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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1910)
THE 3IORXING OREGOXIAX, SATUKDAY, APRIL. 9, 1910. SHIP AFIRE; PANIC .ENSUES; 900 SAVED s it-ignt tor Boats tnds in f Trampling Weak; Child Dies and Women Suffer. I EXPLOSION STARTS BLAZE w Heroic Work by Passing Liner; Z Makes Transf of Passengers V- ' ''. Safe All Taken to. Dover. w - - Royalty Gives Succor. DOVER, Engl&nd, April 8. Panic Ktrlcken by an explosion and fire on . board ship In the open tea, 900 pas ' iengere on the British steamer Carin ' rona, off Dungeness, with one excep tion, were saved early yesterday from -what looked for a time like certain v Wieath. One child was killed and several women inured in the panic. A large number of passengers were landed here last evening1, many of them " In an exhausted condition. In all, 20 were seriously Injured and not less man BO were slightly Injured by the "'. explosion and in the panic that fol- lowed. Itoat on Way to America. 1 The Calrnrona sailed Thursday from m London for Portland, Me. She carried J 500 passengers, for the most part eml- grants; and a general cargo. Pertu rb nately, the steamers Upland and Kan 1 B-wha were hear when the Cairn rona taught fire. They stood by and took j Dff several ' hundred passengers and ; landed them here. ' t Several flrstrclues passengers are Ameri- an cattlemen and gave thrilling details , of the accident. A number of women with children in '' their arms were sitting on a hatch when a. violent explosion hurled them to all ; arts of the deck. Some of them were '.s choc kingly injured and one child was killed. The hatch was blown tS frag- ments. A panic ensued, the immigrants, most : ly Russians, running up and down, . screaming and wringing their hands. Their terror was increased by the volumes of smoke that poured from the ,J burning hold. The captain and officers made ineffective efforts to calm them, and then signals of distress were dis- patched. f In the meantime another explosion oc M curred In the engine-room, injuring eev A eral of the engineers. The Kanawha and Upland steamed up quickly and the captain decided to trans-w-fer ati the passengers. This was ac complished speedily, but was accom panied by scandalous scenes. Scores of the men tried to rush the boats and J'f many of them fought with the women, tearing and dragging them aside and -even trampling them under foot. The crew battled against the panic ptrlcken emigrants, using fists and feet, find any weapon they could find. Not a few of the frantic mob of men were felled before the hysterical women and children could be placed in the boats. In the stampede, four persons fell into he sea and were rescued with difficulty. The captain of the Cairnrona first reported an explosion In the starboard bunkers, wrecking the women's quar ters. This was followed by several minor explosions. Until 2 o'clock in the afternoon water was pumped into the bunkers and the ressel proceeded, reaching here at 9 o'clock last night. Steamer Waits at IHjver. 'l hough tt Is believed the fire has been extinguished, the steamer will remain until morning to be sure sl.e can proceed in safety. The Kanawha and Upland reached 1 )over with the rescued passengers late in the afternoon and the scenes at the landing were piteous. Ex hausted by cold and exposure, many of them half-famished and others suffer ing with injuries, the passengers were Drought ashore and supplied with food, slothing and medical attendance. Admiral Prince Uouis of Battenburg, the Princess and Uritis'h naval officers ... lent assistance. The naval surgeons '' Attended the wounded, many of whom . were taken in ambulances to the hos pital. , The Prince and Princess of Batten burg had been giving a dinner party, but they broke it up and came ashore . with their guests to attend the wants ! ' Of the refugees. The Cairnrona's captain is endeavor- i mg to persuade those of his passengers remaining here to re-embark on his t earner. Several hundred took the t. r train for London last night. ORIGINAL 0RCHARDIST ILL Man Who Planted First Hood Kiver Trees laying. jOS AN'GELKS. CaK. April 8. (Spe cial.) William Penn Watson, one of the foremost exponents of dry farming in the Southwest, litis near death at his home, 642 Chestnut avenue, Long Beach, sur- t rounded by his family. He Is S3 years of ge. Mr. "Watson settled in the Hood River "section of Oregon 25 years ago, planting the pioneer apple orchard In the now famous apple country. He attracted at tention 30 years ago with his success in raining fruit without irrigation. Mr. Wat- T wnx has a fruit ranch near Willows, three -miles north of Long Beach, which is ""never irrigated nor watered, and Is the wonder of horticulturists. Mr. Watson and his son. W. P. Watson. Jr.. own large tracts of land near Co rnelia on which they are successfully - raising cantaloupes, oranges and vege- tables without irrigation. ROOSEVELT TOWED JUNE 20 foil of ox-President and Brlde-to-Be Set Marriage Date. NKW YORK. April S. Theodore Roose velt. Jr. , and Miss fcileanor Alexander 1 'fcjive set their wedding for the afternoon . f June a). Colonel Roosevelt sails for this country on the 10th. VANCOUVER BLAZE IS BIG Karly Morninc Fire Loss Is Heavy. Shortage of Water Is Cause. "-'' VANCOUVER. Wash.. April S. Spe rial.) Fire early yesterday damaged the Kiggins block on Main street to - the extent of $S000. Including the fur niture in the rooming-house on the sec , ond floor. Ferrell Ae Sons barber shop and pool hail, and J. V. Krenik & Sons' "lbr, both on the lower floor. The build ' Ins. owned by Mis. A. J. Clack. Is In- sured for $8000; Ferrell has $3700 in surance on the fixtures, while Krenick had no insurance on the bar and stock, so this 'Is almost a total loss. He had about $700 insurance on the furniture in the rooming-house. The fire originated in the basement. That the fire was started by sparks or cigar stubs left by Perd Ferrell and a number of friends, who were cooking a lunch on a gasoline stove in the base ment, is denied by Mr. Ferrell himself, who says that while they were cooking there, earlier in the evening, the fire was extinguished. The alarm was turned In at 3:40 A. M., but it is said that It was 40 minutes or more before water was turned on by the engine, there being no fire plugs in the city. The engine refused to work, until it was found that a coup ling, droppd into a - fire cistern, had been coupled together when the threads were crossed, causing air to besucked by thepump. When this was remedied wa-ier was sec urea. J. C. Krenik had permitted the In surance policy to lapse, as he was sav ing money to renew his liquor license, and he could not carry the premium. "Bob," the faithful dog belonging to Martin Sypneskl, woke his master In the rooming-house Ty barking and scratching on the door until he was an swered. When Sypneski came out of the room, the dog led the way through the dense smoke to the stairway. Two dogs belonging to Mr. Krenik were suf focated In the basement. AUTO SMASHES INTO GAR LIAES JEOPARDIZED IX CRASH XEAK BIRXSIDE BRIDGE David H. Smith, of Oregon Journal, Alleged to Have Violated tiie Traffic Ordinances. Lives of a score of passengers aboard a Broadway car were jeopardized when, through the alleged violation of all the traffic ordinances. David H. Smith, of the Oregon Journal drove an automobile into an on-coming streetcar near the east ap proach of the Burnside bridge at 7:30 o'clock Thursday night. As the result of the crash, a dozen passengers aboard the car were jostled violently from their seats and Frank Herbert, a newsboy, riding beside Smith In the automobile, 'was so painfully in jured that It was necessary to remove him to the home of his parents at 51 East Eighth street and medical aid summoned. Smith was struck in the adbomen by the steering gear but miraculously es caped injury. The automobile was dam aged to the extend of $500. The collision followed an attempt of Smith to pass an east-bound Montavilla car from the rear. He swerved the auto to the left roadway of the bridge, run ning at a high rate of speed. The Broad way car was approaching from the op posite direction on the same side of the street. When Motortnan Cornell, of Broadway car No. 412, observed the caper of the motorist he applied his emergency brakes. It wag too late, however, to avert the collision. Before the streetcar could be brought to a stop the automobile rammed Into the front vestibule with a terrific impact. Young Herbert, seated beside Smith, was hurled bodily from his position on the seat of the auto. His head struck the vestibule of the streetcar and he fell to the pavement in an unconscious condition. The dismantled .steering gear pinned Smith fast in his seat. Conductor John Palmer, of the Broadway car, and a dozen pedestrians extricated the man and picked up the newsboy. He was carried to Love's drugstore at Grand avenue and East Burnside streets and given tempor ary treatment. An effort was made to conceal all the facts in connection with the accident. The police, however, secured the details and may cause Smith's arrest on the charge of violating the traffic ordinance. HENEY GOING TO EUROPE HERMANN - WILLIAMSON' CASES TO AWAIT ItETVRX. Joint Trials of Hermann, Mays and Jones May Follow if Court Re mands Two I-ast Named. WASHINGTON. April 8. Francis'' J. Heney had a conference yesterday with Attorney-General Wlckersham regard ing the Hermann and other Oregon land-fraud cases. No definite pro gramme for future action has been mapped out. Soon as Mrs. Heney, who Is now in San Rranclscot joins her husband, they will sail for Europe for six months' vacation, and no further steps will be taken In the Hermann and Williamson cases until after his return. If the Appellate Court in meantime re mands the Mays-Jones case for retrial. Heney says that In all probability Her mann, Mays and Jones will be tried to gether. Williamson's case, however, prob ably will be tried separately, though this is not definitely determined. He also says there i6 no Intention whatever of drop ping the Williamson case, rumor to the contrary notwithstanding. Attorney-Oeneral wlckersham, it is known, is highly pleased with the results attained in Mr. Hermann's recent trial. in the light of circumstances. SMOKE CALLS DEPARTMENT Stovepipe Blind Klue in Confection ery Causes East Side Alarm. The spectacle of smoke rising from windows, doors, closets, through the floors and every conceivable opening in the house, yet no fire anywhere ap parently, was the situation confronting Tire Captain Stevens, of chemical com pany No. 4, who responded to an alarm from Mississippi avenue and Shaver street, Thursday "morning. An investigation lasting 30 minutes or more followed and still the fire was not discovered, but the smoke continued to Issue in increased volume. Later it de veloped that the nr.oke came from a ove in a confectionery store In the building. The building is of brick con struction with shop rooms below and living rooms above. It is owned by M. Q. Thompson, who. with his wife, live in an upstaire apartment. Mrs. Thomp son was home at the time and turned in the alarm. An investigation developed that the stove pipe, connecting with the stove in the confectionery. Mas set In a false flue, not connected with a chimney. The thimble had been set in the wall, but further than that there was no connec tion. When the tire was built the smoke found Hs way between the partitions all over the building, issuing at every open ing. SHORE WAIVERS REVOKED Lake Washington Owners Preparing Way for Damage Suits. BATTLE, Wash.. April 8. (Special.) i'roperty owners on Lake Wasuiny- III TrV" 2aJi f HOME baked food. Yrfi ssj- 1 1 fresh, good, wholesome, SfCl J ! economical. Readily '.JjwtsI 1, i made Willi "IS - P xlm?m PS ton, who gave waivers of damages re sulting from the proposed lowering of the lake, are serving notices on the Secretary of War, Major C. W. Kutz, Corps of Engineers, V- S. A., the State of Washington and King County, that the releases have been' revoked. The move Is to prepare the way for dam age suits. Attorneys for the Lake Washington shore land owners have applied to the Superior Court of Thurston County for an injunction restraining C. J. Erick. son from continuing work on his con tract to dig the- canal between the two lakes. The complaints allege that Major Kutz was not authorized to enter Into a contract on behalf of the state, and that the lowering of the lake seven or eight feet will damage the shore land owners nearly $5,000,000. The case will come up for hearing before Judge John R. Mitchell at Olympia about April 18. PASTOR CLAIMS BRIDE REV. H. II. TALBOT AND MISS MARY MONTGOMERY TOD. Elaborate Ceremony at Noon Throngs Trinity Church Vested Choir Attends Couple Departs. One of the most elaborate weddings in years was that of Miss Mary Mont gomery and Rev. Henry Russell Tal bot Thursday noon at Trinity Church. .Notwithstanding a downpour of rain the edifice was filled and for several blocks carriages and motors lined the street- The decorations were wonder fully effective masses of lilies and cherry blossoms. Intermingling ferns and baytrees. The entire vested" choir preceded the bridal party and was followed by the crossbearer. Next came Dr. A. A. Morrison and Bishop Charles Scaddlng, who gave the benediction. Following were the ushers, then the two brides maids. Miss Jean Morrison and Miss Louise Burrell, who were attired in attractive frocks of lace over pink chiffon and trimmed with shirred blue satin and tiny pink rosebuds. They carried Cecil Bruner buds and wore bonnets of blue chiffon with pink rose buds. The bride entered on the arm of her brother, Phelps Montgomery, of New Haven, Conn. Before the ceremony Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer sang "The Song of Ruth." She also led the choir In the singing of the nuptial ceremony. Mr. Talbot, was at tended by Richard Wheatland of Sa lem, Mass., and the ushers were Dr. S. E. Joseph!. Dr. George Whiteside, C. A. Bell, Harry Montgomery, S. C. West, J. W. Ganong, Samuel L. Russell of Seattle, and Major Noble of Vancouver Barracks. Miss Montgomery was stately in a shimmering gown of ivory satin trimmed with ancestral lace. She wore string of diamonds and a full length veil of tulle was held in a coronet arrangement of oitnge blossoms. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast and reception took place at the home of Mrs. J. B. Montgomery on Hawthorne avenue. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mrs. J. B. Montgomery, and a sister of Mrs. L. S. Frissell of New York, Mrs. Walter F. Burrell, Harry Montgomery and Miss Margaret Montgomery, who Is now in Europe. Mr. Talbot Is rec tor of St. David's Episcopal Church, and came here from the East a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot left last evening for a trip to Honolulu. BRIBERY WOMAN'S TRADE MRS. C. J. NEILL, MAIN WIT NESS AT JACKSON, MISS. 'Selling Mississippi Senators" Her Profession, She Testifies Bilbo Plot Is Recounted. JACKSON. Miss.. April 8. After a continuous day session, the Senatorial In vestigation into the bribery scandal was tfontinued. until a late hour last night. The star witness was Mrs. C. J. Neill, who swears that she arranged .the meet ing between Senator Bilbo and Dulaney. When asked, her business, she replied: "Bookkeeper, handling real estate and selling Mississippi Senators." She de scribed how siie introduced Bilbo to Du laney; how Dulaney told her "to feel out the weak legislators and see If they could be reached." She swore that she was to be paid "in proportion to the crop" and said she naturally desired a big crop. Mrs. Neill told how she wentto New Orleans to confer with those interested: how she was followed by detectives and she said she believed her life was In dan ger. She said ehe did not know It was a crime to bribe an official, and believed she did no wrong, for the men she sought to bribe already were corrupt. An attempt to get her to name some other Senators was voted down by the Senate on the grounH that the investiga tion was into the Bilbo charges only. Phone Competition Is Sought. SPRINGFIELD. Or., April g. (Spe cial.) The Merchants Protective Asso ciation held their first meeting last night, at which they scored the Pacific States Telephone Company for poor 5ervice and extended an invitation to the Home Tele phone, Company to enter this field. QUEER LETTER BAFFLES TORONTO POLICE FEAR INTENDS SUICIDE. MAN Wife in Portland Clears Up Mystery by Saying It Is Merely Precau tion in Case He Falls Dead. , TORONTO. Ont.. April 8. (Special.) A man entered a leather goods store yefcterday with the apparent Intention of making purchases. After examining several pocketbooks he decided they were not to his liking. Just as he left the store the clerk noticed a couple of letters on the floor. He picked them up and finding one open, read the con tents as follows: "Toronto. Ont.. April 5. If I am found dead please ship me to 271 Mar ket street, between Third and Fourth streets, to Mrs. Lottie Wilson, my wife. Portland Or. I belong to the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen, Mount Hood lodge. No. 403, A. J. Ryan, secre tary, 3589 Kast H street, Tacoma, Wash. Please embalm me.' The sealed letter was addressed to Mrs. Wilson. The police last night, were unable to ascertain whether the man contemplated suicide or whether he was going into some dangerous place, where his life would be endan gered or whether he was ill or de mented. If the man is not heard of today the sealed letter will be opened in search of a clew. Mrs. Wilson, who conducts a boarding house at the address given, explained last night that she herself wroto the letter found In Toronto. Mr. Wilson, she- said, sustained an injury to his spine two years ago while working as a brakeman in the local O. R. & N yards. From the effects of this he frequently loses his mind and it is feared is likely to die any time. Five weeks ago Wilson was sent to live with his siBter. whose name she does not know, in Kalmagh, Ontario. A letter to that address will reach her husband. W. N. Wilson, she said. The accident occurred in January, of 1909, during the silver thaw. Her hus band was working on top of a freight car which was covered with ice. He was thrown backward his back striking across an iron rail. Since that time he has done no work, she said, and never fully regained his mind. "I was afraid he might suddenly, drop dead .or go out of his mind com pletely among strangers," said Mrs. Wilson, "and when he left I gave him the letters. The one sealed contains his brotherhood papers." Wilson is 34 years old and Is well known by local trainmen. PRICES LOW FOR CLUB Between 7 7 and 81 Cents Figure for Wheat at Seattle.- WALLA WALLA, Wash., April S. (Special.) Approximately 10.000 bushels of club wheat were sold today, ranging from 77 cents to 81 cents. This is the second sale of wheat of any consequence since the middle of January and is the, lowest price recorded since early in Oc tober. Four different deals were made and this is taken by some to indicate that farm ers have lost confidence in. wheat -again commanding a high figure this Spring. Bluestem is being held for 90 cents. THE MEN AND WOMEN Who Enjoy the Choicest Products of the World's Commerce. Knowledge of What is Best More Important Than Wealth Without It. It must be apparent to every one that qualities of the highest order are necessary to enable the best of the products of modern commerce to attain to universal acceptance. However loudly heralded, they may not hope for world-wide pre-eminence unless they meet with the general approval, not of individuals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting and enjoying the choicest products. Their commenda tion, consequently, becomes important to others, since to meet the requirements of the well informed of all countries the method of manufacture must be of the most perfect order and the combination the most excel lent of its kind. After thirty years of gen eral usage, Syrup of Figs and Elixirof Senna is every where accepted as the best of family laxatives. Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the laxative and carminative principles of plants known to act most beneficially on the system, bvt also to the method of manufacture of the California Fig Syrup Go., which ensures that uniform ity and purity essential in a remedy intended for family use. It cleanses and sweetens the system effectually, when a laxative is needed, without any unpleasant after effects. To get the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, buy the genuine only; the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. is printed on the front of every package. Price, 50 cents per bottle. You Mothers Who Have a Real Boy Here are real clothes. Not the fussy, fancy, impractical kind ; but good, staunch, substantial garments with style and durability. These are Xtragootv clothes. The real boy, with all his pranks, can't harm them. i The' trousers are lined throughout. A rip or a tear is a thing unheard of. Then there is a fullness that makes, it impossible for boy to stretch them out of shape. Style comes natural in clothes made like XTRAGOOD. The proportion and shape given the clothes by the tailors who make them remain a part of the garments to the end. Only one " store" in XTRAGOOD. That's this The new Spring styles are here now. Prices will attract you as much as the clothes. 0 Both are right. Baseball SAM'L COR. GURTISSBREAKSREGQRD WORLD'S QUICK-START MARK LOWERED TWO SECONDS. Thousands Attend Memphis Aero plane Meet, Renowned Aviator Taking Wife on First Flight. MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 8. Aeroplanes sweeping in graceful -urves and part ing about the course, gave to thou sands yesterday their first real knowl edge of aviation. Spectacular flights and the breaking of a world's record by Glenn H. Cur tiss, of Hammondsport, NnY., were features of the second day of the Mem phis aviation meet. Weather condi tions were perfect and the aviators' flights were successful. Curtiss quick start-recor of 6 2-5 second, made at the Los Angeles meet, was broken by him with ease yes terday. He rose fro mthe ground In 4 2-6 seconds, t in the same test failed to break his short-start record of 98 feat. After breaking the record, the avia tor took his Trite up In her first fight. RECALL MENACES LOMBARD South Portland Boosters Angry Opposition to Improvements. Threats that the recall might be in voked on Councilman Gay Lombard were made at the regular meeting of the South Portland Boosters' Club, held m St. Lawrence Hall last night. It was charged that Mr. Lombard Intended appearing be fore the street committee of the Council today In an endeavor to obtain a. rescind ing order on the Improvements ordered in that section of the city. A committee of 15 tax papers was ap pointed to meet the street committee at its meeting this afternoon to protest against any action being; taken to rescind any resolution passed by the Council in the past ordering the improvement of streets In the- South Portland district. ASS? V town sells store. Suit Free With Boy's Suit or ROSENBLATT & CO. THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS baoaotia OUR iLaaaaaaa OFFICE KAST 7S9 aaac 4. KNOTT MIAJ 4 paoqaaa Irvln The lots we offer for sale in Irvington are located in the section blocked off on the map at the top of this announcement. Originally, we had for sale all of the blocked off section.. A goodly portion has already been sold. The people who have bought are holding their lots at much higher prices than we are asking for those remaining unsold. We waited until all of the improvements were completed before we put the lots on the mar ket We offer the homeseeker or the investor every possible advantage that goes with close in improved restricted excellent view property. In all other parts of Irvington lots are being sold at much higher prices than we are asking. When the Fifteenth-street extension of the Irvington carline is completed these lots will double in price. Work is being done on this extension Now, and cars will be running this Summer. The Supreme Court, a short time ago, ratified the franchise for this extension. We immediately decided to raise the prices on all unsold lots. We thought it only fair to give notice of the advance. On May 1 the prices will he advanced $200 on every lot that remains unsold. The time to buy is now. The place to buy is Irvington. The lots we offer have the best streetcar service in Portland now. When the Fifteenth-street line is in operation these lots will have car service at both ends. See the map. Come to the Irvngton office tomorrow. Select your lots at once, so as to take advantage of the immediate saving and to get in line for the big increase when the 15th-street line comes through. Present Prices: Corners, 100x100, $3000 . . Inside Lots, 50x100, $1250 . . 10 Down and 2fo Per Month. Take Woodlawn, Alberta or any other Union avenue car at Fifth and Washington. Get off at Knott. That's a twelve-minute ride only. Walk one block east and you are on these .ots. Mr. Mumford is in charge of the Irvington office. He will show you the lots that are still for sale. Rountree & Diamond, 241 Stark St Reefer. ton May 1st. Prices: .... $3400 .... $1450 Improvements Bonded