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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19

WASHINGTON, May 1.-the in
side story of the financial undoing OF
the New Haven railroad was told be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion today by Charles Mellen.
Mellen said he was made president
Of the New Haven by Morgan.
"As head Of the New Haven. I was
called Morgan's man." said Mellen. Il
enjoyed his confidence and tried to
merit it. Morgan was only one Of the
directors of the New Haven but DOM
mated its affairs"
Mellen identified a telegram from
Kuhn, Loeb and Company asking per-
mission to bid on the Boston and
Maine bond issue. Mellen said the is
sue. however. was assigned to the
Morgan company.
81 was made stakeholder Of $4,000
shares of New Haven stock which
were to be exchanged for 100
shares" Mellen said, because inspec-
tor Byrnes wanted to do business with
individuals instead Of corporations as
affairs of the corporation were uncer-
tain"
He said there were about "a due
bills covering s225.000 issued in the
transaction.
Il firmly believed the westchester
and Porchester railway systems We're
projected for the sole purpose of hold
ing up the New Haven railroad
Mellen produced a letter containing
prophecy that he wrote in 1907. II
referred to the westchester deal,
where in the New Haven road paid
thirty five million dollars for 26 miles
of railroad and franchise. Mellen
wrote: MANY regulations will be dam
aged and in the end / will be the
goat" He admitted this was how the
affair had worked out
The witness told a tale of the Jug
Cling of millions. Mellen's letter files
indicated that Tammany Hall had to
be taken care Of in connection with
the Westchester deal but said the or
ganization cleared it's skirts by placing
the responsibility up to Oakleigh
Throne. New York financial man
and politician.
Il do not feel proud of the part
played in the westchester deal" said
Mctlcn. SnOutu never nave Deen
dragged into it. But even / was kept
in the dark until all the details had
been arranged. Morgan and William
Rockefeller approved the deal. They
believed the Westchester road would
be valuable but / thought its stock
was worth about 10 cents a pound.
Now / know I was right -
Meilen said he clashed only once
with Morgan and that he emerged
worsted. humiliated and shamed.
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-That he
discussed the Boston and Maine and
New Haven merger with Roosevelt
when the latter was president in 1907
and that Roosevelt favored the ANAL
gamation was the declaration OF
Charles Mellen before the interstate
commerce commission. Mellen said
the Boston and Maine then was about
to go to Canadian road and that In
view of this fact Roosevelt thought
the merger was justified II there were
no legal prohibitions
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
BATTLE AT SALTILLO Is
BEGUN BY REBEL FORCES

JUAREZ, May 1s.-The battle at
saltilIo is believed to be raging. There
is the strictest censorship in details.
The latest accounts said the rebels
were driving the federal outposts in.
This was followed by a sudden shut
down on the transmission OF news
dispatches and Is considered as mean
ing the main fight has begun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
AMERICAN MEDIATION ENJOYS
LEAVE FOR CONFERENCE TODAY
COLONEL ROOSEVELT WILL
REACH HIS HOME TONIGHT

OYSTER BAY. May 1s.-colonel
Roosevelt is expected home this eve
ming.
which he Is a passenger. said the ship
will reach Quarantine at p. m. Ar
rangements are made for launch TO
take him from Quarantine directly
TO Oyster Bay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
MINISTERS Of THE CITY WILL
MAKE AN INSPECTION Of JAIL

With q view 10 ascertaining cOndi-
lions 10 the city JAIL Pendieton min
ssters intend this afternoon 10 make
. Wit 70 the place Of detention pre-
parstOry 70 yOleing protest 10 ths
council against the confinement Of
women prisoners IN the same fall "a
nseD. The ministers Will hold a meet
lDg az 3 O'Clock this afternoon and al
adjournment intend going IN a boIy
90 the jail.
The agitation against the lack oi
facilities for imprisonlng women
separately was first started by chieI
- Police KearDsy and has since been
saksB ~ BY different ladies' orgaDI'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
DEATH RATE OF COUNTRY
SMALLER THAN IN 1903

WASHINGTON. May 19.--Seattle is
the healthiest city in the United States
and Washington the healtiest state
according 10 1918 statistics issued by
the census bureau. The death rate
in Washington is SIS per thousand
ad Seattle s.i The death rate in
North Carolina Is l6s. the highest.
The nations death rate is lfi. a
reduction OF one in eight when COM
pared with 1918.
The death rate In other cities fol-
co, i5.s; Spokane, SO; Portland. s.5;
New York, ii.3.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19

zations and private persons. Free
quentIy q woman is arrested and
paced IN jail. and the officers have
no choice but 10 place her In with
hoboes, common drunks and other
obnoxious offenders. The only pro-
lection she In given from the other
prisoners k by being locked In a eel,
used for violent prisoners. This
however. does not prevent her from
being insulted.
Chief Kearney's plan Is 20 have a
separate jail built In the basement for
women and he believes this could be
done at a cost OF $500. The pastors
OF the churches viii probably petit
ton the council for such a jail
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
Rlycr saves rirc victims

EsCANABA. Mich, May 1s.-The
village OF Alfred IS miles from this
city. was wiped out by a forest fire.
The inhabitants were forced to seek
safety in the Escanaba river. in which
they had to remain for hours.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
Rebel Chief Offered $5O,0OO if Mo-
tion-Camera Men are Allowed
to Film the Scenes.
TORREON FIGHT IS RECORDED
Hundreds OF Lives Sacrificed. IL is Al
legged. to Accommodate Los Ange-
les Company-Attack Originally
Planned for Night-POstponemen
Comes When Offer is Made.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. May is.-
That Villas campaign which culmi-
mated in the rebels capture of Tore
on was staged throughout at cost OF
hundreds OF lives for the convenience
OF moving picture operators is as
serted by j. NJ. Woltz. an official OF
local steel company who is just
back from Mexico.
villa originally planned to attack
Torreon at night. said Woltz. and
probably would have taken it in short
order had he done so. Representa-
tives of Los Angeles movie company
protested vigorously. however. accord
ing TO Wolff. offering villa $5e,000
for the exclusive rights in the fight
film and daylight engagement. To
get this money Woltz asserted. Villa
DELAYED his assault until dawn with
the result the federals held out for
days. killing about 1000 rebels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19

JUAREZ. May 1s.-carranza tele-
graphed from Durango that General
Torres and his rebel forces occupied
the outskirts OF Sanluis Potosi after
fight in which $50 federals were
killed. He added the feierals were
drivsr 90 the central plaza and that
several hundred deserted to the reb-
els. Besides attacks on Sanluis Po-
tosi and Saltillo. Carranza said he
ordered Aguas calientes assaulted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
Charles MeIIen Discloses How FL
nances Were JuggIed ..and How
Morgan Dominated Corporation.
NOT PROUD OF PART PLAYED

Westchcster Deal Projected for Pur-
pose OF Holding up New York, New
Haven and Hartford, He Declares
He Has Been Made the Goat Ac-
cording to Own Statement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19

Angora goats have been used with
profit TO keep fire lines clear of in
flammable vegetation on national for
ests I'm California
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
Members Expect That at Least a
Week Will be Required to Decide
Settlement Of Differences.
TO URGE HUERTA TO RESIGN
Representatives of United States
SympatllIse With President Wilson
in General Way rs 20 Course 90 be
FoIlowed-Carranza May Send
Representatives Later.

WASHINGTON. May ls.-The
American ENJOYS to the mediation
conference left for Niagara Falls to-
day. They expected a week would
decide wether there was a chance OF
a peaceful settlement being made OF
she American Mexican troubles. The
mediators are understood TO sympa-
thize with the Washington admins
trafiOn In a general way. II Is ex-
pected they will urge the Huerta rep
Tesentztives TO yield. Members Of
the constitutionalist junta here are
inclined 10 be defiant. In the quar-
rel with the United States they had n"
sympathy with Huerta but appeared
10 consider there was no occasion for
the Mexican factions having a rep
resenfatiOn at any arbitration negotia-
tions. since the rebels intended to ar
bitra;e nothing but gain control OF the
Mexican government and run IL as
they saw fit However. there still
were reports that in the end carranza
would send representatives TO Mag
ara Falls
Officialdom IL growing steadily
more nervous over the continued lack
OF information concerning the fate OF
John Silliman at Saltillo. Men high
in administration circles are losine
faith in the theory that interrupted
railroad communication h causing the
delay II Is pointed out several trains
have passed saltillo or the way to
Mexico City since the government de-
manced Slliiman's release.
Bryan didn't deny he feared there
would be such a wave Of indignation
as perhaps would force the admins
trstion's hand II II should develoI
the consul was the victim OF an out
rage
vERO CRUZ. May ls.-Mexicar
soldiers returned TO the military au
1horities the two horses which Parks
took with him when he disappeared
The Msxicans said they simply had
orders Go turn the horses over TO th'
Americans. but were told nothing con
cerning Parks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19

At 1880 the figures on the Supreme
Court nominations were: Bean, 4O.0SO
Benson, S2315; Harris. 5000; Nc
Bride 41,s65; McNary, 32,23s. An
official count may be necessary to de-
eide whether McNary or Benson is
victorious.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
BENSON IS AHEAD
OF N NARY; OTHER
PLACES UNCHANGED
Returns Of Last Night and Today
Give Former a Lead for Supreme
Court Bench of 76 Votes.

PORTLAND. Ore. May 19.-with
u counties complete, 21 incomplete
and one missing, Benson Is leading
M'Nary for the Supreme Court nomi-
nation by rs votes. The other NOM
inees are Mcbride, Bean and Harris.
their positions not having been
changed. Benson gained in last night
and today's returns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
LINDSEY SEES WAR
IF REGULARS ARE
TAKEN FROM STATE
Colorado Conditions are in Ba 4:
Declares Judge Will r.
Case to the President.
HORRORS At LUDLOW RE
Conditions Equalled Only by Stories
OF Sacking Rome and the Inhuman-
tiles of the Balkan War-Colorado
is Sitting on the Edge of Volcano
Declares Judge.

CHICAGO, May 19.-''The true story
of what transpired at Ludlow is too
horrible to print" said Judge Ben
Lindsey. enroute to Washington ac-
companied by Mrs. Pearl Jolly. Mrs.
Mary Petrucci and Mrs. NJ. Thomas.
Ludlow survivors.
THE details of the Ludlow affair
are almost unbelievable" said Lind
sey. "and are equalled only in the
stories of the sacking of Rome. the
pillaging of Carthage, and the inhu-
mantities of the Balkan war. Colo
rado is sitting on the edge Of vol
cano. II the federal troops are with
drawn there will be a war of reprisal
too horrible to contemplate. We are
going to Washington to beg the presi-
dent not to withdraw the troops"
The Ludlow story is black mark
in the nations history. / can only
cuggest it and fill In the outlines with
the direct testimony of these worer
>ho suffered. AS one instan'a Ct
wnat occurred, aad | have affidavits
to hack it up. father went to the
militia camp for his boy. VITO was
ri;ssing. He was saluted with tie
child's corpse The boys head had
been shot off and the body half
burned. 4 soldier threw it ov.,' a
tent to tho, father saying: .he - tahe
the d thing" Mothers whl wen
to the rescue OF their babies were
shrt Gown and ,nutilated. Children
only few years old were killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-19
DAILY EVENING EDITION
TO ADVERTISERS.

The Fast oregonian has the largest pals
elrcniation of any paper Ia Oregon, east on
Portland and over twice the circulation 4
hendieton Of any other newspaper.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19

The most complicated part of the new
building is without doubt the heating
and ventilating plant. This is located
in the new boiler house which connects
the new and the old buildings. The
heating system is of the most approved
type in school construction, and it is
known as the two-pipe vacuum system.
The rooms are heated by direct radiation
combined with the hot air heat from the
ventilating fans. Each room is provided
with automatic control of radiation by
thermostats. These are adjusted so
that through the vacuum valves the heat
is turned on at 81 and shut off at So
degrees. The vacuum is maintained by
means Of q Marsh Burnham vacuum
pump supplied with automatic control
equipment.
Thorough ventilation is secured by
what is known as the fan system. Fresh
cir is drawn in from the outside and
passed over steam heated coils. This air
after it is heated to about 81 degrees Is
forced by fans into each room through IA
opening near the ceiling, and after cir
eulatins through the room it'pallass out
BY means Of On opening near the door.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19

which will prevent any fire from spread
ing. Each corridor has two hose reels,
while each shower and locker room is
equipped in the same way. The fire
alarm system is very thorough. Two
alarm stations are placed on each Of the
three floors, and another one in the boiler
room. The boiler room and the super
intendent's office are both furnished with
annunciators. The building will have
eight fire bells which will be controlled
from any one of the seven stations. One
will be in the boiler room, one in the
gymnasium, one in the main corridor Of
the ground floor, one in the auditorium,
and two each in the main corridors Of the
two other floors.
4 Several other features of construction
may be mentioned. Connected with the
pneumatic clock system will be several
outside gongs. Every room in the
building viii have connections for cleo
tricar vacuum cleaners. The windows
of the.stairways will be Of steel sash and
Ifreproof wire glass. The vestibules viii
have terrazza marble floors, while al the
Iother rooms win have maple doors. The
sswoodworksis Of ok, stained q dull finish
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19
New Building of The City Schools

New Ulm boys and girls will soon have
better opportunities of securing truly
practical education than are offered in
many of the schools of the state, when
the plans Of Supt. H. C. Hess are put in
operation. For long time the public
school system has been open to great
deal of criticism because of the fact that
it did not train young men and women
for lives of usefulness. Much of this
criticism has been justified, because most
high schools have been only preparatory
schools for the colleges which most
graduates never reached. In planning
for the new courses to be offered next
year, Supt. Hess has kept in mind the
needs of the majority of boys and girls
who are forced to start earning living
as soon as they leave high school, as we'll
as the needs of those who expect to con-
tinue their education in some college or
university.
At the present time definite plans have
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE

4 .
Ambition to lay bare the secrets Of
Vesuvius Crater and the cool-headed
pluck OF a camera man make it possible
for Lyman III. Howe to present at the
Turner Theatre in this city on Monday.
December 21st, that epic of conyulsiye
nature as seen in the immense circular
abyss OF Vesuvius. 1t would require The
pen OF Dante to describe the tragic
and awful impressions conveyed to The
mind upon viewing this tremendous
Inferno from the brink of the crater
and looking down into the volcanic
mouth. Daring indeed was the exploit
OF the camera man who ventured down
the inside of the sheer, overhanginp
walls OF the crater amid constant
shower OF volcanic missiles and crumblinq
lava from above. In addition to these
dangers white clouds of steam, like
restless spirits, beset his path and worse
stlll-colllng tongues of poisonous sulphur
fumes intensified the perils of his pro.
gress: Finally he got down so far that
up above, and all around him. were
crown OF steam jets forming the diadem
OF Vesuvius. But fortune favors the
bold' and still he kept onward and
downward until he got to the very
edge OF the inner crater and there set
up his camera to film the very source
OF the convulsive chaos where Vesuvius
gathers its strength for it's periodic and
terrifying eruptions. Not one person
IN million could witness the scenes
depicted except on HoWe's screen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19

around the house and farm such as
grain tanks, sleds, or chicken GOODS:
and they will be encouraged to do such
simple repairing as may fairly be expected
of them.
The Home Economics department,
housed in the south wing of the ground
floor, will offer courses in cooking,
sewing, housekeeping and everything
else connected with women's work in the
home. The, work in this department
will be closely correlated with the aca-
demic work in Chemistry, Physics and
Biology. The courses will be open to
pupils of the seventh and eighth grades
and the high school. Supt. Hess is
now planning out system which will
correlate this work not only with the
academic studies but also with the daily
work of the girls in their own homes.
For this purpose it may be possible to
organize Mothers Clubs which will
make known, the needs of the individual
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19

A steady stream of fresh warm air in
this way keeps the room in the best
possible condition for comfortable and
efficient work.
That part Of the new building which
will without doubt make the strongest
appeal to the students is the new GYM
nasium. Interest in athletics runs high
among the high school boys and girls,
and some of them are already beginning
to see visions of another series of cham
pionship basketball teams equal to those
which have made history for New Ulm
in the past. At the present time the
basketball aspirants among the boys
have been practising regularly in the
Turner Hall gymnasium, but that is 50
well occupied that hours are incon-
venient and difficult to secure. kstn
The boys are not the only ones to reap
the benefits Of the new gymnasium.
Girls athletics have splendid chance
81 coming into their own in the near
future. Already the girls have planned
on : 1eries.of interclaa basketbaA games
for this winter. and q the materiAl
;;sSsaop, y miy he posdble to secue
Continued. on pare 2
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19

private patients rooms and two wards
The second floor holds six more private
rooms and four wards, while six more
rooms which may be used as private
rooms or wards are located on the third
floor.
The operating rooms occupy the east
END OF the upper floor. They are
located on both sides of the sterilizinp
room which opens into the main corridor.
Adjoining these on both sides are supply
rooms, and surgeons wash and dressing
rooms. These are all finished in white
enamel with a white tile floor. The
operating room will be supplied with all
the latest conveniences of modern
surgery.
In the basement are the dining room.
the kitchen and the storage rooms.
These all occupy the west end of the
building. The dining room is SO ar
ranged that it may be divided into two
parts by folding doors.
The fire escape is situated within the
building between the solarium and the
main corridors. There is however,
very slight danger of fire because of the
concrete construction. The main stair
way is concrete, as are all the corridors.
The only wood in the building is found
IN the patients rooms. There the
finish is birch and maple.
The building as a whole is very quiet,
convenient and comfortable. Most of
the rooms face the south admitting a
plentiful supply of sunlight throughout
the day.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19

The central portion of the ground
floor contains several store rooms.
toilet-rooms and the agricultural reci-
tation room. The north wing houses
the manual training department. These
rooms are supplied with twenty work
benches, three lathes, one band saw, one
power rip saw, planer, joiner, and a
tool grinder; All this machinery is run
by individual electric motors. Besides
this there is the instructors office, and a
small finishing room and paint shop.
The auditorium, on the first floor. is
eighty-two feet long and fifty feet. wide,
and will seat $50 pupils. The stage is
2Ox30 and about three feet above the
floor of the auditorium. It is connected
with two dressing rooms which are
supplied with all modern conveniences.
A spiral stairway connects the auditorium
with the gymnasium.
The three class rooms in the south
wing will be occupied by the normal
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19
ADDITIONAL WATER STORAGE
ROOM.

- = j. = : = . $50 = 3
Z The concrete reservoir built by the
city was completed August fifteenth.
1t was made necessary by the fact that
the old cisterns became contaminated
from some unknown source Of pollution
and new storage reservoir was inn
perative. This is used as sort of relay
station, the water being pumped first
into this reservoir and then into the
main reservoir.
The new reservoir has a u IL foot
the reservoir lrseI1 IS az 1eeJ III u1a111eOvr
and has a capacity Of $4,000 gallons.
The cost is $500.
The contract was let to the Circular
Concrete Co. of Minneapolis; it was
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-19
Union Hospital Opened Yesterday.

Yesterday, December 10Th, saw the
opening OF the new Union Hospital
building which was built this summer
at ascost Of over $4,000. It is a three
story structure Of concrete and brick
trimmed with Bedford Stone. The
architectural style is altogether different
from that of any other building in New
Ulm, and while novel it is very pleasing
in appearance. It is built. as nearly
6hreproof as possible, while the interior
construction is of such character
that all noises are reduced to a minimum.
The feature of the building is, of
course, the annex which houses the
mud baths. This is reached by means
of a corridor from the first floor of the
main building. The annex itself is
divided into two parts, the one on the
LETT being for the use Of the women
and#the one on the right for men. At
the end of the corridor is the dumb
waiter; directly behind that is the
electric bath room with cooling rooms
on both sides. Back of that is the mud
mixing room, where the mud is pre-
pared for the users. This room is
connected with the mems department,
and with the basement where the mud
is stored, but separated from the women's
department. On both sides of this
mixing room are the two mud bath
rooms. Adjoining the bath rooms are
the massage rooms, the sweating rooms,
the. full bath and shower rooms, and
finally the dressing rooms. The base
ment of the annex contains the large
laundry room, the heating plant, and
cellars for the fresh and the used mud.
The main building of the hospital
stands facing the south 93x45 feet. A
corridor extends the entire east and west
length Of the building on each floor.
Opposite the main entrance on the
South, is the stairway leading to the
upper stories. The superintendent S office
is on5 the right Of the vestibule, the
general office on the left. Across the
corridor from the office is the diet
kitchen which is fitted with all the
latest appliances, including steam table,
a s''a'a teefae and g dumb waiter con-
stories. The west e1.>-W1slth the upper
is SO arranged that the maximum amount
of sunlight flows during the day into
the solariums or sun-bath rooms, on
the first and second floors. The rest
Of the first floor is taken up by four