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nra Mogyiyo onEGoyiAy, Saturday, AritiL 8, ion. - 2 MADEHO INSISTS DIAZ MUST QUIT FASTING PRIEST FAINTS IN COURT President's Resignation First Essential to Peace in Trou bled Mexico. .As He Tells of Divine Support, Alleged Camorrist Collapses. NO OVERTURES RECEIVED SESSION IS SUSPENDED . 1 i - . t I ft 1 p r i 1 i i i i i i i i i f ' " - .... ' :: '.'- ' 1 7 . - - -r . - e ' . V. . . .... - Ws,7.. ,, .. . ... , -vrv.- t V' i ' ' ." -H , - -. - . - --. "-. .- 1 '" '.. '' i ' - ... ' v y ' y 7 i laaMKiaMaiMMtt in - esT ' i i mi A-.kix... fa ,.s "J Clergyman Declare Lock of Hair He Kept In Cell Was Mother's and Not That of Former Woman Companion. VITERBO. Italr. April T. Bobbins; out a recital of tha aliased wrocn acalnst Mm la the trial today, Clro Vltoxxl. the priest known aa "the guar dian ancel of the Camorra." cried: T hare fasted for hours, supported durtn my entire Interrogation by dl Tine power. and aa the last word fell from his lips he collapsed. As the priest fell against the stesl bars of the prisoners' cage, lawyers and Carabineers rushed to his assistance and lYssldent Blanch! ordered the court suspended. He furthermore or dared the priest to break his .fast by eatics; the yolks of a dozen extra. On the resumption of the trial In the afternoon Vltomii continued the recital of his history and glorified his life without stint. nanqucl A "jked About. President Blanchl a-iked If it were true that he was at a banquet frtven ey CamorrUts at Castellamare where, It was said, he remored his gown. dinrnl and sane Tlcious songs. Vitotii answered that be wae at a ban'iuet but saw do i'ainorrirts. He ad1d that he had a rd tenor voice, but used It only In singing Ure-rorlan chants. "With me In my cell." aaid the priest durins his testimony In the morning. "I had a lock of hair from tbe head of that holy soul, my mother. This waa taken from me on the order of a mil-t-trate who inflated that the hair waa tnat of some woman companion of mine. 'What nonsense! Why. It was even gray! Can anyone Imagine a greater profanation? Informrr'a Name Mentioned. t'nrlnar the priest to calm himself. Premdrnt ifianchl Inquired, whether he knew Gennaro Abbalemagglo, the In former. "No,- replied Vltoixl. who added: "All the statements of Abbatemaggio , are faUe. I will ask htm to awear on ' the ashes of hla father and on the ashes of hla dead son. hoping that be will be touched. At this thrust Abbatemarttlo, who had listened calmly from hla solitary care, broke hla usual Impassivity of manner and replied: -1 will awear on anything 70a please. Knraged. Vltoxxl turned on his ac cuser and cried: I will curse you down to the seventh generation!' "I am sorry for you." rejoined the Informer. At this time the priest suddenly c hanged hla tactics, and In a voice filled with pathos, said: "No. I will not curse you. I will re member that I am a priest and must pardon even those who Injure me. I wish to take you to my bosom." FAIR TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE Judge Postpones Bathtab Case and Scores Newspapers. DETROIT. Mich, April 7. The trial of the (jovernment'a criminal case atralnst the so-called "bath-tub trust" has been postponed from the May to the June term of the Federal Court because of newspaper art Idea. In announcing the postponement In cuurt. Judge lennlaon said: "The newspapers this morning had a report purporting to be given out by the Attorney-General's office In Wash ington, which waa grossly Improper and very clearly an extreme contempt. I think any such publication on the eve ef a trial makes a fair trial Impossible and 1 shall order the case continued over the term. "I have requested the Attorney-General to ascertain whether any employe or assistant In hia office la responsible for giving out such a report, and If so, that he direct that employe to report Immediately to this court. -The publication charges In effect that the present regular panel of this court needed extraordinary watching, that watchers would be furnished, that the court waa not competent to take care of Its own affairs, and that some ef the defendants bad offered to plead guilty: of course, a scandalously Im proper thing to be said, even If It la true." RUBBER FRAUDS ALLEGED Agents of North American Arrested for Obtaining 20,00. BOSTOX. April T. Oa chargee ef rasing the United States mails to de fraud the public of large sums of mon ey. Warren H. Wheeler and Sllllman f-naw. of the firm of Wheeler 4c Shaw, Inc.. formerly fiscal agenta of the North American Rubber Company, of ttils city and Hyde Park, were arrest ed at the federal building today after they had voluntarily surrendered to Ieputy United States Marshal RubX A formal plea of not guilty waa en tered whea Wheeler and Kb aw were given a hearing before Commissioner Hxynes. and each was held In $3000 bail. The North American Rubber Company, a Maine corporation, la capitalised at t-Xvu shares of Ce par each, and eutXOuS shares are outstanding in the hands of at least to purchasers throughout New Knx.and. Tbe company's factory at Hyde I'ark has been shut down since the first of last December. It la charged that J has been ob tained from the Investing public the stock being sold en alleged false repre sentations which Indicate a clear profit of t cents a pound, whereas It Is al leged that every pound of the product - was soid st heavy loss. rardon for Stripling- Sought. ATUINTA. Ce April T.-The Georgia yrtson commission today recommended to Oovemor Brown that he grant nn an conditional pardon to Thomas EJdsar (tripling, the ea-po'loa chief of Danville. V, who killed a man In this ststs 14 years sgo and escaped while being taken to the penitentiary. His fate now rest with the tlAvemor. tripling Is in Jell In Harris Counrv. Gs where he killed "W. J. Cornett for an alleged insult to W ? ftJ:2. i7t lv. r l!.t"X. r-TBs. ".- . l! 7j, jqnrrn,. ? - I I n P ;?... 11177 7 7 ' fut.. i i JJ- r I 4 sf I iMsui tJt .t.-.fc-aa ? rf - "I ti 'J SX ... : : .. .i -1. ABOTE, POLICK TAKIXO V1TOZZ1. CAMORRA PRIEST, TO COURT BIS- LOW, ABATTKMAGGIO IX COURT I. PRISONER'S CAGE. CLERKS MAY UNITE La FoIIette Asserts Right of Railway Mail Men. LETTER SENT EMPLOYES Senator Ajks If They Have Been In timidated by FoeUl Officials. He Proposes Law Securing IUgbt to Organise. WASH1NOTOX. April 7. Senator 1 FoIIette Intends to establish by legisla tion. If he can. the right of Government employes to organise unions In the same manner that trades are organised and a mi la ted with the American Federation of Labor. Ills purpose has been made plain in a letter sent to all employes of the ra'l way mall service, bearing on the Issue that haa been raised between such em ployes of the Government and Postmaster-General Hitchcock. Second As sistant Postmaster-Oeneral Stewart and other officials of the Postofllce Department. A copy of the circular letter was rasde nnblla here today. Accompanying It Is a list of questions seeking to disclose whether any employes have been Int'ml dated In any way by the efforts of the Poetmsster-Generel to prevent tne em ployes of branches of the postofflce serv ice from organising. One paragraph of LA roueltes letter follows: "The railway mall cieras nave tne ritrht to organise. If the officers of the department are endeavoring to prevent them from so doing by threats of dis missal, such action Is without legal au thority or moral right. If I find condi tions In the railway postal service to be generally such aa has been reported. I shall introduce and do everything In my power to pasa a bill to prevent the con tinuation of such un-American practlcea and to preserve to all Government em ployes the right or petition wnicn oe longs to every dtlxeo and the right to form or Join organisation for the Im provement oftlilrlaborcondltiona WAREHOUSES ARE BURNED Henrietta Klour Mills at EcJio Nar rowly Escape Destruction. fwrvnr TT-rvNT rVr Anrll 7. ISt clai.) The Henrietta Flouring Mills 1 JBcho and that portion or im which they are located had a nar- thi marnlnr from destruc tion by a fire which consumed two Urge warehouses, belonging to the lining company. The loss is esuraaiea t IO0. partially covered by Insur ance. caused by a spark from a passing lo comotive. The flames were confined to lie two buildings only ny ine nsraesi Ind of work on tbe part of the Echo ire department. SEATTLE WOMAN IS HURT Mrs- J. W. Gnye Injured When Her Auto Skids, la Los Angeles. LOS ANGELKS. Oal, April 7- (Spe-i-1 v Uf r v ritiva. nf Seattle, who and Golden streets, was severely In jured st 4 o'clock this morning, when her automobile, driven by O. N. Berg, her chauffeur, skidded at Seventh and Flower streets and crashed Into the curbing. Mrs. Guye, who la the wife of a Seattle business man. was thrown forward In the car and received several severe bruises and possibly Internal in juries. The chauffeur was not hurt and aided the woman until an ambulance arrived and took her to the receiving hospital. At the time of the accident Mrs. Guye waa returning from Mon rovia. The front car wheels were bro ken and the tonneau was smashed. OLD WARSHIP IN HOSPITAL Portsmouth, Hello or Mexican "War, Pnt In Quarantine Service. WASHINGTON. April 7. The famous old sailing veesel Portsmouth, av naval hero of the war between the United 6tates and Max loo, will be delivered to the Public Health and Marine Hospital Benrlce for use as a station ship at Norfolk, according to the present In tention of the Navy Department. The State of California desired the Portsmouth for preservation as a relic It waa this old ship that hoisted the tars and stripes at Verba Buena. now San Francisco, during the Mexican War. A board appointed to examine the Portsmouth, however, has reported that K will cost approximately $25,000 to place her In condition to make the trip from New Tork to San Francisco and only 11120 to make her serviceable for a quarantine station ship. NEW SHIPS EQUAL BEST Plans Make Them Strong as Texas and New Tork. WASHINGTON, April 7.-The two flret class battleships authorized by the last aession of Congreew will be about equal In strength to the battleships Texas snd New York, now In progrees of construc tion snd which will be the most powerful ships In the Navy. According to tentative plans, the two additional vessels, yet unnamed, will have ten 14-lnch guns arranged In four turrets. Two of the turrets will con tain two guns each, while the other two turrets) will be armed with three guns each. The displacement of the new ships will be 27.500 tons each. These vem?ls wfll be the first in the Navy to have three guns in a turret. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HIT Bishop Nee ley, of Methodist Church, Criticises Mrs. Eddy's Faith. CAMBRIDGE!. Mass.. April 7. Christian Science and women's millinery were criticised today by Bishop Thomas Neelcy. of New Orleans, who is presid ing at the annual session of the Nmr England Methodist Episcopal conference here. "Christian Science la S per rent philos ophy. I per cent religion snd 95 per cent humbug.' he said. - Woman Who Kills Rival Acquitted. FORT WORTH. Texas. April 7. Mrs. T. M- Brooks, who haa been on trial here for a week, charged with the mur der of Mrs. Mary Bin ford on January 14, was declared not guilty by the Jury to day. Mm. Brooks Is the wife of a 'well known local attorney, and during the rush hours of shopping went to a large department store where Mrs. BInford was employed, and shot her to death. Mrs. Brook claimed that Mrs. BInford had tried to alienate her husbands af fections. The verdict wss rendered In her favor on the ground of Ineanlty. During the trial Mrs. Brooks testified that for two years she set sslde two hours each day for praying that Mrs. BInford would let Rebel President Says JOiar' Pronv f.es Are Worthless, for Ho Never Kept Promises He Xames Con cessions He Will Make. MADERO'S CAMP. BusUlIo's Estate, near Chihuahua. Mex April 7. What he declared to be his ultimatum on the question of peace was announced by Frsnclsco I. Madero today. While still Insisting that President Diaz retire and the country be given a new election. Senor Madero snid he was willing to resign as "provisional presi dent" and, if necessary, would allow a provisional President to be selected from the Dlas Cabinet. The tenor of Senor Madero's Inter view was rather to discredit the possi bility of immediate peace. He said no peace overtures whatever had been re ceived by him. He did not Intend to move camp toward the border or any where else with a" view of receiving any peace commissioners. The report that his father was in El Paso and preparing to enter the lnnurrecto country to see him Interested him, but would have no Influence on his actions, he said. It was the first formal interview Senor Madero had given since the text of President Dlas' message was re ceived In camp. He Smiles at Diaz Message. As for the reforms promised in the message, Senor Madero dismissed them with a smile, saying the promises were no more than President Diaz had pre viously made. By permission of the Federal authori ties and of the tnsurrectos, a special train flying a white flag was run out toward Bustillo's hacienda. 60 miles west of Chihuahua. Half way out the correspondent was met by General Pas cual Orozco and an escort of 100 tn surrectos. Senor Madero dictated a statement which he said might be accepted as a definite expression of his views. The statement follows: "I know the great damage which the war is doing to the country and, if It were possible by negotiations to settle the war. I would be pleased, though it should be necessary to make some con cessions from each side. I am dis posed to make all personal concessions and I will aak only the necessary guar antees to have a new election perfectly free and open to every voter. All Diaz' Promises Broken. "I will not consider as a guarantee the promises of General Diaz because he has never fulfilled his previous promises. "To have peace In Mexico, it is abso lutely essential that General Diaz shall retire. In such case a provisional presi dent will have to be selected by both sides. "It is not necessary that I or any of my frlenda shall be chosen. I would accept as provisional president a mem ber of the Diaz administration, if chosen by both sides, and If we are granted the right to select a few pro visional governors. "This to us means great concessions, which we will make to settle the war. If the ambitions of General Diaz oblige us to continue the war, I am aure we aoon shall be victorious, and It will be better for the country In the end to have all my programme developed, be cause that will mean a most radical change. "When I left the-United States there was no talk of peace negotiations, for which reason I did not name any peace commissioners. Father to Bo Peace Envoy. "Notwithstanding that it Is not nat ural, my father and friends have taken advantage of the first opportu nity to consider the matter. I approve their efforts because I consider them patriots. If any peace negotiations were actually opened I undoubtedly would appoint my father as one of the commissioners. "If we "are described In the United States as being unfriendly to law and order. I wish to tell you that in war we attempt to be kind and considerate. We pay no salaries to any one, but to the families of those fighting in our ranks we distribute food and supplies. All the land we have taken has be come Immediately subject to civil gov ernment." This ended his statement. Diaz' Statement Angers Him. "President Diaz' statement rouses one's ire," he said In conversation. "It will have no Influence on us. It prob- OPEN SHOPS United Metal . Trades Association Portland Armstrong Mfg. Co. Bell, Wildman & Co. Columbia Steel Company. Harper Brass Works. Harris Ice Machine Co. 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Especially do I wish It understood that I am not fighting for personal aggrandizement. I would sacrifice myself and everything I possess for the good of the country. "We intend it as no affront to the United States when we say we care for no foreign interference. This is a fam ily matter. We desire peace as much as any one, but we have not. and will not. retreat from our just demands." AUTO WINS RACE WITH REBELS Williams' Marauding Cavalry Is Balked of Prey. CALEXICO, Cal, April 7. With bul lets flying about them, managers of the Cudahy ranch. In an automobile, won a race with rebel cavalry to the international boundary today. The incident was the climax of a marauding expedition In charge of Stanley Williams, the rebel chief, who has been operating Independently of the lnsurrecto forces at Mexicali. It was probably one of the most thrilling races in which an automobile has ever participated. The chase followed the looting of the Cudahy ranch by Williams' men, who were not satisfied with the $10,000 worth of horses, mules and provisions taken last night. Williams also wanted the costly touring car. The Amer icans on the .ranch learned of Williams' design and started for the American line. The rebel cavalry. In hot pur suit, made several short cuts and twice the mounted rebels were close to the fugitives. Once, when the automobile had to be stopped, having become en tangled in barbed wire, the bullets flew thick about the Americans, but none reached a mark. In the automobile, which waa driven by W. E. Taylor, were Thomas P. Daly, manager of the Cudahy ranch, and three others. In the 15-mlle race from their ranch to the line Taylor sent the car flying over rocks and ditches at full speed. He cut through the mesquite thickets of the desert, leaped the railroad and at the finish plunged through the boundary fence to the American side. When the line was crossed Williams and his men were less than a quarter of a mile behind. The marauding band numbered 87 men by actual count and after the epi sode they straggled into Mexicali, de spite the declaration of Salinas, com manding the lnsurrecto forces there, that they would not be permitted to enter. It is possible that Salinas has changed his mind regarding Williams and Is willing to accept reinforcements to his meager garrison of SO men, as a battle with the federals appears im minent. The federals, a few miles away, are making preparations to at tack Mexicali. THE' hat behind the name has put meaning into the name behind the hat. Buy a Gordon. The Gordon Hat $3.00 The Triple Ring ti-00 A. B. 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Tomorrow over United Railways. Cars run through Cornelius Gap Tunnel to and through Tualatin Valley. Most scenic ride out of Portland. A most enjoyable Sunday outing, with oppor tunity to investigate North Plains town lots and acreage. Trains leave corner of Second and Stark streets. For informa tion inquire Ruth Trust Company Tele-ohones : Main 5076 and A 3774. 235 Stark Street. Uvea at the Park Apartments, 6eTalhJ1 her husband alone. -AKrlfling'a slater. . . .- n