The Coos Bay times., August 13, 1908, Image 1

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ELES MANIAC KILLS
H. J. Dufty, Religious Fanatic,
Murders Family With
Ax.
WIFE SUCCEEDS IN
SAVING HERSELF
Had Prepared For Deed By
Buying Graveyard Lot and
Coffin.
(Bv Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 13. A
terrible tragedy was enacted hero
this morning when II. J. Dufty, Mxty
years of age, and desperately insane
with a roliirlous mania, attacked his
son and daughter with an ax, killing
both of them and cut hi3 own throat
with a razor. He probably will die.
Dufty lived at the home of his son,
Fied Dufty, at 247 North Mountain
View street.
Duf.y had been on the verge of
lolent insanity for weeks and this
moruinj was seized with a desire to
kill and steilthlly stole into the!
room of his son with a sharp as. lie
cront uii to the bedside and cut off
the sleeping victim's head wkh one
blow. With a maniacal cry, Dufty
rushed from the house down tho
strcot, waving his bloody v capon, to
451 Northwest Lake avenue, v hero
lib wife and a married daughter
lived. Ho opened the froi.t door
crept Into a rear room.
Mrs. Dufty was divorced from her
husband some time ago and was at
the home of her daughter to nurse
her thiough approaching child birth.
Cunning la Actions.
When Dufty entered the house and
was seen by Mrs. Dufty, she asked
where Fred was. Dufty told her
Fred had gone to work. The mother
was solicitous about her son's break
fast and the father said they had
slept late and ate down town. With
the ax In his sack, the old man sat
nervously lingering the sack while
tho women proceeded to prepare '
breakfast. Suddenly he got up and
attacked the women. The older wo
man cried to the daughter to seize
the six-year-old daughter, Margaret,
and run while she turned to battle
with her insane former husband. Tho
first blow descending cut a deep gasp
in her elbow and broke the bone.
Mrs. Dufty then turned and seized
tho child and ran.
Mrs. Lacom In her helpless condi
tion was unable to run. After she
fell, the old man struck her again
and again with the ax.
Leaving her, Dufty walked calmly
down the street slashing his throat
with a razor. When the police offi
cers appeared, the old man attacked
them but was clubbed into submis
sion. Several weeks ago, Dufty pur
chased a lot in Evergreen cemetery,
"large enough for himself, his wife,
son and daughter." Three days ago,
he bought a coffin for himself.
TAFT IS SATISFIED.
Eviness.es Approval of Hitchcock's
Plans.
(By Associated Press.)
HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 13.
In an Interview today W. H. Taft ex
pressed himself as greatly satisfied
with the prospect for campaign work
conducted under the direction of
Frank H. Hitchcock, the Republican
national chairman.
FARMERS GREET BRYAN.
Present Illin Gourd
As
"Rig
Stick."
(By Associated Press.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 13. Sev
eral hundred farmers from Oto
county, Neb., visited W. J. Bryan to
day and presented him with a gourd
as a "big stick." Fifty of them sub
scribed one dollar each to tho cam
paign fund which Bryan accepted
graciously.
CLAM RAKE on tho Beach at Ban
don Sunday, August 1C. Free
clams and coffee. Round trip tickets
only $1.25. Children 50 cents.
Everybody welcome. Train leaves
at 7 a. m.
JHEjAILY COOS.BAY
DAUGHTER ID HIMSELF
FRISCO FIRE
LOSS $1,000
Crossed Wires Cause Confla
gration That Endangered
Much Valuable Property.
(By Associated Press.)
GAM LiD AVnronn ... i o
n """ """-"w, ""b. . -
'"""" ', street, uetween Tunc
i and Eddy streets, early today caused
damuge ostlmnte at $100,000. The
prompt work of the firemen saved
much valuable adjoining property.
Crossed wires were the cause.
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Conflagration
DUmS
Over Large Area Near Can
adian Boundary.
(By Associated Press.)
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 13. A
special to the Chronicle from Fra-
brook, B. C, says the Sullivan mine
buildings and compressor plant near
Kimberley are safe from forest fires, j
An area of fifteen miles long and
four miles wide was burned over. The
timber loss In the Kootenai district
will ue very heavy.
Governor of Oregon to Attend
Developmnet Congress
and Fair.
uov. ueo a., unamuenain oi ure-
gon expects to spena several nays in
Marshfiold during the latter part of
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tno montn anu win prouaoiy ue pres- anu a stiff hard wind that assumed ference with E. II. Harriman which
ent at the Oregon-Idaho Development the proportions of a gale made navi- the committee appointed by the civic
Congress and also the Second South- gating very difficult. and municipal bodies of Coos Bay re-
ern Oregon District Fair. Secretary j Cai)t Nelson of the Nann smith, ' quested. Mr. Harriman met Mr. Cal
G. W. Carleton of the Fair Assocla- who arrlved last nlght sald lt was the vJn ln San Francisco the other day
tion, has been informed of Mr. worst weather he had encountered while en route to the Harrlriian sum
Chamberlain's proposed visit and is on th,s coagt ,n a ,ong t,me The mer home at Klnmath Lacei but
endeavoring to arrange for an ad- saning vessel, Esther Buhne, which whether Mr. Calvin had tho opportu
dress some afternoon or evening. arrlved yesterday was thirty-two nity to present the Coos Bay request
A number of other prominent Ore- days out from San Pedro. , is not known.
gon politicians are also expected to
be in attendance. Secretary Walter
Lyon of the Chamber of Commerce,
has extended Invitations to the mem
bers of the Oregon legislature and
has received acceptances from a num
ber. Senator Chas. W. Fulton prom
ised to be on Coos Bay when the new
dredge arrived and may remain over
for the Development Congress and
tho Fair.
Roost Coos Bay.
Judge John Scott, who has been
the foremost advocate of good coun
try roads ln Oregon and is now head
ing the movement to secure them,
will be present. E. Hofer, editor and
publisher of the Capital Journal of
Salem, Ore., writes Secretary Lyon
as follows:
"I have yours of the 5th Inst.,
about Southwest Development Con
gress. Will be there. Start about
tho 19th and will bring Judge
Lowell, Attorney General Crawford,
Judge John Scott, B. F. Jones, and
will hold meetings all tho way in at
principal towns and pick up follows
along the way. I think wo shall go
in by way of Rosoburg and come out
the other way. Will talk of Coos
nay all the way.
"With regardB to all tho Coos Bay
boosters, I remain, very truly E.
HOFER."
See Howard's w Indow
SOMETHING VERY NEW.
display,
TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
PHOTO RESULfS!HGROH'SGAPTURE"DEPUTY SHERIFF IS HELD BY
linn r .
St. Paul, Oregon, Man Accused
of Selling Mortgaged Prop
erty Caught By Marshal J.
W. Carter.
Sheriff II. P. Mlnto of Salem, Ore
gon, arrived here today and Identi
fied Chris Grohs of North Bend, as
the man wanted at St. Paul, Ore.,
a small town near Salem, on a charge
of disposing of mortgaged property.
Grohs was engaged in the saloon
business at St. Paul for ten or twelve
years but a few months ago gave a
bill of sale to all his property and
Democrats Begin to Raise
Funds to Pefray Expense of
Election.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. The Demo
cratic national campaign fund for
1908 is to be raised through appeals
to individuals for contributions. Each
ctnto nr.rir... tim .iirnntinn nf n nn.
tional committeeman, or a financial
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C0SIIILL1
representative designated for the murdered. He was attacked by sev
purpose, will determine its own meth-;eral men wIUl whom le ,B belIcve(1
I od of raising money. Chairman i , . . .
,r , , , , , r, . .
Mack, who arrived from Lincoln to-
day, disclosed the plan which is un -
derstood to he approved by Bryan
and Kern and members of the cam -
paign text book committee.' Tho
financial committee of which Col.
Moses C. Wetmore of St. Louis, is
chairman, generally agree that be
tween $500,000 and $1,000,000 will
finance the legitimate expenditures of
the campaign.
Heavy Fog
Make
Hard Trips for Vessels Com
ing From South.
The M. F. Plant reached Cobs Bay
today after one of the roughest and
worst trips in months. A heavy, fog
The M. F. Plant's passenger list
was as follows:
Mrs. A. G. Aiken, Miss N. Mcln-
tosh, D. Safley, H. D. Greene, F. C
Saufert, G. E. Weaver, D. Fitzgerald,
Mrs. E. Engle, L. Grey, Mrs. L. B.
Lang, Miss Mabel Lang, J. H. Hut
chins and wife, G. H. Guerln, Mrs. E
M. Farringer, Mrs. B. F. Rice, Grant
Bunch, Theo. Bradley, W. G. Bandon
and wife, W. J. Carey, J. M. Hend
rlckson, Ellen Archer, Mrs, M. F.
Huffman, Ed. Conrad and wife, and
eighteen steerage.
FIR Alin MRQ R P PAI P
a DCfiD cd at rnimniu
AKb OrhKAl ED UPON
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North Rend Physician and Wife Have
Appendixes Removed Within
Three Weeks of Each Other.
Dr. R. G. Gale of North Bend, un-
derwent an operation Tuesday for
appendicitis. Tho operation was en-
tiroly successful and he ls rapidly ,
recuperating. j
Mrs. Gale underwent a similar
operation less than three weeks ago
and has almost fully recovered. i
The numerous friends of the cou-j
pie will be highly gratified to hear'
of their Improvement. I
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FREE COFFEE AND CLAMS at
the M. W. A. Excursion to Bandon, '
ounaay, August iu. opeciai train
leaves at 7 a. m.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13,'
securing the money left without sa
tisfying a $1,000 mortgage on some
of the property.
Grohs drove overland from St.
Paul to Coos Bay. His wife and two
children accompanied him. The wife
and children are now at North Bend.
Sheriff Mlnto will take Grohs back
to Salem tomorrow. "Whether the
prosecuting attorney there will per
mit Grohs to settle the trouble by
paying the mortgage or will Insist on
prrsocuting the criminal charge, Is
not known.
Grohs was caught hero through a.
photograph which Sheriff Mlnto sent
to Marshal J. "W. Carter of Marsh
fleld. ICH HOTEL
Retro .Barilla Added to Long
List of Victims of "Murder
ers' Field" In Brooklyn.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Pletro
Barilla, a well-to-do hotel keeper of
Woodhaven, was ambushed at a
lonely spot known as "Murderer's
Field," in Brooklyn, last night, and
i to nave nau an appointment, une
i '
, murderers were frightened off by the
'approach of people who heard the
shots. The victim was not robbed
though he had
a large amount of
' monoy on ills orson Btrllla nut un
a desperate fight, nearly emptying
his automatic revolver. He was shot
tWlce and stabbed four times. Anto
nio Del Marto, a cousin of Barilla,
Is under arrest.
Conference With Coos Bay
Committee Has Not Been
Arranged Yet.
As yet, no word has been received
from Vice-President Calvin of the
Southern Pacific relative to the con
i C. A. Smith of tho O. A. Smith
.Lumber and Manufacturing Company
wno ls a memuer oi me committee,
arrived last night and will probably
spend several days. It ls still hoped
that the conference will bo arranged
within a short time so that the In
vitation can be presented In time to
Permit Mr. Harriman to attend the
Oregon-Idaho Development congress
which will be held August 25 and 2G
in case he decides to accept the In
vitation. It Is understood that tho commit
tee Is ln readiness to make tho trip
t0 Kmmatn or to sucn ot"er point
as Mr" Harrlman mny de8lre on snort
notice. It is presumed that tho con-
ference will bo at Klamath as Mr.
Harriman had personally invited W.
p Evan8 of North Bendi who , a
member of the committee, to visit
,,,m at KIamath and dlscus3 tho mat.
tora wh,ch thQ commltteo ls to brlng
to llIa attention.
TONV PASTOR DVIXG.
Lst Curtain AVJII Soon Drop On
Noted Theatrical MiiiuiKcr.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Tony
Pastor, the theatrical manager who
Is now 7C years of age, ls suforlng
from a breakdown and it is believed
cannot survive tho day.
Road tho Times Want Ads.
HI IS SLAIN
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1908.
IMI5 ffi A WL UD UT
!AER0PL1E IS
BADLY MUGED
Wilbur Wright's Flying Ma
chine Temporarily Put Out
of Business.
(By Associated Press.)
LE MANS, Prance, Aug. 13. Af
ter making a magnificent flight in a
fifteen-mile wind, "Wilbur Wright's
aeroplane was damaged this morn
ing in making the descent under new
experimental conditions. It will tako
several days to repair the damages.
Bartender
Near Stevenson,
Wash., Shoots Rancher With
Whom He Mad Trouble.
fBy Associated Pres. )
PORTLAND, Aug. 13. A special
dispatch to the Evening Telegram
from Stevenson, Wash., says that at
Cook's Landing on the Columbia '
river, twenty miles above Stevenson,
last night Ben Stahl, a homesteader
In the South Skamania Hills, stood
In front of Ellsworth's saloon and in
vited Tony Picclano out saying he
would "do him right." Picciancr
reached under the bar, secured a
revolver and fired three shots Into
Stahl who died instantly. Plcciano
escaped. A querral over money Is
believed to have been the cause of
the trouble.
T. P. Thomsen Starts Move
ment to Secure Better Ser
vice Around Coos Bay.
T. P. Thomsen, a prominent resi
dent of Isthmus Inlet and Flagstaff,
Is arranging to start a movement to
secure daily mail service for the va
rious Inlets entering Coos Bay that
do not enjoy lt now. The plan is to
petition the United States Postofilce
Department through Postmaster W.
B. Curtis of Marshfleld to mako tho
arrangements for the service.
At present, Isthmus Inlet has mall
service only two or three times a
week via the launch Banshee. There
are a large number of residents along
Isthmus Inlet and they believe that
they are entitled to better service.
Mr. Thomsen's plan ls to apply tho
rural free delivery system which has
been greatly extended through tho
middle west and east to this section.
Ho believes that ono or two launches
could be secured to handle the mall
service on tho various Inlets, If no
cessary.the mall boats might handlo
some other traffic and thus reduce
tho expense to tho government.
The plan Is generally Indorsed by
those who have heard of it and It
Is not unlikely that tho Marshfiold
Chamber of Commerce may tako ac
tion on lt.
Steamer BREAKWATER SAILS
for Portland SATURDAY, AUGUST
15, at 1 p. m.
LOUIS B. BOLL, TEACHER OF
PIANO, First Trust and Savl'"v
Bank building
Tho wonder of the ago, hat pins
made of real ROSES, HOWARD,
LEADING jeweler.
SALOOl ROW
PROVES FATAL
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No. 29.
Thought to Be Trying to
Murder Man He Wanted ta
Arrest.
PREVENTED CAPTURE
OF AN EMBEZZLES
George Dale Wanted at Cald
well Finally Taken Into,
Custody.
fBv Associated Press.)
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 151
George Dale wanted at CaldwelE
on the charge of embezzlement, was;
arrested here today and taken ia
charge by Deputy Sheriff Moore or
Caldwell, who chased Dale two
blocks and fired two shots at him..
Citizens grabbed Moore, thinking:
that he Intended to murder Dale and?
the latter escaped but was captured.
later by Chief of Police Davis.
Moore and Dale, who are fairly"
well acquainted, sighted each other
simultaneously on the street. Imme
diately Dale started to run, hoping:
to secret himself from the deputy
sheriff and escape. Moore called to
him to halt but Dale kept going and?
Moore began to shoot.
Some of the citizens mistook
Moore for . "bad man" and had his
identity not been called out by
friends he might have been shot.
Douglas County Supervisor Be
gins Work On Their Portion
of Highway.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. 13. Un
der direction of the County court, II.
J. Denn and a party of men left
for tho Mountain House on the Coos
Bay road, taking with them the coua
ty road grader and other road Iruird'
ing equipment. They will work: fbir
an Indefinite time putting the roaoJ
In good condition between tbenrandl
the Coos county line. As thep!onHt
of Coos have been doing, bunie1 ffuS
stantial work on their yuit of thfa
road It will probably be put Into'suohv
condition that it wllL be passable aU
winter.
A. W. MYERS TO GIVE
PICNIC FOR EMPLOYES
Between 75 nnd 100 (o Participates
In Festivities at Kiicktvii's Grovcr
Tomorrow.
A. W. Myers of the A. W. Myers
store at North Bend will give- tlie
annual picnic and outing for ht's em
ployes and their friends at Enegren'a
Grove on Coos River tomorrow. Tlies
store will be closed all day In order
that ovoryone can participate In the-
festivities. It Is expected that be
tween 75 and 100 will bo in the
party. Plenty to eat, games, diver
sions, music and everything that
goes to mako up a picnic will be en
Joyed. EIGHT STRAWBERRIES
FILL A BASKET"
Record-BreiiUIiig Product of Straw--berry
I'ntcli In tins Vicinity of
Elliptic.
Eight strawberries that filled a
basket ls the record-breaking prod
uct of tho Ralph Barker rnucu on
Norton's Gulch, south of S"unset Bay.
Ono of these berries by actual mea
surement showed a circumference oi
CVi luches. Nowhero ln tho known,
world can such strawberries bo prod
uced as aro grown oa Coob Bay. In.
size and flavor they aro unequalled
California at times nstonlshm tin
world In tho bIzo of lth fruits but
quality Is often sacrificed In produc
ing quantity. This Is not trim ln tlia
products of Coos Bay. Those straw
berries aro not only onormous ln slzo
but oxflOlslto In flavor
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