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THE MORNING OREGON! AN. FRIDAY, MAY 212, - 1908. .... r MASHED TO PULP BETWEEN TRAINS Sixty Belgian Excursionists ' Killed in Railroad Collision. OVER 100 ARE WOUNDED .Defective Switch Causes Kxpress ' Train to Dash Into Waiting Train load of Pilgrims Living Be ings Ground to Pieces. ANTWKRP. May 21. One cf the worst railroad accidents in Europe In recent times occurred at Contteh, a station six miles southeast of this city, on the main line, at 8 o'clock this morning. The ex act number of victims had not been de termined up to late tonight, owing to the difficulty of removing the bodies from the debris. But the latest estimate places the number of dead at 60, and of wounded at 10. The catastrophe appears to have been due to a defective switch where the main line crosses a local line. At this point a train carrying a large number of pilgrims on their way to a local shrine, was stand ing. Into this the Antwerp-Brussels ex press dashed at a speed of 50 miles an hour, literally leaping on top of it. The heavy coaches of the express crushed the lighter train into' splinters. Sickening Even to Doctors. The sides of the express cars were torn from their fastenings, the floors practically collapsing. thu precipitat ing the passengers to the side of the track uninjured, whence they fled frenzied across the fields. But for this fact the death roll would be much greater. Few of the occupants of the local train escaped alive. Thoe that , were not killed were badly injured, many of them mortally. The rescuers, even the doctors, who nere hardened to such scenes, were sick ened at the sight that met their gaze. Evidences were found of horrible death struggles that occurred In the crushed coaches. In one place a dismembered hand was found clutching one of the supports of the torn car. One body was found lying across the boiler of the loco motive, crushed into a shapeless mass. The majority of the dead could not be recognized, either being decapitated or their heads being terribly crushed. Judicial Inquiry Begun. The judicial authorities of Antwerp soon arrived on the scene and opened an . investigation into the disaster. They or dered tile signal-men in charge of the switches under arrest, although it is be lieved by the authorities that they were blameless. The engineer and fireman of the express were both killed at their iTince Albert went to Contich this even ing, and visited the injured, having can celled an engagement to preside at a banquet at Antwerp. not running;. He was nearly exhausted when two boys came to play on the wharf and. by following Captain Kelly's directions in letting down a rope, saved his life. Captain Kelly was injured in falling by striking on a sheer boom. EAST SIDE FINISHES PLANS One Thousand Children Will March in Festival Parade. The main details were practically settled last night at the meeting of the East Side Business Men's Club in the Healy building, for decorating East Portland streets for the automobile parade and for the events which will be held on Grand avenue the night of June 4 in connection with the Rose Festival. George Dilworth, of the finance committee, reported encourag ing success in raising funds. C. A. Bigelow said the contract for street decorations had been signed and the decorations will be In place by the end of next week. Professor M. M. Rlngler, who lias charge of the chil-. dren's parade, said he expected to have 1000 children in eight squads. Between these squads there will be novel fea tures, including floats, gymnastic ex ercises, maypole drills, flower floats, and Brownie corps, the whole to be preceded by 50 girls In charge of Pro fessor Kingler. Each squad will be in charge of a leader. There will also be four bands in the parade. Professor Ringler said the Board of Education was encouraging all the East Side schools to participate and had removed every obstacle in the way of the parade. At present it is pro posed that the children b parade will be on ' Grand avenue between East Burnside and East Morrison streets, but will be extended to Hawthorne avenue provided Grand avenue is lighted south of East Morrison street. J. M. Woodworth and James Rudi- man, for Multnomah Camp, Woodmen of the World, said the uniform rank would give exhibition drills at the in tersection of Grand avenue and East Airier street on the night of June 4, and would also erect an arch at this intersection. The Woodmen commit tee also will endeavor to get West Side uniform teams to assist that night. Following tiie children's parade there will be masqueraders. The club voted to give six handsome prizes for the best sustained characters shown among the revelers. The question of handling the crowd on the night of June 4 was discussed and it was decided to confer with the Rose Festival Association. E. R. Gelinsky, W. B. Hall, C. A. Bigelow, H. A. Calcf, W. S. Love, W. M. Jackson, H. H. Newhall and Professor M. M. Ring ler were appointed to confer with the officials of the Rose Festival Associa tion on the matter of marshals to han dle the crowds. C. A. Bigelow an nounced that several entries had been made in the contest for the prizes of fered for pony and dog carts driven by children under 15 years of age. sec retary Jackson was Instructed to send to the City School Superintendent and Board of Education the thanks of the Business Men's Club for their assist ance in clearing away all obstructions to the children's parade. On motion of W. S. Love, the secre tary was instructed to call the atten tion of the police to tne unsightly mass of garbage on the south side of Sul livan's Guich, between Grand and East Sixth street. It was considered essen tial thut the unsightly accumulation should be cleared away before the Rose Festival. The club will hold a special meeting next Thursday night. COMMISSION TO REFORM MONEY Senate Passes Resolution Or dering Inquiry Into the Whole Subject. GRANTS PASS, MILL, BURNS Ixiss Is $15,000, With Xo Insurance. Incendiarism Suspected. GRANTS PASS. Or., May 21. (Special.) The large flouring mill owned by H. A. Corliss and others. In the western part of the city, was burned to the ground at an early hour this morning. The flames were under such headway when first dts covered that the firemen were powerless in their efforts rd save the building. There was no insurance and the loss is estimated to be 15.CC0. It is thought that the fire was of incendiary origin. ALASKA Trouble RAILROAD FAILS Between Stockholders Brings Receivership. SEATTLE. Wash., May 21. A special to the Times from Fairbanks says that Judge Reid this morning, on petition of John E. Ballalne, of Seattle, and East ern interests, representing $3,000,000 of bonds, appointed John F. Goodwin re ceiver of the Alaska Central Railway Company and "the Tanana Railway Con struction Company. These properties were controlled by A. C. Frost, or Chi; cago and H. C. Osborne, of Toronto, whose Chicago properties passed into a receivership three months ago. Ballaine's complaint, covering 40 pages of typewritten cables, was mailed to Fairbanks at an expense of $5000. Bal lalne returned to Seattle from Chicago three weeks ago after an attempt to - get Frost and Osborne to turn over their controlling interest in Alaska Cen tral stock to a new group of capitalists. His negotiations with Frost and aecu' sations that Frost had wrecked the prop . erty by mismanagement led to an alter cation in which Ballalne attempted to strike Frost, and the Chicago police had to be called. CAREFITLLY PLANS SUICIDE ' Tacoma Man Ties Stone to Body aVd Jumps Into Water. TACOMA, Wash.. May a. (Special.) Worrying over business troubles, G. W. Woodard, a restaurant keeper, left home this morning, hired a boat and after row ing some distance, threw himself over board. The boat drifted ashore on Brown's Point, and this afternoon J. B. Churchill went after it. When he pulled on the rope attached to the boat he was - shocked to find it was tied to a man's . body. Woodard had wound the rope three times around his neck, tied it to his anklo and then attached . a 60-pound stone, showing the suicide had been deliberately planned. He leaves a widow and several children. Hood River Schools Close Terms. HOOD RIVER. Or.. May ?1 (Special.) The most successful year, in Hood River's schools was brought to a close " yesterday by a concert which was given by the pupils in the Opera-house last evening. The programme consisted of vocal and instrumental music, recitations and a novel debate. In which the af firmative was taken by Iceland Bever edge and the negative by Burleigh Cash, the former using the letters of tiie alpha. bet to express himself and the latter numerals. The subject was, "Resolved. That All Bachelors Should Be Taxed." and the decision as to who was the win. ner was Jeft to the audience. The com mencement exercises will be held tomor row evening, when the high school gradu ates will be given their diplomas. , Narrowly Escapes Drowning. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 21. Cap tain Kellv. of the steamer A. G. Llnd say. fill from the gang-plank into the river vesterday afternoon, and for an hour did not get assistance, as the mill at which the Lindsay la tied us Is WILL AWAIT NEXT SESSION Bill on Alaska Appeals Sure to Pass Then, Say Senators. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- Incton. L. C. May 21. No turtner at tempt will be made this session to put throuEh the Senate the bill providing that appeals from the Federal courts in Alaska may be heard in .Portland or aeame. sen ator Flint, of California, who Is opposed to the bill, Is in a position to prevent a vote, so it has been agreed that the bill m over until the short session, when Senators Fulton and Plies will force a vote, confident that they can pass it over the protest of the California Senators. To force the bill now wouia oniy ieaa m filibuster, which would almost certainly be successful. GRANDSTANDGIVES WAY Veterans at Guthrie Parade Tum bled, but None Badly Hurt. GUTHRIE, Okla., May 21. The review ers' and judges' stand, occupied by 25 veterans and members- of the Ladies' Re lief Cor-ps. collapsed while the "Uncle Sam's" parade of the G. A. R. runion was passing, precipitating all . to the ground in the wreck of tne conapsea stand. None were seriously injured. thousrh for a short time it was feared that Mrs. T. C. Burch. an aged lady of the Woman's Relief Corps, was seriously injured, as she was pinned by some of the wreckage and In addition was crushed by others falling on her. CLIMAX TO PLATT SUIT Continued from Page 1. the sudden turn of affairs and the shock caused by the order of arrest which the court made. She quickly regained her composure, however, and by the time she reached the city prison had resumed the air of confidence which she held practically throughout the trial. At the District Attorney's office to niKht It was said that Miss Wood's case would speedily be taken . to the grand Jury. If an indictment was found. At a late hour Miss Wood had not been able to furnish the bail demanded in her case and was still locked up In the Tombs. CURRENCY BILLS ARE DEAD was adopted with the provision for universal transfers eliminated; the con ference report on the agricultural ap propriation bill was agreed to; the Sen ate amendments which Increased by $1,000,000 the public building bill ap propriation were disagreed to and a conference asked, and bills were passed as follows! Establishing in the Interior Depart ment a bureau of mines and providing for the co-operation of states for the conservation of the forests and waters of the White and Southern Appalachian mountains, and the appointment of a National Forest Commission. Precipitates Lively Debate. WASHINGTON. May 21. An extended discussion was precipitated in the Senate today on the House bill to compensate employes of the Government for Injuries received in the service. Many amendments were offered, and by unanimous consent it will be consid ered again tomorrow. Aldrich Reports Agreement in Con ference Hopeless Investigation to 1 - Begin at Once Commission 6n Preservation of Forests. WASHINGTON. Mav 21. The pro ceedings-- of the Senate today, as is usual toward the close of a session, covered a multitude oi subjects, in cluding a probable final announcement on the currency question. Announcing that the conferees of the Senate and House on the currency bill would be unable to agree if Congress Is to ad journ" at any early day, Aidricn re ported from the committee on finance a joint resolution creating a National Monetary Commission, to be composed of nine Senators and nine Representa tives, to investigate all matters con cerning the banking and currency sys tem of the country, and the resolution was passed without debate. Mr Aldrich stated that it was pro posed to have this commission begin its work at an early day. Rayner again discussed his resolu tion authorizing and requesting the President to' order a court of inquiry tn investigate the charges against Colonel W. F. Stewart, of the Coast Artillery, and the resolution was piacea upon the calendar, where it possibly 111 lie during tne remaining oay m Congress. The Senate today passed the general deficiency and Military Academy ap propriation bills, the last of the great appropriation bills. The Aldrich resolution insiruta mo Monetary Commission to inquire into nd renort to Congress at the earliest date practicable what changes are de sirable or necessary in tne monetary sit uation of the United States or in the laws relating to banking and currency, and for this purpose the Commission Is authorized to sit during sessions or in the recess of Congress at such times and places as they may .deem desirable. Brandegee, inquired wnemer n was the Intention to have the Commission start its work at once. 4 "Certainly," replied Aldrich. Dupont spoke In favor of his bill to create a financial commission. He ae- clared satisfactory legislation on the currency laws could only be secured al ter investigation and report by such a commission. 'In mv Judgment.- he said, 'It would be almost Impossible under ordinary con ditions to place on the statute books any- thorough and complete plan of financial reform until the day comes when such a plan has secured the general approval and support of the business interests of the country. How can mere be iouna a better and speedier method of secur ing such a consensus of opinion than the collection aud recital of data from which any proposed system of financial recon struction must De largely aeaucea,. in the shape of a report of the proposed financial commlsssion? 'Such a report reviewed and com mented on in the press and read and dis cussed throughout the length and breadth of the country by thousands and by tens of thousands of intelligent men of af fairs, irrespective of party, should expe dite and promote the reform in our bank Ing and currency laws which is so much to be desired. The Senate passed a bill appropriating J1O0.O00 to enable the Secretary of Agrl culture to co-operate with states for the conservation of forests. It also pro vides for a commission of five members of the Senate and five from the House to study the whole question of the neces sity, desirability and legality of the purchase of forest land by the United States and to report to the next Con gress. BLSIXESS DOSE BY HOUSE Building Appropriation Cut and Bu reau of Mines Established. WASHINGTON. May 21. The House spent another busy day today. After a protracted debate, he conference re port on the District of Columbia trac tion bill, permitting the laying of streetcar tracks to the Union station, Last of Appropriation Bills. . WASHINGTON. May 21. The general deficiency and Military Academy bills, the last two of the great appropriation bills were passed by the Senate today. The deficiency bill carried appropriations aggregating 118.380,016 and the Military Academy bill $914,867. Machinery Catches Arm. Andrew C. Dahl, 55 years of age, a sawyer employed by the Eastern & West ern Lumber Company, was accidentally caught in the machinery while at work at the mill last night and had his left arm terribly mutilated. All of the fingers on his left hand were cut off and the bones in his forearm were broken In three places. He was removed In an am bulance to the Good Samaritan Hospital were his wounds were dressed. Snicide of Chinese. Lee Quay, a Chinese, aged 4fi years, committed suicide last night shortly after 6 o'clock by taking an unusually large quantity of opium in his room, at S2hi Second street. He leaves a widow and a daughter In China. Ill health caused his suicide. He had been In Alaska working at a cannery until a few weeks ago, when his health broke down and he was forced to return to this city to seek hospital treatment. Cone to Command Solace. WASHINGTON. May 21. Lieutenant Commander H. I. Cone has "been de tached from duty as commander of the second torpedo flotilla and has been as signed as executive and navigator of the Solace when that vessel is put into com mission on the Pacific Coast as "parent ship" for the flotilla. Banan shoes nt tne Iwt, RosentasXa. The Boston for nearly forty years one of the leading St. Paul clothing stores, thinks this of the Gordon Hat: "What makes the Gor don Hat popular? It is not always easy to analyze the elements that produce popularity in men's apparel. Sometimes we think the large demand for the Gordon Hat is due to the effective manner in which it is advertised; again, when our most par ticular trade asks for the Gordon season after seas on, we are forced to believe that its popularity is due to the inherent virtues of the hat itself its quality and always right style. We think the favor in which the Gordon Hat is held is due to a combina tion of both elements." Tha Boston Clothing Company FOR 8ALK BY MAY END HEARING TODAY Western Paper Manufacturers Will Present Their Case. WASHINGTON, May 21. The Eastern manufacturers of news print paper to day concluded the presentation of their side of the controversy before the special House committee Investigating the wood pulp and print paper question, and to morrow a number of Western manufac turers will be heard. The committee will endeavor to finish the taking of evidence tomorrow. The publishers are inclined to make much of the statements of the Interna tional. Paper Company showing that It is selling approximately 300 tons of paper per day for $1.88 per hundred pounds to the Hearst publications of New York, Boston and Chicago on a ten-year con tract, beginning in 1904, and also of the statement that within the last week the Philadelphia Press has made a contract for a year at the rate of 12.25 per hundred pounds. Drunken Man Falls Off Dock. S. M. Feeney. 54 years of age. a resident of Scappoose, who through frequent visits to this city. In which he has overindulged in drink and has become to be a well known figure at the police station, had a narrow escape from drowning last night about 10 oclock. Feeney. in an intoxi cated condition, wandered down to the Taylor-street dock and fell In the river. The chill of the water sobered him some what ana spluttering and hallowing he was rescued by the purser of the steamer Undine, which was tied near by. An of-' ficer who had been sent to investigate a rumor of suicide, disappointedly placed feeney unfler arrest for being drunk. Well in the Lead . - . . You'll find us there in the mat ter of correctly made clothes. Our HART SGHAFFNER & MARX Spring Suits and Over coats leave everybody and every thing else in clothes far behind. We'll show you some of the best things made at and Copyright 1908 by Hart Schaffner Sc Marx SAMX R0SENBLATT8C0. m rwr .1 1 ion Inira ana orrison Sts MAY VETO BUILDING BILL ROOSEVKLT HOLDS BIG STICK SUSPENDED IX AIR. May Relent If House Passes Antt Injunctton Bill and Senate's Mail Subsidy Provision. WASHINGTON, May 21. President Roosevelt has already "taken notice" of the $32,000,000 public building bill, al though the measure is still in conference between the two houses of Congress. He today asked Secretary Cortelyou to pre pare a report on the measure to guide him .in determining whether to sign or veto it. Mr. Cortelyou is asked to In clude In his report, first, the condition of the public funds as to whether they Jus tified so large an expenditure for public buildings at this time; second, the amount of the full expenditures which will be made necessary to complete the new projects named In the measure; and. third, an opinion based on the expert judgment of the supervising architect of the Treasury, as to the necessity - for each of the projects provided for. That there is connection between the President's desire to be fully Informed as to public building' bills and his desire to have passed an anti-Injunction bill and also his desire to have a bill passed ap propriating for ocean mail steamers is declared to be most obvious. It is conced ed that no measure passed at this ses sion Is more toothsome to members of both houses than the public building bill. The prospect of having this bill vetoed would cause emphatic concern and alarm. Meanwhile the President is continuing his personal work with members to in duce action on the anti-Injunction propo sition and to persuade House members that the Senate subsidy provision con tained, in the postofflee appropriation bill should be enacted. The report which Mr. Cortelyou will lose no time in preparing, will undoubtedly be convincing along Its designed lines. Pass No Injunction Bill. WASHINGTON, May ffl. No bill to modify the power of the Federal Courts in the exercise of injunctions will ba passed at this session of Congress. It was decided tonight at a conference of the Republican members of the House that to enact such a measure would be unwise. The conference was in session from 8 o'clock until 11:30. The various so-called anti-injunction bills that have been Introduced were discussed and vari ous amendments to them were proposed. Usurer fits glasses lor (1.00. 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