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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
CHICAGO STOCKYARDS FIRE
BRINGS DEATH To SCORES
Originated at Early Hour in Morris & Co. Yards and at
10 o'clock This Morning Threatened Entire Stock
yards District-Fre Chief Koran and Is to 80 Fire
men Killed by Falling Wall-Loss in Millions.

Chicago, Dec 22.-Fire Marshal
James Koran and between % and
so firemen were killed and forty
others injured today in a fire which
at an early hour had caused a loss
of S1,5OO.000, and at Sten o'clock
still threatened the whole stock
yards district.
A wall fell crushing an overhang-
ing wooden canopy on the beef
house of Morris G company. where
the fire started.
Beneath the canopy were two COM
panies of firemen and the chief.
These men were crushed to death.
The debris made a furnace into
which the firemen were unable to
dig for several hours.
The blaze was discovered about
four o'clock. An ammonia pipe
brushing started the combustion that
spread so quickly that the watch
man barely had turned in the alarm
before the flames were seen burst
ing from the building. Fire Mar
shall Koran found his assistants en-
deavoring TO head off the rush OF
the fire toward the other buildings.
The flames were coming from sever
al structures nearby. An awning
which later became the destroyer of
a score Of lives seemed to offer
shelter from the flames. Under
this tho crews fled to escape the
terrific heat. On top of the canopy
another group of firemen played
streams of water into the heart of
the fire.
Suddenly Lieutenant Mackey
leader of the fire fighters on top
of the canopy. felt the wall going
and shouted warning TO those be-
low. He jumped with his men to
escape death but below the canopy
death found it's victims. Meanwhile
the firemen who knew nothing of
the disaster were standing in the
rath of the flames. They stood
;..eir ground at the building after
the building fell, only to be driven
back.
Assistant Marshal SeyfeTlich, who
now was - command, realizing the
futility OF saving the property then
aDlaze, drew all men back and at
1915 ackno~ ;edged that the whole
stock yards district was in danger
We've got no water here and we
can not do anything effectively" he
said. The thing really is beyond
our control right now
The injured number 1Aore than
fifty. Seven bodies have been re-
covered. At one p. M, the flee had
been heiged in and the spread had
been checked, but efforts to save
any buildings originally attacked by
flames were in vain.
The buildings destroyed include
two warehouses full of dressed
meat, hemp, tallow house and 9TH
er structures.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
CUT OKANOGAN IN
THREE COUNTIES
Divisionists Would Create
Three Separate Units
of Government.

Chesaw. Wash, Dec. 22.-County
division is ODE an important issue
in Okanogan county about the time
the legislature convenes. both the
north and south ends of the county
now working on plans to cut away
from the parent body. The first
move was made by the Methow val
ley divisionists, who are planning a
bill to divide on the watershed, Civ
ing them a north and south line
from the international boundary to
the Columbia river, through the en-
tire length of the county, including
about 5000 inhabitants.
The north end now proposes to
take the four tiers of townships ly-
ing along the international line and
east of the Methow watershed and
east line of the proposed Methow
country Meetings have been held
at Oroville, where the north end d.
visionists are conferred, and at Twisp.
the metropolis Of the Methow coun-
try. Petitions will soon be circu-
lated to get the required strength.
The cut as proposed at present will
give the new Methow county about
5000 inhabitants. the north county
about 1000, leaving about 200 in
the central part. - A. ,su~xxsgaa
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
Saw State College.

T. II. Atkinson, Representatives
elect from this county, and other
representatives and senators from
eastern Washington were guests at
the State College at Pullman on
Tuesday. They were shown over the
buildings and grounds and made ac-
uuainted with the work which is be-
ing done at the college and also the
needs of the institution.
They were entertained Tuesday
noon by the young ladies of the do
nestle science class of the college
and were given a magnificent lunch
con. In the evening the visitors
were guests of the Pullman CONNER
cial Club. Mr.. Atkinson was one OF
the speakers and has been invited
to go to Pullman again and give the
people there a whole evening. Mr..
Atkinson left today for Seattle and
he will not be back until after the
closing of the session of the legisla-
ture.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
MAKING ICE SKAT-
Inc RINK
Located Between Elman Ho-
tel and Columbia Valley
Bank Building.

Work started this morning under
the direction of John F. Wheeler and
T. F. Thomas, for the construction
of an ice skating rink to be located
on the six lots between the Elman
Hotel and the Columbia Valley Bank
building. The rink will be fenced,
seats erected, dressing rooms ar
ranged and it will be fitted up with
all the modern conveniences. The
space in the rink will be 120X150.
1t is expected that water can be
turned in tomorrow and if the wea-
Their is favorable, there will be skat-
ing on Christmas day.
The location is very central, and
there is no question but what, If the
weather is favorable, this place will
be very popular during the coming
winter months.
John F. Wheeler, one of the man.
ayers. was the former owner of
Wheelers Cafe, and he knows how
to cater to the public taste.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
). /. j. j. j. j. i. + ]. 1. I. + 4! + (
TWENTY-PAGE EDITION. I
Daily World Issues a Special :
Christmas Number.

i The Daily World of today 1
+ contains twenty pages. Natur- 1
j ally the advertising is the prin- I
4 cipal feature of special edi- I
!. ton of this character and is
+ very complete directory for I
]. Christmas shoppers. The ad- I
+ vertising columns offer unpara- 1
+ lleleI bargains in all lines Of l
E Christmas specialties and also I
+ the staples. This edition was I
+ not intended as an industrial 1
l. number and contains but few {:
i special writeups. However. I
+ the paper itself is the great adj 1
j. vertising medium for the val 1
+ ley and hundreds of extra copies 1
i have been spoken for by those I
j. desiring to send them to their !
j. friends The issue today con-
+ tains five thousand copies and I
i extra copies may be secured by =
= calling at the Daily World I
+ office.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
WILL PLANT 100
ACRES TO ALFALFA
$50 Acres to Be Planted to
Alfalfa by L. Mclean
Near Spokane.

L. Mclean, president of the Spo-
kane Canal company. and also one
of the directors in the Interstate
Realty & Loan company, represent
ed in this city, returned to Spokane
last night after a short visit here
and several days spent at the Nc
Lean ranch on the Columbia river,
opposite Chelan Butte Orchards.
Mr.. Mclean was accompanied by
w. r. Prowell, who is interested in
the property and who has installed
a pumping plant to irrigate large
tract there. Mr.. Mclean plans on
planting one hundred and fifty acres
in alfalfa on this place next spring.
He will also plant 1000 acres in
alfalfa on some of his holdings near
opoha0Ss Il - d ID, ~ ii ssaGas6Sl - -. !,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
WARNING AGAINST
XMAS FIRES
Dangerous Character of the
| Decorations Pointed Out
' by Underwriters.

Fire underwriters of the state are
sending out the usual warnings TO
prevent fires and hOlocausts caused
by Christmas trees and inflammable
Christmas decorations. The use OF
metallic tinsel and ornaments is
urged Churches and stores are
warned of the dangerous character
of the goods which they Will be
called upon to handle and they are
urged to watch gas jets and smok-
ers. Some of the cautions are:
DO not decorate your Christmas
tree with paper, cotton or any other
fnflammable material.
Use metallic tinsel and other
non-inflammabe decorations only,
and set the tree securely so that the
children in reaching for things can
not tip it over.
do not use cotton to represent
snow. If you must have snow use
asbesto fibre.
do not permit children to light
or relight the candles while parents
are not present. They frequently
set fire to their clothing instead.
The tree itself will burn when nee
dies have become dry.
Keep matches out of the reach
Of children at holiday time. Can
dies are meant to be lighted, and if
the children can get matches they
will experiment with them.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
TELLS IF KNIFE AND
FORK SUICIDE
Newspaperman and Reclaim
alton Service Lecturer
Speaks Tonight.

Il have told of the wonders of
Wenatchee to countless thousands.
I have shown the pictures of your
fruit orchards and your magnificent
valley-but strange as it may seem,
this is my first visit here said r.
A. Maynard
Mr.. Maynard. Of Denver, Colorado,
is Wenatchee visitor and will lee
ture at Dr.. Morses office in the
Russell-Plough building tonight, at
s o'clock, on Human Conservation
and Knife and Fork Suicide" repre-
senting a health publication called
"A Stuffed Club published in Den
yer.
This is Mr.. Maynards first visit
TO our city although during the past
few years, he has had no small part
in advertising the possibilities OF
this section as well as of other sec
tions of the state, having been one
q the lecturers for the United States
Reclamation Service.
When seen this morning Nh May
nard said: I" Yes, this is my first
visit TO Wenatchee, although I have
talked about your valley and shown
stereopticon slides of your orchards,
etc, to thousands of people"
What are your first impressions
he was asked
'Well, l have been out this morn
ing trying to see if | could recognize
any familiar scenes. Of course.
realize that this is a poor season for
the valley to. show up at it's best
but it doesn't require a very vivid
imagination to picture it in ones
mind as it must look in May. You
certainly have &. beautiful valley as
we'll as a wonderfully handsome lit
tie city.
THE question I am asked more
often than any other is, Isn't there
danger of OVERRIDING the apple bust
ness?' TO all such I reply: You
must take into consideration the
fact that the area in this country
fitted for apple raising is compare
lively limited. Then, too, under
modern methods of cold storage. the
market is practically unlimited. Our
best apples now are sold in London
Liverpool, Paris, Berlin and other
European cities. The states that
must be relied upon to supply this
market for the most part are Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Colora-
do.
Is this your visit to Washing
ton?" Mr.. Maynard was asked.
Yes, Oregon and Washington are
both new to me, but inasmuch as my
visit will include the entire month
of January. | feel that | shall have
more intimate knowledge for the
future"
Your lecture tonight"
will deal with conservation oil
which all hear SO much at present
as it relates to humanity's greatest
need in that direction. rational right
living in conserving individual health
and the health of society. We rec.
ogniZe that the law of cause and
effect is operative in human life as
we'll as in the realm of things out.
side
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
360ENI0MBED
IN BOLTON
MINE
Disaster One of the Most
Terrible in English
History.

Bolton. England, Dec. 22.-The
disaster in the Little Hutton Collier
is greater than at first thought and
probably at least $50 lives were
lost. 1t now appears that the men
to be rescued came from
an adjoining pit, which was badly
damaged. Apparently not a soul
escaped from the Little Hutton.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
ANXIOUS ABOUT
STRIKE
G.. N. Men Expecting Def
mite Answer Some Time
Today from Chicago.

No word has been received by the
local train men regarding the con-
templated engineers strike. Word
was received from Spokane and Sc
attic this morning that there is a
great deal of anxiety felt there by
the train men centering in Spokane
Up to II o'clock not a word had
been received from Chicago, though
it is expected that something def
mite will be decided in Chicago dur
ing the day.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
SPYING ON GERMANY
British Officers Condemned to Four
Years imprisonment.

Leipsic, Germany. Dec. 22.-Cap-
tain Bernhard Frederick Trench, of
the British Royal Marine Infantry,
and Lieut.. Vivian H. Brandon, of
the Royal Navy, today were found
guilty of espionage on German for
itifications at Borkum and sentenced
each to four years Imprisonment in
the Fortress.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
WALLS FALL,
70 F|REhEN
KILLED
Quaker City Has Disastrous
Blaze-Thermometer
Below Zero.

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 22.-Af
of the leather factory of D. Fried
lander, at 1114-112O Bodine street.
destroyed by fire last night, it is
thought that the number of firemen
ana policemen killed by falling walls
is under twenty.
There is great difficulty in ascer-
tanning the number of killed and
injured, because the ambulances and
police patrol wagons scattered the
injured in many hospitals, but it is
believed that the number of deaths
will reach twenty. 1t is difficult
work digging in the ruins on ac
count of extreme cold weather. The
wet ruins are frozen into almost a
solid mass. It is one Of the coolest
mornings of the season and the res
cuers are suffering. The number of
firemen and policemen injured will
total nearly fifty and of them sew
eral will die The collapsing walls
caused most Of the deaths and in
juries.
The blaze was first discovered
about 10 o'clock, and in less than
half an hour the interior of the
building was a furnace. Unable to
fight the flames from the roof of
the doomed structure, firemen
climbed to the roofs of three small
dwellings adjoining.
Buried Under Falling Wall.
1t was here that the accident oc-
Cured. Scattered about on the
three small structures, at every van
tage point, were nearly 40 men,
while clinging to their icy ladders,
which were leaning against the
south wall of the leather factory,
were Patrick Carroll, George Ma
chinsky ana John Carroll, all of
Engine company No. Z.
The men on the houses saw their
danger first and called warning
to their comrades on the ladder, but
so sudden was the Collapse of the
wall that no one was able to escape
the rain of bricks, twisted beams
and girders. With a roar. the five
story mass crumbled, carrying eth
er death or injury to every one who
a moment before had stood ice-cov-
cred trying to save adjoining prop
erty.
The scene which followed was
sickening Thousands of gallons Of
water already had been thrown in
to the burning buildings and there
was at least two feet of icy water
in the cellar.
Dead Coated in Ice.
The first two bodies taken from
The debris were those of Patrick
Carroll and George Machinsky. Their
heads were crushed almost beyond
recognition. A few moments later
the body of Charles Erdaman was
pulled from beneath a heavy girder
and John CAROLS body was taken
out shortly afterward. Erdaman' 8
face was buried in mass of ice ana
John Carroll was frozen.
A hurry call was sent TO all near
by hospitals and the police depart
ment for assistance. Soon nearly a
score of ambulances were at the
scene As the injured firemen were
lifted from beneath the debris they
were ministered to by the priests,
who had rushed to the fire from st.
Peters cathedral two blocks away.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
MAY BE SIX MONTHS
Kept i'm County Jail Until the
Appeal Is Heard.

when do you expect that the Of
ficers will remove your clients to
the state penitentiary," was asked
Attorney Thomas this morning, who
conducted the defense in the case
of the state VS.. Mrs. Totten and Mrs.
Beebe. 1t is safe to say that the
women will be inmates of the county
Jail for the next six MONTHS was
the rejoinder of Mr.. Thomas.
The women cannot be moved I'M
til after their appeal is heard in the
state supreme court. Owing to the
congestion on the calender. | do not
see how the court can get at the ap-
peal for at least six months, and in
the meantime, of course, the wom-
en- cannot be moved to the peniten-
tiary and | am expecting a reversal
of the lower courts decision
Mrs. Beebc Allowed Bond
Judge .Grimshaw this morning
granted the appeal of Attorney Ira
Thomas to give Mrs. Hannah Beebe
her liberty on bond while her case
is pending before the supreme court
of the state. The amount was fixed
at $500. Bond is permissible in
cases of manslaughter at the discre-
ton of the court.
When asked if his client would
take advantage of the offer, Ira
Thomas stated this morning that he
would make an effort at once to Sc
cure the bond. He did not know
whether he could succeed or not.
No bond is allowable in Mrs. Tot
tens case, the court having no voice
in a case of first degree murder.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
Flew Across Channel.

Dover, Del, Dec. 22-Cecil Grace,
competing for the De Forest prize,
flew over the English Channel from
Dover in thick fog today and was
reorted passing over Calais,
France.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Gillette, OF
Lewiston, Idaho. with their grand
daughter, Miss Whitney of Spokane,
have returned home after week
spent with their sop, Lee r, Gillette.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
Sold Walker St. Residence.

The Charles Brandstorm residence
on Walker street was sold this week
to r. B. Whitmarsh, the considera-
ton being $500. The sale was made
by y. A. Rogers. Jr. s,,.,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
CHEER FOR VICTORY
Mass Meeting This Afternoon at the High School-Old
Football Stars Make Speeches - Sievers Says No
Score by Chicago in First Three Minutes Reserve
Seats on Sale-Excursion Train Leaves Sunday


= If a hundred go on the ITO +
+ train Sunday night. round 1.
+ trip rate of s66 will be grant I.
+ ed. To that end Ed. Hardesty +
i and Frank Lemon are making 4.
+ canvass this afternoon. Per- +
i sons who are not seen by these 1.
+ men and who will join the ex- +
T. cursiOn are requested to leave +
+ their names with any of the +
f following: &
+ Columbia Valley Bank. +
+ Chelan County Abstract Co. +
+ Murphy & Hill. +
p Commercial Club. i
r Wells & Morris. +
+ A sleeper will be on the 3
i tracks which those going on =
+ this train can enter at nine +
+ O'Clock Sunday night. =
+ Coach Sievers this afternoon +
+ wired to Seattle for a block of +
+ reserved seats. These will be +
+ on sale at Armstrong; Book =
+ Store tomorrow at $1.00 each. :
+ This is done solely for the con- +
, venience of the public. +
I. + + I. + j. + + !. j. + j. I. + =
The students of the Wenatchee
high school this afternoon held an
enthusiastic mass meeting. Speech
es were made by four ex-students,
three of whom are now in the COL
lege at Pullman and one in Seattle.
George Harter. wearing the laurels
of star record on the w. 5. c.
team. congratulated his fellow stu
dents on the honor won this year
in Wenatchee. Norman Lake said
that Wenatchee was not known in
Pullman before this year, but now
it is the most talked Of high school
team in the west. He was sure that
next Monday the team fighting
against Oak Park. will not be eleven
men, but there will be five thousand
boosters of Wenatchee fighting with
them every minute. Lake. who
went to Pullman this year. save
some breezy talk and Ray Morrison.
a sophomore from the State Univer-
sity, reported that Seattle will boost
for Wenatchee next Monday, not
withstanding the prevalent belief
on the Sound that the Apple Pickerc
are not slated for victory. His per-
sonal opinion is that great SUP
prise will be sprung in the strength
which Wenatchee will show.
The mass meeting closed with {
practice in yells and the big auds
forum rang with the various snaD
py yells.
Coach Sievers takes issue wits
Coach Zuppke, of Oak Park, ana
promises that there will be nj.
touchdown made in the first thres
minutes of play by the Chicago team
In the practice this afternoon
which is the last in Wenatchee be-
fore leaving at noon tomorrow. the
scrimmage will be intensified witE
the presence of three former stars,
Harter. Lake and Morrison.
Coach Sievers says he is perfect
" satisfied with the spirit which
now dominates the team. They are
more alive and fierce than ever be-
fore. while physically. every man on
the team is in the prink OF condl-
ton.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
CAPT. STOFFEL HAD
COLD BATH
Has Prize Paper Containing
Account of Wreck of the
Steamer CamanO.

Captain Paul Stoffel keeps as
quite a prize copy of the Wenat-
chez Advance published May 31st,
1902, containing an account of the
wreck of the steamer Camano in the
Entiat rapids. This little boat be-
longing to the C. & o. fleet. was en-
route down the river. The boat
made the landing all right at En-
tiat, but when attempting to leave
that place, the nose of the boat re-
fused to respond to the wheel. The
boat listed and gradually went over
until the engine room was full of
water. A moment later the smoke
stack was on the bottom of the
river and the steamer was on her
side in the rocks, the crew working
for dear life with death staring them
in the face.
Captain Stoffel was at that time
into the water, but, being a good
swimmer. was soon clinging to the
life raft on which others of me
crew had taken refuge. The raft
was soon rushing into the rapids
but was safely beached below the
dangerous place. No lives were lost
as a result of the accident, but Cap
tain Stoffel considers this one of the
most dangerous experiences in his
life.
Tells of Highline Building.
The same issue Of the Wenatchee
Advance states that actual construc-
ton work on the Highline canal will
be commenced Monday, June 2,
1902. The information regarding
the building Of the highline was
conveyed to the paper by a commun-
ication from l.. Mclean, a former
resident of this city and one of the
first promoters OF the big irrigation
project, as follows:
For the information of Your
readers, | beg to state that arrange
ments for the construction OF high
line canal nave been perfected and
that work on the same will be COM
menced Monday, June ,.
w. I. Clark was quoted in the
Seattle P.-I., as .tating that every
obstacle has been met and provided
for, and the company is ready to
commence the work. We will have
crews OF men at work tunnellnS
near Mission and doing the eXcava-
toon for the ditch proper. l expect
to finish the entire contract before
Christmas.
Locals OF May 81. 1907.
Ed. Ferguson has resigned his po-
sition with the Wenatchee Hardware
company and has gone into partner
ship with his father, j. w. Fergu-
son. in the general tin and copper
business. The firm will be known
as Ferguson & Son.
Victor Martin and \. P. Clayton
of Wenatchee. and John Adams, OF
Leayenworth, are considered candi-
dates for the legislature. II. 5. Sim
mons has been mentioned by the
democrats for that position. Nj. P.
Spencer, republican, and l.. 0. Hall,
democrat, are looking for the NOM
nation for the office OF county
sheriff
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22

F. A. Debris and wife of Pals
AIDES, are doing special Christmas
shopping here today. a
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
Weather Bureau Says Fair.

Washington.-Fa east, occasion
al rain west. tonight and Friday.