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Record on We
Train Jumps
: rible End for
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' New York, Feb, 16. Rushing
an hour, drawn bv two of the new electnc motor engines recently
installed -bv the New - York Central railroad, aooarent v bent on
making a recordTun, train No. 25;
-prss-ami-iirwstfT special, which carncq pundreds ot passengers,
was wrecked at the Woodlawn curve, nine miles north of the .Grand
-Central station at 6:33 'tonight.'.;. Fully 30 lives will pay the penalty
of the speed attained by Motorman Rogers in charge of the double
motor, and nearly 100 injured' were taken from the wrecked cars.
Of them, 33 were: seriously, and several of .them' fatally injured.
; Fpur pf the five cars in the fail were hurled on their sides, unable
to take the steep curve at the AVoodlawn road curve at the terrific
-rate tne tram was traveling. . r,-. .;. v-. . ' ' ''
t' At least a dozen of the passengers were hurled to almost instant
.death as the train hit the curve, being thrown bodily through win
tTSs otthe cara in which they. were riding. The mangled bodies
were strewn along the roadbed
where the wrecked cars landed." '
smoker and" baggage car, remained .on, the ;track , upright;-; Eves
this car was thrown from the rails and -bumped over the ties for a
distance of 200 yards before it came to a stop. ,The two heavy
; motors-rOf the train remained on the tracks, vi-.:.'..
'A; y'rA'' A . Death in Horrible. Form. ' ;
"Death in the most horrible-form came to many of the victims.
Some were killed instantlv bv the force with which they struck the
ground. " Others' were hurled agafns.t ,the 'charged third fai. heir,-
bodies pemg jammed between the charged rail and the tracks, electrocuting-them
the moment the. victims touched the rails, fortu?
nately ending their sufferings Immediately. ' v r '". ;
'At the; Moshula: police station at: midnight IB bodies in tem
porary caskets testified in a terrible way to the story of .the disas
ter. The other bodies were at the hospitals; where they had died
ofjfheir injuries."; It was the worst railway, wreck in the history
OTeastern railroading, since th Park avenue tdnnel disaster some
years ago. At the three hospitals in the Bronx, the Lebanon,' Ford
ham and Morris Heights, the mangled and bleeding forms of the
victims carried there, several of them at the point of death, added
their mute testimony'to the twfulness of the disaster.'.'-. - ','
;.' It was over an hour before all the. bodies could be removed. Be
fore that, the bodies of .the victims lay where, they .were hurled
along the tracks, bleedingand mangleLsome jammedtetween the
tracks and. the thicd rail. Along the road were to be seen arms,
legs, fingers, with an occasional skull, ghastly reminders of the
awtui price ot aeatn wnicn naa jusi worKca sucn navoc. .
':'7$' ' , ' ; Most Victims Are '.Women.' ;0 '"- AA'
- Strangely enough,; the victims for the most part were women.
But it took a close examination, to determine this fact, so mangled
were the bodies strewn along the road, that only an examination
of the texture of the scant clothing could -reveal even the sex of
-the victims. The softer, texture of , women's garments told the
story. Faces were ' scared beyond recognition and the .bodies
were mangled beyond all. resemblance to human forms. . ,t .
.Of the 16 victims taken to the Moshula roadway station 11 were
found to be women, four men and one' child, making up the list of
those instantly killed in the disaster. Five lie at the Lebanon hos
"pitat'twp; in. fordham and seven other .bodies afe reported ,in other
hospitals . and morgues in the! Bronx. A : h ' ' ? ! i '
. (Continued on
Mrs. Frank " MacKette Is; Friglrtfully Sezired
. While Attempting to Rescue H e r C hi I d V
f . ; Enveloped in Flames From Lamp
Crased by the sight of her S-year-old
daughter, Katharine, burning to death
before her eyes, Mrs. Frank Machette,
wife of Frank Machette of the Investors'
Brokerage company of this city; rushed
to the little girl's aid and In her efforts
to smother the deadly flames, recetvod
. burns which will probably causa her
ideath. . Little . Katherlne overturned ' a
coal oil Inmp at the family home at
(Ollbert's crossing at 10 o'clock yester
day morning and died a short . time
Vftef the accident. - " , -lj
Details of the accident will probably
fjpver be known further than while Mrs.
Machette m at work about the house
"th-tlttle grrt managed to get 4nto-tbe
kitchen wtirn the lamp waa burning and
upset if. The flaming oil poured over,
her little limbs and - body, caualng
frightful burns, ; ,. ( ,
. Vrles to atesona Child. '
. Uoarlng the screama oT her child,
Mrs. MnrhefTe ran to hef aid and at
tempted to save hT l!f Iltsr clothing
In tum lr"k fire find lic was .terribly
burned. K put ft lior-tod escaved
PORTLAND, .
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to Make New
iv York Central.
on Curve Hor-
Passengers
Special Leased Wire.) . .
along at a speed of fully 60 miles
known asheAVhtte-Plains-ex1-,
for 200 yards bejxmd 'the? spot
Only the first car, a combination
Fin Tea.)
the ravenous flames and her Ufa la, de
spaired of. . ': . - V
i News of the accident was telephoned
to Mr. Machette, who called Dr. Clay
ton 8. Beamann and they left fori the
scene of the accident In an autoraoMla
t'pon arriving at the house. Dr. Bea
mann gave what relief he could bestow
upon the victims and then brought .them
to St. Vlncent'a boapltal la the automo
bile. The little girl died while making
the U-mlle ride to the city. Mrs. Ma
chette was taken direct to tha hospital
where every attention and care have
been given
Satire Body Singed.
An examination, conducted by Dr.
Sflamnnn at the hospital revealed that
the flames had left no portion of Mrs,
Machette's body untouched. The limbs
and body were terribly burned, -while the
searing oil had left Ha mark upon her
face and. head la the form of horrible
burns. - . .-.,. - -r
The husband and father Is overcome
wlui grlnf .ana hardly -is-to- realise
the ter'lhle calamity wlijl hat over
takca bin aom,. 4 i
OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1907.
WILL BE MARCH BRIDE
'J'j V4 JL'-A' ,rv ... r"i
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Ui'&i'NMi- ','1 n''''' .Vi-.i' , , ' ' " ' -
Favorite; Actress; to" Became Brid of Young
' ' LewisoKn in'?.. March ' and .Leave Stagie..
" Her Sister to Wed Future Peer
.MBmnt Vm hi (xfnt Xeued Wtr.)
London, 'Feb. It is MtUed that
Edna May will marry. Oacr Lawtnohn.
She1 herlf ha told thlXiondoncor
reapbndent of the Hearst News Ser
rite atrd ao now, bavins learned .that
faot. Londoners are wondering when
the. announcement of the maniere of
the actreea slater, Jane, to Sir Edward
hSaaaon's son- will be put upon the oarda,
visa May's sister Is non-committal,
but those' who. know say she. la en
aired. Her. prospective husband Is a
millionaire' In .his own right, la a fav
orite with Kins; Edward, and la slated'
for 'the peerage shortly. . Both affairs
are' to' be of the heart. Mlaa Edna
May says that ahe-bas not at all con
sldered thf tact that her fiance's father
Is "the copper millionaire and that thus
ba wUl fall heir to a vast fortune some
day.- , .., 1 - - ' -
In'staf eland, many little stories are
told about bow persistent young Lewl
sohn' has. been' . , , 1
. It is asserted that ba has thrice been
told "No," but has persisted for months
In the, face of srhat less ardent wooers
might have considered, a hopeless pur
suit. ' ... .
What really kept the actresa from
accepting young Lewlsohn Is said ' to
GOT RID OF AGED MOTHER
BY FEEDING SLOW POISON
New York Woman Arrested for Murdering Invalid Parent-r-Aston-.
ishmg Plot Surrounded by MysteryMot
chloride Found in Large Quantities in the Stomach
' (Hearst Xtwa by Lsemt Leased Wire.) ,
'-New York. Feb. 1. On a warrant
charging ber with causing tha death of
bar aged and Invalid mother by alow
poisoning, Mrs. Leopold Wallau waa ar
rested at It o'clock tonight at her home,
II East Eightieth street , ,
This startling development In tha case
that bas been surrounded with tha deep
eat mystery since the district attorney's
office began an Investigation of the
death of Mrs. Ida Binge, the wealthy
widowed mother of -Mr a . Wallau on
Wednesday. . February 13, makea it one
of tha most , remarkable poison plots
ever revealed In thla city.
Reports from the , two chemists re
ceived by the district attorney's office
late . today -stated that bichloride " had
been found In Urge, .quantities In the
Stomach and visera of - Ms. - Binge,
which had beep turned over to them lor
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have been tha fact that London news
papers frequently , told of tha vast
wealth -the young man would Inherit.
To thus have Mr. Lewloohn'e money
value constantly thrust before her and
before the eyea of the publlo made the
little actress , very sad, aha says. She
said: - .'.. . ,i '
"I accepted Oscar .only because X love
him. - It Is a love match pure and sim
ple. " '. : .':'.
Miss May : said that the wedding
would likely take place aarly In March.
Mr. Lewleohn, -while admitting that
tha engagement la a act, says that the
data of the marrlags wHl bo determined
by fata flanoa's plana. Ha aaya that ba
wants her to quit the stage forever.
THOMPSON NOT? . ' '
r ' YET OUT OF DANGER
' Tha condition of. the 'men at Oood
Samaritan' hoaplUl wbo were Injured In
the Baleh gulch-accident -Friday
reported last' night aa practically tha
same as yesterday. With the exception
of Elmer Thompson, whose back waa
broken. U la said the men are gradu
ally recovering.' His condition Is still
regarded aa critical.
Mra. Binge was operated upon eev
eral weeka ago by Dr. William T.. Bull
for cancer Of the breast" Tha operation
was successful, but tha wound did not
heal, quickly and Mrs, Btnge's general
healtn seemed bad. - She waa moved
from tha boapltal to ber home In East
Eightieth street, where she lived with
her daughter, Mra Wallau, and her
grandson. Alexander Wallau.
Two nurses wera furnished to sttend
her, by Doctors Bukk and Samuel Cluck,
for 10 yeara her family physician and
personal friend, was in constant at-tendanc-npon-
her. -.l-,
Mrs. Blnga steadily grew weaker, but
thera waa nothing In her' condition that
excited suspicion until 'one day one of
tha nurses, said to ba Miss Devlne,
drank soma of tha. wine prepared for
Mrs, Wallau and he became HI. She
waa advleed. It Is said, by Mrs. Wallau
to drluk soma milk, and tha nurss foK
ltfproTti mer Arliiklng Ue milk. . k
FIVE ' SECTIONS FIFTY-EIGHT, PAGES. . i
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BY SEHATE
BigStickUsed toWhip
Californians Into Line
Japs. Can Now Go
to Schools
SarrFranciscalr Deprhrecfof thejUWrnatum-lssued byHartrldgei
Right to Govern Her Own
Schools and the New Original
-PoIicy-of-Empowerlng-PresU
dent to Enforce Treaty Wins.
(Hearst. Xtwa by Loosest Leased Wire.)
Washington. Feb. It. The senate lats
this afternoon, with a few dissenting
votes, " pasaed President Roosevelt's
amendment - to- the - Immigration - bill
which gtvea the chief executive sole
authority to exclude or admit Japanese
to the United States.., It now remains
for the house to follow suit, which has
already been arranged, and the make-,
ehlft. provlalon . which . was willingly
subscribed to by Mayor Schmlta of San
Francisco will go to the White House
for executive approval.. .
Ban Francisco Is deprived ef the right
to aovern ber own schools, and the new
original policy of. empowering tha ad
ministration to enforce, relax or sus
pend the Immigration of Asiatic cowMes
will soon be-in -operation. - :
Before the senate ., acted Mayor
Schmlta was unsparingly criticised by
several senators for his weakness in
yielding so easily to the president and
aareelna that San Francisco shall not
ibe manager of her own schools. At the
i same time the senators from California
were reprimanded for their malleability
In' also letting Mr. Roosevelt have his
own way, aacrlf loing ths . dignity and
rights of tha Oolden State, .... , j ;
Senators Deny Saving rart.
. Senator Culberson of Texas made the
strictures upon ths California senators,
and the mayor and his remarks brought
Senators Flint and Perkins to their feet
with explanations that they bad no part
In the agreement by which . the 8an
Francisco schools are to be reopened to
tha Japanese.- These denials are only
the beginning of attempts to stifle re
sponsibility for the arrangement made
at tba White House. Before the San
BVancisM officials were summoned to
Washington tha entire California dele
gation had been clubbed Into submission
by the big stick, and thera waa nonne
cessity for their presence or-advice
when tha conference between Mayor
Schmlta and the administration was in
progress.
Thj effectiveness of tha proposed ex
clusion of Japanese coollea la yet to ba
demonstrated.
Under tha provisions ef tha Root
amendment tha president Is given au
thority to exclude from tha main land
of tha TJnlted States any Japanese who
Is not possessed of a paasport from his
home government. Japan's present pol
icy Is to refuse pajspoTtr to tier-subjects
to emigrate to tha United Statea.
but thera has been no restriction to the
number who were permitted to go to
Hawaii, and other Insular possessions.
Under permission to go to Hawaii, the
Japanese laborers have been going there,
stopping over one steamer and then pro
ceeding on to San Francisco.
; Teddy Tsed Big Stick.
The president may In tha exercise af
bis discretion Issue orders denying ad-
(Continued on Pare Six,)
But " ths suspicions of Miss Devlne
wera arousedv an aha watched closely,
and finally became convinced that Mrs,
Blngs waa being given poison which waa
having a cumulative effect and would
bring about or hasten her death.
Lata Tuesday evening, Mlas. Devlne
called at the district attorney's office
and told of her belief that Mrs. Binge
waa being poisoned. An Investigation
waa begun the same night and next
morning Mra- Binge died. On the order
of the district attorney's office-her
stnmaob and viscera were removed and
turned ovee td Dr. Osy and Dr. Flint for
an analysis, and soma of the wine and
food wera turned over to Dr. Lednrle for
examination. .
Mrs, Wallau was most attentive and
tender In her attlture towards her moth
er, and as ehe knew that Mra. Ulnae
could live only a ahort while, the motive
for t:.s plot to poison tha wealthy
widow la a maUri. :" , -v..
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I!i SAY UtLIVIAS UA) dlldlVt
PTFO M ST Ffl IF: F Fn RV
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Quarrel Among Law
yers of. Defense--The
Family Is to Decide
Who Shall Stay
Cleason, Peabody and O'Reil
ly - Cause Is Attack Upon
-Jeromer-and - Presiding-Judge
by McPike cf Delmas' Staff.
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a (Heant News by Loegeat Lsaaad Wire.) '
New York, Feb. II. The legal forces
hired to save Harry K. Thaw from the
electric chair got into tba fiercest kind
of a fight among themselvea, and a
concerted effort waa made by-four -of
the lawyers to drive Delphln Michael
Delmas. the chief of staff, and his part
ner. Henry Clay McPike. out of the case.
Whether Mr. Delmaa will appear Mon
day In the supreme court, when the trial
of Thaw is resumed depends on the out
come of a family council of the Thaws,
which will ba held tomorrow, x- ; v
: The split among ths lawyers Is mora
serious and it ts a question whether
the four who are ODDoaed to Delmas.
Hartrldge aietaon. Peabody and Daniel
QJtaUly.. rontlnue in the caae If the
. family decides In favor of Mf. Drlmaa.
John B. Oleaaon held a conference
tonight with Mra. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw,
Clifford W. Hartridge at the aame time
had a conference with . Mrs. '-Thaw,
mother, of the prisoner..
.." Both IVawyexa Oomplaisv
It fs understood that1 both lawyers
lodged vigorous complaint with the wife
and mother of Thaw, and demanded a
change of counsel before tha trial Is re
sumed. - Following tba two . conferences
It waa arranged for the various mem
bers of the Thaw family to meet to
morrow at tha Hotel Lorraine and reach
a final decision.
At the family council there will be.
besides the wife snd mother of tha pris
oner, Joslah Thaw, Edward Thaw, the
countess of Tarmouth and Mrs. Carne
gie. There has been much ' feeling
against Mr. Delmas by tha other lawyers
ever since he assumed a commanding
position in tha caae following the pitiful
exhibition of Mr. Gleason when he made
the opening address for Thaw and ex
amined tba first witness put on ths
stand in behalf of -Thaw,-the-allenist,
Dr. Wiley.-.- -- t - .
Since then Mir. Delmas baa figured In
tha caae almost to tha complete ex
clusion of the otber lawyers, and, though
the defense is regarded aa having made
substantial progress since the California
lawyer assumed charge, there have been
repeated evidences of : strife among
Thaw's legal staff. (
right Among Attorneys,
Following tbe collapse of Mr.-CHeeson
there waa a fight among the lawyers
whloh was settled by Mr. Oleaaon taking
a back seat and giving way to Mr. Del
mas. At that time It waa stated that
unless Mr. Oleaaon retired from active
leadership in the defense Mr. Delmas
would have nothing further to do with
the case. ..
On that occasion Mr. Delmaa, backed
up by his partner, Henry McPike, was
tha aggressor and tbe four other law
yers were on the defenalve and finally
surrendered to tha wish of ths Callfor-
(Contlnued on Page Slt.t
VOTED CHINESE IN OREGOL
Equal Suffragists Charge That Three Cor
rupt Lawyers Supported by Aborigines
and Chinese; Managed Campaign v
(Pn hi libers' PrM by Special Leased Wire.)
Chicago, Feb. 11. A constitutional
amendment giving women the right to
vote la the aim ot the National Wo
man's Suffrage assoclstlon. To secure
this-end was decided this afternoon at
the sssoclstlon's thirty-ninth annual
meeting in Chicago. . The campatga is
to be directed in every state in the
union through state aasoclationa, which
are to exert their energies toward In
ducing state legislatures and congres
sional delegations to take steps toward
calling a constitutional convention.
The executive committee of the aaso
etatlnn Inaugurated the plan. It la de
cided that no property qualifications
shall be necessary to permit women to
vote. The convention waa told today
that liquor tnten'sts In the eouthweitt
are flahtlns; the Institution of woman
suffari; In (iklnhnmi.. Mies Laura
Ore, rVl.t in fr in Oklahoma, wlioe
home 1'." In i;it'.rf. hy Inference t.l
Oiate.t ' : i .. fni corporations of
the Bii.. i -t ;.e t mi r -,- : i ul I y '"1
In a i r ; "-t inmin n 1-
Irai.
J PRICE FIVE CENTS.
isms
Attempt to Call Men
OffCarsAnticipatedby
Company Employes
and Officers
Strikers - CIaJm ThatPlanWas
Revealed by Hired Spies in
Own , Ranks Two ' Men Ar-
-rested forFlghtirigih Saloon
Over Matter. '' '
A plan of the union carmen to caR
out tbelr sympathisers on tha cars was
headed off .last night toy spies In the
ranks of tha strikers. When a band of
strikers reached the scene selected for
the tie-up they found a dosen policemen
waiting for them. ' - '
Testerday afternoon tha carmen's
union decided to raise ita wage demand
from an increase of 1 cent an hour
to an lncreaaa of t cents over tha old
scale. The reason given for this move
waa that a ,arge number of working
carmen had pledged themselves to walk
out at the call of tha union should a
substantial raise of wagea be lnalated
upon. With ths belief that they could
bring about'-sf Womplet . IlB-Upj;
the new demands the union then de
cided to act at once. . , .
Surprise for tha Strikers. ''
Hawthorne and Water streets, which,
pending , the closing of tbe Madison
street draw, la tha terminal for the O.
W.. P. lines, was selected as tbe first .
,1, .r , k ... . A ou r, a a M,M watt
sent to this Intersection, but they wera
met with aa complete a surprise party
ag ever gladdened the birthday of a
youngster. A doxen policemen and a
crowd of day carmen were there before
them. .
The policemen were there to prevent
there to take the places of any workmen
who might be induced to denert tbe em
ploy . the company. ; The ' strikers
thereupon decided to defer their demon
stration to a more opportune time. A
majority of their number went back
down town during tbe evening to affect
a tie-up. The anticipation of tbelr
plans is auriDuiea uy me unionists iu
hired spies la tbelr midst
OMuiaafflaw itasnaill
Soon after tha strikers left Hawthorns
avenue and Water street a little InoJdsnt -occurred
which resulted In the arrest ot
two men. Vice-President P. Fisher of
tha Carmen's union and Phil Murray, an
O. W. P. motorman. According to
Fisher, a wholly unprovoked attack waa
made upon him by Murray and another
O. W. P. employe named Robert Adams.
Wisher anil mvatiI nth.. Hiilmilata m.
malned after the majority had left The
vice-president of tha union went Into
the Oaka saloon, drank a. glaaa of beer
ana was at tne luncn counter when Mur
ray stepped up behind him and, with an
oath, struck him a heavy blow on tba
head with his fist Adams, wbo was
with Murray, then struck Fisher also.
and the two pummeled him out of the .
aide door,, where two policemen Inter
fered, r -.- -, , .
Fisher and Murray were arrested and
wera booked at ths police station on
charges of disorderly conduct Fisher
(Continued en Page Seven.)
"Wo have made a valiant fight In
Oklahoma," Mlas Gregg said, "against
terrific odds. Ws were opposed to the
political mschlne ef the territory.. How
ever, J predict that within two or thrre
years wa women of Oklahoma will ha
on aa equal footing politically with
the men." ' '-.
Reports from various statea were
read. In discussing the crunades In tha
northwest Miss Kate Gordon of New
Orleans, said: "Three corrupt lnsryars,
supported by negroes. Indians. Chinese,
corrupt and illiterate whlfa, hav mint,
aaed the antt-suffraife campaign cf
Oreaon."
Election Of officers r "e
tloa. will take pinre M i. I- ; , .
pecteil all pre-.-nt r'" ' -alocturi
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