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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
PUT THE BOARD
IN FALSE LIGHT
Secretary MetcaIf Accused of
Making Erroneous Statements
Regarding Japanese Case.

San Francisco, Dec. 19.-According to an
interview given to the press by Secretary
E. c. Leffingwell of the board of educa-
ton today, Secretary Metcalf made some
erroneous statements in his report on the
japanese question. MIR. Leffingwell said
in part:
THE report made by Secretary Metcalf,
as explained before congress, contains
many assertions and differences which are
surprising to say the least, since they are
in error and are therefore unfair. as they
are applied to the members of the board
of education When Secretary Metcalf
reached this city his mission for Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the object of his visit
was made known the board of education
did all in its power to equip him with the
facts surrounding the new order made in
regard TO the schooling of japanese pupils.
when Secretary Metcalf asserts that
the Japanese and Korean exclusion league
directed the board of education to enter
the ruling con :erning the Japanese pupils
he utters that which we say is an error
The members of the board of education
were specially careful to explain the orr
gin of the matter to Secretary Metcaif
The board acted upon it's own initiative
and merely proceeded TO enforce the state
law"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
MUST LOOK TO COUNT BON|
French Shylocks Fail in Their At
tempt to Get Hold of
Gould Gold.

Paris. Dec. 19.-Madame Gould, the for
mer Countess De Casteilane has been VIC
torious in the suits brought by creditors
and money lenders against her with the
object of making her Jointly responsible
with the count for the latter's debts.
Thirteen of the fifteen cases were dis
missed today by the court with costs
against the plaintiffs
Only in the cases of two art dealers did
the court express the opinion that Nine
Gould should be held responsible as the
objects purchased in these instances for
the most part are still in her posses
sion.
There are still three cases to be passed
upon.
In dismis~;ng the thirteen SUITS. the
court held that the plaintiffs had failed
20 prove that the debts were contracted
for the common benefit of the count and
countess. The latter, the court declared
had more than fulfilled the OBLIGATIONS
under her marriage contract. During her
welded life she had retained nothing for
herself, her entire revenue being collected
by her husband and employed according
to his own admission, either for the
household expenses or for the payment Of
his personal debts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
new DIRECTORS
OF EQUITABLE
Only One Ticket in the Field and
Choice of POIicyhOIders
Was Unanimous.

New York. Dec. 19-Thirty thousand
ballots were cast by the policy holders of
the Equitable Life Assurance society to-
day for twenty -eight directors OF that So
ciety. Every ballot was for the admins
tratlon ticket, which was the only one in
the field and was composed of the names
of men whom the trustees, headed by
former President Grover Cleveland, had
already placed on the board Of directors
to fill vacancies. The ticket was nomi-
mated by Mr.. Cleveland and his associates.
The directors elected are:
For One Year-Emanuel W. Bloom
Richmond, Va; John d. Herman, Utica,
n. Y: James Mcmahon. Brooklyn; Will
liam Z. Hayne. New York City: Tom
Randolph, st. Louis; William Whitman
Boston.
For Two Years-Abraham Brittin. New
Orleans. La: Charles +. Littlefieid. Rock
land, Ne; Edwin ". Robertson, Column
natl; Daniel Tompkins. Charlotte, y. c.;
Frank s. Witherbee, Port Henry, \. Y;
Charles H. Slender. Phila delphia.
For Three Years-John n. Beach, New
York: James B. FOrgdn, Chicago. Alex.
c. Humphreys. New York; John T. Man
son. New Haven: William G. Redfield
Brooklyn; Ferdinand w Roebiing. Tren-
For Four Years-Thomas Gillespie New
York: Willis F. McCOok, Pittsburg; Eu-
gene II. Outerbridge. New York: Wallace
L. Pierce, Boston; Thomas Spratt. Og-
densburg. N Y; J. Edward Swanstrom
Brooklyn; Eben b. Thomas, Fountain
Hill, Pa.
James B. Forgan is the only one of the
directors elect Il today TO serve on the
board under the old management of the
society,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
DEMOCRATS WERE OPPOSED
Absence of Quorum Prevented House
Republicans from Making
More Fat Places.

Washington, Dec. 19.-'The house unex-
pectedly ran against snag today in an
effort to increase the clerical force in
the office of the enrolling clerk. the
Democrats, led by Mr.. Clark of Missouri
opposing the passage of the resolution A
resolution reported from the committee on
accounts was adopted, giving the COM
mittee on enrolled bills an additional
clerk.
There was little or no debate on this
resolution. but when it was followed by
another still further increasing the force
i'm the enrolling clerks office determined
discussion arose. The absence of a quo
rum was disclosed when the house di-
vi6ed on the passage of the resolution
Representative Clark, who had inveighed
against the "senseless Christmas holi-
DAVIS" insisting that a quorum should be
present if the resolution was to be acted
iipon. Speaker Cannon saw how useless
it would be to direct call OF the house.
and adjournment at / O'Clock followed.
Previously to taking up the resolution,
Mr. I.ittlefield of Maine endeavored to
secure consideration of bill requiring
all corporations engaged in interstate
commerce. to make returns to the inter
state commerce commission but Mr..
Clark of Missouri objected and 1t went
over. .
Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming had similar
ernerience with his bill to extend the
time in which homesteaders on the Sho>
sbone Indian reservation may make final
residence. Representative Mann of Illinois
in This instance Directing to its considera-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
PROMOTION FOR MERRILL
Roosevelt Interested in Georgia Sher-
Tiff Who Was Beaten for
Doing His Duty.

Washington. Dec. 19.--The following let
ter was given out at the White house to-
day:
''The White House, Washington, d. c..
Dec. 10, 1906.
Dear Mr.. Bonaparte:-SOme three
years ago Sheriff ]. l. Merrill of Carroll
county, Georgia, lost his chance for re-
election by his action in beating off a
mob of several hundred white people who
were trying to take a negro out of jail
and put him to death. Sheriff Merrill
and his deputies fired on the mob, killing
and wounding several men and beating
the others off. Because of his he was de-
feated for reelection. Congressman
AdamsOn brought the matter to my at
tention. saying that he hated to see man
who had done such a service as public
official defeated because Of the very fact
that he had rendered the service. He told
me that Governor Terrill had offered Mer-
rill place, the best he had to give, which
carried a salary of so per month.
told the congressman L thought l could
beat that. and got him a place at $1,000
pear as custodian of the grounds of the
federal prison at Atlanta | hear he has
done well. If he has done well. can't we
give him promotion? Sincerely yours,
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Hon Charles ]. Bonaparte, Attorney
General"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
THE DEATH RECORD.
Bishop Charles c. Mccabe.

New York Dec. 19.-Bishop Charles c.
McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal
church. died in the New York hospital
at $40 a. m. today. Death was due to
apoplexy, with which the bishop was
stricken several days ago while passing
through this city on his way to his home
in Philadelphia. Mrs. McCabe and the
bishops niece, who have been with him
almost constantly since he was stricken,
were at the bedside when the noted
clergyman passed away.
Bishop McCabe was born at Athens, o.,
Oct. IL. 1886. He entered the Ohio confer
ence of the Methodist church in 1860 and
two years later became chaplain of the
One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio in
fantry. He was captured in the battle of
Winchester and spent four months in
Libby prison. His experiences as a pris-
oner of war were later recounted on the
lecture platform For more than thirty
years he was popularity known Chap
lain McCabe." and the title chung to him
even after the general conference of the
Methodist church in 1896 made him a
bishop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
MARRIED SECOND TIME.
New Fact Brought Out in eesold
Murder Trial.

Los Angeles. Dec. IA side light on the
now celebrated Temesca1 canyon case nc
Cured today in department of the Su-
perior court when Mrs. Martha ID picker
was granted an annulment of her mar
riage with Anton Besold, who is now IN
the county Jail awaiting trial for the
murder of his invalid wife. Claude Be-
sold in Temescal canyon July IL lasf
Besoid married Mrs. Pickett at Santa
Ana about a month following the murder
of his wife. under the name of Barten-
stein. Failing to secure possession of
$1,000 in cash belonging to Mrs Pickett.
according to the iatter's testimony Be
sold disappeared, and she did not hear of
him again until she saw him at his pre-
,imnary trial for murder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
GOING AFTER THE MONEY.
Real Estate Men Meet Tonight to
Consider Advertising Fund.

The Real Estate association is entering
actixe1v into the work of devising means
of raising an advertising fund for Salt
Lake.
At a special meeting of the association
Yesterday a committee of eight was APP
rnointed 10 prepare a plan for raising the
money required This committee consists
of W II Hailoran. chairman: associates,
S. B. futile, E. B; Palmer; Q: E. Peter I,
s,fringer and E. +. Colborn- The COM
mittee will meet at the new Chamber
OF Commerce building tonight to discuss
contemplated plans. In all probability
local investors in real estate. and bust
moss men whose interests are affected
directly bv the continued prosperity of
Salt lake. will be asked to subscribe
enough money TO make up suitable
fund
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
William Haywood.

Fort Bayard. N NJ. Dec 19-wiiliam
Haywood, former consul general of Seoul,
Korea. died at the government sanitarium
here today of pulmonary tuberculosis. He
came here one month ago, but his condi-
ton was hopeless. Mrs. Haywood ar
rived in time to be present at his death
and returns 20 Washington today. The
remains will follow later.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
DIsGRAcEs HIS PROFESSION.

Littleton, Colo, Dec. 1s.@Pleading
guilty to the charge of horsestealing.
Marion John Davis, said to be the son
of Rev. Charles Davis. of Boone county
Iowa an ex-prize fighter. and known as
the gentleman thief, was today sem
fenced by Judge Cunningham TO not less
than five nor more than seven years in
the penitenuary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
Professor w. w. Borden.

Louisville Ky. Dec. 19.-Professor W.
w Borden. widely known capitalist,
died today at his home at Borden. Ind.
aged 3S years. He at one time conducted
extensive mining operations in Colorado.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
BUTTE BANDITS BUSY.

Butte Mont, Dec. 19.-Thomas Booth. a
we'll known resident of this city, was
held up by fOOtpad5 last night and robbed
of $500. Booth was proceeding home from
his place of business, when one high
wayman rushed up to him and plunged
his hand into Booths right. hand OvercOat
pocket, grabbed the roll of bills and made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
CONSUL
KILLS HIMSELF

+ Mukden. Dec. 20.-American Con- =
= sui General Fairchild shot and killed =
= himself today. 1t IS believed that the =
! shooting was accidental. Funeral =
= services will be held tomorrow. There \
! is a universal feeling of sympathy. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
SENATE LIKELY
TO INVESTIGATE
Some Senators Not Satisfied
With Presidents Account of
The Brownsville Affair.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The question
whether the senate should make an indie
pendent investigation of the Brownsville
raid was raised in the senate by Senator
Foraker today Immediately after the
reading Of the presidents message. He
offered resolution giving the committee
on military affairs authority to make
such an investigation if deemed necessary
after consideration Of the testimony
transmitted by the president
MIR. Foraker's motion was Interpreted by
Senator Lodge as a peremptory direction
to the committee on military affairs to
proceed Immediately with an investigation
To this the Massachusetts, senator made
objection. but disclaiming such purpose
Mr. Foraker reduced the proposition to
writing as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
DR.. William Il. Him.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-Dr. William Harrison
Hipp. a member of the Illinois state board
of health and the city, state and national
eclectic medical societies died today of
pneumonia and other complications
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
JO[TS PROPOSED
R. R. COMMISSION
Real Estate Association Re-
Dukes Attitude of M. &
M. Association.
STATEMENT ISSUED
IT'S VITAL FOR UTAH TO EN-
COURAGE RAILROADS.

The Salt Lake Real Estate association
has gone on record unanimously, as OPP
posed to the creation of a state railroad
commission for Utah and to all pros
pective legislation hostile in any way to
the best interests of railroad operating
in the state
This action was taken at full meet
ing of the association held yesterday aft
ernoon at the Commercial club, called for
the special purpose of taking action on
the railroad commission question. The
decision to oppose the creating of such
d commission in this state and to fight
all proposed legislation hostile TO local
railroad interests is one of the most i'm
portant and significant moves the real
estate board has ever made.
The action was brought about through
request from G. o. Harris of Salt Lake,
representing the Manufacturers & Mer-
chants association of this city. that the
board make known its position in the
matter of a bill being introduced into the
state legislature this winter providing for
the creation of the railroad commission IN
question.
Mr.. Harris was present at yesterdays
meeting and addressed the real estate
dealers at length on the question. declar-
ing that the Manufacturers & Merchants
association is backing the bill now being
framed to create a state railroad commits
sion for Utah and dwelling on what the
association considers the necessities for
such legislation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
George A. Marsden.

den since 1899 assistant treasurer of the
United States in charge of the sub-treas-
ury at Boston, died today at his home in
this city. aged 81 years. He had been edi-
tor of the Boston Advertiser.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
Resolution as Passed.

Resolved, That il the committee on
military affairs deem it necessary in con-
nection with the consideration with the
message of the president in regard to
resolutions Nos. $50 and Isl to take fur
Their testimony to establish ali the facts
connected with the discharge of members
of the companies b, c and D. Twenty
fifth L. S. infantry, that it be and here
by is authorized 10 send for persons and
papers, to administer oaths and report
thereon by bill or otherwise
ITO that resolution / have no objection
at ALL remarked Senator Lodge
Referring to the document submitted nv
the president Mr.. Foraker said:
There are statements here under oath.
many of them not under oath. all referred
to as testimony. In the proper sense of
the word there is no testimony at ALL
Upon objection by Mr. Clay the resolu-
ton went over until tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
EXPLOSION ON
RIVER STEAMER
Number of Victims Unknown
but rs of Passengers and
Crew Are Missing.
BOAT SANK IMMEDIATELY
DEFECTIVE BOILER CAUSE OF
ACCIDENT.

Nicksburg, Miss, Dec. 19-The steamer
w. 7. Scovil. plying in the Vieksburg and
Davis Bend trade. was destroyed today
by an explosion, and between ten and
sixteen persons killed and like num-
Der injured. The white dead are:
Captain John Quackenboss. master of
the boat Vicksburg.
Clerk Wade Quackenboss, Vicksburg.
Miss.
Lowell Yerger, cotton seed salesman,
Jackson, Miss.
Clerk Joseph Smith, Yazoo City, Miss.
The white injured are:
Tennie Roberts, assistant pilot. yicks-
burg, Miss, injured internally, serious.
John Dougherty, pilot, shoulder dislo-
Gated
injured.
head.
Many Negro Victims.
The number of dead and injured ne
Sroes cannot be stated at this time, but
Of crew ana passenger list of fifty about
haif are missing. The negro dead and d
number OF injured were cared for at the
place where the accident occurred. Five
of the injured negroes were brought to
NlckSburg tonight on the steamer Sena-
tor Cordill, with the white dead and in
jured.
The accident occurred at Gold Dust
landing. about seventeen miles south of
this city. The Scovil was at the landing
taking on freight, when suddenly an ex-
plosion occurred. Many of the timbers
of the boat were thrown hundreds of
yards The boat was so badly damage
that she began to sink Immediately. When
the Cordill left her late this afternoon she
was listing heavily, and her cargo of 900
sacks of cotton seed. and eighty-five bales
of cotton, will be lost.
Steam Smothered His Cries.
Pending the arrival of the Senator Cor
dill the injured were cared for at Gold
Dust landing as well as possible. OF the
white dead only the body of Lowell Yerger
has been recovered. Wade Quackenboss
explosion, but escaping steam soon smoth-
cred his cries. Captain Quackenboss was
not seen after the explosion
Pilot Dougherty was blow n several hun
dred feet out into the river but despite
a dislocated shoulder managed to swim to
the bank
The story of the accident as told by
j. ]. Bruce, the eRgineer~of the boat, is
as follows:
Story OF Engineer.
1--WE were lying at the Gold Dust land
ing this morning taking on a cargo when
| noticed a small quantity of water oozing
from the boiler. | suspected that some
thing was wrong, and proceeded to make
an examination. About this time the
ScOVil broke her headlines ana drifted so
that L did not have time to make d thor
ough eXamina ion. AS soon as | got her
back to the bank, l erawled on top of the
boiler and proceeded with the investiga-
tiOn
Il had just got down from the boiler
when the explosion occurred
1t is said the accident was caused by
a defective boiler plate. Mr. Bruce was
not injured.
The injured were taken to the Vicks-
burg sanitarium. Captain QuackenbesS
was one of the oldest and best known
residents of this city and was weil-knOwn
to every man on the river. The steamer
Scovil was only recently bought by him
and others for the Vicksburg-Davis Bend
trade. Wade Quackenboss was the son of
Captain Quackenboss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20

Next Sunday we will publish
the correct answer to the Skid
doc Problem" with the names of
the prize winners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20

If Happy Hooligsh Should Meet
Maud and start as much trouble
as he generally does, what would
happen2 The trouble continues
next Sunday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
Want to Help the Roads.

Mr.. Harris had scarcely finished when
Il. F. Colborn, president of the Real Es~
tate association, was on his feet and in
decisive language announced that he be-
lieved the Real Estate association could
make no graver mistake than to go ON
record as fostering state legislation of
the nature advocated by the Manufactur
ers & Merchants association, relative to
the creation of a railroad commission, to
run the railroads of the state, and that
on the contrary. it should be the policy
and announced intention of the real es-
tate board to assume the most friendly
attitude possible toward local railroads.
striving to get more roads into the state
rather than drive out those already here
Continuing, President Colborn pointed
out the folly of creating a commission to
harass railroads that have already an
nouneed plans for millions of dollars
worth of improvements in terminals, new
depots and immense car shops for Salt
Lake. President Colborn declared emphat-
icaliy that the interstate commerce COM
mission recently created by congress has
proved itself competent and willing to
redress the wrongful acts of railroads in
this and every other state in the Union
and that the commission needed no help
from subordinate state commissions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
Only Fat Jobs and Graft.

Z. b. Palmer of Stowe & Palmer. fol-
lowed President COlborn in addressing the
real estate men. Mr.. Palmer declared
that what Utah and Salt Lake needed
most at present is outside capital and
that the commercial interests of the state
and city should make every effort to pro-
mote the bringing in of such capital. Con-
tinuing along these lines. Mr.. Palmer said
that the present prosperity of Utah is due
to the stability of its capital and labor
conditions and that this should be pre-
served at all hazards.
I'VE have only to look to Colorado to
the east of us for an example of what
legislation. hostile to the railroad and
other big interests of the state, will do for
that state he declared. 'Capital is be-
ing driven out of Colorado today and the
state has been set back ten years by Just
such legislation as the Manufacturers &
Merchants association and other Salt
Lake interests propose to enact here.
In every state where railroad commits
sions have been created. they have turned
out to be only the means of providing n
few fat political jobs or a vicious means
OF blackmailing railroads.
Mr. Harris was assured by both Mr..
Palmer and President Colborn that no
discOurtesy was intended to him, per
sonally, or to the interests he represent
ed. but that the occasion demanded vigor
Gus discussion.
Upon Mr. Harris departure President
Colborn again took up the commission
question and urged strongly that the Real
Estate association go on record at once
and unanimously. as opposed to the ere
alton of anv sort of a railroad commits
ducing further railroad development in
the state. with the conviction that the
interstate commerce commission is cap
able of satisfactorily adjusting all cues
tions that may q Use between the citizens
of the state and the various roads in the
future
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
PaImer's Statement.

Late last night at the request of Presi-
dent Colbodn and in view of the i'm
pOrtance and seriousness of the matter
Mr.. Palmer made the following statement
for publication. on behalf of the commit
tee appointed to draft the anti-commission
resolution and on behalf of the entire Real
Estate association. outlining the reasons
why the association is unanimously OPP
posed TO the enactment of a law creating
a railroad commission:
Even If Utah were a thickly settled
state. covered with a network of rail-
roads. and with the natural resources de-
veloped- to their maximum, experience
has shown the creation of a state rail-
road commission would be folly Other
states have tried them, and found them
to be expensive farces. The chairman of
the Texas commission. in a speech the
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