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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, I'OR' 1 AN D, FEBltUAKir 0, 1908. 10 SUSPECT BAYS OF BRUTAL NIMH JCoon, replacing one of the resigning trustees,- H. Id:. Cake and W. C. Noon, Jr. She will act with W. J. Armstrong, but the third trustee is yet to be se lected. The attorneys in the case have been unable to decide as to the tnird trustee and Circuit Judge O'Day sug gested yesterday Uiat -lie might take the appointment info his own hands unless the matter were expedited. The judge suggested several names for the appointment. A week ago Judge O'Lmy returned a decision affirming the right of JIrs: Noon to a half interest in the Noon Bag Company and directing the .appointment of two trustees to fill ex isting vacancies. iCOIRT FIXES DR. EISEX $500 LOSES A BIG ROLL ADVANCED TAILORING Waitsburg "Booster" Victim of Clever Pickpocket. WE always krjep ahead of the procession suffi ciently t;o cause our work to show a h individual ity which discerning men tell us Is refreshingly; original. Still busy dres ?ing hundreds of shrewd and economical buy ers who are taking advantage of our offer to include un extra lnir of. troimers, for the pricu of suit alone. ! Authorities Work on Theory That Youths Now in Jail" Killed August Schaffer. ROBBED IN- LOCAL CAFE POL 1 CONFESS TWO ROBBERIES JJut Hayward, West and liaukc strenuously Pony Shooting tlie Karm laborer In Hold-up a Week Ago. Murder in the first degree is the crime for which three Portland young men may have to answer. Highway robbery is- al ready proved against them and now the county authorities are weaving a web of clrumptances that point to the trio as the coldblooded murderers of August Schaf fer, who was a laborer on the Iadd farm near Hillsdale. Dell Hayward, Merl West and Earl Hanke are the three young men. All have pood homes and respectable parents here. They are not hoodlums or roughs, but young men of more than ordinary intel lect and education. They set about rob bery as much for adventure as with any idea of gain. For more than a week they kept the city and county authorities in a turmoil with a series of hold-ups of the boldest and most unprofessional charac ter. At least two of their victims, show ing an unwillingness to part with money, were allowed to keep what they had. Last Saturday night Schaffer was killed in resisting thugs, and on Monday night a postoffice' in the county was' robbed. Sheriff Stevens and Deputy Sheriff Bulger took up the case at this time and devoted their entire attention to lo(tking for the thuga. The officers were soon on the trail of the three youths in question, and arrested them at their homes. West tried to draw, a gun, but .Sheriff Stevens got the drop on him and he weakened. Since the arrest of the trio the officers have been spending several hours a day with the captives, questioning them about their movements of late. Confessions of two hold-ups were secured from them on Friday. Confess in 'Svtcutlw." Late yesterday afternoon, following a prolonged cross-examination, the three confessed to being the perpetrators of the hold-ups that caused so much trouble ten days ago. They denied, however, having killed Schaffer. but since that killing was in their zone of operations and the description of the murderers an swers that of Hnywarfl and West. Sheriff Stevens and Deputy Bulger think they have the right men. Schaffer was killed while trying to overpower one of two men who had held him up, together with three other em ployes of the Ladd farm. The four farm hands were on their way to the city when the two men stopped them. One held a gun on the party while the other searched the. victims. Schnffer was the last man in line, and as the thug started searching him he pounced noon the fellow. Being the stronger, Schaffer was winning the strug gle when the other robber stepped around from behind and shot him in the Hide, inflicting a wound from which he died the next day. Schaffer's companions made no attempt to assist him, although they might easily have caught the other thug. .Minute descriptions of the. murderers were secured by Sheriff Stevens, together with details ns to the manner in which they went alout their worji. The de scriptions were found to tally exactly with that of Hayward and West. Hay- ward is thought to be the one who fought witlf Schaffer, and West is accused of having done the killing. Forced to Do Murder? At the County Jail the trio does not like to discuss the murder. They declare it was not their work. They did several-hold-up Jobs, but .point to the fact that tiny lift two obstreperous victim? un harmed when they might easily have killed them. However, this proves noth ing In their favor, since Schaffer pounced on one of his assailants and: It was a question of killing him or (jetting caught. The crimes to which the three confess are; Robhrry of an old man on the Ma cadam road: hold-up of Seven Corners saloon ; robbery and hold-up at Hillsdale postolnVe: attempted hold-up of F. A. Howd and three unknown men in a farm wMgon on the Macadam road. The pluck displayed by Howd surprised the trio, .according to statements made by them yesterday. They stopped him on the Mncadam road and demanded that he hold up his hand?. He refused to do so and one of them threatened to kill. They say Howd told them to go ahead and shoot and then coolly walked away. They were too much surprised to do any thing, they said. Three men in a wagon also refused to be robbed. The wagon was coming in from Hillsdale when the three youths say they Htepped out and demanded a halt. The driver merely whipped up the horses and some one shouted "Ah, go to hell." Again they did not shoot. The task of getting a murder confes sion out of them will be renewed today. (Oven if this confession is not secured it Is ttiteved sufficient evidence can be got to gilher to hold Hayward and West. West's revolver is of .58 caliber, the same as that of the gun used In killing Sehaf 1" T. TEMPTATION WAS TOO STKOXG .".:-.. I J.' .rune- Explains Why She lJ.ui.N-d Alaska Miner. ; r J. J ." nv.Uier of four young , .iif'i, !i ion., fine the theft of $430 ):.., IRVisoa. early last Fall, n. .. .-!! i"ft the money in her keep . .: ' - h-r see i- vent she should de i i.-t v o--ir from her husband ,.t.,i ).'.) i,rl i. to ... Alaska. The woman ni---.-i.i,-ie'l .--.! Circuit Judge Cle ot'i'. ..'.-'- larceny from the twrson. She at once pleaded guilty and s.ild she wished to explain. She said she met Davison on the street. They had supper and several drinks together, and then Davison began urging her to go north with him. offering her everything he had if she would go. She placed his Jewelry and money in her purse and Da vison left with her his valuables. She did not really intend to commit theft, she said. She admitted having left the city with the valuables. Judge Cleland took the matter of'sen tenee under advisement. Mrs. .Tones came to Portland only a short time be fore her arrest. She deserted her hus- band in British Columbia, being unable to live with him. She brought her four children here,, and they are now being cared for by the authorities. Widow to Be a Trustee. Mrs. Emily J. Noon is to be ap pointed one of the three trustees of the t'Elato of her deceased husband, W. C. ilPaitiior in X-Kadltim Institute Strenuously Denies His Guilt. Dr. William Eisen, Danish Vice-Con sul and part-owner of the notorious X-Radium Institute, was fined $500 by j circuit Judge O'Day yesterday after n oon for having contributed to the de li; iquency of a minor. Specifically, sen was convicted of having per for tned a criminal operation on Jennie Sig. ers, 1" years old. Ei een made a stir in court by aris ing i tod declaring he was innocent and that . District Attorney Manning had given the guilty man immunity. He referre Dr. Heymajis, his erstwhile associate, as the man who really per formed the operation. Eisen was convicted several days ago of th e crime charged against him. He movec for a new trial, the motion was overr uled. and he was ordered to appear yes- lerday for sentence. "Have yo i anything to say?" the Court asked, v "Yes. I ai XI innocent of the charge," he said. "1 lie guilty man is being given protect! on b,y the District Attor ney." Judge O'Day v then fined Eisen $500. Thirty days ws allowed Di which to appeal. Eisen o'jd not say whether or not he had deci'ded to take the case to the Supreme Curt. He was allowed his liberty on bai 1- DIRECTS WAR ON SALOONS Rev. .T. R. Knodell', Xi;v Superin tendent Anti-Sato. 9nr League. Rev. J. R. Knodell, reccoitly appointed superintendent of the Oi lcgon Anti-Saloon League, was born i t. Nova Scotia and came to the United States in 1872. He removed to San Ber Teardino, Cali fornia, in 1893, where he txecame pastor of the Congregational Ch urch. He also served for a time as past. r of the Con- Rev. J. It. Knodell. . Inlendeat Oregon l.euguc. civ Supc T Anl - Snlo. n gregational Church of Santa Croz. For the past nine years he has held the of fice of assistant superintendent of the California Antt-Saloon League, having charge of the work in Northern" and Central California, with headquarters at Oakland. Mr. Knodell assumed charge of the Anti-Saloon League in this state on January 1 and is at present organizing the counties of the state in preparation for an anti-saloon campaign. Mr. Knodell is said to possess superior in tellectual gifts and an exceedingly strong personality. He will occupy the pulpit In Taylor-street Methodist Church this morning, speaking on the subject, "Foreglcams of the Coming Day.". THINKS IT POLITICAL TRICK Ous C. Moser Believes Enemy Is Trying to Hurt His Reputation. Gus C Moser, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for District Attorney, is much wrought up over what he regards the scheme of a political en emy to injure his reputation. He has been informed that some person has been calling, up women whom he has never mot and in his name seeking an appoint ment. He made the following- statement last night: Some unscrupulous scoundrel has recently been telephoning to ladies in my name, pre tending to want to make an appointment for a meeting. He calls up some :Jady whom I have never met or heard of, and. telling her that he is Gus C. Moser, the attorney, says he has seen her and would like ,to meet her. This Is, no doubt, done by some political enemy to injure my reputation. If he had not in at least one Instance teleyxapned to a lady whom I had never even semi, but who lived at the home of a good friend of mine, who. promptly informed me, 1 might never have heard of the dastardly scheme. I warn the offender that I shall vigorously prosecute him If I learn his identity, and in the mean time ' will much appreciate the kindness if any one to whom he telephones in my name will immediately advise me. FAVORS THE PARCELS POST J. 1). Chit wood Urges Grange to Work for Reform. "The farmers of this country want the parcels post," declared J. D. Chit-wood in an address yesterday afternoon before Lents Grange. Mr. Chatwood said that more than 20 years ago he had brought the question before the State Grange, with the result that it had ln?en favored ever since by resolution and otherwise. Mr. Chltwood said that the story circulated that the farmers were not asking for the parcels post, and did not- want It. was made out of whole cloth.- He declared that the demand came from the farmers and that the farmers do wnant it. Discussing the subject . further- Mr. Chitwood said that the op-ppsition so far had been able to prevent tiie passage of a parcels post bill, although. the National Grange bad sought to get such a bill through Congress. He contended that the Grangers should continue to educate the people on tne advantages of the ss-stem and It would come in time. The other speakers .were Professor A. F. Hers-hner. who compared Roosevelt to Lincoln and 'Washington: Mrs. Toban, who sioly; on the life -of Washing-tun, and Miss Kockwell, whp told anecdotes of Lincoln. - - . ii -My ;i lillilU' Ipll :: t I AV. B. Shaffer, of the Inland Empire Excursion Party, Robbed of Wal , let Containing Between $500 and $60 0 Last Night. As a ri;sult of a neat piece of thievery, which tjie victim suspects, but is not positive, was done in a down town cafe last nigiht following the - Inland Empire banquet, the wire between Portland and Waitsburg, Wash., sang . a merry - lay somethii tg after the fashion of that popu lar old liitty, "1 Find the Western Union a Conve nience."-. Follow ing the banquet, with its sub sequent flights of oratory, w. B. Shaffer, presldec.t of the Waitsburg Development League,, in company with a number of fellow .lunketers from the land of golden grain, .repaired to the grillroom of his hotel flir a s,ocial glass. There was a dense :rowd in the cafe. During his short stay there, Mr. Shaffer suddenly missed his wallet, in which was snugly tucked away checks, drafts and gold to the amount of between $500 and $j00. He imparted the news of the dis agreeable discovery to his friends and the Southern Pacific officials in charge of the excursion. He riiade no com plaint to the hotel management, nor to the house detective, who plays a stellar .role on occasions when such Jarge crowds of tourists as the Inland .Empire excursionists are guests of the hotel. Particular precautions were taken by the house management to guard against such depredations as the one I -of which the "Waitsburg "booster" was a victim, yet he felt sure the robbery was committed there. The occasion was ideal for a "grab" of this sort, for the reason that there were millionaires galore in the party of visitors, and all of them, of course, - were provided against financial embarrassment dur j!ng the Jong and costly trip ahead of them. Thousands upon thousands of d'ollars in actual cash were hidden a -ay in purse and wallet and some cl.?ver pickpocket, sizing up the situ ation, had iria.de tbe most of it. . The matter w.-js laid before the rail road company's ; special sleuths, who wiir, work with the local police in an effort to recover the money and bag the "dip." ' Shaffer's loss Willi not interfere with his pJeasure trip with his family, and he was only nut to the inconvenience of paying telegraph tolls to have addi tional money sent him by wire. A con siderable part of the lucre taken was not negotiable, and the trick was so cleverly done that Shaffer's suspicions were at no time aroused. DEMOCRATS I-JLAN A RALLY AVill Open Cain-paign on Night of Washington's Birthday.' The Democrats of, Multnomah County will this year celebrate Washington bipthday by opening' their campaign on the night of that ditte with a jjatriotie gathering at which Several well-known Democratic speakers will be beard. It Is es pected that candidates for the vari ous offices to be filled will be put for ward at that time. 'John A. Jeffery. S. C. Armitage and. Alex. Sweek are being spoken of for Pre-sidential electors. Several names are also being men tioned for delegates 1 to the National Convention. Among JSiem are those of Governor Chamberlai p, D. M. Watson, R. D. Inman, George 0 Hutchin, E. S.' J. McAllister, James .Glcason, N. A. Peery and Oglesby Ycving. Other possible can pidates are. for County Treasurer. Dan .MeAJIen; County School .Superintendent. I H. W. Bchnke; County Assessor. J. W. TV.p-j-uson ; Sher iff. Tom Word; District v Attorney, John Manning; County Clerk. "W. AV. Mcin tosh; County Surveyor,. John A. Mc Quinn. , Among those nientii med for State Senators Jre G. W. All n, C. M. Buck onmeyer. At. J. Malley, H. . "Wagenon, John Montag, S.-C. Holcomb. l'-or Rep resentatives, Dr. J. P. kray. nlos D. N-jer. John B. Ryan. S. : P, Oshurn, G. Y. Harry, Henry M. Ksti'.rly, Kfli. Ca lm 0m, John Van Zante, J. W Grussl, W.' 11. AjJdis, A. Wr. Cau thorn. Fred C. Whltten. WOULD TRY TRUST HERE Government Will Push ' Prosecution of Coast Furniture Combine. Tracy C. Becker, special assistant to the Aitorne'y-General, will ' leave 'this week ftr Los Angele?, where he will ap pear in behalf of the Government in an extradition proceeding against the Pacific Coast Furniture & Lumber Company in an effort to 'bring the corportition into the Federal Court here for trial. In the argument Mr. JBecker will boy assisted by BIG DISCOUNTS ON UMBRELLAS Our entire stock is now included in a Clearance Sale, during: which we offer the following special discounts: All Colored Umbrellas at 25 Per Cent Discosmt All Black Umbrellas From $7 Up, 20 Per Cent Discount All Other Umlrelks at 10 Per Cent Discount This is an unusual opportunity to secure high-class goods at low prices. Do not neglect it. Get your Summer umbrella now. Our colored stock is complete and vou can save 25 cents on every dollar. We have black um brellas from 75c up. Twenty years In Portland. Repairing and recover ing. Fine work at popular prices. MEREDITH'S TWO STOKES. 312 Washington St., near 6th. and 293 Morrison St., near jth. SUIT AND EXTRA TROUSERS $25 TO $50 EARLY ARRIVALS IX SPRING SI ITIXiS . INCILEtED IN SALE Satisfaction (tuaranteed in all caften. OarmentB to order in a day if required. Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits a specialty. WILLIAM JERREMS' SONS. 108 THIRD STREET WE DON'T CLAIM To carry all of the highest jrade Pianos and Phonographs in the market, but , We Do Garry The PLAYER. PIANO The best and only player Piano" that plays 88 notes, or the entire keyboard. Hovenden-SouiePiancCo 372-374 Morrison, corner West Park. Both phones. Oscar Lawler, United States District torney for California. The case will be argued a week from tomorrow. , Mr. Becker is also in receipt of tele graphic information that all of the pa pers In the Oregon & California land grant case have been expressed to him from Washington, together with instruc tions as to the Investigations he will be expected to make. It was for the pur pose of assuming charge of this impor tant litigation that Mr. Becker was as signed to this state. Assistant United States Attorney Townsend spent several weeks in Portland recently collecting in formation on which tbe Government ex pects to institute suit against the railroad company to compel it to dispose of these lands in accordance with the terms of the grant by which the corporation acquired the land from the Government originally. It Is the data gathered by Mr. Townsend Your Grocer Sells Our Bolter at 85c tlie Two-Pound Square APOLLO y 01 , ) .m l ! : ; i0n V, ?" f ' I 1 I ft lit Y 1 ! I if x' I if J S : A ! & $ V ? ft v k ' . it -? t , if " - II AS ' I 51 i i I! , ! CoplrtltM tV By W. C. BOTH ChiciJO and instructions from the United States Attorney-General that have been for warded to Mr. Becker from "Washington. Until these documents have arrived and Mr. Becker can examine them, he cannot indicate how soon the proposed suit will be filed by the Government against the railroad corporation. , Filing Slowly" at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) Ml y Tomorrow; we will increase the supply to meet the de mand for DAMASCUS CREAMERY BUTTER at all reliable grocers, WEST IDF arirl FAST ?inF A few locations on the East Side oiLfc ana ziuil. whjf,h W(J 1iave horf,toforo bPnn 00m. polled to leave alone, will also have regular distribution every week from now on. Our call for first-class fresh cream has at last, been answered by responsible cream s nippers enough to enable us to put another wagon on permanently, and this vehicle will be- exclusively devoted to the West Side trade, where discriminating purchasers have so patiently waited for this momentous occasion. We will call on all West Side grocers as promptly as possible in order that you may be able to get our; nutter at all reliable grocery stores. If for any reason your grocer cannot supply you promptly, telephone us and -we will see that he gets DAMASt'i'S I'RKAM EHY Bl'lTKH, or that a responsible grocer will temporarily supply you. ) . s , imhi g 1 - I BORING, ORE. - A MJ 1 7 "faTZo CURRINSVILLE.OREixC S) X. - VTr X FARMERS 23 Will buy a splendid good Overcoat or Raincoat At our store any more this There is no YES we have excellent Suits for men at the same price and plenty of them in all our stores. But five petitions of aspirants for nom inations at the coming primary elec tion have been filed in the County Clerk's office. All arc by Republicans and are as follows: For Constable in Astoria precinct, John Sayer and Ed ward Kdling; for Sheriff, M. R. Pom eroy; for County Clerk, J. C. Clinton; for Coroner, J. A. Gilbaugh. The reg istration up to this time is much larger than on the corresponding date of two years ago and fully 90 per cent of tbe voters are registering as Republicans. Are iftiSe? X. S- V S y - . hi i "WMBT -i H - .c nz "trot tre S'JtCW tnofe FARMERS Don't pay time of year- need. Tliird and Oat First and YamFiill Pardon Is Hcfused. OL.YMP1A, Wash., Feb. 8. (Spccinl.) Governor 'Mead -has refused to grant the parole recommended' by the Prison Board for J. E. Brown, sentenced in November, 1S04, from Whitman County, to a term of live years, on the charge of attempt to murder. Brown assaulted and shot T. J. Turnbow, a prominent resident of Gar field, in the Summer of 1903. Turnbow lived for over a year, though a helpless paralytic. We Guarantee . the Purity and Quality of Damascus Creamery Butter 1
