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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-12
TWO VESSELS COLLIDE AND
SINK OFF BLOCK ISLAND
(ContInned from page One.l


desperately launch the eboats but the heavy seas
smashed them to bits quickly they were lowered
According of the members OF tho crew who sue
eeeded escaping the eboats the schooner disappeared
five minutes after the steamer which sunk In 40 minutes
from the time she struck.
The wife of Captain Mevey. commanding the Lareh-
mont received telegram today announcing his safety but
saying nothing OF the Of life The local agent, when
today said there passengers aboard and crew
numbering 80 The agent had passenger list The CHIEF
engineer OF the Larchont Robert Gay Of Bridgeport
Conn
MAY NEVER RECOVER BODIES.
telephone message from Block Island this afternoon
says that every effort was the
hole evidently knocked in the hull below the waterine
Scores probably drowned in their s'aterooms
The bodies viii probably be recovered
Many who were awakened by collision rushed upon
the decks thinly clad.
Many swooned from fright and soon the lights went OUT
and the dynamo flooded.
The boats were launched in good order and many pas
sengers placed in them
Two boats got ashore "a Of their occupants being dead
when land was reached The weather so rough that
no tugs would pu, out, the wreck being 90 miles away IL
seems certain of boatoads of passengers were
swamped
Captain Jack oNe of the tug Solicitor and one Of the
hardest the Atlantic coast was too cautious TO
attempt to sail thinking such an attempt TOOL
hardy
BLOCK ISLAND r. L.. Feb. rs.-News OF the Larch-
onts loss first became known when boat came ashore
containing eight living and frozen eorpses The sur
vvors say that the Larhmont went 90 the bottom IN lew
minutes after the collision which occurred o'clock last
night.
The sea was rough. although the sky was clear The
Thermometer below
CAPTAIN Mcvey ordered out the boats but most Of
them capaixed they hit the water.
The survivors say that few could have escaped most
Of the passengers being in their sssserooms when the kno
ton struck her The ship sank quickly that many had
no time even reach the deck.
Captain Heay and his crew Of from the Knowlon
reached the beach safely.
: EIGHTEEN BODIES RECOVERED.
Captain George Mevey says that there were between
ro and 400 passengers the Lsrchmon There as far
as there is known only eight survivors Eighteen bodies IN
the entire ships company have SO Tar been accounted
for
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Examined for insanity before
medical board. her intended bus
hana standing By her aide. aequii
ted ~ being peculiar and then mar
rled Immediately afterwards. wa
tho odd experience Of Flora o.
born at the county court house.
For some time Miss Osborn has
been an inmate u the fsafenos
Csittendton home AZ Dunlap upaa
complaint Of tho manager OF the
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BLOCK ISLAND. Feb zrhs Inhabitants of ' parts OF the
..,s have turned out The north
and zero temperature continued ,osshoss the fore
r.ns.s for which issss about $50
..no u seems that alive even they reach
al the shore Capt mevsy reached the Island after cruising
sbOu, In snail night Neither he Capt Haley Of
knonlou we're able give Of the collision
mev.y says he report to the eompanys general
office a, York
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Keiiy-At itis West Green Lake
boulevard. February %. 10 wife OF
John y Kelly. a son
i.amb--At tois fith aF. ". =.
February 10. 10 wife Of Charles H.
Lamb. a son.
CravenE 1918 itsh av. n. T..
February 8. 20 wife % Oliver r. NJ
cratena. a sou.
Card=-At old 18th Az ~. Feb.
ruary 10. 10 wife Of J. r. Card. a
daughter.
HonRn--At Rozs place. February
II. 70 wife Of John Honan. a dangh.
ter.
Moaer--Al 5o2 Goth Az, February
:, 10 wife Of Leo Moaef. daughter
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FOUND PERFECTLY SANE
WEDDING FOLLOWS

home. who claimed that Miss os.
horn had decisions. she vas taken
before the insanity commission.
which. after short examination.
pronounced the woman perfectly
sans
Matthias Crsnsis stood b. AtNs
onlsoFna side tafing the osieai and
t0Iiowins the verdict the happy
couple came down town. kanxht out
minister and are BOW Mf. and
Mira CrinRia.
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BECOME AN oXBoW OWNER
TODAY.

Take the South Seattle car to the
corner of Bateman and Estelle streets.
Walk one block west over the new
bridge, and you arc in ONbow. Sales
men on the ground will give you
prices, terms, etc, or call At
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Deaths we're registered today as
follows
Pattarson--Allan NJ Patterson.
r.bruary 8. at Providence hospital.
MarronAid Mrs. Anna Mac
Donald. 81. February !. at 1919 red
aral az.
MCMAHON Peter Mcmahon. ~.
February 10. at Providence hospital
Ksiiy-M ayant u. Kelly, , weeks.
February 6. ut York asaiion
yRiteY-Mrs Sophie Valley, %,
February .. az Rsaion.
Mncheli-Ruth Mitchell. 10. Feb
ruaFy 10. ~ saz 2snd Az.
Cranstnn-li Crarston. 81
steam baths s5c. Oriental baths
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RECORD OF BIRTHS

Births we're registered today a.
follows.
Prima-At 81 pUntius ST, Feo'
ruary 10, 90 wife Of Robert Prime
a son
neKiev--At 1910 v. Charry At.
February II, TO wife Of Neal IL.
Bugiey. 4 son
P~rkias-At fi07 21rd av. FEB
ruary Z. TO wife OF Walter A. Per.
kina. a son.
Rlmpaon-At stis ssih Az. n.
February Q. to wife OF o. i. siup'
son. son.
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To Land
CIearerS
A Small Contract TO
Let at Once

Last week Wo adger-
tlsod 129 acres Of surface
clearing 10 let We have
contracted for 100 acres
of this and there are 20
acres left This work TO
be completed within 60
days. II Is the iightest
clearing on the 1870 acres.
Experienced woodsmen
apply at once.
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Toha
IL
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0xbow's Three Miles of Water Front

VIII I'M up every lot in Oxhow with
homes and stores. Still there is room
for ten such factories and more be-
sides. Don't you think you had better
buy before these first three factories
are running? They are only awaiting
a sidetrack. The sidetrack is waiting
for the electric railroad and that con-
struetion begins March Ist.
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OxhoW Is Level Land

No grading is necessary your lot You can when yo
lies with reference to the street and to your neghbo IL IS re
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Two Blocks From the Car Line

March the
Michigan through the heart OF ONbow
the Oxow
be roma an steamship place along
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February I. IT Providence hospl.
tai
Yem-Ching YEN. 70. February
n. al sifh Washington 81.
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lore. and organize mining company which is capitalized
for few millions OF dollars. expense OF about iiy
dollars lie shows the richest samples of to be obtained
and sells all the stock possible.
Often the wideatter does make pretense oil
developing the property which he knows be worthless
lie gets all the money he and puts to his own account
In bank All that the investors have to show Tor their
money the worthless sheets OF engraved paper labeled
stock"
AS general proposition really meri,orous mining proAA
poets thrown open the general public There are
too many wealthy looking for good mining investments
to give the public much OF chance anything really known
to be good.
IL is accident when the public gets stocks In big
dividend payers IL is oversight the part OF the oug
genheims, the Standard Oil interests and the other large
mining investors
FEW WINNERS HELP swINDLERs
Nevertheless II is fact that occasionally advertised
stock makes fortunes for small investors This unfortunately
makes validating possible and profitable graft
oarousy enough mining speculation reached It's highest
during greatest
previous paneky
efforts develop Western Washington most of them
legitimate was not until Seattle felt the pinch poverty
the record Of reckless speculation and unlimited validating was
The paralysis Of business which affected tho entire country
especially city desperation the people
turned scheme which quick relief from the poverty
which oppressed Hundreds Of mining companies were
formed during tho Nne,ea Many Of the most prominent men In
Seattle and investors II In these
days OF poeas effort wealth from the mountains that the
The HAT Of officers the companies Of those
days would almost constitute directory Of the prominent In
financial political The Of ministers Of ha gospel
aud the
companies tho hope wealth Independence.
Another signal for "~lldesss"
Mining beginning languish Seattle when tho
Alaska with shipment Of gold from
the konde The signal for Wildcats and the year
1897 Before wdcang the stimulus Of
discovery there
another Wild carnival OF wildcats extending through the years
the present time
dung the period of mining speculation brought ca BY
sbsurdy capitalized min
They the
Cooperative capitalized ffy millions ineopo
the Olympic Mining capitalized Tor
incorporated Sept ~ 1899 Much ssok was
sod these companies and IL needless to that h worth
lens
frequently prarfiecd In oonneetion With mining
companies nested In the stock Of the North
Of which John Huffman
president the certificate the showing Of
which they had bean raCed to show
s real yahc The stock Investments
we're
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When you spend q dollar. DO
you think how much that dolisr
would be worth u you saved Il
a year or ter years before you
spent t7
Save your money. u will In
crease In buying power.
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INV MINING STOCK LOTTERY
J IS OPERATED BY PROMOTERS
Continued from Page one)


: ,,rhesds Of the concern shows as overlapping sew
u sainss Of the main ledge
n reality the ledge IS three miles from the main
y. and in tho past has not been productive ledge
g4 stocks Of a number of the companies listed in the
,sry have preearious records. The Big Index Gold
evsxs Mining eompanys stock. promoted by William,
s.rlurs which favored considerable extent
!. ne public is pronounced unsuitable by brokers.
How DREAMS OF WEALTH co GLIMMERINa.
sock Of the Isl Captain Mining company. a ssooo.ooO
.x,oaion IS selling at the market
Geld Mountain Mining company stock. another Frank
- o,onotion Is selling cents
crndall Mining Smelling company stock is appraised
.scu ia 10 a cent by brokers.
Gums Peak Copper Mining company stock is quoted
reand cents.
Helsn Mining Syndicate stock. somewhat Of favore
IA wage In the past which sold high as so
-. can be bought at 50 cents.
Indsx Bomte Copper Mining company stock is selling
xsns cents
Nosth Pacific Mining company stock is considered of
j. value BY brokers
NE Northern Exploration company has been the subject
{rpans the police Ne quotation It's can be
xursd
| opAir Creek Hydraulic is considered unstable
The Olympic Mining company stock Is in little demand
a % Ia cents.
United Copper company stock brings from to cents
hav.
And so the list goes Whether honestly or dishonesty
xoted the history Of of the King county mining
vcsssions which have sold stock to public is much
hwne-
Hidden Treasure Gold Mining company stock once sold
va as IS in the market II Is now at about Ia
mn
m prre Mining company stock which sold high as
30 g cents sells from to cents
THREE PERIODS OF INDICATING.
Three periods of frenzied speculation In which wild.
-. raped rich harvrsts preceded renewal OF
- cp<rstions These may be designated the Wash
~ period the Kondike period and the Nome period
azuwng in the order named.
n history Of mining in Western Washington is large
Of buried treasure buried hopes and bghsed pros
n The money OF thousands OF small investors which
keea wasted in developing veins Of which pnehed
woud build substantial city; the labor expended in
- efforts dig fortunes from the earth would almost
4Ae Panama canal
Son< Of those who spent their money in efforts
top prospects which promised wealth. could perhaps
take their losses phosophiealy. but those who
u& savings of months years in the stocks Of wildcat
mpsnex the losses in the OF tragedy.
Mas hope of and enjoyment in life is largely
ND v 10 his savings Sweep the savings away and hope
+ ts time at least. Is gone.
HOW wILDcATTERs DUPED VICTIMS
nlEons have been savings OF the people
xnx county by wildcat corporations in the last twenty
- The wildcat mining graft has been which dwarfs
fxh<r gratis the country As an example Of
aisd laundering. II beats the Wall bunco
% for Wall street deals in property which has intrinsic
sna speculative values. while the wiidcaters operate
! svoahIrss prospects"
vorite scheme Of the wildeater is to take an aban-
hs nine prospect which has been worked years be-
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FAN FOOD
WIERDLETS

Memphis, Tenn, July 1S-Charley
Keith. the Southern league twirler. pitch
ing for Little Rock who has won
Rhode scholarship and who will leave
soon for Oxford TO take up his new duties,
is anxious to grt permission TO show his
throwing qualities before an audience in
London. Keith has just won a wager By
tossing a baseball over lofty tower In
Little Rock. He says he will try TO throw
a ball over the tower of st. Paufs church
when he reaches London, II he can get
permission from the lord mayor. Dusty
Miller, an old-time Cincinnati fielder, In
Lima, o., threw at baseball over an arc
light tower which measured barely over
$50 feet in height. Miller says this is the
limit
Green Bay, wis, July 1s--Green Bay
won the final game of the series from La
Crosse here Wednesday in the longest
contest ever played i'm the Wisconsin
State league. The score was 10 l. and
IL took % innings to decide the game. In
the last part OF the 23d inning Graves
reached first on a single. stole second and
scored the winning run on two-base
drive by OFT. Green Bay scored run In
the third inning and La Crosse followed
suit in the first half OF the ninth on two
errors.
Many people focked out to the ball
game after supper, and were in time TO
witness FIVE innings. Parish pitched 20
innings, and was replaced by Hastings.
who held the Champs to three hits
Jones, one OF the best pitchers in the
league, had his right hand injured by a
fast line drive in the 18th inning, and was
forced to retire. abbey succeeded him,
and worked well until he was found for
the two hits by Graves and OFT. which
ended the doings.
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|NEWS-DEMOCRAT SPORTS
EASTERN
.PICKUPS

Notwithstanding all the rumors to the
contrary, Manager Burnham denied EN-
phatically at Rochester yesterday that
Tommy Mccarthy, the star pitcher OF the
Newarks. has been sold to the Giants. and
still further that the clever little box
artist" is not for sale.
1t is quite evident that Charley Wag-
ner, the shortstop OF the Boston Ameri-
cans. was only loaned to Rochester. as he
appeared against tn st. Louis team at
Boston the other day.
Pitcher Barger, the former Yankee
twirler, who was recently awarded To
Rochester. and who has been playing in
the outfield, sprained his ankle In We'd
nesday's game. He is good batter, and
his absence will no doubt weaken Buck
enberger's team.
Thoney Of Toronto, who leads tho
league In batting. has fallen off in his
stick work during the past week. In the
last Ave games in which he has partici-
pated he has failed to make hit.
Merritt Of Jersey City, who was spiked
in this city, is back In the game for Jer-
sey city His error in the tenth Wednes-
day allowed the Bisons to score the win
ming run.
Having finished their series with the
leaders. in which they did them no dam
age, the skeeters began yesterday
three-day seance with the tail-enders.
The only grain OF comfort for Jersey
City fans is that Montreal Is so firmly
rooted in last place that II will be next
to impossible for the Skeeters TO rout
them out
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N, AND N, ,TROTTER9
ARE CLASSY FIELD
Aighba Still tho Popular Choice But Gsers, Himself and
Other Star RInsmsn Not too Sanguns ofSupMsy Of Son
Of Dr. HookM-Ths Three Mares, Sonoma GIrI From
California, Sadie Fsgg Owned In This City, and c|aty ats,
Trained At Aarragansett Park, Well Liked.

meeting at Detroit, which marks the ring
ing up OF the Grand circuit curtain II IL
si7, 500 SON OF br. Hooker. unfashionably
bred as he Is. has shown already such
sensational speed that with Mars
Geers plotting him, he Will surely land
the famous Merchants and Manufacturers
stakes at DetroiN
Against Highball Is a field OF horses.
several OF which in their training have
for the, classic which was set by Eieata,
Highball in his first heat In professional
company, which was at Libertyville on
July 4. took mark OF 2:o6A. Second to
him by two lengths was the California
mare Sonoma Girl, and the report Is now
going the rounds that this remarkable
mare has something In reserve IN the nm
ishes.
In addition to Sonoma Girl, there are
two other mares. both OF which cost their
New England owners sp,6oO and seem
SsrtSn to sHre n sne Of De-
rector General. and the beautiful chestnut
mare Claty Latis.
Sadie Fogg is owned by Leander r.
the Angus Pointer trotting trophy on the
Reservoir avenue snow path with REM
sen Robinson. Lon Mcdonald purchased
SnT srvns two hef ms afe IN nor % st ssk ssc s
in her 4-year-old form. she was brought
along slowly. She wintered South, and
is now in grand form. having worked a
mile since reaching Libertyville In 2:OS. AZ
Indianapolis, where most OF her spring
training was done, she caught the fancy
OF the critics who, even after Highballs
race mile in 2:0sA. liked her chances In
the NJ and NJ.
Claty Latis has been trained at Nara
gansett park by her millionaire owner.
Chester Lasell OF Whitinsvile, Mass. and
was worked mile In 2:07% last Friday
10 key her up for the big stake. Some
caught IL in 2.0zA. News of the perform
ance spread like wildfire TO other trotting
centres and the mare Is thought to have
grand chance to secure division OF the
money.
IT is probable that Highball will start
Continued on Page Three.)
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STR. ALLEGHENY BURNED
AND rs A TOTAL LOSS

Savannah, Ga, July l9.--The steamship
Allegheny was burned of Tybee and will
be a total loss.
Her passengers were transferred TO the
government dredge and brought TO Savan-
nah The Allegheny left Savannah yes
terday afternoon for Philadelphia.
The steamer Allegheny, commanded by
Cant. ]. c. Taylor. is an iron, screw yes
sell built by Cramp q Sons In Philadel-
phia In 1881 She belongs TO the Merchants
and Miners Transportation company. ani
halls from Baltimore. She is schooner
rugged. $50 feet long. ~ feet inches beam
and 70 feet inches deep. She has three
decks and Is OF 20i4 gross tonnage Her
last survey was in Philadelphia in April.
1900.
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WORKOUTS

The bay mare Phalla (2:o41). paced
mile In 2:O41k at the Readville track Tues
day morning. new track record for the
season The daughter of Alliewood went
to the quarter at a moderate clip. but she
set sail from there and stepped the mid
die half of the mile in 1:01h and the last
half in 1:o2A. going under the wire full
Of pace.
About the best OF the mornings work
outs was a mile In 2:l0h by the 4-year-
old Bingen pacing stallion John Ward.
Most interest in Readville these days Is
taken in the work OF the youngsters that
are being prepared for the Futurity
stakes. The best of asy OF these that Were
shown wednesday morning was mile in
2:l6%, by the Allen farm filly Bisa. The
daughter of Bingara stepped the last hair
in l:07h, last quarter in 33h seconds.
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OFFER SILVER PLAQUE
FOR BOAT SHOWING BEST

VARYING from the plan OF the Nara
eansett Bay Yacht Racing association of
last year. when the boat making the bes-
showing during race week was presented
with cock o. the walk pennant,
handsome silver plaque will this year be
awarded to the owner OF the boat making
the best showing of the week.
The prize is of solid silver, and Is
mounted upon an oval back OF mahogany.
The plaque is modelled In the shape of
shield, and is neatly engraved. The shield
is surmounted by a unicorn. In the cen
tire is a handsome wreath. around which
will later be engraved the names OF the
yacht clubs in the association and that
Of the owner OF the plaque.
The plaque is at present in the keeping
OF Bradbury Barnes. president OF the Mar.
ragansett Bay Racing association.
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MONK IS
DALLYING

Monk the Newsboy has been dallying
too long when the electric signs are blaz-
ing along Minister pike. also Dorrance
row Therefore:
Matchmaker Doherty, OF the Standard
A. c. Iymansville, announced last night
that the proposed Tickle-Monk the News
boy match for the old Home Week show
az his club Wednesday July 81. was all
OF and that I'm its stead he hoped TO Sc
cure a welterweight bout. Today he Roee
10 Boston. and will try first 10 secure
hartley Connolly and Johnny Carroll OF
New York
Monk will probably he put on with
Tickle in the following show. 10 be held
Aug. IA Last night his manager. Max
Ross. and Eddie Moore OF Pawtucket.
who handles Tickle. met Doherty In re-
gard 10 the match. with the above result
Ross claimed that Monk was out OF con-
di,Ion and could not box inside OF four
weeks. Tickle was ready 10 meet him at
any weight
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BOOKIES HARDHIT
BY A SO TO | SHOT

New York. July x.--when T. d. sulli-
san's 2-year-old Single Stone won the
second race at Brighton Beach yesterday
the books received the hardest blow OF
the year. He was backed down from 80
to 1 to II 10 1 at the close. Single Stone
had started once or twice before. but his
real form was not known.
Corncob set the pace. but In the stretch
Single Stone took command and won cas-
ily by a couple OF lengths.
oossn.s 0csn lsay stakes ses sefsatns % the % 70 rs
vorite. Yankee Girl ytwo lengths. Three
favorites won.
The summaries:
ion III ,os KnappS' TO 8. won: Cutter. %
(Walsh), 7 TO 1. second; Pretension: ITO
(Adiller), TO I. third. Time i:tS 3-b. Chief
Hayen Al<bar. o. X. Brancas. Mary f..
second race, selling. 81 furlongs-Singie
Stone. 6 CBeckmsn). - TO 1. won; Pro
ciivity. % (wsishl, 8 20 !, second: Corn
cob. 100 (Notter), 10 ]. third Time Los.
CARER. Treasure. zbracsdabra. Bazman.
Bob Hampton. Arrow Swift Reauite'
Punch and Divorce also ran.
Third race. I Fnile and a furlong|Golf
5'na ss1 %s.eF. lSs e. iis nusan sis % IoI second
confederats. la (sandy), 9 TO l. third.
TIme 1.61 Philander. Rifeman. Dolly
epanker. Red Friar. Miss Crawford and
Go Between also ran. -.
Fourth race, the ouesn.s stakes lh
nilss-Goid Lady. io1 tGarnerl. TO l..
won: Yankee Giri. is (Millsr). 20 .. sec
ond: Helen Porter. lls (w. Doyle). 10 20 l..
third. Time s:s7 as. only three startsrs;
Fffth race. furiongs-Hasnsel lol
0roston). 20 Z. won; Dick Finnell, liz
Xnappl. a 20 4. second: Troublemaker.
IL (McIntyre). Il 70 4. third Tine
i.12 as Lad OF Langden. Honorine. Rol-
iicking OH. Howard shean, Prejudics.
Elglone. The Knight. Commodore SAND