Morning Oregonian., October 01, 1909, Page 3, Image 3

TITE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1909.
HANDCAR CRUSHED
BY FREIGHT TRAIN
Three Greek Laborers Injured,
Two Perhaps Fatally, on
St. John Spur.
FAIL TO OBSERVE CABOOSE
Men Bound for Albina Yards to Fill
Water Cask When Struck by Train
Backing Down Line Recovery
of .Only One Is Expected.
Three Greek laborers were Injured, two
probably fatally, at i:60 o'clock last night
when th St. Jonn local freight train of
the O. R. & N., which was backing to
St. John from the Albina yards, struck
a handcar on which the Greeks were
coming toward the city. The accident
occurred on the curve Just south of the
steel bridge of the North Bank road. The
names of the Injured follow:
Tom Selines. leg broken. five ribs
broken. Internal Injuries: probably will
die.
Jim Vayelonos. injured about the head
and face, arm and leg broken; probably
will die.
Jim Maresslde. side crushed. Injured
Internally: probably will recover.
The freight train operates by night on
the- O. K. & X. between Portland and faU
John. The Greeks 'were bound for the
Albina yards to fill their water cask for
today's work. They are employed in
laying steel near St. John and live in
boxcar compartments on the siding there.
Blame for the accident is charged to
the injured men. who. the railroad men
say, should have exercised more caution.
The Greeks were unable to make a state
ment last night, but it is understood
their first explanation to a countryman,
who arrived on the scene soon after, was
that they did not eee the freight, be
cause there were no lights on the rear
and the engine gave no warning whistle.
This is denied by Conductor Thomas
Boyd, in charge of the freight, who says
lights were on his caboose. The railroad
men say they did not see the handcar
and did not know of its proximity until
the collision occurred.
The locomotive. No. 10. was In charge
of Engineer Owen McEntee and Fire
man Earl Scott, both confirmed the
story told by Conductor Boyd, saying
blame could not be charged to them.
Ii Is believed the Greeks were so erw
grossed in their work they did not
observe the approach of the train. The
freight makes this trip at about the
same time every evening. It was trav
eling about 20 miles an hour, while the
handcar was going as fast as the three
men could make It. The force of the
collision Knocked the handcar with its
operators over 30 feet. The signal to
stop was given by Conductor Boyd and
the three men were placed in the
caboose and removed to the Albina
yards, where It was met by three Red
Cross ambulances and the men taken
to St. Vincent's Hospital, where they
were attended by Dr. Frank M. Taylor,
O. R. & N. physician.
Although the men are still alive, lit
tle hope is entertained for the recovery
of Selines and Vayelonos.
DEFEAT IS HINTED AT
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demoralize the business. The trend of
the present investigation and the pal
pable indefensibility of the great differ
ence existing between carload rate and
that for the lesser quantity make It rea
sonably certain that a modification of
these rates will be ordered. In that re
adjustment Spokane may not suffer
alone for her failure to heed that old
admonition regarding the advisability of
permitting sleeping dogs to lie. Despite
the advantage of Portland and other
Coast cities, the new rate will probably
admit into North Pacific territory the
Chicago mall-order houses and other
Middle West Jobbers.
Hearing Moves Quickly.
With the exception of drugs and dry
goods, over which there was considerable
discussion, the hearing moved much more
rapidly today. Throughout the list, how
ever, there was ever present some evi
dence of the damage Spokane would suf
fer by the withdrawal of the Eastern
blanket rates which followd the 16 2-3 per
cent reduction ordered by the commission.
This was particularly noticeable on drugs,
most of which originate East of Chicago.
The old rate to the Coast was $1.50 and to
Spokane J2. Prior to the order on the
original Spokane complaint, the $2 rate
extended through to New York common
poinus. The new rate, in accordance with
the Commission's order, give Spokane a
JLT5 rate from Chicago, but the blanket
rate being withdrawn, the local of fifty
cents from Chicago to New York is added,
while the Portland rate being based on
water transportation remains the same.
On a number of other articles manufac
tured In New England, Spokane will be
obliged to pay a higher rate while the
Portland rate will remain the same.
When furniture was reached in the com
plaint, J. N. Teal, in behalf of the Port
land manufacturers, and Seth Mann for
the San Francieco manufacturers, en
tered a protest against the present rates
which are but five cents higher to Spok
ane than to Portland. Concentrated, they
caused discussion, the Spokane men being
under the impression that it did not move
Westward by water. Figures presented
by the railroads showed that at both Se
attle and Portland the movement by
water was greater than by rail.
Water, Portland's Gain.
In every case where it was shown that
Portland had a lower rate than Spokane,
it was directly traceable to a water com
petition or to some other equally potent
influence. In the case of wood alcohol,
the low rate to the Coast was shown to
be caused by the large amount of the
commodity produced in California, the
output being so great that even at the
very low rate, the railroads were unable
to secure any business of consequence.
The unfortunate predicament of Spokane
in precipitating this row was again dis
closed this afternoon when Commissioner
Front y. In commenting on some of the
new rates proposed by the railroads,
stated he thought the reductions made
must impress any one of as being very
material. Attorney Stephens retorted by
raying that if the rates were placed In
effect they would completely destroy
Spokane's Jobbing trade. Considering
that Spokane haa been repeatedly warned
for the past three years that ia exactly
what would happen, there Is hardly occas
ion for surprise.
The scarcity of anything favorable to
Spokane was well Illustrated in an ac
count of the hearing printed in a local
paper this morning. Half a column
was devoted to an explanation of
the heavy differential In favor of Port
land in the rate on barytes. None of the
railroad men could find any record where
they had hauled any of the stuff and
most of them did not know what it was,
but the tariff sheet showed that Spokane
was being heavily discriminated against
In the rate until an investigation disclosed
the fact that nearly all that, was used on
the Pacific Northwest was brought in by
water from Eurepe. The end of detail in
vestigation of the commodities will be
reached tomorrow noon and Spokane will
finish Its presentation of the case Saturday.
SEATTLE FAIR 15 BEHIND
PAID ATTENDANCE MAY NOT
EQUAL PORTLAND'S.
Wholesale Paddinjr. Is Showing In
Official Figures Given Out by
Management of Exposition.
Accepting its own figures as reliable,
the management of the Aiaska-Yukon-Paciflc
Exposition will have to "go
some" If the actual paid attendance at
the Seattle Fair equals that at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition In this city in
1905. According to the statistics issued
by the Seattle Fair management, the ac
tual number of paid admissions from the
opening of the Fair June 1 until and
including September 24. was 2.182.310.
The number of actual paid admissions to
the Lewis and Clark Exposition, four
years ago. was 2.510.799.
It is true that the foregoing report of
the paid attendance at the Seattle Fair
does not Include those who actually paid
the admission charg on "Seattle day,"
September 6. which, by the way. was
Labor day and a holiday. On this partic
ular occasion, so the published figures
Inform the public, the total attendance
was 118.824, but there is no segregation
of the admissions on that day as to how
many paid the admission charge and how
many were admitted on passes, issued
at the Instance of the Exposition man
agement, or distributed by the enterpris
ing Seattle merchants In return for every
15. 26 or 50-cent purchase, a practice em
ployed by practically every merchant In
that city in an organized effort to swell
the attendance on that day.
That the management of the Seattle
show has also been exceedingly prodi
gal In the distribution of passes Is
shown by the figures which have been
supplied. For instance, during the
month of June, the opening month of
the exposition, the actual paid ad
missions were 454.106. while 223,437
were admitted on passes. In July the
fair exchequer fared better, 638.666
liquidating the admission fee. while
223.312 entered the gates on present
ing passes. A total of 683.906 paid ad
missions in August, while 217,794 hand
ed the gate-tenders pass tickets. The
record as. to receipts from attendance
was better during the first 24 days in
September, when 407.632 paid admis
sions, while 145.155 were admitted on
account of passes.
The average daily attendance at tne
Seattle fair, paid admissions, for the
first 116 days of the exposition, was
18.813. By months, the average dally
paid admissions: June. 15.136; July,
20.537; August, 22.061; September (24
days), 16.984.
An Idea of the prodigality with
which the Seattle fair management dis
tributed passes and the extent to which
they were used is shown in the attend
ance for many days of the fair. For
Instance, on June 4 the actual num
ber of paid admissions, the figures of
Seattle statisticians being accepted,
was 8210. while 7731 were admitted on
passes. On June 7 the paid admissions
were 7716. while on the same day 7492
entered the grounds by virtue of ac
ceptable "let-me-ln" tickets. On the
following day 8703 paid the required
fare, while 7617 presented the compli
ments of the fair management and
were admitted without further creden
tials. The attendance on three other
days In June was segregated as fol
lows: Paid. Pase.
June 10
June 11
June 21
8.174 6.634
8.303 6.85S
9.413 6.631
Even as late as September, the num
ber of passes recognized at the gates
of the Seattle fair equalled 50 per
cent of the paid admissions, as witness
the following figures, and they are
furnished by the Seattle fair manage
ment and cannot be questioned:
Paid.
September 12.ED3
September 10 10.033
September 13 13,270
September 14 12.324
September 17 11.204
September 19 6.2S7
September 24 13,278
Passes.
6.395
5.897
6.494
6.110
6.194
3.843
7.616
The official figures of the attend
ance at the Lewis and Clark Fair were
2.510,799. This total was exclusive of
passes and free admissions of all kinds,
not excepting courtesies extended to
the press or to concessionaries.
SPEAKS- ABOUT CITIES
PROFESSOR ZCEBLIN DELIVERS
INTERESTING ADDRESS.
Finds Great Many Things About
' Portland to Commend and
, Suggests Improvements.
Professor Charles Zueblin. of Boston, a
lecturer on a variety of topics relative to
democracy in literature, education and
life, and whose talks on the various fea
tures of municipal progress have attract
ed wide attention, gave a lecture of more
than passing interest last evening at the
Unitarian Church, under the auspices of
the Portland Library Association. Pro
fessor Zueblin's subject. "The Typical
Small City," was illustrated with stere
opticon views, and showed the lecturer
to be an observant student of social con
ditions and was of pronounced educa
tional value. v
Mr. Zueblin's address was particularly
directed toward civic campaigns as a
means for city betterment and dealt, for
the most part, with social conditions and
civic Improvement and reform In Chi
cago, Washington, Boston and Provi
dence, R. I., with much detailed facts
relative to the work done along these
lines in Harrisburg. Pa. Special mention
was made of Chicago's large number of
public playgrounds for children, free
swimming pools and gymnasiums.
"It Is greatly like carrying coals to
Newcastle." said Mr. Zueblin. "to tell
Portlanders how to beautify their city.
The situation for residence sites here is
probably the most beautiful of any city,
while the variety of landscapes is per
haps the most fortunate in the entire
country.
"The obvious external physical hospi
tality of Portland is always extended.
No city In the world can grow such
roses, nor is there the same opportunity
for displaying them as your yards and
homes present.
"On the other hand, your Union Depot
is a desirable building, but it doesn't give
proper access to the city. It is too con
gested in that quarter. I noticed several
blocks whole areas of vacant lots in
that vicinity .they should be cleared and
transformed Into a park. That would give
your city the entrance and approach it
deserves.
"Your library is a good building, very
badly placed. In fact, all your public
buildings are unrelated. I do not know
whether the matter can be adjusted at
this late day. but you ought at -least to
plan future buildings to go in the right
places.
"I want to remind Portlanders how
really beautiful were those huge white
water tanks at your Lewis and Clark Ex
position. There were three of them, near
the Forestry Building, and their sides
were completely covered with vines in
strata, showing that nature will respond
If given any encouragement. ,
"Portland is doing morff planting than
almost any city I know of. There are
few ugly spots here, but why should
there be. especially when you have 12 (
months out of the year In which to grow ,
beautiful things?"
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. Parents should lend every possible assist- j
a rice in keeping contagious and Infectious ..
skin troubles out of the public schools by.
taking vigilant care of their children' j
skin at home and promptly attending to all
cuts, scratches, sores and eruptions that
might be found. For this purpose, there is
nothing btter than Santiseptic Lotion, and
a bottle of it, which can be had at moFt '
any drugstore, should be kept handy in t
every household. It is not only a safe. ;
simple and thoroughly effective remedy for ;
an forms of sKin nisoroers. nui me very
best antispptlr dressing to apply.
Portland San Francisco Seattle
Specialists in
Gloves, Umbrellas,
Hosiery
The World's Best Makes, Greatest
Assortments, Greatest - Values.
jCenntm's
Are the Recognized
GLOVE HEADQUARTERS
On the Pacific Coast.
On Special Sale Friday
Lennon's "Herald," women's Pique
Kid Gloves, $1.50 value,J g
Lennon's "Co-ed" women's and
girls' English Cape (PI If
Gloves, $1.35 value, pair PA.liJ
Lennon's "Arabia" women's genuine
Jlocha Gloves, $1.50 value, jj Ej
"The Strand," unquestionably the
greatest glove for the price in the
United States. Women's full pique
kid, suitable for dress or J Cf
service; worth $2.00, pair pl.JV
Lennon's "Dictator" a pique-sewn
real kid glove with pearl clasps
either Paris point or wide silk em
broidery ; black, white and CO flfl
all colors; pair pt.JJ
Lennon's "Swiss Alps" Chamois
Gloves; beautifully tailored, with
pearl button and button- tfjl C
hole; $1.50 value, pair P 1 . 1 vl
Children's School Gloves
Girls' and boys' real kid cape,
chamois and mocha Gloves, all sizes,
for the little tots and the grown-ups.
All guaranteed gloves, at, t J QQ
HOSIERY
SALE
Great Offering
of Women's and
Children's
Black Hosiery.
Women 's fine
q u a 1 i ty black
silk lisle ; look
like silk and
wear like iron;
40c value, the
pair 25
Women's double garter top, fine qual
ity black cotton; double sole and high
spliced heel; 50c value; f)(
3oc pair, or 3 pairs for
The celebrated "Onyx" 409KK black
silk, lisle, double sole, spliced heel;
feel's and looks like silk Cf)c
wears better; pair tJ
Women's pure thread Silk Hose
black, white and forty colors; Qgc
$1.50 value, pair V
Boys' and girls' "KAS-TIE-OX"
Stockings; double knee and foot
"they wear like cast-iron," and look
fine; 25c a pair, and worth double.
Umbrella Sale
Men's and women's special No. 50
Union Taffeta Umbrellas; latest
styles in handles; $2.50 CI "7C
value P 7
Men's and women's special No. 70
Union Taffeta, eilk case; all the new
styles in handles; values CO QC
to $5.00 WrJ
Men's and women's specials, Nos. 90
and 100 taffeta silk; handles for
women of full-length pearls and new
stvle Directoire; men's handles of
horn, buckhorn and hard- QC
woods; values to $.oU f
Lennon's Umbrella Hospital
Though we are as busy as we can
ho ;,i this rlenartment. we are ready
to care for all umbrella patients. No
disabled umbrella should give up hope
until it has see "Dr." Lennon. Guar
anteed umbrella covers from $1.00 to
$7.50. Umbrella repairing ot all
kinds. No iob is too small; none too
hard for our hospital.
Lennon's Interchangeable Glove
Orrlnrs alwava on sale. ' Redeemable
in Portland, San Francisco or Seattle.
'lFOnSlOVSAMDtrMSftlLAS
309 MORRISON, STREET
Directly Opposite Postoffice.
J&nnons
50c Satin Ribbons 37c
For Friday's big ribbon special
we offer 500 pieces of 6-inch wide
extra . lustrous Lumino's French
Satin Finish Ribbons in the best
quality of silk in black and colors.
Regular price 50c. Special 37c.
Novelty Silk Petticoats at $5.85
It is a cloth of fine soft texture and finish. The
colors are black, blue, brown, gray, red or green.
This waist is strictly tailormade with soft collars
and cuffs.
Victor Talking Machines,
$1 Down and $1 a Week.
Expert Picture Framing.
Fall Dress and StreetHats $3.95
They will be found distinctly superior to the aver
age hats selling from $6.00 to $7.00 apiece. The
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75c Complete
Incandescent Uas l-ignts equipped wnn
latest improved adjustable burner. Saves
gas, has genuine imported Jena globes and
has extra strong weave mantles, which pro
duce a brilliant white light of 170 candle
power, so simple of construction that every
woman or child can operate it. Special, com
plete 38c. '
20c AND 30c GAS MANTLES AT 9c
6m
Being a special
of extra strong weave.
Slightly irregular in shape
but perfect in construction.
Will fit any burner.
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Japanese Handmade Scarfs 98c
$1.50
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TAFT PENNANTS, SPECIAL 25c
Our Store Will Be Closed During
the Taft Celebration Parade
on Saturday Morning From 10 to 12:30
BARGAIN
For Bargain Friday
we offer 50 Novelty
Silk P e 1 1 i c o a ts in
Dresden and Persian
designs. Made of the
finest quality taffeta
silk. Full flaring
flounce and tailored
strapping in a variety
of the newest Fall
colors.
These petticoats
sell regularly at $10,
and make a strong ap
peal to women who
are shrewd enough to
take advantage of the
great saving when
they go on sale at .
$5.85.
$352 Waists $2. 19
Made ofSoisette
Women's Tailor
made Waists of fancy
corded soisette, a new
material this season
looks like moh air but
wears better.
BARGAIN
difference is largely
due to the fact that
these hats are samples
and that there are not
over 50 of them in the
lot. We are always
ambitious to 'offer the
best bargains for Fri-.
day Millinery specials
in the city and are ever
on the alert to find ex
cellent values for this
day. These hats come
in black and all colors
in a large variety of
shapes and elaborate
trimming, special $3.95.
Gas Lights 38c
lot
BARGAIN
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Japanese Hand-Made and Bat
tenberg Scarfs and Squares.
Made with, linen centers in an
assortment of designs. Values
to $2.00. Special 98c. '
20-INCH FRENCH CLUNY
CENTER PIECES, fine linen
centers, bordered with beautiful
hand-made Cluny lace. The
border being 6 inches deep. The
regular values of these center
pieces run as high as $2.50 each.
Special for Friday $1.25.
Tablecloths
98(
New German Linen Table
cloths, silver bleach, actual size
Vn by lf yards in three differ
ent elaborate and refined pat
terns. Border on four sides and
hemmed ready for use.
We had a shipment of these
tablecloths on sale about a
month ago on a Friday, when
the whole lot of 14 dozen was
sold before noon. We place a
similar quantity on sale this Fri
day. The regular value of these
tablecloths is $1.50. Special 98c.
FRIDAY
Splendid New Suits at $32.75
$32.75 is the price selected
for the offering of new tailored
suits for this Friday's special
sale. So great is the variety
of practically new styles among
these suifs we place on sale to
day that we cannot describe
them in detail. But the mate
rials are mostly imported fancy
worsteds and chiffon broad
cloths; all colors and sizes are
represented. The fashionable
coat styles are in great variety
and the tailoring and general
qualities are up to the Lipman,
Wolfe & Co. standard. A few
representative styles are shown
in our window. These suits
have sold this season as high
as$55. Friday spec I $32.75.
$1.50 Ladies' Mocha Gloves
In brown, tans and grays,
one-clasp style.
FRIDAY
Hemstitched Chiffon Veils 25c,
45-inch square Hemstitched
Chiffon Veils that are in such
great demand just at present.
They come in black, white and
all the staple colorings. Worth
75c, special price for Friday 25c.
ODDS AND ENDS in Chan
tilly and Automobile Veils. Two
yards, yard and a ha!5, and square.
In black, white and colons. Value
to $2.00. . ....aiii.
New Fall Neckwear on Sale 2 5 c J
Positively for Friday only we offer
fifteen hundred new Fall novelties in
Ladies' Neckwear, comprising Stiff
Embroidered Linen Collars, Rabats,
Tabs, Jabots, Stocks, Ascots, Soft Col
lars, Linen, Lawn, Net and Lace,
Plaited and Embroidered Styles.
Stenciled Bungalow Pillows 3,
These new, strikingly pretty Bungalow Pil- .
lows, made of burlap, with both ends fringed and j
FRIDAY
$1 .25 Black Silks Special 87c
Black Silks are now in tremendous demand
throughout the East for entire costumes. This de
mand is bound to be felt in Portland before many
days. Anticipating it, we offer for Friday 3000
yards 24-inch Imported Black Taffeta.
This quality sells throughout all the large Eastern
stores for $1.25 a yard, and for service and wear
cannot be beaten. Friday special 87c.
New Fall Handbags at $ 1 .98
Another great sale
of ladies' hand and
carriage bags in patent
leather, walrus, pin
seal. Single or double
strap handles, leather
or moire lined, fitted
with purses. Vals. to
$4.75, special $1.98.
1 000 Post Card Albums at 69c
In a large assortment of styles with the covers
stamped in gilt. These albums hold 300 cards, 3 to
the page. Regular $1.00 value.
25c Handkerchiefs 1 7 c
For Friday's special we offer an
extra sheer Hand-Embroidered Ini
tial Handkerchief which has come
to us before the change in the tariff.
This handkerchief will sell now for
25c; for Friday we offer 100 dozen
with every letter in stock at, spe
cial 17c.
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all sizes, extra quality,!
Agents for Best Trade.
Butterick Patterns, Nemo
Smart Set Corsets.
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stencneu in artisnt pancius ,
in various contrastingcolors.
Very appropriate for cosy f
corners, dens, bungalowsand 4
and college'rooms.
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