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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1907)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 27, 1907. i COLLISION RUNS Clearance Sale .of PIANOS Now In Full Sway Get in while there is still a good assortment to choose from. Many dis GREATEI 6IG AUTOMOBILE Isaac Gratton's $5500 Steam er Reduced to Scrapiron by Streetcars. CHAUFFEUR IS BLAMED Attempts to Pass Between Trolley Cars Running In Opposite Di rections Seven Passengers by w Miracle Escap Injuries. Caught between two trolley-cars on Morrison street, at 9 o'clock last night, a. 15500 model White Steamer automobile, owned by Isaac Gratton, proprietor of the Mllwaukla Club and a wldelj known sporting man, was smashed Into kindling wood and Its seven occupants had a well-nigh miraculous escape from death or serious Injury. Frederick G. Haines, Gratton's son-in-law, was the only per son hurt. Ho sustained a mere bruise on the nose. Haines and his wife, an- ' other woman, John Oasendeck, J. Heu monberger, Haines' young son, and the chauffeur. David Dapp, made up the party, which was headed for the Twelve Mile House at the time of the accident. According to eye-witnesses, the accident was due to the carelessness of Dapp, the chauffeur, who Is said to be new at the business. He Is said to have attempted to pass over the car tracks between two bound in opposite directions. He was running at a high speed also, say those who saw the collision, and as the west bound car was making Its usual speed, the Impact was tremendous. That every ocoupant of the automobile was not killed outright was marveled at by spec tators, who agreed that the escape of all from serious- Injury at least was al most miraculous. Joe Morak, who was standing at First and Morrison streets, had an unob structed view of the collision. He says that the automobile swung . around the corner from First street, south on that thoroughfare, and thence at a good rate of speed east on Morrison. Half way between iFlrst and Front streets a west-bound car of the East Ankeny street division was in view and a Sunnyslde car was moving along eastward at no great speed. Dapp, Jn charge of the automobile, suddenly steered the big steamer on a course to cross over the car tracks from the north ' side of Morrison to. the south side. His action was so sudden that neither of the ' motormen were able to prevent the col lision. The big steamer was ruined by the tr- rifle collision with East Ankeny car No. ' S55, made worse by the ramming given It by the Sunnyslde eaat-bound car. Haines, who was seated In front, was hurled out, and In falling hurt his nose. His wife and the other woman, and the other occu pants of the automobile quickly alighted, none being harmed In the least. The women and Haines" son were : taken Into the St. Charles Hotel, where ' they were made comfortable while the I men returned to the wrecked auto i mobile. The chauffeur was so excited i that he let the engines run for 10 i minutes after the collision, and seem ! ed absolutely unable to handle the automobile. A machinist In the crowd shut down the engines, j A hurry call was sent In to police headquarters, just ss an alarm of fire ' from Sixth and Washington streets ' sounded, and Captain Slover ordered the patrol wagon with a squad of . policemen to hasten to the scene of ' the automobile accident. Upon their arrival, they found the streets blocked with people, and that portion of West Side traffic of the Portland Railway, , Light A Power Company at a stand still. The east-bound Sunnyslde car : was oft the track, the automobile was pinned to the west-bound Ankeny car and a long string of cars bound In either direction were tied up. Jailer Endlcott, of the station staff, and jJetectlven Price and Maloney tried ' to force back the throngs of people to the sidewalks to make room for the street car employes to clear away, but after several vain attempts, the officers "were obliged to secure ropes and fence off the scene. Within 10 minutes the tracks were clear and traffic was re sumed. Haines is a clerk in the office of the Northern Pacific Express Company, and the automobile was furnished his party by Gratton. Mrs. Gratton had left for San Francisco on the afternoon train on a pleasure trip shortly before the accident. Gratton purchased the fine car but three weeks ago. MILEAGE' BOOKS RESTORED Harrlman Officials Agree With the Commercial Travelers' Club. I Harriman officials yesterday agreed with C. D. Frazer, of the Travelers' Pro tective Association, upon a mileage-book arrangement in the Pacific Northwest, whereby a 1000-mile book will be sold for 30, with a rebate of 4.50. These books will be placed on sale about No vember 1. A 3000-mile book will also be Issued for use on the lines west of Denver. This book will be sold for 190, with a rebate to the purchaser of (U.50. The 3000-mile book will be placed on sale about January 1. John M. Scott, assistant general pas senger agent for the Harrlman lines In the territory, met yesterday with C. D. Fraser and W. C. Gardner, assistant to Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic manager for the Southern Pacific, and reached a final decision in the mileage book matter. :. B. Aitchison. of the Oregon Railroad Commission attended the meeting. WITHOUT ANY DOUBT The M. J. Walsh Co. stock of electrical and gas fixtures, art glass shades, dinlnir room domes, stand lamps In gas and electric. Is the largest, grandest, and most up-to-date on the Coast. Every Wilder in tne city snouid Investigate before pur chasing. They also carry a complete line of electrical and gas supplies and do all kinds of electrical and gas work. Sales rooms, 311 Stark street. Both phones. j Elliot Craig Wins Race. The T. M. C. A. cross-country run. held Friday night by the athletic division of the association, proved , a great success, and Secretary Grilley intends to hold similar contests frequently hereafter. Thirty-eight competed In Friday's meet, and of these five won medals-. They were: Billot Craig, who finished first; Alex Welben. second; B. F. Leonard, third; Walter Backus, fourth, and Henry t'ook. fifth. The race was started by I Police Sergeant Cole in front of the asso ciation building. The boys ran ud Yam- I hill to Chapman, down Chapman to j Washington, on Washington io Twenty- continued styles of new instruments and also some standard makes in used pianos, in splendid condition. ' A little down and a little each month and the piano is yours. Large shipments of new, pianos ex pected soon, and we must make room. Prices will not stand in the way. This is your-opportunity, investigate. H0VENDEN-S0DLE PIANO CO. Cor. Morrison St. and West Park. Dealers in Pianos, Player-Pianos, Pho nographs, Records, etc.; easy pay ments. Open evenings. Those pains in back ot the head are direct result of Eye Strain and to get relief, your eyes must be properly fitted with glass es. Over 50 of the eyes take a different lense, we have the latest mechanical appliance for- making ex aminations. Try us when others fail J. D. DUBACK Professional Optician See Grinding Plant in Window 173 4th St. Y. M.G.A.Bldg. Savoy Hotel, Seattle. 3d m, near Union fit.) 12 stories, fire proof, concrete, steel and marble, in the moMt fashionable shopping; district. Sprclnl larare 'sample rooms for display, Engliah Ki-lllt StO rooms, 135 baths i barber hopt library. Most refined, mod ern hostelry In Seattle. 'Busses meet all trains and boats. RATES 91.00 IP. third, thence back to the building. An- orner race win oe held some time in De cember, weather permitting. - SALE OF SAMPLE WAISTS 1000 sample white lawn and silk waists a. maker's entire line of ad vance spring styles on sale at 60c on the dollar. Hundreds of dainty styles to choose from and no two alike. Prices range' from 97c to $6.00. Don't miss this. McAllen & McDonnell, the store noted for hest goods, at lowest prices. - ' fen I 4r - ' 11 ' Than ever Our stock of MEN'S SUITS ' RAINCOATS and OVERCOATS at 0 These are BETTER than many advertised lines at $15.00. An inspection will convince you. FOOTBALL PANTS GIVEN AWAY With all Boys' Suits and Overcoats. o R 2 Stores, Third and Oak ATTACKS RENAMING FEVER Recalls a Similar Experience of Ta. coma Jokers UTio Subsided.' PORTLAND. Oct. 28. (To the Editor.) While ths spirit of renaming things la abroad, the writer hereof has it from Mark Twain that a woman was the first person who exercised the privilege of "naming rh taiga." I am not advised If she chlratensd "Bull Run" or not, or whether Frank Petty- grove's wife told him In 1858 to stand for the name of Portland, but I suipect the presence of a woman in all these things, and as' we know the power of feminine In fluence, it la well. For the comfort of the ambitious n chrlstenina; party, the writer will state that aome yeara ago thla renaming fever broke out In Tacoma. Wash. The first manifests, tlon of the ailment was the disapproval of the names bestowed on certain landmarks and localities by one of ' the early whit pioneers Captain Vancouver by namt to wit: That Mount Ralnlor should be Mount Ta- eoma and Fuget Sound should be "Taooma Sound." A more ardent stage of the fever was reaehed and the State of Washington waa to be rechrletened "Tacoma." Another zealous wight made the motion to see If the United Statea of America would not stand for being renamed "Tacoma." Not to be outdone, this brought forth the mo tion that as the Paclflo Ocean was so called Drat by a Spaniard who had no rights, we ought to respect 'it as "Tacoma Ocean." The' upahot to all thia renaming came, when it was decided to call the universe "Tacoma" and let it go at that. AI! of this Is about aa sraaonable as thla renaming ferer that we now have "in our midst." J. W. WILLIAMS. One correspondent euggesta "Hoae City Water" for the present name of "Bull Run." Let's go . him one better. Make it "Rose Water." JOHNATHaN SMITH. Schooner Engulfed by Wave. ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 26. (Special.) While crossing the Nestucca bar yester day the gasoline schooner Delia was struck by a hupe nr-tt that swept clear over her, broke several windows In her house and flooded her pilot-house. Captain James Keating has awarded a contract to R. M. 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