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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
MRS. ALICE |. WEBB ON TRIAL
Former Wife of Millionaire Tobacco
Magnate Accused of Passing
Worthless Check.

Chicago. Aug. H.-Mrs. Alice L.
Webb. former wife of Brodie L. Duke
tobacco dealer. sat CARRIED in
black from head to foot today in
Judge Kerstens court while jury was
selected to try her on a charge of de-
frauding the Great Northern hotel out
of $50 by means of a worthless check.
Two colOred men in the venire were
dismissed from service on the jury at a
hint from Mrs. Webb to her attorney
that they might be prejudiced against
her because she is a southern woman
Mrs. Webb's defense Is that she did
not know the check was worthless.
NJ. p. Parrish, clerk in the CONNER
cial National bank of Nacoda goches,
Tex, on which institution Mrs. Webb
IL is alleged, drew a check for $50, tes-
tilted that Mrs. Webb had no account
at the bank.
Leonard w. Giles. a broker. the first
witness for the defense. told of visiting
Mrs. Webb in her room and of drawing
up the check at her request. There
were several check books on the table,
the witness said and he took up the
first one that came handy and drew
the note.
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FIRE CAUSED BY
ESCAPING GAS
Three Girls Suffocated in Bed,
While the Mother Is Prob
ably Fatally Injured.

Wheeling. w. Va, Aug 11.-Escaping
gas in the building on South Eoff street
occupied by Mrs. J. s. Gavin as a MILL
merry store and residence caused a fire
early today and resulted in the death of
three persons and the possible fatal in
juring of one other.
The Dead.
Cara Gavin. q years old.
Maine Gavin. %.
Margaret Gavin, p.
The Injured.
Mrs. ]. s. Gavin; bruised and back in
jured; may die.
The dead girls were daughters of Mrs.
Gavin. and were suffocated as they slept
on the third floor. Two servant girls
and four sons of Mrs. Gavin jumped from
third story windows and escaped with
minor injuries.
When the roof fell it, carried to the first
floor the bodies of the three young wo-
men The fire department. aided by
willing volunteers. made every effort pos
sible to reach the bodies but were driven
back time after time by the heat and the
fierceness of the flames. When the heat
had somewhat decreased work was begun
the debris from the floor for
the purpose of recovering the bodies.
The property loss is $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
UTAH DRUGGISTS
MEET At PROVO
Big Attendance at Eighth An
nuaI Convention and All
Having Time of Life.
Especial to The Heraid.)

Provo. Aug. 1.-THE eighth annual meet
ing of the Utah Pharmaceutical associa-
ton convened here today. with a big at
tendance, in the Commercial club rooms.
Addresses of welcome We're made by 7.
r. Kelly of Springville in behalf of the
association. and by Mayor c. F. Decker
for the city. President Alex HedQuist also
spoke briefly in a reminiscent mood of
the small membership when the asSocia-
ton was first organized. and in a con-
gratulatory vein in looking over the large
delegation-about l00-now present.
Responses were made by w. l. Eddy
of Brigham City and S. W. BadcOn of
Ogden.
In the afternoon President Hedquist pre-
scented his annual address. in which he
deprecated any tendency to make the drug
store a fashionable saloon. He also urged
representation in the legislature. He COM
mended Sunday closing or, at least, a
part or the day, as was being done at
Provo. Other points of Importance were
presented.
officers. The treasurer reported s456.32 on
hand. This was followed by the readin g
and discussion of papers.
At o'clock the convention adjourned
were enjoyed at the South fork. and a
tent supper at Heiselts. In the evening a
ball was given at the Mozart pavilion. -,
Tomorrow the ladies' OF .sie party will
visit the state mental hospital and all
will take trip to the lake. In the even
ing a banquet will be given the delegates
at the Hotel Roberts. and the ladies will
be entertained at the residence of Mrs.
G. A. Hedquist.
The committee having the arrangements
in charge have worked hard and have sue
ceeded in making the meeting the most
interesting in the history of the associ-
alton.
The badges provided for the occasion
are highly artistic.
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WADsWoRTH FOR GOVERNOR.
Opposition to Hughes May Center
Upon Young Speaker.

party leaders at Republican state head
quarters here today. the more prominent
being Representative j. Sloat Fassett of
Elmira; William Barnes. jr., of Albany,
and John A. Merritt. collector of the port
of Buffalo. The question of who is to
head the state ticket was the general
subject of discussion. Collector Merritt
says that Speaker Wadsworth lis very
strong in the eastern counties and that
his boom for governor would be launched
at the Livingston County convention.
which will be held just before the state
convention. Governor Hughes also has
made friends in that part of the state said
Mr.. Merritt, Messrs. Barnes and Fas-
sett echoed the declaration of Governor
Hughes that 1t is for the people to de-
eide who shall be nominated for the gov
ernorShip.
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ESTATE TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Long Contest Over the Will of Miss
Bertha M. DoIbeer Ended.

San Francisco. Aug. IA decree for
the final distribution of the estate of
Bertha NJ. Dolbeer. who was killed by a
fall from ninth-story window in the
Waldorf-Astoria in New York on July
g. 1904 was issued today by Superior
Judge Graham.
BY the will which was upheld in the
courts after a bitter legal fight by rela-
tiyes 10 have il set aside on the ground
that she was unduly Influenced. Miss Eta
Warren. for many years the companion of
Miss Dolbeer. will come into possession
of $4,000. Among other beneficiaries are
Ellen NJ Hall Of EPSON, N. H.. $4,000:
Elsie I. Chase of Holyoke. Mass, 81 900 and
numerous other cousins, sums ranging
from s. 900 to $4,000.
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ONLY TWO HOUSES REMAIN
Reiptown, a Nevada Mining Camp
Near Ely, Destroyed by Fire
Loss About 100000.

Ely, New, Aug. 1.-Reiptown, a min
ing camp located nine miles from Ely.
with a population of about 300. was
almost completely destroyed by fire
last night. The fire started in the Mint
saloon by the explosion of a lamp. and
spread with great rapidity. There were
few men in the town to fight the
flames, as yesterday was payday and
most of the miners were in Ely. Only
two buildings escaped destruction. A
conservative estimate of the loss is
$4,000 which is total. as there was no
insurance. One building owned by w. j.
Story was valued at $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
FORCED TO GIVE THE NAMES
Two American Robbers Tortured by
Mexican officials Until They
Betrayed Their Comrades.

Pittsburg. Aug. 11.-Police officials here
have received news of the torturing of
William Moffatt and Edward Maloney.
who were arrested recently in Mexico
City on a charge OF rObbing a bank mes
senger.
Moffatt and Maloney. the police here
say, were well known to them before
leaving for Mexico. Two companions es-
capped the officers when the Pittsburgers
We're arrested and the Mexican police de-
manded their names. Refusing TO betray
their companions. the men allege that
they were strapped by the wrists TO the
bars of their cells while the officials with
forceps tore the nails from their hands.
Unable TO bear the agony. the men gave
the names Of their companions. II sup
pose" said Captain of Detectives Edwin
T. McGough today. IF 1t were not for
the record of the men their torture would
mean international complications.
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held throughout California
sona
tro
the while Democratic
conve
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TORTURED BY MASKED men
PENNSYLVANIA Robbers Maltreat Two
Women While Searching the
House for Money.

men entered the home of Miss Maria De
Garmo in a remote part of the county
Yesterday morning and. after battering
down the door, bound and gagged Miss
De Garmo and her niece, Miss Lizzie
Hartman. the only occupants of the house.
and robbed them of their jewelry and a
small amount of cash.
Carpets were slashed. mattresses ripped
opan and chests broken into. When no
large sum of money was found the women
were tortured until the elder one tainted
and the men left. Miss Hartman. bleed
ing and cut. at last freed herself from the
ropes and released her aunt.
Fifteen hundred dollars. which had been
received the day before for timber tract.
was found where the robbers had over
looked II.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
WARLIKE SIGNS
ARE APPEARING
Netherlands May Undertake
the Job of Destroying
Venezuela.

Willemstad, Curacao Aug. 1.-THE CO.
lonial government is making active prep
arations for any possible trouble between
The Netherlands and Venezuela. \ sta
ton for wireless telegraphy is being in
stalled here and yesterday the cruiser
Gelderland left for the neighboring island
of Aruba. carrying rifles and ammunition
to the inhabitants. Aruba is practically
without protection.
a letter received here from Maracaibo
announces that the Venezuelan river
steamer Felix has left that port with
troops for the head of Maracaibo bay.
1t is believed that these soldiers are go
ing out against a revolutionary band.
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KEPT UNDER HEAVY GUARD.
Thirty-One Men Under Arrest for the
Blocton Shooting.

Centerville. Ala, Aug. u.-Thirty-one
prisoners. arrested in connection with the
firing into a train Sunday at Blocton. In
which three men were killed and eleven
injured. have been lodged in Jail and are
being kept under heavy guard. Robert
Hayes. the only American in the num-
Der, who is the president of the Blocton
local Miners union. was placed in a sep
arate cell and heavily guarded. The cir
cult court will take up the cases two
weeks from date.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
MAY CHALLENGE AGAIN.
Sir Thomas Still Thinks He Can
Win That Cup.

London, Aug. 11.-Flushed with the sue
cesses of his new racing yacht Shamrock
which, has won twenty-four out of the
twenty-seven contests in which she start
ed i'm the regattas held this year in home
waters. Sir Thomas Upton Is more anx-
ions than ever to try again for the Amer
ica's CUP There are still six weeks for
him TO issue a challenge for race off
SANDY Hook In August of 1909, and he is
frnn, the Yacht club that challenge.
If sent. would be accepted. Without such
intination Sir Thomas Will not ask any
British Yacht club TO challenge on his be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
ROBBED IN RELAYS.
Fifteen Men Held UP by Two High
waymen in California.

Redding. Cal. Aug. II. = Fifteen men
were held up and robbed in RELAYS last
night by two highWaymen near Stirling
CITY on the road from that place to the
camp of the Diamond Match company.
located on the west bank of the Feather
river The robbers are said TO have Sc
cured over $500 in money and almost as
much in valuables.
The men robbed are all employees of
the match company. who were returning
after dark from Stirling City, where they
had gone during the day to receive their
months pay. The 'highwaymen ~made
their escape. - =.
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EVELYN TO LOSE ALLOWANCE

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AGED WOMAN ASSAULTED.
Officers and Citizens Hunting for
Black Fiend in Virginia.

Norfolk Va, Aug. ia posse of Of
ficers and citizens is securing the coun-
try back of Portsmouth and between that
city and Suffolk. for a negro. who today
attacked with a knife Miss Katherine
Powell aged IS years. and after overpow-
ering the defenseless woman assaulted
her leaving her in serious condition.
This is the second time in two weeks
that Miss Powell has been assaulted by
a negro.
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CHECK WAS WORTHLESS.

London. Aug. n.-Mandeville Marigney
Hall, New Yorker residing IN Parls.
,yas TODAY committed for extradition to
france All the Bow street police court on
th. charge OF obtaining 5000 automobile
i'm Paris on false pretenses. Hall paid
for the car by check He explained that
Maid into his bank a sum sufficient to
make his check good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
POSSE IN PURSUIT.
Three Bandits Rob Two Railway
Stations in Indiana.

Hammond. Ind. Aug. u.-Pursued by a
posse headed by the sheriff and a squad
of railroad detectives from Huntington.
three armed bandits. who broke into the
Erie railroad station at Crown Point this
morning are fleeing through the woods
east OF Crown Point +. G. Bore. the
night operator. was held up by the trio.
who robbed the depot of $500 in cash and
tickets.
Earlier In the night the depot at Crit
fifth six miles from Crown Point. was
robbed
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KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.

Paris. Aug. n.-It is reported here that
Byron Chantiler of Boston has been
killed. and that three persons have been
injured in an automobile accident at
Boulogne-Sur- Marine. No confirmation of
the report has been obtained.
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CLOUDBURST AT MILFORD.

Especial to The Herald)
\ Milford. Utah. Aug. ia cloud y
4 burst, struck Milford at o'clock to- y
\ night. 1t came from the west foot y
\ hills. Half OF the town is flooded. y
\ All the business portion is under wa y
+ ter. Trains unable to get into +
4 Milford. There is no loss of life
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BattIeship Sails.

Tl<s Hague Aug. 1.-THE battleship ia
cob Van Heemskerk sailed today for
Caribbean waters. The cruiser Friesland
which is under orders to prepare for for
eign service. returned today from Nor
way, She probably will follow the Jacob
Van Heemskerk as soon as she can be
gotten ready.
The only warship the Netherlands now
has in the Caribbean sea is the cruiser
Gelderland. This vessels term of serv-
ice has expired and she will be released
by the Jacob Van HeemSkerk. .
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NOTIFICATION
I Of MR.. BRYAN
OCCURS TODAY
Lincoln Filling Up With ThouS-
andS of Enthusiastic DEM
Ocratic Voters.
CONFIDENCE IN VICTORY
is PLAINLY APPARENT
JOHN w. KERN, AFTER VISITING
IOWA, PLACES HAWkEYE
STATE IN DOUBT.



Lincoln, Aug. 1l.-William ]. y
Bryan, the Democratic candidate for y
= president. was the principal speaker y
tonight at a banquet given by the y
Lincoln Typographical union in hon
= or OF G. Humphrey OSullivan of y
Lowell. Mass. He was Yociferously y
applauded throughout. Before enter y
y Ing into the more serious subject of y
n MS discussion. which was in refer r.
~ ence 10 the part which labor organi- y
= cations play in the worlds work Mr.. y
= Bryan thanked the union for the OPP y
= portunity given him to be present. y
and made a humorous reference to y
Candidate John w. Kern, who also y
was guest. He is naturally y
somewhat embarrassed at the APP y
= preaching notification" said Mr.. y
Bryan, amid laughter. II realize how T.
= It Is with beginner. but l am sure y
y that II he viii persevere the time y
y Will come when he will feel as | do y
= about it-so accustomed to being no. y
y titled that 1t seems scarcely an eX- y
y traordinary occasion" y
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Fairview, Lincoln. Neb. Aug 11.-Bring-
ing prophecies of Democratic victory to
Mr.. Bryan on the eve of his notification,
John w. Kern. vice presidential candidate.
with Norman Z. Mack. chairman of the
Democratic national committee, and sew
|. eral other prominent Democrats. were the
I vanguard of interesting arrivals today to
attend the ceremonies here tomorrow.
Within few minutes after their arrival
Chairman Mack. Mr.. Kern. Joseph Dan
iels, head of the literary bureau of the
national committee; Governor John T.. Os-
borne OF Wyoming. and John f. Lamb
OF Indiana were in an extended confer
ence with Mr.. Bryan at his home at Fair
view on questions vitality affecting the
conduct of the coming campaign. The
conference was continued at late hour
tonight following dinner rendered to q.
Humphrey O'Sullivan of Lowell, Mass,
the newly elected secretary of the mott
fication committee, AT the Lincoln hotel
by the Lincoln Typographical union, at
which Mr. Rryan was guest.
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LEADERS GATHER
At HOT SPRINGS
VoryS and Hitchcock to Plan
Campaign With Republican
Candidate.
MONEY PROBLEM URGENT
COMMITTEE OF FINANCIERS IN
BIG CITIES PROBABLE.

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. I1.-With A. L.
Vorys. the Ohio Taft manager and Mr..
Taft's publicity assistant. Gus ]. Karger,
here today. and Frank II. Hitchcock ar
irving tomorrow. the spotlights of the Re
publican national campaign seem about
TO focus on the Virginia mountains. From
this time on Mr.. Vorys will spend the
major portion of his time with his CHIEF
He has endeavored 10 famliariZe himself
with every local political situation in Ohio
and today added from 1900 to 10000 votes
TO his previous estimate that the Buck
eye state would give the Republican ma
tional ticket 100000 plurality. Mr.. Norys
predicts the success of the Ohio state
ticket and analyses the congressional sit
uation with no losses over the present
Republican representation of sixteen Re
pubiicans to five Democrats. In doing
the latter MIR. Norys conceded but one
sure Democratic district. and makes four
others doubtful. While Governor Harris,
position in favor of local option may hurt
him in Cleveland and Cincinnati. MT.
Vorys says II will make him votes in all
Of her rf n the
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Trying to Make Peace.

Incidentally. the West Virginia dllem-
ma will be taken up and a decision doubt
less announced as TO the future attitude OF
the national committee. II was stated to-
day that efforts to have the state lead
ers settle their own dif./enc and ellmi-
nate one of the tickets would be strongly
made.
Mr. Taft divided his time today between
correspondence. conferences. work on his
speech of the 21st to the Nrglnlans VINO
are coming here. and a game OF golf, IN
which he clipped two strokes from his
previous high record of 80
John Hays Iammond of Massachusetts
will be an an tomorrow TO discuss
matters in connection with the National
League of Republican Clubs
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Burrows in New York.

Senator J. c. Burrows of Michigan.
chairman OF the committee which will
notify Mr.. Sherman of his nomination as
the vice presidential candidate today con-
ferred with Mr. Hitchcock. chairman of
the Republican national committee, con-
corning the ceremonies which will take
place at Utica. New York, on Aug u.s.
The fact that number of notable speak
ers will participate in the Sherman noti-
fication makes the event very important
to the campaign.
Chairman Hitchcock spent a great part
of today in consultation with the mem
bers of his New York political staff clos
ing up matters.
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MISSING PARTY
RESCUED AFTER
ANXIOUS SEARCH
William SeIIey and Crew of
Launch Gale Wrecked on
Antelope Island.
THOSE IN QUEST MISS
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS
WRECKED MEN PASS TWO DAYS
ON GREAT SALT LAKE UN-
DER SEVERE STRESS.


William Selley and his son, VIII y
= liam Seiley. jr.. who were wrecked =
= in the launch Gale. Sunday night y
y We're rescued from the north shore y
y of Antelope island at IL o'clock last i
y night by Captain Dewey Davis in the r
y launch Cambria and brought TO Salt =
\ air. The remaining members of the y
y party. Harvey Selley and Tony j. =
y Midgley started at o'clock yester~ y
y day afternoon to walk across Ante y
lope island to Whites ranch, where y
y they expected To secure horses and y
y cross TO the mainland west of y
y Pennington. the channel being very y
y shallow. =
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Will Not Take the Stump.

Though Mr.. Vorys brings with him de-
mand from every part of the state Tor the
presence of Mr.. Taft during the cam
paign, the inclination of the candidate.
as well as the Judgment of his advisers,
is against travelling campaign.
The important problem Mr.. Hitchcock
will present will be the selection of the
members of the advisory committee OF
nine.
II is predicted that these men will be
chosen for the most part from the com
mercial centers of the country and where
abilities in financial affairs are recog-
nized.
Many tentative campaign plans. it Is
understood will be discussed by the man
ayers and candidates. such as the Sc
lection and assignment of speakers, local
organization and the literary features to
be developed. Mr.. Vorys will lay before
Mr. Hitchcock in detail the needs OF ONO
in all of these matters.
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RAISING MONEY
FOR CAMP AIGN
Chairman Hitchcock ConferS
With Cornelius Bliss Upon
the Subject.
LATTER WILL TAKE PART
WADSWORTH MAY OPPOSE
HUGHES FOR GOVERNOR.

New York. Aug. 1.-THE subject OF
raising money 10 finance the Republican
was considered today by Frank,
H. Hitchcock. chairman of the Republicans
national committee. just before he left
New York tonight for Hot Springs. Va.
where he will confer with Mr.. Taft. The
question of money raising was taken up
with Cornelius Bliss. who was the Repub
llcan national treasurer four years ago.
While neither of these gentlemen would
discuss the situation at the cloZe of the
conference, vt is practically settled that
Mr.. Bliss consented TO accept a place
on the advisory committee of nine men,
bers, which is to be a ways and means
committee operating In conjunction with
the chairman of the national committee.
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Outlining Campaign.

These conferences with Mr.. Bryan had to
do in a general way with the outline of the
coming campaign. together with a ten
tative plan that has already been formu-
lated for the financing of the coming po-
iitical struggle A general speaking cam
paign for Mr.. Bryan in different parts of
the country also came up for considera-
ton. but no dates which would include a
campaign in the middle west were def
nitely decided upon. Reports received by
the national committee. however, were
shown to Mr.. Bryan. and IL was generally
decided that. in view of the situations
disclosed in Indiana. Ohio Illinois and
tther middle western states. an active
8eaking campaign in which Mr.. Kern
would take equally prominent part should
he WageC in those states.
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Bliss on Committee.

The talk between Mr.. Bliss and Mr..
Hitchcock was held at he.formers office
and was the first exchange of views be-
tween them since the convention.
Mr.. Hitchcock will go to Chicago to
open western headquarters on Aug. 10. At
that time there will be a conference with
the heads of all the bureaus of the east
ern and western headquarters present.
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See Rescue Boat Pass.

After the others had left we saw the
launch Irene pass within about a mile
and a half of the spot where we were.
but. although my son shouted till he was
hoarse. we could not attract the atten-
ton of those On the beat and had TO see
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