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THE MORMXG OREGOSIiVX, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1908.
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NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS DISTRICT GRAND LODGE NO. 4 B'NAI B'RITH
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Elaborate Banquet at Com
mercial Club Closes
Convention.
Disappearance of Important
Evidence Balks Inquiry
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MEET AT OAKLAND NEXT
tffort to Defeat Appropriation for
Neighborhood House Defeated.
Rabbi 31. S. Levy Eteet
cd President.
With an elaborate banquet at the Port
land Commercial Club last night, the
forty-fifth annual convention of the
Fourth District Grand Lodge of the In
dependent Order of B'nai B'rith came, to
an end. The principal business trans
acted yesterday was the election and in
stallation of officers for the ensuing year
and the selection of Oakland. Cal., os the
place for holding next year's convention.
The spirited debate of Monday over the
appropriations for charitable institutions
was continued yesterday morning, but
the efforts of certain delegates to pre
vent an appropriation of $500 for the sup
port of the Neighborhood House, main
tained by the Council of Jewish Women,
of this city, was unsuccessful. Other
appropriations for benevolent purposes
were made as follows: J.os Angeles
Jewish Orphan Asylum. $500; Jewish Edu
cational Society. San Francisco. J."00; Re
lief of the Needy, survivors of the San
Fremisco disaster, at Oakland, JS00;
Young Men's Hebrew Association, of San
Francisco. $250: Jewish Consumptives'
Belief Society, of Denver, $100.
A special committee was appointed to
arrange for a Jewish Orphan Asylum in
some city of the Pacific Northwest. Sig
Sichel, of this city, was made a member
of the- committee. It Is the purpose of
this committed to select a location for a
Jewish orphanage, and Portland may be
named.
.New Officers Installed.
The new officers were installed by Lu
cius I.. Solomons, past grand president, of
San Francisco, as follows: Grand Presi
dent, r.abbi M. S. Levy, of San Fran
pseo; first grand vice-president. Edmund
""Tauszky. San Francisco: second vice
president. Isaac Swctt. Portland: grand
secretary. I. J. Ascheim, San Francisco
(re-elected for the 11th term): grand
treasurer, Benjamin Harris, San Fran
cisco; grand trustees. Max Goldberg and
A. W. Voorsanger, San Francisco, and
A. Jonas. Oakland. Cal. Grand President
Levy appointed David N. Mosessohn dis
trict deputy for Portland.
During the afternoon session yesterday
eloquent addresses were delivered by
TUhbi Jonah B. Wise, of this city, and
Rabbi Samuel Koch, of Seattle. The ad
dress of Dr. Wise was one of the most
....Knl. 1 h.o.i1 at tha PftMVnt!(in whllft
the speaker had the distinction of being I
one of the few non-members or the grand
lodge who was accorded the privilege of
addressing the assembled delegates.
Before adjourning, the convention
ordered that a portrait be secured of
Jacob Mayer, of this city, charter member
of the oldest B'nai B'rith Lodge in this
district, the same to be exhibited in
the new hall In San Francisco. Mr. Mayer
is considered to have been the moving
spirit in bringing about the organization
of the B'nai B'rith lodges on the Pacific
Coast of which district No. 4 is composed.
Appointments Are Made.
President Levy announced the follow
ing appointments:
GTand orator M. H. TVascepwtts.
Credential Joseph Cohen, Golden Gate,
No. u: C. etelnfals, Modln, No. 42; J.
I,ewis. Monteflore, No. 51.
Finance !. MauT, Modln. No. 42: Mar
cuh Levy, past grand president; J. 1 Gold
amlth. Golden Gate, No. 1"J0.
Legislation H. K. Helneman, Golden
Gates. No. 12n; Sanford Helgennaum, Occi
dental. 345; Otto J. Kraemer, Portland, No.
416- I.. M. Stern, Hlldesheimer, No. 503;
Alex T. Hart. Artel, No. 248.
Uki M. Kallmann, Ophir, No. 21; Jacob
Kallmann, Columbia, No. 127; David Cohen,
California, No. 103.
Library 1. S. Hlrshberg, past grant pres
ident: Jacob Nleto, I'nity, No. 273; TV. C.
Voorsanger, Occidental, No. 34S.
State of the Order Sam Werskopf, Co
lumbia. No. 32Z: Marco H. Hellman, lxs
. Angeies, No. 4S7; Sam 1. Fox,, Lasker, No.
370: J. H. Zemanaky, Montcnore, No. 51; D.
Germanua. Portland, No. 416.
Intellectual Advancement -R. c. FeiRe,
Monteflore. No. 51; H. Levy, Ophir, No. 2J ;
M. 8. Wabrhaftlg, Ktham. Na. 37; Sara
Meyer, Modln. No. 42: H. Seller. Pacific No.
4R; A. C. Cohen, Hope, No. 126: Henian
Leaser, Columbia, No. 127; Phil Cohen,
Golden Gate. No. 12!); Lewis Levin, Cali
fornia. No. 163; Rudolph Anker, Paradise,
No. 237; George w. Alexander. Artel. No.
24S: M. Jonas, Oakland, No. 232; Henry
Zeklnd, Unity, No. 273; M. Ostrow. Theodor
Heril. No. 314- Dr. Joseph Bayer, Cremicujc
No. 32"; J. I. Macks, Occidental, No. 345;
Simon Levi. Lasker. No. 370; S. ' J. Mayer,
Portland, No. 410: William Graupe. B. F.
Peixotto. No. 421 ; D. G. Barman, Abr.
Gelger. No. 423; Max Mayfleld. N. Falk,
No. 4S1 ; Isldor Mayers, Los Angeles, No.
487: J. Jturwitz, Hlldesheimer, No. 503.
Mileage Morris Levy. Monteflore. No.
si: B. stlverstein. .Oakland. No. 252; H.
Cohen: .S. F. Peixptto. No. 421.
Corn mil tee of 15.
Committee of Fifteen Jacob Voorsanger,
D. I. Haslbery. George N. Black. Otto Irving
Wise. Marcus Rosenthal. M. Frtedlander.
Tsldor Golden. M. H. Wascerwlti. Henry
Helneman. Max Goldbers. H. Gutsholt,
Lucius L. Solomons, Wallace A. Wise, sol A.
Raphael and Ben L.. Joseph I.
District Deputles--San Francisco, William
Sealhurg; Sacramento. Abraham Nolson;
Stockton. I. F. Stein; Loa Angeles. San
rles;o and San Bernardino, J. R Black'
Marysvtlle,. I. Chein: San Jose. S. B Lgron
Oakland. George Ringolsky: Seattle Sol'
Frledthal; Portland, David N. Mosessohn;
Butte. H. Blurmktn; Salt Lake. Jerome
Hirschum: Spokane, Jacob Schiller; Boise.
David J. Cohen.
Two Hundred at Banquet.
Nearly 200 delegates and friends of the
order attended the banquet at the Com
mercial Club last night. Following an
elabroate banquet. Judge Isidore Golden,
of San Francisco, presented George N
Black, the retiring grand president, with
a splendid solid stiver service.
Otto J. Kraemer. district deputy, pre
sided as toastmaster and the following
toasts were responded to:
"District Grand Lodge No.- 4." Rabbi M.
S. Levy, grand president.,
-The Constitution Grand Lodge." Lucius
L. Solomons, second vice-president constitu
tion grand lodge.
"San Francisco." Edmund Tauskv. first
grand vtce-ijrestdent.
"Our Principles." George N. Black, junior
past grand president.
"Past Grand Presidents of District No
4." Jacob Greenebaum. Itrst grand president
District No. 4.
"The Seal and the Records." I. J. Asch
helm. grand secretary.
"Our Country," M. H. Wascerwltz. grand
orator.
"Tha Young Men of the Order." Isidore
Golden.
Judaism." Dr. Jonh B. Wise, president
I'nrtland l-odge. No. 410.
"Portland." Isaac Swett. second vlce-pros-Idtnt.
HAND-TINTED SCENIC PHOTOS.
Kiser's Oiisinals. 248 Alder st.
Tomorrow, Thursday, will positively he
tlio last day for discount on Kast Side
gas bills, rortland Gas Company.
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ROSES FOR RESERVE
Lists Are Oversubscribed for
"Planting Day."
PLANS FOR BIG PARADE
Citizens Will Visit Schools Tomor
row to Interest Children in the
Work or Setting Out the
Bushes Next Saturday.
Although the 5000 rose bushes that will
be . required to till three whole city
blocks have been secured, and will be on
hand Saturday afternoon for "planting
day," the campaign undertaken less than
two weeks ago is like a. New York City
bond issne it is greatly over-subscribed.
More than 1000 additional rose sets of
the property variety and age have been
contributed in excess of the number
called for, and these will be set out on
the site of the old garbage crematory
during the coming Spring, and will be
used permanently as a reserve rose gar
den, when buds and blooms are needed
for decorative purposes.
East Side Is Interested.
The co-operation of the East Side im
provement clubs is assured in making the
festival a success. Three massive arches
are planned, in the erection of which the
various individual boosting organizations
will participate. Some of the more am-
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Bavid X. Mosessohn. Appointed DU
. trict Deputy for Portland.
bitious bodies are planning to enter dec
orated automobiles and vehicle floats in
the main parades, one or more of which
will traverse the business section of the
East Side as well as the business streets
on the West Side.
Favorable reports have been made from
a number of the special committees
which are raising funds to hold the far
famed Japanese "cherry blossom" pa
rade, in connection with the festival.
This feature is in replica of the one that
takes place annually in Tokio, and will
cost several thousand dollars, and the
Japanese of the Northwest are particu
larly anxious to contribute to this magni
ficent display.
Will Have Military Escort.
The Rose Society is handling the chil
dren's parade feature of the rose-planting
day," and it is announced that large
numbers of the boys and girls of the
public schools will be on hand next Sat
urday afternoon to take part in the
grand civic parade which will be accom
panied by a military escort, consisting of
the entire Third Regiment, Oregon Na
tional Guard, with the regimental band.
School Superintendent Rigler has sent
letters to tile principals of the city
schools notifying them that ritizcas will
talk to the children about the planting
day and the festival. While the school
authorities have no Jurisdiction over the
children on a holiday, it is believed that
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3 lax Goldberg, of San Francisco, Grand
Trustee,
the children will take enough interest in
the plan to turn out and help make
planting day a success.
Inability of the original speakers se
lected to address the school children re
garding - "Row Planting day." and the
rose festival, has necessitated a number
of changes and additions to the lists.
The speakers have been notified to meet
at festival headquarters, fifth floor of
the Swetland building, tomorrow after
noon.' when a general outline of the
talks to be made, will be discussed. From
there the speakers will go to the differ
ent schools and their talks are to be
limited to 10 or 15 minutes.
PLANS A MODERN HOTEL
Syndicate AVill Build Eight-otory
Structure on Alder Street.
Licases on the old wooden buildings on
the quarter block at the northwest corner
of Alder and Fourth streets will expire
July 1. On that date the new owners of
the property will begin to clear the site
i and contracts in the meantime will have
j been let for the erection of a modern
hotel building of eight stories. The syn-
dicate owning the property is known as
; the Hotel Investment Company and is
composed of W. L. Morgan. Elnathan
Sweet, Horace E. Chapman, William F.
t Feidner. - J. . H. Deitz and Mrs. Sarah
, Baumgart. It is now planned to have
j the steel interior work started rs soon
! as the site Is cleared and foundations put
! in.
Mr. Morgan is at work on the Dlans
! and specifications, which he expects to
nave ready within a few weeks. The inr
tention of the company is to erect a
building Containing 210 rooms, with 125
private baths and a grillroom in the base
ment 65x105 feet, which will seat 350
people. There will be a store 1n the cor
ner on the ground floor and another on
the Fourth-street front. On Alder street
i the first floor will contain a barber shop.
Dar, omce ror the hotel and entrance to
the grill and to the elevators.
The company now intends to conduct
the hotel when finished, and as Mrs.
Baumgart. one of the shareholders, is a
practical hotel manager, being the owner
of the Beverly, at the corner of Yamhill
and Park streets, she will more than
likely have an important' part in the man
agement of the new house, though that
matter has not yet been fully decided
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PLAYS FIRST IN PORTLAND
Clay Clement Conies Here Directly
From Xew York.
Eighteen actors, a full corps of stage
mechanics and a carload of scenery ar
rived yesterday from New York to com
plete preparations for Clay Clement's
opening in repertoire at the Marquam
Grand next Sunday. It is doubtful if so
many actors and actresses were ever
taken so far to the support of any actor.
The fact 'that Mr. Clement chose this
city for the initial production of his new
repertoire and brought his company such
a great distance is a compliment to Port
land. Mr. Clement lias appeared in Portland
several times in his charming play, "The
New Dominion," in which he imperson
ates in such a . charming way the
character of Baron Hoenstaufren, and al
ways to capacity houses. Next week he
will give three plays of an entirely dif
ferent, complexion and the characters he
portrays are of such varied types that
few actors would like to attempt them.
The opening bill, "The New Dominion,"
will be followed by "The Bells" and
"London Assurance" later in the week.
Supporting Mr. Clement are the follow
ing well-known artists. Arthur Rutledge.
William Conklin, H. G.' Ijounsdale, J. J.
Sarsbrook, Richard Love, James Barr.
Thomas Aune. Edward Wilcox, Miss
Alma Vica. Miss Effle Darling. Miss Lucy.
Blake, Miss Kathleen Kerrigan, Miss
Margaret Luddy, Miss Mabelle Gogley.
Mr. Lounsdale will be remembered as
having made a most pronounced hit in
the play of "Genius." produced last year
by Nat Goodwin. He was for years lead
ing man with E. S. Willard.
Loses $6 at Cards, Fears to Return.
CORVALLIS, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.)
Jesse Phillips was arrested here yester
day by Sheriff Burnett on telegraphic re
quest from Sheriff Ross, of Lincoln
County, and was today taken by Sheriff
Ross to Toledo. Phillips was employed
by a man named Schaefer, on a farm six
miles from Elk City, and attended a
dance at the latter place. He got Into
a game of cards and lost, besides his own
money, J6 out of $20 entrusted to him by
his employer for the purchase of sup
plies. He explains that, fearing to face
the wrath of his employer, he determined
to leave the vicinity.
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Vice-President.
A. Jones of Oakland, Grand Trustee.
E GETS HOTEL
Leases Former Nortonia for a
Period of Ten Years.
CHANGES TO COST $10,000
Building Owned by E. M. Lazarus
'Will Be Brought Thoroughly
Vp-to-Pate and Known
as "The Danmoore."
"The Danmoore" is the new name se
lected for the former Nortonia, at Wash
ington and Fourteenth streets. The name
will be recognized at once as that of Dan
J. Moore, the owner and landlord of the
Hotel Moore, at Seaside, one of the tnost
popular resorts on the Coast.
A lease for ten years was closed yester
day between Dan J. Moore and E. M.
Lazarus, who owns the hotel property,
and after extensive alterations on the
building are completed, the Danmoore
will be opened to the public by the new
proprietor. While the hotel is but two
years old. Mr. Lazarus is spending about
J10.000 In bringing it strictly up to date in
every particular, introducing hot and cold
running water to the rooms and installing
additional bathrooms.
Many Changes in Prospect.
The main entrance will be on the Wash-Ington-etreet
front, with an entrance to
the grill on Fourteenth street. The ar
rangement of the first floor will be com
pletely changed. Formerly the hotel was
for private families, but is to b hereaf
ter a modern hotel for the accommoda
tion of both permanent and transient
guests. It will be conducted on the Euro
pean plan, with a grill, which Mr. Moore
says he intends to make as attractive as
money can do. The new office of the ho
tel and lobby will be on the corner, and
the kitchen, now on the third floor, will
be located in proximity to the grill.
In the furnishing of the hotel Mr.
Moore said last night that he will expend
about J30.008. and will purchase every
thing through Portland firms and will se
lect Portland-made goods as far as possi
ble. He said he intends to make the
Danmoore as comfortable and eleeant in
its appointments as money can furnish. .
Thirty years ago Dan Moore was a bell
boy employed by Knowles & Zelber at
the Clarendon Hotel, then the principal
hotel in Portland. He referred to that
experience yesterday, remarking:
"When I was a lad and a 'bellboy' at
the Clarendon I used to dream of one
day being a hotel proprietor In Port
land. Later on I was elected three times
Clerk of the Circuit Court, and that evi
dence of the good will of my friends and
neighbors naturally impressed me strong
ly, but I did not own a hotel, and still
entertained the old ambition of my boy
hood. Four years ago I bought the New
Grimes Hotel at Seaside and practically
rebuilt It. I have been favored with ex
cellent patronage from my lifelong friends
here and elsewhere, and I have no in
tention of giving up that house, but will
continue to do the best I can to make the
Hotel Moore a good place to visit. But
until today my boyhood dream remained
unfulfilled. .
"I feel that this is the proudest day
of my life, in having my ambition re
alized. I am the owner of a hotel in
Portland. I must leave my friends to
judge whether I shall vmerlt their con
tinued support. As for my intentions. I
can say It will be my constant effort to
make the Danmoore one of the places In
my old home city where people shall be
glad to come and be entertained."
The new hotel will be ready for occu
pancy about the middle of March, and
it is the purpose of Mr. Moore to divide
his time between the two places as oc
casion shall demand.
Attacks Immigration Laws.
Judge Wolverton In the United States
Court yesterday heard and took under ad
visement the application for a writ of
habeas corpus in the case of the United
States against Flora Durand. whose de
portation to France was recently ordered
by the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Attorney James F. Gleason, rep
resenting the woman, attacked the suffi
ciency of the immigration laws of the
country and the decision of the court is
awaited with interest by the immigration
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authorities who contemplate the exclu
sion of a number of other foreigners if
the judgment of the court in the pending
case is favorable.
OPEN EAST SIDE LIBRARY
Citizens Throng New Building at the
Dedication" Exercises.
The new East Side library, on the
southeast corner of East Eleventh and
East Alder streets, was opened to the
public yesterday afternoon and night
for the 'first time. In the afternoon
more than 50.) schoolchildren visited
the library. They tame from the dif
ferent schools in the neighborhood and
nearly .all took out membership cards.
At 4 o'clock Miss Milland told the
children an interesting story.
Last night the building was thronged
with the older folk. Miss Frances
Jsom, of the. Portland Library, was
present to assist in launching the en
terprise. Miss Elizabeth Clark, who
will be In charge, and her "assistant.
Miss Wills, were also present. Rev. T.
I Kliot presided and. delivered an ad
dress of welcome in a ' most happy
manner. Dr. Eliot told something of
the history of the Portland Library
and how it came to be a public library,
and also of the work of extension that
had been undertaken and carried on so
that the benefits of the public library
were within the reach of every citizen
of the community. The Kast Side
branch, he said, was the most pre
tentious and In time would become a
still larger establishment, when the
present building, small but satisfac
tory, would give place to a large and
handsome structure of stone or brick.
O. M. Scott, chairman of the commit
tee which has undertaken to raise
funds with which to pay for the pres
ent building, spoke briefly of the work
that had been undertaken and strongly
commended the building erected. He
said that the committee would get to
gether and finish its work as soon as
possible. Professor Hoover, of the
Dan J. Moore.
East Portland High School, spoke
briefly. W. L. Brewster, member of
the board of directors of the Portland
Library, made appropriate remarks.
The building had been handsomely
decorated for the occasion. It is 30x?0
feet in size, finished neatly but Inex
pensively. Subscriptions to the amount
of about $1000 have been secured to
pay for the present building and the
work of raising the remainder of the
money needed will go forward from
now on.
Collins Promptly Acquitted.
THE DAL1.ES, Or., Feb. 18.-(Special.)
The case of the state versus Mark Col
lins, which has occupied the time of the
Circuit Court the past two days termin
ated; at 6 o'clock this afternoon, when
the Jury returned a verdict of not guilty
Collins was Indicted on a charge of arson'
ibeing accused of setting fire to and burn
ing two stacks of grain belonging to E
S. Doerlng. near Tygh Valley, on the
night of August 7, last.
The jury was only 16 minutes in arriv
ing at a verdict.
If Baby la Cutting Teeth
B ure and uae that old well-tried remedy
Mrs. Wlnslow'g Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It aoothea the child, often the
gums, allays pain, colic and diarrhoea.
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ROAD IN, BAD CONDITION
Witnesses Testify That Many Ties
Are Unsound and Loose, While
Roadbed Is- Not Suffi
ciently Ballasted.
Because the piece of broken rail that
caused the wreck of the Sheridan pas
senger train a week ago on the Southern
Pacitlc's West Side division had mysteri
ously disappeared, the hearing on the ac
cident held by the Railroad Commission
yesterday was not conclusive. The fact
was Indisputable that a broken rail
caused the wreck., but the condition of
the rail when It broke could not be de
termined beyond question.
There were a number of pieces of
broken rail before the Commission at the
time of the hearing but these breaks
were results of the original' fracture. The
piece of the rail where the primary break
occurred could not be found although It
was searched for high and low. Rail
road men first on the scene of the wreck.
It was' testified, gathered up these pieces
and placed them together at the end of
the trestle where the train left the. track;
but when they looked again for the frag
ments of rail, they could not ne found.
Testimony Is Contradictory.
The Investigation hinged yesterday on
the question whether thu break' In the
rail was entirely fresh or whether the,
piece of steel had been .cracked before.
There was evidence introduced to. show
that the break was an old one. Others
co'ntradictcd this testimony and main
tained that the. break was a fresh one.
The broken pieces of rail introduced at
the hearing, which 'were the breaks sub
sequent to the original fracture, showed
new, clean surfaces.
The hearing occurred yesterday after
noon in the auditorium of the Chamber of
Commerce. The Commission concluded
the taking of testimony and will make its
report within the coming week. The full
Commission attended the investigation
and the Southern Pacific was represented
by W. D. Fenton. attorney for the road:
M. .J. Buckley, general sttperintendent for
the Harriman lines, and William Bollons,
division engineer for the Southern Pa
cific. . A deposition was introduced from C S.
Hampton, a passenger on the wrecked
train, in which he "said he examined the
broken rail immediately after the wreck
and found rust on the broken end, indi
cating that the steel had been cracked for
some time. Mr. Hampton said that a man
at the wreck told him the Southern Pa
cific had laid off its section men on that
division until there were not enough left
to keep the track in proper condition. He
said, however, that there were no indica
tions of unsoundness in the track at the
point the derailment occurred.
Slow Run Is ' Necessary.
E. Zimmerman. engineer of the
wrecked train, was placed on the witness-stand,
and testified that the speed
of passenger trains on the West Side di
vision Is limited to 35 miles an hour
under any circumstances, but that his
train was running much slower than that
at the time the rail broke. Inquiry by
the Commissioners developed the fact
that there are rough places in the track
on the West Side division, where the
witness is in the habit of driving his
train at very slow speed, and that in
some spots ties "jump" up and down as
trains pass over them. The engineer
said he heard a noise like a breaking
fish-plate when the rail broke, and he
immediately set the air brakes.
S. Thompson, conductor of the wrecked
train, said he examined the broken rail
and found portions of it discolored, as if
It had been cracked some time before
and had rusted. He could not tell which
car left the track first.
J. F. Trainer, the fireman, and J. W.
Fowler, brakeman. on the Ill-fated train,
were called as witnesses, but their testi
mony was Inconsequential, as far as
throwing any light on the causes of the
wreck.
Jennings F. Sutor. who made a trip
over two miles of the track in the vicin
ity of the wreck during the past week,
was called, and testified that the condi
tion of the track and grade is very bad.
He said there were at least 73 rotten
ties In a mile of track, and that at that
estimate he was puttine It very mildlv.
Many fishplates were broken, he said,
and in places there was Insufficient bal
last. He found ties split and the rails
sunk into the wood. It was dunlng Mr.
Sutor's testimony that Commissioner
West expressed the opinion that the sec
tion of track where the wreck occurred
was the best on the whole division. Mr.
Sutor said that In places spikes could be
pulled from the ties without effort.
J. Pomeroy Howe visited the wreck the
next morning after the ' derailment, and
was called as a witness to testify .as
to the condition of the broken rail. He
said there were portions of rust showing
on the broken end of the rail. Indicating
that the steel had been cracked before
and the broken portions ha'd rusted.
Rail Had Been Relaid.
William Bollons, division engineer of the
Southern Pacific, was called and said the
rail that broke was manufactured in 18K2
by the Chicago Iron & Steel works. It
was first laid on the main line of the
Southern Pacific .between the car shops
and Oregon City and was put down on
the 6DOt where It caused the derailment
in Juiy, 1895. He testified that even now
the rail shows no perceptible wear as the
result of its long service and gave It as
his opinion that the rail had not only
lost none of its weight but none of its
efficiency, so far as could be told from
appearances.
Engineer Bollons testified that the track
at the scene of the wreck was in good
shape and few ties in use there had been
laid earlier than 1903. He said there was
nothing to indicate there were old breaks
in the rail. He then submitted a list
sliowing the number of failed rails on the
Southern Pacific lines in Oregon during
the past four years. In the years 1904
and 1905, 50 rails, broke, in 19uS the num
ber was 20. and In 1907 the breaks num
bered 31. An interesting feature of tills
showing is that In 1907. 29 of the 31 broken
rails were new 75 and SO-pound steel that
is the best on the Oregon railroads. Mr.
Bollons said there was no apparent cause
for Wie breaking of the mil so far as he
could learn.
Much Repair Work Done.
General Superintendent Buckley intro
duced testimony showing that the Harri
man lines in this state have not been
tardy in keeping their roads in good con
dition. He said the increase in traffic
in 19fH was so great that general improve
ment on all lines in the state was ordered.
Bridges had to be rebuilt to carry heavier
engines and trains and new and heavy
rails were laid from Portland to Ashland.
Estates Cared for
Under Most
Reasonable Terms
Merchants
Savings 8 Trust
Company
247 WASHINGTON ST.
Much money was spent on these Improve
ments, among the itms being the follow
ing: Nev rails. $1. 777.000: ballasting. Sifiv
OOO: steel bridges, 1. 172.000: trestles filled.
(1S.670; rip-rapping. SIS.OuO; retaining walls,
J13.O00: spurs and Industry tracks. JW.OO":
relaying main line sidings. J7S.0HO; block
signals, tSl.KGO. This made a total of
new work accomplished between 19t and
1907. of J4.355.10O. At the same time ordi
nary repairs to tracks and roadbed went
forward, costing the Harriman lines
J1.S11.927: ties cost. 4o:t.79ti and bridges and
trestles, J1.073.nrt3 additional, making a sec
ond total of jn.2S9.07ti. or a grand total of
all Items of repairs and betterments dur
ing that period of J7.H7t.176. I'or ties
alone. J23.37R was expended in 19. 2t:i.9;i
in 1905. J255,0SO in 190K and J:j01,56t ill 1917,
making a total of J1.031.9U.
Superintendent Buckley called attention
to the fact that the Vcr,t Side division
had never before killed a passenger and
he believed this showing proof that the
road was kept In good shape. Ho main
tained that tile breaking of fails is some
thing that no railroad can guard azainst
for tlie newest and heaviest rails laid i"
this state break even more frequently
than old rails.
AGED MUSICIAN SUICIDE
Hans C. Kay Cuts His Tliroat ill
Despondency.
When the janitor of Drew Hall, at Sec
ond and Morrison streets, went to work
yesterday morning he eamo upon one of
the mod - grewsome sights that he -hail
ever encountered. On entering the hull
occupied by the. Musicians' luion h"
found the body of Hans (.'. Kay. a vet
eran musician, sitting in a chair with his
throat cut from ear to ear. The aged
man had recently become very 'Uespond
ert. A razor with a bloody blade was found
beside the body, and as there were still
sign of life, the janitor summoned the
police. When the 4atrol wa;on arrived
tlie wounded man was taken to the Good
Samaritan Hospital, where he died a few
moments later. The body was taken hi
charge by Coroner Kinley, but ai It was a
clear case of suicide, no inquest will be
held.
Mr. Kay was a native of Norway and
tW years of age. He is survived by a
W'ifc, from whom he was divorced sev
eral years ago, and a daughter. Mrs. l.ily
McGilvary, of this city. Arrangements
for the funeral will be made later.
Tomorrow, Thursday, will positively be
the last day for discount on Kast Side
gas bills. Portland Gas Company.
SEND SCENIC PHOTOS EAST.
See Kiser's display. 248 Alder St.'
USEFUL HINTS TO HOUSE
KEEPERS. A COAT of Natural Jap-a-lac ap
plied over old or new linoleum or oil
cloth will double its life, by preserving
the original coat of varnish, which,
would otherwise soon be washed or
worn off.
WEATHER-BEATEN front doors
are revived and beautified when coat
ed with Jap-a-lac, and "newness fol
lows the brush." It is best to use tho
color nearest that of tho old finish.
. WINDOW AND DOOR screens
should be coated with Jap-a-lac each
Spring, using the brilliant Black on
the wire, and the Mahogany, Oak,
Cherry or Walnut on the frames. It
gives them new life and the wire cloth
is protected from rust.
PORCH FURNITURE should be
protected and beautified each Spring
with Jap-a-lac. It is best to use tlie
color of the old finish; but if .you wish
to change the color, use Red or Green
Jap-a-lac. '
WICKER FURNITURE coated with
Mahogany, Ox-Blood Red, Malachite
Green or Gloss White Jap-a-lac looks
better than new.
WATER PIPES, furnace fronts, ra
diators, hot-water tanks and iron
fences are preserved and beautified
with the use of. Jap-a-lac. Use tlie
Gold, Aluminum, Dead Black or Bril
liant Black.
PICTURE FRAMES, candelabra,
gas fixtures, lamps, etc., given a coat
of Gold, Aluminum or Dead Black
Jap-a-lac are renewed almost beyond
belief: the Dead Black produces
that beautiful wrought-iron effect.
OLD AUTOMOBILES, carriages,
wagons, agricultural Implements, etc.,
Jap-a-lac-ed with either Brilliant
Black, Red, Green or Empire Blue,
look 100 per cent better and are given
new life. The cost is nominal," and
the work can be done by an Inexperi
enced person.
JAP-A-LAC is a household neces
sity, and can be used in a hundred
and one ways, from "cellar to garret,"
and is especially adapted for finishing
old or new floors and woodwork. Ask
your paint dealer.