THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1908.
MURDER MYSTERY
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Body Found in Macleay Park
Mute Evidence of
Homicide.
"D ENTITY IS NOT KNOWN
q'onnd Made by Blunt Instrument
Makes Improbable Suicide Theory
and Police Investigate Crime
Is Xow Month Old.
In a lonIy. secluded spot In Macleay
Park. Beveral hundred feet wt ot the
Cornell road, the decomposed remains of
a man were found by two small boys yes
terday afternoon, and examination by
Coroner Norden has disclosed evidence
that points strongly to murder.
In the rteht temple of the skull there Is
a large hole, lnflloted by a ponderous
blow, and fragments of the bones, which
were shattered by a heavy Instrument,
were found Inside the skull. Evidences of
the man's Identity have been destroyed.
and further evidences of the crime have
been obliterated by time and the ele
ments.
Physicians say that the man has been
dead for not less than six months and
perhaps a year. They also say that the
wound In his temple could not have been
self-inflicted, and have accordingly ellmi-
l nated the possibility of suicide.
Detectives are working on the theory
that the man was murdered downtown.
or In some other locality, and removed to
the Isolated spot where he was found In
the belief that evidences of the crime
would not be discovered until too late to
proceed with an Intelligent Investigation.
And they are unquestionably right In at
. least a portion of their theory, for every
. vestige of a clew has been destroyed and
even the unfortunate s Identity will per
haps remain forever a mystery-
One of the detectives has advanced
the startling theory that the man may
have met his death In an automobile
collision and was placed In the cotton-
wood thicket on the hill by the driver
of the car. who feared the results of
i an Investigation Into the cause of the
. collision. It Is more generally be-
' lleved. however, that robbery must
j have been the motive for the crime. If
a murder It was. for the man's cloth
. Ing had been thoroughly rifled. A
worthless watch and an old razor were
. the only articles of even possible value
; that were found by the Coroner.
: It was at the edge of a precipitous
; embankment, alongside one of the re-
f cently made roadways that twist splr-
i ally up the hills In Macleay Park that
. the body was found. George Busch. 11
' years of age. 332 Seventeenth street,
' North, and Willie Munger, 9 years of
; tfcge. 336 Seventeenth street North,
jiade the discovery. The body lay only
1 three feet from the edge of the em-
1 bankment.
' Found Close to Road.
The lads were searching the hills for
l Cottonwood switches, ana, unaDie to
nna mem along tne Cornell roaa.
power. If the plans of the promoters
sre carried out. A power plant will be
built, possibly a short distance from
the Toll Gate, which will be operated
by this wild mountain stream, which
has its watershed in Zigzag glacier,
on the western side of Mount Hood.
For the past four months a party of
surveyors has occupied tents at the
Toll Gate, and has been taking meas
urements of the flow of water from the
Zigzag and Still Creek. Lines have
been run for a flume from a point on
the Zigzag a quarter of a mile beyond
the Toll Gate, and the surveyors are
still at work on the preliminaries of
the power plant.
General plans of the promoters of
this enterprise have been kept quiet,
but it Is no secret that a power plant
of considerable magnitude Is contem
plated, and that there is ample means
to finance the undertaking. The Zig
zag River, while apparently a small
stream, carries a very large volume of
water because of Its great fall. It Is
estimated that power plants might be
stationed every two miles between the
Toll Gate and its mouth by using the
water over and over again. The flow
of water does not vary much, although
at times Its volume is increased. The
promoters plan to start their flume at
point above the Toll Gate and conduct
It around the west side of Zigzag
Mountain and along the east side of
the Rhododendron farm, owned by
Henry S. Rowe and L G. Holden.
Whether they will be able finally to
adopt this route will depend on the
outcome of negotiations with Messrs.
Holden and Rowe for right of way.
It is conceded that the Zigzag stream,
with its tributaries, for power purposes
Is almost ideal because of its great fall
and well-sustained volume throughout
the year. The Identity of the promoters
of the enterprise is not known, but
several Portland men are Interested.
One of the surveyors intimated that
the power plant might mean an electrlo
railway to Portland.
CATHOLICS ATTEND
MUTABLE SERVICES
Archbishop Christie Officiates
at Pontifical Mass and
School Dedication.
PROCESSION BY CLERGY
CAR CUTS CHILD'S FINGERS
FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL MEETS
WITH ACCIDENT.
Pauline Bellouch Falls on Track
While Running Across Street to
Reach Her Parents.
Pretty, flaxen-haired Pauline Bel-
lough, 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Bellough, East Third and
Stevens streets, ran to meet her par
ents yesterday afternoon and fell in
front of an approaching Hawthorne
avenue car. Her hands were thrown
forward end the wheels of the car
severed four fingers from her right
hand and the tips of four fingers from
her left.
The accident occurred at Hawthorne
avenue and East Third street. The
child's parents were out driving and
were returning when Pauline caught
sight of them. She ran to meet them
and had reached the corner of Haw
thorne avenue and East Third street.
In her glee she failed to see the car
and warnings of her parents were not
heeded. The motorman was unable to
bring the car to a halt in time to
prevent the accident-
The front end of the car struck the
child and she was thrown to the side
of the track. Her hands, however.
were outstretched and the wheels ran
over her fingers. She suffered other
injuries, none of which, however, will
prove fatal. She was removed to the
Good Samaritan Hosplta). where the
crushed fingers were amputated.
Silver Jubilee of St. Lawrence'
Church Observed With Impressive
' Ceremonial In Presence of
Throng of Worshippers.
With two impressive services, in ad
dition to the regular masses and vespers,
yesterday was an eventful day for ths
Catholics of Portland. It also proved
an extremely busy day for Archbishop
Christie, who officiated at both of the
special services, which included an ob
servance of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of St. Lawrence's Catholic Church, at
Third and Sherman streets, together with
the celebration of the pontifical mass. In
the morning and the dedication of the St.
Ignatius School, at East Forty-flrst and
Powell Valley road, In the afternoon.
Testerday was a happy day for Rev.
J. C. Hughes, pastor of St. Lawrence's
Church, and the members of the congre
gation when the silver Jubilee of the
church was commemorated by a solemn
pontifical high mass, offered In the pres
ence of an Immense throng of people.
The Interior of the edifice presented I
beautiful scene with Its altars lllumi
nated with numerous candelabra and
miniature lights.
The clergy who took part in the pre
cessions were: His grace, the Most Rev.
erend Archbishop Christie, assisted by
Rev. J. C. Hughes, the pastor, with Rev.
H. S. Gallagher and Rev. X. G. Delor-
mler, deacon and subdeacon of the mass
and Rev. Clem Wagner and Rev. Walter
O'Donneli, deacons of honor. Rev. George
F. Thompson, assistant pastor of the Ca
thedral, besides preaching the Jubilee
sermon, acted In the capacity of master
of ceremonies, with Frank Black,
slstant master of ceremonies.
Procession by Clergy.
Before the mass the procession of ths
clergy started from the rectory and pro
ceeded to the sanctuary of the church.
followed by the archbiBhop and his at
tendants. The procession was an Impos
ing one. The choir, under the leader
ship of Miss Mattle Kelly, had espec
ially rehearsed Gounod's solemn mass
for the occasion. After the gospel. Rev.
George F. Thompson delivered an elo-
qoent sermon on the significance of the
festival, pointing out from the Old Testa
ment the sacredness of the Temple of
Solomon. He proved how much more
worthy of reverence are the temples of
the new dispensation which contain the
real presence of God in the sacramental
species. He dwelt at length on the main
blessings the faithful obtain through the
ministry of the church In the various
sacraments administered, in the preach-
ing of the word of God and made
enmnea tnrougn tne unaemrusn ana rU DULLCI HilU ntAn I powerful plea for a more practical ful
tnicxets up tne mil to tne new roads I - mi,,,, r ,hi, A.,ti.. h members of
that are Just being opened for the ben
eflt of prospective builders in that lo
callty. Emerging from a Cottonwood
thicket into an open space, they saw
the body lying before them.
Frightened, they ran precipitously
down the hill and notified Dr. J. W.
' Hill, who In turn notified the police.
t In command of Sergeant dolts. Patrol-
i men Cooper. Gruber and Llllls were
,' dispatched to the scene, as were Deteo
; tlves Coleman and Maloney. News of
the discovery had spread rapidly
throughout the neighborhood, and a
large crowd had gathered by the time
the officers arrived.
Reaching the spot with some difficulty.
the officers began a thorough examina
tion, but waited for the arrval of the
Coroner before removing the body. The
man lay as If placed In position, partly
on his left side. His coat had been
thrown over his face and his shoes
moved.
The shoes, large and hob-natled. In-
K dicating a laborer, were several feet
distant from the body and had been
glaced side by side. In one of the
I hoes was found a cheap watch, which.
though rusted, began to run as soon as
t It was moved. It had stopped at
minutes to 12. The buttons had been
torn from the clothes as In a hurried
search of the pockets. In the pockets
were found only a handkerchief, an old
razor, two small mirrors and an empty
pocketbook. These, with a clipping from
The Oregonian. so worn by time as to
be Illegible, were the only articles.
Not a paper nor a line was found which
offered a clew as to the Identity or his
residence. However, his clothing Indi
cated that he was a laborer. He wore
three pairs of trousers. Including over
alls, and a cheap flannel shirt. It Is be
lieved that he was an Italian.
The remains were examined by Drs.
Parker and Hosmer, who declared that
the man must have been dead for be
tween six months and a year. They also
declared that the wound In his head
could not have been Inflicted by himself.
'From the indications I should think
the man was murdered." said Or. H. G.
Parker. "He could hardly have reached
the place where he was found If he had
been Injured somewhere else. A blast
could have caused such a wound, but as
a rule, when there Is blasting there Is a
crew of men and It would almost cer
tainly have been known If one of them
had been Injured and most certainly it
would have .been known if one had been
killed."
Nothing Shown by Records.
The man wore a soft, black hat. and
a jrray. striped coat. He was apparently
In the neighborhood of 30 years of age.
and very slight In build. Records at
police headquarters show many missing
men. but there is none answering the
description of the man found yesterday
who disappeared at the time when the
unknown must have died. Chief Gritz-
macher. however, has Instructed clerks
in the department to make a more thor
ough examination of the records In an
effort to Identify the man.
Coroner Norden will hold an Inquest
elthtr this afternoon or Tuesday morn
ing. It is likely that little additional In
formation will be discovered, but every
effort will be made to ascertain the cause
of the man's death and to establish his
identity.
Detectives and patrolmen will mean
while continue their efforts, according to
sin order issued yesterday, to discover
evidence which may aid in unravelling
::ie mystery.
Boarding-House Keeper Kills Him
self on Learning Wife's Plans.
SPOKAXE. Wash.. Sept. . (Special.)
W. R- Kemp, a boarding-house keeper
at Albany Falls, shot himself through
the heart at 1 o'clock today after receiv
ing a letter from his wife at Odessa that
she would be home Monday, says a New
port special to the Spokesman Review.
Their grandson was drowned at Albany
Falls In June. Kemp was 66 years old
and had lived two years at Albany Falls.
Seattle Marine Xews.
SEATTLE. Sept. 20. The steamer
Pennsylvania arrived In from Valdez
'ith 120 passengers early this morn-
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KILLED IX ALASKA MOI XTAIX8. t
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Dr. Fred R. Chancy, Whose Funeral
Will Be Held Tomorrow.
The funeral of the late Dr. Fred
R. Chaner has been postponed un
til 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
owing to a delay In the arrival of
the steamer Pennsylvania, on which
the body Is being- brought to Port
land. Funeral services will be held
In the Elks Temple. Dr. Chaney
lost his life while attempting to
climb a mountain peak near Val
dea, Alaska. The Pennsylvania waa
expected to arrive in Seattle last
nlg-ht and the body will be brought
to Portland today.
Ing. She had rouRh weather.
The wrman steamer .Memphis ar
rived In from Hamburg-. At Eureka
the steamer took a shipment of red
wood.
The steamer Virginian was expected
to leave out for the Hawaiian Islands
tonight, and the French steamer Am-
Iral Exelmans was due to proceed to
T a coma.
POWER PLANT ON ZIGZAG
Surveyor Are a Work Near Mount
Hood.
The DLginff waters of Zljriag- River,
. the Mount Hood road, will be bar
bs eased and made to turn out electric
Rev. Alfred Thompson to Retire.
Rev. Alfred Thompson, a welt-known
Methodist minister of the Oregon confer
ence, will retire mis weea irom active
duties. For the past three years Rev.
Mr. Thompson has been pastor of the
Gresham Methodist Church, and while
there a new edifice was built. He was
at one time pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church. East Grant and East Tenth
streets. In Portland, and has held other
Important charges In this state. He re
Urea to look after his property In te-rests
the church In the following peroration:
The one condition which Catholics recog
nise as fatal to the growth and prosperity
of their religion, is not the burning ot a
larger, brighter light in every field of
natural science, not a fuller and better
understanding of man's nature and needs.
nor a truer history of all that has actually
taken place. No, the real impediment to
Catholic progress Is indifference, that lassi
tude of mind, which has Its , physlcial
count emart In rounded shoulders and a hoi'
low chest. Ho absolute is tne certituae or
the church as to her character, and ante
cedents, that she Is ever ready to state her
position definitely and coherently, without
reservations or misgivings. She knows that
the great facts which stand forth in her
long and world-wide career, are of so un
natural and exceptional a character, that
she herself Is not to be adequately explained
by reference to any human contrivance.
Cardinal Newman long since showed the
fallacy and shallowness of Gibbon's "five
causes." and be It remembered, historic
Christianity Is nothing else than Catholic.
Blnce Gibbon's time, no man has had bet
ter success In attempting to account for the
Catholic Church, while assuming her to be
merely a work of human policy.
Some are content to rail against ner
sincere, perhaps, in their Ignorance and
Il-wlll. but the church endures their folly.
lets them spend their noisy day. and then
sees them terminate a season of vacuous
strife. Others look at the Catholic Church
and then give her up as a problem and a
puxale. They admire her organization for
there is hardly a city in the world, where
Rome has failed to place her representative
they see the splendid discipline main
tained In her army, which renders maxi
mum service for minimum recompense; they
note the fact, and not without curiosity.
: she has a hold on the masses, which
no other church has. that she has congre
gations of live, brainy men at her serv
ices, which other churches have not; they
behold the practical fruits of her endeavors
sisterhoods, hospitals, schools, asylums and
so on through the list; but here they termi
nate their study with superficial observa
tions, and leve off mental effort just whtre
they should begin to delve. A sincere, per
sistent, love of truth would spur them on
to seek out causes. Just as it did a Newman
and a Manning, and they, too, would doubt-
leas attain the same peace-giving answer
to their souls questionings, but unfortunate
ly, they never delve to the root of the mat
ter, and thus they continue through life.
forever pusxled and uncertain.
On the other nana, tnose who still cling
to some form of denominational belief, and
cherish a tender regard for the written word
of God. should find many convincing rea
sons for accepting the Catholic Church as
the product and instrument of his wisdom
and mercy. The Catholic Church Is pre
cisely the sort of an institution one could
reasonably look for after an earnest fair
minded c cm side ration of Christ's words and
promt sea There is no circumstance of her
history at variance with the details of the
Church of which Christ is the accredited
founder. The Church of Christ vas to be a
persecuted church Rome, all are agreed,
has had her troubles; Christ anticipated
scandals In his church there was a traitor
among the Twelve the Catholic household
mourns her unworthy members. The church
which Christ promised to build upon the
rock" was to be united, universal, unalter
able In Its faith. Invincible by time and
trial. History past and present throws
light upon the unity, vitality, and perma
nence of the Roman Church, whose bound
aries are the ends of the earth.
The plan of a church set forth in the
New Testament Is realized to the last de
tail In the Catholic Church of today. Bible
reading Christians would easily see this if
they drvested themselves of unwarranted
presuppositions, and studied the matter
frankly. Why, the very Bible they took
as the source and rule of belief and prac
tice haa no claim whatever to be regarded
as the wcrd of God apart from assurance
of the Catholic Church that wrote it. pre
served H, and Is alone competent to defend
It. The truth seems to be that many men
do not love logic. For if they did. Chrls
ttsnltv would not be what it is out
side of the Church today a medley of dis
cordant sounds, soon to be lost forever In
the ceaseless roar of the age a
Desiring no ostentatious conquest but
solely that unity of faith and brotherhood
for which Christ prayed, we bespeak seri
ous consideration for the claims of the
Catholic Church. This united Christianity
Is an Injustice to Christ. God In his good-
ss end mercy desires all men to ceme to
the knowledge or me irutn: f or tnis was
I born, for this came i into tne world that
vnu might know ins irutn ana that the
truth might make you free."
With this tact to guiae us it is impos-
"f, : - css&i
of
get
Barley and Hops a food and a
alcohol an aid to digestion. That's
. . . .
pure beer well aged notmng is
a
It is
There are
Your
the world
But it
tonic A trifle
beer. If you
better for you.
not good advice to say Don't drink beer,
many who need it.
doctor advises beer.
drink the most of it.
is good advice to
The healthiest peoples of
say, Don't
drink the
Schlitz
wrong beer. Some beer causes biliousness,
does not.
Schlitz beer is both good and good for
Nine people in ten would be better for
Schlitz is the home beer, because of
purity. It is aged for months, then filtered, then sterilized.
There are no after effects.
you.
drinking it.
its absolute
Ja& for -t&e Brmutry BcttSng.
Common beer is sometimes tm&KtOmtat for- S&t&m.
T avoid Wing imfosd i&xu, oatJAmi tkt casA sr croivn is branded Sr.'.'
ffioiie Main 2779
Sherwood & Sherwood
8 Front St., S. E. cor. Ankeny St.
Portland
The BeerThat Made Milwaukee Famous
albltt to btllm that Dlvtna Provldeac.
would have endowed the ancient faith with
uch manlfevt signs of divinity unless It
were. In very truth the Ark of his Covenant,
the church of his building. The Cathollo
Church overshadows every other form of
Christianity by the majesty of Its Inde
structible life, the magnitude of Its achieve
ment, the dignity and solemnity of He
temples, the dellnlteness and consistency and
sanctity of its teachings. The Ideals of her
clergy are more Christ-like, the vole of
their preachings like the voice of the
Savior, who spoke as ono having authority,
and not as the Scribes and Pharisees. What
we have pointed out are evident, signifi
cant, prepossessing facts. Let them be In
vestigated In a spirit of humility and sin
cerity and they will bo found to be God s
kind beckonlngs to the bosom of Holy
Church.
Jesuit Chapel Dedicated.
At S o'clock yesterday afternoon the
attractive and newly constructed Saint
Ignatius School, another school and
chapel of the Jesuits on the East Side,
was blessed and dedicated by Archbishop
Christie. These exercises were particu
larly impressive and Tvere witnessed by
large audience, which filled the assem
bly rooms of the building; to overflow
ing;. The remarks of Archbishop Christie
in commendation of the purposes of the
Institution and the Jesuit order, which
was responsible for its erection, were es
pecially appropriate.
The parish in which this school is lo
cated is In charge of Father Dillon. The
school will be conducted by the Sisters
of the Holy Names, who have charge of
St. Mary's Academy. For the present
the structure is a combination school and
church, being supplied with six school
rooms and an assembly room or chapel.
Eventually the building will be converted
into an eight-room building for school
purposes. The school will be opened this
morning and classes Instructed in eight
grades. A large enrollment from that
section of the city is assured.
An Important fact in connection with
the dedication and installation of this
new school is the announcement that
Portland soon is to become the head
quarters of the Jesuit order for Cali
fornia and the Rocky Mountain missions.
Including the States of Oregon, Washing
ton and California On ground adjoin
ing the Saint Ignatius School there Is
being erected a handsome Drtck edince
which will be the home of Very Rev.
George Dela Motte, S. J., superior of the
California and Rocky Mountain missions
of the Jesuit order. As soon as the struc
ture is oompleted he will establish his
residence in this city and simultaneously
the headquarters of the Jesuit missions
of the Pacific Coast will be transferred
here.
y. nn. c. l burs politics
SECRETARY STONE DISCUSSES
ASSOCIATION'S STAXD.
POSTUM
The name which stands
for a
National Food
Beverage
that has benefited millions
"There's a Reason"
Atrthoritles Refuse to Allow It to Be
Used for the Advancement of
Private Parties and Purposes.
In making the announcements, at the
men's meeting at the T. M. C. A., yes
terday afternoon. Secretary Stone took
occasion to refer to the attack on the As
sociation, made at the Socialist meeting,
Friday night, when 1 J. Lewis, in a
speech of considerable bitterness, alluded
to the Association as an institution that
made mild Christian young men, who
would respect their masters, developed
them physically so they would work
harder and kept them from drinking so
it would not take so much to keep them,
and consequently cut down the cost of
their maintenance and wajtes.
Secretary Stone prefaced his remarks
with the statement that the aim of the
Association is to make better men, to
develop them physically, mentally and
morally, and that It concerns Itself not at
all with a man's political leanings. Ha
referred to the custom of political agita
tors during election time of attempting to
secure the support of Various institutions
and declared that the Association vote
cannot be delivered, and that anyone try
ing to buy it by membership fees, sub
scriptions or otherwise would fall. Mr.
Stone said:
"During the week some of our friends,
sometimes called Socialists, criticised the
T. M. C. A. Of course we are open to
criticism. In this case, however, they
have made a mistake. During nearly
every campaign someone comes along and
asks for the support of the Association
for this man or that party or some or
ganisation. I tell them it is out of the
question and feel sorry for them. They
have paid for a membership and they
expect to have the vote of the Associa
tion. The T. M. C. A. vote cannot be
delivered. No one can obtain its support.
The Democrats have felt bad because of
that fact, so have the Republicans and
the Prohibitionists. It wasn't organized
for that purpose. Our friends have said
that we have all the members of the
militia As a matter of fact we haven't
all those young men. I wish we could get
them. We try to get bankers, book
keepers -and Socialists too if they pay
their dues. That is what It is for. Peo
ple make a mistake now and then In
regard to it. People try to use the T.
M. C. A. We have refused to allow it
to be used to club the unions or political
parties. It is an Institution for young
men to get help, to get an education, and
to get a better understanding of the life
of the spirit. The development of the
body and the mind without developing
the spiritual nature produces a mon
strosity. Those who ignore the physical
also make a mistake.
"I would like to say another word. We
have had some slight misunderstanding
with the unions in regard to the new
building, i 1 believe those mistakes are
going to be adjusted. We are friends of
the unions and the laboring men. Some
of the people have criticised us In this
matter, but the conferences we have had,
I believe, are going to lead to adjust
ments all around." '
For bargains in trunks, suit oases
and bags go to the Harris Trunk Co.,
J32 Sixth, opp. Oregonlan. They are
selling off the bankrupt stock of ths
Pacific Coast Trunk & Bag Co.
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Why eat ordinary com
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