davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
sAILEo ZOE lLoIIo-

Manila Aug. i3.-Secretary of War Taft.
Miss Alice Roosevelt and party sailed at
1 O'Clock today on the United States army
transport Logan for lloilo. Governor Gen
era. Wright. Major General Corbin and
all the insular commissioners except Com
missioner Ide accomOanied them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
FooIino the Moon Man.

tt~nicdgo NeNS-3
As they sat out on the old lawn she
looked away TO the summer skies.
Wouldn't it be nice she ventured.
If the skies were ever clear?"
''Of course not" replied the roman
, tic young man. What. chance would
Cupid have II there We're not clouds
TO hide the moon mans face OCCASION
all-52''
And the maiden blushed and said she
did not care if the whole sky was over
cast.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
PROVO MANS Death.


Provo Aug 13.-George L. Grfneman
died last night after an illness of twenty
two weeks from dry gangrene. The de
Denmark, May s. 1923 He came to Utah
with his family in 1854, locating in Pro
vo, Oct Z. at the place which has since
been his home. A wife. three sons and
one daughter, twenty-five grand children
and ten great grand children survive him.
The deceased was a veteran of the war
of 1873 between Denmark and Germany
and was highly respected citizen Flu
neral services will be held at the Sixth
ward meeting house at 2 o'clock Tuesday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
VENEZUELA BUNS GUNS.

Caracas. Venezuela. Aug. 12-CDelaved
IN trausmissiOn.) The government has
signed a Sl.0e0 900 contract with a French
firm for eight batteries Of seventy five
millimetre campaign guns and four batter
les Of mountain guns Of the same cali
bFe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
RESULTED IN REMOVAL.

Des Moines. Ia. Aug. 13.-Charges of
mismanagement against j. r. Paul, grand
foreman and one of the founders of the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen, an in
surance order, have resulted in his re
mOvaL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
Becker Family Back.

Mr.. and Mrs. @. l.. Becker have re-
turned from an extended trip to Europe
Mr.. Becker returns. much improved in
health a considerable portion of the
time they We're away was spent I'm Ger
many. but other countries also were Wis
tied
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
Death of Mrs. Brown.

Mrs. Fanny Brown died Saturday even
at the home of her daughter. $50 Twenty
first street of paralysis She was bornt
in S2uth Carolina IN 1898. but had lived
for many years in ogden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
AMERICAN eIRL DROWNED.

Brest. France. Aug 1S-An American
girl. Miss Dunlap Hunt, was drowned
while bathing today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

Miss Emily Larsen, soprano soIOist.
at Lagoon. August IS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
MINISTER TO BRAZIL.

Lima Peru. Aug. 12-Eutogie Iarrabure
Unanuse has been appointed Peruvian min
lister TO Brazil.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

1t costs you no more 20 buy Royal
Bread. Our crown label on every loaf
stands for quality and purity. At all
GrocerS-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
EXCURSION TO CANADA.
a Ilrruet 18th

PrOportionate rates from other sta
tions. Train leaves Has =. m. Tickets
good for return until September 18th.
See o. S. l. agents City ticket office
20r Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

\. G. L. Day, Lagoon. wed. Aug. II
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

4AAb4 4O4 HA4s44AN YIN o444s ANAAa
All trains except Nos- 1 10 6. Inclusive.
top at intermediate points
Ticket office. Dooly block. Phone 90
I A BENTON O. A P D.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
YOSEMITE BILL
IS Up AGAIN

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6.-The op-
penents of the Yosemite and Mafiposa
big tree grove recession bill, headed by
Ralston, took new move in the pro-
ceedings to-day and introduced a pro-
posed constitutional amendment that il
carried will take recession out Of the
hands of the Legislature and give the
voters of the State opportunity to ex-
press their views on the question at
the polls The purpose of the proposed
amendment is to add a new section
to the constitution authorizing the Leg
islature to re-cede to the Federal Gov
ernment the tracts named, it being hello
that the vote on this measure will be
an expression of public opinion on the
question the Legislature should have
before proceeding further.
There was a spirited debate this
afternoon over Prescott's joint resolu-
tion requesting the Senators and Rep
resentatives of California at Washing
ton to use. their influence to have the
question of the joint admission to
statehood of Arizona and New Mexico
submitted to the people of the two
Territories that they may determine by
ballot whether they desire to merge
their identity and become one State.
Senator Shortridge spoke at length in
favor of the resolution, saying that in
his opinion the people of these great
sections should be permitted to decide
this issue themselves. He was of the
opinion that Arizona should be ad-
mitted alone.
Senator Wolfe presented a resolution
to-day he believes will have the effect
of delaying, at least till the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, the considera-
ton Of the school fund apportionment
bill which is so strongly opposed by
San Francisco. Wolfe's resolution calls
upon State superintendent of Schools
Kirk to inform the Senate on the fol-
lowing questions:
What was the total attendance of the gram
and primary schools of the State and in
the several counties for the year 1904?
that now expended, to increase the school term
all over the State to a minimum of eight
months? To nine months?
What additional money would be required
to increase the salaries Of grammar and pri-
mary school teachers Of the State to the mini
mum respectively of $500 $500. $5s5 and $3.50
per year?
1t is not believed that Kirk can
gather this information during the
present session and this will give Wolfe
and others that are fighting the resolu-
ton an opportunity to argue that the
bill has been framed without due con-
sideration and that pending the fullest
investigation no statute should be en-
acted amendatory Of the present law.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07

mfttee, In decldlng TO investigate the
Continental, took it's cue from the Ex-
aminer.
BAUER A WITNESS.
Charles Vaughn, the stenographer
who Is reporting the case of the ac-
tcuSed Senator's was the clerk Of the
committee under fire, and he was or
dered to bring what notes he might
have of the proceedings tomorrow
night
Senator Bauer was the next witness
He seemed anxious to give all the light
he could, and it was evident that he
was much chagrined at having been
connected with the committed
'I was unfamiliar with the early ac-
tions of the committee, he said II
did not attend the meetings. There
was a full meeting when 1T was an
nounced that Corbin would be present,
but he did not come. There were two
press representatives present then,
and made motion that
all the press be admitted
Wright proposed substitute that
it be admitted to this particular
meeting. 1 said any honest concern
should not be afraid to show itself in
the open. Emmons made the point
against me that if the concern under
investigation was good we should not
do it any harm, but that if it was bad
it should be exposed. I attended only
three meetings. l got my first idea of
what was doing when saw in the Ex-
aminer that the Realty Syndicate was
to be subpenaed."
Under Emmons' plans there would
have been closed doors all the time.
though Bauer did not state this point.
because it would be held that it could
not be determined whether concern
was good or bad until after all the tes-
timony had been taken.
BUNKERS KEEPS QUIET.
Continuing about his attempt to
have open meetings of the committee,
Senator Bauer said that Bunkers was
chairman and said nothing during the
discussion. Bauer knew nothing about
who was to be investigated or why or
how French, Bauer said, declared
that he (Bauer) was trying to clock
the proceedings of the committee. He
talked with Coggins and they decided
that the best thing to do was to hold
open meetings all the time so that the
press and the public would know what
was going on.
How did the members vote on this
proposition" asked Nicol.
1T never came to a vote, said Bauer.
Sometimes. one can see when one is
beaten
You saw you were beaten by these
four?"
You bet, l did," answered Bauer.
Were these four accused members
present at every meeting you attend
ed?"
They were"
Senator Rambo. the third of the
minority members of the committee.
said he only attended two meetings
and was always in favor of open doors
Il couldn't see why the Bardwell-
Ford Syndicate investigation should be
held with closed DOORS" he said. be
cause the concern is a fraud on it's
face. I know one of the men connected
with. it and he couldn't oe anything
that is straight.
When Senator Rambo left the stand
it was announced that an adjournment
would be taken until o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07

+, important Senators on the least impor-
tant committee?"
II don't think 1 was Influenced in any
way" said Anderson. There is al
ways danger that Senators will kick.
got no kick from any one Of the four
on this committee, but from one of the
other three
1.-The accused four never objected,
then?'
NO" was the reply.
When asked by Nicol when he first
learned that this committee was trying
to investigate corporations, Anderson
said, Il didn't know much about it un-
til you came walking down the center
aisle with your petition"
Had it become a subject of discus
sion that this committee was meeting
secretly in a remote placer"
Il hadn't heard it,
DO you know of any other commit
tee so meeting?"
NO SIR
Nicol then said that personally every
member of the counsel representing the
affiant, Corbin, thoroughly acquitted
Anderson of any design in appointing
the committee.
Senator Coggins, one of the three un-
tarnished members of the Committee
on Commissions and Retrenchment,
was called as a witness by the investi-
eating committee.
Il did not attend the first meeting or
two" he said. Il was not present when
it decided to investigate building and
loan societies. The first meeting l was
present at the doors were closed. The
reason given was the committee did
not want the names of the people do
ing a legitimate business to be made
public. No parties were demanding a
hearing when this rule was made"
The witness said that Emmons seem
ed to be in favor of opening the doors
when get-rich-quick parties were being
investigated.
WANTED DOORS CLOSED.
Did Senators Bunkers, French and
Wright want closed doors?" was asked.
Il don't remember about sBunkers'
was the reply, but French and Wright
wanted tAem closed"
Il was not aware what the powers
of the committee were'' said the wit
ness. Il should not have undertaken
to include the duties assumed by 1T in
the committee. / objected to summons
ing people indiscriminately."
Didn't you, Bauer and Rambo unite
in protest?" asked Nicol.
We did," was the reply.
AS an instance of how much any OF
the members but the four men accused
knew Of what was going on in the COM
mittee, Nicol brought out the state
ment from Coggins that two young
men were before the committee but
never gave the name of the business
they were conducting"
Coggins said further that probably
Senator French mentioned investigat-
| ing the Continental. He was not pres
ent when they decided to subpoena Cor
bin. He was never there when anybody
was subpenaed, he said.
Il never saw Jordan around the COM
mittee," continued Coggins. Il think
there was some talk at one meeting
| about who would be subpenaed, may
be about the Continental ! never saw
any written complaint against any in
stitution or anybody.
The witness admitted that the COM
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
FIRE ON w. 8 TEVIS' RANCH
DESTROYS VALUABLE HORSES

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 6.-The main
barn. thirteen head of very valuable
horses and an immense quantity Of
hay and grain belonging to the Stock
dale ranch. owned by w. ). Tevis.
were burned this morning The heat
was terrific and those who tried to
rescue the horses were driven back
Two other buildings, including a
carriage shed, containing valuable We
hicIes and another shed containing
livestock were threatened, but the
fire fighters succeeded in keeping the
flames away.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
Of four days each month for all nfemen

of four days each month for all firemen
was passed.
When the time for the afternoon ad-
iournment arrived Atkinson of San
Francisco moved that night session
be held This motion was carried. but
not enough appeared tonight to carry
on business. 1t has been the contention
of those who want Saturday adjourn
ments that the loss of time would be
more than made up for by night ses-
sions and that the clerks need Satur-
day to check up their work
A petition against the adoption Of the
proposed amendment to the charter of
the city of Los Angeles, limiting the
life of franchises to twenty-one years,
was presented to the Senate to-day 1t
is signed by a large number of promi-
nent business men and firms of that
city,
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
Special Dispatch to The Call.

kind OF evidence" The witness also
accused Hartling of killing cattle on
disputed land.
John F. Dooley, miner who had
been one Of the Bakersfield swamp set
tiers, and. James A. Bernard of Kern
against the detectives employed by the
prosecution.
At this juncture Senator Simpson Of
the Senatorial committee of inquiry
moved that the number of character
witnesses on each side be limited to
twenty persons.
The defense objected on the ground
that three nights had been occupied by
the prosecution in putting in their
case. 1t was further stated by the at
torneys for the accused Senators that
outside of the character witnesses the
only persons who would be put on the
stand would be the accused men them
selves. The defense also made the plea
that they had already subpenaed wit
nesses who had come from a great
distance
Senator Simpson advised that the
number of character witnesses be linn
TIED TO twenty-five persons.
NUMBER LIMITED.
The number of witnesses on impeach-
ment was finally fixed at twenty-five.
j. w. Briscoe of Bakersfield was then
withdrawn and c. w. Cross of San
Francisco was called. He said he had
resided in San Francisco seventeen
years and before that time ten years in
Nevada City. He had known Detective
Hartling for twenty-five years. In
Sierra County Hartling's reputation
for swearing falsely was as bad as a
mans could be" declared the witness.
In answer to McNab's questioning
Cross declared that he never had
controversy with Hartling. The wit
ness admitted that he had been attor-
ney in a case at time when Hartling
was the official Constable He stated
that the case had gone against him and
that people had said: why did you
not buy Hartling for SO to testify for
you?"
Further than that, said the witness.
Hartling had come to his office with
propositions which compelled him
(Cross) to think him a bad character.
Clarence Gray. a San Francisco at
torney. gave Hartling a bad reputa-
ton. The witness once had the detec-
tive arrested for slapping his face.
J. 5. DAILY, former sea captain of
San Francisco, who claimed d slight
acquaintance with Hartling, also gave
him bad reputation.
Attorney McNab made a futile effort
to show that the witness had held
conference with Senator French and
Joseph Jordan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07

SACRAMENTO, Teb. s.-Three pro-
posed amendments to the constitution.
two Of interest alone to San Francisco,
the other to the entire Safe, were In
troduced this afternoon by Senator
Belshaw at the instance OF the Com
monwealth Club of California. OF which
H. Weinstock of Sacramento is the
president
One of the proposed amendments pro-
vides for a liberal State civil service.
A second would amend the constitution
so as to remove the danger Of sum-
mary dismissal under which all civil
service men in San Francisco, includ-
ing the members Of the police and fire
departments, now rest. The constitu-
ton says that where no term is ex-
pressed employees shall hold Office at
pleasure, and that in no event shall the
term exceed four years unless other
wise provided by the constitution 1t
Is to prevent the invalidation of char
ter amendments and subsequent re-
moval of employees that this proposed
amendment is designed.
The third amendment puts the So
called county offices in the same cate
cory as the city offices, and extends the
civil service to the County Clerks Of
flee. the Sheriffs office and the As
SCISSORS office.
The constitutional amendment cre@
ating a State civil service was passed
by the Assembly two years ago, but
was defeated in the Senate.
THREE AMENDMENTS.
The proposed amendments are as fol-
lows:
Sec. So. Whenever a city and county gov
ernment has been merged and consolidated into
one municipal government 1t shall be compe.
article IL OF this constitution to provide for the
qualifications of such city and county officers.
and of their deputies. assistants and employees
and for the manner in which they shall be
appointed and removed and any such provision
contained in any charter heretofore framed and
adopted under said section shall be valid.
Sec. 81 Whenever city charter heretofore
hereafter adopted provides for the methods
by which officials and employees shall be ap-
isIature provides by statute heretofore or here
after enacted the methods by which the ap-
pointive officials and employees of the State
shall be appointed or removed, such method
shall be followed by the officials who are given
the power of appointment or removals by said
charter or statutes and their acts shall not
be subject to review by any other tribunal than
those named by such charters or statutes. but
shall be final to all questions of appoint
ment or removals. whether Of jurisdiction or
otherwise.
Of the State of California. and promotions and
transfers therein. shall be made for merit and
fitness which SHALL so far as practicable. be
determined by open, public and competitive
exa mir ations. Such examinations shall be
practical in their character, and so far as may
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
READS AFFIDAVIT.

Let me see the affidavit" said An
derson, and he looked over the para
graph himself.
This committee was created by the
Committee on Rules. The committees
of the Senate this time are the same as
previously, only two new ones, those
of Revenue and Taxation and Public
Buildings and Grounds, being added.
No man ever asked me to place any
body on this Committee on Commits
sions and Retrenchment
L gave no promise to any Senator
prior to the coming to Sacramento to
make committee appointments. The
first day / asked them to write their
preferences for committee assignments
on slips of paper. Many did and then
/ used my judgment, considering the
length of service, political affiliations
and occupations"
Did any Senator request that you
put him on this committee?" asked Bel
shaw
Il had just one such request" was the
reply 1t was from Senator Wright.
de wrote eight requests, drew a line
under them and added three more.
county government, irrigation and last
of all commissions and retrenchment.
That was the only written or request
of any kind that / had
In answer to questions by McNab An
derson said that this is not a very de-
sirable committee.
There was nothing about this COM
mittee that indicated the power 1t af-
terward assumed" asked McNab
Il understood" was the reply. 'that
they were to consider what commits
sions were to be abolished and what to
be consolidated
On motion of Senator French addi-
tional power was given, was it not?''
asked McNab.
SECRET MEETINGS.
ION January 10 Ii was reported that
the committee had some work II wished
to prosecute. This was not designated.
but further power of subpoena and in
vestigation was given
Continuing, Anderson said that if
was a problem to give all the Senators
an average Of assignments. He did not
have enough for some of them and nut
them on this committee
Without you being conscious OF II. :,
asked McNab, "and with various con-
versations passing to and fro, would II
not be possible for certain people with
Interior designs to get some the least
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
CONDUCTOR TALKS.

At this point the prosecution brought
out an admission from the defense that
Witness Gray had been tried but ac-
quilted on a charge of manslaughter.
c. O. Nichol, railway conductor,
gave Detective Tichenor bad reputa-
tion. He admitted, though. that he had
once been accused of stealing and had
left one company for another.
The trouble was that Tichnor stole
81 80 and charged it to me, said
Nichol. The witness offered affidavits
to support his statements.
Attorney Gator stated that as the de-
fense had but ten more character wit
nesses to place on the stand, the de-
fense wanted until tomorrow night to
select them from the number that had
been subpenaed.
A motion TO adjourn had been made
and the crowd was dispensing, when
Chairman Belshaw raped for order
and attorneys and spectators took their
seats again. President Anderson of the
Senate was called to the chair.
Have you any statement to make %
asked Chairman BelShaW.
Il have" said Anderson, but pre-
fer that you question me and 1 will
answer"
Belshaw then read the clause in Cor
bins affidavit in which it was stated
that the Examiner secured the ap-
pointment of the committee and asked
him If il was true
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
BUNKERS,WRIGHT FRENCH1AND EMM0NS
WOULD INVESTIGATE IN PRIVATE.
Voted to Exclude Both Press and Public
Starting Testimony Gwen Before Board Of Inquiry by the Men Who Served
With Alleged Bber5 on Committee to Probe Loan Company AfdS
BAUER A WITNESS.

mittee, in deciding to investigate the
Continental, took it's cue from the Ex-
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-13
THE MONTANA LAND FRAUDS
An Authoritative Statement Made
 Public in Washington
\ Conspiracy Said tO Have Been Or. Hanixed to SubOrn Persons to
 Make Entries.

Washington. Jan. 1.-The following su.horlt ,;,v.. state:aCrt Is uaie: In the spring of 1902 the Interior de- partment was informed that extensive land frauds were being perpetrated in Montana and Idaho under an act of congress known as he timber and stone act. Secretary Hitchcock a. mediately set on foot an investigation, and in the state of Montana it was dis covered that at the land office of Mis- soula and Helena, many fraudulent entries had been madet It was soon discovered, it is alleged, that under the leadership of k. M. Gotham, a conspiracy was organized and a lot of people living in the vicinity of Mis- soula-men and women-were direct ed to make applications at the land otice. Under this act of congress, 1t was necessary for the applicant, when he made his application, to take an oath that the land was not taken tor speculative purposes, but for hl3 own use. and that no one else was directly
 or indirectly interested in the pur-
 chase. Gotham and his, associates
 prepared all these affidavits and paid
 all expenses, and $2.50 an acre for the
 land, ard gave these persons from
 S10O to $150 apiece for false swearing
 and entry. There were lo2 persons,
 men and women, indicted, and a num-
 Der of indictments were filed, Cob
 ham being indicted some, ten times. These indictments were for perjury and forgery. All these lands, amount 1 ing to some l5,000 acres. were sold by Gotham to United States Senator w. | A. Clarke. Demurrers were filed to 1 these indictments, and these have been delayed from time to time until now.
 The attorney general has received
 the following telegram from United l States special attorney Maynard, dat. ed at Helena, Mont, January $:
 Judge Hunt overruled demurrer in
 12 subornation of perjury cases and
 90 perjury cases. Having exhausted
 all dilatory pleas, defendants must
 now stand trial.