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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
JOHN DERN HEADS
THE COMMITTEE
Mining Congress Will Raise
$4,000 to Defray Expenses
in important Matter.
RICHARDS is REELECTED
RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO MIN
ING FRAUDS.

Denver, Coo, Oct. 19.-The ninth an
anal session OF the American mining
congress came to an end this afternoon
with the announcement by the board of
directors of the reelection of the old
officers, as follows:
y. II. Richards of Boise. president.
Thomas Ewing of San Francisco. first
Vice president.
= e. X. Buckley of Rolla, Mo, second
vice president.
e. A. Collburn OF Colorado Springs,
third vice president.
j. F. Callbreath, jr., of Denver, sec
rotary.
President Richards stated that the
beard of directors had met and organ
lied, and had appointed the following
committee to raise $4,000 to bring be-
fore the congress Of the United States
the matter of establishing a national
department of mines and mining: John
Dern of Utah, Thomas Ewing of Cali
fornia, e. A. Collburn of Colorado, G.
w. Z. Dorsey of Nebraska and DR.. Z.
r. Buckley Of Missouri.
Tonight large number of the men,
bers of the congress left for Cripple
Creek, where tomorrow will be spent liz
examining the mines of that district.
Walsh Declined.
a director to succeed j. Frank Watson
of Portland, Ore, whose term expired.
Thomas F. Walsh declined, for bust
ness reasons, to become a member of
the board at present, but announced
that probably next year he would be in
a position TO accept such an appoint
ment. The new board complete is as
follows:
j. II. Richards, Boise, Ida; Thomas
Ewing, San Francisco, Cal; E. r.
Buckley, Rolla, Mo-; Z. A. Collburn,
Denver, Colo; George w. f. Dorsey,
Fremont, Neb.; G. NJ. Shannon, Clifton,
Ariz.; John Dern Salt Lake City, Utah:
James w. Malcolmson. Ell Paso, Tex;
w. F. r. Mills, Denver.
The congress voted to hold its meet
ing next year at Joplin, Mo-, the vote
being as follows: Joplin, 63; Douglas.
Ariz., %; Goldfeld, New, 2.
Mining Fraud Resolution.
Additional resolutions relative to min
ing frauds were adopted today as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the officers of the
American mining congress respectfully
suggest TO governors of states and ter
ritories that when in any state which
has adopted the law known as the Par
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

Dr.. Broadpent's
Dental Office 800 Scott Bldg. ls3 Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

The rs to so per cent discount on
House Furnishings will be given at the
l Y l. until further notice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
It S time to dress I

7 0 more negligence. Time for frock
1 and cutaway coats, fancy vests, ''swell
clothes' you might say. There's
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

Muresco finish brightens walls and
ceilings. Morrison. Merrill 6: Co., 2S
Main st.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
OGDEN AND RETURN $1.OO

Leave Salt Lake 1925 a. m. and Las
p. m. Returning, leave Ogden d. m.
Street cars to the mouth of Ogden can
yon direct from the Union depot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
SUNDAY EXCURSION
To Oqden CANYON, Oct. 21.

o Ogden Canyon, Oct. q.
Via d. & r. G.. r. r. Leave Salt Lake
1925 a. m and las p. m. Returning.
leave Ogden Z p. m. Fare to Ogden and
return. S1.00. Trout and chicken din
ners at the Hermitage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

Yes. Still another Rummage Sale
1t is Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock
and the place is Unity hall, 13S I'd East
st. The ladies of the Unitarian church
will be in command
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

Grading will soon commence on a new
spur from the o. S. L. to the Cache
Valley Mills, Richmond, Utah, to han
die the output of this great milling
plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
AMOUNT PERSONAL PROPERTY RICH PAY
TAXES ON REVEALED BY NEW YORK ROLLS

s25O,OOO each: Cornelius, s15O,OOO, and
Mrs. A. G., 100000.
Mrs. E. Matilda Ziegler and Frances
NJ. Blagden are down at S1,000,000
each.
Only two Astors appeared on the
list, Mrs Astor for 100000 and John
Jacob for 100000 August Belmont
was assessed at 100000 on his person.
atty and w. d. Corey at the same fig
ure. Josephine Delmonico was as
sessed at $25O.OOO. James B. Duke at
$500, 600. John w. Gates $25O, 900. Helen
Gould $4,000 and E. II. Hartman
S150.000.
There are no McCalls nor McCur-
dys on the books. except George II.
McCurdy. who is down for $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
EPlTOME OF DOlNGS IN
CONGRESS YESTERDAY

Washington, D. c., Jan. 9.-Follow-
ing is brief resume taken from the Of
fetal records of yesterdays proceed
ings in both houses of congress:
SENATE.-The senate gave attention
to the Panama canal the situation in
Santo Domingo and the merchant mar
inc shipping bifI, The canal matter
came up in connection with message
from the president transmitting the an
nual reports of the isthmian canal COM
mission and the Panama Railroad COM
pany, which We're referred to the COM
mittee on interoceanic canals. The Do
minican discussion arose on Mr.. Till
mans resolution making inquiry of the
president concerning the status of af
fairs in the island republic Mr.. CAL
linger opened the debate on the mer-
chant marine shipping bill The senate
at 4:13 y. M went into executive seS-
sion and at $50 adjourned until tomor-
row.
HOUsE.--Legislation for the District
of Columbia had the right OF way un-
der the, rules Of the house. and
the few bills on the calendar from the
district committee We're disposed of.
Mr., sullivan; 2f Massachus;etts. then
the democratic standpoint. the Philip
pine tariff bill being up for discussion.
At ) p. m. the house adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
GLUCOSE MAKERS
In A GREAT TRUST
Standard Oil Man at Head of Corn
Products Refining Company, Cap
itai 100000.

New York, Jan. 9.-Under the terms
announced by the Title Guarantee &
Trust company the plan for merging
the leading glucose companies of the
country provides for the exchange of
stock Of the corn products company on
the basis of three of it's shares for two
shares of the same class of stock OF
the new company, which will be known
as the Corn Products Refining com
pany.
The Corn Products Refining company
will be organized under the laws OF
New Jersey, with a capital of $3O,OOO.-
600 preferred and $50 ZOO, 900 common,
the same as the Corn Products com
pany. This means scaling down OF
the capital of the Corn Products com
pany. of which there is outstanding
$45. .215, 500 common and $27.3S0,70
cumulative preferred.
When the plan becomes effective the
Corn Products Refining company will
own a majority of the capital stock OF
the New York Glucose company not al
ready acquired by the Corn Products
company. the entire capital stock of
the Warner Sugar Refining company
and the entire capital stock of the st.
Louis Syrup and Preserving company.
The new company will have a net
working capital of $5.000.00O. T. f.
Bedford, a director of the Standard Oil
company. will be president of the con-
solidated company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
TWO WALSH BANKS
ARE TAKEN OVER
Chicago National and Home Savings
in Hands of Committee of
Six.

Chicago, Jan. ALI power of con
troll in the Chicago National and Home
Savings banks, formerly controlled by
John r. Walsh, passed today from the
stockholders to the presidents of six
other Chicago banks, who form the
committee that has charge of the liqui-
dation of the assets of the two banks.
Proxies for most of the stockholders
were in the possession of three bank
presidents, and not over 80 persons
were present when the meeting was
called to order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
Dies at Aae of 1a5 Years.

Philadelphia, Jan. 9 Mary McDon-
aid. negress, who claimed to be 135
years of age, is dead at the Home for
Aged and Infirm Colored Persons in
this city. According to Mrs. Mcdonald
and her surviving relatives she was
born on Nov IA. 1770, in a settlement
known as Frogtown. near Valley Forge,
Pa. She often told of the scenes in
and about the camp of Washington s
soldiers at Valley Forge during the
winter of 1777-7S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
Lawson May Testify.
UNDER THE NEW HAZlNG LAW
Midshpnan Decatur on Trial for Coun-
tenancing the Custom.

Annapolis. Md, Jan. 9.-The first
court martial of a midshipman under
the act of 1908, providing dismissal
for encouraging or countenancing OF
hazing began this morning, with Mid
shipman Stephen Decatur. Jr.. of Ports
mouth, n. H.. on trial on the charge OF
having countenanced the hazing of
Fourth Classman GAYLORD Church, OF
Meadville. Pa.
Annapolis. Md, Jan. 9.-Midshipman
John p. Miller, of Lancaster. Ky. who
has been expected TO graduate at the
head of his class next month. has been
arrested ON charges of hazing Henry
G. Cooper. Jr.. of Oxford. n. c.. and
Max. B. Demott, of Niles. Mich, mem
bers of the fourth class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
CHARLES A. EDWARDS
DECLARED A SUICIDE
New York Mystery Cleared by Finding
Revolver and Laudanum
Bottle.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 9.-Coroner
Eli Mix has determined that the death
of Charles a. Edwards of New York
at the Hitler home Tuesday night last
was suicide. This opinion was raised
in a partial verdict made public yester-
day afternoon. and was based on the
finding Saturday at spot where Ed
wards might have tossed them of pis-
tol and a vial of laudanum. These
were found near some shrubbery an
easy throw from the rear basement
door
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
ANDREW CARNEGIE RATED THE
HIGHEST-BIG INCREASE
FOR YEAR.

New York, Jan. 9.-One of the mum
erous surprises in the personal tax
roll for 1906, which has been opened to
the public at the office of the tax com
missioner, was the appearance for the
first time of Emile Grigsby, the pro
tege of Charles T. Yerkes, who is as
sessed on 100000.
Goldie Mohr, the chorus girl now
Mrs. Alan w. Wood. widow of the mil
lionaire coal operator of Pittsburg. is
estimated as worth as much as Miss
Grigsby.
Hannah Elias, who figured in the
courts at the instance of John r. Platt,
paid on s71.90O last year. This year
$780, 900.
Total Of S3.4o2OI5.6S2.
Out of the city's population of A.
100000 some 10000 persons were found
worthy of the distinction of paying tax
es on personally. OF these $4,000 are
dwellers in Manhattan The total of
the assessments on personally aggre-
gated s3.492.O15,6 ,6S2, an increase of
s30,395,511 over the figures of last
year.
Andrew Carnegie enjoys the dis
tinction of being taxed on a greater
amount of personally than any other
person in this city. He is supposed to
have S5,0O0.000 worth of personal prop
erty. John ID. Rockefeller is assessed
at S2,5O0.0OO; Russell Sage $4,000, 900.
vanderbiIfs and Astors.
The Vanderbilt family shows a total
of $2,750.000 in personally. thus distri-
buted: Mrs. Vanderbilt and W X, ST.
100000 each; Alfred G. and f. W.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
ELECTRICITY Is ON SHOW
Thirty Thousand Square Feet of Ex-
hibit at Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-President Roose
welt will open Chlcago's big electrical
show Monday night, JAN Is, with a
wireless message from the White
House and Thomas A. Edison, the
Wizard of Menlo Park will send his
greetings TO Chicago by the same up-to-
date method at about the same time.
There is every reason to believe that
this exposition will be the most bril-
liant and interesting of the many expo
sitions of various kinds held in the
great Coliseum. No expense has been
spared in the effort TO make it such
in fact, in no other field could there
be found so much material for the
making of an up-to-date and interest
ing exhibition. Electrical development
in all it's varied branches has been
something marYelously wonderful dur
ing the last few years. and all of these
wonders will be displayed at this show.
The telephone men are going to make
big exhibits. there will be no end to the
number of interesting things the novel
ty manufacturers will show. and the
supply houses viii display everything
that is new III the way OF appliances.
Cooking by electricity VIII be fea-
ture; in fact there will be hundreds of
things shown that will save the house
wife much of her burden. Ben Frank
lin day, the 200th anniversary of his
birth, will be celebrated Wednesday,
Jan. II. the Northwestern Electrical
association will have special day
Jan IS. and the telephone men from
all over the United States are to be
present Jan. %, 25 aud "a. Wells
band. the official organization of the
St Louis Worlds fair. will give con-
certs every afternoon and evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
TYPoTHETAE HOLDING OWN
New York Organization Denies Print
ers Are Making Gains.

New York, Jan. 9.-The Typothetae
last night issued a statement saying
that the second week of the strike
finds the members of the Typothetae
successfully resisting the strike OF
plants with competent forces of men
More than 800 new men have been en-,
gagged.
Kalkoff & Co., members of the Ty-
pothetae. acceded to the demands OF
the strikers last night for an eight
hour day and closed shop. They EN-
ploy 80 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
LITTLE EXPERIENCE THE RULE
AMONG MAYOR SCHMITZS
NEW APPOiNTEES.

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 9.-Yester
day every department of the local gov.
ernment was turned over TO the mem
bers of the union labor party. At last
election not only was Mayor Eugene
Schmitz rejected for a third term, but
every man on his ticket was carried in.
to Office by the huge vote rolled up by
workingmen against a combine of the
two old parties.
One Newspaper Man.
One of the new officeholders is a
newspaper man, Samuel Horton, who
took his nomination for auditor as d
joke. He was elected and will fill a
$4,000 position for two years. 1t was
extremely difficult TO get men to run
for different Offices on the labor ticket
as all the best politicians regarded
nomination by a combine of republi.
cans and democrats to mean election.
Some of the SchmitZ men who ran for
supervisors got out no cards; others
accepted only after much persuasion.
The result is that the various heads
of departments. as well as supervisors
have less practical experience in public
work eny administration in 20
years. ar three supervisors ever
have be -, bic life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09

position. but he received a ticket for
Europe without return coupon. Rog-
ers was testifying when the hearing
adjourned today.
Lawson May Testify.
After adjournment. Attorney Cen
eral Hadley's attention was called TO
some published advice to him, concern
ing proceedings from Thomas w. Law
son. of Boston. and he was asked: DO
you want Mr.. Lawson to come down
here and testify in this Case?" Ger
tainfy. if Mr.. Lawson knows anything.
l should like to2hayc him come down"
said Hadley -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
SMALL'S B0NDSMEN
GETTING COLD FEET
Alarmed by Deneen's Crusade, They
Notify Treasurer That He Must
Prepare New Bond.

Kankakee. H.. Jan. ALARMED at
Gov. Deneen's recent action In making
former auditors and treasurers return
fees illegally collected, the local bonds.
men of State Treasurer Lee Small have
given him notice that by Jan. IA, when
his present bonds expire. he must pre-
pare a new bond which will not con
tain their signatures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
NINE IN FAMILY; SUICIDES
! San Francisco Father Gives Up Strug-
gle for Food and Clothing.

San Francisco, Jan. 3 Deciding
when his wife presented him with his
ninth child, that the struggle to fur
nish food for his large family was
more than he could bear, John Fusilier
a furniture polisher. locked himself in
his little shop, plugged all the aper-
lures, turned on the gas and sat down
TO die His body was found in a
chair. The eldest of his children is
but II years af age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
OF Known stripe.
DIES AS HE REACHES HOME
Embezzler Brought Back to Answer
Charges Takes Own Life.

New York, Jan. &C. c. Meir, of
San Francisco prisoner on the steam
er Carmania. shot and killed himself
in the cabin yesterday just as the vessel
was entering the harbor. Meir is
charged with embezzling $4,000 from
San Francisco wine merchants. and
was returning from London TO answer
the charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
BRYAN next man
Cato Sells, of Iowa, Names Me-
braskan for Next DEM
ocratic Nominee.
SPEAKS AT CLUB BANQUET
Distinguished Party Men at jackson
Day Celebration by Lafayette,
Ind, Organization.

Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 9.-In this city
there was held last night one of the
largest and most enthusiastic events
in the history of Indiana democracy
The occasion was the 10th annual
banquet of the Lafayette Jackson club,
and democrats from every city and
hamlet in the commonwealth and from
many adjoining states, thronged the
city. More than 500 broke bread to-
gether and several hundred spectators,
including many women, were in the
galleries of the Coliseum. Many prom
inent names were on the toast card,
among them being that of Mayor
Dunno of Chicago, in whose unavoid-
able absence his splendid speech was
read
Sells Given ovation.
The Iowa democracy was represent
ed by Cato Sells, of Vinton, whose mas
terful speech on The Triumphant
Democracy" was accorded an ovation.
Richard l.. Metcalf associate editor of
the COmmOner aroused enthusiasm in
his scathing arraignment of the oppo-
sition to the toast of Fallen Idols.
Mr.. Sells speech was a strong de-,
nunciation of republican policies. con-
cluding with a Bryan climax which
elected a most dramatic demonstra-
ton He declared that the next ma
tional campaign will be fought by an
tagonists who firmly adhere 10 the
faiths of their fathers, and that the
contest would be the greatest since
the civil war.
OF Known stripe.
Concluding. Mr.. Sells declared that
present conditions inevitably mean the
nomination by the democrats of a
candidate who has demonstrated his
opposition 10 the policies to which
the republican party is indissolubly
welded and that this means the nom
ination of William Jennings Bryan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
SENATE TO INVESTIGATE
ISTHM|AN EXPENDITURES
EXCLUSION ACT IS
HELD In FULL FORCE
Test Case Involving Chinese Immigra-
tion Law Passed on by Fed
eral Court.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Jan. 9.-The case OF
Hong Wing against the United States
involving the Chinese exclusion act
was declared in favor OF the United
States in the federal court of appeals
here today, the court holding the act
of April Z. 1904. continued the exclu'
sion act in full force, congress having
full power to do so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
Pecatonica Postmaster Dies.

Rockford, ILL.,, Jan. 9.-Irvin S. Sum
ner. postmaster at Pecatonica. died
suddenly in that village yesterday af-
ternoon of heart failure. The deceased
was the son of the first settler in Peca-
tonica He was veteran of the civil
war and was severely wounded in the
engagement at Kenesaw mountain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
ROGERS ORDERED BEFORE
STATE SUPREME COURT
AT LAST BROUGHT
BEFORE A COURT
Green and Gaynor Appear at Savannah
to Answer to Several In
dictments.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. 9.-After four
years spent in exile as fugitives from
the law, Benjamin ID. Green and John
F. Gaynor appeared today in the fed
eral court to answer TO several indict-
ments charging them with conspiracy
10 defraud the government with en-
bezzlement and with receiving money
known to have been embezzled from
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
DOUMER HEADS DEPUTIES
Choice of French Chamber insures
Candidacy for President.

Paris, Jan. 9.-M. Doumer was to-
day selected president of the chamber
of deputies by small majority over
NJ Sarrien. The results insures Dou-
mer's candidacy for president of the
republic Jan 16
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
MOSES HARMON TO PRISON
Court of Appeals Decides one-Yesr
Sentence Was Justified.

Chicago. Jan. 9.-Moses Harmon. ad-
vocate and promulgator of free love
ideas, must serve one year in the peni-
tentiary. He was convicted of a
charge of sending obscene literature
through the mails Harmon is rs
years old and has already served two
terms in jail on similar charge. The
circuit court of appeals has decided
that Harmon's appeal from the finding
of the lower court was not good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
INSURANCE UNDER
SCRUTINY IN IOWA
Resolution Before Legislature Provides
For Joint Investigating Com
n1ittee.

Des Moines, Iowa. Jan. 9.-Senator
Molsberry today introduced a resolu-
tion providing for the appointment of a
joint committee of the house and SEN
ate to conduct a sweeping investiga-
ton of life insurance business. revise
the statutes and frame new bills to
report TO the next general assembly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
UNION LABOR MEN At HEAD OF EVERY
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT At FRISCO
CREW STICKS BY SCHOONER
Refuse to Leave Vessel Driven
Aground on Virginia Coast.

Cape Henry, Va, Jan. 9.-The
schooner Fannie Palmer, is ashore
near the Little Island life saving sta
ton The vessel is pounding heavily.
One man landed in breeches buoy with
message for the owner. Others of
the crew refused to land.
Norfolk, Va. Jan. 9--The Virginia
and North Carolina coasts were swept
by a severe gale last night, the wind
reaching a velocity of 40 miles an
hour. The combined battleship and
cruiser squadrons were at anchor in
Hampton Roads, but rode through the
storm in safety