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TTTT2 SUNDAY OTTER ONI AN, PORTL-AND. NOVEMBER 1, 1914. m GONFESSES HE APPLE MARKET HIT KILLED HIS FAMILY HARD HEW YORK Wife and Four Children Mur dered to Obtain Kind of "Divorce" He Wanted. DYNAMITE USED IN NIGHT "Wild Roving Nature" Overcomes Slayer Who Seeks Freedom to Marry Again Woman He Mentions to Be Arrested. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 31. Scott Stone, a United States Army recruit at Jeffer- eon Barracks, near here, who was ar rested yesterday at the request of the State's Attorney of Champaign, 111., to day made a written confession that he had murdered his wife and four chil dren near Tolono, 111., on September 28. He killed them, according to his con fession, by dynamiting: his home. He himself fled from tne house after he had lighted the fuse that set off the explosive. Fire followed the explosion. In the ruins of the house, the bodies tf Mrs. Stone and two children were found, but the bodies of the other two children never were recovered. ji.vi dently they had been burned. Warrant Issued for Woman. The motive of the crime, according to the confession, was that Stone might go away with another woman a wom an in Champaign, whose name he gave as Lucille. Her last name, he said, he could not remember. An order for the arrest of the woman was made by telegraph from St. Louis today. It was said that she was planning to leave Champaign. According to the confession. Stone, on the afternoon of September 27, took his wife and four children, all small. driving. They returned home at 7:30 P. M., and went to bed at 8 o'clock. all sleeping in the same room. The three other children slept at the foot of Stone's bed, and the youngest child with the mother. Detailing tee crime, btone said: "I slept until 10 o'clock, when I felt my wild, roving nature overcom ing me. Between 1 and 2 o'clock I got out of bed and went to the barn. where I had hidden 10 sticks of dyna mite in the wheat bin. Long Fnse Lighted. "I put the dynamite on a table in the center of the kitchen, and ran 18 feet of fue from it to the backdoor. I then went out doors and lit the fuse. I went to the front gate and leaned over the mailbox. A few minutes later I heard the explosion. I began calling for help. "Our nearest neighbors, Charles Nicholls and his son. John, came run ning up. They had not heard the ex plosion, but they had seen the light of the fire. They helped me carry out some of my furniture. Stone said that he had been married even years. Stone's arrest here yesterday was due to the story of a woman who told the that Stone wanted her to go West with FEEDING COST IS PROBLEM mm ana pose as his wife. According to tho story. Stone met this woman the day before the fire and told her the next day he would be In jail or ' she would see his name in the sasers. The day after the fire Stone met the woman and said he had obtained the kind of divorce ho wanted. CHRONOLOGY OF CHIEF EVENTS IN WAB TO DATE. June 28 Pan-Slavic propaganda, culminates , in assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to Austrian throne, and his wife. ' ' July 28 Austria intorma Servia her reply to a demand for repara tions and unreserved apology is unsatisfactory, and declares war on Eervia. Troops Invade Servia. July 29 Kuasia mobilizes. ' July SO (Germany demands that Russia explain mobilization move ments. August 1 Russia refuses Germany's demand and German Ambassa dor presents formal declaration of war on Russia. France mobilises informally. State of war declared between France and Germany. German and Russian troops engage in border skirmishes. August 2 Two German armies enter Franae. Russian troops enter Germany. . August 3 France declares war exists with. Germany and formal declaration not necessary. August 4 Great Britain declares war on Germany. August 7 Austria formally declares war against Russia. August 8 Germany and Austria threaten to declare war on Italy if she persists in neutrality. French army wins first victory in cap- . lure of Alt kirk, in Alsace, on Swiss frontier. August 10 French Ambassador at Vienna asks for his passports. -China, fearing neutrality will be violated, vainly appeals to powers for protection. August 13 Great Britain and Franco declare war on Austria. August IS Japan sends ultimatum to Germany, demanding that she withdraw ships and evacuate Kiau-Chau, China, giving her until August 23 to obey demand. - August 18 British expeditionary army landed In France. Turkey and Greece mobilize forces. - - August 20 German cavalry oceuples Brussels. August 23 Japan declares war on Germany. August 21 Brussels surrenders to Germans. Allies begin retreat in France. August 25 Namur falls before German artillery fire. August 26 Karl Kitchner fixes life of war at "perhaps three years." August 28 Allies battle to save Paris. August 29. British fleet victor in sea fight In Heligoland Bight. Germany losing cruisers and torpedo-boat destroyers. August 80 Paris decides to raze own suburbs. September 3 French capital moves to Bordeaux. September 6 Every able-bodied Briton called to arms. September 6 Allies agree no peace will be made without mutual consent. . September 9 Germans begin retreat before allies. September 12. 13, 14 German army continues retiring movement to River Alsne. September 16 Germans make stand and new great battle begins in earnest. September 19 Rheims bombarded b7 Germans. September 22 Three British cruisers sunk by German submarines; 1400 lost. September 29 Germans begin bombardment of outer defenses of Antwerp. Japanese capture heights In sight of German defenses or Kiau-Chau. - October 1 Germans begin preparations for assault on Antwerp. October 5 Outer line of Antwerp defenses pierced. October 6 British submarine sinks German torpedo-boat de stroyer off River Ems. October 9 Antwerp capitulates to German forces. October 12 Germans enter Ghent. " October 16 Germans enter Ostend. on English channel. British cruiser sunk by German submarine. October 17 German advance on English channel coast Is checked. October 17 Four German destroyers sunk by British cruiser In North Sea October 20 Japanese occupy Ladrons Islands, in Faclflo Ocean. October 21 Germans retreat from Warsaw. Russian Poland. Brit ish fleet attacks Ostend. October 24 Germany gives formal notice to United States that she will respect Monroe Doctrine. October 25 Germans succeed in crossing Tser River, near Eng lish Channel. October 27 Germans are forced back across Tser River: new bat tle begins in East Prussia. October 28 Four days' battle won by. Russians south of Pilitza River. . October 29 Turkey's warships bombard Russian ports and sink gunboat; Prince Louis of Battenberg resigns as First Sea Lord of British navy because of Austrian birth. October 30 Turkish government disavows acts of warships. Jonathans From - Northwest Dumped on Dealers at 93 Cents a Box. ,PEARS GO AT FANCY PRICE PRISONERS ARE IDLE Head of State Penitentiary Wants Factory Established. MR. HAWLEY WELCOMED OREGON CITV EXTENDS GREETING TO REPRESENTATIVE. Better Treatment of Inmates Re ported, Production Described and Recommendations for Improvements Made. bienniums for the six years preceding. An appropriation of $10,000 is asked for repairing buildings and $2000 for building each of four cottages for em ployes. Optimists and Pessimists Are Found Among Buyers Fruit In Many Eastern Orchards Left Un picked and Hogs Turned In. NEW YORK, Oct 31. (Special.) H. F. Davidson, of Hood River, arrived In New York City last Saturday to handle the selling of the apples of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors. He arrives at the time of a crisis in the fruit mar ket. During the first two weeks In October. Jonathan apples arrived from the Northwestern frlt districts in bad condition and had to be thrown upon the market at once. This caused deluge that resulted in what might be termed a panic. Prices per box were as low as 93 cents. The apples that arrived In poor con dition had been shipped under ventila tion, but not under ice. The freight on apples in carload quantities, from Portland to New York City, la 50 cents a box without ice and 60 cents a box with Ice. The unexpected wave of warm weather ripened the fruit be yond the stage during which they could have been put into cold storage. Many Orchards Left Vnplcked. The injury was not restricted to the shippers of the Jonathans, but to all growers of apples, because of the panic it caused commission men and the speculators. The owners of cold stor age plants do not know what to ex pect and therefore are not buying as heavily as normally. The most encouraging feature of the apple situation from the viewpoint of -the Western grower," says A H. Brown, manager of the Stewart Fruit Company, "is that the Eastern grow ers are not picking their apples. i have Just returned from a trip through New York State and have seen orchard after orchard, where the hogs have been turned in. Considerable quanti ties are being shipped loose in carload lots. The destruction of so much fruit will leave the markets in better shape later in the season. There are both optimists and pessi mists among the fruit operators. Mr Kelly, of Steinhardt & Kelly, was found In his accustomed .seat on a stool in front of the business office of the firm, surrounded by a few cronies. It was a scene which one would expect at Punkendorf station, but not in th center of New York at the establish ment that buys more Northwestern ap pies than any other. Consumers Fewer This Year. "The growers will have to be satis- fled with not making any money on their apples this season." said Mr. Kelly. "The reason for low prices Is not so much the cutting off of foreign markets as the cutting down of the consumers, here in New York. There are 25.000 clerks out of employment over in Wall street. They cannot buy fancy apples. Those who have their ALL.BREWERS NOT DEMONS W. G. Eliot, Jr., However, Says So ciety Can Well Abolish Liquor. PORTLAND, Oct. SI. (To the Ed itor.) All brewers and saloonkeepers are not demons, and all Prohibitionists are not paragons of sweetness and light! Is It not possible for people of Intelligence and Judgment to get above the level of violent rhetoric, un kindly epithets and adroit devices and measure real arguments at their real worth? Thflv will ftnrt thnt 11 th argument is not on one side and they positions are not inclined to spend as .... I mi.nl. .. A 11 a rn r a a 1 must striKe a balance. Republicans and Democrats Alike En tertain Candidate Business Men Are Hosts at Luncheon. SALEM, Or., Oct. 31. (Special.) In his biennial report, filed with the State Board of Control today, B. K. Lawson, superintendent of the State Peniten tiary, savs that all inmates ol tne in stitution have not been kept busy, and suggests that a law be passed provid- inf for the establishment of a manu facturing plant so that all convicts may be employed. Mr. Lawson says that every effort has been made to And em ployment for all prisoners, out mat it is impossible under present conditions. The report disproves a statement OREGON .CITY. Or., Oct. 31. (Spe clal.) Representative Hawley expert I - 1 i n. II. h n .. .lulf.rf f .-. -,)... 1 til CUl LQU 1 L ' ' - -i J w. - today, after long absence due to his"1"" ' " "- .7 C I term of service at Washington. Old sal8 r swine at the Penitentiary had riiriiin.c .i,.,ot- 1,0 t. been sufficient to supply the institu- Wawio.v'u simnchnHa nr.rf v.i .nth " I tion with meat. No hogs have been siastic reception, which began from sold. Mr. Lawson says there were 30 tho lima ho tinn.H tt-m tha train ot sows at the nrison when he took 6:30 this morning, was a reminder that charge. They yielded 22,719 pounds this section is as Ktrnns- fur Mr TTaw-IOf meat in mere are eu year lev as evor. A -visit nm nn- th"hir line shoats. which would weigh from mills, an elaborate luncheon given by 150 to 200 pounds dressed, and 190 last of his Old friends and admirers spring pigs, t no uroou auwa ujii regardless of party affiliation and a increased to DO, and Mr. Lawson ex busv. afternoon on "the streets of the nects ZOO pigs tni3 x ail. u ne prison city were among the features of the! consumption of meat is 200 pounds day's nrocramme. I daily. Democrats, too. took a big part inl Mr. Lawson says 11 arrangements can the reception of Mr. Hawley. First he be made so as to provide a 100-pound was whisked away for, breakfast at I hog a day the meat bill one of the the home of his old Democratic friend, I largest expenses will do soivea. Federal Prisons Suggested. Government prisons for convicts who have committed offenses in more than one state are recommended by Mr. Lawson. He says the plan would aid materially in solving the prison ques tion. " He calls attention to tne case of a man having a criminal record 111 other states committing a homicide after being in Oregon three hours. 'In years that have passed, says that report, "the Oregon State Penlten- Mr. Hawley is as much at home in ary was. Known as a nam insuiuLwa, rr, ri... ! ,. 1 . StriDes. shaving tne neaa. tne aungeou, J o ' ' .110 ilUUJt IU W II. 1 . , . ; ... Sn PITI TTrtr mnnv .,oarD li 1. ,1 .l ,k. WfllPDHlK POESL v. w ... " Willamette Valley Chautauoua Assem- "se. The past managements were not blv. which moots .1 rjiaHno p,.ir to blame for this condition, oociety AVOW 1...Q T- T.nt. . 1 .1 I f 1 O TT1 fi II fl 1 Hl(! ITl. tauqua helpers. Including President "Toiay the dungeon Is not used. No Dye and Secretary H. E. Cross, of the man has been whipped or hosed tor nresent assembly, helned ont fir-tain Mr some time. " imi " "''i'" Charles Caufield, of the Oregon City Bank. Following his visit to the mills, Mr. Hawley was guest of honor at the business men's lunch at the Commer cial Club. Mr. Hawley said that i Federal building was due for Oregon -;lty one of these days, and that the long-pending adjudication of the locks question would be adjusted in the near future. State Senator Dlmick and County Recorder Dedman made brief talks at the luncheon. In trying to practice what I have Just preached I have tried to strike a just balance between the rights of those who "like their glass" and those who have to pay the cost In money and tragedy; between the rights of those who drink, even moderately, and the rights of unborn children; between the more or less selfish pleasure of many thoroughly respected citizens and the physical and nervous stamina of future generations. The scientific and eco- much as usual. All are conservative.' "It is an old stock argument, but true nevertheless," says Arthur Rule, manager of the North American Fruit Exchange, "that low prices greatly in crease the consumption and advertise the product among great numbers of people. Mr. Rule is a strong believer in sell ing 75 per cent of the fruit at the best market price obtainable at the time it comes on the market. Due to a great many cars having been sold F. O. B. nomic argument against the commer- f ' sh..Ipp'B "f1"1' ?!r- uJe 8ays the Northwest Fruit Exchange which he represents is in a comparatively fortunate position at this crisis. "The tramp cars which come into the mar ket, unsold, are responsible for the present situation, he says Fancy Prices Paid for Pears. With the apple market in such bad. pnnrlilirtn fin K i.l or A hi A .tlr wan iaiiMl LANE HOPGROWERS UNITE by ComJce -pears from Medford selling HL LllO lalB Ul fd.UD H. Hall UUJk, 1. Half of County's Acreage Represent ed In Association. cialization of alcoholic drink has con vinced me that society Is Justified in abolishing It, and that those who would be Inconvenienced thereby are justified In the sacrifices for the common good they would be compelled to make. W. G. ELIOT, JR. SPRINGFIELD, Or.. Oct. 31. (Special.) Hopgrowers representing about one- half the acreage of Lane County met here today and effected organization of a hopgrowers' association, non-political in character, which will have for its purpose the furtherance of the hop in dustry. E. E. Morrison was made chair man and James L. Clark, secretary. These two officers were delegated to represent Lane County at Salem next Saturday, when it is planned to form a state association to co-operate with like organizations in California and Washington. ' It is planned to establish a central Information bureau at Salem to keep informed as to hop market conditions throughout the world. Plans of the organization contemplate also the sup plying of financial aid to small grow ers, i $6.10 for each full box. Among the shippers who had fruit in this banner car were two Portland men, R, B. Wil son and Dr. E. f. ueary. I.o pears from other sections have been sold for prices approaching those received for the Medford fruit. Sgobel & Day, hand ling a car for J. A. Perry, of Medford, received 12.80 a half box, which is a higher figure than those from other sections brought. These fancy Oregon pears were sold at auction In open market upon Pier 20. The grape market is also in a bad way. k Crates are selling for about 85 cents,' which, after paying the 42 cents for shipment from California, does not leave much for the grower. The won der is expressed by the fruit factors as to who eats all the grapes that are sold in New York during the present deluge. As many as 50 carloads of grapes, containing 1000 boxes each, are sold in one morning-at the auction- room on Pier 20. Copyrifht Hart Schaf fnrr fcMars There's More Than the "Look" in Hart Schaffner-& Marx Clothes AS SOON as you see one of these suits or overcoats Ave sell here you'll like it; when you slip into it you'll appreciate the luxu rious "feel"; when you look into the glass, you'll be pleased with the perfect fit. Best of all you'll like the prices; they'll seem unusually low in com parison with the styles and fabrics- However, the things you can't see are another reason for buying these clothes inner materials, workmanship these things bring long wear to you. Models to Fit Every Figure dj-j Q j (Q r Suits or Overcoats JLO UO pOO Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The lien's Shop for Quality and Service Northwest Corner Third and Morrison CARE BADLY NEEDED Allies' Wounded Suffer for , Want of Hospitals. LONG JOURNEYS PERILOUS British Medical Correspondent In dicates Surgeons of Wide Exper ience and Antiseptic Treat ment Are Essential. LONDON, Oct SI. The hospital ac commc-dations in Northern France are insufficient to cope with the number of wounded being- received, according to a medical correspondent of 'the Times. Writing- from Boulogne the cor respondent says: "The hospitals are full but the stream of wounded continues and will con tinue. The plain facts are that the hospital accommodations in Northern France are Insufficient. The policy of shipping as many wounded as possible to England is being pushed to a dangerous extreme "There is a great and serious lack of efficient and experienced surgeons and nurses. A great majority of the wounds are caused by shrapnel. They become infected quickly and demand surgical treatment of the most thorough character. V.'lth these cases time is a big factor. It is dangerous in most cases to subioct the patient to a long trip to England. "Many more hospitals must be es tablished in hotels, -casinos and houses behind the Bring line. Surgeons of long experience must be sent. Finally, antiseptic surgery must be practiced and not aseptic surgery. The latter, which aims at cleanliness without the use of germ killing substances, is use less where infected wounds are con cerned. Yet there are good reasons for believing it to be widely practiced. "Here is where surgeons of wide experience are needed rather than young fledglings. The same holds true of numerous delicate operations." Hill Docks Employe's Body Found. ASTORIA, Or., Oct 31 The body of James Katsikas, an employe on the Hill docks at Flavel, who was drowned about two weeks ago,, was found this evening by the Point Adams life-saving crew. Women Students Hear Addresses. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, Oct 31. (Special.) Dr. Mabel S. Ul rich delivered two lectures before the women of the university in the audito rium Thursday on "Sex and Its Signifi cance" and "The Unnecessary Evil." The lectures w-re well attended! COLDS, HEADACHE, NOSE AND HEAD ALL STUFFED UP "Pape's Cold Compound" ends a cold or grippe in a few hours. Your cold will break and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of "Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until three doses are taken. It promptly opens clogged-up nostrils -j ti .1 nil naanc4 In thfl hAuri RtOTlA nasty discharge or nose running, re lieves sick headache, dullness, iever ishness, sore throat sneezing, soreness and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling! Ease your throbbing head nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound," which costs only 25 cents at any drug store. It acts without as sistance, tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Accept no substitute. Adv. Hawley in his visit here. CLUB WIELDING COSTLY Father and Son Found Guilty and Fined $4 5 in Oregon City. ' OREGON CITY, Or., Oct 31. (Spe cial.) "Exhibit A," an enormous war club, was the center of the stage in the Justice Court today, in the assault and battery case of Rhodes vs. Tracy. The big club was seven and a half feet In length and 3 inches in diameter, and was introduced as evidence In the assault case brought by Rhodes, who. on a farm near Estacada a few days ago. with his son, engaged in a rough- and-tumble with Tracy and son. The Justice Court Jury found M. M. Tracy, the father, and Earl Tracy, the son, guilty, and assessed the father $25 and the son $20. S24 Women Pledge Withyoambe Vote ROSEBURG. Or.. Oct 31. (Special.) At an enthusiastic meeting of the women's witnycomDe Club held here tonight, 324 women of Roseburg pieagea tneir support to the Republi can candidate for Governor at the was August 3, 1907. The last man hosed was August 21, 1907. When I took charge a number were striped, I soon discarded these entirely and now no stripes at all are used and still with the removal of all these I am sure we have less trouble." Women's Quarters Better. Mr. Lawson says the women prison ers have better quarters than ever be fore. A cold storage and ice plant have been installed. Ice is made in sufficient quantities to furnish other state Institutions. A tile plant was installed with an appropriation of $2500. The tile on hand is estimated to be worth $2216.90. It is planned to use it at various state institutions. Calling attention to the appropriation of $4416.93 of the last Legislature for the brickyard revolving fund, the re port says 1,310.000 brick were made in 1913 and sold that year and in the Spring of 1914. In the Summer of 1914 1.4S0.000 brick were made, of which 1,174.588 are still in the prison yards. Placing the sale price at $7.60 a thousand, which is charged state in stitutions, Mr. Lawson figures there is in the revolving fund $10,562.58. The Superintendent suggests that the prison would be a fine place for raising blooded cows for sale, and sug gests that a blooded dairy herd be pro vided. He says that an appropriation for maintenance of the election next Tuesday. Several hun dred other women have signified their I of $147,000 intention oi joining the club Monday, I prison for two years will be sufficient. when tne final meeting before the I and that, approximately this amount campaign will be held. I has - been used during each of the BUDGET CUT TO BE MADE Oregon City AVill Hold 1915 Esti mates to $44,000 Mark. OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct 31. (Spe cial.) There will be some real slash ing when . the Oregon City Council meets Monday morning to cut a few thousand dollars from the estimates for 1915, which were completed today. The total expenses for the coming year, based on the cost for the year. October, 1913, to October, .1914. will amount to $58,971.99. This will be pre sented as the basis for the coming year. The budget is being prepared, in pur suance to the tax amendment to be voted upon November 9. If the amend ment carries a total of almost $14,000 will be cut, bringing the total amount of expenditures down to the income of the city, which is $44,000. EAT LESS MEAT IF BACK HURTS Take a Glass of Salts to Flush Kidneys If Bladder Bothers You. Eating meat regularly eventually produces kidney trouble in some form or other, says a well-known authority, because the uric acid in meat excites the kidneys, they become overworked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly back ache and misery in the kidney region; rheumatic twinges, severe headaches, acid stomach, constipation, torpid PLAYFUL SHOT KILLS BABE !rTrtratBi1oT1"ne88,bladder and urlnary 1'ra I kidnevs aren't actlnar riarht. or if bladder Gun In Hand, Lad Near New Ends Brother's Life. OREGON CITY, Or.. Oct 31. (Spe cial.) While playing with a loaded shotgun which had been left in the parlor of their home near New Era this afternoon, 5-year-old Ernest Brandtl Instantly killed his 15-months-old brother Edward. The baby's head was blown off by the double-barrel shotgun, which had been left in the house by a neighbor. The tragedy occurred about 1:30 this afternoon at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Brandtl, who are ranchers living between Oregon City and. New Era, near what is ttown as the "Keiland Hill." bothers you, get about four ounces of Jad Saits fiom any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com bined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush clogged kid neys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralise the acids in the urine so it no longer irritates. thus ending bladder disorders. j a a salts cannot injure anyone; mattes a oeugntlul effervescent lithia. water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease Adr. Editorial signed by Senator Robert Af. La Follette in La FoVette"s magazine "Booth is a reactionary of the hard-shell cast. He has opposed every progressive measure which would make it easier for the people of Oregon to control their own government. Like all stand patters he believes that government exists solely for the benefit of business and particularly of big business. "The citizen isn't of much consequence, as Booth sees it, excepting as he counts in a property way. Should Booth come to the Senate, monopoly, and especially the lumber trust, would score one. But the United States doesn't need any more Senators of that brand. It is vastly better for the Re publican party to have a vacant chair on its side of the Chamber than to have another occupied by a stand-pat Senator. ' 'Progressive Republicans of Oregon will far better attest their devotion to the principles of real representative govern ment by voting for benator George b. Chamberlain than by 4?-.,. I J 4-4- LJ - U 77 (Paid Adv. Democratic State Central Committee, H. E. Haney, Chairman. ill w I t ; i t