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103 WRECKED PASSENGERS REPORTED SAFE HOME EDITION-ONE CENT WEATHER ONE CENT IN CITY. ON TRAINS. FIVE CENTS. GAS COMBINE DODGES PAYING IT'S TAXES DIG SHIP POUNDING ON ROCKS Thrilling Rescue of Passen gers Fro mthe Olympia Is Reported. (By United Press Leased Wire) POINT GREY WIRE LESS STATION, Vancou ver, R 0., Dee. 12.—At 9 o'clock this morning a mes sage was picked up here that the pasengers of the Olympia, wrecked in the north were all safe. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 12.—Lo cal officials of the Alaska Steam ship company received word from Valdez at noon today that the 103 people on board the steamship Olympia have been rescued. Ther is no Information as to how the passengers and crew were taken off. but it is known that some ves sel is bearing them on their way to Valdez. CORDOVIA, Alaska, Dec. 12.— One hundred and six persons were aboard the Alaska Steamship Com pany's steamer Olympia, which is pounding to pieces on a reef near Bligh Island, Prince William Sound. Several vessels have put out from here and from Valdez to aid the ship. The gale, which began Sat urday, still sweeps the Sound, and grave fears are entertained for the safety of those who took passage on the vessel. When the Olympia loft hero Sat urday night there were 52 passen gers aboard, most of whom were bound for Valdez and Seward. Among them were United States District Judge K. E. Sushman, Mrs. Cushman, United States District Attorney George R. Walker and other members of the Third district court, who were en route to Valdez, where court was to convene today. The ship is in command of Captain J. Daniels, and she carries a crew of 54 men. The Olympia sailed from Cor dova at C o'clock Saturday night, having arrived from Seattle ear-.er In the day. She carried a number of passengers who previously had sailed on the steamship North western, which went aground at False Hay, San Juan Island, De cember 2. The night was clear, but a 55 --nille gale was blowing when the ship started for Valdez. It Is believed that she struck the reef at midnight, as a wireless call for aid was picked up at the naval wireless operating station shortly afterward. The call was answered Immediately, and Operator Hayes, aboard tlie wrecked vessel, flashed the news that the Olympia had struck the reef and that high seas were breaking over her. According to Hayes the ship had struck an exposed position on Bligh's Island and the passengers m*>re In peril. Hayes did not ex plain the causes of the wreck. HIT ON HEAD BY MAN HE WAS TRYING TO HELP LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 12.— Aside from being painfully burned on the face and shoulders, James McCue is euten by an enormous peve today because he was struck on the head and knocked down by a blazing stove, hurled by a man whom he was trying to befriend. Just us McCue was retiring last night his wife rushed to his room * and told him that the home of Koscndo Bohando, next door, was If You All Tell the "Good Fellows" Santa Claus Will Come to Everybody BY A. GOOD FELLOW. Oil. you Good Fellows of Spo kane, you don't know what a grand work >ou are going to do this year, and I only wish 1 dared tell you in the paper, but Santa Claus works in a mysterious way his wonders to perform, so 1 daren't tell you what I would like to: Itut. If you could only read the bunch of ietters that comes to my For Spokane and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tueeday. Maximum tern. 38, minimum tern. 30. I ATE NEWS BULLETINS Ym < BY UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.) \j PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12.—The jury to try Mrs. Carrie Kersch for complicity in the murder of William A. Johnson at the Grand Central hotel in June, was selected this forenoon in Judge Morrow's court, and Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald made the opening ad dress on behalf of the state. FORMER WASHINGTON OFFICIAL DIES. BANNING, Cal., Dec. 12.— T. T. Langridge of Olympia, Wash., form er auditor of Thurston county, Wash., is dead at Palm Springs, Cali fornia, where he had gone for his health, according to a message re ceived here today. Langride was a prominent Mason and was a member of other orders. His body will be held at Palm Springs pending the receipt of instructions from Mrs. Langridge, who is In Mexico. ANOTHER RECEIV ER OF PUBLIC COIN. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. —Vivian L. Jones was appointed receiver of public moneys at Independence, Cal., by President Taft today. THINKS FRISCO WILL GET EXPOSITION. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. —"A personal, man to man canvass showed that San Francisco will receive the solid support of the progressive members of congress in her fight for the award of the world's fair in 1915," said Hiram Johnson, governor-elect of California, before leav ing Washington today. WALL ST., SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. AKRON, 0., Dec. 12. —"Why has the seat of government been trans ferred from Washington to Wall Street?" asks a letter written to every congressman and United St ates senator, demanding that rail ways be investigated and freight rates lowered. C. Barber, a mil lionaire match manufacturer, Is {he writer. SKATING RINK FOR RICH INDIANS (By United Press Leased Wire) JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 12.— Juneau and Douglas Island are alive with new amusement en terprises for the benefit of the Indian natives, who earned large sums during the summer and fall in the fisheries, and are now able to pay 20 cents each to view motion pictures in the several small halls recently built here. A roller skating rink was opened a fortnight ago on a venture, and the In dians are spending 10 to 12 hours a day mastering the "figure 8" and the dove tail movements. POPULATION OF CITIES HERE (By United Press Leased Wlre.l WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—The census bureau today announced the population of the following Wash ington cities: Aberdeen, 13,000; Bellingham, 24,298; Everett, 24,814; Walla Walla, 19,364; Centralia, 7311; Hoquiam, 8171; Vancouver, 9500; Olympia, 6996. ELECTION DAY FOR MINE WORKERS INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Dec. 12 — Tomorrow Is election day for the United Mine Workers of America. In all the districts throughout the United States and Canada, the 850,000 members of the organiza tion will ballot for local nnd ftiter national offices. Each district will elect officers, and the miners, on the same ballots, will vote for the men who will head the general or ganization. John P. White of lowa is oppos ing Thomas L. Lewis for the na tional presidency. on fire. Like a good neighbor, Mc- Cue rushed to Bohando's aid. As the rescuer was dashing into the Bohando kitchen, a hurtling object with a tail of flame descended on his head. Burning oil wus thrown on his head and body and he rolled on the ground, screaming with pain. His wife extinguished the flames by throwing a quilt over him aud sitting on him, but not before he was badly burned. desk every day of late, especially the ones from the mothers and fathers of the Children who but for the work we are pushing along would be among the "empty stock ing" brigade this year, you would realize hew much greater a work than mere charity this Good Fellow stunt is. Some of those letters would bring ttars to year eyes, and they The Spokane Press KERSCH JURY SELECTED. RUBBER STOCK IS OWNED BK ALDRIGH One of Reasons Why "Boss of Senate" Likes High Tariff. (By United Press Leased Wire) NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Nelson W. Aldrich, senior senator from Rhode Island, owns more than 300 shares of stock in the United States Rubber company, according to the New York World. The World's story is besad on a view of the stock books of the rubber company obtained by a World re porter, who purchased one share of the stock in order that he might be entitled to examine the list of shareholders. At the top of one page was writ ten the name of Nelson W. Aid rich. The entry, the World says, showed Aldrich owned 340 shares of first preferred stock. The date opposite the entry was July 18, 1910. "Is that the date the stock was purchased?" asked the reporter. "Oh, no," Secretary Norris is re ported to have replied; "that is merely the date it was transferred from the old ledger. He has owned it for some time." FINGER PRINTS CAUSED ARREST fßy United Press Leased Wire.) KANSAS CITY, Kas., Dec. 12.— •lohn Fagler, a form hand, waa ar rested today on suspicion of hav ing been connected with the mur der of four persons on the Hern hard farm, near here, Saturday night. Fagler's finger prints will be taken and probably will constitute the most Important factor In es tablishing his guilt or innocence. His arrest is said to have been made because the finger prints of his left hand corresponded very closely to those made by a bloody hand on one of the walls where tho quadruple mutder was commit ted. wodld also make you proud and glad that you wire going to help in such a worthy cause. "SOME ORANGES AND CANDY." Take for Instance the letter of of the little boy who writes and tells that hit papa Is dead and It "takes ovory cent we can scrape to keep us in Hchool," lie says the stockings of lie and his brother and sister were empty last Christmas SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1910. KILLINGS NEXT IN SUFFRAGE! BALLOT WAR MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES IN ACTION, SHOWING HOW IT TOOK THREE POLICEMEN TO HAN- I OLE ONE OF THEM. LONDON, Dec. 12.—The suffra gette situation in England is get ting pretty serious. There's no mistake about it—the authorities' are frightened. Not so much afraid of what the women will do to them as of what they may be driven Into doing to the women. Sooner or "CHARITY'S" ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE ORPHANS INTO THE STREETS A year ago one or two members of a committee purporting to be ap pointed by the city hall charity trust visited the Orphans' Home of Spokane and made a few super ficial observations. After a lape of a year or more, in some manner a report, or at least an alleged report, has reached the public to the effect that the Orphans' Home of Spokane should be closed, that there was no need for it, and that the children in the institution were not being properly cared for. "The fight on the Orphans' Home of Spokane," said Louis Martin to day, "was started originally by Miss Marie Hornburg, visiting; nurse of the Associated Charities, i She was aided in the effort by Mrs. Hilda Rihard, assistant pro bation officer, and the Rev. L. -J, | Covington, who is In the business of looking after orphans under the tile of the Washington Home Find ing society. "I am chairman of.the board of directors of the Orphans Home of, Spokane, und along with S. A An derson, cashier of the Scandinavian- American bank; Ira llonefenger, the attorney, and Dr. A. K. John son, personally look after the finan cial affairs of the siutltutlon. "When these people, some of whom have never seen the home. Issue such a report as the one printed Sunday, we feel it Is a rer flection on our management, and we Jußtly resent It. The report la false; It is inspired by malice,-' jealousy and hatred on the part of persons who have been combatting the home, and is given out at this time for the purpose of cutting off land they ex|iect them to be enipty thi year, but if they could only get some oranges and candy they , would be happy. Bather guess ! they'll be happy this year, with the Good Fellows on the job. WANTS SOME SHOES. And then there is a little girl, aged 10, whose pupa died when she was only a year old, and whose mama has ull she can do to earn a later, they are convinced that lives will he lost. It is bad enough to ha|re lives lost in any kind of po litical disorders. But the Idea of having them lost in a suffragette disorder is awful, seems no doubt that some lof the more aggressive of the suf _,—,—_ possible contributions that might go to the 40 children at that home on the eve of Christmas. "Of all the sins that have ever been committed in the name of charity—and it has been made to ORPHAN, 14, WHO GETS $30,000,000 IS RICHEST GIRL CHICAGO, Dec. 12—Young Miss Catherine Barker must be added to the galaxy of American heiresses, if, indeed, she is not the brightest gem in that array of beauty and wealth. Her father, John H. Barker, who 'died recently, bequeather $30,000, --000, his entire fortune, to Miss .Catherine, 14 years old. She Is the richest girl or unmarried woman in the country probably and ene of the wealthiest in the world. •" Thirty million dollars is at least double the fortune of Miss Helen Could of New York, three times •that of Miss Jennie Crocker of San Francisco and 15 times that of Alius Dorothy Whitney, New York. By the time Miss Barker comes of jtr>'. even of marriageable age, her wealth will have increased vastly. Her father's will made the First Trust and Savings Bank her guardian and manager ot her estate, and that institution is noted for Its conservative administration. However, those who know Miss Barker best say money can not "spoil" her. rf ■ — bare living. She says she would I like to fiud a pair of shoes in her I slin king, but if Santa Cluus thinks they would cost too much she will be satisfied with anything. She is thoughtful enough to give the size of the shoes she wears. And then there is a man who writ**: No hope of Santa Claus, finding our ttaa* children this year." He's aot another guess j fragettes are equipping themselves '. with firearms. It has been ru- mored that they are doing it as an ! organteation: Probably — almost j certainly—this is untrue. But It is pretty certain that individuals, and it is likely a good many Individ- Continued on Page Six. stand for many In Spokane—this baseless, uncalled for and un-Chris tinn like attack on this institution is probably the limit of all." Louis Martin is the president of the Ames Mercantile Co. FOUNDER OF INDIANA TOWN, AGED 90, GETS NEW START IN WEST I HAMMOND, lnd., Dec. 12—Mel- I viu A. Halsteud. aged 90, founder of j l,owell. Ind.. has proved up 320 ! acres of land near Harrison, Neb., j and did the work himself. Hal- I stead's career has been remark | able. He homesteaded land in ! Lake county when Chicago was j Fort Dearborn. He ran the first : grist mill in Indiana, and built the j first church and school house in I this part of the state. He went to I the California gold fields via Pan I ama in 1849 and crossed the conti nent In search of adventure ten I times before 1860. He also served jin the Civil war. His health is per- I feet. $10,825 WORTH OF SMUGGLED OPIUM (By United Press Leassd Wire.) SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 12.— Fifty men employed by the cus toms service are today making a thorough search of every depart ment of the big liner Minnesota for contraband opium. Since the ship arrived in port the customs officers has unearthed scores of tins of the prohibited drug worth $10,825. The stuff was found in old clothes, in lockers and in boxes of soap wrapped in borax labels. coming. I could fill columns with such letti rs as these, and with the kind i und loving words which come from I the people who are flocking to the standard of the Good Fellow bri gade. But space torbids, and I will i have to content myself with semi inn as many as possible of tho lei tbi's out to the Fellows whom I pick, to x>'ay Santa Claus in each ONE MONTH FOR 25 CENTS NINTH YEAB, No. 52. 25 CENTS A MONTH. Oil GROUND FLOOR FOR THE LADIES Joy for the ladies! They can now register with out climbing three flights of stairs to the office of the city clerk. This morning the registra tion books were moved down to the office of the city comp troller on the first floor, for the special benefit of the fair sex, who have been complain ing loudly of the long climb to the third atory. "We sent the books out into the different precincts for the benefit of the men," said ity lark Fleming this morning, so we thought we ought to have consideration for the women to move the books down stairs." 35 DEAD (By United Press Leased Wire) FERNIE, B. C. Dec. 12.—Early Sunday morning the last of the 45 bodies had been recovered from the mine of the Western Canada collieries at Bellevue, Alberta, where an explosion occurred Fri day. The dead include 35 employes and 10 members of a rescue party, from Hosmer and Frank, who went Into the mine and were entombed. BABIES GOME TO STRIKERS 1 HOMES (By United Press Leased Wire) CHICAGO, Des. 12.—Since the beginning of the strike of 40,000 garment makers a month ago. 50) babies have been born among the strikers, according to records kept by the relief committee. The com mittee now furnishes a supply of milk daily to 7500 babies whose parents are on strike. Every day there are 9500 loaves of bread and 3500 pounds of pan cake flour distributed to the hun gry Idle. Because of the different nation alities of the strikers, the rations at the various relief stations differ. The Italians must be supplied with tomatoes, macaroni and spa gheti. while the Poles desire bar ley, lentils aud codfish. DITCHED AT 60 MILES PER HOUR LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 12.— Two men are near death today, the result of an automobile accident on the Elmonte road, near Alhambra. The driver of the wrecked car and two other passengers disappeared after the accident. The Injured men are J. A. Walsh and Stanley Gambel. They were taken to a hospital, where it was stated they had little chance to recover. H. M. Alst sustained less serious Injuries. The accident occurred late last night, when the car was running approximately 60 miles an hour. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 12.— Overcome by falntness, caused by the steam arising from a bathtub In which she was about to batche, Mrs. Rose Ford, the yjung wife of Clyde K. Ford, an employe of a local furniture company, yesterday fell forward into the water and was drowned. Her husband, re turning to their home about an hour later, discovered her. FARMHAND FALLS HEIR TO A MILLION -NO CHANCE, GIRLS NEW YORK. Dec. 12 — John F. McCluskey, an Irish farmhand, ar rived In New York today aa a first class passenger on the Campania. He is heir to the million dollar es tate of his dead brother, John C. McCluskey, who. In his time, dm a particular case. It's surprising, too. how many Good Fellows of this town are among the women. Nearly half the letters which come in are from women, and they are all willing and anxious to help in whatever way they can. And, bless their hearts, they will all have a chance, i for there are, oh, ever so many j chtlUreu to be wovlded for. You can have Tha Pram delivered right at - your door early every afternoon for 25 cant* per month. Phone Main Main 375. PRATT HAS TAKEN NO ACTION How People's! Sights in the Franchise Have Been Ignored. A peculiar condition of affairs In connection with Spokane's gas sit uation is revealed by tha records of the city comptroller's office. The fsct haa developed from an examination of the books of the) comptroller that the franchise which the Doherty syndicate of New York waa bonded and stocked for $7,300,000 has not paid a penny franchiae tax to the city of Spo kane for three years, In spite of ths fact that the franchise ordinance) specifically saya that tha company holding it must pay to the city 2 per cent per annum of its gross 1 earnings. Ordinance A 1631, covering tha Roger Williams gas franchise, was pending before the city council of Spokane in 1904, and the argu ments used In its favor were that it would assure 11.50 gas sua that the company would pay the city at tax of 2 per cent on its gross earn ings. The franchise also specifical ly stated that the grantee receiv ing it was never to combine, unite, pool, confederate, conspire or take any other step that might tend to ward a consolidation with the old company then In the field. See how beautifully the people's rights in the franchise have been Ignored! The bills of the gas com pany are rendered at $1.75; we do not receive the 2 per cent fran chise, as not a cent haa been paid on the franchise for three years; while the provision as to the com bination is a nullity because the new and the old gas companies are controlled by the same Interests and operated as practically one company, with two franchises —one to beat the gas consumers and the other to fool the bond buyers. MORE OF PRATT'S RECORD. One of the men who voted to pass the Roger Williams 2 per cent gas franchise was N. S. Pratt, then a councilman, now mayor of Spo kane. Pratt has been In office as (Continued on page 7.) TRAIN RUNS OFF THE TRACK (By United Pren Leased Wire) SAN LUIS OBISPO. Cal.. Dec. li. —Southern Pacific train No. 9, which left Los Angeles at 6:15 o'clock last evening, la off the track eight miles north of Gaviota. and all traffic on the coast line will be held up at least until noon to day. The wreck, which occurred shortly before midnight, was due to spreading rails. Engineer Chap lin brought the train to a sudden stop and undoubtedly saved many, Uvea. Several Pullmans were left lean ing at crasy angles against tho walla of the cut in which the acd* dent occurred. thriving business aa a manufactur er of paper. McCluskey is a bachelor. Ho said today that he did sot know what he would do with his wealth. "I'm over 50 years." he sold, and I think I'll stay a bachelor tho rest of the time." Within a few days now I stall begin the work ot ftrt'gnlng tho amateur Santa Clauses to their spe cial casea, and then the real work of the Good Fellows will begin. And Christmas morning there may be some aching hearts ajejofjfj tii.- unfortunate children of tfctß town, but If there are It wUI be ks> cause the Good Fellows didn't net* about these children.