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' 1 ,"' " ' ' ' ' . ' '" ' 1 , '. - 1 " 1 - 11 ' IN HOLE WHERE SIX MEN IRE BLOWN UP Parts of Victims Found Quar ter of a Mile From Scene of the Explosion, t WOMAN'S CLOTHES TORN Work of Clearing- Avar D eeriest St. Helens Xa Blow Because of the Sanjjet of Partner Explosions. St Helens, Or., Aug. 1. Charles TVInchellwas the sixth victim of the explosion' near the road on the Bert Adams place just north of Deer Island Monday afternoon. J. W. Alkcn. county quarryraaater, had a crew of men opening; a quarry on the Adams place and the powder work was In charge of Guy Lawls, an experienced powder man. VVInr Lewis were five other men working In ths tunnel and loading the holes. The tunnel had been dug 26 feet back into the rock bluff with a T" on the end 12 feet each way. In each of these side tunnels were to e placed about 100 barrela of black powder, and several hundred pounds of dynamite. Bocka and Humana Intermingle. One of the loads was finished and '. the men were, passing; In the powder to load the other side. Already more than CO kegs of1 powder were in the tunnel and the dynamite was in place. Mr. Aiken was standing; in front of the tunnel and had Just stooped over to open & keg; of powder when the terriflo explosion occurred. Rocks, dirt and human beings were thrown over the head of Mr. Aiken for nearly a quarter of a mile. Just the fact that he was bending over . saved his life. Le Boy Lewis and Joe Keolan were at the entrance of the tunnel and were blown Into many pieces. Parts Of their bodies were found blown Over the hill, above the large barns n the Adams place, across the rail road track and Into a plowed field a Quarter of a mile distant Ounny Backs rilled With limbs. Guy Lewis, George Hammer, Her man Voss and Charles Wlnchell were CirrierB and Mail, Clerks Enjoy Picnic Over 400 foaraey to BomnertUa and Join la Oiy Outing-Carrlera Wis Ban Game 4 to 3. Aided by! Ideal weather, Portland mall clerks knd carriers Journeyed to Bonneville 'Sunday, the occasion being their knnual ' picnic. Over 400 attended the picnlo, most of them entering into every phase of the good time mapped out The baseball supremacy rests with the carrier, those shifty Individuals carrying off the honors 4 to 3. Visits to the hatchery, to Eagle creek, and dancing. Ogelher with the athletic program, tiled the day. The winners in the athletic events were: 100 yards, free for all S. "W. Raker first, S. v. Matthleu second, C. A. Palm thlfl. Women i EO-ySrd dash Minnette Clow first; Isabel Murphy second, Mrs. Ueorga Fiathers third. Women) potato race Minnette Clow fliit, Isabel Murphy second. Oriel Spi?p third. , Three-fecged race Carl Palm and Sam Raker first. .Needle race David Forbes firsV J. R. Henderson second, G. P. Schroader third. Womei's throwing contest Mrs. James Purgan first, Mrs. O. W. Feath ers i jcTiil, Miss Nell Lloyd third. Back face K. C." Bryson first, R. a. Young (econd. Nall-lrlving contest Mrs. Durban first, Utb. O. P. Bcnroeder second, Mrs. F. H. Jonsdale third. Flft-yard dash for boys tinder 18 years-Ray White first, Charles Lax ton second, Ike O'Mire third. Fift-yard dash for girls under 16 years-J-Thelma Kennedy first Hazel Flarit second, Jean Toung third. Fat men's race W. L. Walker first, J. I. Henderson second. TIU committee in charge of the day's even Included K. A. Echelberry, M. K. Watllna. R. J. Rooney, W. F. Roswell, It, ilvenstelrt, A. L. Hassler, Percy HarU, Frank Tarrent H. Dldiun and Geoge List. PYTHIAN MEETING AT " BAKER THEATRE WAS ENJOYABLE EVENT Former Congressman J. E, Watson of Indiana Gives an Interesting Address. IHby Is Burned to Death in Barn Fire title Brother Bets 3lr to Bay With Matches Re Had In His Pocket ; Mother Unable to Besoue BabyV iAlbany, Or.. Aug. 1. Harold, the J-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jarlow. was burned to death Saturday ftternoon when his brother Loren, aged set fire to hay lh the barn on the farlow farm, two miles north of Jef ferson. Inside the tunnel, and some of them ij The two little qhlldren were playing were also, blown out over th hill, but in the barn, the older one having some at least one and probably two of them (matches In his pocket. He admitted are still In the tunnel. Six gunny ftiiat he touched a match to the hay. sacks full, of limbs and bodies were Tne father and older son were In fathered Up and taken in charge byfjerferson when the fire broke out and Coroner White. Two fares were found wlth a large number of men rushed and recognised 14s Le Roy Lewis and!to tho nome m automobiles when they Th?eewom. a '.h a v. received the news. Jilt, SmaLP,.! Adarns homeJ Aft BetUng the hay on fire Loren several hundred yards distant, wasfl t0 tn noua, and toM hl8 mother. ana nad just gone into the hous for nore clothes pins when the roclej came down on the yard and he clothes were torn into shreds. PafB of the bodies and limbs of the rnjfi fell In her yard and scattered on tie tops of the barns. ,7 Coroner Estimates Parts of BodJs. Coroner White estimated thatre had gathered together sufficient parts of bodies to represent four men, so that leaves two in the tunnel l Mr. Lewis leaves a wife and children living In St. Helens. Gerge Hammer was married about a rear ago and only last woek becant a father of a baby boy. The of era were single men. J Work of clearing the tunneli has j started, but It is progressing swly, 'as there Is danger of a portlii of the powder remaining untxplodej and the rocks are failing so that it is necessary to timber the tunail as they go in. r ij No one knows the cause of te ex : plosion. j pur Soldiers Seize Goll For Back Payment Military Governor of Blaaloa Confis cates Money of Government Declar ing; Troops Should Be Paid. Nogoles. Aug. 1. (L N. S ) Gen eral Angel Flores, military governor of Blnaloa, with a force jot trooj3, seized a shipment of J250.000 gold tt the de facto government Saturday. This re port was brought here by rfugees. The gold had been obtalnnfl as cus toms duties by Carranza officials at Mazatlan. Flores explained Ms act by declaring that govemmeit troops should be paid before customs duties were removed from the slate. The money waa aent to Culican fijr payment to Flores' army. Slnaloa la atrlcken with famine. The refugeea declared many peons have starved to death and the loldiers are on the verge of mutiny. but before aha could, reach the barn all was enveloped In flames. She was hndl'v burned in trying to reach he baby, but was forced to atand by an2l se his burn to death. The barn and all other surrounding buildings were destroyed. Laborers Are Urged To Fight Open Shop Speakers at Mass Meeting la T acorns Exhort Hcarerg to Stand Tog-ether; Meeting Attended by 1000. Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 1. (P. N. S.). "Labor must stand together to fight the open shop." I Speakers at a mass meeting held Sun- day afternoon in Wright park ex I rforted laboring men of Tacoma and all along the coast to stand togetner to fight the "open shop." The meeting was rttended by more than 1000 persons. Rea Last, Central Labor Council secretary, declared that the meeting had been called because tht, ordinary means of communications fail, papers that usually serve lie pub lic being In the hands of the employing class. W. E. Morris spoke for the strik ing lumber handlers. Speeches sparkling with wit and exuding welcome and friendliness and a general get together spirit followed by a social commingling; of the mem bers, made up the Knights of Pythias mass meeting held at the Baker thea tre last night The gathering was presided over by General Chairman Gus C. Moser. His 6hort address of "xelcome and well wishes for the enjoyment of Port land's visitors was followed by two selections by the Portland Ad club quartet, who answered an encore. Watson Addresses Gathering. The address of Hon. James E. Wat son of Indiana, 12 years a member of the lower house of congress, styled the sliver tongued orator of Pythian Knighthood, waa full of rare humor, gracefully Interlined with interesting facts. Riches as a necessity of civlliza tlon was the foundation of hla talk. 11 l were to ask a young man what would you rather be than any thing else in the world, conscloua of the pleasures of thia world, legitimate to a limited degree, he would answer 'rich,' " said the speaker. "Riches are a necessity to civiliza tion, but on their legitimacy of pos session hinges the manner of accu mulation, that has often proven the degradation of American young man hood." ' "Wo Ban in Front of Us." He spoke of the comment of Bob Ingersoll before the tomb of Napo leon, when he preferred the life of a herder at the mountain base or a toiler in the field than the fame and wealth of the dead emperor, whose path to the heights of glory was trampled over the bodies of dead men. Referring to the introductory speech of Mr. Moser, when he called atten tion to the Portland climate, pro tected from the hot southern skies by the Siskiyou mountains, and on al sides guarded, he said: "My esteemed friend,"' Gus Moser, has told us that mountains to the south bar the hot winds. Mount Hood bars the east winds, etc; there appears to be bars to the left of us, bars to the light and bars to the rear Of us, but there are no bars in front of us." Speaks of Praternallaza. Fraternalism was also touched on by the speakers and Its culmination In the "fatherhood of God and the broth erhood of man." A number of short talks were made by other officials of the lodge after which the audier.ee of several hundred gathered about In groups dispensing with staid formality and enjoyed a goodfellowship uid Jollification. . At the same time the Pythian sis terhood at the Imperial hotel was getting together on a goodfellowship basis, enjoying a social repast after the day's business. Turkey to Be Called Sharply to Account President WHsoa Bald to Be Plaanrng PoToefal Bote Concerning- Mistreat ment of CarlstUna. Washington, Aug. 1. (I. X. B-) Preaident Wilson is planning to call Turkey sharply to account for her mistreatment of the Christian popu lation of Syria and for the cruelties practiced upon Armenians. It waa stated today by persons close to the president. ' V Turkey has not replied to the Amer ican note of July 6. Turkey waa warned that continued failure to meet the request of this government would put a severe strain on her frriendly relatione with the United States. Some officials believe President Wil son In the next note to Turkey will insist that provision be made for the relief of the persecuted Christian population of the Turkish empire or the United States wlll sever diplo matlo Intercourse with that govern ment. Venison Barbecue County Fair Feature Sherman Gouty Exhibition Will Have Vnla.ua Displays and Special Enter tainment for the People Who Attend. JoOm Day, Or Aug. L At the last meeting of the county court B. C. Trowbridge, J. A. Lay cock and C P. Haight were appointed members of the county fair board. Messrs. Trow bridge and Laycock are ranchers and stockmen and Mr. Haight la the pub lisher of the Blue Mountain Eagle. H. F. Herburger was appointed su perintendent of the fair, the date of which were set for September to 30. Arrangements are already under way for special entertainment and ex hibit features. Supervisor Cy J. Bing ham of the Malheur national forest is planning a unique forest exhibit, and District Game Warden Hazeltlne will have one equally attractive Illustrat ing various features of fish and game propagation and protection. It Is now planned to make the veni son barbeque a part of the fair pro gram, one day to be set aside for the purpose, and probably designated as Elks' day. Prominent Elk From Long Beaa 1 Killed Dr. E. B. Blxon DleajbrOm Injuries Sustained In 90 Accident and Barry B. Boweof Portland Injured San FranciBcA Abg. 1. (I. N. S.) Dr. E. B. Ulxon. a prominent Elk from Long ifeach, who has been stop- 1 ping at Itiys iin ciud in tnia city, died yesterday at tne Central Emerg ency hospital from Injuries which he sustalneda fw hours earlier when two automobiles collided at Bush and Van Ness avenue. Mrs. Hattie Rawley, another of those injured. Is not expected to live. Miss Ruth Simpson and Miss Vera Adams of San Francisco, and Harry E. Bowen of Portland, sustained slight Injuries. OOB82SBB MT OFFIB OR YOUTH DENTAL WORK Go to any dental office In Port land, get their prices and advice and then come to me and learn my prices and what I can do for you. Examina tion free. I give my Personal attention to all work, DR. H. . NEWTON, Manager. Plates $5.00 Gold Crowns.... tSo Gold Fillings.... 1.00 Bridge Work.... 3.50 Painless Extract'n .80 Boston Dentists S86K Wash, St., Bet. 4th and 0th. 1 JL 1 MINOR BASEBALL Clackamas, Or., Aug. 1. In the base ball game played at Carver Sunday afternoon by the Clear Creek Creamery baseball team and the Overlook team of Portland, the former defeated the latter by a score of 15 to 6. Klamath Falls, Or., Aug. 1. The lo cals won a double-header from the Prineville team Sunday by the scores of 4 to 2 and 9 to 1. Lyle Blgbee outnltched Woolsey In the first game. and Carman showed better form than Clarke of Prineville in the second oon test. The Frrol Helchts baseball team de. feated the Mlkados Sunday by the score of 7 to 6. The winning run waa scored In the ninth inning by J. Tuf ford. The Columbia Park baseball team defeated the Maccabees Sunday by the score of 6 to 5. Koonti and Duley formed the battery or the winners, and Hoss. Driscoll and Garrett for the losers. The Kenton club team whitewashed the Lents Grays Sunday, 11 to 0 Gregg and Myers formed the battery for the Kentons, and Swerdllck and Brown for ttie Grays. The Wllsonville baseball team was defeated Sunday by the Mlddleton Clippers. 7 to 3. Holmes pitched for the winners against Toung nd Todd OI vv usunviiie. I SHALL SOON SAY GOOD-BYE TO MY OLD LOCATION Seven years ago I started my upstairs clothes shop in a 24x20-foot office room in The Oregonian building. On the 25th of this month I shall move half a block to the 2d floor of the Eilers Building (Broadway and Alder), where I shall occupy a 61-foot frontage on Broadway. This will make one of the lightest and best salesrooms in the city. New in Portland Should First F1 Their Way to Hotel Cc o Arrivals III . t linn 1 I II Park and Alder. Portland. Or. fwn 1 ii 'J 1 11 1 1 fi 1 w Northwest Tennis Play Start. Tacoma, Wash.. Aug. Ij Play in the annual Pacific northwest champion ship tennis tournament opened here yesterday. Miss Helen Baker and Miss Anita Myers of San Prancisco won their matches in the preliminary round without any difficulty. Mrs. T. B, Kmith of Hood River being defeated by Miss Baker, 6-1. 6-0. Mrs. W. I. Northup, Oregon cham nion. will play Mies .Frarier of Ta coma today and Miss Stella Fording will meet Mrs. Bragden Of Seattle. orneiius .Tiai' st .A, sat an vw O. W. PoraaUaaw yi la a. Johnston and Arrnjtxon to Meet. Boston) Mass., Aug. 1 William M. Johnston of Salt Franctfceoj. and J. J. Armstrong of Philadelphia will meet In the finals of the Long-wood tennis tournament. Johnson rbeat w. M. Waabbnrn In the ' semVf lnala yester day, S-6, 6.4, 5-7, - whll Armstrong won from L Kumtgae, -3, 7-5, 7-5. Herman Iifrta Ray Moore. New Orleans Aug. 1. (U. P.) Kid Herman of New Orleans won a de cision over Ray Moore, bantam cham- Ol plon of the Padflc coast, in a IS round 1 hunt hara LutT night. ... At My Old Location $25.00 Value MEN'S SUITS JIMMY DUNN cloth!erirs 315-16-17 Oregonian Bldg. Elevator to 3d Floor NEVER a banking day passes that does not mark the opening of many new accounts here. The fact that we completely fulfill every finan cial requirement -by having Savings, Checking and Time Deposit depart ments, and, a Trust Company and Safe Deposit Boxes in connection, as well as afford a MOST satisfactory service U responsible for our more than 23,000 patrons. eNorthwestern National Bank V!!5??jjKorthwesternBarik Bld. Portland.OreSorx '07 I. iP'" l Wnfi&r Sweet I Caps smokadRwJf: 1 count mon 4hel imfflti- m& us 5 mxm&mmfrg-- mm MMmmmmw "--m:" x-mgssm&wt 7
