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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16

Tears sprang to the eyes Of veteran
newspaper men who have been life
long acquaintance, and whose papers
have conducted against him and his
political associates a long and bitter
campaign for the publication of mu~
nicipal affairs The accused man was
several times all but overcome by emo
ton. When he reached the final words
of his address, desire to Withdraw
my plea of not guilty and enter the
contrary plea"-his voice was sunk to
a whisper But so intense was the ST.
lcnce that it reached TO the far corners
of the room.
GuiItIess of Extortion.
Though Abraham Ruef has formally
declared himself to be guilty of the
charge OH which he was about 10 be
tried, he nevertheless proclaims his in
nocence. He confesses that he is guilty
of having cOnnived in the corruption in
municipal officials, but he denies. with
all the emphasis a man in his unhappy
position can command, that ne is guilt
less of the crime of extortion charged
against him. He declares that his sole
motive in accusing himself in open
court was TO save the lives of tbSss
who are nearest and dearest to him, his
aged father and mother, his maiden
sister and niece.
In the course of a long and frank con-
versatiOn this afternoon with a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press in a
room at the house No. 2S49 Fillmore
street. which for the last month or
more has been his prison, Ruef said:
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
WYOMING COAL LAND CASE
Right of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to Withdraw Public Lands
Is Questioned

Cheyenne, May 15.-T. S. Taliaferro. at
torney for a company Of Rock Springs
capitalists, announced today that he had
taken an appeal to the interior depart
ment from the decision of the land of
flee at Evanston, Wyo., which refused to
accept a coal filing on 100 acres of
land in Sweetwater county, on account
OF the order issued by the interior de-
partment last fall withdrawing all coal
bearing lands from coal entries.
II the decision of the secretary of the
interior is averse to the appellants, the
case will be taken TO the supreme court
Of the United States.
The case will involve the qusti6n of
whether the secretary of the interior de-
partment, acting under the orders of the
president, has the power or the right to
withdraw public lands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
GREAT SURPRISE
OVER ELECTIONS
Anti SemiteS and Socialists
Powerful Factors in Lower
House of Parliament.

Vienna. May 15.-The returns from
the elections held throughout Austria
yesterday, while incomplete, show that
the most powerful parties in the lower
house that will assemble in June will
be the anti-semites and the socialists.
The spells of the first election in Aus
tria under universal suffrage have gone
to the factions that were possessed of
the best party organization. This is
especially the case with regard to the
socialists and the country ras not yet
recovered from its surprise The social
list gains were mostly in the Industrial
centerS of Vienna and Prague, and in
the German manufacturing districts of
Bohemia and MoTavia. In the las.
house the socialists had only eleven
seats, whereas they now have already
secured sixty seats. and they are IikeI5-
to get more in the rebaliotinE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
AFFIDAv|TS IN
THE EDDY SUIT
One Filed by Former Senator
Chandler Containing a Let
ter of George Glover.

Concord. y. H., May 1j.-Addhional
affidavits were fled by the plaintiffs in
the Eddy accounting suit in the supe-
rior court today. One is the affidavit
OF William E. chandler, containing the
letter which George W. Glover wrote
TO his mother, Mrs. Baker Glover Eddy,
from Washington, Feb. %, 1907.
In this letter, which was addressed:
My Dear Mother" Mr.. Glover says:
Both before / left home 5nd fater
coming east I learned facts which con-
vince me that steps should be taken
concerning your property IN the way Of
legal proceedings which will satisfy
everybody that you are being legally
served by those whom you most int
plicitly trust in your present bodily
and mental weakness natural to your
advanced age.
The letter then refers to difficulties
that Mr.. Glover says he and his daugh-
ter Mary had experienced i'm trying to
visit his mother in Concord, and says:
His Doubts Remained.
ron Jan. Mary and went to Con-
cord and had an interview with you
and the painful doubts which had been
excited in my mind were not overcome
by that interview.
Various notions of YOURS seemed
strange to ire, especially when you
said that you believed t:.at your stu
dents and the man who gave you that
pair of beautiful horses wanted them
to run away and XIII you: that men
had broken into the house aud stolen
your will: that the will was missing
when you went to look for l., and that
upon the same day you made another
will and placed it in Mr.. Streeters
strong place, you not remembering Mr.
StreeteT's name until / suggested it,.
The letter then tells o. the return to
Washington of Mr.. Glover and MS
daughter and Of alleged efforts of Mr.
Farlow and of Mr.. Tomiinson to secure
from Mr.. Glover letters which had been
sent him by his mother. and OF letters
he received signed with &c mothers
name urging him to give up tine let
tiers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
SECURED A POSITION
FOR B0YH00D FRIEND

Helena. Mont, May 15-Through the sf-
forts of II {. Bell mayor of Marshall,
H.. and a bOyhood friend of Seth Dix
convicted in June, 1901, of murder in the
second degree, Governor Toole today par
doned Dix.
Four years ago Mr.. Bell offered to
come to Montana to try to secure "A par
don If Dix paid his actual expenses
Through the sale of hair brides, Dix Sc
cured the necessary sum and Eel arrived
here Monday. looked up the facts and
laid them before the governor, who acted
favorably.
Dix was convicted of the killing of Ben
Davis at a road house near Billings
Each man pulled a gun. but Davis was
a trifle slow and was shot dead
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16

Boise. Ida, May 15.-The unexpected
uncovering of a vein of prejudice
against Harry Orchard and his testimony
during the further examination OF tales
men in the Steunenberg murder case to-
day led to the first sharp wrangle be-
Tween counsel and involved the name of
president Roosevelt in an acrimonious
discussion. The day and the incident be-
gan with Samuel Wingate, the eleventh
Jalesman, in the hands of the defense for
examination in chief. Questioning had
proceeded a short distance when 1t de-
NeiOped that MIR. Ningate was biased
against Orchard and unwilling TO accept
the testimony which it is expected he
will give against the prisoner. The de-
tense naturally tried at once TO show
mat Wingate's state of mind on the sub
Ject was not sucn as would warrant his
removal from the box, but when the tales
man repassed to the hands OF the state,
Senator Borah quickly drew from him the
1lat4footed statement that he could not
Orchards testimony. Wingate was upon
This excused, the defense excepting to
the courts ruling. and from thencefoc-
ward the state was particular TO test all
taiesmen on the principle.
Less Credence to Orchard.
Talesman A p. Burns, who finally sue
ceeded to Wingate's seat said under oath
that he was not prepared to give the
same credence to Orchard that he would
extend TO other Witnesses but his atti-
Iude was not deemed SUFFICIENT TO war
rant his removal The question REQUIRED
at the afternoon session, when Senator
Borah put the covering question to Tales
man William McGuff1n, who succeeded
Talesman Henry of seat six after the lat
ter had been eViCted for implied bias on
the testimony of r. z. LOvelace-the first
witness called in the case-who swore
that Henry had told him that Haywood,
Meyer and PettibOne would not have been
brought here If they had not been mixed
up in the case"
Tilt Between Lawyers.
Clarence DarroW of the defense object
ed TO the question and Senator Borah
itude that the defense has taken in re-
gard 20 MCFARLAND. Taft and Roosevelt,
] do not think they would stick on any
technicalities at this late day
we didn't ask as 10 the effect OF Mc-
Parland's testimony" said Messrs. Oar
low and Richardson together.
IF Roosevelt is TO be brought here to
testify We might have something more to
say" went on Mr.. Richardson.
Roosevelt can take care of himself
wherever he is, retOTted BOrah
, We'll, / don't know about that said
barrow.
Ar Exception Taken.
Judge Wood directed counsel to proceed
with the case, but Mr.; Darrow. who was
standing, took formal exception TO the
remarks of Mr.. Borah.
I will be glad TO eliminate Roosevelt if
Eou will" replied Borsn. He was
brought into the case by the defense"
He came in himself" said Mr. Rich
ardson. He is 1000 miles away and he
writes letters
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
GEARY Street
ROAD GIVES IN
Striking San Francisco Carmen
/ Get So a Day and Eight
Hours on One Line.

San Francisco. May 15.-The Geary
street road has granted the demands of
the striking carmen and will resume Op-
erations tomorrow morning on basis of
Sc for an eight-hOur day. The board of
supervisors notified the officials of the
line last Monday that unless the company
started its cars the city would take over
the road and operate it. The line runs
from the junction of Ceary. Kearney
and Market streets TO Golden Gate park
Today was comparatively a quiet one in
sthe street railway strike. The United
Railroads had 126 cars in operation and
but few minor acts of violence were re-
ported.
Few Cases of Violence.
President Calhoun of the United Rail-
roads. after touring the downtown and
western addition districts in his automO-
bile. said:
..I-p to o'clock things are quiet today
along the line. Only two cases of dis
turbance have been reported to me thus
far and they were scarcely worth noting.
The police protection has been increased
greatly since yesterday"
The plan of the striking carmen to es-
fablish a line OF busses from the ferries
10 different parts OF the city went into
effect today. on these a 10-cent fare viii
lie charged The Garments union has in
Ftructed boycott on all firms whose en-
ployes ride on the cars
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
CITIZENSHIP IS
DESIRED BY JAPS
Petition for Naturalization of
Subject of the Mikado Will
Be Filed in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. May 15--The first formal
petition for naturalization of a japanese
ever received at the office of the Los
Angeles county clerk will be received
tomorrow. A local attorney representing
japanese clients who are believed to have
undertaken a test case involving the right
of japanese to American citizenship to-
DAY telephOned TO the county clerks Of
flee and requested that first papers be
Issued. He was advised to appear in per
son before the county clerk. The latter
Will seek the advice of the district attor-
ney before taking action
Assistant District Attorney Hartley
who filed instructions regarding such an
attempt, said today
1T is my opinion that the japanese can
be naturalized if they want to make a
fight for it. This is made possible bv a
correction of the naturalization laws
made by congress in 1906
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
CLOSE VOTE N WISCONSIN
Anti-Stephenson Republicans Com
bined on HatteR-Three Hen
Went Back on Pledges.

= Madison, Wis, May 15.-Ihe ::
:. senatorial contest 5 near its final ::
= stage. The anti-Stephenson Re- ::
= nubiicans this afternoon decided :
= 10 drop Esch and vote for Hatten. Z
= and fifty-thro votes were pledged :
= TO Hatten, one more than enough :.
{. to elect in caucus. Tonight. how Z.
:, ever, one changed to Stephenson :.
:, and two refused to vote. leaving :.
:. Hatten with fifty-ene. The eau :
:. Gus then adjourned, but il is ex- I
:. pected that the election viii take :.
= place tomorrow by the aid of the !
= Democrats. After the caucus the
= legislature took one ballot, as fol- I
{. lows: Hatten, so; Stephenson, As; !
= Bird fDem.), Il: scattered, II
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
BIG BUNDLE BURNED.

= Los Angeles, May 5.--A story has \
4 reached here of the accidental burn :
\ ing of a stage in Death valley, near !
y Ash Meadows, on Sunday afternoon, \
= in which $4,000 in bank bills and $l3- =
\ 900 i'm registered mail were con- :
4 sumed. The driver Ed Love, was !
\ compelled to unhitch the horses !
y quickly TO save them. The stage is :
y supposed TO have caught fire from a y
y cigar which the driver wsLs smoking 4
y Love reached Clearwater Sunday \
r. night with his four horses and relat- !
4 ed the story. The money was con- !
= signed to the Greenwater hank !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
PRESIDENT WHEELER
OFFERED NEW PLACE

Boston. May 15,-Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
president OF the University of California,
has been offered the presidency of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. to
succeed President Henry 5. PTOtchett.
who announced his resignation last De-
cember TO devote his attention TO the Car
negie fund.
The information was given In state
ment by a prominent member of the in
stitution corporation made public today.
The election is subject to confirmation
by the vote of the entire corporation.
which will meet upon the last Wednes-
day Of this month, but it is thought tina.
they will approve of the executive CON-
mittee's choice of President Wheeler
President Wheeler = a native of this
state. having been born N Randolph N
1854.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
MORE MONEY PROMISED.
increase to Be Received by Rio
Grande Employees.

Denver, May 15.-Wages of passenger
conductors on the Denver 6 Rio Grandc
railroad VIII be increased $40 a month.
those of passenger firemen and brakemen
$500 a month. and a general increase of 6
per cent will be given all men in the
freight service and overtime paid for on a
pro rata basis. These. in brief. are said
TO be the terms of the settlement agreed
upon at the final conference last night
between General Manager A. G. Ridgway
of the railroad and the representatives of
the employees and of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and the Order of Rail-
road Conductors. In order to reach a
peaceful settlement both sides made sub
stantial concessions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
IDAHO LAND FRAUD CASES
Defense Not Ready for Trial and
Seeks to Disqualify Marshal
and His Deputies,

Moscow. Ida. May 15.-The defense in
The NORTH Idaho land fraud and con-
spiracy cases today filed with Judge
Dietrich motion to disqualify Omitted
States Marshal r. Round and his depu-
ties, and asking for the appointment OF
an elisOr. The disqualification is based
upon the alleged interview with Rounds
published Nov. % 1906 in the Boise
Statesmsn. III which il is said the mar
shsl stated many things untrue and pre-
judicial to the defendant.
The defense served notice upon the
prosecution THAI IL was not ready to pro-
coed TO trial at this term Of the court
and will ask for acOntinuance and re-
sist any attempt to force il to proceed
at this time.
The morniI g session was devoted to
arguments on an application for a bill
of particulars ana demurrer TO the
Indictments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX.
Rigid Quarantine Established in
Several Iowa Towns.

Sidney. Ia. May 15.-SmaIlpox has bro
ken ont in numerous places in southwest
ern Iowa and guarantees are being es-
tabiished at different towns. At Riverton
none are permitted to enter or leave the
town. Armed guards are in charge of
every road leading into the place and a
number of travelling men are cooped up in
the hotel. Sidney is patrolled by guards
and none from the newly infected towns
are permitted to enter. Hamburg is ex-
ercising a strict watch over all entering
there and yesterday four persons who
had escaped from Riverton were arrested
and returned to that town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
ALL POINTS WILL GET
THE REDUCED RATES

ST. Paul. May 15.-General reductions in
passenger rates to all points will soon be
announced. to become effective July /.
These reductions will be due to the lesis-
lation by the legislatures of Minnesota
and North Dakota. whereby the Mime
sofa mileage is reduced to 2 cents per
mile and in North Dakota 10 2iz cents.
The Minnesota rate became effective Nav
1, but the North Dakota rate does not be-
come effective until July /.
A. l.. Craig. passenger traffic manager.
states that the Great Northern will allow
all points it's system to receive the
benefit Of the lower rates provided by
the Minnesota and North Dakota laws.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
KILLING FROST REPORTED,
Central and Western Nebraska Hav.
ing Winter Weather.

Omaha Neb. May 15-The weather bu-
reau reports killing frosts over central
and western Nebraska last night. and
light frOsts over the eastern portion of
the state. Snow fell this morning at many
points along the Missouri river. Dead
wood, S. D.. reports two feet of SNOW
In central and western portions of Ne
braska It was clear. Indications are for
slowly rising tempera ti:res.
The heavy winds of the last three DAYS
are reported to have blown the green bugs
pre- ctically all over the wlleat-gFowing see
ton. invasiOns being made in large pOr-
tions not heretofore infected.
The rains and SHOWS OF yesterday and
last night are of great benefit to wheat
as well as to corn planting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
Anti-Semites Strong.

The success Of the anti-semites has
not been so remarkable, but still it is
great.
Consequently there are two distinct
features to be seen i'm lie coming house.
socialist party possibly seventy
strong, and an anti-semite clerical CEN
ter numbering perhaps eighty or nine
~, as the other clericals, who secured
twenty-six seats, always make common
cause with the anti-Semites
The young Czechs sustained 4 crush
ing defeat. In the last house they had
forty-five seats. In the next they will
have three.
The Pan-Germans have almost en-
tirely disappeared. Herr Schoenerrsr,
the leader of this party. who in the last
election secured 5000 votes at Eyer. Ro-
hemia, this time polled only 900 lii an
electorate of $4,000. NatiOnalistic dues.
tions appear to have been thrust COM
pletely in the background
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
ALLEGED COMBINATION.
Other Lines Said to Be Aligned
Against the Clark Road.

Los Angeles. May 15.-According to a
special dispatch from Rhyoite, the Brock
and Smith railroad interests there, en-
bracing the GOldfjeld < Tonopah road
and the Tonopah & Tidewater line. have
combined for mutual benefits and for the
purpose of offering united opposition to
the Clark railroad interests in Nevada
1t is stated that the Smith line will build
its terminals at Rhyolite. where those of
the Brock line already exist The result
of the alleged combination would be an
alignment of the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe against the San Pedro Los An
geles and Salt Lake road.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
CHARGE OF FORGERY.

; New York, May IA warrant 4
: charging forgery against one OF the 4
, defendants in the case of George r. !
Scrugham. manager of the interna- 4
! tiorial policy holders committee: !
= Charles T. Darlington and Charles 4
= Stirrup. under arrest on a charge of .
: conspiracy. will he asked by the 4
prosecution, according to an an I
\ nouneeInent by Assistant District Z
, Attorney Smyth in court today. !
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
Anybody's Fight
WESTERN MAN CHOSEN.

New Haven, Conn. May 15--Official
announcement was made today by Presi-
dent Melien of the New York New Haven
& Hartford railroad that Benjamin 3.
Campbeli. fourth vice president of the
Great Northern railway has been ap-
pointed q vice president OF the New Ha-
ven system and will have charge of all
traffic. freight. passenger, mail and ex-
press business
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
SPECIAL PERMIT GIVEN.
(special 10 The Herald.l

washington, d. c.. May Especial per-
mits have been granted in the Salt Lake
national forest revenue to the Continental
Mines & Smelling corporation of New
York City TO occupy right of way for an
aerial tramway and flume and pipeline,
and maintain the necessary dam, head
gates and meters for the purpose of trans
porting ores. freight and mail as a COM
mercial transportation project
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16

San Francisco. May LIBRARIAN
Ruef, better known as Abe RUef. the
acknowledged adviser of Mayor
Schmitz, and once tie recognized die
tator of municipal affairs in San Fran
cisco, pleaded guilty to the charge of
extortion in Judge DUNES department
of the superior court today. Sentence
will be pronounced upon him Two weeks
hence.
After a private conference with his
four attorneys in Judge DUNES private
chambers this forenoon, and after they
had withdrawn from his case because
Of the resolution he had taken 20
change his plea and avoid trial, Ruef,
to the utter establishment Of the prose-
cution, arose in court and announced
in a dram Itic address that, after long
and earnest consideration, he mad de-
termined TO withdraw. his plea of not
guilty and enter a plea of guilty. He
asked that the Jury be dismissed and
the trial abandoned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
DIVIDEND CUT DOWN.

New York. Nay 15.-The directors of the
Standard Oil company today declared q
quarterly dividend of 50 per share. This
compares with dividend Off SIS declared
three months ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16
DEMOCRAT WILL
PLUCK THE PLUM
Republican Fight in Ohio Likely
to Lose the Party Foraker'S
Seat in the Senate.

Cleveland, o., May 15.-The Tescind-
ing of the call for the Republican love-
feast at Columbus and the consequent
failure of the Taft and Foraker fac
tions 10 get together, has greatly en-
couraged Democratic leaders in Ohio.
They are of the opinion that they now
have an excellent chance of elscting
Senator Fcraker's successor. and cite
the existing makeup of the legislature
as proof.
The present Ohio house consists of
sixty-twO Republicans. fifty-seVen
Democrats and two independents. The
senate has eighteen Republicans, eight
cen Democrats and one Independent,
who is classed as Democrat. This
gives the Republicans eighty votes,
against sevcnty-eight for the Demo-
Gratis and Independents.
Far Prospect of Success.
The next senator will be elected by
the legislature chosen at the next eIcc-
ton, and there are So many districts
la which the vote is close that It may
safely be said that the Democrats nave
at least as fair a prospect OF overcom-
ing the present Republican lead as the
Republicans have of increasing il.
Five of the present Republican repre-
sentatives were elected by plHralities
of less than leo. One had margin Of
three votes only; one was elected by
four votes and one by twelve votes. The
man elected by three voted for himself
and he has three sons who voted for
their father.
Anybody's Fight.
Three Democrats had pluTalities of
less than 100. In the senate the Repub-
licans have one member who WAS chos-
en- by a plurality of fifty. while the
smallest plurality for any Democratic
senator was twenty-five.
The Democratic leaders declare that
any election giving pluralities of. 100
or less is anybody's fight when the next
election comes around.