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THE MORNING OKEGOXIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1911. HO PLEDGES 1 TRADE BOYCOTT IN FATHER OF ALLEGED WIFE-SLAYER, WHO TESTIFIED IN Agency for "La Camile," Binner and C. B. "La Spirite YOUTH'S BEHALF. Exclusive Novelties in Belts, Bags, Gloves and r T L Everything for the BABY Mexican Candidate Will Be Federal Prosecutor Brings Ac tion to Restrain Retail Dealers. Entire Buifdfntt Cor fourth and IDorrison Streets Neither Radical Nor Pre cipitate, He Says. . . LEAD WO SPECIALTY ffOlSE TOR LADIES MISSES CWLDREH WAVI"AC TUffEMS OF- FiNK run S SECOND FLOOR ,:. if : ... Merchandi WIFE'S SERVICE EXTOLLED FARMERS ARE OPPRESSED REFORM UMBER CHARGED Silwerffiali Burden of Diaz Regime, in Form of Congress That Holds Over, Slay Delay Action Capital to Be Treated Fairly. . MEXICO CITY. Aug. 31. Radicalism will not characterize the admlnstration of Madero. When he appeared before the convention today to pledge himself : to the aurmort or tne adopted platform, he assured the delegates that they need not erpect him to carry out the re forms proposed in any given time or by any radical means. The morning session was interrupted In the midst of a fervid speecn in sup port of Alfred Robles Dominguez for vice-president by the announcement that Madero was coming. When he walked down the aisle toward the stage, his slight form almost hidden by the committee that had been sent to creet him. the house rrom par quette to gallery shook with applause. Wife Share Honors. Attired In frock coat. Madero pre ented a strange contrast to the khaki ininM rie-iii-a whinh manv of the dele gates from Northern Mexico had seen In the campaign about Juarez, un in hohinri him K&t his oroud father and in one of the upper boxes were several women of the Madero family, including the wife of the nominee, who had been his companion in Jan, on me battlefield and on nls tours 01 pacm ration to the South, and who accom panied him to the convention halL rnUnivlncr "f n 1 R rn' nddrCSS. Ser aphio Rindon, one of Mexico's eloquent lawyers, in an eulogistic aaoress, caneu attention to the presence of Mrs. Ma dero. Briefly he outlined her services to the cause, and when he had finished the delegates rose to their feet, faced Mrs. Madero and snooK ue nouse wim their applause. Reform May Be Slow. That his administration would do all In its power to carry out the wishes of the convention, Madero assured the delegates, but he reminded them tnat all changes would be brought about by legal processes, which he pointed out would require in many cases months and possibly years. Madero explained that one delay which might be expected would doubt less be due to the enforced use of a part of the old Diaz regime, namely, the federal Congress. Members of this body today hold their seats by vlrttfS of appointment by General Diaz, ac cording to Madero, and he declared that they would be permitted to servo out their terms. He pointed out that it would be only reasonable to suppose that until their successors, named by the people, occupied their seats, oppo sition to reform might be expected. Foreign Capital Welcome. Plank by plank, the nominee of the party discussed the platform and ex pressed his approval of it. Regarding that plank In which it is provided that no monopolies or special privileges shall be granted, Madero declared that this should not be taken to mean that - his administration would be antago nistic to foreign capital. He insisted the money of the foreigner would be treated like that of the Mexican, that all foreign capital would receive ample protection, but he emphasized the state ment of the platform that the Govern ment in the future would be an enemy to all monopolies. Fear has been expressed in some quarters that Madero's government can be counted on to bring about a radical division of the large estates by arbi trary methods. This fear was allayed. He declared that the large estates of the country would not be attacked, al though greater protection would be given to the small landowners who have complained of illegal seizures of their property. UNCLE FORGIVES ELOPERS Estate Worth $200,000 Left to Needy Wife of Blacksmith. NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 31. (Special.) Found by a letter published In newspapers, Mrs. May Deffney BaM wln, of Milford. will shortly leave for Minneapolis to claim the large estate left by her uncle, from whose home she eloped several years ago. The es tate is said to be worth 200,000. Mrs. Baldwin, who as May Deffney was years ago one of the belles of Brooklyn, is now the wife of & humble blacksmith In Milford. She didn't see the letter published herself, but friends called her attention to it. Her uncle lived in Kansas City and Minneapolis and It was while on a visit at his home In the latter city that she eloped with Oliver Baldwin, who later became a Milford black smith. Of late years the struggle for existence has been a hard one owing to sickness in the family, but Mrs. Baldwin never appealed to her uncle. FIREMEN HURT IN BLAZE Explosion. In Chicago Injures Ten; Hospital In Panic. CHICAGO. Aug. 81. Fighting against flames which swept through a four-story building in the downtown district today, ten firemen were slight ly injured by an explosion of chemi cals and before the fire was extin guished 1100,000 worth of property was burned. The burning building was two doors from the Practitioners' Hospital and patients there were quieted with dif ficulty by the attendants. The central exchange of the Chicago Telephone Company Is also close to the building and there was a cessation of work among the telephone operators when the fire was at its height. I - . ' 1 L, ... I ? & ' ""l . if , . rt ::-:v4, ?Wt 1R '-ft . i a- '- - 1 - Mmm - s.- H. C BliAlTIJi, Sr. - - -1 TRAIN AUDITORS GO Southern Pacific Dispenses With Luxury. CONDUCTORS TO DO WORK Redaction Xeaves 150 Men Without Jobs This Morning Train Crews and Equipment to Be Kept Intact for Present. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) When the Southern Pacific of fices closed for the day several hun dred employes severed their connec tions with the company. The re trenchment order, recently made, af fects all departments except the oper ating department and becomes effective September 1. The biggest cut to be made tomor row is in ie number of train auditors employed on tne f acinc system, seventy-five per cent of these have been dis missed and tomorrow morning fully 150 auditors will not be taking tickets on the trains leaving this city. For many years ticket collecting was left to conductors,' but the railroad de cided that they should give their en tire attention to operating trains. A large force of auditors was employed and they supplanted the conductors Insofar as dealing directly with pas sengers was concerned. When the necessity for economy was felt, however, the railroad com pany decided that auditors were some thing of a luxury and so they were cut off, as are several persons "working in the auditing department. Railroad f ficials contend that business is not so rushing that it requires a large force to keep trace of its income. There will be no reduction of train crews or equipment at this time. BOY BETRAYS ASSASSINS Camorrlsts' Bloodstained Clothing Carried to Another's Honse. VITERBO, Aug. 31. The son of a porter at the house of Maria Stendardo was the first witness called in the Camorrlsts' trial today. It was at this woman's house, the carabineers allege, that the assassins of Gennaro Cuoccolo and his wife changed their clothes and washed their hands to remove all tell tale marks received In the commission of the crime. The witness confirmed the state ment by the carabineers that Nlcolo Morra and Giuseppe Salvali, two of the lx alleged actual assassins, visited the Stendardo house the night of June 15, 1906, the date of the crime. The boy declared that the woman sent him with a parcel supposed to contain bloodstained clothes to the house of another Camorrlst. BEATTIE WEEPS IN GRIEF (Continued From Flrat Pate.) Customs Collector at Klamath. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Aug. 81. (Special.) Collector of Customs F. S. Stratton is here from San Francisco to epend his vacation and look after bis interests in this city. With H. F. Page, of Portland, who Is also here, Mr. Stratton owns a business block here which is bringing them a handsome Income. For the last several years they have met here and epend from one to six weeks at the fishing and hunt ing resorts of this county. tie store in oouth Richmond, declared that people spoke of Paul as "the big gest liar in town." Henry Clay Beattie, Sr., told on the stand of his close attachment to his son. He described the strong love that had existed between Henry and the ill- fated wife, testifying that he himself grew to love his daughter-in-law as one of his own children. Grandson New Tie. When her baby was born," said Beattie, speaking of the dead woman. it was like starting life over for me to see the grandchild. It drew us all together very muoh," The father spoke highly of his son's character and. controverted the testi mony of many witnesses for the prose cution that Henry showed no signs of grief after his wife's murder. When Beattie bad finished Wenden burg waived cross-examination. Davis Welnsteln, son of the pawn broker from whom Paul Beattie bought the gun, was the first witness today. He denied be had taken the gun apart into three pieces, wrapped it in paper and put Paul Beattie's name on it. as the latter testified. The gun was sold Saturday morning between 10 and 12 o'clock, Paul Beattie saying he wanted to use the weapon on Mayo's Bridge, where he was watchman. Paul Beattla, Welnstein said, tried to buy a pistol one day, but was told there was none on sale. ' Paul Beattie had previously testified that the only time he had entered tho pawnshoD before was to borrow a doi lar. and got it. The witness denied having lent him a dollar and added that Paul had been in his pawnsnop four or five times. E. H. Neblitt, superintendent of a paper-making plant, next testified. "Did you ever see Paul Beattie with a shotsrun. and where?" "Yes, I saw him on Sunday, July 16. I had to go down to the bank on Sun day and after breakfast I drove across the bridge. I saw Paul Beattie stand ing in the doorway of a cement house with a single-barreled gun. It was broke. He talked with my brother." "Why didn't you tell of it before?" "Didn't think it was of much import' ance until Paul Beattie denied it on the stand." Seven men, neighbors of the prisoner, most of whom have known him since early boyhood, testified that Beattie's character and reputation for peace and order were good. Detective Jarrell was asked by coun sel for the defense if he did not tell J. S. Wakefield and members of his family on Thursday following the murr der of the presence of two blood spots. He answered in the negative and Mr. Wakefield was called to the stand and asked concerning the conversation. "Mr. Jarrell said to me," said Wake field, that he had found a sectmd blood Bpot, but could not account for it." The prosecution, on cross-examina tion, attempted to show that Mr. Wakefield read of the second blood spot in a newspaper and, being deaf, misunderstood Mr. Jarrell when he said that he had been looking for the al leged second blood spot and could not find it. At . the afternoon session, Charles L. Page, -the commonwealth attorney for South 'Richmond, testified to the good character of E. H. Neblitt. He declared the reputation of Paul Beat tie for truthfulness was "bad." Henry to Go on Stand- Inasmuch as the accused and Paul were alone, not only at the time of the alleged transfer of the gun from Paul to Henry, but also at the conversation on the day after the crime, when Henry is alleged to nave told Paul "he was sorry he had done it," the case has re solved Itself into a question of veracity oetween tne cousins. Paul already has given his testi mony, and the defense from now to the end of the trial, which is exDected to be some time next week, will occupy useir witn enorts to break down his story through attacks on his character and reputation for truthfulness. This will be reinforced by the testimony of the prisoner himself, who will take the stand at the last moment, and Is ex pected to repeat the denial he made be fore the Coroner's Inquest that he not only took no part in the purchase of any gun, but that he made no such confession as is alleged by Paul. Already the defense has Introduced testimony Intended to support the pris oner's story that the murder was com mitted by a bearded highwayman, and has endeavored to show that a man with a shotgun was seen prowling around on the Midlothian turnpike a few hours before the murder. MELON SEED KILLS CHILD CASE . DIAGNOSED AS DIPH THERIA PROVES MORTAL. Anti-Toxin Is Administered and Parents Look On While Little One Strangles. ' LOGANSPORT, Ind., Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) While the parents, who had diagnosed the case as diphtheria, ad ministered anti-toxin, pending the ar rival of physicians, Dorothy Vlckera, 6 years old, died from strangulation, wnicn proved to nave been caused by a watermelon seed. The little girl attended a children's party at a neighbor's house last night and among other refreshments water melon was served to the children. When the little girl returned home she complained of a soreness in her throat. Her mother made an examina tion and the inflamed condition of the child's throat led the mother to believe that she had contracted a heavy cold. The child was very ill this morning and was unable .to swallow. She grew Bteadily worse and the organs of her throat began to swell to an abnormal size. Physicians were summoned hurriedly and pending their arrival anti-toxin was ordered from a drugstore and ad ministered. A post mortem examina tion was held immediately and it was' found that a small watermelon seed had lodged In the child's throat and had alowly strangled her to death, . Combination Said to Be Aimed at Mall-Order Houses and Co-operative Associations Paper Is Made Defendant. DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 31. Charging conspiracy to restrain interstate trade and commerce in lumber and its prod ucts. United States Attorney Watson today filed a bill in the United States Circuit Court to enjoin, the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers' Association, the Scout Publishing Company, of this city end the Lumber Secretaries' Bureau of Information of Chicago, from further use of alleged unlawful business meth cds. It Is charged that members of the Retailers' Association endeavor to pro- nibit manufacturers or jobbers from shipping to competitors ' who are not members of the organization. A manu facturing company shipping to com peting dealers is subject to a fine of 10 per cent of the value of the sale, it is cnargea, and II the manufacturer re fuses to pay the penalty, the organized retailers are Informed of it. Penalty Is Enforced. In case any association members con tinue dealing with the manufacturer following notification that he has re fused to pay his penalty, the member is subject to expulsion from the body. The Scout Publishing Comnanv Insno. the Scout, a lumber trade Journal. It Is charged that from time to time edi torials were published advocating that retailers deal only witn manufacturers or jobbers who observed the ethics of tne retailers organization. The Government also asserts that tho Scout published the names of shippers engaged in interstate commerce who trade in a manner alleged to be in vio lation of the rules of the Retail Deal ers' Association, thereby answering all purposes of a "blacklist" for the de fendant organization. v hen a manufacturer or lobber failed to abide by tke rules of the de fendant organization, it is alleged, the secretary of the organization would complain to the Lumber Secretaries' Bureau of Information and the Bureau would give notice to the lumber deal ers' associations throughout the United States, all of whlcn the District Attor ney holds to be in restraint of trade. The Secretaries' Bureau is said to have kept the Scout informed of any viola tion of the rules of the retail dealers. According to the Government's bill. the classes of competitors said to be most specifically opposed by the or ganized dealers are mall-order houses I and farmers' co-operative societies. The Government names ten individ ual defendants in the Buit, including Edward E. Hartwick, of Detroit, presi dent of the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers' Association; Arthur L. Holmes, of Detroit, vice-president of the Re tailers' Association, member of the lumber secretaries' bureau, of Informa tion and publisher of the Scout: George P. Sweet, Grand Rapids, secretary and treasurer of the Retailers' Association and member of the lumber secretaries' bureau, and several directors of the retailers' organization. GALLERY SEAT REFUSED NEGRO STANDS ON DIGNITY IN PICTURE THEATER. Evanston Amusement House Has Difficulty Enforcing Rule to Classify Its Patrons. CHICAGO. Aug. 31. The Evanston Theater, the first playhouse the suburb has ever had, ran against a snag last night in its effort to draw the color line. John A. Guy, the negro butler. presented a ticket for a ground floor seat. ie was told it was occupied and a seat in the top gallery was offered him. He refused to go upstairs and refused also a return of his money. 'men the manager endeavored to ex plain that at the suggestion of some of Evanston's families he had promised he would put the white maids, butlers, chauffeurs, gardeners and cooks up stairs and all negroes in the second, or 10-cent, gallery. Guy ' declared that he would bring suit against the management, as he had been discriminated against in viola tion of the Constitution. There ore several hundred negroes in Evanston and the 'occurrence aroused much in terest. ARBITRATION TWO-SIDED (Continued From Eirat Page.) a court which exercise such great re sponsibility and calls for such ability and learning ought to be amply -paid so that they need not be dependent on lecturing in law schools to eke out a salary that only enables them to live." Speaking of patent law and patent cases, the President said he hoped that the new court of Commerce would be used as a "court of patent appeal." Nation's Founders Extolled. The Supreme Court in such cases, he found, had proved a failure. The President then spoke of "reforms" and his hearers, who before his entrance had debated a resolution, upon the re call of the judiciary, leaned forward eagerly. The expected denunciation did not come, but intead there was evi dently whole-hearted appreciation of the early members of the Supreme Court. And now gentlemen," he said, "there. Is another thought that this meeting suggests, and that is of heartfelt sym pathy to the men of 1787 and 1789, marvelous men, who made the Constitu tion of the United States. In these days, when we are all in favor of progress, It is of the highest benefit to the community that we had an in strument made in those days sufficient ly elastic to comprehend all needed progress and sufficiently restrictive to keep out wild theories that If they were tried would inflict injury on the community and would prove to be fail ures in the end: and to . thank God that we had John Marshall and' his associates, when the case of Marbury vs. Madison came up,' to. decide that the courts are the ultimate tribunal to make the law of the Legislature square with the Constitution." - of Merit On It is not only how good and cheap, but al. good the styles are m our SUITS, COATS COSTUMES an: DRESSES For Fall and "Winter TVear. PRICES VERY MODERATE "Faddish Milliner for Early Fall 'A STiTDassinff exhibit of new Fall Model' TriTnTnf'rl Hats and Felt Shares. Newest signs j latest colorings, "at the lowest possible price." It's Time to Buy Your Furs Now Don't put it off until it is too late and the earlier shoppers have selected the cream. Our stock is now most complete in every detail. Every new feature in furs for the coming season is now on dis play, at prices much lower than later in the season. RUSSIAN PONT, HUDSON SEAL, BROOK MINK, SABLE SQUIRREL, REAL BEAVER, BLACK MARTEN, ROYAL ERMINE, PERSIAN LAMB, and in fact every known skin, even to the rarest, is in our complete collection, at most moderate prices. WIFE WHIPS RIVAL: GUARDS HUSBAND Countess Feels Lash, Applied by Woman for "Protec tion of Home." TITLED ONE HUMILIATED Dr. Wadhams, of Chicago, Denied to Reporters and Accompanied by Spouse "When He Ventures Forth to Office. CHICAGO, Aur. 81. The wif of Dr. E. E. Wbdhams believes that even a Countess ought to bo whipped when necessary for the protection of & home. Mrs. Wadhams is reported to have wielded a horsewhip with unmerciful hand upon the countenance of Countess Marguerite von Scheben. Mrs. Wadhams kept her husband in submission in the upper room of their home. 4747 Winthrop avenue, most of the day, but to callers indicated plain ly that she was in no mood to be thrown face to lace witn tne uountess. Being somewhat schooled in the mat- three marriages and two divorces, so It is said, Mrs. vvaanams xrujy acted "master" of the situation. When a caller at the Wadhams home asked if the lady responding to th call was Mrs. Wadhams she Quickly replied: "I am." "Is there any truth in the story that you horsewhipped the Countess von Scheben because you believed she had tried to break up your( home?" was asked. Husband Kept Upstairs. "Well, what of it?" was the sharp answer. "Whose business is it, any how?" k "Have you smoothed over your do mestlo troubles with your husband and forgiven him?" was the next query. The answer to this came as quickly as the previous one. "There Is no trouble at all in this house. My husband is upstairs. There is no trouble here." "May I see him?" was asked. "No, you can't," came back, in the form of a threat, "You had better stay away from here." Mrs. Wadhams is Said to have es corted her husband to hi fiioo later in the day. " The doctor was not in clined to discuss the affair, but this time Mrs. Wadhams was not quite so reticent. "I have a right to defend my home, haven't I?" she asked. "I have a right to beat her and make her stop chasing the doctor. She is a bold, bad woman and tried to get my husband in her clutches. Bhe will never come to his office again. I will see to that." Conntess Suddenly Departs. At 111 Ainslie street, where the Countess had her apartments, it was said that she had "suddenly departed from the city." It also was reported that she had given up her apartments, which were not far from the Wad hams home. According to the stories told, Mrs. Wadhams had been suspicious of her husband and the Countess for some time, and when she found them to gether In the doctor's office, at 82 North Clark street, she proceeded to wield her horsewhip with telling effect. The Countess is of Parisian birth and is the widow of a German Count, who committed suicide. Her father was Theodore Berth, a musician and composer of note, and the Countess in herited his talent. She came to Chi cago several years ago and created a furore In musical circles when she sang at a recital at the Auditorium Theater In 1909. It was then that Dr. Wad hams, who Is 69 years old, met her. The Wadhams have two children. GIRL DEMIES MURDER PLOT . Story of Indignities Told Without Mercenary Intent, Is Defense. LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug. 31. Attorney engaged to defend Miss Eunice Mur phy, accused of inciting the lynching of Charles Sellers to secure his prop erty, gave a glimpse into their plan or defense this morning. The defense said that Mtss Murphy undoubtedly had told her brother cousin and the Wood boys a story oi personal indignities inflicted on her self by Sellers, which had impelled thH crime, but that it could be shown thai her actions were not prompted toy mercenary motives, nor did she expect to see murder result. Sheep Thieves Routed. GOLDENDALE, Wash., Aug. 31. 1 (Special.) Three men employed on thf section of the O.-W. R. & N. Compan; crossed the Columbia River a few mile: above Cliffs, Wash., last Sunday, an' took two sheep. While carrying then to the boat, they were overtaken b: employes of the farm, who armed them selves with clubs and forced them t return the sheep. The thieves escaped to the opposite side of the river. The Army of Constipation I Crowing Smaller EvafT Day. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS i res pooi iblo they i only give relief they pernuDeanr . cute laajtipa- boa. Mil lions on them (or Bilioas- mm, laAfyiiKsB, Sick Htaaac&e, Sa&owSkta. 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