THE MORNING I ORrGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, 'APRIL 19, 19H.
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SCEXE AT COUNTY EOAD TRESTLE WHERE AUTO MOBSPLTOGE COST U
INJURY TO FOUR OTHERS. AND SKETCH SHOWING HOW ACCIDENT OCCURRED ,
TRIP BY AUTO TO
BULL GAME FATAL
STORE NOW OPENS AT 8:30 O'CLOCK
Rancher's Son Killed, Four Are
Hurt, When Machine Re
fuses Curve.
Unabated Interest Continues in the
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ClosiOsS. Out Sale
PLANK ROAD ONE CAUSE
of the
Vehicle With VWe Occopants prop
SO Keet After Crashing Through
Viaduct on Way From Vn
ronrrr to Portland.
Rfuae of a fast moving automobile
to take a rurr on the county viaduct
leading to Hayden's Inland at 1:30 yes
terday afternoon caused tha machine
to break through the railing, plunge to
tbe (round 30 fwt below, kill one man
a.id Injur ths four other occupants.
The man killed waa Vernl Palmer of
Washougal. Wash, son of a prominent
rancher of that place. Ha was about 30
years old.
Tha Injured ar Benjnniln Carpenter.
Albert Lane. Norman Coryell and August
Cam pen. all' of Washougal. Tha party
waa on the way to Portland to attend
tha opening; baseball came.
Coryell was at the wheel. Ilia father
recently bought the machine and tha
young man had contracted to take tha
others o Portland. lie Is an expe
rienced driver.
Car Tries to P.
The party left Washougal yesterday
morning and stopped at Vancouver at
noon for lunch. They left on the first
ferry after lunch, and when they reached
the Oregon sl'le of the river started at
a rood rata of epeeJ toward Portland.
Four other cam left the ferry at the
aame time. On of the tried to pass
the Washoucal party. Coryell main
tained the lead for nearly a mile, when
he turned aside to allow them to pans.
As they shot past him his speedometer
reentered J3 mile an hour.
Campen occupied the front seat with
Coryell and observed :hat tha speed was
diminished soon after the other machine
pas-d and Jut before the curve at
which tle a-cldent occurred was
reached.
-We were -not aolng very fast when
we stru.-k the railing." St Id Campen
after the accident. "W couldn't have
been coins more than 20 miles an bour,
and should cava taken the curve easily.
J don't believe that the steerlnc gear
responded to Coryell's turnlnc of It. for
Just aa we reached the curve he awnre
and I think said something about being
unable to steer th ina'-lnne.
Ratling (rives Way.
When we hit th ra'llnr I thoucht w
would be thrown bark Into th road, but
w went rtcht through without stopping
and the next thine 1 knew I waa sail
ing throuch the air. It Just seemed aa
If I had been lifted up and waa brine
carried alone by the wind. first every
tblnc befr my eea seemed black. Then
It was re.!. 1 believe I saw everr color
In the rainbow In the short while that
it took m to hit th around. I must
have been stunned and for a Utile while
didn't know what I waa doing. Th
first recollection I hare of what hap
pened after we struck the earth was
when I found myself at a pond about
feet away waahlng my hands Then
I turned and aaw he machine with th
other boys strueclme to get out of It
and I realised what had happened I
nrrled and helped Lane in his feet,
tils arm seemed to be twisted and
caught under the seat. I got It loose,
lie tried to help me get the others out.
but was too badly hurt to do anythlnc
Pr this time a crowd had gathered and
they took all of us to tha Vancouver
ferry."
Campen Is not hudly hurt, only being
stunned and bruised. lie returned to
hi home at Washmmal last night.
The b"dy of Palmer was taken to an
undertaking parlor at Vancouver, wher
Ms parents took possession of It last
night.
Carpenter Hurt Internally.
Carpenter seems to be the most se
riously Injured. He is badly cut and
bruised about the fac and complain of
Internal pains. 1-ane aUo hag ahraslona
on his face. He has no broken bones.
Coryell's left arm la broken and he
has a severe cut on his left ear.
That the nuchln was running at a
rapid rate evidenced by the fart that
Its momentum after crashing through
the railing carried It fully 10 feet be
yond the point of contact. The top. th
seats and the liody are demolished, but
th wheels, tires and running gear ar
uninjured.
A portion of railing 20 feet In length
waa torn away and the large 8x12 tim
bers were smashed Into splinters. Re
pairs on th railing were made by a
crew of men In the employ of the Port
land Railway. Light A Power Company,
maintained on ;h trestl for emer
gencies. Intnger always confronts automobtl
Ists st the point where the acrldeni oc
curred. Of the many curves and angle
In th long county trestle between th
Oregon shore of th Columbia and Hay
den's Island, this Is probably th sharp
est. It Is about a mile from the Island
and In running toward Portland turns to
the right, st th same time forming a
tangent with the elevated tracks of th
elevtrlc line.
Hoard Road Prevent Torn.
Drivers who frequently make th trip
take the precaution to run slowly at
this point. Although Coryell had trav
eled over tha road before, he did not
know of the necessity of running care
fully. Primarily there waa nothing
wrong with Ms steering gear but th
sneed at which he wsa going. It la be
lieved, prevented It from turning th
wheels on the bard road.
None of the boys had time to Jump.
Pa'mer's bo.lv seemed to lunge forward
aa It descended through the air. as he
was lying several feet In fro t of th
ethers who .-cupled the rear seat with
Mm The glaaa wind shield was shat
tered Into splinters and he was badly
rut br Its particles. Wren picked up
by employes cf the electric company h
was bleeding profusely, apparently al
ready being ded. Internal Injuries, it
Is helieved. killed hlra.
The first Intention was to bring th
in lure,! ones to Portland, but as th
rar had gone they were taken to th
ferry and conveyed from there' to th
new St Joseph's Hospital. A corps of
nurses and phytlciana was waiting for
them and gar them Immediate atten
tion. rr. Reaaoaer of th army barracks
also lned the physicians, assisting Dr.
Ft. D. WlJt. Dr. tkxl.lard. Ir. Cass.
I r C. C. MrCoan snd Ir. Chalmers.
P. ft. Gary of Washoutal. a friend of
all the boys, arrived at th bosplt.-tl
soon after th Injured ones were re
reived there and arranged to Inform
their families All the boy, are well
known In Washoucal and the announce
ment of the accident caused a sensa
tion la that town. v
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VARIANCE IS WIDE
Half of Block S Valued From
'$125,000 to $267,907.
INCOME IS ESTIMATED
Witness for Owners Vsea Per Cnt
Hot urn Basis K.ffex-t of
BridgX" Terminal Subject
of Testimony.
Ther Is a wide difference of opinion
among Portland real estate men as to
tn actual value of block A Cnuch Addi
tion, bounded by Seventh. Fight h. Gltsan
and Hoyt ex recti, which Is sought by
th Vnlted Btajes Government aa a
Postofflc site. Testimony given be
fore th farmers Jury In Judge Bean's
department of th Federal Court yes
terday was that real estal men value
the east half of the block at from 11X.00O
to tx.r.s&.
Abraham Tlchner. of the A. H. llaegly
Company", who probably will be called to
testify for the owners of the property
today. Is expected to fix th value of th
east half of the block at '.- Th
Oovernment Is suing Dr. Andrew C
Smith, the Security Savings A Trust
Company and the Pacific Coast Trust
Investment Com pan v. to secure th
property for Sl.aX The owners d-mand
System of Valoatlon Kxplalned.
Henry E. Reed, the first witness for
the defendant placed a valuation of
tXTTja on the property. Asked how
he arrived at this amount, he said that
be used a system In use In New Tork
for figuring the value of real esate. He
placed the value of the Inner IS by in
feet of the east half block at tO.fts). he
said, and added 10 per cent for each 3
feet on each side until be reached th
corners. Then he added i per cent for
plattage. he said. He explained" that th
plattag waet added because a building
constructed on the whole half block waa
more valuable than several buildings
constructed on the sections.
Asked by Mr. M.-urt how he fixed th
valuation on th half lot. he said
that he figured what Income could be
obtained from a brick building three
stories hlg. and used this and a basis)
of per cent upon which to figure th
value. He said It would cost S3u,000 to
erect a three-story brick building on a
quarter block.
Kilstence of Marsh Denied.
C"nrlea K. Henry and H. TV. Fries,
witnesses on behalf of th Government,
said that block 8 was partly filled
ground, formerly a marsh. This waa
contested by Mr. Reed, who said th
boys need to go In swimming several
blocks north of block 8. on what la now
th terminal ground, but that a grove
of oak trees covered tha property her
block S la now. He eald he thought the
west half of tha block worth IliT.iiO.
Several of the witnesses for th Gov
ernment snld they did not regard prop
erty at Seventh and Gllsan streets,
close to the approach to the new Broad
way bridge, more valuable than property
on Seventh street farther south. David
a Steams snd M. Fl Lee said ths.t tha
effect of bridge terminals wss to at
tract a cheap class of store. Mr. Le
and witnesses said th price of prop
erty near the Broadway bridge had been
enhanced from to to per cent sine
the fire talk of th bridge. Mr. Le
said price advanced in per cent when
th question went on the ballot, before
the vote was taken. Mr. I .re valued the
east half of the block at ll&i.t. Mr.
Stearns at !&: TV. C. Alvord at from
JITS." to C.0A Georg Schaik at Sicanu.
R W. Hagood at between S140.M and
C.orr; TV. L Morgan at from rM.o:io to
riTi.'"); R. V. Stgler at from tlXft) to
15.M: John Klernan. at lliiv: H. TV.
pries, at from flXi-vo to trv.ocix and
Charles K. Henry, at JlTi'io.
FIRST COOS LAWYER DIES
Jndce David f. Lowe, of Marshrield,
Dead al ST.
M A RSHFIET.Di Or.. April 1. Spe
cial Judge I -avid J. Lowe, who died
at the horn of his daughter. Mrs. A. D.
Wolcott. In this city, was one of th
oldest of th pioneers of Oregon. He
waa IT years old and had been promi
nent In tie development of Coos County.
Judge Low was bom In Maryland and
cam across the continent In IMS to
California. He cam to Oregon In 1K4.
landing at Port Orford with several oth
er prospectors. The plac did not ap
pear attractive and they planned to
take a boat to California, but a storm
came up and It was Impossible to embark-
Judge Lowe remained at - Port
Orford and for a long time conducted
the hotel known as th Peytonla House,
a place which sheltered many of the
gold seekers of the early Oregon days.
He moved to the Coqulllo Valley later
snd ranched for many years. It was on
his land that the first sawmill In coos
County was built and It was through
this sawmill that the white cedar of
... -hih lsna since become
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famous, was flrat Introduced to the mar
kets of the country,
w- t - .Ait.iriui his title aa Judge
on account of having served for many
years as a Justice or the peace ana
as a County Judge of Coos County. His
j .. VI a. T Wolcott. of thl
rlty, was the first white child born In
the Coqullle Klver . aisirici ui "
county. '
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Mrs. Mary Mayer.
Mrs.. Mary Mayor, widow of the
late Jacob Mayer and one of the
oldest and most highly respected
pioneers of Oregon, died at 8
o'clock yesterday morning; at her
home. 4J4 Morrison street, at th
jig of M. Since the death of
her husband two years ago, Mrs.
Mayer had been In poor health.
Within the past month her health
failed rapidly and on account of
her advanced age her death was
not unexpected.
Mrs. Mayer was born In Kllng
en, near lnglehelm. Germany, In
1S117. At th age of SO h cam
to America, later meeting; and
marrying; Jacob Mayer at New
Orleans. Learning of th oppor
tunities on the Pacific Coast. Mr.
and Mrs. Mayer left New Orleans
In 1850 and started for San Fran
cisco by the way of the Isthmus
of Panama. After a hard Journey
they reached California, then th
scene of excitement over tha discovery-
of gold the year before,
remaining In San Francisco until
18SJ. they came to Portland. Un-
f til 1ST6. Mr. Mayer conducted a
I mercantile store. In that year,
! the Fleischner-Mayer Company
I was organized to manufacture
and handle dry goods and cloth-
log, th organization growing;
I Into on of th largest establlsh
I menu of th kind on th Paclfto
Coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayer celebrat-
ed their golden wedding Marca
I 17. 1907. Mr. Mayer died Decem
I ber 31 of the following year.
I Tbe shock of her husband's
death was a severe blow to Mrs.
5 Mayer and since that time her
health failed gradually. During
a the last few days eome of her
S children were In constant at
tendance at her bedside.
One of the admirable traits of
I Mrs. Mayer was her devotion to
! cnarltable work. She- spent
much time and gave freely of
her money In looking after the
t deserving poor. In her younger
I days. Mrs. Mayer waa prominent
I among; th social and fraternal
Institutions of th city.
t She Is survived by four daugh-
T tera and one son. . Tha children
are: Mrs. Sol Hlrech, of Port-
l '.and; Mrs. Herman Zadlg and
t Mrs. Uott Ulum. of San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Oscar K. Mayer, of
New Tork. and Mark A. Mayer,
of New Tork.
The funeral will be held at th
Mayer residence at 10 o'clock to-
1 1. m irm w niArn! n. ,Kervlca . wll t
f be conducted by Kabbl Wise. In
I terment will b mad In Beth
I Israel Cemetery.
ROSE SHOWER SURE
Peninsula Residents Unite to
Make It Success.
QUEEN CONTEST PLANNED
Tull & Gibbs' Store
Every article in every department Furni
ture, Carpets, Draperies, Bedding, Crockery,
Stoves, Ranges, Housefurnishings, Etc., and
Women's, Misses' and Children's Ready-to-Wear
Apparel must be disposed of by .
July
at which time we will retire from business in Portland
Tonne Woman 1io IleceiTes Most
Votes Will Be Itnler of Rose
Shower Persons Asked to
Contribute Flowers.
Th Peninsula rose shower and rose
booths at the North Bank and Union
depots are now assured for Portland
during; Rose Festival week, said E. S.
Pyer. president of the Peninsula Rose
. . ..tariT-j v KfirrpftM of the
AHiuviniiuu, i v - I
. .t 4 t a hn eoiialled If ,
IHiefc mice c .a w - - :
not surpassed this year, as the commit
tees in ciiarga oi in-c
receiving- more encouragement than in
the past.
Business men on the Peninsula have
come to realize that these features of
the Rose Festival are of direct benefit
to their part of the city, and are not
only contributing- liberally, but are assisting-
In all possible ways to make
this year's Peninsula roae shower an
Important part ot the festival.
Attitude Is Encouraging.
The attitude of the depot officials
and members of the Portland Rom
Festival Association." said Dyer, "is
also encouraging, aa they have given
valuable assistance In furthering the
plans of the Peninsula committees.
"The contest for queen of the rose
shower Is expected to bring Into the
rsce tbe most popular young women of
every district of the Peninsula. The
young woman who finally secures the
largest number of votes will have the
honor of being crowned Queen of the
Peninsula and will ride through the
streets of Portland attended by maids
of honor, followed by the several doe
orated carloads of beautiful roses,
which are to be showered over the
streets. .
"While this honor Is to belong to
the one most popular young woman
of the Peninsula. It Is earnestly desired
that as large a number enter the con
test as possible. Announcement will
be made In the near future of candi
dates to enter and locations of polling
booths.
Interest Is Wide.
Of special Interest to the residents
of the Peninsula Is the wide Interest
that has been already displayed by
the people of this state and even of
visitors from other states who have
witnessed the former parades of the
Peninsula rose train. Letters have been
received by members of the Penlsula
Rose Association from persons living
In Asjtorla. Kastern Oregon and some
F.astern states, asking about the Pen
insula. The tone of these communica
tions plainly Shows that the visitors
are Impressed with th wholesale
scattering of choice roses.
"The Peninsula Rose Festival Asso
ciation wishes every rosegrower of the
district to give more freely than ever
of their finest roses, so that every
visitor to Portland may realize the
productiveness and natural wealth of
this growing section of Portland."
COURT PROTECTS RANGE
Company Enjoined From Grazing
Cattle In Forest Reserve.'
Federal Judge Wolverton Issued a
preliminary Injunction yesterday
against the Chewaucan Land & Cattle
Company, restraining It from allowing
Its cattle to run at large on the De
schutes National Forest. J. B. Haggln
and A. Tevls, California capitalists, and
Wallace T. Taylor, agent, and A. W.
Fltzpatrlck. manager of the company,
are made partiea In the order.
The Injunction was secured by Dep
uty .United States District Attorney
Evans, to whom reports have come
that between 4000 and 5000 cattle be
longing to this company are running at
large In the Deschutes National For
est. Many of the cattle are said to
have been under quarantine because
they were scabby. Cattle owners who
have, secured pormlts are afraid their
cattle will become Infected.
FREEIFREE!
A Whirling Coloroscope. or a beauti
ful Red Riding Hood tracing book,
given away with every loaf of Table
Queen bread sold ' Thursday, April Z0,
souvenir day. Place your orders at
once, for your dealer will be apt to
run short.
. Alleged Wife Deserter Freed.
ORFMON CITY. Or.. April 18. Special.!
Clarence W. Negahaey, arrrsted here
on the rennest of the Sheriff of Douglea
County. Wash., on the charge of wife
desertion, was ordered released. He was
a, former resident In this city, and em
ployed Mayor Brownell In his defense.
Mr. Brownell secured his release on a
writ of habeas corpus.
No Greater Bargains
have ever been known in Portland or Northwest no
greater opportunities are likely to come in many years
Tull ck Gibbs, Inc.
iv Morrison at Seventh
"GATEWAY PIAH" GROWS
COM.MCX1TY SYSTEM CSED
GETTING SETTLERS.
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Oregon Regarded as Part of Terri
tory or Three Rival Develop
ment Organizations. .
A recent phase of industrial develop
ment through the medium of settlement
Is termed the "galeway plan." the pur
pose of which Is to obtain immigrant
by organization at strategic transporta
tion gateways. Kansas City. Omaha and
the Twin Cities all contend for the honor
of being the real gateway of the West.
The ruling purpose of several organiza
tions recently formed under the spirit, of
. V. a 4 n-a nlan" i D a HAn SO to direct
immigration that settlers will occupy j
. i n . v. n t.n.l. t.rrltnrv fif
some ' i 1 1 iko . .w... w
the particular gateway city.
It is noteworthy that all three organiza
tions regard Oregon as part of their own
territory. Omaha and St. Paul especial
ly have this idea, while the Kansas City
wholesaler also looks upon Oregon as
part of his own. . Oregon will be bene
fitted trebly from the work. ,
Omaha contends that it originated the
idea of the Western Development Con
gress, which held a session recently at
Bait Lake City. A later organization is;
known for the present as Western De
velopment Congress No. 2. The name
will be changed to Northwest Develop
ment Congrese, when the delegates meet
in Helena, Mont.
AH three associations agree In their
purpose to divert travel from Canada.
Omaha and St. Paul are united ageJnst
Kansas City. .
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