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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
GAMBLING IN NEW YORK.
District Attorney Gets Busy on the
Eve of Election.

New York. Oct. 13-District Attorney
Jerome took up the gambling situation
in New York today and subpoenaed to
his office fifteen well known sporting
men, some of them proprietors OF places
on the police list of suspected gambling
houses, to question them regarding con-
ditiOns in the TenderlOin. So fearful of
having their places raided were the ma
jority of the district attorneys visitors
that nearly all of the fifteen handed over
the keys to their places and gave him
permission TO have an inspection made
at any time during the day or night.
1t is the common belief along the
Great White Way that gambling houses
have been more widely open during the
past summer than for many years said
Mr.. Jerome. Some one is being paid for
permitting them to run openly Such a
condition could not prevail without the
police officers in charge of the precinct
being aware that gambling was going on,
There must also be mismana cement of
the police department
Among those who appeared before the
district attorney today were Honest
John Kelly and others. who were repre-
scented by counsel. The district attorney
said he intends to compel the police TO
close the gambling places.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
DUPONT'S SUCCESSOR.
New York Congressman Will Take
Charge of Speakers Bureau.

New York. Oct 13.-Chairman Hitch
COCK of the Republican national commit
tee announced tonight that Representa-
tive w. s. Bennett, member of the lower
house of congress from one of the dis
tricts in New York City. had been Sc
lected as chairman of the speakers bu-
reau IN place of Mr. Dupont, who re-
Gently resigned.
There was meeting of the executive
committee of the Republican national
committee at headquarters today. at
which the political situation was gener-
ally discussed. Senator Crane of Massa-
chusetts, a member of the Republican adj
visory committee, met the various heads
of the departments. Mr.. Taft will start
In at Newark next Monday speaking
there in the morning and at Elizabeth
and Trenton in the afternoon of the same
day.
Chairman Woodruff of the state Re
publican committee went over the regis
tration figures for Greater New YORK.
today and gave It as his opinion that it
was impossible for Bryan or Chanler To
get a majority of more than 100000 out
OF the registration, and these candidates
must get more than this to win in the
state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
GIRL BOUND AND THE
HOUSE WAS ROBBED

New York. Oct. 13-Representing him
self to be a real estate agent, a young
man of businesslike appearance and well
dressed gained access to the home of
Summerfield Mclean. wealthy Brooklyn
publisher, today. and while Miss Beatrice
Mclean a younger daughter of Mr.. Nc
Lean was showing the man over the
premises he suddenly overpoWered her
bound her arms and legs with picture
wire tied gag over her mouth and then
Ieisureiy searched the house for valu-
ables.
IL was nearly an hour before the I'M
conscious young woman was discovered.
She was suffering from shock that she
was hardly able to tell what had hap
pened.
The room was in wild confusion. show
ing that the robber had searched every
thing for valuables. He got away with
jewelry and silverware worth 81 coo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
TINKER'S TROUBLES
OVER A LIQUOR BILL

Chicago Oct 13-The legal troubles OF
Joseph Tinker. shOrtstOp of the Chicago
National baseball club, will caase the
citing into the bankruptcy court next
week of Ban Johnson, Harry c. Pulliam
and August Hermann or The National
Baseball commission. who have charge of
series.
Citations for Tinker and the National
Baseball commission We're issued today on
the plea of a liquor dealer who holds a
judgment for $50 against the ball play
err. The debt was contracted while Tinker
was saloon keeper in Chicago. The
plaintiff asserts that Tinker has declared
himself without funds An effort will be
made to attach the players share of
the gate receipts or enough to satisfy the
judgment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
DESPERATE GAME
OF REPUBLICANS
Chairman Mack Calls Attention
to Attempt to Scare Amer
lean Voters.

Chicago. Oct. 13--National Chairman
Mack addressed a letter to the chairmen
of all state central committees in which
he charged that the Republican campaign
managers were calling upon friendly bust
ness interests to create and spread a belief
that the election of William J. Bryan
means business depression in order TO
frighten the public into voting the Re
publican ticket.
Mr. Mack in his letter states that he
will furnish from time to time the names
of those who are seeking TO create such
impressions of what may follow to the
business world if Mr.. Bryan is elected.
The national chairman requests the state
chairmen TO furnish him with the names
of any person or corporation resOrting TO
these methods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
CHALLENGED TO NAME MEN
H. H. Kohlsaat Called Upon to Make
Good His Statement or Ac-
knowledge He Lied.

= New York. Oct. 1S.-Vice Chair :.
- man Hudspeth of the Democratic =
- national committee said today, -
y referring to the reported state -
- ment of H. H Kohlsaat of Chica- :.
- go to the effect that there are :.
= three Democratic editors in the :.
= country who are supporting Bry- :.
- an in their papers, but who do not -
e wish to see him elected, and that =
- one of these is a member of the e
= Democratic executive committee: =
- Il challenge Mr.. Kohlsaat to =
- give the names of these editors, or :.
- TO name the member of the eXecu- :.
- tive committee. Mr.. KOhlSaat has :.
= come under the hypnotic influence =
= of the White House. 1t is rather :.
- singular that all these reports :.
: about disaffected Democrats come =
- out from Washington :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
CAME DOWN IN THE NORTH SEA

Oct 1.-THE the
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nigh the saw of an
of tin track OF
by in
cued by a boat
had
veyed in a eless MESA from
Lost n
closely Holland and
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the
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
STRUCK BY NEGRO.

Colfax, Wash. Oct 13.-Ralph Pearce
the negro porter who struck down Oscar
Travis. a commercial traveller during the
quarrel on the Northern Pacific train
Sunday night, has been captured by a
posse headed by Sheriff ]. J. Kean of
Moscow. Ida. and brought here. Pearce
struck Travis with an iron bar and
jumped from the train near Garfield Ira
Wis is in dangerous condition at a Lew
iston hospital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
DEBs REFUSES TO GIVE IN

Oct On with atmade
east ronghod
he spoke
in ewark nav
candidate
of a u a al ious
until
a
Of he t. n City early
i'm
heNviHn ot Special
h FORE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
ALBERTA TOWN BURNED.

Winnipeg, Man. Oct. ia large sec
ton of the town of Stetler, Alberta, was
wiped out by fire this morning. including
the large Grand Union hotel. twenty
stores and four other hotels. the Mer-
chants bank and the postOffice. Leslie
Miller. who was sleeping in store, lost
his life. The loss will reach $3.50 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
THREE OUT OF FOUR.

\ Butte. Mont. Oct. 13-H. r. FL 1
4 lott of Salt Lake City today again 1
4 won the male sex stake at the cours- I
y ing park beating everything in the 1
\ going He is now the winner of I
! three out of four stakes. the Inaug- 1
\ ural. the female and male sex stakes. 1
= and third money in the Mississippi I
\ Valley futurity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
BRYAN GAVE $500.

Lincoln. Neb.. Oct 1S.-The Democra tic
state committee tonight announced that
campaign contributions to date amounted
to So $50 OF this William j. Bryan heads
the list with a contribution of 500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
ISSUE OF BONDS
TO Be CONTESTED
Action Will Test Validity of Big
Issue Voted at Municipal
Election.
H. M. WELLS TO BRING SUIT
BOND BUYERS SUSPECTED OF
HAVING COLD FEET.

petition for a writ of prohibition re-
straining the city from selling the $6Oo,Ot
of bonds voted at the special bond cleo
ton, will be filed in the supreme court
of the state within the next few days by
Heber NJ Wells. president of the Utah
Savings & Trust company. The grounds
on which this writ of prohibition will be
asked are, that the election was illegal,
that the names of the judges We're omit
ted from the advertisement of the cleo
tiOn,. that the publication was faulty. and
that a portion of the sum accruing from
the sale of the bonds will be used by the
city for Improvement of the water sup
ply of the city and for other purposes
not specified in the proposal of election.
The suit will be brought by Governor
Wells through his attorneys, Richards,
Richards & Ferry
p. J. DAILY, assistant city attorney,
stated, upon being questioned upon the
proposed writ of prohibition, that. SO far
as he was informed, the suit would be
brought simply to insure the validity of
the bond issue and that the action would
be a friendly one.
II is pointed out that it is customary
in most instances of the issue Of munich
pal bonds to establish their validity by
friendly suit in order that the pur-
chasers of the bonds may be thoroughly
protected ana that there may be no Ques-
ton of the legality Of the lien upon the
city at the time that the bonds ma ture-
This course has been made advisable in
some cases by the occurrence in the Kan
saS courts where the validity of county
bonds was denied through a technicality
and which have never been paid because
the county authorities refuse to levy a
tax 10 meet the payment Of the bonds.
although the said authorities are in con-
tempt of the federal court by such ac-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
Suit Will Be Brought.

Governor Haskell said this afternoon
after a lengthy conference with his attor-
neys that he had given his counsel au-
thority to bring the suit against Mr..
Hearst as soon as they could get service
on the New York editor. This, he said.
he believed would be possible at some
point between Kansas City and St. Paul
when Mr.. Hearst makes his return trip
TO the east. Mr. Hearst is now on the
Pacific coast and is booked to speak at
Seattle tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
APPOINTED CLERK.

Especial to The Herald
Washington. Oct. 15.-May 5. Benton of
Salt Lake has been appointed clerk in the
surveyor generals office at Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
Compelled to Take Action.

1t was then that the president saw
he could not consistently allow Spry to re
main longer in office. Notwithstanding the
appeals of his friend Smoot. for this dis
elimination in favor of Spry was caus-
ing discomfort in other states where equal
" good officials had been forced TO re-
sign Particularly was this true in West
Virginia. where Glasscock. the Republican
nOmifee for governor was forced to re-
sign an internal revenue collertorship.
1t was therefore. with reluctance that
President Roosevelt finally notified the
attorney general that Spry would have
TO go. And thus it happens that the
Utah marshal is the toboggan. He
will get to the bottom tomorrow. After
election unless by some miracle ne should
be elected. II IS quite probable that he
will be reappointed to his old job No
steps have as vet been taken looking to
the selection of his successor. and 1t is
understood that the office may be allowed
TO remain vacant until after the election.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
HASKELL WILL
SUE FOR LIBEL
w. R. Hearst Will Have Chance
to Make Good His Stand
ard Oil Story.


y Portland Ore.s Oct. 13.-William R. 4
y Hearst did not accompany Thomas I
L. Hisgen, Independence party can I
y didate for the presidency. on his I
y speaking tour to the northwest 1t 4
y was given out here that Mr. Hearst I
= had been called to New York unex- 4
y pectedly and for that reason will not 4
y visit the northwest before the No I
= vember election. Hearst did not de- 4
= liver his scheduled address here last I
y night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
Appealed to Smoot.

Some time ago Attorney General Bona
par1e decided that il would be advisable
to Dust Spry. because he was notoriously
violating what was supposed TO be iron
clad rules OF the Notwithstanding for
office while holding a federal position
The attorney. general went so far as to
tip II off 10 Spry that he had best get
out 1t will be recalled that Spry, in
stead of sending in his resignation. ap
pealed TO Smoot. and Smoot appealed to
the president. The president in turn in
structed the attorney general to allow
Spry to remain. but he evidently antici
pated that it might later be necessary TO
change his order for his instructions to
Mr. Bonaparte were to ''let the Spry case
run along for the present" Had there
been no adverse criticism this order would
never have been altered. but criticism
came and the attitude assumed by The
Herald brought the case to the attention
of the eastern papers. which in turn took
up the subject. and in like manner ridi-
culed the attitude OF the president to-
ward this good Mormon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
BRYAN MAKING
GRAND TOUR
OF NEBRASKA
Greeted by Big Crowds at Ev-
cry Point at Which His
Train Stopped.
RIDDLED SPEECHES
OF HUGHES AND TAFT
CARLOAD OF SPELLBlNDERS
TAKEN OUT AND DROPPED
ONE BY ONE.

Wahoo. Neb.. Oct. 1S.-Accompanied by
all the Democratic candidates for state
offices with the exception of one or two,
W, J. Bryan today campaigned in his own
state, and tonight at this place completed
the first of his three days Nebraska
tour. Big crowds greeted him at every
point and when his days work was over
he had delivered twenty-one speeches.
varying in length from five minutes to
one hour. His arguments were confined
mostly 10 answering the statements OF
Mr.. Taft and Governor Hughes, who bur
recently visited Nebraska. The audiences
were mostly farmers, and the Democratic
candidate frequently moved them to loud
applause. The route traversed was
through numerous Republican strong
holds. A carload of speakers was brought
along out of Omaha. and at each place
visited by Mr. Bryan one was dropped
off to complete the work of expoundinS
Democratic doctrines
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
Business Men Eligible.

fic bureau is open to any banker, pro-
Queer. merchant or manufacturer doing
business in Utah. Idaho. Nevada or WyO-
ming The membership is divided into
three classes, the first class for those
doing an annual business Of 100000 or
more; the second class for those doing
an annual business of $l25.000 or more.
and the third class for those doing less
than $4,000 annual business
The dues for membership are rated as
follows: For first class members. 500;
for second class members, Sl25; for third
class members, SO.
All membership fees are payable an
nuaIly and in advance
one of the contemplated objects is 10
establish branch offices at points out
side of Salt Lake after the Traffic bu-
reau is well under way. The meetings
of the bureau are to be held on the sec
ond Monday in November Of each year
plete charge of the bureaus affairs, with
a majority to constitute a quorum
With the Traffic bureau now real
ity d movement extending over period
of five years has been successfully con-
summated.
Recently the project has been strength
ened by the winning over of men prom
inent in Salt Lakes business life. and
warded at the official inauguration of
the Traffic bureau Now the real work
to further its objects and purposes will
be pushed with zeal and one of the first
tasks will be to enlarge the membership
President QuigleE announced yesterday
that all who wished to be admitted Will
be required 10 send in written appl-
cation to Secretary Mccarthy and the
application will be acted upon at the first
subsequent regular meeting
As the reports received from shippers
all over the four states show that the
commentator of the bureau principles
is widespread. il is anticipated that
flood of applications from men in all
walks of business will shortly pour in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
Deny Ii Is Friendly.

Richards. Richards & Ferry. attorneys
for Heber NJ. Wells and the Utah Saw
ings x Trust company. deny that the pro-
posed suit is d friendly one. though they
admit that it will serve to test the va
hdity of the bonds thoroughly. Mr..
Wells states that the suit is not a friend
" suit. but says that it is brought for
the protection and at the inStigatiOn OF
taxpayers OF Salt Lake City. Mr. Wells
and his attorneys, Richards, Richards &
Ferry, do not state at whose request the
suit is TO be begun or what taxpayers
selected Governor Wells as the complain
ant.
The bonds were underwritten by the
firm of WOodin. McNear & Co. of Chi
cagO, who are brokers rather than bond
buyers This firm evidently thought that
there was an opportunity for a quick
turn and immediate profits in the hand
ling of the Salt Lake City bonds. The fl
naneial depression. however. had the ef-
feet of retiring most of the money usu-
ally available for Investments of this
character. and the firm of Woodin. Nc
Near & Co. were unable to place the
they anticipated. According to their
agreement they must assume the pay
ment to the city Of the purchase price
of thu bonds. They are therefore anx-
ious. il is said, TO avoid the assuming
Of the bonds under present conditions.
Governor Wells denies that he or the
Utah Savings x Trust company repre-
sent Woodin McNear & Co in any way
in the suit which will be shortly insti-
tuted. but 1t is probable that. should the
supreme court uphold the validity of the
bond issue. the Utah Savings & Trust
company will take at least a portion Of
the bonds off the hands of WOodin, Ne
Near & Co.
The action also has considerable politi-
cal significance. 1t is said. The bond is
sue was inStigated and upheld in every
way by the American" administration.
Should the issue be invalidated. it would
seriously embarrass the party in Salt
Lake City.
1t is said that City Attorney Dininny
and his assistant, Mr.. DAILY. for the past
few days have been certifying themselves
by an exhaustive study of cases peril
nent to the pending litigation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
Charges of Hearst.

The story in question alleged that a man
named Haskell, in connection with two
others, had made overtures to Frank :.
Monnett then attorney general of Ohio,
to stop slit pending against the Stand
ard Oil company, the trio agreeing, il was
ceedingS were dropped. Mr.. Hearst as
serted that this Haskell was Governor
Charles n. Haskell, but the executive of
Oklahoma declared that he had no con-
nection with the matter and said some
other Haskell must have been meant.
Cove nor Haskell declined this morning
to make public the names of his attorneys
who are to bring the suit against MIR.
Hearst. or to make any definite statement
regarding the intended suit. He might
he said. be able later in the day TO an
nounce definitely just what the next step
in the matter would be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14

Kansas City, Oct. Ex-Governor Charles
" Haskell of Oklahoma arrived here this
morning from Guthrie to consult his at
torneys with reference to a suit that he
says he intends TO bring against William
r. Hearst, charging the New York editor
with libel.
The governor stated soon after he had
registered at hotel that he had already
placed the matter in the hands of his at
torneys and that the petition would be
filed By them whenever they saw fit The
suit. he said. probably would be brought
in the circuit court but just when ne was
unable to say The case grows out of the
publicity of the Standard Oil story the
controversy on which led to Governor
Haskell resigning treasurer of the
Democratic national committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14

The things that man intends
to do when he gets the time never
help him up the ladder of success.
-Mahin Messenger.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14

Important Announcement
for Tomorrow's Herald.
See Page z.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14
CHAS. 4. QUIGLEY
CHOSEN HEAD OF
TRAFFIC BUREAU
Organization of Shippers Is
Successfully Launched at
Commercial Club.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
AND PURPOSES OUTLINED
EXP ECTED TO BE IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN UPBUILDING
OF SALT LAKE.

With an enthusiasm and determination
that augured well for its future success,
the Traffic bureau of the Commercial
club was officially launched yesterday
noon at a meeting OF the charter mem
bers. The new organization was per-
fected by the election Of Officers and
the filing OF the articles of incorpora-
ton
Not alone will the Traffic bureau strive
to make a bigger, better and buster
Salt Lake but it will be OF vast benefit
to other cities and towns in Utah, Idaho.
Wyoming and Nevada. 1t will oppose
any unjust advancement of freight rates
in the entire inter mountain region and
Will use its influence and all honorable
means TO have certain existing rates re-
duced
The Traffic bureau from its very in
ceptiOn will be a powerful body, for 1t
has the backing of the Commercial club
nearly 600 substantial business men. It
is Incorporated under the laws OF Utah
and will exist for the next fifty years
unless sooner dissolved.
Officers and Purposes.
The members of the Traffic bureau
gathered at an informal luncheon in the
Commercial Club rooms yesterday and
disclosed its objects. constitution and by
laws to the press representatives who
were present as guests. Speeches were
made bv the members and all endorsed its
purposes in glowing words and promised
their collective and individual support for
the future
The election Of Officers of the CONNER
cial Club Traffic bureau resulted as fol-
lows:
President. Charles A Quigley
Vice president, c. y. Strevell.
Secretary, W. S. Mccarthy.
Treasurer, Samuel Weitz.
Board OF directOrs-J. r. Valentine 3.
F. Redman, L. D. Freed, J. G. MELON
aid. S. H. Love and thf afOrenamed Of
ficers.
The purposes and objects of the Traf-
fic bureau are manifold and manifest.
They follow:
To promote the business interests 81
members and secure for them fair and
reasonable railway rates established on
such A basis as will put them on an
equality with competitors wherever 10
Gated.
To protect its members against discrim-
ination by carriers in any form
To encourage unity of action among
shippers with reference to traffic prob
lens
TO disseminate information regarding
rates. charges and changes in classified
ton that in any way affect its mem
bers.
TO cultivate closer relations between
carriers and shippers. thereby promoting
the best interests of both.
To do any and all things necessary to
bring about the objects Of the bureau
The principal office and place of bust
ness of the Traffic bureau will be located
in Salt Lake with headquarters for the
time being in the Commercial club. and
the control of its affairs is vested in the
board OF nine directors. One-third of
the board Of directors are TO be chosen
for one year. One-third for two years and
one-third for three years