PART TWO
PAGES 9 TO 16
VOL. XXIV.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SU2JDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1905.
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Artistic Picture Framing Highest Class Watch Repairing Most Reasonable Prices
j i prastrv .Wolfe StCo.
Spring, 1905, Silks An Extraordinary Exhibit
It is assured that Spring, 1905, will be a decided silk season. We've made the most lavish preparations for it.
Early as it is, shelves and counters are crowded to overflowing with the best efforts of the master silk weavers of
America and Europe. No woman who has thoughts of silk buying can afford to ignore our Spring silk collec
tion. Some of the new things shown are :
for new Chiffon Kalllea 21 inches
wide. In silver gray, Parsifal, .gold, brown,
cream; white and black.
91-50 for new Pompadour Silk 21
inches wide, in the new shades of green
tabas and navy blue. Exclusive dress'
patterns No two alike.
' ?1.00 and $1.25 for new Foulards 24
Inches wide. We've an elegant assortment
of these always popular silks.
$1.25 for Changeable Mcssallnea 20
inches wide All newest color combina
tions, light and dark. A soft chamois fin
ish. Sl5 for new Dresden Effect 21 inches
In all the newest color combinations,
which will be in demand this season.
l dress lengths of -fine Foulards No two
j alike none reordered when sola 52 j
eacn.
$1.00 for Chlffen Taffetas 19 inches
wide plain and changeable colorings
An enormous variety to choose from.
$1.00 for ShlrtwnlBt Suit SUU 5000
yards over 100 different weaves and
color combinations to choose from.
82c lor Changeable Halrllae Taffeta
Soft chiffon finish 19 Inches wide. Full
color 'line Real 51.00 value.
Book Store
Our deservedly famous
Uyf 50c Cloth-Bound Copy-
ngnc juine
Enlarged by the following
additions :
"Alice of Old Vincennes."
"Filigree Ball."
"Roosevelt, the Citizen."
W "The One Woman."
"The Trail of the Grand
1CL Seigneur."
New Wash Goods at 15c
We offer for tomorrow's selling a remarkable collection
of new Spring, 1905, Wash Goods at 15 The collection
embraces four distinct styles in all of the season's most de
sired colorings.
MALLAKG-E A soft mixed material, almost indistinguishable
from its woolen prototype very new.
MOHAIR WEAVE SUITING Another cotton fabric that has very
much of the appearance of a woolen fabric In plain-surface
grounds and also with woven-in stripes and dashes.
JAP0NNI CREPE A most desirable Summer fabric of exception
al laundering qualities in all the leading colors.
CHECK VOILE A decided departure from all other wash dress
goods an exact counterpart in looks of the much more high
priced woolen voiles. In small and medium checks.
Book Store
The Eagle's Shadow 1.08
By James Brunet Cahill.
The Girl and the Kaiser S1.08,
By Pauline 'Bradford Muckle.J
Pata Morgana $1,081
By Andre Castaignc.
Pathfinders of the West 2.00
By A. C. LauL
The Albert Gate Mystery S1.08
By Louis Tracy.
Bucking the Sagebrush .$1.50
By C. J. Stcedman.
Thp. Pat of tfifi Land S1.50
Rv St rpf r.
tsujk. villiauio ............... .www ly
By Grlppls. UVv
The Simple Life. . .'. ,525c
By Wagner.
It's Springtime in This Great Dress Goods Store
Long before the first note of the Spring warbler is heard in the land this store is in readiness with its stock of dress mate
rials for Spring wear. Women who are interested in the new dress fabrics' should by all means come here and inspect what we
have on display. Quality and style are at their best this year Prices were never so low when you consider the very high qual
ity we always insist on.
Mohair Dress Fabrics Are in Highest Favor
Of all the fabrics which have been brought forward for Spring, Mohairs possess the most
merit. Their spring, resistant, dust-shedding nature makes them pre-eminently adapted to the
tailor cut and finish and general air of neatness, nattiness and trimuess which characterize
the best type of shirtwaist suits and shirtwaists. Our assortments are complete plain,
dark and light colorings and the various mixtures and novelties are here in great array.
Some of them are
aw
60c for Pin Dot Mohairs in navy blue, brown sue and up to $1.25 Cream figured Mohairs
and myrtle, 28 inches wide. small patterns ?,H inches wide.
00c for Imported English Mohairs in illuminat
ed mixtures 3S inches wide.
91.00 for new Fancy Mohairs In the new blues,
navy, brown, tan, green, sage and myrtle
44 inches wide.
91.00 for TJohair Sicilians In the very newest
Jacquard designs 14 inches wide.
$1.25 and up to 92.no for Priestley's Craven
etle Mohairs for suits, raincoats, skirts,
etc., all colors St" Inches wide.
Black Dress Goods Are in Increased Favor
The makers of Black Dress Goods have been bestirring themselves, producing some very
handsome novelties.. There are being shown Embroidered Silk Crepes, Silk Dot "; Crepe
de Paris, New Mohairs, Alexandra Toiles, Silk and Wool Crepe de Paris, Mohair Granites,
etc. Special for tomorrow
44-inch French Voiles at $1.00 50-inch Mohair Sicilians at 50?
$1.00 Figured Mohairs at "50? 48-inch All Wool Fancy Granite at 90'
est 1.50 grade fine, imported Basket Cloths at $1.00
Muslinwear: Spring, 1905
We have on display our entire Spring stock of fine Muslin
Wear. All are made after the latest approved models. Every
garment is an example of the most painstaking care in the
making.
GOWNS In Japanese, slip and yoke styles, long or short sleeves,
high and low necks, some trimmed with colored laces, others with
fine white laces and embroideries, 7uc, $1.00, .$1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50
and to $11;25
SKIRTS Daintily trimmed with laces and embroideries, some in flare
effects, all have full dust ruffles; prices are $1.00, $1.35, $1.50, $1.75,
$2.00 and up to $12.00
CORSET COVERS Iff" French or tight-fitting styles, of fine cambrics
and nainsooks, trimmed with laces and embroideries, all sizes; 50c,
7oc, 95c, $1.00, $1.50, $1.75 to $2.50
DRAWERS In regular and extra sizes; many have the new Trench
baud, trimmed with lace embroidery and hemstitched ruffles.
Jewelry Store Novelties
During the past few days we have "placed in stock many
decidedly novel things in the Jewelry store.
MISSION CLOCKS Eight day. strikes the hour and half hour on
.cathedral gong: special - $3.50
MISSION CLOCKS One day. three styles: special at $1.48
POCKET CASH REGISTERS "Self adder." cannot get out of
order; something entirely new $1.00
STERLING SILVER COFFEE SP00NS-A Lewis and Clark
souvenir 2000 of them very special 25
Also large size extra heavy Teaspoons, special $1.50
WEBFOOT HAT PINS Sterling silver top, special 25?
SOUVENIR HATPINS Sterling silver top. long steel pins Fair
buildings, Webfoot and Mount Hood: special-. 50
FANCY MOUNTED BACK AND SIDE COMBS Largest line in the
city, almost 100 styles 68 -to $7.50
February Homefurnishings Sale in Full Swing
No matter how little or how much you intend to purchase, your best
peremptorily demand that you do your buying here.
One thousand yards Curtain Scrim in assorted patterns, special 'j""
Five hundred yards of 25c Art Cretonne, special at
One hundred yards of 25c fancy green Hindoo Scrim, special at
35e Fancy Nets, 48 inches wide slightly soiled special at .".
80c Scotch Lace Nets, 4S inchos wide slightly soiled special at
New Scotch Lace Curtains, iJ to yards long. 45 to 50 inches wide, 50 styles:
regularly $2.00, special
New Scotch, Brussels and Cable Net Curtains, white and Arabe, 3 yards
long, 50 inches wide 25 styles: $3.50 regular, special
Silk Striped Madras Curtains, 3 yards long; regularly $2.25 pair, special
interests
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$6.50 All-Wool White Blankets $5.00
One hundred pair of them wouldn't have them if we'd had a real Winter which we
must sell. Full double-bed size, made of pure Oregon wools; pink and blue borders. A
magnificent value.
All other Blankets and Comfortables on sale at very interesting low prices alL this week.
$1.50 to $2 Petticoats 98c
Wc offer for tomorrow a remarkable bargain in Women's
Black Satine Petticoats. The offering comprises five dis
tinct styles. All told there are about ten dozen, made of
fast black mercerized satine with triple graduated and ac
cordion plaited and niching trimmed ruffles"; all have dust
ruffles. Sold heretofore at $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00. Choice
tomorrow of these elegant garments at 98$"
Hosiery Worth 75c at 50c
If 3ou were to guess the price of these stockings you'd say
75c, and wouldn't be out of the way at that. Black Lisle
Stockings with silk embroidered floral designs; Black Lisle
Stockings with silk embroidered lace boots; Black Lace
Ljsle Stockings with, silk clockings; Pompeian red, navy,
cadet, pongee, tan, gray and French Blue Stockings with
silk embroidery; black and navy blue Lisle Stockings, with
white polka dots; black and tan gauze Lisle Stockings with
silk embroidery choice of them for. . .1 50
CANNOT PROBE IT
Rogers' Death Mysteri
ous as Ever.
MURDER THEORY' PROVED
Cruiser Could Not Have Been
Killed by Accident.
NOR WAS IT CASE OF SUICIDE
Attempts of the Stayer of the Timber
Man to Hide His Tracks Au
thorities Examine About
Forty Witnesses.
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Two creeks azo The Oregonlan sent i
a representative to Rosebur? to in- 1
vestigate the connection of the mur-
der of Jack Rogers with the land
fraud case. The mysterious features
of the case, the fact that the mur
der was first reported aa a suicide,
and the subsequent discovery of facts
that disproved the suicide theory,
make it one of the roost Interesting
cases that have arisen In Oregon.
The results of the Investigation of
the Douglas County officials are here
with presented.
ROSEBURG. ' Or.. Feb. 11. (Staff Cor
respondence.) For -weeks past District
Attorney George M. Brown and Sheriff
H. T. McCIellan have been at work en
deavoring to probe the mystery surround
ing the killing of Jack Rogers, a timber
cruiser who was found dead in the black
smith shop of Pilkington & Bristow.
The body of Rogers was found In the
shop by Frank Eby, an employe of Pilk
ington & Bristow, who had opened the
place on his return from Cottage Grove,
where he had been to visit his family.
At first it was thought that Rogers had
committed suicide. Then it developed,
when the Coroner made his examination,
that there was a bullet wound In the arm,
tbuf dispelling the suicide theory. The
theory of accidental shooting followed,
and It was believed that Rogers had
dropped his revolver on the floor of the
shop while searching for something In a
toolchest. The Coroner's jury, however,
brought In a verdict of murder and, based
on this verdict, the county officials have
been working night and day on the case.
Today District-Attorney Brown had
eight witnesses brought before him, and
they were closely questioned concerning
the death of Rogers. Fred M. Pilking
ton wa3 the first man examined. He was,
subjected to a long and searching exam
ination, but little of anything new was
gleaned from Us testimony. His father,
Wiley Pilkington, one of the partners of
the blacksmith shop; J. O. Bristow, the
other partner, and Frank Boy, the helper,
were also before Attorney Brown. Their
testimony before Mr. Brown today varied
little from the testimony they gave be- j
fore the Coroner's jury. The other wit
a measure bears out this theory Is the
fact that there are several people who
swear that the revolver which was found
In the dead man's left- hip pocket had
not..been discharged. Some , are inclined
to believe that Rogers carried his revolvex
tn a holster on the right side, under his
vest, and that it slipped out as he was
bending over the chest.
There are bloodstains, dents and powder
smoke on the tool chest. The bloodspots
were seen the morning the body was
found, but it was not until "Wednesday
that the dents and the powder marks
were discovered. Yet it Is understood'
that the Coroner's jury and a score of
others had examined every conceivable
spot in the shop for signs of the crime,
but they failed to find them. It was not
until the Coroner's jury had rendered its
verdict that the marks were found. .
Since Rogers was found dead, a thou
sand and one suspicions and rumors have
been afloat here. Private detectives
sprang up like flies from a piece of cheese.
It seemed that a third of the residents
of this place belonged to a detective cor
respondence school. Even . D. J. Jarvis,
the City Marshal, was as full of clews
and theories as a sieve Is full of holes.
Ho Is an Important personage, is this
City Marshal, and his mysterious manner
would indicate that he had the slayer,
of poor 'Jack Rogers hidden away under
his typewriter cover. He has worked
on the case, but It has always been on
the heels of the county . off Icials. but like
the mole, he works on in darkness.
History of the Case.
On the morning of January 16 when
Frank Eby. a helper in- Pilkington &-
Bristow's blacksmith shop, entered the
place he discovered the body of Jack
Rogers lying on the floor. The feet of
the dead man were half through a door
which led Into a little office. The upper
part of the body, turned on Its left side
was in the main shop. Thj3 man says
that when he first saw the body he
thought It was "Wiley Pilkington, one of
the owners of the shop. "Without exam
ining the body closely, he dashed across
the street, so he stated before the Coro
ner's jury, and roused Bristow. To
gether they returned to the shop, when
they discovered that the dead man was
Jack Rogers. Bristow notified Coroner
Dr. J. C. Twitchell and at once advanced
the theory of suicide. Coroner Twitchell
glanced at the body and his "profes
sional" eye told him that it was suicide
also, and he ordered the body taken to
an undertaker's shop.
The suicide story was swallowed until
the undertaker discovered on disrobing
the dead man, that he was shot through
the right arm. as well as straight through
the right breast and right arm. Then.
with an- incredible swiftness, the story
spread around, that Jack Rogers, while
trying to steal something out of a tool
chest In the office, had accidentally shot
himself to death. Those who had known
Rogers ever since he arrived hore, those
who had repeatedly left him where he
could have stolen had he desired to do
so, were not even willing to believe he
bad shot himself accidentally, and they
were positive fhat he had. not entered the
blacksmith shop to steal.
Those who had spread the story that he
had killed himself accidentally explained
the shooting in this manner. They had
it figured out that he entered the shop,
having knowledge of how to get Into the
place without unlocking the main doors;
that Rogers, after getting Inside, went to
the toolchest to steal some hand-made
knives which Bristow had In the chest.
"While bending over the chest, Rogers'
revolver, which he is supposed to have
carried in a holster nuns around his
waist, had fallen out, and while attempt
ing to grab It the revolver was dis
charged and he was shot. This Is how
they accounted for the wound In the
arm and the one in his right breast.
Story Was Plausible.
The story sounded well. It was plaus
ible, even if It was impossible. The
wound In the arm was what upset the
suicide theory, for those who gave out
this yarn saw how utterly absurd It was
for a left-handed man in committing
Buicide to shoot himself through the
right arm. Drs. Fisher and DuGus
Honrs BAD LIFE
j H is Criminal Record
Never Equalled.
WORE WIVES ARE FOUND
Police Assert That Others
Have Been Slain.
STORY OF HOCH'S METHODS
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FRONT OF PILKINGTON r BRISTOW'S BLACKSMITH SHOP,
TILE MURDER TOOK PLACE.
IN "WHICH
nesses examined were A. Abrahams, who
first discovered the dents Iff the tool
chest, which In a measure confirm the
accidental theory; F. "W. Dlllard and
"William Carroll.
Mystery Is Unfathomable.
In addition to these witnesses. District
Attorney Brown has had before him be
tween 30 and 40 witnesses, and in spite
-of all this mass of testimony, the mys
tery surrounding the death of Jack Rog
ers is as deep and unfathomable as ever.
Neither Mr. Brown nor Sheriff McClellan
are discouraged; Instead, they will con
Itnue in their attempts to clear up this
mystery- From every nook and cranny
of the city they have called witnesses bet
fore them, and they have even gone far
out into. the county In hopes of dropping
onto something that would throw some
light on the crime.
Here in Roseburg opinions are divided
as to how Rogers met his death. The
Pilklngtons. Bristow and many others are
convinced that Rogers was killed by his
own weapon. There are many others,
however, who cling to the opinion that
lie was struck while passing the black--smlth
shop, which stands on the corner
of "Washington and Chadwlck streets,, car
ried through the rear door of the shop
and shot while ' bejwasjlnsldc What in
were called into the case by Coroner
Twitchell. Dr. Fisher took the measure-
I ments and become convinced that it
was possible for Rogers, in grabbing
j for his revolver, to receive the wounds
j which were found upon him, taking for
granted that the revolver was discharged
when the hammer struck the edge of the
toolchest.
The bullet that ploughed Its way
through the right arm took a most pro
nounced diagonal course and in order
to have the same bullet enter the point
of the breast where it did, Rogers must
have extended his right arm straight
across his body, from right to left; until
the hand extended at least seven inches
clear of the left breast. The course
of the leaden message of death, after it
entered .the body, was as straight as an
arrow. The bullet ploughed Its way
through the upper part of the lung and
came out in the back and was found
In the undershirt. They say that figures
do not lie, and of course the measure
ments that Dr. Fisher took settled in
the minds of a few that Rogers had
shot himself accidentally.
This accidental tale might have held
water it it hadn't been proved that the
revolver that was found on Rogors had
not been discharged recently. There
was an empty cartridge and the ham
mer of the revolver was still pressing
against the plunger that had exploded
the shell. The revolver that Rogers Is
supposed to have shot himself with,
was found with the butt down in hl3
(Concluded on Page 23.)
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Women Tell How He Wooed, Won
and Deserted Them After Obtain-
ing Their Money Did He
Use Hypnotic Power? '
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. (Special. Chita
go's latest sensation, and one that prom
ises to develop into a serial story of un
usual interest, is Johann Hoch. with 15
wives and as many aliases. The police
believe many more Hoch victims will be
found and grimly add that there arc
probably many who will not be found. At
any rate, judging from the returns ac
hand, this ruddy-faced, smooth-mannered
German has established the rec
ord, according to the police returns,
for a rapid marrier.
If one-half the stories told or him be
true, he also displayed great agility in:
disposing of his wives immediately ho
had separated them from their money.
The police believe he will weaken
under the "sweat-box" methods and
tell a story that will startle two con
tinents. Granting that he did marry
15 women in a period of little more
than 12 years, it simply goes to show
what a man can do who applies him
self with any degree of assiduity to
one line of endeavor. No one charges
Hoch with being- a prize beauty, -it
commanding figure, or a man possessed
of irresistible charms. He simply se
lected his women, widows for tne
greater part, wooed them for a few
days and married them.
Long List of Wives.
The wives that, according to the Chi
cago police. Hoch (now generally re
ferred to as "the new H. H. Holmes")
has had during- his remarkable career
number all told 13. Twelve arc ' said .
to have met with violent deaths The'
first of these was Anna Hoch, to whom
he was married in Vienna before he
came to this country. His first matri
monial victims in this aountry were In
Chicago, where it Is claimed he mar
ried four women whose names have
not yet been ascertained. His. fifth wife -is
definitely stated to have been Marv
Steinbrecher, who died In Chicago In
1S92. Four more Chicago wives were
Martha Herfeldt, Jeannette Spencer.
Callie C. Andrews and Mrs. Hoyle
Hoch, who died In 1S92. He then went
to "Wheeling-, "W. Va.. marrying Mrs.
John Hicks, who died, and back to
Chicago, wedding Mrs. Emma Rencke,
of 375 Ward 3treet, that city, and a
Mrs. Palinka. of Batavia. 111. He also
married a Mrs. Fink, of Aurora. Natalie
Irgang and Hulda Stevens are other
names on the .remarkable list.
In Milwaukee a woman named
Schwatzman became his wife, and then
Marie Schultz. of Argus. Ind.. who died
in 1900, and Mary Becker, or St. Louis,
who died in 1902. wer.e rapidly added
to Bluebeard's list. Eliza Gderk, of
Chicago; Sophia Fink, of Aurora, and
Mrs. T. O'Conner. of Milwaukee, next
accepted him. These in succession gave
place to Anna Hendrickson. of Chicago;
Lena Hoch, of Milwaukee, who died in
189S; Caroline Schaffer. of Philadel
phia, and Amelia Fisher and Marie
"Welker. of Chicago, who died Januarv
11, 1905.
Women Lost to Sight.
Various persons who have known
Hoch have told stories of women with
whom he appeared to be smitten and
who were lost sight of. That he spent
some time in New York between his
marriages in the West is known posi
tively, because in 189S he lived at the
Hotel Ridley, on Greenwich street. In
the same hotel was a woman named
Dora Gatter, with whom he fell In love,
ttnd as a- result of his attentions she.
was asked to leave the hotel. She went
back to Boston, and several times since
Hoch has called on August Praxmerer.
of 301 East Ninety-first street, who
had been In the hotel in 1898. Last Oc
tober he asked where the Gatter wom
an was and. at that time declared he
was employed by a St. Louis' brewery.
Indicating thathc had been In St. Louis.
where several o"f his alleged wives ans.
supposed to have come from. Ha has
even called wltninhe past two weeks.
and it is Mr. Praxmerer who first no
tified the Chicago police of Hbch's
presence In New York.
, How Hoch Appears.
Johann Hoch. is a commonplace look
ing man. He is about 42 years old; he
weighs 1T0 pounds and is of average
height, with an unusually high forer
head. He has a great crop of curly
dark chestnut hair. His eyes are light
bluf and are half hidden bv the azeat
drooninsr iveilds. He has a well-rouhd-
rd but retreating chin and a small
mouth that droops at the corners. Re
cently he has been wearing" a stubby
sandy mustache and a short crop of
chestnut beard. Invariably he wears
light gold spectacles, but his manner
of shaving- and growing nis whiskers
he has changed many times. Ho- Is
known to have varied his appearance
by a dozen different changes Jh-' tho
style of his whiskers. Sometimes he
has permitted his mustache to become
long and flowing when the rest of his
face has been clean shaved. Again he
has removed his mustache and worn
short side whiskers. Another time he
has shown a long full beard with
streaks of gray In. it.
One of the peculiarities about ths
man's face is that it requires merely on
of these hirsute changes to give him
an entirely new appearance.
while his right eye is ordinarily wide
open, frank and appealing, the left eyelid
droops continually, giving that slde.o.f his
face an evil appearance; His teeth
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