THE SUXDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, BIAItCII 31, 1912.
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MURDER SUSPECTS
PROVE AN ALIO!
IN WHICH THEY WE EE RIDING, AND POSSE THAT HUNTED MURDERER.
Officers Arrest Men Whose
Acts Pointed to Connection
With Auto Tragedy.
"HONOR MEN" NOW SOUGHT
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C'ru-lwr Gang Said to Hare
Headed Toward Portland
on Marrh 2".
Two rriK(hr, living n-ar the
Tualatin Hlver. alnrj.it convicted by a
strange conjunction of r!rfomtnoj,
n then apparently cleared by an
alibi furnished by woman. wh nays
thy were visiting hrr at the time of
the crime, was the best l-ad obtainable
yesterday by the combined effort of
the Sheriff of two counties and a
large drtarhmrnt of Portland police
and detectives. In relation to the mur
Jr of (ieorre Hastings and ltnnald
ili-Cload Stewart. In an attempted au
tomobile holdup on the White House
road. Friday n'arht.
As an alternative Sheriff Stevens
and Mas were ensacrd last nlirht In
tracing the path of two escaped "honor
fien' from the state Penitentiary, w ho
gained their lihertv while wnrklnit on
a rock rrofhfr at the Tuberculosis In
stitute, on the nlaht of Marrh SI. and
re believed to have taken a direction
toward Portland. It Is said that the
Sheriffs in the line of thr-lr flight were
lot notifled of the escape, and gained
their only knowledge through preaa
reports.
Maraei-aua Purpose Indicated.
Murderous purpose of the lone bandit
ho tired a shotgun at liastliiKS and
Stewart and their companions. Bruce
TK Stewart. Irvlna Lupton and II. I
Tabb, after an attempt to stop their
automobile. I., Indicated by the pre
cision of his shots. Though nt least
two charges of buckshot were fired
after the fleeing; machine, only two
shot-marks were visible on the buck
of the car. and both of those were Just
below the hids of the men In the
back seat. That the murd-rer was an
super, with weapons and was actuated
by a rtendlsh purpose out of keeping
with an ordinary highway robbery, is
argued from this fact. That he was
half-demented, or addicted to the use
of drues. Is another Inference drawn
from his ruthless barbarity.
Taking the field shortly after 10
o'clock Friday niirht. when they re
ceived the first report. ap:ulri Keller,
Serant Stahl. Patrolmen Stanton.
Shaffer and Knhsnn. with Sheriff Mass.
Ieputy F. A. Mile and fhauffeur P. K.
Kins, worked without Intermission till
late yesterday afternoon, and almost
entirely on the one apparently a: nod
clew of the day. In conversation with
a farmer, they were led to Investigate
Frank Ilarey. two men living In a bs;
rabln on the banks of the Tualatin
River near Us mouth.
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The posse approached the cabin
nuietly and discovered the two men
atlrep Inside. Aaalnst the wall leaned
a double-barrilrd ehottrun. with clay
on the butt. As Sheriff Mas, was not
present at the time, and those at the
cabin had no authority to make an ar
rest In Clackamas County, they posted
four men to prevent an escape, and the
rest drove to Orrcon City for the
Sheriff. When they returned they
found that the two men. despite the
ctiard of four men. had crept out of
the cYbln uni'bwrvfii. They were over
taken and brouzht back.
The most striking feature In the
ircumstantlal case acalnst this pair
was the discovery of a few dried
herry-plfa In their cabin. F.arlivr In
the day the officers had picked up, near
the scene of the murders, a piece of
black cloth, fashioned Into a mask,
and prepared to lw tied over the lit-ad
with atrinss of sack-twine. In each
knot, to prevent It from slipping. lh.-y
found a dry cherry stone, a rare article
at this season of the year.
Saepeefa Pre, Alibi.
The surperts asserted their Inno
cence and averred that they had been
ratlins'. Friday evening, on a widow.
Mrs. Hal I "il. llvina a mile or more In
the opposite direction from the place
where the crimes were commttl-d.
They were conducted t- Mrs. liall ju s
house, where she sustained their story
In convincing dctll. I'pon this show
ing Sheriff Mass decided not to detain
.them.
The fsct that two desperate crim
inals, harlna; Just escaped from the
penitentiary. were supposed to be
Hrorklnst toward Portland, la taken by
the officials to be slcnlhcant. and the
'country was bcini; scoured for them
last night. The fugitives are (rt'orse
'Henson. sent up from Biker County,
and. Wtllla'n Smith from Malheur Coun
"ty. They were "honor men. cmidoyed
in the open, and were mNsed ut break
tast time. March That peace offe
rers were not notliled of their escape,
'haa aroused much comment.
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fflrers fotin! on the White IIous' road
-u bit of leather, dropped from a boot
tteel, an old transfer, and a card hear
Inc the name of John Zilinskt. cobbler.
Hi Overton street. Kxcept for the
a-nusk. there Is nothinic to Indicate that
tiieso articles were lropped by anyone
connected with the crime.
Failure to find any ejected cartri. Ur
eases has Inclined the officers to aban
don the belief tiiat the weapon used
was a pump'tun or automatic wespon.
and also to question whether more than
two shots were Bred. They aruue that
with a double-barreled tun the bandit
tired both barrels In quick aurcesslun
and carried the empty shells away In
the (tin. That he would have stopp.-d
to pick them up In the dim lirtht. If any
had been ejected. Is deemed Improbable.
That a deliberate Intent to attack
some certain automobile was enter
tained bv the criminal Is Indicated by
the statement of J. V. Tire. In the
serTlce of the Home Telephone Com
pany. Accompanied by his wife and
Mr. and Mrs. William Trynn. Tlce was
out for a ride on the Whlto Mouse
road, about 9 o'clock Friday nitht. and
at a point considerably nearer the city
than the place whore Hasttnss and M. Cloud
were shot, observed a man actinar
strangely. Me stood at the aid of the
this man If h Is found. He was bare
hruded. nnd had light hair, parted In
I he middle. Me was well-dressed in a
"pepper-and-salt suit. He had no
weapon that was visible. At the time
the observers thought ha was demented,
but on hearlncr of the murder yester
day, they reported their observation
to the pollcex
laajnewt fet for Tomorrow.
Inquest over the two murdered men
will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Casual examination discloses that both
were killed by buck-shot simply. The
automobile which carrlod the party la
a grew some sight, blood being spat
tered on every part of It. even to the
tires.
Donald McCloud Stewart's body lies
at the liolman undertaking parlors, but
will be sent today to the home, at 1 .11
Kust Third street North, where funeral
services will be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Itev. S. Earl Dubois will
conduct tho service.
The body .f tleorgo Hastings Is In
the custody of Dunning & MoEntce.
Funeral services will be held at tho
First Presbyterian Church at 1:J0 R M.
Monday. Both bodies will be Interred
In lllvervlew Cemetery.
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a If to ret a rlew of those In the back neck to k'fP. uim in ,h
l.uptun Thinks Kobbcr Wore
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Irving Laipton. who received three
ugly buckshot wounds In hi left arm
at the same time two other members
of an automobile party were mortally
wounded Friday night, yesterday told
more Incidents of the tragedy, the story
of which was published In T!ie Ore
gon Ian Saturday morning.
Lupton. who la being cared for at the
Oood Samaritan Hosplt
by three leaden pellets. One buck
shot entered the arm at the elbow, com
t tn C out Just above the wrist; the sec
ond passed through the muscular part
of the upper arm. and the third en
tered the forearm, plowing Its way
Into the flesh. This wa removed by
Ir. Sandford Whiting after the young
man liud been brouglit to the hospital.
e were coming toward town at
the rate of perhaps 13 miles an hour.
The road was perfect and we had en
Joyed the ride from Oregon City, when
suddenly, as we turned a bend In the
road, not far from the Southern Pacini-
brtdxe. I saw a man standing at
the foot of the hill, at the side of the
rna'l He didn't make any move to get
In the roail and slop us, though that
may have been because we were going
too fas.
-My first thought was that he looked
like a srarccrow; ha seemed to have
gunny sacks wrapped around his legs
and the strings hanging down. It was
quite dark and our front lights were
very dim. Then I saw him raise the
gun to his shoulder and shout:
"This la a holdup, and lt'a no Joke."
We dashed past him. but hadn't gone
but a few feet till he tired. I think
there were three shots, but they really
sounded like one long one or like a
and I rnc'hlne gun. I had my left arm along
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arm was bleeding so much and I. was
so fa kit I thought 1 might nut be able
to hold out.
"When we reached the house. Judge
Carey came out and with another gen
tleman carried me Into the house and
placed n.e on a couch. They tied towels
around my arm and that was all I re
membered. Tho next I knew Judge
Carry was giving me brandy, and after
that I felt bettter, though the pain
was, excruciating1.
"I was brought to town in the auto
mohllo of Carl 5ray. Jr., who, with
Adrian McCalman. arrived at the
Careys' at the same time as the ambu-
wa struck ! lance. They took me first to my homo
on Sixteenth street, hot there waa no
one home and they then took me to
Ir. Whiting's house, and later Dr.
Whiting directed them to take me to
Good Samaritan.."
"The highwayman at llrst looked to
me like a woman." said H. L Tabb,
whose clothing was pierced by buck
shot. In talking of the holdup yester
day. "As we got closer I saw It was a
of the car, or of the number.
aato Mil !fts A sal.
Returning toward the city a short
time later. Tire and his party observed
the same man. trotting behind another
automobile, goini; In tho opposite llrec
tton. as If seeklna to learn the number
of the car. He continued following
it as long as the Tlce party could keep
him in Tlcw.
ilr. Tlce and his friends can ldcutify
there was not quite room for three,
Tabb had his right arm adjusted the
same way for the same purpose.
"'When the siiot waa fired Hastings
pitched forward. My left hand, which
had been around his neck, slid away
from lilm as he fell and then I dis
covered that It was useless, for It
dropped into the sest. I reached over
with my right hand and caught Hast
inr, around the neck and held Mm
until we reached Judge Carey's. My
his aeat and steer the car at the tame
time," he said. "Tabb was holding
onto Hastings and I called to him to
help me with Donald. I ran the car
up the path to the Carey home and
Judge and Mrs. Carey came out and
helped us. I don't know what we would
hnve done but for them."
Lupton, Tabb and Stewart all ex
pressed their deep appreciation of the
assistance given them by Judge and
Mrs. Carey, Carl Gray, Jr., and Adrian
McCalman. Bruce Stewart followed the
ambulance in his blood-filled car, but
while turning a corner near the Falling
school he broke a wheel and was
obliged to leave the machine, and was
picked up by a passing automobile.
Both Stewart and Tabb showed pluck
after the first shock of the tragedy
was over. They went calmly about
looking after their wounded friends and
in telephoning for the ambulance and
In trying to get word to the families of
the stricken men.
"This automobile tragedy comes very
close to us here st the hospital." said
man and that lie was leveling a run at t Miss Emily U Loveridge. superintend
ent pi me v.ooa oamaruan Hospital,
yesterday. "Young- Hastlnrs and Lup
ton. who attended the medicnl college
across the street, have been here often.
They are both young men of high type,
of whom any parents would be proud. I
hope the authorities will soon have the
desperado where he cannot repeat his
act."
us. As he shouted to us to stop, Bruce
Stewart speeded up the car. Then the
man fired nd I felt something burn
my wrist and tear through my sleeve
and saw that Lupton was wounded.
"Hastings pitched forward and then
I saw Donald Stewart lurch toward
Bruce Stewart and In the way of the
wheel. I reached over and caught Don
ald by the shoulder and held him In
place until we reached the Careys'.
"Lupton, who was bleeding profusely,
waa trying to hold Hastings up with
Ms uninjured arm.
"A we went up the Klk Rock Hill
the holdup tired Into the rear tire,
which caused It to explode with a loud
report. Wbrn we reached the house
we telephoned for the police and the
ambulance."
Tabb describes the man who fired
the shots as about S feet 10 inches in
height, and 35 years of age. with
smooth face, and wearing light clothes.
Tahb's coat and gloves were covered
with blood stain!.
Bruce D. Stewart, owner and driver of
the car. also thought the highwayman
was a "woman" when he first saw him.
In fact. Stewart says he slowed up as
the car came down the slight grade
toward the solitary figure. But when
he saw the man raise his gun to his
shoulder the young driver speeded up
the car to the 40-mlle limit.
"When Donald was struck he fell
forward and against me. and I had to
keep grabbing at him to keep Mm in
TRAGEDY SHOCKS STCDEXTS
"Bub" Hustings Popular in O. A. C.
Circles at Corvallis.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, March SO. (Special.)
News of the fatal shooting of George
Hastings by an unidentified highway
man last night, when he and four com
panions were motoring south of Port
land, comes as a distinct shock to his
many friends at Oregon . Agricultural
College.
"Bub" Hastings, as he was known
to everybody on the campus, com
pleted his junior work at O. A. C. last
year. He entered the college In 1908,
after graduating from one of the Port
land high schools the preceding June.
He was a student In the department of
pharmacy, and left an enviable scholar
ship record, but upon deciding that he
would prefer the medical profession to
that of the drug business, entered the
medical school at Portland last fall I
f. Here you can build your home safe from the 11 Tsfil
-.'r , JjX- ti encroachment of the apartment builder or 3Tif,5sV0 1
4 'y' ,fu!- business block, above the fog, dust and fsZ
jy.- -W-j & roar of traffic, overlooking the countryside ?Js f aTP
OtjU.fc! and city for miles around and yet jSt1'' 'UA1
Vv:-.. I;j,Jf': Only ten minutes from SfSSS
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life
Only ten minutes from
Sixth and Washington Sts.
Building sites from $1000
to $3750 on terms satis
factory to the purchaser.
The West Side will always be Portland '3
best side, and Arlington and Kings Heights
will always be the best of all Heights prop
erties, and the closest in. The streetcar is
not more than two blocks from any of the
building sites. Entrance to tract through
the City Park or from Washington Street.
Hard-surfaced streets are being laid through
out the tract. Carline in operatiou. Call or
phone for appointment.
There and Back in Half an Hour
DORR E. KEASEY & CO.
Second Floor Chamber of Commerce
raffia;
instead of returning to tho O. -V. C. for
his degree.
Hastings also was popular in athletic
circles while in college here. His
three years of high school experience
at Portland easily placed hint on the
varsity team in his freshman year.
Coach Norcross spoke of him as oelng
the best ground-gainer for a 135-poand
man that he had ever seen. In lDOS
Hastings played halfback, and on the
1910 team, after a year's absence from
O. A. C. which was spent at Stanford
University, he was put in at quarter,
w here he dtd equaUy efficient ami spec
tacular work.
land yesterday by Postoffice Inspector
Durand and Deputy United States Mar
shal Griffiths. He will be bound over
to await the action of the next grand
Jury. The man Is but 25 years of age.
but an experienced operator with nitro.
glycerine. He absolutely refuses to tell
of his past history, but it is known lie
worked with a construction gang in
TCastern Oreeron two years ago.
Sheriff .Gets Desperado's Mask.
OREGON CITT, Or.. March 30. (Spe
ciaL) Sheriff Mass and Deputy Sheriff
Miles, who searched all of today and
part of last night for the lone high
wayman who fired into fcn automobile
party, killing- two men and wounding
another, on the White Houae road near
Rlverdale. Friday night, returned to
I Oregon City late this afternoon with
' virtually no clew to the identity of the
! slayer. The Sheriff brought back with
1 him the mask that the desperado is
thought to have worn. It waa maae
from a black flannel shirt, and twln.o
strings were used by the man in tylnj
It over his face.
FAR EAST TRADE OPENS
Government Investigator Says Port
land Can Get Share.
Opportunities for developing the
trade of the Pacific Coast with the
nations of the Orient were outlined I
Friday by Lovett M. Wood, special j
investigator for the Department of
Commerce and Labor, at a luncheon j
of the officers of the Portland Cham- j
ber of Commerce at the Multnomah Ho
tel. Mr. Wood has Just returned from ;
a year's visit in the Orient, where he
made a study of trade conditions, with
especial reference to the outlook for
the extension of trade from the Pa
cific Coast.
"Portland can get her share of the
great commerce from the Far East if
she will but make an active effort to
do so," said Mr. Wood. "The Orient
is coming to be more and more actively
a bidder in the markets for Occidental
goods, and the Pacific Coast is the log
ical point from which she will seek to
secure this trade, which is destined to
be of continually Increasing; volume as
the Ideas and habits of the American
and European nations come to be more
strongly inculcated into the life of the
Oriental."
Mr. Wood Informed President Knapp
of the Chamber of Commerce that he
will put in written form the salient
points of his findings In his tour of
the Far East, and will turn it over
to the Portland Chamber. The infor
mation thus obtained will be placed
in the hands of the Oriental trades
cormnlttee. for use in its activities to
build up the commercial relations of
Portland with Oriental countries.
Mr. Wood left yesterday afternoon
for Seattle. He will go direct from
that city to Washington, D. C, where
he will attend the conference of com
mercial organtzatlona called for April
22, by President Taft.
Railroad Officials Coming.
J. M. Hannaford. vice-president of
the Northern Pacific. In charge of traf
fic, will be in Portland today and will
remain until Monday afternoon, when
he will be met here by Howard Elliott,
president of the Northern Pacific. Mr.
Elliott Is making a tour of the lines In
the Northwest, and Mr. Hannaford has
been accompanying him over the territory.
Postoffice Robbers Brought Here.
George Ross, the confessed Bay City
postoffice robber, was brought to Port-
GENUINE SACRIFICE SALE
of the G. N. W. Wilson Co.'s stock. This stock is being pold at sacri
fice prices 011 account of the preater part bearing the labels and trade
mark of the Wilson Co. This stock consists of many articles used
daily by hundreds of men, women and children. The owners of this
stock absolutely guarantee each and every article's quality and for
mer regular seiling price, and will cheerfully refund the money paid
for any goods not as represented by us.
Hundreds of useful articles in this sale. On account of space will
only quote a few prices to show great reductions to move stock quickly.
RAZORS
Imported especially for tho barber trade, fully guaranteed when sold
at regular prices, but on account of the very low pi-U-os we do not ex
change. All theso razors have the Wilson Co.'s name and brands as
follows:
Regular Price. XOW,
Willamette Bi.r.0 g 7i
No. 16....- 1.78 .75
( 'ackoo. ........... 1 .7.t . 7 r
Oregon 1.7.1 75
Blue Steel. 2.00 l.OO
We also have In stock and sell at regular prices: The Manganese Steel
Hasora, price all the time SI. 75; De Fi Razors, price all the time $2.00
Lay that old razor of yours away and come and set a first-class razor
for little more than you pay for honing your old one. No mistake in
buying any of our razors.
RAZOR STROPS
The kind tbat sharpen the razor. About -'00 to close out at 25 and
SOd each. Our 85d line cannot be beat. Headquarters for Good Strops
at right prices.
t Dry Hones now 25c 92 Ml Gold Standard Hones now SO
$1.50 Perforated Hones now S06
Many other Rock Honea less than half price.
WE HANDLE ALL STANDARD HAIR TOXICS. Many of these on sale
at special prleess
Sate Bruah Hair Tonle. 8-ounee. regular l. now 25rh Per quart 75r
Harris Tonic, K-ounre, resrular t.00. now 25? onart 756
Huehel's Dander-Off, 8-ounce. rrKular !. now 45s Per quart .. g l.OO
Many other tonics at greatly reduced prices.
Silver Steel
Wilson's It
Maajnetlc
Webfoot Gem.
Regular Price. NOW.
r-."o si.oo
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l.OO
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1.25
SHAMPOOS
of different kinds 8-ounce bottles, regular 23c, now 15i
ilany tonics and toilet waters at prices unheard of for atandurd makes.
BEST QUALITY MASSAGE CREAM
One-pound jara, 50d 8-ouneea, 30: 6-ounce 20i
You pay others almost double for the same cream. Also Hygienic,
Greaseless Cold Creama. Camphor Cream beat quality.
TALCUM POWDERS
Beat quality, highly perfumed, Ruaranted none
better 1 lb., regular price S5c, now lodl 5-lb. can
tbe same rea-ular SI, now 50t 1-lb. can, not per
fumed, res;. i0c, now lOt4; 4-ln. can of same 25
I,adle' Best Quality French Face Powder, regular
r.0c, now ; 15J
Ladies' Face Powder, Rosamond, Pearl Plume,
Swan Down, resular 25c. now three pkgs for 106
Ve have them nil beat on these.
BRUSHES
Best quality ft Bath Brushes now
Bath Brushes, regular 50c, now 356
Hair Brushes reduced from 25 per cent to 75 per
cent from regular selling price.
Bath and Shampoo Spray, 5 feet hose and all con
nections, resrular l..".o, now 756
Best Quality Rubber Combs, resrular 35c and 40c,
sale price 15c$ Horn Combs, regular 15c, to f0c,
sale price IOC, 15S 206 and 256. None higher.
Impossible to enumerate and quote prices on everything. Visit our
store during this great sacrifice sale and see the savlnss you make.
Ask for ore of our folders lust insued quoting extra low prices on almost
entire stock. Mail orders filled promptly. Parties especially barbers
out of town drop us a card giving address. We will mail them our lat
est price list, irlvins prices that will interest them. Many bargains for
the ladles as well as for men.
We guarantee this a genuine money-SRVing' sale and Just' as adver
tised, ftemember the plate. Bring this 'ad" with you and come early
before stock is broken.
OSCAR SNELSON & CO.
BARBERS' SUPPLY HOUSE
Oxford Hotel Block, Cor. 6th and Oak Sts. 72 6th St.. Phone A 5405.
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4 Oz. Can 5c