The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 31, 1908, Page 1

Minit bias LAST EDITION EXTRA| THE § VOL. 10. NO, 266 , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1908, HAS QUIT; FORAKER 100 on Now Has Clear Field for Ohio’s Seat in the us Senate. [MBUS, Ohio, Dec. 31—By| This leaves Theodore FE. Burton with a clear feild. The sudden announcements mean P. Taft will succeed (Mn 10 STARVATION IS TAKEN AT heel e mee the saddest scene of desolation that has ever fallen before the eye of man. In Royal W. Raymond Is Messina and Reggio heaps, piles and mountains of dead; men, women and Back From Visit With babes piled like sticks of wood to be burned to check the pestilence that is al- Cosgrove. ready causing the survivors to quake. Death is everywhere; death is the idea that obsesses every one; every great senatorial fight in iis Over. Charles P. Taft @ the president-elect, to wator Dick two years hence ly announced his with his statement announcing his n the contest. Taft anys | Withdrawal, Taft says My candidacy fre he begin w in the cause of har ty candidacy from the begi ng Seema to have been misuade stood. I have been reported as ure fr after Taft's statement ing my own person ambition at made pubtic the expense of republican harmony it war m and success. The imputation ts ut ker, w just. I yield personal ambition to rew from the senatorial |the accomplishment of better and more important 7 ao . In my opinion Governor-eclect Gehgrord Sill be te Olben turn discloses a corpse; corpses stretch away like the waves of the sea, and January i and will thereupon seeery Scan a eerees ve oeems a task beyond human strength to gather them all. Royal W, Raymond to The Star thi How many dead? The question is of interest no longer. So many are err. Mobis ‘téternall ve dead that it makes little difference whether they number a hundred thousand or ochre Frristman boll here a million. So far as those who escaped are concerned, all the world but they clntives ® few miles from Paso! are dead. bg wae Git Peas ovion hotel Food, there is none; those who missed the shock that brought instant death m Gitteme sepasions snd there! are now lamenting they were not taken with their brates. saw much pf Gov. Congrove IDS TINY KITTEN ‘una te ate: ote MAVIERICAN SAILORS woking rain; iy Fal and ei in the outieme and with the best ee ce WILL HELP RESCUE bis health has been well nigh m velous duff the past forts His smilerwas as cheer He was doljeitous as to whith might be accorded him at his inauguration, but | assured him that the people of this state had followed tim not only with anxiety but with foving sympathy Eager for News. y pass, men become ma- ve and murd et unc jal advices this aft- give the dead as anywhere FLEET WILL RUSH FROM RED from 200,000 to 250,000, and some SEA TO SUCCOR THE sources estimate the death roll as VICTIMS. Thousands of those who might as well be dead, as * insane AFLOAT IN BAY ossing the bay this morn-|the front and came to the ears of launch, the Telegram, | the crew of the steamer Riverside Lillico heard the feebie | WDch came in during the night. The ¥ at once came fn a body and fet & kitten somewhere identified the cat as the prope de the water. He stopped of Cook Lyons of thelr veasel pnd looking about him, dis How the tiny animal came email kitten, nearly dead overboard, and how it manag enmae 260,00 surviy this afternoon advices were received here from Washington, D, > tall a te and terror, clinging des- cling for hours to the chance pi HOW CHAS. TAFT WOULD HAVE LOOKED IN THAT SEAT. | While bly expurgated editions C., placing the Atlantic battleship iy & piece of drift wood drif & matter of much wonder = of the papers have been pe fleet at the dispo: italian tiny feline aboard and ment rdinary circum 2 t i 7 ” to reach bin—papers » whieh government for re’ k at Mes- When Pop nfor Pius X. received mation at the vatican, he ed the gove of the United States, and, bowing his head, said First in war and first in peace; cal refere been clip. would have he ls bo on keoon and eager “So WOMEN SUFFER lost before Li} it spread tapidly along lico's arrivat | ¢ the State's welfare, and will = es - a | aoa to bis task with a mind re m H. Langdon personally | Itreshed an@ «treokthened by bin | BRIBER | appealed to the court for ciem. B to Seattle told of his stances ¢ | enforced sort : ency, representing that Blake | At all the California hotels 1 ; y fire dhe send its mighty fleet to suc- | hed been of service to the | A B f nd ident the deepest Intarent ot tout and nav eo se In distress. rosecution, in the gayernor's welfare, It i*\ 4, errmenta are today discuss! : nee 4 YEARS Following his conviction, Hiake | iia denied neediews to say he hax won the en. | OPA roe oe ROME, Dee. 31.—By UV. P.—With confessed that he had been ap. | teem and love of all those who have | “he advisability of sending the At the government's official estimate one Bec. 31— | proached by A. S. Newburgh and Twelve women and three little girle had their feet t upen | come in cowtact with him at F lantic fleet to Sieily on account of of the dead over 120,000, and many P—E. A. lake, acon. | Frank J. Murphy, Ruef's« attorneys, | and were shoved and pushed about last night ke Union car, | Robles, Some of the hotel attend. the hquake. It ts practically newspapers estimating the loss of f, who in convicted a | who, he said, declared that there No, 210, which, with a seating capacity of 32, carried 68 passengers. [ante me&ke excursions into the hat it will be é if sueh life to be over 260,000, t whole for offering a bribe | would be money in It for him tf I don't sew how I'm going to got them ail aboard,” said the con- | woods regularly to secure flow m apo thedtta a8 +6 Mh ie lof southern Italy and Sicily is one Martin Kelly, a proe ja Ruef juror could be “fix ductor when the car stopped at Second and Pike and gin. staff with which to| “ton Is scceptable to the lallan vast hospital today fore night ment Juror, was sen- | Murphy was placed on trial under But get them aboard he did, with much jamming and squeezing | adorn bis room The Haat te ooe th the Ret Sen, it is expected that 60,000 refugees dudge Dunne today | 4 similar charge, but acquitted. The} and the car went on its way, pleking up more passengers along Pike hot toa hc aap SReney te Soar Oa will have been landed at Naples. years in the state trial of Newburgh ts expected to| st. and adding {ts mite to the dividends that are paid to the men * shan * the eetenne® 4 “Senular -seheaule. * Unter Celtic has on board 6,900 tons |The suffering in Messina and Rei |. District Attorney " beatie 8000. who own the stock of the Seattle Electric Co. * pact draught the ships couid ar-|f fresh beef and mutton and poul-|sio fs so appalling that the rescu- — amare ON BELLEVUE.SUMMIT CAR. : LS ape ged *| rive off Messina fn three days. The |try, with medicines and clothing.| ere can m ake but slow progress, | ante *! big ican fleet could give much | The supplies were intend lor es. e@ agents fro ST! 1 Six women and three children helped to make up those who |# Clearihgs today. ..$1,158,730.25 | Oi on readin a! much) ine jackets of the Atlantic fleet,| relief ships with medicine and ban- | stood in a little B e-Sommit car, No, 127, which with seating (® Balances 112,986.03 %|" ‘rhe american cat) at |and the Celtic was to have met the | dages are going about the wrecked paca pelle rata te toa eo ace > ag —~ — * Tacoma #|Port Said. Reports judicate that | American ships at Gibraltar to de-/ streets, giving ato the injured a mes - ST il) AuA on ment Maes the seine story can be told during the bE . wie saeeibed ” pobhyed 2 the ships ia sles lactate a gee cargo «will be placed streets are ba ‘woe tem- “ * 1 » ano ‘ 699 06 the tajere¢ i ne entire > will a "in 4 ing hours. Cars come tn from ard crowded go that the paren: | 4 Gebetane He danioas Sperry could Innd 12,000 at the di al of the officials in| porary hospitals, as th is no y | gers are standir mm the steps, and making it almost impossible for * Ch tone t 4 oan . wist in th cue work. Charge of the relief work in the ans of moving the injured and Mill hy} ce 4 passengers Inside the cars to get out before the central portion of | % felenooe today... §1,04 00 : oe = aed ie be Game earthquake district no shelter to which they could be the city is reached. a | taken * * - THERE 18 A REMEDY. 1 wew y { Dec. 31.-—By U.P Dec, 31.—By U.| Soldiers raised the roof from the Th is a remedy for all of tt however, and the peopl Oe inal ge f the navy sup P.—The United | States gunboat | ¥Tecked rallway station in Messina here is dy for all of thix, however, and people are commander Huse, of the navy t whe and found scores of corpses pack going to have that remedy put into effect or are going to learn just Marr. gerne. ouneoriptions, ply ship Celtic, received ¢ # to-| Scorpion, which is now at Constan-| Soa togcther. ‘The peopl ae where a lot of the responsibility Mes for street car conditions in Ansougesment was made this! day oceed at full speed at 2 ti Wee eeceren SEOae Se DEO | ae tire ab had rushed to the STANDS | Seattle morning by CB. Yandel, secre , afternoon for Messina immediately to Messina sation th Nooaaale aquistne ites aie y of the Seattle Chamber of Cc n ‘ station in hopes of getting from the BEHIND THIS CURTAIN They are going to find out whether their public servants [Uo tek eo ee Fy ma | aio ~ oa = icity, but the second and following | are the servants of the Seattle Electric Co. or of the people ‘ contributi to the quakes destroyed the building and I?’Ss GOING UP TOMORROW 4 THE STAR WILL POINT THE WAY TO THE REMEDY fund and deliver them to the proper killed everyone tn it : / AND THEN THE PEOPLE MUST ACT, | authorities, Ge de Cas in com. | sata h | made to count the iSTOP! LOOK!! LISTEN!!!| SUFFERERS creo BE CAREFUL TONIGHT AND ENJOY TOMORROW aay, oortuaty ‘be ‘ven eerie ad | MOVEMENT FOR 222002.555 more im: the or burning MINISTERS TAKE ACTION TO/Lord’s day, opportunity be given Extra Parliament Session. HELP RELIEF WORK—FUND to the people to contribute to the The Italian paritament will hold | ALREADY STARTED. suf % from the earthquake./an extra session to provide relief _. | Funds can be conveniently and), as soon as King Emman- Many Mutts of Many Minds are| Wine, Women and Whis Wagons. | Jeers from Straphangers’ Lodge Ne The Protestant ministers of Se-| safely forwarded through the Red ye} returns from the scene of the | Wise to the fact that Old Father; That's the Dizzy Side of it 1, Green Lake) ge we “_: ree Be eting Cross society, of which Rev. M. A.| earthquake. The levying of a spe |Time Wears a Grin tods Of course, a Republican Majority ‘i jin the and adopted reso atthows ‘esident cial tax for five yea and in We impatient xpayers,|of Us will Act Like Human Beings. | yy Weeolute No, 4. jluttons urging imperative aid for JOHN 0. STER crease in railroad rates are among ven the Old nileman| And for the benefit of Those who hen the grocer and other auto- | the fferers of the earthquake “Chairman of Committee. the important measures contemplat- | have crate Slip you the Bill with the| Recommendations — v also] “—, TREMAYNE DUNSTAN BSSSSSSISSSSSSSSSSSSSS jmuch of our attention during the will Use lee on the Morro and Hint that he would Like to Close! made that all the churches holding 6 t ed by the deputies. The earth past 366 days, but tonight on the| Those who will Act Nice tonight! i, the Old Year with a Clean|watch-night services tonight take| °R. L, WHITMAN. ”” | quake victims will be exempt from stroke of Twelve he will Kase the /{t might be suggested that the Fol-|1 Saree Come Across and Forget it,| wee epecial collection to be added IMR: L. RARUIN this burden and from all taxation Gaff into Mr. 1908 lowing Resolutes are apropos They . ’ aggt'- | Wty yy for a long time The wr by Will pmile if you exude excel-| to the relief fund | “ARN 8. ALLEN . z e@ advent o' « “ ™ ¢ - ja » plan nine wo per And with the adv feeders La 4 Resolute No. 1. lent excuses and fail to liquidate,| Much stress was laid on the ne-| lciteteaten eauoent will come A os. ae . but they will give you Credit if you| ceasity of giving quickly ‘ov, N Matthe eaident | erest-bearing national loar that Ringing Slogan When a Friend lifts the Index| 42° TNE ae aprioval cro ween: | Comatty of giving Quick ty on |. ey a7 a. Math ws, pr helt!" tance the ronnie of the eats Again!” Finger and Rests his Left Foot on aeulnuse ‘Peas the Boos F bs . ye Se . society, this morn | yaratus, deranged by the great the Brass Rod, at the same time “a balled Resolved, That we must recog-|ing received checks from the Jap-|)) 95 “ Vain, Futile Promises. Requesting y Pleas: ors) ing disaster in Italy |anese association, $100; Thomas| 0% 95 fresh shocks have Pp: to Ref iH the | cote eee eee ee Orme nize the appalling diss : “ “4 prey gistered, several of them quite romises to Reform w he be Firm and Say Back to Pil Resolute No. 5. fas an appeal to all men, irrespect- |B, Foster, $10; Closson & Kelly, | TO8iS\ air, In fact, hundreds of Meal) chuck! If Friend Insists, order| Seattle should Go Some in 1909,|!¥e of Face or condition, and as $10; P. J. Jensen, $5. ty Tickets have already planned a Uto-| oq fellow beings wo stand ready to| Dr, Matthews, in bebalf of the] 100,000 Refugees w. (Continued Cheg@ing| We a here to Stay If some pian Existence for Exposition Year. | trom the Brewers) Cracked’ Grab from the Jaded # respond to the full measure of our | Red ( reiterated his ap-| Ono hundred th t caheatiih And there are hundreds more e he Jaded East) vuiity. We feel, however, that as peal for immediate contribution t Hits Town and Patronize wt | ability from and Calabria have em who will turn This Kye into a Resolute No, 2. Lembank tone ray nee, _just Christians we have a special duty |for the sufferers rei Me gc Gicuiee es ta ae Swiss Eas Session that will Knock! 1¢ Rey. Mark M. Matthews, pas! him in behalf of the smitten multitudes jtoen ba why ¢ ad on | and rs are the Fantods of any Cocktail! tor and human being, steps acroes| Make hee Ret nic Worn muy eo: | ot Bouthern Italy. Many of the now France has start Ladies and Gentlemen: Circle that “Fill ‘om UP) the street and says: “A Prosperous | ail, Smile and Hope and Work.| churches will hold services this WILL PLEAD THE™: la ive battleships @ beg to announce that the pleture—long promised—of Mr . New Year, Brother!"~-Come Back | Let's Pull Together and Train Kid |@¥enne commemorative of | the tram Toulk tr of Mes. lle tine bese scuba ‘WHUNIA touay to efter feat Br. M0 Bungalows will Bulge with | courageously. Because the Doe! 1999 into a ehamplon who wii} | old year and welcoming in the New UNWRITTEN LAW sina were navigated today without pht have time to finish, with his own hand, @ signed article Bibalous Boobs. likes Taffy, as he Some Artist) make ua Forget that Old Timer | Ye@ At such a time, at once sol " é diffic y although t ors will be our pleasure and privilege to print tomorrow Walnut tables will be fringed jn that Line himself. (Expressions | 1998 was ever on the Pages of His.| em and tender, it is fitting that; DENVER, Colo., Dec. 31.—By U.] have changed the ch Sait sett b MeMix’s memoirs will fascinate and entertain, It is per- | with youthful Yodlers whose yow!l of indignation from the women) tory, Everybody Help! “lthe thoughts of the people Ra gre a ©, Burdette Bell, accused of necessitate new charti M@Mough to say that none ever traveled so far as McMix, and |ing will be smirked at as lor EDDIE ROYDEN, | be turned to the calamity that has | killing Couvi y, an actor, was Dispatch trom the naval ‘off Will ever surpass his record as a trave What he will say |the Pickled # purchase Resolute No. 3. mB BOYD devastated so large an area 1) held today by a coro jury. tol core at Meanin’s - tod niece’ the way. What he will write he will write, and you, when you | Throngs ick Tongues will] if the Press Agent of the Seattle |» #4 4 ¥ MH HH HM BH Hm! CoML HO Many lives. Immediate aid «answer to the charge of murder.| number of dead in that city at 1% have read it tomorrow, will have read what is written fight to Get their Coin into the Pyectric Co, Makes a Noise Like | * %|is imperative, and giving quickly |The jury's action followed @ recital! 999, Similar dispatches say that hen you will know all h Register More Cars and Less Straps, let Him | WEATHER FORECAST, 4#| is giving so as to multiply the value| by Mrs. Bell of her relations with! ne total number of dead at Mes Mmorrow, then, comes the entire surpassing, magnificent, sur Going Strong. think It “Gets By.” He needs the|#® Kain tonight and Friday. #|of the gift the actor, It 18 bolieved that Bell] sing and Reggio is 175.000, ‘The portrait of Mr. A. D. MeMix, And, it I don't miss my guess,| Money, anyway, and We can Hike |& Moderate northeasterly winds, * We urge, theyefore, that at the| will make his defense the “un- | ~ Sooaonion Brod i) tomorrow, then. tonight will be o whirlwind of| if we don't like it (Catealle and| & *& we RAK Aw Ae ew! waichnight services this evening, written law (Continued on page 7.)