THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1915.
ITALY INVESTIGATING
STATE Fl
DEAD CONVICT WHO KILLED WARDEN HARRY MINTO
For Hosiery, Knit Underwear, Corsets No Store Is as Satisfactory as This Store
This Has Been Demonstrated Over and Over Again to Hundreds of Satisfied Customers. Why Not YOU?
FIRE WHICH BLEW UP
THE BATTLESHIP BRIN
NOW IN FULL SWING;
IS
All Purchases Made
Thursday Will Be
Charged on October
Bills Rendered
November 1st
Pictorial Review
Patterns for the
Winter Season Are
Ready for Your
Approval 2d Floor
Mail and Telephone Order Filled by Expert Shopper
Magazine Set Off by Flames;
342 Officers and Men, In
cluding Rear Admiral, Lost
Today Is Salem Day and
Merchants Close Stores in
Honor of Occasion,
"MercKandis of J Merit On!
Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A-6691
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ATTENDANCE
Gabardine Suit Pictured at $25.00
For Misses and Small Women
From Oar Fourth Floor Section ?
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Only Thoi. Who Dlv.d Into S.a Ar.
STd; Explosion Bands Bhlp
Almort In Twain,
Cberrlans Take Part la Welcoming
Thousands of Visitors to
tne ty.
T.omr, Sept. 29. (I. N. S InvrsL'.
tatlon wn ordered ljy Premier fca -
ndra today, of th fire and explo
sion which yestfirdiiy reused the ota
of tlie Itallnn uattltKhlp Benedetn
Hrlrt with 342 off;-r and men, In
cludinK ltcHr Admiral Itubln De Ccr
vln. The warKhlp sank within seven
rnlnuteH. TIhtp was no time to lower
any boats and those who dived lnt
the h;irlnr. later to ln picked up ov
adjacent warxhlprt, were the only ones
eav'd. The I!eidctto Hrln carried n
complement of 720 men.
Premier Salmiilra Ihih hrrn acting
h minister or marine since Vlale's
resignation ;ind lie risked the Dftke De
Abruzzl to personally investigate an I
fix responsibility for tho exiilomon.
Irrespective of the prisons Involved.
"Such mi Investigation," Raid Pre
mier Hulandra. "will reanwure the
country and the navy, which must
and deslicH to be exposed to the blow
of the enemy, but the dangers arinlri,;
from neRliKenre and lack of dlwciplln
must he ellriiin.ited and those re
ipoiiHlble for Huch conditions pun
ished." The decks of five warships near the
Benedetto I!rln were littered with de
bris. In announcing the accident. th ad
miralty dispells) all suspicion that a
hostllo submarine may have been re
sponsible for tlm explosion by revea'
Iriff that It was due to a sllahl Internal
fire which reached the magazines be
fore it could be extinguished.
There was no time, however, for
warning to bo given the men and no
attempt was made to lower boats. A
heavy detonation was heard, the boat
spilt open, a cloud of smoke shot Inti
the air and a few minutes later thf.
spot where the Henedetto Hrln had
been at anchor was marked only by
bubbling water, struggling bodies and
floating debris.
The Hrln was a prc-dreadnnught of
13,43:! tons, with a complement of 732
men. She had four 12-Inch guns, fo ir
eight-inch and 12 six-Inch, as wo 1 as
some r2-pounders one-pounders an 1
HOOKER IS
DEAD; SHOT
BY OFFICER
Otto Hooker.
(Continued Krom I'ape One)
and 1j. 1'. Moore and John Talent,
' prison gua rds.
It was 11:30 o'clock when they ar
rived at the Mcism-r home, just -4
aours after Hooker bad killed JMnto.
Placing themselves at points of
vantage nbort the house, the officers
with guns ready, pushed developments.
"I'ome out of there," was com
manded. "I'm the man you want," said Hook
er. "Throw up your hands."
"I've got them up as high ns I can
get them."
One Talse Move.
Hooker was apparently doing his
best to get himself out of his close,
quarters, but he made a false move.
Long's i i fie cracked, and the con
vict fell with a gaping hole In his
right breast.
lr H. It. Wallace attended Hooker.
unU local officers deny that some mem
bers of the capturing party wanted
to send tho convict to Salem without
attention.
Hooker was taken to St. Mary"s hos
pital. He lived two hours. The bullet
bad penetrated his lung and emerged
through the shoulder.
t'oioner Kortmiller reports that thero
Were no bullets in or about Hooker's
gun, found under the Melsner house,
where the convl I hid It was thought
ttwie were four bullets In the gun alter
Hooker shot Marshal Denson, from
whom he took the weapon and killed
'Warden Minto.
Hooker's body was taken to Salem at
8 o'clock this morning.
Body Held at Penitentiary.
tialem, Or., Sept. 23. The body of
Otto Hooker, slayer of Warden Minto,
was brought to the state penitentiary
from Albany this morning, and is being
held there until relatives are heard
from.. If the body is unclaimed, he
will be burled in the prison cemetery.
thoroughly guarded 'for htm to have
made his way to Albany long after
Minto was killed.
"After we had taken Hooker to the
hospital he said be was hungry and
begged for something to eat. He said
he had eaten nothing all day. A
nurse brought tea and toast but be
could not eat. He begged the phy
sician who attended h;m to let him
die and said lie wished 1 had killed
him.
"A priest came and asked if Hook
er was a Catholic. Hooker Bald he
was not. The priest told hlin th.?
end was near and said, 'Turn your
h'oit and soul to ;od,' 'I will, fath
er,' Hooker answered.
Says Christoffersen Is Game.
"Christof ft i sen is a game officer.
He took all kinds of chances. .My
dog could not give much assistance
because of the many men who had
wandered around where Hooker was
know n to lia e been. The tracks of
Hooker were too obscure for the do
to get a s-ent.
"We reached Conser, on the Orego i
Electric. about 2:3u yesterday and
found about 10 men with guns
searching for Hooker. We searched 1
barn leavlm the others to cruard but
I ffmnd lir !i:n'r of Hooker Thpn W-
went to Albany ami iiad supper, the
first meal 1 had eaten ttince Alondaj
night.
"After supper Sheriff Esch detailed
Christoffersen, Guards Moore and Tal
ent from the penitentiary, and myself
to watch the trains and we kept the
hoboes Jumping sideways. About
10:30 o'clock we began to get cold, s)
sent K. I-. Fisher to Ids home to get
some coats and blankets. Fisher lives
near the house where we found Hooker
and as he passed the house of J. K.
Melsner, the man who lives next door
to where Hooker was hiding ai d wli.i
is building a new house, Meisner told
him he had heard a cough from th ;
new house. Fisher rushed back and
we sent the guards on with htm while
we went through a train that was ap
proaching. Melsner Was Watching House.
"After the train passed we liurrieJ
after the guards and found them
quarter' of a mi e from the station an!
half way to the house, watting for us.
We went on and found Meisner sitting
in tho window on the second f'.oor of
bis house with a shotgun, watching
the house.
"We left the guatx's to watch In
front of the house und went to th-"
door. Christoffersen entered and I
went around to the back to enter."
"I found the house .lust a shell with
out partitions and the floor but parti;,
laid," said Christoffersen. taking uo
the narrative. "A ted was in onj
corner and a pile of lumber in tho
center. I found no trace of Hooke.'
around these and then saw a hole in
the corner where the floor was not yet
laid. T f.rned the searchlight into tho
hole ant stooped to look in. There
I saw Hooker's head.
" Is that you, Hooker?' I asked.
"'Yes, I'm Hooker,' he answered.
"I've got him, hoys,' I yelled, and
the ntheis came In."
Army Carbine Used by Long.
Long used a Krag-Jorgensen carbine
of the army type of 30 caliber. Th'i
muzzle of the weapon was but a few
PATROLMAN LONG OF
LOCAL FORCE RELATES
DETAILS OF CAPTURE
Inches from Hooker when the shot waj
fired and the wound bled profusely.
The gun carried by Hooker was s
.38 caliber Colts with a six Inch bar
rel and had six chambers. Mrs. Den
son later recognized It as the gun
which her husband carried and which
was taken from him by Hooker. Chris
toffersen turned the gi:n over to Mrs
Denson.
Christoffersen, Dong and Depu'.v
Sheriffs Phillips and Veaton were 6ent
to aid in rounding up Hooker by Sher
iff Hurlhurt. Phillips and Y'eaton had
not returned this morning.
The deputies said Denson's wound
consisted of a broken collarbone and
broken ribs in addition to" the flesn
wound. Tho bullet, which entered 'it
the collarbone and lodged In nis back,
was extracted after an X-ray had
been taken.
A reward of $50 was offered for
Hooker as an escape and this will
probably go to Dong and Christof
fersen. "The gamcst man I ever saw in po
lice work,'" was the tribute paid by
Chief of Police John Clark to Pa
trolman A. D. Dong today, in speak
ing of Dong's work In killing Hooker.
Three weeks ago last Sunday, in n
riot between foreigners and the po
lice at Linnton, Patrolman Dong sho
and fatally wounded a rioter who at
tacked him with a c'.ub. The coroner'
jury exonerated Dong.
Merchant's Funeral
To BeHeld Today
All stores and mercantile establish
ments on Killings worth avenue will
close today from 1 to 2:30 p. m. in
honor of Charles Domerlne, who died
at his resilience, 114 West Webster
street. Sunday. Mr. Dornerine con
ducted a hardware establishment for
over 11 years and was prominent In
social and business cricles in that
community.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 1:30 from the chapel of
the chambers I'ndertakln company,
Killingsworth avenue and Kerby street.
Interment will be in the Mount S oft
cemetery. Hev. George Hopkins wiH
be in char'.'e of the services at the
chapel, and at the cemetery they will
bo In charge of the Masons and Knights
of Pythias.
Salem, Or., Sept. 20. This was Sa
lam day at the state fair and attend
ance at noon promised to break some
records. The business district of Sa
lem will be deserted all afternoon, the
stores being closed.
The state house offices also declared
a half holiday and the officials and
employes joined the throngs on the
grounds.
Exhlt.lt In Place.
Exhibits were in place in every de
partment today and visitors had a bet
ter opportunity than hitherto to fully
appreciate their beauty and extent.
The agricultural exhibits are great
boosters for Oregon. From the Wil
lamette valley, southern Oregon, the
coast counties and eastern Oregon are
wonderful evidences of the state's re
touices and prosperity.
TTa-ck Is Fast.
There is an especially good racing
card scheduled for this afternoon and
the track is fast. Yesterday's time
was good, but it Is believed that even
better time will be made today.
Aviator Munter's flight totlay was a
fine feature. Date this afternoon he
will again perform.
The Cherrians took part today In
welcoming the thousands of visitors
to the city. I
Investigation Is
Begun at Ardmore
General Inclination, by Authorities Is
to Blame Railroad for Explosion
That Cost Many Lives.
Ardmore, Okla., Sept. 29. (V. P.)
Authorities began today an lnjuiry into
tho responsibility for the. gasoline ex
plosion and fire which Monday night
took a toll of nearly 60 lives and
wounded upwards of 200 and caused
thousands of dollars damage to the
business section.
The general inclination was to blame
the railroad company for not isolating
the oil car Instead of leaving It near
the depot. Docal committees have
raised a $10,OU0 relief fund and have
begun distributing money and supplies
to families of the dead and wounded.
Workmen still searched the piles of
tumbled, charred walls.
All but two of the 47 dead have been
identified and Ardmore Is preparing for
the biggest funeral services In Its
history.
The unidentified victims are a farm
er and his wife, who were penned In
a small room of the Rock Island
freight house. Caught by the flameB,
later, they died in each others' arms.
Twenty-Five Homes
Burn in Suf f ern
Suffern. X. V.. Sept. 29 (IT. P.)
Twenty-five residences and a business
block, containing several small stores
. . .. t - mi i . j ., i. . '
were swept awa oy a ine which ittgca
here all night. Firemen from nearby
towns fought the flames and aided In
carrying out hundred of unconscious
from the residence district.
Hundreds of guests escaped from the
Rockland hotel, or were carried out in
their night cloth.es. One fireman's
legs were broken by falling walls, but
no deaths were reported.
Governor Willis
Names Four Planks
Seattle. Sept. 29. ( V. P. Governor
Willis of iihio. visiting here in the
interests of national Itepublican poli
tics, has announced the four main
planks that will be nailed to the Re
publican platform next year. They
are: Protective tariff; merchant ma
rine: free canal tolls for American
ships; national preparedness.
Thompson Out of Danger.
New York. Sept. 29. (I. X. s.)
Frederic Thompson, the showman who
was taken to the Polyclinic hospital
last week suffering from acute kidney
trouble and other ailments, is much
better, and it is thought he Is now
out of danger.
Mine Destroys Steamer.
Coper.Uigen, Sept. 2911. N. S.)
The Danish steamer Veset has been
destroyed by a floating mine, accord
ing to announcement here today. Two
members of the crew were Injured.
Year Ago in War
September 39, 1914. 1
Terrific hand-to-hand fighting con
tinues for the eighteenth day In the j
t attle of the Aisne, the Germans hur'- ,
ing great masses of troops In vain at '
the French left wing. . j
Germans surrender lines outside of
Kiao Chow. j
French repulse attacks on the river
Pomme.
One hundred and fifty thousand
Germans under General von Bese'.er i
hurl themselves upon Antwerp. ;
(Continued From Page One).
to the street after Christoffersen had
told him to shove out his hands or
tet it again.
Denied Having Oun-
"When we reached the street. Chrls
f nffr!kn fiskeil liiiti vvhors hla Lmn
was. haven't any gun," he answered.
'Hooker, you're lying,' said Christoffer
sen. Christoffersen went back into the
house and found the gun on the ground
under the place where Hoolver was hid-ln'-
It was empty.
"We asked him wljere the four
shells which should have bean In the
gun were and he declared that there
bad been but one shell and that nj
had used that to shoot Marshal Den
son. He denied positively that he ha1
killed Warden Minto, saying that he
stayed in Jefferson after shootlns
Dynson and had come to Albany but a
short time before we found him. Den
son told us that the gun had six shells
' tn it w hen Hooker took it.
Black Eye Only Mark.
"Hooker had not a scratch on him
except a black eye where Denson hit
him during their scuffle and the fatal
wound. A lineman who repaired a
telegraph wire just over the spot
where Minto was killed said that lhe
break came where a dent had been
made apparently from a shot and It
looks as though Minto fired Ills shot
gun into the air. .Hooker's prison ca;i
was found at the point of the shoot
ing which shows Hooker was the mati
who shot Minto and his story does not
appear possible for the country be
tween Albany and Jefferson was too
These new Moyer $15
Suits and Overcoats were
built for wind and rain as well
as fair weather.
Theyll show their sturdy qualities
under any kind of sky. You'll find in
them a service not equaled by any other
garments at the same price.
Dozens of snappy patterns on display.
Come and see what $15 will do for you.
When you see it in our ad, it's SO!
MOYER
Second and Morrison Third and Oak
This Half-Price Sale
of
Cut Glass Has No Precedent
Both from the standpoint of economy and variety from econ
omy because you never had the opportunity of choosing such
elegant crystal at half price, and from variety because most
everything that is made in the shape of cut glass can be found
here.
This is the opportunity for securing Xmas gifts, gifts for the
bride, for the Holiday dinner table for your everyday needs.
Come tomorrow and share in these wonderful economies. Buy
the finest cut glass for the price of ordinary glassware.
The regular prices of this Cut Glass range
from $2.00 to $35.00 Now at Half price.
Sixth Zloo.
Is one of the very smartest
models introduced this season.
It is especially designed to meet
the practical requirements of the
young woman as well as for the
older woman of small size.
In navy blue, In a rich green
and brown. Tailored style and
fastens close to the neck, full
belted and has two fancy patch
pockets. Trimmed with fancy
buttons. Lined with peau de
cygne. The skirt is flare effect,
with one pleat down the front
and loose belt. 4th Floor
3000 YARDS OF THE NEWEST PATTERNS IN
Curtain Scrims Curtain Madras
IN AN IMMENSE SALE THURSDAY ONLY
There will not be enough of these very exceptional curtain
materials left to advertise for another day. This sale comes at
just the right time, when most homes are being cleaned and re
modeled in anticipation of the coming Winter, and the prudent,
economical housewife will not miss this curtain event, where
she can purchase curtain materials fine enough for any home,
at the greatest savings we have offered for a long time.
50c Fancy Scrims
At 27c
Marquisettes and scrims
in white, cream and ecru
color, with fancy colored
and hemstitched borders.
30 to 40 inches wide.
50c Imported
Madras 29c
neai Scotch madras, ir
the greatest variety of pat
terns, with figured allover
patterns. White, cream and
ecru grounds. From 40 to
60 inches wide. 5th Floor
The Linen Sale
Continues to Attract Economical Housewives
In this sale one's Winter linen needs can be supplied with
the least possible expense. Towels, bed linens, table linens
are all here awaiting your inspection and approval.
In this Great Linen Sale we feature Thursday:
Star Asbestos Mats and Table Pads
(Guaranteed absolutely heat proof)
At Very Special Sale Prices
Asbestos Mats, Oval or Round Shape
10c Mats, 6-inch 6c 15c Mats, 9-inch 5c
He Mats, 7-inch 7c 18c Mats, 10-inch 10c
I2Vc Mats, 8-inch 8c 30c Mats, 12-inch 20c
35c Mats, size 14 inches, for 20c
Round Pads to Cover Entire Table
$4.50 Pads, 45 inches, $3.98 $5.50 Pads, 52 inches, $4.75
$5.00 Pads, 48 inches, $4.25 $5.50 Pads, 54 inches, $4.75
$6.00 Pads, size 60 inches, for $5.25
$1.25 extension leaves to fit all size tables, $1.10.
Second Floor.
Untrimmed Black Velvet Hats Bound With Taffeta
Dozens of Them in
the Smartest Shapes
Special $3.95
These hats could not possibly be
duplicated elsewhere at this price.
They are made of very fine qual
ity Lyons velvet and are copies of
the finest models. There are sailor
shapes, medium and large shapes,
and shapes that are rolled at the
hack, and all bound with black taf
feta silk on the edge of the brims
and around the crowns.
Our No-Charge
Trimming Service
prevails, even though the
hats are at special prices,
when the hat and trimmings
are purchased in our Milli
nery Sections. Third Floor
Are These Corduroy Coats
"The Exception" at $1 3.85
Madame Can Answer This
With Enthusiasm
If She Goes Shopping About Town
As women demand a coat that is
practical and at the same time useful
for dress occasions, we have endeav
ored to present both these features In
the best possible coats for this moder
ate sum.
These Are Quality Coats
In a Modish Style
Coats of a fine "velvet corduroy In a
rich shade of brown, green and a light
shade of navy.
Made in exact style as Illustrated,
fastening with large loops and buttons
of self material a wide belt and deep
collar and cuffs. They are cut full and
flaring, which gives the soft draped
appearance so much in favor this sea
son. Third Floor
SPONGES 1
SPONGES!!
SPONGES!!!
Every size, from small
white baby sponges to the
largest unbleached auto
sponges, in a great
Two Days' Sale
At Great Savings
OF THE BEST QUALITIES
iSc Baby Sponges $c
25c Baby Sponges 18c
35c Baby Sponges and Bath
Sponges, sale 23c
50c Large Bath Sponges ....36c
65c-75c Fine Bath Sponges.. S9c
95c Bath Sponges for 9c
1.50-51.75 Extra Quality Bath
Sponges, sale $1.09
65c Unbleached Auto Sponges 49c
5c Unbleached Auto Sponges 69c
Extra Special
2.50 to 3.25 Baby Sponges of
finest quality, this sale $1.79
4.25 to 4.75 large Mandruka
Sponges, of exceptional quality,
only a few In the lot, to be of-
at $3.19
Drug Dept., Firt Floor
Baby Week
Everything in the baby
shop is reduced, except con
tract goods.
Have you visited this little
section where every baby need
has been considered? Come in
and see all the many beautiful
and necessary things that can
now be had at most special
prices.
Bootees special, 12c. 17c. 22c.
29c to 85c.
Crochet sacques special, 59c.
79c. 98c to $2.15.
Short dresses special, 42c. 79c,
95c and $1.25. others as high
as $16.98.
Pillow slips for 25c to $13.98.
Bibs at 4e to $2.55.
Feeds 8c. 10c 22c.
Fourth Floor
-
Trade Your Old Machine
for
The Free
Sewing Machine
and do it now. Great $1
a week plan. We allow
you a liberal amount for
your old machine.
Fifth Tloor.
A Remarkable Offering
of New Laces and Embroideries
25c EMBROIDERIES
In this lot are Swiss and nainsook flouncinga
and corset cover embroideries 18 inches wide.
With hand loom edges in neat and dainty de- i q
signs. Sale, a yard
Also the style, 35c embroideries for 23c yard.
$1.00 SHADOW LACES
Oriental and shadow lace flouncings that are
12, 18, 27 and 36 inches wide. Very special, yd.
35c AND 50c REAL LINEN LACES
Real linen and Cluny laces 3 to 6 inches wide,
splendid for fancy work and centerpieces. Sale
BARMEN TORCHON LACES
All linen, used extensively for underwear
trimmings and for finishing curtains. Sale,
per yard
NOYELTY LACE SAMPLES
18 to 45-inch silk and novelty laces and span
gled nets and are 18 to 20 ins. in length, and if
sold in the regular way would sell as high as
$3.50 yard. Special for this sale by the piece
$1.25 SILK NETS
Diamond mesh silk nets 44 inches wide, in
black, white and all the new evening shades.
Special, a yard
$1J2S CHIFFONS
40 inches wide, in white, blue, lavender, gray,
purple, black and green. Special, the yard
25c
25c
5c
25c
98c
59c
Join Our Hall-B or chert
Dress Form Club
and have a more extensive,
less expensive wardrobe than
you've ever worn before.
Pay $2.00 Down
and $1.00 Week
Botid Tloor,
Cretonne Trays
As Illustrated
Very Special 69c
The most artistic of trays for
dressing tablesoval in shape,
size 10 inches. Covered with
an exceedingly attractive cre
tonne in gray with pink roses
and with glass center.
Veton Pillow Tops
All Ready for Use
Very Special 69c
These pillow covers are made'
of a Veton, which is very soft
in texture and shown in tapes
try designs and colorings. Mad
with braid trimmed edge, and
with center hemmed slit for the
pillow.
Art sr.ocUoworic octloa. Mitfe Tloor,
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