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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
THE HARTMAN
SITUATION
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Will Begin Final Stage oil
Investigation Thursday.
WILL REPORT TO PRESIDENT.
Department of Justice Will be RE
questcd to Compel Railroad NIagnate
To Answer Certain Questions.

Chicago, April A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says
The final stage in the Investigation
of the Hartman situation" will begin
ON Thursday next when the Interstate
commerce commission will hear its
own counsel and that OF involved rail-
roads in explanation of points brought
out in tho testimony taken.
Following arguments the commits
sion VIII refer all testimony to the
Encouragement with a view to the
institution of legal proceedings for
dissolution OF the combination existing
between the Union Pacific, Oregon
Short Line, Southern Pacific and allied
lines which have been found 10 be
competing: and will prepare a report
for information of the president
wherein Will be set forth steps which
the Investigation shows viii Improve
the transportation facilities generally
and legislation necessary to insure
more satisfactory federal regulation
A further decision of the commits
sion will be to request the depart
ment of Justice to compel L. III. uar-
riInan to answer questions pertaining
TO his acts as a private individual
which he declined 10 answer when he
was on the witness stand. 1t may he
that counsel for Hartman Will seek
to avoid such procec dtngs by giving
the commission the Information IL
DEGREES but this is "a remote possibility
The commission lis satisfied that under
the powers granted II by existing law
lis authority TO demand answer TO
personal questions would he upheld
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
FINDS COUSIN HERE.
DR.. Claude Gates Proves to be a Rel
atiyc OF Vaudeville Artist,

Dr. Claude w. Gates this morning dis
covered that he had still another talented
cousin of whose existence he was In ig-
norancc until today in the person of a tall
wIllowy vocalist and yolinist, whose stage
name Is Charlotte RavensCroft, and whose
vocation is vaudeville-via- the church
choir route. Miss RaVonscroIt walked in
upon DIR. Gates at his office with the cas-
ual remark that she guessed they were
cousins and then went on to relate that
her father was q member OF the Kicks
family OF Iowa and her people had asked
her to look up the Glteses when she ar
rived IN Salt Lake.
Miss Ravenscroft was born on farm
near Des Mones, La. Her early life was
spent in looking after the dairy, feed
ing the chickens and turkeys. baking. and
the sundry other duties OF a farmer
daughter Sunday she spent In the organ
loft at the little Methodist church at tho
cross roads, subsequently she learned
to play the violin, and then she took a
few lessons In voice culture from u pro-
lessor In Des Moines, and finally she
made a big hit at a church concert,
This fired her ambition, and, To cut long
story short. she secured u contract on the
famous Keith circuit. whore she was an
Instantaneous success and is now appear
Ing on the Orphenm circuit, being one or
the attractions here this week
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02

election as United States senator; that
~ he, Depew. could be taken care Of
In some other way L thought matters
could be adjusted and the diMerent
cCntending elements in tho party
brought into alliance again, We talk
cd over what could he dOns for De-
pew and finally he agreed If found
necessary he would appoint him as
antba ssador TO Paris,
with full belief that he, the presi-
dent. would keep this agree ntent, 7
came back to New York. sent for
Treas Bliss. who told me that ] WAS
their last hope and that they had ex-
hausted every other resource. In his
presence called pp an intimate friend
OF Senator pepew told him thai Il
was necessary In order 10 carry New
York state that 100000 should be
raised at once. and If he would help
would subscribe $4,000 After a
few words over the telephone, the gen {.
tlenlan said he would let me know,
which he did IN three o. four hours,
with the result that the whole am cunt,
Including my subscription, had been
raised.
"The checks We're given to Treas,
Bliss who took them To- Chairman
COrtelyou. II there We're amy among
them OF life Insurance com panes OF
course CoTtelyon must have informed
The president I do not know who the
subscribers were other than the
friends OF Depew who was an In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
CHICAGO HAVING
LIVELY ELECTION

Chicago, April 2,-The result of to-
days municipal election IN Chicago. NM
, less-the- contest ~ SURPRISINGLY close.
win be indicated 40 minutes after the
poles close at o'clock.
This quick forecast. fOrecasting the
total result, will be due TO the voting
machines which are stationed in each
ward in the city, The instant the polls
close at 4 o'clock the machines will he
opened, the dials read and the result
telephoned to the office OF the election
commissioners in the city hall.
Comparison OF these early results
with the Dunne-HaIlan vote In the
same precincts two years ago vial give
AN Indication OF the result OF today's
election
Special clerks have been assigned by
the election commissioners to record the
results handled over the telephone
Thirty-seven machines are distributed
throughout the 80 wards OF the city, the
Twenty-ffth and Thtrty-first wards
each having two.
The total registration for today is
9g1. 5ss Chief Clerk Powell of the cleo
tion board, estimates that SO per cent
of this number. on 1872 $50 votes. Will be
cast,
a comparatively light vote was cast
during the early hours In the ntst ward
down town, and ii was declared that
this ward. which is usually considered
Democratic by $500 plurality, VIII give
Mayor Dunno only about 1900 plurality
The fact that there Is no Republican
candidate for alderman opposing Nil
chaeI Kenna (EIInky Dinkl, was given
Us one reason for the light VOTE The
voting In other wards was unusually
heavy.
In the twenty first ward, Buses
home, a heavy vote was polled early,
and ii was declared by Francis w T'ay-
lor Republican candidate for alderman
IN that ward, that Busse would win out
by large plurality although Mayor
Dunno carried the ward two years ago
by 500 majority,
Numerous reports We're received by
the election commission OF trouble
throughout the city In one precinct OF
the first ward a policeman stationed
himself In the polling place and refused
to allow anybody to vote unless he was
assured that they would voie right -
He WAS arrested and locked UP,
IN the Seventh ward Tight was pre-
clpltated by two men claiming 10 be
challengers OF The Prohibition party.
who Invaded polling place, carrying
a large camera and claimed the right
to take photo of the voting machine,
They were thrown into the street ana
their camera with them
The judges ~ the election In the
Twentieth precinct OF the Thirty-fourth
ward found that 100 ballots had been
cast after 80 voters had been checked
on. They closed the polling place and
counted the votes several times, ana
long string of waiting voters threat
No. a ..aNa
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Sensational Letter From Hartman To Webster
the to
Therewa Vioaio o Faith al %

dividuat. This amount enabled the
New York stale committee to con-
tinue it's work with the result that
al least 0,O0O votes were turned In
the city OF New York alone. making
a difference OF 100000 votes ia the
general result
There are between z. 200 and 2 $500 ais
tricts In Greater New York, ma IA a
campa Ign such as that. the expenditure
of, saS $50 In each distrlct Tor CAM
paiEn purposes, would lake mora than
sioO.Oe0
Sometime In December. 1905, on my
way from Pennsylvania to New York
stopped and had short talk with the
president He told rue then that he
dsd not think IT necessary To appoint
Depew as alnhaNsAdor to Paris as
agreed. In fact favored him for the sem
are l had not expected that he was
the one (sic) aH "a what would be nec-
essary, but he arrngated that himself,
and l OF course, could say nothing fur
ther- After that / used what Influence
I could to have Depew returned to the
senate, as / considered there had been
an implied obligation which should be
lived up to,
This Is the way 7 was brought to the
surface In the political matters, as |
had never before taken Sny active part
and had only done what ! could, as amy
private citizen might, so you see | was
brought forv ard by Roosevelt In an at
tempt to help him. at his request, the
same us I was In the Insurance matter
by Hyde and Ryan by sheir request for
my help, and in the case Of Ryan
probably would have dropped the mat
ter after our first interview had it not
been for my desire To SAVE Belmont
from taking a position for which he
could have been criticised by the public
press, AS he was the one Ryan desired
me to- influence from opposing Morton
for election as chairman OF the Equit-
able board and Belmont aftcrwnrd
thanked me for taking his part, az it he
had voted against Morton In view of
his local traction contentious with Mr..
Ryan 1t would have BEEN n1tsconStrucd
"Ityan's success In all his mlnipula-
lions. traction deals. tobacco cOpblna-
lions. manipulation OF the Ta.e Trust
company into the Morton Trust COM
pany. the Shoe and Leather bank nto
The National Bank OF Commerce. thus
covering mp his tracks. has been done
by the adroit rnind Of IElthu Root, and
this is the situation which has been
brought about by q com blnation ot cir
cunlstances which has brought together
the Ryan. Root. Roosevelt element
where do ] stande
Yours sincerely
CSigued) ''E n. HARTMAN. ~
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BEL LAMY ST0RER FIGURES
IN M0NTAGNINI LETTERS.

Paris, april 2.-I-ha Figaro today re-
turned again to the documents that
came into the possession OF the French
government at the thine OF the expui-
sion from France at AIgr Alcntagnini,
the former papal nuuciature here. The
paper says these documents aTS ALL In
its possession and II purposes to prlat
separate papers from time to Time as
seems suitable
TQduSs publications consists OF Jhree
documents. the substance of which al
ready has appeared IN the anaIysls of
all The documents made by the paper.
The FIRST document Is a report 10 Car
dtnal Merry DEL Val. the papal serre-
taTy Of state. II begins with reCiting
the visit OF a lady "0t n certain age"
who desired to sell compromising let
tcrs from an archbishop To whom the
nuncio HAD given little good advice,
which the archbishop had promised 10
follow, II theu rehearses the SUBJ
stance Of conversations With jacques
Fluu, president % the Liberal league,
including a statement OF the readiness
OF NJ. Clemenceslu To he bought NJ
l'iou came to this conclusion after a
two hours conversation with NJ. Glenn
encedu. held at the onelusior of a
luncheon party at the house OF an
mcdialy.
The second document. also a report
10 Cardinal Merry del Val, takes alp
principally the opposition 10 the Lib
ertl league met VITA In religious cir
clos, a most interesting portion of
this document refers 10 efforts to Sc
Cnre the appointment of Bethany Storer
as American snbassa dor to Paris in
succession to Gen, Porter
II take this opportunity the report
says, ito inform you that Gem Porter,
the American ambassador. having
manifested his intention TO retire in
ftuence has been exerted With President
Roosevelt 10 get him to appoint Mr..
Stcnsr, an excellent Cathollc and NOW
ambassador az Vienna. to Paris. 1t has
been pointed out to President Roosevelt
Nthat Catholic as enlbas s0dor 10
France a the present moment Is i'm
possible Mr.. Roosevelt who after al
is a tree-thlMker and believing lac woub
be more acceptable TO Mr. Delcasse, h
understood to be disposed TO accept this
suggestion of a secretary who proposes
George Won l.. Meyer. the ambassador
to Italy for the Paris post. Mr.. Meyer
does not know French and is Of Hebrew
origin Know that some one will
make oyertuTes to NJ, Delcasse and that
eventually the president Will favor Mr.
Storer,
The third document Is "A letter from
Cardinal Merry del Val TO the arch
bishop of Lyons instructing him to in
terfere with the League of French WO-
men. rOyalist society which was sup
porting the royalIst candidates instead
OF the Catholic Republicans, Referring
20 the Liberal league, Cardinal Del Val
says:
'Tf they want Ia spend money IN
eIeCtioneerang, let them humid 1t over To
tbn arNbhiehDD who will consult with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02

QUIZ, ,.
e"rraso' Aprll "a SENSATION WAS
created here today by the publication
OF a. latter written In December lpOb. and
,adr,ssaa "a A.. e,,,1,,o,. v,,ol,s,,,, - ~,
:, w Nv. va Nv"
fork alsd alglaed u a. hafrllhat-
Sidney Webster Is a lawyer and writ
err on political subjects. His wife is "A
qistar 40 St,,,,,.as,,.. us,s,, ,,-,, ,as4 49,
W Nv sFe'lte iS,l' S''o VS. vac
PtesiuOHoS Oh the nlltlols Cshtrhi rail-
road a few months ago after alltagon-
izina, Mr. Hartman.
This is the letter;
mir, Sidney Webster. No. 5 East
Seventeenth street. New York.
.cr, e,
LeNr Nit. am Rlad 20 see that
s YOU avs "a loWt1 ana nope sooll 10 nave
a ,. .opputeslplts OIL talShs matters over
win you
i had printed copies OF the testimony
sent you in hope that you would, after
reading them, give me some idea of
where ! stand, for I confess that feel
somewhat at sea In the whole lnsur-
ance matter The trouble originated ia
allowing myself to be drawn into other
peoples affairs, and partly from de-
sire to help them, and at their request
seem to be Like the fellow who got in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
COAL LAND CASES
IN FEDERAL COURT.
Don C. Robbins, Walter G. Filler,
c. M. Freed and Edwin VI.
Senior to Answer.
ARGUMENT FOR DEFENDANTS.
Atty. John M WaIdron Occupies En.
tire Time OF the Session To-day I'm
Support OF Demurrer.

The case OF the United States versus
Don c. Robbins, Walter G. Filler,
Charles NJ Freed and Edwin w Senior
is occupying the attention OF Judge
Marshall in tho federal court today.
The defendants are charged with Grim
ina conspiracy. IT being alleged that
they endeavored TO defraud the govern
ment out OF some of its coal lands in
southeastern Utah,
Indictments were returned against
the said defendants by the fedora
grand jury that sat during the closing
days OF 1906 and for a consdera BILE part
OF January OF the present year De-
muETers We're nterpOsed to the indict
ments on the ground that they did not
aIege sufficient grounds for pTosecu-
ton. and the demWrreTs will be argued
at length pro and con- The entire fore :
noon WAS occupied by John NJ, WaldrOn
of Denver. who is attorney for the
j0nt defendants. He had not finished
when the noon intermlsslon occurred,
and he resumed his argument this
afternoon
Resides Mr.. Wadron, each of tho de-
PENDANTS is represented by counsel, G.
s. Varlan appearing for Mr.. Freed, W.
H. Dickson for Mr. Robbins, r. b.
CrltchIow for Mr. Filler and Mr.. Senior
representing himself Judge Dickson
has been retained by the State OF Utah
10 defend It's title 20 the lands In quos'
tlun. tho sum Of $1,000 having been APP
prOprlated by he last legislature for
the purpose indicated.
The cases against the Utah Fuel COM.
pnny, the Pleasant Valley Coal com-
pany and Arthur T. Sweet viii not
come UP until the present case has been
disposed Of so far as the demurreTs
are concerned They are OF a kindred
nature to the case now al bar and the
outcome OF the decision In this matter
yIll be watched with keen interest by
persons on both Sides Of the contro-
VcTHy,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
NEW BUILDING PROPOSED.
Eighteenth WaTders Find Present
Amusement Hall Too Small

The people Of the Eighteenth ward
have held several meetings Of late To
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of removing
their amusement hall and replacing it
by larger and more up-to-date strue-
tlre Since the present hall was built,
the ward has grown so that IL Is no
longer able To- take care OF the Sunday
schools, and The various other gather
lngs for which Ii rs nseded, and by u
unanimous vote building committee,
conslstlng OF Bishop 7. A Clawson and
Couuselors whitney and Stevenson
with Col. Willard Young and DR. Fred
stauffer associated, was appointed 10
obtain preliminary plans and make an
estimate Of the cost OF a building thar
would IN all ways AL the needs OF ths
ward. The committee IL now at work
and will make u canvass on the WARD
10 sascertain how Tar 1t Is possible To
1-alee the funds needed. Aflother meet
ING win be held IN the near future with
!, view 10 commencing the work Az
soon as plans are finished
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
MANAGERS TRAlNMEN
CONFERENCES CONTINUE.

Chicago April s-rhe conferences be
tWsen Ia managers of The western rail
rnsdx and dha trainmcn and conductors
were rssunlcd today wish cornmiss oner
knapn vi the Interstate commnrct COm-
mission AMI labor Commissioner Nell act
ing AZ poa telnakers.
the situation WAS not changed from
mat OF last light The tneu have ac-
een(ed the Increase offered BY the rail-
.pbSs NIT am stand our for ia wprleinB-
de,, ~ nine hours The railroads are OBJ
JsfaSe on this point and insist that they
hsve made an poisblc concesalOna, II M
Exceeded that The conferences Will COu-
tinte FOR some days
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
JUDGE Lands DENIES
STANDARD OIL MOTION,

Chicago. April Judge Lands ~
the United States district court today
oyerruled the lNotlon or the Standard
on company that the case brought
against rhem charging nlesal taking OF
rebates. be dlsntl ssed ntld ordered lAe
trial 10 proceed,
The dismissal VI the case was asked
upon the gEUuud thAt The government
had failed no make ouI lhe case out
lined In she Indictments
In announcing his decision, Judge
lands said.
1T lis the View OF the court ghat the
defedant ls presumed 10 have known
the lawful rate, because II Is assumed
TO have known the law forblddtng tho
ufe OF any rate that rs mol The pub
llshed rate Under the law the shipper
must ascertain me rate ana guide hlm'
sclG accordingly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
DAUGHTERS OF PIONEERS,
conference Visitors Invited 10 Attend
The Meeting Tomorrow.

AL the meeting u this society to-
morrow all conference visitors arc
cordially invited. lunch VIII be served
az noon, douEhnuts and buttermills,
RIsbop Claws0n will continue his vivid
and Interesting narrative OF unwrlt'
len pioneer history
All Interested Ia senealOey are In
,ited 10 attendi come TO the relic
rnnwe of the society on Wednesday,
and they win ind some members OF
Xxx usnealO logical committee present
Ana plaa 10 give any information or
help possible. me relic rooms VIII be
arJ vlsltors villa be welcome, The
annual eneampmant occurs next week.
vben the s0ciatY VIII carry forward
ifs hsenniai election. Much Interest
/, manifested as 10 The PERSONNEL OF
the next Official board
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY.
Board of Regents May Establish New
Course in State University.

IL is probable that a school or pharr-
acy may be considered at the meeting
of the board OF regents Of The Univer-
sIty of Titan next Monday In an in-
teryew with President Kingsbury on
the subject this morning, he stated tina t
1t was possible that such a course might
be instituted. -'The matter was dis
cusscd two years ago" said hey land
some of tho members of the board APP
proved of it. One oe the members of
the board pointed out at that time the
great demand for competent drug store
clerks in Utah, and abe matter WAS
again incidentally mentioned at the
meeting Yesterday" When asked
what would be done with the other de-
partments now established, he refused
to discuss 1t, stating that 1t was all
speculation what the regents would uo'
and that they wonld like to take care
OF all the departments ii they only had
funds enough,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02

Hall. Walter Leonard and James White.
According to thc story Of one OF inc
boys. thcy wanted 10 see some fun Iney
first attempted TO light Lacocp's. clothlnS
With match but were unslcccssful They
went 10 a drugstore and secured bot
sic VI alcohol iNc contents Of which they
poured oyor tha sleeping bays cloth ns
As the flames envelpped bis body LAcQcQ
was awakened and after a futile attempt
Go exrlnpush the fNnses he rushed mo
the street where ha fen uncOnsco Gus lse
IVES taken to a hospital, where his condl-
tlon YVES said to be serious.
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PLuNDERlNG PEASANTS.
Metropolitan OF Bucharest WILL Re.
Lease Them From Their Oaths

Bucharest. April 2,--The metro olitsn
OF Bucharest Will issue shortly pas
toral letter releasing tho peasantry
from the oaths they took Oh enrolment
I'm inc insurgent forces This is eS-
pected to assist Ia the work OF pacl-
fieatiOn, many fenatical peasants rust
los having sent on word that they could
not cease plunderlng until absolYed
from the oaths'
outlet continues TO prevail IN Mold
avie. but tho troops Will remain under
arms until the peasants resume cultiya-
ton OF the land.
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GERMANS ATTACK
ENGLISH L0NGSH0REMEN EN-.

Hamburg. April Eight English
longshoremen were badly injured and
mary others were slightly hurs ia "A
fight last night with local locked out
longsh Oretnen, The lSngIishmen We're
enbarkng for the ships In the harbOr,
on board OF which they had been
housed In order to keep them from COM
Ing in contact with the locked out men,
when Il mob OF German longshoremOn
fell upon them with STONES. A strong
force of police had TO be hurried TO tins
scene OF the disturbance 10 rescue me
imported lslhorers.
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3. & o. TRAIN DERAILE0.


GAINESVILLE, o., April 2.--Baltlmore &
Ohio westhound passenger Train No. Z
from Washington 70 Chicago, was de-
rallied AT Dillon Falls, hve miles west OF
here this morning while rounding "a
curve, No one WAS injured One coach,
filled with passengers, WIS balanced on
tho Llcking river bank That AZ did
not 90 into the RIVER WAS regarded as
laost miraculous
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PRESIDENT AROUSED.
says rIarriman's Statement
should he Dubbed by d Word
shorter and Uglicr Than
"Untrutlp,"

Washington April 2---President
Roosevelt today gave out a state
ment in reference 10 The letter Of
y. H. Hartman published today.
He charac-erizes the statements
made In the letter, that the pres
ident requested Mr.. Hartman TO
raise a fund for the Republican
campaign fund. as deliberate
and wflfur nntrnth--by rights It
should be characterized by an
even shorter and more uely
word"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
AGRAnfAN OUTBREAK.

NishI. Noygorod Russia, April q
Agrnran disorders have broken out IN
mo serga checsk district In an eu-
counter yesterday wltl troops 10 peas.
ants were wounded and rural guard
WAS killed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
n = ATrY. ARsInnEcIlr SAFE

Monus Ala. April e-United stales
r,tst eAtiy. Auhrecht fears for whose
,asety were expressed lali night IN a ais.
patch from san Frane,l.o wat heard
amhreeht Is on his way 10 San FnanCisco
n, .nalse arrests, II IN said In connection
Vial Inc lottery cases, Ne has bssn Do ,
lausd ~ several olAces-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
THREE BOYS SET FIRE TO
A BOY GUST FOR FUN.''

Chicago April Threo boys whose az
range from " 10 ~ years, were arrested
today charged wirh setting hvo 10 tAr
clothing cf Aiichael Laepco d ll-yeAr-old
boy while the latter 10y asleep In a halI
way. Ths boya gave tlle names ot Lester