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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1912)
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1913 PRICE FIVE CENTS. RAILROAD CHIEF IS EASTER BONNET CAPITAL AL 17-CAR MAIL TRAIN SEA-TO-SEA AVIATOR LONGEST IN WORLD HALTED BY COURT QUEST IS BALKED FLOODS DELAY MISS CROCKER'S .TOURNEY EAST. BY GREAT IS KILLED BY FALL T VICTORY FLOODS IX NEBRASKA HOLD CP SAN FRANCISCO'S LETTER. LOVE LAWYER'S ACT DELAYS PRESIDENT ELLIOTT DAY. ARMED WOMAN SURPRISE IN-GOURT-MARTIAL MEXICAN FEDERALS FLOODS 1 FIRS Rodgers Plunges Into Surf From Height. NECK AND BACK ARE BROKEN Distance Misjudged in Sensa tional Dip Downward. FLYING CAREER NOTABLE Member of Wealthy family Drawn Into Sport Because Ho Wanted Fastest Thing There Was. Wife 1 Prostrated. LONG BTCACH. Cal., April X. Cal bralth P. Rodger, an aviator of world. i'Mi fame and the first man to cross the American continent In an aero, plane, was almost Instantly killed here this afternoon, when his Wright bi plane. In which ha was soaring over the ocean, crashed Into tho surf from a height of 200 feet and burled him In the wreck. Ills neck waa broken and his body crushed by the engine of his machine. He lived only a few minutes. Rodg-ers for a week past had been maklnc dally flights here and had taken many passengers, both men and women, up with him. Ho started to day from his usual place and soared ut over the ocean, crossing- the pier, nd then turned and dipped close to the roller coaster. fiwmrt With Galls Aaaaae. Seeing a flock of gulls disporting themselves among a great school of sardines Just over the breakers, Rod prrs again turned and dived down Into them, scattering the feathered sea f-Ja-aTTn'-aJl directions. Highly elated with the outcome of Ms dive. Rodgers then flew farther out to sea. all the time gradually ris ing until he had reached a height of about 20 feet, flaking a short turn, be started full speed for the pier. Then he suddenly dipped his planes and his machine began a frightful descent. Crowds See Flaa! Crash. Rodgers was seen by hundreds of persona on the pier to relax his bold on the levers and then, seemingly realising that ho was la danger, he made strenuous efforts to pull the nose of his machine Into a level position. Failing In this, he managed to turn his rraft farther Inshore and an instant later the huge craft crashed Into the edge of the surf, not tOO feet from the spot where on December 10 last he had finished his ocean-to-ocean flight. IJfeguards were the first to reach the Injured man. They said Rodgers bead was banging over one wing of the machine, the heavy engine on his back and his feet drawn up, nearly doubling over his shoulders. Blood waa flowing freely from bis mouth. ' Keek. Jawswae ams Bark Brekea. As quickly as possible. Rodgers mss burrled to the bathhouse hospital, where Ir. A. W. Buell pronounced him dead. From a harried examination. It waa determined that Rodgers neck, jaw bone and back had been broken. A telegram waa at once sent to the aviator's widow, who resides In rasa dena, and a cablegram to his mother, Mrs. II. S. Sen wr I tier, now in London. The body was prepared for burial and sent to Pasadena tonight. The machine that Rodgers used to day was the one with which he won J11.00 In prises last July at the Chi cago endurance meet. It Is a total wreck, many parts being swept out to ea by the tide. Rodgers cousin. Lieutenant John Rodgers. V. 8. N , Is now attached to the aeroplane section of the Navy, stationed at fan Diego. Cleae Frieaaa Wltaeae) Aertdeal. Charles Kharfer, a close friend of Rodgers and who came here on the special train that followed the aviator on bla transcontinental trip, witnessed the accident. Charles Wiggins, of J 'art on. O . whom Rogers brought here to teach flying, stood on the, pier and saw his friend fall. In speaking of Rodgers care-free spirit while in flte air. Mr. Shaffer, w ho had taken many flights with '.orlin, said the worst example of carelessness he had ever seen waa when flying with Kidgers yesterday. "We had risen to a height of about ia.)0 feet." said Shaffer. "Rodgers. fining he was tired, lay back, folded hl. hands behind his head and stretched out his feet, seemingly en Joying the scenery. I said to him: 'You better watch out, Cal. the wind might get you": but he answered, "Oh. we're all right: she's ridden the wind be ure and she'll ride it now.' Fertaae Made la Air. Frank Shaffer. Rodgers' mechanician. no had been with the aviator since he started his transcontinental trip, said tonight that Rodgers had made liO.OOt in aviation, and had several good contracts at the time he was killed. One of these wss for 15 flights In the Fsst. and Rodgers was to have Vft for Chicago in .three weeks. .-naffer said he believed that mls fudgtng distance caused Rodgers death. "Rodgers probably thought he til higher in the air than he really was." said Shaffer, "and turned his Manes too far over, causing him to descend so rar-ldly that he did not have time to richt his machine after seeing bat was so close to the water." Irnlsm Is the fourth avlstor to be Cuucluld ea Tas Xt Even When Northern Faclfic Head Gets Chance to Testify, He Shows He Knows Nothing About Case. SPOKANE, April S. Though ready and anxious to be called to the witness stsnd. President Howard Elliott, of the Northern Pacific Railway, was kept waiting In the Superior Court here from 1:30 this morning until o'clock to night before being allowed to testify In a case about which he knew noth ing. President Elliott was served with a subpena last week while visiting Spo kane. The paper was accompanied by witness fees and there was no alterna tive but to appear. The attorney for the plaintiff re fused to call Mr. Elliott to the stand, until Just before court adjourned and then asked him various questions con cerning his residence, time of service with the railroad company, to what he attributed his rise In railroad service. and asked him to trace a freight ship ment which he did. Asked concerning the shipment of 50.000 cement sacks, for the loss of which the railroad Is being sued for $1700. Mr. Elliott said: "There are about 7.000.000 freight transactions a year and I do not think I recall this particular one." The testimony was Interesting but threw little light on the whereabouts of the lost sacks of Joseph Zlrnglble. the plaintiff In the case. NEW ARCADEJS OPENED Many Attractive Features Offered . Please Large Audience. The new Arcade moving-picture the ater opened last night to a large audi ence. The playhouse Is now absolutely fireproof with two large entrances ana exits on Washington and Seventh streets. The carpeted aisles, beautiful decorations, perfect ventilation and a fine pipe organ ure valuable assets much sppreclated by patrons. The programme Included music, ren dered by Messrs. Carney and Metcalf on the organ and piano, Pathe Weekly, "The Seventh Son." containing a char acter sketch founded on the lire or Lincoln, besides a number of other pic tures, the Four Shannons, a dancing and musical mixed quartet and Ar thur Elwell. baritone singer. The Peoples Theater has, in the "Last Rites of the Maine," the most Imposing moving-picture ever offered to the public The audience, whicn scarcely stirred during the presentation of the long, solemn picture, burst Into prolonged applause at the close. The Maine is shown in me coiier- dam at Havana harbor during the pro cess of raising, and than bulkbeadcd and ready for her last voyage. A pic ture of the funeral procession for the "unknown" patriots In Havana follows. continuing until tho coffins are de posited on the cruiser South Carolina. The Maine, looking very shaky. Is towed out to sea, carrying a huge American flag on the remnant of a mast. Later the vessel Is shown slowly sinking, pitching slightly forward. Into the sea, while In the distance, cannons boom forth a parting salute. SLOUGH TO BE DREDGED Ship Canal Would Cost $500,000, It Is Estimated. The Peninsula Property Owners As sociation Is the name of the new or ganisation which is being formed of the owners of land on Columbia Slough, whose object Is to dredge the slough from Its mouth at the Willamette River as far east as possible, to form a ship channel, and to receive the sewerage from the Peninsula. At a meeting of owners of about 1S00 acres of land In the district Tuesday night at the fire hall. Alhlna avenue. John R. Leber said It would cost about fSOO.000 to dredge the slough from Its mouth to Vancouver road, and ex. pressed the opinion that the Federal Government will assist. DEATH PENALTY REMAINS Arizona House Votes Not to Abolish Capital Punishment. PHOENIX. Arts.. April 8. The bill proposing that capital punishment be abolished In Arizona was recommended not to pass by the lower house of the Legislature, sitting as a committee of the whole today. The bill proposing to submit the equal suffrage amendment to the state constitution to the people st the next general election, was recommended to pass today by a two-thirds vote of the members of the lower house sitting ss a committee of the whole. s DRUGGISTS DISCUSS EVIL r Trade W ould Suppress Rale of Habit- Forming Drugs. CHICAGO, April 3. Methods of sup pressing the sale of habit-forming drugs were discussed at the midyear meeting of the officers and executive committee of the National Association of Retail Druggists held here today. Federal legislation will be sought prohibiting Illegitimate Interstate traftlc In cocaine and similar drugs. Hospital Left for Prison. Patrick Lewis, alias Wllllsm Law rence, by his own confession an escaped convict from the Walla Walla Peniten tiary, was arrested yesterday forenoon at Second and Burnslde streets by patrolmen Sherwood and Miles. He had been pointed out to them by John K. Smith. Lewis expressed a willingness to return. Lewis wss serving a 17 year sentence, of which 1 years yet re main. A'ter getting out of the peni tentiary I-e wis went to work in a log ging camp, and In that employment he met with an accident In which Ills legs were broken. If was taken to the tlood Samaritan Hospital bore, and bad left there only last Saturday Attacking Rebels Are Driven Back. CAMPA LOSES ONE BIG GUN Madero's Men Reinforced for Engagement Today. PARRAL TO BE ATTACKED Country Chosen for Rattlcfied Is Ex tremely Rugged and It May Re quire Several Days for Ultimate Conclusion. JIMENEZ. Mexico. April Z. The troops of Madero gained their first victory in Northern Mexico when they defeated the liberal General, Campa. at Parral and sent him scurrying back to the bsse at this city. Instead of finding a handful of de fenders st Parral under General Plncho Villa. Campa was met by deadly fire from a force which he estimated at 1000 under the command of Generals Villa. Telles, Urbina and Soto. Campa opened the fight at dawn yes terday, firing at long range with his artillery. Attempting to press closer, he was met by a withering fire and re treated, having lost three killed and 12 wounded, according to his own report today, and having lost one of his big guns. Rrbela Put on Defensive. The presence of the federals in force at Parral and the knowledge that an other government force Is approaching Escalon seem to indicate that the reb els must abandon their campaign against Torreon and defend themselves In decisive battle in the neighborhood of Jimenez. The government troops apparently have been strongly reinforced and re organised and determined to retrieve their recent defeat, brought abo-I largely by blunders and accidents, and to press the fighting. General Pascual Orozco now faces an enemy on his flank at Parral and another coming from the south, presumably under Gen eral Huerta, with 2000 men, who waa hurried north from the City of Mexico a week ago, but too late to avert de feat at that time. Federals Pursue Kneniy. Campa left here Monday with 600 men and met no opposition until. In front of Parral. he was allowed to take a seemingly advantageous position without opposition. No sooner had he posted his men, however, than he dis covered. In a rain of bullets and shell, that the federals were concealed on a commanding hill known as La Prieta. (Concluded on Pas 3.) San Francisco Society Woman Trav els In Private Car in Search of Lutcst Fashion. FREMONT, Nob., April 3. (Special.) That she might buy an Easter hat of tho latest style. Miss Jennie Crocker several days ago climbed into her private car and started from San Francisco to New York, where she ex pected to arrive Tuesday. But Miss Crocker . '- 8 blocked v tlie flnoH In Pr.l'OA,'Si ... ..UJo for 36 hours while its occupants JJ. O and fussed. Finally Miss Crocker announced it made no difference if the train never got started again, as it was then too late for her to reach New York in time to got the hat trimmed for Easter. When the blockade was raised, bow ever, her car continued Its eastbound trip. BURNS WOMEN ORGANIZE Civic Improvement League Will Aid Newcomers Now. BURNS. Or., April 3. (Special.) The women of Burns have organized a Civic Improvement League, whose ef forts will be directed In several lines, such as cleaning up yards and streets, bettering sanitary conditions and espe cially In making life as pleasant as possible for newcomers by extending to them a cordial welcome, getting them acquainted and bringing them Into the home and society of the community. Mrs. W. L. Blott is president of tho league and has an able corps of as sistants. They will work In conjunc tion with the burns Commercial Club, the Merchants' Association and the city JOHN BURROUGHS IS 75 Naturalist's Last Year's Work Is Greatest Ho Has Ever Done. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., April 3. John Burroughs, the naturalist, is celebrating his 76ln birthday at his home near Hyde Park today. He was born on April 3. 1837. A message sent by him to friends here says: "My 75th birthday finds me in good heart and health, my Interest In life unabated, and with more work to my credit for the last year than for any other year In my life." Kelso Club Elects Officers. KELSO, Wash., April 3. The Kelso Commercial Club held Its election Mon day night, the following officers being chosen: A. Maurer, president: C. A. Peters, vice-preBldent; George C. Coch rane, secretary-treasurer; Frank J. Sardam, assistant secretary; boRrd of directors, J. L. Harris, B. M. Atkins, W. T. Ely, P. P. Brush and C A. Peters. A telegram was forwarded to Congress man Humphreys, at Washington, D. C protesting against the bill now before the House which will do away with rafting at sea. The passage of this bill will be a heavy blow to the timber in terests of this county and this section of the state. The matter of road work was taken up and a petition will be presented to the County Commissioners to build a road through the Clark Creek Logging Company's holdings opening a large tract of land for set tlement. "YOU ARE ON TRIAL, NOT L' Government Is Aiding Distressed Cities. SUPPLIES ARE GETTING SHORT JO lents of Kentucky Town Rescued From House-Tops. MEMPHIS IS THREATENED War Department Dispatches Army Tents to Persons Without Shel ter, but Difficulty Lies in Getting- Goods Through. WASHINGTON. April 3. Floods in the Mississippi Valley have now caused damage running into the millions, so halted business and caused such wide spread distress that the Federal Gov ernment has taken steps to relieve tho situation. Under Instructions from President Taft, tho War Department has sent Army tents to New Madrid, Mo, and other inundated centers. Tho trouble has been, however, in getting supplies of any kind Into the distressed towns. . Many Rescued From Roofs. Two thousand persons driven from the factory district In Hickman, Ky, are being cared for by townspeople at great personal sacrifice. The levee broke opposite Hickman yesterday at Dorena, Mo. A thousand residents of the community were res cued, many from the tops of their homes, and taken to Hickman. Hickman's food supply is dwindling. Train hearing tents and provisions cannot reach the flooded town because r railway washouts. From 14 to 20 blocks is the area covered by the flood In the northern sartlon of Memphis. From 700 to 1200 nuninni have been driven from their homes.. The water continues to rise in the Bayou Gayosao, a small levee pro tecting which gave way Monday. Heroic Fight la Made. A heroic fight of two days and niohi-j waa made by laborers to save h xTomnht irus rjlant. but the forco of the flood was too great, and the protecting levee gave way last night. Tndav. Menmhls Is without gas. Near Vicksburg, Miss., the water Is rising. Farmers are leaving lowland homes, taking their goods and live stock, after the example set by thou sands of persons In Missouri. Ken tucjey,-. Tennessee and Arkansas. The weather bureau announced to day It was possible the Mississippi River flood crest stage at Cairo wouia b little. If any. above 54 feet. The re at Vlcksburer. Miss., was 46.6 (Concluded on Pass 3.) Thlrty-Four Clerks Toil With 350 Tons of Matter as I-ong, Lean String Threads Prairie. OMAHA, Neb., April 3. (Special.) In the longest mall train ever operated in the United States, 350 tons of mail matter left Omaha last night lor the Pacific Coast on a 17 -car special over the Union Pacific. The mail had been accumulating In Omaha since last Fri day, when the transcontinental lines became blocked by floods In the Platte River. Thirty-four mail clerks are In charge of the shipment. The big train will be split into three sections as soon as the flooded districts are passed and will run at five-minute Intervals. No mail will be picked up between Omaha and San Francisco, but closed .pouches will be thrown wherever necessary. The train is given right of way against all other trains of what ever charater and the tracks are cleared for it. No stops will be made except to change locomotives or take water and fuel. HOME VISIT MEANS DEATH Portland Woman Passes Away While on Trip to Montana. GREAT FALLS. Mont, April 3. (Special.) Death at a hospital here to night made a most pathetic ending to the home-coming of Mrs. True Pruden, of Portland, Or., who arrived In the city but a few days ago for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Ocelia Paulson. It was Mrs. Pruden's first visit here since she married a few years ago following graduation from the high school in which she was one of the most con spicuous girls of the class, being a leader both In standing and socially, and her friends among the best fami lies had planned several happy little social functions for her, but within a couple of days after arrival she was stricken and declined till death today, Her husband was summoned and was present at her death. Mrs. Pruden's family here are well and favorably known. INJURIES MAY BE FATAL Burns Saloon Affray Results in Wounding- Book Agent. BURNS, Or;, April S. (Special.) Herman Scott, the book agent who was mentioned in yesterday's dispatch as escaping Indictment by furnishing evi dence unon which three men were in dicted for gambling, is lying danger ously wounded now as the result of a cutting affray following his release from Jail. Tho knife was wielded by John Osborne, who has lived in this sec tion several years and has been recog nized as a quiet, peaceable citizen. It appears that several men were In a sa loon, drinking, about 2 o'clock In the morning and a quarrel was in progress between Scott and a man named Jen kins, a friend of Osborne s, when the latter interfered and when Scott re sented it, Osborne began slashing him with a large-bladed knife, inflicting several bad wounds, two of which may be danprerous. Scott's home ie In Knapp, Minn., where his mother and a brother, Thomas, reside. Osborne is in jail, awaiting the result of Scott's injuries. BOY, HIT WITH BAT, DEAD Lcsington Lad of 1 0 Killed While Ploying Bali at School. LEXINGTON. Or.. April 3. (Spe cial.) While playing ball with several of his schoolmates at Lexington. Eric Carmichael, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carmichael was struck on the head by a bat thrown by Everett Zink. seed 15. and son of A. M. ZinK. The smaller boys were playing ball at the afternoon recess when the older boy taking up a bat made a pass at the ball, missing it, wnereupon ne threw his bat in a careless way among the boys. Not stopping at this, how ever, he took up another bat and threw it also, with the result that the Car michael lad was hit on the head. The blow rendered him unconscious for a time but he recovered sufficient ly to walk home, a short distance from the school grounds. He apparently was recovering from the injury but during the night lapsed into uncon sciousness again and died on batur- day of hemorrhage of the brain. COMMISSION FORM SAVES Ccntralia Finds City la Gainer by $379 a Mouth. CENTRALIA, Wash., 'April 3. (Spe cial.) City Engineer Macomber's re port submitted to the Centralla City Council today showed that the city's cost of engineering for the month was a little over $21. Under the Councilmanic form of gov ernment the engineering bill averaged $400 a month. Schools to Observe Mothers' Day. SALEM, Or April 3. (Special.) Mothers' day in the Oregon schools will be observed Friday, May 10, pre ceding the Sunday when Mothers' day will be observed In the churches of the state. Superintendent Alderman will write to all of the teachers asking that Mothers' day be observed on the day named with appropriate exercises. Taft Spoils Range Monopoly. WASHINGTON, April 3. In the in terest of small cattle and sheep-grow ers, President Taft issued an order to day designed to break up the monopoly maintained by cattle and sheep kings of springs and small streams in the great Salt Lake Desert in Western Utah. The order sets aside these oases and streams as public watering places. Divorced Wife Pleads for Her Affinity. RIG NAVY SCANDAL IS AIRED Jealous Husband's Acts Are Cause of Separation. "ANOTHER WOMAN" IN CASE Refusal to Sign Xotc for Money for Polly Stewart, Said to Have Brought on Quarrel Which Precludes Reconciliation. SEATTLE, Wash., April 3. Mrs. Margaret McReynolds, divorced wife of Lieutenant Charles S. McReynolds, the marine officer who is the com plaining witness against Lieutenant Chandler K. Jones, U. S. N.. on trial by courtmartlal at the Fugct Sound: Navy-Yard, accused of conduct unbe coming an officer and a gentleman, went on the stand in behalf of Lieu tenant Jones today. . The appearance of Mrs. McReynolds was a complete surprise, as the prose cution had announced that she could not be found and It was generally be lieved that she was in Baltimore. Frank H. Kelley, of Tacoma, coun.sel for the defense, prefaced Mrs. Mc Reynolds' testimony by a lengthy statement In which he asserted the de fense would undertake to show that Lieutenant Jones, who is charged with breaking up the home of Lieutenant McReynolds was. In fact, acting in the honorable role of a gentleman who had responded to an appeal from a virtuous wife to protect her from the brutalities of an insanely Jealous hus band. Quarrel of Long Standing. He declared that Mrs. McRey:iolds and her husband had quarreled years before coming to Bremerton and that in Cuba Lieutenant McReynolds was under surveillance for a time as to his sanity.' Mr. Kelley said that Mrs. McReyn olds' good name had been attacked and that it was to defend her honor that she had. come from the East to explain her acts and those of Lieuten ant Jones. The attorney declared Lieutenant Jones had offered to protect and care for Mrs. McReynolds only after she had promised to marry him after she became divorced from her husband,' with whom, she said, a reconciliation was impossible. Woman Witness Nervous, Mrs. McReynolds was plainly nerv ous when she took the stand and fre quently spoke so low that her replies were Inaudible. She said that a little more than a year ago she had a serious quarrel with her husband and that he told her If she did not obey his every com mand sho would have to leave him. The cause of the quarrel, she said, was her refusal to sign the renewal of a note for $500 held by John Arm strong, an enlisted man at headquart ers, from whom her husband had bor rowed money. She said she refused to sign the renewal because her hus band would not tell her why he bor rowed the money. New York Woman In Case. "i was led to believe it was to pay the hospital btll of a woman in New York named Polly Stewart," added the witness. Mrs. McReynolds testified that Lieu tenant Jones was in no way responsi ble for the separation and said that after she left her husband she asked the Naval officer to accompany her East on her trip. She said her husband gave her $75 to go to her Homo In Kentucky, but that he knew it would take $85 or $90 and that this made it necessary for her to get financla. assistance be fore she could make the journey. Mrs. McReynolds was on the stand when court adjourned. GEORGE HAM SENTENCED Former Bank Official to Serve IS Years for Embezzlement. MEXICO CITY. April 3. Georgo I. Ham, president of the defunct United States Banking Company, was sen tenced today to 12 years' imprisonment on three eounts of the indictment against him, charging misappropriation of the funds of the institution. Has has been confined in the federal district prison since the failure of the bank in January, 1910. NOME DEFEATS SOCIALISTS Republican Mayor Elected by Vote of Two to One. NOME, April 3. William A. Gilmore, Republican nominee for delegate to Congress, was re-elected Mayor of Nome yesterday by a vote of 2 to 1, over the socialist candidate. The old council was re-elected with the Mayor.' 1