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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
WILL PLACE THE BLAME.

Seattle. Dec. Lowing to the con-
Anued scarcity OF coal throughout this
81 ate, Governor Albert E Mead has ap-
EoInted a committee of special officers TO
Investigate the shortage, place the blame
and invoke the state laws, if necessary,
10 bring relief. The personnel of the
committee is as follows: II. A Fair
child. chairman of the railway commits
sion; ]. S. Lawrence and ]. S. Mcmillan,
members of the railway commission;
John d. Atkinson. attorney general
David Betting. mining inspector; c. F.
Hubbard, labor commissioner; John Ar
rasmith. grain inspector; Ortes Hamilton.
adjutant general of Washington national
guard. Herbert Huntley, horticultural
commissioner, and F. A. Clark, oil in
SDectOr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
MEDAL PRESENTED
COMMANDER PEARY

Washington. Dec. 15.-At the annual
dinner tonight of the National Geo
graphic society Commander Robert Z.
Peary was presented with 4 gold medal
for having reachest "farthest north. !"
President was the guest of honor and
made the presentation.
The president, in brief address, paid
tribute to Commander Peary and took
occasion to remark that he was proud
of the fact that an American. an officer
OF the American navy, had reached
''farthest north
In his response, Commander Peary
referred to the features of Abruzzi and
Cagni and said that he had the most
unbounded admiration and respect Tor
those who devoted their time, their
abilities and their money TO adding to
human knowledge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
SMALL INCREASE.

Boston. Dec. 15.-The second general
advance in wages in New England cot
ton mills within six months will be in
operation by Jan. 1, ~according to infor-
nation obtained here today. The adj
vance will effect practically all of the
cotton factories in New HAMPSHIRE and
Maine and in many Massachusetts
mills. Although the advance in south
ern New England is from ~ 20 10 per
cent, the increase in the northern sec
ticns will be only per cent, as the
mills there, with half a dozen excep-
lions, did not reduce wages with the
rest of New England three years ago.
The cotton mills employ about 5000
CEeratiVeS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
SUFFERING FROM LACK
OF COAL IN OKLAHOMA

Mangum, Okla, Dec ia coal fam
inc IS now prevailing in This part Of Ok
lahoma, the supply both mere and in
Granite being exhausted. There is no
timber to be used for fuel, and many
farmers are burning fences and out
buildings. The weather is very severe.
Coal in transit sibeing confiscated by
the railroads, and apparently there is
no relief in sight. A crowd of fifty
farmers went to the Rock Island sta
ton today and took charge of the last
car. Unless relief comes shortly all
public works viii be closed and many
families will be compeIled TO suffer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
SEPARATION Is REAL
IN UNITED STATES

Rome, Dec. 15.--The pope is rejoicing
this evening that the happening IN
France are not so serious as had been
feared. He had expressed the hope that
the good sense of the French people
will end in their finding Il way 20 tri-
ulnph over the present difficulties.
The Dontif today received Cardinal
Satolli, who was formerly Dapal dele
gate in the United States. The cardI-
nal explained the situation with regard
TO Catholicism in the United States,
where there exists real separation be-
tween church and state. stating the be-
nevolent attitude of the state toward
religion resulted in the complete and
d;gnified liberty of the church.
That" exclaimed the pope, lis really
a regime of progress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
ENORMOUS AMOUNTS
OF MONEY SENT HOME

Vienna, Dec. 15.-Statistics Just pub
lished for the crown land of Galicia, in
Austrian Poland show that during 1905
Galicians who had emigrated to the
United States sent home $1,000 money
orders. valued at $1,000, 600. This sum is
in addition to small amounts mailed In
unregistered letters. The remarkable
increase in recent years in the price of
land in Galicia is said 10 be due to
purchase of farms there by emigrants
returned from the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
PROGRAM APPROVED.

London. Dec. 15.-The Amalgamated
Society of Railway Servants, representa-
tives of all the railroad unions in the
country. has approved the national pro-
gram. The executive officers propose to
present demands simultaneously to all
the companies early next year. The
chief demands are for an eight-hour day.
and Improvement in wages and recog-
milton of the union.
Richard Bell, NJ p, general secretary
of the society, considers that there is
plenty of grounds for a fair arrangement
and will not, except as a last resort
recommend a strike which would tie up
all the roads in the United Kingdom
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
We Guarantee
HEWLETT'S

Three Crown Baking
Powder, FIavoring Ex-
tracts, Spices, COffeeS
and Teas, to comply with
every requirement of the
national and state pure
food IaWS-in fact, they
are much better than the
law requires, Buy HeW-
lett'Sr and you've got the
best and the pureSt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
FACTS WERE DEMANDED.

Paris. Dec. I5.-At a meeting of the
shareholders of the Banque Franchise
here today, the actual facts regarding
the rumOr that the bank is negotiating
loan with Russia were demanded. Ar
official explanation was made that the
bank was interested in the formation
of a syndicate to provide railroad loco
motives for countries in need of them
or a basis of renting, but that no cor
tract has yet been concluded with any
government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
WHITE LABOR WANTED.

New Orleans, Dec. 15.-Another step
in the move to bring white immigrants
to the south was announced last night
by the passenger traffic manager Of
the Illinois Central railroad. He said
that the European steamship agent OF
his road has arranged with a steamship
line to run immigrant steamers between
New Orleans and European ports as
soon as the new immigration station is
erected here
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
INCREASED WAGES.

Manchester, n. Y, Dec. i5-The
Amoskeag Manufacturing company an
nounced today an increase OF per cent
in wages. to go into effect Jan. I. 1907
About Is, 900 employees will be benefited
Xmas money loaned on your salary.
Easy payments. Cherry, 407 D. F.
Walker building.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
WOUND PROVED FATAL.

Butte. Dec 15.-Jan Van Ness of Su-
perior, Wis, who Thursday. night shot
and killed May Kelley, a habitue of the
under world, and then sent a bullet
through his own brain, died this evening
at st. James hospital Van Ness is said
to have followed the woman from Su-
peTiOr to Butte. being infatuated with
her. The shooting followed a drunken
carousal in which the Kelley woman was
instantly killed. Before he died Van
Ness declared the woman shot him but
the coroners jury found otherwise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
FRAUD WARNING,

Washington. Dec. 15.-The Russian
ambassador, Baron Rosen, has been
authorized by his government to an
ncunce that man representing him.
self as Prince Magatch, who is report
cd to be in the United States for farm
machinery for the Russian department
of agriculture. has no authority to rep-
resent the government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
PoRTO/RiCo AFFAIRS.

Washington, Dec 15.--Governor Win
throp of Porto Rico had a conference
with members of the interstate COM
merce commission today regarding rail-
way affairs on the island. Rates ard
other features of the system are I'M
satisfactory. and it is charged that
there are determinations of various
kinds prevailing. The government is
anxious that the interstate commerce
commission send an expert to the
island to study the situation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
TOOK IMMUNITY BATH.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 15.--When va
rious local corporations were indicted
here a few weeks ago, charged with
violating the antitrust laws, personal
indictments were returned against H.
w. Ryder and H. P. DeTnund, lumber
men. They entered pleas claiming i'm
niunity by reason of the testimony
given the grand jury. The claims were
sustained today by Chief Justice Kent
and the defendants were discharged.
The corporation cases come up Jan. 1.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
OCCUPATION TAX INVALID.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 15.-The occupation
tax act was declared unconstitutional by
the state supreme court today. The de-
cision was rendered in the state VS.. the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company. The decision, it is estimated
Will cause a loss of $4,000 annually to
the state. The law required all express,
railroad, telephone or telegraph compa-
MES doing business In the state to pay
into the state treasury a sum every year
which, added to its regular property and
franchise taxes, should make the entire
amount equal to two and a half per cent
of lie gross income.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
CONGRESS WILL ACT.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Representative
Roberts of Massachusetts introduced a
bill today making the nOn-commisioned
officers and enlisted men of companies
T, c and|D. Twenty-fifth infantry, the
negroes discharged from the service by
order of the president, eligible for re-
enlistment in the military or naval SER
vice. The bill is intended to restore 10
these men all the rights lost under the
order of discharge
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
GAMBLING DEN RAIDED.

New York. Dec. 15.-Following a num-
Der of spectacular raids on alleged pool
rooms and gambling resorts in Manhat-
tan in the past few days, the police to-
night stormed an alleged pool room in
Brooklyn and arrested the proprietor of
the establishment and fifty other per-
sons found therein, all of whom were
locked up at the police station. The pro-
prietor was charged with violating the
law against the placing of bets on horse
races. The other men arrested were
charged with being gamblers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
ONE MORE CONSPIRATOR.
Information VIII Be Filled in the
Hartje Case Monday.

Pittsburg, Dec. 15.-Augustus Hartje,
libellant in the divorce case which was
decided against him last Wednesday,
took an appeal to the supreme court to-
day. III connection with the conspiracy
proceedings growing out of the divorce
case, Assistant District Attorney Robb
stated today that an information
against one more person would likely
be made Monday in order to strengthen
the conspiracy case against Augustus
HdTtje, John L. WelshOnS and Clifford
Hoo, the negro cOachman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
FOURTH VICTIM DEAD.

North Yakima, Wash, Dec. H.
Ethel the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Talbert, whose
home near Cowiche was destroyed by
fire last night. died shortly after mid
night of her burns, making the fourth
victim of the fire fiend. Her brother.
Hugh and her sisters, Alice and Nellie,
were burned to death in the flames. The
fire was caused by the upsttting Of a
lighted lamp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
SIX MEN KILLED.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 15.-Six men met
instant death today in a dynamite explO-
sion twenty-fOur miles from Newport
Tenn, and just across the state line in
North Carolina. They were employed
on an extension to the Tennessee & North
Carolina railroad. A load of dynamite
for blast exploded while being tapped.
tearing six men into shreds and serj-
ously injuring another. The victims lived
ar Mount Sterling
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
REMEMBERED THE POOR.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Charitable be-
quests aggresating zoo were made
by the will of Otto Young, the capital
list who died last week at his home at
Lake Geneva, Wis. The principal
beneficiary is the Chicago Home for In
curables. which receives S4OO.00O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
BIDS ALL IN,

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 15.-The last bid
for government land in the Kiowa and
COmanche reservation, known as the
Big Pasture, was received at o'clock
this afternoon. The total number is
1921. The opening of bids will begin
Monday morning and continue probably
two weeks. The clerks will work in
three shifts without cessation until ev-
erything is cleared up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
STAMPING OUT FEVER.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The work of
Surgeon Kean. who was sent to Cuba
to look after sanitation, is beginning to
tell, and a report just received by Sur
geon General O'Reilly from Havana
shows that there are now only two
yellow fever cases on the island. Re-
ports for yesterday and today, show
that no new cases have occurred.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
TWO PLATES DENIED,

Portsmouth, England, Dec 15.-An ex-
animation was made, today of the Brit
fsh battleship Dreadnough in dock. and
it was discovered that two plates on the
port side were badly dented and must
be replaced It is thought that the
struck some sunken wreck
aoe during recent trials
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
THIERRY WILL COMMAND.

Paris, Dec. 15.-Admiral ThierTy is to
command the French squadron which
will take part in the naval display at
the opening of the jamestown EXPOSE
ten. 1t will include the aTmOred cruis-
ers Kleiber, Jules Ferry and Victor
Hugo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
EXPECTED TO RECOVER

New York, Dec. 15.-The condition of
Bishop c. c. McCabe of the Methodist
Episcopal church. of Philadelphia, who
suffered a stroke of apoplexy in this
city few days ago, was reported at the
New York hospital tonight to be un-
changed. 1t was said that, while Bishon
McCabe had not improved any in the
past forty-eight hours, his physicians ex-
pect him to recover
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
DINNER TO PRESIDENT.

washington. Dec. 15-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt dined tonight with Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks, and in
the large and notable company to meet
them there were present Speaker and
Miss Cannon, Justice and Mrs Day.
Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Ambassador
to Great Britain and Mrs. Reid, Second
Assistant Secretary of the Navy New
H.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
DROPPED LIGHTED
MATCH INTO TANK

Fremont. o., Dec. IA Standard Oil
tank car filled with crude petroleum ex-
pioded last night, shaking the town like
an earthquake breaking many win
dOws and doing other damage. William
Batting, who was pumping oil from the
tank. was fatally injured. 1t is believed
he dropped n lighted match into the
tank.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
SNOW AT Ell PASO,

NJ Paso. Tex. Dec. 15.-SnOw began
taking here at dark tonight and has con-
ended at intervals since. with no pros
poets of clearing weather. Should the
fan be sufficient to interfere with rail-
road traffic. there will be fuel famine
in this section. The snow north of this
city is reported falling much more heav-
iIy than here The temperature is drop
ping and much suffering for lack of
fuel is apprehended.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
TRAINS SHOWED IN.

Grand Forks, n. D., Dec. 15.-It is re-
ported here that between Grand Forks
and Minot on the Great Northern rail-
road, there are eleven freight trains
which cannot be moved on account of
the heavy snow or the shortage Of coal,
or hot n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
AGREEMENT RATIFIED.

Madrid. Dec. 1.-THE chamber of de-
puties today ratified the convention for
Moroccan reforms adopted at the Alge-
ciras conference.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16

See America First, but hear the
World with a Graphophoue.
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO,
32T South Main
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
GORMAN,S ESTATE.

New York, Dec. 15.-The late Urited
States Senator Arthur p. German of
Maryland left personal property in New
York to the value of $4,000, according
to an appraisal report made to the sur
rC0ate TODAY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
TERRoRIsTs EXECUTED.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, Dec. 10
Six terrorists were sentenced to Death
in Russian Poland today by drumhead
cOUrt-martial and summarily executed.
Five of these executions were at Gem
stochowa, AMI the others here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
WILL BE GENERAL.

Mousapp, Conn.,, Dec. 15.-FOllowing
the announcement last night of an in
crease of wages of 10 per cent at the
cotton mills in Wauregan, came the
statement today from several mill own
ers in this section that a like increase
would be granted, affecting nearly 1900
hands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
ILL WITH HEART DISEASE.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 15.-COunt Jams
dorff, former minister for foreign af-
fairs, is seriously i'll with heart disease,
accompanied by other weaknesses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16

Many useful fur pieces at reasonable
cost and of dainty materials, which
will be greatly appreciated, may be
seen exclusively at Mehesy's, Knuts-
ord
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
Departed for Washington.
Shirts

Endless in variety of patterns: stiff,
pleated and soft bosom. All season.
abs.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF co,
166 Main ST
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
HAULED OFF THE BAR.

New York, Dec. 15.-The Austrian
steamship Clara, which went ashore at
Mantoloking yesterday, was hauled off
today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN.
louisville Courier-Journal. }

NhOulSNIlI6 COuTleT-JOufndl.)
1 know girl who's perfect quite; nc
other maid may equal her.
She is a dream of rare delight, as any
poet will aver.
On, Venus was dame of class, and Gle
Opatra not so badi
But where is she who can surpass-the
lady in the corset ad?
Historic archives mention make Of many
rare and beautious DANES;
And manly hearts to this day ache when
one recalls the list of names,
His ignorance is very Grass who cannot
name score, egadi
But which of them can e'er SurpaSS the
lady in the corset ADJ
Oh, Phryne, in her beauty bare was quite
a sumner, l will own;
Whilst Dido was a damsel fair, and Helen
might have charmed a stone,
Diana was a winsome lass. To praise
them all I'm truly glad,
But which of them could e'er surpass the
lady in the corset ad?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
FIRST GERMAN SUBMARINE.

Kiel, Germany, Dec. 15.-The first
German submarine boat was commits
stoned here today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16

Holiday gifts of furs. The most re-
markabie and artistic collection ever
assembled The highest degree of work
manship and exclusiveness in design.
Mehesy, the Furrier. Knutsford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16

We sell more furs than all other
stores in Salt Lake combined, and are
showing some new designs, the most
beautiful skins and well-made furs ever
produced. Mehesy, the Furrier, Knuts-
faF-C
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
GERMAN ELECTIONS.

Berlin, Dec. 15.-It was officially an
nounced today that the elections to the
reichstag will occur Jan. 25.I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
ARRESTS PROBABLE,

Pittsburg, Dec 15.-AnnOuncement was
made today that at least one and per-
haps two arrests would be made within
the next forty-eight hours in connection
with the failure of the Farmers and
Drovers' National bank of Waynesburg,
Pa, which was closed this week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
DRASTIC ACTION
IS THREATENED
Government Attorney Drops
Into San Francisco to Look
Into Japanese Case.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-The devel-
sy over the segregation of the Japanese
school children today indicate that the
United Stares government is preparing
to take drastic action through the fed
eral district attorneys office against
the board of education. Exactly what
form this legal procedure will take has
not been made public, but it is now Of
ficially intimated that 1t will be an in
junction suit brought in the United
States courts to restrain the board of
education from carrying out its order
segregating Japanese pupils in the
Oriental school.
Arrival of Attorney.
Assistant Attorney General James C.
McReynolds arrived today in this city
from Washington to look into the sit
uation for the federal authorities, and
he spent the greater portion of the day
in close consultation with United States
Attorney Devlin. All parties concerned
maintained absolute secrecy as to the
result of the conference, but 1t is
known that the case Of the segrega-
ton of the japanese school children,
although it was gone into in it's every
phase, was not the sole topic discussed.
Departed for Washington.
After the conference, the assistant at
torney general refused to make any
statement as to what action the au-
thorities at Washington contemplated,
or to express any opinion as to the
probable legal procedure I'm the case.
He left on a late train tonight for
Washington, where he will make a re-
port to the attorney general on the
situation in this city. United States
Attorney Devlin stated that he expect
ed to receive definite instructions as to
the manner in which he will proceed in
the case at any minute, and he has in
timated that an injunction, restraining
the board of education from carrying
out the segregation order, may be ap-
piled for in the federal courts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-13
In Praise Of Chamberlain's cous'
Remedy.

There Is no other medicine manu'
featured that has received so mucn
praise and so many expressions OF
gratitude as Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. Il Is effective and prompt
relief follows its use. Grateful par
ents everywhere do not hesitate TO
btestify TO It's merits for the benefit
Of others. 1t Is q certain cure for
croup and will prevent the attack II
given OF the first appearance OF the
disease. 1t Is especially adapted to
children, as Il Is pleasant to take and
contains nothing injurious. Mr.. f. A
Humphreys. a well known resident
and clerk In the store of Mr.. L. Lock,
Of Alice. Cane Colony, South Africa,
says: Il have used Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy to ward off Group ami
colds In my family, found 1t to b.
very satisfactory and 1t gives me
pleasure to recommend It," For sale
by all druggists.