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THE OREGON DAlLY JOURNAi; PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 24, ' 1907. EST ANXIOUS RELATIVES ARE ITOOKPE'RU-M WITH QOOD RESULTS ., ,v- . . ,l.i.J',..,l...l-.i ?i Great Site pecM "HI f :$: X-iiW. HOPING AGAINST HOPE Ev fery. Dispatch Is Eagerly Scanned to Learn of Fate of Missing. , "y SOME GET -WORD OF - ' LOSS OF LOVED ONES Among the Paasenf era of the Sunken Colombia Were Number of Teacher Retaining From the Na tional Convention at Los Angeles Borrow broods over Portland while anxious) friends and grieving, relatives wait hop fully for the uncertain return of loved ones who went down Into the daep with tha 111-fatad Columbia. Tha sharp, sudden anguish and shock Of tha first sad news has passed leaving tha deadened pain and silent suffering of those who wait In soma homea re- aaarlng telegrams hara Drought sun jfiTna, but even here the rejololng over dsrparaonal happiness ia shadowed and tern pared with sorrowing- for thoaa not so fortunate. Throughout the city mingled with those who hope are thoaa who have eeajed to hope and who are now waiting sadly for tha return to them of the pitiable forms bereft of life when the Ban Pedro sent the Columbia to her laat long anohorage. Among theae perhaps the beat known is William Souls, marina reporter on tha Oregonlan, who has prao tloally abandoned hope of ever aeelng hta bride of little more than a year return to him. No word haa been re ceived by Mr. Boula which gives him any chanoe to hope. Mrs. Souls was not among those reported as arriving at Eureka and the only chance for her life la that she was in one of tha boata not yet reported. Tonng Bride Well Knows. Mrs. Sou la waa a well-known young woman of Portland. She was the daugh ter of Barah C. Vanhom of Washington county and a niece of Dr. C. w. cor nelrue of this city. Dr. Cornellua waa attending tha national convention of the Blks, but la hastening home. Mr. and Mrs. Soula were married but a little more than a year ago. and Mm. Souls had started home from San Francisco after a short visit with friends In that city. O. W. Weatherly, 411 Eaat Yamhill street. Is mourning the loss of his niece, Mrs. H. T. Wlntera and her children, Roland, aged 1 years, and Virginia, aged alx months. Mrs. winters is well known In Portland, being the wife of Harry T. Wlntera, former foreman of The Journal, but now holding a position with the San Franclaco Chronicle. Mrs. Winters and her little children were on their way to visit In Portland for time when the accident happened to the Columbia. All three are reported to have been drowned. Max Claus, chief engineer of the Co lumbia, la among the missing. Mr. Claua waa the brother of Louis Claus of the Oambrlnus brewery and had been a resident of Portland for the past 15 years. He waa employed on the Co lumbla at the time she was damaged In tha San Francisco earthquake and went baok only a short time ago. He was making hie first run Hi nee returning to the vessel at the time she went down. Mrs. Claus la In Portland and is dis tracted at the loss of her husband. Xri. Cannon Loses XiVe. Mrs. R. B. Cannon, mother of R. D. Cannon, City editor of the Telegram, lost her life In the wreck of the Colum bia. Louis O. Cannon, a brother, and Stella Cannon, a sister, were saved. A telegram was sent to Mr. Cannon last night from L. O. Cannon at Eureka, stating that Mrs. Cannon had been drowned, but that he and his sister had been saved. Miss Cannon Is suffering severely from the shock and exposure and will return to the home In Han Francisco as soon as she Is able to travel. The party was on the way to Portland for a visit with R. D. Cannon "when tha wreck occurred. Mrs. R. B. Cannon lived with her husband and family In Salem for sev eral years, some 15 years ago, where, Mr. Cannon was engaged in the mining 1 business. There are four children R. I). Cannon of Portland, R. E. Cannon of Standard, Texas, formerly a Salem newspaper man; Louis O. and Btella Cannon or Han Francisco. s Xo Word Trom Zngiaeer. M. C. Burpee, assistant engineer of me tJoiumDiH, who undoubtedly went down with the Ill-starred craft, had been a reaiaeni or Portland for the past IS years ana lor 10 years had. been em filoyed in the engine-room of the Co umbla. He waa in San Francisco at tha time of the earthquake and was on tha Columbia when she went on har peara s and in tha San Franolaco har bor. Mr. Burpee leavea a wlfa and three-months-old babe. Mrs. Burpee clings to the hope that her husband may yet coma ashore in one of tha boats un accounted for. Burpee was thrifty and thoughtful and leaves his wife and child fairly well provided for. He was 40 years old and was a native of New Brunswick. Crushed by tha Shook. Mrs. W. F. Whltnev. wife . of tho missing first officer of the Columbia, is reported to be In a serious condition as a result of the extreme anguish and nervous tension that she haa undergone for the paat two daya. It waa neces sary to have a physician with her laat night, when she waa removed from her realdence in the city to the auburban home of friends. Wlfa and Children tost. Three members of the family of O. S. Lewis were lost when the Columbia went down, the father alone escaping ' VI - - A f s t ' -- A JJ HON a 8LEMP. SUMMER FOR MEN CLOTHING AND BOYS ence, aged li years, are Mr. Lewis, who a watery grave. Tha body or Urn. Lewis waa recovered from . a boat at Shelter Cove, which contained 14 living passengers. The remains of the two children, Ray, aged ( yeara, and Flor uit missing. la a California mil lionaire, waa residing at Pasadena and the family was on the way north to visit with relatives. H. L. Rogers, at station B poatofflce, and Alton Rogers, federal court reporter, are cousins of Mr. Lewis, and Lewis Rogers of 1021 Halght avenue is a nephew. He Is a retired sawmill and lumber man and conducted one of the largest mills in Washington, at Ooldban, 40 miles from Seattle. He now owns a walnut grove at Loa Angelea and an orange grove at Santa Ana. Other peraona who lost their Uvea in the wreck, but who were not residents of Portland, are being sorrowed for by friends In the city. Mrs. ueorge tu. Keller and three daughters. Miss Alma, Ef f le and Grace, were three ' Portland bound passengers from Decatur, Illinois. Mr Keller Is one of the best-known stockmen In Illinois, being secretary of the Decatur Racing association. W. H. Truesdale. of Llttlefleld. Cal ifornia, was well-known in Portland musical circles and was bound for Port land at the time of the wreck. Coming On a Visit. Miss Ruby Cooper and Miss Nena Cooper, friends end schoolmates of Dan iel Perkins of St. Johna. were on their way to St. Johns for a short visit. The young ladles were coming from their home In Fayette, Minnesota, by way of California. Miss Kiatrlna Hayden of Colorado Springs, waa bound for Portland after having attended the National teachers' convention. Miss Hayden - waa well known In Colorado Springs aa an edu cator. Her former home waa Cripple Crefk, where her parents now reside. Miss fl.ary Parsons of Denver, was another teacher to lose her life in the wreck. She had been attending the Loa Angeles convention and was on her way for a short visit with Portland friends when the wreck occurred. Teachers Trom Texas. Miss idna Wallace and Miss Bertha Wallace of El Paso, Texas, were prom inent teachers In El Paso. Miss Edna Wallace was for five years, teacher In Spanish at the El Paso High school and: had recently been elected to the chair of Bpanlnh in the state university of Texas. Miss Bertha Wallace resided in Austin. The two sisters were Intending to visit In Portland for a short time and then return to their homes by way of Yellowstone park. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark, of El Paso, Texaa, both well-known in that city were also lost In the wreck. Both were telegraph operators. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Winalow of Oma ha, wore also bound for Portland, and lost their lives. Mr. Wlnslow is a wealthy and well-known resident of Omaha. C. H. Harrington, principal of the hlah school at Buda, Illinois, a cousin of Mrs. W. A. White of Oregon City, la among the mlsslne. Mr. Harrlngtpn hsd also been attending the National Educational convention at Loa Angeles. Hon. C. Slemp, Congressman from Virginia, writes: "I can cheerfully say that I have used your vaiuaoie remeay. renuia, with beneficial results, and can unhesitatingly recommend your remeay to my friends aa an Invigorating tonlo and an effective and permanent oars for oavtarrh. Splendid Appetite Mr. J. C. 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The entire stock of Summer Clothing must be disposed of RE GARDLESS of COST or PREVIOUS SELLING PRICES to make room for lavish assortments of the Fall Merchandise which is soon to arrive. Our Mr. Ben Selling, who is now in the east, is scouring the market for the most exclusive and finest tailored clothes for the city of Portland this fall. You can readily see that we must have the room, consequently the MERCILESS REDUCTIONS Men's Outing Suits at Half Our magnificent collection of high ly tailored Outing Suits will be sold at less than cost: $35 OUTING SUITS $17.50 $30 OUTING SUITS $15.00 $25'OUTING SUITS .'$12.50 $20 OUTING SUITS $10.00 Men's 3-Piece Summer Suits Reduced Every Summer Suit in the house MUST GO Greatest Summer op portunity: $40 SUMMER SUITS $25.00 $30 SUMMER SUITS $20.00 $25 SUMMER SUITS $15.00 $20 SUMMER SUITS $13.50 Young Men's Outing Suits Reduced Ages 16 to 20 Grandest Bargains of the season: $20 YOUNG MEN'S SUITS.... $10 $15 YOUNG MEN'S SUITS.. $7.50 $12.50 YOUNG MEN'S SUITS $6.25 $10 YOUNG MEN'S SUITS. . .$5.00 PASSENGERS WATCHED (Continued from Page One.) grasped her baby. Aiding her all ha could they rushed together to the upper dack. There all waa confusion. People were flinging themaelvea into tha sea. Life boats were being crowded and women were hysterical. Ha could not find a place upon a boat and the ship was sinking. Ordering his wife to jump with the baby he followed her with tha boy under his arm. The woman aank on reaching the water, but held closely to her precious burden. Peterson endeavored to raise hi a wjfa above the water and in doing ao lost his hold upon the boy whom he had held under his arm. IJnable to aid both his wife and boy at the same time he floun dered between .them, trying vainly to rescue them, until the woman with her baby and the little boy arose no more. Peterson swam about helplessly and maniacally for a time, but finally re alized that all was lost. He was picked up a rew moments later Dy a life boat and today on the Elder tried to tell how be wished that he himself had died. Boys' Wool Summer Suits Enormously Reduced $3.95 BOYS' WOOL SUMMER SUITS $2.75 $5.00 BOYS' WOOL SUMMER SUITS $3.50 BOYS' $ 6.50 WOOL SUMMER SUITS $4.95 BOYS' $10.00 WOOL SUMMER SUITS $6,50 , BEN ELLING LEADING CLOTHIER SWA3I TO LIFE RAPT li At the United Cigar Stores Special Feature This Week. Palma de Cuba Bouquets 5c. each Same rate by the box. Here's a cigar that meas ures up to the standard of most three-for-a-quarter Havana Cigars. The filler and wrapper are Havana tobacco and the cigar will appeal, to Havana Cigar smokers. UNITED CIGAR STORES COMPANY Principal of Seattle School, Profes sor Lucas, Among Survivors. Astoria. Or.. July 24. W. Hardin Lu caa waa one of the survivors of the steamer 'Columbia on board the Oeorg-e W. Rider this morning-. Mr. Lucas Is principal of the Ross school In Seattle and waa returning from Los Angeles. He is a native of Paris, Kentucky. "I barely had time to put on some clothtns; and make my escape," he said, "seeing there was no chance of escaping except by lumping, I leaped Into the water. As I Jumped there seemed to be an explosion ana the whole stern of the ship seemed to be torn off. As I swam out the boat seemed to be lurching in my direction and I was considerably alarmed. "I swam harder to escape the suction and Anally found a life raft with no one on it. i oocupiea it myReir ror some time until three other men boarded it ana tnere we stayed until we were res cued" DIGNITARIES TO BE DOG MEAT NO MORE SPECIAL SUMMER EXCURSION RATES VIA From CHICAGO Use "LAKE SHORE" OB Michigan Central Tha aiaa-ara Falls Bout From ST. LOUIS Um "BIG FOUR Route.' Lowly Lineman Vanquishes Archie Roosevelt's Bulldog Pete, Which Had Chewed Ambassadors. (Bpeeltl Dispatch to The Journal.) Washington, July 24. Pete, Archie Roosevelt's pet bulldog, has been ban ished for keeps. The president com muted the death sentence, at the request of Archie, to exile for life, and Pete, who moved fast In diplomatic and other of ficial society in Washington, never again will rule supremo at the White House. Strangely enough, Pete giot along iairiy wen uniu ne commenced to cnew up common folks. As long aa he con fined his attentions to high society and was satisfied to chase members of the president's lawn tennis cabinet, and take a bite or two out of a foreign am- DBssaaor, ne goi along an ngnt. Yesterday, However, a lineman from the telegraph company had occasion to enter the yard where Fete waa confined, during the absence of the president and his family. Pete fondly embraced the lineman with teeth. A complaint was made ajd tha presi dent sent to Washington for the dog. Securely muzzled, Pete, who had treed a French ambassador, was carried from Washington Into permanent exile. MOON'S FACE WILL BE IN HIDING TONIGHT "AMERICA'8 GREATEST RAILWAY SYSTEM TO BOSTON OLD HOME WEEK, july 25, 26, 27, 28 From CHICAGO or ST. LOUIS ONE FARE plus $2 for the Round Trip. A Grand "OLD HOME WEEK" Celebration and Reunion Seven Days of Public Festivities, commencing JULY 28th Founders' Day: Patriots' Day: Greater Boston Day; New England Day; Massachusetts Day; Women's Day; Military Day. During these seven days Historic BOSTON will be AT HOME" to all her Sons and Daughters. wherever residing. TJOaTTIAr JPr "DTTlTT'OUT JULY 13. 22, 23 muwjlv w j.kj AUG g 10 20 24; SEpT 10 14 24, 28 Fare from CHICAGO, $24.00 Fare from ST. LOUIS. $27.00 NFU7 FMriAUri DFCADTC JULY 13. 22, 23 I1LTT LUULHUIS ItLJUniJ. A Tin m -n -a- RTTPT in Id 71 7 From CHICAGO or ST. LOUIS, One Fare' Plus $2.00 for the Round Trip CANADIAN BESORTS, daily until sept. 30, w From CHICAGO or ST. 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