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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
WASHINGTON TRADITIONS.
Full Senate Means the Early Death of
One of Its Members.
washington Cor Chicago NeWs.)

washington Cor. Chicago NeWS.)
In the death of Senator Redfield
Proctor of Vermont the senate has
suffered it's sixth loss within a year.
The first death was that of Senator
Russell A. Alger of Michigan. Then the
venerable and beloved senators from
Alabama, the Damon and Pythias of
that body. Morgan and Pettus, both of
whom had passed the age of so years
suddenly went to their graves in the
recess of congress preceding the pres
ent session. Senator Mallory of Flor
Ida was the next TO go, dying in the
Christmas recess of this session. His
death was followed only a few weeks
ago by the unexpected demise of Sen
atOr Latimer of South Carolina, who
succumbed comparatively early in life
to a combination of stomach trouble
and an operation for appendicitis,
which was found to have been unneces-
sary.
Washingtonians hold fast TO certain
we'll defined superstitions regarding
deaths in the senate. Thus it was that
when Senator w. ]. Bryan, the youth
full successor of Mallory, took his seat
and the two new senators from Okla
homa had been sworn in and George
Pea body Wetmore was finally chosen
to succeed himself, thereby completing
a fun membership of the senate for the
first time in many years, the veterans
of the senate chamber began to whis-
per among themselves: who viii be
the first to die?"
That there is a tradition of the sem
ate that a full senate means an early
death of a senator can be readily con-
frmed by the curious. but it would not
be an easy matter to find out when and
where this gTewsome tradition arose.
Senator Latimer, who died soon after
this tradition began to be whispered
about, was one of the men in the sem
ate whose death was the least ex-
pected.
There is another common supersti-
tion about deaths in congress which
usually verifies itself, and that is that
no fewer than three members of each
congress die before their terms expire.
Already this number has been exceed
ed in the Sixtieth congress, although
the Sixtieth congress is now only three
months old Technically. Senators
Morgan and Pettus should be added to
the list because they were, until they
died, entitled to sit in a special session
of the Sixtieth congress, which really
began its existence March 4 last. AS
no special session was held, however,
although the members draw their sal
aries from March 4, the congress has
sat only since the first Monday in last
December. Since then Representative
| George Smith of Illinois and the three
senators already MISUNDERSTANDING,
I,atimer and PrOctOr-have died.
1t is a true saying among the living
of the senate that If they were to
choose the time of death, they would
almost invariably choose to die SEN
ator of the United States. This is a
tradition that reaches over into the
other branch of congress, where
Speaker Cannon himself recently said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09

at a private dinner party given by one
of his colleagesu that his sole ambition
in life was to die in the public service.
The fact that a member of con-
gress who dies is buried at public eX-
pense and his heirs receive one years
salary, which now amounts to $500, is
no consideration to a large majority of
the members of congress, although il
might appeal to some of the poorer
members as a sort of insurance which
they could i'll afford otherwise. Few Of
them ever care for the pomp of a pub
lie funeral, as was evidenced by the re-
cent request of Senator Mallory that a
committee from congress be dispensed
with, and by a curtailing of the num-
Der of the congressional funeral party
which attended the funeral of Senator
Proctor.
The satisfaction which comes to most
of them in dying in their public office
is, for the most part. desire to depart
from life undefeated in their ambition.
Particularly in those states which re-
peatedly confer the senatorial or reDre-
sentative toga upon good and faithful
servants until their career is ended by
death is this sentiment true. For many
years it was understood in Washington
that the state of Alabama meant that
Senators Morgan and Pettis should end
their lives as senator's Illinois enjoys
a similar sentiment in the case Of Sem
dtOr Cullom, and a large share of the
population of the state of Iowa are
now engaged in a struggle to keep Sem
ator Allison in the senate for another
term, although his health is admittedly
poor. So long as senators or represent
atives from each state make good re
cords the states they represent are
prone to grant their ambitions.
over on the house side J. II. Ketcham
of New York, who has served seven
teen consecutive sessions i'm congress.
died as q member of the house. H. H.
Bingham of Pennsylvania is now serv-
ing his fifteenth session. Speaker Can
non is in his seventeenth session, and.
If not successful I'm his ambition to be
president, is expected to return to the
house as long as he cares TO serve. r.
r. Hit of Illinois. who died a men,
Der of the Fifty-ninth congress. was
serving in his thirteenth congress.
Many other instances could be cited of
long and faithful service in the house,
which has been crowned finally by
death lin the harness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
CLEVELAND BANK ASSIGNS
Deposits Amount to About 81, 300,-
000-No Other Institution In
volved in the Failure.

Cleveland, O., May s.-The Euclid Aye
nue. Trust company today made an as
signment to the Cleveland Trust COM
pany. No statement relative to liabilities
or assets was given i'm the assignment
deed. The bank was capitalized at $500
900. J. p. Madigan, county treasurer is
president Of the institution. 1t is under
stood that the deposits amount to be-
tween 81. 10000 and Sl,300.OO0. President
Madigan stated this afternoon that every
deposition would be paid in full as soon as
outstanding loans could be realized upon.
Madigan added that the failure was
brought about by inability to make col
1ections. The clearing house represen-
tatives of the trust company refused to
clear for the bank today. and this action
resulted in the closing of its doors.
President Madgdn asserted that no
other bank in the city was in any way
involved by the failure of the concern.
The bank was reOrganiZed several months
ago when w. H. Crafts retired as its
president. He was succeeded by J. p.
Madigan, county treasurer. Leading
bankers declare the failure. was not I'M
expected and that 1t will in no wise af-
feet any other financial institution in this
city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
WOOD PULP INVESTIGATION
Publisher of the Daily Nonpareil at
Council Bluffs, Ia, on the
Witness Stand.

Washington. May S-Victor E. Bender,
publisher of the Daily Nonparei Coun-
ell Bluffs. Iowa, was the only witness
examined today by the special committee
of the house that is ivestigating the wood
pulp and print paper question. He testi-
fled that ten years ago he paid $40 a
hundred pounds for paper delivered in
Council Bluffs, and that his present con-
tract called for $50.
What reasons were given you for the
increase in the price of paper?' asked
Chairman Mann.
The stock reasons" replied Mr.. Ben
der. are scarcity of water and the in
crease of cost of production
The committee left Washington today
for Corinth, N Y, where they will in
vestigate the Hudson paper mill and also
examine some of the operatives there
Word has been received from the local
labor union at that place pledging cooper
alton to the committee in its investiga-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
WHEN TO WIND A WATCH.
(Tit-Bits.)

At the monthly meeting of the Brit
ish Watch & Clock Makers guild the
question whether it is better to wind
watch at night or in the morning was
discussed.
Some members were of the opinion
that it was better to wind IL a night
as in the morning the handspring
would be colder than it would be after
being carried about in the pocket all
day. and steel is more brittle when cold
than when II is warm.
Mr.. Wright. the vice president, said
that during the day the watch was car
ried about and subjected to all kinds of
irregular conditions, and when it was
fully wound il was able TO Withstand
these abnormal conditions better than
when ii required winding. He thought
il was a decided advantage to wind it
up in the morning.
This view of the case was agreed to
by the majority of the members of the
trade who were present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
NO IMMUNITY PROMISED
1t Is Urged, However, That the 0per-
alton of the Commodity Clause of
Hepburn Act Be Extended.

Washington, May S.-NO official infor-
nation is in possession Of the interstate
commerce commission concerning viola
tions by interstate railroads of the so
called commodity provision of the Hep
burn rate law and the commission has no
knowledge whatever of any agreement
or understanding between railroad COM
panies and the authorities charged with
the duty Of enforcing the law whereby
the railway companies affected by the
commodity provision are to be given i'm
munity from punishment for its viola
ton. The commission recommends, how
ever. that congress enact a provision
extending the operation of the commodity
clause of the Hepburn act in the interest
of fairness to the railroads, so that suffi-
-cient time may be had to test in the
courts the validity of the enactment
These are in brief the statements made
by the interstate commerce commission
in a communication forwarded to the
senate today I'm response to resolution
calling upon the commission for any in
formation in it's possession regarding the
enforcement of the commodity provision
of the rate law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
BIG FIRE AT ATLANTA.
Loss Roughly Estimated at a Million
and a Quarter.

Atlanta. Ga, May S.-One million and a
quarter dollars is the loss cOnseTvativeIy
estimated tonight of a fire which early
today destroyed two blocks of Atlanta
business property.
Tonight the fire is under control with
ruined buildings in the district bounded
by FOrsythe Nelson. Madison and HunteSt
streets. Late today the police and fire
departments dynamited what was left
of the ragged walls. How the fire started
is mystery. There was no loss of life
and no injuries. The insurance on the
property destroyed was placed at S750,O00.
One of the heaviest losers is S. NJ. In
man of Atlanta. who owned the entire
block bounded by FOrsythe Mitchell and
Nelson streets and Madison avenue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
SUBJECT TO REFERENDUM.
Settlement of Phone Strike Not Made
Public in Butte.

Butte, Mont, May SIT is very prob
able that if an agreement ending the
telephone war has been reached at Salt
Lake. as stated by General Manager
Murray of the Rocky Mountain Tele-
phone company, it will be subject TO
referendum vote of the unions orig
inally having a grievance, and If this
were ordered at the time the agreement
was taken under consideration at the
offices in Salt Lake, it will be a day or
two yet before the result can be an
nounced.
Local representatives of the labor
bodies involved would make no state
ment At Helena, Secretary Howard
O. Smith. secretary of the Montana
Federation of Labor, stated that he
knew of no negotiations on for settle
ment of the strike.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
SAY VOTE is BEING TAKEN.
Electrical Workers in Montana Al
legged to Be Bailoting.
Especial to The Herald. }


Helena, Mont, May S.-The various
locals in Montana of the Electrical
Workers are now taking a referendum
vote on the proposition of reaching an
agreement for the settlement of the
difficulties which have existed for a
year past with the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company. None of the
local officers of the union, nor Alexan-
der Fairgrieve, president of the Mon
tana Federation of Labor, nor Howard
o. Smith. secretary of the state feder-
alton, viii discuss the matter in any
way. 1t is understood that the vote Of
the Helena local has been received AMI
that it was unanimously in favor of ac-
cepting the proposition. There will
probably be some definite announce
ment tomorrow or Sunday regarding
the vote.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
CHARGED WITH THE
MURDER OF WRIGHT

Denver May S-"Red" (Roy) Hisle was
arrested here today the charge of muir
dering Charles Huntington Wright, the
Globe express messenger who was shot
and killed in the express car of a Denver
& Rio Grande train when approaching
Denver yesterday morning. Hsle is 2
years old and is said by the police 10
have a criminal record. The nature of
the evidence against him has Lot been
made public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
Eldredge's Hard Face.

Rv some extraordinary coincidence. he
declares that every Salt Lake newspaper
made the same mistake yesterday morn
ing in giving G. f. Loose 133 votes of the
Salt Lake delegation although he had re-
Ceived only 123. Each newspaper took the
vote as it was called out by the county
chairman and then verified the figures by
comDaring them with the table of the
clerk of the convention. Yet Mr.. Eldredge
asserted most positively that everybody
had made a mistake but himself AS 10
senator Shoots 1872 votes, Mr.. Eldredge
saws. the figures are absolutely correct.
mir. SmoOt received all but one of the
votes of the Salt Lake delegation, ne
said. A.. -,
had heen a mistake in the counting of
the votes for alternates, which he cor
reCted. ,,.. 9
The dissimilarity in the recollecuOns OF
Mr. lanes and Mr.. Eldredge. il is under
stood. will require some further explain
ations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
MET HORRIBLE DEATH.

Great Falls. Mont, May S.-Peter Con-
rad. stableman in the employ of the
Boston q Montana smelteTs here. was
caught in a belt in the concentrator this
morning. whiTled about the overhead
snafting until he was torn TO pieces. his
arms and legs being wTenched off his
body. Every bone in his body was broken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
FAILS RETURNS
GIVE PROVOITES
SWEEPING VOTE
Continued From Page 1

was pointed out that postmasters from all
over the state were among the delegates,
some of them being chairmen of dele
cations. Arthur l. Thomas, postmaster
of Salt Lake, was chief mover in the early
caucus of the Salt Lake delegation, at
which the election of both Smoot and
Loose was decided upon. 1t Is said that
while Mr.. Thomas was actually the dom
inant figure at the caucus, he for some
reason had Mr.. Eldredge made chairman.
Postmaster Jim Glove of Provo, Post
master Ross of Lehi, Postmaster James
ID. Thorne of Pleasant Grove, Postmaster
Bill Glasmann of Ogden, ]. ]. Greenewald,
collector of the port at Salt Lake; United
States Marshal Spry and other federal
officeholder were active figures at the
convention, and their presence there be-
trayed the workings of the machine. II
is said that the federal officeholders would
have sent their henchmen to the conven-
ton had il not been for their anxiety
concerning the strength of the indepen-
dent movement and. their fear of trusting
others upon sue ha ticklish occasion. The
postmaSters and other job holders were
not alone, it is said, in this display OF
perturbation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
Bishops at the Bridge.

In many of the delegations there were
the dignified figures of bishops OF the
said. to beat down all opposition to SEN
ator-Apostle Smoot. In the Salt Lake
delegation were Bishop Hunter of the
Eighth ward. Bishop Iverson of the Sec
Tenth ward, Bishop Mcmillan and Presl-
dent Nephi l.. Morris OF the Salt Lake
stake.
.'These churchmen were at the conven-
ton to fight" said an 'fnsurgent' work
err They thought the task before them
too important to trust to other hands.
Another matter that was made GEAR at
the convention, it is said. was the de
termination of Senator Smoot TO use MS
machine in making c. E. Loose governor
of Utah. The senator, II is SAID, mas
and has slated him for a long period OF
profound retirement That Senator SmoOt
has chosen a Provo man for governor,
il is said is shown in his having the ma
chine make Dan ID. Houtz chairman Oh
the convention.
Senator Smoot has no intention of
retiring from politics." said the lnsur-
gent worker. He is rolling up his
tends to remain dictator of the Repuo-
lcan party in this state. He has placed
Provo men, to whose devotion ne can
trust, into positions OF power. Inc meal ~
ing is clearly that independent men IN
the party must stand aside. IL shows
what a formidable power the machine mas
acquired and what we have TO Tght
| against"
AS proof that the count of the vote or
the Salt Lake delegation at the convention
was tuggled. it is claimed that many OF
the delegates were pledged Tor IhoIl l9 ;
sew Yet Sevey did not get one vote
from the Salt Lake delegates, according
to the official figures.
THAT count was an outrage upon the
delegates and upon the Republican v ot7
| ers who sent them to the convention, said
the "insurgent' leader.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
THE BIG STICK.

Mother (surprised(-Why, Johnny. how
did you happen to get the merit card for
good behavior at school this week?
Small Johnny-It was like this. mamma.
Harry Jones won it, and ! told him if he
didn't give il TO me Id punch him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
Mr.. EIdredae's Mistake.

John James. the secretary of the con-
vention, when questioned last night Ola
not see anything to arouse comment IN
the scrambled figures offered by the
clerks of the convention.
Mr. Eldredge made mistake and was
allowed to correct it," he said. His at
tention was called to the mistake he went
away and apparently saw some OIL the
Salt Lake delegates. Then he returned
and made the correction. The figures
he furnished are upon the record /
have in my possession. | do not know
what has become of the ballots of the
salt Lake delegation. They are probably
in the possession of Mr.. Eidredge or those
who had charge of the counting OF the
votes of the Salt Lake delegation MY
figures are those reported by MT FL
dTedge as chairman of the delegation. l
do not know whether the votes were re-
counted before Mi Eldredge made his cor
rection in the erroneous figures. He went
away and came back. What he dld while
he was away I do not know.
1t is said that Mr. Eldredge made MS
correction without recounting the votes;
1t fc asserted that he merely Strengthened
ont the figures. so that they would look
smooth upon the record.
Mr. Eldredge, however, asserts tldl ne
did not make an error.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
JOB FOR SALT LAKER.
(speeial to The Herald.

Especial 10 The Herald
Washington. Nav S.-Alma q. Sober
berg of Salt Lake City has been appointed
lease clerk at ShOshone agency, Wyom-
ing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09
SECOND TERM FOR HUGHES
Defeat of Anti-Race Track Gambling
Bills Will Force Governor
to Run Again.

New York May S.-Congressman Her
bert Parsons. chairman of the New York
county Republican committee, said today
that II the anti-race track gambling bills
We're not passed at the special session of
the legislature, Governor Hughes would
be compelled 10 become again a candi-
date for governor, that he would al
most certainly be renOminated and that
a campaign on the anti-gambling issue
could have no other result than his re-
election.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-09

LOckpOrt. n. Y, May S.-Appealing with
ali the edrneStneSs at his command to the
voters of the Forty-seVenth senate dis
trict to support the Republican nominee
at the polls next Tuesday at the special
election called to elect successor to
the late Senator Franchot, Governor
Hughes made whirlwind tour of the dis
trict today.
During the day Governor Hughes deliv-
cred five speeches. His tour win end to-
morrow. with addresses at Tonawanda
and Niagara Falls With the governor
today was William g Wallace. the Repub-
lican candidate. Mr.. Wallace spoke at
several meetings. TeaffiTming his pledge
to support the anti-race track gambling
bills.
At all the meetings Mr.. Hughes was
greeted with enthusiasm