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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
RESULTED IN -FOUR DEATHS
Wreck of the Oregon Express on the
Southern Pacific Worse Than
at First Reported.

Oakland. Cal. May 21.-Four deaths
have resulted from the wreck of the
second section of the oregon express
train on the Southern Pacific railroad
rear Pinole last night. Three men were
killed outright and one died today.
Three were injured. one fatally.
The Dead.
Engineer r. X. Ward. Oakland.
]. NJ. Cummings, express messenger,
Portland, Ore.
Fireman L.-W. Coad. Oakland.
Unidentified tramp.
The Injured.
]. F. Hanrahan, extra fireman; win
die.
j. w Birmingham and W. w Rode
haver, express messengers; injuries not
serious.
The injured are at the Southern Pa
cif1c hospital in this city. The wreck
is supposed to have been caused by the
front truck Of the baggage car jumping
the track and dragging the engine and
other cars off the rails.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
NO REDUCTION IN PRICES
Steel Magnates Come to Conclusion
They Are Too Poor to Make
Concessions.

New York May 2L-That there is to be
no reduction in the price of steel was an
nOunced by +. II. Gary, chairman of the
board of directors of the United States
Steel corporation. today. after a prolonged
meeting of representative steel men from
all sections of the country. The meeting
which had been scheduled for tomorrow
TO further consider the scale of prices has
been Cancelled.
Judge Gary's statement follows: AT a
meeting today of representatives of the
principal manufacturers of steel in this
country the opinion was expressed by
each one present that the prices of steel
are reasonable and should not be reduced
that reduced prices would not increase
purchases. and that most of their Gus
toners do not expect or desire any
change. The opinion was unanimous that
the meetings should be discontinued for
the summer months. unless the chairman
should deem IL advisable to meet any
time for reasons which do not now ap-
pear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
GUARANTY FUND
CAME IN HANDY
Oklahoma Banking Law Called
Into Use to the Joy
of DepoSitorS.

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. Guthrie, Okla, May 21.-Within s.
{. one hour from the time H. H o
(. SmOck, Oklahoma banking COM 4:
&. missioner. had taken charge Of (.
. the international Bank of Col (.
I: gate, he had authority to pay the &.
Z. depositOrs in full, though the Z:
&. banks cash and available funds z.
(. in other banks fell So 900 short of (.
Z. the total amount of deposits. (:
o The commissioner was nabled to {:
{: do under the operation of the new G.
Z. banking law, and this is the first %
9. time il has been called into use. Z:
{. Commissioner SmOck took g
{. charge of the bank for alleged 9
. gross violations of the banking Z:
g laws and notified the banking 4.
Q board at once. Governor Haskell, 6.
q president of the banking board. {.
@ Immediately authorized the pay o
. ment of depOsitOrs i'm full, and 4.
% payment began. The amount OF Q
q deposits is SIS, 900. The bank had G.
g $4,000 on hand and $1,000 deposit Z:
% ed in other banks. When the q
Z. cash was exhausted the commits .
% siOner drew checks upon the state 9
. guaranty fund Under the opera {.
4. tiOn of the guaranty banking law {:
. i'm Oklahoma, a tax of l per cent .
{. is levied upon the average annual {.
&: deposits of all state banks. and (.
Z. the money thus raised is used i'm Z.
q. payment in full of all depositOrs .
O Of an insolvent state bank after g
o the funds of the bank have been (.
. exhausted. .
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
INNOVATION TURNED DOWN
New York Assay Office Proposed
That the Treasury Depart
ment Tax Gold Bars.

New York, May 2l.-In connection
with the exhaustion of the New York
assay office supply Of gold bars avail
able for export TO Europe. il became
known that the suggestion was made to
the secretary of the treasury, through
the New York assay office, that tax
be put on gold bars sufficient TO check
the outflow of gold to Europe.
The secretary of the treasury took the
matter under advisement and decided
against the suggestion, which was re-
garded as tending to impair New
Yorks position as practically the only
free market for gold. The only charge
now made to exporters of gold bars is
cents on every 800. this charge being
made to cover the cost of making and
handling bars.
Bankers frowned on the tax proposal,
saying that in the long run the effect
Of such an innovation would probably
only be to increase shipments of gold
coin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
HYDROPHOBIA EXPERT INOCULATED
WHILE MAKING AUTOPSY OF VICTIM

New York, May 21-Dr. Ira Van Gle
sen, expert on hydrophobia for the New
York board of health, was inOculated
with hydrophobia today while making
an autopsy on the body of William H.
Marsh. the Brooklyn manufacturer.
who died of that disease yesterday. DR..
Van Giesen scratched his arm with one
of the bones from Mr.. Marsh's body.
DR.. Van Giesen said he had been in
oculated before, and he expressed only
annoyance at the accident. He went 10
the laboratory of the board of health
for treatment, and win go to the Pas
teur institute later.
The autopsy showed that Marsh died
of hydrophobia. There was no sign of
poisoning by drugs.
The extraordinary circumstances at
tending the death Of Marsh. who died
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
Thief REFUSES TO Talk
H.ADoE nIEm
Cashier Montgomery.

Pittsburg, May 21.-The directors Of
the Allegheny National bank held a
meeting today for the purpose of dis
cussing the bond which secured the
large deposits of the city.
II is said a number of the defunct
banks directors paid visit 10 William
Montgomery. the cashier whose pecula-
tions wrecked the institution in the Al
legheny county Jail in an endeavor to
convince Montgomery that he owed to
them the duty of throwing some light
on his operations in order that an eff
fort might be made TO recover some Of
the missing money. The former cash
Ter refused TO say a word which might
in any way help TO clear up the tangle
According to statements made today,
the bondsmen who secured the city's
deposit of more than s1,50O.000 with two
bonds of 100000 each, will likely settle
the matter within a few days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
.SENATE ADOPTS JOINT RESOLUTION
CREATING A MONETARY COMMISSION

and places as they may deem desirable
MIR. Aldrich stated that the confer
ence on the banking and currency-bill
had been unable TO agree upon a report
and said that as congress was to ad-
jOurn at an early date no agreement
could be reached at this session. That
there might be a thorough investigation
into banking and currency methods the
ccnferees had agreed that the commits
sion resolution should be recommended
for passage.
Senator Brandegee inquired whether
II was the intention to have the COM
mission start its work at once.
Certainly" replied Mr.. Aldrich.
The resolution was adopted without
further discussion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
INSTRUCTED FOR BRYAN.

Washington. May 21.-The six dele
gates elected today by the regular"
or Kelly faction of the District of CO.
mmbia Democracy TO the Denver con-
vention We're instructed for, Bryan.
President Roosevelt and his policies
were severely arraigned in a speech by
Senator Gore of Oklahoma. and Gov
ernor Johnson was referred TO as a
future president" of the United
States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
Workmen and Peasants.

Washington, May 21.-The senate to-
day.' without division, adopted a joint
resolution reported by Mr.. Aldrich
from the committee on finance creating
a commission to be called the national
monetary commission, to be composed
of nine senators TO be appointed by the
presiding officer OF the senate, and nine
representatives TO be appointed by the
speaker of the house, to inquire into
and report to congress at the earliest
date practicable what changes are de-
sirable or necessary in the monetary
situation OF the United States or I'm the
laws relating 10 banking and currency.
and for this purpose the commission is
authorized 10 sit during sessions or in
the recess of congress at such times
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
EXAMINER LOSES HIS JOB
Vermont Man Hustles for Himself
Instead of the Secretary
of War.

Rutland Vt. May 2l.-Foll0wing the
receipt of an official notice from Comp
troller of the Currency Lawrence o.
Murray calling attention 10 the rule
forbidding political activity by govern
ment employees Frank W. Fish OF Yer
genness, for the past eight years ma
tiOnal bank examiner for Vermont and
part of Massachusetts,, has submitted
his resignation.
Mr. Fish had been canvassing in the
First Vermont congressional district
for the nomination for congress. and II
was this which caused the notice from
Comptroller Murray.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22

after having been bitten by his bulldog.
particularly the warning which he re-
ceived from physicians that he was
suffering from hydrophobia and could
live only few days. resulted today in
an inquiry by Coroner Brewer of
Brooklyn who went 10 the Marsh home
this afternoon. accompanied by DR.. Van
Giesen. Miss Edna d. Thompson.
stenographer for Mr.. Marsh, was bitten
by the dog which is supposed TO have
caused Mr.. Marsh's death. Miss ThOmp-
son was treated at the Pasteur insti-
tute on Tuesday, but she did not tell
the doctors that she had been bitten.
Today, however, she admitted IL.
Il was about TO pet the dog one day"
said Miss Thompson. when il Jumped
at my face and bit me in the cheek. I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
STRIKERS USE
DYNAMITE IN
FOREST CITY
Several Cars Blown from the
Track in Various Parts
of Cleveland.
SEVERAL PERSONS
SEVERELY INJURED
CRIPPLED BOY SITTING ON
PORCH AT HOME RECEIVED
A FATAL SHOCK.

Cleveland. May 21-A car on the
East One Hundred and Fifth street
line was blown up by dynamite early
tonight and few persons were in
jured. one probably fatally. The car
had just left a large load Of passen-
gers at park, and had proceeded only
a few hundred feet when it was blown
from the tracks. The front trucks of
the car failed TO discharge the ex-
plOsive. The rear wheels set on the
bomb. The car was blown TO the side
Of the street and cut a telegraph pole
in two. The telegraph wires fell upon
the trolley wire and there was a dan
gerous display of fire until the current
was cut.
Misereant Escapes.
Patrolman Sands. who was riding
upon the car. was thrown to the
street. He was only slightly injured.
Quickly arising he discovered a man
running from the scene of the explO-
sion and fired four shots al him. but
evidently the bullets did not touch the
fleeing man.
MOtCrmaE Kusta was thrown with
the car and slightly injured. The con-
ductor. one Of the new men. whose
name was not learned. ran away after
the explosion and was not heard from
again.
Crippled Boy Injured.
The windows in all the houses in the
neighbOThOd were broken. A crippled
boy named George Ignaut was sitting
on the porch of his home. opposite the
scene Of the explosion. and was thrown
from his chair and sustained severe in
juries. A physician who attended him
said that the shock probably would
result fatally for the boy
Two other cars on the same line. two
miles north. also were damaged by
explosions. No one was hurt.
Another Car Dynamited.
Two people We're seriously injured
and eight others shocked or slightly
hurt before midnight, when a Euclid
avenue car eastward bound was blown
up by z dynamite bomb at the corner
of One Hundred and Sixteenth street
Harvey F. MishleT. a barber. had
leg broken and suffered internal in
juries.
A woman. who refused to give her
name also is said 10 have sustained
fractured limb She was removed e.
her home in an automobile.
The car had on board persons re
turning from the theatres. At tho
pOinJ where il was wrecked there were
but ten passengers left on a full quota
taken on downtown.
Terrific Explosion.
Tho explosion was terrific. It lifted
the car from the rails and smashed
the gearing and woodwork. Splinters
and glass flew in all directions.
\ squad Of police stationed near by
of in
panic-stricken passengers who were
able fed from the scene. No arrests
We're made.
At almost the same moment car of
the St. Clair street line was dynamited
near Doan street. One wheel was
blown of, but no one was Injured.
Reports from other sections state
that similar Outrag es without serious
results. were attempted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
GOVERNOR SPARKS
OF NEVADA DYING

: Reno. New. May Y.-GOVernor !
; proving yesterday, is reported by Dr. =
= Sparks. who was reported as i'm =
\ St Clair tonight as very seriously =
! IN and very little hope is entertained =
= of his living through the night =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
BANKER In JAIL.

St. Paul. Mimi. May PA. Il. Drew
former owner of the defunct Hamline
and Midway Savings banks. which failed
several months ago. was indicted yes
terday by the grand jury on a charge
of receiving deposits when he knew the
banks were insolVent. He was arraigned
today and. being unable TO secure
bonds. was taken to Jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
KILLING AT RENO.

Reno. May 21.-Stanley Peek today
shot and instantly killed Andy Safer
70, a fellow employee in the Southern
Pacific baggage room here. Peek then
went home and telephoned Deputy
Sheriff Branton to come and get him,
giving him the first intimation of the
crime. Peek gave as the reason for his
act alleged undue intimacy between
SaterTo and HIS wife. Saterro was mar
ried. his wife and two children being
absent on a visit TO Virginia City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
MURDERED HER HUSBAND.

Sharon, Pa, May 21.-Mrs. Ann bah
ringer, charged with the murder of her
husband. pleaded guilty to murder in
the second degree and was sentenced to
serve eight years in the penitentiary.
The woman is alleged to have shot her
husband to obtain $4,000 life insurance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
NOT KNOWN HERE.
Man Said to Be From Salt Lake Shot
at Winnemucca.

:: Reno. New, May 21-A special ::
- from Winnemucca says: I:
!: A woman known as Evelyn Ar !:
:. thur, on Monday night shot and ::
:. badly wounded C. S. Johnson, a I:
:. Salt Lake City mining man, in the ::
:. tenderIOin district i'm this town. I:
:. The woman claimed that Johnson ::
:: had taken her money and had re- ::
:. fused to return it, but johnson ::
= declares that he never saw the ::
!: woman before the shooting. ::
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
HUGHES HEADQUARTERS.

Chicago, May Headquarters for
the presidential candidacy of Charles
+. Hughes were established at the Au-
ditorium Annex tonight by the Nation
al Hughes league. Andrew B. Hum
phrey, secretary of that organization,
was placed in charge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
SIGNED BY HUGHES.

Albany. y Y May 21-After Sept. Il
will be a felony to conduct a bucketshOp
in this state Governor Hughes signed,
without comment today Senator Cas-
sidys bill amending the penal code TO
that effect.
The act is substantially similar 10 the
Massachusetts law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
FIFTY KILLED
AND MORE THAN
100 INJURED
Railway Horror in Belgium, at
: Contich, Six Miles
From Antwerp.
EXPRESS CRASHES INTO
AN EXCURSION TRAIN
VICTIMS WERE WoRKMEN AND
PEASANTS ON THEIR WAY
TO A LOCAL SHRINE.


- Antwerp, May 21.-One of the :.
> worst railroad accidents in Europe =
- in recent times occurred at Con- :.
- itch, station six miles southeast =
= of this city. on the main line at :.
= O'Clock this morning. The exact =
= number of victims had not been =
= determined up 10 late tonight, :.
= owing to the difficulty Of remOv- =
- ing the bodies from the debris, but =
= the latest estimate places the =
= number of dead at sixty and 100 =
= wounded. =
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sgAntwerp. May PA railroad acct
dent OF unprecedented horror in the an
nails of Belgian train disasters occurred
ar 9:06 this morning at Contich, a sta
ton six miles southeast of Antwerp. on
the main line. An express train from
Antwerp to Brussels crashed into a
train loaded with pilgrims on their way
TO local shrine. This train was stand
ing on a siding. Several of its cars were
telescoped and shattered TO matchWOod.
The total number of dead is placed at
fifty and the wounded at over 100.
Up to o'clock this afternoon thirty
eight dead and seventy-nine wounded
had been removed from the wreckage.
Rescuers from COntiCh were at once
on the scene, and the labor of succOr-
ing the injured and removing the dead
sras conducted with all possible haste.
Special trains with doctors. priests and
nurses were sent to Contich from Ant
WeTp and Brussels
The accident is supposed TO have been
due to a misplaced switch.
The engineer and the fireman of the
express train were killed outright.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
Club over Congress.

That there is connection between the
presidents desire to be fully informed
as 10 the public building bill and also
his desire to have bill passed apprO-
priating for ocean mail steamers. is de-
elared 10 be most obvious. 1t is con-
coded that no measure passed at this
session is more toothsome to members
of both houses than the public building
bill. The prospect of having this bill
vetoed would cause emphatic concern
and alarm. Meanwhile the president is
continuing his personal work with
members 10 induce action on the anti
injunction proposition and to persuade
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
TORNADO In IOWA.

Abba. Iowa. MAY 21.-A tornado. orig
mating nine miles west of Abba, today
came down the valley with the speed OF
an express train and all the buildings in
its path were blown away and stock was
killed. J. NJ. Taylor, aged rs, was killed
here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
BRIDGE WRECKED
BY OYNAMITERS
Deed Accomplished in Spite OF
the Presence of Two
WatChmen.
CLIMAX OF LABOR TROUBLE
OUTRAGE OCCURRED ON THE
NEW HAVEN RAILROAD.

New York. April PA new bridge
under construction on the Harlem
branch of the New York. New Haven
& Hartford railroad al Baychester was
wrecked by dynamiters today. A
charge of fifty pounds of the explosive
was discharged under the first span.
destroying the girders and practically
wrecking the whole structure.
TOdays outrage followed an unsuc-
cessful attempt yesterday To wreck a
bridge on the same railroad spanning
the Harlem river.
Threats Had Been Made.
The bridge was a modern steel struc-
Uure which had been erected over the
tracks near Baychester station. 1t was
built by the Schumacher company OF
Philadelphia. and for many months
had been the scene of almost constant
Ia Dor troubles. 1t is alleged that
striking wOrkmen have made frequent
threats TO blow up the bridge unless
their grievances were adjusted, and as
a result two watchmen have been on
guard al the bridge every night. Yes
terday, when the futile attempt was
made To destroy the other bridge. an
other Waterman was added to the
lOINt- Last night AliCE peAtADAANo III
embankment at both ends of the StTuc-
ture without seeing a sign to indicate
that everything was not all right.
Explosion at Dawn.
Jus; as dawn was breaking therc
came a flash near the first span, fol-
lowed by a terrific report and the
grinding and tearing of the steel cir
ders. Two Of the watchmen, who We're
within fifty feet of the end of the
bridge, were thrown to the ground.
( Hundreds of windows in the vicinity
were broken. AS the watchmen
scrambled TO their feet they saw two
men dashing away through the semi
darkness. A fusillade of shot were sent
after the fleeing men. but none OF
them reached the mark and the men
escaped.
1t is believed that ii will take two
months or more TO repair the damage
done. Much of tine steel ON the south
end of the bridge is so twisted and
bent that il is useless for anything ex-
cept the scrap heap. One Of the large
Orders in the big middle span was aisC
twisted out of shape. This means thai
the entire steel work on the middle
span will have to be done over again
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
PREP AIRING TO
HIT CONGRESS
SEVERE BLOW
Roosevelt Determined to Have
His Way or Something
Will Happen.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL
MARKED FOR SLAUGHTER
coRTELYoU ASKED TO FURNISH
AN EXCUSE FOR VETO OF
THE MEASURE.

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Washington, May 2l.-After the &.
. adjournment of the Republican &.
g caucus of the house tonight &.
8. Speaker Cannon expressed the 4:
3 opinion that il would be eight or Z.
g ten days before final adjournment 4.
. of congress could be reached. He q.
. said: 4.
8 We have a fiIibuster on which Z.
g prevents action on more than five .
. or six bills a day. There are e.
o twenty-nine measures now in (.
Q conference, and you can make &.
4. your own estimate as 10 the time &.
s. il will take TO dispose of them. 9
. We are not going TO turn tail and Q
. run. Possibly the senate can ad- Z:
(. journ without the house, but l am 4.
s. unGer the impression that il &:
Q would find some obstacles in the 4.
. way of its doing So" .
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Washington. May 81 49, President
Roosevelt already has taken notice"
OF the $4,000. 900 public building bill, al
though that measure is still in confer
ence between the two houses of con-
gress. He today asked Secretary Cor
telyou TO prepare a report on the meas
ure TO guide him in determining wheth-
eli TO sign or veto il. Mr. Cortelyou is
asked TO include in his report, first,
whether the condition of the public
funds justifes so large an expenditure
for public buildings a this time: sec
ond, the amount of future expenditures
which viii be made necessary to COM
plete the new projects authorized in the
measure, and third. an opinion, based
on the expert judgment of the super
vising architect Of the treasury, as to
the necessity for each of the projects
prOVided for