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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 8, 1914. TALES OF HEROISM READ AS ROMANCE LATEST STEAMSHIP TRAGEDY TOLD IN PICTURES OF CRAFTS, OFFICERS, SURVIVORS AND HEROES WHEN "MONROE" OF OLD DO MINION LINE WAS RAMMED BY "THE NANTUCKET," COSTING TWOSCORE LIVES. Monroe's Wireless Operator Gives Up Life That Woman Passenger Be Saved. a DEATH WINS LONG BATTLE For Three Hours Connecticut Hus band Holds by Teeth Hair of Wife Until Itescue Comes, Only to Kind Life Soon Extinct. NORFOLK, Va.. Feb. 1. (Special.) The deeds of few heroes of steamship disasters will go down in history as more heroic than that of Ferdinand 1-Cuelm, the chief wireless operator aboard the steamship Monroe, when she was rammed by the big steamer Nantucket on the morning of January SO. 60 miles from the Virginia coast, off iiog Island. Kuchn loBt his life after he took off his lifebelt and gave it to a woman passenger. It was one of the most touching ex hibitions of self-sacrifice ever given. He had Just snapped off the "S. O. S." call and adjusted his lifebelt prepara tory to jumping overboard as the ves sel was sinking. lie was Htanding in the doorway of the wireless house, when a woman stumbled along the slanting deck. "Where's your life preserver?" asked Kuehn. "I haven't one," the woman frantic ally answered. "Here, take Mine,- Cries Hero. "Here, take mine," demanded Kuehn, "I'll get another somewhere." Suiting the action to the word, he adjusted the lifebelt about the woman. The next minute the boat plunged. The woman was picked up and saved. Kuehn went to the bottom as heroic a figure as ever gave up his life to 8ave another. Never in any narrative of the sea has there been anything more thrilling than the story told by survivors of the heroic action of Thomas IU Har rington, of Bridgeport, Conn., of the attempt to save his wife from the watery grave as they battled in the angry waters on that wintry, foggy morning. For three hours Mr. Harrington kept his wife afloat in the Stygian darkness threatening every moment to engulf them, after they had been compelled to seek safety in the sea, by keeping her head above water by means of her hair, which was clutched firmly with the grip of a vlso between his teeth. During the struggle between life and death, every tooth in Mr. Harrington's mouth was loosened as he tried to snatch Mrs. Harrington from a grave in the sea. Submersion Brlnara Death. 1 When, through the fog blanket, the rescue crew In the lifeboat launched by the Nantucket distinguished them and picked them from the sea, Mr. Har rington, was just ready to give up the heartbreaking attempt at rescue. The exhaustion and the submersion caused the death of his wife 10 minutes after she was picked up. Twenty minutes after she was struck, the doomed vessel sank and the rapid. Ity of the disaster prevented the launching of any of her lifeboats. Though badly damaged, the Nan tucket stood by and launched her boats in an effort to rescue the 150 aboard the Monroe. The. density of the fog blanket prevented-the rescue work and two score were lost. The Monroe which was the largest vessel in the service of the Dominion line, was launched in 1903. She was 845 feet long, 46-foot beam and 18-foot' deep. Her tonnage was 4700. She was the most luxuriantly furnished vessel, of the Atlantic Coast business. A light ship played a prominent part In the rescue of the passengers and crew from the ship Monroe. SLAVER'S SENTENCE LIGHT AVoraan Lawyer Pleads for Aged, Crippled Wife of Prisoner. SAN FKANCISCoTVeb. 7. A woman lawyer's plea for another woman, aged ana cr'ppled, won a light sentence from United States District Judge Dooling today for Otto Zoellner, a whiteslaver, 60 years old. Miss Anna Adams, attorney for Zoellner, pleaded that the prisoner's wife, who is 60 and ill, had no other means of support than her husband. The innocent," she said, "should not suffer for the guilty." Zoellner was sentenced to six months In the Alameda County jail. His crime consisted of marrying Lucy Mehrstedt, a young woman recently arrived from Germany, under pretext of being a bachelor, and taking her to Portland, while his aged wife was In Stockton. He was arrested in Sacramento when he returned to California to straighten out his union card. BRITISH ARMAMENT BEST Ambassador Says American Plants Seek Dollar, Xot Destruction. NEWCASTLE, England. Feb. 7. Wai ter H. Page. United States Ambassador, today visited Armstrong's great ship building yards and armament factories at Elswick. Commenting on his visit later. In a speech at a luncheon given by the Lord Mayor. Mr. Page said: "There are no armament factories in the New World equal to the Elswick works. "While America has establish ments equal to Elswick in size, they are all engaged in electrical manufac tures or in the making or locomotives or machinery connected with the arts of peace. They do not make those great instruments of destruction. Their industries are all examples of the pro ductive dollar." POWER PLAN IS OFFERED Senator Jones Introduces Federal liegulatlon Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. A compre hensive plan for the development of water power on public land, under Government regulation was embodied In a bill introduced today by Senator Jones, of Washington. It would ' pro vide that permits for occupying power sites should be Issued only to states, municipalities and public service cor porations which are subject to regula tion and control by such governmental agencies as public service commissions. Where the development is interstate, the bill would provide that the Fed eral Government shall have supervi sion, as to rates. Banks Apply for Admission. OREGOXTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 7. The First National Bank of Blackfoot and the American National of Idaho Falls, Idaho, today applied for membership in the Federal reserve system. ; - '$$i' &IA4 :": : lr I f i f W t V fa fY A001 : - Al ' A A. - J-t I- , ' rl - n i I -JSri 11 A ' " JV: '' i " rv H 1 - A Nj'j; J f ' i rlr 7 A..AZ r r " -X - J7- , 1 h t - UL2 ADVICE IS ASKED FOR Chamberlain Fears Dredge Re quest May Hinder Jetty. COLONEL BURR OPPOSES Ac-ting Chief of Engineers Implies Appropriation May Suffer Sen ator Brady, of Idaho, Prom ises to Co-operate. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 7. In view of the fact that Colonel Burr, acting chief of engineers, is unqualifiedly opposed to the appro priation of $1,500,000 or any other slim for the construction of a dredge for use at the mouth of the Columbia River and will report adversely to Congress on this proposal. Senator Chamberlain is in doubt how to proceed. After re ceiving the adverse report of Colonel Burr today, he telegraphed the Port land Chamber of Commerce, explain ing the situation and asking advice. If the Chamber deems it advisable to insist on a dredge, as well as liberal appropriation for the jetty. Senator Chamberlain will press both matters before the commerce committee when the rivers and harbors bills come from the House, but he says the fact that the War Department is strongly op posed to the dredge will make it diffi cult to get money for the dredge and for the jetty work, too. Personally, he hesitates to assume responsibility for continuing the fight for the dredge, but will act on the advice of the Chamber of Commerce. Letter Implies Threat. The letter of Colonel Burr to Sena tor Chamberlain Is in line with the policy of the War Department from the first, but in that letter Colonel Burr makes an implied threat that if Port land insists on having a dredge, efforts will be made to reduce the appropria tion for the north jetty. Representa tlve Hawley has been practically as sured that the House will incorporate in the river and harbor bill an appro priation of 11.000,000 for the north jetty, but it may not authorize placing the projects on continuing contract basis. If that is doce, Senator Chamberlain will press an amendment making the north jetty a continuing contract to the full amount of (5.066,573 and will support or drop the dredge appropria tion, as the chamber advises. Senator Chamberlain also will defer to the chamber as to the advisability of having Colonel McKlnstry ordered to Washington to appear before the Congress committees. Objections Sometimes Overridden. In view of the fact that the acting chief of engineers disapproves Colonel McKinstry's recommendation, he would also report adversely to the commit tee after Colonel McKlnstry had test! fled, and this situation probably would prove embarrassing to Colonel McKin stry, now that he- knows his recommen datlon is opposed by his superiors. isevertneiess. trie appropriations are sometimes made over the protests of the departments and there is a chance that the united effort of the North western delegations may be sufficient to secure not only a continuing con tract on the north jetty, but an ample appropriation lor the dredge aa well ? Xj. -' Senator Brady, of Idaho, who was appealed to by the Portland Chamber today, said he was convinced the river and harbor bill should provide for a dredge as well as a jetty and he be lieves both appropriations should be made. He will co-operate to the ex tent of his ability to get both items in the bill, unless the Portland Chamber decides to drop its fight for the dredge. NINE CLAIMS ARE BOUGHT Reno Man,' Who Made Fortune at Snmpter, Returns to Oregon. BAKER, Or.. Feb. 7. (Special.) William Blade, of Reno, Nev., has oougnt the M. a. woodward and Miller and Lane claims in the Cornucopia district at a price said to be near $100.- 000. The properties are on Eagle Creek and consist of nine patented claims, which have been well developed. Mr. Slade knows mining conditions in Eastern Oregon. He is nlannintr to install new equipment -and make many improvements. tooa ore has been taken from the claims. Mr. Slade made a fortune at Sumpter in the boom days of mining In Baker County and, when it became quiet, went to Nevada. He predicts a return of mining activity in this district. MAN, 84, IS SENT TO JAIL Mercy Shown to Aged Counterfeiter Proves Misplaced. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. William J. Smith will spenu the 84th year of his life in the Alameda County Jail, for having raised tl bills to notes rep resenting ten times that amount. When he was arrested in his cabin in Castro Valley, Alameda County, yesterday, a complete counterfeiting outfit was found. United States District Judge Doolinsr unntanccwl him tvHav The octogenarian was arrested for a similar onense previously, but was aiiowea to go Decause oi his years. SEVEN I. W. W. STAY ALIENS Judge at Montesano, Wash., Refuses to Grant Papers to Radicals. MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 7. (Spe cial.) Seven applicants for citizenship were denied because of allegiance to the I. W. W. cause and 40 were ad mitted today before Judge Mason Ir win. The witnesses, as well as applicants, were subjected to rigid cross-examination. Last year only 33 murders wece committed la the City of London. BOND REASON GIVEN Southern - Pacific Specifies Projected Improvements. OREGON WORK MENTIONED Provision of $1,425,478 Made for Electric Lines in Willamette Valley $6, 988, 075 for Wil lamette Pacific ' SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. Permis sion to issue bonds in the sum of $55, 000,000, bearing interest at 5 per cent and maturing in 20 years, was asked of the State Railroad Commission today by the Southern Pacific Company, in accordance with the announced plan. Of this amount $29,000,009 is for re funding short-term notes already issued and ther remainder for betterments and additions. Inasmuch as $21,600,000 of the original issue was also for better ments and additions, the total proposed expenditure for this purpose will be $47,500,000. Among various articles of improve vtnent which the company stipulates as specific reasons for asking this permis sion appear the following: Complete construction of Willamette Pacific Railway, $2,989,075; Colusa & Hamilon Railroad, $643,854; Fernley & Lashen Railway, $2,000,840; Willamette Valley Electric lines, $1,425,478; Sunset lines, construction, $709,366. Another item for construction of the Sunset lines amounts to $1,512,675. Without specifying where they are to be located, the company sets aside $1, 019,780 for station buildings, grounds and other transportation service im provements; $56,721 for dock and wharf property; $191,200 for fuel and water stations; $241,369 for bridges, trestles and culverts; $1,222,651 for additional main tracks; $272,856 for shop build ings, etc. Inculded In the Southern Pacific de velopment work is provision for fur ther extension of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern south to Eugene. Portland officials have recommended that this work be done this year. It will require more than $5,000,000 to carry out the remaining portion , of the project. The appropriation of Above Top of antnckets Thomas R. Harrington, of Hrliicrport. Conn., Who Sladr Vain Kffort to Save Wife. Center, Above to Right Krrdlnand Ivurhu, M irelens Operator. Who Gave I p Lifebelt to Woman Passenger and Wan Urownrd; to Left thief Offi cers -of Nantucket. Left to Right, Chief Knglnrer W oodmrd, Captain Kerry and first Officer W adman. Be low, Right Ill-F'nted S. 8. Monroe) Left LlghtNhip Brenton Reef. Bottom Beautiful Women Who Were Saved by Lifelteltx. Left to Right. Mlxa Sally Motnmbs, Miss Leona Soule and Mlas Hilda Thackeray. $1,425,478 included in the bond budget provides for only a part of this work:) it is understood in Portland that the Southern Pacilic officials are eager to complete this work in Oregon, but It Is feared tlut pending suits for dissolution of the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific may delay immediate development. . , WILLIAM MERWIN DIES Pioneer of '0 6 Passes at Baker; Wife In Hospital Here. BAKER. Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) William Merwin, a pioneer to Oregon of 1866, died at the age of 65 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital last night, after an illness of two weeks with spinal menin gitis. His wife is now seriously ill in a Portland hospital. Mr. Merwin came to Baker County in 1882 and had lived here since. He was born In Ohio and came to Oregon In 1866, settling in the Willamette Valley. He is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Lulu McDonald, of Portland: a sister. Mrs. I. 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