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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Restaurant Owner, Trapped,
Uses His Revolver and
a StilettO.
VICTIM PRISONER
IN A REAR ROOM
Marie Mellara Says Letter Lured
Her from italian Home to
New York.

Captain Burfelnd. Of the stage street
police station. Williamsburg. got an un-
signed letter through the mails yesterday
afternoon saying that an Italian girl was
prisoner In room In the rear OF res
taurant. at No. 22e McKibbin street. con
Quoted by Vincent Lopesso
The captain turned the letter over 10
Detectives Ferris and Fiaschetti to inves-
tigate. They visited Lopesso's place about
. o'clock In the afternoon in the guise OF
customers. Fiaschetti. who Is more OF
less known in the Italian district, started
to open door leading into rear room
when Lopesso sprang at him with n
drawn stiletto. Before Ferris and Fla
schetti could defend themselves. Lopesso
had stabbed each OF them several times
on their arms. Then he drew a revolver
Ferris struck him In the arm with his
blackjack and the weapon dropped 10
the floor
While Ferris held Lopesso Fiaschetta
broke into the back room There he
found the girl covering in one corner
She was clad In house wrapper. and her
hair was streaming down her back. When
Fiaschetti approached her she tainted
when she regained consciousness sh,
was lying In a cot In st. Catharine's Hos
pital.
She told Fiaschetti that she was Mari,
Meiiara, or Messina, Italy. Until las,
November. she said. she lived in Mes.
slna with her father and mother in the
house where she was born. One day the,
got letter from America. 1t vas from
Lopesso. she averred. saying he had left
Messina ten years ago and had found
wealth i'm New York. but no wife. Would
not Marie come to New York end marry
him? Marie said her father and mothe.
were poor, andsthey thought it would be
fine thing to marry rich New York
man. so they answered the letter.
Lopesso, the girl said, replied. sending
$40 TO buy Marle's ticket. She said she
arrived at Ellis Island on December q
last. and that I.opesso was there TO meet
her: that he took her at once to mis-
restaurant and threw her into a dark
room which contained only oed and two
had appealed in vain to scores of Italian
men who had been there to bring about
her release. For DAYS, she said. she mad
eaten no food. DR.. Cooney. who attended
her. said the girl was suffering from in
cpient starvation.
Lopesso was charged with carrying con
cealed weapons assault. and keeping 2
disorderly house. With him the police ar
rested Antonio Vocario. of No. 176 Melroso
street. and Vincenzo Ferraro, Of No. :,
Mulberry street, Manhattan. walters ii
the place, and held them as material wit
nesses.
Captain Burfeind said he thought the
anonymous letter telling OF the girls
plight was written by one of the Italian.
Of the neighborhood who had been in tn,
back room
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Sympathy for Sieeel.

n the stores the crush was the largest
hat any Of the veteran employees could
emember At times the aisles were i'm
|assab BILE, and. as was TO be expected, the
hoplfting element was out in force
There was only one arrest, however. the
kdetsctiyes in the other instances being
content to get the GOODS back from those
whom they caught and shoe them out of
the stores. In the case where an arrest
was made the woman was released in the
custody of her husband.
remarkable feature in the closing
Sbnrs was the general expression of
oyalty to and sympathy for Henry Siegel.
particularly by the veteran employees.
None were inclined 10 deny that wrong
khad apparently been done. but many were
loud in recounting good deeds and eX-
pressing regret that after so many years
he should have been overtaken by trouble.
Mrs. Florence Lubrik, who for more than
twenty years had been in the Siegel en-
ploy. many of them al the mead of a de-
partment. declared that she had declined
offers of employment elsewhere.
1--WE been in Henry Siegels employ
twenty-1our years" she said, land now
he Is >S trouble l am not going TO run
away I'm going TO stay and save what
can for the creditors"
Miss NJ j. Blair. who for twenty-five
wears was in the Siegel service, was as
sympathetic, but rejoiced that she had
been employed by Gimbel Brothers at an
increased salary. These were typical
cases.
The only disorder in the stores was
about noon. when Miss Lena Fortney, a
slender miss OF nineteen, who has served
on the force of store detectives, arrested
an Italian who she thought was shop
litter. The little woman pinned him up
against counter where Detective John
Murray. of Captain Scobel's Mercer street
staff, went to her assistance.
When the Italian was searched Al
calibre revolver. with a lot OF extra car
tridges, was found in a coat pocket
wrapped i'm a handkerchief. He said his
name was Thomas Jennings and his home
in Poughkeepsie, but beyond that he would
not talk in the jefferson Market court
he was held in $500 for trial on charge
Of violating the Sullivan law.
II didn't know il was a gun he had in
that pocket" said Miss Fortney, who, be-
ginning tomorrow, will be with Wanna
makers, but I'm glad We got him. He
might have hurt somebody, you know"
While all this was going on moving
picture men were taking pictures about
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he shall not overlook this government

responsibility.
"Carranza's note is a plain bid for rec
ognition by this government. as we'll as
by other governments" declared Senator
Fall. of New Mexico, to-day. In refus-
ing to accept the representations Of Amer
lean consuls respecting the interests of
foreigners whose interests the United
States has asked its consuls to conserve,
Carranza violates the comfy OF nations
1t is a note peculiarly Mexican in its dis
regard Of international usage
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nue.. near $50 street once nours' y
a. m. to 3 p. m"
Members OF the committee sal" '"es
could see TO II hat no girl went WIN
out a proper place to live ana cat anu
that the organizations they represented
wou,d be able 20 place many. ihev
were psrticularly anxious to look out
for the younger girls. who. as IL ~Vei-
oped. seemed to be pretty well able 70
take care Of themselves.
Delegations from the Womens so
riaiist Union were present. Offering m
yitations TO attend socialist meeting
and learn how to make such things as
stores y ing impossible.
The Industrial Workers OF the Wor'a
sent a delega ion around. but II was
rot OF any great size, and its re-
ception was not exactly cordial. Early
in the day word was sent out that the
band would rally at the store. In con-
sequence the. police rallied, too hu,
the only agitator to appear up to the
time Of closing was Leo o'Caroll' who
however was very quiet.
Tries TO Start Raid on Store.
Later a young man who said his name
was Dixon and whose accent WOULD make
the most nostalgic cockney feel at home
mounted a soap box and beseeched the
girls to rasi the store they had just QUIT
Fellow workers. he began.
"when did you work. one Of his au-
dience asked.
'You have a right to food" he went on.
go back and take the goods In tnas
store. They belong TO YOU"
Sergeant schmidt. of the Mercer sire It
station, interposed an objection at this
point, and Dixon stayed not on the order
\ OF his going Further down the street he
egain essayed TO make an ADDRESS, but
chmidt's services were rot needed that
line. The small boys IN the group han
Roo much 70 say TO please him. so. aban-
coming his soap box, he left for more ap-
pieciative places.
While this was going on +. ]. Dillon,
who for many years had had charge OF
the packers in the Fourteenth Street
Store. was holding a meeting in the base
ment. Most of the employees in this de-
partment are little girls in whom Dillon
has taken fatherly interest, and he
called them together for final confer
ence. He told them that while il was not
pleasant to be out of work there were
many worse things in life, and that in The
end losing the positions they had held
might prove to be good thing.
Many CT you are going into strange
placesY he told them, but be careful
where you do go. Don't trust any stran-
gers wherever you go. and work for your
new bosses the same as you worked here.
1you Will be all right. If you want refer
rs Or recommendations come TO me
will do what can for you.
here's one lesson YOU might have
ned this week that, if you have
I'd it, will be worth more to you than
r. You have seen many of your
Worrying because they were going
but of work and money. That was
because they lid not save their
ey VIXEN they had il. Do what
/: save little when you have the
ce and youll be oil right
ads of other departments in the two
res did not go as far as Dillon, but all
e doing what they could for their
Prdinates. taking their cues from
PRS. Williams and Carey, who had
|eh time off TO all who wished il TO look
xvorLr
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CARRANZA'S YELLED
DEFIANCE OF WILSON
Continued from first page.

foreign consuls in the territory con-
troled by the Constituencies forces,
as pointed out by Secretary Bryan in
connection with the Desengano mine
case, then the government concerned
may very we'll authorize other persons,
who may we'll be the consuls of the
United states, to present their unoffi-
cial representations in the name of
those governments, the power being
properly drawn up.
las | truly do not see what objection
foreign nations can have to that
method Of communicating with me, all
the representations ] have received or
may receive hereafter dealing with
non American foreigners do and will
serve the sole purpose of bringing to
my notice, if not already reported by
the Mexican authorities, the fact that
this or that foreigner has suffered
some injury, and Of my issuing appro-
pirate orders that all individual guar
antee be extended to foreigners, pun
ishment, when occasion arises, being
inflicted on the responsible parties who
in violation of the law and in disregard
of their duty and my orders, should
ever so slightly modest foreigners; nor
would there be any need of waiting for
any representations, for it is one of my
purposes that justice and the law shall
be respected to the utmost in my coun-
try.
"Deemng this suitable opportunity,
/ wish further to say TO you that if
the same foreigners or their relatives
will address their personal representa-
tons 10 me, and bespeak my protec-
ton of their lives and interests, they
will be Immediately attended to with
out any need Of their government, OFF,
cially or unofiicially, intervening"
Assurances have been given to for
eign governments by Secretary Bryan
that the United States will look after
their interests in Mexico, particularly
in Northern Mexico, where there have
been numerous instances of disregard
Of foreign lives and property. and for
this reason President Wilson wishes tc
he in a position to act without any re-
strictiOn.
Playing a Bold Game.
1t is evident from the comment of ad-
mnistration officials that President VIII
son and Secretay Bryan believe that Car
rama is playing bold game 20 force
recognition Of the Constitutionalists as
belligerents. 1t is suspected that Car
rama hopes to obtain the same recogni-
ton that Huerta now has in his relations
with influence powers which have recog-
nized the provisional government at Mex
leo City. President Wilson is determined
TO thwart any such purpose as he has al
ready been hampered by the fact that
several large powers have diplomatic re-
lations with Huerta.
The announcement by Carranza that he
will punish all persons who modest for
eigners or their poperty does not take the
sting out of his defiance, which Is couched
In the suggestion that American consuls
look after foreign interests only under
certain conditions. II Is believed that Car
rama will try TO suppress lawlessness.
but the administration is determined that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

US HOmtO. MedIclnc Co, IJ'
treet. New York.-Adyertisemenl
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11
JUST LIKE TEDDY"

From the Kansas City Star.
Colonel Roosevelt's revelation of his
willingness as president to seize and
operate the anthracite mines Of Penn
sylvania will cause shudder to run
up and down scores of respectable
spines, even at this late day.
"Only think" their owners will
say, "how near we came to anarchy!
What if coal was selling at from 500
to $50 ton. What If Industries were
obliged to shut up shop What if peo-
pie might have suffered from cold.
Didn't the mines belong to their own
ers to do with as they pleased? This
man Roosevelt would have pulled
down the pillars of the temple. 1t
makes us gasp even now to think of
the narrow escape of the institutions
of our beloved country!"
But the mass of the people, who do
not suffer from eminent respectable
ity, who know nothing about the pill
lars of the temple, and who want
substantial justice done without re-
gard to what some English judges
thought in the time of Henry VIII,
will say: Bully! Amt that just like
Teddy And he'd have done it, tool"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11
ONLY ONE BEST.
Durango People Give Credit Where
Credit is Due.

People of Durango who suffer with
weak kidneys and bad backs want a
Kidney remedy that can be depended
upon. Doan's Kidney Pills is medi-
eide for the kidneys only, and one
that is backed by willing testimony
of Durango people. Here's a case:
G. W. Gillian, % Pearl ST., Duran
go, Colo, says; ~ often found it
hard to stoop on account of weakness
across my back. Pains in the small
of my back were like the stab of
knife. After taking several boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills, | was not only
relieved of the trouble, but was given
permanent cure. occasionally tried
other medicines, but without success.
Doan's Kidney Pills deserve the high
est praise"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney 'remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Gillian had. Foster-Milbun Co..
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11

It's time the law and order element
united and elected officers who will
stand for state honor. Amanons in
tends all right but he is surrounded
Dy as big lot of nincomp0ops as
ever disgraced any state house, es-
pecially Kenehan and Pearce, who
nave been largely responsible for the
defiance of law and order in this
state. Pearce has harbored the worst
anarchist and labor agitator that
ever held office in the state. Brake
ian be properly charged with most
of the people killed in the strike
zone. Had he enforced the laws of
The state it is not likely there would
nave been strike and had he stood
.or law and order it is doubtful If
The disgraceful scenes would have
oeen enacted. oh, yes, playing poll
lies has been costly proposition for
J0loradoans.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11
RETURN OF COL. ROOSEVELT.

rrom Christian Science Monitor.
People who are temperamentally
conservative, or people VINO have be-
.ome SO through experience-who
-hink the calmer is the saner and
.afer mood, and who are disposed
more to sorrow than to rejoicing when
hose public men for whom they have
i real liking are subjected to the
popular sentimentalism of the mo-
.nent-are likely to be rather pleas
ed that disappointed that the return
# Colonel Roosevelt from South Am
erica was not marked by the Shrek
.ng Of steam whistles, the booming Of
guns, the blare of brass instruments
Or the shouting of the multitude. Two
Jears ago at this time, or az any
lime prior to the close of the presi-
iential campaign, Colonel Roosevelt
.ould neither come nor 60 without
irousing that quantity and quality of
enthusiasm peculiar to political ex-
element and partisan campaigning.
rhe judicious would have held then,
however, as they will hold now, that
much less noisy greeting to this dis.
-inguished man could in no sense in
iicate the loss to him of the genuine
md substantial esteem Of his coun-
trymen.
For we see no reason why there
.hould not be steady. if quiet, growth
4 general regard for former presi-
lent of the United States after it
becomes his part to talk to his fel-
.ow citizens ON tile common level, fa-
niliarly and frsternally. We believe
t may be truly said that in Theodore
Roosevelt, the private citizen, the
scholar, the naturalist and the explor-
,r, his countrymen as whole find
cause for ample national pride and
iatisfaction. 1t is not in hours or
days Of political rancor and strife
that q true measure may be taken of
the public's esteem for its leaders,
but rather in that calmer and more
contemplative period when passion has
given way to reason, when accom-
plishment is weighed against prom
Use, when merit counterbalances pre-
judice. Two years ago. Theodore
Roosevelt belonged to \ party; re-
gardless of where he may be found
two years hence, today he belongs to
the nation, and II the nations recep-
tion Of him was less boisterous than
on the oecasion Of his return from
another famous adventure. the greet
ing was not, for that reason, the less
1snuins. His country, counting him
ls one Of it, greatest sons, Il glad to
AVE him hoDs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11

Billy Sunday opened his evangel
istic campaign in Colorado Spring
last evening. In an editorial few
days previous the Gazette said: "Tc
those who would be contentious owe,
such methods as Billy Sunday may
make use of in attracting and holding
the attention of his hearers it may b.
pointed out that the vessel in whicl
life or soul is saved matters moth
ing. The drowning passengers from
the Empress of Ireland two days age
caught at the litter in the ocean with
out choice so long as they lander
safely. Eugene Eucken's latest bool
has been translated recently and il
it appears this, which expresses mort
clearly than almost anyone else hai
ever done what religious belief is
The peace of mind and the fullnes
Of hope which religion brings to tho
souls of men have undoubtedly mean
far more than all the efforts of the
ologians and philosophers to founf
religion upon scientific basis. {
1t is because religion is no mere the
ory Of divine things, but the inaugu
ration of new life, that it canno'
possibly doubt the real presence
a Divine Being within the humat
soul.'"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11
COLORADo's AFTERMATH.
From an editorial in the Boston Even

From an editorial in the Boston Even
ing Transcript.
Order has been restored in Colo
rado. The mere appearance of the
United States troops was sufficient
to accomplish that. The fighting fac
tions have, without the shedding of
a drop of blood, been compelled to
disarn. The peace the militia were
unable to enforce was imposed by the
regulars. No other force could have
restored order.
Frequently in our history this SUI
periority of the regulars to the mill
tia as pcacemakers has been exem-
plified and, while the Colorado state
troops may have been so composed as
to provoke the very disorder they
we're supposed to prevent, it is not
necessary to refer to this condition
to justify the employment of the ma
tional forces in dark and bloody
ground which they entered by the
presidents order.
Colorado appears to have done only
part of its duty in preparing against
repetition of disorder. Its legisla-
ture dropped from the program pre-
sented to it the item for the estab-
lishment of state constabulary simi-
lar to that of Pennsylvania. Such a
force always ready, would be capable
of nipping disorder in the bud, where
as the militia. ordinarily called out
when the local peace officers have
been beaten out of the field, finds it.
self confronted by fierce fighting
line flushed by its defeat of deputy
sheriffs and mine guards.
However, if Colorado will not take
leaf from Pennsylvania expert
ence, there is no known way of COM
pelling it to do so. 1t is sovereign
state and may weaken its sovereignty
if it sees fit. But when it neglects
obvious precautions for preserving or
der, it estops itself from appealing
to the United States to use the army
in its behalf.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11

Who will win in the American
league 1t is about 2 to 1 bet
against the field that the Athletics
will win, although it must be admit
ted that the Washington Nationals
have look-in and the Detroit Tigers
may stiffen their backs with Cobb's
return to the lineup. The Athletics
pitchers are rather weak-they are
inand-outers-but it must be admit
ted that they can still slug the ball.
On the other hand Clark Griffith has
a stronger team in his Washington
Nationals than he had last season. He
has developed one or two new twirl-
ers and with Walter Johnson always
on hand, he must be considered a
formidable adversary The Tigers,
with Cobb back in the game, will be
very strong, but the other teams in
the American league are not to be
considered.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11

Woodrow Wilson and Champ Clarl
played star roles in a drama that
might have been called "A Study i,'
Contrasts" at historic Arlington
rtmeteiy Memo''al day Nn.ther b.
accident or design the speakers ad
dress was in sharp contradiction to
the remarks Of the chief executive
The latter declared for peace. Clark's
address breathed the spirit of con
flict. The president told the vast
throng that was largely made up Of
veterans of the Civil war that he
could not speak in praise of war
Paying tribute to the memory of
their comrades who had died that the
nation might live, the president never,
theless impressed upon the veterans
that there are other battles, mot of
arms" to be fought for the right and
that the men who fight them for the
nation are as much heroes as those
who fall in the field. Speaker Clark
Drought no such message to the old
soldiers. Universal peace is not yet
to be. he said, and it is in fact, "out Of
sight in the distant future" Both
leaders in their party, and leaders as
events have shown of opposite trends
Of though in II, the utterances of
the president and the speaker, as well
as their reception by the crowd, were
4 subject, of considerable comment
after the exercises were over. The
prssident's reception when he was
into the amphitheater
where the exercises were held was
hearty and cordial. but the demon
stration received by Speaker Clark
mounted TO an ovation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11

w. Stow of Larimer county, George
S. Newman of Arapahoe county, and
Olney Newell of Boulder.
A local movement for a non-par-
tisan business mans ticket on law
and order platform has been started
in the chamber of commerce, backed
by Fred P. johnson. The other move
men is farther advanced through the
state and permanent organization IL
expected Saturday. The candidate for
governor, it is intimated, will be one
of the men who signed the call for
the meeting.
The political situation indicates
that industrials strife, rather than
statewide prohibition, will be the big
campaign issue this fall. Factions of
all parties have declared for "law
and order" and the Progressive party
has announced officially a platform
of "law, order and justice" Demo-
cratic and Republican organiza tions
are considering a coalition on this is
sue.
The women's claw and order" or
ganzation in Denver, supported by
Mrs. II. L. Grenfell and other women
politicians, has neither agreed to
merge with the new party nor an
nounee its intention of conducting a
campaign.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11

There is general demand for the
election of officials this fall who will
see that law and order prevails in
Colorado and to this end several or
carnations have been affected com
posed of men of all parties. In this
connection the word Republican
stands for law and order and pros
perity. All individuals interested in
the welfare should unite in seeing the
right men are nominated and then
turn in and give them an overwhelm-
ing majority. A few more years of
Kenehan, Keating, Thomas, ct. al. and
it will be necessary to move out of
the state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-11

Owing to the improved methods,
seams of coal have been worked in
brla.n ut depth of 5000 feet, and
in One mine in Lanschire, 2,70O feet,
which means natural temperature
tf over 30. This is virtually a little
more than seventh-tenths of mile
underground. The method of venti-
lstion has been improved, and Sir. W.
r. Garforth believes those who are
hcw studying will perfect in years to
come small fan for each coal face,
IN order that the miners may obtain
an increased velocity Of air--utiliz-
ing the fan in much the same way We
all use fans on hot summers day.