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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1914)
PHOTOGRAPHS SECURED AT SCENE OF YESTERDAY'S AUTOMOBILE COLLISION. MOTORS COLLIDE; 5 HURT; I MAY OIE To New York and Boston thebMtandmotcoiivenientMrvicei.tiiepMTleu 20th Century Limited The World's Most Famous Train Leaves Chicago, 12:40 noon Arrives New York, 9:40 a. m. Arrives Boston, 11:55 a. m. Tec Other Fast Trains between Chicago and the east, completing a service unrivalled in -xcellencc All trains arrive in New York at Grand Central Terminal, the world's greatest railway terminal, the heart of New York, and the only terminal on all lines of local transportation. The surface cars, subway and elevated service, are all at its very doors. NeYorkGbntial lines lk Short Hy."Th Wattr Uivt RouW Touring Car and Roadster Meet Head-On and Latter Is Demolished. PICNIC START DISASTROUS Sirs. Franz Elllng Has Skull Frac tured, Franz Elllng, Miss Chris tina Elllng, J. AV. Fournier and C. C. Emery Also Injured. VICTIMS OF AUTOMOBILE AND MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS SINCE JULY . F. Jeffries, fruit merchant. skull fracture when machine turned turtle on Base Line road, July 8. Emll ilaur recelred minor Injuries In same accident. Janet Borinr. 3 yeara old, received ruptured muscles of arm: Mrs. Percy Arlett a broken collar bone, and nine others were bruised In a collision between automobiles driven by Earl Stanley and Percy Arlett. July 8. John Allen, skull fractured and otherwise seriously Injured as result of motorcycle spill on Sandy road late Friday night. July 11. Bessie Mayfleld. injured In the same acci dent, received a scalp wound and a broken bone In hand. Arthur Davis, whose machine upset through alleged careless driving near Rocky Point, wu injured, though not seriously, July 10. D. Grohx and M. Rlckert. on a motorcycle, - which collided with a motorcar driven by O. R. Baker, re ceived minor Injuries, July 10. T. B. Jackson, of Salem, waa In jured and hla machine almost de molished by contact with telephone pole In an attempt to avoid a. collision with an automobile on East Burnslde and Twenty-eighth streets. July 10. W. T. James suffered minor In juries when hla motorcycle collided with Mrs. C C. Cole's automobile, July 10. Machines belonging to Dr. M. J. Jones and J. Q. Daniels were badly damaged by collision July 10. No one tiurt. Lewis Kllngensmlth received a serious fracture of the skull vhen knocked down at East Twelfth street and Mllwaukle avenue by a machine driven by F. O. Keller. July 11. John Weber, 4 years old, waa run down at Union avenue and Falling street by an automobile driven by D. R. Boone. Hla leg waa fractured and scalp severely wounded, July 11. Robert Piper, 4 years old. waa run down by Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer's machine July 11: he has a fracture at the base of the skull and bad body bruises. Mrs. Fran Elllng had her skull fractured seriously: Frans Elllng has a dislocated shoulder and broken rib: Christina F. Elllng a dislocated shoulder and head Injury: J. M. Four nier a compound fracture of the right leg and Injury to his right side; and C. C. Emery minor bruises as the result of a collision between two auto-, mobiles yesterday at East Twenty fourth and East Burnslde streets. As the result of a collision between . large tourlngr car and a small road ster at East Twenty-fourth and Kast iBurnside streets yesterday morning four people were seriously Injured, one probably fatally and a fifth received minor Injuries. The collision occurred at the intersection of the two streets and the smaller car was hurled across the street while the touring car, whicb lad the right of way, tirrned turtle. Its four occupants being pinned be neath the car. Those who were Injured are: Mrs. Franz Elllng, of 48 East Ninth street, who has a severe fracture of the skull besides internal injuries and who was reported late last night at the Good Samaritan Hospital as being in a pre carious condition: I'rani Elllng. whose shoulder was dislocated and who re ceived a minor injury to the head: Miss Christina F. Elling, who received simi lar injuries; J. W. Fournier, of 11 East Nineteenth street, driver of. the touring j-ar, who sustained a compound frac ture of the leg below the knee, and C. C. Emery, driver of the roadster, who received minor injuries. All except the last-named were taken , to the Good Samaritan Hospital, where they were attended by Dr. Stuart C. Menzles and Dr. Ben E. Wade. All wild recover with the exception of Mrs. Kllinfr. , whose condition has not Im proved. The Elling family and Mrs. Fournier er on their way to a picnic on Mr. Klling's farm, between Sandy and Mount . Hood. They were proceeding cast along East Burnslde street while Mr. Emery, an employe of the Blake McFall Company, in one of their road sters, was going south on East Twenty fourth street While the latter says that the tour ing car was traveling at a high rate of speed, eye-witnesses of the accident affirm that neither car was traveling at excessive speed, but that both drlv , ers approached the dangerous turn without sufficient caution. Tbey say that it would be Impossible to lay the blame for the accident on either. It Is conceded that the roadster was trav eling the slower of the two cars, but that the touring car had the right of war. The roadster was almost demolished, while the wheels and radiator of the larger car are damaged. The accident follows an almost un precedented series of automobile and motorcycle accidents in Portland, which have resulted in serious Injuries to a large number of people. Three persons hurt the latter part of last week, sustaining fractured ekulls. are in a precarious condition. EXPRESS COMPANY FINED Failure to Tnload Cows for Rest on SB-Hour Trip Costa 9100. Because the American Express Com pany, in taking a carload of thorough bred Holsteln cows from Watertown, Wis., to Van Woerden & Fisher, at Thomas. Wash., did not unload tne rows for a period of 39 hours and 40 minutes. It was fined $100 by Judge Bean in United States District Court Monday. The Federal law prohibits keeping stock on board cars for more than 28 hours without rest, feed and water, but iy agreement, allowed by the statute, the express company was to be al lowed to keep the cattle on board for a period of 36 hours. Santiseptlc Lotlcn relieves and prevents unburn, tan, mosquito aod Insect bite. Adf. . . . MARKET BLOCK' IN -tfSSS FRIENDLY SUITIEST grffefMf Fate of City Auditorium on Proposed Site Hinges on Terms of Dedication. MISTY PAST IS RECALLED Pioneers of '50s and '60s Disagree as Tliey Delve Into Memory. Arguments Conclude Today and Early Declslou Likely. Arguments will be heard this morn ing before Circuit Judge Davis In the friendly suit which L., M. Lepper is bringing against the city to test the legality of using the "Market Block. so called, for the proposed city audi torium, on the ground that the prop erty was dedicated perpetually to the city to be used for public market pur poses. Mr. Lepper expects to conclude his argument this forenoon. I E. Latour ette. Assistant City Attorney, will argue this afternoon. Judge Davis ex pects to decide the case before going on his vacation. Interesting testimony was given yes terday by several pioneer citizens who were called to the stand by Mr. Lepper or Mr. Latourette to testify to their knowledge regarding the terms of the dedication and the history of the "'Market Block" property. ISTt Lessee on Stand. One of these witnesses was William Pfunder. the pioneer florist, who leased the property in 1871 and built a greenhouse on it. Mr. Pfunder told how he had planted trees and shrub bery on the plot, and how nine years after making the lease he was required to vacate and his trees were dug up when the city gave a lease to the Me chanics' Fair Association, which built a pavilion covering the entire block. Mr. Pfunder moved down on Washington street and many years later sold his property there at a big price. Mr. Pfunder's evidence in regard to his own lease will be taken by the city to show that there appeared to be no restriction as to the uses to which the city nrtght put the property. Mr. Pfunder himself said that the property did not get its name of "Market Block" from being dedicated to market pur poses, but because it was on Market street. He said it was known as the Market-street block. Name Not Given at First. Another witness was George H. Hlmes, of the Oregon Historical So ciety, and an early pioneer. Mr. Himes testified that he formerly lived In the vicinity of the property, and that he passed by It frequently, but that he didn't remember hearing it called "Market Block" until the Williams ad ministration, when a franchise was given to the Union Market Association to conduct a public market on it. He also reviewed the history of the block, detailing the various uses to which it had been put by the city. While the Mechanics' Fair pavilion was on it, he said, expositions were held for one week In October each year. Joseph Buchtel, 84 years old, and a pioneer of 1S54, and H. w. Frettyraan, pioneer of 1848, were other witnesses who disagreed with Mr. Himes and Mr. Pfunder as to the origin of the name "Market Block." Mr. Buchtel was positive that the dedication by the original proprietors had been for mar ket purposes. He said that he distinct ly recalled a conversation with Stephen Coffin, one of the three, town pro prietors, 4n which Mr. Coffin said they bad dedicated It to the city for market purposes only. - Mr. Prettyman equally was positive that It always had been called the Market Block. 1868 Lawsuit Recalled. ' W. S. Chapman, son Ml William W. Chapman, who recovered the property for the city from a squatter after once lt-had been dedicated, and in 1868 re dedicated it to the city receiving there for the consideration of S1200, said his father had told him at breakfast one time that the $1200 payment was made by the city voluntarily for his public services. The son said he had under stood that the block was to be used for market purposes. Still another witness was the widow of Sam Church, who had a mattress factory In the old Mechanics' Pavilion in the '80s' and '90s. She was put on the stand by Mr. Latourette for the purpose of showing one of the many uses to which the market property had been put. In the course of the hearing there was some reminiscing among the witnesses that was as Interesting as the testimony. One of the pioneers told as an aside how the city. In order to pay Indirectly a subsidy to the origin-" al builders of the old Fourth-street steam line, which it could not do open ly under the charter, once had paida sum. said to have been $40,000, to the railroad for building a board fence around the "Market Block." The rec.- ... , ords show that such a sum was paid by a City Council many years ago. HALIBUT MEN INDICTED Seattle Grand Jury Finds Sherman I aw Is Violated. SEATTLE, Wash., July 15. The Fed eral grand jury today returned In dictments under the Sherman anti trust law against the members of the so-called Halibut Trust, which con trols most of the halibut caught in the North Atlantic and North Pacific and Behring Sea waters and sold in the United States. Indictments ' were returned against the Booth Fisheries Company of Mary land, the Booth Fisheries Company of Washington, the Chlopeck Fish Com pany of Seattle, the International Fish eries Company, the San Juan Fishing & Packinsr Company, the Occidental isn Company, A. B. Carpenter, president of the Booth Fisheries Company of Mary land; W. 'C. Chutter, president of the Booth Fisheries Company of Washing ton: William Calvert, Jr., president of the San Juan Fishing & Packing Com pany, and W. J.. Maddock, a buyer for the Booth interests. EVANGELIST TURNED DOWN La Grande Feels Too Poor to Pro cure Services of Dr. Buljin. LA GRANDE, Or.. July 15. (Special.) Dr. Bulgln, the noted evangelist, who recently turned Pendleton upside down, morally, through a series of revival meetings and who has also gained con siderable noteriety because of his sen sational methods in evangelistic campaigns at Salem, The Dalles and other cities in the Pacific Coast states, will not be invited to conduct a revival meeting in La Grande at this time. This decision was reached at a meet ing of the congregations of the Meth odist Episcopal, Baptist, Christian and Presbyterian churches tonight. Financial reasons, however, and not any dislike on the part of the local pastors or congregations for Dr. Bul gin. his methods or the results of his previous work, was the cause of this action. EX-PUBLIC DEFENDER HELD Adolpli Lowentlial Arrested for Al leged Opium Traffic. Adolph Lowenthal, former public de fender In the Municipal Court .was ar rested yesterday by Sergeants Van Overn and Wells, charged with having opium and eng shee in his possession. Only last Friday he was fceld as a ma terial witness against three men at the Custom-House Cafe, the alleged drug headquarters. All of the cases will be tried Friday afternoon In Municipal Court and the prisoners .have demanded a jury trial. Ben Miles, proprietor of the Custom House Cafe; William I. Hutchison and Harry L. Williams are charged with running a "dopeshop" and Lowenthal is accused of being In their ring. PAJAMAS COME LOWER Shipment Rate Hereafter to Be Same as Xiglit Gowns. SKLEM, Or., July 15. (Special.) The freight on pajamas shipped to the West hereafter will be the same as the rate for night gowns, according to an announcement made by the State Railroad Commission today. A Salem merchant complained some time ago that the rate on pajamas was exorbitant and asked that it be reduced to that" for night gowns. The complaint was presented to the Trans Continental Freight Bureau at San Francisco, which . issued an order re ducing the rate. Pajamas -nfill be shipped at the usual clothing rate on terminal lines hereafter. Fight to Be Wa&ed on Thistle. OREGON CITY, Or., July 15 (Spe cial.) County Judge Anderson has sent to every road supervisor in the county a pamphlet giving instructions for the best method to light the Canadian thistle. ' j MEAT LAW FOUGHT Packers Charge Favoritism Against Small Dealers. POWERS HELD TOO GREAT ITnion Company Said to Benefit by Measure, While Others Will Be Driven From Business, if Plan Carries, They Say. ' On the ground that he. new meat inspection ordinance,'1 which went into effect Friday, discriminates between small and large packers, deprives dealers of their property without due process of law, regulates packers out side the city and requires unreasonable methods In producing and handling meats, small packers yesterday, brought suit to enjoin the city from enforcing the measure. Circuit Judge Gatens yesterday, aft ernoon granted a temporary restrain ing order making the ordinance inop erative until the trial of the suit, July 22. The action was started by Dan J. Malarkey and John F. Logan, attorneys for Sterrett & Oberie Packing Com pany, goston Pacing Company, Adams Brothers, Frank L. Smith. Paul R. Spath, Jones Market Company and Charles Rudeen. The plaintiffs peti tion the court to temporarily enjoin SE ATTLE AND RETURN 11 , July 14, 16, 18 I $7.50 &d JJ l JlUKUM ' POTLATCH y July x Four Daily Trains 15 to 19 if ontho TICKETS: 255 Morrison St., Portland Phones, Main 244, A1244 A. D. Charlton, A. G. P. A. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY 8 fmrfaa Can the city from enforcing the measure during the pendency of the suit. "We consider the ordinance a very drastic piece of legislation," said Dan J. Malarkey yesterday. "We believe that the measure was framed for the benefit of the Unioi. Meat Company, which is exempted from inspection by reason of its Federal inspection. vSuch an ordinance paves the way for bribery and corruption irtthat it places great'1 power in the hands of In spectors who may be appointed for political reasons." In the complaint it is asserted tnat the ordinance opens the way for mo nopoly in the meat business in Port land, inasmuch as the measure would put the small dealers out of the mar ket. Some of the allegations in the com plaint are that the measure denies to the plaintiffs the protection of the law, by depriving them of their prop erty without due process of law: that it violates the Constitution of the United States by dividing meat dealers Into three arbitrary and un reasonable classes, one consisting of those who sell meats""felaughtered with in one mile of the city limits at which more than five animals are slaught ered each week, another comprising those whj sell meats slaughtered else where than within one mile of the city limits and the third those havifig Gov ernment inspection; that it attempts to regulate the operation of slaughter houses outside ot the city limits and that it practically gives the Union Meat Company a monopoly of the bus iness of slaughtering animals for sale in Portland. According to the ordinance, all deal ers who come under the provisions of Class A must sign an agreement with the city, consenting to inspection of their plants and argreeing to accept the rulings of meat inspectors before a permit to sell meat In Portland will be granted. They will not be given any opportunity to appeal from the decision of the Inspector, according to the complaint. Meat dealers coming under the pro visions ot Class B may bring carcasses to a central Inspection plant, where, if passed as sanitary, a permit Is given for the disposal of the meat. INSPECTION TO" BEGIN" TODAY X. i s Men Will Visit All Kust and West Side Meat Shops Indefuitely. Pending the outcome of the Injunc tion suit against the city meat ordi nance, the meat Inspection force of the City Health Department is to be em ployed in a campaign to require better I Apply to your local scent reMrvstiens, or ior compicie inivnniuno, va i drtss our Portland Office 109 Third Street W. C Seachrett Tht Subway f City Transportation Service to and from Grand Central meat and better sanitary conditions in meat markets. By order of City Health Officer Marcellus, City Meat Inspector Stlckney will assign his two Inspectors to butcher shop Inspection this morn ing. One Inspector will be given the East Side and the other the West Side and every meat market thoroughly will be Inspected and instructions given for improvements. The Inspection will cover the front storerooms, the re frigerators, the storerooms and all other parts of the shops where meats are handled. Meat and meat products will be In spected and where unfit products are found they will be condemned. Special attention will be paid to sausage. Sam ples of this product will be taken and analyzed at the city laboratories. The campaign will be kept up until the In- . from - J iisx v , .v J tViYVA iv 4 ; the inn m , NARADA FALLS flflf J J The Finest Scenic Drive on the Continent Rainier National Park Uncle Sam's frfott Attractive Natural Playground SEASON NOW OPEN REACHED VIA THE "MILWAUKEE" (TACOMA EASTERN R. R ) For descriptive literature, rates, etc., arply n E. K. GARRISON. D. F. & P. A. " ate Third and Stark, Portland SPECIAL TRAIN. Under Auspices of Royal Rosarians, Portland Ad Club and Transportation Club, to the TlLIKUM i Via Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. Leaves Union Depot, Friday, July 17, 11:45 P.M. A ROYAL TRAIN Along A ROYAL WAY Ask about it. CITY TICKET OFFICE Third and Washington Streets Phones: Marshall 4300, A-6121 It's up to Portland to boost for Seattle's Bis Show. Join the. special and do it right. FARE $7.50 ior iicsns sna sirtrnns r Terminal Junction suit Is settled. Dr. Stlckney says. 4 GEORGE F.COTTERILL FILES Former Mayor of Seullle IH-niocrutlr Cunclldale for hrnatr. OLTMPIA. Wash., July 1J orse F. Cotterlll, former Mayor of K'sttlr, filed on the Democratic tl kt for the United States Senatorial nomlnstlon today, the first Democratic candidate announced. The filings for the Kcnst" so far are: Wesley I Jones. Republican: tleorre F. Cotterlll. Democrat; J. A. Falconer, Progressive OTLATCH