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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
JEALOUS BAKER
KILLS HIS WIFE
Then Takes a Dose of StryCh-
nine and Follows Her to
The Other Shore.

Downey, Cal, Jan. 1.-The bodies Of
Conrad Rausch d baker and his wife
were found in the bedroom of their
residence in the rear of their bakery,
this morning. the result of a murder
and suicide. A note written by Rausch.
accused his Wife Of having maintained
improper relations with another man.
Her body was found on the floor with a
wound IN her left temple. She had evil
IDENTIFY been stabbed to DEATH
Rausch's body lay on the bed with no
marks OF violence on It. The cause of
his death was at first mysterious, but
later evidences of strychnine poisoning
were discovered. The couple. With their
two daughter, aged II and 9, came TO
DOwney several months ago and en-
gagged in the bakery business. They
appeared prosperous and neighbOrs
knew of no domestic infelicity The
two children are visiting friends in Los
Angeles Snd are ignorant of the trag-
edy.
The bodies were found TO-DAY by an
employe of the bakery, VINO entered the
house after he came TO work. Investi-
cation disclosed the fact that Rausch
had struck his wife in tho temple with
a hammer and then stabbed her in the
breast. Either wound would have
proved fatal. The hammer was found
in the room. The knife, which Rausch
had washed carefully after stabbing his
wife with it, was found in an adjoining
room
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
GOES CUNNING
FOR WINGFIELD
San Jose Woman Claims to Be
the Wife of the GoIdfieId
Multi Millionaire.

San Francisco, Jan. AT > O'Clock
this morning a woman claiming to be
the wife of George Winsfield, she Gold
field millionaire, stepped from an auto
mobile at the st. Francis hotel, and
forced her way pest the Waterman at
the door waving a pistol and declaring
her intention of killing Wingfield if
lie did not comply with her demand for
money.
\ telephone message TO the Bush
street police station brought Sergeant
Shaw and n squad Of policemen, who
arrested the woman and took her to the
station. There she became wildly hys-
terical and had to be taken in he patrol
wagon to the Central Emergency hos
pital where she remained until ?
o clock
Although the woman claims TO be
Wmgfield's wife, she gave the name o.
Olivette Barrie. when arrested. Her
home is at San Jose and she says she
came up yesterday for the purpose Of
forcing Wingfield to pay her money
Wingfield denies that she is his wife.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
WOULD
Be DISASTROUS
General Manager MohIer
Makes Statement Regarding
Hannahan'S UItimatum.

Omaha. Jan. "A. l.. MOhler. vice pres
ident and general manager of the Union
Pacific Railroad company, i'm an inter
view with reference to the announcements
of Grand Master Hannahan of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen that the
strike will be extended TO other lines
than the Atlantic system of the South
ern Pacific company. makes the follow
ing statement:
The proposed strike of firemen on the
Union Pacific railroad, in face of a sep
arate agreement made with them in April
last, which usually runs for two years
and without any dissatisfaction on their
part or desire to leave the service OF
the company, or any attempt 10 en-
barraSs the movement of state and inter-
state traffic including shipments of fuel
supply, which are already at their mini
mum condition, will leave the men with
out the support of the state and federal
government. A situation already serious
viii be further extended and Intensified
by causing untold suffering of innocent
people. Why a condition i'm Texas should
be inflicted upon the people of Nebraska.
Kansas, Wyoming and Colorado is in
comprehensive and perfectly uniustifiad
when the purpose of the whole thing Is
10 resort to extreme measures of pun.
ishmenJ to accomplish their purpose I'm
less the railroad management has the sun
port of the state and government off
Gals the responsibility for suffering can
not rest with the officials OF the connanv
and other labor organizations on the
Union Pacific railroad"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
SMOOT WANTS VOTE TAKEN
Utah Senator Anxious to Have His
Case Disposed of During the
Present Session.
Especial to The Herald

=. Especial TO Inc Herald.) :.
:. washington. Jan. chairman ::
:. Burrows of the senate privileges ::
:. and elections committee states ::
:. that Senator SnOot has requested ::
:. that a vote be reached on his case ::
:. at this session. Burrows says ::
:. Smoot is entitled to have a vote ::
:. taken. and he will take the neces- ::
:. sary parliamentary steps to have ::
:. the case disposed of this session. ::
=. 1t is believed, Notwithstanding ::
:. the efforts Chairman Burrows may ::
:. make to have vote taken, that ::
:. final action will not be reached ::
:. until late i'm the session, possibly ::
=. during it's closing days. :.
:. The Brownsville case is expected ::
:. to absorb immediate attention and ::
:. the time of the senate to the ex- ::
:. clusion OF other business. and ::
:. when the SmOot case is again ::
:. taken up there will be "A large ::
:. number of senators to speak, and ::
:. this undoubtedly will prolong con- ::
:. sideration of the case until the :.
:. closing part of the session. Among ::
:. those who are to speak in behalf ::
:. of Smoot are Foraker, Sutherland. ::
:. Smoot. Dillingham;, Gearin, Hey ::
:. burn and POSSIBLY Beveridge. :.
:. Sreeches against him are looked ::
:. for from Hale Spooner, Bailey and :.
=. Overman.
=, SmoOt has completed the speech :.
:. he intends making i'm his own be- :.
:. half. 1t will be looked for with as ::
:. much interest as any delivered in ::
:. the case, and may change many :.
:. votes for or against the speaker:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
HEAVY RAINS IN ARKANSAS
Trains Stuck in Little Rock on Ac.
count of Washouts in All
Directions.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. Not train
has been run between this city and Hot
Springs this afternoon or tonight. Heavy
rains have caused washouts on practically
every division Of both the Rock Island and
the Iron Mountain systems. and trains i'm
all directions from this city are DELAYED
The Rock Island annulled every freight
train between Memphis and the Indian
territory line. Two passenger trains due
in this city from Oklahoma and the west
over the Rock Island are reported to be
caught between washouts somewhere near
the state line. The Iron Mountain wards
at Bald Knob are under water and trains
to and from st. Louis are being held nm
Gil the water recedes. Hundreds of small
washouts arc reported i'm all sections OF
the state and relief trains with available
section men have been sent i'm ali direc-
tons from this city TO repair the tracks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
SULTAN OF TURKEY
BESL0BBERS TEDDY

Washington. Jan. president Roose-
welt has received a letter from the sui
tan of Morocco expressing his gratitude
for the appointment OF Samuel r. Gum
mere as American minister TO Morocco
The letter is written in Arabic. The sui
tan addresses the president as THE be-
loved, the most cherished, the exalted
the most gracious friend, most honored
and excellent president OF the Republic
of the United States Of America, who is
the pillar of it's great influence and the
director Of it's most important affairs
the most celebrated preserver of the ties
of true friendship. the faithful friend,
Theodore Roosevelt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
CONSTABLES SEIZE
BANK OF HUNGARY

Cleveland. Jan. 1.-The private hank 90
Coleman Denko. on the west side was
taken in charge tonight BY constabIes
and the police are making a search ~
the city for Denko, who has not besn
seen since Sunday. The bank was naf-
roniZed by Hungarians and other Tor
eigners Denko himself being a H.
garian IL is said the deposits Represented
a large amount Of their savings A croUi
of several hundred foreigners depositurS
I'm the institution. collected about The
place tonight, and the screams of the
women and children. together with threats
of rioting by the men. resulted in an ex
ira detail OF police being called out. n
is understood the deposits OF the bank
amount TO $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
CAN'T LOSE MEMBERS
OF THE LEGISLATURE

Grand Forks, n. D.. Jan. 2.-Passes
have been issued by the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific railroads to
members of the legislature and others
i'm this state and the issuance seems eff
fectaally TO evade the federal law with
the following provision printed on each
annual;
"This is only good for a trip wholly
within the state IL cannot be used for any
portion OF an interstate trip, nor can bag
s,age no checked or sleeping car reser-
yations be made for an interstate trip
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
STRUGGLE BEGINS IN EARNEST.

Especial to Inc Herald
strike
is
Of
yuma
No
by orde of J.
Treasurer"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
STILL IN SESSION.

Peoria, Jan 2.-The grand executive
committee of the Brotherhood of Iocomo-
tive tfremen and Engineers is still in ses-
sion in this city considering the extension
or the strike on all railroad lines oper-
ated by Il. II. Hartman. It is expected
an adjournment will be taken tomorrow.
WINE complete secrecy as 70 the trans
actions IN the meeting is maintained II
was learned tonight that the membership
OF the order on all the Hartman lines is
being polled as to the sentiment for a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
FAILED TO STRIKE.

New Orleans. Jan. 2--The rumored SYM
nafhetic strike of the switchmen OF the
Southern Pacific company failed TO ma
terialize here today The striking fire
men here continue silent and have given
no intimation of their plans.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
Demands of Western Engineers.


The the demands under eonsd
switching 40 cents hour being demanded instead OF n pre-
also want overtime based
ascled o a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
THIRTY LIVES BLOTTED
OUT IN RAILWAY WRECK
Fifty-Five Persons Injured in Horrible
Disaster on the Rock
Island Road.
Boy Telegraph Operator Responsible for Terrible Head0
Collision in Kansas

charred ZONES crushed to ashes by the
removal of the wreckage
Jack Slater, of Harrington, has. the
engineer OF train No. %. saw the other
! trains headlight as the engine came
around the curve AMI jumprd after ap-
plying the brakes, escaping practically
uninjured. His train had been brought
to almost a standstill before the crash
came.
Conductor William GriIes. of train
No %, was sleeping in a seat i'm the
smoker when he felt the emergency
brake applied. OWNING the cause he
hurled himself through window and
escaped with a broken collarbone
UnIucky Engine.
Rock Island engine No 1884, which
pulled train No. % this morning. is the
same locomotive that drew the Rock
Island passenger train which was
wrecked at Willard, Kas., in January.
1904, resulting in the loss Of nearly
twenty lives. The two wrecks occurred
at points less than thirty miles apart
The same engine has been in three
other wrecks in the same locality.
1t is not known to a certainty that
Julius Bermeister. of Davenport Ia
is dead. but there is practically no
chance that he is alive. He was one of
party of eight homeseekers from
Davenport who were riding in the chair
car. Shortly before the collision lie
had gone into the smoker, and since the
wreck his companions have been I'M
able to find any trace of Bermeister or
his body. 1t is thought that he was
burned to death and the corpse charred
beyond recognition.
Injured Doing Well.
At the local hospitals tonight all of
TIE injured are reported to be doing
well, with the exception OF Bara and
AlvariO, two MeXicans, who cannot re-
cover.
Miss Sadler OF Mcintyre, Ia. pro-
fessiOnai nurse. was on the i'll. fated
train at the time of the collision. She
YVES only slightly bruised and rendered
service of ihcalculable value, caring
for the injured before the arrival of the
surgeons.
Lynes. the operator. is still in Jail at
Alma tonight. The people Of Waubaun-
see county are MI in sympathy with
Lynes. and an effort to convict him of
manslaughter, if made viii probably
fail.
Twelve bodies which were burned
beyond recognition lie in a bOxcar ar
Alma, Kas.. tonight. They will be
buried tomorrow afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03

Lives OF rich men oft remind us.
We may make our lives surprising
And in dying leave behind us.
Money made by advertising.
Jim's Junk.
Contributed by a frierd.l
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03

The Sunday Herald is the
GROWING achievement of a week
of good papers. Next Sundays
will be just as good as any, and
that is good enough.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
Salaries Too Small.

cntinued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03

The exact number OF dead will prob
ably never be known, AS tho bodies of
y number Of Mexicans were completely
destroyed by tho flames and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
syNorsrs or.rnEcEp1No cnArrEns.

I.Isa Drummond. infatuated with Iyor
Durdus learns he loves Diana Forest. Lisa
overhears the Foreign Secretary offer Dun
das n mission to Paris to carry. state papers
to Maxine de Rcnzic, n French hctrets, VINO
- n Eps for England Dundas has once
had Irritation with Maxine. Diana goes
to station and asks Dundas X he Is going
to see Maxine He cannot deny It. Diana
declares nj is over between them. In the
train three strange men watch Dundsg, and
one tostles him on the boat. At Paris. Dun
das meets Maxine and hands her the pack
age. The police break In and seize tho
package. which turns out TO be u diamond
necklace instead OF the state papers which
Maxine has stolen from her lance, Raoui.
In order to gain money to replace u da-
mend necklace which had been stoien frDm
Raoul.
Godensky. in love with Maxine, spies upon
her and writes her he must sec her after
tho play. Raou and Dundas both have
ergagements to see her that night. and
Maxine is In despair. In the meanwhile
Durdas has yanly tried to find his travelling
companions. and hired French detective
to look for the lost papers. and has met
Diana. who snubs him Numerically Max
Inc tells her story of the night at the the
atre, OF giving the diamonds to Raoul In
a little bag, he not knowing what was in
II. OF driving home with Godcnsky. who tells
hee he knows OF the lost document, of his
proposal to have Raoul IL she Will marry
him and then Of how Godensky begins 10
laugh She is frightened
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
lR hymes for To-day

SPEARS THE DEv1i.-NAGON's DIS.
ClIsLE.
["'There will he no automobiles III
.lleaVen.s--A Boston clergyninn.
HEY doubt the woman-angcl and
III deny the heaven marriage
= These things, Of course, we
invent been expecting IL
find there:
But now they come and snatch away
the hope or mo tor-cnrrfages.
And thus the deprivations seem to
get too great to bear.
To walk about. or fly about, or trot as
grave e1uestrians,
To miss the fractured speed-rato
and the constable's stern call
To lose the ralicous honkhonk and the
cries Of stnit pedestrians.
To live without a rmotor--can 1 stand
the thought at all?
But stay! notion strikes me--and I
think II DER. repleviniy:
Mayhap I'll never have to--and with
shame my head is bowed
Mayhap. they've left out motors from
the blessings that are heavenly
TO put them, in pure mercy, where
they'd benefit the crowd.
II. S. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
Editor Of The rimes-Dispatch.

Editor OF The Tlmes-DiSpatch:
Sir,-1n your paper of the 18th inst.
Berry1'ille. Va, is reported. as going
dry by sixty-four majority.
I note that the writer OF the above
article is Very much alarmed that
the outcome of the election will be
a blow to business. as there are two
saloons within ten miles of Berry
vile, and the business will go there.
I certainly feel like saying to this
brother that there is not the slightest
need OF alarm; that the business AT
Berryville Will increase instead of de-
crease. The money heretofore spent in
liquor will be spent in provisions and
clothing. If he is not already in bust
ness, get in the provision and cloth
ing business.
This is no prophecy. l am living
in town which was once wet and
now dry, and am in the mercantile bus
mess, too.
Brother. stand still and see the sal
walton of the Lord. E. C. CROSS.
Concord Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
Keeper Barrow. Disclaims.

Editor Of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-I have read in this mornings
issue OF your paper the letter of Wiz
gilman" and answer by Colonel w. o.
SHELTON. AS I am keeper of near
by cemetery I deem It proper to In
form you and your readers that the
conversation referred to by your cor
respondent did not occur In the Rich
mond National Cemetery, and ! know
nothing about 1t. ! came to Richmond
nearly thirty years ago and have lived
in this community since that time in
peace and friendship with the South
ern people. ! have been so kindly
treated since l took w my residence
on Virginia soil and have made SO
many warm friends here, that l am
incapable OF saying anything about
an honored Southern Confederate that
would be offensive to the Southern peo-
pie. FRANK BARROWS,
Supt. National Cemetery,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

A HERO IN BLACK.

"A negro on the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia attempted to assault a white
girl, but was driven off by another
negro named George Royheld. and the
girl was rescued. This story teaches
that there are negroes and negroes.
some bad and some good. 1t is un-
Efairto judge a whole race by the devil
try of the meanest. All honor to
George Royded. He has gained the
respect and good will OF the white
race by his act of galantry and has
set noble example. If all negro men
were like him, there would be no race
problem in the South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
WELCosiE VISITORS.

The Y, NJ. G. A. OF Richmond is
fortunate TO have a visit from Mr..
Fred B. Smith. of New York, religious
work secretary of the international
committee. and Mr., j, J.Nirgo, Of Aus
tralia' These distinguished visitors
come IL he nam> Of God 10 help our
your men and to give Impetus 10 the
work whteh the Local association is
daing in their behalf. Many meeting.
have been arranged, Including a man
moth mems meeting at the City Audi
forum on Sunday afternoon at 3,sl
O'clock land another mems meeting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
ADAMS is CAPTURED.
Agent Scherer's Long Search For MN
Wnnted in NeAt XirgInin ReNYnrded.

Agent Scherer'x Long Search For Mnn
Wnnted in West Virginia Rewarded.
Chief Special Agent l.. L. Scherer.
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
received telegram yesterday after
noon from New Mexico telling him
that c. E. Adams wanted In West
Virginia on the charge of stealing
$4,000 from the Adams Express Com
pany, and $500 from the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway at kayford Station
had been captured by Sheriff Melton
OF Kanawha county, w. Va. and
that he would start Immediately for
Moundsvlle. w. Va, where Adams
has been sentenced to serve nine years
for the crime.
Adams made two attempts to break
jail, succeeding the second time. NJ:
Scherer was occupied for some time In
searching for the man. and has at last
been rewarded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
JOE YATES IN JAIL.
Assaulted Henry Simmons and Stamped
Him and Then Attacked Wife Man.

Joseph Yates. negro apparently OF
Police Court yesterday morning on the
charge Of assaulting Henry Simmons.
He was fined $50 and put under 500
security for six months. Not having
knocked Simmons down and then
stamped on him. He attacked white
man who demonstrated with him, and
then left for Norfolk, whence he was
brought back by Detective Sergeant
Bailey,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
REGULATING THE LIQUOR TRAF
FIG.

.
There appears to be little or no diff
ference in principle between the um-
lauf plan and the Dabney plan for
regulating the liquor traffic in Rich
mond Both plans propose to increase
the license tax, decrease the number
of saloons and restrict the territory
in which Intoxicating liquors may be
sold. 1t is a great point gained that
there is common agreement as to
these fundamentals. and the Council
should have no difficulty in working
out the details.
This much Is certain, however that
unless the ordinance is SO framed as
10 meet the conservative demands OF
the overwhelming temperance sentl-
ment OF the community prohibition
| contest is inevitable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

Young men readers are warned to
kesp very close at home these nights.
Seventeen hundred English girls, IN,
married and nent upon business, are
heading merclessly tits way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

All sorts OF claims are being set up
for that new l65,00n-timcs magnifying-
glass. Now some enthusiasts are as
sorting that with its aid YOU can dis
tinctiy see a Texas pie at ten PAGES
distance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
THREW STONE AT CAR.
Nathaniel Hudson IN Heavily Fined
FAR hC Enfyauas..

for the Onenac.
Nathaniel Hudson tcolored) was
charged In the Police Court yesterday
morning with throwing a stone at u
street car. and was fined $50 and put
under 800 security for Six months.
Hudson claimed that he had been
pushed off the car by some negroes,
and he retaliated By hurting q stone
at them. he was sent to jail in de-
fault.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

According to the Memphis CONNER
cal-Appeal "Messrs. llogg, Steer and
Bacon are candidates for the Oklahoma
egisiature,' This offers a grand open
| ing for new novel by Upton Sinclair.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

It occurs to us that the best possible
disposition the country could make OF
iiobson at this iuncture would he to
send him down TO Jamestown to COM
nand one Of those soclai Mara
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

SAYS the Nashville American: "a
young lady IN New Jersey claims that
her broken leg was cured py faith
hers IS larger than ours" We demanI
an explanation. 'u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

The Lusi,ania runs at a cost OF
$4,000 day. If 1t cost Mr.. Bryan
anything like that he would have been
bankrupt long ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

Judge Parker appears to have earned
the right to have his resignation from
the Ananias Society accepted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

The Washington ierald's headline,
South Is For Tnft,"is little mis-
leading. rs the popular secretary may
some day discover. aA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

However. the fact that he can poll
more Southern Votes than Speaker Jo-
cannon must not make Mr. Taft too
excessively chesty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

japan faces the onrush OF the Ham
Lewis and Bob Taylor reinforcements
with calm, intrepid front.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

Gorky, having married his present
affinity, will now be put to the bother
of looking for new one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

William Loeb, Jr. is responsible for
moro things that he couldn't possibly
have done than any man OF his age
and weight in the world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21

here VIII be no AUTOMOBILES in
ne ~ aays a Boston Clergyman, who
seeHss 70 expect that an automobile