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VOL. VL' NO. 293.
PORTLAND, ; OREGON,; WEDNESDAY EVENING," FEBRUARY ; 12; 1 1908-SI J$EEN PAGES.;
PRICE TWO' CENTS.
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Salem Judge Believed to Be
Final Compromise of Ore-
gonV'5Deegatioii-.to f Fill
United States Districtt At
torney's Office; ., y y' ,
Candidate - Said- to Meet Fa-
y v6r-ot State'siDelegation
in Washington Opposi
' tion tto-Cleeton -Eclipses
His Chance for Placei
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SCENE OF WRECK DRAWN FROM. DESCRIPTOR FURNISHED THE JOURNAL ARTIST BY AN EYE WITNESS.
, ,-; . ; ..... . r.. TRACK IS THE LOCOMOTIVE EXPRESS AND BAGOAQE CARS.
THE CARS ARE IN THE DITCH AND ON. THE MAIN
mumihe
PERSONS
HUB
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. tSpcchl IHaratek. to. to oaraU
WihlDg-ton, D. C.: Ttb.' U.JuAk
Oeorce H.. Barnett of 6alem Is now r
Clvln ih -onsldersUo th Oregon
dtltntlan u poltU United StitsS
41tMet attorney to succeed W:-C1 Brls-
tof nd the "indlctlcrt Are tbat" is will
reeslve the lnltedaupport of the !!-
Ktloa tor U Appointment Jds Bur
liett n been strongly reeotnmended tr
bom Francis J. Heney and' . W. .8.
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JUDGE GEORGE H." BURNETT.
Corrected List of Killed and
Injured on the' Unlucky
Sheridan' Train.
The dead: t v
" JOHX M10'NALD. McMinnvlUe. -,
MRS. J. K. BATES and BABT, For
est Orore.,. S . , ,
Toe injured
"P. g. JUDOB3WAT, 541'. Broadway.
Portland, hack, head and arm hurt. '
THOMAS i C. FINNBOAN, . . Portland,
hip broken, i i - .
L E. HARBUR. Portland, shoulder
and'fcaok hurt "- . - . :
-A. MORRISON, - PoHland. .hand
sprained and left arm hurt. ..
B. H. GRANT. Portland, shoulder and
head. hurt. .. ;t
W., 1 .HEMBREE. JicMinnvllle. let
no mip wvuuui, .
IK, M. MATBKRQER, McMlnnvUle,
faco hrvlsed. t - '
M. w. qordon. side ana iec nun.
XcMlnnvtue . -, ..... .,.
K. o. DEXTER, Bneriaan. Dae ana
neaa nurt. . . . . i. . . . :
ALEX fefaLn. knee ana oacic. ori
land.
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DEATH ' RODE ON A BROKEN RAIL
. Dilapidated , rails on an antiquated roadbed caused the fatal accident to the Sheridan
J train, Southern Pacific, at Forest Grove at 6 o'clock last night. . Three passenger coaches were
plunged to the ground from a trestle and three persons were killed and 29 injured, some se
verely. To the slow progress of the train was due the escape of half a hundred persons from
instant death. The track is one that has for years been considered too rickety for the traf
fic it is obliged to stand, but Mr. Harriman's policy of riot speeding any money for improve
ment of his railroad property in Oregon, has militated against keeping the branch line of the
Southern Pacific company on the west side in good condition.
Three Killed and Twenty-Nine Persons lnured in Wreck on
Sheridan Branch of Southern PacificMiraculous Escape
of Child of Mrs. Bates i of Forest GroveEye Wit
nesses' Description of Accident
aijother vicnri
HER WTO
Report at Gaston and Forest
Grore That Unknown
Man Was Killed.
The missing man referred to In the
story below Is A. W. Henry of Gaston.
He Is 23 years old, and a farmer.
Passengers on the Southern Pacific
local from Forest Grore this morning
brought the Information that the body
of a fourth victim of the wreck of
last evening may still be burled be
neath the wrecked coaches."
"No one knew 'the name of the sup-
M 1 ..I a k i r
' (Speelal' Dlfpatck te The Jovratl.)
Forest Grove, Or., Feb. , 12.-
Creeping along at a snail pace , with
a : hundred passengers m the day
G. M. BADDERS, Carlton, knee hurt coaches, the west sjde train of. the
J. IE. BROWN. Bnencan. neoa ana I Ronthprn Pa rifle rnmnnnv Ana at
shoulder '.Jy- '. . . thiiov g-9.it ina wa
MRS james brown. Sheridan, aide derailed at the trestle half way be-
Diiiev. -hand and tween DUley and Forest Grove. Not
hurt
FRANK KNIGHT,
ler -ioeraiAr1.
MRS. D. .STOUT. McMinnvlUe. Inter-L. ... . it . .
nally Injured. I train crew naa uw sugniesi iaea innt
J. W. HOWARD, Cleveland, Ohio, aide
and lejr cut. -
C. C- POERINE. " North TamhlH.
bruised on back and head.
MAT KARIGUS, Portland, badly
nrutsea:
a passenger nor any member of the
LtJ'Ren and will 'receive the support Of
nfeenator Bourne. It is also believed that
the other members of the delegation
will unite In the recommendation of the
new candidate and. send his name to the
? resident In a few days supported by
he entire delegation. It' Is understood
here that Burnett will resign from his
filace on the bench it the' appointment
s given htm and assume the duties of
the new office as soon as he can Qualify
for it. . . ... ,
Several days before the deosrture- of
Mr. Heney from Portland on Saturday
last the name of Judge Burnett wan
ent -to Washington together with othefl
recommendations and rrom advices
wnicn nave since been received it - is
taken for srranted that Judae -Burnett
Will be the choice of the delegation. .
The ODDOSltlon- that has arten to T.
IT.-' Cleeton. the -last man to .come into
(Continued on Page Seven.)
there was danger so carefully was
the engineer feeling his way over the
rusty rails of the side line to the
Harrlman system. The train crew
j. a. Cunningham, canton, Oregon, had become hardened to the rickety
L by1?" and b'8rk . rn h' t,flaanr0 thnno-h
that no accident could possibly oc
cur while the locomotive was going
at the rate of a bare eight miles an
hour. ' 1
The weight of the engine must
have snapped a rail at the east end
of the trestle after which the ma
chine passed over In safety with ten
der, baggage and express cars. The
regular coaches
slightly bruised, back cprained. I were not so lucky. The weakened
. rail gave way, and . three of them
liUlLUjii rjXtrlAJoLyjri y ninnged with an awful crash from
KILLS YQUNGf TENDEE Ith bridge to the ground, where they
ronea upon meir Biaea.
Mrs. J. E. Bates of Forest Grove,
cut
MISS GRACE HARDING, Gaston,
nreoron arm "Drained.
FRANK brown, uaruon, uregon,
back sprained.
ii h. t kkr. Huuer. dbck nun.
MRS. P. C. LADY, and HAZEL. L.ADT,
both bruleed. about bead and dbck.
MRS. 8TRAHON. sneridan. cut aooui
face and arms, r '
a: F. SHIEt-ING. McMinnvme. cut
PAUL. WEIDNER. rortiann, Dae
sprained, leg hurt.
A. W; FOWLER, brakeman, back and
MRS. JAMES MUUtOt, epoaaoa, I "viu. ,
" (gpeeld DUpatch to. The Journal.)
i Bakersfield. Cal.. Feb. 18. Charles' D.
House, J years of age, a boiler tender
for. the Sunset Road Oil company, was
blown to pieces, yesterday by the explo
sion or a Doner, jnts ooay was ourtoa
1,000 reet. ,.;- , . '
Secretary Robs Diplomat.
her : little, eon. Harold, and John
McDonald of McMinnvlUe were
killed Instantly. Another child of
Mrs. Bates escaped without injury.
Twenty-eight passengers were. more
or less hurt, some of them very se
verely.- One woman was Ditched vio-
(SmcU! tlDtch to Th Joornal.) I , . nA
German minister: at 'this capital, the' lay stunned upon the ground several
secretary or tno legation nas Deen ar
rested for fraud of 11.000. and is con.
fined in orison, under constant watch of
a guard to prevent suicide, which he has
already attempted;.
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OPENING OF BANKS
WILL ENRICH
CHANNELS $2,000,000
, Immediate restoration of, a very large
amount of money, probably J2, 000,000,
to the local channels of. trade, and, re
vival of hope and confidence In more
than ' 20,000 depositors, many -: of them
business men and boosters, Is regarded
as an event of immense significance to
PorUand at thla time. . .
Two banks reopening in Portland
within a" week are expected to have an
Important effect upon the city's busi
ness situation. Aitnouga ine real estate
market Is already good, the .restoration
nf normal banklna- conditions will fur.
Wher stimulate realty. It will also help
retail, trade, ana wui send . tne . weeKiy
bank clearings ahead of the' same
periods last, .year.' -" k 'w-j,
The German-American bank opened
today at Its new quarters . In the old
bank's location at the corner of Wash
ington and Sixth streets, x. (J. uevnn
and Samuel G. : Reed occupied the re
spective places of cashier and president
That 'Mr. Reed has surrounded himself
with a atrona- board of directors Is gen
erally conceded among bankers and busi
ness men. .....
The bank wUl at once begin listing
the - names of depositors representing
125 or less,, and will - verify tneir ac-
counta After this work la done- these
depositors will be notified to come to
tne Dan it and get tneir 1 money, ine
same process will then be carried out
with depositors of amounts under J50,
and so on throuah the list. As soon as
the necessary arrangements for bonds
can oe mane tne banic win maxe a dis
tribution of Home Telephone bonds to
those denosltora whn hn.ve aubscrlbed.
The Merchants National bank win
open ror business. next Monday morning
at to o'clock. Bank Examiner at, X. Wil
son lata yesterday afternoon- received
a dispatch -from. Comptroller Rldgely,
wasnington, saying: nz in your opinion
condition of bank now warrants, you
may-permit resumption and turn over
in me oanK tne assets, and wire inn
orrice aay ana nour name resumes." i T.iy,
.- Mr. WUeon said the bank had fully i) Omier
complied with the conditions that made
it sare to reopen, and tnat it wm re
sume business next Monday.
; The creditors have been exceptionally
ready and willing to sign long time
certificates for - XI, I and , 24
months, and so1 large a part of the de-
pokits nave Doen signed orr tnat it was
made possible for the bank to resume
without immediately increasing Its. cap
ital stock of 1260.000. Later this will
be Increased . to 1600,000. ( v , -Three
new directors have been added
to the board. The old officers wUl re
tain their positions In the bank. They
are: f resiaenu-. r ranic - watsonr vice-
yards from the second of the three
derailed coaches. As If by miracle
she had escaped death and even se
rious Injury, although her face and
arms were badly slashed Jby the
sharp edges of the window glass.
Scores In Wreck.
Foui? score of passengers were In
the wrecked cars and amid scenes of
wildest confusion, screams of women
and shouts of men, the imprisoned
persona crawled f rom" the . car wjn-
aows ana aoors ana loose wau wr
not, "hurt struggled bravely to assist
the wounded from the wreckage,
working with desperation, for It was
thought that at any moment the
broken timbers would hurst into
flames from the Plntsch gas lights,
many of,, which were still burning
and the gas escaping from those
which were not.
Judgiig from the condition of the
ties the middle coach must have left
the rails first. The express and bag
gage car and engine remained on the
track. Mrs. Bates, her daughter and
Mr. .McDonald were killed In the
middle car. Eye witnesses say that
McDonald was sitting' in the center
of the car and just behind him were
Mrs. Bates and her daughter. All
three were on the side away from
the direction of the fall, and when
the4 car sunk Into the ditch Mrs.
Bates was observed to be thrown
violently head first against the op
posite car wall and her head terri
bly crushed. The little girl's head
was caught under a broken seat and
almost severed from the body. Mc
Donald was thrown beneath the seats
and when ' his body was removed it
was found that his back had been
broken and his skull crushed.
Aid From Cities.
Much credit is due, the people of
Forest Grove and' DUley. A track
walker who happened to be near the
scene of the wreck hurried to Forest
Grove and gave the alarm and from
there word was sent to Dilley. Be
fore long hundreds of willing hands
were at the wreck . caring for tne
wounded 1 and rendering every as
sistance possible. Several physicians
came from both towns. The in
ured were transferred to the mall
and express cars and the bodies of
the dead were taken to Forest Grove.
The wounded, except those who be
longed In Portland, were sent along
the line in the express and baggage
cars to their homes.
Mrs. Bates was the wife of Edward
Bates of this city and "was on her way
with her two children to Gaston, where
the family recently moved ' from this
city. Mr.. Bates was at the depot at
Gaston to meet bia family and when he
heard of the accident his grief was heart
rending. McDonald was a cltlsen of
McMinnvlUe and a stone mason.
Oscar Weidnor and his father, Paul
Weidner, of Portland were the eye
witnesses who saw the woman, child and
man killed. Mr. Weidner said:
"I was 'seated with mv father hatwxeA
Mrs. Bates and McDonald when the Crockett,
train went off the track. There was a
great orash as of glass, then a terrific
bumping after which the car toppled
over and threw me violently against the
side of the coach. There waa terrible
Vinfll.lAn MAT. n n A ..Pl.m an a.v.iwllnw
desperately to get from the car, whllo
others lay ' senseless or so badly hurt
tnat tney could not move. I saw Mta.
Bates and her child flung with ter
rlfio force against the car. McDonald
had nartly risen from his seat and was
hurled all doubled un against the metal
arms of the seats. His head struck the
hard substance and he must have been
rendered unconscious Instantly.
posed victim and little was known about
him save that he lived in Gaston and
waa known to nave been on the tialn.
He has been missing since the accident
Dr. E N. . Crockett of Portland, con
ductor Samuel Thompson and engineer
Zimmerman. . all of. whom came down
from Forest Grove on this - morning's
train.- said that it waa rumored in both
Gaston and Forest Grove that a Gaston
man had been killed in the wreck and
tnat nia body had not been recovered.
A Mrs. Westoot of Gaston claimed to
have seen the man In the car in which
the other three victims of the wreck
met their death Just prior to the accl
dent.
We made every effort to ascertain
tne correctness oi tne rumor," said Dr,
Crockett, "but could find nothing to
show that another body might still be
beneath the wrecked coaches. When we
left Forest Grove thla morning the
wrecking tram had not arrived and It
waa impossible to get at the facts until
the cars had been lifted from the em
bankment"
Conductor Thomnson said that It v
believed In Forest Grove that another
man had been killed, but that the train
crew knew nothing about it. ' He made
special inauiry oi tne men who had
been working at the" wreck all night and
who had removed the bodies of the
other dead and they had been unable
to una anotner oooy.
Mrs. Sara Bates Loses Life in
Forest Grove Kailway Ac
cident While Trying, to
Eescue Her Two Small
Children From Death. .
Little Daughter, of Heroic
Woman Escapes Unin
jured but Baby; Boy Is
Crushed Narrow Escape
of Miss Grace Harding. ,
I manared to hTlnrnv father to his TURKS AND ARMENIANS
Kj'iw:??"1?! KILLED BY EXPLOSION
, v mmm milt uuiivuiiy uiai mo csv.)nu.
I do not see how anyone ever escaped
from the car for It instantly beaan to I (Gnlted Prais Leaacd Wire.)
(Ill with gas and I was in momentary) Vienna. Fetn 12. While a band of
fear of an explosion, which would have I Armenians was resisting Turkish troops
killed every one of the 40 dr 60 persons I who sought to take them prisoners at
in the coach. The uninjured child of I Van, Asia Minor, a. magasme exploded,
Mrs. Bates was rescued from the wreck
by a man whose name I do not know.
James Moore, bridge foreman for the
R. 4 N. company, with headquarters
at npoaane, waa on tne train witn nis
wife. Mr. Moore says that It was MiM
Grace Harding of Gaston who was
thrown- through the window when the
cars unset. Moore said that Mrs. Hard-
lng fell on soft ground and it was this
fact that saved her from severe Injury.
with glass but not badly
killing
reat number on both sides.
She was cut
hurt Moore dragged his wife out
through one of the car doors.
Max Hembree of McMinnvlUe was
pinned under the wreckage. The soft
nature of the ground also saved hjs
leg from beina- crushed. The rescuers
worked for half an hour before Hembree
could be released and while he stood the
ordeal bravely he kept repeating "Hurry
boys, fire will soon break out and then
I m a goner."
The tram which was wrocKcd nan
passed Forest Grove at 6 o'clock with
about 100 oassenaers and was not go
ing at a fast rate of speed. P. S. Ridge-
way witn Sherman & ciay or fort
land said that there was but a moment's
warning. He 'felt the bumping of the
car wheels on the ties, men a crasn.
He. described the action! of the pas
sengers aa very cool and said that one
farmer who had lost his gunny-sack,
hunted until he found It. One man lost
a valuable diamond and another a big
sum of money.
The wreck was the worst that has
ever occurred on the west side. A relief
train came out from Portland last night,
but arrived too late to render assistance.
a an
Much damaara waa done In the Ar
menian quarter, where several houses
were wrecked.
Cruisers for Sale.
f8nUl DUpateh to Tbt Journal.).
Montevideo. Feb. 13. Fifty proposals
for the sale of cruisers from various
governments have been made to ' this
government.
By Jamea Pomeroy Howe, Journal
Staff Correspondent. ,y;;
Mrs. Sara Bates, who was killed in
the Southern Pacific wreck 1 near
Forest .. Grove last xtlght,, in which
two other persona metv their death
and & persons were injured, gave
np her life In an effort to save her
two children, one of whom escaped
owing to the mother's efforts. Har
old, aged fire months, died In his
mother's arms, the two being thrown
partly through a window and fast
ened beneath the car as it fell on its
side 1a the gulch near the bridge
where the accident occurred. y ;
Mrs. Bates with the baby In her
arms and Florence, aged fire years,
beside her, was riding backward in
the coach just behind the smoker.
She had been put. on the Sheridan
local at Forest Grove by her hus
band, J. E. Bates. The family, waa
moving to Gaston and Mr.' Bates In
tended to ' drive the distance this
morning. Mrs. Bates had : hardly
seated herself comfortably when the
crash-came. She was in the front
end of the coach in the first teat.
Bealises aBfey.yyy,'
As the train began to wobble and
drag Itself over the ties after leaving
the track. Mrs. Bates realised the dan
ger of herself and children and reached
for Florence. It was a mother's In
stinct to save her own. Little Florence
was next to the window,. As the ear
began to descend Mrs. Bates made a
desperate struggle to reach the child,
still clinging to the baby with her other
arm. In doing so the mother lost her
balance and was dashed , against the '
side of the car and the life crushed out
of her five months' old boy at the same
time. Mrs. Bates and child were canrht
between the window sill and the ground.
(Continued on Page Three.)
HlLLSBOROr;
BICKERS GIVEN
STATE POSITION
(Head of Beform
School at Home for the
Feeble-Minded.
prealdent R. I Durham; cashier. R. W.
Hoyt; 'assistant cashiers. George. W.
Hoyt and &,C Catching; audi tar, Frank
V .VllllilS). r ' i (
(United Proas leased Wire.) -
Salem, Or., Feb., 12 At a meeting of
the state board . composed of the gov
ernor, treasurer and secretary of state
last night, N. H. Looney was elected
superintendent of .the yreform school
for 'another- term.- and H. E. Bicker a
Of- Pendleton, - for- superintendent of
the .new home for the feeble minded,
The vote waa unanimous.
vine, appointment - ox ijeoaey aa
Bickers was the result of a comprom
ise between the state officials con
stituting the board. Governor Cham
berlain opposed the removal of Bick
ers -as superintendent of the reform
school four years ago and has opposed
tne. removal or ioney ror some po
litical aspirant wanting a place.'
! Secretary Benson visited the reform
school several times and became con
vinced that a change was not in the In
terest ox the public service. Mr. and
Mrs. Looney and Mr. and. Mrs. Bick
ers are In the prima of life and capable
or rendering tne state good service.
Bickers' term of service will begin from
date, ef letting the contract for , con
struction of the home for feeble minded
children, which will be as soon as the
Southern Pacific puts "In the spur track
ana pias -can do aavariiaea xor.
COOS BAY JETTY
- -FUND TO DREDGES
- Washington. Feb. 12. Senator Ful
ton today offered a resolution, which
was referred to the commerce commit
tee, ' tnat the unexpended balance of
the Coos Bay Jetty fund be -transferred
to the fund to maintain dredger to
the: Inner harbor,. ,
BUS ESS
IICH
SMSOOTH
Inland Empire Excursionists
Leave San Francisco for
Los' Angeles.
J" (United Press Leased Wire.) ,
San Francisco, Feb. 12. The 22 busi
ness men of Walla Walla and Spokane,
Washington, who have been. In the city
since Monday night seeing the sights
and attending receptions given In .their
honor, left this morning for - Los - An
geles. They will make a number . of
Stops eri route, the first being at Palo
Alto,- V , 4 - ;. . .
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MAP 0 ROADWAY, SHOWING SCENE Of T.TrC Z.
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