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TIIE MORNING OUGGOXIAX, FKIDAT, APT. IX 13. 1010. TRACK AFTER WRECK IS HARD TO CLEAR The report of City Auditor Ander son for the quarter ending on March 31, filed today, shows that during the 12 months since March 31, 1909, the net indebtedness of the municipality has beep reduced from $150,585.26 to $124,369.5. or by $38,213.91. POINDEXTER'S RACE BLOW TO PRIMARY Toll & Cilblbs, Hoc, MORRISON AT SEVENTH Portland's Largest Homefurnishers Housefurnishing Goods Sold on Easy Payments FLOCKING TO HOLY LAND Tangled Mass of Wreckage Formed When 22 Ctys Pile Up in Heap. THREE BODIES ARE FOUND l ive or Six Others Believed Still lo lie in Debris Injured Are Thought to Be Tramps, Many of Whom Boarded Train. SPOKANE, April 14. Wreckin crews that have been working since noon have been unable to clear the Northern Pacific tracks of the twisted tangled mass of wreckage formed when 22 loaded freig-ht .oars plied up three miles west of the city this morn ing. They have not yet reached any of the bodies supposed still to be in the debris, although the legs of one vie tlm can be seen protruding from the middle of the mass. A temporary track around the wreck was finished late to night and passenger trains allowed to go through. Heavy Timbers ".Uutkie." Coming at high speed down the grade from Marshall, a score of cars all loaded with lumber and shingles, left the rails when some massive bridge timbers loaded on two flatcars, "buckled" and threw the cars off the journals. The engffie, with Engineer Carroll, kept to the track and held two box cars safe, hut every other car in the train was derailed. George F. Ho wart h. brakeman, was the only member of the train crew se riously injured. Others who were in jured and the dead were tramps, about "0 of whom boarded the train at Pasco and concealed themselves in the box cars. xThe bodies of three have been recovered. Seven badly injured are in a hospital and v is believed five o eix are still under the wreck. Dead and Injured Keported. Following is a list of the dead and injured so far as reported: Dead : Three unidentified men. One of the 3ead men is believed to be J. C. Bruce Or Homer Bruce. He carried a letter addressed to the former name and a postal addressed to the latter, both mailed at Scranton, Pa., and received at Palisade, Cal. Missing: Klght unknown men. x Injured : Leslie T. Harmon, laborer, 23 years of age. from Webb City, Mo.; right root crushed and head and face i lured. John Mack, laborer, 23 years of Hge, from Kansas City, Mo.; hands, arms and feet badly crushed. Ray Johnson, laborer, 18 years of age, Top penish. Wash., face badly cut, right leg will have to be amputated. Condi tion critical. George Horman, half breed Indian, 21 years old, from Mis souri; head cut. left leg crushed. John Carr, 18 years old. Chicago; head and face cut, left leg badly crushed. Wil liam Wears, 25 years old, left arm broken, left leg badly crushed. George K. Howarth. rear brakeman, bruises, serious. Clarence Smith, 23 years oki, from Webb City. Mo.; head cut and right foot crVished. EUGENE ALL IN HARMONY Administration to Be Supported j Kffoits to Get Water. Et'GKXE, Or., April 14. (Special.) The Fairmonnt Improvement Club and :lie city administration are in harmony again. Disruption was threatened by the wording of the call fur a mass meeting by the club on Monday night to dlscus3 the commission plan of government and other civic improvement issues. It has been said since then that the call was designed to get the people out. and not to give joffense to the administration. The mass meeting; voiced the sentiment? that the people should support Mayor Matlock and the Council in the comple tion of the city water plant. Including the McKenzie power canal. Even the stroll advocates of the commission plan urged that the projected improvements were more important than a change in the form of government. The officials could not be present at the mass meeting because H ere 'was a Council meeting the same night, but the Mayor anticipated the commission plan issue by recommending thnt form of gov ernment in a message to the Council the same evening. 'l Harhof Lines Jo lie Kxtondeil. MARPHFiEUl, Or.. April 14. (Spe cial.) The Port of Coos Bay Commis sion has decided to extend the harbor lines In Coos Hay so that the channel will be MOO feet wide. This action is taken so that the mud flats will not be occupied by buildings and wharfs and prevent the channel being made wider at some future time when It Is necessary. Mayton Architect Weds. STAYTOX. Or.. April 14.-(Speclat.)-I.loyd Brown, a young architect of Stay ton, was married in Portland a few days ago to Miss Elizabeth E. Pimn, also "of Portland. The couple will spend two months here, where Mr. Brown is super vising the erection of Oddfellows- Hall, and will then take up- their permanent residence in Portland. ISoad Waits for Franchises. MAKSHFlKl.n, Or.. April 14. (Spe cial. ) Officials of the new Coos Bay Kapld Transit Company, recently or ganized to build an electric line from Marshfield to North Bend, announce that the work rf building the road will begin as soon as the franchises in the two cities are granted. Two Postmasters Named. OREGOXIAX NEWS BCREAU, Wash ington. April 14. Oregon Postmasters were appointed today a follows: Iceland. Josephine County, Thomas K. I.obaji. Plush. l,akf County. Alfred C. Snow. Kusene Now In Xew lNstoffiee. KL'UENK. Or.. April 14. Special. The postoffhe finished moving' Into u- new reaeral nulltllnfr tociay and . N will dispense mail from the new- build V r ..... Astoria stent $36,000 Less. ASTORIA, Or., April 14. (Special.) Xew Regime in Turkey Causes In flux of Hebrews to Palestine.. Xew York Times. letters from Jerusalem say that the proclamation of the constitution in Tur key has thrown open the doors of Pales tine to the incoming of Hebrews from all parts of the world. , In Jerusalem alone four-fifths of the population of 100.000 now belong to the Hebrew faith, while at Jaffa, Tiberias, Safed and Haifa He brews are reckoned by tens of thousands. Almost the whole extensive plain of Esdraelon has been bought up by them. Their prosperous colonies spread from Dan to Beersheba. and even farther south to the outskirts of Egypt. Thou sands are escaping from Persia to find shelter and protection in the Holy Land, while every ship from Odessa carries hundreds of them. The valley of the Jordan, once the property of the ex-Sultan Abdul Ham Id. Is being eagerly sought after by He brew capitalists and syndicates of Zionists, whose agents, distributed all over the land, are buying up rich prop erties of Mohammedan offenders whose incomes since the revolution are con siderably lessened. The Holy City is essentially a Jewish town. Banking;, as well as trade and commerce, is monopolized by Jews. The government has found it necessary to organise a company of Jewish gren- Party Is Disrupted in Senator ial Fight and Insurgent's Status in Doubt. CAMPAIGN IS MANY-SIDED Western Washington Thinks Man From That Section Should Be Named, but Factions Seem to Be Hopelessly Divided. f Continued From First Pag. as indicated by a plurality vote in the primaries. . Ruth Ready to Bolt. Some are going even farther than this. The report comes from Olympia that A. S. Ruth, president of the last MOSCOW ELKS OWN AND "OPERATE" TRICK DONKEY AT INITIATIONS. ar-.iu-'i."' .' mjmt jwywi h.iii ... in m u w. . i I - ? - w l v - i M .- - : - ' . . . . , Jij!-:.::;;s::s:; t t&n tmz J . ' f !," .l , fX ' ' X , "MA IDE." MOSCOW. Tdahn. April 14. (Special.) This illustration Is a picture of "Maudft,'.' the trick donkey belonging to the B. p. o. Elks of this city. For several years this Jack has been used a? an attraction at many Initiations, -so far as the public has been able to learn. On numerous occasions the animal has taken part in public parades and WM nicknamed "Maude." The animal is the property of the lodge. darmes. Hundreds of thousands of pounds are sent annually from Europe and America to enable the colonists to build homes, hospitals, schools and In valid "homes. Over 100 Jewish schools already exist in Jerusalem- alone, and synagogues are going up everywhere. The value of land has risen fourfold. The Ignorant and poverty-stricken fel- j lahcen are being ousted from their ! homes and villages by the sharp Euro pean Hebrew settler, whose modern ag ricultural implements and methods have made the land produce harvests never before dreamed of by the na tives. The Anglo-Palestine Company, a Zionist banking and commercial en terprise, is pushing the cause of Is rael with great determination. The racial exclusi veness of the Jews and their clannish proclivities are arousing the opposition of the Otto mans, and the Turkish constitutional regime lias in this question one of the greatest problems that a new and pa triotic government ever faced. CURB GALLERY OF PESTS Some of the Daily Visitors One ! Would Rather Xot See. . ! Kansas City Star. . Speaking of pests, there's the visi- ' tor who calls on .you at the office, ' stands around your desk, making con versation on unimportant topics, while ' you wait, wtth your -hand on the tele phone, for him to go, and asks: "Are i you busy?" The proper answer is: "Oh. no! I am not busy. Thev just have nie here because I am ornamental and have such an engaging personality. I draw a salary for entertaining ac quaintances at the office." Also the friendly soul who ap proaches you when you are reading and engages you in conversation. "May be I am interrupting you?" he sug gests, noticing that you are using one finger for a book mark, while you keep up an indifferent pretense of in terest. And if you. are as polite as you should be you respond: Certainly not. I am just holding the place for a friend who has been called out of town for a few days." One might also note the long-necked person who sits behind you on the car. craning his neck to see your pa per. -When lie finally obstructs your view of the news, you look a little peevish, and be;says: Do you read the Paioo?" "Oh, no," you answer, with . much gentleness, "I. use it to screen my eyes from the vulgar gaze of the straphangers." You may also recall the '"I-used-to- kno w-you-when" friend. Taking your delicate hand in his wrestler grip, he tries to wrench your arm off at the root, meanwhile mur muring fervently, "Why, are you here now?" It hurts, but be polite. Say: "Oli. no. This is my uncle here now. I am at present In Singapore." But sweeter far -than each, than most. than all of these is the past midnight derelict. He storms upon the porch and rings you out of bed at 2:15 A. M. You break your knees shivering, stub your Joint toes on eleven chairs, and finally reach the door, where' you note with some satisfaction that the illuminated door number is working. Wondering whether it's the police or a telegram, yon open. "Is this 4499?" he says. Innocently, while the ten below wind breaks off your teeth. Be civil. Say: "Hear, no. but I can't blame you for the mistake, seeing that the number is 3215. Won't you come in and get cold? Good morning." A Healtliful Hint. . A bottle of the Hood Brewing Com pany's famous Bock Beer to ward off that tired feeling. Phone B. 139. B. 1S19. Senate, has declared that ho would not consider himself bound to vote for Polndexter by the pledge he took last year if the latter should gain a plural ity vote in the primaries. This declaration- Is based on the assertion that Polndexter is not a Republican. Ruth has not made a public an nouncement of this position but that his views in the matter are as related is assf rted by reliable authority. Ruth is distinctively a leader in one faction in the Senate, and it is believed that at least nine of the hold-over Senators would coincide with him in his views on the subject. House Leader's Position. So far as the House is concerned. Kd Sims, of Jefferson County, a mem ber of the last Legislature and a can didate for Speaker in the next, has, it is said, declared his intention of sup porting a Western Washington man for Senator regardless of the outcome of the primary vote. As the possibility of Polndexter se curing a plurality over the other can didates in the field becomes better un deisiood. it is believed that similar polices will be adopted by other can didates and the present situation leads to the belief that a return to the Old methoa of selecting a United Slates Senator may be witnessed in the 1911 Legislature. Tne feeling concerning Polndexter's candidacy is therefore both sectional end political. Eastern Washington now has a Senator In the person of Wesley L. Jones, of North Yakima, and Mr. Jones is openly and actively op posed to the unfairness of the lias: Side t-eeking another Senator. Voted With Democrats. Poindexter has not always been a Republican. Also while serving in Con gress he lias at times refused to join party caucuses. In the memorable fight over the re-formation of the rules com mittee of the House, he voted with the Democratic-Insurgent forces. He was on of the two Republicans who stood with the Democrats' in voting to oust Speaker Cannon, a movement which if successrful, it was acknowledged, would have resulted in the election of Champ Clark, a Democrat, as Speaker of a Re publican House. These are- the grounds on which some of the Republicans in the State of Wash ington are declaring that Poindexter in not a Republican and that if he is given the plurality vote on the Republican ticket in the primaries such fact will not bind Republicans in the Legislature to vote for him for L'nited States Senator. Poindexter's campaign thus far shows evidence of a good organization. Poln dexter clubs are in process of forma tion in nearly every community of any size in Western Washington, and a similar movement in his interest has been undertaken throughout Eastern Washington. It is reported here that the r?ven insurgent members of the United States Senate are planning to come to Washington later in the year and make a whirlwind campaign for Poindexter.. Men Xow In Field. As heretofore pointed, out, Poindexter's chances now seem to depend largalv on the present number of candidates re maining in the field. There are four avowed candidates in Western Washing ton. thTee of whom are from King Coun ty. The latter are Judge Thomas Burke, John L. Wilson, ex-United States Sena tor, and John & Humphries. The Pierce County candidate is Robert L. Mc Cormick, a wealthy millionaire lumber man. It is believed that the voters of East ern Washington in general will not be imbued by a spirit of fairness toward the Western section in voting for a senatorial Portland Agents for Modart Improved Front Laced Corsets, Lily of France Corsets, Madeleine Corsets. Mothers Will Be gjatterestedl m TMs SptecSsd SaJe of 2QOO Children's Wash Dresses SgSSkKS $1.75 $1.75 $2.95 $2.25 95c $1.95 $1.25 $1.50 $1.50 Indeed welcome news to mothers, for it comes at a time when the children's apparel needs for Spring and Summer are beino planned. And what makes this remarkable sale still more interesting is the splendid assortment of styles and materials we've $2.95 $2.50 $1.95 $2.25 $3.95 $2.50 95c pictured nearly all of them here sizes 6, 8, 10; 12 and 14 years. They're the practical one-piece Dresses, button from neck to bottom, the hem being extra wide. Every garment, even though trimmed with dainty shades of pink, helio, bfue and other delicate shades, is absolutely fast in color. And they're all well made the inexpensive Dresses at Sa-C showing as much care as those at $-3.85 and even higher. L The materials are Percale Prints, Sea Island Percales, Ginghams'An .derson's Ginghams, Chambrays and Cheviots, in all the newest patterns and colorings. See the large corner window display. "TT'TUk, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY airMaiiis In the IBsisemient Store Housewives never overlook the opportunity to share in such savings as these. Surely in what follows is some' article that is needed in the home. 39 Each For Earthen Baking Casser oles, worth 55c each; can be used also as milk crocks or pudding dishes. Specials in Blue Earthen Bowls or Crocks Four sizes. 9 for Vi-gal, Bowls worth 15c each. 11 -for -gal. Bowls worth 20c each. Waffle Irons at 98c The best Waffle Iron made ; can be taken apart to clean; has long wood handles; no burning of hands-, bakes to perfection. Regular $1.50 value. 5) 13 Each for Towel Bars. 18 inches long and worth 25c each. In nickel-plated or oxydized copper finishes. 14 for 1-gal. Bowls worth 25c each. 17 for ll-gaI. Bowls worth 30c each. 23J Each for "Common Sense" Gas' Toasters worth 35c eaeh. Will toast four full size slices of bread at one time. 64 Each for white enameled Bathtub Seats worth SOc each. 98 for Portable Bath Sets, comprised of soap shell, tumbler bracket, towel bar and toothbrush holder, all nickel-plated and mounted on white enameled . imitation tile backing. Unusual value' at this special price. 82 Each for eight- quart Nickel-plated Tea Kettles of 14-oz. copper. Good value at the regular sell ing price of $1.50 each. choice, and Poindexter's name is well enough known as a result of the lively campaign in 1908. in which he won the Oongrres'Sional nomination In the Third district, or Eastern Washington, where there were eeven candidates for the nomination, to insnire him a heavy vote In that section. In the 1908 election, out of 167,000 votes cast for Congressman in Washington, about 62,000 were polled In the Third dis trict. While F'olndexter may he expected to get a good vole in his own district, the preponderance of votes in a geogra phical eenss. is against him. In the more populous portion of the state, how ever, are the four other candidates, three of them in the most populous county of the state wheie more than 26.000 votes were polled for Congressman in l!tl8. This splitting of the vote, with' the Demo cratic and anti-administration aid. added to the probability of a heavy vote for Poindexter in the Kastern Washington, is what looks bad to the politicians. Small Per Cent to Choose. If the situation concerning the number of candidates remains unchanged, it is? inconceivable that any one of them will get more than 26 or 30 per .cent of the Republican votes. For instance in Hie Third district, in 1908 In nominating Con gressmen, Poindexter, the successful nominee, received only 89X2 first choice votes out of a total of 30.639, or about 29 per cent. He was the second choice nominee, receiving lo,243, first and second choice votes, out of a total of 61,230 or about 25 per cent. How the Democrats participate In the Republican primary election is also in dicated by the vote of 1908. The total vote In the general election was larger tn both parties than in the primaries, but in the primaries, on the-'Governorship, about fiS per cent of the total vote was cast for Republican aspirants for the office, while In the general election only 62 per cent pf the total vote was cast for the Re publican rwrninee- A more recent Illustration of Demo cratic participation in Republican con tests was shown in the Saattle municipal campaign of this year. In the hotly con tested primary election Gill and Bouillon. Republican candidates, received a totai of 31,647 votes while the Democratic can didates received a total of less than 3C00 votes. In the election that followed the Republicans polled only 17,971 while the Democrats mustered 14,672. Gill, the Re publican nominee who was elected later, received 17.440 votes in the primaries and only 17,971 In the election. These features of elections already held under the Washington primary law are opening the eyes of leading politicians as to the difficulty of securing a. true party choice for presentation to the Legislature in Senatorial electiore. A statement circulated here is ' that Judge Burke realizes the difficulties of the situation 1n the absence of an advisory primary in King County and that unless such a method is adopted of eliminating all but one candidate in Seattle he will with draw in favor of Congressman Will E. 'Humphrey. Humphrey is not yet in the contest but has been urged to join it. There Is considerable speculation as to what effect the similarity between the names of Congressman Humphrey and of Judge John E. Humphries would have In the result. If the former becomes a candidate. The general opinion Is that It would cause widespread confusion among voters as to whom they are voting for. It is recalled that in the 1908 primary election John Murray, a can didate for State Treasurer, led on that ticket In Pierce County although he was little known there, and this was ac counted for 1n the similarity between, his name and that of J. L Mac Murray a popular candidate in -the county for Prosecuting Attorney. Good Roadera Gather at Burns. BURNS. Or.. April 14. (Special.) The first organization of a county branch of the Oregon Good Roads Association was effected here at " the close of the April term of court. After an eloquent address by Ij. R. Webster, of Portland, before a large audience of Harney County people, the preliminary roll was signed by nearly fifty men and the Intention is to extend the organization Into every precinct in the county. Ex-County Judge H. C. Levena was elected pres ident; I. L. Poujade, of Harney, vice president, and Attorney C. H. Leonard, secretary. Wheat Sold at Big Loss. WALLA WALLA, Wash, April 14. There was a sensation In the wheat market when It leaked out this morn ing that a large local buyer last week disposed of 40,000 bushels of club at 8 cents on track In Portland or 7914 cents net. He had paid 95 cents to $1 for the same wheat in December. In dications are for a break In the local market. Several deals are pending at 77 cents net. Small sales were record ed last night. Seaside to Have Sidetrack. SEASIDE. Or.. April 14. (Special.) That a sidetrack 1000 feet In length will be constructed In the local yards was announced here today by Superin tendent McGulre, of the Astoria &. Co lumbia River Railroad. This Improve ment is made necessary by the in creased traffic and the proposed ad dition of more trains on this line. Nec essary material has already arrived and the work will be commenced at once. Hortlander Falls Ofr Train. LEBANON. Or.. April 14. (Special.) Robert Chapman, a railroad laborer of Portland, was seriously Injured last night by falling from the Lebanon train, which was proceeding at 20 miles an hour, two miles this side of Albany. Chapman went to the door of the smoking-car and either fell off or deliberately jumped from the. car. The train was backed for a mile,. -where he was picked up by the side of the track, unconscious. . . . Ackerman Is on Inspection Tour. SALEM, Or., April 14. fSperlal.) State Superintendent .1. H. Ackerman : leaves tomorrow morning" for Browns- ville to assist In the dedication of a new school building, and will go to Portland Saturday to attend a meetinjc of the Board of Regents of the O. A. C. Sunday the board will leave for Kast ern Oregron to inspect the experiment stations at Union, Hermiston and Condon. The Flavor Is Different That is why Burnett's Vanilla stands in a class by itself. For nearly sixty years, Burnett's Vanilla Extract bat been the recognized standard ot purity and excellence by which all other Vanilla Extracts have been Judged. j You may look the world orer and yon will never find another vanilla anywhere, quite so rich and satisfying in strength or with quite so rare and delicate a flavor. BURNETT'S VANILLA Ask for It by Name accept no other brand. ,nrr!Tnrnin2F!iii!LiBiiH!H.Mi!i