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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,. PORTLAND.' WEDNESDAY EVENING 'JULY 24, 1907V riinrhiPiinr f I VIJI IJII III"! mm m mmw mm mm m mm . mm Lll LIllLllUL Mrs. William CDodson De livered From the Ill-Fated Columbia Without Even : Getting Wet Got Into a Boat in Charge of Purser. .SB JtMT told Mr. William C Dodeon consldere that the most remarkable thin about bar experience la the fortunate way In which ahe waa delivered, aafe and aound without even getting wet. "I was awakened by the ahock of the collt elon and felt the rebound of the ahlp." aald Mra. Dodaon, "and I got up at once and began to dreea. put thla long coat over my nightgown and put on ahoee and atocklnga; then I groped along the wall with the ahlp lurching, and found the door. There waa a young in my stateroom and she did think there waa any danger, but her I was sure mere waa hurry! hurry!' I called to her." "Waa she saved T "I don't know. I think not. I never saw her again. Yea, Mra. Dodeon continued, I pui on a llfe-preaerver. When I got out on deck the boat had listed so far over that It waa not far to Jump to the water, and I Jumped and landed aafe end dry In the lifeboat In charge of Purser Byrnes. Other people Jumped In and on me. My arma are bruised from the crowding. There must have been 20 of us In the boat. We were rowed ovtr and nut on board the San Pedro. "No," said Mrs. Dodson, "that Is not true that the San Pedro stood off. Everybody was so good to us: they made conee and had warm blankets ready. The captain and his wife did all that thev nosslblv could do for our com fort." Asked If she saw any drown, Mra. Dodson said yes, shudderlngly. She saw a woman jump and go down; ahe missed the boat. "I am positive that t was the first woman to leave the ship. I scented danger with the first shock and made all possible haste to get off. So far as I know, I am the only woman to leave the ship with any money. I grabbed my purse as I started out of my stateroom. "I wns exceedingly fortunate In every way. even the mast that fell on the San Pedro missed me by a hair's breadth, but knocked four men Into the sea who were Bitting near me. "I want to correct sny reports of cowardice on the part of members of tha crew or passengers on the Colum bia or San Pedro. Every effort was mode to save those who either Jumped or were thrown Into the sea. When we were transferred from the sinking San Pedro to the Elder the next morning every woman was sent off In advance of the men. I never saw such unself ishness as was manifested by both the officers and the crews of the Columbia and Ran Pedro." COLUMBIA .BULKHEADED, . INSPECTORS SAY LOCAL According to Captains Edwards and Fuller No Vessel Is Unsinkable No Passenger Steamer Plying Pacific Ocean on This Coast N ot Properly Bulkheaded. Law on Bulkhead. Every sea-going steamer, and very ateamer navigating the great northern or northweatern lakea, carrying passengers, the building of which ahall be com pleted after the 28th day of Auguat, 1871, ahall have not leaa than three watertight cross-bulkheads, such bulkheads to reach to the main deck in alngla-decked vesaela, otherwise to the deck next below the main deck, to be made of iron platea, sustained upon suitable framework; and to be properly secured to the hull of the veasel. The position of such bulkheads and tha atretigth of material of which the aame ahall be conatructed, ahall be de termined by the general rulea of the board, of eupervlelng Inspec torsSec. 4490, lawa governing steamboat inspection service, re vised statutes Of the United States. The charge that the steamship Co lumbia waa not properly bulkheaded la denied by Captalna Edwards and Fuller, United States Inspector of hulls and boilers at this port, and according to their views no vessel Is unslnkable. They had not personally lnspectud the vessel of late because that work was turned over to the San Francisco in spectors when the head of the steam ship company located there but the law provides that every steamer carrying passengers for hire must have at least three watertight bulkheads and she would not have passed inspection If not properly bulkheaded. "There Is no passenger steamer ply ing the ocean along the Pacific coast within the Jurisdiction of the United States Inspectors without being prop erly bulkheaded," said Inspector Ed wards this morning. "It Is absurd to say the Columbia was not bulkheaded. Every aea-golng vessel has to have at leaat three watertight compartments. Take Ordinary Precaution. "There Is. however, no guarantee that a bulkheaded vessel will remain afloat after a collision." Captain Edwards went on. "It would be Impossible to con struct an unslnkable vessel unless it be of wood, and there la a fortune for any man who thinks he can solves thla problem. The number of bulkheada pre scrlbed by the lawa of the United Statea are all that can be used, aince no steam boat company la In the business for pleasure. It la a bualneaa proposition and ordinary precaution la taken with three bulkheada. , . ' "In a disaster like that which befell the Columbia' no amount of bulkheada would have availed much, because evi dently the San Pedro tore open thy en tire aide of the larger craft Had the Columbia been hit forward of the col lision bulkhead the etory would prob- Lably have, been different. v... ll would oe impossible iu omuni a vessel ao aa to make her entirely un slnkable, because there would, then be no room whatever for cargo, without which no boat could aucceasfullybe operated In the coasting trade. The Columbia was one of the beat vessels on the Pacific coast and captain uoran waa a man who waa alwaya particular about having her In the best or anape. He alwaya communicated hla requests for repairs or alterations In writing to the company ao mere snouia oe no ruuiu for misunderstanding. Damaged Teasels oat Manv cases of badlr damasred vessels having been kept afloat by means of their watertight compartments have been brought to light In recent years, but one of more than ordinary Interest at this time is that of the steamer Al liance, which about five years ago nit an uncharted rock orr tne vregon coast and stove a 10-foot hole in the bottom. The damage was done forward, so that the forward hold filled almost Immediately. The vessel remained afloat and steamed 71 miles agalnat atrona headwind until a convenient place to beach her waa found at Casper creek. The watertight bulkheada saved her because it prevented the water from reaching the engine-room and putting out the fires. It was generally agreed. however, that the steamer would have gone down had she not Deen an on burner and constructed of wood, as the additional weight of the coal would have been sufficient to sink her. Th. AlHanA o l-r-l vH h.r. IflMt flight from Coos bay In command of Captain Olson, and the Incident was recalled this morning In the office of Inspectors Ed wards and Fuller, altnougn tne vessel waa in command of Captain Hardwlck at the time she hit the rock. For the benefit of those not acquaint ed with tne construction of sea-going craft. It mlirht be slated that the bulk heads prescribed by law are the col lision bulkhead, about 10 or 13 feet from the steam, the bulkhead separating the forward hold from the engine-room and the after bulkhead, which protects the engine and the boiler-room from the rear. The space In the farward and after compartments is not utilized. "a " Survivor of Columbia Wreck Glanced at Ilis Watch When Aroused by Crash of Collision and the Water Stopped Timepiece. THROWN INTO THE SEA S BY FINAL EXPLOSION Kentuckian Lands Alongside of Lifeboat and Is Rescued Passengers Declare Wreck of Columbia Caught Fire Just as It Was Going Down. i OUGHS T SENT 10 ROCKS Hoodlums Who Caused Trou ble at Sell wood on Street car Pay Penalty. Martin Touhey and Luther Lamb, the young hoodlums who assaulted a con ductor on the Estacada line of the O. W. P. at Sellwood station last Sun day, bombarded the train with rocks, struck an elderly woman with one of the etones, knocked down Patrolman S. 8. Young and were only subduod after a fierce struggle by a posse commltatus headed by Judge Cameron, were In the police court this morning for trial. In view of the fact that Judge Cam eron was present at all times during the disturbances and was himself kicked on the shin by the defendants the sentences pronounced on the pair of rowdies were not unexpected. Upon a flea of guilty, Touhey was sentenced o 60 days on the rockplle and fined $50 on two charges of assault and battery and one of resisting an officer. Lamb also entered a plea of guilty and es caped with 30 days at Kelly's Butte and a J50 fine. ARMSTRONG PUT OUTjinillLDER Local Man Plays the Most Brilliant Tennis So Far in the Tourney. Armstrong, the Tacoma racket wlelder who put but Dan Bellinger in a one-sid ed match in the state tourney yesterday. was defeated this morning by Richard Wilder, who In the past has been rated a notch below Bellinger in Portland. While Armstrong played a great game at the not, Wllders brilliant driving ttaa too much for him. Wilder is now practically aure of reaching the seml-flnals and If he keeps SPLENDID TALKS Br DR. HAARON Program at Catholic Teach ers' Institute Was Inter esting One Today. The program at the Catholic teachers' Institute this morning Included two in teresting talks by Dr. J. Haaron. He spok first on "The First Modern Schoolmaster," Vlttore de Feltre of the fourteenth century, who anticipated all the best elements in modern Instruc tion. He first Introduced the, Idea of recreation and athletics Into Instruction and was distinctly a humanist. He Bert Mppman of San, Francisco, a brother-in-law of Constable Lou Wagner of this city, one of the survivors of the lU-fated steamer Columbia, who ar rived with his wife In Portland on the 12:10 p. m. train from Astoria, has the distinction of being one of the few, If not the sole survivor who saved his watch. No more forcible Illustration of the rapidity with which the steamer filled and sunk after being rammed by the San Pedro and the scant time afforded those on the Columbia to fasten life belts and launch the boats can be fur nished than by the gold watch which Mr. Lippman now treasures us a me mento or the most strenuous experience In his life. When the succession of whistles woke Lippman from slumber and the grind ing crunching sound Indicated that something was amiss, for some Inexpli cable reason ho rushed to his clothes and, taking the watch from his vest pocket, noted that it was exactly 16 minutes after midnight. When next Lippman looked at his watch on the steamer Elder the minute hand Inccated 2t minutes past 12, fixing definitely that from the lime the San Pedro tore a gaping hole into the vlials or me ioiumt)lu until the grand old ship stuck her nose Into the waves and with a gasp almost human dived to Davy Jones locker, but 10 short, fleet ing minutes elapsed. Brief Tale of Tragedy. The awiui cratteav of ttit ! crowded into that brief eixtn of an hour Is ex ploited elsewhere, but LlDDman's dra matic tale of the events crowded Into those iew minutes Is a composite story of the experiences undergunu by the survivors. When seen at the home of his brother-ln-ian. .m Nortn Twentieth rtreet at 1 p. m. today, Mr. Lippman and his wife had sufficiently recovered to be able to tell of the wreck and succeeding events. My wiie and myself occupied room 44 on the Columbia. We played cards auring me evening and retired at a p. in. Bruised In body and broken In health from his terrible experience In being blown high In the air by the explosion of the boilers of the Columbia aa ahe took her-flnal plunge beneath the waves J. W. Waddy of Franklin, Kentucky. reached the city at noon today accom panled by hla niece. Miss Eva May Booker, who also went through the hor rors of the wreck. When the Columbia went down Mr. Waddy waa atandlng on the port side just over the boiler room and as the vessel plunged her nose into the sea he was hurled by the force of her ex ploding boilers high in the air, but by a mlrcle came down cloee beside a life boat and was hauled aboard and after wards taken upon the San Pedro. Miss Booker was placed In one of the Columbia's boats by members of the crew and was picked up by the San Pedro and afterwards transferred to the Elder. Bruised and offering. Begging to be excused from discuss ing the terrible ordeal through which he had Just passed and suffering from the bruises and exposure, Mr. Waddy. at the hotel this aftt-rnoun. delayed going to hla room while he listened to .his niece's account of hla experience Jknd corroborated It. Miss Booker, a beauti ful and typical young Kentucky wogao, told of the wreck and related her ex perlencea. "1 waa aroused by the grinding crash along the side of the Columbia when tha oan reoro rammea into ner, said miss Booker, "and then was terrified by the screams and turmoil on the deck Im mediately afterwards. I sprang from my berth, threw on a klmona, wrapped a blanket around myself and rushed on deck. There everyone was excited, but all seemed much more collected than one would expect. "The water was poarlng In through the great Rah In the side of the Co lumbia and we could feel the deck swell. out under our teet as the holds filled with water. The crew and many of the passengers worked with feverish ! haste to get the boats nnd rafts over board but so quickly did the boat fill with water that the task was uncom pleted when the vessel went down. Jammed Into Bottom of Boat. "I was put In one of the boats and being one of the first In the boat was lammed down In the bottom io light ly that I could not Hee the Columbia as she went down. We were picked up some time afterwards by the San Pedro, upon which we floated, clinging to t lie 1 was awakened by hearing onejumber cargo and expecting to sink up his game It Is doubtful If he can be stood for character, its discipline, liberal vn V.nfUnt..tv1i,lnrJr,Iii'wi "tudlea and manner of study, bodily ex- Wllder had Planned to leave for Alaska erclse an(J tralnlnfr ln thart of war before the end of the week. He entered an(1 recreation the tournament j expecting to be put out MlB A h,a u Dlrnlck followed with "Li".1. h. ? JnJiJ tZ d an Intelligent talk on "The True Aim fbIw wL- kI? K.e.t Vm.ironi?; of th0 Teacher." emphasising the dignity fault before being beaten. Armstrong a of th(! teacher.g profession and the lm- volleying in his match with Wilder has portance of forming character rather seldom been equaled In Portland. The than mTIv t..rhirif i,nnB nr h. Lur " , . - ton concluded the morning's work with the boat. We were picked up "'L.i. i . ...Y...T t.-.A h . a taiK on principles of method. steamer Klder about 6 o cJock. blast or the whistle which was almost immediately followed by two short blasts. Then I heard a grinding sound as If the engines had stopped, but there was no appreciable Jar. Then 1 heard the whistle blow three times. Whether all of these tools on tne whistle were on the Columbia I could not state definitely. Turned On Light. "I Jumped uu and turned on tha elec tric hgnt and looked out of the window. 1 saw the San 1 euro alongside aim then for some reason I lootcrd at my watch. It was Just 1 minutes alter 12 o'clock. When l boarded the feeder ray watch was not running and had stopped at ZH minutes poal iZ, snowing that but lu minuies passed from tnu time we were struck until I waa lurown Into the water. "X heard the cabin boys yelling for everyone to get on deck. 1 hurriedly slipped on my trouaers ajid vest and my wife quickly put on a klmona. 1 aajusted a lire-preserver about her and then put one on myself. "We started to go up to the hurricane deck, but there was such a crowd on the steps that we could not reach there. 1 took my wlte to the other side of the boat and lifted her up so she could climb on the upper deck. Just aa I aid this the steamer started to sink. Fulled Sowa by Suction. "The suction pulled me down, I don't know how lar, but I do not think it was to tne bottom, and when 1 came to the surface 1 waa all tangled up ln wire. 1 unfastened the wire trom my body and grabbed hold of a piece of wreckage. 1 could not see my, wife anywhere and cried out for her. Soon she yelled back out of the darknesa, "I'm aboard a raft." "I hung to the wreckage for four hours ana was finally picked up by a boat from the San Pedro. The second mate was ln command and I guess 1 was not very badly chilled from the cold as 1 was able to assist ln rowing by the every minute until the Klder came alongside some hours after and trans ferred us to safety. "It has been denied thst there was any explosion," eontlntied Miss Booker, "but my uncle, Mr. Waddy, was In the middle of It and bears convincing marks of Ita force. He waa on the deck at the time the veasel plunged under the sea. Hurled Kigh in Air. Instead of being sucked down with the swirl that always goes with a sinking ship, he was hurled high above the water on the crest of a sudden burst of explosive force and landed away from the side of the vessel close beside a life-boat Into which he was hauled by the passengers. He was badly bruised and shaken by the experi ence and has been ill ever since being taken upon t he Elder." Mr. Waddy's appearance c orroborated the tale of his awful ordeal, for lie was bruised and disfigured about the face and sore and stiff ln every Joint. "There Is one other thing that I ; have not seen related about the wreck." i said Miss Booker, continuing her nar- rstlve. "Those, ln the life-boat with me , all declared that as the Columbia went i down flames were shooting up from the Interior of the ship, showing that the force of the collision had evidently started a fire in some manner. Could Hot Bee Flames. j "I myself waa wedged Into the bottom , of the boat In such a manner that I 1 could not see over the gunwale, but ' all those who were ln position to see the wreck exclaimed at the fire as it spouted out of the side of the ship. The flames seemed to nave negun to gain headway Just as the veseel took Its last plunge. Alter tne first shock of belna driver. into the boats and after we were but aboard the San Pedro we went through another narrowing experience until the Elder came and took u off," continued Miss Booker. "I was piled high on the very pinnacle of the decklosd of lumber and was Just grased by the mast as It went over the side. The boat began to wallow In the trough and everyone thought that It would sink with each succeeding surxe of the sea. We clung on In this manner for nearly four hours until the Klder came up, when we were transferred to her decks and the danger was ended." Purse Had Thirteen Pennies. An amusing feature of Miss Booker's ordeal was told by her ln relating her experiences. "As I rushed out of my stateroom." ahe said, "I grabbed up my purse and unconsciously clung to It all through the experience. When the excitement was over and I realized that I had the purse wun me ana mat it was tne only single poasesslon I had saved from the sea. I looked In It and found that It contained IlillS Forty of Them in German) Await Three Butte Young Women, Who Have th? Intention of Getting Theli Wrorth. (Special Dnrpstca to The Joonul.) Helena, Mont. July . After thre4 years ln tna uerman courts, inrei Helena young women nave suddenly been apprised of the fact that they ar Immensely wealthy. Mlases Bertha and Aredrlka Volker, better known aa "The Peanut Sisters, Snlta and Frits,' and Mrs. Kenton Kcpner are the fortunate heiresses, and they aay when they get their Inheritance they will not linger In Helena, but will go where they can get their money's worth. The money wai left them, they say, by their Grand father Volker, who died several yeara ago, but there has been a lot of troubU over the estate and it la only recently that the money left by the wealthy old German has been turned ln the dlreotloa of his American grandchildren, fhl , estate amounts to 140,000,000. TAFT Will TAKE mm TRAIL Fears ITlm for the Friend' " lie Possibly JIade in the Far West, j just lii cents; notning more ana nothing less. So 1 don't think the number is s unlucky after all." Mr. Waddy is a traveling representa tive for the Hoberts. Johnson Rand Shoe house of St. Louis. He and his niece, i Miss Booker are at the Oregon for the i present. PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KM COST Senator Fulton Takes Issue With Xewell on Force Account Matter. CHAPLAINS PUT I the Philippines eeteroay. piayea ms ..We do not want patent medicine ana?. ......... . I DrinciDifiH in in onnom ha main mmi ,t irnnw wnprnpr m v wirn was naurf nr IltiAKT DISEASE ENDS AGED NEGRO'S LIFE Harry Harris, colored, 62 years of age, dropped dead from heart failure terday afternoon ln the Morrison East Morrison and Sixth streets. HarTra was conversing with Patrolmen Robert, and Stuart relative to the re ported closing of the saloons ln Alblna and had just nnisnea declaring that aa that section of the city had gone dry there was nothing to live for when stricken ny heart disease. Dr. W. w. Bruce was summoned, but upon arrival pronounced the man dead Coroner Flnley was notified and took charge of the remains. Deceased had been employed at varilus places In the city and was a well known character on the streets. Nothing is known of his ramuy. STATION ROBBERY SUSPECTED AS FAKE (Rperl.l Dlapatch to The Journal.) Moscow, Ida., July 24. J. S. Hindman, a special detective of the Northern Pa etflc, arrived here today for the purpose of "sweating" a young woman named Nelson, who is claimed to have knowl edge or tne aneged noid-up of the sta tion agent at Kamlah, which occurred Sunday night. The Nelson woman first denied any knowledge of MacGarrah, the agent, but later admitted she had been to Kamlah. To another person she said she had planned to go east shortly to get married. Macuarran has admitted that the woman whom he took to Ka mlah as his wife Is not his wife, and that she came from the Kendrlck coun try. Mlsa Nelson's parents live on Bear Ridge, north of Kendrlck. NEWS OF DISASTER HURRIES RETURNS a (Waahlngtoh Bureau of The 4 Journal.) Washington, .jJuly 24. Dr. 4 Cornellua, learning of the drown- 4 g of hla niece, Mrs. William 4 Soule, , and her husband on he 4 'Columbia, left for Portland last 4 night." Dr. McKay, a delegate to the Elks' convention at Phlla- 4 delphla who-la here, leavea in a 4 few daya. 4 I'ntll I reached the Klder I did not nw whether my wife was dead or us do as the physicians and work out a ) not and then saw her for the first time treatment for Individual cases. Some since I was washed off the Columbia, of the best teachers are those who have showed that he Is still came. He defeated J. F. Ewlng. 4-, 6-3, C-i. Bethel's next match will be With nonr. nnv.r hrrt r.1 nwli.niHi.i.l R. R. Benham defeated H. v. Andrews . ,. ",T!K,:. "I -f. . 2 "The boat I was In had to stav alone- . . e a XT' . a 1 1 nuM Jiws icd,i,iu i. i tic v rx 1 1 wui n iiul mill . . - . in siraigni sris. 0-1. e,. . Unrmi.i.i. th.ir t,. " side the Ban r-edro as 11 was feared Alongside tbe San Fedxo. Schweln'ics gave Carl Lewis a nard rub, the score being 1-6, 7-5, 6-J. In the ladies singles Mrs. Cook beat Miss Robertson; 9-7, 6-0. PORTLAND ENTERTAINS TAFT IN SEPTEMBER Plans for a reception to Secretary W. H. Taft are ln charge of the Port land Commercial club. The big secre- formulate their own Ideas. There are some general principles of education, but we must be careful not to treat them as Infallible maxims and be sure first that they will work." ur. Haaron advocates a iudlclous mix ture of teaching the pupils to learn by memory and by perception. There Is no use." he said. "In insist ing on too rigid Inspection. Some things the student must be made to un derstand but others are beyond him. vet It is good that he should know them. Of course a child must understand his lessons, reading, writing, arithmetic tarv will arrive here from Salt Ike But there are beautiful pieces of poetry ' . c . I that he cannot fully understand, vet ha on the evening or inursaay. f P " will derive good from committing them 8. and spend the entire day of September and ,ater understand them. His reugious instruction is or thla kind. He In Portland Secretary Taft's visit to the north went is said to be nftn-polltlcal. He will visit the Vancouver barracks, in spect the forts and the Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia, and take a een eral survey of coast defenses. The Commercial club will bsnquet him. There will be a largo reception given at tha Armory on Friday ariernoon, when Secretary Taft will give a talk. STOLE FROM MAN WHO ciwiiiui grasp me meaning or manv things. For Instance, the. aimni..t thought of religion, the trinity and umiy ui uuu is lncomprenensiole. In the afternoon Dr. Hanron nnk. again and Dr. Ryan, author of "The Living Wage," spoke on some sociolog ical problems. Father Hnirh P.niurh.r of Columbia university was the other speaker. Frederick W. Goodrich had a short musical program arranged as usual for the opening of the session. GAVE HIM SHELTER IMPORTANT DEALS IN REALTY MARKET WHhln 1ft minutes after the com- ni.ini made nt notice headauarters this morning by George Gordon that he had been relievea or a waicn iai nuni. . - trolman Jim Anderson had tne aiiegea A portion of the Batlln holdtnga on the Baae Line road and East Fortieth thief behind the bars ln the person of street was purchaaed yesterday by J. ptr Darlon. Darlon was taken into r.,,t,uivr nt Rlszier's saloon. Third and Burnslde streets, and the missing lime piece was found In his possession. n.rinn tn hi., room last ntaht on the 1... w. 1 ,v.n ha Vi 11 H nn nlnCA to I (1 V laiiero l"- " "".A." i,.'.' Mnnke onH ITniirth .trt. his .head and no money wun wnicii 10 it-""." 7 a-nr - hire a room. While out or tne apiri- ,V'T' . .. A ment for a few minutes to secure a midnight lunch. Gordon declares that lAo.Inn F.nArHll1 his ltOS D 1 1 S 1 1 1 V by stealing his watch. The' case will be heard by Judge Cameron tomorrow Reed for (10,000. The property la un Improved and lays on the south side of the Base Line road. Buchtel St Kern made the sale. Gastano Tartarlna has purchaaed from Albert F. Wright a lot 70 by 80 feet on South Port- K0PF IS ELECTED ASSISTANT TREASURER Stockholders of the Title Guarantee ft Trust company at their annual meet ing yesterday created theVositlon of aa aistant treasurer, and elected Charlea H. Kopf to that office. Other officers were re-eledted aa follows: President, Thorburn Ross; vloe-president, Geo. H. Hill; treasurer,. T. T. Qurkhart; aec- retary, jonn is. Aitcnison. ine com- The quarter block at the northeast corner of East Madison and East Thirty fluh streets has been sold to E. H. Collls by H. u. Luke for IZ.300. Bam Mackin has purchased a Quarter diock at tne nortneast corner or Taggart and Bast Seventeenth streets for $1,600. Hie property belonged to M. C. Snell and la unimproved. DEATH OVERTAKES GRACE CHURCH MEMBER M. J. Lock, about 46 yeara old. en gaged in bualneaa here, who came to Portland to reside just prior to the Ban Francisco earthquake, died at hla home, 664 Marshall street, last night at 11 pany ia now fully established and equip- o'clock. Funeral services will be held pany ia now ruuy estatNiaoea ana at iw o clock tomorrow morning from equipped ln Its large and modern home Flnlev'a undertaking parlors. Interment In the Commercial building and la mak- will be in Rlvervlew cemetery. De- ing rapid growth. It ia in the twenty- ceased waa a member of Grace M. . second year of Ita corporate exlatence. church. side that the San Pedro would sink. They had to cut away a part of - the deck load on the San Pedro to keep her from turning over. When the mast on the steamer broke four men were swept into the sea and we picked up three. The other poor lellow sank beneath the waves. "1 cannot say too much for the people of Eureka. They certainly covered themselves with glory. Carriages were waiting to take the women to hotels and ' private residences and everything we i wanted was furnished without stint." Mis. Lippman, who bears a lacer ated wound on the lip from being struck by a piece of wreckage wnue in tne water, is still somewhat nervous fro mthe shock, but otherwise Is apparently ln the best 'oS health and spirits. Arter detailing tho events from the time of the collision until the slnklng-of the Columbia. Mrs. Lippman's story Is as follows: Hurled Up With Wreckage. "When my husband helped me up to the upper deck the water was already beginning to cover him, and I had no sooner clambered up than the steamer sank bow first. They say the boilers did not explode, but yet I waa hurled upward with a mass of wreckage and then went down Into the water. When I came up there was a raft near me and soma one put out a long board which "I grabbed and pas pulled aboard and then we picked up some other people. a rowboat from the San Pedro took us aboard that vessel and we were given hot coffee and blankets. - Ellis who I think was tne first assistant engineer did everything ln his power while on the raft, to save as many as possible and I cannot say too much in his ie half. The sailors acted like heroes and dideverythlng to quiet the women: "I saw Captain Doran on the brlda-e before the Columbia sunk but beyond hearing hia voice, could not tell what he aald." (Special Dlapatch to Tb Journal ) Klamath Falls, Or., July 24. Senator C. W. Fulton, on his visit here, made a public address at the request of prom inent citizens. Senator Fulton came here for the purpose of becoming more familiar with local reclamation con ditions and conferring with Secretary Garfield and Director Newell. He has alwaya manifested a great Interest In the Klamath project and aesirea io am the people ln presenting their cause to the secretary. In the course of his speech, which re ceived frequent applause, he stated that the visit of the secretary to this sec tion would do much for the project and would have a tendency to hasten the work. He took up the question of force ac count. It had been stated by Director Newell the evening previous that work could be done cheaper by force account than at tho figures submitted by con tractors. Senator Fulton stated very emphatically that as the people must ra v for the nrolect thev have a right to 'know what it is costing, and he also sain ihnt it had boen oromised that the waternaer. should be Informed of the cost of the force account work, state ments being made quarterly of the ex pense of the work of construction, and, notwithstanding the conditions, dlffculty with labor and material and the trans portation facilities here, he still In sisted that the proper way to carry on the work Is to let It out ln contracts to the lowest bidder. The senator has gone to Iikevlew with Circuit Judge Benson to meet the people of Lake county, and will stop here on his return. Charge Made hy Naval Chap lain Jones in a Letter to Metcalf. ZIMMER BACK SENT TO JAIL Telephone Official Is Given Another Term for Refus ing to Testify. BUFFALO TEAM WINS GLIDDEN AUTO TOUR (Journal Special Service.) New Tork, July 24. The Buf falo team wins the frlst prize ln the Glidden tour. The com plete score will be announced- to night. The automoblliats have gathered at the rooms of the Automobile association of Amer ica where the Judges are com puting the scores. . The Weston brickyard Is burn In a its K fifth kiln of the aeason. containing 00,000 brlcka. i San Francisco, July 14. Vice-Presi dent Zlmmer of the Pacific Telephone A Telegraph company, was again sentenced to five days' Imprisonment and $600 fine this morning for refusing to testify in the trial of Louis Glass, charged with bribing supervisors to vote against the franchise of the Home Telephone com pany. Zlmmer was called upon for his testimony and steadfastly refused to say' o word. He accepted his sentence stoically and was returned to his cell ln Jail. Former Mayor Boxton, whom Glass Is accused of bribing, - was called to tho witness stand and testified that he gave the 5,000 given him by the telephone company, to hla wire. His wire was called and corroborated this statement. (Journal Special Berries.) Norfolk. Va., July 24. That every chaplain In the United States navy ex cepting three contributed to a fund to buy legislation through a lobby for the chaplains' bill Is the charge made by Chaplain Harry W. Jonea ln an ex tended statement given out in which he further defends himself against the ac cusation that he does not pay his bills and that he corresponded with a woman who put an advertisement in the papers. ne recnes circumstances or a num ber of alleged approaches made to him to exact tribute from him for the chap lain bill fund and declares that threats were made that any chaplain who failed to contribute would be punished for hla refusal. He acknowledges that he gave a note finally as contribution to this ran and declares It has not yet been paid and lntlmatea that It will not be paid. This defense is made In a .letter to the secretary of the navy. V (Jour oal ftpedal 8.rrie.) Washington, July 24. Secretary Ol War Taft. who at present Is rusticating, ln Canada, la planning to make a politi cal Invasion of the far western countri ... . i .... . . - v . v.imjii l X' ail LMUUfcS tl. been disporting himself recently. Evi dently those ln charge of the Taft cam. palgn for the presidential nomination ar) determined not to let the vice president run away with the delegate to the national convention from the Pa cific coast states through mere lack ol effort on their aide. It has been de cided that the secretary of war shall do some handshaking and speechmaklng In the territory the Indiana man hal Just covered. It Is understood that Important speeches probably will be made by Sec retary Taft at Portland and Seattle on his way to the orient ln the early fall It Is possible that between Oklahoma, where the secretary will address th Republicans of the prospective ma state on August 24, and the coast aY eral speeches will be made and the un derstanding Is that politics will receive attention to a more marked extent than was the case ln connection with Secre tary Taft's trip through the mtddU west ln June. It Is realised that "conservative" Ha publican politicians are after the fai west good and hard, that Fairbanks he gained a certain popularity out weal by personal effort; and that something, ought to be done to counteract what has been done among the rank and file. LOUflfAT 'S Railway Magnate and Party at Astoria and Visit the Jetty Today. MOUTH Eli STRIKERS BREAK WINDOWS Mob of Two Thousand Striking Girls. (Special Dlapatch te The Journal.) Astoria, Or., July 24. Louis Hill, Mm of James J. Hill of the Northern P. clflc, arrived here shortly before noon today on his special car. The ? ear crossed from Washington Into Oregon at Goble Mr. Hill waa accompanied -by a number of distinguished railroad officials and his trip into thla section is reearded as significant. After remaining ln thla city for only a brief time the party went out to tha Jetty, where they will spend tha day examining the government Jetty works, inn innmniiii NU AUUIIIUIIAL (Journal Special Serrlce.) Scranton, Pa-, July 24. Two thousand striking girls and women, who had walked out of the silk mills here, gath ered this afternoon, and scenes of riot ing followed that rival those caused by a mob of men strikers. It was neces sary to call the police to disperse the mob of girls, who broke the windows before they were driven away. The appearance of the police did not have the effect of scaring the glris away, as It was believed would occur, and the officers were compelled to draw their clubs and threaten the girls with them before thev would disperse. While the police were endeavoring to get the strikers to go to their homes, the girls were engaged in throwing bricks and stones at tho factories, anil nearly every pane of glass wns shattered before the girls were finally scattered. It was not necessary, for the police to strike any of the women with their clubs, and none of the officers were hit by any of tho missiles that the women threw. The girls struck for an Increase In wages and shorter hours. FARMERS MUST PAY MORE FOR STORAGE BOATS FOUND Eureka Communication Is Badly Interrupted by Poor Wire Service. WRECK INQUIRY TO COMMENCE TOMORROW (Journal Special Service.) San Francisco, July 24. In quiry Into the cause of the wreck will probably begin tomorrow. It ia understood tho officials of the San Francisco ft Portland Steamship company will be called to i testify, regarding . tha. con- . dltlons, of tha Columbia (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Walla Walla, Wash., July 24. Notice of an advance from 50 to 75 cents a ton for storing wheat was served on the farmers this morning by the agents of the big warehouses and elevators. The companies advancing ratea . are the Puget Warehouse company Balfour Guthrie, Kerr, Gifford Co tha Inte rior company and soma smaller , con cerns. The advance means a loss ' ot .au.uuv uvno ig u. nnntra nr. . h county and the farmers are expressing much indignation over.' tha raiae. i meeting of the farmers has been called for Saturday to taks soma action. Owlhfc- to the lack of Interest and poor attendance nothing came of the meet ing held In Montreal recently to form a purely, Canadian, typographical union - (Journal Special SerTle.,) San Francisco, July 24. Com muni cs tion with Eureka la again badly inter-' rupted, one wire Into that city being sadly overburdened with, messages to and from survivors of the "Columbia disaster. No word was received hers ud to noon of the picking; up of additional rafts or lifeboats with survivors. Nothing definite ln regard ta the In vestigation of the sinking of the Colum bia has been determined ly tha govern ment. Three surviving officers' of the Colum bia have filed a sworn statement It Is likely depositions of the San Pedro onV -cers telling; tha other side of the story will arrive today by mall. NEBRASKA EXPRESS , v RATES TO BE LOWER ;.,:;- . . (Journal special Servtea.) Lincoln. Neb.. July 24. All sxprees -companies operating In Nebraska today notified the atate railway commission . of their willingness to reduca their rats It per csnt - :-h GEORGIA WOMEN" : . , FOR rRpIflBITIO.T . '' ,: (Journal Spede! ' , . r, - Atlanta. Ga., July U - women from all part t - , , f here today to muKe a i - '.',;' legislature t -r the r1" absolute I'tw ' u.oui ' ' r