The Yakima herald. [volume], January 10, 1912, Image 1

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VOL. XXIL
MILLER BUILDING SAVED
tK'-^PT FIRE LADDIES
For One Brief How It Looked aa
Though Destruction Were
Sure
CAHALAN CO. STOCK
ALMOST TOTAL LOSS
Damage by Fire and Water to
Merchandise and Building It
Close to $70,000, All Covered
by Insurance Except $20,000
The Miller building, northeast corn
er of Yakima avenue and Second St.,
the largest and most Imposing private
edifice in the cits', had a close call
from total destruction by tire Mon
day afternoon. The alarm was given
at 2:26 p. m., and within a remark
ably brief, period of time the total
fire-fighting force of the city was pres
ent, together with the automobile en
gine and all other paraphernalia.
Smoke was to be seen coming from
the basement of the building both on
Yakima avenue and on the Second
street sides. With the possible ex
ception of the owner of the building
and those occupying the ground floor,
fear for the destruction of the build-
Ing was not general. Confidence was
everywhere expressed that the fire de
partment would be able to success
fully grapple the critical situation, and
that belief was later found to have
been well placed.
A Cowardly Fire
The fire was cowardly In that it hid
itself behind stlffllng volumes of
smoke. The basement was the fire
center, and upon ft the firemen direct
•d their valiant fight. It was impos
sible for any person to go into the
basement within 15 minutes after the
alarm bad been given, so the next
best thing was done, water being
turned in upon It from ten or a dozen
lines of hose. For more than an hour
that method was employed, and at the
end of that period things looked very
dangerous. From 3 until 4 o'clock
was a critical hour, and to all ex
cept the most optimistic the building
appeared to be doomed.
At 4 o'clock Edward G. Dawson,
chief of the fire department, asked
▲lex Miller, the owner, to instruct a'l
wHhin the building to get out. At
that time smoke was pouring forth
In dense eolumes from the basement
windows, flames had burst from the
rear windows of the Cahalan store
on Second street, and more smoke
was coming from the many windows
on the Second street sid« clear to the
sixth floor. It appeared that the fire
liad extended from the basement.
through the. floors and up the walls
Inside to the second and thii-d doors.
Ten Minute* Made a Difference
Prom gloom to joy was the imnsl
tlon of the feelings of casual onlooU
•rs, as wcli as of those whoso thous
ands were at stake, within the next
ten minutes. The adage that it is al
ways darkest just before dawn, if such
a comparison may be made, was veri
fied. The fine In the basement could
no longer withstand the effect of the
tons of water that had been directed
upon it. and from 4:10 the winning
fight was prosecuted with enthusiasm.
It was nearly 6 o'clock before It could
be safely said that the fire had been
corralled and had actually been give*i
its death blow.
Origin of the lire
The fire started In the north part
•f the basement when one of the em
ployes accidentally tramped on a
match lyln« on the floor, ignitine it.
the sparks from which communicated
with a mass of cotton batting near
by. The emergency hose was brought
Into requisition, but wap not sufficient
to hold the fire In check. The alarm
was given by Max Marks, employed
on the first floor, who had gone to
the basement and discovered the
danger.
Following are the firms on the
ground floor: Corner room. Cahalan
company, dry goods and ladies' fur
nishings; Dunbar & Nelson, jewelers,
and the Pioneer Drug Store, fronting
on Yakima avenue; Columbia River
Land company and the Hutchings Art
company, on Second street. The north
storeroom on Second street, formerly
occupied by a millinery store, was va
cant.
Cahalau Company Lose Heavily
The greatest loser is the Cahalan
company. It carried a stock of more
than $50,000, with an insurance or
approximately $32,000. Harry Cahal
an, president of the company, put thn
loss as almost entire, being saved only
by the insurance.
Dunbar & Nelson removed their
stock of Jewelry across the street into
the Aekenhausen storeroom. Their
loss will be only that of the trouble ot
moving and accompanying annoyance.
There was no loss to their stock.
The Pioneer Drug company took
things calmly, and removed nothing.
Their confldeove was sublime and not
misplaced.
Tlic loss Kustalntd by the HutirhiiMts
Art company and the Columbia River
The Yakima Herald.
Land company, will run to more than
$1,000 each.
It is estimated that the damage to
the Mtiler building proper will reacn
to f 16,000, anil may go to $20,000
by the time all the repairs have bean
made.
Mr. Sillier carries about $125,000 in
Insurance, so is to be congratulated
In that regard.
Building Worth $190,000
The Miller building represent* an
expenditure of $100,000. The orig
inal building was SO feet front on
Yakima avenue, and was live MinrltiH
high. It was butlt in 190 7. la, 1909
the building was Increased to a front
age' of 100 feet on Yakima avenue,
and both the original and the new
part made full six stories high.
The building Is solidly constructed,
and to that fact Is attributed the suc
cess the firemen made in their struck
gle. The floor above the basement li
a four-inch plank, while the walla are
of Btone and massive.
Klevators Kept Running
The double elevator In the center
of the building, manned by Robert
Whlpple Hpooner and Byde Painter,
was kept in active operation the entire
afternoon. It did a "land office bus
iness," theoretically and actually. At
a late hour in the afternoon Young
Spooner was overcome by the smoky
atmosphere and had to be removed t.i
his home.
All kinds of temperaments were
shown by the oooupants of the offices
on the upper floors. Some of them
carried their typewriters and books
down and took them to places of safe
ty. By typewriters is meant the ma
chines,' not the typists. The English
language is a trifle shy on a single
word to express the proper idea, hence
the explanation.
As there are many companies with
offices in the danger zone, some of
the officials decided to take no long
chances, but played it safe by taking
their valuable papers out. Quite a
number of law libraries were also
removed. Some of the more phleg
matic refused to become excited and
removed nothing but their own. corpo
roslties from the building, placing
thel trust in "Dolliver, that he would
bring them through." For Captain
Dolliver read Fire Chief Dawson, and
Mark' Twain's st»*y Is retold.
- Crowds Kept Back
The fire lacked nearly all the essen
tials of the spectacular. There was
no personal danger and flames could
not be seen except for a very few
minutes about 4 o'clock. The curious
crowd was well behaved. Ropes were
stretched^to keep the crowd from get
ting too close to the building, thus
Interfering with the firemen in their
work. The big four were present:
Alex Miller, Hon. A. J. Splawn, Harry
Cahalan and Fire Chief Dawson. Pan
demonium did not reign for a min
ute. Instead, all was perfect order.
Hot coffee was served by a number
of those interested, including Mrs.
Alex Miller, which was a blessing to
Bremen and police. The police did
• heir duty under the watchful eye of
Chief of Folice Splawn. Pat Jordan,
amateur fireman, assisted in the good
work of passing the coffee.
Heady for Business This Morning
All the tenants of the building
above the ground floor will be able to
transact business in their offices as
usual this morning at 8 o'clock. The
elevators will be running as usual,
the electric lights will be shining as
brightly as of yore, and the steam
heating plant will take care of Its
work, for nothing was put out of com
mission that is necessary for the com
fort of the occupants. Mr. Miller asks
all tenants to be patient in the morn
ing as there will be much cleaning wp
to be done, and the smoke may at first
annoy. An airing and some scrubbing
will cause the offices to resume their
accustomed air of cheer. '
Polkst on Giianl '
Within the roped arena a number
of North Yakima's finest paced back
and forth. Their duties were not ar
duous, but the disagreeable weather
was something that they were com
pelled to combat. The following four
were placed on duty at night, as a pro
tection: Officers Harrington, Sanders,
Niles and Smith.
Street Railway Bridged
Traffic on the street railway was
impeded, but not entirely stopped.
This was made possible by the use of
"bridges.'' An there were a number
of the lines of hose laid across the
avenue, the street cars could not run
over them without cutting them in
two. Bridges were laid over the linen
of hose, and upon them the cars pass.
Ed in safety, doing no damage.
One Arrest Made
On complaint of Fire Chief Dawson,
a man who gave his name as Kent
Runnelhoff was arrested at the scene
of the fire as his automobile broke
the rope that showed the fire limits.
Whether or not this was intentional
could not be learned. He was escort
ed In his own machine to the poltr-e
station by Officer Sanders, but was re
leased in bonds of $10.
Volunteer Firemen
A number of men volunteered their
fettrvloM In aiolstlng th« flrc depart
ment. Among" ilu-iti wtl Ju3viih it.
Sterling, a veteran of the Spaalah
(Continued on page four)
NORTH YAKIMA, WASH., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1912.
DEMOCRATS
IN HARMONY
Jefferson Dinner in New York
Characterized as a Notable
Party Love Feast
WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—No party
dissension and. no partiality as to the
nominee for president, marked the
Jefferson day banquet attended by
nearly 1000 democrats, from all parts
of the country. Senator Ogerman of
New York, toastmaster, was surrouml
ed by candidates for the president or
thetr representatives, former candi
dates for the president or their repre
sentatives *nd by other democratic
leaders, including Bryan, Folk and
Hearst.
Ovation tor Bryan
Bryan was accorded an ovation
when he entered the banquet room
and when Wilson rose to speak he
was cheered for several minutes. Wil
son's reference to the currency awak-i
ened the greatest interest. He de-l
clared the country could not break nnyl
currency reform which concentrates
the control in the hands of bankers,
because the country knows banks are,
bound by a thousand ties and In many
intricate ways.
Hearst Scores Roosevelt
Hearst predicted the progressive
republicans would not support Taft, |
La Folle.tte or Roosevelt; not Taft,
because he opposed or was Indifferent
to them; not La Follette because ho
should be In the democratic party, |
and not Roosevelt, who he said, had j
sacrificed every progressive principle I
and "betrayed the Interests of the peo
ple for the sordid support of some
criminal trust," and would make the
progressive movement ridiculous.
Bryan for Progrcssiveiiess
Bryan who came last on the pro
gramme spoke on the "Passing of
Plutocracy." He characterized the
movement for the popular election of
senators as the greatest national re
form of the generation and urged |
the elimination of the partisan issue
that had been injected into the con
troversy and endorsed the direct pri
mary Issue and advocated its applica
tion to national elections In every,
state.
First Picture of Durbar to Reach America
—King George Greets Mutiny Veterans
lihJLHI, .Inn. S. Tli. wU-iaiiK of
the Indian mutiny of ltM wlio Wftt
present at the durbar received special
consideration from King Qeorge. 1
Papers Sliy on Wlilt© News
One result of this storm to our
city may be to shorten th,e supply
of print paper for the newspapers,
for all are short on paper rind
freight is being delayed; therefore,
any shrinkage or omissions of pa
pers may bo accounted for if oc
curring in the near future.
GOVERNOR WEST
EATS HIS DINNER
WITH HONOR MEN
Tells the Men In tlio Camp TJiey Are
llclplnir Htm Solve Problem
MKDFOKO, Jan. S.—Surrounded by
penitentiary convicts who had given
him their word of honor they would
not try to escape, Governor West on
Sunday ut« chicken dinner at "West
vllle" a state road convict camp.
West after dlniu r made a speech
In which h« thanked the honor men
for helping hint to maintain the pris
on policy. He said it wns predicted
at least one or two would attempt to
get away and added "Even I expected
the temptation to prove too strong
for some of you."
COLLUSION FOUND IN
TRUSHONTRACTS
Letter Indicates Two Companies
In Bidding to Supply
Soldier. Home
CHICAGO, Jan. B.—A letter show-
Ing the alleged collusion between
Swift and Armour it Co. in bidding
for the annual meat contract of the
Old Soldiers Home a I Togus, Me., was
introduced in evidence today in the
packers trial. The letter was received
by Jerome H. Pratt, former assistant
manager .of Armour & Co.'s dressed
meat department, and was sißned with
the initials "F. A. P." which Pratt
said indicated it was written by
Francis A. Fowler, one of the defend
ants and head of the dressed beef de
partment of Swift & Co. Pratt was
on the stand throughout the day and
will continue tomorrow.
were lined up, and tasttad uf review
ing them the I. ngljuh king panned
along the lint tUkiting hands with
. ■,<■ h griitU I ivarrlo? uud addrensins
Word* to them. Each of the
BRYAN GOES
TO_ADEFEAT
Failed to Carry Out His Plan to
Unseat Colonel Guffcy on
National Committee
WASHINGTON. Jan. R.—William J.
Hryiin made his light in the denm
| cratic national commutes today and
lost. He made Colonel James N. Guf
fcy, the member from Pennsylvania,
an issue an<l thl committee by vote
1 of SO to 18 declined to unseat Colonel
Quffey, Bryan at once appealed from
the decision of the chair and was de
taatad by a vote of 33 to 13.
The committee meeting was marked
by extreme bitterness Once the lie
was pnssed and blows scorned Immi
nent. Bryan from Urst to last was
| the central figure in the proceedings
and the light he yi ecipitated lasted
throughout the entire day. So much
time was devoted to contested seats
In the committee tliut matters of
choosing a convention city and llxing
the time for the gathering and the
adoption of a form of c"all to include
n "permissive primary" went over
until tomorrow.
Baltimore stood out tonight well to
the fore of all competitors, offering
$100,000 as her bid for the conven
tion. St. Louis mined to hold sec
ond place. Denver, Chicago and New
York are also seeking the convention.
June 2!< finds much favor M the drite
of the convention, It being olio week
after the republican gathering in Chi
cago.
Interest in .\mcrlcun lihlluu
WASHINGTON.—For the purpose
of stimulating interest in the history
and present condition of the American
Indian, tho Archaeological Institute of
America purposes invading the lec
ture field. It announces that under its
auspices Edward 8. Curjls, a noted au
thority on the red man, will tour the
Unitod States with a "picture must*
cale," setting forth the conditions and
needs of the Indians. Music ofc the
various Indian tribes will be repro
ducd from phonograph records, and
vivid pictures will be reproduced to
illustrate the lecture.
iu"n bad gone through ■ perilous i am
paiyii in India years before tii«> prefl
>-iit MnpMvr mi this land w*is born,
The vctuiah.H fullj Sppl'Mlftted IRS
honor.
"AUSTRALIAN MACK" HELD
FOR GREAT BANK ROBBERY
UICVCLK riit'ST IM)H'TEI>
Cliaru'Hl Tlioy Control ruturrs and
Accessories In Mnny I-lnes
nri'TALO, .Tan. B.—That a trust
without a nkrae controls 90 pat cent
of tho business of nuiniifai'turlnif and
selling coaster brakes for bicycles in,l
motor Cycles, and n large pprccntnge
of other liiryeli' acocssortes i" vio'a
tlon of the Sherman anti-trust law, Is
charged il. .indictments handed down
by the federal Aland jury today.
Vaklma Valley Institutes
TMTI,LMAN\ Jan. 8. —The superin
tendent of Farmers" Institutes for the
WashlnKton State College announces
a series Of farmers' Institutes through
tho Yakima valley as follows:
Ketiton City—Feb. 19 and 20,
Cirandvlew —Fob. 20-22, inel. *
SunaySide—Feb. 21-23, Incl.
Toppenish—Feb. 22-24, Incl.
North Yakima—Feb. 23-24-2 J.
Ellensburg—Feb. 24-26-27.
Shipment of Arms to Mexico
NEW OTtLKANS. —Evidence Indi
cating a more widespread revolution
ary plot agnlnst Mexico than hereto
fore has been attributed to the oppo
nents of the Madero administration
has come to light in the shipment of
eight carloads of ammunition and ox
ploslves from points in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey within the last (JO
days.
Disabled Steamer In Tow
ASTORIA, Jan. B.—According to a
message received here tonight the
Bteamed Nome City has in tow the
steamer Alliance, which lout its rud
der crossing out from Coos bay. She Is
expected to Rrrlvp here some time to
morrow. No casualty hns resulted
from the Alliance's accident.
Canadian Champion Urn ten
MEMPHIS, Jan. 8. —Joe Mandol of
New Orleans, outfought Billy Allen
of Ottawa, the lightweight champion
of Canada, In an eight-round bout
here tonight and was awarded the de
cision.
Itttogun Hcslh German
SALT LAKE, Jan. B.—Jimmy Rea
gan of San Francisco, won the decis
ion over Chalky German, of St. Louis,
In the iifth round of a scheduled ten
round bout.
CHINA SEES RENEWAL
OF ALLJiOSTILITIES
Revolutionists Are Active and Ris*>
sia and England Thought
to Be Plotting
PEKIN, Jan. S.—China today saw a
renewal of hostilities and a demand
by the ltussian government that Chins
recognize the independence of Outer
Mongolia.
Revolutionists from Shan 61 and
Shen 81 having recaptured (then Chow
and are advancing on Ho Nan. Thn
armistice was not renewed and early
lighting Is expected.
China did not reply to the Russian
note today, but communicated the
HiitiHi.'inrc of the demands to the othor
powers and will undoubtedly make a
strong protest.
II is believed likely here, however,
that Russia had previously consulted
Great Britain and Japan and I'okiu
"officials look for British action in
Thibet at a later date.
REPCBLJC AKKS INITIATIVE
No \iini-.tl<«- in China mid llebels
Will Force Uie I Ihliiuijj
SHANGHAI, Jan. S.—A body of
40«0 troops has departed for Nan
king. Five trnnsports are in dock
awaiting the embarkation of troops
and leading supplies and Hmniurittion.
It is the exprassed Intention of the
republican cabinet to Initiate a move,
ment toward Chin Wing Tm>.
Armistice Xot K«-ncued
PEKIN, Jan. ».—An armistice be
tween the Imperial and revolutionary
forces Is not renewed ■•mi ntKotiutlons
have reached v deadlock.
School Hoard Committees
ITaalrtanl W. M Watt of the school
board announces the following com
mltteoß of the board of education for
the ensuing year:
Auditing and Finance—Mrs. Wilson,
Frcluer. Knerr.
Purchasing, Printing and Insurance
—Fechter, McAulay, Watt.
RulldingH and Grounds — Watt,
Fi< liter. Mrs. Wilson.
TeaeJfcsrs, SuUrim and Janitors —
Knerr, MeAuia>. Watt.
TinuJjooks, R*.orJ». Discipline--Mi
A ilu>, Kiieir, Mrs. Wilsor
Detectives Think They Have the
Man Who Made the Big Haul
at New Westminster a
.11
SEARCH MADE FOR SUM
ESTIMATED AT $240,000
Man Arrested Has Bad Record and
Has Been Implicated in Many
Other Bank Robberies and Was
in B. C. on That Date
NEW TORK, Jan. 8. —John Mc«
Namara of San Francisco, known a*
"Australian Maok," was arrested hero
tonight on a warrant charKinn him,
with th* larceny of $315,000 from th<»
Bank of Montreal at New Westmin
ster, B. C, last September. Kleven
hundred dollars was found In his wal
let when tho detectives -.vere search*
Ing In this city tonight for tho $240,••
000 which ho Is believed to have)
brought to New York.
When the directives arrested tie*
Naniara this afternoon ho asked to
see the warrant and after rending '*
smiled and laid, "I am greatly r«
lloveil. I thought it was a more a««
rious charge."
The police Bald MrNamara admit*
ted being In British Columbia at tha
time the hank wan robbed and lived
at the Strand Hotel In Vancouver af
tewards, but declined to nay anything
further. Coincident with his arraign
ment here tomorrow It was stated tha
British consul will ask for his extra
dition to Canada.
LOS ANORLKB. Jan. B.—Charles
Hoffman, alias Charles Dean, alias <\
W. Howard, wns nrrcnted here yester
day by detectives, churned by them
with having: been directly connected
with the robbery of the Rank of Mon
treal at New Westminster.
Lottie Criminal Record
HAN FRANCISCO, Jan. B.—John J.
McNamara, arrested In New York to
day on the charge of having pohl "1
the bank of New Westminster, U C,
branch of the Bank of Montreal. ..f
$315,000 on Heptemher 15 last, has a
long criminal record, according tj »
local detective agency. McNumara
bore aliases of John I. McNabb, ■■;■.<
Mac" and "Australian Mac," and in
1809 wus arrested in Boston on a
burglary charge. He was arrested In
1900 at Cleveland for bank robbery
but acquitted, and also arrested in
Australia on the charge of bank rob
bery.
During the Bchml«-Ruef regime
here, he enjoyed special privileges.
He conducted a resort called "Tha
Turtle" and later a resort known as
"Tom's Cabin." MrNamaru went to
Vancouver, B. C, last August and tha
next month the bank was robbed.
From there he was traced to Novfi
York, where he was arrested.
Have Arrested Mi-Namm-us Pal
SEATTLE, Jan. B.—The Western
manager detective of the agency that
arrested John McNamara In New
York said tonight they had also ar
rested a man known as Charles Deeri,
alias Hoffman, on a similar chart,-'!.
D«en, the detectives say, wan arrest
ed at Los Angeles Friday last and is
being held there awaiting extradltlo i.
According to the detectives M<*JJa
mara and Deen were in Vancouver
early In September. Immediately af
ter the robbery they disappeared. Deen
was traced to Seattle, Chicago, Nia
gara Falls, Buffalo, Han Diego, and,
thence to Lor Angeles. He is said
formerly to have run a bowling alley
at Tacomu.
lUAIKtt STATE FINANCES
Bonds and < u-li or the Six School
Funds Now Total 3821.000
OLYMPIA, Jan. B.—State Treasure*
John U. Lewis un his official annual
statement of the finances of Washing
ton reports th.it during the year just
passed that thu Increase In the bonds
and ia»h of the six permanent school
funds has readied i<zi -01.ss The
statu purchased during the year $1,
--768,786 worth <>r bonds and bonds)
amounting to $S 16.809 were redeemed.
At the beginning of the jear there wan
on hand In the state treasury %*, oi)ij,
--(71, as sompared with t*^M&.<4t-M
at the beginning of the previous year.
. FKAIt TKOI BI.K IN t'HIXA
Communication S<tmis to Hato He.-v
Cat <>it ri-oui i'ci.iti
WASHINGTON', Jan. I.—Tha ab«
lence of a reply from Minister Cal
houn to the lust Inquiry from the state
department as to the necessity for
troop* in China and the complete si
lence for the last 48 hours lends th«
Itate department officials tn fear that
rommunleßtinns have been cut oft bo
tween Pekin and the Taku cable sta
tion.
Rock Inlhiul Train Wreck
ST. JOSKI'H, Mo., Jan B.—A Uock
Island passenger train was wrecked
Ivnlght at Platt River, the miles east
af hxi * The rullruud ufflclalN say a
piMSehger and freight train ulluUii.
A. IjMCiSI ;ra:ri with nurses ,iud iloe
lura went vo the scent.
NO. 2.