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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27

A, John Wilkle, Chief Secret Service,
Free ~ Department: Sir.
and iger showing him an article-the
one aclosed hercNith-asked him II
he wrote IT, tie said he ala. | asked
him why. etc, aud he failed 10 make
satisfactory reply, asking me II knew
whether or not Secy. Of State Root toit
Atty Gen. Moody and the president
chat the government had made O fatal
error IN forcirg the packers TO give up
their secrets ana that the packers are
entitled TO Immunity etc. ! told him
| knew nothing about the matter M MI
lie then SAID for me to ind out if Mr..
Root did NOT so state to the president
and he would tell me about this money
tran action.
lie said be did hand money to a re-
porter at the time mentioned. but he
would not tell me why he did it, non
from whom he obtained the money. He
vas very bitter against the president
and attorney general for the manner in
which Secy. Morton and the Santa Re
railway were let of, etc. He further
said the department Of justice Is very
corrupt and that Il he dared to do SO
he would write IL up, etc ! told him |
would like to know from whom the
money came and for what purpose,
and asked him to tell but he refused
saying to go ahead and End out all [
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful |. Il In
Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
Is the safest and most efficient disinfect-
ant and purifier IN nature, but few realize
is value when taken into the human sys-
tenn for the same cleansing purpose
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take Of II the better, II Is not u drug a.
ALL but simply absorbs the gases and i'm.
purltlcs always present IN the stomach
and lntestlncs and carries them out Of the
system.
Charcoal sweetons the breath after
smoking. drinking or after eating onions
and other Od0TOus vegetables.
Charcoal efectuolly clears and improves
the complexion, It wEitens the teeth and
further acts as natural and eiGlnently
safe Cathartic.
Il abs0rbs the Injurious gases which
collect In the stomach and bowels. II dis
infecta the mouth and throat from the
poison OF catarTh.
All druggists sell charcoal IN one form
or another but probably the best charcoal
and the most for the money Is In Stuarts
Charcoal lO2enges they are composed of
the finest powdered Willow Charcoal and
other harmless antlseptics IN tablet form
or rnther In the form OF large pleasant
tasting luzenges, the charcoal being mix
cd with honey.
The daily use Of these lozenFes win soon
tell In much improved condition OF the
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood. and the beauty OF
It Is. that no possible harm can result
from their continued use. but on the con-
trary, great beneht.
A Buffalo physician In speaking Of the
btentits Of charcoal says II advise Stu
arts Charcoal I.ozenges 10 all patients
suffering ftcm gas In stomach and bow
els, and to clear the complexion and purl-
~ the breath, mouth and throat. ] also
believe the liver IL greatly bereiited by
the daily use Of them, they cost but TWEEN
ty-nve cents box al drug stores and al
though In some sense patent prepare
ton. yet believe | get more and better
charcoal In Stuarts Charcoal Lozonges
than IN any Of the ordinary charcoal tab
let's
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
THE ACTORS HOME.
Benefit for II Melted Six Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars.

New York, Jan 27-All stagedom
packed Broadway theater yesterday
and when the proceeds We're all in IL
was found that the Actors home had
benefited 20 the extent OF s65O0 II was
the biggest Of alP the long list OF bene-
fits.
quartet from Dockstadcr's min
strels sang songs Frank Lincoln gave
'Melo- Monologue,' and Margaret Ar
lington and Ernest Lawford acted SUI
tro's "a Maker Of Men" Elsie Janis
gave limitations, Blanche Bates. Frank
Keenan, and j, ". Benrimo acted MY
Aunts Advice" Ethel and Jack Barry
more appeared In Richard Harding Da-
Wis playlet Miss civilizations" Henri
dc Vries introduced parts Of "a Case Of
Arson Marie DRESSER sang songs.
Julie OPP recited. Beatrice Herford
gave "Kid' monologues, and dozen
others took part.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
KILLED BY A HORSE.
NJ. o. COggins by One lie Bought from
Vicc-Prcsident Fairbanks.

Pittsburg, Jan, 27--M. @. Coggins.
a commission merchant. was killed
yesterday by a horse which he recently
purchased from Vice President Charles
W. Fairbanks.
The horse arrived here about week
ago and had been In the stable most
of the time since, Mr. Coggins went
out for saddle ride Yesterday. The
animal was nervous. and on California
avenue was frightened by street car
and ran away II finally fell. throw
ing Mr.. Coggins over its head and then
falling on him He died soon after
from Il fractured skull and internal in
juries.
Mr. Coggins a few years ago was
credited with cornering the supply OF
ROCKFORD melons and was said to
have cleared over 10000 900 on the
deal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
ANTl-CRIME LEAGUE.
Chicago Clubs and Organizations Take
Up the Movement.

Chicago. Jan. H.-Impetus to the
movement for permanent anti-crlme
league was given last night at meet =
ing OF representatives of % clubs, inn
proVement associations churches and
various civic bodies. The meeting was
attended by nearly 100 citizens
Higher licenses for the saloons, sup
preston of crime and enforcement OF
law at al costs were the sentiments
expressed by the speakers.
II was decided to circulate petitions
asking for signatures Of citizens who
favor an increase In the saloon H.
cense as a means of raising money nee
essary 10 obtain a larger police force.
To begin with % 600 names viii he SCI
cured on a petition 10 be presented to
the city council finance committee at its
meeting next Wednesday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27

could and when the proper time comes
/ he VIII tell all about II and probably
write II up. though when he does so ~.
VIII be disappointed. as there Is nothing
TO II, ! reported the result OF my in
leFyiew to Mr.. Morrison, etc.
White House, Washington. Jan. &c.
Sir, In view OF the fact that there
seems TO be no opportunity tor action
in The courts against the counsel of the
beef packers. who, II appears from
Dist. Atty. Morrison's statement. have
been guilty Of briblng a reporter-the
reporter having disseminated false and
misleading statements as to the case
asaihst the beef trust-~it seems to me
that the only course left Is to publish
ar. Morrisons letter and the other
documents IN the case. This direct TO
be done
Extraordinary efforts have been made
IN this case, as IN one or two similar
cases. ia poison the public mind by the
dissemination Of false and misleading
.tatcments. and 4, Is right that the
public should know why and how their
circulation ls secured.
Very truly yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon william II. Moody, Attorney
General.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
REVELATIONS 40 SURPRISE.


Chicago Jan. z7.-.The Record Herald
today says.
The revelations from Washington
dealing with an attempt TO influence
opinion In FAVOR of Chicago beef pack
ers We're not wholly a surprise 10 u
majority OF the newspaper men who
have been connected Ia a professional
way Win the governmental investiga-
ton OF the packing business and the
subsequent proceedings resulting In the
Indictments under which the packers
are being prosecuted. The federal grand
jury when voted the Indictments had
ueen In session hut short time when
rumOrs began 70 iioat about that GER
tain newspaper reporters had been t.p-
preached.
Proof that offers OF money had been
made 10 reporters came into the pos.
session OF United states Dist. Atty
Morrison while the grand jury was
making It's investigation. No evidence
could be obtained, however, that any
of the offers had been accepted. As
matter OF fact the governments lnfor-
nation was first obtained from news
rapermen who had been given the In
direct hint that they might make sone
easy money If they wished.
IL was through these vague intiua-
tions that yenal reporters We're being
Subsidized. 30 30 speak, that Mr.. Nor
rison reached the conclusion that The
interests uf the government demanded
the assistance of the secret service This
matter was placed IN the hands of chic,
Wiikle AT Washington, and through him
Capt. Porter, in charge OF the Chicago
branch OF the secret service was au,
thorlzed to watch the movements %
suspected persons. For time while
the federal grand jury was pursuing
its Investigations nearly every news
paper reporter connected with the case
was aware that he was being "sha-
dowed' by secret service operators.
The espionage OF the governments
representatives OF the packing COM
pan!es hns never relaxed since the be-
ginning OF the grand jury investigation
last March. This was vouched for last
night by a federal official who Is cog
infant OF the facts connected with the
charges in Dist Atty. Morrlson's letter
to Atty Gen. Moody. When the work
of selecting jury to try the immunity
pleas began a new force of secret SER
vice operators was detailed for duty
under CAPT. Porter who had been pre-
vously working in Chicago, being gem
orally known,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
PREPARING FOR
ST0CKMENS' CONVENTION

Denver Jan. 21--Presldent Murup
Mackenzie of the American Stockgrow-
ers association, Is completing arrange.
ments for the annual convention of that
association to be held here Jan. 80, 81.
and Feb. ], one of the most important
questions for consideration at that
meeting Is the advance In commission
charges for the sale Of live stock at tn,
Missouri river markets, which is arous-
ing the antagonlsm Of livestock ship
pers In the west. Other questions for
consideration are the endorsement OF
President Roosevelts railroad policy.
extending the 2S-hour law and increased
foreign markets for meat products. All
indications point to a very large at
tendance of livestock producers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
WALLACE TO TESTIFY.

Washington, jan. 26.--John T.. Wal
lace, former chief engineer of the Pa
mama canal, arrived here this morning
and spent the day IN conference with
former ACKNOWLEDGEMENT McVeagh,
whom IL Is understood Mr.. Wallace
has retained as counsel and adviser in
hearing next Tuesday before the
Senate Committee on Interoceanic
Canals. to which he has been summon
ed.
Mr.. Wallace stated tonight that his
attitude toward the canal and toward
the administration Is friendly. and re-
ferred to the board OF consulting en-
gineers. MIR Wallace added that he
would be prepared to discuss with the
committee fully and frankly all matter
connected with canal operations during
the year he WAS In charge and to give
hts views In regard to plans, methods
OF administration and conduct of the
work, his relations to that work and
the reasons which prompted his resig-
mutton.
While Mr.. Wallace has refused to be
interviewed except In his formal re-
ply TO Secretary Taft's sta tenents last
June. he stated that Secretary Taft's
quotation Of his (Mr. WaIIace's) views
favorlng the contract system to expe-
dite the construction of the canal was
correct, and expressed the opinion that
If this system is adopted there is no
reason why the work cannot be su-
pervised by the regular engineering es-
adjustments OF the army.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27

tered into. Mr. Shonts said that after
the bids we're scheduled and brought 10
him he approved the transaction
without submitting them to the other
members of the Commission.
Senator German questioned Mr.
Shonts concerning the value of material
taken over from the French company.
Mr. shonts said this material Is very
near worthless
lie vii continue this subject on Tues
day, to which time the Inquiry was adj
lOurnel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
Pronertv Transfers.

Richmond: James T. sloan to Fannie
Page Fitzgerald, % feet on Canal Street,
northeast corner OF Foushee Street, $780,
John N. Armstrong, trustee, and Lucy
E. and Irving C. Nichols to Mary n,
Armstrong, one-flalf interest in IS feet
on south line OF Franklin Street. be-
tween Twenty-seventh and Twenty-e eighth
Streets, IS.
J.. p. and Clara I. Brown to Rebecca
and Abraham Cohen, 30 feet on east line
of Fifth Street, between Clay and Leigh
Streets. $3.50.
Henrico: w. r. Robins and wife to Ev-
erett NJ E. Devall. 90 acres, about two
miles north OF Elko Station, g. 800.
James G. Whitlock to Lawson and Mary
&Goode, SOS acres on New Market road.
about three miles below Richmond, s, 1000.
John G. Pollard and wife to Chas. f.
Hubbard, IS feet on east line ofArwenty-
fifth Street. between @ and R Streets,
$1,000. ss
VIM. B. and IMarytC. West to Julian
p. Thomas, 30 feet on north line of Wal
lace Street, 80 feet east of Meadow
Street, $1,000.
]. Mosby West to same, 30 feet on north
line Of Williams Street, 126 feet east OF
meadow Street $3.50.
a. G. Lane and wife to Ira Sheppard,
two and a half acres near Taylor's Cross
ing, SIS.
Lewis Ginter's trustees. Geo. Arents and
wife, Joanna B.. Arents and Minnie E.
Young, to LOWS Ginter Land and 1m-
provement Company, I'LL property. real
and personal. held under trust clause of
the will OF Lewis Ginter. deceased. $40.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
BRoOMsTIcK OUT.
Game Little Son Of Ben Brush
Has Run Last Race.
(speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.

ss9tfs (SpeClal TO IL egllIleS-DlSp0teh.) 3st
MEM YORK, March 19.-Broomstlck,
the game little son OF Ben Brush, that
holds the mile and a quarter record ot
2:03 4-5, made the day he won the Brighton
/ Handicap in 1901. has run his last race.
He is now quartered at Captain w. Fl.
Browns sen6rita farm, where he will
be placed at Its head as tho leading stall
lion, u IN ss ii;
Very few three-year-o could beat
Broomstick. but as a. four-year-old. he
met with many defeats, This change IN
form was due to physical ailments. Just
before he became O four-year-old he
was taken Ill with catarrhal fever. and
at one time .it:. was feared he would die.
But he was such n rugged. hardy colt
that he recovered enough to gallop and
take exercise. Il IN
But hisswind was badly affected, and
all last season he ,,s.Wh lstled" badly after
each race. In !. spite of his afrliction,
& hat won several e races. and on days
when tho weather was bright and
warm he beat several fast horses In
hts old-tine style. When ut his best he
was d great race horse. and viii be
missed !. BY race-g oers. among whom he
was q a 4 great favorlte because Of his
consistency 4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
MORT ok WANTS
BOWL|N| I. !: TOURNEY
Virginia City Trying to Capture
Big Congress For Next
Year.
DIV Associated Press,)


LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 1o,The
end OF the second days play in the tour
nament of the American Bowling Con-
8gress showed IN improvement over the
work of the first night.
The two-men teams and the singles
were started to-day, with the five-men
teams occupying the night session, and
this order will be maintained throughout
the tournament.
q Tonight several OF the crack Eastern
and Middle Western Ave-men teams ap-
peared. The Century's No. i, Of Chicago,
rolled 034s in their first game. 097 In the
second and finished with 500. making a
total OF 2,794, the best score tonight. "
e3 Norfolk. Va, to- day entered the field
for the next meeting OF the congress.
There are now four cities contesting
for the next conven ton p Philadelphia, st.
Louis. st. Paul and Norfolk, The three
cand idates for president Baltz, OF Phil
,pdelphia; Kaufman, Of Cincinnati, and
sEbbetts, Of Brooklyn have kept up "a
steady fight through their head quarters
here. Secretary I<nrpf Of the National
lAssoniat Ion, wi II have sprac lcally no ops
posi- for e-eleot Ion, II ii
AS the report OF Score tary Karpf was
not ready to be present ed the opening
session of The congress- was stponed
until to -morroN. I iSsss ivy INV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
|sH|P HORSES TO
TRACKS IN NORTH.
Stables Being Sent From New
Orleans to Memphis, Ben
r1ings and New York.
MADDEN OUT WITH BIG STRING.
"Thc Wizard to Have Twenty
three Racers at Washington.
Results Yesterday.
MADDEN OUT WITH. BIG STRING
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch.)
4

NCpsClAI4 W y liS AaibS5-iIispdNCu.J
NEW ORLEANS, March lo.-It is tho
intention OF the Fair Grounds managers
to continue tho meeting at that track
until April 14th. Formerly the winters
sport closed two days before the Ben
sbngs track opened. The City Park
track will end one week earlier
Horsemen are beginning to ship their
stables North. Some will 60 to Mem
phis. but the majority will go to Ben
nings and New York. The stables OF
w. II. Snyder. Tom Mannix. w. r.
Midgeley and J. Prangle were shipped
to-day. Snyder has a fast lot OF horses.
His two-year-olds were the best here
this winter. Southern Cross. that came
here an old maiden. was developed. by
Snyder into a fast Splinter.
A friend OF John e. Madden stated
last night that "Thc Wizard" would
send twcnty-three horses to Bennings
to-day from Hamburg Place, Kentucky.
The string is made up largely OF two
and three-year-old colts and f1lles. Dam
delIon and Adbell are the best OF his old
division, while Ticker. Tangle and Samp-
son are his best among the three-year-
olds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
Especial to The Times-pispatch.)


NEW YORK. March 19.-Aiiss May
Sutton. the present holder of the all
England womens lawn tennis champions
ship. and former American champion.
will go to London in July and defend her
claim to the English title. The Ameri-
can girls decision to make the trip WAS
received in this city yesterday. togethea.
with the further announcement that she
will cross the ocean at the same time
as the American challenging team that
will compete for the Dwight F. Davis In
3ternational Cup.
Miss Sutton. who Is a Californian. won
the English championship last season by
defeating Miss D. K. Douglass. the de-
fender, who failed to win even one set In
the challenge. match. Shortly before the
match the English woman had wrenched
her right arm while n, practice. 1t was
the opinion OF the English followers of
the sport that had their champion seen
In the best OF trim Miss Sutton would
have possibly Jared differently. Appre-
.ciating the apparent cloud on her title
Miss Sutton has made her plans to again
visit London and defend the champions
ship against the winner OF the tourna-
ment on the Wimbledon courts.
Before sailing for England the Ameri-
can girl has arranged to compete in many
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
Fair Grounds Summaries.

First receive and a half furlongs-
Owasca q to 81 first. Nevada az to y
second. vagary u5 to ID third. Time. 1:l2.
Second race-Three and a half furlongs-
Baneful a to y first, Sanscrit III to 81
second. Captain Mccormick go to y third.
Time. AZ 20.
Third race-Three and a half furlongs-
Blackburn t6 to 81 first, Zick Abrams Is
to y second. Dorothy NJ. u5 to y third
Time. :43 f3-5. G
Fourth receive and a half furlongs-
Stoner Hill q to u first, Cousin Kate
third Time. Ill 1-5.
Fifth race-One mile and sixteenth
F1avigny g to ~ first, Paul GO to y sec
ond. Merry Pioneert5 to u third. Time,
1876.
Sixth race-One miie-Rolla e to 81 nrst.
Little Rose GO TO u second. Kings Gem
III to 81 third. Time. 1:47 30.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20

: F 3 - -.
as the general cause of rowing in Phil
adelphia. has already suffered much from
this agitation which ought to have been
settled, within the club itself without the the
national and international airing 1t has
received. ~
York on Saturday night has brought to
light several things OF which Phlladel-
phians were In ignorance. One OF these
IL the fact that certain members of the
8yasper eight are charged with being In
eligible under the Henly code because
OF their occupations, to row in that regatta
The mere fact that certain of the oars
men could not conform to the require
ments Of the code regarding the daily
occupations compe titors are allowed to
follow is no. reproach to them. but II
.theI Vesperf Off cialss lnlsre presente their
Seligibiisyl another ASPECT is b given TO
Is IT Is not charged that the yesper Off
scials who had charge of the trip abroad
and tho raising Of the funds misappro-
spriaoed the funds or any part Of them.
The irregularity. over which all the hub
hub is raised is the apparent failure OF
the committee and Its officials to have
kept the proper vouchers, For the good
OF rowing in this city It is to be hoped
that the matter is cleared up at once.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
FOR AMERICA,NsCUP.
Second Tournament Played on
Ground Covered BYs Snow.

Especial to- The Times Dispatch.)
\ NEW YORK March 10, II spite Of the
= snow which covered the ground and im-3
Fpeded the action OF the players, tho Sec
$ond game ssof the ''c,sp tie'' tournament,
arranged by K lie reorganized American
Foot -ball Assoc ion for poss session OF
the old American Cup, now held in trust.
was played between the Newark Celtics
and the sKearn Stars al; Cosmopolitan.
Park, Newark, yesterday afternoon. -.se
match was closely contested by thu rival
teams through tout. sSi ssI
Neither side scored In the first half.
During the second period the players
made strenuous efforts to break the.
deadlock. but the B defence proved, u TOD
strong, and Anally, when the re- erees
whistle announced the end q ltller side
j had been credited with 9 single snolnt q
drawn game fensu Ing, Brock Icy filler
and Bennet excelled for that home team.
and Kennedy, Nc be and Parker did
yoeman service for the Kearney Stars. Il
t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
Woman Champion Going to England
To Defend Claim TO Tennis Title
Miss May Sutton, First In Her Glass, Will Make Trip
From California To London In July.

of the Eastern tournaments. In this
round of play she will be accompanied by
at least two. and possibly three OF her
sisters. all Of whom are experts with the
lawn tennis racquet. 1t Is expected that
Miss Florence Sutton and Mrs. Bruce, a
married sister. will surely contest in
several of the meetings in this vicinity
late in May and early in June. The three
who plan to visit New York have re-
Gently been playing In the early tourna-
ments on thu Pacific coast. notably those
on the Coronado courts. in which they
came through to the finals. Miss May
Sutton winning.
The English rating of the men players
also includes the Americans who con-
tested in the international tournament
OF last year. II. L. Doherty. their cham
pion. heads the list, followed by Beals
C. Wright, America: S. II. Smith. Eng
land: Holcombe Ward and William "a.
.Larned.S America, and A. W. Gore. Eng
land; William J. Clothier, another Amer
lean, Is rated seventeenth.
From information the English Lawn
Tennis Association has rt,eived Beals
C. Wright, Frederick B. Alexander. Hol-
scombe Ward, Kreigh Collins and Clar-
ence Hobart comprise the list that the
American challenge team this year will
sf,Io ,is.lt