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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
PRESIDENT WILL StND
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Has Determined on Legislative
Program, the Enactment of Which
VIII De Urged Upon Law
makers.

Washington.-Pr President Roosevelt
has determined on a Legislative pro-
gram, the enactment of which will be
urged upon congress in a special
message. Each of the measures to be
proposed involves perplexing difficult
ties, and each will have far-reaching
effects in business and economic con-
1itions of the country. The program
is the product of important confer
cnces, through which the president
has been put in possession of the
views of all interests concerned. Like
wise the attitude of the leaders in
both branches of congress has been
made known Its success depends
upon the combined effort which he
believes can be brought to bear in be-
half of the whole plan by those af-
fected especially by some one of its
features.
The program includes:
A declaration in favor of revision of
the tariff in a special session to be
held after March 4, 1909.
An amendment to the Sherman anti
trust law so as to make important
concessions to combinations of both
labor and capital.
Limiting the powers of certain
courts in the use of the Injunction
in labor disputes.
Passage of an employers liability
bill.
Passage of the Aldrich financial
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
bid MOI Eat for Eorty Days.

Long Beach, Cal.-Miss Eta Pris-
ella Grove, the Chicago school teacher
who has attracted attention because
OF her long fast at noon on March II
completed the fortieth day OF her alb
stinence and announced that she
would accede to the request of her
sister and partake of nourishment. In
the effort to equal the record of DR..
II. S. Tanner, who tasted forty days
in the sos, Miss Groves weight was
reduced from 1913 to 105 pounds, but
she declares that she felt no III eff.
tects from her experience.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
Profits of Telephone Trust.

New York.-The annual report OF
President Vail of the American Tele.
phone & Telegraph company, shows
profits of $23,4790O0, against ST..
$4,000 last year. Mr.. Vail speaks
of the vast ramifications of the pres.
ent system, saying that it is national
in character, with millions of sub
scribers connected by millions of
miles of circuits with local exchange
systems, all bound into one large.
comprehensive system embracing l..
6G4,OO0 miles of wire. The report
speaks fayorably of public control.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
Count ToIstoi III,

st. etersburg.-Reports of the i'll.
ness of Count Leo Tolstoi have been
received at Moscow. 1t is said that
he tainted and remained unconscious
for a considerable time. He is quite
weak as the result of an attack of
influenza and his condition excites
alarm. Two physicians have left
Moscow for Yasnaya Poliana, where
he resides. The counts daughter-in.
law is in st. Petersburg. She said
that she had received no notification
of her fathers illness and that she
thought the reports were exaggerated.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
Lost the Money in Speculation.

Port Huron. Mich.-Attorneys for
the United Home Protector Frater
nifty of this city, a building and loan
company with banking features, made
announcement Thursday afternoon
that Supreme Secretary w. l.. Wilson
had confessed that he had misused
$4,000 of the funds of the institution.
Banking Commissioner Zimmerman
has taken charge of the institution.
The money was lost in speculation,
in mining ventures and the promotion
Of electric railroads. They were GOV.
cred up during that period by falsify.
ing the records of the company.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
Buying New Locomotives.

New York-Orders for 1856 new 10.
oomotives and $4,000 tons of steel
rails have just been placed by the
New York Central Railroad company.
according to announcement Just
made. TIE order for the locomotives
is one of the largest which has been
received by the builders since unset.
tied business conditions began. The
new equipment is for the company's
lines east of Buffalo. The money for
the purchase, according to an official
OF the company, was provided for In
the recent issue OF s30,o0O.OOO equip.
ment trust notes.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
MUST PAY THE PENALTY.
Murderer of Denver Priest viii be
Executed on July 12.

Denver, Colo-In the criminal di-
vision of the district court on Satur-
day, Judge Greeley w. Whitford de-
MED the motion for a new trial for
Giuseppe Ala, convicted of the muir
der of Father Leo Heinrichs, whom
he shot to death in st. Elizabeth's
Catholic church, this city, Sunday,
February 23 and sentenced him to be
hanged during the week beginning
July IL next. Friday night Ala made
repeated attempts to commit suicide
by beating his head against the iron
bars of his cell. His head was COW
cred with bruises when he was
brought to court, and he was so weak
he had to be supported by officers.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
LIVES LOST AT SEA.
Review of Marine Casualties During
Fall and Winter Season.

Boston, Mass.-A review of the naa,
rine casualties of the coast of New
England and British North America
during the fall and winter seasons
just ended, shows that about $50 lives
were lost OF this number 251 persons
perished In the wrecks Of ten yes
sells belonging to the French fishing
fleet of St. Pierre Miquelon last fall:
These vessels foundered In heavy
gales which swept the Grand banks.
About twenty-five Newfoundland fish
ermen were also lost in these storms
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
Ohio Senator Declares State Prisoner
is Tortured.

Columbus, O.-Senator Lamb of To-
ledo created sensation here on Sat+
urday by declaring that while visiting
the Ohio penitentiary he saw prisT
oner hanging by his wrists. 81 was
astounded," continued the senator,
"and soon saw that the attendants
were trying to keep me away from
this man. | insisted on seeing him,
and the man said to me: L have been
hanging here since Thursday, and
they only let me down to eat bread
and water" The case will be inves.
tigated.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
SHORT END FOR UNCLE SAM.
Final Decree Entered In Favor OF
Captain Oberlin Carter.

Chicago.-The final decree in the
case of Oberlin NJ. Carter, former
captain In the United States engineer
corps, was entered on Saturday by
Judge Kohlsaat in the United States
circuit court. Practically all the find-
ings are in favor of the former army
officer While Carter does not get a
large share of the funds which have
been the subject of litigation between
him and the government, the cost Of
this and all other suits against him
are taxed against the government. BY
the decree Carter is awarded $4,000,
which was held by the court to be
without taint."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-03-26
Woman of Twenty-nlne Adopts {
"Boy" of Forty-six.

Lowell, Mass.-Miss Wilhelmina
Crawford, 29 years old, adopted on
Thursday in the superior court as
her son, James Butler, who is 46. Miss
Crawford, who is well to do, says that
Buffers parents died when he was a
ers family and she got to entertain
such a motherly feeling for him that
she determined to have him as son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
BALTIMORE TUNNEL DEATHS
FOUR MEN SUFFoCATED AND
TEN BADLY POISONED.
Fan Supplying Fresh Air Had Been
Out of Order for Three
Days Past.

BALTIMORE. Md. March -Four men
are dead and ten others were taken to a
hospital Today suffering from the effects
of gas which overcame Them while at
work in the Pennsylvania railroad tun-
mel near the John street entrance A
number of others were affected but man.
aged to reach the entrance to the tunnel
and the safety of fresh air before being
overcome. The accumulation. of gas Is
said to have been due to the fact that
the exhaust fan depended upon TO carry
off the gas and smoke from trains using
the tunnel was out of order md had not
been working for several days. OF the
dead one was the white foreman Of the
gang and the others were negro laborers.
Fan Broke Down.
The tunnel IN which the deaths DC
Cured runs west from point near the
Union station with occasional breaks to
Pennsylvania avenue. and Is used by all
Pennsylvania trains running between here
and Washington and intermediate. points.
as we'll as those of the Western Maryland
railroad. About midway of the main sec
ton of the tunnel there is an exhaust fan
used to draw fresh air from either end OF
the tunnel and expel smoke and gases
through tall chimney. This fan Is re-
ported to have been out of use for the
past three days. pending necessary re-
pairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Senator Carter Believes the Senate
Will Pass the Bill.

Bills to establish postal savings banks
that have been introduced by Senators
Carter. Knox and Burkett were yesterday
considered by the subcommittee of the
Senate committee on post offices and post
roads, consisting Of Senators Carter. Bur-
rows, Bankhead and Clay. Postmaster
General Meyer was before the subcom-
mittee and outlined his views ON the
subject.
Postmaster General Meyer stated to
the committee that though the Knox
bill was drawn in his department he was
not welded to that measure and was
ready to approve amendments of provis-
ions to be taken from both the Burkett
and Garter bills. The committee and the
Postmaster General were agreed upon the
plan for placing the funds to be secured
by the postal savings bank i'm the various
national banks of the country at rate
of interest sufficiently large to pay de-
positors > per cent and to defray all at
rendant expenses.
Speaking yesterday of the chances of
securing action on his bill. Senator Car
ter. chairman of the subcommittee, said:
I have no doubt the Senate will pass
bill embodyinS the postal savings prin-
ciple.''
There will be further meetings to dis
cuss the measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
INITIAL VOLUME APPEARS.
Local Publishers Issue American
Biographical Directory.

Announcement has been made by the
Potomac Press. publishers of this city.
of the issue of the initial volume of Sc
ries to be known as the American Bio
graphical Directory. 1t is proposed to
devote one volume to each state in the
union and the, book lust issued includes
within its covers the biographies of nearl!
1909 of these persons most prominent in
official. Industrial and professional life il
Washington.
pended by the compilers of the volume
cover only residents of the District o
Columbia whose accomplishments in life
have been worth more than passing no
tice. and great care was used to secur-
accuracy with regard to names and dates.
Besides the biographies the book con.
tains wide range of statistical and other
matter of local and general interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Congo Annexation Treaty.

treaty for the annexation of the Congo
independent state to Belgium was made
public today. 1t conforms to the official
synopsis already given out. 1t makes it
plain. however that the allowance asked
for for Prince Albert, a nephew of the
king. is not to be available until his &C
cession to the throne. and that. that for
Princess Clementine. one of the king
daughters. is not to be paid until she
marries. The governments amendments
to the colonial bill. which supplement the
annexation treaty. are anxiously awaited
They will be submitted to the chamber
next Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
GIL! FOR LABOR MEETING
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF FED
GRAFTON TO ASSEMBLE HERE.
Statement by President Gompers.
Officers of Local Unions Also
to Hold Session.

The far-reachfng character of the re-
cent decisions of the Supreme Court of
the United States affecting labor or
CARNATIONS has led President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor =
issue d call for a meeting of the ex-
ecutive counsel of the federation in this
city the early part of the week begin
ming March 49, The call expresses the
hope that the executive officers OF the
international trade unions of America
will meet with the executive council
Wednesday morning. March Is. at 10
o'clock, there and then to consult and
take such action as the importance and
merits of the subject herein dealt with
may be considered and determined as
setting forth the position and demands
of la bor.''
The Supreme Courts decision itself.
President Gompers continues, the con-
sequences. the assertion OF Ia Dor
rights and the means to secure them,
have had the. consideration of the mem
bers of the executive councll Of the
American Federation of Labor. who re-
alize the Importance of the existing
situation and the unsettled state of
mind Of the great rank and nie among
the working people of our country In
regard thereto I have. therefore. called
a formal and special meeting of the
executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. to be held in this city
the early part of the week, nesinning
March 16
Officers Who Are Wanted.
1T would be most advantageous if two
or three of the executive officers of each
international union were in attendance at
the conference. and. under any circum-
stances that the international shall be
represented by at least one executive Of
f1cer and one or two other representatives.
whom that executive officer shall select
"In the interest of the working people
Of CIR country. for the protection OF their
rights. as we'll as the maintenance and
perpetuation of the trade unions and the
labor movement of our country. that has
done SO much for the Improvement of the
conditions of all. ! appeal to YOU in their
name. that your Organization will be rep
resented at the conference Wednesday
morning, March 49,
officials of Local Unions to Meet.
Secretary Sam De Neirey of the Central
Labor Union has just called meeting of
the presidents and secretaries of all the
local labor unions for next Saturday
evening at Typographical Temple for the
purpose of taking steps to bring the vari-
Gus organizations into closer touch with
one another.
It is proposed that the presidents and
secretaries form auxiliary, whose
work shall be to improve the organizat ton
of existing unions, inaugurate movements
for new organizations and in general aid
the cause of organized labor in the Dis
trict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
BERLIN MAY TAKE IT.
War Office Investigating Maxim
Latest Gun Invention.

Special Cabegram to The Star.
BERLIN. March THE director of a
leading ordnance firm. who is in close
touch with the war office. says the war
office viii undoubtedly take up Maxims
invention for slencing the discharge Of
firearms if it really is all that Is claimed
for it. AT the same time the war office
is highly skeptical though it admits that
if the device is as effective as it is de-
scribed to be it will practically put an end
to war. No troops could stand the fire of
noiseless gun beyond the range of their
vision.
1t Is objected that it cannot possibly be
applicable to the Maxim gun, firing six
hundred shots a minute. Possibly. 1t is
suggested to use it with a slower rate of
firing on the assumption that ten silent
shots would be worth one hundred deton-
ating 1t is added that attempts in Ger
many with a noiseless weapon, worked
with electricity, have proved fruitless and
have been abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
SENSATION IN KENTUCKY.
Woman Held on Charge of At
TEMPTED Arson for Revenge.

LONDON, KY. March 7.--Intense excite
ment was caused here today by the ar
rest of Mrs. Rachael Sparks. wife of At
torney James Sparks. who was recently
killed in tie courthouse by Robert Boyd.
Mrs. Sparks was arrested on a charge of
seeking to burn the large livery barn of
Tip Sparks. her husba nd's cousin. Her
accuser is Felix Beatty. a negro. who
claimed that she had last night given
him gold watch saying she wanted him
in return for the gift to burn the barn.
1t was asserted that Mrs. Sparks
cused Tip Sparks of siding with Boyd
in Boyd's trial for the killing of James
Sparks and that her motive in wanting
the barn burned was revenge. All con-
cerned are prominent and are known
throughout the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
GOOD RUN OF THE VIPER.
Little Submarine Surpasses Her
Standardization Trial.

The little submarine Viper made a good
run in the waters of Chesapeake bay
from which she has just returned to An
napolis One hundred and fifty miles
were run at the rate of 9.66 knots per
hour. which is five-tenths better than on
her standardization trial. Unfortunately
there was a slight accident to the ma
chinery which compelled the vessel to
return to Annapolis for overhauling. and
thus prevented the proposed sixty-three-
hour endurance cruise IN which she
started out.
Today the submarine Cuttlefish will
start out for a run on the waters of
Chesapeake bay, and after her return
the Tarantula will make a voyage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
RESUMES HIS OLD ROOMS.
;enator Scott's Committee Goes Back
to Former Quarters.

The Senate committee on public build
ngs and grounds. which handles all bills
eating to public parks in the District,
and is, therefore, one of the most impor-
tant of the District committee" in Con-
sress. moved yesterday to its old quarters
n the southwest corner of the Senate
wing. third floor. one of the finest COM
miitee suites In the Capitol. When the
lat, Senator Proctor of Vermont became
chairman of the committee on agriculture
and forestry Senator Scott. chairman of
the committee on public buildings and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Body Controls Affairs of Local Army
and Navy Unions.

AS the several garrisons of the Army
and Navy Union in this city are tempo
rarily without the pale of the national
body, owing to suspension by National
Commander Browne, an executive COM
mittee, composed of members of Barry,
Porter Roosevelt and Henry garrisons
has been formed. The statement was made
last night that the committee will hold
meetings in the future every two weeks
to consider matters of Importance to the
local bodies. and, in fact, to per. orm
for the time being the functions OF a
national or district body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
DEATH OF JOSEPH ScUDDER.
Made for Inquest in
MARYLAND Tomorrow.

The inquest in the case of Joseph Scud-
der, who was killed yesterday morning in
the first accident on the new Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway.
will be held tomorrow in Prince George
county. Maryland. Word was received
here from the Maryland authorities late
yesterday afternoon to turn Scudders
body over to his relatives or friends. as
the manner of death was known. Up to
a late hour last night no one had claimed
the body.
The condition of Frank r. MORO, also
injured. who insisted on returning to his
home after having his injuries dressed by
DIR. Moff1t of the Casualty Hospital, is
said to be satisfactory. 1t is thought he
will be able to resume work within the
next ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Squadron and Weihaiwei.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
SHANGHAI, March There is an UNI
confirmed rumor that the American feet
will use Weihaiwei. the British leased
port in the province of Shantung, as
coaling station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
SCALE PLANT BURNED.
Grain Weigher Company Suffers
Loss of $195,OOO.

PEORIA, H.. March Fire which
started in the paintshop of the Hart
Grain Weigher Company early today did
S19j 900 damage to buildings and stock.
The principal individual losers are the
Hart Grain Weigher Company, loss to
building So5Gs) loss on stock SS5.0D.
and the International Harvester Com
pany. loss. $4,000. Total insurance,
Sl42OOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

April >. He will deliver an address on
that occasion. Secretary Straus was
brought uD in the state of Georgia, being
taken TO Talbotton. Ca. by his father
when he was four years of age. The
Secretary expresses himself as deeply in
terested in the industrial and commercial
development of what substantially is his
native state. and the address which he
will deliver promises to be "a notable one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Mayflower Seems All Right.

NORFOLK, Va. March THE May
flower floated at noon today and arrived at
the Norfolk navy yard this afternoon.
She came in by her own power. and it is
declared that if there is any damage to
the hull il is immateral. the pump show
ing mo water i'm the hold. The officers in
charge decline to issue any statement
preceding the official investigation The
vessel will be locked Monday and her hull
examined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Marriage Report Premature.

Special Cablegram 10 The Star.
LISBON, March THE report that
marriage is projected between King Man
uel and the Princess Victoria only daugh-
ter of the kaiser, while not denied in off,
cial quarters. is declared there to be
wholly premature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Big Lumber Fire.

MONROE. La. March IA fire at the
plant of the Louisiana Central Lumber
Company at Clarks, La. yesterday burned
6.Gc0,0o0 feet of lumber and several
buildings The damage is 100000, COW
cred by insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

proposed TO hlm Iney were married and
when she learned that he did not have a
civil war pension she abused and then
deserted MIN. He is seventy-six years old.
He was granted n divorce as soon as he
had finished his story
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Leap-Year Marriage a Failure.

PUTNAM, Conn.,. March Robert
Scholes said in the superior court today
that his fate ought to be a warning
against leap-year marriages. In pleading
for divorce, he said that Emily Morse
of Danieson. only twenty-eight years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
straus to Speak in savannah.

Secretary Straus of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor has accepted an
invitation to attend the celebration of
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Sa
vannah, Ga. Board of Trade to be held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

grounds. gave up these rooms to Mr..
Proctor in order that the latter might
have more light and air.
The old rooms of the agriculture and
forestry committee. which are on the
first floor and are small. dark and stuffy.
became the. rooms of Senator Scott by
the change. Since the death of Senator
Proctor. Senator Scott has decided that
he might as we'll have his fine rooms
back again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Manuel Holds Court.

LISBON. March king Manuel and
the Queen Mother Amelia held their first
public reception at the palace today. 1t
passed off without incident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Bad Roads for Auto Endurance Race

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va, March =
The Pullman Company's car of the Pull
man Studebaker motor car endurance
race from Philadelphia to Savannah, Ca.
under the auspices of the Quaker City Mo-
tor Club. reached this city today at IL
o'clock drawn by three horses. The Stude-
baker car is reported at Bristerburg, Gull
pepper county. twenty-five miles from here,
propelled by it's own power. 1t is expected
here tonight. The roads are terrible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
King Edward at .Biarritz.

BIARRITZ. March liking Edward ar.
rived here tonight He was greeted by
an official deputation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

-Four hundred millions of sardines are
taken yearly off English coasts.