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A itnwMri tuna EVMIIGEDITffl! EYENINGEDITIOH TO ADVERTISERS. . Don't alt down In the meadow and wait for the cow to back np and be milked go af ter the cow. WEATHER REPORT. Showers tonight or Friday; cooler to night. PENDLETON, OREGON, THUItSDAY, JULY 23, 1908. NO. 63 4 VOL. 21. ,11.1,11 , MURDER AND SUICIDE SIS 101 OF COO THIS MORNING R, Stoffel Murders His Sweetheart, Elsie Kenison, and Then Ends His Own Life. No Witness to Either Tragedy Enacted Wltlun Town Limit Murderer r.in . Ainne at Home of Grandparents and Slioots Her lliuo ws-a - Down Bullet Entered Wer Mouth, Passing Out Through Neck and Killing Her Blatantly Stoffel Starts Out Across Hills on Foot, Then Turning; Evades Posse of Forty Men and Hangs Himself In Barn a Few Yards from Where He Killed the Girl Late this afternoon letter were found upon Stoffel'a per- ion. One from the murdered girl dwelt upon her feelings for him, saying she could not love him. In Stoffel's pocket were letters which he had written to numerous people In this state and to friends In Missouri. One of the letters was to the East Oregonlan. The murderous pistol snuffed out another young life this morning when Elsie Kenison, aged 18, was shot to death In her home at Echo by B. R. Stoffel, a Jealous and maddened lover. The horrible crime was committed at 9:S0 this forenoon in the home of B. B. Elder, the girl's step father, In Echo. Stoffel, who had been going with Miss Kenison since the Fourth of July, went to the Elder home, where he found the Ksnlson girl In company with an 1-year-old neighbor girl, and entering the bedroom where she was working shot her in the mouth, the ball from a IS caliber pistol passing entirely through her head and out through the window screen, killing her Instantly. The murderer then ran out of the house .threw the pistol with which he had killed the girl Into a rocking chair in the yard and ran away over the 'low hills to the north of Echo, armed with an automatic pistol with which to defend himself. The little girl who was at the Elder home, but not In the room with Miss Kenison, hearing the shot, ran into the house and saw Elsie lying with her head in a chair, her body on the floor and blood streaming from her mouth and nose. She ran to the barn to notify Miss Kenison's grandfather, Mr. Whltworth. and on entering the bedroom he found the young life had been snuffed out almost instantly, trie girl being dead within two or thre minutes after the shot was fired. Within a few minutes the neighbors were notified and a large crowd gath ered at the home, and Immediately a nosse of about forty men was organlz ed by Marshal Hoggard of Echo, and the pursuit of the murderer was be gun. Stoffel was seen to leave the El der home on a run and start for the low hills covered with high sage brush Just north of town, and before the posse could get under way he had perhaps twenty minutes' the start, but at the time the posse left town It" was expected they would catch the mur derer within a short time, unless he gained the wheat belt and hid in a wheat field. Echo Is Shocked. The entire little town was shocked by the crime. Miss Kenison was a fnvnrito among all the people. She was 18 years of age and graduated from the Echo public school last snrlng. Her mother Is married to E. v Elder, a well. known citizen of Echo, and two brothers, L. O. and Charles Kenison, live at Fosters. B. R. Stoffel, the murderer, has been working for Mr. Elder for some time, and Is 24 years of age, a man of medium height, round face and somewhat erratic temperament. Since the Fgurth of July he has been going with Miss Kenison, and It is the sup position that she had rejected him, and maddened because of this he de termined on the horrible crime. Miss Kenison was highly respected and. universally liked by every one, and It Is not believed that she encour aged his attentions. A there are no eye witnesses to the crime and no one heard the conversation preceding the murder, the entire secret of the affair is in the keeping of the mur derer. Murderer Hanged Himself. ' While the posse of Echo citizens was searching the sage brush hills for Stoffel another chapter in the grew some tragedy was being enacted in Echo. Stoffel, after leaving the Whltworth house, where he had com mitted the murder, circled about the foothills and returned to the Whit- worth barn and hanged himself to a beam shortly before noon and two hours after the murder. Several members of the posse who had lingered behind were watching the house, and one of the parties on peering through a crack saw the erect body of the murderer in the barn, and, thinking that Stoffel had fort) fled himself and was prepared to fight, the member of the posse, wish Ing to take no chances with the des perate man, fired through a crack In the barn, the ball penetrating the body of Stoffel. But the suicide's noose had cheated the bullet, and the murderer was cold In death when the members of the oosse rushed on the bam to find the corpse hanging by the neck. Runners were Immediately sent to the hills to notify the posts of the finding of the murderer's body, and the chase which had been vigorously prosecuted for two hours was given up. Bloodhounds had been ordered from Walla Walla, and practically ev. ery man in Echo had taken up the trail of the fugitive. Upon the find Ing of the body the order for the bloodhounds was canceled and word was telephoned to the sherrrfs of fice. Upon receipt of the news of the murder this morning Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Joe Blakley started for Echo in the McCormach automobile to Join the chase. Coroner Folsom went down at noon' to hold an in quest over the bodies of the victims of the terrible affair. Miss Kenison was at the home oi her grandfather, Mr. Whltworth. and not at the home of her stepfather, E. E. Elder, as stated In the first ac counts of the murder this morning, Stoffel Is' a brother of Bert Stoffel, who has been foreman on the Blue Mountain ranch In tli Butter creek couMry for a number of years. GOVERNMENT WILL ASK FOR REHEARING. Standard Oil tympany Will Be Pros ecuted on 1500 Counts, Chicago, July 28. United States District Attorney Sims, who prosecut es the Standard Oil, today gave out the following statement that the gov ernment will file a petition for a re hearing in the Standard Oil case be fore the circuit court of appeals within SO days. If the petition Is de nied the government will push tho prosecution of all cases against the Standard Oil. He says the fight has Just begun. It Is supposed Sims has received in structions from Bonaparte as he an nounced yesterday he could make no announcement until he consulted the attorney 'general. The first new cases to be takert up will be those In Tennessee. The trlals( will bo held In Jackson, Tenn. No vember 8. The cases Involve 1500 counts td be prosecuted by Special Counsel Wllkerson. Bryan Won't Talk. Lincoln, Neb., July 23. Bryan to day refused to discuss the action of the Pennsylvania state democratic committee In recognizing Col. Guf fey, of Pittsburg, as its leader, and denouncing the action against Quffey at the Denver convention. Bryan leaves tomorrow for Chicago. He ex pects to speak at Omaha and East Aurora, Jll. Saints to Assemble. Warsaw, Ind., July 28. One of the biggest camp meetings ever held In the Hoosler state will be opened near here the middle of next month by the Saints, a religious sect. Speak ers from all over the world will de liver addresses and 5000 Saints are ex pected. Took Revenge. Several days ago,' while working in a blacksmith shop in a' Milwaukee construction camp east of Ellensburg, Wash., a helper accidentally drop ped a piece of steel on the foot of an Austrian, whose name is unknown. Monday the Austrian walked into the shop and at once opened fire on the helper, shooting him four times and probably fatally. The Austrian then made his escape. FOREST FIRE IX CALIFORNIA. Santa Rosa, Cal., July 23. A great forest fire Is raging In Z the Coast range north of here. All of the range between the headwaters of the Dry creek and Uklah Is reported to have been swept by a wayy of fire fifteen miles wide. Campers accidentally started the fire. Over a million dollars' worth of timber Is reported destroyed. SON ALSO FIGHTS. Lieutenant Kvhiih Mixes with Com mander of the Georgia. Honolulu, July 23. The principal topic of conversation todby is the story that Lieutenant Frank Evans, son of Fighting Bob, struck Comman der J. F. Carter, of the Georgia, in the face In an altercation aboardshlp Tuesday. Every effort has been made to keep the story quiet. Witnesses say that Evans had the better of the argument and . would have seriously Injured Carter if other officers had not Interfered. The Incident occurred shortly after Carter had been In court to answer the charge of assaulting a newspaper man. It Is supposed the attack by Evans Is the outgrowth of the court proceedings. en BEmn FORREST SMITHSON WINS HIS HURDLE HEAT. Americans Enthusiastic Because of Lead Gained In Last Two Days Kerr, of Canada, Takes First Place In 200-Meter Run. Taking Medal Counted on by Americans Good nigh Jumping. London, July 23. Encouraged by the lead over the teams of the United Kingdom, the American athletes en tered the Olympic games today de termined to sweep everything before them. In the catch as catch can heavy weight wrestling matches today, O'Kelley, of England, defeated Lee J. Talbot, of America; Bruce, of En gland, defeated Bambrock, of En gland; Gunderson, of Norway, defeat ed West, of England. Tacllljrlas, of Greece, won the first section in the preliminaries In the standing high Jump with 6 feet 1 inch. Piatt Adams, of America, was second with 4 feet 10 Inches. The second and third sections combined were .won by Ray Ewey, of America, who Jumped 5 feet 1 inch. Holmes, of America, Jumping five feet, won first place In. the fourth, fifth and sixth sections which were combined In the Btanding high Jump ing', iron, of America, and Mall wits, of. Germany tied at 4 feet 9 Inches for second place. Kerr, of Canada, won first place In the final heat of the 200-meter race time 22 2-5 seconds. Cliughen. of America, took second place, and Cart- mell, of America, third. In the preliminary heats of the 110- meter hurdles, heat one was won by Healy, of England In 15 4-5 seconds. Garrels, of America, won heat two In 16 1-6 seconds. Grenlng of England, heat three, in 16 2-5 seconds. Heat four by Kelley, of England, and heat five by Rand of America In 15 4-5 sec onds. Heat nine was 'won by Ahearn, of England. Heat ten, Forrest Smith- son, of Portland, Ore. His time was 14 4-5 seconds. Heat eleven, by Hussey, of England, In 16 4-5 sec onds, and heat thirteen by Klnihan, of England, In 16 4-5 seconds. Heat thirteen by Howe, of America, In 15 4-45 seconds. Fourteen by Shaw, of America, 15 3-5 seconds. O'Kelly, in the heavyweight wrest ling defeated Gunderson. Barrett de feated Nixon for the bronze medal. Hungary defeated Bohemia for the championship in team fencing with foils. To Oppose Prohibition. Kenosma, Wis., July 23. A move ment in. opposition to the prohibition wave will be throughly organized by the Retail Liquor Dealer's Associa tion bf Wisconsin, which began Its annual convention here today. Re ports' Bhow that the organization has 1,800 members and sixty-three local branches In the state. Big Profit on Scent Houston, Tex., July 23. It 1b es timated that the gross value of the onion crop of Texas this year will be over a quarter million dollars. Shingles Burned. At Hoqulam, Wash., Monday even ing the dry kilns of the Coast Shingle company, containing 4,000,00 shingles were destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $10,000. The loss is covered by insurance. BAD INK I FAIRBANKS TO 1 Vice-President Assures Heir Apparent of Uucle Sam's Good Will. TERCENTENARY OPENS IX CITY OF QUEBEC. Fairbanks ExpreHWw Belief That the United Mates ami Canada Will Play Important Part in Progress of Hu man Race Interests of Two New World Countries Similar Relations Neighborly Expresses Hope for Widespread Movement for World Peace Prince Cheered by Thous ands. Quebec, July 23. Fairbanks today delivered an address of good will and neighborly friendship from the Unit ed States to the Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the throne of England, at the Tercentenary celebration exer cises before the Champlaln monu ment. He said: "Tour royal highness. It Is with unusual pleasure that I bring the greetings of the president and the peo ple of the United States, who rejoice with you In the wonderful progress made by the Dominion of Canada. We confidently believe that the United States and Canada are destined to play a large and worthy part in the progress of the human race on the western continent. We have no rivalry except in waya of peace, neither covets the other's territories, we covet only each other's neighborly esteem; there are no for tifications on our frontier, no battle ships on the waters dividing us, and we believe and fervently hope there never will be need for any defensive preparation between us. "May . not, on this theater of past conflicts, surrounded now by an. Impressive monument of peace, ven ture the hope for a widespread move ment seeking to insure the mainte nance of peace among nations." "May we not venture the hope that at no distant day it will become incor porated as a part of the fixed poli cies of the nations to advocate meas ures for the maintenance of Interna tional tranquility, to substitute rea son for force, without any evidence of decay In the courageous manhood The betting is done under the guise of nations, but with the proclamations f insurance. M. A. Newell, the lo ot the great truth that modern civ- cal agent of Lloyds, opened a book illxallon Is not a failure. for their employes upon receiving ln- "We have no reason to fear that the relations between the United The charges are tne regular orok States and Great Britain will ever be e"'8 commission of 78 cents on wa?- disturbed. "I beg to thank your royal highness for (he gracious welcome and hospi tality which you have tendered me as a representative o fthe United States. I wish your country and peo ple a continuance of the blessings of peace, progress and prosperity." The prince was cheered by many liiuuoaiiuo ivuaj, ao lie n aa cui l uuiiu . ed by an escort of the northwest mounted police on the drive from the citadel, where his quarters are to re turn tne visit or tne officers or tne British, French and American .war- 8h,n8 I Field Marshal Lord Roberts .was given a great ovation when recognized - by the crowds. The visit to the ships took up the prince's time until luncheon. BETRAYED BY COMRADE Escaped Convict Caught Aster, Years Right Living. 11 Chicago, July 23. A dispatch to the ReeordtHearld from Williams, Ariz., says: With a pistol pressed to his abdomen by Ranger H. E. Woods, Frank Sher lock, alias Charles Bly, recognized as a convict who rode away from the New TOM OE HI HIS EW FUELS In lodge and church circles, the town of TJkiah, in southern Umatilla county, Is perhaps unique among the towns of Oregon. Aside from the Presbyterian church and its kindred societies, there is not a solitary lodge, club, association or organization of any kind there. So far as Is known it is We only town In eastern Oregon not having one or two of the leading fraternal societies. The First .Presbyterian church of Camas Prairie has Just been organ ised at Uklah with a charter mem bership of 33 and all Its complemen tary organizations have been formed, Including Sunday school, aid society, Christian endeavor and other church societies, and the entire fraternal life of the town Is represented In these societies. The preliminary work of organizing the Presbyterian church at Uklah Mexico penitentiary on the warden's horse 11 years ago, yesterday ex claimed. " Guess you got me, kid," and quietly surrendered. He was delivered Into the custody of Captiun Chrlstman, of the 'New Mexico penitentiary, last night, and Immediately started on the overland train for Santa Fe, where he has two years to serve on a four-year sentence for horsestealing. Sherlock was be trayed by a fellow convict whom he discharged from a position with the Grand Canon Lime & Cement Com pany at Nelson, Ariz., where Sher lock had taken a contract. Sherlock has been a Jean Valjean since his escape and has since led an exemplary life. For eight years he has served as a Deputy "Sheriff of Mojave County, and In that time has run down many desperate criminals. RECALL FOR JUDGE HANNA. IYohls, It la Said, Don't Like His De cisions on Medford Charter. Medford, Ore., July 23. Reports are current to the effect that Judge H. K. Hanna, of the first Judicial district of Oregon, Is to be the sub ject of a recall petition, to be circu lated by prohibitionists, on account of his decision sustaining the Medford city charter, which came up for ac tlon a short time ago. Leaders of the prohibition move ment here say that they know nothing about this move, and It Is credited now to that party in Josephine coun ty. Some time ago it was. reported that Judge Hanna was about to resign. that he might assist his son, H. K., Jr., I ( 1 1 . 1 . M I . J ( in nis law practice; uui inn menus are now urging him to retain the of fice, for the present at least. USUI ENGLISH COMPANY OPENS "BOOK" IN 'FRISCO, Number of Heavy Bets Laid With Odds Five to One Against Bryan Betting Done Under Guise of In siinuKXV OoriHnisslon of 78 Cents Charged on $100 Wager. San Francisco, July 23. Lloyds opened a "book" on the presidential election today and a nnmber of heavy bets have been laid at odds of five to one against Bryan. structions rrom ixmaon. ers involving $100 The way the odds stand now an American can put up $16.75 with 78 cents commission and draw $100 if Bryan is elected. Newell says the British business men have a good line on American politics and they are willing to back their convictions with cash. voi'VG MN KILLED UNDER LOAD OF LOGS. -walla Walla, July 23. Returning from tne mountains with a load of logs. Walter Ayde, 18 years old.'son of Patrick Ayde, a farmer residing near Blacksnake Hill, about seven mlles southeast of Dixie, was crushed t0 death between the logs and the side of his father's barn, about 6:30 yesterday afternoon. The body of the young man will be brought to this city today to await funeral services at the Catholic church. The vouns: man had been to the mountains and was returning with a large load of timbers and had arrived within a few yards of home without accident, when the brake suddenly gave way letting the wagon with Its thousands of pounds of logs rush for ward onto the horses. has been performed by Rev. Levi Johnson, Sufidny school missionary, who has conducted Sunday school there for a number of years and the final organization of the church was completed this week by the election of C. B. Sturdivant and A. R. Turner as elders and W. R. Blankenshlp, B. F. Chllson and J. W. Sturdivant as trustees. Services will be held in the United Brethren church building erected at Ukiah some time ago. It Is possible that the Presbyterians will purchase this building as there is no organiza tion of the United Brethren there at this time. In the entire Immense territory be tween Pendleton and Uklah, a. dis tance of about 60 miles, there are but two church organizations, both Pres byterian, at Pilot Rock and Uklah. There is no other denomination rep resented In that entire district THREE HOUSES L A, J. McAllister and Nate Raines' Homes Are Ran sacked in Early Evening. FANCY CLOCK WEIGHING 40 POUNDS CARRIED OFF. Two Men Caught WWIe Going Through Deserted. Stock Exchange No Clue to Residence Robbers Entrance Gained to McAllister Home by Cutting Through Screen of Kitchen Window Silverware Passed Up Small Safe Taken From Raines' Home. Some time during the early hours last night three burglaries ocurred in this city. The homes of A. J. McAl lister and Nate Raines were ransack ed and an attempt was made to rob the old Stock- Exchange building In the tenderloin. Two men caught in the latter place are now In Jail and the officers are searching hard to find the men who robbed the other places. Mr. and Mrs. McAllister returned home about 10:30 last evening after having attended the show and they were surprised to find their place had been ransacked. Their little dog was found whining in an upper room of the house where he had been taken by the burglars. On further Investi gation they found that during their absence various articles had been taken. An ornamental clock, weigh ing nearly 40 pounds, was missing, also a handbag, a pair of Mr. McAl lister's trousers, some rings and other small articles. A hasty glance about the place showed that' the robbers had gained access by cutting through the screen of a kitchen window. After cutting the screen they reached through and unfastened the hook that held -tbj screen shut Apparently the burglary was com mitted by men with but little experi ence. The clock taken, though valued at $40 or $50, was so large as to be very hard for them to dispose or. However, this had been taken In pref erence t oa quantity of silverware. On learning of the robbery Mr. Mc Allister at once nonnea me v"" and the Kearney brothers, night offi cers, at once took up the search. A short distance down the levee from ho McAllister home, which Is at tne foot of Thompson street they found the handbag where It had been dis carded. Nate Raines Robbed. At about the same time or shortly after the McAllister place was burg larized, the home of Nate Raines on West Court street, was robbed. But there the robbers secured less booty thah at the McAllister place and the only thing of value taken was a small bank in which several dollars had been dropped. Early this morning the little bank was found on a gravel bank down the river and K had been opened and the contents taken. Up to this time no arrests have been made for either of above robberies. Suspecting that the crimes had been committed by hoboes, Marshal Gur dane and Bert Wilson, deputy sheriff, searched the river above and below the city at an early hour this morn ing. Several men wno were iuuuu wer "held up" but ail managed iu give satisfactory accounts, ef them selves. ' The Stock Exchange. The attempt to burglarize the ten derloin house was made early In the evening. The Stock Exchange Is not occupied now but contained some fur. nlture and other articles though noth ing of value as the tenants had long since fled the city. It Is believed the two men thought to find some' liquor in the place, but in this they were disappointed- They were overheard planning the Job and the night offi cers were notified by some of the wo men In that quarter. Hurrying to the scene they found two men Inside the building and promptly took thenl In charge. ' Deny They Are Robber Charles Peterson and Farmer Ed wards are the two men arrested by the night officers last night for al leged burglary of the old Stock Ex change. But according to the story of the young men they were not burg larizing the place and are guiltless of any crime. Peterson, who Is an electrician, says he was engaged all day yester day In rewiring the place. He had a little more to do and says that last night he concluded to finish It while it was cool So with Edwards along to hold a light he went into the building, donned his working clothes and commenced work. Shortly after, wards he heard the police hammering on the door and they let them In. They say they will be easily able to' prove their Innocence at the prelimi nary examination. I I r .
