THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL, 8, 1920
4 DEE 12 INJURED -IN
FIRE AT SEATTLE
Lincoln Hotel Burns, Loss Ap
, proximately $500,000.
RESCUE IS SPECTACULAR
Fireman Scales to Seventh Floor
and Saves Woman; Man. and
DaugbUT Leap to Death.
the Lincoln hotel fire at Seattle, was
the second ol three children, a
brother, Weaver, being a student at
the University of California. She was
a graduate of Miss Head's school in
Berkeley and prominent in social cir
cles in the college city.
Fred R. Hamilton, her father, also
a fire victim, for a number of years
was chief deputy surveyor of this
county. After that he was president
of the Long Point Island company,
a land corporation with offices at Bay
Point, Contra Costa county. Four
years ago the family moved to Berke
ley, since which time he had been
interested in the Puss an Boots con
fectionery store in Seattle, of which
corporation he is president. He is
survived by a widow, -a son and a
daughter, Seaver and Clarabelle. He
had gone to Seattle on a business trip,
his daughter accompanying him for
pleasure.
PICKFORD
E
WILL BE ATTACKED
Attorney-General of Nevada
, to Take Action.
COLLUSION IS ALLEGED
SEATTLE, April 7. City firemen
and police tonight were searching the
ruins of the I-incoln hotel, in the
downtown district, for bodies of per
sons who, it is feared, lost their
lives when the hotel was destroyed
by fire early today. Four dead were
identified today, and tonight a num
ber were still reported missing.
Twelve are known to have been in
jured,' most of them slightly. The
property loss was estimated at be
tween M00, 000 and $500,000.
The known dead:
Fred R. Hamilton, 52. Berkeley.
Cal., president of the Puss'n Boots
confectionery concern. Killed tjy leap
ing from fifth floor.
Miss Grace Hamilton, 20, daughter
of Fred R. Hamilton. Killed by jump
ing from fifth floor.
Charles F. La Casse, 40, fireman,
crushed by falling chimney.
Miss Blanche Crowe, 22, restaurant
employe. Body found in ruins.
Among those reported missing, and
who had not been located early to
night was Howard Sawyer, "Walla
Walla. Wash.
Tonight north, east and part of the
south walls were standing but totter
ing with fire still smouldering in the
basement, making the search for
bodies difficult.
"I shall not be surprised to find
more victims," Fire Marshal Bring
hurst said today. Fire Chief Stetson
and Chief of Police Warren also ex
pressed fear that the bodies of all
the dead had not been recovered.
Hundreds of spectators, gathered in
the streets and watching the progress
of the fire, witnessed the death of
Hamilton and his daughter. The
crowd shouted warnings to the two
as they stood on the high window
Jedges. but they were unheeded and
first Hamilton and then his daughter,
jumped to the pavement below. They
were killed instantly.
Dramatic rescues of guests featured
the fight to save the 310 persons in
the hotel. One fireman climbed up a
scaling ladder from the fifth to the
ttixth and then to the seventh floor,
rescued a woman who was preparing
to jump,' and lowered her safely to
the ground. The act was greeted by
wild cheers. Volunteer workers also
dashed through flames and smoke and
rescued guests on the upper stories.
Tonight, the rescued guests were
being cared for in the Y. M. C. A., the
T. W. C. A., the Elks club and hotels
nearby. Most of them escaped with
few clothes. Few saved their valu
ables. Commendation of Fireman Dooley's
rescue of a woman from the top floor
of the Lincoln hotel was expressed
today in a letter Mayor Caldwell sent
to Fire Chief Stetson.
"His work not only showed his fa
miliarity with his duties and with
the equipment, but It also showed a
disregard of his own safety in per
forming his duties, which, I think,
should receive official notice and rec
ognition." The fireman went to the top-floor
with a scaling ladder after the exten
sion ladder failed to reach the floor.
First reports said two firemen went
up the scaling ladder. Official an-
' ncnncenient was made later that only
o;;e reached the floor.
The Lincoln hotel was Seattle's
first apartment hotel. It was said to
day. The building, long a land mark,
was built in 1000 and was named
after I jr. Rufus P. Lincoln, New York
artist, who helped finance the con
struction. It was a seven-story brick
and frame structure, with basement
and sub-basement. It was wrecked
by falling walls. Little of the con
tents was saved.
A. A. Wright, night clerk, sitting at
the telephone switchboard, heard the
fire start with an explosion in the
basement. Smoke immediately began
to pour up the elevator shaft. Mr.
Wright stuck to his switchboard,
working as fast as he could ringing
the room telephones and arousing the
guests. . He said he had no Idea how
many rooms he reached. Wright
worked at the board until he was -so
choked by smoke he could not speak.
One fire victim, Leon B. Hanan,
who said he was a French war vet
eran, leaped from the second story in
Fire Escaped Safely.
WALLA WALLA,. iWash., April 7.
Howard Sawyer, Walla Walla, re
ported missing in the Lincoln hotel
fire, is safe, according to his mother,
Mrs. Charles N. Prather, 536 East Al
der street, who received a telegram
from him today announcing that he
and his wife had escaped from the
fire.
THIRD TICKET IN OFFING
POLITICAL "OUTLAWS" PRE
PARE FOR CAMPAIGN'.
If Old Party Nominees' Found Un
satisfactory, New Slate May
Be. Made Up, Is Report.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 7. (Spe
cial.) Plans of the committee of 48
for a state convention to be held in
Seattle late in June are being formu
lated by the state organization, which
has offices in the Railway Exchange
building. The committee of 48 is an
independent political organization
which purposes holding a national
convention in Chicago July 5 to de
termine whether to indorse one of
the nominees of the old parties or to
place a third ticket in the field.
Preliminary work is being done in
this state in expectation of a com
plete new party ticket. This move
ment has been supported by some of
the radical publications of the country
and in this state has the support of a
number of members of the progressive
party who did not affiliate with either
the republican or democratic organ!
zations after the Bull Moose move
ment died, a great many former so
cialists and other independent groups.
it is admitted by the state organi
zation that the present strength of
ine new party in this state is not
rormidaDle. but it is claimed that
made by the old parties the work of
recruiting members will not be diffi
cult.
ir present plans to place a third
ticket in the field are carried out in
Washington the nominations will
have to be made on primary day at
conventions called by the committee
of 4i. Both county and state con
ventions can be held and the leaders
of the movement assert thev will be
able to make a formidable showing
ox names.
Should the non-partisan league and
triple alliance be routed in the old
parties the committee of 48 claims it
will be in a position to offer a com
plete ticket to these factions and to
line up the members in a final strug
gle ot ballots in November.
BAKER TO VOTE ON BONDS
WATER RESERVOIR AND FIRE
HOUSE DESIRED.
uit to Annual Decree Based on
Charge of Conspiracy and Too
Short Residence In State.
RENO, Nev.. April 7. A suit to set
aside the decre of divorce granted to
iviary .ricKiora, now Mrs. Douglas
Fairbanks, will be filed next week
by the attorney-general of Nevada.
according to a statement made today
by Robert Richards, deputy attorney
general, who has been investigating
ne circumstances under which the
ecreo was granted.
The suit will be based on nllec-n-
tlons that collusion and conspiracy
were resorted to in conducting the
case and that because of the insuf-
ciency of the residence of either
party the court failed to acquire Juris
diction.
"As a result of the examination I
ave made of the files' and records
n the Pickford case," said Deputy
Attorney-General Richards, "I am sat-
sfied that the decree Is not valid
because the court had not acquired
urlsdiction and because collusion and
conspiracy were resorted to. A suit
to set aside the decree wrill be filed
by Attorney-General Fowler about the
middle of next week."
Issues Aggregating $52,000 .De
dared Can Be Taken Care of
Easily by Water Revenues.
BAKER, Or., April 7. (Special.)
Taxpayers will vote Saturday on
$40,000 bond issue for building Good
rich-creek reservoir and a $12,000 is
sue for improving the fire station.
The Goodrich-creek-reservdir would
impound 120,000,000 gallons of water,
sufficient to fill the largest reservoir
in the city 40 times.
The city pipe line already extend
to tiooaricn creek and the reservoi
will take care of the city's needs for
a long time.
The water system is self-sustaining
ana, in spite or the low rate, pays ex
penses and provides, for a sinking
iuna. ine city will redeem July
$100,000 worth, of bonds issued 20
years ago.
The fire department has outgYown
his bare feet just as the flames burst "T "i"" " uu ig ro wn
through his door. Mayor Caldwell Present quarters and the $12,000
...oh i,,n i hi . hi!- h asked for is to erect a larger and more
placed Hanan in his automobile and
rushed him to a hospital. He said he
lost his all, including $1500 in francs, !
fSOO in bonds, a diamond ring and
French Croix de Guerre.
2 HUE VICTIMS PROMINENT
Miss. Hamilton Social Leader in
Berkeley Father ex-Surveyor.
BERKELEY, Cal., April 7. Miss
Grace Hamilton, who lost her life in
EASY TO DARKEN
YOURJM HAIR
You Can Bring Back Color and
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and Sulphur.
modern building.
According to Secretary Walte
Meaeham of the Baker county cham
ber of Commerce, the issuance of these
bonds will not increase taxes, as the
water department is able to suppor
Dotn issues.
"When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally, so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trou
blesome. At little cost you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use prep
aration, improved by the addition of
other ingredients called "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound." You just
dampen a sponge or soft brush with
it and draw this through your hair,
taking one small strand at a time. By
morning all gray hair disappears, and,
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully darkened,
glossy and luxuriant.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace. Is a sign of old age, and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive
appearance, get husy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
and look years younger. Adv.
CITY ELECTION IS CLOSE
Aberdeen Councilman Wins by
Margin of One Vote.
ABERDEEN, Washi, April 7. (Spe.
cial.) Gus Weilman was elected coun
cilman from tjte first ward in the mu
nicipal election, defeating G. E. Tay
lor sticKer candidate, by a., slngl
vote. Mr. Weilman received 121 votes
to 120 for Mr. Taylor. . As yet Mr,
Taylor has made no move to contest
the council seat, but it is expected
he win ask for a recount of the votes,
In the only other municipal contest,
J. L. Blackburn defeated A. J. Stew
art in. the third ward by a vote
154 to 80. The vote was the lightest
in years.
The city ticket elected follows, the
mayor holding over: Robert Taggart,
police judge; Miss Nellie Thrift, city
clerk: T. H. Hill, city treasurer; Gus
weilman. councilman, first ward; H
E. Bailey, second ward: J. L. Black
burn, third ward; " Goodbar Jones,
fourth ward; J. A. Taft. fifth ward:
Oscar Hermans, sixth ward.
4 KILLED BY EXPLOSION
15 INJURED, 8 PROBABLY FA
TALLY, AT CAIRO, ILL.
The Drapery
Department
Features ,
Figured voiles, 36 inches wide hem
stitched in blue, pink, green or yel
low, at yard 49
Feather pillows in 22x28-inch size
real $5.50 kind .4.35
Crib Blankets in pink or blue large
30x40-inch size, warmth without
.weight type S1.19
Home
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You May Buy This Rich
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Suite Complete, or
as Separate Pieces
A luxurious suite, with wide spring arms and
deep cushion seats. Backs are upholstered and
finished so that these pieces appear beautiful
from every view. Tapestry upholstered.
is the regular value. This
week, the suite
Rocker, $97.50.
$504
Davenport $196.
$391
Chair $97.50.
In Powers FURNITURE
EXCHANGE Just Now
are some truly extraordinary barg-ains. We list them
briefly. Will you come in and see for yourself how
great are the savings afforded on:
SIDEBOARDS, at .2.75, $25.30, $32.50, $,i).50
LIBRARY TABLES $7.50, $10.75, $10.75, $1J.75
DINING TABLES $0.75, $18.75, $17.75, $21.75
DINING ROOM CHAIRS, at. . . .$1.95, $2.50, $2.95
IRON BEDS, at $5.00, $0.25, $9.75, $10.25
MATTRESSES, from $5.00 to $12.50
Nitrate Plant for Storing Nitro-
Glycerine Blows Up; No Trace
of Bodies Found.
CAIRO. 111.. April 7. Four persons
were killed and 13 injured, eight prob
ably . fatally, in an explosion late to
day at the plant of 'he Aetna Ex
plosives company at Payville, near
here.
The dead are Wayne Yates, Pete
Howard. Ed Kamsey and George Sul
livan, all of whom were employed at
the plant as laborers. The cause of
the explosion is unknown.
The majority of Injured were struck
by falling glass, every window in
the village being- shattered by the
force of the explosion.
The . explosion occurred in the
nitrate plant which is used to stor
nitro-glycerine. The four men who
were killed were in the building that
was wrecked. No traces of the bodies
have been found tonight. A deep
hole in the ground partly filled with
debris marks the site of the plant.
Garden Hose and
Lawn Mowers
Give your lawn good care from the very
beginning of the season, if you would have
a velvety-smooth lawn.
50-Foot Hose With Coupling .$6.95
Guaranteed heavy black rubber hose, in
full 50-foot length complete with coup
lings. Ball Bearing Lawn Mower $10.95
An excellent mower, made by the Eclipse
Lawn Mower company. It has four blades,
a reinforced adjustable handle a very spe
cial mower at this price.
Powers' Line of Garden Tools and
Equipment Is Complete
$1850verstuffedDavenport
at $159.50
4-Piece Ivory Bedroom Suite $212
Instead of $259.00
. Feature building throughout wide roll arms, loose spring
cushion seat, spring back, double welt front. Back and
reverse side of cushions are upholstered same as remainder
of the piece. Choice of taupe or brown saranac covering.
A thing of beauty for a home of comfort.
s a 11 rr""-'i? -set,
. . . ..." U , :: - a
Similar to illustration, but more pretentious. All pieces have cane inserts
in backs; bed has large cane panel in head and foot end. A dainty urn
decoration beautifies the tops of these pieces.
CLUB WILL PLANT TREES
Camas Organisation Decides to
Beautiry Highway.
pf as Wash.. Anril 7. CSnecial.')
At the annual election of officers of
the Relief and civic improvement
club held at the home of Mrs. A. c
Allen the following were eieciea;
pmairfunt at m. .(Jeorc-fi Mott: vice-
president, Mrs. Roy Baxter; secre
tary. Mrs. la. S. (JiarKe; treasurer,
Mrs. It. L. Storm; fifth member of
executive committee, Mrs. Hugh Mac-
Master.
Topics for discussion at the meet
ne were: "American Women," Mrs.
H. MacMaster; "National Welfare
League," Miss Nora Self; "Current
Events," ' Mrs. F. W. Hayungs. The
club resolved to plant maple trees
along the route of the North Bank
highway through the city.
,,11111 III I Oiitiu i u II
ft ?srCvrr
isMake This Your Aim to Own An
A-B Combination Range
The A-B is the most modern, up-to-date development of the
household range. This means, also, the most economical and
convenient range you can buy. You can burn wood, coal or
gas. You can use the gas at the same time as other fuel or
you can use it alone. There is a special oven for gas, another
for wood or coal to be used separately or together.
Five pieces of wood and eight minutes will heat water, cook
ing surface and bake oven. There's even a gas kindler to
start the fire for you.
There are many other reasons why you should own an A-B
Combination Range. Come in for a demonstration. When
you see the range you will look forward to the pleasure of
keeping it bright and shining its wonderful finish is an in
vitation to the woman who enjoys housekeeping with mod
ern equipment.
Examine the A-B Combination Range This Week!
Five Unusual Bargains in
ROCKERS
High-back Rocker, upholstered in tapestry.
Valued , at $96.50. Offered now 50
Spring Arm Jlocker, tapestry upholstered and
luxuriously cushioned. Valued at CClf C f
$125. Offered now at $y 75U
High-back Arm Rocker, tapestry upholstered.
Valued at $77.50. Offered now
at
$59.75
Wing-back Rocker, tapestry upholstered. Val
ued at $87.50. Offered now
at
$71.50
High-back Rocker, upholstered in rich velour.
Valued at $93.50. Offered now
at
$73.75
$25.50 Dining Tables $17.90
A massive pedestal table of deep, rich golden finish. Forty-two-inch
round top, heavy pedestal and shaped legs of thick
stock.
GQVERNMENTT1MBERS0LD
Northern Pacific Lumber Compa
ny Takes One Tract at $68,000
YAKIMA, April 7. The Northern
Pacific Lumber company, in competi
tive bidding, has purchased the tim
ber on the government reclamation
storage reservoir at Rimrock for $68,
000 and will manufacture fruit box
shooks.
H. M. Gilbert was the successful
bidder for the standing timber on a
320-acre tract near Mount Adams. He
will convert the timber into box
shooks for his own use. L. C- Keilon
and E. J. Tweed secured 120 acres
near Buena for $3050 and E. J. Dobbs,
bought 120 acres adjoining for $2400.
THIERRY VETERAN VISITS
One of Three Survivors of Body ot
260 Sees Aberdeen Friends.
' ABERDEEN, Wash., April 7. (Spe
cial.) Frank Jacobs, formerly of
Cedarville, this county, who returned
from overseas last July and is now
attending a polytechnic school in
Portland, is spending a vacation of a
week with old friends. Young Jacobs
was one of three left of 260 after
three days of fighting at Chateau
Thierry. He lost a leg and a few fin
gers, but says he has one kick left.
Jacobs is taking up engineering and
mechanical drawing and also is re
ceiving instruction on the snare drum.
IMPORTED SEA GRASS AND REED CIIAIRS, ROCKERS
For porch, living room and lawn are these big, comfortable
pieces. You have choice of some dozen styles in these
charmingly designed importations at surprisingly reason
able prices:
$14.75, $15.75, $10.75, $17.0O, $17.50
ii -m Iii'iT mi -niftilr
DAUGHTERS DF 17711 MEETl
WASHINGTON" SESSION OPEN
AT WALLA WALLA.
Mrs. Harry II . Turner Elected Sec
ond Vice-President and Eunice '
Carr, Historian.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., April 7.
(Special.) About 70 accredited dele
gates attended the state sessions of
the Daughteraf the Revolution here
today. The sessions will end tomor
row. Practically all the state officers
are here and all the chapters in the
state are represented.
Though today was set as the time
for an informal ballot for second
vice-regent. Historian and chaplain,
after the balloting it was decided to
make it formal as to second vice
regent and historian, and Mrs. Harry
H. Turner of Walla Walla was elected
second vice-regent and Eunice Carr of
Yakima historian. The chaplain will
be elected tomorrow. Mrs. Henry
McCleary of Tacoma was indorsed at
the session last year. National ses
sions are held every four years.
Most of the talks today dealt with
the need for teaching Americaniza
tion. Investigation of the radical
menace and the teaching of Ameri
canization is of much more impor
tance than the collection of historical
data, declared Mrs. McCleary.
A reception was given tonight at
the home of Mrs. Frank Rees.
Mrs. George H. Goble of Spokane,
state regent, addressed a meeting of
the American Legion tonight.
TEMPORARY BRIDGE BUILT
Cold Weather Stops Floods and
Saves Money for Railway.
LAGRAXDE, Or., April 7. (Spe
cial.) M. J. Buckley, general super
intendent of the O.-W. R. & N. com
pany, arrived in La Grande yesterday
afternoon, coming to this section be
cause he expected to find much trou
"ble as a result of the recent heavy
snow and rain. But most of the
trouble was over, for the cold weather
Monday evening had stopped the flood
waters and the slides which had been
occurring between here and Pendleton
and, aside from the washout below El
gin, the O.-W. line was in good order.
A temporary bridge is now built
wide and 40 feet deep. The train was
stalled on the other side, so passen
gers were transferred by foot and
brought to La Grande by another
train.
The regular schedule will be re
sumed in the morning. Mr. Buckley
left last evening for Spokane. He
NEW YORK, April 7. The Commer
cial Cable company announced today
that telegraphic communication with.
across the washout, which was 60 feet said that the cold weather here had Vladivostok was suspended.
saved the railroad company thou
sands of dollars.
Vladivostok Cables Suspended.
Toated Corn Flakes
NEW CITY HALL PLANNED
Building of Combination Structure
at Hood River Proposed.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 7. (Spe
cial.) If plans recently launched by
the city council mature voters will
pass on a bond issue of $40,000 to
$45,000 at an election to be held sim
ultaneously with the May primaries,
the funds to be used in constructing
a combined city hall, fire department
quarters and comfort station tor vis
iting motorists.
I The estimated cost of the proDosed
building, as reported by members of
the finance committee, which has had
tentative drawings made, is $30,000.
A motor-truck fire engine 'will cost
$12,000. The plans call for offices for
city officials, a council chamber, as
sembly h;.ll and bedrooms for mem
bers of the fire department.
Nothing Better
For a Lunch
Fresh cracked lobster direct from
the ice-box with mayonnaise dress
ing. Did you ever try one? Perhaps
you have; and then suffer something
terrible with your stomach caused
by too much rich mixture in the
mayonnaise. Whenever this happens
atrain eat without fear, but be sure
you have a box of Jo-To near by, for
it is the one and only sure and harm
less remedy that will give you speedy
relief Two minutes and your stom
ach miseries have disappeared.
For sale in Portland by the North
ern Pacific, Irvmgton and Perkins
hotel pharmacies. Adv.
Watch
for
The Comet
CARLOAD CONKEY'S JUST IN
FOR THK FIRST EIGHT WKF.KS. That Is the critical period in the
chick's life that's when your big losses occur that is when the profits
you counted after hatching go glimmering that is when you must
have COKEY the original Buttermilk. Starting Fee for Little
thicks. It prevents the big losses due to weakness and disease and
gives your chicks the quick, snappy getaway that produces the early
broiler and layers.
It is made of pure
sweet grain com
bined by a special
process with con
centrated sanitary
Buttermilk in the
original Conkey
way. You can't af
ford to be without
it.
Portland Prior m
5 lbs., 50c: 12 lbs..
$1; 501bs.. $3.75; 100
lbs.. $7. Add post
age if wanted par
cel post.
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