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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
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Washington. April Ex-senator Borah
had a long conference with the presi-
dent this morning in regard to the
Idaho situation and particularly in re-
gard TO his own case and was mani
testify pleased with his reception. He
said he was not in a position to talk
further than to say he could not ask
for more satisfactory interview than
was accorded him at the White house.
It is upquestionably true. notwith-
standing the charges made, that Sem
ator Borah still holds the confidence
of the administration. 1t was learned
Today that BOrah came 10 Washington
by the request of the president; and
his visits. While short. were effective.
The senator takes cOolly the fire
which is being centered upon him and
refuses to get excited over the situa-
tiOn. He said, before leaving for home
this afternoon. that he would under
take to discharge his duty TO his client,
the state OF Idaho, in the Moyer-Hay-
wood trials. until the state should sug
gest that his services were not needed.
JTe declined to be interviewed as TO
the probable result of the trials.
Just what took place at the White
house today viii probably never be
known, but the confident manner OF
Borah was in marked contrast with
that OF Ruick when he came out,
1Iuick, who had heretofore been clipper.
but unconlmunicative, gruffly turned
away newspaper men with the state
IGcnt that he would not discuss the
Borah case, the Haywood case or any
Thing -elSe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
BROKER BENNETT IN JAIL
Man Accused of Receiving Bonds
Stolen by Douglass Unable
to Give Bail.

New York. April 24.-Oliver NJ. bennett
the banker and broker. was today held
for trial on the charge OF receiving stolen
property. bennett was arrested in con-
nection with the theft from the Trust
Company of America of bonds of the Rock
Island railroad valued at $4,000 by W. o.
Douglass. assistant loan clerk. who is also
in custody.
A representative of the district attor-
ney's office informed the court that Den
nett was accused of receiving $4,000 worth
of the stolen bonds, but that $4,000 was
a moderate estimate Of the aggregate val
ue of the bonds stolen
Counsel for bennett declared that the
bonds bennett was accused of receiving
had been returned TO the Trust Company
of America and that there was really no
legal charge against his client. bennett
being unable to furnish bail. was remand
ed to prison.
1t developed today that at least So, 600
of the stolen bonds have not been recov-
cred. This is in addition to the $40 900
which were found in various brokers Of
fees and Dement'S apartments
w o. Douglass, the assistant loan clerk
who is charged with having removed the
bonds from the Trust Company Of Amer
lea, later was arraigned and entered a
plea of not guilty. He also was held in
SO coo bail for the grand jury.
When Douglass was arraigned his coun-
sci demanded that Douglass be placed in
a tier of cells other than that in which
bennett IS cOnIlBed- ! want 10 Keep
him as far as possible away from Den
nett" the lawyer told the magistrate. Il
appealed to Warden Ryan, but he refused
to grant my request that Douglass be re-
moved to another section of the prison.
If it is impossible to grant my request ]
want Douglass removed to the Tombs.'
Warden Ryan told the magistrate that
bennett and Douglass were as widely sep
arated as the confines of the prison would
allow He did not believe that the men
had been able to converse with each 9TH
er
The magistrate directed that Douglass
be confined IN the TOmbs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
Dead Bodies Discovered.

Miss StToup arrived at noon from
Bradford, Pa, where she had been en-
ployed in a hospital, and went directly
10 the office of DR.. Magee. Finding no.
body in the office, she called Ross on
the telephone and asked him to come to
the office and see her. When DR.. Ma
gee returned from lunch he found the
dead bodies. In a chair in a corner of
the Office sat Ross, his head lying back
on the chair and blood streaming from
a bullet wound in his neck. His fore
head was burned with powder where
bullet entered his brain. Another ball
had pierced his heart. Miss StToup
was lying a few feet away. Blood was
flowing from q wound in her left side.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
OPERATION NECESSARY.
John Mitchell Ill at the Home of a
Friend in Chicago.

Chicago. April A.-John Mitchell. presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers. is i'll
with a severe cold at the home of Frank
Schell, friend in this city The cold is
said TO have affected Mr.. MitchelTs kid
news. but his Illness is not at present re-
Sarded as serious.
aggravated an older trouble 10 which Mr..
Mitchell has been subject and that an
operation viii be performed next week.
IF the operation is successful" said Dr..
McCleary today, "AIr. Mitchell ought to
recover completely. ard be in shape to re-
sumo his work within a short time. The
patient is improving ell the time
At midnight tonight.the attending physi-
clan said Mr.. Mitchell was suffering from
strangulated hernia. but his condition was
not considered serious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
REMEDY FOR THE
CAR SHORTAGE
American Railway Association
Has Evolved a Plan to Pun
iSh Delinquent Roads.

Chicago. April 24.-Decisive action
was taken here today by the American
Railway association TO remedy the car
shortage which for several months has
been causing so much worry among
shippers throughout the country. The
failure of some roads to furnish sufti-
cient quota OF equipment for their own
traffic and the failure to provide and
enforce proper rules for the return OF
foreign cars 10 their own roads are re-
sponsibie for the shortage, and to rem
edy the evil the association today
adopted a rule. to be confirmed later by
letter ballot of all the roads, providing
that any railroad which hereafter shall
not promptly return to its owner after
unloading all cars consigned to it will
be penalized So for each car so mis-
used, to be paid to the owner Of the
car. This penalty is in addition to the
per diem charge of so cents which,
after July l, each road must pay for
each car not its own, which may be
IN irS lines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
Young Druggist Accused of Poison.
ing Wife's Brother and Father.

ST. Joseph, Mo, April si-Beft 3. Bruce.
q young druggist has been indicted here
on the charge of numbering James S. Self
and Ernest j. Gesler. his wife's brother
and stepfather. respectively. Self died
November 2, 1905. and Geisler died April
9, 1906. both under suspicious crcum-
stances. The lives of Self and Geisler
were insured in favor of Bruce's mother
in-law and il is supposed he hoped to get
hold of the money. The bodies were ex-
humed recently and the contents of the
stomachs analysed. Mrs. Bruce secured q
divorce from her husband. charging him
with attempting TO kin her. Bruce has
been placed in jail here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
THREE GIRLS ARE KILLED
Smokestack Crashes Through Roof
Of New Jersey Glass
Factory

Millville. n j., April 24.-Tllree young
women employed at the Wheaton glass
factory in this city were killed today by
the collapse of smokestHck which
crashed through a room in which they
were working.
The dead.
Lena Doughty.
Lydia ThurstOn.
Sylvia Gallagher.
The accident was due to a windstorm,
the velocity of which for a few seconds
was sixty miles an hour.
Among the men who worked as res
cuers was George Doughty. whose dead
body was found in the ruins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
RAVAGES OF CEREBRO
SPINAL MENINGITIS

= Pittsburg, Pa. April 24.-Cerebro ::
:. spinal meningitis, or spotted fever, ::
: is again prevalent in this city. !:
= Out of seventeen cases during !:
:. March and April, eleven have re- ::
= suited fatally, and no hope is en- ::
!. tertained by physicians for the re- ::
s; covery Of the six remaining pa I:
= tents. !:
:. Poor plumbing and aceumula- I:
: ton of fifth, with poor ventilation, :.
:. is the cause of the epidemic, ac- :.
+ cording to the health authorities. ::
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
Ross Tilted Her.

Bradford, Pa. April Q-SIiss Hala BelIe
Stroup who killed Thaddeus Ross at OF!
City today conducted a dressmaking es-
Enlistment here. For a week she had
been i'll On Tuesday a letter was re-
eeived by her from Ross announcing his
coming marriage with another young WO-
man. Despite her Illness she went to Oil
City today II is said that Ross had prom
ised to marry her, the wedding day hay
ing been set for some day IN July next
Miss Stroup was not an attache of a hos
pital as stated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
Publicity Plan.

In order to make the new rule more
effective, the principle of publicity is to
be invoked through the instrumental
ity of the so-called car clearing house
recently established in Chicago.
Through the new rule the chairman
of the clearing house committee is now
authorized to send to each of the roads
a statement comprising the information
already collected as to the car location,
percentage of equipment on line. of
total owned and untitled car orders.
This the association believes will en-
able each railroad in the country to
know exactly which lines are delin-
ouent in the matter of furnishing ade-
ouate cars or falling to return cars to
their home lines.
The report of the committee on
standard sections was adopted unani-
mously, and the steel rail manufacture
ers will be told that the present rails
are not up to specifications and that a
better and safer rail must be provided.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
Summoned to His Room.

There were no witnesses TO the
shooting. The mUrderess and suicide
was a former sweetheart of the dead
man. Ross was dining at home with his
family, discussing the coming marriage
ceremony when the telephone rang. His
father answered the call ana a woman'S
voice inquired for "Thad." The young
man after answering informed the fam
lily ne had to go to the doctors Office
for a few minutes, but would return as
soon as he could. This was the last
time his parents saw him alive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
RUICK CALLS ON
THE PRESIDENT
Then Senator Borah HotfoOtS
1t to the White House to
See Roosevelt.
NO STATEMENT GIVEN OUT
IDAHO INDICTMENTS PROBABLY
DISCUSSED.

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g States District Attorney Ruick of I.
g Idaho, who is in Washington in q
(. connection with alleged timber %
O. fraud indictments and other mat @
{. ters in his state. had a talk with :"
g President Roosevelt today. He de- g
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9, Borah of Idaho was again at the @
(" White house today and talked with e"
@ the president. He expects to start ("
6 Tor Idaho tonight to assist the g
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
PETITION FOR PARDON.

Kansas City. Mo, April ga petit
ton to President Roosevelt containing
thousands of names asking for the par
don of Charles W. Anderson. was for
warCed today TO Senator William War
Ter at Washington. This huge appeal
has been prepared since Friday last.
when Anderson. respected business
man, was arrested here and returned TO
the federal penitentiary at Fort Leay-
enworth, from which he escaped eight
years ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
MOVEMENT ON FOOT
FOR UNITED PROTEST

Milwaukee. Wis, April PA move
ment national in scope, to set aside a
Moyer-H Haywood Pettibone day early in
May. on which day every union in the
country is to protest against the action
of President Roosevelt in calling Meyer
and Haywood undesirable citizens has
been launched in Milwaukee. The plan
contemplates that the president shall
be taken TO task also for his commune
cations to Honore Jaxon OF Chicago. in
which he reiterates his criticism
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
WOMAN SCORAED
VENTS HER FURY
ThaddeuS Stevens Ross of Oil
City, Pa, Shot by Miss Belle
Stroup, Former Sweetheart.
SUICIDE OF THE MURDERESS
BOTH MEMBERS OF PROMINENT
FAMILIES.

Oil City. Pa, April 24.-Thaddeus
Stevens Ross Of this city was shot
three times and instantly killed here
today by Miss Belle Stroup. The wo-
man then shot herself through the
heart. The tragedy occurred in the
office of DIR. George W. Magee while
the physician was at lunch. Both vic
Tins were members of prominent fami-
lies. Ross was to have been married
tonight at . o'clock to Miss Druisella
Sampsell of this city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
SLAIN BY TERRoRIsrs.

Odessa, April 2f.-Tie~ chief OF the
political prison here was killed today
by four terrorists. whose indignation
he had provoked by alleged atrocities
upon prisoners. One of the terrorists
committed suicide, and another was
captured and two escaped.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
DENIED BY CANNON.

washington. April 24.-Speaker Can
non today emphaticaily denied a report
that he had agreed to deliver the ILL.,
nois delegation to the Republican ma
tional convention of next year TO Vice
President Fairbanks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
GIVEN IMMUNITY BATH.

Springfield, ILL.,, April PA bill legal
izing the merger of corporations COM
posing the Chicago & Northwestern
Indiana Railroad company was passed
by the house today. One of the OPP
ponentS declared that these corpora
lions had long ago merged in violation
OF law, and now after twenty-five
years the men responsible for the mer-
ger were appealing TO the legislature
for an immunity bath.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
FIGHT TO THE LAST DITCH
Big Brewers Do Not Take Kindly to
Appointment of Receivers
in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan. April 24.-The state
supreme court today appointed Judge
II. s. Allen, q. H. Witcomb and Judge
T. f. Carver, all of Topeka, as receiv-
ers for the Kansas property of the fol-
lowing breweries:
The Helm Brewing company. Kansas
City Brewing company, Rochester
Brewing company. Val Blatz Brewing
company, Joseph Schiitz Brewing COM
pany and the Main Wholesale COM
pany, Wichita
The, court fixed the joint bond of the
three receivers at $1,000 for each, or a
total of $4,000.
The receivers qualified today and will
at once take possession of all the
brewery property in the state.
When Governor Hoch was informed
of the courts action. he said:
Those are good appointments and
this whole thing is great victory for
prohibition"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
PLEA OF GUILTY.

Mobile, Ala, April 24.-H w. Hen
derson. one OF the men indicted by the
federal grand jury connected with the
Honduras lottery, appeared before the
United States commissioner and
pleaded guilty Sentence was suspend
ed until April %. the date fixed for the
sentencing of all those who have en-
tered pleas of guilty. Mr.. Henderson
came to Mobile from Los Angeles to
answer the Indictment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
WORK OF FIREBucs.

Cadiz. KY, April 24.-The tobacco
factory of w. r. Wilson. twelve, miles
west OF here. was destroyed by fire last
night, the torch being applied, it is al
legged, by party of twenty-five mount
ed men, who fired several volleys. Viii
son is an independent tobacco handler
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
WON'T TALK POLITICS.

Washington, April 2i.-1n answer to
a specific question as 70 whether he
intended to make any announcement in
the near future regarding his political
purposes, Secretary Taft today said
that he certainly would make no such
statement before his Ohio trip. which
begins Friday, and he was not prepared
to state whether he would have any
thing 10 say after thai trip.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
sTRoMBoLI IN ERUPTION.

Catania, Sicily, April 24.-The Strom-
boil volcano was in eruption today.
There was a series of loud explosions
like artillery and an enormous guam
tity Of incandescent .stones were
thrown out of the crater. Immediately
after this activity the volcano returned
to its normal state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
MORE GOOD LUCK.
Chapman Out of Jail and Books Will
Not Be Produced.
lsnecial ID Nd Herald.l

Boise, Ida. April 2i-L. @. Chapman.
manager of the Barber Lumber company,
j. among his friends tonight, having been
ordered released from Jail by United
States Circuit Judge Gilbert at Portland
today. The order reached Boise this even
ing and the prisoner was promptly lib
Grated lie was sent to jail by United
States District Judge Beatty on a charge
OF contempt of court in refusing to Sub
NIT all the books and other records OF the
company to the grand jury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
sWEDE DIsoRAcED.

washington, April PAT was said at
the state department today that in the
view of the department, the Eckstro-
mer case is closed, and there is no pros
pect of the restoration of the exequator
of that person as Swedish vice consul
at ST. Louis. It was added that there
is nothing before the department rela-
tive to that case involving action
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
"ciNcHD GAME NOT CLOSED.

!. Butte. Mont, April 24.-County :.
!. Attorney James e. Murray has =
/. ordered Sheriff Henderson to close :.
:: all kinds of slot machines. With :.
:. the closing down of these machines :.
!. all forms of gambling with the 4.
:. exception of pool selling will be :.
= at standstill I'm Butte. :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
MIXES BUSINESS
WITH POLITICS
First Assistant Postmaster
General Tours the South on
Special mission"
EXPORTS THE BRETHREN
FINDS THEM ALL ROOSEVELT
BOOSTERS.

washington. April 24.-First Assist
ant Postmaster General Hitchcock re-
turned today from the south. where he
had been for the past week, primarily
on an inspection tour of the southern
postofiices. Mr.. Hitchcock said he had
learned only today that his trip had
been given a political significance in
newspapers in the north, in which the
statement appeared that he was on q
mission for the president to ascertain
first hand regarding any new direction
in the Republican sentiment in the
south
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25

Milwaukee. April 4.-Representatives
of Milwaukee breweries which are par
ties to the receivership at Topeka, as
sert that they will fight the proceed
ings to the court of last resort They
claim that the step taken is unconsti-
tutional.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25

A prosperous man is not always
known by his diamonds, neither
is good advertisement full of
pleasing generalities. = Rusty
Mixes Diary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
Talked Politics Some.

Mr. Hitchcock denied with emphasis
that President Roosevelt directed his
movements. 1T is true that while my
trip was partially one of inspection.
he said, "and one which ] had planned
months ago, discussed politics to some
extent. This was only natural, as | was
called on by many southern Republi-
cans officially connected with the gov
eminent and otherwise interested.
It saw no evidence TO justify pub
lished reports of disaffection in the
ranks of some of the Republicans in
the south. such as organization of OPP
posing movements and that sort of
thing, which we have been hearing
about for some time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25

The railroad presidents hest
tate to visit the president for
fear he might have a brainstorm
in their presence.-Portland
Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-25
All for Roosevelt.

'In those states which [ visited
South Carolina. Georgia and Florida
the Republicans are in hearty accord
with the administration. They are
Roosevelt men through and through"
Referring again to the question of
opposing organizations, Mr.. Hitchcock
remarked that of course there were
"disgruntled and discredited men" who
have dropped out of the old oTganiza-
tons. but that such were in the decided
minority.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-17
Shirts Of the Season

Many Of the skirts are long NOT
trained by any means. but tust the
drabbly length. which means that the
skirt touches all the way around This
is most inconvenient length. but it is
graceful; and, If woman Is not sure
OF hersef upon the shoe question, Il
she is not equal to wearing smart
SHOES all the time. there is no length
that is as good as the just-toucbfn .
length. a ;
Debutantes and young women out a
season are wearing the very short
skirts with the very handsome boots
or summer. And the matrons are imi-
tating them with very nice results. il
must be confessed