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3 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909. WOMJIN MURDERED B HER ONLY SON Discovery of Body Followed by Suicide in Presence of Sweetheart. PALTRY SUM IS GAINED accepted If his story, on examination. Is found to hang together. Sir George Nares, who commanded he Challenger In JS73. and was with an Arctic expedition In 1875. says: "I should ask Dr. Cook to what dis tance froni the Pole did the polar land extend and whether he communi cated with Peary's party." Professor Milne, the seismologist, thinks that. If Dr. Cook has a few properly-taken photographs of the sky at the Pole on April 21. 190S, they may assist In determining the position lie reached. Young Man' Hides Body In At lie, Covers It With Quicklime and Screws Door Tight Crime Concealed for .Week. POTTSVILLE. Pa.. Sept. 2 (Special.) Accused of the muraer or nis momt-i. George S.mors this evening blew out his hrm. thA home of his sweetheart. Mi s Viola Hartranft. when he heard police officers inquiring for him. Previous Investigation showed that Klmnns had killed his mother a week ago and left her body in an attic, first stopping up the cracks In tne aoor so rer decomposed body would not smell and then screwing the door shut with five screws and marking It "painting" ao nobody would touch It. To add to the horror of the crime, Simons had covered the body of his mother with quicklime, honing to destroy the evidence of hi ghastly deed. Mrs. Simons disappeared last Thurs day. Young Simons told his father that his mother had gone to visit friends at Mahoi ey City. Hearing nothing from the mother, the father today went to Mahnney City and found that she had r.ot been there. He then came hack and tisked Chief of Police lavls tu lnves'Ipate i.. The Simons house, on North George street, was searched without any clew being found to the murder. The door sealed with parnffine attracted the atten tion of Chief Davis, and It was broken down. Mrs. Simons, who was 58 years of age. was found lying in the middle of the room, her body already so badly decom posed thai it was difficult to tell Just in what manner she was killed. The motive of the murder Is believed to be the gaining of a trifling sum with which it is evident Simons expected to get married. He was a civil engineer. The murderer was an only son. NO REASON SEEN FOR DOCBT Geographical Librarian Says Cook's Exploit Is Epoch-Making. PARIS. Sept. 2. M. Lemesoff. librarian of the Geographical Society and an au- i thority on polar questions, said today I iht wtti. the society had not received direct news of Dr. Cook's explorations, he saw nothing to doubt in the report of the expedition, especially considering the personality of Dr. Cook. "We have known the navigator." he said, "for several years. He is a man of rare energy and much experience in Arctic and Antarctic exploration. "Exploring the pole is of the greatest scientific interest from magnetic, me teorological and geographical points of view. It is Impossible to imagine the terrible difficulties that are to be sur- SHHLLTDWNS GONE Belated Dispatches Confirm Flood Loss. EPIDEMIC IS NEW FEAR Restored Communications With Northern Mexico Confirm Worst Reports First Train Leaves Monterey lor Capital. MONTEREY, Mex., Sept. 2. As com munication with the flood-swept section of Northern Mexico Is gradually restored, previous reports as to loss of life and property are confirmed. Belated dis patches today tell of damage to the towns of Rayones and Galcana, and of the prac- DIRECTORS ASKED TO PAY (Continued From First Page.) rectors to come to the assistance of the defunct bank and make possible its liqui dation. If these debtors will respond to the request of Receiver Devlin and do their part, it will be possible for the re ceivership to pay In full all depositors of the suspended Institution. "It has been reported that criminal proceedings will he instituted against the directors of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank. That is a matter to be determined entirely by the creditors of that Institu tion. What Receiver Devlin and mrself are striving to do is to convert Into cash the assets of the bank, so that we may be able to effect a complete settlement with the depositors. We have submitted a proposalrto the directors as a basis of settlement and If they do not respond, we shall Institute civil proceedings against them and undertake to collect In the courts what we consider they properly owe the institution. Expert Accountants Engaged. "Incidentally, the bank has retained the services of Lester. Herrlck & Herrlck, expert accountants, who tomorrow will begin a thorough Investigation of the books and records of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank from the time It was organized until it suspended operations two years ago. Wha. we desire to do is to establish the l?gal responsibility of the directors and when we have done that we propose to force a settlement with them." ) It is understood that among other things which will be disclosed by the In vestigation Is the fact that a great part of the orginal capital stock of the Oregon Trust & Savngs Bank waa never paid. It is further reported that certain assets of the defunct bank are missing and, in event suit Is brought, the directors will be asked to account for them in addition to paying such sums as they may be found to be legally liable for aa sub scribers of capital stock. Authority to bring suit against the di rectors of the defunct bank is vested in the officers of the German-American Bank through a clause which is con tained in the contract by which it as sumed the responsibility for the liabilities of the old Institution. The period of two years In which the German-American Bank proposed to complete the liquidation of the defunct institution expires Feb ruary 12 next. It is for this reason Mr. Reed Is demanding that the directors be required to make an accounting. GLENN H. CTJRTISS TO FLY AT BRESCIA Copyright, 1909,' by Geo. Grantham Bain. CHAMPION AVIATOR OF WORLD. PARIS, Sept. 2. Glenn H. Curtlss has decided to take part In the flying machine races to be .held at Brescia, Italy, beginning Septem ber 6. He will try for the grand prlx, the distance of which haa been reduced from 62 miles to 31 miles. C. F. Bishop, president of the American Aero Club, said today that Curtlss had signed no contracts for flights in America. mounted. This exploit. . if confirmed. Is one of the moot wonderful and epoch making of humanity." NATION WILL GREET COOK DID WONDERS AT SOCTH POLE Belgians Enthusiastic About His Work 'on Their Expedition. BRUSSELS.' Sept. 2 Belgian news papers comment with enthusiasm on Dr. Cook's achievement. They recall how he came to Join the Belgian expedition to the South Pole. On the very day the Doctor was notified to Join the party, he cabled from New York, asking If by chance there was a place vacant aboard the Belgica. Instructions were imme diately sent to him to Join the ship at Rio Janeiro. . Dr. Cook's assistance on that expedi tion was moat valuable, not only as a physician, but as a photographer and scientist. He was the life of the party and worked wonders In cheering up the Belgians time after time, when their courage failed. (MISS UP IN BALLOON AEROPLAXIST TRIES FLYING IN OLD-STYLE CRAFT. (Continued From First Page.) him to be absolutely discreet and taci turn. Other people have misunderstood him, and it will be necessary to await his arrival at Copenhagen for the facta." Newspapers Can't Believe It. The London newspapers are not whol ly convinced by the narrative and per sist that it will be necessary to await more details and reports. They are unable to conceive how a task that has beaten the ablest explorers provided with everything that money could pur chase would have been achieved In such a seemingly off-hand and unpremedi tated manner and with such ease and quickness. At the same time they pay tributes of admiration to Cook. The Dally Telegraph says: "It Is for the moment beside the question to discuss the accuracy or probability of Dr. Cooke's staiemen. It tm n.itn.r 4nt unr A ornmn tn. nimRtlnn " ' i in any way the genuineness of such a 1 claim before full details are made pub lic by the travelers. Indeed, we have much sympathy because of the difficul ties by which T)r. Cook or any other solitary explorer Is hampered In at tempting to convince a skeptical world of geographical experts of the relia bility of his observations and reports. We trust Dr. Cook will meet with the fairness his particular case especially Invites." Easy to Follow His Trail. The Morning Post sayc: "If ur. Cook has found a new track to the Pole in so sho tra time as 35 days, others can follow In his foot steps and verify his story for them selves. When the matter has been set tled beyond all doubt, the civilized world will acclaim Cook as one of the greatest explorers of all time." Dr. Hugh R. Hill, a librarian of the Royal Geographical Society, is skepti cal, but says that great weight must be attached to the opinion of polar ex perts in America. Sir Martin Conway, a noted explorer, tblnks that Dr. Cook's claim should be Champion Dined by Ambassador White Next Contest for Ben- ' "nett Cnp in 1910. PARIS, Sept. 2. Ambassador and Mrs. Henry White gave a dinner to night in honor of Glenn H. Curtlss, the American aviator who won the Inter national cup and the speed contest at Rhelms. Among the guests was Court land Bishop, president of the Aero Club of America Mr. Bishop, Mr. Curtlss and Edward W. Mix, of Columbus. O.. made a suc cessful balloon trip today of 48 miles. They came down In the Department of Tonne. Mr. Curtlss said that he was de lighted with his balloon trip, which was his first experience In that type of craft, and that he took the oppor tunity of studying the air currents by dropping pieces of paper and watching the way they were affected. Mr. Bishop said the Gordon Bennett trophy is a challenge cup for which entries do not have to be made before March, 1910, and that It is premature to say what are the prospects for next year. TWO SLAYERS TO BE TRIED Heavy Docket In Superior Court at Chehalls. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Sept. 2. (Special.) The Jury term of the Lewis County Su perior Court will begin at Chehalis ne.it Tuesday. September 7. There are two murder cases to be tried, those of J. G. Ware, who shot J. M. Corp a few months ago on Jackson Prairie, and that of Will lam Dean, who killed Ed Bert rand at Little Falls. There are only four civil suits to be tried. The first case on the docket will be the murder case against Joe Ware. The Dean case will follow, after which the civil suits will be tried. At New York Hotels. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. (Special.) The following persons from Northwest clttea are registered at hotels: From Portland H. Roberts, at the Breslin. From Spokane B. M. Ball, C. C Hol sell. H. C Peyton, at the Astor. tical destruction of the towns of Miero, General Bravo and Camargo. Much money for relief work haa been received from all over the Republic and the United States. In most cases the houses were swept clean from the streets. The stench along the river caused fear of an epidemic. This indicates that many bodiea are partly buried In the sands and under the ruins. , General Manager Clark, of the Na tional Lines, has reached Monterey by walking part of the distance from Saltlllo. He said: "No train will be run over the Na tional line between Monterey and Saltillo for at least on month. Communication will be maintained by way of the Paredon branch which was opened this afternoon, and the first train for Mexico City which has left this town since August 26 left tonight." TAMALPAIS SORELY STRICKEN Many Are Dead In Flooded Town. Red Cross Active. MEXICO CITY. Sept. 2. A message from Tule, in the state of Tamalpais, says that town was destroyed by the tornado and flood of last Saturday. The Juarez bridge at Tula was washed away, and there were many deaths among the population of 7000. All the crops were destroyed. The Mexican Red Cross Society is fitting out -a relief car carrying medi cines, doctors and trained nurses. The Red Cross officials here have requested Minister Thompson to transmit a mes sage of thanks to the Red Cross So ciety of the United States. A special dispatch received by the Imparcial says the Nazas river haa broken out of Its banks. CAMARGO HALF WASHED AWAY Homeless Families Number 200 in Town in Path of Flood. LAREDO. Tex., Sept. 2. A dispatch received by the Mayor of Nuevo Laredo. Mexico, tonight from Camargo, Mexico, 125 miles from this city, on the Lower Rio Grande, stated that, as a result of the flood of the San Juan River, half the city has been washed away, and that there Is great suffering among the poor Mexicans. The telegram state that fully 200 Mexi can families are homeless. No mention is made of loss of life. Don t Neglect Your Eyes More HeadactieS Come From Eye Trouble Than From Any Other Cause ! - f - - Over 75 Physicians : Now Send Thompson Their Patients WhenThey Sospect Eye ! Strain We Sell Victor Talking Machines on Cheapest Terms Merchandise of Merit Only Fall Broadcloth Suits Selling Regularly at $35 Friday $22.75 j New Fall Suits, strictly tailor made. The coats are 50 inches long, modeled after the approved Fall fashion. The skirts are plaited from the hips down in the New Moyen Age Style. These suits come in black, marine, olive, brown and gray. $5.00 and $6.00 Waists $2.98 Fall Silk Styles , Chiffon Taffeta and Messaline Silk Waists in plain, colors and changeable silks, stripes, plaids and checks in navy, violet, leather, rose, mulberry, Copen hagen, wistaria, serpent, heliotrope, mode and gray. These waists sell regularly at $5 and $6 each. They are made in the latest Fall fashions and are today the most popular waists worn. For today sp'l we offer them at $2.98 s3& i'. ' i"':arjBi" t mm mm mmm fflfll! Bengaline and Moire Untrirrimed $4.00 Shapes at $2.48 For Friday we offer 300 Untrimmed Bengaline and Moire Dress Hats in 1 2 of the most practical and latest shapes for Fall. These hats are very light weight and some faced with Mirror Velvet. These hats require nothing more than a quill or wing or a knot of velvet to be ready to wear. The regular price of these hats is $4.00; Friday Special $2.48. Clean-up in 35c COLLARS 15c ( I .f)VKS BxZmm 200 Dozen New We have left over from our Spring and Summer selling a small quantity of silk gloves at diferent prices. The entire of fering is the famous KAYSER make and offered special on Fri day and Saturday only at the following prices. $1.00 Silk Gloves 78 75c Silk Gloves 63 50c Silk Gloves 37 $1.50 Silk Gloves, 16 button 69C These gloves come in black and all colors. 75cReadyMadeOC Veils Special -s For Friday only, several hun dred ready-made hemstitched Chiffon Veils in all the popular colors, always good sellers at 75c each. For Friday big sell ing at, each .25 50c Veiling 19c . Several thousand yards Mesh Veiling, black, white and all colors. Val's to 50c, today 19 Embroidered Linen Collars For today we offer 200 dozen Linen and Embroidery Stiff Col lars in many neat de signs. All sizes in this V a 1 u e s to 35c. While they last will sell them special . - lot 15. Ladies Handker- C chiefs, Special 500 dozen Initial Handker chiefs, any initial, today... 5 1000 dozen Novelty Embroid ered Corners, today special 5? 500 dozen extra grade -inch Hemstitched Lawn Handker chiefs, very special, each, at 5 Sheets and Pillow Cases 75 19. Messaline Ribbon Special All pure silk. 5-inch Messaline Ribbon in black, white and all the newest and staple shades, positively for today and Satur day only 19 Ready for use; extra good ma terial, and the sheets a good extra length, 24 yards wide, 234 yards long. Pillow Cases Special To match sheets, 45 by 38. vSpecial, each 16 16. A Money-saving Event FALL BLANKET SALE Continues Friday and Saturday of thousands of pairs of Blankets sent us from mills all over the country. Blankets bought by our department me.nager early in Spring before blankets advanced. THE SAVING BETWEEN THE OLD AND PRESENT PRICES WOULD BE ENOUGH IN ITSELF TO JUSTIFY A SALE. Add to this blankets bought at the lowest prices of the year, with still further reductions made to us to close out entire lines, givers you some idea of what Blanket Bargains await you in this sale. Regular $6.00 White Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, special?$4.Q5 Regular $6.00 White Wool Blankets, 10-4 size, special '?4.95 Regular $7.50 White Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, special' $5.95 Regular $9.50 Fancy Plaid Blankets, 11-4 size, sp'l, each $6.95 Regular $11.50 Fancy Plaid Blankets, 11-4 size, special $8.95 Regular $12.50 Fancy Plaid Blankets, 11-4 size, special $9.95 Regular $8.00 Silver Gray Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, sp'l $5.95 Regular $10.00 Gray Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, special $7.95 Regular $9.00 Silver Gray Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, sp'l $6.95 Regular $12.50 Sanitary Gray Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, $9.85 Regular $11.50 White Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, pair $8.95 Regular $15 White Wool Blankets, extr,a large, 12-4 size $10.45 Regular $11.00 White Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, pair $S.45 Regular $9.50 White Wool Blankets, 10-4 size, pair $7.45 Regular $2.00 Comforts, special $1.39 Regular $3.50 Comforts, special i $2.49 Regular $4.00 Comforts, special $3.19 Regular $5.00 Comforts, special $3.95. Fall Embroidery Sale: Embroideries, Value to$ I , Friday 25c 1 For Friday we announce the'sale of 15, 000 'yards of fine Swisses, nainsook and cambric edges, insertions, bands and galloons, from 3 inches to 20 inches wide. Hundreds of dainty designs in French and English effects. Without question this sale of Embroideries, which has just ar rived in our store in time for this sale, is the best value we have ever offered. Conservative values of some of the pieces can easily be placed at $1.00 a yard. Friday we offer them sp'l 25 JUST RECEIVED BY EXPRESS They Go on Special Today, 98c 175 dozen one-clasp Dent Style Cape Gloves, in all sizes and in every shade of tan. Every pair fitted at the counter. Regular $1.50, Friday and Saturday. 9S MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SPECIALS Ladies Gowns 98c Ladies' Nainsook and Cambric Gowns, high neck, long sleeves or. slipover styles with elbow and puff sleeves, lace and em broidery trimmed. Values to $2.00, special.. 98 Ladies' Cambric Gowns, slip over styles, French banding embroidery or lace trimmings. In an assortment of styles, Value to $1.00, special. . .49 FOR MEN Men's Pure Linen H'mstitch'd Hand'chiefs With handsome embroidery initials, put up in half-dozen boxes. Special, per box, $1.00 Men's Pure Irish Linen Hem stitched Handkerchiefs, fine quality, specal 3 for 50 Cambric Drawers 59c Ladies' Cambric Drawers, Cluny and Val. lace trimmings, also embroidery insertion trim mings. Val's to $1.50, sp'l 59 Ladies' Skirts 98c Ladies' Cambric Skirts, deep flounce, trimmed with em broidery, lace or insertion or hemstitched tucks. Values to $1.75, special 98 German Linen Table Cloths 98. Silver-Bleached German Linen Tablecloths, actual size 2 yards long, 1$4 yards wide. In the three following designs only : Clover leaf, spot and chrysanthemum. Regular value $1.50, special, each 98 Battenberg Bureau Scarfs 98. Men's Silk Scarfs 75c Value,Spc'l 25 2000 Men's All-Silk Four-in-Hands and Tecks, figures,, stripes and all the newest ef fects, made either French fold or resersible. Battenberg Bureau Scarfs and Stand Covers, made by hand in Japan. Scarfs come with three piece linen centers with Batten berg lace between each piece; also a border of Battenberg lace, size 50 by 18 inches. Stand Covers come in round and square, size 30 by 30 inches. Values to $2, sp'l 9S WON CHAUFFEUR'SHEART Nine Years In Portland, Two Yeara In the Leading Etc Cllnlca of London. Parla and Berlin. MANY' FATAL DISEASES show their first symptoms in the eyes. That fact alone should establish your confidence In the Importance of having your eyes pronerly examined on the first appear ance of discomfort. THOMPSON HAS THE I Si ST K r M EX TS necessary for making the fullest scientific eye exam inations. Glasses supplied at the lowest possible prices and results guaranteed. THOMPSON SIGHT EXPERT,. Second Floor Corbett Bids, Fifth "and Morrison. WIFE OF FORBES, BALXOOXIST, SUED FOR ALIENATION. Claims $75,000 Damages and Has Love Letters Forbes Says Extortion. BRIDGEPORT. Conn., Sept. 2. (Spe cial.) Alleging that Jessie Livingston Forbes, wife of A. Holland Forbes, the well-known balloonist and acting presi dent of the Aero Club of America, has alienated the affections of her husband. Ernest Rowley, who is Mrs. Forbes' chauffeur, Ida. Rowley, of New York, to day instituted suit here for 73,000 damages. , Mrs. Rowley says she has 66 letters In her possession written to Rowley by Mrs. Forbes, the contents of which will prove the allegations In her complaint. Mrs. Rowley says she lived happily with her husband until he met Mrs. Forbes several years ago. Both Mr. and Mrs. Forbes say the suit was brought for extortion. "Mrs. Rowley has 10 letters." said Forbes, "which she offered to sell to my Tammrv for 1500. We refused ,the offer. These letters were purely of a business nature, aim uic them were known to me. We discharged Rowley last Winter. This suit Is a black mailing scheme." Yellow Fever In, Venezuela. j ' eral Wyman. of the Marine Hospital Service, waa tod?y advised by cable of the appearance of yellow fever at La Gualra, Venezuela. E LFSITAXIA CUTS DOWN TRANS ATLANTIC TIME. ' Clips Orf Three Hours and Lands Passengers on Fourth Day Out From Queenstown. NEW TORK, Sept. 3. Three new ocean records fell to the Cunard liner Lusitanla on her latest trip from Queenstown, which ended tonight. The Lusitanla made the passage In 4 days, 11 hours and 42 minutes, thereby clipping three hours and 18 minutes from her fastest previous time. She maintained an average speed of 25.85 knots for the entire voyage, beating the Mauretania's record of 25.84 and finally, by landing her passengers at the Cunard pier shortly before 8 o'clock to night, she became the first liner to dock on tha fourth day out from Queenstown. The Lusitanla left Daunfs Rock Inst Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Her day's runs follow: Sunday (to noon). 61; Monday, 650; Tuesday. 652; Wednes day, 651; Thursday. 647, and from noon to day, 123; total, 27F4. The Lusitanla and Mauritania hereto fore have left Queenstown on Sunday and reached the Ambrose Channel light ship too late on Thursday evening to allow them to dock before Friday. The Lucitania therefore became a real four day boat. New Ulm. Minn. John F. Hayner. who was brought to the county Jail here Wednes day from Sleepy Eye after he had been ar rested for shooting- ex-Senator George W, Summervllle, a lawyer and politician,' com mlted suicide by hanging. !