TTIE MORNING OREGOXTAX, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1910.
FUMES DEVOUR
HUNDREDS IN TRAP
Fire Breaks Out in Midst of
Merry Dance in Town
in Hungary.
PANIC AGGRAVATES HORROR
Doors Xailed Cp to Keep Out Clam
orous Crowd, Dancers Trample on
and Crush One Another in
Frenzied Struggle to Flee.
MAT&SZALKA, Hungary, March 28.
The village of Oekoerito and the adja
cent districts have been thrown into
mourning by a terrible disaster at the
former place last night, which resulted
in the death of between 300 and 400 per
sons and the serious injury of 100 others.
A public ball was announced to be held
at the hotel, where the coach-house had
been fitted up as a ballroom. It was a
great barn-like structure, decorated with
tinders dry branches left from a pre
vious entertainment, to which were added
or the occasion other decorations and
Chinese lanterns.
Doors Xailed. Fire Breaks Out.
The festivity attracted pleasure-saek-ers
from the surrounding country, and
the building was so packed just before
the ball commenced that the single door
that afforded entrance and exit was
nailed up to prevent the admittance of
scores who clamored outside.
While the dancing was in full swing, a
pine branch caught Are and feil to the
floor. It blazed furiously and almost In
stantly the dresses of several women
burst into flames. The fire spread with
astonishing rapidity. A dreadful panic
ensued, the revellers losing their hcXds
completely. 'Many of them, with flames
shooting out from their garments, rushed
toward the barred exit, where a surging
mass was jammed together.
Hundreds Trampled to Death.
Women and meni fell and were trampled
under foot. Those in front vainly en
deavored to tear oen the door, but were
crushed helplessly by -the pressure of the
crowd behind. Soon the roof crashed in.
the blazing wreckage falling on the help
less victims, so that many of those who
had liitherto escaped the flames were
struck down or buried under debris,
i When the door finally was broken open,
some few persons escaped, but most of
these collapsed before they got far. In
side the building were heaps of charred
corpses. Screams and groans still were
audible from the smoking pile. A de
tachment of troops was ordered to the
scene to clear the wreckage and help bury
the dead.
The official estimate, as given tonight,
states that 290 persons perished, but it is
"believed that the total death roll will be
larger than this, as many persons have
not been- accounted for.
WRECK LOCATION DISPUTED
Vancouver Mariner Believes Condor
Lost Off Washington Coast.
VICTORIA. B. C, March 28. (Spe
cial.) The news receatly published
relating' to the finding of wreckage
supposed to be that of the ill-fated
warship Condor -near Ucluelet by the
steam whaler Orion, has brought to
the Press a letter from George Hib
bert, of Vancouver, who states that, in
his opinion. the Condor was not
wrecked north of the Straits, of San
Juan de Fuca. He writes:
"The Condor sailed from Esquimau
in December, 1901, and the i following
Spring myself and a friend were trav
eling along the beach on the Washing
ton coast and found a bluejacket's
cap with the ribbon H. M. S. Condor
on it. The name Inside the cap was
P. D. Duncan. We also found consid
erable wreckage. but there was
nothing to indicate where it came from
or what ship, as a number of vessels
were wrecked that Winter. My be
lief is that the Condor was not
wrecked on or off the Vancouver
Island shore, because we found that
cap on the Washington coast and at
that time of the year it would be im
possible for the cap to have drifted
southwest. The wreckage I refer to
was found several miles nortu of De
struction Island."
GIRLS LECTURED, THEN GO
Judge Advises That They Do Xot
Take Flowers Xot Theirs.
VAXOOtTVER, Wash., March 28. (Spe
cial.) The two girls caught by F. L.
Curtis Saturday night by his burglar
alarm set in his flower garden and con
nected with a bell inside of the house
appeared before Police Judge Bigham to
day. According to the testimony only one of
the girls entered the garden, plucked one
flower and was attempting to leave when
the alarm was sounded and Curtis and
his brother-in-law rushed forth and at
some distance from the house captured
the tVo girls and took them to the po
lice station.
With some fatherly advice to the girls.
Judge Bigham dismissed them and told
them in the future never to attempt to
pluck flowers where they had no right.
CITY LOSES WATER RIGHT
Dement Brothers Given Judgment
Against Walla AValla.
OLVMPIA. Wash.. March 28. (Special.)
, The State Supreme Court today granted
Dement Brothers Company judgment
against the City of Walla Walla for
about $7000 damages because the city
with its w.ter system had diverted the
waters of Mill Creek, to which the
plaintiff had a prior claim for power
purposes for its mill.
The title of the milling company to the
waters of the creek is affirmed, but in
view of the fact that the city will abso
lutely need the water for its system, the
decision gives the city the right within
90 days to begin suit to condemn and
take, over the water rights of the plain
tiffs'. SW0PE MYSTERY DEEPENS
Son of Dead Millionaire Gives Deed
to Accused Slayer's Wife.
KANSAS CITY, March 28. Another
mysterious tangle in the Swope case de
velpned. when ajwarrantydeed. made out
of Martinsburg. W. Va.. who claims to
be a son of Colonel Thomas H. Swope,
was filed In the Probate Court here to
day. The deed for a "consideration of
one dollar," and other valuable coneid
eration removes Mrs. Hyde from any
possible connection with the litigation the
West Virginian intends to start over the
Swope fortune allowing Mrs. Hyde the
money she inherited as the niece of (Col
onel Swope without controversy.
The deed was made out by Klmer C.
Swope at Martinsburg on March 14, and
was brought here by his attorney and
given to the attorneys of Dr. Hyde and
Mrs. Hyde. The Hyde attorneys filed
the deed.
Dr. Hyde and his wife today filed a
deed ' of trust here to secure a mort
gage of J50.000 on the property Mrs.
Hyde inherited from the Swope estate.
Dr. Hyde said the mortgage was se
cured to raise money with which to de
fend the suit in which he is charged
with the murder of Colonel Swope and
other members of the Swope family.
"DANDY" ALLEGED THUG
SON" OF WEALTH ACCUSED OF
ROBBING BIJX'D MAX.
Orby Hunter, 25, Insurance Agent,
Society Man. Arrested in Chicago
on Robbery Charge.
CHICAGO, March 2S (Special.) Orby
Hunter, 25 years old. fire insurance agent,
bon vivant, society leader and scion of
one of the most prominent families in
Hyde Park, is under bonds on a charge
of robbery." He will be arraigned before
Judge Fry in the Hyde Park branch of
the Municipal Court. Thursday.
You&g Huntef wap arrested In his
apartments in the Holland Hotel. He had
been living in the Holland Hotel since
the family home, at 5125 Jefferpon ave
nue, wan closed last Fall, when his"
mother and his two sisters, Bonnie and
Olive, went to Paris and to Southern
France for. the Winter.
The crime with which Hunter is
charged was committed the night of
February 11. about 10:30 o'clock. A. IX
Gardner, a blind and paralytic grocer,
and hi9 wife were knocked down in a
hallway over their store, at 1515 East'
Fifty-third street, and robbed of J2."iO,
which they were taking from the store
to the flat for safekeeping.
FLOUR RATES CUT IN EAST
Interstate . Commission Orders Re
duction From Middle West.
WASHINGTON, March 2S. The Inter
state Commerce Commission today or
dered the. lake and rail rates on flour
from Minneapolis to New York City and
the Atlantic seaboard reduced from 23
cents per 100 pounds to 21Vi cents, begin
ning May 10.
The, complainants were some 40 millers
operating more than 100 flour mills in
the Sta.tes of Wisconsin. Minnesota.
North Dakota and South Dakota, with
a daily capacity of about 125.000 barrels.
The defendant carriers were all the rail
roads and water lines which carry flour
from Minneapolis and Duluth to the At
lantic seaboard territory. The millers
complained that the rate of 23 cents was
unreasonable and discriminatory.
The Commission reviews the gradual
absorption of the Great Lakes transpor
tation linos by the railroads, compares
the differences in rates on flour and
wheat and orders the reduction to
cents.
POISONER MAY BE INSANE
Lunacy Commission Examines Wom
an Charged With Four Murders.
BOSTON. March 28. A lunacy com
mission today made an examination of
Mrs. Mary Kelleher, the Summerville.
woman who is in the East Cambridge
jail awaiting trial on the charge of
poisoning four of the six children of
her family, through whose death she
profited by insurance policies. Her trial
will begin next week.
Mrs. Kelleher was arrested in De
cember. 1909, upon the charge of arson,
it being claimed she set fire to the Cam
bridge house in which she was em
ployed as a domestic.
The investigation brought out the
fact that six members of Mrs. Kelle
her's household had died under un
usual circumstances within a period of
three years and that in each case Mrs.
Kelleher had recovered insurance.
BODY DRIFTS 60 MILES
Corpse Found at Lumini Island That
of Captain of Arthur B.
BELLIXGHAM, Wash., March 28.
The corpse cast up Saturday on the
beach of Lummi Island, across the bay
from this city, was Identified as that
of W. J. McGranahan, of Vancouver,
B. C, captain of the schooner Arthur B.,
which foundered in the Gulf of Georgia
off the Fraser River sand heads March
22. A second corpse was picked up- on
San Juan Island this morning, and is
believed to be that of another member
of the Arthur B.'s crew. Five seamen
were drowned when the schooner was
overturned in the tide rip. McGrana
han's body was picked up 60 miles from
the scene of the wreck.
NATIVES FIRE ON PLANT
LlbcrianTroops Train Machine Gun
'on English Factory "Enemies.
LIVERPOOL. March 28. A fight be
tween Liberians and hostile natives
was being waged March 9 at Cape Pal
mas, according to reports brought by
the steamer Salaga, which arrived
from Liberia today. The natives from
behind a stockade at the mouth of the
Palmas River, were firing upon an
English factory and the Liberiap
troops. The latter replied with a ma
chine gun.
It is thought the British cruiser Nu
tine has gone to the vicinity from
Sierra Leone.
WICKERSHAM DENIES ALL
Attorney-General Never Acted as
Sugar. Trust'fi Attorney.
WAS! IX ;T IN". March 28. Attorney
General Wickersham today placed on
record a formal denial that he had ever
acted as attorney for the sugar trust as
charged by Representative Martin of
Colorado in the House several days ago.
This denial was in the form of a let
ter addressed to Representative Bennett
of New York.
60,000 Fry Planted In Rivers.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 28.
(Special.) L. M. Thomlinson, In charge
of the state fish hatchery on Basket
Creek today planted 30,000 fry. East
ern brook trout, 15,000 In the Wash
ougal River and ltOOO ia the Lacka-
GAR SMASHES AUTO
Two -Girls in Party of Seven
Persons Badly Injured.
A
MACHINE HURLED 30 FEET
Returning From Road Tavern, and
Rounding Curve at 5 0 Miles an
Hour, Automobile Collides
With Mount Scott Car.
Flying around a curve on the Oregon
City road at Gray's Crossing at a speed
of 50 miles an hour, a big touring car,
carrying seven people, yesterday short
ly before noon smashed against the
front of an oncoming Mount Scott car
with terrific force and was hurled over
30 feet- bringing up against a. tele
phone pole. According to ' those who
witnessed the affair, it was almost a
miracle that everyone in the automo
bile was not killed.
As a result of the collision, two girls,
who were in the party, Jennie Mitchell
and Leola Peterson, both of whom re
side at 426 Alder street, are now nt
the Good Samaritan Hospital wit.'.i
badly injured hips and severe bruises
and contusions on various parts of their
Doaies. Joe Paulson, the driver of the
wrecked machine, is believed to have
several ribs broken, though he couid
not be found to verify this last eve
ning. R. Thompson, a vounar man who fs
living at the Perkins Hotel with his
lather and mother. II. W. Eicken-
meyer, whose home is at 287 East Sev
enth street north, and o. C. Smith- and
L C. Clark, of San Francisco, the other
members of the party, suffered minor
Injuries. Strenuous efforts were mart--
to keep all of the names of those con
cerned secret, and none" would be in
terviewed.
Party Returning Front Tavern.
From all that could be learned, it
appears that the "joy-riders" were on
their way to town after visiting a road
tavern. They attempted to heat the
Mount Scott car, which was also headed
toward town, over the crossing, and the
smash-up ensued. When the chauffeur
saw that it wmild be impossible to avert
a collision he attempted to turn the
automobile in the direction In which
the streetcar was going. He partially
succeeded in this, but the machine
struck the car and he was thrown 15
feet ahead and to one side, through the
glass windshield.
The automobile struck the streetcar a
second jolt, and this time was hurled
against a telephone pole In such a man
ner as to absolutely wreck the rear end
of the machine. y
Motorman R. Burningham was in
charge of the Mount Scott train, consist
ing of two cars, that was struck. He
nor any one else on the streetcar was
hurt. Burningham avers that he blew
a long blast on his whistle before he
came to the crossing, and that he can in
no way be blamed for the-accident. The
streetcar had made a stop at Ninth ave
nue, a short distance before, and had,
therefore, not attained great momentum
when it collided with the auto, says the
motorman.
Girls Taken to Hospital.
Dr. A. W. Botkin, of 74 Gilliam avenue,
and Dr. Lockwood, of Arleta, were called
shortly after the smash up. Dr. Botkin
arriving first on the scene and examining
the injured. It was thought at first that
the left hips of both' girls were either
broken or dislocated, but subsequent ex
amination proved this not to be true.
They were severely shaken up and in a
very nervous condition when they were
brought to the hospital in the Red Cross
ambulance, which was sent out after
them.
Jennie. Mitchell, whose age Is 23 years,
is the most severely injured one of the
party. Leola Peterson, 24 years, will also
suffer for considerable time as a result
of the "Joy-ride." The girls share light
housekeeping rooms at 426 Alder street,
and are believed to be employed' as wait
resses here. They refused to give any in
formation regarding themselves, other
than their names, but it was learned
that their parents are not in the city.
MEDF0RD GETS NEW PAVING
California Concern Wins Contract
for Ten Miles or Asphalt.
JIEDTORD, Or., March 28. (Special.)
The Council held two meetings today to
decide the paving question. Clark Henery
& Co., of Sacramento. Cal., low bidders,
being given the contract for ten miles
of asphalt paving.
At the same meeting it was- decided
that Evangelist Oliver's petition for a
place on which to build a tabernacle be
granted. John Barneburg's offer to rent
a. piece of ground for the building for
$30 a month, which the Council will pay
for the period of six weeks, was ac
cepted. Paper Men Turn Down Union.
FRANKLIN, N. H., March 28. Ap
parently having given up hope of or
ganizing the paper workers in the In
ternational Paper Company's mills
here. President Jeremiah T. Carey, of
the International Brotherhood of Pa
per Workers, departed today for Troy,
N. T. Mr. Carey came here from Wash
ington yesterday and attempted to re
organize the union, but was unsuc
cessful. The plant was in full opera
tion today with the exception of one
small pulp mill.
Davenport's Sister Gets Divorce.
SALEM, Or.," March 2S. (Special.)
Alice D. Bernard, a sister of Homer
Davenport, was granted a divorce today
from Kenneth L. Bernard. The couple
were married at Flagstaff, Ariz.. August
31. 1905, and have one child. The grounds
alleged in the complaint are cruel and
inhuman treatment-
Woman Murdered, Negro Held
DENVER, March 28. The autopsy
on the body of Mrs. Mary S. Cobb, the
aged woman who was found dying in
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her ranch house near Golden Satur
day, indicated that the woman had
been murdered and was not a suicide.
Bruises on her -neck indicated that a
heavy rope had been used to strangle
her. Marion S. Holtz. a negro servant,
is under arrest, and a white man, a
relative of the dead woman, is under
surveillance.
Clark County Oddfellows Organize.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. ' March 28.
Special.) The Association of Odd Fellows-
of Clark County has been formed
and May 27 is the day set for a county
convention. The officers of the asso
ciation are: President, A, J. Bigham,
Vancouver; vice-president, J. J. Har
rington. Camas; secretary. J. w. Black
burn Ridgeneld; treasurer, J. K. Davis,
Fruit Valley. ' '
Whales Divert Seasiders.
SEASIDE, Or.. March 2S. (Special.)
Declared by hotelmen to be for the espe
cial benefit of their Easter visitors, a
great school of whales appeared oft Sea
side Sunday afternoon, attracting several
hundred visitors to the pier and water
front. There were between 30 and 40 of
the gigantic mammals.
Frank M. Smith Is Dead.
SALEM. Or.. March 2S. (Special.)
Frank M. Smith, pioneer, died today at
the Willamette Sanitarium. He was bom
in Missouri in 1832 and came West in
1842. his father, captain of the company
In which he traveled, dying en route. The
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ONE KIND
This Mild makes the most money. 'He in
vests in highly improved residence property
while the prices are low. Every advance in
prices is that much in his pocket.
THE WISE CLASS INVESTED IN
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And a Number of Them Have Already Resold at
Advances of From $200 to $300 Per Lot The Others
Are Holding on for They Know That in a Few Months
More They Can Sell for Double
Laurelhurst is only one and one-half miles from the center of town. It is the
most nighty improved residence district of Portland. Improvements which
are all made at once enhance the value of a piece of property far more than
where the improvements are put in one at a time. In either case, these im
provements have to be paid for. Laurelhurst, with its asphalt streets 28 to
48 feet wide, 6-foot cement sidewalks, 9-foot parking strips, 4-iuch gas, 8-inch
water and 10 to 20-inch sewer mains, shade trees and handsome cluster lights,
will be the most beautiful residence section in the Northwest. Imagine, if you
can, 444 acres all improved in this manner, all highly restricted and all homes
set back a uniform distance from the street. There will be 26 miles of paved
streets, water, gas and sewer mains in Laurelhurst and 52 miles of sidewalks,
shade trees and cluster lights.
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LOTS FROM $7SO UP
PRICES ADVANCE APRIL 15
AUTHORIZED BROKERS I -
C harles K. Henry Co.
Wakefield, Krtea St Co.
George D. Sehalk.
H. I. Palmer-Jonci Co,
Holmes A Menefee.
Mall A Von BontcL
Maekle A: Rountree.
R. K. Bryan A Co.
Krlok-Dodds Co.
Ruf f-Klelnsorice Land Co.
Dubois A Crockett Realty Co.
Cnapln A Herlow.
Haas A Klnglcr.
deceased leaves no family. The funeral
m-m be held from the residence of his
nephe-w. Frank W. Durbin. in this city,
on Wednesday and the body interred- at
the Rocky Point Cemetery in the Waldo
Hills, near where the deceased owned
a fine ranch.
Linn County Resident Dies.
ALBANY, Or.. March 28. (Special.)
Moses Miller. Oregon pioneer of 1848.
and honored resident of Linn County
for more than 60 years, died early
this mornlnn at his home, fivft miles
Additiomwith Character
Take Montavilla .r Hose City Park cars. Both lines run
to and through the property. Or call at our office or
phone and make an appointment and we will show you
Laurelhurst in our automobiles. , Deal with any of our
authorized brokers if you prefer.
SALRM AGENCY,
A. IV. NOORES,
1-2 BISH-BBKYMAN BLOCK,
EUGENE AGENCY.
HAGLADRV A SHUMATE.
ALBANY AGENCY,
A. T. STARK.
WALLA WALLA AGENCY,
DRUM HELLER A ENN IS. T
W. C. KOEHNE. J
522
east of Albany, aged 76. He was born
in Boone County, Indiana, John 17,
1S33, and crossed the plains to Oregon
with his parents in 1S4S, settling on
a farm in Linn County. Mr. Miller
is survived by his widow and five chil
drenMrs. Frank Froman, of Albany;
Mrs. J. S. Froman, of Downs, Wash.;
Mrs. A. J. Caldwell, of Stay ton ; Miss
Minnie M- Miller, a teacher in the pub
lic schools of Wallowa, 'Or., and Carl
M. Miller, of Albany.
la ven port to Lecture in Salem.
RAJ-TOI. Or.t March 2S. (Special.)
Watch This Space for the Most
Extraordinary Offer
Ever Made i
ANOTHER KIND
This kind hesitates while prices ad
vance higher and higher, but he, too,
finally buys because the value of the
investment actually forces him.
- 526 Corbett Building
Phones Main 1503, A 1515
Homer Davenport, the cartoonist, was
in the oity today. At the request of
friends he will deliver his two illustrated
lectures here some time next week.
Independence Votes $20,000 ISouds.
INUhJPKniUhJMC'JA Or.. March as. (Sie.
cial.) By a vote of 167 to 30, Indepen
dence taxpayers decided today to bomi
the city for fcSO.OOO for construction of 3
pewer pystem. The election was an en
thusiastic event.
In Lomlon fresh flBh during the Tudm
period wan a hnrury for th rich, hoyond