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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-08
AMERICAN SUGAR
REFINING COMPANY
W. B. Thomas, the New Presi-
dent Favors a Policy Of Pub
licity, Thinking it Desirable.
CLAUS SPRECKELS BELLIC0SE
Declared He Was Determined to Find
Where Co.'S Property Ends and
That Of Havemeyer Begins.

New York. Jan. s.--Publiuity in the
affairs OF the American Sugar Refining
company will be the policy favored by
w. b. Thomas, acting president of that
company, according TO an announce
ment which he made at the annual
meeting OF the stockholders held IN
Jersey City today. On that point there
have been several contests by the stock
holders Claus a. Spreckels declared
before the meeting that he was deter
mined to discover what property the
company owned and where the proper
ty of the company ends and the estate
of II. .. HaVemeyer begins. Mr.. Thorn
as presided at the annual meeting to-
day he said that the policy OF the late
President Havemeyer was that all the
financial information required by law
should be made public but that Il was
for the stockholders to decide whether
any more should be done. Mr.. Have
meyer believed that the value of as
sets was q matter of opinion and diff
cult to determine. Mr. Thomas said he
believed Mr.. Havemeyer's policy had
been fully justified in the past but that
now policy OF publicity is desirable
In View of the conditions which cor
porations confront. He added that he
was heartily in favor of this policy and
hoped To put 1t into effect. The direc-
tors were of the opinion, he said, that
substantial reserve should be main-
tanned to meet the exigencies of bust
ness. Whatever reserve there was be-
longed to the stockholders.
The policy of doing as large bust
ness as possible at small profits and
of maintaining the strength of the COM
panys position would be followed by
the directors unless otherwise instruct
ed. The business in the past year had
been satisfactory and the company Is In
strong financial condition, Mr.. Thorn
as said. He advocated increasing the
number of directors from seven to nine.
Mr.. Spreckels moved and the stock
holders adopted a motion that a full
statement of the properties and sub
sidiary companies owned by the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company shall be
made.
Mr. Spreckels opposed, but the stock
holders adopted a motion to preserve
the accumulated surplus as a working
capital.
John y. Parsons of New York and
G. II, Frazier OF Philadelphia were re-
elected directors, and Horace Have
meyer was chosen a director to succeed
his father the late president.
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BUT He MAY WITHDRAW IT.
Through Counsel Reserved Right
To and to Demur TO Indictment
Any Time Before Ian. 20.
Bail Bond Allowed to Stand--Couldn't
Inspect Grand Iury's Minutes,
None Being Kept.

New York, Jan. s.--F. Augustus Helm
re, who was arrested yesterday charged
with the over certIhcation of checks
while president of the Mercantile Ma
tional bank. today entered a plea of not
guilty when arraigned before Judge
Chatiield In the United states court.
Through his counsel Heinze reserved
the = ght to withdraw the plea OF not
guilty end demur t. the indictment any
tnno tetore Jan. 20 The bail bonl az
$4,000 which Mr.. Helnze furnished after
his arrest yesterday was allowed to
stand
After the plea of not guilty had been
entered Edward Lauterbach. counsel
for Mr.. Heiuze, made a motion that he
be permitted to inspect the minutes of
the grand jury which returned the in
dictinents against his client The mo-
ton was withdrawn. however, when 1t
was learned that no minutes had been
kept by the investigating body. Meth
er Mr. Heinze nor his counsel would
make any statement with reference TO
the case after the arraignment
MAY BE MORE INDICTMENTS.
Through the arrest yesterday of p.
Augustus HelnZe. on charge OF over
certifying checks 30 the amount of
100000. 1t has developed that fed
eral grand Jury Is still engaged in a
searching investigation into other
transactions of similar nature in this
city. While none of the federal Of
ficials will make any statement rs to
the possible result On even the extent
to which the inquiry will go. United
States Dist Atty Stimson said today
that the work Of the jury has not been
completed. ut would be improper for
me to reveal the evidence ] have lest
/ give away my case said Mr.. slim
son: but / can say that the inves-
tigation is not yet over.
To the straight question as to whe-
Their there would be other arrests. the
district attorney rerused 20 answer.
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Lester Leteen Sinks to His Death
In Sight Of Two Helpless
Fishermen.
OCCURRED WHILE SKATING.
Mother of Widow is Now Reported in
Critical Condition I'm Conse-
quence of Accident.
(special 10 one "Newa.ol

Provo, Utah. Jan. S,--Lester Leteen,
young married man. residing at Vine
yard, Utah, was drowned in Utah lake
this morning. The accident occurred
near Geneva resort, in sight of two
fishermen who were powerless to give
aid. The body was recovered within
an hour from the time that the young
man broke through the Ice.
Madsen brothers, two fishermen.
were SEEMING through the ice this
morning when they observed Leteen
skating towards them. They shouted
TO him to turn back and retrace ms
tracks as the Ice was rotten. Hard
ly had the young man turned when ne
broke through.
The two fishermen attempted to go
to his aid but could not get within 25
yards OF the struggling man. They ran
then to Geneva resort close at hand
and procured a boat which they showed
over the ice and broke through. Forty
five minutes elapsed before they reach
ed the place where he went down.
The body is now at Geneva while
Sheriff Harmon who has visited the
scene asserts that an inquest is un.
necessary.
The dead man is well known here
he having married the daughter of Mrs.
l.. N. Mcbride who resides on Provo
bench. He was 25 years old and uni
versally respected. His mother-in-law,
who is seriously i'll, was informed of
the accident this afternoon and In con-
sequence her condition is now report
ed 10 be critical.
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BANKER WALSH TAKES
STAND IN OWN BEHALF

Chicago, Jan. s.--John H. Walsh, on
trial here Oh "a charge Of mls'r0lirt
ton of funds ~ tho Chicago National
bank took the stand I'm his own be-
half today Mr.. Walsh told OF tho
founding by him in 1854 OF the banF
A. lts president, he said. he purchased
va 1897 aud 1898 certain receivers Ger
tlfvates ~ Tho Centrllia and Chester
railroad al 95. Prior To the purchase.
he said. a carsfui inspection OF the
.property was made by himself, Il, NJ.
Blount, then vice president OF the
bank. and others. The legal status nf
the road Was also Investigated by u,
r. Hatch, attorney for the bank the
witness asserted. Efforts hy the pros.
ecutor 10 have Mr, Walsh admit that
In purchasing the receivers cerliu-
Gates, he had IN mind The ultimate
control OF the railroad Tor the benent
NJ It's holdings which he may have hal
a I that time. were without avail
~ had nothing in my mind except
that 1 thought the certihcatos were
good securities for the money and
that they W0ro cheap said Mr
walsh
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CHICAGO MILLIONAIRE SUED
BY WOMAN SPlRITUALST.

Chicago. Jan. 81. II. Lesher, who
is millionaire wooden manufacturer
and resident member of tho Chicago
Athletic club, was made defendant last
evening In n separate maintenance SUIT
which In some respects is a parallel
to the celebrated Vauderbilt-May Pep
per case In New York. The Lesher
quit brings out the fact that AII
Lesher claims as his wife May Bangs,
one of the Bangs sisters, whose spirit
portraits" Or. l. K. Funk Investigated
unavailingly. The plaintiff. whom Mr.
Lesher acknowledges as having been
sent TO Europe by him and having been
given by him an interest In one OF his
enterprises, but whom he declares he
never married Is known as Mrs. Belle
Scramlin.
II Is alleged by Mrs. Scramln that
May Bangs and Mr. Lesher committed
bigamy In marrying and thai Lesher
was inyeigled into the marriage
through the instrumentulity Of "a
spirit portrait Of his dead mother
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HOW BRAZIL WILL ENTERTAIN
AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS

Rio Janeiro. Jan. S.-The program for
the entertainment of the officers of the
American battleship fleet under Rear
Admiral Evans has been practically
completed. The fleet is expected TO ar
rive Jan II and will remain here 10
days.
ian. II and - the officers OF the feet
win visi. the ministry OF marine ana
tie naval club. On the thirteenth they
VIII be given breakfast by the min
lister OF marine Admiral Alencar, at the
hotel on the summit Of Mount Cor
covado.
The fourteenth the American ambss-
sador, Irving b. Dudley, will give
banquet at Petropolis, the suburb o.
this city where the diplomats reside
on the fifteenth the visiting naval OF
fcers will be entertained at breakfas'
nv the president Of the republic, Dr.
Penna, a reception at the Crystal Pal
ace at Petropolis viii be held on the
sixteenth and on the nineteenth there
will be a big banquet In honor OF the
V. itors by the foreign minister, Baron
d., rio Branco. in the Monroe pavilion.
The date for an entertainment by the
naval club has not yet been fixed, nor
has the day for n reception on board
one oil the American batueships by
Ambassador Dudley,
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A BAD WRECK.
Train Goes Through Trestlc, killing
Three Persons.


Atlanta. Ga, Jan. S.-The death list
as the result of the wreck of section
two of the Collwer special which went
through a trestle near Hirma, Ga,
yesterday, remained at three this
morning.
Mrs. Emma Hoover of Cleveland.
Ohio. is probably fatally hurt ana Is
in one of the hospitals here.
There are some doubts as 10 the re-
covery OF Miss Florence A. Studebaker.
of Cleveland, who is suffering from in
ternal injuries.
Almost all Of the Injured are doing
well and the doctors expect their re-
covery.
Road Foreman of Engines d. H.
Schnapp. died last night, as did the ne
gro fireman, Nose Baldwin, Engineer
Jas. Edwards was caught under his en-
CINE and died IN Hiram.
The list OF injured remain at about
so, many of he hurt being OF u
minor character.
Most OF the 200 passengers who
We're aboard the train are at Atlanta
hotels today. having bruises and con-
tusions treated. That their escape
from death was remarkable all admit.
Only the heavy construction of the
Pullmans saved them when the Tres
tie gave way and let four cars in
TO the mud of the nearly dry Copper
Mine creek. one car cracked IN the
center, pinning Jack Roth and his
wife, both of Erie Pa, between the
seats. Roth held mp the falling berth
until he could cxtricate himself and
crawl 10 window with Mrs. Roth.
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DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
News That Her Son Was u Dcsertcr
Killed Mrs. Mary II. Sweeney.

New York jan s.--I'he absence OF her
youngest son. John. added another note
OF pathos 70 the funeral yesterday of
Mrs. Mary. Sweeney. VINO died the other
day OF a broken heart. John WAS the
Youngest OF the family and his mothers
net
father's death ho disappeared from home
and II was only after months of search
ing that the mother found that he had
enlisted int he macy. Through the navy
department she then discovered that her
hoy was m In the naval hospital in
san Francisco. Mrs. Sweeney wanted
him home for Christmas 80 she went
about obtaining his release from the
navy. The only way II could be soour-
ed was by purchase, SO Mrs sweeney,
nj much personal sacrifice secured tho
necessary money. she sent i to her son
and then waited for him 20 RETURN Christ
mas came aud no word from him but
before the morning ended the mail carrier
brought letter. She looked al IL ana
tainted n was her own letter returned
and across the .epvelope was stamped
the one word "desorter" From that
moment she failed rapidly until she died,
the doctors say, OF a broken heart
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SUPPLY BUYING
MAY Be COSTLY
Government Determined to Stop
Trade in Soldiers Clothes
And Equipment.
THREE ARRESTS MADE HERE.
Restaurant Proprietor and Two Sa-
loonkecpers VIII Answer to L. $.
Commissioner for Buying.

Uncle Sam Is at last about to put
an end to the buying of government
supplies by individuals from soldiers
and the first steps toward this end
have just been taken in Salt Lake.
The United States marshal's office
took three persons into custody today
They are Hop Sing proprietor OF
Main street restaurant; Albert Swain.
saoonkeeper, 2l2 south STAGE; Louis
Solomon, saloonkeeper, Third South
and State
All three are charged with buying
government property from soldiers.
Hop Sings preliminary hearing began
at ? o'clock this afternoon. Swain
will be heard tomorrow morning and
Solomon at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
These hearings win be held before
Commissioner Baldwin. The prisoners
will plead and bail be named in each
case.
MUST STOP PRACTISE.
officers of the L. S. army and the
government generally. have been wor-
ried for years by the practise of SOL
diers in selling arms, clothing and
equipment for money. Locally the
practise has been no worse than in
other points where posts are main
tanned, but it hasn't been q bit bet
ter .ither. Heretofore officers in the
army have gone to pawnshops, saloons
and dives where the stuff had been
bartered and take 1t away at the buy
er's pecuniary loss. The criminal fea-
ture of accepting government goods
has not been played upon but so wide
has the practise spread that severe
measures are 10 be taken to put an end
to ii.
PENALTY HEAVY.
The law makes buying government
goods q crime for which the fine may
be no less than one year and not more
than Ave. The authorities have been
working upon the three cases men,
toned for some time and while IL has
been known arrests We're TO be made,
no inkling of who the men under OBJ
servation We're, was let out.
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SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Governors 10 Designate Guard Officer
To Take Examination.

Washington, Jan. Sat the instance
of the president. Asst Secy Oliver of
the war department has notified the
governors of the various states and
territories of his desire that they desig
nate a single representative of the ma
ton guard OF each state and territory
10 take the competitive examination
for Appointment as second lieutenant
in the regular army under the condi-
tions and limitations prescribed In
the case of all civilian appolntees in
the army These national guard can
didates win be appointed according to
their standing in the examination and
TO the extent that vacancies NAV exist
in the army. This action is taken both
with a view of encouraging members OF
the militia and Of securing good ma
terlal for the army. The militiamcn
nominated must have at least two
years service In the national guard.
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ANNUAL RETURN OF
EMlGRANTS A BENEFIT.

New York, Jan. S.--Although the re-
turning emigrants took out OF tho
country a sum estimated by steamship
managers To- have been not less than
tli0 100000 last year. the annual mi-
grafton Is held by heads OF the big
steamship companies 10 be a benefit
and not detrlment To the country,
1T releases and puts into circulation
a large sum OF money" said Gustav III
Schwab, OF the North German Lloyd
line This money has been saved up
and The traveller Is forced tao pay II out
Ina railroad and steamship fares, bag
gage transfers and living expenses on
the way 10 the aeaboard'
MIR Sohwahs estimate IL that no
less than S6i000.0O was paid ia 1907 by
travellers Tor stodrtlc aceommoda.-
lions on Atlantic liners, or this sum
fully $4,000 900 WINS spen. by homeward
bound aliens. Is the estanate OF sioam-
ship men, Incoming aliens are esiinat-
ed TO have brought upwards OF S21 00o,-
900 into the country during The year.
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MOVEMENTS OF SOLDIERS.
-Four Companies of Fifteenth TO he
Removed Ia Fort Ducliesne.

The i2 companies of the Fifteenth in
fantry viii remain at Fort Douglas
until March. when two companies of
the Second battalion and two OF the
Third battalion. win be transferred
10 Fort Duohesne and Whipple Bar
racks; thus leaving two full battalions
at this post. The men are not opposed
10 the transfer. as they say there are
so many ways OF spending soldier pay
In Salt Lake that Il Is almost inpos-
sible TO save money-it Gibbs away as
fast as paid. But out IN the country,
where such attractions are reduced 20
their lowest terms, and some times no
oentiye 10 saving up their pay ana
manage to accumulate little sum
against the expiration OF their term
OF service. AZ the same time, the men
IKE Fort Douglas
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LOTTERY TICKET TRAFFIC.
Thousands of Poor People In New
York Swindled by Forgeries.

New York, Jan s.--Investigation in
To the traffic in lottery tickets on the
East side of the city shows, accord
ing 10 postofiice inspectors that not
only is the traffic an extensive one, but
that a large proportion of the tickets
sold are forgeries and that thousands
of poor people are being swindled each
week by fake concerns which pay a
small prize here and there to keep up
interest in their enterprises. Postal in
spectors say that IL spite % ulSt
vigilance of the state and department
officials, considerable number of tick
cts from the big lotteries in Germany
and South America find their way into
this country. Their number Is small
however, compared with that of The
fictitious concerns.
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Alleged CHAPTERS SURRENDER

st. Joseph, Mo. Jan. Walter L.
Stewart, superintendent OF the munich
pal street lighting plant. surrendered
today TO the sheriff who held n grand
sifviug certificates Charles A. Waller
foreman, was arrested last night FOR
embe1zlement ana is in jail. Fred
Mays, a saloonkeeper, charged With
forging time slips bought from city
employees, is also under arrest.
Ben. H. Bradford. former city Elm.
pioye, was arrested today charged with
COLLISION IN the alleged frauds
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SEC. RAYBOULD RETURNS.
Was Highly Successful in Arranging
For Elks' Excursion to Los Angeles.

Secy Bert Raybould of the Elks has
returned from Los Angeles where he
went to arrange for the third annual
excursion of the Elks to southern Cal
ifornia. Mr.. Raybould was highly sue
cessful in making preliminary arrange
ments, with indications that the COM
ing excursion of Feb. will be the larg-
est yet made. He found the chances for
accommodations better than last year,
both as to quality and cost.
a special feature will be an excursion
to San Diego from Los Angeles by boat
from Dedonda, and all of the side trips
can be made for $40. Mr.. Raybould
brought back with him n few orange
boughs which adorn the si..ingroom
and offices of the Elks clubhouse. He
says the weather is irreproaehable in
southern California, except that it is a
little dry for want of rain.
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BROTHERS. ARREST DUE
Authorities Believe He Caught Train
For Some Point in Nevada.

Sam Brothers in shooting scrape at
Garfield yesterday morning. is dead.
Brothers. when captured will have to
face murder charge. Grubich died
this morning. Brothers is not yet
caught and the authorities have good
reason to believe he jumped on train
passing Garfield shortly after the affair
or perhaps "a few hours later. They be-
licve he caught a Salt Lake Route train
going westward and headed toward
Caliente, New. Places for hundreds of
miles around have been wired to watch
out for the fugitive and II is thought he
will be apprehended in some town along
the Salt Lake Route through Nevada.
News OF his arrest is expected at any
minute
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PLUMAGE OF BIRDS.
Representatives of Women's Clubs
Not TO Wear Feathers.

Chicago. Jan. s.--Pledges not to wear
the plumage of any birds other than
crows were signed yesterday by wo-
men representing 10 organizations in
the Federation OF Womens clubs. the
occasion being meeting of the
Seventh district of that body The
pledge excludes domestic fowls
Mrs. S. p. Peterson, chairman OF
the forestry committee of the fed
tratinn. prompted the move in an ad-
dress, and especial emphasis was held
on placing the ban on aigrets. regard
less of the dictates of fashion. Mem
bership In the clubs represented at the
meeting exceeds 1000
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-08
DISAPPEARANCE OF CASH.
Between Last Two Calls for Statements
Amount Was S276,0OO, 900.

New York, Jan. S.--According TO the
monthly circular of the National City
bank, $4,000, 900 in cash disappeared
between the call for the condition of
the national banks responded to last
August and the one last month.
This includes a net reduction OF SAL
100000 in the cash holdings OF all the
national banks in the country and a
loss OF s13,O00,0O0 cash reported by the
New York City Trust companies, to-
Rether with the known additions to the
circulating medium during this period.
including 800, OOO.O 900 of gold imported
from abroad. and 72,000.000 cash re
leased by the United States treasury.
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COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Charles W. Whitney, Member of New
Yorl, Firm of Whitney & Sons.

New York. Jan. S.-- charles w, whitney
n member OF the stock exchange firm OF
n. n. whitney ana Sons committed
suicide today Ht his home iu West
sevcnty-secOnd street By shooting. The
eause Tor his act has NOT yet been learu-
ed Mr. whitney WAS Is years old.
mo arm OF II n. whitney aud sons Is
well known IN the New York stock EN-
change. IL is composed OF VI. n Whit
ney. II. T.. whitney ana Horny L.
Maxwell.
Charles W Whitney WAS also mem
Der OF the arm.
with the exception OF A. " Whitney
aud Air. MuXwel al the members ~
Inc firm hold memberships .n the eA-
change. The nrIu iu 1871 succeeded kifFl-
man whitney q CO.. who were brokers
fur the old Vanderbilt interests.
Mr. whitney had been mauugor m me
conpany's Office in Madison avenue.
he mas not been uCtiye 100 business IN
several months however huNus aufiri-
ed, suustrokc last October
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INDIANS ARE BEHAVING.
Troublesome Colorado Utes Arc Re
turning to Their Homes.

Letters on file in the Office of Gov
John C. Cutler, received from county
officers near Yerdure. San Juan coun-
ty, and other San Juan points, Supt
John Spear of the Ft. Lewis (Colo) In
dian school, ranchers In southern Utah
and Congressman Josesph Howell at
Washington, indicate that the trouble
some Colorado Utes have returned to
their reservation led by John Benow,
the leader OF many Indian uprisings
Government officials in charge of In
dian affairs in Utah and Colorado will
be instructed by the department in the
manner OF procedure against the trou-
blesome Utes and no further outbreaks
are eXpected.