The Oregon daily journal., October 21, 1908, Page 12, Image 12

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL.; PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY, EVENINO. OCTOBER 21. 1808.
12
ji mi mi .i lh .xg
OUTTERWORTH MURDERED DURING STRUGGLE
(Continuad from ! On )
' np tha highwayman's Kan ! srtpplod
Kti him. ami In tlm end th rotlr
w flchtliif for liberty rather than for
tba diamond h first wanted.
' Arprnl)y Huttrrworth f t lh lriiir
rvf tln ilruail. and drnva ihn man liai'k
Into th atrt. whara ha fonrJ htm lo
Ma kniaa. Ktir In the mud or the roan
wa found tha print of a man'a knae and
rl a nana. 1 nmj wr n ounoi wui ,
for thers no mud on the knee of til
trouaars nor on hl hand.
ratal Skot rirad. '
It mult hva been when tha jeweler
bad forced hla aaullant down and wt
banding over him atlll trying to aubdue
Mm that tha murderer fired the fatal
hot. Tha eourae taken by tha bullet
would a rem to Indicate thla When But-
. terworth. mortally wounded. aURRertd
bark and looeetied hla hold tha robber
probably anatched the ring from hla
hand and fled, leaving absolutely no due
to Ma Identity.
. Although the bullet passed either
through the lower point of the heart or i
Butterworth had lived In PL Johns only
about a var. very bod v In the tow
amine to havo barn a friend of hla.
And It la not aitni.ly tha morbid n
tluirut that ao frequently attract vn
nl to the rlaee where a traaedy haa
occurred that bring the tltln of HL
Johna about Ilia home of their murdnrud
fellow iltlaen. They aland about tha
turner or alxut tha tree ar where the
murder was oommltted and talk In low
loiiea of the vlrtuea of hi in who la cone,
-n,1 awaar venm-aiica on ilia munierer
he la rr caught. "I d Jlko n be the
on tiv loo,),, a match to ilia f I re tlwt
would burn him to death.' aald one of
the t.romliirnt buklneaa men of Ilia town
iMKnrilnir
fTinee la virtually anapended. The
mrrrhanla and othera aland tn knola
about tha atrrela dlacuaitlng the tntg-
edy. They are even talking f 'lo"
. . i V .....II . t. . f..n.r. )
ITlg lllfi a "iimim unwi mini uw . u ,, w,
for Hnrrv T. Butterworth wa on of
the aehool dime tor, having bean re
cently elected.
Talk of Xievrfe Bswaro.
Ti I nrobahle that tha Maaona and
the Kike, to itoth of which organlsatluna
J '.'". ' . ' 1
r . ., . ... v" '. - . , -. ,
1 i - H
t . . ' ..).. " '." -i '-' " 'A (v-:- (!' V W:.----- .. :' t ... ,
" mtfji wif iiwwn ''lt' "'MaW'.m wrynw :
t t ' . j . "
EXCESSIVE RATES CAUSE SHORTAGE
OF COMMODITIES AT GRANTS PASS
(BpeHal Mepaira In Tk JeeraaLI
Oranu 1'aaa. Or. Oct. II. Thla city
and oommunlty la Buffering oontinuai
ahortage In caruln oominodltlaa aa a
dlroot reault of the exorbltaut freight
rate fUd thla paat lumraer upon veg
etable, produoe and grooerlea. At tha
preaent time there are practloally no
potatoea In the town, and aa very few
wore grown, the city la auirering a po
lo famine, becau the car loan, or
evoral carloada, that have been on the
way for averal daya from the Willam
ette valley have not arrived, ana may
not arrive for a wek. A abort time ago
the city waa out of augar, and the faui-
ne waa uroKen only uo geiiing a tern-
rary aupply by expreaa rrom a neign-
borlng town.
The exraaalve rate plaoed on pro
duce make It Impoaalbl for the grooera
o buy vegetable, rruit ana creamery
product and aril at a reasonable price
xi'opi ny pooling. i ne rauroaa com-
inakea a lower rata by the car-
n v
ni, but nil one grooer can dlapoee of
produce and It la neceaaary
grocerlra have
fold.
pan
Iimu:
.. i . . .. .
for aeveral to "pool" and order a car
load among thern. Aa thla proceea
alow and tedloua, It frequently reaulta
In all of the atorea becoming without
certain commodltlea before a new sup
ply arrlvea.
The rate on vegetable, fruit and
been Inrreaaed three-
L'ndur the exlatlng rate the
price of potatoes, cabbage, and other
produce la over twice aa high her aa
In Willamette valley town. The exr-ea-alvh
rate make It lnipoaalble for tha
grocer to ell California oranaea at
anything like a rcaaonable figure.
Though thla condition haa alwaya been
bad here. It la now much wOrae than
before. The railroad company I mak
ing a atrenuoua effort to eecure the aa
alatance of aouthern Oregon cltlxena In
bringing In new people, but among the
coneclentloua there la little Incentive to
Invite friend her until the railroad
company releaaes It' "atrnngle hold."
THIRD :
AND
YAMHILL
STREETS
i. a. Miii ji i n i ..ii i mmi j i pmJ ' l 1 l." '.''K 1111 1 L. 1 . '"I" " .!." . i. .. i . l . ii i jj i i . . 1 11 " . ".. " '. 1 ". ' i. j
' - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
ZQ. VX? THIRD
CvHf .W ; Wi js. STREETS
, aaeeaaaBBeaMBwaa
- r- tt
aV
V
fV '. - f
Back Porch of Butterworth Residence, Where Jeweler Fell After Being
Mortally Wounded.
very close to It, bo great was the vi
tality or the man inai ne waa aoio w
drag himself, almost to Hla own mck
door. But he couldn't quite reach It.
The woodpile la near the door and nera
Butterworth fell
rails at Boor,
'ills wife and little S-year-old daugh
' ter, his sister-in-law and his mot.ier
were at home awaiting the arrival from
business ot the husband father, brother
and son. They heard the fall and his
wife and his mother, Mrs. Mary K. But
terworth. ran to the door to see what
wa? the matter. They saw the man
lying on the back porch, bleeding and
dying. With the strength of fright
and despair they managed to drag him
i?M thePhoUso, 'Hi strength was one
and ne could not speak a word. A
Nhvaician was at once called, but by the
time he arrived Harry Butterworth was
dead. .
city council or Bt. jonna wen m
i Mr. Butterworth bemnged, will offer
sn additional reward for the capture of
the murderer. The city council of St.
Johns last night voted to offer a re
ward of 1260. The funeral arrange
ments will probably be taken charge of
by one or both of the organizations.
Mrs. Mary K. Butterworth. the moth
er of the murdered man, warned him
only last nlRht at the dinner table of
the danger of wearing such a valuable
ring at night when there are so many
holdups taking place. But he laughed
at the warning, confident In his own
strength.
The mother this morning said she
didn't care whether the man who mur
dered her son was captured or not.
"What difference does it make?" she
asked. "It won't bring me back my
boy, will It? No, we don't care to say
much about the affair. wi are all
broken up over the loss of Harry."
Boyhood Trlend of Butterworth.
E. J. Jaeger of Jaeger Bros., th
ewelers of Portland, who waa a boy
lood frUnd of Harry T. Butterwortlt
and who used to go to school with him
back In La Porte, lnd., was sent for
last night and at once took the car for
Ht Johns, where ne remained wiin tne
bereaved family all night, doing wha
he oould for them. He sent a man out
thla morning to put away the valuable
In Butterworth' store at 104 North
Jerney street.
"Harry wai
he aald this mornlni
'Harry wa In her only yesterday,
g, --tain i
about the advisability
"talking with me
of bis coming
over to fortiand end opening up
store. He Intended to do that and was
iut starting tn to make arrangements.
"I have Known Harry Butterworth
ever since we were boys. We both went
to school at the Horological school at
I,a Porte, lnd. letter Harry went to
Chicago. He waa afterwards on the
road for a while.
"He waa married 8 or 10 years ago.
He was a fine singer and his wife
was a reader, and thev used to tra'
every winter for one of the lyceum
bureaus.
Member of Societies.
"He was a member of both the
Maaons and the Elks, holding hi mem
bershlp In Chicago. He was 86 years
old."
The sheriffs office has absolutely no
clue to the Identity or tne murderer,
and 1t I very probably one of those
murders wh!ch remain myaterles de
spite all errorts to solve tnem. The
cnanoes are that the perpetrator of the
crime was one of the numerous band
of yeggman that travel up and down
the coast in tne winter time, ana or
whom Portland and vicinity seem to be
lull ML jioavui.
Eyes tested free at Metsger'a.
DIRTY FACE SAVES
KLOUS FROM A FINE
It was a dirty face that saved K,
Klous, a scavenger, from punishment
for allowing his horse to be dirty.
As Klous was as dirty as the poor
old bag of bones that performs In the
shafts of his wagon Klous waa turned
loose. He waa arrested for cruelty to
animals, but It was seen that most of
the mud had apparently been plastered
on the horse at one sitting. Klous de
clared both himself and the horse had
been caught in a deep mud puddle, and
as he was one huge cake or dried mud
himself Judge Van Zante gave him an
other chance. The horse was not given
a chance to testify.
JOHN W. KERN'S
son mi in
Candidate Cancels Engage-1
ments and Leaves Syra
cuse, N. Y., for Home.
(Cnlttd Prrmt Leaned Wire.)
Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 21. John W.
Kern, Democratio vlce-presldentlal can
didate, left here suddenly today for his
home on receipt of a telegram saying
his son was seriously 111 and that his
presence was needed.
Kern cancelled all engagements. He I
was areatlv affected hv the nw nf
nis sons condition. lie -m,,i tn hoi
aimoai At tne point of collaoae when
the tra&i left. The message Indicated
inai wing .ncrns lire Is in the baJ.
ance.
Children's and Infants' Dresses 25c Up
Visit our Infants' and Children's Ready-to-Wear Department. -Our
stock is complete and up, to date. Children's Dresses in all-wool,
flannelette and plaid ginghams, in all sizes, colors and styles. Prices
range
35c Up
We have also a complete assortment of Infants' Wear, including the
Lopg Coats, Underwear, Bootees, etc., in single pieces or full sets.
Prices range, infants' complete outfit,
9.00 Up
Buy Shoes Here and Save
Money
If you have never been before in our SHOE
SECTION, we want 'you to make us a visit
tomorrow. You will be pleasantly surprised
at the smallness of our prices. Children's
and Infants' Shoes,
SOc Up
Men's Natural IVool Underwear
at 98c
We offer for Thursday and Friday only 100
dozen Men's Natural Wool Ribbed Under
wear, specially underpriced for two days.
These garments are fully worth twice what
we ask for
Th
Qarmcnt
98c
Spectacle 1 at Metzger's.
FELLOWSHIP SPEAKER
AT BAKER THEATRE
"What All the World Wants," will be
the subject of the lecture to be deliv
ered by Franklin Baker at the Baker
theatre Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Baker is not onlv a sneaker, hut
writer and social settlement worker of
note. He was at one time a resident
of the Chicago Commons and associated
with Dr. Graham ' Taylor. Also a stu
dent of the Universities of Kansas.
Chicago and Heidelberg. Germany.
The reilOWShlD movement, in hehalf
or wnicn Mr. jJaKer Is now lecturing,
was founded in this city bv Ben 1am in
Fay Mills one year ago. The Fellow-
nip is an organisation endeavoring to
nlte not- onlv all denominations, hut
also all of the various religions of the
world Into one common brotherhood or
fellowship.
Men's and Boys' Sweaters at Half Price
Special odd lots of Men's and Boys' Sweaters will be closed outsat these phenomenal prices.
They come in all wool and half wool, in solid colors, stripes and pleasing combinations of
colors. About 300 sweaters are involved in this sale only two or three of a kind. While
they last choice HALF PRICE
H. S. Collins general agent for the
Chicago & Northwestern at Spokane, is j
In Portland today on a three weeks'
vacation trip to Coos Bay. He will
Coos Bay tonight
Bargain
Extraordinary
Watch the Friday papers for
our great sale in Men's Suits
and Furnishings. ' Goods will
be on display tomorrow in our
Third Street Windows
FOR FRIDAY ONLY, OCTOBER 23
Ladies' $15 Dress Skirls for $6.95
This offer is for one day only, next Friday, October 23
75 Ladies' Strictly Man-Tailored Dress Skirts, made of
superior grade of voile and chiffon Panama, in black, blue
and brown. Styles are the latest circular and gored mod
els, in plain or fancy trimmed effects, regularly $15.00.
f riday Only
Choice
REMEMBER THE DAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
session at the time and the news of the
trageov quickly reached them. They at
once adjourned and went to the Butter
worth home. Candles were procured
.ni l' thorough search of the place
whre the murder waa committed was
Instituted.
Mr. Butterworth's umbrella was found
ivinir on the single plank of the path
loading to the house and !"
- front f the tree. His hat lay .out in
the road about 15 feet distant, and
near it were the knee' and handprints
In the mud. A trail of blood led Daca
to the house.
arched Victim's Pockets. t
Some loose change, less than a dol
J lar, was found in the murdered man s
pocket. Although this had not been
taken, a 10-cent piece and two nickels
were found on the ground under the
. tree. - The robber- may have tried to
. search his victim's pockets after the
m ina fired and have desisted
tbrough fear of being captured, or the
; monpv mav nave. Deen spmru uui ui
the Docket during the struggle. There
tm nnthlnar tn Indicate which.
Butterworth wore a valuable watch
and chain. That these were not taken
la ivnrilnl bv Chief nf Police J. H.
. Black of St. Johns As proof that the
- robbery and murder were committed by
a professional ratner tnan ny an ama
teur. A watch Is a dangerous piece of
property for a robber to try to dispose
of and a yeggman would Know tnis. nut
b amatpur at the game would hardly
be expected not to take everything of
value he could get. A vaiuame Aia-
nnnln charm was also left.
A curious feature of the affair is
V that although there was evidently n
"! fierce struggle and the men thrashed
around nver considerable ground. But
terworth's nose-classes were not knocked
off. and only fell off when the body
was drageed into the house.
Professional Criminal.
' "I am sure the morder was commit
ted by a professional criminal." atated
J Chief of police Black this morning. "He
1 was evidently a stranger In town, but
: ' one who had been here long enough to
know Mr. Butterworth's habits, and
that he wore a valuable ring. Thi
would not take long, however, for Mr.
. Butterworth wa very methodical In his
habit. And he whs of a friendly dis
position and would take to anybody.
lie would be aa liabU- as not to enow
hla ring to any nan and tell htm how
much it was worth. The robber prob
ably knew that Mr. Butterworth always
' went home about the same time every
night, and would have to pass by that
' tree. Ke simplv waited there for hloi
and Jumpt d tru when Butterworth cants
long.
"I was in Portland at the time of the
murder. I had been In the nil Ice sta
tion five minutes before the new came,
but ha gone out and they had sent out
to find Die. The sheriff's office eent
. two men out to helo me. ftone of the
city detectives has been out here."
There is a possibility that the mur
derer did not get the ring at all. Mr.
Butterworth's ring finger shows no
scratches or bruises, and every one who
ha triad to take the ring from an on-
wiillnar finrer know how difficult It la.
It la possible that Butterworth In an
effort te save bts property hlmaeif took
the rtns err and pemap tnrew it away.
Or it may have been taken by the high
wayman after the Jeweler had removed
it- In ca h threw It away, it may be
fmind la the neighborhood of where th
tragedy occurred,
A aioanr Masme.
Tn the rtooai striken, house at 41
Nrth rilmor tiwt sita th bereaved
wif waeplna; for t BBebaad ahe will
ever . assin. Tba old metitr sot
row vuiftly. talrtng Into her eatable
wnka noma. - A little s-year-atd girl.
t gii to understand the Batare of
ih ,an Ity that baa t-efaljew her. out
ii rr.Iy "oowfcrion ts-ai pwrnsiot niru
. i Kaa orearred. r lays jotetly about
. tnmyf an "I took rdefial y at th
r V anr srven W w.e Um
, ... . to laiM to htr-r srandmotKer.
hi . 'rti Waiiae Uaaain, fit.
s ' f Wr Hetterworta a wife, i
t tH rwai t:Bf a vtat te
ter rtiativea.
rt. fam krvwmt. "
S . g o t ev war-paw t
J I er ei itN te littie
, .,- . at'ir ' tr rru) ai4 em&rd
, r . -f , r r-f H t (rmsiwiit
. j , . i Mr.
I SjSWaasBBBSBBaBBSSSaBSpBSSBBSBSSM
-ssrr-.f : .v -'-i .1.1 . ... ; .
;..-JfcZZmCiitt::ttm
iirrii-DsTST Mtm" ::V..'r- T- .:v. : :J
FOR MEDIUM AND
' I SLENDER FIGURES Bmi
"X-.'nw 1 uw.m. I Mi'it iiVi' iififiln n 1 1 n nuiniiiii i in -.rr i f7iraiirr-iTrfr
i . tr . i a zbk. m. -at.w
m m mm
mmmmm
i mmuiims tm Bk
leave for Coos Bay tonight on the Ii I
Breakwater. FI
.-, : : :.T"V;V-' r'.: J . -j '. ' . . 1
aaiamsw " ' " HaaM " ""
fw m -lk, ' , i
j - r
Not mere "cheapness,
but the best value for your
money
THAT'S TRUE ECONOMY
All $3 and $5 Nemo Corsets
contain at least a dollar's worth
more of value in material and
maftingr than any other $3 and $5
corsets.
' Nemo $3 Corsets outwear three
ordinary $1.00 corsets, and keep
their shape ontil worn out
THAT'S TRUE ECONOMY
Every Nemo Corset has the
patented Nemo Triple -Strip Re
enforcement bones and steels
can't cut through. This doubles
the life of the corset
Every Nemo Corset is an extra
value simply as a corset saying
nothing of its invaluable and ex
clusive special features.
Every Nemo Corset Does
Something: for You That
No Other Corset Can Do
There's No Substitute for tfie Nemo Not Even a Good Imitation
IF YOU'RE STOUT, the Nemo "SELF-REDUCING" Corset will give you a more youth
ful, graceful figure, with comfort, 6tyle sand economy.
IF YOU'RE SLENDER, or of MEDIUM figure, the Nemo "BACK-RESTING ' ' Corset
will give you the fiat "new figure," and relieve your backache health and eSonomy.
NEMO BACK-RESTING CORSET N351'- A U.atiful model, for .lender and 1
"IT RESTS YOUR BACK." medium figure. Long, eloping, clinging V vU
back, Ct hip effect. The back iteeli cannot turn and dig into your flesh. In sizes 18 to 26 )
NEMO SELF-REDUCING CORSET on,3r coraet Positively reduce, the abdomen
"MAKE STOUT WOMEN SLENDER" lncreaG1 comfort and absolute hygienic safety. The
new Flatni&f-Back model, reduce both abdomen and hips, and make Princess effect, possible to stout f gure:
Model No. 3 12. for tall stout women; No. 320, same model, with Flatning-Back
Model No. 3 14, for short stout women; No. 3 18, same model, with Flatning-Back
No. 516, mercerized brocade; tall stout; No. 518, same material; short stout rj 00
No- 5 1 7, French coutil ; tall, Fktning-Back; Na 5 15, French coutil, bust supporters f O.
"No. 1000 of finest imported French .coutil, new triple reducing straps over hipl 10.00
Nemo Corset are aoU ir pood atom throughout th world. Ak yaw imimr. Write us for booklet. Hygienic
rSgrrr-Bonding' nailed free on request KOP3 BROS Mfra, Saa Fraacise) Offiea, 154 Swtuc StrwH. x
3.50
"Here's a Chance for Dick"
Make a habit of looking over the Classified Pages of The JournaJ "between whiles."
You will find business chances for husband, son or brother that they would never hear of oth
erwise. Opportunity to better his position or to enter a business for which he is belter qualified.
Chance to sell his boat, fishing tackle, camping outfit or a chance to buy at a REAL bargain.
Cut out these "little ads; save them for the men folk when they come home in the evening.
They will appreciate your thoughtfulness and you will find many ways whereby they can save
or make dollars. " t
It's one of the mot interesting parts of the paper, too. After yon have looked over The Journal
Classified Tages a few times you will want to read them if only for the entertainment
Remarkable -the ran'ety of request and announcements" that are made through these pages. '
As many kinds a the people of errry race, class or occupation that use these page ererj day.
So there's sure to be something new in every issue. Look today. J