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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1912)
THE STORXIXG OREGONIA. TUESDAY, JAXTTART 16. 1912. FLAMES' THREATEN LIVES IN BOSTON Famous Revere House Rav aged by Fire Police Fear Some Patrons Perished. ONE FIREMAN IS KILLED Won Id-Be Rrwufra Driven Bark by Smoke Before They Can Reach All Room and Ruin May Yield Dead Bodies. BOSTON". Jn. l.The Revere House, on of Boston's famous hostel r.es. was the scene of a serious lira early thta morning. For a tlm It appeared aa If tna structure waa doomed, but at 4 o'clock this morning th firemen believed they had the flame under control. At that lm tb Bullflnch-street annex waa In ruin a were tha thre npner atonea of the main structure, and th rest of th bulMIng had been damaged oy amok and water. Three hundred patrons wer asleep In th bulMIng when the fir brok out and there Is considerable doubt aa to whether all escaped. , Pollcemenswho went Into the bulld- Irg to arous th Inmates were driven back bv the smoke before mey nio been able to reach all the rooms, and are firm In the belief that some of th lodcer did not escape. Th firemen already hare started a search of th. ruins, while th hotel management I seeking to round up Its patrons. t ' Edward Kettenberger. a fireman, fell from a 5-foot ladder and landed on picket fence. He died on ine way 10 a hosplltaL Fir Captain O Brlen was icaaing a Snuad of men through the building. hen a portion or the nrtn noor col lapsed and h was Injured, but not fatally. At th start th fire threatened to spread to th Hotel Rexford and th patron of that bouse were awakened hurrledlv and tied to in street, rew f the Krere lloue patrons had tlm to dress. It vii roughly estimated I ! morn- ma; that the fire damage would con siderably exceed 1 100.000. The (Ire started In The urotto. a ain- Ing-rooro on the street floor. So hotel In Boston and lew In tn I'nltd States are richer In associa tions than th Revere House. Here stopped In the heyday of the hotels nonu aritr Tlaltlna- royalty, tamoun statesmen and soiuiiers ana some i th orlma donnas who charmed a gen eration of Bostonlana now dead. Th Rarer Houa waa named after Faul Revere. It was opened In May, 184. as the most sumptuous hotel Ration contained up to that tlm. Tha banquet hall wer regarded aa models of splendor. RATE CONSIDERED LARGE Grand Jury Looks Into Fee Given Courthouse Architect. Th county arand Jury I Inquiring into tb reasonableness of tb straight J per cent commission which Whlddea A Lewis, architects, are receiving a compensation for designing and super intending the construction oi in new Courthouse, th contention being that It Is excessive. Witnesses called yes terday Included Emll Schacht, an archi tect: C K. Henry, realty msn: jonn u. Yeon. owner of th Ton building, and W. L Morgan, of th firm of Morgan. Flledner and Boyce. which owns sev eral apartment-houses and other build ings In the city. The County Court-did not submit the Courthouse work to competition aa to plans or commission County Commis sioner Llxhtner has said that th Com missioners earn to th conclusion that better results could b secured by en gaging a firm of architects at th regular commission rat and allowing them to prepare such plans aa they saw tit. This decision waa arrived at. he declares, only after consultation with vral of the heaviest taxpayers of tb tounty. When completed. It la estimated, th Courthouse will represent an outlay ?l 11.500.000 on the part of th tax payers and at thla rat Whldden A lwts will receiv about $74,000. of which over 120.00 has already been paid. TITLED ACTORS SHOCKED Sir Herbert Tree to Appear In Music Hall Skit. LOSDON. Jan. IS The theatrical world bere is surprised and excited by th determination of 8tr Herbert Tree to begin a music hall engagement on January 11. when b will play The Man Who Was." a dramatisation of Rndyard Kipling's story. Hlr Herbert Tre will b the first titled actor to appear on th variety stage, and It la said that his colleagues. sir George Alexander and Sir John Hare, regard the new departure as be neath the dlgnltv of a member of th nobility. Moreover. Sir Herbert Tre. aa chair man of the Theatrical Managers' As sociation, has opposed the competition of the variety halls with ttie legitimate theater. . Sir Herbert Justifies bis change of cplnlon by th recent action of th Lord Chamberlain In legalising th production f th sketch at th halls. It is freely predicted that sir Her bert Tree' colleagues will show their resentment by deposing him from th chairmanship of the association. t'nlted State Forestry Supervisors for Oregon. Washington and Alaska, which was opened at the Carlton Hotel yes terday and will continue throughout tit week. K. A. Sherman, of Ogden, Utah, from District No. 4 of th for estry reserve, arrived In Portland yes terday and Is taking part In the meet ings. Other prominent forestry ex perts, not allied with the Government service, also are attending. among whom Is E. T. Allen. Chief Forester for the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. - George H. Cecil Is presiding over the meetings. Yesterday morning was passed In routine business and organi sation, and addresses were given by S. C. Bart rum. of Roseburg. and C. R. Kelts, of tugen. upon methods of or ganisation for flreflghcing and equip ment for the forest patrol and fire fighters. K. T. Allen spoke on co-operation in flrefightlng by Government foresters and foresters tn the employ ment of private organizations, and B. P. Klrkland. of Seattle, outlined the step that bare been taken by tb rail road companies In Washington to as sist the Government foresters In fire protection. In his annual report Mr. Cecil de clared that althourh the past eesson was unusual In the number of fires caused by lightning and kindred agencies, more than 70 per cent of the destructive fire of th past year were due to th carelessness or malicious work of men. The association favors a stringent enforcement of laws, both state and National, relating to fire protection, believing that br this method the people will be educated more quickly and effectively to the necessity of caution In handling fire In tha forests. The programme for today will con tinue the discussion of th topics brought before tb Institute yesterday. E. T. Allen. C. 8. Chapman. F. A. KHIott and J. R. Walty will speak at a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock on -Forest Fires and Their Problems." VOTE 15 UN CERTAIN Dominant Party in Reichstag Weakened Materially. SOCIALISTS' GAINS GROW M.x IIAYDEV RECOMMENDED FOR IOX WORTH'S SEAT. KING MAY VISIT AMERICA m George and Queen Mary Plan Trip to Continent. Then Cnlted State. LONDON. Jan. IS (Special.) It was said this afternoon that It Is pos sible, after paying coronation visits to tha Continent. King George and Queen Mary may com to the United Mates. CARE OF FORESTS TOPIC Oregon. Washington and Alaska Of ficials Meeting Here. II S. Grave, of Washington. P. C, chief of the National Bureau of For estry, will arrive In .Portland Thurs day and win be on or The speaxers In the session of the Institute of Insurgent Membera of Washington Delegation Insist on Pierce County Getting Place. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. IS. Elmer M. Hayden. of Tacoma. who has been Indorsed by the Pierce County Bar Association for ap pointment as United Statea Judge for Western Washington, will tomorrow b recommended by Senator Polndexter and has already been Indorsed by Rep resentatlvea Warburton and La Follette. The three Insurgent members of the Washington Congressional delegation are Insisting that a Southwestern Washington man be appointed to suc ceed Judge Don worth, and It la largely upon this ground that Hayden Is being urged. Judge McMaster. of Vancouver, who la Indorsed by the Clark County. Bar Association, la the only other South western man whose nsme has been pre sented to the delegation, and he. ap parently, stands no chine of th ap pointment. It waa learned today that many telegrams have been received by Senator Polndexter and others protest ing against th appointment of Repre sentative Humphrey to the bench. These protests will all be filed with the President. There la a prospect that these protests may defer final action for several days. Albany Not to Extend Limits. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. IS. (Special.) A proposal to extend the city limits of Albany was defeated In a special elec tion held today. In the city the vote favored extenalon. but the residents of tb territory It was proposed to an nex voted heavily against the measure, alleging an effort was being mad to take tn too much territory. Th vot waa very light Inside th city limits, being 117 to SS in favor of extension. A full vote m-ss cast In th outside ter ritory, being 104 to 17 against .the proposition. Novelist Den lea lie Is III. ROCHESTER. N. T-. Jan. IS. George Barr McCutcheon. the novelist, who waa reported today to b contemplat ing a hurried trip to New Tork for an operation for appendicitis, said tonight the rumor was baseless. Radical, Who Elected Nine Depu ties In 100 7, Go Down to Total Defeat TM Year National ( Liberals Lose 9 Seata. BERLI.V. Jan. IS. The latest returns given out here show the outcome of th recent ele'ctlona to the Reichstag to be still In doubt. It Is admitted that th Conservative-Clerical coali tion, which haa had domination of the Imperial Parliament since th fall of Prince von Buelow, baa been shaken, although th two parties ar still to be reckoned with In judging tbe com plexion of the new governmental body. Socialists lay claim to new aeata In the Reichstag. 16 of which they gay were wrested from other parties. It Is believed that the party will have SO representatives In th Reichstag at th next session. Th National Liberal and th Radi cals have paid th major portion of th bill for tb Socialist feast on th first ballot, but the Conservatives and Cen trists will pay th remainder of th reckoning at the seebnd ballots. Th lateat and most correct unofficial figures of th results of tha first ballots follow: Of the Conservatives, with their anti Semite and Agrarian allies. 35 have been elected, against 69 elected at the first ballots In 107 and as compared wtth 101. which was their strength at the dissolution. Of the Centrists. vwith their Polish and Alsatian allies. 10 were elected, against 101 at the first ballots In 1907 and 140 at the dissolution. Of tha National-Liberals five wer elected, against 18 In the first ballots In 1907 and SI at tha dissolution. Of the Radicala none was elected, agalnst-nine at the first ballots In 1907 and with 4 at tb dissolution. Of th Socialists, 64 elected, aa com pared with 30 at the first ballot In 1807 and S3 at th dissolution. Two Independents also hav been elected. The Conservatives are contestants at the aecond ballots in (2 constituencies, the Centrists In 43. the National Lib erals In 64. the Radicals in SS and th Socialists In 123. The gain of tha Socialists thus far Is it aeata, of which eight were captured from Radicals, nln from National Lib erals, two from Centrists and nine from Conservatives. BAKER RATE HEARING SET Merchants Want Schedule Permit ting Competition With Boise. BAKER. Or, Jan. IS. (Special.) Judge Clement, chairman of the Inter state Commerce Commission, haa aent word that Special Examiner Vassault, representing th Commission, will be her January 31 to take testimony In the case brought by the Baker Com mercial Club againat the O.-W. R. A N. to secure an Interstate rat out of Baker. The eaae la really brought by tha Baker Grocery Company and the Basche-Sage Hardware Company, of this city. At present they have to pay two local freight charge on goods shipped out of the state, and they wish one rat in order to compete with Boise wholesalers for trade In Western Idaho. A favorable decision will mean a decided expansion of Baker's whole sale business. FLOOD CREST DUE TODAY River Falling; South of Wllsonvtlle, , . but Gains Here. By noon today tha crest of the Wil lamette River freshet will have reached Portland, attaining a stage above zero of 17.6 feet, which la based on the cal culatlons last evening of District Fore caster Beala, who received special re ports at S o'clock In the afternoon that the stream was falling at all points south of Wllsonvtlle, the drop at Salem having been a foot during the day. Reports received yesterday morning were that the river stood at 25 feet st Salem, a gain of 2.2 feet in 24 hours, but In a few hours It began to recede. It was 16.3 feet at . Portland at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and at 6 o'clock In the afternoon It was 16.9 feet. Lower dock at tbe foot of Tay lor street were almost under water last evening and at Alder. Waablngton and Ash street they were covered. Late Sunday night a barge was carried through the harbor by the swift cur rent and during all of yesterday masses of drift passed the city, some of It piling against bridge piers, but It waa loosened without damage. The move ment of large vessels waa Interfered with, so they had to be helped by towLoats. to stem the current. Mr. Beals is of the opinion that the river will bearln falling here tomorrow, un less rain expected today Is decidedly heavy. River Falling at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) Though still beyond its banks, the Wil lamette has been falling here all day today. It Is now 23 feet above low water mark. The hlgheat point In the present flood waa reached last najht, when 26.2 feet above low-water mark waa recorded. PORTLAND TO .GET MEET Carpenters at Spokane Convention Elect Tear's Officers. SPOKANE. Wash, Jan. IS. (Spe cial.) Portland geta the next North western convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiner In January. 113. according to a vote taken by tho delegates In session In Spokane. The convention of the four Northwestern states held here today was the largest attended of my ever held and a great campaign to organ ize all allied crafts of the woodwork ing Industry waa outlined. Officer were elected and step toward regu lating wage In the smaller town wer taken. Another question heretofore undecid ed was threshed out that of setting steel window and door frames, which other trade have for a time argued did not rightfully belong to tha car penters. The carpenter decided to re main Arm in their claim as to this Una of work. P. W. Dowler, of Tacoma, was chosen president of the Northwest Conference: IL J. Johnson, of Coeur d'Alene. first vice-president; J. F. Weatherly, of Portland, secretary- treasurer, and C. H. Elliott, of Mis soula. second vice-president. The executive board for the year la as follow: R. O. Rector, Portland, Or.: A. E. Davis, Sandpolnt, Idaho; E. J. Hurley. Spokane, and H. A. Frentz, Great Falls, Mont. BOAT'S CREW IS AT ASTORIA Delay May Be Kxperienced In Pay ing Them, a Book Are lost. ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) The crew of the wrecked schooner Ad miral waa brought to th city today from Fort Stevena by Captain WicK lund, of th Point Adama life-saving crew, to be paid. This probably will reouir some little time, as all th hip' papera wer lost and this may delay the worK oi malting up in pa rolls. Mrs. Joseph Bender, wife of the mas tor of th schooner, la still at Ham mond, where she Is being cared for by Mrs. Wlcklund. She Is still quit in a. result of th terrible nervous strsln and shock, but is Improving slowly. One of th gold watche lost by Captain Bender waa found on th hin floor of the schooner by Mala Farrar. of the tug Wallula. when h waa on board the craft Saturday morn ing, and wa turned over to tha owner today. A trunk Belonging to sirs. Bender wa found today, drifting ashore on Long Beach, aeveral mile north of the mouth or tn river. Ex-Bank Cashier Sentenced. cftjirTAV r1 Jan IK. J. C. 6tf' OiW I -' , - . . . - ling, former cashier of the Union Bate Deposit Bank, for 14 yeara a resident of this city and one of the best known men in the county, pieaoea - Tkat Breakfast Ever try it ? Many persons are inclined tb be careless about the food they eat. They forget that what they are is largely the re sult of how they live that one's breakfast exerts a strong influence for the success or failure of the day's work. , A Saucer of served direct from the package with cream for the morning meal is a good start for the day. It is easily digested, and full of rich, well-balanced nour ishment for body and brain. "There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts Postum Cereal Company, Limited, Battle Creek, Michigan "Lower heels and longer vampi axe coming back in style very fast," Ladies ! AAA to E to 9 . x an Boots ifym Highest Grade Best Style $4, $5, $6 Special Sale ONYX HOSE 50 do sen 60c, 75c and $1.00 Embroidered Hose, Now 35c 3 PAIRS FOE 31 Wise ladies will secure half a dozen pairs at this great sale. Quality and style incorporated in every pair. When yon buy footwear here yon are sure of fit, style, quality and comfort features which mean satisfaction. Don't forg-et the KIDDIES. Onr exclusive OH1L DRE.VS - DEPARTMENT Is Portland's headquar ters for little folks' footwear. Special salesmen give their entire time to the little ones' attention. KNIGHT Morrison, at Seventh Tull & Gibba' Bldg. day In Judge C. W. Norton's court to a chares of embezzlement of S500, and waa sentenced to serve five years at Ban Quentin. OLD MAN FALLS TO DEATH Through Long Chill Xlg-ht Veteran Lies Helpless by Home. CHEHALIS. Wash., Jan. 15. (Spe cial.) After lying- in snow and slush and exposed to a chill night for 19 hours. John H. Dancan, who fell from the .roof of his house Wednesday after noon, died yesterday. Mr. Duncan was a veteran of the Civil War and a pi oneer of Toledo, Wash.- Mr. Duncan lived alone at Toledo, and Vhile cleaning snow from his roof fell 12 feet to the ground. He was not discovered by neighbors until the fol lowing morning. Mr. Duncan was 67 years old. Autos Crash on Bridge. An automobile belonging to John O. Glllen, of the Glllen-Chambers manufac turing firm, at 66 North Front street, was almost knocked off the Burnside bridge last night when it was struck by another machine passing it in the same direction. The machine was struck in tho front and was turned completely around by the force of tha impact, stopping within a few Inches of the railing. The only damage was a smashed rear wheol. The occupants were not injured. Brldgetenders at tho east end of the draw say both ma chines were going east at about 3d miles an houn and were running abreast. With a spurt of speed tha machine on the left-hand side at tempted to pass the other and struck it as it turned to the right to get in front of it. There was only one occupant in each machine. Pianola Pianos for $8 a Month The Balance of Our Pianola Pianos Brought from Our Whole sale Department Now Being Closed Out Never again will it be possible to secure one of these pianola pianos on such extraordinarily easy terms. Every Oregon home can have one now. The Tremendous Reductions on Pianola Pianos Offered as Second-Hand Instruments Are Still in Effect, Along With the 24th Semi-Annual Clearance Sale Now in Progress. Do No.t Fail to Visit the Exhibition and Sale of Player Pianos Now Going on Third Floor Eilers Music House. fw teams aaa two automobiles cannot deliver instrument fast enough. Wo have had many big saleadars, but never have so many player pianos and baby grands beea aernred by kern buyers each day after another as of late. The low prices and exceptionally easy terms do It. Sale closes neat Monday. intnti in there who reallv recognize the oosslbilltles of a modern Player Piano, by means of which, without previous practice or study, the whole WOrlO OC music is vpcnou iu ejunc; ucl uue now ill inQ present rreatly reduced prices at Ellera Music House. Payments are arranged at 20 SIS S10 and $8 monthly, at sale prices for those not wishing to pay all cash A positive demonstration of what the .ilrs sales system actually ac complishes. 11060 asked elsewhere, here now $787: 1975 asked elsewhere, here (736; ftGO asked elsewhere, here $486; $600 asked elsewhere, here $278 and $385. t These are late 88-note styles, not obsolete types that hardly any one would wish to buy. In short, a store full of the finest Player Pianos are thrown into one grand low-price sale that simply annihilates competitive attempts and makea player-piano buying a positive duty to many a father or head of a family. Tkt. ..Mr,t In c which we carefully planned for man months, is. as wa anticipated, bringing limitless enjoyment and musical education to every member old and young, of hundreds of our best homes. SPECIALr-A free Musio Roll Library and Music Roll Cabinet Is given to very purchaser In this sale. eDEri at f THE player vJlLtlilLi PIANO DELUXE For Those Who Want tbe Finest. The latest styles of our player piano da luxe are meeting with extraordinary approval. The seven distinct points of superior ity over even the latest improved mod els of any other make of player piano are so self-evident that there is no poxsible competition from any other make. But Instead of endeavoring to chars; the very top-notch prices, Eilers Music House, according to its well - known policies, makes possible the purchase of this instrument in plain mahogany cases for $835. a clean $215 below what would he asked at other, places for the same grade of piano without the im provements above mentioned. Ask to be shown the best obtainable anywhere at $1000. $1050 or $1100. Then see our Player Pianos de Luxe and the advan tages we offer will become plaily ap- S a rent. Investigate this. Eilers Music ouse. Fhverrthlna; we nell Is htsa nrrade bat low priced. Nettlif -worthy la material, deslsTnln or' workmanship ever f I a i a place aanonat eur stocks. The alamatizre which Im all Western Ameri ca stands for nealtlve aatlafactiea to the castes The Nation's Largest. In tbe Ellen Building;. The Finest Bond ing; In America Devoted to Mosl em Instrument 8 e 1 1 1 n a. Alder Street, at Seventh. A