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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. FRIRaY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1912. THREAT TO EXPOSE ! DENIED BY HAYES Deposed Inspector Says He Did Not Say He Would Force Waldo to Resign. ; WHITMAN IS SURPRISED Louis Llbby Declares He Knows Nothing of Murder-Car Plot. Election District Captain Ar rested on Graft Charge. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Cornelius G. Hayes, the demoted police Inspector, made a categorical denial today of pub lished statements quoting him as say Ins: he would tell on the witness stand a story that would cause Commissioner Waldo to resign In 24 hours. The state ments were said to have been made by Hayes to District Attorney Whitman at the second conference he held with the prosecutor last Tuesday evening. Hayes was summoned to police head' quarters and ordered officially to affirm or deny the statement, together with other accusations he was reported to have made against the Commissioner. Hayes made a complete denial. Although District Attorney Whitman refused today to discuss his conference with Haves. It was learned that tne 'prosecutor was surprised to hear that Haves had repudiated some 01 ine statements attributed to him. Llbby Before Grand Jury. Louis Llbby. part owner with Wil Ham Shapiro of the murder car In the Rosenthal case, was called today before the grand Jury which Indicted Police Lieutenant Becker for the murder of Rosenthal. He denied having been told by Shapiro who the occupants of the car were and professed ignorance of the murder plot. The Investigation by the Commls loner of accounts of alleged graft levied on owners of newsstands result ed tonight in the arrest of Benjamin Strauss, an election district captain, on a charge of grand larceny. According to the evidenec of a witness at the In vesication. Strauss acted as the agen of an Alderman In the collection of graft. 250 Talennes Called. Justice Goft today granted a motion for the summoning of 250 talesmen from which will be selected a Jury to try Police Lieutenant Becker, begin Ding September 12. Because of the widespread public interest in the Rosenthal case, great difficulty in ob taining a Jury Is predicted. District Attorney Whitman Is back In town after his conference with Gov ernor Dlx, and probably soon will have another talk with Thomas D. Thacher, counsel for Cornelius G. Hayes, the ex pollce Inspector. It Is now established definitely that Hayes" chief reason in rointr to Whitman was to lorestau any action against htm by the grand Jury pending his departmental trial os charges of making a false statement relative to Commissioner Waldo'o attt tude toward disreputable resorts. Hayes Threatens Waldo. The former inspector is quoted todaj as having said to the District Attjr ney: "Let me alone until I'm through with my police troubles. It Is certain that I'll be broke. Waldo can't do anything else, but if I'm put on the stand I'll tell a story that will cause Waldo to resign his Job instantly. Yes. and It will go further and cause a sensation In the Mayor's office. I want to be free from any handicap that the grand Jurv might put on me. Commissioner Waldo said he had nothing to fear from Hayes, and added that the former Inspector would have ample opportunity to talk all ne want ed at tlie trial, which will be held at police headquarters tomorrow. HIGH LIFE DUE TO "BOSSY' Baker Lad Soils Family Cow and Starts Out for "Good Time." BAKER, Or.. Sept. 5. (Special.) One of the boldest financial moves ever made in this city by a boy was that of the 14-year-old son of Charles Conners, when he sold the family cow to provide money for a '"good time." The lad secured $20 for the cow, pocketed the money and then, finding Baker an unf)ti place to spend his re cently obtained wealth, went to Pen dleton. He stayed In Pendleton sev eral ' days, enjoying the fruit of the land, and after a time returned home wlth a small portion of the money. He -was taken into custody upon arriving In Baker yesterday by Chief of Police ; Riley and returned home with a severe reprimand for his actions. ' Upon promise of the mother to care for him he was put on probation by the authorities. BLACKBIRDSWIN BATTLE Ton of Roman Candles Csed In Vain Effort to Hid City of Pests. TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 5. With a ton of fireworks this city tonight began a - "battle against the thousands of black birds that have Infested the great elms and made the streets here dangerous and unsightly. Professor L. L Dyche, State Fish and Game Warden, told the city officials that Roman candles would drive them out. Tonight four men spent several hours firing the candles singly and by volleys Into the trees. As the flying balls of fire swept through the trees the birds fairly screamed at their disturbers. A few took wing and flew to nearby trees, but most of them held their roosts and chattered noisily. Finally the firing squad gave up the effort. MOTHERS TOGO TO SCHOOL Kansas City, Kan., Finds New Key to Costo f Living Problem. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Sept. 5. The high cost of living la the greatest prob lem today and its solution lies with the wives and mothers of the Nation, in the opinion of the Board of Education of Kansas City. Kin, which today offered special inducements to mothers to at tend the night schools. These include a nursery and kinder garten for the children of students and special courses In cooking and "how to make a $20 hat for (2." Three hundred women already have enrolled, , DEPOSED KT.W . YORK POLICE INSPECTOR' AND MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER, WHOM HE IS CHARGED WITH THREATENING. if - " - IP" I REBEL LEADERS IN NICARAGUA TAKEN Government Wins Engage' ments and American Forces Dominate Situation. NEWS MORE REASSURING Insurgent Generals Kesort to Rob bery and Extortion to Obtain Funds With Which to Fi nance Their Cause. WASHINGTON. Sept. 5. Government successes over the rebels in several engagements in Nicaragua are report ed in the capture of a large number of directing heads of the revolution. This, with the almost complete domina tion of the situation by the American Naval forces now in the country, sums up the situation in that Central Amer ican republic today. Larger forces of American marines and bluejackets are stationed at the mportant bridges and stations along the railroad and -Major Butter, com manding the marines, says he will have little trouble protecting the rail road and maintaining communication between Managua and Corinto. Dang-era Muck Exaggerated. Reassuring advices, were received at the Navy Department from Admiral Southerland regarding the situation of the Americans and other foreign ers at M&tagalpa. He reports that he has been In communication with the place and that rumors of danger have been greatly exaggerated. More details of the recent Govern ment victories were reported to the State Department today by Minister Weltzel. He says Colonel Zolorzano Diaz, with 200 troops defeated 350 Zelayistas, commanded by General Nar ciso Berrtos, the morning of September at La Paz. More than 2000 rounds of ammuni tion were captured and Colonel Moizes Berrios. sub-Secretary of ar In the Cabinet of ex-President Zalaya, was taken prisoner. Colonel Abel Samar riba. a federal officer, was killed in this engagement. Important Victory Won. A more important victory was won by the Government at Tipata the same day, when General Arenlo Cruz, with 500 men defeated a similar rebel force under Colonel Samuel Cerillos. At Tamarlnda. on the east side or Lake Managua, the Government cap tured General Alfonso Irias with 140 revolutionists. Irlas is a deputy to the National Assembly and a brother of Julian Irias. Thts party was en route for Leon to Granada to Join Gen eral Mena. Generals Mena and Zeledon are us ing every means at their command to obtain money with which to foster their cause. To this end' they have re sorted to robbery and extortion and ccording to State Department reports. they have collected large amounts. nrninTMri t mill OTHTr D HIC UU Ml I II TO ARM AMERICANS Exception to Be Made, That Residents of Cananea May Defend Themselves. STRONG GUARD REQUIRED Above, r.rftf ornrllun G, Hayes, 1X1 ht Mayor Gaynor Below, Police Com' ml mil oner Khlnelander Waldo. DEATHS CAUSE SUSPICION (Continued From First Page.) schlk's demise and Mr. Gibson's affl davit that Mrs. Menschik was alive and living In Chicago presented to the Surrogate when Mrs. Szabo's will was offered for probate will be ready for Mr. Rogers and Surrogate Fowler with in a week. Mr. Gibson was served to day with an order signed by Surrogate Fowler requiring him to appear In Sur rogate Court September 17 and show cause why the Austrian Consuls should not be appointed administrator of Mrs. Szabo's will In Mr. Gibson's stead. Alphonse P. Rlnck, a Plnkerton de tective, announced that he had suc ceeded in finding the woman who Is said to have posed as Mrs. Menschik. Willis C. Degraw, deputy Sheriff of Orange County, who runs the hotel at Greenwood Lake, where Mr. Gibson tayed with Mrs. Szabo, put In an ap pearance in the afternoon. Mr. Degraw has been assisting the Plnkertons in obtaining witnesses to Mrs. Szabo's drowning. "We have found three witnesses who saw Mrs. szabo drown.- tne deputy Sheriff told a reporter. "They saw some sort of a stir In the boat and then Mrs. Szabo pitched overboard." CHICAGO POLICE SEEK MOTHER Woman Who Sought $10,000 Leg acy Enveloped In Mystery. CHICAGO. Sept. 5. (Special.) Search for the mysterious Chicago wo man declared by Dr. Fritz Fischerauer, Austrian Vice-Consul In New York, to ave posed as the mother of Countess Rose Mendschlk Szabo. In proceedings looking to the settlement upon her of the legacy of $10,000 left by the woman ho was drowned unaer strange cir- umstances while in the company el Burton W. Gibson, attorney, was being made by the Chicago police today. De tictlves employed by the Austrian gov ernment are assisting in tne hunt. Loaal activity in the International in vestlgation of the strange mystery fol lowed publication of sensational dis closures In the death of the Countess In Greenwood Lake. New York, Jul 16 last. Most startling of these was the petition filed by the Austrian Vice Consul In New York, asking Surrogate Fowler to remove Gibson as executor of the Countess' estate, charging that the name of Gibson had been connected. with three other strange deaths in which money of considerable amounts had been involved. This is the third case of a similar nature in -which the name of Gibson has been concerned. The British con sular service is interested in one of the cases, that of a man who had $6000 in his pockets when last seen with Gib son. The folowlng cable dispatch is of fered by Dr. Fisherauer and embodied in his affidavit. In which the removal of Gibson as executor is asked: "Vienna, Sept. 1. Attache Fischer auer, 650 Riverside Drive, New York: Mother Peronella Mandschlk died Feb ruary, 1910. Five brothers and three sisters alive. Gibson suspected of mur der. CHIEF OF POLICE." Other cases Into which the name of Gibson has been brought in the last six years are: Dlsappearanc eof John Rice O'Neill, who, with nearly $6000 in his pockets, was last seen in Gibson's office on May 16, 1911. The relatives of O'Neill in Ireland are positive that he met with foul play,- and since March last the British Consul has been in correspond ence with the police department re garding the matter. Murder of Mrs. .Alice Kinnan. In 1906 Gibson was held In $25,000 by the Coroner for Mrs. Klnnan's death In a lonely house In the Bronx. He was later released. As In the other two cases, Gibson had been the legal ad viser of Mrs. Kinnan, and aided In the investment of over $40,000 for her as well as $100,000 for her mother, an In sane woman. The consular service of Great Britain, through Acting Consul-General Broder- ick, is making an effort to unravel the death of O'Neill. PUBLIC FRAUDS CHARGED IOWA COUNTY OFFICIALS IX. DICTIID FOR BRIDGE DEATH. Farmers Start Investigation Which Results in 31. Indictments on Numerous Counts. CLINTON, la., Sept. . 5. Thirty-one indictments against 'county officials, former officials and . contractors and supply men were returned today by the grand Jury which Investigated expen dltures Incident to the construction of the Clinton County Courthouse. The Indictments charge misappropriation of public funds, malfeasance In office, con spiracy and fraud. The Indicted men are: George E. Wilson, Jr., and Charles E. Barr, of ficers of a bridge and iron company: Thomas E. Hauke, recently resigned as Supervisor: Charles Mordhouse; former Supervisor; F. W. Ledham, County Au ditor; w. H. McKenna, County Treas urer, and Frank Kearney, Supervisor. The investigation was started at the request of about 100 farmer, who signed a petition charging that there were irregularities in the letting of bridge contracts. . Scandinavian Sisters Elect. SPOKANE, Sept. 6. The supreme lodge of the United Scandinavian Sister hood of America elected the following officers at its final session here todp Mrs. Matilda Ott. Coeur d'Alene. Idal.o. supreme president; Miss Ella Moe. Butte. supreme - secretary-treasurer; Judge J. M. Arnston, Tacoma, supreme counsel; Mrs. J. J. Larsen. Bellingham. supreme conductress: Mrs. J. C. John son. Spokane, supreme chaplain. The next meeting of the grand lodge will be at Bellingham. Additional Rifles Will Be Taken - From Frankfort Arsenal, and Supply at Xog-ales 3Iay Be Forwarded. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Every ef fort Is being made by the State De partment to get arms and ammunition to the Americans In the Cananea dis trict to enable them to protect them selves . against the ravages of the rebels, who now thickly Infest that country. A request from the residents there was received today at 'the State De partment, asking for 500 rifles Imme diately, accompanied by 200 rounds of ammunition for each gun. Attempts are. being made to ascertain where the nearest rifles available for this purpose can be obtained and when this is learned. President Taft will be called upon to make an exception to his proclamation prohibiting the trans portation of arms across the border. The 'Americans who signed the re quest to the State Department for arms were Informed today that as a supply of 100 guns at Nogales and cartridges at Hermoslllo sent some time ago had already been accepted,' they could have them. The guns will not be permitteo to leave Nosrales. however, until a strong guard of federal soldiers or pri vate citizens is provided to prevent the rebels from obtaining them. The guns will have to be paid for by the people to whom they are given. It Is probable the additional rifles which are to be sent to the citizens in the Cananea district will have to come from the Frankfort Arsenal of the War Department,-near Philadelphia. In that case It will take a week to get them to the people. The Mexican government will be requested to provide a strong escort for the 400 additional rifles and ammunition. COWBOYS MjAXXTXG RESCUE Dash Across Border to Relieve Im periled Americans Outlined. DOUGLAS;- Ariz.. Sept. 5. Equipped with 120 rifles and 60,000 rounds of ammunition which were shipped into this city last night, an organized body of cowboys is prepared today to move at a moment's notice into Sonora, Mex., where Americans are said to De graveiy lmDerlled. The cowboys met secretly nil nraranlzd themselves into a mil itary body. It was declared that the Invasion of Sonora would be an ac complished fact within two or three days. Millions of dollars worth of Amerl run nrooertv In Sonora is said to be in Imminent peril of confiscation or de KtriioMnn. The country south of Douglas Is overrun with rebels who are said to be short of ammunition. Rebels yesterday vislted Ysabel Station, near tne ai Tigre mining camp, an American prop-- erty. Merchandise valued at $1000 was taken from the company store. The rebels then burned bridges and tore up track on the Nacozarl Railway near Ysabel, 35 miles south of the border. Another band of 400 rebels is reported five miles north of the El Tigre camp. REBEL OUTRAGES REPORTED Town Taken and- Rich Merchant Cremated in Own Store. MEXICO CITY. Sept. 5, Zapatistas, crossing from the States of Guerrero and Puebla Into the State of Oaxaca, are reiiorted to have captured San Miguel Ahuahuetilan, and after sack ing the town to have celebrated their victory by burning most of the houses. Carlos Mendez, a wealthy merchant, was seized and cremated in the flames of his own store. Volunteers made a sharp fight, but were overcome Dy tne invaaors. ine barbarities that followed were similar to those reported from other districts attacked by the Zapatistas. The lead er of the rebel Dana is saia m Euf amino Zapata, brother of JMnino and Centeno, and one of the men who broke Jail In Puebla after having been confined on the charge of having mur dered five Germans, one a woman, at: Covadonga.. A Dart of the rebel Dana later in ine day was engaged by state troops in a hard fight at silacayouapam, a short distance away. BORDER PATROL INCREASED Additional Troops Are Being Sent From Fort Clark. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. The appear ance of a large numoer or Mexican rebels at OJlnaga has made it necessary to increase the American patrol froce in the Big Bend section, and troops are being sent from Fort Clark. Seven hundred leaerais are encampeu ten miles below Quitman and the rebel Gen eral. Salazar. with 1000 men, is in the CaDUtian Mountains west of Sablnal Station on tne Mexican isorxnwestern Railway. Neither side is moving to at tack Three hundred rebels are encamped IS miles southeast of Juarez and Gen eral Salazar seems to command a large section of territory bounded by Guz man, Casas Grandes, Ojitos and Boca Grandes, where he has been receiving reinforcements from Sonora. General Schuyler reports that cana nea is now safe, but that the situation at Nacozarl is precarious. Outfitting: the Girls for-School We now announce full preparedness for ever) requirement for children, girls and juniors in tailored suits, coals and dresses. Authentic Autumn fashions can be found here in styles that reflect the newest ideas in junior apparel. . , ' To show you how well prepared we are we invite an inspection in this department. Our assort ments embrace every range of materials and by actual count we have over seventy-five distinct ively different styles, amongst which you are certain to find many that we'lhinfy will meet with your fancy. It is interesting to note that the prices are even more modest than heretofore; in fact we have pleasant surprises in store for you in apparel especially designed for school wear. As an example Dresses at Four-Ninety-Five We are showing attractive one and two-piece dresses of all-wool shrunk and sponged serge. Made with kilted skirts and blouse waists finished with sailor collars which are trimmed in col ored braids and tie to match. Another style at the same price is made in the same style but trimmed with fancy colored braids. These dresses are for ages from 6 to 14 years. Dresses at Seven-Fifty to Twelve-Fifty . Another lot of attractive girlish styles in one and two-piece dresses. The two-piece dress is made in the middy style with kilt skirt and a Russian blouse finished with a fancy soft leather belt. The other model has a waist with large sailor collar combined with deep revers scalloped on the edge in black silk. Also has a fancy leather belt. Also one-piece frocks of dark navy serge with a fancy tucked waist and long tucked sleeves. At the neck is a small flat collar of cluny lace finished with long red velvet tie. Coats From Ten to Twenty Dollars Single and double breasted coats for girls from 4 to 1 5 years old. These coats are modeled on boyish lines of wide wale serge, rough materials and cheviots. We know that you will be surprised to find these masculine coats for girls, but we can say without fear of contradiction that we now carry one of the largest lines of coats in the city. The kind of coats that girls like to wear in rainy and stormy weather. , Coats From Foir-Fifty to Eig'nt Dollars Semi-trimmed coats of mixtures, zibelin, cheviots and fancy stripe materials, in the full length box style and deep revers and cuffs, some of which are. trimmed with chinchilla. Fancy and plain backs. - C"Merch.a ndise of cJ Merit Only MEXICO MAY BUILD NAVY British Armorer on way to Figure on Dreadnoughts and Cruiser. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. W. H. Bell, a representative of Armstrong, Whit worth & Co., the great British Arm of armorers, arrived here today from Australia, on the way to Mexico City, where he hopes to conclude tentative negotiations with the Madero govern ment, he said, for the construction of two d-eadnaugms ana an . armoreu cruiser. He would not discuss details, but ad mitted that Mexico Is considering a new avy. i-ird vntlonal Bank of Springfield, and a. nloneer of this city, died suddenly at his home today from heart disease. Mr. Brattain was a son of Paul Brattain, a member of the constitu tinnni convention of Oregon. J. C. Brattain was born in Van Buren nnntv Town November 14. 1844. ' He came across the plains with his parents In 1862, the family settling where Springfield now Is situated. He owned a farm of 160 acres at the time of his death, the farm only recently hav ing been taken into the city limits. He was never married, having lived dur ing the last years ot his ine ai me home of his sister. Mrs. Frank Smith A brother. W. C. Brattain, living in Washington, also survives him. Mr. Brattain was one of the or ganizers of the First National Bank here. C. BRATTAIN IS STRICKEN Lane County Pioneer Succumbs at Home at Springfield. SPRINGFIELD.. Or.. Sept. 5. '(Spe- lai.) 3. C, Brattain, president of the ARBITRATION IS REJECTED British Trades Oppose Principle in Compulsory Form. NEWPORT. England, Sept. 5. Com pulsory arbitration of trade disputes Is strongly opposed by British Trade Unionists, who today at the Trades Union Congress cast an overwhelming vote against -the principle. Nearly 2.000,000 members of trades ,mlnn are reDresented. Two Ameri can labor representatives, George L. Berry and J. H. Walker, delivered ad dresses. Will Thorne. the president of the congress, presented them with sil ver bowls and their wives with gold chains as mementoes of their visit. Meningitis Kills Many Horses. HOLDREDGE, Neb.. Sept. S. 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