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THE MORNIXG OREGONIATf, MONDAY, MARCH. 13, 1922 CUR JUMPS TRESTLE; 7 KILLED. IB INJURED Coach With 30 Aboard Falls 50 Feet in Georgia. PASSENGERS ARE HEROIC Railroad Official Blames Accident on Breaking of New Wheel on Front Truck. ATLANTA, Ga., March 12. (Spe cial.) Seven persons were killed and 16 Injured today when a passenger coach on the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic railroad was derailed near L'nion Citv. The car went off a trestle and fell 50 feet. Thirty persons were in the coach the last of the train, when one or tn wheels burst. The trestle was reache and almost crossed when the car suddenly turned over, tearing awa from the one ahead as it fell into the shallow creek. Six men and one woman were killed nd several of the injured were not expected to live. Rescue parties worked for hours In the wreckage. releasing those Imprisoned and re moving the dead. The injured were removed to hospitals here. A graphic description of the wwck iraa given by H. F. Hentz, one of the survivors, who was uninjured. Car Moves Irregularly. An Irregular motion of the car jus JSefore the trestle was reached was the first indication that something was wrong, ho said. "About five seconds later," contin tied Mr. Hentz, "we suddenly plunged backwards into space. A crash tob lowed and there were screams from portions of the car. "Those of us who occupied the fron section, when we regained our senses. looked for an avenue to escape. An opening was found through the front door. I managed to assist the three women who were with me through the opening and then returned to help others. One young man, apparently crushed, was the first person I found He refused to let me help him, but urged me to assist the women xand children. He sat there calmly smok Ing e. cigarette, as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred. I learn-ed later on that this young man was "Willard Cope, a newspaperman. "I have never seen such wonderful courage as that of the women pas eengera. Women "Show Courage. "An example of courage displayed ty one of the women convinces me that in a crisis of that kind, women a.re possessed with greater nerve than are men. This little woman looked as if she were dying. Her face was as white as a sheet. I bent over and asked her how she was feeling. Mm all right; don't bother me. Help the others," she cried. B. L. Bugg, receiver of the railroad,-issued a formal statement tonight, stating that the accident was caused by the breaking of a new wheel on the front truck of the coach. prtsident and Mrs. Harding on their brief stop here today were Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Kling and daughter. Mr. Kling is a brother of Mrs. Harding and lives at Rock Ledge. Both the president and Mrs. Harding recognized them before the boat docked, and greetings were, ex changed. The entire day was spent by the president and his party aboard the houseboat proceeding leisurely down the coast. Just how far south the president plans to go remains unknown. No expression has come from the president on the proposed soldiet bonus legislation beyond the state ment carried in "his letter to Chair man Fordney of the house ways and means committee, but developments in congress as reported daily in Washington news dispatches are among the first things which have the attention of the party. To each request for any statement from, the president on the newest house pro posal on the bonus, administration spokesmen have said the president's position is unchanged from the sug gestion stated in the Fordney letter enactment of a sales Kax to raise the bonus funds or postponement of the legislation. Any other or additional publications purporting to give the president views, this same spokesman said, are uovning more than conclusions drawn by individuals. SPANISH IS STUDIED BY THREE SLAYERS Dr. Brumfield Is Instructor on Murderers' Row. v JOHN RATHIE IS SILENT Taylor's Assailant Reads- Little and Says Less; All But Howard Have Appeals Up. HUGHES LETTER APPROVED PRESIDENT GLAD SECRETARY WROTE ON 4-POWEK PACT. Harding Refuses to Make Comment on Soldier Bonus Proposals In Washington. ROCK LEDGE, Fla., March 12. fBy the Associated Press.) President Harding today expressed approval of the letter of Secretary Hughes to Senator Underwood on the four-power Pacific treaty. "That's fine. I am glad he did it. the president said when told, by newspaper' men the substance of the letter as carried in news dispatches from Washington. The houseboat carrying the presi dent and Mrs. Harding and their party, which is cruising down the Florida east coast, had stopped for a few minutes here for mail, tele grams and newspapers. Among those who welcomed the 7 "HIS NIBS" Proprietor, manager, and pic ture machine operator of the 'Slippery Elm Picture Palace.' One of the seven characters played by "Chic" Sale in the most remarkable, photoplay you ever saw "HIS NIBS" at the NEXT SATURDAY j FORGER BACK IN PRISON C. P. SMITH IS RETURNED AS PAROLE VIOLATOR. Clever Device Used in Operations Is Now on Exhibit at Peni tentiary at Salem. SALEM, Or., March. 12. (Special.) C. P. Smith, who Is wanted for forgery In Portland, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle and many other cities, has been returned to the Ore gon penitentiary as a parole- violator. He will be compelled to serve his unexpired term of a year, when he will be turned over to the officers of other states for prosecution. Smith, following his parole a few months ago, went to California and later to Chicago. He' then worked his way north and eventually reT turned to Seattle. In all of the places he visited he passed from one to a dozen bad checks ranging from $25 to $300. the officers said. Upon his arrival in Seattle he was stricken with illness and went to one of the larger hotels. Being without funds he sent for a second-hand store operator, to whom he pawned a num ber of personal effects. This transac Uon was reported to the police, who subsequently recognized Smith as parole violator from Oregon. He then was placed under arrest. Upon searching Smith s room in Seattle the officers found one of the most clever check-forging devices un earthed for a long time. The device was in the shape of a cigar box, the top of which was glass. Parole Offi- cer Varney, who returned Smith to the prison, brought the check-forging device with him. It is now on exhi bttion at the penitentiary. MEXICAN STRIKE IS OVER Officers on Vessels Operated by Government Go Back to Jobs. VERA CRUZ, March 12. A provi sional settlement of the strike of of ficers on the vessels operated by the Mexican Steamship company, which is controlled by the Mexican govern ment, has been reached. The officers will perform their duties for the next ten days, during which an attempt will be made to bring about a def inite settlement. The ships whic"-i were tied up in this port by the strike have already sailed. Robbers Kill Store Cashier. NEW YORK, "March 12. Samuel Hadas. cashier of a drug, store at Amsterdam avenue and One Hundred and. Twenty-sixth street, was shot and killed by robbers who attempted hold up the store tonight. The slayers escaped without obtaining any loot. Dr. Joseph Hancock Dies. CHICAGO. March 12. Dr. Joseph Lane Hancock, well-know,n physician. naturalist and author, died here to day. He was brn here in 1864. SALEM, Or., March 12. (Special.) Murderers' row in the Oregon etate penitentiary,-which now has a popu- uation of seven, has esiaoiiaueu miniature school for the study of the Spanish language, officials of the in stitution Bald today. - The several students have been convicted of first degree murder, but none of them ex- nor-ta to serve in excess of , a few years for the crimes, the officials said. Dr. Richard M. t Brumfield, Rose burg dentist, who is under death sentence for the murder of Dennis Russell, Is the instructor. His pupils include Elvie Kirby, under sentence to hang for the siaying of Sheriff- Til Taylor of Umatilla county, and George Howard, who is-- awaiting execution for the murder of George Sweeney in central Oregon. Kirby Plans to Go to Mexico. Kirby, who is the most enthusiastic of the "stuaents," recently connaea to the penitentiary officials that he expected to gain his freedom within the next few years, and immediately thereafter would go to Mexico to make his home. He said the com mand of the Spanish language would be essential to his success there. Prison officials who have had the opportunity to observe the con demned men almost continuously for several months, said they are of widely different types and of varied mental capacities. Dr. Brumfield. the officials said, probably has the best education of any. 4Ie reads so-called' heavy litera ture, writes many letters, passes much of his time studying ..Spanish, ana talks freely with the officers. Never at any time since his arrival at the prison, however, has he had anything to say regarding the crime for which he wa"s convicted and sentenced to death. As a tutor, penitentiary offi cials said Dr. Brumfield is a success. Abe Evans Can Rot Read. Abe Evans, under sentence to hang for the murder of James Doran of McMinnville, has little or no educa tion and can neither read nor write. He passes most of his time looking at pictures, which are furnished to him by the Salvation Army and prison chaplain. His letters are written by the prison officials. navie liirDy nas snown a iiKing for cowboy and detective stories, and apparently cares little for heavier literature. John Rathie, also awaiting execu on for the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor, reads little, and talks less. George Howard, when not studying Spanish, reads light literature. He elights to converse with the officials and apparently is of the opinion that he "will be released from prison after serving a short term. Dan Casey Is Care-Free. Dan Casey, the officials said, is a care-free sort of a fellow and pre fers to joke with his attendants rather than pass his time reading. He writes a few letters occasionally, the officers said. A. H. Walters, under death sentence for the murder of a Portland police man by the name of Palmer, blames moonshine for his predicament. Wal ters has the matrimonial bee, and nly recently received a letter from Portland woman who said she would wed the murderer as soon as he is released from prison The woman's name was not given out by the prison officials. All of the condemned men are In good health and have gained in weight since their arrival N at the rison. Although not allowed to eave their cells with the exception f 15 minutes each day for exercise, they eat heartily and apparently are well satisfied with the prison menu. With the exception of George Howard, whose sentence has been af firmed, all of the men have appealed their cases to the supreme court for final determination. COLLEGE WOMAN PRAISED Dean Cunningham of Puget Sound Brands Men Poorer Students. TACOMA, Wash., March 12. (Spe cial.) Mere man got a Jolt squarely in the thinking department Friday when A. B. Cunningham, dean of the College of Puget Sound, declared in tho regular morning chapel assem bly that "women are better college students than men." There was no qualification about it, either. Dean Cunningham didn't whieper dt. He insisted on it, and insisted on it vigorously. Not only do the girl students of the college excel the men in class, but, the dean added, the same thing is true of the University of Washington and the university of Michigan. The dean handed the palm to worn en for capturing the lead in eight out of 11 departments. The men held the lead in only two chemistry and sociology he asserted, and split even with their coiffured co-students in the study of biology. When It cornea to physiology, math ematics, foreign languages, history and science students of the feminine gender kick up a really frightful dust and their masculine partners have to eat it. SEATTLE FUGITIVE FOUND C. A.. Trathen Surrenders When" He Learns Warrant Is Issued. DETROIT, March 12. C. A. Tra then, vice-president of the Mutual Sales company of Seattle, Wash., sur rendered to federal authorities here when he learned a warrant had been issued in Seattle charging him with using the mails to detraud. united States Commissioner - Hurd fixed Trathen's bond at $1000 and he will return to Washington voluntarily. Trathen declared that so far as he knew his company had practiced no fraud. Persons who swore out the warrants charged the concern had advertised for men to invest from $500 to $750 each and were guaran teed employment at $6 a day. A promise by the company to repur chase the stock should a client be come dissatisfied was not lived up to, it was alleged. TWO PERSONS KILED R 111 RIOTING First Casualties in Farming Districts Reported. PROTEST SENT PREMIER Mohammedan Members of Legis lature Oppose -"Deplorable Action" by British. DALT0N RE-TRIAL TODAY $700,000 Bond Theft Charged to 17-Year-Old Bank Clerk. CHICAGO, March 12. William Dal ton, 17-year-old ex-bank clerk, will be placed on trial for the second time tomorrow on a charge of robbing the Northern Trust company of approxi mately $,700,000 in Liberty bonds. The alleged robbery took place dur ing the noon hour at the bank where he was employed on February 24, 1921. He is accused of having walked out of the bank with the bonds in a grip on pretense of going to lunch. He was captured a few days later at Heyworth, 111., and the bonds recov ered. At his first trial the Jury disagreed, his defense being his extreme youth and the magnitude of his temptation. Since then he has continued his studies In high school. Inclusion of Lake Opposed. ALBANY, Or., March- 12. (Spe cial.) The movement to include Diamond lake in Crater lake national park is opposed by the Santiam Fish and Game association which is com posed of sportsmen of this section of, the state. The association has named a committee consisting of Dr. J. H. Robnett, B. M. Sloan, Frank Snyder and Jesse Bonwell, the sec retary of the association, to prepare a resolution setting forth the op position, of the association to the plan. LONDON. March 12. A dispatch to the London Times from Lucknow, dated Saturday, reported the 'first fa talities arising from the troubles in the agricultural districts in the Uni ted provinces. ' These occurred in the Hardoi district, where two riot ers were killed and others were wounded. DELHI, March 12. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Twenty Mohammedan members of the Indian legislature now here have sent to Prime Minister Lloyd George an emphatic protest against " the British . government's deplorable action" in connection with the resignation of Secretary for India Montagu. The formal business of the legis lative assembly yesterday was pref aced by an address in which Dr. H. S. Gour expressed the deep grief of the assembly and of India generally over the resignation of Mr. Montagu, whom he characterized as a staunch sup porter of the Indian reform scheme and a true friend of India. CALCUTTA, March 12. The Cal cutta Statesman said: "Mr. Montagu's policy has been bold, ambitious and ungrudging and his retirement will be sincerely lamented by Indians of all creeds and parties." The New Empire declared that Montagu served India "in a magnifi cent spirit' of devotion and confidence in her destiny' of self-government." ' The Bengali said: "Secretary Montagu hag been the sincere friend of India. He has proved to be by far the best secretary India ever had; he elevated the status of India to that of an equal partner." BOMBAY, March-12. (By the As sociated Press.) An appeal to the public to remain calm, "as we shall show no regard for Gandhi, either by observing a 'hartal' or going mad," was issued yesterday by congress committee. The committee requests that the natives "refrain from invok ing a hartal and maintain a peace ful, cordial attitude toward all." WASHINGTONrB. C, March 12.' Arrest of Mohanda K. Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, was followed yes terday by hartals or general strikes in the large Indian cities, according to word which Sailendra N. Ghose, director of the American commission to promote self-government in India, said he had received from nationalist leaders. The strikes were effective. Mr. Ghose said his dispatch declared. In Bombay, Lahore, Calcutta, Delhi and Madras. ' TThcn. and Now"Scrics j The Miracle of Ten Years sELiiiilii MT v irsus is! i j 1 1 i L-i-U i u v i P Front Street. North from Stsrk, about 1883 FOLLOWING the nation-wide panic in 1873 and the great fire disaster in Portland in the same year, a period of active reconstruction ensued. Not content, however, with merely re-building what had been swept away by the conflagration, the undaunted citizens began to promote new enterprises. And surprising indeed were the results of the next ten years. New three, four and five story buildings, among them the many iron-front type of buildings to be found today, in the district bounded by Taylor, Ash, Front and Third Streets, substantiated the faith which Portland's business men placed in the future. A street railway system, a new postoffice, some twenty-one churches, a new high school, four primary and eight select schools, and several academies further attested the progressive trend. And the fact that Portland grew and thrived and continued to welcome new people who came to share in the growing prosperity, was sufficient proof that the brave efforts of those forward-looking citizens of the time were rewarded. Lad.d & Tilton Bank, with its great resources, coupled with the eplendid optimism and faith in Portland which has ever characterized this strong pioneer bank, was a most helpful factor during the critical period immfr diately following the duo-catastrophe of 1873. m TJLTOH '. BANK Oldest in the Northwest Washington at Third MtXBIR EDERAU .SYSTEM , r Employment Day Designated. DENVER, Colo., March 12. A pro clamation designating March 20 as "American Legion employment day" was issued yesterday by Earl Cooley, acting governor during the absence of Governor Oliver H. Shoup. The proc lamation asks the people of Colorado to "keep faith- with former service men by assisting them to secure em ployment," and recommending that "this campaign of voluntary effort be continued until April 19, 1922." 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