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THE MOKXTSG OKEGOXIAX. WEDXESDAT, SEPTE3IBER 23, 1903.
FUMES DESTROY
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Thirty-five Thousand Dollars
Crawford
Cost of Blaze on Alder
Street.
MEN AND HORSES IN PERIL
LARG
PUHT
Shlngler Receives Severe Shock
From Telephone Wire and I
Saved by Chief of the
Fire Department.
One of the Bpeotaenlar fires of the-
rear destroyed the Portland Mill ac Fix
ture Company's plant, occupying the
block bounded by East Seventh, Eighth.
Morrison and Alder streets, between
I and 8 o'clock last night, causing a
loss conservatively estimated at $35,
800. The flames, which were of mys
terious origin, started near the roof of
the mill about 6:20 P. M., Just after
the employes of the place had quit
work. Within an Incredibly short space
of time they had enveloped the block
sending or solid wall of fire high Into
the air. In some parts of this seething
mass of flames tongues of fire shot a
hundred feet upward, or, fanned by an
occasional breeze, leaped across the
street and scorched distant buildings.
For more than an hour the flames
continued with Intensity, giving the
fire department a stubborn fight. It
was only by persistent efforts on their
part that the conflagration did not ex
tend to the buildings adjacent. The
Montgomery rooming-house, conducted
by Mrs. F. T. Montgomery at the
corner of East Eighth and East Morri
son streets, wherein there were 63
roomers, had a narrow escape. At one
time the building was smoking from
the intense heat It was saved, but the
tenants had difficulty In getting their
effects into the street.
Fifty Hones in Peril.
The stable of the M. W. Stoops Trans
fer Company, at the corner of East
Seventh and East Morrison streets, also
had a close call. There were more than
50 horses quartered there. Theee and
the equipment of the company were
moved to a safe place, as were the
houshold furnishings of a row of small
dwellings which lined East Seventh
street opposite the mill. By keeping
streams steadily playing on these en
dangered buildings the fire was con
tlned to the one block.
Telephone poles on the opposite sides
of the streets from the mill were
burned, causing trouble with the eleo
trlc wires, something of a pyrotechnic
display in electricity, and Interfered
seriously with the streetcar traffic The
main feed wire on the Mount Scott and
Sunnyslde lines was burned out, and
caused a complete tie-up on these two
lines east of the fire for nearly an
hour. Linemen remedied the trouble,
but passengers had to walk two blocks
from East Seventh and Belmont streets
to Grand avenue in order to catch these
cars.
Shock by JLire Wire.
F. E. Palmer, a shingler, was seri
ously shocked by a telephone wire
during the progress of the fire.
Palmer, who lives near the scene, at
Sixth and Burnside streets, was as
sisting the firemen haul a line of hose
lo a better vantage ground on East
Beventh street, when he stepped on the
end of a wire said to be carrying 500
rolts. He fell in a wet placo in the
treet. uttering shrieks of agony.
Standing nearby was Chief Campbell,
head of the Fire Department, who
went to the endangered man's rescue.
He grabbed the writhing form only to
receive a good portion of the current
himself. Several times be tugged at
the prostrate form and finally freed
the man. Palmer was able to walk a
few moments later and was taken to
his home, where a physician from the
crowd examined him and said that ha
had received a severe shock but had
escaped without serious Injury.
It took two-thirds of the fire de
partment to subdue the stubborn blaze.
Chief Campbell arrived early at the
scene and assisted by Battalion Chiefs
Dowell and Laudenklos directed the
efforts of the firemen. Fifteen thous
and people were attracted to the scene
ana eaptaln of Police Moore, two ser
geants and 20 patrolmen were required
to maintain tne Ore lines.
Estimated Loss $35,000.
The Portland Mill and Fixture Com
pany is not Incorporated but is owned
fy M. w. parellus. of 768 East Burn
siao street, rue mill Buildings were
old and of little value and the nlant
had been at this location for the past
zi years. Jir. t-areuus said last night
mat as near as he could Judge, with
out reierence to nis dooks, which were
either lost or destroyed during the fire.
tne cunnings and their contents rep
resented a loss of about $35,000, of
wmcn 115,000 was covered by Insur
ance.
Mr. parellus was informed of the
fire under unusual circumstances. He
had left his office and was walking
nome. i-ie nati arrived at Twelfth and
isurnside streets when a man whom h
did not know called to him and said:
fee: mere Is a big fire down the
street and from its location Its looks
as tnougn it were your mill."
Mr. Parellus and his son. who was
with him. hurried, back to find the en
tire mock a mass of names.
Besides the loss of the lumber and
other material destroyed, architectural
plans and designs for woodwork which
had been accumulating in the office
for years and which were valued at
several thousand dollars, were lost
MiKe Poseda. a cabinetmaker, lost a
set of imported tools which cost $200.
The ground occupied by the mill is
the property of the Ladd estate. The
buildings were owned by Mr. Parellus.
Statement From Father Gregory.
Rev. Father Gregory yesterday made
the following statement: "I notice In
The Oregonlan of Monday my name In
tha list of voters who registered two
years ago as Democrat and this year
as Republicans, and who are character
ized as flopprrs. I desire to sav that
I registered as a Republican before the
last primary with all purity of motive
and Intention, and I do not believe I
should be Included In a list where per
jurers and floppers are concerned. I
registered as a Republican for personal
reasons, one of which was that I de
sired to support Senator Fulton for re
nomlnation. Another was that I be
lieved that the country was well gov
erned and prosperous under the Re
publican party and I believed that it
was to the best interests of the coun
try at large to retain the Republican
oartjr In power."
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NAMES W. G. T. U. OFFICERS
COUXTY BOARD OF MANAGERS
HOLDS ELECTION.
Prominent Members of Organization
Will Direct Work In Various
Departments.
At a meeting of .the county board of
managers, composed of the officers of
the Women's Christian Temperance
1'nion, held yesterday afternoon at the
home of the new president. Mrs. S. L.
Ross. 1007 East Yamhill street, the coun
ty superintendents of departments were
appointed for the ensuing year, as fol
Superintendent of evangelistic work.
Mrs. Badgley; non-alcoholic medication.
Mrs. Carrie Golden: health and heredity.
Mrs. Adah Wallace Unruh; scientific
temperance Instruction. Mrs. Jane M.
Donaldson: temperance literature. Mrs.
Ada Sleeth: labor and Christian citiaen-
shlp. Mrs. E. E. Fulton; parliamentary
usages. Mrs. L. H. F. Addlton. press
work. Miss S. L Lyman; anti-narcotics.
Mrs. Mary Leo; nedal contests. Mrs.
Ward Swope; work among soldiers and
sailors. Mrs. Eliiaheth Dalglesh; system
atic giving. Mrs. Elizabeth Whitesides;
peace and mercy. Mrs. Van Tyne: purity.
Mrs. J. C. Scott: purity In arr and lit
erature. Mrs. M. Walker; social meeting
and red letters. Mrs. Lewis; mothers'
meetings. Mrs. C. A. Wooddy; franchises.
Mrs. L. H. F. Addlton: flower mission.
Mrs. S. E. Peake; fairs and open-air
meetings, Mrs. M. L. Hidden; Sunday
school work, Mrs. H. M. Clinton; Y. sec
retary. Miss Frances E. Gotshall; L. T. L.
secretary. Mrs Daisy Bertroche.
The officers for the year are: Presl
dert, Mrs. S. L. Ross: vice-president.
Mrs. M. L. Hidden; recording secretary,
Mrs. M. Alice Hanson: corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. Christian; treasurer, Mrs.
Ella G. Hlnes.
Mrs. Ross, the new president, has been
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Mrs. 8. I.. Ron, New President
County V. C. y' "
engaged In W. C. T. U. work for the
past 15 years, and was president of the
Sunnyslde W. C. T. U. for several years.
She plans active work all through Mult
nomah county during the coming year,
especially in the public schools and
through mothers' meetings.
WANT PAY FOR TEW HOURS
Workmen on Y. M. C. A. Bnllding
Protest Against Reduction.
It Is hoped to adjustvthe pending dif
ferences between the labor unions and
the building committee of the Y. M.
C. A. at a conference -that will prob
ably be held this morning between a
committee from the labor unions and
the building committee. Negotiations
have been in progress for some time
looking toward a healing of the breach
between the association and tha labor
unions. The vexed point has been over
the ten-hour day required of its work
men by the Northwest Bridge Company,
which has the contract for the concrete
and steel frame work on the new
building. -Progress
has been made toward a
settlement. J. K-. Bowles, the head of
the bridge company, has been conferred
with by Secretary H. W. Stone, of the
building, committee, and Mr. Bowles
agreed that his company would not In
sist upon the ten-hour day. but would
put the work on an eight-hour basis
if desired. When this was accomplished
another obstacle was raised. Mr.
Bowles proposed to pay the men on
the basis of a per-hour wage and their
salary would consequently be less when
working eight hours than If they
worked ten.
This raised a protest among the
workmen themselves, it is said, in
whose interests the Tabor unionists
were putting; forth efforts. If they
were not to be paid as much for eight
hours as for ten, they tnreatened to
desert the Job and work where they
could toll for ten hours and add to their
earnings.
It Is th ile'slrw of the labor unions
to secure as much wages for the work
men for eight hours as when they work
ten hours. This is Just now the stick
ing point and how it will be settled
remains to be seen. It was hoped to
adjust the whole matter satisfactorily
yesterday at a meeting scheduled be
tween the two committees, but they did
not meet. It is believed they will get
together today, however, and the pres
ent trouble may be settled for good.
COURT'S WORK EFFECTIVE
Report Shows Fewer Cases Before
Juvenile Department,
That (he work of the Juvenile Court
is effective is pointed out In the an
nual report of that organization. Just
Issued, which shows less reformatory
work for the court to do during the
past year than in the previous year.
Notwithstanding the increase in the.
clty'a population, the number of cases
called to the attention of the Juvenile
Court is less, showing that the treat
ment of wayward youth by the court
is having its effect.
A further interesting showing by
the latest annual report is that the
great majortiy of cases coming before
the court are those of children with
capable parents, that is. parents who
are not addicted to drink or other
vices or given to Immorality. Of 786
children brought to the Juvenile Court
during the past year, 632 had capable
parents.
Of the 786 cases handled, 610 were
boys and 17 were girls. There were
616 delinquent and 170 dependent chil
dren. Of the entire number of cases,
only 49 were defective or perverted
children, the remainder being normal.
Larceny ranks first among the sins, of
the children. there having been 142
cases of this offense. Immorality is
second, with 88 cases, and incorrigi
bility Is third with 71 cases.
Forty girls were committed to the
House of the Good Shepherd during
the year and 25 boys were sent to the
Reform School. Three hundred and
forty-three children were placed on '
probation, 49 were committed to the
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. 26 to other
charitable institutions not already
mentioned and 66 were given over to
the care of charitably inclined Individ- '
uals. Only 66 of the entire 786 cases
were returned to the court on a tsec
ond offense.
High praise is given the Sisters of
the Good Shepherd by Judge Ganten
bein in making the report. He com
mends their work in behalf of way
ward girls in the most flattering terms.
Nicholas F. Sargent, proprietor Sar
gent Seaside House, is guest of Cor
nelius Hotel.
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