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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
}. HAM. LEWIS WILLING
TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR

New York, Dec. ia Hamilton Lew
is Of Chicago, announced last night that
he would accept the nomination for
governor Of Illinois II It were rendered
him. lie said:
Il am not seeking the office. but will
accept the nomination and make the
fight for Democratic supremacy IL
am given the platform OF principles /
stand for.
This country has been running ram
pant on the mania that men can be
legislated into honesty To be honest
I'm places OF trust should be taught as a
right to fellow men and duty to self
The criminal violating the law should
be punished, but it is criminal TO con-
fiscate the property Of the innocent to
punish one guilty. II is barbaric 10
wipe out a class or association TO graf
fly resentment Of some one offender.
We need no new laws, but a sensible
execution OF the old ones. greater
regard for the rights OF people and less
zeal to punish some individual will be
the platform Of both parties at the
coming presidential elections II they
are wise. l think Cannon Of Illinois
or Foraker Of Ohio will be the Republi-
can candidate. Hughes has no chance
because OF the animoslty OF state lead
ers and tho opposition Of the country
10 allowing New York to again dictate
the presidency. ! have great respect for
Gov Hughes. He has shown that a
good lawyer Is always a rood executive
OF laws. He has also given 20 certain
style Of whiskers official status-for
the latter ] am sensibly appreciative. II
conservatives In the Democratic party
prevail, Gray Of Delaware or johnson
OF Minnesota, viii be the candidate; II
the Roosevelt Democrats continue.
Bryan and some eastern or southern
man Hoke Smith OF Georgia or the
present governor Of Rhode Island or
Chanler Of New York. for respecta-
bility"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
POPE CONDUCTS CoNsIsroRY.

Rome, Dec. 19.--Pope Plus X today
personally conducted the ceremony of
the public consistory, which was at
tended by thousands of invited per-
sons. including many Americans A
dense crowd packed the corridor hall,
and tribune, and reached almost to the
foot OF the throne itself while the piaz-
"a Of st. Peters was a moving mass
OF women IN BLACK with bare heads
men i'm dress clothes. priests. monks
soldiers, nuns and cardinals, some on
foot. others IN cabs, many In more or
less gorgeous private carriages, an
with eyes fixed on the great bronzed
doors, which were the portals 10 the
promised spectacle.
Those eXtraneous y thr ceremony
gathered In special places inside the
vatican while the cardinals. prelates,
and court personages assembled In
another hall 20 await the pontiff
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19

Creek, on the main line Of the Balu-
more & Ohio railroad, is across the
river. It is 40 miles east Of Pittsburg
and Is miles west OF Connellsville.
COMPANY ADVISED.
Pittsburg Dec. 1s.-Word Of the ex-
plosion reached the local offices of the
PlttsburS Coal company In this city
early this afternoon. The dispatch
gave mo details further than that an
explosion had occurred at Darr mine
between Smithon and Whinett
The officials Of that company stated
that the mine was one of the largest
and was equipped with the most mod
cru appliances.
The Pittsburg Coal companys mines
are on both sides of the YOughioghcny
river. The coal mined in this field Is
used for cooking purposes II Is a part
Of the original Connellsville coke field.
The mines in this section are said to
contain considerable gas. The officials
express but little hope of saving the
lives Of the unfortunate men, as the
mouth Of the shaft is filled with rocks
ana earth ana the passageways are
said TO be badly Obstructed
CONNELLSVILLE.
Within a few minutes after the ex-
pi'9lgl tle mouth OF the DIT was sur
rounded by relatives and friends of the
entombed men. The scenes were most
pitltuL The smoke and flames Issuing
from the stope made Il impossible To-
enter and the wives and children We're
frantic.
Every effort is being made to subdue
the fire but Il was burning so fierce
~ that no Roadway could be made.
Ii is stated that the superintendent
Of the mine is one of those imprisoned:
that he went into the mine TO investi-
gate it's condition and was caught IN
the explosion.
500 MEN VICTIMS.
West Newton, Pa, Dec. 19.-Reports
OF the disaster at the Darr mine re-
ceived here are to the effect that there
are nearer 500 men In. the mine than
400 Physicians left here for the scene
shortly after o'clock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
DARING ATTEMPT TO
ROB CAR OF GOLD BULLION

Philadelphia, Dec. 1Q-Charecd
with making daring attempt 20 rob
car on The Buffalo express contain
ing gold bullion while the train was
standing IN the Reading terminal lest
nlght William Hewitt who gives
his address as 1926 west Fifteenth
street New York was today held in
heavy bail for q further hearing The
Train had been made up and was so
scheduled TO leave at $40 p. m via
the Reading railway and the Ichirn
valley one OF the express cars con-
tanned 100000 in gold bullion. which
was being shipped by The government
to Bunalo.
Tho alleged robbery was discovered
quite by accident. a Nardman while
at work on track adjoining the 1ne
on which the express train stood heard
q peculiar grating noise ana on inves-
ugatinE discovered Hewitt under the
bullion car at work with a saw on a
gas pine. The yardman gave the
alarm and Hewitt was pursued through
the station. He was caught before
ne could escape In the crowd OF
Christmas shoppers on the street. and
taken TO the central police station.
About the same time Hewitt was dis
covered the lights i'm the car went out
and an examination Of the gas pipe
showed that IL had been punctured.
Al the hearing today the police ax-
hibited the saw left behind by Hew-
1T In his flight and "a section of tho
gas pipe The police say they are
working ON the theory that Hewctt
probably expected 10 enter the car
after he lighs had been extinEuished
and loot il unohseryad.
Hewitt is believed 10 have been as
sisted by accomplices and the police
are looking for two other men. Hew-
iu's fail was fixed at $4,000. Tie Is
said 10 have been employed az the
station inspecting express cars and was
familiar with the practise Of the l..
S. Express company I'm shipping bull
lion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19

conuelIsville. Pa, Dec. 19.-Four
,undred miners are entombed i'm the
n,rr mines Of the Pittsburg Coal COM
osnv az Jacobs Creek, on the Yough-
,oghcny river. is miles west Of here. OF
chose 400 fully 100 are Americans the
rest being principally Hungarians. A
,.rrl0c explosion shook the vicinity Of
me mine az II 80 and announced to all
che surrounding community that a
sr,at CONFUSION Of some kind had oc-
,urred down under the surface. Short
Ia after smoke began TO issue in heavy
columns from the mouth Of the mine.
which is OF the slope variety. The
mouth OF the mine was wrecked and
This circumstances in connection with
tbe fire which was discovered TO be
raging inside prevented efectually up
70 %. M, any attempt at rescue Of
me Imprisoned men.
Tho building OF the Federal Supply
company. adjacent 60 the entrance to
the time, was slightly damaged by the
force OF the shock. causing the builo-
ms INAh anu aRliNi Va US WAAlAAb vs.
to break.
Among those imprisoned in the mine
ar Pit Boss O'Connen ana two fire
bosses.
on account of the force Of the ex-
plosion which rent the interior of the
mine and the presence Of fire, with
the blocked condition Of the mouth of
the ypole, it Is not thought there is
much chance for the men inside.
Whether they have survived or win
survive is one Of the uncertainties Of
the present hour. There is no means
yet OF doing more than to guess wheth-
en- it was gas or coal dust that ex-
ploded.
The scene of the explosion Is on the
Pitsburg q Lake Erie railroad side
Of the Youghi ogheny river. Jacobs
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EFFECT TO RECOVER
MISSING SECURITIES.

NpH Britain. Conn, Dec. LIN con .
negtiun with tho arrest in Mexico or
William 4. walker, who stole over
ualf million dollars from me sAFlns
Bank Of New Britain, of which ne was
treasurer. q vas learned today thal
the bank officials expect Gao recover we
nlHsing securities of the savings hank'
Thr.e arc 500 900 worth of Eastern IT.
lnoia railroad bonds which have never
been negotiated and q Is thought that
walker knows where they are. Nov
mat walker has been captured u ~
stated that he VIII be- the personal VII
Ness OF Che Gondorf case. which y as
signed f0r trial Ia New York IN Janu-
ary Condorf r. an alleged wire tap
per- who was arrested some time aap
ia Connectlcut with the Walker case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
CHASE COURT MARTIAL.
IL Is Now in Hands of the Court for
Decision

New York. Dec, t9.-The case OF capt.
Arthur w. Chase. artillery corps. O.. S.
A, who has been on trial by court mar
tial Tor "a week or more, Is now iu the
hands Of the court The courts dcCis-
ION will be announced after 10 has passed
through the regular military channels at
Washington. Capt. Chase was tried on
charges preferred by Lieutenant Colonel
Clarence Deems. of the artillery corps.
Capt Chaso's immediate superior officer.
During the trial Capt. Chase acted as his
own counsel, cross-eXamiunr ain tho
witnesses as well as testifyiug himself.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
THEATER TICKETS.
Illinois Law Prohibiting Speculation
In Them Unconstitutional.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Tho Illinois supreme
court at Springfield. iu a decision handed
down yesterday found unconstitutional
the state law prohibiting speculation iu
theatcr tickets.
ter tickets at a greater price than that
printed on the face is not Injurious 10
the health, morals. safety. or general
comfort Of the public. The buyer may
purchase or not lie is under no COM
pulsiOn.
The theater Is not like q public carrier
which operates throuE "a franchise. 1t ls
under no obligations 10 perform it's
functions continuously IL may sell
tickets at any price 81 sees ht or IL may
refuse tickets and collect coin at the
door.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
SMOKED EN- OUT.
Thomas Mccain Nearly Burned Wife
To Death in Doing IL.

Bridgeport Conn, Dec. Thomas
Mccain yesterday deliberately set fire
90 the house in which his wife lay bed
ridden. Their daughter rushed through
the smoke and flame and carried her
mother to safety. Both women were
slightly burned ana nearly sunocated.
They viii recover. Mccain later gave
himself up TO the police, saying that
the house was his and he had right
To burn II AZ he waned to. His family
refused 10 leave the house, he said, and
he was trying TO smoke them out.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
HOUSE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED

Washington, Dee l9.-Shortly after
the house Of representatives convened
today Speaker Cannon announced the
various committees which are 10 serve
during the SlXtieth Congress
The new members Of the ways and
meas committee are Calderhead OF
Kansas, Forduey OF Michigan. James
Of West Virginia, Bonynge OF Colorado
and IonRworth Of Ohio. Republicans.
and Griggs Of Georgia, Pou Of North
Carolina and Randall Of Texas. Demo-
Gratis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
MAKING PROGRESS ON ALPHA
SHAFT RESCUE WORK.

Ely, New, Dec. l9.-Twenty-five feet
We're gained yesterday by the shifts
employed In the rescue work on the
Alpha shaft. The 500-foot level was
reached last night and Foreman Gal
lagher says he win have the entombed
men out by Christmas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
WILLIAMS AND DEARM0ND
HAVE BLOODY ENCOUNTER

Washington. Dec 19--Immediately af-
ter the house adjourned today. Reprea-
entative John Sharp Williams Of Misssia
sippi and Representative uearmond Of
Missouri, became engaged in personal
encounter on the floor of the house The
men closed i'm and dealt each other sew
eral blows. Friends rushed 20 separate
the two men. MT. Williams face was
streaming with blood
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
ENTOMBED ALIVE
IN BURNING MINE

-Four Hundred Miners Imprisoned in Darr Mines Of Pitts
burg Coal Co. at Jacobs Creek-Ther Fate Unknown
Fire Raging Inside Prevented All Attempts at Rescue
Force of Explosion Convulsed the Surrounding
Country-What Caused 1t Is Not Known-Whether
Any of Men Have Escaped Alive an Uncertainty at
Present Time
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
nRYAN.s soUrnERN TRIP.

by William Bryan Jr.. w J. Bryan
viii leave Lincoln This evening for his
trip I'm the south. He win stop at
Wichita. Guthrie, oklahoma, and okla
homa city Next he VIII visit Bryan.
Texas AT Galveston he viii meet Gov.
Campbell of Texas. They viii spend
several days hunting ducks ON the gulf
coast.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
PAYING OUT SPECIE.
Financial Conditions Are Practically
Normal in California.

San Francisco. Dec. 9.--Financial con-
ditons in this city and state have
practically resumed their normal condi-
ton. Gov. Gillette has announced thai
after Saturday Dec. n, no more holt
days will be declared. This action was
taken after the receipt Of a resolution
unanimously adopted by the San Fran
cisco clearing house, declaring that the
special holidays have served their pur-
pose and are no longer required. Specie
payments already have virtually been
resumed by the banks
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
HENRY DrBBLEE DEAD.

Chicago, Dec. i9.-Henry Dibblee, a
wealthy business man Of this city and
a brother-in-law Of the late Marshall
Field, died today
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
TO CHOIR LEADERS.
Christmas and Memorial Pro-
grams for Saturday News.

All choir leaders throughout
the city. regardless OF dcnomina-
ton. are requested to send their
musical programs for next sun
days services. for publication In
the Saturday News Where
possible. please include the name
Of the speakers.
An copy must be in before Fri
day al p. m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19

Are You Progressing or just Keeping
shop" In other Words; Are You
Advertising or Not?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
PRINCE ITO

Prince Ito. resident general OF Korea
said.
America has always been q help
ful friend 10 Japan and the Japanese
are staunch admirers of President
Roosevelt. We have never had any
other idea than that 10 was quite with
in the rights of America 20 dispatch a
fleet where IL was desired and 10 VIII
be especially welcomed should il come
% Japan. 1 have always maintained
that talk OF war between Japan ana
America Is unspeakable unthinkable
and the attitude OF the Japanese peo-
pie towards the fleet viii ultimately
prove the sincerity NJ our words which
have been consistently friendly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-06
TAFT ON rARIFF.

WEI raft sis0 come over into the
Democratic pasture and forage cam
patgn material7 II so it indicates
that picking is good In the meadows
of democracy aud that far-sighted
Republican politicians are beginning
to see it and long to fatten their booms
there.
In a recent interview with a re-
retary Taft said:
Il am a tariff reyisionist. No man
can win the next election who does
not favor changes in the tariff.
agree with the position taken by the
American Manufacturers association
which recently declared in favor Of
revision
What then is to become of the
"stand pat" policyH Can Taft get off
the lid and get job? There is the
rub
The World special continues thus:
"Of course, this decision of Mr.
Tafts is of superlative political impor-
tance. Il probably lessons Tafts
chances of securing the nomination.
The tariff interests always have been
the heart and core of the Republican
party organization, and his action sets
in motion against him machine
which numbers its parts In every
state in the Union, and which Is par
ticularly strong in its representation
among Republican politicians. With
the Issue drawn as it is now an anti
Taft and antirevision, element Of
begin its fight on the secretary Of
war"
This recalls the fact that Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States, once broke over from the
stand pat" lines and indulged in
some similar remarks favoring tariff
revision. 1t is noted that there was
and still nothing doing at Republi-
ca headquarters on that line and the
talked Of tariff revision never came.
The trouble with anything like
tariff revision coming from the Repub-
lican party Is that their national cam
paign barrel is quadrepnially filled by
the protected interests" The poll
ticians can talk, but the big protected
interests will see that they do not
act.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-06
ROBERT [. OWEN

Whom viii YOU vote for senator, the
most important office in the new
state?
Robert L. owen has made "a clean
campaign.
He has pointed out his qualification
to serve the people without detracting
from the ability of any other candi.
dates.
His long and continued residence Ia
the Indian Territory. coupled with e
close study of conditions enables him
TO know our needs.
He has rendered faithful All ef.
ficient service fighting the battles Of
Democracy
He has had years OF experience re
fore the courts and the depart donts
at Washington.
His varied experience has peculiarly
fitted him to render at once valuable
service in securing needed immediate
legislation
He is a lawyer of international rep
utation.
He has been instrumental in the
past in having many good lawsenacted
for this cOlltry by congress.
He Is = scholar. diDlomat. Chris
tian moral gentleman.
He gives literally TO chariiy
fle spoaAs no ili o. Is se'inwir ~.
Vote foe tc.et Cw.a aLd the
removal OF restrictions. en- JuEe
the Sth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-06

How people are huddlod in the
great cities may be seen from few
figures. Paris has The greatest mum
Der OF inhabitants to the aero today
She has but 1926 acres, and 2. 731 900
Inhabitants, which gives each acre
LAP people Berlin has 15.56S acres.
and on this space 2. 034,o00 people
live, or 13t to the acre. London has
1890 acres, and on this 4536.000
live. or sixty to the acre. Vienna has
42.503 acres. and a population of 1876
000 people, OF thirty-nine to the acre
New York has 3,7id.000 inhabitants
spread over an area Of 203,S ,S6G acres,
or eighteen 20 the acre. But on the
island Of Manhattan the people must
be more dense than either OF the other
cities named. because the houses are
higher Her sparsely settled region
is that Of Greater Ncw York. witch
Is outside OF Manhattan.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-06
GENERAL JAMISON
FOR HOFFMAN

Editor Leader: I notice In the
newspapers that certain parties, mia
bly, ex.Delegate J. T. Callahan. are
trying to discredit the Democracy OF
Col Roy Holman. 10 those who
have known Col Hoffman for eighteen
years these mean nlngs will not dis
turb their confidence In him or iniule
him in the slightest degree first
met him IN April, 1889 He was then
in his eighteenth or nineteenth year.
Q mere boy. as Il were but his quiet
manners, industrious habits and bright
intelligence along with his devotion
10 Democratic principles arrested my
attention and won for him my conf
denco and personal regard. and his
subseqfcnt career in oklahoma has
fslly confirmed and dcepcned those
early impressions into esteem of the
highest regard II is true that In
those early days he accepted posi-
ton in the G5thrie land Office as Cal
lahan say but wherein Is the dis
crcdit2 Older and tine-honored Dem
Ccrats have done that in the past and
are doing the same thing now With
cet q Callahan to call thoir Demuc.
racy In question In those early
Ol,lshoma days. young Hoffman
roomed in my tent. and had oppor-
tunities of forming q "a rates of his
worth and predictionS II his future
when manhood would sit upon his
shoulders. and am proud 10 say taat
the boy of that day has brought no
disappointment IN his matgrer years.
Myself and few others organized
the first Democratic club I'm Logan
IN, Il
lIoifman. then mere boy, and hold
ing subordinate position in the land
cGice under nelley and Barnes, two
yO7ng to vote co-Opcrated with us.
and not one of the club was Callahan
enoua'l to question his Democracy or
doubt his fealty to the Democratic
party. This club was called the
Cherokee Democratic club OF Guthrie,
the first, as stated. ever orgaized in
this county. n WAS at this time that
he began reading law at snch inter
walls az Us duties in the land office
permitted
cannot pass over Callahan's
thrust that Hoffman is not a Demo-
crat beca Sc forsooth he Is now
holding commission as Colonel Of
the First Regiment of tho National
Crard This is a betrayal of igno-
rance or stupidity, or both truly pitt
able on the part Of Callahan.
Military commissions in the Ma
tional Grard are based upon fitness
to command, and not upon partisan
politics, and usually. if not inyari-
ably upon the recommendation of
the officers of the line. the governor
rarely exercising the perrogative OF
appointment without such recon
mendation If Col Hoffman was n0
better Democrat than j. Y Callahan
lsss shown himself to be N his as
SHINE and Illumination l would repuii.
ate him myself Hoffman has always
been trne to the Democratic party.
and that too when the allurements Il
desert 1t were tempting, and neither
Callahan nor his pals can slpr or dis
credit his Democracy.
J. C. JAAIlSON.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-06
THE PEOPLE THE
TRIBUNAL, NOT THE COURT.


Perhaps no structures heretofore
made by the promoters of the lawsuit
campaign more clearly reveals the at
titude or the alarming extension of
power assumed by the courts and sns-
tanned by the trial court, than the com
ments made ON tic constitution by the
counsel for Walck in the Injunction
case restraining Governor Frantz and
President Murray from making proc
lamation for a statehood election.
The closing remarks in the brief
for Walck enter upon the question
of whether the provisions of the con
stitution are i'm accord with the senti-
ments OF the plaintiff and the ideas
of the court as to whether the ordi-
nances of the constitution are advis-
able.
Since when was the power ever
given to the courts to consider
whether a legislative act was advisa-
bic or not, or wehether the acts OF
the legislature we're just or unjust,
proper or improper. what the people
wanted or what they did net want and
above all, TO tell them that they should
not make their wants known at an
election.
The province Of the courts is not
TO make law. but to obey it, not to con
slider the advisability OF the law, but
TO ascertain the will of the law
makers. as expressed in their written
language.
In this case tribunal whose plain
duty It Is to pass on the merits OF
demerits OF this constitution, but i
IS not the conrts--it is the people OF
the new state
The whole gist of this lawsuit cam
paign Is that the people are sought "a
be restrained from exercising this
sovereign right In reality II Is the
whole people who are aimed at IN this
injunction proceeding, rather than the
particular officers who chance TO hold
| the official positions.
The discussion OF the merits OF do
merits of the constitution is not y
matter for the courts and can not be