, . -ijL-iaJ vox. in. no. mi. PORTLAND OMfiOON, FRIDAY EVENING, MOVE 19, im -sixteen pages. PRICE FIVE . CEAlTSL , GAS TANK EXPLOSION SCATTERS DEATH, TERROR AND DESTRUCTION IN ITS FIERY WAKE IN CHICAGO FIRE COSTS urn Ait Thirteen Ktxsm to Ite Dei4 Twenty Niae Unaccooritd tor aid Smet teen Injured in RoSfftik Explosions Damage Buildings for a Radius of Five Blocks and Chrmple Near-by Homes Like Rouses of Cards, Jfltrrwil Bpiil Hsri'le1 . ) Chicago, Nov. la-Fire Igniting tank of tha ropt' Jes company at 4 O'clock th wornln caused a series of explo sions, fining possibly a score of persons. Injnrlrig a Tnany more, wrecking build ing within a radlua of live blocks and causing a loss that I estimated ht ii.soo.oo. Fir Marshal Campion way that the number of dead 1 certainly 11. The hnmber of Injored to date la 17, Includ ing five persona hurt by the collapse of a bn tiding 0 feet away froth the go plant. Thlrty-rtx men are known to hare town employed In th plant and only Ik are accounfad for at S p. m Plve dead bodies have been recovered. One at tha dead haa been Identified a Ttelnh Vfetta. .uperlntendent of tha Pyl gs Plrt. Watknfc. Thomajt rxsnhfc. Jennings. ' Laborer, name unknown. l'nldentinetf body, supposed to be that of th ltrlt superintendent. The tnjnntrr- rr: Thomas ttpane. John fcnhfi I. & lniah. William Olaon. MM Wntbble. c W. ari. William H. Malowefv Bruno Han. William tint. fldward Borne. Thome ininn. John Watson. Carl Harford. A. C. Istngdoh. Alfred Co. Max M. odiea Tom fclmb From tint. Nearly all of the bodies recovered are literally torn limb from limb and not M of the a It Ilea at the moreur Is entirely complete. Stray members, les and arms, have been picked up n hundred feet or more from th scene of the i , Two of the corpse recovered had been btirlefl rlesn otitald the fence surround Inf th company's plant and a quarter of a block from the building. A three story burtdlng fe feet away from tli plant collapeed like a nous of earda when the Aral aerla of explosion wttrt upon It. lb the twinkling of an aye it was a mfe heap of brick and aoetar, the fierce,, hot breath of the ex plosion sweeping, block Way. every psrtlcle of the cloud of dust that rose When the building fell. Half s mil owsv people were powdered with the aftlclea of mortar that fell like fgrh. With the eolraaw at the building fv worsens, all of whem wre at the Wht wafehfn the fire were Injured, wo of them possibly fatally, and It wa an hour before the last was rescued from the ruin of the house The plant of the People' Oj com eanv Is at Sevehfy-fourf h and Botrth (Meo avenue. Af o'clock fhht morn fng re originated m the pratrf Of the gwefenent of the gas oomwany. The si.se of the tire has not yet been dis covered, hut It f laid, as tttrl, fo gnoYrfncona combustion. The flames soon spread to the n company ' works. A small storage rank nled with gas Was Ignited and at, aw Mk the roar of heavy ar- tfitift fher- followed mtlok upon the grst blast a series ot nravr riproironi as the adjoining tank e flred. Phre THROW8 HIMSELF IN FRONT OF ENGINE fwpeelil Wspstcb to The Jnoraal ) gpokan W-ash . Vov i" Johnnoiim gren dollhiratcly trVd to nd hlislir by lying across the trick of the Igortnem Pacific, last night A switch engine gtntcfc htm, mangling his cheat, abdomen lega. snd battering his head. He is not thrpected to gnrvlvo the day. He wn conwclotis when picked up by the train OrWW of the same engine. Who btmjgnt him to the hospital on a stretcher-. There h. told hi story j "I wanted to end my life, and I t Sorry that f did not stfer-ed. It I not because of drtnk. htit other trouble. Holllngnerl ha been brooding over the death of hi partner. U Olson, who wpji killed her on the tfotlrHrrn Pscinr track last astiirday wa sn eye - , v, . t iniMv He 1 a wid ower, and hag thro children in th home SCOW Of Mm tanks In kncceaalon were th.uk destroyed. A doren more explosions followed dttr- tmjr the couree of the flra. Te sudden release of hundreds of thousand k ruble feet of burning gas sent a column of flame apoutlng like a giant geyser m guarter of a mile Into the air, and re leased on the instant 4 furlou a heat that the people In tha treet turned their faces io the wall to avoid the scorching rays. ,,..i w The shock or the explosion shattered windows for five blocks aronnd. Bo great wa Its force that sashes wore hurled Into rooms, cornices came tumb ling down and the ground rocked as with an earthquake. More than one sleeper was badly cut when the glass of his bedroom window was daahed In splintered fratwents into hi face. There is not a whole pape of glass wftW"n rive block of the scene of the explosion, and the building In spoetor has ordered Several housoa v.t rated until their fijnndfitlorjs ran be examined to see the extent or t dam age don. , , tWHo follow! fcxpioaion. A panic rnllowed the explosion. Peo ple hair dressed ran Into the streets screaming like lunatics In a mad panic of terror. After the first fright many Went back Into their homes to gather up their helongtngs. but not one remained In the threatened district . Meanwhile the lire spread rapidly In an hour it bad reached Seventh-fifth street knd Qrbenwood avenue tad was burning so furiously that the firemen could not approach within three blocks lib ' , . . ... -.. The whole trend of the names was tnwsrd two huge storage tanks, the larieat t the plant, tt seethed certain that they would catch and people waited terrified for their rrploslon. The threatened tanks contain fOB.OOp feet of .gas The flrem'n jjotired tons of Water upon them, but sppkrentlf t P effect, but st the moment when their de struction epted, certain the wind veered around and the tire turned In the oppo site direcTiqn. mv. At 11 orlock thl morning the first bodies Were recovered a anarter of a hlorfc from the fire As the flame were gradually coming under control In the afternoon eearehing parties explored the ruin and two more bodies wer reerr At t o'clock the bodies were stilt being taken out. . An Immense crowd surrounds the plant and the police sre having diffi culty fff keepfng the people out of dan ger as there Is the possibility of other explosions . ' . . It Is flnderstood that a hlxnket fnur nce policy covers most of the loss KTmW WWTWtftl biuM Ml ft JTOVT VOTIOUaHj injnreo. tfAorntT ffperfal Serrfee ) naiHopoits. f, Nov I. An explosion of dynamite at Oretnn ' station today caused! the death of frfer Royee and fatally Injured four others. They rf working tn a quarry. : AusgfiajjEg jag jsjgAJC babthquaxx rr rr alt (owraaT Special Service.) ftome. Vov i Severe eartfiauake shocks wer experienoed today fti een tral rtaly, especially at riorence, Ptta and f'rhlno. No damage ts reported. The ctsc of Woiiingren is surroirnded by elrrumstances that make it an un istmlly pmhrtlc one. Be Is a man of tender Impulses snd there ex1ted be tween himself and Ms friend Mon, Whose death he was a witness tn. the closest hond of friendship. Raperlslly was this notleshle since th death of hi wire Her death was a blow that lg said to have almost resulted in TT"l Hngreti's losing his mind The three little children In the how of the frlend mMF m thl city, were alo a great sourcwof pain to the father Be brooded over the rgndltinn hs wag m and oom plalnedl that his rlrcumstances were sich that lie wag unable to properly provide and cars for bis little ones, that he might always hgve them near HWf $ Jf"f lb a melancholy mood, caused by the gurroundlng. thst ho ought death. GRAND JURY INDICTS GAMBLERS AND POOLROOM MEN $casait4l First All of the Men Raided M and Held for Trial-They Will Be Placed Under Arrest. fofrotrri mn, poker players and fan -tan players have been frrdfctetJ by the grand Jury as ftr TwwtA f rafda made by Sheriff Word. At 3:30 o'ctocfc thfs afterriobn tttii Jftit wrnd titilt MM against M. G. Nease. nianaeer of WarWtcV cfub for cdn4tt6t ing a resort "outrageous to pub Kc morals and wherein dissolute and tewd persons oongregate." WILL FIGHT THE CIGARETTE EVIL Resolutions Prohibiting Thel Bale or Manufacture Before Patron of WttloaHdry. ORANGE WANTS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK SYSTEM Many Degrees Will Be Conferred Tomorrow On Honored Members of Order. Patrons of Husbandry will fight the cigarette evlt. They wilt oppose the manufacture or sale of cigarettes wlthlu the United State, and will hot confine their effort against the varieties ot ready-mad articles. Thet will attempt to prevent the manufacture df MIo Of cigarette paper. Jll tht morning's elon Of the Na tional Orange tho committee, on reso lutions recommended the adoption of a resolution submitted yesterday to that effect, tt was referred to ttU commit tee on ragoiuuSns, of which T. c. Atko son of West Virginia t chairman. Tht morning the chairman reported that the committee had decided to rec ommend Its adoption by the convention. Th resolution, offered by W. f. Hill of Pennsylvania, follow: ucaa "At a meeting of McKean County Orange held at Port Alleghany. August 5, the following resolution was adopted: " Whereas, The cigarette habit i ruining score of young men; be tt 'Resolved, That we ask tha National Orange to co-operate With u In an ef fort fo have a law passed problblUng th manufacture or tale of cigarette or etgarofte paper rftft the united State of Am-sat' i four committee ha cArefuiiy con sidered th abovo resolution and, recog nlng the evils of the cigarette habit, beg to recommend Its adoption wttn the further recommendation that the sev eral state granges and the legislative committees of th National Orange co operate in vry y possible" to abolish the evrj." iJifM1L Signed. j T. C. Atkeson, chairman; 0. W. Bsjrd. !t M. WlUon. C. A. P. Ijidd and Amanda it. Horton. . This mornings session Wa defoted largely to epceehmaWttft .rtctlvlng ro ports of committee and masters, of state granges and other routine worll Re ports were submitted .from master Sanger of the state of Illinois. Kan s, Missouri. Washington and tfaasa ehusett. . xni. . jjjL rtrlef addressea were made hy Jiign fl. P. Bola and Jfrs. Pol Me of Oregon nd Mrs. L. fl W rtmsh, seeretary of the California state grange- Addresses ,lso made by Mr CI lecturer or the Oregon state frange. frof. .fames Wlthycontbe oX tAe Oregon Agncultural college, Mrs Mary 9 now nrd, secretary or the Oregon State grange, F. C Brlggs. secretary of the Washington tte grange, and J H. T Smith, lecturer of the Wahtngln state The initiative and referendum resolu- (tnt'lnttid on" Pago Klgrlt ) ctrtrwAirY ttim (P'-ta1 IMspsteh to Tke Jonrnsl ) Independence. Or.. Nov. 1 The Inde pendence JfutVal Telephone company at a meeting or storKnniqers electee tne following offker: J. A. Cmven. presi dent, W. W Perrlval. vlce-prasldent; Q. A. Hurley, secretary, od t A, Messper. I treasurer. The board of directors a Report is Returned and Creates a Decided Stir Among the rtAttttuy ft We Wly, fry Sheriff Word Are Ca a : i Uf j ill, Way, Chinese, for conducting fan -tan games. Against Tom Harrison, J. W. Simpson, Jack Emerson and Frank James for playing poker. Against Ed Styles, for as saulting and beating Fanny SuttoW. Against Charles Me eh an and Frank dames for holding up and robbing . W. Chirk. Bench warrants were Issued 4- GOVERNOR DAVIS MAY BE Reported That. Tift's Visit to Panama Is to Shake Up Commission. CANAL ZONE WILL BE SCENE OF STRIFE Ex-Commissioner Hecker Used Office for Friends' Benefit Alger In Case. (Special Dispatch te The Journal.) Washington, t, C.. Nov. IJ. The res ignation of Col. Prank 3. Hecker of the Isthmian commission, which was made publlp yesterday. Is the result of seri ous friction tn the commission. Other changes are expected to follow Secre tary Taft s visit to the isthmus, during which he will Investigate many charges against tha commissioners. It la charged that Colonel Hecker conducted himself In a manner calculated to srouae suspicion- Business Interests, it is said,- guided him largely In the per formance of his dutlMC cGmralmmlm Immediately after the commission reached a conclusion to purchase 1,000 dump cars, Colonel Hacker is aajd to have wired friend In the u Dlted Elates urging them to work up the contract. Ills friends immediately began to lobby to secure the contract. Admiral Waikei at once took' steps to frustrate the woik of the lobby Ilecker'a business meth ods ana the way he proposed handliug the 110,000,000 preliminarily appropri ated for the beginning of the work baa been seriously criticised. Hecker wan appointed from Michigan, and Is iruer std In commercial venture with United States Senator Alger. Alger is the principal stockholder of big Lumber companies in Alabama. Colonel Hecker had long experience in the lumber busi ness. And the purchase of lumber l one of the big Items In the work of the canal conetrucUon. It Is stated that-Oeneral Iyls, gov ernor of the caual sone, X to be re moved r at leaat hi powers will greatly restricted. PANAMA QUIET. be Army . ot a. Tt a mt- Panama, Nov. II. Flva hundred Amer ican marines have been landed from a warshln in the harbor and occupied La- bocn; Ancon and the Panama railroad depots this afternoon. Prealdont Ann- dor has Issued decrees deposing General Huerlas from the command of the grmy. I but giving blm a full salary for life. Tk. swmso lex tn raa r,4alnsd tsmanra rl I v and the command haa been offered toJ General Varon. General Quertaa haa refused to accept a pension and Varon has declined to accept the post of com-mander-ln-chler. Ms.n5T..ii.i rU'kiW 1 gJli V ttkTWt tmmXOmTfwW MVMMn; USIff UTU. (Jr,urnl SpecUl Aervlee,) New York. Nov. 18. The freight steamer Mohawk, belonging to the Cen trnl Vermont railway, burned off Hor toe's point early to.lay ,lerted was J. ft Craven. W. W", JrT iv l, O. D. rt'iti.-r. Walter Lyon and A. n Sperling. Th rapltsl stock was In creased from fuOn to 100. Pntncblsta a to be secured from Independence and Monmouth. R10VED MANY Late this After- fA vrfe M fury itely in afl of these cases and the amounts of bail fixed. The gamblers are the same who have been raided by Sher iff Word within the past few weeks and while it was expected that the grand Jury would make a futi Investigation, such quick action was not expected. The two Chinese in the case are the same who are stiinj Sheriff Word for damage for breaking into their houses. NET SOUND GETS PORTLAND TRADE Lack of Shipping Facilities Con tint. to Great Injury Of - this Pork VARIOUS INTERESTS GIVE OPINIONS ON QUESTION There Is Sufficient Business Here to Justify Largely In creased Transportation. Because a big duantlty of flour which should have been cent direct from Port land to the orlsnt was ahibnad bv wav of Puget sound, this city has been a heavy loser, so far as prestige Is con cerned, feeduced to, dollars and cents tha injury 1 not felt to, any great ex teitf. , . M . . 'there 1 a wide difference of opinion as to who is to blame for the lack ot transportation facilities from Uia Colum bla rivsr territory to the far east. Koine say that the Portland & Aetatlo Steam ship company is entirety at fault for th situation, while otliiru declare Just as emphatically that tho exporters them selves axe deservina of censure. Certain of his critics aay that Oeneral Manager Schweria takes but very mile interest li Portland, and does not care whether it prospers or not. Hu is accused of being a heavy stockholder in the Pacific Mull Steamship line, operating from San Francisco, where alt his interests ceni- ,, . . .... , j , ... n the other hand, It is said In defense of th Portland & Asiatic company's general manager and vice-president that he has exerted aver honest effort io do the best possible for the Oregyn me tropolis, and that the local exporters failed to reset htm half way. It is de clared that he promised the latter that all of tbelr shipment would be taken oar of if they In return would promise him their business and oeaae making shipments hy waat of Seattle ntl Ta coraa. Hut the story goes that tbe ex porters declined to make this promise, declaring that the.v would not favor hlixt la the least by waiting for his boats . It Is told as a fact that they would not agree to hold their orders for even five days If a steamer was scheduled to sail tliat match earlier from one of the north ern ports, failure te secure an under standing with some of the principal ship pers on this subject 1s claimed to be the potent reason that Portland 1 slowly losing her preatln as an export renter. Th exporters sre also scored for nt being mqre patriotic to their home city Whf n tht regular steamers operating (tm pget sound cannot handle all f y,, trafflo 1p or the explanation Is mtAe UlA, .,,1, and Tacoma ship- D t to,ther ,, barter tramp I . .... .... it Is iolhted out that they have pur sued such a course upon several ooca stons during thi past summer and fall. As proof of it the Information Is given that the British ateamal.lp Quito, aa well ta tho Viking, gre now under charter to Seattle exporters to carry flour from tlaued on Pat rar rtme costs gsoo.ooo. ffl '' T . (Jaernul peelal Isrrlc.) rtoaton, Nov IS Firs whl h sUrtod at It o'oloek last night destroyed pier Mo, 6 of the Uoosao Tunnel docka, en tailing a loss of S&00.000. for a time Che entire Charlodtown water (jont was threatened The io;ka are owned by th Boston A Maine railroad. 1. 1. ti uJtni Immedi. ciiicn enn CONTEMP Judge Mulcts Attorney Wendenhali for Using lnsHftlng Language. HOT WOftuS ALMOST END ,N personal encounter Lawyer McGinn Alleged to Have Spat in Preacher's Face and Used Larry Sullivan for Wrong Purposes. Following a brief but' heat ted verbal tut between Judge Henry K. McGinn sn AttoVnet Ed Mendenhall, which marked the culmination of the numerous exciu lng episode Incident to the trial of members of the PorUaad dub on tlie charge of conducting a gambling house, Vlrcult Judge Sears tbl snorning Hoed Attorney Mendenhall $10 for contempt of court. Attorney Mendenhall was examining juror to try. Uarvey Usde. whom tkjs state claims to be a, member of the club, when tho trouble begsu which caused tht, eil.k iiimwii criminal - Imswa tm I IbpWW' oo-ooG lftf pMwswX eJtA44sBoo' court a no spcciaiors wore lascui un awares, far A few seconds it looked as if personal collision wore Imminent. Juigo McGinn objected to the ques tions asked. "I submit, your honor," he said, "that this line of examination Is a good deal Mendcnhnllish." "No, It Un't." retorted Attorney Men dcuhttll, angrily, but it may be rather McOlnnlsh. Anyhow. I never spat In a preacher s face." " Judge gears broke in and endeavored to atop the fiery colloquy, but to thaur wrath the lswyors paid no attention to him and part ot tbe time court and counsel wore talking at once. "If I had been excoriated a you wer by Judge Shattuck. 1 would be careful what i sadd." declared Jade Mot linn. "You ought to hove been disbarred." "Wall, I didn't send Larry Hulllvan around buying up witnesses tn the Lip man A Wolf affair," shouted the Irate Mondenhall. At this juncture, whan It looked a If tke men would resort to blows to settle their trouble. Judge Soars raised his voire to such a pltoh that the antagon ists concluded to suspend hostilities; the bailiff meanwhile had addod to the -roar by w booking tho table with his gavol for order. "Mr. Mendenhall, you are fined 110 for oontetnpt of court." sternly asserted Judge hvry tt n "Snail I pay tt nowf asked Attorney Mende:ihaiL "T. Je it now," was the order. The lawyer walked around to the desk of the olerk nod deposited' tbe amount of tho fine. Returning to hla ooat by hta client he requested the court also to One Judge McGinn. No; this court will handle its own business," said Judge Sears. "You started this affair. ' h i Attorney Mendenhall then proceeded with the examination of jurors and no other untoward incident occurred to mar proceedings Four Jurors only had boon selected up to the hour cf adjournment at noou. namely J H. Lambert. W. O. McGorralck. O. A. Williams and C M. After tho adjournment of court, Judge Sears stated that while Judge MoGmu soted unwiaely In using the adject iv Merulnhallleh. oqunsel ror . tae oa fonse committed tho first serious breach I ol court etiquette by accusing Judgo McGinn of having spat in a preacner eya The jury trying Nate fcoloraon on the same charge a In tbe case of Dole, being unable V reech sn agreement, was discharged af t 3 o'clock last night by Judge Cleland. The Jury stood igbt for conviction to four for acquittal when discharged. ROBBERS DO AffLE TWO (Joerssl Speetsl Serrlr.) Detroit, Mich.. Nov. 1 8 Policeman jfohn Daley wag shot dead by burglars last midnight snd Special Policeman Herbert Plckali, who raa to his ass lot. j i ance. was- probably tetany wounneu. Th criminal escaped. A negro waV this morning arrested on suspicion of connection, wit k th murder, tail no 41 rect evldenoe against him hae been e cured. and be BreUgts Uinooence. Policeman iMiey penning A dark alley oaught glimpse of two men ettempt log. to biv.tk through,: the) horned win down- into the rear of the store whloh fgoni on No, 7S Michigan evnu-v Tbe burglars caught night of him as he ap proached am) when he nailed on tbesn to surrender tjiey opened Are InruUano- ousur.: .voioy reniiel to their . are, a moment ltr ss struck la tke by a bullet and pitoaoa STRIH IS SPREADING Teamsters of Other F tortes Quit Under Or ders from Union. INJUNCTION WAV ttAVL SOUGHT BY EMPLOYERS Will Not Handle Product of Factory Where Strike Is on Even After Delivered to Retailers. (Jooraal Special Service.) Chicago. Nov. IS. Tbe strike of th furniture wagon drivers, whloh led to riots yesterday, haa spread today to other factories in the furniture manu facturers' association. The U a mater have quit under orders from the union officials, picket lines have been eatab llBhed and tha factories ax tn a state of siege. The Chicago Employers' as sociation will try to move wagons to day with non-union drivers. lUoung Is likely to result, and it is believed on in junction will be sought against y wood Brotheoa. Zasgerle St Peterson. Nonnoat A Co., ttoroid Chair Co., Itaut-rte & Starka, and Oiseh 4 Co. The inter national teamsters have docid d not to handle tha products of any 'factory where the tsrlke Is in progress even afr tr deliveries have been made to ra tallora. ttmwel On Klnzl and Cnlon streets toddy, A thousand strike sympathisers stoned four wagons of tbe Johnson chair fac tory, and fought a battle with to- pa- '' lie. - t'nlon teamsters fanned a blocko ado Of wagons, and It took the polieo an hour to release tho. teams which wen as milled. Several policemen wore In jured by missiles, but none seriously. may be Lockout. Bricklayers Ordered to Kay Tiles De spite Protest. (Journ.l Special Merrier.) New York. Nov. 18. Kecause th bricklayers were ordered to lay (lies despite the protest of the tllelayera un ion, strikes or a lockout of ll.eoo brick layers in this city may bo ordered. HARVARD TAKES STEP TOWARD DEMOCRACY (Journal aperls! Serstee.) Cambridge Mass., Nov. II The sopho. more class of Harvard baa shattered ail class election tradition by electing to tn office of president W. H. licnltng of Sioux City, la., who la working his way through college. President Keeling la one of a largo force of student waiters at Randall ball, which Is a largo aatlrgj hall managed exclusively by students. Is Is bard to remember a cine president In recent years who has not been a society, frstnrnlty man or wealthy, distin guished In athletics or other college o Uvittr. Keeling is popular with hi classmates, but haa never been promi nent socially or In -athletics. ENGINEER OF LOGGING CAMP FATALLY HURT (Bpeetal Ilspateb to Tee J.-ernsl l Oehtralia. Wash.. Nor. IS. George Kennedy, an engineer, employed at a logging camp at Mcintosh, near Tenlno, was fatally Injured yesterdtiy hy htlng) nought between a tree and a log tha woo bojogl heeled oy si) engi-ie. ilia leg was badly crushed. Ha mtos brought here and cfTxd shortly. His parents live at Greenville. Mich. The body will be sent east tonight. stones Th robbers sasrle no tnoare to give ground and apparently reloaded their revolvers, for. when fpeelal Pnlliae tin I'l-'kell. attraeted by the fusUiaale, hurried to Ixeiey s aoeistjc. no wo met with a strtody Are from both re boo. Bet ore he could reech Daley xtde he. too. was Ml and fell. The reb oot eoceped before other policemen arrived. BAWD IT atrr SB frSTZOAOO. ijoomei oKst nwrtes i Chkwgo, N v. l Three hlgkwaraossii raided Jung T on North inc. Th 6ITIES