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VOL. LXI NO. 19,110 Entd at Portland (Oregon 7 Foatofflce as Second-clas Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS PACT ON PATENTS PUTUPTO SENATE RE-CANVASS EXPECTED S s COLD IN EAST DEALS DEATH AND DISASTER ASSETS OF NATIONAL BIRTH CONTROL CHIEF BARRED FROM JAPAN ELEVATOR FALLS; TO AUGMENT CHESTS BANKS RISE STEADILY E PLEDGED ID FAIR 7 PERS I ANALYSIS SHOWS" MAXY IX IX PUSTRIAL GROUPS MISSKD. TEMPERATURE IS 50 BFJjOW r ZERO IX ADIRONDACK. RESOURCES ON DECEMBER 31 PASSPORT WAS REFUSED FOR MRS. MARGARET SANGER. SHOW HEAVY INCREASE. SAMu CALIFORNIA S AID mm MURDER HUH President Asks Advice on German Treaty. COURSE IS UNUSUAL ONE Harding Has Power to Re vive Old Agreement. NEW DEAL IS POSSIBLE Executive's Message Is Referred Immediately to Foreign Re lations Committee. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 17. President Harding In a formal mes sage to the senate today asked its advice on the question of reviving by executive request the patents treaty with Germany, which was ne gotiated on February 23, 190?, but which automatically lapsed with the declaration of the existence of a state of war in 1917. His action in this respect was con sidered as somewhat unusual, inas much' as the president, by a mere formal request, can revive treaties which were in existence when war was declared, provided he makes such request within six months of the rat ification of the treaties of peace ter minating the state of war. At the White House, however, it was explained that the president had two courses open, for he could either revive the patents treaty by the ex ecutive request or could negotiate an entirely new treaty covering the sub ject. Senate Receives Message. For this reason, it was added, he desired to give the senate the came opportunity of advising that it would have if an entirely new treaty were to be negotiated, although the longer step of negotiating a new treaty on patents was not expected to be taken in this instance. This message was received at the enate late today and was imme diately referred to the foreign rela tions committee without its text being made public. It was said to be, how ever, a. brief formal letter outlining the situation and setting forth the purpose of the president in asking the advice. The committee is expected to take It up without delay. The treaty. It was explained, covers reciprocity in the matter of the pro tection of patents between the United States and Germany and its revival, it is understood, will automatically restore the status existing prior to the declaration of a state of war. Application Is Considered. It provides among other things that the law regarding non-working of a patent with invalidation or tome other restriction of right shall be applied only to the citizens of the other contracting parties within the limits of the restrictions imposed by the said contracting party upon its own citizens. It is further provided in the treaty that the working of a patent, designed ' or modelled in the territory of one of the contracting parties, shall be re garded as equivalent to its working la the territory of the other party. The reviving of the treaty, however, is not expected by some officials im mediately to affect German patents now held by this country. Until con gress passes legislation covering these German patents, it is under stood, the alien property custodian intends to retain them. Study Is to Be In Detail. Such legislation is expected to cover the entire alien property situation, al though in some circles the opinion was expressed that Germany in ne gotiations on the question of ex-German property held here might make some stipulations regarding the re gaining of her numerous patents in this country. The president, it was said, probably would send a message to the senate covering the general situation and, insofar as it applies to patents, the subject would be studied in detail by the senate committee on patents. other treaties which existed be tween the United States and Germany at the outbreak of the war, it was' de clared, would be capable of being re vived through procedufe similar to that in the care of the patents treaty, but it was not Indicated today whether President Harding contem plated taking such action in these other cases. NORTHWEST MEM CITED Falls City and Salem ex-Soldiers to Receive Citations. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, Feb. 17. Citations for gallantry in service have been for warded to several enlisted men of the navy by the navy department, the awards having been made by the com manding general, second division, American expeditionary forces. The following northwest men are Included in the citations: Oregon Alvin -L. Bowman, Falls 'City; Benjamin P. Rogers, Salem. Washington Joseph H. Jamme, East 318 Princeton avenue, Spokane; Leslie Robert Taylor, Commercial hotel, Yakima; Leveque L. Whalen, Masonic building, Takima; Harry K. Wiley, Commercial Hotel, Yakima. Half-Million Mark In Campaign Is Passed Donors From Neha- lem Send Cheerf nl Note. Analysis of the most superficial sort was attempted yesterday at community chest headquarters of subscriptions by occupational groups. Lists of various . callings and the number of persons classified under that heading were compared with the total of each group represented on the list of givers. The results were such as to jgive complete warrant for a recanvass of the various businesses and profes sions. It was found that great num bers of persons ' have been over looked ih the first combing of the city by the campaign army, and it is believed the second or mopping-up drive will accomplish a great deal in achieving a much augmented total. It was realized by chest officials who made an analysis of the figures that in some instances it was prob able an injustice might be done be cause persons would subscribe as in dividuals, and this would not be re flected in credit to the occupational groups to which they belong. How ever, it was sought to avoid any such reflection by using all possible care in making the analysis. Results so far arrived at in the comparative figures show the fol lowing results: Wholesale hardware, firms listed 11, subscribed 3; retail hardware, firms listed 47, subscribed 20; osteopaths, 11-3; laundries, 39-13; chiropractors, 60-12; contractors, 130 33; restaurants, 196-11; dentists, SOS IS?; jewelers, 81-39; real estate deal, ers, 420-110; fuel, wood and coal dealers, 151-17; attorneys, 90-233; printers, 108-48; architects, 60-18; druggists, 160-50; shoe dealers, 85 22; physicians, 391-195.' In the hurried canvass at first at tempted to fill the chest, it was im possible to see nearly all the persons listed in all the various groups, and it is hoped a thorough combing will be the result of the new plan now being started. Full co-operation has been given by physicians of the city, and the same spirit is expected to be shown by all other classifications. Yesterday marked the passing of the half-million mark in the chest campaign, which was regarded as somewhat of an achievement, consid ering all the obstacles that have arisen. The total reached was $501. 952. A cheerful incident tf the day was the receipt of an anonymous letter inclosing a J2 bill and a bit of poetry that expressed good wishes for the success of the campaign. The donors masked their identity with the lines, From Him and Her, Nehalem, which is out west from Salem," and the for mal receipt that will go out from headquarters will be made out to "Him and Her." With it will go an answering rhyme written by Lucia Mae Brazeau, as follows: "To Him and Her: Tis a pleasure to answer Him and Her; The money you sent arived with a whirr; Tour poems with their measure of beauty Filled our souls with a new sense of duty, For they held an onward and upward sound. And made our sinking spirits upward Douna. So our efforts we'll renew with a will. Nor stop till the chest with money we fill. Thanks for money and cheery word from you, To humanity's need, your heart is true.' GOVERNOR REILY IN CLASH Porto Rican Senate Turns Down Departmental Appointments. SAN JUAN, Feb. 17. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The Porto Rican senate today .rejected the appoint ments of three department heads made by E. Mont Reily, governor, and an equal number of other appointees, but approved a long list of his ap pointments. No charges were made against any of those rejected other than that "they do not have the confi dence or support of the majority in the legislature." ' The report of the committee on nominations says Governor Reily pur posely ignored the senate in his ap pointments. $50,000 OFFERED HOOVER Philadelphia Exposition lor 1926 Makes 5-Year Bid. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 17. An offer of 150,000 a year for five years to oecretary of Commerce Hoover to be come director of the proposed Sesqui Centennial exposition in Philadelphia In 1926 has been made by Edward Bok, it was announced today by Mayor Moore. Mayor Moore said that Mr. Bok, who is now in Florida, had written him to this effect and that the matter would be placed before the centennial committee with Mr. Hoover's answer. HAYS' SUCCESSOR PICKED Harding Not Ready to Announce Choice to Public. WASHINGTON, D. C, . Feb. 17.- President Harding has decided whom he will name as successor to Post master-General Hays, it was said to day at the White House, but is not yet ready to make the selection pub lie. Mr. Hayes will resign March 4, It has previously been announced, and the one most prominently mentioned as his successor is Dr. Hubert Work, I first assistant postmaster-general. Ex-Butler Offers to Tell Who Killed Taylor. NOTE WRITTEN TO OFFICIAL Prosecutor Offers Immunity in Larceny Case. PRACTICAL JOKE FEARED District Attorney Answers Script by Communication Published in Newspapers. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 17. Im muity for Edward F. Sands from prosecution on a charge of embezzle ment preferred against him last Au gust by William Desmond Taylor, murdered film director, was promised tonight by Thomas Lee Woolwine, district attorney, provided Sands "can establish his innocence of the slay ing of Taylor and can untangle this murder mystery." Mr. Woolwine's promise to the missing ex-butler-secretary to Tay lor was made In a letter he addressed "to Edward F. Sands," through the public press. In answer to a letter purported to have been written by Sands. The letter, which was signed "E. F. Sands," was dated February 14. The writer declared he was living in Los Angeles and inquired if he would be set free if he surrendered himself and established his innocence of the mur der of Taylor. Letter Given Out. A copy of the letter purporting to have been written by Sands, including both spelling and punctuation, as made public by Mr. Woolwine, fol lows: "Los Angeles, Feb. 14, 1922. Mr. Woolwine, Los Angeles, Cal. Dear Sir: "This letter will probably surprise you when you read it. I am taking this liberty to write you to make matters more easy for you. In the first place I am Mr. Sands, although a friend (of mine is writing this let ter under my dictation. Mr. Wool wine, you need not look all over the world' for me, for I am living right here in Los Angeles, and am reading the papers every day. Concerning the Taylor murder I will be frank with you, Mr. Woolwine. I haven't had any peace of mind since the mur der and I have come to the conclu sion that the quicker this thing is settled the better off we will all be. Now Mr. Woolwine in the first place, I did not murder Taylor, but I know (Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.) T THE QUESTION IS HOW TO ' : ; ,,,,,,,,, ,,',1 Homeless Women and Children, Seeking Husbands and Fathers, Shiver in Icy Blasts. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. The coldest day of the winter in this section to night was held responsible for several deaths and an explosion besides a number of minor mishaps. Two of the deaths occurred in Land ing, N. J., when, the dynamite packing house ' of the Atlas Powder works blew up. Plant officials expressed belief that the extreme cold should be held accountable. - - ' - With the temperature 2 degrees be low zero lq. this city It was cold con solation to know it was as much as 60 below in the Adirondacks. All through the night and Aitil noon the city shivered and suffered. A by-product of the cold was the pilgrimage to charitable organizations of homeless women and children from other parts of the country, some of whom had come to New York in search of missing husbands or fath ers and who found themselves with out shelter from the icy blasts.- One young woman from Spokane, Wash., who had come here in October to look for the husband who had de serted her, was sent back west; a mother and her two children were shipped back to Washington, D. C, and two women were sent overseas, one to Italy and one to Turkey. Meanwhile shipping - circles had their worries and coast guard cutters dashed out from port to see vessels which it was feared might have met with mishap in the fierce wind that swept the coast last night. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. Warn ings of southeast gales, which were flying yesterday on the northwestern seaboard, were changed today from Marshfield, Or., northward to south west storm warnings, according to the United States weather bureau here. A general rain is predicted through out Washington and Oregon during the next 24 hours, while California, with the exception of the southern portion of the state, will experience unsettled weather with showers. BOSTON, Feb. 17. Bostonians hur ried to work this morning under stress of the coldest weather of the winter. The official weather bureau thermometer registered its minimum of 4 degrees below zero as mo3t per sons were leaving. home and was only 1 degree higher at 10 A. M. OGDENSBUR.G. N. Y., Feb. 17.' The St. Lawrence river was frozen from bank to bank today for the first time in several seasons.' URUGUAY J0GET LOAN Boston Bank to Advance $2,300,- 000 for One Year. MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, Feb. 17.- The ministry of finance announced today that it had just closed negotia tions for a one-year 6 per cent loan of J2,300,000 with the First National bank of Boston. -.. " GET THROUGH WITHOUT RUNNING INTO ONE OF THEM. , ; . J White - House Statement Declares Financial Conditions Reflect Most Satisfactory Tone. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 17. Re sources of the national banks of the country, exclusive of rediscounts, amounting to $19,420,000,000 at the last call on December 31, showed an increase of $406,000,000 over the pre vious call in September, according to an analysis issued tonight by Con troller of the Currency Crissinger. The condition of the national banks in December he described as "very satisfactory" and called attention to the - fact that until September their resources had more or less steadily declined from, their peak of $22,711, 000,000 in December, 1919. Conditions of the national banks, as reported by Mr. Crissinger, were said, in a formal statement issued by the White House, to show "the most sat isfactory turn in the financial affairs of the country that has been regis tered by a bank statement since the conclusion of 1919." "It demonstrates," the statement said, "that the process of liquidation has been proceeding at such an ex cellent rate that it may fairly be said that we are well on the road to get ting the 'frozen credits' thawed out. In this regard, indeed, it is by far the most satisfactory showing that has been made since the phrase 'frozen credits' was invented." Loans and discounts of the national banks on December 31, 1921, exclu sive of rediscounts of $523,606,000, amounted to $10,981,783,000, an in crease over the amount reported September 6, 1921, of $4,169,000, but a reduction compared with the amount on Decenrber 29, 1920, of $1,113,512,000. Cash in vaults, amounting to $341, 811,000, was reduced between Septem ber 6 and December 31, 1921, by $15, 987,000, while the reduction since De cember 29, 1920, was $152,589,000. Individual deposits, exclusive of United States government deposits of $188,089,000, amounted to $12,356,271, 000, and were greater than the amount reported September 6, 1921, by $322, 811,000, but a reduction since Decem ber 29, 1920, of $780,741,000. The aggregate of all deposits was $15,075,102,000, or $514,250,000 more than September 6, 1921, and $1,202, 655,000 leS3 than on December 29, 1920. The- liability for circulation notes on December 31, 1921, was $717,473, 000, an increase over September 6, 1921, of $12,805,000 and an increase over DecemDer 29, 1920, of $23,554,000. Th'e liability for bills payable and rediscounts was reduced between September 6 and December 31, 1921, by $236,844,000, the reduction In the 12 months' period being $1,322,734,000. On December 31, 1921, these obliga tions amounted to $1,019,929,000. Gm December 31, 1921, national banks had lawful reserves with the federal reserve banks to the amount of $1,143,259,000, which was $85,875, 000 in excess of the legal require ment. "It must be borne in mind," the White House statement said, "that (Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.) Exposition Boosters Party at San Francisco. ENTHUSIASM IS VOICED Nothing but Benefits Expect ed From 1925 Event. HONOLULU NEXT STOP Oriental Tour Then Is to Proceed From Yokohama State to South Expects to Profit. BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) The city that remembers its own world's fair, and wfth a touch of sentiment that several years have not effaced, bespeaks for Portland's exposition project such success as will mark a new epoch in the develop ment of Oregon and the entire Pa cific slope. It believes, as well, that the realization of the Atlantic-Pacific Highways and Electrical Exposition will bring but a single day of regret that on which its lights fade and its gates close. It is such neighborly encouragement as this, everywhere expressed, that Julius Meier, chairman of the execu tive committee of the 1925 exposition, is receiving on the eve of his depar ture for the orient, on a world tour to invite all nations to participate in the first international fair since ces sation of war made possible such a jubilee. To its last business man and civic leader, San Francisco is genu inely interested and wishful to aid. Support Pledged to Fair. "We will gladly and spontaneously support the Oregon project," said Charles C. Moore, who served as pres ident of the Panama-Pacific exposi tion, "both for sentimental and prac tical reasons. Our attitude is partly due to the apparent community inter ests, and partly due to that fraternal spirit which exists between exposition cities. We are sincerely interested. "It must at all times be remembered that Portland and Oregon, since con gressional approval has been given your exposition project and the na tions invited to participate, are now the appointed representatives of the people of the United States. True, the fair is to be held in Oregon; but firs? of all it is to be a great American exposition, superseding in that sense the mere idea of locality. Benefits Are Predicted. "You are privileged by congres sional action to serve as national hosts to an important and happy in ternational assembly. "Will Oregon prosper because of such an exposition? Undoubtedly you encounter this question, as we did when the Panama-Pacific fair was Id embryo. This I may say: I have never known a man so bold as to deny the benefits that accrued to California from our exposition, and that are still active today. Yet you approach your project under far more fortunate augury. We had a handicap of a world war to minimize our results. I yet they exceeded our most sanguine hopes. Your fair will be held with the world at peace, with the nations more than ever ready and desirous of in ternational acquaintance and trade stimulation. It should benefit Oregon and Portland as California and San Francisco were benefited and more. Co-operation Is Promised. "We are ready to co-operate in any way. You have but to express the wish. Three times I have seen, and all of us, the Pacific coast advanced and immeasurably aided by exposi tions. Your Lewis and Clark fair turned a tide of travel westward and accimplished much for all the states of the Pacific slope. Then came the Seattle exposition, and the same pleasurable experience was repeated. And lastly our own endeavor, which meant a great , deal to each of the Pacific states. "From our experience I feel I may safely predict that, when your fair is held In 1925, you will discover both immigration and industries to have been stimulated beyond expecta tion, and that millions of new capital will have been invested in Oregon. How can it fail to benefit you? The answer is that it cannot fail." Theodore Hardee Enthusiastic. Theodore Hardee, remembered in Portland as an executive of the Lewis and Clark fair and now regional di rector of federal war securities, was equally enthusiastic over the pros pects for the Portland project. He as serted that, from his familiarity with exposition preparations, including the world's fair at St. Louis, the time is most propitious for an internation al assembly of commerce and arts, and that Oregon is to be congratulat- ed upon its opportunity and the vision that has enabled that state to take the field ahead of others. "The holding of an exposition In Portland during the year 1925." said Mr. Hardee, "will further the prog ress of Oregon by some years, by many years. Such a prediction is not guess work, nor , over-optimism; it is a perfectly safe assumption derived from the record of experience. I marked the instant reaction of Port land to the favorable infiuence of the (.Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.) Woman Unable to Buy Ticket for Far East Trip as Result of Nipponese Action. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. The Japanese consulate here late today announced that instructions had been received from Tokio to refuse a vise to the passport of Mrs. Margaret Sanger, head of the Birth Control league, who is in San Francisco, pre paring to start on a tour of the far east. Lack of the visa will prevent her landing in Japan, it was said. The Japanese department of home affairs, through the foreign office, issued the order banning Mrs. Sanger from landing in Japan, according to S. Yada, consul-general. He said Mrs. Sanger would be "allowed to book passage upon a Japanese steamship but that she could not set foot on Japanese soil. Mrs. Sanger today, not having the proper passport vises, was unable to buy a ticket on the Japanese steamer Taiyo Maru, sailing from this port February 21. MR. HUGHES AT BERMUDA Secretary of State and Wife ' on Visit to Daughter. HAMILTON. Bermuda. Feb. 17. (By the Associated Press.) Charles Evans Hughes, American secretary of state, and Mrs. Hughes, arrived at Bermuda today for a visit with their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hughes, at Honeymoon cottage. They were met at the dock by Governor-General and Lady Wilcocks, A. W. Swalm and Clay Merrell of the American consulate; H. M. M. Moore, colonial secretary, and Sir Colin Rees Davis, chief justice. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes will attend a reception at the Princess hotel and will be guests at the government house during their visit here, but will devote the greater part of their time to visiting their daughter and enjoying a complete vacation. ARTIST BREAKS STATUE Worker In Clay Dissatisfied With Model for "The Doughboy." UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Feb. 17. (Special.) "The Doughboy," the statue which Is being modeled by Avard Fairbanks of the fine arts de partment of the state of Idaho, suf fered the loss of its head when the tempermental artist suddenly became dissatisfied with his worn. The announcement was made yes terday that the model would be sent immediately to the east to be cast" However, in the midst of his work last night he decided that he was not satisfied with the position of th hero's head and promptly took his axe and cut it off. Mr. Fairbanks ex pects to make several improvements and to finish another head so that the casting may be completed next week. GROCER BITES ROBBER Man Is Disarmed and Fired Upon as He Flees From Scene. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Edward Udel son, a grocer, today bit a hold-up man who tried to rob him, took his pistol away from him and fired three shots at him as he fled. Udelson lost three artificial teeth as a result of the encounter. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50 degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly winds. Foreign. Irish pact passes lta third reading in com mons. Page 3. National. Administration prepares for attacks on treaties. Page 2. German treaty on patents put up to sen ate. Page 1. Resources of national banks increase heav ily. Page 1. America's world trade balance quadruples last pre-war year. Page 2. House caucus to get bonus bill soon. Page 2. United States engineer attacks Muscle Shoals offer. Page 5. Arms conference rapped by Mr. Davis. Page 4. Domestic. Evolution theorist stands by religion. - Page 3. Birth control chief barred from Japan. Page 1. California's aid pledged to fair. Page 1. Divorce plaintiff kills co-respondent. Page 4. Ex-butler offers solution of movie mur der. Page 1. Cold in eaat deals death and disaster. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. Lumbermen urged to get out of rut Page 7. Sports. Britton and Shade fight draw. Page 14. Washington beats Pullman. Page 14. Scrapping of paid coaches urged by presi dent of Amherst. Page 14. Commercial and Marine. Livestock values in Oregon decrease. Page 21. Wheat declines at Chicago with more sell ers than buyers. Page 21. All classes of bonds firm at New York. Page 21. Full flour cargo to go to Manchuria. Page 20. Portland and Vicinity. Elevator falls: Beven persons Injured. Page 1. Variety In food products on markets lack ing. Page 12. Purdln murder Jury dismissed by court. Page 13. Recanvass expected to augment chest. Page 1. United Artisans Invest (104,734 In bonds. Page 20. Mabel Wllber weds ex-Portland broker. Page 11. Laxity in clearing highway censured. Page 8. Bonus appraisals to be conservative. Page 6. Weather report, data-nd forecast. Page 20. Wells-Fargo Building Is Scene of Crash. ONE MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED Cage Drops From Second Floor All Cables Snap. WOMAN IS HYSTERICAL Others Scream When Car Lands With Terrific Thud at Bot tom of Shaft. Seven persons were injured yester day afternoon, one seriously, when an elevator in the Wells-Fargo building, corner of Stark and Sixth streets, fell from the second floor to the bottom of the shaft, halfway between the first floor and the" basement. All three cables on the three-ton car snapped just as the door was being opened to let out a passenger on the second floor. file injured are: George Emery, operator of elevator, 1478 East Eighth street; left leg broken N. B. Fallas, 940 East Glisan street, passenger traffic department, O.-W. R. & N., legs strained by concussion. Elma Thompson, 827 North Edison street, lacerated wrist and shock. Mrs. Clara Woodruff, 22 North Twentieth street; hysterical from shock and strained legB. P. J. Collins, 693 Everett street, chief clerk in general baggage de partment, O.-W. R. & N., lacerated scalp. Miss Nora C. Freeman, 972 Glad stone avenue, employe O.-W. R. & N, shock and strained legs. Miss Bertha L. Edwards, 367 Six teenth street, employe O.-W. R. & N., shock and strained legs. Kxcitemvnt Follows Crash. . Considerable excitement ' followed" the accident. Employes of offices on the first floor heard the crash and hastened to the lobby of the building while passing pedestrians also rushed inside. A call was sent for the police and ambulances. The accident occurred just before 5 o'clock and for that reason the ele vator was not filled. Had the acci dent happened when many employes were leaving the building, the greater weight probably would have broken the cables when the elevator was at a higher story and would have added to the injuries and the number Injured. Cnr Droits From Second Floor, The car was descending from the twelfth floor. At the second floor it stopped to let out N. B. Fallas and just as the door was being opened the elevator fell. Varied reports as to the number of persons in the car were heard. Fallas said he thought there were 10 or 11 in It, but Collins maintained that there were only seven besides the operator. The women screamed when the car landed with a terrific thud at the bottom of the shaft. Emery was thrown to the floor first and several other passengers fell on top of him. Fallas, who was at the door, reached up and opened it and all but Emery managed to crawl out. He was lifted out by attendants. Woman Rushes to Street. One of the women rushed to the street door and then fell to the side walk in a puddle of water. She was carried inside and revived. Her only Injury was to her knees. Mrs. Wood ruff was entirely calm when she emerged from the elevator, but be came hysterical when she tried to tell of the accident. With the exception of Emery, all of the cccupants of the elevator were sent to their homes. Emery was ex amined by a doctor from the emer gency hospital and was sent to St Vincent's hospital, where it was re ported that a leg was broken. Examination of the car and brokeD cables failed to reveal any cause for the accident. Mr. I. Waring, manager of the building, whfch is owned by the Wells-Fargo Building company, said that the elevators were examined every 30 days and that all three cars had been reported in good condition at the last examination. C. G. Sutherland, assistant to the general manager of the O.-W. R. & N., said that an investigation would be made at 9 o'clock this morning, when all passengers in 'the car would be called in and reports taken to estab lish the cause of the accident. FUNERAL VESSEL SAILS Body of Sir Ernest Shackleton Be ing Borne to Island. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. Feb. 17. The British steamer Woodville sailed today for the island of South Georgia, bearing the body of Sir Ernest Shack leton, noted British explorer The Woodville was escorted to the three mile limit by the cruiser Uruguay, which fired a farewell salute. Commandant Hussey accompanied the body and will superintend its burial in the little English church graveyard at Grytviken. Later he expects to rejoin the Antarctic expe dition on the steamship Quest. V I