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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
SUCCESSOR OF RICHARDS
R. A. Ballinger, Seattle Lawyer,
Will Be Commissioner of Gen.
eral Land Office.

Washington, Jan. n.-Although no for
NAL announcement has been made, it is
believed that the question of a successor
to w. A. Richards as commissioner of the
general land office has been settled by
the selection of +. A. Ballinger. of Seat
tie who it is said has accepted the posi-
ton which has been rendered him by
President Roosevelt. Ballinger is one of
the leading lawyers of Seattle. and until
recently was mayor of that city. having
served two terms. He has a large Ia "
practice and I'm accepting the commission
ership of the general land office is max
ing a great financial sacrifice When
Philip b. Stewart of Colorado declined
the place the president consulted with
Senator Pile. of Washington in references
to Ballinger. whom Pile recommended
strongly. and an offer to him followed
which was accepted today.
Yesterday Senator Warren who was in
consultation with President Roosevelt and
incoming Secretary of the Interior Gar
field I'm reference TO unduly large with
dfawais Of public lands in Wyoming for
forest reserve, coal land withdrawals etc
suggested to President Roosevelt and Mr.
Garfield the availability of John w
Springer. Of Denver, for the general land
commissionership. but the president told
him the place had been offered and pend
ing reply he could not consider recon-
mendations for other persons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
FOREST SERVICE HAS
PLAN REGARDING FUEL

Washington, Jan 17-Officials of the
forest service today took what is believed
will be an important step towards reliev-
ing the present fuel shortage in any part
of the western country contiguous to for
est reserves by issuing telegra phic orders
TO forest supervisors directing them .'in
view of the fuel shortage please post no.
tees in local pOstOffices and make every
effort to encourage the use of reserve
timber. OFFICIALS OF the service say that
the present regulations favor the use Of
firewoOd taken from the reserves az
small cost and without delay, the require
ments of the public being promptly met
on the spot without delay Of red tape
The telegram to the slAervisors Is due
directly to the desire of the forest service
TO relieve the suffering caused by coal
shortage and severe weather in much y
the reserve country.
The president has signed the proclama-
ton creating the Caribou forest reserve
in Idaho and Wyoming. embracing the
Preuss and Caribou mountains, "a area
of 10000 acres.
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SHEEP MEN LOCK HORNS
WITH THE PRESIDENT
Justice of Governmental Regulation of
Grazing Lands Raises Terrific
Storm in Convention.
Clifford PnCho Presents RooSeVeS Ultmatum and Dr. Viii
son Gives Mastery Outline of Sheep Growers Views.

arguments and fighting in the open he
does not hesitate 10 face convention of
thousand men and invite criticism Of
his enforcement Of the forest reserve reg
ulations. 1t isn't often tsley get him cor
neTed. and when they dO-he refuses TO
stay licked This man is Clifford Pin
chot
Before the present convention IS over
there is no question but that several red
hot resolutions protesting against federal
control Of western grazing lands Will bee
adopted.
The sheepmen say. wait-send out
commission TO investigate the advisable
ity of such a move-settle the problems of
the regulation of grazing on forest re-
serves first
PinChOr Cor the government says. no
the sooner the government runs your
grazing lands the better for the CATH,
and sheep industry OF the west-wc have
solved our principal forest reserve prob
lens.
Dr. Wilson is a fighter. He may leave
the presiding chair of the convention to-
day, and from the floor OF the convention
assail PinchOts fortress.
Pnchot admits his forest reserve super
: visors have made mistakes. Yesterday az
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
BODY GNAWED BY RATS.
Former Arizona Woman Found Dead
in Small Chicago Hotel.

Chicago. Jan. l7.-Mrs Maggie Mum,
formerly proprietor of the Hughes hotel
at Risbee Ariz.. was found dead today
ina her room i'm small hotel on the
uesf side. The circumstances surround
ING her death caused the police to ar
rest her husband. Alfred Num- although
there is no direct evidence that he was
connected with her death.
Mum says that his wife died OF pneu-
mon;a and that he had not been near
her for more than a week.
The body OF Mrs. Mum has been shock
inrlv rlawed by rats IT is believed thar
She had not been dead for more than
twelve hours when her death was re-
ported
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
TRAGEDY IN SCHOOL HOUSE
Young Teacher Found Dead With
Her Throat Cut-Supposed Muir
derer Dying at Home.

Eldorado, Kan, Jan 1.-THE dead body
of Miss Mary Glass. a young school
teacher, with her throat cut from ear
to ear, was found early today in the
school house at Farview. near here
Later Robert Hall. with mis- throat cut.
admitted at his home at Fairview where
he is said TO be dying, that he and Miss
Glass Guarreled at the school house last
night. He declared that she attacked him
and cut his throat. When asked who
cut Miss Glass throat Hall refused 20
reply Hall barely is able to speak be-
cause OF loss Of blood. At the school
house there wsre evidences Of a strug-
gle
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ternoOn he cited instances OF their mis-
takes. The Idaho sheepmen headed by
Judge StOcksiager. candidate for COVER
nor Of that state last year held a con-
ference at the Kenyon last night and IL is
expected they will face Mr. PinchOt iu
today's convention with serious charges
of mismanagement of the Cache creek
forest reserve Of Idaho.
Pinchot Gets Hot Questions
For an hour and half after Mr. PIN
chots speech yesterday afternoon he was
bombarded with questions from the dele
gates The majority of these were sim.
ply leaders for more important and sig
nificant discussions that are expected To
come up today and tomorrow
Frank j. Hagenbarth of Spencer Ida
asked Mr.. Pinchot if the officials OF the
forest reserve service would join the west
ern stockmen IN asking DELAY in The
passage or the Burkett bill Mr. Pinchot
replied that the forest reserve men must
do the bidding of the administration and
must support its policies. Later he said
that personally ne might favor some de-
lay in tho passage Of the biz.
Thomas ]. Walsh Of Helena. Mont was
unable TO attend the convention and J. +.
Bauer president Of the Montana Wool
growers association. addressed the con-
vention in his stead. inviting the dele
gates 20 meet in Helena next year. Chief
Inspector Potter Of the forest reserve ser
vice addressed the convention on the de-
tails OF the work OF his department. A
dozen questions We're asked him when he
closed
An announcement was made Of the an
nual livestock show OF the Western
Stockgrowers' association to be held IN
Denver January 10 to 26. and the delegates
of the present convention were invited 10
attend. At this show the matter Of estab
fishing livestock market in the inter-
mountain country viii be discussed.
The following committee has been ap-
pointed to examine the books Of the treas
-urer and secretary OF the association: s.
F. Saunders Utah; J. i. Mcrse. Montana.
and A. D. Garrett New Mexico The fol-
lowing committee has been appointed 10
take charge Of resolutions: Pat Sullivan.
Wyoming. Fred Gooding. Idaho: J. +.
Brown. Montana: Jesse Smith. Utah. and
J. +. Campbell. Arizona
VIII See the Sheep Show.
The session this morning will be de-
voted TO topics germane TO the sheep in
dustry
This afternoon the delegates will visit
the fire and fat sheep show al the fair
grounds The ladies Of the convention
are to be taken through the Holmes art
gallery this afternoon and later TO a ten
and reception given by the ladies or the
domestic arts department of the Latter
DAY Saints university in the Bee hive.
Tonight the wives Of the delegates viii be
! rendered a reception at the Commercial
! club.
will be read Saturday afternoon. after
/ which the election of Officers Will take
place There is little doubt but that the
present officers will be unanimously re-
elected Secretary George $. Walker IS an
ESPECIALLY strong candidate for re-eiection.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
EACH SENT A FINGER.

:. Toxic, Jan 17.-Twenty-one Ko- .
:. rean students here are destitute :
= owing 70 the cessation of aid from .
:. their homes. They have sent a ::
:. petition TO the government at .
:. Seoul enclosing a finger cut off :.
=. from a hand of each student ::
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
NE GOVERNMENT.

Proposes bill at the session of con-
gress which provides brief that the president from
establish by proclamation, grazing districts
upon unreseved unapprOprated lands OF the United
States
That secretary agriculture shall regulate their
grazing the
livestock for longer than ten years and giving
preference to homesteaders.
That cattle and sheep men shall be charged certain
rental.
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WHAT THEY PROPOSE.

THE SHEEP MEN.
The livestock want the president to appoint
commission visit the grazing lands the
tends to control Of and investigate the
ity of such action before the Burket any similar
is passed.
They want the government to settle satisfactorily
multitude of disputes that have arisen
the reserve regulations it attempts
conditions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
KINGSTON NOW FACES
ADDITIONAL HORRORS
Great Danger of Famine and Pestilence
Is Expected to Follow in Wake
of the Earthquake.
Death List MISUNDERSTANDING Stories That the Ruined City
Is Sinking Into the Sea-

New York. 1.-THE Kingston
sinking slip according
Dispatch received today
and many
destroyed by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18

London, THAT general
disturb
belief
the Laibach observatory
other terrestrial
shape Of elsewhere, haisorms rock falls.
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municatiOn with the island is partially
restored. and every message that comes
brings fresh details Of the appalling ca
tastrophe
The number of dead is placed variously
at from 800 10 100. and the number OF
injured runs into the thousands. Ton
thousand people are said TO be homeless.
The danger Of famine has increased and
with IL stalks the spectre of pestilence.
There is urgent need of supplies of all
kinds and energetic efforts are being
made in this country and in England 10
send aid
The business section of the city has
been wiped out and tHe estimates of the
damage range from 100000 TO S25,00J,-
CO...
Eight Americans Missing.
Among the dead and injured are a
number of prominent English persons
name TO the list. Eight Americans are
recorded as missing. and it is said that
many tourists undoubtedly were crushed
by falling walls in the shipping district.
The American battleships Missouri and
Indiana have reached the scene and
American officers and sailors are stand
ing by TO render assistance in their pow
er. a new horror is added to the stu-
alton by reports that the city seems
20 be slowly sinking into the sea. The
contour of the bottom Of the harbOr has
materially changed and two lighthouses
At the harbor entrance are said to have
disappeared
The ships in the harbor are being
crowded with injured Deople and tho
death list is being increased daily. Corpses
| lie in the streets or are being thrown
( into trenches
The fearful extent of the appalling dis
aSter that visited the capital of Jamaica
| has not yet been recorded to the out
side world, and il is doubtful if even the
people OF Kingston themselves arc yet
| trophe that overwhelmed them last Mon
! day afternoon.
Prominent Victims.
Following is a list OF the more import
ant persons reported killed in the earth.
| quake:
Sir James FERGUSON. NJ p. deput,
/ chairman OF the Royal Mail Steam Packet
| company of London.
Captain Constantine. superintendent in
Jamaica for the Royal Mail Steam Packet
] company.
Captain Young. commander Of steamer
Arno of the Royal Mar Steam Packet
Captain Lamont. who was soon to b,
married 20 an American girl.
/ Dr. Robertson and wife perhaps DR.
/ o. z. u. Robertson and wife,
Charles Sherlock, well known mer-
/ chant
A. NJ. Nathan. partner Of Charles sher.
lock, in the firm OF Nathan, Sherlocf
Bradley Verley. extensively interested
i'm sugar cultivation.
Two other members of the verley fam,
| lily.
| 6. Men. Livingston. senior clerk in
( the audit office of the colonial govern
/ ment.
! DR. r c. Glib
/ Miss Locket. killed in Jamaica club.
/ Miss Sullivan.
Edgar d. Cordova. carriage and Wagon
maker.
MISSING.
J. w Middleton.
! Charles ID. Cordova. importing provision
merchant.
Edward -. COrdoya. brother Of Charles
brother OF Charles Sherlock.
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; ST. Augustine. Fla, Jan. lL-Wire- .
! loss messages received at the station y
. ON Anastasia island today by Chief =
: Electrician Elkins say that Kings y
) ton is sinking gradually; that many y
= holes ard cracks one hundred feet y
deep were formed by the earthquake y
; and that grave fears are felt that =
. the entire city will slip INTO the
= bay.
= Another message SAYS the hospital y
corps attendants and supplies from y
the United States naval vessels at =
; Guantanamo have been sent to the =
y stricken Island.
a - - - - ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
BY DR. ]. NJ. MILsoN.

(Western Vice President OF National Wool Growers
Assocation.J
If the grazing lands of the under
control the policy out
as under existing circumstances, it will a reduc-
ton in the raising
called the arid states. of least fifty per
I will mean the driving of business thousands
of sheep and other livestock raisers.
Ii will that the livestock industry of the
will be set back fifty and that but Onehaf the
sheep and other stock that the Will
in the future.
The federal control of these lands will
homeseekers. there is 160 o land
tire tracts upon which homeseekers can
eXist-they sheep and stock ranges first, last
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
FEDERAL CONTROL OF GRAZING LANDS
DISCUSSED FROM TWO VIEWPOINTS
PROBABLE EFFECT.
BY CLIFFORD PINCHoT.


Chief Forester United Department of Agriculture
will be the possible thing the future Of The
sheep and livestock Industry of the west
will give permaneney to the industry.
The ranges comprising acreage o, over 4OOOoOO
government proposes assuming control
of. present greatly over-ranged.
With this under federal control it will
permit the grazing number sheep and
other livestock upon it.
Such federal control will give homeseekers the
unity settle such andsand this is the first and
primary governments advocating federal
control Of range
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Leaders or Both sides.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS


prevailing high Indications
since flood
shave
isolated the flood which, cut them off In NsHpor
districts
has zee sup
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FAMINE AND PEsTlLENce.

additional Horrors in Store for
Kingston Survivors.
aeeordlng 10 Information received to-
- VIC Kingston horror is growing. Com
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18

one thousand sheep men representing /
the immense sheep industry of the west
ern states. in convention assembled, 4
locked horns with the United States gov
eminent i'm the person Of Clifford Pincho.
chief forester of the United States de-
partment OF agriculture. who is here at
the head Of twenty-five government for
est reserve agents. over the proposition
advanced by President Roosevelt i'm mis-
last message to congress. of the national
government assuming control of the four
hundred million acres of grazing lands in
the west
When the final ring Of the gavel i'm the
hands OF DR.. J. NJ Wilson. vice president
Of the National Wool Growers associa-
ton, brings the forty-third annual con-
vention of that organization to a close
mere I'm ArmOry hall Saturday afternoon.
one Of the greatest and most significant
gatherings of livestock men in the world
will have been held.
The present convention promises to ne
replete with heated discussions of the
federal control Of forest reserves and the
proposed governmental control of western
grazing lands. Chief Forester Clifford
PinchOt. of the United States department
J of agriculture. IS prepared 10 Withstand
the attacks OF the sheepmen on the pol
Icy Of the government in regulating
grazing on the forest reserves and brings
with him a personal message to the con-
vention from President Roosevelt.
Uses Strong Language.
That message. as read by Mr. Pinchot
at the convention yesterday afternoon. is
as follows:
That in the judgment of the president.
H government control of the public range is
eventually coming. and coming soon.
That it is right that it should come.
That the president believes il is for the
best interests of the public domain, in
Guiding the livestock men, and that T.
should come soon.
That as government control of the pub
lie range is one of the fixed policies of
his administration. he would be glad to
the American Livestock association as 10
the form il should take for the best in
terests of all concerned.
When the last words of that message
fell on the ears Of the 900 sheepmea gath
cred in ArmoTY hall yesterday afternoon
there was an Ominous silence. The faces
of the rough-clothed audience Mr.. PinchOt
faced presented hundred studies of con
flcting emotions.
Every word of the message held a sin
ister meaning to them. as they regard tho
project OF the government assuming con-
troll Of the lands on which their flOcks
now roam at will with the utmost hos
Two years ago when the government
assumed control of 21SO00,00 acres OF
forest lands throughout the western
country the sheepmen and the cattlemen
fought the move. The two years that
have passed have been full OF bitter ami
mostly between the flock men and the
forest reserve men. through the enforcing
by the latter of the governmental regu-
latons for the preservation and care OF
these reserves. involving the arbitrary
distribution of the flocks Of the sheep
men over the grazing territory
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The government wishes control of the live
stock of the first and foremost give the
homeseekers of the nation oppOrtunity settle and
build homes these in preference to allowing
them be subsidized by big stock
The government believes that the creation of homes
IS above all livestock raising interests.
Beyond this consideration federal control of the
will i'm time the ranging of fully many
larger than that of the present
That such federal will result the perna-
nency the livestock raising industry.
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Business at standstln.

Business is at a standstill. Some shops
nave Deen opened by Cinnamon. who have
raised the prices or goods one thousand
per cent This so angered the people
rlat me Cinnamon were driven out and
thcir shops looted
INC hone of famine relief lies in the
1anana crop. which has not been in
q, Ne9cai assistance is limited owing to
'He Death OF several doctors
kingston was threatened with a rain
s.orn this morning. but at the hour OF
clear
me body Of Sir James Ferguson was
round and buried today.
lht shipping I'm the harbor is safe.
Shocks Continue.
-, mere have been number Of other
,h-ocks since the first disastrous one. and
- Iepeut0Bs keep the people in a state
~ '1n..or- The neutrality-suspicious. steam
,shd aI lhzessin Victoria Luise. which ran
Is IRE az the harbOr entrance Dec. l6
is now a total loss.
el,,-,.' geography OF the country has been
ne ,aNseu ana the nav cation into this har-
pVf materially altered
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Big Problem Settled.


The forest reserve agents claim that the
main principles for regulating grazing on
the forest reserve lands have been worked
out to the satisfaction of the government
and the majority of the sheep and other
livestock raiSers. and that the differences
the sheepmen are purely OF local charac-
ter. and that a certain amount Of these
differences will always be in existence.
Mr.. Pinchot stated this yesterday at the
convention.
On the other hand the sheepmen de-
clare the regulation of grazing on the for
est reserves is not Yet TO their liking or
to their equitable interests. and that be-
fore the government proceeds to the as
sumption of control over four hundred
million more acres of western lands
wherein the flocks and herds Of the west
ern StockmeR are grazing. they should
first settle the problems that have arisen
as result OF the attempted regulation Of
the forest reserves.
This argument was advanced yesterday
in the convention by DR.. Wilson.
In discussing the question yesterday
the association. said: The only solution
Of the problem, in my mind. is for the IA
tional government To cede to the several
states full power to administer the graz
ing lands of the west. The state govern
ments better understand local conditions
and can handle the grazing lands 10 bet
ter advantage and with more satisfaction
to the users than can the eastern theorists
i
states where the government has coded
I lands to the state. they have been nan
died i'm such manner as To be prOfita ole
and satisfactory TO the livestock inter
ests."
I The present convention promises II be
the scene of one Of the most stirring ana
\ important discussions on federal control
/ of forest reserves and proposed federal
I control OF the western grazing lands that
has ever taken place In this country
There can be little doubt but that Chief
! Forester Pinchot has been directoi TO
make full and comprehensive report II
/ the sentiment of the western sheepmen.
j as expressed in the present convention. TO
the president. though Mr.. Pinchot would
not admit this fact yesterday.
Leaders or Both Sides.
The sheepmen are ready to fight and
4 fight hard. They see their floclxs reduced
their Industry half ruined by the pas
sage Of the Burkett bill this year.
Pitted against them for the government.
( for the time being is a man who is maxi
ing the study Of federal control OF forest
lands and grazing lands. his life work.
+ He gets no salary from the government.
it is understood. He is independently
/ wealthy.
Suave-yet stubborn clear sighted in his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18
CAUSE OF AGITATION.

BY DIR. WILSON.
The real of this agitation for
grazing lands is the fad frenzy
of everything of this nature possessed by
Washington who themselves govern
The the agitation is this-that
is prevailing feeling influential the
that these arid grazing lands of the western states
suitable homestead and that because the
western cattle and sheep getting large
ranging and feed for nothing they stealing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18

The Katzenjammer Kids and
.nsr Captain" go to the bod
.s+ed frozen north. Next Sun
sov's funny section.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-18

The most successful advertisers
have attributed their success to
newspaper advertising. Where did
yours come from 9-Jim's Junk.
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Kingston. Jamaica. Jan. 16-Thousands
OF persons were killed in the earthquake
and the dead bodies are being taken from
the debris by hundreds. The whole town
As I'm ruins and the greater portion is
still smolderng ashes. The smell of burnt
flesh Dervades the air
The cable line from Kingston is broken
and the correspondent had to go to Hol-
land Bay. forty miles 20 the east, to file
this message.
The earthquake came as a sudden Os-
citation. not from any particular direc-
ton. but up and down.