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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1910. HIS EMPLOYS GOUNSELTO FIGHT GEfin Confessed Slayer of-Deli Mc , Connell. of - Colfax, , Claims ; Self Defense Will Plead ..Thursday. (fffwclul Mapatob to Tbt Journal.) Colfax. Wash., Aug. 23. Jame Rob erts, the 18 year old boy who confessed to the killing of Dell McConnell here on the Fourth of July, listened un moved yesterday whUe the arraignment was read ' by Deputy Prosecutor Sher fey, charging him with murder in the first degree. Roberts has employed the best legal talent obtainable. In Whitman county. He asked the statutory time to plead and Judge PickereU fixed the time as 10 o'clock Thursday. , Deputy Sheriff William Cole brought Roberts In from his father's ranch, west of Steptoe, Friday. Saturday the young man confessed killing Mc-, Connell In the New Castle saloon. Clues Very Tew. For the past " six weeks members of the sheriff's office have been working on the clues left by the slayer ef Mo Connelli These were very scanty. The murderer ln jild. haet. "dropped his .hat as he left the saloon. -His revolver was found on the bank of 'the Palouse riv er, back of the saloon, a month after the crime was committed. It had lain In the water till the drying of the river exposed it to- view. McConnell made a dying statement giving a poor description of the man who had shot him. He was not able to give a clear description, nor could he tell much of the story of the shooting. According to bis statement, the shooting had been done by a man whom he had never seen before after a short drunken quarrel at an outh6use back of the saloon. There were no men in the place at the time who could give a clear description of the man who had done the shooting. Victim Left Family. Dell McConnell, the murdered man, , was the son of James McConnell, a prominent rancher living near Diamond. Mr. McConnell Is much elated at the success of the sheriff's office in se curing the murderer of his son. Dell McConnell owned a ranch near Kam lack Butte. He left a wife and two children. After the shooting he was hurried to the St. Ignatius hospital, where he died the following day. The bullet had struck him below the heart, glanced downward and to the -right and lodged in the right groin. When Deputy Sheriff Cole arrested Roberts the young man Was at first lh ollned to show fight, but soon decided to come quietly with the officer. Ac cording to Roberts' story, as he stepped from the outhouse in the rear of the saloon, McConnell, who appears to have been of a quarrelsome disposition when partly Intoxicated, as he was at that time. Insulted him. After some words McConnell struck Roberts twice, onoe on the nose and once of the top of the ' bead, knocking him down each time. As Roberts arose the second time ha saw that MoConnell's hand was in his pocket and, fearing that he Intended to shoot, he drew his own weapon, a 38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, and shot McConnell. Leaping out of the back door of the saloon, he raoed down the-bank of the , river, golngtinder The Island street x bridge and onto the Inland railway track, which he followed to the edge of the town, then struck across the fields to his home npar Steptoe, where he has remained close since the day of the murder. Roberts is but 18 years of age, and tears came to his eyes as he gave the officers the details of that terrible day. His brothers have made every effort to shield htm and Hanna & Hanna have been retained as his attorneys. Had Plenty of Money. As Roberts has confessed, there Is no doubt that self defense will be the grounds. When arrested, Roberts had $120 on hlB pnrson and was, no doubt, intending to flee. It appears that after the shooting the proprietor of the New Castle rushed to the back of the saloon and slezed George Littleton and a brother-in-law of McConnell by the name of Bowman and searched them for weapons. Lit tleton then passed out of the saloon and, going up the street, met the broth er of Roberts. He said something to Roberts, who turned pale, and passed Littleton a handful of bills. Littleton then hurried north. Intending, doubtless, to supply young Roberts with money If he could be found. Littleton has aided lh concealing the crime, having denied knowledge of the affair when, questioned by the officers. Jim Roberts stated that he bought the NORWEGIAN SINGING; SOCIETIES TO MEET (Special ntsniteb to The JounwLl Spokane, Wash., Aug. , 23. The Nor wegian Singing society of Spokane,- of which Rev. C. August Peterson, pastor of the' Norwegian-Danish Methodist fcchurch, is director, has arranged to send 22 delegates to Eureka, Cal., to partici pated nttiafeB ttvat-by-'th r Norwegian singing societies .of the Pacific coast September IMo 5. An invitation will be extended to meet in Spokane in 1911, and In this the local society will have the support of Seattle, Tacoma, Port land and other cities on the Washing ton and Oregon coasts. The special delegation will be com posed . of Jacob . Olsness, A. Troen, A. Llbak, B. Stamness, A. Harnish, A. Hol lup, Li Peterson, 1 Albert Iverson, P. Tol lefson, S. Anderson, S. Vinther, J. Wlnge, Joseph Hopperstad, C. Rued, H. Wlnge, T. Jenseth, O.'P. Anderson, O, Flaaen. Rev. C. August Peterson, leader; P, Harnish and A Teisberg. Others Joining the party are A Bakke, J. Bakke, T. Moen, 8. Vestaunet, M. Vest aunet, Rev. C. Nargaard and Harold Swenson. . Convenient for Any Meal Post Toasiies Art always ready , to serve' right from the box with "the addition- of cream or milk. Especially pleasing with berries or fresh fruit. -. Delicious-, wholesome, economical, food which saves a lot of cooking in hQt;Walker. , 'The Memory Lingers". POSTtTM CEREAL CO., LTD., i Eattle Creek;. Mich. .. . gun from a man named Billlngsley, who had obtained it from Bob Littleton. Sheriff Carte and members of the local force are .much elated with their success In this affair as it has been freely predicted that the slayer of Mc- Oonnell would never be found. IT'S MULLIGAN SURE -; , NOW FOR -MULLIGAN Detroit, Aug. 23. "Love in a flat has everything else beaten a mile and then some. I've got the sweetest little woman in the world for a wife. I don't know why .the fact that she was a chorus girl is held against her by so ciety. Tessle is better than any girl In society I ever met, and I've met a few." . v Thus discoursed George Mulligan, ex- hwab millions, in the englneroom - of the steamer Western States .at'DetroIf. He married a pretty -chorus girl and Was. given- permission to get out of, the house as quickly as possible by George h. Mulligan Sr., while Mrs. Mulligan Is housekeeping in a flat in New York. Mulligan Is now second electrician on the Western States at $35 per month and board. ' On the boat, he is regarded as a hard-working, modest young fel low who has fallen t in with the disci pline of the boat quickly. l.f,I.C.A.WT0 BE BROKEN SEPT. 3 Last Group of Boys Leave Port land to Enjoy Outing Near Lake. : In Charge of L. A. Lucas, assistant boys secretary of the Portland Young Men's Christian Association, the last group of boys to visit the Y. M. C A camp at Spirit Lake left the city yes terday. The boys wil) stay until Sep tembers, when camp will be broken for the season. V J. C, Clark, who has been In .charge of the camp throughout the ( summer, has returned to His desk at the Y. M. C. .A. '.'He says that no previous Outing conducted by the Y. M. C. A. has com pared with the one this year. Over 100 boys visited the camp and all enjoyed themselves greatly. "Nearly, every week a trip was made to the top of , Mount St Helens," said Mr. Clark. "Altogether 84 boys climbed the peak and not one of them was in jured. Spirit Lake proved an Ideal place for., boys' camp. During the last week we were there we discovered what Is practically a new trip from Spirit Lake. This Is to the top of Mount Margaret, a peak 7200 feet high, the tallest one In the district except St Helens. We had to walk about five miles, and two miles of this distance there Is no trail. We had to climb over logs and force our way through underbrush. "The "view from the top of Mount Ma? ffaret ho weverls well worth the trip. In fact, it is better than the view from St. Helens, because we can distinguish the surroundings , more clearly. Probably-a half doien lakes can be seen and the entire country is so rugged and wild that it gives one a thrills The United States geological! survey has a station on the mountain." , Among the most pleasant events of the outing was a Party given for the, boys by R. C. Lang, the pioneer resident of the Spirit Lake district Not only .the Y. M C. A. boys, but all the camp ers at the lake were Invited. , ' J. C. Meehan, one of the Y. M. C.'A. secretaries, and Ernest Kiss, ' 14 " years old, made the walking record for thai camp. : They "hiked" from the camp to I Castle Rock, a distance of 46 miles. In 17 hours steady walking.. As the walk was' over a typical mountain road, the record Is considered an exceptional one. ITALIAN LABORER SHOOTS HIS ENEMY Kalama, Wash., Aug. 22. George Debolll, an Italian, shot ana seri ously wounded Antona Massa Satur day night and was captured by Sheriff Carnlne yesterday near Kelso. He had a gUn and considerable money. He con fessed the shooting, saying Massa had stolen money from him, his reason for trying to kill him. This is discredited and it Is said Massa was the leader of an Italian organization, and falling to carry Out some instructions given him, Debolll was hired to put, him out of the way. Massa is In a Tacoma hospital, reported Improving. " -Cooling, Soothing. During the dog days heavy worker are In need of a cooling, soothing bey erage, one that can be used as a tissue builder and gerieral revivlfler of the entire system. For such a beverage Hop Gold, the famous bottled product of the Star Brewing company, exactly fills the bill. This Ideal beer Is made from the choicest and most costly In gredients. - Order a trial case today. I Phone East -46. B-1140. Free delivery . New :Idea 1 Magazine 10 50 Cents a The Host in Value The Best in Quality New Idea Patterns id? All Styles All Sizes sJ til r.ik ... Ts if , s , J n i v. iii i ww i v Year ) il 1' f 1 riul'h1--'-' -w: v TOM HART, FUGITIVE, IS STILL AT LARGE (Special Dispatch to The Jcmrnal.) Roseburg. Or., Aug. 22. Tom Hart, the man who is wanted In the justice court here on a warrant charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon, Is still at large. It is thought by the officers that he Is' being shielded by friends in Wilbur. One man told one of the deputies there that If the charge made agahist- Hart was changed from assault with a dangerous weapon to a simple assault Hart would come in and give himself up. This may cause the arrest of other parties if Hart Is not brought in before many days. Dis trict Attorney Brown Is making an In vestigation In the case, and will let no ane escape .punishment that he thinks Is assisting him to avoid arrest. PLANS TO FORM NEW FRUIT RAISING SECTION (Special PUpatcd to Th JnnruaM White Salmon, Wash., Aug. 23. A movement Is on foot to amalgamate the fruit growing sections of the Columbia river and designate the' whole under one name, as famous sections In Oregon are known to the world as "The Willamette Valley," "Rogue River," and other places It Is proposed to take in Hood River, White Salmon, The Dalles, Lvle, The Little White Salmon Valley, Un derwood and perhaps clear to Portland, give the section a suitable name and ad vertise it to the world. The movement emanated from Hood River and Is be ing heartily aided by the White Salmon Development league. SET APPLE ORCHARDS ON WESTON MOUNTAIN (Special Dispatch to Tbo Journal.) Weston. Or., Aug. 22 Over 100 acres will be set out this fall In apple or chards on the Weston mountains, and, as the canvassing 4s still being contin ued, it is probable that this number of fteres will be doubled or more before the season is ended. As an apple rais ing country the mountains east and south of Weston have no superior and It is only of late that efforts In the di rection of making a specialty of apple orchards have been undertaken. Irriga tion is not necessary- sub-Irrigation supplying all needed moisture. Fall Opening Knox Hah Exclusive Hew York Styles How on Display Silks, Operas, Derbys, Soft Felts I. O. O. F. Officers on Tour. (Special niapatch to Th Journal.) Roseburg, Or., Aug. 23. The head of ficers of the Oregon Odd Fellows-will make an official visit to many lodges In Douglas and Coos county next week. L. Wimberly, grand patriarch, and Thomas F. Ryan, grand master of the order, will leave this city next Mon day, going to Gardiner,' and from there they will visit Marshfleld, Tuesday; North Bend, Wednesday; Coqullle. Thursday; Bandon. Friday, and Myrtle Point Friday. This Includes the coast district, whlcft is yet very difficult to visit at any time of the year. Other official visits will be made later, when the two or possibly more of the grand officers will visit most all of the lodges of the state.. Funeral of Kate Flavel. (Special IMapatcp to Th Journal.) Astoria, Aug. 23. -The funeral of the late Miss Kate Flavel took place from the family residence and was at tended by an Immense concourse of rela tives and friends. Rev. Hiram Foulkes of the First Presbyterian church of Portland conducted the services, as sisted by Rev, W. S. Gilbert of the First Presbyterian church of this city. The Interment was In Ocean View cemetery, where the funeral party proceeded In a special train, services at the grave being private. The active pallbearers were Fred Fulton, Harvey Allen, Wilson Stlne, Ted Hlggins, Merwyn Lounsberry and Emil Nyman. The honorary pall bearers were Judge J. F. Taylor, B. Van Dusen, John E. Gratke, G. C. Fulton, R, Carruthera and "S. S. Gordon. Portland ?Ian Dies in Surf. Astoria, Aug. 23. Jacob Ganoneder of Portland, proprietor of the Bismarck res taurant, died yesterday. 6f heart failure, while bathing In the surf at Long Beach. He was on his summer vacation with his family He was noficed floating with his head under water, and when brought ashore was dead. ' The deceased was 38 years of age and leaves a widow and five children. The deceased was a large man weighing about 236 pounds and was subject to heart trouble. Pasco ' Rank Increases Capital. : Pasco. Wash., Aug. -22. The First Na tional Bank of Pasco has Increased its capital stoc.k from $25,000 to $50,000, permission to mske the Increase having Ucn wired from Washington, D.--C., this meek. Practically air of the capital stock has been taken up by local people. Special Reduction on Beniamin Summer Suits Still on Hosiery Special 75c, 50c, 35c Values 20c 3 Pairs 50c 311 Morrison Opp. Postoifice r The Entire- Atlantic Coast is matfe available for your summer outing by the very low fares in effect on frequent dates through out the season, via Michigan Central New York Central Niagara Falls Route Round Trip from Portland Boston $110.00 New York $108.50 tickets good returning Within ninety days Equally favorable fares to ail other points in that wide vacation land of New York, New England and Canada. Liberal stop-over privileges and optional rail and water routes are available. Three of the six through trains of the Michigan Central pass Niagara by daylight, stopping hv$ , minutes for a View of the great cataract. Tickets, Sleeping Car accommodations and full information furnished on application to your local agent, or to , VV. C. SEACHRFST, Oeneral Agent Passenger Dept., 132 Third street, Portland, Ore. - - WARREN j. LYNCH. Passenger Traffic Manager, ' Chicijjo. lew Fall Silks Here you will find an assortment of new FaM Silks large enough to meet the demand of every woman of ?he practical woman wanting a silk that will give good service of the woman who must have something beautiful and stylish--of the conservative woman who dislikes extremes and the wo man who demands, something different and distinctive. . These beautiful silks answer every require ment. Come in and enjoy the beauty of this showing-you will not be asked to buy. OUR MOD ERATE PRICES PREVAIL. . New Scotch Plaids $1.00 Yd. 4fl-double weight Scotch Plaids of brilliant fin ish.. They come with Persian background.with satin overplaids, clever new creations sTiowti here" for the first time tomorrow-t,riced tor (PI fill px.vu Striped Louissine 65c a Yard One of the most" popular arrivalTTor fall west Persian striped louissines, silks of dependable quality in beautiful rich colorings, shown here in many exclusive patterns a showing so large that all may be suited. Very unusual values at this low price. : Persian Silks 85c a Yard A full showing of the hew PasteTle Persian .Silks, including all wanted colorings in the choicest patterns silks that are guaranteed to wear satis factorily and sold regularly at $1.00 a yard, are priced here at eighty-five cents. New Plaid Silk 75c a Yard A complete showing of the new Plaids, Taffetas and Louissines, in rich colorings, with pretty satin over patterns, extremely fashionable silks for waists, petticoats and children's dresses 7Cf Special value at, yard IOC this sale at . . ... Novelty Silki 81.00 a Yard At this price we aje showing the latest Novelty Silks in Tich and beautiful allover Persian designs. It is a showing that th? most particular women will enjoy, If you are in need of silks for any purpose you cannot afford to miss this sale. Persian Novelties at $1.25 and $1.50 a Yard Extra heavy printed Warp Persian Silks in pretty novelty designs, over stripes in contrasting col ors and combinations, fine h'igh-grade silks that will prove satisfactory in every way two quali ties to choose from. Sale Shoes and Oxfords Never in the history of this store have we been so well prepared to cater to the tastes of particular people as now. Every good shape, shade and leather is represented in our new fall line? styles to suit the most fas tidious and prices to suit the most economical. These three lots are spe cially underpriced: Women's. Oxfords at $2.37 An extra fine offering of Women's Shoes and Oxfords shown in all sizes and the very latest fall styles; light, medium and heavy sole; they come in vici kid, tan kid, patent colt and gun metal; in button and lace; high and low heel; regular tfO 07 $3 and $3.50 values, priced for this sale $iOt Boys' Oxfords at $1.39 An extraordinary showing of Boys' Shoes and Oxfords, all styles and leathers; patent colt, vicl kid, box calf, gunmetal, tan and velour; heavy and light sole; extra good shoes i OA that will wear fine. Reg; $2 and $2.50 values, special wl)r Misses' Oxfords at 99c A good showing of Misses' Shoes and Oxfords, made of solid leather with full vamp and heavy sole. They come in all sires and styles; biucner, lace ana Dtitton; tan, via Kia, dox fJQj e ca If; $1.50 and $1.75 values, specially priced-for this sale New Sweater Coats--All Styles and Colors $2.50 to $6.00 We've prepared an exceptionally fine showing of women's new style Sweater Coas. Included are all the nobhv shapes for mountain, beach and outing wear.. Fitted, semi-fitted and full-back models in the most popular lengths. They come in all colors and sizes and are KA 4-g ((Ll A A the best possible values tobe had from. . . . vPtHJ LU iPUiUU Decided Saving's for Housekeepers in iDomestics, Blankets An event of great importance and one eagerly awaited by hundreds of Portland women who are firm in their belief that this store can and will create better values on merchandise of quality than any other store in this city. Bathrobe Blankets $2.25 A very special sale of Bathrobe Blankets, the assortment in cludes all the new styles in a variety of neat colorings suit able for both jackets and bathrobes. They come full 72 inches wide and 90 inches long. Very special values at IV 4 Ull $2.25 New Plaid Blankets $2.90 We have just received a special underpriced purchase of New Plaid Blankets. They come full double size and arc shown in a large variety of pretty color combinations. Fine, durable, pure wool blankets that are fully worth one-third tfJO QA more than D.JU New Baby Blankets 65c, 75c, $1.00 By very1 special arrangements with one of the best mills we are enabled to offer very unusual values in Baby Blankets. These are of good quality, neatly finished and shown in a large assortment of pretty patternscats, dogs, bears, chick ens, rabbits, etc. colors white, blue and pink. Three CUT lots to choose from, priced at Sl.OO, 75 and vJC BATH ROBE MATERIAL Comes full 32 inches wide, shown in all the new designs and colorings. Sale Ifl price per yard ilC VELOUR FLANNELS In a Urge assortment of wrapper and kimono patterns in all colors. Sale price per 1 C yard '. iJC The Eudora Gloves for $lo50 Maggioni-made gloves of the finest Italian kid, shown in the new styles, with Paris point stitching on back. They come in white, black and every wanted shade. All sizes. Reg ular $175 values on sale tl CA ...pi.JU at The LaFrance Gloves $1.25 Values $1.00 Maggioni-made gloves of the best grade Italian lambskin. Perfect fit ting, well finished with fancy stitch ing on back. All the new shades and black. The kind that sell reg ularly at $1.25, now on 1 1 AA sale at ,...$1.UU New Satin Ribbons ' Best 50c Grade at Half This is a ribbon sale out of the ordi nary; one which prudent women will take advantage of. It comprises thousands of yards of beautiful new satin ribbons, full 7 inches wide and shown in all wanted. shades. Beau tifully soft finished ribbons that can be used for, any and all purposes sashes, harr bows, fancy work, etc. Regular 50c grade, specially priced for this sale .XivC An Extraordinary Sale Women's Styl ish Neckwear 10c Just received direct from one of the leading New York astories, a great shipment of women's Neckwear, shown ift this season's latest designs. Over 1000 styles r"to ehoosfc rcrni""1 Nrwr frrhr--tot goods -nd b)- j far the best values ever offered. Your choice of any of these pretty neck pieces, best kinds to 35c 1ft While they last tl, ... . . .1UC Plain and Embroider'd Collars Very Special ' For this sale we are showing a com blete line of the new "Maud. Adams". tennis and chanticler collars m both plain and embroidered effects. They are shown in the popular . V-shaped style and are laundered very stiff. Really the veryn latest in fieckplfceC Reg. 25c values, priced at, each, Reg. 35c values, priced at, each, '2."Jj( Reg. 50c values, priced at, each, JtXf