ONE OENT IN CITY. ON TRAINS, FIVE CENTS.
TRY TO EFFECT A COMPROMISE
MEETING TO
DISCUSS WAYS
AND MEANS
r (By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Warren S. Stone, grand chief en
gineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
a committee of railroad managers this afternoon met to
discuss a compromise of the demands for increased pay
made by the engineers. The increase, amounting practi
cally to 15 per cent, must be made, as 95 per cent of the
engineers have voted, or there will be a strike. All west
ern railroads will be affected, said the strike leader. •
SOCIALIST BEFORE
THE GRAND JURY
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOR ANGELES, Oal., Dee. 12.—Job Hnrriman, recently
socialist candidate for the United States senate and Dr.
Julius Koebig, appeared today as witnesses before the
special grand jury that is investigating the explosion that
destroyed the plant of the Los Angeles Times October 1.
Other persons who had been subpoenaed waited in the
halls outside the jury room. It was expected that several
■would be called during the afternoon session. J
BIG SHIP
POUND!
ON ROCKS
Thrilling Rescue of Passen
gers Fro mthe Olympia
Is Reported.
(By United Press Leased Wire)
POINT GREY WIRE
LESS STATION, Vancou
ver, B. C, Deo. 12. —At 0
o'clock this morning a mes
sage was picked up hero
that the pasengers of the
Olympia, wrecked in the
nnjih were all safe.
SEATTLE, Wssh., Dec. 12.—Lo
cal officials of the Alssks Steam
ship company received word from
Valdez at noon today that the 103
people on board the steamship
KILLINGS NEXT IN SUFFRAGET BALLOT WAR
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
»;w..hat the women will do to them
asTpf what they may be driven into
doing to the women. Sooner or
If You All Tell the "Good Fellows," Santa Claus Will Come to Everybody
BY A. GOOD FELLOW. |
Oh. you Good Fellows of Spo
kane, you don't know what a grand
work you are going to do this year,
and I only wish I dared tell you
In the paper, but Santa I'laus works
In a mysterious way his wonders
to perform, so I daren't tell you
what 1 would like to.
Hut, if you could only read the
bunch Of let'era that conies to my
Olympia have been rescued. Ther
is no information as to how the
passengers and crew were taken
off, but it it known that some ves
sel is bearing them on their way
to Valdez.
f/oRDOVIA,' 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 left here 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 B. B. Bushman, 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 0 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 Day, San Juan Island. De
cember 2.
The night was clear, but a 55
--mile gale was blowing when the
ship started for Valdez.
It is believed that she struck the
later, they tire convinced that Uvea fragettes are equipping themselves
will be lost. It is bud enough to with firearms. It has been ru
have lives lost In any kind of po- raored that they are doing It as an
llticnl disorders. Hut the idea of organisation. Probably — almost
having them lost ill a suffragette certainly—this is untrue. But it U
disorder is awful. pretty certain that individuals, and
There seems no doubt that some It Is likely a good many indlvld
of the more aggressive of the suf- Continued on Pag* Six.
desk every day of lute, especially
the ouch from the mothers and
fathers of the children who hut for
the work we are pushing along
would be among the "empty stock
lug" brigade this year, you would
realize how much greater a work
than mere charity this Good Fellow
stunt is.
Some of tho«e letters would
bring tears to yoar eyes, mid they
M DEAD
IN BATTLE
(By United Press.)
RIO .7ENEIRO, Dec. 12.—
The dead and wounded in
Saturday's battle between
mutineers at Cobra Island
barracks and the loyal war
ships and shore batteries in
Rio .Janeiro harbor number
200, it was authoritatively
learned today. Of this num
ber ten are citizens who were
watching the bombardment
and who were struck by
stray bullets. Most of the
rest are mutineers. The cas
ualties among the loyal
troops were very light.
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 the wrecked vessel, flashed
the news that the Olympla had
struck the reef and that high seas
were breaking over her.
According to Hayes the ship had
struck an exposed position on
illlgh's island and the passengers
were in peril. Hayes did not ex
plain the causes of the wreck.
ON 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 story.
"We sent the books out into
the different precincts for the
benefit of the men," said ity
lerk Fleming this morning,
so we thought we ought to
have consideration for the
women to move the books
down stairs."
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
ths several small halls recently
built here. A roller skating
rink was opened a fortnight
sgo on a venture, and the In
dians sre spending 10 to 12
hours a day mastering the
"figure 8" and the dove tall
movements.
would also make you proud and
glad that you were going to help
in such a worthy cause.
"SOME ORANGES AND CANDY."
Take for iustance the letter of
of the little boy who writes and
tells that his papa is dead and it
"takes every cent we can scrape
to keel) us in school.'' He says the
stocklugs of he and his brother und
listvr -.-.were -. eigutv iasi. Chris, t mas
THE "PINK'\
NIGHT EXTRA
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1910.
ANOTHER IMPORTED: WRESTLER
AFTER UNITED STATES KALE
JOHN LIyMM.
John Lemm, the Swiss heavyweight who won the international
tournament in England a couple of yeSr* ago. is in this country looking
after some of that easy money the. *ju«lrng promoters are getting from
the dear old public, for the eliniiualJTp matches for the "heavyweight
championship." ; P
. —■ —;
CHITY'S ATTEMPT
INTO THE STREETS
A year ago one or two member*,
of a committee purporting to be apt
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 aliened 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 thq
institution were not being properly,
cared for.
"The fight on the Orphans' Home
of Spokane," said Louis Martin to,
day, "was started originally by%i
Miss Marie Hornburg, visiting)
nurse of the Associated Charities.
She was aided In the effort by
Mrs. Hilda Itlhard, assistant pro.
batlon officer, and the Rev. L. J,
Covington, who is in the business*
of looking after orphans under the
tile of the Washington Home Kind*
lng society.
"I am chairman of the board of
and they expect them to be empty
thl year, but If they could only
get some oranges and candy they
would be happy. Rather guess
they'll be happy this year, with the
Good Fellows on the job.
WANTS SOME SHOES.
And then there is c little girl
aged 10, whose pp,).\ died when
she was only a yc:.i old. und who*.'
mama has a! 1 f!.c to cam a
directors of the Orphans Home of
Spokane, and along with S. A An
derson, cashier of the Scandinavian-
American bank; Ira Honefenger,
thf attorney, and Dr. A. K. John
son, personally look after the finan
cial affairs of the sintitution.
"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 re
flection on our management, and
we Justly resent It. The report is
false, "it is inspired by malice,
jealousy und hatred on the part of
peeaoos who have been combatting
the home, and Is given out at this
fine for the purpose of cutting off
possible contributions that might
!o to the 40 children at that home
n the eve of Christmas.
"Of all the sins that have ever
e»n committed in the name of
Jharity -and it has been made to
taad for many in Spokane—this
best-less, uncalled for and un-Chris-
Urn* like attack on this Institution
J probably the limit of all."
Umis Martin is the president of
Ames Mercsntlle Co.
f
bare lixlng. She says she would
like to find a pair of shoes in her
stocking, but if Santa Claus thinks
[they would cost too much she wiil
be satisfied with anything. She Is
thought rul enough to give the slxe
of the shoes she wears.
Aud then there is a man who
a rites: "No hope of Santa Claus
flatting out' three children this
> i. Heat,:;a t,:; another guess
THE SPOKANE
PRATT HAS
TAKEN NO
ACTION
How People's Rights in the
Franchise Have Been
Ignored.
A peculiar condition of affaire in
connection with Spokane's, gas sit
uation is revealed by the records
of the city comptroller's office.
The fact has developed from an
examination of the books of the
comptroller that the franchise
which the Doherty syndicate of
New York was bonded and stocked
for $7,300,000 has not paid a penny
franchise tax to the city of Spo
kane for three years, in spite of the
fact that the franchise ordinance
specifically says that the company
holding it must pay to the city 2
per cent per annum of its gross
earnings.
Ordinance A 1631, covering the
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 $1.60 gas and that
the company would pay the city a
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 dp
not receive the 2 per cent fran
chise, as not a cent has 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.)
BABIES GOME TO
STRIKERS' 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 9600 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
ghetl, while the Poles desire bar
ley, lentils aud codfish.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Dec. 12 —
Overcome by faintness, caused by
the steam arising from a bathtub
In which she was about to batche,
Mrs. Rose Ford, the young 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.
I coming.
I could fill columns with such
letters as these, and with the kind
and loving words which come from
| the people who are flocking to the
, standard of the Good Fellow bri
gade. But space forbids, and 1 will
have to content myaelt with send
ing as many as possible of the let
ters out to th«- Fellows whom 1
, pick to play Santa Claus iv each
NINTH YEAR, No. 52.
SUIT WILL BE
HARD FOUGHT
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 12.—The trial of a suit
brought by Beatrice Anita Turnbull of Boston to establish
a claim that she is a daughter of the late E. J. (Lucky)
Baldwin, and to secure a daughter's share in his estate,
gives promise today of being one of the bitterest fought
legal battles ever witnessed in the state.
The case was scheduled to be called in Judge Rives' de- ,
partment of the superior court at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Both sides will be represented by a galaxy of legal
talent.
WILL TRY OUT
WESTERN COAL
(By United Press Leased Wire.) ]
SAX DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 12.—Bear Admiral Barry of the
Pacific cruiser fleet is making elaborate preparations for
an exhaustive test of the merits,of eastern and western
coal in the running of warships. ' Just before.-the cruiser
West Virginia, with the admiral aboard, left this harbor,
he said: .
"These tests will require at least 15 days each, the pre
liminary to the first test being a seven day trial at anchor.
There are two principal parts to determine about the coal
—its adaptability with regard to the valves of the boilers
and its own life in an endurance distance, test.
"There can be no question regarding which coal will
steam a ship the farther, pound for pound, but the point
will be made a matter of record."
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 eaten by an enormous
peve today because he was struck
on the head and knocked down by
a blazing stove, hurled t>y a man
whom be was trying to befriend.
Just as McCue was retiring last
night his wife rushed to his room
and told him that the home of
Rosendo Bohando, next door, was
RUBBER STOCK
IS OWNED BY
ALORIGH
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 purehassd one share of
the stock In order that he might be
entitled to examine the Hat of
shareholders.
At the top of one page waa wrlt-
particular case.
It's surprising, too, how many
Good Fellows ot this town are
among the women. Nearly half the
I letters which come in are from
women, and they are all willing
! and anxious to help In whatever
! way they can. Aud, bless their
* hearts, they will all have a chance,
: for there are. oh. ever so many
; children to be .provided for.
25 CENTS A MONTH.
on fire. Like a good neighbor, Mo-
Cue rushed to Bohsndo's aid. Am
the rescuer was dashing into the
Bohando kitchen, a hurtling object
with a tall of flame descended os.
his head. Burning oil was throws
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 and]
sitting on him. but not before ho
was badly burned.
ten the name of Nelson W. Aid
rich. The entry, the .World say*,
showed Aldrich owned 340 share*
of first preferred stock. The date,
opposite the entry was July 18
1910.
"Is that the date the stock wsa
purchased?" asked the reporter.
"Oh. no," Secretary Morris Is re
ported to have replied; "that la
merely the date it waa transfers
from the old ledger. He haa
owned it for some time."
■
TRAIN RUNS
OFF THE TRACK
SAN LUIS OBISPO. Cal.. Daw. It,
—Southern Pacific train No. ft,
which left Loa Angeles at «:U
o'clock laat evening. Is off ttjft
track eight miles north of Gaviot*,
and all traffic on the coast Ha* wttf
be held up at least until aeoa |a»
day. The wreck, which oc«ux*o«
shortly before midnight, was djsjt
to spreading rails. Engineer Cfct*»
tin brought the trata to a sssftisW
stop and undoubtedly saves) saojat
Uvea.
Several Pullmans won left lMf>
lng at craay angles aoatpot Wm
walls of the out la wMeh tko see*.
dent occurred.
begin tbe work ot wmtottam DM
amateur Santa Clauses to tkofer a#»
rial cases, and toast the rosj Mk
of the ckwd Fellows wtlt bs«t«.
And Christmas moralng tfefM
may he some aching hearts smß
tbe unfortunate children of tftfi
town, but If there are ft will be ho»
cause the Good Fellows didn't host
about these children.