Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11
Al UNIVERSAL, Mexico City
In the Carcel de Belen. or prison
of the federal district, there
occurred a near tragedy re-

I'll UNIVERSAL, Mexico City
l. In the Carcel de Belen, or prison
of the federal district, there
IL occurred a near tragedy re-
Gently which gave the authorities
much anxiety and alarm. 1t seems that
some 500 inmates of the prison drew up
a petition to the prison board complain.
ing of the methods of the director OF
the prison, Col. Talamante. The paper
was signed in behalf of the 500, by the
prisoners Rafael Travesi, confined for
robbery, and by Augustin Orepeza, con-
victed of felonious attack, but was SUBJ
mitted to the officials after the release
of the first named. When the prison
board called the second man, Orepeza
and acquainted him with the penalty
for organizing a mutiny, he disclaimed
all responsibility in the matter, saying
that he signed the paper without know
| ing what it was, and only because he
had been offered a dollar, along with
| Travesi for signing his name to the
document, which was very sensation
| al one.
This explanation satisfied the court OF
the board. but not the 500 prisoners
Orepeza. "Spy" traitor" renegade, "
"yellow dog. we're about the mildest
Of the terms they applied to him, after
which they proceeded to ''linchar" him
The guards, noticing the commotion
and seeing OrepeZa with his face bloody
and being knocked about by the crowd
of prisoners in the courtyard, modified
but we're powerless to prevent the attack
until they summoned the commandant
of the prison, the same Col. Casimiro
| Talamante, who Immediately mounted a
gallery and ordered the mutinous con-
victs to their cells. Their fear of him
| and his methods was so manifest that
| they Immediately dispersed and were
locked in respective compartments.
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Predicts Fall
OF Labor Government.
Arab Falastin, Jaffa.-The following
| is the forecast of the Irish prophecies
Sara Modelli, for 1880: There will be
more calamitieS and disturbances than
in any other year of the twentieth CEN
Britain will fail because of the unem-
ployment and the conditions arising in
| the Orient and in Arabia. In the middle
of June the Arab lucky star will ascend
from Palestine, and in Jerusalem the
destiny of this old nation will be settled
France will not indulge in any political
complications like England, but will sat-
isfy herself with friendly commercial
| treaties with the Arabs"
| IlC AIGJlC 1IAokl gill WAIO ubVCIS Vic
| above prophecy goes into continuous
sleep for three consecutive days each
month and keeps awake for the rest of
the month. The wide-awake subcon-
scious mind of the prophecies is sup
! posed to answer any question during
her sleep.
X X X X
Sugar Beet
| Known as Farmers Friend.
Glasgow Weekly Herald.-While the
cultivation of the sugar beet has almost
completely disappeared in the High
lands, it is reported to be flourishing
in England, where it is known as 1.-THE
farmers friend" Though in bulk the
| crop is not big, the yield in sugar
| content is very rich. In a year when
the market price of potatoes does not
meet the cost Of production the sugar
beet is certainly popular.
X X X
Launches Movement
For Use Of Foreign Clothing.
The Trans-Pacific, Tokio.-The tailors
of Japan are to launch a nationwide
movement for the greater use OF for
| eign clothing. BY so doing they pro-
| pose to commemorate the anniversary
of the day when an imperial order made
foreign style costume obligatory at court
Such zeal on the part of the tailort
is admirable, sat superfluous. That ma