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Newspaper Page TextMbkNINO KNTKRPKISK. THURSDAY, DECKMHKU 21. 1011. P. K'iiSJAIlM SiAYEROFHlLLFAIHLY (Continued from regw X.) ing of June ." The shariff rWuw u toll how b found oat the) exact ttm of th murder. llrvy got 08 a streetcar coming In thla dlrwctloo. from Portland at Ardenwald at It. IS 'clock. Several prona mw him thru he allghtad from the car. It la aid ha had to pas th Delh hom, br lh a 1. th lutrumnt of tba tragedy, u obtained. tlla wlf and- other member of tit iamtly do "toot know what ttm he returned horn, for Bo oo occupied the room with htm. Harvey, It la aald, haa revealed in formation which bo on, hut th alayer could possibly know. Lawyer Engaged. Five day after th crime, accord ing to th authorities he went to a JNwUand Brm of lawyer, of which Jay Bowermaa. late candidal for Governor, la senior partner, and en gaged th arm to defrad htm ta cas of his arrt tor th Hill murder. He la aald to ear stipulated la wrttlnf that he would par th lawyers 110.000, and pledged hi reach at htllwauki la payment of the fee. Susplctoa was not directed to Har vey until the authorttle learned of the transaction with th lawyer. It la aald that h attempted, oa aee. oral occasion, to hold up women, and that several year ago two glrla, who wer driving la a wood eacaped from him 'by whipping their hor Into a gallon. He Is accused of hi Ting re peatedly Insulted women. Th authorttle say that th pris oner wanted to buy th property which was bought by th Hill, and he mad threat of preventing th sal. Threats, It Is aald. wer also Biade br htm after th eaJ. He la reported a hiring said h would yer ob Lai the property, which he wanted to rlv to a relatlT. V Motttar and Brother aialn. ' Sheriff Mas aay that criminal in stinct are hereditary la th Harvey family. His brother Daniel and hla mother wer found slain la their home la 1SSS. Th authorities at th tlm suspected Daniel of having hilled his parent and then committing sui cide. , - - - - -: " Another brother At the prisoner was drowned tn a pond two feet deep I, STOCK FOR ,. I.I: O IS HE TEETO SET OUT sm renin pt of enr . V Si 1 U ' -i'" ' ( ( r I Two-year -old budded rosea, fifty v arte tie to choon from, win set them out and guar- a alee them for 20e each; also all hinds of fancy shrubbery and fruit tree at low price. Apply H. J. BIGGER, Seventh and Center streets, at the old stand.' twelve years ago. . Solcld was sus pected. Not long after the death ot Harvey's mother, Mamie Welch, a sixteen-year-old girl, was slain ta Harvey ktra berry patch. A rela tive of Harvey, Charles Wilson, who wa charged wtlh the crime, com toll ed suicide la th Clackamas county Jail. Harvey's father died suddenly la Iowa after he had deeded hi proper ty to hla eon. Sheriff Mase first Intended to have the evidence against Harvey submit ted to the grand Jun , 11L Th victims wer WU tiara H. HUU'aged thirty-two, Mrs. Ruth Hill., eg thirty 4 wo, and her two children. Philip RlntouL aged eltbt, and Dorothy Klotout, age Or. After being Murdered, th bodte of th woman and little Ctrl were via lated. The morning of June . C W. Mat thews, while searching for a cow, aaw that the HIIU wer not up. and told hi wife to see if anything wa the matter., as he had to go to town. Mr. reach hts own home. "I ought not to be here, said Har vey when visited at the Jail by new. VuV auTmak U! N.tthe. looked .tn the window of the arrel Immediately after, la case ot!Hi .w. . " . ZT, Indictment District Attorney Tongue ; " r.VY" " "7 said the cas could not be submitted ' to bell.v th child was dead Bum ontll neit term of court and the Sher-. the otnclala, the aouee ws tff concluded to make the arret at r,.,u"d i'", once and have the preltnitnary hear. ! .hamble. n?Lu.,!; Vw. Ing tn th waglatret a court. 11 and e husband was mlaslng. but Hill Deputy Sheriff Mile went to the liar-! body was found partly covered by that vey home In a vehicle obtained at ( hi wlf. livery stable and made th rreat As Selenaed t Prisoner Net Concerned. The trer stole a newly sharp- The prisoner woh had been brought ened a from th porch of R. T. Dj-lk. her before and questioned, did not J ho .jlbaS show tn least alarm. Harvey made i horn on he htt' a sutemeat lu which he denied an ! road, and with " connection whatever with the crime, j quadruple murner. Hill waa He admitted paslng the Hill home on 1 member of the family killed, his head ... . 1-- .1.. ..i.iiii. 1 being chopped to piece. The the that he had to paaa It In ord. r to j murderer killed Mr. HUU then went to an aicov wnvr tow 007 . striking htm with the as and finally murdered Uttl Dorothy, who lay on a - -1 .iit couch In th livtng-room. Th murd- of the crime than any man within the era were done In a cool and dellber reach of my voice, I want Sheriff' ate manner, the Betid carefully plac Mas to dig down to th very bottom. cth across th window of th of this thing. 1 hare been nearly a beJroom and lights a Ump after the nfL.n. M.i.ient f thi. nart of th slaughter. la handling the bodlea, country, and I hav built up a goo, the murderer '"W0'1' """'r! business and made a respected clt. on th woman, girl and boy. but these tea of the community. I started tor ; marks wer smeared and not dUUnct Portland from my bom at I o'clock ! hen measurements wer taken La in th afternoon of June . After . r. the murderer went to the hltchen gotag to th Corbett building to see! and carefully washed his hands, leav a man on business I went to Mount , Ing the water stand In the baaln. Tabor to se T. V. Sulman. a nursery-, Robbery waa not the motive of the man. on business. Returning I went; crime, for the purs of Mr. HUl was to the home of Mrs. George Miller, found on her pillow, with f I and some who live In th rear of th United ' Jewelry In It. and around th neck of State Laundry on Grand aveou. ! Dorothy was a gold chain with a With Mrs. Miller and others I visited locket suspended. Ther was no strug th roa festival parade on Grand 1 H on th part ot th victim, and af avenue. Later I went to the Wood-. er the deed th ax wa left at the men of the World building to see a bedside, where It ws subsequently friend who did not keep his appoint-1 found and Identified. , f menu - ' I 1 Passed Hill Hem.. -I boarded the 11:30 o'clock my home, arriving at Ardenwald tioa at 11:15 or 11:30 o'clock. ed straight home. I did not notlc a light la th IIIU cabin, nor did I see an ax at the Delk cabin. I went bom and went to bed. and I knew nothing about the murder until th officers told me of It" , "I did not know Mrs. HUl person ally and only spok to her one. I think that wa three days before the murder. I was driving along abroad when ah calUS to m and said:" "I am Mr. Rill, a neighbor. Do yon know where I can buy a cow?" "See walked besld the bujtry nntn I reached my gate and turned Into my place, I knew Hill only slightly, an never saw any of th children to my knowledge. HJOUHG WIFE GIVES UP LfFZ SAVING HEATHEN "I cam to Oregon In l$8l. and set tled at Mllwaukl several years later. I went to Alaska to seek gold la 1900. I have mad money, have always been respected and knowing I am Innocent of this horrible crime, am certain that I will be acquitted." -- After the conference with Harvey tn the Jail Mr. Idlemaa aald that he. was confident hi client wa Inno cent. I hav been his lawyer for twenty years," said the attorney, "and I never knew a more upright man. There win b tittle) difficulty In prov ing hi Innocence. H has said nota tng that Incriminate him." , Story of Crim. Chopped almost beyond recognition by an as la the hands of an assassin, the HUl) family was slaughtered at Ardenwald early In th morning of Mr. Gertrude Preston Rutherford, wife of Rev. Charles Rutherford, mis sionary at Hanumakonda. South India, died In the foreign mission field on October 13. News ha just been re ceived tc a letter to .friend here to this effect She sacrificed herself to th fever of the country In doing ner duty to Christianity. Sh leaves a baby child and her husband la left alone in that far-off country to car tor th offspring. Mrs. Rutherford was a natlv of Oregon and a gradual of McMlnn vllle College. During her college days she was actively Interested In all forma of Christianity. Her elt-acrt-flc In this and In foreign countries for the service of Christianity endear ed her to thoe who knew her Inti mately. The funeral service In th far-away land held the hearts of many who are mourning for her who gave her life In th lnterestk of her Chris tian work. J Charles Rutherfordher husband. Is well known In Clackamas county, es pecially In th Highland district, and thoa who knew him while he resided here extend their deepest sympathy. In a letter to the Morning Enter prise the following paragraph will touch th hearts of those who hav 2 YOU have only a few day left in which to renew your subscription for the Enterprise. THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANGE D ?f , ' i t to get the Enterprise at these Bargain Rates of $3 per year by carrier in Oregon City, or $2 per year by mail. No mail deliveries made in Oregon City.' 'Write to TJ ' 1 US 1 J v ' 1 M,B,,,,1waanwwwnnwa 1 w f - p) ;,; (I WHAT SHALL I BUY? v WHERE SHALL I BOY IT? WHAT SHALL I PAY FOR IT? must: MtK QUKsrioxs that auk nmso cos, SlDbUlED HVSCOIIKS OF VEOPLK JUST AT THIS TIMK ASD A' VIEW OF THE FACT t THAT M.y (II FT riMCHASES A HE II El SO MAHE IT IS EASY TO FIX1 OX EVEh'V HASH (HIE A T LOSO LISTS OF (HI T StJGOESTlOXS. Nothing Equals Furniture as a Gift Not in yearn ha furniture b rii mi jugular for (.'hristinaii Kije. i why not f It is si nn'tliiiij? that will nll to the U auty ami ttinfort of tho homo an irothlnij Hxo will. Thrr in nowhere to U fouiul a lctter cLim of 'Kuniiture than U lianlltl by uh. You ilnn't have to o Kat, Went tr any. wlieiv clsti to lliitl the very lct ami at tho very lowest jkm. Me ) ii es. It is rijjht at your dtor where you can Insert it yournelf. We intuitively guarantee every piece of fumi tu"re to Kvt entire witisfartion. ; THE FAVORITE RANGE Our Favorite Kangea are the ki'u that are made tor service and insure you greater fuel economy and greater durability thau other ranges and at rock bottom nnce.y The v come in all sized and pricetl from $50 to $S0.00. We have other makes of ran'gea from 523.75 up. - A HACK SPECIAL We arooffering a gotxl twohorw hack complete with pole and upholstered with genuine leather. A $100.00 value for $82.50. rTmTOj IUlJI s rg SPEOAL Holiday . Oiirtogs Ono of our h(lilny necial!4 n a lmrd wood extension ta ble, like euCand G high back hanlwtNMl chaira, all for $15. We have other din ing room M as Jw as $0.50 and up to $7100.. Rattan Rockers . ,...,.-.- .x '.(.,. fr'-l"" lUttan rocker arejhe net euta fortatte sad InTtttng rorkvr made. Hpvrlal prtre, ranioj from M 75 t 1 10 00 Silverware Specials! iVnle an4 forks hi It cL silrerware II Bf waltifor . KM kntvrs ac4 4 fork Under rrry A CUrk mak llOOtelue for UM ft 00 TeapMma at 7ft. ..f 1(0 Tll Hlxx al flJI I HQ C , A well COIlSimcietl roucil miiwiammiir iiumr juivi nm nn iui j I .latent Vehmr covering ;- peeial $0.75. . Wc linve .. other ,': SpCCfills couches as low as $3.13 and up to $30.00. STORE OPEN r" T7 1 TDlL A m ASS0REfT V EVENINGS UNTIL FttlS UZUSCKl' ol ' 9 0'aOCK OREGON CITY, ORE. COST! (Iven their sympathies to the caui la tb Tar Bast: "Tb sympathies and prayers of th enttr mlssloa ko out to thoe lored ones to whom this sad news I speed ing But our hearts sr wrung with th ovepest sorrows for the mother less babe and for th stricken hus band, who far from hta kindred brave ly continue hla work for tb Maatr to whom h has consecrated his life." Kreveicin. Clara-While I playln whlt with Mrs. Slnsleton last evening she aakd sne wbst ws the trump st lmt eti times. Msude-Weren't yoo pro voked? Clare-1 sbould say so! As U 1 knewj-l'urk. A Fearful Typheen. Three hondred thousand nrson lol their llfrs m a typbouo. Oct a. ISM. In Ilalfonc. China. Th aueiyar. Th stewlyBrd. s simple weighing de vice that la still In vogue, wss used by the Roma as in S13 B. G. A Split Coin Br ANNA B. WRiafT Copyright by Ama'iieaa Ptms A elation. UUL, It was the poeto Mrs. Browning, I believe, wbu said that while love Is but a portion of mso'e life It is a woman's wbol exUtence. or words to that effect. Wblle there are many ex ceptions to the rule, there Is nd doobt that womsn treasures a love, or st leaap Its memory, lunger than a man.. MIm Amelia Dexter bas tbe half of a allver ten cent piece wblch bss beeu In ber possMtaion thirty years. At sny rate, be wss tresaurlng It till recently, when sbe met tbe man wbo gave It to ber. What sbe bas done with it (loce no body knows. . When Amelia wss seventeen sh vis ited ber sunt, tb wife of a professor of tbe Nsval academy at Annapolis. Tbere sbe met a young mldablpamo wbo smiled upon ber. showing a beau tiful set of white teeth, wblle bis eyes langbed with every other fen tare. Tbe girl collspscd at once. Whether br love for tbe yonng man strengthened la a question. More likely It was born all st once. Nevertheless Csdet Williams and Amelia Dexter "paired off." a yonng people call being exclusively devoted to each other. William waa Mia Dei ter escort to tbe cadet da ores and accompanied ber In ber walks. No other girl ssplred to any attention from ' him. and Amelia received no attention , from any other cadet.. In abort, tbere wa between tbem one of those inno cent relstloos which' bsv not tb for- . . A " A - ana my or an onBtrurui man i natural youthful amotion preliminary to mating. In a man It Is usually a pleasant tenderoesa which may or may aot take root. It may be tbe asm In a girl, yet tbere are ease wberetn It baa been sa ondylng lor. - There were airlal auxlltarte la this eas. th academy band discoursing martial moalc. tb cadet corps march. lag oa and off parade, tbe formal sa lute between onVer and between ofD rers sod cadets Tbere Is aa autocracy among men trained to debt aa well as a certain swagger, probably Intended to overbalance tbe fact that what tbey are being educated for Is to be killed Nevertheless It la f sarins ting to the young of both sexes, wbo take very llttf account of what It ta for. It haa always figured Isrgaly la love. Amelia spent a couple of months at Annapolis, then want borne to begin soother year at school. Tb earet thing to an understanding between her and ber cadet lover waa the split coin. A to aa engagement neither of tbem thought of such a matter of fart pro reeding. Tbey had not grown mature enough to make an arrapgement for a lifetime. They lived snd le-d only for tb present. Tbe future ws or seemed to be too fsr for their counlderstlou Tbe split coin represented what tbey fult. and It Intrlnnlc value bout .10 per rent of Its current vsluet repre sented tbe real depth of their a (Tec lion. That la. for tbe boy. As to tbe girl, this Is one of tbe esses tbe xiet de scribed. It ws not an eirg to be de veloped. It ws horo perfert snd In destructible. Hhe left AnnepolW with ber balf a coin bidden away In Iter' bosom, wblle nnderpesth It burned a flame like that kept alive by vetnl virgins. Wbst tratiaplred from that time til) thirty years bad psaeed I not a part of tbla story. Ml Dexter I now no old maid. Williams Is so admiral and a grandfather. One summer there wss a oivsl wsr gnme on tb Atlantic cosst. Al a reception given to tbe of ficers of tbe fleet MIm lexter. so el derly splnater. wss prenenf Admir al William waa Introduced to ber. Tbey chatted awbtle. when Mlxa Dex ter began to sak hi in leading question. Rbe spoke of a certain moonlight even ing on tbe porrb Of one of the pro feMwor of the Naval scsdeiny. Then and there he bad given her her flrat klM. Rh contented herself with men tioning certain correlative Incidents. Tbe admiral didn't twig. .hs referred to a ride on the water In which they sat side by aids In a retired corner, bis arm encircling ber walt The admiral did not even rememler th boat ride. Fbe mentioned certain cir cumstances connected with their Isst parting. The admiral wondered what sbe wa driving st ' Then tbe admiral began to rally ber on not having married, saying that It wi undoubtedly her own fault. Sh admitted tbt sbs bsd had sn affair when very young with a naval offi cer and. taking In ber band On gold chain she wor about her neck, drew from ber bosom bair dim. She told tbe admiral that tbe man who bsd kept tbe other bslf bad forgotten ber. "It you'll tell m wbo be Is." re plied Williams, "and If he Is ever un der my command I'll mak blm wish b bad a better memory." ' . ' Mis Dexter sighed, but made no reply. Tbe admiral bltiatered about th fin sen of honor of oflWr of th navy la matter t--rfl,ir.iiI Co wutnaa. declaring thnt the alius that a iwllt be a wwttrarl la every rt la a lur on tbe wrrire , Thru. tel0d railed sway, he made a profutind In and ronllnurd nir forth hi repertory ef complaint oua the next vomit he met. Whyldkl sot Ml fitter tell him tbat be wa tbe rsvreant lover) Had her love died a his had died perhaps be would have eo Joyed hla discomfi ture t tbe revelation Bat with bee It wss a a child Is to Its nii.tber tboogb dead. It always lives. Heart to Heart Talks. Tit M.ESSIN& OF 0CIT. Are you In debt? Most persons are. And with most of as It I a good thing u, be under obli gation to creditor A debt Is a load tbat bold one atesdy. W sr Ilk horse wbo need not only tbe load, but tbe spur Tb debt 1 th load; tb creditor Is tbe pur. Ibt la often bleming U dlguls It arouse wtthla oa tbe dlvla forr that make for winning Balxac would writs only when be waa In debt And uoally be wss lit debt; therefor bis long sbelf full ef books. We. like Balsac. need mo met I nice to feet tbe apur In our flanks. Wbo ran aay what frei.au re of Ulr Walter we might have mled had Dot Hcott been under the ueceoaity of pay ing bis debts? Or wbst should w bsv bad from Ootdnuiftti. who "wrot Ilk sa angsl and tslk'd Hire Poor Poll" snd who waa always borrowlngT , And our own Mark Twain. 'Mr. Clemen aay by nature be wa laxy. But at tb g of alxty be felt tbe apur. Ill publishing bouse fitted, and, though be ws not under tb legal nrelty, be felt morally bound to pay ,tb creditor In full. In paying tbat debt what a delight ful heritage waa left nl It la no dlagrac to ow g debt. Th dtagric conalata In oeglectlng or refusing to paf , Ton may reach an bo n sat roan In do mors under spot tba a to send him bla bill marked "Plsaae remit" or to have the collector call more tbaa one. II want to pay. It hurt him to dlaappoint or fall, ti will do bis best. If tb debt I mad with l!kJlhood Of payment and th oeaire to meet tbe obligation It la a blessing, because Lacking capltat tb average man would get nothing ahead. But by go ing la debt be buy something, burklss down to th job and psya oat, becom ing by so moch a capltallat , . It la hard aotnstlmea, but Wba tb load 1 landed at th ad of tb road th itlaj of th ap4 Is forgotten. v DM FOR SPUDS III 8001 IS "IB S , . , I I ... The movement of potato t tat South continue tight, the aura there for th most part still being sal supplied with California River and until this stuff Is Isrgaly eat i th wsy th demand for Oregon fc California. Arlsona and Nee Mstt) will remain limited. That elU ably be two or thre week kese. Ucal buyer for ablpmeat to tk tanl marketa report a fair tboagk ta iled demand In th South for trfcttT flrslla Oregon potatoes, which IN much superior to the ordinary c fornls product, and for good carefully aaaorted. they ars up to 11. zo a hundred at a! points In this stste. Iluylna. hover I held In check both bv the Hons of th demsnd and tns bUtt attitude of tb grora. Prevailing Oregon City price aa follows: rolt. VegeUhlea DRIED TOOT'S (miylsi) ' Prune on baa I of 1-4 pound for 10'a. HIDES Buying) 0rea I So to o; sailer, e to to; dry s' J jjc o lie; np pens, w e 7 each. ' 1 . Hay, Grain, Pd. ' HAT (Buying) Tlmo'thf T tit: clovr. M to It; ur, btJ o 110; mixed. 10 HI; elfalf. to SI0 HO , OATB-(nuytng) Cray. I" i:i ; wheat, lift to $:: oil . Bhady Brook dairy feed. 1 f 100 pound. FEED (8elllng) Short a. I! 21; rolled barley, l7i0; rtJJ? barley, Ml SO; whole cor, gj; cracked corn. 3; while. M r' bran $17 to Ml. t uttr Poultry, f 09 FLOUR ft. BO to ISM BUTTER (Buying) 022 country buttr, lie to 3Xi J dairy, 10c; creamery, 0e to I. . POULTRY (Buying) HI-! Ho; ,rlng. lOo. and rooat". RCK18 Oregon anch 45o. oli, BACK .VEOBTABLE8 C"lT 1.18 to 1 SO pr ack: V-ri Ml to 11.10; tumlpa, L2l toWJ rrniies, on dsbis 01 o 10c; beeU. 1.50. , beet, fl.BO ttA e POTATOES Best buying l per hundred. .use' ONIONS Oregon, 1 15 W "JV' hundred; Australian, 1 P' Llveeteok. Ma- BEST (Uv welatT8..'?sV and 50, oow. V; DU" " V 10H. VEAL Calve bring I la, according to grade. MUTTON Sheep, I lamb, io and . f HOOS 111 to ! ""fXf nd Ucj 140 to 100 pound, . . ,. . f Mill T ! r'rl- f Th Wlllamstt Pulp VzL, pany Mills, ha Miibr mn on mday vnlng. pe":LV lnted of Deombr 1. f7 do thlr Chrlatma ghoppwi night or oa Saturday. , . . from an I) ii I) 1 kaV4ie- -.'..... '..vi..,.