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
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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