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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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