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3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, 31 ARCH 5, 1908. 5 BOILER SKWUID Nine Men in 0. R. & N. Scrap yards Have Narrow Es cape From Death. ONE IS .SLIGHTLY INJURED 2iape of Water Into Firebox Cmue of Peculiar Accident Huge .Mass or Metal Is Hurled Distance of 200 Feet. Kxplo.sion of a nil? upright boiler with out loss of life or serious damage was the rather peculiar accident that occurred at the O. R. & C'o.'n scrapyard, Xlcolai and Front Htreets. early yesterday after noon. Although nine men were at work in the vicinity of the, boilerroom, but nr of the nine was hurt In any way. J-. C Murray was struck by the debris, and while not seriously Injured, sus tained bad ruts and bruises and a slight frHCture of the bones of his nose. Instead of bursting, the biff boiler went jailing- upward like a luipe skyrocket. A big hole was torn in the roof and the ton of hollow metal, filled with hissiag team and water, went hurtling through the air for a distance of 1)00 feet. It fell on the opposite side of the street. To the faet that the crown sheet did not become overheated the force of men working about the place at the time owe their escape. The crown sheet was not damaged in any way. the accident being caused by collapse of the firebox. This allowed a quantity or water to come in sudden contact with the coals, generating sram with such sudden force as to loosen the engine, from Its anchorage and send it spinning through the roof. A hideous roar accompanied the remarkable mis Imp, but there was no well-detined ex plosion. The concussion could be felt for a distance of several blocks. Murray, the injured, man, was working near the engine at the time. The boiler, an old 50 horse power affair, seemed to be working very well and was not re ceiving constant attention. Just before it went up there was a pressure of fl." pounds of steam, while the water gauge was more than half full. There was nothing to indicate an explosion was at hand. The sn.fety valve was fixed at iJ) pounds and the boiler was regarded safe even under a pressure of 150. There was a sudden hissing and roaring as the firebox collapsed and the next in stant the boiler went upward. Murray tvhs sent flying across? the room and was struck by the debris from roof and wall. An examination of the boiler after wards revealed that Jt was badly scaled. The crown sheet was found intact, explaining why the boiler had behaved In such an extraordinary manner instead of following the usual course of flying Into fragments and maiming every one in the building. Murray was picked up in a badly dazed condition after being hurled across the room, hut quickly recovered from tiie shock. He was taken to the Good Samar itan Hospital, where his injuries were dressed, and it Is believed that he will be . able to report for d-uty by the end of the wcej. The accident cauised considerable excite ment in the vicinity, and it was at first reported that the entire working force had been killed or injured. The fire de partment answered a call to the place, but was not needed, as the boiler carried most of its fire and water out of the building and the wreckage did not catch !ir. SIXTY NAMES ARE DRAWN From . Llit Federal Grand Jurors Will Be Selected. The usual venire of 60 names was select ed In the I'nited States Court yesterday morning. From this list a grand jury of 23 members will be selected when the talesmen report for service at 2 P. M. Monday, March ltf. The Jurymen selected are: Tennis Sullivan. Lafayette. Yamhill County. F. C. M'lrfs. Dundee. Yamhill County. OlUcr C. Wall. Portland. Adrian McOalinan, Portland. Aug. Bruding, Shcdda. Linn County. TV H. Rodtne. Alhany. l.inn County. John A. Taterson. .Portland. Gorg:e G. Vaughn. Portland. Alex M. Of burn. Mont a villa. Ofprte S. Stoddard. Kern Park. Portland. Ferdinand Onlts, Tort land. William N. Northrup. Portland. J. F. Uoode. atem. Marlon County. limits E. SJ wetland. Portland. C.eorgf F. Banyne. Shedds, l.inn County. .Jnhn. Ogilbee. Portlund. Thomas I.. ft tee. Portland. Otto K.. Ttunimel. Portland. John A. Vesnteeg. Portland. OrfRory F. Snyder. Portland. Fred Holzapfel. Tangent, l.inn County. Oeorge Ormsby, Portland. Frank C. Waasernian. Portland. C. A. Frant. Kings , Valley. Benton Countv. .1. W. Tiarritt. SaU m. Marion County. John Nelsen. Tortland. Vavid M. Moore. Portland. ". A. Warner. Sclo. Latin County. Carl S. Nick It n. Portland. ' onion V oorh ies. port land. Joseph P. Nwf!l. Portland. V. H. McFarland. Brownsville. l.inn County. O-orge W. Patterson. Portland. I1' ran kiln K. Turner. Portland. I, i St rat; on. Albany. I. inn County. I N. Kd mist on. Mc XI inn illc. Yamhill County. Harry Yunt. M-mtavilla. Ueorgc R. Stciihcnson. Portland. I. M. Savage. 1? rooks. Marion County. .la mics Olsen. Poriland. Oniric S. oberg. Portland. S, V. Rarr. Sweet Home. Linn County. A C Housman. Brownsville, Linn County. William P. Van fltbher. Portland. H. J. Hamilton. Albany. l.inn County. t;utav Ignite. Soarpooso, tilumt!i County. A. C. MH1 or, Kinss Valley. Benton Cuni v. a H. Cosh t . Prow nsville. Linn County. tenjaniir. Schelfh-ld. Cornelius. Washing ton County. Edward Parrish. Port land. Frank M. Orr. Tort land. John Palmer, MrMinnviHe, Yamhill County. Sida B. Walker, Independence. Polk County. Citric O. Woodward. Prrtland. laniel T. Shet ri t. Portland. Thomas J. 'O'F.rien. Portland. H-'tnian Waterhoi tn. Poit land. Sylvester K. Taddook. Cleone. Alex Wagner. Portland. Fred Crawford. Dayton. Yamhill County, LIBERTY OF SHOUT DURATION Alleged Swindler tilves Bail hut Is Rearrested. J. N. Say In r. a Federal prisoner, se i' u red his release from the County Jn yesterday by furnishing bond in the sum of $10, only to be rearrested by le- E 0 10 Si teetiveg H11yer and -Maloney on a war rant if i tied from the Municipal Court .-hafging him with vaarrancy. Failing to furnish the bonds that were required on the second charge. Sayior was lodged In the ity Jail. Savior, together with R. H. Wells. Frank Caviness and M. J. Dorsey, was recently held to the United States Fed eral jury on a charge of using the mails to defraud. The four are being held on a charge of receiving through the mails about J14-W worth of currency, issued by the Merchants" &. Planters" Bank, the worthless paper being purrhased from a Chicago curio dealer at the rate of 30 cents for each & note. It was while passing these bogus bills .that the four were detected and placed under arrest by the United States author ities. At a recent examination before United States Commissioner Sladen. the accused men were held to answer before the Federal grand jury, which will be called March W. SISTER'S SUIT COMPROMISED Mrs. Margaret r,ylc Gets $5000 From Crawford Estate. . An order was issued in the County Court yesterday morning- authorizing the cruardian of Mrs. Margaret Lyle to accept $."000 in settlement of a suit brought to obta in for Mrs. Lyle one third of the $150,000 estate of John A. Crawford. Mrs. L,yle is Crawford's sis ter. Robert M. Crawford, a brother of VIEW SHOWING WHKBK BOIL HINDRKD the deceased, is administrator of the estate. The suit aliened fraud and un due influence on the part of Robert M. Crawford while his brother lived. This, Mr3. L-yle alleged, resulted in her brother obtaining the entire estate. She ulso alleged that the administrat or had reported to the court only a small part of the property coming: into hia hands. She asked the court to jLfivt'; her one-third of the estate. J. A. Crawford was a well-known resident of Linn County. County Clerk Reports. The cash receipts of the County Clerk's office during Kebruray fell below those for the same month of 1907. as a result of the employment of a number of extra regis tration clerks. The net profit of the office last month was $1798.48. Tn February, 1907, it was $32yS.S2. while in the second month of the county was put to an expense of Si'oJKi.GS. The receipts last month from the Circuit Court department were $1449.50, from the County Court department $1072.45. and from the recording department $2372.95. making a total of $4Sft4.90. Tho expenses for supplies were $209.25. and for salaries $2887.17, making $3096.42 In all. Withdraws His Resignation. W. O. Nisley has withdrawn his resig nation as superintendent of the deten tion home of the Juvenile Court. Upon reconsidering the matter he has decided to accept the salary of $100 a month offered him by the County Court, this beinff an Increase of $15. His wife wfll receive $25 a month as matron. The new detention home wilt he ready for oc cupancy this month. Forced to Reveal Past. R. H. Dunn is suing John Bruchler and T. H. Gore before" a jury in Judge O" Day's department of the Circuit Court, to re cover $300 on a note. The defendants allege that Dunn obtained the signatures of the defendants by fraud. Evidence was introduced yesterday to show that Dunn was once convicted in the Circuit Court for forgery. When placed upon the wit ness stand. Dunn admitted the conviction but said the note was not forged by him Alleged Footpad on Trial. A jury in Judge Gantenbein's depart ment of the Circuit Court is hearing the testimony in the case of the state against J. J. Crawford, who is charged with as saulting B. Mickle. on December 22. last, with the intention of robbing him. Nearly the entire afternoon was spent in' secur ing the jury, but before the time for adjournment, some testimony had been introduced. To Prisoners Arraigned. Before Judge Cleland. in the State Circuit Court, Alexander Vladesovljov, charged with assaulting Joe Panich with a knife, on February 17. was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. His case was not set for trial. Clyde Braiden. accused Of committing a statutory offense against a 17-year-old girl, was given until 2 P. M. today to plead. WILL RECEIVE AMUNDSEN Committee Named by the Norwegian Singing Society. Norwegian residents of Portland are planning a warm reception for Captain Roald Amundsen. - discoverer of the Northwest passage. Captain Amundsen w!U lecture In Portland on the night of March 17. at Arion Hall. His feat in sailing through this undiscovered passage is said to be the most striking advance in discovery during the past . decade. With his sloop Gjoa. Captain Amundsen accomplished the voyage two years ago. At a meeting of the committee of 30 from the Norwegian Singing Society last night the following reception committee wrtj; named to welcome the celebrated dis coverer to Portland and to make his stay pleasant while here: E. M. Cederbcrgh, Norwegian V ice-Consul; Dr. G. T. Trom mald. F. C. Hagemann. J. O. Berg and A. (X Bjelland. This committee is already making plans for the entertainment f the explorer while here. Captain Amundsen's lecture vill de scribe the journey through the North west passage and the emire trip mill be shown bv stcreopticon views. Kcad Sharkey's Sunday ad. mm ,3 11 i FO WARSHIPS Commercial Bodies Aid Rose Festival Promoters. MAKE UNITED . DEMAND Telegraph Delegation at Washington to Urge Navy Department to' Send Vessels to This City in June. Efforts are being made to bring a part of Rear-Admiral Evans' fleet of warships to Portland during the coming Rose Festival. The Oregon delegation at Washington is being besieged with tele grams from the Portland commercial or ganizations asking that representations Kit STRUCK FREIGHT CAR TWO PEKT A WAV. be made to the Secretary of the Navy as to the advisability of sending a num ber of cruisers and torpedo boats to this harbor between June 1 and 6. It is believed that the matter of the direction of the movements of the fleet now on its long cruise to San Francisco is entirely In the hands of Secretary Metcalfe and that he can send the ships to any point desired. It was given out at Washington when the fleet first started on its cruise, that the matter of visiting Pacific Coast ports was in the hands of Rear-Admiral Evans himself and that he would direct the fleet's movements. Fletcher Linn, president of the Manu- . facturers Association sent a telegram yesterday to Senators Fulton and Bourne asking them to make the necessary rep resentations to the proper department to secure a visit from at least a portion of the fleet. Secretary Muller. of the Board of Trade, dispatched similar telegrams last night to the Oregon delegation, urging that the presence of the cruisers and torpedo boats in the local harbor will add much to the success of the Festival. The Chamber of Commerce will add its request to those of the other two bodies today. The board of trustees will meet this morning at 11 o'clock and among other business, the matter of inviting a part of the fleet to Portland will be con sidered. It is likely that even before the meeting Secretary Giltner will send telegrams similar in purport to those al ready dispatched. President Hodson, of the Commercial Club, will exert the influence of his or- ' TV i N i " - - . v;.-' s:-w; -.fe, Sswwi-Mfv?-.- ' VIEW SHOWING CORNER OF MACHI3E SHOP AFTER EXPLOSION. Banization to bring the cruiser squadron here during the Rose Festival. He be lieves, however, that more will be ac complished by direct appeals 'to Rear Admiral Evans as he nas been given to understand that the movements of the fleet arc under the Rear-Admirale direc tion. It Is believed that the chances are good for Portland getting a number of cruisers and possibly the wasp fleet during the Rose Festival for after the fleet touches at San Francisco no definite programme has been mapped out for It and it is thought likely that a number of vessels can be sent here early in June. FINISH PLANTING IN A WEEK Park Superintendent Setting Out Ros Bushes Rapidly. City Park Superintendent Monteith an nounced last night that the last of the 0W rose bushes that were donated by the citizens of Portland and turned' over to the Park Board, on Washington's birth day, will be planted within a week. There are about 20 men at work at the present time preparing the ground in the three park blocks set aside for rose planting, and within the next two days this force will be increased to 30 or more. The block between Burnslde and Couch has been given a top dressing of fertilizer and the planting is progressing rapidly in that square. As soon as this block rtas ben filled with roses, the workmen will move to the Wock between Salmon and Main, where the formal ceremonies and blessing of the roses were held on ros '-planting day. and this tract will be thickly massed with the shrubs. The block between Harrison and Mont gomery Is being worked over and made ready for the top dressing and the bushes will be set out here last. "There is plenty of time yet to plant the bushes." said Mr. Monteith. last night, "so as to have them in full, rich bloom by June 1, the opening day of the festival. We have been delayed a little longer than we expected, but the work is moving along in good shape now. We are taking the utmost pains in this plant ing work, so as to make these three blocks of roses the most beautiful rose gardens of their size in the country. They will be unique for th reason that the public has given tfee roses and these tracts will be public rose gardens in the true sense of the word. Expert gardners are direct ing the work. George 1 Baker, who has personal charge of the big benefit that wi be given at the Marqtiam Grand Theater Friday afternoon. March 13. to -help swell the Rose Festival fund, is busy arrang ing the programme for that event. Man agers of all the local playhouses have given him carte blanche as to talent to be drafted and he has been given a pre liminary list of ''stunts." He will ar range a varied programme, so that there will be musical, vaudeville and "legiti mate" numbers. arranged and inter spersed so as to appeal to all tastes. Mr. Baker announces that he will not complete the list of events until he has made the rounds of the theaters, early next week, to judge for himself what acts are likely to prove attractive on the benefit bill. ManaRers and stage employes of all theaters wHl .ioln hands in making the programme one of the most elaborate that has ever been given in Portland. The Rose Festival Association will have charge of the tickets and will announce the opening of the sale within the next few days. The entire proceeds of the benefit will go to the festival fund, this being the contribution of the local playhouses to ward defraying the general expenses of the big show of next June. WILL DEBATE WITH U'REN John F. Logan and T. F. Fording Accept His Challenge. . John F. Isogan and T. F. Fording have been selected to meet W. S. U"Ren in a debate on Statement No. 1 before the South Portland Republican Club tonight at Jones hall. Front and Gibbs street. The committee . appointed by W. P. Lillis, president of the club, after scour ing the city, finally got the consent of Mr. Logan and Mr. Fording to meet the Oregon City lawmaker on the platform. The fact that U'Ren is to defend his pet measure has roused a great deal of interest among politicians and near poli ticians and a record-breaking crowd will turn out tonight. Since U'Ren issued his challenge to debate Statement No. 1 a host of willing talkers have come to the front, but they have been passed up by U'Ren, just as have been those to whom U'Ren had issued his challenge. Both Mr. Logan and Mr. Fording are good talkers and as U'Ren considers he has a fight to the death on his hands in de fending the statement a rather tropical session is in prospect. In addition to tlje debaters there will be a number of other speakers at the meeting, loaded down with pointed ques tions for the Oregon City politician. Whether the baiters will get a chance to fire their queries at U'Ren and whether he will make answer, remains to be seen. Under the direction of President Lillis the South Portland Club is very active in the present campaign. At a meeting of the executive board held last night nine candidates who are running for precinct committeemen ' were indorsed. They were Dr. C. C. Newcastle, A. J. Fanno. J. F. Singer. W. M. Cake, Sr.. J. M. Mann. Frank W. Hummcll. Charles Feldman, M. J. Brennan and Edward Dennison. Nordcn Out for Coroner. Benjamin L. Norden has filed in the County Clerk's office declaration of his intention to run for nomination on the Republican ticket as Coroner. J. H. MacKenzie announces that he will be a candidate for Republican Committeeman of the Twenty-Second Precinct. Twirler of National Fame. ABERDEEX. Wash.. March 4. (Spe cial.) Manager Brown, of the Aberdeen club, secured from Omaha J. G. Thomp son, a pitcher of National reputation. For months Brown had dickered with Manager Rourke, of Omaha, for the twirler. and yesterday success crowned his efforts. By the terms of the deal Brown gets Thompson for Eddie House holder and ?T00. Brown and Thompson are old friends. The men played to gether in the Helena club Tn 1902 and 1903, and' then Thompson went to Pitts burg, playing with that club in 1S04. St. Ijouis secured him and played him in 19U5 and and sent him to Omaha in lflcr7. Last season Omaha won the pennant, and Thompson was as instru mental in that winning as Higginboth iDRn was in Aberdeen's victory. Omaha had paid St. Louis JUM) for Thompson YX " All the Best of the New Spring Woolens Are Here those natty, nobby, stylish fabrics in the new shades of gray, blue, brown, and fancy mixtures and all the staple weaves and col ors, too and best of all, you can have them made up here into the hand somest garments that can be produced by the most skilled tailors At Popular Prices The high character of Columbia Tailoring is too well established to leave any uncertainty as to your being satis fied. You'll like Colum bia garments the way they're made the way they fit and wear. Get acquainted now. Suits, $20 to $50. Trous ers, $4 to $12. C0"-y C9 trWHIjO)RC GRANT PHEGLEY, Mgr. ELKS BLDG. Seventh and Stark Streets and Rourke demanded that sum for his release. ...... CARD OF THANKS. The sister and niere of the late Dr. James S. Surma n- wish to express thanks for the floral tributes, and to all friends who so kindly assisted hv their presence and words of sympathy at the funeral services and burial of their brother and uncle. Read Sharkey's Sunday ad. Recital Friday Evening SOLOISTS : , Miss Beulah Gadwell, soprano. Mr. S. J. Story, violinist. Eilers Piano House announces the fifteenth of this season's recitals, to take place in its Recital Hall, corner of Park1 and Washington streets., at 8:30 Friday evening, March 6th. A fine programme of vocal and in strumental music, has been prepared. The piano numbers and accompani ments will be played with the new Themodist Pianola. ' ' All are cordially invited, but to in sure comfort and prevent overcrowd ing, admission by ticket only. These tickets may be secured by calling at Eilers Piano House before 6 o'clock Fridav night. - - - . ; KREISLER Heilig Theater, March 17 Fritz Kreisler is acknowledged to be the greatest living violinist by the entire. press of America, several lead ing New York dailies proclaiming him "the true successor of Joachim," not only, as a master of the violin, but also as one of the greatest musicians of the present time. Kreisler, like most of the great ar tists, prefers and insists upon having the Steinway Piano for his accom paniments. Shet;mau, Clay & Co. are Western agents. . cm - aNi.- J.: THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE cannot be written. It antedates his tory. The Pyramids of Egypt were built of concrete. Their durability is apparent. The roads of the Ro man Empire were underlaid with concrete. They are still in use. Dur ing the existence of man upon this globe, no more lasting construction material has been made than Con crete. For years it was numbered among the lost arts. During that time geologists and antiquarians searched in vain for the method and materials used in building the Pyramids. In recent years, it has been ascertained that Concrete was the material and the methods are easily explained upon that basis. Its substantiability ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEES the material. It would follow, there f ore,that, inasmuch as the efficiency of Concrete is granted, its manu facture, during these present days of unprecedented demand, must be one of the most profitable enter prises in which man and money can engage. In the same proportion that ancient construction guarantees the reliability of the material, the present day realization of that fact, coupled with a tremendous demand for the product which is nowhere near supplied, certainly would logi cally make the investment as cer tain and profitable as any invest ment could be. 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Name. Address. . . .'. BLUE DIAMOND PRESSED STONE COMPANY New "York. In return for a favor don him by iir father when he ni a poor boy. Andrew Carnegie has rivMi Aii.oou tf Mrs. Henry Sanger Snow, who has ben left pnnilBK by th defalcation aivl flight uf her husband, ex-treasurer of the N-w Tork A New Jeraey T;l?phone Company. Snow camhted away hr fortune of- $40, 0 and !0O the company's money on Wall street. 21 8-Z20 Abington BIdg., Pj rllandT, Oregon PHONE, PACIFIC 773 New York. Although Mr. Margaret Dunn died while ratd In a bl chair az- Ina; out the front -.vlndov. of her ho on I Berry Ktreu. WHIld maburr, om time on Saturday last. th fuel of her death wax not discovered until Tuesday. whn two llt j tie rlrt went In because she did not re j turit their greeting. She was watching for her demented h'Uibarut. who disappeared a i month a co. ,