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12 THE 3IOIMSTXG OREGONIAN. FRIT) AT. JUNE 17, 1910. THREE-YEAR OLD -MANGLED BY CAR Boy Is Caught Under Wheels' . and Dies at Hospital Few Minutes Later. MOTORMAN DOES NOT SEE Men .Rush to Rescue and Are Obliged to Jack Up Heavf Tracks With Timbers to Release Torn Body Pinned to Pavement. Darting from a store where he had Just purchased two sticks of sum, Joe Gasser. 3 years old, was struck by a Btreetcar turning the corner of Elev enth and Morrison streets, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the fender twist ing him under tne heavy trucks, which crushed and mangle 1 his baby form so cruelly that he died on the operating table at St. Vincent's Hospital a few minutes afterward. The motorman did not see the child, but a pedestrian shrieked a warning from the curb, and the carman, bewil dered, brought the wheels to a stop w'ithin a few -feet. The car was not stopped,' however, before the wheels had crushed the tiny body, and before the brakes set, the heavy carriage be gan to roll down grade, dragging the child with it , Car Raised Up. " ' Several pedestrians, . the motorman and workmen from the new Baker The ater, across the street, hastily brought timbers from the new building to jack the car up and remove the boy, for he was pinned to the pavement by the heavy trucks. Although his body was torn almost lo shreds, the child was semi-conscious and the faint, piteous moans that came from under the car spurred on the rescuers. When the wheels had been sufficiently raised. Councilman George L. Baker crawled underneath end dragged out the torn form. " Both legs hung in shreds, one arm was nearly severed and the tiny body was pitifully crushed. One of the torn hands still clutched the sticks of gum Which the boy had so gleefully pur chased -a. few minutes before. Councilman Baker Faints., As they gazed upon what was left of Ihe little fellow, the rescuers .turned away in sickening horror. Councilman Baker swooned and had to be sup ported by two men. At the hospital, whither the' dying boy was hurried in Fred Allen's auto, which was proffered, one of the sisters, seeing the end was near, brought holy water and "hastily baptized the little sufferer. As the cold water struck his face, little Joe opened his eyes and pitifully mirmurea, "Oh, take it off." He still thought the cruel car trucks were upon his fragile body. Dr. A. E. Rockey said the child would not live. . Scarcely had the little suf ferer been placed on the operating table when death came and mercifully closed his eyes. Parents Live in Boise. The child was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gasser, of Boise, Idaho. Mrs. Gasser and the boy had been in the city but a few days and were stay ing at The Ferns, on Eleventh street, between Alder and Morrison. The anguished mother followed her son to the hospital as rapidly as she could and arrived just in time to see him die. She was taken back to her rooms in a pitiful condition of hysteria. The only direct witness of the acci dent was C. L. Blanding,. of 168 Twelfth street, who was standing on the. curb when the car made the turn and the boy ran in front of it. He said: "I eaw the boy run out of the grocery store and start to cross the street in front of the car. The forward part of the car" swung far out from the track as it made the turn, and the point of the fender caught him and threw him under the wheels. As soon as I saw he was in danger, I yelled and the motorman heard me ' and stopped his car in a very few feet. Even then he did not know that an accident had happened and the car, before the brakes set, rolled back several feet, dragging the body with It." Motorman Tells Story. The car was run by I. L. Abernathv, motorman. who lives at Rose City Park, and F. F. Moore, conductor, of 873 F-ast Couch street. Abernathy said tliat he was just making the turn under very low speed when he heard someone yell several times. He did not realize.' at first, that the call was directed at him, and ran only about three feet after he knew that some thing had happened. Even then he did not know that there was anyone under his car. He has no idea how the child came to be there. Indignation at the conduct of the conductor is expressed by XV. J. Welch, foreman of the bricklayers at the Baker Theater. Welch was among those who assisted in raising the car, and he states that while the child still lay crying under the car and a large party was laboring to raise it so that' he could be extricated, the conductor went about among the crowd, securing the names of witnesses. tering of pedestrians. Edmund Feary, a messenger boy, living at Mount Tabor, was riding a bicycle at Second .and Alder and the team collided with him, knocking him from his wheel and in flicting painful but not dangerous in juries. . He was taken to a. hospital. After knocking, Feary down, one of the horses fell, and so grat was the mo mentum that he was dragged 30 feet or more by the- other horse before the wild run was stopped. MRS.. ROSE HOYT IS DEAD Pioneer Portland Woman's iiife Was Devoted to Philanthropy. After a lingering illness, Mrs.. Rose H. Hoyt, a long-time resident of Port land, and first president of the Port land Rose Society, died yesterday morn ing at 10:15 o'clock at the H6bart-Cur-tls, where she had lived for several yeaiw. She was the widow t the lats Captain Richard Hoyt. One daughter, Mrs. George T. 'Willett, survives her. Mrs. Hoyt was one of the early mem bers of the Woman's Club and prom inent in its activities. In the forma tion of the Portland Rose Society she took a leading pajct and served for sev eral years as its president. Much of its usefulness, was due to her individual ACCIDENTS COME IX BtTXCHES Two Messenger Boys Are Knocked From Their Bicycles. Three accidents to children were re ported at the police station within about as many minutes yesterday. In each case the injury occurred through an encounter with a vehicle. The first was the killing of little Jqe Gasser. by a streetcar at Eleventh and Morrison streets. WhileOfficer Sorenson was receiving the report of that affair, a patrolman came in to report a runaway on Alder street and was almost im mediately followed by Chauffeur Allen, who took the Gasser boy to the hos pital. He, in turn, was followed by Noel Peterson, a young driver, who came in supporting Louis-Miller, a mes senger boy, whom he had knocked from a bicycle. Peterson was turning the corner at Second and Oak when the bicyclist, heavily encumbered with packages, careened against his wagon and young Miller was thrown under the wheels. He was only sliglftly injured. The runaway on Alder street was a more Serious affair. A team of horses attached to a light wagon, drlven by A. F. Walls, a grocer of East Thirteenth and Iexlngton streets, had been left standing at Fourth and Alder streets, when they took fright at something and toolted down Alder street. The driver said that he had the lines hooked back In the wagon, but the horses were not hitched. The frightened team made tremendous headway through the crowded street and caused a great scat- ' f - i It :$.; ' It 1 1 V x At JILTED MtN SUICIDE Popular Local Athlete Fires Bullet Through Brain. BIra. Rose Hoyt, First President of the Portland Rou Society, and A ell K now u In Philan thropic Work, Who la Dead. efforts, into which she put zeal, tact and energy. She did a large share to ward laying the foundation for the Rose Festivals. Throughout her long residence here she assisted In. organ ized charities of Portland. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the First Presbyterian Church. COMPLAINT CAUSES CLASH Attorney Wolf Accuses Depity Ilen nessy ot Exceeding Authority. A warm clash between Deputy District Attorney Hennessy sdnd Attorney A. Walter Wolf occurred in police court yesterday when Wolf charged that Hen nessy had exceeded his authority by drawing a city complaint, in order to carry on a policy of persecution toward Wolfs client. May Mellville. "The City Attorney has warned Hen nessy that he has no authority to sign city complaints," shouted the attorney. But this complaint is signed by the City Attorney himself,." said Judge Ben nett, v . "Well, it's Hennessy's . writing." said Wolf, "and he's doing it in order to catch my client coming or going: if he can't get her on one charge he will try another." The woman was accused of stealing $300 from Frank Johnson, a blacksmith from Umatilla. In the trial it devel oped that she was a woman of the town and a charge to that effect "was added by Hennessy. She was held to the grand jury on the larceny charge arid the other was allowed to lie dormant pending the acVion,of that body. Anna Howard, the proprietress of the rooming house where the .alleged robbery occurred, was dismissed. STEEL BRIDGE ACTION DUE Application Made to Prosecute O. K. & X. for Activity. Application has been made to City At torney Kavanaugh to take action rela tive to the activity of the O. R. & N. Company in proceeding with the con struction of the 'east abutment of Us steel bridge at Oregon and Adams streets. It has been suggested by inter ested parties that officials of thet cor poration be arrested and prosecuted for obstructing the streets. The subject is now under consideration in the office of the City Attorney. The O. R. & N. Company Is proceeding with the construction of tie bridge, al though the referendum has been filed against it. It is the declaration of the company's attorneys that the referen dum does not apply, but the contention of those opposing the vacation of Ore gon and Adams or any other streets in the city is that ,it does apply, and they intend to, stop the construction of the abutment, if possible. 1 Census Returns. How soon will the Government "issue bulletins showing results of the thir teenth census? Will The Oregonian publish the re sults from leading Eastern cities? Will the bulletins show the larger cities first or according to states? RAYMOND STRONG. We do not know. This is the first time a census has been taken under direction of a permanent bureau. What Its policy of publicity will be, has not been announced. If bulletins of former censuses can be taken as a guide, cities will be announced before states, and large cities ahead of small ones. There li no endof red-tape in connection with - the tabulation. A guess based on returns ten years ago, is that the first bulletin will come about August 1. Possibly with im-. proved methods of verifying the count, we -may hear from the first city at an earlier date. Your inquiry as to w.iether The Oregonian will publish the results was not necessary. What is The Oregonian in business for? Mrs. C. W. Steen Dies at Milton. MILTON, Or.. June 16.-(Special.) Rose Bell, wife of C. XV. Steen,. died from appendicitis yesterday at the Walla Walla Hospital, after an illness of only five days. She was bom Jn Oregon in 1872, and had made her home in this city for 20 years. She was mar ried to Claude W. Steen March 21, 1897, at Milton. The surviving children are Glen, aged 12; Ruth, aged 10: Loren, aged 5, and Lucille, aged 3. ROOMMATE FINDS REMAINS "I Am Going on Long Journey," Says Ephraim Jamerson When 1 Final Plea for Hand of Gladys Baker, of City, Rejected. ""Please tell Gladys I did this because I love her. Good-bye, all. E. J." After- penning the above note Eph raim Jamerson, 21 years of age and a well-known local athlete, retired to his bed in room 628 of the Y. M. C. A. and, pressing a .38 caliber revolver to his head, blew his brains out yesterday afternoon. Death must have been in stantaneous. His lifeless body was 'found by Felix Kleeman. his roommate, at 6:S0 o'cloclc last evening. Deputy Coroner .Dun ning after viewing the remains con cluded that it was a plain case of sui cide. The body was removed to the morgue. It is evident' from the circumstances in the case that Jamerson chose his tragic end as a sequel to a quarrel with Gladys Baker, his sweetheart, in her home at 492 Columbia street, Wednesday night. The .quarrel is said to have followed her refusal to marry him. Education Received Here. Jamerson was reared on a farm near Tualatin, Or. At an early age he came to Portland and lived with the Baker family and secured his education In local schools. Through his persever ance he secured funds enough to liqui date his tuition at the Hill Military Academy. He entered the institution in 1906. He was prominently identified with the athletics- of the school. Be cause his marked efficiency in ath letics he became a member of the academy's championship football squad during the season of 1908. After finishing his fetudies, . Jamerson took uf! apprenticeships in several local electrical concerns. He was serving in that capacity with the Western Electri cal Company at the time of his death. Girl Rejected Him. Since his childhood Jamerson had al ways maintained a warm affection for Miss Baker, who is employed by the Pa cific States Telephone Company. Recently he became devoted', to her and proposed their marriage. When pretty Miss Baker, "who Is but 19 years of age, demurred, Jamerson grew despondent. Probatoly a few minutes before he fired the fatal bullet Into his head, Jamerson called her by telephone at her home, shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after noon. He again asked ' her to become his wife. When he received an unfavor able reply from her, the despondent youth informed her that she would never see him again, because he was "going on a long journey." j At the moment he penned the farewell note to MisS Baker, Jamerson evidently recalled a promise he had made to Miss Mary Bodman, an acquaintance, to whom he .bequeathed his watch fob, to which was attached a medal he received for his athletic distinction. " Close besids the fob on the dresser in the room the fol lowing note was found: m "Please give this fob to Miss Mary Bod man, of ISO Lowell avenue. I promised I would give it to her when I died. So- here goes good-bye. "EPHRAIM JAMERSON." Miss Baker Swoons. Miss Bodman could not be located last night, but when informed of the tragic death of her suitor. Miss Baker was visi bly affected and swooned. Members of the Baker household, in which Jamerson was regarded as a son and brother, were likewise much distressed with the news of his suicide. The father of the suicide lives at Tuala tin and was notified by the Coroner's of fice last night of the death of his son. 1 1 1 it if j 1 ? " t - 1 t " ' " 1 1 1 t - v J) ! - : t - V , 4 Ephraim Jimemon, Hill Military Academy Student, Who Killed Hlmaelf. Mm Jamerson, the suicide's mother, "and a brother are at present visiting rla tiveo in Goidsmore, Mo. i . . REVOLVER HELPS ANGLER Weary of Struggle With Big Trout, Messecher Shoots It. LYLE, Wash., June 16. (Specials Charles Messecher, a Goldendale mer chant,, thus far in the season eclipses all other Klickitat anglers reported in the stunt of catching and landing the biggest fishv Messecher.'s catch of a 10 pounder, 28 inches In length, was brought to shore on the Klickitat, at a point one mile below Wahkiacus. Grass hopper bait and a No.. 2 hackel hook were used. After a repeated dash to mid stream for 30 minutes, the angler, gaining range for a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson, fired a bullet, striking two inches below the base of the dorsal fin, thereby be ing enabled -to land as fine a salmon trout as ever was taken from Klickitat waters.- Name of New Boat Mystery. Steamboat owners are on the qui vive to learn the name of Captain Shaver's powerful gasoline tender, which will be launched tomorrow from the ways at the Portland Shipbuilding Company's yards,, and though repeatedly ques tioned for her official cognomen, the directing hand of the Shaver Trans portation Company refuses to make it' known. The craft is equipped with a 100-horsepower gasoline engine, and PHYSICIAN Approves Taking Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sabattus, Maine. " Ton told me to tafce Lydia E. Pinkham's .Vegetable Compound .and Liver Pills before child-birth, and we are all surprised to see how much good it did. My physi cian Baid Without doubt it was the Compound that helped you. .1 thank you for your kindness in advising me and give you full permission to use my name m your testimonials. Mrs. II. W. Mitchell, Box 3, Sabattus, Me. Another Woman Helped. Graniteville, Vt. "I was passing through the Change of Life and suffered from nervousness and other annoying symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's v ege tableCompound restoredmy health and strength, and proved worth mountains of gold to me. For the sake of other suffering women I am willing you should publish my letter." Mrs. Charles Barclay, E.F.D., Granite ville, Vt. .'-'-. Women who are passing through this critical period or who are suffer ing from any of those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of the fact that for thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- Eound, which is made from roots and erbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills. In almost every com munity you will find women who have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Is to be used towing boom-sticks and in light business about the harboi and will also serve as- a dispatch-boat, tak ing orders to down-river points where other vessels of the fleet are operating. ISO AUTOS ARE NEEDED EVERY WAIF IX CITY TO HAVE RIDE SATURDAY. - 31. C. Dickinson, President of Auto mobile Club, Is Interesting Fellow-Members in Outing. M. C. Dickinson, president of the Au tomobile Club, is making untiring effort to secure the 150 motor cars needed for the proposed outing to be given the children from Portland's philanthropic institutions Saturday afternoon. Com munications have been sent to various members of the club, and many who are not members have signified their will ingness to tender . machines for the event. The' plan is that every homeless child in the city shall be given a ride lasting two jhours, during which time all the beautiful parks, drives and spots of in terest in and around Portland will be visited. Each car will be driven by ex perienced men or women, each carload of youngsters Vill b accompanied by matrons or maids, and every opportu nity taken to . make the outing a . de lightful and memorable one. The .children will be those from the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, the Chil dren's Home, the older children from the Baby Home, the People's Institute, and any others that can be found. The Automobile Club has earnestly re quested that every resident of Portland who has a machine to spare send it around to the starting place, the public playgrounds on Park and Everett streets, at 2 o'clock on Saturday after noon. The children are requested to be prompt and assemble at the same hour, 2 P. M. It Is expected that over 200 chil dren will be-present. Cornelius Man Buried. FOREST GROVE, Or., June 16. (Spe cial.) The funeral of A. Haufck, aged 85 years, who died at the Oregon Ho tel at Cornelius Tuesday, was held this morning. He was a natTve of Alsace and had made his home at Cornelius for a number of years. He was the father of the noted operatic singer, Minr.ie Hanck, who is a Countess and now lives In Italy. And the Cure If you are ruptured, you are un doubtedly wearing a rnu. But ths question Is is it doing you any good? If you will wear one of our trunien we shall guarantee you a cure if your case is curable. Xr. L. 'G. Stone, of New York, says, Lln strom'n yxtem of fitting trusses is the best that has been brought to my notice. Call and be convinced. If you can't call, write. Spinal Corsets For Curvature of tbe Spine. Braces for Weak Limbs. Elastic. Hosiery and Belts. Artificial Legs and Arms. Send for Book. B. C. LINSTROMCOr 493 Washington St.. Portland, Or. NO REASON FOR PIMPLES Sfw Healing Agent Causes Them to Disappear. The dispensers of poslam, the new skin discovery, ask that notice be given that no one is, urged to purchase it without first .obtaining the sample package, which will be sent free to any one who writes to the Emergency Lab oratories, 32 West Twenty-fifth street. New York. This Is usually enough to clear the complexion and to rid the face of pimples. Every one who has tried poslam knows that the 50-cent box, on sale at the Skidmore Drug Co. and the Woodard, Clarke & Co., as well as all other drug stores, contains suf ficient for the worst cases of eczema, where the surface affected is not too large. The itching ceases on first ap plication. It will also cure acne, tetter, blotches, scaly scalp, hives, barber's and every other form of itch. Including itching feet. Being flesh-colored and containing no grease, the presence of poslam on exposed surfaces, such as the face and hands, is not perceptible. Water and soap cannot be used In connection with it, as these Irritate and prolong skin trouble, sometimes even causing them. . r : - FREE ABSOLUTELY m EE? 10 CHESTS SOLID SILVER 26 Pieces in Beautiful lined Chests To the 10 neatest correct solutions to this Father Time puzzle DIRECTIONS There are 10 faces in. this picture. Can you find 7 of them? Outline eachv face ' with pencil on this or a separate sheet of paper, or number them 1, 2, 3, etc. To the 10 neatest correct answers we will give absolutely free a Beautiful Lined Chest of Silver. To each one finding 7 faces we will give absolutely free a Hand some Souvenir. All correct answers will receive a valuable prize. Be sure your answer is correct. All answers must be in our hands by June 25, 1910. Every correct solution will receive a prize. Remember, prizes will be awarded to the neatest correct answers received, and you must find at least 7 of the faces. The contest will be judged by the representa tives of our leading newspapers. Send your solution and name and ad dress plainly written (be sure to write plainly) to INTEREST INCREASING ' i i Discriminating Purchasers of Real Estate Displaying Great Interest in Last and Ciosest-in Addition. OPENING DAY TO BE RECORD-BREAKER Beautiful View of City from Murraymead Charms Buyers of Property. Mr. J. H. Hamilton, of Portland, has discovered a new charm in Murraymead. Yesterday one of my salesmen to6k Mr. Hamilton out to look over the addition and he thought so well of it that yesterday evening, after dinner, he took his wife over to see the addition. Today, when he came into the office to reserve a lot, he said: v "Mr. Widney, I think you have overlooked an idea in advertising Murraymead. .If you could let your readers know just how beautiful the view from that tract is after dusk, when the city is spread out in one gorgeous mass of electric lights, and could tell about it in an attractive way so that a few people, at least, would see it after dusk, as my wife and I .did, I'll guarantee you that those who do go would surely be buyers." "Well," I saidv "I am not particularly good at 'flowery' advertising, but I'll tell them what you say, anyhow!" However, you do not need any better view than the daylight view to make you fall in love with Murraymead. And, mainly I, do noc want you to forget that there remain but two days between now and Sun day, the big opening day and that if you are still undecided when you are going to buy, you should hurry to investigate the different properties being of fered for sale, and be on hand early Sunday or before, if you possibly can, to compare with Murraymead. Also remember the special discount I am offering to the purchasers of the first ten lots. Take Hawthorne f.venue or Mount Scott car to East 24th street and walk four blocks south to my tract office at E. 24th and Harrison sts., or come direct to the office and one of my salesmen will take you out in the machine. I think you had better do it at once, as Sunday promises to be a record-breaker, and best choices naturally go first. A. WIDNEY 822-4 Board of Trade Main 6974 Local Office East 24th and Harrison '. 9 - ' Worrell's Sample Cloak and Suit House Has Purchased the Cleaver & Havelick Stock at 25c on the Dollar 409 Washington Street Watch for Announcement of Big Sale 25 Experienced Salespeople 2 Good Floor Men Wanted .-" . ' ' v