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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND,' JUNE 7, 1908.
AUTO RUNS OVER
BRINK OF GULCH
Prominent Women Miraculous
ly Saved When Machine
Lodges Against Tree.
GEAR GETS OUT OF ORDER
Mrs. L. W. Sitton and Daughter,
Miss Helen F. Spalding and
Mrs. Gale Are Occupants
of the Car.
An automobile containing four women
and a chauffeur met with a most amazing
accident yesterday afternoon and its oc
cupants enjoyed a miraculous escape
from death, sustaining merely a few
bruises, scratches and torn places in their
clothing. The automobile contained a
pleasure party of prominent society
women made up of Mrs. L. W. Sitton,
president of the Baby Home and a mem
ber of the Board of Education, who
resides1 at 4D3 Yamhill street, , her
daughter, and their two guests, Miss
Helen F. Spalding and Mrs. Gale. It was
s?x
Mjs
Mr. L. W. Sitton, who Narrowly
Escaped Death In an Automo
bile Accident.
hired from the Central Stables on Wash
ington street and was driven by Herbert
Cook.
Machine Flanges Down Gulch.
At the invitation of Mrs. Sitton the
party had left the city about 4 o'clock
with the intention of making a trip to
Oregon City and return. The trip was
brought to an abrupt and startling end
at 4:30 o'clock at the foot of a steep hill
about six miles from this city and about
one mile from Oswego, where the ma
chine left the road and plunged down a
steep embankment leading to a gulch 100
feet below.
The lives of all were saved there is no
doubt by the fact that in the path of
the runaway machine two stately trees
protruded their strength and bulk. By
these two trees the fatal descent of the
car was arrested. Turned upside down
and shaken until their heads ached the
occupants of the car were found a few
minutes later by another automobillng
party returning to the city.
Rescued by Human Chain.
Cook, the chauffeur, was distracted and
unable to extricate the ladies from within
the automobile, where they were, pinioned.
The machine was covered with a solid
limousine top and to this fact may be
attributed another cause which prevented
loss of life.
It was no easy task to extricate those
In the car, as the incline of the hill was
very steep. The rescuing party linked
hands at the roadway, the last one an
choring to a small tree, and extended in
single file down the hill. With their as
sistance the liberated prisoners were en
abled to reach safety again.
Steering Gear Broken.
"When the runaway automobile left the
roadway It skidded Instead of turning
turtle. This is accounted for by tle
solid top. The place where the accident
happened is at the foot of a long, wind
ing, steep hill, and just where the road
makes a sudden curve. Just how the
vehicle left the roadway is not definitely
known, but from admissions made by
Chauffeur Cook It Is believed that the
steering gear got caught In a broken
spring. That he knew this spring was
broken and that his employers also knew
it was broken before he left the stables
but did not consider It dangerous was
also admitted by Cook to the party whose
lives he. had endangered.
Women Wedged Tightly Together.
When the four Imperiled women had
regained their composure the rescuers
very hospitably conveyed them to the
depot at Oswego, where they took the
train back to this city. Aside from
the shock none of the four sustained
injuries requiring the services of a
physician and they and their friends
congratulated each other on the good
fortune of their escape.
According to one of the rescuing
party the inmates of the wrecked auto
mobile were literally upside down and
so wedged topether that they were
unable to extricate themselves or as
sist each other. They must have been
in this painful position several minutes
before helping hands reached them.
One of the women, Mrs. Gale, is elderly,
but showed great presence of mind and
courage in her trying position.
Chauffeur Gets Wrenched Efbow.
"How in the world they managed to
escape death I can not imagine," said
one of the women of the rescuing
party. "If you could only , see the
place. It is almost a precipice. They
were brave women and while I won't
offer any comment on the fact that the
automobile was allowed to go out in
a dangerous condition, I must say that
the chauffeur did all In his power to
assist his passengers. How he man
aged to escape death on the outside
and without the protection of the
strong body of the car is more than
any of us could understand."
Chauffeur Cook was the only ore In
the party receiving painful injuries.
His right elbow was badly wrenched,
but with this exception he escaped with
a whole skin. The wrecked machine is
a big 40-horse-power Stoddard-Dayton,
valued at $4000. Its owners say that
It will be In use again after a thorough
overhauling. They visited the scene
of the accident last evening- and, find
ing the mba,nkmint too Mean to en
able them to pull out their damaged
car, they stripped it of such articles as
might be stolen by passersby and left
it. It will be removed today. '
FILMS OF ROSE PARADES
Moving Pageants Will Be Exhibited
Throughout the Country.
Portland's Rose Festival parades are
destined to take position In most of the
moving-picture shows of the country
among the leading features. A Seattle
trading firm arranged with a big manu
facturing concern in the East that sup
plies hundreds of shows with films,
to bring out the necessary photo
graphing outfit and take the fleet
in Pugct Sound. This firm com
municated' with the Rose Fes
tival Association, making an offer to
bring the apparatus here and make
films of the parades. The association
replied that no funds were in hand for
that or any other purpose except the
payment of accounts already contract
ed. When George L. Baker was in
formed of the offer he came to the
front and agreed to pay the $500 re
quired, reserving the .right to handle
the films in Oregon and Washington.
In addition to the views taken of the
day parades, there is one of the in
terior of the Oriental building at the
fair grounds showing the crowds in
motion during the rose show.
It is the intention of the manufac
turer to take the outfit to Alaska and
take pictures of the rugged coast and,
if possible, seal and walrus herds.
These films will be exhibited in every
large city of the country and most of
the towns, for, as above mentioned, the
firm making the films supplies many
hundreds of these points with their
views.
The importance of this enterprise is
evident, for no better advertisement of
Portland and the recent festival could
be worked out. Two weeks is re
quired to make the films and send
them here, so that in about that time
the pictures will be seen in this and
other cities of the Coast.
HAVE CARD UP SLEEVE.
Evidences of Oakland Robbery Is
found on Portland Bnrglar.
When Jack Lund, burglar of strong
nerve, who some days since nonchalantly
robbed the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Cullen, 453 Morrison street. In
broad daylight and while the mistress of
the house was at home, is brought to
trial for the offense with which he is
charged, he will no doubt be surprised
at .the card which Detective Smith, of
Chief Gritzmacher's plain clothes staff
Is holding up his sleeve for him.
Lund would give no information regard
ing himself other than that he had been
in this city but a few days and hailed
from San Francisco. Beside the J500
worth of loot which had been taken from
the Cullen residence, other ' Jewelry and
clothing were found in his possession
which evidently did not belong to him.
All marks and possible traces had been
obliterated by the cunning thief except on
one pair of trousers, the buttons of which
gave the name of Schelling, a tailor in
Oakland, Cal. Correspondence with Mr.
Schelling quickly developed the fact that
on May 14 the house of Paul Daniels, of
the People s Water Company, who resided
at 1522 Franklin street, Oakland, had1
been robbed. A description of all the
articles taken was sent Detective Smith,
who iound that he also had recovered
all the things stolen in the Oakland rob
bery, which were valued at several hun
dred dollars. Arrangements are now be
ing made to send these articles back to
their rightful owners, and the detective
has additional evidence against Lund,
who has laid claim all along to being
an innocent 'ictim of circumstances.
VESUVIUS IS NOW EXTINCT
Volcano Erupts for Last Time on
Multnomah Field.
Pain's spectacle, "Vesuvius," which
opened at Multnomah Field Saturday,
May 30, closed a successful week's en
gagement last night. Large audiences
have been the rule throughout the pro
duction, but last night's crowd probably
exceeded any previous attendance, there
being no less than 7000 spectators.
The big new grandstand was filled to
overflowing and many who could not be
accommodated there stationed themselves
at points of vantage along the hillside.
The closing performance was entirely suc
cessful and the display of fireworks was
excellent. The spectators applauded the
production liberally throughout the week's
engagement.
Says He Is Not Brother
to the Governor
Dr. Bnchtel, of Denver, Declare It
Is the Other Way Around, and
That the Chief Executive of Col-
- orndo lei a Brother to 111m.'
(IM O, I'm not a brother to the Gov-
11 ernor; he's a brother to me.
We're both doctors, he of souls and
politics and I of this frail tenement
of clay." That was the breezy manner
in which Dr. J. H. Buchtel, of Denver,
introduced himself to a reporter last
night at the Portland, after the re
porter had mistaken him for Colo
rado's parson-Governor.
Dr. Buchtel Is one of the most promi
nent physicians of Denver and a resi
dent of that city for 36 years. Ac
companied by Mrs. Buchtel, he Is on his
way to Alaska and stopped over here
for the Rose Festival.
"Yes. my brother seems to be mak
ing a very good Governor. He ought
to. Any man who has been a ring
master in the Methodist Church for
thirty odd years and ringmaster of a
university for a good while should be
prepared for the worst, even a Gov
ernorship. "But I'd rather talk about Denver's
new convention hall. It's the finest
thing of its .kind in the country. It
will be ready in two weeks. It is a
handsome building and big as all out
doors. It will seat 12,000 to 14,000 peo
ple. We're very proud of it and when
the Democrats come to open it with
their National convention they will
certainly receive an agreeable shock."
The Doctor said some complimentary
things about Portland -and the Rose
Festival, and seemed highly pleased
with what he has seen of the Pacific
Northwest.
JUNEJALE
Of Ladles' tailor-made Suits, Waists,
Skirts, etc, begins Monday at Le Palais
Royal, 375 Washington street.
Arts and Crafts Summer School.
Arts and Crafts Summer term. June
22 to July 22. Design, metal work, pot
tery, leather and stenciling. Arts and
Crafts Shop, 446 Washington street.
CARD OF THANKS.
We sincerely thank our many friends
for their sympathy and kindness ten
dered us In our late bereavement. In
the death of our beloved mother, Mrs.
Margaret H. Singleton.
, A. M. SINGLETON,
ATTACKS ENGINEER TAYLOR
LANG RESENTS ATTITUDE OK
HEIGHTS BOULEVARD.
Street Committee, . However, Refers
Proposed System to Taylor Him- ,
self tor a Report.
Before the street committee of the City
Council Friday afternoon, I. Lang, a
prominent merchant and member of the
City Park Board, charged City Engineer
Taylor with toeing non-progressive and
opposed to civkj improvement. Despite
the stinging words of Mr. Lang, the com
mittee, however, promptly referred to
Mr. Taylor for a report of the very matter
under consideration, which was the pro
posed boulevard and park system for
Portland Heights.
Mr. Lang is an enthusiast on the subject
of a boulevard system for the Heights,
especially for an 80-foot drive on Vista
avenue, with a park on the east side,
overlooking the city, from which can b
seen the mountains and rivers one of
the most beautiful and inspiring views in
the West. This plan was furnished by
Olmsted Brothers, the well-known land
scape artists, and Mr. Lang was angry
with Mr. Taylor for submitting a mod
ified scheme.
When the matter came up for action
before the street committee yesterday
afternoon, Mr. Lang, in a lengthy speech,
attacked the City Engineer In a savage
manner, saying that Mr. Taylor is op
posed to civic improvements in general.
This was in the absence of the accused.
When Mr. Taylor came in, he was con
sulted by the members of the committee
and the entire matter left to him for a
report.
Mr. Lang told the members of the com
mittee that he had found no opposition
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ter was up for discussion yesterday after
noon, several large owners of property
protested, saving It would confiscate their
holdings.
PERSONALMENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Bacon and son Stan
ley, of Walla Walla, formerly of Port
land, are here for the Rose Festival.
They will remain for about a month
visiting relatives at 492 North Twenty
third street.
R. Bayard Cutting, of New York, mem
ber of the family of bankers of that
name, is a guest at the Portland. Mr.
Cutting is returning from a visit to Ox
nard, Cal., where the American Beet
Sugar Company, of which he is a di
rector, has large" interests.
Dr. W. H. Heppe, pastor of Grace Meth
odist Church, who went .East to attend
the Methodist General Conference, is vis
iting his parents at Muscatine, la. Dr.
Heppe occupied the pulpit of the First
;Methodist Church of that place on Sun
day, May 31. He will deliver the annuaj
sermon at the Iowa Wesleyan Univer
sity, at Mount Pleasant, this morning.
Dr. Heppe will return to Portland June
17.
CHICAGO, 111..' June 6. Special.)
The following from the Pacific Northwest
registered at Chicago hotels today:
From Ashland, Or. H. W. Huntsinger
and wife, at the Auditorium.
BANKRUPT SALE.
The entire bankrupt etock of the J.
M. Acheson Co. goes on sale tomorrow
(Monday) and the coming week, to
close out and wind up the store. Fix
tures for sale by single piece or in
lot or bulk. The J. M. Acheson Co.
failed In the height of the season and
the elegant new stock of suits, coats,
skirta, gowns, petticoats, hosiery,
waists and furnishing goods will be
immediately closed out now in season
just when goods are needed. Store
open Monday at 8:30 A. M.
Danoe &uncfl Pre, Suadaj- olffcV
RECORD TRAFFIC DN CARS
CTTY LINES THURSDAY CARRIED
846,000 PEOPLE.
During Five Days of Rose Festival,
1,318,000 People Rode on
Streetcars In Portland.
Travel on Portland streetcars Thurs
day broke all records of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company. The
number of passengers carried on the
city lines and Oregon Water Power di
vision on Thursday amounted to a total
of 346,000, the biggest number ever car
ried in any one day by the company.
The biggest previous day was July 4,
1907, when 308,000 people boarded the
trolley cara of the city. The preceding
Fourth of July made a good showing,
for on that day 206,600 passengers were
carried.
Portland Day at the Lewis and Clark
Fair had the record for some time. The
date was September 30, 1905, and on
that day 295,000 people were carried
by the city streetcar lines, July 4,
1905, was not a bad day, for conductors
on the Portland cars pulled the bell
rope that rings up the fares 271,000
times that day.
During the past week, travel has
been very heavy on the city lines on
account of the great number of outside
people in the city and because of the
many sights of the Festival that at
tracted residents of Portland to various
parts of town. Particularly did the
big parades attract the people to down
town streets and swell the reecipts of
the trolley company. An idea may be
gained of the great euccess the Rose
Festival has been by the figures made
up by the company. They show that
the following total number of cash
fares, tioket-adtixuMfera. lve been
taken by conductors on the following
da"ys of last week:
June 1, 190,500; June 2, 249,900; June
8. 272,000; June 4. 846.000; June 5,
260,500.
BUSY DATS OS RAILROAD ROW
Ronnd Trip Rates to the East Draw
Heavy Traffic.
Ticket offices on railroad row put in
the two busiest days of the year Fri
day and Saturday of this week. June
6 and 6 were sale dates for the East
ern excursion business, when low
priced round-trip tickets to all points
in the East were sold by all lines. That
the people of thte territory are pros
perous, was indicated, by the large
numbers who bought tickets and who
took the time off from business to
visit friends and relatives in the East.
Many out-of-town people who came
in for the Rose Festival took occasion
to arrange their trips East while in
the city. All roads report a very
heavy movement, some lines being
crowded to their capacity. Among
other special parties to take advan
tage of the special rates from Portland
is a delegation of Modern Woodmen of
America, which will fill two cars, and
will leave June 9 to attend the Nation
al convention at Peoria, III.
REV. R. R. MEDBURY DEAD
Ex-Pastor of First Baptist Churcb
of Portland.
Word has been received here of . the
death of Rev. Donald Rhodes Medbury
at Jenkintown, Pa., at the age of 70 years.
The older residents of the city will be
Interested, for Rev. Medbury was pastor
of the First Baptist Church, at the corner
of Fourth and Alder streets, from May,
1872 to August, 1874. From here, Rev.
Medbury went to Milwaukee, Wis., later
returning to Oregon, where he was pastor
of the First Baptist Church at Salem.
Of late years he has lived at Jenkintown.
Dane Council Crest,- Sunday night.
AVED IN NICK OF II.!
CHINESE WOMAN AND BABIES I
HAVE THRILLING ESCAPE.
Prostrate She Awaits Death Under '
Wheels of Approaching Car Which
Stops Within Few Inches
Pedestrians in the vicinty of Third
and Washington streets yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock were witnesses
to a remarkable escape from death by
a Chinese woman carrying two babies,
who, in crossing the street, slipped and
fell directly in front of a moving car.
The woman emitted an agonized
scream and her eyes were transfixed on
the oncoming car, which at best was
only a few feet away. Her face pre
sented a pitiable picture, as with a
babe in each arm her features froze Into
a mixture of terror and resignation to
impending death.
Women on the sidewalk saw. Some
shrieked. Men who looked turned pale
and caught their breath. The car was
too close and time too short for anyone
from the sidewalk to rescue the im
periled trio.
The one chance which might have In
tervened to either save them from a
shocking death or a cruel maiming did
happen. Presence of mind possessed
the motorman. The lever was reversed
and the airbrakes applied in a space
of time too brief to compute. The car
was brought to a stop within a few
inches of the prostrate woman and her
precious charges. It stopped so ab
ruptly that some of the passengers
were jerked from their seats.
In her pigeon English the Oriental
woman endeavored to pour her bless
ings on the head of the startled motor
man. From the little tots she had
tightly held all this time in her arms
there came never a sound. Their little :
eyes were wide with profound wonder. ;
They pursued their way unharmed, .i" j