The Sunday Oregonian., March 21, 1909, SECTION TWO, Page 12, Image 24

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MADISDFi BRIDGE
TOTTERING WRECK
Experts Report Old Structure
Is Not More Than Able to
Support Itself.
REPAIR IS NOT SUGGESTED
findings Before Mayor lane Are to
Effect That Span Is 50 rer
Cent Bad and Valuable
Chiefly as Ruin.
BY ERNEST M'GAFFEY.
i,Th' Ia8t batch ' reports on the con
Iflition of the Madison-street bridge was
turned In to Mayor Lane late yester
day afternoon. To say they were
hummers' is but fjlntly-to describe
tnem. The summary of the entire sit
uation after one of the most exhaust
ive and scientific examinations of the
structure that engineering skill and
research could possibly devise, was:
You re a pretty good wagon, but
you re done broke down."
The committee of experts appointed
By the bridge committee were J P.
Jewell and George Rae. They filed a
voluminous and searching account of
their scrutiny of the various timbers,
supports, braces, stanchions, splices,
splints, planks, rails, joists, bandages,
crutches and other tottering and de
crepit wooden reminiscences of what
may be Jocularly termed the Madison
street bridge.
Highly Supports Are Weak.
They examined, as a matter of num
bers, some ill separate and distinct
propositions in the way of timbers and
supports. alias crutches. Of these
so were more or less rotten. Thirty
lSrT.eTr6re marke" "O. K.V In a nut
shell there were 80 chances to 33 that
the bridge would fall of its own weight,
t-ome of the frail and feeble props
which were masquerading under the
nom de plank of "supports'' were 80
per cent bad; some were only 20 per
ont wo"hless. They hovered between
. ard 8CL per cent. with the majority
Tess! m 40 60 per cent use"
According to this report, the Madison-street
bridge Is merely a pictur
esque mass of water-logged and decay
ing junk, which even a mud-turtle
might well hesitate to crawl out on.
irom "Exhibit A" to "Z" the report Is
a monotonous recital of rotten and
rotted stanchions and supports, cracked
and worn timbers, weakened and dan
gerous structural conditions, and a
general average of perilous decadence.
the bridge has been battered at and
bombarded by the driftwood and Ice
burned by the devouring rays of the
sun. soaked in the rains of the Winter
and Spring months, eaten Into by the
slow-devouring currents of the wander
ing river and knawod at like a rat
In the dark, by the conquering tooth of
time Itself. It is Interesting as a ruin
It Is a man-trap as a "bridge." It Is
something in the line of pure decay
and sloughing away which resembles
some old hulk, stranded on a sandbar,
haunted by crows and gulls. and
bleaching and crumbling to its Inevi
table destruction.
"O. K." Marks Very Few.
My! but that report Is a "sockdola
Ker. If the facts are one-half as bad
as the report figures out, there Isn't
enough sound lumber in the Madison
street bridge to build a doghouse for
a dachshund. The occasional "O K "
marks scattered among the lists of
bad. worse or indifferent timbers seem
as lonesome as a woodshed in a heavy
fog.
The experts have backed up their
report by maps and drawings that
cover every point. Its a convincing
document, viewed impartially, and as
carefully prepared and worked out as
a problem in arithmetic. They must
have turned the bridge right side up,
over, down again, inside out. to the
left and back again. If they have
lert a knothole out of the calculation
I don't believe It. All the dips, spurs,
angles, curves, lines, conformations, in
equalities, irregularities, warts, bumps
and excrescences have been thoroughly
gone over, measured, weighed, squeezed,
relt. dug into and otherwise experi
mented with and analyzed. And the
result is that you can t find a loop
hole for escape from the contention of
the men who examined the bridge that
this same structure Is the "weakest
Bister" in the bridge line since "Bill"
Johnson's tomcat broke down the
bridge over Plum Creek by going over
it faster than a walk with "Bill's"
dog after it.
Excerpt From the Report.
Just listen to the verbatim "swan-song"
of the experts:
"In consequence of these defects, which
are numerous, we do not feel safe in al
lowing more than one-half of the original
strength of the splices. Their theoretical
strength is 136.000 pounds each, or 408 000
pounds for the three leaves of the cord.
The total stress on these splices due to
dead weight only is 200.000 pounds. As
suming the strength to have deteriorated
60 per cent, it is only a little more than
sufficient to carry the dead load. This
condition is further borne out by the fact
that some of the splices have failed
under conditions preclselv similar to
those prevailing throughout the bridge.
To provide for traffic, splices would have
to be reinforced sufficiently to meet the
live load stress. The Joints between the
end points and the lower cords are also
d.-flclent. In view of the conditions
stated above, we do not hesitate to pro
nounce the bridge unsafe. The feasibility
of making repairs has not been included
In the scope of this report."
Wouldn't that cause you to vibrate'
Fifty per cent bad. Just about strong
enough to hold up the "dead load,"
meaning the poor old invalid of a bridge
itself. Nothing said about "repairs "
Hardly! Might as well talk of "repair
ing a bursted soap-bubble.
And if this wasn't enough of a "para
lyser" on the ancient crate aforesaid
along comes the report of George A. Til
don, the eub-aquoous "muck-raker" of
the briny deep. George says the bridge
is bad for "divers" reasons. And George
knows! He donned his iron trousers, put
on his metal "sombrero." drew on his
light and airy lead moccasins, peered out
from his goggly glass spectacles and was
hoisted by a convenient derrick and went
"plunk" to the bottom, like a bullfrog In
a pond. And what did George find at the
bottom of the piers of the Madison-street
bridge? Read George's report, after he
came up from the ooze and rush and
whirl of tTle blinding deeps below. George
tells us all about It. and his evidence
adds overwhelming weight to the report
of the experts.
What Diver Tihlon Found.
With the skill of the submarine diver
and with the patience of a Job or a mar
Tied man. George explored the piscatory
I depths of the tawny Willamette, and
I (auad tbai tbu sera aiui eiur to
overhauled. Eight of these piers were
more or less in a badly crippled and rick
ety condition, needing plasters and lo
tion, and braces, and cables, and sup
ports, and all sorts of "first aids to the
wounded." When George came swirling
up from the bottom he must have been
giad to escape from such a mangled mass
of misfit wreckage without getting his
gossamer raiment tangled up in some
part of the log-Jam below. George really
deserves extra pay for exploring the
chaos he found there. It must have been
like "cruising" in dense timber.
The City Engineer, D. W. Taylor, notes
in his report the enclosures of the able
and convincing findings of the appointed
experts, and Mr. Tildon's "down went
McGlnty" experiences at the bottom of
the river, and also explain that he has,
on various and sundry occasion, examined
and inspected the bridge personally.
Mr. , Taylor concludes, taking all these
facts and figures into consideration, fur
nished by men whose ability is beyond
question, and whose fairness cannot be
successfully controverted "that the Madison-street
bridge, in its present condi
tion, is unsafe for traffic."
Mayor Lane was blanaly. and affably
non-committal. There were the reports.
They apparently spoke for themselves.
They were not in the least equivocal. If
the Madison-street bridge was in good
condition for traffic, how about the esti
mate that it was about only able to carry
its own weight?
The reports, and ' the City Engineer's
approval of them, as evidenced by his
finding that the bridge was unsafe has
been turned over to the City Attorney as
ammunition in the condemnation suit.
Andjnow, "cry havoc, and let slip the
dogs of war." Bring on your bears. The
city is loaded for them.
And if you want some interesting read
ing, compared to which the descriptions
of the ruins of Pompeii are simply an
understudy and the whiling away of a
pleasant Summer afternoon, read-the re
port of Messrs. Newell and Rae, and the
fearsome adventures of George Tildon.
CLUB TO HOLD EXHIBIT
PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL SHOW
PRINTS THIS WEEK..
i
Competition Promised for Various
Prizes Offered Pictures Miry
Be Viewed by Public.
The Oregon Camera Club will open
Its annual print exhibit tomorrow at
noon, and it will continue the entire
week, both afternoon and evening. The
exhibit is the fourteenth annual show
and it will be held at Sherman & Clay's
Steinway Hall, at Morrison and Sixth
streets.
It is expected this exhibition will be
one of the best ever held in the city.
It is competitive and it is expected
some new features in printing will be
shown. Carbons and gum-bichromates
will predominate in this exhibit. Sev
eral art studies on canvas supports and
color work are to be shown. The sub
jects will Include all classes of life and
scenery and the rivalry for honors is
quite keen in each class.
The aim of all amateurs is to cap
ture the prize for a general exhibit
for here he shows his versatility In
order to stimulate enthusiasm in this
direction, the -camera Club has for
years pursued a wise course E Y
Judd, some years ago, presented a beau
tirul cup for a general exhibit, which
must be won three times before it pass
es to the permanent ownership of any
member. In order to win this cup, it
is necessary to hold the best exhibit
for landscape, marine, portrait, still
life and genre studies, as these com
prise a general exhibit. Judges for this
competition consist of one professional
photographer, one amateur (not a mem
ber Of lb" nl 1i Vl 1 oJ . i - m.
- ' "i-i uuc tiiiiBL ine
cup has been won successively by the
.... .. ureuiuers: .n,. jt . Judii, Harry
G. Smith. Henry Berger. Jr.. and J. A
Haran. There are several entries for
this prize.
There lt- il.. i .
, - " -i " me nest
landscape, portrait, marine, genre, still
.....o.. u i mwer studies, for
which there are also several entries.
It is expected there will be from
150 to 200 frames hung and judging
from the great interest shown and the
past exhibitions of this popular club
a very interesting week is anticipated.'
The hall will be open each day from
12 to 6 and 7:30 to 10 P. M.
There will be no admission charge
and cataloniAH win k. . i . .
- ..... . 1 iu visitors.
ine public and particularly those in-
.w.cocu in piiuLugrupnic art, are cor
dially invited.
Cracksmen Loot Safe. .
DES MOINE3, March 20.-Safe-blowers
last night dynamited the safe of the First
National Bank of Imogene, Page County
and took several thousand dollars.
NEW HOME OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. WHICH
BVILDKG AT VANCOUVER ATEM'E ASD FARGO STREET. ON WHICH
ARD MARTIN, JH- ARCHITECT.
Vancouver Avenue and Fargo street. The dltori W m?'''
will be provided. The auditorium will b n ?h 6 6X,'8 feet
people s departments. The Sund nioemblroom w nh, Fnt'sT
win De ot rrame construction,-of attractive riosifn riii C ,, - zo --'ssroom:
been well provided for. The window, n th. - Z fe ,double walla- LS"t and -ventilation
tower the windows will be of TttrtLJ.tl D. a"d ".UI? Id?..w111 be f t glass, and also i
will be 115.000. l me D iiaing, when completed and fun
nanSheAWel;mSrytoPiS
It i. expected to have the : buildins:
ing
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND,
CLUB VERY POPULAR
Fully 1000 Expected to Join
Poultry Association.
PLAN OUTLINED IN SCHOOLS
Portland Boys and Girls Show Great
- Interest In Movement to Study
Scientific Methods of
Raising Chickens.
Not in a long time has any movement
been organized among the boys and
girls of Portland that has taken with
them as has the Portland Junior Poul
try Association. The association -was
SEE." recent1 number of Tne
business men of the city, and the or-
S!f wia Hatt- 18 now voting
the public schools of the city and ex
plaining the plan to the boys and girls.
In nine of the schools visited, severai
or them the smaller schools, the re-
fnuSiraViS Way.f re-uest tor the
JllYZl ? ted prospectus that . Is being
F. . e.1.lndlcates that when the full list
s in there will be fully 1000 members
in the association.
anHhe. aSS?CiatIon 18 Pen to all boys
It V.Pdl,a.the,.c,ty tween the ages
of'iSnnn ' a"d Carls to the "umber
of 10.000 or more are being distributed
! sflools to give the pupils an
opportunity to send in their names for
the prospectus. This prospectus will
Kifi "ea,uy Printed and illustrated
booklet, giving the plans of the organi
zation in detail, and will contain direc
tions to the boys and girls as to how
to become active members of the asso
ciation. A feature so far noticeable
j th enthusiasm with which the prin
cipals of the various schools are en
couraging the pupils to join the poul
try association. The principal of every
school so far visited has given the
organizer enthusiastic support
On Friday morning H. W. Stone, the
rather of the movement, and Mr. Hatt,
the organizer, visited the Washington
High school, and the large body of
students, in that school gave interested
attention to the explanations given
and generously applauded the plan of
organization. It is expected that -5
per cent of the students of the Wash
ington High will become members of
the association.
Boys and girls who are not attending
school, or who attend private schools,
can also join the association. Any of
these who wish the prospectus can get
It by telephoning to the Y. M. C. A
giving name and address, the school
attended, and asking . that the pros
pectus be sent. . Some of the larger
private schools will be visited by the
organizer after the public schools have
had the plan explained.
The schools already visited have
been: Ainsworth, Chapman, Arleta
Mt Tabor, Glencoe, Washington High',
Sunnyside, Montavilla and Kerns. Dur
ing the coming week the schools to be
visited are as follows:
Monday 9 A. M., Thompson school -10:30
A. M.. Shaver school; 1 P. M '
Irvington school; 2:30 P. M., Woodlawn
school.
Tuesday 9 A. M., Portsmouth school;
10:30 A. M., Peninsula school; 1 p. rf.t
Ockley Green, school; 2:30 P. M., Hol
laday school.
Wednesday 9 A. M.. Highland school;
10:30 A. M., Williams Avenue school;
1 P. M-, Clinton Kelly school; 2:30 P.
M., Brooklyn school.
Thursday 9 A. M.. Sellwood school;
10:30 A. M.'. South Mt Tabor school;
I P. M., Woodstock school; 2:30 P. M.,
Hawthorne school.
Friday 9 A. M.. Hoiman school; 10:30
A. M., Shattuck school: 1 P. M., Ste
phens school; 2:30- P. M., North Cen
tral school.
ST. JOHN MAN IS WANTED
M. R. Burlew Is Charged With Nu
merous Forgeries.
Charged with passing bad checks, M.
R. Burlew, a St. John resident, is being
sought y Constable Wagner, on com
plaint of several St. John business men.
Burlew is charged with forgeries
amounting to 200. Two of the checks
for $100 were cashed by Bonham &
Currier. Other alleged victims were
Frank Taylor, of the National Tea
Store, Gains and Davis, grocers, and
the St. John Hardware Company.
Burlew and his daughter and son-in-
Lj' d,:?..?u""-?d K"b' ""eta. but sold that property to the
;mniTt.V ".3 .'."".r. ..I tn.s church.- L. Watts, is the. contractor.
completed and occupied within four months.
law. Arthur r cmuh Vm.-n ii. t c-.
John for-some time, and the man. has
always borne a good reputation. The
checks were all made payable to M. R.
-Burlew. and purported to be signed by
Anderson Bros., who keep a livery sta
ble in . Portland. Burlew and Smith
have been engaged in clearing land for
the firm near Vancouver. Smith and
his wife have also left St. John, and It
is believed that the three have gone to
gether. DIES AT A6E OF 89 YEARS
Mrs. Matilda McCall WTas Prominent
Pioneer Woman.
Mrs. Matilda McCall, widow of the
late William McCall, of Pleasant Hill,
Or., died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Emma Miller, 362 Stark street.
Portland, at 6:30 A. M. Friday. "Grand
ma" McCall, as she was familiarly
known by hundreds of the old pioneer
settlers, with her late husband and
family crossed the plains in 1852 and
settled on a donation land' claim at
Pleasant Hill, Lane County, in the
same neighborhood with the Bristow.
Callison, Shelly, Baughman. Hendricks.
Gilfry and other well-known pioneer
families, and continued to reside on
the ..old home place until a. few years
wriifry)
The Late Mn. Matilda ! McCall.
ago. The later years of her life she
has spent with her daughters, Mrs. L.
B. Rowland, of Eugene, and Mrs. Emma
Miller, of Portland. She was the moth
er of 11 children, of whom Mrs. L. B
Rowland, Mrs. Emma Miller and W. H.
McCall survive her.
Mrs. - McCall was in her 89th year
and rounded out a life full of useful
ness and good work. She was known
far and wide for her hospitality, her
generous and kindly deeds of charity
and Christian life. .
CELEBRATE AT CHAMP0EG
Pioneers W1I1 Observe Anniversary
of Oregon Territory.
One among the first of the open-air
functions this year will . occur on Sat
urday, May 1, the celebration of Cham
poeg day, at the site of th'e old town of
that name, . at which point the first civil
government in American territory west
of the Rocky Mountains was born on
May 2, 1843. Since May 2 comes on Sun
day this year the celebration will be on
the Saturday preceding, and it will be
under the auspices of F. X. Matthleu
Cabin. No. 12, Native Sons of Oregon.
Joseph Buchtel. a well-known Portland
pioneer of 1SS2, has been invited to act as
president of the day. and P. H. D'Arcy
a pioneer of 1857. and a lawyer of Salem,
will deliver the annual address. Cham
poeg may be reached from Portland by
boat leaving the foot of Taylor street
and by the electric line to Wilsonville.
Ainslie Mill Not to Be Rebuilt.
George Ainslie & Co.. whose sash and
door factory was destroyed by fire during
the absence of Dr. George Ainslie in
t-alifornla, is not to be rebuilt. The
rf0r Said yesterday upon his return
that the company had decided to sell the
ground where the mill stood and that
they owned one-half block' of that
bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Petty
grove and Quimby. The other half is
also at their disposal to sell. The dividing
line between the half blocks runs east
and west. Dr. Ainslie did not care to an
nounce a figure at which the property
would be sold.
WILL COST $15,000.
WORK HAS STARTED. RICH-
KKM
Episcopal Church, of Alblna. at
and 8eat 600 PePe. A gallery '
Ahl5,"n.5chI -g
s. It
have
n the
lished.
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MARCH 21, 1909-
WHEN
MOVER
WARDS ARE TAKEN AWAY
ST. THERESA SANITORItTM IS
VISITED BY OFFICIALS.
Institution Gives TJp Care of Chil
dren, but Conditions Are Not So
Bad as Reported.
As "a result of an official investiga
tion of the St. Theresa Sanitorlum at
Oak Grove by Dr. J. W. Norris, health
officer for Clackamas County, W. T.
Gardner, superintendent of the Boys
and Girls" Aid Society, yesterday visited
that institution and took from the cus
tody of the management three chil
dren, ranging from 7 to 11 years of
age. A fourth child, Alice May, aged
15 years, was not broughj to Portland,
Mr. Gardner being assured by the Sis
ters in charge of the sanitorium that
she would be sent to her home during
the day.
Following his Investigation, Dr. Nor
ris reported having found unsanitary
conditions at the institution, where, he
charged, children Were required to oc
cupy the same apartments with con
sumptive patients. Superintendent
Gardner, however, did not find condi
tions as serious as they had been rep
resented. He was accompanied by Dr.
E. A. Pierce, of the State Board 6t
Health, and ascertained that the chil
dren were not compelled to associate
with the consumptive patients, although
they were employed about, the premises
in various capacities.
However, it was agreed by Dr. Pierce
that the children properly should not
be retained at the school under the
circumstances, and no serious objection
was offered by the Sisters to surrender
ing their wards. Two of the children'
are the daughters of William Hayes,
of this city, aged seven and nine years.
The third is James Stafness, aged 11
years, a chaige of the Boys and Girls'
Aid Society, who had been at the sani
torium since March 8. -
"From my investigation," said Super
intendent Gardner last night, "I learned
that the sanitorium was started by Sis
ters Theresa and Gertrude several
months ago as a children's home. As
such, it was not entirely a success and
the management decided to convert it'
into a sanitorium for the treatment of
tubercular patients. The children who
were being cared for, however, were
not dismissed, but remained and as
sisted the Sisters in their work. I found
six patients at the sanitorium, two of
whom were consumptives, who were
kept in outbuildings, separate and apart
from the main building, in which he
children were housed and fed.
"The two Sisters who. conduct the
institution are disowned by the Catho
lics and are pronounced impostors so
far as the Catholic Church is concerned.
The Sisters, however, profess to be con
nected with the Benedictine Order and
say they were sent to Oak Grove by
two bishops to conduct the work in
which they are engaged. . It is for that
reason they assert the right to wear
the garb of a Sister."
Father A. Hildebrand, of Oregon City,
denies that Sisters Theresa and Ger
trude are Sisters as they are known
by the Catholic Church. He declared
that the name of one of the alleged
Sisters was Marie Theresa McCormick,
who entered the Benedictine Sister
hood at one time, but. left before she
had completed the work and earned the
designation of Sister. As for "Sister
Gertrude," Father Hildebrand said he
knew nothing of the woman who is sup
posed to be an acquaintance of "Sister
Theresa." with whom she is associated
in the management of the Oak Grove
institution. It is also charged by the
Catholics of Oregon City that, by repre-
eenUnsUiWBieives a e.Uacliei-t tit
EQUAL to the BEST
$20 SUITS sold in any
other store in Portland only
at this store
VALUES.
You will find the identical
fabrics and patterns in
uptown stores, priced $25
YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD
Catholic Church. "Sisters" Theresa and
Gertrude have been receiving donations
of supplies and subscriptions of money
from persons who formerly had con
tributed regularly to the Catholic
Church through the proper representa
tives of that denomination.
TALKS ON OREGON HISTORY
Series of Lectures Is Begun at City
Library.
The children's department of the Port
land Public Library is very fortunate in
being able to offer to the young people
a series of lectures upon early life in
Oregon. Mrs. Eva Emery Dye talked to
a room packed with children and teach
ers Friday afternoon and told delightful
stories of early days about Oregon City
and Portland. On next Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock Frank H. Grubb. a son-in-law
of Jason Lee and a pioneer of 1848, will
tell in the same place his experiences in
crossing the plains.
All engineering and technical magazines
have been moved from the periodical
room to the engineering alcove of the
reference department, where they can be
consulted together with the files for pre
vious years. This brings all the reference
material on technical subjects together
with Indexes to periodicals and trade
catalogues near at hand. An attendant
will be in this alcove for any assistance
that can be rendered. In making this
change the Public Library Is following
the example of such large and important
libraries as the Carnegie Library of Pitts
burg and -the Pratt Institute Library of
Brooklyn, both of which have done most
efficient work in this line, and we hope
this may be the beginning of a depart
ment of equal importance in this library.
Last "Trailer" in Chicago Gone.
CHICAGO. March 20. The quickstep
and the dead march mingled in a weird
and curious medley at the obsequies
of "the last of the trailers" in Chicago.
After almost a third of a century of
DOCTOR SAID
Mack Sickness Canard by Coffee
Drinking.
It is wise to use care in f!he selec
tion of your table beverage.
The experience ot several Illinois
families proves this and one of them
is a very interesting story.
"We were Induced to quit coffee
about eight years ago because of its
injurious effects. The doctor advised
us to stop it entirely, and we began
to use Postum.
"While wo drank coffee we had
headache, sleeplessness, stomach trou
bles, palpitation of the heart, etc. Wre
have found no injurious effects from
Postum. and are clear of all the old
coffee troubles. It has a fine color, a
delicious flavor, and we feel free to
drink all we wish of It.
"My brother's family has used Post
um for eight years, and has been bene
fited as we have. A Swedish family,
neighbors, used to drink coffee for
years, but finding it harmful, have
quit, and now use Postum.
"A number of other families we
know here who were habitual coffee
drinkers, with the usual results, have
now taken up Postum. The doctors
here say much 3lckness is caused by
drinking coffee.
"Some of them did not like Postum
at first, but when we showed them
how to make it dark and rich, accord
ing to directions on package, they
liked it better than coffee, and it
agrees with them." ,
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville." in packages. "There's a Rea
son." -
Rver read the above letter? A nrtr
one appears from time to time. " They
are Kenulne, true and full of human
Interest, .
of GOOD
IT'S SO
THIRD and OAK
First and Yamnill
continuous service. No. 75 made the
last trip late last night on the lines
of the Chicago Railways Company and
was forced, bucking and hurdling rails
to the last, to a fiery end. Surrounded
by a horde of people, sunk in the mud
defaced by brutal curio seekers, de
filed with kerosene, jeered at and de
rided, the ancient vehicle which had
carried over 1,500.000 Chicagoans.
blazed gloriously for a short time and
then gave up the giiost.
"WATCH THJE MOVEMENT
down the river." See Harborton adv.
Page 6, Section 3.-
Race With Death Is Lost.
SPOKANE. Wash., March 20. Carry
ing a dying friend, three miners drove
a handcar at top speed from Burke to
Wallace last night. James Brennan
had been stricken with apoplexy, and
they were racing to reach the hospital.
As the handcar entered the town,
Brennan died.
WHAT THE HIGHEST AU
THORITIES ON" EYES SAY
ABOUT THOMPSON.
fMUtf.MUMf UMM..M.q NINE
TEARS
IN
TWO
YEARS
IN
THE
LEADING
EYE
CLINICS
OF
EUROPE.
Moree, Germany's foremost
Physician, says: "The rapidity
and accuracy with which Thomp
son corrects eye troubles is
nothing short of marvelous."
.,TheB,'l,i,,B OptH-Inn, London
May 29. 08. says: "The wonder
ful skill with which Thompson
discovers the various defects of
the eye has caused quite a sen
sation among the eye specialists
of Europe."
Le Figero, Paris. June 16. '08
says: "R. A T h o m p s o n. an
American sight expert, astound
ed the medical world last even
ing with an. important discovery
for sight testing." jr
London Science SlftlnR, June
f;.2!' savs: A number of prom
nent oculists were greatly aston
oiTiid eyeing at the remark
able skill of R. a. Thompson, an
American optician."
Thompson's method of sight
testiig has been indorsed by
over 2000 of Europe's foremost
oculists, and is the greatest dis
covery made In optometry in the
2uth century.
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