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1. 1 .THE- OREGON DAILY JOURMAU ; PORTLAND.' SATURDAY' ' EVENING.-. MAY " 2, f 1908. - " I mm RXiD f ! Jt k . . - ... - J f . T i y - ; - 1 t ' '-. Its!'' ? 'I "wwnnimiwiiiii.ii r - Yd? ir 0 . !J t VA i 4 . V t t t so- if . : - t . - vx v. " Nathan Wolffs Store, 165 First Street; Morbid Crowds Jostled There All Day. , v!v .. ' j 1" . : . y v '. 1 iETECTIVES ROUND UP (Continued1 from Vsm On.) th lower jaw wai nractleBUT v prd In on fell weep of th weapon.M It w TltfoiUly driven with U the the sight of hie blpl yj.ctl"" bl(; handle unable to wlthjrtand the brutal v iVi wkuh thm isi Wll wielded - broke oft about elgrht' inchee from the neaa 01 me . -evidently did not deter the" murderer end he picked up the broken weapon aB?J.IH-i,aiuA,"Hmlf thai J in V in K a. hmii. -" - - (.I . naat all rhflnfR Of ever lite) vxuuwj w Jf" - - - - - utandlncr before him In accusation of the crime, the flend depleted ana then wiped hl hands upon a-towel hanging Inthe rear room. Without a look prob- abJT ai tne iwim ww eure that he had wiped off all the blood . . t a iik ka aa air. nsjd hi companion in crimw vu tuui iarlna- eaUsfied their greed as they had their I tor me oiooa o " tint, the two Jiende passed out of the -1 kiu m.iA tni awnv In the nlarht. Their trackt were covered despite the brilliant ie-Pi"o s"l ""w which must jave seemed a strange con trast., to the darkened minds of the criminals as they reflected upon the deed committed in the darkened room of a -man who had no chance to defend himself, and If be had would never have been accorded tie chance by those who wantonly slew bjm. - The store wa dark - when Deputy Sheriff Koblnson opened the door and entered to detetrmine why the Jlgnt which Wolff always left burning- was out. He opened the door with suspicion in his mind snd upon turning up the light was confronted with evidence of a crime. - How terrltile It, was impoaslble for the'offlcer to conceiva until he made his way past the looted safe, the over turned trays and finally came to the back, room.' . , Blsoorm Crime. Hera he lighted tfte overhanging gas Jets. Oaslng all alut the room i Tiij glance finally fell upon the huddled remains of the murdered man. His fear was realised but the enormity of the crime even then failed to pierce his mind. It was too awiul for full com prehension and he haartlly returned, to the front 6f the store ffller. the widow and little daughter, all unknowing of the fate f - the husbuid and father, stood watting his return. - KODtnsoa oouia mv -v- Wolff of the terrible -fate that had overtaken her husband ' and she was taken home by relative while Robin son reported to the polbse his flndlnga, Detective John Price rtplted to the call and shortly after Patrolman Joe , Burks waa on the scerp. Soon the crowd collected. More jboncemen and detectives were Sent to the store as noon as they could be fotind and in a short time many plain clothes men and patrolmen , were at work m the case. BoH&Son's Bepttrt. -In his report Robinson1 stated that he had first passed the store at 6:45 and noticed that the light was not burning. It was still daylight at that time, how ever, and he thought that perhaps Wolff' had only left the store for a few moments and would return. With out payinsT further attention to the fact Robinson went to the Baker theatre, where he Is duty In the early night. As soon as ne finished ht work at - the theatre Robinson hastened t ' 1 back to Wolffs store. Something: in his mind told him that all waa not rlgnt, and when . ha. found the door unlocked and the lights out his fear waa further strengthened. Ha called up Wolff's house and found that, ha (Wolff) had not returned home, and later Mr a. Wolff came to the store just as EL Robinson made discovery of the unlocked door. Robinson entered and there ran into the shambles. Aa soon ii at h detectives and police started working on the can they learned that John Olsen. an employe, was dis charged by Wolff several days ago be cause of differences "-between the two. A search was immediately started for the man,, who was not found until a lata hour, when he visited the police station. accompanied by his wife. Olsen waa flueationed bv the DOlioe. but waa not detained at the headquarters, because nothing was found that warranted the police in Believing mai ne was impli cated in me crime. . City Physician Zlegler performed an autopsy on the body this morning, but couja not nna me outlet wnicn piecrea WtfUTi neck. It Is the belief now of the 'city physician .that but one ahot was fired and that it passed - through Wolffs neck and then through the rear 01 me snowcase. Xngitart es Hemalns. An Inquest will be held over the re mains at 1nley's establishment this afternoon at t o'clock. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from Klaley's chapel and the Interment will be at Beth Israel cemetery. While Wolff was a member of the Woodmen of the World and several other organisations, it is probable that the funeral will not be held under the auspices of these societies. Wolff waa 46 years -of age and resided with his wife and four children at 688 Kearney street. He had been in Port land for many years and was well and favorably known to a large circle of friends. He was engaged in the jewelry and pawnbroklng business at the place he was murdered last night for about 20 years. NO EEWAED YET OFFERED FOE THE BRUTAL CRIMINALS V Bowels Costive? No wonder hsifrM you're sick. i ?V wiir relieve if fry yupron,pt" Aljly and keep Ijthe bowels in ahealthy conaiu o n. Try a bot- I tie today. n -During the past 54 years it has fstablishtd' i remarkable record of cures of Heartburn, Sour Stom ich, Indigettton, Dyspepsia, Bil '."ncss. Female lilt end Malaria, r and Agis. v ' ' Martin Marks,' the coffee merchant.' Is the brother of Mrs. woirr. He wns asked this morning concerning the re Dort that the family would offer a large reward as a .stimulus to finding the murderers of Nathan Wolff. "I have heard nothing of It, and am sure that the case will be left to the police," he replied. Ralph Citron, an attorney. Is a brother-in-law of the murdered man, as is also J. F, Reinhart, office manager of Liang m co. ONE MURDERER WAS A VERY TALL MAfl (Continued from Page One.) ' Wolff was wounded In but three plaoes beside the head and neok. - One of these wounds waa On the inside 'of the right hand, showing that . Wolff must have thrown It up after being thrown to the floor to ward off the first blow of the ax. The other twowounds wsre abrasions about the knees. - The one on the right leg was Just below the anee ana tne otner was , on , knee. Both abrasions were on the front of the less. ;.' ;..- Both of wolirs hands were, coverea with blood. The right ne from the cut and the left hand may have fallen into the pool of blood that gathered around the body. ' , Havlncr mada sura of their deed, the men wiped the blood t from theU- hands ana .races on toweis Hanging ; in am rear of the room. Then they went tor ward to rob the store. i The tall man was evlcently wounded In the left hand and as he proceeded to the front of the store to stand guard at the door while the other man robbed , the safe, exam ined it on his passaga. Once , getting to the front of the end of the case and nearina- his cost ha said no runner at tention to his hand, but held it to his side and allowed the blood, to drip . to As ha passed from behind the shew, case and turned facing the door splotch es of blood were found on the floor Indicating- his movements. From the drops found that fell while the man was walking and th0se foundl while he was standing . guard It Is safe to itsumn that the actual time spent In rifling the safe was about a minute or a minute and one hlf.- ; ' . Just how the tall man waa wounded Is not cleat. A careful examination of the bmKen glass id the rear show-case revealed a few blood spots but these were not sufficient to indicate that the man was wounded In this manner. He may have attempted to stay the blows of tb frenzied brute who chopped Wol head into an unrecognlxablo ma and received a blow for his ef- for This seems the more reasonable man.ter of receiving the wound. The reason for believing the tall man did the shooting is the. .height of the bullet marks In the case and waif: The reason for believing the other man was shorter than the man who fired tne shots is because of a footnrlnt found in a pool of blood at a spot neur ' wnera woire s- neaa must , nave lam when he fell to , the floor after being shot, TJjis foot print, while not per fect, woilld Indicate that the man wore about a number eight shoe of a wide last, probably a shoemaker's "D or The reason for believing that the short man wielded the axe is bourne out by ths following theory: The crime wns terribly brutal. Police records show that in a large percentage of fiendishly brutal murders such as Wolfe's, they are only committed for the purpose of making the crime cer-tln---that there must be no chanee for the victim to ever speak after the murderer leaves him. Police records further show that In a large majority of such murders the victim and the criminal were known to one another." Knew Short Kan. Now if the tall man did the shooting it . Is evident that the shorter man must have been the first to rush behind the case to get to Wolff. This is the man Wolfe knew if he knew either. After carrying' tne victim to the rear room and completing the murder the short man who knew Wolfe and his place robbed the safe. This would mean that the tall man stood auard at the front door and as the man who stood guard was wounded it Is clear that the tall man was wounded in an attempt to top ine snort man, wno was Known to Wolff, aa he hacked at his victim's neaa. This Is onlv one of the manv theories advanced but the' examination conducted last iii ant immediately after the erime was committed Indicates that it la tha most feasible in identifying the mur- aerers. Further deduction alone- this line and borne out by the conditions behind the snow case, wnere tne root nnnt was found, would Indicate that the shorter man was of a heavy build. The width of the foot print and Its length would mean that the print, was made while the man was standing erect before at temDtlna to lift his victim. Had tha print been only of the sole of the shoe. Instead of both sole and heel, it would lnaicaie mai it was made while the murderer was leaning forward or while stooping over to take hold of Wolffs body. Inasmuch as the print waa so well defined It would indicate that the man was heavily built and that the print was the result of his weight alone and did not have the added weight or woiri s doov wniie tne murderer was lifting the victim from the floor. CLEVELAND CARMEN THREATEN TO FIGHT (ratted Pres Leased Wire.) Cleveland, Ohio, May 2. Cleveland is today face to face with the prospect of a streetcar strike. In the hope of averting it. Mayor Johnson has summoned the executive committee of the Street Railway union for a conference. The carmen are try-ina- to force tha comhflFi v in arrant thom free transportation while they are off duty and a 2 cent raise per hour In sal ary. President Farasey of the union, de- oiarea toaay that the only way to pre vent a strike la for the comnanv to make overtures. The union leaders say that 95 per cent of the vote taken among the carmen favors a strike. The vote Is being counted. At the conclusion jot a conference neia Detween Mayor John eon and President DuPont of the street oar company, the former expressed the opinion that the differences Involved snouia ne sumnitted to arbitration. SALT LAKE CADETS GUARD OF HONOR (Halted Preta teased Wlre.1 Salt Lake, May 2. Three hundred Salt LI1IG FIGURES - rrtnFiimiinrn"n rujfiiiwiiiiicu til Multnomah. ...Ladies'::' Annex Gives Annual Exhibition,; Before Jidmiring Friends r A crowd oftadmlrlng spectators which packed the Multnomah Athletlo club gymnasium from floor to rafters saw be annual a-thletlo exhibition of the ladles'' annex yesterday afternoon. From the first marching exercise to the final forming of tha beautiful winged M baJlet there waa an almost continual outburst of applauae as the well-trained classes, under -the direction of Krohn, physical director of tha cluia, went throua-h tha Drettv evolutions and in trlcate mases of the different drills or thrilled the onlookers with daring leaps In tha table vaulting IQinll.:. ... 'Perhaps the moat pleaaina; feature of ma afternoon was me Dtuncins ami, in which 'the young ladies who took part showed a remarkably skillful training In the use of the folia All the fancy movements known to oaltethenlcs tn the use of the fencing sword' were gone through with ease and precision. A clever fencing contest between Miss Francis Jeffrey, president of the annex. pt" Mrs. Q. Hoffman resulted In a draw. another particularly enjoyable feature or rne entertainment was ira ocoi.cn hornpipe by the Juulors. This drew an appreciative encore. Miss Julia Cola, yho gave two witty dialect recitations, was warmly applauded. The last thing on tbe urogram was the wlnjred M bal let, i(v which- young- weelreasedl white and red, arter executing a num ber of sinuous and difficult formations, finished by forming the M in red and the white wings representing the club Insignia. - Following ts the program: Selections, Parsons' orchestra; march ing and oalisthenios; two-step combina tion; slipper game; parallel bars; dumb bell drill; grace dance; table vaulting, junior annex- and women; recitation, Julia Cole; medicine ball race; fencing; flying rings; hornpipe. Junior annex; winged M ballet. . .' The women sang these couplets with great vim: We are members of the annex Of Multnomah Of Multnomah - - And we're glad sure to belong to Multnomah Sure we are! Come and Join us. come and Join us In Multnomah In Multnomah We will gladly give youweleome TO Multnomah will. - GUN MEN CHASED HIM FROM HOME, HE SAYS y t-vniA E. - - s " VEGETABLE COMPOUND OREGON HOTELS (Special Dlipateb to Ths Joonial.) . Spokane, Wash., May J.-rO. A. John son, a rancher, was. caught by the po lice yesterdav and locked up, awaiting word from his family at Scotia. Wash ington, from which place he mysteri ously disappeared 10 days ago, John son waa found In another, rancher's house in tha act of leavinar. Ha plained that he was hungry ' and that he had no Intention of stealing. Inves tigation showed he had eaten a lot of cold mush and left 13 by the side of the dish. Johnson claims he waa chased away, from his home bv men armed with guns and that he has been living on j oois ever since. OLD SHIP GOES ' . TO DAVY JONES Lake high school cadets will act as a guara ox honor during the reception at Ban Francisco. The lads, accompanied by Mayor- Bransf ord, lef t for San Fran cisco today. Admiral Kvana waa in. poinira to Annapona irora Utah. Our delicious Cod Liver preparation without oil? Better than old-fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions to restore health for : r Old people, delicate children, weak run-down persons, and after sickness, colds, coughs, bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. . : -1 1 .-. . Try it on our guarantee. Wopdard, Clarice" ft Co, Byrtland, Qr. (totted ffees teaatd Wkal Washington, Mar S. After being In various sorts of service for 75 years, the ancient ship St. Marys of Che Amer ican navy. Is to be relegated to the Junk pile. Several years ago the ship wa loaned to the public marine school of New York, but . Rear Admiral Plllsbury of the bureau of navigation, announces that it will be returned to the naary at once and be used as a eoal hulk. MIKADO REPLIES TO THE PRESIDENT (United Press Leaaad Wlra.) Washington, May I. President Roose velt today received from the milfado the following cablegram In reply to the ex pressions of sympathy sent him: "The great sympathy you so earnest ly expressed on account of the terrible disaster that occurred to our warship Matsushlma has touched me very deep ly. I hope you will accept for yourself and the American people my sincere thanks." CHIEF FORCED TO ACT AGAINST GAMBLERS (Snaelal DhmatCB to Tha Journal. I Spokane, Wasn., May 2. Chief of Fo-! lice Men i. nice nas at iaai uuen ac tion toward stopping gambling here Evidence has been accumulating so fast that he has ordered his men to olose all gambling clubs. It has been his plea hitherto that he could not get sufficient evidence to warrant arrests. LYDIA No other medicine for Woman's Ills in the world has received sych wide-spread and unqualified en dorsement as has LydiaE. Pink ham's. 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Tt TninMfAd -aaf7a i4n n f rr extreme lassitude, a dont care "ana "want-torbe-left-alone" feeling, eicitabilij,irritability,nervousne88, dizziness, faintness. sleeplessness, flatulehcy,melancholy ortheublues.'1 These are indications of Feminine disorders, which this medicine over comes as well as slight derangement f the Ifldneys of either sei. Women who are sick and want to get well should refuse to accept any substitute for Lydia, Pinkham's Vegetable f'nmnouhd. DESPARS STOCK LOSSES John 31. Gates, "Who Has Hillsboro '"Relatives, Com mits Suicide in Frisco. (totted iress Leaaed Wire.) Ban Francisco, May 2. Swallowing enough cyanide of potassium to kill a doxen men, John M. Gates, a commer cial broker, with offices In the1 Pacific building, committed suicide during the night and at & o'clock this morning his Doay was round in uis ornce by watch man Perry. Although It Is not definitely known what caused him to commit the rash act, 'It is believed among his friends that he preferred death- to the proba bility of becoming penniless. M. F. Hoyle. who waa employed by Gates, and who last saw him alive, said today that Gates had often told him that if, he ever went "roke he would kill 7iim.ilf. f rom -papers zouna in nis clothing it was learned that he had relnttves llvlna- in Hillsboro, Oregon, and that a woman who is thought to be his widow resides at 618 Thirty-fourth avenue, Seattle. New Irrigation Project, Spokane. Wash.. May 2. An- Irriga tion nrolect Is under wav near we- natchee. Washington, which will put chardsj The National irrigation com nanv of Minneapolis, of which Henrv blffenbaugh is the representative at We- natcnee, la doing tne worg. 11 "ASfS.v i iL p E. PINKHAM - ' PORTLAND ii P0RTUND.0R. 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