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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
BURGLARS BLOW
SAFE SUCCESSFULLY.
Secured Fourteen Thousand DOL
lars in Cash from PeppereII
First National Bank.
MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE.
Three Men in Party Work Thorough,
And SkiIfuI. Showing Thnt.
They We're Professionals.

Pepperel!. Mass, Dee e.--Fourtcen
thousand dollars in cash was secured
" burglars, who carly today blew
open tho vault of the First National
i'ank here. The thoroughness and skill
with which the work was performed
mas convinced the police. that the burg
iafs We're professionals. Three men
We're IN the party. and although they
were seen escaping in an automobile,
az trace of them was soon lost
The bank vault was blown open
apoul O'Clock. at which time the last
OF three explosions was heard by Ern-
cst Iarbell, who was sleeping next
door Tarbell armed himself with a
revolver and started to investigate. on
y 10 ma the door Of his own house
barred outside. He succeeded in break.
ing open the door and reached the
Dahk Just as the robbers We're leav-
ing in an automobile. After shouting
an alarm. Tarbell fired several shots
at the burglars, but there Is no indi-
cation that any Of them took effect
a quantity of bills and silver scat
tered about the vault gave evidence Of
the hurry with which the burglars Sc
cured their booty. A large quantity
Of gold stored IN one of the interior
recesses of the safe was untouched
save for a single $40 coin which was
missing.
Before beginning their work on the
bank vault the burglars took the pre-
caution of barring the street doors Of
al the buildings in the vicinity The
first two explosions We're so effcctual-
~ muffed that the noise was heard
only a short distance from the bank
but apparently t. burglars became OK
cited and in preparing for the third en-
plosion neglected to take precautions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
PLANS TO INCREASE
NAvY'S FIGHTING STRENGTH

Chicago. Dec. 2.--PlaDs for increasing
the lighting strength of the United
States navy by 10000 peaceful but ex-
pert citizens VIII be preached for the
first time by naval officers before the
annual convention of the National
Commercial Gas association at the Co
liseum next week. The proposed addi
tion is to be in the form OF Il naval
reserve made up, not of young men
from stores and farms, but OF gas
plant stokers accustomed to arduous
work in high temperatures, and able to
endure 1t.
Capt. S. A. Stanton of the navy has
been detailed to explain the plan, and
efforts are being made to secure the
presence of Admiral Dewey, an out
spoken advocate of it. Capt. Staun-
TOMS assignment already has been
made by Admiral j. e. Pillsbury. chief
OF the bureau of navigation. The pres
ent shortage of naval stokers is an
admitted concern TO naval officers.
According TO Admiral 1'illsbury, an,
effort will be made to secure the pas
sage OF u bill in Congress. authorizing
the formation OF the proposed reserve.
which is said TO be giving excellent
service In Germany and England.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02

railroad company owned the mines or
the coal company"
Would you have gone anywhere else
If a telephone call had come stating that
Alr. Sharp had come there to settle his
difference and that--say, Auerbacls
store. wished YOU to state your differ
eilces?"
Yes I would have gone there the
same as to the railroad
why did you demand of Sharp that
lie take his advertisement out of the
papers?"
because other coal companies
claimed he was cutting INTO their
trade"
I'm other words. a state Of COMPETE
ton had been created, and that wasn't
what you wanted?"
This question was objected TO- and
the objection was sustained by Judge
Marshall.
Il. Buckingham. former general traf-
tic superintendent, was called. and mar
rated the meeting in his office in winch
Sharp was finally notified he could get
no more coal by Mr.. Buckingham. He
said that ne meant by this that the
trouble proved to be not in the operat-
ing department of the railroad. which
was under his Jurisdiction, SO tllat he
could do nothing to adjust It. He had,
ne said, 10 direct control over MI.
Moore, who was not subject 10 his or
IL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
BUTTER COMBINE WILL
MEET STRONG OPPOSITION

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Efforts on the part
of the bull clique of produce men to az.
vance further the price OF butter VIII
encounter vigorous opposition from con-.
sumers in general, dealers say, and It is
possible the federal authorize will take
action in the matter.
The alleged combine which, { is
claimed, has extended its operations In
storage butter to all the leading mar
Ixets Of the country. is said TO be com
posed of dealers in several states. RMS
possibility would bring it within the 1u-
ridiction of the Sherman antitrust law.
in case values We're raised arbitrarily
The suggestion that the Sherman law
might apply to this case, was com
nented on by United States Dist.-Atty.
sims, who said that although the fed
eral authorities had never. to his
knowledge, Investigated combines seek
ing to control the butter market the
alfti-trust statue was framed to pro-
tect the consumer from unjust condl-..
tions.
aIfE a conspiracy in restraint Of trade,
a rrecting interstate commerce were
shown to exist, it undoubtedly would
be prosecuted promptly by this office
a.. some other branch OF the govern
ment, said Mr.. Sims.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
NEVADA OIL LANDS
DON'T AMOUNT TO MUCH

Washington, Dec. a2."AlleEed oil
prospects In Nevada" is the little Of u
preliminary report issued today by the
United States geological survey and
which efectually disposes OF claims
made in certain quarters that the sec
tons investigated abounded In petrol
cum veins, The eNitm1na tions were
made by Robert Anderson. one OF taG
bureaus biologists, Who spent sons
time III the field west OF Reno, IN the
region north of the bend of the Walker
river east of WabuSka. In Smith va.
EleY, north OF Wellington, and in .
small area south or Palisade in the
northeastern portion of ths state,
Concerning thc area around Reno. Nh.
Anderson says:
..if petroleum were present 1t would
with little Uues don have TO be consid-l
cred as Originating IN the Iruekee beds
and there. ii anywhere, 1T would pc
stored. The examination OF these beds
has resulted In the conclusion that ln
paying quantity OF petroleum, ii any a.
all, vii! be found in them.
of the section east OF WabuSka he
says: 4
1.-THE chance OF finding oil IN this ii
cinity must be considered very SLY
for the reason that there is no
dence Of the ;i:eseuee OF stratt
might be looked upun Ms PROXY
producers.
Practically titr same cpncp
reached with respect to tliI
Smith valley and south OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
MRS. ]. C. WARDWELL, THE
FAMOUS LEPER, is DEAD

Los Angeles. Dec. 2.-NIrs. j. G. War
dwell the leper wife of Gen. Wardwell,
whose case created such a stir in this
community and in Arizona, died this
morning of leprosy in the county hos
3pital Since. her return from Arizona
and Tie 6eath of her husband. Mrs
Z WardWFll has grown STEADILY worse and
her death has been expected for sonta
tine. n ri.
The case WAS The most tragic and at
tho time one Of the most pitiablc Of
IT'S kind ever recorded. Mrs Wartlwell,
Who resided With her husband at Saw
tclic, was arrested originally on the
streets of this city because Of her pc
1cular actions and a subsequent exam
ination proved her to be a victim OF
eDrosy. Her aged husband refused to
leave her Notwithstanding the deadly
nature Of her affllction and remained
with her In the county hospital. They
We're finally given passports to Tomb
stone, Arizona. whence they had come
originally Here, after being exiled
to a lonely spot outside OF the city.
Ger. 1ardwell died of cancer and worry
ever the unfortunate plight of himself
and wife.
Failing to interest the federal author
tiles In the case, the Tombstone officials
finally placed Mrg. Wardwell in a locked
stateroom on q train and sent her to
Los Angeles. Arriving here she was
again turned over to the county au-
thorities and has since been cared for
by them.
Gen. Wardwei was a veteran of the
Civil and Mexican wars and was
known as an intrepid soldier.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
BANCROFT rEsrIrIEs.

Nh. Bancroft was called TO describe
the railroads method Of coniiscatlg
coal in emergencies. At such times. he
said, a notice of such coniiscatlon WaS
sent to Mr.. Moore. whom lie insisted
was in no way. under his control, so
that the consignee from whom the
shipment had been coniiscatcd could
be paid. or delivered other coal from
that in transit or at the mines He had
.confiscated coal. he said, for nearly all
big industrial plants to keep them from
shutting down in casesc of sudden
emergency, often taking for such pur-
poses coal consigned to the railroad it
self.
Edward f. Wilkins. chief clerk of the
Oregon Short Line traffic department,
stated that his office kept a record
of all confiscated coal shipments and
that no coal billed to Mr.. Sharp had
ever diverted.
After two witnesses are heard from
this afternoon the case will be argued
before the jury and submitted
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
PLAN BIGGER PLANT.
Yah Gas X Coke Company TO Discuss
Matter at Special Meeting.

The directors Of the Utah Gas &
Coke company will take action at Their
coming meeting. on a proposition TO
make important extensions of gas
mains, and the further enlargement of
the producing plant The company is
making a good start In beginning to
take care of its by-products, The
ammonia is shipped i'll tank cars to the
Western Chemical company of Denver.
and all the tar products are used in
the manufacture of tar roofing material
and creosote oils There IS no end
to the development of products from
the by-products of illuminating gas
manufacture. The most costly ana
line dyes are coal tar products, while
u wide range of chemical value in the
arts and manufactures is also result
ants Factories covering several
blocks could be built on the west side
to take care Of and manufacture into
secondary products. the output OF the
Utah Gas e. Coke company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
PROF. KENNEDY LEAVES
SOME UNPAID BILLS
Dancing Master and His Companion
Make Sudden Change OF
Residence.

Prof Kennedy, who with i woman
named Mrs Wilson. conducted Il dane
ing academy ON Postofiice Place,
known as "Kennedy's hall" has left
town. Mrs. Wilson Is with him. The
two partners owe over $1,000 III bills
to various triLdesmen around town. ac-
cerding to the police.
lIennedy's hall has been running for
about a veal, under the management of
the swo people. A short time ago the
juvenile court made an investigation
and found that things were not as
they oughtyto be the academy. When
minors We're no longer allowed TO trip
4 tho light ia letastls 'llcl;a danes
ing was a losing venture for the pro-
fessoi'. SO he decided that it was time
to move.
Kennedy ana Mrs. Wilson have been
living at the New York hotel in POST
office Place About 4 week ago they
made preparations to move to the Aztec
in First South street. Whenever the
opportunity presented itself one of the
pair would walk out with a suit case
full OF ri opcrty from the New York
hotel ana take it to the Aztec. BY
Sunday. after few days Of careful
tripping to and fro between the New
York and the Aztec. they were ready
to move to their new quarters. This
they did on last sunday. leaving moth
ing in their rooms at the New York
hotel and u bill of over 500 at the Of
flee. The proprietor received n letter
from Kennedy from Ogden yesterday,
stating that he would see him some
time in the future.
With the pair go the regrets of all
the musicians in Kennedy orchestra,
the cloak lady Is also sad, as Is the
cioorkeeper and the janitor, for they.
all We're expecting to get paid for their
services, faithfully rendered.
The exact amount which the couple
owe in town is not known. but it will
reach above the thousand mark. Mrs.
Wilson owes several dry goods stores
ana millinery establishments, whAlc
Kennedy owes everybody who would
trust him, according to the many COM
plants being received at the office of
the chief OF police.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
BIGGYs BODY NOT FOUND
rendered Ills Resignation TO Police
Com. KeiI an Hour Before Death.

& - 4. 81
San Francisco, Dec. 2.--The body of
Chief of Police Biggy, who was drown
ed in the bay on MONDAY night has
not Yet been recovered. although the po-
lice have maintained without Interrupt
ton the search instituted yesterday
That Chief Bigsy offered his resigna-
tiDn TO Police Commission Hugo d.
Keil. an hour before his death. and
during the period of his visit to the
commissioners home at Belvedere, be-
the missing official offered to surrender
his position in the ho,- that the com
missoiners would be relieved of news
paper criticism to which Buggy felt
they had been subjected on his account,
but Kcil. according to his own declara-
ton, refused to accept or consider the
proposal. The fact that Buggy had In
sisted upon presentation Of his reslsna-
at the next meeting or the board be-
came known through a written state
ment directed to Mayor Taylor by Com
missioner keil
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
CHRISTMAS FOR THE POOR.

The Salvation Army will begin next
week arranging for a Christmas for
the poor in the shape of basket sup
plies, with money to buy coal, shoes
and clothing. And In addition there
will be a monster Christmas tree en-
terrainment at the barracks, with no
end of toys and things for the children.
The chiritably inclined public is asked
to drop contributions into the street
corner kettles of the Army,and no house
10 house canvass Will be attempted.
The expenses for the Thanksgiving din-
ner We're not as large as anticipated.
so the army has s24s.27 on hand which
is being used TO provide food and cloth
ing for the poor. Over 1oD baskets
Mere handed out al Thanksgivlngtide.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
WOMAN THROWN OUT
IN THE GOLD SNOW.
IS ia
Then Police Take n Hand and Arrest
Man on the Char%c of
Battery.

That man beat me. kicked me ana
threw me out in the snow and had to
stay IN the cold nearly all night. He's
got 81 ring OF mine. but tdon't want
him arrested but | want what is COM
ing TO me-.
The above statement Was made to
Sergt. Johnston this morning by dark
haired little woman VINO complained
about young man named j. u Lay
ton, With whom she has been living on
First West between south and Norm
Temple streets. Within a short time
after her complaint ScrGt. Johnston
had the man under arrest and then u
developed that e7has been posing as a
doctor. Among his effects was q paper
addressed to .tDit j. T. Layton. The
man denied being II physician ald sad
he WAS 1nereiy5,a waiter
1t seems that he has been selling eye
glasses worth probably % cents per
pair for SIS TO So to country people aud
according to the Wonans story H. mas
made considerable money by the fraud,
He took his arrest coolly and when or
dered to take OFF a big diamond ring
he remarked: This ring belongs to
me. 1t isn't hers He declared he had
not held himself out 10 fhe4t doctor and
was nothing more than an ordinary
waiter it is understood that the ring
lost by the woman was sent to Boise
and efforts are being made to locate
1t. At present Layton Is charged with,
battery and the woman says she will
prosecute him. The latter was ut the
station when Layton was being search
ed When asked for! her name she re-
piled: Fanny Giessler," but noticing a
reporter standing near she exclaimed;
"Oh. there's a reporter, no my name
is Rosie Bloom"
Layton did NOT deny i'll treating the
woman but said he had no fear as to
the outcome of the case when 1t is
tried
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Sharp's Testimony Not Broken Down
Under Cross Examination.


In spite of a severe cross eXamiila-
ton yesterday afternoon that con-
sumed over an hour in the Fedora!
court, d. ]. Sharp's story Of how he
was forced out of the coal business
because he insisted on giving ms
patrons the benefit of the reduction
in storage coal made In 1906 by the
Union Pacific railroad and the Union
Pacific Coal company. remained at
the end of the afternoon session prac-
ticaily unpunctured.
Through the line of cross question:
ing ii Nas apparent that the railroad
attorney and the coal company attor-
ney. We're attempting to establish the
fact that there was no actual con-
spilacy to- shut off the SHARP coal
supply but that he was stopped from
receiving coal by tho sole action OF
Manager Moore of the Union Paeliic
Coal company AS n motive Tor mus
shutting him off the claim Is being
advanced that other dealers, whuihad
decided not to allow the so cent reduc-
ton to go to the consumers, had made
universally, d complaint against Sharp.
for selling 90 cents lower than they
were.
Sharps story as no told il to the
Jury was that on July lG, 1906, ne
went to the office of Mr. Moore 10
find out the exact meaning of me
circular announcing a reduction ~
the price OF coal. Assured that lie
could do SO. he lut an advertisement
in the papers announcing a price. OF
S4.75 for storage coal. soon after
that he was ordered to discontinue
the practise by Mr.. Moore. under
penalty of not receiving any more
coal.
Bancroft and Mr.. Buckingham" con-
tinued the witness, and during our
conference Mr.. Moore was called ill.,
] was then assured that unless dis
continued selling coal at the reduced
price no more shipments of coal
would be made to me. This was on
July is. on July 90, I received my
out of Rock Springs on July is, the
day OF the conference with MIR. Ban
croft Mr.. Buckingham and Me-
Moore.
The witness stated that he paid for
his coal direct to the Union Pacific
Railroad company. and not to the
coal company Harry G. Naisbitt for
Coal company, stated thnt he mad
called on Moore to see If he might
continue business under the name OF
the sharp Coal Co. He was assured
no said that he could not. and that
no coal would be delivered so long
as Sharp had any connection with the
company, or his name was used i'll its
connection.
Henry Coulam, chief clerk of the
freight department. testified as 10
various traffic rates in vogue, and as
10 coal traffic
A. j. Gunnell, manager of the Cen
tral Coke and Coal company outlined
a conversation with Mr.. Moore In re-
gard TO D. +. Sharp in which Mr..
Moore had stated that he had refused
10 sell Sharp any more coal because
he was not selling at the standard
price.
j. +. Craig. freight agent of the
o. s. j.. railroad. testified that no
coal had been received here consigned
to y. i. Sharp after July 20. 1ao6.
At that point the court adjourned
until this morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02

ment in Hayti created little or no sur
prise at the state department. The
poiley OF the United States covering a
long term of years has been to proceed
very slowly in the recognition of pro-
S1slonal governments. us it has always
oeen deemed wise to wait until II could
be seen that such governments have
the support of the people and are able
70 perform all necessary governmental
functions during sufficient period 10
give confidence iii their stability. Act
ing upon this precedent, it is not likely
that the United States will be In a hul-
~ to recognize the government of Cen,
Legitime.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
CAUSE OF DECLINE
IN PRICE OF SILVER

New York, Dec. 2.-The recent steady
decline in the price of bar silver to i77s
cents per ounce, the lowest level IN
some years, is ascribed chilly to falling
off In the demand for the metal at
home and abroad. In the domestic mar
ket the demand was greatly reduced
by the Industrial depression of the
year.
In India, which has always been an
important market, the revolutionary
movement has served to impart
speculative tone TO operations in the
silver market, while China has bought
comparatively little bar silver here for
months past.
A further decline In the price of bar
silver occurred today when ii was quot
cd at ass.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
NURSE EMMA RENSHAW.
Body Of Chicaso's Oldest Nurse Will
BE Crcnatcd, Ashes Scattered.

Chicago. DC. lin accordance with
oft-expressed desire. the body of Miss
Emma Renshaw. Chicago;s oldest prac-
Using nurse, who died suddenly from
pneumonia Monday VIII be cremated
today and her ashes cast TO the winds
on tho lake.
She was one of the city's unique fig
ures. and though she had enjoyed a
clientele among the welt known families
ever since she came here from New
orleans during the Civil war. little is
known of her ancestry.
She had no relatives she said
Miss RenshaW was found dead in 4
closet Of her room.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
MARTIAL LAW IN PRAGUE.
Proclamation Exasperated Czech Stu
dents Who Started Riotinr


Prague Bohemia. Dec. s-Martial law
was proclaimed In this city today.
This action on he part of the govern
ment served greatly to exasperate the
czech students of Prngue and they
forthwith started rioting.
There was sanguinary conflict be-
tween them and police and gendarmes
at Weinberg. suburb of Prague, in
which many students were wounded.
II had been hoped that it would nor,
be necessary to mar the jubilee of the
anniversary. Of Emperor Francis Jo-
sepis accession to the throne by any
such drastic steps but the continued
,ioting between the czechs and the Ger
mans of Prague forced the government
to issue the proclamation.
The Austrian parliament Will begin
its fail session at Vienna tomorrow and
lively scenes are anticipated. The czech
deputies threaten to make trouble FOR
the new cabinet organized by Or. Won
Benerth for having consented to the
attack upon parliamentary institutions
Involved by this declaration of martial
/ lax
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
THE ARKANSAS RISING.

Pine Bluff, Ark. Dec. 2-The Arkan-
sas river reached stage of % fl Il
early today and is rising rapidly. The
bank of the river in the rear of the
Jefferson hotel and county courthouse
began falling into the river III large
sections this morning. The courthouse
annex had beer vacated by the officials
who consider the building unsafe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
FOR MORE SALARY
FOR FEDERAL JUDGES

Chicago, Dec. "a committee OF Lead
ing attorneys of Chicago appointed by
terday the work of compiling q report
to show the necessity OF Increased sal
aries for federal Judges. This move
.naent is in co-operat lion With the action
taken by the. New; York Bar a association
10 secure the passage of an act by Con-
gress fixing the salaries of ecrcuit
Judges of the. United States Mt 10000
and district Judges at $4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
WAS NO FIGHTING WHATEVER.
soon as Success Of Movement
Was Established Committee
Of Public Safety Formed.
New President Was Formerly Prcsi-
dent of Observation-Disclosures De-
scrtion or Alexis Not Il Surprise.
Port An Prince. Dec. 2. ii u.

) Port All Prince. Dec. 2. II u.
m.-Thc people OF Port au
} Prince l.uvc Turned against
Nord Alexis. The palace is sur
rounded by an Infatuated mob
calling upon him to leave the
country. Almost everybody in
tho crowd is armed. Hayden
women. beside themselves with
rage, arc calling down curses
upon the head of the aged man
who was dcposcd from the
presidency of the republic and
hurting coarse cpithcts at him
and his family.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
LoRRIMER HAS REcoyEREp.

Seattle. Dec. 2.-Consressman William
Lorrimer. who mas been Sick for say-
Etliis city. has recovered enough to-
start tomorrow for his h6rne in Chic,a-.
go. While III tho west he examined the
several waterways asking for national