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I ' FEARLESS, INDEPENDENT, PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER, I Fortythird Year-No. 310-Prlce Five CenU. OGDEN CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1913. Entered a. s.cond-o.... M.tt.r at th. Portofflce, Ofll.K M FOUR SCORE XMAS CELFBRATORS MEET WITH A HORRIBLE DEATH Needless Panic Caused by False Alarm of Fire Ends in Shock ing Disaster Parents and Children Dash for Hall Exits Many Suffocate in Crush, Others Knocked Down and Trampled Over Before Learning There Was No Fire. RESCUERS CARRY BODIES TO STREET Women and Men Crowd About Temporary Morgue and Al most Fight With Police to Learn If Any of Dead Are Theirs Many Tales of Fierceness of Panic Are Told Over Fifty of Killed Under Ten Years of Age. Calumet. Mich.. Dec. 26 The en tire copper mining district is today stunned over the disaster of last night which cost the lives of many persons, most of them children, In a panic after a false alarm of fire during Christmas exercises arranged hy the W Oman's Auxiliary of the Western Federation of Miners. Nearly three score strikers' homes h.ivo been desolated All during the y night hundreds of persons gathered In and about the city hall and under- taking establishments where the bod ies have been taken it was not un- J til late this morning that the work of preparing the bodies for burial had . I teen completed. The bodies of a woman, a girl and a boy remain to be identified. The authorities are of the opinion that all of tho dead have been accounted for. Tomorrow an inquest will bo held to invcstigato the cause of the disast er. It seems to be well established that the alarm of fire -was raised by a man who came up the stairs, open ed the door of the hall and shouted "fire." Starter of Panic Missing Witnesses describe the man as be ing poorly dressed. He wore a beard In spite of all the efforts of the au thorities ho has not yet been found Firemen and policemen called to thi- hall were unable to stem the rush of the panic stricken. Ladders were raised to the win dows on the second floor and firemen began dragging women and children from a heap of humanity which pack ed the stairway. Other persons were injured In their mad scramble toward the single doorway leading to the s, street So closely did the bodies pack the stairway that entrance by this means was impossible. Other rescu ers, however, made their way into the hall b meaus of a small fire escape at the rear of the building. Many Heroic Rescues. Many Instances of heroic rescues are being told today One boy thir teen years old carried a little com panlon down a ladder to safety. He started back for another boy whom he had seen trampled on bvlt firemen nrpvr-nteil him from returning to the hall A woman and her little daughter were among the first to he pustv-i down the stairs by the crowd. Both of them were killed. A son of this I woman managed to light his way out ot the throng and was not injured. Most of the men iu attendance at the entertainment acted bravel) The men, however, were In great minority. One man who sought to 6tay the rush of the crowd was crushed to death. Little children were the first to suf fer. They could not get out of the way of their elders and dozens ot dthem were trampled to death. It was only when persons from the outside fought their way into the hall that the panic was checked Bodies of some of those who were killed I were at once carried away by fathers and mothers. But later these were taken to the city hall for hotter iden tification. Calumet, Mich. Dec. 26. Pour score person:, mostly children, were ' killed last night at a Christmas cele bration held by copper mine strikers In Italian hall, because al a needless panic caused bv a false alarm of fire The children had beeu formed In lines and were just starting toward I the platform in the front of the hall I to receive Christmas present wheu the shout ol fire was heard Man; I miners' and their wives had BCCOm I panled their children to the exercises I and occupied seats In the hall. Both parents ami children made I dash for the exits. The crush was i so great that miiny are believed to I have been suffocated Others were t knocked down and trampled over The greatest number of dead were I found al the bottom of the stairs. I Those who reached the stairs lirst I evidently had been hurled to the hot I torn and were soon covered with the weight of many bodies Only a com r narahw-lv lew persons were success- I ful in reaching a lire .-Map.- at ll. e Krear of the hall. The rush was toward I the main exit al the- front oi the I I building. A feu . -. aped uninjured by jumping from windows to thts ground only a few feet below When the i rush at tin- main exit I was at Its height, Impossibility ot f further movements seemed to brlug I the panicky persons to their senses I and tho hall was soon cleared. Policemen : ml i i it-lin n hurried to I the building but at flrBt could not gain an entrance because of the con I geulon of bodies in tho hallway and I on the stairs Plnallj several ofu I; cora climbed the fire escape and en I'tercd the hall by the windows. Rescuers Carrying Bodies. Rescuers were 30011 carrying the I bodies to the street and laying them I In rows beside the building The I police formed a cordon about the I hall and a lane was opened through the crowd and the bodies removed to the Red Jacket village hall, whjcb was transformed into a temporary morgue Pot hours the streets were crowd ed with women calling for their chil dren. Both men and women crowded about the building and almost fought with the police to get a view of trie dead in an effort to learn If an of their relatives were among the num ber. Few of the corpses bore marks of injury Many tales of the fierceness of the crush during the height of the panic were being told today One man was seen to stoop to pick up his little daughter only to be pushed on and forced to trample her beneath him A woman who ran to the aid of three small boys was crushed to death with them. Women Try to Quiet Crowd When the, rush began a woman went Quickly to the piano and began to play. Another woman stood In the center of the stage on which the Christmas tree had been erected and started to sing. Their efforts to quell the panic were futile as they were not heard above the tumult Matt! Kotzjarvl, his wife, and two daughters were all killed Christian Klarlch. and his two daughters were crushed to death, butMis. Klarich es caped. John Helkkenen and Henry Mauley and their ( hlldren were all killed together Mrs Henry lsola who Is believed to be dead, held her little son and daughter by the hand when the panic started. The boy was torn from his mother and escaped but the little girl was killed A large number ol families lost two or mote children. More than fifty of the dead were under ten years of age. President Sends MesGage Bodon. Mass. Dec. 'lr. When in formed of last night's tragedy at Calu met, Mlcb Qlllncj A Shaw, president of the Calumet and Eiecla Mining com pany, sent the following telegram to .lames McNaUgbton, superintendent ot the mines ' In some way through the local pa pere you will convey our sympatny to the men and women to whom the loss Is a personal one, and to the whole community which baa to face such a dreadful calamity "I feel sure that when this message reaches ou. you will have done ev erything in the company's power fi nancially and with our hospital ser vice, to render assistance to the vic tims and their families in this I right ful accident irk COLORADO PUNS HAPPY CHRISTMAS Industrial Strife Is Forgotten and Good-will Reigns Throughout the State. Denver. Colo., Doc. 2r. Colorado gave Itself oxer to the observance of the Christmas holiday today. Even In the coal mining districts, where several tbousuml men have been cn strike since September 23, the indus trial strife was forgotten and Christ mas good-w 111 was In evidence. Christ ma? exercises were held In each of the strikers' tent colonies. In some tho festivities centered around huge trees, gaily decorated and loaded with gifts for the children. The Cnlted Mine Workers of America provided more than S000 baskets of candies fruit and sweets for tho children. Christmas decorations were lavish in the militia camps in the strike zone and holiday boxes from home en hanced the pleasure of the militia men's festivities. oo NEW COPPER MINE SHOWING UP WELL Salt Lake, Dec. 25 J R Walker, president of the Walker Copper com pany., has just returned from the pro pert) In Plumas county, California, with favorable reports a to the pro gress of development work. The vein, which Is a large one sixty toot In width, dips al an angle of about sixty-five degrees and develop ment has been made by sinking a shaft, above It al such distance u to strike the hanging wall something like forty feet from the surface. The vurface showings In the vein were not very favorable, the values on the footwall side being as low as one and one-half per cent, but when it was opened by the shaft It was found that next to the hanging wall there was i a streak of nine feet that assayed 7 I t . BILLION DOLLARS IN PROPERTY IN CHIHUAHUA SEIZED BY VILLA; VAST HOLDINGS OF CREEL FAMILY AMONG THOSE TAKEN .' ' - 'g?W ' '' Chihuahua, Mexico. All property held by the Creel and Terraza interests in Chihuahua, totaling- more than a billion dol lars, has been ordered seized by General Villa. The land holdings alone include nearly two-thirds of the state of Chihuahua and important interests in the city of Chihuahua. Included in the order is the property of Enrique Creel, former governor of Chihuahua and later Mexi can ambassador at Washington, as well as the property of his brother, Juan CreeL Tht Creel property consists oX banking interests in Chihuahua and mining and railroad holdings. per cent copper After this shaft had t leached a depth ol sixty-five feet a crosscut was run to the hanging wall revealing more clearly the conditions stated A hoist and compressor has just been installed and sinking In the shaft has been resumed As this work progressed It was found that the leached zone had been passed and nt this depth the footwall side of the vein carried high values also some spi i i nuns of bornite brought in 1 1 1 1 . estimated at twenty per cent copper, and it Is believed Hie full width of the vein at this depth carries better than seven per ceut. John F ('owan and other local min ing men recently acquired a large in terest in the property which Istwentj nlles northwest of I'ortola on the Western I'aclfic. The company has all its equipment in place- and sup plies on hand for the winter's cam-, pa'.gn Mr Cowan Is of the opinion that they have a big high grade cop per property which will develop very rapidly from the present showing It Is financed for considerable develop ment and should be In shape for some regular shipments during 1914. nn XMAS GIFTS FROM THEWHSTEHOUSE Two Automobile Truck Loads of Food and Toys Sent to Poor Families. Washington. Dec. 25 Christmas Day in the national capital passed ' quietly and w ithout any public cele b rations. The absence of President Wilson, Vice President Marshall and I some of the cabinet, with the holiday recess of congress, depleted official I circles Those cabinet officers and members of the diplomatic corps who remained in town spent the day in i the usual hollda ob-er unci-s Practical Christmas guts from the White House brightened many a poor I home. Two automobile truck loads , of food and toys Were delivered late yesterday and early today at the di rection of the president and Mrs Wil son, to a carefully selected list of de serving case which had been investi gated by Mrs. Wilson and her (laughters. 1 Secretary McAdoo, the ranking ' cabinet officer, left In town and there fore acting president, spent much of the day woridng on the details or organization of the new currency ! system. uu DEER MEAT IS SENT TO POOR FAMILIES Council Bluffs. Ia., Dec. 26 A fea ture of Uie Christmas observance In Council Bluffs was the killing of two deer that have been kepi In the pub lie zoo by the Park commissioners and the distribution of the meat, over 1000 pounds to the poor of the city. The municipality gave more attention to providing Christmas cheer for the : needy this year than ever before, and , was warmly seconded tn Its efforts by the arious charitable societies nn DISSATISFIED NEGRO SHOOTS ATTORNEY ldabel. Okla., Dec 26. George W. liratcher. a city official here, was shot and killed early today bj a ne-ro who was dissatisfied with Hratehn s response to a request that he arrest a band of men who were observing Christmas noisily near the negro's home Alter Bratcher had promised to In vestigate the complaint, the negro shot him through the abdomen and then escaped. A posse started In pursuit. HEAVY FINE FOR LUMBER TRUST Twenty-five Companies Oust ed and Aggregate Sum of $436,000 Is Assessed. Jefferson City. Mo., Dec. -5 Tweu-ty-flvc lumber companies were lined an aggregate of $436.00ii and ousted from Missouri by the supreme court of the state yesterday, as the result of antl trust proceedings which haw been pending several years Elevcn of the companies are ousted entirely. Judgment against the thlr teen others was suspended on the condition thai the fines be paid with in thirty days Failure to pay within that time will make the ouster In their cases also absolute. The companies which must p.. thelf fines Immediately conclude their business in Missouri and withdraw from the state, follow Bow inan-Hicks Lumber company of Kansas City. 10.000. Bradley Lumber company, St. Lou is, $50.00U. Calcasieu Long Leaf Lumber com pany. Kansas City. 550,000. Central Coal and Coke company, Kansas City. $50,000 lieorge VV. Miles Timber and Lum ber company, St Louis, $1000 Qrayson McLeod Lumber company, St, Louis, $50,000. Long-Bell Lumber company, Kansas City, $50,000. Lufkin Land and Lumber company, Kan.sas City. $8000 Missouri Land and Lumber Ex change company, Kansas City, $6000 Missouri Lumber and Mining com pany. Kansas City, $50,000. Chicago Lumber and Coal company of Iowa, $50,000. The twenty-fifth concern, the V.' R Pickering Lumber company of Louisiana was fined $1000 A6 this company left the state in 1909, no ouster was necessar. 11V CHILDREN SEE UP-TO-MTE OLD CLAUS A real live Santa Claus visited ll.e Eagles home last night where about 'uii children were assembled This Santa Claus was an up-to-date old fel low and was well up OD the latest styles for he left his reindeers at home and carried his presents to Lhe ehiidren in a baby carriage Bacii child present received a presi nt be bides a sack ol candy and nuts, alter which all Joined tn a most enjoyable dance which followed Prof. L 8a vllle with his seven-piece orchestra furnished excellent muslt A short program preceded th dll trlbUtlon of the presents, the follow ing persons taking part. Miss Delia Williams vocal solo, ac- companled by .diss Vide Stewart Leo Austed. recitation, accompanied by Miss Vlda Stewart. r'a Wright, vocal solo, accompanied by Miss Vida Stewart Henry Wright piano solo. Charies Blair vocal solo, accom panied bj i SavlUe. The following children were preseui -also many others whose names were not registered on the roll provided bv Santa Claus. Genevieve Bstelle cyphers, John Roach, Pay Wright. Myra Wright, Paul Wright, Kay Slnilsler. Kalph Smith L.?ua Bngelko, Nora Engelke, Karl Engelke, Ted Welch, Kennoth Welch. Nellie Welch. Florence Bird, Clen Bird, Blanc he Bird. lolet Bird. Leona V Harrington. Wilda Harring ton William Stoddard, Cora Stoddard. Earl Slmlster. Jimmle Doyle. Francis Doyle. Bill Barnes. lone Hayes, Geo Bnlvely, Cleo Snively, Mildred Snive l Fern Pardoe, L. Zupann. May Law son Kyvonne Lawson. Clarence Iav son, Hattle Lawson, Edward Lawson. Edith Lawson. Lamond Buckner, Glen Buckner, Fern Buckner Ray Buck ner, Zeiia Buckner, Rnlph Buckner. R l Buckner, Huth Davidson. Ken neth Davidson, Muriel Owens, i'Iii fcrd Owens. Mary Keld, John Keld. Elizabeth Callahan, Arleen Patch. Bud Patch. Delia Williams. Vida Stewart', Raymond Harrop, Foyce Harrop, Jo seph Baumelster. Leona BaumeiBter, Violet Newcy, Cecil Newey. Hubert Orell Charles Allen. Thomas Allen. Hlldcn Austed. Cloyd Bartonetk. Vl Ian Baumelster, Dorothea Odermat.. Arnold Odermatt. Alheru Odermatt Arvllla Odermatt, Lela Odermatt. Viv Ian Odermatt, Alvea Odermat Blanche Cazler. Thelma Ca:cier, Thom as Carler. Leonard Cazier, Lean Au stnd, Hildon Austad. Vernon Inga bretsen, May Wllklns, Calve Berry Leroy Williams, Urace Wllkins. Leota Davis. Inez Allan, Goldle Thorne Marsha Allan, Don Dalton. Waller Da Hon. Frank Oreenberg Lenora (reenberg, Kenneth Kendall, Elv.ood Kendall, Viola Jamison, Vcfl Jamison Frances Brighton. Howard Scriven Cordon Scriven, Oscar Anderson, Vlo la Anderson Frances Wessler, Joseph Wessler, Lenta We-sler, GlennS Webb. Marstella Webb. Howard Southwlck. Joseph Southwick, Theo dore Braun. Gordon Braun. Koscoe Reese. Thomas Flelitz. Ned Fielltz Allan Morris. Milton Morris, Robert E. McChesney, George Smith, Minnie Neuterman. Angelina Vankampen. Cor nelia Neuterman, Pauline Carlisle, ai nold Carlisle, Solma Rogers. Raymond Hudson, Arthur Hudson, Behind Hud son, Florence Rogers, Norman Hunt. Myron Hunt, Arthur Rogers, l.uciic Foulger. Clifton Lund, Elmer Syphers, Eugene Syphi rs, Twin Hanley, Helen Hanley, Evorell C. Rollaw, Vera Ship ley, Raymond Jewell, June Celger and Clellis Rackham oo ; CAROL SINGERS GET MONEY FOR CHARITY St Louis, Dec. 25. More than $1200 was collected today and last night by carol singers who toured the resident parts of St Louis and sang hefore , every window where a lighted candle shone. The money will go to charity. Every jxrson who placed a candle in his window signified that he was will ing to contribute to the fund which tlie singers sought oo WIDOW OF TITANIC VICTIM REMARRIES New York, N. Y . Dec. 25 Mrs. Daniel W Marvin, who was made a widow by the Titanic disaster, will be married In Hii. ity today to Hor ace do Camp, a local merchant. Mrs. Marvin's husband went down with the Titanic while the couple were returning from a honeymoon trip Mis Marvin was Mary Ur.i ham Faruuharson. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Farquharson of this city. op ATTORNEY COMMITS SUICIDE. New York, N. Y., Dec. 25 George F. Parker, an attorney, formerly or Brookllne, Mass . ho was connected with the law office of Alton B. Park er, committed suicide today by in haling gas He was not related to I Jude Parker His friends, hero could assign no reason for the act. oo MAJOR SMITH DEAD. New York. N. Y Dec. 2&r-Major Clinton 11 Smith, secretary of the board of park commissioners, died at his home here lost night after a long lllneSB He had been in the 1 1 n ii I of the park departmeul for ovci ;4 years. MAN SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF Indianapolis. Dec. 2o. In the pres ence of their 12-year-old daughter Laura, .lames T. Karney, 52 years old. shot and killed Mrts. Karney today and killed himself. PRISONER GOES HOMEFOR XMAS Gray-haired Father Allowed to Spend Holiday With His Eight Children. OFFICER IN CHARGE United States Secret Service Agent Foregoes Own Holi day for Counterfeiter. Chicago, Dec. 25. So that a gray haired father, who Is confined In the county jail, might celebrate Christmas at home with his eight children. Cap tain Thomas I Porter of the United States secret sen Ire today gav tip the Joys of a Christmas at home. Early today he went to the county Jail and gave his personal word to Jailer Davles lor the safe return of Edward Westcott, who was arrested osterday while making counterfeit bills The secret service agent ac corupanled the prisoner to his home and spent tho day with the family. This evening he will return Westcott to his cell The sight of a Christmas tree and Dumerous presents when he was searching the Westcott home vester day for hidden counterfeit mone led Captain Porter to determine tr fore go his Christmas Westcott. who was a member of the notorious ep(j-Westcott-Brown hand of counterfeit ers, who Hooded the country with BpurloUB 5 bank notes in 1908. was arrested In Company with Otto Allen, who has served a penitentiary term for the same offense oo BOARD OF KM WORRIED OVER EVICTION Speaking of the rather troublesome question of the school board moving Its quarters. President Hiram Plngree of the hoard stated this morning that he is at a loss to know just what to do. The next regular board meet ing will not be held until next week, and It Is a question whether the board numbers would care to be disturbed in their Christmas festivities by meet ing in special session. However, President Pingree says, something must be done and he is f the opinion that as soon as he eats his Christmas dinner he will turn his attention to the task and will proba bly ask tho board to meet in special session before the end of the week or, perhaps, next Monday. "We very much desired to erect a school administration building." said Mr. Pingree "bul we were opposed in that undertaking by arlous par ties, among them the city park com missioners, threats of injunction be ing made If we attempted to build on the ground that had been offered by the city board of commissioners, so that we Ka-p up the idea of buildlnc, even after we had our plans drawn, as we did not care to get Into legal entanglements We then had hopes of getting tho city hall building re modeleJ so as to make room for us there, but that has not materialized. So what are we to do? "The city Is determined that we shall move and I guess we will have to do so, but where are we going to locate? This is a question that I cannot answer. It seems to me that the city hall might be remodeled so as to furnish pleuty of room for the city loard of education as well as other departments of the city government. The ceilings are exceptionally high and. by reducing some of them, would furnish ubout one-third more room than at present " Mr Pingree stated further that It is absolutely necessary for the school board to have commodious quarters and that, lhe heard desire, o reduce the cost of su)ervlsing school affairs to the minimum, which Is accomplish ed to a great extent by obviating the necessity oi paying rent. It has been ' suggested by some of the schoolmen j that the commissioners' chamber Is larger than ls needed for that body and that by cutting off the north end of the hall three good rooms could be provided for the board of education. WHITE CHRISTMAS IN NEW ENGLAND BoBtoD, Mass.. Dec. 25. Snow, deep drifted over mountains aud valleys, brought the traditional whin- Christ mas to northern New England, but iu the southern portion the grounc was bare, rain clouds were lowering and the temperature was springlike. More community observances than ox er before marked Christmas eve In the section when' in Puritan days the celebration of Christmas was a erlm jnal offense, bul the holiday Itself was essentially n day of home festivities on ARRESTED FOR ARSON Kansas City, Dec. 2. John Burk hart was arrested here today by the sherltr of Ochiltive county, Texas, In eonucction with an attempt alleged to have been made to bum the town of Ochiltree, Tex., last October. Accord ing to the sheriff. Burkhart confessed and announced his willingness to re turn to the Texas county without re quisition DatK-TS. PRESIDENT HAS S I A RESTFUL DAY I Mayor of Pass Christian Wei H comes Nation's Executive to S Winter Capitol. H CHRISTMAS GREETINGS I Group of Villagers Wait From IH Early Dawn to Say H "Merry Christmas." Pass Christian Miss , Dec 25. President Wilson's Christmas day was 'M spent here In the restful quiet of t ypaclous cottage fronting the waters 'M of the Gulf of Mexico The president and members of his family occupied themselves getting settled In the H hou3e where they will live for the fl next three weeks. Although the president's special ''j train reached here before sun-up, the -im!i remained on board until H o clock Mayor Saucier boarded the train and welcomed the president lo his "winter capital." "I see you haie had a 6torm here." said the president, looking at the wet ground. "Yes, that's true," replied the may- 'M or. "but It was merely to get things nicely washed up for your arrival " The president laughed. Mr Wilson was assured that care had been taken for his complete uulet isolation during his vacation here The president expressed his gratitude and Introduced Maor Saucier to the members ot his parly As the president left the special waiting for the waiting White House automobiles, shipped here In advance, there was a hearty cheer from a group of villagers who had awaited I In tho chill since dawn to greet the I distinguished visitor. ' .Merry Christmas. Mr. President' " they shouted and doffing his hat, thu president smilingly said. Thank you, I wish you the same ' The morning was cold and gray and 'he damp air penetrating. The party 'iM uas warmly dressed for the short mo- i n ride. President Wilson wearing a ; gray coat. At the Herndon cottage, the party was given welcome bv Mrs Herndon and her daughter, Miss Alice Herndon. In addition to 'M l'r sldent Wilson, the party inciudeu Sin W ilson Misses Eleanor ana Mar- garet Wilson, Miss Helen WooaroA- Bones, the president's cousin; Dr. Ca- ry T CraysoUy U S N., the presl- jm dent's physician; Charles Swan, Mr. w Wilson's personal stenographer, and four secret service men. 9 oo . LIGHT ENGINE I IS BLOWN UP I Two Killed and Six Injured by H Disaster on Erie H Railroad. H Buffalo. N. Y , Dec 25 Two men were killed and six injured when a jH Wabash railroad engine running Ugh., iB blew up on the Erie railroad near H tin northern city line today Tho 'M dead are: V I John Thorpe, llreman, Port Erie, Ontario. J QuBtav Spang, night watchman, Buf- BOMB EXPLODES II BENEATH BED I Mother and Daughter Are H Fatally Injured and Home H Is Wrecked. H i Des Moines. Ia . Dec 85. An explo Blon of dynamite, which probably fa tally injured Sophronio Johnson, col orcd. and her daughter, aged 11. wrecked the Johnson home here early today The police learned that the dyna flH mite bomb had been placed under llWl neath the bed, occupied by the mother ind daughter, and exploded by means of a fuse 75 feet long, which ran from pM the bomb through the bedroom win- 09 dow out into the alley. Detectives C ailed to get trace of the perpetrator Lfl early today. At the hospital where Mrs John- Iflfl son was taken, it was 6ald that am- jUR putation of both feet would be ncces- m sary. NETHERLANDS TRAIN IS WRECKED Croningen, Netherlands, Dec. "5. 'jfefi A son of Premier P. W. A. Cort Van ;9M Dcr Linden, and four other passeng- jEps ers were killed and twelve Injured today in the wreck of a holiday train jpfe which jumped the track near this E1 AUSTRIAN MINISTER DEAD. 1 Meran. Austrian Tyrol. Dec. 25. The death occurred here today ot Wensel Rltten Von Zaleskl, Austrian JOj minister of finance, who had been jpa a member of the cabinet since No vcmber, 1911. ZVfl iJW