tax List Anun, Francis H. McAdams created a ripple of merriment by his testimony as to the tax returns of John L. Billard at Meriden, Conn. In 1907. he said, Mr. Billard returned 130,100 worth of realty and a $50 piano. For subsequent years the list remained unchanged excepting the addition of a $50 horse and a $75 carriage. No stocks or bonds were re turned. Mr. Blllard's attorneys sug gested that under the Connecticut laws it is not necessary to report securities which are taxable In some states. T. Dewitt Cuyler, who became a di rector of the New Haven In October, 1910, was put on the stand to make a statement for the New Haven road. Mr. Cuyler expressed the opinion that the New Haven board was and is as effective and well organized as a person would wish to serve on. He said he knew nothing of efforts to effect legis lation, and they were never mentioned' in board meetings. Large Amounts Charted Off. Julian M. Tomllnson. auditor of the New Haven road, questioned by Mr. nines, said the New Haven, on June 30, 1903, showed a profit and loss surplus of $13,819,565.86. On June SO, 1912, he said, tne prorit ana loss surplus was $12,575,471. "So instead of the road's running be hind $6,000,000 during that time." he was asked, "it really ran behind only about $1,300,000? ' "That is correct." "What was done in the matter of de preciation of equipment prior to 1907 r "Large amounts were charged to profit and loss." In the two years, 1904 and 1906, Mr. Tomllnson said, this amounted to more than $11,000,000. From 1907 to 1912 both inclusive, he said, more than $3,000,000 was charged to the depreciation account. MILITANTS STILL ACTIVE fContlnned From First Page.) $5$ z- TOP COLLIER. 8TORSTAD OX ARRIVAL AT MONTREAL.' DAMAGES TO BOW IS SHOWN. BEXOW CAPT.US A.NDERSON ON BRIDGE. MUNITIONS ON LAND Position as to Huerta Block ade, However,-Undeveloped. CARRANZA KEEPS COUNSEL Word From Constitutionalist Not Expected Before Monday Ger man Vessels Appeal From Fines Imposed by Funeton. (Continued From First Page.) strengthen the laborites in promoting three-cornered contests, and to avoid such triangular candidates at the next election Is believed to be the govern-, ment's only chance of a return to power. the proposals to the constitutionalists to participate in the peace negotiations, have been followed by rumors of dis approval on the part of the South American envoys engaged in the ef fort to compose the Mexican situation. In fact, there have been widespread reports mat the mediators had pro tested against the TJnltnd Sta ti nor- mitting the delivery of ammunition to tne constitutionalists at Tampico. Secretary Bryan declared tonight that the State Department had received no protest from the mediators and he also denied reports that Mr. Raino, the Span- isn Araoassador, who represents the in terests of General Huer i In the United States, had protested against the de livery of munitions of war to the constitutionalists. Foreign Diplomats Hock Interested. Foreign diplomats in Washington dis played great interest in the situation arising from the shipment of war mu nitions to Mexican ports and were watching for news of a formal declara tion of a blockade by the Huerta gov ernment. Should Huerta decide to attempt to stop the delivery of ammunition aboard the Cuban ship Antllla. International law requires that notice of such a blockade be given all foreign powers through proclamation specifying the port to be blockaded and defining with geographical exactness the section of coast to be included within the scope of such a blockade. International law also stipulates that a blockade to be recog nized by foreign powers must be effective. In diplomatic circles the belief Is general that a decision on the part of the United States to prevent a blockade would menace success of mediation. It was suggested that inasmuch as the American Government had made no ef fort to Interfere with the constitutional ist campaign against the Mexican fed erals at Tampico or other Mexican cities. Interference with the other belligerent in its efforts to strike at delivery of munitions of war to its enemy wsuld constitute a grave viola tion of neutrality. Germans Pretest Fines. Fines Imposed by General Funston on the German steamers Tpiranga and Ba varia were considered today by Secre tary of War Garrison, who is gathering all facts connected with the landing of war material for Huerta at Puerto Mexico in preparation for consideration of a claim for remission of the Densities made by the Hamburg-American Steam ship company. Carl Buenz, general agent of the Hamburg-American company, made a statement to the Secretary In justifica tion of the action of the captains of the German ships. Mr. Buenz declared that the German ships had sailed from Ger many with cargoes of ammunition be fore the American occupation of Vera Cruz and without any Intent of violat ing port laws. At Vera Cruz, without landing her cargo of arms, the Tpir anga was chartered by. the German gov ernment to convey refugees from South ern Mexico to a place of safety. It was only after the expiration, of this char ter that the Yplranga's captain under took to carry out his original orders to deliver his arms and ammunition to the representative of the Huerta govern ment. When in Vera Cruz, Mr. Buens main tained, the ship captain received in structions from port authorities chang ing the destination of the cargo to Puerto Mexico. This appears to have been done under the terms of a procla mation Issued by General Huerta au thorizing, cargoes destined for ports closed as a consequence of revolution to be landed elsewhere. The German ship captains felt that they had ample authority from the proper officials in Mexico to land their goods at Puerto Mexico. Secretary Garrison told Mr. Buenz that he would consider his representa tions, and addressed a letter to Secre tary Bryan asking whether it was his wish to have the question thus raised answered by the State Department, and if not, saying that the War Department would deal with it. To prepare for the latter contingency Secretary Garrison cabled to General Funston at Vera Cruz for all the re corded evidence .bearing upon the fines. The message relating to mediation from General Carranza, now aboard a train bound for Saltillo, in answer to the note of the mediators, it was ex pected would not be received probably before Monday. VOTE ON TOLLS IS NEAR LEADERS HOPES FOR END OF MAK ISfG SPEECHES TODAV. Vote on Amednments Monday, Then Final Action on Bill Tuesday Considered Probable. WASHINGTON, June 5. The Senate tonight cleared the decks for the vote on the tolls exemption repeal and lead ers were hopeful that general debate on that subject might be brought to a close tomorrow and the bill and all the amendments proposed to it dis posed of early next week. After listening to speeches far re moved from tolls all day, the Senate recessed until .11 o'clock tomorrow, when the exemption bill will come up automatically, to the exclusion of all other business. Senator Cummins Is expected to con clude his speech on the subject and leaders hope that Senators Poindexter and La Follette, who are understood to have prepared speeches, will con clude before adjournment tomorrow night. Then the way will be open for a vote on the amendment Monday and it was believed tonight that the bill Jtself might be reached Tuesday. ASHLAND PAPER AGED 39 Tidings Celebrates by Reprinting Part ol Salutatory. ASHLAND. Or., June 6. (Special.) The Tidings, of this city, entered upon Its 39th yearly volume in a recent Is sue. It was one of the first papers to be published in Southern Oregon. Its founder was J. L. Sutton, and the Ini tial copy was published June 17, 1876. At that time Ashland had a population of about 500. The local editor of that centennial period concluded his salu tatory as follows: "There Is one peculiarity In which Ashland differs from most other towns of Its size: It has neither church nor saloon. However, whisky is sold by the bottle, and preaching done In the schoolhouse, and therefore the people are generally happy." Through error an Item which made It appear that the paragraph above re ferred to present conditions appeared in a recent issue of The Oregonlan. RAPP WITHHOLDS SECRET (Continued From First Pare.) among Mrs. Dean's visitors. Mrs. Dean moved out after three months, explain ing she could not pay the rent, Ber ger's deposition said. Josephine Goldsmith, at whose bouaa (W) f ATT fcaitatito- yfFp f i rn 1 Tando When it cornea to making-impressions Bill Spivens is surely there, but in the City of Roses he ought really to be more careful about what ha says and how he says it, even though he's dead right. He certainly got in wrong yesterday with the handsome brunette from Portland Heights. All Portland Will Be There Tonight, when Third Street is transformed into the "Great J-dght "Way," you and your friends will join in the merry throng that will celebrate the event. The Arcadian Garden in the Hotel Multnomah, "at the foot of the Great Light Way," will be the logical place for the late supper closing the merry evening. There the lively "Balloon Night" will be a fitting climax to the evening's fun. On the former staging of this Parisian craze the crowd more than taxed the capacity of the Garden many were turned away. If you wish to enjoy this novel and attractive iBalloon Night, with its attendant fun, we would advise you to reserve your table at once. Saturday night only from 10:30 until 12. Other Attractions a Leddy and Pony Sisters; Countess Edythe Von Mayer, Operatic Soprano; John Lynch, Irish Tenor, and Heller's Orchestra, HoM Multnomah L. R RETUOZDS. Asst gr? - Rapp roomed from August, 1912, to February, 1913, deposed that he "never was away for more than a night or two at a time." The court ruled today that questions concerning the earlier marriages of the singer would not be permitted at this trial. Mme. Schumann-Heink said she had almost abandoned hope that the trial would be completed in time to permit her to sing at the Wagnerian festival at Balreuth, Germany, June 15. Coun sel for Rapp asserted- several days would be consumed in. the introduction or. eviaence o tne aeiense. Newport Pioneer Woman Die. NEWPORT, Or- jVne 6. (Special.) Mrs. D. S. Young, wife of Newport's pioneer agate cutter, died last night at an advanced age, after a long Illness. COFFEE jj lANNINCf: J AX.ORDTOTHt WISf U ia-L i mAJh MANNING'S COFFEE STORE JONES MARKET FOURTH r ALDER. u o b o o .ii::'ir- u o o o o MOST COMPLETE TRAIN OF THE PRESENT DAY roa O D 6 6 o o o 0 o D intuited ALL-STEEL ALL-PULLMAN Leaves Chicago 12:40 p. m. daily Arrives New York 9:40 a. m. Pennsylvania. Lines For full particulars mbout Fares, Fmlhman Kaervatitms. andotlur AVt York Trains over Fettnsylvania Ltnes, tc. affily to LocMi TtcJut Aztnts or communicato mith F. H. KOLLOCJC. District Fassrnrtr Ajtmt, Kailuiar Excitant Bldz lOS Third Strmrt, PORTLAND. OREGON Rose Festival Week k June 9-10-11-12 Bring your out-of-town friends to dins in the Imperial Hotel Grill Menu and Service eminently satisfactory Lunch, 12 to 2 Musio Dinner 35c to 50c Evenings 5:30 to 9, 75 0 1