THE SPNDAT OREGOXIAX. PORTLAXD, DECEMBER 19, 1909.
RAILROADS BESET
BY MUCH. TROUBLE
Worst -Winter in Decade Is
Cause of Brittle Rails,
i Wrecks and Delays.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC STOPPED
Sidings ot Western Yards Full of
Trains Belayed Tiy Late Passen
ger Service -Pullman Equip
ment Is Also Held Back.
CHICAGO. Dec. 18. (Special.) Rail
roads in the West. Northwest and in
the Central States are experiencing the
greatest difficulty of years In -operating
their trains. Conditions which exist now
have not been equalled during any Win
ter for the past decade.
The troubles of the operating men
eera prevalent everywhere. In Chicago
Cassener trains from all directions ar
rive from five hours to one-half day
late, and In a few Instances trains be
came so late they were abandoned be
fore reaching the terminal.
Many AVrecks Cause Fear.
To riiake matters worse, the' difficult
operating conditions which have arisen
have been accompanied by a long ser
ies of wrecks on the various railroads,
which have resulted In arousing appre
hension" everywhere. For most of these
wreclcs the cmdde'n cold snap Is being
held responsible by the railroad men, as
the marked drop In temperature causes
the rail to become brittle.
Within the territory limits of Chicago
the operation of trains is made exceed
ingly difficult by reason of the cold and
tiie! smoke. Early In the morning su
burban trains are compelled to crawl
Into the stations, the engine crews un
able to see the signals at times on ac
count of the low-hanging smoke.
Freight Traffic Tied In West.
Throughout the West freight traffic Is
more or less parulyzed. In an effort to
get passenger trains over the road the
operating men have been compelled to
sidetrack freight everywhere for a long
period. The result is that all the sidings
are full of delayed freight and the ter
minal yards are congested to an equal
degree.
In many sections the sudden extreme
coldd has been followed by a heavy fall
of snow, which has drifted and thus
btocked traffic in many places for hours.
In Chicago the operating men on the
various roads have been working day and
Jilsht In the hope of clearing up the lines
.and getting . trafTic moving normally.
Steam "Will Jiot Generate.
Passenger trains cannot get out of Chi
cago on time, because of the non-arrival
of Pullman equtpnient which la in use on
delayed trains.
Rullroad men say one of the greatest
causes of deJay is the difficulty of steam
ing engines during severe cold. Another
causa .is the difficulty of operating coal
chutes, trains often being delayed from
20 minutes to one-half hour In securing
coal or "water.
COLD ' SNAP BRINGS WOK
North, Fast and iSouthwest Are Hit
by Stiff Blizzard.
CHICAOO, Dee. 18. (Special.) Coming
from off toward Medicine Hat. that Pan
doras box of the Weather Bureau, Jack
Frost today swept from the Rockies to
the dre.it Lakes, leaving death and suf
ferins In his path, with the coldest
weather of the Winter.
Thirty degrees below zero at "Lander,
Wyo., 13 degrees below at Denver, 10
ueKret-a below at St. Paul, 19 degrees be
low at New Richmond, Wis., and 1 de
gree below . in Chicago were the figures
set down in the log book of the weather
expert..
Two deaths were caused in the vicinity
of Chicago directly by the cold snap.
More than 30 persons were Injured in a
wreck resulting from cold twisted rails
on the Burlington road near Chicago.
Suffering among the poor of the large
cities was brought to. a pinching climax.
The dead were Joseph Jones, 35 years
old, found freezing at. Hammond, Ind.,
who died before he could be revived, and
Jdmil Berndt, "trusty" inmate of the
State Hospital for Insane, at Elgin, who
wandered from the hospital grounds. His
- " . v. niiu c. luiia (uulu ul
K.gin.
But the West and Northwest were
not the only sections of the country
to Buffer. The worst blizzard known
in years swept from Texas through
Arkansas, Miasissippi and Tennessee.
Three tnuhes of snow foil at Memphis.
and the storm was aggravated by high
wind. Northern Mexico and New Mex
ico experienced a snowfall of four
Inches.
By way . of comparison, Amarlllo.
Texas, was 42 degrees colder than San
Francisco; New Orleans was 13 de
grees colder, and Memphis. Tenn.. 34
degrees colder. Jacksonville, Fla., was"
the only spot warmer than San Fran
ciscoand that by only four degrees
but the entire Uulf coast country Is
In for a visitation by the cold wave.
Two men were frozen to death at El
Paso. Texas. Because of severe cold
and snow the races were called oft at
Juarez, Mex. On the Great Lakes, 34
sailors are frozen In wUh the steamer
in St. Clair Flats and a tug full of res
cuers has been lost sight of. It is
feared both parties have perished.
TABERNACLE MUST BE SOLD
High School and Presbyterians to
Bid for I. umber.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Deo. IS. (Spe
cial. The tabernacle built last Spring at
a cost of $750 by the Methodist. Presby
terian, Baptist and Christian churches in
order to provide a building In which to
conduct special revival services under the
auspices of these four churches and
which was capable of seating 2o0 persons,
will be sold tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, at public auction to the highest
bidder. There are 34.000 feet of lumber
in it and the lumber was put in with
bolts instead of nails so that the building
jnljrht be torn down and the lumber
soM.
The high school will bid on the building
to ret the lumber to erect a play shed,
and the Pi esbyterlans wish to buy It that
thty may use the material in construct
ing new chapel on Vancouver Heights.
ROOSEVELT IN NEW FIELD
Ki-Prcsidcnt Off for Uganda,, on
. Second Stage of Kxpioratlon.
NAIROBI. British East Africa. Dec 18.
;-Tlia Ajriericaa fiunung and scientific
expedition - began today what may be
rtermed the second stage of Its -Journey
into the interior of Africa. The objective
point Is Gondokero, Uganda, which it is
expected will be reached on February 17.
Colonel Roosevelt and his associates
received, a cordial send-off as they
boarded the train at noon for Klsumu.
Arriving - at - that point tomorrow, the
party will board the steamer Clement
Hill and -cross Victoria- Nyanza to En
tebbe. With the " passage of the lake." the
Americans will have left behind them
British East Africa and entered the
Uganda Protectorate, the most interest
ing field of their explorations.
All were in the best of health when
they set forth today in search of new
conquests. At " Entebbe. Colonel Roose
velt and Kermit will be entertained at
the home of the Governor, proceeding on
Tuesday . by motor car to . Kampala, at
the head of the lake, where they will re
join the others of the party, who, ii. the
meantime, will have arrived at that place
by steamer.
At Kampala the hunt will be organized
and on December 23 the invasion that
will bring them into the province of the
Nile will be begun.
THREE "CARS TOPPLE
GIRL DELVES, 2 HELD
DOCTOR AND WIFE ACCUSED OF
' KILLING HER BROTHER.
Loren B. and Dora E. Doxey Held
for Alleged Poisoning of Erder
In St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18. Accused of mur
der in the first degree, in connection with
the death last July of W. J. Erder, Dr.
Loren B. Doxey, of Columbus Neb., and
his wife, Dora E. Doxey, are tonight
held In the City Jail.
Dr. Doxey's formal incarceration fol
lowed the issuance of bench warrants
against him and his wife on the applica
tion of the Circuit Attorneys office. The
end of . the grand Jury's activities in the
case was revealed by the action of the
prosecutor.
' Miss Kate Erder, sister of the dead
man, asserted her efforts to solve the
mystery of her brother's death will not
cease. .
"I will do all in my power to furnish
evidence needed by the -prosecution,"
said Miss Erder. "When I first reported
the case to the police I was told that
the burden of proof was on me. I have
produced the proof thus far, and I will
still- take part in the case."
The information upon which Mrs.
Doxey was brought here from- Nebraska
recently charged that poison was given
to Erder in his food. The Circuit Attor
ney asserts that evidence will be pro
duced to show that Dr. Doxey was In
communication with Mrs. Doxey, while
she. acceding to the charges, was min
istering to Elder's wife.
BUSINESS MEN CO-OPERATE
East Side Club Works for Speedy
Erection of Broadway Bridge.
The East Side Business Men's Club will
co-operate with the people of the North
East Side In securing the speedy erection
of the Broadway Bridge, and will join
with the Nuth East Side Improvement
Association In its demand that , the port
of Portland give the preliminary plans
early consideration. C. A. Bigelow, pres
ident of the club, said-yesterday:
"I shall be glad to lend- the North Bast
Side people all the assistance I can give,
and the Business Men's Club will back
up the effort for a prompt hearing and
approval of the preliminary plans. It is
ridiculous that the project should be
held up by individuals or the commission,
when the people voted for the erection of
the bridge and authorized the bonds by a
large majority. The bridpre bught to be
built as promptly as possible."
Mr. Bigdow said he would go with the
North East Side Improvement Association
before the Port of Portland when the
hearing is held,- and appointed the fol
lowing also to attend the hearing: State
Senator Dan Kellaher. George Dilworth,
O. tX Heintz and George A. Atchley.
LOWER GRAIN RATES, AIM
Company Organized to Build Ele
vators In Oregon and California.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. Incorpora
tion papers were filed here today for
the California & .Oregon Grain & Ele
avtor Company, with a directorate
composed of wheat-handlers and
milling men, bankers and others. Its
capital etock is $250,000,' of which
$200,000 is paid in.
The company will handle grain In
bulk, by means of elevators and
ships. It expects to effect a great
saving in the transportation charges
by establishing elevators at San Pe
dro and at Oregon and Washington
ports, where ships can be loaded and
unloaded in three or four hours.
Under the present system it takes
about 24 hours to load a ship of 60,
000 bushels' capacity ..and a like time
to unload it. Demurrage -rates of $300
a day are charged while the ship is
tied up at the wharf at either end.-
LANDMARK IS. DESTROYED
Famous McMeekon Place Goes tJp
in Flames.
HARRISBURG, Or., Dec 18. (Special.)
The farm house occupied by Jack Cole-
j man and family and owned by R. K.
cunuu wits ucnu u y uxts hub an-
emoon.
This was one of the old landmarks,
known as the McMeekon place, located
a short distance north of here..
MEN ELI K REPORTED DEAD
No Confirmation of Rumor Is Re
ceived In Rome.
ROME. Dec. IS: A rumor was circulated
here today that King Menellk of Abys
sinia ' was dead but no confirmation has
come.
The latest dispatches from Abyesinla,
dated December 12, merely announce the
illness of the King.
SATOLLI SUFFERS RELAPSE
Weakness Marked and Fatal End
Is Feared. k
ROMB, Dec. 18. Cardinal Satolll has
suffered a severe relapse from nephritis.
Extreme weakness has been marked and
he is often delirious. Th doctors fear
a fatal issue.
Two Portland Persons Hurt in
Illinois Wreck.
Flax Reaches Record Price.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 18. Flax went to
J2 a bushel on the grain market here
today, a record price. According td the'
Oovemment s estimate. Minnesota and the
Dakotas raised 5.000.000 bushels of this
grain this yeai
INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS
Mrs. Bernard Eschelbacher Receives
Bruised Knee, and Frank Bishop
Is Injured on Head and Body.
Victims Given Aid.
CHICAGO, Dec 18. More than 20
pecsons were injured, but none killed,
when the Oriental Limited on the Chi
cago, Burlington' & Quincy - Railroad
was wrecked by a "snake" rail near
Western Springs, 111., at 4:30 Jl. M.
today.
It is supposed a rail, spilt by the in
tense cold, threw the heavy limited off
the track.- Part of it plunged down an
embankment about 15 feet high. The
whole train leaped the track and plowed
along the ties for more than 100 yards.
Three sleepers broke their couplings,
rolled down the embankment and turned
on their sides; the two day coaches
swung sideways across the track, and
the engine and baggage car straddled
one rail. ;
Most of - the injured were from the
Northwest. Among them are: v
Injured Are From Northwest.
Mrs. O. A. Lovall, wife of O. A. Lovall,
a mining engineer of Wilmer, B. C, se
verely injured.
Mrs. Bernard Eschelbacher, of Portland,
Or., knee injured-
K. L. Lane, of Seattle, body bruised and
cut.
Mrs. J. P. Payseur and son, of Seattle,
both cut and bruised.
9. R. Steine, of Spokane, head and face
cut.
F. W. Klisby, of ' Spokane, collarbone
broken. .
Frank Bishop, of Portland, Or., side
Injured," head and body bruised.
R. E. Johnson, Spokane, Wash., back
injured.
E.iward Strout, Seattle, Wash., Bcalp
wound and hands cut.
Chester Thorne, Tacoma, Wash., body
bruised.
Crowded Day Coach Stays on Track.
Although the temperature was near
zero, the passengers suffered little from
the cold, as relief was prompt and the
passengers were able to drees before leav
ing the cars, notwithstanding that the
coaches were in the ditch. At the scene
of the wreck the embankment is com
paratively low. Had the broken rail been
50 yards west, the cars might have been
precipitated 25 feet into a deep ditch.
There were some 50 passengers in the
forward or day coach, which was not
overturned, and there were 30 occupants
of the Bleeping cars which were over
turned. The broken rail, termed by rail
roaders a "snake rail," Instead of pierc
ing one of the cars and carrying death
with it, coiled up beneath the cars and
was in a confused tangle beneath the
second car when the cars swung across
the tracks .and stopped. The overturned
sleepers were stripped of their trucks as
they rolled down the embankment and
windows and doors were shattered. Physl,
cians were summoned, a relief train was
made up and a quick run to Chicago was
begun.
Injured Rushed to Hospitals..
Scarcely a passenger on the train es
caped injuries, and as the relief train
neared the city, the Injured persons, re
covering from the shock of the acci
dent, became more aware of their hurts.
The more severely injured were taken to
hospitals.
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to the injured. Not one of the girls
was hurt.
Broken Rati Ditches Train.
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M-. Dec' 18.
Eastbound passenger train No. 8 on the
Santa Fe was wrecked early this morn
ing near Fulton. N. M., 55 miles west
of here, by a broken rail. Although three
cars plunged down a steep embankment
Into a ditch, "where they turned over, no
one was killed or seriously Injured. The
escape of the passengers and trainmen Is
considered marvelous, and the first re
ports from the wreck were that many
had been killed. The broken rail was
due, it is believed, to the intense cold
that prevailed last night in the moun
tains. - -
LOCAL WOMAN'S HCKT SLIGHT
Mrs. Eschelbacher Gets Wrenched
Knee; Son and Friend Escape.
Mrs. Bernard Eschelbacher, Injured in
the Illinois train wreck. Is the wife of a
saloonkeeper, at 135 Sixth street North.
Mrs. Eschelbacher and her 4-year-old son
were en route to Chicago to visit Mrs.
Eschelbacher's mother. Benjamin Ben
den an old -man, a friend of the Eschel
bachers. left Portland on the same train
with the intention of visiting relatives in
Ohio. He lives in- University Park.
A telegram received by Mr. Eschel
bacher yesterday morning from' his wife
says she sustained a wrenched knee, the
Injury not being regarded as serious. Mr.
Bender and the little Eschelbacher boy
escaped Injury.
FIVE DEAD, RESULT OF WRECK
Ten Others Injured in Accident in
Cleveland Yards..
CLEVELAND, Dec. IS. Five persons
are dea.d as the result of a collision be
tween a Lake Shore passenger train
and a switch engine at East Twenty
sixth street, early today. Ten passen
gers were Injured.
The passenger train was No. 1, west
bound from New York, and connects
here with the Big Four Railway for St.
Louis. Four of the dead were members
of the train crew. The dead are:
H. L. Adams, of Collinwood. engineer
of the passenger train.
Frank Swales, fireman switch engine.
John Frank, switchman. . .
W. J. Burns, engineer switch engine.
Unknown man.
Jacob Carrier, Buffalo, - fireman on
the passenger train, was scalded and
is in a .serious condition.
Papers on the body of the unidenti
fied man contained the name of C.
Basher.
The collision occurred within sight
of the Union Station. Snow was fall
ing, and it is believed that the red
light which the railroad men say was
displayed was- obscured.
While crossing from one track to an
other the switch engine was hit di
agonally. The crew of the switch en
gine was pinned beneath the wreckage.
The passenger engine turned over, car
rying its crew underneath.
Several Vassar girls, on their way
home for the Christmas holidays, were
among the passengers, and they en
tered the work of giving- temporary aid
Hoodoo Follows Train No. 8.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. The Santa Fe
Is. having hard luck with its No. 8 trains.
The No. 8 wrecked near Fulton, N. M.
today, left this city on Thursday, the
day on which the preceding No. 8 was
ditched in Arizona, with the loss of one
life and the injury of many passengers.
It is the regular eastbound passenger
train carrying tourist cars.
Thirty Reported Hurt in Minnesota.
MONTICELLO, Minn.. Lee 18. Thirty
persons were reported injuid In a Oreat
Northern train wreck neai fc ere tonight.
LYNCH IS MADE PRESIDENT
Continued From First Page.)
know the game about as well as any one
and I think I have a pretty good reputa
tion. ' The public, the players and the um
pires will get nothing -but a square deal
from me. and everything will be above
board and open to the newspapers.
1 want-to add that I refused to take
the presidency until I was assured that
my old friend Heydler, whom I broke in
as an umpire, was to be elected secre
tary . and treasurer, as I could not get
along without him." . .
Heydler's speech was laudatory of
Lynch as an umpire and then several
old-time baseball reporters made
speeches lauding the new president.
"Pop" Anson, whom Charles W. Mur
phy had brought from Chicago, believ
ing he would ba elected, remained at the
Waldorf to the last and then departed,
silent but sorely disappointed.
Limit of Players Changed.
The resolution changing the by-laws so
that no club may carry more than 25
players during the "playing ' season"
caused some confusion. The magnates
did not specify the dates of the "play
ing season." President Ebbetts, however,
declared, "the playing season" would be
from May 10 to August 20, and that the
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resolution would permit clubs to carry
not more than 35 players from August
20 to May 10. Before May 10 and after
August 20 the' clubs are usually trying
out new players and their staffs are
larger. The American League adopted a
similar resolution, but it specifically
stated the "playing season" to be from
May 10 to August 20.
The Spring meeting of the league will
be held in New York instead of Chicago,
as heretofore. This. Is the meeting at
which the . playing schedule Is arranged
and announced.
Lynch- Famed as Umpire.
Lynch the new president, was an um
pire In the ' National League from 1886
to 1901, with one or two years of retire
ment during that period. His honesty
and fairness became a byword with fans,
who continued to remember him with
respect even after he retired voluntar
ily in 1901. to manage the theater ' he
owns at New Britain, Conn.
The only - change In the board of di
rectors elected today Is the substitution
of John T. Brush, of New York, for Pres
ident Dovey, of the Boston club. The
change, however, alters the complexion of
the board because Brush Is expected to
vote with Murphy and Dreyfus, whereas
Dovey sided with Herrmann and Eb
betts, who are now left In the minority.
Will Play 168 Games.
" The National League has directed its
schedule committee to prepare a 168
game schedule for 1910. The National
and American Leagues will confer on the
schedule, so as to avoid, as much as pos
sible, conflicts in playing dates.
The waiver rule was amended, so that
a club need not dispose of a player to
an Intending purchaser, even after
waivers are secured, unless the terms
are finally deemed satisfactory.
Pupils Give Recital.
An enjoyable song recital was given
by the pupils of Mrs. Edward Alden
Beals at her homfi,. lG6 North -Sixteenth
street, last night. The following , pu-t
plls tookr PArt: Mrs. Risley. Mrs. Nich
ols, Misses -Myrtle Thomasson; Eva,
Thomasson; Louise Backus, Florence
Grlman, Winnie Lewis, Agnes Harwas,
Lottie Banfleld, Eileen - Teux,, Florence
Jackson and Winnie Trainey. :.. i
SWITCHMEN GET $5 A DAY
Strikebreakers Recruited In Los. An
geles for Northwest Points.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. Many strike
breakers are being recruited in Los An
geles and shipped to points in the North
west, where the switchmen are on -strike.
According to a local labor agent. 148
men have been sent North in three weeks.
The strikebreakers go directly to Port
land. They contract here for $6 a day
until the strike is broken.-
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Bonbon Boxes
Bracelets
Brooches
Card Cases
Chatelaines
Cloth Brushes '
Cologne Bottles
Combs
Cuff Buttons
Glove Hooks
Hair Brushes
Hair Pins
Lockets
Lorgnettes
Mirrors
Manicure Articles
Parasols
Pencils
Photo Frames
Purses
Opera Glasses
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Shoe Horns
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Toilet Sets
Ink Stands
Umbrellas
Velvet Brushes
Diamond Rings
Watches
Vinaigrettes
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Necklaces '
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