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TIIE MORNING" OREGOJiTAN, THURSDAY, MAT 21, .1914. DYING GUiKAID TO BECKER FUTILE Trial Judge Rejects Confession of "Dago Frank" Exoner ating Lieutenant. PRISONER NOT. TO TESTIFY Only Two More "Witnesses for De- . Xense Remain to Be Heard and Case Will Be Completed Be fore End of "Week. NEW YORK, May 2a. Charles Becker will not be benefited by the confession alleged, to have been made by "Dago Frank" Ciroficl sortly before the gunman was executed at Sins Sing prison for the part he played in car rying out the plot to murder Herman Rosenthal. "Daso Frank," in the so-called con fession before he died, said he had never heard the name of Becker men tioned in connection with the conspir acy that resulted in the killing of the gambler. Justice Seabnry refused to admit tes timony concerning the alleged confes sion into the record and his ruling was a disappointment to both Becker and bis counsel. Confession Not Resularly Made. Justice Seabury ruled the alleged confession had not been made in af fidavit form and sowrn to and had not been made to anyone authorized to take a deposition from a dying man. Justice Seabury further declared he was also influenced by the fact that it was not permissible to admit testimony dealing with Incidents that occurred a long time after the commission of a crime. Mr. Man ton. of Becker's counsel, said he would make no further attempt to get the confession in the record, but intimated it would ujay an important part in an application for a new trial should Becker be convicted a second time. Becker Kot to Testify. There are only, two more witnesses to testify for the defense. They will have told their stories and been ex cused from the stand before the con clusion of the proceedings tomorrow. The case will undoubtedly be com pleted before the end of the weekfl Martin T. Manton, chief counsel for Becker, announced tonight that Becker would not take the stand in his own behalf. BREAD FREE TO CONTINUE All Western Roads Refuse to Follow Example Set -in. East. SEATTL1S, Wash.. May 20. (Spe cial.) Western transcontinental rail road dining cars will continue to serve bread free with each order thus re fusing to follow the 10-cent charge of lines east of Chicago. This was the announcement today of H. J. Titus, of St. Piiul, general superintendent of the dining car service of the Northern Pacific. Mr. Titus declared that, after urging the increased cost of foodstuffs, several Westerrf lines -at a Chicago conference May :;, proposed the charge to reduce the monthly deficit which all lines say has always existed. Some systems, he says, proposed that this be done, but the Nortnem Pacific said it couldn't so far as his line was concerned, and the plan was abandoned. $120,000 DEALS ARE MADE Tvo $00,0 0 0 Properties Change Hum! in Pendleton Transaction. TMSNPLHTON, Or.. May 20. (Spe cial.) A farm land deal invoivink $120,000 was consummated in this city today. By its terms George Gredwohl transfers 1200 acres on Birch Creek, known as the "McBee ranch." and valued at $60,000, to James Nolin and A. B. Cox, of 1'a.seo. Wash. In ex change Mr. Gredwohl acquires a splen didly equipped dairy and fruit farm near Kennewick, Wash., also valued at $60,000. The owners of the "McBee ranch" say they will materially improve it and cnuage in the cattle and hog business on a scientific basis. NELSON ALDRICH IS NAMED Continued "rom First Page.) ley lines acquired by the New Haven, generally speaking; were valuable properties,, and while they had cost a large amount, he believed the money had been well invested. He cited the three. Connecticut trolleys which had been leased for 99 years on a guarantee of 5 per cent return. At the close of the day Mr. Mellen, who lias been telling his story in a vigorous manner, giving illuminating sidelights on every detail it impor tance, was perceptibly tired. His weariness, however, seemed to be pure ly physical. His answers were prompt and direct and he apparently retained to the full his wonderful powers of memory and his comprehensive grasp of details about which he was inter rogated. Testimony to Be Continued. Chief Counsel Folk indicated tonight that Mr. Mellen might continue as a witness for two more days or eveu longer. , Tho morning testimony brought out mon; other things the fact that the New Haven had lent $300,000 to Will iam K. Haskell, publisher of the Bos ton Herald. Mr. Mellen said of the transaction: "I had known Mr. Haskell some years and I laid the case before the finance committee and they agreed to the loan." "Was the fact that he was owner of the Boston Herald an inducement to make the loan?" Mr. Folk asked. "It was certainly nut a bad induce ment.' "Were a large number of newspapers carried on the payroll of the New Ha ven?" asked Mr. Folk.' "I never heard of & large number of newspapers on our payroll." "lid you know the Boston Republic published advertisements and then sent tlie bill to the New Haven?" "Yes." "Did the fact that Mayor Fitzgerald was the owner of the publication have anything to do with this?" "It certainly was not an obstacle." "Jerusalem.' Is Melles's Comment. "When Mr. Morgan told you he had bought the stock of the Worcester road at 165 from the Mutual Life In- surance Company, what did you say?" "I think I said 'Jerusalem or some thing like that." "Why didn't you remonstrate with him?" "I did not think this was ihm way to approach Mr. Morgan."' "Wera you afraid to remonstrate with him?" "It Was not a question of being afraid. I had greater faith in his judg ment than. I had in my own." "Was Mr. Morgan the 'master mind" In New Haven matters?" "His Was the 'master mind' pretty nearly everywhere that - Mr. Morgan was." , Mr. Mellen, testifying to his high re gard for Mr. Morgan, said: "I do not remember his doing a sin gle thing on which he made a dollar In connection with the New Haven, whllt I was president." ' Transaction Evades I.lrrr. Taking up the consolidation with the New Haven of the New England Steam ship Company and the Consolidated Xtallroad. Company, by which t30.OOU.OOt went into the treasury of tho New Ha ven, Mr. Folk asked if this transaction were not to evade tho Connecticut law. "This may have been so," answered Mr. Mellen. Mr. Mellen said he approved the fe of $100,000 paid to Mr. Robbing for his legislative work in Connecticut, in con nection with the ratification of the con solidation charter. SECOND CHARGE FACED ALLEGED FOltGER MAY FACE WHITE SLAVERY, TOO. Wilbur Ronald Wolf Taken at Pendle ton, and Girl Associate From Seattle Is Held. PENDLETON. Or, May 20. (Spe cial.) Wilbur Ronald Wolf, traveling representative of an advertising map concern, and his alleged victim. Miss Madge Grothe, were arrested here to day by Chief of Police Kearney, and were taken to Walla Walla tonight by United States Immigration Agent Wells. Wolf faces a double charge of white slavery and forgery, while thve girl, who says her home is id Seattle, Is be ing held as a witness. The girl is pretty, unusually attractive and styl ishly dressed. She says she is a college graduate, and this' allegation is borne out by her conversation and appear ance. According to the girl's story, she met Wolf three months ago at a dance in Seattle She says he persuaded her to live with him and that they passed as man and wife as they went from one city to another. When first arrested the girl was hys terical, but later became more calm. She says she comes of a good family and is anxious to keep the news of the affair from her parents. Wolf is alleged to hare passed a bad check in Walla Walla, and It was the investigation of this case which led to the arrest. Before leaving for Walla Walla Wolf is said to have admitted his gu'lt to Chief Kearney, saying he has a. wife and baby in Seattle. ROOSEVELT PUTS ON ARMOR ( Continued From First Page.) noticeable when he climbed slowly up the gangway, leaning on a cane, on leaving the tug whjch brought him home last night. Shopping: Tour Today. Colonel Roosevelt will go to New York tomorrow. The really important thing he has to do, he explained, is to get new clothes for his son's wedding"! During- the rest of the day he will visit his publishers, go to a museum, spend few; hours at his editorial office and meet a number of New York State lead ers of his party. ' The Colonel expects to do all this before 4 o'clock, for he must be back in Oyster Bay by 5:30 for the most im portant event in the recent history of this village. His old neighbors here are to welcome him back home at the time. The school children. 650 of them, and the village band are to furnish the music. . Colonel Paces Floor. By 9 o'clock today he was in his li brary. He paced the floor and dictated letters and telegrams at top speed to the stenographer whom he had sum moned from New York. Before he left South America he planned his work, arranging by cable for conferences with leaders of the Progressive party. The first of these was set for today. Colonel Roosevelt reverted to af fairs in this country long enough to speak of the testimony in Washington yesterday of Charles S. Mellen. He said when Mellen came to him to discuss the merging of the New Haven with the Boston & Maine,-he told him so far as he was concerned he would have no objection provided the merger came within the law. Ho said he sent Mr. Mellen to Franklin K. Lane, then of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, for information on that point. "But I told Mr. Mellen that if the merger could not be thus accomplished, and the law violated, he-msut not come back." President Wilson Criticised. The address which Colonel Roosevelt is to make before the National Geo graphical Society in Washington has been set for Tuesday evening. It is in this address that Colonel. Roosevelt will make the first formal announce ment of his discovery of a river in Brazil. The Wilson Administration's attitude In the controversy with Colombia over the Panama Canal was criticised by Colonel Roosevelt. He objetced strong ly to the payment of what he termed "blackmail" to Colombia. "In submitting to this," he said, "it is Just as though some future Presi dent of the United States should apolo gize to the successor of Huerta for the seizure of Vera Cruz. As for the pay ment of $25,000,000 to Colombia," here the Colonel threw up his hands "well, that is unthinkable." When he goes to Washington next week, he said, he will be ready to re fute statements of Henry Savage Lan dor. of England, and others who have expressed doubts as to the correctness of his statement that he had discovered a great river In the wilds of South America. "I wanted to do something more," he said. "I was getting to the age where I felt If I was to do anything requir ing unusual physical exertion I must do it now. In fact, I was Just a little over the age. but I put it through." CONVICT DYING IN ASYLUM Bill"' Gjurovieh Is Critically III With Tuberculosis. BAKER. Or., May 20. (Special.) "Bill" Gjurovieh, murderer of Morris Debrein, is dying at the State Insane Asylum of tuberculosis, said to have been contracted apparently In his flight from the Highland mine. Sep tember 21, after th crime. Thai four days' exposure when he lived on berries and raw rabbit meat, weakened him. Sheriff Randd has received a letter from the authorities at the asylum that Gjurovieh is hopelessly ill. He has never recovered his reason. EUROPEAN FLAGS SAVE AMERICANS Eugene, Or., Refugee From Mexico7 Tells " How Ruse "Brought Many to Safety. ENGLISH . PROVE ' FRIENDS Germans Also Come, to Aid of Tbose In Peril at Time Tnlted States Intervened, Declares Albert . . Ilea re, of Lane County. EUGENE, 6r., May 20. (Special.) Thousands of American refugees seek ing to leave Mexico made their escape and avoided the violence of Mexican hatred only by pinning English and German flags upon their coats, and registering as citizens of these coun tries, according to Albert E. Beare, a Lane County property owner, and refugee from Mexico, who arrived yes terday with a thrilling story of his es cape. He has been employed on an English railroad at El Oro, 170 miles west of Mexico City. He declares that i the English authorities proved the greatest friends of Americans In Mex ico, when they allowed the Americans to register as Englishmen, and asked no questions. This- registration cer tificate was necessary before he could board the train. He says that Huerta's officers turned back Americans within 20 miles of Vera Cruz, and that he finally is sued an order that no American leave the country. Their arms were confis cated by the Mexicans, and they were left at the mercy of thousands of Mexicans whose anger would be In creased by the fact that the mines had shut down and soon starvation would begin. Women and Children First. Mr. Beare said that women and chil dren were first sent out, but not until the Mexican Herald, an English pa per, had hinted at trouble. "The announcement that the Ameri can forces had landed at Vera Cruz came like a thunder clap," he said. "We received notice from the British and German consuls telling us not to stop at Mexico City, but to make straight for the coast. Shortly afterward we heard that tie railroad had been cut near Vera Cruz.- "We were arguing whether it was better to stay or leave, when the man ager of the mines told ' us to get out and come to Mexico City. The train, he said, Would leave that night at 7:30, and it would be our last chance to get out, as Huerta was taking all the , trains to move his troops towards Vera Cruz. "We were like rats in a trap, and in the sweltering. Intense heat, we board ed the train, pulled down the blinds and started for the capitaL v "When we arrived at Ixthlahuca rifles began to pop, and women who were in the party ' crouched on the floors of the car. The 15 minutes at that station were minutes of constant terror. "In the first two coaches were a number of Englishmen and Germans, who, when a band of 50 Mexicans boarded the train, said we were all subjects of those countries. " 'Where are the gringoes?" the Mexi cans demanded. The Englishmen ex-' plained in Spanish that the railroad company was bringing out two trains, and that this train was the one for the English, Germans and French, and that the Americans were on a second train behind. With cries of 'Death to Amer icans,' they went- through' the train forcing the passengers to shout 'Vive' Ma-He-Ko.' " Foreign Flags Worn. Upon their arrival at Mexico City, Mr. Beare says, the managers of the mine met them at the train and pinned German and English flags on their coats and told them to scatter. The American shop windows all through the city had been broken, and Ameri can signs destroyed. He related how he obtained registration as .a British citizen, after he had been told that no Americans would be permitted to board the train for Soledad, a point on the way to Vera Cruz, to which the trains were running. Tirojs and again on that trip the English and German flags saved their lives, he says. At Soledad, Mr. Beare was one of a delegation which went to see General Maas to ask to have the' train con tinued to Tejeria, the point where the rails were torn up. "General Maas treated us courteous ly," he states. "He said that we could sleep in the cars, and that he would run a train to Trejeria in the morn ing. When we reached that point, we made a great rush across the place where the tracks had been torn up. for we saw a train waiting on the other side. " We reached Vera Cruz one week after the landing of the marines.". Two days after his arrival there, he was one of 625 refugees who sailed for New Orleans on the Monterey. BANK IS HELD LIABLE Institution Responsible for Payment on Kvery Obeok, Court Says. SEATTLE. Wash., May 20 United States District Judge Neterer today held that if a Government officer forges the names of fictitious payees to checks and a bank pays these checks, it is liable to the Government for these checks. The case is that of the United States versus the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle,' and under the judge's ruling the Government obtains a judgment of $15,000. M. P. McCoy, formerly an em ploye of the Interior Department, forged checks for that sum, which the bank paid. McCoy served a term in McNeil's Island penitentiary for his crime. The case was tried three years ago and Judge Hanford. who has since re signed, decided in favor of the bank, but was overruled by'the Circuit Court of Appeals. BALKAN PROSECUTIONS ON 300,000 Musselmans Ir Itch From Ceded Provinces ,1s Report. "VVASHINGTON. May 20. The Turk ish embassy tonight issued this state ment: "The Imperial Ottoman embassy has been informed that persecutions of all kinds which the population of the ceded provinces have committed agrainst their men professing1 the Mohamma den religion have caused the Ottoman government to address an urgent re quest to the Balkan Cabinets in order to put an end to this persecution which would compel the Mussulmans to aban don their homes. The number of emi grants already has reached 300,000." The time that Trill b required for mhlp to go through the Panama Canal will be from 10 to 12 hours. Building Success in Our As we have built the a constant observance fashions, plus a liberal the renown of our waist Inaugurating an Immense Sale vTHAT WOMAN IS FORTUNATE WHO NEEDS NEW BLOUSES NOW We have acquired by special and interesting purchases an immense collection of the newest waists in models very much in demand at the moment. Waists that are rare at these prices for they were bought on a scale overshadowing any previous purchase ever made in this store. The blouses for this sale are the result of the most careful and painstaking shopping, as a consequence we have the choicest blouses In 171-U malsrl ot- o-ooi-ir ... -. vij muiuuu ai -Yljr pilv,c, 111 COl.ll UlSiailLC J VI -V-ii llldll lgUldl. The newest Summer blouses in Silks, Crepe de Chines, Georgette Crepes, Laces, Voiles, Cotton Crepes, Handkerchief Linen, Lin gerie and novelty materials. - . , - Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $1.75 Special $1.00 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $2.00 Special $1.23 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $2.50 Special $1.50 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $2.75 Special $1.73 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $3.00 - V Special $1.95 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $3.50 S ; Special $2.35 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $3.75 Special $2.48 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $4.00 Special $2.73 Principat Agents Klosfit Petticoats ' All Styles, All Colors Third floor HIGHWAY SHAKEUP SEEN SERVICE bRDERS HOLMES REMOVED. CHIEF R, E. Krcmera Declared Entitled to Vacancy as Hu Wko Stands at Head ( Eligible Examined. Although City Commissioner Dieck has tried in every way to retain H. W. Homles in the position of chief of the city bureau of highways and bridges, in spite of the fact that Mr. Holmes failed to pass a civil service examina tion for the position, the Municipal Civil Service Board yesterday took a Arm stand and demanded the removal of Mr. Holmes and the appointment of a "man from the list of engineers who passed the examination. The board adopted a motion ordering the clerk to refuse to pay Mr. Holmes his salary. This means probably that R. 13. Kre mers, who now holds the position cC principal assistant to Building In spector Flummer, will get the Holmes vacancy, Mr. Kremers standing at the head of the civil service list and is the only man Mr. Dieck believes capable of filling the position. Mr. Dieck told the board yesterday that he had promised Mr. Kremers an other position in the engineering serv ice if he would waive Mr. Holmes' po sition. He said that to remove Mr. Holm 3 and to change Mr. Kremers' position would greatly Interfere with both departments. Building Iuspector Plummer explained that, while Mr. Kremers was a valuable man. it would be possible to reorganize the depart ment without serious handicap. M.r. Kremers told the board he want aist Store largest waist business in Portland by of the trend of New York and Paris policy, so shall we further increase js section by ; U :.. ft M J " U T C C C il Merchandise ed the position of chief of the high ways bureau, because he had passed the examination. Tho board could see no Just reason why the change should not be made and, accordingly, Mr. Dieck will have'to make the change or pay Mr. Holmes out of his own pocket. . It has been predicted that the Holmes trouble will cause a general shakeup inthe Public Works Department. It is understood that Mr. Holmes wilj not bo shifted to Mr. Kremers' position. It is said that at least one man near the top will be discharged or an attempt made to discharge him. ' BANKS TO VOTE BY MAIL Nominations of Reserve Directors in Twelfth District Submitted. SAN FRANCISCO. May 20. Repre sentatives of five National banks met here today, signed the formal papers necessary to establish the Federal re serve bank for the Twelfth district, which will be in San Francisco, and forwarded the papers to Washington. The recommendations of the nomina tion committee for directors of the bank, presented yesterday, were sent to the 610 member banks in the district. The vote will be by mail. The - banks represented at today's meetings were: First National Bank, San Francisco: First National Bank, Portland: Deseret National Bank. Salt Lake; National Ban tt of Commerce, Se attle; Phoenix National Bank, Phoenix, Ariz. Coxey to Speak From Capitol. WASHINGTON, May 20. "General" Coxey, of Masslllon, O., ejeho marched into Washington - yesterday with a small group of stragglers, constituting 1 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $4.50 Special $2.95 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $5.00 . Special $3.45 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $6.00 ; Special $3.95 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $6.50 Special $5.00 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $8.00 Special $6.50 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $9.50 Special $7.50 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $10.50 Special $8.50 Summer Blouses, selling regularly at $12.50 Third Floor. cfoCo. ofi eritjOnly' the so-called army of the unemployed, was today granted permission to speak from the steps of the Capitol at noon tomorrow. WAR BALLOON TO BE TRIED Craft Carrying Machine Guns and Combs Ordered for Army. SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 20.' A new dirigible balloon is to be brought to San Diego frdm Vienna, for use by the first aero corps of the Army with a view to ascertaining its value in military operations. The new war craft isto be brought to San Diego on the recommendations of Lieutenant Thomas De Witt Milling, who when at Vienna was much impressed with its possi bilities. Tho dirigible is capable of carrying 15 passengers, a crew of five, three machine guns and sufficient bombs to wreck a city. The balloon is 91 meters long and cost $100,000. "ROAD DAY" POSTPONED Hood River Men vFind Services Are Needed in Fruit Fields. HOOD RIVER, Or.. May 20. (Spe cial.) The second Good Roads day. which the merchants . and professional men of the city and residents of the road districts west "of the city had planned on observing tomorrow, com pleting work undertaken by them on April 24, has been indefinitely post poned on account of the early maturity, of the strawberry crop. With th ber ries ripening" In the fields every man. woman and child of the district is needed to pick the fruit, which must A - of Waists B Special $10.00 Free to the Public New Thought Lecture Book Shop. Mezzanine Floor, From 11 to MA. A., Friday be harvested the day it turns red. else it will not be suitable for shipment. Tho road work will not be under taken again until in the Fall, after tho busy Summer season of the ranchers is over. It is proposed that the business men and merchants of the city observe Labor day by doing real work on the roads. For, breakfast Manning's Coffee MANNING'S COFFEE STORE JONES MARKET? FOURTH fr ALDER