Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 05, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

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    THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917.
II PUPILS KILLED III
OKLAHQMATORNADO
Frame Schoolhouse Wrecked
and Bodies of Dying Are
4 Blown Across Ravine.
TEACHER'S JAW IS BROKEN
Of 23 Children in Building, Only
!Tvo Escape TTnliurt One Father
loses Three Farmhouses
S Carried From Foundations.
StTJSKOOEK. Okla.. Jan. 4. Eleven
school children were killed, four prob
ably fatally hurt and eight seriously
Injured when a tornado wrecked the
Vireton rural schoolhouse, 13 miles
northwest of McAlester, shortly before
noon today.
The one-room frame schoolhouse in
which were 28 children was shattered
by the tornado, every child except two
being- killed or injured, according to
reports received by telephone.
Runners dispatched from the scene of
the disaster in Southeastern Oklahoma
to Blocker, Okla., seven miles away,
reporetd the disaster.
Father Lose Three Children.
One father Is said to have lost his
three children. Two girls by the name
cf Warren, two others of the Davis
lamily and a fifth, daughter of B. War
ren, a farmer, are known to be dead.
As soon as reports of the storm were
received at Blocker virtually all the
town's 131 inhabitants departed for the
Bcene. Reports tt deaths in other local
ities appear to be unfounded.
The school building, a Baptist Indian
mission and four farmhouses were
wrecked and a half dozen other farm
houses were lifted from their founda
tions in the storm which swept a nar
row path for a distance of six miles.
Miss Vera Carter, the schoolteacher.
Sustained two compound fractures of
the jaw and was badly cut about the
face and head.
Dying Children Hurled Across Ravine.
The storm struck first at Richville,
seven miles southwest of Vireton, in
I'ittsburg County, in Southeastern
Oklahoma, wrecking a boiler-room and
tipple at one of the coal mines, then
lifted and did no further damage until
within a fourth of a mile of the school
building.
Dying and injured school children
were hurled down a hillside and across
a ravine, some of them being picked
up as far as a hundred yards from the
cite of the building. Timbers, some of
them whole sections of the walls, were
scattered a distance of 200 yards.
Only two children of the 28 in the
building, Fred Perry and Ralph Brum
nrett, escaped uninjured.
FAIRVIEW GIRLS WHO WERE IN FATAL ACCIDENT AT LINNE
MANN JUNCTION YESTERDAY, ONE HAVING BEEN
KILLED AND ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
' -
FORCED ACTION OH
PEACE IS RESISTED
Senators Are Warned Against
Leap Tnto Dark in Inter
national Affairs.
EARLY VOTE IS REFUSED
Defender of Administration's Policy
Says It Is Only Natural One
Side or Other Should Mis
interpret Intention.
things by too much adherence to the
letter; but if the President of the
United States is to be adjudged by
precedents, then there must be truth
to .the historical facts that men may
be Judged truthfully and Justly."
Arena at Ions Only Natural.
Turning to the criticism that the
note had been construed as favorable
to Germany, Senator Lewis said: , . .
I can hardly Imagine any document
In a crisis like this that would not re
ceive Jts construction from one side
or another. There are always those
interests from one viewpoint or the
other. Surely there can be no expres
sion from the President of the United
States in a matter so grave as this,
but that those interested would readily
draw from It a construction and thus
indulge 'the construction by making
accusations. But Yt all tbat be true,
shall that defeat the purpose merely
because there might arise a construc
tion of conduct on the part of those
who find it gratifying to themselves
Indulge II?"
t
DEAD MONK IS ASSAILED
RCSSIAXS COMMENT ON RASPUTIN'S
SINISTER INFLUENCE.
AT LEFT MISS ROSALIND LtSCHER, WHO WAS BADLY INJURED.
AT RIGHT LILY LUSCHER, WHO WAS KILLED.
GIRL DIES IN CRASH
Estacada Vehicle Hits Auto at
Linnemann Junction.
CARS SLIDE AFTER STRIKING
Wrecked Machine Carried 200 Feet,
Although Train la Checked at
Once Sisters, Unaccompa
nied, Driving to Funeral.
(Continued From First Page.) .
INVESTIGATION OF WATERWAYS
ADVOCATED BY PRESIDENT.
Amendment Embodying Plan to Co
ordinate Works to ie Attached to
Flood Control or Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. President
Wilson indicated definitely today that
the Administration will favor the crear
tion at the present session of Congress
of a commission to investigate plans
for co-ordinating as far as possible
all Governmental -work connected with
the interior waterways of the Nation,
Including river improvements, drain
age, irrigation and flood control.
Details of the plan were discussed
by the President yesterday with Chair
man Sparkman, of the House rivers and
harbors committee, and today with Sec
retary Baker, Senator Newlands and
'Chairman Fletcher, of the Senate com
merce committee. The proposal is
to have the commission composed of
the Secretaries of War, Commerce,
Agriculture and Interior and three
civilian engineers appointed by the
President.
It was decided that an amendment
embodying the plan should, be at
tached either to the flood-control bill
which has passed the House and is
sending in the Senate, or the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill, which
will be reported soon by the House
rivers a-nd harbors committee.
RECORD 10 BE EXPUNGED
JtDCE TAZWELL ORDERS MRS
SPRINGER'S NAME OFF LIST.
Stellgloua Feeling Said to Have Incit
ed Commitment of Madras
Woman for Insanity..
Records of the County Court dealing
with the commitment of Mrs. Winnie
Springer to the State Hospital at Sa
lem in January, 1915, will be expunged
as the result of a decision made yes
terday by County Judge Tazwell. The
Judge declared that the records were
defective and incomplete as they stood
and on that ground based his action.
Evidence was also brought forward
by W. T. Hume, attorney for Mrs.
Springer, to show that she was not
Insane.
Mrs. Springer, who is the wTfe of C.
G. Springer, principal of the school at
Madras, Or., was committed to th
State Hospital on January 8 and was
there until May 31, 1915.
The charge was made that relatives
had sent here there in order to get he
away from certain religious teachings
which she is said to have been taking
up. She declared on the witness stand
that she was thrown into the County
Jail with no charges preferred against
her.
Dr. Sandford Whiting and Dr. Curtis
Holcomb examined her for insanity
previous to her commitment.
Motorcar President Is Suicide.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 4. Frank J. En
ger, president of the Enger Motorcar
Company, of this city, shot and killed
himself while in his oitice at the mo
' tor coracanr's- factory tonight. Mr.
Knger is said to have been in ill health
for months. He was as years old.
Only One "BROMO QUININE."
To t the renulne. call for full name. LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature
cf E.W.OROVE. Cures a Cold In One Day. 2Sc.
ELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackage
1 :t. rer j n j i
proves iu ocat au druggists.
known last night who would place Mr.
Lrnnan la nomination.
t-harter members of the board say
that this will be the first annual elec
tion that has presented a contest.
always before the name of only one
man has been presented.
Thus far H. L. Idleman. George En
glehart and Fred W. German are the
only names mentioned prominently for
the vice-presidency, but other names
will undoubtedly be brought forward
today. The re-election of Paul A.
Cowgill, executive secretary for the
past two years, and W. A. Barnes, re
cently chosen treasurer following the
resignation of Samuel R. Norton, seem
assured.
In addition to the nominating speech
es and the election the board's time
will be taken up this noon with annual
reports of both" officers and commit
tees.
CASE IS WON BY HOME
edy, Richard Forbes, whose home ad
joins the right of way, and Mrs. C E.
Cook, who was Just leaving the Forbes
home when. the crash occurred.
These two say that, apparently.
neither the young women nor the mo;
torman had time to avert the col-
ision. The automobile was pushed and
rolled before the train, a portion of
the wreckage being forced beneath the
first car, where.lt severed the air con
nections. Despite this, which instantly
ut on the emergency brakes, the heavy
cars slid for a distance of 200 feet.
The combined weight of the two cars
is about 90 tons.
Vle-rr Is Obstructed.
There was no crossing bell," said
Deputy Coroner Smith, after his In
vestigation, "but obstructions of the
view undoubtedly contributed to a
large extent. On the north side of the
track there is an obstruction of the
east view, owing to a high embank
ment, and at the end of the embank
ment is placed a 30-foot billboard,
which continues the obstruction. Trav
elers have a view of only about 100
feet of the tracks until they are within
30 feet of the grade, owing to these
obstructions.
As soon as word of the accident was
received In the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company general offices B.
F. Boynton, claim agent, hastened to
Linnemann Junction.
'The crossing where the accident oc
curred is several hundred feet east of
the station, said Mr. Boynton, and a
station whistle was blown by the mo
torman as he approached it. Mr. Smith,
the motorman, has been In the service
13 years, and is one of the best men
we have. He has a reputation for cau
tion and good judgment.
It is apparent from his statement
that the auto driven by the young
women dashed out from behind the
signboard at a rate of speed that could
not be checked when they saw the
train. As the auto reached the grade
the train was almost on top of It,
not more than eight or 10 feet away.
I do not think that the train could
have been making more than 20 to
25 miles an hour. The impetus of those
heavy cars is tremendous, and. al
though the air-lines were cut by the
wreckage, the train slid on its locked
wheels for a distance of 200 feet.
do not see how our crew is In any
way to blame.
A singular coincidence exists In that.
at almost the exact time of the tragedy,
a talk on the dangers of the grade
crossing was being made by Frank J
Miller, chairman of the Oregon Public
Service Commission, before a meeting
of the Commonwealth Conference at
the Hotel Multnomah.
An Inquest will be held tonight at
8 o'clock at the offices of the Coroner
in the public morgue building. Deputy
Coroner bmith stated that the dan
serous signboard, which belongs to
Portland advertising firm, will be dls
cussed with the County Commissioners
without delay, with a view to Its 1m
mediate removal.
COURT DENIES DAMAGES TO MARY
E. O'NEILL, EX-EMPLOYE.
Person
Circuit Judge Dnslcy Holds)
Working for Charitable Institu
tion -Cannot Recover.
An employe of a charitable Institu-1 result.
Mnn cannot recover, damages for In-1 'In 1812,
juries received as the result of negll
when there was war be
tween the United States?" and England,
gence on me pari ol mai. mwiua tor notwithstanding the fact that Rus
its heads. , ia at that time was in an alliance
This Is the substance of an opinion I with England. England declined her
rendered yesterday by Judge George offices, and the Senator will recall that
R -Rnirlpv- of Hillaboro. who is sitting sir James xucintosn announcea mat
ELECTION RAGE IS HOI
REALTY BOARD TO CHOOSE PRES
IDENT AT NOON TODAY.
Frank L. McGuire, Frank MeCrilll. and
L. W. Cronan Yet In Contest and
Rsult Is Problematical.
The crystal dining-room of the Hotel
Benson today noon will be the scene
of the most spirited political battle i
the history of the Portland Realty
Board, the members of which must
choose between Frank L. McGuire,
Frank McCrillis and L. W. Cronan for
the presidency of the organization.
All day yesterday conferences were
held between the candidates and thei
campaign managers with the idea
arranging the withdrawal of all three
candidates in favor of a compromise
candidate, but this compromise move
ment failed. Clarence R. Hotchkiss has
been, selected to present the name of
Mr. McGuire. and O. V. Badley will
nominate Mr. McCrillis. It was not
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. The Ameri
can note to belligerent powers suggest
ing a discussion of peace terms was de
bated a train lnthe Senate, but two
hours of attack and defense failed to
brine- to a vote the Hitchcock resolu
tion indorsing President vmson a ac
tion in sending it. The resolution will
come up tomorrow, with the prospect
of further antagonistic speecnes ny re
publicans. .
An effort bv Senator Hitchcock to se
cure unanimous consent for a vote late
tomorrow failed on objection by sen
ator Brandesree.
Senator Stone, chairman of the ror-
eisrn relations committee, with whom
President Wilson consulted two days
ago, spoke briefly, saying the news had
gone forth to the world tnat tne -resi
dent's note was under discussion and
that the Senate should consider and act
on it at once. Senator Galllnger, the
Republican leader, replied with a warn
ing that any attempt to force action
would not be met witn approval.
Leap la Dark Deprecated.
The principal speeches today were
made by Senator Lewis. defended
the President's action, and by Senator
Lodge, who, concluding his attack be
gun yesterday, declared Adoption or ine
resolution would be a leap in the dark
into international negotiations with
which Congress had no legal concern
and no knowledge.
Senator Lewis answered In detail the
criticisms of the Massachusetts Senator.
Replying to the assertion that the note
had been taken as a favorable move
for Germany, he said, it was only nat
ural that one side or the other to such
controversy should so Interpret
move for peace and declared that this
was no reason to defeat so great an
end. He strongly dissented from the
view expressed by Mr. Lodge that the
adoption of the resolution would mean
the dragging of the United States into
European politics, with danger to the
Monroe Doctrine and important Demo
cratic policies, and accusedthe Massa
chusetts Senator of incorrectly reciting
history to put a Democratic President
in a bad light.
Good Offices Tendered.
This note,' said Senator Lewis, on
its very face merely tenders the good
offices. When good offices are ten
dered It is not customary, though per
missible, first to sound out the par
ties. The contrary course often Is
adopted, lest those involved averse to
peace would be busy to Intercept its
in Denartraent No. 5 of the circuit
Court in the absence of Judge Gatens.
The opinion was given in the case
brought by Mary E. O'Neill-against the
Oddfellows' Home of Oregon, in which
he demanded $10,025 damages for per
sonal Injuries which she declares she
the reason was that Russia tendered
herself as mediator and not her good
offices;
In 1838 the United States Instructed
Its Minister at Paris to acquaint the
French government of the readiness of
the President to afford assistance In
sustained while in the employ of the his good offices to bring an end to
home. According to the complaint, sne me guniniverajr ueiwoen x- rnc uu
fell from a stepladder November 11, Mexico, mu wunuui any previous no
tail ..Anlvlnir ft nua Inlnrlea. into lu eiuier priy ur iu mcir aiuuhs
i .V.... n. hi. niaintiff nnmmcd ladors. The President said he would
last night that the decision would be feel no delicacy In tendering his good
appealed to the Supreme Court. offices and was only then deterred by
The case came UP for argument be- muwiuuist, wmi. nio o"in euoru
fore Judge Bagley yesterday on a mo- ment naa oiierea mediation.
tion on the pleadings. I Civil .War Held Not Precedent.
Judge Bagley's judgment for the de- The rejection by the United States of
fendant was based upon the Supreme j tenders by Great Britain and France to
Court's decision in tne case oi nui end the Civil War, Senator Lewis said,
versus Tualatin Academy, ine juage was in no wise a precedent.
further held that such a charitable cor- I "When the Civil War was on," he con
poration did not come under the em-1 tinued, "England had already given in
plovers' liability act. ' dications of her willingness to aid th
South in the success ol secession. She
had .TtAnflMl rtrktrl rtr M v-mna t ri I jk. a n A
ANTI-TOXIN SHOCK DEADLY her approval She therefore was no
" I longer neutral. Her attitude was known
to our Government. It was not a ten
Injection oi serum in isoy is fol
lowed by Death.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. Two uni
versity professors. Dr. William Ophuls,
of Stanford University, and Dr. A. M.
Rush, of the University of California,
were called In by the Board of Health
here today to investigate the death of
Tommy Pinnington, six years old. who
died yesterday au minutes alter an
injection of diphtheria anti-toxin, ut.
H. L. Curtis, of the Board of Health,
made the Injection.
According to Dr. Wnliam C. Hassler,
Health Officer, death was due to ana
phylactic shock, which is said to oc
cur with fatal results not more than
once In 10.000 cases.
An autopsy report of Doctors Ophuls
and Rush bore out Dr. Hassler's diag
nosis that death was caused by shock
due to Injection of the serum.
I
COUNTY PAYMENT SOUGHT
Residents Objection to Assessment
for Viaduct to Be Up.
At the request of City Commissioner
Dieck'the Board of County Commis
sioners will decide at a meeting today
whether or not the county will provide
funds from the Interstate bridge fund
to pav a part of the cost of construct
ing the Union-avenue viaduct, which
forms a part of the . approach to the
bridge.
Property owners along Union avenue
and neighboring parallel streets have
been assessed for the cost of tne work.
They have protested to the City Coun
cil against being charged the full
amount.
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School to Give Play, i ..
."The Village Lawyer" will be present
ed this afternoon and tonight at the
Brooklyn school auditorium by the
Alumni Association of the school.
Among those in the cast are Herbert
Pippy. Alice DeMent, Kalpn Wood,
Geneva Robertson, T. Gerde, Alexander
Robertson. Guy Travis, Delora Jeffer
son. Clarence Wood, Helen Plppy and
Margaret Mollner. Ralph Wood is diJ
recting the production. t
Gresham Family Has Reunion.
GRESHAM, Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
The Metzger lamny neia its annual re
union on New Year's day in the Grange
hall, where, after the business ses
sion, an interesting programme was
given. Officers were re-elected as fol
lows: President, J.- E. Metzger; secre
tary. George W. Page: treasurer. Miss
Elsie Metzger. The meeting was at
tended by 47 members of the family.
der of their good offices. It was an
offer to mediate. They tendered them
selves, both France and England, to
mediate and themselves offered th
terms of peace between the States.'
"So far as 1 am concerned, he added,
'I am not much interested whether
the President of the United States con
formed to precedent or whether he did
not. Of all offenses that have been
committed against liberty in America,
it has been that idolizing of preceden
which has no application to modern
events and which slays the spirit of
HlKh Personages, Ia-ludlna: Several
Mlaiatera, Declared to Have Been
Debtors for Patronage. .
PETROGRAD, Jan. 3, via London,
Jan. 4. A more lenient press censor
ship has allowed the newspapers here
to publish all conceivable versions of
the story of the death of the monk,
Gregory Rasputin, some of them dec
orated with the dramatic touches and
colorings of an Arabian Nights adven
ture. Comment also is made freely on
the life and influence of the dead
monk. It is said that Professor Milu
koff and Vladimir N. Purishkevich.
vice-president of the Union of True
Russians, have received numerous tele
grams of appreciation for their action
in being first to call the attention of
the country forcibly to the evil influ
ences at work, chief of which is de
clared to have been that of Rasputin.
The Bourse Gazette, however, derides
the tendency to exaggerate Rasputin's
importance In Russian politics, and
says that it is a mistake to regard
him, as symbolic of conditions in the
country or consider his fall as a Chang
lng point in the history of the na
tion. The Rech discusses Rasputin's
influence over important officials and
names persons, including several mm
lsters. who not only owed their ap
pointment to the monk's patronage but
were in daily contact with mm, seek
lng his advice.
"His counsel was asked in every mat
ter." says the Rech. "and nobody was
ashamed to receive from his hand
what they wanted to get. But the main
thing is not Rasputin himself, but
the conditions which made his career
possible and allowed such a man to
play such an exceptional part. His role
was such, in short, that It made it
necessary for every resolution recent
ly adopted In the Duma to contain
the phrase 'dark forces." "
TWINE COMBINE PROBED
X7NITED STATES LAWS DO NOT
COVER ACTION BY MEXICANS.
Department of Juatlfe, However, May
Consider Connections of American
Bankers With Yaratan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. High prices
of sisal, the binder twine hemp con
trolled by the Commission Reguladora.
a Yucatan Corporation, was taken up
at a conference today between Sec
retary Redfield, Chairman Hurley, of
the Federal Trade Commission, and
Charles D. Orth.'of New York, a dealer
In hemp. Later they went to the De
partment of Justice.
Yucatan sisal provides more than
89 per cent of the binder twine used
In the United States and the great in
crease in price during the last two
years has cost American farmers mil
lions of dollars.
The Commission Reguladora Is
Mexican corporation and so far the
United States Government has found
no means of curbing its activities.
American bankers, however. have
financed the monopoly and there are
intimations that the Department of
Justice, if it takes up the question,
will consider their connection.
Liquor Law Violator Fined $50.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 4. H. F.
russner. oi curiington. wash., was
fined (00 and 'costs here yesterday for
having taken' out two liquor permit
within the state In 20 days. The first
permit was obtained in Skagit County,
Kussner's home connty. March 6. and
the second here in King County March
20. This is - the first conviction foi
violation of that 'section of the state
prohibition law providing that no per
son shall be allowed to obtain more
than one permit in 20 days for the ship
ment of liquor into the state.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
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yir iff
SUIT Reduced
COAT
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A wonderful collection of all that is newest in ready-to-wear
apparel excellent examples of the authenticity of
Lipman. Wolfe Fashions. Models that so closely follow
the advanced modes for Spring that you can't possibly
make a mistake in anticipating your Spring needs in this
sale.
Stilts selling regularly from $32.50 to $85.00
Now special $26.75 to $63.75
Coats selling regularly from $20.00 to $75.00
Now special $16.85 to $59.50
Dresses selling regularly from $15.00 to $75.00 i
. Now special $11.85 to $59.50
Blouses selling regularly from $1.00 to $17.50
Now special 89c to $15.65
Third Floor
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Our New Optical Department
has been specially installed on the second floor,
under the. personal direction of
Dr. E. M. Dallas,
. whose high-class work in this line has been favorably known to
the Portland public for many years. ' Appointments by phone.
Main 6417. or Marshall 5000. H 2222. Second Floor
January Clearance Sale
Genuine Reductions on Infants'
Girls' and Boys' Furnishings
READ THESE TYPICAL BARGAIN'S MANY UNADVERTISED
Children's 50c and 60e Outing Sleepers and Gowns, 2 to 6 years.. 39c"
Infants' Flannel Skirt and Pinning Blankets. 75c and 85c ones..48
51.25 and $1.50 ones, 98f; $1.85 -to $2.50 kind $1.48
35c to 45c Fay Stockings, black only, all sizes 19
23c to 50c Pink. Blue and Tan Hose, all sizes 19
Boys' Blouses and Shirts one great lot, 50c to $1.25 kind 39
Clearance Children's Wool Underwear, 50c to 65c vests and pants 39
85c to $1.25 vests, pants, 69; 30c to 40c cotton vests, pants 2o
Attend Today and Every Day.
Member
Greater
Portland
Association
Outfitters y- CntldreiVy
143 Sixth St. H
opposite gj
Meier & j
Frank. Q
'Tve'::
Got
the .
Goods'9
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Tailored to Measure
My enormous stock of fine merchant
tailor's woolens which I bought before
prices went "high," enables me to make
for you now just as you Vant it a
Suit or Overcoat
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While the Woolens Last
What's Mine Is Yours
Folks: I am happy this January because
hundreds of well-dressed men who know a
dollar from rim to center, who know which
side the eagle's on and where the lady is
located, also will know where to find my
' tailor shop during the year 1917.
This is the closest you'll ever
come to "getting something for
nothing; yet my usual high
standard of workmanship,
regular linings and a coat
front guaranteed not to break
or pucker, go with every order.
So what's the "joy" in paying
about this much for a "store
suit" made for no one in par
ticular? -
A small deposit today will re
serve your favored pattern for
future delivery.
Ray Barkhurst
Portland's Leading Tailor
Sixth at Stark Street