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rORTUND, OREGON. SATURDAY EVENIKO. APRIL 17. Hit TWO SUCTIONS II PAOCS, PRICE TWO CCNTS IhlUrlTZ
SCENES AT INQUIRY INTO WRECK OF TITANIC
D. A. C. EXGURSIOH
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FRESH ElEliCE IS
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Smith Says Sensational De
velopments Expected In Tl
tanic Hearing; Chairman
Confers With Survivors,
MOUNT TEMPLE CAPTAIN
TELLS OF "GHOST SHIP"
Believer Tramp Steamer Car
ried Mysterious Lights
Boats Rowed For.
irna r l
Portland. Nslna. Atxil II.
h4 private oar end rvfusia te see
astoes. Viae! Aalwr. aoa of Colon!
Jena J Aelor. own
with th Tiuoi. e4 b.tr le in Atr
millions. Ibrwuf; Ihia rlty le
.ir. aa route lo llsllfsJU N. I Uk
thtm of ku fathara body he the
.,.m bHId Mt.lur H.norti arrive
k.r .iih ImmUcs recovered from the
liner Yean Altar will Uk
F"n. txHljr el ocr. l New Tork.
Weal.lnf loo, April IT. A Seaeelloa
regarding the testimony sin ui
the wnel. Tltanltf inttIltor by View
I'ri-alJcol I'. A. f franklin of the Whit
kur iin rnrw-rrnlna the freel dleae-
ler was promleed fere lodsy by Hen
i..r William Allien Kinllh. chairmen
..f rolniiillUa Wlit .lb d
rlo.mrnis would be. Chairman Kmltn
drtlliud lo Hal., but It reported
thai dwumtnufr evl'l"- being
(repaird wM.-h a Inland! to refill
rnlln uallniotiy tlil lb Whit
Mar in dil not rnor wlrlM tn
ttr. nd turn jmpny hd o
iiiiim,ii.- Iiirormaiiun of lit dlatr
until M-nUr ennln. April H. Kur
ttMira f lh lltaal'-r dav aald Ihnt
Id.- Tltanlt- tnl doan at 2.3 f-MnU-.
April 14 Tha Invaatlf atlon
far tiaa hn. Chalnnan Hitillh aald,
t ,,r i,. fliy of laws rqulrln wlr
Irti irraiora to b on duly on all
ra atramrri botb ar and ttlchti
llw.t vrIor of nialur Judfntant and
i.:iir iiLiary qualifications roust b
irovUlnl. anj thai the ayaltm of thalr
cmpli ) inatit and auprvtalon must ba
rtia.'trd. Cholrman Smith also an
roiimrd that moat of tli Tltanlc'a of
lircrr and craw would b ralaaaad lthr
tunitflit or Monday.
CodXsii W1U larrlTara.
Mcualor hmltli rwifwrrd durliif ths
day lfli TEtrfi0frOTaunl)urf and S.
Ward of Ntw Tork, two Of tht TlUnlc
urvlvors, representing th commutes
which tlt aurvlrora appointed to appear
before the seiiata sub-commlttoa bar.
It la understood that tbs committee
wll tell where 3. Bruce J am ay and Cap
tain e. J. Smith of th Titanic war on
the nifht of tha collision with th Ice
berg. Captain Jamea Moor of th steamer
Mount Tempi testified before th In-
vestlfattna; commute today that at
11:50 o'clock on tha nlrht when th
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AboTe Mhlon of hearing before ipeclaJ United Wats Kate committee) 1 VhIngton InvnUgAtloK the reJ
UDMi of the TlUole dlaastcr. P. A. 8. Franklin, Tic president, of tho White Star line, tenUfjinc. la
shown in left center. , lielow Senator William Allen Smith on his way to th TlUnlc Inquiry with
papers In his hand bearing questions for witnesses. Y. A. 8. Franklin (with umbrella) and J. Bruce
Ismay, managing director of White Star line, who escaped wreck, proceeding to session of senate Inquiry.
(Continued on rat Two.)
DRESSED AS GIR
BY
MAKES ESCAPE FROM
TITANIC IN A
LIFEBOAT
Mother's Quick Wit Saves Lad
Who Had Been Refused a
Seat in the Small Craft.
In
Roma lntsrestlnkT Incidents of th
reck of the Tltanlo are related In a
tter written by a New Tork business
man to a relative In this city. The let
ter. In part. Is as follows:
"A friend of mine knew the Carters
of Philadelphia father, mother and two
Children. When the first life boat was
ready, Mrs. Carter stepped forward with
the children and Mr. Carter stepped
back. She was told that she could take
tho girl but not the boy. She protested,
Buying that he was7 only 14 and when
refused said that she would wait. She
hurried the children back to their state
room and put a hat and drees Of his sis- i
ter's on the boy. They went on deck
and the three were put In t life boat,
leaving Mr. Carter behind. When they
reached the Carnathta after the long
hours In the boat they found Mr.-Carter
waiting for them.
"He had left on one of the last boats
with Mr. Ismay and men of the crew
1 Itrid steerage. He showed my friend A
' letter from Iemay describing their es
cape as he remembered It and asking
Mr. Carter to connrm n n. ne coma
which the latter did after some minor
. changes. The story was that after see'
- trig all the women - and children around
. them put In boats they ran down to the
steerage decx. a Doai omy partly iun
came down from the decks above. There
wer no women near, the men In the
steerage were afraid of the big drop of
some 90 feet to the water-and so as
the boat went by, they Jumped in and
wer saved. . -
"There are many stories about Ismay
nd tha Hearst papers nave . attacked
him fearfully but I believe this story Is
true and m don c tiiniK any one etse
would have been saved In his place If he
' had stayed. 1 only wonder whether he
Lls glad or sorry he got away. - -
.' "There are. stories that the truth was
suppressed by the White Star Lin and
that Timothy Woodruff claimed to have
beard of the sinking at 19 a. m. on Mon
day but the wife Of one of Morgan's
partners told me today that her husband
rg6t the first word- after o'clock that
evening from. the White Star office
'Morgan A Co.-control the line and had
tried all day to get news but that was
the first suthentio word.,- It came while
they wer giving a dinner party. Before
dinner wssf over th story had been I
given to th public," .. : r ,
WILL TELL MERCHANTS
OF ALASKA THEY
BUY
CAN
CHEAPER IN CITY
Chamber of Commerce Sends
Letters to Business Men of
North; Regular Shipments,
To let Alaska merchants know that
Portland has permanently entered th
Alaska trade the Chamber of Commerce
Is preparing letters to senq to every
Alaska business man who orders goods
from any city of the United States that
he can buy 'We to better ' advantage
than elsewhere. ' .v
The letter will state that the three
sailings of the Dodge line steamer. St.
H.un secured for this year, will be
followed by other sailings net year
and the year following and so on In
definitely, and that regardless of imme
diate profit or loss the Portland-Alaska
direct steamship service will be
maintained.
Ths determination of the transporta
tion committee of the Chamber of Com
merce that tne Alaska opportunity
should not be lost to Portland has re
sulted in tha 'certainty that the 200
tons needed to meet the first guarantee
will Jbe on the cortr waiting in t.
Helens when she enters the port of
Portland about Kay 25. The work of
tha SDectal Alaska trade committee.
composed of W. G. McPherson, Nor
man F. , TltuS ' and. li " B. TWBtr has re
sulted In positive guarantees from nine
DENING-flF SEVENTH
STREET PLAN GAINING
IN FAVOR EACH DAY
u 1 '
S. Benson, Wealthy Landown
er, Who at First Opposed
Movement, Now Favors It.
(Continued on Pag Three.) .
QUESTION
OF
FREEING
T
HAW COMES UP MAY 6
(United Pre, teased Wire.)
New Rochelle. N. Y. April IT. Fol
lowing a brief hearing here today,, Jus
tlce Martin Keogh of th state supreme
court announced that tie would dispose
of the question or releasing uarry tL.
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White,, from
Matteawan Insane asylum, on May .
Flsbklll, N. April tT. Harry K.
Thaw left Matteawan asylum early to
day to attend the proceedings by which
ha bones to secure flis release, at ivew
Rochelle before Justice Keogh. lis wai
attired tn an old dark eolt and wore an
old fashioned derby hat and glasses.
Thaw has aged considerably, -and his
hair-Is now entirely gray. He weighs
1S7 pounds. Thaw smoked cigars con
tinually "walls waiting for the train at
FUhklU station. ; . - - ' - . ; .
The movement to have Seventh street
widened from Burnslde street north to
the new Broadway bridge, which hak
been undertaken by a number of Sev
enth street property owners; Is gaining
mpetus, as the real significance of the
proposition from the standpoint of mu
nicipal progress rather than Individual
gain. Is being understood.
There has been some nttie opposition
developed on the part of a few of the more
wealthy property owner , along ?the
street, but it Is expected that such op
position wilt not be allowed to stand in
the way of civic Improvement when the
city, at large Is anxious for greater .development.
8. Benson, wealthy, property owner
who has two pieces of land on Seventh
street that will come In for assessment,
has announced himself in favor of the
proposed widening, although at first he
was opposed to it because ne aid not
understand the situation in Its true
light . -
Mr.' Benson has not only withdrawn
his opposition to the widening but has
asked to be understood as being heartily
in favor of It In a letter to Mayor
Rushlight and the city council. In which
he explains his position In the matter,
Mrr Benson says; "I signed a protest
or - remonstrance against the proposed
widening of lower Seventh street
through a misunderstanding of the sit
uation. Since,' i however, I have .looked
Into the matter, and find, that it will b
of great benefit to the city at large and
to the street and therefore wish to have
my. name withdrawn from the protest,
and further to be recorded in favor of
the widening. '. It Is not my Intention,
nor has it ever been, to interfere with
tha nroaress and growth of the city."
There has been some complaint made
to the effect that the basis of assess
ment In the widenlna matter is not
Suitable, but ;hr amounts' were placed
by a duly appointed board . of viewers
experienced in sucn matters, it it snouia
be .decided upon Jnvestigatlon that the
assessments r have - ' been .' : improperly
levied, -then there will be am adjust
ment to insurs fair, treatment to alt -.
COMMITTEES NAMED
TO TALK; BOOST, ACT
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
Good. Roads Squadron Fully
Organized; Campaign for
Signatures Begins May 1,
The Good Roads squadron 'met'fii the
Commercial club at 1 o'clock this af
ternoon and organised with a degree of
enthusiasm that indicated the ease with
which the squadron will secure the
60,000 signatures for the six harmony
highway bills, which it seeks by means
of the whirlwind campaign beginning
May 1 and ending May 14.
Governor Oswald, West was elected
admiral of the squadron. President
Prall of the Oregon Association for
Highway Improvement announced the
committees on parade, addresses, - ban
ners, music, stereoptlcon and illustrations.
These committees will attend to the
details of the good roads parade
through the business streets between
11:30 and 1 o'olock next Wednesday,
May 1. Ths parads will be a long one.
Ha participants business men showing
thus their concern In behalf of Oregon's
highway future. There will be a num
ber 'of uniquely designed . banners.
George W. Klelser, a good roads en
thusiast announced this morning that
Foster & Klelser would contribute six
of these banners lettered ready for the
(Continued on Page Three.)
GIRL ON
HONEYMOON
PAPA HAS TO "DIG"
Cameron Caa Resign. ' ,
- (galea Bti.a of Tba Journal.)
Salem, Or April I7.Recall petitions
against District Attorney George J.
Cameron ware formally filed by the sec
retary of state today. Accordingly., un
less Cameron resigns, a sneciai election
most ba called within 20 days,'
Waited Press Leased Wire.) -Berkeley.
Cal.. April 27. While Mr.
and Mrs. Jerome Alexander are spend
ing their .honeymoon in climes unin
vested by Justices of the peace, Ediflg
ton De trick, a San Francisco Insurance
broker, father ef th bride.- is digging
Into bis wallet today to satisfy - court
Judgment of tSS for unpaid piano les
sons tor his daughter. When Miss -AI-bertlna
Uetrlcv member ef one- of
Berkeley's most - . exclusive families.
Wedded Alexander. ;who is a prominent
resident of Portland, Or., she .neglected
4s pay for the lessons, and even while
the wedding bells were t ringing , the
father was in court defeodlng tb suit'
He claimed- his daughter should have
paid the bill oat ef the liberal allow
ances he gave her, but the court ruled
that as he had authorized the lesson
he would have te pay. r,; ' .1 ''." .;'
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Window Smashers Refuse to
Cordial Reception Is AccordcdiWork of . Equipping and Pro-
Eat Because They Are Not Citicns of Portland and; visioning Army Vessel for
Treated as Political Prison- Others Who Took Trip to
ers by Officials of Holloway. Corvatlis; Party Returns.
WOMEN FAINT IN CHAPEL; TO PRESENT SCHOOL
LONG SERVICE WEARIES WITH FINE FIREPLACE
Alice M. Wricht, American, Bill to Aid Coflece Extension
Who Was Prisoner, Tetls of Work Indorsed by Set of
Her Treatment in Jail. Resolutions.
It a!4 ri ii I
IBilu. Arl' ' -llw ti ajffra-
fft-ti l(MM si. irla4 la t.eHaft
M1toi was ltf4 toi.T hi Alice M
V rif M. i,.(t iH ef a tonila.nt nt
rhaal of Atf. S T. and a f4ual
ef Mmuh rell'i. In it .trlo.i
nwfif la ! I nil") Iv M a. Wr.fhl.
who I .' a Kuirur ef ta sal bas
many elh.f s-ronipilaHrn.au. has ai
aa sell.s ra. lot in iks re via. er in.
nrrah a uf rain-;lamnt mo.rnat
Mi. s aifrtir.1 in Aada la cmnr
I ton Willi ih. mini Inflow amiil.lBf
ctuaad. of '' n.HMant au-nr.r of
4) us I nf.tnf, ana ap.nl ii.srly t
months In Hollow ay prison.
la rrfnli!ua of t. rwrjlal ttep
Iton end tb. !naamasb! vurt.al
shown t ih fa-itr 4 tu4ata T'
t.r-daf wko in. sittr ef th Orwsoa
snd wrtln4 llu.lnr.. M' erVa
lwttw-4 and ln.p I'd lh buUJlnie a4
mark of tb Or.sva AfrkewltsreJ eel
Us, a matnlfWat fir.plaw wrtll
rr (.4 la lt rwowptioa room ef Waldo
lialL IK. bulUina d..lad largely I
Iba girt sluil.ni A niniJ rot thai por
ptj was au Na- n ba-1 by tb cur. I ae
tata r. turn ln to fort land .arty this
nmralaa
Th aacursWin train rarri Portland
at o rMvrs mis morning ana ine e
rurslonlats a poke most Uvl.hly of the
bearlr walroin. estended to theirl. Oa
lb. sntir trip of two dare, at MrMtnn
villa Mhertdaa and Pallas, they ware
given the tet ef ths land and at Cor-
vellta th gsles were thrown wide open.
(Conilnuad on race Thine
r GENTLEMAN
BURGLAR
By .Ilk M. Wright, (orjrlght 1013
by the I nited I'rca AasocUdons.
IHjrlns lha lUn. I was In Holloway
prism. I was d.nlrd parmlsaton lo com
muniesi. wiiii snvona -n the outsld.
II was net until April II that I waa al-
lowed 'lo writ lo my moih.r and than
I was coupllet lo kr.p th lett.r for
malllDg until I was releaard last Thu
day.
Th suffras raua. la net merwly na
llonal It I universal. W oominenead
our protest In Aruerira acslnst tatallon
without teproa.ntalton. with tea; Ih.rw
fore It sfemed rrasonabla to commence
III, glass In Kngland.
March 4. In rompany with two suffra
gette companion, armed with hammers
and slnnrs. I went to Kensington post.
office- They broke som of th win
dows. I hal Vatons but did not us It
Mi.r.t, p.rrvlm It mm an ivllfanr. nf
dp.:;roy Brr;.' ir binger beats
rrir u.D .h, wi.H-.har. Man wun iron .ear, men
S CAUGHT REDHANDED
HE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
(Continued on fas Thirteen.!
Slashes Owrt-Throat.
OSTMATER
SHOOTS
E
SCAPING CRACKS
MAN
(Unite Press tmil Wtra.)
Btockton. Cel., April 17. K. II Wll-
1 lam son. postmaster at Farming-ton. was
awakened early today by an explosion
which all but wrecked the postoffloe
building. Grabbing a shotgun, William
son ran into the street Just tn time to
see a safe cracker making his getaway.
The postmaster 'brought the robber
down with a charge of blrdshot The
man. who had 1180, of the government
funds on his person, was rushed to the
emergency hospital. He gave the name
of W. A. Hartman. It is announoed
that he has a chance to recover.
(Csltaa Press Leeee4 Wire.)
Han Joae, Cal., April 2T. Captured
after a desptrate struggle with Charles
Tltcomb. a coachman, followed by an
unsuccessful attempt to commit sulcid,
wb.n caught red-banded robbing th
bom of Mrs. 0. F. Morrison hare.
Charles B. Rey. gentleman burglar and
church choir singer. Is in ths city
pYlson today.
When the coaenman came npon mm at
bis work, Rey beat Tltcomb with an
Iron bar and when the coachman's cries
arouued neighbors he slashed his own
throat and wrists with a penknife, to
prevent, as he afterward explained, any
disgrace falling on his sister, Mrs. K.
IS. B lodge tt, who resides hare.
Rey was once fcromlnent tn social
circles anfl waa head bookkeeper Jn the
Paclflo Manufacturing company's Santa
Clara offices. He had served a term
tn Ban Quentln for warglary, and was
on a five year parole. His conduet un
til a few days ago has been exemplary.
Journey to West Coast ef
Mexico Hastened.
FORCE OF SURGEONS WILL -BE
CARRIED BY CRAFT
Two Other Ships Being Mada
Ready For Emergency -"Can..
(fattw Paa tuit WW,)
Utile mr. April M Arts gatalag
lftlal tvwtrvl f Teels, wartla) tb
l orrHorv wf -1 Ha t waiwe, aa ne- www -roast
ef Maalrw, said reMsag Sa4 bwraw
Ing savers! see! loss ef lbs tew. 101
tapaiisus were defeated today by a
forre sf 41 ratals auM driven ' frees
Iowa. Is tb ngbl. walca reg4 alt
morning. It Is reports! that let rebels
were ktUeeV
as rreaeleoa, April IT. The srapsww-
lion ef law Uslled glatea army trans
port Bedford, under ordevs frwen Tasb
lagtoe, is sail at lbs earnest peeetme
esomeat for the west soaat Of MexVea te
leke board American refsgwaaw wheee
llree are la Jeopardy tn the ietvrt4
district, la being rushed wtU fevertaa
bsst bar today.
Co Ion. I J. T. Kalgnt ta otiarrw at tb
depot quart.rm as ter's department, aald
that lb transport would be ready Is
sail not la tar than Monday at noon.
Addltieaal Beats CXlyped. ..
Th Buford haa besn anectaMr
equipped with selected lifeboat and J?,
additional llf preaervera, so that she
nailmun aaaiber of paasengera may- be
accommodated. .
Captain Frank D. Ely, of ths quarter-
srias tar's dspertmat, will be tn com
mand. All day today an extra foro of
workman wars engaged In overhauling
the Buford at the Hustra Point dry
doek; tt ls xpctea -that-this wwrb
will b computed by tonlftit and th
transport will Uk on eoal at the trans
port dock tonight and tomorrow.
Provisions for a run quota oi ivi
passengers, including member er ine
(Continued on Page Two.)
COLONEL' ROOSEVELT '4
SAVES LIFE OF GIRL
(Csitad Press kVeassd Wtre, ' . '
Bherldan. Conn.. April 17. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt today saved a young"
Irl from being crushed to death here
under the wheels of the train which Is
carrying him to Massachusetts. : The
girl, whose name haa not been learned,
bad left the train and Joined ths crowd
to listen to ths former president's
speech. The. engine started suddenly
and the girl grabbed for ths brass rail
ing. Although she managed to cling
to it ahe was swept from her feet..
Colonel Roosevelt reached over ths rail
ing and pulled the girl to the platform.
He was cheered until the train was out '
of sight ;
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ANY RAGS, ANY BONES, ANY BOTTLES TODAY! '
I i It-alCi. nlfi -mUU Fi m 'JUKI AStf 7 rtH fHIl . . aVJ sj saw irA JW a aV I, T i I