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AMERICAN FORCES
Four Marines Dead in
Fight With Rebels.
GENERAL ZELEDON IS KILLED
Warship's Men Acquit Them
selves Gallantly in Action.
'IMPREGNABLE' HILL TAKEN
Conflict Expected to Bring Dispute
in Congress to Climax, but De
partment of State Is Ready
With Precedents.
WASHINGTON. Oct B. In a gallant
assault. American marines and blue
jackets yesterday drqve the Nicar
aguan revolutionary leader. General
Zeledon, and his forces from Coyotepe
and Barraneans hills, near Masaya,
after 37 minutes of fighting, but In the
action four privates of the United
States Marine Corps were killed and
several were wounded.
Cayotepe Bill is noted In Central
American warfare as impregnable. It
was never captured by assault until
the Americans took it.
The victory of the Americans opened
the way for the Nlcaraguan govern
ment troops to assault the town of
Masaya; which they took from the
revolutionists, and Its starving In
habitants were relieved.
The revolutionist losses were heavy,
while the government force lost 100
killed and 200 wounded.
, General Zeledon Killed.
General Zeledon, the rebel, escaped,
but later was cornered and killed by a
troop of Federal cavalry.
One thousand American marines and
' bluejackets, under Lieutenant - Colonel
Charles G. Long, are moving on the
City ' of Leon, the remaining rebel
stronghold. -
The American marines killed were:
Private Ralph Victor Bobbett, Nevada,
'Mo.; Private Charles Hays Durham,
Junction "City," Ky.: Private Clarence
Henry McGill. Portland, Me.; Private
Harry Pollard, Medway, Mass.
The Americans most severely
- wounded were: Second Lieutenant
George W. Martin, Company C, First
Battalion, Winter Hill, Mass.: Ser
geant A. P. Sherburne, Georgetown,
Mass.; Private . William Harvey, en
listed at Boston; Private Alfred Lun
der, enlisted at Fargo, N. D. (his
' brother.; David Lunder, lives at Baker,
Mont.); T. P. Captain, ordinary sea
man of the cruiser California. ,
The Navy Department cannot Iden
tify Captain and has asked Rear Ad
miral Southerland for Information. ,
Admiral Extols II U Men.
Admiral Southerland in reporting the
battle to the Navy Department, said:
"The department and the country
hav everv reason to be Droud of the
officers, marines and bluejackets who I
were engaged In this action."
Admiral Southerland's dispatches
made It plain that the defeat of the
rebels was complete. Zeledon, a Nlcar
aguan and formerly supporter of
Zelaya, fled toward the. Costa Rlcan
boundary for escape. A band of Fed
' eral cavalrymen discovered him some
distance from Masaya and gave fight.
When the- defeated him and his fol
lowers, he was found fatally wounded
and died later. s
The shedding of American blood in
Central America is expected to bring
to a climax in Congress the dispute
over the right of this Government to
Intervene In Nicaragua.
Less than a month ago Acting Sec-
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EXPLORER STEFAXSSOVS RE
PORTS CONFIRMED.
Captain Tuttle Recalls That Whaler
Ballene, Stationed, at Banksland,
Was Boarded by Blondes.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 5. (Special.)
Captain Francis Tuttle. of the United
States Revenue Service, retired, says
that the report of explorer Stefansson
that he found tribes of blonds Eskimos
In Banksland Is not the first time that
these unusual people have been re
ported. . He says the story of these
people has been told and re-told among
the old-time whaling men, but obtained
little credence.
Captain Tuttle says that In the early
90s, the whaler Ballene. Captain Bert
Williams, wintered at Banksland end
that members of a strange tribe of
people, many of whom were blondes,
came out to the Ballene and some went
aboard. From where Captain Williams
wintered he could see a burning moun
tain of coal. The natives led him to a
place where he was able to secure
enough of this fuel to coal bis ship
during the Winter.
Captain Tuttle believes that Captain
Williams was the man of whom the one
tribe of natives told Stefansson: Cap
tain Williams story at that time was
placed in the same class with similar
reports that had gone the rounds of the
North.
ENTRY REFUSED TO PRINCE
Spanish Pretender's Son Is Detained
at Ellis Island.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6. Powerful In
fluences, It is said, worked today for
the release of Prince Ludovie Plgnatelll
d'Aragon, son of the Spanish pretend
er, who chafed and fretted today at bis
confinement at Ellis Island. The cables
were piled with messages to establish
or discredit the contention that he was
expelled from France for running a
gambling house and is therefore ineli
gible to enter the United States; also
that he tried to kill himself and was
likely to become a public charge.
A special board of inquiry will in
vestigate his -case.
L R. ALDERMAN INJURED
Motorcycle Strikes Rock and Edu
cator Suffers Broken Leg.
LAKEVIEW. Or.Toct. 5. (Special.)
As he was speeding along at a fast
clip on his motorcycle, near here today.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Alderman hit a rock while dodging an.
other In the road, with th result that
tonight he is suffering from a broken
leg.
Mr. Alderman had been here attend
ing the Teachers Institute, and was
nearlng -Albert Lake, en route to
Burns, to attend the Harney County in
stitute. He was brought back to Lake-
view. Mr. Alderman will leave for
Salem Monday via Sacramento.
ITALY TO PAY INDEMNITY
Temporal Sovereignty Over Tripoli
One of Conditions of Peace.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 5. The
Turco-Italian peace treaty awaiting
ratification provides for Turkish recog
nition of Italian sovereignty in Tripoli,
according to the Lausanne Gazette.
The Italian government, it is said, is
to pay an Indemnity to Turkey and is
also to recognize the religious author
ity of the Khallf over the Mussulmans
of Tripoli.
EXPLOSIVE USED ARTFULLY
Cracksmen Blow Safe Without Dis
turbing Night Watchman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5. Cracks
men entered the San Francisco offices
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company of New York early- today,
blew the safe and got away with be
tween $2000 and $2500 in cash, besides
a quantity of checks and commercial
paper.
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BIG JACK" ZELIG,
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Becker Trial Witness
Killed in Open.
SLAYER CAUGHT RED HANDED
Fruit Dealer Says He Fired in
. Revenge for Holdup.
TROLLEY CAR CRIME SCENE
Police Have Report That 3 lan Who
Was Involved In Rosenthal's
Death Was Lured to Spot Let
ters From Gunmen Found.
NEW YORK, Oct 5. ''Big Jack"
Zellg was shot and killed tonight. The
East Side gang leader and prospective
witness In the trial of Police Lieuten
ant Charles Becker for the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, which
begins Monday, was seated In a Second-avenue
open trolley car when
Phillip Davidson, who says he Is a fruit
dealer, jumped on the running-board
and fired the fatal shot.
J Davidson leaped from the car and
ran away, but was caught,, weapon In
hand. He admitted the shooting and
declared It was for revenge, the police
say.- According to the prisoner Zellg
had held him up at the point of a re
volver late today In an East Side hall
way and robbed him of $400.
Story of Trap Being Investigated.
The police were at a loss whether
to believe Davidson's story and at a
late hour reports that Zelig had been
lured to the scene of the shooting by
a telephone message were being In
vestigated. Patrons of a Second-avenue restau
rant, some distance away, told that
Zellg, who was In that neighborhood
earlier In the evening, had received a
telephone call from someone who made
an appointment to meet him at Four
teenth street and Second avenue. Zellg
Jumped on a car. the story , ran, and a
few moments later word flashed back
to the restaurant that he had been shot
Woman Detained at Hospital.
Zellg. mortally wounded, was rushed
to Bellevue Hospital, but before the
ambulance reached that institution he
was dead. On his body the police sayr
only $2.34 was found, although a well
dressed woman, whose Identity was not
learned, visited the Bellevue morgue
not long after Zelig's death, and asked
the authorities to turn over to her $500,
which she said Zellg had In his pos
session when he was shot. -
The woman was detained by the
morgue authorities. The police also de
tained .Hyman Glverth, an East Side
resident, as a material witness. Glverth
says he saw the shooting.
Little Is known about Davidson. He
told the police that he came to New
York from Peeksklll, N. Y five or six
days ago. He has been a fruit dealer.
but is not now In any business.
Only One Shot Fired.
Only one shot was fired at Zelig. The
bullet took effect back of the gang
leader's right ear. Davidson explained
at police headquarters that after he
had been robbed he went to Jersey
City, bought a revolver and, after mak
ing several Ineffectual efforts to get his
money back, chased Zellg aboard the
car and shot him.
District Attorney Whitman, who is to
conduct the Becker trial, interested
himself In the Zelig murder as soon as
he was notified. He telephoned at once
to police headquarters that he would
be there directly. Meanwhile, he re
quested that the questioning of the
prisoners be deferred until he arrived.
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SOME LEADING EVENTS OF A BUSY WEEK ARE ILLUSTRATED BY CARTOONIST
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, W
degrees; minimum, 40 degree. (
TODAY'S Fair; rortherly winds.
Foreign. ' .
Montenegrins' clash with Turks regarded aa
opening- of war. Section 1, page JU -
, National, ?
Charles R. Crane to testify before Clapp
committee Monday. Section 1. page 6.
Four American- marines killed in battle In
L Nicaragua. Section 1, page 1.
. - . Politics.
Senator Bourne enters race for re-election as
independent candidate. Section 1, page 12.
Idaho leader scores political activity of the
Mormon Church. Section 8. page 10.
Republican state committee prepares ex
haustive review of record of Ben Selling.
Section 1, page 12. i
Munseys discovery of "plot" to embarrass
Roosevelt absurd. - Section 1, page 5.
Democrats counting heavily on West In
coming election. Section 1 page 6.
ltomestlc
fealt Lake tazf chauffeur mysteriously
killed; schoolmaster arrested. Section 1,
page 2.
McNamaru planned "echo" in East Imme
diately after Los Angeles explosion. Sec
tion 1 page 2.
"Big Jack" Zellg. New York gang leader
and prospective witness in Becker trial
murdered. Section 1. page 1.
Real Estate and Balldlng.
Statistics testify to growth of city." Sec
tion 4, Page 8. . - - '
Portland is premier of Western cities. Sec
tion 4, page 8.
Fifty-five miles of water mains laid since
- last January. Section 4, page 8.
Albany projects big Improvements. Section
4, page .
Movement in farm lands continues heavy.
Section 4, page 9.
' Automobiles and Roads. -
Cross-Continent automobile line Is planned
and discussed. Section 4. page 4.
Motorists feel innkeepers are killing goose,
that lays golden egg. Section 4, page 6.
Truck makers seek uniform guarantee. Sec
tion 4. page 7.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results Oakland D.
Portland 2; San Francisco 8.. Los An
. geles 7;1 Sacramento . 4-1, ; Vernon 3-9.
Section 2. page 2.
Coast League leaders r maintain ' slugging
honors. Section 2, page 2.
Meek leads Northwestern League batters
for season. Section 2, page 3.
University of Oregon desirous of meeting
O. A. C. anywhere. Section 2. page 5.
Counterfeit tickets for world's series are
circulated. Section 2, page 3.
Washington High eleven defeats Pacific
University 23-0. Section 2, page 5.
Portland fans pick Red Sox to win. Sec
tion 2. page 4.
Hugh Fullerton picks Giant catchers as su- 1
perlor of those of Red Sox. Section 2,
page 3.
Beavers' failure to continue as drawing
card costs McCredies thousands. Sec
tion 2. page 5. i
Big Eastern football teams put smaller col
leges to rout. Section 2, page 6.
California has new white hope. Section Z,
page 4.
Irving Vaughan writes on world series. Sec
tion 1. page 4.
Caleb Bragg wins grand prlx auto race; De
- Palma Injured. Section 1, page 3. .
Pacific Northwest. .
Idaho ' makes big profit on surplus land
funds. Section 1. page T. f
Second tragedy from careless handling of
firearms occurs in Camas. Section 1,
page 9.
Stefansson report of blonde Eskimo tribe
is confirmed by Naval officer. .- Section
1. page 1. v ... ...... - W
Fishing sloop capsizes and crew of five
perish off Newport harbor. Section 1,
page 1.
Wife and daughter fight for life of lum
berman Creech. Section 1. page L
Colombia-Snake Rivers Waterways Associa
tion placed on permanent basis. . Section
1, page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Barley buying stimulated by advance at
San Francisco. Section 2, page 17.
Wheat weakened at Chicago by heavy
Northwestern receipts. Section 2, page
17.
New York banks cash loss during week
over seven million. Section 2, page 17.
Stock market recovers on more hopeful for
eign news. Section 2, page 17.
Two Japanese, escaped from quarantine,
are recaptured. Section 2, page 6.
Portland and Vicinity.
Special train will run to Eugene October
15 for Electric Railway opening. Section
1, Page 17.
First week shows Presbyterian Church
house Is marked success. Section 2, page
18.
September grand jury makes target of po
lice department. Section 1, page 17.
Port of Portland makes report showing ef
ficiency of dredging department. Sec
tion 1, page 13.
Governor sets October 19 as "clean up"
day. Section 1, page 7.
Columbia River branch of Women's For
eign Missionary Society of Methodist
Episcopal Church hears reports and elects
officers. Section 1. page 15.
Judge Morrow to decide Tuesday on "short"
charter mandamus hearing. Section 2,
page 16. :
Veterans of Civil War now in Oregon form
organization. Section 1, page 16.
Gresham fair big attraction and well at
tended. Section 1, page S-
Pollce Chiefs stenographer and City Jail
Matron indicted. Section 2, page 18.
B. 6. Josselyn makes reply to charges by
C. K. Henry. Section 4, page 1. .
Charles H. Shields challenges W. S. U'Ren
to debate on single tax. Section 1,
page 5. - t
Elks grand exalted ruler honors Gus Moser.
of Portland. Section 2. page 6. '
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
FIGHT FOR CREECH
Women Pass Ordeal
Without Weeping.
SEARCHING QUESTIONS ASKED
Defense Scores Heavily in
Testimony of Day.
EVIDENCE DENIALS MADE
Mrs. Creech and! Sirs. Olga Brown
Declare ' Husband and Father
Never Said He Expected to
Go to Walla Walla.
: MONTESANO, Wash, Oct 5. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. J. 8. Creech, wife of the
wealthy lumberman, and her daughter,
Mrs. Olga Brown, occupied the greater
part of today on the witness stand and
grave excellent testimony In the Inter
est of their husband and father who
Is on trial for the killing- of Detective
Frank J. Welch, whom he shot In his
own yard the night of June 3.
Both women were on the witness
stand more than four hours and under
went a searching: cross-examination.
Prosecutor" Campbell not sparing their
feelings In bis direct questions. Both
stood the ordeal well and not a tear
was shed In the court, although it
looked at times as if they would both
break down under the searching Ques
tions put to them.
The women told practically the same
story, especially the part concerning;
the conversation which took place fol
lowing the shooting, both disputing the
testimony of the witnesses for the state
as to remarks made . by Mr. Creech
that he had shot a man and his wife
was responsible for the act and that
he expected "to pass the remainder of
his days at Walla Walla."
. Window Found Open.
Both said that they had gone down
town during the afternoon of June 3
and returned -noma- about S:30-o'ciock,
when they found a window in the bed
room had been opened and a stick of
stovewood placed under the sash; The
wood was removed and about 9:40
o'clock Mrs. Brown went into the room
again and found the window bad been
forced again and a small flat file
placed under the sash. This worried
them and they called up the police sta
tion and asked to have an officer sent,
preferably Mr. Kempter, but refused to
tell the night sergeant, who took the
call, what they wanted with an officer.
Later, Detective Welch came to the
door and told them that he was sent
to investigate and went through the
house and examined the window in
question. He then stepped on the rear
porch, "went Into the woodshed, made
an examination of the premises, then
went back in to the house and later
went from the building: by the side
door.
Five minutes later they heard two
shots, fired in quick succession, and
threw open the door, when they recog
nized their fathers voice. Mrs. Creech
said. "What's the matter?" and the
answer came back. "I have killed a
man." He ordered them to get a phy
sician and call the police, which they
did. as Creech helped the wounded man
from where he had fallen in the bushes
to a place on the porch where Welch
sank down from weakness, and Creech
attempted to comfort his victim.
Late Hour of Tragedy Set.
Both women testified that they called
the police office at 9:45 o'clock, and
that Officer Welch did not come to the
house until three-quarters of an hour
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SLOOP CAPSIZED;
CREW OF 5 PERISH
HEAVY SEA AT NEWPORT HAR
BOR OVERTURNS CRAFT.
Lack or Familiarity With South Spit
Brings Disaster to Fishing
Craft Pilgrim.
NEWPORK, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.)
Crossing over South Spit bar with a
heavy sea rolling and a crew unfa
miliar . with the harbor entrance, the
fishing sloop Pilgrim capsized at S
o'clock this evening and the crew of
five men were lost. '
The missing are: Claud Toner, owner
of the craft; J. W. Mckenzie, engineer;
Tarl Telefson, master.' and Forest
Wooster and Michael Henry aides.
The life-saving crew here hastened
to give assistance, with the launch
Ollle but the little vessel turned
turtle too quickly and dumped its
human freight into the sea before any
possible aid could have been given.
It is practically certain that the
crew was anything but familiar with
the harbor approach or no attempt
would have been made to cross in un
der such a big sea breaking over the
spit
The vessel was carried along the
beach for two miles south of the en
trance. Up to a late hour tonight none of
the five bodies had been recovered.
The life-saving crew continues to pa
trol the beach. ,
TITANIC WIDOW MARRIED
Woman Who Ixst Husband In Wreck
Takes Another.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. E. (Special.)
Mrs. Virginia McDowell Clark, widow
of Walter Miller Clark, who lost his
life In the Titanic disaster, was mar
ried to Jack Tanner, a former Los An
geles man. In New York on September
36 at the home of Howard McDowell,
her cousin. Word of the wholly un
expected wedding reached Mrs. Ada
McDowell, her mother. In a letter re
ceived today and the information was
given Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Clark,
father and mother of Walter Clark.
They, like Mrs. McDowell, were In com
plete ignorance of the marriage. J.
Ross Clark Is a brother of ex-Senator
William A. Clark, of Montana
Mrs. Clark left Los Angeles three
weeks ago for the ostensible purpose
of visiting In New York.. Since the Ti
tanic disaster, when she underwent the
harrowing experiences of being rowed
away from the sinking ship while her
brave young husband was waving her
a cheery farewell, though he knew he
was facing death,' she has been living
In Los Angeles with her mother, trying
to recover her health.
SECRETARIES WILL SPEAK
Knox and Fisher to Be In Seattle
During Next Week.
SEATTLE, Oct. 3. The Republican
state central committee is arranging
for a political meeting' In Seattle next
Saturday to be addressed by Secretary
of State Knox and Secretary of the
Interior Fisher. The Cabinet officers
will arrive from Honolulu on the
cruiser Maryland next Friday. Cor
respondence Is in progress with the
National committee relative to assign
ing Secretary Knox to address meet
ings In Tacoma, Spokane and Portland.
Senator La Follette, according to the
Republican state committee, will make
speeches for the Republican National
ticket in ' Eastern Washington next
week.
VANDERBILT MAKES FLIGHT
New Yorker as Passenger In Aero
plane Goes Up 500 Feet.
MINE OLA, N. Y., Oct 5. Cornelius
Vanderbllt, who Is a Lieutenant-Colonel
In the National Guard of New York,
was a passenger with George W.
Beatty when the aviator made a flight
above Hempstead Plains this after
noon. .
They went up 600 feet.
REYNOLDS.
MONTENEGRINS
CLASH WITH TURKS
Frontier Guerds Kill
100; Others Retreat.
ENTIRE. BRIGADE IS REPULSED
Turkey Views Engagement as
Beginning of Actual War. ,
NOTE IS SENT TO POWERS
Reports That France and Russia Are
Interesting Themselves In Pre- -serving
Peace Received J
With Attention. ill
LONDON", Oct. a. A newa aa-enry
dispatch from Fotcta, Bosnia, report
that a Montenegrin brigade near Ne
fertara attempted to cmh the Tarn
River Into Novlbaznr, Turkish terri
tory, on Thursday and was opposed by
the Turklan frontier Euards. More
than 100 Montenegrins were killed and
the remainder returned to the Monte
negrin shore.
The commander, who was acting on
his own responsibility, baa beea re
called to Cetttnje.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. S. An en
gagement has taken place at Therna,
near the Montenegrin frontier, between
Turks and Montenegrins. The Monte
negrins were repulsed, according to a
dispatch received here. The Turkish
government, It Is understood, views
this affray as practically the begin
ning of hostilities.
Assim Bey, ex-Mlnlster of Foreign
Affairs, has gone to Roumanla to seek
the support of that state in the Balkan
difficulties.
Turkey Addresm Powers.
The following circular note has been
addressed to the powers;
"As the Ottoman government antici
pated, the -verbal representations made
by the powers to the Balkan states, al
though vigorous, did not have the de
sired effect. There is reason to believe
that even If certain states were In
clined to conform with the recommen
dations of the powers, the fear of hav
ing appeared to have - violated the
agreement reached among them has
prevented them from following their
inclinations.
Challenge Is Accepted.
"On the other hand the popular ex
citement which appears to be carrying
away these countries can in their opin
ion be subdued only by threatening ac
tion on the part of the powers. This
agitation naturally had a reaction on
the Ottoman Empire, the inhabitants
and army of which were already exas
perated by the criminal and bloody
machinations which have been proceed
ing for years past, encouraged by
neighboring states.
"The Ottoman people, therefore, being
ready to accept the latest challenge
thrown down to It, is prepared to repel
any attack on the security and dignity
of the Empire.
Early Decision Asked. ,
"The situation is, therefore, extreme
ly grave and if the powers take too
long to agree on the forcible measures
which the circumstances dictate, hos
tilities may be precipitated before in
tervention can be effected. Wo must
once more call the attention of the
great powers to the dangerv and urge ,.
the necessity of meeting it without a.
moment's delay.
"It is only because we desire to adhere
to the pacific attitude of which we
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