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DEATH OF TWELVE
Five Americans and Seven
Italians Die in .West Vir
ginia Mine Explosion.
DOZEN BODIES RECOVERED
Foreigners at HsMom ef bliaft Fight
Madly fnn flupes en liebcuing
Car, Which Can Accoinnio
clatc Only SO at H Time.
WESTOtf, W, Va,, rm, SS.-Five Ameri
cans and uevan lui ara are kuowR to be
'1 &s the wuU f an explosion ef fire
damp in the Fenneyivania OompaRy mine
ft Lorentj, W, Vs., near Buckliannun, W.
. Vt, which Beewrrpd about 6:90 thi af
' xernoon, Jmmeaialely following the ei-
plosion the mi;. caved In and narrewly
escaped rim!nr the entombment of all
" the miner, iimated at 100. The bodies
-of 13 men have, been recovered and It 1
not known at thla time whether any
rubers met death.
The Amerlrans who were killed:
CHARLES BOEERMAN.
WILLIAM BAILBT.
JAMES PL'OTT . - -
CHARLES JOHNROK.
GLEN M1LE3.
Th bodies of seven Italians have also
bn recovered, but as they are known
only by numbers, thefr Identity is not
possible until later.
The explosion occurred Just as the day
force was leav-lnf? the mln. Only a few
ot the men had reached the surface when,
with a terrific report, the firedamp ex-
plodod. The mine elevator had Just
started for the top. carrying about 20
men, and almost SO men were still at the
bottom of the shaft.
There waft only one direction in wtilch
the men still In the mine could run, and
this was back Into the drift. From 'this
direction, however, a strong? flow of gas
was alowly enveloping them. "Almost
nfTocated, they huddled clo?ely together
and cried pitifully up the shaft for assist
ance. Fight to Ascend First.
Several rescuers took possession of the
elevator car and quiikly ran it down into
the shaft. There were accommodations
for about 20 of the men at a time, how
ever, and the foreign miners, who were
crazed from frlRht. fought like maniacs
to board the car. Rreatly retarding- the
work of rescue. The car1 was finally
loaded and run to the top.
AM of the men at the bottom eventually
were brought to the surface. On the last
two trips a majority of the miners were
unconscious and had to be carried from
the car. " !
The five Americans and seven Italians
who were killed were found about 100
feet back In the mine. Apparently all had
been killed by gas, as their bodies were
not burned.
At 10 o'clock tonight a rescuing party
entered the mine to look for bodies, but
after reaching the bottom of the shaft
had to abandon the search. -The officials
are endeavoring to prepare a list of the
men who escaped fvom the mine.
Mine liulncl by Cave-In.
The mine wan' totally wrecked by the
cave-in which followed the explosion. If
any others have lo.l their lives it will be
many days before their bodies are re
covered, owing -to the accumulation of
dirt and stone locking the mine pas
sage. The mine .as opened a year ago,
and has been In operation six months.
It was' equipped with new and modern
appliances and the direct cause of the
explosion is not known.
SAYS STORY WAS INVENTED
-llru in Pronounces Ta lo About Wo
man Robbing Chinaman a Myth.
Angered at the police because of his
arrest for permitting a disorderly woman
to loiter 1n his saloon at Fifth and Pine
streets, John A. Erlckson is charged by
Captain of Detectives " Bruin with de-
, liberately concocting a "'fake" hold-up
and roBbery story, introducing a "stylishly-attired,
handsome woman" as the
criminal. He la charged by the head of
the plain-clothes bureau with Inventing
tills "yellow" story to make trouble for
the police and to create the Impression
that a desperate woman thug Is atalklns
abroad on Portland s streets.
It wns reported to the police yesterday
morning that an Americanised Chinese
SOME PEOPLE KNOW
The .Pacta About Coffee.
Perhaps you Know coffee contains the
tame kind of a drugrcas cocaine, mor
phine. Rtrychnine an alkaloid?
rerhaps -w know tea contains the same
thin and that neither coffee nor tea,
are foods?
Foods .are necessary to do two things:
Repair tlvtrtue nci waste from day to day.
and fumlnh the Individual vital heat and
energy, Tea and coffee do not do the
first and only make believe they do the
lent.
A New York lany found out the cause
of lier and her husband's, trouble. She
writes:
"Using tea and coffee from childhood
up, it was a hard thing to give them
up,' but my doctor told me they .were
killing me. Of late years I had trouble
with my head, my memory was poor and
my nervous system entirely upset. At
last I was forced to keep my bed.
"My husband also had to Rive up cof
fee he was a nervous wreck from drink
Ins It.
"Postum was then brought into our
household, and while on my sick bed I
drank it. supposing it was merely a sub
stitute for coffee. I drank It ror break
fast and supper, and slowly but surely
began to regain my health.
"I soon found out It was Postum that
was doing the good. Now I am well and
my nerves are stronger than I ever dared
hope. My husband found Postum was a
great benent to him. He Is now a strong
man.
"If people knew that the dreadful dis
eases some of them suffer from could
easily be prevented -by banishing that
poisonous thing named coffee, and use
In its stead a pure, healthful drink like
Postum. I am sure there would be fewer
alck and miserable creatures." Kame
given by Postum Co.. Rattle Creek. Mich
'.Read the little book, "The Road to Well
'lie,". in packages. "There's a reason."
was knocked down, set upon and robbed
by the "stylishly-attired, handsome wo-
niaij" at Fifth and Fine streets at 8
o'clock Friday night as he was walking
peacefully along the sidewalk. Within
plAln view of the terrible affair stood
Albert Carter, It is said, who witnessed
the blood-curdling hold-up at a respect
able distance, thinking, he states, that
the woman was administering: a rebuke
to the young- Chinese, who. Carter
thought, had insulted her.
"Thl3 sensational alleged robbery by
a woman never occurred." declared Cap
tain Bruin, after a full Investigation. -'It
was started by Saloonkeeper Krickson,
from whose dive at Fifth and Pine
streets Acting Detective Kay took a dis
orderly woman last night. E&rickson was
also arrested end booked on a charge
of allowing a disorderly woman to loiter
In his dive. He then conceived the wo
man hold-up tale and started it going
to make it appear that the police are
unable even to detect women if they
choose to commit crime. It is the most
silly "fake reported to the police since
I have been connected with the depart
ment. No serious attention ever was
paid to it, as it was ao evidently a lie
on its face."
WAS A PIONEER OF 1858
Late Alfred W. Stowell, One ol Early
Day Merchants.
Alfred W. Stowell, w,ho died January
17. In this city, was one of the pioneers
of the Oregon country and the Pacific
Coast. He was bom in Carroll County
Indiana, February 26, 1841. His parents,
John and Margaret Stowell. moved with
their family to California In 185S and set
tled on a ranch near PeCaluma. In 1858
the family moved to Eugene, Or., where
the father died in 1SS3. Mr. Stowell for
years was in the land office at Eugene
as chief clerk under William Odell.
In 1867 Mr. Stpwell married Elizabeth
Blandina Thurston, daughter of Samuel
Thurston. Oregon's first Representative
in Congress. He survived his wife by
three years.
It was 24 years ago that Mr. Stowell
and A. 1 1 - Morgan, another well-known
pioneer of Portland, went teto the gro
cery business In this city at 247 and 249
Front street, between Main and Madi
son, under the firm name of Morgan &
Stowell. This Spot Is still occupied by a
grocery and feed store. Some years later
Mr. Stowell went Into the brokerage
business in this city, and continued in
this until he became too feeble longer to
attend to his business affairs.
He was a prominent member of the
FlrsN Presbyterian Churah. being- for
many years an elder tinder the pastorate
of A. L,. Ivlndsley and Rov. A. J. Brown.
Mr, Stowell had a small farm on the
Columbia River, about seven miles above
Vancouver.
The funeral war held Saturday from the
First Presbyterian Church, Rev. David
H. Hare, assistant pastor, conducting the
service. Music was rendered by the
choir. The pallbearers were William M.
Iadd. J. Thoburn Ross. S. R. Johnson.
Royal K. Warren, Frank Cooper and
Fletcher Linn.
Mr. Stowell leaves two sons. Walter
Thurston and Curtis, and two daughters.
Elizabeth Blandina and Margaret Gertrude.
ACTRESS SUES EX-MANAGER
Catherine Countiss Jets Judgment
Against A. H . Ballard.
Catherine Countess, the actress, and A.
H. Ballard, ex-manager of the old Be
lasco Theater, are principals In a suit
upon which a decision was announced
yesterday by Circuit Judge Cleland. It
appears that two years ago Ballard bor
rowed from Miss- Countiss. then leading
lady at the Belasco. the sum of 91605.
giving his personal note to secure the
loan. The sum was to be repaid in one
year, with Interest at 8 per cent. and. in
event suit was resorted to, Ballard agreed
to pay the lawyers. '
The suit for recovery was filed after
the note became due and remained un
paid. Judgment was returned for Miss
Countiss. and Ballard's personal belong
ings were levied upon. Sheriff Word
raided the manager's apartments In the
Marquam block and attached the furnish
ings. But It appeared that Ballard had
previously disposed of them to Lrftrry E.
Keating, of the'-rlc Theater. Mr. Keat
ing recently brought suit against Sheriff
Stevens. Word's successor, for the re
lease of the property, on the ground that
It Was improperly attached. Judge Cle-
land'e decision sustains Keating In his
contentions.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
A mall clerk of 28 years' experience
recently said in referring- to the examina
tions in the Civil Service:.
'Every man who passes the examination
Is absolutely certain of an appointment.
for never In the history of the service
has there been such a scarcity of rail
road mall clerks as now. The demands
for men for the Western roads are con
stantly going East and there are not
nearly enough men for the places. A man
is started with S00 per year and within
a few months is advanced to $900 with
abundant opportunity for further promo
tion." .
The City of Portland is in need of men
who come under the Civil Service code:
the postal service is taking on men, and
the customs service offers opportunity for
competent men.
The Young Men's Christian Association
is opening a class for the preparation
of men for the examinations, which will
meet on three evenings of each week.
This class Is exclustvelyfor Civil Service
preparation and any determined young
man will nnd no difficulty In makfns arood
for postal, railway mail, customs and
municipal positions.
Inquire for particulars of the educa
tional director of the Young 3Jen's Chris
tian Association. Pounh a n,i r.n,i,iii
Phone Ex, 65.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Judge J. B. MesslcW. of Baker City
Is registered at the Imperial. . '
1 ' - I 11 ton. accompanied by Airs
Fenton, or Dallas. Is at the Imperial.
H. IlirscubcTs;. the Independence
banker, registered at the Oregon yes
terday. J. A, Nolan, a merchant at Corvallis,
accompanied by Mrs. Nolan, Is at the
Oregon.
Miss Clara Ansorge, associate of the
Y. W. c. T. U., Is the guest of Mrs.
Ada Wallace Unruh for two weeks.
I It. Stinson. one of the state of
ficers for the Knights of Pythias, -was
registered at the Perkins yesterday
from Salem.
James K. AlcGowan, now a prosper
ous merchant of Goldfield, Nev, Is vis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
McGowan. at 759 Wasco street.
L. B. HrLane. for many years super
intendent of the Salem Gas Works, was
registered at the Imperial yesterday,
being on his way to Vancouver. Wash.,
where he will locate.
Mr. and Mrs. C. U MacKenzie. Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. McCroskey, and Mr. and
Mrs. 1 T. Bragg, of Colfax. Wash.,
were registered at the Oregon yester
day. The party Is en route to Los
Angeles, Cal.
William McMurray, general passen
ger agent of the Harriman lines In
Oregon, will leave tonight to attend
the meeting of the Trana-contlnental
Passenger Association at Chicago. January-
30y Several matters of importance
to the Northwest will be- considered,
such u tli colonist rates and tkt rate
A Pocketful of
Money Saved
One Purchaser Actually Saves $137
on i-Mct Duplicate Bought by Sister
at Another House Benefits Made
Possible Through Co-operative Sell
ing at Eilers Piano House A. True
Incident of Yesterday's Selling.
"Why. my sister paid $405 for her piano,
it s exactly like this one. and you only
ask 1268 how can that be? It must be a
second-hand piano," said a lady yester
day. But, no; it was a brand-new in
strument that was referred to. and serves
to show the difference in piano prices
elsewhere and at Eilers Piano House.
The Instrument in question was a tine
piano. The make was, until recently,
sold 'by another house. The price which
the sister paid waa that house's selling
pelce. less a so-called "confidential."
special "teacher's" discount of 10 per
cent. $450. less J45. or 406. There are not
many piano stores even today that are
conducted on strictly one-price prin
ciples, as are the Eilers houses.
Lately the agency for this piano was
transferred to Jailers Piano Mouse. In
the regular way the exact duplicate of the
above mentioned piano would be sold here
for something like $100 less than the above
so-called "special" price. But now during-
this co-operative sale it is offered to
club members at 268 (Club 'C") ; terms.
$15 cash and $2 a week. Please consider
this carefully. A piano now for $'268. on
easiest of payments, far which 45 lia
been asked elsewhere, and which has
been actually sold In Oils town for 4u.
Of course the lady secured It in a hurry.
Cases such as this are of frequent occur
rence at filers Piann House, and peo-
Ele who have lived here, and are posted,
ave no question as to who are the real
piano leaders In the West. It Is a fact
that out of every 100 carloads of pianos
shipped here, 729fc come to the Jailers
house, while all the other dealers com
bined use but 2V,ii.
This vast business, the greatest retail
piano trade in the United States, has been
built up in comparatively few years, along
novel lines. Through liberal methods,
supplying Instruments of the very high
est quality at prices everlastingly the
lowest, on terms of payment to suit any
reasonable buyer, and under a substan
tial, definite and binding guarantee.
These are the advantages secured by
patrons of Kilers Piano House, and no
matter what claims, or statements are
made elsewhere, these facts are uncontro
vertible, and no organization today can
give such inducements. A generous pub
lic will bear in mind that one cannot
expect to hear of the grood dualities of
our pianos and the advantages of our
methods, by people who have instruments
of their own to sell.
Doing Things in a Big Way.
The Fillers houses do things in a bin:
way, The present co-operative sale now
In progress In the new establishment,
now nearly completed, is a fair illustra
tion of tills. To dispose of nearly SOO
pianos In a few weeks, which would take
some pretentious establishments a couple
of years to accomplish, is truly a hercd-
iean effort. But not so nowadays for
KUers Houses. They go at it by cutting
off the biggest part of the profit. The
price is made low. It is possible to do
this by concentrating an immense busi
ness into a fraction of the time ordi
narily required. As a result, a buyer se
cures his piano actuallyv for less than
the average dealer pays at the factory.
And by very reason of this low price It
is easier for Eilers Piano House to sell
100 instruments than it is for the average
dealer to ses a half a dozen.
And in this co-operative way of selling
it Is possible to make the terms most
astonishingly low if so desired by the
buyer. XI. 25 a week buys a good $225
piano now. and It costs but 5137 all told
(Club "A"). See announcement on page
14. this issue, for further particulars.
The sale will close as soon as this ac
cumulation of instruments has been dis
posed of. Clubs are filling fast, and as
the number of pianos in each is limited,
no time should be lost by intending piano
seekers.
Come tomorrow. If vou live out of
town, write us today. Telephone us Tor
information. There are no bothersome
restrictions, extra dues or other red
tape Just select the pianos preferred and
the initial payment secures all the club
benefits. The first payment is applied at
once on the" purchase price of the instru
ment, and the piano is delivered at once.
Put a few dollars in your pocketbook.
go prepared for a piano bargain, at
Eilers. 233 Washington street.
to the Tukon-Alaska-Paclfic Exposition
at Seattle.
NEW TORK, Jan. 26. (Special.) 1. T.
Keady ami S. B. Edwards, of Portland,
who are stopping at the Marlborough
Hotel, called at the Eastern office of The
Oregonian today.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26. (Special.) Ore
gon people registered at Chicago ho
tels: Auditorium C. P. Magtnnls. Mrs. C.
Baker. Mrs. A. Velgruth, Portland.
Grand Pacific Charles E. IClklnsrton,
Portland.
Great Northern Mrs. L M. Coburn,
m. n,. i. .ynicis, Portland.
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wonderful action of Stuart's Calcium
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main' Ineredient. the most thorough, quick
and effective blood-cleanser known, cal
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Most treatments lor the blood and lor
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and guess I used everything under the
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and been convinced that all we say la
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Stuart X w Stuart Eld.., Marshall,
Las
t Week of These Prices
In Our Juvenile Department
ifR
Ladies will find this department the most
comfortable shopping place in Portland
Child's Sailor
Collar Reefers
Ages 23 to 8.
$ 3.95 values now . . $2.50
Child's Reefers
Ages 3 to 8.
$1.50 values now . J8
$2.00 values now ..if 1.35
Boys' School Suits
$3.45 values now . . $1.95
$3.95 values now . . $2.45
v $5.00 rainproof
BUitS nOW. ic ?3.5
Misses' Tarns t Half
$1.00 values now ... 75c
$1.00 values now . .. 50
Boys' Outing
Flannel Blouses
75c values novr . . 39
Child's Russian
Overcoats
; Ages 2Vi to 8.
$2.50 values now . $1.50
$2.95 values now . ..fi.os
$3.95 values now . . $2.50
$5.00 values now ..$3.15
$6.85 values now . ..?3.e5
Boys' Sweaters
t
$1.00 values now . 79
' $X.50 values now . . $1.15
$2.50 values now .
Boys
Rubber Capes
All Sixes
Boys9 Raincoats
All sixes &t special
prices.
LLING
LEADING
CLOTHIER
Wife Subs for Treacher.
NEW TORK. Jan. 28. The congregation
of the Methodist Church at Netherwood,
a village in Dutchess County, is having
the wife of its minister, the Rev. Mr.
EJimer La kin. act as his substitute. Mr.
Lakln was taken with appendicitis three
weeks ago a few hours before the regular
Sunday service. By church time, how
ever, he was feeltng well enough to per
mit Mrs. Lakln leaving him for the
church. When she reached there she led
the services, and even preached.
After the service she wae assured by
the pleased parishioners that It would
not have to be necessary to obtain a sup.
ply for the pulpit, of the church during
Mr. I-akln's .llness, as she had proved
herself so capable. She will act as pas
tor until her husband Is well again.
last year S50O native Christians were
added to th church In Japan.
TOMORROW BEGINS THE SECOND WEEK
-NINTH DAY OF THE
Greatest Fire Sale Portland Has Ever Had
Lmdenthal's magnificent stock of CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS AND FURNISHINGS, damaged by
. fire, smoke and water in the great fire that destroyed the business part of van Buren and Market, Chicago,
on the night of December 8th, was bought by us at
on the Dollar
AND TOMORROW THE SLAUGHTER BEGINS ANEW
. 5760 pan's of Liudenthal finest custom
bench-made Shoes made by Massachusetts'
finest custom shoemakers, for Lindenthal. Chi
cago's finest and most exclusive shoe store.
Not a low-priced shoe in the lot; we cut the
entire stock in two lots, at
$2.35 and $3.35
$0 QC for all kinds of leathers "in Liti-
--: denthal's $3.50 and f?4.0O custom-
made shoes
v" i i . nnterit. i'hiiiiiiI .1 uuii.. .-..if
patent coit-yicisj all band-sewed welts and
hand-finished, and guaranteed to give you sat
isfaction or a new pair free.
takes the cream of Lindenthars
pJ.JJ f5nest $5.00, $(j.00 and $7.50 ens-
torn bench-made shoes ; in every shape and
style that good shoes are made in. A great
many people who have been in Chicago will re
member Lindenthal s, exclusive dealers in
high-grade men's wearing apparel and shoes.
To those people we simply say yon can buy
Lindenthal 's finest shoes for $3.33 that 'a
enough. .
786 pairs of high-top shoes, in loggers',
cruisers engineers linemen 's ; hunting boots ;
Creedmoors, Garfield, Viscolized waterproof
soles and tops, at less than one-half Linden
thai prices.
316 Cases of Hats
Mallonys, Stetsons and all the leading makes
of $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 Hats.
At Fire Sale Prices
QQ for 1000 Hats damaged slightly by
J gmoke and water; values up to $4;
new shapes.
OC "Tor Lindenthal 's best and newest
ipliOO styles of $3 and $4 1907 styles.
4JO QEf for your pick of 85 dozen .T. B.
'''-' Stetson finest $o and $6 Hats;
you all know what a Stetson hat is.
51 5,000 Worth of Men's Furnishings
37 for-Lindenthal 's 8"e Negligee Shirts.
43F for I Jndenthal 's $1.00 Underwear.
59$ for Lindenthal '3 $1.30 wool Underwear.
73f for Llnuentlifll's $2.00 wool Sweaters.
83 for Lindenthal "s 2.2; wool Underwear.
98 for Linden that's -12 blue flannel Shirts.
$1.15 for Lmdenthal's $2.50 dark blue flan-
nol Shirts.
S for Lindenthal 's 20c fast black Sox.
19tf for Lindenthal 's 50c fancy Sox.
Qi for Lindenthal 's 25c Suspenders.
10J for Lindenthal 's 2.5c Ties.
13 for Lindenfhal's 50c Ties.
69 for Lindenthal '9 $1.30 negligee Shirts. "
36 for Lindenthal 's Toe Work Shirts.
3f)? for LindenthaPs 7oc 7-pocket Overalls;
blue, black and stripe; every size.
1X for Liudenthal "s 25c cashmere Sox.
4864 SUIT
and Overcoats
Made by the best makers of good clothes
At Fire Sale Prices
fljyj 1 (S for Lindenthal s serviceable wool
V'r 1 0 Suits and Overcoats. $8 to $12.50
value; all styles of single and double-breasted;
damaged by water only.
47 1 ft for all makes of Linden thal's II n-
P X J Mf $14 to 17.50 enstom tailor
made Suits and Overcoats; no matter how fas-
tidious you are, we can fit you.
dQ 1 for Lindenthal 'a 20 to 2T..30
P - ' Suits, in perfect condition; clays,
worsteds, vicunas, unfinished and French wor-
K t eci s, made by experienced journeyman tai
lors. You can't get as good a suit or overcoat
as this $9.15 one of ours for a cent less than
$25.00.
flJIO 1C takes pick of Lindenthal's fin-
P 1. 1 J ,t hand-made Suits and Over
coats; positively the finest garments that
money can buy will be found in this great
$12.1j offer. Lindenthal 's $30 and $40 models
of the world's finest clothing;.
I CT.r?e.r r " -jOOSP Ti e, rCuivTI
and -Jn-i pfljR If 1 FD) mi
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