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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27

Denver. Colo, June 26.-Charged with
using the mails 10 defTaud. F. D. Good
ale. ]. T. Manning. John J. Hoban. d.
ID. Williamson, G. d. Campbell and Ever
EFT Bell. officers and directors of the
Gold Leaf Consolidated Mines company
it was authoritatively announced today
were indicted by the federal grand jury
Those who are in this city appeared in
court today and furnished bail for their
appeaTance for trial. The Gold Leaf Con
soIidated Mines company was the holding
company for the Gold Leaf Mining. Mill
ing & Drainage company. the Grass Roots
Gold Development & Mining company and
the Gold Leaf Ore Reduction company.
stock in which. it is charged. was sold
on false claims to the ownership of valu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
INDIAN TERRITORY OIL FIELDS SWEPT
BY TORNADO THREE WORKMEN KILLED

the greatest property destruction. Huge
steel tanks were blown down, one hun
bred derricks were demolished. rigs and
tanks were destroyed by lightning. the
camp of the Gulf Pipe Line company
was ruined and the village of Kiefer
adjoining the Glenn field. suffered great
destruction
Red Fork and the Red Fork oil field
and jerks. at the north limit of Glenn
oil field. are scenes of wreck and ruin.
Batlesville reports large property loss
and several people injured. Several
houses were demolished in Collinsville
The Bird Creek and Skiatoolx oil fields
were riddled In Tulsa several buildings
were unroofed' and blown from their foun-
dations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
COLORADO PROMOTERS INDICTED FOR
USING The MAILS TO DEFRAUD PEOPLE

able mines in the Clear Creek (Colorado)
district.
The department Of Justice a Washing
ton has sent Harry ]. Bone. United States
district attorney for Kansas. to Denver,
TO conduct the prosecution Of the mining
promoters who have been indicted on
charges of fraud. The first case to be
brought to trial will be that of the Lost
Bullion Spanish Mines company. whose
promoters are charged with having sold
much stock in the east by means Of false
statements concerning a property near
Silver City. y. NJ.
Frank EldTidge. a banker of. Durango.
Colo. indicted in connection with the al
legged coal land frauds in the vicinity of
Durango. of which the Calumet Coal COM
pany is said to have been the beneficiary,
gave bonds today in the sum of 5000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
SALT LAKE NOT AFFECTED.
Manager Long Says There is No In
terruption Here.

A. W. Long. manager of the local Of
flee of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, said yesterday that there was no
noticeable effect upon the operation of the
company's wires in and out Of the Salt
Lake office.
I'VE have a wire to Oakland that is
working well. Our WeStbound business is
well up. I understand that Oakland has
wires to the principal points on the coast.
OF course there is some delay in way
business local traffic.. So far as I have
heard there is no office other than Oak
land out I do not believe We will be af-
fected-at least not for a long time-even
If the strike does spread.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
SLASHED IN DRUNKEN ROW
Finlander Fatally Stabbed at Scofeld
-Assailant Escapes to
the Hills.
Especial to The Herald9

Price. Utah, June 26.-John Shemniia, a
Finlander, lies at the point of death at
Scofield tonight, having been cut and
slaShed in a drunken row early Monday
morning. His assaiiant who goes by the
name of Henry Korken. is either in the
hills making his way out of the country.
or is being hidden at Scofield or Winter
Quarters by his cOuntrymen. Shemmia 5
left eye was literally dug out from the
socket by a knife. while his body was
slashed and stabbed in numerous places.
The victim was in the employ of the Utah
Fuel company as a miner and today Gen.
eraI Manager Fl. G. Williams offered a
reward of s1o0 for the apprehension of
Korken. Sheriff Kelter is at ScOfield and
every trail out of camp is being watch ed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
HUNTLEY TRACT
OPEN TO ENTRY
First of the Governments CON-
pIeted irrigation Projects
Fifty Lucky individuals.

Helena. Mont. June ga Record spe-
cial from Killings tells of the formal
opening of the first completed tract of ir-
rigated land finished by the reclamation
service of the national government. Sec
rotary of the Interior James r Garfield.
accompanied by E. W. Newell, director of
the reclama ton service; a. P. Davis, chief
engineer of the service; clifford Pinchot
chief OF the forestry department; Richard
A. Ballinger. commissioner of the gen.
eral land office, and II. n. Savage. SUI
pervising engineer of the reclama ton
service of the northwest. was present.
Just before 9 O'Clock Secretary Garfield
and party entered the temporary pavilion
on North Twenty-seventh street which
had been prepared for the drawing.
The first fifty persons whose names
were drawn are as follows:
Fifty Lucky Ones.
T l.. White, Billings: J. w. Webb. Iol-
let: Frank Hart, Billings; F. a. Gisel,
Sheridan, Wyo.; ". Z. Degroat, Kansas
CITY. Mo: Lars Hans jacobson. Billings;
r. j. CrUce. Billings: y. W Johnson. Bill
ings; T. 7. Moore, Billings; Charles y
Chatwick kirksvillc, Mo-: John Semitic,
Billings: H f. Lee. Billings: G. A. john
son, Bozeman: John a Kennedy. Bill
ings; P. VI. Murphy, Billings; Rasmus r.
Doe Hunters Hot Springs, Mont; James
H. Brown. Billings; T. W Lonsley. For
sythe. Mont; Mrs. Rosa Mesch. Billings
W. A. White. Sheridan. Wyo-: Fred Short.
Park City. Mont, Arthur Pankey, Butte;
Michael Kane, Baliantine, Mont; G. Glen
Nichols. Billings: VIM. L. Chilcott, Rock
vale Mont: a. NJ Brooks. Billings; Ole
Norman. Billings; VIM. Clark. Wilmont.
Neb; w. /. Deeper. Rancher, Mont: w. J.
Bryan. Billings; Herman b. Stewart, Has
sci. Mont; Kate Harmson, Billings; Clark
S. Ref, Cody. Wyo.; Z. 5. Duncan, Hunt
ley Mont; Z. II. Meyer. Billings: j. r.
Jarvis. Atkinson. Iowa: G. j. TalmaSe,
Billings: Frank S. Baker. Buffalo, n. d.
George ZiegleT. White Hall, Mont; George
Kitchen, Billings: Z. {. Sampson, Bill
ings: J. r. Kerfoot, Ottumwa. Ia; Plat
Richardson, Butte; Alva +. Malcolm, What
Cheer. Ia; +. p. KiXOn. Billings: r. F.
Mccormick, Billings; Tom Kennedy,
Butte; John c. Davis Napoleon. Ohio: 9.
r Ekman, Billings, and Margaret Guy,
Billings.
These will be permitted to select their
holdings i'm the order in which their names
appear Secretary Garfield and party
visited the Huntley tract today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27

Boise. Ida, June 26.-William +. Davis
of Goldfield, New, one of the most int
Portsnt witnesses for the defense Of Will
liam ID. Haywood, accused of the muir
der of Frank Steunenberg, was called 10
the stand at noon today and his cross
when court adjourned this evening. Har-
~ Orchard testified mat Davis led and
commanded the mob that destroyed the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill in 1893, IN
spired as the agent Of Haywood and
Meyer. the indicator explosion and the
train WTecldng plot at Cripple Creek. and
was an accomplice in the Independence
station crime.
On direct examination by Clarence
barrow he went over the story OF mis-
working life; including the pathetic story
Of the death of his wife md babe at
Cripple Creek, at which he wept and
made positive denial of every statement
Of Orchard that involved him or his as
SoCidces in any form Of crime He claim
ed that he was even q member Of the
union when the Bunker Till and Sullivan
mine was blown up and at the conclu-
sion OF his general story swOre that at
Cripple Creek during the strike Orchard
TOD him of the Hercules mine affair and
thTeatened to kill Steunenberg.
Searching Cross Examination.
The cross-eXamination of Davis by Sem
atOr BOrah was severe am searching and
was chiefly devoted as far as il pro-
ceeded with the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
affair, and the circumstances under
which Orchard made the threa- against
SteUnenberg. Davis asserted that ne Te-
manned at Gem the day the Bunker Hill
mill was blown up and while he said he
saw the train In charge of the masked
mob arrive at and depart from Gem. he
could not name any one on the train
except the engineer, Hutton He said
there was no excitement. and he made
no inquiry about the mob. IIe said that
he remained i'm hiding after the mill was
blown M because he did not want to
be depoTtcd or thrown into the bull pen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27

Tulsa. ]. T.. June "A tornado with
q path sixty miles long. swept through
Mo Indian territory oil fields this MORN
fbg. killing three men and causing prop
erty loss of 81 .co9000. The dead:
Frank Roper.
Two unknown meR
All were oil field Workmen and were
killed by falling rigs; The storm came
from the north 1t Travelled due south
until ii struck mill just north of Tulsa,
when il struck off southeast through
west Tulsa and Red Fork. from Red
Fork shooting south through the heart
or Glenn oil field. The loss of life oc-
CURED in the Glenn field, where also was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
BROKER BENNETT GETS
LONG SING SING TERM

New York, June 2s.-Oliver W. bennett,
the broker who pleaded guilty TO receiving
the bonds which William o. Dauglas. the
assistant loan clerk, stole from the Trust
Company of America, today was sentenced
to serve not less than five nor more than
ten years in Sing Sing prison.
Douglas pleaded guilty to grand lar
ceny and was sentenced to three years in
Sing Sing. the district attorney having
stated that Douglas had been of material
assistance in the prosecution of bennett.
The two stole nearly q million dollars
worth of bonds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
ENDEAVORING TOPROVE ORCHARD ALONE
RESPONSIBLE FOR STEU NENBERG S DEATH

the stand II the prosecution desired their
presence further he declared that the
state could issue Subpoenas and keep the
witnesses at the expense of the people
IF counsel sends these witnesses home
tney VIII be doing what they have no
right to do" Hawley declared for the
state and as to the suggestion that We
subpoena the witnesses we don't nronosa
TO do anything of the sort We propose
TO cross-eXamine them as witnesses for
the defense and not for the prosecution"
Judge Wood announced that once wit
ness was sworn he or she would be held
subject to the orders of the court.
should like 10 attack the courts view
of the law said Attorney Richardson.
This matter can be satisfactorily ar
ranged, said Judge Wood. land / will
consult with counsel on the subject at
noon"
when we are through with our wit
nesseS We will send them home and take.
our chances as To whether We are right
or not" shouted Richardson
IF the court will make an order on this
matter said Hawley we will Quickly
see whether the court or counsel for the
defense shah prevail in this trial.
We are not seeking trouble with the
court. interpOsed Richardson. "but we
are ready and willing for trouble with
counsel at any time they want TT
Senator Borah for the state and Mr.
barrow for the defense created a wave
of laughter by announcing that they
would agree 'to stand from under when
the trouble came
Judge Wood ended the discussion by d.
recting Mrs. Day to remain in Boise until
released by the court. The witness. was
anxious to get back TO Denver and pro-
tested:
I've told YOU. gentlemen. everything I
know"
Mrs. Dav said that while she was in
Boise under suhnOena of the state she
was visited by Mr.. barrow in regard to
the case
lawyers for the state. took YOU to Mamma
and sent you home didn't he?" asked Mr..
DarrOw.
NO. sir; took myself to Namna" de-
rlared the witness veNe-ne~tIv. She said
Mr.. Stone went along ~ the same train.
Testimony of John D. Elliott.
Tho next witness was John D. Elliott
an inmate Of the soldiers home Boise
Elliott Is 81 years old. He detailed long
conversation ne said he had with Orchard
on a train IN November. 1905. when Or
chaTd told him he was in the employ of
the mine owners. that the Western Fetle-
ration of Miners was going to be crushed
and that within thirty days something
would happen that would startle the
world. This was about five weeks before
the assassination of Governor Steunen-
berg.
orchard. when confronted by Elliott. de-
clared he had never seen the man before.
Elliott was put through a searching
crOSS-eNalllndtlOn by MT. tfaWieN. lie
said he had never related to his kins
people with whom he sometimes stopped.
the details of his conversation with Or
chard.
YOU are a socialist. aren't your asked
the attorney
II can't say that I am"
can you say you are not?'
No sir; but I don't belong to any So
cialist organization
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27

: new attorney appeared at the defen-
dants counsel table when the Haywood
trial was resumed this morning, making
the tenth of the long list of attorneys
engaged in behalf of the accused miners.
The newcomer is Walter Z. Mccormack
of Chicago. Mr.. Mccormack has been en-
gagged in the search for evidence for the
defense in Colorado and has been in Boise
only since the defense opened its case
Mrs. Lottie Days Story.
The first witness of the day was Mrs.
Lottie Day, who knew Harry Orchard at
tho Belmont rOOming house in Denver I'M
der the name Of J. Dempsey. Mrs. Day
said she met Orchard Just prior TO the
convention Of Western Federation of Mi
ners in 1904. Once while she was talking
10 Orchard. Haywood and A man named
Mcdonald. who was also connected with
the federation. came in. Orchard intro
duccd her to Haywood and then went
away with him. Mrs. Day said she was
first summoned to Boise by the state, but
was sent hack to Denver two weeks ago.
The witness related conversation with
Orchard when the latter told her that
poverty had separated him from the one
woman ne loved and that Steunenberg
was responsible for his being poor and
last act Of his life
Didn't he say that - Steunenberg?
asked Mr. Darrow.
NO sir: Tn sure he didn't swear like
that. ! think he said that devil of a
Steunenberg.
Orchard Banked With Pettibone.
Mrs. Day said that one day when Or
chard was telling her about his gambling
EXHIBITS he said he ALWAYS kept a little
money put away. that when he made a
raise he put some money away with
pettibone and drew it out as he needed
it.
ON cross-examination Mrs. Day said she
Of RAINING house
rle Greek. but lived most of the time in
She was introduced to Orchard by Petit
hone whom she had known for two years
nrior to 1905 She knew him quite well
and be often visited her. Mrs. Day said
she did not know Orchard under anV
other name than Dempsey. She did not
see Orchard on the witness stand ana
recognized him as Dempsey by a photo.
when Haywood came 10 the Belmont
The dav she was talking with Orchard
Mrs Dav declared Haywood said he
wished to see Orchard. The two men
wont into Dempsay's room The witness
said she often saw DEMPSEY and Petit
hone together but Pettihone never came
10 Dempsey's room so far as she knew.
Hatred of steunenberg.
Mrs. Day said Orchard declared he
would have been a millionaire if it had
not been for the decision Of Governor
Steunenbe The witness said that
when she was summoned by the state and
made a written statement she did not re-
late to the conversation with Orchard in
regard to Steunenberg.
''Whv didn't you?' asked Mr.. Hawley.
Because / wasn't asked about it.
The prosecution announced that il might
desire to further cross-eXsmine the Wit
ness later and thereby precipitated I've
Is fight during which Attorney Richard
son declared that notwithstanding any or
der of the court on the subject the de-
Tense proposed to pay off its witnesses
and send them home as fast as they left
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
SHIRE SOBER AND SANE.

Denver. Col, June 2e.-Zack A. Shire,
who declared two months ago. when ar
rested at Butte Mont, that he was the
murderer of Maurice Caplan, the mer
chant who was killed by a robber at his
home in Denver. in February. 1905 was re-
leased from Jail today. having been de
cIared sane by jury. Shire was addicted
to the use of alcohol and drugs and is
believed to have been insane when he
made the confession. He declares now
that he has no recollection of having con-
sessed to the Captain murder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
AUTO PLUNGED
OVER 4 BRIDGE
Yale Undergraduate Killed and
Three Persons Injured Four
Miles From New Haven.

New Haven. Conn. June pa frightful
accident. causing the death of one I'M
dergradUate and iniuring more or less SER
iously two other students and a guest.
cast gloom over the commencement ex-
ercises at Yale university today. The vic
tim was ID. Leet Oliver son of Mrs J.
B. Oliver, of Pittsburs. Pa, and a senior
in Sheffield Scientific school. a member of
st. Anthony's fraternity and one of the
most prominent socially of the upper class
men. The injured are w Strothers Jones,
of Redbank. n. j., Sheffield junior. and
]. c. Colston. of Baltimore. a senior in
the same department, and +. Hudson,
commencement guest of the others. all of
whom live at St. Anthony's house.
Auto Went Over Bridge.
Oliver died from a broken back. being
crushed under his automobile after it had
jumped off bridge in Centerville, about
four miles from the college. The others
are suffering from manifold bruises and
Colston had his nose broken.
The party was coming into the city and
the machine apparently skidded off the
end of the bridge. which spans small
stream. As the machine took it's flight
into the air it turned over and landed
just at the edge Of the water. the crush
ing weight coming upon Oliver, who was
driving, and he was almost instantly
killed.
MessrS. Jones. Hudson and Colston were
carried into New Haven for treatment
Machine of Racing Type.
The automobile was of the racing type
The roadway upon the bridge is partly
occupied by street car tracks. The sup
position is that the automobile ran upon
the bridge at high rate of speed. and
Oliver in trying to keep clear of the car
tracks, swerved and caused the wheels
to skid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED.

Lafayette. Ind. June 2S.-The engine of
Big Four northbound passenger train No.
81 was derailed today and carried the bag
gage car and day coach with it. 4 bag
gageman and a brakeman were injured
but not fatally. None of the Pullmans
left the track.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
SALT LAKE GIRL WINS.

! Wellesley. Mass. June 26.-AIiss y
! Helen NJ Boxrud. Of Salt Lake. has =
: Just been awarded a Wellesley schol- =
arship by the faculty Of Wellesley y
! college These scholarships are =
: awarded on a non-competitive basis y
! for a fixed standard of work during =
! The previous six months. =
S]%%4A
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
CARRIE NATION ARRESTED.

Washington. June 2e.-For entering a
saloon and raising disturbance, Carrie
Nation was last night arrested and placed
in the house of detention for the night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27
SIZING UP THE
STANDARD OIL
Judge Lands viii Impose
Fines When He Finds Out How
Much the Outfit Can Stand.

Chicago. June 26.-Judge Lands. in the
United States District court today, re-
fused new trial to the Standard Oil COM
pany. recently convicted of making ship
ments at illegal rates between Whiting,
Ind, and East st. Louis.
After the denial of the motion asking
for new trial, Attorney John S. Miller.
for the oil company. entered a motion in
arrest of judgment. This was promptly
overruled
Mr. Miller then asked the court to elect
particular count in the indictment on
which to base the final judgment of the
court. This was also denied by Judge
Lands.
The court then announced that he was
DESTROYS of obtaining information regard
ing the financial resources of the Stand
ard Oil company, and ordered J. IT. How
ard, former auditor of the Chicago &
Alton railroad, to take the witness stand.
Little Information Obtained.
The attorneys for the oil company OBJ
jeCted. but the court insisted and Mr.
Howard took the stand.
Judge Lands was unable to obtain from
Mr.. Howard much information regarding
the finances Of the oil COMPANY After
briefly examining two clerks of the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois railroad concern
ing oil traffics of the Alton road. the court
ordered subpOenas issued retUrnable July
s. for the president and secretary of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana. the Of
fiCers of the Union Tank line and officers
and directors of the companies holding
the stock of these two concerns. Judge
Lands desires to ascertain these COM
panies' true financial condition before i'm
posing fines on conviction of illegal freight
tariff rating and Rotating on oil ship
ments.
John D. May Be Summoned.
1t was left to the discretion of United
States District Attorney Sims to sub
pOena such individuals as he chose out
Of the list of officials mentioned by the
court Under the order of Judge Lands
the district attorney may summon John
d. Rockefeller, II. II. Rogers OF any
other man connected with the Standard
Oil company whom he desires to question.
Order of the Court.
The court order concludes
Make the subpoenas returnable in this
court July s. This is done on the theory
that if the court imposes fine in the
disposition of the case it will be punish
ment The persons who will really bear
the burden of this punishment are the
owners of the property.
Congress imposes upon this court the
exercise of discretion in carrying out the
jurys verdict. and it is proper that the
court h;-Se information regarding the fl
nancial affairs of the defendant cOmpa-
MES before taking action. I want this
information and I intend to have it"
Prior tn the issuance of the order the
attorneys for the Standard Oil company
declined to furnish the information re-
quested by Judge Lands. declaring his de-
mand extra judicial and not pertinent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27

The man who thinks that ad So
lieitors should be in Hades, for
gets that he wouldn't know of
Hades if it hadn't been advertised.
Rusty Mikes Diary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-27

Advised of the contents of the above
item General Manager u. G. JaCkling, of
the Utah Copper company. said he had no
knowledge that such merger was plan
ned. but owing to the community of in
terests that existed in the ranks of the big
holders in each of the corporations men
toned he did not see that. there was any
thing impossible in it. The Guggenheims.
of course, control the Nevada COnsOli-
dated and Cumberiand-Ely They own a
heavy minority interest in the Utah Cop
per company, and. while it is not known
that they own anything in the Ely Mines
company. it is generally understood that
the J. B. Thorhpson-GeOrge E Gum COM
pany controls it and. as they are largely
interested in Cumberland-Ely and the Ely
Mines ground is thanked by holdings Of
both the Nevada Consolidated and Cum
berland-Ely. ii is easy to see that this
property might be included in such a
combination.