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VOL,. XXVL-XQ. 35. - PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1917. " TRICE FIVE CENTS.
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BIBLE TEXT HUES
fJISTER TO KILL 8
Murderer Says Voice
Cried, 'Slay Utterly.'
SHADOW LEADS HIM TO AX
Rev. Lynn G. J. Kelly Asserts
He Was Lord's Instrument.
VICTIMS SLAIN, IN SLEEP
Little Girls Are Killed First ajid
. Then Parents Are Slaughtered.
Confession Is Made to
Iowa State Agent,.
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! !liy utterly old and youn. both maids
; ind little children, and women . .
, Jizektel lx:6.
; J COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia.. Sept.' 1.
f '"Slay utterly." was the text which the
Jlev. Lynn G. J. Kelly followed, when
ie slew with, an ax Joe Moore,
ills wife ana four children and the
two little titllllnger girls, as they lay
4n their boas at Villisca on the night
tot June 9, 1912, according to a confes
sion alleged to have been made before
a. state agent and several attorneys
Friday. Information regarding this
confession was given out today by
State Agent Risdon and J. K. Hess, an
attorney representing the prosecution.
He had heard a sermon on the text
''slay utterly," and. according to this
alleged confession, the two words had
been running through his mind for
days.
Slayer Telia of Hearing Voice.
The night of the murder a voice told
him to go down the street from the
Rev. W, J. Ewing's house, where he was
staying, to the Moore house, where he
picked up an ax in the back yard. Then,
according to the alleged confession, the
text came to mind, "slay utterly." Then
came the text, "Suffer the little chil
dren to come unto me."
"Yes, Lord, they're coming quick,"
Kelly, so the confession continues, then
declared.
Kelly Is quoted in the version of the
confession given out here as saying
that he went to Villisca Saturday
evening, June 8. On Sunday, he filled
two pulpits near here, returning to
Villisca that evening, where he took
upper at the home of the Rev. J. W.
Ewlng. After supper, Kelly says, he
went to church with the Ewlng fam
ily and returned home with them. -
Minister Unable to Sleep.
The announcement . goes on to say
that Kelly explained he had been, un
able to sleep because of cogitating on
the text, "slay utterly."
Suddenly in the night, Kelly is said
to have confessed, restless and unable
to sleep, he arose and determined to
take a walk. Approaching the Moore
house, Kelly says he saw a shadow.
Something prompted him to follow It,
and he says he saw an ax. He picked
it up. Then came a voice which rang
in his ears, "Go In, slay utterly."
He followed the shadow around to
the front of the house, where it rested
at the front door. He entered the
house and went upstairs. Kelly says
as he mounted the stairs the thought
came through his mind that he was
ascending: Jacob's ladder.
Arriving at the top of the stairs,
Kelly says, he turned into the room
where four children were sleeping. He
paused. Then came the voice again,
which Kelly says was that of God.
"Slay utterly," it commanded. "Suf
fer little children to come unto me.-'
Slayer la Merciless.
Kelly says he answered this with the
muttering, "Yes, Lord, they're coming
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12 FORMER GERMAN
SHIPS ARE RENAMED
NAVY ACTS TO SPARE AMERICAN
TARS EMBARRASSMENT.
George "Washington, President Lin
coln and President Grant
Are Not Changed. - -
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. Almost all
former German vessels now gin the
American Navy have been given new
names. Secretary Daniels issued an
order today changing the names of 12
ships as a result of his attention hav
ing been called last week to the em
barrassment the sailors were subjected
to by being compelled - to wear upon
their hatbands the names, such as Kai
ser Wllhelm IL The. newly named
ships are:
Vaterland, to Leviathlan; Kronprin
zessln Cecile, to Mount Vernon; Kai
ser Wllhelm II. to Agamemnon; Amer
ika. to America; Hamburg, to Pow
hattan; Grosser Kurfurst,' to Aeolus;
Koenig Wllhelm II. to . Madawaska;
Neckar, to Antigone; Rhein. to Susque
hanna Princess -Irene,, to Pocahontas;
Frederick der Grosse, to Huron; Bar
barossa. to Mercury.
The vessels George Washington Pres
ident Grant and President Lincoln will
not be renamed. ' -
The names of the tugs Pocahontas.
Huron and Powhattan are changed to
Allegheny. Chemung and Cayuga, re
spectively. HEADHUNTER ASKS VOTE
Igorrote Claims Draft Exemption on
Citizenship Grounds.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1. James Robert
a mrtV l.tA nf the Island of Luzon.
Philippine Islands, an Igorrote head-
hunter, believes no should not De
fnrrri to fierht for the United States
unless he is given the right to vote.
His claim for exemption on that
ground was before the district exemp
tion board here today.
GONZALES VISITS BORDER
Mexican Chiet ot Staff After Muni
tions Just Released.
LAREDO. Tex.. Sept. 1. General
Pablo Gonzales, chief of staff of. the
Mexican army; arrived In Nuevo Laredo
last night from Mexico City.
' Gonzales' mission, it was stated, Is
to receive ammunition seized some
months ago by Federal authorities here
and recently released.
PICKETING IS RESTRAINED
Superior Judge Prater Opposes Ac
tion by Seattle Unions.
SEATTLE. Sept 1. Superior Judge
Frater today issued an order restrain
ing the officers and members of the
cracker bakers.and candy makers, union
from picketing a plant where members
of the union are on strike.
The order was issued on petition of
the company operating the plant.
NEEDLES, CAU IN FLAMES
Newspaper Plant and Business
. Building Are Destroyed.
. NEEDLES. Cal., Sept. 1. Fire which
started early tonight In. the business
district was still burning late tonight.
The Needles Nugget has been burned
out and the Vaughan & Hallstead busi
ness building destroyed.
The flames were spreading at a late
hour. .
OBJECTORS TOLD TO WAIT
Protest Due Only When Order Vio
lates Scruples.
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Conscien
tious objectors accepted for military
service were advised by Secretary Bak
er today to make no protest until as
signed in training camp to some task
particularly violating their scruples.
The opinion was given to a delegation
of Mennonite leaders.
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'KIEL WEEK' SEES
FIRST WAR CLOOD
Kaiser Invites Future
Foes to Gala Event.
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS PRESENT
Assassination News Brought
to German Festival.
DIPLOMATS NOT EXCITED
Emperor. Leaves for Berlin, but
Gives Express Orders That Fes
tivities md Races Shall
do On as Arranged.
BY JAMES W. GERARD,
American Ambamdor to the German Im
perial Court, July 28, to February
?' I"17- cPyrlBht. 191T. by the Public
Ledger Company).
Kiel, situated on the Baltic, on the
eastern side of the Peninsula of Jut
land, near the Baltic entrance of the
Kiel Canal, la the principal naval center
of Germany.
When the Germans decided to build
up a great fleet the Emperor used every
means to encourage a love of yachting
and of the sea and endeavored to make
the Kiel week a rival of the week at
Cowes, the English yachting center.
With this end in view, the rich Ger
mans were encouraged and almost com
manded to build and race yachts and
Americans and others who visited Kiel
In their yachts were entertained by the
Emperor in an intimacy impossible If
they had merely come to Berlin as
tourists, residing In a. hotel.
EmlUh Fleet at Kiel.
-We went to Kiel in "June, 1914 as
guests of Allison Armour, of Chicago,
on his yacht, the Utowana. I was de
tained by business in Berlin and Mrs.
Gerard preceded me to Kiel. I arrived
there on Saturday, the 27th of June, and
that night went with Armour to dine
with the Emperor on board the Em
peror's yacht,- Hohenzollern.
In the harbor were a fair number
of German v yachts, mostly, sailing
yachts 'taking part in the races, the
flne old yacht of Lord Brassey, the
Sunbeam, and the yacht of the Prince
of Monaco, In which he conducts his
scientific voyages. A great English
fleet, comprising some of their most
powerful dreadnoughts, had also ar
rived, sent as an earnest of the good
will and kindly feeling then supposed
to exist between Great Britain and
Germany. The redoubtable Von Tir
pitz was present on a German battle
ship and the Hamburg-American Line
had an old transatlantic steamer, the
Deutschland. rechristened the Victoria
Louise, filled wlt,h guests, most of whom
were Invited on a hint from the Em
peror. ,
Hospitality Seals Confidence.
At dinner on the Hohenzollern a num
ber of English people were present.
The Kaiser had on one side of him the
wife of the British Admiral, Lady Maud
Warrander, and on the other side the
Countess of March, whose husband is
heir to the Duke of Richmond. I sat
between Princess Munster and the
Countess of March and after dinner the
Emperor drew me over to the rail of
the ship and talked to me for some
time.
I wish that diplomatic etiquette
would permit me to reveal what he
said, but even in wartime I do not think
I ought to violate the confidence that
hospitality seals.
However Important and interesting,
especially to the tame Socialists of
Germany. I do not give this conversa
tion with the Emperor nor the conver
sation with him and Colonel House at
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OUTSTANDING NEWS PICTORIALLY INTERPRETED
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. S3
degrees; minimum. 09 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, cooler; gentle winds, most
ly westerly.
War. '
Italians advance on TO-mlle- f rornt. Section 1.
page 2.
Government refuses to allow food ships to
sail for Holland. Section 1. page 7.
Plans of Germany to attack England and
France known eight years before war.
Section 1. page 3.
British destroy four armed German destroy
ers. . Section 1. page 1.
German press declares people united for
.empire. Section 1. page, 4. .. i
Pershing advises America to be patient.
Section 1, page tt.
Foreign.
Gerard tells of news ot assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand received during
Kiel festival. Section 1. page 1.
Teuton newly-rich pay exorbitant price
lor food. Section 1. page 2. i
National.
Twelve former German ships renamed by
American Navy. . Section 1. page 1.
Ex-Ambassador Gerard replies to Dr. Von
Bethmann-Hollweg. Section 1. page 3. .
High-tax section Is lost, 02 to 17. . Section 1.
page 3.
Domestic.
Iowa preacher says Bible text moved him
to murder, feection l, page 1.
Oregon men do well at- Presidio training
camp. Section 1, page 4.
Godmothers' League to tend gifts to soldiers
In France. Section 1. page 4.
San Francisco police ask cars to stop to
avert riot. Section 1, page 5.
Peace conference, dismayed by rebuffs,
names executives and disbands. Section
1, page 7.
Sports.
Chicago athletes were in St. Louis meet.
Section '2, page 1.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 5-4.
Vernon 1-3; San Francisco 2. Lo An
geles 1; Salt Lake ltt, Oakland. S. Sec
tion 2, page 1.
Semi-finals In city tennis tournament are
fast. Section 2, page 2.
Bowllng Is not hit by war. Section 2.
page 2.
W. R. McCIure. former Oregon track star.
writes from France. Section 2. page 2.
Portland Beavers hitting well. Section 2.
page -2
Cobb continues to lead American League in
batting. Section 2. page 8.
Boxers are ready for bouts tomorrow night
at Baker Theater. Section 2. page 3.
Multnomah Club driving girls rank as coun
try's best. Section 2, page 3.
Westy Hogans will compete In annual Shoot
at Atlantic City. Section 2. page 3.
Golf clubs of Northwest give S17D5 to Red
Cross fund. Section -, page 4.
Waverley golfers to compete In special
events. Section 2, page 4.
Several golf tournaments are scheduled for
September. Section 2, page 4.
Grand ball ends Astoria regatta. Section 2.
page 6. :
Pacific Northwest.
Remors at Fort Stevens are troops will so
East. Section 1. page 8.
Freshman class at State University promises
to be large this year. Section 1, page 9.
Southwest Washington Fair grows more Im
portant. Section 1. page 12.
C. E. Huston, Vancouver, and A. J. John
son. Portland, killed In auto accident.
Section 1, page 12.
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany files petition with Public Service
Commission for readjustment ot carfare.
. Section 1, page 8.
Portland Ambulance Company In camp at
American Lake. Section 1, page 4.
Seattte-'strlpyard-strlke postponed. Section
. 1. page 13. --.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland to observe Labor day. v Section 4,
page 1.
Pacific Northwest Library- Association to
discuss war service at conference. Sec
tion 4. page 1.
Radio operator writes of sinking of Kansan.
Section 5, page 1.
Art School will open in October. Section 5.
page 1.
Captain Richard Chllcotte Is dead. Section
2, page 14.
Falling building figures In big lease deal.
Section 1, page 1. . '
Flour will drop 20 cents a barrel tomorrow.
Section 1, page 1.
District Exemption Board certifies 50 men
for first draft. Section 1, page 5.
Fire on south slope of Mount Hood turned
back by wind. Section 1. page 8.
Gus Simon mourned by host of , Portland
friend. . Section 1, page 12.
Three Coast ships plying to Portland now In
Naval Reserve. Section 2, page 14.
Members of Oregon Naval Militia welcomed
at Montevideo. Section 1. page 13.
Orpheum will open September 30. Section
1, page 14.
Herbert Hoover once poor boy. In Oregon
and earned way through college. Section
3, page 14.
Commissioner Barbur opposes control of dog
pound by Humane Society. Section 1,
page 14.
Editor of Scandinavian paper, Oregon Pos
ten, scored for pro-German attitude. Sec
tion 1, page 16.
War begun on caterpillars. Section 1.
page 16.
Stream of quarters wanted to buy' cigarettes
for men on firing line In France. Section
1, page 16.
Volunteers sought for field ambulance serv
ice. Section 1, page 17.
Portland schools open Tuesday. Section 1.
page 18.
Bow Leon; tongs headquarters are hit by
fire. Section 1, page 8.
Oregon loggers are supplied with reading
matter. Section 1, page 15.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2. page 5.
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SKYSCRAPER LEASE
DEAL ANNOUNCED
Failing Building Is Gas
Company's New Home.
(ALTERATIONS COST $200,000
Space on Four Lower Floors
Will Be Occupied.
"GASC0 BUILDING" IS NAME
Eight Cpper Stories to Be De
voted to General Offices.
Rosenblatt Firm to Stay
oa Ground Floor.
What Is considered as the most sig
nificant lease deal and building im
provement plan put forward In Port
land for manv months malrlallH irsa-
terday. when William C. Alvord. man
ager or the Henry Falling estate, an
nounced that he had leased space on
the four lower floors of the 12-story
class A building at the southeast cor
ner of Fifth and Alder streets, and
that he had ord
Improvements in the building that will
cost, probably about $200,000.
Under the new arrangement the va
cant portion of the lower floor all of
the second and third floors and, most
of the space on the fourth floor will
be occupied, commencing January 1.
by the consolidated offices of the Pa
cific Power & Light Company and its
subsidiary concerns, the Portland Gas
& Coke Company and the Walla Walla
Railway Company.
"Gnnco" Isnlldlnsr Ia Name. .
The eight upper floors of the build
ing, remaining after the needs of these
firms are providtd for, will be devot
ed to. general offices. The property
will be known as the "Gasco building."
Mr. Alvord said yesterday that Whld
den & Lewis, local architects, have been
commissioned to prepare plans for the
extensive changes to be made in the
Fifth and Alder-street structure. Some
of the materials to be used in the work
already hay .been ordered and a visible
commencement of construction activity
probably will be noticed within the
coming 10 days. Mr. Alvord said "ca
terday. "Entrances to the Gasco building are
to be created both on the Fifth-street
and the Alder-street fronts." said Mr.
Alvord. "These entrances are to be ac
centuated with prominent decorations
so that they will stand out vividly.
"The Pacific Power & Light Com
pany and Its affiliated concerns will be
served with a private elevator on the
Alder-street side but the main eleva
tors of the building will be placed at
the Fifth-street entrance.
More Windows to Be Added.
"To give the general offices on the
eight upper floors of the building ade
quate light I have ordered a portion of
the eastern wall of the building re
moved and a liberal number of win
dows will be installed on that front.
The building was constructed original
ly so that courts might be opened on
the upper floors, and when the work
finally is completed the arrangement
on the eastern front will be mucli simi
lar to the one in vogue in the Teon
building directly across Alder street.
"By the time all of the plumbing has
been Installed for the offices on the
upper floors, all of the new partitions
have been completed between the va
rious divisions of the building and the
entrance, elevator and wall work com
pleted, I presume the Falling estate
will be put to an expense of ubo-t
$200,000. Since the termination of the
Gevurtz occupancy . large number of
uses have been suggested Including a
hotel and a loft building and other
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BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS.
4 GERMAN CRAFT
LOST IN SEA FIGHT
BRITISH DESTROYERS DRIVE
ARMED TRAWLERS ASHORE.
Submarines Forced to Submerge so
Quickly Members of Crew Are
Left Swimming in Sea.
LONDON. - Sept. 1. Four German
mine sweepers' were destroyed today
off the coast of Jutland by British
light forces, according to an an
nouncement issued tonight by the
Admiralty.
COPENHAGEN, Sent. 1. A naval
engagement occurred this morning be
tween British and German mosquito
craft off Nymlnde, Gab. west coast, of
Jutland. British destroyers attacked
four German armed trawlers and drove
them ashore.
A Hinklobing paper says the British
bombarded the trawlers after they
grounded, completing their destruction.
About 100 German seamen were
landed, many of whom were severely
wounded. One rumor has It that 100
dead have come ashore, but apparently
this Is a distorted version of the fact
that about 100 men reached shore.
The Ge nan craft i-resumably were
engaged in patrolling and mine
sweeping, to clear the route for Ger
man submarines.
German ships and su' Marines, ac
cording to one account, took part In
the fight.
A semi-official Danish report says
that four German trawlers were
driven ashore near Rinklobing Fiord
and that the crews were landed. The
remainder of the fleet of German
armed trawlers fled to the south.
In connection with the raid, the Ger
man trawlers, according to various
reports, continued to fire after seeking
refuge inside Danish territorial waters.
The British raid also appears to have
caught several submarines. The latter
were compelled to submerge so hastily
that some members of the crews were
left swimming in the water.
AUTO HITS TRAIN; 2 HURT
T. V. liar ban and George Burbott
Injured in Crash at Xight.
An automobile, occupied by T. V.
Harban, 827 East Twenty-ninth street
North, a laundry wagon driver, and
George Burbott. a teamster, ran into a
Southern Pacific freight train at Grand
avenue and East Carruthers street early
this morning. The err were removed
to St. Vincent's Hospital. Mr. Harban
sustained a fracture of the right leg.
Mr. Burbott sustained minor cuts and
bruises. ' "
According to police reports, the auto
mobile approached the railroad cross
ing at a. rapid rate and the driver was
unable - to slacken his speed quick
enough to avoid the collision. ' - ,
' The automobile was badly damaged.
DEATH PENALTY OPPOSED
Petrograd Workmen and Soldiers
Demand Revocation.
PETROGRAD. Sept. 1. The Petro
grad Council of Workmen's and Sol
dier's Deputies today adopted a resolu
tion of protest against the re-establishment
of the death penalty at the
front. ' They demanded that the meas
ure be revoked.
SWISS RIOTERS ARRESTED
Police Put Down Demonstration
Against High Cost of Living.
BERNE, Switzerland. Friday. Aug.
31. Seventy persons. Including 10 for
eigners, were arrested during demon
strations here yesterday in protest
against the high cost of living.
There were several collisions be
tween the manlfestanta and the police.
Dry Weather Predicted.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
September I,- issued by the Weather
Bureau today, are:
Pacific states, generally fair and
normal temperatures.
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FLOUR PRICE CUT
40 CENTS BARREL
Northwest Millers Set
$11.20 as Figure.
RATE IS EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
Further Reductions Are Prom
ised Soon.
BREAD WILL DROP, TOO
Analysis of Law Shows Bayers Havo
to Respect Price Set by Govern
mentHoarding of Grain
Prohibited by Measure.
Flour will drop 40 cents a barrel at
all Northwest milling points tomorrow,
which will make the market' price for
No. 1 grades of patent flour 111.20 a
barrel.
This is the first practical effect of
th Government's recent action fixing
12 20 por bushel as the basic price
for first grade wheat at Chicago and
was agred upon by the millers of the
Pacific Coafct, who concluded their ses
sions here yesterday.
Further reductions are promised by
the millers as soon as they begin buys
ing new-crop wheat at the new prices.
"The millers are eager to reduce the
price of flour, bran and other wheat
products as far as the new scale of
prices will permit," said Theodore B.
Wilcox, Federal grain commissioner
for the Nortnwest. who presided at the
millers' meetings.
Bread Prices to Drop.
Bakers throughout Portland Insisted
yesterday that they are ready to reduce
the price of bread, or increase the size
of the loaves, as soon as they gain
advantage of the lower flour prices.
The ultimate consumer is assured all
around that he Is to have prompt and
material results-; from the arbitrary
wheat prices.
While the Federal Grain Bureau has
not attempted to fix the price of wheat
in the "Northwest.- It" is generally as
sumed that the local price will be gov
erned almost absolutely by the Chicago
price.
On a basis of $2.20 at Chicago, first
grade wheat would bring $1.90 In the
Inland Empire district, where most of
the grain of the Northwest is produced.
This differential is determined by the
freight rate of 30 cents & bushel from
the Inland Empire to Chicago.
In the same way the price In Port
land would be set at $2 a bushel, as
the freight from the interior to local
terminals Is 10 cents a bushel.
Local Price to Be Kaonn Tuesday.
Under existing conditions, when prac
tically all export wheat must move
across the continent by rail. It Is Im
probable that the Government can fix
a price at Portland that will vary ma
terially from the Chicago price, minus
the difference in freight rates.
Max H. Houser. Federal Grain Com
missioner for Oregon. Washington and
Idaho, said yesterday that the absolute
figures for the Northwestern markets
will be fixed at Washington not later
than Tuesday, and the price will be
made known here promptly. Until
theu It la probable that there will be
little trading here.
An analysis of the new law shows
that the basic price of $2.20 at Chi
cago, which the Government guaran
tees to pay to growers, is equally
binding upon individual millers and
other grain dealers and serves to fix
an absolute maximum on the price.
Federal Price Guides All.
Under the new law every concern or
Individual trading in wheat must se
cure a permit from the Federal a-ithorl-
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