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MUCH DIFFICULTY IN ,
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(United Press Leased Wire.)
. Seattle, Dec. -14. Local offi-J
cials of the Alaska ' Steamship
company received vord from Val
dez at noon today that the 103
people on board 5 the steamship
Olympja had been rescued.
i - Point Grey Wireless Station,
Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 12. The
passengers of the wrecked steam
ship Olyrapia are all safe accord-2
: ing to a wireless, message picked
The Olympia is lying exposed
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BELLEVUEBiE
,tead Include 35 Employed
Miners and. jO Members of
Rescue Party; Some of Res
cued May Die. Y
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Fernie. B. C Dec. 12. Tb latest cas
ualty Hat of the Bellevue mine disaster
(1v th number of dead at 45. This
lncladea IS mlnr and 10 members' of
s rescue party f com Hosmer and Frank,
Arberta, who were entombed In the mine
- while searching for Tlctlma of Thurs
day's explosion. The last of the bodies
' Of ths dead was removed this morning.
( ' The mine officials say all the missing
- Ib'ave been accounted for. It Is believed
-'- mai several ua ma moa wuh woio in-
lured. wUl..dla:;V:,i-.i4.fc.&,,wv.';:,,
DEATH LIST IS 45;
All BODIES OUT
' : Hundreds of men caxne hero from va
'. rlons mines and camps within the Crows
Nest district to assist In recovering the
bodies.-"' '' -v,v-v':'-',; f
Twenty-one dead werol found In the
lower levels two miles from the entrance
. last nljrht The bodies were taken ont
shortly after mtdnignt ; over pt men
were engaged in rescue work lAf night.
- and several of them were overcome tem-
porarily by the afterdamp. -. i.'r'.TV'
STOCK BOOKS. OF
COi.lPAnY SHOW
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" New York, Dec. 12,-rNelson W. Ald-
- rich, senior senator from; Rhode Island,
owns more than 300 shares of stock in
the United States Rubber company, ac
cording to the New York World. The
World's story la based on a view of
' the stock books of the rubber company
obtained by a World reporter, .who pur
chased one share of the stock in order
that he might be entitled td examine
t2 list Of shareholders. .
Although protesting against doing so,
Secretary Norrls of, the rubber company
showed him the stock book. At the top
of one page was written the name of
Nelson W. Aldrtch. ,'.;: ?
The entry, the World says, showed
"Aldrleh owned 840 shares of the first
preferred stock. Tha date opposite the
- entrywar-Juiyis.'' 39m- ":
:'la that the date( the Btock was pur
chsfid7" asked the reporter.
lf)h, no," Norris is feporteil to have
replied. , "That is merely the date It
was transferred from the oM ledger.
W- jiai eael It Xef feouie tUne," .
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hor estate. '
20 BiLUQilS AND :
BE. ASSETS Of
Comptroller Says Conditions
Slightly Improved; Report
; r on Savings Banks and Other
" Savings Institutions. '
(Cnlted Press taced Wire.) ' i
Washington, Dee. 12. The people of
the TJntted States support 22.223 banks,
with assets of . 120,682,578,177, accord
ing to ' the annual report submitted to
congress by the comptroller of the cur
reney today. '. . 1 ' "' v : ;' ,.
Financial conditions' have" Improved
during the past year, but only slightly,
according to the report The, average
of depositts fs 1420, and there are 9,12,
908 depositors. r ?'. ;' r
', Of the banks now In existence, T171
are national institutions. The assets
Of these, total 15,128,882,251." ; The net
earnings of national banks during the
year were equivalent to 8.87 per cent of
their capital. aM surplus. ,ii ? f ,
Banks other 'than national number
16,950, Including 12,168 commercial
banks, 1759 savings banks.. .1091 loan
and trust companies and 934 private
banks. The total of the resources of
these Institutions is 113,653,695,826. The
(Continued on Page Three.)
U. S. nilB&ER
OF ITS STOCK
appeared In the list of shareholders, the
World kavl W , .
The Investigation', of the stock books
was made following the answer some
time ago of Senator Aldrleh to charges
by Senator Bristow of Kansas that Aid
rich profited directly by the Increases
in rubber schedules In : the recently
adopted tariff bill.
, Aldrleh, in a letter to Congressman
NTcKlnley. chairman of the
ional campaign committee, said ' that
neuner ne ncr any member Of his fam
ily had any pecuniary Interest as to
whether the duties on manufactures of
rubber were S0 35 or 800 per cent V;
The United States Rubber company,
sometimes known as the manufacturing
rubbertrust, controls the-btreTst'" rub
ber factories in the country. . ' ' s ;..
, Bristow's charges were made In can
nectlon with the Intercontinental Rub
ber company, which, Aldrleh explained,
was an Importing concern. The sena
tor's son is general manager of the Ia-
lerconuucnuu,
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Great Excitement in and About
Tiger's Lair as Firemen and
. Police Drag ; Out and Guard
Valued Possessions. s . ."
' (TDltcd PrM Ltaaed Win. '
.... New , York, Deo. , 12. Tammany Hall,
the historic center, of political activity
of New York City,, in former admini
strations, known as the ral city haH,"
was heavily damaged by fire that broke
out , in the top ' floor of 1 the ' buildtag
today. Although the fire burned flercey
for a time, the firemen by strenuous
efforts, kept the flames confined to the
top floor, and with the aid of the police,
the valuable records and curios in the
building ,were.!.saved..'w.:v.s' i.;. '.;'!. , s,:
When the news that the home of the
-tiger was in danger reached the fire
and police departments extra men were
rushed to the scene, j Sweating, grimy
policemen hustled in and out ; of. the
building,-some carrying file boxes containing-
the Tammany records; others
tugging at the big portraits of the Tam
many chiefs , that adorned . the walls.
The paintings, from the time of the
present .boss, Charles FV Murphy, back
to the days when the Tiger first began
to growl, were rescued -and stacked in
the street, where a squad of patrolmen
protected them from the crowds." '
1 The firemen and police also Invaded
the private office of Boss Murphy. Not
waiting; as Is their wont, patiently cut
Side the chief was ready to see them,
they, hustled into the sanctum and
dragged out the sumptuous furniture in
the office. It was carried unceremoni
ously Into Third avenue, Just off Four
teenth street, and there, with the re
cords, were guarded until arrangements
could be made for. putting It Into an
other Office. .::';,i- vi', i v
The f 1 re threatened for a - time to
spread to the Academy of Musioj - The
fire wall between Tammany hall and the
Olympic theatre prevented the spread of
the flames. The top floor of the build
ing was. gutted. " . '
ROOSEVELT TO BREAK
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New naven, Contu, Dee." ItThe New
Haven chamber of commerce has com
pleted all arrangements for tta annual
banquet tomorrow night, and the ex
pectation of the members Is that the
fnnctirm wm be the mo .notable f its
lib a, mat nus ever taKen place in this
city. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will
be the principal guest of the evenine.
and in his address he will make his
first ptibllc statement as to the causes
that led up to the mcent political up
heaval ana win go into details In ex
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S90II OUEIiCIIED
JUDGE WHITE VILL
BE CHIEF JUSTICE:'
BEiiCII III FULL
Van Devanter of Eighth Circuit
and Lamar of Georgia New
- Associates Appointments
to Commerce Court Made.
.,; W a s h 1 n g t o n, Dec 12. The e
nomination of Justice Edward D.
White of the, United States su-
preme court to be chief Justice ,
was sent. to the senate ,today and
was confirmed shortly after It'
was submitted. ! The nominations )
: of . Joseph Ructeer' Lamar, of
Georgia and Willis Van Devanter
of Wyoming were sent st. the 4
same time. It is expected they
will be confirmed at once and
that the new justices will take
,the oath of office January 2, af-
' ter the holiday recess. When the e
full court assembles again ar-
j rangements will be made to con- 4
aider at once the important trust
: cases that have been put aside
pending the. selection of the Jus-
tfces.
Wnfihlnirtrin. Dec-' 12 Jus tie Ed-
I ward Douglns White of the supreme
court "of the United States was today
nominated to be - chief Justice and
Judge- ' Willis Van Devantef of ' the
! Eighth'" circuit court of : the United
I Statnn nnl JiidfM Josenh Lamar of
Oeorgia; formerly) ,of the Georgia su.
preme conn, were nominsrai ir w,
elate Justices of the; supreme court by
president Taft r ; ; . -
Martin .A. Knapp, , cnairman 01 me
Interstate- commerce commission: John
(Continued on Page Seven.)
Generai Otis of Los Angeles
Times Tells of Work Being
Done by Home City;' Will
; Speak Here. -
' "Los Angeles phenomenal - growth
may be a.ttrlbnted to a number of
caases," explained General Harrison
Gray Otis, editor of the Los Angeles
Times, In commenting 'upon the popu
lation, announced by the census bureau
giving the southern California metrop
olis 219,000 inhabitants. 1 have seen
the cltyi grow from a population of 12.
000 since 1882, which covers the period
of my life and labor in the city,".
General Oris arrived here last night
on a tour of the country and is this aft
ernoon visiting ' the . officers and ? In
specting the barracks at Vancouver, in
company with a committee of prominent,
business men of this city. 's This even
ing be and John Klrby Jr, president of
the National Manuracturers- associa
tion, will be the principal speakers at a
banquet to be . grven at the , Portland
commercial club Dy tne Employers' as
sociation of ; this . city. , During their
stay here. General OUa and Mr. Klrtiy
are guests of the Arlington eruh.
!t, ' PubUo Docks Advocate.
' Besides being the country's most vig
orous exponent of the principles of in
dustrial . freedom. General ous is a
strong believef In public improvements,
aftd while his newspaper has been fight
ing labor unions tooth and nan It has
also led In the battles for public im
provements, and h,ia farsightedness and
enthusiasm in this airecuon are now toe
ing reflected In the progressive me
tropolis whose phenomenal growth at
tracts the attention of the entire do
main of. Uncle Sam. ju-.VVv.r c-":
General Otis is firmly in accord with
the public dock movement that has
spread to Portland ana otner Pacific
(ConOnaed on Page Sevyn.)
YEAR'S END
EDITION OF
THE JOURNAL
: Railroad Construction
; Under Way or Pro
posed in Oregon Indk
." catesFurtherDevelop
, . ment That Is to Come ;
PUBLICATION DATE
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 31 , .
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GIRL ACCUSED
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Bfectch' otfJMJsa TIattio Lo Blanc, the sevcoteen-reaivold, girl, whQ ls.on
trial. In Cambridge,' Mass., charged; with the murder of ' her em
ployer, Clarence Glover. The counsel tor the ) defense recently de
' nounced IrsV-GloTer, the widow, of the filain man, as a "vampire and
; Indirectly charged her with the crime. v : : .
STATE SEND
Intense Enthusiasm Shown at
Rrst Meeting of Good High
ways? Convention;' Opening
. Address by Judge Webster.
We win build new roads.: We will
not repair, old Pnes., .We, win.huUd per
manently, scientifically and effectively
for the, development of , the entire state
and- every part of It," said Judge Lionel
R. Webster, chairman pf ; the Oregon
Good Roads association's executive com.
mlttee. this morning. With the words
quoted Judge Webster formally opened
the Oregon Good Roads convention. ; j
. . That road building Interest In Oregon
la sincere; that the ' people of every
county In the state will refuse to rest
unttl systems of permanent roads have
been coostrncted, to replace the bad
roads, and that the convention whtch
began this morning is expected to revo
lutionize road building, industry in Ore
gon, was ' evidenced by the fact that
at the beginning of ?the session nearly
every county was represented by county
judges, road 1 supervisors, grange mem
bers and: citizens who are enthusiastic
in the good roads cause. - ' t
Store Than 300 Delegates.
Wemme' hall on Seventh street op
posite the Oregon . hotel, . was nearly
filled with delegates. More ' than 301
had registered, before noon. Few were
from Portland.' The majority were reg
istered from such counties as Coos, Linn,
Douglas, Jackson Clatsop, Washington,
Clackamas, ,v LaneV Baker, . Dallas, Hood
River, Klamath, Polk. f Marion. Tilla
mook, t Lincoln, Benton . and Yamhill.
Many legislators-elect were present. On
the platform with Judge Webster were
F. M. Gill, representative of Wasco
county;' A. C Libby, kenator from Jef-
ferson, both 1 of ; whom are prominent
members of the state grange, together
with Judge M. ,G. Munly.
"We are here for business.'' said
Judge , Webster, continuing remarks
introductory to the principal subjects of
the convention. "We have succeeded in
adopting the amendment to the consti
tution which permits the f counties to
pledge their credit for the building of
roads, and we did it by the splendid
demonstration of. more than 18,000
votes. We propose to have now legis
lation which will help us carry into eff
feet the further needs of our state wide
rot Hdlng-iimtplirn.WeTropo td
ask for legislation that : shall be con
servative, that shall be practtcat, that
shall meet the approbation of members
of the legislature and that shall be ef
festive when enactea.": ' , . i ;
The- speaker then read, one after the
other, the five bills which It is pro-
TO ROADS SESSION
OF MURDER
CffllTTIIIIIKS
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Propos6s .Raising Basis to
235,223; Oregoh Is Among
States to Gain One.Member;
13 States Would Lose.
1 (Ooltfd Prm Leaw4 wire.' '
, Washington, Dec 13.The( ' United
States' cehsmi 'just 'announced 'will 'not
Increase the v membership of the house
of representatives,, it a plat; fathered
by Speaker Cannon and said to have
the, backing of a large majority of the
house is put through. Instead, some
states will gain congressmen, while
outers will lose tnem. . .
According to the new plan, the basis
of representation will be Increased. 1 It
is now 194,182. Cannon has figured out
that 235,223 to each congressman would
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DASH 111 51'IJOfJIIIG COillESl
V Five hundred people, who gathered
on Gearhart beach yesterday, saw mrs.
Harry Kadderly win the Oliver King
Jeffery silver trophy by defeating her
comnetltors in the 100: yard dash, which
was the principal event of the first an
nual winter swimming tournament or
the women's annex of the Multnomah
Athletic club, ' ":. '' '' . v
f Mrs. Kaddnr" time ror me race was
1 minute ' and 23 second, a Creditable
record for a woman, especially in whv
ter.,.;The winner could , have cut this
time down ny severat seconas, oui wnn
her nearest rival. Miss Frances Jef-
lappf ; thtcontest, Mrs,, Kadderly 'took
her time, vvnen nsa jeiiery retireu
from the contest Miss Grace A. O'Neill,
who had been prevailed upon to enter
tho race in' spite of the fact that she
was i suffering j from a headache, fin
ished second . 8nd thereby gained the
rlpht'to wear a beautiful sliver, medal,
offered as second" prize. The graceful
lltUa-awimatcr. yaa gtvotva waria ova
CITY BESPOilllE
FOR' BOND ISSUES.
Municipal Attorney . Says City
Has Power to Levy Spcci:!
-Taxes, if Required, in Order
to Redeem Them.
WILL STIMULATE VALUE
. Or LOCAL SECURITIES
Opinion Maintains Portland
Bonds Safer Than Those
of Washington State,
What City Attorney Frank Grant
eonslders the most Important question
passed upon by him since his advent to
office was submitted by him to Water
Commissioner, J. : C Alnsworth this
morula g. The effect of the opinion will
be. to stimulate the market for Port
lnnd Improvement -bonds of all kinds.
cltjr attorney declares; that all of
V .'so bonds are Investment properties
of the first water, as. the city Is held
by him to be obliged to pay each bond
issued for any purpose and to have thj
power, if necessary, to levy special taxes
In order to redeem them.
Mr. Grant says that these local se
curities are far better investment values
than those Issued . under the laws of
the state of Washington. Following is
the opinion In full: 4 . .
"IT on J. C.i Alnsworth, president "Uni
ted States National bankj Portland, Or.
Dear Sir Some time apo you al-
(Conttnued on Page Fourteen. 1
1ISDIC11 OF
BULLION THEFTS
: POEIT TO SETTLE
Seattle Authorities Seek to Es
, " tafilish Time and Place cf
Crime; Search for Unrccov-
ercd Gold. - V
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San Francisco, Dec. 12. A question of
Jurisdiction to be settled today will de
cide whether the three men and one
woman .;. arrested as ' alleged bullion
thieves and accused ; by the police of
stealing $80,000 worth of ore from the
steamship Humboldt, en route to Seattle
four; months ago, will be charged here
or sent north for trial. r
, WJiiJe, detectives and Becret service
men are endeavoring to locate the J50,
000 worth , of . bullion still unreooveretl,
the suspects are held at the city prison.
E. L. Smith and Margaret Henry, the
police say, ere the master minds of the
quartet arrested here, They are mem
bers of an alleged organization that for
years has made it risky to send treas
ure from Alaska to clvlllaatiortt
G. M. and. J. T, Woodson, known as
"Big Tex and 'Xittle Tex," the police
say, played an unimportant part in the
J . (Continued on' Page Fourteen.)
tion by the galleries when she emerged
from the tank.
Mrs.''A, Gieblsch won the 33 yard rae
for novices after-a PT'irlted brush w!tl
Mrs, parry Young. Mrs. Wa.rter X Koi
man was third and Mrs. W. P.' f.tr;.
borg was fourth. .
' Perhaps the most lnt.rfifirig evrnt r
the day from a spectator's ' vlr i
was the fancy diving matrh. In wl,i :h
half dozpn of tho must skillful n
phibians of the annex took pnrt. r,
Frances . Jeffery and Mrs.' Fr.-ink
Watklns made -the bpst avompe i-i
bIx dives made by each a nil t J
had difficulty lit aVci.iir r '
receive first rrtr.Vv'',t !l " ' :
awarded, l.u v v v. r, t i.. j nm ,
O'NelU, who win thir.i. ,, i
back dive,
Miss O'.NVlll d t ' !'-.,
mlnK, but Hi K'n C I r. i
Ing into o of f"" I. f
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