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- - ' " - ' - ' ' 4 - THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER" 3, 1 1912. i SECURE HER COIN After, 52 Hours.: of -"Silent x t Treatment Conway Admits He Bound and Murdered ia Singer. ' ' : V7- (Unites FlW tMWt WirS. Chicago. EBy?.T"Chles Conway this afternoon confessed le struck Miss Sophia Singer, the Baltimore heiress, knocked, her senseless" with a cloth cov rred door knob, stuffed a towel In her rnouth and nmind her: His confession tvas poVrnade until be was confronted witH'th;tafe'nienl"liiif3mr1efl'nJtiral' r Own warnJs-etress---wJf!-H- smiled as'hs told Captain Max Nootbar and the - other officers present of the killing and . then asked that the newspaper men out- ld the captain's office be admitted and that he be allowed to tell them the 'story himself, v ? ' . ' 7 ' v" Conway's confession came after a third degree examination that lasted the entire afternoon. The questioning- was - preceded by SI hours of silent treatment during which time Conway was alone In , MS 'cell, -where none of the guards or officers was allowed to speak to him, arl,,whjMr..ftlargsclock Itckedff the ' fcoconds slowly and loudly, ;r---.- . " :i x( Conway Snlles, ' 1 He was defiantly sullen at first, re . fusing to admit any part of the mur- 0 r, His denial sometimes, wars spok en with a sneer, and at other times he calmly answered. "Well, if that's what you've been told, believe it If you wish. I know nothing abefut-it" -His composure waa, not broken when . - Ills woman, comjpanlon'was brought into the room. 81ie was seated facing hini, ' and at B word from Captain Nootbar, re peated the substance of her confession of yesterday lu which . she" said that Conway "killed -the" Singer" woman. 'When she, had finished she stepped over and v kissed Conway, . He smiled sjd patted . her axnv i,;,' .-.' .:'.,. ,..?- " -,. - "I did my best CprV ;he jald, "but .. I bad to tell.-. vJ.vrfS . "; -Well," said Conway, bis smile re maining, "you'ys got me, - til telLMtt. r iut It." : k - Claims Self Defease. . ' 41 killed her in self defense." hi said. "The trouble that led to it started when Sophia caroejnto the room where my w If e and I were sitting. She kept her Imnd behind her back. 8 ha asked Bea trice to coma on with her; that rhs; : wanted to start right away on an im moral life, as she had threatened to do - Before, and get some jnoney because, we all needed It. t'. V',., . ft told her ta go ahead if she, wanted tof but that my girl would not go. That roads her angry and when she pulled her hand from behind" her I saw she had . a, yasor. I remembered that she had. out Warthen on the shoulder rot lent ago and I didn't hesitate to hit her on the head with the door knob." '"Did you .take' her money r one t of the reporters asked. ...... . , , . i , "NO. replied Conway. "She gave It to us. Yea, and the clothes, too." L SOCIETY FARMED TO ' -ITOBISNAIIFRAUDS ; Paris HW- j-raud' Is practiced In many fortng Ja' this, country, but it Is news that snails are receivna the at tention of tricksters." It seems that -snails frauds hav become so serious that a society has been .formed to stop "It. It is called the "Syndicate of the ' Preparers and Dealers of Snails la ,, France." As a comestible the snail has an en- ormous clientele. 6nails are sold by . mllllous. ' But" the consumers-ars not - quite certain of the origin of the snails they eat The fraud consists of putting I - ins ( snaiis caned ; tno : "Little Greys" into the' empty shell ef . Burgundy . snaiimrwhich are of superior quality, it Is to comb at this fraud that the so- - dety-iuuuJaeea created. :70-YEAR-OLItW0MAWz SAVES SON FROM DEATH ; (0Dlt rrets uaieg irtre. Santa Barbara.--Ci, Kov, Tho - berolwu of -Mra alwB- Gria gd 70,. saved the life of her 45-year-old son,- who had own bedriddeB all Ms nrs,: wnea rtre-destroyed Jhelr little home. Mrs. Garcia was in Ihe chapel of her home, whers for years she had : prayed for the recovery ef her bob, when the candle on ths altar fell and set firs to a bundle of papers. The aged woman dragged her bob from the house and then fell exhausted, Ths house wag destroyed. . V SEE THAT THERU IS NO SUCH THING AS AN. "Eye "Glass Bargain" Tj prqper correction of de lective eyesight is possible only through the services of a skilled specialist to scien tifically, examine your eyes, gnd -it-practical optician to adjust your mountings. -Anyservice not cqmbining these' essentials is incom plete and will cause you ihv paired eyesight -We offer no "eyeglass bar gain?" our $1 glasses arg worth$l; our J!3 "glasses are . worth $3, and-our"$5"glasses -an tf ts: - 1 THOMPSON Optical Institute, lift ni..r. XiA ...... ' nou, Second rioor. rortlsed s OldiHit b4 Lerrest Bx - I elusive. OpUcn j-lace. it . OLDTIME OREGON ; r COAST SEAFARER DIES Captain W, A. Cox, who owned much of the-townsmen - of Acme and ..Florence.. :'j, ',. r i Florence, Cr., Nov. t. -Almost without warning Captain W. A. Cox died here. Captain Cox was son of a Kova Scotia shipbuilder an, was Jorniol Sll Ills early life was spent sailing tho great lakev He moved to California during 1S7I and at once resumed sea faring life on the raciflo ascaptain of a ooaster. . . .; Captain Cox was one of the first nav igators to enter the Bluslaw river. Dur ing one trip the ships anchor chain parted while she lay at anchor close to the mouth of the Siuslaw and she drift ed to a watery grave on the north spit, taking with her the entire crew except ing Captain Cox, who happened to 1 be ashore. Two of his sons were drowned. During im he moved to the Sluslaw. locating at Acme. He at once became a very active and enterprising oltlsen. He gave the land for the first two saw mills of the Btuelaw river. During the early '0'a he moved to Florence, which place has remained his home. Captain Cox was perhaps the wealthi est land owner in Lane county, owning several thousand acres of farm and tim ber land and nearly the whole townsltes Of both Florence and Acme: Captain Cox Joined the Consresatlonal church at the age of IT and was also a charter member of the Masonlo lodge at Florence. He leaves a widow. Char-ltto-JUCox;two children, .Mrs. O. W. Hurd and Charles Cox, and several brothers and sisters In the east, . Charles Jost Subdued Pilot Rock All Right but Maybe Expensively. Pendleton, Or.. Nov. .Charles Jost. a well known Portland pugilist, who was appointed marshal of pilot Rock several months ago to subdue rowdies who were Jertoriimg the town gnd who has just resigned to accept the position of boxing Instructor at the Pendleton A. A. &, finds himself defendant In a (10,000 damage suit by reason of his recent official life. George M. Gaughey, a prominent Pilot kock farmer, today commenced action to recover that sum for alleged falsa imprisonment and the town of Pilot Rock Is made co-defendant In his complaint Gaughey alleges Jost was secured as marshal beoauee of hie fight ing aumuea. lor the purpose of domi neerlng and terrorizing residents of the town. He complains that he was twice and kept there fo aeverai. Jas: Jost was secured aXter-rowdles . had beaten the former marshal, and hs hss had a stormy time. On several occa sions, by his physical prowess, ha sub. due gahgs;o roughs jni; durigjhjs1 Incumbency the peace and quiet of thai town were, better than for years. L Hear -Tef Hear Ye I The Tater -w styvMs w wve tuui, vuuv, Ths new publication of Portland was tnus announced yesterday afternoon la the Wells-Fargo building, where the emclovea of th n w " ft a Wom.tK. em Pacific, Portland, Eugene A East ern are employed. . The editors served formal notice on the big newapapers that if they wanted to do more to help the Pacifio North west Land Products show. November -J. tney would have to quicken their ways and answer the alarm clock mora promptly. "In other wards." said Out iiuiM editor in chief, "we are startlno- h. nnh. Mention of a dally bulletin to go to every man in m Dunamg. No, I don't believe wen omit the women, since their right to equal suffrage will probably hava been established by that time. We In tend to tell everything about the reasons for tea land show how it means more homes, more people,' bigger production. If Its lessons are well learned by those who trve or expect to live in the terri tory tributary to Portland. "And, not content with a dally paper, that we expect to make as metropolitan s anything ever set up la type, we are going to lead up to the grand climax, a half holiday for every employe In the Wells-Fargo building under the rail roads Hated, so that atf can march over In a body to the land products show." From further announcements it be came evident that merely marching to the show isn't all the program. All ora, ployfs working in the building, together with thfclr-families. are to be supplied With tickets for th( show, When they march together they will engage in. a series of stunts which gr to bo revealed wen curiosity nas Dees properly stim ulated. A a-ipre-f-lntt-li4h iana proaucts.show thsO.-W. p.. & N, company has already subscribed $1000 toward' meeting Its expense. One of the best prUe'cups Wa offered by the com. pany, and presldeat Farrell la offering another. ; " : v," - r : " r" v- -" .;, Suceesstvs Issues of the bulletin will" deet-ribe the polity of. the railroad to promote everything lhaf Improves farm log methods. mini mT.fiiiinwiiLJ r UulLIu I "I i Ift uu n AL Lpswwfpra3 A EMPLOYES TO ISSU E BOOST PAPER DIES AT CHICAGO V - ekMBMWBMMMHSM , Former Wasco County Woman ;Was Daughter; of Joseph ; ' Beezeley, Pioneer. ' ' " (Special ie The Journal.) Chicago, Nov. 2. Tho wife of Grover D. Blmpson, general superintendent of the Wells-Fargo company, died here Wednesday, - 6h wa-t he--daughter of Joseph Bewcley of The -Dalles, " Or.," a pioneer, ,v i ' - .' SicIel to The Jonrnil.) The Dalles. Or., Nov. 2.-Alma Beese ley .was born In southern Oregon, 48 years ago, and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph' Beeseley, ;lio were among the, best known ..of Oregon pioneers, cam to Wasco, county In the late 80's. .locating on a homestead-whero the town of jaufur now stands. In 1S78 Mr. Beeseley moved to The Dalles, and here Miss Alma grew. Into womanhood, Was a student , ' of the Wasco Independent academy and the publio schools of this city. As a girl and young -.woman she took a prominent -part in social affairs, and was a leader In the Baptist church, of which her father was one of ths main pillars for many years. Twenty-five years ago she was married to Qrover b. glmpson, nd soon thereafter moved from ths Dalles) how-H evsrA sh has frequently visited Iier" olJ acquaintances and school fellows here. In Chicago, where her husband l- has been connected with Wells-Kuga for a number of years, Mrs, Simpson was identified with ehurch and social af fairs. ; ----.-- .v .. KAISER THINKS GERMAN : AVIATORS ARE SLOW Berlin, Nov, I. Ths kaiser Is dissat isfied with ths progress of aviation in Germany. According to the Dresdner Neueste Nachrlchten he has expressed to Grand Admiral von Tlrnlta. th nnw mtnintA his cntlrs-dissatisfactlon regarding the WDrjc or ini n&val rmn nnrinv th u cent fleet maneuvers, in which neither th arnnlllna ann .hvrnnlanaa nn. th. airships, Justified theexpectatlons. Ths living worn nroven wortnieas rrnm th nrnciir witt 1 1 ujiu l ill. The kaiser has" not saddled Grand Ad mirai von Tirpits with the responsibil ity for the failure, but has expressed nimsetr very strongly snout naval ny lng. . Shoes which enable a man to walk upon water have been invented by a bavarian soiaier, 1 ' Representatlwo to the State Legislature A responsible candidate vtrith a cean record. (Paid Adv.) Latest Election Returns YE OREGON GRILLE nroui CAITDZDATB OOITTBST Here's How They Stood at 6 o'CIock Last Night TOM. WORD W. H. FITZGERALD. . . P.OBT. MOREOW . WALTER-KVANS . BEN SELLINQ JONATHAN BOURNE . -GEO.,M. DAVIS , J. B. CRQNAN . J NO. B. COFFEY GUa C. MOSBR HENRY E. RKED W. L. LIOHTNER W. A; LKET ... SAM C. BLOCUM f-,-W. MONTAGUE GEO. TAZWELL U Q. CARPENTER HARRY liANE M. Gk MUNLY JNO. JEFFREY , A. E. CLARK DAN KELLAHER- LUTE PEA8B . .-r. . . . . . , DR. H. R. BTERSDORF, i. a apbottttt:.,., BEN BRICK . ."7 IRVING C. SPENCER. , , 1NO, R- LATOURETTE.. C. W, ACKKRSON, DQLEBY YOUNG . Is N. DAY I. UPTON ..... B. LEE PAGET f ACK M. YATES ...... PORB,E.. KEA8EY . . H. P. WAGNON VHlU METCHAN JR HOT FROM THE WIRE Tuesday Nieht. Nov. 5th Ai great expense a special wire mn i"ea irom in lstai teiegrapn '?;atie Co., and the pat rona of YB OREGOwTll be fur nished the first information of iaa proRress or ui national, stats and City count,.,; ,1.,.; ; ...v o vaois seserranona vow F Y mum. GoMrPOIson MarsMield,' Or.; Business Men Praise Bold Aviator and : His Companion. (Roeeiat to The 7oarntl.) j Marshi;ield, Or. Nor,' .a. Search for the bodies of ths men drowned on the gasoline schooner Osprey yesterday has 8aJ"r3.9enirutlesa, , andjt 'lsnot:be lleved i that any. Pt thawU ver7e found. , George . Johnson,' engineer on the Wllhelmlna. when she was wrecked hers recently., is here to look for the Edwards' Gredit-Plan- Points tlie-Way For Young Couple Who : Wish to Go to Housekeeping on , -"' a' ,. J' . Edwards' divide the cost of home furnishings up into so many small payments and make it easy for the smallest salaried man to. furnish his home com ; pletely and most comfortably. You can buy a complete home outfit of us upon the payment of a very small-amount and we will trust you i for the.balance. ' "'r You will scarcely miss the small weekly or monthly payments that you make to us, and before you know it you will have paid the entire bill without having ex perienced any inconvenience. ILlili ll-JHi i "siilk Tenns2hr50rWee& This complete four-piece Library Set Arm Chair, Rocker, - Reception -Chair--a ndibrary -Tahle--entireset-madeof lelRteTsmiTolkTeimimny Upholstering is in special. Chase leather over a construc tion of oil-tempered steel springs with steel supports. ing; duplex drafts and oven thermometers, j Three styles of gas attachments made to attach on any Monarch. Nickel plating will not turn blfley fireTlnrings will not burn out. Range will work as good in five years as on the day you buy. Make your cooking a daily pleasure. COMPLETF THREE ROOM OUTFIT . MM UllSJSSJRgWU!SURJSBSrB Teungr mau. Ket married. All VOU as pictured here, with stood, substantial jfUrnlture and floor coverings, giving ered it system is such that you never nSed worry, itis the kind that takes assembled .here Is oompleted for Bedroom, Dlninir-Room and Kitchen, end VTV t i ' outfit, for only ,.,,....,.. ,coot placed body' of his , brptiier, Chester Johnson, engineer of the ;Osprcy.( :& The "' father of Jos reltech, ths sailor drowned, has wired from Aberdeen asking if the body is recovered. Sd: far only frag ments of the boat have washed ashore. Search for the bodies will be kept up. Bllas Chrlstofferson, the aviator who took hlg atrshlp-oyer-tho-bar-to reach tho wreck.: before leaving today for Portland,' was' presented! with resolu tions passed by' the Marshfleld Cham tet of Commerce commending the avia tor and newspaper man who went with him for the effort, and the demonstra tion that an airship was practical In reaching wrecks. '., ;,-' Belgium maintains at publio expense a horseshoeing school at which stu dents from all over ths country are given, on lesson each week -for two years. :-:iiU. , A speed of "6rmIlesBAur harDn attained by a motorcycle equipped with a new engine whtoh weighs but 19 pounds, yet develops six horsepower. V 5ty Sd.tl5factory"Rjct In Exchange for Your Old Stove Easiest way in the world to get rid of all stove troubles. Monarch Ranges are indestructible, made with polished tops, which reciuire no black $915 need is a COod fenutattnn iml l nmltlnn W. atvi , zwm.7Pf;f HELVETIA CUTOFF DUEIII6M0K . . ,' T'-'ir - i ii r:ininr mi'inii ' '' t - ' Hundred Men and 50 -Teams ;Are Laboring on Pro- posed Line, " '. (Special to The Jouraal.) , 'Orenco, Qr., Novj In - about six ninths tho new branch line, connecting the Oregon Electric Una .tnrough here With the United Railway company's line at"IlelvetlarwtlHg-compIete.-A-foroe of about 100 men and $0 . teams Is at work on tho right of way, cutting down tall timbers through the forest' east of Prices Save You 10 to 20 Goods Bought Now Held Free Until Christmas : There is not a homefurnishing concern on the Pacific Coast that makes such easy terms or ha$ such a liberal policy, as Edwards'. . ;- Our policy is to have you pleased. If you' feel any thing Isn't, right, we make it right quick or give you your money back. v "Come "tomorrow and investigate for yourself. See how different .Edwards-- do--business-- from-the -ordinary store. A talk with us and an insnectinn nf-nnr stock will explain to you in A A r-v i " r-e rw -v rrr- IS A UUUU r-LAUtl 1 U 1 KAUt. - . . SEP Your Choice of Golden or Fumed Oak No home Is complete.- without .a Davenport Its wonderful usefulness as a bed and parlor1 piece saves win the expne of furnishing; an extra, bedroom. This 'TfEW ' MtUrciPLE1 design is one of the most popular Davenports 1 we have ever offered. The frame la constructed of solid quartered oak, beautifully polished. The bed is fitted with the famous "Slumberland" spring;, made separate from the springs that support the upholstering. That's why it's as comfortable as the finest bed you ever slept iiti The seat and back are up holstered with fine Lowell leather, the back diamond tufted and ruffled, that is guaranteed to give excellent & A A nn ' service. A JUBOTHJUl $60 JT4I.trB.0W AUt rO $44.UU 3 Rooms. Furniture, a Stove, Floor Coverings wlU fiivnlah vault hum. Mimnlal. 4tia you your own time to pay. Our refined care ef you ln time o need. The outfit other etores mast ask. you , T fX r u to utter jrvu villi tyufi a rj a M'' ..,.,,. i . , , ,"f : towH and grading for tho road bed, The plan of the Oregon Electrio poo-, pie Is to divert all freight via thls'asw; line, bringing freight from all points south on ths Salem line as far as Gar den Home, then west on : ths Fores. Qrove division as far as here, when W will be taken over the new line to Hel vetia,, then ..over the United. Railways tdf Portland."; The climb of the high grade from Garden Home over the Balein" division Into - Portland will ' thus be avoided. By the new plan, the trani- port at Ion of all freight through Port-j land will ba accomplished in at least k. day's less; time. , , , , A new torpedo is so constructed that when It Is, affected by7 the wash Of a"" ship that it has missed, It will circulate around In the course of oilowing ves seis. ( - ' t v Constantlnoplsrs horss car line, cov-! ering Jft miles -of streets, . la to,. b- oleo trifled, and the city Is to adbpt eleo-' trio lights and telephone for general Limited Capital Amnle Stock vuvvifv a via The Longest time 10 ray short order why our store. a w-. Dining Chairs - $1.95 This special price we make this week on our i2.50 Golden Oak Diner, like t 1 1 u s tratlon, with full bo seat, covered in Utiase leather, $1 Veekly High Grade High Chair Solid 1 oaok, square like ill 185 T019iriR5T STREET, ii-. il iff; TCS I : rfl I' I . ' COSt I ' 1 rw.: i I $ " you IS 1--- l m at any . t other ... " ! - store..'-' . I.'.';-. ...... ,.rT r, m f