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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
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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.
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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
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For Friday we offer 300 Untrimmed Bengaline and Moire
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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
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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
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Ready for use; extra good ma
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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
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Regular $15 White Wool Blankets, extr,a large, 12-4 size $10.45
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Regular $2.00 Comforts, special $1.39
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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
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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
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In an assortment of styles,
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With handsome embroidery
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Table Cloths
98.
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$1.50, special, each 98
Battenberg
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98.
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75c Value,Spc'l
25
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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.
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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.
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