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VOL. VII. NO. 187.
PORTLAND,. OREGON. . WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21,- 1908. EIGHTEEN PAGES,
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Collapsed and Died
Skulking behind a big tree trunk
unUl his unsuspecting- victim ap
pro, hed, a robber armed .with a
pistol and ready to nse it, waited in
shadows last night on a lonely
u r ' i St. Johns until Harry T.
Iiijtgsrirofth, a' jeweler, of that place,
cauie along on his way home, and!
i That there was a desperate struggle
In the darkness Is evident by the con
dition of the ground and the fact that
the revolver with which Butterworth
was shot was held so close to him that
his coat was burned and the sound of
the shot was muffled.
Sid Behind Tree.
The Butterworth home is at 418
North Flimore street. To reach It the
then sprang out with leveled revolver murdered man, who was very method-
and demanded Butterworth's val
uables.
And when the Jeweler refused to
gUe them up and grappled with his
assailant, the robber shot him and
fled into the night. '
The desperately wounded" man
with the last remnants of his
strength managed to crawl as far as
his own back door, where he fell.
His waiting wife and mother, hear
ing the sound of the falling body,
rushed out and dragged him into the
house, only, fri time for hinj to dlo'in
their arms without being able to ut
ter a word. ' . .
' This is the accepted theory of the
dastardly murder of a St. 'Johns cit
izen last night, i
leal In his habits, usually left the jew
elry store at about 9 o'clock and walked
out the'maln street of the town for
three blocks and then 'turned up to the
first street east until he reached at path
leading along- an unopened street half
a block to his own back door. At the
corner where he left the board walk
and turned into the path there Is
large tree standing about two' feet
above the level of the walk and within
six feet of the path. It la probable
that the would-be robber crouched be
hind the trunk of this tree until his in
tended prey came alongand then sprang
out with pointed gun and a demand that
Mr. Butterworth throw up his hands.
Butterworth Wfre a 'diamond ring val
ued at f 250, and It is' probable that the
hold -up ..man knew this - arid ' was -acquainted
with his habits.
, The Jeweler was a rather largo man
of athletic build, one who would put up
a game fight, and it seems that he re
fused to submit to being held up with
out a struggle. He must have knocked
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In the Third Fire in Three Weeks in New York's- East
Side District Three Perish Holocaust Barely
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Oklahoma Visited by Cloud-
bui'sts Which Do Much
Damage to Property Ke
ports Meager as Wires Are
All Down.
(United Pre Lenwd Wlra.t
Chicago, Oct. 21. The officials of
he railroads that run tkfoTeh the
flood district of Oklahoma, declared
this afternoon that they have re
ceived no reports of loss of life.
Advices indicate that there ,ihas
been a heavy property Iobs near
Shawnee. All the Santa Fe trains
are behind time.
The crest of the flood occurred
this morning. The Canadian river
rose 10 feet within a few hours.
Hundreds of '.farmers fled to tree tops
to save. their lives. Bridges in the
entire country about here have been
destroyed and it is impossible to
communicate with the flooded dis
tricts. . '
;j-icar-uiu Hiias limmons
Prank; Props, bff to 'Sleep
After Fatally Slashing
19-Ycar:01d StellaAt
tempts Suicide on Waking
Spot Where" Jeweler . Butterworth Was Waylaid and Shot Steps Lead to
Path Leading to BacK Door of Butterworth Residence. .
HALF
FIBE flf-DEHVER
Incendiaries Said to Have
Caused Destruction of
Big Flour Mill.
Salem, Or., Oct. 21. Silas Tim
mons, a plasterer, while in a drunk
en frenzy about 12:30 o'clock last
night, murdered his 19-year-old wife,
Stella, by slashing her throat with a
razor as she lay in bed in a rented
room at the home of V. H. Westcott,
at 142 Court street In this city.
The murderer, after committing
the frightful crime, realized the ter
rible felony and turned the deadly
blade upon his own throat. The at
tempt at suicide was not successful,
however, and he must have fallen
asleep until 7:30 o'clock this morn
ing, when he stumbled to the door of
the room occupied by Mrs. Emma
Smith Hayball, knocked and being
)u such an enfeebled condition as to
be unable to speak, uttered inco
herent sounds to secure assistance.
W. H. Westcott, the- owner of the
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intended victim of J; . t
adoes Arrives at Tipton
ville, Tenn., After Spend
ing Xight in Swamps
Entire State Aroused.
(."jwelil PI, pitch to The JoornaL)
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 21. After a
night in the marshes, and desperate
dash for liberty with 80 desperate
men firing at him as he clambered
up the bank of a bayou. Colonel R.
L. Taylor, an aged lawyer of prom
inence escaped from night riders at
midnight Monday night. Captain
Quentin 'Rankin, who with . Taylor
had been seized by the desperadoes,
was hanged from the limb of a tree
and his body riddled with bullets.
Taylor made a break for liberty.
Jumped Into the bayou, swam to th
Other side and by a miracle escaped the
bullets directed at him. The colonel
appeared near Tlptonvllle today nearly
dead from exposure and he Is being
eared for at a farmhouse near there. .
The large posse of cltlsens nd sheriffs
who had been searching for him all of
last' night were notified to return to
Walnut Log. The posae believed Tay-
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Averted Many Injured
FRISCO ENJOYS NEW
1 INSURANCE RATES
(CalttA Preta Leased Wlra.t
New Tork, Oct. 11. The third big
east side tenement house fire in as
many weeks was discovered here early
today 'and the flames burned three per
sons to death before the firemen con
trolled the fire. - Several occupants of
the house were seriously injured In the
panio that followed the arrival of the
engines and were rescued by the police
with difficulty. .
The tenement was located at 85 Hast
Third street. . The dead have been Iden
tified as follows:
Mrs. Tetta Moscowlts.
Maurice Moscowlts. S ' months baby.
A boarder whose Christian name was
Louis, surname unknown
Scarcely had - the ' last person been
taken from the biasing building by the
police before the central office detec
tives were Investigating suspicious cir
cumstances tending to show that an In
cendiary was responsible.
ment were aallen t Thi tim th names I one tnlrd cut J ln insurance rates an
meni were asieep at the time tne .names i H h th hn.rA nf ....rwritur.
(United Pres Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Oct. 21. Residents of
the Western addition and other portions
of theieity are taking advantage of the
were first discovered. The fire had ita
origin in the rear of the building in the
basement. It shot upward through the
dumb waiter shafts and had obtained a
start on every floor by the time the
lire irucxs arnvea.
Instantly -the Inmates became panic
stricken and In all stages of attire
rushed Into the , street. The narrow
stairwayi became packed with fighting
numamiy and tne ponce and . firemen
had to fight their wav tbrouch to reach
the upper floors.
Frightened women and children clam-
Dered out on the iron fire escanes.
where the firemen reached them before
tney jumped to the pavement Others
reached the scuttles and were helped to
of the Pacific coast.
The change was brought about by the
competition the? older companies' en
countered fronv independent companies
that have entered the field. 'In the an
nouncement of the cut, the . Insurance
brokers have been informed that the
city has been divided into three Insur
ance districts. No. 1 embraces, the res
idence section t of the Western addition
to Van Ness avenue. No. 2 the residence
section from Van Ness to the Presidio,
and No. 3 the Sunset and Richmond dis-,
trlcts.
(United Prera Leued Wire.
Denver, Colo., Oct. 21. The grain ele
vator of the Hungarian flour mills was
destroyed today In an incendiary fire.
The loss is estimated at $500,000. The
police are searching for three men they
nave reason to suspect of being con
nected with the fire. The men were seen
about the grain elevator early this
mornlnr and later Just before the fire
was discovered.
Over 400,000 butthels of wheat were
destroyed In the blaze. Hard work by
the tire- department confined tne flames
to tne elevator.
OREGON VOTES W DECIDE
New York World Canvass Shows That Voters of This
State May Have Say Who Will Be Next Presi
f dent of the United States.
"The Advance Agent
of Prosperity "
safety over the-roofs of neighboring
uouses.
The bodies of the victims were dl
covered by the firemen after the fire
was extinguished.
BR
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PREFERRED
Jfarriman Prefaces Prosperity's Return by Calling in
.Stock Millions Saved for Corporation Refund
ing Mortgage Bonds Offered for Sale. s
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Official announcement has been made
in Wall street, according to a New Tork
dispatch, that the Southern Pacific will
shortly retire its preferred stock.
amounting to SIt.600.040. Tire state
ment by the Harrimsn officials Is one
or the mnn important flnanrlsl events
of . the fall and shows beyond doubt
tne prosperity that Is being enjoyed by
railroads operating ta the west.
The preferred stork of the Southern
Pacific, was issued la If when the
company was not paying dividends and
during the pant last fill another Issue
wss found aecesnary. The stock Is
seven pr cent comuleUrw snd subject
to rail at II antll July Jilt, and con
vertible Into common stock at par atl
the holders option. The officials of
tne Harrimsn lines hve not yet de
cided what method will be used ln the
retirement of the preferred stock ex
cepting, that It will not be by the Is
suance Of common atnnk. ft ta H-
iiever inai
ll.600.O09
a year can
v4 hy. retiring the preferred stock.
Knhn Loeb A Co..- Speyer A Co, and
the National City bank of New Tork,
rmncs me jfsrriman lines, are
oiirring ror sale f 14. 000. WO Southern
Pacific first refunding mortgage four
fr r.ni nnrai. x neae nonds are do
n mi at MH and yield abont ii
per cenc The notes ira wnrt kv .
ith. 1 1 Rani on in main sinca or the
Southern Peel fie in rlirnmi A rt.n-,.
una zw Mexico, in ail S.Zi miles.
j" Ask for Home-Made Goods
"Ask for Ore con-made poods and tou will do much to keep
Oregon prosperous," said Fletcher Linn, president of the Ore
1 fron Furniture Manufacturing Company. "Many of our local
factories do not have proper local support. . To ask for the
products of these factories and insist on petting them will fur
X nish employment to larpely incrrasef numbers of laborers, will
create a demand for local raw materials, will put more money
j vwuin.n, aii-j. c an, vm create a market which
O fl bring other manufacturing enterprises-into our state."
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It Is within the possibilities that
Oregon's four electoral votes may de
cide the result of the national campaign.
In that event the voters of Oregon will
determine by their votes whether Bryan
or Taft Ir to be the next president of
the United States.
According to the forecast of the New
.York World, which on the whole is the
fairest estimate - of the situation that
has been published, there are but six
really doubtful states. New York, In
diana, Ohio, Maryland. Nebraska and
West Virginia. The World considers
that Taft is sure of 205 electoral votes.
Brvan is sure of 178. and these 'six
doubtful states have 10(1. The success
ful candidate must have ,242 votes.
The six doubtful states are as fol
lows:
Indiana 15
Maryland 8
Nebraska ,
New York ........ 3
Ohio . . . 28
Went Virginia 7
Present Indications are that Bryan
will carry both Nebraska and Indiana.
New York, which is now the chief bat
tleground, is expected to to for Rrvan
Adding the vote of these three states to
that of the statea which ara considered
safely for the Nebraskan, his total
would then be 240, or two less than the
required maiorltv of the !tnril col
lege. If Oregon's four votes should h
cast for Bryan he will be elected, even
though Taft carry Maryland, Ohio and
west Virginia.
Oregon's vote would be eansllv He.
clslve In case Bryan carries New York
and Ohio, the other four doubtful state. ,
going to Taft.
Even without New York Bryan ' will
be elected provided he carries the other
five states claused bv th World an
doubtful and- receives ln addition Ore
gon s four votes.
PLANS IILES OF
Wasco County to Be Gridironed hy Electric Line
teen Million-Dollar Project Launched in Des
Chutes Country Meeting Held at Condon.
Fif-
(Sperttl Dltpatfa to Tha lonraaLl
Condon. Or.. Oct. II. The directors of
the Wasco County Electric Water
Power comiany held a meeting here last
night. Th survey of the first section,
mode bv Shluman. Denny Ryan, was
submitted and met the approval of th
company's engineers and the board of
directors. The heavy timber through
which the aurvev runs will furnish
larcfl tonnage and it also touches aome
of the finest fruit lands of Oregon.
A map of the deflDite location of the
damaite and power plant on the Des
chutes and John Day rivers bas -been,1
made and filed With the department of
the Interior. The lines projected ex
tend over 30 miles, through riilllnm.
Wheeler. Crook and Wasco counties, and
the power plants will give 10U.00O horse
power. ,
trust deed covering the property
of the company was authorixed to lt
made in the sum of l6,t,t to rover
a bond for a like amount. The financ
ing of the company hue progressea to
such, a point that success Is assured.
F. T. Hurlburt. treasurer of tlis com
pany, and Attorney A. K. Clark expe. t
to leave for New York on the HtH tt
float the bonds.
RESULTS I
Senator F. H. Caldwell of Jrewherg. Of- who it engaged in the
irvg burrfieac, met a racmhrr of The Journal" tff recently in a
hotel lobby and aid that he was. looking for a drug clerk, and fr.ttrd
them rery mrarce. The eggttion that a 15 cent want ad in The
Journal wonl l urTv produce the clerk wanted acted npn n 3
today when Mr. Caldwell waa aked the reult of hi aJerti-mMit
he said, "that hy 8 JO o'cUk on the evening rf publication he
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engagca m cicrg oy pnonc irvrn mt ui mc ajj""" a wm.
Mr. CaldvcU ayt he know rKw that he will not tare f t;
hia time and money to meet Mh want' hereaficr f- r he rr.
rerhe to hif ad from eumerona towns Lmated in erry
Oregon.
The Jonrra! rearhet the home of Orrc-wi r-- te
any ether putlfcat !, hence the qcivk fr .ii'i,'e t'?
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