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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-27
Remarkable Blizzard Prevails in the
South of England-Traffic
Is Demoralized.

London. April ga remarkable biz
zard. the worst experienced in the south
of England since 1881, continued practical
ly all over the United Kingdom through
out Friday night and Saturday until Sat
urday midnight. 1t was accompanied by
a violent northerly gale and low tempera-
ture. and in many places the snowdrifts
are eight feet deep.
Railway traffic has been seriously de-
Iaved and telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS are completely disorganized. Tram
way cars and motor cars have been snow
ed up in every section OF the country.
NanV of the outlying districts are isolat-
ed and some deaths from exposure are
reported. Enormous damage has been
done. especially TO the young fruit crops
London, where much snow has fallen
during the past week, was bathed in sun
shine today, but It is still very cold.
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GUATEMALA IN DOUBT.
Crisis in Affairs of Central American
Countries May Be Reached.

Mexico City. April 26.-There is a per-
sistent Tumor here today that advices of
a most disquieting nature have been re-
ceived by the Mexican state department
from Guatemala According to reports
President Diaz has called a cabinet meet
ing to discuss General American affairs
This meeting is said to be scheduled for
tomorrow.
Owing to today being a holiday it is
impossible TO confirm the story 1t is
declared that the United States and Mex
leo have reached an agreement regarding
Central American affairs and that inn
portant developments are about to mate
rialiZe
1t is reported here on good authority
that six battaliOns of Mexican troops have
been ordered to proceed a. once to the
Mexican Guatemalan frontier Whether
this movement of troops is connected in
any way with the recent disturbances in
Guatemala cannot be officially verified.
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TAFT STEPS FROM UNDER FALLING
BRICK AS RESULT OF HIS SPEECH

Washington. April 26.-Secrotary of
War Taft tonight said: My attention
has been called to the action of the
New York section of the Socialist
party in respect to certain alleged ut
terances of mine in a recent speech
before the Order OF Railroad Conduct
ors in Chicago. In the report | am
made to say: There is no denying the
fact that VIC must look forward to
gigantic controversy between labor
and capital hoping and trusting that
it will be settled peaceably.'
This is not an accurate report OF
what i said. l have the stenographic
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MERCURY A REMEDY.
Report of Surgeon Wright or Treat
ment of tuberculosis.

Washington. April PA preliminary re-
port on the treatment of tuberculosis by
the administration of mercury has been
made 70 the surgeon general by Surgeon
B. l.. Wright of the navy, who has been
conducting Investigations at the naval
hospital at Fort Lyon, Colo.
In commenting on this report Medical
Inspector G. T. Hibbett said the subject
is engaging much attention by officers
on duty at the hospital and tho treat
ment is being applied personally by Sur
geons ". H. Bucher and Wright. i'm or
der that there may be no danger of in
fectiOn by the needle 10 discourage the
patients The clinic. it is said. is stead
lily growing by voluntary applications for
treatment, and the results so far are en-
couraging.
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STORMS IN BRITISH ISLES MANY VICTIMS OF STORM
Governors of Two States Have Re-
course to Militia for Relief
of Sufferers.

Atlanta, Ga, April 26.-Belated reports
from Alecon Miss, say that fifteen per
sons were killed in that neiGhborhood
and a pumber of others injured in Fri
days cyclonic disturbances. Much prop
erty destruction was also reported
Mrs. ]. c. Coleman. a 5-year-old child
of w. +. Bobbo and Emmett Russell died
in a hospital at Albertville today as re-
suit of injuries received in Fridays storm,
making a total of eleven whites and two
negroes dead at that place.
second violent storm swept Fort De-
post Ala, today. Several residences We're
blown down and a large negro school
building was completely demolished.
Governor Conner has declared martial
law for the town and company of mi
htia is now on duty.
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No-license Makes Gain.
RAILROAD SHOPS CLOSED.
Canadian Pacific Insists on New
Terms for Employees.

Winnipeg. Man. April 26-The Ca
madam Pacific railroad shops closed
down Saturday night and will remain
closed until the men agree to new
terms proposed by the company. The
present hour and wage schedule ends
Thursday. Employees in the compa-
ny's shops from Vancouver to st.
John, n. B., completed a federation
last week and 10000 men organized to
resist the cOmpany's terms, A strike
appears to be imminent, and the COM
pany declares that no season than the
present could suit them better. as
work is slack and they could resist the
mems demands for weeks.
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notes taken of what ! did say. What
! said was this: That unless Iaborers
united into organizations, the laborer
would stand no chance in that newt
able CONTROVERSY that we always hope
win be peaceful. but that must exist
that inevitable controversy as to how
labor and capital shall share the joint
product of boIh.'
From nothing ! said could the in
ference be drawn that ] was prOphesy-
ture. l was only referring TO exist
ing a gigantic controversy in the fu-
ing and always present conditions, AN
ever-recurring controversy
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track gambling bills are passed by the
legislature the question will become
an issue in the next state campaign.
Governor Hughes said, in part:
1T is most encouraging to see how
thoroughly the people are aroused in
this matter. They are far more tena-
cious of the fundamental principles or
representative government than some
think 1t is regrettable that on ac-
count of their intense activities they
tolerate so much in the way of per-
version of the forms of government
and allow 10 little lotteries so large a
control of their political destinies. But
from time to time those who, though
not elected TO office. seek to usurp the
powers of Office. go a little too far and
exhibit their usurpation in its revolt
ing nakedness. Then they hear from
the people
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GOVERNOR HUGHES BEGINS CAMPAIGN
AGAINST GAMBLING AT RACE TRACKS

Albany, n. Y, April Ex-Governor
Hughes this afternoon inaugurated
what is believed TO be a campaign of
speechmaking in several Of the states
large cities in support of the anti-race
track gambling legislation which will
probably be the feature of the extra
ordinary session which is to convene
on May II. He was the principal
speaker at two rousing meetings, the
first in Albany and the second in
Troy. At both meetings resolutions
were unanimously adopted strongly
endorsing the position taken by the
governor and urging those senators
who voted against the bills to recon
slider their action and support the leg
islation recommended by the governor.
In both his speeches the governor
declared that unless tho anti-race
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CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
Rear Admiral Evans Visits Old Mis-
sion in Automobile.

Paso Robes Hot Springs. Cal. April
26.-Rear Admiral Evans continues to
improve Today he enjoyed an auto
mobile ride to Old Mission San Miguel,
nine miles from Paso Robes hot
Springs. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Evans, DR.. Mcdonald and James Hors-
burgh. jr., general passenger agent Of
the Southern Pacific.
Flag Lieutenant c. r. Train, Lieu
tenant Evans and Mrs. Marsh, dauSh-
ter of the admiral. left PasO Robes To-
day to attend the festival at Santa
Barbara.
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BUFFALO DESIGNATED.

Washington, April 26.-With a view to
preparedness in case of necessity. the
surgeon generals office of the navy has
suggested the designation of several yes
sells available for use as hospital ships
Among the ships suggested by Surgeon
General Rixey ~ the Buffalo. now on the
Pacific coast, which is regarded by naval
surgeons as admirably suited for such
purposes. The surgeon is an earuest adj
Vocate of the use of hospital slips. and
takes the ground that the navy should
always be ready with them if call is
made for their services.
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DEAD AND MISSING.
List Issued by the Admiral Com
manding Portsmouth Station.

Portsmouth. April 26.-ThC admira
commanding the Portsmouth station
has issued a list Of the victims of tn,
collision between the cruiser Gladiator
and the American liner st. Paul of
the Isle of Wight yesterday. as fol-
lows:
Drowned. bodies recovered, COWdrcy,
first writer: Widgery and Sieberres.
stewards. Injured, one seaman. since
died in Golden Hill hospital; seven IN
jured in hospital. Missing, Lieuten-
ant William G. H. Graves, five petty
officers and seventeen seamcn and
stokers.
The mayor Of Portsmouth has issued
an appeal TO the nation for relief
fund for the sufferers of the Gladiator
ana the torpedo boat destroyer which
was recently destroyed.
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Military VIII Help.

Baton Rouge, La. April Ex-Governor
Blanchard has called upon the military
authorities of the state to aid in the work
of caring for the sufferers in the tor
nado which devastated portions of this
state Friday. Tents will be sent to Amite
City. where there are many persons home
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Mass of Earth Came Roaring Down at O'clock in Morning
AT Least Thirty Persons Perished.

Buckingham, Quebec, April %
Half the little French hamlet of Notre
Dame de Salette. sixteen miles from
here on the Lievre river. disappeared
today under a sliding mountain, and
at least thirty of its small population
are known to have persisted. The ham
let has no telephone or telegraph, nor
is it on a railroad. Meager bits of
news Of the disaster came in by mes
senger from the physicians and other
reScucrs who were hurried there when
the first calls for aid came early this
morning.
The river LieVre winds at the foot
of the hamlet, and mountain towers
behind. Spring rains for days have
been melting snow and ice on the
mountainside, and streams have been
coursing down to the river.
Death and Destruction.
At O'Clock this morning, just as
the little hamlet began to stir for
early mass. part of the mountain
started to slide toward the river. 1t
tore a path of death and destruction
for its way, and those who were not
killed when their homes were engulfed
were left buried under the mass of
rock and earth. Camille La Pointe's
house stood first in the path of the
avalanche. He and his family of
eleven are known To have persisted.
Eight others, who names have not
been obtained, are known to be miss
ing. and the rescuers are attempting
to find definitely how many more are
missing Mrs. Desjardin's cottage
also was swept away, and she, with
her two children, a domestic and a
hired man, are known to be buried In
the landslide
Hamlet on Mountainside.
Da Salette, like many hanllets of its
kind, rambles into gardens and little
fields on the mOuntainside, so about
half of il was not in the path OF the
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SOME KILLED,
BUT MORE IN
MISSING LIST
Twenty-Eight Lives Lost in
Collision Between Gladiator
and the st. Paul.
SEARCH FOR BODIES
PROVED FRUITLESS
ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE ON Ac-
COUNT OF THE BINDING
SNOWSTORM.

London, April 26.-The total number
OF dead and missing of the Gladiator
crew as a result of collision between
the American liner St. Paul and the
British cruiser off the Isle of Wight is
twenty-eight. The admiralty late to-
night issued a revised list of the
names of the Gladiator victims, which
includes an additional death in the
hospital, bringing the total of deaths
up to five. Twenty-three men are miss
ing. according to the list, and six are
suffering severe injuries. The secre-
tary of the admiralty expresses fear
that there are still eight others miss
ing, but is unable 10 give the names as
yet. Divers today searched part of
the sunken cruiser for bodies, but were
unsuccessful i'm finding any.
Accident Unavoidable.
The opinion among shipping men
and naval officers and officials appears
to be unanimous that the accident was
unavoidable, being one of the chances
of the sea which ali seamea must
risk.
There viii be the usual naval court
and an inquiry by the board of trade.
The officers of both ships refuse to dis
cuss the affair until they have given
their testimony officially.
All witnesses Of the disaster agree
practically that both crews behaved
as well as possible.
Coming so soon after the loss or the
torpedo boat destroyer Tiger, which
was sunk by the cruiser Berwick of
the Isle of Wight on April last, thir-
ty-six men being drowned. the sink
ing of the Gladiator is a severe blow
to the British navy.
Rough weather prevails in The chan
/ mel today and many Of the ch"~~~'
/ steamers were unable to make their
/ usual trips to the continent.
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slide. The sliding mass rushed with
a roar and spread fan-like over part Of
the place and dumped itself in the
swollen stream at its foot Cut off
from the outside world, messengers
were dispatched to Houpere. the near
est hamlet. Those who arrived first
estimated that at least a dozen houses
were crushed in the path of the land
slide. Buckingham was appealed to,
but the flight of the messenger across
the spring roads was slow. Those first
on the scene found De Salette in Il
panic, with the uninjured ones pack
ing their belongings for flight
The first messenger to Buckingham
ordered twenty-five collins to be sent
to De Salette, and all the physicians
of the town were hurried across coun-
try with rescue parties.
Eleven Bodies Recovered.
Latest reports from De Salette make
the number of known dead thirty, of
which eleven bodies have been recovered.
In all twenty houses were engulfed in the
slide.
De Salette was built on the two banks
of the river Lievre One house on the
west bank containing the only telephone
in the hamlet was the first obstacle in
the path of the sliding mountain, and in
its wreck communication with the out
side world was cut off. The slide car
ried two houses on the west bank into the
swollen river and across to the east bank
and then covered eighteen houses there.
The river was damned and those who
were not killed in the avalanche were
drowned.
People Live in Fear.
De Salette was built on a blue clay
which rested on a stratum of limestone.
Five years ago there was a similar dis
aster at Poupere and each spring the in
habitants along the river live in fear OF
land slides Poupere then slipped gently
into the river without loss of life. Land
slides along the river are common each
spring with the rains and swollen streams.
The LieVre at De Salette was a tor
rent fifty yards wide Occupants of the
houses on the west bank felt the ground
slipping and made a rush for safety. but
were carried into the river.
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WILL RESUME WORK.

Huntington, w Va. April 26.-After be-
ing shut down for many weeks as the
result of lack of transportation facili-
ties due to recent floods the coal mines
in the Guyandotte valley fields will re-
sumo Monday morning. Two thousand
men are affected.
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LIQUOR TRAFFIC
RECEIVES BLOW
People of New England Ex-
press Preference for Mo-
License.
RADICAL CHANGE FRIDAY
NUMEROUS PLACES HITHERTO
"WET" WILL BE "DRY."

Boston. April 26.-Conditions govern
ing traffic in intoxicating liquors in
many portions of New England will
become considerably disturbed on the
first of May, when changes in local
option take effect and temperance
workers are pointing to the general
situation as an index of spreading SEN
timent against the saloon.
In Massachusetts, by changes in six
cities and thirty-Six towns. 30 licensed
places. or 10 per cent of the total num-
Der, must abandon the liquor business
at II o'clock Thursday night.
In Vermont only twenty-Seven cities
and town viii leGaliZe the sale of
liquor this year, as compared with
ninety-two license cities and towns
five years ago. when local option took
the place of state prohibition.
In New Hampshire an important
ruling of the state license commission
er will take effect on May I, whereby
druggists licenses throughout the
state will be abolished.
In Rhode Island the temperance in
terests have just succeeded in forcing
restrictive liquor legislation through
the house OF representatives
Is Radical Step.
more radical upsettfng of the
liquor policy of Massachusetts has
not occurred in many years than will
be brought about on May l. when
three of the largest manufacturing
cities of the state and a number of
smaller places, after long periods of
license, will give up the liquor traffic,
in accordance with the wish of the
people as expressed at the polls dur
ing recent months.
One of these cities-WOrcester with
population of 100 ,O00-is shown by
statistics TO be the largest municipali-
ty in the country. if not in the world,
under a no-license regime. For the
first time since 1892 the Worcester
voters. at the December municipal
election. decided by vote of 1854 to
1922. to close its saloons. When this
decision takes effect on Thursday
night the licenses of 12S places. inciud-
/ ing seventeen hotels. will be rendered
void. At the same time a Gordon of
| towns around Worcester have gone
| no-license. and greater portion of the
\ district will be dry" April 80.
! The second largest of the Massachu-
/ sets cities to enter upon period of
no-license this year is Lynn, which
| showed its opposition to the saloon for
| the first time i'm twelve years. The
! saloons of the cities have paid an
! nuaIIy 49,. 591 in license fees.
| HaverhiH another shOemaking city,
/ this year turns against the saloon,
/ leaving the cities of Lawrence and
/ Gloucester and the little town of Mid
| dletown the only license places in
| Essex county.
No-License Makes Gain.
| The mo vote through the states. as
/ shown by returns from all excepting
/ four towns. had q majority at the re-
/ cent elections of 1S.0S5. A year ago.
according to the Massachusetts Total
| Abstinence society, there was a yes
majority of 6722. making the year
net gain for nO-license Of 24,S07. Two
/ cities and thirteen towns changed to
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STRONG SEA; HEAVY SNOW.
Those Who Jumped Overheard Had
Little Chance.

Yarmouth April 26.-HerOic service
in rescuing the Gladiator's men was
rendered by the Royal engineers at
Fort Victory. Several of them put out
in two small gigs Immediately after
the collision and picked up as many
of the sailors as they could md in the
water. although several men sank
within their sight. Corporal Stenning
and others of the engineers swan
boldly into the sea and rescued some
of the most exhausted of the sailors
The surviving officers of the Gladi-
ator were cared for over night at the
residences of the officers of the en-
gineer corps. Today they and the res
cued seamen have recovered from
their thrilling experience.
Story of a Sailor.
A seaman who was employed in the
Gladiator's canteen said, in speak
ing of the accident:
1T happened at a quarter of 3
O'Clock. during what we call 'grOg
time A lot of us We're in the canteen
when we heard a horrible grinding
noise. and the vessel heeled over so
that we were thrown off our feet. We
made for the upper deck as fast as We
could go. but there was no disorder.
When we reached the deck we saw
that a steamer was into us amidship,
and when she drew out she left an
awful hole. nearly forty feet deep. The
SNOW was so thick it was impossible
to see anything on the water.
Many Tried to Swim Ashore.
Two of our boats were forced free
BIZ the collision and two others were
so damaged as to be useless. 1t seemed
a long time before Doats were lowered
from the st. Paul, and in the mean
Continued on PAGE 2.
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BIG STORE BURNED.

Joliet. ILL.,. April 26.-Fire today de
stroyed the Boston store and damaged
the Hammond building adjoining Loss
$4,000.
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SOMETHING NEW
FOR EVERY NIGHT
London Theatre GoerS May
Be Treated to Succession of
American Plays.

London. April 26-"La Traviata" has
been selected for the opening night of
the grand opera season in Covent Gar
den. which commences April 60 One
reason for this selection is that it af-
fOrds Nine Louise Tetrazzini the oppor-
tunity of making her temperance in
London after an American triumph. and
it will also introduce TO an English au-
dience Sismarak' the new Bohemian
tenor
On May l Die WalkuTe" will be given
as the first OF two series of festival
performances in German. which are to
he the features of the season and which
will be directed by DIR. Hans Richter.
The list Of box holders for the COM
ing season includes many Americans
among whom are Ambassador and Mrs
WhitelaW Reid. the Duchess of MARI
borough. Mrs. Potter Palmer. the Count
ess of Yarmouth and j. Pierpont Nor
gan.
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Day of Rest Aboard Ship.

Today was very much of day of
rest, a let-up in the whirl of enter
tanning, for which the officers We're
duly grateful. Too much merrymaking.
il is believed, is going to initiate
against a strict maintenance of the
splendid efficiency gained by careful
training on the long cruise around
South America. Already the men are
beginning to think more of the pleas
ure program at the next port of call,
according to the officers, than to the
routine of duties aboard. AS soon as
the ships anchor, the men are anxious
to get ION the beach to have a fling
at the amuSements the hospitable peO-
pie of the coast are so lavishly provid-
ing for them. Liberty is given to as
many of the bluejackets as possible.
With practically all of the officers de-
tailed to social duties ashore, in accord
ance with instructions from Washing
ton, and with immense liberty parties
decimating the ranks of the various di-
visions, efficiency drills are all but sus-
pended.
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Let a man talk Interestingly on
whatever subject and he will have
listeners. Let a man advertise in
telligently and his ads will be
neutrality-suspicious..
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Hundreds Came Ashore.

ThIrty-six hundred sailors and ma
Tines came ashore today, but found
little to amuse them. The fighting
forces on the sixteen vessels at an =
Choir in the ocean roadstead outnumbers
by several thousand the entire popu-
Iation of Santa Barbara. The men
strolled about the streets, crowded the
boulevards, where the decorations for
the floral fete are already in place, And
listened to the afternoon concert pro-
Vided by bands from the ships.
While the term Of liberty was not
over until midnight, most of the men
returned aboard at a much earlier hour.
The rear adnirals, Thomas, Sperry and
Emery, in full dress uniform and ac-
companied by the members of their
staffs, came ashore at 10 o'clock this
morning and officially returned the call
of welcome paid to them yesterday by
Mayor Boesl1e, Rear Admiral Mccall
la, retired, and other members of the
local committee. This afternoon a tea
party at MOntecitO was attended by
the admiTals and captains of the fleet
and two officers detailed from each
shin