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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. ' SEPTEMBER ' - 1 ' 1913.
SHAM PRIEST, FAKE
DOCTOR HAD WEIRD
CULMINATION OF A ROMANCE
OREGON GETS SECOND PASTOR M SPEAK
PEACE IN VANCOUVER
RIFLE SHOT CONTEST
AT Y. MCA:
IINAL HSU
TOPIC OF MANHOOD
Johannes Schmidt, "Father
Schmidt," and Adolph Muel
ler, "Dr. Muret," Cousins,
Following Suicide of Rev, Mr,
Littleton's .Wife. He Is Said
to Have-disappeared,
Wins 800 and 900 Yards but
Dr, Luther R, Dyott Will De
Wind Troubles Them in
liver. Address Destined to
Be of Educational Value.
100a-Yard Shooting,
TOWN ASKS INQUIRY
INTO FATE OF PASTOR
AND CHURCH ORGANIST
UPON
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in Chicago and registered, at a college
! f mechno-tliiTii). He was an es
l ; Pet-dally brilllunt student mid talked bt
J having been educated at tin- gymna-
i. slum at Koenlgsburg, in Germany. So
j brilliant was he that In May, 1H0, he
, " Was'glven a certificate, or diploma.
J lived on the north aide In a fam-
; t " where there was u pretty girl.
Tlie famll v,aiiDPHtei and Ir. Held
left Chicago aUoutthe rame time and
no trace could be afterward found.
' In Germany there la a famous Held,
who was educated at Koenlgsburg. Hp
does not know of the Chicago Dr. Held.
. Chapter IT Meats Abb Aumuller.
It wta nt St. Konifaces church. New
York, established an assistant pastor on
letters from Trenton, he first met the
young girl Anna Aumuller, tlu-n a maid
In I lie church house. She had never
seen anyone mo brilliant before and
when lie talked of bt. Kllxalwth and of
Ilia right to officiate at their own mar-
. llage, this in the name of that saint,
every word seemed true.
"'Trusting, believing, the girl soon
found herself in deep despair. She
talked to her family and friends of the
charily of Rev. Schmidt and of ma gifts
to tlie poor. She said nothing more. But
finally the day came that the house
keeper suspected and Anna had-to leave
the rectory.
But at that time the Rev. Schmidt had
'already gone to another church -jind at
St. Josephs. In One-hundred and Twenty
flftli street, pleached at the services for
nig ht workers.
The Olrl Disappears.
Then came the strange disappearance
of Anna Amuller. the find inn on Aug. 31
of -torso and limbs In the river, the
tracing of the odd pillow slip wonder
ful detective work and finally the visit
of the detectives to the church house
soon aTter midnight laSt Sunday.
Father Schmidt was in bed. , He was
awakened. In his black cassock: of con
fessional he, strode slowly down tha
stairs a man or middle age and middle
neigni, or high forehead, lowering eyes,
urm jaw ana weak mouth.
, He saw the six strangers at th
loot or the stairs. He saw Father
Huntmann's wondering, shocked face.
.wui ne came on, slowly, steadily.
All were silent until he reached the
loot or the stairs
Priest Sees tha Photograph.
Like a flash Fa u rot sprang forward.
tie neld a picture of Anna Aumuller
eroi-e the eyes of Schmidt.
"Did you kill that girl?" snapped the
inspector.
The priest held up his hands, shlft
. Ing his eyes from the face of the
woman he had slain.
"yes. yes, I killed her." he said, in
g choking whisper.
His arms fell. 4le reached thera
pleadingly out toward the good gray
- priest, his master in the church.
Father Huntmalin shrank from the
proffered embrace as from a tiling
stained. With a swing of his arm he
swept him aside. Schmidt staggered
back.
"Because I loved her," he said, as If
he was finishing his first words.
Chapter T Sis Tale tTnequaled.
While the detectives and the news
papermen sat listening to the priest's
story of Tils crime, a tale unequaled in
the annals of crime oame from his Hps.
He told of ills relntions with Anna
Aumuller and went on:
'But Anna talked to me about our
- -t-hild soon to fee born. The full realisa
tion of our sin became apparent to me
The fact began to worry me.
'At first I could not think out my
course. Anna pleaded. Then I decided
that we should be married. Several
days before I killed her we were married
at the city hall. We gave our true
names. You will find the records,
tarts to rind a Bom.
"We decided then that we should have
a home. I set about finding a location.
We knew that for a time, until we de-
cldad bow- tOdttiJwe-oujte1 v-es before
the world. It must be n secluded one.
"I engaged the apartment at No. S8
Broadhurst avenue. We fixed It up
with a little furniture. I bought the
furniture that we required.
"Anna went there and we began our
married life. But 1 was worried. If
our relations became known, how could
1 explain,
"I thought It all out alone and de
cided to kill my wife.
"My decision made, It was time, I
thought to art. 1 went out and hunted
for tools. I came down town. I
thought I could best do It with it
butcher knife I went to a little shop
In Center street. Just south of Wortii
street, or4 near that stre, and bought
the butcher knife and tlie saw.
Kills th Oirl.
"I took the tools with me to our
, apartment on tlie night of September
1. Anna was lying In her bed. I do
not know whether flie was asleep.
"Stepping over to the lied with th
butcher knife. I seized . he;- and . tol l
v tier quickly that I had come to curry
out my threat.
"1 cut her throat with the butcher
knife while I held her. The body was
still warm. I rushed into the bulh
room with it. I threw It into tlie hath'
tub. And then I cut her up.
"I cut the body into five or six pieces.
! , "Then I went out and bought the
, paper Into which to wrap the piees.
"I used the first things that came to
my mind to use--s firm ..nvc ring for the
parts. I Jammed one section Into the
pillow slip. 1 used. I think, part of the
bed spread to wrap about the legs or
arms. I may have used some of Annie's
lingerie.
Wanted to Xioaa tha Head.
"My work was rapid. 1 wanted to get
rid of the head. It was the first thing
I took away. 1 wrapped It in paper and
tied it up like a package.
"With tha head under my arm. 1 made
. my way to the river. I bought a ferry
ticket and got aboard tne ferry to Fort
Lea. I laid the package down on the
eat beside me In the waiting room and
again on the ferrV boat. No one noticed.
There were many passengers.
As the beat n eared midstream, I
. picked up my package and sauntered to
the Stern of theboat. A no one paid at
tention to me Hid I feu sure that I waa
not observed. I dropped the head into-the
river.' It disappeared,
- Carries FUoas to the iver.
, "t hurried bscl to the flat as soon a
th boat brought me back to Manhat
tan, I did up each part of the body In
a package amall enough to carry con
veniently without attracting too much
attention. Then I went to the rlv,r
, with each piece,' -
"My course waa the same with each
package. I laid them on the scats wher
other passengers aat on the ferryboat
vhvn.l ant down. I tossed them into
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((Jolt. Tress t.M4 Wire
Parsons, Kail., Sept. 20. The al
leged suicide of a minister's wife and j
the midden and complete disappearance
of the minister and the absence of tlie
beautiful wife of a business man, who i
wn the church organist, has caused a
sensation at Kdna, 20 miles south I
of here, and the citizens have held a
mass meeting and Bent a committee
to confer with the county attorney to
urge him to investigate the case.
On Sunday, June 2, Mrs. C. B. Lit- j
tit-ton, wire or tne pastor or ine iocsi
Methodist church, was found dead In j
her bedroom by her husband, tHe body-
being suspended from a coathook by I
a silk scarf. Mrs Littleton had been
in ill health.
The coroner's Jury returned a ver
dict of suicide, but within a week there
was talk because of the many calls
PHld by the widowed pastor upon Mrs.
Blanche Long, the church organist and I
wife of a prominent contractor. A
church meeting was called and dis
cussed these visits, many demanding
the resignation of the minister.
On August 21 Mra. Long told her
daughter she had received a message
from Wlufleld saying there was sick
ness In her sister's family and Rev. Mr.
Littleton was informed by his bishop
that he had been transferred to Circle I
City and he soon disposed of his house
hold goods and sent his four children
to Kureka Springs, Ark. Two days after
Mrs. Longs departure. Rev. Mr. Little
ton left. He said he was going to Cir
cle City to take up his new duties but
railroad officials say he bought a ticket
to Pittsburg, Kans., and checked his
baggage to Kansas City. He did not j
appear at Circle City and no one here
knows where ho went.
Neither did Mrs. Long arrive at the
home of her sister at Wlnfleld and her
husband has been unable to trace her.
Rev. Mr. Littleton Is 41 years old, and
waa popular until shortly before his
wife died. Mrs. lopg is 30. and unusual
ly nunaue, ono is a talented musician.
50 GIRLS BATTLE FOR
LIVES IN FACTORY FIRE,
JZ rVw N,aafcSgg'" J . Til &JXA?ZZ4s.
.Ob I VOL V ! ' a,tVirf T Aew, aT. :
is wrm -mm y us r
IdHVO IIMflDD ADDCOT.
UUI0 UMULIl rtlWLOl
St. Paul, Sept. 20. Fifty girls,
trampled and bruised and their cloth
ing torn, tonight told thrilling stories
of their escape from the utiDer floors
In a $30u,000 fire that gutted the sit
story building occupied by Louis F. Row
A Company, manufacturing stationers,
late today. A single fire escape led th,
way to safety. Nearly 200 male em
ployes jammed the nurrow ladder first,
tne girls declared, leaving them to
struggle down through the smoke.
James Conley, Janitor, who escannl
to the street, with his clothes aflame.
s dying tonight, and Mike Hellers, is
n a critical condition.
LOOT IS RECOVERED
'HANPS0ME JACK'
ARRESTED, TURNS
OUT TO BE A GIRL
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GENERAL MILES TO RUN
FOR CONGRESS HE SAYS
Fitchburg. Mass.. Sent. 20 AlaW
General Nelson A. Miles, retired, will
be a. candidate for" congress at tho spe
cial election to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Congressman Wilder.
General Milee announced his candidacy
luiiigm rur eieciion on tne republican
UlKCl.
Youths Confess Series of Rob
beries of Residences in
Portland.
THIRTEEN ARE INJURED
BY INDIANAPOLIS CAR it
Indianapolis, Sept. 20.-
William Chadwick and Jack Madigan,
both giving their ages as 17 years, and
both former inmates of the state re
form school, were arrested last night
by Detectives Royle, Ootti and Hill at
First and Madison streets, for a series
of robberies extending; over several
weeks, during which time nine Portland
homes, two Seaside and two Astoria
homes were robbed. Loot, valued at
nearly a thousand dollars, was recovered.
It Included watches, rings, stick pins,
and other articles of Jewelry, suit cases
and suits. Both confessed to the rob
beries. The arrest followed several days' dill
gent work by the detectives, who had
been given a description of two suspects
seen loitering about the home of one of
he victims. The bovs had mado the
pructlce of robbing during the after-
Thirteen nor- I noons and confined their efforts tn .
sons were injured, six seriously, in a I elusive districts in the cltv. Thev wouM
streetcar, collision here tonight. A cow ! rln a rtonr hu. nnrt if n nn. ,..nnnJ
On Ilia Irur-I It i-r, 1 1 V, . I .. ... .
IhAV m' nl I ill anlor urltli nnuu
den stop and the car following ran into! At the home of W. Staley. 765 Ala
it. Mine, of the injured were women, meda drive, the valuables of Mra. J
AJngaicine Writers Visit Portland.
Samuel C. niythe, the political writer,
arrived in Portland yesterday after a
month spent rn California. Mr. Blythe
leaves tonight for Seattle en route to
his home in Washington, 0. C. "1 ttm
glad to get where It Is reasonablv cool "
lie said yesterday. "The heat in Cali
fornia lias been almost unbearable Com
ing through the Sacramento valley yes
terday the thermometer stood 110 In
the Puirman cars. Mr. Blythe Is at the
Portland.
Peter Clark Macfnrlane of New York,
special writer for Collier's Weekly, ar
rived In Portland last night from San
Francisco, and is stopping at tlie Port
land hotel. Mo. Macfarlane was for
many years a minister before entering
the writing field. He leaves for Seattle
today and after Joining Mrs, Macfarlane
In Tacoma will go back east over the
Canadian Pacific.
U. Kinnear. a guest at the Staley home
from Washington, D. C-, were taken. In
cluded in tlie things taken from Mrs.
Kinnear was tier railroad ticket for th
retu-r-fl to-her-ltofH-ei-wtriirrr she rec.OvrJ
several days later from the coal bin
where other articles of no value to thu
thieves had been discarded.
Other homes robbed were those of
James F. Morrell, 809 Belmont street,
K. P. Northrup, 777 East Twenty-sixtii
street north, C, K. Coatee, 647 East Thirty-fifth
street, and S. A. Johnston. 747
Kast Sixth street north. The boys added
that other homes were also entered, tin
numbers of which they did not know,
but they offered to show the polio;
where these houses were. When ar
rested, Madigan wore a suit that waii
stolen from the Jdlinston home. Thi
boys declared they had left the reform
school without funds, about a month
ago
Spike on the Trut k.
Waso, Or.. Sept. 20. Railroad offi
cials are looking for the peraon or per
sons who placed a six-inch spike on
the railread track eight miles from
here for the apparent purpose of wreck
ing a train. It Is believed that section
workmen who had a grievance against
the company are guilty.
TAU KAPPA ALPHA
RECOGNIZES FORENSIC '0'
I'niverslty of Oregon, Eugene, Or
Kept. 20. Word has been received b
Dal King, secretary of the university
order of the forensic 'O" that Tmi K-m,.
! pa Alpha, the national debaters' fra
ternlty, has granted the local club a
charter. The Installation will be held
about October 25. Julian M. Thomas,
national officer of Tau Kappa Alpha,
will be installing officr.
the water whenever the first opportuni
ty presented itself. It was done"
Chapter VI. Police Disoover Couaina.
"Following the confessions tnnl.liv
came the police discovery that the oous- I
n. who in youtn connived together ut
Mainz, were together still. In St. Nicho
las avenue, not far from the church of
the Rev. Schmidt, where was the den
tist's office of Vr. Ernest Arthur Muret
It was there that the two met and
plotted crime.
One of the plans of Rev. Mr. Schmidt
was to make money, counterfeit money
and to "relieve the poor of this country
and Germany," as he says. The men
engraved plates, crudely enough but
better as they practiced. The place of
safe keeping for the counterfeiting
outfit was the laboratory of rr, u.
the dentist. Nights, after hla clerical ! rre further action is taken
UU 1 1 I'M U'prp nnarm tha .ena.laa.e- U.. 1 - J a
' ? VI mni uuinan III
Man Adjudged Insane.
Edward R. Carter, who was convicted
several days ago of contributing to the
delinquency of an 11-year-old girl, was
yesterday adjudged insane by lira E
V. Johnson and S. E. Joseph!. Whether
he will be committed to the asylum or
sent to th penitentiary has not been
decided as the officials fear that he
migm do given too great opportunity to
escape at the asylum and his mental
condition Is good In all respects except
the one form of weakness. A confer
ence win De neld by Judge McGinn,
Deputy District Attorneys Jones and
Robinson and Circuit Judge Cleeton be-
vealed htr sex to Miss Slifka before
their "marriage," and that she had
never made any attempt to deceive the
"bride."
Denies She Deceived "Wife."
"Judge, I did not receive Anna," said
the pretty defendant. "We liked each
other, and we thought we could help
each other if we lived together, but I
didn't deceive her. I told her who I
was, and that I was a girt, and we
got to be good friends. But when I,
forgetting for the time that I was
supposed to be 'Jack Hill.' visited
Anna's room several times, it caused
ao much talk that we thought the
best thing we could do waa to go
through the ceremony of marriage to
stop tne taig. mat s the honest truth
Judge.
Miss Hillsher said they also planned
to work together for the money to get
a nener education.
"When I came here," she said, "the
girls dubbed me "Handsome Jack.'
liked the excitement and fun of the
tiling at first and enjoyed myself thor
oughly. But the girls Just wouldn't let
me alone. They worried me to death
with hints to take them to parties and
otner social events.
Calla "Wife" "a Trump."
"I got tired of It all. and I found I
Just had to tell some one about my real
self. So I picked Miss Slifka as the
likeliest confidant, and confided my
secret to her. sue was a trump, -and
when we both found that our wish to
go to an eastern college was mutual
WO planned, our marriage." You see, 1
knew if I got 'married,' the girla
wouldn't bother me. So we fixed It that
I was to woo and win Anna. I became
an ardent wooer and courted many girls,
but finally settled my affections on
Anna, and we were married. Our court
ship ended In our 'marriage' 10 months
ago. Rev. Nuckells of the Methodist
church officiated.
Were Both Baring Honey.
"Everything was going lovely when
I was arrested. We had moved to our
homestead and were getting along
comparatively happily. We were not
doing anything wrong or bothering any.
body and both of us were saving money.
I cannot see yet what I have done to
deserve arrest.
It developed today that the girl's
statement- that she came from the east
waa a fiction. She rormcrljc lived In
Denver where she went to high school.
Six years ago she proved up on public
land and It was during this experience,
she says, that she found masculine at
tire comfortable and of assistance in
getting employment.
During "Handsome Jack's" two years
In and around Meeker, "he" cooked In
a hotel, worked for various bachelor
ranchmen, and tended bar before taking
up the homestead where "he", and "his
bride" were living when "Jack" was
arrested. v
fUnJfed Press Veitti Wire.)
Vancouver, B." C., Sept. 20. British
Columbhtr-woirin the coriteat lot the In
ternational rifle shot championship of
the Northwest today by ten points over
Oregon, Washington being third. Brit
ish Columbia wins a sllvir irnnhv. To
night at the Hotel Vancouver the Brit
ish Columbia team tendered a banquet
to the visiting riflemen, who left on
uie mitinignt boat for Seattle.
In the 80o yard event the Oregon
team shot , exceedingly well, nor? one
man going below 72. -
Captain W. S. Latta'of Vancouver,
mail n nnauihu .. u AlA T i i . . u..
, , . , M m uicuiejltllll (1UJI-
ter of Vancouver, and Sergeant Starr of
lino vvasnington team. Score: Oregon
osb; British Columbia 680 and Wash
ington 624 In tho 800 yards range.
In the 800 yard ahoot Oregon again
led by seven points with ' the British
Columbia team second and Washing
ton third. Sergeant -Welford of the
Oregon team made a possible, (he only
man In the three teams' who was suc
cessful In hitting the bull's eye 16
successive times at that range. Tbe
score at the end of the range was:
Oregon, , 769; British Columbia, 663;
Washington, 635.
At 1000 yards the Canadians showed
their superiority In Judging the wind
which was tricky. Wolford of Ore
gon, who had made aueh splendid rec
ords at the 900 yards, disappointed his
friends by dropping badly. This prop
aely 'was accounted for by a very
bright light on the targets.
T,he one man who held up for Oregon
was Seargeant Pearson who shot mag
nificently throughout the contest. In
the contest both Brigadier General Fin
zer of Oregon and Brigadier General
Llewellyn, Washington, expressed their
satisfaction at the manner in which the
teams had been treated and both de
clared that the best team had won.
Ihe grand totals of the shoot were:
British Columbia 1701, Oregon 1691,
Washington 1605.
"The How of Twentieth Century
Manhood" will be the subject of an
address by Dr. Luther R. Dyott, pa
tor of the First Congregational church,
at the annual educational Sunday ser
vices in the auditorium of the Young
Men's Christian Association thin- after
noon at . 3 o'clock. The meeting will be
given over entirelv to thn eduen Mnmi
department, which has prepared an ln-J-
terestlna: program. Including a num. ,
ber of musical numbers.
This meeting is preliminary to the '
formal opening of the night schools -tomorrow
night. The day classes have
been In session for several weeks, and
after tomorrow evening all the eduea-
tlonnl activities of the association -will
be under full awing. W. M. Ladd will
preside at tomorrow night's rally,
which will begin at 7:80 o'clock. H.
W. Stone, general secretary, will make
a brief talk as to the work and objects
of the department, after which R. C
Fiench, educational director, will make
offlclul announcements and the tu
dents will go to their classes.
All Ken Invited,
HOIS
OF
RANCHERS
his friend and In his office changed his Alpha Tau Omega to If
5 .jr
Strange stories of midnight revelry are
"i""1. women were heard at night
screaming and seen running in the halls
crying for help.
Other Q iris Missing.
There may have been other murders.
Helen Greene, Who had been In the com
pany of the Rev. Mr. Schmidt, when he
posed as A. Van Dyke, has not airtce
been seen. Trenton, where the Rev. Mr.
Schmidt served as assistant priest, re
ports a missing girl.
But the old mother back In 'Aschaf
fenburg nan but one explanation, now
that she knows the horrible truth.
"My poor boy is InBane. He Waa In
sane in nis youth. He waa in an asv.
old Smoker.
moker to which
the Alnhu Tau
Omega fraternity are Invited will be
held Friday evening at 8 o'clock In the
law ornces or schmitt & Schmltt, 600
Oregonlan building. About 30 members
of the fraternity are believed to bo
residents of Portland and it Is planned
to hold further social events during
the winter.
lum. He is to be cured not punlBhed.U 'elation.
Game Protection Favored.
A great deal of Interest Is being
takenby sportsmen in various parts
of the state In organizing clubs and
game protection. A general convention
of sportsmen will be held in Portland
In November by delegates from a num
ber of counties to form a state asao-
Iloy Larccnlst Is Paroled.
With a warning that the reform
school doors stood open if he failed to
keep the straight and narrow path,
Louis Feldman, the 15 years old mes
senger who ran away with $3340 be
longing to the Fred A. Jacobs company,
waa yesterday paroled to Benjamin
Brick by Judge Gatens of the Juvenlls
court. The boy had no record prior to
this escapade. All of the money was
returned and the company did not de
sire to prosecute the charges. The boy
is the aon of M. Feldman, 322 H Broadway.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN
HURT BY STREETCAR
A man. whose identity is unknown
I to the police or hospital authorities, was
I struck by north-bound Rose City Park
jCar No. 662 at Third and Pine streets
iat 8:40 o'clock lust night and sus
tained injuries from which he may not
l recover. It is believed he sustained in-
jternal injuries.
, The only clew to his identity is the
Court at Stevenson, Wash,, SCrt XTfc nf
when his name was asked. He was un
able to make uny other rply and lapsed
again into unconsciousness in (which
condition he was found. No papers in
n is pocket gave any clew,
i The car was in charge of Motorman
(Special to The Jnurnit.t F- Moore and Conductor C. 8. Jones.
Stevenson, Wash.,- Sept. 20. Forest Moore declares the man stepped in front
fire which has spread .in the timber "f car without looking either way.
belt about two and one-half miles up The car was brought to a stop ten feet
the canyon,, threatens a colony of from where the man was struck.
ranches In that locality and automo- esg
Adjourns That Men May
Protect Property.
All men who are Interested inthe
work of the association are Invited to
attend the meetings this afternoon and
tomorrow nlghr It is probably the
best time of the year to get a good
idea of the field that Is covered. Sev
eral hundred men will be present it
the opening rally. Itst year the lobby,
as welt as tha auditorium, was "well
filled. .
Mr. French, who Is sufficiently re
cuperated from his recent illness to
be at his desk, is enthusiastic over
the outlook for the year. Prospects,
he declares, are' even better than last
year when more than 1600 students
were enrolled. The shop classes will
have their usual large auota of stu
dents, while the commercial and other
divisions will show gains. A particu
larly notable Increase Is being recorded
In registrations in the college piepara
tory courses.
Gaining la favor.
This work has been gaining popu
larity rapidly during the last few
years. Many of the young men who
have been prepared for college In the
Y. M. O. A. classes have made excep
tionally good records after entering tha
higher Institutions
"The Y. M. C. A. never has had a
stronger faculty than this year," said
nir. j-'rencn. "ve have been fortunate
In getting the services of several new
teachers who not only have much ex
perience but are well equipped to bring
out the best In the men who come
under their charge. The fact that the
Portland Y. M. C. A. for three yearn
consecutively has won three of the
four national educational prizes gives
us a high standard to maintain, but
we expect to do It."
William R. King, chief counsel of the
ITnlted States Reclamation Service, Ioft
for Washington last night.
biles have been sent to bring out the
families and their posesslons. The fire
started in- the logged-off sections,
spread to the tops and Is now in the
green timber,
The present blaze is the most serious
of the season, from what accounts have
been received, and men have left Ste
venson and vicinity to fight its prog
ress
The superior court adjourned until
Monday to afford witnesses, Jurors and
others in attendance to go to tho pro
tection or their threatened homes
JEWISH ASSOCIATION
GIVES ENTERTAINMENT
An entertaining program was en
Joyed by the members of the Jewish
young Men's anil Young Women's As
sociation. last Wednesday evening at
the Gevurtz Hall. Opening the program,
a oengntrui vocal solo, "Carisslma.'
was given by Miss Clnra Rvan. Follow
Ing this was an Interesting address bv
Dr. Wise, Introductory to a course of
lectures to b given in the near future.
A melody from Moszkowski was ren
dered by Miss Clara Zaik. The evening
whs ciosca wun a violin solo by Harry
Herzo.T. accompanied by Miss Bella
Bloom.
Those present were Ruth Stein. Ruby
DH.iue. laru. nyan, runnie Uoldste n.
Anna Matin, Clara Zaik, Gertrude Zaik,
Jennie Ryan, Ruby Labbe. Sonhle Weln.
stein, Cells Kaplon, Bertha Matin. Julia
uuruun, oena Bioom, victor T. Hoe
filch, Harry Herzog. William Brennee
Herman Cohen. Harrv Hemic-
onen, Moe onanK, Max Uoldstein, K.
M. Herman; Joe Tonkin and Samuel
Welnstein. The following were admit
ted as memoem: Abraham Silver, David
Wax, Arthur Welnstelrt, Harry Badar
ana samuei Busman.
FOREST FIRE REPORTED
IN YAC0LT COUNTRY
ChicoRO Visited by Cold Wave.
Chicago, Sept. 20. Chicago was the
renter of a cold wave that chilled a
wide area of country' from the Appala
chians to the Rockies tonight an. I
brought forth overcoats and furs from
pawnshops and other ofercoat and fur
centers.
The mercury dropped to 45 degrees at
8 p. m., and the weather bureau shows
Chicago tp be the coldest spot In the
middle west. Suburban districts pro
fess to have seen falkes of snow with
a drizzling rain that fell all day.
tlpeclal to Th Journal
Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 20. A for
est fire, fanned by a high wind. Is
raging In what Is known us Camp 5 of
the Twin Falls Logging company, 10
miles east, of Yacolt. News reached
Vancouver at noon today that the fire
had been raging for two days and that
dense clouds of smoke hang over the
village or yaeoit and surrounding coun
try." Frank Huston,, of the Dole Lum
ber company, and InOretited in timber
about Yacolt, telephoned this afternoon
and the fire waa thought to be under
control though a large area had been
burned over and was still burning.
The fire is the largest in the county
this year.
Mr. Huston does not think that
serious damage will result from for
est fires this., fall owing to recent
rains and activity of fire wardens In'
different parts of the county. Fire
wardens have recently made tests by
ourning smau siasnings to determine
whether or not the fire would run to
any extent. -
Society Misused Me, Writes Suicide.
Seattle, wash., Sept. - 20. "Society
misued tne; bitter struggle for existence
has ruined me mentally," wrote Stephen
Klein, a Wenatchee orchardlst tonight,
Just before ho shot himself in his room
t the Hotel Washington and died a
suicide. Klein was 30 years of age.
Boy Broke His Leg.
White Salmon, Wash., Sent. 20. New.
ton Ackley, fruit rancher of Bristol,
was unuiy injuiru yesieraay wnen a log
rolled on him as he, was clearing some
land. ' His leg was broken and he vai
otherwise bruised and cut. Ackley was
Drougni to wniie isaimon ror treatment.
A number of White Sal mnn'Wnmftn nf
planning to attend the meetings of the
Oregon Btate Federation of Womnn'i
clubs at Hood River next month.
Mayor Albee Praised.
In a Bet of resolutions received bv
Mayor Albee yesterday the residents of;
Gray's Crossing in the Lents district j
praise the mayor for his action In re-i
spondlng to the request of the residents!
for fire apparatus . , i
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