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r THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TnUBSPATr-JECE3IBER 16,-1909. DEATH OF 14 DUE TO BRITTLE RAIL Southern Train Crushes Steel and Tumbles Into Mud and Water. GOULD ESCAPES UNHURT Millionaire and Son Continue Trip for Onting Several Bodies Be lieved to Be Still In Sab merged Cars. GREENSBORO. N. C. Dec. 15. Local passenger train No. 11. on the Southern Railway, known as the Richmond and At lanta train, due In Greensboro at 6:40 o'clock, was wrecked thte morning at 6:32 o'clock at Reedy Fork trestle, 10 miles north of here, and at 6 o'clock to night 12 dead bodies had been removed from the. wreckage. It is reported that 14 are dead and 24 Injured are being cared for at St. Leo's Hospital. Those Who Met Death. The identified dead: A. P. Cone, superintendent of the Rich mond & Ianvllle division of he South' em. Railway, Richmond. II. C. White, traveling auditor. Wash lngton, D. C. Isaao Dammals, porter on the. Rich mond sleeper, C. B. Nolan, Pullman conductor, Greens-oro. Frank W. Kilby Birmingham. Ala., or ,WllkesbaTe; Nr'C". (reported from both places). Virgil H. Holcomb. Mount Airy, N. C. Ed Sexton. Denton, N. C. Richard Eamee, mining engineer, of Salisbury. 9i. C Charles L. Droodfield. Amerleus, Ga. John G. Brodnax, Richmond, Va, C"he body of on -unknown white man, Apparently 25 years old, was recovered late this afternoon. Among the patients at the hospital who J thoutrht to be fatally injured are: Henry I. Strlbling. Decatur, Ga., and W. G. Smith, Spencer. N. C. Much lime was required to remove the dead and injured from the debris. Joulfl and Ills Son I'rih art. George- J. Gould, who, with his son. Jay,' was, in one of the Pullmans when the train Jumped the track, and who was reported dead, escaped uninjured. He, his son. Jay, and a .friend, H. R. Russell, of New York, ex-editor of the Metropolitan ifagaslne. had Just got out of their berths when the wreck occurred. Mr. ttuseell was badly hurt by coming in Contact with a car stove, and Is at the f.c-MptaJ. Mr. Gould and hi son came In on the special bearing the dead and Injured. He teft this afternoon for his hunting trip. 15 miles from here, stating that the wreck had not disarranged his plans for a week's touting. Broken Kail Is Cause. The derailment wa caused by a broken rail about 200 feet from the trestle that spans a small stream. The train was composed of two baggage, express and mall cars, three day coaches and two PullmanB. The engine, baggage, mail and express cars passed over in Bafety, while the day coaches and Pullmans wore thrown from the trestle Into the creek and along the banks 20 to 30 feet below. At the point where the first coach left the ?rack, the right rail was broken Into fragments for several feet and torn en tirely from. jthe ties. Cars Fall In Water and Mud. The wheels ran on the ties until near the trestle, when the outside wheels went over, allowing the brakebeams and axles . to full on the guard rails- of the bridge. As the la;?t coach was on the trestle, the five coaches toppled over, broke loose from the mail and express car and tum lilrd Info the mud and water below. The Norfolk Pullman fell into the water, while the Richmond sleeper. Just In front, landed only partially in the water. Most of the Injured and killed in the sleepers were- in the Richmond sleeper, which was totally demolished. The Norfolk sleeper was not so badly torn up. but foil on its side In the swollen trenm, submerging many passengers. Several Bodies Still In Wreck. The appearance of the dead at the un dertakers' shops showed that some were scalded to death and others were badly mutilated, while one was exit In half at the waist, his dismembered parts being found at opposite ends of the coach. At R o'clock tills afternoon the track had been cleared. Three cars have not been raised, and it is believed that sev eral bodies will be found beneath the wreckage. HORSEBUYER IS ARRESTED Man Wanted for- Giving Bad Checks Caught in Kalamazoo. COLFAX. Wash., Dec. 16. Dr. P. M. Co, veterinary surgeon, horse-trader -and trainer, has Teen arrested in Kala mazoo. Mich. Sheriff Carter, of Whit man County. Issued circulars for Coe's arrest, and will try to procure extradi tion papers. Coe purchased S3000 i worth of horses in Whitman County, t delivered in Spokane, giving- the far mers alleged worthless checks. The horses were shipped from Spokane. Whitman County losers are: A. Wilson. Belmont, four horses, $1000; T. L. Dutton. Rosalia, two teams, $1000; Kugene Dwyer estate, Belmont, $650. John Degound. of Thornton, and Sam Crubaker. of Colfax, lost small amounts. Coe assumed the name of Richards. Seattle, as professor' of mathematics at Annapolis Naval Academy. Calhoun was appointed midshipman at Annapolis, and after entering the academy was taken ill with typhoid. While de lirious, he jumped from a hospital win dow and received injuries which made it impossible for him to perform active serv ice aa a naval officer. He is a mathematical genius, however, and the academy authorities do not want to lose him. They have approved the Humphrey bilL. WORK OX O KAN AGON BLOCKED Secretary of War Reports Adversely on River Improvement. ORHGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. IS. Secretary of War Dick inson today sent to Congress an adverse report on the proposed improvement of the Okanogan River, in Washington, -from its mouth to Riverside, a distance of 42 miles. Investigation showed that this riv could not be made navigable without con structing an expensive system of 'canals, and, in the opinion of Army engineers, the commerce, present and prospective, is not sufficient to Justify this expenditure by the Government, at least at this time. The adverse report will prevent any ap propriation in the river and harbor bill for the Okanogan River. Whitman Wants Walla Walla Post. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Deo. 15. The Senate sub-committee on military affairs today gave a hearing to persons interested in the transfer of the Walla Walla military BROKAW DRUNK, MAID DECLARES Little English Needed to De scribe Condition, Accord ing to Servant; WEALTH PUT IN EVIDENCE Father Left $1,490,000, Much in Standard Oil Stock, When He Died Debts Reduce" Bal ance With Bankers. NEW TORK, Dec 15. "If I were a woman." said John F. Mclntyre today, "and my husband spent $30,000 a year on me, I would live with him." Mr. Mclntyre had In mind Mrs Mary Blair Brokaw, who preferred $60,000 a year MORGAN, JR., BACK HOME J. Pierpont's Offspring Not Going to Succeed Father Tel. NEW YORK. Dec. 15. J. P. Morgan. Jr., returned to the United States today from Kncland. He denied the report that he would take charge of his fathers in terests but Intimated that he would make l:is home in the United States. "Kvery time I come to the United States." he said, "there is the report that 1 have come to take charge of my father's buHin-. It "is no more true now than it was three or four years ago." SEATTLE MAN IS HONORED Guy' K. Calhoun May Get Mathemat ics Chair at Annapolis. ORBOOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec IS. Representative Hum phrey today introduced a btll authorising; tae. arpoiniment of Guy X. Calhoun, of TRANSPORT PULLED OFF MUD BANK WILL MAKE SECOND ATTEMPT TODAY TO SAIL FOR COLON WITH MARINES. " 4 1 . ! s 1 -t L J KIITED STATES TRANSPORT FRAIRIB. PHILADELPHIA. Dec 15. The United States transport Prairie is still lying at the Philadelphia Navy-yard with 700 - marines and all munitions of war on board. It was announced tonight she would sail at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning for Colon. The Prairie had steam up and was ready to sail tday when orders were received delaying her departure until tomorrow. reservation to Whitman College, but reached no conclusion. - Those who participated in the hearing feel re assured and expect a favorable re port. The full committee will un doubtedly follow the recommendation of the sub-committee. SLAVE TRAFFIC TANGLES 1IOUSK COMMITTEES AT LOG GERHEADS OVER IT. Bennett BUI and Main Act, Cladh Old "State's Rights" Question Re vived by Alabama Solon. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The effect of the present Congress to suppress the white slave traffic" has caused a ma terialization of the ancient spectre of "state's rights."- and the House commit tee on interstate and foreign commerce, before which the Mann bill is pending, is at loggerheads over the question. Representative Richardson, of Alabama. takes the position that the bill constittites an effort by the Federal Government to regulate the morals of the state. The House committee on immigration is also meeting a few obstacles in its consideration of the "white slave" ques tion. When the committee took up the Bennett bill today it was found that the measure clashed in many ways with the Mann bill, now before the committee on interstate and foreign commerce, and an etfort to reach an agreement between the committees on the subject was undertaken. The immigration committee named a sub-committee of three members Hayes of California, Gardner of Massa chusetts, and Burnett of Alabama to confer informally with Mr. Mann's com mittee and endeavor to influence the withdrawal of the Mann measure, with the understanding that the immigration committee would-, in turn, report the Bennett hill favorably to the House. The immigration committee will hear the report of the sub-committee tomor- alimony and a separation (from her hus band, W. Gould Brokaw. Her suit Is now being tried at Mineola, L. I. "Mr. Brokaw," Mr. Mclntyre continued, "is as good and kind a husband as the Lord ever created to walk on his green footstool." Counsel for Mrs. Brokaw called Mina Lahle, a servant formerly in his client's employ, -to refute this contention. "Do you remember," he asked, "an. oc casion on which Mr. and Mrs. Brokaw and Dr. Shipman' came from New York and stayed at the Gilberts?" Brokaw- Drunk, Says Maid. Mrs. Gilbert is -Mr. Brokaw's sister, and counsel explained that he alluded to an occasion when Mrs. Brokaw is alleged to have sought refuge from her husband with her sister-in-law. "Yes," said the maid. "Mr. Brokaw was drunk." "No," exclaimed . Mr. Mclntyre. "Yes." said the maid, stolidly; "excited, and what I said." ' "Cannot you describe his condition more accurately?" "I know little English," replied the maid, who is a Finn, "but few words are enough to describe his condition." The testimony reverted to dollars and cents again, w,ith a view to establishing Mr. Brokaw's ability or inability to pay the alimony demanded. Will Left Him $1,490,000. John H. . Armstrong, an executor of the will of the late W. I. Brokaw, defendant's father, testified that the elder Brokaw left tt.490,000 to his son, much of it in Standard Oil stock. No testimony was given as to how much money the father might have conveyed to the son during his lifetime. The treasurer of a banking and broker age house swore that his firm held se curities for W. Gould Brokaw valued at $1,244,000. hut that there Is a debit column of $1,030,000, which leaves Mr. Brokaw a present balance of only J214.00O, subject to market fluctuations. Mrs. Brokaw's counsel got the court to direct that the defense produce numerous messages alleged to contain reports of Mrs. Brokaw's conduct and sent by serv ants at Great Neck to Mr. Brokaw and his secretary at High Point, N. C. Long; Telegrams Sent. Some days as many, as 15 telegrams passed, many of them containing 150 words or so. These messages were with held for later reading. They are expected to produee the sensation of the trial. Testimony of other witnesses for Mrs. Brokaw, In corroboration of her assertion that she was subjected to unjust espion age by rseryants.. had her liberty restricted and was otherwise made- miserable by her husband's jealousy and fits of temper, is yet to be introduced. It is now indicated that the testimony of servants on the Brokaw estate at Great Neck will play a considerable part in the development of the case for the plaintiff. It is possible also that Mr. Brokaw will take the stand in his defense. POLICED, SHOT, BINDS HIT IX HIP, PATROLMAN RE TCEXS EFFECTIVE FIRE. Los Angeles Peace Guardian Then Gyves Thug to Post, Faints. Help Comes in Time. LOS ANGELES, Cal Dec. 15. After he had been shot In the' hip by Charles William!?, a negro, early today. Patrol man Edwin B. Sanders fired six shots at-his assailant, brought him down with a bullet in the heel and pounced upon him. The wounded policeman then dragged his struggling captive to the nearest pa trol box, handcuffed him to the steel post and turned In a call. This accomplished, he fainted. When a patrol wagon , ar rived the. negro was striving to free his hands and reach the patrolman's revolver. Sanders, while treading his beat, heard a revolver shot. Going to investigate, he met the negro running from the scene. When he called upon Williams to halt, the negro answered with a bullet. Sanders has an even chance for re covery. COWARD LOSES HIS STAR Skulking: Chicago Policeman Is Dis- missed in Disgrace. CHICAGO. Dec. 15. Patrolman Emile Kolar was discharged in disgrace from the Chicago police . department for cowardice. A removal for cowardice, prior to the punishment visited upon Ko- lar, is not remembered by the oldest po liceman in the department. Kolar was patroling Halsted street last Monday night when Barnett Greenburg was shot dead in his pawnshop by a thief. The shot attracted a crowd and Kolar skulked behind. These are the reasons for the discharge of Kolar, as set forth in the report ef Inspector Dor- JOHN D. -TOUCH' PREPARED Chicago University 'Officials Go to Ask Gift of Million. CHICAGO, Dec. 15. John D. Rocke feller way to a Christmas or New Tear's gift will be paved today at a conference of the UniveVsity of Chicago trustees in New York. President Harry pTatt Judson, "Wallace Heckman, busi ness manager ; Martin A. Ryerson and Andrew McLelsh, trustees, and Trevor Arnett, auditor, left Chicago yesterday with the budget of the university. A gift of at least $1,000,000 is figured upon from Mr. Rockefeller, as many things are recommended in the way of. additions, such as equipment and new buildings. Do Your. Shopping . Early Today Do Your Shopping Early Today Greatest Christmas Store in the City Immense Stocks Await You Come From Everywhere Christmas Goods Christmas Sales How to Shop Quickly In the Book Store Engraving Free. Amongst the Dolls Do You Buy Men's Things? Why Not Handkerchiefs EVERY TRAIN, EVERY "BOAT BRINGS TO THIS STORE scores of men, women and children these days. The fame of our Christmas values has reached throughout the country. Throngs carry away with them each day the Xmas gifts purchased here. HOLIDAY GOODS from all over the world in the most .complete assortments and by far the lowest prices for similar qualities. ALL OVER THE STORE you will find displays of goods placarded with sale tickets. They mean a saving to you in every instance. As a consequence our business has shown phenomenal gain. IF YOU ARE A CHARGE CUSTOMER secure a transfer; make all your purchases and when you are through have the package sent home. If you are not a charge customer open an account by applying at th office. We extend credit to all. HERE YOU WILL FIND the largest variety and most complete as- , sortments in the city. In addition competent help to assist ypu in mak ing appropriate selections. YES WE ENGRAVE FREE all jewelry and toilet ware above a certain-price. That is why we urge you not to delay in making your selec tions. We have five engravers working night and day. In sl- few days it will be impossible to take more orders. , LISTEN TO THE SHOUTS of the children as they enter the Doll ' i Department and see the Dolls, Teddy Bears, Billikens and a dozen-other 5 novelties that gladden the hearts of the young. ' t WHY PAY MORE at exclusive furnishing stores when yourcan, secure the same exclusive articles at much lower prices? This is the reason. ,why you will f ind .such a crowd these days in this section. People do) not show this preference by accident. WE ARE PROUD OF THIS BIG -DISPLAY. We were well repaid. Never before have we enjoyed such a Christmas business. Every imag inable style and price for both men, women and children are found here. An important and intensely interesting announcement to the shopping public of Portland in tomorrow mornings Oregonian, WIVES' COIN IS INTACT SENATOR BORAH PREPARES NEW POSTAL BANK ACT. Chinese Refuse to Arbitrate. PEKIN, Dec- 15. The Chinese Gov ernment has refused finally Portugal's proposals for the arbitration of the Macao boundary dispute. concerning which -the two governments have been negotiating- since last March. State Concerns With National Made Depositories Married Women's in Own Name. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 15. Senator Borah, of Idaho, has prepared a new postal savings bank bill along the general line approved by the last Administration, but with sev eral -modifications which he considers essential and important. Foremost among the proposed changes is a pro vision that savings funds may be de posited in state as well as National banks whenever such state banks are subject to public supervision and ex amination. Under the terms of the bill all money order postoffices are made postal savings depository offices, and any person more than 10 years of age ts permitted to make deposits, the initial deposit to be not less than jl, and subsequent deposits to be 60 cents or some multiple thereof. Married women may deposit in their own names, and free from any control or in terference by their husbands. The bill provides for the issuance of postal savings stamps which may be attached to a card, and when the aggre gate represented by the stamps reaches Jl, the card, with stamps attached, may be deposited as so much cash. These stamps will be issued in denominations of one, five and 10 cents, and shall be sold at all money order offices. Interest, accruing at the rate of 2 per cent, shall be allowed. The balance to the credit of any depositor shall not be allowed to exceed $500. The bill permits depositors to make withdrawals in even dollars under regu lations to be prescribed by the post master. No hank in which postal sav ings funds are deposited, is permitted to charge exchange or fees on checks drawn on these accounts. Profits derived by the Government shall be applied first to the payment or Interest accruing to depositors in the postal savings depositories, and the ex cess, if any, shall go into the treasury as part of the postal revenues. Additional compensation will he al lowed fourth-class postmasters handling these savings accounts, such allowance to be at the rate of one-fourth of 1 per cent of the deposits received by them, but in Presidential postoffices no such extra compensation is allowed. An appropriation of $100,000 is asked to establish the postal bank. SOLON FOR SUTTON QUIZ Mother ot Lieutenant Slain, Appeals to Senator From Oregon. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 15. According to a state ment, published here today. Senator Chamberlain stands ready upon a re quest from Mrs. James N. Sutton, of Portland, Or to introduce and press a resolution calling for Congressional in vestigation into the death at Annapo- . lis of her son. Lieutenant James N. Sutton. Senator Chamberlain is ouoted as saying: "I am ready to do what ever Mrs. Sutton wishes. We have talked over the case, but she has not made any definite request yet and, of course, I shall take no action until I hear further from her. Personally I think the case should be investigated by Congress, and I would be glad to take it up." Crosby Rock Island's Pooh-Bah. CHICAGO, Dec. 15. Official announce ment was mads here today of the selec tion of George H. Crosby as vice-president, secretary and treasurer of the Roclf Island lines in charge of the financial and secretarial departments. Utterly Wretched Nervous Prostration Iconic Eadured Be fore Remedy Warn found. Miss Minerva Reminger, Upper Bern. Pa., writes: "For several years I had nervous prostration, and was titterlv wretched. I lived on bread and beef tea because my stomach would not re tain anything else. I took manv remedies, but obtained no relief until I took Hood's Sarsaparilla, when I be gan to gain at once. Am now cured." Pure, rich blood makes good, strong nerves, and this is why Hood s Snrsa parilla. which purifies and enriches the blood, cures so many nervous diseases. Get Hood's Sarsaparilla today. In usual liquid form or' tablets called Sarsatabs. REAL ROBBER REASSURES Drugstore Holdup Man Vexed by Pretender's Arts. . SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15. Chief of Police Cook received a letter today as serting that missives received yesterday ostensibly from the mysterious robber who has committed a series of holdups here during the past fortnight, were not genuine and assuring the Chief that neither Detective Sergeant Thomas Ryan nor the Gleason-Courneen drugstore need expect further attacks from him. The letter, said: "I read in this evening's paper a let ter supposed to have been written by me and I want to say that some one has been trying to have fun with you. as I did not write any such missive. Mr. Ryan need not be afraid of being at tacked. Neither does the Gleason Courneen drug store need to keep watch on my account. I know when I have had enough. The Real Drugstore Holdup." Chief of Police Cook has sent a com munication to Governor J. N. GiUett ask ing him to offer a reward for the appre hension of the man. Heirs Reopen Old Litigation. BOSTON, Dec. 16. Additional legal complications have been found in the long-delayed settlement of the estate of Andrew Davis, of Butte, Mont., whose several million dollars' worth of mining property has been the subject of litiga tion In the courts of Massachusetts, Mon tana and the United States for more than 15 years. The present phase of the case ts a petition to the Massachusetts Su preme Court for a readjustment of the estate among the heirs on the petition of Ellen S. Oorne and Herbert P. Cummings, Administrators of ttm astafs of gh M Cummings. c5" BLESSED IS THE CHEERFUL GIVER J LAKE PLEASANT CHILDHOOD'S HAPPY HOURS, FOR THEY FLY BY ON GOLDEN WINGS. MAKE THEM SUCH THAT THEY "WILL BE CHERISHED MEMORIES IN THE YEARS TO COME. AN AUTOMOBILE, A COASTER "WAGON, A HANDCAR, AN IRISH MAIL, A TRICYCLE, AN EXPRESS WAGON, A POCKET KNIFE, A VELOCIPEDE OR A CHEST OF CARPENTER TOOLS WILL GLADDEN THE HEART OF ANY BOY OR GIRL. OUR VEHICLES ARE NOT MERE TOYS, BUT ARE WELL AND SUBSTANTIALLY MADE. llSl i yj iWD(DOW jP CHRISTMAS 't LifTj Ell TOY BARROWS, 'JJM msPIjAvS J ..4;-,: ' jl GOODS . CUj? ' 34 ''' J-U ikSm- COASTER WAGONS. i aPjsj ffb """ T'tiI OUR S.V0O CHEST OK - TOOLS ' Barnct BEBfrrs - I vVjM g - HAND SLEDS. . " - fegg I . ROLLER SKATES. 4 JV AU TOMOBILES. ' , OCET MfV . "'A