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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10

BUILDING TRADES ALLIANCE
Meets first and third Monday at Labor
World Hall, Manhattan Bldg. President.
Edw. Lowe: Vice President, T. g. Fresh
ney; Rec. Sec. VIM. A. Harbour, 1920
Polk street: financial secretary-treasurer,
Geo. F. Walters, 1908 w. Fourth st.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10

.
1877 Il. B. of 8. F.)-Meets on tn
third Tuesday Of each month In Labo
World Hall. Manhattan bull ding. Presi
dent, Gust. Johnson; Vice-president
w. Quandt; guide, Chris. G.. Lar
son secretary-treasurer. John Noble, u
Lake Avenue south
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
STATE CLOSES EVIDENCE
IN SHEETS FELONY CASE
Corroborative Testimony Is Given by
Several Witnesses---Close Relations
Between Crooks and Chief.
Defense Moves for Dismissal on Ground of Lack of Proof
Argument Starts, but Is Cut off by Adjournment

The STATE closed its in the preliminary hearing
Attorney NJ p Banet
connected robbery
him
William Cadwel clerk the
asked him
a
at the Turf
donaldson o
him that
rom town.
Carl NJ Maue bookkeeper
rig andeo to
ne New England addition He
nde
he told mination ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
CONVENTION OF
BANKERS ENDED
Formulation of Currency Re-
form Plan Finally Left
to Committee.

ST. Louis, Oct 19-The American
Bankers association adjourned today.
The convention adopted a resolution to
of currency reform plan to a commit
tee to be appointed by the executive
council which shall confer with the
New York chamber of commerce COM
mittee and submit a plan for enactment
into law by congress.
The assembly listened to the report
of the banking legislative committee,
read by Chairman Arthur Reynolds,
president of the Des Moines National
bank, introducing the currency subject
and setting forth the plan formulated
by the committee for a creditor cur
rency clearance. The plain comprised
ten sections, and Chairman Reynolds
stated that it was prepared with con-
sideration as to the condition of the
country, its necessity, the temperament
of the people, and the best interests of
the citizens as a whole, aiming to pro-
tect the interests of the humblest citi-
zens, as we'll as those of the wealthy.
The moment the reading of the COM
mittee'S report was concluded the con-
vention was in an uproar. Resolutions
were offered to adopt the report as
whole, another to refer it back to the
legislative council without recommen-
datiOn. another to consider the sections
ad seratim, and all the while delegates
wildly clamoring to discuss the subject
and give expression to individually for
mulated plans. An hours discussion
was finally agreed upon and the dis
cussion vas without definite conclu-
sion. AT the expiration of the time
limit resolution to refer the report
of the legislative council to a special
committee was adopted and ended the
matter.
officers were installed and the con-
vention adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
WATER PROBLEM IS SOLVED
New Copper Camp in California Can
Now Proceed With Develop
ment Work.
Especial to The Herald

GreenWater, Cal. Oct. ia. d. Nash
and Dr. Ford, acting for the Green
water Townsite company, have at last
solved the water problem by buying the
Elffner and Manning spring, situated
about six miles north of town This
spring is at an elevation sufficient TO
enable gravity system to be used
There has been serious shortage in
the supply, which has been formerly
hauled in from Furnace creek bv team.
A great many companies have been Sc
rlously handicapped in doing active de-
velopment work, owing to this shortage
and the development of this new supply
means new life for this camp
The conflict in title between Nixon
and Wingfield, who own the Copper
Helmet group and Creighton and Hen
bricks, who own the Solace group. has
been settled. One of the largest active
mining corporations in America has
settled this contest by buying out both
contestants at a price said to run we'll
into six figures. This means the OPEN
ing of what. has always been known
as the richest and strongest showing
in camp by people who are known to
be active developers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
LOSE LIVES IN
BOARDING HOUSE
Ten Men Burned to Death in
Their Beds at Birmlng-
ham, Ala.

Birmingham. Ala, Oct. 19.-Ten men
were burned to death, two perhaps f>-
tally injured. and third slightly hurt
as the result of a fire which DESTROYED
the boarding house OF Mrs z. E. Wat
ley, at 1131 Third avenue, between 9
and o'clock this morning.
Dead
w. n. Nicholas, street car conductor.
D. B. Neal, street car conductor
w. B. Taylor, street car motorman.
G.. c. Preston, conductor.
Edward Caldwell. motorman.
E. B. HenshaW, conductor.
G.. B. Burns, motorman.
VIM. T. Hall, conductor.
w. b Livingston, rolling mill man.
Ollie II. Hines, employee Birmingham
Paint q Glass company.
Injured.
G. z. Hentch, street car conductor
q. w. Troutman, motorman.
{. E. Keith, street railway employe.
There were twenty-one boarders in
the house, almost all of whom were
street car employees. In addition there
were three other persons, Mrs Watley
and her two sons All have been ac-
counted for.
All the dead and injured occupied
rooms on the second story of the house.
Burglars have been detected on the
premises twice within the last two
months and Mrs Watley thinks the
house was burglarized and then set on
fire
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

him that he had won this money the
night before at poker. and asked him
what he thought Of suckers who
would carry $4,000 about with them.
He also told ROdigkeit that they were
sent out of town on a train and hoped
they would keep going. Donaldson
said he thought he would open q
gambling house above the Occidental
saloon with the money he had won
Carl NJ. Mauck. bookkeeper for Nc
Coy'S livery, corroborated the testimony
OF William McWhirter regarding the
trip TO the New England addition Of
Bell and a companion with a rig from
that livery He said that he hired the
rig TO the men. who told him where
they were going, and that the younger
McWhirter came in and asked where
the rig was going, and told him The
story Of the robbery. He said that
Thomas McEyoy. the proprietor sent
man on horseback to follow the men
who went in the buggy
Mrs. Lena Perkins, one of the own
erS of the Sanitarium rooming house.
swore that two men were stopping at
her rooming house during September
who gave their names as Bell and Da-
Wis, and that they left about Sept %.
William Cross-Examined More.
When court opened yesterday morn
ing, William McWhirter was still on
the stand under REORGANIZATION He
was questioned closely by Judge Var
ian concerning his trip to McCoy's Iiv-
cry and his seeing Bell and his compan-
ion drive away from the barn. He was
asked who Bells companion was, and
said he did not know. He said it was
a man who looked very much like Da-
Wis, but was not Davis, though il may
have been his brother.
When you saw Bell and his compan-
ion at the livery barn, why didn't you
call a policeman" asked Judge Varian
Il did, replied McWhirter Il called
young fellow who was working there
and sent him for a policeman, but neil
Their he nor the policeman came back
again.
''why didn't you denounce Bell at the
livery barn?'
Il did denounce him.
Were you suspicious of Bell at that
time?"
Eyes, sir, and of every one else.
thought I was in land of vagabonds
and thieves
when did you see the policeman
shortly after 1 left the livery barn."
What did you tell him?"
II told him my brother and / had
been robbed of over $4,000, and that
one of the robbers had just driven to-
ward the New England addition 1 told
him the chief knew OF the robbery and
requested him to telephone him the fact
that the robber had started for the west
side. He said he would, and went to a
tobacco store. where he said he would
telephone FROM
Continued on Pace 3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
: jim" DONALDSON
IS ARRAIGNED
Maintains Air of Unconcern
When Facing Court on
Charge of Robbery.
BAIL is FIXED AT $4,000
is RETURNED TO CELL IN coUN-
TY JAIL.

Doctor" James Donaldson, better
known by the sporting fraternity of
Salt Lake as Jim" Donaldson. was ar
raigned before Judge j. ]. Whitaker of
the city court yesterday. Two counts.
one of grand larceny and another of
robbery were placed against him, and
ne was placed under $4,000 bail for each
count.
Donaldson was the doctor in the
gang which got $10.373 from Alexander
McWhlrter, Scotchman, who with his
brother was visiting this country When
the affair became public Donaldson dis
appeared. He was located by the sher-
IFS office at Hot Springs, Ark, and
Deputy Sheriff Joseph c. Sharp was
sent after him. Deputy Sheriff Sharp
reached Salt Lake shortly before day
light yesterday morning with Donald
son and his alleged wife, Effie or Ellie
Fay Donaldson was placed in the
county Jail.
While in Hot Springs, Donaldson and
the Fay woman posed as man and wife
and to patients at the baths were
known as Mr.. and Mrs. Harry James.
Ellie Fay, as she is commonly known.
although her first name is Fife. was
arrested yesterday as an accessory to
the fact. She was taken before Judge
Whitaker last evening, who fixed her
bail in the sum of 81. 00O This sum
was furnished by women of her class
around town, and she was released from
custody Upon securing her freedom
she went to friends at a house on lower
Main street. She avoided visitors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
HEAVY FINE IMPOSED.
New York Central Railroad Will pa,
$1o3,o00 for Rebatino.

+ New York, Oct 19.-Judge Holt In a
y the United States circuit court inn A
y posed a fine of $685. 900 on the New 4
= York Central q Hudson River rail- 4
4 road for granting rebates to Lowell 4
4 NJ. Palmer, who has charge of trans !
3 portation for the American Sugar !
+ Refining company. There were six 1
4 counts. and fine of $4,000 was i'm !
y posed in each. 4
y Frederick l.. Pomeroy, assistant !
y traffic manager of the New York !
\ Central, was fined $1,000 on each 1
y count a total of Sc. 600. 1
r Judge Holt criticised the practices !
4 of the railroad. !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
JOHN D. AT HOME,

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 19-John d
Rockefeller unexpectedly arrived II
Cleveland on a Lake Shore limited trair
early today. He came from his resi-
dence at Pocantico Hills, n. Y In.
stead of coming directly into Cleveland
by train he alighted at Collinwood, {
suburb, and boarded a street car fol
his home at Forest Hill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
SECRETLY MARRIED.

Yondon, oct. 19.-Hon Henry Lynd-
hurst Brue, eldest son of Lord Aber-
dare, and Camille Clifford. an America n
actress. We're secretly married under a
special license by the registrar on Oct.
IL. Her marriage has made no inter-
ruption in MISS CIfford's appearance III
1.-THE Belle of Mayfair" in a local the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
Bill Used as Napkin.

William G.. Rodigkeit, night manager
of the Vienna cafe, testified that DON
ALLISON came into that restaurant about
o'clock the morning following the ROB-
berry and used a 81 900 bill as a napkin
while he ate. and at the same time dis
playing $500 bill and several other
bills. On this occasion Donaldson told
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
SOME ANXIOUS MOMENTS,

Washington, Oct. 19-Secretary of
State Root, Secretary of War Taft, At
torney General Moody and Representa-
tive Sherman of New York held a long
conference with President Roosevelt at
the White House tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
RESULT OF SMOOT In POLITICS

rswhoha
Of
U.
an address on Moonsm
United
You vrIlt
Martin, unanimously
This evening there public meeting
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

Money is lost through "plung-
lng"-going into campaigns on
too large a scale and spending
money without sufficient fore
thought.-System.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

The state rested in the preliminary
hearing of the Sheets case shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon and the
defense Immediately moved for a dis
missal of the case on the grounds that
the offense charged in the complaint
is not sustained by the evidence in
troduced. The argument was still in
progress at the close of the afternoon
session. and an adjournment was taken
until Tuesday morning, when the case
will be resumed.
The evidence introduced yesterday
was mainly Of a cOrrObOratiVe nature
though many new circumstances con-
nected with the case were brought out
Attorney NJ. P. Braffet, who acted
as counsel for Alexander McWhirt er
before the case was turned over to
the county authorities, testified that in
a conversation with the chief he sug-
gested that Jim Donaldson was one
of the robbers. The chief said he did
not believe Donaldson was connected
with the swindle, whereupon Braffet
took him to the Antler rooming house.
where Mrs. Young gave them descrip-
ton of one of the confidence men which
tailed very closely with that of Don
aldson. The chief. however, still per
sisted that he was of the opinion that
Donaldson had nothing to do with the
theft.
Druggist Heard Conversation.
Fred Anstee, proprietor of the Sun
drug store, swOre that on the afternoon
Of Sept. 10 between 4 and o'clock Al
exander McWhirter and a short man.
who answered the description of Bell.
the bogus policeman, came into his drug
store. The short man rushed to thu
telephone and called up number 10 and
asked for Chief Sheets and then for De-
tective Raleigh. He further Corrobor-
ated the testimony of Alexander Nc
Whittier by saying that McWhirter had
asked him whether or not his COM
panion was police officer.
William Cardwell, clerk in the LIE
Roy cigar store, also corroborated the
evidence of the elder McWhirter in this
same particular. He said that McWhir-
ter asked him if the man who was
accompanying him was a policeman
and told Cardwell that he had been
robbed of $4,000.
W. ]. Casey, cashier at the Turf Ex-
change, testified that he was called
from his hotel at midnight one night
about the middle of September 10
change a $1,000 bill for Donaldson.
which he did.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

The Hall Room boys still con-
time to get along somehow on,
$3.50 week, and Braggo the
Monk shows how to put up a
stovepipe.
Next Sundays funny section.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
Donaldson Not Handcuffed.

Arrangements were quickly made to
hold his arraignment at o'clock.
Shortly after 4:90 o'clock yesterday
afternoon Donaldson was taken to the
city and county building by Deputy
Sheriff Sharp. He was not bandcuffed
but walked along at the side of his
captor. Donaldson retains his imrnacu-
late appearance. When he stepped
through the steel doors of the county
jail yesterday to walk to court, he was
dressed in neat gray suit, a gray hat
and snort gray top-coat. He was clean
ShaYen and not hair on his head or
Of his mustache was out of place.
Ready" he asked Deputy Sheriff
Sharp
We are" was the answer, and to-
Setner they left the building. The dep
uty sheriff took his prisoner along back
streets TO the county building to avoid
the Second South street crowds. Don
dIdson chatted with his guard and did
not seem at all worried
He was met in the hallway of the
tlrst floor in the county building by his
lawyer, Major Samuel A. King. Both
coHversed in undertones for several
minutes County Attorney Farley P.
Christensen, who had approved the
complaints made out against Donald
son, was waiting, as were a number of
court attaches. Donaldson faced Judge
Whitaker precisely at the hour.
He was asked if his true name was
James Donaldson. He answered i'm the
Affirmative.
Major King waived the reading of the
complaints and entered a plea of not
guilty to both. He then asked that
bonds be made in sum not tD exceed
$500. He said that the charges would
not permit of higher bail being made.
and asked that the court in fixing bonds
rame the sum with regard to tho
charges, and not the notorietv srr-
rounding the defendants alleged con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20
Bonds Fixed at $4,000.

County Attorney Farley p. Christen-
sen addressed the court when Major
King had finished, saying it was his
belief and~desire that bonds should be
named in the sum of $4,000. Judge
Whitaker promptly announced that
bonds of $4,000 would be named for each
count, making bonds in the sum of
10000
This appeared to be decided sur-
prise to the defendant. He Strengthened
in his seat, but said nothing. When
Judge. Whitaker finished spea king
Major King said an effort would he
made TO secure the, sum named at once
probably from the Utah Savings e,
Trust cOmpany-and asked if the pris-
oner would be released from Gus
tody upon depositing the sum. He
wanted to know if Donaldson could be
given his liberty without further cor
ference with Judge Whitaker. His
honor announced that the county at
torney could approve the bonds and
with this Donaldson would be released.
This ended the proceedings.
"Must Think I'm Bad One"
AS Donaldson rose with his usual
grace, he nodded to an acquaintance
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-20

Continued on Page 3.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-20
Gigantic Project Will Be
Turned Over to Opera
tors Tonight.
ITS RANK NOW THIRD
Simplex and Conkey Plants Only
Local Industries of Greater
Magnitude.

Today the Gibson yards. the million
dollar project of the Chicago. Indiana
s. Southern railroad. was completed
and the engineers will turn them over
to the traffic department of the road
tonight.
Railroad men in Hammond and In
fact all over the west are Interested
in these yards which are not only the
most modern in the vicinity Of Chicago
but are among the largest in the west.
The gravity system of classifying
cars and assembling trains is used
and is to facilitate this work
wonderfully. There are yards for
receiving cars from the east and for
classifying them when they are west
bound and vice versa and by peculiar
arrangement it is possible to inter-
change the cars from east bound yards
to west bound yards and send them
back in the direction from which they
came.
The yards have a capacity OF $500
/, cars day and total track Of 35 miles.
More Room at Gibson.
Originally the yards and shops were
located at Indiana Harbor but the
growing Importance of the road de-
manded that they be increased in size
and so the site at Gibson was selected.
The shops and roundhouse have been
thoroughly equipped with the most up
to-date machinery and have been con-
structed Of the best available material
The roundhouse is to have a capacity of
twenty five engines. There will be 250
men employed in the shops and about
200 in the yards in addition to the
engineers and fremen all of whom are
well paid and a desirable class of citi-
zens. AS an industry the Gibson yards
will rank third. in Hammond with the
Conkey plant and the Simplex the only
concerns that employ more men.
The magnitude of the work may be
appreciated when 1T is known that over
half million cubic yards of sand have
been used to fill in and from 600 to 400
men have been employed in the work
of construction and yet the work has
required only about six months to COM
plete.
Besides the yards and shops, a large
office building has been built and the
road has subscribed enough for a splen-
did Y. NJ. C. A. building. The project
was planned and executed by Frank
Beckwith. the general superintendent
of the road who recently resigned and
went west for the Northern Pacific.
He has been succeeded by a. J. Hays.
Frank Stewart viii have charge Of
the yards and J. T. Flazin will be in
charge of the shops from now on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-20
Purchase of Acreage by
Standard People Leads
to Supposition.
LAND NEAR CRISMAN
100000 Paid For Sixty Acres After
Making Drilling Tests-Sale
Causes Excitement.

Have the officials of the Standard
oil company discovered that Porter
county is rich in oil?
Upon several occasions there have
been rumors that evidences of oil have
been found both there and in Lake, but
these have all been hushed up as fast
as they took form and nothing more
has been heard of them.
The latest news in regard to the
matter comes in the form of a purchase
within the past few days of sixty acres
near Crisman, Ind, by the Standard
OIL company from Mrs. Dombey of Ho-
bart for 100000. It Is claimed that
previous to the purchase the Standard
people drilled all over the place and
that their discoveries in the way of oil,
warranted the excessive pricc paid for
the acreage.
That 100000 is an exhorbttant price
for land in the vicinity there is no
doubt and this indication that the
Standard Oil company has discovered
oil in considerable quantities in the
neighborhood. has caused a great deal
of excitement in this portion of Porter
county
The Standard just finished drilling at
Dune Park but it is said that the re-
suits did not warrant the investing OF
any money IN this neighborhood.
A year ago traces Of oil were found
at McCoof and Wheeler and 1t is be-
lieved that the Standard is following
up these leads in hope Of finding the
main deposits.
The discovery of oil In the vicinity
OF a thriving manufacturing district
would mean a great boom to all the
towns IN Lake and Porter counties.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-20
STUDY UP OLD WAY
INSTEAD OF MAKING REFORM
Committee Appointed in Porter County
to Look After Pupils Spelling
AbnIty-Lake County Teachers Say
Plan is Good Here.

committee has been appointed by
the Porter county high school associa-
tion to investigate the spelling abil-
ity of the pupils in the county.
Lake county eachers who are In
touch with school affairs in the neigh
boring county say that 1t is a wise
plan and that II should be followed
in this county. In Porter county the
committee is composed Of:
Prof A. A. Hughart, C. H. Bartz and
]. NJ. Lentz. They discovered that spell
ing has been somewhat neglected in
the public schools throughout the
county, Notwithstanding the argument
put up by a young school girl in her
teens, who said: why isn't it just
as good taste to spell kissed k-i-s-t?
1t doesn't change the taste. and short
ening the spelling doesn't shorten the
kiss" But, nevertheless, the commit
tee has rendered its verdict and the
spelling will be more carefully looked
after in the various public schools
throughout Porter county In the
future. County superintendent S
c. Ferrell heartily indorses the recon-
mendations and encourages the teach
ers in the county to give 1t their
earnest support.
The committee recommends that
the teachers individually hold con-
tests in their schools as often as ad-
visable. and that they enter into con-
tests with other schools in their
township; Furthermore, that they hold
a township contest. each school to
send the number Of contestants agreed
upon by the teachers of the township.
The rules TO be followed in these
tests are:
L Use our new spelIer. beginning
with first grade words. not going be-
yond fifth grade words for the town
ship contests unless necessary.
.. Pupils should pronounce the
word before spelling It.
s. Only one trial to be allowed.