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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
SOME HUM0R IN
THE SITUATION
Members of the Cotton Exchange
Were Greatly Shocked.
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO PUN
ISH THE GUILTY.

Al EW YORK, July 12-The New
~ York cotton exchange made pub
lie today the following letter:
THE Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Presi-
dent of the United States. Washing
ton, d. c.:
Dear Sir-On behalf of the New York
cotton exchange, L want to say that its
members have been greatly shocked by
the recent disclosures of Venality III
the department of agriculture, upon
whose report they have depended for
accurate information on the conduct of
their common business.
Il beg to request that full investi-
cation be made of the methods which
led 10 the corruption, with a view of
preventing the possibility of recurrence,
and that the guilty ones be adequately
punished.
'Omcial reports should be above sus-
piciOn of publication in the interests of
any persons for their individual bene-
fit, and, as president of this exchange,
l wish to put its members upon record
as utterly opposed to such culpable
proceedings.
"On the line of common honesty
ask you for your most emphatic con-
demnation and action upon the prac-
tees which make legitimate business
impossible, and put the members of
our body at the mercy of tricksters
and knaves.
with great respect, am. yours
truly, WALTER G. HUBBARD,
President New York Cotton EX-
change"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
RYAN SAYS REPORTS
ARE VERY INACCURATE

New York, July 1.-THE following
statement was given cut today by
Thomas F. Ryan:
The reports of my connection with
the Washington Life Insurance COM
pany are inaccurate. When the com
pany was on the verge OF bankruptcy
last December from mismanagement 7
Joined Governor Morton and Others in
subscribing the necessary money to put
the company in the strong financial no
sItlon IN which ii finds itself today. Its
business IS daily increasing and the
pOliey-holders are to be conora rII1afe5
on Governor MOrtOn'S willingness. Who'll
~ from a sense OF duty, and in spite Of
ms advanced age, to step in TO prevent
Impending disaster to a company of
which he had been a charter r1sr76.,.- =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
SCIENCE WARS
WITH LOCKE
Life of Daniel J. Jacobs Hangs
the Balance.
TEST OF ANTI : TOXIN
TROUBLE CAUSED BY A FIRE
CRACKER INJURY.

RANIEL ]. JACOBS, a grocer, whose
place Of business is at Twelfth
South and Twelfth East streets is
lowering on the brink Of the grave as
the result of Iockjaw caused by a slight
frecracker wound on the hand the
Fourth Of July. II the man escapes the
horrible agonfes that accompany the
disease in most cases. and the death
that almost inevitably follows, his es-
cape viii be due 10 one Of the recent
discoveries Of science
Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Jacobs en-
tered the Office of DR. Charles Stewart
in Sugar House ward and complained
Of sore throat The muscles of his throat
and cheeks We're stir. he said, and he
found il difficult to chew. The doctor
noticed that there were slight SpasIns
in the cheek muscles and at once pro-
nounced il a case of lOCkjaW- He no
tfced the slight wound on the hand and
learned that It was caused by the ex-
plosiOn of a frecracker- on the Fourth
o.. Hand Is Burned Out.
The injury on the hand was thor
oUghly burned out as the first step TO
head off the disease The next thing
done was to secure all the anti-toxin
to be had in salt Lake A portion OF
this was injected into the mans system
as soon as possible Two additional
terday- These We're given in the back.
In addition to this. the patient has been
kept continuously under the influence
of powerful drugs to keep down the
SpaSmS- These are expected TO come at
any minute They begin in the cheeks
and throat and work downward till
the heels and head Of the victim are
drawn together in the commissions This
is in the latter stages
DR.. w Brown Ewing. a nerve special
ist was taken into consultation on the
case yesterday afternoon He pro-
nounced it lOckjaw beyond doubt
Chemist Finds Germs.
DR.. Stewart submitted some of the
matter from the wound on Mr.. Jacobs
hand to State and City Chemist Herman
Harms yesterday, with the result that
the germ was discovered in large num-
bers- The problem the physicians have
Is to kill this germ IN the mans system
with the anti-toxin. This is the only
chance for saving the life DR. Stewart
said last evening that Mr. Jacobs was
in critical condition. with one chance
in one hundred 10 pun through
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
LABOR Is ALARMED.
Some Fear That the Bars Have Been
Let Down For Chinese.

Oyster Bay. July 12--Immigration to
the United States has in its relation to
the labor problem formed the subject of
a conference this afternoon between
the president and two of the important
leaders of organized labor. Samuel
'fompers of Washington and James
Duncan of Quincy, Mass. respectively
the president and one of the vice presi-
dents Of the American Federation of
Labor
The conference was devoted particu-
larry to consideration of the order re-
Gently issued by the president regard
ing the enforcement of the Chinese ex-
Clusion law. An impression had been
gained by many members of labor or
ganiza tons that the order. to an extent
ut least. let down immigration bars so
par as Chinese are concerned The
S7reSident assured his callers however.
that no such construction properly
could be placed on the order. and that
he was just as vigorously opposed to
the admission to this country Of Chi
nese coolies as they could be.
Mr. GOmperS urged upon the presi-
dent the deSirability for an intelligent.
practical and humane consideration of
tho general question Of immigration by
the people and by congress. The people
of this country and Of the whole civil
lied world are entitled. he maintained
to such a consideration Of the problem
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
ADMIT TAKING
TEN PER CENT
Employment Agency Men Cornered
Before Council Committee.
MARTIN TO THEIR RESCUE
NO DECISIVE ACTION is TAKEN
BY CITY SOLONS.

At last nights meeting of the council
committee on streets the charge made
by Councilman w J. Tuddenham at a
meeting of the council a week ago that
persons applying for work on the side
walks under the contract between the city
and the Utah Fire PROBING company
were each required to pay 81 for being
given "A job and 10 per cent of their first
month wages, was investigated.
The members Of the committee listened
TO the testimony of a number of witnesses.
but did not announce decision. An at
tempt was made To agree on report at
secret meeting held in "A committee room
after the investigation, but there was
finally decided to take the matter under
adVisement-
Fred Ruffle, young man who said his
Occupa alton was that of finiSher on cement
work, said he applied to a man named
w. x. RentOn. who seemed to be acting
for the Utah Fire PROBING company. for
a job, and was directed by him TO Lange-s
employment agency There he met man
whom ne supposed to be Charles c. LANCE,
proprietor OF the agency, but who Subse-
quently proved to be John Morrison.
LangeS manager Morrison told him he
for the Utah Fire PROBING company pro-
Vided he would pay 81 down and agree to
pay 10 per cent of his first months wages
A Q. SmoOt assistant manager of the
Utah FIRE PROBING company, declared
that with. the exception of two men he
The other two men were hired by Man
ager Owens.
Took Men to Job.
At this stage of the proceedings NIorri-
son announced that he was not LANCE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
MADE WINNING FIGHT,
Denver Selected For EIks' conver-
tioa Next Year,

Buffalo. July L. The twentieth a7r,,,,
reunion of the Benevolent and Protective
Oruer OF tslt1s win be held in Denver in
ISoo- Ohe ballot decided that at the grand
u.s. iieeDHs today Perry Clay of'Deu-
LeISe as many votes as Dallas which
I kt,, d rsslEong fight, led BY WiIIiam n
iantlc CITY had few supporters e'->i < -
larry N the day the whole civ -
sASuf preparing for the great parade r.
IS estimated that So coo E1lI<s rnarches3 Over
the wet streetsj The long march 4ssiss
made IN D driZzIing rain but the Streets
We're lined with an eager Jhrong tlsar
had to be held IN check by wives aIOne
the entire line of march,
tonight. Reports OF committees were re-
ceived. An all-day sessioayis sure JomOr-
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Court Notes.

William Z. Holster has asked the dis
trict court TO annul the marriage into
which he entered with Jennie y. HoI-
stem in Salt Lake City March O. 1901.
He alleges. that she deserted him July
l. 1908.
Judge George G.. Armstrong yeSter-
day transformed Aaron Shelter from a
subject OF Austria into an American
citizen. Richard Carl +. Gunther. late
of Germany. was also given citizen
ship papers.
Judge Morse yesterday rendered judg-
ment for the plaintiff in the case of
w. F. Neary against Laura Cast and
Conrad Cast, her husband. Suit was
to foreclose a mortgage on lots IL and
II, black 1. West Temple addition, Civ
en- to secure a note for $780, dated April
30 1904
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
THERM 0METER is LOWER, YET CITIZENS :.
VOTE DAY HOTTEST OF THE SEASON

Although the statement does not appear
reasonable to those who got the benefit
of the baking atmosphere of Salt Lake
yesterday. yet it is none the less true that
the day was cooler than Tuesday. Tues
days high mark was 90, while the best
achievement yesterday but "a The
humidity was very low, too II was
3 per cent in the morning and only u
per cent in the evening. 50 Llfit the hui
Nudity machine and the thermometer both
are exOnerated.
All of which does not alter the fact that
the majority voted the day the hottest
one of the year, official records to the
contrary Notwithstanding Just why il
was so distressingiy "close" and ''sultry''
nobody appears to know for sure. There
was a slight breeze moving at intervals
during the day. but IL not sufficient
TO drive away the sticky feeling. After
sundown came blessed relief. In the resi-
dence districts The evening was delightful
although The big blocks and the pave
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ments, down town continued to radiate
until some hours later the caloric energy
they mad stored up during the daylight
hours.
DR.. Hyatt the weather maker believes
the day was especially noticeable for its
OppreSsiVeneSS because of the continued
heat OF the past several days
The day did not have to be hotter than
1 yesterday to be felt more said Mr. Hy-
att 1t was the continued strain, the ac-
cumulated heat, that made us feel so
uncomfortable today. If today had fol-
lowed spell of cold weather instead of a
series of hot DAYS. we should not have
Noticed il so much"
comparison. his idea follows the line of
eminent students of drinlzology. They ex-
plain that while many men attribute all
their troubles to the last drink they
took, their condition is really the result
or the accumulated drinks that have been
IA Nsn into their Systeprs.
Cooler weather is pre- nised for today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
SAFE FROM ARREST.
San Francisco Bigamist Located at
Victoria, 3. c.

Victoria, 3. G, Jaly I2-Attorney
George d. Collins. wanted at san Fran
cisco for bigamy. and Mrs. Collins are at
the Driard hotel in this CITY, fugitives
from the San Fransico police Telegrams
have been received by the local police
asking to arrest and hold Collins for
blSamy, but the police have not done so.
as blSamY Is not an eXtraditable Offeuse.
Ghlef Langley of Victoria has wired to
San Francisco TO this effect. If another
charge of an eXtraditable nature is pre-
ferred he Will hold the accused man. Col
Inns came north overland.
In an interview given here Collins said
he knew he could not be eXtradited from
British Columbia for bigamy. During
sixteen years practice at the California
bar he said he had made powerful enc
mics and had personal troubles with Mr.
De Young of the San Francisco ChrOni-
Gle He saw he was the victim of con-
Spiracy- aud would not get justice in Cal
ifOrnia courts, so decided to come to Ca
NADIA
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or various officials and employees of the
Equitable society were announced to-
day by Chairman Morton. The de-
creases viii amount to 20 per cent on
all salaries over ST. 900 per annum: 10
per cent from all annual salaries be
! tween $4,000 and SIS. 600, both inclusive,
and 10 per cent decrease from all sal
aries above $500 and below $4,000 per
year.
These changes become operative on
Aug. next. and effect a saving of from
Sl5O.OOO to $2O0. 900 a year In the first
or 20 per cent class may be included
Chairman and Acting President Morton
and Second Vice President Gage f.
Tarbell.
Asked today to make known his sal
airy as chairman of the Equitable so
ciety, Mr. Morton said:
The question has not yet been de
cided- 1t is matter for future adjust
ment''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
GIRL CARRIED
DOWN IN YACHT
Fatal Ending to Pleasure Trip on
Hudson River.
STRUCK BY A STEAMER
INVESTIGATION BEING MADE BY
CORONER.

Anew YORK. July 12.-Three lives
~ were lost by the sinking OF the
steam yacht Normaudie which
was run down last night in the Hud-
son river off Dobbs' Ferry by the Nor
wegian tramp steamer Volund. Those
who persisted were Miss Gladys Dodge
of New York, a guest aboard the
yacht; the captain. William Storm of
Hyde Park, n. Y, and the engineer,
Stewart Oracle of Brooklyn. Their
bodies were not recovered.
Went Down Instantly.
The Normandie. a vessel of thirteen
tons, was chartered for the month of
July by her owner. G. w. DumOnt. 10
john H. Rudd of the YOnkers Yacht
club. Mr. RUdd last night invited Miss
Dodge. and John f. Greene. a banker
of New York. To take a sail with him
up the river as far as Peekskill. On
the return trip, when OF Dobbs' Ferry
ut . O'Clock. the Normandie was
struck amidships by the NOlund and
sunk instantly. Mr.. Rudd. Mr.. Greene
and Joseph Hannigan. the deck hand
on the yacht. managed to keep afiOat
by clinging to wreckage until they
were picked up by boat from the
Nolund and taken aboard. Nothing
more was seen of the three other per
sons on the yacht and they undOubted-
~ went down with the vessel.
Rudd's Statement.
Today Mt Rudd made a formal state
ment in which he said that as the
NOrmandie was running down stream
in the middle OF the river. a tramp
steamer was seen coming up. head on,
about 600 yards away. The pilot of
the yacht gave one whistle but the
steamer continued TO come on until
within $50 feet of the yacht. when she
whistled twice and then SWerVed to
port. striking the NOrmandie amid
ships. An explosion followed immedi-
ately and the yacht went down within
five seconds
Coroner Frank Russell Of Westches-
ter county visited the wreck of the
yacht today and found long strands
of hair streaming from one of the
portfolios Coroner Russell tonight
caused the arrest of Joseph Hannigan,
the deck hand. and issued an order for
the arrest Of Mr.. Rudd.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
GAGE GOES TO COAST.
Former Secretary of the Treasury In
Salt Lake During the
Afternoon.

Lyman P Gage. formerly secretary OF
the treasury, passed through Salt Lake
yesterday en- route to Los Angeles Mr.
Gage arrived in the morning and wens to
the knutsford hotel. although in order
to avoid publicity he did not register. The
afternoon was spent by the eX-secretary
in viewing local points of interest.
At $50 p. m. he left via the Salt Lake
route for Los Angeles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
PHIPPS BOYS WERE
RELEASED ON BAIL

London, July 12.-J. 6. and H. G.
PhippS, sons Of Henry Phipps of Pitts
burg, who were recently charged be-
fore sheriff with the reckless dis
charge of firearms on the Beaufort es-
tate lin the Highlands of Scotland,
leased by Mr.. Phipps from Lord Low
etD, by which they wounded three per
sons, were committed for trial today.
The defendants were liberated in s.. 500
bail each. The boys discharged shot
guns at three men whom they believed
to be pOachers. One of the men was
struck in the face and lost the sight Of
an eye.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
FRANKS OF LIGHTNING.
Man FeIIed by Bolt and Clothing Set
on Fire.
Especial TO The HeraIdl

Logan, July 12-WuIiam Thompson. a
well known farmer of Charleston, had- a
narrow escape from death by lightning
this morning. During a Thunderstorm ne
was proceeding 10 the hay field riding On
Il hay rack, when a bolt struck him. 1t
set his clothing on fire, bur the nsignDOrS
nearby. noticing his plight. ran to him
and tore the burning clothing fi0m mis-
body
He was taken home UNCONSCIOUS and II
was thought for time that he WAS dead.
He was finally reSuscitated and il is
thought he Will recover. His rack was
ripped into spinters and the horses were
knocked down by the force of the stroke.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
LAND FRAUD CASES.
Defense Will Have Its Chance at
Portland Today.

Portland. July 12.-The introduction
of a mass of documentary evidence and
the identification of it by witnesses
consumed the afternoon session of
court At the conclusion MI Heuey
announced that the government rested
its case.
The documents introduced consisted
of entries Of public land which the gov
eminent contends We're for the benefit
of the firm Of Williamson < Gesner.
accomplishments of claims which We're
filed just prior to the time that The
indictments against Williamson. Cess
ner and BigsS were returned. and let
tiers of Marion Biggs relative TO en-
tries OF. reIinquishment Of public lands.
Tomorrow the defense viii begin its
examination of witnesses
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
BARRACKS TO BE BUILT.

's|IT--''f'' u
Washington, July Announcement
was made at the war department today
of the allotment of funds for construc-
ton of barracks and quarters at army
posts during the current fiscal year
Fort Mckenzie, Wyo. is to be en-
larged to accommodate eight companies
of infantry. which viii require con-
struction of one set of colonels' quar-
tiers. one set field officers quarters. two
double sets captains quarters, one
eight-set bachelor officers quarters.
two double nOn-commissioned staff Of
ficers' quarters, one band barracks.
two double barracks for enlisted men.
one hay shed, one wagon shed, one
shop building, one granary, and the
enlargement of the administration
building and guard house. AT Fort d.
A. Russell, Wyoming, a new cavalry
and infantry drill hall is provided for.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
GATHERING EVIDENCE.
Government Will Spare No Expense
in the Matter.

in the Matter.
Washington July 12.-The investiga-
Jlon that viii be made by District At
torney Morgan II. Beach into the
charges that there has been a leakage
OF information in the matter of pre-
pairing the government cotton Stats
tics viii be far more exhaustive than
that conducted by secret service Oper-
ators at the request of Secretary Will
son of the department of agriculture.
Acting Attorney General Hoyt has
completed his examination of the pa
pers transmitted to him by Secretary
Wilson, and he thinks there should be
a further and detailed legal inquiry.
With that end in view. he has commit
ted the entire matter to Mr.. Beach,
who intends to complete his eXamina-
ton OF the case before he retires from
the position of United States attorney
on Aug. 81. He has taken up the sub
ject as prosecuting attorney and in all
probability Will assist the government
when the matter is brought into the
courts. an outcome of the investigation
that is believed by the department of
justice officials to be a certainty
No Expense Spared.
Expense will not be spared in gath
ering evidence of the methods alleged
to have been employed by Edwin 5.
Holmes, the dismissed associate statiS-
tician of the department of agriculture,
and in exposing any accomplices he
may have had in his operations. Mr..
Beach viii have the benefit of the Ia
bOrS of secret service men who were
employed by Secretary Wilson. and
also of the best legal talent in his own
office Working on the case will be a
number of men who feTreted out much
of the evidence in the prosecution Of
the pOstOffice frauds. 1t is planned to
conduct the examination secretly on
o no will hsa
effective. 1t has not been decided
whether the case will be submitted to
the grand jury prior to arrests. if it
is found that arrests are warranted,
but il is not believed this will be the
procedure The grand jury has ad-
journed for the summer, though if it
is found advisable special grand Jury
might be summoned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
STRICKEN WHILE AT WORK.
Engineer Armstrong Has = Dizzy
Spell and Falls in His Cab.

Henry Armstrong. an engineer on the
Lagoon road. while backing his engine
preparatory to his return trip to town.
was seized with dizziness and fell nm
conscious to the floor of the cab. The
force of the fall caused a severe hem
morage and the blood rushed from his
mouth and nose He was carried into
the station house. where assistance
was Immediately summoned. After al
leV1aU1ng Armstrong; pain he was sent
TO his home in Salt Lake. where Dr.
BALDWIN was summoned. At midnight
the patient was resting easily and the
doctor. felt certain Of a speedy recov-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
ADMIRAL KRUGER WILL
BE C0URTMARTIALED

st. Petersburg. July 12-The Nashna
Shisn says that Rear Admiral Kruger
will leave the service on account of
alleged inCapacity in connection with
his treatment of the situation created
by the mutiny aboard the battleShip
kniaZ POtemlIine at Odessa. The ad-
miral probably will be courtmartialed
At the admiralty he is known as one
of the court admirals." Admiral Az
CLANS promotion" to the council Of
the empire is definite, as is Admiral
Birileffs appointment as minister Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-13
BITING SARCASM OF NEW YORK JUDGE
His Honor Made Few Pertinent Remarks Before Sentencing
Emil H. Neumer Who Stole Equitable
Policy.

NEW YORK, July 12.-In sentencing
IN Emil n. Neumer, an Equitable Life
Assurance Society clerk, to the Ell
mira refOrmatory for an undetermined e
period for completely in the robbery of
policy from the Equita BILE company
vaults, Justice Foster of the court of
general sessions, today commented on
other Equitable losses. He said
Your methods were very crude and
bungiing- II you had, instead of co!Iu-
sion with an outsider. eoIIuded with an
msider and thereby had your salary
raised to $4,000, and then divided with
the other man, the result would have
been hurtful to pOlicy-hOlders, but pos
Sibly you would not have been ar the
bar of Justice"
Neumer gave the policy to Samuel
Lobby, who borrowed money on il and
who is now i'm Sing Sing for the offense.
Sweeping reductions in the salaries
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IpAHo LANp FRAUDS.

Boise, July 12-The taking OF testimony
by the special grand jury Investigating
timber frauds closed today and it is e,-
pected the jury viii close up and make a
report tomorrow No Indictments were
returned into court today. but il is he
HeVed four or five were voted From
what has been learned of the nature of
the testimony the government appears to
nave been Tracing transactions with
which George r. kester and F. w
kattenbach The Lewiston bankers, have
been connected.