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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
TENEMENT HOUSE ABLAzE
Youth Burned to Death-Heroism OF
Fireman Who Risked Life to
Save a Woman,

New York, Dec. 24.-One man was killed
and three other men and a woman were
seriously burned, while the lives of many
others were saved only by prompt he
roic work by firemen and the tenants
themselves, in fire that wrecked the
five-story apartment house at 122 West
1z7th street early today. The man who
lost his life was Daniel Frizzel. Is years
old. an EngliShman. who lived with q
family named LOCKER. on the top floor
The injured are:
Mrs Alice LOCKER, 90 years old, burne, !:
about the head and body; condition seri-
GUS
Charles LOCKER her son, burned about
head and feet.
Harrison LOCKER, another son, hands
and arms burned.
David Mullen, fireman, burned about
hands and feet
Mullen received his burns in saving the
life of Mrs LOCKER. He rushed up lad
der TO a fifth-story window, from which
Mrs. LOCKER was about TO jump TO the
ground, shouting encouragement to the
woman and telling her not to jump Al
though the flames were pressing close
behind her she waited, and was reach
ing out to meet Muilen's arms when she
tainted and fell back into the blazing
room Mullen plunged headlcug after her
through the window. from which clouds
of smoke and tongues of flame were
swirling. When he found Mrs. LOCKER
lying unconscious on the floor, her night
clothing ablaze. he beat out the flames
with his bare hands, tore off his coat and
wrapped it around her. Mullen then car
ried the unconscious woman through the
flames and to the window and half way
down the ladder. where his companions
were waiting. Frizzers blackened body
was found later by the firemen- The
building was damaged 10 the extent of
about S5Ga0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
PEACE. ON EARTH GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN

merry lessee o 0 ell n the h
Sc ley q a
h h m
d of hHd Of % o joyous in
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to
Orphan and h land deserted lam in vii o the gn the Christ
assured that viii b if tn oh amassp h has reGy fu tn
shr a nt o sits sue
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
CONFIDENT OF
p HIS ACQU!TTAL
Thornton ]. Hams Now Knows
the Strong Points of Case
Against Him.

Flushing, N Y, Dec. 24-With the ex-
ception of one or two witnesses. who
will be heard on minor points, the states
case against Thornton J. Hams is prac-
ticaIly closed. The defense will outline
its case to the jury on Saturday, after
the prosecution rests When the defen-
dant returned to the Long Island jail
tonight he knew all the vital evidence
that the prosecution had obtained to prove
its charge that he was one of the prln-
cipals in the killing of William E An
BEFORE leaving the court room Hams
declared that he felt that his acquittal
was only matter of days
District Attorney Darrin surprised
Hams counsel by calling Henry L. Jes-
nerson. a former real estate agent, whom
the defense had planned to call as one
of their principal witnesses. Jesperson' s
testimony developed many points favor
able to the defendant. He said he had
several conferences with Hams over the
water front property at Douglaston. near
Bayside and that Hams had made an
appointment with his partner Mr. Bugg,
about some property near the Bayside
Yacht club MI Jesperson furthsr stat
ed that Hams had postponed the real
estate negotiations because of the Illness
of his brother. The lawyers for Hams
were delighted at JesperSOn's testimony
Mr. Darrin's purpose in calling the for
rnf.r- real estate dealer is not apparent.
An incident of interest in todays ses-
sion was the demand of Lawyer Mcln-
tyre for the arrest of Martin Skura. an
1s-year-old cabman. who swore that he
had made a false statement to Hams
LAWYERS. believing that they were news
paper men. Skura was excused after a
griiling cross-examination in which he
admitted making several false declara-
lions in the statement given to counsel
for the defense He was not arrested
The defense hopes to conclude the case
next week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
WILL HUNT BIG GAME.
President Expects to Bag at Least
Two White Rhinoceroses.

Washington. Dec. A.-President Roose-
Welt will make an effort in his African
hunting trip to secure two white rhino-
ceroses, about the scarcest animal in all
Africa The National museum in Wash
Ington is especially anxious for one of
these. and if the president gets another
specimen he viii give 1t to the British
museum. The president toe, will not end
his Journey until, he has secured two
Elephants The ADVICE recently given him
that he will get ndfeiephants on the route
he has decided 10 Take. has caused him
to determine to go as far into the inner
Africa as necessary 10 get elephants. The
white rhinoceros. if found AT all. will be
on the headwaters Of the Nile. which the
president will strike after leaving Lake
Victoria Nyanza.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
FIGURES FOR RATE CASE
Physical Valuation of the Northern
Pacific, According to Expert
y Dwight C. Morgan.

st. Paul, Dec. A.-Dwight c, Morgan
an expert employed by the state to MAKE
valuation of the physical property of
the railroads in Minnesota, estimates the
value of the Northern Pacific property
in round figures at s39OOO,OOO less than
the figures represented by the company's
officers
Mr.. Morgan also considers the capital
iZation of the company in Minnesota ex-
ceeds the present value of the property it
owns.
The estimate. as submitted by Morgan
today in the Northern Pacific rate case
in which testimony is being taken. shows
the total cost of reconstruction. new of
all the property of the Northern Pacific in
Minnesota as So, 446, 313. The present value
of the Northern Pacific property in Min
nesota is given at S54,147, 1924. The esti-
mate OF the cost of reconstruction of the
road as submitted is S101. 900, 900. The es-
Inmates presented by Mr.. Morgan are en-
tered as evidence in the hearing brought
by the stockholders of the company 70
prevent the enforcement of the cOmmOd-
ity rate law. and the state will use the
figures to show that the rates as pre-
scribed under the direction of the railroad
and warehouse commission allowed equal
compensation for the amount of money
invested by the company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
SCORES OF MESSAGES.
Labor Leaders Find Many Friends in
the Hour of Adversely.

Washington. Dec. Civilian J. Bryan
was chief among nearly two score OF men
Who today sent messages expressing their
cordial sympathy to President Gompers.
Vice President Mitchell and Secretary
Morrison of the American Federation Of
Labor. The messages. which voiced the
sentiments of persons in almost every
avenue OF labor. convey feelings OF regret
over the courts decision. extend moral
and financial support. and express indiS-
nation
Mr. Bryan. in a telegram dated Pitts
burg. Pa. says:
Sorry to read decision You did your
duty in testing law. Glad you are taking
appeal
What action on the part of organized
wage earners will in your opinion, be
most useful TO re-esta blish freedom OF the
press and SpeeCh?" asked H b. Perham.
president Of the Order Of Railroad Tele-
graphers. in q telegram from st. Louis,
addressed TO Mr.. Gompers.
Perhaps one OF the most unique among
the messages is that from J. 5. Parry
Continued on Page 2.
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SIX MEN DROWNED.
Loss of the Schooner jeanne LippItt
Off Hog Island.

Newport News, Va, Dec. 4.-News of
the loss off Hog Island Wednesday of
the three-masted schooner Jeanne Lippitt
and the drowning of Captain Robinson
and five members of the ships crew was
brought here today by Andrew Jorgen-
sen. the sole survivor of the wreck who
was picked up at sea Wednesday by the
American steamship Ravenscraig, Cap
tain johnson.
The Lippitt was bound up the coast
from Jacksonville for New York with a
cargo of lumber. She ran into the re-
cent heavy northeast gale off Cape
Charles Tuesday afternoon and after tax
ing aboard considerable water and sus-
tanning much damage TO the hull she ran
on a shoal off Hog island and soon went
to pieces
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
MONTANA WOOL PLEDGED.

Helena. Mont, Dec. PA special to The
II dependent from Chinook states that
about 100000. pounds of wool have been
pledged by the wool growers of that vi
cinity At the first meeting held a week
ago tomorrow, half-million pounds were
pledged, and a number of other growers
promised their clips. They have been es-
timated. and place the total amount from
that vicinity at considerably more than
million pounds. and il is thought here
will be enough to swell the total TO nearly
million and a half in ALL A meeting
was held yesterday and a conserva tive
estimate placed the amount pledged az
200 600 pounds
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UNDER AMUSEMENT.
Motion to Set Aside Order Restrain
ING Lawyer Gleason.

Pittsburg, Dec. 24.-Ex-Governor VIII
liam A. Stone. attorney for Roger
O'Mara. trustee for the estate of Harry
K Thaw, today opposed a motion to dis
solve the order restraining Attorney John
B. Gleason of New York from entering
a suit against Thaw TO recover s600Oj
claimed for attorney fees in defending
the latter III the New York trial
Some time ago Gleason's attorneys Sc
cured an order to show cause why the
restraining order should not be set aside
The original order restraints Gleason
from entering suit for one year, or until
such time as Thaw should appear before
the referee for discharge in bankruptcy
proceedings.
Judge Young took the matter under
adViSement
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Revenue Feature Difficult.

Washington Dec 2iThe tariff today the
the
o S BY
million Of OF
the
tina
ii j
he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
ESCAPE OF VILE WRETCH.

Weiser, Ida. Dec 2i-Arthur Sweet. a
prisoner confined in the Washington coun-
ty jail on the charge of statutory assault
committed upon the person of his sister.
a girl Is years of age. escaped last night
by digging the bricks from beneath his
cell window Officers are making dill
gent search for him and reward Is Of
fered for his apprehension. He is about
81 years of age. The girl is soon to be
come a mother.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
REID IN CONTROVERSY.

London. Dec. 24.-The morning newspa-
pers give prominence to a letter which
Ambassador Reid recently sent to can
didate in a bye-election, refuting state
ments that there were more unemployed in
the United States than in England Am
bassador Reid says lack Of employment
causes less suffering in the United States
than elsewhere. because the high rate of
wages gives the American workmen am
pie means against such emergencies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
ROYALTY CELEBRATES.

London Dec 24.-The king and queen
and the prince and princess of Wales are
celebrating Christmas at SaRdringham
with the customary festivities The king
is taking an active share. SaRdringham
house is deliberately decorated and a gi-
gantic fir tree laden with gifts stands in
the bail ROOM The king will preside at
the family Christmas dinner tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
EVIDENCE OF GUILT.

= New Haven. Conn, Dec. 2i.-Un- I
= constitutionality of the corrupt prac- I
; tees act is the pleading of counsel I
) for Governor-elect Lilley in the case I
: brought against him by George l. 4
: Fox OF this city, in which allega- I
: tons are made that the act has been 4
3 violated. other allegations have to I
! do with the character of campaign 4
= and election expenses. The pleading 4
, was placed in the hands of Mr.. I
. Fox's counsel today
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
KILLED BY BURGLAR.

Richmond. Va, Dec. 24.-Miss Florence
Jones, the grand niece of the Rev ]. VIII
liam Jones. chaplain to robert e Lee dur
ing the civil war. and now grand chaplain
of the grand camp. Confederate Veterans.
was attacked and almost killed in her
home in this city tonight by an unknown
burglar. A baseball bat was the weapon
used
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
sT.LouIs CHARITY.

st. Louis. Dec. 24-The hospitals of St.
Louis tomorrow morning will receive
Christmas gifts aggregating $4,000 The
gifts come from the Hospital Sunday as
sociation. which recently stationed young
women in all the office buildings of the
city 10 collect hospital funds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
HOMES FOR THE
POOR ORP HANS
Conference on Problem of Car
ing for Dependent Little
Ones Called.
ROOSEVELT SENDS LETTER
GREAT INTEREST AROUSED
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

Washington. Dec. 24.-"The best way to
care for dependent children is the fam
lily home" said President Roosevelt in a
letter made public today. calling con-
ference to be held in this city on Jan. 2
next for the discussion of the problem OF
caring for dependent children.
With approximately 10000 youngsters
coming within that classification in the
United States, the question has awakened
the interest of many leaders in thought
throughout the country The conference
was suggested ina letter submitted &c
the president by Homer Folks. secretary
of the New York State Charities Aid as
ISOLATION: superintendent Hastin9S tr
Hart who is chairman of the Aid &c
COLLABORATING Russell Sage Foundation"
Secretary and Director John NJ Client OF
the Russell Sage Foundation, and Other
men prominent in relief work
The president sent his letter TO about
100 prominent men. The establishment
of a bureau to gather information as &c
the dependent children and other sub
jects will be considered.
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Roosevelt's Letter.

The president in his letter says:
Il am confident that you will be i'm
pressed with the very great Importance
of the subject touched on in this letter,
and the dcsirability that there should be
the fullest discussion of the propositions,
a memorandum of which ] inclose. Sure
ly nothing ought to interest our people
more than the care Of the children who
are destitute and neglected, but not oe-
linquent Personally, l very earnestly
believe that the best way in which to
care for dependent children is in the
emily home. In Massachusetts many or
phan asylums have been discontinued AND
thousands OF the children who formerly
have gone to the orphan asylums are
now kept in private homes, either or
board with payment from public or pri-
vate treasures or in adopted homes pro-
vided by the generosity of foster par
ents Many religious bodies have with
in the past ten years organized directive
child-placing agencies. / am accordingly
inviting a number of men and women, &
list of whom | will announce, to con
ference to be held in Washington on Jan
q and Of -
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Letter of Charity Workers.

The letter of the charity workers sug-
costing the conference to formulate a
plan for the presidents consideration,
with a view to recommend congressional
legislation. says:
ssThe sta.e has dealt generously with
her troublesome children. but she
doing for hose who make bic,
.1>ut are simply --ufortunatee'
Destitute children certainly deserve as
much consideration and help as those
who by reason of some alleged Delinquent
CIV enforce the attention of the state and
become objects of its care; but only few
states have defined responsibility for tins
class of children. Their care and protec-
ton is left in many localities to the IL
deity of voluntary agencies without re-
curing proper standards of method or
efficiency and without definite response
bility-to the state or community. Ac-
cording to a special bulletin of the Unit
ed States census bureau there were in
orphan asylums and kindred institutions
on Dec. 81, 1904, not less than S9.s01 chill
dren In addition to these there were
probably some 5000 dependent children
in family homes under supervision.
Judge Lindsey of the Denver Juvenile
court Jacob Riis of New York city,
Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee in
stitute and United States Commissioner
of Education Brown are among those to
be invited to the conference.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
STATE PUTS IN
MORE EVIDENCE
Former Night Rider Tells of
Occurrences Before Muir
der of Ranken.
MEN MARKED FOR KILLING
ONE MAN MINED APPROACHES
TO HIS HOME.

Union City, Tenn, Dec. 24.-Instead of
resting with the testimony it had sub
mitted, the state decided today to
strengthen the case against the night rid
ers with a little more evidence For this
purpose it summoned Thomas II. Cloar.
no relative of the defendant, Arthur
Cloar, as its first witness. Cloar said he
was induced to join the night riders by
Arthur Cloar early in October Witness
stated that last Sunday friend OF one
of the men on trial told him II he tes-
the stand. On the day of Captain Rank
ems murder Cloar said that he went 70
Reelfoot lake-for fish and met Bob Hun
man and Bud Morris, two of the defend
ants. Huffman told him they had wanted
him to join in order to get information
as to how Union City Was guarded, as
they wanted to visit that place and at
tend to- Judge Jones. Attorney General
years of age, Judge Waddell, and a num-
Der of other prominent men who We're
urging the determination OF the night
riders band
Urged to Go With Them.
The witness was told that the riders
were going TO get Fanken and Taylor
that night, and he was urged to ride
with them. He told them he could not
go. Prior to this hour he had burned
his mask and told his wife he would
never go with the riders again. He was
not present when Ranken was killed. He
talked with Arthur Cloar few days aft
er the killing. Arthur Cloar is one of
the defendants and he told Thomas Cloar.
the witness, all the details of the murder,
and said that he, Arthur Cloar, was pres
ent when ii was committed.
Guns Demanded.
DR.. E. NJ. White. living near the lake,
on the night of the Ranken murder was
approached oy masked rider who was
armed with a revolver. The man de-
manded guns. and got an automatic
pump gun belonging to his host, John
Moore.
A ReelfOot lake man said that he was
solicited by Arthor Cloar to join. lie
refused. whereupon Cloar told him the
riders proposed to get Judge Harris,
whip him and cut off his head, and
when We do said Cloar, you viii have
to go whether you want to or pot" The
night riders were never able to get Har-
ris, who was one of the owners of the
West Tennessee Land company. '1ecaus,
| he was guarded at all times. His home
at Tiptonyiile is veritable fort The
grounds and approaches to 1t Were cleo
4 trieaily mined and it could stand siege
! of weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-25
Story Is Corroborated.
story he's been corrobc
Lay in the Snow.

When found. the body was lying y
much the position of one who. grown
tired. had lain down to rest and sleep.
Continued on Page 2.
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praise prudently bestowed Is a ire
q, sndous energizer- 1t cost you moth
,rg vet as a result producer there is
m investment equal to it.-Mahin
Messenger.
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Just as rats desert a sinking
ship, the public shuns the man
who looks like failure.
Brains.
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~en Vida has party party
known members; with Vida thirteen unuky
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oofHE TICKET FOR INDEPENDENTS.

Things am shaping in propa
the
better than the regular nom
solved by Mr. Long
regular organizations the they wanted the
Republican
Nobody else could
Republican lawyers something better
didn't nomination. of the of the
machine the polls the Democratic side E. NJ Watson
choice Attorney and W. W. Thae second choice but Mr.
private Edng expecting be
in jobs President. Facing candidates whom
did Objectionable
the choice
whichever might like best Happily,
choice with aid
naturally Hwaiians his chances election
good. impulses
County
politics of people
the yeIowdog propaganda
which
Gi Lake and Chfa Willie Crawfod undo the chief results
would alternative,
possible
honest economical effective nonarsan police
Iauk would without
to
Brown; up
IN the Eibestman propaganda should
Democratic ticket ideals
which speak
the mayty, support
held that the Hwain
stOu opposed they
leadership Curtis
Hawaiian
all things white
with all politics
aboriginal they responsible
citizens Surely that is worth while.
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AN ABSURD CHARGE.


independent candidate paper applies
him Section Article party provides
himself candidates
who knows anything about the history politics Territory,
Republican party party
in other
latons of the Republican Party other platform
the thing This kindergarten printed pamphlet FORM
lated under the title Rules the Republican
by lot political neyes and hedgngs whom
while
the Republican
be
in the
ticket
sbsoe those who nominees obligation support
i.~t
The National Republican June probably
exciting history party organized
nomination
haanx frman
However
of give quietus
o6eredth lution:
Resoved That is the this
it Is honor bound nominee,
shall hold S not
James Blaine this resolution
been in favor of the resolution
resolution of that political
ferred back to the old political graveyards.
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avorg policy adopted by the
Republican County
cheap but it takes money o buy whisky
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Motley he rides gets cheaper than
he does Hawaiian hack Hadn't the Home
pend Japanese
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Admiral Beekleys entertainment working
ion
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FIND A VERDICT

tCUHuHuEu ITOLI Fdge One.J
in a semi-cOnscious condition, unable
to help himself or even to talk.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-12-02
Looking Toward Better Roads.
CONTINUED from page y

continued from page y
ests of the world were strong.
They berated the automobile in
unmeaSured terms; said that it was
menace to the public and to the
horse; that it endangered life ard
limb; in fact advanced every
argument against it that from time
immemorial has been advanced
against the advent of every great
invention or civilizing influence.
In the early days of the Ameri-
can Republic, the pack saddle men
fought bitterly against the advent
of the wagon. They declared it
would make possible the CARRYING
of heavier loads and the consequent
ruinlngof the pack-saddle industry:
the wagon mon fought the stage
coach on tar theory that it would
facilitate traffic and throw wagon
men out of work; the stage coach
men battled against the railroads
ON the theory that the running of
steam cars would drive out the
stage coach driver; and each in
turn was forced to make way.
The fight of the horse-car men
against the trolley car is remem-
bered by all. The claim was then
made that 100000 horses would
be thrown out OF work and that
horse breeders would starve. The
trolly is weIl-nigh universal. and