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27 KILLED WHEN 1 BLOCKING ESCAP i E r Rve Storf D)dgingrH(yus? D6 ; strayed in Boston While 175 Men Are Asleep in It; They . Die in Their Beds. (United I.cm Leased Wire. Boston, Mass., Dec. 3. Twenty-six persons perished in a fire which de stroyed the Arcadia, a Washington aueet lodging house, here early today. ' un building, a five story IB cent ' noiei, was the worst- tvDo of fire traD. It burned like tinder and those of Its occupants, all men, who escaped, were driven Into the street almost or quite naaea, just as they left their beds, so fiercely aid the flames Diirsua them. Twenty-four of the 26 victims died by fire inside the lodging house. They were burned beyond recognition, A twentyflfth,.a negro. Jumped from -window and was killed. Oeorae Adams of Bduth Boston, the. twenty-sixth of me aeao ana the only one whose name learned, was taken out alive, but died ofburns at the city hospital. The twenty-eventh victim died soon after Adams. There were two others who could net survive, the dootors said. Tlx Escape Blocked. vne nunarea una seventy-rive men , were asleep in the lodging house when ' the fire started. Leaping upward from I 1 a lower hall, the flames cut off escape l rrom tne upper floors by the stairway. line only fire escape was at the rear , and the fire's spread was so rapid that , no many or the lodgers could reach it. The second floor of the building was I deVoted mainly to offices, on the third ; were sleeping rooms, furnished with I cots, on the fourth were smaller rooms, and on the fifth was a dormitory lined 1 with tiers of bunks. It was among the lodgers on the top i iiwr mat most or tne rata titles oc , curred, "I was awakened by men Jumping on my stomach as they fought to get out," said Prank Parkej. one of the patrons i of the fifth floor dormitory, who es I caped naked, tearing his legs badly as ha slid down a ladder. "I didn't know at first what was the matter, but I saw there was danger and rushed to i the door only to be driven back by the smoke. right to Beach Window. "Then I sprang toward a window. There were 20 others ahead of rhe and we fought to escape. Finally some of us climbed out onto the coping. Flames -were whirling below us, but the fire behind kept us from getting back. "I saw no hope and was about to jump when people In the' street shouted to me that the firemen were going to raise a ladder. Thy did raise one just in time, and I leaped and caught it."' "My room was on the fourth floor," was the story told by George Horrigan, another survivor. "I couldn't go down stairs on account of the ffe, so I went up, got out through the Scuttle onto the roof and Jumped across an eight foot alley onto the roof of another building. Others escaped in the same way, but I think some who tried to Jump fell into the alley and wero burled In the ruins." Mayor Fitzgerald promised a rigid in vestigation to fix responsibility for the tragedy. A casual preliminary examination showed that the building had been re ,';modeled recently, the masonry walls having been removed to make more room and thin wooden partitions sub stituted. These partltllons did not even reach to the ceilings, so that the' flames had free draft on each floor. Medical Examiner Leary was to con fer with District Attorney Pelletler con cerning the case this afternoon. mm ( STICKERS -'I i' USED WITH WINNING EFFECT BY FRIENDS Hfinry;.;CKiss LBeatSrSwaiii to 1. for Mayor of Vancouv . er,' Wash, ' MOURN YELLOW HAWK Special to The JoornaT.t Vancouver, Wash., Dec. I. Though less than half of the registered voters of the city participated in the election yesterday, interest was keen and care was exercised In marking ballots. This was show;i from the fact that though Edward II. Mackey, Republican candi date for councilman from the Sixth ward, was running with the aid of stickers, his name not appearing on the ballot, he was elected by more, than i to 1 over his nearest opponent, U. B Stoner, who was a nominee on the Democratic ticket. Henry Crass, president of the Van couver Commercial club, was elected mayor by a i to 1 vote over Edgar M. Swan, the Progressive candidate, Crass receiving 1470 votes and tiwan 305. Qeoree 11. HlmDSon. Democrat, was elect ed city attorney over Dan E. Hardin, Republican, by 13 votes. Chris Engleman via elected council man at large; H. B. Steel, councilman from the Fourth ward, and R. Q. Perci val, from the Fifth ward. Charles Has son was elected city clerk and Otto Zumsteg, treasurer, without opposition The voto stood' as follows: For may or, Crass 1470, Swan 806 councilman-at- large, Engltman 1610; councilman Fourth ward. Steel '1493; councilman Fifth ward,- Perclval 1430; council man, Sixth ward. It-ckey 941, Stoner 409, Kimball 328; city attorney, Hardin 862. Simpson 866: city clerk, Hasson 1445; city treasurer, Zumsteg, 1496. General Mayoralty Returns. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 8. Municl pat elections were held throughout Washington yesterday. Mayors were elected In the various towns and cities as follows" Belllr.gham, J. P. Demattos, Republi can; Wenatchee, Mayor Parr, Republi can, reelected; Bremerton, u, L. caay, Socialist; Ellensburg. Mayor J. A. Ma- ban, reelected; Olympia, George A. Mott man, reelected; Raymond, A. C. Little, reelected; Port Townsend, Oscar Klock er. Citizens' ticket; Puyallup, Luclan Dean, Citizens' ticket; Port Angeles, Horace White, Citizens' ticket. Nell Wins at Colfax. Colfax, Wash., Dec. 3. The city elec tion at Colfax yesterday resulted as follows: Mayor, J. L. Nell; councilman first ward, D. Mllgard; second ward, William A. Nelson; third ward. X. R. Butcher; councllman-at-large, T. 8. Mor-rifcon. GOVERNMENT CAN PREVENT PANICS, DECLARES M'ADOO (Continued From Page One.) government as security, continues the report. 'The moment It became known that the government stood ready to as sist, the tension was relieved, business assumed a normal aspect and the fall movement of crops, trade and commerce proceeded upon an easier and safer basts than for many years past," adds Secre tary McAdoo. Of the $50,000,000 which the govern ment offered to place in the banks for , crop moving purposes only $34,661,000 .had been called for up to November 25. 1913. Commenting on these Incidents, Sec 1 retary McAdoo says: "The psychological and practical value of these Incidents cannot be over ; estimated. Thoy demonstrate clearly that any improvement in our financial system which will permanently estab lish confidence will in Itself be an im mense gain, and if that improved finan cial system assures the opportunity to secure at all times the necessary funds ' and credits to meet the expanding and legitimate needs of the commerce and 1 Industry of the country, It will be an achievement of enduring benefit. Aa Altrnistlo Agency. "These incidents also show conclus ively the enormous value of an altru istic governmental agency In the finan cial afairs of the country. So long as 1 the government has the power to Inter I vene in a beneficent and unselfish way, ) the danger of panics and of unjust prac. , tlces will be largely, if not wholly, de ; stroyed. This is one of the chief ob. jects sought in the proposed reforma ' tion and reorganisation of our banking i and currency system. The people of i the country are to be congratulated upon , the early prospect of sound legislation on this vitally important subject. Should the congress enact the fundamentals 1 of the pending measure, it is believed I that permanent protection will be pro i vlded against recurring commercial cri ses and that adequate facilities will be created for that legitimate and sound expansion of credits, so vital to the prosperity of our great and growing country. "It has been, and win continue to be. the policy and purpose of the secretary to exercise all the powers of the de partment for the protection of the pub lic and the legitimate business Inter ests of the country." Interest to Be Demanded. On April 30, 1913, the secretary an nounced that beginning June 1, 1913, all government depositories, active as well as inactive, would be required to pay Interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum on government funds. Only nine of the total number of national banks holding government deposits re fused to pay interest under the new regulation. November 1, 1913, the total amount of government funds on deposit in national banks was reported at $98, 334,917, which,. If tills average balance should be retained, would add to the net revenues of the government ap proximately $2,000,000 per year. It is estimated that there are 425,000 lnvidlduals subject to the Income tax. The number of corporations making re turns to the department for the calen dar year 1912 was 305,336, but of these 244.220 claimed no Income or a net in come of less than $5000, and were there fore not subject to taxation. Under the new law, approximately 150,000 corporations which have hereto fore been exempt will now be required to pay an Income tax. Custom Beorganlied. The principal achievement of the cus toms service in the fiscal year 1913 was, says the secretary, the reorganlza tion of the service. Prior to the reor ganization there were 126 customs. dl tricts and 38 Independent ports. By the reorganization the entire country was Included In 49 districts and the fee system was abolished. The reorganization, as it went Into effett July 1, 1913. was on a basis of expense $356,000 actually less than th'j prior organization. Relative to the new tariff law, the repor says: "While the riew act will be Bimpler of application "than the act of 1909, the present indications are that the volume of Imports will largely Increase and that the change from specific to ad valorem rates, will require considerable adjustment In the customs force to meet the new conditions. The measure has not been in force for a sufficient length of time to make possible an as curate estimate of Its revenue-produc Ing powers." Under the heading "Etlmates" Sec retary McAdoo says: "The ordinary receipts for the fiscal year 1914 are estimated at $736,000,000 and the ordinary disbursements at $701, 900,000, showing an estimated surplus of ordinary receipts over ordinary dis bursements of $34,100,000 for the year ending June 30. 1914. Payments which may be made for the Panama canal dur- ing the year from the general fund, in the estimated sum of $41,000,000, would, however. ' absorb the excess of ordinary Philip Minthorn Was Friend of Christianity in Days Be- OT,J$rethevM SWAN ISLAND TURNING BASIN PLAN APPROVED BY ENGINEER TAYLOR (Continued From Page One.) friend of mine concur in the wisdom of my suggestion as to Swan Island as a turning basin, and the acquisition of property on both sides of the river. They : agree both as to the necessity of the turning basin and that Swan Island Is its strategic location, that the size of the Fanalha canal Ipcka will determine the size of ocean carriers for the next century, and that a lock 1000 feet long. 110 feet wide, with a depth of 45 feet E igpr MSI'-, v l ns ' jasBtsasssm with your dinner means an enjoyable re past. , It is brewed for table use. There's a mild tonic influence in every glass. Edel Brau is now the favorite beer in Portland homes. PHONE YOUR ORDER. .'; Portland Brewing Co.' Philip Minthorn. Pendleton. Or., Dec. 3. At Tutulla mission, a few miles from Pendleton, are gathered today many, Indians and white men to pay a last tribute to Philip Minthorn, known to most people as Kash Kash, and to the Indians as Pe-tln Mox- Mox (Tellow Hawk), son of a chieftain, and for many years one of the devout leaders of the Christian religion on the Umatilla reservation. He died Monday nlg4, after a long Illness. Kash Kash was one of the four sons of Chief Tellow Hawk, one of the loyal friends and ardent converts of Dr. Mar cus Whitman. He Is survived by only one of his brothers, Luke Minthorn, or Ko-ya-ma Ssamp-kln (Cougar Skin Shirt). His father's tepee was one of the few in which the Christian, faith was kept burning during the long, dark days be tween 1847, the year of the Whitman massacre, and 1882, the year in which the mission was founded at Tutullla. Tel low Hawk refused to participate In the butchery of the white missionaries, say ing to the chiefs who carried the pro posal to him, "Go, cowards, and kill your best friends. I will take no part In it." Pe-tin Mox-Mox, who had been given the Christian name of Philip Min thorn, was then two years old, and soon afterwards he moved with his father from Walilatpu to the Umatilla reserva tion. His first remembrance was of listening to his father and mother .sing the songs which Whitman had taught them. He Joined the church at Tutullla in 1883, and was an elder in It for 26 years, when he was forced to resign by failing eyesight and health. He was frequently a delegate to the church courts, and In 1899 went to St. Louis as a commis sioner, to the general assembly. There he created a sensation by a ringing speech, for it was to that city in 1836 that some of his people, the Nez Perces, went In their search for the white man's book. It was Philip Minthorn who kept the church at Tutullla alive through the years from 1882 until 1908, when the first white missionary waa sent to as sist him. Until that time the church was presided over by native ministers who came and went. These constant changes , necessitated long and expen sive trips to the meeting of the state synod, and it was always Minthorn who j made them. It was Minthorn, too, wno petitioned the synod for a young mis sionary to come to Tutullla "to learn the language and the people and to help advise In every way," and he pre sented the petition with such good ef fect that Rev. J. M. Cornellson, then a young man Just out of college, was sent back with him. Through all the long fight that the young missionary had before he had es tablished himself In the hearts of the people and overcome the opposition which grew up to his influence, it was Minthorn who was ever back of him. When the old man saw the fruits which were bearing from his long ef forts, he said to the church, "My work is done; - The young men must now take up my work." He was undoubtedly one of the most respected and best loved Indians on the reservation. receipts and show an excess of disburse ments of $6,900,000. Estimate of Beoelpts. I "With a new tariff and income tax law j in operation under the act. of congress approved October 8. 1913, It is evident j that the 'annual revenues to be re- j celved under its, provisions can not be , approximated for the first fiscal year ending June 80. 191B, as oiosejy as would be the case if comparison could be made with the operations of this law for three-quarters of a preceding year. However, it Is estimated that, for the fiscal year 1916, the ordinary receipts. Of the govemrrient will be $728,000,000. "The estimates for the ordinary and , extraordinary appropriations for 1916 . payable from the general fund of the; treasury, as submitted by the several, executive departments 'and offices, are! $714,684,676.02, which would indicate on the basis of estimated receipts an ex- j cess of ordinary receipts over ordinary I expenditures of $13,315,324.98, but as; the appropriations for public works can not be expended In full during the year, j it is estimated that the charge upon the general fund for 1915 for ordinary j purposes win not exceed 1702,000,000, j and that the ordinary receipts will therefore probably exceed the ordinary expenditures by the sum of $26,000,000. "The estimated expenditures for the Panama canal to be paid from the general ! fund without sales of bonds are estl- I mated at $26,326,985, and the excess of ordinary receipts should therefore I practically meet the payments which j may be made for the canal under the appropriations as submitted for the year 1915." ALBANY GETS STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET j-v " Albany. Or.". Dec. 3.VThe Oregon State Sunday School3 association will hold Its t annual convention-. In Albany April 27,' 28 and 29, announced the state presi dent. Rev.' F. W. Emerson, of this city, yesterday afternoon.' The Invitation, he aid, of the local Commercial club was accepted by the executive committee of the association In session recently, over the Invitations of various oher Com mercial clubs in other vauey towns. low water, would handle ship 976 feet long, 95 broad and drawing 44 feet and that such a ship jiould be easily nanaiea ana servea in my suggesiea Swan Island turning basin one and one quarter miles long, 3800 feet wide. "No data la obtainable here as to the relative values of acreage property wlth lngone eighth mile radius of the cen tralised public or private dock and warehouse system in cities of 250,000 and higher population, but I shall en deaver to obtain tire name by correspond ence with the various ports of the world, and hope to be able to demon strate that my plan as outlined In The Journal of November 16, If adopted and carried to completion, will furnish Port land with the best turning basin, public dock and warehouse system in the world, free of cost to the community, namely, that the profits from excess property acquired and Improved properly devel oped and handled will nav for aanulal. I tion, development and installation." MADE A QUARTER, COST HIM TEN SIM0LE0NS Albany, Or., Pec. 3. For distribut ing posters advocating Harrisburg "wet," a Job for which he received 2 cents. Frank U fray of that city pall $10 yesterday. The Posters did not besr fae name of the author or publisher, so were in violation of the corrupt prac tice law. r The matter was called to the attention of the grand 'Jury and Hay . wa arrested. Indicted, and brought be' fore Clreull Judge Kelly. Ha jleed.J guilty, . ? ,':.,...'.",..' -W;,:-' - , ...,.''. Thejr Pnawed Illnu , ' From Woman'" Home Companion, i The civil service examination for tje : fire department- of Chicago contained 1 the following: .',".. "Name three fire extinguishers."" . When the papers were returned i for correction, an answer to lha itUovawa; 1 "Chief, lieutenant and sergeartt.?, Journal Want Ads bring results. V mmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm A GreaiS kfSi' CWt'i -"''--2K't Jr m mk. iwjl. "aH9asBBSSBBBBBBaBBaBB ale at Moyer Everybody knows the Moyer Quality and the Moyer Price clothing for service at a price the lowest. All our Men's and Boys' Cloth ing is now reduced from regular prices. 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