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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15
BO1HA |NvOkES
UNWRITTEN LAW
Pardon Urged by Samuel New
house Endorsed by Trial
Judge.

The unwritten law. that code which
Jrstiiies "A man in avenging the sane
uty of his home and the honor of his
WIFE, that law which overlooks killing
and sets ali man-made law at naught,
VIII be invoked before the state pardon
board this morning to save Charles
Botha, 2S years of age. from serving a
lie sentence i'm the penitentiary for
the murder of his beautiful young wife
and her paramOur. William Tibbits. i'm
san Juan county in March. 1902
The story of the love of the young
German for his 16-year-Old wife. of his
efforts TO please her every whim. of
how her desire for a more pretentious
dwelling and more of the comforts of
life led her TO listen TO the glowing
promises of better things made her by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15
PROVO NEWS NOTES

Provo. Dec. 1.-THE following dates for
the beginning of terms for 1897 in the
Fourth district. court have been fixed
by Judge Booth:
Utah eounty-Jan. :, April 5, July S.
October s.
Uintsh county-March 10. June ;, Sep
TENDER II. December 4
Wasatch county-FebTuary 1. May s. Au-
gust ,. November 4.
Thomas II. Wilson of PaysOn and Hy-
rum l.. Baker of Lehi, jury commission
ers for Utah county. are at work pre-
pairing a list OF jurors for 1907.
DR.. WidtsOe and Professors Merrill and
Homer Of the Brigham Young university
left today for Nephi. where they viii
hold a farmers institute today and to-
morrow. Tomorrow Professor Lund and
others of the music department will 60
down and give concert in the even
ing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15
KILLED BY ROCK SLIDE
An Employe of Utah Construction Co.
Receives Injuries Which
Cause His Death.
Especial to The Herald. )

Bingham. Dec. 14.-While Sitting under
an embankment on the new sky line rail-
road. yesterday at noon. Dominica Deug-
las, an employe of the Utah Construction
company, was covered up by a cave Of
ed i'm his death at o'clock this morning
The lower part of his body was badly
crushed and bruised. but internal injuries
were the direct cause of his death. He
was removed to DIR. Straup's hospital and
his wounds dressed. but he did not rally
before the end came. Deceased was a ma
tive of south Italy and was is years OF
age. His home was in Ogden and he had
relatives residing there. Funeral will
take place from Heffernan's undertaking
paTlOrs tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock
Interment at Bingham cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15
Sixty Years Experience of an OLD
fiurSe.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription of one Of the best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States. and has been used for sixty wears
with never-failing success by millions of
mothers for their children During the
process of teething its value is incalcu-
Ia ble. It relieves the child from main
cures diarThoea. gripping in the bowels
and wind collie. BY giving health to the
child 1t rests the mother Price IS cents
a bottle.
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the aged Tibbits, 3s years her senior,
OF how her husband trusted and be-
lieved in her until finally he discovered
her unfaitifulness and in his despera-
ton murdered her and the man who
had destroyed his humble home. will
be told 10 the board in ell its tragic de-
tails for the first time. 1t viii be to-
by NJ. NJ. Warner. the prominent local
attorney, who has interested himself in
the young Germans case. and who has
investigated and substantiated all the
facts which he viii present.
Newhouse is Interested.
Samuel Newhouse. the muti-miIlion-
aire mining king. has also taken a deep
interest in the case and, with his wife,
will be present at the hearing today.
Mr. and Mrs. Newhouse visited Botha
In MS cell at the penitentiary yesterday
morning, accompanied by Mr.. Warner.
and heard the story as told by the
young man i'm his own simple way
The case is a noted one i'm the GRIM
inal annals of Utah. 1t was tried at
Monticello in the spring of 1902, Will
liam Wanless, formerly Of Salt Lake.
appearing for Botha. Wanless arrived
on the scene just before the trial start
ed and no witnesses were there in be-
half of the defendant, whose story was
not believed by the jury. He was con-
victed of murder i'm the first degree and
to death by Judge Jacob
Johnson. Mr.. Warner finally learned
some of the facts in the case and ap-
Dealed il to the supreme court, but
here was no error in the record and
he judgment was affirmed. Finally.
n June, 1901, the pardon board COM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15
New Testimony Offered.

muted the sentence to life imprison
ment and now full pardon is desired
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15
CHANGE IN FIRM.

The firm Of Friedman & Jacobs. doing
business as the Partisan Tailors, next
door to Wilson hotel. has dissolved c.
Friedman win continue the business
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
quickly drive the poisons from the svs-
tenn ard thus afford relief. A weeks
treatment for 95c. Sold by Chas Van
Dyke, $50 Main.
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tiit StiltcICe 10 lie lDlDTfSOD-
ment and now full pardon is desired.
New Testimony Offered.
In order to prove that Botha is not a
murderer at heart. a dramatic story of
how. after he had been sentenced to
death, he could have easily escaped will
be told for the first time. He was
placed In charge of Deputy Sheriff
Woods, who was suddenly taken with
fit while alone with Botha, and fell,
cutting big cash in his head. Botha.
although sentenced to be shot, did not
take the deputy's gun and escape, but
picked him up and bathed the wound,
and afterward promised Woods not to
relate the story as the latter was afraid
1t might cost him his job.
Attorney Warner has some startling
new testimony in the case i'm the shape
OF affldavits from j. NJ. Cunningham of
La Sal and William Keller of Moab to
the effect that Tibbits had told them
be was trying 10 steal Botha's wife.
Judge Jacob Johnson, who tried the
case, has also come to the front and
recommended an unconditional pardon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15

LynZ.-Slendid values in Black and
Silver Lynx at Mehesys. KnGtsford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15

Ii is essential that you call at Me-
hesy. the FurTier, before buying your
Xmas furs. Knutsford Fur Store
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15

Mitchell Van and Storage Co. moved
to 50 West End South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-15
EASTERN EXCURSIONS.

Nov. 20, Dec. IS, Colorado Midland
Railway.
One fare plus 3 for round trip. Limit
sixty days. Stopovers. Call at Mid
land ticket Office or full particulars.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
SAN PEDRO'S PERIL

San Pedro, so far as its harbor is
concerned, is now fighting for it's very
life. The greedy Southern Pacific rail-
road, already controlling a large pro-
portion of the harbor frontage, has set
up claim to about all that is left.
Filmsy as the claim SENS, the company
is working hard to secure it. To the
assertion that the railroad can have
no possible use for this frontage for
years to come, the characteristic reply
is that some day it may have use for
1t; that it doesn't care, even if it has
no need of the land, to have anyone
else utilize it; that it will hang on
anyhow, under any circumstances, and
shut out every other aspirant to har-
Dor lands.
This dog-in-the -manger policy is
wholly what might have been expected
from the Southern Pacific, and is Just
what San Pedro has often been warned
that it must expect The Southern
Pacific is a huge. overpowering and
relentlessly greedy corporation. It
owns the state government, body and
SOUL and is now working hard to elect
its machine made Republican ticket to
"cinch" that ownership for four years
more. San Pedro is small town which
hardly yet appreciates its own COM
mercial possibilities or future. and 1t
shows considerable tendency to sell its
birthrig for a mess OF pottage
that 1t may eat today, forgetting that
in the days to come, when 1t grows up
and Graves a strong mans meal, 1t will
have parted with all its trading ability,
Therein lies a danger and a menace to
all Southern California.
II is well known that the Gould sys-
TEN Is now heading rapidly for this
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

coast. It figures on Los Angeles as
ore Of Its principal termlni. with deep
water at san Pedro. James j. Hill Is
likewise moving south, and this city
is his destination. He too, will seek
tidewater at San Pedro. The Rock
Island system has plans made for its
own rails to Los Angeles, and San
Pedro is its destined harbor The
Southern Pacific knows all this, and
appreciates that the entree Of these
roads or any of them will break the
monopoly IT now holds through control
Of the Salt Lake and coercion of the
Santa Fe. And II any way under
heaven exists whereby the Southern
Pacific can thwert these plans It will.
The best, cheapest and ca siest way is
to close San Pedro harbor absolutely to
any other line That is what the South
ern Pacific is now struggling to do,
and is what San Pedro must fight
against to the final end.
Los Angeles has foreseen this strug-
gle a long time ahead, and has earn
.estly sought to have San Pedro join
with it, that the power of the great city
might be opposed to the arrogant eff
forts of the Southern Pacific In such
a union would repose such power and
siren 9Th that even the railroads would
have to admit their defeat. San Pedro.
however, has not yet seen the light"
That she will. eventually, no one
doubts; meanwhile, however, the greedy
railroads realize that this is their
psychological moment and they are
tying their best to improve 1t. The
peril must be faced by San Pedro
singly and alone.
Let. her then be strong. far seeing
and brave Let her realize her peril,
and the necessity for fierce opposi-
ton; let her call on Los Angeles for
such aid and moral support as
she needs: let her defeat any and
all railroad harbor grabbing schemes.
for their success in any case or in any
guise means her ruin now and her in
evitable death and extinction in the
days of her greatness that are to be.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
REPUBLICAN, EBB TIDE

The nearly complete election returns
from Maine show that the old state did
not go with it's accustomed bent for
the Republican party. 1t was a "close
shave" in fact, whereby the Repulo-
leans retained state control and saved
the congressional districts. An analysis
OF the vote leads to the conclusion that
it carries a national Significance and
that it marks the ebbing of the Repub-
lican tide throughout the United States.
Maine has been a bulwark of the
Republican party for more than forty
years. Usually the Democratic opposi-
ton has been feeble, tickets being NOM
mated time after time with the GER
tainty that defeat awaited them. In
many of the elections the Republican
pluralities exceeded the entire Demo-
cratic vote.
But in the election last Monday the
Republican plurality was reduced to
the lowest figure recorded since the
Civil War. Only by the firmness of
the farmers in support of the party
was the state saved from going into the
Democratic column. Nearly all the
cities and the more progressive towns
repudiated "the party of Lincoln and
Grant"
1t is in the political change wrought
in the urban communities of Maine that
the signs of an ebbing Republican
tide in the sea Of national politics are
apparent The people of the Maine
cities, who are in closer relation than
the farmers to the industrial affairs of
the country, turned from their former
political allegiance and cast majority
of votes for Democratic candidates.
The Maine election campaign was
conducted on national issues in respect
to the choice of congressman. The fed
eral administration used it's utmost
efforts to swell the Republican vote for
members OF congress, going to the
length of sending the secretary Of war
to Maine on a political stumping tour.
Other headlights of the Republican
party Illuminated the campaign-Sen-
ator Lodge, intimate friend of the
president; "Uncle Joe" Cannon, spea ker
of the house; Senator Beveridge, etc.
If the thickly populated Maine COM
munities have discarded the Republican
party to the extent indicated in the
vote, it is a fair presumption that the
same influences which caused that
change are operative in other states.
Only four out of twenty of Names
larger cities returned Republican plu-
ralities, and none of the four is a city
of the first class in the state.
The result of the Maine election, in
short, points to a strong undercurrent
of opposition to the Republican party,
Of recent origin, but likely to be in
evidence in the general election next
November
The Republican tidal wave of 1904
bids fair to be followed by an ebb tide
in 1906.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
"METH0DISM IS GROWING
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS"
By Associated Press.

by ASSOCldteo f,reSS.
PACIFIC GROVE, Sept 13-This
was busy day for those attending the
California conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church 1t began with early
prayer meeting at a. m. and wound
up with the church extension anniver-
sary late in the evening.
Among the many speeches which
characterized the morning session was
one from DR.. Bovard, editor of the
California Christian Advocate, who, in
acknowledging a gift of $4,000 from the
Cincinnati for the California confer
ence claimants, expressed the undaunt-
ed feeling of California in the face of
the late calamity in the scriptural
phrase, I'VE will not fear though the
earth be removed and the mountains
carried into the midst of the sea-"
Dr. John Coyle read the report of
the Oakland district and DR.. e. d. Mcx
Creary Of Sacramento district both La
mented that in certain parts of those
districts the English speaking popula-
tion was being crowded out by the in
hux of Austrians, Italians, Greeks,
Portuguese and Japanese.
Methodism was reported to be grow
ing by leaps and bounds the growth
in this coast being SO per cent in fif-
teen years. The anniversaries of the
woman's foreign missionary and the
church extension society occupied the
afternoon and evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
LONE ARM" MEMS UNION
FORMED AT CHICAGO
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Sept, lathe lone
armed" mems union was formed here
last night. Its principles are essen
italy humanitarian, it being devised
with special regard for the 1900 maimed
legless or armless switch tenders. flag
men and crossing men employed by the
railroads in and near Chicago.
one Of the first things In the pro-
gram of the new union viii be to Sc
cure more comforta BILE existence for
the disabled members.
The list of the demands to be filed
with the railroad companies embraces
cushioned seats" for members with
stumps, ice water In summer time and
awning shades to protect the tenders
from the heat of the sun and damp
ness.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
ADMIRAL EVANS GIVES
PORTLAND BLACK EYE
Rv Asaoclnted F.ess.

BY Associated F-ess'
WASHINGTON, Sept 13.-Rear Ad-
miraI Evans has sent to the secretary
of the navy report in which he Wig
orousiy crlticises the treatment the
sailors of his fleet received while at
Portland, Maine.
He claims they were beaten by. the
police and refused admittance to places
of amusement because they wore their
uniforms.
Secretary Bonaparte said today that
he would make recommendation TO
congress for Legislation to meet such
conditions and also indicated that Il
would not be the policy of the govern
ment to go out of Its way TO send vesy
sells where seamen are illtreated.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
CASCARA FAMINE
NOW CONFR0NTS US
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Sept. 13.-In the states
of Oregon and Washington, which sup
ply the world with cascara sagrada,
practically no bark was gathered this
year.
The season for peeling has just come
to close, and the returns received
show that not to exceed two carloads
Were peeled in Oregon and only about
four carloads in Washington during the
summer months.
few years ago, when the excitement
in the cascara bark market was at its
height, the daily receipts at Portland
often exceeded that amount. The
quantity harvested was far in excess
of the demand and prices from that
time dropped sharply.
With the decline in value the produce
tion has fallen off, until now the drug
trade of the world is face to face with
a cascara famine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

The Herald congratulates the Es<-
press on its splendid stand for the
newly named Democratic ticket and
platform, and cordially welcomes 1t into
the ranks. It's alignment with the
forces of Democracy and decency, as
against those of Republication and
ring rottenness. will be mutually ad-
vaEtageous.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
REGISTER NOW!

The attention of all Democrats In
called TO the fact that the last day for
registration Will be September 26 and
the last opportunity for transfer Ia on
October IL. Ii is important that all
Democrats get on the registration
books.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14
SAYS OFFICERS
EXCEED POWERS
INVADE HOME WITHOUT A
WARRANT
Judge Orders Police to Return Lie
quors Seized Illegally or Pay
Proprietor of House for
Damage to Goods

BY decision handed down yesterday
by Justice Pierce of, the township
court the local police received con-
siderable setback in their methods Of
securing evidence when the ordinary
means of trailing crime has been ex-
hausted, and Officers Mojonier and
Redmond, who are policemens doing
special duty under the direction of
Capt. Broadhead, were given orders by
the court to either give back certain
liquors taken from the home of Ernest
Doubourge or pay $9O.50 damages for
the goods.
For some time past it has been al
legged that special officers in following
out tips on blind pigs did not take the
ordinary measures of going to the
places in disguise and buying drinks
and then filing information against the
proprietors, but instead went to the
suspected places at night and took pos
session.
Doubourge, keeper of a French cafe
on Also. street, was among the victims
and he had enough spirit to fight back
and enter strong protest for his
rights. He pleaded guilty to a charge
of keeping blind pig, through an
agreement between his attorney and a
deputy city prosecuting attorney, and
readily paid his fine of 500. Then he
demanded back the property of liquors
alleged to have been taken from his
home by the police and stored away in
the police station. He says he met
with a cool reception, was escorted to
the captains private office and told
that he could not have the liquors
back, that he had been engaged in
breaking the laws and his property
was confiscated
Sues Police Officers
Doubourge did not see the affair In
that light and he filed suit before JUS
tice Pierce for claim and delivery, de-
handing back the liquors taken from
him. yesterday the case was tried,
and for more than two hours the Off
GERS were on the stand telling of the
methods used in some cases where the
police are at a loss to secure evidence
In other ways.
Doubourge had been reported to the
police and according to the evidence
given yesterday Mojonier and Red
mond were detailed 70 take care of the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

However, let not the Cuban insur-
gents become too brash. The last eS-
parience Uncle Sam had in warfare was
right in that unsettled isle, and they
know what happened when the Krags
unlimbered.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

Langdon didn't permit his name to go
before the Democratic convention. No;
he saw what happened to his owner, so
he turned tail and skidooed like a
kicked pup.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

Los Angeles is to have a parental
school. This is not school for parents.
children, much as you may think they
need it, and greatly as you would re-
joice thereat.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

A guardian has been appointed for a
Los Angeles couple who gave all their
wealth to Dowie. The fact that they
did this was considered evidence enough
that they needed care taker, If not a
padded cell.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

Chicago has a union of one-armed
men. AS the main object of unions is
to fill both hands full this ones aims
seem to be destined only to half-fulfll-
ment
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

The difference between California and
New York is that the former throws out
as garbage what the latter permits to
run for governor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

place. On August IA, according to the
evidence. Doubourge was out of the
city when the two special officers went
to his place and entered against the
will of the occupants of the place. They
compelled the bartender to show them
where the liquors were kept and then
without a search warrant of any kind
they took all the liquors In the place
and sent for patrol wagon, in which
the entire consignment was taken to
the police station. The next day a
warrant for Doubourge's arrest was
sworn to and he was taken to the
police station and later pleaded guilty
and demanded his goods. He was told
that the goods were held as evidence.
An affidavit from Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Beebe was to the effect that
the goods were needed as evidence, and
an order from Police Judge Austin con-
firmed the affidavit.
Yesterday Doubourge's attorney re-
ferred to these orders as assinine, and
he received a rebuke from Justice
Pierce, but the latter later remarkd
that both Beebe and Austin had over
stepped their authority in issuing
them.
Compared to Cossacks
1t was further proven in court yes
terday that the entries in the police
courts records regarding the case were
faulty
ITO hear of such acts as these one
would imagine that we were living In
the days of the HesSians rule in this
country or that this was municipality
of Russia lorded over by CoSsacks," ="
said Attorney Crawford, who repre-
scented the claimant.
"These Officers seem to appropriate
rather a large share of authority to
themselves when they visit a mans
home at night when he Is not there and
without q search warrant and with
out his consent enter the place and
ransack it and carry off his property.
These officers committed technical
burglary, but being Officers they could
not be prosecuted for 1t.
"We have demanded those liquors
from them under your honor's orders
and have been refused l thought for
a while of securing an order on claim
of delivery and demanding satisfaction
from the constable. A constable could
organize a posse and go to that jail
and break in the doors and take that
stuff and 1 had half mind to resort
to such extreme to get this mans
property"
Exceed Their Powers
Justice Pierce admitted that Craw-
ford was right.
"There is this about the case" said
Justice Pierce. "These officers took
possession of that liquor in an illegal
way and the man is entitled either to
the LIQUOR or the damages equal to
the amount taken. 1t was not neces-
sary to take all that liquor. One bot
lie of wine would have been sfflcient
to prove the mans guilt or innocence.
Furthermore. according to the state
ments of the officers. no account was
kept of the liquor taken from the place.
That shows lax condition of affairs.
A mans property when II Is taken Tor
investiga tion by the police must be
protected and the property clerk must
have an exact memorandum Of the
amount taken. These officers were
probably acting for the good Of the
city, but they exceeded their powers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-14

The more the Democratic ticket and
platform are analyzed the better they
look. The more you look at the Repub-
lica n-railroad outfit, the tighter you
hold your nose That's the difference.