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10 THE MORNING O R EGO'XI AXf TUESDAY, DECE3IB ER 7, 1909. SODATAN K BURSTS DISTRICT SHAKEN Explosion Shatters Windows, Tosses Pedestrians and , Hurls Iron Scraps. RED CROSS STAMP BOOTH AT WOODARD & CLARKE'S DRUGSTORE. NONE KILLED, IS MIRACLE Fourth and Washington Scene of Panic Following Crash -Jewelry-Store Gems Are Hurled to- tha Street Damage Is $2000. (Continued From First Pace.) streets. The tanks are filled by the Pa cific Carbonic Gas Company, of Bast Oakland. Cal., and are sold in this city by the Columbia Supply Company, of 62 l'irst street. The- steel tanks are made : in the Kant and the pas is forced into them at a pressure of 6-V) pounds to the square Inch. Rust was on his way from the offlce of the Columbia Supply Company to make these deliveries when the explosion occurred. He had arrived at the cor ner of Fourth and Washinsrton streets, when the wheels of his wagon akldded on the slippery street. The rear end of the wagon swunp first one way and then 'quickly slued around the other way. joisllng; one of the tanks and causing it to roll out, the tail state having; been left down. TbA terrifflc dotonatlon which resulted ,was closer to Rust and his horse than ito any other objects, out strangely the iiforce of the explosion seemed to expend itself In 'every direction save his. iJ-Telther he, the animal, nor the wagon with its load of compressed dancer suf fer ed. Shock Spreads inr Zigzag Course. The shock spread itself in a zigzag i trurse. It struck the "Washington build ting, smashing most of the plate glass windows in the stores on the street. ! Traveling up the front of the building the force left a path of wreckage, every window in the sweep of its course being 'smashed Into thousands of pieces. Win dows in the Washington building on both 'the Washington street and Fourth street i!des were demolished. Six windows in (the Wlnfield rooming-house on the sec :nd floor of the structure on the north eaBt corner of Fourth and Washington streets were broken and fragments of the 'hurst tank smashed in windows of Wood ward. Clarke & Company's store, and of the .office of Dr. J. J. Panton on the third floor of the Macleay building. Two people on the street were blown off their feet. One of these, a man, es caped without a scratch. Jumped to his feet, and, seizing his hat which he had lost in his fall, ran down the street like a scared deer and was not seen after wards. .The other victim was C. F. Ped erson, a housemover, of 890 Cast Tenth street, North. It Is thought a very small fragmant of the burst tank struck him on the cheek, as he sustained a bruise t here, the skin being lacerated in several places. He was knocked off his feet completely and dazed. When he regained consciousness he was assisted to the of-, lice of Dr. J. J. Panton, who dressed his wounds. Pederson's injuries are consid ered slight. He was taken home In an automobile. Hurtling Metal Grazes Head. Dr. Panton himself was recovering from ahock when Pederson was brought into Jits office for treatment At the time of the explosion he was seated at the tele phone. A fragment of the tank, as large as the palm of his hand, crashed through the window, grazing his head, struck the wall and, rebounding, fell behind the chair where he was sitting. In the "Washington building, W. A. Hathaway, who occupies room 10, was seated at his lesk close to the window. He received an ugly cut on the back of his head. E. 11. Leffert, of Leffert Bros., was slightly cut about the face by flying glass, and an unknown woman, who went Jiomo Immediately and refused to give the police her name, received a slight cut upon her cheek from glass. One of the Leffert brothers was watch ing the wagon as it passed with the tanks, and aw the tank that exploded fall to the street. After the explosion a section of the gas tank, fully seven inches long and five inches wide, was found at the rear of the Jewelry store. It had crashed through the glass front nnd traveled among a store full . of Christmas shoppers without Injury to anyone. Dr. J. Harris, a dentist in the north west corner of the Washington building, was. at the moment of the explosion, performing dental work for Peter Bruno, a business man at Second and Everett utreets. Bruno was blown out of the dental chair and through the door lead ing to an adjoining room. Dr. Harris thrown back against a case of In struments and fell to the floor. Both dentist and patient were slightly cut by flying glass. All of the windows in the tlental parlors were broken. Xarrow Escape Xor Two. As A. B. Ewing and Ed Delaney were walking along Alder street, near Third. ,e section of the tank iron weighing fully one and one-half pounds fell between th. It had whirled entirely over the 'clock intervening between the place of fthe explosion and the spot where the :men were passing. It was an ugly-look -ing piece of metal fully 16 Inches long. Immediately following the explosion an "immense crowd, numbering fully 10.000 people, gathered and blockaded . the treets, interfering with the streetcar traffio and causing a jam in front of i I lv-'i 'iX f - V I -Tl f L ' u - C -" - 5 ri- r1 H l y :PJ J SALE OP CHRISTMAS STAMPS FOR AID OF TUBERCULAR WORK IN PORTLAND HAS BEEN LARGE AT THIS POPULAR STAMP STATION. " STAMP SALE LARGE the stores the windows of which had been wrecked. The mass of people almoart prevented tha storekeepers from rescuing their stock on display from the sidewalk. Police Captain Bailey rushed, a dozen men to the ecene immediately and roped off the area of wreckage. Incidental to the excitement someone telephoned to all of the ambulances In the city and four different ambulances were rushed to the scene, but went away without being com pelled to carry a single victim. Mr. Rountree, of Diamond & Rountree, agents for the Washington building, where nearly all of the damage was done. said last night, as near as he could esti mate, the damage in broken glass would reacn jiwu, an of which was covered by Insurance. Within a few minutes after the accident he had communicated with the Insurance agent and an order to re place the si as a was given. . Damage to Jewelry Stock. Part of the damages wrought affected the . contents of the store windows. In Leffert Bros.' jewelry store there were 53 small diamonds loose. The heavy plate giaee window fell with a crash, scatter ing rings, pins, watches and diamonds on the sidewalk. Whether thieves in the crowd stole them or whether they were trampled under feet or kicked out into the street Is a mystery. They could not be found, and although all .of the employes of the place entered' Into the search afterwards, they were not located. They are valued at less than tSOO. Across the street, at the jewlry store of A. & M. . Delovage, at 269 Washington street, a diamond brooch and a watch. valued at $260. were damaged. Diamond rings and other Jewelry, valued in all at thousands of dollars, were scattered over the eidewalk by the breaking of the win. dows. After an Inventory, members of the firm said they believed none of their gems watf missing. Damages to the extent of 1400 were sustained by the United Cigar Stores Company, at 274 Washington street. The entire window display of cigars and cigarettes waa blown out onto the sidewalk. Nearly every tenant in the Washlnetm building whose "rooms faced Washington street or fourth street suffered slight damages to his office furniture and other possessions by broken glass. KREISLER PLAYS RETURN Violinist Will Perform Again Bungalow Theater. at It" Is difficult to avoid using ed figures of speech and superlatives in commenting on the pleasure with which the second recital of Fritz Krelsler. Fri day afternoon of this week, has been greeted. He will give the Mendelssohn concerto. The aria on the G string of Bach will also form an interesting number on the programme and there will be two old Vienna valses. which will be miro to captivate his audience. Kreisler Is now in British Columbia and again reaches Portland on Thursday In time to rest for tne .Friday matinee at the Bungalow. SLED VICTIM DYING Frank Smith Loses Part of Brain by Gash. RIGHT. SIDE PARALYZED rr Mother Not Aware of Accident Until ' Xext Day Miss Webber Re moved to. Home Others Injured Slightly. Frank- Smith is lying unconscious at the Good Samaritan Hospital, his right side paralyzed, and death expected at any moment, as a result of the coasting smash on Hall street Sunday night, when Miss Onetta Serra was killed Instantly. Miss Magdalen Webber, whose hip. was crushed, head cut and left arm fractured, was removed from the Good Samaritan Hospital yesterday, and, while in some pain, it is not believed her condition is critical.. The other injured young neonle an in their homes, as their injuries are not serious. The charge that Fred Stewart cowardly jumped from the sledge when 'he saw an accident was imminent waa denied by several or tne lu-iated party. "I was Just in front of Miss Serra, said Miss Webber, "and I believe the sled mum nave mrucK just wnere she was seated, for I waa thrown right into the middle or tne road. The boy steering was thrown clear, too. The sled had swung around and struck at the side, then everyone pnea up on the pole." Fred I. Webber, who escaped with se vere bruises, said Stewart remained at nis post. irranK Dan, who saw the oc currence, said the sled was overloaded ana tne rear runners spread. - He at tached no blame to Stewart. Mrs. Smith and friends are at the bed side of Frank Smith. When nlarvx nr. the table at the hospital Sunday night the left motary area of the brain fell out of a gash in his head. Even In th un likely event of recovery, the right side of me Doy s Doay will be paralyzed. Smith was in his third year at Lincoln High School. It was his Intention to en ter Oregon Agricultural College. He waa president of the graduating class at onaiiucic acnooi three years ago. -Mrs. smith did not hear of her son's Injury until she called up the Police Sta tion early Monday morning to announce that he was missing, s Mayor Simon yesterday requested Chief of Police Cox to stop coasting on side walks. The Chief issued the following order: To Captains of Police As the accident at hall and Fourteenth streets yesterday in dicates the great dancer to life and limb attendant upon coasting,, you will Instruct the patrolmen of your respective reliefs to prohibit coasting; of any nature . on side walks and not allow the sport on any street intersected by street railway tracts, or by highways used by automobiles. Patrolmen must strictly . enforce this order to prevent a duplication of tha lamentable tragedv of yesterday. a. M. COX, CONDUCT SHOWN ERRATIC Albert Ryan on Trial for Murder of Two Men. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. When the trial of Albert Ryam, ex-organlzer for the Western Federation of Miners, charged with the murder of Otto Miller and Harry E. Snyder in a local hotel last July, was called in Superior Court today, counsel for the prisoner asked that a separate Jury be worn to examine into the prisoner's san ity. This was granted by Judge Davis. A number of witnesses examined during the day testified to the erratic conduct of Ryan previous to hia arrival in Los Angeles. Ryan killed Otto Miller as the result of an old grudge. Red Cross "Stickers" Prove in Demand This Year. RETURNS YET INCOMPLETE Christmas Season Business Large and Tuberculosis Fighters Show Activity In Purchases of Quan tities of Stamps for Canse. The report from the different com mlttees for the first week's sale of the Red cross Christmas stamp Is not yet complete, but will shortly be ready for publication. Incomplete returns in dicate that the number sold thus far is largely in excess of the same period last year. ""A tremendous amount of work re mains to be done," said one of the workers yesterday, "and the public must buy and buy generously, if the large amount required for next year's tubercular work is to be raised. Each person must realize that it is his or her individual contribution to the fund that will help win the fight. "Professor Victor C. Vaughan, of Ann Arbor, told at the recent Tuberculosis Congress at Washington' that from 200.000 to 2S0.000 citizens of this coun try die annually of tuberculosis. Two thirds to three-fourths of these, our fellow countrymen, die between the ages of 18 and 45. When we now, with Darlington, estimate the value of a single individual to be only $1500, the money loss to the United .States would be no less than $150,000,000 an nually. Add to this the -anguish and sorrow,- the tears of mothers, orphans and widows, and then you will readily see that tuberculosis is the most mur derous, costly affliction of the human race." The stamp booths in the various stores and public buildings are re porting splendid sales. Tvjsday morning the Misses Helen Doble and Hazel Ttchenor will be in charge of the booth at "V.oodard & Clarke's, while Miss Mildred Fuller and Miss May Heusner win report for afternoon duty. The Meier & Frank booth, which is striving hard for ban ner sales, will nave the Misses Lisa Wood and Margaret Walter in charge for the morning hours, and Mrs. Harry Litt, assisted by Miss Margaret Boot in the afternoon. ine. booth at Llpman, Wolfe & Co. reported its best day's sale on Monday, in spite of the storm, while the ener getic workers at Olds, Wortman & King bid fair to make the struggle for highest receipts a hard one for who ever wins out. The Red Cross stamps are being sold in the postoff ice by the graduate nurses of Portland under the direction of Mrs. E. J. Labbe. All nurses who are willing to devote a few hours to this good work will please telephone Miss Doyle, Main 8328. VANDERV00RT IS CAUGHT Alleged Embezzler Under Arrest in Pasadena. Two fugitives against whom charges have been preferred In Portland have been apprehended In out-of-state cities, according to telegraphic advices received by Chief or Police Cox last night. G. L. Vandervoort, until recently a col lector for an East Side publishing house, was arrested in Pasadena, Cal. yester day at the instigation of the local police. Vandervoort is alleged to have embezz5e3 $600 of moneys collected and fled from the city. Detectives. Coleman and Snow, of the police detectives, effected? his cap ture by means of a decoy letter sent to the California ty. Detective Snow will leave tonight and return with Vander voort to face the preferred charges. H. A. Tuttle, who has been sought for by the police since his disappearance from the city two months ago. Family Cough Syrup Cures Any Conarit In Five Honrs. SEW PRESCRIPTIOBr HERE. Hero is given the most effective cough prescription known to the medical world. It is a mild laxative, too, and this is what a body needs when suffering with cough and cold on the lungs. A cough or cold indi cates poisons in the system, causing Inflammation and congestion. Nearlv all cough syrups relieve, but make the trouble worse by their constipating Ef fects. This prescription not only re lieves quickly, but It cures any cough that is curable. Get one-half ounce fluid wild cherry bark, one ounce com pound essence cardiol and three ounces syrup white pine compound. Mix In a bottle. Take for acute cough or bron chitis twenty drops every half hour for four hours. Then one-half to one tea spoonful three or four times dally. Give children less according to age. A few hours' treatment will cure and heal the throat and lungs of all but consump tives. Cut this out and give It to some friend who may need it to be saved from an early death by consumption. advices sent by Chief of Police Cox. Tut tle is alleged to have swindled several unsuspecting clients of various sums while acting as their agent here. He left a host of victims in his wake, principally unsuspecting women, whose confidences he gained by his suave mannerisms. He will be returned here to explain hfcj operations. FALL DOWN SHAFT INJURES A. Rclloski Lands on Head and Skull Is Fractured. A. Belloflki, an employe of the Herman Metzger Hide Company, 22S Front street, fell 15 feet down an elevator shaft while at work In the place, last night, striking on his head. He was picked, up uncon scious and hurried to St. Vincent's. Hos pital. His skull Is fractured and his Jaw shattered. His condition Is . critical J. A. Sturbant, of the New York Dental Parlors, slipped and fell on the stairs in the Blumauer building, at midnight last night. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in he Red Cross ambulance. His spine Is injured. His age, convhinedl with his painful Injury, preclude chances of his speedy recovery. W. T. Patton, an employe of the In-man-Paulson Mill, was painfully injured about the abdomen last night while operating a sticker machine. A board which he was sending through kicked back and struck him with violent force In the region of the abdomen. He was rendered temporarily unconscious and hur ried to St. Vincent's Hospital. His condi tlon is not regarded as serious. jm nShoEt NATUROPATHS IN SESSION Extend Time of Entrance I'ndc Old Pees Till January 1 . The annual meeting of the Oregon State Association of Naturopaths waa held yes terday In their rooms in the Rothchild building. Dr. W. E. Mallory presiding. The secretary. Dr. Philip T. Ball, report ed he had received several applications from physicians practicing in Oregon who were desirous of becoming members, but who did not want to pay the in creased rate for initiation fee decided on a few months ago. It was agreed to grant an extension of time till January 1 1910, to allow these physicians to come in at the old rate. Officers for the ensuing year were elect ed as follows: President, Dr. W. BL Mai lory; first vice-president. Dr. Vladimir K. Jindra; second vice-president. Dr. J. D. Dunn; treasurer. Dr. A. Hertschinger; secretary. Dr. Philip T. Ball. These also constitute the board of examiners. Dr. Harvey W. Freeze, Dr. Anna G. Reyn olds and Dr. J. D. Dunn were appointed on the auditing committee. ARE YOIUCOLD? We have the warm blankets and. com fortables to keep you warm. Call and get our prices, McAllen & McDonnell, popular-priced dry goods store, corner Third and Morrison. rested yesterday at Wausau, Wis., upon I ers. A sprained ankle will usually disable the injured person for three or four weeks. This is due to lack of proper treatment. When Chamberlain's Lini ment is applied a cure may be effected In tnree or four days. This liniment is one of the best and most remarkable was ar- I preparations in use. Sold by all deal- EXPLOSION OF CARBONIC ACID GAS TANK ON STREET SPREADS DESTRUCTION IN DISPLAY v WINDOWS OF DOWNTOWN STORES. -KETCH SHOWING WRECK y""'"'" ER BlT1"0" STREETS WH ORDINARY " ' If a. Tlioosandl F eoDie Told you that a certain thing had done them world's of goo'd, mentally , and physically, woudn't you feel it worth while to investigate the matter thoroughly," to find out how it might affect you We have received thousands of testimonails from people who have vol untarily written us of the benefit derived from quitting coffee and using DM The majority of these people had no idea that coffee caused their headaches, stomach troubles, bad nerves, etc., etc., until after the change often at the sug gestion of a friend who knew about Postum- then they understood. 'Ask a friend if coffee agrees, and if the aches and ails come from coffee investigate! "There's a Reason" Postum Cereal Company, Ltd., Battle ' Creek, Mich. DIDN'T KNOW That Coffee was Canslnc Her Trouble. So common is the use of coffee as a beverage, many do not know that it Is the cause of many obscure alls which are often attributed to other things. The easiest way- to find out for oneself is ' to quit the coffee for a while, at least, and note results. A Virginia lady found out in this way, and also learned of a new beverage that is wholesome as well as pleasant to drink. She writes: "I am 40 years old and all my life, up to a year and a half ago, I had been a coffee drinker. About ten years ago I had dyspepsia so bad that often the coffee I drank would sour on my stom ach and I could not retain It. "Severe headaches and heart weak ness made me feel sometimes as though I were about to die. After drinking A cup or two of hot coffee. Tot knowing it was harmful, my heart would go like a clock without a pendulum. At other times it would almost gtop and I was so. nervous I did not like to be alone, and the pity of it all was, I did not know that coffee was causing the trouble. "Reading In the papers that many persons were relieved of such ailments by leaving off coffee and drinking Postum I got my husband to bring home a package. 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