THE MORNING OREGON! AN. FRIDAY, MAY 212, - 1908.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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