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VOL. XXXIV.
CONTRADICTS
U. S. MISSION
REBEL ARMS
MR. MELLEN
TO HUMANITY
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COMING HERE
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eonditions.
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to
Sherwood.
By Associated Press.
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BIG LOAN IS LEVIED,
and
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SKEPTICISM MANIFESTED.
par-
re-
THE WEATHER
PIPE LINE HEARING.
EXTRA SEATS NEEDED.
WAITING UPON CARRANZA.
TWO WHITE MEN HELD.
ADAIR LEADING ROTAN.
Cotton Concentration Facilities
at Galveston Will
Be increased
LLANO COUNTY SALOONS.
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PRESIDENT WILSON
ATTENDS EXERCISES
en-
ad-
KILLED SON-IN-LAW;
GEO. FREEMAN HELD
TWO BADLY INJURED
IN SANGUINARY DUEL
ports that the federals compelled him
to open the consular safe and took the
state department code and valuables.
By Associated Press.
Albany, Tex., June 5.—The examin-
ing' trial of George Freeman, who shot
Shipment Is En Route
From New York.
Secretary Bryan and John Lind :
ticipated.
Mr. Silliman confirmed previous
PROPOSED CHANGES
IN POSTAL SERVICE
CONSUL SILLIMAN
TELLS OF OUTRAGES
!
STEAMER STRANDED
PASSENGERS SAFE
4hm“
mrm
SUFFRAGETTES
BURN ANCIENT
NORMAN CHURCH
YOUNG WOMAN
THREW HERSELF
AT KING’S FEET
S. S. Northland New York to
Portland, Goes Ashore Off
Bartlett’s Reef.
TWO AVIATORS
ARE KILLED BY
MIDAIR MISHAP
J. H. Carpenter and Eli Harris
Were Wounded in Fight
Near Waco.
Eederals Forced Him to Open
Safe and Give up Code
Book.
Arrives at Annapolis, Md., With
Party on Board the Yacht
Mayflower.
Lewis Cass Ledyard Gives
Testimony.
do
Domestic Tragedy Occurs in
the Vicinity of Albany,
Texas.
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RUSSIA PLANS
ON HUGE SCALE
FOR ARMAMENT
Representative Moon introdu-
ces Measure to Readjust
Rates Paid Railroads.
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New Haven Directors Were
“Dummies” Witness
Declares.
meridian: Generally
and Saturday.
BILLARD’S PROFIT
WAS “OUTRAGEOUS”
Washington, June 5.—The sit-
uation confronting the Washing-
ton government with reference to
shipments of arms to constitu-
tionalist forces at Tampico con-
tinued today as the absorbing
subject of deliberation in official
He was confined in jail twenty-one
days and while at times the outlook was
very threatening, he never was taken
before a firing squad, as was reported.
He will see Mr. Bryan again tomorrow.
For Oklahoma: Generally fair to-
night and Saturday.
Winds on Texas coast: Gentle to
moderate south.
Shippers’ Forecast: Protect thir-
ty-six hour shipments northward
against temperatures of 90 degrees
or over.
ATHIS
ULARSuMMER
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"None except what
tioned."
"None except what
and killed his son-in-law, Frank Bur-
ford, near here Wednesday, was called
today, Freeman’s plae was .self-de-
Youthful Golfer Giving Texas a Hard
Match.
By Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., June 5.—-Perry
Adair, the sensational 15 year old golf-
er of Atlanta, Ga., led George V. Ro-
tan, the Texas champion, one up, in the
first 18 holes of the semi-finals plays
for the Southern golf championship
here today. The second 18 holes were
played this afternoon.
Rotan had difficulty in finding the
course in his drives and was continual-
COTTON HELD AT MARSHALL.
Eighteen Cars Said to Be Confiscated
by Villa.
By Associated Press,
Marshall, Tex. June 5=The eighteen
cars loaded with cotton that is said to
have been confiscated by Gen. Villa in
Mexico are still being held here in the
yards of the Texas and Pacific rail-
way pending- a settlement of the claims
against it. The demurrage on the cars
is accumulating at the rate of $18 per
day, and the officials here say that
there are no new developments that
indicate that the cotton will be moved
anyways soon.
By Associated Press.
Dijon, France. June 5.—Lieut.
Gironne and Sapper Rioux, two
French aviators, were killed while
flying near here today. Peasants
watching an aeroplane which had
risen from the military aviation
station and which was flying at an
altitude of half a mile over the for-
est of Cacquette, heard an explo-
sion and saw a burst of flames.
A few moments later the fragments
of theaeroplane to which the avia-
tors were strapped fell among the
trees, and the bodies of the men
were found burned, and mutilated.
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF GALVESIDN
Southeast Cor. Strand and 220 Sts.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
। Depositary of the State of Texas
you have the point of view of Amer-
ica, with regard to her navy and her
army, that she is using them as the
instrument of civilization, not as the
instruments of aggression. 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 you are pot on an errand
of conquest, but on an errand of ser-
vice.
"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
that the way they fought is going to
be the most lasting impression; Have
men not fought ever' since the world
began? Is there anything new in us-
ing force? The new tidings in the
world are the things that are divorced
from force. The things that show the
moral compulsions of the human con-
science, those are the things by which
we have been building up civilization,
not by force, and the lasting impres-
sion that those boys are to leave will
be that they exercised self-control.
“You must bear in mind that you
are the champions of what is right and
fair all around for the public welfare
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 the qualities
of a statesman.
ashore and took them directly to the
academy armory, where the exercises
were held. As the presidential party
landed eRthe-bank of the Severn, an-
other salute boomed from a shore bat-
tery.
Wind and rain made the going dif-
ficult for the Mayflower throughout
the night, but the presidential party
suffered only slight inconvenience.
President Wilson said in part:
"It ought to be one of your thoughts
all the time that you are sample
Americans, not merely sample navy
men, not merely soldiers, and that
ly in trouble by hooking his ball into
the rough. The Texans best hole was
the sixteeneth, when his drive carried
deep inte the rough. His second shot
laid the ball dead to the hole, where one
putt dropped it into the cup.
Young Adair’s drive rolled beyond
the cup and his putt fell short.
The other match was between the
present champion. Nelson Whitney of
New Orleans and L. Jacoby of Dallas.
Nelson Whitney, the present Southern
champion, had the best ef Jacoby by
one up at the end of the mornins
round.
I have men-
NO. 164.
gotiating for a block of ground,
and if the deal is closed will con-
centrate cotton here.
“Without doubt the investments
of cotton concentration firms and
their employment of weighers,
chassers, clerks, laborers and drays
and floats to get their cotton to
shipside are of more value to the
town than expenditures of manu-
facturers for cheap labor would
be.” said Mr. Ziegler today. “It is
safe to say that cotton concentra-
tion firms are a better asset for
Galveston than some classes of fac-
tories. Galveston as a cotton con-
centration point is rapidly forging
to the front. These concentration
firms will also be large buyers of
spot cotton and there is room for
more cotton factors also, as the
business of the port increases. Lim-
ited facilities have heretofore hin-
dered business by preventing in-
terior merchants and farmers from
securing the accommodation they
desired. Galveston should soon be
able to secure twice as much con-
signment cotton as now comes here
with banking facilities to accom-
modate both concentrator and fac-
tor.”
It is understood that the firms
that have already bought or leased
Property expect to be ready for
the new cotton season.
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Texas Oil Operators Testify at Port
Arthur Session.
By Associated Press.
Port Arthur, Tex., June 5__The fed-
eral pipe line board composed of Cato
Sells and Lieut. J. O. Richardson of the
navy, held hearings here today. Many
of the leading Texas oil field operators
and shipping men testified. Another
feature of the day was a minute in-
spection of port terminal facilities.
Testimony taken here appeared to be
practically unanimous in favor of the
proposal.
Spaniards In Tepic Are Required to
Pay Million Pesos.
By Associated Press.
On Board U. S. g. California, Mazat-
Ian, Mex., June 4—(By wireless to San
Diego, Cal., June 5)—A loan of 1,000
000 pesos has been levied by the con-
stitutionalists in possession of the city
of Tepic upon Spanish residents, ac-
cording to information that reached
Mazatlan today. It was said all Span-
iards had been notified to leave Tepic
by June 6.
Desertions from the federal forces,
defending Mazatlan continue.
A representative of the United Sugar
company has arranged with the consti-
tutionalist forces besieging Mazatlan
for the return of the cargo of sugar
taken from a schooner which fell into
the hands of constitutionalists when
she went ashore on Piedras Island in
the harbor last Sunday.
fleers, midshipment nd relatives
friends of the graduates. He was
thusiastically cheered during his
Changed With Murder in Connection
With Negro’s Death.
By Associated Press.
Waxahachie, Tex., June 5.—-John
Beverly and Kate Ticer, white men
have been arrested and placed in the
county jail here on charges in connec-
tion with the death of Primus Brad-
my-A negro, near Palmer Wednesday
Bradley was shot through the head
and killed while asleep in his cabin.
I have men-
COUNTY SEAT CASE.
Writ of Error Granted by Supreme
ourt te Railread.
By Associated Press.
Austin, June 5. —The supreme court
sent today to the clerk of the supreme
court of the United States, the record
in the case of the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient railroad against the state of
Texas, the Texas court having granted
a writ of error to the United States
supreme court. This is the Sherwood
County seat case in whieh the railroad
commission is trying to compel that
road to top at Sherwood, Irion eounty,
as the constitution requires t stop at
county seats when their tarcks pass
within three miles of such county seat.
The road claims that, due to physical
Crowd Invades Courtroom to See Di-
vorce Trial.
By Associated Press
Chicago, June 5.—Extra seats for the
Schumann-Heink-Rapp divorce proceed-
ings were placed in Judge Sullivan's
courtroom today. All forenoon the
spectators, more than half of them wo-
men, waited while the court and coun-
sel were in secret conference.
Mme. Schumann-Heink is under con-
tract to apepar at theMagnerian fes-
tival at Beyreuth, Germany, June 15.
and the conference is said to have con-
cerned propositions to hasten the pro-
ceedings. The singer says she must
sail not later than next Tuesday.
The deposition of William Naples, a
detective, was read. Naples said he
watched Rapp during the month of
February, 1913; and that he saw him
late at night enter the apartments of
Mrs. Catherine Dean of New York.
By Associated Press.
Annapolis, Md., June 5.—Presi-
dent Wilson today told 154 grad-
uates of the naval academy, many
of whom will leave shortly for
Mexican waters, that the mission
of the United States is one of
service to humanity, not one of
aggrandizement or conquest. He
spoke at the annual academy
graduation exercises and later de-
livered the diplomas to the young
midshipmen. He declared the
duty of the United States is to
serve the world.
Speaking of the Vera Cruz situ-
ation, the president reverently
declared that “I pray God the
boys there will not have to fight
any more.” He added that the
real good they will do will be
their impression on the Mexicans.
“They are not strutting and bluster-
ing,” he went on. “The people of Vera
Cruz who despised and hated Ameri-
cans will think differently of them
when our boys leave.”
The president spoke in a huge ar-
mory packed with more than 5,000 of-
livened by a lively clash with Mr. Folk
in which the witness insisted on
answering questions in his own way
and appealed to Commissioner Daniels
to sustain him.
Mr. Ledyard concluded his statement
today.
J. W. Crim, attorney for former
President Mellen, read into the record
Mr. Mellen’s much discussed letter to
former United States Attorney Wise at
New York, assuming responsibility for
the Grand Trunk deal under which
Mellen was indicted. Mellen testified
he took the responsibility to shield the
late J. Pierpont Morgan.
LEDYARD CONTRADICTS.
Mr. Ledyard vigorously contradicted
that contention. Mr. Crim merely read
the letter, and asked Mr. Ledyard if it
accorded with his recollection and Mr.
Ledyard replied that it did.
Mr. Ledyard told of Mr. Mellen tell-
ing him that he had heard of some
conferences Mr. Morgan had with of-
ficials of the Grand Trunk and asked
him to inquire of Mr. Morgan if he
was worried about Grand Trunk mat-
ters. “I asked Mr. Morgan if he was
worried over Grand Trunk affairs and
he said ‘Not a bit.’ ”
“Did Mr. Mellen send the letter the
same day he wrote it?”
“My impression is he called .in the
stenographer, dictated the letter, and
that the stenographer brought it back,
and Mr. Mellen made a few corrections.
I believe he said he was sending it
right along by messengers.”
“Do you know of any conferences as
to the propriety of sending the letter?”
pot be known fr three of four days.
Optimism expressed at Niagara, Falls
that Carranza would decide to take
part in the proceedings was reflected
here. The statement of Rafael Zul-
aran. the constitutionalist chief’s rep-
resentative in Washington, attracted
widespread attention,
“Affairs are getting better,” he said,
when asked directly as to the likeli-
hood of Carranza’s participation in the
conference. He did not expect, how-
ever. to receive an answer from his
chief before late Saturday or Sundy.
Meantime administration officials
will and were made one of his execu-
tors?”
"That is correct.”
Mr. Ledyard said he often opposed
Morgan and had done so in the New
Haven board.
"Did you oppose him enough to make
him mad?"
“I never hesitated to tell him plainly
what I thought.”
Mr. Folk asked Mr. Ledyard about a
small dividend in connection with un-
underwriting syndicate which Mr." Mor-
gan had urged him to accept, although
he said he did not want to take it.
“Well, you finally took it?”
“Yes. as I have said before, I took
it and gave it to charity, in which
Mr. Morgan was interested.”
“So he had his way after all?"
"He had his way and I had mine,”
retorted Mr. Ledyard.
“You didn’t fuss with him very
hard?”
“I refuse to answer that question.”
“Were the Connecticut directors
largely dummies?” asked Mr. Folk.
“I should not say that. Mr. Mellen
certainly was not a dummy. Charles F.
Brooker was not. Mr. Brush was a
most aggressive and obstinate old man.
Mr. Whittemore was an able man of
large interests. Mr. Frank Brewster
was a young, energetic man who asked
Allowed One to Every Precinct, Rules
Comptroller.
By Associated Press
Austin, June 5.—The comptroller to-
day ruled that Llano county will be
entitled to one saloon for every pre-
cinct in the county until the scholastic
census is taken in August. This ques-
tion came up due to the fact that Llano
county, which has been in the dry col-
umn, has just voted “wet.” This means
there will be quite a number of sa-
loons in that county.
continued their conferences with Car-
ranza’s agents, urging them to rec-
ommend that a favorable reply be sent
to the mediators.
While word was awaited, officials of
the state and navy departments were
occupied with plans for meeting any
trying situation that might arise at
Tampico through the efforts of Huerta
to establish a blockade to halt ship-
ments of arms for Carranza.
It had been reported that Mexican
federal gunboats had been ordered to
Tampico. American war vessels off
Alvarado and Puerto Mexico reported,
however, that Huerta’s ships had made
no move. They will continue under the
surveillance of the American men of
war.
Shipments of arms for Carranza that
left New York and Galveston were
likely to reach their destinations un-
molested, it was believed here today.
While no orders have been issued to
prevent the clearance of vessels carry-
ing arms for any Mexican port, yet two
steamers sailed with war cargoes
through failure of the state depart-
ment’s instruction to reach proper of-
ficials in time.
Whether the American government^
misht stop those shipments at Tam-
pico was a question upon which no
definite official light had been thrown
today.
many questions. Henry K. McHars
was a man of large interests.”
Mr. Folk asked about Laurence
Minot.
“He was a typical Boston trustee,”
Mr. Ledyard replied. “He was careful
and conservative.”
“How about James S. Elton?”
"He was a worthy and respectable
man who never impressed me as hav-
ing a great knowledge of railroad af-
fairs.”
“How about William Skinner?”
“He had large holdings and at times
I thought he had a high regard for
Mr. Mellen.”
"What about Mr. Biljars?”
“He was practically a stranger to
me. He attended the meetings regu-
larly, but I don’t recall that he said
much.”
“How about Edward Milligan?”
"He made a good impression on me,
and when he first became a member
of the board he showed a desire to
know about things that were going on
and never hesitated to speak out in
meetings. This was rather unusual in
a Connecticut director.”
George F. Baker, Mr. Ledyard said,
had not been particularly active during
the time he (Ledyard) was on the
board. Mr. Ledyard said J. Pierpont
Morgan Jr. was not a director during
his membership. Judge A. Meaton Rob-
ertson, he stated, was prominent in
.politics and a man of high standing.
Mr. Folk at the opening of the after-
noon session, taking up the Billard
transactions, asked Mr. Ledyard if he
knew at the time that the New Eng-
land Navigation company, loaned the
Billard company $2,000,000.
“No, and I do not know of it now,”
answered Mr. Ledyard.
Mr. Folk stated that reference to this
transaction appeared in the records of
the meeting of the directors of the
quarters. A report reached the
state department that another
steamer loaded with ammunition
had cleared from New York to-
day for Galveston. Inasmuch as
the recent order was to refuse
clearances only to ammunition
ships for Mexican ports, it was
stated there could be no denying
clearances to ships billed to an
American port. At Galveston, re-
ports reaching here declared, am-
munition on the ship sailing to-
day would be transshipped to
Tampico.
Secretary Bryan reiterated that
Tampico still is held as an open
port, notwithstanding ahat sev-
eral ships are en route there with
arms for the constitutionalists.
Will it continue as an open port
when ammunition reaches there?” he
was asked.
I can only talk of the present, leav-
ing the future to those who would
speculate,” returned the secretary.
Mr. Bryan added he had heard noth-
ing official with regard to the attitude
of General Carranza toward the latest
note from the South American media-
tors, nor had he any idea when Car-
ranza would reply.
Rear Admiral Howard reported that
the fighting about Mazatlan continues
and that the federal fortifications have
been badly damaged by the constitu-
tionalists artillery.
John R. Silliman, American vice con-
sul at Saltillo, conferred today with
FORECAST.
For Galves-
ton and vicin-
!ty: Tonight
and Saturday,
partly cloudy
weather. Mod-
erate to fresh
southerly
winds.
For Texas,
east of 100th
meridian:
Generally fair
tonight and
Saturday.
For Texas,
west of 100th
fair tonight
Facilities for the concentration of
at least 355,000 bales of cotton
more each season than can be han-
dled at present are assured for
Galveston. There is in contempla-
tion the location of other facilities
for cotton concentration that will
practically double the foregoing
fures. This is information given
out today by H. L. Ziegler, ocean
freight broker and farwaging
agent. "
It is learned that the old cottage
property of the Galveston Cotton
Mills, consisting of two blocks be-
tween Avenues H and G and Forty-
first and Forty-third streets have
been purchased by two large cot-
ton firms. One of these firms will
concentrate approximately 100,-
000 bales of cotton annually, while
the other will handle at least 125,-
000 bales.
Also there has been arranged a
ten-year lease of a block of ground
on Church and Postoffice streets
Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh
streets by a North Texas firm that
will handle fully 150,000 bales of
cotton each season,
The two purchasers of property
between Avenues H and G and For-
ty-first and Forty-second streets
each plan to spend from $5,000 to
$8,000 for concentration sheds. Their
navigation company, held in September,
1909, when a committee, he said, was
appointed in regard to effecting the
loan.
Mr. Ledyard said that no action ever
was taken by the committee.
Mr. Folk said the books of the navi-
gation company showed that $2,000,000
in cash was paid for gold notes of the
Billard company.
“All I know,” said Mr. Ledyard, “is
that a committee was appointed and
that it was reported no action was
taken.”
By Associated Press.
London, June 5.—Miss Mary
Blomfield, daughter of Lady Sara
Blomfield, widow of Sir Arthur
Blomfield, was the woman who
created the sensational scene at
Buckingham Palace last night
when she threw herself on her
knees before King George and
Queen Mary.
Officials of the palace today were
on the verge of nervous prostra-
tion as the result of last night’s
scene and the lord chamberlain’s
department has taken every pre-
caution to circumvent any attempt
to repeat it tonight when another
function will take place at Buck-
ingham Palace.
Persons in the immediate vicin-
ity at the time declare the whole
scene lasted less than ten seco nds
and that the woman had only time
to ejaculate audibly “Your majes-
ty, for God’s sake” when she was
hustled out of the throne room,
finishing the sentence as she went.
It is understood no action will be
taken against Miss Blomfield ex-
cept to bar her from future court
functions
His Attitude Will Not Be Known For
Several Days.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 5.—Carranza’s
statement that he would not reply to
the last note of the South American
envoys until he reached Saltillo from
Durango confirmed the belief of ad-'
ministration officials today that the
constitutionalists' final attitude toward
entering the Niagara conference would
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, June 5.—The
minister of finance, has. informed
the budget committee of the duma
that Russia within the next five
years must spend $8,760,000,000 for
the army and navy. The budget
for the current year for the army
and navy amounts to nearly $500,-
000,000, excluding the cost of
strategic railways; the empire has
spent $2,580,000,000 in the last six
years, and lately proposed enor-
mus increases in ’order "to meet
the German growth of armaments.
By Associated Press.
Waco, Tex., June 5.—At least one man
may die as a result of a duel on the
Stratton farm sixteen miles west of
here early this morning between J. H.
Carpenter, Sr., and Eli Harris. A shot-
gun and a revolver were used. A steel
jacket bullet entered Carpenter’s breast
below the left nipple, and was re-
moved from his back. Harris was shot
through the hip on either side, and
also in the shoulder. His condition
is said to be critical. The cause of
the trouble, according to word received
here, was Carpenter’s objections to
Harris’ attentions to the former’s
daughter.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 5.—The house
postoffice committee had before it to-
day a, bill introduced by Representa-
tive Moon of Tennessee, chairman of
the committe, to amend the postal and
civil laws. The measure proposes a
readjustment of rates of pay per mile
of railroad companies for the various
classes of standard postal cars, repeals
the maximum limitation of $500 on
postal savings deposits to $1,000 or
less; requires assistant postmasters at
all first and second class postoffices
to take competitive civil service exam-
inations and authorizes procedure with
a view to keeping the charges the
railroads make to the postal service
and to express companies equal in rate.
Under the readjustment of postal
car mileage pay to railroads the gov-
ernment would pay 20 cents a mile for
60 foot full railway postoffice cars, 10
cents a mile for 30 foot apartment
postal cars; 5 cents a mile for 15 foot
apartment cars, and 18 cents a mile
for 60 foot mail storage cars.
Service, Not Conquest,
Cadets Are Told.
By Associated Press.
Derby, England, June 5.—The
ancient and historic church at
Breadsail, dating back to Norman
times, and containing priceless rel-
ics, was destroyed by fire during
the night. Suffragettes are sus-
pected by the authorities, as explo-
sions similar to those caused by
the bombs usually employed by the
arson squad were heard before the
fire.
A short time ago a suffragette
meeting in the village of Breadsall
was broken up by boys, and it is
generally supposed that the women
burned the church in revenge.
Among the articles consumed by
the flames was an ancient chained
bible. The church register, dating
back to 1573, was saved.
tioned.
“Did you have anything to do with
Mr. Mellen’s defense or advise him
any further?”
“I did not.”
“Do you understand anything you
say may be used against you?” asked
Mr. Folk.
“Oh, yes.”
FRIEND OF MORGAN'S.
“Your relations with Mr. Morgan
were quite intimate; you made yacht-
ing trips with him, and you drew his
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 5.— Lewis
Cass Ledyard, continuing his tes-
timony of the New Haven railroad
financial affairs before the inter-
state commerce commission,
denied that the New Haven di-
rectors were “dummies,” or that
the late J. P. Morgan, or former
President Mellen dominated the
board. He said he often had op-
posed Mr. Morgan, that the board
meetings were well attended, and
that generally all the directors
took part in the proceedings.
The profit of John L. Billard in
the Boston and Maine transaction,
Mr. Ledyard said he had consid-
ered “outrageous,” and that he
had so told Mr. Mellen. Under
questioning by Chief Counsel Folk
for the commission, Mr. Ledyard
refused to testify that one of the
entries in the New Haven min-
utes relating to a Billard company
transaction was “false,” but said
it did not represent what had oc-
curred at the meeting.
Mr. Ledyard’s testimony was en-
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fense. He claimed Burford shot at
him first with a pistol. Freeman, Bur-
ford and E. B. Burford, with their fam-
ilies, were moving West with their ef-
fects when the shooting occurred. They
had left here on the Albany-Abilene
road.
The Beaufords and Freemans of
Stephens county, with their families,
had started to move to New Mexico.
They passed through Albany Tuesday
afternoon, Frank Beauford getting a
quart of whiskey en route. The party
camped out of town about seven miles
in Mr. Davis’ pasture. Frank Beau-
ford was drinking, Freeman testified,
and the men got into a quarrel. Fin-
ally Frank Beauford and his uncle, E.
B. Beauford, went on ahead of the
families rind camped. It was claimed
by Freeman that Frank Beauford came
back in the night and shot his pistol
several times and cursed his wife and
Freeman. The next morning Frank
Beauford, followed by E. B. Beauford,
rode back to the wagon again after
they had started on. When near his
wife’s wagon Frank began shooting*
at the ground, so his wife testified to-
day. As he came on toward Freeman
the latter shot him twice through the
body with a rifle. Freeman said that
Beauford was shooting at him. Beau-
ford died in a few minutes. The body
was brought into town by William
Biggs. Freeman was remanded to jail.
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dress.
Welcomed by salute from the bat-
tleships Idaho, Missouri and Illinois
and the station ship Reina Mercedes,
President Wilson arrived here early to-
day on the Mayflower.from Washington
to take part in the naval academy
graduation exercises. Captain W. F.
Fullam, superintendent of the academy;
Captain W. G. Logan, commandant,
and Lieutenant Commander Chauncey
Shackford, went out to the Mayflower
in a launch and brought the president
and Secretary of the Navy Daniels
By Associated Press.
New London, Conn., June 5._The
passengers from Eastern line steam-
ship Northland, bound from New York
for Portland, Me., which went ashore
in a fog on Bartlett’s reef last night,
were safely landed in the city early!
today and a half hour later started fori
Boston and Portland on a special
train. Captain Alfred Johnson and
crew of the Northland remainec
aboard their ship, which is in no im-
mediate danger.
The seventy-five passengers were
brought to port by the wrecking tug
Tasco, which had been summoned by
wireless to the aid of the stranded
steamer. There was little alarm among*
the passengers, especially after they
learned that wireless signals for hip
had been answered and a rescue boat
was on the way.
The Northland, a steel screw steam-
er, is 304 feet long and has a gross
tonnage of 9,731.
An attempt to float the vessel at
high tide today failed.
cotton will come to Galveston al-
ready compressed and they will
have no need for machinery. One
of these firms ships large quanti-
ties of cotton to Japan and China
and will use both the Panama and
Suez canals. They have recently
become large purchasers of con-
signment cotton from the Galves-
ton factors. The other firm at this
location ships principally to Eu-
rope. In this connection the city
commission has been asked to
grant a franchise to the Galveston
& Western railway for a track
along Avenue G to connect with
its present track on Forty-third
street. The railroads entering Gal-
veston and the Galveston Wharf
Company expect to use this track
for switching purposes, making
their connection with the other
road at Church or Postoffice and
Forty-third streets.
The lessees of the one block of
property mentioned above plan to
expend approximately $10,000 for
concentration sheds and will han-
dle. as already said, approximately
150200 bales of cotton yearly. Two
other large up-state firms are just
now in the midst of calculations
with a view of doing their concen-
tration in Galveston. One Galves-
ton firm which has handled large
quantities of through cotton is ne-
Doubt and Hope Mingled in Niagara
Falls Attitude.
By Associated Press.
Niagart Falls, Ont., June 5.—The gen-
eral attitude here in regard to the
expected reply from General Carranza,.
chief of the constitutionalist cause in
Mexico, to the note the South Ameri-
can mediators sent him last Tuesday
through his representative in Wash-
ington, is a mixture of doubt and hope.
In some quarters there was more or
less skepticism manifested. It was evi-
dent some believed Carranza’s response
would be negative, but it was hoped it
would leave open the door for contin-
ued correspondence. Semi-official
statements in regard to the attitude of
Carranza toward the mediation pro-
ceedings indicate he is not ready to
accept unreservedly the offer of good
offices practically renewed by the me-
diators.
A question which aroused interest
here today was as to when Carranza,
who is reported .en route from Durango
to Saltillo, would reach the latter city,
where he is preparing to establish his
provisional government.
While no meetings between the me-
diators and either the American or
Mexican delegates were scheduled for
the day, the mediators themselves
planned to get together to discuss the
latest phases of the situation.
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