TTTE MORNING OREGONTAN. TnURSDAT, SKPTErRlR 20, 1915.
HOOKER DIES WITH
LIFE STORY UNTOLD
Convict, on Death Bed, Admits
Grandmother Resides in
Wichita, Kans.
LONG TELLS OF SHOOTING.
day took under advisement the suit of
San Francisco heirs of the Jate Ben
jamin Heaiey, a. lawyer of that city.
to set aside the sale by the adminjstra.
tor of the estate, and officials of Jo
sephine County, Oregon; of the Jewett
group of mining claims near Grants
Pass, Or., to satisfy debts against the
estate.
The defendants assert that these
claims are worth $100,000. Mr. Heaiey
died, in 1907, and the claims were sold
last year by the administrator, by order
of the Josephine County Court, for
$14,000 to satisfy debts against the
estate. These debts had been unpaid
for seven years.
Thomas G. Greene, of Portland, was
attorney for J. S. Hoare, the ad
ministrator, and Claus Schmidt, County
Judge; Herbert Smith, L. Coburn, Coun
ty Clerk, and Will C. Smith, Sheriff of
Josephine County, named as co-defendants.
The heirs are Joseph Heaiey,
Gertrude Duffy, Susan Peters, Benjamin
Heaiey. Jr., Walter S. Heaiey and
Edward H. Richard, of Grants Pass.
Patrolman Says When Escaped Man
.Made Move Against Orders lie
Thought It No Time to Take
Chanco Death. Not Feared.
ALBANY, Or.. Sept. 29. (special.)
Doggedly refusing- to make a true
statement, even when he knew he was
facing death. Otto Hooker died at 2:05
this morning, without throwing any
light on his whereabouts from the time
he shot Harry Mlnto until Patrolman
Long, of Portland, shot him in this
city at 11:30 o'clock last night.
It is practically certain that Hooker
lay all day yesterday under the floor
of the uncompleted residence which J.
It. Misner is erecting at Eighth and
Cleveland streets In the eastern edge
of this city.
While Mr. Misner was working last
evening he thought he heard someone
cough under the floor, but was not
sure. After he had retired he heard
the coughing again and knew a man
was secreted there. He at once sur
mised it was the wanted convict, and
arose and procured a gun. He debated
whether or not to leave the place to
call officers, and as he expressed it,
"thought it might be just a drunk any
way, and they would have the laugh
on him for thinking it was Hooker," so
etood guard there for about half an
hour.
Mr. FlMher Gives Alarm.
R. J. Fisher, who lives nearby, passed
the house and Mr. Misner went out and
stopped him and told him of the hiding
man under the floor. Mr. Fisher went
to the Southern Pacific railroad yards,
where L. L Moore and John Talent,
State Penitentiary guards, were on
duty searching trains, and told them
of the matter. They took with them
H. Christofferson, Deputy Sheriff of
Multnomah County, and A. L. Long, of
the Portland police force, who had
come up here yesterday with a blood
hound, and who happened to be in the
railroad yards.
When the four men reached the
house Christofferson went Inside and
the other three stationed themselves
around the house on the outside. With
the aid of a flashlight Christofferson
located Hooker under the uncompleted
floor and called in the others. The
two guards identified Hooker and when
Christofferson asked him if that was
not his name he replied: "Yes, I am
Hooker." and Christofferson. holding
th lashlight on. him, ordered him to
come out and to come with hands
first." As Christofferson held the light!
on him with one hand and caught hold
of his neck with the other Moore kept
him covered with a revolver pointed at
his head and Long with a 30-calibre
Krag-Jorgensen carbine pointed at his
bony.
"He started out all right with his
hands above his head," said Patrolman
Long -when talking soon alter the
shooting, "but after part of his body
was out from under the edge of the
floor he suddenly reached back under
the floor with his right hand, and w
thought he was reaching for his gun.
I did not think It was time to take a
chance, so fired.
Bullet Shatter Shoulder Blade.
The bullet struck Hooker in the
right breast and went almost straight
through his body, shattering the right
shoulder blade. The bullet, embedded
four inches deep, was dug out of the
ground this morning by Chief of Police
Austin.
The only statement Hooker made
Voluntarily after bein;. told he would
not live was to give officers the ad
dress of his grandmother, whose name
is Mrs. Oman and who resides at 1218
South Main street, Wichita, Kan. He
said Otto Hooker was his correct name;
that his mother is dead and that he
did not know whether his father was
living. He said he did not care for his
father, anyway; that ho had run away
with another woman before his mother
died. He said he had not been in
Wichita for so long that he Cid not
remember his grandmother's first
name.
Hooker talked sullenly when asked
questions, but was always polite when
asking for water, which he did fre
quently, always drain. ng the glass
greedily when water was given him.
He uniformly said "please" and "thank
you" when asking for and receiving
water.
He also begged once for something to
eat.
"I'm terribly hungry," he said.
haven't had anything to eat for two
days.
A short distance from the room in
which Hooker lay dying was J. J. Ben
son, the marshal of Jefferson, suffer
ing from the wound Hooker had in
flicted. Hooker admitted shooting
Benson. .
Rev. Father Arthur Lane, rector of
Ft. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, went
to the hospital to give the dying man
all spiritual consolation possible. He
talked to Hooker a few minutes alone.
Asked afterward as to his religion.
Hooker said: "I haven't got any except
what he gave me Just n w." He seemed
to have no fear of death, but took his
final passing in the same spirit he took
everything else almost animal-like.
CHURCH MAKES PROTEST
JIUUKORD METHODISTS INDIGSAJiT
AT BISHOP COOKE.
Transfer of Rev. J. Iv. Hairkim to Ore.
Kim City AVlth Smaller Salary Oo
posed; Reconsideration ABked.
MKDFORD. Or., Sept. 29. (Special.)
An indignation meeting was held in
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
at Medford Tuesday night to protest
against the action of Bishop R. J. Cooke
at the Oregon annual conference in
transferring Rev. J. K. Hawki.-s from
Medtord to Oregon City. The mating
was called by the official board -d
was largely attended. By unanimous
action a coinmitee of five was appoined
to visit the district superintendent. Rev.
H. J. Van Fossen, at Ashland, today
and urge him to intercede with the
bishop in an effort to retain their pas
tor of last year.
Mr. Hawkins, who has been here only
one year, has been satistactory, Hav
ing united a divided church, cleared
the indebtedness of a year ago and
having had 71 accessions to the mem
bership. The congregation contends
that he is entitled to different treatment.
Mr. Hawkins has been at work in
the Oregon conference 16 years and has
been advanced on every charge to
which he has been moved.
Rev. H. J. Van Fossen has consented
to use his influence to try to obtain
the results desired by the congregation.
A telegram of protest was sent to
the bishop by the committee today.
To fill Dr. Fords pastorate at Ore
gon City tne tev. Mr. Hawkins is
transferred from a $1400 a year pulpit
to one paying $1000 a year.
NEWPORT OFFERS BONUS
100,000 HELD OUT FOR XKW RAIL
ROAD LI.VE.
PropOMnl Is Made to Portland & West
Coast Company for Construction
of First Fifteen Miles.
NEWPORT, Or.. Sept. 29. (Special.)
Offer of a. bonus of $100,000 has been
made by the citizens of Newport to the
Portland & West Coast Railroad and
Navigation Company as an inducement
for the early construction of the first
15 miles of the proposed line from
Portland to Newport. Resolutions to
this etfect were unanimously adopted
at a mass meeting at the Commercial
Club Monday night, the condition being
that a.ctual construction be commenced
within 60 days, of the acceptance of the
bonus.
J. H. Fitzgerald, manager of the
railroad company, has advised the Com
mercial Club that if the offer were ac
ceptable to the company construction
would begin within 30 days.
The 15-mile section of the road
would penetrate the rich Siletz timber
belt, making it available for shipping
from the deep-water harbor, and would
open for development the Siletz Valley.
It is proposed to build the line via
McMinnville and Manager Fitzgerald
has announced that ararngements for
foreign capital to finance the project
practically had been completed when
the European war intervened, making
it impossible to obtain the necessary
funds until peace is restored.
He said, however, that he felt con
fident that the company would begin
construction at once on the la-mile
section with the proposed $100,000
bonus.
TWO SHOTS FATAL
Patrolman Long Gets Rioter
and Murderer.
What to Do for
Itching Skins
GUN USED ONLY TWICE
HOTEL TO CHANGE HANDS
J. AY. Dobbins, Formerly of Tort
land, to Manage Oregon at Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 29. (SpeciaV)
J. W. Dobbins, of San Francisco, has
taken over the management of the Ho
tel Oregon of this city. The new les
see was for two years with the Port
land Hotel of Portland, also managed
the Mammoth Hotel at the Yellow
stone, the Montana at Anaconda, and
for several years was connected with
the dining-car and hotel department
of the Southem Pacific.
Terms of the lease contemplate a
remodeling of the structure and other
improvements next Spring at a cost of
from $25,000 to $30,000. Mr. Dobbins
will assume the management October 1.
Fiill Justification Asserted by Man
Who Killed Convict Slayer of
Warden Minto Courage
Is Recognized.
Anson L. Long, the Portland patrol
man who shot ard killed Otto Hooker,
escaped convct .and murderer of War
den Minto and assailant of Marshal
Benson, has fired but two shots in the
execution of his police duties, but each
has killed the man at whom it was di
rected. He believes himself thoroughly
justified in shooting Hooker, as the
man was a "killer," was armed with a
revolver believed to be loaded, and had
been warned not to make a suspicious
move.
In the recent riot at Linnton in which
drunken Austrians and Slavs attacked
the police. Long fatally wounded Joe
Kocar, as the man was about to strike
a fallen policeman with a heavy plank.
Witnesses at the trial testified that
Long had provocation enough to jus
tify drawing his gun long before he did
so.
In the police department Long has
a reputation for coolness and courage,
and is not considered as a man who
is recklessly quick on the trigger.
Though quiet and reserved. Long is
one of the best-liked men in the de
partment. Incidentally, he is only a
fair revolver shot at least in police
target pracice.
"I ordered Hooker to crawl from
under the flooring with both hands in
front of him, or I would shoot," said
Patrolman Long yesterday, giving his
version of the shooting. "He poked his
head and shoulders out, crawled back
and then started out again with his
empty hands held out.
Suspicions Move Fatal.
"When half way from his hole, he
flopped without warning on his right
side and flung one hand out of sight
under the floor. I fired. I knew he
had a gun and had every reason to be
lieve that it was loaded, as it sup
posedly had contained six shells, and
he had shot twice, killing and wound
ing two men, which would leave four
shells untouched."
It is now supposed that Marshal Ben
son's gun, which Hooker was armed
with, had contained only two cart
ridges, both of which had been fired
as no trace of the other shells could
be found, though the gun was discov
ered under the floor of the house where
he was captured. He denied having
the gun, which was found later by
Deputy Sheriff Christofferson, and it
has been suggested that the motion
that cost him his life was made in an
effort to hide the gun.
Patrolman Long said yesterday that
he did not believe a police officer was
justified in shooting except in defense
of life, or in the captiu-e of a man
guilty of a serious crime, who could be
caught in no other way. In dealing
with a murderer, he maintained, an
officer should take no unnecessary risk.
Patrolman Long was warm in his
praise of the courage of Deputy Sher
iff Christofferson, who was with him
at the capture. Christofferson was the
first to find the place where the mur
derer was hidden. He poked hi3 .elec
tric flashlight into the darkness, and
hailed Hooker. Jic surveyed the mur
derer in the light of his flash, and if
the man had not been blinded by the
light would have made a particularly
good taget.for shot or club.
Neighbor Makes Discovery.
According to Long's story, he and
Christofferson, with two Salem guards.
were watching the Albany station. It
became cold and at 10:30 they asked
a young, man to see if he could find
any coats or blankets at a nearby house
to help keep them warm. The boy in
quired and at the first place of inquiry
the owner told him his suspicions as
to the unoccupied new house adjoining,
where he had heard a cough. The of
ficers hurried to 'the scene.
Guards stood on the far side of the
street, asserted Long, watching for any
escaping figure, and he and Christof
ferson entered the front door of the
house. Christofferson suggested that
Long make the circuit of the house on
the outside, looking for means of exit
that the criminal might take advantage
of, if hidden there. He did so, and en
tered the house again just as Christof
ferson made his discovery. Hooker was
beneath the flooring at a corner of the
house where the work had not been
finished, leaving an opening. There
was no basement, but the man lay on
the ground with the floor about a foot
above his head.
Long joined the Portland police force
February 8, 1912. He was on moral
squad duty with Lieutenant (then Ser
geant) Harms at first, and later walked
a beat and did motorcycle work. Until
recently he patrolled Linnton on his
motorcycle. Since the riot there he
was placed on a Portland beat because
Austrians living in Linnton made
threats of "getting" the officer who had
killed one of their number. Long's
first notable capture was that of
George Levy, an Idaho murderer. Long
was nearly killed in a motorcycle col
lision with a streetcar a year ago as
There is immediate relief for skins
itching, burning and disfigured by
eczema, ringworm, or similar torment
ing skin - trouble, in
a warm bath with
resinol soap and a
simple application
of resinol ointment.
The soothing, heal
i n g resinol medica
tion sinks right
into the skin, stops
itching 1 n a t a n t ly,
and soon clears away
all trace of eruption.
even in severe and stubborn cases
where other treatments have had little
or no effect.
You need never hesitate to use
resinol. It is a doctor's prescription
that has been used by other physicians
for twenty years in the treatment of
skin affections. It contains absolutely
nothing that could injure the tender
est skin. Every druggist sells resinol
ointment and resinol soap. Samples
free. Dept. 7-R. Resinol. Baltimore, Md.
he. was on his way to answer a burglar
call.
DEAD SLAYER TO BE CREMATED
Few Xote Hot il rn. During Time of
Victim's Funeral.
. SALEM. Or., Sept. 29. (Special.)
Whiie hundreds of friends were doing
honor to the memory of Harry Minto.
murdered superintendent of the State
Penitentiary, there arrived here frim
Albany, on a Southern Pacific train, n
plain box containing the body of his
slayer.
When the black horses and the farm
wagon reached the prison yard the
body was taken to the hospital: To
morrow it will be cremated at the
State Hospital.
A man who had been Hooker's cell
mate asked permission to view the
body. .
"He often told me he'd be hard to
catch some day," he said. "He was
hard, all right, but it didn't pay." And
that seemed the unanimous verdict of
the watchers.
JUDGE WINS OWN SUIT
C. TJ. Gantenbein Gets $7000 Ver
1 diet Against Kealty Company.
Judgment for the plaintiff for the
full amount asked. $7000, with interes
at 6 per cent from February 1, 1914,
was given by Circuit Judge is-ava
naugh yesterday in the case of Calvin
V. Gantenbein against the Willamette
Building & Realty Company, of which
Fred Kothchild is president and F. S.
Stanley secretary.
Judge Gantenbein sued as assignee
of A. B. Widney, who had sold to the
defendant corporation a lease which he
had ootained in 1910 to the property at
the northeast corner of Third and Mor
rison streets, from the Louis Fleisch
ner heirs. The lease called for the
erection of a $350,000 building, con
struction to begin upon termination
of the leases of the various tenants,
February 1. 1914.
When, in February. 1914, the Wil
lamette Building & Realty Company
renewed the leases of tenants for an
other three years, showing that the
building was not to be constructed.
Judge Gantenbein. as assignee of Wid
ney. started suit to recover $7000 in
cash.
Douglas to Get Xew Rural Routes.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.)
Word was received here today by W.
C. Hawley, Representative in Congress
from the First District, from the Post
office Department that an order had
been issued establishing additional
rural mail routes in Douglas County.
Routes will be established from Au
cher via Galesville to Azalia and from
Azalia to Glendale. Trips will be
made six times a week. The order
effective October 11 next.
HEIRS' SUIT OPINION WAITS
Federal Judge Bean Takes San Fran
cisco Case Under Advisement.
After a trial extending over parts of
two days. Federal Judge Bean jester-
SUCCESS OF A NEW REMEDY FOR
BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM, KIDNEYS
Folks in Portland and adjoining
counties are delighted - "ith the results
they have obtained by using "AN
UR1C." the rewest discovery of Dr.
Fierce, who is head of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo.
N. Y. Those who started the day with
a backache, stiff legs, arms and mus
cles, and an aching head (worn out be
bore the day began because they were
in and out of bed half a dozen times at
night) are appreciating the perfect rest,
comfort and new strength they ob
tained from Doctor Pierce s An-uric
Tablets. To prove that this is a certain
uric acid solvent and conquers head
ache, kidney and bladder diseases and
rheumatism, if you've never used the
"An-uric. cut this out and send 10
cents to Doctor Pierce for a large sam
ple package. This will prove to you
that "An-uric" is thirty-seven times
more active than lithia in eliminating
uric acid and the most perfect kidney
and bladder corrector. 7" you are a
sufferer, go to your best druggist and
ask for a 50-cent box of "An-uric." You
run no risk, for Dr. Pierce's good name
stands behind this wonderful new dis
covery, as it has for the past half cen
tury for his "Favorite Prescription"
'for weak women and "Pleasant Pel
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HUNDREDS IIOXOIl MR. MIXTO
Funeral Services for Victim of Con-
vict Are Impressive.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 29. (Special.)
Hundreds of persons today paid final
tribute to the memory of Harry P.
Minto, superintendent of the Oregon
State Penitentiary, who was shot and
killed Monday night by Otto Hooker,
an escaped convict. Funeral services
of an impressive nature were held
from the chapel of Rigdon & Richard
son. The services were in charge of
the Salem lodge of Elks, of which
order Mr. Minto was a member. The
body was taken to Portland for crema
tion. At 10 o'clock, when the services be
gan, friends of the slain officer filled
the chapel and many stood outside of
the building during the services.
Tribute to the bravery and upright
character of Mr. Mlnto as an officer
and citizen was made by John H. Mc
Nary, of this city, who was District
Attorney here when Mr. Minto was
Sheriff of Marion County. Eulogistic
remarks also were made by Judge P.
H. D'Arcy, of Salem. Pallbearers were
Judge George H. Burnett, of the Su
preme Court; George Waters, Walter
Keys, J. C. Siegmund, Ben Olcott, Sec
retary of State, and F. W. Durbin.
FRESHMAN SPIRIT PLEASES
Willamette University Newcomers
Organize Class.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem.
Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) The fresh
men class of Willamette University
gives evidence already of having the
Willamette University spirit that all
the upper classes are proud of. Last
week a meeting was called to organize.
A constitutional committee reported
on the constitution and bylaws, and
their report was accented. The fol
lowing officers were elected: President,
Joe Minton, of Salem High; vice-president,
Teall of California; secretary,
Stewart of Amity, Or.; treasurer. Hall
of Lebanon High; sergcant-at-arms,
Ohling, of Salem.
Purple and white class colors were
accepted.
The freshmen have placed their
numeral on the athletic grandstand.
500 TO JUDGE NEW FILM
Special Performance of "Damaged
Goods" Will B Given.
Five hundred prominent physicians,
clergymen, social workers, clubwomen
and others have been invited to wit
ness a private screen performance of
Eugene Brieux' "Damaged Goods" at
the National Theater Friday morning
at 9 o'clock. The performance, admis
sion to which will be by Invitation
only, will last two hours.
Kvery member of the Portland
Board of Censors indorsed "Damaged
Goods," with the only condition that
children less than 16 years of age be
mm
ONCE every year all
Firestone salesmen
meet at our Akron head
quarters. At our first annual meeting only thirty
men were present; this week we'll have
over three hundred from all parts of the
United States and several foreign countries.
Besides attending the general sessions addressed by
Company executives, branch managers and sales
men, every representative will spend hours in the
factory studying, in a practical way, the manufacture
of Firestone tires. He will actually see our experts
building into Firestones the "extras" you have been
reading and hearing about; that extra layer of fabric
in the five-inch tire; the extra ply in the three-inch;
the extra coating of pure gum between the plies, etc.
He will see the "inside" reasons why 50 per cent
more Firestone dealers were added last year, and
why our output was increased 78 per cent
He will see five great buildings under construction to
provide over seven acres of additional floor space
which will increase our output of pneumatic tires
from 7,500 to 12,000 a day. This increase of 4,500
tires per day is larger than the output of the original
new Firestone plant erected on its present site four
years ago.
He will rub shoulders with hundreds of men whose
interests are kin to his, and from them he will reap
a great harvest of valuable and helpful information
which he will use to the advantage of customers in
his territory.
These days of conference and study represent a large invest
ment, but it produces adequate dividends in better service . for
tire users the world over. It means a greater, more alert,
better informed Firestone organization, and that insures
satisfied customers. And there you have the vital reason for
it all because satisfied customers constitute the corner stone
of this business.
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week's run. at the National Sunday
morning? at 11 o'clock.
Newspapers throughout the East al
ready are discussing the film produc
tion, which was described by Dr. Cal
vin S. White as immeasurably superior
to the stage production.
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(Special.) C'ottasje drove juvenile ex
hibitors took a proimntMkt part at the
IJine County Fair, lioth Karl and Iviith
Stewart, son and daughter of Mr. and
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TODAY ELKS' DAY
Oregon Electric Special
LEAVING 8:30 A. M.
AT TENTH AND STARK STS.
Returning on Special Train or any Regular Train
until October 6.
Elks and their families are welcome to join this
official train party leaving Tenth and Stark
streets at 8:30 A. M., sharp.
Reception and entertainment given by Salem
Elks to Portland Elks.
$2 Round Trip to Salem
Tickets on sale at Fifth and Stark, Tenth and
Stark, Tenth and Morrison, North Bank Station
and Jefferson-Street Station.