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THE MORNING OR EG ONI AN, 3IONDAY, PECE3IBER 13, 1909. MEXICO DOESN'T AGREE WITH KNOX ZELAYA INSTITUTES REIGN OF TERROR SCENES IN NICARAGUA AND PORTRAIT OF DICTATOR WH06E STAR IS WANING. Cash Boys and Girls Wanted Over 16 Years of Age o Envoy Indicates Force Against Zelaya Will Not Be Approved. Over 500 in Chains in Man agua, With but Two Cents Day Food Allowance. EC The Christmas Season Has Opened in Earnest VIEWS OF ENRIQUE CREEL BOTH SIDES ARE ACTIVE 'i r ri a. !' . " v- ! it-t iT?T J 1. -S2masm' Ex-Mexican Ambassador Makes Known Ills Mission to Washing tonDenies That Diaz Plans on Naming Xew President. TVASHTNGTOX. Dee. 12. Enrique C Creel. ex-Mexican Ambassador to th United States and now acting- as ape rial envoy for his government in the Central American Imbroglio, arrived to day and will bring his misllon before the State Department Tuesday. , While Insisting that his government had "abounding faith In the broad Judgment and sound diplomacy" of the State Department. Senor Creel Indi cated that Mexico was not altogether In accord with the vigorous measures being employed by the United States Government to bring Zelaya's govern ment to time. Senor Creel tonight denied that his Kovernment was putting forward any candidate for the Presidency of Nic aragua. Tt is an open secret that'Ma driz is not acoeptable to the State De partment. That Mexico is looking forward to the day when the five turbulent repub lics of Central America will be molded Into one government was acknowledged by the diplomat. The time for the creation of the United States of Cen tral America has not arrived, In Sen or Creel's opinion, and he believed such an amalgamation would be through, evolution rather than resolu tion. The special envoy will remain In AVasliington several weeks. He is ex Vected to take part in negotiations which he expects will lead to a peace ful settlement of the American dispute with Nicaragua. . ARRESTS IN LAND FRAUDS IiOS Angeles Police Charge 'Woman and Three Men With Conspiracy. I.OS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 12. The police are holding In the City Jail here Mrs. T.aura 1. Bryant, l.ouis Chiffino. John H. Hawloy and Harry Hancock, pending Investigation into the numerous land frauds and it Is said more arrests will be made. It is alleged the persons arrested obtained false titles to numerous lots owned by residents in both San Diego and Ios Angeles and these lots were listen for sale with real estate dealers in both cities. One case is that in which lots owned by S. P. Swackhamer, of Union, Or., formerly of San Diego and which were sold by a San Diego firm. Becoming sus picious, tho San piego agents wired to Swackhamer, who replied that he had not disposed of the lots. MARINES ' ARRIVE AT ZONE (Continued From First Pag.) mine near the transport Diamante, Is given no credence. This version is con tracted by a deserter from the Zelayan forces, who confirmed the previous re port that each of the Americans was captured while reconnoitering some hills near the river. KEBEI-S SURE OF VICTORY SOON (encral Ustrada and Troops In trenched Near Rama. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Senor Cas trillo. representative of the Nicaraguan insurrectionists la this city, today re ceived a cablegram from General Es trada, head of the revolutionary move ment, which declares that the revolu tionists arc strongly intrenched at Ra tna. and that the forces of President Zelaya are two days' march from the city. The cablegram asserts that a revolu tionary victory Is certain, but that fol lowing it, the revolutionists will take no definite steps until their programme Is approved by the American State De partment. This is presumed to refer especially to a decision that may be made in the case of President Zelaya should the In surgents win. The cablegram as translated by Senor Castrlllo follows: RAMA, via Bluerields. Pec. 1i. Cas trillo, Washington We occupy our impreg nable poBlton at Rama town, with an army jnnre numerous and inure decided than ever. Knemy is two days mart-h from Rama. I-'roni there lie asks us for a parley.- Wo are disposed not to concede anything and are sure of victory. That is our trua situ ation, and our plan from the beginning has been to capture the enemy at Rama. We are disposed not to take resolute action without approval of the State Department, "to whom you must communicate this. When the hatile is expected we will advise you. (Signed) ESTRADA. The State Department announced It was without official advices from Nic aragua today. Any action the depart ment contemplates will be taken only upon official information. W HO WILLi SUCCEED ZELiAVA? Managua Quiet, but Talk Is Rife as to Next President. MANAGUA, Dec. 12. Outwardly Mana gua is peaceful. There have been no mili tary preparations .and the people appear unconcerned. Band concerts are given daily in the plazas. There is much itriguing, however, among the better classes, and cafes are the centers of various conspiracies. The revolutionists in leon, Granada anji Managua are warring among themselves, each being eager for supremacy. Those in Managua are openly declaring that they have been assured of the asistance of the United States and insist upon being per mitted to chose Zelaya"s successor. Zelaya declared recently he was in nego tiation with revolutionists to obtain their indorsement to a successor to the presi dency who would be acceptable to all parties, and that he had submitted the name of Dr. Jose Madriz, judge of the Cartago court. It is believed, however, that Dr. Madriz would be obieationable to the revolution ists. It therefore would be dangerous to Impose a man indorsed only by one or two factions, as the other factions would likely take this for an excuse for a fur ther rising. Dr. Julian Irias. Minister-General, who also has1 been suggested as a possible suc cessor to Zelaya, would be powerful enough to crufh an uprising in event of his selection, but it is understod he ia not favored by the United States. VIEW OF HARBOR OF CAMPO PLANE FOR a;CUIM High Speed Claimed in Test of New Airship. NIGHT FLIGHT IS TAKEN Has Flown From Worcester Mass., to Sew York, Thence to Boston and Back. Says Wallace K. Tilltnghast, WORCE9TKR. Mass., Dec. 12. A re markable assertion of the practicability of aviation is embodied in the announce ment today of Wallace E. Tillinghast, .ice-president of a Worcester manufactur ing company, who asserts that he has In vented, built and tested secretly an aero- plari capable of carrying three passen gers and in which he says he has flown from Worcester to New York, thence to Hoston and back. A speed of 120 miles an hour was made at times, he declares. The test was made on September 8 at night, according .to Mr. Tillinghast, who cays he circled the Statue of Liberty at an elevation of 4000 feet and was seen on the return trip by a coast guard on Long Island when flying low, the fact being recorded in the newspapers at the time. Mr. Tillinghast says the machine Is a monoplane, weighing 1550 pounds, equipped with a 120-horse power gasoline engine. He refuses to tell where the machine is, but (says he will bring it to Worcester for a public demonstration. . SCRFMAX " HEARS AEROPMXE Argument Will Not Convince Leach It Was Flock of Geese. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. William Leach, a surf-man of the Fire Island life-saving station, believes he heard an aeroplane pass high above him when he was doing patrol duty tonight. First he heard a buzzing high up In the air, and whatever made it, he says, passed directly over his head. The noise resembled the rattle and hum of a .high speed motor. All . efforts to convince Leach that he may have mistaken a flock of geese for an aeroplane only make him laugh. He says he has heard too many geese to confuse the eound of their flight with the exhaust of a gasoline motor. Whatever made the noise seemed to bo pointing for the Jersey shore. Leach says that, because of the thick weather, his eyes could not confirm his ears. PORTO RICAN VOTE URGED General Edwards Favors Their Ad mission to Citizenship. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Extension of American citizenship to Porto Ricans who desire it, and without forcing upon those who do not. Is recommended by General Clarance R. Edwards, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, in his annual report made public today. In speaking of the recent tariff leg islation by Congress for the benefit of the Philippines, General Edwards says the results so far have been to In crease the price paid to the grower for his leaf tobacco from 10 per cent for the poorer grades to 45 per cent for the best grades. The price received by the producer of sugar has increased 25 per cent. He says that up to date importations Into the United States of cigars since 'the passage of the tariff act have been at the rate of about 76,00. 000 a year or one-half the limit for the admission. "The effect on the American industry of this importation," says General Ed wards, "may well be Judged by the fact that these cigars may be found only with the greatest difficulty." General Edwards reports that one half of the regular number of troops now in tho Philippine Islands are a sufficient guarantee against any possi ble Internal" disorder. PROFITS GO TO MIDDLEMEN Ultimate Buyers Pay Many Times First Cost of Trees. BOSTON, Dec. 12. The Yuletide call to the forests and Its exactions of 4,000 000 young spruce, firs and balsams has been felt the last three weeks In Maine, Michigan and Oregon, the great centers of Christmas-trees cutting industry. Shippers are now busy rushing the CORINTO, WH13RE AMERICAN WARSHIPS MAY OPERATE, 1-:-' fitf G.-'L r - ti:::. ' V, I '-.rr it..:. .VW. W . ':::,: ::.; f. Jr ' x , ' ' ' ftw:v-x ..S,: Xy.-w:': :7-r t:- :;.. A v ; f t E NORTE, REVIEWING PLACE AT MANAGUA. f ,-: ;f: -!!! NET PROFITS TAXED I? - - ' i . .jw-',1.. --y ::::: .t-e..w.M -""--"rfTir irtTiTfnmin t President Zelaya. I U product to the market. The total cut of trees yields the owners of lands about 1160,000, while "consumers" pay about $2,000,000. shippers and dealers reaping a great share of the profit. Oregon's trees are cut more than those of any other Pacific sta,te, but the total cut of that state does not equal that of either Maine or Michi gan. BLACKMAIL IS CHARGED IiOS ANGELES PROSECUTOR AC CUSES SEATTLE MEX. Chance Will Be Given Him to Tell Grand Jury on Sonnd What He Knows. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 12. (Special.) District Attorney John D. Fredericks will go before the grand jury at Seattle and tell his version of how he frustrated an alleged attempt made to fleece Ralph J. Leavitt. of this city, of $1000 by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Frank H. Holz lielmer and Detective C. B. Peyton, of Seattle, on the occasion of Leavitt's re cent arrest for manslaughter for being a passenger. In an automobile that killed a Seattle sfreetsweeper. Mr. Fredericks admits that under the law the Washington authorities cannot comnel him to answer a subpoena, but he says he is willing to go if the grand Jury desires Information on the actions of the two officials, who have been forced to resign. "The men had solicited $1000 from Leavitt under promise to dismiss the case against him. but in reality they could not be punished. As no crime had been committed here, in view of the fact that the men were not officers of California," said Mr. Fredericks today. J'At the same time they were dealt with In such a man mer that their resignations were assured end both made confessions In their own handwriting of having received the money." " SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) Leavitt ran over and killed a street sweeper here. Joe Schlumpf and others went his bail on a charge of manslaugh ter. . Leavitt lft for Los Angeles and lumped his bail. Holzheimer, the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, went to Los An geles to try. to bring Leavitt back. He is suDPOsed to have compromised the case. Prosecutor Vandeveer says that If Dis trict Attorney Fredericks comes here he will have every chance to appear. Van deveer discredits the Los Angeles story. Holzheimer and Peyton were not dis missed. Holzheimer resigned but later was reappointed. Peyton resigned and is still out. Illinois Central Engineer Killed. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Dec. 12. A northbound passenger train and ' a southbound freight train on the Illi nois Central crashed together head-on near Pana, 111., today. Engineer Philip May, of Clinton, was Injured Internally. Only One "BROMO QUIXINK." That Is LAXATUB BROMO QUININE-Loolc for the signature of E. W. GROVE Used th World over 10 Cur a Cold in Ona Day. 23c. s . .j ', rxt MacVeagh Explains Purpose of New Law. RETURNS MUST BE MADE Honest Errors to Be Corrected, but Fraud Fully Prosecuted 400,- 000 Corporations in the Country Affected. WASHINGTON, Dec 12. More than 400,000 corporations In the United States will have to make their returns In conformity with the new corpora tion tax law. Secretary of the Treas ury MacVeagh has issued a compre henslve statement for the government of those corporation officials. The statement is 'calculated to cover any questions of. classification and distinc tion which might arise In the making of the reports, and it sets forth In terse language what the Government expects. The statement begins plainly with the statement that the Government ex pects returns to be made to conform with the Intent of the law, and that the law had two Intents first, that it should be, a revenue producer for the Government, and second, to- leyy a tax of 1 per cent on the net income of cor porations as provided In the law. Tax Hits Profits Only. After a concise definition of what Is considered net income with the law, the statement says: "It is clear that the purpose of the law was not to put a. tax on receipts, but a tax on profits, and that the terms 'net income' and 'gross income' are used because, while they are practical ly identical with gross profits and net profits, they are yet more' embraslve and consequently permit a more com prehensive administration of the law." For convenience and facility in clas sification, corporations have been divid ed into five classes. They are Insur ance companies, transportation com panies, manufacturing companies, mer cantile companies and miscellaneous corporations. Frauds Will Be Prosecuted. The statement makes detailed explana tions of what can be considered gross in come, net Income, and defines what other terms used in the statements are held to be within the law. Inaccuracy is ex pected In some of the returns, the state ment says, and it Is expected they .will be from two causes. The first Is honest error and the second is Intent to defraud the Government. Honest errors will be corrected, but any attempts at fraud will be met with vigorous prosecution. The regulations do not call for specific methods of keeping accounts or any other particular method of bookkeeping. The requirement is simply that the busi ness transactions be so recorded that ac curate returns can be made and verified when necessary. M CITY FIGHTS 0. K. NEW REGIME IX SAX FRANCISCO MAY ALLOW CLUBS. Report Says Three Associations Will Be Formed, Each to Get Four Permits Yearly. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12. (Special.) According to information that comes from a source close to Mayor-elect Mc Carthy, the plans of the new adminis tration as far as the fight game goes, in San Francisco, have already been de cided. - It is said there will be three clubs, each to have four permits durigg the year, and that Jack Gleason, Jimmy Coffroth and Louis Blot, a commission man. who Is Billy" Papke's California rep resentative, will be the promoters. The men interested in the game think that longer fights will attract, and be lieve that the Supervisors will allow an extension So that 30-round fights will be allowed. In addition, Jack Gleason ex pects to be granted permission to hold one 45-round fight, which will mean that the Jeffries-Johnson mill will be held in the city proper. Zelcya Places Force of 600, Who Will Oppose Landing of American Marines Estrada's Soldiers Can Defend Bluefields. BLTJEFIELDS, Nicaragua, Dec. 12. It is learned from an authoritative source that a reign of terror is being maintained In Managua and that not less than 600 persons identified- with politics are In chains In the prisons. A Catholic society has been ordered to cease sending sup plies to the prisoners, who may starve to death, as they are allowed only 2 cents a day for food. Corporal punishment 1 meted out dally to various alleged of fenders. Zelaya, to create an Impression that the sentiment of the people of Managua is hostile towards America and Ameri cans, recently ordered Amelio Estrada, a prominent Liberal and a brother of the revolutionist chief, to organize a dem onstration against the United States. This he refused to do. Irias Would Succeed Zelaya. Tt is nuderstood that Dr. Julian Irias, Minister-General, has been making at tempts to start an uprising in his favor as Belaya s successor, but whether with Zelaya's consent Is not known. It Is re ported also that Irias home has been surrounded by soldiers. Further authori tative dispatches state that 500 of Ze laya's forces have been entrenched to prevent American marines from passing over the bridges into Corinto. Esoondido River Guarded. Since last Thursday, when General Es trada became certain that General Vas quez, in command of a portion of Zelaya's troops, was attempting to make a detour of Rama to seize an unguarded river point and descend upon Bluefields, forces of the provisional government Ijave been acting with great energy. Rama has been occu pied, and less important river landings have been, strongly guarded. All available boats have been held in reserve to rush reinforcements to any point Miat may be threatened. General Phamorro and 250 men arrived today to assist in guarding the entire 60 miles of the Escondido River, from Rama to Bluefields. General Chamorro left 300 men guarding the land passage between Bluefields and Greytown. Zelaya's Troops Bottled. The provisional Secretary of State, Adolfo Diaz, today declared that the Zela yan troops would not be able Jo march overland from Greytown. because of the swamps and jungles .and they would be unable to get the use of river boats. For these reasons. General Chamorro could afford to weaken the Greytown forces, he said, without fear of results. . While the provisional government would welcome additions to the marines which the United States cruiser Des Moines has aboard. Secretary Diaz, declared that Es trada's forces were capable of defeating any attempt to attack Bluefields. Scouting parties are out In every direc tion to determine the objective point of General Vasquez, who has asked for two days' extension of the truce to enable him to communicate with Zelaya. As" General Vasquez is In possession of a telephone system over which probably ten minutes would suffice to transact his business with Zelaya, the request was looked upon with suspicion and refused. CARNEGIE INSTITUTE READY Handsome Administration Building to Be Dedicated Today. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. A noteworthy addition to the many buildings of archi tectural beauty in the Nation's capital Is the new Administration building of the Carnegie Institute of AVashington, which will be dedicated tomorrow evening. Andrew Carnegie, founder of the in stitution, which he endowed with $12,000, 000. will deliver an address. With the en couragement of investigation, research and discoveiy in the broadest and most liberal manner and the application of knowledge to the improvement of man kind as the object of the corporation, the Institution Is accomplishing achievements of far-reaching scientific value. Since its President Taf t Is Pleased THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, Portland, Oct. 2, 1909. Mr. E. A. Thompson, Corbett Bldg, - Portland, Oregon. My Dear Sir: " The President has received the glasses you furnished him on the 2d of October and thanks you cor dially for same. He much appre ciates your attention. , Very truly yours, (Signed) ARCHIBALD W. BUTT, . Aide to the President. Thompson has pleased President Taft and over 20,000 other spectacle wearers and can please you. High class -work at the lowest possible prices.- THOMPSON gsffi Second floor Corbett Bldg., Fifth and. Morrison- i 0 it t h ... m fullest. As inducements for early shopping we have made some trenchant reductions in many lines of goods. Special Sales That Must Command the Attention of All Shrewd Shoppers MONDAY'S BIG SALES 500 FRENCH SEAL- HAND BAGS in the very newest shapes, received by express Satur day. All fitted with coin purses, double strap handles and large gold-plated initials. 1000 IMP'TED PIECES OF REAL EBONY in toilet requisites. Men's military brushes, cloth brushes and hair brushes, also ladies' hair brushes, hand mirrors, bonnet brushes, cloth brushes, some plain and some sterling mounted. Monday Half Reg. Price SYRIAN CROCHET DOILIES, SQUARES and bedspreads. Our Christmas importation at just half regular price. TODAY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to make a very pronounced saving on holiday umbrellas, if you have such. an item on your Xmas list. WHILE IN THE STORE don't fail to take advantage of the picture sale. Immense saving on pretty framed pictures today. SALES IN JEWELRY, silverware, cut glass, toilet sets, Christmas ribbons and neckwear. SALES ON THE SECOND FLOOR in the Art Needlework, Fyrography, Millinery, Suits, Dolls and Rugs. organization in 1902 upwards of 1000 in dividuals have been engaged in Investiga tions and at present 500 are thus engaged. Ten departments' of research have been established and two astronomical observa tories1 and five laboratories for as many different fields of investigation in widely separated localities are maintained. Work has thus far been carried on un Wt 7X 7n? mi 6 V I'vui exercise makes pood Only the TJlumnest Grains are selected from western wheat croil for the Olymnic Flour. There no Question of the nnt-ritinna volno r.f Olympic its wholesomeness its puri tyor its cleanliness. It's the way to good bread and successful baking. Positively demand "there Isn't any jus i as good." 11 vrnnr AT YOUR GROCER'S PORTLAND FLOURING MILLS CO.. PORTLAND, OBEGOX The Christmas bustle has come a vast army of good-natured, jolly and eager people, racking their brains Jo think of some gift, large or small, that will make somebody happy. There is good cause for early shopping, it gives lyou time to make your selections 'leisurely and with the proffered assistance of the salespeople, im possible later in the day. This week you find the stocks at their Special at $ 1 .98 der the auspices of the institution in many different fields succewsf ully. Nearly 210.000 coin cards have been sent out this year by the younj; people's mission ary department of the Methodiat Episcopal boards of homo ann" foreign missions, in. furtherance of the plan to promote In th Sunday schools snch regularity in Hiving; as shall Insure $1,ooo.0(h annually for mis sions from these school?. "The difference Krji sM-. tiUUU IPX-Call, ail 11 vivau lo dlOJl CL1U11 VUU in buying your flour bread." Mother. and hardest thn Nnrth. malvino of" ia nhnl jpatenT Olympic i